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“What nicknames?”
“Hehe, perhaps they should be called titles. In the Eastern Xuan Region, Long Chen has been given the title of the Eastern Madman.”
The slender man nodded. “That’s a good name. Long Chen really is a madman. I don’t think anyone else has ever been as crazy as him. Then what about that fellow from the Western Xuan Region?”
The middle-aged scholar laughed mischievously. He said, “He’s called the Western Wretch.”[1]
“What?” The slender man didn’t comprehend.
The middle-aged scholar filled their cups with wine and raised his cup to the slender man. “His name is Mo Nian. Rumor is that he’s an old acquaintance of Long Chen. He truly is an odd one. He just broke through the Soul Transformation realm, but his battle power is shocking. He was able to fight against the Empyreans without losing. With a divine bow, he dominates all his enemies. But the strange thing is that he’s set on being enemies with the Western Xuan Region’s ancient family alliance. He’s being hunted down by them constantly. Long Chen is called the Eastern Madman because he’s too crazy, while Mo Nian is called the Western Wretch because he’s too wretched.”
“What do you mean by wretched? What did he do?” The slender man raised his cup and touched it to the middle-aged scholar’s cup. Now he was curious.
“It’s unknown whether Mo Nian is doing it as revenge or for some other reason, but he spends every day digging up the ancestral graves of the ancient families. Each time, he’ll flip through their tombs. No one knows what he’s doing.”
“He’s graverobbing? That’s too immoral, isn’t it?”
All sects or large family powers offered worship to their ancestors. Their ancestors’ remains were all properly cared for.
This was also a kind of inheritance, as well as a kind of acknowledgment and gratitude toward their ancestors’ accomplishments. It was so their descendants wouldn’t forget what they had done for them.
Even in the mortal world, graverobbing was extremely immoral. No one would do it. How could a peak genius like Mo Nian do such a thing?
“Exactly. Long Chen destroys a sect a day, while Mo Nian robs a tomb a day. So the names of the Eastern Madman and Western Wretch have spread throughout the Central Plains,” said the middle-aged scholar.
“Is that Mo Nian really so powerful? The entire ancient family alliance of the Western Xuan Region is unable to handle him?”
The middle-aged scholar’s voice dropped. He whispered, “You don’t know this, but Mo Nian received an ancestral inheritance. As for the details, all you have to do is read the short stories at www.wuxiaworld.com. The details of what happened to Mo Nian during his ancestral inheritance are all there. People aren’t able to read about it without going there!”[2]
The slender man was startled. He said, “Yes, I understand what I have to do!”
Just as the two of them were conversing, rumbling rang out from the sky. A golden battle carriage could be seen, pulled by an ancient golden flying horse.
“Long Chen, come out and fight if you dare!”
A clear shout rang throughout the Eastern Xuan City, drowning out the voices of the two people drinking wine.
A long-haired man wearing blood-colored robes walked out of the carriage. He also held a blood-colored spear. He stood in the air, looking down on the entire city.
[1] There is a short little segment here based on wordplay which doesn’t make sense in English so it’s been moved to this footnote. The word for wretch, sword, and arrow all sound the same. Here’s the segment with some italics:
The middle-aged man laughed mischievously. He said, “He’s called the Western Wretch.”
“The Western Sword? Just hearing that I can tell he’s a terrifying sword cultivator,” said the slender man.
The middle-aged scholar laughed, “Hehe, you’re wrong. Although he uses arrows, the wretch I’m talking about is the wretch as in a wretched man.”
“What?” The slender man didn’t comprehend.
[2] This is actually a plug for the author’s WeChat account: .
Chapter 1507 Mysterious Girl
His voice was like a thunderous drum that shook the Eastern Xuan City, instantly breaking its silence.
“That’s already the third person.” People shook their heads.
During these days, many experts ran over here and declared that they were challenging Long Chen. But those people were all ignored. Not even rank nine Celestials were qualified to challenge Long Chen.
However, this man with the red robes had the power of the Heavenly Daos revolving around him, the power that made all Celestials feel suppressed. He was an Empyrean.
In just a few days, it was unknown how many experts had come out to say that they were challenging Long Chen. But all rank nine Celestials were simply ignored, and they later stopped. Many people directly cursed them and told them not to cause a ruckus just because they wanted to gain the fame of challenging Long Chen. If Long Chen really was here, they would be instantly killed in one blow. They only dared to shout because they knew he wouldn’t appear.
Before this, there had also been two other powerful Empyreans that had appeared and challenged Long Chen to a fight. They knew that this news would quickly spread through the Eastern Xuan Region, and Long Chen would also hear it.
However, their challenges were never answered. There wasn’t the slightest news from Long Chen.
Now another powerful expert had appeared. All the Eastern Xuan Region’s experts were searching for Long Chen, and everything boded ill for him.
“Long Chen, if you’re a man, you’ll come out and fight me! Don’t hide like a turtle in its shell!” shouted the man with the red robes.
“Long Chen’s a coward. He won’t dare to come out to face any challenges. Shouting over there is meaningless.” A cold voice rang out from the top floor of a restaurant.
That restaurant was extremely luxurious, and the top floor only had one table with one person.
This person was very tall and muscular. He had a sword on his back just as tall as he was. He gave off immense pressure just by sitting there.
He didn’t even look at the new challenger, but all the people in the city knew that he was the first Empyrean who had come to the city to challenge Long Chen. He had stayed on the highest floor of the restaurant the entire time, and no one had dared to get close to him.
“Just shouting once is enough. If you shout more, it’ll irritate others. If you have the power, then go pull Long Chen out instead of shouting here.”
A woman was sitting in the air on top of another tall building. Her face was covered with a black veil, but her voice was arrogant and icy. She was also an Empyrean, but most shocking of all was her viciousness. Several rank nine Celestials had come shouting to challenge Long Chen after she had arrived, and they had been slain by her.
Her reason was that she was testing whether or not they were qualified to challenge Long Chen. Of course, the results of her test were disappointing. They weren’t qualified and were unable to receive a single attack from her.
The man in the red robes looked at the two of them coldly and smiled. “That’s alright. When the time comes, I’ll be able to experience your skills.”
“Up to you.”
“Whatever.”
The large man and woman only gave an indifferent, brief reply. They clearly didn’t care about this man.
“I’ve taken a liking to this building. The people inside should scram if they don’t want to die.” The red-robed man pointed his spear at an extremely tall building.
There were originally two buildings that were the tallest within the Eastern Xuan City, but one had been destroyed by Long Chen, so the remaining one had become the absolute tallest.
This red-robed man was extremely arrogant and wanted to occupy the highest place to symbolize his position.
As soon as he said this, the man with the sword on his back suddenly sneered.
“If you dare to come in,
I guarantee that let alone challenging Long Chen, you will never see him in your life.”
At this moment, an indifferent voice came from the highest level of the building. Zheng Wenlong appeared in front of it.
“Idiot, are your eyes blind? That’s the Huayun Sect’s stronghold in the Eastern Xuan Region. You actually wanted the people in there to scram or die? Haha, admirable,” sneered the large man.
The red-robed man’s expression immediately became extremely unsightly. His attempt at showing off ended up being a slap in his own face.
If he had to blame someone, he could only blame himself for being so arrogant that he didn’t even look at the mark on the building. The main gates weren’t on this side, so he had actually said something so bold.
“You can’t put it like that. The Pill Tower was originally as tall as the Huayun Sect’s stronghold. Long Chen destroyed the Pill Tower, so isn’t he trying to be a second Long Chen by destroying the Huayun Sect’s stronghold? I really do want to see that. I hope you won’t disappoint me,” said the veiled woman expectantly, but the ridicule in her voice could not be more obvious.
All the Eastern Xuan City’s people looked at the red-robed man with odd expressions. They saw that his originally white face was blushing fiercely.
Was this a joke? It had to be known that the building with the strongest defensive power within the entire city was this building.
It was different from the Pill Tower. The Pill Tower had Pill Valley behind it and no one dared to touch them. But the Huayun Sect was a business, and businessmen had to display their wealth. These were the Wealth God’s instructions.
This was the Business Dao. Businessmen had to be able to show that they had enough wealth so that others would feel they could trust them safely.
This building not only had a divine item within it, but there was also a formation composed of millions of divine runes. It was capable of both offense and defense. Anyone who dared to attack it would simply be courting death.
This was also why Zheng Wenlong hadn’t panicked when Ye Qingkuang had activated his tribulation back then. It was because he had the confidence to block the tribulation lightning, but the price would have been very high.
However, if this red-robed man were to attack, Zheng Wenlong definitely wouldn’t mind activating the formation to kill him instantly.
The red-robed man didn’t know what to do. He had slapped himself viciously in the face in front of countless experts. But he really didn’t dare to attack Zheng Wenlong.
“Sorry, can you let us through?”
Just as everyone was looking at the red-robed man with mocking smiles, a slightly immature voice rang out. At some unknown point, a new group of people had appeared on the streets.
There were a total of seven of them. The one at the front was a girl covered in a cloak that blocked most of her face. It only revealed her nose and her mouth.
She wasn’t tall and was a bit slim. Her skin was pure like jade. She had been the one to speak, and her voice was even a bit melodic. It was pleasant to listen to.
Behind her was a large, handsome man with long hair. He didn’t say a word as he followed her.
There were also five other men behind him in tight black robes, and none of them were releasing any aura. They looked like ordinary people.
The girl had been walking down the street when she ended up blocked by the people who had come out to watch the spectacle, so she asked them to let her through.
Quite a few people felt these people to be strange. There were plenty of people who wore black robes, but very few who wore such tight robes.
“They…”
When people probed their cultivation bases, their expressions instantly changed.
“They’re assassins from the Bloodkill Hall!”
Startled cries rang out. These people’s auras were concealed, but when people attempted to probe them, they sensed ice-cold killing intent. The only ones capable of such a thing were the Bloodkill Hall’s assassins.
After guessing their identity, everyone hastily opened up a path like they were fleeing from a demon.
The Bloodkill Hall’s assassins were reapers of life, and very few people ever got to see their true faces. Those who saw them died.
They never walked out in the sunlight, nor did they ever expose themselves in front of others. And yet, today, they had openly appeared here. They felt that was against the Bloodkill Hall’s Assassination Dao. The atmosphere became extremely strange.
“Thank you.”
The girl continued onward, and the men behind her silently followed. The entire city was silent, all looking at this strange group.
“Why don’t we go faster and go directly to the battlefield outside the city?” probed the handsome man behind the girl. He felt a bit unnatural being stared at by so many people.
“No, he walked this road from start to end. I want to experience the same thing.” The girl shook her head and continued walking forward, neither slowly nor quickly.
The handsome man’s expression became a bit helpless as he obediently followed. Everyone was secretly guessing who this mysterious girl was.
Zheng Wenlong’s pupils shrank. His expression completely changed. “Could it be that legendary existence? If it is, Long Chen’s in danger.”
The red-robed man was still floating in the air, not knowing whether he should leave or not. But now, everyone was focused on that girl, and he was completely disregarded. That infuriated him.
This girl’s arrival had actually helped him escape his embarrassing position, but he didn’t feel any gratitude. Instead, he felt fury.
“Are the Bloodkill Hall’s shameful people not afraid of being slaughtered once they appear out in the open?” shouted the red-robed man disdainfully.
Chapter 1508 Bloodkill 1
Everyone’s hearts shook as soon as the red-robed man finished speaking. Just what origin did he have to dare to go against the Bloodkill Hall?
It had to be known that the Bloodkill Hall was the most difficult force to deal with within the entire Martial Heaven Continent. Some people would even prefer to offend Pill Valley than offend them.
That was because the Bloodkill Hall was a group of death gods. They were incredibly vicious, and when their vengeance came, it signified a sect would be slaughtered to the point that no life remained.
As for offending Pill Valley, it would usually just cause a sect to decline until it disbanded. At least, they would stay alive.
Zheng Wenlong shook his head when he heard the red-robed man open his mouth. An elder beside him sighed. “The Dream Blood Spirit Creek spent all their resources to raise an idiot like this?”
Both the elder and Zheng Wenlong were aware of this red-robed man’s origin.
The Dream Blood Spirit Creek was an extremely ancient sect that was almost completely cut off from the rest of the world. It was just like the Titan Sect. It had gone into hiding and endured for a long time before finally giving birth to an Empyrean. They wanted to make a resounding move that would shake the world and show their power.
“The Wealth God’s prophecy predicted that the Martial Heaven Continent would enter an era of rising geniuses. Could that era have come?”
The elder beside Zheng Wenlong looked at the red-robed man, the sword-wielding man, and the veiled woman, as well as the girl walking on the street.
Zheng Wenlong shook his head. “The era still hasn’t come yet. This is just a kind of omen. According to the Wealth God, when the geniuses rise and thousands of powers are revived, a leader must be born. The true great era will be able to give rise to a Sovereign. As for these Empyreans, they’re a long way from reaching that level. Currently, the Martial Heaven Continent’s qi flow is going through some subtle changes. Some sects that have been hidden for millennia are starting to move, giving birth to peak heavenly geniuses. This is the premonition that the great era is about to descend. But only once those ancient powers all awaken will we have truly entered the great era. T
here’s still some time before that. The water still needs to heat up a bit more before it boils over.”
The elder nodded. He suddenly looked at Zheng Wenlong. “You’ve managed to catch this era. Have you ever considered fighting for the peak as well? After all, it’s rare to be born in this era. The Martial Heaven Continent’s karmic luck is gathering onto you youngsters. Rank seven, rank eight, and rank nine Celestials are appearing in droves, and even Empyreans are appearing. That shows that this era will belong to you youngsters. With your devout faith in the Wealth God, you could easily ask to undergo the divine blessing. You would not be any bit inferior to these Empyreans.”
Zheng Wenlong smiled faintly. “To be in the same era as Long Chen is both fortunate and unfortunate. If I did choose to fight for the peak, it would be a kind of sorrow. But if I choose to comprehend the Business Dao, it’s a kind of blessing. Furthermore, I have no interest in fighting for the peak of the martial path. I rather like my business and constantly accumulating wealth. Using my wealth to change this world is the path I want to walk on. As for this little fellow, he’s about to run into a disaster. He’s already provoked the Bloodkill Hall. Do you see that girl? She’s very likely that legendary existence of the Bloodkill Hall. There will be a good show to watch.”
The elder hastily looked back to the Bloodkill Hall’s group. He saw that the girl had completely ignored the red-robed man’s insult and was still walking forward.
However, the people behind her all had angry expressions.
“He’s very irritating. I want to kill him,” said the handsome man behind the girl. It sounded like he was both talking to himself and asking the girl’s opinion.
“Of the ten commandments of the Bloodkill Hall, what are the first and ninth commandments?” asked the girl suddenly. Her voice sounded a bit immature, and yet it possessed unquestionable dignity.
“To guard against anger and to not attack without profit,” answered the handsome man.
