Chapter 845 – Demon Emperor Zi Xue

The Demon and Thunder clans found a relatively flat patch of forest in the Wood District. After clearing the land a bit, they gradually built a temporary shelter. There were a total of several hundred people from two clans, and this was where they would live for five months. Heavenly Wood City had been destroyed, so they had no choice but to come here.

With Bai Lan and Lei Ji guarding this place, nothing was expected to happen. Setting up camp had taken quite some time, and Long Chen estimated that if someone had seen Xiaolang on that day, the news had likely traveled to Wu Lian and the other Divine clan experts.

Therefore, he decided to leave for a while and reappear in five months. This was meant to not only keep him safe, but also to avoid causing trouble for the Demon clan. If he stayed here and Wu Lian decided to be aggressive, innocent people could get hurt. Bai Lan would surely protect him, but two masters fighting here was a lose-lose situation for everyone present.

Once Bai Lan and everyone else settled down, Long Chen called Bai Lan and Lei Ji into an elegantly built wooden house. He told them what happened before he went to Tianyi Water City.

“What?!” Bai Lan and Lei Ji were shocked. Although Wu Guangyu had lost to Long Chen once, he still had a famous reputation. Anything that happened to a figure like that would surely rock the whole Ten Thousand Nations Territory. He was a powerful cultivator of the younger generation who controlled the future of the Divine clan and was a taboo topic amongst the other clans. Yet Long Chen had killed Wu Guangyu just like that. This was shocking news to them.

Long Chen had become powerful enough to kill a strong foe like Wu Guangyu and remain unharmed. Bai Lan and Lei Ji had no choice but to stare at him in shock.

“When I killed him, there was no one around who witnessed it. However, Xiaolang came out when we were dealing with the ancient tree, so it is possible that someone saw him. That is why I want to move. I’ll come meet you guys when the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm opens.”

Bai Lan furrowed his brows and said, “With the way you're taking, you’ve already made your decision, right?”

Long Chen replied, “If I don’t ... The Divine clan, especially their matriarch, Wu Lian, might come here. If they see me here, they’ll likely cause a lot of trouble for you guys. I want to find a place to cultivate in private. It’ll be the same.”

Bai Lan and Lei Ji saw that Long Chen had made his decision, and they understood his point. Long Chen was right. Wu Lian had lost her son, and if there was a slight possibility that it was Long Chen’s doing, she would not let him go easily.

And so, Bai Lan said, “It’s time, then. Before you leave, say your goodbyes to Yan’er. She’s been very distracted these past few days. I don’t know what she’s thinking about.”

Suyan?

Long Chen nodded. There was nothing much to say between the men anyway, so Long Chen bade them farewell and searched for Suyan’s room. He knew that she was inside, and after he knocked gently, the beautiful young girl quickly opened the door. When she saw that it was Long Chen, she looked pleasantly surprised, but it quickly withered into sorrow when she asked, “Big Brother, why are you here?”

“Let me in first,” said Long Chen with a smile.

The girl looked like she had something on her mind.

“Alright.” Suyan gently opened the door. The small room had just been prepared for her. It was very neatly arranged and suitable for cultivation.

After entering, Long Chen looked down at her and said, “Your father said you seemed to be unhappy these days, like you’re thinking about something. Is it related to me?”

Suyan wanted to say something, but she stopped herself. She then shook her head with a bitter expression.

“Tell me what it is. Don’t be like this. Just tell me what’s on your mind, or I’m not talking to you again,” threatened Long Chen. This was the most effective method when dealing with this young girl.

“Huh?” Suyan’s eyes widened, and she said hurriedly, “Don’t say that, Big Brother.”

“What’s on your mind, then?”

“I ...” Suyan hung her head and said, “For the past few days, I keep feeling as if someone is secretly watching me. I don’t know why. Maybe I’m mistaken.”

“Someone is watching you?” Long Chen froze. He used his Soul Swallowing Gaze to scan the area within five hundred meters. There were no suspicious life forms within his range.

Long Chen was here to bid her farewell, and as for what she had said, she was likely overthinking. Long Chen smiled and said, “Don’t overthink it, Yan’er. I came here today to tell you something.”

“What is it?” Suyan asked.

“I’m going to be leaving for five months to cultivate in secret. I will only emerge after five months,” said Long Chen solemnly.

“What?!” Suyan looked sad. “So, I won’t see you again?” she asked anxiously.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be back in five months. When I’m back, I will surely come meet you.” Long Chen knew that his shadow was still in the young girl’s heart. She was still young. Once she was a little older and had her own, new life, she would likely forget about him.

He would do his best to see her in five months, but he was not sure if they would meet again after that.

“Alright, pinkie promise!” Suyan said, stretching her little finger.

“Mhm.” Long Chen chuckled and made a pinkie promise cooperatively.

“Alright! Don’t you lie to me!” After the promise, Suyan bit her lip and finally smiled.

“Of course.”

Looking at the girl, Long Chen was reminded of his younger cousin, Yang Lingqing. But Yang Lingqing was much older now.

I wonder how she’s doing since she went to the Royal Territories. Li Xuanji said she had the Supreme Yin Devil Body. I wonder how strong it is.

With these questions on his mind, Long Chen bade Suyan farewell and left quietly. As for Suxue, Long Chen did not bid her farewell. It was not forever anyway. Once he reached the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage and used the Golden-Eyed Water Beast’s demonic core to successfully cultivate the Black Emperor Churning Heaven Seal, he would return.

This time, he was heading to the Metal District.

The Metal District was both the most dangerous and the safest place to Long Chen. That was the Divine and Wind clans’ territory, and they were likely actively searching for Wu Guangyu now. However, Long Chen was not afraid of them. He had the Seven Star Body, so he was not afraid of the Metal Devouring Winds. He had the Profound Golden Soul, which allowed him to burrow deep into the metal ground. With such deep ground and a vast area, how could Wu Lian and the others find him?

With Xiaolang and Little Cat by his side, Long Chen quietly arrived in the Metal District. He found a place, then burrowed deep underground.

What he did not know was that three black-robed people were watching him from above. They could clearly see him through the layers of ground.

“The Ancient Graveyard is also part of the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. The Ten Thousand Nations Territory’s ground is so terribly weak that even someone as weak as him can directly burrow underground. Even we can’t burrow the hard ground of the Royal Territories, right?” One of the men scoffed.

“The Ten Thousand Nations Territory and the Royal Territories are different worlds. The humans of the Royal Territories are several levels superior to the humans of the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. Humans have always been divided into first-class and second-class humans. The humans of the Swordsoul Territory and True Martial Territory are first-class humans. The humans outside of the Royal Territories in regions similar to the Ten Thousand Nations Territory are also on the same level as the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. They’re all second-class humans. It is laughable that after tens of thousands of years, the Ten Thousand Nations Territory has only produced five Divine Martial Realm cultivators.”

“Stop mocking them. We have been here for all these years because of the damned Five Emperors’ treasure. We searched through all sources of evidence to postulate that there was an eighty-percent chance that the Five Emperors had something like that. If it wasn’t for this conclusion, would we have abandoned the exciting world of the Desolate Royal Territory to stay in this damn place?”

“Let’s not talk about these things. If we accidentally lured some Demon God or human Divine Martial Realm master out, all of this would have been for naught. Keep a low profile. Even after we get this thing, it’s best we don’t show ourselves for five hundred years.”

After this reminder, the three of them nodded. The legendary treasure was very important to them.

If not, they would not have orchestrated these games so many times.

The man from the wolf clan named Tian Kun was there too. He said, “Hong Ying and Xuan Feng have gone to observe whether that girl has an immortal body type. With their tempers, if they discover that the girl isn’t immortal, they’ll probably kill her.”

“I don’t think so. They know their limits. Although the Northern Ocean Snake clan requires a human girl with the immortal body type, they haven’t found one after so many years. That man who calls himself the Demon clan’s patriarch is a key person in our plan. We must not disturb him for the moment. Once he enters the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm, we can take that girl away.”

The other two nodded.

Then they turned around. One of them smiled knowingly and said, “That brat Zi Xue is finally back. He got the attention he wanted this time, pretending to be the Five Emperors’ mount.”

“Damn it!” A black-robed man appeared near them, cursing profusely. “The space here is too weak! I only tried to travel at top speed, but the space warped!”

Then he looked at the other three and said, “It was all nonsense. If it wasn’t for the fact that the thing might be with them, I, Demon Emperor Zi Xue, would not be here in this obscure place! Screw the Five Emperors. Right, where are Hong Ying and Xuan Feng? What are you guys doing?”

One of them told him what had happened.

“The Taboo Wolf? You must be kidding. I’ll go see for myself.”