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

5. 235-266

Chapter 235: Ambition

Chen Chen quickly helped him up

When one is outside, keeping a low profile is the most important. Although Green Bean can be considered invincible in the Boundless Sea and it'll be by my side, it's better to be careful when outside.

It was especially true when his appearance had been exposed.

Money is the root of all evil.

In the eyes of outsiders, the mysterious man who was able to manipulate the great sea demons and lead them into a frenzy had incredible power.

'There are actually so many hidden shocking benefits?'

It was simply unimaginable!

It was inevitable for some inland big shots to harbor different thoughts about him.

At the thought of this, Chen Chen regretted his decision of not changing his appearance when he boarded the giant ship the other day.

"Keep a low profile? Is everyone talking about my appearance now?"

Chen Chen said, keeping his voice low.

Nan Pinghai seemed to have realized that he had been careless. After taking a casual look at his surroundings, he said calmly, "Generally, only the cultivators that have been on my ship know your appearance. Lord, let's go to the restaurant to discuss in detail."

"Okay."

Nan Pinghai was overjoyed to see that Chen Chen did not refuse and immediately led the way. Soon, they reached the familiar restaurant.

The two of them sat in a separate private room.

Chen Chen wasn't fooled by Nanpinghai's innocent look.

Since he could own a giant ship in the Boundless Sea and had built a significant reputation for himself, he definitely wasn't a simple person. Although Chen Chen looked calm on the surface, he was actually keeping his guard up.

"Lord, it's not that I deliberately told everyone about your appearance, but well, I'm sure you know that I can't keep those passengers from spreading the word about it."

"But don't worry, I've already instructed my men to spread some false information. I believe no one will be able to determine which piece of news is real and what you truly look like."

Nan Pinghai had a solemn expression on his face but a fawning gaze in his eyes.

Hearing his words, Chen Chen glanced at Nan Pinghai, who was an Essence Soul realm expert. 'I knew it, he's not really as careless as he seems.'

"What do you intend to do?" Chen Chen asked, getting straight to the point.

Nan Pinghai originally wanted to say some pleasantries, but when he saw Chen Chen's shrewd gaze, he immediately stopped himself.

"Lord, I've completely offended that organization this time, and I can't go out to the sea again in the future. However, I'm feeling indignant... Last night, I tossed and turned in bed and felt that you're the only person I can rely on to continue having a place within the territory of the Boundless Sea. Hence, I've been waiting near the port today, and I didn't expect to have met you so soon."

"Rely on me? Do you want to come back to the mainland with me?" Chen Chen asked indifferently.

Nan Pinghai was extremely shocked to hear that.

It was unbelievable to him that a terrifying existence that could manipulate the great sea demons did not want to develop in the Endless Sea but wanted to return to the inland instead.

Not surprised to see his expression, he continued to speak profoundly. "There's now a war between the two clans, and I'm still a disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan while my Dao partner is the future Clan Master. My brother is probably going to become the leader of the Seven Lethal Demon Clan in the future. With so much karma, how can I not go back to participate in the war?"

Nan Pinghai was stunned by his words.

Although the islands of the Boundless Sea were not connected to the inland, they were influenced by the four major clans all the time.

At the end of the day, the cultivators of the Boundless Sea were all in disunity. Although they had a large number of treasures, the cultivation methods, alchemy, and Qi refinement standards of the cultivators in the Boundless Sea were far inferior to those on the mainland.

In the end, the wealth obtained by those cultivators of the Boundless Sea would still have to go to the mainland. In particular, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan absorbed nearly half of the wealth of the Boundless Sea.

'Yet, the man in front of me...is the disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan. He's also so powerful in the other clans.'

'Although he didn't say anything because he's keeping a low profile, he probably has a high status in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.'

Thinking of this, his expression became more and more respectful.

"I am just an itinerant cultivator in the Endless Sea, I'm too narrow-minded and I've embarrassed myself. As for returning to the mainland..."

At this point, Nan Pinghai shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Lord, please pardon me for being blunt. This is the Boundless Sea. I still have some power here, but once we get to the mainland, I'll just be an ordinary Essence Soul realm cultivator who can't do much."

Chen Chen frowned slightly after hearing that and felt that it made sense too.

If Nan Pinghai was just going to be a fighter, it would be a waste of talent.

The thought of the fact that he could manipulate the sea demons made Chen Chen feel a little displeased.

'If I remember correctly, that force seems to also demand protection fees from the giant ships. Nan Pinghai didn't pay the protection fees, so the mysterious man appeared.'

'Isn't he trying to poach me?'

'If I can replace that force and collect the protection fees instead... That'd be a stable source of income.'

...

Chen Chen gradually brainstormed, and he soon came up with a majestic business blueprint in his head.

He would protect the safety of the giant ship and collect protection fees from them.

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan would then acquire the treasures and give Spirit Stones to the cultivators.

The cultivators would most likely spend those Spirit Stones on elixirs produced by the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

After their strength was increased, they would continue to go out to the sea and hunt for treasures while still paying him protection fees.

He would be able to benefit from each cultivator at least thrice.

Of course, these benefits are not the key. The important thing was that he would be able to gradually control more cultivators of the Boundless Sea.

Although there were no Void Refinement realm cultivators in the Boundless Sea, most of the cultivators were mobile, and if they gathered together, they would form a large force.

Anyway, they would be dozens of times stronger than the State of Zhou and the State of Jin. There probably wasn't such a large force among the human race, except for the four clans and the four imperial dynasties.

Besides, it was all under the premise that he could protect the safety of the giant ships.

At the thought of this, Chen Chen secretly contacted Green Bean.

He wanted to see if Green Bean had a way to get a token or a symbol that would serve as a signal for the giant sea demons to not attack.

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...

A moment later...

Chen Chen gradually relaxed. By the time he raised his head to look at Nan Pinghai again, his eyes were full of confidence.

"Nan Pinghai, I want to unify the islands of the Boundless Sea. Do you think I can do it?"

Nan Pinghai's eyes were immediately filled with excitement.

Both of them whispered in the private room for a while and were soon satisfied.

...

After setting a general direction with Nan Pinghai, Chen Chen stayed in the inn for the night. He then flew towards the inland.

The strategy that they decided on was to build a trade union.

They would strive to pull all boats of various sizes into this trade union within the shortest time possible.

In the future, as long as the ships were from the alliance, their safety at sea would be guaranteed. As for the other ships that did not belong to the alliance, their fate would have to depend on God.

In addition, the sales of all the treasures and elixirs would be included in the system of the trade union.

Those who sold their treasures to the trade union would obtain a certain discount when they buy elixirs.

In the long run, the cultivators of the islands of the Boundless Sea would definitely be influenced by the trade union.

After all, the development of those islands was dependent on the Boundless Sea. If Chen Chen was in control of the Boundless Sea, it meant that he was in control of their lives.

As for the mysterious force, it would be difficult for them to continue developing without their greatest reliance.

Of course, according to Chen Chen's idea, it was better to destroy it directly when there was an opportunity to do so.

Although his methods seemed essentially similar to that of the mysterious force, Chen Chen would eventually contribute the benefits back to the human race. However, no one knew whom the benefits gained by the mysterious force went to.

"Hey, I'm doing it for the good of future generations. With my talent, how many years can I showboat in this world? At the end of the day, I'll still be letting the later generations benefit."

Chen Chen comforted himself while flying.

Chen Chen decided that he would be the one to create a better world for future generations!

...

He planned carefully along the way and gradually perfected the plan in his mind.

He couldn't trust Nan Pinghai entirely, and he thought that he had to get a few more people to join him and strike a balance.

There were many islands near the Boundless Sea, and he didn't expect to see immediate results in a short time.

According to his plan, it would be considered good progress if the trade union could rise within a year or two.

...

After flying for most of the day, Chen Chen saw the familiar gate of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

He had informed Yu Qiong of his impending arrival before returning to the sect.

During the trip, he found the last treasure that Yu Qiong needed. He could imagine how much it meant to Yu Qiong, but he wouldn't give the treasure away easily, no matter what.

Chen Chen planned to take this opportunity to test Yu Qiong and see just how wealthy she was!

'It shouldn't be too much for her to give me something in return for the treasure she takes from me, right?'

Chapter 236: Cheated Me Out Of My Feelings

"How is the Boundless Sea?"

Upon returning to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, Chen Chen walked towards Yu Qiong who was smiling very gently for some reason.

Chen Chen secretly kept his guard up, thinking to himself that she probably wasn't harboring any kindly intentions.

Thinking of this, he put a bitter smile on his face to make himself appear like he had experienced endless hardships and overcome many ordeals.

"The world is cold, and there are evil people everywhere. People like me who have not seen much of the world tend to lose out. Master, you have no idea how I almost got cheated by a few Foundation Establishment realm cultivators."

Hearing his words, Yu Qiong soon smiled concernedly.

"Good that you're back. Once bitten, twice shy. As long as you're not dead, suffering more losses will do you good."

Chen Chen nodded silently. 'Yu Qiong is strangely understanding today. It's getting overboard.'

"What did you gain during this trip?"

At the mention of this, Yu Qiong started staring at him.

Chen Chen's heart skipped a beat. Knowing that things had come to a critical point, his smile immediately became gentle.

"I did gain a little something."

Of course, Chen Chen wouldn't tell Yu Qiong that he had found the Divine Condensation Pearl too.

No matter what, he would have to use the treasure for a while before he could give it to her. Anyway, he was a disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, and he would give back to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan anyway.

Hearing this, Yu Qiong immediately became extremely excited, and she began blushing a little too.

"Have you seen the Green Spirit Algae?"

She knew that Chen Chen could sense the treasures contained in the box that had isolated her divine senses previously. Hence, logically speaking, he should also be able to sense the treasures in the Boundless Sea.

Hence, she knew it wouldn't be difficult for him to find the treasure that she wanted.

"I found it." Chen Chen was straightforward, and his tone was somewhat ambiguous.

Without saying another word, Yu Qiong stuffed three storage rings into Chen Chen's hand. She was just as generous as she was when Chen Chen asked her to save Zhang Ji back then.

Unfortunately...

Chen Chen was no longer the same as he used to be. He no longer coveted these treasures.

"Master, are you going to refine that elixir for the sake of transcending the Void Refinement tribulation?"

Chen Chen did not accept the three storage rings, and instead, began to ask about the elixir again.

Yu Qiong's cultivation level was at the peak of the Essence Soul realm. Apart from the tribulation, Chen Chen couldn't think of a better reason for Yu Qiong to pay such a huge price to refine that elixir.

Hearing this, Yu Qiong's expression changed, and she nodded earnestly.

"With a sufficient amount of Green Spirit Algae, I'll be able to refine three of those elixirs... If you can truly provide me with the Green Spirit Algae, I can give you one of the three elixirs when the time comes."

Yu Qiong understood what Chen Chen meant, so she didn't beat around the bush.

Chen Chen glanced at Yu Qiong suspiciously, but when he saw the sincerity in her eyes, he decided to trust her this once.

After a moment of hesitation, he took out a handful of shiny Green Spirit Algae.

According to the system identification, the Green Spirit Algae was 500,000 years old.

Of course, it was not the most precious Green Spirit Algae in his storage ring, but it was enough for Yu Qiong. When it comes to items with medicinal properties, one that was too old might not be compatible with other medicinal herbs.

As soon as Chen Chen took out the Green Spirit Algae, Yu Qiong grabbed it before he could react.

Looking at the Green Spirit Algae in her hand, Yu Qiong guffawed excitedly with no regard for her image.

Chen Chen was a little ashamed.

'I'm too softhearted. Yu Qiong looks so crazily obsessed, I should be able to get something better from her.'

Unfortunately, he was such a soft-hearted person.

"Disciple, I'm going to go refine pills now, and I'll be staying in a recluse for a month. You may go do whatever you want."

After laughing, Yu Qiong's expression became serious again. Chen Chen could not help but shudder when she called him 'disciple'.

After saying this, Yu Qiong vanished before Chen Chen even answered.

...

'Master is going to spend a month refining pills.'

Chen Chen naturally wouldn't wait foolishly in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan for a month.

When Chen Chen returned to his residence, he saw that Yuan Qingtian was still cultivating in a recluse, so he decided not to disturb him and instead, took out a communication token to contact Zhang Ji.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had gone to the states of Qi and Wei for more than a month. Logically speaking, he should have already defeated the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

If the war had been settled, there would be no need for him to go to Qi and Wei.

However, that was not the case.

Zhang Ji took a long time to reply.

"Big Brother, the demons will not sit back and watch the Crimson Fox Demon General and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor fall. Half a month ago, the demons transferred my master's old rival over from the Southern Border."

Zhang Ji did not say anything else, but Chen Chen could imagine it.

A demon who could fight the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had suddenly emerged, and given that it had the support of the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, it was indeed very difficult for the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord to have survived till now.

Without saying any pretentious things, Chen Chen began to pack up.

Now, he still wasn't strong enough to conquer the State of Jin yet. Hence, he thought that he might as well go to the battlefield at Qi and Wei to hone his skills.

By the time he arrived at Qi and Wei, he would have the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord to preside over the battle, so he wouldn't need to rack his brains.

It was quite a good thing to be able to be a quiet fighter too. Besides, he hadn't tried attacking using the Divine Condensation Pearl yet either. Hence, he had to find a place to try it, no matter what.

Before leaving, Chen Chen checked on Yuan Qingtian who had devoted all his time and energy to cultivating.

He sighed. 'I wonder how the relationship between this kid and Senior Sister Zhou Shu is blossoming. But they seem to be doing well.'

'As the saying goes, women are the best motivation for men. If their relationship is not progressing well, must he work so hard?'

'Unfortunately, this kid lacks talent!'

After thinking about it, Chen Chen silently left the treasures behind and turned around to leave.

...

Just half a day after arriving at the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, Chen Chen left in a hurry.

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan did not react much to this. At the end of the day, his position in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan was still too low and almost nonexistent.

Compared to the Haoran Sword Clan, his status in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan was probably comparable to that of Xia Xishuang's maid, Xiao He.

"The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan lacks a discerning eye for discovering beauty."

Chen Chen said with a rueful sigh then he flew.

Now that the battle between Qi and Wei was the focus of the two clans, he had to increase his fame and presence there.

However, after entering the territory of Qi and Wei, he dropped those messy thoughts.

The scenery on this territory was too tragic, especially the eerie bones and corpses that could be seen everywhere, which made his heart extremely heavy.

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A few moments later...

Chen Chen found the Seven Lethal Demon Clan according to the hint that Zhang Ji had given him previously.

The entire camp was wrapped in an array, so the situation inside could not be seen clearly.

Seeing this, Chen Chen took out his identity token and said loudly, "I'm Chen Chen of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, and I'm here to help out in the battle."

Soon after the voice spread, a small crevice appeared in the array.

Chen Chen hurriedly went inside.

The scene inside was quite tragic like there were injured demon cultivators everywhere.

The diabolic cultivators were just randomly sitting cross-legged on the land with ashen faces. They seemed to have suffered internal injuries and were meditating to recover.

Some had broken limbs and were bleeding profusely. Their blood spread across more than two meters. They were using some mortal methods to stop the bleeding because they had truly run out of elixirs.

Even so, the diabolic cultivators still seemed rather indifferent like they weren't feeling any pain at all.

Compared to the State of Zhou Demon Clan, the diabolic cultivators of the Seven Lethal Demon Clan were even more ruthless.

When Chen Chen looked at them, a Nascent Soul realm cultivator slowly walked towards him.

"The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan did not inform us that a cultivator would come to support us, what is the purpose of your coming here?"

The diabolic cultivator sounded hostile, seemingly a little wary.

However, Chen Chen didn't care because he was seriously injured, and although he seemed to be fine, he was truly forcing himself to hang on.

If Chen Chen wasn't alone, he probably wouldn't have allowed Chen Chen to enter.

"Zhang Ji is my sworn brother, and I'm here to help as an individual. I'm not representing the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan."

Chen Chen said calmly.

Hearing this, the diabolic cultivator's expression became much more mellow, and he said with a bitter smile, "Thank you, Your Excellency, it's a pity that we no longer have any materials for refining elixirs. I doubt you can be of any help to us here."

Chen Chen shook his head with a very serious expression. "I'm not here to refine elixirs, I'm here to fight."

The surrounding diabolic cultivators who were healing subconsciously looked at Chen Chen with bewildered gazes.

It was rare for an alchemist from the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan to provide aid for them, especially since they were diabolic cultivators who were best at fighting.

'Has the human race reached the point of needing alchemists to fight?'

Chen Chen ignored the strange gazes of the crowd and looked deeper into the camp ground. He asked, "Is Zhang Ji not here?"

"The Demon Lord and Senior Brother Zhang Ji are fighting with the demons at the front line..."

The Nascent Soul realm diabolic cultivator smiled sarcastically as if he was ashamed to be staying in the camp.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud hollering from outside the camp ground.

"Quickly, let me in! Senior Brother Zhang has died in battle!"

Hearing these words, Chen Chen turned pale. His body trembled vigorously while feeling a vague pain in his heart. His tears flowed down his cheeks uncontrollably.

At the same, an unparalleled sense of self-reproach surged in his head!

'Brother, I'm late...'

The surrounding diabolic cultivators didn't have much of an expression, and it was like they didn't care.

That made Chen Chen feel more and more miserable.

"Senior Brother Zhang has died in the battle again..."

"How many times has it been?"

"About three?"

The few diabolic cultivators at the side began whispering while Chen Chen's miserable expression stiffened.

'Damn it, he cheated me out of my feelings!'

Chapter 237: Divine Senses Attack

Soon, Zhang Ji was carried in, dead and covered in blood. Even his Nascent Soul was gone.

Chen Chen was really shocked when he saw Zhang Ji's corpse.

Although he had given Zhang Ji the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique, he didn't understand the technique well. After all, he was cultivating the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique.

"This... This brother of mine has died twice in battle previously. Is that true?"

Chen Chen's voice trembled a little. Zhang Ji looked very frightening now.

"The first time he died in battle was a little worse than this, but he somehow came back to life," the Nascent Soul realm diabolic cultivator answered with a grave expression.

Chen Chen did not ask further questions, but he took out the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique manual from the corner of a certain storage ring. He then started revising it.

After cultivating this Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique, a cultivator below the Essence Soul realm would have a certain chance of being resurrected after dying.

Once he was successfully resurrected, his strength would increase rapidly.

Once a cultivator who cultivated the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique stepped into the Essence Soul realm, a type of immortal substance would emerge within his body. The immortal substance would allow one to condense a new body within a short period of time, or even develop an essence soul.

Hence, one would be able to resurrect with stability.

However, if the immortal substance was depleted, they would never be able to be resurrected after their death.

The mention of the immortal substance made Chen Chen think about the scene when he obtained the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique.

There was a golden downpour that rained down on him.

'There's a chance of revival after death? Isn't that nonsense?' Chen Chen secretly cursed.

The Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique was different from his Indestructible Body, which was extremely tough and had a strong recovery ability. With the Indestructible Body, it would be difficult for him to die, but the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique would not guarantee that he wouldn't die!

Hence, Zhang Ji, who was in front of him, was indeed a corpse, and whether he could be resurrected depended on probability. Although Zhang Ji was extremely lucky, he had challenged God's bottom-line time and time again. God might just punish him and make him die one day.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen had several changes in expression and he hurriedly took out a Spirit Ginseng from his storage ring before squeezing some ginseng juice into Zhang Ji's mouth.

A dense vitality began to spread from Zhang Ji and even the injured diabolic cultivators nearby started recovering rapidly after absorbing it.

Noticing this scene, the crowd of diabolic cultivators were shocked.

They had never heard of such treasures before, let alone seen one!

'Has the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan become so rich?'

At the same time, they could not help but be touched, because such treasures were few and rare. Yet, Chen Chen, the cultivator of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, took it out and gave it to Zhang Ji's corpse without hesitation.

Their brotherhood made them extremely envious.

...

After about 15 minutes, a ray of golden light suddenly emerged from Zhang Ji's body and rapidly repaired his injuries.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Ji leaped up.

Immediately afterwards, his aura surged rapidly, and he reached the late Nascent Soul realm in the blink of an eye.

Chen Chen, who was behind him, suddenly teared up a little when he saw that.

Zhang Ji's cultivation method was really incredible. Just like him, no one in the human race could replicate him.

It could be called a cultivation method that would drive him to his grave.

With Zhang Ji's luck, he might be able to defeat the immortal fiend in the future.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen suspected that the Heaven Seizing Immortality Technique was especially meant for Zhang Ji.

...

"Big Brother, when did you arrive? I didn't get to receive you in time!"

Zhang Ji glanced around and noticed Chen Chen. Immediately afterwards, he looked overjoyed.

Chen Chen looked at him and answered, "I just arrived a while ago... Try not to do such a dangerous thing again in the future."

Hearing this, Zhang Ji felt a little embarrassed and he shook his head before saying, "Big Brother, I didn't want to die either, but the opponent was too impressive. I didn't have the chance to escape and I got killed."

Chen Chen had no choice but to remain silent. After a long time, he finally took a deep breath and calmed down.

'Perhaps God gave Zhang Ji a chance to be resurrected because he didn't try to die on purpose.'

Fate and destiny were too complicated, and Chen Chen didn't want to study it in detail.

"What is the situation on the battlefield today?"

At the mention of the battlefield, Zhang Ji immediately had a change in expression as he said in a deep voice, "Big Brother, the situation ahead is very urgent now. I have to go help Master immediately."

Seeing that Zhang Ji had turned around and was about to leave, Chen Chen followed him quietly.

"Big Brother... You..."

"I came to this battlefield to sharpen my skills," Chen Chen said with a smile.

Zhang Ji did not say any more pretentious words because that would be too formal given how close they were.

...

Minutes passed.

Zhang Ji then brought Chen Chen to the front line of the battlefield.

It was a large mountain that was shrouded in miasma and there were aftershocks of a battle everywhere.

Chen Chen tried to detect it with his divine senses and roughly understood the situation of the battle.

The Seven Lethal Demon Clan was at a small disadvantage, but the demons were not necessarily going to win.

Such a situation was a test of willpower.

The majority of diabolic cultivators were ruthless and had strong willpower, but this time, their opponents were also extremely vicious. When they saw that the situation was amiss, they immediately killed themselves.

Such battle intent was far from what those random underlings of Lao Hei's could compare to. They were very likely to be the elite descendants of the eight major demon clans.

Zhang Ji immediately fought with a Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivator when he saw that.

On the other hand, Chen Chen secretly scanned the battlefield, soon seeing one of the weakest Core Formation realm demonic cultivators.

The Divine Condensation Pearl was rotating slightly in his head, and soon, divine senses darted out and blasted at the Core Formation realm demonic cultivator.

The Core Formation realm demonic cultivator suddenly stopped, and soon it fell from the sky quietly.

"He managed to kill the demons without getting discovered. That's quite impressive," Chen Chen exclaimed in shock and looked at another Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivator.

Before he could attack with his divine senses, a demonic cultivator in the distance suddenly self-destructed and sent the Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivator flying by several meters.

Looking at the intense scene going on in the battlefield, Chen Chen's expression changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth while summoning Green Bean from the Little Carefree Immortal Palace.

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Qinglin naturally followed behind Green Bean like a loyal servant.

Facing the tragic battlefield, she remained calm. All she cared about was Green Bean.

Chen Chen thought about it, but in the end, he still did not have the heart to ask her for help.

He was indeed displeased with how arrogant and snobbish she looked all the time. It would be too embarrassing for him to beg her.

After a moment of silence, Chen Chen deliberately said, "These demons... Have really strong divine senses."

He then glared at a Core Formation realm demonic cultivator, causing it to die immediately.

After killing the Core Formation realm demonic cultivator, Chen Chen glared at Qinglin provocatively.

When Qinglin noticed Chen Chen's eyes, the corners of her mouth curled into a smile that seemed derisive. Her green eyes then suddenly flickered.

Before the four Core Formation realm demonic cultivators could react, their heads exploded.

"Wow... Impressive!"

Chen Chen was shocked, but his expression was disdainful.

After a moment of hesitation, he looked at a Nascent Soul realm diabolic cultivator in the distance.

The Divine Condensation Pearl was a supreme treasure. If he still couldn't kill a cultivator of the same level with that treasure, all his efforts in the past month or so would have gone to waste.

With that thought in mind, Chen Chen glared at the Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

The body of that Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivator stiffened immediately as his gaze became dim before falling onto the ground.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

'The Divine Condensation Pearl didn't let me down after all!'

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Before he could continue to provoke Qinglin, a few Nascent Soul realm demonic cultivators died on the spot as their skulls exploded.

"Awesome!"

Chen Chen was not only shocked deep down, his emotions were written clearly on his face too.

At the same time, he also looked at Qinglin in disbelief, feeding her massive ego.

"Hmph! It's because you haven't seen much of this world."

Qinglin humphed in disdain and emitted rays of light from her eyes. Various demonic cultivators of different cultivation levels began falling down from the sky.

The situation on the battlefield changed abruptly and the diabolic cultivators were dumbfounded because they couldn't figure out what was going on.

"It was that woman who did it! She can attack with divine sense!" a demonic cultivator yelled furiously from afar. Immediately afterwards, an Essence Soul realm demonic cultivator flew towards Chen Chen whilst exuding a terrifying aura.

Seeing this, Chen Chen quietly carried Green Bean with him and hid while putting aside the matter of training.

Qinglin saw the Essence Soul realm demonic cultivator too. Her eyes lit up like a lamp.

The Essence Soul realm demonic cultivator had a look of agony, but he was still charging forward. By the time he was less than ten meters away from Qinglin, he gradually slowed down.

"Where did that wretched woman come from!?! Die!" Under severe pain, the Essence Soul realm diabolic cultivator roared ferociously and tried to claw at Qinglin. "Die!"

Looking at the claw that was about to reach her, Qinglin hollered without evading it.

The claw came to a screeching halt less than ten centimeters in front of her.

"Demons that live on land are so weak and fragile."

Looking at the immobile Essence Soul realm demon in front of her, Qinglin humphed coldly and reached out to give it a gentle push, after which it collapsed and lay helplessly on the ground while its essence soul perished.

Chapter 238: Loyalty and Righteousness

After glaring at the Essence Soul realm powerhouse, Qinglin turned around to look at Chen Chen with an ambiguous gaze.

Chen Chen turned away and avoided eye contact with the demoness, Qinglin.

Back when he stirred up some waves in the Boundless Sea using his divine senses, he felt that his divine senses were too weak.

He now realized that he wasn't weak, but rather, the divine senses of the demoness were too strong.

He had developed divine senses a long time ago, and with the enhancement of the Divine Condensation Pearl, his divine senses shouldn't be weaker than an ordinary Essence Soul realm powerhouse.

Due to the Divine Condensation Pearl, he could still attack with his divine senses, which was something that most cultivators who had just entered the Essence Soul realm definitely could not do.

However, this demoness...

She actually killed an Essence Soul realm demonic cultivator with her divine senses!

Although that demonic cultivator seemed to be only in the early-stage Essence Soul realm and may not be able to attack with demonic cultivators, he could probably still protect his sea of consciousness.

If Qinglin's divine senses weren't many notches stronger than that demonic cultivator's, she definitely wouldn't be able to kill the demonic cultivator just by glaring at him.

...

Qinglin was extremely displeased to see that Chen Chen had chosen to avoid the battle again.

Besides, there was complete chaos on the battlefield now, and one can only imagine how great of a psychological blow he must have suffered when witnessing the silent death of a Demon Emperor.

These demon elites may not be afraid of dying, but they didn't want to die without a purpose.

No demon would be willing to die for no reason.

Hence, the demons soon began to retreat and increase in number. A moment later, all the demons on the battlefield began to retreat, and not a single one was left.

Zhang Ji was overjoyed and immediately walked towards Chen Chen.

"Big Brother! This Senior... Senior is impressive!"

As soon as he said that, Qinglin's gaze gradually moved upwards, and her gaze became more and more condescending.

Seeing this, Chen Chen subconsciously wanted to stop Zhang Ji from continuing to praise him, but a few high-level diabolic cultivators appeared again at this moment.

"Thank you for your help, Senior!"

"Senior, you're so profound and unpredictable! I truly admire you!"

Hearing the compliments, Qinglin wished she could raise her head high and look down at them.

"Hmph, how uninteresting."

After saying those words aloofly, Qinglin ducked into the Little Carefree Immortal Palace arrogantly.

Chen Chen had already hidden Green Bean a long time ago.

"Psht! She's just a servant of my underling, but she's so arrogant!"

Chen Chen was indignant.

At this moment, all the diabolic cultivators looked at him again.

"Your Excellency, who are you?"

"I am Chen Chen, a disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan," Chen Chen answered indifferently.

"Who is that senior just now then? She looks rather peculiar, and she doesn't seem to be human," a diabolic cultivator asked.

"She... She's my little brother's underling..."

Chen Chen subconsciously wanted to tell the truth, but he somehow thought of the scene of Qinglin glaring at the Essence Soul realm demonic cultivator.

Hence, he decided not to do so, and he said with a bitter smile, "She's indeed a senior from a different clan. Because she hates the brutal behavior of the demons, she came to help."

"Senior from another race? Oh, I see. If there's a chance to, please thank her for me!"

The crowd of diabolic cultivators spoke up one after another, their eyes full of respect and admiration for the strong.

Chen Chen was disappointed that no one thanked him. 'These diabolic cultivators are truly heartless! All they care about are the strong!'

However, they ignored the tortoise behind the powerhouse and the majestic man behind the tortoise...

Zhang Ji understood Chen Chen very well, and he knew that the latter was very prideful.

He immediately exclaimed, "Big Brother, I did not expect you to have convinced such a powerful senior of another race to come to this land. I really admire you! If you hadn't come here today, it would have been difficult for us to win this battle!"

Chen Chen smiled and looked at Zhang Ji with great relief.

'This kid is getting more and more meticulous. He's also getting better at talking, he's so much more tactful than he used to be.'

The surrounding diabolic cultivators also looked at Chen Chen. After a long time, one of them suddenly said with envy, "The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan has a really shocking amount of wealth. A Nascent Soul realm cultivator actually managed to summon an Essence Soul realm powerhouse."

"Yes, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan is indeed really worthy of being the richest clan among the human race."

"The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan is impressive!"

The diabolic cultivators praised the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan again.

At this point, Chen Chen's face was sullen. Without another word, he turned around to leave. 'These diabolic cultivators are unbelievable!'

Seeing this, Zhang Ji hurriedly tagged along and began to comfort him.

By the time Chen Chen returned to the camp, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had already retreated.

Apart from that, there were also a bunch of diabolic cultivators.

The group of cultivators was dressed differently, some of whom were from the Haoran Sword Clan, and some of whom were from the Spirit Void Sword Clan. Some were wearing armor. They seemed to be the cultivators of the imperial troops.

They seemed to be there to provide support.

"I didn't expect those old guys to still remember me."

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord smiled self-deprecatingly and then glanced at Zhang Ji before turning around to leave.

Hence, Zhang Ji took on the task given by the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord and began receiving the people who were there to help.

"Everyone, please forgive me, my master has an Innate Baneful Body, and he can't get too close to others. Otherwise, he will cause others to face a calamity."

"It's alright, we've all heard about the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord."

The group of incoming cultivators expressed that they understood the situation.

After exchanging pleasantries politely with each other, a few Haoran Sword Clan disciples walked towards Chen Chen.

"Senior Brother Chen, I didn't expect you to be here!"

"Ahem ahem, I..." Chen Chen coughed twice and wanted to say something, but he stopped.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister Xishuang is doing very well now. Senior Brother Chen, I got 10,000 Spirit Stones from the 700,000 Spirit Stones that you casually gave us previously!"

A certain female disciple said loudly, her eyes full of admiration.

When she said that, many people glanced at Chen Chen.

700,000 Spirit Stones was not a small sum, and many people thought that they had heard wrongly.

Sensing the look of astonishment in everyone's eyes, Chen Chen finally regained more pride. He said with a faint smile, "They're just some meeting gifts that aren't worth mentioning."

...

"It turns out he's Chen Chen."

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"Xia Xishuang's Dao partner! The cultivator with the innate spirit body!"

"I heard that he has now joined the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan!"

"Could it be that he's here to deliver elixirs on behalf of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan?"

Some of the surrounding cultivators began to discuss.

The official disciples of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan were all alchemists, and rarely would they be sent out to battlefields outside the Eastern Border.

"Senior Brother Chen, are you here to deliver elixirs? How many elixirs have the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan sent this time?"

That female disciple of the Haoran Sword Clan asked curiously after hearing the discussions around her.

"Ahem, no, I'm here to kill some enemies."

Chen Chen felt a little embarrassed.

When diabolic cultivators got injured, they would have to treat their wounds using mortal methods such as bandaging and wrapping with gauze. Yet, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan didn't send any elixirs, which made him feel ashamed as a disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

The blame was to be put on his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, the alchemists!

However, on second thought, he realized that his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters seemed to have been refining elixirs for him... So, the blame seemed to...

'Forget it, I'd better make Yu Qiong take the blame. Instead of refining elixirs properly, all she does is think of gambling with treasures all day. She should take the blame.'

"Kill the enemies? Uh, Senior Brother Chen's combat power is indeed peerless!"

That female disciple praised, but her eyes contained a trace of disappointment.

Compared to the combat power of a formidable Nascent Soul realm powerhouse, anyone would rather get a batch of recovery elixirs.

Hence, after hearing Chen Chen's answer, the eyes of the cultivators from the other clans became dimmer too.

"Everyone, please don't be offended. My brother came here this time to provide support as an individual. He doesn't represent the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan."

Zhang Ji explained when he was at the side.

After he finished speaking, Chen Chen stopped him. "Zhang Ji, don't go on any further. This is indeed the mistake of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, and as a disciple of the clan, I can't shirk this responsibility!"

Hearing this, everyone had a better impression of Chen Chen.

Chen Chen came to support as an individual, and he decided to do so out of humanity and righteousness. At this juncture, he even shouldered the responsibility of his clan, which showed his loyalty to the clan.

Regardless of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, Chen Chen was a loyal person, and they couldn't complain too much about him. After all, he had only joined the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan for a short time.

"Since it's my responsibility, I won't shirk it... Let me make up for the mistake and wrongdoings of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan."

After saying that, a large Sea Spirit Ginseng with the girth of a human thigh appeared in Chen Chen's hand, and he looked at it with his eyes full of reluctance.

"I'm sorry to embarrass myself, I don't know how to refine pills, so I have no choice, but to resort to such means to express my guilt."

The crowd of cultivators did not say anything and simply kept their eyes fixed on the Sea Spirit Ginseng with unparalleled horror in them.

They had never heard of or seen such a large Spirit Ginseng before! If it was cut into slices, it would probably be enough to be shared among all the diabolic cultivators on the battlefield!

"Big Brother...you can't do this. You've given up so much to get this Spirit Ginseng..."

Zhang Ji suddenly exclaimed when he was behind him. Although it seemed exaggerated, he had about 30% of Chen Chen's abilities to pretend.

"Shut up! Don't go on!"

Chen Chen hollered and interrupted him.

Seeing this scene, the cultivators all fell silent while the scene of various dangerous situations appeared in their minds.

'No wonder Chen Chen could win Xia Xishuang's heart... Anyone would admire and adore him for his righteousness.'

At the same time, they unanimously developed the same thought.

'If Chen Chen takes over the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan in the future, we should be able to live a good life in the future, right?'

Chapter 239: Pay Them Back In Their Own Coin

After thinking about it, they realized that indeed, there weren't many famous geniuses among the younger generation of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

Of course, alchemists couldn't fight with others. They would only compete with others in terms of alchemy, but even then, it would be internal contests that weren't spread to the outside world.

Hence, it wasn't simple to become famous.

"Cut them into slices and distribute them."

Chen Chen tossed the Spirit Ginseng at Zhang Ji and couldn't help but take another look at it.

After all, he had contributed some effort into obtaining the Spirit Ginseng back then...

Zhang Ji glanced at Chen Chen in a bid to see if he had given any special hints, but Chen Chen didn't, so Zhang Ji knew that he was really going to give the Spirit Ginseng away.

Hence, Zhang Ji felt extremely touched.

'Big Brother is helping me personally, even at the expense of supporting the entire Seven Lethal Demon Clan. Now I'm too powerless to return the favor,' Zhang Ji thought to himself. He could only secretly bear it in mind.

After a meal...

The Spirit Ginseng was distributed among the cultivators of the Seven Lethal Demon Clan. Although they didn't say anything, they understood his kindness.

...

During this period of time, Chen Chen also gained a deeper understanding of the situation in this battlefield.

The old rival of the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was the Water Qilin Clan, which was the overlord of the Great Swamp of the Southern Border. They had been famous for hundreds of years and they were one of the strongest few Demon Emperors under the Void Refinement realm. They were far stronger than the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

The higher-ups of the demons were in support of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's plan to exterminate the humans. Hence, they helped them increase their genetic power.

However, since the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord arrived at the kingdoms of Qi and Wei, some Demon Emperors began to chicken out.

Just as Chen Chen said to Lao Hei, those who were too outstanding would be destroyed first.

Although the human race was not as strong as the demons, they could still kill two culprits.

Hence, many Demon Emperors had now set their sights on the battlefield of the states of Qi and Wei.

If the demons could protect the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, they would dare to do whatever they wanted.

On the other hand, if the humans succeeded in killing the two leading Demon Emperors, they would have to consider the consequences carefully.

That was the reason why although the states of Qi and Wei were only small vassal states, the human and demon clans were still constantly sending cultivators to the battlefield.

...

After introducing him to the general situation, Zhang Ji looked at Chen Chen with an inquisitive gaze.

After all, in his heart, Chen Chen was not only righteous and benevolent, he was also intelligent, wise, and brave. Hence, he wanted to ask Chen Chen for his opinion.

Seeing this, Chen Chen took a deep breath with a helpless expression.

He initially came here with the intentions to be a fighter and show off his abilities, as well as his cultivation level.

However, his wisdom did not allow him to do so.

He couldn't help it because the stronger ones tended to shoulder greater responsibilities. He couldn't avoid it even if he wanted to.

After thinking about it for a long time, his gaze gradually became dangerous.

"Zhang Ji, I think it is a bit wrong for the human race to focus only on the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor."

"Big Brother, do we have to go and fight another Demon Emperor?"

Zhang Ji was confused.

Chen Chen shook his head with a strange expression. After a long time, he muttered, "We should pay them back in their own coin. The Crimson Fox clan and the Berserk Lion clan are only branches under the eight demon clans, and there are no Void Refinement realm powerhouses among them.

"If we send a few experts to infiltrate the demon territory and exterminate the two clans, the effect will be the same as killing the two Demon Emperors.

"Besides, after the extermination of these two clans, the two Demon Emperors will probably go mad. Once they do, their flaws will be revealed, and we might be able to find a chance to attack and kill them. This is the only solution I can think of to solve this problem. Otherwise, if the two clans keep sending troops to Qi and Wei, when will this end?"

Hearing this, Zhang Ji fell silent and he raised his head to look at the righteous Chen Chen, who was benevolent and peerless. He was left speechless.

'Big Brother really thinks so differently from normal people. He always thinks out of the box and never lets himself be restrained or compelled to conform to the norms of the world.'

Now that the entire human border was facing difficulty with defending themselves, who would think of creating trouble in the demons' territory?

Besides, apart from the Seven Lethal Demon Clan, the rest of the major human clans fended for themselves and would never implicate others.

In the long run, their mindsets were fixed, so during this critical juncture of the war, no one thought of invading the demons' territory to attack the Crimson Fox and Berserk Lion clans.

However, it was the most effective method.

"I'm just thinking about it. We'd better not get involved, or else we'll definitely be in trouble and get our families implicated, just like the Crimson Fox and Berserk Lion Demon Emperors."

Seeing that Zhang Ji seemed tempted to try, Chen Chen hurriedly said that to dispel thoughts that Zhang Ji should not be harboring.

"Big Brother, you're right. Besides, I'm too weak and I can't do it even if I want to... Master can do that job, though. He's single and is strong enough."

Zhang Ji's eyes were glistening slightly and a moment later, he added, "Big Brother, I will inform Master of your suggestion, but I can't guarantee that he'll agree with it."

Chen Chen nodded with a graceful expression.

According to the opinions about the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord that he had heard from others, there was a high chance he would go with Chen Chen's plan.

He reckoned that there should be old and vulnerable ones among the Crimson Fox and Berserk Lion clans too.

However, this matter concerned the survival of the human race, and there was no room for mercy. Besides, the demons were the ones who attacked first, and they left no humans alive in Qi and Wei.

Among the victims, most were innocent commoners, and there were also many elderly and children.

There was also the southern region of the State of Jin...

The thought of the tragic scene made Chen Chen close his eyes and decide to never be benevolent.

In such a great war, the right thing to do would be to punish evil with evil and get rid of the demons. Otherwise, if they were allowed to continue going about their unbridled ways, many humans would suffer.

...

At the same time, in the base camp of the demon race.

The peak Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor of the Water Qilin clan was frowning.

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Logically speaking, they should not have failed in the battle today, but he didn't expect an Essence Soul realm expert who could attack with divine senses to suddenly appear and sabotage his plan. To make matters worse, she even killed a Demon Emperor.

'It seems that the humans have more likely than not sent reinforcements.'

"Haha, the humans are really bent on destroying me."

The Crimson Fox Demon Emperor beside him, who was dressed in red, had a look of derision on his face but he wasn't afraid at all.

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was opposite him and he said coldly, "Senior, the three of us can definitely defeat that Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord if we work together. Why do you always stop us from fighting?"

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor glared at him and demanded, "What can we do after we defeat him? Even if we kill him, I'm sure he can take you two away before he dies.

"If it were usual, sacrificing the two of you to kill a Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord would be a cost-effective deal. But now, even if we kill the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord and obtain victory in the war between the two clans, we would be considered to have lost if one of you dies. Do you understand?"

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor didn't make a single sound, simply lowering his head to hide the maniacal killing intent in his eyes.

The Crimson Fox glanced at the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor in disdain and said calmly, "I think it'd be better for me and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor to go to the Demon God's place to cultivate. I doubt the humans would dare to go to the Demon God Hall."

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor didn't say anything.

Of course, he knew that the best strategy was to let the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor lay low for a while.

However, humans often used their cities to defend themselves on the battlefield and refused to leave. Hence, it was hard for them to obtain any results within a short period of time.

Hence, the higher-ups of the demons intended for the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and Berserk Lion Demon Emperor to act as bait, attracting more human experts before gathering all their forces to destroy the elite humans in one swoop.

There were no large cities with complicated arrays in the state of Qi and Wei.

If their plan succeeded, the victory would be decided.

The human leaders could have thought of that point too, but they didn't dare to give up on the plan for revenge against the Demon Emperors. Otherwise, the entire human frontier would face the rampage of the expert demons.

In short...

As long as he stabilized the war between the two states of Qi and Wei, the demons would obtain the final victory.

It would also be a huge victory in the strategic sense.

Of course, he didn't tell the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor that he was going to use them as bait.

The Crimson Fox was intelligent and might have guessed something, but the Berserk Lion was just a madman. God knew what he would do if he found out that he was being used as bait.

"So frustrating, I'm going to go kill a few humans to vent my anger!"

Seeing that no one was talking, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor furiously left the camp.

Within the boundaries of his territory, there was a huge cage that nearly a thousand humans were confined in. Usually, he would kill for fun.

Looking at his back, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor frowned slightly without saying anything else.

...

Three days later.

In the human camp, Zhang Ji suddenly approached Chen Chen nervously.

"Big Brother... Master has gone to the demons' territory!"

Chen Chen's gaze flickered, and he fell silent.

Once the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, who was an expert among the humans, left, the pressure they faced was conceivably massive.

Chapter 240: I Will Help You

"Big Brother, Master said we just need to help him buy some time for three days. During these three days, we can retreat continuously, or even completely retreat from the war between Qi and Wei."

Zhang Ji's voice was solemn.

If the news about the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's absence from the camp were to spread, the Water Qilin Clans' Divine Snow Demon Emperor would be able to kill the human cultivators here in an hour's time.

By then, they wouldn't be able to even buy two hours of time.

Chen Chen nodded slightly, and asked, "Do the others know about this?"

"I don't know. Master is very careful and I'm the only person who knows about this. He didn't tell the higher-ups of the human race either. And you're the only person I informed, Big Brother!"

"Good. Word about this matter must not be spread around. If everyone finds out that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord is not in the camp, I'm afraid the morale of the army will be lowered. Besides, there may be some snitches among us," Chen Chen said with a serious expression.

He didn't say those things for no reason. For example, there were half-demons hidden among the humans.

If the news of the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord heading to the demons' territory were to be leaked, the demons might lay traps and the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord might not be able to return.

"Big Brother, I understand," Zhang Ji nodded solemnly.

Seeing this, Chen Chen patted his shoulder. If nothing went wrong, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord should have given Zhang Ji the authority to command.

"Don't worry, I will help you."

Zhang Ji was slightly stunned but he smiled radiantly.

'Yes. With Big Brother by my side, what should I be afraid of?'

Both of them looked at each other and smiled. They had a tacit understanding.

...

Everything was going on as usual in the camp.

The diabolic cultivators were healing quietly while the cultivators of the other forces were getting ready to fight.

The strength of their reinforcements was not weak. There were three who were in the Essence Soul realm. Although there were no elites who were above the mid-stage Essence Soul realm, it was a difficult task for three Essence Soul realm experts to appear.

Half a day later.

Be it the humans or the demons, there was no movement on either side.

The reinforcements from the human side were a bit restless.

They reckoned that the demons should have already found out that they were there to provide aid.

Logically speaking, the demons would probably send their reinforcements over too.

During this period of time, the demons had yet to send their reinforcements, and it was rare for the humans to overpower the demons. If they didn't seize the opportunity to get an advantage now, it would certainly be more difficult to do so once the demon reinforcements arrived.

The cultivators who came to provide support were holding up well, but the cultivators of the imperial dynasty were panicking.

They were very alert when it came to things like war opportunities, and in their opinion, the Seven Lethal Demon Clan was delaying the war opportunity by holding back its troops.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, does the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord have other plans in mind?"

In the afternoon, a few imperial dynasty cultivators met up with Zhang Ji.

Due to the excessively baneful aura of the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, Zhang Ji became his spokesperson, one whom everyone would go to when they couldn't find the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord.

Zhang Ji shook his head and said, "That battle last evening was too tragic. My master intends to take a day off."

"One day... Fellow Daoist Zhang, one day is enough time for the demons' reinforcements to arrive at the battlefield. By then, we will no longer have any advantages. Will we be able to convince the Demon Lord to attack sooner?" an imperial dynasty cultivator asked anxiously.

Zhang Ji stayed silent. Of course, he knew that now was the best time for attacking, but since his master wasn't around, he didn't dare to attack recklessly. If he were to trigger the Divine Snow Demon Emperor, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At the thought of this, he subconsciously looked at Chen Chen, who was not far away.

Chen Chen seemed to be put in a spot for a certain reason.

Zhang Ji quickly followed suit.

Seeing the expression on Zhang Ji's face, a few leading imperial dynasty cultivators panicked.

They began to let their imaginations run wild.

'Could it be that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord got injured yesterday? Does he need a day to recover?'

'If that's the case, it's indeed not the right time to attack.'

Zhang Ji did not state the details explicitly. What he did was normal, as the morale of the troops would be greatly affected if their leader was injured.

"We want to meet the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord! I'm not afraid of being jinxed..."

The subordinates behind him were still forcing Zhang Ji, while the cultivators of the dynasty hurriedly stopped him.

"Stop it. Since the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord has already come to a decision, let's just obey him."

"Uh, Lord, that's not what you said before we arrived..."

"Shut up! Fellow Daoist Zhang! I'll excuse myself now, bye!"

The few leaders ignored the confusion of their subordinates and turned around to leave.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Ji was extremely bewildered.

He had been mimicking Chen Chen's expression and words, but he was actually clueless about what he meant.

However, the cultivators merely chose to leave after seeing his expression, which was unbelievable to him.

'It turns out a mere expression can be so significant and impactful.'

With that thought, he looked at Chen Chen, who seemed completely unaffected. He was full of awe and admiration for Chen Chen.

The admiration he had for Chen Chen now was exactly the same as when he saw him using his Dharma powers for the first time.

He thought that he had learned a lot during his stay in the Seven Lethal Demon Clan lately, and that it could minimize the gap between him and Chen Chen.

To his surprise, the more he learned, the greater the gap between them became.

...

Chen Chen still had a heavy heart.

He could fool his fellow humans, but not the demons. The Divine Snow Demon Emperor had been contending with the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord for so many years, Chen Chen reckoned that he must be intelligent.

'At this moment, he should be setting up a defense.'

If the defense had already been set up and the humans went to attack, he would immediately sense that something was wrong.

Although he might not necessarily guess that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had left the campground and gone to the demons' territory, he would definitely think of something along the lines of the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord being injured.

If the Demon Emperor was resolute, he might attack before the reinforcements arrived.

With that thought Chen Chen sighed, then turned to look at Zhang Ji.

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He asked, "Zhang Ji, if the Demon Emperor comes to attack tonight or tomorrow, you shall lead the cultivators to fight and retreat. Do you understand?"

Zhang Ji had some doubts in mind. 'Big Brother can just give me these instructions when the time comes. Why bring it up now?'

However, he did not ask more questions because he trusted Chen Chen.

...

Late at night.

The entire human camp was unusually silent.

In fact, very few cultivators were sleeping. It seemed quiet only because most of the cultivators were meditating and cultivating.

Zhang Ji sat cross-legged in a big tent, his eyes tightly shut and a grave expression on his face.

There were two Essence Soul realm powerhouses beside him who were under his master. In addition to the cultivators who came to provide support, there were now five Essence Soul realm powerhouses in the entire camp.

If the Divine Snow Demon Emperor did not attack, the five Essence Soul realm powerhouses would be enough to suppress the demons.

However, if the Divine Snow Demon Emperor attacked, the five of them wouldn't be his match, even if they joined forces.

That was the difference between the top Essence Soul realm and the ordinary Essence Soul realm cultivators. Usually, strategies and conspiracies were not the deciding factor of the outcome of a battle, nor was it the amount of manpower of both parties. Rather, it was the strength of the strongest person on each side.

While Zhang Ji was being secretly worried, a breeze suddenly rose outside the camp and made the tents rustle.

Hearing this movement, Zhang Ji suddenly opened his eyes, as did the two Essence Soul realm experts beside him.

"What I was dreading the most has happened!"

Seemingly sensing something, Zhang Ji stood up abruptly with a sullen expression.

The two Essence Soul realm experts subconsciously wanted to leave the tent to fight the enemies, but Zhang Ji stopped them.

"Uncle-Masters, start the array! Defend!"

Surprised to hear his words, the Essence Soul realm diabolic cultivators asked, "Is the Demon Lord really injured?"

"I said, start the array!" Zhang Ji yelled, causing the two Essence Soul realm diabolic cultivators to be stunned, but they quickly flew away without uttering another word.

In just a moment, the entire camp was shrouded in the defensive array.

After the array was fully activated, there was a burst of laughter in the world.

"Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, I didn't expect that even you would choose to hide in the array, like a coward. I really didn't expect it."

The human cultivators in the camp had already left the tent and were looking into the sky.

There was blue light flickering in the sky and a Water Qilin that had a crystalline body that was dozens of meters long was staring at them coldly.

"He's the Divine Snow Demon Emperor!"

"The top expert below the Void Refinement realm!"

Many of the newly arrived cultivators were secretly frightened because the terrifying might of the Divine Snow Demon Emperor was overwhelmingly morbid and too overbearing for them to resist.

However, they didn't panic because there was also a top expert that was below the Void Refinement realm among them, and he was the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord.

Looking at the huge Water Qilin above his head, Zhang Ji turned pale and his nails dug deep into his flesh. Without his master around, he was extremely stressed!

In a moment of nervousness, he subconsciously scanned the crowd and tried to find the figure that he could rely on, but all to no avail.

"Is Big Brother still cultivating?"

Zhang Ji took a step out and arrived in Chen Chen's tent.

However, there was no one inside, though there was a letter on the table in the middle of the tent.

He didn't expect that... Chen Chen had already left the camp a long time ago!

Chapter 241: To Save The Besieged

"As you fight, retreat when necessary. In no time, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor will retreat too."

The content of the letter was very simple, but Zhang Ji's heart ricocheted violently.

Since the Divine Snow Demon Emperor had come to attack in the night, he naturally came out from his lair. Even if there were some remaining demons, they were just insignificant figures.

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor was ready to give up at any time.

Hence, he was sure that Chen Chen wouldn't have gone to the Divine Snow Demon Emperor's camp.

'Could he have gone to look for the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor or the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor...'

Zhang Ji trembled violently.

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor and the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor rarely appeared on the battlefield. They were not usually stationed with the Divine Snow Demon Emperor either.

According to the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's speculation, the camps of the two Demon Emperors were probably behind the Divine Snow Demon Emperor.

He was expressing his stance that they had to go through the Divine Snow Demon Emperor before they could do anything to the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

Now that the Divine Snow Demon Emperor had come to launch an attack at night, Zhang Ji reckoned that it wouldn't be difficult for Chen Chen to pass through their camp.

However, the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor were not to be trifled with either. They were ruthless demons who had slaughtered countless humans, ones whose cultivation levels had all reached the middle of the Essence Soul realm. After the bloodline enhancement, their strength had also increased greatly.

They were definitely considered famous powerhouses among those that were in the middle of the Essence Soul realm.

'But Big Brother went alone... He's obviously courting death! His cultivation level is only at the Nascent Soul realm!'

At this moment, Zhang Ji finally understood why Chen Chen left without saying goodbye. If Chen Chen had informed him in advance, Zhang Ji would have never let Chen Chen go.

Boom!

A massive sound suddenly emerged from behind, causing the entire camp site to shake violently. Apart from that, an extreme chilliness passed through the array and into the campground.

Zhang Ji silently put the letter into the storage ring and walked out of the tent with red eyes.

...

The temperature was gradually getting cooler as they delved deeper into the night.

Chen Chen did not hide too much and flew straight over the Divine Snow Demon Emperor's camp. The others didn't react at all.

Clearly, the true experts had already left.

Chen Chen did not deal with the remaining nobodies, instead continuing to fly.

Before he could use the system to search, he saw a campground in the distance, one which was very near the Divine Snow Demon Emperor's campground.

The Divine Lion's mark was carved on the tent, which obviously belonged to the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

He searched using his divine senses, but he didn't discover the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor's camp nearby.

Compared to the arrogant and condescending Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, the Crimson Fox was clearly much more alert.

That was exactly what Chen Chen wanted.

He didn't dare to act rashly against the two Demon Emperors.

After restraining his aura, Chen Chen gradually got closer to the campground.

There was light flickering in the large campground, so it wouldn't be that easy to silently sneak in.

In this case, Chen Chen had to summon Green Bean.

"What do you want?"

Qinglin looked at the scene around her and asked coldly.

"Invade the camp," Chen Chen answered.

Qinglin's divine senses were extremely powerful and no weaker than the peak of the Essence Soul realm. In an instant, she sensed the number of experts in the camp and her face became sullen.

"One mid-stage Essence Soul realm, one early-stage Essence Soul realm, and more than ten Nascent Soul realm cultivators. You're just a Nascent Soul realm cultivator. What are you doing trying to break into the camp? Are you out of your mind?"

Chen Chen shook his head helplessly and replied, "I don't have a choice, I can't find anyone to help me."

Before the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord left, Chen Chen had thought of sneaking in an attack together with him.

Unfortunately, after careful consideration, he discovered that it wouldn't work.

On the one hand, he didn't want to expose Green Bean's incredible talent.

On the other hand, he and the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord would only have a chance when the Divine Snow Demon Emperor was getting ready to attack at night.

If the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord could get a chance to strike, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor would definitely die.

If the Divine Snow Demon Emperor received news of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's death, it would probably go mad and slaughter all the human cultivators.

In the end, they would undoubtedly perish together.

Chen Chen didn't want to see that happen.

If he only ended up killing the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor after using so many people as bait, it would be a major loss.

Today, he seemed to be invading the camp, but he was actually trying to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the

besiegers.

As long as the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor did not die, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor would certainly return to help, and Zhang Ji would then be freed from the crisis.

Of course, he couldn't kill the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor even if he wanted to.

Although he had the help of a great expert like Qinglin, he didn't believe that she could kill an expert who was of the same level as her just by glaring at him.

If that was possible, he would focus on cultivating his divine senses and ignore everything else in the future.

...

When he quietly delved into the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's campground, he was overwhelmed with a horrible stench.

Chen Chen looked into the distance, only to see that there were corpses of civilians lying in a corner on the ground. They seemed to have died tragic deaths and had obviously suffered great torture before they died.

Chen Chen did not look further, instead putting on an indifferent expression.

The point he chose to break through was the place where the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was holding the human captives because that was the place with the weakest defense.

In the eyes of demons, they were just a bunch of fragile humans who didn't have to be guarded against.

They could hold hundreds or thousands of ordinary civilian captives using the most ordinary array.

Soon, Chen Chen saw the array.

There was a thin barrier that covered an area of only a few hundred square feet, but there were nearly a thousand mortals in rags there.

The mortals were all jaundiced and gaunt. Their eyes were hollow and their bodies were covered in wounds as they lay hopelessly on the ground.

There was fresh blood flowing in the array and excrement was piled up everywhere. The humans weren't bothered at all. In fact, there were even a few that no longer had any vitality. Their faces had already decomposed, and they were emitting a foul odor.

'They're originally of the same nature...'

As a human, Chen Chen felt extremely upset when he saw that. His eyes were bloodshot and full of tears.

Qinglin looked at the scene within the array, and then looked at Chen Chen without saying a single word.

When Chen Chen slowly walked to the array, Qinglin said coldly, "These fragile mortals have already given up on life and their mental strength has already been exhausted. Even if they can be resurrected, they'll just be a bunch of walking corpses."

Chen Chen didn't answer. Of course he understood that.

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Even if walked towards the mortals, they didn't look at him at all.

God knows what they had experienced. They had a strong desire to die and all that was left was an empty shell.

"In the next life... Don't reincarnate as a human. We cultivators are too powerless."

After softly muttering those words, the Divine Condensation Pearl in Chen Chen's mind moved a little and the mental strength of nearly a thousand mortals vanished.

The mortals were so fragile that they weren't even able to withstand the spatial fluctuations that occurred the moment they were placed in the Little Carefree Immortal Palace. Besides, the Little Carefree Immortal Palace couldn't fit so many people.

Once the great battle erupted, they would definitely die... Instead of dying in the aftermath of the battle, it would be better to let them die a painless death and leave this miserable world.

After sending them away, Chen Chen lowered his head quietly, his expression not clearly seen.

Seeing this, Qinglin's eyes were full of astonishment.

Before she could react, Chen Chen suddenly held Green Bean in his arms and smiled in a vaguely twisted manner.

"Qinglin, do me a favor. Otherwise, I'll take Green Bean away with me to a faraway place when I get the chance!"

"Are you threatening me?"

Qinglin was livid and her gaze immediately became dangerous.

"Your divine sense attack is useless to me. Yes, I am threatening you!" Chen Chen exclaimed fearlessly, seemingly having gone all out.

"Good! Very good! You'd better remember this."

Qinglin turned around and strode towards the center of the campground.

Every time she passed a tent, all the demonic cultivators in them would fall silent. After she passed more than ten tents in a row, nearly a hundred demons died quietly.

It was as if she was venting her anger out on the demons!

At that moment, a roar finally came from the largest tent in the distance!

"You've got a death wish!"

The voice was followed by a shocking wave of spiritual power that tried to crush Qinglin!

Qinglin's expression was extremely grave, and she immediately retreated a few hundred meters before she was able to block the attack.

Chen Chen, who was hiding at the side, did not pay attention to Qinglin, but silently activated his spiritual power. Countless bolts of lightning darted out of his body, and in an instant, all the tents in the entire camp were on fire!

"Die!"

After Qinglin retreated hundreds of meters, she condensed a powerful divine sense attack and struck the large tent in the middle.

"Ah!"

With a miserable shriek, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor emerged from the tent with bloodshot eyes.

"A divine sense attack! You are that woman on the battlefield today! You shall die!"

After saying those words, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor roared into the sky, the sound waves spreading outwards by dozens of kilometers!

The powerful sound waves blasted the mortal corpses into pieces, and even Chen Chen was shocked, to the point that his face turned slightly pale!

Qinglin had a drastic change in expression, and she turned around to furiously glare at Chen Chen.

The strength of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was much stronger than she had imagined!

Chen Chen forcefully suppressed the discomfort within him and looked at the flames in the sky with some relief.

'Those in the Divine Snow Demon Emperor's camp should have noticed it, right?'

The thought of it put a smile on his pale face and he released an Apocalyptic Divine Thunder at the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor to increase his presence.

When the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor saw the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder, he quickly dodged and then turned to look at an Essence Soul realm expert that was from the same clan as him.

"Go kill that rascal! Leave this woman who can attack with divine senses to me!"

Chapter 242

"Yes! Lord!"

That Demon Emperor answered and quickly flew towards the place where Chen Chen was.

When Chen Chen saw this, he turned around and fled without saying another word. Soon, he was dozens of kilometers away from the camp.

The Demon Emperor persisted and sneered as he continued with his pursuit. "You're just a mere Nascent Soul realm cultivator, where can you run to?"

"There are human powerhouses in ambush right ahead. You know nothing!"

Chen Chen turned around and cursed.

Stunned to hear his words, the Demon Emperor immediately became wary and kept his guard up as he subconsciously slowed down.

When he saw the contemptuous smirk on Chen Chen's face, he finally realized that he had been tricked, and immediately became irritated. Gritting his teeth, he sped up again.

Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Chen suddenly turned around, and a ray of light flashed in his eyes while the Divine Condensation Pearl launched a wave of divine sense attack.

The Demon Emperor did not expect a Nascent Soul realm cultivator to also be able to attack with his divine senses. All of a sudden, he felt a sharp stabbing pain in his head and immediately shrieked while holding his head.

Chen Chen's eyes lit up when he saw that, and the Omni Divine Blade was unsheathed. It then slashed against the Essence Soul realm powerhouse.

However, he was still in the Essence Soul realm after all. Even though his sea of consciousness had been attacked abruptly, he could still instinctively dodge to the side.

"You have a death wish!"

After coming back to his senses, the lion-headed Demon Emperor was infuriated, but deep down, he was terrified!

If he had reacted slower, his physical body would have probably been injured by Chen Chen, the Nascent Soul realm cultivator who appeared out of nowhere. If word about it got out, he would likely become a laughing stock of the clan!

Without continuing to waste any time, he quickly smacked his claw at Chen Chen, after which the terrifying fluctuations of the Essence Soul realm instantly suppressed Chen Chen. All he wanted to do now was smack Chen Chen to death.

Bang!

Chen Chen tried his best to resist, but he was still blasted away by thousands of meters away and smashed into the ground.

"It seems that he's not as strong as I thought, huh?"

Chen Chen crawled out of the pit while his body recovered from a minor injury.

After being attacked by a force of such a low intensity, he didn't need to consume any treasures as the spiritual energy in his body was enough for him to withstand it.

'It seems that the breakthrough I made some time ago is still of some use.'

"An Essence Soul realm cultivator is not that impressive!"

Chen Chen instantly came to his senses. Before the Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor chased after him, Chen Chen took the initiative to attack him.

In his opinion, those who could not hurt him severely with a single blow would ultimately have to be tortured to death by him.

Seeing that Chen Chen still wanted to fight back, the Demon Emperor became even more infuriated, and he tried to smack Chen Chen again, but Chen Chen struck his palm with an Apocalyptic Divine Thunder.

Bang!

With a loud, explosive sound, a large hole appeared in the hand of the Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor and at the same time, a large sword appeared. The sword was then slashed against his head.

...

While they were having an intense battle, Zhang Ji retreated hundreds of kilometers with a group of cultivators.

There was no longer anyone at the human campground.

The formation that they were in was unusually scattered, and to put it bluntly, they had all fled in different directions.

No matter how powerful the Divine Snow Demon Emperor was, he could only chase in one direction at a time.

After killing a few human cultivators, he naturally fixed his eyes on Zhang Ji.

There were quite a few other human cultivators beside Zhang Ji, and they had all turned pale at this moment.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang! Where is the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord? Why hasn't he appeared yet?"

Zhang Ji remained silent, and the other cultivators were all furious. They began to address him differently.

"Kid, if the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord still doesn't appear, the battlefield of Qi and Wei will collapse! When the time comes, can you afford to take the responsibility?"

Hearing this, Zhang Ji's face turned red, and he flew far away from the cultivators.

Those few cultivators were so angry that they almost vomited blood, and they couldn't be bothered about Zhang Ji anymore. Hence, they flew in another direction.

'If this kid dies, so be it. He's mute anyway."

...

Although the Divine Snow Demon Emperor was chasing, he was frowning incessantly because he hadn't seen his old rival, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord yet.

Moreover, the cultivators of the Seven Lethal Demon Clan hadn't retreated since they stepped onto the land of Qi and Wei, but today, they withdrew and retreated by hundreds of kilometers at once.

Despite such a situation, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord still did not show up.

That gave him a vague, ominous premonition.

He had always been very careful when dealing with this old rival of his. Even when attacking at night, he would make sure that there were no special arrays in the campground and then wait for the camp cultivators to show up, before launching the attack.

Now that his old rival did not appear, he wondered if there was a greater scheme involved.

At that thought, he subconsciously took out the communication token, but before he could send a message, he received a message from his subordinate who sounded anxious.

"Lord! The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's camp is on fire! I just faintly heard the roar of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor!"

"The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor has transformed into his main form and is chasing after a human cultivator!"

Seeing these two messages, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he instantly understood.

'No wonder the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord turns out he's sneaking an attack!'

'Seems like the human cultivators did not attack during the day and deliberately delayed the battle just to mislead me and make me think that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord is injured.'

"Scoundrel! How ruthless! He used so many human cultivators as bait to kill a Berserk Lion Demon Emperor!"

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor cursed furiously in his heart.

If the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor died; and he only protected the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor, it would be considered a draw for both human and demon races.

However, the original situation was that as long as he held back the human cultivators, he would definitely have won.

How could he be willing to turn a win into a draw?

"Berserk Lion! You come back here! The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord is not in the camp, beware of an ambush!"

In a fit of anger, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor quickly took out a communication token to contact the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

However, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor did not reply.

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor saw this, and he was enraged.

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As soon as the battle began, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor had been attacking and obviously didn't have the time to look at the communication token.

'I wonder if he's dead or alive.'

"If he's my subordinate, I would have smacked him dead! His bloodline will forever be inferior!"

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor cursed with resentment, crushed the communication token, and then turned around to fly in the direction of his camp.

At the same time, a furious hissing sound reached the ears of all the demons within a radius of dozens of kilometers.

"Follow me back to the camp!"

Many human cultivators also heard this command, all of them were a bit uncertain.

...

"Destroy!"

Chen Chen shot several Apocalyptic Divine Thunderbolts and blasted the Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor's Essence Soul into ashes.

"Hah, I can kill an Essence Soul realm cultivator at the Nascent Soul realm too."

Chen Chen tidied up his hair and put the corpse of the lion that was dozens of meters long, into his storage ring.

The lion was naturally the original body of that Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor, and at this time, it was covered in slash marks and charred welts due to the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder.

Chen Chen had finally killed an Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor. Chen Chen of course had to stow it away and show it off in the future.

Boom!

There was a sudden sound of a loud explosion, and Chen Chen looked over, only to see the explosion of lightning and thunder. The spiritual energy spread dozens of kilometers and removed a layer of the earth.

Noticing this movement, Chen Chen hurriedly flew over.

At this time, Qinglin and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor were engaged in an intense battle, and Qinglin's green hair, which was several meters long, was pointed at the sky like grass.

Rays of light were also emitted from her eyes. Even though Chen Chen was quite far away, he could still sense the faint pressure of the divine senses.

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor had turned into his main form, but his eyes were scarlet. Regardless of how hard Qinglin attacked with her divine senses, he remained unwavering and began attacking crazily like an irrational madman!

Boom!

There was another loud bang!

Qinglin was directly smacked tens of thousands of meters away by the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor. When she flew backwards in the air, blood seeped out from the corners of her eyes.

"Die!"

Accompanied by a loud shriek, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's eyes exploded, and a stream of blood gushed out like an arrow.

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's body turned golden, and Chen Chen even saw through his skin that his blood was coursing vigorously through his veins!

The roaring got more and more intense, and all the plants in a radius of dozens of meters were blasted into pieces.

"This lion has gone mad!"

Chen Chen was shocked, and he quickly appeared in front of Qinglin who was severely injured. He then helped her up.

"This...lunatic. Don't bother."

Qinglin closed her eyes tightly, and her cheeks were full of blood, but she didn't forget to be proud.

Chen Chen stalled time talking nonsense with her. Without hesitation, he stuffed her into the Little Carefree Immortal Palace.

Boom!

In the distance, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor opened his mouth and launched a shockwave at Chen Chen, blasting him away by a few hundred meters.

With the force of this impact, Chen Chen hurriedly fled into the distance and vanished in no time.

Chapter 243: Senior Brother Chen Chen, the Moral Benchmark

Looking at the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, who had gone mad, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor's expression changed.

'The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor is still alive!'

To be honest, when he was on the way back, he had already prepared to collect the corpse of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, even thinking of a series of ways to deal with it.

Yet, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor had survived.

Of course, that was a great thing, but he had a strong feeling that there was something amiss with the situation. He just couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Just as he was feeling distracted, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor suddenly opened his mouth and spewed out a shockwave that blasted at him.

"Brainless thing!" the Divine Snow Demon Emperor cursed, then furiously stomped his feet against the ground. The temperature plunged immediately, and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was soon frozen, unable to move.

Looking at the frozen Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor really wanted to smack him to death right on the spot, but he couldn't bring himself to do it in the end.

After all, this madman was the key figure that the demons wanted to protect, and the morale of all the demons was at stake.

Besides, if he had sensed correctly, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor may have been severely injured, but his bloodline had been revived.

'Heaven must be blind.'

...

On the other side, the human cultivators tried to return to the campground after seeing that the Divine Snow Demon Emperor had retreated.

After discovering that the Divine Snow Demon Emperor really hadn't returned, they finally heaved a sigh of relief.

It did not take long for the scattered human cultivators to all assemble in the camp after some contact.

Nearly a hundred human cultivators had died in that battle. Although it didn't do much damage to the humans' team, the problem was that all the cultivators had died during the pursuit, and not a single demon was injured or killed.

In layman's terms, they died for no reason.

That was unacceptable for many cultivators. After all, those people were their comrades and seniors, ones whom they had lived together with.

Hence, when Zhang Ji returned to the camp, the atmosphere in the entire camp was a little off.

Anger was brewing within everyone's heart, and they seemed to be losing their temper.

Zhang Ji was helpless.

No matter what, he couldn't tell others that his master had headed to the demons' territory. At this moment, he had to take all the blame and bear the brunt of their anger.

'Master has taken the risk to go to the demons' territory and if I can't even withstand the pressure here, how can I face Master?'

Thinking of this, his expression became resolute and determined. Before the cultivators could ask about it, Zhang Ji took the initiative to speak.

"I will give everyone an explanation in a few days' time. Please calm down."

Many people had contemptuous gazes in their eyes when they heard his words.

'They're already dead, what else is there to explain?'

'Could it be that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord has already reached the critical point of cultivation and has gone into seclusion?'

However, if that was the case, he ought to inform everyone in advance. They felt that it wasn't right for him to keep everyone in the dark.

Everyone was there to fight for the human race, not to die for no reason.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, given the current situation, we still don't know if we can stay alive. How are you going to give us an explanation?" a cultivator sneered sarcastically.

Zhang Ji secretly clenched his fist, but he didn't retort back.

Seeing that the anger in the crowd's eyes had intensified, an abrupt laughter sounded from afar.

"Hah, what is everyone doing here?"

Hearing this voice, the crowd looked in the direction that it came from, only to see a slightly disheveled figure slowly emerge from the miasma. It was none other than Chen Chen, who had disappeared for a night.

In fact, the majority of people did not notice Chen Chen's disappearance.

Although Chen Chen was extremely talented, handsome, kind, righteous, and loyal, the ones who got the most attention during a battle would always be the powerhouses.

Hence, now that Chen Chen was in such a disheveled state, the cultivators thought that Chen Chen had also been fleeing for a night, like they did.

A cultivator looked at Chen Chen and said with a tone full of resentment towards Zhang Ji, "Fellow Daoist Chen, Zhang Ji is your best buddy, isn't he? Ask him where the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord has gone."

Chen Chen walked up to Zhang Ji in a serious manner and asked in a deep voice, "Zhang Ji, where did the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord go?"

Zhang Ji glanced at Chen Chen in shock and then lowered his head without saying a word.

Many cultivators were furious when they saw this scene.

'You refuse to even tell your close buddy, who traveled miles to help you? You're really incorrigible.'

'Are all diabolic cultivators so paranoid and not willing to trust anyone?'

Thinking of this, some people felt pity for Chen Chen.

Chen Chen looked at Zhang Ji, then patted him on his shoulder with a helpless expression.

"I understand him well. He's quite daft most of the time, but since he's refusing to speak, it should be a strict order given by the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord."

The crowd was stunned, not saying a word.

"Since the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord has given him orders, he naturally has his reasons for doing so. All we can do is choose to trust him."

"Everyone, if your master had ordered you to keep a secret, would you tell others about it? I hope you can put yourselves in his shoes and understand."

Hearing Chen Chen's words, many people seemed to be less upset, but there were some who were still displeased.

"Fellow Daoist Chen! Are you saying that my Senior Brother should have died in vain just because the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord issued an order?!"

Hearing this question, Chen Chen looked into the distance, his gaze becoming deep and profound.

After a long time, he finally said, "There are many other mortals who have died too. Tens of millions of mortals died in vain in the States of Qi and Wei. Who can give them an explanation and tell them why the demons have invaded the human territory?"

The cultivator was speechless and could only silently hang his head low.

The weak could only obey the strong, as they had no control over their destiny. Although the truth was cruel, it was reality.

Although mortals were like ants in the eyes of cultivators like them, they were also nobodies in the eyes of the high-level cultivators.

Only the strong were qualified to understand everything.

Chen Chen continued, "The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord is an expert of the human race who has been famous for hundreds of years. I reckon that we all should have faith in him, and the anger that you're feeling now is only because the anxiety you developed from war has disrupted your minds."

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Hearing this, all the cultivators could not help but be a little ashamed.

They calmed down and thought about it, only to realize that Chen Chen made sense. The reason that they chose to blame Zhang Ji was only because they wanted to find an outlet to vent out their pent up emotions.

If the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had gone to support other places that were more important, they obviously couldn't let others know about that. If the demons heard about it, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Thinking of this, a few sensible and understanding cultivators looked at Zhang Ji.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, we have indeed been rash and impulsive. Please don't take it to heart."

"Yes, it's our fault."

Seeing that a few of them were taking the initiative to convey their apologies to him, Zhang Ji looked at Chen Chen's back, feeling extremely touched.

'As long as Big Brother is with me, he will shelter me from all storms. I owe Big Brother too much in this life.'

However, Chen Chen didn't look at him. He merely waved his arm, after which a giant lion corpse appeared in front of the crowd immediately.

"I killed this Essence Soul realm Lion Emperor only a short while ago, and it's still warm. Roast it and eat up. It'll help suppress your shock too."

Chen Chen pointed to the lion corpse, his face a little pale.

"This is it!"

"I fought with it in an intense battle half a month ago! I didn't expect it to be dead now!"

The crowd looked at the big lion, which was battered with wounds, before looking at the disheveled Chen Chen with complicated emotions.

'He has obviously gone through a tough battle before killing this Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor.'

Chen Chen covered his mouth and coughed lightly, after which blood seeped out of the corner of his mouth.

The cultivators felt guilty and ashamed when they saw that.

Even a peerless elite had no complaints about being mixed among them. What was there to complain about?

'Are our lives more precious than his, who has an innate spirit body?'

Chen Chen hadn't complained, and even killed an Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor...

His high moral character made them feel extremely ashamed of themselves!

A few female disciples of the Haoran Sword Clan felt rather upset and they hurried over to ask, "Senior Brother Chen, are you alright?"

Chen Chen perked up and shook his head. "It doesn't matter, my kidney and liver just got shattered by the Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor... It's just a minor injury that is nothing compared to our comrades who have died in the battle."

Several female disciples almost cried out when they heard this.

'Both his organs have been shattered, yet he still calls it a minor injury... He's still trying to talk sense into us, and even shared his hard-earned battle spoil with everyone.'

'I never thought there would be such a selfless and noble man in the world... No wonder Senior Sister Xishuang likes Senior Brother Chen!'

Thinking of the numerous male disciples in the sect who were prejudiced against Chen Chen, they felt extremely indignant.

They decided that they would reason with them once they returned!

Seeing this, the others immediately came over to show concern for Chen Chen.

Their anger gradually dissipated...

With Chen Chen as the moral benchmark, no one could complain about anything.

Chapter 244: An Eye For An Eye

Chapter 244: An Eye For An Eye

The group of cultivators ate the Essence Soul realm lion, to the point where only its skeleton was left behind.

He had to admit that the physiques of the demons who became Demon Emperors were all extraordinary.

Hence, the flesh of the Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor was extremely fragrant.

The few female disciples of the Haoran Sword Clan wiped the corners of their greasy lips and looked up at Chen Chen.

"Senior Brother Chen Chen, what should we do next?"

When the cultivators heard that question, they all turned to look at Chen Chen, choosing to ignore Zhang Jie, as well as the Essence Soul realm cultivator whose cultivation level was the highest one in the room.

It couldn't be helped; some people were born like that.

Regardless of where they were, the outstanding ones would become the focus of attention within the shortest period of time.

Chen Chen was an outstanding person with such characteristics.

Chen Chen personally called it the aura of a leader!

"System, are there any half-demons within a hundred-meter radius? Are there any people who loathe humans?"

"No."

Hearing the system's answer, Chen Chen was slightly relieved, saying calmly, "The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord may return at any time. Let's just buy some time and wait until he's back to preside over things. If we really can't stall any longer, we'll utilize guerrilla warfare against the demons."

"But... The higher-ups of both races are paying attention. If we retreat now, won't it affect the morale of the entire human race?"

Some of the cultivators of the imperial dynasty hesitated.

Chen Chen majestically shook his head.

"Everyone, where there's life there's hope. We can't retaliate, and if we don't retreat, we will be annihilated.

"Compared to defeat, a total loss of troops would be a greater blow to the morale of our people. To be honest, I'm not afraid of dying, and if my life can be exchanged for the victory of our people, I will not hesitate at all. However, there's no need to make any unnecessary sacrifices."

The crowd nodded, agreeing with Chen Chen's point of view.

As soon as daybreak arrived, the human cultivators withdrew from the camp and retreated 500 kilometers before finally finding the ruins of a small clan, where they then set up a campground.

...

Half a day later.

In some strange and dangerous place in the Western Border, a few people with white hair and beards glared at a black-robed diabolic cultivator.

"Where did your Disciple-Nephew go? What is he getting up to?"

The black-robed demon cultivator didn't answer, but his face was sullen, the reason being he didn't know where the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had gone either.

He had already crushed his communication token into pieces because his Disciple-Nephew refused to reply to him, completely ignoring his status as the Lord of the Seven Lethal Demon Clan!

"Don't think you can escape by staying silent. The cultivators who fought in the battle between the states of Qi and Wei have already retreated hundreds of kilometers. In a few days, they'll be out of the battlefield! This means that the human race is subduing to the demons! When the time comes, all the demons within the entire human territory will be wreaking havoc and countless mortals will be slaughtered! Can you afford to bear the consequences of this!?!"

"My Disciple-Nephew is not the type to chicken out during battles. Let's give it some time, I have faith in him," the black-robed demon cultivator said in a shaky voice.

Although he was upset with his Disciple-Nephew, he still trusted him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have decided to let him take over his position as the lord of the Seven Lethal Demon Clan.

Truth be told, if the old demons hadn't been keeping an eye on them, he would have left to look for his Disciple-Nephew and see if he had died after failing to transcend the Void Refinement realm Tribulation.

"Wait?! We don't have time to wait! I've just received countless messages, the demons everywhere are already eager to attack! If we wait any longer, there will be huge trouble."

The black-robed diabolic cultivator fell silent, but there was nothing he could do. No matter what, the humans could not afford to send any more experts to the battlefield.

...

In the territory of the State of Jin.

Lao Hei was putting on airs like a king while Er Gou was giving him a back rub.

Seeing that Lao Hei was just muddling through life, Er Gou vaguely began to panic.

"Lord, the people on the battlefield of Qi and Wei have informed us that the demons are about to win, and the humans are likely to withdraw.

"Oh? What does that have to do with us?" Lao Hei asked while dozing off.

"Lord, it's a plan to exterminate humans! We might be rewarded by the Demon God!" Er Gou reminded him.

Lao Hei thought about it and finally remembered what Chen Chen had previously said to him.

"In that case... Let's wait a while until I fall asleep."

Lao Hei turned over and continued to sleep.

At this moment, he was really living in luxury.

The vixen of the State of Zhou had previously obtained some strong reinforcements some time ago. The Nine-Tailed Fox Demon Emperor that had suddenly gained two more Nine-Tailed Foxes had now already completely occupied the entire territory of the State of Zhou.

Even the Heavenly Wolf Demon Emperor and the White Bear Demon Emperor didn't dare to offend him.

'I just need to follow that vixen and muddle through life. Anyway, we are all working for Chen Chen, and if something happens, that vixen will probably help me too, right?'

The others did not think the same as Lao Hei. Many of the demons had already started getting ready to work and build a career of their own.

The demons were already aware that the orders from the Demon God Hall were for them to completely exterminate the human race so that there would no longer be a battle between the two races.

In just a day's time, the entire human territory was in turmoil. In fact, some demons had even eagerly begun launching a massacre on mortals.

...

At night.

In a deep mountain in the demon territory, a few scattered lamps lit up the surroundings.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was dressed in a black robe, seeming to have fused with the darkness of the night.

After scanning with his divine senses, he realized that there were about a thousand Berserk Lions in the deep mountain.

As a branch of the eight major demon clans, the Berserk Lion Clan may be powerful, but the elites had all followed the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor to the human territory.

Those who remained in the clan were all weaklings that were below the Essence Soul realm.

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"Lord, this mountain has been completely sealed by an array so we can't send a message in a short period of time."

Two men in black darted out from the side and spoke respectfully with their heads hung low, a murderous intent in their eyes.

"I know, you guys wait here."

"But-"

"I can handle it alone."

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's voice turned cold, and before they could react, he entered the mountain.

...

An hour later, the entire mountain seemed to be about the same, but the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had already flown out.

"Go look for the Crimson Fox Clan."

"Yes!"

The Crimson Fox Clan was slightly far away from the Berserk Lion Clan, but being an Essence Soul realm expert, he could fly extremely quickly. Before daybreak, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had already arrived at the Crimson Fox Clan's territory.

He slaughtered all the Crimson Foxes.

After doing that, a smile appeared on the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's cold and sullen face.

He opened the storage ring to see that there were a bunch of communication tokens that were flickering with light. However, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord ignored them and took out the communication token that would connect him to his disciple.

"The matter has been settled. Focus on staying alive."

After sending that message, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord flew towards the human territory with the two people.

...

As daybreak arrived, the lights of the Berserk Lion's territory were still on. The young lions who usually worked hard to cultivate were nowhere to be seen at this point.

About an hour later, a passing demon finally noticed the difference in the Berserk Lion's territory.

Due to the fact that the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor had gained some success in the human territory, they had been extremely arrogant and domineering lately, showing off all the time and collecting protection fees from the demons around them.

However, at daybreak, not a single demon appeared, which didn't seem to make sense.

"Seniors of the Berserk Lion, I'm here to deliver rations. Please come out to meet me!"

After yelling several times and failing to get a response, that demon immediately sensed that something was wrong. Thus, it flew into the mountain without hesitation.

It was greeted with the sight of corpses and pools of blood all over the ground!

Be it the Core Formation realm cultivators or the Nascent Soul realm Demon King and the Berserk Lions with lower cultivation levels, they were all dead.

The corpses were intact, so they had obviously been killed by the single blow of an expert!

"Bad news! Bad news!"

The demons turned pale in shock and retreated in a flustered manner.

The Berserk Lion, which had reaped battle spoils and made great achievements for the demons, had been wiped out overnight!

"I... I have to spread the word about this!"

With that thought, the demon hurriedly left. When he passed the gate of the Berserk Lion's den, they finally saw the words written in blood on the ground!

"An eye for an eye!"

Chapter 245: Battle of Two Races

Chen Chen and the other human cultivators were fleeing, but they all looked righteous.

According to Chen Chen, they were not fleeing but preserving the fighting spirit of the humans.

In the beginning, some disagreed, but as they ran, they got brainwashed by Chen Chen, and over time, they started believing it too.

Seeing that they had already retreated to the border of Qi and Wei, the group of human cultivators finally stopped.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, if we retreat again, we will be completely out of the land of Qi and Wei."

Some cultivators began to seem conflicted.

If they retreated but stayed within the states of Qi and Wei, it could still be considered a temporary retreat, but if they retreated out of the area completely, it would be considered a total defeat.

When the time came, they wouldn't be able to get a chance to reverse the situation if the demons also left the states of Qi and Wei.

If the war was mentioned again in the future, they would blame the failure on the humans. After all, they had been driven out by the demons.

"We can't withdraw anymore," Chen Chen muttered and then raised his head to look at Zhang Ji.

Bright and early in the morning, Zhang Ji had already told him that the matter had been settled and he reckoned that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord should be back soon.

However, he was still nowhere in sight.

'Could it be that he was blocked in the demon territory?' Chen Chen was extremely worried when he thought about it.

Without the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, they would probably have no choice but to leave this place.

Zhang Ji was even more worried than him. After all, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was his master.

Just when he was hesitating over whether to pick up his communication token to inform his master and ask about his safety, he heard a cold voice suddenly ring in his ears.

"Zhang Ji, you've done a good job."

Zhang Ji was overjoyed to hear the voice and hurriedly turned around to see that it was the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, who was covered in blood and had turned pale.

"Master..."

Seeing that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was battered, Zhang Ji's pupils constricted slightly.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord looked at Zhang Ji and said with a heartened smile, "I'm fine. I could have returned unscathed, but I was worried that the demons might hide the news, so I decided to blow things up. The demons have probably gone into an uproar. Hah, it was worth it, even if I got injured. However, I don't know if I'll have the chance to step into the demons' territory in the future."

As the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord spoke, his eyes were full of a trace of hope.

Seeing his master laugh for the first time, Zhang Ji finally felt relieved.

Chen Chen saw the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord from afar and heaved a sigh of relief.

With this backer around, he would be able to live peacefully as a hunk.

"Demon Lord, where have you been the past few days?"

The other cultivators were just as surprised, but they soon began to ask him questions.

Of course, that cultivator wasn't trying to blame him at all.

Since the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had come home injured, he had obviously done something important in the past few days.

"I went on a trip to the demons' territory."

At this juncture, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord naturally didn't need to hide anything.

"What!?! You actually went to the demons' territory!?!"

The cultivators were incredibly astonished.

After all, in their eyes, the demons' territory was like a forbidden land.

...

Meanwhile...

Hundreds of kilometers away, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor looked at the communication token in his hand while his eyelids twitched. He had even begun grimacing in anger! The powerful fluctuations in his body were even spreading around incessantly.

"Despicable! Shameless! I didn't expect you to be such a person!"

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor roared loudly because he had just received a message.

The top experts had ravaged the lands of the Berserk Lions and Crimson Foxes in the demons' territory, leaving no demon alive.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord slaughtered three Essence Soul realm experts, dozens of Nascent Soul realm cultivators, and then successfully escaped back to the human border.

That was not only a great insult to the entire demon race, it was even more so for him!

In the eyes of the demons, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord didn't respond aptly in the three days that he had left.

However, he never expected the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord to have gone to the demons' territory.

How dare the human cultivators go to the demons' territory?

The first day that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord vanished, he spent most of his energy on setting up the defense. After all, the humans had sent reinforcements.

On the second day, he fell into a trap laid by others and his plan to attack at night was foiled. The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was severely injured and an Essence Soul realm powerhouse under his command had died too.

On the third day, he began to inquire about the situation of the other battlefields in a bid to find the trace of the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord while repressing the defense line of the human cultivators.

He thought that the various counterattacks that he had launched were not considered intelligent, but they were definitely appropriate.

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However, he didn't expect the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord to have done such a shocking thing in the demons' territory within just three days!

In fact, he even provoked the Demon God Hall and caused them to issue an order to kill the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord!

Anyone who could kill the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord would be guaranteed to enter the Void Refinement realm.

"Guaranteed entry to the Void Refinement realm? It's not that easy."

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor laughed bitterly.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was so strong that those below the Void Refinement realm could not contend with him at all. However, the Void Refinement realm demons were suppressed by the top human experts, so they couldn't deploy anyway.

The number of experts in the human race was no less than that of the demons. Otherwise, the humans wouldn't have been qualified to compete with the demon race for tens of thousands of years.

If the Demon Venerable didn't attack, who would have the ability to do so?

Although the Demon Venerable had been at odds against the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord for years, being at odds and slaughtering each other were completely different concepts. At their realm, their ability to survive was extremely strong, and even the Void Refinement realm experts could not guarantee that they would be able to kill them.

If there was really a Demon Emperor below the Void Refinement realm who could kill the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, he would be able to reach the Void Refinement realm even without the help of the Demon God Hall.

"Damn it! I'm afraid I'll probably be reduced to a laughingstock of the demons from now on!"

The more he thought about it, the more infuriated the Demon Emperor became. He had completely been defeated in the duel this time!

Before he could continue thinking, a figure flew over from behind him, looking extremely panicked and at a loss for what to do!

"Lord! The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor has gone mad after learning about the annihilation of his clan! He has gone straight to look for the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord to take revenge!"

"What?! He must be tired of living!"

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor felt his essence soul trembling in anger.

He really didn't know how this burdensome teammate of his managed to survive to see this day.

...

The news of the destruction of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor and the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor soon spread throughout the entire human and demon territories. The piece of news was like a wet blanket for the Demon Emperors, who were eager to hunt for the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, even giving them the chills.

None of them were itinerant demons, and most of them owned a portion of land in the territory of the demons.

As Demon Emperors, they had all lived for hundreds of years and had countless descendants.

Even though some of their descendants were ruthless and disloyal, they couldn't watch their clans get destroyed, as destruction would mean that they were too incompetent to even defend their clans against the humans.

As for the Demon Emperors who had launched a massacre on the civilians and had subordinates who were experts, they quickly sent their powerhouses back to their clans to guard their territory.

Those who didn't hurried back to the demons' territory in a bid to seek refuge and lay low while relocating.

In just a day, the arrogance of the demons in the human territory vanished, all full of "homesickness."

They soon started influencing each other and all the demons became emotional. The human cultivators achieved victory several times in a row, and the demons that had been fighting hard now had greater chances of escape.

Since the Demon God Hall couldn't even guarantee the safety of their clansmen, who would be willing to put their lives on the line and fight?

No one expected that the destruction of two clans would have such a huge impact on the great battle between the two clans that covered a large area.

Chapter 246: Don't Panic!

"I heard that you killed an Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor. Is that true?"

After the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord stabilized his army, he shifted his gaze onto Chen Chen.

Needless to say, he knew that the plan to delve deep into the demons' den wasn't Zhang Ji's idea, but Chen Chen's.

After hearing that Chen Chen had slaughtered an Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor, he could not help but lose his composure.

He didn't expect such an expert to emerge among the human race.

'He's much stronger than I was when I was his age. If he continues to progress successfully, there'll probably be yet another elite human.'

Hearing his words, Chen Chen smiled calmly and said, "It was just a Demon Emperor who's at the early stage of the Essence Soul realm. I've embarrassed myself."

"Hah! It's been hard on you the past three days. If we win and the higher-ups reward us, I'll tell them the truth of the situation."

The corners of the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's lips curled up into a smile and he turned around to leave without bothering to see if Chen Chen agreed or not.

Staring at his back, Chen Chen smiled and shook his head.

Zhang Ji was the only person the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord would talk to frequently, and he was usually very aloof to others.

He merely said a few words to Chen Chen.

'He's probably scared that he might accidentally kill me with his baneful aura because he can tell how low my aptitude is. Maybe this is another form of recognition.'

With that thought, Chen Chen subconsciously smiled.

However, at this moment, a maniacal roar suddenly spread over from afar and Chen Chen's smile stiffened.

Chen Chen turned around, only to see that there was a golden lion flying towards him at an incredible speed, destroying all the trees and land in its path!

"Berserk Lion Demon Emperor! Why has it suddenly become so much stronger?!"

Chen Chen's expression changed drastically.

Compared to two days ago, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's aura had become countless times stronger! It had probably reached the late stage of the Essence Soul realm!

Before he could continue to think further, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor spewed out a shockwave at the entire camp!

Several Essence Soul realm powerhouses sensed the arrival of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor and raised their hands to block the attacks!

Boom!

With a shocking, explosive sound, countless human experts were blasted away, and a few early-stage Essence Soul realm cultivators vomited blood right on the spot.

Chen Chen took this opportunity to retreat quickly. He didn't dare to oppose the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

Just when the Lion Demon Emperor wanted to continue to wreak havoc, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord suddenly appeared and punched the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor with his fist, which was condensed with a baneful aura.

"Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord! I must kill you!"

After the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor saw the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, the last trace of sanity in his eyes disappeared without a trace, and the blood in his body once again emitted rays of light. Immediately afterwards, he opened his mouth and swallowed the evil aura.

Bang!

A loud explosive sound spread from within his body and golden blood seeped out of the corners of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's mouth. However, he pounced onto the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord as if nothing had happened.

Chen Chen's jaw dropped when he saw that.

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was simply a Zhang Ji of the demons, relying on stupid ways to become stronger.

'Is this a demon who's restrained by his destiny?'

...

Zhang Ji quickly flew to Chen Chen and said to him anxiously, "Big Brother, my master is seriously injured, and he has less than 10% of his strength left. He probably can't subdue the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor for now, so he sent me a voice transmission and asked us to retreat quickly!"

It was not the place to fight and the consequences would be unimaginable for the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor if the Divine Snow Demon Emperor were to arrive.

Cold sweat dripped down Chen Chen's forehead. Who would have thought that the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor would suddenly become so powerful and break the balance between the two sides?!

"Zhang Ji, what injuries did your master sustain? Ask him about it. I have plenty of treasures here, maybe I can treat his injuries quickly."

Chen Chen gritted his teeth. It wasn't the time to be petty now.

Hearing his words, Zhang Ji immediately sent a voice transmission and soon, he got an answer from the other party.

"Big Brother, Master, was surrounded by several peak Essence Soul realm experts of the demon race and their essence souls have been injured... As for their superficial wounds, they've already consumed some recovery elixirs so they're almost healed."

"Essence Soul realm..."

Hearing his words, Chen Chen hurriedly took out dozens of treasures which made Zhang Ji's jaw drop.

Although he would occasionally get some treasures, he was worlds apart from Chen Chen!

Treasures that could heal one's essence soul were very rare and few in number, yet Chen Chen had dozens of them.

"System, which item can quickly heal the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's injuries?"

"The Deep-Sea Essence Spirit Algae half a meter to the left."

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen put away all the other treasures, and then took out a few more treasures that could allow him to replenish his spiritual power and mental energy. He then looked at the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord in the sky.

However, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was fighting with the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor in the sky at this moment. He didn't have time to spare at all.

Sensing this, Chen Chen exclaimed at the injured Essence Soul realm experts, "Seniors! Please stall for some time for the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord!"

Seeing the treasures in Chen Chen's hands, the few Essence Soul realm experts immediately understood what Chen Chen meant. Without the slightest hesitation, they blocked the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord.

Although he knew every move and strike that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was launching, he immediately rushed to Chen Chen's side. Without hesitation, he swallowed several treasures before flying up into the sky again.

The entire process took less than a second and Chen Chen hadn't even reacted yet.

However, in that second, those Essence Soul realm cultivators were blown down from the sky again, and their physical bodies almost collapsed.

Chen Chen sighed helplessly and scattered another wave of heavenly treasures.

He didn't care about the treasures at all, but if he took out too many at once, it would inevitably lead to inflation.

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"Big Brother... I've implicated you. If you hadn't come to help me, this wouldn't have happened..."

Seeing this, Zhang Ji's heart could not help but ache. In his opinion, Chen Chen had contributed a lot of treasures this time.

Even the most powerful Essence Soul realm experts couldn't stand such a huge expenditure.

Chen Chen shook his head nonchalantly.

'This is... Peanuts to me.'

However, the value of things could not be calculated in such a manner. For example, a billionaire wouldn't feel the pinch if he gave a million dollars to a pauper.

However, that didn't mean that a million dollars was worth nothing! For the poor, a million dollars would be enough to last them a lifetime!

...

As the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's injuries gradually recovered, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor began resisting in the sky.

Even though he had stepped into the late Essence Soul realm, he was still far from reaching the peak.

When the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord recovered to 20% of his usual strength, he would be able to blast the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor away thousands of meters with a single smack!

However, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor seemed to be fearless to death. As soon as he reached the ground, he charged towards the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord again.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen subconsciously wanted to contact Qinglin and ask her for help.

Although Qinglin had gotten injured two days ago, Chen Chen had already treated her wounds and she had not only recovered fully, her abilities had also vaguely improved by a large margin.

However, who would have thought that this demoness, Qinglin, would feign ignorance and act as if she hadn't heard anything. Chen Chen even wondered if she had developed some psychological trauma after the fight two days ago.

"Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord! You despicable scum!"

The battle was intense, and at this moment, a blue Qilin flew over and spewed out a chilly mass of gas. In an instant, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was sealed in the air.

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor was overjoyed.

Who would have thought that the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor would have mistakenly opened up a new prospect?

If it happened in the past, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord would have never been sealed by his chilliness. However, the current situation simply showed that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's competency was not at the peak!

If he had known earlier, he would have rushed here immediately after hearing that news, regardless of what happened.

However, it wasn't too late now. The madman, the Berserk Lion, was never qualified to intervene in the battle of the peak Essence Soul realm in the past. Now that his abilities had been improved, he might really be able to kill the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord!

While the Divine Snow Demon Emperor was thinking, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor had already smacked its large claws at the frozen Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord!

Noticing the incoming attack, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord broke out of the seal and a sword suddenly emerged. It then slashed towards the claws of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

Dong!

The sounds of violent collisions filled the air and the Divine Snow Demon Emperor spat out a blue, long spear that blocked the black sword immediately.

However, the terrifying aftershocks from the collision of the personal treasures of the two peak Essence Soul realm experts caused the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor to be shaken to the point of bleeding.

At this point, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor had gone mad and broke through the seal with its bloodied claws, before smacking the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord away.

When the crowd below saw this scene, their expressions changed drastically.

An ominous hunch surged within their hearts and many of them felt an urge to retreat.

At this moment, someone exclaimed, "Demon Lord, don't panic! Catch this storage ring!"

Chapter 247: Blood of Returning Ancestors

As soon as the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had just stabilized his body, a storage ring appeared in his hand.

He subconsciously looked in the direction where Chen Chen was and realized that Chen Chen was staring at him with a smile...that was somewhat warm.

After checking the things in the storage ring, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord began trembling even more vigorously than before!

The storage ring was full of treasures that served the function of healing and recovery! Even if he stayed there to fight for ten days and ten nights, he wouldn't have to panic!

"This..."

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was flabbergasted.

He had a Baneful Body that made him suffer from terrible luck, even though it wouldn't be easy for him to die. Usually, he wouldn't chance upon any treasures at all, and he rose to fame because of his cultivation level.

On the contrary, his disciple, Zhang Ji, was favored by the heavens, as he had two lucky encounters within a month since he was brought back to the Seven Lethal Demon Clan, which allowed his cultivation level to improve by leaps and bounds.

To be honest, he was vaguely envious of Zhang Ji.

However, when he looked at Chen Chen...

He felt that Chen Chen belonged to another world!

Chen Chen had given away such a large amount of treasures just like that. The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord wondered if Chen Chen was just really rich or that his masters had given those treasures to him.

In this battle, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord didn't have time to think at all. After swallowing a recovery-type treasure, he fought with the Divine Snow Demon Emperor.

Ever since he was born, he had always been on the brink of death when he broke through his cultivation realms. He had never been as confident as he has been now.

It was a fresh and pleasant feeling that made him unbridled.

The battle in the sky instantly became extremely intense!

The cultivators below the Essence Soul realm probably would not be able to withstand the aftershocks of the attacks of those who were at the peak of the Essence Soul realm. Soon, Chen Chen and a few Essence Soul realm experts were the only ones left.

Seeing that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was getting stronger and stronger, and his abilities gradually reached their peak, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor was anxious and furious!

Having missed such a perfect opportunity, he was overwhelmed with indescribable regret.

However, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was still as reckless as always. Despite being covered in wounds and blood, he was still attacking fearlessly. Under the joint attacks of two demons, he was still repressing the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord steadily.

Of course, it was just repression, and it was almost impossible to kill the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord.

The Demon Emperor felt like retreating, but if the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor wouldn't leave, he would have to comply.

...

The battle lasted for an entire day.

Under the high intensity of the battle, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord swallowed a large number of treasures.

Even the Divine Snow Demon Emperor swallowed plenty of treasures.

The only difference was that the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was swallowing the treasures belonging to others, so he didn't feel much about it.

On the other hand, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor had consumed his treasures, which made him feel the pinch.

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor who was beside him only had half of his body left. He was surprisingly still alive. but there was lesser mania in his eyes.

"This lunatic has really harmed me badly!"

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor cursed angrily in his heart. If not for his repeated attempts to save the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, he would have died a long time ago.

After experiencing an intense battle that lasted an entire day, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's strength was no longer at its peak, and instead, it had weakened to the point that he had become a burden!

If not, he wouldn't have had to swallow so many treasures!

Just as he was cursing, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor seemed to have woken up abruptly. He turned around to fly away at an astonishing speed, making the Divine Snow Demon Emperor so furious that he almost couldn't breathe.

Seeing that the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was trying to flee, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord tried to chase after him, but he was stopped.

Although he was upset with the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, the Divine Ice Demon Emperor still had to create an opportunity for him to escape.

Looking at the distant figure, Chen Chen's expression changed numerous times. In the end, he gritted his teeth and took chase.

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor may be extremely difficult to kill because of his destiny, he had actually become much stronger after suffering severe injuries previously.

'He might just reach the peak of the Essence Soul realm when he comes back again.'

'So this time, no matter what, we must find the opportunity to kill him.'

For safety reasons, Chen Chen brought Zhang Ji along.

'A demon and a human would cancel each other out. If God doesn't help, we should be able to kill him.'

Chen Chen thought to himself while flying.

...

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor did not maintain his speed for long as he soon slowed down and hid in a certain mountain.

At the same time, a special stream of blood began to flow rapidly again. It not only repaired his injuries quickly, it also slowly increased his cultivation level.

As a Berserk Lion who had an improved bloodline, he knew that the only way to become stronger and faster was to go mad.

That was the special characteristic of Berserk Lions. The more maniacal they were, the stronger they would be.

...

At this moment, Chen Chen had already been left far behind.

Seeing that the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was gone, Zhang Ji somewhat blamed himself.

"Big Brother, if you hadn't brought me along, you should have been able to catch him up."

Chen Chen shook his head and said with a gloomy expression, "This Berserk Lion Demon Emperor is not simple. He probably was enhanced with luck, and killing him would be extremely difficult. However, you and I, the people of destiny, can kill him only if we join hands!"

Zhang Ji felt slightly embarrassed when he heard those words.

Since the beginning, he felt that he was just a bit lucky.

He felt that Chen Chen was the true Son of Destiny.

"System, I want to use a 50-kilometer tracking opportunity to search for the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor."

"49.99 kilometers to the southwest of the mountains."

Hearing the answer given by the system, sweat broke out on Chen Chen's head.

That was close!

If he had flown a little further, he would have missed because it would be beyond the tracking range of the system.

God knows that he would have been able to track the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor if he hadn't brought Zhang Ji out with him.

'Heaven is so mean, it's really prejudiced and favors only a select group of people!'

"Big Brother, how about I go back... I'll only be dragging you down if I stay here."

The more Zhang Ji thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt. He simply took Chen Chen's words as a form of comfort. Hence, he suggested leaving.

Hearing his words, Chen Chen's face suddenly became stern and he said solemnly, "Stop, we're close like brothers, and together, we can achieve anything!"

After saying this, he pulled Zhang Ji along and flew in the southwest direction. Soon, he arrived above a large mountain.

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"System, where is the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor?"

"98 meters below."

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen hurriedly pulled Green Bean out from the Little Carefree Immortal Palace.

During this period, Green Bean had been spending most of its days sleeping, and it seemed to be breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, but it was suddenly pulled out by Chen Chen. Its eyes were still a little blurry.

Since Green Bean was out, Qinglin naturally tagged along.

Qinglin did not even bother to look at Chen Chen. Since the last time that she got cheated by Chen Chen, she decided to strictly not cross paths with Chen Chen again in the future.

"Sister Qinglin, the demon who injured you last time is hiding in the mountains and he's severely injured. Do you want to take revenge!?!"

Chen Chen ignored her and remained smiling, but his tone was full of temptation.

"No," Qinglin refuted outrightly.

Chen Chen choked but after a moment, he let out a long sigh and said, "Forget it, this Berserk Lion Demon Emperor is indeed not simple. In terms of bloodline, he's considered the best among all demons. It's only natural for you to be afraid of him, Sister Qinglin."

Enraged by his words, Qinglin barked, "Why would I be scared of him? Rascal, don't spout nonsense! It's just a land demon, it's not worthy!"

The corners of Chen Chen's eyes twitched uncontrollably.

Only a sea demon would be fooled by such a low-level trick of provocation... In his previous life, it would probably only deceive a trick.

At the thought of it, he took a deep breath, shook his head, and said, "Sister Qinglin, stop, let's go. It was indeed my fault previously, and I hope that you can get over that emotional trauma soon."

Before he could finish saying those words, Qinglin had already turned the mountain into ashes!

The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor also appeared.

However, at this time, he seemed to have fallen into a state of pseudo-death. Even if the mountains around him crumbled, he didn't react.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen's heart was full of joy and regret.

In such a state, Chen Chen could kill him without Qinglin's help.

Qinglin seemed slightly relieved, but a moment later, she looked arrogant again.

"Hmph! This lion demon is so badly injured. I usually wouldn't bother taking advantage of demons, and attack them when they're down, but I'm helping you today because you asked."

After saying that, Qinglin's eyes lit up as if she was accumulating the power of divine sense and preparing for a huge strike.

Clearly, even if the Berserk Lion was in the state of a pseudo-death, she was still extremely conscientious and wary.

After doing so for a minute, the power of divine senses in front of her seemed to be taking shape and was about to turn into a trident!

"Die!"

When the trident was fully formed, Qinglin bellowed and the trident flew out immediately before blasting at the head of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

Bang!

With a loud, explosive sound, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor's head directly exploded, and his essence soul was damaged too.

Huff!

Seeing this, Chen Chen was completely relieved, because such a demon would die even at his hands.

Just as he was feeling smug, a pool of colorful blood flowed out slowly, lighting up half of the sky!

Both Chen Chen and Qinglin had a drastic change in expression when they saw the colorful light.

Chen Chen even silently asked the system in his mind.

"System, where is the blood of the most valuable item within a hundred meters?"

"The Blood of the Returning Demon God 80 meters below!"

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Chapter 248: Is There Such A Disciple?

"Borrow the power of the Demon God to awaken the ancestor bloodline of the demons."

Hearing this explanation, Chen Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he kept the blood away without saying a word.

This blood should be what the Demon God's bloodline had bestowed on the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor.

Awakening the latent ancestral bloodline in the body of the demon meant that the demon should probably be able to return to the ancestor.

Even the ancestor of a domestic pig might have been an impressive figure in the past.

The function of the blood was to allow even the ordinary domestic pigs of the current times, to restore the glory of the ancestors.

Chen Chen naturally wanted to keep such a good item for himself, so that he could let Lao Hei use it in the future.

After all, Lao Hei's slightly mutated domestic pig bloodline was too inferior, and it was severely limiting its development.

The resources that he had given to Lao Hei would probably make any other demon become a Demon Emperor.

Seeing that Chen Chen had kept away the blood, Qinglin's eyes twitched, and she hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Chen Chen smiled and asked, "Sister Qinglin, could it be that you have taken a fancy to the bloodline of this land demon?"

Qinglin's face turned pale when she heard that, and she humphed coldly. "Me? Taken a fancy to the bloodline of the land demon? How is it possible!?!"

After saying those words, Qinglin quickly returned to Little Carefree Immortal Palace.

Chen Chen was speechless to see that.

This sea demon is really so easy to deal with. If only all the people and demons in this world were as naive as this sea demoness.

...

After Qinglin returned to the Little Carefree Immortal Palace, Chen Chen put away the corpse of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor and flew in another direction towards the border of Qi and Wei.

By the time that he returned to the border of Qi and Wei, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor had already retreated.

Seeing that Chen Chen had returned, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord came closer and handed his storage ring to Chen Chen, which still contained 90% of the treasures that he initially had.

"Thank you."

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord nodded slightly and thanked him.

After taking the storage ring, Chen Chen inspected it and set it aside.

'I have to admit that Zhang Ji's master is much better than mine.'

'If I gave Yu Qiong this storage ring, she'll probably just thank me and never return it.'

Chen Chen hesitated for a moment, but he nevertheless took out the corpse of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor from his storage ring.

"Senior, this Berserk Lion Demon Emperor has fallen into a state of thanatosis so I've decided to deal with him. What do you think we should do?"

When the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord saw the corpse of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, he raised his eyebrows and subconsciously looked at Zhang Ji, who had been standing behind Chen Chen without saying a word.

"Master, when we found this Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, he was indeed in thanatosis. The entire mountain crumbled, but he didn't respond."

After sensing the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord's gaze, Zhang Ji said with a smile.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord fell silent after hearing that.

He had traveled far and wide, only to win easily.

After exterminating the Berserk Lions and Crimson Foxes, followed by the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, the battle on Qi and Wei was considered half-completed. They could almost declare it a victory.

The sense of bliss happened too suddenly, and he couldn't get used to it.

...

Half a day later.

In the middle of a certain mountain peak in the Western Border.

The black-robed diabolic cultivator yelled!

"Great! The Berserk Lion Demon Emperor has been killed by a young man named Chen Chen!"

The few white-robed old men around them were all silent.

Ever since the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord had returned from the demons' territory, the Demon Venerable had been mocking them for having poor judgment. Hence, they really didn't want to speak to him.

However, after hearing this news, a few of them still couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Once the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor died, those demons would not dare to slaughter at will, which was a great thing for the entire human race.

"Ahem, my Disciple-Nephew said that the young man was also the one who came up with the idea of exterminating the Berserk Lions and Crimson Foxes, and he wants us to give that young man half the credit."

The Demon Venerable's expression changed.

Despite being unwilling to agree, it was what his Disciple-Nephew wanted so he had to agree.

Hearing these words, several top human elites began to think about it, and soon, they remembered who Chen Chen was.

Among them, the Clan master of the Haoran Sword Clan was especially elated.

"So it's that kid... He's quite worthy of Xishuang."

Thinking of this, he looked at the Demon Venerable and said, "If news about it were to spread, I doubt that kid is strong enough to bear the glory."

The Demon Venerable nodded and said, "That goes without a word. My Disciple-Nephew said that he'll bear all the karma."

"However, as his Uncle-Master, I must speak up for him. Now that the demons are out to hunt him down, shouldn't we also do something?"

Hearing this, the people turned to look at an old man who was dozing off in the corner.

Although he seemed a little scruffy and unkempt, he was the current Clan Master of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan and the best alchemist in the world. At the same time, he was the richest human being.

When someone asked for a reward, they would have to ask him for it.

Before the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan Master said anything, the Demon Venerable said with a smile, "I heard that the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan has one remaining Creation Void-Breaking Elixir. Now that we have reached the critical point of the survival of the human race, we ought to take it out."

"Besides, the demons have placed a bounty on my Disciple-Nephew, and the reward is a guaranteed entry to the Void Refinement realm. If we can help him enter the Void Refinement realm, it will not only show our powerful foundation, it will also repress the demons."

Hearing the name "Creation Void-Breaking Elixir", all of them fell silent while being full of jealousy.

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It was the supreme treasure of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan and more than 3,000 years ago, the clan master only managed to refine five, through the combined efforts of three generations.

Over the years, they had already used four, and there was only one left.

The function was simple, and that was to let Essence Soul realm cultivators reach the Void Refinement realm.

They had been coveting the pill for a long time, but unfortunately, they hadn't had the opportunity. Now that the Demon Venerable had mentioned it, they were indignant, but there was nothing they could say.

Currently, the person who was the most qualified to use the elixir was the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord.

They understood it clearly, and there was no need for them to deceive themselves and others.

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan master frowned with a reluctant gaze.

As the saying goes, one should keep benefits for their use. Of course, he wanted to keep the Creation Void-Breaking Elixir for his Yu Qiong, but she was too incompetent.

In this critical moment that would decide the survival of the human race, he really couldn't bring himself to be biased or stingy.

After hesitating for a long time, and seeing that the Demon Venerable's gaze was getting more and more dangerous, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan master sighed and took out a wooden box from his storage ring. He then slid it to the Demon Venerable.

The Demon Venerable opened it and saw a colorful elixir that was the size of a cherry, which made him overjoyed. He hurriedly set it aside and then looked at the master of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan solemnly.

"Senior Brother, you're so righteous! I shall thank you on my Disciple-Nephew's behalf!"

Seeing that the Demon Venerable had called him Senior Brother for the sake of an elixir, everyone else looked at him with disdain.

After discussing the reward for the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord, it was time to discuss Chen Chen's reward.

Everyone turned to look at the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan master.

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan master's face was sullen.

"Why are you all looking at me again? Do you think I have an inexhaustible amount of treasures?"

"Well, Senior Brother, you're the richest among us," the others began to call him Senior Brother.

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan master cringed, and his white beard twitched a little.

"Chen Chen seems to be below the Essence Soul realm, right? For cultivators like him, we can just give him some random rewards. Just give him a little something from your collection, and he'll be utterly grateful."

Stepping into the Void Refinement realm from the Essence Soul realm might affect the situation of the entire human race but not if it was an advancement to the Nascent Soul realm. Hence, he could be a little stingy with it.

"Chen Chen has an innate spirit body, he might not like ordinary things. Besides, he also gave my Disciple-grandniece a piece of Heavenly Divine Gold. He's very rich."

The Haoran Sword Clan master frowned.

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan master frowned and found a point to bank on. "Right, isn't Chen Chen Xishuang's Dao partner? You shall be the one to reward him then. Even if you give him a lousy reward, he wouldn't dare to criticize you, would he?"

The others had peculiar expressions after hearing that.

"Are you really going to give him a random reward?" the Demon Venerable asked with uncertainty.

Seeing this, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan seemed to be a little embarrassed and said, "We can't be too casual with it... Let's just give him a little something."

Seeing how stingy they were, the Haoran Sword Clan master barked furiously, "Old fogy, Chen Chen has joined the clan of your disciple, Yu Qiong! Surely you know this, right?!"

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan's expression changed drastically when he heard that and his hair immediately stood on ends. He exclaimed at the top of his voice. "What!?! There's such a disciple in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan!?!"

As soon as he said that, everyone's expression turned contemptuous and the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan master calmed down immediately. His white hair drooped down too and he once again looked like he was half-asleep. Even his voice became ethereal again.

"Chen Chen has made such a great achievement, but he still doesn't have a good reputation. I think we have to give him a handsome reward or it'll disappoint the elites."

Hearing this, the expressions of the people around them became even more contemptuous.

Chapter 249: Spiritual Void Hall

A day later.

Only then did the Divine Snow Demon Emperor learn about the news of the fall of the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor from the humans.

He felt extremely terrible as if he had consumed feces.

He had been tolerating it for such a long time because of that dimwit, and yet, the latter died without warning...

To be honest, he did hope for the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor to die, but only after the war between the two races was over!

Soon after he learned that news, the Demon God Hall issued a punishment for him. Although it was only a verbal reprimand, it still made him feel extremely upset.

"No matter what, I must keep the remaining Crimson Fox Demon Emperor alive!"

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor gritted his teeth and secretly made up his mind.

Compared to the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor, the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor was much easier to deal with.

As a result, a few moments later, the communication token belonging to the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor in the storage ring lit up too.

"Divine Snow Demon Emperor, I don't want to waste time here anymore. Besides, my clan has been destroyed, and I have to make a trip back. Goodbye."

The Divine Snow Demon Emperor saw the message and immediately gave him some advice, but there was no response.

After a long time, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor finally came back to his senses.

'The Crimson Fox Demon Emperor is about to leave, what's there to fight on the battlefield of Qi and Wei?'

'Are we going to fight for this barren land?'

Thinking of this, the Divine Snow Demon Emperor gradually turned into a recluse.

...

On the contrary, it was rather cheery in the human campground.

The upper echelons of the human race had sent an emissary over to participate in the debate among the human cultivators regarding the rewards to be given. There were two storage rings full of treasures!

Even if they were given only a small number of treasures each, it would be enough to last them for a long time.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord and Chen Chen were called to the side.

"Demon Lord, please keep this!"

As the emissary spoke, he handed a wooden box to the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord.

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord took the wooden box and opened it a little, after which, his expression immediately became extremely grave.

"No wonder they sent you to deliver this, it turns out to be the Creation Void-Breaking Elixir! I didn't expect the Clan masters to be so generous!"

The Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord was somewhat hesitant. The emissary in front of him was also a top expert among the humans who was lauded as the fastest person under the Void Refinement realm.

When he first saw that man, he knew that he must have brought lots of precious treasures!

However, he never thought that it would be the extremely rare and precious Creation Void-Breaking Elixir!

There was only one Creation Void-Breaking Elixir left among the human race, and if he consumed it, he would be able to reach the Void Refinement realm and become the strongest of the two races!

There were only about twenty people in the entire human race who were strong enough to reach the Void Refinement realm!

With his merits, he was actually not qualified to take the elixir.

"Demon Lord, don't hesitate. Now that we're in the time of war, all resources have to be quickly converted into combat power. Among all the peak Essence Soul realm experts in the human race, you're the one who's the most qualified!"

Hearing these words, the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord did not say much and instead stored the elixir quietly.

He then subconsciously looked at Chen Chen, thinking to himself that he would never be able to get the Creation Void-Breaking Elixir without Chen Chen.

Unfortunately, he had lesser treasures than Chen Chen, so he really couldn't think of a way to compensate him.

He could only bear it in mind.

...

"Chen Chen!"

The human emissary suddenly yelled and caused Chen Chen to snap out of his trance.

"What are you calling me for? Do I have treasures?"

Chen Chen's tone seemed heartless, but he was feeling rather sour.

He had used the system just now to roughly estimate the value of the Creation Void-Breaking Elixir.

He reckoned that only the impressive million-year-old medicinal herbs that he had with him could contend with it. In fact, it could even be considered one of the strongest elixirs that can be refined in this world.

Unfortunately...it wasn't for him, though the elixir wouldn't be of much use for him now.

"Chen Chen, the few clan masters are aware of the credit that you deserve, and they won't shortchange you, but you have to personally collect the reward when you go to the Western Border."

"Collect personally? What? If they're going to give me a Dao partner, that's not necessary, I already have one."

Chen Chen immediately smiled when he heard that he would be getting rewarded too.

However, when he heard that he had to collect it himself, he became wary again.

The emissary's face turned sullen when he heard his words and chided with slight exasperation, "You'll find out when you get there! The clan masters don't have the time to find you a Dao partner!"

Chen Chen had been observing the emissary's expression, and he discovered that there was a hint of envy and jealousy hidden deep in his eyes. Only then did he feel relieved.

Something that can make an Essence Soul realm expert envious must be awesome!

'Could it be that some mighty figure is going to help me break through to the Essence Soul realm?'

"Are you going or not?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Chen Chen hurriedly answered.

He would be a fool not to accept the benefits that were given to him. He reckoned that the upper echelons of the human race probably wouldn't harm him.

"Come with me then."

After saying that, the emissary cupped his fists at the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord and flew towards the Western Border, seemingly in a rush.

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Chen Chen hurriedly bade farewell to the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord and Zhang Ji before following closely.

...

Along the way, they didn't say much to each other.

Afterward, the emissary felt that Chen Chen was flying too slowly and thus decided to take Chen Chen along with him.

It took less than half a day for the two to reach the land of the Western Border.

Looking at the shabby mountain peaks in front of him, Chen Chen was a little shocked.

"Senior, are there several clan masters here? This place seems too shabby."

"Who said I'm going to bring you to see the few clan masters? I'm just taking you here to collect the treasure."

The emissary smiled in contempt and brought Chen Chen deeper into the mountain. Soon, Chen Chen saw a slightly shabby and dilapidated entrance of the clan residence.

There were words written on the sign at the entrance—Void Spirit Clan.

When Chen Chen saw those words, he immediately understood where he was.

'This should be the abode of the Void Spirit Clan.'

However, it had been raided by the demons, so it seemed to be in a tragic state.

'Could it be a cultivation land that's similar to the Haoran Sword Pool?'

Thinking of this, Chen Chen felt a little bitter.

With the treasures he had, he could now reach the peak Nascent Soul realm, and he didn't need to cultivate in such a place.

However, since it was the goodwill of the upper echelons, he couldn't refute it.

A few moments later, the emissary led him to a secret place, then took out a token and scratched it a few times. Next, a light door appeared in the void.

The emissary's eyes were full of desire when he looked at the light door, and he suddenly said, "This place is called the Spiritual Void Hall, which is the sacred land of the Void Spirit Clan. Back then, Junior Brother Ding Yi cultivated here."

Chen Chen did not say anything.

Ding Yi was a cultivator of the Void Spirit Clan who had an innate spirit body. However, he had been killed by the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor and the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor. After hearing the emissary's tone, Chen Chen reckoned that he should also be a cultivator of the Void Spirit Clan who was close to Ding Yi

"The Spiritual Void Hall has a special environment. When an essence soul remains inside for a long time, it will eventually be completely transformed into the most original divine sense power, which can be directly absorbed by someone within proximity."

"However, the amount that can be absorbed depends on a person's tolerance and talent."

"The clan master of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan has fought for this opportunity for you, you must treasure it. If it wasn't for the fact that you already have divine senses despite being only at the Nascent Soul realm, you wouldn't be qualified to enter. Of course, the most important thing is not to force it. If it exceeds the tolerance of your sea of consciousness, it will result in a backlash."

The emissary said solemnly.

Chen Chen was very surprised to hear his explanation. Although the Spiritual Void Hall was a cultivation land, it wasn't meant for helping one increase their cultivation level but rather, it was for the enhancement of one's divine senses!

He had witnessed clearly the benefits of strong divine senses from Qinglin's performance!

"Okay, I won't hold you back any longer. Go in, I'll wait for you here."

The emissary pointed at the light door.

Hearing this, Chen Chen cupped his fists and stepped in eagerly.

Chapter 250: Haoran Sacred Light Method

As soon as Chen Chen stepped into the light door, he didn't see the luxurious hall that he imagined, but instead, felt like he had stepped into a world of voidness.

In the distance, some light orbs were hovering around, and they began floating towards Chen Chen before he took the initiative to approach them.

An extremely pleasant sense of comfort spread through his body immediately.

It felt as if...he had finally done something that he had been looking forward to. He was on cloud nine!

However, the light orbs would only bring about a small enhancement in divine senses.

Chen Chen did not get immersed in the orbs, and instead, continued walking over.

Now, he was no longer a newbie in immortal cultivation who was fixated on searching for opportunities after entering a secret realm.

Instead, he would think about the reasons for the creation of the secret realm and the principle of its manifestation.

Only after understanding the fundamental principle of the secret realm can he clearly understand what the most valuable items in the realm were.

Chen Chen had entered three secret realms since he stepped onto the path of cultivating immortality.

The first was the secret realm of the State of Zhou Demon Clan where he obtained many legacies.

The second was the Haoran Sword Pool of the Haoran Sword Clan.

The third was the Spiritual Void Hall that he was currently in.

However, when Chen Chen thought about it, he felt that the secret realm of the State of Zhou Demon Clan was still the most arcane and enigmatic one. Not to mention that it was large, it even had a system of its own and a complete ecosystem.

On the contrary, although the Haoran Sword Pool and Spiritual Void Hall may seem fancy, the conditions for formation were not as strict and demanding as that of the State of Zhou Demon Clan's secret realm.

The reason that this place was entirely white was not an indication of how mysterious and amazing it was, but rather, an indication that the formation of this realm was imperfect and did not become a true microcosm.

"When I return, I'll give Old Zhou a blood coral, and try to convince him to give me another chance to enter that secret realm."

Chen Chen made some plans.

He always felt that there were still secrets in that secret realm. After all, it was the place where he obtained the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique.

Even though he had come into contact with the four great cultivation clans of the human race, he hadn't found anyone with a better cultivation method than the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique.

"System, how many more 50-kilometer tracking chances are there?"

Chen Chen didn't know how large this secret realm was, but in his opinion, it was definitely worth a 50-kilometer tracking chance.

"Two."

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen felt a little troubled.

Before he even realized it, he had already used eight of the ten chances he had, half of which were used for treasure hunting, the other half were used for an aiming device for the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder.

"I would like to use one 50-kilometer tracking chance to search for the most massive divine sense origin within a 50-kilometer range."

After feeling the pinch, Chen Chen decided to use that tracking opportunity.

He simply ignored the emissary's words.

'Given the quality of my soul as a transmigrator, the aptitude of my divine senses is definitely going good! I must absorb the largest divine sense of origin.'

In his opinion, absorbing the origin was like eating a kilogram of meat as opposed to eating a kilogram of rice. Although both could keep him full, the quality was different.

Instead of absorbing these small orbs of light, it would be better to just absorb a large one.

"Tracking has begun. Host, you are in the middle of the largest origin."

Chen Chen's expression suddenly stiffened when he heard the answer.

"I'm within it? Does this mean that this secret realm itself is a massive origin of divine senses?"

After understanding what the system's answer meant, the corners of Chen Chen's eyes twitched slightly.

'Which amazing mighty figure left this divine sense origin behind? It actually turned directly into a secret realm!'

'No wonder other divine senses wouldn't dissipate after entering this place because they are in a large divine sense origin in the first place.'

Although Chen Chen considered himself to be an outstanding talent, he wasn't that conceited as to think that he could absorb the entire secret realm.

"I only have two tracking opportunities left and I used one for nothing!"

That thought made Chen Chen distressed.

It felt great to use them for accurate aiming and showing off previously, but now that he only had two chances left, he finally knew how precious the wide-range tracking chances were.

Besides... he had completely wasted one!

If he had used it in the depths of the Boundless Sea, he would have found plenty of treasures!

If he gave those treasures to Yu Qiong, she would probably be willing to wash his feet!

The more Chen Chen thought about it, the more his heart ached, and his eyes gradually reddened. His mentality had begun to change.

"I must not take a loss!"

After cursing softly, Chen Chen gritted his teeth and used up the last 50-kilometer tracking opportunity.

"System! Where is the most valuable thing within a 50-kilometer radius?"

"The Diabolic Emperor's Memory 23 kilometers to the West."

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen's expression changed immediately.

'The Diabolic Emperor's Memory!'

'What's that? Based on his name, that emperor must be a diabolic cultivator.'

Chen Chen had always despised diabolic cultivators and did not have any plans of stepping on the path of diabolism.

However, now that the system said that it was the most precious thing, Chen Chen wondered if this divine sense secret realm belonged to the Diabolic Emperor.

"Let's see, if it's really related to diabolism, I just won't get involved."

While thinking about it, Chen Chen flew in the northwest direction. After flying past many light clusters along the way, he found three faint translucent light thumb-sized orbs in a corner, close to the ground of the secret realm.

The three light orbs did not enter Chen Chen's sea of consciousness on their own, and instead, just remained floating quietly.

Looking at these three light orbs, Chen Chen stayed silent for a long time.

Finally, he asked the system a question.

"System, what are the opportunities that are present within a 50-kilometer radius?"

"The mass of Evil Emperor's Memory in front of you, Host."

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Hearing this answer, Chen Chen licked his lips.

The system had its definition of the word 'opportunities' and would not give Chen Chen anything dangerous.

For example, the system had once searched and found the tombs or bodies of experts.

If those things were traps laid by dead experts, Chen Chen would be schemed against or face soul replacement after taking them. Hence, such false opportunities wouldn't appear in the system's tracking results.

Since the system determined that it was an opportunity, Chen Chen took the initiative to get close.

The Divine Condensation Pearl rotated slightly in his mind, and the faint light orbs fused into Chen Chen's mind.

A memory soon appeared in Chen Chen's mind.

It was a secret manual called the God-Devouring Canon that could transform the power of divine senses of other cultivators into the most fundamental divine sense power and integrate it into one's sea of consciousness that would continuously grow.

It not only contained a secret manual, but also the Diabolic Emperor's passion for that cultivation method.

"Damn it! What a heretical cultivation method!"

Chen Chen's face was extremely sullen.

Generally, the devouring of power, blood, souls, essence souls and golden cores of others would be considered diabolism.

Hence, the devouring of divine senses was naturally diabolical too.

It was extremely evil!

Because it devoured the power, blood souls, essence souls, and golden cores of others, they could be cultivated by killing some mortals and low-level cultivators.

However, things like divine senses were usually owned only by the experts who were above the Essence Soul realm. In other words, experts above the Essence Soul realm had to be killed in order for the God-Devouring Canon to be cultivated.

If those experts knew that he had cultivated such a method, they would probably kill him.

"Seems like this secret realm is formed by the Diabolic Emperor's secret realm... How many experts has he devoured?"

Chen Chen could not help but shudder.

He didn't know which era that the Diabolic Emperor belonged to, but in his opinion, even if he devoured all the experts above the Essence Soul realm of the human and demons, he wouldn't be able to reach such a level.

He reckoned that this diabolic cultivator was of the same era as the Green Bean's ancestor.

Thinking about it, the contents of the God-Devouring Canon kept appearing in his mind, and Chen Chen subconsciously reached his hand out. The light orbs in the distance immediately gushed into his sea of consciousness like a hundred rivers.

After absorbing thousands of light orbs, Chen Chen suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of fullness.

He knew that the amount he had absorbed today had already reached the limit, and in order to absorb more, he had to produce some kind of qualitative change.

"This cultivation method is really useful..."

Chen Chen's expression kept changing, and he was feeling extremely conflicted. A moment later, a ray of sacred light suddenly bloomed on his face.

"I didn't know beforehand that this was a diabolic cultivation method, the system lied to me and claimed that it's an opportunity."

"Now... the humans are facing a crisis and I have to quickly become stronger. Yes, it's all for the sake of the human race to rise against the odds, and I swear that I will never devour any good people. Heaven, please just forgive me this time."

After figuring it out, Chen Chen yelled, "Long live the human race!"

His eyes were full of relief.

He didn't believe that a righteous and positive young man like him would be affected by a cultivation method.

"What God-Devouring Canon? That sounds awful. I shall call it the Haoran Sacred Light Method from now on."

"The Haoran Sacred Light Method will never lead anyone astray."

Chapter 251: Bear Nest

Half a day later, Chen Chen returned to the State of Jin.

Chen Chen walked out of the secret realm with a solemn and righteous expression. Now, he would have to enter the Essence Soul realm in order to strengthen his divine senses.

The only way to expand his sea of consciousness and increase the capacity of his divine senses was to manifest his essence soul.

Divine senses were not the same as the essence soul.

The essence soul could be formed through cultivation and would gradually grow as one's cultivation level increased.

However, there would only be changes to one's divine senses at the moment of breakthrough, and the power of the divine senses of the vast majority of Essence Soul realm experts of the same realm would be roughly the same.

The strength of one's divine senses corresponded to their cultivation levels, and only some alchemists with extraordinary talent would be stronger.

Of course, Qinglin, the sea demoness was an exception.

To enhance one's divine senses without increasing their cultivation level was almost a Herculean task. Anyway, Chen Chen did not find similar treasures that could do that.

That was the reason why the Divine Condensation Pearl was treated as a supreme treasure, and this Spiritual Void Hall was treated as a precious land.

When Chen Chen obtained the Divine Condensation Pearl, he thought that there might be a secret technique in this world to enhance divine senses. After all, the divine senses of alchemists were slightly stronger than that of ordinary cultivators, which meant that divine senses can indeed be cultivated.

He didn't expect to have really obtained the Haoran Sacred Light Method now.

"How does it feel?"

The emissary asked Chen Chen smilingly.

"It was quite fruitful, thanks to the generosity of the Void Spirit Clan."

Chen Chen cupped his fists with an extremely polite attitude.

Hearing his words, the emissary sighed and said, "Kid, you're lucky. Before the Void Spirit Clan was invaded, the clan master has allowed many Essence Soul realm powerhouses to enter the Spiritual Void Hall and almost all the origin divine senses have been depleted."

"Now that you've absorbed some, there's less left, and I'm afraid it won't be enough for any more Essence Soul realm experts. It may take nearly ten thousand years of continuous deaths of experts in order to fully restore it to its original state."

Chen Chen smiled quietly and spoke up only a moment later. "Now that I've been to the Spiritual Void Hall, may I return to the battlefield of Qi and Wei?"

The emissary said indifferently, "Of course you can, but I have to remind you. The Divine Snow Demon Emperor has already withdrawn from the land of Qi and Wei four hours ago, and the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord has also returned to the Southern Border with his subordinates. If you go there now, you'll face nothing but barren land."

Chen Chen froze after hearing his words and then opened his storage ring. He saw the farewell message that Zhang Ji had sent him.

"Who is counted as the winner of the war this time?" Chen Chen looked at the emissary and asked.

"Haha, of course, my people won, the Berserk Lion Demon Emperor was killed by you, and the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor has also fled back to the demons' territory. Even their clansmen have been implicated. Let's see if they'll dare to belittle us again in the future!"

Chen Chen heaved a sigh of relief.

This time, they had deterred the demons who wanted to build a career of killing humans, and Chen Chen deserved great credit too because he had saved the lives of countless people.

With this merit, it was reasonable to say that when he transcended the tribulation, Heaven would probably be nice to him.

Otherwise, Heaven would have been blind.

"Where do you want to go? Do you need me to send you? You're now a precious person."

The emissary was in a good mood, and thus, offered to escort Chen Chen.

Chen Chen shook his head and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior, but you don't have to send me. I may be weak, but I'm still capable of protecting myself."

"Oh, that's right. After all, you have killed an Essence Soul realm demon. In that case, goodbye, we will meet again!"

"See you later." Chen Chen once again cupped his fists and watched the emissary leave.

...

After the emissary left, Chen Chen hesitated for a while and decided to make a trip to the State of Jin.

He reckoned that Yu Qiong probably hadn't refined the Divine Elixir yet.

He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity and return to share his wealth.

Since his fruitful trip to the Boundless Sea, he had amassed a huge amount of wealth, and a few treasures from his storage ring would be enough to let Xiao Wuyou advance to the Essence Soul realm.

He reckoned that Heaven wouldn't bother playing tricks on an honest man like Xiao Wuyou, and the tribulation transcendence was just a process.

Unlike him, cultivation was a process for Chen Chen, and transcendence was the priority.

Apart from that, he would have to give the entire Blood Coral to Zhou Renlong and the ancestral-returning blood to Lao Hei.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen could not help but be touched.

'I should be the most generous person in this world, right?'

...

After making up his mind, Chen Chen flew directly towards the State of Jin and returned to Mount Wufeng in just half a day.

Due to the support of an abundance of elixirs and top cultivation environment, the cultivation levels of the cultivators in Mount Wufeng had improved greatly during Chen Chen's absence, and there were many more Nascent Soul realm cultivators.

In addition, some geniuses kept emerging, which made Chen Chen feel extremely heartened.

"Master, please accept these and break through to the Essence Soul realm when you have the time to."

After Chen Chen saw Xiao Wuyou, he handed the storage ring to him.

After sensing the contents of the ring, the corners of Xiao Wuyou's eyes kept twitching.

He initially wanted to criticize Chen Chen for the casual remark he made about the Essence Soul realm, but after looking at the contents, he realized...

It would indeed be easy to break through to the Essence Soul realm with those treasures.

Comparison hurts.

In this world, he was probably the only master who had to rely on his disciple to provide treasures for his cultivation.

If Chen Chen did not have a Dao partner, he would have really wanted to let Chen Chen marry his daughter.

If only he had a son, he would have let his son become Chen Chen's disciple. He would really be carefree then.

However, it seemed a little inappropriate because the seniority would be mixed up.

Seeing the changes in Xiao Wuyou's expression, Chen Chen thought that the honest Xiao Wuyou was feeling embarrassed, so he immediately smiled and said, "Master, what are you being so polite with me for? To me, these treasures..."

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Chen Chen originally wanted to say that they were peanuts to him, but after thinking about it, he felt that it would be inappropriate to say that, so he quickly rephrased his sentence.

"These things may be very precious to me too, but they can't be compared to our relationship."

Xiao Wuyou let out a long sigh with an extremely complicated expression.

He had owed Chen Chen so much that he even became thick-skinned.

"Disciple, before you ascend, I'm afraid I can't help you, but after you do, I'll take care of your children for you, if you do have any."

Chen Chen was speechless after hearing his words. 'Master has thought about what happens after the ascension.'

...

After scattering numerous heavenly treasures in Mount Wufeng, Chen Chen flew towards the West where he saw another mountain in less than 15 minutes.

This was Lao Hei's residence, which was very close to Mount Wufeng.

After scanning with his divine senses, Chen Chen realized that there were more than 2,000 demons hidden in this mountain, among which were nearly 30 Nascent Soul realm Demon Kings.

However, compared to the demons elsewhere, the ones here seemed sluggish.

There were nearly 30 Demon Kings, but ten were sleeping, ten were enjoying wine, and less than ten were cultivating.

On the other hand, Lao Hei was lying in the cave and dozing off.

Various other smaller demons were gradually becoming like Lao Hei as they slacked and skived whenever they could. Some were sleeping, and some were gathering to gamble, all of whom were having a whale of a time.

Chen Chen's face moved when he saw that.

'Damn it, they're all the same. The demons under Lao Hei's lead are indeed different.'

If Lao Hei were to become the Demon God, the demons would probably be completely exterminated in a few hundred years.

After looking at the ancestral blood in the storage ring, Chen Chen slipped into hesitation.

'Lao Hei is probably not a descendant of some ancient sleeping demon, right?'

'Why is he sleeping all the time, though?'

'If his ancestor is a sleeping demon, and he returns to that form, won't Lao Hei be spending all 24 hours of his day sleeping? Would he still be useful to me then?'

"Damn it! Blame it on the fact that he's the weakest of all my subordinates! I'll have to give it to him!"

Chen Chen cursed in his heart, and he soon appeared in Lao Hei's cave.

The nostrils of the dog-headed adviser were flaring while it was sleeping beside Lao Hei. When Chen Chen saw that, he smacked him to knock him unconscious.

Chen Chen then grabbed Lao Hei's ear!

"Who's that!?! Is there an outcome for the war in the land of Qi and Wei? Let me take a nap before leaving!"

Lao Hei exclaimed while in a daze. A moment later, he finally realized that it was Chen Chen.

"Chen Chen, why are you here? Haven't you already gone to the Jade Alchemy Clan or whatever it's called?"

Chen Chen was speechless. 'Lao Hei is still groggy.'

"I'm here to feed you. Take this, see that pool of blood? The Demon God bestowed this to me. You're lucky I'm giving it to you."

After saying that, Chen Chen took out the blood which filled the entire cave with colorful light immediately.

Chapter 252: If You Are Well, The Weather Is Fair

Looking at the blood, Lao Hei's eyes were full of shock.

He was just a domestic pig who didn't dare to drink blood, because drinking blood was something that only wild boars would do.

Seeing this, Chen Chen tried to tempt him. "Do you want to restore the glory of your ancestors and seniors? I think your ancestors are very likely to be some impressive figures!"

Hearing this, Lao Hei seemed shocked. He understood Chen Chen's character well, and he knew that Chen Chen would lie to him if needed. Besides, Chen Chen lied to him all the time.

"Maybe your ancestors cultivate in their dreams. If that's the case, you can spend your days sleeping."

Chen Chen's face was calm again.

Hearing this, Lao Hei's throat moved a little, and his eyes were full of desire.

'Sleep every day...that's really tempting.'

"How about I absorb it?" Lao Hei asked tentatively.

"Go ahead. I've already verified it, and it's guaranteed to be highly beneficial to you. There are countless demons who want this. I only let you absorb it because we're close to each other. However, you must remember not to let that vixen Hu Xian'er find out!"

Chen Chen's expression was solemn, and he said carefully.

Lao Hei quickly nodded and then swallowed the blood.

In the next moment, a ray of golden light emanated from Lao Hei's body.

His strength began to soar at a visible rate, and his physical appearance had also begun to change subtly.

His ears became larger, and his black pigskin seemed to have become an opulent black-gold color.

"This effect... is too immediate."

Chen Chen was shocked. In just a few seconds, Lao Hei's cultivation level had reached the Nascent Soul realm, and he had become a true Demon King! He was even continuing to get stronger!

On second thought, he figured it out.

Lao Hei's foundation was too weak, and although the blood was not mainly meant for enhancing cultivation levels, it also contained a lot of energy that would allow a Demon Emperor to improve by a realm if he absorbed it.

However, for small demons like Lao Hei, the energy was massive!

As he had expected, Lao Hei's cultivation level became more than ten times as strong as before after it reached the Nascent Soul realm an hour later.

In addition...

Lao Hei's face seemed to have become kinder.

"System, where is the strongest being within a hundred-meter radius?"

"The Fortune Pig in a half-awakened state two meters in front of you, Host."

Hearing the system's answer, Chen Chen was speechless.

'What's a Fortune Pig? Why does it sound like a good luck charm?'

When he first got the system, he tracked down a piece of shit belonging to Lao Hei that could prolong his life, so he wondered if it could be because of the bloodline of the Fortune Pig.

While Chen Chen thought about it, he took out a bunch of books from his storage ring.

As a proactive learner, he had a storage ring dedicated to books that contained a variety of information.

Generally, the system would give names of objects or people without a specific introduction, so Chen Chen would usually check out the specific function.

It didn't take him long to find the information of the Fortune Pig in one of the books that recorded ancient legends.

"The Fortune Pig is an ancient auspicious beast that has average strength and enjoys sleeping. When enjoying peace of mind, it will produce auspicious energy that can slowly improve the cultivation level and lifespans of beasts within a few hundred kilometers. Those who are close to it or share an affinity will be favored by the heavens. Killing it would lead to inauspiciousness and incur Heaven's wrath."

Seeing this information, Chen Chen clucked his tongue against the roof of his mouth. 'This Fortune Pig is really a lucky charm.'

'Seems like I won't be able to rely on Lao Hei to fight in the future.'

However, the ability to enhance the cultivation levels of beings within a certain range away from it was pretty incredible.

Even if Lao Hei could not affect those within a few hundred kilometers around him, a few hundred meters should be fine.

With that ability, Lao Hei was destined to be surrounded by demons.

"It has to work when Lao Hei has peace of mind. Heaven is so understanding..."

Chen Chen was quite envious. Compared to Zhang Ji whom Heaven secretly protects, the Fortune Pig gets more protection.

"Chen Chen, how did my cultivation level increase so quickly? Will I be able to cultivate during my sleep in the future?"

Seeing that his body seems to have undergone some kind of change, Lao Hei didn't get bothered, and instead, eagerly asked about cultivation during his sleep.

"In the future...just stay happy."

That was all Chen Chen could say after a long silence.

He finally knew what it meant for everything to go well as long as one was in a good mood.

Hearing Chen Chen's words, Lao Hei immediately seemed relieved.

'For once, Chen Chen is reliable!'

"Chen Chen, how about you stay here for a few more days? I'll sleep with you for three days!"

Extremely excited, Lao Hei spoke without filtering his words.

In his eyes, Chen Chen had countless treasures, so there was no need to treat him to a good meal. For Lao Hei, the second most enjoyable thing in life apart from eating was sleeping.

"Don't talk nonsense! Behave like the Black Pig Demon King that you are!"

At this point, Chen Chen's expression changed, and he hurriedly hid in the dark.

Soon, several Nascent Soul realm Demon Kings suddenly walked in, and after seeing the slightly changed Lao Hei, they were all a bit shocked.

"Lord...you are?"

"My bloodline has suddenly been awakened. Don't be too shocked. What are you guys here for?"

Lao Hei questioned indifferently with a stern expression.

"Uh, we just felt a special aura coming from your cave, so we thought something had happened and decided to come to take a look. We didn't expect it to be the awakening of your bloodline, Lord! Congratulations!"

The few Nascent Soul realm Demon Kings were all overjoyed, their expressions becoming more and more loyal.

Chen Chen saw this when he was in the dark and silently retreated.

Lao Hei's bloodline had been awakened and that meant that he would continue getting stronger and stronger. He might even have Demon Emperors following him around.

That was a good thing for him.

As long as he exterminates the White Bear Demon Emperor and the Heavenly Wolf Demon Emperor in the State of Jin, he could let Lao Hei take over the entire State of Jin when he has enough subordinates. Lao Hei could then act as the safety net of the State of Jin.

He would no longer have to worry about the safety of his hometown in the future.

...

After leaving the mountain range where Lao Hei was, Chen Chen continued to rush to the State of Zhou.

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However, he did not immediately go to Zhou Renlong, but contacted Hu Xian'er first.

Hu Xian'er now had two Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox Clan Essence Soul realm Demon Emperors under her command, so she had begun to get a little conceited. Chen Chen decided that he had to repress her.

Vixens tend to get ahead of themselves if they do not get kept in check.

...

When Chen Chen arrived at Hu Xian'er's Cave Abode, Hu Xian'er moved away and said with a smile, "Master, you could have sent me a message using the communication token. Why bother coming here on your own?"

"I didn't expect you to have reached the late Nascent Soul realm. Your progress is rather quick."

Chen Chen said in bafflement after sensing Hu Xian'er's cultivation level.

"It's so-so, just a realm higher than yours, Master."

Hu Xian'er waved her hands, but she had a cunning gaze.

Chen Chen's face turned sullen, and he took out a 10,000-year-old treasure. After consuming it, his cultivation level broke through the late Nascent Soul realm, right on the spot.

That made Hu Xian'er dumbfounded, and she could not help but doubt life.

"How's it?" Chen Chen asked coldly.

"Master, I cannot fathom how strong you are, much less be on par with you..."

Hu Xian'er cringed and said awkwardly.

It was her first time seeing someone do that.

"Good that you know. Since I said I would support you to become the clan leader of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, I will keep to my word. There you go, take this, it should be enough to aid you in reaching the Essence Soul realm or even higher."

As Chen Chen spoke, he pulled out a Void Refinement realm sea demon's internal alchemy and placed it on Hu Xian'er's hand.

Hu Xian'er's expression changed when she saw it.

'How confident must Chen Chen be to have the guts in giving such a precious treasure to me?'

'Isn't he afraid that I'd betray him? I'm a demon after all!'

While thinking about it, she suddenly knelt.

"Master, you are still the best to me! You treat me better than my father does! Why don't you stay for dinner? I haven't cooked for you in a long time."

"Sure."

Chen Chen agreed right away.

Hu Xian'er was dumbstruck because she was just being polite, and she didn't expect Chen Chen to accept her offer.

However, since she had already offered to cook, she couldn't go back on her word.

A few moments later, the table was covered in a spread of dishes.

"Master, I've encountered some difficulties, can you help me with them?"

When Chen Chen sat down, Hu Xian'er stood at the side and said softly with great respect.

Although she was proud of her intelligence, she felt that she was inferior to Chen Chen. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been reduced to becoming Chen Chen's cook in the first place.

"What is it?" Chen Chen asked indifferently while eating.

"My father intends to make me marry the Crimson Fox. Do you think I should agree?"

"Rumor has it that the Crimson Fox Demon Emperor's bloodline has been revived and has a tendency to surpass the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. Besides, he had been annihilated recently, so the higher-ups of the demon race wanted to comfort him, and my father came up with this idea in order to do that. I think I can leverage his power to gain a higher position in the clan, what do you think?"

Hearing her words, Chen Chen put down his chopsticks and said without thinking, "I'm not spouting nonsense, but that Crimson Fox will die sooner or later. As a subordinate of mine, it makes no sense for you to lower your status to gain power, do you understand?"

Chapter 253: Happy to Help Others

Hu Xian'er was slightly stunned, but she was a little touched too.

'Master is still as domineering as ever. Regardless of whether he's at the Qi Refinement realm or the Nascent Soul realm, he's always so convincing.'

"Understood."

Hu Xian'er answered feebly.

"Good that you understand. A Crimson Fox Demon Emperor is no big deal. When he dies, are you going to marry a Void Refinement realm expert? It's not that I'm trying to criticize you, but your mindset isn't right. All you think about is using your looks to seduce others and get what you want! That's not a good thing! That is exactly how you behaved when I first met you!"

Chen Chen once again picked up the chopsticks and continued eating while lecturing Hu Xian'er.

"I didn't... I merely used an illusory trick," Hu Xian'er muttered softly.

Chen Chen frowned and said, "Currently, I'm talking about your mindset and ideologies, not illusory tricks. Do you think I can't tell that you were using an illusory trick? You're really...naive."

Hu Xian'er was speechless.

"Okay, I have to get going, I don't have time to waste here."

After finishing his food, Chen Chen stood up and bade farewell to Hu Xian'er before turning around to leave.

Looking at the several empty plates, Hu Xian'er's eyes were filled with some despondency.

In fact, she was feeling very conflicted because she knew that humans and demons had opposing stands.

If her master were to exterminate the entire demon race in the future, where would she go?

At the thought of this, she subconsciously shouted," Master!"

Chen Chen suddenly turned around.

A ray of light suddenly darted out of Hu Xian'er's eyes, and endless illusions appeared in Chen Chen's vision.

"Hmph!"

With a cold humph, Chen Chen spread his powerful divine senses outwards to destroy all the illusions. Hu Xian'er was shrouded in divine senses and rendered immobile by the impact.

By the time she regained her senses, Chen Chen had already disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the empty exit, Hu Xian'er's expression became more and more complicated.

"Master... is really getting more and more powerful. He may be at the same cultivation level as me now, but he's so much stronger."

...

When Hu Xian'er sighed secretly, Chen Chen arrived at the headquarters of the Demon Clan.

Nowadays, only Zhou Renlong, the body refinement cultivator, was willing to stay in the shabby headquarters of the Demon Clan, while the cultivators of the other divisions had already settled down in Mount Wufeng.

Zhou Renlong was equally surprised to see that Chen Chen had actually come over in person.

"Chen Chen, you're actually willing to come here for me?"

Chen Chen shook his head and said with a smile, "Old Zhou, I'm the Junior Clan Master of the Demon Clan after all. I have to come back and take a look, right?"

Zhou Renlong's face turned sullen immediately when he heard his arrogant remarks.

'Chen Chen is getting more and more conceited.'

'In the past, he only ever dared to call me Old Zhou when sending me a message with the communication token. Yet, he has the audacity to do it in my face now!'

'This is outrageous!'

Seeing that Zhou Renlong's expression was getting more and more dangerous, Chen Chen flicked his nails and deliberately said, "Old Zhou, you have no idea that I killed an Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor during the battle at Qi and Wei! Tsk, tsk, tsk, that Essence Soul realm Demon Emperor's strength is just about the same as yours, but he lasted for a hundred rounds against me before dying. Do you think he's impressive now?"

Zhou Renlong's face grew even more sullen after hearing his words!

'What does this rascal mean?'

'I've never seen such an arrogant Nascent Soul realm cultivator before!'

"Ahem, ahem, Clan Master, it's just a joke, please don't take it seriously."

Seeing that Zhou Renlong did not have the intention to give in, Chen Chen chuckled awkwardly. As opposed to Hu Xian'er, Zhou Renlong wouldn't yield to a gentle approach.

"Hmph! What are you here for!?"

Zhou Renlong humphed coldly, but the gaze in his eyes was much mellower than before.

Hearing this, Chen Chen said mysteriously, "I came in person, naturally, to bring you some benefits. Clan Master, I've always remembered your great kindness to me."

Chen Chen sounded rather serious, and Zhou Renlong immediately believed him.

'Although this kid has a foul mouth, he isn't too bad. Now that he has become so powerful, he still doesn't forget to share what he has reaped with me. He's really kind.'

"What is it? Take it out now and show it to me. But I won't be impressed with ordinary things now that I've reached such a high cultivation level."

Zhou Renlong said calmly and acted like he was a noble expert.

Chen Chen sneered in contempt when he saw that.

'You're just a poor Essence Soul realm diabolic cultivator from the countryside, how dare you put on such a pretense in front of me!?'

'Even the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord and other great diabolic cultivators got stunned by my storage ring!'

"I'm going to scare you to death!"

Chen Chen took out the Crimson Blood Coral with the intention of scaring Zhou Renlong. Immediately afterwards, the entire mountain turned crimson as the red light filled the space.

At the same time, the massive Qi and Blood power began spreading rapidly.

Chen Chen subconsciously took two steps backwards. Although it wasn't his first time seeing the million-year-old Blood Coral, he still could not help but find it terrifying.

'How can there be such a terrifying treasure in this world?'

Among all the treasures in his storage ring, the Spirit Ginseng, which was the size of a tree, was probably the only treasure that can be compared to it!

Even if Chen Chen was stunned, Zhou Renlong's reaction can be imagined. His hair stood on ends, and he shivered vigorously!

"Where...where did this amazing treasure come from!?!"

"I found it in the Boundless Sea. Clan Master, how is it? Are you impressed?"

Chen Chen rubbed his eyes and said with a smile.

The body refinement technique that Zhou Renlong cultivated was the path of nurturing Qi and Blood. The million-year-old Crimson Blood Coral was simply made for him. He was certain that the treasure would shock Zhou Renlong.

Zhou Renlong looked at the million-year-old Crimson Blood Coral with an extremely complicated gaze that was full of amazement, shock, and desire.

He looked as if he was falling in love at first sight.

"Chen Chen, are you really willing to give me such a great treasure? I don't have anything to give you, nor do I have a daughter or granddaughter who can marry you."

"Clan Master, don't say that. Am I the type who gives with the expectation of having returns?"

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Chen Chen said with a faint smile.

He was planning to step into the Essence Soul realm, and when he did, his strength would definitely soar by leaps and bounds.

If Zhou Renlong, Lao Hei, Xiao Wuyou, and the others couldn't catch up with his cultivation level and progress, he wouldn't be able to find such loyal subordinates...ahem, talents, anymore.

Zhou Renlong refused to believe him.

Chen Chen did not explain further.

In addition to his desire of improving the strength of those close to him, Chen Chen indeed had an interest in helping others.

When he watched the treasures that he gave away casually, changed someone else's life, and brought them to tears of joy, he would feel a faint sense of joy and excitement.

In the past, Chen Chen would never believe that genuinely kindhearted people who liked helping others, existed in this world.

However, he really believed it now, because he was one of them.

He found joy in helping others!

Be it an aloof Demon Clan Master or a stern Sect Master, they would all reveal the most genuine side of human nature in the face of amazing treasures.

What Chen Chen liked most was helping others in returning to the fundamentals of life and finding the joy they once had as children.

"Are you really going to give it to me without asking for anything in return?" Zhou Renlong asked again as if he felt in a dream.

"Hah, of course, I, Chen Chen, am a man of my word."

After saying this, Chen Chen immediately thought about the secret realm of the Demon Clan, and suddenly regretted his words.

As soon as he got excited, he forgot about the secret realm. If he mentioned it again, he would be going back on his word.

'Is the secret of the secret realm more important than my pride?'

'I'd better come again after I break through in reaching the Essence Soul realm. By then, I'll be stronger, and I might be able to see things differently.'

"Clan Master, if you don't believe me, I'll just leave now. I hope that the next time I see you, your cultivation level will have improved greatly already!"

After saying that, Chen Chen cupped his fists and turned around to leave.

Zhou Renlong stared at his back without stopping him.

In the past, Chen Chen used the same trick when his identity was exposed and in the end, all the members of the Demon Clan pleaded for him to stay.

'I'm not going to fall for the same trick again.'

An hour passed, but there were still no signs of Chen Chen's return.

Dumbfounded, Zhou Renlong stared at the Crimson Blood Coral in front of him.

"Are you really giving this to me?"

Zhou Renlong was stunned to realize that the Crimson Blood Coral was really going to belong to him.

He didn't expect that there were really people who would give so much without asking for anything in return.

'Could it be that it is really just in the name of righteousness?'

Thinking of this, Zhou Renlong's eyes suddenly turned red.

He had never exposed his vulnerable side to outsiders.

However, being a human, he had feelings too, and all humans tend to get moved during touching moments. Despite being the clan master of the Demon Clan, he was no exception.

"This kid is indeed a righteous and loyal person. I had made the right choice to keep him around..."

Chapter 254: Incredible Divine Elixir

After making all the necessary arrangements, Chen Chen felt extremely relaxed.

Once he steps into the Essence Soul realm while Old Zhou reaches the peak of the Essence Soul realm and both Xiao Wuyou and Hu Xian'er reach the Essence Soul realm too, he will have a batch of powerful subordinates even though Lao Hei was just a lucky charm.

When the time comes and they fight together, no one apart from the four major clans and the four imperial dynasties that had Void Refinement realm cultivators will be stronger than him.

Besides, he had the Boundless Sea, as a guarantee for his logistics.

Chen Chen took a deep breath, his eyes filled with a desire for a better future.

He could already see a huge force rising slowly under his lead!

"People like me should be considered masterminds, huh? Unfortunately, I can't see my excellence from the perspective of an onlooker, otherwise, I would definitely be shocked too."

Chen Chen was secretly smug, and after thinking about it for a moment, he told his beloved Dao partner Xia Xishuang about the fact that he had reached the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.

Because he remembered a certain cliché storyline in his previous life.

A couple of high school sweethearts agreed to apply to the same college, but the girl couldn't qualify academically while the boy was a star student. During the entrance exams, he deliberately chose not to attempt the last three questions. In the end, the boy cheated on the girl, while she went abroad to further her studies.

He didn't want such a tragic thing to happen to Xia Xishuang.

'What if Xishuang has deliberately slowed down her cultivation speed to wait for me to catch up? What if I accidentally reach the Void Refinement realm? What if I soar high?'

'That would be like the girl who went abroad to further her studies.'

As expected, he received Xia Xishuang's reply in the communication token a few moments later.

"Chen Chen, has your cultivation level caught up with mine? Why are you so fast?"

"I've recently had some miraculous encounters, and I'll probably reach the Essence Soul realm soon."

Xia Xishuang was speechless.

Chen Chen grinned. He could imagine how speechless Xia Xishuang was at the moment.

As an elite, her cultivation speed had never been inferior to others and now that someone had surpassed her, she would definitely be uncomfortable.

Chen Chen decided that when he stepped into the Essence Soul realm, he would go to the battlefield at the Western Border, and if Xia Xishuang's cultivation level could not keep up with his, he would quietly give her some good things.

Chen Chen really didn't expect anything in return from Xia Xishuang. He just wanted her to do well.

Well, she was his Dao partner.

Chen Chen thought about it and began to feel touched again. There were really not many people like him who were righteous and loyal.

...

Next...

Chen Chen meditated for half a month. His cultivation level could increase rapidly with the consumption of treasures, but in order to solidify it, he would have to let it grow and adapt together with the change in power.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have good control over his strength.

After meditating for half a month, Chen Chen gradually adapted to the current cultivation level.

Without further delay, Chen Chen flew directly towards the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan. After calculating the time, he reckoned that Yu Qiong's elixir should have already been refined.

He did not directly take out the communication token to ask about the Divine Elixir because that would seem too mercenary and unlike him.

When he arrived at the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, Chen Chen greeted his few Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.

Only then did he inadvertently arrive at the compound where Yu Qiong was located. Seeing that Yu Qiong was not refining elixirs, Chen Chen exclaimed respectfully, "Greetings, Master!"

For some reason, Yu Qiong gave him a different feeling this time, and his aura seemed to be much more extraordinary too.

Seeing this, Yu Qiong said with a gentle smile, "You did a good job in the land of Qi and Wei. The clan master has mentioned your name to me several times before. If he hadn't been unable to free himself from the battlefield, he probably would have come here to see you eagerly."

Hearing this, Chen Chen said, "It's such a trivial matter, how can I make him worried?"

The Divine Condensation Pearl was still with him and if the clan master found out, what could he do?

Yu Qiong also did not mention anything about the Divine Elixir. She simply continued, "Your cultivation level is good but don't forget your reasons for coming to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan."

'I didn't forget, I didn't come here to learn alchemy, I came here to chat, please don't worry.'

Chen Chen silently thought to himself.

At the same time, his master refused to mention the Divine Elixir. What does this mean? Is he trying to shirk responsibility?

With that thought, Chen Chen looked at the tree in the distance to see that the flowers were blooming on the tree.

"Master, this tree looks extraordinary. The fruit that it bears should be very round, right?"

Upon hearing his words, Yu Qiong's expression changed gradually.

"At the mention of round, I thought of elixirs, but I reckon they're not as round as yours... By the way, Master, how is that elixir that you've been refining?"

Hearing this, Yu Qiong had already burst into laughter.

'Why doesn't he trust me?'

"Since I was the one who attacked, I would naturally succeed. Why must you do this? You're making it seem like I would go back on my word."

Chen Chen was full of contempt when he heard that.

He dared to bet that Yu Qiong would definitely go back on her word if he really didn't mention it!

"There you go, this is yours."

Yu Qiong took out a bottle of elixirs and placed it on Chen Chen's hand.

Chen Chen opened it to see that there was a bottle of elixirs that were emitting spiritual light. Overjoyed, he hurriedly said, "Master, what are the functions of these pills? Can you help me transcend the Thunder Tribulation?"

Yu Qiong asked with a look of bewilderment, "Thunder Tribulation? What Thunder Tribulation?"

Chen Chen continued, "Didn't you say that this elixir will help you reach the Void Refinement realm?"

Hearing this, Yu Qiong nodded with a radiant smile.

"Once you enter the Void Refinement realm, your cultivation level is no longer important. The most important thing is that all along, I've always had some regrets within me. Now that there's an elixir, I am looking forward to stepping into the Void Refinement realm."

"What regrets?" Chen Chen asked.

Recalling the things that he said to Yu Qiong back then, he felt that he had been duped.

Yu Qiong smiled quietly.

"System, where is the most precious elixir within 500 meters?"

"Host, it's the Anti-Aging Beauty Elixir that you're holding now."

"Damn it!"

Chen Chen cursed in his head.

He thought that it was an elixir that could help with transcending the tribulation, but he didn't expect that it was an anti-aging elixir that would help one maintain a youthful appearance and enhance their beauty!

'Wow! What can an elixir like this do for a handsome person like me?'

'Only the mediocre-looking Yu Qiong would care for such things.'

"Why? Do you know the functions of this elixir?"

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Yu Qiong's expression became extremely dangerous.

Chen Chen hurriedly shook his head. 'Turns out that the thing that has been bugging this woman is her lack of beauty.'

However, he could not say this. Otherwise, she might just leave and storm off angrily.

Although Chen Chen was furious, he forced himself to repress his anger.

"I don't know, it feels very powerful."

"Do you think there are huge changes?" Yu Qiong asked again.

"Are there any changes? I can't tell, you're still as beautiful as before."

Chen Chen went against his conscience.

Yu Qiong was overjoyed, and her smile became much warmer than before.

"Kid, aren't you getting ready to enter the Essence Soul realm?"

Hearing this, Chen Chen's expression immediately crumbled. 'Master has finally found her conscience.'

"Master, you don't know, Heaven tends to get jealous of people with exceptional talent like me. There, do you see this Apocalyptic Divine Thunder? It's what I got from the Nascent Soul realm transcendence."

Chen Chen said while summoning the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder.

Hearing this, Yu Qiong's expression became even more solemn.

She had never heard that there would be a Thunder Tribulation when one is breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm. 'It's no wonder that this kid would get ready to transcend the tribulation when he's only in the late Nascent Soul realm.'

'Wait, what? He's already at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm!?'

Yu Qiong's expression changed again.

"Master, can you help me with the matter of the Thunder Tribulation?" Chen Chen cautiously asked, but in his heart, he had secretly already made up his mind!

'If she doesn't help me solve this matter, she can forget about taking a single thing from me!'

Yu Qiong thought for a moment and said, "I have never considered the matter of the Thunder Tribulation before. When I transcend, I can just borrow a few treasures from the Master. Anyway, he prepared a few treasures for me before he became immortal."

Chen Chen was full of envy. 'Her master is so much better than mine!'

'The same goes for the Seven-Slaughtering Demon Lord. Life is so much easier for him because he has someone to back him up.'

"Master, why don't you borrow some treasures for me?"

Chen Chen asked with a smile.

"That'll take a lot of favors, my master is very smart, and he doesn't compromise easily like I do."

Hearing this, Chen Chen was furious. 'How dare this woman think of getting benefits from me after deceiving me!?!'

At this point, he took out the Anti-Aging Beauty Elixir and muttered softly, "Master, I seem to know the functions of this elixir now... If outsiders find out that you've painstakingly refined such an elixir, what would they think? Of course, I know you're born a natural beauty, but others may not know. If they're mistaken, it might affect your reputation."

Yu Qiong's face was already sullen. After a long time, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go borrow them for you! Well, blame it on the fact that we're close to each other!"

"Thank you so much, Master!"

Chen Chen quickly bowed and turned around to leave.

After he went to a place where there was no one around, Chen Chen took out the Anti-Aging Beauty Elixir.

Although he knew that Xia Xishuang couldn't get any more beautiful, it would still be a good thing to maintain her youth.

'Yu Qiong should still have one more. When the time comes, I'll take it from her and give it to Xishuang.'

With that thought, Chen Chen swallowed the elixir.

Xia Xishuang's perfect face had to remain unchanged and flawless. Hence, he had to experiment with the elixir first to see if there were any side effects and whether it would have an effect on her perfect beauty.

Chapter 255

During those three days that he had stayed in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, Chen Chen learned alchemical skills.

Although he disliked elixirs and felt that imperfect elixirs would contain some impurities, some Divine Elixirs were very powerful, and basically, they could not be replaced by treasures.

Besides, there was no harm in having more techniques.

'If Heaven has given someone a beautiful appearance and great wisdom, that means that he wants that person to pursue perfection.'

Chen Chen was just that strict with himself.

On the contrary, Yuan Qingtian, who was cultivating hard outside, would never be able to pursue perfection even if he became invincible one day.

The reason being, his looks, and wisdom were restricting him.

"Senior Brother, I've consumed the treasures that you gave me the other day. Hey, I've finally caught up with those impressive division masters of the Demon Clan."

Yuan Qingtian cultivated for a while in great excitement before taking the initiative to run and show off in front of Chen Chen.

Hearing his words, Chen Chen said calmly, "I gave some things to the few division masters, and they'll probably reach the Essence Soul realm soon."

After hearing that, Yuan Qingtian's smile stiffened, and his eyes gradually became despondent.

In this world, he was not the only person who was progressing. The other people were also advancing.

Seeing this, Chen Chen stayed silent for a while and comforted, "Qingtian, you're actually progressing in the wrong direction. You shouldn't be obsessed with pursuing cultivation."

"Your advantage is in stealth and the highest level of stealth is being able to avoid the detection of divine senses or even the Thunder Tribulation. But look at you now. Even if you break through the Nascent Soul realm, you might not be able to avoid detection by divine senses."

"You must understand that experts don't necessarily have strong cultivation levels. Having a skill will make you an expert too, just like the alchemists of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan."

After saying that, Chen Chen took out a dagger and placed it in Yuan Qingtian's hand. It was given to him by Yu Qiong and could be used to launch an Essence Soul realm attack.

It seemed to be useless for him now.

"Qingtian, you must understand that cultivation can be compensated with treasures, but the Divine Concealment Technique is irreplaceable."

Yuan Qingtian was slightly stunned for a moment after hearing his words. He then grabbed the dagger and nodded.

"Senior Brother, I understand."

Seeing this, Chen Chen nodded slightly and looked at him encouragingly. Immediately afterwards, he asked, "By the way, how is your relationship with Senior Sister Zhou Shu?"

Yuan Qingtian smiled gently after he heard that. He didn't seem like a killer at all.

"It's pretty good, I'd sneak a glance at her every day, and I'm content with that."

Chen Chen sighed again.

'He has to keep such a low profile, and yet, he acts like it's such a blissful thing. No, I have to educate him and give him some motivation.'

After thinking about it for a moment, Chen Chen said with some melancholy, "Since there's someone that you like, you have to work harder."

"You probably don't know that countless female disciples carried a torch for me when I was in the Tianyun Clan. But now, they don't even dare to say a single word to me. Qingtian, you should know what kind of a person I am. They know that the difference between them and me is too great to be made up for. That's why they lost the courage to talk to me."

"That really breaks my heart. Qingtian, I hope you won't end up like them one day and lose the courage to even speak to the person you like."

Yuan Qingtian imagined a scene where he silently looked at his crush without daring to speak at all. His eyes turned red immediately, and he continued to cultivate without saying a single word.

Looking at his back, Chen Chen had a heartened smile.

At this moment, Yu Qiong's voice sounded in his ears.

"Chen Chen, I've borrowed the treasure for you. Come get it from me when it's time for you to transcend the tribulation. However, there is a prerequisite, you can only transcend the tribulation in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan."

"Can you show me what it is?" Chen Chen asked using his divine senses.

Yu Qiong was speechless for a long time, seemingly stunned by Chen Chen's level of divine senses.

After a long time, he said, "There's no need. If these treasures can't protect you, don't bother transcending the tribulation either. Just go home and wait for your turn to die."

Chen Chen stayed silent for a long time.

The Thunder Tribulations that he faced were usually much higher than his cultivation level.

The Core Formation realm Thunder Tribulation was comparable to that of Nascent Soul realm elites.

The Nascent Soul realm Thunder Tribulation was comparable to that of Essence Soul realm elites.

Hence, the Thunder Tribulation that Chen Chen would have to go through in breaking through the Essence Soul realm would be akin to Yu Qiong's tribulation.

Besides, the level of the Thunder Tribulation of those treasures was stronger than the resistance of the treasures.

In that case, it seemed that as long as Heaven didn't play tricks on them, he would be able to transcend the tribulation safely.

After all, this time, he didn't enter the Essence Soul realm through body refinement.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen felt a little more at ease.

Afterwards, he took out a bunch of treasures and thought about which one to eat today.

...

Half a month later...

Chen Chen's Qi Refinement cultivation level had slowly reached the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

Sensing the vague bottleneck, Chen Chen smiled without saying anything.

'Is this considered a bottleneck? I'm going to break right through it!'

'Maybe, this is considered a talent.'

At one point, Chen Chen suspected that even if he didn't consume that Ethereal Fruit back then, his cultivation aptitude should still be excellent. It was just that others hadn't discovered it yet.

"Senior Brother, I've brought the demon here."

Yuan Qingtian's voice sounded outside the courtyard and a moment later, Yuan Qingtian appeared in front of Chen Chen with a familiar figure.

It was Lao Hei!

Compared to half a month ago, Lao Hei's skin was getting darker and darker, vaguely exuding a noble aura.

At this moment, even if Lao Hei didn't wear the Seven Orifices Armor, he would still find it extraordinary.

Seeing this, Chen Chen clucked the tongue against the roof of his mouth. He didn't expect Lao Hei to have ended up in such a state under his care.

'Is there anything that he can't do in this world? It's just transcending the tribulation, it's nothing much!'

"Chen Chen, what did you call me to come here for?"

Lao Hei was confused. Although it was his first time being in such a grand and magnificent place, the truth was that he wasn't very interested in seeing the world.

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Chen Chen's cheeks twitched, and his expression gradually became bitter as he said softly, "Lao Hei, I'm going to transcend the tribulation, and it's going to be more dangerous than before."

"What!?!"

Lao Hei pricked up his ears.

If Lao Hei hadn't been loyal to Chen Chen during the tribulation transcendence, he would have long died.

He didn't expect the Tribulation Transcendence to happen so soon!

"Lao Hei, you know that there are very few people whom I can trust. No one is willing to protect me, so I can only look for you."

The more Chen Chen thought about it, the more despondent he was.

Although his master had prepared treasures for him, he had to think of protecting himself too.

As the saying goes, one should not put all their eggs in one basket.

Lao Hei was the other basket that he had found.

After hearing Chen Chen's words, Lao Hei was full of sympathy.

After all, he had watched Chen Chen grow up, and he felt sad for him because Chen Chen didn't have any friends.

Of course, Chen Chen was excellent in every aspect, but he was quite a jerk, so it was only natural that he didn't have any friends.

"Okay, I'll protect you," Lao Hei agreed with a sigh.

Feeling touched, Chen Chen nodded.

The man and the pig look at each other quietly, both seeing the true emotions in their eyes.

With Lao Hei, the soon-to-be awakened Fortune Pig, Chen Chen felt much more confident.

He didn't dare to ask Zhang Ji to come over.

His principle was not the same as Lao Hei's. If he called Zhang Ji over, he would very likely get killed by the Thunder Tribulation, and his storage ring would then belong to Zhang Ji.

After figuring that out, Chen Chen decided that he would never let Zhang Ji stay with him when he transcended the tribulation in the future.

Of course, if it was an enemy transcending the tribulation, he could let Zhang Ji be a spectator.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly sent a message to Zhang Ji.

"Zhang Ji, if your master is crossing the tribulation, you must not be a spectator. The Void Refinement realm Tribulation is too dangerous, and you'll get hurt! Bear my words in mind!"

After sending this message, Chen Chen disappeared in the same place and came to Yu Qiong's courtyard.

Compared to half a month ago, Yu Qiong's appearance seemed to have remained unchanged, but she did look a little prettier.

They were obviously the effects of the Anti-Aging Beauty Elixir.

The elixir wouldn't make a person's appearance change drastically right away to the extent that their acquaintances couldn't recognize them. Instead, the changes would be subtle and gradual as if it was a natural life process.

The miraculous efficacy was indeed unbelievable.

"Ahem, Master, I'm already at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, I'm ready to cross the tribulation!"

Chen Chen looked at Yu Qiong's face for a while and pretended to be dumbfounded. Everything would naturally be successful then.

"Punk, your advancement in cultivation level is really fast, I thought I'd use these treasures before you."

Yu Qiong smiled calmly, and then carefully took out a storage ring which she placed in Chen Chen's hand.

"Take them. With these items, you'd have a chance of survival even if you ascend now."

Chapter 256

Chen Chen took a look at the storage ring to see that there were three magic treasures inside. Before he even asked anything, Yu Qiong had already begun the introduction.

"The first magic treasure is called Arcane Light Shield, which is a supreme tribulation transcendence treasure that can block even the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder. It can help several Void Refinement realm cultivators succeed."

"The second piece is called the Heart-Calming Cauldron that can stabilize one's state of mind to prevent going off tracks. It's a treasure that belongs to the clan master."

"The third is called the Imperishable Banner that used to be a diabolic supreme treasure. Later on, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan managed to get hold of it and re-refined it into a Tribulation transcendence banner..."

"With this treasure, even if you die during the Thunder Tribulation, even a trace of the remaining soul will be absorbed by the Imperishable Banner. In the future, there may be a chance for you to cultivate again."

Hearing Yu Qiong's words, Chen Chen was greatly relieved.

With these three treasures, he would be invincible, and there was nothing for him to be afraid of.

However, a moment later, his mentality became humble.

When he first obtained the triangular crystal, he felt invincible too. However, it turned out that Heaven was playing tricks on him.

"Master, thank you for your kindness! I will remember it!"

Chen Chen said seriously with a solemn expression when he looked at the three treasures in the storage ring.

Yu Qiong was surprised when she saw Chen Chen's expression. She then waved her hand and said, "Don't be so mushy. You're my disciple after all. If you die in the Thunder Tribulation, don't embarrass me too. By the way, remember to go to the Tribulation Platform at the peak. There's a Thunder Array, and I've already made arrangements for you. You can go straight."

"Okay!"

"Do you need me to protect you?"

"No, Master, I'm afraid that after you see my Thunder Tribulation, it will affect your mind and cause problems for you when you step into the Void Refinement realm."

"Hey, do you think I made it to the Essence Soul realm by consuming elixirs? Let me tell you, don't treat alchemists as cultivators. Those who can reach the peak of the Essence Soul realm all have great perseverance."

...

Half a day later, Chen Chen adjusted his state to the peak and then stepped onto the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan's peak.

There was a huge platform of a thousand meters in circumference, it was emerald in color and was covered in dense array patterns.

Nobody stopped Chen Chen from walking straight to the platform, where he sat down cross-legged in the middle.

He took out the Arcane Light Shield and protected his body before retrieving a triangular crystal to protect the light shield.

He then took out the Heart-Calming Cauldron and lit up the spices that were made with tranquilizing type treasures.

He then placed the Imperishable Banner behind him.

Every move Chen Chen made was careful and ritual-like.

However, this was not the end.

Finally, Chen Chen took out ten more jade boxes and lined them up neatly in front of him, and a dense aura began to spread.

Yuan Qingtian and Lao Hei watched from afar and clucked their tongues in wonder.

For some reason, they always felt that Chen Chen's movements were very elegant, and those who don't know think that he was performing some superior art.

"God, please be merciful, I, Chen Chen will be eternally grateful!"

Seeing that the preparations were almost ready, Chen Chen bowed to the sky sincerely.

He then sat cross-legged again.

The bottleneck seemed to be vaguely existent, and Chen Chen decided to break through the bottleneck in mind.

The cultivation of the innate spirit body was extremely simple. Hence, Chen Chen could break the bottleneck easily.

Soon, Chen Chen sensed the faint pressure converging above his head.

Fifteen minutes later...

The sky gradually darkened, but it was noon.

There were no rolling thunder clouds this time, but rather, the sky turned dark, and the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan was shrouded in darkness.

Strictly speaking, not only the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, but also the Jade Tripod City near the foot of the mountain, and the area further away had all plunged into darkness.

Sensing the huge pressure of the mountain above his head, Chen Chen trembled slightly.

'This damned Heaven is bent on killing me. This pressure is countless times stronger than the Tribulation Transcendence!'

'I really don't know how a good person like myself has offended Heaven.'

The sky was getting darker and darker, and finally, the whole area of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan was completely plunged into darkness!

It was pitch dark, and there wasn't a single ray of light.

Seeing that many disciples of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan had begun getting into an uproar, Yu Qiong yelled, and her voice spread throughout the entire Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

"The experts of the clan are transcending the tribulation at the peak of the mountain. Everyone, please stay in place. Don't panic or move around."

...

"Which mighty figure is this?"

"This is really terrifying."

Many alchemists of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan lit their lamps and looked in the direction of the peak, their eyes full of curiosity.

However, Chen Chen wasn't curious at all. He pulled a long face and took out a few head-sized luminescent pearls that acted as a source of light.

He also threw a few to Lao Hei and Yuan Qingtian, who were in the distance while exclaiming with excitement, "Lao Hei, you must stay calm! Don't be too agitated!"

Lao Hei held onto one of them speechlessly.

'I'm not the one who's going to transcend the tribulation, why should I calm down?'

It was the first time he had instructed others to calm down when transcending the tribulation.

Boom!

Before Lao Hei could understand, a golden thunderbolt flashed past the dark night sky and split the sky into two!

The target of the golden thunderbolt was precisely Chen Chen, who was hiding in the two-fold protection.

Looking at the arm-thick Apocalyptic Divine Thunder, Chen Chen's face twitched.

The last time he collected the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder, they were all in fine shreds, but now, they were the thickness of an arm.

Most of the Essence Soul realm experts could not stand it.

Seeing that the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder was about to land, Chen Chen had no choice but to pray that the treasures were useful.

The Divine Thunder was split into three by the triangular crystal when it struck, and it was then blasted at the Arcane Light Shield.

The Arcane Light Shield was flickering with a green light that intercepted all three Apocalyptic Divine Thunder, and only a trace of destructive aura passed into the arcane light shield, making Chen Chen feel slightly uncomfortable.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen was slightly relieved.

The Arcane Light Shield was indeed worthy of being a treasure of a long inheritance as it was really of some help to the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, the first thunderbolt was just baited because the last one, which was the strongest, was a pure Apocalyptic Divine Thunder.

The array of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan's tribulation platform was activated naturally, and it formed various barriers that prevented the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan from suffering any damage.

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Chen Chen was feeling rather frightened in the Arcane Light Shield at first, but as time passed, he calmed down.

Of course, this may also be the effect of the Heart-Calming Cauldron.

All in all, everything went very smoothly, and regardless of how the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder whistled, the Arcane Light Shield remained still like a solid barrier in front of Chen Chen's body that completely isolated Chen Chen from the outside world.

Although Chen Chen began to feel conceited, he remained humble and modest on the surface.

Apart from angering Heaven, it was pointless to be arrogant. A truly mature cultivator will not do such a foolish thing for the sake of a moment of pleasure.

Chen Chen was a mature cultivator today.

"When I become an immortal emperor one day, I want to see who controls this Thunder Tribulation! I'll destroy you when I get the chance to!"

Chen Chen's eyes were full of gratitude.

Gradually, the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder weakened, and the frequency was slowing down as if it was impotent and enraged.

Chen Chen smirked when he saw that.

The cultivators of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan had already been shivering for a long time.

There were many cultivators in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan so there were people on the Tribulation Platform.

However, a tribulation like today's was rare.

Perhaps, only some of the clan's elders had seen it.

"I'm afraid the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan will have one more Void Refinement realm expert today."

"Yes, I initially thought it was the Saintess, but she has just spoken, so it shouldn't be her."

Many Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan cultivators began to talk, and they seemed to be overjoyed that they had just overcome an ordeal as if they were the ones who had gone through the tribulation.

...

The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan cultivators were elated, but Yu Qiong, who was observing in the dark, was not happy in the slightest. Instead, her expression became increasingly grave.

To be honest, Chen Chen's tribulation was far beyond her imagination, and she thought that even if she were to transcend the tribulation, it wouldn't be any worse than that.

However, the sky seemed to be getting more and more oppressive.

'Could it be that there is some special catastrophe that is going to strike?'

'Although there are all kinds of treasures in this world, Heaven is smart, and tribulations would be pointless if they could be transcended that easily.'

Hence, there were some special tribulations.

However, such tribulations would happen only to those whom Heaven could not tolerate or those who were going to ascend to immortality.

'Why did it occur to Chen Chen?'

"Could it be because this brat has plundered too many treasures?"

The more Yu Qiong thought about it, the more likely it seemed to be to her.

In the eyes of the heavens, all beings and existences were treated equally, be it a human, a demon, or a spiritual object of heaven and earth.

Hence, in the eyes of the heavens, taking too many spiritual objects of heaven and earth was tantamount to the slaughter of countless living beings.

The consequences were even more severe.

The reason being, spiritual objects of heaven and earth were the essence of the world that Heaven favored and was far more important than mortals or cultivators.

Before she could continue thinking, a chilly breeze suddenly blew through the mountains of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

A strange howling sound echoed throughout the air.

Immediately afterward, a hideous face appeared in the night and began converging towards the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

Seeing the fiend-like beings, Yu Qiong's face instantly turned pale beyond recognition and she murmured, "I didn't expect it... It's really the Heavenly Fiend Tribulation. How many treasures has this brat taken? He managed to trigger Heaven's wrath and make Heaven try to kill him."

Chapter 257: Heavenly Fiend Secret Realm

"Chen Chen, this is the Heavenly Fiend Tribulation which will mess with your mind. If you let it take advantage, your soul will immediately be devoured by the Heavenly Fiend, and you will then be reduced to a walking corpse!"

Yu Qiong sent him a reminder using her divine senses.

Truth be told, it was the first time she heard of someone triggering the Heavenly Fiend Tribulation by plundering heavenly treasures.

Even some powerful giants of diabolism did not have the right to transcend it.

Yet, her disciple managed to do it!

"The things hidden in this rascal's storage ring are probably very amazing!"

Yu Qiong muttered, filled with curiosity. She even could not help but think of something.

'If this rascal dies in Heavenly Fiend Tribulation, won't all the treasures he leaves behind belong to me?'

Yu Qiong immediately dispelled that thought when it popped up in her mind.

'As a proper and upright woman, how can I hope for my disciple to die?'

'This Heavenly Fiend Tribulation is really terrifying, even as a spectator, my mentality has been affected!'

...

Chen Chen looked at the fiends above his head. Even though he was nestled in a double protection barrier, he could not help but be worried.

'These fiends look different.'

Some fiends were extremely hideous and seemed to be choosing their targets to devour, while some were extremely greedy and looked as if they wanted to take everything for themselves. Meanwhile, some were full of resentment towards Chen Chen, as if he had killed their families.

'What is going on?'

"This damned Heaven is indeed so unethical, he cast such an evil tribulation! No wonder it is targeted at me, I guess I'm just too righteous."

Chen Chen came to a realization and discovered the reason for the high intensity of his tribulation.

At the same time, his expression became more and more solemn.

He would never give in to evil.

He didn't believe that he couldn't resist the Heavenly Fiends with his righteousness!

"Heeheeheehee!"

A burst of strange laughter suddenly filled Chen Chen's ears, and the scene in front of him changed drastically, then the Thunder Tribulation vanished without a trace. The sky immediately became clearer too.

Before Chen Chen could react, a familiar place appeared in front of him.

It was his hometown, Stone Village.

There was a cute and innocent boy jumping about at the door of his home and running towards the entrance of the village.

"Is that...me?"

Chen Chen was shocked.

Although he had never seen his dashing back, the boy's aura was similar to his.

'How many young children at this age can have such a mature bearing and aura?'

'I'm afraid I'm the only one in this world.'

Hence, he knew at a glance that it was a scene from his childhood.

"I can sense and perceive the trauma of your childhood! Kekeke, tremble in the cycle of reincarnation! Go and remember the most sorrowful scene of your childhood!"

An evil and maniacal voice rang in his mind.

Chen Chen's heart trembled vigorously.

He had once seen such a mental demon in some story he read in his previous life!

The protagonist of the story had encountered such a mental demon which filled his mind with the scene of his family being killed when he was a child. In the end, he was overwhelmed with great misery and pain, and thus, slipped onto the path of diabolism!

He didn't expect that he would encounter such a mental demon today!

Thinking of this, Chen Chen's forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat because he wouldn't get to fall onto the path of diabolism. Once he failed to transcend, he would definitely die!

At this moment, the innocent and cute boy accidentally jumped up half a meter high, and next...

A copper coin fell to the ground.

However, the boy was clueless and continued to make his way to the back of the village happily.

With some faint melancholy in his heart, Chen Chen tried to call out to the boy to remind him, but he couldn't hear Chen Chen at all.

A memory accompanied by this image appeared in Chen Chen's mind.

That year... He was only eight years old, and there was a candied haw seller at the entrance of the village. With the copper coin that he had saved up, Chen Chen decided to go and buy some candied haw.

He didn't expect to lose it on the way there.

When he arrived at the village entrance, he touched his pockets, only to feel a great sense of disappointment.

On the way home, he searched all the way but could not find his missing coin, and only after obtaining the system, did he manage to find the lost copper coin that he had dropped in front of his doorstep.

"This fiend...is really powerful. He managed to find that long-lost memory."

Chen Chen sighed despondently, his expression gradually turning melancholic.

The scene continued until the innocent and adorable boy returned home in disappointment.

Afterwards...

The scene changed again and Chen Chen's adorable self reappeared. He jumped around again and lost the copper coin...

"Do you feel miserable? Hopeless? Are you in despair? Kekeke! How does it feel? If you let your inner self show and follow your heart, this scene will not appear again!"

A voice that was full of temptation appeared in his mind.

Chen Chen looked more and more sorrowful.

...

The scene replayed ten times in a row.

"Damn it! Have you had enough!?! It's just a copper coin, isn't it? You actually replayed it ten times! I'm almost going to fall asleep!"

Chen Chen looked at the familiar figure that reappeared in front of him and cursed furiously.

He had transmigrated to this world and had the mentality of a twenty-year-old as soon as he was born. He didn't have a childhood at all.

'I didn't even have a childhood, how can I suffer from an emotional trauma?'

Besides, he had been obedient since he was a child, and his parents had never reprimanded or beat him. The other villagers were very kind and friendly to him too.

It was even more unlikely for him to get bullied by the other children.

With the mental age of a person in his twenties, he obviously wouldn't let some kids bully him.

It was good enough that he didn't bully others.

Amidst his furious cursing, a wailing sound filled his mind, and the world in front of him shattered while the pitch dark sky appeared in front of him again.

In the distance, Lao Hei and Yuan Qingtian were looking at him with worried expressions on their faces.

Chen Chen smiled at them in relief before closing his eyes.

The world in front of him changed again, and this time, it was extremely realistic.

Chen Chen appeared at the foot of a large mountain, and for a moment, he even forgot that he was going through tribulation.

"How did I get here? What is this?"

Chen Chen was bewildered and confused.

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Before he could figure it out, a beautiful and graceful woman walked up to him with a coquettish smile.

"Chen Chen, I've finally seen you. Join my Divine Sect and this mountain will be yours."

"Divine Sect? What kind of sect is that?" Chen Chen asked.

"The most powerful sect in the world, of course."

As the woman spoke, she snapped her fingers, and the entire mountain suddenly changed as it began to emit an extremely rich spiritual power.

"This is a... Spirit Stone Mountain!"

Chen Chen was astonished!

The woman covered her mouth and chuckled. "Yes, this is Spirit Stone Mountain. As long as you give a nod of approval, this Spirit Stone Mountain will belong to you."

Chen Chen fell silent and only after a long time did he say, "I don't lack any Spirit Stones and this large thing will take up a lot of space in my storage ring. If you want me to join the Divine Sect, show me your sincerity."

The woman was stunned and a moment later, she smiled. Immediately afterwards, arm-thick ginseng appeared in her hand.

"This ginseng is enough to increase your cultivation level by one realm. Once you enter the Divine Sec, you can have as many such treasures as you want! How does that sound!?!"

When Chen Chen saw the ginseng, he said with a trace of disdain in his eyes, "I don't care for the ginseng that is less than 10,000 years old."

Hearing this, the woman was slightly angered, and she again took out an umbrella-sized ganoderma which she showed off proudly. "What do you think of this item?"

"It's so-so, I don't really consider it a gift."

Chen Chen said with a solemn expression.

The woman was enraged, and she took out another treasure that was even more powerful. It was probably hundreds of thousands of years old.

Seeing that the woman was quite wealthy, Chen Chen felt a vague battle intent.

His expression suddenly changed when he casually checked the storage ring.

The reason being, there was nothing in the storage ring at all.

'How is this possible?'

Just as that thought arose, a memory appeared in his mind.

Transcend the tribulation...

'Oh, right, I'm transcending a tribulation now. This is yet another illusion!'

Chen Chen's expression became calm again, but deep down, he was full of fury. With a thought, the Heavenly Great Spirit Ginseng appeared in his storage ring.

Without saying a word, Chen Chen took it out and said in a deep voice, "Girl, poverty has limited your imagination. Don't bother trying to tempt others with such an item. Save it."

"You... you!"

The woman staggered backwards by two steps when she saw the Spirit Ginseng. She was so frightened that she almost went off the rails.

Seeing how pale her face was, Chen Chen sneered.

'This Heavenly Fiend's standard is so low.'

'She can't even create a good item in her illusion, and she's trying to tempt me with something like that. She can dream on.'

A long time passed.

The woman finally came back to her senses, and her expression was full of sorry.

"I didn't expect that you'd be so wealthy. I was too ignorant, but there's another benefit to joining the Divine Sect."

After saying that, the woman clapped her hands, and a group of beautiful women in the distance strutted towards him in exaggerated postures. With extremely seductive expressions, they started dancing around him.

Chen Chen frowned, and before he could speak, the woman came closer. After gently blowing some air onto her face, she said, "Gentleman, once you join the Divine Sect, I and these beautiful women will belong to you."

Seeing this, Chen Chen's expression became rather mellow.

He had seen such a trick that was used all the time in certain places when he was entertaining clients in his previous life.

If these beautiful women existed in his previous life...their persuasion abilities would only be considered average.

Recalling the years, Chen Chen gradually began to seem fussy. He then leaned in and whispered into that woman's ear, "Let me tell you a secret... these people are not as pretty as my Dao partner!"

Chapter 258: Essence Soul Realm And The Adversity-Dispelling Seal

"Huh?"

The woman's expression changed, and her face was full of anger that developed from shame and embarrassment.

"You must die!"

After a furious roar, the woman stretched her hand out to choke Chen Chen, but she was blocked before she could reach him.

Chen Chen subconsciously took two steps backwards, and the scene in front of him changed. A fiend was hitting the Arcane Light Shield maniacally.

However, the mysterious light shield still didn't budge.

Chen Chen smiled when he saw that.

Recalling the previous two illusions, he took a deep breath.

Although he didn't achieve much in the first ten years of his life after coming to his world, and he also lived in poverty, he went along well with his family and led quite a blissful life.

In the year or so since he had entered the path of immortal cultivation, he gained too many things.

He had gained brothers whom he could go with through thick and thin, found a Dao partner whom he was truly in love with, and a few masters who could be considered alright.

In addition, he also gained countless Spirit Stones, a large number of treasures, opportunities, and broadened his horizons by getting the chance to see all kinds of treasures in this world.

His state of mind had been elevated to the point that he would no longer be enthralled by material possessions.

...

"Young man! Do you want to gain stronger power?! Do you want to advance in cultivation by leaps and bounds each day?!"

The fiend in the sky was still trying to tempt Chen Chen, but she could no longer put him in an illusion.

Chen Chen smiled indifferently and then pointed to the sky. "If it weren't for your stupid Heavenly Tribulations, I would have ascended to immortality a long time ago! A massive daily enhancement in cultivation level means nothing to me!"

"Young man! Do you want..."

"I have that."

"Young man!"

"That's too low-level, I don't care for it."

...

A few moments later, a group of Heavenly Fiends was all defeated, and Chen Chen looked more and more relaxed.

The so-called Heavenly Fiends were just devils who were trying to arouse humans and make them develop desires so that they would lust for more.

"My mental state is flawless, and I have nothing to fear."

Chen Chen closed his eyes silently and allowed the Heavenly Fiends to make a din.

Whatever he wanted, he could get it himself. He didn't need the power of those Heavenly Fiends at all.

Be it in terms of mentality or material possessions, he was already very rich to a certain extent.

The items and conditions that the Heavenly Fiends proposed did not appeal to him at all.

Chen Chen felt very comfortable, and he decided that regardless of the gender of his and Xia Xishuang's future children, he would provide them with the best living standards and give them the best resources that he could afford so that they could face the temptations of the outside world calmly.

As for whether he would end up spoiling his kids rotten, he wasn't worried at all because he had faith in his and Xia Xishuang's genes. He was sure that their children would be righteous people of integrity.

Even if they were led astray, he would definitely be able to influence them to develop in a better direction.

...

A long time passed.

There was finally peace, and the serenity of the world was restored. Everything turned into the most original Soul Power that surged into Chen Chen's body.

Chen Chen felt like his body was metamorphosing rapidly, and a feeling of transcendence filled his entire body.

It was a feeling of becoming one with heaven and earth.

"This is the Essence Soul realm of the innate spirit body!"

Chen Chen clenched his fist. At this moment, he only felt that his sea of consciousness was expanding rapidly, and the power of his divine senses that was initially overflowing began to become dissatisfied.

However, even then, his divine senses were still several times stronger than before.

Apart from that, he had also finally clearly perceived the existence of his Essence Soul.

Before reaching the Essence Soul realm, the only thing a cultivator can really perceive is his physical condition.

Once one steps into the Essence Soul realm, one can acutely sense their own soul.

A qualitative change as such was also called Divine Transformation.

"My soul is as pure as I thought it would be."

Chen Chen murmured as a smile of satisfaction appeared on his lips.

At the same time, his divine senses were fully activated, and the scene of everything within a five-meter radius was reflected in his mind.

Sensing the scene in his mind, Chen Chen felt that the power of his divine senses should probably be on par with Qinglin.

He had just reached the Essence Soul realm and already had divine senses that were close to the peak of the Essence Soul realm. From now on, he could easily kill Essence Soul realm cultivators using the Divine Condensation Pearl.

"Who else is there!?"

Chen Chen looked at the sky and exclaimed.

A few moments later, the sky gradually turned clear again, but at the moment of dawn, a ray of sunlight suddenly descended and seemed to be darting at Chen Chen!

Seeing this, Chen Chen's expression changed drastically. There was no pressure in the light of dawn, but he was extremely flustered.

The unknown was the scariest thing in the world. Since the Heavenly Tribulation had given him such a thing at the end, he knew that it must be a great weapon of destruction!

It must be a great weapon of destruction that was even more powerful than the Apocalyptic Divine Thunder and the Heavenly Fiend Tribulation!

Before he could continue to think further, the light of dawn had already penetrated through the Arcane Light Shield and hit him.

Psht!

With a gentle thud!

Chen Chen fell onto the ground.

At the same time, the skies were clear again.

...

A long time passed.

Chen Chen carefully got up from the ground and searched his entire body including his essence soul.

In the end, he didn't discover any abnormalities.

'I'm fine!'

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Chen Chen was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed again to the sky above his head.

'Heaven is quite reasonable after all. He merely cracked a joke with me at the critical juncture without really harming me.'

Chen Chen immediately decided that the first thing he would do each day would be to bow to Heaven and express his respect.

"Chen Chen, it seems that you managed to transcend the tribulation easily!"

In the distance, Lao Hei ran over, still looking as worried as ever.

Yuan Qingtian was also terrified. Clearly, he had been stunned by the scene just now. Unlike Lao Hei, it was also his first time watching Chen Chen transcend the tribulation.

"It's not easy, it's just that outsiders can't understand the difficulties involved."

Chen Chen waved his hand modestly.

At this moment, Lao Hei suddenly grabbed Chen Chen's hand in surprise and pointed at it. "What's this tattoo on your hand?"

Chen Chen frowned and looked at his palm, only to see that there was a special mark on his palm that appeared somewhere. It seemed to be some unknown arcane writing.

"What is this?"

Chen Chen vaguely felt that something was amiss.

"Watch this!"

A voice suddenly rang in his ears, and immediately afterwards, Yu Qiong grabbed Chen Chen's hand.

Looking at the mark on Chen Chen's hand, Yu Qiong's expression changed drastically, and her gaze was extremely complicated.

"Master, what's going on here? Did Heaven give me this tattoo?"

Chen Chen saw Yu Qiong's expression and hurriedly asked in fright.

Yu Qiong was incompetent in other aspects, but she was advanced in age and had a superior status. Hence, she definitely knew more than he did.

Yu Qiong did not rush to speak. Instead, the spiritual power around her body trembled and blasted Yuan Qingtian and Lao Hei away by dozens of meters. Immediately afterwards, she took out a glove from her storage ring and made Chen Chen put it on.

Although the glove was black and Chen Chen didn't know what material it was made of, he subconsciously used his divine senses to investigate, but he was completely hindered by the glove.

"Master, what is the meaning of this mark? Why are you isolating it?"

Seeing that Yu Qiong had actually taken the initiative to give him something, Chen Chen felt even more pressured.

'If I hadn't reached a critical moment where my life is at stake, Master would never be so nice.'

"If I'm not wrong, this seal should be the Adversity-Overcoming Seal, which has only appeared thrice in the past 100,000 years!"

Yu Qiong looked at Chen Chen and transmitted a message to him with her divine senses.

"Who did it appear on?" Chen Chen asked carefully.

"A diabolic expert whose abilities are at their peak. I'm sure you've seen that Imperishable Banner, which was initially called the Soul Devouring Banner. It belonged to an expert diabolic cultivator 9,000 years ago whose strength has reached the peak of the Void Refinement realm. He has killed millions, and both humans and demons are afraid of him."

"The souls of the mortal cultivators and demons had all been devoured by him with the Soul Devouring Banner. With the Soul Devouring Banner, he became the top expert of both human and demon races."

"He even survived after he failed to ascend to immortality, though his abilities degenerated to the early-stage of the Void Refinement realm. However, since that failure, he gained another mark on his body that's similar to yours."

At this point, Chen Chen's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.

"This is called the Adversity-Overcoming Seal which represents a punishment that has descended from Heaven. If one kills those with those marks, Heaven will reward the person with merit..."

"Legend has it that with merit, one can be spared the suffering of the Thunder Tribulation and the Ascension Tribulation. Back then, the owner of that Soul Devouring Banner had gotten used to being arrogant and didn't know how to hide. In the end, he was besieged by the top experts of both races to the point of dying."

After listening to Yu Qiong's explanation, Chen Chen's face turned sullen.

'I knew it! This damned Heaven just wants to kill me!'

Chapter 259: How About You Let Me Off?

"Master, will this glove alone...work?" Chen Chen asked feebly.

He had to admit that Yu Qiong was a woman of principle. If she met any outrageous people, she would smack them dead immediately.

After all, in the eyes of God, that was a great thing that she would deserve credit for.

Upon hearing his words, Yu Qiong shook her head slightly and said, "Usually, those who are at the Essence Soul realm will find it hard to detect you, but Void Refinement realm powerhouses can detect the Heavenly Dao, so if you get near them, they may detect your aura."

Chen Chen smiled bitterly when he heard that.

'I didn't expect to have become a wanted target of Heaven when I wasn't noticing.'

'How impressive is that?'

He was the fourth to achieve that in 10,000 years!

If it were any other matter, he might still be proud of it, but now that his life was concerned, he really couldn't bring himself to be proud.

The expert diabolic cultivators had high levels of cultivation while Chen Chen had merely reached the Essence Soul realm.

"Chen Chen, I suspect that this matter may be related to the fact that you have taken too many treasures. Tell me honestly, how many treasures have you gotten over the years?"

Yu Qiong asked gently.

The gentler she was, the more wary Chen Chen became.

"Ahem, I've indeed taken many, but I gave most of them away. Well, Master, I'm sure you know that my greatest problem is being too generous, I can't kick the habit at all."

Yu Qiong laughed mirthlessly when she heard that.

Chen Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly took out something to give to Yu Qiong.

No matter what, she had given him a treasure glove without hesitating, and she even imparted such important knowledge to him that he otherwise wouldn't have known.

It was only right for him to pay that protection fee.

Yu Qiong looked at the storage ring in her hand and smiled gleefully.

"Disciple, don't worry, we're now facing a great war, and the experts of the human race won't rush to ascend to immortality. Everyone is very united now, and even if you encounter any Void Refinement realm experts, just let me know, and I'll inform him not to touch you."

Hearing Yu Qiong's words of assurance, Chen Chen was overjoyed.

'Master still has a conscience after all. She's doing her part for me after accepting a treasure from me. I like people like her.'

"I may have such authority among the humans and in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, but not among the demons, so you must be careful not to run into any demon experts, do you understand?"

Yu Qiong carefully instructed again.

"I... understand!"

Chen Chen answered obediently.

Although he had now stepped into the Essence Soul realm, he respected his master very much, and regardless of how high his cultivation level was, he had to maintain a certain level of respect for Yu Qiong.

He was aware of that.

...

Time flowed like water.

Since Chen Chen reached the Essence Soul realm, he had been cowering and hiding in the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

He had also helped many people and had been promoting the spirit of deriving joy from helping others.

Bright early in the morning.

Chen Chen once again came at the foot of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan's mountain.

Because he often did good deeds, many people had been kneeling at the foot of the mountain to beg for forgiveness, so much that they were running out of space.

"That kind-hearted alchemist is here again!"

Accompanied with a low cry, many of them instantly looked at Chen Chen piously with tears of misery in their eyes.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen sneered and silently asked the system in his mind.

"System, who has the best character within a 500-meter radius, besides me?"

"The man 120 meters southwest of the host."

Hearing the system's prompt, Chen Chen walked towards the southwest direction.

Since he stepped into the Essence Soul realm, the system's fixed tracking range was increased from 100 to 150 meters.

In addition to that, there were three more 50,000-kilometer tracking opportunities.

However, Chen Chen was not planning to use it now.

After learning that his tribulation was related to the fact that he had collected too many treasures, he didn't track treasures using the system.

Of course...

Most importantly, he had already taken a lot of treasures during his trip to the Boundless Sea, and the treasures in his storage ring now were enough for him to ascend several times.

A few moments later...

He slowly walked towards a middle-aged male cultivator who was kneeling on the ground with his head hung low. His face couldn't be seen clearly either.

"What do you want?"

Chen Chen asked indifferently.

"My daughter...has gotten injured by a diabolic cultivator, and her soul is weakening day by day. Lord, please give me an elixir that can heal the soul! I'll be eternally grateful to you! I'll be willing to spend the rest of my life as your slave!"

The middle-aged cultivator kowtowed and said sobbingly.

Even if he was a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, he might not be able to get a Soul Recovery Elixir, even if he sold his body.

However, as soon as he said that, a 10,000-year-old Soul Nurturing Herb was placed in front of him.

"You don't need an elixir. This spirit herb is enough to heal your daughter, but the condition is that she can't be a top expert who's above the Essence Soul realm."

Hearing Chen Chen's words, the middle-aged cultivator's tears dripped directly onto the ground.

"Thank you so much, Lord! I'm willing to follow you for the rest of my life and never betray you!"

The middle-aged cultivator's cultivation level had reached the late Nascent Soul realm, but he sounded extremely humble and meek, which made Chen Chen feel a little sad.

After a long time, he sighed and said, "If you really want to repay me, go to the Shop 1005 of Jade Tripod City, and find someone called Yuan Qingtian."

"I understand! I'll go right now!"

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The middle-aged cultivator answered, stood up, and turned around to leave.

Chen Chen didn't send anyone to tag along and instead, just let things be.

He had been using the system to track those people, and none of them left right after taking the items from him.

There were hundreds of people kneeling there, and since that person could be ranked the best in character, he was naturally trustworthy.

However, as soon as the middle-aged man left, two Nascent Soul realm cultivators who were kneeling on the ground stood up quietly and followed him. He almost couldn't conceal the greed in his eyes.

Staring at their backs, Chen Chen sneered.

At the same time, the Divine Condensation Pearl in his head rotated twice, and the bodies of the two people stopped walking. Afterwards, they fell to the ground and stopped breathing!

The group of cultivators who were kneeling were shocked and looked at Chen Chen in awe.

Chen Chen looked around and then said coldly, "It's now the time of crisis for the human race, I don't know why you have become itinerant cultivators, but I won't force you to fight the demons."

After all, it was human nature to avoid suffering disadvantages.

"However, if you want to commit unscrupulous acts like murder and theft, don't blame me for being ruthless. In addition, for those who want to take advantage while I'm in a good mood, I advise you to give up right now. I have a good sense of judgment, and I won't let you get away with it!"

After saying these words, Chen Chen's powerful divine sense of pressure spread out.

The cultivators who were kneeling on the ground had all turned pale, especially those who were intending to get away by fluke. They broke out in cold sweat and started trembling.

Chen Chen stood in the same place for 15 minutes before going up the mountain again.

As soon as he left, many cultivators stood up and left the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan's mountain in a hurry.

...

After Chen Chen observed this scene through his divine sense, a smile appeared on his face.

During this time, he hadn't been idling about since he entered the Essence Soul realm.

For example, he had learned about recruiting followers from this group of people at the foot of the mountain, from his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters.

Of course, a few of them had also taught him how to judge people, but Chen Chen automatically ignored it.

He could just rely on the system.

Over this period, he had recruited more than thirty Nascent Soul realm followers using the system.

Since Heaven wouldn't let him use the system to search for treasures, he would use it to recruit others.

However, he was not doing it for no reason.

After stepping into the Essence Soul realm, Yu Qiong told him that the tribulation he will face when he steps into the Void Refinement realm in the future might be of an unprecedentedly high level.

When that time comes, no one in the entire human race can help him.

He would more likely than not, end up dying.

Chen Chen also understood the truth, so now, he was trying to find ways to make up for it.

It was indeed impressive to defy heavens, but he had to minimize the risks.

No matter what, he couldn't let Xia Xishuang become a widow! He couldn't let his child become fatherless!

"Do kind deeds... do more good."

Chen Chen secretly thought to himself. He then looked at the turquoise sky with a profound gaze.

"Damned Heaven, if I can quell the turmoil of the two races and save countless living creatures from being killed, how about you let me survive?"

As soon as he said that, the clouds and the winds in the sky suddenly changed, as if they were trying to give Chen Chen a response.

Chapter 260: The Chaos of the Boundless Sea

"I'll take it as a yes!"

Chen Chen secretly decided.

According to Yu Qiong's words, he was laden with sins, and he had to have great merit to offset it.

The merit would be given to him only after he had settled the matter between the two races.

Saving a few people occasionally wouldn't help at all.

Of course, if there was another person with the Adversity-Overcoming Seal, Chen Chen would be able to offset the sins if he killed that person.

However, about the odds of the appearance of the Adversity-Overcoming Seal, Chen Chen would probably have to kill himself because no one else would appear.

"I just took some treasures, why should I do that?"

Chen Chen sighed.

In the future, he would not use the system to search for treasures but would instead, use the system to search for loyal subordinates.

He would then send his subordinates to go search for some treasures. That would be more appropriate.

...

After returning to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, Chen Chen began to study alchemy.

In the past month or so, he had deduced a few more Ancient Pill Formulas and learned to refine two kinds of elixirs. Even Yu Qiong had praised him many times.

At noon, Chen Chen suddenly received a divine sense transmission from Yu Qiong.

She asked all the disciples, including him, to go to her place.

Chen Chen didn't have anything else to do anyway. Hence, his body flashed, and he had already arrived in Yu Qiong's courtyard in the blink of an eye.

Compared to more than a month ago, Yu Qiong seemed to have become much prettier. According to Chen Chen's aesthetic standards, Yu Qiong would now be a 5 or 6/10 if Xia Xishuang was a 10/10.

However, Yu Qiong was obviously not in a good mood, as she was frowning and thinking about something quietly without saying anything to Chen Chen.

Not long after, the other eight disciples of Yu Qiong arrived, and she finally spoke up.

"I'm sure all of you know that the islands of the Boundless Sea are an important source of raw materials for the elixirs of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan. However, just yesterday, our cultivators were robbed and killed while on their way to deliver elixirs to the cultivators at the Boundless Sea."

At this point, Yu Qiong paused for a moment.

Chen Chen's Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters began expressing their anger.

'Someone actually had the audacity to kill the cultivators of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan. How brazen!'

During non-war times, even if an errand boy of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan went out to deliver elixirs, no one would dare to harm him.

The consequences of offending an alchemist were unimaginable, and it indeed wouldn't be worth it to take such a huge risk just for some elixirs.

Yet, an expert had now been killed.

"This is indeed a mistake of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan. We have to give those 1,000 elixirs sooner or later. The other alchemists in the sect aren't free at the moment, so you'll have to take over this task."

Yu Qiong said indifferently.

The eight honest people immediately agreed and profusely expressed that they would be able to complete the task in a short time.

After the eight people left, Yu Qiong looked at Chen Chen, who had not moved much and smiled. "You've become much more stable and reliable after a month of practicing alchemy."

Chen Chen answered calmly, "Master, you must be joking. In fact, I have always been very calm, you just didn't notice."

Yu Qiong did not dwell on this issue and instead said, "Recently, the ship owners of the Boundless Sea gradually formed some kind of an alliance and purchased a large number of elixirs we refined under the alliance's name. They also tried to bargain for lower prices."

"Since the volume of their purchase is indeed quite large, the efficiency of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan will improve greatly, as we're selling these in bulk to them, and we can also save a lot of manpower. Hence, a few Uncle-Masters have agreed to their request."

"Yet, those 1,000 elixirs that were robbed yesterday belonged to the first batch of elixirs to be delivered to the merchant alliance. Do you think this matter is related to the merchant alliance?"

Chen Chen pondered for a moment and shook his head.

He said, "It shouldn't be related to them. Those ship owners have set up a merchant alliance, so they must have a long-term plan, and it's impossible for them to offend the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, just for a thousand elixirs. In my opinion, it's more likely than not, that the establishment of this merchant alliance has harmed the interests of certain people, and those people have decided to kill the disciples of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan in order to destroy the merchant alliance's channel of obtaining elixirs."

Yu Qiong rubbed her forehead and seemed a little annoyed.

"If not for the current shortage of manpower, I wouldn't let these nobodies act in such an unruly manner. I'd definitely put them in their place."

Seeing that Yu Qiong's peaceful state of mind had vaguely started to change, Chen Chen felt a little sympathetic.

Now that the Void Refinement realm experts of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan were all fighting on the battlefield, Yu Qiong had to see to the matters of the entire Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

Now that such worrisome trouble had happened, she obviously couldn't help but be frustrated.

With that in mind, Chen Chen said softly, "Master, why don't I go to the Boundless Sea again? The Boundless Sea has provided so many raw materials for the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, and I'm afraid that any losses would affect the front line."

Yu Qiong's anxiety vanished after hearing his words, and instead, there was a playful expression on her face.

"What? You're willing to go? Aren't you afraid of letting others see that mark on your body?"

Chen Chen shook his head with a rather subdued expression.

"Master, there are no Void Refinement realm cultivators in the Boundless Sea, what should I be afraid of? Besides, it's only my duty to take share on the burden of my Master."

Yu Qiong said with a heartened smile, "Good that you know. We do have to go to the Boundless Sea, and you're the only person I want to send."

"When you go there, the first thing to do is, of course, to investigate clearly who harmed the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan members."

"Secondly, investigate the background of that merchant alliance. To be honest, if it were not for the special circumstances today, I would never allow such a force to emerge in the Boundless Sea. The Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan will thrive only when the Boundless Sea is free."

Hearing Yu Qiong's words, Chen Chen pretended to be serious and nodded.

The real lifeblood of the Boundless Sea lays in those giant boats, not in the elixirs.

Therefore, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan could trade with the Boundless Sea but not control it.

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Once there was a dominant force that united all the powers at sea, they would be qualified to bargain with the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, and that would indeed be harming the interests of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

Of course, the premise of all of these was that the merchant alliance was not controlled by someone.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen secretly smiled.

When the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan and the Boundless Sea are under his control, there would only be an integration of resources and growth.

"Master, when do I leave?"

Chen Chen asked respectfully.

"The sooner the better, but I don't have anyone to escort you."

"Don't worry, I have recruited quite a few followers during this time, I'll just take them with me."

Hearing the word followers, Yu Qiong looked at Chen Chen and said seriously, "Followers are not objects that you can just collect. Of course, I know you have a good sense of judgment and can read people well. However, failure is inevitable. It's better that you test them carefully. Otherwise, I'm afraid you will face a backfire one day."

"I understand." Chen Chen agreed.

Yu Qiong was doing it for his own good. He knew that some logic may not apply.

Just with the accuracy of the system... he would never fail.

"Forget it, rest for half a day before setting off. Remember, don't try to take anything from the Boundless Sea!"

"I understand!"

Chen Chen had a serious attitude and a solemn expression. However, he soon laughed and turned around to leave.

Looking at Chen Chen's back, Yu Qiong shook his head and eventually smiled too.

'Chen Chen may not be a good person, but he's very competent.'

...

After leaving Yu Qiong's courtyard, Chen Chen took out a communication token.

"Nan Pinghai, what's going on? Who killed a disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan?"

Soon, he got a reply.

"Lord...the person who attacked is extremely ruthless, your disciples might have died terribly. I couldn't determine which force he's from, but judging from the remaining aura, it should be an Essence Soul realm diabolic cultivator..."

"Diabolic cultivator? Does it have something to do with the secret force?"

"I don't know, but during this time, that mysterious force has been keeping a low profile."

"I know. I will personally make a trip to the Boundless Sea in a few days."

After saying these words, Chen Chen put away the communication token with a cold expression.

In the past, he had been relatively gentle and would take the softer approach because he was kind-hearted by nature.

However, now that he was pressed for time, he had to take some intimidating measures.

Hence, regardless of who it was, anyone who stood in his way will have to pay the price of doing so.

Chapter 261: Bribing To Win Others Over

Half a day later, Chen Chen arrived at a certain store in Jade Tripod City.

Previously, he had bought more than ten shops in Jade Tripod City out of boredom so they had now become his small supply points.

"Senior Brother, everyone is here, there are a total of 32 Nascent Soul realm cultivators!"

Upon sight of Chen Chen, Yuan Qingtian walked over and said respectfully.

Chen Chen nodded and glanced at the 32 Nascent Soul realm cultivators.

The male and female Nascent Soul cultivators were of various ages, and they all had different expressions.

Some were confused, and some were determined. Others also had gratitude in their eyes, but none of them were afraid.

Chen Chen smiled when he saw that.

"Don't worry, I won't ask you guys to do something heinous that will be harmful to the world, nor will I put you in a dangerous spot. In addition to that, I, Chen Chen, dare to guarantee here that as long as you work seriously and make merit, I can help you reach the Essence Soul realm."

"Lord, you're being too polite."

"Lord, I will never forget your kindness, I dare not ask for more."

A few of them said seriously.

Chen Chen shook his head, his expression becoming more and more solemn. He said seriously, "However, I dare not guarantee that you won't die. To be honest with you, there's a very high chance that there will be an intense battle in the Boundless Sea this time. Once I return from the Boundless Sea, I'll go to other battlefields."

"So, from now on, all of you might spend your lives fighting in the future, and death would be inevitable. Anyone who's not willing to go can choose to leave now. I'll take it that I gave those things to you out of goodwill."

The crowd was silent for a while.

"Lord, is it true?"

A few moments later, a good-looking young man among the crowd who was almost half as handsome as Chen Chen, raised his head and asked.

Chen Chen smiled quietly and said, "They are just some treasures, they're not worth breaking my promise for."

"In that case, I'll take my leave now. Goodbye, I will repay your kindness in the future!"

After saying these words, the youth left.

Chen Chen did not stop him.

Although the young man was in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm and had excellent potential and aptitude, he wasn't worthy of Chen Chen's efforts. Even though he was the youngest and had the best potential, Chen Chen wouldn't bother making him stay.

He was very clear that there was no point in forcing something that wasn't meant to be.

As soon as he left, many people began to rebuke and criticize him angrily.

"What an ingrate. Good riddance."

"I don't want to be teammates with people who are afraid of death."

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Chen Chen gestured for everyone to keep quiet.

"It's not too late to leave now if you want to, but it won't be so easy for you to leave later."

"Lord, don't go on any further. We are willing to follow you even if we die!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

...

Many people declared their sincerity. Seeing this, Chen Chen said with a smile of satisfaction, "I hope that you won't regret your decision today in the future."

After saying that, Chen Chen took out a spirit boat from his storage ring.

He had spent a ton of money on the spirit boat that could fit 50 people. It traveled at an extremely fast speed that was even faster than ordinary peak Nascent Soul realm cultivators. Its value is definitely much higher than Yu Huo's spirit boat.

The cultivators were already aware of the destination of this trip. After seeing the spirit boat, they all flew upwards without hesitating. Chen Chen was the last to step on the spirit boat.

When the spirit boat flew into the sky, it started flying at an extreme speed before the spiritual power shield was opened. However, the young man who had left actually returned and boarded the spirit boat.

When Chen Chen saw him, he frowned and said coldly, "What do you mean by this? Do you think you can just come and go as you please?"

Hearing his words, the young man got on one knee with a loud thud, his eyes full of shame and guilt.

"Previously, I've been projecting my shortcomings onto others. However, in this life, I detest those who are hypocritical and cowardly. However, after I heard your words, I thought that you..."

Chen Chen sneered when he heard that. "Do you think I'd secretly send people to plot against you? How dare you flee after having such thoughts? Aren't you scared of dying?"

The young man didn't say anything after hearing that, but his face was already completely flushed.

The other cultivators who secretly had suspicions about Chen Chen, too, could not help but hang their heads low.

After a long time, the young man sobbed and said, "If you are sincere in fighting against the demons, I'll be willing to follow you for the rest of my life and die for you!"

Two drops of his tears landed on the deck of the spirit boat.

Seeing this scene, Chen Chen frowned slightly.

Apart from being too generous, Chen Chen's other minor flaw was being too softhearted.

The young man suddenly cried. Chen Chen reckoned that there was more to him.

He actually found the young man trustworthy.

Otherwise, he would have thrown him off the spirit boat, because he didn't have time to listen to his nonsense at all.

"Okay, get up and stop crying like a child. I'll forgive you this time but remember not to make this mistake again."

The young man smiled and stood up. When he raised his head again, his expression had become resolute.

"What's your name?" Chen Chen asked.

"Xiao Yun."

...

A few moments later...

Chen Chen roughly understood the details of Xiao Yun's background.

He was the son of a certain general of the imperial dynasty who was at the Essence Soul realm but unfortunately died in the battle between the two races half a year ago.

More than three months ago, both of his late-stage Nascent Soul realm cultivators had died in battle too.

Xiao Yun's younger sister, who was now at a tender age, was his only kin left.

However, his father and brothers had left behind a lot of cultivation resources for him.

However, he had a vicious and ruthless uncle.

What follows is a tragic story of Xiao Yun's life.

Xiao Yun escaped and brought his sister to the Eastern Border. During the journey, his younger sister was badly injured, and as a last resort, Xiao Yun went to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan to get some recovery elixirs.

After hearing that, Chen Chen sighed.

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That was reality.

Regardless of what situation humans have reached, they would have to kill each other when necessary.

...

Several hours passed.

The spirit boat stopped at a certain city in the Eastern Border near the Boundless Sea.

For most of the cultivators in the spirit boat, it was their first time seeing the Boundless Sea, so after disembarking, they couldn't help but look into the distance with curiosity.

"Lord, you're here. I've already been waiting here for a long time!"

As soon as Chen Chen stepped off the spirit boat, Nan Pinghai appeared in front of Chen Chen immediately with a humble attitude, as usual.

Although he was a mid-stage Essence Soul realm cultivator, he did not put on any airs in front of Chen Chen who was much younger than him.

The reason being, he knew how powerful Chen Chen was.

Chen Chen had merely given him some tokens, but the giant ship really hadn't encountered any demons at sea when they traveled with the token.

That mysterious force's ability to summon the sea demons was simply worlds apart from it.

"You did a good job the other time."

Chen Chen casually praised.

Nan Pinghai hurriedly and politely said, "Lord, with your guidance and support, anyone would be able to do that. I dare not take credit for it."

After saying that, he glanced at the thirty-odd Nascent Soul realm powerhouses and said softly, "Lord, why did you bring so many people..."

Nan Pinghai was honestly a little worried.

He was worried that the people Chen Chen had brought would take over his place.

Although he was being modest by saying those things just now, it wasn't far from the truth.

With Chen Chen's ability, he could basically run the merchant alliance well as long as the members weren't fools.

Besides, if Chen Chen really wanted to replace him with an acquaintance, he would have no choice but to resign himself to his fate and even properly assist the newcomer.

Chen Chen could tell what he was thinking at a glance. He smiled and said, "I won't engage anyone I don't trust. Don't dwell on it, I came here mostly for the sake of taking revenge and letting those who harmed the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan know that they can't mess with just anyone."

Hearing this, Nan Pinghai said a few more pleasantries but he thought otherwise.

The few Nascent Soul realm cultivators seemed to be capable, but their combat abilities were limited.

In fact, they were much worse than the merchant alliance, because seven ship owners in the merchant alliance were all Essence Soul realm cultivators, just like him.

Before he could continue thinking, Chen Chen already began to ask about the matter regarding elixirs.

"Did a large number of Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan elixirs get introduced to the market today?"

"No, but based on my observation and experience, there might be a little more than usual. Of course, I'm not very sure about it," Nan Pinghai answered truthfully.

Chen Chen nodded after coming to a realization.

The cultivator who had robbed the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan cultivator was not a fool either, and he couldn't have put all 1,000 elixirs on the market immediately.

In that case, Chen Chen would have to search along with the clues, but he believed that he would find the culprit soon.

If he were them, he would very likely keep the majority of the elixirs for his own use. He would then slowly sell the rest of the pills so that others wouldn't be able to find out.

At the thought of this, Chen Chen ordered immediately, "Nan Pinghai, purchase all the elixirs that have been circulating in the market recently, and note down the source."

"Yes!"

Nan Pinghai did not hesitate or mention about the Spirit Stones. Instead, he turned around to leave after assenting.

Chapter 262: Bewildering

Chen Chen stayed in the city for an entire day.

A day later, Nan Pinghai delivered a storage ring to Chen Chen, looking rather distressed.

Previously, he had handed over a huge sum of money to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, but not only did he not get any elixirs he was also made to buy all the elixirs that were circulating in the market of the Endless Sea islands.

The costs were undertaken by him and a few other ship owners who forked money out of their own pockets.

However, they didn't dare to complain.

Chen Chen took the storage ring and retrieved all the elixirs in it. There were more than a thousand elixir bottles strewn all over the ground.

Each elixir cost millions of Spirit Stones, so the value of all the elixirs on the ground could be imagined.

"Lord, can you tell which elixirs belong to the plundered batch?"

Nan Pinghai seemed to understand Chen Chen's intention and asked in astonishment.

Even though he was getting a little dizzy from staring at the thousand-odd bottles of elixirs, let alone identify each of them. There were more than ten types of elixirs there.

"Do you think we alchemists are incompetent? These are just the basics."

Chen Chen said indifferently while carefully sniffing around and occasionally opening the elixir bottle to observe. He seemed to be differentiating between the elixirs carefully.

"System, where is the elixir with the shortest refining time within a ten-meter radius?"

"30 centimeters to your left, Host."

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen took out the bottle of elixir that the system had pointed out and placed it aside.

Due to the great war between the two races, all the elixirs in stock at the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan were sent to the battlefield long ago. Hence, all the elixirs that had been sent to the Boundless Sea were from the batches that were refined recently.

Chen Chen wasn't afraid that there might not be a new bottle of elixirs there.

The reason being, he had already taken out a Foundation-Building Elixir that he had refined half a month ago from his storage ring before using the system.

Hence, as long as the system didn't point to the Foundation-Building Elixir, he could be certain that the pills had been refined in the past two weeks.

Just like that, Chen Chen kept searching using the system. Soon, he found more than ten bottles of newly refined elixirs.

Nan Pinghai had already labeled the bottles of elixirs with their respective sources.

Chen Chen glanced at them and sneered, "There are only more than ten bottles of elixirs and they come from four different islands. There is definitely more than one culprit, and the entire force must be behind this. Only when they work in a group, can they spread this batch of elixirs to such a large area in such a short period of time."

Nan Pinghai was in great admiration of Chen Chen.

'He managed to identify the elixirs that got plundered after just sniffing and looking at them. How capable is he?'

'He has such meticulous thoughts too...'

"Lord, could it be that there are elixirs that you've refined, among the ones here?"

Nan Pinghai asked curiously.

Chen Chen put away those dozen of elixir bottles and said with slight contempt, "Elixirs of such grade are not worthy of my effort."

Nan Pinghai smiled with growing admiration. Chen Chen seemed nobler to him.

"Let's go to the Windy Islands and see where this elixir store got the elixirs from."

Chen Chen ignored Nan Pinghai's gaze of admiration and walked away.

However, on second thought, he felt that there was something wrong.

"Nan Pinghai, find more people to join us on the trip to the four islands."

"Yes!"

...

Two hours passed.

Chen Chen arrived at the elixir store in Windy Island with a group of people.

Windy Island was just one of the islands in the Boundless Sea. It was rather mediocre, and the strongest person on the island was only the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

There was only one elixir store on the entire island, which belonged to the island owner who was a peak Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

Seeing that Chen Chen and his company had come aggressively, the shopkeeper almost got on his knees in fear.

Chen Chen walked into the elixir store and placed four bottles of elixirs on the counter with a cold and hostile expression.

"Tell me honestly, where are these four bottles of elixirs from? I won't make things difficult for you."

When Chen Chen spoke, his divine senses provided a deterrent effect. The store owner was so frightened that he started shivering. He stammered, "It was sold to me at a low price by an itinerant cultivator on Windy Island... I accepted it when I saw that the quality was good... Lord, that matters really has nothing to do with me!"

At this point, the store owner had already knelt down.

Clearly, he also knew about the matter of the cultivator of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan who got killed.

Chen Chen pulled him up and said in a deep voice, "Cut the crap, take me to that itinerant cultivator."

"Yes! Yes!"

The store owner hurriedly agreed, closed the doors of the store, and then led Chen Chen away from the back door.

Soon, they arrived in front of a seaside compound.

"Lord... he lives here."

Hearing his words, Chen Chen looked overusing his divine senses. Soon, he discovered that there were four cultivators in the compound, the strongest of whom was at the mid Nascent Soul realm. The others were all Qi Refinement realm cultivators who were pretending to be maids and disciples.

After making sure that they were present, Chen Chen barged right in and captured the Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

After learning of Chen Chen's identity, the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator turned pale, his eyes full of despair.

Chen Chen sneered when he saw that.

'With my wisdom, what in this world can escape my eye?'

"Haha!"

"Where did these four bottles of elixirs come from? I can spare your life if it has nothing to do with you."

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Chen Chen's tone became dangerous when he stared at the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator.

Despite saying so, that person clearly had a guilty conscience. Otherwise, he wouldn't have looked so dismayed.

He was a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, not a weakling, like the owner of the elixir store.

"It's...it's from..." the cultivator stammered with shifty eyes. Immediately afterwards, a strong fluctuation emanated from his body. He was about to kill himself!

However, Chen Chen naturally wouldn't let him have his way.

A huge pressure erupted from Chen Chen's palm, directly suppressing that fluctuation.

"Who gave you the elixir!?!"

Chen Chen's gaze became very sharp, and the Divine Condensation Pearl in his head turned a little, shocking the Nascent Soul realm cultivator's gaze to become deadpan as if he had lost his soul.

"Yes...it's Ship Owner Zhao of the merchant alliance!"

Hearing this answer, Chen Chen let go and allowed the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator to fall on the ground.

To be honest, Chen Chen did not expect to hear that answer.

Before coming, his first suspicion was, of course, the mysterious force that seemed to be gradually disappearing. Yet, it turned out to be someone from the merchant alliance...

"I underestimated the complexity of this matter."

Chen Chen muttered, then took out the communication token to contact Nan Pinghai.

"How is it on your side?"

A moment later, Nan Pinghai's chagrined and self-reproachful reply came from the communication token.

"Lord, I was too incompetent... When we found the source of the elixir bottles on the three islands, the cultivators had already been killed and silenced."

Hearing these words, Chen Chen glanced at the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator who was lying motionless on the ground and continued to ask Nan Pinghai. "Nan Pinghai, do other people in the merchant alliance know about your relationship with me? Or, does anyone know that I am the owner behind the merchant alliance?"

"No, the people of the Boundless Sea generally think that the backer behind me is a sea demon in his human form... I didn't explain much nor did I tell the other ship owners."

"Did they not suspect anything about the fact that you're being so polite to me this time?" Chen Chen asked again.

"Lord, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan is an existence that we cannot afford to offend in the Boundless Sea. We are very polite to all emissaries so there's nothing suspicious about this."

"Lord... do you suspect that it's the doing of the other ship owners? If that's the case, pardon me but those several ship owners are all my acquaintances, and I can guarantee that they would never do such a thing."

Chen Chen did not say anything else and instead, put away his communication token calmly.

He had not encountered any cases of murders in Windy Island before. Yet, the cultivators who sold the elixirs on the three other islands that the merchant alliance was in charge of, had died.

It definitely wasn't a coincidence.

It was either that the merchant alliance had done it behind his back, or there was a traitor in the alliance.

Of course, in addition to that, there seemed to be another possibility.

Thinking of this, Chen Chen looked at the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator who was lying on the ground, still in a trance. There was a slight trace of hesitation in his gaze.

After a long time, Chen Chen sighed.

Who would have thought that a matter which seemed easy to resolve, would turn out to be so complicated?

'It seems that the power of this mastermind is far greater than I had imagined.'

Chapter 263: Driving The Tiger To Devour The Wolf

After thinking for a moment, Chen Chen took the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator back, because he felt that it would be better to confront him face-to-face.

When he returned to the city where he was at first, Nan Pinghai had already brought several other ship owners to the scene, and Ship Owner Zhao, who had been testified against, was among them.

Although Chen Chen knew that the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator basically wouldn't lie under the shock of the divine senses, some people may not be telling the truth.

He was well aware of that.

For example, Heaven had genuinely treated him as an evil villain but the truth was the exact opposite.

"Emissary, this matter is definitely not done by one of our people. To be honest, we, the ship owners have all benefited from the establishment of the merchant alliance. There is absolutely no need for us to go against the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan!"

Nan Pinghai addressed Chen Chen as an emissary in front of the other ship owners.

Chen Chen did not reply but looked at a brawny, scar-faced man among the crowd. He then pointed at the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator, who was on the ground and said, "Ship Owner Zhao, this man said that the elixir came from you, can you explain?"

Everyone looked at the scar-faced man as soon as they heard Chen Chen's words.

The scar-faced man had a huge change in expression and he hollered furiously. "You're accusing me! I don't know this man at all! Why would I dare to harm someone of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan?!"

Seeing how intense his reaction was, Chen Chen frowned and asked the system in his head too.

"System, are there any diabolic cultivators within a hundred-meter radius?"

"Yes."

"Where?"

"It's you, Host."

Chen Chen's face instantly turned sullen.

'I've just learned the Haoran Sacred Light Method, how am I considered a diabolic cultivator?'

However, he was sure that the one who robbed and killed the cultivator of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan was not the ship owner whose last name was Zhao.

"System, who has the worst character within a 50-meter radius?"

"It's you, Host..."

"Shut up!"

Chen Chen felt a huge headache.

'Since all the surrounding people are considered good people and even the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivators are not considered villains, what the hell is going on here?'

For the first time, Chen Chen felt that his wisdom had been challenged.

Before he could continue to think further, the burly scar-faced man, Zhao Hui, suddenly became excited and slapped the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator.

"I have no feud with you, why are you framing me!? Die!"

As soon as he did that, all the people around him turned pale.

Chen Chen was pondering quietly and did not expect him to do that. Before he could stop him, the Nascent Soul realm cultivator, who was in a semi-conscious state, was crushed into pieces by that hard slap.

Nan Pinghai was furious, and he hollered. "Zhao Hui! What are you doing!?!"

Having been in the Boundless Sea for so many years, they had gained enough experience and were not fools.

Zhao Hui had killed someone on the spot, and he obviously had a guilty conscience.

He initially wanted to vouch for Zhao Hui, but he couldn't bring himself to do so now.

The other ship owners were all frowning quietly with sullen expressions.

"Take him down!"

Chen Chen's expression changed several times, and he hollered coldly.

With his order, Nan Pinghai had no choice but to attack Zhao Hui.

With the help of several other ship owners, Zhao Hui soon had his cultivation level sealed and was pinned against the wall.

Zhao Hui did not say anything after he was pinned down and simply stared at Nan Pinghai with a peculiar gaze in his eyes.

Nan Pinghai shivered after being stared at by Zhao Hui, after which, he turned away to avoid eye contact.

Chen Chen saw all their reactions, which made his heart heavy.

"Lock him up for the time being, I will continue to investigate this matter."

After saying those words, Chen Chen returned to his residence.

Seeing that there was no one around, Yuan Qingtian muttered softly, "Big Brother, I think there must be something wrong with Nan Pinghai, see how he repeatedly defend Zhao Hui..."

"Besides, Big Brother, I don't know if you've noticed, but the way Zhao Hui looked at Nan Pinghai at the end was too strange! There must be something fishy about the both of them!"

Chen Chen did not speak.

'Even a fool like Yuan Qingtian could tell, how can I not see it?'

However, he had absolute trust in the system.

With him as a moral benchmark, those with better character than him would probably be considered morally upright people with exemplary character.

Why would people like them kill a Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan disciple for the sake of a thousand elixirs?

'It's not necessary... They're not such evil people.'

'Why would Zhao Hui kill that Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator in public for no reason?'

Various thoughts flashed through Chen Chen's mind repeatedly.

'I'm a good person too. If I do something terrible one day, it must be because...I've been threatened!'

With that thought in mind, Chen Chen came to a sudden realization and hurriedly turned around to look at Yuan Qingtian.

"Qingtian, check if Zhao Hui has any close acquaintances and see if any of them has gone missing recently. Remember to keep it confidential."

"Yes!"

Although Yuan Qingtian did not understand why Chen Chen wanted him to do that, he would obey all his orders. After assenting, he turned around and gradually vanished quietly.

When Chen Chen saw that, he decided to search with his divine senses, only to surprisingly discover a vague shadow.

That made him rather relieved because his divine senses were near the peak of the Essence Soul realm, and he could easily detect Yuan Qingtian.

If it were an Essence Soul realm cultivator with a weak divine sense, he probably wouldn't be able to detect Yuan Qingtian.

'This kid must have practiced the Divine Concealment Technique lately following my instructions.'

...

A day later.

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The rumor that the merchant alliance had robbed and killed a disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan began to spread within the Boundless Sea.

Chen Chen's mood became heavier and heavier.

At this moment, the door of the room suddenly opened, and Yuan Qingtian dashed in.

"Senior Brother, I found out that Zhao Hui once had a Dao partner, but she accidentally died at sea. They share a son. However, Zhao Hui's son has been bearing a grudge against Zhao Hui because of his mother's death. Hence, he doesn't live with Zhao Hui but cultivates hard on another island."

"But according to my investigation, Zhao Hui's son suddenly disappeared some time ago."

Chen Chen took a deep breath after hearing his words.

He didn't fall into the trap, only because he was conscientious and resourceful. Moreover, he had the system and was the true owner of the merchant alliance.

If the cultivators of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan were to be in charge of the investigation of this matter, they would have probably fallen into the trap.

Who would have thought that the killing of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan cultivators, the robbery of those 1,000 elixirs...the elixirs peddled in the market...the Nascent Soul realm itinerant cultivator...and Zhao Hui...were all part of a grand scheme.

The reason that the mastermind behind this had devised such a scheme was undoubtedly to create a conflict between the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan and the merchant alliance, to turn the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan against the merchant alliance.

However, there wasn't a need to make things so complicated, and this conflict wasn't great enough to make the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan annihilate the merchant alliance.

After all, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan had focused all their attention, energy, and resources on the frontal battlefield of the humans and demons so it would be difficult for them to send an expert to the Boundless Sea.

It would require something more to make the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan shelve out some manpower to annihilate the merchant alliance. The only possibility was that there was a greater ploy at the back.

With that thought, Chen Chen slipped into contemplation.

'What other tactics would the force behind this use to drive a wedge between the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan and the merchant alliance?'

Dong-dong...

"Emissary, it's me!"

Nan Pinghai's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Chen Chen said indifferently, "Come in."

At the same time, a powerful force of divine senses was spread outwards, and the door was opened. Nan Pinghai walked over with a guilty expression.

"Lord, I have known Zhao Hui for more than a hundred years. I know his character best, he would never do something like that."

At this point, Nan Pinghai began to transmit his voice using divine senses.

"I had a long talk with Zhao Hui... Lord, he was forced into it!"

Hearing this, Chen Chen said with an indifferent smile and a straight face, "What do you mean?"

Nan Pinghai said with a nervous expression, "His only son was manipulated by someone and is now imprisoned in Flying Dragon Island... He doesn't dare to reveal any information until his son is safe."

Chen Chen nodded slightly and continued to ask, "What do you think we should do?"

Nan Pinghai gritted his teeth and said, "Lord, we can quietly go to the Flying Dragon Island and save his only son. By then, the truth will come to light!"

Hearing this, Chen Chen's eyes glistened, but he didn't say anything else.

...

Meanwhile...

In a certain sealed boundary in the city, the scar-faced man, Zhao Hui, had a guilty expression, and he was muttering so softly that he was almost inaudible.

"Brother Pinghai... I've let you down."

After saying that, he closed his eyes, and tears streamed down his face.

Chapter 264: I'm the Person Behind This

Late at night.

Chen Chen took both Yuan Qingtian and Xiao Yun out of the city, together with Nan Pinghai.

A secret rescue mission didn't require a large team.

Otherwise, the rescuers would die before they even reached.

...

During the flight, Nan Pinghai began to introduce the situation of Flying Dragon Island to Chen Chen, and at the same time, he pleaded for Zhao Hui.

"Lord, the Flying Dragon Island is a semi-deserted island, and there are basically no cultivators there. Indeed, it's a good place to hold others captive. Please spare Zhao Hui's son if we can rescue him this time."

Hearing this, Chen Chen said indifferently with a calm expression, "What if Zhao Hui is lying?"

Nan Pinghai was confused for a moment, but he soon laughed heartily and said, "Lord, Zhao Hui and I have known each other for more than a hundred years. We met on the ship, and we've gone through thick and thin together. Even if his son has been captured, he won't harm me, and I have faith in him."

Chen Chen stopped talking.

'Been through thick and thin together? It's probably like the relationship between me and Zhang Ji.'

If Zhang Ji had a son in the future, and someone threatened him with his son to make him turn against Chen Chen, Zhang Ji probably wouldn't agree.

It was no wonder Nan Pinghai had gone to such great lengths for Zhao Hui.

"It is indeed not easy to have such a friend in one's life."

After a long time, Chen Chen suddenly spoke up.

Nan Pinghai nodded solemnly while secretly making up his mind that he had to save his friend's only son.

...

After flying for half an hour, a small island that was less than five kilometers in radius appeared in Chen Chen's divine senses.

There was a small hill on the island and dense forests everywhere. The night seemed extremely creepy too.

Under the detection of Chen Chen's divine senses, he soon found a cave near the hill, where a Nascent Soul realm cultivator kneeling in front of the cave opening.

From his position, it was obvious that he was guarding the cave.

When Nan Pinghai saw that, he eagerly wanted to take action, but Chen Chen merely shook his head and looked at Yuan Qingtian.

Yuan Qingtian immediately understood and vanished right on the spot.

Whether it was Nan Pinghai or Xiao Yun who tagged along had a change of expression when they saw that.

Hence, they couldn't detect that person.

"Lord, you are so powerful. If you weren't around, I wouldn't have dared to come alone."

Nan Pinghai said respectfully, while Chen Chen smiled without saying anything.

Minutes later, Yuan Qingtian suddenly appeared beside Chen Chen.

"Senior Brother, there is indeed a young cultivator imprisoned inside the cave, and he's probably in the Golden Core realm. He's currently very weak, and he seems to have been severely injured."

"What about the other situation?"

"I did not find any abnormalities in this island, there should only be one Nascent Soul realm cultivator guarding."

Although Yuan Qingtian said so, his tone was a little uncertain,

Chen Chen nodded, and his eyes lit up, after which, the Nascent Soul realm cultivator at the cave opening fainted.

Nan Pinghai and Xiao Yun, who were at the side, seemed to be more and more in awe.

In particular, Xiao Yun was not only in awe, but he was also a little awkward.

Among the four, he seemed to be the weakest.

'Could it be that the Lord brought me here to wave the flag?'

Before he could continue to think further, Chen Chen and Nan Pinghai had already taken a step forward to the entrance of the cave. Soon after they entered, they brought a weak young man out.

"It's really you!"

Nan Pinghai repeatedly looked at the young man and immediately confirmed his identity, which made him overjoyed.

This trip was extremely smooth.

"Uncle Nan... how did you know that I was locked up here?"

The young man asked feebly with a pale expression.

Chen Chen, who was at the side, said coldly, "He has been poisoned."

Nan Pinghai's smile stiffened immediately. However, in the next second, he took out an elixir and gave it to the young man.

"This poison may be powerful, but it's nothing to me. Nan Pinghai, don't you think it's strange?"

Chen Chen's face became rather odd after feeding that youth an elixir.

"What's strange?" Nan Pinghai asked with some confusion.

"Let me ask you, how would Zhao Hui know where his son was imprisoned? Besides... how could he not know that his son has been poisoned and that you might not be able to save him from death? Or, did he already know beforehand that I have the antidote to the poison?"

Hearing Chen Chen's series of questions, Nan Pinghai's expression changed again and again.

However, out of trust in his best friend, he was still certain that Zhao Hui wouldn't harm him.

On the other hand, the young man had no idea what Chen Chen was talking about.

"Lord, Zhao Hui won't harm me, let's go! Let's go now. Let's look for him, he'll definitely tell us the truth about everything!"

Nan Pinghai suddenly got agitated while thinking about it and pulled that youth towards the sky.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

However, at that moment, dozens of waves stirred up in the surrounding sea!

Immediately afterwards, thirty black-clothed figures emerged from the Boundless Sea, forming a blockade to seal the small hill.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Nan Pinghai's expression changed drastically.

Although the thirty-odd figures were all wearing masks that concealed their faces, their auras were not hidden. Among them, there were as many as ten Essence Soul realm powerhouses!

The leader was at the peak of the Essence Soul realm! However, the pressure he exuded was more than ten times stronger than him!

How could there be such strong people within the boundaries of the Boundless Sea?

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'Why is there such a powerful force?'

Nan Pinghai was flabbergasted. 'These thirty-odd men in black can easily destroy the merchant alliance, why do they have to devise such a scheme?'

"Alliance Leader Nan, did you invite us here to kill this kid?"

The leading man in black looked at Chen Chen, and his eyes suddenly lit up after seeing the robe that Chen Chen was wearing, which was exclusive only to the disciples of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

Hearing this, Nan Pinghai was so furious that he almost vomited blood and hollered angrily, "What do you mean by that? I don't know you!"

After saying that, he looked at Chen Chen again.

"It's not me! Lord! Please trust..."

However, before he could finish his words, the peak Essence Soul realm expert in the sky slapped Nan Pinghai and the young man out of the blockade.

At this point, only Chen Chen, Yuan Qingtian, and Xiao Yun were left surrounded in the boundary.

Yuan Qingtian was furious and he cursed softly, "Senior Brother, I knew that Nan Pinghai was up to no good! How dare he collude with outsiders to set us up!"

"Master... I never thought I would die here the first time I came out with you."

Xiao Yun, who was at the side, had a bitter expression.

Chen Chen ignored both of them and instead, turned to look at the peak Essence Soul realm powerhouse in the air.

"You're intending to kill me, frame the Merchant Alliance, and then use the power of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan to destroy the alliance, aren't you?"

At this moment, he had completely figured it out.

It was true that Zhao Hui didn't directly set Nan Pinghai up for death, but he was intending to harm him.

If he had just killed an ordinary Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan cultivator and robbed them of thousands of pills, it would not cause the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan to be that furious.

However, if Chen Chen, their elite disciple who was a genius, had died during the investigation, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan would release their wrath on them.

Chen Chen could imagine what message Yu Qiong would receive after his death.

They would more likely than not, say that he was taken away by Nan Pinghai after finding out that there was something wrong with the people of the merchant alliance, and never returned since then.

When the time comes, Nan Pinghai would be at a loss for an explanation. Besides, his relationship with Zhao Hui would make him even more suspicious and no matter what, the merchant alliance would be in trouble.

It was indeed a seamless plan.

Chen Chen was curious about who the mastermind was. Not only was he smart but also had so many powerful subordinates.

When Chen Chen exposed their plan, the leading man in black suddenly unleashed a murderous aura!

"I didn't expect that the disciple sent by the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan would be so intelligent, but unfortunately, his wits are not going to help. So what if he's intelligent? There are some things that you will never get the chance to say."

Chen Chen wasn't angered by his words. After looking at the men in black, he continued, "Most of you are not cultivators of the Boundless Sea, right? The Boundless Sea should just be a place for you to make money. If you are such a powerful force, it should logically be easy for you to destroy the merchant alliance. Why do you have to use the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan?"

After raising this question, Chen Chen answered it himself.

"I know, you must be afraid of that man behind Nan Pinghai who can manipulate the sea demons, huh? That's why you are thinking of using the great power of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, which is one of the four greatest clans of the human race. You just want to lure that person out and deal with him directly."

The leading man in black suddenly applauded after hearing his words.

"Amazing! Wonderful! To be honest, I can't even bear to kill you. You're such a great talent, if you're willing to join us, your position in the organization will definitely surpass mine in the future!"

However, Chen Chen shook his head and sighed.

"Why do you guys have to make such a big deal? Let me tell you a secret..."

At this point, Chen Chen paused for a moment before saying with a smile, "I'm that person behind Nan Pinghai."

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Chapter 265: Heavenly Diabolism

Hearing Chen Chen's absurd words, the leader who was at the peak Essence Soul realm was slightly stunned, but a moment later, he suddenly laughed out loud.

"Haha, you mean the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan had supported the merchant alliance and contributed to its rise? I can understand that you want to live, but this is such an absurd lie. If this is really the case, why would the merchant alliance send people to bargain with the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan for a lower price?"

Chen Chen's face turned red after he heard that.

'This person knows nothing, it's called separating business from personal relations!'

'Besides, the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan doesn't belong to me, why should I not save Spirit Stones when I can?'

Spirit Stones don't grow on trees, and furthermore, he couldn't casually pick up treasures as and when he pleased now.

"You're overthinking. The person who controls the merchant alliance is me, and it has nothing to do with the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan!"

Chen Chen said with a sulk.

Yuan Qingtian smiled, not surprised to hear that at all. 'Senior Brother is just that impartial, unlike most humans.'

Xiao Yun, however, looked at Chen Chen in puzzlement.

'Lord is a disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan, and yet, he's still earning money from the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan... This doesn't seem right.'

Chen Chen had long noticed Xiao Yun's expression with his divine senses. Hence, he immediately chided with disappointment. "What do you know!? This is called showing respect for the market! Watch and learn properly! I brought you out to let you learn and see more of this world!"

The man in black in the sky couldn't tolerate it any longer. He waved his hand and signaled for everyone to attack.

Together with him, a peak Essence Soul realm cultivator, more than twenty Nascent Soul realm cultivators, and ten Essence Soul realm cultivators formed an almost invincible league that wouldn't be defeated unless they encountered a Void Refinement realm powerhouse!

However, the moment he waved his hand...

In the distance, a melodious singing began to spread to their ears all of a sudden, and the tune that was being sung was a bit melancholic and mournful. However, after the men in black heard it, their eyes were full of shock.

"Quick, kill him!"

The leader bellowed suddenly as he struck his palm against Chen Chen who was below.

A sea breeze blew by, and the world suddenly became extremely quiet.

Boom!

Immediately afterwards, there was a shocking thunderous sound that came from the Boundless Sea!

Bang!

The leader's attack began to emit a crackling sound as it seemed to have hit something.

When peace was restored, the thirty-odd men finally realized that at some point, a massive turtle appeared above their heads.

The leader's attack didn't leave a single trace at all.

"It's the Great Sea Demon that's at the Void Refinement realm!"

The leader of the men in black's voice had become hoarse, and his eyes bloodshot.

'This disciple of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan was really the one who manipulated the sea demon!'

'Why did this happen!?!'

...

"Which path do you people belong to? Tell me in detail."

At this moment, Chen Chen had already stood on top of the sea demon.

The reason that he would come to their rescue fearlessly was that he had the confidence to.

After all... Green Bean was the lord of the Boundless Sea.

With Green Bean around, Chen Chen wouldn't be afraid of being destroyed by a force or even an entire race.

Qinglin was carrying Green Bean at the side and looking at Chen Chen with contempt.

'This person has been bullying others of his own race just because he knows the Sea God's descendant. What a scum.'

"Flee!"

The leader didn't look at Chen Chen at all as he merely hollered at his subordinates in anger.

Although the organization was powerful, it would suffer great damage, if it lost so many experts at once.

If the Endless Sea wasn't the main source of the organization's wealth, the organization wouldn't have sent so many people.

Seeing that the men in black were fleeing in all directions, Chen Chen did not stop them.

Boom!

Another thunderous sound filled the air and three more Void Refinement realm Great Sea Demons emerged from the sea, each of their bodies as large as a small island.

The Flying Dragon Island was only a small island with a radius of five kilometers, and the four Great Sea Demons managed to cover the entire island seamlessly.

At the same time, they exuded Void Refinement realm aura that made the men in black who had tried to flee, fall to the ground.

In no time, only the Essence Soul realm expert was left struggling to hold on to the air.

Feeling the aura emanating from this group of people, Chen Chen frowned slightly.

The ten of them were all diabolic cultivators.

The composition of the force was also clear at a glance.

'Ah, how wonderful would it be, if such a force had gone to fight those demons? Yet, they died in my hands.'

...

Seeing that the lives of his subordinates were in danger, the leader glared wide-eyed at Chen Chen and threatened furiously, "If you kill us today, those who are related to you will never get to rest in peace in the future!"

Chen Chen did not say anything. The Giant Crab sea demon under his body attacked, and half of the twenty-odd Nascent Soul realm cultivators were killed by the terrifying aura.

A few of them also revealed their true bodies, and it was obvious from their mutated bodies that they were half-demons.

"Half-demons and diabolism are really a good match."

Looking at the corpses, Chen Chen smiled coldly. He had encountered a similar pairing in the battle against the Dark Immortal Sect back then.

Obviously, this group of people and those of the Dark Immortal Sect should be of the same lineage.

Chen Chen completely disregarded the leader's threat.

'This world is now blocked so the people can't spread the news at all. By then, who can be certain that this matter is related to me?'

...

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"Hey, if you tell me honestly about your background, I can detain you guys instead of killing you."

Chen Chen said to the leader smilingly.

The man in black who was in charge clenched his fists after hearing his words.

Of course, he did not believe in this kind of nonsense, but he really did not want himself and his subordinates to die.

It wasn't that he was afraid of dying, but because the organization could not afford to lose!

Only one of the ten Essence Soul realm cultivators belonged to the Boundless Sea, while the rest were all leaders of the organization branches in various areas who had been transferred over for the time being.

If all of them died at the same time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Do you mean it?"

The man in black asked in a deep voice after being conflicted for a long time.

"Of course I do!" Chen Chen patted his chest and assured.

"Do you dare to swear?"

Chen Chen fell silent after hearing his words. A moment later, he said indifferently, "Why wouldn't I dare? You diabolic cultivators should have heard of something called the Adversity-Overcoming Seal, right? I can swear to the heavens that if I go back on my word, I shall be struck by the Adversity-Overcoming Seal!"

The man in black was horrified to hear his words.

He didn't expect that Chen Chen would really swear such a ruthless oath.

Of course he had heard the taboo about the Adversity-Overcoming Seal. The path of diabolism had developed for more than 10,000 years so far, and three of their seniors had been struck by the Adversity-Overcoming Seal sent by the heavens.

In the end, without exception, all of them were besieged and killed.

Two seniors were said to have gone into hiding at first, but they were killed by a powerful Thunder Tribulation during their tribulation transcendence later on.

There was a legend in the path of diabolism that stated the Adversity-Overcoming Seal symbolized sure death.

Thinking of this, he actually believed Chen Chen a little. However, after contemplating for a few more moments, he gritted his teeth and said, "We...are a force named Heavenly Diabolism, and we have a heritage of close to ten thousand years. We are composed of diabolic cultivators and some who are not accepted by the world. We give each other support..."

The man in black began to slowly introduce the origins of the Heavenly Diabolism.

The Heavenly Diabolism was established by a certain expert diabolic cultivator, and the organization was composed of diabolic cultivators and wanted cultivators who have committed great sins.

Anyway, all of them had committed heinous crimes and wouldn't deserve sympathy even if they died.

Usually, this organization was relatively lax.

However, during times of war, the organization would automatically become much more efficient. This time, they were clearly trying to reap benefits and gains from the great battle to expand their strength.

As soon as the war is over, they will continue to lurk and ambush.

...

After listening to his introduction, Chen Chen asked straightforwardly, "Who is the strongest person in your organization today? There should be a Void Refinement realm mighty figure, right?"

Chen Chen did not ask that question for no reason.

This man was already at the peak of Essence Soul realm cultivation, so it would only make sense for his superior to be at the Void Refinement realm.

Besides, Jiang Wang had told him back then to be wary of a certain Void Refinement realm expert of the Void Spirit Clan.

Now, it seemed that Jiang Wang was more likely than not, related to the organization.

When the man in black heard Chen Chen's question, he bit his lip hard and was stuck in a dilemma for a long time before he could answer. "Yes, there is, but I'm not sure of his true identity. However, I know that he's a half-demon who's lurking in the Void Spirit Clan now!"

"There's also someone else who is a mighty figure of a diabolic clan, which isn't one of the eight greatest clans, but his power is massive, and he's the current Lord of Heavenly Diabolism."

Chapter 266: You Can Fight Eight Alone

"The demons cultivate diabolism too?"

Chen Chen was shocked.

Of course, what shocked him, even more, was that the Void Refinement realm demon, and the Void Refinement realm expert who was hiding in the human race, belonged to the same organization.

There was too much information to process, and too many hidden secrets, so much that he didn't dare to think much about it for now.

"Is there anything else you have to say?"

Chen Chen asked after a moment of quiet contemplation.

"No."

The man in black shook his head with a shifty gaze.

Chen Chen assented, not concerned about whether he was telling the truth or not. He turned his head to look at Qinglin who then looked at the great sea demons.

The next second, the overwhelming storm blew towards the remaining men in black.

"Shameless scoundrel! You went back on your word!"

The leader cursed furiously.

Although he had expected that outcome, he still could not help but be enraged after the last of his hopes were dashed.

Hearing this, Chen Chen's face turned sullen. He had been called shameless several times before, but it was the first time he was called a scoundrel!

"You've got a death wish"

As soon as he said that, the storm swept across through the twenty-odd men in black.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of explosions filled the air, and the twenty-odd men in black were annihilated on the spot while the remaining Essence Soul realm powerhouses had their physical bodies destroyed completely. Only their essence souls were left hovering in the air.

Bang!

The Giant Crab sea demon roared like a dragon, shocking the few essence souls to the point of becoming dim and weak.

Chen Chen thought about it and did not rush to kill them.

He thought that these essence souls might contain some other information that might be useful to him in the future.

After hesitating for a moment, he sealed the essence souls and confined them to the Little Carefree Immortal Palace.

'Since Qinglin doesn't have much to do on a daily basis, she can work as a part-time prison warden for now.'

...

A few moments later, peace was once again restored on the Flying Dragon Island, and it was as if nothing had happened.

Chen Chen looked at the Giant Crab sea demon and gave it plenty of compliments before it was willing to leave in satisfaction.

At this moment, Nan Pinghai began scurrying over from a nearby spot, looking extremely frustrated.

"Lord! This matter really has nothing to do with me! I absolutely have no intention of harming you!"

Chen Chen smiled without saying anything. After a long time, he said, "Don't mention this matter again. After you go home, tell your best friend to change his appearance before going to the land to develop."

"This..." Hearing his words, Nan Pinghai's expression changed slightly.

He had had his cultivation level sealed just now and was tossed to the side so he didn't hear anything.

However, after hearing Chen Chen's words, it seemed that the force hadn't been destroyed completely...and might even take revenge in the future...

There were ten Essence Soul realm powerhouses and more than twenty Nascent Soul realm cultivators. How powerful must that force be?

"You'd better keep a low profile and avoid appearing in public as much as possible. Do you understand?"

Chen Chen reminded again.

Nan Pinghai felt a little touched. 'As the saying goes, the gentleman will die for his bosom friend.'

'Faced with such a big misunderstanding, the Lord has unconditionally chosen to trust me and even reminded me to be mindful of my own safety... I feel so bad.'

"Yes, Lord, I understand! I will do my best to work for you in the future."

"Good that you understand. Let me teach you what to say to the public regarding this matter."

"Yes!"

...

Bright early in the morning of the next day, Chen Chen returned to the city without a word.

He then announced to the public that the seniors of the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan had successfully surrounded a group of diabolic cultivators.

The Heavenly Diabolism had lost so much of their manpower at the Boundless Sea. It was impossible for them not to investigate the matter.

Chen Chen had no choice but to make the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan take the blame. Anyway, they were wealthy and powerful so even the Heavenly Diabolism wouldn't dare to provoke them.

Of course, as a conscionable person, Chen Chen would never let the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan take the blame without receiving any benefits.

After pretending to negotiate with Nan Pinghai for a while, the merchant alliance righteously gave a lot of benefits to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

In this regard, Chen Chen did not care.

During this battle, almost all the high-level combat experts of the Heavenly Diabolism had been destroyed in the Boundless Sea. From now on, the merchant alliance's development would no longer be hindered, and it was only right for him to give the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan some benefits as a form of protection fee.

...

Upon returning to the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan.

Chen Chen reported the matter of Heavenly Diabolism to his master, Yu Qiong, truthfully.

Although the man in black did not tell him the names of the two Void Refinement realm powerhouses of Heavenly Diabolism, Chen Chen wasn't bothered.

The Void Refinement realm expert of the Void Spirit Clan was a half-demon.

The supreme expert of the demon race was a diabolic cultivator.

That information would allow him to easily identify them. Whenever he came close to those two people, he would be able to find out easily who they were, as long as he used the system to check.

Yu Qiong was extremely shocked to hear Chen Chen's words. She muttered, "The master of the Heavenly Diabolism of this generation turns out to be a demon. How did that happen? What happened to the diabolic cultivators of the human race?"

Chen Chen did not say anything when he was at the side, but clearly, Yu Qiong was also aware of that organization.

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"Master, you said that the Void Spirit Clan has been destroyed. Does it have anything to do with the Heavenly Diabolism?"

Chen Chen asked.

He wasn't making a wild guess, but rather, the half-demon of the Void Spirit Clan and the demon belonged to the same organization so he couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't get up to any tricks.

Just like the group of half-demons of the Dark Immortal Sect, they were all wandering along the boundaries of the humans and demons to reap benefits from both parties.

Hearing this, Yu Qiong's face changed drastically, and she said coldly, "Don't breathe a word about this matter to anyone else. I'll tell my master about your conjecture, and he can decide what to do about it."

"Yes." Chen Chen answered gently.

On the other hand, Yu Qiong began to contemplate and ponder about it. It took her 15 minutes to regain her composure and grace.

"You're quite something, huh? This time, you not only found out the truth in the Boundless Sea, but you've also collected such an important piece of information."

"On top of that, you have also fought for the Jade Tripod Alchemy Clan. I have to say that it'd be a shame for a talent like you to not fight at the front line."

Chen Chen smiled faintly, but his heart was full of contempt.

He was clearly an elite. Yet, he was demoted to being a 'talent' by his master.

'Psht!'

After cursing in his heart, Chen Chen looked like he was put in a difficult spot.

"Master, in fact, I also want to go to the front line and fight so that I can contribute to the human race, but the seniors of the Haoran Sword Clan said that Xishuang and I cannot stay together unless we both reach the Essence Soul realm. Otherwise, our relationship is going to affect our cultivation. I've now stepped into the Essence Soul realm, but my Dao partner is still a small step away."

"Hah, those sword cultivators of the Haoran Sword Clan are just so straightforward and righteous. A strong-minded and determined cultivator wouldn't give up on cultivation for romance. If a cultivator does that, he or she probably won't reach the Void Refinement realm in the future and regardless of whether you stay together or not, they'll be good for nothing."

"Master, you're so wise!"

Chen Chen complimented at the right time.

Yu Qiong glanced at Chen Chen before suddenly saying, "However, in your case, I do understand the reason for the Haoran Sword Clan's choice. You won't hamper your own cultivation, but you're very good at influencing others."

Chen Chen sulked immediately.

'What do you mean? Since when have I influenced others negatively? The people who follow me have all improved their status of cultivation by leaps and bounds!'

'At most, Zhang Ji is the only one who got affected by me a little.'

'Yu Qiong is really going against her conscience by saying that!'

Seeing the righteous indignation on Chen Chen's face, Yu Qiong seemed to have suddenly recalled something as she said excitedly, "Chen Chen, how about you join the Heavenly Diabolism?"

"It might be a dark force, but it'll be useful for the humans during times of war, and that's a good thing. No matter what, it can't fall in the hands of the humans and become a weapon that the demons use against the humans."

Chen Chen shook his head profusely.

"I'm destined to be incompatible with the Heavenly Diabolism. Master, if you let me mix into the Haoran Sword Clan, I'd be rather confident, but if you want me to join the Heavenly Diabolism, it'll be really difficult."

After saying this, Chen Chen had a solemn look on his face, while he exuded a righteous aura.

"Chen Chen, you're really underestimating yourself."

Yu Qiong looked a little disappointed.

Chen Chen was completely indifferent, and he didn't waver, because he didn't like dealing with those who were diabolic.

"Master, I'm not a diabolic cultivator, nor have I committed a heinous crime. Why would I go to the Heavenly Diabolism? If the humans can't tolerate me anymore one day, I'll consider this matter again."

Hearing this, Yu Qiong grabbed Chen Chen's hand and looked at the Adversity-Overcoming Seal. She said with derision, "Chen Chen, even Heaven can't stand you, and you said you haven't committed a heinous crime?"

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