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Chapter 747: Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Formation

The first to bear the brunt was the Xia family members. Their Essence Energy was already depleted and they had been enervated of their essence, vitality, and spirit. With the array's sudden suction, their bodies immediately bled as many of them collapsed to the ground.

Apart from Zhou Wen and Old Master Xia who weren't affected, even Xia Xuanyue's Essence Energy began to drain.

"Old Master, please let Xuanyue off. She won't make the same mistake again," Xia Liuchuan pleaded.

Old Master Xia had Xia Xuanyue's head in one hand; yet, she couldn't move at all. Even the Mythical sword in her hand dropped to the ground as her eyes were filled with horror.

Old Master Xia said calmly, "Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you were born into the Xia family. The world is cold and heartless. Any mistake can lead to the downfall of a family. As the future leader of the Xia family, if you don't even understand this, you have no right to lead the Xia family."

"Please give Xuanyue another chance." Xia Liuchuan slammed his head on the ground.

"Rules are rules. A volcano won't stop erupting because of your pleas, and time won't stop flowing because of pity. Rules have no feelings, and they are the most straightforward. It looks like you still don't understand what kind of cruel world you will face as the future leader of the Xia family." Old Master Xia didn't have any intention of letting Xia Xuanyue off—Xia Xuanyue's Essence Energy was almost drained dry.

Xia Liuchuan's body trembled as he suddenly looked up. The Evil-Slaying Sword in his hand erupted with extreme strength as he stabbed at the golden light of the array.

"Liuchuan!" Ah Cheng's expression turned even uglier. He wanted to stop Xia Liuchuan, but it was already too late.

Clang!

The power of the Evil-Slaying Sword and the augmentation of Xia Liuchuan's protective armor failed to slice through the light barrier.

Xia Liuchuan was alarmed, but in the next second, the Pure Hook Sword in his other hand slashed out as well. The two swords slashed at the array in a frenzy, but it only caused the golden barrier to sway. It failed to slice through it.

Instead, his Essence Energy was absorbed by the array, causing the golden light barrier to become even more terrifying.

Old Master Xia looked at Xia Liuchuan coldly and asked, "Little Chuan, I dote on you the most. Are you going to betray me now?"

"I only hope that you can spare Xuanyue. She's my sister." Xia Liuchuan's swords didn't stop as he continued slashing at the barrier.

"Seems like I need to reconsider the heir to the Xia family." A cold glint flashed across Old Master Xia's eyes as he clenched his fists.

Suddenly, a sword beam slashed over. Old Master Xia raised his hand and grabbed it. The golden sword beam was sucked into his palm and vanished instantly. Instead, the Essence Energy on Old Master Xia's body became even more majestic.

At the same time, a suction force pulled Xia Xuanyue out. It was Zhou Wen's Demonic Astral Wheel.

"You people from a large family sure know how to have fun. You can even make it sound so dignified by killing your descendants. You've really broadened my horizons today." Zhou Wen pulled Xia Xuanyue to his side, but she wasn't in a good state. Her Essence Energy was constantly depleting, and she was almost drained dry.

Zhou Wen summoned the Heaven-Opening Scripture. The scripture floated above his head, emitting an invisible force that blocked the array's suction force, preventing any Essence Energy in a tiny area around him from being sucked into the array.

"To be able to withstand the power of the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array, your talent and the Essence Energy Art you cultivate, as well as your Life Providence and Life Soul, are indeed extraordinary." Old Master Xia didn't mind the sarcasm in Zhou Wen's words. All he did was stare at the Heaven-Opening Scripture above Zhou Wen's head and ask, "That's your Life Soul, right? What's its name?"

"Why should I tell you, you old sicko?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.

"It's fine. Even if you don't tell me, I'll find out soon," Old Master Xia said as he spread out his palm. All the Essence Energy in the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array gathered towards his palm.

Instantly, there were tragic cries. Many of the Xia family disciples who were struggling died as they spat out blood. Their bodies were instantly sucked dry as they lost their essence, vitality, and spirit.

As for Old Master Xia, after absorbing so much Essence Energy, his aura became extremely terrifying. The Essence Energy that seeped out of his body seemed to condense into something corporeal as it swayed on his body. The cracked Essence Energy made his skin seem transparent.

Be it Xia Liuchuan and Ah Cheng, who were outside the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array, or Zhou Wen and Xia Xuanyue inside the array, they all felt their blood run cold.

It wasn't that they had never seen a dead person, but more than ten thousand Epic experts had died tragically. Furthermore, they were members of the Xia family. They had never seen anyone so crazy.

"Old Master... Why are you doing this... This is destroying the Xia family..." Xia Xuanyue really couldn't understand why Old Master Xia would do this.

There were more than ten thousand Epic experts. Even among the six families, there weren't many who could gather that number of Epic experts.

Furthermore, they had been nurtured by Old Master Xia himself. Now, he had personally killed them. Xia Xuanyue couldn't figure out why.

"With me around, the Xia family will never be destroyed. So what if there are more than ten thousand Epic experts? I spent such a huge price to nurture them. They were originally only used as a stepping stone for my advancement to the Mythical stage. Now that their mission has been completed, they have died a worthy death." The Essence Energy in Old Master Xia's body was as terrifying as a volcanic eruption. Furthermore, his body seemed to be becoming younger. Even his white hair was gradually turning black.

"Advance to the Mythical stage?" Xia Xuanyue couldn't comprehend. Was it right to sacrifice so many people just to advance to the Mythical stage? Furthermore, among the ten thousand Epic experts, although most of them didn't share the Xia surname, many of them were blood-related members of the Xia family.

"If one doesn't enter the Mythical stage, they will ultimately be mortal. No matter how powerful they are, there will be a day when they die. Only by advancing to the Mythical stage can one break through the shackles of life-like dimensional creatures and become a higher life form... Unfortunately, the human body is too weak. Their talent is too poor. Even someone as talented as me can't rely on the strength of a single person to advance to the Mythical stage."

Old Master Xia explained indifferently, "I've studied many Essence Energy Arts and combined them with the Great Emperor Sutra passed down in our Xia family. I've finally found a path to advance to the Mythical stage. It's to pile up sand into a tower and refine rocks into gold. I gathered the bloodlines, talents, Life Providences, and Life Souls of many geniuses into one, allowing me to break through the limits of humanity and advance to the Mythical stage. This is the only path I can take now."

Zhou Wen was dumbfounded when he heard that. He finally knew why the Xia family had secretly attacked so many talented youths. It was all because of Old Master Xia.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that Wang Mingyuan's advancement to the Mythical stage was already very ruthless, but compared to Old Master Xia's method, Wang Mingyuan's advancement was as holy as an angel.

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Chapter 748: Old Master Xia

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"By killing so many people, what's the difference between you and a devil-like Jing Daoxian? Aren't you afraid that the other five Federation families will join forces to attack you?" Zhou Wen asked.

Old Master Xia sneered and said, "You killed these people. What has it got to do with me? I'll naturally kill you to avenge them. You will also become an important step in my advancement to the Mythical stage."

With that said, Old Master Xia extended his hand and grabbed at Zhou Wen and Xia Xuanyue. At the same time, he continued, "As a member of the Xia family, you should contribute to the Xia family. Return your bloodline's talent to me."

A terrifying suction force was produced as Xia Xuanyue and Zhou Wen involuntarily headed for Old Master Xia.

This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen a human use such terrifying strength. His strength couldn't withstand the suction force. Together with the Heaven-Opening Scripture, he moved in Old Master Xia's direction, his feet leaving two marks on the stone slabs on the ground.

Xia Xuanyue had expended too much Essence Energy and was in an even worse state. Her body had already flown up.

Zhou Wen placed the log down with one hand and stabbed it into the ground. He used his other hand to hold Xia Xuanyue back and thanks to the log, they finally stopped.

The enemy of an enemy was a friend. Now, Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue were probably going to completely fall out with Old Master Xia. Perhaps he could use their strength later.

Although Xia Xuanyue no longer had any combat strength, Xia Liuchuan was still outside. Furthermore, he had a Guardian with him. Perhaps he could use his strength to rush out of the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array.

Otherwise, in this array, any Companion Beast's Essence Energy would be drained. The more Companion Beasts summoned, the stronger the augmentation Old Master Xia would receive. He had to rush out first.

"That old sicko has absorbed the Life Providence and Life Souls of countless geniuses. He has also absorbed the Essence Energy and life essence of more than ten thousand Epic experts. His strength is unfathomable. Speaking of which, even a tiger will not eat its cubs; yet, this old sicko wants to devour his descendants. Why doesn't the heavens strike him to death with lightning?" Zhou Wen placed Xia Xuanyue behind the log and got her to hug it. He held the Golden Overlord Sword and slashed out sword beams at the old sicko, hoping to temporarily stop his suction force so that he could rush out of the Heaven and Earth Essence Origin-Returning Array with the log.

However, the Golden Sword Aura that Zhou Wen slashed out was sucked in by the old sicko. Not only did it fail to injure him, but it also became a tonic for him.

"I refuse to believe that you can suck everything." Zhou Wen summoned the Great Might Vajra Bull and made it shake the Soul Suppression Bell.

However, the Soul Suppressing Bell's chime couldn't stir Old Master Xia's soul. It didn't make him dizzy at all. Instead, as the Great Might Vajra Bull was too big in size, the power of the Heaven-Opening Scripture couldn't envelop it completely. Its Essence Energy quickly drained as its body moved towards Old Master Xia's palm.

The Great Might Vajra Bull struggled with all its might, but it was unable to stop itself from sliding towards Old Master Xia. Its four hooves sank into the stone slab, but it didn't stop its slide towards Old Master Xia, scaring the Great Might Vajra Bull into mooing.

Zhou Wen hurriedly summoned it back and didn't dare release it again.

"Don't use Companion Beasts. He has absorbed countless Life Providences and Life Souls. He can absorb any type of Essence Energy for his own use. Companion Beasts are condensed from Essence Energy. The power of any Companion Beast will be of help to him..." Xia Liuchuan warned Zhou Wen loudly from outside.

"How can I rush out without a Companion Beast?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.

"Since you insist on dying, come in and join them." Old Master Xia snorted coldly. Xia Liuchuan had already used his fists to strike the light barrier of the array, but he suddenly felt the area in front of him empty out. He had already fallen into the array.

Old Master Xia used his other hand to grab and suck at Xia Liuchuan. Xia Liuchuan's body immediately slid towards him.

Xia Liuchuan didn't retreat. He gritted his teeth and threw a punch at Old Master Xia.

Guardians were lifeforms and not pure energy. They were somewhat different from Companion Beasts. The Guardian's strength should be able to be of some use against Old Master Xia.

Boom!

Old Master Xia's palm collided with Xia Liuchuan's fist and was forced back a few steps. The suction force immediately vanished.

"I'll hold him back. Take Xuanyue and leave." Xia Liuchuan threw another punch at Old Master Xia and shouted.

"Brother, I'm counting on you." Zhou Wen picked up the log and ran with Xia Xuanyue.

Xia Xuanyue was still somewhat hesitant, but Zhou Wen immediately said, "It'll be easier for your brother to run if we run. If you stay a minute longer, your brother will be in greater danger."

Xia Xuanyue naturally understood this principle. She gritted her teeth and ran to the edge of the array formation with Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen attacked the array, but when his strength struck the barrier, it was absorbed by the barrier, preventing it from cracking.

Essence Energy-related skills won't do, but I wonder if pure physical strength works? Zhou Wen didn't think too much about it as he forcefully switched to the Defy Ancient Sovereign Life Soul. He used the Demon Dragon True Body and endured the loss of Essence Energy as he threw a punch at the barrier.

Boom!

The barrier trembled. Although it wasn't shattered, it gave Zhou Wen hope. Pure physical strength was indeed effective against the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array.

Zhou Wen didn't hesitate as he punched the barrier, again and again, hoping to penetrate it and escape the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array.

Xia Liuchuan was attacking Old Master Xia crazily, but all his attacks were easily dodged by Old Master Xia, like a cat teasing a mouse.

"I gave you everything you have, and I taught you all your techniques. How dare you attack me?" Old Master Xia easily dodged Xia Liuchuan's attack and stared at him coldly.

Xia Liuchuan didn't say a word and just kept attacking.

In the past, Old Master Xia had indeed doted on him. In the past, he had indeed treated Old Master Xia as his closest kin, even closer than his own parents.

It wasn't until the year he turned fifteen that he accidentally saw Old Master Xia suck his talented cousin dry. From then on, he rarely went to the East Courtyard.

"I originally thought that you were a little different from the others, but it looks like you're just a beast that will ultimately remain mortal. Forget it. With you as my last cornerstone, my raising of you for so many years wasn't in vain." Old Master Xia actually made a move. His palm actually passed through Xia Liuchuan's fist and struck his chest.

Xia Liuchuan was wearing the Guardian armor. Although he wasn't seriously injured, he still took a few steps back.

"Although a Guardian is strong, it's a pity that you don't have the time to truly control his power. Furthermore, do you really think that after contracting with the Guardian, he will really belong to you?" Old Master Xia retracted his palm. There was a wound on his finger and blood was dripping out.

There was also a smear of blood on Xia Liuchuan's armor. Clearly, the blood did not belong to him.

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Chapter 749: The Strong Are Respected

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Crack! Crack!

The Guardian armor on Xia Liuchuan's body cracked. It wasn't shattering, but the armor was automatically disintegrating.

The black jade-like armor quickly disintegrated from Xia Liuchuan's body and condensed into a figure in the air.

It was a black jade golem. It looked very strange. It had the appearance of a human, but its body was black jade.

Old Master Xia looked at Xia Liuchuan and said coldly, "In this world, only strength is the eternal truth. The so-called Guardian only wants to protect humans who can make it stronger. I'm far stronger than you, so it abandoned you and chose me. The rules of the world are just that cruel. The strong are respected."

As Old Master Xia spoke, the black-jade-like Guardian had already transformed into armor again. However, this time, it was on Old Master Xia.

Old Master Xia's white hair had already turned completely black. Wearing the black jade Guardian armor, he looked even more majestic and heroic. His nose was slightly aquiline, giving him the look of the ruthlessness of an ambitious and ruthless character. It made people fear him.

Without the protection of the black jade armor, Xia Liuchuan's Essence Energy began to leak out as it was absorbed by the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array.

Old Master Xia already had terrifying Essence Energy and vitality. Now, with the power of the black jade armor, his strength was unimaginable. With a punch, Xia Liuchuan only had time to raise his arm to block before he was sent flying. He slammed into the light barrier and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhou Wen was still striking the barrier, but he hadn't blasted it open. When he turned his head and saw this scene, he was somewhat alarmed.

Although I knew that Guardians are unreliable, I never expected them to be so unreliable. It actually betrayed its owner just like that. Thankfully, I didn't contract a Guardian. Zhou Wen was secretly glad that he didn't contract with Guardians.

Zhou Wen secretly decided that unless it was a master-slave contract like Demonic Neonate, even if he couldn't advance to the Mythical stage, he definitely wouldn't contract a Guardian.

Now, there was no time for Zhou Wen to think too much. Xia Liuchuan was already at his limits. If he didn't leave, he would only be able to fight Old Sicko Xia in the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array. Fighting him here would be too disadvantageous.

However, the barrier was too hard. The power of the Demon Dragon True Body couldn't blast it open in a short period of time. By the time he blasted it open, Old Sicko Xia would have already charged over.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen thought of an idea. Although he didn't know if it would work, he had to give it a try.

Looking at Xia Xuanyue, who had expended all her Essence Energy and was losing her essence, vitality, and spirit, Zhou Wen switched to the Dao Sutra and summoned the Heaven-Opening Scripture of the Highest Elder to protect himself and Xia Xuanyue. Then, he hugged the log to his waist and slammed it into the light barrier of the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array.

I've carried you for so long. If you don't give me some help, I'm going to die here, Zhou Wen thought as the log slammed into the barrier.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to try using the heavy mass of the log to aid him, but to his surprise, he heard a loud thud.

The entire Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array's barrier shattered like glass. It stopped operating as the golden runes beneath dimmed.

Everyone was stunned as Old Master Xia gave up on attacking Xia Liuchuan. He turned his head and looked at Zhou Wen, staring at the log in his arms with a puzzled look.

Xia Xuanyue, who was sitting beside him, looked at Zhou Wen with a look of surprise. She never expected Zhou Wen to crack the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array.

Zhou Wen never expected the log to be so powerful. If he had known this would happen, he would have long cracked open the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array. He wouldn't have needed to wait until now.

However, Zhou Wen didn't waste any time being dazed. He ran towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony with the log in hand.

Old Master Xia's figure moved as he attempted to stop Zhou Wen. Although he didn't know what Zhou Wen was up to, he didn't think it was anything good, nor did he wish for anything to happen.

Just as he moved, he saw a sword beam stab at him. Old Master Xia dodged slightly and the Evil-Slaying Sword flew past his face. Xia Liuchuan held the Pure Hook Sword with both hands and cleaved down from behind.

Old Master Xia snorted and flicked the Pure Hook Sword with his finger, sending it flying.

Xia Liuchuan's figure appeared beside the Evil-Slaying Sword that had already flown over. He held onto the Evil-Slaying Sword and slashed at Old Master Xia's neck.

"I told you, I taught you everything. Your tricks are useless against me." Old Master Xia seemed to have expected Xia Liuchuan to appear there and punched him in the abdomen.

This punch carried unparalleled power. If one was hit, even a steel castle would be blasted open, much less a person. It was evident that Old Master Xia really wanted to kill Xia Liuchuan.

However, Xia Liuchuan's person disappeared again. Old Master Xia's fist missed again.

Clang!

A sword stabbed into Old Master Xia's back. It was the ancient sword that Xia Xuanyue used. At that moment, Xia Liuchuan held it in his hand and pierced through Old Master Xia's black jade armor.

"Very good... Really good... I never expected your Sword Warp technique to reach such a stage. You can use the sword of others to warp. From the looks of it, you never planned on following my orders to kill Zhou Wen from the beginning..." Old Master Xia lowered his head as his eyes turned terrifying. Without turning around, he enunciated each word with a heavy tone.

The ancient sword had penetrated three inches in and the sword beam erupted like a volcano. However, no matter how Xia Liuchuan exerted his strength, he was unable to move the sword tip any further.

Old Master Xia's figure suddenly turned blurry and vanished in front of Xia Liuchuan as though he had teleported. Xia Liuchuan cursed silently and used Sword Warp. When he appeared again, he was already beside the Evil-Slaying Sword.

However, just as Xia Liuchuan appeared, Old Master Xia appeared beside the Evil-Slaying Sword and punched him to the ground.

Boom!

Xia Liuchuan's body slammed heavily to the ground, creating a huge crater. Blood spewed out of his mouth as countless bones fractured.

"Brother!" Xia Xuanyue struggled to stand up and wanted to rush over.

"Don't come over... Leave quickly..." Xia Liuchuan gritted his teeth and shouted. At the same time, he used Sword Warp with all his might again. When he arrived beside the Pure Hook Sword, his body clearly staggered, but his grip on the sword remained immensely firm.

However, the moment he held the Pure Hook Sword, Old Master Xia had already appeared in front of him. Without waiting for Xia Liuchuan to swing his sword, his fists had already struck Xia Liuchuan's chest at an indiscernible speed. Xia Liuchuan vomited blood and his sternum collapsed.

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Chapter 750: Freakish Monster

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While Xia Liuchuan held back Old Master Xia, Zhou Wen finally reached the top of the Hall of Supreme Harmony's roof. When he raised the log to the highest point, Zhou Wen knew that he was at the right spot.

After the log was erected on the roof, it seemed to be sucked by a magnet. Zhou Wen didn't need to support it to prevent it from falling.

It's done! Zhou Wen was delighted as he took two steps back. The word "slave" didn't appear on his forehead again.

Zhou Wen didn't have the time to see what changes the log had undergone because Xia Liuchuan was about to be sucked dry.

Old Master Xia's hand grabbed Xia Liuchuan's head, causing his Essence Energy, essence, vitality, and spirit to rush into Old Master Xia's body.

Originally, Xia Liuchuan's life had nothing to do with Zhou Wen, but if he allowed Old Master Xia to absorb Xia Liuchuan's powers to advance to the Mythical stage, it would be even harder to deal with him.

Furthermore, if Xia Liuchuan hadn't held back Old Master Xia just now, it would have been very difficult for him to escape Old Master Xia and erect the log above the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Without the restriction of the log, Zhou Wen felt much more relaxed. Doctor Darkness possessed him as he drew Bamboo Blade. He used Transcendent Flying Immortal and instantly appeared in front of Old Master Xia and slashed at his hand that was grabbing Xia Liuchuan.

Old Master Xia's other hand blocked the Bamboo Blade at the last moment.

With the protection of the black jade armor, Bamboo Blade failed to injure his hand. However, this was within Zhou Wen's expectations. He held the Orchid Blade in his other hand and slashed at Old Master Xia's neck from a strange angle.

Old Master Xia had no choice but to let go of Xia Liuchuan and grab the Orchid Blade with his other hand.

Zhou Wen's movement technique changed as he danced in the air, preventing Old Master Xia's hand from touching his saber. With one long and one short blade in hand, he slashed at Old Master Xia from all sorts of strange angles.

He didn't dare use his Essence Energy Skills and only relied on his strength to attack. Although the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array had been destroyed, Old Master Xia had the ability to absorb all sorts of Essence Energy. Even an Essence Energy Skill with powerful offensive strength like the Golden Sword Aura would be directly absorbed by him and augment him. The other Essence Energy Skills were even more useless.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen was best at movement techniques. He didn't need to release his Essence Energy, or he would have been sucked in by Old Master Xia.

Outside Forbidden City, Zhang Chunqiu and Dugu Ge were already dumbfounded. With the Heaven and Earth Origin-Returning Array enveloping the area, they had no idea what was happening inside.

After the array was destroyed by Zhou Wen, they could finally see the situation inside.

However, they ended up seeing that Xia Liuchuan had been beaten up by Old Master Xia and how Zhou Wen had helped to resolve the situation and was fighting Old Master Xia. In addition, more than ten thousand Xia family members had collapsed to the ground. It left them momentarily shocked, unsure of what had happened.

Zhou Wen pushed Transcendent Flying Immortal to its limits. With Doctor Darkness strengthening his body, his speed was much faster than a Mythical creature like Six-Winged.

However, his two sabers did not touch Old Master Xia at all.

Path to Snatching Heaven! Zhou Wen recognized that the movement technique Old Master Xia was using was the Path to Snatching Heaven.

Zhou Wen didn't find it strange that Old Master Xia could use Path to Snatching Heaven. Furthermore, Old Master Xia's Path to Snatching Heaven was stronger than Xia Xuanyue's. Clearly, he had long cultivated it to the divine level.

However, this movement technique was somewhat different from Xia Xuanyue's—it was several times stronger. Even Zhou Wen's divine Transcendent Flying Immortal paled in comparison.

What was even more terrifying was that not only did Old Master Xia have a good movement technique, but he seemed to have made terrifying achievements in his various techniques. Every ordinary move was like a finishing touch. It was as if every move had reached a divine level.

Zhou Wen was completely suppressed in a short period of time. Be it in terms of technique or strength, he was unable to fight Old Master Xia head-on.

If not for the fact that he already knew the profundity of the Path to Snatching Heaven, he would have been injured by Old Master Xia.

With his understanding of Path to Snatching Heaven and the wonders of Transcendent Flying Immortal, Zhou Wen was barely able to maintain an undefeated stance.

This sicko is a monster. How can someone cultivate all the techniques to the divine level? Is he still human? Zhou Wen knew very well how difficult it was to cultivate a technique to the divine level.

After cultivating for so long, he had only cultivated Transcendent Flying Immortal to the divine level. Xia Liuchuan was about ten years older than him, but he had also only cultivated Sword Warp to the divine level.

As for Old Master Xia, he gave Zhou Wen the feeling that he was omnipotent. It was as though any technique would become an unparalleled divine technique in his hands.

Although he didn't use any Essence Energy Skills, he was already suffocating from the pressure.

Thankfully, Zhou Wen was a person who was calmer and less prone to mistakes in times of adversity. He kept searching for an opportunity to defeat Old Master Xia.

Typical Companion Beast attacks weren't of much use against someone like Old Master Xia who could absorb Essence Energy Skills. Physical attacks were relatively effective against him.

However, now that he had the Guardian armor, he was like a tiger with wings. Typical Mythical Companion Beasts were probably not a threat to him.

Tyrant Behemoth was originally a better choice. Unfortunately, its Absolute Strength had run out not long ago, so it couldn't be used for the time being.

After some thought, Zhou Wen realized that among his Companion Beasts, the only ones that might pose a threat to Old Master Xia were Torch Dragon's Bright Torch Vision World, Demonic Neonate's Demonic Sword, and Truth Listener that had activated multiple earrings.

However, they might only be effective and not necessarily useful. Therefore, Zhou Wen had to find an appropriate opportunity to use Torch Dragon's Bright Torch World. He only hoped to kill Old Master Xia in one strike and not give him any chance.

His flesh tore as Old Master Xia's fingertip brushed past Zhou Wen's arm. Immediately, his flesh was sliced open and blood flowed out. If Zhou Wen had dodged any slower, his arm would have been severed.

To fight someone whose movement techniques weren't slower than them, whose attacks were more ruthless than them, and whose moves were more ingenious than them, anyone would feel immense pressure. If they weren't careful, they might be killed in one strike.

In reality, there was no rewind option like in-game, so Zhou Wen didn't dare be careless. He would rather be injured than take the risk of being killed in one strike.

"You are indeed different from the rest. I wouldn't be surprised if I saw such a movement technique and endurance from an old man in his seventies or eighties, but you are only seventeen or eighteen years old. To be able to do this much, your future achievements will definitely not be inferior to An Tianzuo's if you don't die," Old Master Xia said calmly as he attacked.

Actually, he shouldn't be called Old Master Xia anymore because his current appearance was almost the same as a man in his thirties. There were no signs of aging on his body.

His majestic figure, domineering aura, and invincible combat strength made him seem invulnerable.

Blood splattered as another wound appeared on Zhou Wen's back.

"I'll help you." Xia Liuchuan struggled to stand up, but his injuries were too serious. He staggered as he walked. Only his hand that held the sword remained steady.

Xia Liuchuan wanted to throw his sword at Old Master Xia, but before he could do so, Old Master Xia had already struck out with his palm, sending Xia Liuchuan flying along with his sword.

Now. Zhou Wen instantly unleashed his strength. He pushed Transcendent Flying Immortal to its limits as the two blades transformed into streams of light that criss-crossed with Old Master Xia.

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Chapter 751: Connate Dominance Body

Translator: CKtalon

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The fully-unleashed Transcendent Flying Immortal was blocked by Old Master Xia's hands.

The divine physique given to him by the Guardian, together with the powerful Essence Energy he had accumulated, was truly terrifying.

Zhou Wen had no intention of finishing Old Master Xia off with this strike. As the two sabers slashed crazily, Torch Dragon's mirror eye also caused Zhou Wen's pupils to undergo a strange change. It was as though it had turned into a mirror as it looked at Old Master Xia.

However, Old Master Xia suddenly vanished into thin air. Almost at the same time, he appeared behind Zhou Wen and struck his head with his palm.

Teleportation! Zhou Wen immediately realized that it was true teleportation. It had an extremely similar effect to Lost Country.

Without any time to turn around or dodge, Zhou Wen raised Bamboo Blade above his head and blocked Old Master Xia's palm.

However, the palm strangely turned transparent as though it had transformed into a ghostly hand. It passed through the Bamboo Blade and continued striking at Zhou Wen's head.

Zhou Wen was alarmed as he twisted his head to the side. He gathered his strength with his other hand and struck towards Old Master Xia's palm.

When the two palms clashed, Zhou Wen immediately felt a powerful suction force suck his palm, sucking the Essence Energy in his body towards Old Master Xia.

Zhou Wen wanted to shake off Old Master Xia's hand, but he couldn't. His other hand held Bamboo Blade and slashed at Old Master Xia, but he was grabbed by his other hand. His Essence Energy was sucked even faster.

Zhou Wen immediately realized the problem. Not only had Old Master Xia absorbed the Essence Energy of those geniuses, but he had also robbed them of their bloodline talent, Life Providence, and Life Soul.

Zhou Wen was certain that Old Master Xia definitely had multiple Life Providences and Life Souls. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to use so many different Essence Energy Skills.

In that short moment, Old Master Xia had used three powers of different attributes and categories. Furthermore, each of them was a rare ability.

Zhou Wen's Essence Energy was drained as his expression turned livid. He suddenly activated his mirror eye and looked at Old Master Xia.

"Don't use the same trick twice in front of me," Old Master Xia said coldly. He opened his eyes and there seemed to be a devil roaring in his pupils. It was an eye-type Life Soul.

At the instant he saw the Life Soul in the eye, Zhou Wen's eyelids closed uncontrollably. He couldn't open them no matter what.

How many terrifying Life Providences and Life Souls did this bastard plunder? How did he do it? Zhou Wen was alarmed as the Essence Energy in his body surged towards Old Master Xia like a river.

I'll fight it out with you. Zhou Wen struggled with all his might, hoping to escape Old Master Xia's grasp, but it was to no avail.

Just as Old Master Xia was about to say something, a purple-black ancient sword suddenly emerged from the ground and stabbed at Old Master Xia's crotch.

This strike was too strange and sinister. Before Old Master Xia could react, the sword had already stabbed into his body.

Bam!

After being penetrated by the demonic sword, Old Master Xia's body exploded like a ball of water, turning into a pool of water. As for his true body, it appeared behind Zhou Wen and twisted his arms.

He even has an avatar Life Soul. This old sicko... Zhou Wen cursed inwardly.

"No matter how strong you are, you're just a..." Before Old Master Xia could finish his sentence, his pupils constricted.

Zhou Wen's right hand, which he had grabbed, suddenly vanished like a ghost. It passed through Old Master Xia's Guardian armor and body and instantly flashed three times.

Zhou Wen wasn't afraid of having his Essence Energy sucked away. His Slaughterer Life Soul allowed him to have unlimited Essence Energy. No matter how much Old Master Xia absorbed, it wouldn't harm him.

Zhou Wen had waited so long for this opportunity. When Old Master Xia believed that he was at the end of his rope and his final trump card had failed, he used Doctor Darkness's Darkness Right Hand.

Without giving Old Master Xia any chance, Zhou Wen's Darkness Right Hand plucked out Old Master Xia's heart, liver, and one of his kidneys. Even the Guardian armor couldn't block the Darkness Right Hand.

Zhou Wen held Old Master Xia's bloody organs in his hand. The heart was still beating violently. Every time it beat, blood would spew out from the severed arteries. It looked extremely terrifying.

Old Master Xia looked down at his body and didn't find any injuries. However, blood seeped out from his mouth and nose.

Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue watched this scene with mixed feelings.

"It's been a long time... It's been a long time since someone injured me... You are the first in nearly twenty years..." Old Master Xia said as he stared at Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen immediately felt that something was amiss. Old Master Xia's vitality didn't weaken after his organs were removed. Instead, it became stronger.

A white flame burned over Old Master Xia's body. It wasn't a flame, but a condensation of immense lifeforce.

Zhou Wen used his penetrative vision to stare at Old Master Xia and saw that the organs that had been plucked out of his body had grown again.

"Connate Dominance Body... How is this possible... This is impossible..." Xia Xuanyue exclaimed.

"What is the Connate Dominance Body?" Zhou Wen hurriedly asked.

The heavily injured Xia Liuchuan answered, "The Connate Dominance Body is a Life Providence derived from the Invincible Connate Divine Art. Only by cultivating the Invincible Connate Divine Art can one condense a Connate Dominance Body. However, not everyone who cultivates the Invincible Connate Divine Art can condense a Connate Dominance Body. It depends on one's physique and talent. Our Xia family abandoned the Invincible Connate Divine Art long ago. The only person in the records who could condense a Connate Dominance Body was our Xia family's hero... However, he died many years ago..."

Zhou Wen had heard of the Xia family's hero. As Li Xuan cultivated in the Invincible Connate Divine Art, he had heard a lot about it from him.

However, in Zhou Wen's impression, the Xia family's hero's Life Providence didn't seem to be called the Connate Dominance Body. Furthermore, in order to get married and have children, he had nullified the Invincible Connate Divine Art. He had lost both his Life Providence and Life Soul. Even if he revived, it was impossible for him to have another Connate Dominance Body.

It was also because of this that the Xia family's hero died in a dimensional zone.

However, Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue were real Xia family members. They naturally wouldn't make a mistake. Old Master Xia definitely had the Connate Dominance Body.

"From the looks of it, he has absorbed a Xia family member with a Connate Dominance Body Life Providence," Zhou Wen said.

"That's impossible. Apart from the Xia family's hero, even if one cultivates in the Invincible Connate Divine Art, no one has condensed a Connate Dominance Body..." Xia Xuanyue said.

"Then you must be mistaken. What he has isn't the Connate Dominance Body, but another powerful self-healing ability..." Zhou Wen saw that Old Master Xia's body had already recovered. After his organs were regenerated, they were no different from his previous organs.

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Chapter 752: Dark Clouds

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Old Master Xia clearly wasn't in the mood to continue listening to them. With a flash, he appeared in front of Zhou Wen like a devil and struck out at him.

The flames on his palm were like a blazing sun that burned everything. When Zhou Wen saw that the flames could even burn through the void, he immediately knew that it wasn't an ordinary fire-elemental power. He didn't dare take it head-on as he spread out his six wings and rapidly retreated.

However, a pair of Golden-Winged Roc Life Soul wings appeared behind Old Master Xia, greatly increasing his speed. Zhou Wen wasn't able to open the distance between them, so the flames were about to strike his chest.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to slash out his Bamboo Blade at Old Master Xia's palm.

When Bamboo Blade came into contact with the flames, the flames spread along Bamboo Blade and instantly enveloped his body.

The flames spewed out before extinguishing. The six wings on Zhou Wen's back vanished as his face turned pale.

If not for Six-Winged's Life Guardian, Zhou Wen would have died from this strike.

However, Six-Winged was also killed because of this, making it impossible for it to be revived.

"To think you have a Companion Beast that can die in your place. Your luck sure is extraordinary. However, your luck ends here." Old Master Xia stared coldly at Zhou Wen, prepared to continue attacking.

Suddenly, a clap of thunder sounded in the sky, shocking everyone.

At some point in time, the sky was filled with dark clouds. Lightning flashed amidst the dark clouds.

Zhang Chunqiu, who was peeping outside, felt a sharp pain in his eyes. Blood tears flowed out of his eyes as he hurriedly retracted his Heavenly Eye. He didn't dare look inside again as he looked at Forbidden City's general direction in horror.

A storm was brewing above Forbidden City. The whole of Imperial Capital's sky was covered in dark clouds, but Forbidden City seemed to be the center of the storm. It was especially gloomy.

Almost at the same time, Dugu Ge lost contact with his Gu worm. The two of them looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Up to now, they had yet to figure out what had happened in Forbidden City. They had some ideas based on what they had seen, but they didn't know if they were right. However, just the mere speculation left them shocked.

"Do you know what's going on?" Dugu Ge pointed at the dark clouds in the sky and asked.

Zhang Chunqiu pinched his fingers to divine. The more he did so, the more he shook his head. "The heavenly secrets are in chaos. Nothing can be divined. The outcome is different every time, so there's no point in divining. From the looks of it, something big is about to happen. Let's leave this place quickly to avoid being implicated."

"What about Loser?" Dugu Ge asked.

"I've previously told his fortune. He's not destined to die. He should be able to survive this calamity." As Zhang Chunqiu spoke, he turned around and left, as though he was being chased by a dog. He was afraid that he would be bitten by a dog if he ran too slowly.

Dugu Ge glanced in the direction of Forbidden City before leaving with Zhang Chunqiu.

...

In Forbidden City, Zhou Wen summoned Torch Dragon and said to Xia Xuanyue and company, "Leave now."

He knew that he could only risk his life. Otherwise, he might really not be able to leave Forbidden City today.

Zhou Wen suspected that the Old Master Xia in front of him might be one of the six heroes, the invincible hero from the Xia family.

However, the Xia family's hero had long lost his virginity. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the Xia family now.

Wait, what if the present Xia family doesn't have the true hero's bloodline? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he suddenly felt that it was very possible.

As the saying went, even a vicious tiger wouldn't eat its cubs. However, Old Master Xia was as cold-blooded and heartless to the Xia family. If they went against him in any way, he would kill them immediately. Even geniuses like Xia Xuanyue and Xia Liuchuan could be ruthlessly killed. This was definitely not something an ordinary person could do.

However, if Old Master Xia was really the hero of the Xia family and he hadn't really lost his virginity, then all of this could be explained. This was because the Xia family didn't have the bloodline of the hero, so he didn't need to have any familial concerns.

Of course, all of this was just Zhou Wen's guess. Perhaps Old Master Xia had nothing to do with the Xia family's hero. His nature was just that ruthless.

"Ah Cheng, take Little Chuan and Little Yue back," Old Master Xia said as he stared coldly at Zhou Wen.

He wasn't killing Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue out of goodwill; instead, the array's destruction meant he couldn't prevent outsiders from spying on them. He wasn't willing to kill Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue in front of others.

"Yes." Ah Cheng ran towards Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue.

Zhou Wen didn't stop him. Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue being taken away was better than them dying here. As long as they weren't dead, there was still hope.

"Zhou Wen, live on," Xia Xuanyue shouted at Zhou Wen as she was taken away.

I'll live, Zhou Wen thought.

Old Master Xia glanced at Torch Dragon and said, "This should be Torch Dragon from the Zhuolu temple, right? At such a young age, you actually have so many Mythical Companion Beasts and have such attainments in martial arts. It's enough for you to dominate the Federation. In the history of the Federation, there's no one who had such achievements at your age."

"I'm still inferior to you," Zhou Wen said sincerely.

He originally believed that he was sufficiently omnipotent and could handle all kinds of crises.

Even if he was inferior to others in some aspects, Zhou Wen had always felt that he was one of the best in the Federation when it came to overall combat strength.

However, Old Master Xia was more comprehensive than him. Not only did he have multiple Life Providences and Life Souls, but he could also use them freely. He also had a Guardian. What was even more terrifying was that he didn't plan on purely relying on the Guardian's powers to stay at the Mythical stage. Instead, he wanted to advance to the Mythical stage with his own strength.

He had divine skills and immense strength. Furthermore, he definitely had Mythical Companion Beasts which were definitely not ordinary ones. His strength could be described as unfathomable.

Boom!

The lightning in the sky constantly interweaved as thunder boomed one after another.

Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue no longer had the ability to fight. They were forcefully taken out by Ah Cheng. Only Zhou Wen and Old Master Xia were left in front of the huge Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"You are indeed inferior to me now, but if we were born in the same era, I might not be your match. With you as the last cornerstone of my advancement to the Mythical stage, I'm very satisfied. Don't worry. After today, I'll take your talent, Life Providence, and Life Soul for myself and make it famous. You should be able to feel comforted in the afterlife," Old Master Xia said as he took a step forward and arrived in front of Zhou Wen as though he had tunneled through the void.

Zhou Wen was already prepared as he put on the Jade Crystal Spirit armor. At the same time, Torch Dragon used World King Transformation. Torch Dragon's eyes all across its body opened wide as they turned into mirrors. It was the Bright Torch Vision World in the World King Transformation state.

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Chapter 753: Invisibility Strike

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The power of the Bright Torch Vision World enveloped the entire area.

However, at the instant the Bright Torch Vision World activated, Old Master Xia suddenly vanished. Truth Listener couldn't sense his location within its range, making Zhou Wen feel uneasy.

When the power of the Bright Torch Vision World stopped, he saw Old Master Xia's figure appear not far from him as though he had never moved.

"Universe Shifting, Yin and Yang Interconnect. There aren't many abilities that can achieve this level. I only obtained the Yin Yang Universe Ring Life Soul after searching for nearly ten years. Using this Life Soul, I can temporarily reverse Yin and Yang, preventing any force from injuring or seeing me," Old Master Xia said calmly as he stroked the ring with a Taiji symbol on his finger.

"How many people have you killed and how many Life Souls have you plundered? Don't you think that those Life Souls are like the ghosts of those people, pestering you every day and night?" Zhou Wen unsummoned Torch Dragon to prevent it from being killed by Old Master Xia.

After the World King Transformation, Torch Dragon entered a weakened state, greatly reducing its strength. It could no longer play a decisive role in such a battle.

Old Master Xia said calmly, "In this era, if I'm still afraid of the supernatural, how can I defy the heavens and change my fate? I'm not afraid of ghosts or gods. I'm afraid I won't be able to make all dimensional creatures prostrate before me."

"It's about time. As one of the nine main Life Souls of the Connate Great Emperor Sutra, help me advance to the Mythical stage." The black jade armor on Old Master Xia's body emitted a terrifying black light. As Old Master Xia threw a punch, space tore apart, forming a black sun.

However, upon careful inspection, the black sun was a black hole. It produced a huge suction force that pulled Zhou Wen in.

As Old Master Xia blasted the black hole at Zhou Wen, Zhou Wen felt the suction force grow stronger, as though it was about to pull his soul in.

Zhou Wen's figure flashed as he suddenly vanished.

Old Master Xia frowned slightly as he looked around, but he didn't find Zhou Wen. It was as though he had vanished into thin air.

Almost instantly, Old Master Xia condensed a ball of sun-like radiance in his palm. The light illuminated all of Forbidden City. Wherever it shone, hot smoke would emit. No matter where one hid, they would be forced out by this indiscriminate attack.

However, Old Master Xia didn't sense anything amiss as though Zhou Wen had really vanished into thin air.

Does he have an ability similar to the Yin Yang Universe Ring? Old Master Xia frowned slightly.

Zhou Wen naturally didn't have the Yin Yang Universe Ring, but he had the Invisibility Cloak. With the Invisibility Cloak's Wheel of Destiny activated, he had three minutes of complete invisibility. Attacks were useless against him.

After Zhou Wen used the Invisibility Cloak, he unsummoned Demonic Neonate, who was hiding behind the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and charged towards the entrance of Forbidden City.

The invisible ability could only last for three minutes. After three minutes, he could only remain physically invisible. That way, he would be easily discovered. Therefore, Zhou Wen wanted to use this time to escape Forbidden City.

However, when he rushed to the entrance of Forbidden City, he realized that the door had already closed.

However, the invisibility force made him invisible and intangible during the three minutes. He could directly penetrate matter as Zhou Wen charged straight for the door.

Bam!

Zhou Wen's body was repelled by a strange force, preventing him from rushing out.

How did this happen? Zhou Wen was alarmed as he felt that something was amiss.

The force that repelled him wasn't the door itself, but a force that resembled lightning. His body was still feeling numb.

The black clouds and lightning that filled the sky had already made Zhou Wen feel that something was amiss. It felt even more so now. Zhou Wen looked up and carefully observed Forbidden City. He realized that the Corner Tower on the city wall was emitting a faint glow. Although the light wasn't strong, it was especially eye-catching with the dark clouds covering the sun.

Zhou Wen flew into the air and looked at the other three Corner Towers in the city. Indeed, they were glowing.

Zhou Wen didn't have the time to think about the reason. He didn't have much time left. It had been nearly twenty seconds since he rushed over. Since he couldn't leave now, Zhou Wen had to think of a way to kill Old Master Xia. Otherwise, he would be the one to die.

The Connate Dominance Body is probably similar to Li Xuan's Immortal God of Combat. Its self-healing ability is even stronger. It's probably very difficult to kill him by simply injuring his body. How can I kill him? Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss, but he couldn't sit idle.

He quickly rushed towards Old Master Xia who was still standing in his spot. He used all sorts of methods to find Zhou Wen, but it wasn't of much use. The eight Life Providences and Life Souls he already had, as well as all sorts of Essence Energy Skills, failed to be of any use. He failed to find the invisible Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen came in front of Old Master Xia and pointed at his mouth. Then, he summoned the Primordial Spore and allowed it to enter his body. Regardless of whether it was useful or not, he had to give it a try.

After the Primordial Spore entered Old Master Xia's body, Zhou Wen pulled out the Orchid Blade and released it from invisibility. He stabbed it into Old Master Xia's mouth.

The Orchid Blade entered his mouth and penetrated Old Master Xia's brain, but it couldn't penetrate his skull from the other end.

Zhou Wen didn't care as he twisted the Orchid Blade.

Old Master Xia's strength erupted like a volcano, sending Zhou Wen flying. He didn't even manage to pull the Orchid Blade out from his mouth.

Zhou Wen's body tumbled in the air as he finally managed to dissipate the terrifying force. However, he still spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhou Wen wasn't concerned about his injuries. Such injuries couldn't kill him. All he wanted to know was if this strike was of any use.

Old Master Xia stood there with the Orchid Blade in his mouth. His brain had been severely damaged by Zhou Wen, but when Zhou Wen looked at him, he saw Old Master Xia extend his palm, grab the Orchid Blade, and pull it out of his mouth.

As for his injuries, they were rapidly recovering.

How can he still self-heal like this? Zhou Wen's heart chilled. He still couldn't kill Old Master Xia despite delivering such an attack. He couldn't think of any power that could kill him.

Old Master Xia held the Orchid Blade, but there was no anger in his eyes. Instead, there was some fanaticism. "You really surprise me. Although I haven't advanced to the Mythical stage, with the augmentation of a Guardian, I'm already a Mythical creature. Furthermore, I'm much stronger than ordinary Mythical creatures. Under such circumstances, you can still injure me, and not just once. It's enough to prove that your Life Providence and Life Soul are very powerful.

"However, this also means that after absorbing your talent, Life Providence, and Life Soul, I will become stronger after advancing to the Mythical stage. I should be thanking you." Old Master Xia walked towards Zhou Wen step by step, his killing intent burning to the extreme.

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Chapter 754: Connate Great Emperor Sutra

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Zhou Wen stood up and stared at Old Master Xia. He silently switched his Essence Energy Art to the most primitive Slaughterer and used Sigh of the King's power.

Immediately, an explosive force filled his body, almost blasting it apart. Furthermore, the force was rapidly becoming stronger.

It had been a long time since Zhou Wen used the Sigh of the King's power. This was because the force was just too powerful. Even with his present Constitution, he couldn't last long. If time went on, he would explode from his own strength without the enemy doing a thing.

But at this stage, he had to use it no matter what.

Old Master Xia's figure flashed as he appeared in front of Zhou Wen as though he had teleported. The Orchid Blade in his hand stabbed at Zhou Wen's eyes. Even at the Mythical stage, his speed was extremely terrifying. It was almost impossible for anyone to react.

Clang!

However, Zhou Wen reacted in time. His Bamboo Blade struck the Orchid Blade and forced Old Master Xia to take half a step back. It left Old Master Xia's eyes filled with surprise.

With the augmentation of the Guardian, his Speed and Strength were at the Mythical stage. Furthermore, he was a top existence among Mythical creatures.

Zhou Wen had actually blocked his saber and sent him retreating. This was enough to shock him.

After all, Zhou Wen didn't have a Guardian. Even if he had a Mythical Companion Beast, that didn't make him a true Mythical.

However, Zhou Wen didn't have the time to think too much. His body was swelling uncomfortably, and it wouldn't be long before he exploded. He had to do something before his body failed to withstand the Sigh of the King's power.

He slashed at Old Master Xia with Bamboo Blade like a tsunami.

Old Master Xia raised the Orchid Blade and absorbed the terrifying Essence Energy from the Bamboo Blade.

However, he was surprised to discover that the Essence Energy from the Bamboo Blade seemed endless. No matter how he absorbed it, the Essence Energy from the Bamboo Blade showed no signs of weakening.

Zhou Wen delivered a few consecutive strikes that sent Old Master Xia retreating. The strength multiplied with every strike.

How is this possible? Old Master Xia was alarmed. He had the augmentation of a Guardian. Together with the power of the Connate Great Emperor Sutra, there weren't many who could compete with him even at the Mythical stage.

Zhou Wen was at the Epic stage, but the power he unleashed was able to suppress him. This left him shocked and delighted.

The stronger Zhou Wen was, the stronger the Wheel of Destiny he would condense when he advanced to the Mythical stage with the help of the nine Life Souls.

"Show me your strength. This is your life's final moment of glory. Let me see how strong you are." Old Master Xia's figure flashed as he dodged Zhou Wen's saber attacks, the excitement in his eyes intensifying.

Zhou Wen's expression didn't change. Now, he was completely focused on combat. He didn't have any other thoughts as he drove the violent forces in his body to the limits.

The blade became faster and faster, and the force became more and more violent.

As for Zhou Wen's saber techniques, they also became stronger.

Transcendent Flying Immortal was actually a movement technique, not a saber technique. The present Zhou Wen was unable to injure Old Master Xia with Transcendent Flying Immortal alone as the latter's Path to Snatching Heaven wasn't inferior to Transcendent Flying Immortal.

Therefore, Zhou Wen could only seek a breakthrough. Since his movement technique couldn't threaten Old Master Xia, he could only make the saber in his hand faster and stronger.

Zhou Wen didn't have the time to use many fancy moves. He was only pursuing faster speeds.

Quick! Quick! Quick!

Zhou Wen only aimed to increase his speed. Be it his movement technique or the blade in his hand, they had infinite possibilities due to the nearly infinite forces in his body.

Bam!

When Zhou Wen felt that his body was about to explode from the violent forces, he finally reached a point where even Old Master Xia couldn't dodge his attacks. He slashed at Old Master Xia's chest.

However, Old Master Xia's body exploded like water. He had only slashed at a clone—Old Master Xia's body had appeared elsewhere.

"How interesting. Your Epic body actually possesses such immense strength. However, your body shouldn't be able to withstand such immense strength, right?" Old Master Xia sized up Zhou Wen with a fervent gaze.

He wanted to know how strong he would be if his Mythical body could possess such power.

Old Master Xia carefully selected seven talented youths and plundered their talent, Life Providences, and Life Souls. Together with his Life Providence and Life Soul, he was just short of one Life Providence and Life Soul to reach the extremity of nine for the Connate Great Emperor Sutra, allowing him to change his fate and advance to the Mythical stage.

The Connate Great Emperor Sutra was created by combining the Xia family's Great Emperor Sutra and the Invincible Connate Divine Art he obtained from the Connate Divine Temple. He believed that he could definitely use this Essence Energy Art to advance to the Mythical stage.

However, it was difficult to gather nine Life Providences and nine Life Souls. Typical Life Providences and Life Souls, such as the ten thousand Epic swordsmen, only existed as nutrients for the nine Life Providences and Life Souls. They didn't truly become his Life Providences and Life Souls.

It was very rare for someone to become one of the nine main Life Providences and Life Souls. Up to now, Old Master Xia was still lacking one.

In fact, Xia Liuchuan was originally the ninth person that Old Master Xia had deliberately nurtured. However, for some reason, Old Master Xia ultimately didn't absorb Xia Liuchuan.

It was only when Zhou Wen appeared that Old Master Xia planned on using Zhou Wen as his ninth Life Providence and Life Soul. At the same time, he would use the Life Providences and Life Souls of more than ten thousand people as nutrients to push himself to the Mythical stage and condense the Wheel of Destiny.

However, Zhou Wen's performance left Old Master Xia alarmed. Zhou Wen was much stronger than the eight he had absorbed previously. It was a rare sight.

It was indeed as Old Master Xia had said. Zhou Wen's body couldn't withstand the power of the Sigh of the King. His flesh ruptured as bloody marks appeared on his skin. His muscles were torn apart as blood dripped. Cracks also appeared on his bones. If this continued, he would probably self-destruct.

However, Zhou Wen was still as calm as before. He carefully sensed the forces that were pushing his body towards destruction.

Zhou Wen had seen many powerful creatures—Torch Dragon, Tyrant Behemoth, Primordial Sword Immortal, Truth Listener, and the even stronger Guardians. They were all very powerful, forces that others looked up to.

However, no matter what kind of power it was, it couldn't compare to the power in Zhou Wen's body. Zhou Wen could sense that this power was a level higher than any power he had ever seen. It might even be on a higher level.

"If God opposes me, I will slay God... If an immortal opposes me, I will cull the immortal... No exchanges with god... No acquaintances with immortals... I am me..."

Zhou Wen recalled the impudent and savage voice in his dream. It left him shuddering in fear, but it also made his blood boil.

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Chapter 755: The Might of One Saber Strike

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His body ruptured as his flesh split open. Blood constantly flowed out, but Zhou Wen remained calm. He gripped the Bamboo Blade tightly with both hands as he focused his insights into it. He raised the Bamboo Blade high above his head.

Old Master Xia's heart palpitated as though he sensed danger. His expression turned solemn as he stared intently at Zhou Wen.

The wounds on Zhou Wen's body kept cracking, but his expression was as calm as before. He exerted strength with both hands and slashed down, aiming for Old Master Xia.

With this strike, the crazily erupting power in Zhou Wen's body was instantly drained. It gathered on the blade, causing Bamboo Blade's body to tremble.

Old Master Xia couldn't see the trajectory of the saber when it landed. He was shocked and his body immediately phased away.

Bam!

Old Master Xia's body was split into two, turning into clear water that splattered on the ground.

Elsewhere, Old Master Xia's true body appeared. However, the Guardian armor on his body was shattering. From his helmet to his armor, a saber gash appeared.

An invisible saber force continued to press down on the armor, causing it to crack from top to bottom. Old Master Xia's blood was also gushing out.

Crack!

The Guardian armor on Old Master Xia's body had shattered due to the blow. It turned into pieces of black jade that scattered to the ground, revealing Old Master Xia's true body.

His body phased away again and appeared again shortly after. He must have used the Yin Yang Universe Ring's ability.

However, when he appeared, the saber marks on his body were still spreading. It went from his head to his chest and then to his abdomen. The bloody mark constantly expanding as more and more blood oozed out.

Old Master Xia's almost immortal Connate Dominance Body couldn't stop the saber marks on his body from deepening, nor could it heal his wounds.

Old Master Xia watched as the saber marks on his body continued to tear, and his skull was about to split open. His expression turned somewhat crazy and in disbelief.

"Impossible... No power can take my life... My Connate Great Emperor Sutra is the strongest..."

Zhou Wen had converged the Sigh of the King's power. His Slaughterer Life Soul had automatically turned still. During the slash, the Slaughterer Life Soul had automatically fused into Zhou Wen's strike. Slaughterer, which had only been passively augmenting Zhou Wen, had actively shown its effects for the first time.

After shattering the Guardian armor, a strange force fused into the Slaughterer Life Soul, but it failed to advance as it did before.

Zhou Wen didn't find it strange. The advancement of a Life Soul at higher levels was difficult to begin with. The last time he killed a Guardian, he had allowed Slaughterer to advance to an Evolved Body. It was obvious that killing one Guardian wasn't enough to advance to a Perfect Body.

The strike had already drained Zhou Wen of all his combat strength.

In particular, his body had been severely damaged by the Sigh of the King. It was difficult for him to even stand.

Zhou Wen stared at Slaughterer as the power of the strike continued to work wonders. It was about to rip Old Master Xia's bones into two.

Without the Guardian's power, no matter how strong Old Master Xia was, he was only at the Epic stage. Zhou Wen believed that it was impossible for him to withstand the terrifying saber force.

The saber force wasn't only limited to the Sigh of the King; it also had Slaughterer's strength embedded within. Zhou Wen felt that the strength of the strike wouldn't vanish unless it killed its opponent.

Boom!

At this moment, a sudden bolt of lightning struck the top of Old Master Xia's head.

The purple lightning bathed Old Master Xia's body and actually shattered the saber force in Old Master Xia's body. The strange purple lightning also fused into his body at the same time, as if a purple shadow was flashing across his body.

The moment the saber shattered, Old Master Xia's injuries began to rapidly recover. What was even more terrifying was that his body was rapidly transforming. It looked like he was transforming from the Epic stage to the Mythical stage.

Are you f*cking kidding me? I carried you all the way here and suffered so much, but you actually helped that old sicko deal with me? Zhou Wen felt indignant.

He could clearly see that the purple lightning didn't smite down from the void, but shot out from the log on the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

"Haha, I'm indeed a person blessed by the heavens. Even the heavens want to help me advance to the Mythical stage. It used divine lightning to condense another soul for me so that I can advance to the Mythical stage. Who in the world can stop me? I, Xia Jiuhuang, am the Emperor of Heaven. No one can stop me from becoming a god." Old Master Xia threw his head back and laughed. The nine Life Souls on his body were faintly discernible as terrifying power spewed out from his body. His body was rapidly transforming.

As if responding to Old Master Xia, the thunder in the sky rumbled like a 21-gun salute.

Zhou Wen sat weakly on the ground. He didn't have the strength to continue fighting. If Old Master Xia really managed to advance, Zhou Wen wouldn't have the strength to fight him.

However, the name Xia Jiuhuang finally made Zhou Wen know who Old Master Xia was. This name wasn't only known to the Xia family, but it was also famous in the entire Federation. He was one of the six heroes who founded the Federation, the founder of the Xia family, the supposedly deceased legendary hero, Xia Jiuhuang.

At that moment, Xia Jiuhuang's aura had reached its peak. His body had almost turned crystalline jade as his Essence Energy spewed out like a volcanic eruption. The nine Life Providences and the power of the nine Life Souls fused as one, and an ancient 'Emperor' word gradually surfaced on his forehead.

The 'Emperor' word shimmered with purple lightning as though it was a supreme existence.

Zhou Wen could naturally guess that the purple word "Emperor" was likely the Wheel of Destiny condensed by Xia Jiuhuang. Once the Wheel of Destiny stabilized, he would have successfully advanced to the Mythical stage.

Zhou Wen summoned Demonic Neonate and Truth Listener. At this point, all he could do was risk his life and strike Xia Jiuhuang down to the mortal world before he completed the transformation to the Mythical stage.

Just Demonic Neonate's strength was clearly insufficient. Zhou Wen could only consider letting Truth Listener shatter more earrings. He needed to shatter at least three of them, but Zhou Wen couldn't predict the outcome.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to order Truth Listener to shatter the earrings, he realized that something was amiss with Xia Jiuhuang's condition. There was a faint power throbbing in his body, like a rhythmic heartbeat.

Although this power wasn't powerful and seemed to be a part of Xia Jiuhuang's body, it was sending Zhou Wen some kind of message.

Primordial Spore! Zhou Wen immediately knew what it was. It was the Primordial Spore that Zhou Wen had previously sent into Xia Jiuhang's body.

Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised. Typically, Primordial Spore would take a long time to parasitize a Mythical creature, but the information sent by Primordial Spore seemed to be telling Zhou Wen that it was already sprouting.

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Chapter 756: Three-Sided Struggle

Translator: CKtalon

Zhou Wen immediately realized what the problem was. Previously, Xia Jiuhuang had a Guardian who had fused with him, taking his body to the Mythical stage. However, Zhou Wen had just killed the Guardian. Without a Guardian, Xia Jiuhuang—who hadn't advanced to the Mythical stage—was only at the Epic stage, and he had nearly been killed by Zhou Wen's saber strike. He was in a weakened state, so the Primordial Spore was able to succeed in such a short period of time.

Once the parasitism succeeded, it could quickly sprout before Xia Jiuhuang really advanced to the Mythical stage, unlike when it parasitized Mythical creatures.

From the information transmitted by the Primordial Spore, it wouldn't take long to completely control Xia Jiuhang.

Zhou Wen was pleasantly surprised. He originally believed that there was only one way to fight to the death, but he never expected that after reaching a dead end, a tiny Primordial Spore would turn the situation around.

Boom!

At the most critical moment of Xia Jiuhuang's evolution, bolts of lightning struck down from the dark clouds and struck him continuously like a waterfall of lightning.

Not only did the lightning not injure Xia Jiuhuang, but he also used the power of lightning to help him evolve, allowing his body to become closer and closer to a Mythical physique.

According to what Zhou Wen knew, all Mythical creatures' original stats were 11. As for humans, their original stats were estimated to be 1. It was even possible that they didn't reach 1.

After all, human infants were too weak. They were far inferior to ordinary Legendary creatures, much less Mythical creatures.

Even ordinary Legendary creatures and Epic creatures seldom advanced to the Mythical stage; therefore, it was almost impossible for humans to advance to the Mythical stage.

Xia Jiuhuang had condensed nine supreme-grade Life Providences and Life Souls. He also needed a large amount of energy to advance to the Mythical stage. The ten thousand Epic humans from before were prepared by Xia Jiuhuang for this very purpose.

However, from the looks of it, it was still insufficient. With the help of the heavenly lightning, he was able to take the final step as his body rapidly transformed.

Unlike the combination of a Guardian, Xia Jiuhuang's entire body emitted a mythical power. Every cell and strand of hair contained terrifying energy.

The present Xia Jiuhuang didn't show any signs of an old man. His body was filled with the vitality of youth and terrifying explosive power. It was as though he could shatter mountains and rivers with a casual flick of his finger.

Xia Jiuhuang, who had long black hair dancing in the wind, was bathed in lightning. He looked like a resurrected ancient demon god.

On his forehead, the 'Emperor' word grew brighter and brighter like a purple star.

Boom!

With the final bolt of lightning striking him, Xia Jiuhuang completed the transformation from a human to a Mythical. It wasn't a Mythical advancement with the help of a Guardian, but a true advancement with a human body. This was likely the first in human history.

"Finally... I've finally advanced to the Mythical stage..." Xia Jiuhuang floated in midair and raised his palm. He admired his transformed body as his excited voice trembled.

He had racked his brains and even faked his death to secretly scheme for so many years. Now, he had taken the final step.

Zhou Wen didn't move because he could sense that the Primordial Spore was about to complete its soul parasitization. As long as the soul parasitization succeeded, it would be useless no matter how strong Xia Jiuhuang was.

"Zhou Wen, you should feel honored to be the first person to die under the power of a human Mythical." Xia Jiuhuang wanted to use Zhou Wen to test how powerful his Mythical powers were. The 'Emperor' character on his forehead lit up as he prepared to attack Zhou Wen.

However, Xia Jiuhuang suddenly screamed. He hugged his head and yelled. His voice was extremely shrill, as though someone had drilled into his brain with an electric drill.

Zhou Wen was first taken aback before he saw the purple 'Emperor' character. He immediately understood what had happened.

That crappy piece of wood isn't helping Xia Jiuhuang at all. Instead, it wants to enslave or even occupy Xia Jiuhuang's Mythical body. Zhou Wen recalled the slave word on his forehead and connected it to the 'Emperor' character on Xia Jiuhuang's forehead. Although the words were different, the form was surprisingly similar.

Looking at the screaming Xia Jiuhuang, Zhou Wen also received a message from the Primordial Spore. It was as though a force was vying for control of Xia Jiuhuang's soul from Primordial Spore.

Xia Jiuhuang kept screaming. Now, his body could be considered a power struggle between powers—Xia Jiuhuang, Primordial Spore, and the "Emperor" on his forehead.

The three parties wanted to control Xia Jiuhuang's body, but his will was the weakest. Even the Primordial Spore failed to gain an absolute advantage. The strongest was the 'Emperor' word.

"Why... Why is this happening... Jing Daoxian clearly said that as long as I can advance to the Mythical stage with a nine-life body... I will have the destiny of a Great Emperor... Why is this happening..." Xia Jiuhuang roared with a tragic cry. He wanted to slam his head into the ground, but his body didn't listen to him. It left him alarmed and furious.

Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback when he heard Xia Jiuhuang's roar. Jing Daoxian is actually involved in this matter?

Zhou Wen felt that he had seen this scene somewhere before. After some thought, he recalled that Lord Alcohol had said something similar after eating the Longevity Fruit.

Looking at Xia Jiuhuang who was in excruciating pain, Zhou Wen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He had a bad feeling.

Lord Alcohol and Xia Jiuhuang were people who wanted to break through to the Mythical stage. Furthermore, they had listened to Jing Daoxian's words to reach this stage.

As for the Lost Immortal Sutra that Zhou Wen cultivated, it was also from Jing Daoxian. Now that Zhou Wen wanted to advance to the Mythical stage, he felt that he was somewhat similar to Xia Jiuhang and company.

However, Zhou Wen didn't have the time to think too much about it. The Primordial Spore wasn't able to gain the upper hand. Its control over Xia Jiuhuang's body was weakening, and Xia Jiuhuang's will was about to vanish. Only the 'Emperor' word's glow was getting stronger. It was only a matter of time before he gained control of Xia Jiuhuang's body.

Before Xia Jiuhuang's body was completely controlled, Zhou Wen drew his saber and slashed forward. At the same time, Truth Listener and Demonic Neonate attacked under Zhou Wen's orders.

With the Primordial Spore restraining him, Xia Jiuhuang couldn't move at all. Demonic Neonate didn't need to find another opportunity as she unsheathed her demonic sword and stabbed forward.

Zhou Wen's injuries were too serious, preventing him from using Sigh of the King. His strength was extremely limited, so when he slashed at Xia Jiuhuang's body, not only did he fail to injure him, but he was sent flying by Xia Jiuhuang's strength.

Zhou Wen fell to the ground as his wounds tore open. He grimaced in pain.

Thankfully, Truth Listener was more powerful. It shattered two earrings and brutally stabbed its claws into Xia Jiuhuang's chest. The demonic sword stabbed into Xia Jiuhuang's head, inch by inch.

The 'Emperor' word shimmered as it attempted to blast the demonic sword out, but Truth Listener violently struck Xia Jiuhuang's forehead, causing the 'Emperor' word to tremble violently.

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Chapter 757: Scram

Translator: CKtalon

Due to the restraint of the Primordial Spore, the 'Emperor' character was unable to stop Xia Jiuhuang's body from counter attacking. The demonic sword stabbed into Xia Jiuhuang's head inch by inch. At the same time, a black demonic aura invaded Xia Jiuhuang's body, weakening his vitality.

The 'Emperor' word was a Wheel of Destiny condensed by Xia Jiuhuang. Its foundation was Xia Jiuhuang. As Xia Jiuhuang's vitality weakened, the light on the 'Emperor' word dimmed, no longer having the same aura as before.

"How dare you..." Just as Zhou Wen was feeling delighted, he suddenly heard a cold woman's voice coming from above the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The source of the voice was none other than the log erected there.

There's a woman inside the log? Zhou Wen was alarmed.

As the woman's voice sounded from the log, the stars in the sky shimmered. Starlight cascaded down, passing through the dark clouds and illuminating Forbidden City.

Zhou Wen took a careful look and saw that the lit stars were clearly the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions. Apart from the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions, no other starlight penetrated the dark clouds.

The starlight shone down, causing Forbidden City to emit resplendent starlight. The four Corner Towers in particular emitted a divine glow.

Be it the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions in the sky or the four Corner Towers, they were all centered around the log. Starlight gathered on the log, causing the log to emit purple starlight as though there were countless stars swirling inside.

Under the illumination of the starlight emitted by the purple log, Zhou Wen felt a pain in his forehead. Immediately, he felt that something was amiss. He took out a mirror and saw purple light and lines appear on his forehead. From the parts that had condensed, it looked like he was about to condense the word "slave" again.

The layout of Forbidden City is the Purple Forbidden Enclosure. The Purple Star is also known as the Emperor Star. It's the Life Star of an emperor. Now that the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions have appeared and the four Corner Towers have submitted, could it be that Emperor Polestar is in the log? Zhou Wen guessed.

If it was really the legendary Emperor Polestar, Zhou Wen felt that he was doomed today. Unlike ordinary Mythical creatures, Emperor Polestar was an existence that controlled all immortals. He was an immortal's emperor and not something ordinary Mythical creatures could compare with.

The slave word on his forehead became more and more obvious. Zhou Wen switched several Life Souls, but he was unable to stop the formation of the slave word.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen felt a force surge out of his body. It was the power of the Sigh of the King. However, this time, it wasn't under Zhou Wen's control, but an autonomous act of the Sigh of the King. It was somewhat similar to the time he knelt.

In an instant, the incomplete 'slave' word on Zhou Wen's forehead shattered and dissipated. The power of the Sigh of the King enveloped his body as though he had been placed in a warm embrace.

"Scram!" Zhou Wen felt a voice coming from him.

The voice was indiscernible, but it seemed to possess a supreme might. The dark clouds that enveloped Forbidden City instantly dissipated, revealing the clear sky and sun. There was no longer any cloud.

The starlight of the twenty-eight Lunar Mansions instantly dimmed and vanished without a trace. The starlight of Forbidden City also dissipated as the four Corner Towers collapsed. The log fell from the Hall of Supreme Harmony and slammed into the ground.

The log trembled incessantly as though it was about to collapse. It left Zhou Wen alarmed.

Crack!

Xia Jiuhuang's body finally couldn't withstand the power of the demonic sword and was split into two. Demonic aura surged through his corpse as though it wanted to destroy his body.

The mysterious phone suddenly vibrated. Zhou Wen took out his phone and saw that the game screen of the Dead Man Tree had automatically switched on. When he snapped a picture of Xia Jiuhuang's corpse, it was sucked in without leaving a drop of blood behind.

Without having the time to take a careful look at the Dead Man Tree, Zhou Wen unsummoned his Companion Beasts and put on the Invisibility Cloak before running.

The log that had collapsed in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony trembled more and more violently, like a volcano that was about to erupt. As for Zhou Wen, the Sigh of the King's power had already receded, making him feel uneasy. He wanted to escape from Forbidden City.

Perhaps due to the absence of the dark clouds and starlight, Zhou Wen successfully rushed out of Forbidden City. However, just as he rushed out, he saw a purple beam shoot into the sky.

Then, all of Forbidden City emitted a terrifying purple glow, like an immortal city condensed from starlight.

Zhou Wen didn't dare look any further. He turned around and ran, hoping to get as far away from Forbidden City as possible.

After running for a short distance, he saw Wang Lu looking at Forbidden City with the chick and antelope not far away. The anomaly in Forbidden City worried Wang Lu. She closed her eyes and pressed her palms together in front of her chest as she muttered something.

"Goddess of Luck, please help Zhou Wen and let him return safely."

Zhou Wen was greatly touched when he heard that. He thought to himself, Wang Lu is really kind-hearted.

The antelope's eyes stared at Zhou Wen. Clearly, the Invisibility Cloak's ability wasn't effective against it.

The chick was also staring in Zhou Wen's direction, but its eyes were somewhat puzzled. It seemed to have discovered Zhou Wen, but it didn't see him.

"Wang Lu, let's go." Zhou Wen appeared and ran out with Wang Lu.

Now that there was an anomaly in Forbidden City, no one knew what would happen. The further away they were, the better.

Wang Lu jumped in fright. Seeing that Zhou Wen was covered in injuries and many of his wounds were still bleeding, his clothes still drenched in blood, she couldn't help but worry. "Are you alright?"

"It's fine. I won't die yet. Let's leave Forbidden City first. It's too dangerous here." Zhou Wen summoned the Great Might Vajra Bull and jumped up with Wang Lu before running away.

When he was far from Forbidden City, Zhou Wen made the Great Might Vajra Bull stop.

Only then did he feel the excruciating pain in his body. He had been in a highly-strung state and hadn't paid any attention to his injuries. Now, he felt pain all over his body as though he was about to die. Every move he made hurt so much that he wanted to cry for mommy.

"Your injuries are serious. I'll take you back to treat them now." Wang Lu summoned a vine that crept onto Zhou Wen's body and wrapped around him. At the same time, the bud burrowed into his wounds and emitted a faint glow to treat his injuries.

Then, she summoned a mount and brought Zhou Wen back like he was a vined mummy.

Zhou Wen's injuries were too serious. He didn't know when he would recover, so he allowed Wang Lu to take him back.

Now, Zhou Wen was somewhat worried. He didn't know how Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue were doing, but he was injured. He didn't have the strength to save them.

With Xia Jiuhang dead, there shouldn't be anyone in the Xia family who wants their lives, right? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and felt that they wouldn't be in any danger. He would get Wang Lu to help him gather information later.

The anomaly in Forbidden City made the Xia family and the Special Inspector Bureau very concerned. They had set up a large number of people to monitor the situation inside, but no one could enter. They had no idea what was happening. All they could see was that Forbidden City was enveloped by clouds like an immortal city, making it even more unfathomable.

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Chapter 758: Immortal Slaying

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Zhou Wen was wrapped in gauze like a mummy as he lay in bed. A winged pixie danced around Zhou Wen as it tried its best to spew out green light to nourish his injured body.

According to the information Wang Lu had obtained, although the changes in Forbidden City were intense, it was limited to the city's interior. No dimensional creatures broke out.

What was different from before was that strange sounds could be heard coming from inside even though it wasn't a stormy day. This used to happen inside Forbidden City during thunderstorms.

Unfortunately, no one could enter Forbidden City, so no one knew what was happening inside.

Due to Old Master Xia's disappearance, the Xia family was in a mess. Nothing had happened to Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue. They had even appeared near Forbidden City in the past two days.

Zhou Wen had roughly guessed the outcome. Apart from Xia Jiuhang, few people in the Xia family wanted them dead. After all, they were the Xia family's hope.

The death of more than ten thousand Epic experts was a huge blow to any of the six hero families. It would definitely affect the Xia family greatly.

However, it wasn't as serious as Zhou Wen imagined. The ten thousand Epic experts were mostly nurtured by Xia Jiuhuang himself to be sacrificed for his advancement to the Mythical stage. Therefore, these people were from the East Courtyard and didn't affect the Xia family's normal system.

From this, it could be seen that Xia Jiuhuang still had some feelings for the Xia family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have separated these people from the Xia family and set up a separate East Courtyard.

There was also Xia Liuchuan and Xia Xuanyue. Their talent, Life Providences, and Life Souls were top-notch. Xia Jiuhuang could have used one of them as his ninth Life Soul, but he didn't do so in the end. Perhaps there were some emotional factors involved.

No matter what, the destruction of Xia Jiuhuang and the East Courtyard had dealt quite a blow to the Xia family, greatly reducing their influence in the Federation.

The Xia family and the bureau were searching for Old Master Xia and Zhou Wen's whereabouts, but no one saw Zhou Wen come out of Forbidden City. They imagined that Zhou Wen was trapped in the mutated Forbidden City like Old Master Xia, so they didn't search the Imperial Capital.

Zhou Wen had been recuperating in Grandma Wang's yard for the past two days. It was odd. In such a huge yard, other than Grandma Wang, there were only a few old ladies and a butler. He didn't see any younger members of the Wang family.

Zhou Wen asked Wang Lu and learned that this was where Grandma Wang recuperated. The other members of the Wang family didn't live here, and the Wang family's real residence wasn't nearby.

Zhou Wen held his phone with his stiff wrapped hand and saw a purple flower sprout grow on the Dead Man Tree. It was likely the flower that had absorbed Xia Jiuhuang.

Zhou Wen was somewhat looking forward to seeing what fruit the flower would bear.

Xia Jiuhuang had advanced to the Mythical stage with nine supreme-grade Life Providences and Life Souls. Furthermore, he had the power of the log condensed in his body, so the fruit produced from him definitely wouldn't be too bad.

It's a shame about my Six-Winged. Zhou Wen sighed softly. Six-Winged had been with him for so long, so he wasn't used to suddenly losing it.

Lying in bed with nothing to do, Zhou Wen used his phone to grind dungeons. He originally imagined that he could happily farm the nine black dragons, but to his surprise, they hadn't respawned.

The other Mythical creatures respawn every day. Don't tell me these nine black dragons respawn after nine days? Zhou Wen guessed.

Since he couldn't farm the black dragons, Zhou Wen placed his sights on the Guardian again. During his battle with Xia Jiuhuang, Zhou Wen had gained some insight into the concept of power from the Sigh of the King. He had also found a way to use Slaughterer Life Soul. The might of that move was immense, so it might pose a threat to the Guardian.

Zhou Wen called that move Immortal Slaying. It was basically a single-use attack. If he couldn't kill the enemy with one move, Zhou Wen would be crippled.

The main reason was that Immortal Slaying was based on the Sigh of the King and the Slaughterer Life Soul.

It wasn't that the Slaughterer Life Soul couldn't be powered, but the amount of power needed to drive it was too great. Without the massive power of the Sigh of the King as a foundation, it was impossible to power the Slaughterer Life Soul.

Unfortunately, using the Sigh of the King would place a huge burden on Zhou Wen's body. Furthermore, Immortal Slaying would drain him of all his strength instantaneously, so Zhou Wen basically didn't have any combat strength after a single strike.

The might of this strike was something that even Xia Jiuhuang, who was wearing Guardian armor, couldn't withstand. He had even killed the black jade guardian with one strike. Such strength might be of some use against the Guardian in Ant City and the war wagon.

It was too dangerous to use Immortal Slaying in real life. Perhaps he would die before injuring the enemy.

However, in-game, he didn't have so many qualms. He just had to do it.

Zhou Wen's two arms were held in place by a splint. He could only lie on the bed as he raised his arms straight like a zombie. He held his phone and began gaming.

Before the nine black dragons respawned, the war wagon remained at the bottom of the sea. Zhou Wen went straight to the underground sea, hoping to see if Immortal Slaying could kill the Guardian inside.

Before Zhou Wen arrived at the underground sea, he heard a sound from the window.

The windows here weren't glass windows, but windows that were made of ancient wood paper. They were opened by rolling them up and propped up with a wooden stick.

Zhou Wen turned his head to look at the window and saw two ponytails sticking out. Then, he saw a little girl's head slowly extend out. She was sprawled on the window sill, staring at Zhou Wen with her big, limpid eyes as she looked curiously at him.

Zhou Wen saw that the girl was only about eleven or twelve years old. She was very cute and looked a little like Wang Lu.

"Hey little one, what's your name?" Zhou Wen asked her.

"Wang Chan," the little girl answered.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to ask another question, his hand suddenly slipped and the phone smashed down on his face. Zhou Wen's eyes bruised as his nose ached.

Zhou Wen wanted to pick up the phone, but he couldn't bend his arm.

"Let me help you." Wang Chan pushed open the door and ran in. She reached out to pick up the phone on Zhou Wen's face and handed it to him.

"Thank you, Little Chan..."

Zhou Wen reached out to take the phone when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the yard. "Miss Little Chan, where are you? Come out quickly!"

Little Chan jumped in fright as she looked back at the door and handed the phone to Zhou Wen.

However, Zhou Wen's arm was too stiff. Before he could grab the phone, it fell with a thud and smashed into Zhou Wen's face. He grimaced in pain.

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Chapter 759: Wang Chan

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Zhou Wen was about to cry when Wang Chan gestured for him to keep quiet before quickly hiding under the bed.

Soon, an old woman walked in and looked into the room. She didn't see Wang Chan, so she said to Zhou Wen that she was sorry for disturbing him before closing the door.

Only then did Wang Chan crawl out from under the bed and swat away the dust on her body. She then picked up the phone beside the pillow and handed it to Zhou Wen. "Sorry, who are you? Why are you lying here?"

Zhou Wen took the phone and said, "My name is Zhou Wen. I'm Wang Lu's classmate."

"Oh, you're that Numbskull Wen? I heard my sister mention you before," Wang Chan said in enlightenment.

"What Numbskull Wen?" Zhou Wen was slightly taken aback, but he knew that Wang Chan was Wang Lu's younger sister. He just didn't know if she was his biological sister or his cousin.

Wang Chan didn't answer. She only sized him up curiously and said, "Why are you so heavily injured? Why don't I help you heal?"

"Actually, it's just a superficial wound. With the life pixie's treatment, I'll be fine in a few days," Zhou Wen said.

Wang Chan curled her lips and said, "Life pixie's healing effects are too poor. I have better Companion Beasts here that can quickly heal your injuries. Since you are my sister's friend, you are also my friend. It's only right that I help you. You don't have to stand on ceremony."

With that said, Wang Chan summoned a Companion Beast. It looked very strange. No matter how Zhou Wen looked at it, it looked like a syringe with wings.

Although the syringe had cute little wings and was pink in color, similar to Cupid's Arrow of Love, it was a syringe. Zhou Wen, who had been seriously ill when he was young, often had injections. He just couldn't bring himself to love something like a syringe.

"This... There's no need..." Zhou Wen couldn't bear to reject Wang Chan's kindness, but he didn't wish to be injected.

"Don't stand on ceremony with me. You will recover quickly," Wang Chan said as she ordered the syringe to fly down and stab Zhou Wen in the arm.

The liquid in the syringe was injected.

This syringe Companion Beast looked rather intelligent. It was actually able to accurately inject intravenously.

Zhou Wen felt heat enter his blood vessels. It was warm and didn't hurt much. Furthermore, when the medicinal essence spread within his blood, Zhou Wen immediately felt energized and even felt his blood boil.

"Little Chan... Where are you... We are going back..." At that moment, a woman's voice sounded from outside the wall. When Little Chan heard the voice, her expression changed slightly. She turned her head and said to Zhou Wen, "My mom is looking for me. I'll come and see you tomorrow. Goodbye, Numbskull Wen."

With that said, Wang Chan ran out without waiting for Zhou Wen's reply.

She already has a Companion Beast at such a young age. Wang Lu's sister's talent isn't bad. She's quite kind. Zhou Wen felt his vitality surge as his injuries seemed to heal much faster.

Just as Zhou Wen was about to continue gaming, he felt something amiss. He felt his body heat up as though there was a furnace in his body.

It's so hot... It's so hot... Not long after, Zhou Wen felt like he was about to die. He tore open the gauze on his body, allowing the heat in his body to emit.

Even so, he still felt uncomfortable. It was as though there was a force pushing him, making him involuntarily move.

He first ran, but he realized that running vented too little heat. Zhou Wen sprawled on the ground to do push-ups. It was as though he had installed an electric motor as his body rapidly rose and fell while he emitted hot air.

The heat was really helpful to Zhou Wen's injuries, accelerating the healing of his wounds. However, Zhou Wen's crazy exercise ruptured his wounds again.

When Zhou Wen finally stopped, he realized that not only had his injuries not healed, but some areas that had already healed had ruptured.

What Companion Beast is that? Why are its effects so domineering? Zhou Wen was somewhat helpless.

Although Wang Chan's Companion Beast had a healing effect and the effects were very good, he couldn't withstand the heat and had crazily exercised, resulting in the opposite effect.

After lying in bed again, Zhou Wen couldn't be bothered to get someone to wrap him in gauze. He got the life pixie to treat his injuries as he lay in bed gaming.

The blood-colored avatar entered the underground sea and opened the door to the war wagon. He saw the white cocoon floating in the void.

Zhou Wen held the Golden Overlord Sword and activated the Sigh of the King. He waited for the Sigh of the King to reach a certain intensity before activating Slaughterer and striking with Immortal Slaying.

The blood-colored avatar's body trembled because the Sigh of the King's strength was just too powerful. It caused the blood-colored avatar's body to crack as blood seeped out.

This level of strength was still insufficient to activate Slaughterer. When the blood-colored avatar's body was about to collapse, Slaughterer was finally activated. Zhou Wen held the Golden Overlord Sword and activated Immortal Slaying as he slashed at the white cocoon.

The void was cleaved apart as spatial powers were unable to withstand the power of Immortal Slaying. The white cocoon was split open almost instantly, revealing the Guardian inside.

This was the first time Zhou Wen had seen the Guardian's full appearance. It was somewhat different from what he had imagined. The Guardian inside the cocoon wasn't a dragon. It looked more like an ancient emperor.

Dressed in an imperial robe with a crown on his head, a hand extended out. It had six fingers, and each finger wore a ring.

Immediately, the six rings emitted intense spatial fluctuations as one hand reached towards the Golden Overlord Sword.

Crack!

Wherever the Golden Overlord Sword passed, the Guardian's arm was severed. Blood splattered as the spatial power failed to change the trajectory of Immortal Slaying.

At first, Zhou Wen was delighted when he saw the Guardian extend its other hand. It also had six fingers and wore six rings. With a smack of its hand, it destroyed the blood-colored avatar that had entered a weakened state after using Immortal Slaying. The game screen went black.

From the looks of it, Immortal Slaying is still useful against Guardians. However, next time, I should directly sever the Guardian's neck. Zhou Wen dripped his blood to revive and entered the game again.

Soon, Zhou Wen realized that although the Immortal Slaying strike could tie with the Guardian, he lacked the ability to fight after a miss since it drained him of all his combat strength. As for the Guardian, it had very powerful spatial powers. It was clearly very difficult to kill him with one strike. Zhou Wen tried a few times, but he could only injure him, not kill him.

The power of Immortal Slaying deals damage over time. If I can guarantee that the blood-colored avatar won't be killed by the counter attack, the Guardian might die if I wait a little longer. Zhou Wen continued his attempts.

He realized that this was similarly difficult to do. This was because, after the Immortal Slaying strike, the blood-colored avatar's body would be almost at its limits. It had no combat ability at all. It was impossible for it to escape in front of a Guardian who was proficient in spatial powers.

My level is still too low. If I were also at the Mythical stage, killing this Guardian with one strike wouldn't be a problem. Zhou Wen was momentarily at a loss.

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Chapter 760: An Essence Energy Art Story

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After many attempts, Zhou Wen realized that a better choice was to find a weaker Guardian to kill. For example, the black-jade Guardian he had killed or the previous six-winged seraphim.

I wonder where that six-winged seraphim went. It'll be good if I can find him, Zhou Wen thought to himself.

The Guardians in Ant City and the war wagon were probably the strongest among the Guardians. At the very least, none of the Guardians that Zhou Wen had seen had displayed strength stronger than theirs.

The next morning, Wang Chan surprisingly came again.

The wounds on Zhou Wen's body had already been rebandaged. Wang Lu had rebandaged him yesterday afternoon.

However, Zhou Wen didn't mention Wang Chan. After all, Wang Chan was just being nice. There was no need for him to mention the matter and make the sisters unhappy.

When Wang Chan saw Zhou Wen's state, she asked in surprise, "Are your injuries not healed yet? Didn't I already treat you yesterday?"

"It's almost healed. I wish to recuperate further," Zhou Wen said.

"Why don't I give you another injection?" As Wang Chan spoke, she summoned the syringe-like Companion Beast again.

"There's no need, no need at all." Zhou Wen hurriedly waved his hand. "Don't treat my injuries. I just want to be lazy and lie here for a few days. If you treat all my injuries, I'll have to continue working."

"So you are just trying to skive." Wang Chan was enlightened. She didn't insist on treating Zhou Wen's injuries and unsummoned the syringe Companion Beast.

"I heard from Sis that you are a genius. You can become very powerful just by casually learning a skill. Is that true?" Wang Chan asked Zhou Wen.

"Your sister is exaggerating. I also have to spend serious efforts practicing," Zhou Wen said.

"I knew it. How can there be anyone so awesome in this world who can learn something so casually? I've already tried so hard, but I still can't figure things out." Wang Chan seemed to heave a sigh of relief as she pulled a chair and placed it in front of the bed. She leaned against the back of the chair and looked at Zhou Wen. "Do you have some secret trick to learning? Can you teach me?"

"It's not a secret trick, but I still have some experience to share. What do you want to learn?" Zhou Wen thought that since Wang Lu had helped him so much, it was only right for him to help her sister.

"Essence Energy Arts, sword techniques, movement techniques, and so on are all difficult to learn. No matter how hard I try, I can't meet their standards. I keep getting scolded," Wang Chan said with a bitter expression.

"Why do you find it difficult?" Zhou Wen asked Wang Chan.

"Because it's very difficult to remember. My memory isn't too good. I keep memorizing the front and forgetting the back. After memorizing the back, I forget the front," Wang Chan said.

"Actually, it's very simple. Just tell me any Essence Energy Skill you have learned. I'll tell you how to memorize it in an easier manner," Zhou Wen said.

"This is an Essence Energy Art that I've been memorizing recently. I'll recite it to you." Wang Chan began reciting.

Zhou Wen listened for a while before his expression gradually turned awkward. The Essence Energy Arts that Wang Chan recited were all unfamiliar and obscure ancient texts. Furthermore, they were very long. She had recited a few thousand words in one go, but it sounded like there was still a long way to go.

Even with Zhou Wen's memory, it was difficult for him to memorize everything without understanding the meaning of the article.

"Eh... Little Chan, stop for a moment. How many words do you have left for this Essence Energy Art?" Zhou Wen stopped Wang Chan and asked.

"There are a total of 134,467 words. I've memorized them for days, but I still forget the back after memorizing the front. I keep making mistakes," Wang Chan said in distress.

Zhou Wen thought to himself, It would be a miracle if you could memorize all of them. If you can't figure out the meaning of such an obscure ancient text, just relying on your memory to memorize the words correctly, you wouldn't be a genius, but a god.

This ancient text was actually about the same as a foreign language. Thinking about it, it would be too harsh to require someone to memorize a work of more than a hundred thousand foreign words in a few days and not make a single mistake.

"Has anyone explained the content of this Essence Energy Art to you?" Zhou Wen asked.

"Yes, but it sounds very difficult to understand and I don't really remember it," Wang Chan said.

Zhou Wen thought for a moment and said to Wang Chan with a smile, "Then do you like stories?"

"I like them. I love hearing my sister tell me stories about the Federation's six heroes. They fight and explore in unknown dimensional zones. I also hope that I can be like them one day—going to unknown places to fight unknown powerful creatures and obtain magical Companion Beasts..." Wang Chan wore a look of anticipation.

Zhou Wen said to Wang Chan with a smile, "Actually, the Essence Energy Art you recited was a story of a hero's adventure."

"Tch, can you not try to coax me like I'm a little girl?" Wang Chan curled her lips and said.

"If you don't believe me, recite it and I'll translate this heroic adventure story for you," Zhou Wen said.

Wang Chan naturally didn't believe him as she began reciting the Essence Energy Art. "The Great Dao has no form, yet it creates the Heaven and Earth. The Great Dao is lawless, but it rules the Sun and Moon. The great Dao is nameless, but it nourishes all things..."

As Wang Chan recited, she looked at Zhou Wen. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't tell what relationship the Essence Energy Art had with a hero story.

"Alright, let me translate this sentence for you." Zhou Wen gestured for Wang Chan to stop reciting.

Wang Chan stopped reciting and blinked at Zhou Wen, not believing that it could be translated into a story.

Zhou Wen pondered for a moment before saying, "There's a beautiful and adorable girl. She's extremely talented. She became a Legendary at the age of three, an Epic at the age of six, and she advanced to the Mythical stage at the age of nine. At the age of twelve, she's already invincible in the Federation..."

"How can there be such a powerful girl? Are you spouting nonsense? Furthermore, this has nothing to do with Essence Energy Arts, right?" Wang Chan curled her lips and said.

"Listen to what I have to say. That young heroine was invincible when she was twelve years old. She was just too lonely and wanted to suffer defeat. But on this day, a youth about her age appeared and challenged her. In the end, he defeated her with one strike."

Wang Chan interrupted again. "Why is your story contradictory? You previously said that the girl was invincible. How could she be defeated in one strike?"

"Do you still want to hear the story?" Zhou Wen glared at her.

"Continue." Wang Chan smiled.

"After being defeated by the youth, the girl asked the youth, 'Why are you so powerful?' The youth answered her, 'Because I obtained a treasure in a mysterious dimensional zone. That treasure can nurture the Heaven and Earth and control the movement of the Sun and Moon... From then on, the girl embarked on her journey to find the treasure..."

As Wang Chan recited, Zhou Wen translated the content she recited into a hero story. Wang Chan was gradually attracted by the content of the story and forgot to pick up on Zhou Wen's plot holes.

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Chapter 761: Invisibly Downloaded A Dungeon

Translator: CKtalon

In any piece of knowledge, the most difficult to remember were the unfamiliar professional terms and descriptions. As such words and descriptions were not usually used, there were not many ways to connect these terms to one's knowledge system.

Just like a person from the West District, he didn't know what the Dao was even if you let him read the scriptures. He also didn't know what the Eight Trigrams was if you let him read the Iching. These words were very difficult for foreigners to form memories.

When Zhou Wen told the story, he turned these esoteric words into treasures in the story. It made Wang Chan find these treasures novel and interesting, allowing her to remember them.

"The story you made up is rather interesting, but the treasures in the story are different from the true meaning of the Essence Energy Art, right?" After Wang Chan finished hearing Zhou Wen's story, she felt somewhat unsatisfied that it was over, but she also realized a problem.

"Although it's different, it made you remember those words that were originally difficult to remember, right?" Zhou Wen said with a smile.

Wang Chan thought about it and realized that she had memorized it. When she thought of those words, she found them a lot more vivid.

"In the future, when you learn those obscure Essence Energy Arts and Essence Energy Skills, treat them as a story. Treat the things you don't understand as battles with various unknown dimensional creatures. After defeating them, the knowledge you obtain will be treasures," Zhou Wen said.

"I'm not as delusional as you," Wang Chan said.

"If you don't even dare think about it and only learn to walk the path of others, what's the point of such a life?" Zhou Wen said.

Wang Chan looked at Zhou Wen in a daze. All the experts in her family that taught her would tell her how powerful so-and-so Essence Energy Arts and Essence Energy Skills were, as well as their origins. They would talk about what it would be like if she mastered them.

No one had ever told her that no matter how powerful the Essence Energy Arts and Essence Energy Skills were, they were left behind by others. No matter how strong she became from cultivating them, she was ultimately inferior to others.

"Is it really okay to fantasize like this?" Wang Chan looked at Zhou Wen in a daze as though she was asking him, but also muttering to herself.

"Of course. There's nothing in this world that you can't think of or do. As long as you dare think of it, you will eventually think of a solution. The most important thing is that you dare think of it," Zhou Wen said.

"I'll give it a try in the future." Wang Chan was about to say something when she heard her phone ring. It wasn't someone calling her, but an alarm she had set.

"I need to return, but I'll remember your story. I'll also remember your words." Wang Chan thought for a moment and said, "You are indeed as my sister said. You are a very special person."

After Wang Chan left, Zhou Wen finally got some peace and began grinding.

However, when Zhou Wen lay on the bed, he suddenly heard a crack. The wooden bed then collapsed.

This was an ancient carved wood bed with a flower-engraved rack on it. The entire bed fell apart and immediately, Zhou Wen fell to the ground as the shattered wood hit him.

Zhou Wen's injuries hadn't healed. The wood couldn't injure him, but when it hit him, the corners of his mouth twitched in pain.

What's going on? My luck hasn't been good recently. I can even break a bed? Zhou Wen was depressed.

Upon hearing the sound, the butler came over and was alarmed when he saw Zhou Wen. He hurriedly helped him up and got someone to tidy up the bed before changing it to a new bed.

In the next few days when Zhou Wen was recuperating, Wang Chan often secretly came to play with him.

However, for some reason, Zhou Wen was very unlucky every time Wang Chan came.

One time, Wang Chan ran over while Zhou Wen was eating. Just as Zhou Wen was about to finish the bowl of rice, he realized that there was half a worm in it. It nearly made him vomit all the rice he had eaten.

Zhou Wen suspected that his bad luck had something to do with Wang Chan. This was because Wang Chan would be beside him every time he was unlucky.

However, he thought for a moment and found it unlikely.

Wang Lu was Wang Chan's sister. It was impossible for the people around her to be unlucky when she was such a lucky person.

However, there was something strange. Wang Chan always came to him when there was no one around. It was as if she didn't want anyone to see her.

Zhou Wen only believed that the Wang family was strict and that they placed a lot of emphasis on her studies, so they didn't give Wang Chan time to play. This resulted in her sneaking out, so he didn't tell Wang Lu and Grandma Wang about this.

After a few days, Zhou Wen's injuries healed significantly. Although he couldn't engage in an intense battle, ordinary movements were no longer a problem. He left the Wang family and had a stroll.

Zhou Wen didn't plan on returning to Luoyang. He had yet to settle the most important matter of his trip to the Imperial Capital.

Zhou Wen put on the Invisibility Cloak and walked on the streets without anyone seeing him. He headed for the Ancient Sword Tomb.

The Ancient Sword Tomb was one of the Xia family's important dimensional zones. Many sword-type Companion Beasts were obtained from the Ancient Sword Tomb. Therefore, Zhou Wen planned on heading to the Ancient Sword Tomb to take a look. If there was a tiny palm symbol, he could download an Ancient Sword Tomb dungeon.

Apart from the Ancient Sword Tomb, there were many dimensional zones in the Imperial Capital. Zhou Wen planned on making a trip to all of them.

The Ancient Sword Tomb was guarded by the Xia family's guards, but they were useless against Zhou Wen. With the Invisibility Cloak, the guards couldn't see him.

Zhou Wen used the power of the Godfiend Era and floated over without making a sound.

After searching outside the Ancient Sword Tomb for a while, he easily found a tiny palm symbol and snapped it.

My luck today is pretty good. Zhou Wen turned around and left the Ancient Sword Tomb in delight as he headed for the next dimensional zone.

On the way to his next destination, Ancient Sword Tomb finished downloading. However, it was inconvenient to use the phone while wearing the Invisibility Cloak. If he were to leave the phone unexposed, passersby would see a phone flying in the air. Timid ones would probably wet their pants in fright.

Zhou Wen's second dimensional zone was the Thirteen Mausoleum.

It was an ancient royal cemetery. After the dimensional storms, it had also become a dimensional zone. It was rather magical inside with many good things available.

Furthermore, the Thirteen Mausoleum was a dimensional zone under the bureau. It forbade outsiders from entering. Zhou Wen had had a bad impression of the bureau. If it wasn't for his serious injuries, he would definitely have made a trip to the bureau's headquarters.

Now that he had yet to recover from his injuries, he couldn't go to the bureau's headquarters for the time being. However, it wasn't a bad idea to take a picture of their dimensional zones.

His luck today was unexpectedly good. After Zhou Wen arrived at the Thirteen Mausoleum, he found the tiny palm symbol and successfully downloaded another game dungeon.

After leaving the Thirteen Mausoleum, Zhou Wen continued heading to the next dimensional zone. This time, the dimensional zone Zhou Wen went to was rather famous. It was the legendary Great Wall.

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Chapter 762: Goddess of Misfortune Life Providence

Translator: CKtalon

There were Great Wall dimensional zones in many places, not just in the Imperial Capital.

Zhou Wen didn't have the chance to go anywhere else for the time being. He decided to head to the local one first, hoping to find the tiny palm symbol to download it as a game dungeon.

The various Great Wall dimensional zones were mostly the same. The dimensional creatures in them were creatures called Battle Souls. However, the Battle Souls differed by district.

The most common Battle Soul here was called the Undying Battle Soul. It was said that no matter what method was used, one could not kill the Battle Souls here. Therefore, as time passed, no one visited.

Zhou Wen was most interested in these strange dimensional creatures, so he wanted to download the dungeon into his phone and study them.

Just as Zhou Wen arrived in front of the Great Wall and before he could begin searching for the tiny palm symbol, he saw two people walk over. One of them was Wang Chan.

"Little Chan, where are you going?" A silver-haired youth walked beside Wang Chan as he asked.

"It's my freedom to go wherever I want. It's none of your business," Wang Chan said without turning her head.

"How are you not my business? Your father wants me to take care of you. I can't let anything happen to you. If anything happens to you, how am I to answer your father?" the silver-haired youth said with a smile.

"You don't need to explain it to him. Xiao Si, I can tell you now that I definitely won't go to the South District with you. I want to be like my sister and enter Sunset College to study," Wang Chan said.

Xiao Si's expression remained unchanged as he continued following Wang Chan. He said casually, "Little Chan, don't joke around. Your sister has the Life Providence of the Goddess of Luck, so she can naturally go wherever she wants. However, your Life Providence is the Goddess of Misfortune. Apart from me, who has the Traversing Misfortune Buddha Body, who else can turn your misfortune into a blessing? Only with me by your side can you reverse fate and enjoy fortune. The heavens have destined me to protect you for the rest of your life."

"I don't need any luck, much less your protection. Don't think I don't know that you want to use this to threaten my family to help your family," Wang Chan said.

"I need your family's help, but you also need my help. Isn't that good?" Xiao Si said.

"No, not at all. I've said it before. I don't need your help, nor do I need any luck," Wang Chan said.

"You can shrug it off, but have you considered your family? If I do not resolve your bad luck, your family will be affected by it. Don't tell me you don't know that? Your Wang family originally had a great opportunity to advance the Wang family further and even become an existence comparable to the Xia family. However, it was because of your birth that the Wang family failed. If not for your sister's strong luck, the Wang family might have rapidly declined. Would you wish for that to happen again?" Xiao Si said slowly.

Wang Chan curled her lips and said, "Don't try to scare me. With my sister around, my bad luck won't affect my family. Furthermore, I'll be studying at Sunset College soon, so it won't affect my family."

"Then what about the people from Sunset College? You will have classmates, friends, and people you like there, but the better your relationship with them and the closer you are to them, the more they will be affected by your bad luck. They will constantly be unlucky and they might even lose their lives because of you. Have you really decided to study at Sunset College without my company?" Xiao Si said calmly.

When Wang Chan heard Xiao Si's words, she seemed to hesitate. However, she still said, "Don't try to scare me. My Life Providence isn't that terrifying. Even if you and my sister aren't around, my Life Providence won't kill anyone. It will only bring a little misfortune."

The invisible Zhou Wen listened for a long time before he finally understood two things. Wang Lu's luck wasn't some form of metaphysics, but because she had the Goddess of Luck Life Providence. Zhou Wen had long guessed that.

To Zhou Wen's surprise, Wang Lu's sister, Wang Chan ended up having a completely opposite Goddess of Misfortune Life Providence. It was unbelievable that sisters born from the same parents would have such different Life Providences.

However, on second thought, the bad luck he encountered every time he met Wang Chan convinced him of her having such a Life Providence.

The smile on Xiao Si's face vanished as he looked at Wang Chan and said, "The reason why you want to study at Sunset College isn't because of your sister, am I right?"

"What has this got to do with you? Anyway, I definitely won't return to the Xiao family in the South District with you," Wang Chan said.

Xiao Si laughed. "It's fine. You can try to find that person and see what kind of effect your Life Providence will have on him. Then, it won't be too late to make a decision. I believe that other than me, no man in the world can withstand the bad luck you bring."

"I've already tried. There's no problem," Wang Chan said.

"Then did you take him to a dimensional zone?" Xiao Si asked.

"Why must I go to a dimensional zone?" Wang Chan asked.

"If you really go to Sunset College to study, it's inevitable that you will enter a dimensional zone to complete your homework missions. Isn't that normal? Or are you afraid that he will lose his life because of you?" Xiao Si said with a smile.

"So be it. It's no big deal." Wang Chan turned around in a huff and left.

Xiao Si stood there without moving. After watching Wang Chan leave, he took out his phone and made a call. "An outsider approached Wang Chan and gained her trust. That person might be a student at Sunset College. Find out who that person is. I don't wish for him to affect our plans of having Wang Chan enter our Xiao family."

After hanging up, Xiao Si slowly left.

Zhou Wen watched Xiao Si leave and pondered for a moment before taking out his phone to call Wang Lu and ask her about Wang Chan and Xiao Si.

When Wang Lu heard that Zhou Wen had already met Wang Chan, she sighed and recounted the details regarding Wang Chan and Xiao Si.

When Wang Chan was young, her luck was a little bad, but she was still very talented and hardworking. The family had placed high hopes on her.

However, a few months ago, Wang Chan condensed her Life Providence. Unexpectedly, her Life Providence was Goddess of Misfortune. It was the opposite of Wang Lu's Life Providence.

Her Life Providence brought quite a bit of trouble to the people around her. Only when Wang Lu was by her side would the situation improve.

However, it was impossible for Wang Lu to stay by her side forever. Therefore, the Wang family had always hoped to resolve the problem of Wang Chan's Life Providence. They came up with many solutions, but none of them worked well.

The Xiao family in the South District had somehow heard of this matter. It made Xiao Si, who had a Traversing Misfortune Buddha Body, go to the Wang family. Under the influence of his Traversing Misfortune Buddha Body, not only did Wang Chan's Life Providence not trigger any more misfortune, but she also became lucky.

This made Wang Chan's parents, Wang Lu, and everyone else very happy. The Xiao family didn't make any excessive requests. They only hoped that Xiao Si could stay in the Wang family and spend more time with Wang Chan. If the two of them could get along well, they might be able to become husband and wife when Wang Chan reached the legal age of marriage.

Their Life Providences complemented each other. If they could really become husband and wife, it would be beneficial to both of them.

Although the Wang family felt that the Xiao family was deliberately trying to curry favor with them and definitely needed their help, Xiao Si's Life Providence was too important to Wang Chan. It was worth it even if the Wang family had to pay a price.

Therefore, they allowed Xiao Si to stay in the Wang family to accompany Wang Chan. Firstly, it could resolve the danger of the Goddess of Misfortune Life Providence, and secondly, they could let them spend some time together and see if anything blossomed.

Perhaps what the Xiao family wants isn't the Wang family's help, but Wang Chan herself, Zhou Wen thought. However, as he didn't have any evidence, it wasn't his place to tell Wang Lu his thoughts.

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Chapter 763: Pulling Out Swords in Ancient Sword Tomb

Translator: CKtalon

Zhou Wen searched the Great Wall for a long time but failed to find the tiny palm symbol. He wasted the afternoon just like that.

The sky had already darkened by the time he returned to the courtyard.

When Zhou Wen opened the door, he realized that Wang Chan was sitting on a stool in his room in a daze. Upon seeing Zhou Wen return, Wang Chan opened her mouth as though she wanted to say something, but in the end, she only said, "You're back?"

"What's the matter?" Zhou Wen sat by the table and poured himself a cup of water.

"I-it's nothing. I wanted to chat with you, but it's already so late. I should be leaving. Let's chat another time." Wang Chan hesitated for a moment and ultimately didn't say anything. She got up and prepared to leave.

She had been engaging in an intense psychological battle today. Although Wang Chan wanted to prove that Zhou Wen wouldn't meet with misfortune because of her even if Xiao Si and Wang Lu weren't by her side, Wang Chan still lacked confidence in herself after struggling internally for so long. She wasn't willing to let Zhou Wen take the risk.

"Are you free tomorrow?" Zhou Wen suddenly asked Wang Chan.

"I'm free," Wang Chan answered subconsciously.

"I want to visit the nearby dimensional zones tomorrow, but I'm not familiar with the roads. Can you take me there?" Zhou Wen asked with a smile.

"To a dimensional zone?" Wang Chan was first delighted before her expression dimmed. She shook her head and said, "It's best you get my sister to accompany you."

"Your sister isn't free. Aren't you free? Can't you accompany me?" Zhou Wen asked.

"My luck isn't too good. I'm afraid that going to a dimensional zone with you will bring you bad luck," Wang Chan said with her head lowered.

"What a coincidence. My luck isn't good either. Two negatives make a positive. Perhaps my luck will improve," Zhou Wen said.

"My luck is really bad. If you were by my side, you would be very unlucky and might die. I'm serious. I'm not joking," Wang Chan said as she bit her lip.

Zhou Wen laughed and raised the saber in his hand in front of Wang Chan. "Do you know the name of this blade?"

Wang Chan sized up the Bamboo Blade in Zhou Wen's hand in puzzlement. After a while, she said in surprise, "Could it be that this is the Bamboo Blade of the Four Gentlemen Blades? Is this a replica?"

"Of course not. This is the authentic Bamboo Blade. Previously, its owner died. Perhaps it's because I'm so unlucky that it ended up being compatible with me. I've always been safe. Don't worry. I'm hardy, so I'm not afraid of these things. Go back and rest. We'll head to the Great Wall tomorrow morning to take a look," Zhou Wen said.

"Then... Alright..." Wang Chan thought for a moment and felt that it was safer to go to the Great Wall.

There were Undying Battle Souls at Great Wall City, and they ranged from the Mortal stage to the Epic stage. However, dimensional creatures like Undying Battle Souls were very strange. They only wandered the Great Wall. Humans couldn't harm them and they didn't seem to have any consciousness either. They only wandered on the Great Wall and wouldn't attack humans.

In fact, even if they attacked humans, it was useless. Just like how humans couldn't touch them, they also couldn't touch humans.

Wang Chan heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that Zhou Wen wanted to go to the Great Wall. Even if something unfortunate happened there, it wouldn't be too bad.

After Wang Chan returned, Zhou Wen lay in bed and launched his newly downloaded Ancient Sword Tomb dungeon.

The Ancient Sword Tomb dungeon looked desolate. At a glance, it was a series of undulating hills. However, upon closer inspection, one would realize that they weren't hills at all. Instead, they were graves of all sizes.

Some graves were relatively small, like small mounds. Some of them were hundreds of feet tall, like continuous hills.

However, it was different from ancient human graves. There were no tombstones in front of the graves. At the highest point of each grave was a sword.

The swords on every grave were different. There were short swords, long swords, heavy swords, metal swords, jade swords, swords carved from bones, and porcelain swords made of mud.

There were all sorts of swords that dazzled one's eyes. Every sword was embedded into a grave, a tombstone in some uncommon fashion.

Although few outsiders had the chance to enter the Ancient Sword Tomb other than Xia family members, it was a famous dimensional zone.

Xia Jiuhuang's first Mythical Companion Beast came from the Ancient Sword Tomb.

Back then, there were only a handful of Mythical pets in the hands of humans. Xia Jiuhuang dominated the world with his sword and fought for the Federation citizens.

The six heroes were like gods to humans.

Of course, no one knew of the existence of Mythical Companion Beasts back then. They only knew that Xia Jiuhuang's sword was very powerful, but they didn't know that it was a Mythical Companion Beast.

Later on, the Xia family became famous for using swords. Most sword-type Companion Beasts came from the Ancient Sword Tomb.

Some people even suspected that Primordial Sword Immortal came from the Ancient Sword Tomb, but no one from the Xia family had admitted to it.

There was something else that left Zhou Wen puzzled. For some reason, he hadn't seen Xia Jiuhuang use a Mythical Companion Beast when he fought him.

As he walked in the Ancient Sword Tomb, Zhou Wen looked around. He had only heard An Sheng mention that unless one reached out to pluck a sword in the Ancient Sword Tomb, they would remain dead objects. The swords didn't emit any aura or power, making it impossible to gauge their levels.

Only by pulling them out could one know their true level and strength.

Drawing a sword was also a skill. This was because one didn't know the stats, abilities, and level of a sword. If one was lacking in strength, pulling out a high-level sword might very well result in death.

However, if one was strong, killing a low-level dimensional creature as a result of their draw would be useless.

Zhou Wen didn't know much about swords, nor did he plan on choosing one. He reached out and grabbed the vine sword stuck in the tiny grave beside him, hoping to pull it out.

This was because the sword grave had a strange force field that protected the swords embedded in the grave. If he wanted to destroy the swords here, he had to pull them out first.

However, after Zhou Wen exerted his strength twice, the vine sword seemed to have taken root and wasn't pulled out by Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen couldn't help but carefully size up the vine sword. He saw that it looked like it was carved from a grayish-black ancient vine. The blade was slightly curved, and it didn't look sharp. It had a very odd shape.

Could it be that I encountered a big guy for my first draw? Zhou Wen spread his legs apart and gripped the hilt with both hands. Then, he gathered all his strength and pulled it upwards.

However, the vine sword remained motionless as though it had become one with the small grave.

Zhou Wen was alarmed. His strength was already considered top-notch in the Epic stage, but even he couldn't pull it out. This meant that the vine sword was definitely extraordinary. It might even be a Mythical dimensional creature.

Zhou Wen summoned Tyrant Behemoth and got it to pull out the vine sword.

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Chapter 764: Light Concealment Sword

Translator: CKtalon

Tyrant Behemoth's immense strength was boundless. As it held the vine sword in one hand, the vine sword appeared no different from a chopstick in its hand.

Tyrant Behemoth exerted strength, but the vine sword remained motionless. It remained intact.

After exerting its strength twice, Tyrant Behemoth failed to move the sword. It lost its temper and grabbed the vine sword with both hands. It was as though it was plucking a river sprout as it used its pushed its feet down and its hands to pull upwards.

Zhou Wen was surprised to discover that Tyrant Behemoth, who had used all its strength, was still unable to pull out the vine sword. Even though the tiny grave shook from its pulling, the vine sword remained motionless.

What's going on? Zhou Wen was alarmed. He knew that he had definitely been lucky to encounter an extraordinary sword.

However, as he knew too little about the Ancient Sword Tomb, he didn't know what this meant.

After some thought, Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to activate Absolute Strength to forcefully pull out the vine sword with brute force.

Boom!

With Absolute Strength activated, Tyrant Behemoth's body became even heavier as its feet sank into the ground.

Tyrant Behemoth exerted strength in its arms and pulled.

Boom! Boom!

Zhou Wen was dumbfounded to discover that the surrounding sword graves of all sizes were trembling violently as though there was an earthquake.

However, despite the veins on Tyrant Behemoth's body protruding as it pulled at the sword with all its might, the vine sword remained stuck in the tiny grave. It didn't come out as though it had been entrenched.

Tyrant Behemoth constantly exerted strength. Under the infusion of Absolute Strength's terrifying and boundless strength, the surrounding sword graves shook more and more violently. The various embedded swords emitted sword hums. Instantly, ten thousand swords resonated as their humming reverberated everywhere.

Only the vine sword remained silent and was still intact.

Zhou Wen saw that Tyrant Behemoth had exerted its strength to its limits. The entire Ancient Sword Tomb was almost on the brink of being overturned by an earthquake; yet, the vine sword remained intact. He knew that the possibility of pulling it out was very low.

Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he ordered Tyrant Behemoth to give up on the vine sword. He ran to a sword tomb to the side and pulled out the claymore from it.

The moment the claymore appeared, terrifying red flames spewed out from the sword. However, the flames were nothing in front of Tyrant Behemoth. They couldn't even burn its fur. Tyrant Behemoth stuffed it into its mouth and chewed it a few times before swallowing it.

"Killed Epic creature, Fiery Claymore..."

Zhou Wen saw the game notification, but the sword was swallowed by Tyrant Behemoth without leaving anything behind.

After Tyrant Behemoth released the vine sword, the Ancient Sword Tomb's earthquake stopped and the ancient swords stopped buzzing. Tyrant Behemoth pulled out two ancient swords at the same time before smashing them together and snapping them.

Tyrant Behemoth charged forward as it frantically drew swords and snapped them. There was no sword that could withstand a single strike from it. Soon, it had snapped almost forty swords.

Zhou Wen kept looking at the game's notifications. Some dimensional crystals dropped, but the highest was at the Epic stage. He didn't discover any Mythical swords.

There were tens of thousands of swords in the Ancient Sword Tomb. Tyrant Behemoth pulled them out one by one without encountering a situation with the vine sword again. They were all easily pulled out.

Zhou Wen was now certain that it wasn't a problem with the Ancient Sword Tomb in-game, but that he had struck the lottery. The first sword he encountered was actually an extraordinary sword.

Unfortunately, Zhou Wen didn't know much about swords. No matter how he looked at it, the vine sword wasn't outstanding. It looked similar to a withered vine.

After snapping nearly a hundred swords, Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to turn around and pull the vine sword again, but the outcome was the same. Tyrant Behemoth used all its strength, causing an earthquake in the Ancient Sword Tomb, but the vine sword remained motionless.

Zhou Wen had no choice but to temporarily give up on the vine sword. He got Tyrant Behemoth to continue pulling the other swords to see if he could gain anything.

As the swords were pulled out, one of the swords wasn't snapped by Tyrant Behemoth. The sword flashed a divine light as it scratched Tyrant Behemoth's palm and escaped.

Zhou Wen was alarmed. Tyrant Behemoth still had Absolute Strength active; yet, the sword managed to injure Tyrant Behemoth. Although it had only scratched the surface, that was enough to prove its sharpness.

After the sword struggled free, it quickly circled around Tyrant Behemoth and occasionally released sword beams to attack it.

However, the sword beams were shattered by Tyrant Behemoth. They couldn't injure it at all.

Zhou Wen carefully looked at the sword. He could only see sword beams, but not the sword's body. This surprised him even more. When he used Truth Listener's power to observe it, he immediately realized that the sword was invisible.

The sword seemed to be transparent. He could only see the sword beam, but he couldn't see the blade. However, Zhou Wen was certain that the sword had a physical body. It wasn't a Spirit Body, nor was it a pure sword beam.

A transparent sword? Interesting. As Zhou Wen was sizing up the sword, he heard Tyrant Behemoth roar angrily.

The transparent sword flew very quickly. Tyrant Behemoth failed to catch up to it no matter how many times it attacked. In its rage, it unleashed the full might of Absolute Strength. The suction force that resembled a black hole immediately reduced the sword's speed.

Tyrant Behemoth charged over and grabbed the transparent sword. The transparent sword was extremely sharp as it sliced through Tyrant Behemoth's palm, causing blood to drip down from the gaps between its fingers.

However, Tyrant Behemoth ignored it. It grabbed the transparent sword with both hands and used all its strength to snap it.

Zhou Wen couldn't see what the transparent sword looked like, but he could see Tyrant Behemoth's hands slowly descending. When the two claws were about to touch each other, there was a boom as though a tenacious steel plate had snapped.

In the next second, Zhou Wen saw a notification appear in-game.

'Killed Mythical creature, Light Concealment Sword. Discovered Companion Egg.'

Zhou Wen was overjoyed. He had expected to encounter a Mythical sword, but to have a Companion Egg drop surprised him. After all, his luck wasn't that good.

He sized up the area where the Light Concealment Sword snapped, but he didn't see any Companion Eggs. He immediately came to a realization that perhaps Light Concealment Sword's Companion Beast was also transparent and invisible.

He hurriedly swept the area with Truth Listener and immediately discovered the Companion Egg. It was beside Tyrant Behemoth's huge foot, but he couldn't see it with his eyes.

I already have the Invisibility Cloak, and now I've obtained a Light Concealment Sword. Could it be that I'm destined to become a peerless assassin? Zhou Wen thought happily as he picked up the Light Concealment Sword Companion Egg.

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Chapter 765: Three Swords of Ancient Times

Translator: CKtalon

Light Concealment: Mythical

Life Providence: Invisible Sword

Life Soul: Invisible Sword Aura

Wheel of Destiny: Light Concealment

Strength: 81

Speed: 81

Constitution: 80

Essence Energy: 81

Talent Skill: Sword Light Slash, Sword Light Wheel, Sword Light Rain, Integration Strike.

Companion Form: Sword

Although he didn't know how the skills or Life Providence were, he knew solely from the stats that the Light Concealment Sword was a top-notch Companion Beast.

Apart from the one-point difference in Constitution, all of its stats were top-notch at the Mythical stage. They were stronger than the Golden Overlord Sword's stats.

In-game, he tried out the Light Concealment Sword's skill and slashed out a condensed sword beam. Its single-target destructive power was extremely powerful.

The Sword Light Wheel was a multitudinous light attack. It was considered a small AOE attack.

Sword Light Rain covered a large area, but its offensive strength was much weaker than a single Sword Light Slash.

However, if he used Slaughterer's infinite Essence Energy to complement Sword Light Rain, it would be somewhat ludicrous.

Typical Sword Light Rain could only be used once before one was depleted of their Essence Energy. Even a Mythical creature's Essence Energy stores were unable to withstand two or three rounds of expenditure.

However, Slaughterer's infinite Essence Energy recovery allowed him to cast Sword Light Rain constantly. It was like a submachine gun with infinite bullets.

Zhou Wen studied the final Integration Strike for a while, but he failed to figure out what skill it was. It wasn't an active offensive skill, so Zhou Wen didn't understand its main effects.

The Invisible Sword Life Providence was the invisibility ability of the Light Concealment Sword. The Invisible Sword Aura Life Soul was rather interesting. Apart from a sword beam, the Light Concealment Sword could also emit an invisible sword aura. Others could only see the sword beam, but not the invisible sword aura. If one only blocked the sword beam, they would succumb to the Invisible Sword Aura. It was a very sinister Life Soul.

The effects of the Wheel of Destiny—Light Concealment—were somewhat strange. Zhou Wen needed to continue studying it. After using it, the Light Concealment Sword's sword beams and sword aura would converge, causing its destructive power to decrease. He had yet to figure out its true use.

In short, Zhou Wen was very satisfied with the Light Concealment Sword. Coupled with the Invisibility Cloak, it was the best weapon to secretly defeat others.

In the past, if Zhou Wen had used the Golden Overlord Sword while wearing the Invisibility Cloak, he would be exposing a huge, golden sword. Even a blind person could see it.

Now that he had the Light Concealment Sword, the possibility of being seen was much lower.

The Light Concealment Sword is known as one of the Three Ancient Swords. From top to bottom grade, it went: Light Concealment Sword, Shadow Containment, and Night Training. If one can gather all three ancient swords and attack with all three in a fight, how impressive would that be? Zhou Wen got Tyrant Behemoth to continue drawing the swords.

With this ferocious beast around, there was no need for the blood-colored avatar to do a thing. Zhou Wen released his luxurious Mythical pet lineup and got them to draw swords on their own.

The outcome wasn't that good. Apart from obtaining the Light Concealment Sword in the beginning, the Companion Eggs that dropped had relatively low levels. He didn't encounter any Mythical creatures.

Apart from that, quite a number of sword Essence Energy Skills dropped. Most of them were at the Legendary stage, with three at the Epic stage.

Zhou Wen absorbed all the Essence Energy Skills. It was better than nothing.

...

The next morning, Wang Chan left the manor and prepared to head to the old courtyard to visit Zhou Wen.

However, just as she walked out of the Wang manor, she saw Xiao Si walking over.

"Little Chan, where are you going?" Xiao Si asked politely.

"As you wish. To a dimensional zone," Wang Chan said with a cold expression.

"In that case, I'll accompany you to prevent any accidents," said Xiao Si.

Wang Chan curled her lips and said, "There's no need. Don't you claim that it was thanks to your Traversing Misfortune Buddha Body when nothing happens."

"Don't worry. My Traversing Misfortune Buddha Body can be controlled freely. I've already temporarily sealed him today. It won't affect your Goddess of Misfortune Life Providence. Furthermore, by going with you, if there's really excessive bad luck, I can stop it in time to prevent unnecessary casualties, especially your friend," Xiao Si said.

"Up to you." Wang Chan hesitated for a moment and didn't stop Xiao Si from following.

She was really afraid that something would happen to Zhou Wen because of her. Furthermore, with Xiao Si around, if she could really prove that her bad luck wouldn't affect Zhou Wen, she could also make Xiao Si see the truth and give up on the idea.

As she was taking Xiao Si with her, Wang Chan didn't go to the old courtyard again. That was where Grandma Wang rested. Not to mention outsiders, even members of the Wang family weren't allowed to go there for no reason. Wang Chan naturally wouldn't take Xiao Si with her.

After agreeing to meet Zhou Wen at the Great Wall, Wang Chan quickly headed to their meeting point.

Xiao Si followed Wang Chan mainly because he wanted to know who was influencing her. He had already gotten the Xiao family to investigate, but they hadn't found out anything due to the short amount of time provided. Furthermore, no one from Sunset College had come to the Wang family recently.

When he messaged Wang Chan, Zhou Wen knew that she would be bringing Xiao Si along. Zhou Wen wasn't surprised. Even if Wang Chan refused to bring Xiao Si along, Xiao Si would probably still meet them by accident.

"Brother-in-law, you're here." Zhou Wen arrived at the appointed spot. When Wang Chan saw him, she immediately ran over. However, her form of address left Zhou Wen slightly taken aback.

However, Zhou Wen immediately understood why Wang Chan called him that without using his name.

Now, the Xia family and the bureau were still investigating the changes in the Forbidden City. If they knew that Zhou Wen had left the Forbidden City, it would naturally be very troublesome.

Wang Chan deliberately didn't call Zhou Wen by his name because she didn't want Xiao Si to know his true identity as a way to prevent him from causing trouble.

It's quite impressive to be aware of such things at such a young age. Zhou Wen marveled inwardly. He wasn't so meticulous back when he was as old as Wang Chan.

"Little Chan, is he your brother-in-law?" Wang Chan's address of Zhou Wen left Xiao Si slightly taken aback as he asked in puzzlement.

"My sister's boyfriend. If I don't call him brother-in-law, what else can I call him?" Wang Chan curled her lips and said.

Xiao Si sized up Zhou Wen and saw that his face was still covered in bandages and he was wearing a hat. It was impossible to tell what he looked like.

"I'm Xiao Si from Chiang Rai..." Xiao Si took the initiative to introduce himself. He mainly wanted to know who this man was.

Wang Lu was different from Wang Chan. Wang Lu could be said to be the heir apparent of the Wang family. It was impossible for the Wang family to let her marry outsiders, much less allow her Goddess of Luck Life Providence to go to waste.

The Wang family would definitely carefully filter the people who could become Wang Lu's partner.

Now that Wang Chan had called Zhou Wen brother-in-law, Xiao Si was momentarily unsure of Zhou Wen's origins.

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Chapter 766: Undying Battle Soul

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"Wei Ge, most people call me Brother." Zhou Wen extended his hand and shook Xiao Si's hand.

Xiao Si secretly remembered this name, but he naturally wouldn't call him "Brother." He planned on investigating Wei Ge's background after he returned.

...

In an office of the Imperial Capital Special Inspector Bureau's headquarters, Wei Ge, who was drinking tea, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose and muttered to himself, "Who's thinking of me?"

...

"Cut it out. Brother-in-law, didn't you want to go to the Great Wall? Let's go." Wang Chan pulled Zhou Wen towards the stairs at the entrance of the Great Wall.

Zhou Wen had been searching outside the Great Wall for a long time, but he couldn't find the tiny palm symbol. However, he remained adamant about giving up—he wanted to search while on the Great Wall.

After all, dimensional creatures like Undying Battle Souls had very rare characteristics. Such dimensional creatures might be very useful.

Wang Chan was still somewhat uneasy, afraid that her Goddess of Misfortune would endanger Zhou Wen.

Xiao Si tailed them while constantly wearing a smile on his face. However, he was sneering inwardly. Do you think you'll really be safe after coming to a place like the Great Wall? How naive.

Zhou Wen hadn't ascended the Great Wall yesterday and had only searched its exterior. Therefore, he hadn't seen the Undying Battle Souls. After ascending the Great Wall, he finally knew what kind of existence the Battle Souls were.

On the ancient city wall, soldiers in armor wandered aimlessly as though they had no mind or soul.

Their attire looked ancient. Furthermore, these soldiers were like virtual projections. Their bodies were translucent. When Zhou Wen reached out to grab an Undying Battle Soul's arm, his palm passed through the Battle Soul's body as though it was only an illusion and not a real creature.

Zhou Wen condensed his Essence Energy and attempted to attack the Undying Battle Souls but to no avail. All sorts of Essence Energy Skills penetrated the Undying Battle Soul's bodies, leaving them unaffected.

An Undying Battle Soul wandered over and passed through Zhou Wen and company as it continued wandering forward.

These Undying Battle Souls are quite interesting. They look similar to the Ghost Bride that has a Spirit Body, but they seem a little different. Zhou Wen sized up the Undying Battle Souls with interest.

This was clearly the first time Wang Chan had seen an Undying Battle Soul. She was very curious and reached out to grab it, but it was naturally futile.

"I've only heard that Undying Battle Souls were very magical in the past. I'm finally seeing it today." Wang Chan was very happy. This was because Undying Battle Souls indeed couldn't harm anyone, so she didn't have to worry about Zhou Wen being affected by her bad luck.

Xiao Si looked at the Undying Battle Souls, his eyes flashing with a strange, indiscernible look.

Zhou Wen searched for the tiny palm symbol along the way, but Wang Chan treated it as a vacation. However, the scenery of the Great Wall was too monotonous. All there was to see other than the city walls were Undying Battle Souls.

Such a scenery became a little boring after a long time.

As they walked, they suddenly saw black smoke rising in front of them.

Looking in the direction of the rising black smoke, they saw that it was coming out from a beacon tower.

The so-called beacon towers were actually the place where signals were transmitted in ancient times.

In ancient times, there were no modern signaling stations, nor were there any radio or satellites to transmit signals over distances. They could only rely on producing smoke to allow people in the distance to see the signal.

Therefore, there would be a beacon tower built at certain distances on the Great Wall to deliver information quickly.

This was also the main purpose of the Great Wall. Although the Great Wall was tall and majestic, its main purpose wasn't for war. Apart from the beacon tower's ability to transmit information, the Great Wall's main purpose was to block trade and information transmission.

However, in modern times, the Great Wall was basically useless. After the dimensional storms, there were very few humans who could reach the Great Wall, much less ignite the flames of war.

To suddenly have smoke rising from the beacon tower on the Great Wall made Wang Chan's heart skip a beat as she felt that something was amiss.

Rising smoke from the nearby beacon tower looked like a black tornado rushing into the sky from afar.

What was even stranger was that the soulless Battle Souls seemed to awaken all of a sudden. Their eyes glowed red as they swarmed towards the beacon tower.

"Brother-in-law, something seems amiss. Let's leave quickly." Wang Chan pulled Zhou Wen and wanted to leave the Great Wall. She was really afraid that something would happen.

However, when they retreated, they didn't see any stairs that led them away from the Great Wall.

The Great Wall had already transformed into a dimensional zone. It was impossible to jump off the city wall. Although one could also jump out of the city wall, the dimensional zone's power would take effect. One would be bound by a mysterious force. The further one was from the Great Wall, the greater the force.

It would be as if one had a powerful spring attached to them. In the end, they would be pulled back to the Great Wall. Only by taking the stairs could one truly leave the Great Wall.

"No... How can it not be here... It was clearly here..." Wang Chan looked left and right, almost crying from anxiety.

"It's fine. Since we can't get out, I might as well see what's on the beacon tower," Zhou Wen said as he walked towards it.

Although Wang Chan was very worried, she had no choice but to follow Zhou Wen to the beacon tower.

Xiao Si said from the side, "I've already said that only my Traversing Misfortune Buddha Body can give you peace of mind. No one else can."

Wang Chan pretended not to hear him as she quickly walked to Zhou Wen's side.

Soon, the trio came to a nearby beacon tower. They saw a strange container emitting copious amounts of black smoke. The nearby Undying Battle Souls were throwing themselves into the container.

Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised to discover that the black smoke was produced by seemingly burning the Undying Battle Souls.

He turned around and looked at the other beacon towers nearby, but he didn't see any smoke from them. Only this one had smoke rising from it.

He carefully sized up the container. It was a two-handled pot. It was completely black, but it wasn't made of gold or jade. It looked more like a lacquered container.

There were some mysterious patterns engraved on the pot, but Zhou Wen couldn't understand them.

As more and more Undying Battle Souls threw themselves into the pot, the patterns on the pot gradually lit up as though there was some evil aura flowing through them.

All the nearby Undying Battle Souls had already thrown themselves into the pot. The black smoke stopped spewing out and the pot shook violently.

Suddenly, something shot out from the pot. When Wang Chan saw what it was, her expression changed.

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Chapter 767: Silver-Winged Yaksha

"Silver-Winged Yaksha! Why is there a Silver-Winged Yaksha on the Great Wall!?" Wang Chan cried out in horror.

Zhou Wen frowned as he stared at the creature that came out of the pot. He saw that it was an evil ghost with wings on its back. Its entire body seemed to be forged from silver, but its blood-red eyes shimmered. It looked extremely sinister and bizarre.

He was certain that it was a dimensional creature and not a Companion Beast.

Zhou Wen had actually heard of Silver-Winged Yakshas. Not long after the dimensional storms, a few Silver-Winged Yakshas had appeared in some coastal cities.

As Silver-Winged Yakshas were extremely bloodthirsty, they would bring a terrifying calamity to humanity every time they appeared. Some places suffered massacres.

However, in the past twenty to thirty years, Silver-Winged Yakshas rarely appeared. It was even more so in a place like the Imperial Capital.

Zhou Wen had only heard that Silver-Winged Yakshas were terrifying. It was possible that it was a Mythical creature, but he had never seen one before.

"Brother-in-law, run!" Wang Chan pulled Zhou Wen and ran. She knew very well how terrifying Silver-Winged Yakshas were.

This was because the Wang family had a video of the Silver-Winged Yaksha's massacre of a small city. Not only was the Silver-Winged Yaksha a Mythical creature, but it was also extremely fast. Its physique and strength were equally terrifying. Typically, humans wouldn't even be able to see it before they were beheaded.

Now, Wang Chan regretted bringing Zhou Wen into the dimensional zone. If they had not come here, they wouldn't have encountered such trouble.

"I've already said that you shouldn't have come out with others. Only I can stop you from being embroiled by bad luck," said Xiao Si.

At that moment, Xiao Si was feeling very pleased with himself. The Silver-Winged Yaksha naturally didn't appear here for no reason. Although it wasn't a Companion Beast but a genuine dimensional creature, this didn't mean that no one could control it.

In fact, the person who released the Silver-Winged Yaksha was Xiao Si himself. However, the Silver-Winged Yaksha wasn't his pet. He couldn't command the Silver-Winged Yaksha, so the reason for its appearance was the two-handled pot.

The pot itself was a magical item. It had the title of Devil's Pot in the South District. It was a treasure that was obtained from a mysterious dimensional zone in the South District before it ended up in the Xiao family's hands.

There were no true devils in the Devil's Pot, but they could seal certain types of dimensional creatures inside.

The Xiao family had paid a considerable price to find a Silver-Winged Yaksha and place it inside the Devil's Pot.

Although they couldn't control the Silver-Winged Yaksha, they could selectively release or seal it.

In other words, after Xiao Si controlled the Devil's Pot, he had the ability to release or retrieve the Silver-Winged Yaksha.

Silver-Winged Yakshas were extremely bloodthirsty. They would engage in wanton slaughter the moment they were released. Their only weakness was that they didn't distinguish between friend and foe. Typically, they would only choose humans and souls as their targets.

Although the Devil's Pot wasn't of much help in cracking dimensional zones, it was a great weapon when used against humans.

Although Xiao Si told Wang Chan that he could control his Life Providence, it was actually impossible. Therefore, as long as he was by her side, Wang Chan's Goddess of Misfortune Life Providence wouldn't have much effect.

Xiao Si had no intention of letting Wang Chan's Life Providence take effect. He didn't like uncertain factors and wanted everything to be under his control.

Roar! After the Silver-Winged Yaksha came out of the Devil's Pot, it let out a shocking roar. Silver light erupted from its body as a terrifying shockwave blasted out hundreds of meters away, causing Wang Chan and Xiao Si to fall to the ground.

In the next second, the Silver-Winged Yaksha spread its wings and instantly traversed a distance of hundreds of meters. It appeared in front of Zhou Wen who was still standing there. Its aura was extremely violent, like a devil from hell.

"No..." Wang Chan was extremely regretful. She regretted bringing Zhou Wen out. She regretted having the extravagant hopes of making friends at school like an ordinary girl.

Xiao Si pretended to fall to the ground, but his eyes were filled with killing intent. No one knows that the Devil's Pot and the Silver-Winged Yaksha belong to our Xiao family. No matter who this fellow is, no one will be able to pin the blame on me if he's killed by the Silver-Winged Yaksha. Without him, everything will return to normal... Wang Chan will eventually join my Xiao family...

As the two of them had different thoughts, they suddenly saw Zhou Wen draw the saber at his waist and slash at the Silver-Winged Yaksha.

Xiao Si sneered inwardly. A terrifying existence like the Silver-Winged Yaksha has devoured so many Undying Battle Souls. How can a human's saber match it...

"Brother-in-law, I'm sorry..." Wang Chan shouted loudly. Her heart was filled with regret and frustration. Tears fell from the corners of her eyes as she thought sadly, I shouldn't have had such extravagant hopes...

However, in the next second, Xiao Si and Wang Chan widened their eyes in shock.

The Silver-Winged Yaksha was split into two by the Bamboo Blade as it slammed to the ground.

"No... Impossible..." Xiao Si's mouth gaped open as he looked at Zhou Wen and the Silver-Winged Yasha's corpse at his feet in disbelief. He couldn't believe that the Mythical Silver-Winged Yaksha had died just like that.

Wang Chan was also stunned. Her face was still covered in tears, but her expression had turned extremely odd. She hadn't completely restrained her sorrowful expression, yet it was mixed with a flabbergasted look.

"What did you say?" Zhou Wen picked up a silver egg-shaped object from the Silver-Winged Yaksha's corpse and turned to ask Wang Chan.

"N-nothing... Brother-in-law... You're amazing... Is this the Silver-Winged Yaksha's Companion Egg?" Wang Chan's forlorn look turned into a smile as she jumped up from the ground and tugged at Zhou Wen with a look of joy.

"I guess so. However, such a weak dimensional creature is probably very weak as a Companion Beast. It's useless. If you like it, you can have it." Zhou Wen casually threw the Silver-Winged Yaksha Companion Egg towards Wang Chan.

The corners of Xiao Si's eyes twitched. He wished he could slap Zhou Wen twice.

That was the Silver-Winged Yaksha. The Xiao family had sealed the Silver-Winged Yaksha for so long, but they had failed to come up with a way to kill it. They never expected such good luck to have the Silver-Winged Yaksha drop a Companion Egg after its death.

Ignoring the fact that Zhou Wen had killed the Silver-Winged Yaksha and had a Companion Egg drop, he even complained that the Silver-Winged Yaksha was too weak. This left Xiao Si gnashing his teeth in anger.

However, Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to care about Xiao Si's expression. His figure phased away and vanished.

Not good! Xiao Si was alarmed. He had already guessed where Zhou Wen had gone.

Although the Silver-Winged Yaksha was difficult to seal, there was still a chance of sealing another in the future. It didn't matter if it died, but if Zhou Wen took away the Devil's Pot, everything would be over.

Xiao Si hurriedly ordered his Life Soul to retrieve the Devil's Pot. He was still very confident in his Life Soul. After all, he had used his Life Soul to silently place the Devil's Pot on the beacon tower.

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Chapter 768: Kuman Thong Life Soul

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Zhou Wen's Transcendent Flying Immortal was extremely fast, allowing him to instantly arrive at the beacon tower.

The two-handled pot was still on the beacon tower, but it was swaying as though it had been moved by something before disappearing.

Truth Listener could hear the sounds of motion and determine where an object was, but it couldn't outline an exact shape.

Zhou Wen activated the Holy Hell King Life Soul and opened the Eye of the Holy Hell King. Immediately, he saw a child running with the two-handled Devil's Pot.

The child was much smaller than Demonic Neonate, but the sinflames on his body were very rich.

The child turned his head to look at Zhou Wen, leaving him slightly taken aback. The child's facial features were very blurry as though he hadn't grown up. His body was also very strange. His stomach was huge, but his limbs were tiny. He was indescribably terrifying and bizarre.

Activating the Eye of the Holy Hell King, a force swallowed the invisible child into the Eye of the Holy Hell King. The child seemed to be made of pure sinflames so he was directly absorbed and refined to nothingness.

Zhou Wen could even sense that his Holy Hell King Life Soul had made significant progress. If he could have more of these Life Souls, he might be able to successfully evolve a Perfect Body.

Clang!

After the child was absorbed and refined, the Devil's Pot that had disappeared immediately dropped to the ground. At the same time, Zhou Wen heard a tragic cry. He saw Xiao Si spew out a mouthful of blood as the color in his face drained. It was as though he had suffered a fatal blow.

The destruction of Xiao Si's Life Soul was naturally a severe blow to him. He had dropped from the Epic stage to the Legendary stage, astounding and infuriating him.

Zhou Wen grabbed the Devil's Pot and with a flash, he returned to Wang Chan's side. He stared at Xiao Si, who was about to escape, and said, "This is yours, right?"

"What are you talking about? How can that crappy pot be mine?" Xiao Si immediately shook his head and said.

"I originally wanted to give you a chance to live. Since you aren't appreciating it, there's no need to say anything else," Zhou Wen said as he prepared to draw his Bamboo Blade.

"Wait! What do you want?" Xiao Si was terrified, but he still pretended to be calm.

He had seen Zhou Wen kill the Silver-Winged Yaksha with a single blow and knew how terrifying Zhou Wen's strength was. As for the Life Soul that Xiao Si had relied on and others couldn't see, it had been killed by Zhou Wen. He had lost his composure.

"Answer a few of my questions. If your answers satisfy me, I can consider letting you live," Zhou Wen said.

"Ask whatever you want to know. However, that Devil's Pot has nothing to do with me," Xiao Si said through gritted teeth.

"Alright, so you were the one behind this. I thought it was me..." Wang Chan also understood what had happened and glared at Xiao Si angrily.

Zhou Wen pulled her behind him and looked at Xiao Si. "I don't care if it has anything to do with you. Tell me the origins of this pot and what use does it have?"

"This pot is named Devil's Pot in the South District. You'll know once you ask around. It can seal certain special dimensional creatures." As Xiao Si answered, his fingers moved in his sleeve.

"How can I control this pot?" Zhou Wen asked again.

"It's very simple." Xiao Si explained the usage of the Devil's Pot.

"That child was your Life Soul, right? What's his name? What's his use?" Zhou Wen asked again.

He was very interested in Xiao Si's Life Soul. For a Life Soul to have so many sinflames—even more than the sinflames on Xiao Si's body—made no sense.

"Kuman Thong. It's a relatively common Life Soul in Chiang Rai. As long as one cultivates the Kuman Thong Essence Energy Art, they will have a Kuman Thong Life Soul. However, their abilities will be slightly different," Xiao Si said.

Zhou Wen's eyes lit up when he heard that. He stared at Xiao Si and asked, "Does that mean that many people in Chiang Rai have Kuman Thong Life Souls?"

"It's not just Chiang Rai. Many Epic experts in the nearby regions have Kuman Thong Life Souls," Xiao Si answered readily.

"One last question. Why do you want to take Wang Chan to the Xiao family?" Zhou Wen stared at Xiao Si and asked.

"Of course, I wish to obtain the Wang family's help to make our Xiao family..." Before Xiao Si could finish his sentence, Zhou Wen had already unsheathed his Bamboo Blade.

A saber beam flashed. Before Xiao Si and Wang Chan could see what was happening, the Bamboo Blade had already returned to its scabbard.

"You... You said you wouldn't kill me..." Xiao Si's expression changed drastically as he hurriedly covered his neck with his hand. However, the moment his hand touched his neck, a bloody mark appeared on his originally normal neck. Then, blood gushed out. He couldn't stop the blood no matter how hard he tried.

"I said that I could let you live if I was satisfied with your answer. Now, I'm very unsatisfied with your answer, so I refuse to give you a way out," Zhou Wen said matter-of-factly.

"You..." Xiao Si opened his mouth, but at that moment, his mouth was filled with blood. He couldn't say a word. He fell to the ground and twitched a few times before he died.

Zhou Wen used the sheathed Bamboo Blade to pry open his palm and saw a strange plaque in his hand. It was black, but it looked like the bone of some creature. The plaque had a mysterious engraving, and the necklace connected to the plaque was made using many strange materials. He was unsure what it was.

"This is a Buddha plaque." Wang Chan recognized what it was.

"What's a Buddha plaque? One used to honor Buddha?" Zhou Wen really didn't know what a Buddha plaque was.

"No, a Buddha plaque is a dimensional artifact created by some Epic experts in the South District using dimensional materials. Typically, it's made from the bones of a dimensional creature before forcefully sealing a Companion Beast inside the Buddha plaque. This way, the Buddha plaque will have the power of a Companion Beast, but it doesn't have a master. As long as a special method is used, anyone can use the power of the Companion Beast inside the Buddha plaque. This will allow some Mortal stage or even ordinary people who have never cultivated to borrow the power of a Companion Beast," Wang Chan said.

"There's actually such a magical technique. Why hasn't the Federation promoted such a technique?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.

It allowed ordinary people to use the power of high-level Companion Beasts. This technique was just extremely powerful.

"Companion Beasts sealed in the Buddha plaque can only use a portion of their strength. Furthermore, when used by ordinary people, there will be many taboos. A single mistake will result in a backlash. The average person wouldn't choose such a method to control a Companion Beast. This is similar to the Kuman Thong Life Soul. The Kuman Thong Life Soul is also a Life Soul that allows quick formation. As long as the correct method is used, it's very easy to condense a Kuman Thong Life Soul. However, the method of condensing the Kuman Thong is very cruel. Furthermore, like the Buddha plaque, it's easy for it to negatively affect its owner. Therefore, other than a certain area in the South District, there are very few people who cultivate the Kuman Thong Life Soul. I never expected that this b*stard, Xiao Si, would cultivate the Kuman Thong Life Soul. Furthermore, it's in the form of a child. Damn it." Wang Chan kicked Xiao Si's corpse hatefully.

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Chapter 769: Cherish the Opportunity

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Zhou Wen picked up the Buddha plaque in Xiao Si's hand with his sword. For Xiao Si to use the Buddha plaque against Zhou Wen despite having seen his strength, it was likely that the Buddha plaque had extraordinary strength, so Zhou Wen was rather careful.

After the dimensional storms, there were too many mysterious powers in the world. Zhou Wen wasn't arrogant enough to believe that he was invincible just because he had some achievements.

If he was not careful, this tiny Buddha plaque might become his death warrant.

Zhou Wen carefully sized up the Buddha plaque and couldn't see anything amiss. All he felt was that there was some invisible evil aura lingering on it.

However, this evil aura didn't seem to have any effect.

This was because the Buddha plaque needed a special method to be used. Zhou Wen didn't know how to use it, nor was he able to activate the Companion Beast in the Buddha plaque. After fiddling with it for a while and seeing that it was useless, he put it away.

He searched Xiao Si's body again. Apart from a few Buddha plaques, there was nothing else of value.

Zhou Wen put away the Buddha plaques and summoned the Fire Furnace Queen to burn Xiao Si's corpse to ashes.

"Let's return." Zhou Wen took Wang Chan back to the Wang family's courtyard and went to see Grandma Wang. He recounted the entire process in detail, but he didn't explain much.

Grandma Wang listened attentively without saying a word. After she finished listening, she asked Zhou Wen and Wang Chan a few questions.

"Little Zhou, you've done well. You've helped our Wang family greatly and saved Little Chan. I'll just keep it short. I need to gather the core members of the Wang family to discuss our response. Although the Xiao family's forces aren't comparable to our Wang family and are far away in the South District, their Companion Beasts and various skills are somewhat special. We have to be wary of them. Also, don't tell anyone about this matter. Just treat it as though it never happened. Leave everything to our Wang family," Grandma Wang said to Zhou Wen after some thought.

"I killed him. If there's anything you need me for, just tell me," Zhou Wen said.

"Good child, since you call me Grandma, I won't stand on ceremony with you. I'll think of you when I need you. Go back with Little Chan now. Do what you need to do and pretend nothing has happened," Grandma Wang said.

Zhou Wen and Wang Chan left the hall. Wang Chan looked at Zhou Wen in delight and said, "Zhou Wen, thank you. If it weren't for you, I would have been fooled by that detestable fellow. Now, I can finally be at ease."

Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "Your sister helped me a lot. In comparison, what I did was nothing. You don't have to take it to heart."

With that said, Zhou Wen turned around and returned to his room.

Since the Wang family already knew of the Xiao family's intentions towards Wang Chan, they would naturally be wary in the future. Zhou Wen didn't need to continue interfering.

As Wang Chan watched Zhou Wen enter the room, she held the Silver-Winged Yaksha Companion Egg in hand. She wanted to stop him, but when she opened her mouth, she closed it again.

"Humph, Sister is right. This Numbskull Wen is pretty nice, but he isn't good with words." Wang Chan put the Silver-Winged Yaksha Companion Egg back into her pocket.

She originally wanted to return it to Zhou Wen. After all, she had no way of incubating such a Mythical Companion Egg. It was useless even if she took it. Furthermore, she wasn't someone who would take things from others.

If she really wanted a Mythical Companion Egg, it wouldn't be difficult for her with her having an elder sister like Wang Lu around.

Despite that, Wang Chan changed her mind and didn't return the Companion Egg to Zhou Wen. Instead, she returned to the Wang family with it.

...

Wang Lu already knew what had happened. After Wang Chan returned, she asked her in private, "Little Chan, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. Thankfully, Zhou Wen was there. Otherwise, I would have been fooled by that b*stard Xiao Si. Now, I finally know that my misfortune Life Providence might not necessarily bring misfortune to everyone. At the very least, Zhou Wen isn't affected by my misfortune," Wang Chan said.

Wang Lu smiled and said, "It's good that you think that way. Your Life Providence is nothing much."

"By the way, Sister, do you like that Numbskull Wen?" Wang Chan asked.

"How can that be? We are just classmates with a better relationship," Wang Lu hurriedly said.

"I see. Then, sister, you have to cherish this opportunity," Wang Chan said.

"What do you mean cherish the opportunity? No one wants such a boring man. It would be strange if he had a girlfriend," Wang Lu said with a twitch of her lips.

"That might be the case. I think Numbskull Wen isn't bad. If you don't want him, I'll be his girlfriend when I grow up." With that said, Wang Chan carried the Companion Egg back to her room.

Wang Lu was taken aback. She hadn't expected Wang Chan to say that.

...

After Zhou Wen returned to his room, he continued grinding the Ancient Sword Tomb. He was still thinking about the Shadow Containment Sword and Night Training Sword.

However, the Ancient Sword Tomb was just too huge. Most ancient swords were at the Mortal and Legendary stage. It wasn't easy to find an Epic, much less a Mythical.

After grinding for a few hours, none of the ancient swords destroyed were at the Mythical stage.

On the other hand, the vine sword was still there. Zhou Wen had tried all sorts of methods to pull out the sword, but the outcome was the same. He couldn't pull it out no matter what.

Zhou Wen didn't take out the Buddha plaques to study them because he was afraid that there were special settings on them. It wouldn't be good if the Xiao family traced the clues to him.

Placing them in the chaos space was equivalent to them being in another space. It severed all connections with the outside world. No matter how powerful the Xiao family was, it was impossible for them to find those Buddha plaques.

Zhou Wen planned on studying the Buddha plaques after leaving the Imperial Capital.

His only regret in coming to the Imperial Capital was that he couldn't download the Great Wall instance dungeon. However, Zhou Wen already roughly knew that the Undying Battle Soul was a soul-type creature. It wasn't that he couldn't kill it, but he needed some special powers.

...

The anomaly in Forbidden City continued as lightning continued to fall from the heavens, turning Forbidden City into a city of lightning. However, the lightning was limited to the city, so it didn't affect the Imperial Capital much.

Some people had already attempted to enter Forbidden City to explore the situation inside, but the outcome was terrible. Be it Companion Beasts or humans, people immediately lost contact with them upon their entry into Forbidden City. Up to now, no one had survived.

What exactly is the woman inside that log? What's her relationship with the antelope? Why would it let me carry her into Forbidden City? Zhou Wen thought for a long time but failed to come up with an answer.

He asked the antelope, but it kept looking at him with a strange expression. He couldn't tell what it meant. It looked a little like pity, regret, contempt, and a hint of gloating. In short, Zhou Wen's hair stood on end every time he looked at it, but the antelope didn't give him an answer.

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Chapter 770: In front of the Earth Temple

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In the next few days, Zhou Wen went to some dimensional zones in the Imperial Capital, but he didn't gain anything. He didn't discover the tiny palm symbols.

The Wang family had already settled the matter regarding the Xiao family. Although they had temporarily appeased the Xiao family, it was ultimately a hidden danger.

The Xiao family's interest in Wang Chan probably wouldn't stop because of Xiao Si's death. The Wang family also wanted to figure out the cause of this matter. If possible, they even wanted to directly eliminate the Xiao family and eliminate this future trouble.

However, the Xiao family wasn't weak. Furthermore, they were far away in the South District. The Wang family's influence couldn't reach that far yet.

Only the Dugu family, the ruler of the South District, could easily destroy a local wealthy family like the Xiao family.

The Wang family could only placate the Xiao family before slowly plotting in secret to figure out why they wanted Wang Chan.

The matters in the Imperial Capital had basically come to an end. Zhou Wen planned on returning to Luoyang. Before he left, Grandma Wang sent him off with Wang Lu and Wang Chan. She even urged him to visit her often in the future.

...

Zhou Wen left the Imperial Capital and arrived at an abandoned village. He saw An Sheng sitting on a tree root waiting for him.

"Young Master Wen, how's Old Master Xia?" An Sheng had been here for so long. Although he hadn't entered the Imperial Capital himself, he knew the situation inside the Imperial Capital like the back of his hand. He had already contacted Zhou Wen, but for the sake of safety, he didn't ask for certain information.

"He won't appear again in the future." Zhou Wen recounted what had happened to Xia Jiuhuang, leaving An Sheng shocked.

"Old Master Xia is Xia Jiuhuang. Furthermore, his Invincible Connate Divine Art remains intact. In that case, the Xia family isn't actually his bloodline?" An Sheng immediately had the same thought as Zhou Wen.

"Who knows? In theory, if the Invincible Connate Divine Art remains intact, it's unlikely that Xia Jiuhuang has any descendants. However, his Invincible Connate Divine Art has already fused with the Great Emperor Sutra into the Connate Great Emperor Sutra. Perhaps he can have descendants. Now that he's dead, I'm afraid no one will ever know this secret," Zhou Wen said.

"How's Forbidden City now?" An Sheng asked another important question.

"I don't know either. You have to ask it." Zhou Wen looked at the listless antelope.

An Sheng clearly knew that it was impossible for him to obtain an answer from the antelope, so he changed the topic. "Li Xuan went to the South District."

"Why did he suddenly go to the South District?" Zhou Wen was taken aback. Li Xuan had not informed him about this.

"Did Li Mobai get him to go?" Zhou Wen suddenly thought of something as his expression changed drastically.

"No, he went with Worm Dugu. Worm Dugu wanted to take him in as a disciple, but Li Xuan didn't agree. In order to move Li Xuan, Worm Dugu told him some secrets, so Li Xuan wanted to try his luck in the South District. He was afraid that you would be anxious, so he didn't let me tell you." An Sheng recounted the entire matter.

Zhou Wen was really worried. Li Xuan might look carefree on the surface, but in fact, he was someone who was easily swayed by emotions. This was Li Xuan's weakness and his strength. Zhou Wen was really afraid that something would happen to him in the South District.

There were many strange things in the South District. Gu worms, Kuman Thong, black magic, etc. Even if Li Xuan had an indestructible body, it wasn't absolutely safe in such a place. Furthermore, Li Xuan hadn't reached the indestructible realm.

It was too late to say anything now. Zhou Wen only hoped that Li Xuan would return safely.

"There's a rather famous Earth temple ahead. Do you want to take a look?" An Sheng asked Zhou Wen when they arrived at a small town.

"Earth Temple? No harm visiting." Zhou Wen still remembered that he had obtained a treasure map when he went to the Earth Temple. However, he didn't manage to dig up any treasure. A baby-like dimensional creature had given him a metal walnut, and inside the metal walnut was Tai Sui.

All the Earth temples in the East District had similar functions. If a native were to pay respects to the Earth Lord, they might obtain a treasure map.

However, if one wasn't native, Earth Lord would, unfortunately, ignore them even if they cracked their head kowtowing.

An Sheng took Zhou Wen to the nearby Earth temple. The Earth temple here was indeed much bigger than the one Zhou Wen had previously visited. Furthermore, the main god of this temple was land. It didn't share temples and incense offerings with other gods.

"Treasure maps for sale. They are treasure maps obtained by authentic locals. Just one Legendary Companion Egg."

"Newly produced treasure maps for only two Legendary Strength Crystals. They just need to be above a 6."

"An ancestral treasure map..."

It was very lively in front of the Earth temple as though it was a market. Many stalls were selling treasure maps and some were selling crystals and Companion Eggs.

"Why aren't these locals digging for treasures themselves?" Zhou Wen found it odd.

An Sheng said with a smile, "Do you really believe that these people are selling treasure maps? It's been decades since the dimensional storms. The locals have long finished kowtowing. Only newborn infants have the right to pray to Earth Lord to get a treasure map. How many babies are born every year?"

Zhou Wen immediately understood that these people who sold treasure maps were similar to those who sold antiques and Buddha statues at a temple's entrance. Most people knew that they were fake, but they still held onto the hope that they could be lucky.

"Unfortunately, we aren't locals. It's useless even if we kowtow. Otherwise, it wouldn't be bad to get a treasure map to try our luck," An Sheng said.

"That might not be the case. Although we aren't locals, it's very likely that Earth Lord will give us a treasure map if he appreciates our good character," Zhou Wen said with a smile.

"Lad, you sure are optimistic. Instead of having such unrealistic dreams, why don't you buy two treasure maps from me to try your luck?" an old man selling treasure maps said with a smile.

"Buying a treasure map from you? We might as well kowtow to Earth Lord." Zhou Wen shook his head and walked towards the Earth temple.

"Lad, take a look again. Perhaps my treasure map is really more useful than Earth Lord's?" The elder didn't give up as he held Zhou Wen back.

Zhou Wen's expression changed slightly as he looked at the elder.

His reaction was extremely fast. Even a Mythical creature wouldn't be able to touch Zhou Wen, much less an elder.

The elder's seemingly casual tug had grabbed his arm, preventing Zhou Wen from reacting. This was definitely abnormal.

However, Zhou Wen didn't sense anything special about the elder. His ability to sense danger, which he had honed over time, didn't work.

The more Zhou Wen looked at the elder, the more he felt as though he had seen him somewhere before. Although his looks were different, his eyes were very familiar.

These eyes... These eyes... Jing Daoxian... There's no mistake... These are Jing Daoxian's eyes... Zhou Wen nearly cried out.

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Chapter 771: Meeting Jing Daoxian Again

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Zhou Wen seemed to have his hair stand on end as he tried to gather his strength to escape the old man's grasp. An Sheng also realized that something was amiss as he stared intently at the old man, prepared to attack at any moment.

To Zhou Wen's surprise, the elder released his hand and picked up a treasure map in the shape of a wooden plaque. He handed it to Zhou Wen and said with a smile, "Lad, this treasure map is on the house. Dig it up and take a look. If you can dig up a treasure, it won't be too late to buy treasure maps from me."

Zhou Wen stared at the old man and sized him up, but apart from his eyes, there was nothing about the old man that resembled Jing Daoxian. He couldn't even sense the Essence Energy fluctuations and exuberant vitality that a cultivator should have. If the old man hadn't grabbed him, Zhou Wen would have imagined that he was an ordinary person.

"There's no need to stand on ceremony with an old man like me. Dig it up. Who knows, you might be able to dig up an immortal's treasure? However, not everyone can take this immortal's treasure. Without the Lost Immortal art, I'm afraid you won't be able to return." The old man stuffed the treasure map into Zhou Wen's hand.

When Zhou Wen heard that, he felt that the old man in front of him was highly likely Jing Daoxian. Otherwise, why would he say the word "Lost Immortal?"

"Young Master Wen?" An Sheng walked to Zhou Wen's side, but his eyes were still warily staring at the old man squatting behind the stall.

Zhou Wen originally didn't want to take the treasure map, but he failed to avoid it. The treasure map was stuffed into his hand as he clenched it. Zhou Wen's Essence Energy was ready to erupt at any moment.

The old man slowly packed his things and put everything on the stall into a bag. Then, he got up and left. As he walked, he shook his head and sighed. "It's getting harder and harder to survive in this world."

"Young Master Wen, do you know that old man?" An Sheng couldn't help but ask when he saw that Zhou Wen was still staring at the old man's back despite him having walked half a street.

"I suspect that he's Jing Daoxian," Zhou Wen whispered.

An Sheng's body trembled when he heard that. He said in disbelief, "You know Jing Daoxian?"

"I've met him once. Although he looked different back then, I think it should be him." Zhou Wen was somewhat hesitant, unsure if he should chase after him.

Zhou Wen really wanted to figure out the Lost Immortal Sutra, but the person in front of him was the most legendary devil in the Federation's history.

Many devils had appeared in the early stages of the Federation and all sorts of devils had appeared later, such as Ják and company. Although they might have killed more people than Jing Daoxian, none of them were as legendary as Jing Daoxian.

Zhou Wen knew very well how terrifying Jing Daoxian was. Lord Alcohol and Xia Jiuhuang were shrewd old men, but they had been toyed by Jing Daoxian.

Even though Zhou Wen had impressive achievements, he didn't dare underestimate such a person.

Previously, Zhou Wen had secretly investigated Jing Daoxian, but the information he obtained was very limited. All he knew was that Jing Daoxian had been severely injured in a dimensional zone and was nearly crippled. Therefore, the bureau had taken the opportunity to pursue him.

Even so, the Special Inspector Bureau's pursuit failed. They failed to capture the crippled Jing Daoxian.

Zhou Wen had encountered Jing Daoxian during that period of time and obtained the Lost Immortal Sutra.

Gritting his teeth, Zhou Wen got up and chased after him. Although Jing Daoxian was terrifying, avoiding him wasn't an option. Some things could only be answered by Jing Daoxian.

An Sheng chased after Zhou Wen, but when they took the turn which the old man had taken, they realized that there was no sign of the old man. It was as though he had vanished into thin air.

Zhou Wen kept using Truth Listener to monitor the old man, but he failed to discover how he had vanished. It was as though he had teleported.

After searching his surroundings and not finding any traces of the old man, Zhou Wen's heart stirred as he looked at the treasure map in his hand. He saw that the treasure map was a wooden plaque. In front of the wooden plaque was a simple map, and behind it was a time. It was obvious that it had just been written.

"From the looks of it, it might really be Jing Daoxian. Young Master Wen, are you going?" An Sheng asked as he looked at the time on the treasure map.

"I have some questions that only Jing Daoxian can answer." Zhou Wen handed the treasure map to An Sheng. "Help me take a look. Where is the location marked on this map?"

"It's in front of the Earth temple. Converting the time to local common time, it should be 3:30 in the morning," An Sheng said after looking at it for a while.

"Alright, let's wait until night," Zhou Wen said.

"Young Master Wen, find a place to rest first. I'll make some preparations," An Sheng said.

Zhou Wen wasn't in the mood to visit the Earth temple to pay his respects to Earth Lord. He found an inn in town and stayed there, waiting for night to arrive.

An Sheng didn't return until three in the morning. When he returned, he said to Zhou Wen, "There was too little time. I tried my best to make some preparations. However, if the other party really is Jing Daoxian, my preparations might not be of much use. Young Master, you have to be careful."

Zhou Wen nodded and didn't say a word.

Seeing that it was about time, Zhou Wen headed to the Earth temple with An Sheng.

The front of the Earth temple was naturally not as lively as in the day. There was no one around, but at the same spot, the elder had his stall set up.

"The surveillance Companion Beasts I set up didn't work. I didn't even notice when he entered the Earth temple," An Sheng whispered to Zhou Wen.

"It's fine." Zhou Wen shook his head slightly before walking towards the elder.

As he walked towards the elder, Zhou Wen also activated the Slaughterer Life Soul. At the same time, he prepared to summon his Companion Beasts. As long as there was anything amiss, he would immediately attack with all his might.

"You came after all," the elder said with a smile.

"Since you came looking for me, what's the point of hiding?" Zhou Wen said as he walked towards the elder.

The elder didn't comment as though he was admiring a treasure. He sized up Zhou Wen and said, "I originally thought that you would be dead. Even if you didn't die, you should be a lunatic now. However, not only are you not dead or crazy, you seem to be living very well."

"Because of the Lost Immortal Sutra?" Zhou Wen asked. This was the problem he wanted to figure out. He didn't know the origins of the Lost Immortal Sutra.

Now, he was basically certain that the elder in front of him was Jing Daoxian.

"That's right." Jing Daoxian nodded and said, "I found you pleasing to the eye back then. I originally wanted to give you the Skyfiend Treatise that I had researched for fun, but to my surprise, you actually dared reject me. No one in this world can reject me. Even if they do, they will have to pay a price. Therefore, I gave you the Lost Immortal Sutra. In fact, the Lost Immortal Sutra had already changed owners several times before you. Every owner either died or went mad. Even I was tortured by it. If not for this Sutra, I wouldn't have suffered heavy losses in the dimensional zone."

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Chapter 772: Your Life Belongs to Me

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Zhou Wen had no intention of interrupting Jing Daoxian as he continued listening.

"Back then, I was heavily injured and most of my Companion Beasts had died. I was also affected by the Lost Immortal Sutra's powers. If this continued, I might have really been driven mad by the Lost Immortal Sutra. I happened to encounter you back then and you left me in a bad mood. Therefore, I used a method to transfer the Lost Immortal Sutra to you. It could eliminate you and reduce my burden. It was killing two birds with one stone."

With that said, Jing Daoxian stared at Zhou Wen and asked, "I never expected you to master the Lost Immortal Sutra. There have been many owners of the Lost Immortal Sutra, and although they aren't all peerless elites, they are all outstanding people with their own amazing traits. However, you managed to master the Lost Immortal Sutra despite so many people not being able to. I really want to know how you are better than them and how you are better than me."

If an ordinary seventeen-year-old student heard Jing Daoxian's words, they would definitely be delighted.

Even a devil like Jing Daoxian admitted that he was inferior to him. How glorious was that?

Unfortunately, Zhou Wen didn't think so. He had witnessed Lord Alcohol's death and knew that the reason Xia Jiuhuang was so crazy was because of Jing Daoxian.

Zhou Wen suspected that Jing Daoxian had given him the Lost Immortal Sutra for the same reason.

"I don't think there's anything special about the Lost Immortal Sutra. I mastered it from simply cultivating it," Zhou Wen answered ambiguously.

This answer clearly wasn't enough to satisfy Jing Daoxian. He wasn't in a rush as he said slowly, "Why don't we make a deal? Answer one question and I'll answer one. What do you think?"

"I have no questions for you," Zhou Wen said.

"Don't you want to know why the world has become like this? What kind of place is another dimension? How's your teacher, Wang Mingyuan? Where did the Lost Immortal Sutra come from?" Jing Daoxian offered a few questions that Zhou Wen wanted to know.

"I'll naturally know the answer to these questions after defeating you." Zhou Wen suddenly thought of something.

Regardless of whether the Lost Immortal Sutra had been deliberately given to him by Jing Daoxian, he could at least confirm one thing—Jing Daoxian wanted to know the process or results of his cultivation.

Just like Lord Alcohol and Xia Jiuhuang, Jing Daoxian might have treated him as an experimental subject.

Since he was an experimental subject, regardless of whether the experiment succeeded or failed, Jing Daoxian probably wouldn't want him dead before the experiment ended.

Since Jing Daoxian didn't wish for him to die, why should he have so many qualms? Zhou Wen also wanted to know how much strength the legendary devil still had.

Jing Daoxian seemed to see through Zhou Wen's thoughts as he said indifferently, "Do you think you can be presumptuous in front of me just because I don't want to kill you?"

"That's what I think." Zhou Wen didn't hide his thoughts.

"Haha, you are right. I really don't wish to kill you now because you have shown me some interesting possibilities. Compared to killing you, I'm more willing to see the answer." Unexpectedly, Jing Daoxian had admitted that he wouldn't kill Zhou Wen.

However, Jing Daoxian changed the topic and said coldly, "Although I won't kill you, I can lock you up and slowly study you. It's best you consider carefully before taking action."

"I've thought it through. Before that, I'll slice you up," Zhou Wen said as he drew his saber and slashed.

Transcendent Flying Immortal was unbelievably fast, but this wasn't Zhou Wen's trump card. At the same time he attacked, the Great Might Vajra Bull and Behemoth appeared beside him. One used the Soul Suppression Bell, while the other used Absolute Strength.

And this was still Zhou Wen's form of restrainment. The true trump card was in his pupils. The Torch Dragon's eye mirror lit up as it prepared to activate the Bright Torch Vision World.

"We will meet again. Remember, your life belongs to me." Jing Daoxian looked at Zhou Wen with a strange look in his eyes as his figure suddenly burrowed underground. Even the things on the ground burrowed underground with him and instantly vanished.

Earth Escape! Zhou Wen frowned slightly as his saber beam slashed the ground, leaving a deep ravine. However, he didn't see any signs of Jing Daoxian.

Pushing Truth Listener to its limits, he found no sign of Jing Daoxian.

"Young Master Wen, perhaps I can track him. During the day, I've already scattered some water mixed with a special scent on the ground. The water has evaporated, but the scent remains in the ground. Jing Daoxian has already been stained with this scent. I can try and see if I can track him," An Sheng said.

"Then quickly give it a try." Zhou Wen was overjoyed.

He suspected that Jing Daoxian's injuries hadn't fully healed. Perhaps now was a chance.

An Sheng summoned a strange little beast. It looked like a rat, but it was much fatter than a rat. It was as fat as a ball and had no eyes. However, there were many fleshy antennae on its nose.

"Ordinary creatures can't smell the scent. Only Companion Beasts with an extremely developed sense of smell can detect it." As An Sheng spoke, he got the Companion Beast to leave the Earth temple and search the nearby area, hoping to find the scent Jing Daoxian had left behind.

However, after searching the entire town and its vicinity, he failed to find anything. It was unknown if Jing Daoxian's Earth Escape was too powerful, allowing him to escape more than fifty kilometers away, or if he hadn't touched the lingering scent in the ground.

"As expected of the number one devil in the Federation. It's no wonder he can still be carefree despite being pursued by the Federation for so long. I've made so many preparations ahead of time, but none of them worked. Young Master Wen, you have to be especially careful now that you are targeted by such a person," An Sheng said with a heavy expression.

Zhou Wen nodded. "I'll be careful."

Not daring to stay in the town any longer, Zhou Wen and An Sheng headed straight for Luoyang. They didn't stop at all.

However, after that incident, Jing Daoxian didn't appear again. The journey went very smoothly.

After returning to Luoyang, An Sheng's tense nerves relaxed a little. "Young Master Wen, it's best you don't return to school. I'll arrange a residence for you. It can block any entry via Earth Escape."

Zhou Wen shook his head and said, "It's impossible for me to hide forever. Besides, Jing Daoxian might not be able to touch me."

After rejecting An Sheng's kind intentions, Zhou Wen returned to school. The antelope and chick returned to the building they were used to living in, appearing very comfortable.

With the antelope and chick watching over him, it wouldn't be easy for Jing Daoxian to secretly take action.

There were no traces of Jing Daoxian three days after his return to campus. Instead, Li Mobai came looking for him again, hoping that Zhou Wen could make a trip to the South District with him to attempt contracting a Guardian.

"Are you sure that the Guardian is still there?" Zhou Wen asked Li Mobai.

This was because he had always suspected that the Guardian Li Mobai mentioned was Xia Liuchuan's black jade Guardian.

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Chapter 773: Flower River

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"Why do you ask?" Li Mobai was an intelligent person. Upon hearing Zhou Wen's question, he immediately had some ominous thoughts.

"I heard that Dugu Ge, Zhang Chunqiu, and company discovered a Guardian cocoon somewhere in the South District. Furthermore, they have successfully contracted it," Zhou Wen said half-truthfully.

Li Mobai heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. "I'm aware of what you just mentioned. The two aren't in the same place. Up to now, no one has entered the place I discovered. It's surrounded by extremely dangerous dimensional zones. The most famous dimensional zone is called the Valley of No Return. Even the Dugu family doesn't dare enter it. Back then, I only managed to see the cocoon of the Guardian by chance. The chances of others seeing it are extremely low."

To be honest, Zhou Wen was somewhat tempted. There were too few Guardians, and the two Guardians he could come into contact with were just too powerful. There was not much he could do to them.

If there was time for Zhou Wen to slowly develop, it was only a matter of time before he killed them. However, now that Jing Daoxian had come knocking on his door, Zhou Wen felt the pressure.

Just as Xia Jiuhuang had said, if one didn't enter the Mythical stage, they were ultimately mortal. As their foundation was too weak, they could easily be considered a weakness when facing a Mythical opponent. It was useless even if they had Mythical Companion Beasts.

"According to the agreement, if you can't contract a Guardian, the Guardian will belong to me, right?" Zhou Wen said to Li Mobai.

"Of course. Happy cooperation." Li Mobai smiled and extended his hand.

Zhou Wen extended his hand and shook Li Mobai's hand, having reached an agreement. It was useless to write such an agreement in black and white, so there was no need to sign a contract.

"When can you set off?" Li Mobai asked Zhou Wen.

"Anytime," Zhou Wen answered.

"Pack up your things. We'll set off tonight. After we reach the South District, we need to make a trip to Mong Hsat and find a friend surnamed Gu for help. With him leading the way, we can safely reach the Valley of No Return," Li Mobai said.

"Is there any trouble we can't resolve on the way?" Zhou Wen asked with a frown.

Li Mobai said, "The South District is very different from the other districts. The other districts mostly respect the big and strong. However, in the South District, there are many miniature and evil dimensional creatures. There are even some places where the small are king. The smaller a dimensional creature is, the greater the destructive power it can cause. Just like the Fairy Undying Gu on the rankings. It's only the size of an ant, but its destructive power isn't weaker than any dimensional creature on the rankings. In the South District, there are many evil and microscopic dimensional creatures. If one isn't familiar with the local situation, they might not even know how they died. Although I know a little about it, I'm ultimately not a local. It's much safer having a local guide."

"Alright." Zhou Wen nodded and asked, "Do you know that Li Xuan went to the South District?"

"It doesn't matter where he goes." Li Mobai left after saying that.

Zhou Wen went back to make preparations and informed his friends that he was heading to the South District.

In the evening, Zhou Wen set off with Li Mobai for Mong Hsat.

Li Mobai brought two others with him. One of them was Butterfly whom Zhou Wen had seen before. The other was a mute. His name was Mute.

The two of them were responsible for Li Mobai's food and lodging along the way as though they were servants.

Zhou Wen was still wary of Li Mobai. He had his guard up along the way, but nothing happened.

As flights were no longer possible to Mong Hsat, it wasn't easy to proceed. After the dimensional storms, the journey had become even more difficult.

Thankfully, Mute, who was very familiar with the jungle path, led the way. Along the way, they climbed mountains and crossed ridges. It was all thanks to him scouting ahead that they were able to avoid most dangers.

Occasionally, they would encounter break-out creatures which were easily dispatched.

Mong Hsat was similar to a lone island on land these days. Too few people could reach this place. Only the nearby natives and people like the Gu family who wanted to develop themselves in Mong Hsat would continue staying here.

On the streets, there were many men and women wearing monk robes. The men's robes were purple-red, while the women's were pink.

The locals originally believed in Buddhism. After the dimensional storms, faith became even more important. Be it the indigenous or foreign families, as long as they were people who had settled down in Mong Hsat, they would believe in Buddhism. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to integrate into the local society.

The friend Li Mobai was looking for was called Gu Shanshui. Although he wasn't a monk, he was a Buddhist. However, Zhou Wen saw that he was wearing many chains. They didn't look like something from Mong Hsat. Instead, they looked like the Buddha plaques he had obtained from Xiao Si.

Apart from the Buddha plaques, there were many tattoos on Gu Shanshui's body. The tattoos were clearly not formed by Companion Beasts, but man-made.

"Li, my friend, I'm afraid there's no other way to go to the Valley of No Return," said Gu Shanshui.

"Master Gu, what happened?" Li Mobai knew that something must have happened. Otherwise, with Gu Shanshui's personality, as long as he agreed, no matter how dangerous the journey to the Valley of No Return was, he would still make the trip.

"There's only one way to go to the Valley of No Return—Flower River. However, there's a large-scale break-out there. There have already been many people who wished to travel between Mong Hsat and Chiang Rai using the Flower River. After entering the Flower River, they were not seen again. There's no lack of Epic experts among them." Gu Shanshui explained the situation in detail.

The Flower River wasn't actually a real river. Instead, after the dimensional storms, a type of flower appeared in a large area between Chiang Rai and Mong Hsat. The flower grew in large numbers, forming an endless river, so it was called Flower River by the locals.

Due to the dimensional zones, the transportation between Mong Hsat and Chiang Rai was basically cut off. Only by walking through the Flower River could one avoid all the dimensional zones.

However, in the past half a month, there had been an anomaly in Flower River. Many people who entered the Flower River vanished. No one dared to enter Flower River again.

Previously, an Epic expert from the Gu family had brought people into the Flower River, but there was no news of them. The people sent by the Gu family to investigate had gone missing, but they failed to find anything.

"Do we have to take the Flower River to go to the Valley of No Return?" Li Mobai asked after some thought.

"There's a stretch that requires us to use the Flower River. We have to travel at least 25 kilometers in the Flower River," said Gu Shanshui.

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Chapter 774: Jellyfish Fungus

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Zhou Wen and Li Mobai looked at each other. If they wanted to go to the Valley of No Return, they had to traverse the Flower River. However, before figuring out the Flower River's situation, the chances of dying if they entered rashly were too high.

"Master Gu, can you take us to the Flower River's banks to take a look?" Li Mobai asked.

"No problem, but please forgive me. I can't take you into the Flower River." Gu Shanshui made himself clear. Even if they reached the Flower River, he definitely wouldn't enter.

Li Mobai agreed to only get him to take them to the Flower River's banks. He wanted to have a look at the Flower River first.

Zhou Wen also wanted to take a look at the Flower River's situation. It hadn't been easy for him to make this trip, so he wasn't willing to return empty-handed.

Gu Shanshui led them to the Flower River. Along the way, they walked through forest trails. There were no roads at all. Gu Shanshui led two young adults from the Gu family ahead to open up a path while Zhou Wen and Li Mobai followed behind.

Zhou Wen had been using Truth Listener's ability to monitor everything nearby. Furthermore, he made Tai Sui use its mimicking ability to transform into the chick.

After Tai Sui transformed, it looked identical to the chick, but it was white. It stood on Zhou Wen's shoulder just like the chick.

Zhou Wen was afraid that the antelope would cause trouble again if it came out. Therefore, he didn't bring it out this time. He had already contacted An Sheng to get someone to deliver food to it to prevent it from causing trouble in school.

According to Worm Dugu, the chick should have the phoenix bloodline. It had a very good restraining effect on Gu worms. Tai Sui also had a strong restraining effect on microscopic dimensional creatures. This was why Zhou Wen had dared to come to the South District.

"Put on your gas masks." Gu Shanshui stopped and handed them gas masks.

Zhou Wen and company put on the gas masks. Gu Shanshui looked at the two birds on Zhou Wen's shoulder and said, "Put away your Companion Beasts."

Zhou Wen placed them in his backpack instead of unsummoning them. Firstly, the chick wasn't a Companion Beast which he could unsummon. Secondly, Tai Sui needed to be outside to ensure that Zhou Wen wouldn't be attacked by microscopic Companion Beasts, so it naturally couldn't be unsummoned.

Gu Shanshui naturally saw this scene, but he didn't say a word. Instead, the two youths from the Gu family curled their lips as though they viewed Zhou Wen's actions in contempt, but they didn't say a word either.

Everyone continued walking forward. Zhou Wen soon realized why Gu Shanshui wanted them to wear gas masks. There were many fungi here, and there were so many floating spores everywhere that it appeared like fog.

These bacteria were originally creatures from Earth. They had mutated due to the dimensional storms. Although they hadn't reached the level of dimensional creatures, the spores they emitted would cause great damage to the human body if they entered the respiratory tract. The main problem was that it was difficult to treat them when they were inside the body.

Tai Sui naturally wasn't afraid of these spores. It didn't have much appetite for them either. Perhaps the energy of these spores was so low that they didn't catch Tai Sui's eye.

The chick wasn't afraid of these spores either. Any foreign microscopic organism that entered its body would be refined by the phoenix flames in its body. Otherwise, the phoenix wouldn't be the nemesis of Gu.

Zhou Wen got the two of them to stay in his backpack and not come out. As the group walked through the forest, their bodies were quickly covered in a layer of dust. They were actually a large number of spores.

Various fungi could be seen everywhere on the ground and withered trees. Many of the trees here had already withered and turned into a paradise for fungi growth.

Thankfully, the spores here were somewhat different from the parasitic spores in Dragon Gate Grotto. The parasitic spores were independent dimensional creatures, and these spores were only a part of a parent body.

Even so, if an unprepared person entered this area and inhaled large amounts of spores, their lungs and respiratory system would be doomed.

Suddenly, Zhou Wen realized that there was a corpse on the ground in front of him. From the looks of it, it wasn't a local. His corpse had already rotted and there was a strange fungi creature growing on it.

Growing on the corpse was something that looked like an egg-sized jellyfish. It was translucent and colorless. Although the mushroom looked beautiful, it made one's hair stand on end.

"Don't move. Gu Lou, go take a look," Gu Shanshui said to one of the young men.

The young man responded and summoned a palm-sized black scorpion Companion Beast. He made it slowly approach the corpse and crawl to the jellyfish-like mushroom.

Gu Lou got Gu Shanshui's affirmative node before ordering the black scorpion to stab the jellyfish-like mushroom with its tail.

Bam!

After the mushroom was pricked, it exploded like a ball filled with water. However, what exploded wasn't water, but countless transparent spores.

"Retreat!" Gu Shanshui grabbed Gu Lou and another young man named Gu He and threw them behind him. He took a step forward and spat out flames at the spores.

When the flames encountered the spores, they expanded as though they had encountered gasoline. Most of the spores were immediately destroyed, but a few spores still spread out.

Gu Lou and Gu He also used fire-elemental Companion Beasts to burn the spores that escaped their net.

However, the black scorpion Companion Beast had already been invaded by spores. It ignored Gu Lou's orders and crawled crazily towards the other jellyfish mushrooms, hoping to prick them.

Gu Shanshui spewed out flames, incinerating the corpse along with the scorpion Companion Beast. The jellyfish mushrooms exploded in the flames, along with the spores.

After confirming that none had escaped, Gu Shanshui said to Li Mobai with a heavy expression, "Li, there's something amiss. That person clearly died from being infected with the spores of fungi dimensional creatures. There must be a parent of the fungi dimensional creatures nearby. Furthermore, its level isn't low. It's at least at the Epic stage. This has never been discovered in the past. Are you still going to the Flower River?"

Li Mobai looked at Zhou Wen and asked, "What do you think?"

"Let's continue." Zhou Wen had been observing the jellyfish mushrooms and spores on the corpse. These things weren't much of a threat to him.

Even if Tai Sui didn't take action, he could deal with them himself. There was naturally no need for him to retreat.

"Master Gu, please continue leading the way. If you feel that you can't continue, please tell me ahead of time," Li Mobai said to Gu Shanshui.

"Alright." Master Gu didn't say anything else and continued leading Gu Lou and Gu He.

Their most commonly used means available to them was a fire-elemental Companion Beast, but this fire-elemental Companion Beast was very strange. The flames it spewed out were a bluish-white color that had a strong restraining effect on fungi and poisonous insects.

After walking for a distance, Zhou Wen suddenly said, "Wait!" This was because he had already discovered with Truth Listener that there were many corpses ahead. Each corpse was covered in jellyfish mushrooms.

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Chapter 775: The Chick Spews Fire

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"Zhou Wen, what did you discover?" The people in front stopped and Li Mobai looked at Zhou Wen.

"There's something amiss up ahead," Zhou Wen said as he pointed ahead.

Gu Shanshui looked ahead, but he didn't seem to notice anything. However, he quickly summoned a Companion Beast. The Companion Beast transformed into a mirror eye that appeared in his left eye, making it look like his left eye was completely occupied by the iris.

Gu Shanshui used his left eye to look ahead for a while before saying, "There's indeed a problem ahead. Stay here and don't move. I'll go take a look."

As Gu Shanshui spoke, he dived forward. Before long, he returned and said to Li Mobai, "Zhou is right. There's indeed something wrong ahead. There are many corpses with jellyfish fungi growing on them. There are too many of them. We can't deal with them."

Butterfly said, "We also have fire-elemental Companion Beasts. We can help you clean them up."

Gu Shanshui shook his head and said, "You must not use fire-elemental Companion Beasts here. Otherwise, there might be trouble. Although the fire-elemental Companion Beasts we use aren't of a high level, their fire-elemental attributes are very special. It's called Corpse fire. It's a type of Yin fire that is most effective against parasitic fungi on rotting corpses."

"Master Gu, is there any other way?" Li Mobai asked.

"We can only take a detour. If we take a detour, it will take us an additional 30 to 40 kilometers. Furthermore, we might have to pass through a dimensional zone known as the Spirit Absorption Valley. Our speed won't be fast. We will have to walk for at least ten hours more than we expected. Furthermore, the Spirit Absorption Valley is somewhat dangerous. If we are unlucky, we might have to retreat again," said Gu Shanshui after some calculations.

"Is there no other way? Spirit Absorption Valley is too dangerous. Furthermore, we might not be able to reach it." Li Mobai had heard of the famous Spirit Absorption Valley and didn't wish to go there.

"If we don't take a detour, we must get rid of the jellyfish fungi. However, we can only slowly deal with them from the periphery. It will probably take two days to clean up all the jellyfish fungi along the way. Furthermore, we don't know if there are any more," Gu Shanshui said.

Li Mobai thought for a moment and said, "Then let's clean up the jellyfish fungi. It's better not to go to the Spirit Absorption Valley."

"I have a fire-elemental pet here. Master Gu, can you help me see if it can be of any help?" Zhou Wen released the chick from his backpack.

After Tai Sui advanced to the Mythical stage, it didn't seem to have much appetite for ordinary microbes. As for these jellyfish fungi, they were only grown from the spores emitted from the parent fungus' body and not dimensional creatures' bodies. Tai Sui was even less interested.

Tai Sui: Mythical (Evolvable)

Life Providence: Clashing Tai Sui

Life Soul: Twelve Tai Sui Gods

Wheel of Destiny: Longevity Seed

Strength: 81

Speed: 81

Constitution: 81

Essence Energy: 81

Talent Skill: Earth Escape

Companion Form: Mimicry

Zhou Wen had tried Tai Sui's Wheel of Destiny, but he hadn't discovered any special effects as though it was useless. Tai Sui's body didn't undergo any changes, leaving Zhou Wen depressed.

"Didn't Master Gu say that ordinary fire-elemental creatures can't be used here? Didn't you hear him just now?" Gu Lou said unhappily.

Zhou Wen hadn't listened to Gu Shanshui's words to store the chick and Tai Sui away. From the looks of it, he didn't trust them. This made Gu Lou have a bad impression of Zhou Wen.

Now that Zhou Wen had taken out a fire-elemental pet, Gu Lou felt even more irked.

However, Gu Shanshui didn't share the same thoughts. Zhou Wen had discovered the jellyfish fungi ahead of time, making him feel that this young man wasn't simple.

Furthermore, people like Li Mobai seemed to respect Zhou Wen, making Gu Shanshui even more afraid of underestimating him.

Gu Shanshui stopped Gu Lou and looked at the chick. "Does your pet's flame belong to the Yin fire type?"

"I'm not too sure about that, but its flames can be released and retracted freely. It should be of some use," Zhou Wen said.

"What's the point of releasing and retracting freely? Whose Companion Beast's ability can't do that? Don't you have any common sense? There are a lot of spores here. When gathered together, they are like powder. Using ordinary flames can easily trigger a dust explosion. Even without the dust explosion, igniting a large area of spores will trigger a forest fire. It's very easy to alarm the dimensional creatures in the forest..." said Gu Lou.

"Gu Lou, don't be rude to guests." Gu Shanshui frowned.

Upon hearing Gu Shanshui's words, Gu Lou could only shut up and not say another word. However, from his expression, it was obvious that he wasn't convinced.

Gu Shanshui bowed at Zhou Wen and said, "Zhou, Gu Lou is young and insensible. Please don't take his rude words to heart. However, what he said is right. Typical flames will indeed cause many problems. If you are confident, you can get your pet to give it a try. If you aren't confident, let us be in charge of cleaning up. It doesn't matter if we spend more time."

"Master Gu, I know a little about the taboos of using flames. Didn't I just say that my pet can control its flames without triggering an explosion or fire?" Zhou Wen had seen the chick's flames before, so he naturally knew that it had such an ability.

"Then let's give it a try. Let it spew out some flames," said Gu Shanshui.

Zhou Wen gestured for the chick to spew out its flames, but the chick's temper wasn't as good as Zhou Wen's. Its intelligence wasn't inferior to humans. Although it didn't speak the human language, it could understand them.

Gu Lou's words displeased it. Just as Zhou Wen gestured, the chick flapped its wings and didn't spew out any flames for Gu Shanshui to verify. It flew straight to the corpses and spat out a swath of golden flames.

"Not good!" Gu Shanshui, Gu Lou, and Gu He were all shocked.

There were nearly a hundred corpses there. Countless jellyfish fungi of various sizes grew on them. Once they were burned by the flames, large numbers of jellyfish fungi would explode. Even if they didn't produce dust explosions, large numbers of spores would spread out.

However, what happened next left them stunned.

The chick's golden flames landed on the corpses, igniting the corpses along with the jellyfish fungi. Strangely, the jellyfish fungi didn't explode when they were burned. They quickly turned to ashes amidst the golden flames.

Nearly a hundred corpses, along with the jellyfish fungi on them, were instantly reduced to ashes. Nothing was left behind.

Furthermore, the golden flames only burned the corpses and jellyfish fungi. They didn't affect the nearby creatures at all. Even the other spores in the air weren't ignited.

Gu Lou and Gu He were stunned. Even the Corpse fire they used didn't have such a good effect, much less be capable of removing all the jellyfish fungi and corpses so quickly.

Gu Shanshui stared at the chick as his expression turned odd. After staring at it for a while, he suddenly turned to Zhou Wen and bowed. "Mr. Zhou, if I'm willing to send you through the Flower River to enter the Valley of No Return, can you do me a favor?"

Gu Lou and Gu He were alarmed. The foreigners didn't know the bow that Gu Shanshui was giving, but they knew very well that it was a very high-level etiquette. Typically, such a bow would only be used for accomplished monks with great merit.

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Chapter 776: Flower of Life

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Li Mobai and company looked at Gu Shanshui in a puzzled manner. They didn't know why he had suddenly changed his mind and was willing to take the huge risk to help them cross the Flower River.

"I wonder how I can help you, Master Gu?" Zhou Wen didn't agree easily. Gu Shanshui had clearly noticed something from the chick.

Gu Shanshui said, "To be honest, our Gu family is also good at nurturing Gu and taming them. I discovered a Mythical dimensional creature somewhere and wanted to tame it into a Gu, but I failed because it was too powerful. If you are willing to help me, Mr. Zhou, you will definitely be able to subdue it."

As Gu Shanshui spoke, he glanced at the chick. Clearly, his real goal was to seek the help of the chick.

"If it's within our abilities, it's only right for us to help each other. However, we are in a rush to head to the Valley of No Return. I'm afraid..."

Before Zhou Wen could finish his sentence, Gu Shanshui said, "Mr. Zhou, don't worry. I'll help you head to the Valley of No Return first. It won't be too late for you to help me after we return."

"Master Gu, I still have to ask what kind of Mythical creature you want to tame. What kind of abilities does it have? What do you want me to do?" Zhou Wen asked seriously.

Zhou Wen wasn't willing to go back on an agreement, so he had to ask first.

"Mr. Zhou, may I have a word with you in private?" Gu Shanshui clearly didn't want others to know about the dimensional creature.

Zhou Wen and Gu Shanshui went to the side before Gu Shanshui said, "The dimensional creature I want to tame is a Corpse Silkworm. It's in an extreme Yin dimensional zone. It's extremely dangerous for ordinary people, but Mr. Zhou, you have a Phoenix divine bird. It won't be difficult for it to subdue the Corpse Silkworm."

"I can agree to help, but I am only able to do my best when the time comes. I can't guarantee that it will succeed." After all, Zhou Wen had never seen the Corpse Silkworm before. He didn't know how powerful it was, so he was being very conservative.

"That's good enough." Gu Shanshui was very open-minded.

After the two of them finished their discussion, they walked back. The few of them set off again. Gu Shanshui led Gu Lou and Gu He to open up the path ahead.

Along the way, they discovered some corpses with jellyfish fungi. Gu Shanshui's expression turned solemn.

On the way, Gu Lou and Gu He secretly sized up the chick from time to time. Even Li Mobai and company took a few more glances at it. Clearly, they knew that the actions Gu Shanshui had taken had something to do with the chick.

The chick stood on Zhou Wen's shoulder and looked around smugly.

Zhou Wen kept using Truth Listener to observe his surroundings, hoping to find the parent body of the jellyfish fungi. However, he didn't find the mother. All he saw were the parasitized corpses.

Suddenly, Tai Sui emerged from his backpack. It flapped its wings and flew towards the foliage nearby.

"What happened?" Li Mobai and company looked at Zhou Wen.

"It's fine. My Companion Beast has been in my backpack for too long. It wants to take a walk," Zhou Wen said casually.

He didn't wish to be perfunctory, but even he didn't know what Tai Sui wanted to do. There was no way to explain it clearly.

Zhou Wen kept using Truth Listener to observe the direction Tai Sui had flown in, but there was nothing there.

Tai Sui flew nearly a kilometer before diving into the ground and disappearing.

Tai Sui knew Earth Escape, so Zhou Wen couldn't hear where it went. After a while, he saw Tai Sui burrow out of the ground and quickly fly back.

However, its stomach was clearly bulging. Zhou Wen did not know what it had eaten.

Everyone set off again when they saw Zhou Wen's Companion Beast return.

On the way, although they encountered some corpses, they didn't find any jellyfish fungi on them. When Zhou Wen saw this, he guessed that Tai Sui had burrowed into the ground and eaten the jellyfish fungi's parent body.

Zhou Wen felt a little regretful. He didn't even get to see what the parent body looked like before it was eaten by Tai Sui.

Without the interference of the jellyfish fungi, everyone moved much faster. Zhou Wen had gained some knowledge. Many of the strange creatures here were things he had never seen or heard of before.

Thankfully, with Gu Shanshui and company leading the way, they avoided the dimensional zones. Otherwise, if they were to enter a dimensional zone, there was no knowing how many terrifying unknown creatures they would encounter.

Zhou Wen saw a sea of flowers in the distance. The white petals and red stamens looked like a white river speckled by blood from afar.

"That's the Flower River," said Gu Shanshui as he pointed at the winding river-like flowers in the distance.

Everyone's eyes were already focused on the Flower River. Zhou Wen was also using Truth Listener to search the Flower River, but apart from the flowers, there were no living creatures.

The locals called these flowers the Flower of Life. Wherever the Flower of Life appeared, there was no space for other creatures to live. Even weeds wouldn't grow there.

In the past, it was very safe for humans to enter the Flower River. As there were no other creatures in there, much less dimensional creatures, the Flower River became an important route that connected nearby cities.

However, since a couple of weeks ago, none of the people who entered the Flower River had come out alive. They had all gone missing, and this route had been severed.

Zhou Wen carefully sized up the Flowers of Life. The flowers weren't big and looked somewhat similar to the peach blossoms. They were beautiful.

"These Flowers of Life don't look like dimensional creatures," Li Mobai said as he sized up the distant Flowers of Life.

Gu Shanshui nodded and said, "The Flowers of Life existed before the dimensional storms. It's a type of poisonous flower. After the dimensional storms, the poisonous flower mutated. Furthermore, the numbers increased, forming Flower River. However, for some reason, the mutated Flowers of Life don't have any poison. Many people have experimented with the Flower of Life. It no longer contains any poison. Even if it's eaten, it won't cause any harm to humans. However, it might be different now. Everyone, please wait a moment. I need to do some experiments."

Zhou Wen and company stopped and waited for Gu Shanshui to carry out the experiments. As no one knew what the danger in Flower River was, they could only start by analyzing the Flowers of Life.

Unlike what Zhou Wen had imagined, Gu Shanshui opened a bamboo tube and released a worm that looked like a silkworm. It was fair and plump. The worm crawled towards the Flower River and first nibbled at the Flower of Life's leaves and roots before chewing on the flower. It didn't seem to have any problems.

"This is White Silkworm. It's very sensitive to poison. If it absorbs poison, its body will show different colors," Gu Shanshui explained.

"Now that White Silkworm hasn't changed color, does that mean that the Flower of Life remains non poisonous?" Butterfly asked curiously.

Just as she said that, she suddenly saw the white silkworm straighten its body and fall from the flower. It died, but its body remained white without any changes.

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Chapter 777: Entering the Flower River

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"Master Gu, what's the situation now?" Li Mobai asked Gu Shanshui.

Gu Shanshui didn't answer. All he did was summon a butterfly Companion Beast and bring back White Silkworm's corpse.

Then, Gu Shanshui cut off a portion of White Silkworm's corpse and fed it to another spider. The spider was fine after eating the silkworm's corpse.

Gu Shanshui picked out a strange Buddha plaque from his various Buddha plaques. It looked like a transparent glass bottle with yellow liquid inside. Inside the liquid was a baby-like figurine.

Gu Shanshui opened the glass bottle and poured some yellow liquid on the remaining White Silkworm corpse. When the liquid touched White Silkworm's corpse, it immediately seeped in.

Gu Shanshui held the Buddha plaque and muttered something as he injected his Essence Energy into it.

However, after a while, there was nothing from White Silkworm's corpse.

Gu Shanshui put away his Buddha plaque and looked at the spider that had eaten a portion of the white silkworm's corpse. He said with a heavy expression, "There's no poison in White Silkworm's corpse. It didn't die from poison. I tried using Spirit Control to condense the remnant spiritual consciousness left in the white silkworm, but I failed."

When Li Mobai heard this, he understood what Gu Shanshui meant. "In other words, the Flower of Life isn't poisonous. Did White Silkworm die because it lost its soul?"

"That's probably the case. However, spiritual consciousness isn't completely equivalent to a soul," said Gu Shanshui.

"Can you find out what sucked White Silkworm's spiritual consciousness?" Li Mobai asked.

"No other creatures have been discovered. The greatest possibility is that the Flowers of Life have sucked away its spiritual consciousness. However, this is only a guess," Gu Shanshui said.

This made Li Mobai and Zhou Wen's hearts sink. If the Flowers of Life were really up to no good, it would be very dangerous for them to cross the Flower River. If they weren't careful, their spiritual consciousness might be sucked away.

"This seems to be similar to the Spirit Absorbing Valley's Spirit Absorbing Worms. Could they be related?" Li Mobai asked.

"I'm not sure yet. I need to further study it." Gu Shanshui summoned many avian Companion Beasts and made them fly across the Flower River and into the distance.

The Companion Beasts flew over the Flower River a few times without any problems. This made Zhou Wen and company feel better.

If they could cross the Flower River by flying, it could save them a lot of trouble.

After unsummoning his Companion Beasts, Gu Shanshui got Gu Lou and Gu He to open the bamboo cages on their backs. Inside the bamboo cages was a hive with countless wasps entering and exiting.

Zhou Wen sized up the hive curiously. He hadn't noticed it before, but he never expected Gu Lou and Gu He to be carrying such an item.

The wasps inside were clearly not Companion Beasts, nor could they be considered dimensional creatures. They were likely mutated wasps from Earth.

Driven by Gu Lou and Gu He, the wasps flew out of the hive and into the sky above the Flower River. However, not long after they flew, they fell from the sky as though they were drunk and fell into the flowers.

None of the wasps survived; all of them fell into the flower field.

Everyone's hearts were covered in a shadow. The Companion Beasts were fine, but the wasps died. It was likely that people would end up like the wasps if they entered.

Gu Shanshui did some more experiments. He had many strange things on him that dazzled the eyes.

After Gu Shanshui stopped, Li Mobai asked, "Master Gu, is there a way to cross the Flower River?"

"There's a way, but we can only prevent our spiritual consciousness from being sucked away. We don't know if there are other dangers inside," Gu Shanshui said after some thought.

"We've already come this far. There's no reason to return," Li Mobai said.

Gu Shanshui nodded and took out a few Buddha plaques from his pocket and handed them to Zhou Wen. "Hang these Buddha plaques around your necks. They will naturally protect you from having your spiritual consciousness sucked away. However, there are a few taboos that you need to abide by. Firstly, don't take them off casually after wearing them. I'll help you take them off when we are in the clear. Secondly, you need to drip a drop of blood on the Buddha plaque every day. Thirdly, you can't eat meat. You have to abide by these three rules or you will be in trouble."

After Li Mobai received the Buddha plaque, he put it around his neck. Then, he pricked his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto it.

Strangely enough, the drop of blood instantly seeped into the Buddha plaque.

"What Companion Beast is sealed in this Buddha plaque?" Zhou Wen held the Buddha plaque and asked curiously.

This Buddha plaque was very similar to the one used by Gu Shanshui. It was split into three levels. One layer was transparent crystal, while the second layer was yellow liquid. Right in the middle was a black baby figurine.

"The Buddha plaques that seals Companion Beasts are now called Orthodox Buddha Plaques. I made this myself. What's sealed inside isn't a Companion Beast, but a Gu. Although it's a little odd, as long as you abide by the rules, there won't be any problems. Remember, you have to abide by the rules. Otherwise, you will be in big trouble," Gu Shanshui warned them repeatedly.

Li Mobai said, "Master Gu's family used to rear Gu. Later, the Gu family moved to the vicinity of Chiang Rai and learned the local techniques. They have a deep understanding of Buddha plaques and Kuman Thong. Now that they have formed their own style, there aren't many people in Chiang Rai who can compare to Master Gu."

Zhou Wen followed Gu Shanshui's instructions and fed a drop of blood to the Buddha plaque before hanging it around his neck.

Everyone hung the Buddha plaques around their necks and entered the Flower River under the guidance of Gu Shanshui.

As Gu Shanshui had said, with the Buddha plaques, they didn't suffer the problem of having their spiritual consciousness absorbed. The group traversed the Flower River and saw nothing but a sea of flowers. Although they looked beautiful, they also exuded a sense of loneliness.

Zhou Wen originally wanted to get Gu Shanshui to help him see what use the Buddha plaques he had obtained from Xiao Si were, but after some thought, he decided against it. This place wasn't far from Chiang Rai. If the Xiao family knew that Xiao Si's Buddha plaques had landed in his hands, it would inevitably cause trouble.

The sky gradually darkened as the moon rose into the sky.

Under the moonlight, the Flower River seemed to be covered in a mysterious veil. It looked beautiful and terrifying.

"Ah!" Gu Lou suddenly let out a tragic cry as he fell into the bushes. His eyes turned white as his body convulsed violently. White foam seeped out of his mouth as though he had epilepsy.

Everyone was alarmed. Gu Shanshui reacted the fastest. He grabbed Gu Lou's mouth and forced it open. Then, he took out a small bottle and poured its contents into Gu Lou's mouth.

Zhou Wen originally imagined that there was medicine in the bottle, but to his surprise, he saw a centipede-like bug crawl out of the bottle and into Gu Lou's mouth.

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Chapter 778: Nether Butterfly

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Gu Lou's abdomen swelled up as he rolled over and vomited.

Zhou Wen saw that Gu Lou had vomited quite a number of white objects. A careful look made him almost vomit as well. Gu Lou had vomited out maggots that squirmed on the ground.

Gu Lou kept vomiting more and more maggots. The few of them felt their scalps tingle, worried that they would end up like Gu Lou.

After vomiting for a while, Gu Lou spat out the centipede-like worm as well. His swollen abdomen shrank and he looked much better. His face remained ghastly pale.

"Master Gu, what's wrong with Gu Lou?" Li Mobai asked.

They had paid attention to their surroundings just now and hadn't discovered any problems. The sudden incident with Gu Lou made them equally uneasy.

"Don't worry. It's not a problem with the Flowers of Life. He was poisoned by a Gu and I killed it." Gu Shanshui extended his hand and the centipede-like bug flew into his hand. Something dropped from its claws.

It was a worm the size of a rice grain. Ordinary people couldn't tell that it was a worm.

"This is a relatively common Rice Gu. Although it's only at the Legendary stage, it's easy to mistakenly eat it when mixed with rice grains. After entering the body, it can quickly reproduce and destroy the body from the inside. It's very difficult for outsiders to understand."

Gu Shanshui paused for a moment before continuing, "The Rice Gu isn't fast, and its offensive strength isn't very strong. It's very difficult for it to enter the body directly. It would have been mixed into the bamboo rice that Gu Lou brought. It was only after he ate that the Rice Gu invaded his body."

With that said, Gu Shanshui got Gu Lou and Gu He to check the things they had brought. Indeed, in their bamboo rice, they found some Rice Gu. They also found a Gu that was thinner than a strand of hair in the kettle.

Gu Shanshui told them that it was also a Legendary Gu named Bone Drilling Worm. It could easily take a person's life when it invaded their bodies. It burrowed into bone cavities and reproduced in large numbers. It would gnaw on the bones until all the bones were eaten.

Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief. The few of them hadn't eaten the bamboo rice or drank any water. Now, they had even less desire for eating or drinking.

The few of them handed their things to Gu Shanshui for inspection. Thankfully, their food and water were fine.

"From the looks of it, someone did this before we set off. Master Gu, do you know who did it?" Li Mobai asked.

Gu Shanshui shook his head and said, "Members of our Gu family probably wouldn't do such a thing because they know that these Gu won't succeed against me."

Li Mobai fell into deep thought. If it wasn't someone from the Gu family, it was possible that it wasn't targeted at Gu Shanshui and company. There were a myriad of possibilities, making it difficult to guess.

"Master Gu, is there any way to guard against these Gu?" Butterfly asked.

After all, she was a woman. She was extremely disgusted when she saw Gu Lou vomiting maggots. She would rather die than vomit.

"There are countless Gu in the South District. It's easy to defend against one or a few, but to defend against all of them, one can only rely on one's experience and judgment. However, if you have a legendary divine item that can restrain all Gu, then no Gu will dare approach you." As Gu Shanshui spoke, he glanced at the chick on Zhou Wen's shoulder.

"What kind of divine item is that?" Butterfly asked.

"The most famous one is the Mythical Ice Silkworm Gu. If you have an Ice Silkworm Gu with you, basically no Gu will dare approach you. Even if they dare approach you, they will be discovered by the Ice Silkworm Gu and be directly killed. Most Mythical Gu have similar effects, but that's provided that you can tame them," Gu Shanshui said.

"Can't we just kill it and have it drop a Companion Beast?" Butterfly said.

"It works for some, but not all," Gu Shanshui said ambiguously.

"Why?" Butterfly was puzzled.

"This is because living Gu have experienced many battles. They have very strong instincts, experience, and a certain level of intelligence. They also have territorial awareness. However, when it comes to Companion Beasts, their intelligence might not necessarily be up to standard. They also don't have combat experience or territorial awareness. Most of them need their owners to control them in order to unleash their might. They are much weaker when it comes to taking precautions. Furthermore, Mythical Gu might not drop Companion Beasts. The chances of taming them are higher," said Gu Shanshui.

"Master Gu, do you have a Mythical Gu on you? Let it out for us to broaden our horizons," Butterfly said.

"If I had one, I wouldn't need to request Mr. Zhou to help me capture the Corpse Bug. There are many people in the South District who rear Gu, but there are very few who have Mythical Gu. Furthermore, most of them should be in the Dugu family." Gu Shanshui seemed to be in a good mood as he continued, "If Mr. Zhou can help me catch the Corpse Bug this time, I will have a Mythical Gu. In the future, the Gu family will be considered a top faction in the South District."

They continued after Gu Shanshui checked everyone's belongings and didn't find any more Gu.

The Flower River under the moon was so beautiful that it made one's heart tremble. A breeze blew and the flowers swayed like ripples in a river.

Gu Shanshui sniffed hard and suddenly stopped. He made a gesture for everyone to stop before looking at the distant Flower River.

Zhou Wen and company stopped and looked in the direction of his gaze. They saw a huge sea of flowers ahead, but they didn't discover anything.

However, the wind became stronger. Not long after, they saw some lights dancing above the distant Flower River.

Zhou Wen's Truth Listener was extremely powerful, so he quickly saw what it was.

It wasn't a light at all, but a crystal-like butterfly. The butterfly's body was transparent, and there were many patterns on its wings. The patterns emitted an icy-blue cold glow, making it look even more dazzling.

When the icy-blue butterfly flapped its wings, it triggered a strong wind that caused ripples through the Flower River.

"That's... Nether Butterfly..." When Gu Lou saw that it was a butterfly, his originally pale face drained of whatever color it had.

Gu He wasn't any better. His expression was ugly.

"No wonder none of the people who entered the Flower River survived. There's actually a Nether Butterfly here..." Gu Shanshui said with a heavy expression.

Although Zhou Wen didn't know what the Nether Butterfly was, he could tell from its Essence Energy fluctuations that it was definitely a Mythical dimensional creature.

"The legendary netherworld envoy, the Nether Butterfly that guides souls into the Underworld?" Li Mobai had clearly heard of the Nether Butterfly as he stared at the butterfly and frowned.

Gu Shanshui whispered, "In the past, I've only heard of people encountering the Nether Butterfly. However, it's in a mysterious dimensional zone that humans are almost unable to reach. I never expected Flower River to have a Nether Butterfly. We sure are down on our luck."

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