The sun was setting by the time they arrived at the foot of the mountain. Since they were unable to travel by flying swords and the Ziyang Sect was another half-day of journey away, they had no choice but to spend the night in a small town. They would continue by horse carriage at daybreak tomorrow.
Xiao Chen understood that worrying was pointless at this moment. Huangfu Xin'er would be safe for the time being now that she was at the Ziyang Sect. He spent the night taking in and expelling Qi, restoring his cultivation to the Lv 3 of Core Forming Realm.
When the first ray of light descended, Li Heng found them two horse-drawn carriages and the group hastened to the gate of the sect. Xiao Chen learned a thing or two about his circumstances along the journey.
This place was hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Middle Continent. Due to the separation that the Thousand Summits Mountain presented, the people here rarely interacted with out
The sword radiance was sharp and severe as it aimed to kill. Just as the danger was about to descend, Xiao Chen freed a hand and flicked Zi Sha's sword away. However, the moment of distraction resulted in the True Energy in Huangfu Xin'er's body to flow back into his. "Pff!" Blood sprayed from his mouth. Huangfu Xin'er's body went limp as blood trailed from the corner of her mouth. Her aura became so weak that it was nearly nonexistent. "Xin'er!" He hastily propped her up. With bloodshot eyes, he glared at Zi Sha. Instantly, an intense murderous aura permeated the house. "If anything happens to her, I won't let you live either!" Xiao Chen's expression terrified Zi Sha, who had never seen such a frightening stare in her life. She dashed out of the house, forgetting to even pick up her sword. Two more days had passed since. This time, Xiao Chen installed Barriers on the door and windows. His powers had made a full r
The ice-cold murderous aura enveloped the entire public square in an instant, sinking everyone into what seemed like a nightmare that they couldn't wake up from. All they could hear was the rumbling of a dragon's roar as two gigantic golden dragon silhouettes dived down from the sky. Following an ear-splitting explosion, soil scattered in the air. The residual force of the explosion caused the collapse of the nearby houses. The smoke and dust finally dissipated, leaving behind a massive pit with a diameter of a hundred feet in their wake. Feng Xiezi, with his body bloodied and battered, collapsed amid crushed stones. No one could tell if he was still alive. The crowd gradually regained their senses and stared at "Wang Luo" standing in the square. No one dared to say a word. Realization finally dawned on Zi Yang and a wisp of coldness emerged from his heart to reach every inch of his being. Zhiluan, hovering in midair, stared at the ferocious
Xiao Chen rushed into the room and found no signs of damage on the door and windows. The sound alarmed the servant downstairs and he ran upstairs. "Esteemed guest, did something happen?" "Where is the lady in my room? Where did she go?" "Lady? I didn't see her..." Suddenly, Zhiluan flew into the room through the window with a roasted fish in his mouth. Xiao Chen immediately reached out and grabbed him. "Where is she?! I told you to keep an eye on her! Where did she go?" Zhiluan flailed in fear. He pointed to the bed and said, "Isn't she there...? Meow! Meow! Where did she go?" The tavern servant was so frightened at the sight of a cat that could not only fly but also speak human language that his hands trembled. Xiao Chen threw a silver ingot at him before picking up Zhiluan and leaping out of the window. Even though the small town wasn't comparable to large cities in the Middle Continent, it was sti
The carriage driver wiped the sweat on his forehead and smiled. "That's good. Well, yesterday a young man ordered me to send this person here..." He carefully put down Mo Hengyu as he spoke. "Now that I've brought him here, I'll be excusing myself..." The driver saluted the two men in black robes before turning around and walking down the mountain. He hadn't taken more than ten steps down the stairs when a jeering sound echoed in his ears. His head became severed from his shoulders. Blood spilled everywhere. The man, along with his head, rolled down the mountain. Mo Hengyu trembled in fright and whined noiselessly. The two men in black robes exchanged glances. One of them tapped on Mo Hengyu's body, releasing the seal that Xiao Chen placed. "I'll speak! I'll tell you everything! Please don't kill me! It's a man in Heavenly Water City. He previously pretended to be my Junior Brother Wang Luo. His cultivation is high and he has a cat and a pre
Freeing himself from the five enemies surrounding him, Xiao Chen unfurled his Phoenix wings and chased after the pair running away from him. With a ferocious downcut stroke from his saber, he sent a magic blow that shaped like a ten-feet-long scythe that streaked after the escaping pair. Realizing the incoming blow, one of them turned, hoping to deflect the blow. But before he could do anything, he crumbled to the ground, being mortally struck down by a flying Xiao Chen who had caught up with his Phoenix's Wings. The remaining man tossed his sleeves and sent six shiny throwing-knives that shot straight at Xiao Chen. The emerald-green daggers barely missed him by inches as Xiao Chen ducked. But this brief distraction was enough for the five enemies behind to catch up. They rained another brutal onslaught of attacks on Xiao Chen, apparently trying to murder him for good measure. Xiao Chen was forced to land; the attacks were too much for him a
The voice took him aback. It was Su Xiaomei's voice, coming from within the Frigid Jade Pendant hanging on his chest. He reached out to her with a whiff of his Divine Sense into the Pendant. "Senior. Do you know what place is this?" "I don't know. But I DO KNOW that this place is far perilous than you can imagine! Just get out of here! And be quick!" Xiao Chen took a breath and calmed himself. Being an entity who had survived more than a thousand years, Su Xiaomei possessed great powers that dwarfed even that of his own. Yet, she was visibly afraid of this place and that was enough for him. He began to steer his sword out of the infernal vale and flew clear for 50 kilometers until the intense suffocation they felt finally subsided and everything around them, the sky and the sceneries looked more clear and bright at last. "What a fright! Here I was, thinking that you were about to deliver yourself to certain death once again..."
Xiao Chen rushed to the scholar and parried away the spears pointed at the man sitting on the ground. He yanked off the scarf wrapped around the neck of the weak man and saw a grotesque mark on his neck. The skin around the mark was badly raw that one could feel goosebumps just by looking at it; he must have scratched at his skin so many times that it had become so chafed. The Three Friends came nearer. The sentries saw them and immediately greeted them with respect, "My Lords!" "Young Xiao! Do not touch that wound!" Elder Plum warned quickly, although he did not dare to go any nearer. But Xiao Chen did not move; he was looking hard at the mark. During the way to the city, he had spoken to the Three Friends about the blight of the infernal aura. Unlike infections of Devil Qi, which could be expelled by one's True Energy, this infernal aura taints also the minds of anyone who was afflicted. Not even one as powerful as the Nascent Soul Realm c
"Err... I..." Hesitantly, Xiao Chen's eyes wandered to Ye Lingfeng, remembering the Governor's falter just moments ago. This must be the matter that he had been tentative to broach. The silent awkwardness was broken by the sound of a deep breath from Ye Lingfeng. He spoke sullenly, "It's our daughter, Mulian. She was also infected just over a month ago..." "Over a month ago?" Xiao Chen frowned, dreading the worst. The scholar he had just rescued outside the city looked bad enough and he had only contracted the infection just a few days ago. Xiao Chen remembered Gui Xian suddenly and longed for his help, especially if the girl wanted to survive. "Please, Master Xiao," Lady Jiang (Ye Lingfeng's wife) wailed woefully, "Please save my daughter!" Ye Lingfeng looked equally anguished himself. As father to his daughter, it took every shred of fiber within him to hold himself back from plea for Xiao Chen's help to cure his daughter, bu