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But in reality, he had already put down that burden after Meng Qi’s plea. So he didn’t know what he was feeling now that he had killed Xue You.
The chief offenders had been killed, but Little Snow hadn’t been revived. Meng Qi’s words were right. The only reason he had wanted to kill so many people was to vent. He wanted to numb the pain and guilt he felt for Little Snow.
Although Little Snow had died, there was a chance for his revival. The body wouldn’t be his, but the soul and memories would remain. Then Little Snow would be the same Little Snow.
Long Chen suddenly felt as if he was incredibly weary. He needed to change his tempo, or with this kind of mental state, there was no way for him to deal with future challenges. He had to find his hopeful and energetic self.
“Kill!”
Suddenly, a furious roar brought him back to reality. He saw Wilde summon the Barbarian Blood Bronze Body and kill a Foundation Forging expert.
Meng Qi, Tang Wan-er, Gu Yang, Guo Ran, Yue Zifeng, Li Qi, and Song Mingyuan were also going all-out. Even the Dragonblood warriors were in the fray.
Seeing all these incredibly powerful disciples battling across realms as if it were easy made Li Changfeng feel like flowers were blooming in his heart.
He hadn’t expected that this Eastern Wasteland branch of the Xuantian Dao Sect would give birth to such a terrifying batch of disciples.
That was especially true of Meng Qi, Gu Yang, and the others. They were killing Foundation Forging experts easily. In fact, these disciples might even be a match for the head sect’s elites.
Ling Yunzi stood there with his hands clasped behind him. From the start, he only had eyes for Yue Zifeng. At this point, Yue Zifeng had killed over ten Foundation Forging experts.
Other than Wilde, he was the one who had killed the most experts. That clearly showed the terrifying attack power of sword cultivators.
Over two hundred Foundation Forging experts from the Corrupt path didn’t even last a couple of hours before being exterminated to the last. Not one of the Dragonblood warriors had died. That kind of combat power was shocking.
“Since everyone has come so far, why not have a chat inside the Xuantian Dao Sect?” said Li Changfeng.
“Then we’ll disturb you.” The Pill Valley’s King immediately agreed.
Feng Xinglie and Ling Yunzi also agreed. Seeing that their sect master had returned with this group of unfamiliar people, the disciples that had remained in the Xuantian Dao Sect were all confused.
“Big sister, it’s been hard on you.” Long Chen smiled at Shui Wuhen after she dissipated the barrier.
“Wuhen, let me introduce you. These two are seniors from the head Xuantian Dao Sect,” said Ouyang Qiuyu.
“Disciple greets seniors!” Shui Wuhen quickly bowed.
“It’s fine, go back and rest. Qiuyu, you and Long Chen come over. Let’s talk,” said Li Changfeng.
As a result, the three Kings from Pill Valley, the ancient races, and the ancient family alliance, as well as Ling Yunzi and Feng Xinglie, were invited inside the palace within the Xuantian Dao Sect.
They all sat down. In this kind of situation, let alone Long Chen, not even Ouyang Qiuyu would normally be allowed to participate.
But Li Changfeng had grasped Long Chen’s temperament. He didn’t dare to make him stand, or he didn’t know what would happen.
Compared to Long Chen, Ouyang Qiuyu was trembling in fear. But Long Chen didn’t stand on courtesy, sitting in a chair without a care. He knew a good show was about to start.
Li Changfeng started things off, saying, “Due to Long Chen’s matter, everyone has rushed over here from so far away. I, Li Changfeng, will represent the Xuantian Dao Sect in thanking you all for your care!”
The three Kings from Pill Valley, the ancient races, and the ancient family alliance said a few courteous words. But Feng Xinglie refused to play along with this, impatiently saying, “We’re all busy, so if you have something to say, hurry up and say it. After I say a few final words to Long Chen, I have to be on my way.”
His words were coarse, but Li Changfeng didn’t get angry because of them. He knew that the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect’s people were simply like this. Even when speaking to their elders, they spoke like this.
“Alright then. To save everyone’s time, I’ll get to the point. Do the brothers from Pill Valley, the ancient races, and the ancient family alliance, have anything to suggest on how Long Chen’s matter was handled?” asked Li Changfeng.
The three Kings exchanged a glance. It was the ancient races’ King who said, “The ancient races always developed peacefully without interfering with the Righteous path. We’ve been harmonious for many years. But this time, Long Chen went too far. Even if he had conflicts with the ancient races’ disciples, he could have simply said them out loud and everyone could have properly resolved their grievances without killing. Furthermore, he killed far too many-”
A snickering sound from Long Chen caused him to come to a sudden stop.
Chapter 955 Not Having Any of It
“We could have resolved our differences with words? Who do you think your ancient races are? They were absolutely tyrannical within the Immemorial Path, forcing aside anyone who found treasures before them, and if they resisted, they would kill them. Do you not know the character of your ancient race disciples? Although you claim to be neutral, just how many outrageous acts have you committed? A wolf shouldn’t act like a sheep!” sneered Long Chen.
“Long Chen…” Ouyang Qiuyu pushed Long Chen lightly, meaning that he should take it easy.
The ancient races’ King’s expression sank. “Even if the ancient races were in the wrong, you can’t just slaughter them all!”
“Did I slaughter them all? Didn’t I leave you with quite a few?” Long Chen smiled icily.
“Quite a few my ass! Tens of thousands entered, but only a few thousand escaped. Furthermore, not one of the peak experts remained!” he raged.
“So what? The winner is king, and the loser is nothing. If I lost, not one of my people would have lived. By not killing all of them, I was already being nice to your ancient races,” said Long Chen indifferently.
“You’re absolutely shameless! You didn’t kill them all because you didn’t have that chance! Considering how vicious you are, if you had the chance, you wouldn’t have let any of them live!”
“You’re not me, so how would you know that? Didn’t I end up releasing the Righteous experts in the end? Are your eyes too blind to see how I always repay enmity with kindness?” asked Long Chen.
“You… I…”
“You, I? Do you still not know how to speak? Furthermore, don’t point at me with your finger. Did your parents not tell you that pointing at people is rude?”
The ancient race expert was about to go crazy. When it came to power, ten Long Chens were not his match. But when it came to a battle of tongues, ten of him would still be toyed to death by Long Chen.
He took a deep breath and forced himself to stay calm. “Then when the ancient races later came to the Xuantian Dao Sect to reason things out, why did you kill them all?”
“Reason things out? Are you sure your brain isn’t made of crap? When you reason things out with others, do you first destroy their sect and torture their people? Those idiots from your ancient races were going to destroy the entire Xuantian Dao Sect. Instead of killing them, was I supposed to treat them to a meal? Are you sure your head is screwed on right? You know what, speaking of which, didn’t you just say that even if others were in the wrong, you couldn’t slaughter them all? So why didn’t those ancient race experts just properly talk instead of wanting to kill us? When you try to advise others, you should first think about your own conduct,” sneered Long Chen.
The ancient race expert clenched his fists so hard that they turned white. He realized a cruel fact: when it came to eloquence, he wasn’t even close to the same level as Long Chen. If this continued, he would just lose more face. He switched topics,
shouting, “What did you use to kill them all?”
Everyone’s ears perked up. Back then, Long Chen had used the Eastern Wasteland Bell. That scene had been recorded with photographic jades.
But the images recorded by the photographic jades were muddled and unclear. All it showed was a blinding flash of light. After that flash, the King items shattered and their wielders were killed.
Those photographic jades had been transmitted popularly throughout the Eastern Wasteland. All the Kings present had seen them and were very curious as to what that terrifying weapon was.
“That was just a fart,” said Long Chen.
“Impossible! You’re lying!”
“It’s the truth. When the air is bottled up for too long in the body, it will ferment and become another kind of energy. When the sunlight, wind, temperature, and atmosphere have all reached the perfect level, then adding on some exterior force, it’s possible to release a heaven-shaking power,” said Long Chen.
“What a fart!” raged the ancient race expert.
“You’re right, it really is an amazing fart. With this one fart, I killed your ancient race experts.” Long Chen nodded. He naturally wouldn’t say anything about the Eastern Wasteland Bell. He was just trying to infuriate this bastard.
Before leaving, the Eastern Wasteland Bell had told Long Chen to keep its existence secret. Otherwise, it would bring boundless karma. Although he still didn’t know what exactly the existence known as karma was supposed to be, he could sense the Eastern Wasteland Bell’s kind intentions. So he chose to trust it, and he didn’t say a thing about it.
This irritating attitude infuriated the ancient race expert. But he was unable to do anything to Long Chen. “So you refuse to tell the truth, is that it?!”
“I’m telling you the truth. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do about that.” Long Chen shrugged. With Ling Yunzi and Feng Xinglie here, he didn’t have anything to be afraid of.
Ling Yunzi supported him one hundred percent, and Long Chen was pleasantly surprised to find that he was a true expert amongst experts. He was worthy of being a sword cultivator. With such a powerful backer, if he really acted cowardly, then he wouldn’t be Long Chen.
In truth, the main goal for all these experts in coming here was to find out about that mysterious weapon. Any of their powers would go crazy to obtain such a treasure.
But since Long Chen refused to say, the ancient race expert didn’t dare to push him. The atmosphere became awkward for a long moment before Li Changfeng said, “Since Long Chen refuses to say, let’s just let that be. After all, that’s one of his personal secrets, and it doesn’t threaten any sect. He can keep it secret without harm. Furthermore, that thing left as soon as it finished attacking. I’m sure with everyone’s wisdom, you all deduced that someone like Long Chen is unable to control such a terrifying weapon.”
The Pill Valley’s King said, “We know that, but such a dangerous thing shouldn’t be kept in a child’s hands. Young people are impetuous, and who knows if in a fit of worry, whether or not he’ll lose control of himself? We’re doing this for Long Chen’s own good.”
Long Chen was amazed by this level of shamelessness. They were clearly trying to find some clues regarding the Eastern Wasteland Bell’s whereabouts, but apparently, it was for his own good.
Long Chen was just about to retort when Ouyang Qiuyu viciously glared at him. That glare gave him a chill.
Although Ouyang Qiuyu was a half-step King with a thousand years of experience, Long Chen’s display today was making her worry that her soul would flee in fright. His conduct was pushing the limits of her imagination. Even as a youth, she hadn’t dared to think of the things Long Chen was doing.
The Pill Valley’s King had clearly expressed that he wouldn’t continue investigating, so she had an urge to put a stopper in Long Chen’s mouth so that he couldn’t continue speaking.
Right now, she was praying for time to go faster so that these powerful Kings would hurry up and leave. Each time a King got angry, she would be on the edge of her seat, afraid Long Chen would be killed with the swat of a palm.
“Many thanks senior brother for your kindness. Long Chen is young, and as his seniors, we didn’t teach him properly, causing you to worry,” laughed Li Changfeng.
Long Chen was speechless. Seeing Ling Yunzi’s calm face, it seemed he was used to this kind of thing and numb to it. As for Feng Xinglie, his mouth was curled into a mocking sneer.
“Is there anything else? If not, I’ll leave first. My back has been bothering me lately. I’m tired, so I think I’ll take a nap.” Long Chen stood, stretching his waist and yawning.
He really was tired. The pressure had been extremely great during this time. With Meng Qi’s help, he finally relaxed, and only then was he able to sense how tired he was.
Lu Minghan’s expression sank. He was about to chide him when a look from Li Changfeng stopped him. He definitely didn’t want to see Long Chen once more curse Lu Minghan in front of these people, nor did he want them to become any more hostile.
He was already clear on Long Chen’s temperament. He definitely couldn’t be handled with ordinary means.
Long Chen’s decision to leave caused Li Changfeng to smile without saying anything. But the Kings from Pill Valley, the ancient races, and the ancient family alliance all didn’t know what to do.
They looked at each other. The Pill Valley’s King thickened his face and said, “Long Chen, it seems you gained quite a bit in the Immemorial Path.”
Long Chen sneered inside. After he had come back from the Immemorial Path, the Dragonblood warriors had all become Celestials. That was a shocking move, and Long Chen had long since expected someone would ask him about it. Patting some dust off his sleeves, he indifferently said, “My gains were alright. I can just barely keep myself clothed and not hungry.”
“I wonder, just how many yuan spirit stones do you have?” asked the Pill Valley’s King.
“Why do you want to know?” Long Chen stared at him.
“Cough, what I mean is, if you do have more, I can represent Pill Valley to purchase a few,” he added.
“Purchase? I doubt it’ll be that simple. If I bring out the yuan spirit stones, you’ll ask me to compensate you. I killed your two disciples, I killed that many ancient race experts, and I killed so many disciples from the ancient families. But you want to purchase yuan spirit stones from me? Do you think I’m as stupid as you? Your people are dead, so you’ll ask these two Elders for some compensation. There’s no way to further investigate your people’s deaths, so you want to get a few yuan spirit stones instead.
“For a person to be shameless to this extent, I really have to admire you. Were all your years of cultivation spent on thickening your face? I don’t mind telling you that everything I have, I risked my life for. You want to take what’s mine? Fuck the hell off. All your losses were caused by yourselves and are unrelated to me. Don’t play this kind of game with me, because I’m not having any of it,” sneered Long Chen.
The three Kings’ expressions sank.
Chapter 956 The Essence of Greed
“Long Chen, pay attention to your words! Don’t be rude!” shouted Ouyang Qiuyu.
Inside, she grumbled. Just what was this little brat thinking? Even if he wanted to refuse, couldn’t he have just directly said that he didn’t have any?
But he just had to insult them. Those were Kings he was insulting! Being disrespectful to them was a slap in their faces, and so Ouyang Qiuyu was driven to anger.
“Courtesy is for reasonable people. But I can’t be courteous to hypocrites wanting to kill me. These three came here with the excuse of avenging their dead, but it was all for my secrets. If it weren’t for sect leader and third uncle, who knows how I would be captured, or even what torture I would be suffering? You want me to be polite to such people? It’s just regretful my cultivation base isn’t high enough, or I’d personally cut off their heads,” said Long Chen indifferently.
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The three Kings’ expressions turned ugly. Of course what they wanted was Long Chen’s secrets, but having that stated so openly infuriated them. Now they not only wanted to learn about the Eastern Wasteland Bell, but they also wanted the yuan spirit stones. Yuan spirit stones were extremely precious in the Martial Heaven Continent.
Other than the Eastern Wasteland Bell and the yuan spirit stones, the most important thing was how Long Chen had been able to turn ordinary people into Celestials. That was an ability every power desired.
“Good brat, you have some courage. Just say it and third uncle will help you cut off their heads,” laughed Feng Xinglie.
Everyone jumped in fright. If such words had come from another person, they would think it as nothing more than a threat. But anyone who understood the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect knew that these fellows didn’t know what a threat was. If they said they would do something, they would do it.
But Long Chen shook his head. “Many thanks for your good intentions, but I’m a man. I will personally avenge my enmities.”
Li Changfeng sighed with relief. He really had been worried. One was young and impetuous, while one was incomparably tyrannical. They could do anything.
“Long Chen, you’re slandering us. I, Lu Tianhua, am someone with status and prestige within Pill Valley. How could I possibly do something so immoral because of greed?” said the Pill Valley’s King.[1]
The other two also glared at Long Chen, appearing infuriated. Now they even looked down upon Ouyang Qiuyu a bit as well as Long Chen.
Just now when Feng Xinglie had grabbed his sword, they had turned green with fright. But as soon as Long Chen refused, they once more displayed their insulted expressions.
“Lu Tianhua?”
Long Chen’s eyes suddenly lit up and he sneered. Having stayed in the Pill Tower for quite some time, he had learned quite a few secrets from Chai Liehuo and Fang Chang. The major matters of the Pill Tower were all reported to an Elder Lu of Pill Valley.