Chapter 514 - Remnants of Vicious Techniques
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When Zhou Qifeng’s group appeared in the Xuantian Branch’s transfer array, the elder who was guarding the transfer array was immediately startled. He thought it was an enemy attack.
It was because when the dozen people appeared, a horrifying smell caused one to feel dizzy and dizzy. Especially since their bodies were covered with viscous liquid, one could not see their true appearances.
Seeing that they were all unfamiliar faces and that they were all Meridian Opening realm experts, they were dressed strangely and concealed their faces. This immediately alerted the teleportation array elders and they sounded the alarm.
The moment the alarm was sounded, the entire branch compound was alarmed. Countless experts rushed over in their direction.
Zhou Qifeng had fallen into a coma. The other fellows beside him normally flattered him, focusing on serving him. Seeing this scene, they actually didn’t know how to deal with it.
Only when the branch elders asked them about it, did they finally remember who they were. They asked to see Zhou Qingyi’s deputy head, saying that the head had been severely injured.
The man was smart enough not to tell the whole story, and he knew it was a very humiliating thing.
Zhou Qingyi arrived very quickly. After all, she was his own son, and although he was a little mischievous, he was still a part of her heart.
When she saw her son’s body reeking and covered in a layer of disgusting viscous liquid, Zhou Qingyi went mad and started cursing those Meridian Opening Realm experts.
Back then, when she was selecting his son’s guards, she didn’t place importance on their cultivation and battle prowess. This was because in the Xuantian Supermonastery, there was no need to worry about their safety.
What she valued was the loyalty and methods of serving others. Thus, this group of people had extremely trashy battle power. However, they became Zhou Qifeng’s personal bodyguards.
But now, under the protection of over a dozen people, her son was actually in such a sorry state. If it wasn’t for the large number of people present, she would have definitely killed all of these people who were just eating.
"What the hell is going on?"
Zhou Qingyi stepped forward, wanting to look at her son, but when she saw the yellow-green thing on his body, she felt a sense of disgust, and couldn’t help but feel angry.
"I… "We …"
“Let’s not talk about that for now, hurry up and wash off your bodies!” Zhou Qingyi saw that her son was fine, it was just that he had fainted, and there were no injuries on his body. She was relieved, and asked them to quickly find a place to wash up.
Hearing Zhou Weiqing’s words, the few of them hurriedly found a pool of water near the monastery branch, jumped in, and washed themselves clean.
It didn’t matter if he washed them, as all the water within a radius of ten miles started to stink. All the fish in the water stank.
Everyone had almost rubbed their bodies to the point that their skin was almost torn. However, they were still unable to dispel the stench. Furthermore, their skin had also been dyed brown.
Because they had been in the fecal drain for too long, the pill poison from the fecal drain invaded their skin. Unless their entire skin was peeled off, the color would never fade, and the smell would remain forever.
In the end, the complexions of more than a dozen people instantly became strange. After returning to the branch monastery, the entire branch monastery disciple looked at them in surprise.
However, no one dared to go up and take a closer look. The smell of their bodies was too strong, and it was impossible to resist. Typically, they could only observe from afar and not play around with them.
When a disciple was promoted to the Bone Forging stage in a Monastery that was ranked lower, because the Monastery was unable to train them, the branch Monastery would accept these disciples and give them a certain amount of resources to grow.
After all, the competition of the other branches couldn’t affect the cultivation of geniuses. Otherwise, it would be like digging one’s own grave. This way, the number of disciples in the division would be too great.
Especially the actions of Zhou Qifeng’s group, which caused a huge commotion in the branch monastery. Not to mention the disciples, even the elders who were not in the class, stood up to watch the commotion.
At the same time, someone made a trip to the First Monastery to announce what had happened. Some of them had fallen into the fecal drain.
This news caused an uproar throughout the branch Monastery. Recalling the scene where those people appeared at the teleportation formation, they immediately understood.
Originally, Zhou Qingyi had planned to ask those people alone about this matter. However, now that the entire Monastery knew about it, her face turned extremely ugly. She knew that someone had intentionally increased the influence of this matter.
Without even thinking about it, she knew Shui Wuhen must have done something behind her back to have such influence. Looking at the strange looks on the disciples’ faces, she was so angry that she wanted to kill someone.
"Long Chen, this time, I must kill you!"
After hearing everything from the people around Zhou Qifeng, Zhou Qingyi’s killing intent rose. Without even thinking, she knew that it was definitely Long Chen’s doing.
Zhou Qifeng had woken up several times before, but every time he woke up, he would vomit violently until he passed out.
As a mother, she understood more about cleanliness than anyone else. However, falling into a fecal drain was something that even a person without cleanliness would not be able to handle, not to mention the fact that Zhou Qifeng had choked on several mouthfuls of fecal soup. This was practically taking his life; he would never be able to walk out of the shadows.
Zhou Qingyi’s face was grim as she headed directly for the teleportation portal. Suddenly, a figure blocked her way.
“Vice Head Zhou, you’re in a hurry with a murderous look on your face. Where are you planning to go?” Shui Wuhen, dressed in a long white robe, said with a dignified smile.
Shui Wuhen was in a good mood. This was the first time since Zhou Qingyi had arrived at the Monastery that she had felt so good. It was as if she had returned to her youth, full of vigor and vitality.
In this period of time, Zhou Qingyi had used a series of methods to bribe many of the branch Monastery elders to openly oppose Shui Wuhen.
It had to be said that Zhou Qingyi’s methods were very powerful, and she could not bear to leave behind her roots. Most likely, the Zhou family had given her many privileges, and very soon, they had won over half of the Elders in power.
Zhou Qingyi was simply shameless for doing so. Being so brazen, she did not have the slightest demeanor of anyone, just like a rogue in a city.
However, such a move was impossible to guard against. If she wanted to fight him, Shui Wuhen would need to lower her face and try to rope in the elders. Shui Wuhen had her pride in his bones, so she disdained doing so.
However, she disdained doing so, while others were busy working. If this continued, then in a few years, her rights as a head would be taken away and she would become a completely independent head.
Just as she was hesitating about whether she should also tear off her own face, Long Chen gave her a huge gift. Long Chen’s actions were undoubtedly a fierce stab to Zhou Qingyi, and at the same time she also gave a stern warning to the Elders who were in cahoots with her.
“Long Chen has the guts to frame the Sect Leader. His crimes are unforgivable. I’ll go and kill him now. What do you think?” You want to shield him? " Zhou Qingyi looked at Shui Wuhen angrily.
Now that Shui Wuhen and Zhou Qingyi were at loggerheads, all the disciples and elders of the branch Monastery watched on from afar. They knew that now the two of them were like water and fire, and they would fight to the death.
However, the battle between the two represented the wrestling of two huge monsters. On the surface, it was impossible to tell who was stronger.
Currently, the Elders of the side Monastery were all feeling uneasy. Shui Wuhen and Zhou Qingyi had openly broken off all decorum, and now they were openly opposing each other. It was time for them to choose their side.
Logically speaking, Shui Wuhen should have been on her side as the Sect Leader. However, Zhou Qingyi had come in full fury this time, and had fought with Shui Wuhen separately. Clearly, she wanted to push down Shui Wuhen.
Furthermore, Zhou Qingyi’s methods were very straightforward. She had secretly set generous conditions, and had thrown them out as bait to lure them into the development of the Zhou Clan. It was very tempting.
However, which one of these people who held the position of the Elders in charge of the branch court was not an intelligent person? Although some of them had agreed to stand on Zhou Qingyi’s side, that was just a verbal promise, and in truth, they were still waiting and watching.
Looking at their momentum this time, it was likely that the two would really fight to the death. This time, Long Chen had completely ignited the conflict between them.
“You said that Long Chen did it, but do you have any evidence?” If not, don’t bite like a mad dog. " Shui Wuhen said softly.
"You …"
Zhou Qingyi was extremely angry, and she even suspected that all of this was caused by Shui Wuhen. “Even if Long Chen didn’t do it, it has something to do with Long Chen. We’ll find out if we capture him for questioning.”
"Oh, really? There’s no need for you to catch me. I, Long Chen, am already here!
Suddenly, a voice rang out from the teleportation formation. Unknowingly, Long Chen had already appeared on the teleportation formation.
"Long Chen!"
Seeing Long Chen, Zhou Qingyi couldn’t help but clench her teeth. He had actually dared to swagger in here after harming her son to such an extent.
“Vice Head Zhou, are you trying to capture me?” “No need for you to grab it, I’ve already come. If you have anything to say, ask it here!” Long Chen looked at Zhou Qingyi, who was so angry that her face was ashen.
"Long Chen, you actually dared to harm the Sect Leader! How dare you!" Zhou Qingyi snapped.
“Hey, hey, hey, you can eat whatever you want, don’t spout nonsense. It’s not like you fell into the fecal drain, how did you learn how to spray feces all over your mouth? Which one of your eyes saw that I did it?” Aren’t you accusing a good person? " Long Chen said in an extremely “aggrieved” manner.
Seeing Long Chen claiming to be a good person, Shui Wuhen could not help but laugh. If you were a good person, would there still be bad people in this world?
Even Shui Wuhen had not expected that Long Chen would be so ruthless. Throwing someone who was obsessed with cleanliness into the fecal pit would be worse than killing him. However, when she recalled the scene of Zhou Qingyi attacking Long Chen, she felt relieved.
“You still dare to quibble? Wait until I take you down. Let’s see if you still dare to lie.”
Zhou Qingyi let out an angry shout, and a terrifying aura instantly locked onto Long Chen. Everyone was shocked, as if the entire world had frozen.
As Zhou Qingyi’s aura exploded out, the air began to rumble. Countless runes swirled around her. Everyone present, even the High Xiantian stage experts, felt like they couldn’t move at all.
Just as Zhou Weiqing finished speaking, her figure flashed out like a bolt of lightning towards Long Chen. A large hand reached out towards Long Chen’s neck.
Long Chen was currently locked down by a terrifying pressure and was unable to move. However, there was no trace of panic on his face. Instead, there was a faint ridicule.
Suddenly, everyone’s eyes blurred as a figure appeared in front of Long Chen. At the same time, a snow-covered hand slapped down onto Zhou Qingyi’s face.
Chapter 515 - Snowy Passing through the Tribulation
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"Pa!"
With a crisp sound, Zhou Qingyi was sent flying back. When she finally stopped, her face was covered with five delicate handprints.
“Zhou Qingyi, don’t be so polite. This is a branch Monastery, not your Zhou family. You better divide it up for me!” Shui Wuhen stood with her hands behind her back, shouting coldly.
"Clang!"
Zhou Weiqing’s face was gloomy, this slap was simply too humiliating. The longsword in her hand was unsheathed, and a terrifying aura of power emanated from it.
Everyone couldn’t help but cry out in alarm and hurriedly retreated. If an expert of this level were to make a move, the terrifying force would destroy the entire branch.
“Zhou Qingyi, it’s still the same old saying, don’t be so shameless. I won’t take any notice of your cultivation experience.”
Don’t think that you’re amazing just because you’ve entered the Sea Opening Realm. Even though we’re both in the same realm, if I kill you, you won’t last more than three moves.
Even if I kill you, I still have a valid reason to do so. At most, I’ll be given a little punishment, but you’re going to lose your life. "Shui Wuhen said faintly.
Zhou Qingyi’s chest rose and fell rapidly, and her expression changed. Shui Wuhen was right, she was not his match.
One must know that Shui Wuhen had participated in the Evil Suppression Battle three times and was a true expert. Not only was her cultivation level lower than Shui Wuhen, her combat experience was also far worse.
However, this slap was truly too hard for her to swallow. In her entire life, she had never experienced such grievance before.
"It’s just a slap, it’s not like it’s a big deal. We’re all from the same sect, what’s the point in making a fuss about it?
Furthermore, your skin is so thick. An old Sea Cleaving cultivator dares to lay a hand on me, a mere Bone Forging stage cultivator. I believe that this slap won’t even be able to break through your skin’s defense. Long Chen kindly advised.
When Long Chen’s words came out, Zhou Qingyi felt a burning sensation on her face. Long Chen’s words were like a slap on her face. Long Chen’s mouth was too venomous.
Shui Wuhen was secretly delighted to hear Long Chen’s words, but she still glared at him, leaving Long Chen baffled.
However, Long Chen soon understood that he had said the wrong thing. That old Sea Cleaving Monster had even scolded Shui Wuhen. He could not help but feel slightly embarrassed.
Seeing that Zhou Qingyi was still staring at him, he couldn’t help but feel angry in his heart, and he said angrily: "What? Am I wrong? “You shameless old hag, bullying your father time and time again, don’t you think you shameless old hag?”
If it wasn’t for the fact that Long Chen couldn’t defeat her, he would have long killed her with his saber. He wanted to make her kneel to him. That humiliation was enough for Long Chen to kill her a thousand times over.
"Long Chen, I know you did this!" Zhou Qingyi said angrily.
"Are you a pig’s brain? “I’ve said it before, you can eat pig food however you like, don’t speak nonsense and take out the evidence if you want to speak.” Long Chen sneered.
“There are only so few people in the First Monastery, I don’t believe I can’t find out who did it. When I find out, I’ll definitely cut him into a thousand pieces, grind his bones and scatter his ashes!” Zhou Qingyi stared at Long Chen, gritting her teeth.
"Idiot, before you find out who did this, don’t spew shit all over your mouth. Even if you know who did it, it was still the Law Enforcement Hall’s decision. It’s not up to you to decide.
Let me tell you, we’ve only been in the First Monastery for a little more than a month, so we’re not familiar with its structure.
Those fecal pools must have existed for a long time. The fecal poison in them would take at least ten years to form.
Furthermore, the texture, color, smell and taste of the poop … "Ugh!"
As Long Chen said this, the dozen or so Meridian Opening Realm experts standing behind Zhou Qingyi could no longer hold it in and began to vomit crazily.
They were all Zhou Qifeng’s guards. This time, Zhou Qingyi was going to bring them to the First Monastery and point out Long Chen. No matter whether Long Chen admitted it or not, they would insist that it was Long Chen who did it.
But before they could leave, Long Chen had already come over. Now that Long Chen mentioned the fecal drain, especially the detailed description, the word "taste" was even more sinister. It immediately brought back endless memories and caused them to vomit crazily.
“In short, if you want to punish me for Long Chen’s crimes, you have to prove it. I, Long Chen, will be waiting for you anytime. Goodbye!” With that, Long Chen took his teleportation array and disappeared from the crowd.
His arrival and departure were sudden and incomprehensible. No one knew what he was up to.
Only Shui Wuhen understood that this little brat was here to mention him. Long Chen had long since wiped out all the evidence against him, and was not afraid of Zhou Qingyi investigating him.
Even if they found something suspicious, Long Chen would have all sorts of methods to deal with them. Long Chen had come to reassure Shui Wuhen.
If she wanted to investigate, she could just let her do so. The dung in the dung pit was old, but the dung inside looked more like old dung. If she were to dig those tunnels, Long Chen would also use methods to make it old, making it impossible to tell that they had just dug them.
If that was the case, then the time would be wrong. If they wanted to find the source of the problem, then they would have to find Sha Qi Tian’s group.
Now that Sha Qi Tian was dead, the First Monastery had mostly vanished with the fall of the tree and the scattering of the monkeys.
When that time came, he would randomly name a few suspicious targets and slowly investigate. In any case, he wouldn’t be able to find out the truth, and this investigation would take a long time.
After Long Chen left, Shui Wuhen formed a investigation team to investigate this incident.
For the sake of fairness, Shui Wuhen and Zhou Qingyi each sent out a group of men to join the investigation team. Shui Wuhen didn’t do anything, just keeping an eye on Zhou Qingyi and preventing her from leaving her sight; this was for Long Chen’s safety.
Now, Long Chen had really given her face. This time, he had not only crippled Zhou Qingyi’s son, but had also given her a good slap, satisfying him and relieving his anger.
Zhou Qifeng was vomiting nonstop after waking up, and his entire body seemed to have gone dumb. He was so anxious that he was spinning around in circles.
At the same time, the current him had no other pills to cure. Watching his son go crazy, Zhou Qingyi was so angry that she actually tried to secretly put all the guards to death.
Zhou Qingyi knew that this time, she had been made a fool of by Shui Wuhen, and it had been a very vicious one.
The ones who were already wavering started to reply to her nonchalantly. The ones who had agreed to stand by her side also began to "go into seclusion" and left matters for others to handle.
This caused Zhou Qingyi to be shocked and angry. Long Chen’s actions had completely destroyed all of her previous efforts.
Compared to Zhou Weiqing Yi, Long Chen was in a very good mood. After returning to the Monastery, he organized the Dragon Blood Legion and went into seclusion. They were not allowed to come out until they finished eating the pills.
Long Chen knew that for the time being, Zhou Qingyi did not have any bargaining chips left. The current branch would be in a short period of peace.
This period of tranquility was extremely precious. Long Chen absolutely could not let himself be wasted. He allowed everyone to enter closed-door training to refine their bones.
After returning to the Monastery, Long Chen didn’t have time to cultivate. He immediately found Snowy and left the Monastery with her.
Long Chen and Little Snow walked for tens of thousands of miles and stopped in a barren mountain.
"Woo woo …"
Snowy leaned his head against Long Chen’s chest, crying out with a shaky voice.
“Little Snow, don’t be afraid. Everything is fine with me. You can start breaking through the bottleneck later. I’ll be watching from afar. If there’s any problem, I’ll come over as soon as I can.” Long Chen patted his head to comfort him.
"Awoo!"
Snowy nodded and ran off by himself. He stopped a few hundred miles away from Long Chen and his body slightly bent. Suddenly, a powerful aura rose from his body. The snow-white fur on her body started to stand up vertically like steel needles.
"Boom!"
The ground beneath Snowy’s body shattered as the void constantly trembled. However, nothing strange happened.
boom rumble rumble *
Just as Long Chen thought that Snowy’s worries were a bit unnecessary, thunder clouds began to gather in the sky all of a sudden.
"He really is here!"
Long Chen’s face turned solemn. That was heavenly tribulation! That was right! Snowy was about to undergo his heavenly tribulation.
This was simply unbelievable. Ordinary magical beasts did not have heavenly tribulation, and only those with the ancient bloodline would be able to transcend it.
Furthermore, even when undergoing heavenly tribulation, a Class 6 Magical Beast would correspond to a cultivator’s Xiantian realm. When a cultivator reached the Xiantian realm, they would also begin to undergo heavenly tribulation and be baptized in the power of thunder.
boom rumble rumble *
In the sky, there was an explosive sound that shook the heavens. An endless pressure descended from the sky, directly pressing down on Snowy. Her eyes were filled with fear, and her body couldn’t help but tremble.
“Little Snow, don’t be afraid. That’s something to scare people off. If you get scared, you lose. Don’t be afraid. I will take care of everything and fight against it!” Long Chen shouted from afar.
Long Chen was very familiar with this scene. It reminded him of his first heavenly tribulation. When he faced that terrifying will, he also felt fear and panic.
An expert from the Spiritual World had told him that it was only directed at the will of a human. As long as the will was strong enough, he would be able to ignore it.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, a lightning as thick as a bucket struck down on Snowy.
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, the earth crumbled. Endless amounts of earth gushed out in all directions, creating a huge crater.
“What terrifying strength! This isn’t a baptism of thunder at all, this is extermination!”
Under that strike, Snowy’s entire body was covered in blood. However, as he listened to Long Chen’s words, he tried his best to support his body as he let out a furious roar towards the sky.
"Buzz!"
The second bolt of lightning, followed by an endless awe-inspiring and destructive aura, ruthlessly struck at Snowy.
Little Snow let out a blood-curdling screech. That terrifying power almost shattered Little Snow’s body. He could not hold on any longer and lay on the ground, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.
Right at this moment, in the sky above, thunder clouds began to frantically gather. An energy akin to a waterfall of thunder was smashed toward the dying Little Snow.
"F * ck off!"
With a furious roar, he broke through the clouds and shattered the rocks. A figure blocked in front of Snowy, throwing a punch towards the rolling thunder.
Chapter 516 - Thunder against Thunder
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When Snowy had been undergoing her tribulation, those two consecutive blows had been clearly seen by Long Chen, but he hadn’t been able to see anything at all.
Legend has it that the heavenly lightning tribulation was not only a cruel test, it was also a gift from the heavens. The lightning contained a destructive aura, but it also contained a portion of the power of life, and it purified the flesh and blood of the person undergoing the tribulation.
But Long Chen discovered that Snowy’s lightning tribulation was the same as his. How could it have any power of life? It was completely destructive. That was merciless destruction, completely different from the thunder in the records.
This caused Long Chen’s heart to be filled with anger. Not only did the heavens reject him, they also rejected Little Snow, wanting him dead.
Seeing the third bolt of lightning heading towards him, Long Chen let out an angry roar. His right hand was covered by a dense amount of lightning energy as it ruthlessly collided with the heavenly tribulation.
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, Long Chen’s blood and energy began to surge. However, his attack had been blocked by Long Chen.
The thunderclouds had already begun to fade, showing signs of dissipating. However, as Long Chen’s fist shattered the thunderstorm, the sky and earth suddenly shook. The surrounding space of tens of thousands of miles was instantly filled with thunderclouds.
"Come on, your father wants to see you. What can laozi do this time?"
Long Chen put Little Snow into his soul space and fed him a healing pill. He had to stabilize his wounds first, so he didn’t have the time to treat him now.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, the air trembled as an endless rain of thunder descended from the skies.
“It’s actually the same as last time’s prelude?”
Long Chen was slightly dazed as he let the lightning land on his body. To him, such a power of thunder did not harm him at all.
Instead, it caused Long Chen to begin bathing in the power of thunder and absorbing it. The thunder snake pattern on his left arm lit up like a bloodthirsty demon beast madly devouring the power of thunder and lightning upon encountering blood.
"Boom!"
As time passed, the power of thunder grew stronger and stronger. One after another, it carried an endless destructive aura as it continuously bombarded the dragon’s body.
“I never would have thought that my body became this powerful. I needed to use my full strength to block such powerful lightning last time, and now, I actually don’t even need to block it, I can still endure it!”
Long Chen released his body, allowing the lightning to strike him. The lightning snakes on his arms began to devour the power of thunder, strengthening themselves.
At this moment, Long Chen’s body had already become abnormally powerful. The terrifying lightning that penetrated his body would only cause light injuries to him, so he didn’t need to take it to heart.
boom rumble rumble *
Suddenly, there was an explosive sound from within the tribulation clouds. Two giant thunder pythons drilled out from the tribulation clouds, causing the heaven and earth to rumble and the void to tremble.
The most terrifying thing was that the two giant thunder pythons suddenly intersected in the air. A terrifying aura made Long Chen’s heart tremble.
The two giant thunder pythons intersected and rapidly coiled in the air. With an endless aura of destruction, they charged toward Long Chen.
“Heh heh, you’ve finally appeared!”
The battle intent of the Heavenly Dao emerged in Long Chen’s eyes. Last time, this pair of lightning serpents had almost taken Long Chen’s life. This caused Long Chen to feel extremely uncomfortable.
Even if those two giant thunder pythons represented the will of the Heavenly Dao, Long Chen did not care about that. He only knew that if he suffered a loss, he had to get back at them.
"Buzz!"
The lightning serpents on Long Chen’s arm lit up, and a huge thunder blade appeared in his hand. On the thunder blade, countless thunder runes flowed back and forth, causing the air to tremble.
"Split the Heavens!"
Long Chen let out a low roar as he raised the Thunder Blade in his hand. A will that could shake the world rose up and shot into the sky.
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, the space was almost torn apart. The lightning blade in Long Chen’s hand and the giant thunder python both shattered at the same time. Long Chen flew backwards, spitting out a mouthful of blood. That strike had truly injured him.
However, this bit of injury was nothing. Looking at the scattering clouds in the sky, Long Chen suddenly raised his head and let out a long howl that shook the heavens.
This is a type of release, and also a type of challenge. Didn’t you want to kill me? When I’m strong enough, let me destroy you.
The dark clouds dissipated and the thunder tribulation disappeared. Long Chen hastily summoned Snowy. Although Snowy’s body was covered in blood and many of his bones had been broken, the aura of life in his body grew stronger and stronger. Furthermore, Long Chen could feel a strong pressure coming from his body.
“Without a crystal core or inner core, his body’s energy is actually stored inside his flesh and blood. How strange!”
Long Chen checked Little Snow’s body and found that there was no inner core and no crystal nucleus in her brain. The energy scattered into every cell of his body. It was very strange. The originally red hair on his head turned into a complicated pattern.
At this moment, Little Snow had fallen into a coma. Long Chen discovered that his body was slowly healing. It wasn’t because of Long Chen’s medicinal pellet, but rather, her own body was healing itself.
"What a powerful recovery rate. Seems like he has entered the fifth step. However, he is still in the process of evolving."
Long Chen didn’t dare to be sure, but there shouldn’t be any problems with Snowy now. He thought for a moment and decided not to give her the pill. If she could recover, it would be better not to take the pill.
Now that Snowy had mutated, it was best to let nature take its course. She carefully put Snowy back into her soul space and Long Chen returned to her Monastery.
During the time that Long Chen had left, the so-called investigation team had begun investigating the First Monastery.
However, according to Long Chen’s instructions, the Dragon Blood Legion ignored them and only focused on their cultivation. Besides, other than knowing that the fecal drain was filled with their own contributions, they didn’t know anything else.
As for ordinary disciples and elders, from start to finish, they had no idea what was going on.
However, that septic tank had been taken away by the investigation team after it was sampled. It was too unsightly a place to put it in the Monastery.
Everything was as Long Chen had expected. The investigation was just a process, and there wouldn’t be any results. Although Zhou Weiqing knew that Long Chen had done all of this, she was still unable to catch Long Chen’s painful feet.
Furthermore, she was also closely watched by Shui Wuhen. She allowed Long Chen to escape unscathed, but there was nothing she could do about it.
When Long Chen returned to his Monastery, he first went to look for Guo Ran. This brat was not bad at all. He had settled all the tasks Long Chen had entrusted him with.
After leaving Guo Ran’s place, Long Chen went straight to Meng Qi’s Monastery. Meng Qi was staring blankly at the purple feathered phoenix, not knowing what to think.
"Long Chen!"
Seeing Long Chen’s arrival, Meng Qi’s beautiful eyes lit up, and she hurriedly came over. Her beautiful face was filled with joy.
"Why are you in a daze alone? Did you miss me?" Long Chen said with a smile.
Contrary to Long Chen’s expectations, Meng Qi nodded, her face turning even redder. She said softly, “I’m very worried about you.”
“Worried about me?” Long Chen couldn’t help but be surprised.
Meng Qi looked at Long Chen with her beautiful eyes. “Long Chen, not only me, Wan’er is the same as well. Every time we see you face an enemy that is countless times stronger than you, we all feel anxious.”
Seeing the worry in Meng Qi’s beautiful eyes, Long Chen’s heart warmed. He gently pulled Meng Qi’s body into his embrace and buried his face in Meng Qi’s hair.
"Sorry for making you worry." Long Chen softly said.
Her jade-like hands tightly embraced Long Chen’s waist. Meng Qi’s heart was filled with warmth. The moment she hugged Long Chen, there was only warmth in her heart.
“Long Chen, why don’t we leave the Monastery? We don’t need to cultivate anymore. We can just live in seclusion in the desolate mountains. We can have a group of children and have fun everyday.”
Although life is a bit short, every day we live is our own, so there’s no need to worry. " Meng Qi said softly.
Meng Qi’s words caused Long Chen’s heart to tremble. The image of a girl suddenly appeared in his mind. Although she wasn’t that beautiful, she had a pair of beautiful eyes and a kind smile.
Long Chen thought of Little Flower. In that small village, when Little Flower separated from Long Chen, she gave Long Chen a necklace. Long Chen kept it around his neck. The scene of when they parted once again appeared in Long Chen’s mind:
“Long Chen, I know I can’t keep you. This is what I just did, I hope you can keep it by your side.”
Hehe, such a shabby present, I don’t know if it will be a joke. I just hope that when you see this necklace in the future, you will be able to remember that there was a girl … She was single-mindedly… I want to talk to you. “We’ll hunt and bear children together.”
Little Flower’s sad face and soft voice echoed in Long Chen’s mind, making Long Chen’s heart ache.
Long Chen also wanted to give up on his path of cultivation. He didn’t care about his reputation, but as the son of a human, how could he not know who his real parents were? Is he still alive?
However, this was an extremely dangerous path. If one was a little bit careless, they might fall. Meng Qi was a calm girl without any desire to fight. She had started a massacre in the secret realm for Long Chen.
Deep down, she was extremely disgusted with killing. Therefore, every time she saw Long Chen face a powerful enemy, she would feel afraid. She was afraid of losing Long Chen.
“Meng Qi, I promise you that at any time, nothing will happen to me. Trust me!” Long Chen looked into Meng Qi’s eyes and said solemnly. This was a kind of promise.
"Sorry Long Chen, I shouldn’t have done this. This would have disturbed your dao heart.
“As the saying goes, you can marry a chicken and dog with a chicken. Since I’m your fiancee, then I’ll give you everything. Wherever you go, I’ll go. We’ll live together and never leave.” Meng Qi took out a small piece of paper and smiled.
That piece of paper was the marriage certificate Long Chen had given to Meng Qi. She had been carefully keeping it and giving it to Long Chen.
“Take care of the marriage contract, I’m your fiancée now!”
Long Chen looked at the marriage contract and a myriad of emotions surged through his heart. When he recalled the scene on Sunset Mountain, he felt as if countless years had passed.
“You should keep the marriage certificate. This is just a souvenir. I already said that the marriage certificate doesn’t count anymore. I will catch you again!” Long Chen held Meng Qi’s hand and smiled.
"You … Meng Qi’s pretty face was flushed red, her face incomparably shy. She was like a blossoming peach flower, causing people’s hearts to beat wildly.
"Chasing a girl? How can you not have a gift? Come, look at the gift I customized for you!" Long Chen mysteriously smiled as a delicate box appeared in his hand.
Chapter 517 - Arrival
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“What’s that?”
Meng Qi looked at the delicate box in Long Chen’s hand and couldn’t help asking.
"Haha, beauty, please look. Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"
Long Chen opened the box and inside was a beautiful hairpin. When Meng Qi saw the hairpin, she cried out in alarm,
"So beautiful!"
The hairpin was seven inches long and completely golden. It was covered with complicated patterns, and at the head of the hairpin was a beautifully crafted flower. At the center of the eighteen petals, there were thirty-six stamens, just like real flowers.
The thing that amazed Meng Qi the most was that even the heart that was as thin as a cow’s hair was covered in fine patterns. It was like stealing the sky, which Meng Qi could not let go.
"Is it really for me?" Meng Qi looked at the hairpin and could not help but exclaim in surprise.
“Of course. I’ve been thinking about this gift for a long time and have put in a lot of effort.” Long Chen said.
“Long Chen, thank you. You’re great!” Meng Qi nestled into Long Chen’s embrace, holding the golden hairpin with a face full of happiness. There weren’t many girls in the world who could resist the temptation of exquisite accessories.
However, if Guo Ran heard Long Chen’s words, who knew if he would use a hammer to beat up his most respected boss?
It was true that Long Chen had put in a lot of effort, but just saying that he had put in a lot of effort was a bit shameless. That hairpin had been crafted by Guo Ran after half a month of hard work, day and night.
"Huh?" Meng Qi held the hairpin in her hand and carefully examined it. Suddenly, a hint of surprise appeared on her pretty face.
“Why? It feels a little familiar, doesn’t it?” Long Chen said with a smile.
"This …" Meng Qi said with some uncertainty.
“Hehe, that’s right. This is what the golden page was made for!” Long Chen laughed.
"Right now, this hairpin is the standard soul tool. After my design, eighteen petals, thirty-six hearts, and the hairpin can be separately used.
Soul imprints have been placed on all of these components. As long as you nourish them with your soul, wherever your soul energy reaches or the flower buds fly, you can kill people without them noticing. " Long Chen said excitedly.
One had to know that a soul weapon was extremely valuable. Meng Qi once mentioned that the Wind Soul Pavilion’s pavilion master had a soul weapon that seemed to be a small ruler. It was extremely terrifying.
Unfortunately, Long Chen had never seen anything like it. Furthermore, the heavenly tribulation had descended and killed everyone. Under the terrifying heavenly tribulation, everyone had turned into dust, leaving nothing behind.
Perhaps only a super space ring could be preserved, but at that time, Long Chen was already on the verge of death, so he didn’t have the time to clean up the battlefield.
Only a character at the level of the Wind Soul Pavilion’s pavilion master had the right to possess a soul tool. It could be seen how precious a soul tool was.
"Could this be forged by Guo Ran? "Forging a soul tool like this would probably take a lot of effort …" Meng Qi finally remembered that Sky Dragon Chen had taken the golden page from her side and went to find Guo Ran. The two of them muttered for a long time.
Exhaustion? Of course he worked hard. Otherwise, that brat wouldn’t have nearly fallen out with him that day. The craftsmanship was one thing, but the most tiring thing was the inscription symbols.
If it were just an ordinary weapon inscription symbol, then it wouldn’t be a big deal. To be able to inscribe an inscription symbol on a flower bud as thick as a cow’s hair was truly embarrassing.
Thanks to Guo Ran’s amazing talent in forging, he also managed to gain some insights from the secret records of ghost arts. Although it was still superficial, as an essential part of forging, inscription techniques were not a problem for him. It was just that the difficulty was too great.
The energy used to create this small hairpin was even more tiring than the one he had used to create a set of armor.
“Don’t cultivate these next few days. Use your soul power to refine this hairpin and brand your soul mark. That way, you will have another trump card in the future.” Long Chen said.
If she fought with someone, Meng Qi could use the magical beast as a cover and secretly release a flower petal. That would be enough to instantly kill the opponent.
One had to know that that was Soul Gold. Only a Xiantian grade weapon could defend against it. Xiantian grade weapons were simply too precious. Half of the ten Xiantian realm experts would have a Xiantian grade weapon.
As for the Xiantian level armor, he had never heard of it. Without it, whose body would be able to block a cut from a soul weapon?
It could be said that once Meng Qi had the hairpin, she would become a Xian Tian killer. Perhaps, among everyone here, her killing power was the most terrifying.
After talking to Meng Qi for a while, Long Chen no longer delayed Meng Qi from refining the hairpin. He quickly returned to his own residence and began his closed door cultivation.
During this period of time when no one was bothering him, Long Chen started to crazily eat the pills, using all his strength to refine the effects. Today, Meng Qi’s words to persuade him to retreat had touched a sore spot in his heart.
He could not watch the people around him die, nor could he give up trying to find his own parents. In that case, the only way out for him was to become stronger! Become stronger! Become stronger!
Whether it was for the people around him, for his parents, or for the illusory voice in his head, he had to become stronger.
Now he had no way out. He had to desperately charge forward, because once he stopped, he might lose his precious companion.
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In this period of time, the entire branch court was very quiet, but it was so quiet that it was scary. This was because the investigation team was only investigated for seven days before it was disbanded.
Zhou Qingyi wasn’t a fool. She could see that Long Chen didn’t do anything that could not be revealed. He wouldn’t give her any clues, and if that went on, it would be a waste of time. She would even be ridiculed.
She simply gave up on the investigation and sent her son back to the Xuantian Supermonastery. She hoped that through their relationship, they could get the Soul Cultivator experts in the sect to seal a part of Zhou Qifeng’s memories.
Once a person’s memories were sealed, a portion of their soul force would also be sealed. Then, the soul would appear incomplete, indicating that it would be unable to advance further in its life.
However, Zhou Qifeng was also known as a good-for-nothing, and he had spent countless resources to build up his middle Xiantian realm. The late Xiantian realm was his final destination, and it was simply impossible for him to break through to the Xiantian realm.
Since that was the case, he might as well seal that portion of his memories. At the very least, Zhou Qifeng could still live for a few more years; there was nothing he could do about that.
After dealing with all of these matters, Zhou Qingyi did not make any further moves, nor did she target the First Monastery. Everything seemed extremely calm and peaceful.
This serenity, however, gave off a sense of unease. It was as if the calm before a storm was about to erupt.
This tranquility lasted for an entire month. A month later, a group of people appeared on the first Monastery’s teleportation array.
"Long Chen, get the hell out here! I, Han Tianyu, challenge you!"
A furious roar spread throughout the entire Monastery. The disciples of the first Monastery all dashed out, rushing towards the teleportation formation.
"Han Tianyu!"
When they saw who it was, many people’s faces changed. That person was the number one expert of the younger generation, the rare genius Han Tianyu.
At this moment, Han Tianyu’s expression was cold and stern. Killing intent surged from his eyes like a ferocious magical beast, causing one’s scalp to tingle.
Behind Han Tianyu was a woman, whom many people recognized. She had once been to the First Monastery, and she was one of the Yan Clan’s half-step-to sea realm experts, Yan Qing.
Beside the woman was a man with a cold face and gloomy eyes. He had a pair of eagle-like eyes. The man coldly looked at the crowd.
Those disciples that he had seen with his own eyes all felt their hearts beat wildly, and found it difficult to breathe. At the same time, they felt that their blood was rapidly flowing, and their bodies were about to explode.
The disciples were greatly astonished. It was just a single glance, yet it almost caused them to die. Just how strong was this person?
The three of them walked out of the transfer array. When Han Tianyu saw that there were no familiar figures among the crowd, he couldn’t help but angrily shout once again.
"Long Chen, you bastard! Come out right now!"
"Han Tianyu, you want to kill yourself, yet do not have the courage to do so. You want to borrow my hand to finish you off?"
A cold voice spread through the entire arena. Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and saw Long Chen wearing a black robe. His eyes were like lightning and his expression was cold. He was like a descending death god as he slowly walked over.
"Long Chen!"
Upon seeing Long Chen arrive, Han Tianyu’s originally handsome face instantly became distorted and killing intent surged from his eyes.
When Long Chen heard Han Tianyu’s voice, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat puzzled. Why did this fellow suddenly appear in the First Monastery and actually dare to challenge him?
When he arrived, Long Chen’s heart couldn’t help but tremble, as if Han Tianyu had become a completely different person.
In the past, Han Tianyu was a gloomy person and didn’t easily reveal his emotions. But now, his entire body was filled with a tyrannical aura. Within that aura, there was even something that Long Chen feared.
But before Long Chen could carefully examine Han Tianyu, Long Chen felt as if he was being stared at by a pair of eyes. When Long Chen and the eagle-like eyes met, he couldn’t help but feel shocked.
His eyes seemed to possess some sort of magical power. When they met eyes with each other, Long Chen immediately felt the blood flow in his body quicken as it rushed into his head. If he allowed the blood to enter his head, his entire head would explode.
"Hmph!"
Long Chen let out a cold snort. He circulated the Nine Star Tyrant Body Technique and the blood that was about to flow out of his body instantly returned to its calm state.
"Hmm? “You’re quite knowledgeable.” The eagle-eyed man looked at Long Chen in surprise as he casually said.
Long Chen was secretly shocked in his heart. This eagle-eyed man’s cultivation technique was strange. A single glance from him could actually make a person fall for it. If it was a normal disciple, just one look from him would be enough to kill him.
“This is the First Monastery, isn’t it a little impolite for your Yan Family to come uninvited without their permission? Don’t tell me that your ancient families are all bumpkins?” Long Chen looked at the three of them and said coldly.
"You are wrong, they have come with my approval!"
Suddenly, the teleportation array lit up, and two figures appeared in front of everyone.
"We pay our respects to the headmaster!"
The two of them were Shui Wuhen and Zhou Qingyi, and the one who spoke was none other than the latter. However, the crowd only bowed to Shui Wuhen, treating her like air.
Zhou Qingyi’s expression was extremely ugly. She had appeared at the same time as Shui Wuhen, but she had been treated as air. This caused her to feel extremely embarrassed.
"Long Chen, Han Tianyu challenged you to a battle of life and death right now, do you accept?" Zhou Qingyi said coldly.
Chapter 518 - Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit
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“Is there something wrong? Why should I accept the challenge?” A hint of ridicule appeared on Long Chen’s face. ‘You want me to fight just because you told me to?’
It was clear that the arrival of the Yan Family members was not a coincidence. Otherwise, Shui Wuhen and Zhou Qingyi would not have appeared at the same time.
When Shui Wuhen arrived, he signaled Long Chen to be a little more careful and secretly signaled Long Chen with her eyes. It was likely that there was something fishy going on.
Right now, Han Tianyu’s aura was extremely strange, as if he had entered the peak of Bone Forging. His entire body was suffused with a thick killing intent; this was completely different from the previous Han Tianyu.
The thing that frightened Long Chen the most was that the expert from the Yan Clan that came with Han Tianyu was extremely young and should be around the same age as them. However, his cultivation was as profound as the sea and he was clearly an Meridian Opening Realm expert.
The look from that person just now had created great waves in Long Chen’s heart. This person was definitely a danger, even more so than ordinary Xiantian realm experts. He had never imagined that the Yan Clan would have such a terrifying genius.
This was obviously a trap. Of course, Long Chen wouldn’t foolishly jump in. With Shui Wuhen in charge here, he didn’t believe that anyone would dare force him.
"Long Chen, when did you become such a coward?" Han Tianyu said sarcastically.
“I heard that you’re doing pretty well in the Yan Family. You’ve gotten a lot of attention, so why did you run back to the Monastery? Did you come here to flaunt your identity?” Long Chen wasn’t angry and said with a faint smile.
It was originally a very casual sentence, but Long Chen discovered that Han Tianyu’s body couldn’t help but tremble slightly. His eyes were filled with anger and killing intent.
“Long Chen, although I went to the Yan Family, I didn’t leave the Monastery. I am still a disciple of the Monastery.”
According to the rules of the branch Monastery, if there were any irreconcilable conflicts between the two disciples, they could initiate a life and death battle.
"If anyone dares not to accept the challenge and leaves the Monastery, they will no longer be disciples of the Monastery. Hmph, do so or scram!" Han Tianyu coldly shouted.
Long Chen’s eyes narrowed. As expected, there was a rule in the Monastery: these fellows were going to force him out of the Monastery, then deal with him. With Zhou Qingyi around, even Shui Wuhen would not be able to protect him.
“There doesn’t seem to be any conflict between us, does there?” Long Chen shook his head.
"Bullshit, you … You. "Not only did you kill my lover, you also killed my younger brother. This is an absolutely irreconcilable enmity!" Han Tianyu furiously roared.
Originally, he wanted to explain the conflict between the two of them, but when he recalled that he was the one who started the conflict between the two of them, Long Chen only fought back passively and hurriedly tried to use Yan Wushuang to talk things over with his younger brother.
At the mention of Yan Wushuang, the expressions of the two men from the Yan Clan turned slightly ugly. They looked coldly at Long Chen, their eyes filled with anger.
Long Chen poisoned Yan Wushuang, making her suffer bitterly day and night. Countless pill cultivators were helpless, and Yan Wushuang could not bear the torture, so she chose to kill herself.
Long Chen’s actions not only killed a disciple of the Yan Family, but he also slapped the Yan Family hard in the face. They definitely could not take this lying down.
She did not dare to force her way in and consult with the higher-ups when she returned to the family. However, Shui Wuhen had a valid reason. Besides, the Xuantian Monastery was backing the Xuantian Supermonastery, so they did not dare to provoke them.
However, this time, they had found an honorable reason to challenge Long Chen. This was a battle between fellow disciples and Shui Wuhen had no right to interfere.
"Lord Sect Master, is it like this?" Long Chen asked.
"Of course!" Zhou Qingyi said coldly.
"I didn’t ask you, who do you think you are? You need to add a second word to your name, do you understand? Don’t think about yourself as a root, okay? Long Chen spat out a mouthful of water.
"Long Chen, how dare you!" Zhou Qingyi shouted angrily, her killing intent surging. She wished she could smack Long Chen to death with one palm.
“I’ve always been bold. You’re right about that!” Long Chen disdainfully replied. This idiotic woman was a madman.
Right now, Long Chen couldn’t win against her and couldn’t force himself. However, he had Shui Wuhen holding her down, so he felt that he had let himself down by not angering this crazy woman.
"Long Chen, I want to punish you for being disrespectful to the Sect Leader!" Zhou Qingyi said angrily.
“Just drop it, don’t put gold on your face, are you crazy?” I don’t remember what I said just now. Like a pig, you only remember to eat and not fight.
It doesn’t matter if I fart. Do you think I care about you? Do you really think that you’re a human being? " Long Chen disdainfully said.
Long Chen’s words caused everyone to be stunned. Even the two experts from the Yan Family were shocked. Long Chen was actually this unruly. He cursed at the Vice Headmaster. Was he trying to ascend to the heavens?
As for the disciples of the First Monastery, they were secretly delighted. Zhou Qingyi and her son had always been against the First Monastery, that Zhou Qifeng’s trash training, and had beaten them quite a few times.
Now that he saw Long Chen scolding the Vice Sect Master, he couldn’t help but admire him from the bottom of his heart. In this world, Long Chen was probably the only one who had the guts to do so.
"You …"
“Long Chen, there is indeed a rule that states that you have the right to choose whether to fight or not. It’s alright. Even if you don’t fight, I’ll send you safely out of the Monastery!” Shui Wuhen said.
"Shui Wu Hen, you … “You’re breaking the Monastery’s rules!”
When Shui Wuhen said this, Zhou Qingyi became furious. If that was the case, then wouldn’t all their plans have failed?
"Zhou Qing Yi, Long Chen is right. Do you really take yourself for a human? I don’t need to consult you about what I, Shui Wuhen, am going to do.
Since Long Chen doesn’t want to fight, then Long Chen is not a disciple of the other Monastery. If I send him away, that would be because of our personal relationship. What does that have to do with the rules of the Monastery?
“Your face has been slapped so many times that it’s hard to remember. The Zhou family’s face has been completely thrown away by you. What an idiot!” Shui Wuhen sneered.
Even if it was an internal conflict, Shui Wuhen still retained a trace of dignity. After all, everyone had their own status, they should not pinch in front of others to let the disciples make a fool of themselves.
However, Shui Wuhen’s indulgence made Zhou Qingyi even more determined. Sometimes, she did not even care about her status, just opening her mouth and insulting him like a shrew. Shui Wuhen could not stand it any longer, and he began to pick on her.
Furthermore, Shui Wuhen, as a Sea Cleaving Realm cultivator who had lived for countless years, could tell at a glance that this was the plan.
At the same time, Shui Wuhen also noticed that there was something odd about Han Tianyu. Although Long Chen’s battle prowess was extremely high and he had killed Xiantian realm experts before, that was all a coincidence. The two Xiantian realm experts were killed because they were careless and had not circulated their Xiantian energy to defend themselves.
Han Tianyu was originally known as the branch Monastery’s number one genius. Once in a thousand years, Shui Wuhen was afraid that Long Chen would have some mishap, so she decided to just let him leave.
Shui Wuhen’s original intention was to send Long Chen to the Mo family in the Cyan Plains. This way, Long Chen wouldn’t have to live his days in fear, and she could relax a little.
Because of the fight between the Zhou and Shui families, Long Chen was dancing on the tip of his saber. Although he looked very dashing, he was in danger of being overturned at any moment.
Shui Wuhen was afraid that if her plan went awry, Zhou Weiqing would take advantage of it. If Long Chen had been killed, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life. Even killing Zhou Qingyi wouldn’t have helped.
“Alright. I’ll listen to someone’s advice to eat my fill. I’ll listen to the head teacher. I’m not going to fight!” Long Chen said faintly.
Hearing Long Chen’s words, everyone was shocked. They didn’t think that Long Chen would actually choose to leave. This caused the disciples of the First Monastery to not be able to accept this fact.
Even Han Tianyu and the others could not help but be stunned. Long Chen actually retreated. Han Tianyu suddenly shouted in anger.
“Long Chen, you coward. Don’t you think that you’re very strong?” In the Nine Li Secret Realm, where did the spirit of fighting two powerhouses of the True Evil Realm go? “The current you is a coward and a coward.”
Seeing that Han Tianyu was more excited than anyone else, a strange smile surfaced on Long Chen’s face as he sighed.
“The rivers and lakes are dangerous. Sometimes, rushing and retreating is the way to go. The glory of youth doesn’t matter!”
Acting tough, you are definitely acting tough. How old are you? What kind of swift retreat? This was definitely intentional.
"You …" Han Tianyu was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
“I don’t want to fight because there aren’t any good prizes. Fine, let’s raise the stakes.” The man from the Yan Family, who had been silent all this time, suddenly held a dried fruit in his hand.
The fruit was the size of a human’s fist, but it had dried up due to the wind. If it was fresh, it would probably be even larger.
The fruit was covered with dense veined patterns that looked like the meridian diagram of a human body. It was extremely strange.
"Spirit Stone Fruit with Meridian Opening?"
When Long Chen saw the fruit, he couldn’t help but be shocked. The Meridian Opening Rocks and Rocks Fruit was the main ingredient to concoct the Meridian Opening Pill.
One Meridian Opening Pill was enough for a Bone Forging expert to have an extra thirty percent chance of success in breaking through to the Meridian Opening Realm.
It must be known that the further one’s cultivation progressed, the tougher the bottleneck became. It was like a divine punishment that could not be passed by cultivators.
There were countless cultivators, and there were countless experts who had stopped at the Bone Forging stage forever. Since Long Chen and the others chose to sacrifice everything, it would be ten times more difficult for them to reach the Meridian Opening Realm than it was for ordinary Bone Forging experts.
Long Chen had originally been worried that once everyone reached the peak of Bone Forging, they would face a long period of time to break through. There might even be some people who would be stuck at the Meridian Opening Realm forever.
He had once thought about concocting the Channel Opening Pill, and had already entrusted Zheng Wenlong with the task of collecting the main ingredients for the Channel Opening Pill. He knew of several pill recipes for the Channel Opening Pill.
However, there were a few types of herbs that were extinct, even Zheng Wenlong had never heard of them, and there were also Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruits. However, the Hua Yun Sect was an auction house, and once they appeared, they would immediately advertise them and sell them.
After such a long time had passed without any news from Zheng Wenlong, it was clear that he had yet to collect the Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit. However, to Long Chen, this Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit in front of him was like a nap and someone was sending him a pillow.
“Give it to me, I agree!” Long Chen’s words gave Shui Wuhen a fright. However, she did not say anything. Since Long Chen had decided, she would let him be.
“You haven’t won yet, why should I give it to you first?” The man frowned.
“Aren’t you talking nonsense?” This is a battle of life and death. If I win, the items will naturally belong to me. If I lose, everything on my body will be yours. "Long Chen said faintly.
The person smiled. Long Chen was right. He tossed the Meridian Opening Rocks and Rocks’ Fruits to Long Chen.
Long Chen grabbed the Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit with an unconcealable excitement on his face. He hastily threw the Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit into the chaotic space.
There were more than ten seeds within the Meridian Opening spirit stone fruit. After they were separated from the fruit, they scattered into the soil and began to germinate within a breath’s time.
"Are you done? "Can we start the battle of life and death?"
Chapter 519 - Opening the Battlestage
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“There shouldn’t be any problems now right? Then let’s begin the life and death battle, shall we?” The man looked at Long Chen’s surprised face with a taunting expression.
Good things needed to be taken with one’s life. That Meridian Opening Spiritual Stone Fruit was one of their methods.
They had heard that Long Chen was an alchemist, and his alchemy skills were not bad. This Spirit Stone with Meridian Opening was a fatal temptation to Bone Forging alchemists.
Furthermore, in addition to the Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit, they had also prepared a weapon. These two secret manuals were used to seduce Long Chen.
Who would have thought that Long Chen would just surrender like that after seeing an Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit? This caused the people of the Yan Family to be filled with disdain. He was simply just a country bumpkin.
Actually, that Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit was a unique treasure of the Yan Family, and was also their foundation treasure of the Yan Family.
The reason why it was called the family treasure was because the Yan Family had an Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit tree, passed down from their ancestors.
Later on, when the world underwent mutation, the Meridian Opening spirit stone fruit seemed to have become extinct in this world. Thus, the Meridian Opening spirit stone fruit of the Yan Family became extremely rare.
Even though there were many recipes for the Meridian Opening Pills, even if the effects were the best, it would at most increase the success rate by 10%.
On the other hand, the Meridian Opening Pill refined from the Spirit Stone Fruit could reach more than 30%; this was definitely an effect of the heaven defying grade.
Especially for those Bone Forging experts, that was definitely a treasure that they yearned for even in their dreams. This was because the failure rate to reach the Meridian Opening Realm was simply too high.
Therefore, the Yan Family, just by relying on the Meridian Opening Fruit Tree, was able to feed the entire family. Most of the income of the Yan Family depended on this Meridian Opening Fruit Tree.
The Yan Family was an ancient family with a deep heritage. Experts were as common as the clouds. If it was an ordinary sect with such a precious treasure, it would have been destroyed by countless people long ago.
Now that he saw an Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit, he sent Long Chen away. Seeing Long Chen’s smile, that person felt disgusted and urged him to duel.
"Long Chen, have you decided?" Shui Wuhen said.
“Of course. You can’t go back on your word after accepting the gifts!” Long Chen said indifferently.
“Alright, the battling platform here isn’t too solid. Let’s go to the branch Monastery.” Shui Wuhen couldn’t help but feel more at ease when he saw Long Chen’s fearless demeanor.
As Shui Wuhen finished speaking, everyone walked into the teleportation formation. Tu Fang hesitated for a moment before following. The other disciples could only watch on helplessly.
This was because every time a teleportation portal was sent out, it would cost a lot of spirit stones. They did not have the qualifications to use the teleportation portal and watch the scene unfold. They could not help but feel greatly disappointed.
“Long Chen, Guo Ran, and the others aren’t here?” Tu Fang said in a low voice.
“It’s just a small matter. Why would they want to come here? If you have the time, why not practice properly?” Long Chen said nonchalantly. Standing within the transfer array, Long Chen’s mind was focused on the chaotic space.
Long Chen secretly activated the Star of Fengfu and the Star of Yuheng, urging the Chaotic Space to activate. A dozen tiny tender seedlings were slowly growing at a speed visible to the naked eye, making Long Chen very happy.
Currently, the only ones in the Teleportation Formation were Shui Wuhen, Zhou Qingyi, the Yan Family, Han Tianyu, Long Chen, and Tu Fang.
"Phew!"
The scenery in front of their eyes changed as they appeared in the plaza of the Xuantian Branch.
"Open the Deathmatch Battlestage!"
Shui Wuhen growled. Suddenly, a bell chime rang out from a distance. The bell chime was long and resounding, spreading throughout the entire branch.
With the ringing of the bell, the whole division suddenly boiled up. Countless disciples and elders who didn’t have any responsibilities rushed towards a single direction like a surging tide.
What Long Chen didn’t expect was that there would be tens of thousands of disciples in the branch Monastery. Furthermore, they were all Bone Forging stage experts. This gave Long Chen quite a scare.
However, Long Chen immediately realized that these disciples might all be disciples with relatively poor aptitudes. They could only rely on their status in the branch disciples to earn cultivation resources. That was why there were so many disciples.
When Shui Wuhen arrived in front of the Deathmatch Battlestage with Long Chen and the others, the surroundings of the Deathmatch Battlestage that was a thousand meters in length was already surrounded by disciples, so close that not even a drop of water could leak out.
The Deathmatch Battlestage of the branch was very rare, as it was usually given to Meridian Opening Realm experts to fight in. Moreover, life and death was decided in a single battle, it was extremely tragic.
There were many disciples who had been here for several years who had never had the chance to open the Deathmatch Battlestage before, so when the death knell rang, all the disciples rushed over.
“I wonder who it is is that’s going to start a decisive battle!”
“Opening the Deathmatch Battlestage is the order of the head. I’m afraid he is an extraordinary person …”
"Hehe, this is going to be interesting. Finally, before we leave, we can watch a battle to the death!" A man said excitedly.
That man was already twenty-nine years old. According to the regulations of the branch, if he was still unable to break through to the Meridian Opening Realm before the age of thirty, he had to leave the branch.
He could go to the side yard and become an elder, but he could not stay in the branch yard, and if he could not break through to the Meridian Opening Realm by the age of 30, then his chances of breaking through to the Meridian Opening Realm would be very slim.
To be able to witness a decisive battle before he left the branch Monastery was an extremely fortunate thing.
"Heavens, isn’t that Han Tianyu? He was known as the number one genius of the XuantianMonastery for the past thousand years. I heard that he had gone to the Yan Family! someone cried out in alarm.
“I don’t understand. Han Tianyu is clearly a genius of the side Monastery, but why is the head of the Yan Clan letting him go?” Some disciples could not help but ask in bewilderment.
This was not the same as raising his own child and it was taken away by someone else. He did not understand why the head elder would ignore him.
“Don’t speak carelessly if you don’t understand. How could you all be able to guess the thoughts of the headmaster?” An Xiantian realm elder scolded coldly.
The disciples were immediately silenced. What they didn’t know was that Shui Wuhen had been grabbing Zhou Qingyu’s painful foot, and was just watching from the sidelines.
Furthermore, she did not think highly of Han Tianyu. Although Han Tianyu’s talent, talent, and tenacity were all very good, he did not have the determination to face the martial path. His hard work was only to make others envious and jealous.
It was very difficult to change a person’s nature. When this kind of person started cultivating, they would start to soar into the sky, progressing very quickly.
However, once they encountered a setback, it was very likely that they would not be able to recover from it. On the other hand, those with ordinary aptitudes would become braver the further they went.
"Damn, why is he here?" "That demon king appeared?" Someone covered his mouth with a look of disbelief. He was staring at a figure wearing a long black robe. It was an extraordinary figure.
"Long Chen, he actually came again. The last time he came to the Monastery, he beat up several Meridian Opening Realm experts.
Furthermore, during the Assembly of Patriarchs, he had continuously slapped the head of the sect patriarh four times in front of the headmaster’s face.
"It can’t be… “It can’t be…” One of them mumbled.
"It should be because he has already stepped onto the Deathmatch Battlestage," a person beside him said with absolute certainty.
"Han Tianyu against Long Chen? What is this? "
Some people couldn’t help but mutter that Han Tianyu was a rare genius that only appeared once in a thousand years, and Long Chen was also a rare oddity that only happened once every ten thousand years.
Now that these two people had stepped onto the stage, everyone could not help but be stunned. However, at the same time, their hearts were filled with excitement. They were both peerless geniuses, so this battle of life and death should be superb.
The Monastery’s Deathmatch Battlestage was no different from an ordinary arena. It did not have a countdown device, but it was extremely sturdy. Meridian Opening Realm experts were hard to destroy.
Standing on the Life and Death Arena, Han Tianyu had an evil grin on his face as he looked at Long Chen. “Long Chen, you’ve been duped. Today, you will undoubtedly die!”
"I actually believed that I was fooled. I admit that I was fooled because I need that Meridian Opening Spirit Rock Fruit.
As for the fact that you will undoubtedly die, I also believe that because I will not let you escape, I, Long Chen, will not make the same mistake again. " Long Chen said faintly.
"Hahahahaha …."
Han Tianyu laughed heartily. His voice was filled with insanity as a surging aura slowly rose.
"Boom!"
With an explosive sound, the space trembled. Han Tianyu’s originally peak Bone Forging aura suddenly expanded and a terrifying aura surged out in all directions.
"This is the aura of the Meridian Opening Realm. He had actually used some unknown secret technique to suppress his own aura!"
"What a terrifying aura. He is clearly only at the early stage of the Meridian Opening realm. Why does he make us, who are at the late stage of the Meridian Opening realm, shiver?"
“Damn, he actually used a secret technique to hide his cultivation level. Isn’t it a bit too sinister to show it now? Long Chen is going to be finished this time!”
“I heard that Long Chen defeated Han Tianyu in the Nine Li Secret Realm and almost killed him. This guy broke through to the Meridian Opening Realm. He’s coming back for revenge!”
"F * ck, this is too sinister! Previously, he concealed his cultivation and only revealed his true appearance after he appeared on stage. This Han Tianyu is such a trash, he is truly worthy of being the number one genius of the branch Monastery!"
The Yin He from the Yan Clan and the man had cold smiles on their faces. Obviously, they had already expected this outcome. Zhou Qingyi, on the other hand, had a look of satisfaction in her eyes as she said coldly to Shui Wuhen.
“Shui Wuhen, no matter how strong you are today, you won’t be able to protect Long Chen. He’ll definitely die. The one who will lose this match will be you after all!”
"You must have colluded with him, right?" Shui Wuhen said faintly, his expression impassive.
“Hmph, so what?” Zhou Qingyi didn’t deny it.
Han Tianyu didn’t announce his departure, and the Yan Family didn’t change Han Tianyu’s surname. This meant that he didn’t join the Yan Family, so it was understandable that he challenged Long Chen.
"No? I suddenly feel a little tired. For the sake of a contest, you treated my life as child’s play, and used me as a chess piece. Is there really any meaning in that? " Shui Wuhen sighed.
“Shui Wuhen, stop pretending to be merciful and merciful. I’ll let you watch Long Chen get killed. How can you bear with me?” “Hahaha!” Zhou Qingyi sneered.
Shui Wuhen smiled faintly and did not reply. She only looked at the man with the indifferent expression on the stage. She wanted to know how strong Long Chen was…
Chapter 520 - The Great Gap
“Long Chen, don’t you want to say something?”
At this moment, the Spiritual Aura within Han Tianyu’s body surged, causing the space to rumble. His aura was frightening and he seemed like a king looking down on Long Chen as he coldly laughed.
“That’s it?” Long Chen couldn’t help but be stunned.
"What do you mean?" Han Tianyu said coldly.
"I mean, this is your trump card?" Long Chen said.
“That’s right. I’ve already stepped into the Meridian Opening realm, and it’s even the 3rd level of the Meridian Opening realm. I’ve already left you far behind. The current me can crush you like an ant!” Han Tianyu said coldly.
"Why does this sound so familiar?"
Long Chen frowned and suddenly clapped. “I remember now. A while ago, there was an idiot who spoke to me like that and ended up getting slapped in the face by my big ears. Don’t tell me you’re related by blood to that idiot?”
"Bastard!"
After Long Chen said this, Han Tianyu didn’t reply. Not far from the Deathmatch Battlestage, a fat old man couldn’t help but be enraged.
That person was precisely Sha Tonghai who had been slapped four times by Long Chen. Every branch Monastery would immediately know the moment the Deathmatch Battlestage was opened, so they all rushed over to see what was going on.
But as soon as Sha Tonghai arrived, Long Chen called out his name. The flesh on his body was trembling in anger, and there were quite a few people who were looking at him with strange expressions.
“Long Chen, you’re still as irritating as ever. However, it doesn’t matter. Today, your life will be ended by me here.” Han Tianyu looked at Long Chen with a savage expression.
“Come on, don’t pull any words with me. I haven’t read many books, so don’t try to trick me. I don’t understand.”
I only know that when I was in the Altering Muscle stage, I could beat you into a dog in the Bone Forging stage. Although you have entered the Meridian Opening Realm, I have also entered the Bone Sacrifice Realm.
“I really don’t understand. Just where did you get so much confidence to challenge me to a battle to the death?” Long Chen shook his head.
At this time, the hearts of the people below the stage could not help but tremble. That’s right, everyone only knew that in the Nine Li Secret Realm, Long Chen was able to single-handedly slaughter everyone in his surroundings, killing countless evil and righteous powerhouses. Many people had forgotten that Long Chen was only at the Altering Muscle stage at that time, and the geniuses he killed were all Bone Forging powerhouses. Mianhuatang. [cc] is even faster, the website page is refreshing, there are few advertisements, this is my favorite website, I must give it a good review.]
Long Chen’s words immediately lifted everyone’s spirits. They had originally thought that Long Chen would undoubtedly die under the suppression of an entire cultivation realm, but now, they recalled that Long Chen was a monster that could even challenge a Martial Saint.
"Hmph, idiot. The current me is no longer the me of the past. Die!"
Han Tianyu let out an angry roar as his aura exploded. His long hair flew about as he punched at Long Chen. The sky shook as he punched out, causing the expressions of countless people to change drastically.
"What a terrifying punch!"
"Is this Han Tianyu’s true strength? “So terrifying!”
Many of the Meridian Opening Realm martial artists could not help but feel their hearts tremble. If they were to face this fist that filled the world, they could only dodge, not daring to block it.
Not only did the punch carry boundless strength, it also carried an invincible will. No one would be able to resist it.
"This Han Tianyu is indeed a genius!"
Shui Wuhen looked at Han Tianyu and could not help but nod inwardly. His punch had been complicated and contained a surge of power that had a locking force. One could only take it head on and had no way of dodging it.
"Pa!"
A large hand blocked Han Tianyu’s fist.
"What?"
Everyone was astonished to see Long Chen casually raise his hand in front of him to block Han Tianyu’s fist, which carried an endless amount of pressure.
“He can’t gather his strength, he can’t gather it, he can’t disperse it, he can’t touch it, this Long Chen is simply a monster!”
Even Shui Wuhen, with his experience, couldn’t help but be taken aback when he saw Long Chen block Han Tianyu’s attack with a gentle palm.
Other people might not be able to see through it, but Shui Wuhen could clearly see that within Long Chen’s strike, there were at least seven types of different forces that were constantly changing their positions, forcefully extinguishing all of the power from Han Tianyu’s punch.
If she hadn’t been with Long Chen for so long, she would’ve even suspected that Long Chen had been reborn from possession by some old monster.
Controlling that kind of power required extremely skilled techniques. This meant that Long Chen’s control over his strength had already reached the Minute Subtlety.
If it was an expert like Shui Wuhen, controlling it would not be much. This was because their realm and strength had not changed much over the past several hundred years. Their control over their own strength had already reached an extreme level.
But Long Chen was different. Long Chen was in the golden age of cultivation, and his strength increased by a great deal every day. Before he could fully adapt, his strength had increased once again.
Logically speaking, Long Chen should have had the hardest time controlling his power at this stage. However, he had managed to accomplish it. This was what had shocked Shui Wuhen the most.
The person who was the most shocked was Han Tianyu. The current him was no longer the him of the past. It was unknown just how much stronger he was.
But from that strike just now, he felt as if a drop of water had fallen into a desert, instantly absorbed.
While he was still in shock over Long Chen’s actions, Long Chen had already raised his hand high up, drawing a beautiful yet strange arc in the air before descending down.
"Pa!"
Long Chen’s hand heavily slapped Han Tianyu’s face. Everyone was dumbstruck. Han Tianyu had been sent flying by Long Chen’s slap.
"What move is this?"
Shui Wuhen could not help but be taken aback. Long Chen had completed the task in one go, from raising his hand to landing on his palm. His movements were clean and pleasing to the eyes, as if they were an inseparable whole.
It was as if time had stopped the moment Long Chen waved his hand. The only things that could be seen were those beautiful arcs of light and beautiful movements, making one unable to bear to interrupt them.
The last time Long Chen had beaten up Sha Tonghai in front of her, he hadn’t paid much attention because his back was facing her. Now that she had seen everything clearly, Shui Wuhen could not help but be shocked. This slap was too strange.
"Ahh …"
Suddenly, a furious roar like that of a wild beast caused everyone to recover from their shock. On the Deathmatch Battlestage, Han Tianyu’s eyes spewed fire as he stared fixedly at Long Chen.
"Is there a need to get so angry? It was just a slap in the face! Don’t be so stingy, if you want to kill me, do you see me lose my temper? " Long Chen advised.
"Die!"
Han Tianyu let out a furious roar. Suddenly, his face was covered in nine runes. He had actually used his ultimate move in an instant.
"Nine Lines of Rampage!"
"Boom!"
Following Han Tianyu’s explosive shout, space suddenly trembled and a large area of space began to distort. An incomparably frightening aura surged out in all directions like a tide.
The disciples who were originally close to the Deathmatch Battlestage all had a drastic change in expression as they hastily retreated. Even the Meridian Opening Realm experts could not resist the pressure and continuously retreated.
"Clang!"
The longsword was unsheathed, and there was a sound akin to a dragon’s roar. Han Tianyu held a longsword that glimmered with a cold light. On the surface of the longsword were numerous runes that exuded a desolate aura.
"Xiantian weapon!"
Someone exclaimed. Han Tianyu had a Xiantian weapon in his hand. That terrifying pressure definitely couldn’t be mistaken.
"Kill!"
Han Tianyu let out a furious roar. With a single step, he was already in front of Long Chen. The long sword in his hand sliced through the air as he charged towards Long Chen.
"Kill!"
Long Chen also let out a loud shout, and Han Tianyu, who had used the Nine Luminous Blast Technique, did not dare to underestimate him. The blood-red blade in Long Chen’s hand appeared, and he charged towards Han Tianyu.
"Boom!"
The blade and sword collided, and a loud explosion was heard.
"Crack!" Suddenly, a strange sound was emitted from the stage beneath their feet.
“Heavens! The arena couldn’t withstand the two’s strength, so it actually cracked!” Someone cried out in alarm.
At this moment, Long Chen and Han Tianyu were in a stalemate. A terrifying force reached their feet, causing the sturdy Deathmatch Battlestage to split apart like a spider web.
"Impossible, this is impossible!"
While everyone was still in shock over the strength of these two, Han Tianyu let out a furious howl. The long sword in his hand madly rushed towards Long Chen.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The blood-red saber in Long Chen’s hand danced as he deflected all the attacks. The terrifying waves of air radiated in all directions. The spectators had already retreated several hundred meters away, afraid of being injured by the saber’s energy.
"What a terrifying power. Han Tianyu can definitely sweep away cultivators of the same cultivation level, but …" An Meridian Opening Realm expert could not help but sigh in his heart.
However, he was only half emotional when he felt something was wrong. Since Han Tianyu was able to sweep across an opponent of the same cultivation level, what did that Long Chen count for?
“What’s wrong with Han Tianyu?” You clearly have the upper hand, why are you so crazy? "
Some of the experts had noticed the clues. Although Han Tianyu was currently the main attacker and Long Chen was merely a passive defense, Han Tianyu was currently gnashing his teeth. His eyes were filled with madness and hatred, causing their hearts to tremble.
“There’s nothing that’s impossible. This is the gap. Even though you’ve advanced to the Meridian Opening realm, the gap between us is getting bigger and bigger!” Long Chen blocked Han Tianyu’s sword with his blade. He suddenly exploded with power, pushing Han Tianyu back more than ten meters.
"Back then in the Nine Li Secret Realm, you might have the qualifications to threaten me. But now, you are no threat in front of me.
Originally, we had no enmity between us, so we could have each walked our separate paths. It was a pity that you made the wrong choice and wanted to step on my dead body to move forward.
Unfortunately, this wish of yours cannot be fulfilled. Not only will it not be realized by you, anyone who possesses this wish will die under my blade.
Now that I think about it, there’s no point talking about it any longer. Han Tianyu, considering that you’re a genius, I’ll give you a chance. Long Chen said faintly.
Long Chen’s words caused the entire audience to fall into a deathly silence. Many people finally realized why Han Tianyu would be so crazy.
So it turned out that Long Chen had only casually fought with all of his strength. The gap between the two of them was just too large.
This scene shocked the hearts of everyone present. An Meridian Opening realm supreme genius like Han Tianyu was actually seen as worthless in front of Long Chen. Just what rank monster was this Long Chen?
“Long Chen, don’t think that you’ll win just because of this. Even if you die, I’ll drag you down with me!”
Han Tianyu suddenly cried out as the malevolence on his face intensified. His eyes lost the whites as though they were the eyes of a demon. Please visit m.for mobile phone users.