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Chapter 621 Chaos Territories

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In Shui Wuhen’s quiet room, Long Chen sat there very calmly as Shui Wuhen broke the silence with a word. [Previous Chapter] [Table of Contents] [Next Chapter] The most comprehensive view! Fastest novel updates

"Are you angry?"

Long Chen shook his head.

“Aren’t you angry at me for sending you out in front of so many people?” Shui Wuhen asked curiously.

“You definitely have your reasons for doing this. It’s not like you won’t harm me. If I get angry, it will only make you more upset. Why?” Long Chen said with a smile.

Shui Wuhen’s heart warmed upon hearing Long Chen’s words, but the apology in his eyes was getting stronger.

When she announced that Long Chen had been sent away, she thought that he would explode on the spot, but Long Chen lightly nodded his head and didn’t even ask for the reason.

"It should be the orders of the higher-ups. They are here to announce that I have been sent away in front of so many people. To put it bluntly, they are here to convict me.

As for the crime, I will just arrange one for you. Whether it is me colluding with the Mo family to protect the culprit, or disobeying orders and acting recklessly, you can do it.

The matter had nothing to do with him. Furthermore, from him, I saw the style of handling matters in the Skysplit Sect. This matter has nothing to do with them.

As for the ancient family alliance, they were very sensitive about the Mo family’s situation. They didn’t want to blow the matter, so the possibility of them getting involved wasn’t high.

If I’m not wrong, it should be an idiot from the Huo Clan of Pill Tower, putting pressure on the higher-ups because of the dust on their faces here.

Moreover, to them, this is merely a matter of sending a disciple out for a few months. If they were to punish a disciple slightly, it would be enough to appease the unhappiness of Pill Tower. To them, of course, they would abandon me so that they can use me to settle this matter. Long Chen said with a smile.

Shui Wuhen’s eyes were filled with shock as she looked at Long Chen. Originally, she had been thinking that there was nothing she could do even if she told Long Chen about it.

However, Long Chen had only heard of this news and had already guessed the gist of it. His intelligence was simply too frightening.

"Big sister, you don’t have to be that shocked. Right now, there are only three powers that can put pressure on the Xuantian Supermonastery

After eliminating the two families, this matter has become like a louse on the bald man’s head. It can’t be any clearer. Sis, you’re just in the middle of it. You’re too lazy to think about it. " Long Chen explained with a smile.

Shui Wuhen thought that it was true. The intention behind this matter was too obvious. It was not difficult for Long Chen to guess the whole story.

"The main culprit in this matter is still the Zhou family’s slut. They were all in favor of this decision.

Just as you said, you are only asking a disciple to lower his head, not to take his life. You don’t need to give face to the Pill Tower for the sake of a disciple.

Our Shui Family is fighting for this, but unfortunately, the other three clans all believe that in terms of benefits, this matter is inevitable!

I’m not afraid of your jokes. Although you are a member of our Shui Family, our Shui Family also thinks that this is a small matter. We don’t need to get involved with the other two families, so we gave the order to announce this matter.

Furthermore, in order to show it to the Pill Tower, all the Sect Leaders were gathered here to announce that they will gift you to the Pill Tower. " Shui Wuhen smiled bitterly. At the same time, he felt powerless. She could not change the orders of the higher-ups.

Long Chen was very calm and didn’t seem surprised at all. From the moment he had heard this news, Long Chen had already seen through his target.

“Big sister, I want to know what kind of structure our Xuantian Supermonastery has. You’ll tell me about it later, and then you’ll tell me more about the upper echelons. I’m a little confused.” Long Chen said.

"Alright, let me explain to you the general layout of the entire continent."

Shui Wuhen told Long Chen that this world was known as the Tianwu Continent. No one knew exactly how big it was.

The continent was divided into five regions: Eastern Wasteland, Western Desert, Southern Sea, Northern Origin and Central Region. The area Long Chen stayed in was the Eastern Wasteland.

The reason why it was called the Eastern Wastelands was because in the era of cultivation and civilization, this place was a wasteland, and was equivalent to a corner.

The Western Desert was a desert. It was a desert filled with desert, desert and desert, but it was a mysterious place. As for why it was so mysterious, Shui Wuhen hesitated for a moment, but eventually did not say anything.

Bei Yuan, also known as the Northern Region Ice Source, was also a world of ice and snow. It was said that the inhabitants there had cultivated ice and snow techniques for generations, otherwise they would not have been able to survive there.

As for the South Sea, that was the southern part of the continent. There was an enormous sea, filled with countless islands and stars, as well as countless cultivators.

However, even if the Eastern Wastelands, Western Desert, Southern Sea, and Northern Reaches combined had an area only about 20% of the entire continent. The remaining 80% was called the Central Plains.

When it came to the Central Region, even Shui Wuhen had a yearning for it. It was said that that was the place where cultivators would gather.

The headquarters of the Xuantian Supermonastery was located in the Central Plains, which was also the biggest backer of the Xuantian Branch. So why was Shui Wuhen so unyielding when facing both the Yin and Pill Pagodas?

The Xuantian Supermonastery that Shui Wuhen spoke of was only a branch sect. However, there were thirty-six branches under the branch sect and a hundred and eight branches under each branch.

Long Chen’s jaw dropped in shock. He did not expect the world to be so huge. If it weren’t for Shui Wuhen mentioning it, he would have really become a frog in the well.

The Xuantian Supermonastery that Shui Wuhen spoke of was a branch sect. Other than the sect master, there were four other families that managed the thirty-six branches together.

Each family managed nine branches. Shui Wuhen was managing the thirty-sixth branch, which was also the bottom of the division.

Hearing this, Long Chen could not help but smile wryly in his heart. Why was he so unlucky? Going to the other Monastery? Entering the branch Monastery? He was actually ranked last. His luck was simply heaven-defying.

“Long Chen, I’ve wronged you this time. Just treat it as going there for three months,” Shui Wuhen said, a little embarrassed. She had failed to protect Long Chen after all, causing Long Chen to suffer.

"Hehe, closed door cultivation? Sis, you’re too … “So kind!”

Long Chen almost said that you were too childish, but talking to his sister like this was a bit inappropriate. “With the Huo family’s idiots’ personalities, putting pressure on the sect just to banish me for three months?”

“Why?” Shui Wuhen’s expression changed as if he had also thought of something.

"I have heard of the chaotic territory. That place is extremely vast and contains a lot of mineral deposits.

Whether it was the righteous path or the evil path, the major forces all had their own territory to protect their own mineral resources.

Although both sides had reached an agreement, Sea Cleaving Stage experts were not allowed to enter that area in order to maintain a tacit understanding of each other.

However, there were countless disputes over there. There were times where mines were stolen, and there were also times when people stole from each other. Not to mention between the righteous and the evil, there were also times where people stole from each other.

Furthermore, it was a paradise for thieves and killers. There were no rules at all. One’s speech depended on whether one’s fist was strong enough.

When the Huo Family forced me to that place, they didn’t even need to make a move. Just those evildoers themselves wished they could pull me out and skin me alive. Long Chen said faintly.

"Pah!"

The cup in Shui Wuhen’s hand was crushed into fine powder as her face was filled with rage. “These bastards, they’re actually so vicious!”

After Long Chen’s explanation, Shui Wuhen finally realized that this was no compromise at all. Long Chen was clearly on the verge of death. It was laughable that she didn’t know that she had thought it was just an act.

Compared to Long Chen, she felt like an idiot. She wanted to find a place to hide, but she couldn’t help feeling both embarrassed and angry. She felt like she had been played.

“Elder sister, you’re wholeheartedly focused on cultivation, and tactics are your weak point. However, it’s also because of this that you have such a high cultivation level. Otherwise, your current cultivation level wouldn’t be higher than Zhou Qingyi’s.” Long Chen said with a smile.

“I really admire you. You’re still smiling even at a time like this. I’m so worried that you’re going to die. No, I have to discuss it with the family. This is a trap,” Shui Wuhen said.

“It’s not that serious. Didn’t the Anarchic Lands say that Sea Cleaving Realm cultivators are forbidden? If that’s the case, it would be a good opportunity for me instead of a trap.”

It was a good fortune, but it wasn’t from Long Chen, but rather from the Dragonblood Legion. If the soldiers of the Dragonblood Legion were to have a problem, they would need a war to baptize them and temper their soaring foundation through life-and-death battles.

If they didn’t completely fix their foundation, Long Chen wouldn’t dare to give them the Heaven Advancing Pill. Cultivating was like painting, and once he started, it would be very difficult to change it. Furthermore, once it left a flaw, it would be an eternal flaw.

"But what if they hire Gold rank killers to kill you? “It’s too dangerous that an evil being would send Skywalker to kill you,” Shui Wuchen said in a deep voice.

"Skywalker, this is a good item!"

As soon as Long Chen heard ‘Skywalker’, he immediately jumped up. Even his heartbeat had sped up. He needed an enemy on the level of Skywalker.

One Skywalker represented a Heavenly Dao Fruit, which meant that he had an extra Skywalker.

"Will Skywalker really be sent there? How many Skywalkers would they have? Five? Ten? Or more? " Long Chen’s eyes lit up. What shocked Shui Wuhen the most was that Long Chen couldn’t help but swallow his saliva.

Long Chen’s wolf-like gaze made even Shui Wuhen, an expert at the late stage of the sea realm, feel her scalp tingle. This Long Chen was simply a demon. Worrying about him was superfluous.

“Long Chen, I don’t even know what to say to you!” Shui Wuhen smiled bitterly. At this moment, she no longer had any guilt or worry. Perhaps she was worried for evil.

“I can’t wait any longer, I can’t wait any longer. Elder sister, give me the command token. I won’t wait for tomorrow. I’ll go gather the brothers and set off immediately!”

Shui Wuhen could not help smiling bitterly as he watched Long Chen leave excitedly with the token in his hand. "Am I really old?" He could not understand the world of the young anymore.

Chapter 622 - Entering the Territory

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The Anarchic Lands was located in the far east. The Eastern Wastelands belonged to a land of savagery and desolation, but the Anarchic Lands were so desolate that it left people speechless. Please search for the most complete one! Fastest novel updates

Within a circumference of millions of miles, not a single blade of grass could grow. This was not a desert, nor was it a rocky terrain. It was a vast piece of land, but nothing could grow.

Tens of thousands of years ago, someone discovered a mineral deposit here. The wasteland that no one cared about became a land of gold in an instant.

Regardless of whether it was right or evil, countless sects had flocked over. The first thing they did when they arrived was to seize territory.

In the end, there was an unparalleled war, the evil and righteous sides were massacred until rivers of blood flowed, if it was in the past battles, the righteous side and the evil side battled, such large scale battles, once the righteous side dies to a certain degree, they would retreat.

However, for the sake of profit, the righteous path had released an unprecedented power, and engaged in a century-long protracted war with the evil way.

It was said that countless experts had fallen here. That big battle had caused both the good and evil to suffer.

In the end, the two sides had no choice but to temporarily stop the battle and create an area for everyone to dig their own.

As a result, the two sides drew a line, everyone stayed in the well and the river, while the evil and the positive entered a temporary period of suspension.

But the war between the Righteous and Evil sides ended, and the civil war broke out, because many forces wanted to fight for more benefits and territory.

This was because they had all participated in the battle of right and wrong, and had lost many experts, hence they needed more benefits to compensate them, thus, whoever divided the greater and the lesser, became the biggest problem.

A super power like the Xuantian Branch naturally had to be divided up a bit more. The other major powers also wanted to take up a bit more of the space. However, no one was willing to give in, and in the end, they started to fight.

The Xuantian Branch had also stepped in to mediate, but with little success. Everyone seemed to have given up on their actions on the surface, but they had started to secretly stab themselves in the back.

It was either crossing the borders to mine or secretly causing trouble, deliberately causing the opponent’s mine to collapse. The result was that the mine became more and more chaotic, and then the evil way also got involved, trying to take advantage of the chaos.

In the end, the two powerhouses of the Righteous and Evil Realm couldn’t do anything about it, so they simply treated this place as another trial ground. No one was allowed to send Sea Cleaving powerhouses or above to enter the Anarchic Lands.

As a result, every year in the Anarchic Lands, countless powerful warriors would be sent here to protect their mines from being robbed by others. At the same time, they would like to see if there was a suitable opportunity to deal with them.

Over time, this place became a lawless world where everyone lived here in fear and trepidation. It was no different from a prison.

At the edge of the Anarchic Lands was a simple and crude city, known as the city of chaos. This was the only city in the area.

Whether it was the righteous or the evil, they would come here to eat, drink, and have fun. In the city of chaos, the most prosperous industries were brothels and casinos.

Regardless of whether it was the righteous or evil ways, anyone who could be sent here was either someone who had made a mistake or a fugitive who did not like being restricted.

As long as one was willing to work hard here, it was very easy to earn money. If one was a miner here, then their income would be equal to the income of an ordinary sect’s core disciple.

As a result, despite the chaotic situation and the fact that they could lose their lives at any moment, there were still countless desperate criminals trying their best to squeeze into this place.

"Buzz!"

A teleportation array lit up, and Long Chen’s group appeared at the border of the Anarchic Lands. In front of them was an endless wasteland.

"Boss, this is too desolate!"

Guo Ran looked at the gray and desolate ground around him, the aura of decay permeating the air and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

"This is only the border. Teleportation arrays cannot reach the center of the Anarchic Lands." Long Chen said with a smile.

"Why?"

“It’s because it’s too chaotic inside. Slaughter is everywhere and people can’t afford to repair the transfer array there.” Long Chen said with a smile.

“Tsk, you children who don’t know the rules, hurry up and get down. If you stand on the transmission array, others won’t be able to teleport over!”

Just as Long Chen was sizing up the scene in the distance, dozens of Xiantian experts suddenly appeared by the side of the teleportation formation. There was a scar-faced man who was pointing at Long Chen and bellowing at them.

These people were here to watch over the transfer array. This transfer array belonged to the correct path, so it didn’t belong to any sect, so everyone had to take turns to stand guard. They had to maintain the transfer array and prevent others from destroying it.

“Let’s go, the Anarchic Lands is a prison for others, but for us, it’s a paradise, hehe!”

Long Chen chuckled. He was the first to walk out of the transmission array. Meng Qi and Tang Wan’er followed behind him. Luckily, the transmission array was large enough. Long Chen had brought out all the soldiers from the Dragon Blood Legion in one go.

"Waa, these two girls are so beautiful! Little girl, do you want to …"

Bang.

One of the Xiantian experts, upon seeing Meng Qi and Tang Wan’er, couldn’t help but have a lustful look in his eyes. However, before he could finish his obscenities, Long Chen raised his hand and shot out an arrow of lightning, turning him into a mist of blood.

When that Xiantian expert died, the group of Xiantian experts were astonished. They had already checked out the strength of the crowd, it was only the Meridian Opening realm. That was why the person from before had dared to provoke them.

"Who are you people?" An Xiantian expert wielded a weapon in his hand as he bellowed.

“Regardless of who we are, I’m only telling you the truth — disaster comes from your mouth.” Long Chen lightly said.

“Bastard, you’re too arrogant. Die!”

It was unknown if it was because the weapon in his hand gave him a lot of confidence, but the Damascus Steel Spear in his hand was aimed at Long Chen.

As the long spear was drawn out, the void trembled. In the instant that he thrust out, he was able to revolve his strength to the limit. This person was indeed very strong.

Puff.

Long Chen didn’t even move. That person’s head soared into the sky with a confused expression on his face. He didn’t even know who had killed him.

"Clang!"

The long sword returned to its scabbard and emitted a light ringing sound.

“Yue Zifeng, you’re getting stronger and stronger!”

Long Chen looked at Yue Zifeng and nodded. Yue Zifeng’s attainment in the way of the sword was becoming more and more profound. His actions were fast, silent, and without any signs. He looked rather like a big family.

"You … You. Just who is it? "

With that person dead, the other experts, who originally had weapons in their hands, wanted to teach this group of youngsters a lesson. However, all of them were stunned.

"Remember, disaster comes from the mouth!"

Long Chen lightly replied and brought everyone to walk forward. However, just as he took a few steps, he suddenly stopped and looked towards the person who spoke.

That person’s body stiffened. He felt as if he had been swept by the gaze of the god of death. In that instant, he felt as if his heart had stopped beating.

"Clang!"

The sword in that person’s hand dropped to the ground.

"Where is the mining area of the Xuantian Monastery?" Long Chen asked.

"Here … In … “He’s here …”

That person was being watched by Long Chen and was trembling. He said three ‘yes’ in succession, but he discovered that his tongue was no longer obedient.

After Long Chen and the others left, that person couldn’t hold on any longer and sat on the ground. His clothes were all wet with sweat and he looked like he had just been fished out of the water.

"What a terrifying gaze!"

The man looked in the direction that Long Chen had left, his eyes still filled with fear.

"Brother Qiang, are they that scary?" Some people were puzzled.

“Forget it, I won’t tell you anymore. They’re not looking at you, or else you’ll piss your pants on the spot. F * ck it, I’m leaving the Anarchic Lands. I’m going to find a place to live in peace. I don’t want to live a bloody life like this anymore!”

After that person finished speaking, he stepped onto the transmission array and disappeared from everyone’s line of sight under the strange gazes of everyone else.

Long Chen led the crowd and proceeded forward. According to what the man said, they would be able to enter the mine after they had traveled about three thousand kilometers.

As expected, after climbing over a small hill, sparse mud buildings appeared in front of him. Every few thousand miles, there would be one or two.

From the buildings, he could vaguely see a hole. Presumably, it was the mine tunnel.

Before Long Chen came here, he had already understood that this place was filled with an extremely rich amount of dark gold ores.

The dark gold ore was used to refine the dark gold ore, and the dark gold was used to forge a Xiantian level weapon.

If it was just the dark gold ore, it would not have caused such a commotion. The main reason was that the dark gold ore was just a precious mineral that was associated with a rare material.

This material was called Phoenix Blood Dark Gold, and was used to forge treasures. So why were the two of them fighting with their lives on the line?

The Innate weapon was for the Xiantian experts to use. On top of the Innate weapon was a magical equipment, which was for the Sea Opening Realm experts. There was a formation engraved on it, and the dragon head crutch in the hands of the Yan Family ancestor was a magical equipment.

As for treasures, they were also known as magic treasures. Their might could destroy the world. For example, the Mo Mountain Seal of the Mo Clan, or the Jade Sea Golden Bell of the Yan Clan’s ancestor.

However, the Jade Sea Golden Bell was severely injured. Otherwise, Long Chen would have been killed by the ancestor of the Yan Clan.

A treasure! That was a weapon that could only be used to its full potential if it was an expert of a higher level in the Sea Opening Realm. How could he not go crazy?

However, after so many years of mining, regardless of whether it was the righteous or evil path, they were all discouraged. This was because they discovered that in less than a hundred years, the dark gold ore would be completely mined.

Thus, in recent years, people had become somewhat disheartened with this "treasure land." After so many years, there was no sign of Phoenix Blood Gold. It could only be said that there was no Phoenix Blood Gold within this land, otherwise there would have been signs of it appearing a long time ago.

This was because according to legends, in the immortal ancient era, there was a divine phoenix that flew in the sky. It’s wings could shatter stars. After the divine phoenix perished, blood essence would seep into the earth.

And beneath the earth, there just so happened to be a dark gold mine that was able to condense the dark gold phoenix blood. But so many years had passed and there wasn’t even the slightest sign of it. The results were already very obvious.

Thus, right now, this chaotic territory had become the chicken ribs of all the large clans. It was a pity to abandon it, and it was better to just treat this place as a prison for the disciples who made mistakes.

Along the way, Long Chen saw many experts who were all lying down in the sun. This should be considered as their duty, so it was quite comfortable.

When they saw Long Chen and the others, many of them began to laugh in schadenfreude. It was as if they were looking at their younger self.

Long Chen didn’t pay attention to these perverted people as he walked through half of the mining area. Finally, a huge building complex appeared in front of him. He had arrived at the mining area of the Xuantian Academy.

Chapter 623 - Face-smacking and Face-smacking

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In the middle of the mining site, there was a group of buildings. Although it only took up a few acres of land, compared to the other mining areas, this scene was like a luxury.

"Who is it?"

As soon as they entered the mining area of the Xuantian Branch, more than ten Meridian Opening Realm experts blocked Long Chen and the others.

"I was sent by the branch department." Long Chen waved the command medallion in his hand.

"Sent? It sounds really good. Have they been sent here? "A person took the medallion from Long Chen and looked at it before speaking with disdain.

"Are you looking to die?"

Gu Yang, who was standing behind Long Chen, coldly looked at that person and said.

"Courting death? That’s right, how many people here were looking for a living? Walking forward, did you see that bungalow? Go there and report it! "

The person tossed the token back to Long Chen. He pointed at a building in the distance, his tone filled with disdain.

"You …"

"Forget it."

Gu Yang’s face darkened. He was about to teach that person a lesson when Long Chen pulled him back and led him forward.

“Boss, why don’t you let me teach him a lesson?” Gu Yang said angrily.

"You’re not his parent, why are you teaching him a lesson? “You still expect him to change his mind and start anew?” Long Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

"But he is disrespectful to you." Gu Yang said.

Everyone was the same. Long Chen was the hero in their hearts. They could be looked down upon by some, but they could not accept the fact that they looked down on Long Chen.

"Why should they respect me? He didn’t eat my food, didn’t drink my wine, and I didn’t give him any benefits. Long Chen asked.

"This …"

Everyone could not help but be speechless.

“Don’t think that just because you are tall that they will respect you. If you all have this kind of heart, sooner or later you will become idiots like those proud ancient families.”

The path of cultivation is as vast as the sea. Our current achievements are but a drop in the ocean, insignificant to the eye.

The man was just acting according to his character. He didn’t have a good impression of us, but he didn’t have any bad intentions.

“If his tone is off, you go teach him a lesson. Then I’ll tell you all in a very serious manner, you’ll soon become conceited idiots.” Long Chen said very seriously.

The crowd was shocked. Long Chen’s words had viciously struck their hearts because they felt that they were no longer the same as before. They had become stronger, and strong people should be treated with the respect they deserved.

They had forgotten that when they were weak, they looked at those fellows who stood high above them, especially Yan Wushang, Yan Wushuang, and Han Tianyu. Their displeasure was awakened by Long Chen’s words.

"Boss, we were wrong!" Gu Yang said respectfully.

"There is no true difference between right and wrong in this kind of thing. I only hope that you can maintain your true nature and not change it just because of external forces."

We never bully the weak, but no one can make us bow our heads. We would rather die than to raise our backs.

So, in the future, you all have to remember to not make a move until you’ve thought about it. Don’t tell me that you’re going to teach me a lesson or not to teach such laughable words.

You’re not teachers, and you’re still relying on the ruler to create a pillar of cultivation. What’s going on?

Either you don’t attack, but if you do, then you must kill your opponent. Don’t talk about that useless stuff, in our world, only our enemies will do that. " Long Chen said.

Long Chen was extremely disgusted by this senseless provocation. He didn’t want such a person to appear in the Dragon Blood Legion either.

"Stop, where did you all come from?"

As they were walking, they had already reached the front of the bungalow. A man was leaning back in a chair with his feet on the table in front of him. He was looking at Long Chen and the others with slanted eyes.

"Xuantian Branch!"

Long Chen looked at the person in front of him and lightly said. He hadn’t thought that this place would be registered as a late stage Xiantian expert.

The Xiantian expert looked coldly at Long Chen and said indifferently, “What’s your name?”

"Long Chen!"

The Xiantian expert shouted coldly, "Do you think I’m blind? All of you are called Long Chen? "

The Xiantian expert’s expression suddenly darkened, causing the people from the Dragonblood Legion to frown. It seemed that they were not welcomed here, as they were now considered criminals.

“No, it’s not that you’re blind, it’s that you’re deaf!” Long Chen suddenly said with a smile.

"Presumptuous…"

"Clap clap!"

The Xiantian expert was slapped in the face by Long Chen. Not only that, Long Chen had just slapped him again.

What kind of strength was Long Chen? If he hadn’t controlled his strength, a single slap would have smashed his head into pieces.

Even though he had controlled his strength, he still managed to shatter the man’s jaw. The man let out a miserable groan as Long Chen kicked him in the stomach, causing him to spit out a large mouthful of blood.

The soldiers of the Dragon Blood Legion couldn’t help but be shocked. What is the boss doing? Are he preparing to rebel?

Bang.

The Xiantian expert was stomped to the ground by Long Chen. He laughed coldly, "What else do you want to say?"

"You … Looking for … Puff.

Before the Xiantian expert could finish his sentence, Long Chen exerted some force and immediately coughed up a large mouthful of blood.

“You want me to die?” I don’t know if I’m courting death, I only know that you’re about to die.

Do you think I, Long Chen, am an idiot? Do you have no news of me being exiled here? Since you know that I am here, and you intentionally cause trouble for me, I truly admire your courage.

I, Long Chen, have always admired strong people, but I need to confirm whether you are strong or not. I’m sorry, but bear with it a little!

After Long Chen finished speaking, he sent out seven different powers to cover the man’s entire body. The Xiantian expert immediately let out a heart-wrenching howl.

“Hey, hey, hey. You’re singing out of tune. This doesn’t match the demeanor of an expert!” Long Chen looked at that person and shook his head.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a cold shout rang out and a middle-aged man wearing a white robe appeared in front of Long Chen with a gloomy expression.

The man’s face was pockmarked and dark, like a handful of sesame seeds. If one didn’t look closely, they wouldn’t see it. It was probably because his parents knew he had a pockmarked face, so they purposely wore it so deeply.

Half-step Sea Opening? Hehe, he should be the main target.

"Ahh …"

Long Chen looked at the pockmarked face and the force beneath his feet did not stop. The man was still under Long Chen’s feet, happily “singing”. However, his voice was mournful, like that of a scraper, which made people feel sad.

"Long Chen, how dare you! Do you think this is a branch academy?" The half-step Sea Opening expert coldly shouted.

"Heh heh, you really know that I’m here. You guys are putting up such a front, are you trying to intimidate me? “If I’m not mistaken, you must be from the Zhou family.” Long Chen slowly withdrew his foot. That person’s eyes rolled back as he blissfully fainted.

Long Chen’s power was very sinister. It had cut off part of his nervous system, causing him to lose his self-protection. He was clearly in unbearable pain, but he couldn’t fall unconscious. To him, falling unconscious was an enormous blessing.

“Long Chen, you’re wearing a sinful body. You’d better know your own identity …”

"Pa!"

The pockmarked face was sent flying from Long Chen’s slap. Forget about the pockmarked face who didn’t expect Long Chen to attack, even if he used all his strength to defend, he still wouldn’t be able to avoid such a close distance.

Slap technique? The Xuantian department was looking for Long Chen, but not a single person in the branch didn’t know about it.

His actions were clean and without any warning, without any trace of killing intent. Countless celebrities fell under Long Chen’s palm just like that.

"You …"

"Pa!"

The pockmark face was filled with rage. Just as he steadied his body and was about to erupt with momentum, Long Chen’s large hand suddenly grabbed his throat.

“Do you know? I’ll pinch you to death. It’ll be no different from crushing an ant.” Long Chen looked at the pockmarked face.

"Bastard, quickly put down Lord Prefect."

Suddenly, countless experts appeared in the buildings behind them. There were thousands of them. Each of them held giant crossbows in their hands and aimed them at Long Chen and the others.

These people all had heavy crossbows in their hands, and those were crossbows powered by spirit stones. They were extremely lethal and could shoot down innate experts when they were caught off guard. With so many people shooting at the same time, even if it was half a step into the sea, they would still be killed.

This was the Xuantian Mining Area’s defensive divine tool, and it was the strongest defense against external enemies. It was extremely powerful and had the power to intimidate and kill multiple enemies. It was extremely powerful.

"Clap clap!"

Long Chen waved his hand and gave the pockmarked face two big slaps. Then, he pretended that he didn’t hear clearly, “What did you say?”

"Bastard! Quickly put down the Prefect! Otherwise, we will kill all of you immediately!" An old man at the late stage of the Xiantian held a huge crossbow in his hand and roared furiously.

The soldiers of the Dragon Blood Legion looked at them expressionlessly. They turned a blind eye to the giant crossbows in their hands and instead had faint ridicule on their faces.

Who are you trying to deceive? If we release him, wouldn’t we become fish?

"What did you say earlier?" Long Chen asked.

"The first sentence?" "Quickly release the Prefectural Elder!" The old man shouted.

"One more sentence!"

"Bastard?" The old man hesitated.

“Yes, that’s right!”

"Pa Pa Pa Pa … …"

Long Chen swung his hand and sixteen big slaps viciously landed on that pockmarked face. His face swelled up like a pig’s head.

"Bastard…"

The old man was infuriated. He had just cursed out a single word when he saw Long Chen raise his hand again. He immediately swallowed the ‘Eggy’ down.

All the experts holding giant crossbows were dumbfounded. This was way too unreasonable. There was never a lack of strong experts in the Anarchic Lands, but there had never been such a strong person before.

A Half-step Sea Cleaving Stage expert was slapped hard by a young man just like that. He had completely ignored them.

“What do you want to do before you’re willing to let them go …?” the old man said angrily.

"Clap clap clap clap clap!"

Long Chen raised his hand and slapped him four more times.

"You … I’m not scolding anyone, why are you still hitting me? " The old man roared.

“Oh, sorry, I’m used to fighting …”

Long Chen said apologetically. Long Chen’s apology had almost angered the old man to death.

Long Chen didn’t pay any attention to them. Looking at the pockmarked face in his hand, he coldly said, “Let me ask you, are you a member of the Zhou family?”

Chapter 624 - The City of Chaos

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After Long Chen asked this, the power in his hands slightly loosened, allowing him to speak, but not to exert any strength. .

"Long Chen, you actually dare to treat me like this. You …"

"Pa Pa Pa Pa … …"

Long Chen waved his hand and slapped his face again. He continued to ask, "Let me ask you, are you a member of the Zhou family?"

"Long Chen …"

"Pah pah pah …"

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Sslap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

"You’re not answering the question. Let me ask you again, are you a member of the Zhou family?" Long Chen coldly asked again.

"No!" The pockmarked face finally spat out two words.

"Pa Pa Pa Pa … …"

"Do you think I would believe you? Let me ask you, are you a member of the Zhou family? " Long Chen sneered after slapping his face.

"Yes!"

Long Chen clutched at his pockmarked face, unable to resist at all. His life was in Long Chen’s hands and he had no choice but to answer honestly.

"Pa Pa Pa Pa … …"

After another round of slaps, Long Chen sneered, “Very good, then I won’t feel wronged if I hit you!”

For a moment, be it the members of the Dragon Blood Legion or the experts guarding the mines, everyone was dumbfounded. What the hell was going on?

No matter how they answered, they were slapped in the face. The experts guarding the mining site all looked at Long Chen with blank expressions.

“Long Chen, what exactly do you want?” His pockmarked face and eyes were swollen to the point where only a slit was left, and his lips were as thick as a person’s foot as he mumbled.

"It’s not that I want to do something, it’s that your Zhou family wants to do something. When I came here, I wanted to show off and make things difficult for you?

My plans are not bad, but it’s a pity that I’m not born to be bullied. So, in the future, when you speak, you’d better behave!

After Long Chen said this, he threw the pockmarked face onto the ground. The pockmarked face immediately stood up and retreated several dozen feet back.

"Crack crack crack …"

After Long Chen released his pockmarked face, the experts aimed their giant crossbows at Long Chen and the others. The mechanism had been turned on and they could fire at any time.

Long Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking indifferently at his pockmarked face. Long Chen wasn’t afraid of those huge crossbows, as he had the ability to defend himself. He wanted to test himself on something.

That pockmarked face was beaten into a pig’s head, and it no longer felt like its own. Today’s humiliation made him feel endless rage, and killing intent burst out from his eyes.

Although he knew that Long Chen was strong, he hadn’t thought that he would be caught off guard and wouldn’t even have the chance to put up a fight.

It was said that Long Chen could easily defeat a half-step Sea Cleaving Stage expert. However, he had never seen Long Chen’s Shadow Jade before, so he scoffed at it.

How powerful could a brat who wasn’t even twenty be? Geniuses were usually given out, but there were a few who were truly talented. He originally wanted to compete with Long Chen.

However, Long Chen’s big slap just now had shattered his confidence. Long Chen was just standing there and he didn’t have the courage to fight against Long Chen alone.

Right now, over a thousand Spirit Stone crossbows were aimed at Long Chen. As long as he gave the order, he was confident that no matter how strong Long Chen was, he would turn into a hedgehog.

However, he suppressed his impulse and pointed at Long Chen. “Long Chen, I, Zhou Kun, will remember today’s matter. If there is a chance, I will settle this score with you!”

What shocked everyone was that Zhou Kun actually admitted his loss and turned around to leave. For a time, everyone was dumbfounded.

Seeing Zhou Kun leave, Long Chen’s eyes narrowed. As expected, things were not that simple. The Anarchic Lands was a trap.

“Then come take a breather, receive us, and arrange a place for us to stay. I’m exhausted from my journey, and I want to rest. I want to get some bath water ready, we need to properly bathe!” Guo Ran stood up and shouted to the dumbstruck people.

This person was over thirty years old, and he wasn’t tall, only at the Meridian Opening Realm. With his sharp eyes, he could tell that he was a smart guy.

He was in charge of receiving Long Chen and the others. Long Chen had entered the mining site. Although it was only ten acres of land, the conditions were not bad.

After setting up a large house for Long Chen and the others, there was enough space for the Dragon Blood Legion to be stationed here. Finally, Long Chen was able to settle down.

… ….

"Pa!"

The delicate teapot fell heavily to the ground, emitting an explosive sound as it shattered. The pockmarked face’s eyes seemed as if they were about to spit fire.

“Long Chen, this bastard. I’ll make sure you die without a burial ground!” With a pockmarked face, Zhou Kun’s voice was filled with hatred.

"Uncle, please calm your anger. Since this Long Chen has come here, he will definitely not return alive!" The late stage Xiantian old man who had spoken to Long Chen earlier hurriedly comforted him.

When there were outsiders around, he would address Zhou Kun as the Prefectural Commander, the person in charge of the entire mine. However, when there were no outsiders around, he would address Zhou Kun as the Third Uncle according to his family’s seniority, even though he was older than Zhou Kun.

"Pa!"

Zhou Kun slapped the old man’s face and cursed, “It’s all because of your rotten idea. What do you mean by putting some pressure on Long Chen? This is just taking off his pants and farting!”

The old man staggered after being hit by Zhou Kun, and he was secretly angry in his heart: Damn, it was clearly your idea. I was just giving you the best advice, giving you some ideas, and now that you’ve hit a nail on the head, I’ll vent my anger on you.

"Notify them that Long Chen has arrived. Tell them to begin the plan. This time, we will make sure Long Chen dies here!" Zhou Kun felt much better after slapping the old man in the face.

"Yes!"

The old man responded with a low voice and then disappeared from Zhou Kun’s room. Zhou Kun looked at the broken pieces of the teapot on the floor and a sinister smile appeared on his face. “Long Chen, how many more days do you have left?”

… ….

“Senior brother Long Chen, the Prefectural Elder has instructed me to inform you that from today onwards, you and your subordinates will be responsible for defending the mine. I’ll leave all security arrangements to you.” The person in charge of receiving Long Chen spoke very politely.

"Go back and tell that pockmarked man that my group is tired and needs to rest for a few months before we can discuss other matters." Long Chen lazily said.

The person in charge of receiving Long Chen almost fell down. You’ve only been here for three months, how many more months are you going to rest? Are you here on vacation?

"This…" The man hesitated.

“This matter has nothing to do with you. I see that you’re a smart person too. This matter is mixed with water, it’s best if you don’t get involved. You can just answer whatever I say.” Long Chen reminded.

“Yes, then I’ll tell you the exact same thing. Have a good rest!” That person said and returned respectfully.

Don’t hit a smiling person with your hand? A hint of disdain appeared on Long Chen’s face. If he couldn’t force his way through, then was it worth it to send someone who knew how to talk to him? In any case, Long Chen wouldn’t take this lying down.

"Long Chen, is this really okay?" This time, Long Chen seemed to be too strong.

“What’s wrong with that? They set a trap for us to jump in, and we have to be polite with them?”

I’m not in the habit of being slapped in the left cheek and then in the right. Let me tell you, no matter what our attitude is, the trap will continue.

Furthermore, in the end, their goal is to kill me. If you say it like that, do I even need to be courteous to them? " Long Chen shrugged and said helplessly.

"Big sister Meng Qi, don’t try to persuade Long Chen. His thoughts are bad, and he has followed the saying, ‘The wicked will be tormented by the wicked.’ Those who are evil will be dealt with by those who are more evil than them.

“Long Chen seems to be sent by the heavens to deal with those evil people. Just let him go, we’ll just watch …” Tang Wan’er held Meng Qi’s hand and chuckled.

"Can I take your words as a compliment?" Long Chen bitterly smiled.

"As you wish!"

Tang Wan’er slightly shrugged her shoulders as her eyes completed a cute curve.

“You guys’ hearts are really big. Long Chen, even though you know it’s a trap, you still want to jump in? Are you stupid?” Meng Qi said speechlessly.

"Hehe, there is an iron law in this world, and that is that risks and opportunities coexist. The greater the risk, the more likely it is that the rewards reaped will also be more astonishing.

We can’t just see the danger, we also need to see the opportunity. Right now, the members of the Dragon Blood Legion have problems with their bodies and need a sudden epiphany during a life-and-death battle to completely stabilize their minds.

Otherwise, they will need at least another year before I can allow them to break through to the Xiantian Realm.

In fact, even if they were able to reach the Xiantian in a year’s time, their progress would already be terrifying. But time is of the essence, we must seize any opportunity to improve, otherwise we will have a higher chance of survival.

The reason why I pulled everyone into this trap is to thoroughly consolidate everyone’s cultivation base. This is the benefit that I can see at the moment, so even if it is for this benefit, this trap is not for nothing.

Of course, in this world, there are many accidents, including good and bad ones, but without even the courage to take risks, how can one accomplish great things? " Long Chen said.

Tang Wan’er looked at Long Chen with her beautiful eyes and sighed. “Sometimes, I really don’t understand. Those guys from the Dragon Blood Army actually trusted you so blindly. They followed you without asking anything along the way. They didn’t even know their destination until they arrived here.”

“This is a kind of relationship between men. It’s a different kind of relationship between men and women. Brother’s feelings are completely different. They only need to look at each other and say a few words.”

“These brothers, all of them were willing to risk their lives with me, putting their lives behind the side of brotherhood. They didn’t bother asking too many questions, all they need to know is that if they follow Brother Long, there will definitely be meat for them to eat.” Long Chen laughed.

Tang Wan’er and Meng Qi looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other’s eyes. Men were all strange animals. The trust between them was hard to understand.

“Alright, I believe everyone. We’ve pretty much settled in. Notify them and we’ll go out for a walk!” Long Chen stood up and said.

"Where to?"

“To the city of chaos, of course. There, I know, is a very interesting place.” A smile appeared on Long Chen’s face, but his eyes were full of viciousness and overflowing killing intent.

Chapter 625 - The Scarlet Fruit of Blood

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The City of Chaos was located at the edge of the Anarchic Lands, it was the only city. When Long Chen brought Guo Ran, Gu Yang, Li Qi, Song Mingyuan, and Yue Zifeng to the front of the city, he couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air. Say it, xx.

"What a desolate city."

The cities within a radius of several thousand miles actually did not have city walls. Even the city gates were not in place. The buildings within were all in a mess. They were like an ant’s nest.

There was a wide road in the middle of the city that was about three thousand feet wide. It divided the city into two parts. People were walking on the road from time to time. They were walking in a hurry and looked very alert.

Puff.

Suddenly, a figure of light flew out in front of him. Accompanied by a miserable scream, a corpse was thrown onto the street from a low room.

The person who was killed was a Xiantian stage expert, yet he still continued to die on the streets.

“Hmph. You don’t have money, but you still dare to waste my time. You’re courting death!” An old man walked out from the room.

This person had tattoos on his face, making him look like a demon. He gave off an extremely sinister and terrifying feeling.

Long Chen and the others had just entered the city when they saw this scene. This caused Guo Ran and the others to feel their hearts tighten.

"Evil realm expert!"

From the tattoo on that person’s face, they recognized his identity. Only evil experts would use the picture of the devil as their tattoo.

"You kids, what are you looking at? Do you want to die?" When the old man saw Long Chen and the others looking at him, he could not help but shout out angrily.

“Hey, geezer, do you have anything good here?” Long Chen didn’t mind the tone of the old man as he asked.

“Old man?” “Brat, I think you’ve gotten tired of living!” A fierce glint appeared in the old man’s eyes. He clearly had the intention of killing these brats.

This is the city of chaos, there are no rules in this city, whoever has the biggest fist will have the right to speak.

And here, the two powerhouses of both sides lived together. With the main road as the boundary, one belonged to the evil path, and the other belonged to the right path.

Dealings like these, where one was directly killed by someone from the evil sects, were a common occurrence. Not a single righteous expert would step out and coldly watch from their own area.

They saw that Long Chen and the others were only in the Meridian Opening Realm and did not have any experts accompanying them. They were just a bunch of sheep here and probably wouldn’t even last half a day.

"The old man might be a bit impolite, but let me change the name. Old man, do you have any good stuff here?" Long Chen said very politely.

"Die …"

The evil looking old man could not hold it in any longer, he roared and struck down with his palm towards the crowd. The old man was a middle stage Xiantian realm expert, and this strike did not have any energy left, covering everyone.

“Who’s coming?” Long Chen turned his head to ask.

"Let me!"

Gu Yang took a step forward and punched the evil elder’s palm.

"Boom!"

With an explosive sound, the evil being was sent flying by Gu Yang’s punch, fiercely smashing into the house behind him, causing the entire house to instantly shatter.

Long Chen nodded to himself. All the men in the Dragon Blood Legion cultivated the Mountain-shattering Body Tempering Art. That was a high-grade Heaven Stage cultivation technique, and it would cause one’s body to become extremely powerful.

As for Gu Yang, he was a person of great strength. This Mountain-shattering Body Tempering Art seemed to be custom-made for him. Not only did it cause his strength to skyrocket, it could also allow him to battle those above him.

"Bastard, take this move of mine!" The evil old man roared. His aura erupted and a terrifying blood aura slowly condensed in the air.

“Don’t waste time!” Long Chen said faintly.

Gu Yang’s body moved, he rushed to the front of the evil being and punched fiercely, his speed was extremely fast, just right at the moment where the elder’s Qi was raised by half, he was not even close.

Puff.

The evil looking old man’s arms were shattered by Gu Yang’s punch and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, like a chick, Gu Yang lifted him up in front of Long Chen.

The experts of the righteous path who were spectating from afar, could not help but be stunned. They did not expect that such a tyrannical old man would be defeated so easily by Gu Yang.

However, their astonishment only originated from a moment, and very soon, a hint of schadenfreude appeared on their faces. It was because they knew that this group of young people had caused a huge disaster, and that they were going to have a good show today.

Looking at the pale white face of the evil old man, Long Chen smiled sincerely and said: "You really are a difficult person to serve. If you don’t like this old man and you don’t want to call him an old man, then what should I call you? Old thing? Old man? “Old bastard?”

“Give me …” That evil way old man’s face was filled with anger, he had just said that he would wait for someone to come and take care of him, but suddenly his throat tightened, and he was grabbed by Gu Yang’s hand, unable to say a word.

"You want me to give you the palm and eye right? “Alright, no problem. I’ll help you appraise the treasure out of good intentions.” Long Chen smiled slightly and took the ring from the old man.

"Mm, there are some trash materials, a few garbage weapons, a pile of trash pills, cut, and some trash cultivation techniques. What is there to appraise about this?"

"Huh?!" There were actually three Earthly Bitterness Clearing Roots? This is not bad, not bad. Wow, there are still two Snow Region Spirit Fruits? "Very good, very good."

Long Chen was pleasantly surprised to discover that this old man actually possessed a bit of a treasure. That Earth Bitterness Cleansing Root was an extremely rare and precious medicine. Perhaps to others, it might not be considered to be a precious treasure, but to Long Chen, it was an enormous treasure.

Long Chen had a Qilin fruit. The pills he refined could increase his spiritual roots. Originally, most of the members of the Dragon Blood Legion had bronze spiritual roots, but now they all had silver spiritual roots.

As for Gu Yang and the others, there were also some people with decent talent. They all had Gold Rank spiritual roots, which was why their cultivations were increasing so quickly.

With the Earth Bitterness Clear Root and the Qilin fruit, they would be able to concoct an even more powerful spirit pill. This also meant that everyone’s spirit root could be raised yet again. It could be said that this old man had just given them timely benefits.

As for the Xue Yu Spirit Fruit, Long Chen was just talking nonsense. In fact, it was a Blood Ghost Fruit. Its value even surpassed Long Chen’s Qilin fruit because only the Blood Evil Land could grow such a fruit.

The Blood Fiend Grounds were a land that had been nourished with the blood of powerful practitioners for many years. Only then would the Blood Fiend Fruit grow.

To form a Blood Evil Lands was not something that could be done in just a year or two. It might take several thousand years, or even tens of thousands of years.

The formation of the Blood Evil Lands was extremely strict. The first to fall was a supreme expert, and the earth was struck by the blood fiend of a supreme expert, forming a land of great enmity.

However, this was still not enough. Otherwise, according to this theory, the Nine Li Secret Realm should have a lot of blood fiends in it due to the countless number of experts that had fallen there.

These Blood Evil Lands were easy to form at the beginning, but to continue, one would need to constantly use their blood to nourish this land. Only after nourishing it for several thousand years would it be possible to produce a Blood Evil Fruit.

But what if it wasn’t born? Then he had no choice but to give up. If thousands of years couldn’t pass, then it couldn’t exist forever. In other words, his thousands of years of effort had all been in vain. It was said that the Blood Evil Vermillion Bird Fruit had almost vanished.

This Blood Fiend Fruit was the most precious treasure to evil experts. It was their greatest reliance in the future on being able to reach the Sea Opening Realm.

Originally, with this old man’s status, he didn’t have the qualifications to have such a treasure. But, his luck was heaven-defying. He had obtained a spatial ring in an ancient tomb, thus he was able to obtain these two Blood Fiend Vermillion Fruits.

He had originally planned to keep one for his own use before selling the other Blood Fiend Fruit after he entered the Sea Opening Realm. After all, that was a treasure that could cause countless people to go crazy for.

But he was already 300 years old and was only at the middle Xiantian realm. In his entire life, the chances of breaking into the half-step into the sea realm were slim.

As a result, he came to the city to see if he could trade for something he wanted. However, after so many years, he still hadn’t found anything suitable. As time went on, he became more and more tyrannical.

So no matter if someone was looking for him to buy or to sell, if he was not an evil expert, as long as he had a bad temper, he would kill people.

Only those who didn’t understand the market would fall into the hands of this person. The other person could be killed, and the experts of the righteous path had great merits because no one would remind him. They all wanted to watch a show.

The Blood Evil Fruit contained an endless amount of blood essence. To a half-step into the Sea Cleaving Realm, it was a treasure that could drive one insane.

However, apart from the essence of blood, this Blood Fiend Fruit also contained an endless amount of infernal energy. To a righteous expert, this Blood Fiend Fruit was no different from poison.

But who was Long Chen? With the memories of the Pill Emperor, this small matter wouldn’t be a problem for him. Even if he didn’t do anything today, it would already be considered a big harvest.

Long Chen was glad for his intelligence and began to admire himself more and more. Even he himself believed that it was natural to directly call the Blood Evil Spirit Fruit a Xue Yu Spirit Fruit.

"Old man, it’s rare for you to be so filial, so I’ll accept this treasure. However, I don’t like to owe others favors easily, and I don’t like to take them for free.

'Forget it. I’ve been studying magic techniques for thirty years and my words are straightforward. One divination is as good as gold. Today, I’ll give you my fortune telling! ’

Long Chen looked at the old man’s face and pretended to look at him. With a serious expression, he said, “Your eyes are filled with anger, and your face is filled with anger. This is not a good omen. I’m afraid you’re going to have a bloody disaster!”

"Pfft …"

Guo Ran and the rest almost vomited a mouthful of blood. The other party’s arms were already shattered. What was there to be afraid of? The other party was already suffering a bloody disaster.

“But you don’t need to worry. Your hair is white, but your beard is black. This is the sign of longevity. You should be able to live to the end of your life.” Long Chen said confidently as he counted with his fingers.

"Pfft …"

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the person who spat it out was that evil old man.

The Blood Ghost Spirit Fruit had been turned into a Snow Region Spirit Fruit by Long Chen. How could he not know that Long Chen shamelessly put it away, and even shamelessly gave him a fortune telling. He had lived for so many years, but this was the first time he had seen such a shameless person.

“Insolent bastard, you dare to injure me, a person of the evil way!” “I think you’re tired of living!” Suddenly, an angry roar rang out. Dozens of figures surrounded Long Chen and the others.