Chapter 267

Chapter 267 Condemnation

Long Chen was startled . “Why are you in such a rush? Didn’t you say you wanted to get a drink first?”

A peerless genius like Mo Nian was fated to be lonely . The feeling of being peerless was not as great as everyone thought .

Within the same generation, it was almost impossible to have a single good friend . That kind of feeling was not a pleasant one .

Both chickens and eagles grow up from being chicks . But as time pa.s.ses, the eagle is destined to spread its wings and soar into the sky .

That was why although he had been extremely unwilling, he had had no choice but to leave behind s.h.i.+ Feng, fatty Yu, Shou Hou, and the others back in Phoenix Cry . They were destined to not be able to stay together forever .

Cultivation was a path of no retreat . Once you stepped onto that path, you had no choice but to continue advancing . There was no chance to turn back .

But if you could have a couple genuine brothers with you on this path, then it would definitely be much more enjoyable .

However, such people were really just too hard to find . If the only ones beside Long Chen were weaklings, there was no way he could take care of them forever .

Once danger appeared, Long Chen couldn’t protect them all the time . He would only be able to watch as they unwillingly died one by one . That kind of feeling was too painful .

That was why Long Chen would normally act so frivolous and juvenile, acting as if he didn’t have a care in the world . But in reality, Long Chen was somewhat afraid to care too much . He was afraid to see those close to him die .

Mo Nian was the only person he had encountered so far who could also stand high above his peers as well . And at the end, Mo Nian had even taken out his precious treasure to block that terrifying hand, saving his life .

Long Chen really did want to make friends with Mo Nian . So seeing he wanted to leave so quickly was definitely saddening to him .

Mo Nian laughed, “Those old fellows always scolded me for not living up to their expectations . They said if I didn’t properly cultivate, I’d be thrown behind sooner or later by others .

“In reality, I never accepted that . Back when I was just ten, I secretly ran off and eliminated a whole bandit stronghold .

“By myself, I killed over three hundred bandits . Back then, I was only at the ninth Heavenstage of Qi Condensation . And yet I was able to kill those Blood Condensation bandits as easily as slaughtering chickens .

“From then on, whenever they scolded me, I would always be so incredibly infuriated that I would run off to act as some wandering knight . I’ve definitely run into a few dangerous situations .

“However, I never met a single person in the same realm who could block more than three of my arrows . Now that I’ve met you and Yin Luo, I definitely feel a sense of crisis from the two of you .

“That’s especially true of you, Long Chen . You really are a monster . Although you had your comrade’s a.s.sistance in the end, your potential really is absolutely limitless . Even I’m afraid of it .

“I’ve received many benefits from this battle . When I get back, I will enter seclusion so that I won’t get thrown off by you . ”

Everyone was startled . Mo Nian, who was incredibly powerful, was actually feeling a great deal of pressure from Long Chen .

Mo Nian was so powerful that he had shocked everyone . All alone, he had been able to fight against Yin Luo, a once-in-a-thousand-year genius from the Corrupt path .

Long Chen nodded . He understood what Mo Nian meant . After experiencing such a large battle, he had naturally gained some insights .

If he then went into seclusion to consolidate those insights, that would be extremely beneficial to his future . He definitely couldn’t miss this golden period .

“Long Chen, you are definitely now one of my, Mo Nian’s, good friends . If you have time, come to Qing Prefecture to find me . Anyone will be able to tell you where to find my Mo Gate . ”

But after he said that, he then realized it was a bit unsuitable and added, “However, I’d advise you not to come now . The Jiuli secret realm will quickly open . Your Su Prefecture also has an entrance, and you’ll definitely have to attend . You are definitely powerful, but at that time, all seven prefectures’ top geniuses will gather . Countless Righteous and Corrupt disciples will be present . With your current cultivation base, you’ll definitely end up suffering . You should hurry and break through to Tendon Transformation . ”

Long Chen was slightly surprised . He had heard of the Jiuli secret realm, and it seemed like a very mysterious existence . He hadn’t expected Mo Nian to know about it as well .

Seven prefectures’ experts would all partic.i.p.ate in the opening of the Jiuli secret realm? Long Chen didn’t even know what kind of concept a prefecture was, but he could guess that a single prefecture must span a frighteningly large area of land .

Long Chen bitterly smiled, “I’ll do my best . ”

Of course he wanted to break through to Tendon Transformation . But he sensed that for some unknown reason, he was currently at a complete bottleneck .

That bottleneck kept him completely locked at Blood Condensation . And most irritating of all, he had no idea what this bottleneck was from or how to break through it .

Long Chen simply knew too little about the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art . He would need to grope around its mysteries to advance faster .

“That Yin Luo is incredibly terrifying . The most terrifying part about him isn’t his talent, but how ruthless the Corrupt path has been .

“I suspect that his sect sacrificed one of their own Xiantian experts for him . They transplanted that Xiantian expert’s Xiantian essence blood into his body .

“Due to the limits of his cultivation base, he can still only use a trace of that Xiantian essence blood’s energy . Furthermore, based on what I saw, he should have only just gained that essence blood and so his control is still extremely low .

“But with a bit more time, his cultivation base will grow higher and he’ll grow more familiar with his Xiantian essence blood . That will be when he is most terrifying .

“Don’t think that because you severed a leg that he won’t be able to enter Bone Forging . His body will easily recover with the a.s.sistance of spirit pills .

“If we don’t take advantage of our time to cultivate, then once we encounter him in the Jiuli secret realm, we’ll be the ones to die . ”

Mo Nian’s voice was extremely grave . His words caused all of them, even Tu Fang, to have their hearts pound wildly .

They had sacrificed a Xiantian expert for a genius? That was incredibly ruthless . Most likely only the Corrupt path would be able to do that .

Even Tu Fang, who was at the peak of Meridian Opening, was only able to slightly sense natural energy, let alone use it for his own purposes .

That was because his body had yet to take that final step, transforming from Houtian to Xiantian . He, along with everyone else present, was rejected from doing so by heaven and earth .

Xiantian experts were practically G.o.ds in the eyes of these people . But for a single disciple, the Corrupt path had sacrificed such a G.o.d-like existence . That caused everyone to feel a chill .

At the same time, their terror of Yin Luo increased even further . He had yet to even refine his Xiantian essence blood, but he was already so powerful . Once he became used to the Xiantian essence blood in his body, would there still be someone capable of subduing him?

Even Long Chen felt a great deal of pressure . The only reason he had been able to fight on the same level as Mo Nian and Yin Luo this time was because of Chu Yao .

Without her sharing her spiritual qi with him, Long Chen would have already died to that Corrupt Elder, let alone Yin Luo .

“I’m going to go now . Let’s meet again in the Jiuli secret realm . We’ll have a proper drink then . ”

Mo Nian took out a jade tablet . That jade tile was also made of white jade and emitted a spiritual fluctuation .

Seeing Long Chen staring intently at his jade tablet, Mo Nian thought he had never seen such a magical trick, and so he laughed, “This jade tablet is called a teleportation jade . A Xiantian expert used their Spiritual Strength to carve extremely powerful runes inside it . Once activated, it will be able to open a teleportation portal for a short period of time for long distance travel .

“Due to the powerful Spiritual Strength within the teleportation jade, not only can it be used to open a teleportation portal, it also has a spiritual calming effect, allowing people to quickly enter a meditative state . So its other name is Soul Calming Jade . All large sects have it .

“But this little plaything is somewhat precious, and so some stingy fellows aren’t willing to give them out . ”

After speaking, Mo Nian inserted his Spiritual Strength into the jade tablet . The jade lit up with brilliant light, opening a spatial door in midair .

That door was over thirty meters tall and semi-translucent . Runes densely covered it, and it almost looked like a solid door .

“Goodbye!” Mo Nian said a single goodbye to Long Chen before stepping into the spatial door, completely disappearing .

Once Mo Nian faded away, the spatial door also faded . Long Chen’s heart was pounding wildly .

He stealthily clenched his own jade pendant that his parents had left for him . It was his only clue to unraveling the mysteries around his origin .

Tightly clenching that jade pendant, he sensed that as long as he inserted his Spiritual Strength into it, he would immediately be able to find out the truth .

But Long Chen still remembered that huge river that had been cut open by a single expert’s slash . According to his current understanding, only an expert at the Xiantian realm could possibly possess that strength .

Furthermore, that powerful figure had then sacrificed his life, using the Empty Dao Transformation technique to conceal his tracks . Before he had sacrificed himself, he had left behind a single warning for him: if he was unable to stand at the peak of the martial path, then he was not to investigate his origin .

Clenching that jade pendant, Long Chen had an urge to immediately unravel this whole mystery . But there was a voice that came from the depths of his soul that told him if he did activate this jade pendant, he would definitely die .

Only a couple breaths pa.s.sed, yet to Long Chen, they felt like years . In the end, he decided to trust his intuition and put away his jade pendant .

“Wan-er, can you help me out? Go bring back the blood left behind by that huge hand,” said Long Chen .

Tang Wan-er was curious, but she nodded, going over to the edge of the battlefield .

Ling Yun-zi’s sword had injured that huge hand, causing a large drop of blood to land there .

Watching Tang Wan-er’s figure going into the distance, Chu Yao smiled at Long Chen and winked . “This big sister seems to listen to you closely!”

Long Chen blushed in embarra.s.sment . In the monastery, he normally felt closest to Tang Wan-er, so without even thinking about it, he had called out to her .

“Haha, it’s not like I said anything about it . What are you so red for? What are you collecting that blood for?” Chu Yao reached out to hold Long Chen’s hand, laughing .

“Just to make some nice soup . ” Long Chen was relieved that Chu Yao wasn’t actually angry and joked .

“As if anyone would believe that . ” Chu Yao rolled her eyes at Long Chen . Since he didn’t want to say, she wouldn’t force it .

That blood wasn’t Xiantian essence blood, but it did contain Xiantian spiritual qi . To most people, that was essentially useless . But as a pill cultivator with Pill G.o.d memories, that blood was a priceless treasure to Long Chen .

After a moment, Tang Wan-er came back with a large jug half filled with blood .

Surprisingly, that blood hadn’t dissolved into the earth, but had kept the shape of a spherical bead . It had just lain on the ground, releasing a powerful pressure . Long Chen excitedly collected that jug of Xiantian blood .

All of a sudden, Tu Fang’s icy voice rang out:

“We’ve won the battle now, but there’s still one more matter to handle . Who was it that led that Corrupt Elder to Long Chen!”