Chapter 1170 - Nurturing Wounds
As Long Chen escaped with the Heaven-Devouring Cloud Sparrow, he felt increasingly weak. At the same time, he felt as if his entire body was about to be torn apart, and his head felt as if it was about to explode.This wasn’t an injury, but a negative energy produced by the Dragon and Tiger Sky Bursting Pill. The Dragon and Tiger Sky Bursting Pill had overdrawn a great deal of Long Chen’s energy in exchange for overwhelming combat strength. Now was the time for Long Chen to repay his debt.
Long Chen was currently extremely sad. This sort of pain was impossible to alleviate with the Life Essence. It wasn’t an ordinary injury, but a type of Dao wound.
After drawing out the Heavenly Energy, it was a strange power that paid off the debt, causing Long Chen to be in so much pain that he wished he were dead.
Back then, the energy within Long Chen’s body had dried up, and the Dragon and Tiger Sky Bursting Pill had limited its strength. It forcefully extracted the energy of heaven and earth to help Long Chen replenish his previous energy consumption.
Now that the effects of the Dragon and Tiger Sky Bursting Pill had passed, the Heavenly Dao began to regain the energy that Long Chen had extracted before. But now, Long Chen no longer had any energy to draw.
"F * ck, I borrowed the energy based on my ability, why should I return it?" Long Chen roared in his heart, but facing the oppression of the Heavenly Dao, he had no power to resist at all.
Pain spread through his body. Long Chen felt as if there were billions of steel needles traveling back and forth within his body. The pain was indescribable.
This was different from Long Chen resisting the heavenly tribulation; he simply couldn’t resist it. Long Chen could only grit his teeth and endure. Moreover, he couldn’t even faint if he wanted to.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow flew for eight hours. Long Chen didn’t know where he flew to, so he found a place to land after he escaped with the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow.
Only then did Long Chen discover that they were in a deep valley. Long Chen randomly picked a cave and had the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow stand guard outside, enduring the pain and refining pills.
However, because of the unbearable pain, Long Chen was unable to concentrate. He failed three times in a row, and finally succeeded on his fourth attempt.
Long Chen hastily swallowed it. The pill quickly took effect within his body, cutting off a portion of Long Chen’s painful senses. This made Long Chen feel slightly more comfortable.
“The price is just too high. It’s a good thing I managed to escape, otherwise I would have been turned into a dog.” Long Chen felt a wave of fear.
The might of this Dragon and Tiger Sky Bursting Pill was greater than Long Chen had imagined. This was due to the endless years of nourishment and mutation that had occurred.
It was powerful, but its side effects were also great. Furthermore, Long Chen could only endure through it. There was nothing he could do. His pill could only alleviate part of the pain.
Long Chen, who possessed the Pill God’s memories, knew that this was a very normal thing to do. He couldn’t forcefully use his medicinal powers to prevent the Heavenly Dao from being drawn out, or his Dao foundation would be damaged.
“Little Cloud, can you find the way back?” Long Chen held a jade token in his hand, which displayed Long Chen’s current coordinates. It also indicated another location, which was the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect.
This jade tablet had a map with a circumference of trillions of miles engraved on it. However, the current coordinates was only an arrow pointing in one direction. It was clear that the two were too far apart to indicate the location of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow chirped and told Long Chen that it had a soul connection with Meng Qi, so it could use its senses to find the right direction and finally find its target.
“Alright, you can go back now. Tell Mengqi and the others that I’m fine, but it’s not convenient for me to go back for the time being.” Long Chen said.
The Heaven-Devouring Sparrow looked at Long Chen and let out a low cry.
Long Chen smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll stay here and recuperate for a few days. When I recover, I plan to go to the Splitting Heaven’s War Sect. It will be a bit outrageous if I don’t go now.”
Heaven-Devouring Cloud Sparrow then flapped his wings and disappeared in front of Long Chen. After he had left in full speed, for the sake of safety, Long Chen ran for more than two hours before jumping into a large river. He went down with the current and covered his smell.
Long Chen lay on the ground, feeling weak for a full seven days. He didn’t even have the strength to breathe.
Long Chen did not resist as he allowed the Heavenly Energy to continuously extract the energy from his cells. After seven days, the absorption process finally disappeared.
At this moment, a rumbling sound could be heard from Long Chen’s body. Every cell in his body was like a hungry wolf pouncing on food, frantically devouring the energy of heaven and earth.
Long Chen took out spirit essence stones and began to frantically absorb them. Unfortunately, Long Chen didn’t have many spirit essence stones left, only a few hundred thousand. Because he was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to control himself, he gave out a portion of them to everyone.
However, several hundred thousand spirit essence stones were enough for Long Chen to recover half of his strength.
After recovering half of his strength, Long Chen finally let out a sigh of relief. The feeling of weakness was truly terrible. Now that he had strength, even if he met an enemy, he wouldn’t feel so guilty anymore.
After recovering half of his strength, Long Chen did not leave his seclusion. Instead, he continued to recover, because not only did he want to recover, the Thunder Dragon and Fire Dragon also needed time to recover.
… ….
Meng Qi was anxiously waiting for the third day when the Heaven-Devouring Sparrow returned back. She brought back the news that Long Chen was safe and sound, which made the Dragon Blood Legion very excited.
When the Xuan Lord heard that Long Chen wasn’t planning to return for the time being, he couldn’t help but shake his head. He understood Long Chen’s intentions. Long Chen was afraid of causing trouble for the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect, so he didn’t want them to become the target of public criticism.
At the same time, the Xuan Master also felt that he was useless. As a sect master, he could not even protect a single disciple.
The last time he was besieged by the four great experts, if it wasn’t for Long Chen, who consecutively killed Academy Master level experts, he wouldn’t have turned the tables. Only then would Liu Cang had the ability to help him, otherwise he wouldn’t have had the chance to escape unscathed.
At the same time, after that battle, the Xuan Lord discovered that there were too many variables on Long Chen’s body and that he simply had no way to control them.
However, after knowing that Long Chen was unharmed, he felt at ease. With his abilities and intelligence, he would not be at a disadvantage under normal circumstances.
Sometimes, Long Chen would be much safer when he was alone. Long Chen could laugh it off in the face of provocation, but if someone insulted the people around him, he would immediately erupt with a terrible lack of control.
“Principal, the message from the Sky Martial alliance has arrived. I’ll make a trip there tomorrow.” Liu Cang held a golden name scroll in his hand.
“I think it’s better if I do it. You are calm, and not sharp enough. When facing those shameless fellows, you will be at a disadvantage.” Liu Cang had a calm personality and handled matters meticulously, but he lacked a domineering aura, so it would be inappropriate to negotiate with him.
“However, if you, Lord Xuan, personally go, wouldn’t that mean that the name of our Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect would be taken away?” Liu Cang said with some hesitation.
“No worries, don’t we have cards up our sleeves? Let’s slap their faces first, then we’ll reveal our cards.” The Profound Master said with a faint smile.
After the Sky Xuan Lord left the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect, a terrifying news quickly spread: the East Sea Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect’s subordinate land, the Great Evil War.
The Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect had captured a large number of evil experts, and there was even a sect head level evil expert. This news immediately shook the entire righteous path.
One had to know that such a terrifying evil figure had not been killed in the past thousands of years. Not only that, he was captured alive.
Other than this news, there was another shocking piece of news. It was that the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect had produced a monster that was suspected to be a Heaven Banisher. It wasn’t a Heavenbreaker, but had boundless battle prowess, and it was as easy as cutting vegetables to fight those who were stronger than him.
After being apprehended by the ancient clans, Heaven Supressing Sect, Pill Valley, and Great Han Empire’s Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets, they fought back with all their might and killed king level entities consecutively.
Under his fierce attack, a few of the Academy Master level experts eventually fell, leaving countless sects stunned.
The name Long Chen finally began appearing on this day in the Central Region.
Under the aegis of the Sky Martial alliance, the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect was at odds with the four great powers. Xuan Jianzi confirmed that Long Chen was a Sky Hunter, and gave him all sorts of suspicious signs. He drooled continuously, while the experts of the ancient clans, Heaven Supressing Sect, and Pill Tower followed suit.
Master Xuan immediately used the name of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect to guarantee that if Long Chen was indeed a Sky Hunter, he would immediately disband the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect.
Such a powerful guarantee was like a slap in the face, leaving the other party unable to refute his words.
The meaning behind his words was clear. Don’t come looking for theories or any conjectures from me. Let me tell you this, Long Chen is not a Heaven Seizing Lord. If he is, then my Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect will immediately vanish into thin air.
Even the Sky Martial alliance was moved by this. As the leader of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect, Li Tianxuan wasn’t one to speak carelessly.
In addition, the reputation of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect had always been extremely good. In the Sky Martial alliance, there were many experts who were extremely respectful to the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect.
Seeing that Li Tianxuan dared to make such a promise, he immediately stood on the side of the Heaven Supressing Sect, warning the ancient clans and sect to not wrongly accuse the good guys.
This was because Li Tianxuan had taken out the future of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect as the wager, and things had turned incomparably serious. If the ancient clans and the Heaven Supressing Sect as well as the Pill Valley continued to believe that Long Chen was a Heaven Seizing Lord, then they would need to make a bet.
That was to say, if the Heaven Supressing Sect were to win the bet, the entire Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect would vanish into thin air.
However, if Long Chen wasn’t a Sky Hunter, then the Ancient Clan, Heaven Supressing Sect, and Pill Valley definitely wouldn’t have misunderstood him with a single sentence. To put it bluntly, you also had to swear.
In this way, no matter if it was the ancient clan experts, the Sky Severing Sect, or the Pill Tower, none of them dared to make a sound. This was a huge problem, especially for that ancient clan expert.
They were just one of the Ancient Alliance, and they didn’t even belong to the leading family. If they swore an oath or lost, the Ancient Alliance would remove them from the Ancient Alliance for the sake of their dignity.
Their confidence wavered in the face of such a terrifying bet. Not to mention them, even Xuanji Zi was dumbfounded. He didn’t dare to be sure whether Long Chen was a Sky Hunter or not.
If he proved in the end that Long Chen wasn’t a Sky HunterLord, then even if the three powers disbanded, he would still be killed if he escaped to the ends of the earth. Others might not be afraid of him, but the Pill Valley would definitely kill him, and even Skywalker Island wouldn’t be able to protect him.
With just one word from the Xuan Master, he had slapped the four of them in the face. He then used the lives of the evil experts he captured to exchange for a huge amount of rewards from the Sky Martial Alliance and left gracefully.
The Sky Martial alliance had also officially issued a warning to the four great powers. Since they weren’t sure, the fault lay with them. Not only had their deaths been in vain, they had to compensate the losses of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect.
Finally, the four of them left as if they had just eaten a large bowl of dog shit. This result was completely different from what they had expected.
A few days later, Long Chen finally came out. After completely recovering, he opened the jade tablet and checked his own location. He couldn’t help but be stunned.
“We’re actually here?”
Chapter 1171 - Ancient Grand Xia
Long Chen discovered that the area indicated by the jade token, Long Chen, had actually arrived at the Ancient Kingdom of Grand Xia.
In the Central Region, there were countless sects, but there were also four special powers. These were the four ancient countries — Ancient Grand Xia, Ancient Great Han, Ancient Great Zhou, and Ancient Grand Chu.
These four ancient countries had existed for many years, and could be traced back to the Immortal Ancient Era. The four great ancient countries all had terrifying heritage bases and divine artifacts that suppressed destiny, and their strength was terrifying.
The most important thing was that the four great ancient countries were vast, their populations were numerous, and their resources were plentiful. None of the sects could match up to them.
Thus, in the Central Region where the sect was dominating, the four ancient countries were like four colossal beings dominating the four directions. They were different from the sects; they still retained the imperial system.
Anyone who entered the borders of an ancient country, regardless of what kind of cultivator they were, would have to abide by the local laws. Otherwise, it would be seen as a provocation to the ancient country.
Every ancient country had a terrifying background. Even a huge power like the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect wouldn’t be willing to mess with them.
The Ancient Kingdom of Grand Xia was located in the eastern part of the Central Region. Its land area was about the size of a dozen or so prefectures of the Eastern Wastelands. It was truly vast and boundless.
As for where Long Chen was, it was at the edge of Ancient Grand Xia. This made Long Chen happy, because Zheng Wenlong had told Long Chen that the Primordial Devils stronghold was in the imperial capital of Grand Xia.
“I wonder if Yue Xiaoqian is here. Let’s go take a look.”
Long Chen packed up and rushed to the edge of Grand Xia Empire’s territory. When he went over two mountains in a row, he suddenly froze.
In front of them, where the mountains were surrounded, a curtain of light had been lit up. Clearly, it had been reinforced by a formation.
No way, don’t tell me the entire borders of the Grand Xia is supported by array formations. How many spirit stones does it cost every day?
“Everyone, come with me. If you want to enter the Grand Xia Empire, you need to register your identity plate.” In the middle of the mountains, there was a huge city gate. On top of the city gate, an expert’s loud shout could be heard. Clearly, the expert had already seen the dazed Long Chen in the distance.
“The guards are all Sea Opening Stage experts. This Grand Xia’s background is truly frightening.” Long Chen looked at the garrison on top of the city gate and couldn’t help but be shocked.
"Please show your identity plate."
When Long Chen arrived at the city gates, the defending army saw that Long Chen was a Forging Stage powerhouse. They couldn’t help but be a bit more polite and used the word “please”.
Long Chen handed his Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect nameplate to the man. The man glanced at it, and then waved it on a stone tablet. A few large words immediately appeared on the stone tablet: Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect Core Disciple — — Long Chen.
Holy shit, the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect’s nameplate has so many uses? Long Chen really didn’t know that nameplates were passes from the ancient countries.
“I said, you are already in the Forging Stage at such a young age. So you’re actually a core disciple of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect. I apologize for my disrespect.” A hint of envy appeared in that person’s eyes, and his previously cautious expression loosened by quite a bit.
"No no, this brother is too courteous. I was merely lucky to get into such an identity." Long Chen hurriedly said politely.
“Brother Long, are you here for fun or business?” That person couldn’t help but ask when he saw Long Chen being so easy to talk to.
After all, Long Chen was a Forging Stage powerhouse, and he was also a core disciple of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect. As a gatekeeper, Long Chen was already a top-notch expert. If he could say a few more words, he would have the ability to boast in the future.
“The sect’s cultivation is too boring. The academy master said that my dao heart is a bit unstable. He ordered me to roam around for a bit to stabilize my dao heart.”
Not only that, I’ve heard that the Grand Xia Empire has a beautiful scenery with countless famous mountains and rivers.
So little brother came here to study with admiration in his heart, to admire the ancient culture heritage of Grand Xia. " Long Chen said very politely.
"Brother Long is truly worthy of being a core disciple of a famous sect.
However, Brother Long, it was right for you to come to our Grand Xia. Our Ancient Kingdom has the deepest cultural heritage amongst the four great ancient countries.
Unlike some of the ancient countries, after learning about inheritance from Grand Xia, they shamelessly said that this inheritance originated from their country. They truly are shameless to the extreme. " That person said with a disdainful and mocking expression.
“Could it be that you’re talking about the Great Han Ancient Country?” Long Chen was stunned as he probed.
“Brother Long, you know how shameless they are?” This time, it was the man’s turn to look surprised.
“Hehe, I’ve heard a little about it.” Long Chen chuckled.
F * ck, I’ve heard a lot about them. When he killed Han Zhenyu, that Old Man from the Great Han Empire wanted to exterminate the Long family.
"Brother, I wonder if you have the time. I would like to buy you a drink, if you are not afraid of trouble, can you tell me about the Great Han Ancient Country? I am actually very curious how the Great Han Ancient Country can be so shameless." Long Chen said.
“Hahaha, Brother Long, you’re too polite. Since it’s time for work, I need to find someone to switch shifts. Please wait for me for a moment. I’ll come and buy wine for this meal.” When that person saw that Long Chen was hostile to the Great Han Empire, he couldn’t help but rejoice and treat Long Chen as his soulmate.
The man ran over and told his men to call for another expert. The two of them had finished their handover and were heading straight for a tavern not far away with Long Chen.
The inside of the city gate was a small town with a radius of only a few dozen miles, but it was different from other border towns. Although it was small, it was not desolate.
Not to mention, there was not a single trace of the war, which meant that this small town had always been peaceful and had never suffered from the ravages of war.
The food was simple and sumptuous, and the taste was unique. Only now did Long Chen realize that the man’s name was Qi Hao, one of the captain of the guards in this area.
"Brother Long, how is the wine?" Qi Hao and Long Chen asked after they drained their bowls of wine.
Long Chen looked at the wine bowl and said, “The aroma is rich and mellow, exquisite and long, it can resist the aftertaste, and the brewing process of this wine is extremely complicated. From choosing food, drying, fermenting, brewing, purifying, hoarding, every step is meticulous and without the slightest flaw, just from this bowl of wine, one can sense the culture of Grand Xia, it’s really amazing.”
Long Chen sincerely praised it. As an alchemist, not only could he understand the composition of the wine, but he could also deduce the brewing process.
Previously, when Long Chen said he admired Grand Xia, it was all nonsense. He didn’t understand it at all.
But as the bowl of wine passed down, Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. This world was truly vast. Every profession and industry had their own inheritances.
The wine that had been circulating in the market had so many workmanship, it was almost the same as refining pills. It was meticulous and flawless.
"Hahaha, Brother Long is truly an elegant person. As expected of the core disciples of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect. High, this is truly high!" Qi Hao raised his thumb with a look of admiration on his face.
“Brother Qi Hao, there’s something I find very strange.” Long Chen asked.
"Brother Long, please speak."
"The reason why this wine is so good is not just because of the process and the brewing process. A large portion of it is because the brewer, with a pious heart, brewed this wine.
While drinking, I can feel a special energy spreading around. This is something that little brother is very confused about. " Long Chen asked.
Qi Hao’s mouth was wide open as he looked at Long Chen in shock. After a long while, he finally shouted, “Brother Long, you’re a monster. How can you be so good at this?”
Long Chen was also surprised. "Could it be that … Is it a kind of inheritance? "
“That’s right. The last time we met in the capital, I was rewarded with two jugs of wine. At that time, I drank one with my brothers.”
I hadn’t been able to bear to drink the rest of the jug. Now that I and Brother Long have a good relationship, I should grit my teeth and take it out.
Let me tell you, this jug of wine was brewed by the disciples of the Palace. It’s never for sale, and can’t be bought with any amount of money. As he spoke of the Wine God Palace, Qi Hao’s face was filled with respect.
"So you’re saying, there’s a Wine God’s inheritance in the entire Grand Xia Kingdom? Does this wine god really exist? " Long Chen asked.
However, Long Chen soon felt that he had said something wrong. He hastily replied, “I don’t have any doubts, but rather the words of an immortal god. This is a bit hard to accept, so asking a question is not disrespectful to the gods.”
Deities were related to faith. Sometimes, a single sentence could easily lead to a life-and-death battle, especially among those devout believers. Once someone desecrated their Deities, they would be regarded as the greatest insult.
“Brother Long, you don’t have to be so polite. I’m not from the Palace. To be honest, I don’t even know if the Wine God exists.”
However, if you arrive at the imperial capital, you must be careful. Do not raise any doubts in front of the disciples of the Palace.
Although it was not difficult for the disciples of the Palace to fight, there was no point in blushing.
Once I offend the Palace, I might not be able to drink any more of the Palace’s wine. Let me tell you, Brother Long, my status is very low and the wine I drink is made by apprentices without a name.
I heard that if those inner disciples or core disciples drank the wine, they would get endless benefits.
As for the benefits, I’ve never tasted them, so I didn’t dare to boast. You just need to know not to offend the disciples of the Palace.
Furthermore, the disciples of the Palace were all very cultured. They usually didn’t have any enmity with others, so they didn’t want to provoke them.
If you come to the imperial capital, with your status, you might come into contact with a character on the level of a prince or princess.
Brother Long, don’t forget about me, Qi Hao. Remember to leave two jars for me to enjoy myself. " As Qi Hao finished speaking, his eyes lit up. He couldn’t stop swallowing his saliva, making Long Chen feel funny.
Long Chen and Qi Hao drank another two bowls. Long Chen carefully savored the profundity of the wine and discovered that the art of wine brewing was as exquisite as any other art.
Although there were still many flaws in the wine, Long Chen’s taste in the art of winemaking made him exclaim in admiration. Suddenly, Long Chen’s eyes lit up as he said,
"Can your Palace make medicinal wine?"
Chapter 1172 - Wine God Palace
"The word ‘medicinal wine’, please do not mention it to the disciples of the Palace of the Drinking God. It is a very sensitive word.“Yes.” Qi Hao replied very seriously.
"Why is that?" Long Chen was stunned.
This wine was incredibly powerful. Although it was just an ordinary wine, Long Chen could feel that the special energy within this wine, if made into a medicinal wine, would allow the medicinal effects to pass through the body in an instant. The effect would be ten times better than using the medicinal liquid alone.
“You might not know this, but the medicinal wine here originally existed because our Grand Xia’s Wine God Palace teamed up with the Pill Valley to produce the medicinal wine.”
However, there were some unpleasantness during their cooperation. Everyone broke up and the Palace no longer provided wine to the Valley, and the Valley no longer provided pills to support the Palace. The two of them had nothing to do with each other at all.
“Now that the Wine God Palace no longer produces medicinal wine, the medicinal wine brewed by the Pill Valley is indistinguishable. It’s completely incomparable to the medicinal wine of the past.” Qi Hao said.
Long Chen hadn’t thought that there would be such an interlude. He hadn’t thought that the Wine God Palace of Ancient Grand Xia would be so stubborn that they’d break up with the Pill Valley. One had to know that it wasn’t the Pill Tower but the Pill Valley.
"Why did it break down? Brother Qi Hao, can you tell me more clearly? " Long Chen probed.
"This… “Actually, it’s nothing. It’s just a matter of mutual interest.” Finally, Qi Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Benefit relations, could it be that the spoils are uneven?" Long Chen stared blankly.
Qi Hao shook his head and said, "No, you don’t understand the Palace. Although the Palace is within the borders of the Grand Xia Empire, it doesn’t belong to our Grand Xia Empire, nor does it belong to anyone or any other power.
They were a group of pious and arrogant people. The wine that they brewed could be gifted to others, but it was absolutely not allowed to be bought or sold.
They could not associate themselves with any benefits, or else it would be a blasphemy to the Wine God. But when they were working together to brew medicinal wine, the people of the Pill Valley weren’t that particular as they peeped into the wine making process of the disciples of the Palace.
The disciples of the Palace were more proud and aloof, while those of the Pill Valley enjoyed using their noses to look at others. Over time, the conflicts between the two sides grew more and more numerous.
The conflict broke out one day, because the Wine God Palace discovered that the Pill Valley had actually set a price for the wine behind the scenes.
This completely infuriated the Wine God Palace. They chased away the people from the Pill Valley and stopped brewing medicinal wine.
Those from the Pill Valley thought that they had mastered enough wine making techniques and didn’t think much of the Palace.
However, when he went back home and started brewing, they were stunned. Although they knew the recipe and the brewing process, the brewing effect was not even 10% of what the disciples of the Palace had brewed.
At this time, they finally understood that the core skills are in the hands of others, and they couldn’t learn it at all. They wanted to get on good terms with the Wine God Palace, but the Palace immediately shouted out one word — Scram. " Qi Hao laughed.
“Awesome, the Wine God Palace is truly amazing.” Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. The Wine God Palace indeed had the backbone to speak such tough words to the Pill Valley.
“That’s right, in the entire Sky Martial Continent, there are only a handful who would dare to speak to Pill Valley in such a manner.” Qi Hao nodded.
"Could this palace be guarded by a powerful cultivator? So unyielding? " Long Chen curiously asked.
“I don’t know about that, but the disciples of the Wine God Palace are focused on brewing wine and do not like to be in contact with the outside world.”
However, the Palace was a special existence in the entire continent. Many sect heads would come to the Palace to worship the statue of the Wine God while leaving behind gifts. The Palace would also gift wine to them.
It is said that the wine brewed by the experts of the Palace can help one comprehend the Dao of Heaven, and is extremely beneficial to the strongest. Therefore, all the sects treat the Palace with great respect, and even the Pill Valley would not dare to lay their hands on it. " Qi Hao said.
Long Chen sighed in his heart. This world was too big. There were many things that surpassed his imagination. Even the wine that he usually drank had such terrifying inheritances.
"I must pay a visit to this palace." Long Chen said with a yearning expression.
"Brother Long, with your talent and your high taste skills, you will definitely be welcomed by the Palace." Qi Hao praised.
“That’s right, I’ve been so engrossed in drinking that I’ve forgotten my proper business. This little brother would like to hear some interesting information about the Great Han Empire.” Long Chen laughed. This was the main topic at hand, because Long Chen felt that it would be difficult to get along happily with the Great Han Empire in the future.
"That Han Ancient Country is actually a group of shameless brats. It’s as if the entire continent was created by them, the entire continent’s civilization, and they invented all kinds of techniques and spells.
Long ago, the Great Han Empire learnt all kinds of inheritances from our Grand Xia Empire. It was originally just a cultural exchange, so our Grand Xia Empire didn’t hold anything back.
But later on, they realized that something was wrong. The things that the Ancient Han Empire had learned were all their own original inventions, and they didn’t admit that they were plagiarised and borrowed from the Ancient Grand Xia.
At first it was nothing, only a small part of the population, but then more and more of them denied the fact that they had invented it all.
It was one thing to be so shameless, but to be even more shameless. Just by flipping over and over and saying that some of my Grand Xia’s skills were taught by them, fuck them … Cough, cough, I was too excited, please forgive me, Brother Long. " The more Qi Hao spoke, the more excited he became. When he heard that, he immediately felt embarrassed.
“It can’t be, can there really be such a person?” Long Chen couldn’t believe it himself.
Later on, they became even more arrogant and changed the history of the documents. Almost everything that had a reputation, whether in terms of history or fame, belonged to him, and he even said that when the Wine God became a deity, he gained enlightenment of the Dao through his time in the Great Han Empire. Qi Hao said.
"What good would it do them? Is there any point in bragging like this? " Long Chen didn’t understand.
"To put it bluntly, they just don’t have enough pride in their people and their history is not glorious enough.They don’t have any background, so they might as well get some back.
In any case, it was too remote a history for him to pass the examination. It all depended on who had the thick skin to do so. As long as they were shameless, they could do whatever they wanted.
And over time, you’ll be surprised to find that these shameless guys are actually extremely smart.
Nowadays, the people of the Great Han Ancient Country had an extremely strong sense of national pride, as if other than their Great Han Ancient Country, everyone else was just an animal.
Thus, in the past few thousand years, the Great Han Empire had become more and more powerful. The young people were like madmen, worshipping their idols.
Currently, the three supreme experts of the Great Han Empire were also known as the Three Noble Eunuch of the Great Han Dynasty. All of them looked like sissies, yet they were bewitched by their infatuation to the point of insanity.
Other than the three nobles of the Great Han Dynasty, there are also eight princes. If you hear the name ‘eighth prince’ and pout your lips, you might as well call them ‘little bastard’.
But under the special influence of the Great Han Empire, these people all became national idols. Not only were they worshipped by countless people in the Ancient Han Nation, even some of the women in our Grand Xia were worshipped to an incredible degree.
Nowadays, the people of the Great Han Empire were becoming more and more united, more and more proud. Young women were desperately cultivating in pursuit of their idol.
Yet the man, in order to become a heaven’s pride expert surrounded by flowers, risked his life to cultivate. Right now, they are all geniuses, and the country is flourishing with power. As he finished speaking, Qi Hao’s tone was filled with indignation and hatred. His attitude was so bad that it was on the verge of breaking out into curses.
Long Chen couldn’t help but find this funny. It wasn’t wrong to set an idol like this and have others follow and be jealous in order to stimulate one’s cultivation. However, for Grand Xia, this was extremely annoying.
“Actually, men of the Grand Xia can take revenge as well. They’ve come to seduce your womens, but your guys should also go seduce their women.” Long Chen said with a smile.
“Brother Long, you might not know this, but now that the Great Han Empire has increased their self-confidence, a woman must marry a man from her own country. Even if she becomes a servant, she won’t marry someone from abroad to become a legal wife.”
This was because once someone married into another country, not only would they look down on her, even her parents and brothers would be unable to raise their heads.
But let me tell you, the women of Grand Han. “Yes, they are indeed beautiful. Most of them are the kind that are gentle and gentle.” When he mentioned the woman from the Great Han Empire, a look of regret appeared on Qi Hao’s face. He looked as if he had been toyed with by a pig and was grieving for her.
Long Chen couldn’t help but shake his head. The history of the Great Han Empire was truly bizarre. However, the Great Han wasn’t on good terms with the Grand Xia Empire, so Long Chen felt at ease.
Long Chen didn’t know that the Xuan Lord had slapped the faces of the four forces severely. He thought that he might be wanted, so he had to be careful.
After chatting with Qi Hao for a while longer, the wine was finished very quickly. Long Chen took out a jar of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect’s best wine, but quickly realized that compared to the wine from before, this wine was as bad as horse urine.
Long Chen saw that he had asked enough about the situation in Ancient Grand Xia, so he got up to leave. Qi Hao directly sent Long Chen to the next checkpoint. This way, Long Chen wouldn’t have to undergo a second round of investigation.
“Brother Qi, it was fate that brought us together. This brat didn’t even give you any presents. A mere medicinal pellet isn’t worth much money, let’s keep it as a souvenir.” Before leaving, Long Chen gave Qi Hao a small jade bottle. After all, he had drunk so much wine and received so much information. If he didn’t leave behind anything, Long Chen would feel uneasy.
It was normal for cultivators to give each other gifts, so Qi Hao didn’t pay much attention to it. He only opened the jade bottle after Long Chen’s shadow had disappeared.
"Heavens, this is …" "This is …" He looked at a pill that was shining brightly and actually had a small figure swimming inside. This was a top grade eight pill, and it was even a rare Foundation Establishment Pill.
Qi Hao’s talent was not high. After failing two times in a row to break through the stage, he no longer had any hope of advancing to the stage. However, this supreme quality Foundation Establishment Pill gave him hope in an instant.
"Captain, I just received a secret message from the Great Han Empire. Take a look." When Qi Hao returned to the city gate, someone delivered a secret letter.
“What?” One of the eight young princes of the Great Han Nation was killed. Qi Hao’s eyes almost bulged out of their sockets.
Chapter 1172 - Wine God Palace
"The word ‘medicinal wine’, please do not mention it to the disciples of the Palace of the Drinking God. It is a very sensitive word. “Yes.” Qi Hao replied very seriously.
"Why is that?" Long Chen was stunned.
This wine was incredibly powerful. Although it was just an ordinary wine, Long Chen could feel that the special energy within this wine, if made into a medicinal wine, would allow the medicinal effects to pass through the body in an instant. The effect would be ten times better than using the medicinal liquid alone.
“You might not know this, but the medicinal wine here originally existed because our Grand Xia’s Wine God Palace teamed up with the Pill Valley to produce the medicinal wine.”
However, there were some unpleasantness during their cooperation. Everyone broke up and the Palace no longer provided wine to the Valley, and the Valley no longer provided pills to support the Palace. The two of them had nothing to do with each other at all.
“Now that the Wine God Palace no longer produces medicinal wine, the medicinal wine brewed by the Pill Valley is indistinguishable. It’s completely incomparable to the medicinal wine of the past.” Qi Hao said.
Long Chen hadn’t thought that there would be such an interlude. He hadn’t thought that the Wine God Palace of Ancient Grand Xia would be so stubborn that they’d break up with the Pill Valley. One had to know that it wasn’t the Pill Tower but the Pill Valley.
"Why did it break down? Brother Qi Hao, can you tell us more clearly? " Long Chen probed.
"This… “Actually, it’s nothing. It’s just a matter of mutual interest.” Finally, Qi Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Benefit relations, could it be that the spoils are uneven?" Long Chen stared blankly.
Qi Hao shook his head and said, "No, you don’t understand the Palace. Although the Palace is within the borders of the Grand Xia Empire, it doesn’t belong to our Grand Xia Empire, nor does it belong to anyone or any other power.
They were a group of pious and arrogant people. The wine that they brewed could be gifted to others, but it was absolutely not allowed to be bought or sold.
They could not associate themselves with any benefits, or else it would be a blasphemy to the Wine God. But when they were working together to brew medicinal wine, the people of the Pill Valley weren’t that particular as they peeped into the wine making process of the disciples of the Palace.
The disciples of the Palace were more proud and aloof, while those of the Pill Valley enjoyed using their noses to look at others. Over time, the conflicts between the two sides grew more and more numerous.
The conflict broke out one day, because the Wine God Palace discovered that the Pill Valley had actually set a price for the wine behind the scenes.
This completely infuriated the Wine God Palace. They chased away the people from the Pill Valley and stopped brewing medicinal wine.
Those from the Pill Valley thought that they had mastered enough wine making techniques and didn’t think much of the Palace.
However, when he went back home and started brewing, he was stunned. Although he knew the recipe and the brewing process, the brewing effect was not even 10% of what the disciples of the Palace had brewed.
At this time, they finally understood that the core skills are in the hands of others, and they couldn’t learn it at all. They wanted to get on good terms with the Wine God Palace, but the Palace immediately shouted out one word — Scram. " Qi Hao laughed.
“Awesome, the Wine God Palace is truly amazing.” Long Chen couldn’t help but sigh in admiration. The Wine God Palace indeed had the backbone to speak such tough words to the Pill Valley.
“That’s right, in the entire Sky Martial Continent, there are only a handful who would dare to speak to Dan Gu in such a manner.” Qi Hao nodded.
"Could this palace be guarded by a powerful cultivator? So unyielding? " Long Chen curiously asked.
“I don’t know about that, but the disciples of the Palace of the Drinking Almighty are focused on brewing wine and do not like to be in contact with the outside world.”
However, the Palace was a special existence in the entire continent. Many sect heads would come to the Palace to worship the statue of the Wine God while leaving behind gifts. The Palace would also gift wine to them.
It is said that the wine brewed by the experts of the Palace can help one comprehend the Dao of Heaven, and is extremely beneficial to the strongest. Therefore, all the sects treat the Palace with great respect, and even the Pill Valley would not dare to lay their hands on it. " Qi Hao said.
Long Chen sighed in his heart. This world was too big. There were many things that surpassed his imagination. Even the wine that he usually drank had such terrifying inheritances.
"I must pay a visit to this palace." Long Chen said with a yearning expression.
"Brother Long, with your talent and your high taste skills, you will definitely be welcomed by the Palace." Qi Hao praised.
“That’s right, I’ve been so engrossed in drinking that I’ve forgotten my proper business. This little brother would like to hear some interesting information about the Great Han Empire.” Long Chen laughed. This was the main topic at hand, because Long Chen felt that it would be difficult to get along happily with the Great Han Empire in the future.
"That Han Ancient Country is actually a group of shameless brats. It’s as if the entire continent was created by them, the entire continent’s civilization, and they invented all kinds of techniques and spells.
Long ago, the Great Han Empire learnt all kinds of inheritances from our Grand Xia Empire. It was originally just a cultural exchange, so our Grand Xia Empire didn’t hold anything back.
But later on, he realized that something was wrong. The things that the Ancient Han Empire had learned were all their own original inventions, and they didn’t admit that they were plagiarised and borrowed from the Ancient Grand Xia.
At first it was nothing, only a small part of the population, but then more and more of them denied the fact that they had invented it all.
It was one thing to be so shameless, but to be even more shameless. Just by flipping over and over and saying that some of my Grand Xia’s skills were taught by them, I’ll f * ck you … Cough, cough, I was too excited, please forgive me, Brother Long. " The more Qi Hao spoke, the more excited he became. When he heard that, he immediately felt embarrassed.
“It can’t be, can there really be such a person?” Long Chen couldn’t believe it himself.
Later on, he became even more arrogant and changed the history of the documents. Almost everything that had a reputation, whether in terms of history or fame, belonged to him, and he even said that when the Wine God became a deity, he gained enlightenment of the Dao through his time in the Great Han Empire. Qi Hao said.
"What good would it do them? Is there any point in bragging like this? " Long Chen didn’t understand.
"To put it bluntly, I just don’t have enough pride in my people and my history is not glorious enough. I don’t have any background, so I might as well get some back.
In any case, it was too remote a history for him to pass the examination. It all depended on who had the thick skin to do so. As long as they were shameless, they could do whatever they wanted.
And over time, you’ll be surprised to find that these shameless guys are actually extremely smart.
Nowadays, the people of the Great Han Ancient Country had an extremely strong sense of national pride, as if other than their Great Han Ancient Country, everyone else was just an animal.
Thus, in the past few thousand years, the Great Han Empire had become more and more powerful. The young people were like madmen, worshipping their idols.
Currently, the three supreme experts of the Great Han Empire were also known as the Three Noble Eunuch of the Great Han Dynasty. All of them looked like sissies, yet they were bewitched by their infatuation to the point of insanity.
Other than the three gentlemen of the Great Han Dynasty, there are also eight princes. If you hear the name ‘eighth prince’ and pout your lips, you might as well call them ‘little bastard’.
But under the special influence of the Great Han Empire, these people all became national idols. Not only were they worshipped by countless people in the Ancient Han Nation, even some of the women in our Grand Xia were worshipped to an incredible degree.
Nowadays, the people of the Great Han Empire were becoming more and more united, more and more proud. Young women were desperately cultivating in pursuit of their idol.
Yet the man, in order to become a heaven’s pride expert surrounded by flowers, risked his life to cultivate. Right now, they are all geniuses, and the country is flourishing with power. As he finished speaking, Qi Hao’s tone was filled with indignation and hatred. His attitude was so bad that it was on the verge of breaking out into curses.
Long Chen couldn’t help but find this funny. It wasn’t wrong to set an idol like this and have others follow and be jealous in order to stimulate one’s cultivation. However, for Grand Xia, this was extremely annoying.
“Actually, men of the Grand Xia can take revenge as well. They’ve come to seduce your women, but you guys should also go seduce their women.” Long Chen said with a smile.
“Brother Long, you might not know this, but now that the Great Han Empire has increased their self-confidence, a woman must marry a man from her own country. Even if she becomes a servant, she won’t marry someone from abroad to become a legal wife.”
This was because once someone married into another country, not only would they look down on her, even her parents and brothers would be unable to raise their heads.
But let me tell you, the women of Grand Han. “Yes, she is indeed beautiful. Most of them are the kind that are gentle and gentle.” When he mentioned the woman from the Great Han Empire, a look of regret appeared on Qi Hao’s face. He looked as if he had been toyed with by a pig and was grieving for her.
Long Chen couldn’t help but shake his head. The history of the Great Han Empire was truly bizarre. However, the Great Han wasn’t on good terms with the Grand Xia Empire, so Long Chen felt at ease.
Long Chen didn’t know that the Xuan Lord had slapped the faces of the four forces severely. He thought that he might be wanted, so he had to be careful.
After chatting with Qi Hao for a while longer, the wine was finished very quickly. Long Chen took out a jar of the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect’s best wine, but quickly realized that compared to the wine from before, this wine was as bad as horse urine.
Long Chen saw that he had asked enough about the situation in Ancient Grand Xia, so he got up to leave. Qi Hao directly sent Long Chen to the next checkpoint. This way, Long Chen wouldn’t have to undergo a second round of investigation.
“Brother Qi, it was fate that brought us together. This brat didn’t even give me any presents. A mere medicinal pellet isn’t worth much money, let’s keep it as a souvenir.” Before leaving, Long Chen gave Qi Hao a small jade bottle. After all, he had drunk so much wine and received so much information. If he didn’t leave behind anything, Long Chen would feel uneasy.
It was normal for cultivators to give each other gifts, so Qi Hao didn’t pay much attention to it. He only opened the jade bottle after Long Chen’s shadow had disappeared.
"Heavens, this is …" "This is …" He looked at a pill that was shining brightly and actually had a small figure swimming inside. This was a top grade eight pill, and it was even a rare Foundation Establishment Pill.
Qi Hao’s talent was not high. After failing two times in a row to break through the stage, he no longer had any hope of advancing to the stage. However, this supreme quality Foundation Establishment Pill gave him hope in an instant.
"Captain, I just received a secret message from the Great Han Empire. Take a look." When Qi Hao returned to the city gate, someone delivered a secret letter.
“What?” One of the eight young princes of the Great Han Nation was killed. Qi Hao’s eyes almost bulged out of their sockets.
Chapter 1173
As Long Chen advanced, he soon arrived at the border city mentioned by Qi Hao. There was a transmission array here.
However, this teleportation array was nothing more than a small teleportation array. Long Chen had to use a small teleportation array three times in a row and a large teleportation array once before he arrived at the imperial capital of the Ancient Grand Xia, Grand Xia.
The transmission array was located outside of the imperial city, and was guarded by several guards. By this point, all of the guards were already Forging Stage powerhouses, and the one leading them was even a King Level powerhouse.
After Long Chen paid a certain amount for the teleportation fees and displayed his identity plate once more, he was finally able to enter the imperial city.
After entering the Grand Xia city, Long Chen couldn’t help but be shocked. It was indeed worthy of being the Central State Four Ancient Kingdoms. Within the ten thousand li radius city, countless of luxurious and simple buildings soared into the sky.
The thing that shocked Long Chen the most was that on every single building here, there were countless formation runes flickering with light and emitting a frightening pressure. Just this building alone already possessed extremely frightening defensive power.
Grand Xia was the imperial capital of the Grand Xia. It was a forbidden zone in the air, and no one was allowed to fly.
As Long Chen advanced, he saw countless experts. He even saw Academy Master level experts walking aimlessly on the road.
The academy master level experts wasn’t a rare sight. A king level expert would be here on the spot, and there would be as many people as dogs under the stage. This had really broadened Long Chen’s horizons.
In the imperial capital of the Grand Xia, these famous figures were like commoners, strolling here and there.
Long Chen followed the main central road and headed straight ahead. He looked around and found that many of the buildings here had signs hanging: ‘Door, Courtyard’.
In truth, these symbols were all the major sects’ liaison offices within the imperial capital of the Grand Xia. Many of the major sects had some sort of relationship with the Grand Xia Empire, but within the imperial capital, they sold and purchased items.
Unfortunately, Long Chen didn’t know that the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect didn’t have any contact points within the Grand Xia Empire, nor did they have any business cooperation.
Many years ago, there were some. However, because the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect had been unable to make ends meet and had produced nondescript goods, the shops here were too expensive. Since they could only support them here, they could only pay up and quit.
Long Chen asked around and after advancing for half an hour, they came to an intersection. After walking to the right for a short distance, he saw a dome-shaped building. A smile appeared on Long Chen’s face.
"Hua Yun Auction House!"
Five large golden words appeared in front of Long Chen’s eyes. This was the target Long Chen was looking for.
After entering the Hua Yun Auction House, Long Chen immediately took out the jade medallion that Zheng Wenlong had given him.
This Auction House happened to be a branch under Zheng Wenlong’s command. Long Chen knew that these were Zheng Wenlong’s trusted aides, so he didn’t say anything unnecessary and directly inquired about the location of the Primordial Devils.
Very quickly, Long Chen obtained a map marked with its coordinates. He found a blacksmith shop only a few streets away from the Hua Yun Auction House.
The smithing shop was only responsible for creating business that was below the treasure grade. In a place like the Grand Xia Empire where only high-end routes were used, this sort of small business was obviously difficult to sustain.
However, in addition to forging items below the treasure grade, this smithy also customized all sorts of furniture businesses. Its craftsmanship was quite exquisite, and from time to time, prominent figures would take orders from it. Its business appearance wasn’t bad.
"Senior, may I ask if there is anything that I can help you with?" The moment Long Chen entered the smithy, a sixteen to seventeen year old girl came over and greeted him enthusiastically.
Long Chen looked at the young girl and saw that there was an indescribable aura deep within her eyes. Long Chen faintly smiled. That’s right, this was an aura unique to the Primordial Devil Race, and Long Chen was very familiar with it.
"Misihavia"(god of devil race)
Long Chen saw that there were no other customers in the smithy and said softly to the young girl.
The young girl’s eyes were filled with shock, but she quickly calmed down and said to Long Chen, “Follow me!”
Long Chen followed the young girl into the workshop. They passed through a warehouse filled with various weapons and appeared in a large area. There were several dozen craftsmen working on their iron tools, sweating profusely. They were probably forging something.
Entering into a secret room, over ten experts with weapons were conversing with each other.
When Long Chen and the young girl came in, although the experts were indifferent, Long Chen keenly felt their nervousness.
"Senior brother Long Chen!"
Suddenly, one of them stood up and shouted at Long Chen with a pleasantly surprised expression.
"You are…" Long Chen was stunned. He did not recognize this person.
"Senior brother Long Chen, have you forgotten that on the ancient road, you and the Holy Maiden … We’ve seen it before. " When the person saw Long Chen, he was at a loss for words.
"We greet senior brother Long Chen!"
When that person called out Long Chen’s name, the experts suddenly placed their right hands on their chests and knelt on one knee, performing an extremely ancient etiquette.
"Everyone, quickly get up. What are you doing?" Long Chen was a bit embarrassed. He was not used to this sort of etiquette. How could a man kneel so easily to others?
"Senior brother Long Chen, Lord Clan Chief said that you are our benefactor. All of what we have now is bestowed upon us by you. We shall forever remember this kindness in our hearts." A powerhouse of the Primordial Devil Race said in a very sincere tone.
Looking at the honest faces and clear eyes, Long Chen could easily see through them. He couldn’t help but feel touched. In this world, there weren’t many people who knew how to be grateful.
Ever since Long Chen had risen up like a phoenix, there had been too many people who had received his kindness. Although Long Chen hadn’t wanted to repay him for his kindness, some people felt that it was natural that they would feel this way.
Compared to them, Long Chen felt moved from the bottom of his heart by the words of the elites of the first Primordial Devil Race.
“Good, good brother, it’s good that you have me in your heart. In the future, don’t use your mouth to say it, otherwise it will be boring.” Long Chen slapped him heavily on the shoulder. They were a group of men worthy of respect.
“Senior brother Long Chen, I think it’s best for me to bring you to see the elders. You all should not delay senior brother Long Chen’s matter.” The young girl laughed.
“Senior brother Long Chen, you go ahead and do your business. Your business is more important.” The elites of the Blood Demon Sect were a bit embarrassed and felt that they had wasted Long Chen’s precious time.
“Alright, then I’ll first meet with senior. We’ll have a drink together when we’re free later.”
Long Chen smiled. Under the lead of the young girl, he took many turns and passed through a secret door before entering a secret room.
Within the secret room, a long-haired man was meditating with his eyes closed. The door was pushed open and he slowly opened his eyes.
The moment the man opened his eyes, Long Chen felt as if two sharp blades were shooting at him. Although there was no danger, the sharp aura was impossible to conceal.
"What a strong Courtyard Master!"
Long Chen’s heart trembled. This person’s aura was also that of a Courtyard Master, but it was far more terrifying than any king level expert that Long Chen had ever seen.
"The primordial demon, Yue MingHan, greets his benefactor."
The main level expert of the Primordial Devil Race was also holding his chest with one hand and kneeling on one knee. Just like the disciples outside, he actually gave a great bow.
“Senior, you can’t do this!”
Long Chen hurriedly helped him up. Was this a joke? This etiquette was too unaccustomed to others.
"Senior, can you not be so formal? I, as a person, naturally do not like restrictions. You have been so polite, causing me to feel uncomfortable all over." Long Chen bitterly smiled.
The demon expert smiled as he stood up and said, “This is the first time you must be able to do this. This is to make us remember the people who have helped us. If you don’t like it, then our etiquette can be reduced.”
“Then let’s hurry up and give me some relief. This bow is a waste of time, let’s get down to business. Senior, you …” Long Chen said.
"Call me Seventh Elder," the man said.
"Alright, Seventh Elder, I would like to ask if Xiaoqian is here?" Long Chen asked. He had not seen her for a long time and missed her greatly.
Especially when they had parted in the Eastern Wastelands, Yue Xiaoqian had been crying so much that Long Chen’s heart had almost shattered. Now, he was especially looking forward to meeting Yue Xiaoqian.
“After you left the Eastern Wastelands back then, Xiao Qian returned to the Heavenly Devil Realm and went into closed door cultivation under the arrangements of the clan leader. She still hasn’t come out yet.” Seventh Elder said.
“What’s taking so long?” Long Chen was shocked. It had already been over a year, and he still hadn’t come out yet.
"She went into seclusion within the legacy of the founder of the Primordial Devil Race and was unable to come out before she reached the realm of condensing a demonic pill. That is to say, she is at the so-called Core Formation stage." Seventh Elder said.
That can’t be right, this girl is too desperate. From the Sea Opening Realm, she directly went into seclusion to break through into the Forging Platform and the Xuan Core(King Realm) realms.
"Actually, the reason Xiao Qian is trying so hard is because she wants to reunite with you as soon as possible. She only needs to condense a magic pill in order to be able to hide from Fate Star Realm experts.
That’s also why when you first entered the Central Region, Xiao Yu stopped Xiao Qian. If you entered the Central Region and were to be found out by a Fate Star Realm expert every single day, your identities would be exposed. At that time, you would all be in danger. " Seventh Elder said.
“Alright, then I’ll wait for her. Seventh Elder, I’ll give you some more high quality Heavenly Dao Fruits this time. This way, we’ll make the brothers and sisters outside safer.” After Long Chen finished speaking, he handed the seventh elder a spatial ring. When Long Chen chased the Heaven-Devouring Cloud Sparrow back to the Mysterious Heavenly Dao Sect, he took the spatial ring that contained the six grade seven Heavenly Dao Fruits back with him.
Of those six Heavenly Dao Fruits, two of them came from the seven grade Heavenly Dao Fruits of those killed Academy Masters. As for the hundreds of other six grade Heavenly Dao Fruits, they were all brought back together.
Now, he only had a pile of fifth rank and below Heavenly Dao Fruits left in his hands, and he gave them all to Elder Seven.
After asking Elder Seven about the situation of the Primordial Primordial Devil Race, he found out that they had started to blossom and gradually spread out. Although they didn’t dare to buy resources openly right now, some scarce things in the Heavenly Devil Realm were slowly being replenished through various channels, in a great form.
After Long Chen learned of this, he was relieved. After bidding farewell to the Seventh Elder and the others, he left the forge. Long Chen followed the directions given by Qi Hao and headed straight for the Wine God Palace.
However, on the way, Long Chen suddenly stopped because he smelled a familiar scent.
Chapter 1174 - The Blood Slaughter Hall
“Aiyo, I’m going to die from colliding, but you don’t even know how to walk!” Long Chen hastily walked forward. After being ‘hit’ by a passerby, he suddenly fell backwards. In the end, he bumped into a man with a wooden face. I’m not sure.
“How can you be so unreasonable? You clearly bumped into me, okay?” The passerby couldn’t help but be furious, but when he sensed Long Chen’s aura, he swallowed his curses before they could reach his mouth.
Long Chen was in the Forging Stage, and the passerby was only at the Sea Cleaving Stage. Long Chen was a grade higher than him, and that person clearly didn’t have any backing, so he didn’t have a strong voice.
“Why are you not being reasonable? Who are you saying is not being reasonable?” “Alright, then let’s talk sense. I will follow this road and you will come out from this door and walk towards the left. I will walk straight ahead, you will turn left, we will bump into each other, and you say that we don’t have eyes …” Long Chen earnestly explained.
At this moment, Long Chen’s expression had changed. He used medicine to change his appearance. When he bumped into the passerby, Long Chen flicked out a trace of colorless, tasteless powder, which stuck onto the person he bumped into.
As Long Chen tried to reason with that person, he used his soul to pay attention to that person. After that person was hit, he suspiciously looked around, then looked at Long Chen who looked like a small-time villain and left.
"To transfer from left to right, do you understand? What? You don’t understand? Well, I can’t be bothered to tell you these things. This is your grandpa’s reward. " Long Chen discovered that the person had already walked far away. He extended his hand, gave a pill to the passerby, and disappeared.
"Don’t run, what’s the meaning of this? You were the one who bumped into me, what’s more, I don’t even need your small reward? Don’t think you have money. “Damn, the Nine Magnificence Building Foundation Pill is really amazing to have money. Hey hey, brothers, take it slow, are you still going to continue running into people?”
When the passerby saw the Foundation Establishment Pill, he couldn’t help but be overjoyed. He was about to try and get closer to Long Chen, but Long Chen had already disappeared without a trace.
Long Chen relied on his faint senses and followed that stiff faced man from afar. This was because Long Chen knew that he was an assassin from the Blood Slaughter Hall.
After being chased by the Blood Slaughter Hall for so long, after so many years of dealing with them, almost every time an expert from the Blood Slaughter Hall approached, the Nine Star Tyrant Body Technique would reflexively sense them. It didn’t matter if they were here to kill him or not, they would still be able to sense them.
Therefore, Long Chen thought of a way to leave a mark on that person’s body without anyone noticing. That mark could not be detected by anyone but Long Chen, who came from the chaotic space.
"Fuck, how crafty, he actually made a circle." Long Chen suddenly stopped. He felt that something was wrong. That fellow had begun to circle around.
Long Chen simply hid in a teahouse to drink his tea and discovered that the fellow had circled around four or five times before heading off in a certain direction.
“It’s probably not a detection, but a professional habit.” When Long Chen saw that person circle around, he would occasionally look at the people around him to see if they were being followed.
The last man entered a narrow alley. There was a gambling den there, and there were a lot of people entering and exiting.
“Shame on you for using the casino to conceal your identity.” The corner of Long Chen’s mouth curled up into a sneer. He revealed his true face and followed them into the gambling den.
"Dear guest, do you have an appointment or do you have an appointment?" Long Chen had just entered when a woman wearing revealing clothes came out and greeted him warmly.
The powder on the woman’s face was almost as thick as a copper coin. As she spoke, it dripped down like snow, and the most exaggerated thing was that she was wearing a long skirt that cut through her underwear. She was wearing a long skirt that only reached her calves.
The woman looked to be in her thirties, not a cultivator. This casino was also very low-class, and it was used by some low-level cultivators and market gamblers. She was no longer young, but she had to dress up to make money.
“I’m here to look for someone. Go and busy yourself first.”
Long Chen directly threw ten gold coins to the woman. The woman was immediately overjoyed, and the several people at the door, upon seeing Long Chen so generous with his money, did not seem to care about Long Chen.
Long Chen walked along in the casino filled with the smell of alcohol, sweat, and rotten feet. Soon enough, Long Chen noticed a man looking at him with a horrified expression.
Puff.
A blood-red long blade had cut off his arm. His palm was only a few inches away from hitting the button on the wall, yet it had fallen to the ground.
Many of the people in the casino cried out in alarm as they tried to escape. The first thing they thought of was that someone had come to ruin the scene.
Puff.
One of the man’s hand was cut off, and he immediately reached out his other hand to pat the button. It was an alarm trigger, but just as it was extended, the blood-red light appeared again, and the other hand was cut off as well.
Blood Drinking Sword lazily leaned on his shoulder. Long Chen lightly said, “I’ll give you some advice. Since your hands are gone, you can try using your head.”
The reason why Long Chen revealed his true appearance when he entered the gambling den was to identify those from the Blood Slaughter Hall more accurately. This was because Long Chen knew that he was a popular figure within the Blood Slaughter Temple, and almost everyone knew him.
The facts proved that Long Chen was right. Long Chen had not felt anything from the person in front of him who was only in the Blood Solidification Realm.
This was because this person was not a true assassin. Instead, he was a member of the outer circle of the Blood Slaughter Hall. He did not cultivate the Killing technique of the Blood Slaughter Hall.
The man looked at Long Chen with a crazed look in his eyes. Suddenly, his throat swelled up and he wanted to shout out loud. Blood splattered and splattered as the blade flew. He had failed.
“In your next life, be more rational. Don’t let others brainwash you.” Long Chen shook his head and pointed a finger at the forehead of the head. Before his soul had completely dissipated, he had already searched the head.
Long Chen walked to the edge of the wall and discovered that there was a side door. Entering through the side door, there was a passage leading outside. This place was like a normal back door, nothing special.
However, on the wall at the side of the door, in a place where the gamblers outside could not see, Long Chen smacked the wall three times and a stone door suddenly appeared. The stone door was tightly sewn to the wall, so even if one looked carefully, they would not be able to see it.
After entering the stone door, it immediately closed. In front of Long Chen was a tunnel leading underground. Long Chen held the blood wine and slowly walked forward.
"You …"
Puff.
A disciple of the Slaughter Hall had just walked out when he saw that the Forging Stage expert had been killed by a single slash by Long Chen.
"Who is it?"
The commotion immediately alerted many people, who rushed out from the tunnels.
Long Chen carried his blood-red long saber on his shoulder as he lifted his left hand. Thunder and lightning arrows shot out from his fingers.
"Puff puff puff …"
It was impossible for the experts of the Blood Slaughter Hall to escape in such a narrow space. They were all killed and turned to dust.
"All you guys can do is launch a sneak attack from behind. If we fight face to face, you guys are just a bunch of pigs." Long Chen sneered.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a biting cold gust of astral wind shot straight towards Long Chen. This was a terrifying attack; it should have been created by a king level expert.
“Splitting Heaven’s, third move!”
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
With an explosive sound, the ground caved in and waves of energy surged outwards, crazily pressing down on the underground space. Who knew how many powerhouses from the Blood Slaughter Hall were shaken to death before they could even understand what was going on.
A terrifying pressure gushed forth, shaking the entire Grand Xia City. Countless experts turned their gazes over in this direction.
"Phew!"
Ruins burst apart. A King level powerhouse of the Blood Slaughter Hall had just emerged from the rubble. Before he could clearly see his surroundings, a bolt of lightning smashed into his body, shattering instantly.
"Chi!"
Suddenly, a streak of light flew through the air towards Long Chen’s chest. At this moment, the Blood Drinking Sword that Long Chen was still carrying on his shoulder didn’t budge in the slightest.
"Pa!"
A large hand covered in green scales grabbed tightly onto the sword. The expression of the king level expert from the Blood Slaughter Temple drastically changed. Even after exerting too much force, he was still unable to snatch the sword back.
Weng! *
All of a sudden, the sword glowed with a dazzling brilliance.
"Are you an idiot? I will honestly let you activate the power of the King Armament? " Long Chen sneered as he chopped down the blood in his hand towards the king level expert.
"Boom!"
As the blood-red light descended, that king level expert’s corpse was completely gone. In reality, Long Chen’s move had been very bad.
Long Chen purposefully forced the king level powerhouse into a corner, giving him time to activate the King Armament’s power. But just as the other party was about to succeed, Long Chen made his move, making the other party not know whether to persist or give up on the treasure and flee. In the end, in a moment of hesitation, he was killed.
At this moment, there were countless experts surrounding them. They were all horrified as they looked at Long Chen, who was wielding the blood-red blade. Their hearts couldn’t help but tremble.
They actually dared to make a move within the Grand Xia City? Were they courting death? It must be understood that combat was forbidden within the Grand Xia, and not even flying was permitted.
What shocked them the most was that Long Chen’s aura was clearly that of a boy in the initial stages of the Forging Stage, yet he could easily kill a King Stage powerhouse without even blinking an eye.
"Boom!"
The ruins below shattered, and a miserable figure slowly flew out. It was an old man with a head full of white hair. The aura around him surged, causing the space to rumble as his aura shook the heavens.
"A Primordial Spirit Transformation Stage powerhouse!"
Those people couldn’t help but be astonished. This old man was actually a Primordial Spirit Transformation Stage powerhouse. Within the sect, he was an existence at the level of the academy master. However, the people outside the sect only used the realm to distinguish him.
However, the moment that Primordial Spirit Transformation Stage expert appeared, everyone felt that something was amiss. How could such a terrifying person have such intense fluctuations in his aura?
“Oh, I’m sorry. It seems like I’ve disturbed your closed door cultivation. I’m really sorry for disturbing you.” Long Chen carried his Blood Drinking Saber, and watched as the aura of this almost uncontrollable Primordial Spirit Transformation expert jumped up and down. He acted as if he was apologizing, but there was no sign of apology on his face.
"Long Chen …." Puff.
When the old man saw Long Chen’s face, he couldn’t help but be shocked and angry, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
He was currently in closed-door training to break through the barrier, but Long Chen’s one slash had alarmed him and almost caused his cultivation to go berserk, causing him to die from the explosion.
"Die!"
The main expert of the Blood Slaughter Hall bellowed. The sword in his hand shot towards the sky, piercing through everyone’s eardrums as he slashed at Long Chen.
Chapter 1175 - Ancient Capital Fighting
Long Chen didn’t dare to be careless. The blood drink in his hand shot out, and blade shadows filled the sky. Long Chen didn’t directly clash with the main level expert of the Blood Slaughter Temple.
But now, he wasn’t the time to swallow the Dragon and Tiger Sky Bursting Pill. Fighting against the Academy Master was a huge loss, and the reason he dared to challenge a stronghold of the Blood Slaughter Temple alone was because he had other things to rely on.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Long Chen slashed out dozens of blade shadows, ruthlessly smashing against the long sword of the main level expert of the Blood Slaughter Temple, causing a deafening explosion.
The main level expert of the Blood Slaughter Temple slashed out and the saber shadows that Long Chen sent out all exploded. However, because of the obstruction of the blade shadows, his locking force disappeared and Long Chen regained his freedom.
"Bastard, you damned brat, I will cut your body into ten thousand pieces." The Primordial Spirit Transformation expert of the Blood Slaughter Temple roared.
Right now, he had long hair that was at the bottom of his body, making him look like a madman. His eyeballs were red, and right now, he needed to suppress the surging spirit energy in his body, as well as kill Long Chen. His battle prowess was lower than usual.
Otherwise, if he were to use the full might of his Primordial Spirit Transformation stage Spiritual Energy, Long Chen, a mere Forging Stage newbie, would be unable to move at all and would be instantly killed. However, right now, he had to expend a great deal of effort to do so.
The most hateful thing was that when he was in closed-door seclusion to break through the shackles, he was frightened at the critical moment. His aura was chaotic, and he even showed signs of being unable to suppress it.
“Old fool, what’s your name? Your Hall of Blood has been chasing me for so many years, have you ever made me cry?”
Now that I have taken the initiative to attack, are you going to show any signs of improvement? Is it only allowed you to kill others, and not allowed others to kill you? " Long Chen sneered.
At this moment, he also saw that there was a huge problem with the old man. He wanted to run away, but it seemed that he didn’t need to.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Long Chen waved his long blade and didn’t meet the old man head on. He kept a safe distance between himself and the old man and urged his blade aura to fight him.
“It’s actually someone from the Blood Slaughter Hall?” Some people noticed the inklings.
“That fellow from the Hall of Blood actually dares to linger in Grand Xia? He’s courting death.”
"Yeah, 1800 years ago, a prince of the Grand Xia Empire was assassinated by an assassin from the Hall of Blood."
As Long Chen and the main experts of the Blood Slaughter Temple were fiercely fighting, the spectators in the distance couldn’t help but discuss amongst themselves.
The alley where Long Chen and the Primordial Spirit Transformation expert of the Blood Slaughter Temple were battling had already collapsed, but on the surrounding buildings, countless runes lit up, forming a giant protective barrier. The shadows of the two sword energies cut into the buildings and bounced them away, not causing much more damage.
This was the foundation of Grand Xia Empire. Every ancient building had their own formation, and normally, it was completely indestructible.
Moreover, these ancient buildings were connected to the Grand Circulatory Formation of the Imperial Palace. If a super powerhouse were to activate the Grand Circulatory Formation, then even a Primordial Spirit Transformation Stage powerhouse would be unable to cause damage unless they were a Fate Star Stage expert who could carry a divine artifact.
Let alone the fact that the Primordial Spirit Transformation level powerhouse of the Blood Slaughter Hall wasn’t even 30% of his usual strength, he wouldn’t be able to cause any damage even if he was at his peak condition.
"Who is that young man? What a terrifying battle awareness and rich combat experience." Someone exclaimed in shock.
Long Chen and the main level expert of the Blood Slaughter Temple transformed into two figures, shooting through the air at an extremely fast speed. It was almost impossible to catch them with the naked eye.
The main level expert of the Blood Slaughter Hall was extremely skillful and tricky. Many times, he had launched attacks from unexpected places of death, causing everyone to feel aghast.
"Although the Blood Slaughter Hall is a group of shameless fellows, in terms of assassination techniques, no one can compare.
Even if it’s the fierce battle that they are the least proficient in, their moves are still as peculiar and tricky as before, making it hard for people to defend against them. Every single move of theirs is filled with an extremely sharp killing intent. " A Primordial Spirit Transformation expert could not help but sigh.
At this moment, more and more people gathered in the distance. Amongst them was no lack of Primordial Spirit Transformation level experts, and even they couldn’t help but be moved.
This move was different from a normal person’s move. Every move of that Blood Slaughter Temple’s master level expert was a fatal move. Sometimes, they would even lay a series of traps, causing everyone to feel fear and trepidation.
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, no one would have believed that such a terrifying killing technique existed in this world.
But no matter how sharp or tricky the moves of the Blood Slaughter Temple’s master level expert were, the lightning symbols around Long Chen’s body surged, and he instantly activated them. His body was like a bolt of lightning, and every time, he narrowly avoided the killing move of the Blood Slaughter Temple’s master level expert.
Many of the people outside felt their scalps go numb as they watched. They broke out in a cold sweat for Long Chen. At this moment, Long Chen was dancing on the edge of a death’s blade, ready to die at any moment.
However, Long Chen’s face was calm, and there was no trace of panic in his eyes. His movements were like flowing clouds and flowing water. He advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, his calm and collected expression made one’s scalp tingle, but it was also pleasing to the eyes.
“You only know how to run?” The Primordial Spirit Transformation level expert of the Blood Slaughter Hall had continuously attacked Long Chen, but he cleverly evaded. He didn’t want to meet him head on, so he was infuriated.
This was because he knew that he would definitely die today. The secret stronghold of the Blood Slaughter Hall had already been exposed. With the grudge between the Blood Slaughter Temple and Ancient Grand Xia, there was no way he could escape.
However, before he died, his only wish was to kill Long Chen and remove a potential scourge for the Blood Slaughter Hall.
The news of Nineteen of the Blood Slaughter Temple assassination failure and his death by Long Chen had already been spread to the headquarters of Blood Slaughter Temple. The news of Long Chen’s killing the Nineteen of Blood Slaughter Temple had already been spread to the headquarters of Blood Slaughter Temple.
This was a secret stronghold of the Blood Slaughter Hall. In reality, it was there to monitor the movements of Ancient Grand Xia. Sometimes, other than the killing operations, the Blood Slaughter Temple also sold out all sorts of information.
This was one of the specialties of the Blood Slaughter Hall. In order to assassinate a person, one had to know their identity, cultivation, specialties, hobbies, and even their family tree.
Therefore, selling out information was also an important asset of the Blood Slaughter Temple. However, in the Ancient Kingdom of Grand Xia, if the Emperor were to set up a stronghold here, it would be akin to slapping the face of the Ancient Kingdom of Grand Xia.
However, the people from the Blood Slaughter Hall were also smart. They were well aware of the principles behind being dark under the lanterns. Their stronghold was in the imperial city, and no one had noticed it for hundreds of years.
"Old fool, do you have any shame? Do you know how to talk when you’ve grown up like this? Could it be that all your years of cultivation have been used to cultivate your face?
You are a f * cking principal, a mighty Primordial Spirit Transformation Stage expert. To think that you would be so shameless to fight a mere Forging Stage newbie like me.
“You can’t do anything to me now, but you’re actually a junior who’s not even as old as me. I’ve been out of the world for several years already, and I’ve seen shameless people before, but I’ve never seen such a shameless person like you.” Long Chen couldn’t help but curse. This was too shameless.
Long Chen also saw that there was a major problem with the main body of the Hall of Blood. Fighting against him in such a manner was the true way of the world. He didn’t think that this old man would use such methods to provoke him.
The experts watching from afar could not help but have a strange expression on their faces. Especially those Primordial Spirit Transformation level experts, their faces were filled with helplessness.
This Primordial Spirit Transformation level expert of the Blood Slaughter Hall could be considered to have completely disgraced their generation. However, thinking about it, this person was an assassin of the Blood Slaughter Hall, and the culprit behind his actions was their natural duty. They would use any means they could in order to obtain their own goals.
They were assassins, and there was nothing wrong with that. However, these assassins had no bottom line in order to kill people, so they let others despise them.
Currently, in the crowd of people outside, there was a man in purple robes with a jade-like face and a graceful bearing. He seemed to only be 25 or 26 years old, and under the escort of a group of powerhouses, he was watching the fierce battle between Long Chen and the Hall of Blood’s master.
“Your Highness, do you want us to take action and capture that Hall of Blood disciple? They are simply going too far, they don’t even place us, Grand Xia, in their eyes.” A middle-aged man beside the man said.
“No need. It’s good to take a look. I’m very interested in this Long Chen.” The man shook his head.
That man was none other than the eighth prince of Ancient Grand Xia, Xia Yunchong. The surrounding people were all his guards, and two of them were at the level of the Primordial Spirit Transformation.
Other than the guards, there was also a white-browed elder standing beside Xia Yunchong. That elder had his eyes closed the entire time, as if he was indifferent to the world outside.
"Master, what do you think of Long Chen?" Xia Yunchong respectfully said to the white-browed elder.
Only then did the old man open his eyes. What was shocking was that his eyes were murky, as if they were the eyes of an ordinary old man. However, they also seemed to be filled with chaos and endless energy was flowing within them.
The turbid look in the old man’s eyes gradually disappeared as he watched Long Chen’s back. Like a cup of dirty water, his eyes instantly became pure. The old man slowly said:
“I can’t see through it.”
After saying that, the old man slowly closed his eyes, as if everything in the outside world had nothing to do with him.
"Try not to offend him."
Xia Yunchong and the guards couldn’t help but be shocked. Just what kind of background did this person have? How could he receive such a terrifying evaluation?
One had to know that this old man was Xia Yunchong’s Dao Protector, a supreme existence. Even he was unable to evaluate this young man in front of him, and had even said not to offend him.
"Master…" Xia Yunchong was stunned.
The old man’s eyes were closed, but he spoke first. “All living things in the world, the Dao of Heaven revolves. There are many different people, so there is no need to speak!”
“Disciple understands!” Xia Yunchong’s heart shook as he hastily bowed and said.
The old man nodded and no longer spoke. He still had his eyes closed, as if he was in a meditative state. He did not reveal any aura around him. If he did not see him with his own eyes, he would not even be able to sense his presence.
"How audacious! How dare he come to the imperial capital of the Grand Xia? Are you trying to bully us, the Grand Xia, for no reason?"
As Long Chen was fiercely fighting against the master of the Blood Slaughter Hall, a delicate voice was heard. A slim figure, a gorgeous woman in colorful clothes, appeared in the air.
“Why is she here?” Xia Yunchong couldn’t help but frown.