Personal reading (I can track anything)

by Legrev

This is the continuation of i can track anything since I love the story and Stayrr coudnt continue the story. Also, don't complain that it has some mistakes, I just made this for myself

2. 131-166

Chapter 131

The White Tiger Clan and the Tianyun Clan were located in the northern region of the State of Jin. When traveling to the capital on the flying boat, Chen Chen passed by the White Tiger Clan. Hence, he knew his way back there.

When he arrived above the White Tiger Clan, the scene below was similar to what he had imagined.

There were traces of great battles everywhere and only the Wuxin Clan could obtain victory.

After stepping into the Golden Core realm, Chen Chen's senses were enhanced by several times. Hence, he soon sensed the breath of his master, Xiao Wuyou.

His aura wasn't hidden either. A moment later, a stream of light flew up into the sky and arrived in front of him.

Xiao Wuyou looked at Chen Chen who was in front of him, and was suddenly filled with mixed emotions.

Although the two had met twice before, Chen Chen had been under disguise previously. Apart from making eye contact, they did not have a normal conversation.

Now that the mask on his disciple's face was gone, could he return to the Tianyun Clan?

There were too many questions in his mind but in the end, all his emotions turned into bewilderment!

"Disciple, you've actually formed a core!"

Looking at his master's shocked expression, Chen Chen coughed lightly and said, "It's just a minor Core Formation. It's nothing to worry about, sorry to have embarrassed myself, Master."

Xiao Wuyou was speechless.

'What do you mean minor Core Formation? It took me several months to form it, okay?'

However, he did feel a sense of danger. If Chen Chen were to really become an Essence Soul realm powerhouse in the future, he would not have the cheek to call Chen Chen his disciple since he was only at the Nascent Soul realm.

That would be very embarrassing!

There had been cases of disciples surpassing their masters but that would take at least a few decades to a century. There hadn't been any who managed to surpass their master within a few years!

Xiao Wuyou couldn't help but be worried that he might become the laughing stock of the cultivation world once the matter was recorded in the history books.

"Master, I have not seen you in a long time. Here are some gifts for you."

Seeing Xiao Wuyou's expression change again and again, Chen Chen chuckled and grabbed a handful of storage rings that he had prepared long ago, and stuffed them into Xiao Wuyou's hand.

Looking at the storage ring in his hand, the corners of Xiao Wuyou's eyes twitched.

Storage rings were indeed very valuable as only cultivators above the Core Formation realm in the Tianyun Clan could use them.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment realm elders would use storage bags.

'Where did this kid get so many storage rings?'

Before he could figure it out, Chen Chen added, "This is filled with things."

"What!?!"

Xiao Wuyou exclaimed with raised brows. He casually opened a storage ring and checked the inside, only to get a huge fright.

'It contains Spirit Stones. There are probably at least 200,000 of them!'

"This... this..."

Xiao Wuyou spluttered incoherently and checked the second storage ring again.

'Great, there are thousands of bottles of pills here, and nearly a hundred pills are in the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm!'

'Also, what's up with that big pile of clothes? Aren't they the uniforms of the inner clan disciples of the Wuxin Clan?'

"I saw that the material of the clothes was pretty good and were close to the level of spiritual artifacts, so I brought a thousand sets back. After some modifications, it should no longer look like the Wuxin Clan uniform."

Chen Chen said somewhat guiltily.

He had even snatched away all the brooms and mops of the Wuxin Clan. Well, he couldn't help it because the quality of the things of the Wuxin Clan were just superb.

After checking all the storage rings, Xiao Wuyou was flabbergasted and his eyes began to go out of focus. The gifts that his disciple had given him

were akin to hundreds of his family assets.

'Am I actually that poor? When I gave Chen Chen a thousand Spirit Stones back then, I thought I was being very generous...'

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen's expression changed and he hurriedly took out a calming pill which he then fed to Xiao Wuyou.

"Master, don't get too agitated, don't hurt your body because of some trivial matters!"

After taking the calming pill, Xiao Wuyou was finally much calmer. He put away the storage rings and said, "Disciple... did you raid the Wuxin Clan's den?"

"Ahem, almost. I accidentally blew up the spirit meridian of the Wuxin Clan too," Chen Chen said, feeling a little embarrassed as his face was flushed. After all, he cared about his pride.

Xiao Wuyou smiled and took a deep breath, fully exerting the effects of the calming pill which quickly made him regain his composure.

"How did I find such a disciple like you in the first place... You're making me feel so stressed! No wonder the Wuxin Clan ancestor rushed back in such a hurry."

As soon as he finished speaking, the members of the White Tiger Clan voiced out.

"Since the successor of the Tianyun Clan is here, why don't he come down together to discuss the major issues!?!"

Upon hearing his words, Xiao Wuyou nodded and looked at Chen Chen. "The clan masters of the White Tiger Clan, the Vermilion Bird Clan, and the Black Tortoise Clan are all here. Come with me, we'll talk about the rest of the matters in private later."

"Okay!"

Chen Chen answered.

Now that the Wuxin Clan's people had withdrawn, the four clans should be discussing the matter of union.

He couldn't miss such a meeting. Otherwise, what if the Tianyun Clan suffered a loss?

...

A few moments later, Chen Chen came to the palace hall.

Xiao Wuyou and Chen Chen sat in the White Tiger Hall of the White Tiger Clan.

Chen Chen did not expect that the clan master of the White Tiger Clan had died two days ago. Before his death, he had severely injured a Nascent Soul realm cultivator of the Wuxin Clan and now, Ye Wusheng had taken over the position of the White Tiger Clan.

Ye Wusheng had also stepped into the Core Formation realm and even the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor on his body had vanished, thus revealing his true appearance.

Chen Chen scrutinized Ye Wusheng who had white hair and a cold and handsome face.

On the other hand, Xiao Wuyou looked at the portrait of the deceased clan master behind Ye Wusheng.

He was Bai Zhan the mighty and prestigious former clan master of the White Tiger Clan.

Bai Zhan and Xiao Wuyou were also rivals when they were young, and later on, they were like both enemies and friends.

Looking at the portrait person who had been at odds against him all his life hanging there, Xiao Wuyou could not help but sigh and think to himself, "Brother Bai, this is the difference in the level of our disciples. Look at me, I've accepted a good disciple and now he gave me dozens of storage rings. Look at you. You accepted an unreliable disciple and now you're dead. All that's left is the smile on your face in the portrait!"

After this thought came to mind, Xiao Wuyou was actually a little smug, but he soon dispelled it.

'Nascent Soul realm cultivators should not be so frivolous!'

...

Seeing that everyone was silent, the Vermilion Bird Clan master and the others said calmly, "The four clans may be united now but we have to select a leading clan so that we can all act in unison and keep our orders. Since the Green Dragon Clan has been destroyed, it is reasonable to say that the White Tiger Clan should take this position, but now that Brother Bai has fallen... which clan is most suitable?"

"Of course it's the Tianyun Clan. Is there still a need to discuss this? Firstly, my master's cultivation level is the highest and secondly, the Tianyun Clan is now ranked second among the clans in the State of Jin. Who else should take the lead if not us?"

Chen Chen answered with a firm attitude.

On the other hand, the clan masters of the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Black Tortoise Clan frowned.

'Compared to Xiao Wuyou, this Tianyun Clan successor is much more domineering. Which ordinary successor would dare to speak to me like this?'

'However, this successor of the Tianyun Clan is a top elite of the State of Jin and he has the right to be proud!'

'Besides, given the current situation, the Tianyun Clan should be the leaders.'

'However, the true experts of the Tianyun Clan are only Xiao Wuyou and this successor. In terms of foundation, the Tianyun Clan is far inferior to the White Tiger Clan and the Vermilion Bird Clan...'

'And to measure the true strength of a clan is not just to look at one or two members...'

With that thought, the two of them subconsciously looked at Ye Wusheng.

In terms of heritage, the White Tiger Clan was the strongest. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to fight at the White Tiger Clan.

Ye Wusheng's current temperament had changed greatly. Looking at the two clan masters who were staring at him, he said solemnly, "There are eight peak Core Formation realm elders in the White Tiger Clan. They would break through to the Nascent Soul realm at any time..."

Ye Wusheng paused because he saw Chen Chen fiddling with a token not far away from him.

That token was clearly the one that he had given to Chen Chen as collateral when he was in the capital. At that time, he declared that as long as the token was shown, he would agree to all requests even if he had to die.

Now that Chen Chen had taken out the token... it was a blatant threat!

"Clan Master Ye, continue boasting, I'm listening to you." Chen Chen fiddled with the token and weighted it in his hand with a playful expression.

Ye Wusheng blushed and froze on the spot, completely speechless.

Indeed, you won't get to keep someone else's belongings forever...

Chapter 132

Ye Wusheng was caught in a dilemma while the clan masters of the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Black Tortoise clans frowned.

According to their thoughts, the leading clan should be one of the three clans.

After all, the three clans were closer to each other and even if their clan was not the leading clan, they wouldn't mind having the White Tiger Clan take the lead.

Ye Wusheng was only a cultivator at the early Core Formation stage. Once they give their opinions, he definitely wouldn't dare to defy them.

"What is Ye Wusheng doing? Why isn't he saying anything? Indeed, most young people are unreliable and tend to get nervous during such situations."

The Vermilion Bird Clan master secretly criticized.

"Chen Chen is not a composed or grounded person either. He seems to loaf around all day. This generation of young people is really far worse than when we were young. "

As they thought about it, the Vermilion Bird Clan master accidentally saw the red string on Chen Chen's neck, as well as the corner of the Phoenix Blood Begonia pendant that was revealed.

Although it was only a corner, the Vermilion Bird Clan Master could instantly recognize it to be the Phoenix Blood Begonia pendant, which she had given to her beloved disciple Xiao Huang!

"What's going on? I gave this jade pendant to my disciple when she was still a child, how come it is now on Chen Chen's neck!?!"

The Vermilion Bird Clan master was shocked. 'How can a girl's personal belongings be given to another man casually?'

'My disciple didn't tell me about it either but Chen Chen is so wearing it so openly without hiding...'

'Could it be? Damn it.'

The Vermilion Bird Clan Master was a middle-aged woman who had a cool and aloof expression. At this moment, she could not help but have her eyelids twitch.

She then turned her head to look at the Vermilion Bird Clan successor, Xiao Huang, who had been standing behind her.

Xiao Huang had noticed the gaze of her master early on, but how could she explain it?

She couldn't possibly say that she had sold her personal belongings to that shameless person, Chen Chen. What would her master think?

Besides, it was an intimate object that others usually could not see. If she said that she was forced to sell it, no one would believe her. After all, she couldn't bare her chest openly like Chen Chen was, as that would make her seem like a bandit leader...

Hence, when faced with her master's gaze, she had no choice but to lower her head while blushing.

When the Vermilion Bird Clan master saw that scene, her heart sank.

'I didn't expect it! My disciple had actually privately come to an engagement with this successor of the Tianyun Clan!'

'She even gave him a token of love!'

'This is outrageous...'

'Hey, it seems that this kid is quite good!'

The Vermilion Bird Clan master subconsciously wanted to curse, but when she saw how composed and relaxed Chen Chen was, she suddenly felt that he was not ordinary.

He had a clear and handsome face,and when he spoke, he was neither condescending nor lowly. When facing the Nascent Soul realm powerhouses, he did not have the slightest fear.

More importantly, he had incredible talent and had reached the Core Formation realm at such a young age.

Although Ye Wusheng was also in the Core Formation realm, he had been hiding under his armor for years and became a little psychotic. He really wasn't a good candidate for any companionship for life.

Thinking of this, the Vermilion Bird Clan Clan Master suddenly smiled and said calmly, "I think we can make the Tianyun Clan the leading clan. After all, Clan Master Ye is too young and it might be difficult for him to take on a huge task like this."

Psht!

The Black Tortoise Clan master who was at the side, looked at her in puzzlement. When Xiao Wuyou flew away just now, they had already discussed and agreed not to let the Tianyun Clan be the leader. Yet, she changed her mind at the last minute.

'This woman is so unreliable.'

Ye Wusheng was astonished too. 'I was just slow to speak and I got betrayed just like that?'

The Vermilion Bird Clan master ignored them and stared at Chen Chen with a benevolent smile.

During such a moment, she already knew who was closer to her.

After making eye contact with the Vermilion Bird Clan Master, Chen Chen couldn't help but shiver as he hurriedly sat up straight and put on a solemn expression.

He did not know what she was thinking but he vaguely felt nervous.

...

The Vermilion Bird Clan clan master's sudden change of heart jeopardized Ye Wusheng's speech. Two of the four clans supported Xiao Wuyou and they were also on the same starting line. So, how could he compete with Xiao Wuyou, who was in the middle of the Nascent Soul realm?

Besides, Chen Chen still had the token of the White Tiger clan.

The Black Tortoise clan master gave up at this moment too. He simply looked up at the sky outside, looking nonchalant as if he had decided to stay out of it.

Realizing that his master was looking at something outside, Xuan Hong hurriedly followed suit,only to realize that there was nothing special about it.

Seeing this scene, Ye Wusheng took a deep breath, stood up and looked at Chen Chen who was sitting not far away.

"Chen Chen, let me ask you, will you be the clan master of the Tianyun Clan in the future?"

Chen Chen did not speak, but Xiao Wuyou who was next to him, interjected, "Of course he will. When he steps into the Nascent Soul realm, I will step down and let him take over as the patriarch of the Tianyun Clan."

Hearing his words, Ye Wusheng nodded slightly with a solemn expression.

"Good to hear, since that's the case, Chen Chen, you and I shall fight a battle. If you defeat me, the White Tiger Clan will naturally become the leader of the four clans. Otherwise, it would be better for the four clans to be under the lead of the White Tiger Clan now."

"It's not that I'm going back on my word but this is a matter of great importance. After the previous battle, the White Tiger clan has suffered heavy casualties. If I don't put up a fight, I'll really be letting down the late members of the White Tiger Clan."

"Of course, no matter who wins or loses this battle, the White Tiger clan's order is still valid. You can still let me do one thing in the future."

As soon as Ye Wusheng said that, the Vermilion Bird Clan spoke up in displeasure before Chen Chen did.

"Clan Master Ye, you're being ridiculous. As soon as you stepped into the Core Formation realm, you refined the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor that you stained, into a Dharmic treasure and retracted it back into your body. Chen Chen doesn't have the time to refine any Dharmic treasures yet. Don't you think you're bullying him by challenging him who doesn't have a treasure?"

Hearing these words, Ye Wusheng's face stiffened.

'Why is the clan master of the Vermilion Bird Clan always nitpicking on me?"

Chen Chen was also a bit puzzled. 'I'm the main person involved but I have no objections. What are you objecting for? I'm not your son-in-law!'

Sighing helplessly, Chen Chen stood up and said, "Yes, I accept your challenge."

Ye Wusheng was relieved to hear this. Fortunately, Chen Chen agreed, otherwise he would probably be utterly embarrassed.

"In this case, let's get to it sooner rather than later."

...

A few moments later, a group of people arrived at the clan ring of the White Tiger Clan.

On the ring, Chen Chen and Ye Wusheng both stood silently and still not uttering a single word.

The Tiger Spirit Chain Armor on Ye Wusheng's body began to float out of his body.

Chen Chen felt a little embarrassed. Before going on the ring, the Vermilion Bird Clan clan master gave him a bunch of stuff. At this moment, he was still clad in a phoenix feather robe and holding a flaming longsword in his hand. He looked just like a woman dressed as a big boss.

Looking at Chen Chen who was on the stage, the Vermilion Bird Clan clan master became more and more satisfied and she turned her head to look at Xiao Wuyou who was next to her. She said smilingly, "Junior Brother Xiao, we'll be a family from now on."

Xiao Wuyou was astonished to hear her words. Although he had reached the Nascent Soul realm and developed an aura that was more outstanding than before, he was still faithful towards You Ruoshui.

'What does the Vermilion Bird Clan master mean? What does she take me for?'

'Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you support the Tianyun Clan becoming the leader of the four clans?'

'Damn it! I don't care for it!'

Thinking of this, he subconsciously moved farther away from the clan master of the Vermilion Bird Clan with an arrogant expression.

On the ring, Ye Wusheng looked at the odd-looking Chen Chen with a perturbed expression. "Chen Chen, in fact, when you encroached on the White Tiger Clan's Heavenly guest room on the Wuxin Clan's flying boat, I wanted to fight with you. However, I decided to hold back for the sake of the greater good."

"Later, when I arrived at the capital, I witnessed how strong you are so I knew I would be no match for you. Hence, I suppressed the urge to fight you."

"Now that I have reached the Golden Core realm, I have broken free from the restraint of the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor and it has also become my greatest aid."

"At this moment, I finally understand the good intentions my master had when he told me to put on the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor. So, for the sake of fulfilling my master's wishes and for my plans then, I must fight you. Chen Chen, don't blame me for bullying you!"

Upon hearing his long speech, Chen Chen said with an indifferent smile, "Ye Wusheng, bring it on. What's the point of saying so much?"

Chapter 133

Ye Wusheng stayed silent and the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor began to flicker with light. Since he was a child, he had already been wearing it and the aura of the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor had almost fused with his.

Hence, compared to the Dharmic treasures that most Golden Core realm cultivators usually used, the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor was far more powerful, thus giving him the confidence that he could trump all cultivators that he fought as long as they were not in the mid-stage of the Golden core realm!

On the other hand, when Chen Chen saw Ye Wusheng's treasure, he was filled with envy too.

He did not have any treasures that could be fused into his body and summoned at any time.

There were quite a few miscellaneous treasures in his storage ring, but there was no point in taking them out.

After casually putting away the flaming longsword in his hand, Chen Chen took a deep breath, and his fist faintly turned colorful.

In the distance, there was already a faint white tiger shadow roaring behind Ye Wusheng while a menacingly murderous aura swept around.

In the next moment, Ye Wusheng let out a long whistle and attacked Chen Chen with a thunderous force, while the white tiger behind him leaped up and kept its mouth wide open!

He had gone all out with his first strike, which contained too many things!

His master's expectations, the hopes that the clan pinned on him, his unwavering willpower, and etc...

"Ye Wusheng has just stepped into the Golden Core realm, but he already has this kind of strength... he's worthy of being the disciple that Senior Brother Bai had to save even though he had to die.

The Vermilion Bird Clan master sighed with some worries in his eyes.

The Black Tortoise clan master patted Xuan Hong's head, as if to say "Look at him, now look at yourself. You should be ashamed."

Even Xiao Wuyou frowned. The difference between having treasures and not was too large. With one's life treasure, an early-stage Core Formation realm cultivator would be able to fight a cultivator in the middle of the Core Formation realm who did not have a life treasure.

'Can my disciple really beat Ye Wusheng?'

To be honest, he had not seen much of Chen Chen's fights against others. When he learned that Chen Chen had helped the Tianyun Clan advance from the last to the second place among the 36 clans,he was surprised for a long time.

Bang!

Just when the crowd was pondering, a loud sound was issued from the ring, followed by the surging of a large wave of spiritual energy. Everything soon became calm again afterwards.

Everyone saw Chen Chen's fist landing on Ye Wusheng's stomach while Ye Wusheng's fist was still a finger away from Chen Chen's face.

At this point both of them were not moving, and only after a long time did they hear Ye Wusheng whispering.

"Chen Chen, you... which grade is your Golden Core?"

"I don't know, it should be just a little bit more powerful than the first grade." Chen Chen withdrew his fist and seriously replied.

At this juncture, the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor on Ye Wusheng's body had gradually begun to recede and with a look of being in pain and misery, he fell onto the ground.

Looking at the turquoise blue sky above his head, Ye Wusheng muttered with his eyes glassed over, "Chen Chen has advanced past the first-grade Golden Core... Yet, after so much hard work, I've only formed the third-grade Golden Core."

Recalling the various kinds of suffering he had endured throughout his childhood because of the Tiger Spirit Chain Armor before he reached the Golden Core realm, he began to feel overjoyed.

Ye Wusheng closed his eyes with some tears in them.

Everything was gone.

He thought that his time had come but to his surprise, it was only the beginning of his nightmare. 'Why did I give up so much and suffer so much hardship, only to be worlds apart from Chen Chen?"

"Ye Wusheng, don't be discouraged. In fact, you are still quite impressive. You're a true elite of the State of Jin!"

After comforting him insincerely, Chen Chen leaped off the ring.

The surrounding crowd also came back to their senses at this moment. They had never expected this scene at all.

The more the Vermilion Bird Clan clan master looked at Chen Chen, the more she liked him as she was in great awe of his ability to defeat Ye Wusheng with a single punch.

Even a cultivator in the mid Golden Core realm may not be able to do so, wouldn't that mean that Chen Chen's strength was at least comparable to the late Golden Core realm?

He had just stepped into the Golden core realm but his strength was already that of the late Golden core. She had never heard of such an elite in the world!

However, there was one thing that made her displeased.

'Xiao Huang gave this token of love to that kid but it doesn't seem that he had given her anything. I don't see Xiao Huang owning any additional treasures.'

Thinking of this, she felt rather indignant.

When Chen Chen walked to her, she simply extended her hand and said indifferently, "After all, we are a family now. Don't you have anything to express?"

"Huh? A family?" Chen Chen was confused. Although they wanted to unite the four clans, he felt that it wasn't enough for them to be considered a family.

"Why else do you think I'm speaking up for your Tianyun Clan!" The Vermilion Bird Clan master's face turned sullen when he saw Chen Chen feigning ignorance.

Hearing this, Xiao Wuyou's face reddened. 'The Vermilion Bird Clan clan master is too brazen with her words. Not only did she just give me a hint just now, she's asking my disciple for something.'

'Am I that charming? Was I not aloof enough towards her just now? Did I not make my refusal obvious enough?'

'Also, how did she know that my disciple is well-off?'

Seeing how eager his master was, Chen Chen immediately understood something. He didn't expect his master to flirt with other women despite being in a stable relationship.

'He's horrible! I can't be such a person!'

'However, the stronger the three clans are, the better.The Vermilion Bird Clan clan master was quite nice to me just now.'

'Forget it, in this case, I'll acknowledge her as Master's second wife. I might need her in the future.'

Thinking of this, Chen Chen fumbled about in the storage ring, and he soon took out the dusty Earthly Flame Heavenly Heart Lotus that had been sealed for a long time.

It was a flame treasure that would be extremely helpful to Nascent Soul realm powerhouses but Chen Chen had been leaving it aside in the storage ring because he didn't cultivate any fire cultivation methods.

Upon sight of the Earthly Flame Heavenly Heart Lotus, the Vermilion Bird Clan clan master's pupil's constricted and they were filled with disbelief.

She was just asking for a token, but she didn't expect Chen Chen to take out such a powerful heavenly treasure!

That made her feel surprised and flattered.

"This... this is too..."

"It's no big deal, don't stand on ceremony, we are a family," Chen Chen said with a smile as he casually tossed the Earthly Flame Heavenly Heart Lotus at her.

The Vermilion Bird Clan clan master looked at the Earthly Flame Heavenly Heart Lotus in her hand, and then at her disciple Xiao Huang, who was beside her. There was some reluctance in her eyes.

The gift was too precious and she couldn't turn it down. In that case, she could only...

With that thought, she channeled her spiritual power and sent a voice transmission to Xiao Huang. "Disciple, you can stay at the Tianyun Clan but remember, you are always the future clan master of the Vermilion Bird Clan. One day, you will still have to return to the Vermilion Bird Clan and succeed the clan."

"One more thing, if you have a child with Chen Chen in the future, remember to bring him or her to the Vermilion Bird Clan. Both you and Chen Chen's abilities and aptitude are incredible, I believe your child will be an impressive elite too. I can't let the Tianyun Clan get that advantage..."

Hearing her words, Xiao Huang's face turned extremely flushed.

'What is Master thinking!?! If others hear me, how can I face others in the future?'

...

The White Tiger Clan's power struggle came to an end.

The first division of the State of Zhou Demon Clan.

Zhou Renlong was speechless and his hands were shaking when he saw what was going on.

The Wuxin Clan's spirit meridian and their thousand-year foundation were destroyed all at once!

It was all the doing of the new disciple of the Demon clan who had only joined less than a month ago.

"What kind of grudge is this? Isn't there a ten-year period? Why does he have to fight so hard?"

Zhou Renlong's mood was extremely complicated. On one hand, the Wuxin Clan's suffering made him overjoyed but he also found it a pity that the disciple had fallen.

"Clan Master! Senior Brother resolutely decided to stay in the spirit meridian in order to deal the Wuxin Clan a fatal blow! I think he deserves an honorable burial! We should let everyone in the Demon Clan know of Senior Brother's fame!"

Yuan Qingtian knelt not far away and was already sobbing while talking.

At this moment, his mind was filled with his brother's voice and smile, as well as the scene where he tossed the digger at him and told him to hurry up and leave.

That scene gave him a deep impression that even vaguely exceeded his obsession with Chen Chen.

"Okay, I know. Let the Puppet Division make a few flesh bodies for Zhang Chen and place them beside the Fiendgod statue. Let him enjoy the offerings of the people of the State of Zhou."

"It's a pity that someone of such good potential died young. Is Heaven going to exterminate the body refinement lineage?"

At this point, Zhou Renlong could not help but be sorrowful. Recalling the fact that he had suspected Zhang Chen previously, he felt guilty because he had projected his own small shortcomings onto Zhang Chen and judged him.

If he could turn back time, he would definitely accept Zhang Chen as his disciple...

Hearing Zhou Renlong's words, Yuan Qingtian felt bitter. He turned around and kowtowed nine times in the direction of the Wuxin Clan. Sobbing, he exclaimed, "Senior Brother, rest in peace! In my life, you'll be the only Senior Brother I acknowledge!"

Chapter 134

Ah-choo!

Chen Chen sneezed with a confused gaze.

His cultivation level was already at the Core Formation realm, so why would he sneeze? Is someone from the Wuxin Clan cursing him?

'It seems that I have to be more careful in the future, such things as curses really exist.'

"Detection has shown that the host's cultivation level has reached Core Formation and the tracking distance has been increased to 50 meters. In addition, you will be rewarded with one lucky tracking opportunity."

At this moment, the system's belated prompt suddenly sounded in Chen Chen's mind.

"Fifty meters now? The tracking range has expanded greatly!"

Chen Chen was a little excited. Although the difference between 30 meters and 50 meters seemed to only be 20 meters, the actual tracking area has increased nearly thrice!

The surface area of a circle was equal to the square of Pi, something that he learned in his previous life.

"Activate Lucky Tracking opportunity! Tracking a person of the opposite sex who matches the host's morals, values, and aesthetics."

"Tracking the host's favorite toy."

"Tracking the cultivation method that best matches the host's constitution."

Hearing the prompts in his head, Chen Chen's eyelids twitched.

Previously, the Lucky Tracking system said that he enjoyed eating clams of the boundless sea and he ended up feeling distracted for several days after that as he could not help but think about the taste of the mussel essence.

The system started sending prompts again.

'Please don't harm me again, otherwise, I'll slip into obsession because of the system one day."

"Lucky Tracking activated, tracking the most compatible refining material with the host within 50,000 kilometers."

"There are long stretches of volcanoes in the west that span across 76,000 miles, and the 32nd volcano contains the most precious material for refining weapons, which is also the most compatible material for refining weapons for the host."

"Tracking is completed."

The system stopped sending prompts, and Chen Chen was left speechless for a long time.

He finally got what he wanted right when he needed it the most. Now, all he wanted was to get a personal treasure!

Ordinary refining materials could not catch his attention at all.

He managed to get plenty of treasures in the treasure vault of the Wuxin Clan but he didn't like any of them.

What is a personal treasure? Personal treasures meant something that had to stay with him for a long time, or even for life.

How could such treasures be weak? Besides, elites like him particularly needed the best of such treasures! Only then would they be compatible with his identity!

"Omni Divine Gold? Sounds great, hehe!"

Chen Chen couldn't help but giggle foolishly. At this moment, Xiao Wuyou suddenly interrupted his illusions.

"Disciple, do you really still want to go to the Demon Clan?"

Hearing this, Chen Chen's expression suddenly became solemn.

"Yes, Master, the Wuxin Clan has now suffered a huge damage and the Demon clan definitely wouldn't miss this chance. If we don't defect to the Demon clan, they will definitely target the Tianyun Clan instead. So, I had to go to the Demon clan to create some trouble and buy time for the Tianyun Clan."

Xiao Wuyou was ashamed and remorseful to hear that. Chen Chen was stirring up trouble in order to create an opportunity for the weak Tianyun Clan to rise.

He could easily guess the danger contained in it.

Besides, as a master, there was very little help he could give his disciple. Yet, he accepted plenty of benefits from his disciple.

At this moment, he was actually a little envious of Bai Zhan again.

Bai Zhan at least had the opportunity to do his part as a master, and even lost his life to save Ye Wusheng.

On the other hand, he couldn't do anything for Chen Chen.

Seeing that Xiao Wuyou was in low spirits, Chen Chen comforted, "Haha, Master, don't think too much about it, this is a type of experience for me. I'm a diamond in the rough and my edges have to be smoothened. By the way, Master, are there any more masks of the specialties of your wife's clan? Give me one more."

Seeing that his disciple had finally asked him for something, Xiao Wuyou immediately perked up and his storage ring lit up too. Ten masks of the Youshui Clan reached Chen Chen's hand too.

Looking at the pile of masks in his hand, Chen Chen was a bit speechless.

'There's just a difference between the way she treats her lover and her lover's disciple.Back then, Master's wife said that the mask she gave me is really precious.'

'Yet, she gave Master so many. It's almost as good as a wholesale manufacturer.'

At the thought of this, Chen Chen sighed and said, "Master, I shouldn't have said much about such things but Master's wife treats you pretty well. You shouldn't be so indecisive..."

Hearing this, Xiao Wuyou's face reddened and he shook his head. "I know that the Vermilion Bird Clan clan master is just having a one-sided crush on me. I will keep a distance from her in the future, but you must not tell my lover about this."

"I know."

The two of them looked at each other, and both saw the sincerity in each other's eyes.

At this moment, a disciple of the White Tiger Clan walked in from outside and saluted Xiao Wuyou.

"Clan Master Xiao, there are two people outside the sect who are claiming to be the clan master and Saintess of the Qingling Clan, Qing Heng and Qing Qian. They would like to see you."

Hearing this, Chen Chen's expression changed and he hurriedly said, "Master, this is urgent, I have to go first!"

"Huh? Are they that urgent?" Xiao Wuyou asked in puzzlement.

"Yes! The matter should not be delayed!" Chen Chen exclaimed and turned around to leave but a moment later, he suddenly snapped back to his senses and left through the back door.

Looking at Chen Chen's back, Xiao Wuyou was moved.

Although his disciple often got up to some nonsensical antics in the clan all day, he was often more eager than anyone else when the clan truly encountered a crisis...

Who else would become the clan master if not him?

...

After leaving the White Tiger Clan, Chen Chen put on a mask and turned into the appearance of Zhang Chen. When he reached the border of the State of Jin and State of Zhou, he put on the hideous copper mask again and once again turned into the junior division master of the first division of the Demon clan.

"Hehe, with my merits this time, the clan master should give me a chance to take the test and let me challenge the junior division masters of the other 35 divisions, right?"

Chen Chen thought gleefully as he flew. If he became the master of the 36 divisions of the Demon clan and the prince of the State of Zhou, then he would have much more room for operations.

However, when he arrived at the first division of the Demon Clan, he froze in shock.

It was because it was all black in the first division and their faces were full of sadness.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen's heart sank.

"Is the Clan Master dead? No! Wait until I become the Young Clan Master before you die!"

Chen Chen subconsciously flew towards the place with the most people.

It didn't take long for him to arrive above the large platform of the first division.

At this moment, there were thousands of people gathered on the big platform below, all of them were dressed in white.

In the middle of the platform, Yuan Qingtian was holding a huge portrait and staggering forward with tears in his eyes. With each step he took, he wailed and wept miserably.

"Senior Brother! You died so tragically! You didn't even leave your corpse!"

"Senior Brother, although you died, the Demon clan will always remember your merits!"

As soon as he said those words, the thousands of people around began screaming loudly!

"Rest in peace, Senior Brother Zhang Chen! You'll live in our hearts forever!"

With that cry, a bunch of Demon clan disciples walked out and tossed a few stones into the sky.

In an instant, a giant "Chen Chen" that was tens of meters in height appeared at the front of the platform.

Although this giant "Chen Chen" was wearing a mask, it could be seen from the curvature of his mouth and his sincere gaze that he was smiling very peacefully.

Afterwards, the large "Chen Chen" waved at the thousands of disciples of the Demon clan with a smile, seemingly bidding him goodbye.

After the crowd had enough of looking at it, the huge phantom began to float towards the west, drifting further and further away. However, his smile remained the same though there was some reluctance in his eyes.

Seeing this, Yuan Qingtian burst into tears and knelt on the ground. "Goodbye, Senior Brother!"

"Goodbye, Senior Brother!" the other Demon clan disciples chimed in.

Seeing this, Chen Chen's face turned sullen.

'What? You guys go to hell!'

Without hesitation, Chen Chen landed directly next to Yuan Qingtian and grabbed him up.

"Fool, I'm not dead! What are you crying for!?!"

Yuan Qingtian was already weeping uncontrollably at this point and he could no longer think straight. He muttered, "Huh? Was this done by the Puppet Division or the corpse refinement division? It looks so real! I'll burn it later..."

Smack!

Chen Chen slapped him on his face and barked, "Dream on, I'm living well!"

After saying that, he took a look at the exquisite portrait on the ground and started crushing it into bits with his foot.

Chapter 135

Looking at the crushed portrait, Yuan Qingtian was stunned for a moment but his eyes were soon filled with indescribable misery, as if he had lost the most precious item.

However in the next second, he abruptly snapped back to his senses and leaped up from the ground to look at Chen Chen, his gaze filled with astonishment and uncertainty.

"Senior Brother! Are you really Senior Brother? You're not a puppet or a walking corpse?"

"Bullshit! Can puppets and walking corpses have 1% of my temperament?" Chen Chen chided before taking off his mask to reveal his face.

Looking at the handsome face that was exactly the same as the one he remembered, Yuan Qingtian subconsciously wanted to cry again, but was intimidated by Chen Chen's menacing glare.

"Senior Brother, it doesn't make sense. That explosion was massive and I almost died even though I hid hundreds of meters into the ground. How could you not die? You don't have a digger anyway."

Yuan Qingtian wiped his tears with a look of confusion.

"What? I didn't die, and you're still not happy? Can I be the same as you?"

Chen Chen was speechless. If not for the fact that Yuan Qingtian was initially beaten into a fool by him, he would have definitely taught him a hard lesson.

"Senior Brother... It's really Senior Brother!"

Before Yuan Qingtian finished his words, Chen Chen felt a powerful force coming from afar, and he flew up into the sky and then towards the distance.

At the same time, a voice echoed throughout the first division of the Demon Clan.

"The funeral is cancelled! In the future, my Demon Clan must not hold these nonsensical rituals again!"

...

Woosh!

With a muffled sound, Chen Chen landed in front of Zhou Renlong.

Looking at the shackles on Zhou Renlong's body, Chen Chen couldn't help but break out in cold sweat that covered his forehead.

Fortunately, Zhou Renlong was being shackled to locks. Otherwise, the State of Jin would have nothing to do.

It was no wonder that the Wuxin Clan was not very enthusiastic about fighting the Demon Clan. The strength of this Essence Soul realm powerhouse was so strong that they couldn't completely overthrow the Demon Clan no matter how hard they tried. Hence, it was better to rectify the internal problems.

"The Clan Master has unparalleled powers, I truly admire you!"

Chen Chen saw Zhou Renlong's expressionless face and subconsciously decided to bootlick him.

"Why aren't you dead?" Zhou Renlong asked indifferently.

"Actually, I almost died, my whole body was almost shattered at that time, but the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique suddenly worked, and together with my special constitution, I actually came back to life."

Chen Chen explained, giving the reason that he had long thought about.

He had also read the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique dictates and during the early stages of practicing this technique would allow him to be revived and as he advanced, the higher the probability of resurrection. As long as his body had the indestructible essence, he would be able to continue to resurrect. With every resurrection, he would become stronger.

"You're so lucky that it's shocking," Zhou Renlong said with a glint in his eyes, seemingly thinking about something.

"It's all thanks to the blessings of Lord Fiendgod!" Chen Chen said, staring piously at the menacing statue of the Fiendgod.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Renlong smiled and said softly, "You did very well this time. Tell me, what reward do you want? Spirit Stones? Or what?"

Hearing this, Clan Master smiled awkwardly and said somewhat coyly, "If possible, of course I'd hope that you can give me a chance... to take the test."

"You want to become the young clan master of the Demon clan and the prince of the State of Zhou?" Zhou Renlong asked with an insincere smile. Clan Master could not help but feel his scalp turn numb.

'This Essence Soul realm powerhouse is really too terrifying. He's not on the same level as the Nascent Soul realm at all. When he speaks, his tone seems to be full of a powerful deterrence. Others can't help but be fearful.'

However, Chen Chen wasn't a wimp either. His gaze immediately became menacing and he said in a stern voice, "Clan Master! I want to revitalize the Demon Clan! I also want to get rid of these shackles for you, Clan Master!"

Hearing his words, Zhou Renlong was stunned and his body immediately started shuddering again. In the end, he chuckled loudly, sending a chill down the spines of everyone.

"Zhang Chen, you want to remove these shackles for me? Haha, do you know, who put these shackles on me?"

Chen Chen did not know the answer. His gaze was calm and he looked like he wasn't going to succumb. At this moment, he had the courage of fighting the heavens!

"I don't care who he is! Even if he is Heaven, so what!?! We diabolic cultivators have to break the chains of heaven and earth with our own will! We are beyond the world!"

"If I don't even fear Heaven, why would I fear humans? Clan Master, you are the most powerful person in the world. I feel sorry for you because you are trapped here, so from the moment I saw you on the first day, I made a great wish in my heart that I will get rid of these shackles for you sooner or later!"

Zhou Renlong looked into Chen Chen's eyes for a long time without saying a word. Meanwhile, he sighed continuously in his heart.

'He's a natural diabolic cultivator, if only he's a native of the State of Zhou.'

After a long time, Zhou Renlong sighed and said, "I can give you a chance. I can make you the Junior Clan Master of the Demon clan, but not the Prince of the State of Zhou. After all, you are not a native of the State of Zhou."

"The people of the State of Zhou have always hated the State of Jin. If you become the crown prince, I am afraid that the State of Zhou will be in chaos."

Hearing this, Chen Chen exclaimed in disbelief, "Isn't the State of Zhou unified? Changing the system for me would be too excessive, I find it inappropriate!"

Zhou Renlong sneered, "Change the system? It's not to such an extent. After all, the Junior Clan Master is not the same as the Clan Master. What if you die after a while? To be frank, I've been the Clan Master for 200 years and two Junior Clan Masters have already died so far. You might be the third."

Chen Chen's face was extremely sullen but fortunately, he still had the mask to cover his expression.

He had brought the mask out from the secret realm and it was also a treasure so he reckoned that Zhou Renlong probably couldn't see through it.

'Damn it, I want to unshackle you but you want me to die! How can there be such a revengeful person in this world!?! I'll put you in a cage in the future! I'll lock you up!'

Despite thinking so in his heart, Chen Chen's tone was very sincere as he said, "Clan Master, you are right. I definitely work hard to gain the recognition of the people of the State of Zhou."

"It's good that you understand. Hehe, the junior division master of the other 35 divisions happen to have come to your funeral. There is no need for me to summon them, if you want to be tested by them, then go ahead."

As soon as Zhou Renlong said that, he looked outside and his voice echoed throughout the entire Demon clan.

"I, Zhang Chen, the disciple of the body refinement division of the Demon clan, accept the test for the Junior Clan Master. Everyone else, please get ready."

...

A few moments later, Chen Chen once again arrived on the big platform.

At this time, all the pieces of black fabric were removed. The hall also disappeared without a trace. The occasional joss paper floating in the distance was the only proof that a funeral was held here.

All the sadness that they felt previously was gone as they started looking cold and aloof again.

The Junior division master Yuan Qingtian of the Darkness Division.

The junior division master of the Division of Illusion.

The demon division's master Dongfang Dang.

...

The 35 junior division masters were all assembled on the platform and looking at Chen Chen with extremely cold gazes.

It was as if they weren't the ones who had been crying an hour ago.

"The Demon clan... are too pragmatic!"

Chen Chen looked at the fifty-odd weirdos. He wanted to cry but there were no tears.

The corpse refinement division and the Puppet Division had already pulled out the corpses and the corpses were drooling endlessly.

Seeing Chen Chen approaching, Dongfang Dang began shaking the strips of cloth on his body, revealing a terrifying vibe.

Chen Chen subconsciously looked away from his face.

"Senior Brother, come closer!"

However, an old man on the other side came over at this time.

"What are you doing?" Chen Chen asked.

The old man also did not answer, but took out a magnifying glass to scrutinize Chen Chen before pulling out seven or eight cursed effigies from his arms. They all looked like Chen Chen.

"Damn it!"

Chen Chen cursed and hurriedly fled far from the old man.

However, the old man was relentless and refused to give in. He simply laid on the ground and crawled behind Chen Chen while looking for things like hair strands, making Chen Chen so frightened that he hurriedly picked up in his tracks.

"Senior Brother, this is the Demon clan's grand event, don't blame me for being merciless later!"

When Yuan Qingtian saw Chen Chen, he also had a solemn expression at this moment. His Core Formation aura was unreserved too.

Looking at this group of fancy guys, Chen Chen took a deep breath.

If he wanted to become the junior Clan Master of the Demon Clan, he had to defeat these thirty-five people in a row today!

Chapter 136

Huff!

Chen Chen exhaled a mouthful of turbid air and arrived at the center of the large platform.

In the Demon clan, he could only use his body refinement cultivation, just like how he could only rely on Qi training when he was in the White Tiger Clan.

In fact, after experiencing the previous Thunder Tribulation, his cultivation level was only a step away from reaching the Core Formation realm.

On the contrary, with the exception of Yuan Qingtian, most of the 35 junior division masters of the Demon clan were all half-step Golden Core cultivators who were worlds apart from him!

After thinking about it, he looked at the weirdos with a smirk and a glint in his eyes.

The latter likewise looked at him with burning gazes.

'Look at his overbearing gaze. Is the junior division master of the body refinement division planning to take on 35 people all by himself!?!'

Frankly speaking, the crowd knew that the junior division master of the body refinement division had already reached the Core Formation realm, and no one was a match for him if it was a one-on-one battle.

There would still be uncertainties if it was a chain battle.

If he wanted to fight all 35 of them on his own, they wouldn't mind letting this arrogant maniac know how strong the Demon clan was.

After they exchanged gazes, Chen Chen suddenly raised his voice. "You people!"

Hearing this, the junior division masters instantly tensed up while they gradually became more and more excited. They were all clamoring to fight him together.

"All of you! One by one! Do not cut in line!"

After saying these words, Chen Chen pointed at Yuan Qingtian.

"You! Little Yuan, you'll be the first!"

The junior division masters all showed a look of disgust after hearing his words.

'Why do they pretend to be dominating the world? Damn it, i rejoiced for nothing.'

Hearing his words, Yuan Qingtian stood solemnly on the platform and saluted Chen Chen. "Sorry to have offended you, Senior Brother."

After saying that, Yuan Qingtian's figure gradually disappeared.

Compared to when he lost in one move previously, his attacking power was increased by several times!

Hence, this time, he had set a small goal for himself, and that was to cause a little difficulty for his Senior Brother, preferably to make him suffer a minor injury!

After all, he had stepped into the Core Formation realm, and had a superior-grade Golden Core!

"System, where is Yuan Qingtian?"

"13 meters above, to the left!"

"Okay!"

Bang!

Yuan Qingtian was blasted away with a single punch of Chen Chen's and he immediately landed outside the ring.

Yuan Qingtian was dumbfounded. Previously, he had at least made a move last time, but this time, before he even started to attack, Chen Chen had already sent him flying out of the ring.

'Is Senior Brother that serious today?'

Chen Chen had a cold smile on his face. This was a serious matter and he could not afford to make any mistakes. He had to let them know today what being stable was really about!

"Next!"

"I'm from the wind illusions of the Illusion Division!"

The junior division master of the Illusion Division with introduced himself and suddenly a beam of light was emitted from his eyes.

In the next second, countless spirit stones, heavenly treasures, and all kinds of secret manuals and elixirs appeared in front of Chen Chen. There were also seventy to eighty Saintesses who were looking at themselves with admiration in their eyes.

"Impressive, he can actually sense what I'm thinking and shake my state of mind. Well, here comes the question. System, where is this guy?"

"Six meters to the right rear."

Hearing this, Chen Chen once again punched in the direction of the system's guidance and an alluring Saintess flew out, breaking the illusion. Feng Huan fell onto the ground with a swollen and bruised eye, thoroughly convinced by Chen Chen.

"I, Dongfang Dang of the Demons Division~"

The junior division master walked out and sauntered towards Chen Chen, the fabric on his body coming loose.

"Such an eyesore! Get lost!"

Bang!

"Ah~ Senior Brother, why did you hit my chest?"

Dongfang Dang was defeated.

"Tie Xin from the Weapons Division! Senior Brother, please guide me! Immortal-Slaying Sword, take that!"

Clang clang clang!

Thirteen flying swords were blasted out, but they didn't break Chen Chen's defense. Instead, they scared Tie Xin into running away.

Chen Chen originally wanted to punch him, but he decided to bear with it as he thought of the fact that he would need the Weapons Division's help with crafting his weapon using the Omni Divine Gold.

...

"Senior Brother, this is the deadly poison that I have concocted..."

"Huh? Sorry, I can't break the golden body of Senior Brother, goodbye!"

...

"Senior Brother, these are some strong combat puppets that I have been working hard on for a long time. Each one of them has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment!"

"Huh? Senior Brother, don't... don't damage them! They're expensive!"

...

"Senior Brother, hey, I'll draw a villain to curse you!"

"Ahem,Senior Brother, how can you hit me when I'm old? Don't you know to respect the elderly?"

...

"These few corpses... Forget it, these are my family and I can't afford to let them be destroyed, I admit defeat!"

Minutes passed.

Only the little boy of the medicine division was left on the large platform.

Looking at Chen Chen's hideous mask, the little boy trembled and was at a loss for words.

Chen Chen casually took out a packet of snacks from his arms and put it into his hands.

"Go, be good, this is not the place for you to be."

"Woo! You scared me to death!" The little boy grabbed the snacks and ran away while bawling.

Seeing this, Chen Chen glanced at one of the junior division masters with a heartened smile.

"Is there anyone else who is not convinced?"

The weirdos were silent as none of them could accept the strike. How could they be indignant?

If all 35 of them took him on at once, there would still be a slight possibility of winning but if it were a one-on-one battle, they would only be defeated.

At the thought of this, they all knelt down on one knee in unison, thoroughly convinced.

"Greetings, Junior Clan Master!"

Previously, he was a junior division master but he was now the Junior Clan Master.

Previously, he was just the junior division master of the body refinement but he was now the Junior Clan Master of the entire Demon clan.

Chen Chen was pleased to see that everyone had subdued. From now on, he was above all others in the Demon clan.

More importantly, the person above him was still trapped and rendered immobile.

Just as he was being smug, Zhou Renlong's voice echoed again throughout the first division.

"From today onwards, Zhang Chen is the Junior Clan Master of the State of Zhou Demon Clan, and he will lead Zhou Shan, Zhou Feng, the nine Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the ninth division, and the Golden core cultivators of the 36 divisions to the State of Zhou to completely eliminate the remaining villains of the Wuxin Clan!"

Hearing this news, all the people of the Demon Clan were motivated and excited.

After so many years of fighting with the Wuxin Clan, is everything finally going to come to an end?

...

At the same time, in the capital of the State of Jin.

The Wuxin Clan ancestor was kneeling in front of a communication token with a terrified expression.

"Did you say that my Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet has been destroyed?" said a gloomy voice that came from the communication token.

"I failed to perform my duties well! Please punish me, Lord!"

"Wastrel, I can't be bothered to punish you. Let's just forget about this matter. In the future, we'll pretend that there is no such thing as a Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet. You and I don't know each other either, do you understand?"

Hearing this, the Wuxin Clan elder did not relax and instead became even more flustered as he exclaimed, "Lord, the Wuxin Clan has been destroyed and is now in a time of crisis, I hope that you will lend us a helping hand on the account of our ties!"

After saying these words, the Wuxin Clan ancestor seemed to have lost all his energy as his entire body turned soft.

Heretical objects like the Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet were taboo for humans and even the imperial chancellor would be punished if he was found to be associated with such evil objects.

Besides, he was on tenterhooks when saying those words. If the lord decided to kill him, he would die.

However, he had no choice. If he didn't ask for help, the Wuxin Clan would not be able to escape the end of the destruction.

"You... are you threatening me?" Someone began chuckling in the communication token.

The Wuxin Clan ancestor was drenched in sweat and his body trembled as he said, "I wouldn't dare!"

"Have you told anyone about the Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet?"

"No! I can guarantee that even the Demon clan disciples who destroyed my clan do not know what the Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet is, let alone break its restrictions... If not for the explosion of the Spirit Meridians..."

"Hah, forget it, on the account that you and I have known each other for so many years, I will send someone over to deal with this matter, you take care of yourself."

After saying this, that communication token exploded and turned into dust.

Chapter 137

The members of the 36 divisions of the Demon clan began to assemble, while Chen Chen returned to Zhou Renlong.

Zhou Renlong looked at Chen Chen without any expression.

He was not surprised that Chen Chen was able to defeat the junior division masters of the other 35 clans.

After a long time, Zhou Renlong said indifferently, "Now that you have become a senior member of the Demon Clan, and the Demon Clan has recognized your loyalty, there are some things I should tell you, such as the origin of this chain on my body."

Hearing this, Chen Chen concentrated his attention and was all ears. He wanted to see which big shot could shackle the Demon Clan Master who was at the Essence Soul realm.

...

"More than ten years ago, there was some friction between the humans and the demons. As a human kingdom, the State of Zhou naturally had to send cultivators to provide aid."

However, that year, I reached a critical juncture of cultivation, so I stayed at the Demon clan and only sent three of my disciples with some other members to go to their rescue."

"Those three disciples of mine had cultivation levels that were higher than yours and the strongest of them even reached the early Nascent Soul realm. He was also the Junior Clan Master of the Demon clan at the time, as well as the crown prince of the State of Zhou."

At this point, there was some misery in Zhou Renlong's eyes.

Hearing his words, Chen Chen understood that the three of them must not have returned, otherwise how could he be the only member in the body refinement division?

"Just like what you're thinking, the disciples of the Demon clan who rushed to the front line had all died in the battle. That's not all. Even the members of the first division who had tagged along with those two Nascent Soul realm cultivators never returned."

"On the contrary, all the members of the Wuxin Clan returned to the State of Jin unscathed. I was naturally displeased."

"I happened to have broken through the Essence Soul realm at that time, so I went to Great Xia alone to investigate the cause of death of my disciples."

"I was eventually told that my eldest disciple was executed because he was cowardly in battle and caused major losses to the human race, while the rest of them all died in battle at the border."

"Where is Great Xia?" Chen Chen asked curiously.

Although he had heard his master Xiao Wuyou say before that there was a greater world beyond the two nations, this was the first time he heard of Great Xia.

"Hah, Great Xia is one of the four imperial dynasties of the human race. The royal family is the descendant of the human emperor who is the first elite of the human race."

"The entire human race has seventy-two kingdoms and four imperial dynasties. The State of Zhou and the State of Jin belong to the seventy-two autonomous kingdoms. During a clan war, the State of Zhou and the State of Jin would be under the management of Great Xia."

Hearing Zhou Renlong's explanation, Chen Chen nodded.

'The world is really huge and the human race alone is so large. There might be other races too!'

"I think the disciples of the Demon clan will never shy away from war, let alone that Senior Brother!"Chen Chen said with a solemn expression.

He was not lying.

The Demon clan had always enjoyed going to war and they were fearless too. Who would believe that the Junior Clan Master of the Demon clan would be cowardly?

Now that Chen Chen was the Junior Clan Master, he would even dare to curse at Heaven, let alone fight fellow humans.

He definitely wouldn't be timid.

Zhou Renlong nodded slightly and muttered, "After that, I secretly went to investigate that battle, and I indeed discovered something strange but before I could find out the truth, the Great Xia Dynasty charged me with the crime of failing to educate my disciple and I was punished to face the wall here for a hundred years."

"So it was arranged by the big shots above, no wonder..."

Thoughts raced through Chen Chen's mind as he thought about the process of this matter.

Clearly, the State of Zhou Demon Clan had been accused.

If that did not happen, what would the outcome be in the end?

Zhou Renlong had already stepped into the Essence Soul realm, and the outcome of the battle between the State of Zhou and the State of Jin was no longer uncertain. As long as the battle between the two clans subsided, the Wuxin Clan would have nothing to do.

Could it be that the Wuxin Clan has something to do with us?

The more Chen Chen thought about it, the more he thought it was possible because the timing was too coincidental. The Great Xia did not get benefits from the Demon clan and the only questionable thing was, what gave the Wuxin Clan such energy?

"Zhang Chen, if you go to the State of Jin this time and meet the ancestor of the Wuxin Clan, tell him that I will forgive him and let the Wuxin Clan off as long as he tells the truth if what happened more than ten years ago is related to him."

Before Chen Chen could continue, Zhou Renlong spoke up with his eyes full of fatigue. Clearly, the matter had already become his obsession and hence, he was willing to let his enemy off this time to find out the truth.

Chen Chen solemnly agreed, and was quite happy deep down.

The Demon clan had already been beaten up badly and that was an absolutely advantageous situation for the Tianyun Clan.

That way, the Tianyun Clan could develop for a long time.

However, after thinking about it, Chen Chen's mood became more somber again.

If the Wuxin Clan can make the Great Xia's senior executives frame the Demon clan once, they could definitely do it again.

He was now the Junior Clan Master of the Demon clan and if the Wuxin Clan was really the one getting up to those tricks back then, they might target him this time! After all, he was a large part of the reason that the Wuxin Clan was now in such a miserable state.

"This situation is really hard to handle. The Clan Master's status and cultivation level are high so the Wuxin Clan might be wary but I'm just a nobody... No, I must become stronger and get the Omni Divine Gold as soon as possible."

Chen Chen secretly made up his mind.

Although tens of thousands of kilometers seemed like a great distance, it meant nothing to Core Formation cultivators as it would take only a day's flight.

Besides, the Demon clan cultivators needed two days to assemble. Thus, he reckoned that he should be able to catch up a little.

...

After leaving the mountain space of Zhou Renlong, Chen Chen hurriedly found the junior division master of the Weapons Division, Tie Xin.

At this moment, Tie Xin was boasting to the others and bragging that he was one of the only two people who did not get beaten up badly by Chen Chen just now. Before they could finish, they were pulled away by Chen Chen.

"Tie Xin, I'd like to ask you about one thing.What is the Omni Divine Gold?"

Upon hearing the Omni Divine Gold, Tie Xin suddenly became agitated and he answered.

He answered, "The Omni Divine Gold is ranked among the top ten refining materials in this world, it is a divine material that we alchemists can only dream of! Rumor has it that the body of Omni Divine Gold is not really strong, nor is it particularly spiritual, but it has a terrifying characteristic, which is to transform all gold into itself!"

"When it accumulates to a certain amount, it can devour other materials, plunder the characteristics of other materials, and then fuse those characteristics with itself. The more it devours, the stronger it becomes! The Omni Divine Gold got its name from that characteristic."

After hearing this introduction, Chen was speechless.

The system would never go wrong. Was there any other material in this world that was more suitable for refining weapons for a tycoon like him?

At the thought of this, he couldn't help but feel a little furious. He asked, "What does the Omni Divine Gold look like? Are there any points to note if I want to find it?"

Hearing this, Tie Xin scratched his head and said, "I can't quite describe what it looks like but it's one of the ten precious refining materials, none of which we have seen in the Weapons Division. The Omni Divine Gold is the most difficult material to find, because this thing can change its form freely. Hence, it might have turned into magma and rolled around in the ground. It may also be attached to some metal ore, unknown to man."

Hearing this, Chen Chen nodded slightly and then patted Tie Xin on his shoulder. "Tell your master to bring a few more people when he comes to the Demon clan. By the way, tell him to bring his tools too. When he comes, I want to ask him to help me forge a personal treasure. As for the reward, I won't disappoint you."

After saying these words, Chen Chen darted towards the west.

"Junior Clan Master, aren't you going to attend the celebration banquet?"

Tie Xin asked.

"No, I will make up for it later!"

After saying that, Chen Chen had already reached the sky.

His predestined divine material was waiting for him tens of thousands of miles away, how could he have the time to attend a celebration banquet?

'Hehe, the Omni Divine Gold... is indeed a good thing.'

At the thought of this, Chen Chen's smile gradually widened.

Chapter 138

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

At the western border of the State of Zhou, there was an endless stretch of flame mountains which would deter any mortals who saw them. In fact, even some cultivators did not dare to approach.

Due to the fact that smoke was rolling over the flame mountains, the air was growing thin and those with low cultivation levels got lost easily.

If they did not leave the flame mountains, their spiritual power would be unable to resist the burning gas and they would eventually die.

"There is a Black Fire Ore at the bottom left, Black Fire Ore 1

"There's a Mystic Star Iron Ore at the rear of the right, Mystic Star Iron Ore 1"

...

Using the system, Chen Chen had already collected a great deal of ore when he arrived at the flame mountain range. In his opinion, they were food rations for the future Omni Divine Gold.

Looking at the Flame Mountain Range, Chen Chen cringed, and after some hesitation, took out the phoenix feather robe that the Vermilion Bird Clan clan master had given him.

Although this clothing was a bit too fancy, the flame had a strong resistance to the power.

After putting on the phoenix feather robe, the burning sensation was reduced greatly.

Chen Chen could not help but sigh in his heart, 'There's no harm for me if Master has more lovers. At most, he'll be branded as scum.

'Hehe...'

Chen Chen chuckled twice and began to look for the 32nd volcano.

Although the flame mountain range was covered in blazing flames, the spiritual energy was scarce, and it was not a holy land for cultivators to practice fire cultivation methods.

Even Chen Chen, who had the Innate Spirit Body, found it hard to replenish his spiritual power with that of the air. Most of the time, he relied on the spiritual power that was stored within his body.

Soon, he found the 32nd volcano.

The volcano was only a hundred meters high, but the entire mountain was dark red, looking like a massive furnace that had a terrifyingly high temperature!

"System, where is the Omni Divine Gold?"

"48 meters in front of you!"

Hearing the system's answer, Chen was speechless. Forty-eight meters in front of him was where the volcanic mountain was. If he went there, he would definitely die!

The Omni Divine Gold obviously had no intention to let others pick it up, and even if one wanted to get it, they would have to pass through this extreme environment.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen sighed as a look of determination came over his eyes.

As the new Junior Clan Master of the Demon clan, it obviously wasn't difficult for him.

"System, tell me, which side has a lower temperature than the rest?"

"Thirty meters to your left."

Hearing the system's answer, Chen Chen gritted his teeth and his body gradually emitted a golden glow.

He was at the third level of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body, and with such a powerful robe, he was certain that he'd be able to defeat this tiny volcano!

...

Ten minutes passed.

A figure covered in fire shot out from the crater and flew towards the east without saying a single word.

In the next second, the entire volcano cracked, and a terrifying flame crocodile that was a hundred meters long and with a mouth nearly 50 meters long emerged from the lava with a huge roar.

Hearing the sound behind him, Chen Chen did not dare to turn around at all.

It was too terrifying, and the flame crocodile was at least at the Nascent Soul realm. If not for the fact that he had taken out a few heavenly treasures from his storage ring to deceive it, Chen Chen probably would have died there.

Fortunately, he managed to get the Omni Divine Gold.

Sensing the cubical, purple object that was emitting a light in his storage ring, Chen Chen was satisfied.

Just like him, the Omni Divine Gold was rather straightforward.

Not only did it not hide, it didn't mutate into a strange form either. It was simply sitting on the top of that crocodile's head, as if it was telling others to just take it.

"No wonder it's my treasure. I like this personality. From now on, you shall follow me. I'll take you with me to explore the universe," Chen Chen smiled and said to the Omni Divine Gold in the storage ring.

The Omni Divine Gold barely reacted, but a moment later, it turned over and looked sluggish.

...

It had already been two days when he returned to the first division of the Demon clan. After tonight, he would leave for the State of Jin.

Chen Chen was not eager to look for the division master of the Weapons Division, and instead went to look for Zhou Renlong to inform him about the Omni Divine Gold, as well as his plans to forge his personal treasure.

Zhou Renlong, who paid the price of being trapped there for a hundred years to find out the cause of death of several disciples more than a decade ago, was obviously a man of principle. He reckoned that Zhou Renlong wouldn't snatch his things away.

Besides, as the Clan Master, Zhou Renlong ought to give some response to his request for a personal treasure.

The truth was similar to what he thought. After hearing him mention the Omni Divine Gold, Zhou Renlong's eyes suddenly glistened, and he tossed a storage ring at Chen Chen.

"The environment in the Demon clan is harsh and we lack heavenly treasures, but we have a lot of materials and tools for refining. Here's my collection that I have had for decades. There are also the magic treasures that I looted after killing someone in the past. Take them all.

"I hope you do not let these divine materials go to waste. Not everyone in this world can find their desired personal treasure."

Chen Chen took the storage ring, looked at the mountain of refining materials inside, and couldn't help but feel touched.

'This Essence Soul realm cultivator is pretty rich! His wealth is almost a tenth of mine.'

After thanking him, Chen Chen was ready to leave but Zhou Renlong thought of something else.

Turning to Zhou Feng and Zhou Shan, who were not far away, he said, "You guys go with him to look for Tie Kuang, the master of the Weapons Division, to prevent accidents."

Upon hearing his words, Chen Chen's heart sank.

'Prevent accidents? What do you mean? Is the Weapons Division master going to rob me?'

However, now that Zhou Shan and Zhou Feng were following him, there was nothing for him to worry about.

...

The three of them arrived at the residence of the Weapons Division master and Chen Chen briefly explained his purpose for coming.

When Tie Kuang heard the words Omni Divine Gold, he didn't have much of a reaction, but Chen Chen felt that his bald head glistened, though he was unsure if he was hallucinating or not.

When Zhou Shan and Zhou Feng saw Tie Kuang's lack of reaction, their faces turned grim and they kept their eyes fixed on Tie Kuang, not daring to move an inch.

"Division Master Tie, the first division also has a special refining pavilion. You'd better go there with us," Zhou Feng said at this moment.

Tie Kuang nodded, not bringing up any objections. Soon, they arrived at the alchemy pavilion of the first division.

There was some kind of special array formation arranged there, and the fire spiritual energy was extremely dense. In addition to that, there was a huge molten gold furnace that covered an enormous area.

Seeing this molten gold furnace, Tie Kuang smiled and then pointed his finger outwards, after which a surging flame began to appear in the furnace.

At the same time, a strange pot-like object appeared above the molten gold furnace. The mouth of the pot was slightly tilted, and the boiling liquid metal fell into the furnace like flowing water.

"This pot... It is a personal treasure."

Sensing the fluctuations, Chen Chen felt a little speechless. It was his first time seeing someone create such a personal treasure.

"Kid, stop looking and put the Omni Divine Gold into it," Tie Kuang said indifferently when he saw that the furnace seemed to be turning into lava.

At this moment, Zhou Feng and Zhou Shan also became more and more nervous as they stood beside Tie Kuang, looking as if they would strike at any moment.

"What the hell are you guys up to? You're making me panic!"

Looking at the three nervous Nascent Soul realm powerhouses, Chen Chen cursed angrily in his heart, 'You're just refining a treasure, must you do this!?!'

Nonetheless, he took out the Omni Divine Gold from his storage ring and placed it inside his furnace.

Soon, a strange scene occurred. The divine light in the magma quickly converged towards the Omni Divine Gold and soon, a massive amount of scrap material appeared at the edge of the furnace. Clearly, the residue of the Omni Divine Gold had been absorbed.

"Indeed, it is the Omni Divine Gold!"

Tie Kuang murmured, his storage ring lighting up while endless refining materials and magic treasures flew out. It didn't take long for them to fill the furnace to the brim!

"This..."

Chen Chen's eyes were full of disbelief.

The refining materials that the Clan Master had given him were probably not inferior to what Zhou Renlong had given him.

'This person is so generous? There can't be something fishy, right?'

While he was thinking about that, the light of the Omni Divine Gold glistened again, and the entire furnace tumbled violently. A moment later, the treasures and refining materials turned into black soot and residue.

The Omni Divine Gold, which was initially purple in color, had already turned orange and was emitting a fluctuation that would make one's heart throb!

"Kid, you have some treasures too, right? Put them all in. If you miss this opportunity, it won't be so easy for the Omni Divine Gold to devour other materials again in the future, because then it would already be indestructible, and no one within the State of Zhou nor the State of Jin can refine it!"

Tie Kuang's tone was calm, but his bald head became shinier!

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Hearing Tie Kuang's words, Chen Chen nodded as he replied with embarrassment, "Can the few of you stand back... I have very few treasures, I'm afraid you guys will laugh at me after seeing them."

Hearing this, Tie Kuang let off a slight frown, turned around, and left. He did not expect the new Junior Clan Master of the Demon Clan to be so prideful.

However, he did not bother to hold it against Chen Chen as he knew that it was only normal for the members of the Demon Clan to have eccentric personalities.

As the conversation continued, Zhou Shan and Zhou Feng focused all their attention on Tie Kuang and without hesitation, they chased after him.

After the three of them left, Chen Chen's eyes lit up. He then started pouring refining materials into the cauldron.

"Let's add the materials that were tracked previously."

"Let's add the materials that were found on the way to the Flame Mountain range."

"Let's add the refining materials from the ten storage rings that I snatched from the Wuxin Clan."

"The hundreds of treasures that I snatched from the Wuxin Clan are useless, so in they go."

"Let's add the treasures Zhou Renlong gave me."

"All in."

...

Boom!

With a shocking explosion, the Universal Divine Gold immediately expanded in size a hundred times, suddenly turning golden-red in color!

Before Chen Chen could react, the entire cauldron turned into scraps!

After that, the Omni Divine Gold continued spewing out golden energy, directly blasting the Alchemy Pavilion into ruins! It even left seven or eight wounds on Chen Chen's body.

Upon sight of this scene, Chen Chen was dumbfounded. He then dropped the ten-odd storage rings onto the ground...

...

"What happened!?!"

Tie Kuang darted back into the room and looked at the cauldron that had been ruined. He then looked at the golden-red Omni Divine Gold that was constantly quaking and emitting terrifying fluctuations. Immediately, a ray of light darted out of his eyes!

However, it soon disappeared, and Tie Kuang gained his composure once again.

By this point, Chen Chen was already close to collapsing.

Suddenly, the head of the bald Weapons Division master suddenly lit up, however, he still pretended to remain calm.

'Oh please, your head has long revealed your true emotions.'

'Can you tell me what exactly you want to do? Do you want to rob me or what?'

'I may be incompetent but I will take on a fight, so can you stop scaring me like this?'

Looking at the bald head of the Weapons Division master, Zhou Feng and Zhou Shan became filled with vigor as they crushed Tie Kuang.

Remaining indifferent, Tie Kuang took out a small cauldron from his storage ring and placed the Omni Divine Gold inside. He then looked at Chen Chen and said, "Drip some of your blood in it. Once this thing is tainted with your aura, it will become your personal treasure. The more blood you drip onto it, the easier it will be for you to use it in the future. It will become very hard for others to snatch it."

Hearing these words, Chen Chen made up his mind. At this point he had no idea of what Tie Kuang really wanted, but hearing the plausibility in his words, he had become convinced.

Without hesitation, Chen Chen cut his artery as blood spurted out like a fountain!

Today, he will teach the people present what a real ruthless person is!

He also secretly warned those who wanted to rob him! If they offended him, they would suffer heavy consequences!

As expected, watching Chen Chen spurting out blood, the three Nascent Soul realm powerhouses had a look of amazement in their eyes.

Only someone from the body refinement lineage could do such a thing. If someone from another division tried, they would have long been defeated.

Chen Chen stretched out his right hand that blood was spurting out of, while staring at Tie Kuang with a threatening gaze. At the same time, he took out a red ginseng from the storage ring.

Boom!

He bit down hard like he was biting a carrot.

Zhou Feng and Zhou Shan were shocked by Chen Chen's ruthlessness as he was bleeding profusely.

Tie Kuang remained still. Apart from the fact that his head grew shinier, there were no other changes in his appearance.

After a few moments, Chen Chen finally withdrew his hand, his face turning pale in fear. However, the ruthlessness in his eyes did not recede in the slightest.

In terms of ferocity, he had never been afraid of anyone!

Looking at the Omni Divine Gold that was completely stained with blood, Tie Kuang nodded and waved his hand, after which the pot-like treasure appeared again. Suddenly, a large amount of lava engulfed the Omni Divine Gold.

"This Omni Divine Gold does not need to be forged to transform into what you want. Instead, it must be placed here to quietly digest the divinity that it absorbed previously. It will take about seven days, and after that, it will become your personal treasure."

Hearing this, Chen Chen felt relieved.

At the same time, he also lowered his guard against Tie Kuang. It seemed as if he just had an eccentric personality and didn't really have many more thoughts.

Thinking of this, he subconsciously wanted to thank Tie Kuang, and he began brainstorming ways to compensate him, the master of the Weapons Division.

After all, he had used plenty of refining materials for him.

However, within an instant, the situation suddenly changed!

Three Nascent Soul realm auras emerged and blasted Chen Chen seven or eight steps away. By the time Chen Chen recovered from the shock, he realized that Tie Kuang was screaming at the Omni Divine Gold in the magma!

"Don't stop me!"

At this moment, his bald head had darkened, and his face became covered in a crazy expression!

Behind him, Zhou Feng and Zhou Shan grabbed his arm tightly, refusing to let him move!

The three Nascent Soul realm aura formed a storm that blew away the surrounding ruins. Clearly, at this moment, each of the three were using all their power!

"Don't stop me, you guys! Let me melt in the cauldron, I want to be the spirit of this divine artifact!"

Tie Kuang shouted madly. Hearing his words, Chen Chen's jaw nearly fell to the ground due to shock!

'What is this guy talking about? What Omni Divine Gold? Isn't that suicide?'

Hearing his words, Zhou Feng hollered, "Tie Kuang! Don't be impulsive! We still need you in the Demon Clan!"

Zhou Shan cursed too, "Wouldn't it be better to stay behind and work for the Demon Clan?"

"You guys are clueless! Becoming the spirit of this treasure is a glory! The Demon Clan knows nothing! Let me off! I want to enter!"

Tie Kuang hollered while struggling.

Looking at the struggle from afar, Chen Chen shuddered as he continuously thought about the scene of Tie Kuang floating over at midnight and using his bald head as a source of light.

'Oh my god... this fool can't become the spirit of my artifact!'

"Clan Master has long expected that you'd do such a thing, so we came over to prevent accidents from happening. With us around, don't think of getting what you want!"

"Old Zhou! Let go of me if you're my friend! Let me do it!" Tie Kuang hollered furiously. At this moment, a terrifying aura descended and blasted his body. They were suppressing him and making him immobile.

At the same time, Zhou Renlong hollered furiously from afar.

"Tie Kuang, if you keep fooling around, I'll pull out your soul and melt it into the spittoon!"

Hearing these words, the madness on Tie Kuang's face instantly disappeared, replaced by resignation and agony. Warm tears flowed out of his eyes, staining his lapel.

"Clan Master... Why won't you fulfill my wishes? Ah..."

Seeing this, Chen Chen was speechless. It turned out that Zhou Renlong was preventing against that. He thought that there was going to be a robbery...

It seemed he had over-imagined.

'This Weapons Division master is really ruthless... he tried to commit suicide as soon as he got the idea too. There was no hesitation at all. I seem to be inferior to him.'

"Zhang Chen, I'll take care of this cauldron, don't worry. Hurry up and take this lunatic to the State of Jin. I don't have the time to hold him down all the time."

Hearing Zhou Renlong's instructions, Chen Chen nodded nervously and then looked at the Omni Divine Gold in the cauldron.

At this moment, the Omni Divine Gold was absorbing his blood slowly. The spirituality within it seemed to be becoming more and more sufficient, so much that he had detected it.

However, he didn't know what would be revealed after the divinity of the Omni Divine Gold was put in place.

voice sounded again from outside.

"Hey, your technique is pretty good. Come with me to the palace."

Chapter 141

The imperial palace was now shrouded in a thick barrier composed of spiritual power.

Chen Chen hovered over the palace, looking at the Wuxin Clan ancestor who looked rather melancholic.

"Are you the one who destroyed the Wuxin Clan?"

The Wuxin Clan ancestor asked softly from the palace with no obvious signs of anger in his voice.

If not for the group of experts behind the Junior Clan Master of the Demon Clan, he would have jumped out and slapped Chen Chen dead.

Hearing the question, Chen Chen simply said calmly, "Old Ancestor, more than ten years ago, three disciples of the body refinement division of the Demon Clan died in the front line of the war between the two clans. Did you have something to do with it? The clan master said that if it had something to do with you or the Wuxin Clan, he would let you off as long as you are willing to tell the truth."

The Wuxin Clan ancestor's expression remained unchanged as he humphed coldly.

"I don't know what you're talking about. What does the issue of the war between two clans have to do with the Wuxin Clan!?!"

Chen Chen was not surprised to hear his words. He then continued, "The Demon Clan members have always kept to their word. Ancestor, how much longer can this array last? Do you really want to take the Wuxin Clan to the grave along with you?"

Hearing this, the Wuxin Clan ancestor looked up and laughed out loud before hollering furiously, "The Wuxin Clan has been annihilated from the moment the clan's residence was destroyed!"

Chen Chen sighed while Gu Qingcheng who was behind him, pounded his back a few times to massage him.

"Old Ancestor, do you know why you can't break through to the Essence Soul realm?"

The Wuxin Clan ancestor's expression stiffened and he cursed in his heart.

'What's wrong with this kid's brain? I'm a peak Nascent Soul realm advanced cultivator, why would I need him to guide me in cultivation? How can there be such a thick-skinned person?'

Before he could retort, Chen Chen spoke again.

"Old ancestor, you cultivate the Supreme Wang Qing Dao, which is focused on breaking ties and forgetting relationships. However, in the past, you had too many emotional ties, like the Wuxin Clan and Chong Ye. So, how did you break all of them?"

Hearing this, the Wuxin Clan ancestor frowned without saying a word.

"Ancestor, the only way you can step into the Essence Soul realm is by cutting off all your ties with others and removing your emotional baggage. The Wuxin Clan is your greatest attachment."

"By destroying the clan, I was helping you remove your emotional baggage. However, becoming completely heartless and ruthless will have to depend on you."

"If you tell me what happened back then, I will let you off the hook and spare your life. You can completely break free from the Wuxin Clan and no longer have any ties with them. You may practice the Supreme Wang Qing Dao and cultivate immortality with peace of mind."

"I think if you listen to my advice, you will certainly be able to step into the Essence Soul realm; once you achieve immortality, you will find that the Wuxin Clan and the State of Jin are just a flash in the pan on the road to immortality."

Hearing this, the Wuxin Clan ancestor, who had been practicing the Supreme Wang Qing Dao turned red.

"Why?"

'Do you still expect me to thank you after you ruined the Wuxin Clan? How could there be such a shameless person in the world?!'

However, after thinking about it, he suddenly started sweating profusely.

At this point, he finally somewhat understood Chen Chen's words, as he gradually felt enlightened.

In the beginning, he and Zhou Renlong were at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. Later on, Zhou Renlong reached the Essence Soul realm, and for the sake of the Wuxin Clan, he had no choice but to resort to unscrupulous means.

Since then, his cultivation had not advanced in the slightest.

'Could it be that... the Wuxin Clan is really an obstacle in my path to immortality cultivation?'

'Impossible! No way! Ahh!'

"Old Ancestor, it's hard to resolve feuds between rivals. If you tell me what happened back then, there'll be a vast path to immortality for you."

"However, if you don't tell me... Ah, it means that your ties with the Wuxin Clan are too strong and you're destined to be unable to cultivate to a higher level of the Supreme Wang Qing Dao. I'm not trying to lecture you but I'm just trying to say that you're an elite of your generation and I'd really pity you if you make the wrong decision. This is as far as the benevolent Wuxin Clan can help you."

At this point, the Wuxin Clan ancestor's face turned menacing as he berated, "Kid! Don't confuse me!"

After he spoke, he scurried back into the palace without looking back.

...

Looking at his back, Chen Chen frowned slightly.

The Wuxin Clan ancestor had obviously just wavered but he did not reveal anything.

There were only two possible reasons for his behavior.

Firstly, it could be that the Wuxin Clan had nothing to do with the incident back in the day, but the possibility was very small. Otherwise, the Wuxin Clan ancestor wouldn't have had such an intense reaction.

Secondly, he probably felt that he had not reached a dead end yet. In other words, he had something to fall back on.

Thinking of this, a shadow seemed to have loomed over Chen Chen's heart.

Within the two nations, the Wuxin Clan ancestor definitely did not have anything to rely on. If he had anything, it was probably the Great Xia Dynasty's imperial court.

"No! I must break the array as soon as possible! There is no time to lose! This Wuxin Clan ancestor is definitely stalling for time!"

Chen Chen's expression suddenly became grim. At the mention of breaking the array, he naturally recalled Green Bean.

However, at this moment, Green Bean which was in the spiritual beast hide bag, was still sleeping. Its head and limbs were all hidden in its turtle shell while its body was enveloped in spiritual power.

In such a situation, he really did not dare to rashly move Green Bean. Otherwise, if he hurt Green Bean and resulted in some irreparable effects, he wouldn't be able to cry even if he wanted to.

"Seniors, how long will it take for the palace array to break?" Chen Chen asked, looking at the few Nascent Soul realm experts.

"If you don't stop to sleep at all, it'll probably take five days." Zhou Feng answered.

"Can it be done in three days?"

"It's not impossible, if you were to use some impressive array-breaking treasures. However, the Demon Clan does not possess a division that's particularly good at arras..." Zhou Feng said, shaking his head helplessly.

At this moment, the master of the Puppet Divisions who was nearby said, "There aren't any in the Demon Clan but there is one in the 36 clans of the State of Jin. It's the Divine Blade Clan which often goes against the Puppet Division. They have an extremely powerful array-breaking treasure, the Wind-Breaking Cone!"

Chen Chen's eyes lit up after hearing his words.

The Divine Blade Clan was supported by the Wuxin Clan and they were replacing the Giant Blade Clan, which was one of the 36 clans. They were extremely powerful.

The Clan Master of the Divine Blade Clan was ruthless and cunning. He was also previously the one who leaked the news of his master's advancement to the Nascent Soul realm, which resulted in the latter getting killed by the Wuxin Clan.

Getting the item belonging to such a person was definitely not going to be simple.

"Using the Wind-Breaking Cone, how many days will it take to break the array?"

Chen Chen asked coldly.

"That item is a famous array-breaking magic treasure which once broke many of the Demon Clan's arrays. In my opinion, it should be able to shorten the array-breaking time to within three days!" The Puppet Division master said in a deep voice.

Due to the fact that arrays were involved in puppets, he was the one who knew the most about arrays in the 36 divisions.

However, he was mostly involved in micro arrays and there was nothing he could do about such large arrays.

Hearing this, Chen Chen nodded before taking a deep breath and looking at the experts of the Demon Clan.

Each Nascent Soul realm expert was a key force and none of them wanted to leave the Wuxin Clan as they had to stay to prevent the Wuxin Clan from getting besieged.

There were a hundred Golden Core realm experts, ninety-six of whom formed some kind of powerful formation to engulf the sky above the royal palace.

In other words, the only real idlers were the four Golden Core realm cultivators and the Junior Division masters.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen said right away, "All seniors, stay on guard here. I'll take the four Golden Core realm cultivators and the group of Junior Division masters on a trip to the Divine Blade Clan to borrow that Wind-Breaking Cone."

After he spoke, the four idle Golden Core realm cultivators quickly took the initiative to stand behind Chen Chen.

"Borrow? What if they won't... hand it to us?" Zhou Feng was very speechless.

"We'll kill him then!"

Chen Chen waved his hand as he began making his way in the direction of the Divine Blade Clan, finally letting Gu Qingcheng go before he left.

Since the Wuxin Clan ancestor was stalling for time, he could not delay for a moment.

"Junior Clan Master! That Divine Blade Clan master is a half-step Nascent Soul realm powerhouse!"

Looking at Chen Chen's as he flew into the distance, Zhou Feng couldn't help but break out into a profuse cold sweat.

Hearing the exclamation behind him, Chen Chen looked at the group behind him. Feeling rather prideful, he exclaimed loudly, "So what if he's a half-step Nascent Soul realm cultivator? Don't look down on those who are young and weak!"

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Upon hearing that, they couldn't help but be agitated.

Dongfang Dang of thea Demons Division even pinched his fingers and said in a tender voice, "Junior Clan Master, are we really going to kill a half-step Nascent Soul realm powerhouse? But they haven't gone through Core Formation."

"You're a girl, don't be so violent all the time. Try not to attack unless you really must," Chen Chen answered without much thought.

After saying that, he instantly regretted it. When he heard the tender voice, he subconsciously thought that it belonged to a woman, but he forgot about Dongfang Dang.

As expected, in the next second, the people behind him suddenly fell silent, and immediately afterwards, Dongfang Dang started sobbing.

"Junior Clan Master, you're the first person to call me a girl. As long as you're willing, I can..."

Hearing this, Chen Chen could not bring himself to continue listening, so he sped up and scrambled hundreds of meters away.

...

A long time passed.

Chen Chen suddenly led the crowd to descend, and at this moment, the residence of the Divine Blade Clan appeared in front of them.

"Qingtian, go and check out the situation in the Divine Blade Clan. Don't alarm them."

"Yes!" Yuan Qingtian nodded, leaving.

After about ten minutes, his figure reappeared in the void.

"Senior Brother, the Clan Master of the Divine Blade Clan, Shangguan Jian, is not in the clan. I heard from one of the disciples that he took four Golden Core elders to attack the Qingmu Clan."

Hearing this, Chen Chen frowned slightly.

The Qingmu Clan was also one of the 36 sects, but it had very little presence. It was ranked at the bottom of the 36 clans and was not related to the Divine Blade Clan.

'Why does Shangguan Jian want to attack the Qingmu Clan?'

"Senior Brother, apart from the Qingmu Clan, Shangguan Jian also destroyed a small clan the day before yesterday and brought back a lot of items."

At that moment, Chen Chen came to a sudden realization.

Their huge backer, the Wuxin Clan, was severely damaged and Shangguan Jian obviously didn't want to stay in the State of Jin anymore. He was clearly getting ready to pack up and leave.

Such a person was truly shameless.

"Senior Brother, how about raiding his home?"

Yuan Qingtian's smile gradually became lewd and Chen Chen looked at him in disdain.

For some reason, the assassin was getting sneakier and sneakier, which was not a good sign.

"How many people are left in the Divine Blade Clan?"

"There are not many people left, just two or three. We can go in and exterminate them in a minute."

Chen Chen smiled and pondered over this for a while before saying, "Let's go to the Qingmu Clan. If nothing goes wrong, Shangguan Jian should have taken everything he could with him. Even if he hasn't, the Wind-Breaking Cone must be with him now. Our top priority for now is to get the Wind-Breaking Cone."

Yuan Qingtian lowered his head in shame after hearing that.

'Senior Brother is indeed experienced and righteous. He will never be blinded by interests or waver because of benefits.'

That point alone was enough for him to continue learning for a long time.

Since they had made up their minds, they ignored the Divine Blade Clan and headed straight to the Qingmu Clan.

The Qingmu Clan was 2,500 to 3,000 kilometers away from the Divine Blade Clan. Fortunately, the few Core Formation powerhouses in the group were not weak and had treasures with them. Hence, they did not fall too far behind while carrying the junior division masters.

The trip took four hours.

When they arrived at the Qingmu Clan, they were greeted with the sight of the collapsed clan and a field of corpses.

It looked extremely miserable.

"Senior Brother, the odor of blood is everywhere. These people must have died just a short while ago. The murderer should still be in there," Shen Lin, the junior division master of the corpse refinement division, said with great certainty as he sniffed about.

Chen Chen nodded. Although the junior division masters had low cultivation levels, they were all experts in their respective fields.

Just as he was about to go in to check out the situation, five incoming people flew down from the mountain.

The two parties looked at each other, seeing the caution in each other's eyes.

Chen Chen looked at the bearded, sullen-faced, middle-aged man who was the leader and asked, "Are you Shangguan Jian, the master of the Divine Blade Clan?"

Shangguan Jian looked at the group of people in front of him and panicked, but after sensing the cultivation level of those people, he looked a lot less nervous.

"What are the people from the Demon Clan doing here in the Qingmu Clan? Are they looking for trouble with the Wuxin Clan? Do they want to wipe out all 36 clans of State of Jin?"

"What are you talking about? Didn't you just kill the people of the Qingmu Clan?" Yuan Qingtian scolded.

"I killed them? Are you kidding? The Qingmu Clan was clearly destroyed by the Demon Clan," Shangguan Jian laughed coldly, ignoring the fact that his body was still stained with blood.

The crowd was dumbfounded and speechless. People who were shameless to this extent were really rare.

Chen Chen ignored them and said, "Shangguan Jian, I don't have time to waste with you. Hand over the Wind-Breaking Cone and I'll let you go."

"Hah! Interesting..."

Shangguan Jian's smile became increasingly cold and sinister. The Wind-Breaking Cone was the weapon that gave him an edge in robbing the weaker clans. The Demon clan member asked for his treasure right away.

'Is this a joke?

'If there were Nascent Soul realm powerhouses among them, that'd be fine, but there are only a few Core Formation cultivators and a bunch of peak Foundation Establishment cultivators.

'With this kind of strength, what right does he have to order me, a half-step Nascent Soul realm, around?'

"Clan Master, this group of people are all the junior division masters of the Demon Clan. I have seen many of them. Their wealth is not what the ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators can compare to."

A Core Formation cultivator behind Shangguan Jian laughed grimly.

Another person followed and agreed, "Good, kill them. We will directly leave the State of Jin and go elsewhere to get away with it. I think that the Demon clan will not be able to find us."

As soon as he said that, tension arose and an invisible might collided in the air, causing the surrounding leaves to rustle in the wind.

"Then... Do it!" Shangguan Jian suddenly looked menacing as he struck a Golden Core realm cultivator with his palm.

It was a full-blown strike that caused several weak junior division masters to be blasted backwards by dozens of steps.

Bang! There was a thunderous explosion!

A golden figure shielded the Golden Core realm cultivator.

When the aftershock subsided, Chen Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and the powerful vitality in his body began to repair his injuries.

The power of the half-step Nascent Soul realm was really not something he could resist. If he tried to forcibly endure it, his body would inevitably be injured.

"Junior Clan Master... You!"

The Golden Core cultivator was flattered and shocked. Just now, he was ready to get injured, but who would have thought that the junior division master would take the blow for him!

"No harm done! You guys go deal with a few others. Leave it to us youngsters to deal with Shangguan Jian."

"But..."

"Huh?"

"Yes!"

The four Demon clan Golden Core realm who came with Chen Chen acknowledged his orders, then stared at the four people behind Shangguan Jian.

Looking at Chen Chen, who did not fall even after taking a blow from him, Shangguan Jian looked astonished. However, that was all.

After hearing Chen Chen's arrangements, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He initially thought that the few Golden Core cultivators would gang up against him while the youngsters went and pestered his four subordinates.

However, the masked man actually led a group of rascals to deal with him.

'Do you really think that a half-step Nascent Soul realm cultivator is not an expert?

'Young men are young men after all. They don't know any better.'

After he stopped laughing, the spiritual pressure in his body suppressed the Demon clan experts like a tsunami. He then pointed at Chen Chen and said in a menacing voice, "Today, I will let you know that the clan master is not to be trifled with!"

After saying that, the young man slowly walked out of the palace and disappeared into the darkness of the night.

him. He also hopes that you and the Clan Master of the Demon Clan will keep your promises."

Chapter 145

Hearing this, Chen Chen's gaze froze, and he held onto the storage ring.

There was a silk book and some random items in there.

Chen Chen took out the silk book and began to read it carefully.

"What you said that day has enlightened me but unfortunately, it's really difficult to be heartless and unfeeling.

"Little friend, if you can see this silk book, it means that I have already fallen, I did not expect that I would not be able to escape this fate after all."

Seeing this, Chen Chen secretly sighed.

The words of a dying man were usually kind. The Wuxin Clan ancestor had finally called him little friend.

'Little friend? He probably wishes he can smack me dead, but for the sake of the Wuxin Clan, this peak Nascent Soul realm cultivator has decided to bear with it.'

Shaking his head, Chen Chen continued to read further.

"That incident that occurred more than 10 years ago has indeed nothing to do with the Wuxin Clan. Back then, Zhou Renlong reached the Essence Soul realm and I panicked, so I had no choice but to go to Great Xia to seek a way to step into the Essence Soul realm.

"By chance, I met His Highness King Jiang of the Grand Xia Dynasty, who saw the peculiarities of my cultivation method and requested I raise an evil creature in the Wuxin Clan.

"Immortal cultivators and diabolic cultivators are all permitted by the human race, but the evil method of obtaining power by killing others on a large scale is forbidden by the people.

"However, I knew that since His Highness King Jiang made such a request, I would die if I didn't agree to it. Hence, I had no choice but to concede to his request.

"His Majesty was overjoyed and agreed to do something for me. My first thought, of course, was to let him help me break through to the Essence Soul realm, but it's not that easy. Even he couldn't help me.

"So I could only make the request to weaken the power of the State of Zhou Demon Clan. My request was readily accepted by His Highness, King Jiang, and after discussing it with him, I quickly came up with a plan.

"At that time, there was friction between the humans and the demons. King Jiang had a high status and authority, so he easily killed the Demon clan and even labeled the most outstanding member as a wimp who was afraid of battling.

"Because he and I both knew that if we gave a simple reason for why he had died in battle, Zhou Renlong may not go to investigate carefully. However, Zhou Renlong certainly could not tolerate the label of being terrified of battling.

"The reality is the same as we thought. After Zhou Renlong stepped into the Essence Soul realm, he immediately headed to Great Xia to find out information from various parties."

"The humans had set a rule to prohibit the four dynasties from interfering in the internal affairs of the kingdoms. However, when Zhou Renlong arrived at Great Xia, King Jiang could kill him easily.

"However, he was the leader of a country after all, and he couldn't kill anyone at will. In the end, he sentenced Zhou Renlong to a punishment of being sealed for a hundred years.

"Then, I took a coffin back to the Wuxin Clan. The evil creature in the coffin is called the Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet, which grows by absorbing the negative emotions of people and needs to warm up in the Wuxin Clan for a hundred years.

"On the day it comes out, it needs to absorb the blood of a million people to condense the true body. If an expert or authoritative figure of the human race finds this heretical evil creature, even King Jiang will certainly be punished.

"However, after that, the Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet was destroyed in the explosion. I told His Highness about this.

"If I die, it must be the doing of someone sent by King Jiang.

"Hah, I don't blame anyone. I just hope that you and the other Demon clans will keep your promises and spare the Wuxin Clan."

"As for the other things inside this storage ring, they are all evidence that King Jiang has kept an evil thing in the Wuxin Clan, so you should know what to do with it after you get it.

"Signed, The Wuxin Clan Ancestor."

After reading the letter, Chen Chen's face was a little sullen.

He then took out the transmission token from his storage ring and thoroughly informed Zhou Renlong of the matter.

Zhou Renlong stayed silent for a long time after receiving the news, and only after a long period of time did he respond, "Let the Wuxin Clan off and destroy them again in ten years' time."

Chen Chen was not surprised to hear that answer.

Zhou Renlong was not an unscrupulous man. Instead, he was rather heroic.

If not, he would not have been locked up there.

...

Meanwhile...

Inside the mountain of the first division of the Demon clan, Zhou Renlong heaved a long sigh of relief, as if a boulder had been lifted off of his shoulders.

"It really is the doing of King Jiang. Hah! This old thief is actually rearing an evil object."

A green-clothed old man at the side was treating the wound on Zhou Renlong's shoulder, and after hearing Zhou Renlong's words, he interjected, "He punished you to be trapped here for a hundred years, but this chain is destroying the vitality in your body the whole time. Even if you can break free after a hundred years, I'm afraid you will have lost all your cultivation."

"Well, I have you here," Zhou Renlong said with a smile.

The old man in green before him was none other than Qing Yan, the division master of the medicine division, the 36th division of the Demon Clan, whom he saved by accident when he went to the Great Xia.

The two of them had a very cordial relationship at first sight. If not for Qing Yan, his current cultivation would have regressed to the Nascent Soul realm long ago.

"Heh, I'll do my best."

Qing Yan said he would do his best, but his eyes were full of a sense of pride, obviously extremely confident in his own medical skills.

The junior division master of the medicine division, on the other hand, hid behind him, watching timidly as Qing Yan treated the wounds.

"Sheng Fan, you are also a member of the Demon Clan, don't be so timid all the time. In terms of ability, you're not inferior to other junior division masters."

Qing Yan could not help but chide him when he saw how timid his disciple was.

The little boy didn't say anything, but his eyes were full of remorse.

At this moment, Zhou Renlong's expression suddenly changed. Next, he abruptly stretched out his hand, and in the next second, a big hole was formed in the air above the mountain. A huge two-meter-long sword with a domineering might darted over and plunged into the ground in front of him.

Boom!

The giant sword landed, trembling and emitting a powerful aura that began to spread. The entire mountain space began vibrating too.

Looking at the giant sword, Zhou Renlong's face was covered in astonishment. He muttered, "This Omni Divine Gold actually digested all the divinity in advance and became a magic treasure... Just how much did that kid Zhang Chen feed it? The power is so terrifying!"

Qing Yan clucked his tongue in amazement and said, "This thing is already somewhat beyond the realm of magic treasures. It's a pity that it has no soul, or it would be a spiritual treasure."

"Spiritual treasure? Zhang Chen, that kid... He really..." Zhou Renlong was speechless. Even his treasure was not at the level of spiritual treasures, and yet a disciple had managed to accomplish it. How rare!

Seeing that the mountain space was about to collapse, Zhou Renlong stretched out his hand to hold the giant sword in his hand.

Buzz!

The buzzing got even louder, and before Zhou Renlong could react, the giant sword had transformed into a halberd.

In the next moment, it turned into a large sword, and then a giant sword.

"The Omni Divine Blade is really amazing!" A trace of envy flashed through Zhou Renlong's eyes. That was the name he could give it because it kept changing.

Stab!

Before he could laugh, several barbs suddenly emerged from the hilt of the giant sword, directly piercing through his palm.

Blood gushed out, and before the blood landed on the ground, it turned into ice. When it hit the ground, it suddenly ignited once again. In the end, it turned into ashes.

Zhou Renlong hurriedly let go of the giant sword and used his spiritual energy to protect it. At this moment, his face was sullen, and he couldn't help but curse, "What exactly did this kid Zhang Chen feed the Omni Divine Gold? There are ice attributes and fire attributes. In addition to exorcising evil, it also has spirit sealing and other attributes!"

Buzz!

The Omni Divine Blade was suppressed in mid-air by the spiritual energy, but the tip of the sword was pointing in the direction of the State of Jin.

Qing Yan saw this and treated the wounds on Zhou Renlong's hands. He then smiled and asked, "Why bother touching such a spiritual artifact? Look how eager it is to go to the State of Jin. Maybe it has detected its master."

"That kid Zhang Chen is in trouble? Don't keep nagging all the time, nearly all the strongest people of the Demon clan are around him. What difficulties can he face?" Zhou Renlong asked angrily while being stunned.

However, as he said that, the Omni Divine Blade trembled again, seemingly wanting to break through and fly to the State of Jin.

Seeing this scene, Qing Yan couldn't laugh anymore as he muttered, "I was just making a casual remark... But now it seems to be a real possibility. A personal treasure is connected to one's bloodline and shares a telepathic connection with its master."

Hearing this, Zhou Renlong got even angrier and cursed, "Even if it is true, what can we do? All the experts of the Demon Clan are away in battle. Who else can go to help him? As for this supreme treasure, no one can send it over to him either."

"No, there is someone. Sheng Fan, go and hold that sword," Qing Yan looked at his disciple and instructed him.

Hearing his words, Sheng Fan carefully grabbed the hilt of the sword and the Omni Divine Blade immediately stopped trembling before quietening down.

"Sheng Fan, go ahead and deliver this sword to your Senior Brother," Qing Yan said indifferently, ignoring Zhou Renlong's astonishment.

"Yes! Master!" Sheng Fan answered, and the Universal Divine Blade seemed to understand the meaning of those words. Surprisingly, it was directly attached to him.

"This... This!" Zhou Renlong was dumbfounded. He couldn't even suppress that treasure, let alone a child.

"Clan Master, do you really think he is a child? Sheng Fan is a ginseng doll, without a trace of menace in his body. He won't be rejected by the treasure, unlike you.

"As for the issue regarding safety, you don't have to worry. This child was chased and hunted by countless powerful people all day long before he transformed, but nothing has happened. His Earth Escape technique has long been perfected."

As soon as Qing Yan said that, the junior division master of the medicine division department spun around and disappeared in the same place with the Omni Divine Blade.

Chapter 146

"This matter is over. Let's go back to the Demon Clan."

After informing Zhou Renlong of the news, Chen Chen resolutely made up his mind.

As for the Wuxin Clan cultivators who had been captured, he would take them back and lock them up to teach them a lesson for some time before he considered releasing them.

"Junior Clan Master, is it so urgent?" Zhou Feng asked with some surprise.

With a grim and somber expression, Chen Chen said, "The Wuxin Clan ancestor's death is fishy. I think we shouldn't stay here too long."

"Okay," Zhou Feng frowned slightly, finding there to be something fishy about the death of the Wuxin Clan ancestor too.

The Demon clan came quickly and retreated quickly, and only when a group of people completely disappeared in the distance did the civilians in the capital of the State of Jin completely snap back to their senses.

They did not expect that the people of the Demon clan would keep to their promise of not taking a single thing.

Gu Qingcheng was the only one who was displeased, upset over the fact that the plaque at the entrance of the Floral Moon House had been taken away.

...

On the way back to the Demon clan, Chen Chen flew in the front, with the group of the junior division masters behind him. For some reason, he felt gloomy.

The Wuxin Clan ancestor's words were definitely mostly true, but he couldn't believe them entirely, especially the part where he said that he was forced into doing all that.

Chen Chen did not believe that he was that kind.

Besides, the Wuxin Clan ancestor had also briefly mentioned the matter regarding the Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet, not going into detail.

God knows if he had spread the word that Chen Chen had destroyed the Yin Fiend Corpse Puppet.

'That old thief. If not for the sake of Tianyun Clan, I would definitely persuade the clan master to destroy the Wuxin Clan now,' Chen Chen secretly cursed. 'If that bullshit King Jiang decides to blame someone, what if the Demon clan can't sustain for ten years? Wouldn't the Wuxin Clan rise again by then?

'Of course, all this has nothing to do with me. After ten years, I will be invincible. Besides, I'm the successor of the Tianyun Clan, not a member of the Demon clan. Hehe!"

Chen Chen's mind was filled with random thoughts, and he could not help but smile.

Several junior division masters behind him were bragging to a few Golden Core realm powerhouses.

"I'm telling you, the Clan Master of the Divine Blade Clan is a half-step Nascent Soul realm cultivator! His strength is so strong that it's terrifying! He might even be able to compete with a Nascent Soul realm cultivator!"

"Ugh! I'm just average, I hit him seven or eight times. My success is mainly because of Junior Clan Master's good leadership."

The group talked while flying and soon arrived above a mountain range.

However, at that moment, there was a sudden change in the situation!

A fog suddenly appeared and intense spiritual energy rose upwards from the ground. Before they could react, they had entered the fog.

Looking at the situation in front of him, Chen Chen's heart sank.

Due to his cultivation level, natural fog could not block his vision at all. The thick fog had to be man-made.

'Is revenge coming soon?' he wondered.

Chen Chen kept his guard up and yelled, "Everyone, come here!"

Soon, a group of junior division masters gathered by his side.

However, a group of Golden Core realm cultivators and Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the Demon clan were nowhere to be found.

"Follow me down," Chen Chen said coldly before slowly falling towards the bottom. However, after falling for a long time, he still didn't touch the ground.

'What a powerful illusory array,' Chen Chen cursed in his heart, finally withdrawing his spiritual power.

In the end, he realized that he had been sent flying into the air by the spiritual power.

Woosh!

When he landed on the ground, Chen Chen regained a sense of direction.

The surrounding group of junior division masters also fell to the ground at this juncture, looking nervously at the thick fog around them.

"Senior Brother, what should we do?" Yuan Qingtian looked at Chen Chen, his gaze grave.

"Everyone, follow me! Don't get lost!" Chen Chen instructed loudly.

Hearing his words, the junior division masters immediately stayed close to Chen Chen.

"System, which side has weaker spiritual energy?"

"Fifty meters to the left."

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen's heart was a little more at ease. At this moment, the system did not tell him the direction in terms of north, south, east or west, which was quite considerate and understanding of it.

Chen Chen waved his fist to make sure that it was his left hand, then started walking to the left.

"System, which side has lesser spiritual energy?"

"Fifty meters ahead on the right."

Following the system's guidance, Chen Chen slowly led the crowd.

However, in the next moment, the situation suddenly changed as a human figure appeared not far away, followed by a shocking Sword Qi with some killing intent that surged towards Chen Chen.

"So powerful!"

Sensing the strength of the Sword Qi, Chen Chen could not help but marvel and exclaim in awe.

At this moment, he couldn't care less. His Qi Refinement realm exploded at the same time and majestic spiritual Qi directly met the sword Qi.

Boom!

With an explosive sound, Chen Chen was blasted backwards several steps and an excruciating pain spread from his palm.

Looking at the blood dripping from his hand, Chen Chen's gaze was grave to the extreme.

The person who had struck should also be a half-step Nascent Soul realm cultivator but was several times stronger compared to Shangguan Jian!

He merely used the power of body refinement with the help of a group of junior division masters, and he was quite comfortable.

The man hiding in the dark with a sword forced him to use his full strength. He had even injured him!

Fortunately, the junior division masters were all watching the surroundings at the moment, and no one noticed that he still had his Qi cultivation.

'It seems to be someone from Great Xia! There is no such strong half-step Nascent Soul realm cultivator in the two nations.' Chen Chen thought in his heart, beginning to use the system in his mind to track for nearby half-step Nascent Soul realm powerhouses.

"Thirty-five meters to the right."

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen did not alarm anyone. Instead, he silently shifted all his attention to that direction.

In the next second, another Sword Qi shot out from the right, but this time, Chen Chen was prepared and struck his fist.

At the same time, Shen Lin, the junior division master of the corpse refinement division in the crowd, also struck a blow in that direction.

Boom!

There was a thunderous explosion!

This time, Chen Chen only took a few steps backwards, not injured this time.

"Senior Brother, my corpse can smell his location! Just focus on taking us out," Shen Lin said when he came over, the two corpses behind him constantly sniffing their noses.

"Okay!" Chen Chen responded and continued to use the system to lead the way.

Shen Lin, on the other hand, kept reporting the location.

"A hundred steps to the left!"

"45 steps to the right!"

Whenever Shen Lin reported a direction, the crowd would focus all their attention on it. If there was an incoming attack, Chen Chen would resist most of it while the others share the burden. He surprisingly managed to shield them from the mysterious attacker.

"Hah! You people are really interesting..."

Light laughter came from the fog, followed by a long sword that shot out from the void and straight to Chen Chen.

The long sword was dazzling and the terrifying fluctuations on it made everyone present feel hopeless and desperate.

The Sword Qi alone was already so difficult to resist, how terrifying would the attack on the body be?

"You guys, stand back!" Chen Chen barked while the golden light on his body became incredibly rich!

He then attacked with both palms. However, the sword was extremely sharp and was only slightly deflected by the resistance.

Pfft!

With a muffled sound, the longsword pierced through Chen Chen's abdomen and shot out from behind.

Chen Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, then took out seven or eight heavenly treasures from his storage ring and swallowed them without uttering another word.

"Atrocious! I'm in such a passive state!"

Before he swallowed the spiritual medicine, a shriek of horror came from behind him.

"Senior Brother, be careful!"

It was followed by the sound of a sharp blade entering his body.

Chen Chen looked back and saw a large hole in Shen Lin's chest, with four corpses in front of him, all pierced by a sword.

Only then did the energy of the sword dissipate and return to the fog.

Shen Lin coughed and spat out a large mouthful of blood. His face, which was already pale, became even paler, making him look like a dead man.

Chen Chen subconsciously wanted to feed Shen Lin heavenly treasures, but the latter refused.

"Senior Brother, this thing is poisonous to members of the corpse refinement division. That person on the left... Is a hundred steps away."

After saying that, Shen Lin's body turned soft. Chen Chen immediately carried him on his back, no regard for the stench of his body.

The few corpses had their bodies pierced through, but they seemed to be unaffected, quietly following them.

"That person is about eighty steps to the right, Senior Brother...

"I'm dying... This Sword Qi has too much of a killing intent... It's destroying my meridians... Leave quickly."

Feeling the increasingly faint breath behind him, Chen Chen's mood was somber. However, now was not the time to procrastinate. Under the guidance of the system, he ran wildly, and the group of junior division masters silently followed behind him.

Everyone was paying attention to the direction Shen Lin indicated, the atmosphere extremely depressing.

"Shen Lin, do you still have any wishes that have not been fulfilled? I will help you," Chen Chen said, keeping his voice low.

"He... He is close, fifty steps behind...

"No... I don't have any wishes. As a disciple of the Demon clan, I... I joined the corpse refinement division and kept my family, who had been slaughtered by the bandits, for more than a decade. I've done enough, I shall die without any regrets."

"Shen Lin, we are going to come out of the illusory realm!"

Seeing the distant mountains and forests, Chen Chen's eyes lit up and he flew out directly, as did the group of junior division masters behind him.

"Senior Brother, it's an honor to fight alongside you. It's just a pity... That I can't watch you lead the Demon clan to another rise."

After saying these words, Shen Lin took out a bottle from his arms and a wisp of smoke flew out.

At the same time, the spiritual light on the bodies of those walking corpses also suddenly dimmed, turning into ordinary corpses.

The fog reacted as soon as it touched the corpses, and in a moment, all four corpses had turned into dust.

At the same time, the weight on Chen Chen's back vanished and the stench of a decomposing corpse was replaced by a mild fragrance.

Chen Chen arrived at the forest in the mountain with nothing on his back.

He turned around to see a figure slowly walking out of the fog, clad in a hemp robe and a longsword on his back, an indifferent expression on his face.

Chapter 147

Looking at that figure, Chen Chen took a deep breath, unable to restrain the anger in his eyes. However, he eventually calmed down.

"You guys stand back, you can't stop this person."

Hearing Chen Chen's words, the Wuxin Clan junior division masters remained silent and simply took hundreds of steps back quietly.

The young man in the hemp robe didn't stop them either and instead said calmly, "I didn't expect that there would be a cultivator under Nascent Soul realm in this filthy place who can take a strike of my sword without dying,a dn even get out of this illusory array that no Nascent Soul realm cultivator could get out of. Impressive. You are really good."

"Who are you? Someone from Great Xia?" Chen Chen asked coldly, ignoring his praise.

"My name is Jiang Ran, today, is the day of your death!"

With that, Jiang Ran drew his longsword from behind his back, and a heavenly Sword Qi spanned tens of meters, slashing downwards onto Chen Chen's head!

Chen Chen dodged but the powerful Sword Qi still stung his cheek and made him feel an unbearable pain.

Boom!

With a loud explosive sound, a narrow gully that was about three meters deep into the ground, appeared!

Looking at the gully, Chen Chen immediately pulled out an outer armor of good quality from his storage ring and put it on.

It was the first time in his life that he had ever met such a powerful opponent.

Even when he was facing the Heavenly Tribulation, he didn't feel that oppressed.

After all, the Heavenly Tribulation was different from humans. There was no wisdom involved.

Seeing that Chen Chen had dodged the attack, Jiang Ran stepped forward and stood in front of Chen Chen without any nonsense. He was extremely quick.

Looking at the sharp sword, Chen Chen had no choice but to dodge subconsciously.

However, Jiang Ran's sword was extremely fast and Chen Chen didn't manage to dodge the Sword Qi even though he could shun the longsword.

The terrifying Sword Qi slid past his body and his outer armor collapsed straightaway while fresh blood gushed out.

If he didn't have a strong body and was just an ordinary Golden Core realm cultivator, his body would have been severed into two parts by the strike.

Chen Chen covered his wound and quickly flew backwards.

The terrifying power of life began condensing, and his wound started healing rapidly at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

"The body refinement lineage of diabolism is indeed quite capable."

After giving a casual compliment, Jiang Ran flashed and appeared beside Chen Chen again.

Seeing this, the junior division masters panicked and wanted to help but there was nothing they could do to help.

Compared to Shangguan Jian, this young man in a hemp robe was much more aggressive and his attacks were stronger. They would not be able to resist a random strike of his even if they put in all their effort.

If they rashly go up, they will only become a burden on their Senior Brother.

Instead, the junior division master of the Witchcraft Division sat down on the ground and the few remaining hairs on top of his head fell out completely.He then whipped out a dagger and stabbed his own leg.

Pfft!

The sound of a sharp blade digging into one's flesh filled the air and fresh blood gushed out!

The crowd subconsciously looked at the young man in the distance who was dressed in a hemp robe.

However, at this moment, a certain jade pendant on the chest of the young man in a hemp robe suddenly lit up, and a strange dim light instantly refracted.

The junior division master immediately vomited a large mouthful of fresh blood and fell onto the ground, turning unconscious.

Jiang Ran seemed to sense something and coldly snorted, "How dare you create trouble with such a small trick!?!"

After saying that, another sword chopped down towards Chen Chen.

Taking advantage of the moment, Chen Chen took out the Dragon-Slaying Sword he got from Lin Jin from his storage ring and raised his sword to resist!

Bang!

With a muffled sound, the sharp Sword Qi darted everywhere and Chen Chen was blasted to the point of sinking knee-deep into the ground!

The collision caused a hole to be formed in the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

Chen Chen secretly cursed in his heart, thinking that Lin Jin of the Green Dragon Clan had duped him.

'Didn't he say that this sword is really powerful? Yet, it crumbled as soon as it collided...'

Unfortunately, Lin Jin had already died and he couldn't return it.

"How dare this spiritual artifact resist my Frosty Sharpness?"

Jiang Ran hollered and then pressed his longsword downwards. The Dragon-Slaying Sword in Chen Chen's hand that seemed to be somewhat thick, actually emitted a loud cackling sound. Clearly, it was on the brink of collapse!

"What nonsense are you talking about? Only if you kill me, will you be considered capable!"

Chen Chen gritted his teeth and cursed. He then stomped his feet violently and a shapeless thunder instantly spread to the bottom of Jiang Ran's feet.

Crack!

With a muffled sound, Jiang Ran's body froze.

In that instant, Yuan Qingtian appeared behind him, and stabbed the dagger at his neck ruthlessly.

Jiang Ran did not even look behind him. He simply patted his left hand and Yuan Qingtian was blasted hundreds of meters away while blood splattered everywhere. He lay on the ground and his death was unknown.

Chen Chen took advantage of this time to pull his legs out and before he made his next move, Jiang Ran's longsword turned and the Dragon-Slaying Sword collapsed with a loud explosive sound.

Another attack!

Stab!

Chen Chen's left arm flew straight out and fell to the ground.

"Oh, this is the second time in my life that I've been wounded this badly! You've angered me today!"

Looking at his arm that flew out, Chen Chen's eyes turned red and he cursed angrily. He then took out a large bottle of Heavenly Spirit Bell Stalagmite from his storage ring and chugged it.

Powerful vitality erupted, and his left arm immediately grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ran frowned slightly but without uttering any nonsense, he continued to cut horizontally with his longsword that left a shadow in the air.

Seeing this, Chen Chen did not dodge and instead punched him!

Stab!

With a cackling sound, Chen Chen's right arm was snapped too but his arm that had flown away was punched hard by Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran's head was tilted after being smashed but fresh blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth.

Seeing that Chen Chen's right arm was also growing, he had a bloodthirsty smile on his face instead of being shocked.

"Hah, very good, I didn't expect to meet a tough opponent like you in such a place. How many times can you actually let your arm regrow?"

"You'll know if you try."

Chen Chen had a maniacal gaze in his eyes. He had really gone all out today and even when fighting against the Heavenly Tribulation, he had never put in that much effort.

Slash!

Thus, the two of them began to engage in close physical combat while Chen Chen resisted his treasure with his body. As long as his vital parts were not hurt, he wouldn't dodge.

However, in just a few minutes, the ground was stained with blood. Apart from that, his arm was broken and his health had taken a hit. He couldn't imagine that it had fallen from his body.

On the other hand, Jiang Ran seemed to be in a disheveled state and was a lot less suave than he was previously. However, his injuries were generally not too severe.

Chen Chen panted heavily and his mask had long shattered while his gaze was aloof.

Although he was usually haphazard, he wouldn't hesitate when it was time to fight hard. For instance, when he was transcending the tribulation.

Having stayed in this immortal world for 16 years, he had a ruthless energy within him.

Seeing that his recovery was getting slower and slower, Chen Shen took out another bottle of Heavenly Spirit Bell Stalagmite, but this time, Jiang Ran did not even give him the opportunity to drink it as he simply waved his sword and his Sword Qi smashed the bottle.

Before Chen Chen could react, he kicked Chen Chen again and sent him flying several hundred meters away.

"Go, you guys go!"

Crawling up from the ground with great difficulty, Chen Chen yelled at the group of junior division masters in the distance.

The group of people were already in tears when they saw Chen Chen's disheveled appearance, but they did not dare to disobey the order when he saw the terrifying gaze in Chen Chen's eyes.

In a few moments, the group of people flew away in all directions, and the seriously injured Yuan Qingtian and the junior division master of the Witchcraft Division were also taken away by them.

Looking at the backs of the people leaving, Chen Chen was relieved and directly lay down on the ground, his eyes a little out of focus.

He felt that he might just die here today and found it a pity that he couldn't go home to see his parents before he died.

"System, is there anything in a fifty-meter radius that can annihilate that bastard?"

"No."

"System, then who is the most unlucky person in this fifty-meter radius?"

"It's you, Host. Congratulations for achieving a tough life. You are rewarded with a chance to track within 5,000 kilometers."

Chen Chen smiled bitterly. 'Congratulations? I'm almost dead.'

'5,000 kilometers, that's very generous but what's the use?'

Even in the entire world, there were still things he couldn't grasp.

Seeing that Jiang Ran was flying towards him, Chen Chen took out a storage ring and threw it over to see if Jiang Ran would pick it up.

However, Jiang Ran's killing intent had been determined and he simply ignored the storage ring.

"If you're in Great Xia, you'd definitely be an elite but unfortunately, you're in this filthy land and you've even offended Master. Your only fate shall be death!"

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Ran had already slashed Chen Chen's head with a sword.

He didn't believe that he wouldn't die after his skull was chopped off.

However, at this moment, a child came running wildly from afar and shrieked.

"Senior Brother! Catch the sword!"

Ah!

As soon as Sheng Fan took out the Omni Divine Blade, it flew wildly towards Chen Chen, catching him off guard and causing him to roll seven or eight times before he fell to the ground.

Hearing the childlike voice, Chen Chen subconsciously looked over, only to see a red-gold sword darting over aggressively from afar, almost touching his body.

Boom!

With an explosive sound, the large sword crashed onto the sword in Jiang Ran's hand,causing Jiang Ran to be blasted backwards by tens of meters.

With a loud bang, the giant sword was stabbed in front of Chen Chen with a joyous sound.

Looking at the flowing light that was coming from the vibrating red-gold sword, Chen Chen's eyes were filled with warm tears.

Although he had never seen it before, his bloodline perception allowed him to know... that it was his personal treasure.

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Chen Chen struggled to stand up and gripped the hilt of his sword. With the sword in his hand, Chen Chen's entire aura changed dramatically, and the Omni Divine Blade even emitted the roaring of a dragon and a tiger! The powerful Sword Qi spread in all directions, shaking the surrounding trees!

The momentum was unbridled, domineering and arrogant.

Taking advantage of this time, Chen Chen once again took out a bottle of Heavenly Spirit Bell Stalagmite and downed it.

The spiritual energy in his body recovered instantly, and the huge spiritual energy was quickly poured into the Omni Divine Blade! It made the stream of light on the Omni Divine Blade become even more brilliant.

Huff!

Chen Chen took a deep breath and looked at Jiang Ran in the distance, his gaze turning deadpan again.

On the other hand, Jiang Ran looked at the Omni Divine Blade in amazement. The treasure was not like the low-profile magic treasures that hid their massive fluctuations. It actually was the personal treasure of the person in front of him.

'He didn't have his personal treasure with him, did he just refine it?'

"I can't believe I ran into someone like that. Interesting."

After muttering to himself, Jiang Ran's gaze became menacing again.

Even in Great Xia, he was considered an elite who was valued greatly by his masters.

It was not only because of his outstanding talent, but also because he was bold and would remain calm in danger.

Otherwise, his master would not have let him come to the State of Jin to kill the Wuxin Clan ancestor with the scroll containing the peak strike of the Essence Soul realm.

"I'd like to see how different this personal treasure of yours really is."

As he spoke, Jiang Ran once again appeared in front of Chen Chen, and slashed Chen Chen with his sword.

Sensing the power and avid intent to fight in the Omni Divine Blade in his hand, Chen Chen went forth without hesitation!

Boom!

With an explosive sound, the Sword Qi scattered in all directions!

This time, he didn't take a step back!

Jiang Ran also did not retreat, but the Frosty White Sword in his hand emitted a miserable cry.

Feeling his personal treasure cowering, a trace of disbelief flashed in Jiang Ran's eyes.

His personal treasure was prepared for him by his master when he was still in Qi training, and not only were the materials used precious, the key was that he had been carrying the sword with him for the past ten years and it had never left his side at all. It was actually almost psychic.

Under such circumstances, he actually couldn't defeat the enemy's giant sword.

'What is the origin of that giant sword?'

Before he could figure out, Chen Chen swung his sword at him again. Seeing this, Jiang Ran had no choice but to block it.

Bang!

There was another loud bang!

Jiang Ran's face suddenly turned pale and he kept his eyes fixed on it, only to have the shock in his eyes turn into horror!

There was a new hole in his Frost White Blade!

He was severely injured!

"This is... impossible?"

"Bullshit, you've been beating me up so badly, what else is impossible!?! Today, I shall let you know that it's wrong to bully others with your sword!"

Chen Chen had been infuriated previously and now that Jiang Ran was horrified. he instantly felt much better.

To be honest, he had always been a civilized person, but had really been bullied badly today. Hence, he was rather uncouth with his words.

"I'll slash you to death today!"

While cursing, Chen Chen struck with his sword and the Omni Divine Blade converged, spewing out some flames while releasing a chilly gas. Jiang Ran was flustered.

Upon sight of this, Chen Chen had an idea and he slashed his sword forward, completely activating the Tianyun Divine Thunder Technique. His powerful lightning instantly shot over, blasting above Jiang Ran's protective aura and making him retreat by several meters.

Looking at the effect, Chen Chen was somewhat dissatisfied.

With that sword in hand, the other attacks seemed to be much weaker.

'I'd better cut him!'

Bang bang bang...

After a few strikes, another hole appeared in the Frost White Blade.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ran retreated backwards and took out a pill without hesitation. He then ate it.

However, in an instant, his face turned extremely red and his originally weakened aura became stronger again.

However, the killing intent in his eyes dissipated, and was replaced by some scruples.

He was unsure of the material of Jiang Ran's treasure. It was so strong that his Frost White Blade had already been damaged and thus, hindering him from exerting his full power.

The person in front of him was indeed very strange. Not only did he have a powerful body, he also had plenty of treasures, especially the liquid in the bottle which emitted a vitality that made him envious.

"This person's life is not destined to end yet."

A thought flashed in his mind and Jiang Ran turned around to fly away without hesitation.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen first froze, and then immediately went after him.

The group of junior division masters who secretly watched the battle from afar saw this scene worried and couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

"Senior Brother! Don't chase!"

"Senior Brother! Don't be impulsive!"

However, all they received was one sentence.

"If I don't take revenge, I'm not a man! I must kill this person!"

...

Two hours passed.

Jiang Ran landed on top of a certain prairie and turned around with a gloomy face.

The damage done to the Frost White Sword, his personal treasure, had slowed him down considerably. On the contrary, Chen Chen's treasure, which seemed to have the ability to break the air, was so fast that he couldn't shake it off no matter how.

Chen Chen's aura seemed to be infinite too as he had been flying at constant speed for two hours without slowing down.

Even if he was a half-step Nascent Soul realm cultivator, he had swallowed plenty of pills to replenish his spiritual power in between and the process of doing so had also slowed him down.

"Do you really want to die with me? Do you know my identity?"

Looking at Chen Chen, who landed not far in front of him, Jiang Ran asked in a cold voice.

Chen Chen did not speak, but the dark clouds in the sky began to get denser while the lighting flickered.

Although the Tianyun Divine Thunder Technique could not do significant damage to Jiang Ran, hampering him was sufficient.

Previously, there was no need for him to use it because he could not hurt Jiang Ran but now, there was no one around and he had the Omni Divine Blade in his hand too, so naturally, he could use it at will.

"Are you a dual cultivator of body refinement and Qi refinement? No wonder you're so strong even though you hadn't reached the Nascent Soul realm. However, dual cultivation is not orthodox and sooner or later, you will be distracted. You will then end up with nothing."

Feeling the thunder pressure in the sky, Jiang Ran came to a sudden realization.

Chen Chen pointed his sword at Jiang Ran and slowly stepped forward, his gaze extremely cold. At the same time, he had also maximized the powerful attribute of the Innate Spirit Body while the surrounding spiritual energy surged into his body.

Jiang Ran's pupils constricted slightly and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

'What kind of monster is this person? He has an incredible body and his aptitude in Qi refinement is exaggerated too. I'm afraid his speed of devouring spiritual energy is far greater than the few famous humans with Innate spirit bodies can compare to!'

'Could it be that this person also has an innate spirit body?'

'It's unbelievable that an elite with an innate spirit body has appeared here!'

Before he could continue thinking about it, Chen Chen slashed his sword over but at the same time, the sky was filled with frightening thunder that constantly blasted down at him.

Although the lighting could not completely break his protective spiritual energy, it could make his body tingle.

...

Two hours later, Chen Chen waved the Omni Divine Blade and slashed Jiang Ran.

Two hours later, the two of them competed in strength and foundation as they continuously consumed all sorts of pills.

Looking at the red-gold giant sword, Jiang Ran had no choice but to activate his Frost White Blade and resist fully.

Dong!

With a crunching, Jiang Ran's face turned pale and he knew that the sword was severely damaged too.

Who would have thought that the Frost White Blade which had some prestige in the Grand Xia Imperial Dynasty, would be suppressed here?

Before he could withdraw his sword, an incredible scene appeared and the red-gold sword that seemed indestructible turned around and cut into his shoulder!

Stab!

The sound of a sharp blade inserting into his flesh sounded and Jiang Ran was suddenly overwhelmed with pain.

It was because he could sense seven or eight streams of unknown power surging into his body, maniacally rupturing his organ.

"You... damn it!"

Jiang Ran suddenly hollered and his gaze instantly became menacing. The Golden Core in his body began expanding and it seemed like he was out to self-destruct!

However, at that moment, Chen Chen's body suddenly flashed with colorful light that suppressed the fluctuations of his golden elixir!

"Is this... the Divine Golden Elixir?"

Boom!

Jiang Ran was somehow horrified but his words were suppressed by the shocking thunder in the sky.

In the midst of the lightning, Chen Chen's expression was aloof and he recalled the scene that happened previously. He couldn't restrain the killing intent in his heart at all.

"Are you Jiang Ran? Use your blood to sacrifice now!"

With a furious cry, the Omni Divine Blade in Chen Chen's hand trembled. Immediately afterwards, he slashed his sword and Jiang Ran was split into two together with the Frost White Blade.

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Jiang Ran's body soon turned into ash because of various destructive forces, leaving only a storage ring and a few treasures that fell onto the ground.

Chen Chen put his storage ring and treasures directly into his pocket.

He was not in a rush to see the things in the storage ring. After encountering such a huge battle, he needed some buffer time.

Holding the Omni Divine Blade in his arms, Chen Chen lay down on the prairie.

Looking at the blue sky, his heart felt empty.

Recalling the scene where he had his limbs chopped off, Chen Chen's heart was filled with fear. If that were to happen to him again, he would be terrified.

"Thanks to you, I survived, little treasure," Chen Chen touched the Omni Divine Blade and said with a palpitating heart.

The Omni Divine Blade seemed to be overjoyed. After vibrating slightly, it moved towards Chen Chen's Golden Core position, but soon flew out again, looking a little confused.

It was as if it was saying, "Where did my home go?"

"I'm the Golden Core," Chen Chen explained with a smile.

The Omni Divine Blade seemed to understand what Chen Chen had said as it quickly spiraled into Chen Chen's right arm.

While the Omni Divine Blade gradually slipped into silence, Chen Chen began to ponder. He took out his communication token, reported his safety to the Demon clan, then closed his eyes.

Endless exhaustion overwhelmed Chen Chen and he began to recall what Shen Lin had said before he died.

It reminded him of his parents.

He had been out for some time, so he ought to go home.

As soon as that thought emerged in his mind, he could not suppress it.

"I'll put aside the Tianyun Clan and the Demon clan for the time being. I have to make a trip home. It's so dangerous out here."

Thinking about this, Chen Chen removed the mask from his face, restored his original appearance, and then fell into a deep sleep.

...

When he woke up again, the blue sky had turned into a bright, starry night and Chen Chen was energized once again. He leapt up and flew in the direction of Ji Zhou of the State of Jin.

In the air, Chen Chen finally took out Jiang Ran's storage ring and began to carefully examine it.

He had to admit that Jiang Ran was extremely wealthy. Although he had less treasures than Shangguan Jian, the quality of his treasures was superb, be it pills or some special magic treasures.

There were no low-grade Spirit Stones at all, as all of them were at least middle-grade Spirit Stones.

In addition to those, there was a communication token, as well as an identity token.

He picked up the identity token to take a look, only to see the words "Great Xia Imperial Dynasty, third-rank guard" written on it.

"Imperial guard? Psht!" Chen Chen cursed and threw the token into the storage ring.

The sky gradually became brighter.

The familiar Ji Zhou came into view, and the gloominess in Chen Chen's heart gradually dissipated.

After a few more moments, he saw the outline of Shichuan County.

Compared to the time when he had left home, Shichuan County had not changed much.

However, he did not rush to fly home, hiding in the shadows to observe a bit.

Seeing those familiar figures, Chen Chen smiled.

At this moment, Chen Chen's father, Chen Shan, was fiddling with farming tools in the large yard. His mother, Erya's mother, and a few women from the stone village had gathered together to do some needlework and chat. They seemed rather harmonious.

On the other hand, Lao Hei was lying on all fours in the pigpen, snoring loudly.

Chen Chen descended at the entrance, knocked on the door, and then exclaimed, "Father! Mother! I'm back!"

In the courtyard, Chen Shan and Qin Rou paused.

After that, Chen Shan took a step forward and opened the door.

Looking at his son, who had grown much taller, Chen Shan was full of disbelief!

He had changed drastically in just a few months!

"Father, Mother, haha! I came back to visit you, don't be too agitated!"

Despite saying this, Chen Chen was quite excited himself. When he previously almost drowned to death, his parents were the ones he thought of most.

At that time, he regretted not going home to take a look earlier.

"Chen Chen, you..."

Qin Rou walked over, but she was speechless.

...

After consoling each other, Qin Rou could not help but ask, "Chen Chen, how many days are you going to stay for this time?"

"A few more days than usual, but I'm not sure."

While talking, Chen Chen picked a peach from the yard and took a few bites out of it before asking, "Mother, has Lao Hei changed much recently?"

"What changes can it have? It just grew larger and has a greater appetite now. If we were still as poor as we used to be, we really wouldn't be able to afford to rear it any longer."

"Oh? I'll go take a look then."

After Chen Chen finished eating the peaches, he scurried to the pigpen in a flash.

Lao Hei was still snoring loudly, in deep slumber in the pigpen, but Chen Chen could tell that its eyes were only half squinted.

It was obviously secretly observing!

'Tsk, you've obviously gained sentience but you're still pretending to be stupid! This pig is really hopeless!'

With that thought in mind, Chen Chen found a heavenly treasure from his storage ring that was specially designed to enhance the cultivation of demons and shouted, "Dinner is served!"

Lao Hei shuddered and got up, still looking sleepy.

Looking at the treasures that Chen Chen had thrown into the pigpen, it was less resistant and crawled over to eat like an ordinary pig.

As Lao Hei ate, his large belly lit up with a spiritual light and he started speaking.

"This fool Chen Chen is actually back. No, I have to play dumb or he'll definitely torture me. No matter what, I have to keep up this pretense until he leaves.

"As long as I stay firm with my thoughts and remain determined, I will be able to get by and wait to tie, even if I become smarter and have my status of cultivation.

"Hey, it seems like something is not right...

"Damn! Why am I talking?!"

Lao Hei raised his head in horror and looked at Chen Chen with panic in his eyes. He then abruptly stood up and covered his mouth with his hooves.

Chen Chen laughed sinisterly.

Meanwhile, Lao Hei kept retreating, but as he did so, he found himself wrapped in a strong spiritual power, then moved out of the pigpen.

"What did you just call me?"

"Oink, oink!"

"You're still pretending!"

Smack!

Chen Chen slapped Lao Hei on his buttocks.

Lao Hei fell onto the ground and pretended to be dead.

An hour passed.

Astonished, Chen Shan and Qin Rou both looked at Lao Hei, who was lying on the ground and emitting a faint might.

"Chen Chen... Lao Hei..."

"It's nothing much, this pig has gained sentience. Hehe!" As Chen Chen spoke, he took out a few mild medicines and treasures and handed them to his parents.

Chen Shan and Qin Rou looked at the ginseng in their hands, which were thicker than an arm, overwhelmed with puzzlement.

'After being out for a few months, my son has become so generous.'

"Chen Chen, don't you need this?" Chen Shan asked hesitantly.

"Rest assured, Father and Mother, I have plenty of these. If you eat these, I guarantee you'll have longevity... No! You can live longer!" Chen Chen smiled and answered.

If it wasn't for the fact that his parents' mortal bodies couldn't withstand it, he would definitely have given them even more powerful heavenly treasures.

...

Chen Chen stayed at home for two days, during which he also visited Zhang Ji's parents.

Lao Hei had no choice but to cultivate well under his supervision.

Bright and early in the morning, Chen Chen was meditating when he began to frown.

He had detected an uninvited guest.

Just as he expected, there was a knock on the door a few moments later.

Chen Shan subconsciously wanted to open the door but was stopped by Chen Chen.

"Father, let me do it."

After saying that, Chen Chen stepped out to open the door.

He was greeted with the sight of two women in white and a trembling old man.

Seeing the old man, Chen Shan was very surprised.

"County Magistrate, what brings you here?"

The old man could not do anything except smile bitterly.

He didn't know Chen Chen, but he felt that Chen Chen was an extraordinary young man.

"What kind of demon are you?! How dare you create trouble?!"

A woman in white saw the old black in the distance and instantly raised an eyebrow. She drew her sword and some Sword Qi surged towards Lao Hei.

However, the Sword Qi was grasped and destroyed by Chen Chen, who had quickly grabbed it.

After the previous battle and getting some rest during the past few days, his status of body refinement had already reached the middle of the Core Formation realm.

"Xiao He, don't be impulsive."

Another woman pulled her backwards, then looked at Chen Chen before saying politely, "Daoist, we are disciples of the Haoran Sword Clan. My Junior Sister has offended you, please forgive her. We're here to look for some information. Have you ever seen this token before?"

As the woman spoke, she pulled out a wooden antique token.

Seeing that token, Chen Chen frowned slightly.

Of course he had seen this token before. It was previously placed in the Zhao family's underground treasure vault, and rumor had it that the Zhao family had obtained it by robbing others.

They had even lost a lot of manpower because of it.

Later on, Chen Chen obtained it, but he burned it again for fear of being mistaken in the future.

Thinking of this, he looked calm and shook his head in a serious manner.

"I've never seen it before."

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The female disciple named Xiao He raised her eyebrow again when she heard this and exclaimed angrily, "We have asked around all the way and learned that the madman who killed my clansmen used to live here! After you killed that madman, didn't you take his things?"

"No, I haven't seen it."

Chen Chen repeated confidently, as if he wasn't afraid at all.

"You!" Xiao He subconsciously wanted to make a move but when she thought about what Chen Chen had done previously to singlehandedly crush her Sword Qi, she had no choice but to

At this moment, the county magistrate finally realized Chen Chen's identity and exclaimed, "You... You are..."

"I'm Chen Chen the successor of the Tianyun Clan. It's too chaotic out there so I decided to go home for a few days and see my parents."

Hearing these words, the county magistrate fell to the ground with a loud thud and said, "Successor, I didn't bring these two women back on purpose, they forced me to do it!"

Successor of the Tianyun Clan! What kind of an identity is that!?! Even the City Lord had to kneel down when he saw the successor of the Tianyun Clan, let alone the county magistrate who was only at the second level of Qi training.

Seeing that the county magistrate was panicking, Chen Chen understood that his master should have already informed his subordinates. Hence, the county magistrate understood his identity.

"It's alright, it's not your matter."

Chen Chen waved his hand and looked at the more polite female disciple.

He had to admit that she was extremely pretty like a fairy who was unmarred and her aura was extraordinary. She stood beside Xiao He and the difference was like that between a mortal and a fairy.

The more impressive thing was that her cultivation level was extremely high and he still didn't know how how severe it was. He could only detect that the spiritual energy was converging towards that woman and she vaguely showed signs of being an innate spirit body.

The longsword wrapped in white veil on her back had a powerful fluctuation. If not for the wariness that the Omni Divine Blade spread, he wouldn't have detected it at all.

After sensing this, Chen Chen said with a heavy heart, "Does Haoran Sword Clan belong to Great Xia Dynasty?"

The pretty girl nodded slightly after hearing it.

"Since you know about Great Xia, your status in State of Jin must be quite high. To be honest, I'm indeed from Great Xia and I'm here in the State of Jin to convey some important news."

"I also wanted to search for the son of one of the elders of my clan but unfortunately, he got killed. I eventually found my way here and I want to take my elder's token back to give him an explanation."

"I really did not see any token, I guess that madman also knew that he had caused a big trouble and abandoned that token."

Chen Chen said sincerely.

The two female disciples of the Haoran Sword Clan looked at each other and saw the regret in each other's eyes.

That was indeed very likely.

The pretty woman sighed a little before looking at Chen Chen again.

She said in a mellow tone of voice, "Daoist, in that case, let's forget this matter. I have something else to ask you about."

"Feel free."

"Which force is in charge of the State of Jin now? When I was in the capital of Jin, we found that the royal family had already fled and and the Wuxin Clan was also said to have been destroyed."

"My sister and I asked around, but we got different answers, which really makes it difficult for me to know who to convey the news to."

Chen Chen immediately got energized. After a moment, he said righteously, "Nowadays, the Tianyun Clan is, of course, in charge of the State of Jin. The Tianyun Clan is the second best clan of the State of Jin. After there were issues with the Wuxin Clan and the royal family, the Tianyun Clan had unified most of the clans among the top ten and we're going to revive the State of Jin soon!"

The pretty woman did not doubt too much when she heard his words.

Chen Chen could sense her extraordinariness, she could likewise sense his too.

In particular, the battle intent emanating from the sword behind her shocked her.

Her sword was called Breaking Dawn Sword, which she had been nurturing with the Haoran Sword Clan's secret technique since she was a child. She had never used it in 17 years and usually there will not be any reaction.

She didn't expect it to have a battle intent when she met Chen Chen.

That meant that the successor of the Tianyun Clan's personal treasure must be powerful too.

The strength of a person can be determined based on their treasures and since the Tianyun Clan could nurture such a powerful successor, they were definitely not weak.

Thinking of this, she said, "Please please take us to the Tianyun Clan. This matter concerns the war between two clans and we can't delay any longer."

Hearing this, Chen Chen's heart dropped but he nonetheless nodded and agreed.

At this point, he couldn't veto his previous statements.

He was a little reluctant about having to leave home again after staying for only a few days.

...

After saying goodbye to his parents, Chen Chen forcibly dragged Lao Hei into the spiritual beast bag.

Otherwise, he was certain that Lao Hei would just idled about all day after he left.

Of course, his main concern was that one day, another bunch of people might come to exterminate the Lao Hei, and he wouldn't be able to stop them.

Although Lao Hei had been taken away, Chen Chen nonetheless left a few pieces of high-level protective treasures to his parents. With those items, even Foundation Establishment realm cultivators would not be able to do anything to his parents.

On the way to the Tianyun Clan, Chen Chen also gradually learned about how powerful the Haoran Sword Clan was.

It was the behemoth of the human Qi Refinement lineage! It was a prestigious and mighty clan that even the four imperial dynasties had to respect!

The identity of that beautiful woman was even more remarkable. Her name was Xia Xishuang and she was the saintess of the Haoran Sword Clan, as well as the head disciple.

The successors of heavyweight clans like the Haoran Sword Clan are often all Essence Soul realm powerhouses.

While flying, Chen Chen gradually looked more and more humble, and he seemed to have returned to the state when he was still a newbie.

Despite being the successor of the Tianyun Clan, he seemed to pale in comparison to Xia Xishuang.

...

Since the Tianyun Clan was located in Jizhou, it didn't take long for them to see the Tianyun Mountains.

Since the Wuxin Clan had been destroyed, there was no longer a need for Xiao Wuyou to stay in the White Tiger Clan. Hence, he returned to the Tianyun Clan two days ago and that was a fact that Chen Chen had confirmed before coming.

Xiao Wuyou had already been standing in front of the Tianyun Clan and waiting for a long time with You Ruoshui, Qing Heng the clan master of the Qingling Clan, and several Golden Core elders of the Tianyun Clan behind him.

You Ruoshui had now reached the Nascent Soul realm.

"Master..."

When he saw Xiao Wuyou, Chen Chen felt a little ashamed.

He did not know whether it was a blessing or a curse to bring Xia Xishuang back with him.

The matter is about the great war between the two clans. If Xia Xishuang forced his master to be at the forefront, it would be akin to betraying his master.

Xiao Wuyou, however, was unconcerned. After shooting Chen Chen a gratifying glance, he bowed to Xia Xishuang.

"Greetings, Human Ambassador, I'm Xiao Wuyou of the Tianyun Clan!"

"Clan Master Xiao , you don't have to be polite, I am only here to convey the joint decree of the major clans of the Qi Refinement lineage." Xia Xishuang said with a smile as she took out a scroll, and her expression instantly became serious.

"Now that the demons have invaded the territory, there is bound to be a war. We are tasked to order the clans of State of Jin to stop all disputes and grant the leading clan the privilege of taking the lead in war and gather all cultivators in the State of Jin. Withing three days, you have to go to the forefront and fight the demons. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without amnesty!"

After saying these words, Xia Xishuang solemnly took out a token from her storage ring, on which the Haoran Sword Clan's name was stated on the uppermost part. The other three parts were labeled with the names of the other clans.

In the middle of the token, there was a large word, 'Human', which looked majestic.

Looking at this token, Xiao Wuyou, for some reason, burst into tears, and then respectfully accepted the token with both hands and said in a deep voice, "I, Xiao Wuyou of Tianyun Clan, obey the order!"

Seeing his master reveal such emotions, Chen Chen was shocked.

At this moment, the transmission token belonging to Zhou Renlong in the storage ring lit up and a message was transmitted to Chen Chen's mind.

"Zhang Chen, the damned Great Xia has come to the Demon Clan to draft disciples to fight at the forefront again. I told the public that you have died and held another funeral for you, you must not come back. Otherwise, once you go to the Great Xia, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back."

Chen Chen remained expressionless but he was all riled up.

He didn't expect to die again in the Demon Clan. As he thought about the fancy funeral, his eyelids twitched.

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After conveying the instruction, Xia Xishuang stayed in the Tianyun Clan, looking as if she was going to go to the front line together with the conscripted cultivators.

On the other hand, all the senior members of the Tianyun Clan went to the Clan Master's hall.

Not only Xiao Wuyou, but also a group of the supreme elders were also very agitated.

"Human Decree! With this, it means that we are recognized as the leading clan of the State of Jin!" a Supreme Elder exclaimed while looking at the token with tears in his eyes.

On the other hand, Xiao Wuyou placed the token in front of the ancestor's statue and bowed before saying in a respectful voice, "After thousands of years, the Tianyun Clan has finally received the Human Decree. Now that I have fulfilled your last wishes, Ancestor, I, Xiao Wuyou, have no regrets in this life!"

After saying that, You Ruoshui who was not far away from him, spat at him.

Xiao Wuyou chuckled sheepishly without saying a word.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen did not know what to think.

'Is this human edict really so powerful? So much so that Master is moved to tears...'

Xiao Wuyou saw Chen Chen's puzzled expression and explained with a smile, "Since ancient times, all clans that received the Human Decree would become a dominant party after the war as long as they did not completely perish, there has never been an exception."

"The Human Decree also represents the recognition of the entire human race, the glory of which cannot be explained in just a few words."

"You only need to know that it's not easy for humans to stand tall in this world. Countless ancestors have shed blood for this... but since we have the Human Decree now, it seems that this time the war this time is very intense, and is not a small conflict."

Xiao Wuyou was very impassioned but Chen Chen did not understand what he said entirely.

At the end, Xiao Wuyou directly handed that token to Chen Chen.

"Disciple, you brought the envoy of the Haoran Sword Clan back so you shall keep this token and conscript the experts of the clans."

The State of Jin had experienced turmoil and now, only 27 of the 36 clans were left. Among the 27 clans, the Tianyun Clan and a few other clans are the strongest. However, the other clans may not be willing to listen to the orders of the Tianyun Clan.

Reason being, they did not have the right to do so and even the Wuxin Clan would have to think of a solution to rank the clans using a Ranking Battle.

However, with this token in hand, Chen Chen now felt a lot more confident.

Since his master asked him to go out and pretend to be powerful, how could he refuse?

Thinking of this, Chen Chen gladly agreed.

Before leaving, Chen Chen went to the courtyard of the main peak.

The morning glory and the Ochre Yellow Spirit greeted him enthusiastically but Hu Xian'er was nowhere to be found.

His said that after the war in the capital, Hu Xian'er left the Tianyun Clan while he was away, and told the elders of the clan that she had gone out to look for him. However, there were no news from her since then.

"Forget it, demons have their own lives and cannot be forced."

Chen Chen sighed and left the courtyard of the main peak before going to the outer clan of the Tianqin Peak.

...

In the Tianqin Peak, Zhang Ji was immersed in cultivating the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique. When he saw Chen Chen, he got up abruptly with a look of excitement.

"Big Brother!"

"How's the cultivation going?" Chen Chen asked with a smile, and then took out a few things from his storage ring.

Those were meant for Zhang Ji from Zhang Ji's parents. They included things like roasted meat and salted fish. It was the first time Chen Chen used the storage ring to contain such things.

Of course, his parents also gave him a bunch of stuff.

"I feel that this cultivation method is very suitable for me, but to catch up with you... I doubt that's possible."

Zhang Ji was a little ashamed.

Chen Chen smiled without saying anything and simply pointed at the food. "I made a trip

back home. Your parents are doing well and they wanted me to give this to you. When it comes to cultivation, you can't rush things."

Looking at the salted fish and meat, Zhang Ji's eyes were filled with a longing gaze and he soon put the items back into his storage ring.

Seeing the determination in his eyes, Chen Chen felt emotional.

Zhang Ji was destined to not always remain ordinary. At the thought of this, Chen Chen said softly, "Zhang Ji, dare to go with me to the battlefield of the two clans? Although it is dangerous there, the world is larger, which also means there are more opportunities."

Hearing this, Zhang Ji trembled and muttered, "Brother... didn't they say that only those above the Core Formation realm of cultivation can go? With my strength, I can't even cross that flame mountain..."

Chen Chen this patted his shoulder and said, "With me around, you can swim across lava, what more cross the flame mountain range!"

"Brother... you..."

Zhang Ji was extremely touched. He did not know how dangerous the battle would be but he was certain that with his current strength, he would definitely be a huge burden. However, Chen Chen still wanted to take him along.

'This kindness...'

Zhang Ji no longer knew what to say. He just felt that even if he slogged for a lifetime for Chen Chen, it would not be enough to repay him.

"No need to say more. We are like brothers in this life world. Get ready while I go out and run some errands. When I return, we will head to the battlefield together!"

...

Chen Chen left the Tianyun Clan.

The first stop was of course to go to the White Tiger Clan that was one of the eight northern clans.

Seeing the Human Decree in Chen Chen's hand, Ye Wusheng immediately arranged the affairs of the clan, and then summoned all the elders with cultivation above the Golden Core to accompany him to the Tianyun Clan.

He went on to do the same in the Vermilion Bird Clan and Black Tortoise Clan, all of whom did the same. No one dared to hesitate.

He even went to a few clans that did not have a good relationship with the Tianyun Clan afterwards and they said the same thing.

Even the elders of the Wuxin Clan who were hiding in those clans also came out with pale faces and followed Chen Chen as he left.

By the time he reached the last clan, Chen Chen had several Nascent Soul realm and hundreds of Golden Core realm cultivators behind him!

At this moment he finally experienced what it meant to hold great power by virtue of the token, so much that no one dared to disobey him!

Chen Chen returned to the Tianyun Clan in high spirits and handed the Human Decree back to Xiao Wuyou.

Xiao Wuyou took the token and said something about burying the hatchet to calm them down.

The crowd looked at each other speechlessly. With the order, they had to stop all disputes even though they had just fought intense battles with each other previously. What else could they do?

Fortunately, the Tianyun Clan was a lot more reliable than the Wuxin Clan, and they were at least a little more humane.

After the mobilization, Xia Xishuang took out a sword-shaped giant boat from the storage ring, the crowd saw this spontaneously walked up.

This time, Chen Chen not only brought Zhang Ji, and even brought the morning glory and Ochre Yellow Spirit with him.

After everyone got on the giant boat, Xia Xishuang threw a brightly glowing Spirit Stone into a gap in the boat.

In the next second, the giant boat flew straight up into the sky and shot away at an astounding speed towards the distance, and only half an hour had passed when it reached the flaming mountain at the border of the State of Zhou!

The cultivators were all stunned. Only a few of them had ever left the two countries, so they had never seen such a magic treasure before.

With the speed of this huge boat, even a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse might not be able to catch up with it!

How big is the world outside? How many powerful magic treasures are there?

The fear in the hearts of the cultivators gradually disappeared and was replaced by anticipation. In particular, Ye Wusheng, Xiao Huang and other young powerhouses.

Cultivating immortality was difficult in the first place. Everyone had gone through hardship to reach their respective realms. If they were scared, it simply meant that the returns were insufficient.

Chen Chen was looking forward to it too. Previously, he had obtained one tracking opportunity and he could cover at least a third of the area of the State of Jin.

If he went to the outside world to track, he would spend half a year collecting opportunities.

What should he do? He only cultivated a total of a few months!

Thinking of this, Chen Chen actually felt miserable.

If others knew, he might be beaten to death on the sopot.

Just when he was thinking about how difficult the future was, another dragon boat shot up in the distance, and on the dragon boat stood all Chen Chen's old acquaintances.

Zhou Feng, Zhou Shan, and the division masters of the various divisions, were all aboard. There were also three to four junior division masters among them.

When they met, they did not have much intention to talk and simply glared at each other angrily in a bid to kill each other with their gazes. However, Yuan Qingtian suddenly got agitated.

At this time, he was dressed in a black mourning robe and his eyes were swollen from crying. When he saw Chen Chen, he immediately flew into a rage and cursed loudly, "Chen Chen! To hell with you!"

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"I knew it was you! The last time I saw you, I felt you were detestable!"

Yuan Qingtian continued to curse.

At this moment, he had already figured out that his Senior Brother did not tell him previously that the owner of this face was Chen Chen, obviously because he was afraid that he was not strong enough and would suffer another loss on impulse.

However, he has now stepped into the Core Formation realm and before leaving, he had completed the refinement of his personal treasure. Hence, he was no longer scared of Core Formation

His only regret was that... his Senior Brother won't get to see it!

Yuan Qingtian was teary-eyed.

He did not cry at the funeral, because he always felt that his Senior Brother would appear as he did the last time. However, it was only until the end of the funeral did he realize that his Senior Brother was really dead.

From that moment on, he cried for two days and two nights.

A few days ago, when he told them to hurry up and leave, the determined look in his eyes was almost the same as the day he was in the mine.

Last time, he was lucky enough not to die, but this time, he could not do it.

In fact, in addition to him, there were others among the group of junior division masters who had secretly shed a lot of tears, such as Dongfang Dang of the Demon Division.

...

Chen Chen was speechless when he saw that Yuan Qingtian suddenly burst into tears while cursing.

'Others might think that I've done something horrible to this kid.'

Thinking of this, he turned his head to face Xia Xishuang and explained, "Ahem... this person has developed an emotional trauma after I hit him and now, he wants to curse at me whenever he sees me. Sorry to have embarrassed myself."

Seeing this, Xia Xishuang glanced at Yuan Qingtian sympathetically.

'How badly did he get beaten up? Why did he curse whenever he sees him...'

On the other hand, Yuan Qingtian seemed to have heard Chen Chen's words and barked furiously, "Chen Chen, just you wait! When we get to the place, I'll teach you a lesson!"

Xia Xishuang's expression immediately became cold and austere when she heard this. She then pointed her hand as a sword at Yuan Qingtian, and then a terrifying Sword Qi shot out, cutting off a strand of hair from Yuan Qingtian's forehead.

"From today onwards, the human race is united. If you think of killing each other, this Sword Qi will chop off your head!"

Yuan Qingtian looked at the messy hair floating in front of him and subconsciously took two steps back in fear.

At the same time, he became sadder and he reckoned that if his Senior Brother was around, the Sword Qi definitely wouldn't touch his head.

Chen Chen hid behind Xia Xishuang and was smiling smugly. 'Yuan Qingtian is in need of a beating!'

The situation that the others were in was roughly the same as that between Chen Chen and Yuan Qingtian. However, they would merely communicate via eye contact, as if trying to say, 'Just you wait, I'll kill you when we reach that place.'

...

The temperature over the Flame Mountain Range had reached an extremely alarming level, and even the spiritual shield of the boat had become warped and slightly distorted.

Seeing that Zhang Ji was sweating profusely and gradually seemed to be on the verge of collapsing, Chen Chen summoned the Omni Divine Blade.

Of course, at this moment, the Omni Divine Blade was no longer a giant sword, but had now become a frosted longsword. The cold air on it lingered and as soon as the sword above appeared the giant boat, the burning heat dissipated.

Seeing this longsword, Xia Xishuang's gaze flickered and she subconsciously exclaimed,

"Great! What is the name of this sword?"

"Frost!"

Chen Chen blurted nonsensically.

"Good name," Xia Xishuang said with some surprise in her eyes.

Due to the fact that one's personal treasure was connected to their bloodline, their character can be seen from the treasure.

The Sword Qi was extremely cold too as it was as proud and clean as the heavenly mountains. They reckoned that the successor of the Tianyun Clan was definitely pure.

With that thought in mind, she had a good impression of Chen Chen.

The Haoran Sword Clan consisted mostly of gentlemen. Besides, the name of the sword was pleasant to her.

With the Omni Divine Blade, the people on the entire giant boat felt much better.

The group of experts of the State of Jin silently remembered Chen Chen's personal treasure.

...

The Flame Mountain Range was much larger than Chen Chen had imagined, and it kept flying out for nearly 5,000 kilometers before the searing heat began to gradually dissipate.

Soon, a large, endless river appeared in front of everyone.

The river seemed to separate two worlds, and when they flew to the other side of the river, the spiritual energy came swarming to their faces. The density was comparable to that of the spiritual energy in the Tianyun Clan.

They were in the wilderness, not some cave!

"Awesome!"

Chen Chen couldn't help but marvel in his heart, eager to break away from the group immediately to search for any heavenly treasures.

However, the people on the huge boat did not care about the intensity of the spiritual energy as they kept their eyes fixed on Xia Xishuang.

They could all sense that nearly half of the spiritual energy near the giant boat had been naturally absorbed by her.

'This is the... Innate spirit body!'

She is the legendary elite!

Xia Xishang did not care about the looks that the others were giving her while Xiao He who was beside her, had a proud expression.

Seeing this, Chen Chen was envious. He was likewise an innate spirit body but he had to suppress it. After all, he didn't have such a powerful backer.

Before coming, he had basically understood the structure of the human race.

There were four dynasties, 36 vassal states, and four major clans.

Those four clans were all located in the border between the human and demon races. For tens of thousands of years, the four dynasties and 36 vassal states were like the supporting limbs of the human race.

The four clans were the backbone of the human race.

As one of the four major clans, the Haoran Sword Clan was the leader of the Sword Dao that presided over the border between the humans.

"If two people with innate spirit bodies have a child, their offspring should still be an innate spirit body, right?"

That question suddenly popped up in Chen Chen's mind, but it was dispelled by him after a moment.

After flying for a while, the giant boat stopped atop a city.

The city was rather empty and it had walls that extended all the way to the end of the sky. There was a large area of wilderness outside the walls.

The wilderness was filled with smoke and pandemonium, which greatly reduced the visibility. It was just like a ghost town.

"The sixteenth city of the Great Wall of the Northern Frontier will be guarded by the cultivators of the State of Jin. When necessary, you will also need to cooperate with the higher-ups in order to provide support and evacuation."

"Regarding the other specific matters, there will be lower-ranked cultivators coming over later, you may verify your doubts with them."

After explaining these matters, Xia Xishuang was ready to go, but after thinking for a moment, she nevertheless gave Chen Chen a communication token.

"If there is really something you don't understand, you can ask me privately."

After that, she brought Xiao He away and flew towards the miasma without delay.

The group of cultivators of the State of Jin stayed in the empty city, looking at each other for a long time.

Even Xiao Wuyou, a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse who suddenly arrived in such an unfamiliar place, was a bit overwhelmed.

On the other hand, Chen Chen was still looking gleefully at the communication token that was emitting a faint fragrance.

'Handsome people do get special privileges.'

'Hunks like me can indeed receive special treatment everywhere, even in this immortal world.'

'Look, Xia Xishuang did not give the token to Master who has the highest cultivation level nor to a woman, but to him.'

'How else can this be accredited to other than his extraordinary appearance?'

Thinking about this, Chen Chen put away the communication token joyously before glancing at the people around him. He asked in his hand, "System, within a 50-meter radius, who has the most extraordinary appearance?"

"It's you, Host."

Chen Chen was pleased to hear that answer.

However, apart from him, everyone else was staring at the miasma outside the city.

At this time, there were subtle fluctuations coming from the miasma. In addition to that, there were several pairs of green eyes that were fixed on the group of them from afar. The sinister spookiness made them shudder.

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Chapter 152: Handsome People Go Everywhere

"I knew it was you! The last time I saw you I felt you were detestable!"

Yuan Qingtian continued to curse.

At this moment, he had already figured out that his Senior Brother did not tell him previously that the owner of this face was Chen Chen, obviously because he was afraid that he was not strong enough and would suffer another loss on impulse.

However, he has now stepped into the Core Formation realm and before leaving, he had completed the refinement of his personal treasure. Hence, he was no longer scared of Core Formation

His only regret was that... his Senior Brother won't get to see it!

Yuan Qingtian was teary-eyed.

He did not cry at the funeral, because he always felt that his Senior Brother would appear as he did the last time. However, it was only until the end of the funeral did he realize that his Senior Brother was really dead.

From that moment on, he cried for two days and two nights.

A few days ago, when he told them to hurry up and leave, the determined look in his eyes was almost the same as the day he was in the mine.

Last time, he was lucky enough not to die, but this time, he could not do it.

In fact, in addition to him, there were others among the group of junior division masters who had secretly shed a lot of tears, such as Dongfang Dang of the Demon Division.

...

Chen Chen was speechless when he saw that Yuan Qingtian suddenly burst into tears while cursing.

'Others might think that I've done something horrible to this kid.'

Thinking of this, he turned his head to face Xia Xishuang and explained, "Ahem... this person has developed an emotional trauma after I hit him and now, he wants to curse at me whenever he sees me. Sorry to have embarrassed myself."

Seeing this, Xia Xishuang glanced at Yuan Qingtian sympathetically.

'How badly did he get beaten up? Why did he curse whenever he sees him...'

On the other hand, Yuan Qingtian seemed to have heard Chen Chen's words and barked furiously, "Chen Chen, just you wait! When we get to the place, I'll teach you a lesson!"

Xia Xishuang's expression immediately became cold and austere when she heard this. She then pointed her hand as a sword at Yuan Qingtian, and then a terrifying Sword Qi shot out, cutting off a strand of hair from Yuan Qingtian's forehead.

"From today onwards, the human race is united. If you think of killing each other, this Sword Qi will chop off your head!"

Yuan Qingtian looked at the messy hair floating in front of him and subconsciously took two steps back in fear.

At the same time, he became sadder and he reckoned that if his Senior Brother was around, the Sword Qi definitely wouldn't touch his head.

Chen Chen hid behind Xia Xishuang and was smiling smugly. 'Yuan Qingtian is in need of a beating!'

The situation that the others were in was roughly the same as that between Chen Chen and Yuan Qingtian. However, they would merely communicate via eye contact, as if trying to say, 'Just you wait, I'll kill you when we reach that place.'

...

The temperature over the Flame Mountain Range had reached an extremely alarming level, and even the spiritual shield of the boat had become warped and slightly distorted.

Seeing that Zhang Ji was sweating profusely and gradually seemed to be on the verge of collapsing, Chen Chen summoned the Omni Divine Blade.

Of course, at this moment, the Omni Divine Blade was no longer a giant sword, but had now become a frosted longsword. The cold air on it lingered and as soon as the sword above appeared the giant boat, the burning heat dissipated.

Seeing this longsword, Xia Xishuang's gaze flickered and she subconsciously exclaimed,

"Great! What is the name of this sword?"

"Frost!"

Chen Chen blurted nonsensically.

"Good name," Xia Xishuang said with some surprise in her eyes.

Due to the fact that one's personal treasure was connected to their bloodline, their character can be seen from the treasure.

The Sword Qi was extremely cold too as it was as proud and clean as the heavenly mountains. They reckoned that the successor of the Tianyun Clan was definitely pure.

With that thought in mind, she had a good impression of Chen Chen.

The Haoran Sword Clan consisted mostly of gentlemen. Besides, the name of the sword was pleasant to her.

With the Omni Divine Blade, the people on the entire giant boat felt much better.

The group of experts of the State of Jin silently remembered Chen Chen's personal treasure.

...

The Flame Mountain Range was much larger than Chen Chen had imagined, and it kept flying out for nearly 5,000 kilometers before the searing heat began to gradually dissipate.

Soon, a large, endless river appeared in front of everyone.

The river seemed to separate two worlds, and when they flew to the other side of the river, the spiritual energy came swarming to their faces. The density was comparable to that of the spiritual energy in the Tianyun Clan.

They were in the wilderness, not some cave!

"Awesome!"

Chen Chen couldn't help but marvel in his heart, eager to break away from the group immediately to search for any heavenly treasures.

However, the people on the huge boat did not care about the intensity of the spiritual energy as they kept their eyes fixed on Xia Xishuang.

They could all sense that nearly half of the spiritual energy near the giant boat had been naturally absorbed by her.

'This is the... Innate spirit body!'

She is the legendary elite!

Xia Xishang did not care about the looks that the others were giving her while Xiao He who was beside her, had a proud expression.

Seeing this, Chen Chen was envious. He was likewise an innate spirit body but he had to suppress it. After all, he didn't have such a powerful backer.

Before coming, he had basically understood the structure of the human race.

There were four dynasties, 36 vassal states, and four major clans.

Those four clans were all located in the border between the human and demon races. For tens of thousands of years, the four dynasties and 36 vassal states were like the supporting limbs of the human race.

The four clans were the backbone of the human race.

As one of the four major clans, the Haoran Sword Clan was the leader of the Sword Dao that presided over the border between the humans.

"If two people with innate spirit bodies have a child, their offspring should still be an innate spirit body, right?"

That question suddenly popped up in Chen Chen's mind, but it was dispelled by him after a moment.

After flying for a while, the giant boat stopped atop a city.

The city was rather empty and it had walls that extended all the way to the end of the sky. There was a large area of wilderness outside the walls.

The wilderness was filled with smoke and pandemonium, which greatly reduced the visibility. It was just like a ghost town.

"The sixteenth city of the Great Wall of the Northern Frontier will be guarded by the cultivators of the State of Jin. When necessary, you will also need to cooperate with the higher-ups in order to provide support and evacuation."

"Regarding the other specific matters, there will be lower-ranked cultivators coming over later, you may verify your doubts with them."

After explaining these matters, Xia Xishuang was ready to go, but after thinking for a moment, she nevertheless gave Chen Chen a communication token.

"If there is really something you don't understand, you can ask me privately."

After that, she brought Xiao He away and flew towards the miasma without delay.

The group of cultivators of the State of Jin stayed in the empty city, looking at each other for a long time.

Even Xiao Wuyou, a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse who suddenly arrived in such an unfamiliar place, was a bit overwhelmed.

On the other hand, Chen Chen was still looking gleefully at the communication token that was emitting a faint fragrance.

'Handsome people do get special privileges.'

'Hunks like me can indeed receive special treatment everywhere, even in this immortal world.'

'Look, Xia Xishuang did not give the token to Master who has the highest cultivation level nor to a woman, but to him.'

'How else can this be accredited to other than his extraordinary appearance?'

Thinking about this, Chen Chen put away the communication token joyously before glancing at the people around him. He asked in his head, "System, within a 50-meter radius, who has the most extraordinary appearance?"

"It's you, Host."

Chen Chen was pleased to hear that answer.

However, apart from him, everyone else was staring at the miasma outside the city.

At this time, there were subtle fluctuations coming from the miasma. In addition to that, there were several pairs of green eyes that were fixed on the group of them from afar. The sinister spookiness made them shudder.

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Seeing this scene, the clan master of the Black Tortoise Clan subconsciously wanted to make a move, but was stopped by Xiao Wuyou.

"They're just some nobodies. Since we're new to this place, it's better to find out the situation first."

Seeing this, the clan master of the Black Tortoise Clan stopped.

The others began to observe the environment of the city.

The sixteenth city was only a few hundred meters long and wide. It was not even considered a small city but it was enough to house a hundred people.

Although the living conditions were inferior to that of their residence in the State of Jin, the spiritual energy here is a bit denser than that of their clan's residence.

That was the main concern of immortal cultivators.

After the general arrangement of their respective accommodation, a war boat that was densely filled with people came flying in the distant sky.

The group of people were clad in armor and had indifferent expressions. They were clearly proper military personnel.

A few moments later, the war boat landed, and a golden-armored general who led the group scanned the crowd, seemingly looking for the leading cultivator.

At this moment, Xiao Wuyou took the initiative to stand out.

"Senior, we are the Border Army of the State of Jin and we were ordered to come to the Sixteenth City and follow the orders of all seniors here. We have a total manpower of 1001 pax, among which there is one Core Formation cultivator, 200 Foundation Establishment and 800 Qi Refinement cultivators. Seniors, our task is to guard both sides of the Great Wall defense line that spans across 20 kilometers of the Sixteenth City, to prevent the demons from infiltrating."

"Is there still a defense line in front of this Great Wall?"

Chen Chen looked into the depths of the miasma. If he remembered correctly, Xia Xishuang had flown into the miasma when she was leaving.

"Yes, it's the Haoran Sword Clan ahead of us. This Great Wall is only the second line of defense that's specially used for dealing with some demons of lower cultivation levels who have lagged behind," the golden-armored general explained.

Hearing this, Chen Chen understood in his heart but he did not dare to be careless.

God knows how low their status of cultivation can be?

If their cultivation level was really low, it wouldn't require so many powerhouses to guard the line of defense.

Every cultivator present was a prominent figure of the State of Jin.

The golden-armored general added, "Head 50 kilometers southwest, there is a large checkpoint there which has all kinds of supplies that you can exchange for with Spirit Stones or the internal cores of the demons."

"If you are rich enough, you can even exchange for direct cultivation enhancing pills made by the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan but there are restrictions. Each person can go there fortnightly and you cannot be away for more than one day."

Hearing these words, the cultivators of the State of Jin were all riled up.

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan was one of the four clans of the human race, and its forte was in alchemy and pill refinement. In fact, it can even refine the internal alchemy of violent demonic beasts into mild cultivation pills, which they had heard about long ago.

In the past, they did not even dare to think about it, but they did not expect to have the opportunity to come into contact with it today.

...

After the introduction of the various aspects, the golden-armored general then led the thousand low-level cultivators to the camp behind the city.

Although the cultivation levels of those one thousand people were not high, they seemed to know some kind of formation, and were walking in an orderly manner.

In the afternoon.

Chen Chen couldn't stay in the city. He did not know how the cultivators of the State of Jin could stand staying still despite knowing that there was a large checkpoint with various supplies, within 50 kilometers away from the city.

'Can't we go now? There doesn't seem to be a battle at all.'

Thinking of this, he casually called out a Golden core cultivator and asked, "Brother, why don't we go to that supply point and take a look?It's only 50 kilometers away. Given our cultivation level this time, we can arrive in no time."

"No..." The Golden core cultivator touched his storage ring with a shy expression.

Chen Chen shot him a look of sympathy before looking for Xiao Wuyou. To his surprise, Xiao Wuyou turned him down too.

"Disciple, you're too young. They're not going because they do not know the place, they naturally have to be more conscientious."

"It's best to have a greenhorn go over and find out the prices of the items there. Then, make the necessary arrangements and borrow Spirit Stones or sell your items to raise money to purchase the items you need, so that you won't waste the opportunity."

Hearing Xiao Wuyou's words, Chen Chen was speechless.

It was the first time he had seen someone describing the poor in such a strange manner.

In fact, it was also true that he thought too much of it.

Simply put, let them eat cake!

Being used to being a tycoon, he subconsciously thought that everyone was like him and did not lack any Spirit Stones. He did not know that apart from him, most of the cultivators of the State of Jin had to pinch and scrimp in order to make a living.

"Do other cultivators have such hard lives?"

Chen Chen secretly wiped his tears and registered his name before flying to the southwest alone.

Since they were waiting for a greenhorn to go, he shall be the one!

He was confident and wouldn't panic regardless of where he went because he was wealthy enough!

As expected, as soon as Chen Chen left, the group of State of Jin cultivators began to talk.

"That rash young man of the Tianyun Clan has gone!"

"When he comes back later, I'll ask him about the price of the cultivation elixir. If I can't afford it, you have to lend me some money, Uncle-Master!"

"Don't worry, if the difference is too great, you have to lend me some first. I want to buy a piece of spiritual gold and use it to temper my Dharmic treasure."

"If it's too much, I'll go borrow some from Senior Brother."

"..."

...

The distance of 50 kilometers was nothing to the current Chen Chen, and it didn't take long for him to arrive at that so-called supply point.

There were no city walls, no spiritual array. Strictly speaking, there was only a huge market.

However, there were buildings, restaurants, and stores that peddled elixirs. Of course, the majority of the market was private stalls set up by the various cultivators.

"Internal elixir of demonic beasts for sale at 100 Spirit Stones each! The cultivation level will be given at random!"

"Recovery Pills for sale! It's a secret ancestral formula, and the medicinal effects are powerful!"

"Treasures for sale! All Core Formation cultivators can use it!"

...

Looking at the stalls, Chen Chen felt refreshed. In the State of Jin, no cultivators would have to stoop low to set up stalls.

However, not to mention the Core Formation cultivators, he had also seen lots of Nascent Soul realm cultivators.

"Where is the most valuable thing in a 50-meter radius?"

"The internal elixir of the thousand-year-old demonic beast 20 meters to the left."

While walking, Chen Chen used the tracking system and soon found a few valuable items that were worth a lot of money.

However, he was not interested in such items because such a business was not worth his effort. It was simply degrading!

"Ancient battlefield treasures for sale! 100 Spirit Stones per pile!"

Hearing this cry, Chen Chen subconsciously looked over.

A Core Formation was touting in front of a certain stall with more than ten miscellaneous items placed in front of him.

They were either fragments of treasures or strange items of odd shapes.

Chen Chen managed to find out that it was a pile of junk after checking using the system.

However, he was interested in the ancient battlefield item that the vendor mentioned.

"Fellow Daoist, what is the ancient battlefield? Where is it?"

Chen Chen asked while spending a hundred Spirit Stones on the pile of junk.

The stall vendor immediately smiled and said, "It's the relic of the battlefield where the humans and demons had once gone to war on. There are ancient battlefields that date back to decades ago or even tens of thousands of years ago! Just 500 kilometers to the south there is a 3,000-year-old battlefield site, but you have to pay 100 Spirit Stones per entry."

"I'm not bragging but these items are what I picked up from there. You're in for a profit. Do you see this? It's the fragments of an Essence Soul realm cultivator's personal treasure! And this, it's the inner elixir of an Essence Soul realm demon. Unfortunately, it has been stained by dust... Hey! Don't go, you left your things behind!"

Chen Chen casually took the pile of trash thrown over by the vendor and muttered, "I like picking up money the most."

Chapter 154

Chen Chen flew 500 kilometers to the south and soon saw the so-called ancient battlefield.

The place was too conspicuous and there were pits and ditches everywhere. The fiendish aura in the air was so dense, it was almost visible to the naked eye. Many powerhouses of the two clans had died here a few thousand years ago.

At the entrance of the ancient battlefield, there was a large stone monument, on which there were some words.

"Throughout 12,450 years, the human race has gone through four battles and the demons have broken through the line of defense of the Great Wall. A total of one Void Refinement realm, 34 Essence Soul realm, 120 Nascent Soul realm, and 9,500 Core Formation realm and Foundation Establishment realm cultivators have fallen and been defeated by the demonic allies."

The short paragraph was just a chunk of information that was full of pathos.

Chen Chen's mood became a little somber, and with a heavy heart, he descended in front of the giant monument.

Next to the huge monument, there was a storage ring controlled by a peculiar restriction. There was also a phrase formed by spiritual light behind the void.

"The ancestors have fallen and there is a great opportunity. Please pay 100 Spirit Stones to express your sincerity."

Looking at this sentence, Chen Chen placed a thousand Spirit Stones into it without hesitation.

He was not testing his luck, and he would feel bad if he gave a hundred Spirit Stones.

As soon as he entered, a fiendish aura surged towards his head but it had a small impact on a Core Formation realm cultivator.

Chen Chen looked far away and saw a few scattered figures.

There was someone holding a rabbit and sniffing around, as well as someone lying on the ground and digging a hole.

In addition, there were also a few sullen and withdrawn diabolic cultivators, seated cross-legged and cultivating using the fiendish aura.

Chen Chen was not surprised.

In addition to the Haoran Sword Clan and the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, there were also two other clans, namely the Seven Lethal Demon Clan.

Hence, at the human frontier, the practice of diabolism was allowed and their status was not much worse than that of those in Qi training.

In fact, on the battlefield, diabolic cultivators could be more powerful than Qi cultivators.

"System, what is the most valuable thing in a 50-meter radius?"

"The fragments of the crumbling treasure of the Nascent Soul realm cultivator eight meters underground."

...

"The Soul-Breaking Herb cultivated by the fiendish aura on the left."

"The internal elixir of the Great Rhinoceros Demon 12 meters underground."

Chen Chen walked through the ancient battlefield while continuously asking the system questions.

Soon, a large number of system prompts appeared in his mind.

Chen Chen did not want to take them all away. Some items were not high in value and did not mean much to him. Hence, he decided to save them for those who really needed them.

The ancient battlefield had a 50-kilometer radius and Chen Chen grabbed the items while flying. By the time he was done, only half a day had passed.

He only took a few dozen things.

Among them, there were two Essence Soul realm demon pills and a dozen worn out storage rings that used to belong to cultivators.

The rest were extremely high-quality remnants of magic treasures, which used to belong to a cultivator whose cultivation level was probably above the Nascent Soul realm.

After scouring so many things, Chen Chen was very satisfied.

The incredibly high value of the two Essence Soul realm demon pills alone were far beyond the entrance fee he paid.

As for the storage rings, he was in no hurry to open them.

Zhang Ji was also in the sixteenth city and he felt that it would be better to leave it to Zhang Ji to open the storage rings.

Just as Chen Chen was preparing to leave the ancient battlefield, the system gave another prompt.

"There is super storage equipment thirty-two meters underground."

Hearing this prompt, Chen Chen was shocked.

He had never heard of super storage equipment before, and he wondered if it was just a storage ring with lots of storage space.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be delighted.

To be honest, it wasn't a pleasant sight to take out more than ten storage rings every now and then, as it would make him look like a tacky upstart, thus lowering his class.

If he had super storage equipment, he wouldn't have to use so many storage rings in the future.

With that thought in mind, Chen Chen stopped hesitating and immediately started digging deeper.

A few moments later, Chen Chen came to the palace hall.

There was another hideous, bird-egg-sized stone in Chen Chen's hand.

Looking at the stone, Chen Chen was a bit speechless.

'This is the super storage equipment? The exterior is so filthy, even spiritual power can't enter it!'

Chen Chen was left with no choice but to take out some spiritual spring water from the storage ring in order to clean the stone.

Soon, the ugly stone revealed its true appearance!

It now looked slightly less ugly...

However, Chen Chen's spiritual power was finally able to probe in, allowing him to see the interior.

There was no massive space, nor a ground of treasures. There was only a broken ruin.

However, Chen Chen was astonished!

There were not only buildings in the stone but also some land that was covered in tall grass, beside which there was an artificial mountain with dried up spiritual spring water below.

If one looked at it carefully, they would realize that the artificial mountains were inscribed with some kind of formation, and there seemed to be a depression meant for a Spirit Stone to be set upon it.

As soon as Chen Chen saw the depression, he took out a Spirit Stone and moved it onto the depression using spiritual power.

In an instant, the artificial mountain lit up and faint spiritual energy was released, making the entire space dynamic.

Chen Chen's expression changed again and again.

Storage rings came in different sizes and could be used to store inanimate objects, while spiritual beast hide bags could be used to store living objects, though the space was extremely small and demonic beasts would usually only go inside to sleep.

It was Chen Chen's first time seeing storage equipment with such a large space, even coming equipped with a house and plants.

"Treasure! This is a legitimate treasure!"

Chen Chen made a quick judgment, and with a single thought in mind, he emptied all the ruins in the room, among which a decaying plaque caught his attention.

"Little Carefree Immortal Palace!"

Chen Chen was speechless when he saw the name.

However, out of respect for seniors, Chen Chen still bowed to the ruins that poured out.

"Senior, the fact that I can take your things today shows that you and I are tied together by fate. You can rest assured that your treasure will be used to its fullest potential in my hands!"

After saying these words, Chen Chen suddenly blushed and became embarrassed.

In the next moment, he took out the spiritual beast hide bag, sensing that Lao Hei was still sleeping and snoring inside, before saying with some embarrassment, "Senior, I did not intentionally raise a pig in your treasure. This pig is... Somewhat extraordinary."

Before Lao Hei could react, he was thrown into the Little Carefree Immortal Palace by Chen Chen.

"Lao Hei, I will give you some spirit wood later, use it to rebuild a big house for me!"

Lao Hei woke up in a daze and was about to go back to sleep when it suddenly heard Chen Chen speak.

"I am now staying in a place where everyone is looking for demons to kill. The restaurants here specialize in selling pigs. If you don't work, I will have to sell you to the restaurant."

After Chen Chen finished, he showed the Essence Soul realm demonic elixirs, frightening Lao Hei to the point of standing upright and not daring to move.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen was quite satisfied. He then placed the morning glory and the Ochre Yellow Spirit into it.

He had to be gentler with them.

"Little morning glory, help me clean up the weeds. Little Yellow, help me loosen the soil and turn it into spirit soil!"

As soon as he spoke, the two little guys went to work. Compared to the spiritual beast hide bag, this new place was simply heaven! They seemed overjoyed.

While there was still some time, Chen Chen hurriedly flew towards the supply point.

He had to buy some things. Otherwise, he would seem like a reckless young man full of angst.

He casually bought some cultivation elixirs, spirit wood, spirit soil, and other decorative items before getting ready to return to the sixteenth city.

They were strictly prohibited from leaving for more than a day. If the rule was broken, he would have to face a severe punishment.

Just as he flew into the sky and was about to leave, a conversation between two people not that far away reached his ears.

"Have you heard? The twelfth city, which has the highest mortality rate and is the most dangerous place, is now guarded!"

"I can put my mind at ease, then. At least we weren't arranged to go. By the way, which unlucky person is going to guard the twelfth city? Which clan is he from?"

"It seems to be a vassal state called the State of Zhou, which is populated by diabolic cultivators."

Chapter 155: 155: No Touching

"The twelfth city... It turned out the Demon clan went there... Ah, poor child," Chen Chen sighed with a somewhat complicated mood.

Recalling the years he had spent in the Demon clan, he admitted that he still had some feelings for the Demon Clan, and if the Demon Clan really encountered difficulties, he would certainly help if he could.

Without caring about anything else, Chen Chen flew towards the 16th city with plenty of items.

Before he reached the city, he already saw a lot of people waiting.

As soon as he landed in the city, a group of people immediately gathered around him, looking extremely enthusiastic.

The "reckless young man," Chen Chen, had been gone for a long time and they had been waiting for him.

"Chen Chen, do you know how many Spirit Stones are needed to purchase a pill for increasing one's cultivation level to the Core Formation realm?"

"Have you seen any spiritual gold that can increase the level of treasures to the Nascent Soul realm?"

"Are there many people in the supply point? Are there any special treasures meant for warding off demons?"

Chen Chen smiled when he saw the sly, old foxes who were grinning at him.

"Don't worry, I went around and asked all the questions that I should have inside."

Everyone smiled radiantly. They did not expect there to be such a selfless and kindhearted person!

However, Chen Chen's next sentence made them freeze in shock.

"Not only did I ask around, I also bought some samples. Everyone, take a look. These are cultivation enhancement elixirs for the Core Formation realm, which are priced at 3,000 medium-grade Spirit Stones each.

"This one, on the other hand, is an elixir to enhance the status of cultivation to the Nascent Soul realm. They cost 6,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones."

Soon, Chen Chen laid the treasures out and the smiles of the people present stiffened.

Chen Chen then said with a straight face, "Everyone, you can take a look, but not touch them! Although they are not worth many Spirit Stones, I am a bit of a clean freak. So, please understand."

'Showoff! What a showoff!' everyone cursed in their hearts. They had painstakingly saved up but could only afford one elixir. Yet, the successor of the Tianyun Clan laid numerous elixirs across the table and made them watch!

'You're already a Core Formation realm cultivator, why do you need pills to advance to the Nascent Soul realm? I've never seen such a wastrel!'

If it wasn't for the Haoran Sword Clan's successor, who said that internal fighting was strictly forbidden, they might have found a way to rob him!

"Master, this elixir to enhance the status of cultivation to the Nascent Soul realm is for you. It's not worth many Spirit Stones but it's a token of my appreciation. Please accept it, Master," Chen Chen added.

The others were envious and jealous, but they could only watch and drool for a while before resentfully going to the corner.

In fact, the inner elixirs of demons were sold at extremely high prices in the supply points, especially the Core Formation ones. The higher the value, the more cost-effective it would be to exchange them for pills and various supplies.

It was a disguised way to encourage the cultivators to kill the demons. After all, it was not mandatory to turn in all the battle spoils reaped from the battlefield, and whoever kills the demon would get the inner elixir.

...

Late at night on that day.

Chen Chen was supervising Lao Hei, who was building a house in the Little Carefree Immortal Palace, when a certain transmission token that gave off an aroma suddenly lit up.

"There is a big war at the front line, and a large number of demons are about to charge towards the Great Wall defense line. The Jin Nation has just encountered a civil war and is not strong enough. Remember to make more preparations, and never take it lightly."

Seeing this paragraph, Chen Chen smiled, then replied aloofly, "Thank you."

A few moments later, another transmission token, which was specially designed to receive information and orders from the front line, also lit up.

"The demons are about to charge towards the Great Wall defense line. All departments, get ready and stay on guard."

Compared to the paragraph above, this one was much more concise and less humane.

After receiving this order, the Sixteenth City soon lit up, and the camp behind the city began to get ready for action. In just a minute or two, thousands of low-ranking cultivators in armor were done assembling and had climbed up the city wall.

In the darkness of the night, the miasma outside the sixteenth city suddenly became extremely intense, completely obscuring the moon, which was not that bright.

The pairs of green eyes in the shadows had also vanished completely.

Looking at the crowd of curious and expectant State of Jin cultivators, Chen Chen reminded them loudly, "Gentlemen, my State of Jin has just had a civil war, and compared to several nearby cities, we are the weakest.

"If we go to war later, remember not to retreat. The demons can communicate with each other. If a city retreats, the demons in other places will flock to the city. I believe you don't need me to tell you what will happen in the end."

Hearing this, the crowd immediately started looking curious and a few Core Formation cultivators hurriedly took out the outer armor and put it on.

They knew that they were no match for the other cities.

In fact, not to mention other cities, even the Demon clan was far stronger than them.

The Demon Clan had nine Nascent Soul realm cultivators, most of whom were in the mid-stage. On the other hand, from the State of Jin cultivators, only six were in the Nascent Soul realm, four of whom had just entered the Nascent Soul realm not long ago.

Seeing that the crowd had listened to his words, Chen Chen was slightly relieved, but his expression was still grave.

The sixteenth city was indeed very weak. It was probably not even half as good as the other cities.

However, the upper echelons simply did not care about this, nor did they have the time to do so. Their only job was to guard the line of defense.

The miasma was getting thicker and thicker, and a gust of demonic vibe bombarded the city walls.

At this moment, hundreds of streams of light appeared in the distant sky, flying straight towards the city walls. The earth began to tremble slightly, as if there were thousands of horses present!

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen's pupils suddenly constricted!

Recalling the term "all the fishes in the net," used by the golden-armored general, he was so exasperated that he wanted to curse out loud!

'You call this fish in the net? How sparse must the net be!?! Even sharks and whales have slipped in! There's no point in fighting!'

Chen Chen spat out some fragrance, but there was suddenly a honk from the Great Wall!

Immediately afterwards, the endless stretch of the wall suddenly lit up with the light of the formation. Before Chen Chen could react, a thin spiritual power barrier appeared over the wall.

The strength of the spiritual power barrier was far less than the clan's protective array, but it was still enough to delay any Nascent Soul realm demons for a few moments.

Even more impressive was that the barrier was massive and boundless, perfectly connected to the Great Wall like a vertical canopy above the second line of defense.

Looking at the light of the spiritual power that lit up half the world, Chen Chen was somehow shocked.

He also felt the massive power of a community!

The array spanned across at least thousands of kilometers, consuming a terrifying number of Spirit Stones every moment. He probably might not be able to sustain it for long.

That golden-armored general walked up to Xiao Wuyou and said, "Senior, you and others are responsible for dealing with those high-level demons in the sky, and we are responsible for clearing the low-level demons on the ground."

Immediately afterwards, he brought a thousand low-level cultivators away from the city wall array.

They got into groups of five, with each group consisting of one Foundation Establishment and four Qi Refinement realm cultivators, all who got into a formation.

The 200 groups then formed a large formation and stood under the city walls like a huge fortress.

Since the miasma had begun surging, the sounds of the earth quaking became louder and louder. The golden-armored general fiercely waved his spear and pointed it forward.

"Prepare to fight the enemy!"

As soon as he said that, thousands of low-ranking demonic beasts revealed themselves in the rolling miasma!

Under the light of the formation, the large and small demonic beasts looked extremely hideous, their scarlet eyes filled with raging killing intent. Faced with thousands of low-ranking cultivators, these demonic beasts did not hesitate at all, rushing into the formation!

At the same time, in the sky, a massive fireball blasted towards the direction of the 16th city like a small sun.

Under the light of the fireball, even a few Nascent Soul realm cultivators looked slightly pale

Chapter 156

Seeing that the fireball was about to blast at the formation, a sword cut through the sky, chopping the fireball and causing it to explode in the air.

Xiao Wuyou retrieved the treasure and said coldly to the crowd of cultivators, "Don't let them break the formation, or else the State of Jin will become a disgrace to the human race!"

Hearing these words, everyone's expressions turned cold and solemn.

They were powerful figures in the State of Jin and naturally wouldn't be easily frightened. After getting a grip on their emotions, they were all ready to fight.

At the same time, hundreds of streams of light in the sky were divided into several strands, coming towards the formation from five directions.

"Among the diabolic cultivators, eight are in the Nascent Soul realm, more than thirty are in the Golden Core realm, and the rest are all in the Foundation Establishment realm."

Sensing the fluctuations above, Chen Chen seemed to slow down.

Although the other side had two more Nascent Soul realm cultivators than him, they had a lot fewer Golden Core realm cultivators, which meant that they had the power to fight.

More importantly, they had him, a supreme elite!

"As expected, I am the one who will turn the tide of battle."

Chen Chen took a deep breath as the Omni Divine Blade poked out from his palm and let out a soft whimper.

That was the desire to kill!

Although the Omni Divine Blade now looked ice-clear, Chen Chen knew how it raged on the inside!

"Oh, I was startled! I thought a group of Nascent Soul realm had flown over," Chen Chen said with a grin.

"Disciple, go block those few Golden Core realm demons!" Xiao Wuyou exclaimed anxiously from afar.

Chen Chen looked over, only to see four ferocious-looking Golden Core realm demons flying towards the army of low-ranking cultivators below, their eyes holding a murderous gaze.

Although the low-ranking soldiers below got into a formation, their cultivation levels were too low. They could manage fighting ordinary demonic beasts, but they would definitely be slaughtered if a few Golden Core realm demons really broke into their formation.

"Master really does not treat me as a disciple. He's arranged for me to fight four Golden Core realm cultivators as soon as I'm up!" Chen Chen muttered to himself.

On the surface, he was only a Golden Core realm cultivator, and by right, he should not be assigned to fight a Golden Core realm demonic cultivator.

...

In fact, Xiao Wuyou was rather helpless too. Now, each Nascent Soul realm cultivator had an opponent to deal with, and the hundred Golden Core realm cultivators were all stalling the remaining demons.

However, there were still two Nascent Soul realm demons whom the group of Golden Core realm cultivators had to place most of their attention on. Hence, some Golden Core realm demons would have to free up their hands to slaughter the lower-ranking cultivators.

Among those who had yet to attack, the one he trusted most was his disciple.

Seeing that the few Golden Core realm demons were about to slaughter them, the golden-armored general below was speechless.

'Didn't I just offend the higher-up? Must they send me here to the sixteenth city?

'Those few Nascent Soul realm cultivators can guard a city?'

The thought of it made him so grief-stricken that he immediately took out a life-preserving pill from his storage ring and swallowed it. In the next moment, his aura surged!

His aura instantly reached the peak of the Core Formation realm!

That was the life-saving treasure that he had bought with half of his assets. He was going to fight using his life today!

Just as he was about to go up to fight the enemy, a white-clothed figure appeared out of nowhere!

A ray of light from the blade slashed through and split the four Core Formation realm demon cultivators in two!

"Damn!"

The golden-armored general was dumbfounded and subconsciously tried to pull the elixir out from his mouth. However, it was too late.

"I%%%%!"

After cursing incoherently, the golden-armored general dashed towards the group of demonic beasts with incredible grief and fury, quickly creating a storm among the group of demonic beasts.

...

After Chen Chen casually beheaded four Golden Core realm demons, he did not delay, rushing towards the other Golden Core realm demons.

Having fought with elites for a year, he now felt that the Golden Core realm demons were just a bunch of stinky fish.

The Omni Divine Blade would split all weapons in half, including maces, rods, a machete, or a big shield.

Chen Chen walked on the battlefield leisurely. All demonic cultivators, be it those in the early stage or the peak of the Core Formation realm, could not fight it.

Everyone on the battlefield noticed Chen Chen's figure.

His sword was too dazzling and eye-catching not to notice.

"Is the successor of the Tianyun Clan that strong!?!"

"No wonder he's so rich!"

"I doubt Xiao Wuyou will stay in his position as the clan master for long. His disciple is too incredible!"

Hearing these comments, Xiao Wuyou's forehead was dripping with cold sweat, as he didn't expect his disciple to be that terrifying!

That made him feel really pressurized!

Since he was under great pressure, the force he applied increased and the pressure on the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm demon who fought with him also became greater.

Of course, he also noticed the eye-catching presence on the battlefield. However, what did that have to do with him?

'Is there a chain reaction?'

Thinking of this, he yelled, "Hu Xing! Go and kill that human genius!"

After he finished speaking, a Nascent Soul realm demon surrounded by a group of Golden Core realm cultivators hollered furiously and flew towards Chen Chen after suffering two hard blows.

Chen Chen heard the word genius and immediately knew that he was referring to him. Hence, he didn't hesitate at all and thrust his sword forward, which collided violently with the three-meter giant blade in Hu Xing's hand!

Clang!

With a loud boom, there was immediately a hole in the giant blade.

Hu Xing was furious to hear his words, and before he could react, Chen Chen had already swung his sword while mocking him at the same time.

"And you call yourself a Nascent Soul realm cultivator."

Hu Xing was infuriated, and he roared into the sky before transforming into a giant tiger that was tens of meters long and seven to eight meters tall!

He then smacked Chen Chen's head with his claw!

The sharp claws, which were engulfed in ethereality, cut through the air with a sharp whistle!

Chen Chen raised his sword to block it but was blasted dozens of meters away. However, one of Hu Xing's nails was also severed.

"Can this sword of yours break spiritual power?"

Hu Xing looked at his claw, his lantern-sized eyes filled with shock.

No matter how strong a treasure might be, there was still a limit. However, the sword in Chen Chen's hand was simply outrageous. Not only did it have a powerful power of frost, it could break spiritual power too!

Chen Chen laughed but did not say anything. If he had obtained the Omni Divine Blade long ago, he wouldn't have to try to snatch the Wind-Breaking Cone.

'What's so difficult about breaking spiritual power?'

That battle had built his confidence.

Ordinary cultivators in the early Nascent Soul realm stage would mostly be a little stronger than Jiang Ran.

However, after the battle with Jiang Ran, he broke through a tier of body refinement and saw a huge increase in his abilities. Besides, body refinement seemed to be much more hidden than Qi refinement. He was casting it at will and it would remain inconspicuous as long as his body did not emit any light.

However, he felt that it was extremely impressive.

"It's just breaking spiritual energy. There's nothing too strange about it. Come on, fight with me!" Chen Chen bellowed, taking the initiative to charge towards the Nascent Soul realm powerhouse.

The State of Jin cultivators were already in a state of confusion and panic at this moment.

The power of the successor of the Tianyun Clan had far exceeded their imagination.

To them, it was impossible for a Golden Core realm cultivator and a Nascent Soul realm cultivator to fight toe-to-toe against each other.

Chen Chen was secretly pleased to have been noticed by the crowd.

He felt that his "city status" was constantly rising.

Whenever he swung his sword, a voice seemed to ring in his head.

"City status 1"

"City status 1"

...

Less than 15 minutes later, Chen Chen struggled to catch up with Hu Xing with all his might. He then swung his sword, which emitted a light of about four or five meters, thus severing Hu Xing's large tiger head.

"A Nascent Soul realm powerhouse is only capable of this much," Chen Chen sighed and took out the demon elixir belonging to Hu Xing.

Looking at the intense battle with the demons below, he took a deep breath while his body emitted a subtle, colorful light. In the next moment, spiritual energy from thousands of meters around him surged into his body.

Huff!

Chen Chen landed on the ground, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then menacingly thrust the Omni Divine Blade into the ground!

He then called out a name that he thought was impressive!

"Take my strike, the Ten Thousand Tribulation Transcendence Soul Breaker!"

Boom!

Hundreds of thunderbolts crashed downwards from above the demons, turning them into ashes.

At this moment, the golden-armored general's medicinal effects had yet to subside and he could only slash about in the sky to vent his disgruntlement.

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After slashing seven or eight times, the golden-armored general collapsed onto the ground and began spitting out foam.

There would definitely be side effects if he wanted to force things, and now the side effects had started to kick in.

Seeing this, Chen Chen was shocked. He was the leader of a group of low-ranking cultivators below, and hence, must not die.

With that thought in mind, he immediately leaned over to help the golden-armored general get up.

"Are- Are you okay?"

The golden-armored general was spitting foam with a grave expression, but he couldn't say anything. However, he was cursing in his heart.

'If you had struck earlier, I wouldn't have ended up in such a plight! Now you're asking me if I'm okay? I lost half of my fortune for nothing and I even have to suffer the side effects of this pill. How can I be alright?!'

Seeing the miserable look in the general's eyes, Chen Chen immediately understood what was going on.

Speaking solemnly, he said, "Brother, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, we will definitely guard the Sixteenth City!"

After saying that, Chen Chen left the golden-armored general behind and flew up into the sky once again.

The golden-armored general continued to lie on the ground while spitting foam.

...

Chen Chen hovered high in the sky, the demonic cultivators no longer daring to look at him.

'This person is really insane. Despite being at the Golden Core realm, he killed a Nascent Soul realm cultivator. This is totally unheard of!'

Even the few remaining Nascent Soul realm demons were a little scared, let alone them.

They were just as intelligent as the humans, and naturally knew what it meant.

Only the leader of the middle Nascent Soul realm demons began to brainstorm.

To be honest, they did not originally intend to attack the Sixteenth City. They came here mainly to restrain and prevent the cultivators of the Sixteenth City from going out and providing support.

The real focus of their target was actually another city.

However, who would have thought that the Sixteenth City would be so weak?! There were only six Nascent Soul realm cultivators!

When he discovered this, he was shocked. Their strength was so weak, even those who were responsible for restraint would be able to break through.

Who would have thought that there would be such a change?!

However, even then, the Sixteenth City was still weak in his opinion. So what if they only had seven Nascent Soul realm cultivators? Other cities had more than ten Nascent Soul realm cultivators!

'Next time, focus on attacking the Sixteenth City, and kill this human elite too. We will concede for now and let them be smug for a while.'

With that thought in mind, the Nascent Soul realm demon yelled, "The human race is powerful! Let's retreat!"

After hearing his order, all the demons retreated into the miasma at the same time, no hesitation present. The State of Jin cultivators chased after them and killed a few more Core Formation realm demons before they gave up and returned to the city.

After obtaining that great victory, most of them had a high morale and began clearing their battle spoils.

However, there were also people who wept.

Although the demons had suffered heavy losses during the battle, several State of Jin cultivators who were in the Core Formation realm had also died.

Chen Chen silently returned to the city while the surrounding people subconsciously avoided him.

Before this battle, everyone treated him as a slightly impressive nobody, but now, they had to treat him as a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse.

After all, he was terrifyingly powerful, managing to slash a Nascent Soul realm cultivator at the Golden Core realm.

As long as he did not fall, others would probably have to look up to him.

Thinking of this, there were even a number of cultivators who smiled deferentially.

"The successor's cultivation level is unparalleled! We admire you!"

"Exactly! Rumor has it that the Demon Clan's Junior Clan Master Zhang Chen took down the Wuxin Clan with his own strength. I can tell that the successor is not weaker than him!"

...

Hearing those ingratiating words of flattery, Chen Chen subconsciously wanted to laugh. However, the aroma from the transmission token in the storage ring, which had gradually dissipated, lit up once again.

"Is there something wrong?"

Those four short words sounded like a simple question full of concern between ordinary friends.

However, those words were heartwarming to Chen Chen, who had just experienced a tough battle.

The warmth also dispelled the arrogance and pride in his heart.

Compared to the elites of the great clans, his cultivation level was still a bit inferior, and he knew that he needed to work a little harder to catch up with them.

"It's no big deal, don't worry," Chen Chen answered aloofly before looking at the State of Jin cultivators with a solemn expression.

"Go to nearby cities and see what kind of enemies they are facing."

If he had given orders to that group of cultivators prior to this, they would have scoffed at him in disdain, but now, his status within the city was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse. Hence, as soon as he issued that order, two people beside him flew off in the direction of the Great Wall.

"Now that the battle has ended, go get some rest. However, you must be ready for battle at all times to prevent the demons from counterattacking!" Xiao Wuyou ordered.

The crowd retreated one after another upon hearing the words.

After the crowd left, Xiao Wuyou looked at Chen Chen with a grateful expression.

His disciple had given him too many surprises, even making him feel the same sense of oppression he had when he was young and competing with the elites of other clans.

"Disciple, how do you feel about this battle?" Xiao Wuyou asked.

"We are still too weak," Chen Chen sighed. Having experienced this battle, he could not help but miss the Demon clan.

Although the State of Zhou Demon Clan only had three more Nascent Soul realm powerhouses than his team, the Demon clan members each had their own strengths. With mutual cooperation, the combat power they showed was far from what the State of Jin cultivators could compare to right now.

More importantly, the Demon clan cultivators trusted each other and their teammates to fight and cover for them.

On the other hand, the State of Jin cultivators were in disarray as they fought their own battles.

To be honest, this group of State of Jin cultivators may not be the Demon Clan's match even if their manpower was doubled.

Of course, the prerequisite was to eliminate him, the elite.

"What can we do then? The State of Jin... Is mediocre."

Xiao Wuyou frowned with a miserable expression.

"Master, that supply point actually has a Spirit Cannon for guarding a city for sale in the supply point. It costs 5,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones and it costs about 200 middle-grade Spirit Stones per output," Chen Chen said as his eyes glistened.

However, Xiao Wuyou shook his head and said, "There are similar items in the Demon clan's Weapons Division, but the power is weaker. This thing can be used to attack ordinary demonic beasts, but powerful demon cultivators will dodge it, so it seems a little pointless."

"Buy a few dozen and fire them at the same time. We'll see if they can dodge that," Chen Chen said coldly.

Hearing this, Xiao Wuyou gasped.

'This is not just about battling, but a massive consumption of Spirit Stones!'

His disciple, who had randomly given him dozens of storage rings, was the only one who could come up with it!

Xiao Wuyou did not continue, so Chen Chen explained, "This Protective Array may be majestic but the defense is too weak, and we have to set up an additional array in front of the city wall."

Hearing this suggestion, Xiao Wuyou nevertheless shook his head.

"Generally, the range of the array is limited. It can only block a few kilometers near the entrance of the city. The demonic cultivators will turn to attack the walls of other cities. The Sixteenth City is responsible for the line of defense, which is about 50 kilometers long, and we can only shift the battlefield..."

"Lay 20 arrays to protect the lines of defense of the Sixteenth City," Chen Chen said while waving his hand.

Xiao Wuyou was speechless.

Indeed, poverty had limited his imagination. The world in the eyes of a tycoon was completely different from the world he was seeing!

After a long silence, Xiao Wuyou had a look of melancholy on his face.

"Disciple, you robbed the treasure vault of the Wuxin Clan. I know you have enough wealth, but you'd be suffering a loss if you pay for it alone."

"If you ask everyone to help pay, they might not agree to it... Besides, they can't afford to pay either..."

Chen Chen smiled and raised his eyebrow, commenting, "They can't afford it? Get them to sell themselves!"

Xiao Wuyou was speechless.

'Who would agree to that? My disciple can actually come up with this! We're all cultivators who have integrity!'

At this moment, the two cultivators who scouted the situation also came back with pale faces.

"Successor... The Fifteenth City is fighting hard now! I watched from afar. The Demon clan sent out ten Nascent Soul realm demon cultivators!"

"The situation is very similar in the Seventeenth City. Although there are only nine Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivators, there are nearly a hundred at the Golden Core realm stage!"

Hearing this answer, Xiao Wuyou's expression became very solemn.

If this kind of attack struck Sixteenth City, it would probably be destroyed.

Chen Chen shook his head seriously and said, "No, you are wrong, the Fifteenth City and the Seventeenth City are facing an attack by more than fifteen Nascent Soul realm demons! We will probably face such an attack in the future as well!"

"Huh?"

The two looked at each other with dumbfounded expressions, and before they could react, a pile of Spirit Stones appeared in front of them.

"Do you know what to say when you meet the others? How many Nascent Soul realm cultivators are there?"

"Yes. More than fifteen, we can't count them all at once," the pair said in unison.

Chen Chen smiled in relief, while Xiao Wuyou, who was at the side, felt his face twitch.

'This disciple... He is scaring all the State of Jin cultivators...'

Chapter 158

Two hours later, the canopy that spanned across miles gradually became dimmer.

By this time, the State of Jin cultivators had grown completely relaxed; it seemed that the battles in the other cities had also ended.

Since it was the first time they fought against the demons, everyone naturally gathered together.

"The demons are indeed very powerful. Those in the Nascent Soul realm have personal treasures that are high in spirituality."

"Luckily I killed a Core Formation realm demon cultivator this time and got his inner elixir. That should be enough for me to buy some elixirs to increase my cultivation level."

...

"No!"

As soon as the Golden Core realm cultivator finished speaking, a bellow came from the door.

Everyone looked over, only to see Chen Chen and Xiao Wuyou walking over with cold expressions. At that moment, they looked as if they were about to face a huge disaster and hence, all the cultivators present couldn't help but tense up.

'What happened?'

Before the people could ask, Chen Chen took the initiative and answered, "The defense of the Sixteenth City is too weak and those demons are only here to try their luck. If they attack for real next time, we definitely won't be able to resist their attack. In fact, if they really attack next time, we wouldn't have a chance of defending. In fact, if I hadn't exposed my strength today, we wouldn't have been able to defend against them at all."

Everyone fell silent.

That was indeed the truth. However, it seemed a bit exaggerated if the formation they got into was just meant for testing.

"Successor, what should we do then? Why don't we go to the supply point to purchase some pills that are meant for increasing one's cultivation level?" A Golden Core realm cultivator suggested.

Chen Chen nodded resolutely and said in a low voice, "It's too slow, the demons might come to attack again a second time. By then, you probably still wouldn't have finished taking the elixirs. We need a Great Protective Array and some City-Guarding Spirit Cannons!"

"Huh?" The onlookers' jaws dropped in shock as Chen Chen patiently explained his thoughts.

Each person in the audience was extremely astonished. According to Chen Chen's plan, they wouldn't be able to defend, even if they were to go bankrupt...

They were obviously unwilling.

To be honest, most people in the group were acting selfishly. They definitely felt that it would be a loss to use their own money for something that was to be shared by the public.

Chen Chen was not surprised by their reaction at all but the gaze in his eyes was becoming sadder and sadder as he muttered, "Zhang Ji, if you see elites like me among the demons, what would be the first thought that arises in your mind?"

Hearing his words, Zhang Ji said austerely, "This demon will become a huge problem for the human race if he doesn't die!"

Although he did not participate in the battle, he had given significant mental support.

Chen Chen nodded in satisfaction. 'Zhang Ji is getting smarter.'

People like Zhang Ji whose lives were destined, would have to grow slowly and clearly, as he was growing now.

Although he was satisfied, Chen Chen looked conflicted.

"Everyone, you know why I said I exposed my power just now, right? Actually, I wanted to keep my strengths hidden lest the demons come and attack us..."

Hearing these remarks, the audiences' hearts tensed up because after putting themselves in their shoes, they realized that they would have also had the same thoughts as Zhang Ji.

He managed to kill a Nascent Soul realm cultivator at the Golden Core realm, so it wouldn't be reasonable if he didn't take charge of making arrangements next time.

However, everyone knew that Chen Chen was not to be blamed either. If they did not try hard, they would not be able to guard this time, let alone the next.

When their hearts began to waver, the two Golden Core realm cultivators appeared again but this time, they seemed even more flustered and frightened!

They were even injured!

"Clan Master... I went to the Fifteenth City to check on the situation... The demons that attacked the city are extremely strong and powerful. There are more than 15 Nascent Soul realm cultivators, I couldn't even count them all in one glance!"

The wounded Golden Core realm cultivator's heart was palpitating in fear as he exclaimed, "The Seventeenth City is even more intense. I merely took a glance at it from afar and I happened to see a Nascent Soul realm demon self-detonating. I was wounded by the aftershock even though I was thousands of meters away!"

Hearing this, Xiao Wuyou's face turned slightly pale as he muttered, "Among the demons that attacked the Sixteenth City today, eight are in the Nascent Soul realm. It's truly a blessing... Seems like they're really just here to test the waters this time."

Hearing these words, all the State of Jin cultivators who were present seemed rather hopeless. A few female cultivators even had tears in their reddened eyes as they were on the verge of crying.

At this moment, they felt that they were not present to defend the city, but to send themselves onto the path towards death.

Chen Chen sighed in his heart when he saw their reaction. His master and the other two Golden Core cultivators deserved credit.

"Chen Chen, what should we do then? Even though we want to follow your plan, we don't have that many Spirit Stones..."

Ye Wusheng frowned slightly, feeling conflicted.

Chen Chen took a deep breath, his expression becoming more and more sullen. The gaze in his eyes was full of drivenness and ambition.

"Um... I'm friends with the Haoran Sword Clan envoy and if you don't mind... maybe we can borrow some Spirit Stones. However, I can't be the only guarantor, all of us need to work together."

Chen Chen stammered incoherently in a vexed manner, as if he was going to sell himself out.

"Chen Chen, get straight to the point, what do you need us to do!?" Ye Wusheng questioned.

Without uttering another word, Chen Chen took out a bunch of personal indentures from his storage ring.

"Everyone, please sign this. In the future, these can be redeemed with 5,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones each."

Looking at the indentures, the State of Jin cultivators felt their eyelids twitch.

,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones!

It was not a small amount. Even if they were to do well in the State of Jin, most of them would not have more than 2,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones.

If they suddenly got into debt, when would they be able to redeem themselves?

While the crowd was hesitating, several cultivators outside carried a stretcher in through the door where the golden-armored general was still convulsing and spitting foam.

Chen Chen saw this and immediately rushed forward. He then muttered, "General... we've been hard on you! The State of Jin has let you down!"

After he spoke, he turned his head to look at the State of Jin cultivators with a grief-stricken expression.

"This general... has been with us for less than two days and we still don't know his name yet, but we've already been beaten up into such a state!"

"Our allies have come over to help us despite the danger and hardships but what about us? We can't even keep them safe. To be honest, this is a huge disgrace to the State of Jin! If word about this gets out, I would be too embarrassed to call myself a State of Jin cultivator."

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden-armored general convulsed even more as he glared daggers at Chen Chen.

'Damn it! I look like this all because you didn't attack sooner! Now, you dragged me here to watch you shed crocodile tears. What's the point?'

Upon sight of the miserable appearance of the golden-armored general, the State of Jin cultivators became extremely ashamed as they blushed continuously.

'But the indenture is really...'

Chen Chen stood up and placed the White Tiger Clan token that he had obtained previously, in Ye Wusheng's hand intently.

Ye Wusheng took the token and stayed silent for a long time before coming to a sudden realization. He then exclaimed, "I'll sign this indenture! If I can't even guarantee the safety of my own life and the lives of my allies, what's the use of having this body!"

After he spoke, Ye Wusheng bit his finger and wrote his name on the indenture with his own blood, leaving behind his unique aura.

However, immediately after signing it, he felt that there was something wrong.

'How did I sell myself again after doing something for Chen Chen and fulfilling the original promise?'

Before he could figure it out, everyone else in the room was influenced by his emotions as they grabbed the indentures.

"Clan Master Ye is right! If the safety of your own life and those of your allies cannot be guaranteed, what is the use of having this body?"

...

A moment later, Chen Chen put away the indentures and walked out with a glum expression but as soon as he did, he almost burst into laughter because he couldn't contain it.

However, looking at his back, the cultivators of the State of Jin felt their hearts grow heavy.

Only God knew how low the successor of the Tianyun Clan would have to stoop this time... He was a prestigious elite and yet, he had to make such a huge sacrifice for the Sixteenth City. The other cultivators felt rather frustrated and troubled.

Watching him leave, a Golden Core cultivator could not help but say loudly, "Successor! I'll always remember your kindness!"

Each person expressed their thoughts.

"Successor! We've been hard on you! If we get to redeem ourselves one day, we'll repay you!"

"Successor! Bon voyage!"

Chapter 159: 159: Fifty Spirit Cannons, Ten Great Arrays!

Chen Chen gradually disappeared into the miasma.

He stopped immediately afterwards.

"System, is there anything valuable nearby?"

"Yes, there is a poisonous herb that can absorb miasma, 18 meters to the left."

...

When daybreak arrived, Chen Chen returned to the Sixteenth City, looking weak and vulnerable.

"Master... there are enough Spirit Stones in here for us to purchase those arrays and Spirit Cannons for the Sixteenth City. Master, please make a trip to the supply point while I go get some rest."

After handing over the storage ring to Xiao Wuyou solemnly, Chen Chen staggered back to the city.

The State of Jin cultivators were silent and speechless.

'This successor of the Tianyun Clan seems really weak. He must have had his Yang energy drained.

However, they dared not say anything or ask any questions and could merely sigh in their hearts.

'The successor has put in so much effort for the State of Jin!'

...

Upon returning to his residence, Chen Chen immediately perked up and opened the spiritual beast bag.

Green Bean had already awakened in the spiritual beast hide bag and his aura had surged several times. It was surprisingly comparable to the peak of the Core Formation realm! However, its body became greener.

"I wonder if Green Bean has a suppressive effect on the demon race."

Chen Chen continuously thought about it.

His body refinement had now reached the middle of the Core Formation realm while his Qi training had reached the early-stage Core Formation realm. His cultivation level coupled with the Omni Divine Blade would be enough for him to slay a weak Nascent Soul demon.

If Green Bean joined in...

After he thought about it, Chen Chen shook his head. 'This is a Black Tortoise, I'd better not take it out unless I reach a critical juncture.'

Chen Chen was undoubtedly glad that Green Bean had awakened but deep down, he was still feeling melancholic.

His cultivation level was improving too slowly. Although his body refinement was at the middle stage of Core Formation on the surface, he obtained it only after the Thunder Tribulation and various tough battles.

Without those, the progress of his body refinement cultivation level stagnated as a matter of course.

On the contrary, he improved every single day in Qi training and he reckoned that it wouldn't take long for him to meet and even exceed the level of body refinement.

That left Chen Chen with no choice but to consider the matter of self-abuse...Of course, it would be best if it was painless!

...

While thinking about those matters, half of the Nascent Soul realm cultivators in the city had gone to the supply point 50 kilometers away in a group.

They had sold themselves in exchange for Spirit Stones for purchasing items at the supply point. Even if no one robbed them along the way, they would have to be escorted. They could also take the chance to supervise Xiao Wuyou and see if he had abused his authority to keep the Spirit Stones for his personal profit.

When they came back, a few Nascent Soul realm cultivators all had flushed faces and seemed agitated about overspending.

It seemed that they had never spent so many Spirit Stones in their lives.

"There are fifty... fifty Spirit Cannons which cost us a total of 200,000 medium-grade Spirit Stones. Each Core Formation realm attack launch would consume 50 medium-grade Spirit Stones while each Nascent Soul realm attack would require 200 medium-grade Spirit Stones. Disciple, stow them away properly. They shall be in your custody from now on."

Xiao Wuyou's voice was a little shaky as he handed over a storage ring to Chen Chen.

In his opinion, it was not a Spirit Cannon, but the lives of fifty State of Jin cultivators!

Chen Chen took the storage ring and took out one of the Spirit Cannons. The Spirit Cannon was about five meters long and was made of black iron. It was thick and hard, with dense array formations engraved all over it.

And at the end of the cannon, there were special depressions that were meant for Spirit Stones to be lodged. Given its size, the cannon could be loaded with about 500 pieces of Spirit Stones at a time.

"Do you want to try launching one cannon?" Chen Chen asked, looking at everyone.

They shook their heads profusely while thinking, 'What a joke, a single shot is going to blow our arm off, how can we try it randomly!?!'

The items at the supply point definitely won't be problematic!

After the Spirit Cannon was given to Chen Chen, Xiao Wuyou took out an array diagram.

"This is called the Yuan Gang Formation, it is a first-class defense array and just ten of them will be enough to completely cover our fifty-kilometer defense line. The array diagram costs 10,000 medium-grade Spirit Stones, and the cost of setting up a Yuan Gang Formation is also 10,000 medium-grade Spirit Stones."

"How strong is the defense?" Chen Chen asked.

"As long as we are willing to invest more Spirit Stones, it will absolutely be impenetrable to those under the Essence Soul realm," Xiao Wuyou said with trembling cheeks.

Such an array was stronger than the protective array of most major clans.

The clan protection array was an array that the clans had set up using their savings of thousands of years.

Chen Chen nodded in satisfaction. He automatically ignored the part about "investing Spirit Stones".

With the array diagram, the Sixteenth City began to lay the array in the heat of the day.

The Yuan Gang Formation was unlike the protective array of other clans, which required a variety of factors and had to change the terrain to adapt.

It had a high adaptability and could be set up anywhere. The only drawback was that it consumed too many Spirit Stones and had a high cost.

However, the Sixteenth City couldn't help it either. The second line of defense was protected by the Canopy Formation but they did not dare to move the terrain at will or transform the Great Wall.

It took the hundreds of State of Jin cultivators two days to set up ten Yuan Gang Formations along the fifty-kilometer defense line.

With that formation in place, everyone felt a great sense of security.

However, some people also had some doubts.

When they were setting up the formation, they met the cultivators from the Seventeenth City and the Fifteenth City.

After a few conversations, the truth about how many enemies those two cities had faced that day naturally came to light.

"Could it be that we have been conned?"

Some cultivators were conflicted but since they had already signed the indentures, they could not regret or go back on their word.

As cultivators, they could not afford to be embarrassed but they were secretly wary of Chen Chen.

'This person is terrible, he can't be trusted easily!'

'More than fifteen Nascent Soul realm cultivators? Psht!'

As time passed,more and more people learned the truth, and everyone looked at Chen Chen with peculiar looks in their eyes.

Chen Chen completely ignored them, as if it had nothing to do with him.

...

On the other hand, in the military camp behind the Sixteenth City.

After three days of suffering the side effects, the golden-armored general finally felt a little better and was able to speak, but he just couldn't get out of bed yet.

On the first day, he kept foaming at the mouth and shivered continuously. On the second day, he was overwhelmed with endless pain that made him feel like he was getting stabbed by knives. On the third day, his body itches all over and he felt like he would be better off dead.

Despite all these experiences, he was still conscious and hence, he had completely made up his mind in the past three days!

No matter what, he had to leave the Sixteenth City! It was not a place for humans!

Hence, as soon as he came to his senses, he called his subordinates into the tent.

"Yang Kai... Go to the supply point to look for my Senior Brother and ask him to take me out of here. We can go anywhere, as long as we don't leave the Sixteenth City."

The sergeant named Yang Kai wanted to say something but stopped.

To be honest, the State of Jin cultivators had been quite diligent these days, and he felt that he should give this group of people another chance.

The golden-armored general, however, seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and reluctantly took out a storage ring which he then handed to Yang Kai.

"Yang Kai, you have been my subordinate for such a long time and you are the person I trust the most. You're also the most reliable person I can count on. I treat you like a brother and I'm not going to lie to you but this ring contains all my assets. Hand it to my Sixteenth City and tell him to make sure to find a solution... If I can be transferred away from the Sixteenth City, you can likewise break free from this misery too."

Seeing the look of determination on the general's face, the Foundation Establishment cultivator named Yang Kai gritted his teeth, took the storage ring and walked out of the tent.

Looking at the back of his subordinate, the golden-armored general lay down on his bed again, while heaving a sigh of relief.

'Senior Brother might be a greedy money grubber but he is still quite reliable. I might be bankrupt now but that's better than dying.'

His only worry now was that the demons will come again before he gets transferred elsewhere.

"Please don't let any demons come by in the next few days..."

The golden-armored general prayed in his heart and unknowingly drifted off to dreamland.

Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Excuse Me! Goodbye!

Some time passed and the majestic sound of trumpets sounded once again, waking up the golden-armored general from his slumber.

Hearing the familiar sound of the trumpet, the golden-armored general wanted to cry, but he had no tears to shed.

The hardships of life had completely exceeded his imagination, and what he had dreaded had really occurred...

The sounds of generals assembling could be heard, so the golden-armored general took a deep breath before struggling to get out of bed.

Since this is fate, he had no choice but to concede!

The Great Xia Dynasty border army would not be afraid of battles! They would at most die at the front line!

"Someone, carry me to the frontline!"

Upon hearing this order, two sergeants entered. When they saw the general's appearance, one sergeant said, "The cultivators of the State of Jin said that you're seriously injured and you haven't recovered yet, so it's best that you don't join the battle and leave it to them."

Upon hearing those words, the golden-armored general was immediately enraged!

He did not want to participate in the battle, but he could not trust the cultivators of Jin Nation! He would leave it to them when pigs could fly!

At the thought of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Carry me to the front line! Today, I must make those cultivators of the State of Jin see the true abilities of the border army!"

Hearing this, the two soldiers had no choice but to get a chair and carry the general to the front of the assembly at the Sixteenth City.

When he reached the front, the golden-armored general took out his own treasure, a long spear, and drove it into the ground with a resolute expression.

All that was left of him now was that spear and his golden armor

...

The Canopy Array appeared again.

The cultivators of the State of Jin gathered at the city wall and remained unmoved while staring at the resolute and determined golden-armored general below.

At this juncture, Chen Chen also appeared on the city wall with a distant gaze.

The crowd looked at him with some resentment and sorrow.

At this point, they were almost certain that they had been cheated and taken advantage of by Chen Chen, the successor of the Tianyun Clan.

They were convinced that what he said about the Fifteenth City and Seventeenth City facing more than fifteen Nascent Soul realm cultivators were just lies.

However, now that things had come to this, they could only concede and curse him in their hearts at most.

Soon...

The familiar sound of the earth shaking spread once again!

At the same time, hundreds of streams of light came surging in from the distance!

Chen Chen looked at the streams of light without any expression on his face, and when they approached, his pupils suddenly constricted.

'Damn it! Seventeen Nascent Soul realm demons!

'The leading demon has become an underling this time!'

In addition, there were nearly a hundred Core Formation realm demonic cultivators!

"They are trying to kill us!"

Chen Chen was speechless. The other State of Jin cultivators were already shocked into silence too!

There were really more than fifteen Nascent Soul realm cultivators coming to attack the city!

'Does this mean that... The successor of the Tianyun Clan, Chen Chen, was right?'

'Could it be that we had misunderstood him previously?'

Thinking of this, the crowd coincidentally looked at the lone figure at the forefront of the city wall.

For some reason, they always felt that the figure was extremely tall, so much so that they dared not look at it.

Feeling the gazes behind him, Chen Chen did not turn around. Instead, he said indifferently, "If you can't even trust your fellow soldiers of the State of Jin on this battlefield, who else is trustworthy?"

As soon as he said that, the two Golden Core realm cultivators who had gone around scouting and gathering information, almost burst into tears. They felt really aggrieved, as if they hadn't lied two days ago.

Seeing this scene, the group of Great Jin cultivators felt incredibly ashamed and took the initiative to come over and say, "Brother, we have wronged you, we shouldn't have believed the bullshit of those people from the Fifteenth City and Seventeenth City so easily."

"It's alright, we're just running errands and it's just a minor misunderstanding. Everything will be fine after we clarify things. But Successor... We feel really unjust for you because of the dirty looks that they've given you!"

The group of State of Jin cultivators who had signed the indentures felt extremely ashamed. They wanted to say something but could not bring themselves to and hence, turned their apologetic feelings into power as they stared at the hundreds of streams of light in the distance.

However, at this moment, they all felt that they owed Chen Chen an apology.

If it was not for Chen Chen's foresight, they would have probably died.

Chen Chen had been questioned and doubted for several days, but he didn't give any explanation or complained about anything. He simply accepted the treatment due to being misunderstood, and even after the misunderstanding was cleared, he didn't mock or insult them.

He was so magnanimous...

'He's worthy of being an elite!'

Seeing that the hundreds of streams of light were getting closer and closer, Chen Chen ordered indifferently, "Start the array."

As soon as he said that, an endless wall that had rich spiritual power suddenly lit up in front of the wall, blocking the fifty-kilometer line of defense behind it. Even heaven and earth were completely locked!

Under the illumination of the ten Yuan Gang Formations, the light of the Canopy Formation seemed to become dimmer.

...

Looking at the great array in front of the Sixteenth City, the demonic cultivator who was in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and was leading the other demons suddenly said in a hoarse voice and cold expression, "Hu Wei! Is this what you call a weak defense?"

Hu Wei was the leader of the demons who previously attacked the Sixteenth City, and when he saw the light curtain that was thicker than the city wall, he scratched his head with embarrassment. He attempted to explain, "Brother, when I came last time, this place was not like this..."

"Screw you, we had a hard time breaking through the Haoran Sword Clan's blockade, and you want us to attack this hard brick wall? Hu Wei, I think you're asking for a beating!"

Hearing the angry rebuke from the other Nascent Soul realm demon cultivators, Hu Wei felt guilty and ashamed.

This time, they had assembled a lot of power there, not to mention the other Golden Core realm Foundation Establishment cultivators. The seventeen Nascent Soul realm demon cultivators alone were already the elites of the Nascent Soul realm. There were very few who were actually weak.

However, he wasn't lying, because the defense here was really very weak here before...

While the demon cultivators were hesitating in attacking, the berserk demonic beasts below had already rushed to the front of the majestic formation.

Seeing that the group of demonic beasts was about to crash into the formation, a handsome young man on the city wall suddenly waved his hand and fifty thick, hard Spirit Cannons were suddenly neatly arranged on top of the wall!

Boom, boom, boom! Three cannon shots! They were alarming!

That group of demonic beasts had already disappeared without a trace, and there was now only a terrifying crater, with a diameter of over a hundred meters and a depth of tens of meters, left in front of the entire formation.

Seeing this scene, the eyes of the leader of the demon cultivators twitched, frowning. At this point, he had a strong urge to kill Hu Wei too!

Seeing that the fifty Spirit Cannons on the wall were aimed at him, the demon cultivator at the head of the group immediately flew in the other direction without saying a word.

"Sorry to have disturbed! Bye!"

In just a few moments, the hundreds of streams of light disappeared without a trace.

...

At this moment, the golden-armored general under the city wall had yet to come back to his senses.

Looking at the terrifying battle formation and the astounding crater in front of him, he thought he was dreaming.

'Is this still the same Sixteenth City as before? Am I hallucinating!?!'

Bang!

Just as was shocked and bewildered, a tiger demonic beast's head fell from the sky and landed less than five meters away from him outside the formation. He had obviously just been blasted up into the sky and had only now landed on the ground.

Looking at the panic-stricken tiger demonic beast's face, the golden-armored general snapped back to his senses!

'Damn it! This Sixteenth City is not the same Sixteenth City it was a few days ago!

'If I saw correctly, seventeen Nascent Soul realm demon cultivators were scared away!

'The entire Great Wall spans kilometers and there are hundreds of cities and towns. Is there a safer place than here?'

Overjoyed, the golden-armored general grinned widely.

However, his smile soon stiffened, and immediately afterwards, he pulled out a messenger token with a swift and fluid action.

"Yang Kai! Where is Yang Kai?! How are things going?"

A moment later, a reply came from the messenger token.

"Lord, don't worry! I've already safely handed over your assets. The transfer order should be issued in a few days! We will no longer have to be scared in the Sixteenth City!"

Hearing his words, the golden-armored general dropped the token with a loud thud while tears welled up in his eyes.

"I%%%%!"

After cursing, the golden-armored general dropped the spear in his hand and lay flat on the ground.

Looking at the vast starry sky above his head, he began to doubt life.

'What have I done since I came to the Sixteenth City?

'Why did I go bankrupt? Most importantly, what did I get after going bankrupt?

'Why is life... So hard?'

Chapter 161

Seeing the golden-armored general lying in front of the array and convulsing, Chen Chen frowned slightly.

'Did he get traumatized by the battle and develop a phobia? Why did he lie down on the ground and convulse as soon as the battle started?'

Despite finding it a pity, nevertheless, he flew over.

No matter what, the fact that he was willing to go to battle even though he was seriously injured was worthy of admiration.

"General, you are injured. Why do you have to force yourself to join the battle again?"

Chen Chen walked to the golden-armored general and helped him up.

When the golden-armored general saw Chen Chen, his eyes gradually regained focus but he still seemed a little confused as he muttered, "Big brother, is the State of Jin not planning to develop after this war? Why else would you spend such a huge amount of money to defend the city?"

Hearing this, Chen Chen's gaze became solemn and he sighed. "The demons haven't been destroyed yet, so how can we return? The State of Jin cultivators might be weak but we dare to fight!"

Hearing this, the golden-armored general straightened his body, wiped the corner of his eyes, and said in a sorrowful tone, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"What?" Chen Chen asked with a puzzled expression.

'Does it matter to you whether I said it or not? Besides, you've been ill for three days, so how could I have told you?'

"It's nothing... I'll go back and rest now." The gold-armored general could not voice the grief he felt and could only bear his sorrow quietly before returning to the camp with a bunch of soldiers.

Under the light of the array, he seemed extremely miserable.

When he entered the city, the golden-armored general suddenly thought of something and took out another communication token.

He cursed, "You dog, didn't I just offend you? Must you transfer me to the Sixteenth City? Haha, there are only six Nascent Soul realm cultivators! But so what? I'm still going to scold you even if I have to die here. I'll curse your entire family!"

A moment later, he received a furious reply!

"Wait a minute, someone originally pleaded with me, claiming that you had realized your mistakes, so I was thinking of transferring you to another city in a few days, but now you seem to be ready to be condemned to rock bottom! Okay, very good! I'm telling you, you can get ready to stay in the Sixteenth City forever!"

Hearing this reply, the golden-armored general casually threw the communication token away in satisfaction.

"Damn it! I'm finally witty for once. What kind of a lousy superior is this? Everything will be over once I offend him once more. Hehe!"

...

Chen Chen returned to the city wall and put away the fifty Spirit Cannons.

Unfortunately, he could not maneuver several Spirit Cannons on his own. Otherwise, he would dare to fight with a more powerful Nascent Soul realm powerhouse.

The State of Jin cultivators were looking in the direction where the demons had left with complicated expressions on their faces.

Things were safe now, but they had to face a very pressing issue next.

If others refused to fight them, how could they earn Spirit Stones to redeem themselves?

If he could sign another indenture, he would!

Chen Chen looked at the group of State of Jin cultivators and felt troubled.

After taking so many indentures, he would be suffering a huge and painful loss if they couldn't generate an income for them.

He couldn't send them to the brothel.

However, he was also a little surprised at how cohesive the State of Jin cultivators had become, and their teamwork had improved.

At this moment, this group of cultivators were no longer in disarray.

They were in the same world, shared the same dream, and now even had the same label- That is, cultivators who had sold themselves.

They also had the same goal, which was to earn Spirit Stones to redeem themselves.

Under this like-mindedness, everyone naturally united, but Xiao Wuyou, who did not sell his body, seems to be out of step with the crowd.

...

While Chen Chen was thinking about those problems, a communication token in the storage ring suddenly lit up.

"Everyone from the tenth to twentieth cities, listen up. The Fifteenth City is facing an invasion of more than twenty Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivators. The situation is very dangerous! If you have spare capacity, please rush there to provide aid!"

Seeing this order, Chen Chen felt a little embarrassed. That group of demon cultivators had obviously all rushed to the Fifteenth City.

'Should we go to support? them'

Chen Chen subconsciously looked at Xiao Wuyou.

Xiao Wuyou had a grave expression and there seemed to be no hesitation at all as he said in a low voice, "Leave a Nascent Soul realm cultivator behind to prevent accidents. The rest of you, come with me to the Fifteenth City. Those in the Golden Core realm can decide whether to go or stay.

He then flew in the direction of the Fifteenth City.

The group of Golden Core realm cultivators also followed suit.

'What a joke! We have to redeem ourselves. How can we not fight?'

Anyway, guarding the city for others wasn't that stressful, and when he saw that the situation was amiss, he fled. No one could say anything either.

Chen Chen hurriedly followed them too.

Upon sight of Chen Chen, Xiao Wuyou had a heartened smile.

Although his disciple was good at duping others, he knew what to do.

"Disciple, maybe you don't know this, but after the war, the human race will give rewards and support according to the merits of the forces. That is the reason why the clans that got the human race edict will rise quickly after they go back.

"When we guard the city, we'll definitely receive more credit. If we can provide aid to the other cities from time to time, that would be best too."

Hearing this, Chen Chen seemed to be deep in thought, asking, "If we keep asking the other cities for help, would our credit be reduced?"

"Of course, there are two special troops on the second line of defense. Once the protective array has been broken, those troops will quickly arrive to support, and at the same time, issue a request for help to the nearby cities. Once we do, the city whose array had been broken would be penalized."

Hearing Xiao Wuyou's explanation, Chen Chen understood, and at the same time, he also had some different thoughts.

The Fifteenth City was only less than 50 kilometers away from the Sixteenth City, so it didn't take long for the crowd to arrive at the Fifteenth City.

At this time, there was a fierce battle going on, and there were more than thirty Nascent Soul realm cultivators fighting in the battle!

Apart from that, there was also a big hole in the canopy formation above the Fifteenth City.

A large group of Golden Core realm cultivators were fighting and dying next to the big hole. People were falling and getting injured at almost every moment.

Seeing the sudden arrival of reinforcements, the leader of the Fifteenth City, an old man at the late Nascent Soul realm stage, was almost moved to tears.

He knew that the array had been broken and reinforcements would soon come, but how could he have imagined that they would come so quickly!?!

Several Nascent Soul realm cultivators and dozens of Golden Core realm cultivators arrived altogether!

They all seemed to be from the Sixteenth City.

'Maybe this is what comrade means! How touching!'

Thinking of this, he shouted, "Friends of the Sixteenth City, I will remember this kindness, but please help quickly. It will take some time for the special team to arrive! If we can buy some time, the Fifteenth City will give you handsome rewards!"

When Xiao Wuyou heard that, he immediately threw himself into the battle without any hesitation.

The other State of Jin cultivators did the same. Although the State of Jin cultivators did not come out in full force, the pressure on the Fifteenth City was greatly relieved when they suddenly received so much support.

Chen Chen also attacked. This time, he learned to keep a low profile and merely moved around the Golden Core realm demon cultivators without pulling any fancy moves.

However, the demons nonetheless recognized him.

In the distance, the demon's Hu Wei saw Chen Chen's eyes suddenly light up and shouted, "Big brother! He is that human heavenly pride! Kill him!"

Chen Chen was speechless after hearing that.

'I was keeping such a low profile, how could I have been discovered at a glance?'

He felt extremely helpless. Even though he had deliberately tried not to seem so outstanding, he was still the most dazzling star in the starry sky.

A true elite was definitely not destined to keep a low profile.

However, before Chen Chen could feel complacent, the smile on his face froze, because the demons had already sent five Nascent Soul realm cultivators towards him!

"Damn it!" Chen Chen cursed angrily, then immediately flew towards the distance...

'Damn it, I can't fly towards the city!

'Who did I provoke? Why are there so many experts coming to kill me?'

Many people on the battlefield also froze, especially the cultivators from the Fifteenth City.

'Where did this big shot come from? He brought five Nascent Soul realm cultivators away at once!'

They subconsciously respected the figure who fled.

...

Chen Chen fled with his sword at the speed of lightning, while the Nascent Soul realm powerhouses behind him were not slow pared to the one with the tiger head, the five Nascent Soul realm cultivators were much stronger.

In particular, one of the big birds was flying really quickly, and he seemed to be able to catch up with him soon.

However, at that moment, a group of strange shapes revealed themselves from the miasma not far ahead of him.

Yuan Qingtian who was in the crowd, was dumbfounded to see the familiar figure, exclaiming, "It's Chen Chen, that killer! It looks like he's done something infuriating again!"

Chen Chen was stunned to see them too.

'Didn't they say that the Twelfth City is the strictest? Why have these guys come to provide aid?'

Chapter 162

Seeing that the elite of a rival country was being chased by a large group of Nascent Soul realm cultivators, the members of the Demon Clan gloated.

At this moment, they were proud.

The twelfth city had a low status and was easy to attack. The great array had previously been damaged and had yet to heal completely, thus allowing them to thrive.

The first time the demons rushed the city, the master of the Division of Illusion created twenty Nascent Soul realm phantoms on the walls of the city, which scared away all the demons.

On the other hand, the demonic beasts were all poisoned by the corpse refinement division.

Hence, this time, there were barely a few demons who had come over to attack the city, leaving them with enough capacity to provide aid.

However, after they were done being arrogant and gloating, they had to face a problem. Do they save this person or not?

...

"I don't care if you're going to save him or not, I'm not." Yuan Qingtian turned away, seeming perturbed.

When everyone heard him, they looked at him with contempt, thinking to themselves, 'It's none of your business! They're a bunch of Nascent Soul demons, you're just a nobody in the Core Formation realm who can't do anything to help!'

"Why don't... We not save him? But it doesn't make sense not to attack when encountering a bunch of Nascent Soul realm demons," the master of the Division of Illusion said with glistening eyes.

"Indeed, these five Nascent Soul demons can bring about a large amount of merit after we kill them. As for the successor of the Tianyun Clan, we'll just say that we didn't see him," the Poison Division master said in a hoarse voice, dressed in black.

"That makes sense. Attack now then! Hehehe!" The master of the Demons Division shook and his powerful late Nascent Soul realm cultivation level instantly exposed. Without hesitation, he rushed towards those five Nascent Soul realm demons.

The other Nascent Soul realm cultivators followed suit and soon fought with the other Nascent Soul demons.

If the Demon clan cultivators could each display some combat power, they would definitely display huge power if they fought in pairs.

Due to the fact that their cooperation was excellent, the complementarity actions between various abilities was far from that of those cultivating the same technique.

Hence, in just a moment, the five Nascent Soul realm demon cultivators all lost the upper hand.

"Back off!"

The Nascent Soul realm demon cultivator who was taking the lead turned around with a sullen expression and started running away. Only then did he realize that his companions had already run ahead of him!

"Damn it!"

Cursing angrily, the late-stage Nascent Soul realm demon cultivator flew directly towards the miasma.

The group of Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the Demon clan followed close behind in wild pursuit.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen was somewhat touched and exclaimed, "Thank you for helping out, seniors of the Demon Clan!"

However, the Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the Demon clan were extremely aloof and no one cared about him at all.

After a while, they heard sounds of a disdainful humph coming from a short distance away.

"Hmph! What are you thanking us for? You're making it sound as if we are here to save you. Listen, when you go back to the State of Jin, I'll definitely kill you when I see you again!"

Chen Chen was speechless.

'This member of the Demon clan is really arrogant!'

The group of Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the Demon clan chased after them while the group of Golden Core realm cultivators were all looking at Chen Chen. Especially Yuan Qingtian, who seemed to want to curse.

However, Chen Chen hurriedly flew away, not giving him the opportunity to curse at all.

Seeing how shockingly fast Chen Chen was, Yuan Qingtian was full of sorrow.

'Chen Chen is too powerful. Ever since I entered the Core Formation realm, I haven't caught up at all. Instead, I have lagged behind.'

That reminded him of his late Senior Brother. If his late Senior Brother brought him around for a few more heists, he might really have been able to catch up to Chen Chen.

Tears welled up in his eyes once again.

...

By the time Chen Chen returned to the Fifteenth City, the demons had already collapsed.

Clearly, the special support team had already come, and at that moment, the Nascent Soul realm elder at the start of the Fifteenth City was thanking Xiao Wuyou repeatedly.

"Fellow Daoist, if it wasn't for your timely arrival, we would have suffered even greater casualties. We, the cultivators of the State of Zheng, will remember your kindness!"

Xiao Wuyou's face reddened as he listened to this, waving his hands repeatedly.

"Fellow Daoist, there are so many people here. Is the Sixteenth City in trouble?" the old man asked worriedly.

Xiao Wuyou was about to answer truthfully when Chen Chen hurried over with a sorrowful expression.

"Master... I just made a trip home. Although the Sixteenth City defended the attacks from the eight Nascent Soul realm cultivators, many Golden Core realm cultivators were killed and injured..."

"Huh?" Xiao Wuyou asked with a bewildered look.

'What's going on?' he wondered.

He hadn't figured it out yet, but the Nascent Soul elder was already extremely touched.

The State of Jin cultivators were really too righteous and kind. Their own city was in danger, and yet, they still came here to give them support. That resulted in a huge loss of manpower.

If they did not do something, it would be too cruel. Thinking of this, he took out a storage ring and shoved it towards Xiao Wuyou insistently.

"Fellow Daoist, don't turn me down! Otherwise, the cultivators of the State of Zheng cultivator will be too ashamed to go out to meet others!"

Xiao Wuyou was speechless and had no choice but to put the storage ring away. He had nothing else to say to Chen Chen anymore.

Seeing that Xiao Wuyou had already put away the storage ring, the Nascent Soul realm elder finally settled down a bit. However, after seeing the broken array, he once again appeared melancholic.

Now that the great array had been broken, it would not be able to be repaired in a short period of time. Most importantly, he would have his merit deduced.

Just as he was feeling despondent, Chen Chen stuffed a communication token into his hand.

"Senior, if you face any difficulties next time, you may use this communication token to contact me directly. Since we are neighbors who see each other all the time, it's only right for us to help each other out."

The old man looked at the communication token with a surprised expression and thought, 'This State of Jin cultivator is so enthusiastic, huh?

'How can I accept it?'

To be honest, the restoration of the great array was indeed the most dangerous period of time for the Fifteenth City, and after experiencing this battle, their power had weakened a lot. They might really need some help in the future.

"Senior, we are sort of guarding each other. Should the Sixteenth City be in trouble, we will also ask for your help!

"Senior, please rest assured that if that day does come, the Sixteenth City will never let the cultivators of the State of Zheng make a trip for nothing. We will give the cultivators of the State of Zheng a satisfactory remuneration in return!" Chen Chen said in a righteous manner. His expression seemed to be telling them not to stand on ceremony with him.

Hearing this, the old man from the Fifteenth City hurriedly replied, "Same goes for us!"

Xiao Wuyou was very shocked at seeing what had just happened. 'My disciple is really a genius! He was so tactful with describing the repayment for providing aid without causing any strain on the relationship between the two parties. It's my first time seeing this!'

Then he wondered, 'Is the Sixteenth City in trouble?'

Thinking about the heavy array and the fifty Spirit Cannons, Xiao Wuyou dismissed that idea.

Perhaps the Fifteenth City would always be supported by the Sixteenth City.

...

On the way back, Xiao Wuyou kept reflecting on himself and wondered whether he had been fooled by this disciple before.

Meanwhile, Chen Chen was making some calculations in his head.

In the future, once the demons attacked, the Sixteenth City would probably still have nothing to do. Hence, he felt that he had to promote the business of providing aid. After all, the Fifteenth City couldn't ask for help every time.

Only with more customers could he ensure that the State of Jin cultivators would have something to do every time.

There were only two special rescue teams. Once the war starts, it would be uncertain how much aid the two lines of defense would need, and they might have to go support the cities that were facing the worst of it.

Hence, they set a bottom line, which was to strike only if the Great Array had been broken.

However, if the array was broken, it meant that their merit would be deducted.

That was also the reason that some cities in distress would rather sacrifice lives than let the array crumble.

In that case, wouldn't they need aid? That was definite, wasn't it?

Between sacrificing lives and putting resources to use, normal people would choose the latter. Yet, they did not have any choice.

However, there might be one in the future.

Chen Chen's eyes glistened.

'Although I don't expect to earn back all the Spirit Stones I paid, I have to recoup at least some of the losses.'

Chen Chen made up his mind to wait until tomorrow and go talk to the city lords.

Xiao Wuyou saw the light in Chen Chen's eyes, and for some reason, he subconsciously moved away from him.

Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Immortal Demonic Phoenix

A few days later, Chen Chen had more than a dozen communication tokens in his storage ring, which were all given to him by the city lords of nearby cities.

Today, he arrived at the Twelfth City.

The Twelfth City was located in low-lying terrain, where the city walls were naturally shorter than other cities. Besides, there were still many battle traces on the walls, and it was obvious that there had been a tragic battle here before the State of Zhou Demon Clan was stationed there.

Not only was the Canopy Formation broken, even the city walls were affected.

Chen Chen appeared in front of the Twelfth City and was quickly noticed by a group of people from the Demon Clan.

"Jie Jie, what are you doing here? Is it that hard for you to come over and thank me?"

The Poison Division master, who was standing at the front of the city, smiled evilly with a mysterious gaze in his eyes.

"That's naturally the case. If the seniors hadn't intervened the other day, I might have been able to escape using some means," Chen Chen said with a smile.

Hearing these words, the master of the Poison Division laughed out loud.

A Core Formation realm cultivator said that he could escape from five Nascent Soul realm cultivators using some means. This was the first time he had ever met such an arrogant person.

At this moment, Chen Chen suddenly tossed something over.

The master of the Poison Division grabbed it and stopped smiling.

"10,000-year-old Life-Terminating Herb!"

"It's just a small gift, it's nothing much," Chen Chen said with a calm expression.

The master of the Poison Division was speechless when he heard that. A moment later, he let his rationality rule over his emotion and put away the Life-Terminating Herb.

He couldn't help it. Facing such a tycoon, he couldn't pretend to be lofty either.

Seeing that he had taken something, Chen Chen threw over another communication token.

"Senior, we are both from the same place. In the future, if you can't guard this city, you can let me know and I will come over to help. However, I will not do it for nothing. I'll have to charge you some Spirit Stones."

"Hah, can't guard this city? We'll talk again after those demons barge through my poisonous array," the master of the Poison Division sneered.

At this moment, a few more people appeared on the city wall, all of whom were bigwigs of the Demon clan.

They had heard Chen Chen's words too.

"The demons just have a herd mentality. You'd better worry about the State of Jin. Without the power of the Wuxin Clan, I doubt you small clans can hang on any longer," the master of the Division of Illusions said.

As soon as he said those words, a figure emerged and pointed at Chen Chen.

"Chen Chen, you scoundrel. Why would the Demon clan seek help from you? What a joke! Not to mention that these demons are not a threat to our Demon Clan. Even if we really can't defend ourselves, so what? We have a special support team!

"I'm telling you, Chen Chen! Even if I were to be killed by the demons and eaten by those beasts, I wouldn't ask you for help!"

"Senior Brother, you've got such a strong backbone! Good job, Senior Brother!" the Demon Clan disciples all praised.

Yuan Qingtian turned his head and hollered, "I told you many times not to call me Senior Brother! We only have one Senior Brother!"

Chen Chen watched this scene from afar, simply speechless.

'Yuan Qingtian is indeed seriously ill.'

Shaking his head, Chen Chen stopped talking and flew towards the Sixteenth City.

...

Time moved like flowing water, and half a month had passed in a flash.

The demons attacked several times during the past half a month, and the Sixteenth City's business had gradually picked up.

Tonight, Chen Chen was pacing around the Little Carefree Immortal Palace of his own residence.

In the Little Carefree Immortal Palace, Lao Hei climbed up the tree and slept while hanging between the branches.

Seeing this, Chen Chen called to it, "Lao Hei, let me ask you something. You should know that the human race is at war with the demons now. If you become stronger in the future, will you join the demons and go against me?"

"What demon? I don't get it. Besides, what do I have to deal with you for?" Lao Hei answered wearily.

After saying that, it tried to go up the tree again, but Chen Chen pulled it down using his spiritual power.

"There you go, this demon pill is for you. I really envy you demons; you can become stronger after eating demonic pills." While speaking, Chen Chen tossed a gray demonic pill to Lao Hei.

Seeing this, Lao Hei swallowed the pill and then chose to sleep in a comfortable position on the tree. However, it smiled a little.

'It doesn't know? Bullshit. It's been living in my home since it was a little piglet.'

He could no longer remember when he had developed sentience, only remembering having heard Chen Chen say some things that he didn't understand when he weighed only a few dozen kilograms.

He definitely had feelings for Chen Chen's family.

Hence, since Lao Hei was a pig from Chen Chen's family, he would die in his family too.

That was the noble quality of a pig.

...

After giving the demon pills to Lao Hei, Chen Chen was preparing to cultivate when the familiar sound of the horn sounded once again.

With a calm expression, he left and went up the city wall.

The group of State of Jin cultivators had already assembled, all looking like they were celebrating a festive occasion. They were all looking at Chen Chen with great anticipation, as if there was candy to be distributed.

Chen Chen did not panic, instead ordering for the Yuan Gang Formation to be fully activated. Immediately afterwards, he sat quietly on top of the city wall. There were more than twenty communication tokens in front of him.

Like the previous times, none of the demons came to attack the Sixteenth City, and not a single demon beast could be seen.

However, a moment later, a certain communication token lit up.

Looking at the information on the communication token, Chen Chen ordered, "I want one Nascent Soul realm cultivator and eight Golden Core realm cultivators to go to the Eighteenth City. Remember to bring 2,000 Spirit Stones back with you. You can handle the battle spoils yourselves."

As soon as he said that, the leader of the Black Tortoise Clan flew out with the eight Golden Core realm cultivators, as if they were afraid that others might snatch up the chance.

Soon after, another communication token lit up.

"Eighteen Nascent Soul demons have attacked the Thirteenth City? It's too dangerous, no need to take care of it."

...

"Two Nascent Soul realm and twelve Golden Core realm cultivators, go to the twentieth city and bring back 3,500 middle-grade Spirit Stones."

...

After about fifteen minutes, Chen Chen put the communication token away.

After such a long time, those who needed help had already asked for it and Chen Chen had received three orders for a price of 7,000 Spirit Stones, which was a thousand more than the previous time. Hence, he was very pleased.

Although it was still far from returning to the capital, he enjoyed the feeling of ordering the group.

...

Meanwhile...

In the Twelfth City, several big shots of the Demon Clan were talking and laughing on the city walls.

After a group of demonic beasts below broke into the poisonous array, they fell to the ground and died.

A thousand border troops of the Great Xia Dynasty were also very bored, as they were just standing there and watching this scene.

In fact, they had never made a move since they came to the Twelfth City, and they felt that there was no place safer than the Twelfth City.

In the distance, hundreds of streams of light appeared in the sky, and the nine Nascent Soul realm powerhouses of the Demon Clan looked slightly glum, but they did not care too much.

With their power, as long as there were less than fifteen Nascent Soul realm powerhouses from the other side, they would be capable of guarding the Twelfth City.

...

"There seems to be ten Nascent Soul realm demon cultivators."

"Today we must find a way to leave one or two behind."

A few division masters started discussing softly.

However, at that moment, the entire ground trembled violently, and before they could react, a nearly 100-meter-long earth dragon burrowed out of the ground and swept across the land, blasting the top of the Canopy Formation.

The Canopy Formation immediately flickered and started to sway. Some of the division masters with strong cultivation levels immediately looked cold and stern as they flew out of the array without hesitation, ready to annihilate the Nascent Soul demons.

Menacing!

As soon as he got out of the array, the loud and clear sound of a phoenix suddenly resounded between heaven and earth!

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw a terrible scene!

In the distant sky, a black phoenix with a wingspan of nearly 100 meters came rushing in, enveloped in flames. In an instant, it arrived above the Twelfth City!

Boom!

A black line of flames spurted outwards and they swept across heaven and earth. Be it the poisonous arrays, puppets, phantoms, or walking corpses, all burned to ashes in an instant.

After spewing those flames, the black phoenix hovered quietly in the sky with an icy cold gaze. He questioned, "Are you from the State of Zhou Demon Clan?"

A few division masters looked at the black phoenix above their heads, immediately recalling their clan master warning them to be careful of a certain clan before they left...

It was the Immortal Demonic Phoenix clan!

Chapter 164

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

"The second-generation Clan Master of the State of Zhou Demon Clan, the Immortal Demon, killed my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's... grandfather. From then on, he formed a huge feud with the Immortal Demonic Phoenix clan!

"A few thousand years later, the State of Zhou Demon Clan's body refinement lineage and the Immortal Demonic Phoenix clan had several fights. We won some of the battles but lost others. However, after counting it carefully, we found that the body refinement lineage still owed the Immortal Demonic Phoenix clan a life."

The black phoenix in the sky hovered outside the array and looked at all the members of the Demon Clan with a cold gaze.

Looking at the black flames that were engulfing it, the members of the Demon Clan had heavy hearts.

Before coming, the Clan Master had mentioned that the flames surrounding the Immortal Demonic Phoenix could burn everything, and only the elites of the body refinement lineage could withstand that powerful spirit fire and fight the Immortal Demonic Phoenix clan.

Hence, the Clan Master had ordered them to retreat if they encountered the Immortal Demonic Phoenix clan.

However, who would have thought that they would be here to guard the city?

If they retreated without putting up a fight, they would be labeled as wimps who were too scared to fight. The Demon Clan could not afford to be embarrassed in that manner.

"Where are the people of the body refinement lineage?" the phoenix questioned coldly.

"If my Senior Brother was here, he'd destroy you-"

Yuan Qingtian jumped out and tried to curse, but halfway through his sentence, his mouth was covered by a few young disciples of the Demon Clan who were behind him.

Seeing this, the Immortal Demonic Phoenix completely lost its patience, spitting out a long line of black flames that blasted the Canopy Formation!

The few Nascent Soul realm cultivators in the formation were mobilizing the spiritual power to defend, but the black flames burned everything and then ruthlessly blasted the Canopy Formation!

Boom! There was a loud sound of an explosion!

A big hole was burnt in the Canopy Formation! Seeing this scene, the pupils of the Demon Clan cultivators constricted.

The black flames were too powerful!

"It's only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, extinguish it!"

The Demon Clan Master flicked the tumbling Earth Dragon out tens of meters away, then turned his head to holler at the crowd of Demon Clan cultivators.

He was the person with the highest cultivation level among the people who had gone on this trip. He was also the so-called city lord on the surface.

As soon as he said that, a late-stage Nascent Soul realm demon cultivator in the sky approached him.

The group of cultivators from the Demon Clan then launched a siege on the Immortal Demonic Phoenix.

However, the five Nascent Soul realm cultivators could not break the black flames around them, regardless of how they attacked.

At this moment, they had to admit that there were also elites among the demons, and the ones that they had faced previously were just small fries.

Before they could fight for long, hundreds of distant streams of light had already surged into the array and the Twelfth City was instantly in danger.

...

Almost at the same time...

The special support team that was patrolling back and forth within the second line of defense received an urgent notification.

"The Twelfth City Great Array has been broken..."

A middle-aged person leading the team saw the words "Twelfth City," his gaze flickering as he seemed to think of something.

He did not forget that a certain big shot had hinted at him to "take care" of the members of the State of Zhou Demon Clan in the Twelfth City.

A Nascent Soul realm elder behind him hurriedly said, "Lord, the cultivators of the Twelfth City are not weak, yet their arrays have already been broken. It's likely that they have encountered an extremely powerful enemy! Let's quickly go over to support them!"

The middle-aged Nascent Soul realm cultivator's face kept changing when he heard that, and at this moment, he knew that the communication token had also lit up.

"The Thirty-second City's array has been broken!"

Looking at the notification, the Nascent Soul realm middle-aged man was relieved. He said coldly, "Go to the Thirty-second City! The cultivators of the Twelfth City have all sorts of tricks, maybe they can last a few more moments!"

The few people behind him were all eager to say something, but in the end, they didn't.

After all, the northern border was the Haoran Sword Clan's territory. If the Demon Clan and the Qi Refinement lineage were suffering at the same time, it would be best to support the Qi Refinement lineage first according to their proximity.

...

Minutes passed.

The Twelfth City had been blown to pieces and the thousand low-ranking cultivators defending the city had all been killed in battle and burned to ashes.

That wasn't all. The members of the Demon Clan had also been severely wounded, with more than ten Golden Core realm cultivators dead and nine Nascent Soul realm cultivators injured.

Yuan Qingtian was covered in blood, and after stabbing a Golden Core realm demon cultivator, he seemed to be in despair.

"Why hasn't the special support team come yet?"

Hearing his question, a transmission token fell from high in the air, and they heard the low voice of the Division Master.

"Yuan Qingtian! Ask for help from the State of Jin! The Demon Clan has a grudge against a certain upper echelon of Great Xia, so don't expect any special support team from them!"

Yuan Qingtian seemed to be bewildered, but he had lost his memory long ago and wasn't clear about some things.

However, he would never ask that bastard Chen Chen for help!

'Over my dead body! Even if I die, I won't...'

Smack!

Before he could continue thinking, the Poison Division master's arm had landed in front of him, emitting a thick, black gas.

Looking at that arm, Yuan Qingtian's pupils constricted a little.

The master of the Poison Division was just talking to him moments ago, and he had to sacrifice his arm after tossing the token. How tragic was the battle? Besides... How could he watch his fellow members of the Demon Clan die like that?

Thinking of this, Yuan Qingtian could not help but tear up.

At this moment, he recalled the scene where his Senior Brother had told him and a group of junior division masters to escape in the face of an imminent explosion of the spirit meridian!

'Senior Brother was willing to sacrifice his own life for the sake of his fellow disciples, yet I am so selfish. Compared to Senior Brother... I'm really inferior!'

With that thought, Yuan Qingtian clenched his teeth, blood seeping from the corners of his lips as he struggled to pick up the communication token. He seemed to be in agony, as if he was holding a mountain.

After sending a message for help, Yuan Qingtian felt like his world had turned dark. He wiped the tears at the corner of his eyes and hollered furiously at the group of Golden Core realm demon cultivators.

He was determined to die here before that person came! Only then would he be able to save some of his pride and go see his Senior Brother too!

...

Chen Chen was silently cultivating in the Sixteenth City.

At this moment, he was just waiting for the end of the battle to collect some Spirit Stones. For the past half month, people of many different cities had noticed the superb defense of the Sixteenth City.

However, no one imitated them.

It was because the consumption was too high!

Coming to the border to participate in the war between two races was only part of immortal cultivation. It was impossible for the people of other cities to invest the savings of an entire clan, or even the entire nation, into the battle.

In their opinion, the State of Jin's approach was like an ordinary person spending all his money for his 60th birthday present.

The losses would outweigh the gains!

However, they wouldn't say anything. After all, everyone had their own ambitions.

"The Twelfth City has encountered a strong enemy... We cannot resist and the city has been attacked. We are requesting help."

At this moment, Chen Chen's communication token lit up in his storage ring.

Seeing this message, Chen Chen suddenly opened his eyes and got up to walk away without hesitation.

He had spent some time in the Demon Clan, and it was impossible to say that he had no feelings for them.

Besides, he had once fought with the junior division masters of the Demon Clan.

Shen Lin, the junior division master of the corpse refinement division, had even gotten trapped in the bewitching array for him. Even the unreliable Yuan Qingtian had been seriously injured for his sake.

More than half a month ago, a group of Nascent Soul realm cultivators of the Demon Clan had helped him despite his identity.

Although the people of the Demon Clan cultivated a variety of odd techniques, most of them were temperamental.

At the thought of this, he took a deep breath and his voice spread through the Sixteenth City.

"I want fifty Golden Core realm cultivators to stay behind and control the Spirit Cannon while guarding this city. The rest of you, follow me to support the Twelfth City!"

Chapter 165

Chapter 165: The Great Righteousness of Humans

Spirit Cannons only had great potential if they were set up behind an array. If it was not for the Yuan Gang Formation, the cannons would be destroyed quickly by a powerful opponent unless the person controlling the Spirit Cannon was a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

Hence, Chen Chen did not take the Spirit Cannons to the Twelfth City.

Besides, the Twelfth City had asked for help even though they were enemies. Thus, it showed that the Canopy Formation had probably also been broken, and the urgency of the situation spoke for itself!

"Master, please come with me too."

"Okay." Xiao Wuyou agreed.

However, in just a moment, Chen Chen took four Nascent Soul realm powerhouses and dozens of Golden Core realm cultivators towards the Great Wall and the Twelfth City as quickly as they could travel.

...

Meanwhile...

Thousands of kilometers ahead of the Great Wall, a large number of sword cultivators were flying on their swords above a 10,000-meter-high mountain towards the front line of the war.

The mountain was located next to the Haoran Sword Clan, one of the four great clans of the human race.

The Haoran Sword Clan had joined forces with the best cultivators from the Great Xia and resisted all the experts of the demons above the Nascent Soul realm, using the Haoran Sword Clan as the boundary.

Even if the Haoran Sword Clan was not around, any Essence Soul realm demon cultivator that scampered into the second line of defense would instantly be massacred.

At this moment, within a certain hall of the Haoran Sword Clan, a middle-aged female cultivator who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly looked in the direction of the mountain top.

She then turned to face a female disciple who was taking the lead below. "Xishuang, the Great Elder said that a Nascent Soul realm Immortal Demonic Phoenix has charged into the second line of defense and is causing a lot of trouble. Go out and handle it."

"Yes!"

Xia Xishuang replied as she turned around to leave.

The other disciples became full of admiration the moment they saw her back.

Logically speaking, a powerful demon clan like the Immortal Demonic Phoenix Clan should not be put into the second line of defense, but since the Immortal Demonic Phoenix Clan had now arrived at the second line of defense, they naturally had to do something.

The Haoran Sword Clan would not directly send an Essence Soul realm powerhouse over as that would be blatant bullying, which would break some kind of tacit war agreement between both parties.

The only one who could suppress the Immortal Demonic Phoenix Clan was the head of the group of disciples that had not reached the Essence Soul realm, who had an innate spirit body.

...

Chen Chen and the others had yet to reach the Twelfth City but they could already see the terrifying black phoenix in the sky.

Despite being several kilometers away, they could feel a burning sensation from the black flames.

By this moment, a large part of the Twelfth City had already burned to the ground, however, the Demon Clan was still fighting hard against the demons.

The master of the Puppet Division who was in the middle of the Nascent Soul realm was fighting four Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivators alone.

The corpse refinement division master was only at the Major Perfection stage of the Core Formation realm but with the six corpses that were of the same cultivation level as him, he managed to hold back a Nascent Soul realm demon cultivator.

The most powerful cultivator was the master of the Demons Division whose cultivation level was at the late Nascent Soul realm. He had only one arm and one leg left, and the madness in his eyes when he fought the two late Nascent Soul realm demon cultivators made Chen Chen frightened.

Rumor had it that the Yin-Yang technique practiced by the Demons Division was to first target the Yin before turning the Yin into Yang. Chen Chen had witnessed the technique's ferocity today.

However, even then, the Demon Clan cultivators were still at an absolute disadvantage as the black phoenix was too powerful and even in a siege, three Nascent Soul realm diabolic cultivators would not be a match for it. Already, half of the master of the Division of Illusion's body had been turned into ashes. They were already on the brink of falling.

"Are you guys scared of this battle situation? If you are, you may return first."

Seeing that they were about to reach the Twelfth City, Chen Chen asked in a cold voice.

"What is there to be afraid of? Kill them!"

"I've already sold myself, if I die, I won't have to pay off my debts. What's there to be afraid of?"

"Yes! I'll profit if I die! Let those in the Demon Clan know the style of the State of Jin cultivators!"

Hearing the words of a group of State of Jin cultivators behind him, Chen Chen smiled as he hurriedly sped up!

In the next moment, he appeared above the earth dragon that was raging wildly near the city wall.

The Omni Divine Blade appeared and an icy cold light illuminated the crumbling city wall. When the Nascent Soul realm demonic beast, the Earth Dragon, appeared, it was slashed into two! All of a sudden, various types of liquid splashed everywhere. The sight was extremely revolting!

The Core Formation realm cultivators of the Demon Clan who were surrounding the Earth Dragon were dumbfounded. Looking at the familiar figure in the air, he subconsciously cried out in surprise.

"It's Chen Chen the successor of the Tianyun Clan!"

His voice spread all over the battlefield, and only then did the Demon Clan cultivators who had been fighting continuously, notice that reinforcements had arrived. To add to the surprise, the aid was being provided by their greatest enemies, the cultivators from the State of Jin.

They had extremely complicated emotions.

At the moment when the Demon Clan master was in a trance, a dense spiritual power blasted at him but was intercepted by a thunder sword.

Upon sight of the thunderbolt sword, the master of the Demons Division looked at a handsome middle-aged man in the distance and muttered, "Xiao Wuyou..."

"Since the State of Jin cultivators have come to this battlefield to provide support, we will naturally put aside our grudges and make the humans our priority!"

Xiao Wuyou looked extremely righteous as the master of the Demons Division watched him full of amazement. Under the reflection of the thunderbolt sword, he seemed rather refined.

...

Chen Chen slashed the Earth Dragon into two and then turned around to take out all sorts of healing pills from his storage ring before throwing them out like they didn't cost anything. Soon, he gave one each to the wounded Demon Clan cultivators nearby.

Even a few Nascent Soul realm diabolic cultivators in the sky had received some support.

When he saw Chen Chen, the master of the Poison Division laughed peculiarly as he spat out some blood. At this moment, he was extremely miserable and his face under the black robe was completely revealed. It was covered in poisonous sores and he looked just like a demon.

"I didn't expect that you would really come to support us. The top elite of the State of Jin... You really deserve that title. Behind our Junior Clan Master, you deserve the second most admiration."

However, his face changed drastically after he spoke.

The Earth Dragon behind Chen Chen was healing rapidly and it seemed to be turning into two dragons after being severed into two.

In addition, the tail of the dragon was smashing towards Chen Chen at a terrifying speed!

"Be careful!" The master of the Poison Division exclaimed in horror.

However, Chen Chen smirked and in the next second, a burst of frost power erupted from the wound that was about to heal. Next, the two halves of its body became frozen and the tail smashed against Chen Chen and stopped abruptly. It then dropped onto the ground and turned into pieces.

"This Frost Sword... I'm afraid that only Junior Clan Master's Omni Divine Blade can contend with it. I wonder if Junior Clan Master is really dead or not..."

The division master of the Poison Division did not continue thinking about the possibility as he immediately resumed fighting.

In the sky, the master of the Division of Illusion who had swallowed the heavenly treasures given by Chen Chen began to recover at a shocking speed.

The Immortal Demonic Phoenix had also noticed Chen Chen the nobody. However, a cold gaze appeared in the phoenix's eyes.

"Die!"

With a bellow, the Immortal Demonic Phoenix expanded its wings ferociously, and dozens of black flaming feathers shot towards Chen Chen.

Seeing this, Chen Chen immediately moved and managed to dodge the flaming feathers by a close sliver. However, in the process of dodging, he seemed to have stepped on a person.

He looked down, only to realize that it was Yuan Qingtian.

At this point, Yuan Qingtian's body was covered with blood. His face was facing the ground and he had obviously lost consciousness.

"Go to hell!"

The Immortal Demonic Phoenix let out a high-pitched roar when it saw Chen Chen dodging in the sky. Immediately afterward, it spat out a line of black flames that was nearly 100 meters in length.

Under the sweeping black flames, all the Nascent Soul realm demon clan cultivators retreated. No one could fight at the forefront!

Seeing that the black line of flames were heading towards him, Chen Chen looked at Yuan Qingtian who was below him and sighed.

"On the account that you had once fought for me, I'll save you once."

Seconds later, Chen Chen fiercely stretched out his hand, revealing a strange stone in his palm. A small tortoise head popped out of the stone.

Looking at the black flames, Green Bean cringed and then opened its mouth to spit out some black flames that surged towards the fire!

Boom!

There was a thunderous explosion!

The black torrent and the black line of flames collided between the sky and earth, emitting a startling sound of an explosion while endless black smoke suddenly rose up in the sky.

After the sounds vanished, the crowd on the battlefield saw an astonishing scene.

The black torrent in midair collided with the Demonic Phoenix and a dazzling spiritual light illuminated half of the sky!

The flames of the demon that could previously burn everything, were now resisted by the black torrent!

Chapter 166

"What a domineering water-attribute power! What is that thing?"

You Ruoshui, the Clan Master of the Youshui Clan muttered to herself with glistening eyes.

She cultivated water-attribute techniques and was naturally extremely sensitive to water-attribute power.

However, among the 36 clans, the Black Tortoise Clan was still the best at cultivating water-attribute spiritual power. However, the members of the Black Tortoise Clan had gone to support other cities, otherwise they might be able to identify what Chen Chen had in his hands.

Chen Chen also became surprised when he looked at Green Bean's small head. He initially just hoped that Green Bean could slightly resist the flames of the phoenix but he never thought that Green Bean would be able to provide him with so much help!

"You're really worthy of being a divine beast. Even if your cultivation level has not yet broken through the Nascent Soul realm, you're still so domineering and strong! Good job, Green Bean!"

Chen Chen sighed and flew away from the city wall with Green Bean. In no time, he made great distance from the place where Yuan Qingtian was laying.

However, during this process, the black torrent and the flames of the Demonic Phoenix were still colliding without stopping.

Seeing that its flames were showing signs of being on the verge of extinguishing, the Immortal Demonic Phoenix's eyes were full of uncertainty.

The energy contained in the torrent was much less than that of the phoenix's flames, but it was much purer than the latter.

However, the fire of the Demonic Phoenix already contained pure fire energy, a very rare substance in this world. What kind of energy could be purer than the Demonic Phoenix fire?

Looking at the tiny green turtle head, a term quickly appeared in the Immortal Demonic Phoenix's mind.

Black Tortoise Water!

'Is that tiny thing a close relative of the Black Tortoise lineage, or actually a Black Tortoise?'

The Immortal Demonic Phoenix Clan was definitely powerful but in fact, it was only a distant relative of the divine beast, the Vermilion Bird. Hence, it contained only a wisp of the genetics of the divine beast.

It was still two grades short of being a divine beast.

"This beast is being used by the human race, I must kill it! Otherwise, it will become a big problem!"

With that thought in mind, the Immortal Demonic Phoenix directly broke free from the crowd of Nascent Soul realm cultivators and stopped spewing flames. It then dodged the black torrent and shot towards Chen Chen!

At this moment, it had completely forgotten about the State of Zhou Demon Clan cultivators in the Twelfth City as its focus was entirely on the little turtle.

Feeling the terrifying aura of the Immortal Demonic Phoenix, Chen Chen retreated while releasing some Sword Qi to stop it from getting close.

Although the Omni Divine Blade definitely contained cold and massive power, its quality was definitely no match for the Demonic Phoenix fire.

At the end of the day, the frosty energy was just an attribute of the Omni Divine Blade, and the Spirit Gold that gave it its frostiness was not much of a precious treasure. It was at least far from the level of the Omni Divine Gold.

Seeing that the Demonic Phoenix was about to rush towards Chen Chen, Green Bean jumped onto Chen Chen's shoulders and spat out a mouthful of black torrent to blast the Demonic Phoenix backward.

Together, they managed to block the Immortal Demonic Phoenix that was in the middle of the Nascent Soul realm.

At this moment, Chen Chen could only lament about the importance of cultivation level.

Even though Green Bean was restraining the Immortal Demonic Phoenix, neither Chen Chen nor Green Bean had reached the Nascent Soul realm. Besides, the Immortal Demonic Phoenix itself was also incredibly talented and strong. Hence, Chen Chen and Green Bean had no choice but to remain restrained against the ground.

However, this scene gave the Demon Clan and the cultivators from the State of Jin a great fright.

Just now, three Nascent Soul realm cultivators from the Demon Clan attacked the Immortal Demonic Phoenix, and all of them were severely injured. Yet, the successor of the Tianyun Clan managed to resist the Immortal Demonic Phoenix alone. Didn't that mean that he himself was equal to three Nascent Soul realm cultivators!?!

Chen Chen inhaled sharply.

Many people were shocked by the conclusion that they had come to after some strange calculations, and began to look at Chen Chen, who was slightly distressed in the air, with shock in their eyes.

'This guy is a Core Formation realm cultivator?'

However, a few Nascent Soul realm cultivators from the Demon Clan were nice enough to go over and provide Chen Chen support when they saw that he seemed to be unable to withstand any longer.

However, before they could join the battle, many streams of light instantly arrived from the distant sky!

Simultaneously, a shocking string of Sword Qi that spanned across dozens of meters appeared in the sky and slashed towards the phoenix!

When the Immortal Demonic Phoenix saw the Sword Qi, it panicked a little as its wings vibrated vigorously, allowing it to dodge the slash by a close shave. However, even then, some of the Sword Qi brushed past the Immortal Demonic Phoenix, causing its body to grow a little worn out.

The crowd was a bit bewildered by this sudden scene, and only after a moment did they see a woman dressed in a white flowing robe with a longsword on her back. She appeared in front of the successor of the Tianyun Clan to shield him.

...

Xia Xishuang looked at Chen Chen while her pretty eyelashes twitched slightly, and her eyes were filled with a somewhat complicated gaze.

She was the one who brought the group of cultivators from the State of Jin into the fight. Hence, she was naturally aware of the feud between the State of Jin and the State of Zhou Demon Clan. Before she arrived, she even warned a certain disciple of the Demon Clan who made harsh comments.

Who would have thought that the first person to provide aid when something went wrong in the Twelfth City, which was guarded by the State of Zhou Demon Clan, would be someone from the State of Jin!

The person who resisted the Immortal Demonic Phoenix was surprisingly Chen Chen, a Core Formation realm cultivator...

Was there really such a noble person in this world?

When righteousness is at stake, he was willing to risk his life, even for the sake of his former enemy...

'He's so noble! No wonder he has such a lofty sword!'

Xia Xishuang was touched and even developed some feelings of admiration towards Chen Chen.

To be honest, she was a first-generation elite and there were only a few people who could gain her admiration. Chen Chen was the first person with a lower cultivation level than her, whom she admired!

"Master said that all men are trash, but now it seems that is not quite true."

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask with concern, "Fellow Daoist, are you injured?"

"I'm fine." Chen Chen replied with a smile as he forced himself to endure the sharp pain of being burned.

"Good to hear."

Xia Xishuang smiled and turned around. With a wave of her hand, dozens of waves of Sword Qi shot out, blasting the Immortal Demonic Phoenix that was trying to take advantage of the situation.

Looking at Xia Xishuang who was not far away, the Immortal Demonic Phoenix grew full of resentment.

Of course it knew Xia Xishuang, a famous elite among the humans!

Although Xia Xishuang was a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, those of her cultivation level did not dare to offend her because the Breaking Dawn Sword on her back was too terrifying.

The sheath was made using divine wood and the secret technique of the Haoran Sword Clan. The sword had not been unsheathed for seventeen years, and once it had, it would definitely dart out with astonishing power. Even an Essence Soul realm cultivator may not be able to block it!

Who would dare to provoke such a terrifying woman?

Just when the phoenix hesitated to retreat, Xia Xishuang said to Chen Chen, "Fellow Daoist, your sword is a gentleman's sword and it has been acknowledged by the Breaking Dawn Sword. Hence, it has made an exception to let me touch it. May I... borrow it?"

After she spoke, Xia Xishuang's eyes became filled with an expectant gaze.

Despite being a fan of swords, she hadn't actually touched swords much in her life.

It was all because she was waiting for the day of the emergence of the Breaking Dawn Sword so that she could enter the realm where she became one with the sword and advance to the Essence Soul realm. Such was also the clan's expectation for her.

However, the Breaking Dawn Sword actually allowed her to use another sword today, which was simply a pleasant surprise for her. However, she was aloof by nature and did not show too much excitement.

"My sword... has a strange and angsty temper."

Chen Chen felt a little embarrassed because he didn't dare to imagine what would happen if the Omni Divine Blade suddenly turned into a machete in Xia Xishuang's hands. It could ruin his image immediately.

"It's alright, I believe your sword won't hurt me." Xia Xishuang said with a smile.

The Immortal Demonic Phoenix not far behind her had already made up its mind at this moment and flew directly towards the depths of the miasma, looking as if it wanted to escape.

"Omni Divine Blade, if you mess with me today, I'll soak you in a pit of feces for three days and three nights!"

Seeing this, Chen Chen secretly warned the Omni Divine Blade before tossing it to Xia Xishuang.

Xia Xishang took the Omni Divine Blade as shocking sword intent immediately appeared around the sword. However, in an instant, the powerful Sword Qi suppressed the frostiness.

Looking at the sharpness of the Omni Divine Blade in her hand, there was some tenderness in Xia Xishuang's eyes. Coupled with her pretty face, she looked extremely beautiful under the moonlight. It was simply an unbearable sight. She then waved her sword at the Immortal Demonic Phoenix.

There was no astounding Sword Qi nor majestic spiritual power, but the Immortal Demonic Phoenix that had flown more than five kilometers away suddenly broke its wings!

"Xia Xishuang! Just you wait!"

The Immortal Demonic Phoenix cried miserably in the distance before struggling while escaping with one wing fluttering.

Chen Chen secretly cursed in his heart.

"This damned Omni Divine Blade is a traitor. How is it so powerful in my hand?"