Immortal And Martial Dual Cultivation

by Srtyi

Reach the peak of immortal cultivation and become able to run amok without fear! Use the power of martial arts to rule the world and defeat heroes! The weather changes at the whim and wave of a palm. He who cultivates both immortal techniques and martial arts, who could possibly defeat him! Xiao Chen is a shut-in who purchased a ‘Compendium of Cultivation’. Soon after, he crossed o

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Chapter 32: Universe Ring

"Si!"

A strand of purple flames appeared on Xiao Chen's palm before suddenly erupting. The thin flame turned into a raging inferno. He raised his hands gently and the flames soared into the air and hovered there.

This was the advantage of having Spiritual Sense. After attaining Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen gained a firmer control over the Purple Thunder True Fire. The flames, which were controlled by Spiritual Sense, were like an extension of Xiao Chen's arms. The sensation and control involved was incomparable.

Afterwards, he took out a broken sword and shifted his gaze away from the flames. This broken sword was the one he had obtained from the Thunder Emperor's cave. Xiao Chen had investigated it for a long time, but aside from it being sharp, he could not unearth anything special about it.

However, what he could not deny was that the quality of the sword's make was very good. The making of the Universe Ring constituted high criterias for the materials involved. Coincidentally, this broken sword was able to meet those strict demands.

Perhaps it had once been a divine-level Spirit Weapon, but it was at present merely a broken sword, so there was not much use to it. However, using it to forge the Universe Ring was no different from treating it as trash.

Thus, Thunder Emperor, please don't blame me for this, Xiao Chen thought in his heart.

He tossed the broken sword into the middle of the purple fire. Immediately after, he controlled the purple fire to burn vigorously. At this point in time, he needed the temperature of the purple flames to keep rising all the way to an extreme. Such was the only method by which he could melt the broken sword.

Without any question, this exhausted a lot of Essence. As the temperature of the purple fire continued to rise, its color turned deeper and deeper. However, there were no changes to the broken sword; it just stayed quietly within the purple fire.

Very soon, out of the three white clouds beside the Azure Dragon, one faded away. Xiao Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued to raise the temperature of the Purple Thunder True Fire. Xiao Chen wanted to turn it into a liquid form by today.

When the three cloud were all close to fading away, the azure broken sword finally underwent some change. It slowly started to melt from one end and began to turn into an azure viscous fluid that changed into its molten form shortly after.

Xiao Chen's expression turned warm as he swallowed a Qi Returning Pill, rapidly recovering the Essence in his body. As time went by, more of the broken sword's surface turned into the azure viscous fluid. Drop by drop, the azure molten metal gathered within the purple flames.

After a long time, he had finally thoroughly melted this mysterious broken sword down to molten ore.

Using his Spiritual Sense, he controlled the molten liquid made from the broken sword and gathered it into a liquid ball. As he continued to refine it, columns of azure smoke came out of the purple flames. As he did this, all of the remaining impurities were expunged, purifying the liquid even further.

After he cleared out the impurities, Xiao Chen pictured the image of a ring in his sea of consciousness. The azure molten metal, made by melting the broken sword in the purple flames, continuously changed its shape, eventually resembling a crudely-made ring.

The next step was to establish a space. What Xiao Chen intended to forge was not a Spatial Ring that had a large space. Thus, it was not difficult to establish the space, and all he had to do was inscribe a spatial formation on the ring.

Gathering his Spiritual Sense in the ring, a vast world appeared before Xiao Chen's eyes. It seemed as though his whole body had merged with the purple flames. At this moment, the Spiritual Sense was like the embodiment of Xiao Chen. It stood within the ring, incessantly carving the talisman scripts used for laying down formations.

Within the inner wall of the ring within the purple fire, all sorts of talisman scripts began to appear, engraved with extreme granularity. As Xiao Chen carved them, he tried to remember the talisman scripts for Spatial Formations recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. If he carved just one part of it incorrectly, he would have to redo the entire thing. Therefore, Xiao Chen took his time with it rather than rushing and inadvertently committing a mistake.

After completing carving the talisman scripts on the inner wall, Xiao Chen withdrew his consciousness and designed the final look of the ring as the purple fire slowly burned on ever-steady. After a short moment of adjustments, Xiao Chen extinguished the Purple Thunder True Fire and stretched out his hand, catching the Universe Ring that was falling out of the air.

Making a cut on his index finger, he dripped a drop of fresh blood onto the ring. When the blood came into contact with the Universe Ring, it would become bound to him.

"Ha Ha!"

In the instant the blood was completely absorbed, Xiao Chen was shunted into a dazed state of mind for a brief second. He could have sworn he heard a melodious laughter. However, by the time he was fully alert, the sound was gone.

Could I be hallucinating? Xian Chen looked at the azure ring in his hand and muttered. Doesn't matter, so long as it was successful.

A Universe Ring with a hundred cubic meters of space. According to the records of the Compendium of Cultivation, this was not difficult to forge. It was only the first step on the road of craftsmanship for an Immortal Cultivator. Back when Earth still had Immortal Cultivators, every cultivator in their foundational stage would forge a Universe Ring for their first forging.

Wearing the Yin-Yang ring on the index finger of his right hand, Xiao Chen sent out a strand of Spiritual Sense, entering into it. A pitch-black space appeared in front of his eyes. This was the space within the Universe Ring.

Although it was just a hundred cubic meters, Xiao Chen was still more than satisfied. He no longer had to be envious of the First Elder's and Feng Feixue's spatial rings anymore.

Coming to the place where the Red Nascent Fruit was, Xiao Chen first went to pick the few blades of Wind Spirit Grass and placed them in the Yinyang Ring. Looking at the recently matured Red Nascent Fruit, Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. I can no longer wait for you to grow anymore, this Young Master will harvest you today!

The Universe Ring had a sealed space within it. When taking out the things inside it, the item in question would be exactly as it was when it was placed inside it, even if should it be after ten thousand years. Thus, Xiao Chen could feel assured when he placed these herbs into it.

In the instant that Xiao Chen got up, he picked up the sound of faint footsteps in the vicinity. After attaining his Spiritual Sense, his six senses had turned exceptionally sensitive. They were definitely not at this level in the past.

Xiao Chen frowned slightly and immediately sent out his Spiritual Sense. Everything within a radius of 500 meters around Xiao Chen clearly appeared within his mind. A group of cultivators had stopped by the skeleton of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear and were discussing something in low voices.

It was actually some individuals from the Tang Clan. What were they doing here? After getting a clear visual on their attires, suspicions began to take root in Xiao Chen's heart. There was a group of ten Tang Clan disciples, and each one of them were at least a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. Amongst them, there was an old man who gave off the fluctuations of a Martial Grand Master.

Out of the three great clans of Mohe City, the Tang Clan was the most low-key and silent. Many years ago, they were just a small clan. When those local clans did their best to attack the Xiao Clan, the Tang Clan had just ignored both sides.

Of the few large-scale battles with the local clans, the Tang Clan had not participated. As those big local clans slowly exhausted their strength and began to gradually lose their influence, the Tang Clan simply quietly grew and expanded until it became one of the three great clans of Mohe City.

In every battle for the rights to Seven Horn Mountain in the Promise of Ten Years, the Tang Clan would choose to forfeit. In the open rivalry and veiled strife between the Xiao Clan and Zhang Clan, the attitude of the Tang Clan was elusive.

The Tang Clan, an oddly low-key clan within Mohe City.

When the old man saw the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear's skeleton hanging on the tree, there was a slight change to his expression. He faced one of the young men and spoke with caution, "First Young Master, I think we better leave soon. Our mission is important, something is wrong here."

Xiao Chen recognized the young man leading the group. He was the first son of the Tang Clan clan head—Tang Yuan. Normally, he was very low-profile and would normally avoid overstepping his boundaries.

Tang Yuan took a look at the skeleton of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear hanging on the tree, but he did not hold it in much regard. It was merely a Rank 2 Spirit Beast, something he could kill by himself as well. He replied with a smile, "Second Uncle, I have been here before in the past and have discovered a Red Nascent Fruit that had yet to mature. After such a long period of time, I believe it should have matured already."

When the old man heard the words 'Red Nascent Fruit', his face immediately revealed an excited expression. The technique he practiced was fire-attributed. This Red Nascent Fruit would be of great help to him. If he was fortunate, after consuming it, his cultivation might even advance by a grade.

The only issue was that, when he saw the skeleton of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear, he felt some distress in his heart. He himself cultivated fire-attributed techniques, thus he could immediately tell how this Bloodmoon Demonic Bear had been burned clean by an extremely tyrannical flame. Furthermore, it had been burned alive! Aside from the very solid bones, the rest had turned into ashes.

With his current strength, he was barely able to create a flame of this level.

Tang Yuan noticed the old man's hesitation and smiled, "Second Uncle, there are so many of us here. Aside from you, a Martial Grand Master, we still have seven Superior Grade Martial Disciples. As long as it's not a Martial Saint, we won't be in any danger. Furthermore, the location of the Red Nascent Fruit is rather well-hidden. There should not be anyone else discovering it."

The Old Man was, in fact, thinking of the same thing in his heart. Now that the young man had advised the same, he stopped hesitating, "Then let's hurry up, and make sure there are no accidents. Our mission is the most important."

A smile blossomed on Tang Yuan's face, as he thought in his heart, Now that the Second Elder has gained benefits from me and the Third Elder is already on my side, it means that two out of the three elders are supporting me. I wonder how you are going to compete with me?

Under the leadership of Tang Yuan, the group of people made their way to the location of the Red Nascent Fruit in a grandiose manner. With a smile on his face, Tang Yuan parted a group of weeds. When he saw nothing but an empty spot of soil, the smile on his face froze.

What's going on? Tang Yuan thought suspiciously. One must know that the last time he found the Red Nascent Fruit, it was by a coincidence that was extremely hard to come by. If it was not for the fact that it was not mature when he first found it, he would have picked it for himself long ago.

How could anyone else ever conceive that there would be a Red Nascent Fruit behind a bunch of weeds?

The old man behind Tang Yuan looked at the freshly upturned ground with a gloomy expression before coldly stating, "this was just freshly harvested; the smell of the earth is still quite fresh."

Tang Yuan angrily pounded on the ground for a few times, turning around to apologize, "Second Uncle, I'm sorry to have made you come all this way for nothing. Had I known earlier, I would have just picked it regardless of its state of maturity."

The old man shook his head and revealed a faint smile, "We might not have made this trip for nothing."

"Boom!"

After he said this, the old man pointed his finger at a location he had been looking towards. A flaming bird erupted from his body, instantly turning into a huge flaming bird that gave off a melodious cry. Immediately after, it flew towards a large tree in front while emitting powerful waves of heat.

Before the flaming bird managed to approach the tree, the heat waves it gave off caused the tree to burn up. Xiao Chen, who was hiding behind it, quickly revealed himself and jumped to another tree.

Before he could steady himself, the flaming bird gave off another cry and both increased in size and accelerated in speed by an entire fold. A heat wave split apart the air, creating a long flaming tail as it rapidly zeroed in on Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen jumped down from the tree in a hurry before a violent explosion occurred behind him. An intense wave of heat struck him from behind. Under such tremendous force, Xiao Chen fell to the ground in a sorry state.

When he looked at the big tree again, it had already been blasted into smithereens. Under the high temperature, it was immediately burnt to ashes. A large plume of white smoke scattered from it in every direction.

The white smoke entered Xiao Chen's nose. Xiao Chen, who had just risen to his feet, started to cough. Amidst the smoke, the flaming bird cried out again, and its size and speed increased by another fold. It had at this point reached a terrifying level of speed. After the smoke parted, Xiao Chen could see that the flaming bird was now the size of a small car.

Damn! It's coming again!

Looking at the flaming bird chasing him closely, Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. Are they truly treating me as a pushover? Trying to bully me like this!

Heavenly Lightning Shield!

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Chapter 33: How Could It Be?

"Boom!"

The huge flaming bird smashed mercilessly onto Xiao Chen's Heavenly Lightning Shield. It resulted in a loud explosion, before filling the skies with sparks. After a while, all the sparks flew towards the old man, entering back into his body. The scene looked like a field of fireflies gravitating towards the old man.

A deep pit about five meters wide appeared on the ground. The rocks had been blasted into powder, filling the surroundings with dust. Xiao Chen, who was in the deep pit, turned incredibly pale but had yet to suffer any major injuries.

With dust flying everywhere, no one was able to clearly see the situation in the pit. When Tang Yuan saw this, he laughed, "Second Uncle, after being hit by your Triple Burst Flaming Bird, even if he wasn't dead, he'd be seriously injured."

The old man revealed a smug expression. The Triple Burst Flaming Bird was a Profound Ranked Martial Technique that he was very proud of. It used his ability to control his Martial Spirit, making it leave his body and attack the enemy.

Each time the flaming bird cried out, it would rapidly absorb the fire-attributed energy from its surroundings, resulting in the doubling of its might and speed. After the third cry, even if a regular Martial Disciple used everything they had, they would still be burnt to ashes.

Earlier, in an instant, he had already determined that the person hiding behind the tree was just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. He did not believe that the person would be able to survive.

"Go, take a look. I hope that the medicine was not damaged."

The old man said with some remorse. He had made his move too hastily earlier and used a big move from the start. Now that he thought about it, he had overreacted. If the herb was damaged, then it would not have been worth it.

At this moment, amidst the dust cloud, a blurry figure appeared in the deep pit. Although they could not clearly tell his appearance, the aura coming from him was exuberant, indicating that the person was not injured at all.

"How could this be!?"

The group of Tang Clan cultivators all exclaimed in shock. The old man's face filled with an expression of disbelief.

He's clearly just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, how could he have blocked my Profound Ranked Martial Technique? That makes no sense.

Xiao Chen, who was still in the dust cloud, did not reveal himself. Instead, he used his Spiritual Sense to see their expressions and scan for the positions of each person. As all the information appeared in his mind, the corners of his mouth curled up as he revealed a dangerous smile.

Did it feel good to attack me? Well, it's my turn now!

Xiao Chen smiled in his heart as he pointed towards the sky with his right hand while his left hand continually made hand seals. Soon the sky rumbled with sounds of thunder.

Despite the previous clear skies, all of a sudden, large black clouds started to gather. The forest instantly turned incomparably gloomy, as if a thunderstorm was arriving, which was extremely strange.

Lightning Descend!

Lightning Descend!

Lightning Descend!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom…"

Xiao Chen was merciless, he had used all the Essence within his body and summoned at least ten bolts of lightning. He would not attack unless he was attacked but if he was attacked, he would certainly return the favor tenfold.

Coming from the black clouds, at least ten bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, causing the forest to be brightly illuminated, and glaring to everyone who saw it.

Seeing the sky darkening, the group of people from the Tang Clan were astonished. The weather was just fine a moment ago, why did it suddenly changed? How strange!

"Crap! This is a high ranked Martial Technique. All of you, be careful!" The old man shouted loudly, feeling very anxious.

Although hearing the words of the old man, before they had a chance to react, lightning bolts descended from the sky. Soon, after the sounds of thunder, there were cries of agony.

After the black clouds cleared away, most of the people from the Tang Clan were lying on the ground, burnt till they looked like charcoal, black smoke coming out of their mouths and noses.

Three Superior Grade Martial Disciples died on the spot, giving off a barbecued smell.

Tang Yuan got up from the ground, looking like he was in a sorry state. There were lingering fears in his heart when he saw the three roasted Superior Grade Martial Disciples. If the old man had not protected him earlier, he would have now been like those people—roasted black.

"What…what Martial Technique is this…" Tang Yuan asked with a quivering voice and a terrified expression.

The old man remained expressionless as he looked at that figure behind the cloud of dust. He muttered: "Lightning attributed Earth Ranked Martial Technique…Earth Ranked Martial Technique…"

Earth Ranked Martial Technique, even the rich and powerful clans of the Great Qin Nation did not have many of them, treating and protecting it as though it was a treasure. Who in the world was this person and what kind of status did he have?

Not only was he good at using fire, he even had a lightning-attributed Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Was he a cultivator with dual attributes?

The misgivings in his heart grew even deeper, and before the old man gave it anymore more thought, he immediately rushed forward. After killing so many of his Tang Clan members, he could not let him escape. If he was truly from one of those powerful and influential clans, then all the more should he kill him.

Otherwise, if he were allowed to return, he might decide to take revenge. With the power of those clans, his tiny Tang Clan would not be able to survive.

Using an Earth Ranked Martial Technique as an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, there was bound to be a great expenditure of Essence and rebound. He could not give him a chance to recover.

Swallowing a Qi Returning Pill as he observed the situation of the Tang Clan members, Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the lethality of the Lightning Descends that was used with his full power.

The old man's move earlier was a lethal one. If he had not learned the Heavenly Lightning Shield, even if he had not died, he would still be gravely injured. Hence, there was no need to be merciful to this group of people. Since he was going to make a move, he may as well go all out

Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense could feel the old man rushing over but Xiao Chen did not feel anxious at all. The Qi Returning Pill had already started to take effect and his Essence was recovering.

Seeing the approaching old man, Xiao Chen inwardly shouted, Lightning Evasion!

Right before the old man reached the pit, he took a look at the not so far off Xiao Chen and smiled. Regardless of which clan's genius you are, you are going to have to answer to me.

However, just at this moment, Xiao Chen's body suddenly disappeared and a bolt of lightning appeared about a hundred meters in front. The old man raised his head to look at that bolt of lightning, and once the electrical light diminished, Xiao Chen's figure appeared.

What Martial Technique was this?

The old man was astonished, he raised the Essence in his body to its extremes and quickly advanced forward, making movements akin to that of a sly rabbit. He had to kill him, or else the consequences would be dire. The old man anxiously thought this as his speed explosively increased.

Feeling the old man behind him, Xiao Chen dashed forward by a few steps then used the Lightning Evasion again. After the electrical light faded, Xiao Chen once again appeared another hundred meters ahead.

Seeing Xiao Chen escaping further, the old man shouted angrily. A surging flame appeared on his body, forming a pair of flaming wings. After the wings fully extended, it reached two meters wide.

Taking light steps, his body moved rapidly in the air. The trees in his way were burnt through, effectively cutting them into two, leaving behind a path of burning tree stumps.

Martial Spirit Possession, it was an ability that one could grasp only after becoming a Martial Grand Master. In the Tianwu Continent, few people had the very rare flying beast type Martial Spirit.

For those people, after their Martial Spirit left their body, they could grow wings. However, it was a lot more limited when compared to true flight.

The Martial Spirit Possession of the Martial Grand Masters was not a true merger with the Martial Spirit. Thus, it could only result in short distance gliding. Furthermore, it consumed a tremendous amount of Essence, which meant that the state could not be maintained for long.

To achieve a true merger with the Martial Spirit, one had to be at least a Martial King. By that time, they would be able to fly as high as they wanted and the amount of time that it could be sustained would lengthen. Even the drain on Essence would be much lower.

Seeing the old man undergo Martial Spirit Possession and drawing closer to him, Xiao Chen helplessly swallowed another Qi Returning Pill and the speed of his Essence recovery increased significantly once again. As for the side effects of consuming the pill too many times, he could not consider it at that current time.

"Triple Burst Flaming Bird!"

The old man shouted angrily. Seeing that Xiao Chen drew nearer to him, he used his Medial Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique once again. He gave up on trying to conserve Essence as he was worried that Xiao Chen would use that strange escaping technique again.

Because this Martial Technique utilized his Martial Spirit, after he executed it, the flaming wings on his back left his body and turned into a huge bird. After it cried out, it flew towards Xiao Chen.

With the assistance of two Qi Returning Pill, Xiao Chen's Essence recovery speed reached a terrifying level. Out of the three white clouds beside the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body, two of them had already recovered.

Seeing the flaming bird flying towards him, Xiao Chen's brain worked furiously. After a short moment, he fully understood the situation. If he used the Lightning Evasion now, he would not be able to make it in time. He would be interrupted at the last moment.

It was also impossible to evade it as after the flaming bird cried out again, its speed and might would double. Since he was currently not in his peak state, it would be unwise to use the Heavenly Lightning Shield to defend against it head-on.

He could only take advantage of the fact that the bird had only cried out once so far; while its might was still relatively lower, he could defeat it. Once he thought it through, he immediately took action. Xiao Chen was not the kind of person who would do a sloppy job. He immediately took out Lunar Shadow from the Universe Ring.

Rushing Thunder Chop!

Xiao Chen, who had always had his back facing the old man, suddenly turned around and shouted. His figure moved like lightning and chopped at the flaming bird.

With the assistance of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, even his ordinary strike was comparable to that of a peak Martial Disciple. Now that he was using a Martial Technique, the strength that he had was naturally raised by many folds.

A resplendent glow appeared on the Lunar Shadow saber. Seeing the nearing flaming bird, Xiao Chen could feel the heat waves on his face. He squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the fierce head of the flaming bird.

Xiao Chen stomped down and calmly made his move, accurately chopping on its neck. The two horrifying forces clashed against each other, resulting in an intense explosion. A stream of heat waves traveled in all directions and every tree within ten meters broke in an instant.

The huge force had rebounded from the saber back to Xiao Chen's body. Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of fresh blood, his body flew backward in midair until he crashed into a big tree.

With a loud 'boom', the tree was immediately broken. Xiao Chen fell onto the ground and vomited another mouthful of blood.

He had miscalculated, he had never used this Rushing Thunder Chop before. He expected too much from it and had actually wanted to use it against a Profound Ranked Martial Technique of a Martial Grand Master. Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground, smiled bitterly. Even if the Azure Dragon was that powerful, a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique was still a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique in the end.

I've finally dealt with this fellow, I have not wasted so much of my strength in vain. The old man from the Tang Clan could finally breathe easy. Before he had the opportunity to recover his Essence, he immediately rushed towards Xiao Chen.

After clearly seeing Xiao Chen's appearance, the old man looked like he had seen a ghost. After quite a while, he laughed loudly as he spoke hoarsely: "I, Tang He, had been chasing you for half a day, thinking that you were some genius from some big clan. Causing me to be in such a sorry state, I had never expected that you would be the trash from the Xiao Clan."

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Chapter 34: Heaven Ranked Martial Technique—Return of the Azure Dragon

Looking at Xiao Chen struggling to stand up, he seemed very weak. Tang He acted as though he had planned everything out, "If you didn't kill the three people from my Tang Clan, on the account of the Xiao Clan, I could have let you off after you handed over the Red Nascent Fruit."

Xiao Chen's pale face revealed a cold smile, "Stop being so hypocritical. If you hadn't attempted to kill me first, would I have made a move against your group?"

Grasping Lunar Shadow tightly in his hands, Xiao Chen coughed lightly as he continued, "Do you actually think that I have no way of resisting you?"

Tang He stared blankly for a while before laughing loudly, "Although I had exhausted a large portion of my Essence, there should still be more than enough to deal with a severely injured Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. All I would need is just one finger."

Despicable, this was a Martial Grand Master going against an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. In terms of strength, the difference between them was like heaven and earth. Xiao Chen held an undisguised look of contempt.

Return of the Azure Dragon was the first move of the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, Dragon Subduing Slash. This was the exclusive Martial Technique of the Azure Dragon Martial Technique. When using it, one would be able to leap over the seas like a dragon in a majestic and powerful manner.

According to the legends, the Hidden Dragon Of The Abyss was the king of the four seas and Dragon Soaring Through the Universe was the tyrant of the sky. As long as there was water, it would be able to display boundless might. Return Of The Azure Dragon referred to the dragon leaping out of the sea, bearing the might of the sea, and causing even the rivers to flow backwards.

[TL Notes: Honestly, I'm not too sure of this paragraph and might change the translation of this in the future]

Xiao Chen thought silently in his heart, the Return of The Azure Dragon was just the introductory move with regards to the Dragon Subduing Slash. Looking at Tang He, who had an incredibly complex expression, he smiled, "One finger… Don't cry from shock later…"

Tang He watched as Xiao Chen made his final struggles, as though he was a cat playing around with a mouse. At such a close distance, he was not afraid of Xiao Chen using his strange escaping techniques to flee. Not bothered by Xiao Chen's tone, he smiled, "I said that I would only use one finger, thus, I will only use one finger."

"Chi!"

A flame wisp gathered above Tang He's finger. Moving his Essence and shouting out, the flames flew away from his finger, creating a long trail of Qi as it streaked across the air heading for Xiao Chen's brain.

Although this flame had not looked impressive, in truth, there was a huge amount of fire-attributed energy in it. Due to the fact that many of Tang He's opponents underestimated it and became careless, they had died to this flame.

He did not believe that at such a distance, an injured Inferior Grade Martial Disciple would be able to withstand the destructiveness of this flame.

Naturally, Xiao Chen would not be able to withstand the destructiveness of this flame but in the first place, he had never intended to face it head on. He tightly grasped Lunar Shadow in his hands and changed his posture.

Raising his arm, he pointed the sharp end of his saber at Tang He!

Xiao Chen had just casually changed positions and did not seem to have made any move. There was still no difference with the earlier Xiao Chen who looked heavily injured and weak.

However, Tang He's right eyelid started twitching spontaneously. His mind seemed to become empty and he felt an unrelenting sense of danger.

How could it be? This fellow is currently severely injured, how would he be able to injure me? Tang He shook his head vigorously and suppressed the fear in his heart.

The wisp of flames was already less than one meter away from Xiao Chen. In one second, it would penetrate through Xiao Chen's brain. All it would take was a second and this fellow would be dead.

Thinking of this, the fear in Tang He's heart completely disappeared. He revealed a faint smile on his face. It was time for this to end.

However, at that point, Xiao Chen suddenly shouted. A boundless aura that could almost topple the mountains and seas seemed to emanate from his body. The tranquil forest reacted as though there were great waves bellowing while the continuous sound of sea waves was heard.

A formless force seemed to explode out from Xiao Chen's body and all the big trees within a hundred meters behind Xiao Chen were uprooted by a strong gale, completely turning into fragments.

The whole sky was filled with broken fragments, layers of them were piled up behind Xiao Chen. They looked like a great sea wave, rippling unceasingly, swaying gently.

Xiao Chen felt like his body was filled with an apocalyptic power that was about to burst out of him. At that moment, he felt that even if Gods and Buddhas appeared in front of him, he had the confidence to destroy them.

"Break!"

With a furious shout, Xiao Chen swung lightly from his casual posture, but that small movement was filled with a huge amount of energy.

This gentle strike was almost able to break through space and time, and the entire space around them fluctuated for a while. The huge sea wave made out of tree fragments gave off an explosive sound and a dragon roar came from Xiao Chen's Dantian.

The huge energy traveled through Xiao Chen's arm and Lunar Shadow, then turned into a dragon shaped saber Qi and flew out. The moment the saber Qi left the blade, Lunar Shadow could no longer withstand the violent energy and shattered apart.

While it took quite a while to describe this, all of these happened within a breath's worth of time. The wisp of flame that Tang He had fired was like a little worm in front of Xiao Chen's dragon shaped saber Qi and dispersed upon contact.

The huge dragon shaped saber Qi had boundless might as it headed towards Tang He. Someday, I will make the rivers flow in reverse.

Tang He stared blankly at all these, he seemed to have seen a great wave in a boundless sea and that Inferior Grade Martial Disciple riding on a huge Azure Dragon, breaking out from the sea.

Under the might of this ancient Holy Beast, even the Flaming Bird Martial Spirit in Tang He's body could not help but tremble. Tang His entire body trembled and his Essence inside was chaotic, refusing to obey his will.

Within an instant, Tang He's body turned into dust. There was no screams of pain and had just disappeared completely. Only a red jade pendant could be seen falling.

The saber of Qi did not stop at that and continued to rush forward. A huge gorge, that seemed to extend into the distance forever, appeared in the ground.

This was the might of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, the power of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. It had the power to topple mountains and seas, to decimate the heavens and earth. Even when it was executed by an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, it had such a terrifying might.

In the instant Xiao Chen saw Tang He's body disintegrate into dust, Xiao Chen's state of mind relaxed. Once he relaxed, the side effects of using too many medicinal pills and executing a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique came one after another.

The Essence in his body became chaotic and he had turned pale all over until his blood vessels could be seen clearly. After a moment, his skin began to tear and fresh blood continuously trickled out.

This kind of pain was like having millions of ants bite at the same time; it was a pain that made one rather die instead. Within the mental space in his sea of consciousness, his Spiritual Sense was also incredibly disordered. Intense pain originated from his body and his psyche continuously tortured Xiao Chen.

Struggling to maintain a clear mind, Xiao Chen dragged his dilapidated body step by step towards the gorge. The red jade pendant that dropped from Tang He's body was very suspicious.

It was actually undamaged from the attack of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. There must have been something strange with it. With great difficulty, he managed to drag his body over and held the blood-red jade pendant in his hands. Before he had the time to take a look at it, Xiao Chen fainted from the pain.

Xiao Chen was not aware of the destructive powers of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, and the requirements that were needed to be met in order to execute one. There were many examples in the Tianwu Continent of people overestimating themselves and executing a highly ranked Martial Technique, resulting in their body exploding.

If it was not for the special characteristic of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, it would not be as simple as Xiao Chen fainting on the ground.

In the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain, in the area that was filled with dense Spiritual Qi, Tang Yuan and the others were anxiously waiting for their Second Elder. Looking at the sky darkening, the originally composed group of people had also started to get anxious. When they heard the loud explosion from the distance, they had gotten very scared and became on edge.

After a long time, the Second Elder had still not returned. Finally, one of them could no longer hold back and asked Tang Yuan, "Young Master, should we still keep waiting for the Second Elder? The First Elder and the others are still waiting for us to bring back the Spirit Blood Jade.

Tang Yuan had already cleaned his clothes and brushed the dirt on his body off but his facial expression was still pained and haggard. When he heard this question, he was not able to hold back and scolded that person, "I wish to do so as well but the Spirit Blood Jade is still with Second Uncle. Even if we went, it would be useless."

When the group of people heard this, their already anxious emotions turned even more apprehensive. This was a mission of great importance given to them by the First Elder.

For the sake of this mission, not only had they sent three Superior Grade Martial Disciples and seven Martial Masters, they even sent a Martial Grand Master to lead them. With such a force, they would even be able to strut around Mohe City. Who knew that this originally simple mission would turn out like this.

Once the First Elder found out about this, this group of people would be in for a terrible time.

Amongst this group of people, Tang Yuan was the one that was the most at a loss. The others might not know of the uses of the Spirit Blood Jade but he was very clear about it. With such a devastating results, when he thought of the consequences, Tang Yuan shuddered.

If they had not come looking for this Red Nascent Fruit, they would not have provoked that strange person. Then things would not have escalated to this point. Tang Yuan felt an incomparable regret. He blamed himself for trying to suck up to the Second Elder, for trying to be clever only to end up with making a blunder.

"First Young Master, don't be anxious. Things might not have reached an unrecoverable stage. The Second Elder might just be slightly delayed, maybe he is severely injured. We should go and check the situation out," the person who spoke earlier calmly analyzed.

If the Second Elder is severely injured, wouldn't we just be seeking death?!

Tang Yuan was about to start screaming in anger but after thinking things through, he slowly calmed down. The words of this person were reasonable; the Second Elder had already reached the peak of Medial Grade Martial Grand Master long ago, even if he lost to that mysterious person, that mysterious person would not be in good shape either.

The most important thing was that even if the Second Elder was killed by him, that mysterious person might not necessarily take away the Spirit Blood Jade, as it would be useless to him.

Thinking this, Tang Yuan's expression started to soften as he spoke to the others, "We need to retrieve that Spirit Blood Jade. Thus, regardless of the circumstances, we need to check out the place where that explosion happened."

The expressions of the others contained fear. Despite the explosion sounds coming from a far distance, they had still felt the terrifying power that was contained in it.

However, when they thought of the consequence of failing this mission and weighing the pros and cons, the crowd chose to follow Tang Yuan and headed to the location of the explosion.

Before long, the crowd saw a ridiculous gorge on the ground. It was three meters wide and seven meters deep and had definitely extended out for at least thousands of meters.

The expression of the crowd turned extremely unsightly but under the leadership of Tang Yuan, they still headed anxiously forward until they finally saw Xiao Chen, who had fallen into the gorge.

Seeing the red jade pendant in Xiao Chen's hands, Tang Yuan felt joy in his heart. He was about to step forward when suddenly, a green shadow quickly picked up Xiao Chen, rapidly leaped towards the front and quickly left.

Tang Yuan stopped his subordinates that were about to give chase. His icy cold gaze watched the disappearing green shadow as he said with a cold voice, "There is no need to give chase…"

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Chapter 35: Men in black

While in that state, Xiao Chen finally woke up after an unknown period of time. After doing his best to open his eyes, he eventually managed to do so and discovered himself lying on a wooden bed.

After observing his surroundings, Xiao Chen could recognize that he was in a wooden hut. The sunlight shone in from the outside, filling the hut with warmth.

Not far away from the bed, there was a table. On the table were a bundle of roses and, besides it, was some home cooked food. It was all vegetarian but was still very fragrant, causing anyone who smelt it to look forward to eating the dishes.

Where is this? Why am I here? Xiao Chen thought in suspicion.

He remembered that he was severely injured and had fainted after obtaining the red jade pendant on that day he executed the Return Of The Azure Dragon. How did he end up here?

Was he rescued by someone or captured by someone?

Screw it! I'll get up first.

Xiao Chen pushed away the quilt unveiling his entire body which had been covered in bandages. There was the faint fragrance of medicine coming from the bandages and he suddenly felt that his skin was soft and itchy, signifying that his wounds seemed to be almost healed.

Rising up, Xiao Chen entered into a state of cultivation after some difficulty. He sank his consciousness down and slowly circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He then noticed something that he had not expected; his meridians, which should have been severely damaged, had actually almost completely recovered as well.

This could only be the effect of consuming a medicinal pill. It seemed like, not only did the person who brought him there had bandaged him up, he had even wasted a medicinal pill on him.

After a while, Xiao Chen came out from his state of cultivation and removed the bandages layer by layer. As he removed them, his face slowly turned red, for even his private areas actually had a few layers of bandages on. If the person who bandaged him was a male…… he would rather die...

After removing all the bandages, his pale skin was exposed and Xiao Chen began to relax. The medicine smeared on the bandages must have been very good as there were no scars left behind, so he did not have to worry about being disfigured.

There also laid a set of brand new men's clothes at the head of the bed. Xiao Chen felt consoled in his heart, this person had even prepared clothes for him. After he putting on the clothes, Xiao Chen impatiently went for the food on the table.

Although after consuming the Fasting Pill, he did not need to eat or drink, after a long period of not eating or drinking, he had missed doing so. When he saw the table full of delectable food, Xiao Chen could no longer resist.

Looking at the current situation, he was definitely saved. If he was captured, the enemy would not have used such good medicine or even prepare clothing for him to wear.

With an incredible speed, Xiao Chen rapidly finished all the food on the table. Even though there were not fine cuisines, he felt that they had tasted even better.

"Hey, Cousin, you're awake already," the door of the wooden hut gently pushed opened and a pleasantly surprised voice could be heard.

When Xiao Chen, whose mouth was full of food, looking extremely unsightly, suddenly saw Xiao Yulan outside the door, he was startled and accidentally choked on the food, coughing continuously.

After a long time, Xiao Chen recovered, "Cousin Yulan, Why… why are you here?" he asked in an indistinct manner.

Seeing Xiao Chen's appearance, Xiao Yulan giggled, her face looking as pretty as blossoming flowers. She asked in a gentle voice: "Cousin, take your time to eat. If it is not enough, I can make more for you."

Hearing these words, Xiao Chen finally understood. It was Cousin Yulan who had saved him. Casually wiping his mouth with his hands, he did not pick up the chopsticks and continue eating. After being seen eating in such a manner by Xiao Yulan, how could he dare continue eating?

Suddenly, he remembered that his private areas were bandaged up as well. He looked at Xiao Yulan, he pretended to ask in a nonchalant manner: "Cousin Yulan, did you help bandage me up?"

Xiao Yulan nodded her head, she did not notice that something was wrong, "I happened to be coming back from the inner mountain that day when I heard an explosion. By the time I rushed over, I saw you lying on the ground, severely injured.

Xiao Yulan suddenly blushed, as though she remembered something, "I practice the way of cultivation, there is no need to sweat the small details. I have a need to be magnanimous, both mentally and physically."

Magnanimous, both mentally and physically. Cousin Yulan, you sure are bold and unconstrained, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. "Right, Cousin Yulan, how long was I unconscious for?"

"For two days already. Yesterday, the Third Elder even came to visit you. Seeing that your meridians were injured, he gave you a Jade Cloud Pill. If it were not for that, then your internal injuries would not have healed as fast," Xiao Yulan quickly said, telling him the details of the Third Elder's visit as well.

The Third Elder—Xiao Tian. The matters of the Xiao Clan's Seven Horn Mountain were all managed by him. With such a big commotion in the forest, it was not strange that he was aware of it.

What caused Xiao Chen to be surprised was that Xiao Tian actually took out a Jade Cloud Pill to treat him. This Jade Cloud Pill was a Grade 4 pill. Within the entire Qizi County, it was impossible to find an alchemist that could refine one. Such a pill that could save one's life in an emergency was worth thousands of gold.

When he has an opportunity, he would have to repay this kindness. The next time he refined medicines, he would give a bottle to him. Xiao Chen etched everything in his heart.

Xiao Yulan took out a red jade pendant and asked with a few suspicions: "Cousin Xiao Chen, where did you get this Spirit Blood Jade from?"

Spirit Blood Jade, so that was the name of this red jade pendant. He made a very quick decision and told Xiao Yulan what had happened that day, using many half truths.

Aside from hiding the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique—Dragon Subduing Slash, he had made no other discrepancies. He only said that he had expended a lot of energy before ending Tang He in mutual destruction. This red jade pendant was obtained from his body.

When Xiao Yulan heard that this jade pendant was obtained from Tang He, her expressions changed slightly, "I originally thought that this jade pendant belonged to you and so I didn't inform the Third Elder. It seems that the matter is more serious than I thought. We need to inform the Third Elder immediately."

It was just a jade pendant, was it that important?

Xiao Chen's suspicions grew deeper, and then he suddenly remembered what he overheard when he had used his Spiritual Sense. He remembered Tang He mentioning something about a plan or mission. Thus, he asked: "This Spirit Blood Jade… What is it used for?"

Xiao Yulan did not hide anything and explained to Xiao Chen the origins and usage of the Spirit Blood Jade.

When speaking of the Spirit Blood Jade, one must first start by taming beasts. With a strong Spirit Beast, one would have an advantage in battle. Thus, the cultivators of the Tianwu continent had never given up on taming Spirit Beast.

The way the earliest cultivators tamed Spirit Beast was similar to the method of taming normal animals. They took away young Spirit Beasts and nurtured them from young. After raising and training them, they established a relationship with the Spirit Beast, accomplishing their goals in taming them.

However, Spirit Beasts were different from regular animals, after all, they had high levels of intelligence. Using this method, there was no way to successfully tame a Spirit Beast that exceeded Rank 4.

It was impossible to guarantee the loyalty of Rank 4 Spirit Beasts and above. It was even quite common to see Spirit Beasts devouring their master in the middle of battle.

Furthermore, this method of taming required long periods of time. If it was considered fast, it still was a few years; if long, it might have been tens of years. Aside from this, one Spirit Beast would only be able to serve one master and there would be no way to transfer it to someone else.

This situation carried on until a genius-leveled character appeared and thoroughly changed everything. He was the person who established the Nushou Sect—Mao Yanan.

When Mao Yanan traveled around the continent, he discovered a miraculous jade. After polishing it, it was able to store Spirit Beasts within it, allowing the holder of the jade to establish a blood contract.

Following that, there was further research done on it and they had managed to unravel more of its secrets, inventing all sorts of methods to allow one piece of jade to simultaneously control tens of Spirit Beasts. Furthermore, there was no restriction on the Rank of the Spirit Beast.

Imagine a person who could control tens of high ranked Spirit Beast; think about the terrifying level of his battle prowess. Thus, when he established the Nushou Sect, he became the first great power of the Great Tang Nation.

At this point of time, everyone found out about the secrets of the Spirit Blood Jade. However, in the Tianwu Continent, only the Great Tang Nation produced Spirit Blood Jades. Furthermore, they were pretty much all controlled by the Nushou Sect. Very few of them managed to spread to other places.

It could be said that the piece of Spirit Blood Jade in Xiao Chen's hand was one of the very few that could be found within the Great Qin Nation. Its value, worth many times more than a Moonstone.

"Does Cousin mean that the people of the Tang Clan intended to use this Spirit Blood Jade to tame Spirit Beasts that were about Rank 4?" Xiao Chen asked after understanding the crux of the problem. However, this was not really a big issue.

Xiao Yulan was able to see through the suspicions in Xiao Chen heart, "This matter is not as simple as you think. According to the arrangements set by the Three Great Clans, clans aside from the Xiao Clan can only obtain herbs and Spirit Beasts in small amounts.

"However, that arrangement also clearly stated, regardless alive or dead, Spirit Beasts that were Rank 4 and above cannot be removed from Seven Horn Mountain. This was the bottom line of our Xiao Clan, as well as the largest source of our income. Now that the Tang Clan had turned their back on this arrangement, their intentions are quite clear."

To go back on this arrangement meant that the Tang Clan was looking down on the Xiao Clan, thinking that they could do whatever they wanted. This was quite a serious matter.

Once this had begun and if it was not managed well, when word gets out, the authority that the Xiao Clan had over this Seven Horn Mountain will be put to question. However, why did the Tang Clan dare to do this? Their strength was far lower than the Xiao Clan. Furthermore, they had always been very low-key. There was probably someone backing them for them to have acted this way.

At this moment, a dangerous aura came from afar. Xiao Chen hurriedly sent out his Spiritual Sense; he had always been very confident in his senses.

After releasing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen unexpectedly discovered that the distance his Spiritual Sense could cover was now 800 meters. However, just before he had time to rejoice, Xiao Chen frowned.

Through his Spiritual Sense, he could see a group of men in clothing carrying heavy crossbows rapidly making their way over. This group of people were all Superior Grade Martial Masters and the person leading them was a Martial Grand Master.

Based on their speed, they would arrive in less than a minute. Furthermore, the crossbows in their hands were not of ordinary quality. It was likely that they were works that came from the Heavenly Craft Manor.

Recollecting his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen urgently said: "There is a group of Martial Masters coming towards us from the east. They should arrive in less than a minute."

"Then let's quickly leave," Xiao Yulan's expression quickly changed. She did not ask Xiao Chen where he had gotten the information from and just grabbed his hands and leaped out of the window.

Just when the two of them jumped out, there were whizzing sounds in the air. Countless arrows shot towards the wooden hut. The power of the arrows was extremely strong, so strong that soon, there were countless holes in the wooden hut.

However, the men in black clothing did not stop. After a while, the wooden hut collapsed with a boom. Xiao Yulan turned her head to look at the wooden hut she had lived in for many years, and her expression turned incredibly cold.

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Chapter 36: Gushing Undercurrent

"Huchi!"

Seeing her wooden hut get destroyed, Xiao Yulan did not lose herself in anger. Instead, she took out a rescue signal from her sleeves. After a round of red fireworks were set off in the air, a second one went off, and by the third round, they had completely disappeared.

Xiao Yulan quickly said to Xiao Chen, "This is the highest level of rescue signal. Soon, the Third Elder and the others will arrive."

Xiao Chen looked at the men in black clothing, they had discovered the fireworks and were rapidly heading towards them. He felt quite helpless in his heart. Perhaps by the time the Third Elder and the others arrived, there might only be two corpses left.

If Xiao Chen was here alone, after he used Lightning Evasion, he would be able to easily leave. It was a pity that at his current state, it was impossible to bring someone with him when using it.

The two of them ran unceasingly, occasionally dodging arrows that were fired at them. As a result, their speed was slowed significantly. If they could not think of a solution, they would be caught very soon.

Xiao Chen nimbly somersaulted in the air, avoiding an arrow, as he urgently said: "Cousin Yulan, if this keeps up, they will catch up to us very soon."

Xiao Yulan turned her head to look at the situation behind her. The men in black were continuously jumping from tree to tree, not even stopping for a single step. These men must have been highly trained in using crossbows, as even while shooting, they did not stop moving.

Extending both her arms, Xiao Yulan's body danced in midair as countless red petals fell from the sky. The fragrance of Poinsettias spread through the forest.

Xiao Yulan stopped, then drew the Broken Moon Sword and restarted dancing again. Her movements were very elegant, like a quick-witted fairy. The arrows that were fired looked like they had hit an intangible barrier, all being deflected off to a side.

Streams of red sword tips flew around them while Xiao Yulan unceasingly danced in the midst of the petal-filled sky. Then, the Broken Moon Sword shot out the countless red swords into the surrounding area.

Although the red sword tips looked beautiful dancing in the air, they were all laced with the poison of Poinsettias. All it took was just a touch and one would be immediately poisoned.

The densely packed red sword tips almost completely filled the immediate area around Xiao Yulan's body. The entire space was pervaded with the pollen of the Poinsettias. Although the pollen was poisonous, it was incredibly bewitching.

The prettier something was, the more likely it was to be dangerous. When the men in black clothing saw the red space in front of them, they sensibly stopped. Poinsettia was one of the five deadly poisons—not everyone had the guts to try it.

Xiao Chen, who was in front, stared blankly at Xiao Yulan dancing amidst the petals. At this moment, she was like a fairy, dancing the most alluring dance in the world, causing anyone watching to be deeply engrossed, unable to come back to their senses.

"Let's go, Cousin Xiao Chen."

It was unknown when Xiao Yulan stopped dancing and suddenly appeared behind Xiao Chen. Grabbing his hand, they switched direction and continued running.

That direction headed towards the core area of Seven Horn Mountain. In that area, the Spirit Beasts were more ferocious than those surrounding the area. Furthermore, there were Spirit Beasts that were highly ranked. Regular Martial Disciples, or even Martial Grand Masters, would not dare to casually enter that area.

Xiao Yulan had cultivated there for ten years and relying on her familiarity with the area, she was very confident that she could shake off the pursuers after they entered the inner area of Seven Horn Mountain.

Coming back to his senses, Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Yulan holding his hands, "Cousin, actually, my wounds have healed already. I can move on my own."

Xiao Yulan did not answer his question and just continued to hold his hands, rushing forward. She said indifferently: "You are about to die and yet you can still afford to care about these things."

In her eyes, Xiao Chen was just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. At the moment, they were being chased. If she held onto him, they would be able to be faster.

However, while Xiao Chen's strength looked simple on the surface, Xiao Yulan helping him along like this actually made their speed much slower than what it could have been.

Xiao Chen was about to retort back, when Xiao Yulan suddenly stopped. Her gaze coldly looking in front. Under a huge tree, a man in black clothes quietly stood there.

"Hand over the Spirit Blood Jade or die!" The man in black clothes said calmly, there was no trace of emotions in his voice.

The highly toxic Poinsettia may have been able to hold back those Martial Masters but this man in black clothes was a peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. He naturally had a way to be safe from the poisonous nature of the Poinsettia.

Without even doing anything, Martial Grand Masters kept appearing around him. This caused Xiao Chen to feel very depressed.

With his current strength, even if he met a Martial Master, he was confident that he would still have the abilities to battle them.

However, if he ran into a peak Martial Grand Master, he could only rely on the Return of the Azure Dragon to risk it all. Though, after the lesson he received from last time, he no longer dared to rashly use this terrifying Heaven Ranked Martial Technique anymore.

Xiao Yulan did not reply. Instead, the sky filled with petals once again, the Broken Moon Sword in her hands pierced unhesitatingly towards that man.

"Courting death," the man in black clothes snorted. He reacted as fast as lightning and gently leaned to one side, avoiding the sword. Then, he extended out two fingers, forming them into a sword shape, and pierced in the direction of Xiao Yulans brain.

Xiao Yulan stepped backwards in a rush but the man did not chase after her. Pulling his hands back, a man-eating flower shot out of his hands. The man-eating flower opened up its petals, like the huge mouth of a ferocious beast, and ruthlessly bit at the Poinsettia behind it.

It turns out that the person already knew Xiao Yulan had planted a Poinsettia behind him. His earlier attack was only a feint and that was his true killing move.

The man-eating flower could absorb all the pollen into its body then digest it, generating stronger poison. No wonder he was not afraid of the toxic nature of the Poinsettia. He was able to sense the Poinsettia that had stealthily appeared behind him.

In the instant this happened, Xiao Yulan could not recall her Martial Spirit. Chewing sounds could be heard and the man-eating flower already heavily bit on the Poinsettia, chewing down on it.

The situation was critical. When Xiao Yulan battled, she was completely surrounded by the flower petals of the Poinsettia. The toxic nature was unable to differentiate between friend or foe not even allowing Xiao Chen to get close to help.

At this moment, Xiao Chen could no longer hold back. He shouted out, "Lightning Descend!"

Lightning streaked across the empty sky, striking towards that man in black clothing. The man did not dare take any risk and immediately retreated backwards. Just when he stopped moving, the lightning in the sky struck towards him again.

Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense had already locked down on him, allowing him to determine where would he land in an instant. If he retreated backwards, the Lightning Descend could immediately strike down.

However, with Xiao Chen's cultivation realm, he was only able to maintain such rapid execution of this for three times. After three times, he would have to take a break before executing it again.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Yulan immediately recalled the Poinsettia. All that was left was a broken petal, the rest had been gobbled up by the man-eating flower.

Avoiding the lightning once again, the man in black clothing's eyes filled with a cold light. His gaze locked onto to Xiao Chen as he waved his hands and the malevolent man-eating flower opened up its huge mouth, heading towards Xiao Chen in a flash.

Seeing the horrifying man-eating flower, Xiao Chen was struck with fear. The flower actually had sharp teeth that only carnivorous animals had. On the teeth, he could even see a cold gleam.

Xiao Chen's brain worked very hard, urgently trying to think of a way to deal with it. The strongest thing that he could count on was his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. However, his Spirit Weapon was already broken, so naturally, he would not be able to utilize the might of the Azure Dragon.

Thus, all he could rely on was the Purple Thunder True Fire. It was a pity that the Purple Thunder True Fire had a very serious drawback. Although it was very persistent it had lacked penetrating power. With a barrier of Essence from a regular Martial Disciple, it could be easily defended against.

How could he increase the penetrating power of the Purple Thunder True Fire?

However, with the current situation at hand, he did not have too much time to think about it. The man-eating flower was approaching him. Once the man-eating flower got near, without a Spirit Weapon, he would be swallowed by it in no time, leaving nothing behind.

"Puchi!"

The purple flamed gathered onto Xiao Chen's finger tip. When he focused his Spiritual Sense on it, Xiao Chen suddenly had a strange idea. Using the techniques of alchemy, his Spiritual Sense quickly made the Purple Thunder True Fire rotate.

With every revolution, Xiao Chen's Essence would be significantly exhausted. However, the power contained in the Purple Thunder True Fire also increased significantly.

With a swoosh, the flame rapidly headed to the man-eating flower.

"Bang!" when the flames collided with the man-eating flower, it resulted in an intense explosion. The huge man-eating flower turned into countless specks of lights and returned to the body of the man in black clothing.

It actually caused an explosion, which was quite different from what Xiao Chen had expected. He originally thought that this improved version of the Purple Thunder True Fire would be able to pierce through the man-eating flower and defeat it, before carrying on to attack the man in black clothing.

But it looked like he had to continue to deliberate this further in the future. However, the danger in front of him had passed. Xiao Chen took out the Spirit Blood Jade from the Universe Ring.

"The Spirit Blood Jade is with me. If you want it, then catch me first," Xiao Chen shouted loudly at the man in black clothing. At this moment, Xiao Yulan was already injured and temporarily could not fight. He could only lure the man in black clothing away by himself.

If he could lure him away by himself, then it would be easier for him the escape using the Lightning Evasion. This way, Cousin Yulan would also have the opportunity to escape.

Seeing Xiao Chen's figure dashing away, the man in black clothing took a deep breath and manifested his Martial Spirit. He then quickly chased after Xiao Chen.

His aim was only to obtain the Spirit Blood Jade, nothing else mattered. Since the Spirit Blood Jade was with Xiao Chen, he no longer needed to bother with Xiao Yulan.

Xiao Yulan's complexation was incredibly pale as she watched Xiao Chen's figure leave. There was a complex expression on her face as her hand that held the Broken Moon Sword continued to tremble. Her mind was in complete disarray as she considered whether to chase after them or not.

Naturally, she knew that Xiao Chen lured the man in black clothing away so that she could have an opportunity to escape. With the cultivation realm of that man, even if the two of them worked together, they still would not be his match. They had may as well use one person to lure him away, saving the other person.

If she chased after them now, then she would have wasted Cousin Xiao Chen's efforts. However, she believed that if she left, the severely injured Xiao Chen would not be able to escape from that man.

There was no way she could as calm or at ease!

At the same time, in a Xiao Clan encampment within Seven Horn Mountain, the Xiao Clan Third Elder looked into the sky and saw three rounds of red fireworks suddenly blossoming in the air. He immediately frowned.

"Pass down the order, all Xiao Clan disciples of the Martial Disciple realm and above are to gather immediately! Send someone down to inform the First Elder that the First Miss is in danger. Tell him to ask Elder Liu to come. Be quick!"

The group of people under him had never seen such a grim expression on the Third Elder's face before. They knew that the situation was serious and immediately moved.

In a short moment, the undercurrents of Seven Horn Mountain had surged, and there was a drastic change in their situation.

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Chapter 37: A Bitter Battle

Looking at the man in black clothing chasing after him, Xiao Chen felt extremely disheartened. Within a week, he had been chased by two Martial Grand Master, how pathetic was this!

However, this was different from the last time, this time, he basically had not needed to exhaust any Essence. It was actually quite easy to shake off his pursuer, he just had to continuously use the Lightning Evasion.

However, now was not the time to do so. He was afraid that if he disappeared without a trace, the man would turn back and cause trouble for Xiao Yulan. In that cause, the trouble that would happen would outweigh the benefits he would gain. Thus, he could only keep running, bringing the man further into the core area of Seven Horn Mountain.

Just when Xiao Chen prepared to use the Lightning Evasion, there suddenly was the sound of fighting coming from behind him. He began to have an uneasy feeling as he extended out his Spiritual Sense and immediately saw the man battling with Xiao Yulan.

After his meticulous plan that he had thought out with great difficulty, he did not expect that Cousin Yulan would follow after him. Xiao Chen thought bitterly in his heart, looks like there is no escape this time, I might as well make a stand here!

A determined gleam flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes as he stopped in his tracks and quickly turned around. Is it truly impossible to defeat a Martial Grand Master?

I hope that nothing will happen to Cousin Yulan.

Thinking that, Xiao Chen rushed over as quickly as he could. However, he discovered that there was blood trickling out of the corner of Xiao Yulan's mouth, looking incredibly pale as she brandished her sword and held her ground.

There was an extremely impatient expression on the man's face as he knocked back Xiao Yulan once again. He was thinking of leaving as soon as he could as thoughts of the Spirit Blood Jade filled his heart. He did not wish to be tangled up in battle with Xiao Yulan.

Xiao Yulan wiped off the blood from the corner of her mouth, she held the Broken Moon Sword and resolutely looked at the man in black. She did everything she could to fire out a red sword light at the man.

However, the man just waved his hands and the massive man-eating flower appeared once again. It opened its huge mouth and swallowed the sword light. The Martial Spirit of this man was truly Xiao Yulan's nemesis.

"You came here seeking death yourself, so don't blame me for this," the man in black clothing snorted coldly. His body quickly moved forward, intending to kill her. He could already no longer tolerate spending time battling with Xiao Yulan.

"Boom!"

A flash of lightning streaked across, Xiao Chen's figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yulan. The man in black clothing was startled by the lightning and Xiao Chen's sudden appearance. He quickly retreated a few steps backwards.

"Cousin Xiao Chen, how…how did you arrive here?" Xiao Yulan's face showed an extremely puzzled expression. Apparently, when Xiao Chen appeared from the lightning, it had exceeded her understanding of what could happen.

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and did not answer her question. Instead, he took out a Qi Returning Pill and passed it to her, "I thought that Cousin would not come chasing after me. Although this Qi Returning Pill cannot treat your injuries, it will help you quickly recover your Essence. It should be of some help."

Xiao Yulan received the Qi Returning Pill that Xiao Chen passed to her. Her already puzzled face turned even more confused. When and how did Cousin Xiao Chen obtain this strange Martial Technique?

"Where did this pill come from?"

Xiao Chen could more or less guess what Xiao Yulan was thinking but now was not the time to explain things, "If I'm still alive after this, I'll give you an explanation. For now, let me borrow your Broken Moon Sword."

Without any hesitation, Xiao Yulan handed the sword over to Xiao Chen. Although she knew that Xiao Chen was definitely hiding something from her, she still deeply trusted Xiao Chen.

He was willing to become bait and give up his opportunity to flee all for her. If he had secrets kept from her, it was because he had no other choice.

"Cousin Xiao Chen, you… be careful," Xiao Yulan said out of worry when she saw Xiao Chen holding the sword and facing the man in black clothing.

Xiao Chen waved his hands gently but did not turn his head back. Following that, he brandished the sword and a pure string of energy rushed into the Spirit Weapon. Very soon, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body established a mysterious connection.

The Broken Moon Sword lived up to its rank as an Inferior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. Xiao Chen could clearly feel that the power transmitted from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was significantly stronger than when using the Lunar Shadow Saber.

Looking at Xiao Chen brandishing the Spirit Weapon, the man felt a different aura coming from Xiao Chen. This aura contained layers of might. It actually caused him to feel a faint pressure.

Was this person truly just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple? Some doubt flashed in the eyes of the man in black clothing. However, after a moment, the stern look in his eyes returned as he said in a cold voice: "I'll still say the same thing, hand over the Spirit Blood Jade and I'll leave immediately. You and the girl behind you both have great potential, there is no need to waste your lives here."

Grasping firmly onto the Broken Moon Sword, Xiao Chen's expression turned calm as he smiled, "Don't bother trying to persuade us anymore, I will never hand over this Spirit Blood Jade to you."

"Not to even mention whether you will keep your words or not, I had risked my life to obtain this Spirit Blood Jade and even destroyed a Spirit Weapon in the process. Why would I simply just hand this Spirit Blood Jade over to you?"

As the man's face was covered, his expressions could not be seen. The man said in a deep voice: "As long as you are willing to hand it over, I can immediately compensate you with a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon not inferior to the one in your hands now."

Was this Spirit Blood Jade truly that useful? Was it actually worth it for him to exchange it with a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon? Could it be that the Spirit Beast they wanted to seal was not just a Rank 5 Spirit Beast?

Having some suspicion in his heart, Xiao Chen's expression did not change and he said indifferently: "Allow me to analyze the situation. Under a scenario where you hold the absolute advantage, why would you offer me such a generous exchange?"

"You are afraid of engaging in battle with me and expending too much of your Essence. If you are to be discovered by the guards of the Xiao Clan after that, it would be difficult for even you to escape. Am I right?"

After the man in black clothing's intention was revealed, there was a gleam in his eyes and he said in a stern voice: "You refused to take the easy way and insist on threading on this difficult path. So don't blame me for this."

With a 'ceng' sound, the man in black drew out a two meters long sword from an unknown place. This sword could be the Profound Ranked Weapon that he intended to give Xiao Chen.

[TL notes: I believe the 'ceng' sound is the sound of a sword being drawn from a sheath]

Xiao Chen had not seen such a long sword before and for a while, felt some surprise. With a flash of the sword, the man in black clothing took that advantage and rushed towards him.

The originally graceful sword was used by the man in a very tyrannical manner, as though it was a broadsword. His techniques consisted of hacks, chops, pares, and minces. Though, it was a suitable usage of that two-meter long sword as its might was unfathomable.

Xiao Chen was not familiar with the usage of long weapons, but he was even more unfamiliar with the usage of swords. He could only rely on the strong power of the Azure Dragon and the electrical glow on the sword to barely deal with the situation, but suddenly, he encountered peril.

"Bang!"

As the two swords clashed against one another, a huge repelling force came from the sword, causing Xiao Chen to be knocked backward by several meters. The Essence in his body fluctuated, indicating that he was probably severely injured, as the power contained in the long sword had devastated his body internally.

The man in black clothing was not in an any better situation either. With the strong power of the Azure Dragon and the strange electrical light, when they clashed, he could feel his hands going numb.

If it was not for the fact that his cultivation realm exceeded Xiao Chen's significantly, the long sword in his hands might have been knocked flying long ago.

Doing his best the suppress the injuries in his body, Xiao Chen extended out a finger. A purple flame gathered on his finger and after spinning a few revolutions, it fired towards the man in black clothing.

The man brandished his sword and a glow appeared. With a loud boom, the sword clashed with the flames and there was an explosion. After the explosion, the purple flames had actually not extinguished.

Instead, it had spread to the body of the sword, continuing to burn. Very soon, it arrived at the handle. There was a look of shock in the man's eyes. Before the flames reached the handle of the sword, he quickly threw the sword onto the ground.

Now was the time! Divine Thunder Break!

Xiao Chen quickly switched the Broken Moon Sword to his left hand as the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation rapidly circulated in his body. A pure lightning attributed energy came out from his right hand.

It formed a bright electrical light in the air as it shot towards the man in black clothing. Although this Divine Thunder Break was only a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, its speed was significantly faster than the regular Profound Grade Martial Techniques. After letting go of the long sword, the man would not have the opportunity to evade it.

"Puchi!"

The resplendent electrical light struck the body of the man, and in an instant, that body of that man lit up, crackling with electricity. He was flashing continuously, looking like a man made from electricity.

Xiao Chen was very surprised, this man had used an unknown Martial Technique and turned his Essence into an armor that covered his entire body, causing the might of the Divine Thunder Break to be blocked.

"Kill!"

The man in black shouted loudly as he picked up the still burning sword. His body exploded forward, and before Xiao Chen could react, a fiery light appeared before him.

Heavenly Lightning Shield!

The sword shrouded in Purple Thunder True Fire mercilessly struck onto the Heavenly Lightning Shield. Due to the blocking of the Heavenly Lightning Shield, the force of that strike was severely weakened. However, Xiao Chen still ended up vomiting out some blood, showing how strong the force behind the sword was.

"I have never been forced to such a point before in my life by just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. Xiao Chen, you are the first to do so." The man in black clothing almost seemed to go berserk as he wielded the flaming sword and continuously hammered on the Heavenly Lightning Shield.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang…"

Every time the sword hacked down, the Essence and blood in Xiao Chen's body turned even more turbulent and Xiao Chen's complexion slowly turned paler and paler.

Xiao Yulan, who had already recovered some Essence, saw the dangerous situation that Xiao Chen was in. Ignoring her injuries, she leaped forward and struck a palm strike on the body of that man.

However, the man's entire body was already covered in his armor made of Essence that could even block the Divine Thunder Break. Thus, what could this palm strike do? The man in black turned around and hacked at Xiao Yulan with his sword, sending her flying.

"Bastard!" Xiao Chen shouted in pain as he threw out the Heavenly Lightning Shield, causing it to fly towards Xiao Yulan, catching her.

"Cousin Xiao Chen, my earlier palm strike had already infused the poison of the Poinsettia into his body. All you have to do is create an open wound," Xiao Yulan weakly said as she collapsed in Xiao Chen's embrace.

The man in black clothing laughed loudly, "How naive, did you think you can kill me by inflicting the Poinsettia's poison into me? Don't forget what my Martial Spirit is, there is no poison in this world that can kill me.

Hearing those words, Xiao Yulan's already pale face fell even more into despair.

Xiao Chen firmly grasped the sword as his heart continued to quiver. If only I was stronger, then this situation wouldn't have happened. To think that I actually let a woman put in so much effort, even to the point of injuring herself, for me.

"Today, regardless of whether the Xiao Clan comes or not, both of you have to die. This is the result of your choice to make things difficult," the man in black said maniacally.

"Is that so?"

Suddenly a cold snort came from within the forest. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense but could not discover anyone. The true origin of this voice was actually more than 800 meters away.

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Chapter 38: Martial Saint—Liu Fengyin

"Who… Who is playing these tricks on me! Show yourself!"

The sudden voice caused the black-clothed man to be extremely agitated. He did his best to attempt to locate who had spoken. However, since even Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense could not sense him, naturally this man would not be able to do so with just his perception.

"Is this all the strength you have?" that strange voice once again sounded out right beside that black-clothed man's ear. However, he still did could not location the origin of the voice.

He's coming, Xiao Chen quietly thought. Through his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen spotted a grayish figure rapidly moving towards them. The figure was so fast that even Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense was not able to clearly make out his appearance.

Xiao Chen hugged Xiao Yulan as he retreated backward by a few steps. He did not dare to let his guard down. It was unknown if this mysterious figure was a friend or foe.

"Pu!"

Before that person arrived, a blue flying dagger was shot out. The black-clothed man did his best to evade but his right arm was still wounded. Fresh blood started to flow out after a moment.

The might of this flying dagger is truly great, it can even easily tear apart the Essence armor that he conjured up. Xiao Chen silently thought in his heart.

The black-clothed man shouted out in pain as he glared furiously in the direction where the flying dagger had come from. The massive man-eating flower appeared and started to move in the direction of his attacker.

"Hmph! Such a weak Martial Spirit and yet you still dare to simply release it? How reckless."

After he said this, that mysterious person finally showed himself. He headed directly to the man-eating flower but it seemed like he did not plan to do anything. Suddenly, when the man-eating flower was about two meters away from him, it exploded and turned into dust.

This was different from when Xiao Chen had caused it to explode earlier. This time, the man-eating flower had truly turned into dust and vanished into the air. It did not turn into specks of lights, nor did it return to the body of the black-clothed man.

The instant the man-eating flower vanished, the black-clothed man immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. His face was filled with terror as he said: "You… actually managed to destroy my Martial Spirit?!"

"Before your Martial Spirit had cultivated to an indestructible realm, you actually dared to show it off in front of your enemies. Serves you right." The mysterious person said coldly.

The black-clothed man stood weakly on the spot and asked: "Are you from the Xiao Clan?"

The mysterious person said indifferently: "It can be considered so!"

"It's impossible, how could the Xiao Chen have a Martial Saint level expert?" The black-clothed man exclaimed in disbelief.

It wasn't only the black-clothed man that was shocked, even Xiao Chen and Xiao Yulan did not dare to believe that there was a Martial Saint level expert in Xiao Clan. They were both disciples of direct descent but they had never heard of this before. Since when did their clan have a Martial Saint level expert?

A Martial Saint cultivator could be considered to be amongst the strongest force in Mohe City. Even within the Great Qin Nation, regardless of city, a Martial Saint cultivator would be of great influence.

If a Martial Saint was willing to settle in the Xiao Chen, then there was only one possibility. This person must have broken through the bottleneck of Martial Grand Master at an advanced age. He likely had no more hope of increasing his cultivation anymore, thus he just wanted to find a quiet place to settle down.

However, even if it was such a situation was like this, the two of them were still thoroughly shocked. This matter had just been concealed too deeply.

"Elder, are you truly from my Xiao Clan?" Xiao Chen asked cautiously.

The mysterious man did not reply but a command medallion shot out from his sleeve and flew towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen quickly caught it and took a look. Engraved on that black colored command medallion made of gold were the words 'Special Consecrate' on one side and Liu Fengyin on the other.

The Xiao Clan indeed had a mysterious Special Consecrate. However, not to mention his cultivation realm, most people did not even know what he looked liked because he was rarely seen.

Seeing this command medallion, the identity of this person could be verified. Xiao Chen cupped his fist in respect, "Many thanks to Elder Liu for helping us out."

Liu Fengyin waved his hands dismissively as he maintained a calm expression, "After receiving my pay, this is what I should do. There is no need to thank me."

"Aside from that, you can hand over that piece of Spirit Blood Jade to me. The First Elder and Third Elder should arrive very soon. You can start making your way down the mountain." Liu Fengyin said that after he muttered something irresolutely to himself.

Xiao Chen frowned slightly, he could not help but feel some anger well up in his heart. This person knew about the Spirit Blood Jade, which meant that he had already arrived long ago but had not helped them out.

The first thing he asked for was the Spirit Blood Jade, Xiao Chen truly did not feel happy in his heart. Not to mention that he had yet to confirm the identity of this person, even if his identity was confirmed, he was just a Special Consecrate.

This kind of Consecrate was not under the control of the Xiao Clan and had a lot of freedom. They could leave the Xiao Clan anytime he wanted, how could Xiao Chen simply hand over the Spirit Blood Jade to such a person?

The most important thing was that this Spirit Blood Jade was obtained by Xiao Chen after risking his life and spending a tremendous amount of effort. In his eyes, it was something that had already belonged to him and had nothing to do with the Xiao Clan. He would not easily give it to someone else.

"I apologize, I can't think of any reason for me to hand over this Spirit Blood Jade to you." Xiao Chen looked at Liu Fengyin with a calm expression.

Liu Fengyin's expression changed. Apparently, he had not expected Xiao Chen to reject his request. As he locked his gaze on Xiao Chen, the pressure from the aura of a Martial Saint ruthlessly exploded out. He wanted to suppress Xiao Chen using his aura.

If it was a regular Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, they would not be able to endure such a pressure from a Martial Saint. This kind of pressure would force them to submit in their hearts and unwittingly agree to the requests of the person.

However, unfortunately for this Martial Saint, Xiao Chen was not a regular Martial Disciple. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body was a Holy Beast that had existed since the ancient times. Its might and aura were comparable to a Martial God.

Although Xiao Chen could not control this aura and take initiative in utilizing it, the Azure Dragon would still retaliate with a counterattack when it felt this pressure. It would meet the strong pressure with an even stronger pressure.

Thus, Xiao Chen faced the aura without any fear. When the overflowing aura of this Martial Saint clashed with his aura, Xiao Chen managed to be in the advantage.

"Ai!" Liu Fengyin looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment. He did not expect that an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple would be able to ward off his aura.

Feeling some frustration in his heart, he planned to increase the intensity of his aura to try and force Xiao Chen into submission. However, at this moment, there was the clatter of footsteps coming from the forest behind him. Liu Fengyin felt it with his perception and immediately stopped releasing his aura.

Xiao Chen instantly felt relieved. When he looked towards the forest behind, he discovered the First Elder and Third Elder who led a large group of Martial Masters.

When Xiao Qiang saw the incredibly pale Xiao Yulan, he immediately rushed over. After injecting strands of Essence into her to clearly inspect her injury, he released his breath in relief.

"Elder Liu, many thanks for your assistance this time." Xiao Qiang faced Liu Fengyin and said with a respectful expression.

Liu Fengyin indifferently nodded his head and did not reply. His gaze was indistinctly fixed on Xiao Chen. It seemed as though he was looking at a plaything, causing Xiao Chen to feel horror in his heart.

You best not cross me, or else, even if you are a Martial Saint, you will not have a good ending. Xiao Chen thought fiercely in his heart.

Now that the troops of the Xiao Clan had arrived, there was no longer anything for Xiao Chen and Xiao Yulan to do. The two of them could be considered as rescued already. However, looking at the expressions of the First Elder and the Third Elder, Xiao Chen understood that the true danger had only just begun.

The group of black-clothed men were all wiped out but they had all committed suicide by biting their tongue. After some further inspection, it was verified that these were the death sworn soldiers of the Tang Clan.

With such a strong military might, they definitely did not enter Seven Horn Mountain with the intention of having fun. Everyone could feel the seriousness of the matter.

Late at night, the stars filled the sky and the full moon hung high.

Within his room in the encampment of the Xiao Clan at Seven Horn Mountain, Xiao Chen was cultivating unceasingly. He was extremely hardworking and determined, Xiao Chen did not wish to waste any time.

After the First Elder arrived and brought everyone to the encampment, he made arrangements for the Xiao Chen and Xiao Yulan. The First Elder then went to meet with the upper echelons of the Xiao Clan to discuss this matter.

Xiao Chen was not interested in these discussions. He felt apprehensive towards Liu Fengyin. He had a nagging feeling that this person did not have a benevolent nature. Thus, when he arrived at his room, he immediately started to cultivate.

Sounds of light footsteps could be heard and Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stopped cultivating. Using his Spiritual Sense to scan the area, he immediately knew the identity of his visitor. Smiling in his heart, he got up and opened the door.

"Cousin Yulan, you have come." Xiao Chen smiled gently. He had already expected that Xiao Yulan would come and visit him, thus he was not surprised.

At this moment, Xiao Yulan had already changed her clothes. After spending the day recuperating, her complexation seemed a lot better. When she saw Xiao Chen suddenly opening the door, she was surprised. After that, a smile beamed on her face, "Cousin Xiao Chen, shall we go take a walk?"

Within the large encampment, the Xiao Clan guards could be seen patrolling everywhere. Each and every one of the guards were Martial Masters, they could be said to be the elite troops of the Xiao Clan.

The two of them walked to a remote area. The clear and cold moonlight shone on Xiao Yulan's face, giving her a faint look of grief. Xiao Chen just silently accompanied her without saying anything.

"They will be sealing the mountains tomorrow, Cousin Xiao Chen, what are your plans?" after a long period of silence, Xiao Yulan revealed a piece of shocking news.

Sealing the mountains, this was the first time this had happened since Xiao Clan had started managing Seven Horn Mountain. Xiao Chen could not understand, wasn't it just the sealing of a Rank 4 and above Spirit Beast? Is there a need to take such drastic measures?

When she saw Xiao Chen's puzzled look, Xiao Yulan explained: "This matter is related to the Promise of Ten Years. As to how it is related, I am not sure either."

Every Promise of Ten Years, the Tang Clan would choose to give up. With such a movement before the Promise of Ten Years, it was hard for anyone to not be suspicious.

"Cousin, actually, during the day, I had the opportunity to leave." Xiao Chen thought for a while before slowly enunciating. It was best for some things to be explained to her.

Xiao Yulan smiled gently, looking like a fairy, "I know, I had already guessed that. You don't have to explain to me."

"Just like you said in the past, everyone had their own secrets. Snooping around another person's secrets is not a wise thing to do."

Xiao Yulan stopped for a while and looked resolutely at Xiao Chen before continuing: "I only know that you are my Cousin Xiao Chen, the cousin who is willing to give up his chance to flee for me. This is sufficient for me."

Hearing this, Xiao Chen felt extremely grateful in his heart. If it was another person came to ask him about this, he would just ignore them. However, if it was Cousin Yulan, it would put him in a difficult position.

"Actually, I already guessed that the Tang Clan members intended to seal some Spirit Beast." After he stopped for awhile, Xiao Chen changed the subject and avoided Xiao Yulan's warm resolute gaze.

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Chapter 39: Spirit Beast Uproar

For the Tang Clan to be willing to pay such a large price, the Spirit Beast they wanted to seal was doubtlessly not a Rank 5 Spirit Beast. The highest ranked Spirit Beast in this mountain was only Rank 6, and that was the equivalent to a human Martial King.

There existed only one Rank 6 Spirit Beast within Seven Horn Mountain, namely the king of Seven Horn Mountain—Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.

The Spirit Fox was a special Spirit Beast. This kind of Spirit beast could cultivate and evolve. The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox that Xiao Chen had encountered in the outskirts was the result of a Spirit Fox progressing in its cultivation.

However, the conditions for the Spirit Fox to evolve were very harsh. Within this massive Seven Horn Mountain, the number of Spirit Foxes that could evolve till they were Rank 5 Spirit Beasts only numbered about a hundred. As for the Rank 6 Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, there was only a single one in the entirety of Seven Horn Mountain.

This Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was the Tang Clan's target. However, what led Xiao Chen to feel strange was that the strength of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was similar to that of an Inferior Grade Martial King. Why was the Tang Clan so confident in dealing with it?

Could it be that, like the Xiao Clan, they also had a hidden Martial Saint Expert? When he thought of this, then it was not completely impossible, but Xiao Chen kept feeling that something was amiss.

Xiao Yulan smiled gently, "You are not the only person to think of this. My Grandfather, the Third Elder, and the others had thought of this too. As long as they are able to capture the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, then it would be the same to them having acquired another Martial King expert."

"Furthermore, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox has a long lifespan. It is sufficient enough to ensure that the position of the Tang Clan within Mohe City will not suffer any threat for the next hundred years."

When they made the connection between this operation and the Promise of Ten Years that is to take place three months later, it was no wonder that the First Elder and the rest would choose to seal the mountain after the Tang Clan tried to capture the Spirit Beast from under their noses.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

All of a sudden, the loud roars of Spirit Beasts emerged from within Seven Horn Mountain. Those roars were as loud as thunder, shaking even the ground. Endless stomping sounds came from the direction of the disturbance.

This encampment was located between the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain and the core area. Originally, the First Elder and the others set up base in this location for convenient entry. That was the biggest contributing reason why they choose to set up the encampment here.

At this moment, the roars of the Spirit Beasts echoed continuously in deafening fashion. It almost seemed as though a huge army was marching past, and the ground felt as though it was about to split apart at any moment.

"What's going on?"

"Why are there so many Spirit Beasts roaring?"

"The Spirit Beasts are in an uproar!"

The originally orderly encampment turned chaotic within moments. The guards kept shouting out in panic, and there was no longer any semblance of order present.

Xiao Chen immediately spread out his Spiritual Sense, moving in all directions like a ripple. He discovered that there was nothing special going on within 800 meters of him.

With just a thought, he completely withdrew his Spiritual Sense and then sent it out again using another method, in the shape of a laser beam.

This was a method that Xiao Chen had discovered by accident. If he sent it out like a laser beam, then his sensory range would roughly double. Its disadvantage was that it would not provide a comprehensive view of everything. In order for him to get a 360 degrees view, he would have to keep moving this line of Spiritual Sense while simultaneously expanding a lot of his mental strength.

In an instant, Xiao Chen could see everything clearly within a straight line of 1500 meters. This allowed him to finally get an overview of the situation. There was a large group of all sorts of Spirit Beasts currently rushing down the mountain.

Rank 3 Scarlet Moon Tiger, Rank 4 Demonic Scorpion, Evil Wind Rat, and all sorts of other Spirit Beasts seemed to be under some sort of command, frantically rushing down the mountain. They would arrive at this location within five minutes.

"What's going on? Everyone be quiet." The First Elder had come out from the hall and shouted out when he saw the situation outside.

The First Elder was, after all, the First Elder. When everyone saw him appear, a calm settled over the chaos in the camp. After a while, a Xiao Clan disciple came rushing in from outside.

"First Elder, things don't look good. Those Spirit Beast in the core area seem to have all gone crazy. They are all heading down the mountain and will arrive here soon!"

Xiao Qiang seemed direly shocked by this. They had never experienced the Spirit Beasts on Seven Horn Mountain going collectively berserk before, after all. "Elder Liu, what do you think?"

Liu Fengyin did not look startled as he replied indifferently. "This could be a result of them making a move earlier. As for why all these Spirit Beasts have gone crazy, I do not know either."

Xiao Qiang muttered to himself irresolutely before telling the Third Elder: "Xiao Tian, bring the disciples that are below the Martial Master realm down the mountain immediately. Elder Liu and I will bring a few Martial Grand Masters to go investigate the situation."

"First Elder, what about the matter that I have discussed with you earlier? What is your decision?" Liu Fenglin said, still with a nonchalant expression.

He was the only one here that was able to remain this calm. As a Martial Saint, even if all of the Spirit Beasts within Seven Horn Mountain were to pile up against him, he would be able to retreat safely.

"Regarding the Spirit Blood Jade? I have to find out Xiao Chen's intentions first." Xiao Qiang replied. Seeing Xiao Yulan walk over, he asked, "Have you seen Xiao Chen?"

"He left. He said that he had something to do and would go down the mountain himself first. He said that we do not have to bother about him."

"What?! He left!" Liu Fenglin cried out, a look of anger flashing in his eyes.

Xiao Chen had left three minutes ago because he had discovered something interesting with his Spiritual Sense. It might even be the reason for why the Spirit Beasts were in such an uproar.

Within the forest in Seven Horn Mountain, there was a group of people speaking with an anxious expression on their face. Amongst them, there was a blue-clothed person who stood out; this person was that mysterious Martial Saint that Xiao Chen had met in the Thunder Emperor's cave.

As for the rest, they were the disciples of Mohe City's Tang Clan. Tang Yuan was also present there, but his complexion was currently extremely pale. Right now, he was trembling with fear and holding on to an infantile Spirit Beast, daring not to even breathe deeply.

"Sir Leng, what should we do now?" The Tang Clan First Elder, Tang Feng, asked nervously. That group of Spirit Beasts was chasing them relentlessly. If they could not think of any other ideas, then aside from that blue-clothed person, the rest of them would die here.

The blue-clothed person looked at the infantile Spirit Beast in Tang Yuan's embrace and said indifferently: "Elder Tang, I have already accomplished the matter of obtaining this Spirit Beast. Although there were some unforeseen accidents, the responsibility does not lie with me. I believe that my agreement with your Tang Clan still stands?"

Tang Feng's face twitched as he looked furiously at Tang Yuan. When the nearby Tang Yuan felt his gaze, he immediately lowered his head.

The Tang Clan had prepared many years for this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, long before the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox had given birth.

After childbirth, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox would typically exhaust a great deal of energy and turn frail, suffering a drop in strength to the Martial Saint level. This was a rare opportunity for the Tang Clan.

Coincidentally, this blue-clothed man appeared before the Tang clan and came to an agreement with him. The blue-clothed man would deal with the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, whereas the Tang Clan would purchase a Spirit Blood Jade in an auction in the Great Tang Nation and seal it.

Who would've thought that Tang Yuan and his group would ultimately lose the Spirit Blood Jade when all the proceedings were in order and awaiting execution?.

This lead Tang Feng to be very livid. After thoroughly scolding Tang Yuan, he decided to put everything on the line and deployed their clan's death-sworn soldiers to retrieve the Spirit Blood Jade.

When the appointed time had arrived, the death-sworn soldiers did not return. Tang Feng guessed that they had failed and exposed everything. He could wait no longer, thus, after the blue-clothed person lured away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, he sent in people to covertly steal its infant.

Sensing that its infant had been taken, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox actually turned violent. Using the influence it had sown upon the other beasts throughout its time as the local hegemon like a beacon, all the Spirit Beasts in Seven Horn Mountain turned berserk, frantically chasing after the Tang Clan members.

While escaping, scores of Tang Clan disciples had either perished or gotten injured. The originally large and strong group was now left with a few dozen people. Their only hope now lay with this blue-clothed person.

Recollecting his thoughts, Tang Feng said urgently: "Senior Leng, of course, you did not go back on your part of the agreement, the Tang Clan will definitely keep their end of the deal. However, how do we leave the mountain now?"

The blue-clothed person smiled indifferently, "How timely, there is a Rank 4 Spirit Beast, three Rank 5 Spirit Beasts, and countless Rank 3 Spirit Beasts heading in this direction."

Hearing these words, the originally anxious Tang Clan members turned even more terrified. Along the way, they had already been risking their lives. However, their efforts were all spent in vain should they be surrounded by a large group of Spirit Beasts of such caliber.

"Senior Leng, What… what do you mean by this?" Tang Feng trembled.

The blue clothed person smiled casually, "Elder Tang, don't be nervous. Since I came here with you, naturally, I can guarantee that you can leave here alive. Just think, in this situation, who would be more worried than us?"

Tang Feng thought for a moment before his eyes gleamed as he piped up joyously: "You mean… the Xiao Clan…"

"That's right, given that such a large commotion occurred, the Xiao Clan would definitely send someone over to check. However, the Spirit Beasts have all already turned berserk. They will not be able to reason things out and will kill anyone they see. With the Xiao Clan holding them back for us, escaping would be easy."

"The biggest problem now is the little Spirit Fox in Young Master Tang's arms. The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox is able to vaguely sense the position of this Spirit Fox. As long as we bring this Spirit Fox with us, then it would be difficult for us to escape this situation."

Looking at the little Spirit Fox, Tang Feng felt a headache incoming. This little thing was like a bringer of death. After hearing the blue-clothed person's explanation, a sense of release overcame him as he asked: "Senior Leng, do you mean for us to release this little Spirit Fox?"

"We can't release it!" Before the blue-clothed person said anything, Tang Feng said loudly.

If everything had gone accordingly, they would've immediately added a powerful force to their roster after sealing the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. Now that they had only obtained said fox's infant, it would take a long time for it to reach a similar stage.

However, after sacrificing so many people and spending so much effort, they would have lost everything and gained nothing if they just released the little Spirit Fox.

The blue-clothed person smiled gently, "I do not intend to let this little Spirit Fox go. What I mean to say is that if one person is to flee with the Spirit Fox while the Xiao Clan is forced to block them for us, escape should be fairly simple for the rest of us. Time is short, Elder Tang, so make your decision quick."

Tang Feng thought very quickly, quickly agreeing with the thoughts of the blue-clothed person. His only issue was deciding who to send.

Firstly, the blue-clothed person was ruled out. Not to mention even agreeing to it, Tang Feng could not feel assurance in handing the little Spirit Fox to him. Once he's gone, he could easily fabricate an excuse and claim he had lost it, in which none of them could do anything to him.

This time, he ruled himself out as well. Luring away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, while it sounded simple, could easily be the end of him if he was not careful. They had already lost so many men here, and Tang Feng was now very cautious and did not want anything to happen to himself.

From the looks of things, the only person he could choose was Tang Yuan, who had already committed a huge mistake. Having made up his mind, Tang Feng proceeded to dole out his order: "You lot! Follow the First Young Master and bring the little Spirit Fox down the mountain immediately. If Tang Yuan loses this little Spirit Fox… I believe I don't have to tell you how the Clan Head will deal with you."

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Chapter 40: Six-Tailed Spirit Fox

Tang Yuan felt dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not dare to disobey the wishes of the First Elder. This mission had gotten to this point all because of his huge mistake.

Originally, this mission was supposed to be very easy and relaxed. After he finished this mission, he would be able to leave a good impression on his father. At the same time, he would be able to pull the First Elder and Second Elder towards his side. This way, he would be able to suppress his second brother. From the looks of things, all of his plans had now gone awry.

He now only hoped that he would be able to successfully bring back the little Spirit Fox. To see if he could use this merit to cover up for his mistake, to reduce his punishment to a minimum.

The blue-clothed person looked strangely at the departing group of people, as though he knew long ago that Tang Feng would make such a decision. Sheathing his sword, he smiled, "First Elder, come with me and go back the way we came from!"

"Senior Leng, Did… did I hear that correctly? Go back the way we came from?" Tang Feng said in shock.

The blue-clothed man added coldly: "That Six-Tailed Spirit Fox is just a spent force; after a short period of time, it would lose all of its fighting capabilities. I do not wish to let the Xiao Clan benefit from this."

Tang Feng's brain seemed to have stopped working for that moment, unable to understand what the blue-clothed person sought to pull off, "If that is so, then why did you get Tang Yuan and the rest to leave?"

The blue-clothed man smiled, "A group of Martial Masters would not be able to make an impact. Instead, if the Xiao Clan discovers them, it would cause additional problems. They might as well take the opportunity to leave first."

In truth, the blue-clothed man had never had any intentions of letting that group of people leave alive. Carrying the infant Spirit Fox, they would very soon be apprehended by the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. When that happened, they would have no chance of survival.

This group of people was only good for one thing—luring away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, to not let the berserk Six-Tailed Spirit-Fox come looking for the blue-clothed man himself. The berserk Six-Tailed Spirit Fox's strength was equal to that of a Martial King. The blue-clothed man did not want to be in the center of its attention. The longer that group was able to lure it away for, the better it would be for him.

At this point in time, the sound of the cries of Spirit Beasts came from behind them. When the blue-clothed man took a look at the pursuers behind him, he saw that were five Rank 4 Spirit Beasts, all Purple Arm Apes.

"Earth Dragon Pulse!"

The blue-clothed man snorted coldly. Suddenly, a ripple appeared on the ground. What looked like a long snake swimming slowly in a spiral could be seen on the ground.

"Boom!"

A huge Earth Dragon burst out of the ground with a surging force. It caused the rocks on the ground to be smashed to pieces as it roared furiously and headed towards the five Purple Arm Apes.

The Five Purple Arm Apes were not able to evade in time, inadvertently struck by the technique. The forced contained in the tailed of the dragon instantly knocked them down. Following that, the head of the dragon smashed down like a whip against them, ensuring they would never get up again.

"Let's go!" Looking at the dumbstruck Tang Feng, the blue-clothed man said indifferently.

The two of them proceeded to leave silently. But little did they know, Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense had caught all of this. The change in his method of using Spiritual Sense had allowed him to virtually double his range. By coincidence, his focused sense had been pointed towards this group of people.

Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen felt fear lurch in his heart. The strength of a Martial Saint was terrifying. He was able to instantly defeat five Rank 4 Spirit Beasts.

After saying his goodbyes to Xiao Yulan, Xiao Chen had immediately left the encampment. He had furthermore headed towards the direction of Tang Yuan and the others and chased after them. Considering their strongest was only a Martial Master and that the majority of them had already incurred injuries, he felt safe in doing so.

What Xiao Chen wanted to do now was to snatch away the infant of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. The descendants of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox would be born as a Rank 6 Spirit Beast. After it grew older, there was no need for it to evolve in order for it to have six tails.

There was a set of cultivation techniques for Demonic Beasts in the Compendium of Cultivation. It should be suitable for Spirit Beasts to cultivate as well. A naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast, in addition to the assistance from the Compendium of Cultivation, would inevitably be able to become Xiao Chen's strongest support.

This is why Xiao Chen had decided on snatching away the infant Spirit Fox. Furthermore, he had the Spirit Blood Jade at his disposal. After he snatched it away, he could instantly seal it using the Spirit Blood Jade and hide the aura of the infant. He would then no longer be afraid of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox's desire for vengeance.

After Xiao Chen left the encampment, he immediately used the Gravity Spell and slowly flew up. He did not dare to fly too high as there were many flying Spirit Beasts within Seven Horn Mountain.

Gravity Spell, its practicality in battle would minuscule due to the fact that it took too much time to activate, but it was useful for traveling swiftly across distances. Xiao Chen locked his Spiritual Sense onto Tang Yuan and his group as he slowly caught up.

Through his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen was able to see that Tang Yuan and his group of people were caught up in battle with a group of Rank 4 Spirit Beasts. He could also feel a very strong aura in the distance rushing madly over. This should be the already berserk Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.

After a few more minutes, the figures of Tang Yuan and his group finally appeared within Xiao Chen's vision. Xiao Chen, who was floating in the air, landed on a tree branch, observing the group of people below him.

There were seven people. Aside from Tang Yuan, who was a Superior Grade Martial Disciple, the rest of them were Middle Grade or Inferior Grade Martial Masters. Surrounding them was a group of three Rank 4 Blood Wolves, each one possessing the strength of a Martial Grand Master.

It was only a matter of time before these seven people would fall. Even if they could defeat this group of Blood Wolves. With the speed of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, it would be able to rush over soon. By then, their death would be even more miserable.

Xiao Chen only had to patiently wait for an opportunity. He did not have to put himself in too much danger.

"First Young Master, you should go first. We can block them with just us." One of the seven men said.

Tang Yuan had been waiting for someone to say this all along. He immediately left quickly with the infant Spirit Fox in his embrace.

His opportunity was here! Xiao Chen smiled as his body moved gently through the air, quietly following him.

Tang Yuan did his best to quickly run down the mountain. Looking at the infant Spirit Fox in his arms, he felt helpless and dissatisfied. If it were not for that strange person appearing out of the blue, he would not have fallen to such straits.

"Boom!"

In that dark night, a flash of lightning suddenly streaked in front of his eyes. Tang Yuan was startled and tried to retreat as he thought, Could it be that he is here?

After that flash of light, Xiao Chen's figure slowly took shape in the dark. He looked at Tang Yuan with a spurious smile, "Young Master Tang, it has been a while."

After clearly seeing Xiao Chen's appearance, Tang Yuan was in disbelief as he said in astonishment: "It's...you, Xiao Chen. How could it be…"

"Hand over the infant of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox." Xiao Chen ignored Tang Yuan's astonishment as he coldly said.

Tang Yuan stared blankly for a while before suddenly laughing out loud, "You have hidden yourself well. All of us have failed to see through you. However, the people I hate the most are the ones who hide their strength. Like you."

"You want this infant Spirit Fox? I will kill it right now and none of us will be able to get it."

Tang Yuan seemed to be remembering a painful memory as he maniacally raised the infant Spirit Fox high up and ruthlessly smashed it towards the ground.

"Sou!"

A string of purple flames erupted from Xiao Chen's finger and spiraled for a few rounds before being fired at Tang Yuan. The purple flames instantly reached Tang Yuan's body.

Tang Yuan was shocked as he pulled his hands back, placing the Spirit Fox back in his arms. He then extended his right palm and used his Essence to create a small shield.

"Sou!"

The flames easily pierced through the Essence shield in Tang Yuan's hands like a nail piercing through wood. After that, it made contact with his arm. Tang Yuan cried out miserably as his right hand quickly turned to ashes, forcing him to drop the Spirit Fox in his embrace.

Xiao Chen shouted lightly and stomped his foot on the ground, thrusting himself forward. With a kick, he quickly knocked Tang Yuan flying and grabbed the Spirit Fox with his hand.

"Don't kill me, don't kill… me…"

Lying on the ground, Tang Yuan saw Xiao Chen's fierce expression. He immediately begged for mercy, immediately losing all the backbone he had earlier. Keeping this kind of person around would just cause trouble. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not let him off.

With a flick of his finger, he fired out the Purple Thunder True Fire. In the next moment, Tang Yuan was completely surrounded by the fire. Before he could even cry out, he was already burnt to ashes.

After looking at the pile of ash on the ground, Xiao Chen looked away and then looked at the infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox in his arms.

Its snow-white fur was not blemished by any dirt or dust. Its eyes were currently closed, just like a serene kitten. It looked extremely cute. However, this little guy was not aware that its mother had already turned berserk because of it.

Feeling sorry for it, Xiao Chen took out the Spirit Blood Jade. He bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the jade. As the blood came in contact with the jade, Xiao Chen immediately felt as though a small part of his soul left his body and entered into the Spirit Blood Jade.

He felt slightly astonished in his heart. Nature was truly a great craftsman. Such a miraculous object could actually be naturally formed. Withdrawing his thoughts, he followed the method that Xiao Yulan taught him and cut a small wound on the infant Spirit Fox's body. Then he also dripped a drop of the Spirit Fox's blood on the Spirit Blood Jade.

"Ziya!"

After feeling some pain, it woke up and struggled out of Xiao Chen's embrace. Before it managed to reach the ground, a strong suction force came from the Spirit Blood Jade and sucked the little Spirit Fox in.

Xiao Chen sent a thread of Spiritual Sense into the Spirit Blood Jade. After he entered, a boundless space appeared before his eyes. A little Spirit Fox stood in that empty space, and the small cut he had made on it had already healed as it looked curiously in every direction.

Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, before he could do anything, he felt a strong aura. In the dark night, a bright light shone on Xiao Chen, causing his aura to be suppressed. He did not dare to make any movements.

"Bang!"

The light descended onto the ground and a ten-meter tall Six-Tailed Spirit Fox appeared in front of Xiao Chen. It had six tails that were twenty meters long, pointing towards the sky. Its eyes were bloodshot, staring intently at Xiao Chen.

A baleful aura that filled the sky came from its body. Under this pressure, Xiao Chen found it hard to breathe. His forehead was filled with sweat as his hands continuously trembled.

How was it able to come here so fast? Xiao Chen looked at the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, his heart filled with astonishment. The arrival of this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was very untimely.

"Roar!"

In this critical moment, the Azure Dragon within Xiao Chen's body released a loud and long roar. The might of a Holy Beast broke out from his body, blocking the baleful aura that had essentially clogged their immediate atmosphere. Xiao Chen finally managed to regain his ability to move his body.

Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to flee, the huge Six-Tailed Spirit Fox suddenly fell over. With a loud 'boom', it caused countless trees to be broken, sending copious amounts of dust flying into the air.

"Haha, this beast has finally ran out of energy. Elder Tang, you should go and deal with that kid from the Xiao Clan. Take revenge for the Young Master of your clan. I will deal with the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox." He laughed loudly. The blue-clothed man had follow the aura of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox earlier and managed to chase after them.

Tang Feng snorted coldly; he did not say anything as he stared at Xiao Chen. He and the blue-clothed man had just arrived when he saw Tang Yuan dying at his hands. If it was not for the blue-clothed man holding him back, he would have immediately rushed over.

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Chapter 41: Where Two Are Fighting, The Third Wins

"Hu Chi!"

Just when the blue-clothed person was about to take action, a flying dagger suddenly pierced through the air and flew ruthlessly towards him. The Essence contained within the flying dagger created a wave in the air. Its intense friction with the air caused sparks to fly.

The blue-clothed person's expression did not change as he stared at the glowing flying dagger. He circulated his Essence and a string of stones gathered on his right hand, pouring onto his right palm and rotating incessantly.

From that whirlpool of stones, a stone shoot out and accurately struck the flying dagger. With a loud 'boom', the flying dagger and the stone were both shattered into pieces. Qi waves were then scattered in all directions.

When he saw Liu Fenglin walk out from the darkness, there were great ripples in the blue-clothed man's heart. Since when did Mohe City have another Martial Saint? Could the reports of the clan have been mistaken?

Nonetheless, it only took a few brief moments for his heart to calm down. He had discovered that the old man in front of him was only an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. In contrast, the blue-clothed man had already been a Medial Grade Martial Saint for a long time.

At the Martial Saint cultivation realm, even the difference between a grade would result in a huge disparity in strength. Unless the lower grade had better Spirit Weapons or Martial Techniques, his defeat would be just a matter of time.

"Might I ask who are you? Do you have designs on this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox too? Are you not aware of the concept of first come first served?" after determining Liu Fenglin's cultivation realm, the blue-clothed man tone became rather blunt.

Liu Fenglin smiled coldly as he said indifferently: "First come first served? I am only aware of the concept winner takes all. I have never heard of any concept regarding the order of arrival."

This Liu Fenglin had only managed to reach the Martial Saint realm when he was over sixty years old. His talent could only be called average. He had already known long ago that he would not be able to progress his cultivation realm any further.

If he wanted to raise his strength further, he could only try to dabble with other methods. This Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was a good opportunity for him. If he managed to subdue and tame it, it would immediately turn into a strong support for himself.

Furthermore, based on his status in the Xiao Clan, they would definitely force Xiao Chen to hand over the Spirit Blood Jade after weighing the pros and cons. Regardless whether he was willing or not, the Xiao Clan would not offend a Martial Saint for an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple.

The blue-clothed person's expression turned cold and his eyes gleamed as he smiled coldly, "For an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Saint, you have quite a big appetite."

Liu Fenglin smiled indifferently and casually pointed, "Look there…"

The blue-clothed person looked in the direction that Liu Fenglin had pointed in and his expression changed. Tang Feng, who was originally supposed to be dealing with Xiao Chen, was currently dealing with the attacks of three of the Xiao Clan's Martial GrandMaster. As for Xiao Chen, he had been standing at the side, calmly watching the battle taking place.

With three Martial Grand Masters, there was absolutely no chance of any mishaps happening. Tang Feng's defeat was only a matter of time. After the three of them finished off Tang Feng and joined forces with Liu Fenglin, the blue-clothed man would not be at an advantage even with his cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial Saint.

The blue-clothed person analyzed his situation quickly. After a short moment, he made a decision in his heart. He shouted explosively and stomped his foot on the ground. Streams of rocks appeared beneath his foot.

The rocks under his foot began to spin rapidly, moving like a living creature as it wrapped itself around both of his feet. The blue-clothed person's speed suddenly experienced an explosive increase. In an instant, he arrived in front of Liu Fenglin and ruthlessly kicked at him.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

At this moment, there were three exploding sounds coming from behind the blue-clothed man. Three earth dragons erupted from the ground and roared furiously. They headed toward Liu Fenglin, blocking off all his paths of escape.

Liu Fenglin's expressions did not seem panicked. He had already expected this person to not give up easily. He immediately guarded himself against this sudden attack.

Extending out a palm, Liu Fenglin blocked the kick of the blue-clothed man. Utilizing the force of that kick, he quickly leaped back and countless flying daggers appeared around his body, rapidly spinning around him.

"Dance of a thousand daggers!"

The spinning flying daggers carried a huge force behind them and they created whistling sounds as they rotated. This force formed a tornado tens of meters tall and it clashed with the three earth dragons. The flying daggers spinning in the air caused numerous wounds on the body of the earth dragon's gray bodies.

At this moment, the two of them were in a deadlock. The three earth dragon relentlessly attempted to circle around the tornado, occasionally smashing intensely against it. However, the countless flying daggers would continuously drain the energy of the earth dragons.

The tornado that had suddenly appeared circled the earth dragons and caused an intense wind current. Streams of wind were blown in all directions. In the surroundings of the two Martial Saints, there was a strong gale that caused sand and stone to fly around.

The First Elder led the two other Martial Grand Masters to deal with Tang Feng. This battle was extremely relaxing for them. However, for them to thoroughly defeat Tang Feng would still take some time. After all, they were all Martial Grand Masters. If they risked everything to battle, it would not be easy to deal with them.

They cast a glance towards Liu Fenglin's and the blue-clothed man's battle, they could not help but feel worried. The two of them seemed evenly matched, it was difficult to tell who would emerge victorious.

However, a perceptive person would be able to tell that Liu Fenglin was slightly inferior. Once Liu Fenglin was defeated, the three of them would not be a match for the blue-clothed person.

Tang Feng obviously understood this, which was why he did everything he could and expanded his Essence, executing all sorts of Martial Techniques. All his efforts were to delay the three of them. When the blue-clothed man emerged victorious, then he would have the opportunity to survive.

The current battle had entered into a strange situation. Whichever side could finish their battle first, the other side would end up losing.

Under the situation of this precarious balance, everyone forgot about Xiao Chen, who was quietly standing at the side. The reason was simple, no one believed that an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple had the ability to enter a battle between Martial Grand Masters and Martial Saints.

However, was the situation truly so?

Looking at Tang Feng enduring bitterly, the corners of Xiao Chen's mouth curled up into a cold smile. His Spiritual Sense locked onto Tang Feng's body as the Essence in his body continually circulated as he prepared to execute Lightning Descend.

"Boom!"

A lightning that had exhausted 5% of Xiao Chen's Essence dropped from the sky. The terrifying thunderbolt caused the dark night sky to be lit up as though it was day.

In that instant the lightning struck, everyone's expression was dumbstruck. Tang Feng, who was in a bitter battle, did not notice this lightning that had suddenly appeared.

That intense light faded away and the dark night sky returned to normal. That bolt of lightning which had appeared then disappeared in an instant gave everyone an ethereal feeling. However, Tang Feng's charred and smoked body , proved that the bolt of lightning was real.

"Do it!" The First Elder, Xiao Qiang, took the initiative and reacted to this unexpected change in situation. He smashed a palm towards Tang Feng's body as the two other men quickly made a move. They both struck another two strong blows onto Tang Feng's body.

Xiao Qiang turned his head to look at the calm Xiao Chen. There was a puzzled looked in his eyes but he soon retracted his gaze, "Go help!"

The situation of the battle had quickly changed in their favor with Xiao Chen's help. Liu Fenglin led the three Martial Grand Masters in surrounding and attacking the blue-clothed man. The blue-clothed man looked hatefully at Tang Feng's corpse, feeling dissatisfaction in his heart.

At this moment, there was no longer any hope for him to win. The blue-clothed man was a decisive person. After blocking the attacks of the four people, he immediately turned around and fled.

Liu Fenglin looked at the unconscious Six-Tailed Spirit Fox on the ground, then looked at Xiao Chen, who was not far away. He faced the First Elder and said: "We should chase after him, he is currently not injured and could sneak attack us at any time."

Liu Fenglin's concerns were valid. The sneak attack of a Medial Grade Martial Saint could instantly cause the three Martial Grand Masters to lose their battle capabilities. Now that they have gotten to this point, Liu Fenglin did not dare to be careless.

After all, the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was very humongous. There was no possibility of Xiao Chen moving it away. Killing it would be even more impossible for him. Furthermore, he was the only person here. Even if the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox did die by some miracle, it would be obviously be by Xiao Chen's hands because he was the only possible person who could do it.

Liu Fenglin was not worried about this as he unhesitatingly led the three men to chase after the blue-clothed person. They did not expect to be able to kill him but he wanted to ensure that the blue-clothed man did not have the opportunity to attack them again.

As Xiao Chen watched the four men leave, he slowly made his way to the Six-Tailed Fox that lay on the ground. Before Liu Fenglin left, his gaze was obviously full of menace and threat.

Thinking of Liu Fenglin's earlier attitude, Xiao Chen felt indignant in his heart. Raising gently, he snorted: "Just an Inferior Grade Martial Saint that can't progress any further. He is just a Special Consecrate of my Xiao Clan yet he does not even put me in his eyes. The moment he opened his mouth, he immediately demanded for the Spirit Blood Jade. Since you threatened me like that, I shall play along with you."

Casting his gaze onto the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, Xiao Chen saw a gaping wound. There was some horrifying wound on it, even to the point where its bones could be seen in some places. This should be the moment where it is the weakest. When it fought with the blue-clothed man, it must have gotten injured. After it went berserk, it overdrafted its life force, causing its injuries to worsen.

A Rank 6 Spirit Beast, equivalent to an Inferior Grade Martial King, was actually in such a state. Xiao Chen felt that it was pitiful. Even if it was an animal, the feelings a mother had for their child was really sincere and pure.

Thinking of the lovely little fellow in the Spirit Blood Jade… If it were not for this little thing, this absolute king of Seven Horn Mountain would not have rampaged like that.

Xiao Chen made an estimate of the size of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. After making the measurements, he aimed his Universe Ring at the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox on the ground and with a 'sou' sound, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was stored in the Universe Ring.

The Spatial Rings of this world were not able to contain any living things. However, the Universe Ring was different. If a Spirit Beast was willing or unconscious, as long as it would be able to fit into it, there would be no problems.

Liu Fenglin, who had left, did not expect that Xiao Chen would be capable of bringing the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox away using the otherworldly Universe Ring. Or else, even if he was beaten to death, he would not have allowed Xiao Chen to stay there while he left.

Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to investigate his surroundings. He quickly discovered that the berserk Spirit Beasts had already dispersed. This should be related to the fact that the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox had fainted.

After he determined the direction where Liu Fenglin and the others had gone, Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. He swallowed a Qi Returning Pill and headed in the opposite direction, continuously executing the Lightning Evasion. After about ten thunderclaps, Xiao Chen was already a thousand meters away.

Seven Horn Mountain was only about 3000 meters tall. Xiao Chen had stopped in the middle section of the mountain. After resting for awhile and letting his Essence recover, Xiao Chen searched for a hidden cave before he stopped moving further.

He released the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox from the Universe Ring and muttered to himself, "Consider this as compensation. After snatching you kid away, I can't watch you die like this."

"Nor would I let Liu Fenglin take you away. If that happens, your fate would be even more miserable."

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Chapter 42: Sword Spirit—Ao Jiao

Liu Fenglin led the First Elder and the others, chasing after the blue-clothed person anxiously. However, the speed of the blue-clothed man was strangely fast. The rocks on his feets continuously circled his feet, causing him to move extremely fast on the flat ground.

Not long after the chase, he managed to escape from the group's view. Liu Fenglin could only helplessly give up the chase. So under the lead of Liu Fenglin, they quickly rushed back.

"What's going on? Why is the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox missing?" Liu Fenglin said in shock after looking at the empty ground. "Where's Xiao Chen? Where did he go to? He must have secretly taken it."

The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was gone and Xiao Chen was missing. Liu Fenglin immediately made the connection. Could Xiao Chen have taken away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox? Yet, it did not make sense to him.

The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was ten meters tall. Xiao Chen was just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, it was impossible for him to take it away without leaving any trace.

Hearing Liu Fenglin's words, Xiao Qiang felt that it had carried an obvious tone of reproach. Anger flashed in Xiao Qiang's eyes, this Liu Fenglin was too condescending. No matter what, Xiao Chen was still the son of the Clan Head. He did not have the rights to speak about Xiao Chen in such a manner.

Controlling his emotions, the First Elder carefully observed his surroundings. He discovered that there was no trace of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox being moved. It was as though the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox had vanished into thin air.

After muttering to himself for awhile, Xiao Qiang said: "Elder Liu, from what I can tell, the way the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox disappeared is too strange. It is too early to determine that Xiao Chen took it away."

The other two Martial Grand Masters observed their surroundings as well and had also found it strange. This situation just seemed too impossible. One of them said: "Could it be that this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox recovered from its injuries and then brought Xiao Chen away?"

"How ridiculous! That Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was already severely injured earlier. After that, it went berserk, expending a large amount of its lifeforce. How could it recover so fast?" Liu Fenglin retorted fiercely in a loud voice."

Xiao Qiang held his hands behind his back and carefully investigated the surrounds once again. However, he did not manage to see any more clues. It seemed like only Xiao Chen would know the reason for the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox's disappearance.

After thinking for awhile, Xiao Qiang replied: "The most important thing now, is to find Xiao Chen. Regardless of the situation, he is the son of the Clan Head. If anything happened to him, we would not be able to take responsibility for it."

"Now that the Spirit Beast uproar has already stopped, I have decided that we will seal the mountain immediately. There is no need to wait till tomorrow. If we meet any members of the Tang Clan, kill them on the spot."

With regards to this arrangement, Liu Fenglin did not have any opinions. He also did not have any ideas as to how the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox disappeared. He could only look for Xiao Chen first and then decided what to do from then on.

Putting that situation aside, in another place, at that moment... Xiao Chen was currently in a secret cave spreading the Golden Salve on the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. This Golden Salve was given to him in the past by Xiao Yulan. He had never gotten round to using it yet. Good thing that is was not used before, so he could use it now

He carefully spread the Golden Salve on all of its wounds and the white color medicinal powder gave off a sizzling sound on the wounds. The unconscious Six-Tailed Spirit Fox still trembling.

After finishing, Xiao Chen started to send the Essence in his body into the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. A stream of warm and gentle Essence quietly healed the severely injured internal organs of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.

Due to the fact that Xiao Chen was focused on treating the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, he failed to notice its eyes open slightly, looking at Xiao Chen and remembering his appearance in its heart.

The Essence circulated for a cycle in the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. Xiao Chen discovered that the meridians of this Spirit Beast were very suitable for the Demonic Beast cultivation method in the Compendium of Cultivation.

According to the Compendium of Cultivation, any being that had spirituality could cultivate it. In the legends of ancient China, there were many demons that were quite famous.

After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen decided to teach the Spirit Fox the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation that was recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. There was very little information about Demonic beast cultivation in the Compendium of Cultivation, with only this set of Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation.

Following the circulation method of the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation, Xiao Chen controlled his Essence and made it circulate within the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox's body. After an hour, this stream of Essence had undergone one cycle of the circulation method.

This way, it would leave behind a trace of this circulation method in the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. After it woke up, it could just follow that pathway and cultivate by itself.

Consider this as your compensation. Xiao Chen thought and withdrew his Essence. This Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation was actually a mysterious cultivation method left behind by the legendary Demonic World.

"You idiot! Still not leaving yet? The fox is about to wake up."

Suddenly a clear voice appeared in that empty cave. Xiao Chen, who was deep in thought, was startled. He immediately expanded his Spiritual Sense and searched in all directions.

However, aside from himself and the 'unconscious' Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, there was no one else. Even when focusing his Spiritual Sense into a beam, there was no one else within a thousand meters of him.

A hallucination? It did not seem like it. Xiao Chen was bewildered.

"You idiot! Stop searching, I am here." A somewhat illusory image of a girl slowly floated out of the Universe Ring, appearing in front of Xiao Chen's shocked gaze.

This girl did not seem older than fourteen or fifteen years old. She was dressed in red clothes and looked very cute. However, her body had an ethereal feel to it.

Xiao Chen was stunned for a long time before he reacted to it. "Are you a human or a ghost? How did you come out?"

Hearing Xiao Chen's questions, the girl became angry. However, when the angry expression appeared on that cute face, it would not cause one to sense any anger.

"I am neither human nor ghost. I am only a Sword Spirit. You don't have to make such a big fuss. My name is Ao Jiao.

Sword Spirit?

Could it be that broken sword from the Thunder Emperor's cave? Xiao Chen suddenly recalled that when he dripped his blood onto the Universe Ring, he heard the voice of a girl. Back then, he thought that he was imagining things.

Xiao Chen was about the ask her a question when the infant Spirit Fox suddenly came out of the Spirit Blood Jade and ran over to the unconscious Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. He was startled and was about to try and capture it.

"Don't chase it, this fellow already signed a blood pact with you. It won't run away," Ao Jiao said after she saw Xiao Chen preparing to chase after it. After she finished saying it, she flew out of the cave.

Although Xiao Chen's head was full of thoughts about the young Spirit Fox, he also had many questions for this girl who had appeared from the Universe Ring. Thus, he had no other choice but follow her.

Outside the cave, that girl named Ao Jiao, no not a girl- to be precise, a Sword Spirit- had a grave expression on her face. She raised her head to look at the starry sky, as though there was something that she wanted from there.

Xiao Chen organized his thoughts and managed to come out with a clear question, "Who exactly are you? How are you related to me? Can you help me understand?"

Ao Jiao, who was floating in the air looking at the stars, turned her head. She did not answer Xiao Chen's question. Instead, she looked Xiao Chen up and down, as though she were determining the quality of something in a shop. Her eyes had a look of dissatisfaction.

Xiao Chen, on the receiving end, felt very uncomfortable under her gaze and said impatiently: "Hey, brat! Stop looking at me like that. Answer my question, where in the world did you come from?"

Ao Jiao frowned and clenched her right fist, waving it around. She said fiercely: "Who are you calling brat! You trashy master! Don't think I won't throw you into a sea of skeletons to feed zombies."

Trashy Master? When Xiao Chen heard this, he finally got found a clue. This fellow came out from his Universe Ring.

His Universe Ring was made using the broken sword from the Thunder Emperor's cave and this fellow had said earlier that it was a Sword Spirit. According to the legends of Tianwu Continent, in every divine weapon, there would be a Weapon Spirit. Sabers would have a Saber Spirit; swords would have a Sword Spirit; spears would have a Spear Spirit.

A Weapon Spirit had intelligence that was on par with humans. However, they each had their own individual personalities. When a divine weapon had a Weapon Spirit, it could be said that it achieved true spirituality and its might in battle would become even greater.

Looks like that broken sword in the Thunder Emperor's cave was a divine weapon. It was broken into halves but due to some unknown reason, the Sword Spirit in it did not disappear.

When he thought about it this way, it seemed very possible. When he forged that broken sword into the Universe Ring, turning it into a spatial treasure, he unintentionally subdued this Sword Spirit, becoming its master.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen smiled. Having a loli Sword Spirit for a servant, it was a pretty good thing. However, this character's attitude was slightly off.

"Hey, idiot! Why are you laughing for no reason? Are you having a seizure?" Ao Jian looked at Xiao Chen suddenly bursting out in laughter as she said bewilderedly.

Idiot? Seizure?

Xiao Chen almost vomited out blood as he said angrily: "I should be your master right? Is this the attitude you show to your master?"

Ao Jiao's mouth curled up in a cold smile, "Master? I was about to tell you. Although I do not know how you became my master while I was unconscious, with your current strength, you are not even comparable to an ant."

"You can imagine, the attitude of an elephant towards an ant. That is the logic…"

Ant? Xiao Chen felt infuriated. However, when he saw Ao Jian's expression, he could no longer feel angry. This girl was like a venomous snake. With her cute face, there was no way to be angry with her.

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, "Then Miss Ao Jiao, what is your purpose in coming out? To look down on this trashy master?"

"Just to remind you to get out quickly. The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox is close to recovering and waking up. After sealing her infant, if you don't leave, only death awaits you. If you died, I will be injured."

"Therefore, hurry up and become strong, you trashy master. Stop making a Sword Spirit lead a life of worry. It is very shameful."

After Ao Jiao said that, she took one last look at the starry sky before going back into the Universe Ring. Regardless of what Xiao Chen did, she did not come out again.

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Chapter 43: Advancing To Medial Grade Martial Disciple

He could guess that his Sword Spirit that appeared out of nowhere was not as simple as she claimed to be. From her attitude, it was clear that she was not completely honest with Xiao Chen.

Also, no matter how much he called out for her, she refused to come out. Xiao Chen could only suppress the confusion in his heart. At that moment, the infant Spirit Fox came running and bounding out of the cave, going back into the Spirit Blood Jade.

Xiao Chen cast his gaze into the cave, sending his Spiritual Sense into it. He saw the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox trying to get up. It should be getting ready to leave the cave soon.

Quickly withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen used the Gravity Spell and flew away. After a long period of time, he searched for a huge tree and landed right on top of it. Sitting there, cross-legged, he calmed himself down.

After swallowing an Essence Nurturing Pill, Xiao Chen calmly cultivated at the top of this huge tree. He had already broken through to the 2nd layer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circulated in his body faster than it had ever done before. The surrounding Spiritual Energy frantically rushed into Xiao Chen's body.

The thick Spiritual Energy became very dense in his body as he slowly circulated it in his meridians. After it completed a cycle, it entered into his Dantian. Under the effects of the Essence Nurturing Pill, the amount of Spiritual Energy he received after just one cycle was at least double of what most regular Martial Disciples would get.

The Azure Dragon, that was surrounded by white clouds, happily absorbed the large amount of Spiritual Energy into its body. Immediately, it was possible to see the three white clouds surrounding it becoming even more saturated, its color turning even closer to a pure white.

"Hu!"

The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit spat out a stream of pure Essence. After that, it entered Xiao Chen's bone and muscles via the meridians, continually nourishing his body.

Most regular Cultivators would focus on cultivating their Martial Spirit, using all the Spiritual Energy they had absorbed. When the Martial Spirit increased their realm and improved, it would result in an improvement in their strength.

Xiao Yulan was a typical example. Due to an unceasing cultivation of her Martial Spirit, it had already reached an extremely intrepid level. The Poinsettia could create countless flower petals and toxic gas, enhancing Xiao Yulan's battle prowess.

However, Xiao Chen's cultivation method was quite different. The Spiritual Energy that he absorbed would be absorbed by the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit then spat out again. It could then be used a second time to temper his own meridians, bones, blood, and muscles.

He was not sure it this was due to an innate ability of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, however, every Martial Spirit had their own distinct abilities. Like the extreme poison of the Poinsettia or Zhang He's Clear Sky Sword, which allowed him to use Sword Qi while in the Martial Master realm.

However, as for Xiao Chen's Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, its innate ability was still a mystery. With regards to the legacy of this inheritance, it could be said that the Xiao Clan had been severed from it. He could only rely on his own investigations and experiments to understand more.

Focusing himself and staying on guard, Xiao Chen continued the process of circulating, absorbing, and the spitting out of Spiritual Energy and Essence. After the Spiritual Energy had circulated in his body for 49 cycles, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his Dantian started to swell up.

This sensation of swelling did not involve any pain. Instead, it made one feel excited. Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart; this was a sign that he was about to breakthrough.

Xiao Chen originally had a good foundation. During the past few days, he had been using the Essence Nurturing Pill to assist in his cultivation. In addition to having continuous large scale battles, it was natural that he would advance to the Medial Grade of the Martial Disciple realm.

"Boom!"

That swelling feeling suddenly turned into an explosion. His Dantian was in chaos. Spiritual Energy diffused everywhere like fog, leading Xiao Chen to carefully sort through the diffused Spiritual Energy.

After a short moment, the situation of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit became clear. The white clouds that were floating around the Azure dragon had turned from three to five. Xiao Chen could feel an obvious increase in his capacity of Essence.

Suppressing the joy he felt in his heart, Xiao Chen continued to circulate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, consolidating his newly achieved cultivation realm. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit also continued to spit out Essence, nourishing Xiao Chen's body.

The next time Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the sky was already slightly bright. Dew pervaded the valley he was in, causing Xiao Chen to feel very refreshed. He took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and relaxed.

He gently jumped down from the tree in a stable manner before sending out his Spiritual Sense. He could feel that the distance he was able to sense had increased significantly once again.

Before doing anything further, Xiao Chen realized that he would have to hurry back soon. When Liu Fenglin returned to find that both he and the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox disappeared, he would have been very suspicious. The longer he stayed missing, the harder it would be to explain himself.

Although he had to go back quickly, Xiao Chen did not feel too anxious about it. He cast out his Spiritual Sense along the way, letting the green sphere in his sea of consciousness instantly locate any hidden medicinal herbs.

Xiao Chen had time and with such an opportunity, he would naturally not give up on picking these medicinal herbs.

Medicinal Herbs could be classified into nine grades, with one being the lowest and nine, the highest. Anything above grade four was considered as superior quality medicinal herbs. These medicinal herbs would be worth thousands of gold anywhere.

Grade six medicinal herbs and above were considered as top quality while grade eight and grade nine medicinal herbs were considered as peak quality.

However, there were no medicinal herbs above grade six in this Seven Horn Mountain. The main reason being that the Spiritual Energy in the mountain was not sufficient; there were no prime Spirit Veins around. Even the Red Nascent Fruit he obtained was just a grade six medicinal herb.

Along the way, every herb he went past, as long as it was a grade two and above, he would store it in his Universe Ring. After two hours, he had already amassed a large pile of medicinal herbs in his Universe Ring.

With such a big harvest, it was already similar to a full day of spoils from a person who came specially to search for medicinal herbs.

"How lucky, I actually found the grade five Earth Tuckahoe." Xiao Chen in his heart as he carefully picked it and placed in into the Universe Ring?

Just as he was about to arrive at the Xiao Clan encampment, He unexpectedly found the grade five medicinal herb.

The grade five Earth Tuckahoe was of the cold attribute. Its medicinal properties were stable. It could be used in many pills as a supporting ingredient, raising the success rate of refining. When refining them individually, he could even cure poisons and improve blood circulation.

Raising his head to take a look, the Xiao Clan encampment was already right in front of his eyes. Xiao Chen stopped picked herbs and adjusted his mental state before slowly heading into the encampment.

The guards at the front of the encampment stared blankly for a moment before bursting into a joyful expression when they saw Xiao Chen suddenly appear. They quickly rushed over and said: "Second Young Master, you finally came back. The First Elder and the others had dispatched many people to search for you yesterday."

The First Elder dispatched many people just to search for me?

Looks like he was going to have to spend some effort in explaining himself. He had to think of a good excuse.

After asking around for the location of the First Elder, he headed to the great hall. Sending out his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen quickly saw Liu Fenglin and some of the others in the great hall. It seemed that the complexation of the First Elder, Third Elder, Liu Fenglin, and the others were not very good. It looked like the situation that had occurred the previous night was causing them to worry.

Xiao Chen was also surprised to see Xiao Yulan standing in the corner, her face full of worry.

"First Elder, has the Second Young Master been found yet?" Liu Fenglin had a sullen expression as he said in a bland manner.

Xiao Qiang was starting to get annoyed. The men he sent out had search for an entire night but they did not manage to find any trace of Xiao Chen, but hearing Liu Fenglin's tone, he felt very displeased.

However, Liu Fenglin was the Xiao Clan's only Martial Saint. They still required him for many things. Thus, Xiao Qiang did not dare to vent his anger at him. He suppressed the anger in his heart as he said: "There is still no news. The men that I sent reported that they were no obvious traces at all."

Though it would have been weird if they managed to find any trace. Xiao Chen's Gravity Spell allowed him to fly through the air so how could there be any traces of him on the ground?

With this as an answer, Liu Fengling was not surprised. After all, the situation last night was indeed too strange. The severely injured Six-Tailed Spirit Fox actually disappeared together with Xiao Chen. Furthermore, they did not leave any trace behind.

When Xiao Yulan heard this, her expression turned even more worried. But in the instant she raised her head, she suddenly saw Xiao Chen standing outside the door smiling.

Xiao Yulan thought that she was seeing things and rubbed her eyes before she could believe that what she was seeing was real. She said happily: "Cousin Xiao Chen, you've returned."

When everyone in the great hall heard this, they immediately looked towards the door. Only to see Xiao Chen slowly walking in, appearing to be unharmed.

"Xiao Chen, where is the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox? Where did you bring it?" After he saw Xiao Chen, Liu Fenglin immediately shouted.

Xiao Qiang frowned slightly before slowly saying: "Xiao Chen, take your time to tell us. What exactly happened last night? Where did the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox go?"

Xiao Chen had already thought of an answer long ago. He smiled as he said: "I'm not sure. After you all left, I felt that I was about to make a breakthrough so I went to find a place to cultivate. As for what happened after, I had just found out myself."

"Breakthrough?"

Everyone just discovered that Xiao Chen already broke through from Inferior Grade Martial Disciple to Medial Grade Martial Disciple. They felt astonished in their hearts. The speed of Xiao Chen's cultivation was too fast.

He had only condensed his Martial Spirit just a month back. Now, he is already a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. This speed was comparable to those geniuses of the big clans.

Xiao Qiang felt very joyful. With Xiao Chen's rate of advancement, the chances of success would be greater in the Promise of Ten Years that would occur three months later. "Congratulations, Elder Liu, are you satisfied with this answer?" Xiao Qiang said as he smiled.

Liu Fenglin snorted coldly, "I don't care about your breakthrough. Hand over the Spirit Blood Jade."

Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, confidently took a seat, and took a sip of tea. He then threw the Spirit Blood Jade onto the table. Liu Fenglin joyfully stretched his hands out to take it.

Xiao Chen's mouth curled up in a cold smile as he said in an unhurried manner: "Elder Liu, I have already used this Spirit Blood Jade to seal the infant Spirit Fox. You can have it if you want. However, I believe you will not be able to live long enough to see the Spirit Fox grow up."

Liu Fenglin's expression changed as he released his aura. He shouted in anger, "Insolent junior! Are you seeking death?"

The aura of a Martial Saint as well as Liu Fenglin's anger ruthlessly pressed down on Xiao Chen. The air around them seemed to turn thick and everyone found it harder to breathe.

Xiao Chen was still not afraid. This was not the first time he encountered the aura of a Martial Saint. The slight power that came from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit easily blocked this surging aura.

With only a single thought, the infant Spirit Fox in the Spirit Blood Jade jumped out. Although this little fellow did not have any abilities at the moment, it was still the descendant of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. It being a naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast was not afraid of this aura.

It jumped gently into Xiao Chen's embrace. Xiao Chen gently patted the pure white fur of the infant Spirit Fox as he said: "See, Elder Liu, I did not lie to you, right?"

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Chapter 44: Demonic Beast Forest

When Xiao Qiang noticed that something was not right with the mood between the two, he hurriedly said: "Xiao Chen, watch your attitude. Since you have already obtained the infant Spirit Fox, why are you still not apologizing to Elder Liu."

On the surface, he seemed to be reprimanding Xiao Chen. However, what he really meant was that he acknowledged that Xiao Chen had obtained the Spirit Blood Jade and was providing a way out of this embarrassing situation for Liu Fenglin.

With Xiao Chen's intelligence, how could he not understand what the First Elder meant? He placed the Spirit Fox in his embrace down on the table, cupped his hands and smiled, "Elder Liu, I was rude and did not know what was good for me earlier. I have offended you, I apologize for that."

Liu Fenglin snorted coldly. He withdrew his aura and did not say anything else. There was no change in his expression, but it was obvious that he was still extremely displeased.

"Elder Liu, this is a Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. I noticed that you weren't using a weapon that seemed suitable for you. Please bear with this." Xiao Qing took out that huge sword that he had obtained from the Tang Clan members from his Spatial Ring.

Liu Fenglin looked coldly at the Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon but did not accept it. After losing the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, he could not accept this reward that differed so much from his initial expectation.

"Uncle, this Profound Grade Spirit Weapon did not seem to catch Senior Liu's eyes. Coincidentally, this nephew's Spirit Weapon was destroyed earlier. If Senior Liu does not want it, can I have it?" Xiao Chen saw that Liu Fenglin was unwilling to accept it, so he said some half-truths.

Although Liu Fenglin was furious, he did not act on his anger this time. He got up and left. Without doing anything, the huge sword in Xiao Qiang's hand flew towards him automatically.

Xiao Chen felt that it was a pity in his heart. It was, after all, a Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. It could be said to be the peak Spirit Weapon within Mohe City already.

When Xiao Qiang finally saw that Liu Fenglin accepted the huge sword, he heaved a sigh of relief. He then turned around to lecture Xiao Chen: "Xiao Chen, do not be this rude to Elder Liu again in the future. He is of the same generation as your grandfather. You have to maintain basic etiquette."

Xiao Chen quietly disapproved of this. This Liu Fenglin used his superior strength to try to snatch away something of the younger generation. He did not have any good impressions of him.

Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Xiao Qiang understood what he was thinking in his heart. He explained: "Although Elder Liu had gone overboard in some areas, I can guarantee that he would not do anything that would go against the Xiao Clan's interest."

Xiao Chen did not wish to linger any further on this issue and just simply said a few half-hearted words to please the First Elder. He then turned his head around to find that Xiao Yulan was carrying the infant Spirit Fox and playing with it.

This had amused him. It seemed that regardless of whichever world he was in, his original world or here, it appeared that girls were still weak to cute things.

The First Elder was also quite interested in the infant Spirit Fox. After all, it was a Rank 6 Spirit Beast. When it grew up, it would be a huge support to the Xiao Clan.

The topic of discussion started to turn towards the infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox and how he had managed to obtain it. Xiao Chen did not hide it from them and told the two of them about the matter of him killing Tang Yuan.

When Xiao Yulan heard this, her expressions did not change. In her eyes, it was not a pity that such a person was dead. If he had to be dead, then so be it. However, when Xiao Qiang heard about Tang Yuan, there were some changes in his expressions, as though he was thinking.

When Xiao Chen saw Xiao Qiang's expression change, he felt slightly puzzled and was about to ask something when a Xiao Clan disciple rushed into the great hall. In his hands was a letter, which he passed to Xiao Qiang anxiously.

"First Elder, this is an urgent letter sent by the Second Elder."

A letter from the Second Elder?

A look of confusion flashed in Xiao Qiang's eyes. Why did the Second Elder send a letter at this moment? The Second Elder frequently resided at the Qizi County Lord's residence working for the County lord. He was one of the County Lord's favorites.

Speaking of his prestige in the Xiao Clan, the Second Elder held even more prestige than the First Elder, Xiao Qiang, did. This was because the biggest backer of the Xiao Clan was the Qizi County Lord, and the only person that was able to influence him was the Second Elder.

Xiao Qiang quickly opened the letter and read it. After seeing the contents on it, his expression turned grave, then evolved into one that contained a mingled hope and fear.

"What's wrong? What is written in the letter?" Xiao Yulan asked out of worry when she saw Xiao Qiang frown, placing down the Spirit Fox.

Xiao Chen also looked at Xiao Qiang bewilderedly. He did not know what was written on the letter to cause the First Elder's expression to turn so grave. Even when they sealed the mountain, he did not have such an expression.

Xiao Qiang put away the letter properly as he said in a sullen voice: "The Trial of Gloomy Forest will be brought forward to a closer date. This is news that was obtained directly from the County Lord. It will be spread to Mohe City in a few days."

When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart thumped loudly. The Trial of Gloomy Forest. Based on the memories of the original inhabitant of this body, he roughly knew what it was.

Gloomy Forest was a forest of Demonic Beasts in Qizi County. There was a spatial tear linking the Demonic World to the Tianwu Continent. The Demonic Qi that came from the tear had corrupted the Spirit Beasts and trees in the forest.

Under the corruption of the Demonic Qi, those Spirit Beasts then turned into terrifying Demonic Beasts. After turning into Demonic Beasts, the spirituality they had vanished, leaving behind a desire for slaughter and a tyrannical personality.

Their strength had also become more formidable. A Rank 2 Demonic Beast was equivalent to a Rank 3 Spirit Beast. Furthermore, it would be in a berserk state, behaving in an extremely violent manner.

There were also some trees in the forest that had mutated after being corrupted. They turned into terrifying tree spirits, man-eating flowers, etc...

After the Demonic Calamity, many spatial tears appeared on Tianwu Continent. The larger spatial tears were sealed by seniors from Tri-Holy Grounds, preventing anything from entering or exiting.

However, there were too many spatial tears like this in the Tianwu Continent. It was not possible for the people from Tri-Holy Grounds to seal them all. Thus, the smaller spatial tears remained.

As long as nothing major happened as a result of those small spatial tears, Tri-Holy Grounds would not send anyone to seal them.

The spatial tear in Gloomy Forest was one of those small spatial tears. The Demonic Qi would only be diffused in the forest and not leave it.

As long as regular people do not go into the forest, there would be no danger. However, if they just left it alone, once the Demonic Beasts increased to a certain amount, they would start to wander out to the forest.

Thus, every nation in the Tianwu Continent would send people to monitor the demonic forests. Once they discovered any abnormalities, they would send strong cultivators to clean up the Demonic Beast.

Based on past experience, when cleaning up Demonic Beasts, the powers in the surrounding cities would send the younger disciples of their clan to train in the outskirts of the demonic forests.

The environment of those demonic forests were very vile and the Demonic Beasts, incredibly fierce. However, there usually would not be any strong Demonic Beasts appearing in the outskirts, so for those young cultivators, it was a good chance to gain experience.

During the events, every clan would compete against each other. It could be said to be a test of the big clans. If the results of the Xiao Clan were poor, then news of that would travel quickly to the whole of Mohe City.

This would deal a great blow to the Xiao Clan's reputation. The most serious thing was that the Qizi County Lord and the surrounding City Lords would also show up there.

Being the strongest power in Mohe City, they could not afford to have a bad result. If they could not obtain first place, it would only give those people a bad impression.

This was the reason for Xiao Qiang's expression of mingled hope and fear. If they did well this time, it will bolster the morale of the Xiao Clan before the Promise of Ten Years. However, if they failed, it would cast a shadow in their hearts.

Xiao Chen stopped this train of thought. He did not feel afraid at all, as he asked with some anticipation: "When will the trial start?"

"The news we got from the County Lord said seven days later. This news will probably arrive in Mohe City two days later. You two, pack your things, let's leave the mountain quickly."

"The two of you will participate in this trial. The environment of the demonic forest is very vile. I have to hurry back to make some preparations," Xiao Qiang said, looking at the two of them.

Although Xiao Chen was just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, when he was an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, he could defeat the Superior Grade Martial Disciple Xiao Jian. Now that he advanced to Medial Grade Martial Disciple, his strength naturally would have risen.

Due to the fact that Xiao Yulan condensed her Martial Spirit at the age of five, she had already become a Medial Grade Martial Disciple long ago. Within the younger generation of Mohe City, she could be considered a peak existence.

Whether the Xiao Clan could obtain a good result this time would strongly depend on the performance of these two. Xiao Qiang saw that their eyes were full of anticipation.

"What about the matter of the Tang Clan coming to Seven Horn Mountain to cause trouble? How are we going to settle this debt?" Xiao Yulan bore a grudge against them for injuring Xiao Chen and destroying her wooden hut.

From the sound of Xiao Qiang's words, it was obvious that he intended to forget about this matter, focusing on the Trial of Gloomy Forest. Xiao Yulan felt some dissatisfaction.

Xiao Qiang said: "The Third Elder already sent people to the Tang Clan. Now that there are more urgent matters, it is best we don't break out into open hostility with the Tang Clan. Yulan, don't mention this matter anymore."

Xiao yulan pouted her mouth and did not say anything more. However, she was still upset with Xiao Qiang's words.

Xiao Chen approved of the First Elder's words in his heart. From the time the blue-clothed person appeared in Seven Horn Mountain and worked with the Zhang Clan to this matter of the Tang Clan going back on the agreement, trying to capture the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, the current situation did not look good for the Xiao Clan.

Furthermore, there was that mysterious girl Feng Feixue. Linking everything together, the small Mohe City did not seem to be as peaceful as it looked on the surface.

Thus, he had never thought of immediately going to the Tang Clan to seek revenge. Firstly, his strength was insufficient. Without the assistance of the Xiao Clan, it would just be a wishful hope if he wanted to even shake the Zhang Clan.

Secondly, the situation with the Tang Clan was that although he had been forced into a corner a few times, in the end, he did not lose anything. Furthermore, he even caused their operation to fail.

However, the losses of the Tang Clan this time were great. Two of their elders and the First Young Master of the Tang Clan died. The precious Spirit Blood Jade also ended up on Xiao Chen's hands. Their meticulously planned operation was a thorough failure.

In the past, these two clans had just minded their own business. Now, they were breaking into open hostility. However, as the situation now was not good, the two clans would probably control themselves and not take any rash actions.

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Chapter 45: Vixen?

Although Xiao Yulan felt dissatisfied, she was not a person who would make a fuss without reason. Since she saw that Xiao Qiang was quite firm on his decision, she did not say anything else.

After the three of them had lunch, Xiao Chen declined to go down the mountain with them. He made up an excuse saying that he had just advanced to Medial Grade Martial Disciple and the energies in his body was not stable yet. He stated that he needed some time to stabilize it.

When most cultivators advanced, they would always spend some time to consolidate their cultivation. This was not a strange matter. Thus, Xiao Qiang did not push for Xiao Chen to follow them. Instead, he told Xiao Chen to rush back before it was dark.

Actually, Xiao Chen did not need to consolidate his cultivation. When he had advanced to Medial Grade Martial Disciple, it was a an incomparably smooth affair, the conditions were perfect. He did not have to forcibly breakthrough. Thus, there was no need for him to stabilize his cultivation.

The reason why he did not go down the mountain with Xiao Yulan was so that he could pick up some more herbs on the way down. Since he had come to Seven Horn Mountain, Xiao Chen naturally did not want to go down without making more harvests.

He waiting until Xiao Yulan and Xiao Qiang were far away before he left as well, roaming around the mountain. With his Spiritual Sense being utilized to its full extent, it was impossible for any herbs to escape his notice.

Due to the activities of the Tang Clan, the mountain had already been sealed the day before. At this moment, there were very few people who were left on the mountain. Even the areas where there were usually more people were left desolated.

Thus, Xiao Chen could peacefully use his Lightning Evasion. When he discovered any good medicinal herbs, he would immediately rush over. If it grew on the cliffside, then he would use the Gravity Spell to fly over.

With his abilities, as long as he could sense the herb, he could pick it. However, Xiao Chen still followed the etiquette of picking herbs.

He did not pick herbs below grade two, herbs that were immature, herbs that had not reached the age requirement, or seedlings. These were the principles a herb gatherer would have to follow.

If he simply picked them as he wished, it could cause certain herbs to become extinct. Within three years, the whole Seven Horn Mountain would be devoid of herbs, turning into a dead mountain.

By the time the sun finally set, Xiao Chen's Universe Ring was already full of all sorts of herbs. Ten-year-old Grade 4 Snow Ginseng, twenty-year-old Grade 3 Wind Spirit Grass, twenty-year-old Eight-Horned Lotus…

Xiao Chen grinned in satisfaction and laughed. With the effects of his Spiritual Sense, his Lightning Evasion, and Gravity Spell, his harvests today were already equivalent to half a year's worth of harvest of a regular person.

Furthermore, he had also found some rare and precious herbs. Without this Spiritual Sense, regular people would not be able to find them. This was a great advantage for Xiao Chen.

"It's time to go down the mountain, or else I'm going to have to spend the night here." Xiao Chen muttered to himself.

On the way back to the Xiao Residence, he did not meet any unexpected incidents. When he got arrived at the entrance of his courtyard, Xiao Chen had a sense of returning home.

He could not help but smile bitterly. Do I really have a home in this world?

"Second Young Master, are you back?"

Xiao Chen had just stepped through the entrance when he heard Baoer's joyful voice. It was currently almost dusk and Baoer was in the yard sweeping the leaves.

When she saw that Xiao Chen had come back, She quickly stopped her duties and ran over. Her face was full of irrepressible joy.

Xiao Chen felt warm in his heart. He smiled gently, "En, I have returned. How have you been?"

Baoer felt very happy as she started to tell Xiao Chen about everything that had happened in the past few days. She literally told him everything, even the small details of her daily life.

Although Xiao Chen was not too interested, he did not stop Baoer. His days in the mountain had been too lonely and quiet, now that there was someone chattering to him, he actually took pleasure in it.

"That right, Young Master, you must be hungry. I'll go make you a bowl of fish porridge." Baoer seemed to have thought of something before she quickly took her leave and headed to the kitchen.

Although the effects of the Fasting Pill was not over yet and Xiao Chen was not hungry, he still looked forward to Baoer's cooking. He had not eaten much for quite awhile.

Returning to his own room, Xiao Chen emptied out the medicinal herbs from his Universe Ring. He took everything out and prepared to sort them out.

"Hua!'

A large pile of medicinal herbs appeared out of nowhere and the room was almost completely occupied by them. With so many medicinal herbs, it would not be easy to sort them out. This was a headache caused by a blessing.

However, no matter how difficult it was, he still had to do it. Or else, it will be very problematic when he needed to use these herbs in future. Xiao Chen first started by sorting them by their attributes. All the herbs were then split into five different groups.

The five groups were, nourishing Qi and blood, wound healing, nourishing the body, assisting advancement in cultivation, and those with no outstanding attributes.

After this, he further categorized these herbs into sub-categories. After he took out the herbs that he needed, he set aside some space within the Universe Ring and placed the arranged herbs there.

After he was done with all of this, Xiao Chen was full of sweat. At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps coming from outside his door. With just a thought, Xiao Chen quickly sent out his Spiritual Sense.

If someone discovered that he had so many medicinal herbs, he would not be able to explain himself. After checking with his Spiritual Sense, he relaxed when he discovered that it was Baoer bringing along the fish porridge.

When Baoer came in and saw all the herbs, she understood what Xiao Chen was doing and knew that she should not stay and disturb him. She smiled gently and placed the fish porridge on the table before leaving.

After sending off Baoer, Xiao Chen was immediately attracted by the scent of the fish porridge on the table. He immediately picked up the bowl and started eating with gusto.

"Plop!"

The infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox in the Spirit Blood Jade suddenly jumped out. It looked at Xiao Chen, who was enjoying his food, in a pitiable manner as it continuously wagged its tail. Its eyes seemed to mist up, looking even more pitiable.

Ever since he had signed the blood contract with this infant Spirit Fox, it had not eaten anything yet. Xiao Chen had only taken care of himself by eating the Fasting Pill and had completely forgotten about the Spirit Fox.

This little thing must have been very famished. Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly as he pushed the bowl in front of the infant Spirit Fox, "Are you hungry? Here, you can have this."

The little fellow stuck out its tongue and licked the bowl a couple of times before it stopped moving. It then looked up at Xiao Chen in that pitiable manner once again. The meaning in its eyes was obvious—this was not suitable for it to eat.

Xiao Chen could not help but feel anxious. He had no knowledge about what to feed Spirit Beasts. At this point of time, he did not know what to do.

What if this little fellow died of hunger? What was he going to do then? He would have committed a huge miscalculation if that happened. Feeling anxious, Xiao Chen immediately thought of the worst case scenario.

"Idiot!"

Xiao Chen was unclear on when Ao Jiao appeared behind him but when he saw her, he felt some hope. As for her calling him an idiot, he would pretend that he had not heard it.

"Sister Ao Jiao, what does this Spirit Fox eat? Do you know?"

"You idiot, this little fellow is merely a month old. Of course, it drinks milk. What did you think it would eat? Usually, when people make a blood contract, they would wait till it is three months old first before making it. You actually did it even before it turned a month old.

So, there was such a practice, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. However, the situation then was very urgent and he did not have any other options. If he did not seal it with the Spirit Blood Jade, the Spirit Blood Jade definitely would have definitely been snatched away by Liu Fenglin.

Xiao Chen's gaze suddenly shifted to Ao Jiao's chest unconsciously. Although she was a Sword Spirit, she seemed to have an ample bosom. Was it possible for her to...

Damn it! What was I thinking of?

When she felt Xiao Chen's gaze, Ao Jiao retorted angrily: "Idiot! You are such a degenerate! What are you looking at?"

Xiao Chen blushed as he said embarrassedly: "Habit, a pure habit. Wait no! Not a habit! I did not pay attention! You got that?"

Ao Jiao could not be bothered about him as she floated over. She carried the pitiable Spirit Foxed into her embrace and placed her right forefinger into the mouth of the Spirit Fox.

"Chi Chi!"

A stream of pure energy gathered onto Ao Jiao's forefinger, giving off a white glow. Finally, this energy actually condensed into a milky white liquid.

The little Spirit Fox seemed to feel that this was the best thing it had eaten in the world as it closed its eyes and keep sucking with gusto. Its expression was that of satisfaction.

How was this possible...

Xiao Chen looked incredulously at what was happening in front of him. He was not foolish enough to question what was that milky white liquid, it was clearly formed by the energy of heaven and earth.

If Ao Jiao was willing, this pure energy could immediately turn into an overwhelming Qi that could destroy everything in sight.

For a cultivator like Xiao Chen, If he was blasted with such a Qi, before the overwhelming Qi got near, he would already be ripped apart by its fluctuations. He would not be able to defend against it at all.

Such a strength would belong to someone who was at least in the Martial Monarch realm. No wonder Ao Jiao would say such demeaning things to Xiao Chen. A Martial Monarch cultivator was a cultivator that would be able to suppress the entire nation.

To be able to suppress the nation with the strength of one person. This was the level of such an expert.

In the Great Qin Nation, there were three provinces, nine prefectures, and seventy-two counties. Furthermore, there were tens of thousands of kilometers of mountains and wilderness. On the surface, there were only ten of such characters. Could this young girl in front of him be one of these characters?

[TL notes: The author seems to be forgetting stuff, he previously said nine prefectures and thirty-six counties]

Was she really just an insignificant Sword Spirit?

After a while, that milky white glow faded away. Ao Jiao withdrew her finger and staggered in the air. She seemed to be weak but the expression on her face was gratified.

"Hey, Sister Ao Jiao. Are you alright?" Xiao Chen noticed that she seemed weak, so he asked in worry.

The infant Spirit Fox did not seem to have eaten much of the milky white liquid. But actually, it contains a boundless Spiritual Energy. If regular cultivators ate it, it could even raise their cultivation by a realm. With such expenditure of energy, Xiao Chen was afraid that she might have overdid it.

Ao Jiao shook her head," I'm fine. The amount of energy I fed it is enough to last it for three months. After that, you can feed it porridge.

"You have not given this fellow a name yet, right? How about you give it a name?" Ao Jiao suddenly thought of this problem.

Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking: "Is it a boy or a girl? No, I mean, is it male or female?"

"You idiot! Forget about it, just call him Xiao Bai." Ao Jiao said with some resentment.

Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. This name should be belonging to a female. Would it become a vixen in future?

Damn it, What am I thinking of again…

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Chapter 46: Entering Linlang Pavilion Again

After resolving Xiao Bai's problems, Xiao Chen took out the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron and prepared to refine the medicine. Ao Jiao stayed at the side, playing with Xiao Bai. She had no intention of leaving.

Xiao Chen sighed. It seemed that he would not be able to hide any of his secrets from Ao Jiao in future. But this was something that he could not do anything about. Ao Jiao's strength was way higher than her master's.

Even if he wished to object, he would still have no chance of winning. However, he had a feeling that despite her unpleasant words, she did not have any schemes in her heart and would not do anything to harm him.

Under certain circumstances, she would even help him solve some problems. Just like how she solved the problem of feeding Xiao Bai. She had spent a tremendous amount of energy in order to produce those few drops of milky-white liquid.

Shaking his head, Xiao Chen cast all these nonsensical thoughts aside. He began to focus on refining medicine. He was about to refine two new pills, a healing type of pill and a burst of strength type of pill.

After his experience on Seven Horn Mountain, he realized that it was impossible to completely avoid injuries in battle. If he had a pill for healing back then, one that could heal his injuries rapidly, then he might not have ended up in such a sorry state.

As for the burst of strength type of pill, it would allow the user to increase their strength for a short period of time. At a critical moment, he could use this to make a counter-attack.

The two pills he intended to refine were called the Blood Replenishing Pill and the Cloud Swallowing Pill. The latter pill had very severe side effects. Although after consuming it, it would have very strong effects, after the effects wore off, it would cause a lot of damage to the body.

Xiao Chen refined these two pills in a bid to protect his life. As long as he did not use them frequently, they would not cause any hidden or lasting damage to his body.

Compared against similar pills of this world, their effects were much better.

First, he prepared the ingredients that he needed. The green core in his sea of consciousness immediately entered the herb together with his Spiritual Sense. He was then able to take a very clear look of the inner structures of the herb.

With a 'Pu' sound, the purple flame from his palm came to life. Xiao Chen was now completely focused, he did not dare to get distracted.

In the Compendium of Cultivation, these two pills were not highly ranked. Thus, it was not particularly difficult to refine them. With the assistance of his Spiritual Awareness and Spiritual Sense, it could be said that this endeavor would go smoothly.

Soon, a fragrance wafted out from the medicinal cauldron. The first pill successfully came out of the cauldron. Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied expression and took out a porcelain bottle, keeping the Blood Replenishing Pill in it.

"Dumbass Master, I didn't think you could refine medicine too. Furthermore, your method of refining medicine is different from the usual methods of alchemists," Ao Jiao looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment. Earlier, she was afraid of distracting Xiao Chen so she did not say anything.

Hearing Ao Jiao's words, Xiao Chen felt some pride in his heart. He smiled, "You look down on me too much. This is not the only thing I know."

Ao Jiao snorted, "With just a little skill and you're already so cocky. Seems like you are not aware of the heights of heaven and the depth of the earth."

[TL notes: not aware of the heights of heaven and the depth of the earth is a similar expression to frog in the well. Basically, it means that he is ignorant of the greatness of what is available out there]

What do you mean just a little skill? He used the alchemy methods in the Compendium of Cultivation and was able to achieve a 90 percent success rate when refining Rank 3 pills and below. This was already much better than the ordinary alchemist of this world.

Xiao Chen said in an unconvinced tone, "If you have the ability, then refine a pill that is exactly the same for me to see."

Ao Jiao stared blankly for awhile. Her cute face had the impression of seeing something extremely funny, along with some astonishment. After a moment, she smiled coldly, "If I can refine it, what will you do? There needs to be some kind of wager."

"Deal! If you can successfully refine it, you may request of me, anything. However, if you fail, then you are no longer allowed to call me an idiot." Xiao Chen did not stop to think deeper before he said this.

Xiao Chen was very confident in his alchemy skills. Even if Ao Jiao could really refine medicines, she had only seen him done it once and she did not know the recipe. Under such conditions, it was impossible for her to succeed.

Ao Jiao said: "How ignorant! I shall teach you a lesson today, so that you won't die by being beaten to death by others for being so cocky."

After Ao Jiao said that, she flicked her fingers three times. Three white flames appeared out of nowhere, quietly floating in the air. Her hand positions kept changing until, under her manipulation, the herbs on the table all flew into the air.

It looked very dazzling. Xiao Chen thought of the flair bartenders from his previous life. This had seemed very familiar, it was gorgeous and dazzling.

[TL notes: Flair Bartenders are bartenders that entertain guests by doing tricks like tossing the bottles around.]

Xiao Chen stood at the side consoling himself. There is no need to worry. Since she is doing it in such a flashy manner, there must be some trickery to it. Alchemy is very serious business.

"Sou! Sou! Sou!"

Ao jiao's hands moved as fast as lightning, accurately pinpointing the three herbs that were needed amongst the herbs that filled the air. She sent them into the three white flames. Each of the white flames handled one herb each, giving off a continual sizzling sound.

Before finishing, Ao Jiao changed the posture of her hands once again. The herbs that were falling floated into the air again. "Dong! Dong! Dong!" Ao Jiao had multitasked. It was unknown when she made three porcelain bottles appear, but she had accurately caught the falling medicinal liquid.

Her right hand moved again, causing the three while flames to start refining the three different medicinal liquids. After a moment, the six herbs that were required for the Blood Replenishing Pill had been completely refined.

Xiao Chen was astonished to see all these. At this moment, he saw what Ao Jiao had meant. This was a pinnacle alchemy method that pursued speed.

Just by using one flame to refined the medicinal liquid, Xiao Chen already found it taxing. However, Ao Jiao was able to use three flames at once. This was something that Xiao Chen did not dare to think of. The degree of control she had over the flames had reached a terrifying level.

Xiao Chen knew that he would be losing this bet today. However, he did not feel that it was a pity. To be able to observe Ao Jiao's exquisite techniques was a beneficial learning opportunity for him.

As he had expected, Ao Jiao was able to carry out the last few steps smoothly. There was no careless mistakes or hesitation.

However, at the last step, while she was nourishing the pill, a look of extreme weakness appeared on her face. A soft exploding sound came from the inside of the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.

The refining of this pill actually failed. It actually failed at the stage where it was impossible to fail. Xiao Chen thought that he was lucky. However, very soon, he figured out the reason for Ao Jiao's failure.

When Ao Jiao made the milky-white liquid to feed Xiao Bai, she had exhausted too much of her energy. Without resting much, she then used a high difficulty technique to refine medicine. At the final step, she was not able to supply the required Essence.

"How is this… possible." Ao Jiao looked in disbelief as she saw a pile of waste material come out from the dragon mouth. She had actually failed to succeed.

Xiao Chen coughed, "Erm… Sister Ao Jiao. The words you said earlier still counts right?"

Ao Jiao blushed, "Asshole, I won't call you idiot anymore in future." After she said that, she went back into the Universe Ring.

Xiao Bai saw Ao Jiao suddenly disappear. It seemed to not understand what happened as he skipped around, looking for Ao Jiao. However, it was not able to find her after a long period of time. It then looked at Xiao Chen anxiously.

Xiao Chen saw Xiao Bai's looks and smiled, "Stop looking, your mother is hiding."

The following two days, Xiao Chen did not go out at all. He stayed in his room continuously refining medicine. Aside from the two pills mentioned earlier, he refined a third pill type. Altogether, he had refined quite a lot of pills. After all, he was not lacking in ingredients and did not have to go out purchasing herbs anymore.

Aside from refining medicine, Xiao Chen spent the rest of his time investigating the methods of using the Purple Thunder True Fire. He experimented on increasing the penetrating ability of the Purple Thunder True Fire and had obtained remarkable results.

His Purple Thunder True Fire was already able to penetrate through two inches of fine iron without exploding.

In the early morning, two days later, Xiao Chen donned that black cloak once again and placed all the Moonstone he normally left home in the past, into the ring. Then, he left the Xiao Residence and headed for Mohe City.

The city was as bustling as it was before. Although Xiao Chen's get up was a little strange, it still had not attracted too much attention.

He took his time as he made his way to Linlang Pavilion. His purpose in coming out today, aside from claiming his earnings from the Linlang Pavilion's auction, was to forge a Spirit Weapon.

When his figure appeared at the doors of Linlang Pavilion, the guard at the front of the door wanted to stop him when he saw his get up. At this point of time, a person quickly shouted out, stopping his colleague from doing so.

"Senior, you are finally here. The Pavilion Master has been waiting for you for a long time already."

Xiao Chen was surprised. There was actually someone who could recognize him at the front door. He carefully observed the person before realizing that he was the person he had beaten up before—Gao Long.

"It's you. Since you recognized me, then help me send a message," Xiao Chen said indifferently.

"Quickly! Go! Bring this distinguished guest to the inner pavilion," Gao Long hurriedly nodded his head. Because of the matter last time, he had been demoted to being the front door guard.

Now that he saw Xiao Chen again, he did not dare be negligent. Before he left, he even left careful instructions for his colleagues, to bring Xiao Chen to the inner pavilion.

Although the person beside Gao Long did not recognize Xiao Chen, when he saw Gao Long's serious attitude, he did not dare to be careless either as he ushered Xiao Chen in.

Entering the great hall, Xiao Chen noticed that the number of people he saw this time was at least double the previous time. It was very crowded with little space to move.

Secretly circulating his Essence, Xiao Chen avoided them, But there were a few people who purposely came near to bump into him.

When Xiao Chen saw this, he had already guessed the identity of those people. They must have been thieves that had pretty good skills. Because they were confident in their skills, they came to Linlang Pavilion give it a try.

When those thieves tried to get near Xiao Chen, they did not succeed. They knew that they had kicked an iron board and wisely decided to stay away.

Soon, Xiao Chen was drinking tea in the inner pavilion, quietly waiting for Nangong Yan to arrive. He felt very puzzled, there seemed to be a lot of people here today but there was no auction going on at the moment.

Xiao Chen placed put his cup and asked the attendant beside him: "What's the occasion today? Why are there so many people in Linlang Pavilion?"

Knowing that Xiao Chen was the honored guest of the Pavilion Master, he did not dare to be negligent and replied: "Today…"

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a candid laugh coming from outside the inner pavilion. The attendant quickly stopped and left the inner pavilion.

This was because Nangong Yan had arrived. The words that would be spoken later would definitely be something that he had no right to hear.

"My little friend, you finally came. I had been looking forward to seeing you these days."

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Chapter 47: Transaction

"Haha! I did not expect that the Pavilion Master would remember this junior." Xiao Chen, who was wearing the cloak, had his face completely shrouded in shadows. No one could see his expression.

Nangong Yan took out a pile of silver notes. He said, as he handed them over, "This is the money from the previous auction. The total is one million silver taels."

To think there were actually a million silver taels. This was beyond Xiao Chen's expectations. He did not say anything as he received the money. Xiao Chen said, "Just some insignificant Fasting Pills could actually sell for a million. Linlang Pavilion's reputation is well deserved."

Nangong Yan smiled, "This Fasting Pill is a new pill; it had never been heard of before. Its effects are quite miraculous. With the assistance of my Linlang Pavilion, it is quite normal to obtain a price of a million."

"If this was the Linlang Pavilion in the Imperial Capital, this price could have been doubled. I wonder if this little friend brought anything to auction today?"

When Xiao Chen heard this he took out one Blood Replenishing Pill, one Qi Returning Pill, and one Essence Nurturing Pill. He then placed them all on the table and introduced them.

"Would Pavilion Master give me a starting price for these three pills?"

Nangong Yan was thrilled to see these. These three pills were complete new pills again. Although there were other similar pills out there, he was very sure that the recipes of these three pills were different from those others.

He had carefully investigated the Fasting Pill that Xiao Chen brought the last time. Although he was not able to figure out the recipe, it was still very beneficial for him.

This caused the peak Rank 7 Alchemist, that had no progress for many years, to be very joyful. This time Xiao Chen had brought three different pills. His skill at alchemy was sure to experience a breakthrough again.

"Just one pill each?" Nangong Yan was bewildered when he noticed that Xiao Chen did not appear to intend on taking out more pills.

If there was only one pill, then it was going to be a problem. When he researched it, if he accidentally damaged the pill, it would be difficult for him to try again.

Actually, Xiao Chen's original intent was to not take out even a single pill. He only considered that he had received some assistance here, and took out three pills to put on the auction.

He did not want to obtain large amounts of money. If it was not for some special needs, then it was best that he kept all the pills for his own use.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen decided to be honest, "Pavilion Master Nangong... Actually, I have no interest in taking part in the auction.. If Pavilion Master needs them, I can give these three pills to Pavilion Master.

Nangong Yan shook his head and smiled, "You misunderstood me. With my cultivation realm, these three pills do not have much of an effect on me."

"Do you know what day today is?"

"What day?" Xiao Chen really wanted to know the answer. If it was not for Nangong Yan's arrival, that attendant would have told him the answer already. However, it was not too late for Nangong Yan to tell him.

Nangong Yan smiled lightly, "I believe you have noticed that there is an unusually large number of people here in Linlang Pavilion today. This afternoon, Linlang Pavilion will conduct the once a year, large-scale auction ahead of time.

So this was the reason, no wonder there were so many people here, Xiao Chen thought suddenly in his heart. The large-scale auction of Linlang Pavilion was a huge event in Mohe City every year.

However, Xiao Chen remembered that the large-scale auction was always held at the end of the year. It was not even the middle of the year yet... Why are they holding the large-scale auction already?

Nangong seemed to be able to tell that Xiao Chen was feeling puzzled. He explained, "This is because I will be going to the Imperial Capital at the end of this month. Thus, I wished to hold a large-scale auction before I leave."

Imperial Capital? This old man before him was indeed not an ordinary man, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. From the first time he met him, he could feel a pressure from him.

That pressure was much stronger than what he experienced from Liu Fenglin. In front of Nangong Yan, Xiao Chen felt like the old man was seeing straight through him..

It seemed that this person had a very special position in the Nangong Clan. Xiao Chen did not know why he was going to the Imperial Capital, but it had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. Thus, he did not think about it too much.

Unfortunately, life is very strange. It was impossible to predict what would happen next. Xiao Chen was not aware that the old man's business in the Imperial Capital was not only related to him, but concerned him greatly.

Xiao Chen's face was completely hidden, and Nangong Yan was not able to see his expressions. He could not help but feel disappointed as he continued, "Thus, I would like to ask if you would be willing to take out more pills for auction to become one of the highlights, so that I would be able to gain some face.

When he heard this, Xiao Chen found it funny. If it was another person saying this, that he wanted to use his pill to gain some face, he might have believed it.

However, when such an important character of the Nangong Clan actually said he wanted to use these pills to gain face, he was truly overestimating Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen knew very clearly how useful these pills were.

The Nangong Clan is one of the four great clans of the Great Qin Nation. The clan head, Nangong Lie, was an expert of the Martial Monarch realm. Out of the ten people who had the ability to suppress the nation, he ranks number two.

These pills were overrated by him. They were just equivalent to the Rank 4 pills of this world. With regards to the Nangong Clan, they would not even be worth mentioning.

The old man in front of him clearly had an extraordinary position in the Nangong Clan. There should be countless treasures at his disposal. How could he be lacking such Rank 4 pills?

It was obvious that he wanted these pills for himself. The old man in front of him should be an alchemist as well. This was Xiao Chen's intuition as an alchemist.

Furthermore, his rank should be very high. Nangong Yan was able to tell that the pills Xiao Chen refined were refined by methods different from the traditional refining method. That was why he wanted a few more for himself to research.

This was why when Xiao Chen gave him the three pills, he was not satisfied. It was also very possible that the pills he auctioned the last time had all been purchased by himself.

Xiao Chen did not say any more. He placed his hands into his pockets and then took out three porcelain bottles. Following that, he removed the cap of the bottles.

The fragrance of the Blood Replenishing Pill, the Qi Returning Pill, and the Essence Nurturing Pill diffused through the whole room. Xiao Chen said, "Pavilion Master Nangong, let's just be frank here. You want these pills for yourself right?"

"In each of these porcelain bottles, there are twenty pills. Why don't you tell me what you are willing to swap for them?"

Xiao Chen was not lacking in money, but he believed that Nangong Yan would definitely have some treasures that could move him. He might as well take this opportunity to rip him off.

Nangong Yan's previously brimming face suddenly changed. There was an expression of shock in his eyes. His gaze was as sharp as a knife when he looked at Xiao Chen.

Although he did not use any force or release any of his aura, just this gaze of his made Xiao Chen feel very uncomfortable.

Underneath the cloak, Xiao Chen did his best to maintain his calm. He focused and stabilized his trembling body, but sweat still continued to pour out from his back.

"Haha! The courage of youth is great. You're not afraid that I would kill you and snatch all these away?" Nangong Yan suddenly smiled and the pressure on Xiao Chen disappeared.

"You won't. I don't feel any killing intent coming from you. Furthermore, the last time I left this place you did not send anyone to follow me. That was the reason why I dared to come back here," Xiao Chen, who had calmed down, said while taking his time.

When Nangong Yan heard this, he smiled, "You are very brave and smart too. You are right. This old man wants these pills. Your straightforward personality is quite compatible with my temperament."

After Nangong Yan said this, he stopped. He got up and paced around for a few steps before saying, "It is hard to say how much these pills of yours are worth. To someone who understands alchemy, it would be extremely expensive. However, to someone who does not understand alchemy, it is just a Rank 4 pill."

Xiao Chen nodded his head and did not deny it. He smiled as he said, "Pavilion Master Nangong clearly belongs to the group of people who understands alchemy. I wonder what kind of sky-high price you would offer."

Nangong Yan smiled, "You brat, don't play word games with me. Although I do need these pills, I cannot guarantee that I would be able to gain anything by researching them. They might not be useful to me."

"My little friend, would you be willing to introduce your master to me?"

Seeing Nangong Yan suddenly changing the topic, Xiao Chen's face turned sullen. He said, "My master enjoys peace and quiet. He would not meet any outsiders. I already said this the last time."

"If Pavilion Master does not require these pills, then I shall be taking my leave."

After Xiao Chen said that, he got up and headed towards the door. This was Xiao Chen's bottom line. He did not have any master. All the pills were refined by himself. If this fact was exposed, then Nangong Yan would definitely be amongst the first to come and capture him.

Nangong Yan quickly got up and stopped Xiao Chen, pulling him back, "It was just a casual remark. Don't worry, I definitely want these pills."

"How about this? I will not offer too much, but I won't let you suffer a disadvantage either. You may choose any three items from this afternoon's auction. Regardless of the price, Linlang Pavilion will pay for it."

Nangong Yan said this because he guessed that Xiao Chen was not interested in a monetary transaction. Or else he would have just taken out the pills to be placed in the auction.

However, Nangong Yan was not willing to take out some valuable treasures. After all, these pills were just Rank 4 pills.

Finally, he managed to think of a clever method. It would satisfy Xiao Chen's wishes, and he would not suffer any disadvantage. It would just be some money.

Furthermore, he already knew what goods were present in this auction. Although there were many good items, they were not able to move his heart, so it could be said that he would not suffer any disadvantage.

Xiao Chen quickly analyzed Nangong Yan's words. Very soon, he realized what was Nangong Yan's intentions. He could not help but call him a crafty fox in his heart.

However, he immediately came up with a counter measure. He said, "Can I take a look at the list of goods to be auctioned first?"

This was not an unreasonable request. Most auctions would release the list before the auction. They would even list out the chief item and the highlights. The main reason was to attract people to attend the auction.

Although Nangong Yan felt unwilling in his heart, he still took out a copy of the catalog and passed it to Xiao Chen, "In this large-scale auction, there are many good items. They will definitely not disappoint you."

Xiao Chen took the catalog and looked at it carefully. After he finished looking at it, he made a decision. He smiled and said, "It's a deal then. I will choose three auction items and these pills will belong to the Pavilion Master."

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Chapter 48: Inner Core Of Rainbow Flame Python

Linlang Pavilion, within the VIP booth on the fourth floor of the auction hall.

Xiao Chen stood in front of the window looking downwards. All the seats of the great hall were already filled up. There were sounds of chattering as they discussed amongst themselves. The auctioneer was already in place waiting for the right time to start the auction.

Xiao Chen spoke to the Universe Ring, "Sister Ao Jiao, you asked me to agree to that old man's terms earlier. Why are you so quiet now?"

Earlier, before Xiao Chen could finish looking through the catalog, Ao Jiao's voice sounded in his head, telling him to agree to the old man's terms.

"Just do what I say; I won't let you suffer any disadvantages," Ao Jiao said unhappily as she floated out from the ring.

When Xiao Chen saw that she came out so blithely, he was startled. He said, "Hey, why did you come out? What is it? What if someone is watching?"

Ao Jiao stated, "If I do not want people to see me, they cannot see me. Furthermore, there is no one watching us here. You are too paranoid. That old man already took the pill and ran off somewhere."

Xiao Chen relaxed, "The auction is about to start. Now can you tell me which three items to get?"

"What's the rush? When it arrives, I will tell you. I'll go out and take a look around first." When Ao Jiao finished saying that she jumped out the window and floated away.

Seeing Ao Jiao daringly jump off like that, Xiao Chen felt like cursing. He wanted to jump after her and beat her up.

Unfortunately, not to mention being unable to defeat her, Xiao Chen did not even dare to jump out like that. There were thousands of people below. If he jumped out, he would be seen by everyone.

Complaining silently in his heart, the auction continued. The first item on auction was the inner core of a fire attributed Rank 4 Spirit Beast.

At most auctions, the first item of the auction would not be too good or too bad. If it was was too good, it would cause the expectations of the crowd to rise. If the next item was not able to astonish them, they would be very disappointed.

However, if the item was too bad, then it would cause the reputation of the auction house to go down. The crowd would think that there was nothing good. The more impatient customers might even immediately leave.

As for this first item, the inner core of a fire attributed Rank 4 Spirit Beast, it was an average item. Although it was not a precious object, it was also not something that was commonly seen in Mohe City.

The main usage for inner cores of Spirit Beasts was to refine medicines. The method of refining that Xiao Chen learned was different from this world. Thus, Xiao Chen was not too concerned with this Spirit Beast inner core.

Just as Xiao Chen started to feel bored, the auctioneer suddenly said, "Hear ye, hear ye! This Spirit Beast inner core is no ordinary Spirit Beast inner core. It is the inner core of a Rainbow Flame Python."

"For people cultivating fire attributed techniques, it could directly raise the might of their flames by a level. It's worth is not comparable to those ordinary Spirit Beasts. The starting price is five hundred thousand silver taels. The auction will begin now. Each raise has to be at least fifty thousand silver taels."

After the auctioneer completely introduced it, the atmosphere in the great hall turned very lively. No one expected that such a precious item would already appear at the beginning of this auction.

"Six hundred thousand!"

"Seven hundred thousand!"

"Nine hundred thousand!"

Soon there were many people shouting out their bid. The price of this Rainbow Flame Python inner core rocketed to a million silver taels. Xiao Chen noticed that the VIP booth across from him was the fiercest in calling out bids. Every time a bid was called out, he would immediately follow up.

From Xiao Chen's angle, he could not see the situation in the booth across from him. However, it was not a problem for Xiao Chen. He sent out his Spiritual Sense and the scene from inside the booth immediately appeared in Xiao Chen's eyes.

There were five cultivators in that booth. Only the youth dressed in an embroidered gown was seated. The others were all standing beside him. Their faces were full of respect. This young man must be the Young Master of some clan. The people behind him were probably his escorts.

Out of these four people, three of them were Superior Grade Martial Disciples. The last one was actually an Inferior Grade Martial Master. Xiao Chen thought in his heart, Who was this youth? His escorts are so powerful, why have I never met him before?

"Second Young Master, I hear that this Rainbow Flame Python is the Spirit Beast with the highest purity of the fire attribute. Its inner core is where all the quintessence of its whole body is found. It would definitely be of great help to your cultivation."

The handsome face of the youth revealed an indifferent smile. He had a calm that most youths lacked. He smiled and said, "Your tone is as though I have already obtained this inner core."

One of the other escorts smiled, "In Mohe City, the Xiao Clan may be the strongest but when comparing financial abilities, no one can defeat our Tang Clan. Furthermore, the Promise of Ten Years is almost here. Once the Xiao Clan falls, our Tang Clan will be the indisputable number one clan in Mohe City."

The Tang Clan Second Young Master did not dispute that. There was a proud expression in his eyes as he clenched his fist and said, "I need to get that Rainbow Flame Python inner core. Make a bid of 2 million silver taels."

So, it was the Tang Clan's people. No wonder they are so rich and overbearing, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. All these years the Tang Clan had earned a large amount from the fight between the Xiao Clan and Zhang Clan.

This Tang Clan's Second Young Master was named Tang Feng. The Tang Clan had been very low-profile all these years. It was not strange that Xiao Chen was not able to recognize him.

Once Tang Feng gave his instructions, a bidding paddle was stretched out of the window. The paddle had red words on a white background; it looked very eye-catching.

[TL notes: A paddle, usually with a number on it, used to make bids at auctions by raising it when one wants to bid on an item. ]

The auctioneer below immediately saw it and shouted out, "VIP booth 13 calls a bid of 2 million! 2 million! Is there any higher bid?"

"This is the Rainbow Flame Python inner core. Is there no one else interested? Do note that in the entire Great Qin Nation, this kind of inner core is very rare.

The auctioneer called out for a few times. Seeing that no one raised their bid, he slowly started to explain the rarity of this inner core. However, there were no sounds of anyone raising the bid.

Although this inner core was rare, it was only useful for increasing the power of fire attributed techniques. It was useless to cultivators of other attributes.

If they were not a fire attributed cultivator, it would not be worth it. That is why no one bothered to call out a higher bid.

"2 million! Going once!"

"2 million! Going twice!"

Seeing that there were no further bids, the auctioneer gave up on further explaining and started the final countdown.

The Tang Clan Second Young Master in the booth revealed a pleased smile. Spending 2 million on a Rank 4 inner core... He was probably the only one that could afford this price.

"2 million! Going thri…" When the auctioneer was about to finish the third call, his expression suddenly turned to one of high spirits as he loudly shouted, "Booth 11 bids for 2.5 million!"

"2.5 million... Is there any bid for more than 2.5 million?" This Linlang Pavilion auctioneer was clearly well trained. The tone of his voice was very attractive.

Hearing someone call out a bid of 2.5 million, Tang Feng stared blankly for a while before smiling coldly, "Make a bid for 3 million. Every time the price is raised, raise it by another five hundred thousand. I want to see how long he can last."

One of the escorts reported, "Second Young Master, that booth seems to belong to the Xiao Clan. I have seen Xiao Jian coming out of there before."

Tang Feng's eyebrows twitched as he played with the wine cup in his hands. Smiling wickedly , he said, "Interesting. That Xiao Jian seems to be cultivating a fire attributed technique as well. Looks like we cannot let him have it."

Xiao Chen was actually not very interested in this Rainbow Flame Python inner core. The attribute of his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was lightning. Consuming this inner core would not benefit him much.

As for his Purple Thunder True Fire, it was a lightning flame. It was different from regular flames. If he wanted to raise the might of his Purple Thunder True Fire, then he needed to consume lightning attributed energy. Not this fire attributed inner core.

It was just that he found the atmosphere of an auction interesting. When the two booths competed in bids, the price was actually raised to 4 million.

Who was so bold? To be willing to call out such a high price to buy such an inner core. Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense to booth 11.

Very soon the situation in booth 11 appeared in front from Xiao Chen's eyes. After he saw it, the corners of his mouth curled up as he said indifferently, "No wonder the competition was so tough. It is my big brother who wants this inner core."

In booth 11, Xiao Jian's forehead was already covered in sweat. He was originally determined to obtain the Rainbow Flame Python inner core. However, the situation had now largely exceeded his expectations.

Before the auction had started, he had seen news of this inner core from the auction catalog. This inner core would give the Fire Cloud Incantation he cultivated a qualitative boost.

Back when he asked the First Elder for it, seeing that the Promise of Ten Years was drawing near and that Xiao Jian needed it, the First Elder did not say anything else and gave him 4 million silver taels.

With 4 million silver taels, he thought that it would be easy to obtain this Rank 4 inner core. He had never expected such a situation to occur.

He called out 2.5 million, then Tang Feng immediately called out 3 million. When he called out 3.25 million, Tang Feng called out 3.75 million without hesitation.

Xiao Jian, who had just called out 4 million, felt his heart pounding in his chest very hard. This was his limit already. If his opponent increased the price again, he would not have another chance."

"Please don't increase it any more. If I do not have this Rainbow Flame Python inner core, then how will I defeat that trash," Xiao Jian said as he wiped his forehead, "Furthermore, I recently heard that that trash is already a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. I must obtain this Rainbow Flame Python inner core."

When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but laugh. He could not understand. Xiao Jian had already become a Martial Master. Why was he so cautious against a Medial Grade Martial Disciple.

Could it be that when he lost that duel the last time, the shadow created in Xiao Jian's heart was too big?

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Chapter 49: The Terrifying Ao Jiao

"4.5 million! VIP booth 13 calls out 4.5 million. Is there a higher bid?"

No matter how much Xiao Jian prayed, the auctioneer still said the words he did not want to hear with a smile of exultation.

"4.5 million! Are there any higher bids?" The auctioneer's voice was full of excitement, tempting the crowd below.

The people in the great hall were all chattering with each other. No one expected the first item for auction would actually sell an astronomical price of 4.5 million.

Within one of the booths, Tang Feng's face had a mocking smile on it, "How boring! I thought he would be able to go on longer. Who knew he would surrender before it hit 5 million?"

"How could the Xiao Clan be able to compete with our Tang Clan financially? Furthermore, our clan head trusts Second Young Master so much, and gave you 10 million silver taels. How could Xiao Jian compete with Young Master?"

One of the escorts by Tang Feng flattered him.

Tang Feng's face revealed a satisfied smile as he thought about how much his strength would be raised when he obtained this Rainbow Flame Python inner core.

"4.5 million! Going Thrice! Gon…" The auctioneer was about to finish his call when he suddenly stopped. He revealed an astonished smile, "Look! VIP Booth 1 called out a bid!"

At the auctioneer's words, everyone's gazes quickly focused on VIP booth 1 on the fourth floor. Tang Feng frowned deeply.

Why was there still someone bidding? Despite his casual attitude when bidding, his highest bid would only be 5 million. If it went any higher, he would not be able to bid further. This is because he had to keep that remaining 5 million to bid on another item.

Bidding for that item was something that his father entrusted him to do. Thus, he did not dare to be careless. He had to maintain a reserve of 5 million. At this moment, he could not help but feel nervous.

He instructed one of his escorts, "Go take a look and see what is the bid."

Not only was Tang Feng concerned with the bid from VIP Booth 1, the auctioneer was very concerned about it too. After all, the higher the bid, the more commission he would be able to obtain from it.

"How come VIP Booth 1 only called out a bid of 1 million taels?" Tang Feng found it strange as he said.

Tang Feng felt happy. Looks like this fellow was here to cause trouble. He could not exceed the bid of 4.5 million. Looks like he could relax.

The auctioneer below suddenly revealed an astonished expression. His mouth was open wide for a long time before he could say anything, "My god…how could this be?"

"The bid of VIP booth 1 is 10 million gold taels!"

Tang Feng spat out the wine in his mouth. He said in disbelief, "Damn! How could this be? 10 million gold taels! Even if the three great clans of Mohe City pooled their resources together, they would still not have enough money!"

Not just Tang Feng was in disbelief, everyone in Linlang Pavilion was in disbelief. What was going on?

One gold tael was ten times the value of silver taels. These 10 million gold taels were equal to 100 million silver taels. Not to mention Mohe City, there would not be anyone who could afford that even in the whole Qizi County.

Even in the Imperial Capital, there would not be anyone who would casually make a bid of 10 million gold tael. This was a huge sum of money. Regular people would not be able to earn that kind of money even if they worked for several hundred lifetimes.

"How is it possible for someone to spend so much money to purchase a Rank 4 inner core?"

"It is definitely a liar. To think that there would be such liars entering Linlang Pavilion."

"Get that person to take the money out! If he is just bragging, we will not let him off!"

The situation below turned chaotic. No one would believe that such a thing could happen in this insignificant Mohe City. Everyone believed the person was just spouting a nonsensical bid.

Tang Feng, in the booth, calmed down after his moment of anger. After thinking carefully, he realized that this was impossible. He had been too anxious earlier and should not have lost his calm.

"Second Young Master, I'm sure that person was just spouting nonsense. I don't believe he is able to take out 10 million gold taels."

The person who spoke was the one who reported the bid wrong. Due to a bad angle, he did not see one of the zeros. At the moment, he was feeling very afraid... afraid that Tang Feng would blame him.

The auctioneer did not expect such a situation to happen. With regards to VIP booth 1, Nangong Yan had left instructions for him. Regardless of the price called out, there would not be any problems.

Seeing the situation turn chaotic, the auctioneer quickly shouted out, "Everyone, please calm down. Our Linlang Pavilion will never let in a cheat. What I want to say is that the guest in VIP booth 1 is absolutely able to afford this price."

"The auction will continue. As for the person who auctioned this, rest assured, Linlang Pavilion will ensure that these 10 million gold taels will be given to you."

Xiao Chen, who was in that booth smiled gently, "10 million gold taels... I do not actually have that much money. However, the old man from the Nangong Clan should have it."

Even if Nangong Yan did not have 10 million gold taels, it was none of Xiao Chen's business how to solve the problem.

"Bang!"

Tang Feng, on the other side, clenched his fist tightly, shattering the wine cup into powder. His expression was very sullen and terrifying. "Two of you! Go stand guard outside that booth. I want to know who is this rich fellow."

Similarly, Xiao Jian, who was in booth 11, was feeling depressed as well. Even if Xiao Chen did not do anything, this Rainbow Flame Python inner core would not have belonged to him anyway.

Pushing open the door, Xiao Jian walked out dejectedly. He did not manage to buy what he wanted. He no longer wished to remain in this bustling auction.

In a secret room below Linlang Pavilion, there were all sorts of medicinal herbs and many types of equipment for refining medicine. There were many cauldrons as well.

Nangong Yan took out all the pills he obtained from Xiao Chen and laid them out. There was a maniacal expression on his face. This was his opportunity to break through into a Rank 8 Alchemist.

However, this was not the best time. The equipment here was limited. To truly investigate the secret of these pills, he needed the equipment in the Nangong Clan that was in the Imperial Capital.

However, when he thought of returning to the Imperial Capital Nangong Yan had a livid expression in his eyes. Following that, he sighed, "It has already been ten years, I might as well return to take a look."

The doors of the secret room opened. Two men dressed in black appeared behind Nangong Yan. Nangong Yan turned around and said to them, "After I leave, start monitoring that mysterious man in black clothes. Do everything you can to find out the identity of the mysterious alchemist behind him."

The two black-clothed men were death-sworn Martial Grand Masters groomed by Linlang Pavilion. They specialized in missions that had to be done in secret. As for Nangong Yan's instructions, they could only object, and were not allowed to object.

Nangong Yan muttered to himself, "The ancient refining methods have already been lost for thousands of years. I absolutely cannot let go of this opportunity."

Just as he muttered that, a dangerous aura suddenly came. Nangong Yan's eyes gleamed as he fully utilized his perception.

"Danger! Be careful!"

The two Martial Grand Master cultivators did not sense that anything was wrong. When they heard these words, they quickly tensed up and stared at the door of the secret room.

Suddenly a small figure dropped down from the top. There were gleaming short swords in both her hands. She appeared right above the heads of the two man. The petite figure suddenly moved in the air, and a resplendent glow appeared on the short swords.

"Pu Ci!"

A stream of blood came from the necks of the two man. They cried out in pain and fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye, that mysterious girl killed two Martial Grand Masters.

Nangong Yan looked at the girl who appeared. After he ascertained her identify, he was shocked, "How could this be? A Sword Spirit who is actually able to leave their body and kill?!"

Ao Jiao did not answer Nangong Yan's question. She let go of the two swords in her hands and they turned into light that flew towards the walls on both sides of the room.

"Bang!"

The swords were sunk in the wall easily. Web-like cracks appeared in the wall... slowly spreading out until the entire room was covered in cracks.

Nangong Yan did not even have time to feel surprised, for Ao Jiao had already flown to his front. She was actually flying, and did not land on the ground at all. She released an incredible, tyrannical aura as she struck towards him.

"Bang!"

In his hurry, Nangong Yan quickly struck out as well and received Ao Jiao's unparalleled strike as both their palms met. Nangong Yan's body flew uncontrollably backward. The tables behind him, as well at the cabinets containing herbs, were all smashed to smithereens.

"Pu Ci!"

A huge force came from Ao Jiao's palm, blasting apart the Essence that Nangong Yan had gathered. His body smashed against the wall, and he vomited out a mouthful of blood.

Nangong Yan had a painful expression. Before he had time to say anything, he could feel the force in that palm increase again. With another loud 'boom', his entire body was blasted further into the wall.

Under the heavy palm, Nangong Yan could feel his internal organs had shifted position. There was a sense of helplessness in his heart. Despite his cultivation as a Martial King, he was not actually able to resist.

This Sword Spirit had at least the strength of a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. I wonder how strong is her master? Nangong Yan felt an indescribable shock.

However, he could not think of which expert he offended. Although his position was very respected in the Great Qin Nation, he was extremely low-profile. This was especially so in the last ten years. He had essentially entered a hidden state, and had never even appeared publicly in Mohe City.

"Might I ask who is your master? What grievance does he have with me?" Nangong Yan said in a hoarse voice. Even if he died, he wanted to know why.

Ao Jiao replied with an even fiercer palm strike. Nangong Yan vomited another mouthful of blood. His body was now buried even deeper into the wall.

There was now a human shaped hole in the wall that was tens of meters deep. It was formed by Nangong Yan when he was blasted into the wall by that irresistible force.

Ao Jiao suddenly withdrew her palm and Nangong Yan felt his body move. Before he could even breathe, Ao Jiao had already fiercely grabbed his collar and pulled, bringing him back into the secret room.

Within the secret room, the cracks in the wall created by the short swords earlier continued to extend further. Rocks continued to fall from the roof. This underground secret room was actually about to collapse.

"Do not ever think of doing what you were thinking of earlier again, ever!" Ao Jiao said this before rapidly disappearing.

The indescribably shocked Nangong Yan finally knew who he offended. Looking at the secret room that was about to collapse, he felt some heartache. The pills that he refined for the past ten years were stored in this secret room.

Although some of the peak level pills were stored in his Spatial Ring, all the pills below Rank 7, his efforts of ten years, could not be completely saved.

After finding the pills he obtained from Xiao Chen, Nangong Yan did not feel any more regrets, and quickly fled from the secret room. Two seconds after he left, the secret room collapsed with a loud 'boom'.

Nangong Yan, who was on the floor, looked at the large hole in the ground with lingering fears. He still felt quite dazed. It was just five minutes, but his efforts for the past ten years completely disappeared just like that.

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Chapter 50: Tang Feng Vomiting Blood

Even though there were a lot of movements at Linlang Pavilion after the incident in the secret room, no one within the great hall had noticed it. After the chaos of the first auction item the once a year, large-scale auction continued in an orderly manner.

Xiao Chen watched helplessly as the auction carried on. Currently, the auction had already reached its midpoint but Ao Jiao had not come back yet.

He no longer dared to carelessly bid on anything. He had already purchased a Rainbow Flame Python Inner Core. If he purchased something again, he would only have one more chance after that.

At this moment, the second climax of the auction was about to start. When the auctioneer said the next item was an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, the atmosphere of the auction hall surged again.

Spirit Stones are miraculous natural treasures. It contained the purest Spiritual Energy, and when an ordinary cultivator used a small piece of Spirit Stone they would be able to raise their cultivation by a realm.

Aside from this, if they used it in battle, they would be able to completely replenish their Essence. Unlike the fire attributed inner core, where only certain people could use it, this could be used by everyone. It was very effective for cultivators below the Martial Saint realm.

The rarity of the Spirit Stone can be compared to the precious Moonstone. In the Tianwu Continent, aside from the Jin Nation who had the largest Spirit Stone Vein, they were mostly monopolized by the supreme sects. If ordinary cultivators or small powers wanted to obtain Spirit Stones, they could only do so via some irregular channels.

The auctioneer below introduced the item in a loud voice, "Everyone, please take a close look! What we have here is a real Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. I believe everyone already knows about the value of a Spirit Stone. Thus, I shall not elaborate further."

"Although it is only the lowest grade of Spirit Stones, it is still worth 1 million silver taels. Thus, its starting price is 500 thousand silver taels. Each raise has to be at least 100 thousand silver taels."

Just as the auctioneer finished his introduction, there was the sound of many enthusiastic biddings. Everyone in the crowd were people who were familiar with treasures. Naturally, they understood the value of this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone.

Amongst the crowd, there were many who came just for this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. The price of the Spirit Stone kept rising until it hit 1 million silver taels, before the number of people bidding decreased.

1 million silver taels was actually a threshold. After all, not everyone was like the Tang Clan or Xiao Clan. They were not people who could throw out 400 thousand or 500 thousand silver taels on a whim. Even for those with money, they had to evaluate how much their clan could afford first before cautiously make a bid.

Tang Feng, who was in VIP booth 13, smiled, "It is time for us to start bidding. The clan head had given us clear instructions. We definitely have to obtain this. Call out a bid of 2 million."

When Tang Feng's bid was called out, the auctioneer immediately reported his bid excitedly, calling it out in a loud voice, "VIP booth 13 is making another move. He calls a bid of 2 million silver taels. Is there anyone with a higher bid?!"

With regards to this high bid of 2 million, most of the people in the great hall lost all hope of obtaining it. Those people who were still able to compete were likely to be located within the VIP booths on the fourth floor.

Just as expected, someone within VIP booth 3 immediately raised the bid to 2.2 million. Then someone from VIP booth 4 raised it to 2.5 million.

"2.5 million, what an auspicious number. VIP booth 4, are you not going to raise the bid again?" After the guest in VIP booth 4 made his bid, the auctioneer immediately called out in humor.

[TL notes: The Chinese writes their number in this manner: Ten 十, hundred 百, thousands 千, ten thousands 万, hundred million 亿. 2.5 million is 250 ten thousands. 250 is actually a way of scolding someone an idiot in China]

The person in VIP booth 4 cursed silently and raised his bid to 3 million. The auctioneer immediately beamed with joy as he called out the latest bid.

Xiao Chen was actually very interested in this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. To people of the Martial Disciple realm, its effects were even more apparent. Using himself as an example, if he used this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, he would immediately become a Superior Grade Martial Disciple.

Furthermore, it was not like medicinal pills. It would not leave behind any side effects like making his cultivation unstable, or cause problems for his cultivation in the future. This was because the energy within the Spirit Stone was the purest Spiritual Energy.

After using it, his cultivation realm will immediately increase. The Essence in his body would require one day to adjust and be digested before stabilizing on its own. It will not leave behind any side effects.

Unfortunately, Ao Jiao was not here. Xiao Chen did not dare to simply mess around. He had already done so once. He could not waste his remaining two chances. Ao Jiao already had something in mind.

However, when Xiao Chen saw the saw the intense bidding for the Spirit Stone, he could not resist. This was a Spirit Stone that could raise his cultivation realm.

Xiao Chen said grudgingly, "Where in the world has Ao Jiao run to? Why is she not back yet?"

"Since you want it, then get it."

The sudden voice startled Xiao Chen. When he turned his head back, Ao Jiao was standing behind him. Xiao Chen was about to grumble, but he noticed that her complexion was poor. Thus, he held back his grumbling.

"Hey! Ao Jiao! Are you alright? Why is your complexion so poor?"

Ao Jiao said, "Even if there is something wrong with you, nothing will happen to me. Do you think that my body is the same as yours? To think that you are trying to judge things based on my complexion. This Spirit Stone is something good for you, so you can get it."

Xiao Chen thought that made sense. Ao Jiao was a Sword Spirit. Even if her complexion seems off, he could not use his knowledge on humans to explain that.

However, Ao Jiao's other words caused him to be happy, "Can I really get it? I already purchased a Rainbow Flame Python inner core earlier. Based on the arrangement with Nangong Yan, if I get this, I would only have one chance left."

"Not a problem. The thing that I want is not on auction yet," Ao Jiao said indifferently.

Xiao Chen smiled, "In that case, I can rest assured."

The bidding war between the big-shots in the VIP booths was still continuing. At this moment, the bid was already raised to 4 million silver taels.

Within VIP booth 13, Tang Feng drank a mouthful of wine unperturbed, "It's already at 4 million, it's time to make my move. Call out 6 million, let's see who is able to outbid me."

When his escort heard that, he immediately went to the window and called out Tang Feng's bid.

Seeing VIP booth 13 bid again, the auctioneer's smile was like a flower blossoming. He said in an excited tone: "The guest in VIP booth 13 is always surprising us. The bid now is 6 million!"

After the auctioneer called out Tang Feng's bid, the voices in the auction hall started to quiet down. Everyone guessed that this would be the highest bid already.

Normally, Inferior Grade Spirit Stones would go for about 5 million silver taels. Tang Feng already topped that by 1 million, it was clear that he was determined to obtain it.

The guest in VIP booth 4 slapped the table angrily. His face was clearly full of anger and helplessness.

Seeing that no one else was bidding, the auctioneer said, "6 million silver taels... There should not be any higher bid than this. If there is none, then I shall start the count."

Hearing what the auctioneer said, Tang Feng's handsome face revealed a pleased expression. He smiled, "Not obtaining that Rainbow Flame Python inner core was not a bad thing. At least now I have enough money to guarantee that I can obtain this Spirit Stone."

However, after waiting for a while, he did not hear the auctioneer declare the end of this round. He frowned, feeling puzzled, and said to his escort, "Go check out what's going on. Why has the auctioneer not closed this round yet?"

That escort quickly went to the window and took a look. He only saw that the auctioneer's expression was sluggish. He was staring at the window of VIP booth 1. His mouth was ajar and he was not saying anything.

He completely lost his demeanor as an auctioneer. The escort quickly cast his gaze at the booth across them. After taking a clear look, he trembled a little as he turned around, "Second Young Master, VIP Booth 1 made a bid again."

Tang Feng was startled. The wine cup that was approaching his mouth paused. He felt an uneasy feeling assault him.

"VIP booth 1 is bidding again. His bid is the same as before… 10 million… gold taels!" The auctioneer wiped his forehead clear of sweat before finally speaking again.

"Bang!"

Tang Feng shattered the wine cup in his hands once again. He had a sullen expression as he coldly said, "Messing with me? Within Mohe City, no one dares to mess with me like that!"

The crowd below turned chaotic again. If this was the first time he bid 10 million gold taels, as abnormal as it was, it was still possible for people to believe it. No matter how remote the chance was, it was not too ridiculous.

However, the same person in that booth had called out 10 million gold taels for the second time. Even a fool would feel that this was not normal. No one would squander wealth like that.

The situation was now even more chaotic than before. The auctioneer remembered Nangong Yan's instructions as he did his best to placate the crowd. After expending a great amount of effort, he managed to get the auction back on track.

Ao Jiao gently smiled, "What a scoundrel you are. You actually dared to casually call out a bid of 10 million. Nangong Yan is going to be frustrated to death."

Xiao Chen shrugged his shoulders, "I prefer things to be straightforward. I don't enjoy this kind of bidding war. Furthermore, this was something Nangong Yan promised me."

"He would pay for the things that I want, no matter what the final price is. Whether he is able to do it or not, that's his problem, not mine."

For the following items, because the thing that Ao Jiao wanted had not appeared yet, Xiao Chen did not make any moves. The chaos caused by Xiao Chen slowly calmed down.

Just as the auction was about to end, Ao Jiao suddenly called out, "The following item is a Superior Grade Frost Iron. Make a bid for that."

Xiao Chen did not understand as he said, "What do you want with the Frost Iron?"

Ao Jiao said, "Of course it's useless to me. Did you think I did not see that you brought so many Moonstones with you? Did you think that Moonstone is all you need to forge a Spirit Weapon? How stupid!"

Xiao Chen blushed slightly, "I did not think too much about that. I thought that I could just use what I have on hand."

Ao Jiao said, "Using what you have on hand is possible. However, this Frost Iron is the rarely seen Superior Grade Frost Iron. After I purify it, it will be at the peak quality."

"If all you want is a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, then you can give up on this Frost Iron."

Hearing that Ao Jiao can raise the quality of this Frost Iron, Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart. Peak Grade Frost Iron was extremely rare and precious. Xiao Chen had a smattering of knowledge about it.

In this world, aside from the very rare, naturally occurring Peak Grade Frost Iron, it could only be made by purifying Superior Grade Frost Iron.

However, this method of purification was grasped by very few people in the Tianwu Continent. As far as Xiao Chen knew, only Heavenly Craft Manor was able to do this.

Given the current situation, after he obtain this Superior Grade Frost Iron, with the large amount of Moonstones he had, it was possible for him to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.

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Chapter 51: Human Flame, Ghost Flame, Dragon Flame, Heavenly Flame

Since it was so, Xiao Chen no longer hesitated. When the auctioneer started the bids, he immediately called out his bid. Just like before, it was 10 million gold taels.

The chaos that Xiao Chen thought would occur did not happen. The people below were already numb to it. The only people feeling anxious were those who had placed the item for auction.

Their current emotions could be described as mingled hope and fear. They were afraid that Xiao Chen was just bragging. However, when they thought of Linlang Pavilion's reputation, they felt that it would be impossible for them to go back on their words.

After the auction ended, someone immediately brought the three items that Xiao Chen bid on to his booth so that he could carefully inspect them. None of the items (the Rainbow Flame Python inner core, Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, and Superior Grade Frost Iron) seemed to have any problems.

Xiao Chen did not immediately leave. He handed the Frost Iron to Ao Jiao saying, "Can you purify this here? I can feel that there are two people outside watching me."

Ao Jiao indifferently said, "Your perception is quite decent. There are indeed two 'houseflies' hiding outside. There are no special requirements on location for purifying this Superior Grade Frost Iron."

That piece of Frost Iron was about the size of a bag. When Xiao Chen held it in his hands, he felt that it was at least 100 kg. Its appearance was pitch black and it looked especially sturdy.

Ao Jiao gently raised the Frost Iron in her hands, weighing it in a relaxed manner. Then she threw it into the air, and a white flame came from her palms that enveloped the Frost Iron.

Xiao Chen carefully observed each and every move of Ao Jiao. He remembered every step she took in his heart. The technique of purifying the Superior Grade Frost Iron was a very rare and carefully guarded secret technique. The number of people who knew this technique were few in numbers.

Only the Heavenly Craft Manor had this kind of technique in the Great Qin Nation. This was a great learning opportunity in front of him.

As the white flames continued to burn, Xiao Chen discovered that this flame was incredibly strange. It was not as tyrannical or fierce as a normal flame. In fact, it gave off a feeling of warmth.

What kind of flame is this? Xiao Chen thought puzzledly.

Ao Jiao patiently instructed Xiao Chen as she continued to maintain the flame, "This flame is not the flame condensed by a cultivator. This is a naturally formed Human Flame; it is called Bone Specter Flames."

"Back when he was alive, Thunder Emperor Sang Mu subdued it while cultivating in the Nine Layers of Purgatory. After he died, he handed it over to me."

Human Flame? To think that there was such a strange flame in this world. What an eye opener! However, he did not know what the merits of such flames were.

Ao Jiao continued to explain, "In this world, there are four types of extremely precious flames. They are Human Flame, Dragon Flame, Ghost Flame, and Heavenly Flame."

"In the Tianwu Continent, there were millions of li of territory. There were a total of nine huge Dragon Veins. At the end of these veins, there was the Flame of the Emperor's path."

"There are nine Dragon Flames, and it is known that five of them have already been taken. The remaining four have not been found yet. Aside from being buried thousands of meters underneath the ground, as well as the vile environment, the most important factor was that the four Dragon Veins are able to change their location."

"According to the legends, the possessor of the Dragon Flames would be able to establish a nation. A person without an Emperor's Mandate would not be able to find a Dragon Flame."

"Ghost Flames exist in places with extreme amounts of negative energy. It is veiled in mystery, and contains the might of revenants. In the Tianwu Continent, there are two such places of extreme negative energy. They were in mysterious caves tens of thousands of meters deep. They were known as Living Hell and Nine Layers of Purgatory."

"These two places are forbidden zones of the Tianwu Continent. However, the Ghost Flame that existed there had been taken away by experts thousands of years ago. In these few years, the Ghost Flame has rarely appeared, and these two places of extreme negative energy did not generate any new Ghost Flames. However, this was something that outsiders would not realize."

"Heavenly Flames, this is recognized as the most terrifying flame in the world. According to the legends, it was able to refine everything under the sky. This kind of flame was only recorded in history books. It appeared under the possession of the Tianwu Emperor when he unified the entire continent and established the Tianwu dynasty tens of thousands of years ago."

"Following the demise of the Tianwu dynasty, this heaven-defying flame disappeared into history long ago."

"Finally, Human Flames are a little special. They are not naturally produced flames. Or it could be said that they are not completely formed naturally. They were the result of the strongest cultivators in this world, Martial Gods, dying. The flame is formed by the remnants of the Martial God's power, body, and soul."

"After a Martial God died, the huge amount of energy in his body would not disappear. After this energy settled down, they would turn into all sorts of strange flames. These are known as Human Flames."

After Xiao Chen heard the entire introduction, he felt ripples in his mind. Such a strange thing was definitely something that could not be seen in this insignificant Mohe City.

He had the impulse to leave his home and wander the world. Unfortunately, the Promise of Ten Years had not arrived yet. Xiao Chen would naturally accomplish the things he had promised. He would not just leave like that now.

"Do Martial Gods truly exist in this world?" Xiao Chen asked.

Ao Jiao's gaze never left the Frost Iron that was enveloped in flames. She replied, "Of course, although they were rare, they still existed."

"Furthermore, according to the legends, there are mysterious existences that were above Martial Gods."

Xiao Chen continued to ask, "Then did Thunder Emperor Sang Mu break through to become a Martial God?"

Ao Jiao said indifferently, "Just as he was making his final push, he was murdered. I can only say that it was not his destiny."

It was difficult for Xiao Chen to calm his heart, even after a long time. Such a strong existence like the Thunder Emperor was still killed by someone in the end. It was unbelievable. Were the people who killed him the legendary Martial Gods?

He then told Ao Jiao of his suspicions. Ao Jiao indifferently said, "This is not something that you should think about. Although you have inherited the Thunder Wood Sword, you do not have the responsibility of taking revenge for him."

Something did not seem right. How could there be such a benefit where he did not have to pay a price? Since he did not need to shoulder any responsibility, it caused Xiao Chen to feel surprised.

Ever since Ao Jiao appeared, Xiao Chen felt more worry rather than joy. When he heard her say this, he felt slightly relieved in his heart.

However, Ao Jiao's following words nearly caused Xiao Chen to vomit blood, "Although you do not need to shoulder the responsibility to take revenge, it would be hard to say whether trouble would come and find you. Thus, this trashy master better quickly grow strong."

Xiao Chen was thoroughly speechless, There were too many secrets in Ao Jiao's body. Why was the sword in the Thunder Emperor's cave broken? Who killed the Thunder Emperor? How did he end up becoming her master?"

Currently, Xiao Chen did not know much. Furthermore, whenever he questioned Ao Jiao, she would not say anything. Today, she finally revealed something but it caused him to feel like he was wandering around in fog.

"Hu Chi!"

The black colored metal enveloped in the flames had already turned into a ball of molten liquid. It was obvious that the temperature of this Bone Specter Flames was much higher than what it showed on the surface.

The two of them had only spoken for about five minutes and this Superior Grade Frost Iron already turned into a ball of molten liquid. If Xiao Chen used his Purple Thunder True Fire to do this, it would require at least half a day. With such a big difference, it was easy to imagine the strength of this Bone Specter Flames.

Ao Jiao shouted gently. When that serious expression appeared on her cute face, he was unable to restrain a smile.

Suddenly, a glowing broken sword appeared, dancing around the molten liquid within the flames.

In a split second, sparks filled the entire booth. Every spark gave off an intense explosive sound. When Xiao Chen saw this, he quickly hid behind Ao Jiao.

Every time a column of flames shot out, the molten liquid in the Bone Specter Flames would decrease by a drop. Xiao Chen thought in his heart, These must be the impurities within the Superior Grade Frost Iron.

Once the quality of the Frost Iron reaches Superior Grade, there would be very few impurities within it. In order to clear out the impurities, aside from needing very good vision, it required very fast movements. Although the molten liquid looked still, the inner parts were actually flowing very fast.

Xiao Chen released his Spiritual Sense and entered into the inner world of the molten liquid. In front of him was a fiery-red world. Even after entering it with his Spiritual Sense, he could feel that terrifying temperature.

Within this fiery-red world, there was a substance in there that Xiao Chen did not recognize. It was continuously flowing around. After observing carefully for a long time, he finally got a rough idea.

The pure black substance should be the quintessence of the Frost Iron. Occasionally, there would be some gray colored impure iron that was removed.

The short sword that Ao Jiao was using was like the precision instruments of his previous life. When the gray colored substance was removed, the quintessence of the Frost Iron would be completely preserved.

Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense, looking at that cute face, his eyes were now filled with respect. Ao Jiao could not only refine medicines... The technique that she displayed now was not something that could be done by anyone.

What secrets was this girl hiding? Can I really completely trust her?[a]

"It's done!" Ao Jiao exhaled and said somewhat joyfully.

Retrieving the Bone Specter Flames back into her hands, she gently waved and a piece of Frost Iron that was as large as a fist appeared in her hands. There was an expression of joy in her eyes.

"Trashy Master! For you!"

Xiao Chen received the Peak Grade Frost Iron from Ao Jiao, feeling incomparably joyful in his heart. This Peak Grade Frost Iron, the size of a fist, was more than a hundred times more valuable than the earlier Superior Grade Frost Iron.

However, at this moment, Xiao Chen discovered that Ao Jiao's expression seemed to have turned even weaker. Feeling slightly angry in his heart, "You lied to me earlier, right? Your complexion is so poor now, you must have gone and done something dangerous earlier."

"To think that you tried to lie to me saying that the bodies of Sword Spirits are different from humans, that you cannot use complexion to judge such matters. Your current situation is definitely caused by you over exhausting yourself when you purified the Frost Iron."

Ao Jiao quibbled, "To think that you are still using the measure of humans to measure a Sword Spirit. You are not only trashy, you are stupid as well. You can go deal with those 'houseflies' outside yourself."

After Ao Jiao finished saying that, she seemed to know that she was in the wrong and went back into the Universe Ring. She did not come out again after that.

Xiao Chen sighed in his heart, No wonder you were called Ao Jiao. The Thunder Emperor did not give you the wrong name; your character is indeed lovable, arrogant, and proud.

[TL notes: Ao Jiao (熬娇), the first character means proud and arrogant and the second character means lovable.]

Releasing his Spiritual Sense again, carefully observing the two Tang Clan disciples that were hiding, Xiao Chen's lips curled up in a cold smile. You are too inexperienced to mess around with me.

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Chapter 52: Who Killed Who?

After Xiao Chen put everything into the Universe Ring, he tightened the black cloak that he was wearing and left the booth. He ignored the two Tang Clan disciples that were following him and headed to the back door of Linlang Pavilion.

One of the two people following him said, "Go and report to the Second Young Master, I will keep following him first."

"Alright, you follow him first. Be careful not to lose him. Or else, when the Second Young Master blames someone, both you and I will be in trouble."

Tang Feng was anxiously waiting in his booth for news from his subordinates. This Inferior Grade Spirit Stone was something that his father had instructed him to obtain at all cost.

At this moment, his plans were disrupted by someone else. If he did not accomplish his mission and returned empty handed, he would not be able to avoid punishment.

"Bang!"

The door to the booth was opened. Tang Feng saw that it was one of his escorts. He felt joyful and quickly said, "Is there any news yet? Who is this brazen person who dares to snatch away the things that I fancy?"

The escort had run all the way there, and was currently panting. He wanted to say something but could not do so.

Tang Feng scolded him, "You trash, quickly say what you have to say. If that person gets away, consider your wretched life forfeit."

The escort panicked and said while gasping for breath, "Reporting... to Second... Young Master, the person was hidden in a big black cloak, and we were not able to see his appearance."

"However, his cultivation was only in the Medial Grade Martial Disciple realm. Tang San is currently following him, he will not lose him."

Just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple... Tang Feng's eyes gleamed, "Did you see the auctioneer deliver the three items to his booth?"

"Yes, I saw him."

"Good!" Tang Feng smiled coldly, "Just an insignificant Medial Grade Martial Disciple. To think that you actually dared to disrupt my plans twice. I want to see what remarkable abilities you have."

"All four of you, go take care of this. Just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple... Don't tell me you can't handle this. I will go back first and report this situation to my father."

"Second Young Master, rest assured. Not to mention a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, even a Superior Grade Martial Disciple would not be able to escape from us," the Martial Master escort said to Tang Feng.

At this moment, in the backyard of Linlang Pavilion, Nangong Yan had arranged for people to tidy up the collapsed secret room. He was hoping that he would be able to recover some medicinal pills that were not damaged. After all, those were the result of ten years of effort. If it was gone just like that, it would cause his heart to ache.

Right at this moment, the steward of Linlang Pavilion auction came over. There was an extremely unsightly expression on his face as he stood behind Nangong Yan. He wanted to say something but he did not know how to phrase it.

When Nangong Yan saw the situation, he frowned and said unhappily, "Old Li, just speak your mind."

When Old Li heard it, sweat continued to pour out of his forehead as he said carefully, "Pavilion Master, the matter that you entrusted to us has been dealt with already. That alchemist already bid on three items."

When Nangong Yan heard this, he smiled, "I thought it was something bad. There is no need to be so anxious about such a small matter! Right, which were the items he bid on?"

When Old Li saw that the Pavilion Master's mood did not seem bad, he relaxed slightly and said, "Rainbow Flame Python inner core, an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, and a piece of Superior Grade Frost Iron."

Nangong Yan laughed out loud, "His eyes are quite good. These are pretty good items. Even in Luojie Prefecture, these are still regarded as treasures."

Old Li hesitated for a long time before finally making a decision. He slowly said, "However, the bids that he called out were quite high."

Nangong Yan said somewhat unhappily, "Why? Worried that I would not be able to afford it? That you would not be able to account to your superiors for this? What was the bid he called."

"10 million… gold taels."

"10 million…" Nangong Yan echoed halfway before his complexion changed, "How much did you say again? Repeat it to me."

"Three items, the bid for each item was 10 million gold taels. That is a total of 30 million gold taels." Old Li had already expected that the situation would not be good, but he still said it."

"Fuck your grandmother!" When Nangong Yan heard that, he forgot about his status and scolded a vulgarity. The escorts around him and Old Li were all startled.

With regards to Nangong Yan's identity, even if others were not aware of it, it was impossible that the people around him did not recognize him. He was the blood brother of the current Nangong Clan Head, Nangong Lie. He was also the Chief Imperial Alchemist of the Great Qin Nation.

He was someone who even the emperor had to fawn on. Nangong Yan's anger was very clear, given that he forgot about his status and used a vulgarity.

This caused them to feel terrified. If Nangong Yan really wanted to blame someone, they might not be able to keep their heads.

Old Li knelt on the ground terrified, "Pavilion Master, should we send someone to capture him? He should not have gone far yet."

When Nangong Yan heard this, he felt very angered. Even he was not his opponent. If these people went, they would not be able to return alive. He scolded them, "How reckless! Did I say that I want to pursue this matter?"

Old Li did not know what he said wrong, "Pavilion Master, weren't you very angry earlier? Could it be that you are intending to let him off?"

Nangong Yan recovered his calm... The emotional strength of a Rank 7 alchemist was not that weak after all. He said indifferently, "You don't have to bother about this matter. Remember to never cause trouble for that person."

"If that person comes again in the future, treat him with due respect and without slighting him. As for the matter of the 30 million gold taels, I will deal with it."

Looks like he had to leave later than he expected, Nangong Yan smiled bitterly. Looks like he could only rely on refining some Grade 7 pills to resolve this issue.

However, he still felt indignant. 30 million gold taels, what a bastard he was to call out such a bid.

Outside Linlang Pavilion, Xiao Chen was wearing his black cloak. As he slowly walked, he was monitoring the four people following him with his Spiritual Sense.

There is an Inferior Grade Martial Master and three Superior Grade Martial Disciples. This is a little tricky. I have to deal with that Martial Master as soon as possible, Xiao Chen thought, and he made plans in his heart.

Without realizing it, Xiao Chen had already walked to a desolate alley. The alley was very narrow, and could only allow two people to stand shoulder to shoulder. This was already quite a distance away from the bustling streets. There were no signs of anyone around.

This is where they would take action, Xiao Chen thought in his heart.

As Xiao Chen expected, when he raised his head, there was a cultivator dressed in blue in front of him. When Xiao Chen turned around, he saw three cultivators blocking the way behind him.

The Inferior Grade Martial Master was in front and the three Superior Grade Martial Disciples were behind. It was a pincer attack. It seems that Xiao Chen did not have an escape route.

"Following me all the way from Linlang Pavilion here. What business do you have with me?" While Xiao Chen was speaking, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was quickly circulating. All he needed was to kill the Martial Master in one strike.

"I can't be bothered with your nonsense. If you know what is good for you then quickly hand over the things you obtained from the auction. Or else you will die a horrible death."

Xiao Chen, under the cloak, revealed a faint smile. His Qi and blood were all surging, and he was now in his peak state. He was just waiting for the opponent to show an opening.

Xiao Chen pretended to be thinking; he turned and faced the Inferior Grade Martial Master, "You want the Inferior Grade Spirit Stone? I can give it to you…"

Just as he said that, he waved his hands and the Inferior Grade Spirit Stone flew out into the air. Under the sunlight, the Spirit Stone gave off a bright glitter. It moved in a high arch and slowly made its way to the Inferior Grade Martial Master.

Although the Inferior Grade Martial Master was suspicious that Xiao Chen handed over the Spirit Stone so obediently, he looked down on Xiao Chen for being a Medial Grade Martial Disciple that would not be any danger to him.

Just as the Spirit Stone was about to land, the Inferior Grade Martial Master who was staring at Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to the Spirit Stone in the air. He jumped and stretched out his right hand, intending to catch the falling Spirit Stone.

"Hu Chi!"

Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart as he shouted lightly. He stomped his foot on the ground, leaving a two-inch deep footprint. His figure was now moving towards the front like an arrow.

When the Inferior Grade Martial Master saw Xiao Chen make his move, he stopped trying to catch the Spirit stone and confidently sent out a palm strike, trying to stop Xiao Chen from attacking.

However, he had missed the key moment since he was not prepared for it. He could not stop Xiao Chen, who was in his peak state, from attacking with all his strength.

There was wind coming from his palm, whistling, and a purple light flickering. The Inferior Grade Martial Master felt electricity coming from that palm. He now felt a numb feeling spreading through his whole body. He found that his hands and legs were instantly stiff.

"Bang!"

When Xiao Chen had the advantage, he did not show any mercy and kicked the person in front of him. Without fooling around, he kicked him into midair.

"Hu!"

A stream of purple flames quickly spun around Xiao Chen's finger. After an unknown amount of revolutions, it shot towards the person in the air. There was a melodious sound, and a hole the size of a finger appeared in his forehead.

When he was kicked into the air, the electricity that Xiao Chen attacked him with was already cleared out. When the flames shot towards him, his entire body was immediately engulfed.

However, this Purple Thunder True Fire of Xiao Chen was no longer the Purple Thunder True Fire of before. Its penetrating ability was now on another level. It instantly penetrated his Essence shield.

The flames that entered his brain started to burn within his body. The hole that was created by the flames grew larger and larger.

Under the sun, his body was now like a burning log. After he was burned, he turned to ashes that slowly fell from the sky. When the wind blew, they were scattered and turned into dust forever.

While it took a long time to describe everything that happened, all this actually took only an instant to occur. From the time he caused his opponent to go numb, to kicking him into mid-air and firing the Purple Thunder True Fire, only three breaths of time had passed.

When the three people behind saw their companion turned to ashes, there was a boundless fear that appeared in their eyes. In the blink of an eye, the strongest person was eliminated by Xiao Chen.

Was this person really a Medial Grade Martial Disciple? They cast their gazes on Xiao Chen, who was clad in that black cloak, once again. This time, Xiao Chen looked like the grim reaper that came from hell.

"Damn! No matter how strong he is, he is still just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. Furthermore, he did not have a Spirit Weapon. I do not believe that he can kill all three of us," one of the three men said bravely.

When the other two men heard that, they hurriedly drew their weapons. The mission that the Second Young Master had given them could not fail or else the punishment they would suffer would be very severe.

Although the person in front of them was terrifying, they still had a chance of winning. However, after they drew their weapons they realized they would not be useful in this narrow alley. They could not help but feel vexed.

Xiao Chen smiled as he ridiculed them slightly, "Did you think that I randomly walked into this alley? Since you so foolishly followed me, none of you will escape today."

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Chapter 53: Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It

The three Superior Grade Martial Disciples could not utilize their weapons in this narrow alley. Only two people were able to stand side by side here. Xiao Chen only needed to face two of them at a time, and this was not a very difficult thing to do.

Furthermore, since the alley was as wide as the two men standing next to each other, it was more convenient for Xiao Chen to move around. After he dealt with these three men, Xiao Chen did not exhaust even half of his Essence.

Firing out a few streams of flames, he turned all the bodies on the ground into ashes. Xiao Chen removed his black cloak and slowly left this desolated alley.

Continuing to walk forward, there was actually a smithy at the end of the alley. This smithy looked very old. The paint on the signboard had already mostly dropped off, and it looked like a piece of rotting wooden board.

Xiao Chen thought of his purpose in coming out today. He decided to go in to take a look since he was already there. He would not lose anything just by checking it out.

The size of this shop was very small. There was not even a complete shelf in the narrow store. Most of the ironware was just casually piled in various corners, making the shop appear even more cluttered.

Xiao Chen looked around, and in the pile of ironware he even discovered some farming tools. He could not help but feel that it was funny. To think that they made farming tools. This showed how poor their business was. And to think that I actually considered coming here to forge a Spirit Weapon.

The biggest problem was that, despite Xiao Chen being in the shop for quite awhile already, there was no one around. This caused him to feel leery. Xiao Chen did not have any intentions of staying longer, and was about to leave.

"Hang on, don't go yet. Go take a look at those weapons in that corner," Ao Jiao's voice suddenly appeared in his mind.

Xiao Chen said while in a bad mood, "It's just a pile of junk. There is nothing to see."

"If I tell you to take a look, just go and take a look."

Xiao Chen felt helpless as he walked towards that corner and casually pulled out a sword. It was two fingers wide and about a meter long. It was made of fine iron, but it did not look gorgeous and appeared extremely ordinary.

Xiao Chen was not really good with weapons. After taking a long look, he was not able to see anything special. He got up and held the sword in his hand, and casually brandished it.

Xiao Chen used the sword and thrust out in many directions. There were no sounds coming from it, and Xiao Chen was not able to detect any bizarre powers.

He then placed the sword back in the corner. Then, Xiao Chen suddenly thought of something. He picked up the sword again and brandished it once more. Just like earlier, there was no sound, nor could he feel any unusual power.

A look of amazement flashed in his eyes. He placed the sword in his hands down and picked out a thinner sword. He brandished it with some strength and like before, he did not hear any strange sounds coming from it, or any sound for that matter.

"Why is there no sound coming from this sword? If the earlier sword was explained by the sword being too heavy, this sword was thin as a cicada's wings. Why was there still no sound?" Xiao Chen said bewilderedly.

Ao Jiao suddenly came out and said, "Swords are not used in such a manner."

Xiao Chen noticed that her complexion was a lot better already. He was now able to put down his earlier worry as he asked, "What's going on with this sword?"

Ao Jiao did not say anything. She took the sword from Xiao Chen's hands and casually got into a stance. Her whole body quietly stood there. Xiao Chen could feel her aura continually rising, as though she was going to pierce through the heavens in the next moment.

"Pu Zi!"

Ao Jiao suddenly made a move and sliced the sword through the air. The sword that was as thin as a cicada's wing gave off a pleasant hum. The sound was melodious; it was fine and delicate, like rain falling on the ground, dripping incessantly.

"Weng!" The sword sounds kept resounding out.

In the next instant, all the weapons within the shop started humming as well. It was like someone meeting their ideal partner; the sound was extremely joyful.

Xiao Chen could not believe what he saw. He took back the sword from Ao Jiao and all the swords in the shop immediately stopped humming. No matter how much force Xiao Chen used, there was no sound at all... As if it was dead.

Yes, as though it was dead. This sounded awkward, as the sword was not a living object in the first place. How could it be said that it was dead? However, this was exactly how Xiao Chen felt at this moment.

"Why is it that when this sword is in my hands, it seems like it is dead? And when it is in yours, it immediately feels alive?" Xiao Chen voiced out the doubts in his heart to Ao Jiao.

When he asked about swords, Ao Jiao's face was filled with a proud expression. Unfortunately, with her cute face when she turned proud, she looked even more like a little girl.

"Although you don't understand anything about swords, your analogy was quite apt. Listening to the sword, and communicating with it. People who understand that will naturally understand it, and those who don't won't."

When Ao Jiao said this, he was mystified. He did not understand anything. Xiao Chen said, "Can you make it simpler?"

Ao Jiao thought for awhile and said, "To put it simply, when these weapons were forged by the highly skilled hands of this blacksmith, they all gained a rudimentary spirituality after they were completed."

"To someone who has a certain perception to weapons, they could bring out thrice its usual might. Conversely, someone who does not know anything about weapons, is not able to bring out even half its might."

Xiao Chen was astonished. Looks like the person behind this shop is an expert. He said, "There are so many spiritual swords placed here. Is the senior of this shop not afraid of people stealing them?

Ao Jiao shook her head, "Although the swords gained spirituality, they were just made from ordinary metals. How strong could they be? If they were purely comparing strength, any one of these swords here would not be able to compare with even the most basic Spirit Weapons."

"Haha! To think that I would meet someone who understood swords in this tiny desolate shop. The swords here have not cried out for ten years now." Suddenly, a bold laughter came from the back of the shop.

A robust, tall, and sturdy man with a square face slowly came in from the back door. When people looked at him, they felt he was incredibly heroic. However, there seemed to be something wrong with his left foot, since he was walking with a limp.

That man first looked at Xiao Chen, before shifting his gaze to Ao Jiao. There was a shocked look in his eyes as he said, "A Sword Spirit with a strong spiritual nature. No wonder you can understand swords at such a level.

Then, he shifted his gaze back to Xiao Chen as he said, "I shall be presumptuous and ask, I wonder what divine weapon do you possess? Can you take it out for me to take a look?"

He was indeed an expert. With one look, he was able to see Ao Jiao's origins. Xiao Chen cupped his hands and bowed to him as he said, "Senior has great sight. However, this lowly self's weapon is already damaged, and I am not able to take it out."

A puzzled look appeared in that man's eyes as he said, "The divine weapon is already damaged? How could that be? If that happened… then that Sword Spirit…"

"You have broken one leg, are you still able to forge Spirit Weapons?" Ao Jiao suddenly interrupted, cutting the man off.

Xiao Chen looked at Ao Jiao flabbergasted. She had interrupted him; she must be trying to hide something. However, now was not the time to talk about this.

Xiao Chen said apologetically to the man, "I'm sorry senior, My Sword Spirit is not good with words. I apologize for that."

The blacksmith smiled, "It's fine, My name is Mo Fan. Don't keep calling me senior. If you don't mind, you can call me Elder Brother Mo."

Xiao Chen nodded his head, "I am Xiao Chen. Is Elder Brother Mo still able to forge Spirit Weapons?"

Surprise appeared in Mo Fan's eyes, "Xiao Chen? The Second Young Master of Mohe City's Xiao Clan?"

Xiao Chen nodded his head, however, there were great waves in his heart. Did this person recognize me? I don't seem to have any recollection of him.

Could it be that before I transmigrated, the original Xiao Chen did something to offend someone? If that was so, then things are going to be problematic.

It was difficult to find a good blacksmith in Mohe City. If his hopes were dashed because of this, it would be very unfortunate.

Mo Fan said, "Brother Xiao Chen, didn't you save a little girl on the streets one month ago? That was my daughter. I did not expect that I would be able to meet you today."

So that was what happened. Xiao Chen relaxed. He did not expect that such an insignificant matter actually led to this.

Xiao Chen smiled, "I left in a hurry that day. Was the little girl fine after that? Was she in shock?"

Mo Fan laughed out loud, "That young lass is quite wild. The moment I don't pay attention, she slips out. When I came back, I already heard about what happened from someone else."

"I am indebted to you. The young lass did not suffer any shock. Everything is fine. I thank you for that."

Starting with this topic, they carried on the conversation for quite awhile. Then Xiao Chen suddenly asked about the doubts in his heart, "Elder Brother Mo, why was it when I came, there was no one watching the shop?"

Mo Fan smiled awkwardly for a while, "Humans have three needs. I have no other people working in this shop, so there was no one watching the shop."

[TL notes: Humans have three needs is a Chinese saying for three things that humans have to do: Eat, Pee, Poop.]

Xiao Chen sweated internally, Why did he not think of this reason? He quickly changed the topic, "Elder Brother Mo, are you still able to forge Spirit Weapons?"

When Mo Fan heard this, the expression slowly turned cautious, "Brother Xiao Chen, I would like to speak to your Sword Spirit alone. Could you give us some space?"

"Exactly what I intended. You don't have to care about the opinion of this trash," Ao Jiao said.

Xiao Chen felt somewhat unresigned. He had just exterminated four cultivators that had higher cultivation realms than him. Why was Ao Jiao still belittling him?

Although there was a little trickery involved, they were all killed by his own hands. There was not even a little bit of overstatement in this.

Ao Jiao said, "I can tell that you don't feel convinced. If you can make any of the weapons here cry out, I won't say anything."

Xiao Chen said helplessly, "Elder Brother Mo, I will step out first."

Outside the door, Xiao Chen smiled in his heart. Although I am physically gone, my Spiritual Sense can enter. The things that you are talking about will not escape my ears.

Sister Ao Jiao, trying to hide things for me? Your methods are too naive.

After Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chen went out, she waved her hands and a faint yellow barrier covered the whole shop. Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense was blocked.

Since you left so obediently, you must have some plan in mind. Do you really think I do not know what you have in mind? How naive!

After Ao Jiao deployed the boundary, she said, "Let us cut to the chase. Which generation's successor of the Clear Sky Sect are you? Has your Clear Sky Hammer awakened yet? How badly does your injured leg impact you?"

Mo Fan opened his mouth wide, he then said incredulously, "Who in the world are you? How do you know so much about my background? Why do I feel a familiar aura around you?"

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Chapter 54: Water of Underworld's Yellow Springs

"That is not strange; my original body was forged by the Third Generation Sect Master," Ao Jiao said indifferently.

Mo Fan was astonished, "Sub-Divine Weapon Thunder Wood Sword! Didn't you perish together with Thunder Emperor Sang Mu thousands of years ago?"

Ao Jiao frowned slightly, "You don't have to bother yourself with my matters. You still have not answered my question."

Mo Fan looked at his crippled leg and said, "The Clear Sky Sect had been obliterated long ago. I am the last successor of the Clear Sky Sect. This leg of mine was crippled by an enemy, causing the circulation of Essence to be disrupted. Now, I can only forge Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons at best. It is impossible to forge Sub-Divine Weapons.

Ao Jiao kowtowed as she said, "Heaven Ranked? That is more than enough already."

When Xiao Chen, who was outside, felt the barrier obstructing his Spiritual Sense disappear, he quickly went in. He glared furiously at Ao Jiao, but she just ignored him.

When Mo Fan saw Xiao Chen come in, he said, "Brother Xiao Chen, what kind of Spirit Weapon are you looking to forge? Are all the materials ready?"

When he heard this, Xiao Chen quickly took out the Moonstone and the piece of Peak Grade black metal out of his Universe Ring. He said, "These are all the materials that I have prepared. I wish to forge a saber."

Mo Fan looked at the pile of Moonstone on the ground that was about 66cm tall. His eyes were opened wide in disbelief. He then shifted his gaze to the piece of Peak Grade Frost Iron.

"Oh my god! Where did you obtain so much Moonstone from? And this Peak Grade Frost Iron? How unbelievable!"

Xiao Chen smiled in satisfaction. He found a piece of paper and drew out what the Lunar Shadow Saber looked like before handing it over to Mo Fan, "This is the basic design. I wonder if the materials that I brought are sufficient?"

Mo Fan received the drawing and took a look. However, he felt helpless when he saw it. This drawing was not a proper weapons blueprint... It was just an illustration of the Lunar Shadow Saber.

"Young Master Xiao, this drawing of yours is too simple and crude. Forgive my straightforward words, but this design of a saber is not a good one. There are many places where it could be improved."

Should it be changed? Xiao Chen hesitated in his heart. The design of this sword was something that he liked. It was very similar to the sabers he saw in cartoons during his previous life. It was not a chunky design like that of the cavalry blade.

This saber at least had a streamlined design. As a former 'otaku', he had a certain interest in keeping this design; he did not wish to change it too much.

Mo Fan saw that Xiao Chen was hesitating and said, "How about this... I will draw a rough sketch now, and you can take a look to see if you like it."

Xiao Chen nodded his head and Mo Fan started to draw. Ao Jiao and Xiao Chen stood at the side and looked attentively. The more Xiao Chen watched, the more he blushed. The rough sketch of Mo Fan's was so much better than his.

Half an hour later, Mo Fan handed the completed drawing to Xiao Chen. Not only did his drawing have a clear indication of its length, breadth, and thickness, it even had simple notes on all the required ingredients.

Fearing that Xiao Chen did not understand it, Mo Fan stood at the side and explained, "Young Master Xiao, based on the drawing you handed me earlier, that Lunar Shadow Saber seemed to only have a length of 1.2 meters. I increased it to 1.6 meters."

Naturally, the longer the saber, the more advantages he would have in a battle. However, most blacksmiths would not increase the length of this kind of saber.

This was because the longer the saber, the harder it was to make the saber streamlined. It would destroy the overall form and streamlined nature of the saber. Thus, most blacksmiths would avoid this major change, and focus on minor changes. They would not increase the length of a saber to beyond 1.2 meters.

Mo Fan continued to explain, "There is no need to make a big change to the breadth. For this kind of saber, two fingers wide is the usual standard."

"However, as the length of this saber was increased to 1.6 meters, I recommend that you add another half a finger's width to the breadth. Thus, the saber would not look too thin as a result of the increased length negatively affecting its aesthetics."

Mo Fan explained every bit of change that he made. Furthermore, after the changes, it looked even more tyrannical than the original Lunar Shadow. It was not even inferior to the scythe of the Grim Reaper.

The more Xiao Chen looked at it, the more satisfied he felt. He smiled and said, "Elder Brother Mo, we shall follow the changes that you made. Right, what other ingredients am I lacking? I still have time and can deliver them in a few days."

Mo Fan said, "It depends on what rank of Spirit Weapon you are intending to forge. Furthermore, it also depends on any special requests you have."

Xiao Chen did not expect that there would be so many details to this. He asked Mo Fan to explain it all to him.

Thus Mo Fan explained that Spirit Weapons are split into four ranks, from the best to worst: Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow. Within each rank, they can be subdivided into three grades: Superior, Medial, and Inferior.

Above Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons were Sub-Divine and Divine Weapons. There were a total of ten Divine Weapons in Tianwu Continent. Every time a new Divine Weapon was born, an old Divine Weapon perished.

After Xiao Chen heard all these basic explanations, Mo Fan continued, "Regardless of the rank of Spirit Weapon, it is possible to fulfill a cultivators request and inlay a Demonic Core of the corresponding attribute."

The Demonic Core was the inner core of a Demonic Beast. The Demonic Beast was a Spirit Beast that was corrupted by Demonic Qi. Compared to the Spirit Beast, they underwent a drastic mutation.

One of the of drastic mutations was the inner core of the Spirit Beast. The inner core of a Spirit Beast was originally an object that nurtured Essence.

After the inner core turned into a Demonic Core, it would be filled with a violent energy. It seemed to have a mysterious connection with the world. When it was inlaid into a Spirit Weapon it would give the Spirit Weapon a great strength, as well as the attribute of the Demonic Core.

When Xiao Chen heard this, he said, "According to what you said, I am still lacking in a lightning attributed Demonic Core. Am I right?"

Mo Fan nodded his head, " However, Ao Jiao had discussed this with me earlier. Actually, I happen to have a Rank 6 Thunder Roc Demonic Beast's Demonic Core with me. I can let you have it first; consider it as my thanks to you."

When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt incomparably joyful in his heart. However, when he thought about it carefully, he felt that there was something weird. It seems as though Mo Fan's words earlier were a setup to give this Demonic Core to Xiao Chen.

When he looked at Ao Jiao, he discovered that she was innocently looking at him. That gaze looked extremely pure, giving him a headache. Thus, he decided not to think about it anymore.

Xiao Chen said, "Since you are not lacking anything, when can you finish it?"

Mo Fan thought for a bit before saying, "Young Master Xiao, if you are in a rush, I can complete it today. However, you will have to help me. If you are not in a rush, I can finish it in three days by myself and send it to you."

Since it was possible for it to be fast, that would be best. It was better to have such a good Spirit Weapon immediately. Having to wait for three days would keep him in suspense.

Suddenly Xiao Chen seemed to have remembered something, "Right, after speaking for so long, you still have not said what rank of Spirit Weapon you are going to make."

As Mo Fan picked up the Moonstone and Peak Grade Frost Iron on the ground, he casually said, "With so much Moonstone, naturally it will be a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked.

Superior Grade Heaven Ranked! Xiao Chen was astonished.

A Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon had not appeared in the continent for hundreds of years. While one of the major reasons was a lack of Moonstone, another important reason was the lack of skills of blacksmiths.

Within these hundred years, there should have been people who managed to accumulate the necessary amount of Moonstone to create a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. However, since no Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon had appeared, it was likely due to the lack of brilliant blacksmiths.

According to what Xiao Chen understood, the only people who could forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon and above in the Tianwu Continent were the people of Clear Sky Sect.

There was a mysterious bloodline in the bodies of the people of Clear Sky Sect. They were all born with a Clear Sky Hammer. Each and every one of the Clear Sky Sect disciples were naturally born divine blacksmiths.

In fact, the few divine blacksmiths in the continent were the successors of the Clear Sky Sect. This was the advantage of their bloodline. This was something that outsiders could envy, but never have.

However, it was this talent that led them to their demise.

According to the legends, 600 years ago a Holy Land from the Tianwu Dynasty wanted them to forge a new Divine Weapon.

Since the ancient times, the Clear Sky Sect had a law passed by their ancestors. They were never allowed to forge Divine Weapons. At most, they were only allowed to forge Sub-Divine Weapons. Due to this strange rule, the Clear Sky Sect rejected the Holy Land's request.

Ever since then, the Clear Sky Sect ceased to exist in this world. In this few hundred years, the Tianwu Continent did not have any new Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons.

When Xiao Chen casually asked about the rank, Mo Fan said he wanted to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Could it be that he thinks that his forging skills are comparable to those of the Clear Sky Sect successors?

Xiao Chen suppressed the suspicions he had in his heart and followed Mo Fan. They left through the back door and arrived at a yard. Mo Fan continued to lead Xiao Chen forward as they went past a few small houses. Finally, he stopped in front of a stone house.

Taking out a key, he unlocked the door to the stone house and he gently pushed open the stone door. The inside was pitch dark. Because the house was built in a poor area with bad lighting, the sunlight from the outside was not able to shine in.

Mo Fan lit up an oil lamp and opened up a secret passageway. He said apologetically, "Because the temperature in the forge would be too high, I had to build it underground. We still have to walk a distance."

Xiao Chen nodded his head to indicate that he understood. He followed Mo Fan down into the passage. After half an hour, a huge stone room appeared in front of Xiao Chen's eyes.

Within the stone room, there were all sorts of forging tools. The huge furnace in the middle attracted everyone's attention. Beside the furnace, there was a large vat.

Xiao Chen got closer to take a look, and he discovered that the vat was filled with a black liquid. It looked like ink, yet was not ink. It was so black that it seemed to give off light. However, when he examined it carefully, it was not glaring. This was very contradictory.

Xiao Chen had never seen such strange water before and could not help himself but ask, "What is in this vat?"

Mo Fan was currently tidying up the underground room that he had not used in a long time. He was currently not able to answer Xiao Chen's question. Ao Jiao said, "This is the Water of Underworld's Yellow Springs. This is the most suitable water in this world for tempering."

Yellow Springs?

Xiao Chen shivered and quickly retreated away from the vat. The main reason was that the legends of the Underworld's Yellow Springs from earth were firmly rooted in his heart. He could not help but retreat backward by a few steps.

[TL notes: Yellow Springs is another word for hell in Chinese.]

Ao Jiao looked strangely at Xiao Chen and said, "What's wrong with you? Are you frightened by the water of Yellow Springs?"

Although Xiao Chen was indeed frightened by the water of Yellow Springs, he would not admit to it at this point. Xiao Chen said calmly, "How could that be? That's right, Elder Brother Mo, is there anything that you need my help with?"

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Chapter 55: A Refreshing Wind Moving the Youth's Heart

Xiao Chen and Mo Fan both tidied up the secret room that had not been used for a long time, and spent half an hour doing it.

After that, Mo Fan inspected the furnace once again. He then said solemnly, "I am about to start the fire. When you hear my command, operate the bellows."

Xiao Chen nodded his head and slowly walked toward the bellows. He grasped the handles, made of exquisite wood, with both hands. There was a cooling feeling coming from the wooden handle.

"Start!"

The flames in the furnace suddenly roared, and it instantly caused heatwaves in the entire underground room. However, what was strange was that it had an ingenious design. After the heatwave circulated once in the air, it slowly dissipated, scattering everywhere in the secret room in a well-distributed manner.

Furthermore, there was fresh air coming from the air vents. Although the underground room was still incredibly hot, it was not at an unbearable level. Xiao Chen abandoned the distracting thoughts in his head, tightening his grip on the handles and abruptly pulled backward.

"Chi! Chi!"

A strange thing happened… Xiao Chen was astonished to find that he was only able to pull it back by a few centimeters before not being able to pull it back any further. He felt alarmed in his heart. What was going on? No matter how useless I am, I still have the strength of a Medial Grade Martial Disciple.

Could it be that I am not able to move this tiny bellows?

The flames in the furnace slowly started to die down. Mo Fan hurriedly looked towards Xiao Chen's side. He could not help but anxiously say, "Young Master Xiao, why are you not doing anything? The flames in the furnace are about to be extinguished. This furnace of mine is no ordinary furnace. Every time the fire is started, a large amount of Spirit Stones are exhausted. I can't wantonly waste them."

Xiao Chen felt very anxious; no matter how much strength he used, the bellows refused to move. The sweat on his forehead dripped down incessantly. What was going on? What exactly is the reason for this?

Mo Fan seemed to understand something and quickly came over to tell Xiao Chen that there was a trick to it.

Ao Jiao suddenly called out to stop him, "Now is not the time for you to be distracted. Continue to watch the furnace carefully and prepare to put the moonstones in. I will teach him."

"Bo!"

Xiao Chen suddenly felt as though something soft touched the back of his head. It felt incomparably comfortable. He actually felt a cooling sensation in this hot underground room. This caused him to calm down.

"You dumbo! This bellows cannot be operated just by using brute force. You have to follow the flow of the air when you use your strength. Or else, no matter how much strength you use, you won't be able to pull it. If you used too much strength, you might even break the bellows."

A fragrance entered Xiao Chen's nose. Ao Jiao, who was floating in the air, was leaning closely on him. Ao Jiao's firm and perky breasts were stuck to the back of his head. Her two slender arms were placed on his arms.

She slowly guided his arms, controlling the handle, pulling the bellows back. With a load roar, the flames in the furnace immediately soared. The temperature of the underground room suddenly increased by two folds.

However, Xiao Chen actually felt refreshed in his heart. At this moment, Ao Jiao's voice was much more gentle than usual. It was like the most refreshing summer wind, and it slowly moved the restless heart of the youth.

Slowly, he forgot about the soft things at the back of his head. Under Ao Jiao's guidance, Xiao Chen was operating the wooden handle that controlled the bellows at a pace that was not hurried or slow.

It was unclear when it happened, but Ao Jiao had already left Xiao Chen's back. She was now entranced by Mo Fan, who was in front of the furnace.

Mo Fan took out a piece of Moonstone from behind him and muttered to himself, "How wasteful! When most people forged Spirit Weapons, they would only require some Moonstone powder. To think that he was actually throwing Moonstones in, piece after piece."

"If I was not lacking in the other precious materials, with so much Moonstone there would be more than enough to forge a Sub-Divine Weapon."

Ao Jiao stared at the Moonstones that were being continually dropped into the furnace. The image in front of her slowly started to turn blurred...

It was the same scene as a thousand year ago; a peerless youth bringing a large amount of Moonstones, heading to the Clear Sky Sect.

Because of his strong charisma, the Sect Master of Clear Sky Sect personally went down the mountain and forged the Sub-Divine Weapon, Thunder Wood Sword, himself.

When a five-colored, multicolored light rose into the air, strong Spiritual Energy enveloped the entire Clear Sky Sect. Everyone within 100 li could feel that overflowing sword intent.

Everyone knew that the sixth Sub-Divine Weapon that was created in the past thousand years was born. She was born of the red light of the rainbow. She seemed as pure at the fairies from heaven. That fully occupied face seemed to have a trace of immaturity, and was at a loss.

The newly born girl stood there quietly. With that somewhat immature face, she looked like a child.

However, all this did not cover up her pride. She just looked at the world without saying anything. Within a thousand li, tens of thousands of Spirit Weapons trembled because of her.

For she was the king of swords. She was the king of these tens of thousands of swords. Although she was just born, she had an unconcealable pride. Since I have been born, then I am King. All weapons will have to kneel to me in greeting. For I am the King of swords.

I am the Sub-Divine Weapon, the sword of Thunder Emperor Sang Mu!

No one will interfere with my pace. She used the sword and caused a light to streak across the sky, flying towards the clouds.

"The Sub-divine Weapon is flying!"

"She is going to choose a master!"

The astonished voices below sprang up repeatedly. However, they were full of joy. No one expected that this newly born Thunder Wood Sword would be so proud, that it wanted to choose its master.

However, this meant that they had a chance. If they could get it to yield to them, then they would be the master of this Sub-Divine Weapon. Sub-Divine Weapon—an object that all cultivators dreamed of.

However, that peerless man did not give them any chance. He only gave them three seconds to dream. They saw him fly into the sky in a similar manner. Just like a large roc spreading its wings, he was as fast as lightning. In an instant, he grasped the Thunder Wood Sword in his hands.

Sang Mu laughed loudly after he descended, his eyes was full of unconcealed joy as he said, "What a proud sword! From today on, you shall be called Ao Jiao. I, Sang Mu, will make you feel I am someone to be proud of.

The temperature of the underground room was growing higher and higher. Despite the ingenious design, when the furnace was burning at its max it was not possible to completely dissipate close to a thousand degrees of heat.

Xiao Chen's clothes were all completely wet. In contrast, Mo Fan had already removed clothes from his upper half, revealing firm muscles.

Xiao Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead, he felt that his whole body was parched and hot. The entire underground room was like an oven. He felt that if he stayed here, he would be baked to well-done.

However, the critical moment had already arrived. Mo Fan was using his secret technique and mixing the boiling molten iron in the furnace. The previously large pile of Moonstones was already reduced to a few pieces.

At this time, they absolutely could not stop. Once they stopped, then all the work they had done would be for naught. The 'Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon' would be completely wasted.

However, it was now really hot and Xiao Chen seemed like he was about to faint. He dispiritedly operated the bellows; the moment he let go, he would collapse.

Just at this moment, a gust of refreshing air blew on Xiao Chen. This gust of air reached all the way to Xiao Chen's heart, causing his parched body to cool down, making him feel very comfortable.

Although he could not turn his head, Xiao Chen could guess that this refreshing air came from Ao Jiao. Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. To think that this girl could be this kind despite her foul mouth.

Right, aside from being kind, this girl was really 'big'. When he thought of the scene earlier, Xiao Chen's body actually reacted.

[TL notes: The big is referring to Ao Jiao's breasts.]

Damn it! What was I thinking of? Xiao Chen furiously hit his own head before he finally calmed down. He then continued to operate the bellows.

The seconds ticked by, and everytime Xiao Chen was no longer able to stand it there would be a refreshing breeze coming from behind him. It would sweep away all the fatigue of his body, filling him with energy again.

The large pile of Moonstones were finally all thrown into the furnace, boiling within. All the Moonstones had turned into liquified metal. There were drops of Moonstone continually jumping up from the surface of the molten liquid.

Mo Fan carefully observed the molten liquid in the furnace, the heatwaves that kept coming from it not seeming to cause him any harm. Within the furnace, there was the yellow glow that was unique to the Moonstone.

Mo Fan's expression turned grave as he took out the Peak Grade Frost Iron. His left hand moved in a circular motion, causing the molten liquid in the furnace to spin rapidly. An even more terrifying heatwave was sent everywhere.

"Pu Tong!"

Just as the liquified metal was turned into a perfect whirlpool, Mo Fan quickly placed the Peak Grade Frost Iron into the eye of the whirlpool, causing some to splash up.

The Peak Grade Frost Iron slowly melted, the yellow glow merging with the black glow, slowly intertwining and fusing. When the Frost Iron was completely melted, the yellow glow had already dissipated, and the molten liquid now had a pure black glow.

Mo Fan saw that the moment was right. He shouted loudly and slapped the furnace with his left hands. A huge suction force came from his palm. The molten liquid in the furnace started to roll around continuously, gathering in the air.

The sweat of Mo Fan's forehead dripped continuously, falling down like rain. However, at this moment, he was not bothered about it. He was currently anxiously watching the liquid metal that was gathering in his palm.

Finally, all the molten metal in the furnace was sucked into the air, forming a metal ball that was about the size of a soccer ball. It was giving off a terrifying heatwave as it spun continuously.

"Pu!"

Just at this moment, a resplendent light came suddenly from Ao Jiao's hand. In the next moment, a stream of light shot out from her hands and flew into the metal ball.

Mo Fan said in astonishment, "This is...Battle Sage Origins!

Battle Sage Origins was the strongest attacking origin energy. With it, Spirit weapons could develop the most powerful Battle Sage Attack in this world.

According to the legends, the Battle Sage Origins were separated into six portions. Each portion represented a different understanding of an attacking technique. The six portions of Battle Sage Origins were inlaid into six different Sub-Divine Weapons.

According to the rumors, if these six Sub-Divine Weapons were gathered together and the Battle Sage Origins were all collected, it could form a new Divine Weapon. However, from ancient times to now, in the tens of thousands of years of the history of the Tianwu Continent, there only existed ten Divine Weapons.

As for the validity of this legend, no one knows. No one had ever managed to gather these six Sub-Divine Weapons together.

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Chapter 56: Initial Appearance of the Sub-Divine Weapon

Mo Fan withdrew his thoughts and extended his left hand, and the extremely hot metal ball gave off a resplendent light. Mo Fan squinted when that happened as he took out a golden silk glove and slowly put it on his left hand.

It was unknown what material the golden silk glove was made from, but Mo Fan actually touched the hot metal ball that was giving off terrifying heatwaves while wearing it.

"Chi Chi!"

The metal ball gave off an intense rubbing sound while it was held in the golden silk glove. A column of green smoke wafted from its surface. The terrifying temperature of the metal ball was very apparent.

However, the golden silk glove did not melt. Mo Fan frowned as he held the metal ball. He then quickly went to the metal table that was beside him and placed the metal ball on it.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a golden hammer appeared in his right hand. With a flash of light, the golden hammer struck the metal ball firmly.

Forging had to take place while the metal was hot; this was very logical. Mo Fan held the golden hammer and continuously struck the metal ball. A golden glow, that could be seen with the naked eye, enveloped the golden hammer. Each time the hammer crashed down, there was a flash of resplendent golden light.

This piercing golden light almost caused one to be unable to open one's eyes. Slowly, Mo Fan's entire body had a layer of golden light enveloping him.

"Clear Sky Hammer! It is truly the Clear Sky Hammer."

At this moment, there was no longer anything for Xiao Chen to do. He just stood by the wall, watching incredulously at the golden hammer in Mo Fan's hand.

Clear Sky Hammer... According to the legends, it had the ability to turn something of poor quality into something mystical. It was the equipment of dreams for all forgers. Unfortunately, it could only be obtained as the result of one's bloodline. Only after awakening the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Spirit, could one use it. It was impossible for an outsider to obtain.

This was completely out of Xiao Chen's expectations. He had never expected that the descendants of the Clear Sky Sect still existed. No wonder he could just casually say that he would forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.

For those who had awakened the Clear Sky Hammer, as long as they had the necessary materials, it would be an easy thing to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen's emotions surged. After putting in so much effort, he would be able to obtain an authentic Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. It had been worth it!.

Due to the fact that Ao Jiao inserted the Battle Sage Origins into it, its toughness was much better than ordinary metals by many folds. After more than a few thousand hammer strikes, it slowly started to change its shape.

The left hand that was wearing the golden silk glove was continually changing the position of the piece of metal. The right hand was hammering away incessantly, like rain falling from the sky in a storm. Due to this, his left hand needed to control the piece of metal in a very accurate and precise manner.

This kind of technique that involves multitasking was very difficult for an ordinary person to accomplish. Normally, two people would be cooperating together in such scenarios.

However, Mo Fan was able to accomplish this with just himself. This could only be attributed to the fact that the inheritors of the Clear Sky Hammer were that talented, and even the flattery of others could not measure up to their true abilities.

After the golden light flashed for a few thousand times, the resplendent metal piece started to have a rudimentary shape of a saber. Mo Fan flicked his finger and shot a Rank 6 lightning attributed Demonic Core into it.

"Bang!"

There was a loud crash! The Clear Sky Hammer hammered firmly on the spot where the Demonic Core entered the metal. An incomparably brilliant light was released, the entire underground room was filled with golden light.

Xiao Chen was no longer able to keep his eyes open. When the golden light disappeared, crackling arcs of electricity jumped around on the rudimentary saber.

"What a strong lightning attributed Demonic Core," Xiao Chen was astonished in his heart.

Ao Jiao, who had shot out the Battle Sage Origins, actually started to turn illusionary. She seemed extremely weak as her gaze was tightly fixed on that lump of metal that was about to be turned into a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Her vision seemed to turn blurry again.

It was a scorching day in a desolate desert. There was a man dressed in black clothing that was riddled with scars. In his hand was a broken sword. As he slowly walked in the desert, he left behind many deep footprints.

"Blockhead Master, am I dying soon?" Suddenly, a girl's voice came out from the broken sword.

The body of the man was covered in horrifying sword scars, and each step he took, blood would drip onto the yellow sand. Despite the terrifying temperature, his blood actually did not evaporate immediately.

Aside from the continuous footprints, there was a trail of blood left behind in this barren desert. The scorching sun that hung high in the air made him look utterly miserable.

Hearing the voice coming from the sword, he revealed an expression of unswerving determination. There was a smile on his face as he said, "You won't die. There are another three li before we arrive at Phoenix's Passion Palace. Their Palace Master owes me a favor. I will borrow their Divine Stone to seal you up."

There were indistinct sounds of sobbing coming from the sword, as though the girl within it was crying. The sound was filled with an incomparable grief.

The man suddenly stopped walking; his face revealed an anguished expression before he slowly said, "Are you crying? Having made you cry... I'm too useless…"

Above the ninth heavens, within Phoenix's Passion Palace.

"Sang Mu, my father is in secluded trained. It is inconvenient for him to see you. Please leave."

"Does he not wish to see me, or is it that he does not dare to see me?" The man in black clothing asked indifferently.

"I gave you face, yet you rejected it. You are a dying person; to think you actually want our Divine Stone. What a joke! Scram quickly! If you still don't leave, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"To think that the Phoenix's Passion Palace, that was passed down for tens of thousands of years, is not even able to do something as simple as keeping a promise. How unexpected! However, I'm definitely getting that Divine Stone."

"You are seeking death… To think that you dare to kill me."

Before the Young Palace Master of the Phoenix's Passion Palace finished his words, a bloody hole appeared in his forehead. He died with a remaining grievance, looking at Sang Mu. He had not expected that a dying man would actually take such actions against him.

Sang Mu looked indifferently at the collapsed Phoenix's Passion Palace Young Palace Master

Within Seven Horn Mountain, Sang Mu, who had snatched the Divine Stone, only had one last remaining breath left when he returned to his cave.

He had a look of despair as he looked at the broken sword in his hand. Bright lights were flashing from it, and as he inserted the sword into the Divine Stone, he said, "I hope you will find a master that will not cause you to cry a thousand years later."

Just as he finished saying that, the holy imprint of the Vermilion Bird that the Palace Master of Phoenix's Passion Palace planted in him exploded. After an intense explosion, a fiery-red Vermilion Bird flew out from his body. Thunder Emperor Sang Mu turned into dust like this.

"Pu Chi!"

Mo Fan's hand had slapped the huge vat, the water of the Underworld's Yellow Springs sprayed upwards and landed on the Spirit Weapon. After the hot metal was quenched, the final step of creating this Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon was completed.

After the water of the Underworld's Yellow Springs evaporated and dispersed, a completely pitch black saber appeared on the table. Countless arcs of electricity blossomed from the body of the saber.

Everyone in the underground room could feel the terrifying might that was contained in the arcs of electricity. Xiao Chen's body even trembled when he felt it.

At the same time, in the skies above the smithy, the sky was full of dark clouds, and thunder kept crackling.

Feeling the strange changes happening, Mo Fan quickly said, "Young Master Xiao, quickly come and claim the weapon. Or else this Spirit Weapon will end up being an ownerless weapon."

Xiao Chen recovered his wits and hurried. He took a few steps over to the Spirit Weapon on the Metal Table. The appearance had completely met all of Xiao Chen's expectations. The streamlined sword body was comparable to the scythe blade of the mystical Grim Reapers.

Looking at this newly born Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, Xiao Chen suppressed his excitement as he held it in his hands. Instantly, the arcs of electricity disappeared. There was only a reserved glow on the black saber body.

In the instant Xiao Chen grasped the saber, the strange phenomena outside vanished. The dark clouds scattered and the sunlight shone on the earth again.

"What a good saber! I shall still call you Lunar Shadow. From now on, you are my Lunar Shadow Saber. I will not let you be destroyed again," Xiao Chen sighed in praise.

Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly discovered that the space around him was distorting. After 15 minutes, he found himself on a platform on the top of an isolated mountain peak.

He felt a pair of eyes on him, staring at him from behind. Xiao Chen quickly turned his head, and he saw a pale man in black clothing staring at him.

Xiao Chen was startled. He was not able to feel this man appear behind him. Furthermore, he just stood there quietly, causing Xiao Chen to feel extremely pressured.

He quickly tried to send out his Spiritual Sense. However, he was astonished to find that he was not able to send out his Spiritual Sense in this place.

Even so, he remained calm. This was because he did not feel any killing intent coming from the man in front of him.

"Who are you? Where are we?" Xiao Chen said to the man, feeling suspicious.

The man looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chen's hands and slowly opened his mouth to say, "Lunar Shadow… Good name!"

In the next moment, the saber in Xiao Chen's hands suddenly appeared in the hands of the man. Xiao Chen was startled. He was about to make a move but he discovered that his body seemed to be shackled, he was not able to move at all. He was not even able to open his mouth slightly.

The person held the Lunar Shadow Saber and took a strange stance. hen he just stood still without making any movements. Standing on the mountain peak, the chilly winds were continually blowing his hair around and causing his pale countenance to be revealed.

Even though Xiao Chen was a man, he could not help but feel in his heart that this man had peerless looks. If he were on Earth, he definitely would be able to put those male idols to shame.

Slowly, Xiao Chen understood the meaning of the stance the man in front of him took. This was one of the stances of the Battle Sage Origins. It was an ever-changing attacking technique.

This man seemed to be wanting to pass on his understanding of this Battle Sage Origins for Xiao Chen to be able to be enlightened a little. The strength of the man in front of him was definitely not ordinary. This was a chance he could not miss.

Xiao Chen quickly quieted himself and carefully observed. When he was completely focused, Xiao Chen strangely discovered that the man seemed like he was moving. However, he was clearly just standing in his original spot without moving.

An incomparably profound saber technique appeared in his mind, however, in the next moment the shockingly mighty saber technique actually turned into a heaven-splitting, earth-shattering sword technique. Then, in the next moment, it turned into a world-shaking spear technique that was like a violent storm.

When his state of mind turned clear, the image he saw turned back to the man holding the saber and standing still without moving.

Xiao Chen tried imitating the killing move he saw in his mind to attack the man in front of him. However, every time he got near, his move would be defeated with one move. Regardless of the method he used, or the techniques, it would be broken.

The man's attack was thousands of times more ferocious. He defeated each move with one strike, and with every strike the heavens shook.

Xiao Chen moved his finger, before suddenly realizing that he could move. The Lunar Shadow Saber had also returned to his hands. Xiao Chen hurriedly said, "Many thanks to Senior for the lesson. Might I ask what your great name is?"

The man did not answer Xiao Chen's question and just said what he wanted, "Battle Sage Origins, Qi of the attack, they do not need to be confined to the weapon type, or limited to the number of attacks. One move destroys tens of thousands of techniques. One Qi shakes the heavens."

"Remember to not let her cry."

When he finished, a huge Thunder Roc flew over from below the mountain. The man jumped on the Thunder Roc and flew away.

The strange space then disappeared. The scene within the underground room returned back to Xiao Chen's regular sight.

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Chapter 57: In the Gap Between Success and Failure

"Young Master Xiao, are you alright?" Mo Fan asked worriedly when he saw Xiao Chen staring blankly.

Xiao Chen recovered his wits and said, "Earlier, my mind turned hazy and I seemed to have obtained an inheritance."

When Mo Fan heard this, he was astonished. He quickly asked Xiao Chen to tell him the details. After a long period of time, Mo Fan said, "That person is very likely to be the Thunder Emperor of a thousand years ago. To think that he would actually pass on the Battle Sage Technique to you."

The Battle Sage Technique is from the legendary Battle Sage Origins. It is a secret technique that was enlightened from the Battle Sage Origins. Within the Tianwu Continent, it was one of the strongest martial techniques. Back in the days of the Thunder Emperor, he relied on this to rampage around the world, and he was unrivaled.

However, the Battle Sage Technique was broken into six pieces, together with the Battle Sage Origins. Even the Thunder Emperor only learned the Changing Character Formula. If one could learn the six different kinds of Battle Sage Technique, and assemble the complete the Battle Sage Origins, he would be unrivaled under the heavens.

Remembering the last words the man said, Xiao Chen stated in a puzzled manner , "The last words the man said were something about not letting her cry again. I wonder what it means?"

When Mo Fan heard it, he did not understand either. Xiao Chen then suddenly remembered that Ao Jiao had not said anything in a long time. After he had obtained the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, he got too excited and forgot about her.

He could not help but feel guilty. The creation of the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon was only possible with her help. Xiao Chen quickly looked towards her.

With that one look, he was astonished. He only saw that Ao Jiao's body had turned to a very faint illusionary image, as though as she was about to disappear.

Xiao Chen panicked and quickly rushed over, "Hey, Sister Ao Jiao, what's wrong with you? Please don't scare me!"

There seemed to be traces of tears in the corners of Ao Jiao's eyes. She did not reply to Xiao Chen's words. Instead, she revealed a bitter smile on her face. Throughout all the times he had interacted with her, Xiao Chen had never seen her smile before. At this moment, he suddenly realized that she looked very pretty when she smiled.

Ao Jiao's hands kept making hand seals, changing constantly, her body turned even more illusory.. Finally, she made a hand seal that was bright, causing her entire body to shine incomparably luminous.

"Hey, Ao Jiao, what are you doing?" Xiao Chen was very anxious and tried to stop Ao Jiao. However, when he stretched out his hands, he only grabbed air. His hands had passed through Ao Jiao's body.

Ao Jiao's body finally completely disappeared and turned into an exceptionally resplendent seal mark. With a 'sou' sound, it entered into the Lunar Shadow Saber.

Its brilliance was reserved, and the internals of the Lunar Shadow Saber seemed to have some changes. Xiao Chen could feel that the might contained in the Saber diminished significantly.

However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered about this at the moment. Xiao Chen faced Mo Fan and asked, "Elder Brother Mo, What happened to Ao Jiao? How come she suddenly disappeared?"

Mo Fan's expression was grave. He remembered the hand seals that Ao Jiao made earlier and said, "Pass me your Lunar Shadow Saber, let me take a look at it."

Xiao Chen handed the saber over. Mo Fan received it and inspected it carefully. After a long time, the grave expression on his face slowly changed into a smile, "Young Master Xiao, you don't have to worry. Ao Jiao has employed a secret technique to use her body to nourish the saber. She temporarily sealed the saber to make it a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon.

The expression on Xiao Chen's face did not change for the better, "What do you mean? The saber is a small thing. I just want to know whether Ao Jiao will wake up or not."

Mo Fan explained, "The biggest difference between a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon and a Sub-Divine Weapon is the Weapon Spirit. When ordinary people want to forge a Sub-Divine Weapon, they require a Divine Grade Spirit Stone before they can succeed."

"However, in this world, Divine Grade Spirit Stones are extremely rare and precious. Not to mention Divine Grade Spirit Stone, even Superior Grade Spirit Stones are very rare. However, Ao Jiao herself is a Sword Spirit. In order to turn this Lunar Shadow Saber into a Sub-Divine Weapon, she used herself to become the Weapon Spirit."

Due to this reason, this Lunar Shadow Saber was temporarily suppressed to a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. However, someday, it will turn into a Sub-Divine Weapon."

Why did she do this? Xiao Chen could not understand. He held the Lunar Shadow in his hands again and said, "How long will she take to wake up?"

Mo Fan said, "This would depend on yourself."

Xiao Chen did not understand as he asked, "Depend on myself? What do you mean?"

"Try brandishing the Lunar Shadow Saber in your hand and see," Mo Fan said.

When Xiao Chen heard this, he grasped the handle of the Lunar Shadow and used a few saber techniques. There was a cold gleam on the blade of the saber as it sliced quietly through the air; it did not make any sound at all.

Xiao Chen's complexion changed; he rapidly circulated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and established a connection between the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit and the Lunar Shadow. The body of the saber gave off an electrical gleam. Each time he brandished it, there was the sound of thunder. At the end of all of Xiao Chen's moves, there was even the faint image of the Azure Dragon on the saber.

All of these proved that although this Lunar Shadow was only a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, the might it contained was something that an ordinary Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon could not compare to.

However, the problem was that Xiao Chen was not able to hear a hum coming from the saber. No matter how much strength he used, this Lunar Shadow Saber would not hum.

What is going on? Aren't I already its master? Xiao Chen thought, feeling incredibly bewildered.

Mo Fan said, "Although the Lunar Shadow had already recognized you as its master, you still do not understand it yet. If someday you are able to make the Lunar Shadow hum, Ao Jiao might be able to come out earlier."

After they chatted for awhile, Xiao Chen indicated that he wanted to leave. Mo Fan did not attempt to detain him and sent Xiao Chen off to the door.

They had spent quite a long time in the underground room, where the air was somewhat stale. The moment Xiao Chen reached the street and smelled the fresh air coming from the outside, Xiao Chen took a deep breath.

The Spirit Weapon was made. Although the process had some hiccups, it had managed to fulfill all of Xiao Chen's original requirements. His purpose in coming out had been accomplished, so it was time to go back.

However, Xiao Chen kept feeling that something was missing. His mind kept revisiting the hazy memory of the contact with Ao Jiao, and the last words that the Thunder Emperor said.

Do not let her cry again.

Not long after Xiao Chen left, Feng Feixue's figure appeared in that small alley. She rushed over when she saw the strange phenomenon. She wanted to see who was so lucky to actually be able to obtain a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.

"This fellow, he is quite indiscernible! The Young Miss had asked Grandmaster Mo three times, but he still refused to help. To think he was actually willing to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon for him," a voice that was a little hoarse and envious sounded from the shadows behind Feng Feixue.

A faint smile appeared on Feng Feixue's exquisite face as she played with a hairpin. She said somewhat playfully, "Shu, you are not thinking of killing him for the treasure right?"

The man called Shu replied, "There is more than one Heavenly Weapon. There is no need to obtain it and offend Miss. However, thinking of the mission that the clan head gave you, it seems that you will not be able to accomplish it."

"I have never liked forcing others, and the conditions that I gave him were quite lucrative already. If he still does not agree to it, then it is not necessary anymore. Furthermore, there was significant progress in the true mission, thus this trip has not been made in vain.

At this moment, it was nearing dusk. However, due to the large-scale auction that Linlang Pavilion had just conducted, there were many people still on the streets. As Xiao Chen walked along the streets, he suddenly noticed that there was a large group of people gathered in an area a few hundred meters in front.

Xiao Chen recalled that there seemed to be a martial arts arena in front. Given that there were many people gathered there, there definitely was an exciting battle going on.

In the Tianwu Continent this was the popular culture, where the people were valiant. This kind of martial arts arena could be seen everywhere. Furthermore, their business was very good. There would frequently be people who had some disagreements on the street and came here to duel it out. For some others, when they reached a certain standard with their cultivation, they would challenge their enemies to a duel.

They could even fork out some money to challenge the arena master, potentially winning high amounts of money. There normally was a motive to having a duel, one of the most important was rapidly making a name for yourself.

Although the standards of this kind of street arena were low, the news was able to be spread fast and far. If someone could win a few duels consecutively, they could become famous quickly, resulting in some big clans looking at them favorably.

Seeing that it was still early and there was a racket caused by the people near the arena, making it particularly lively, Xiao Chen decided to go and take a look.

"Is the Xiao Clan full of trash like you? With the little bit of ability, you dared to go around calling yourself the strongest person amongst the younger generation of Mohe City? If you went into the Demonic Forest, a piece of trash like you would not be able to survive more than a day."

Before Xiao Chen got near the arena, he heard the voices coming from the arena. Xiao Chen felt astonished in his heart. The strongest person of the younger generation in Mohe City? Could it be Xiao Jian? Why was he here?

Who was the person speaking? The voice sounds familiar? Xiao Chen was very curious, so he quickly made his way through the crowd and went in front.

He ignored the scolding and cursing of the people around him as he used his Essence to force his way through the crowd. When he arrived at the front of the arena, he finally could see clearly what was going on.

The two people in the arena were Zhang He and Xiao Jian. At this moment, Xiao Jian was already full of sword wounds. He looked very miserable, but he still held on bitterly.

By comparison, Zhang He, who was dressed in long white robes, seemed perfectly fine. On the surface, there were no visible injuries and his face had an unruffled expression. It was obvious that this duel could have ended already; he was clearly just bullying Xiao Jian now, suppressing the reputation of the Xiao Clan.

When Xiao Jian heard Zhang He's humiliating words, his expression turned to one that was full of anger. He shouted out loudly, raised his sword, and charged at Zhang He once again.

Xiao Chen quietly shook his head. Under such circumstances, he was not able to stay calm. The blood rushed to his head and he just charged in like that. This would only result in a crueler humiliation.

Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. Before Xiao Jian could draw near, several more wounds appeared on his body when Zhang He sent out a few streams of sword Qi.

As Xiao Jian moved forward, he tripped and fell heavily backward. Zhang He mocked him, "Even that trash from your Xiao Clan is stronger than you. At least he was able to cause me to vomit blood. You are not even able to touch me."

Hearing Zhang He say that he was not even comparable to Xiao Chen, Xiao Jian's face twitched. He managed to draw out some energy, and suddenly charged forward to attack Zhang He ruthlessly.

He was shouting out like a mad man, causing Zhang He to keep retreating. With this sudden change in the situation, Zhang He was caught unprepared.

Zhang He's previously relaxed face now revealed a livid expression. Countless sword Qi came from his body and caused Xiao Jian to be blasted back.

The sword Qi was moving around unhindered, randomly dancing without boundaries, turning into an impenetrable barrier around Zhang He's body. After Xiao Jian got up, no matter what he did, he was not able to break through this barrier formed by sword Qi.

Xiao Chen's eyes brightened as he carefully examined this sword Qi barrier. Previously, his Divine Thunder Break was rendered useless by this person.

Just at this moment, Zhang He's expression finally turned serious. His gaze was as calm as water, staring at Xiao Jian. He slashed out thrice, and three tyrannical sword Qi flew towards the three major acupoints near Xiao Jian's Dantian.

Crap! He wants to cripple Xiao Jian. Xiao Chen thought in his heart, he had to save him.

Although he did not like Xiao Jian, he was still a member of the Xiao Clan. Given his character, it was impossible for him to be apathetic and refuse to help when someone was in trouble.

"Pu! Pu! Pu!"

A stream of resplendent electricity came from his hands. Instantly, it streaked through the air and broke Zhang He's sword Qi. After that, its strength was not diminished, and continued flying towards Zhang He.

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Chapter 58: Wager

The purple lightning's might did not diminish much after breaking the three streams of sword Qi. Given Zhang He's strength as a Medial Grade Martial Master, it would be easy for him to avoid it. However, when he saw who fired it, he immediately changed his mind.

"Pu Ci!"

The boundless dancing sword Qi crossed everywhere; the resplendent lightning was swallowed up by the sword Qi and vanished.

"Xiao Chen, are you intending to help this trash? This is against the rules of the arena," Zhang He smiled coldly as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was below the arena.

Xiao Jian, who was currently covered in injuries, was already finding it hard to stand up. He attempted to stand up with his back arched forward, his eyes full of a painful expression as he smiled with difficulty, "You are only a piece of trash, I don't need you to help me."

Seeing how untactful Xiao Jian was, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. Xiao Chen faced Zhang He and said, "Whether I broke the rules or not is not determined by you. Earlier, when you made your move, it was clear you were attempting to kill him or cripple him. I do not recall that this arena handles life-or-death battles."

"Arena Master, what do you think? If the eldest son of the Xiao Clan clan head died in your arena, even you would not be able to shrug off responsibility," Xiao Chen turned around and said to a middle-aged man.

That arena master smiled awkwardly. It was true that his arena did not have the rights to organize life-or-death battles. In order to organize this type of battle there was a requirement of applying to a higher leveled arena.

Even so, it was rare that people would make a fuss about this kind of matter. Even if the arena had organized a life-or-death battle, there would not be anyone coming to kick up a fuss.

This arena master actually had a deep background. He was not actually afraid of Xiao Chen, but at this moment, Xiao Chen attacked his weak point in front of the crowd. This had made things difficult for him.

He waved his hands casually, "Two of you! Go carry Young Master Xiao down. Take that Spirit Weapon in his hands and give it to Young Master Zhang. Young Master Zhang won this duel."

Xiao Jian felt unsatisfied but at this moment, he did not have any capabilities to resist. He was carried down easily by the two cultivators.

Zhang He picked up that Spirit Weapon, threw it to someone below the arena, and smiled, "Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Spirit Weapon, this is not bad. Zhang Wu, this is for you."

That person was also only of the cultivators of the Zhang Clan. When he suddenly obtained a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Spirit, he excitedly smiled and said, "Many thanks, Young Master!"

"Let's go. Now I think about it, the Xiao Clan does not have any experts. They are all just a bunch of trash," Zhang He turned around and wanted to leave.

The person called Zhang Wu followed and said, "Indeed, So much for the strongest person of Mohe city's youngest generation. He was not even able to touch the corner of Young Master's shirt. What a bunch of nonsense!"

"I hear that Zhang He was studying at the White Cliff School in the Prefecture City. The one who is teaching him was a supreme elder of the Misty Sword Sect."

"Misty Sword Sect, with regards to their understanding to the way of the sword, it could be said that they are without rival in the Great Qin Nation. Since he is learning from their supreme elder, no wonder he is so powerful."

"Indeed. Actually, Xiao Jian is not weak. He already became a Martial Master at such a young age. However, he was still not able to touch even the corner of Zhang He's shirt."

"You guys are not aware of this, but what Zhang He released was authentic sword Qi and it was not the release of Essence. He was born with the Clear Sky Sword Martial Spirit. Due to this reason, he is able to release the sword Qi that only Martial Saints and above can release.

"With the Clear Sky Sword Martial Spirit, and a master of the way of the sword, it seems like no one in Mohe City would be able to compete with him. Looks like in this Promise of Ten Years, Seven Horn Mountain would be changing owners.

Everyone below the arena was discussing the duel that just took place. Seeing that Zhang He was about to leave, they all expressed their own thoughts. It had to be said that amongst them, some of these people had quite unique opinions.

When Zhang He heard these discussions, there was only a slight change in his expressions but he felt smug and conceited in his heart. When he was in the prefecture city, his talent could only be considered as above average, and he was not at the peak. However, in this tiny Mohe City, he could be said to be unrivaled amongst his own generation.

"Leaving so fast after bullying someone?" Xiao Chen looked at the two men leaving and suddenly called out indifferently.

Zhang He was stunned. Then he turned around and smiled, "Xiao Chen, you aren't so naive to challenge me right?"

"Why not?!" Xiao Chen gazed fearlessly at Zhang He; there was no trace of cowardice in his gaze.

Zhang He acted as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He pointed to his own nose and said, "Are you thinking that after I praised you for a bit, you now think that it is true and consider yourself as somebody to be taken seriously?"

Zhang Wu had just obtained a Spirit Weapon, thus, he was eager to show off, "First Young Master, this fellow is too reckless. With a Medial Grade Martial Disciple cultivation, he dares to challenge you. Let me go and test him out."

Zhang He considered it in his heart. Zhang Wu was at the peak of Superior Grade Martial Disciple realm. Furthermore, he now has a Spirit Weapon. Xiao Chen was only a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, but he had a bizarre flame.

However, he did not have a Spirit Weapon, so he should not be Zhang Wu's match. Thus, he said, "Sure, but be careful of his Martial Spirit. It was a flame that is very persistent."

When Zhang He heard this, he jumped onto the arena and shouted loudly to Xiao Chen, "Trash of the Xiao Clan, you are not worthy of making the Young Master of my clan act. I, Zhang Wu, am sufficient to defeat you with ease."

"This Zhang He… He must be thinking of showing off now that he obtained a Spirit Weapon."

"Although he is not comparable to Xiao Jian, he is a peak Superior Grade Martial Disciple. Amongst the younger generation of Mohe City, he can still be considered an expert."

"This Xiao Chen is truly reckless. When he was still trash, anyone would be able to bully him. Now that he condensed his Martial Spirit, he became so arrogant. How reckless!"

"You know what? This Xiao Chen had managed to raise to Medial Grade Martial Disciple within a month. His talent is not bad."

"Even if his talent is not bad, he is still only a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. Furthermore, he does not have a Spirit Weapon. It would be impossible for him to defeat Zhang Wu.

Xiao Chen's gaze was as calm as water. When he heard the discussion coming from below, it did not disrupt his state of mind. He just looked at Zhang Wu indifferently and said, "You are not my opponent. However, if you wish to battle, then put that Spirit Weapon in your hand up for wager.

Zhang Wu smiled, "What an arrogant fellow you are. Fine, I agree. However, what are you going to do if you lose?"

"Naturally I will give you a treasure of equivalent value."

The two of them stood in front of the arena master and signed the agreement for the duel. This was not a life-or-death duel. Thus, in this battle if it became obvious that the other person was no longer able to battle, they were not allowed to kill him.

If one gave up, the other was not allowed to make any further moves. Or else, it would be considered as going against the rules and they would lose the item they wagered.

The two of them stood in their respective corners of the arena and bowed to each other. With this, the duel was considered to have started.

Xiao Chen did not wish to waste too much time on this duel; he still had to duel with Zhang He later, and that was the important one. This duel had to end fast. Thus, he decided to make the first move.

"Ta!"

Before entering the arena, Xiao Chen had already started rapidly circulating his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, and he was already in his peak condition long ago.

The moment they finished bowing, Xiao Chen stomped on the ground abruptly, moving forward. He leaped forward, and before the sound of wind could be heard he had already arrived.

What a fast speed! Zhang Wu was astonished. He had not expected that, despite his lower cultivation realm, Xiao Chen would make the first move. He was too daring.

He quickly retreated backward by two steps and his right hand grasped onto his sword. While he was retreating, he sent out a sword light, trying to make Xiao Chen retreat temporarily.

"Pu Ci!"

An electrical glow appeared on Xiao Chen's arm. Xiao Chen looked at the concentrated sword light, and there was a gleam in his eyes; he did not have any intention of evading.

Using his finger as a sword, he looked very imposing. He moved as fast as lightning and jabbed his finger into that sword light.

"What is he doing? If he goes in directly like this, he is going to lose one of his arms," someone in the crowd below exclaimed.

The corner of Zhang Wu's mouth curled up in a cold smile. Your speed may be fast, but my sword light has already completely enveloped me. If you dare to charge in, you will lose your arm.

When Zhang He saw this, he could not understand what was going on. Only a person who had tempered their body to the point where their tendons were like bronze and bone like iron would dare to use their body to go against a Spirit Weapon.

This Xiao Chen had clearly not trained to such a level yet. Why was he so daring to jab his hand into Zhang Wu's sword light?

Xiao Chen's right arm had already come in contact with the borders of the sword light. If he went forward just a little more, his palm would be cut off, turning into a true piece of trash in the future.

However, at this moment, Xiao Chen's right hand suddenly stopped. His hands stopped stably right in front of that sword light.

His right hand continuously kept making hand seals. Within one breath of time, there was an inexhaustible number of changes.

When Zhang He saw Xiao Chen stopped, he felt that this was an obvious opening. He wanted to move the sword light forward and attack him.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning appeared from nowhere, causing a clap of thunder and striking towards Zhang Wu's head.

This was Xiao Chen's modified Lightning Descend. Its might was significantly smaller than the original, but it was far more efficient. After he got close, he was able to instantly execute it.

Zhang He was puzzled by the feint that Xiao Chen pulled. When he discovered the danger, it was already too late for him to avoid it. He could only release all the Essence in his body to defend against this bolt of lightning that appeared from nowhere.

"Bang!"

The lightning traveled from his head to his foot. Due to the fact that its might had been significantly decreased, he did not suffer any serious damage. However, he was now paralyzed and could not move temporarily.

While you are affected, I shall make a move! This was Xiao Chen's plan. He immediately went forward and jabbed Zhang Qu's chest six times.

Six streams of purple fire pierced through Zhang Wu's chest. They then fell onto the floor of the arena and burned through for about half a meter before being extinguished.

Due to the fact that killing was not allowed in the arena, Xiao Chen did not cause the purple fire to remain in his body. Or else, Zhang Wu would have immediately turned into ashes.

"How is this possible? He was actually able to defeat Zhang Wu in an instant."

"Indeed, that flame at the end was very tyrannical. Zhang Wu had already used all his Essence to cover his entire body, yet he was able to bore through six holes."

"However, Xiao Chen was very shrewd. If Zhang Wu had not been surprised by him, then that bolt of lightning would not have struck Zhang Wu in the first place." The people below the arena started to cry out in surprise, they had not expected Xiao Chen to be able to defeat Zhang Wu in two moves.

Zhang He jumped onto the arena and pressed on a few of Zhang Wu's acupoints, stopping the bleeding. Then he took out some Golden Salve and scattered them on the wounds.

"After not meeting for a while, your flames have turned even more tyrannical. However, if you want to duel with me, then you need to take something out to wager."

Xiao Chen did not say anything and received the Spirit Weapon from the arena master. He then threw it to the front of Xiao Jian. As most of Xiao Jian's injuries were external, he had already recovered. He looked at Xiao Chen with a complicated expression; his gaze had many expressions intermingled in it.

"Ta!"

Xiao Chen suddenly took out the Lunar Shadow Saber in his Universe Ring and slowly threw it into the middle of the two of them. The Lunar Shadow Saber was stuck in the rock that made up the floor of the arena.

Without making a single sound, the saber easily slid into it, leaving only a handle. Proving the sharpness of Lunar Shadow.

"Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon!" Excitement flashed in Zhang He's eyes as he stared at the Lunar Shadow Saber, which was in the middle of the arena.

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Chapter 59: Demonic Weapon Lunar Shadow

"Since you wish to offer me this Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, I shall reluctantly accept it," Zhang He said arrogantly as he gazed excitedly at the Lunar Shadow that was inserted into the rock.

Xiao Chen waved his hands vigorously and caused the Lunar Shadow Saber in the rock to fly into his hands. He said, "I want your Shadow Bearing Sword."

Zhang He's complexion changed; this Shadow Bearing Sword was also a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. When he became a Martial Master, his clan had bestowed the Shadow Bearing Sword unto him. He had never expected that Xiao Chen actually wanted to take it away.

It was only wishful thinking. This inheritance of his Zhang Clan was not an ordinary Spirit Weapon. In the past hundred years, many people attempted to obtain it, but they had all failed.

Zhang He smiled coldly, "What bold words! To think you actually want my Shadow Bearing Sword. Do you think that you will still be alive to take it?"

"This fellow must be crazy. After defeating Zhang Wu, he had already regained the prestige of the Xiao Chen. To think that he would continue to challenge Zhang He."

"The cultivation of these two differed by an entire realm. This kind of difference cannot be made up for with external objects. Unless he has a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique or a Divine Weapon."

"Heaven Ranked Martial Technique? Is that even possible? The Misty Sword Sect only has an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique for their inheritance. How could the Xiao Clan have one?"

"Even if there is one, with his cultivation realm, if he used it, it would be a suicidal move ending in mutual destruction."

The two people in the arena ignored all the sounds of discussions below. They went to the arena master and signed the agreement before starting the duel.

The identity of the two were quite special. Furthermore, they had a grudge with each other. The arena master was afraid of an unsavory incident happening, thus, he went up and said, "I shall say this just once: when one side has given up, the other side is absolutely not allowed to make a move. Or else, I shall take action personally."

This arena master may look ordinary but in actual fact, in Mohe City, anyone who dared to open an arena was at least a Martial Grand Master. Or else, it would be easy to find a person who could defeat the arena master, and then there would not be any need for that arena to exist anymore.

The two of them did not pay too much attention to the arena master's words. They were not stupid; they would definitely not kill each other. Or else, this might cause a war between their two clans. The most each would do would be to cripple the other's cultivation.

In the arena, the two of them went to their allotted corners, gazing at each other and releasing their killing intent. They were waiting for a good opportunity before making a move.

Their auras were clashing with each other in the air. Although their bodies were not moving, an invisible battle had been taking place long before. The thing that led Zhang He to be astonished was that Xiao Chen's aura was not weaker than his. He was actually not able to suppress Xiao Chen with his aura.

The crowd below also felt that it was strange. With Xiao Chen's cultivation, he actually was able to resist Zhang He. Perhaps this duel would not be one-sided after all.

"Earlier, Xiao Jian, an Inferior Grade Martial Master, was not even able to touch the corner of my shirt. Do you think that you, a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, have a chance?" Seeing that he was not able to use his aura to suppress Xiao Chen, he attempted to use words to demoralize him, hoping to cause him to show an opening.

Xiao Chen was not a rash person like Xiao Jian; he knew what Zhang He was attempting to do. He replied in ridicule, "When I was an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, I was able to cause you to vomit blood. Now that I am a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, it would not be impossible for me to kill you."

Zhang He smiled indifferently, "Who do you think you are? One of the descendants of the Holy Lands? Be able to defy the natural order and transcend cultivation realm? My Clear Sky Sword has yet to come out. To think you believe that you have such substance."

"Whether or not I possess such substance, you will know after we fight," Xiao Chen said coldly, deciding to make the first move.

In the end, His cultivation differed from Zhang He's by an entire realm. If they kept confronting each other like this, it was likely that he would be the first to show an opening. When that happened, he might end up being killed in one move.

Lightning Evasion!

There was a clap of thunder as Xiao Chen abruptly appeared behind Zhang He. The Lunar Shadow Saber slashed across the air, leaving behind a black saber shadow, and rapidly hacked at Zhang He.

In the instant Xiao Chen disappeared from his original spot, Zhang He already felt that something was wrong. After he heard the clap of thunder, he immediately knew Xiao Chen's location.

He opened both his hands, bent his knees, and leaped up. He had already left the ground but there was actually the image of a huge roc behind him.

"This is the technique that made the supreme elder of the Misty Sword Sect famous: Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings. According to the rumors, once it is practiced to the large success stage, it can allow the user to wander the four seas freely and fly for a thousand li in the time required to take a breath," a knowledgeable person below said.

"Because of this movement technique, Xiao Jian was not able to touch even the corner of his shirt. I originally thought that the secret technique that Xiao Chen executed would be able to resolve this problem. Looks like it was not able to though," someone sighed.

Zhang He, who leaped up, did not land on the ground again. He actually turned in a strange manner, as though he was a huge bird, flying towards Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He was feeling astonished in his heart. This Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings was indeed powerful. It was able to allow the user temporary flight. Looks like the rumors about it were true.

"Bang!"

Before he could think too much, as Zhang He's speed was extremely fast, the two of them clashed together.

Xiao Chen's cultivation realm was lower than Zhang He's. Although he could rely on the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit for exceptionally majestic strength, and exhibit a strength that exceeds his body, he did not have a higher ranked Spirit Weapon. He was not able to completely exhibit the full extent of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Thus, in a competition of strength, he was still slightly inferior to Zhang He.

In addition to Zhang He, with the momentum of the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings, was this sword of his, which contained a strength that bordered on the strength of a Martial Grand Master.

When the sword and saber clashed, a huge force came from the sword. This caused Xiao Chen to not be able to withstand it and fly backward.

The more problematic thing was the Qi of the Clear Sky Sword went into his body via the sword. The holy sword that existed in the ancient times turned into sword Qi and attacked his meridians; it was incredibly tyrannical.

As he retreated, Xiao Chen attempted to resolve this terrifying sword Qi. Only when he reached the boundaries of the arena and had one leg in the air over the boundary lines, did he manage to dissipate the sword Qi.

The foot still on the ground pushed off and he somersaulted in the air before landing firmly in the arena.

Everyone cried out in surprise; they originally he would be sent flying out of the arena by Zhang He's sword. They did not expect him to manage to stay standing in the arena.

However, there were many people who did not understand why Zhang He did not make a further move despite such a good opportunity. This way he could have made Xiao Chen fly out of the arena. Everyone in the crowd was discussing this.

Hearing the discussion of the crowd, Zhang He was not able to explain his difficulties. Although his sword Qi had entered into Xiao Chen's body earlier, the electricity in Xiao Chen's saber had also entered into his body.

The electricity generated by the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was not much weaker than the Qi of his holy sword. If he did not dissipate it, it might result in a hidden damage in the latter part of the duel.

"Again!"

After he completely dissipated the electricity, Zhang He shouted. That huge heavenly roc behind him actually let out a clear cry.

His figure streaked across the air, leaving behind a shadow. A two-meter long sword light appeared on the body of his sword. Using that speed, coupled with a boundless aura, he flew towards Xiao Chen.

"The heavenly roc actually cried out. This is the second layer of the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings. To think at his young age, he was able to train this supreme secret art to the second layer."

"Indeed! How terrifying! According to rumors, the Sword Sage of Misty Sword Sect was able to make the heavenly roc give off a divine cry that was able to shatter the hearts and lungs of others without even making a move."

"Furthermore, this Zhang He activated the boundless might of the Clear Sky Sword. The holy sword combined with the heavenly roc. This time, Xiao Chen will be defeated."

Towards the valiant Zhang He, the crowd below cried out in surprise again. With such strong might, everyone was sure that Xiao Chen stood no chance of winning.

Even against a Martial Grand Master, Zhang He's move should be effective. Even the arena master's expression changed when he saw Zhang He exhibit the second layer of the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings.

Xiao Chen's expression was grave when he saw this sword flying towards him. He knew he could no longer hold back. He grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hands and gently flipped it over.

The Lunar Shadow Saber started to rotate rapidly. There was a turbulent surge of Qi engulfing outwards. This caused the surrounding people to feel their entire bodies tremble.

Electrical light like that of a thunderbolt appeared on the body of the saber. Although it was already dusk, the sky actually seemed like it was lit up, as though it was daytime.

However, what led people to be horrified was a tyrannical Qi coming from the saber. It was like the roar of a thunder beast, berserk and ferocious, and it felt like a magnificent army was arriving.

"This is bad; this Spirit Weapon actually has a Demonic Core inlaid into it. It is probably a Martial King leveled Demonic Beast. Everyone Run! If the Demonic Qi was leaked, ordinary cultivators will bleed from their seven orifices and die."

[TL notes: The seven orifices of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth]

"How terrifying! Within this insignificant Mohe city, a Spirit Weapon with a Demonic Core actually appeared."

The crowd ran in horror and scattered everywhere, but they did not go too far. They had stood far away looking excitedly at the duel taking place.

The crowd had originally thought that with the Clear Sky Sword, it would be a one-sided battle in favor to Zhang He. They did not expect that Xiao Chen had a Demonic Weapon. Mohe City had not had such an exciting battle for a long time already, and naturally they could not miss this battle.

The supreme movement technique, Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings, coupled with the ancient holy sword Clear Sky Sword, fiercely clashed against the Lunar Shadow Saber that had a Demonic Core of the Rank 6 Demonic Beast, Thunder Roc.

"Boom!"

The Electrical light clashed with the sword light. A loud sound came from the arena, causing the crowd far away to feel like they went deaf. It was extremely terrifying.

Blood was trickling from the corner of Xiao Chen's mouth. He took a heavy step backward' on the stone floor, a one-meter deep indentation of his foot was left. This showed how much pressure Xiao Chen had to withstand.

Zhang He's body flew backward in the air. Using the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings movement technique, he canceled out the force that came from the Lunar Shadow Saber.

Zhang He's body landed gently on the ground. His clothes and hair were flying around in the wind. With his handsome face, Zhang he looked very elegant.

This time, the two of them were on even ground no one held the advantage.

Suppressing his surging Qi and blood, Zhang He's eyes looked calm. He no longer had the expression of looking down on his opponent. He smiled indifferently, "I truly did not expect that you actually have such a Demonic Weapon. However, rare treasures belong to the elites. If that is all the skills you have, then this Demonic Weapon will be mine!"

"Shadow Bearing Sword!"

Zhang He shouted loudly and threw out the sword in his hands. The shadow of a sword streaked through the sky. The Shadow Bearing Sword, that had been passed down in the Zhang Clan for hundreds of years, appeared in Zhang He's hands.

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