Chapter 860 – The Old Cow Eats Young Grass

“Bone Demons?”

Long Chen and Bai Lan looked up and saw that many green flames had lit up on the dim, yellow path. A Bone Demon stood every ten meters along the long path, looking menacing and creepy.

When Wu Lian approached, the Bone Demons within a hundred-meter radius woke up. An aura of violence arose.

“Why are there so many Bone Demons?”

Long Chen was slightly startled.

Every Bone Demon was almost as strong as a First Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator. When Long Chen looked up, he saw that at least ten Bone Demons had awakened. They did not know how long this path was. Did they need to kill all the Bone Demons along the path?

“Everyone, don’t move yet!”

Ancestor Jin’s gaze darkened and swept past everyone. He said, “I’ll speak frankly. There are a lot of Bone Demons here, and while we can dodge them by running quickly, that is a very risky decision that will result in all of the Bone Demons awakening. If we do that, everyone will have a much larger burden. Since we are not in a hurry and the treasure has not appeared yet, why don’t we advance slowly? The four of us will work together to slowly work our way forward until we kill off all the Bone Demons. What do you think?”

Ancestor Jin was asking them to work together.

“Indeed, there is no need for us to fight before the treasure appears,” said the Long-Bearded Guest, stroking his bear with a slow nod.

He had only mentioned four people, clearly not taking Long Chen seriously. To them, Long Chen was just a lucky youth who had recently risen to fame. If a true threat appeared, Bai Lan would find it difficult to keep himself alive and Long Chen would just be a burden.

Both of them were seeking Bai Lan and Wu Lian’s agreement.

Bai Lan was calm as always, and he nodded with a smile. Wu Lian huffed coldly and charged towards the Bone Demon in front of her.

She did not break from the group, but rather killed the Bone Demons who were coming towards them. This indirectly meant that she was agreeing with Ancestor Jin’s request.

Everyone looked at each other, then followed her.

“Be careful of Wu Lian. Although she’s trying to hide her desire to kill you, it’s still showing. Since I’m here, she’s unwilling to make a move, as doing so would create an opening for the others to take advantage of. That’s the only reason why she hasn’t touched you yet. However, if there’s even a slight chance, we will not show mercy! You must stay by my side at all times.”

“Don’t worry. She can’t touch me.” Long Chen smirked and looked at Wu Lian, who was gracefully killing Bone Demons.

Her luscious bottom truly had some beautiful curves.

As if sensing that he was looking at her, Wu Lian turned around. At that moment, Long Chen saw rays of snow-white sword light in her eyes.

Whoosh!

The White Lotus Sword slashed across the Bone Demon’s neck, and its head flew into the air. The Bone Demon, which was wearing black armor, crashed to the ground and its bones scattered.

That woman is indeed constantly thinking about killing me. Despite her high rank, she is still able to hold herself back like this. It is indeed unbelievable, and it indirectly says that she is terrifying.

While Wu Lian was constantly keeping an eye on Long Chen, he was also boldly eying her. Hatred and disgust gradually ignited in Wu Lian’s heart because he did not even try to avoid her gaze. When Long Chen’s eyes swept across her, he even tutted with praise. Wu Lian was no longer a young teenage girl, but a high-ranked lady saint. No one ever dared to cross her, yet Long Chen stared at her like that! He had a death wish!

Wu Lian was so mad that she started to laugh.

She knew that Long Chen was trying to provoke her.

To Long Chen, a killer hiding in the darkness was scarier than a direct battle. That was why he was constantly on guard for Wu Lian’s attack!

“Are you interested in me?”

While Wu Lian was killing the Bone Demons, she brushed past Long Chen and Bai Lan. Her fragrance wafted past Long Chen’s nose. Although Wu Lian was not a young woman, her scent was like that of a young woman. Even her gaze was as seductive as a young woman’s gaze.

“Actually, I think you’re the one who is interested in me. Are you an old cow trying to eat young grass?” [1] said Long Chen with a cold smirk, not mincing his words.

To be honest, the more powerful a cultivator was, the less important age was. Wu Lian was already at the Second Heavenly Martial Stage and had a lifespan of more than a thousand years. If she was not killed by someone else, she could be considered to be in her prime years. And even if her cultivation did not progress, she would only show signs of aging at seven hundred years old.

This was an expert.

Of course, Long Chen had an unbelievably powerful life force too. He did not want to estimate his own lifespan, but with the ancestral dragon blood, he surely had a stronger life force than other people.

“Hmph!”

Wu Lian huffed coldly, and her White Lotus Sword shot past Long Chen and pierced through a Bone Demon not far behind him.

This made Bai Lan jump in fright. He thought Wu Lian was going to kill Long Chen out of embarrassment.

“Don’t let me catch you, or I will make you regret ever coming into this world,” she said airily, then she left.

Long Chen squinted.

She’s one of the four great Second Heavenly Martial Stage cultivators. I can only survive by relying on Bai Lan’s protection, but I am holding Bai Lan back and reducing his chances of getting the Five Emperors’ treasure ...

There were surely going to be a lot more problems down the road. All of this was a headache for him.

That woman Wu Lian was like a ticking time bomb, and he did not know when she would be set off.

Although that woman has a very cold temper, she has a top-tier figure. Even Suxue looks innocent compared to her.

Although Suxue had a seductive figure, she was still a young, inexperienced girl. She was not like Wu Lian, who was someone’s wife. Although he could not see her face, the woman had a seductive aura that radiated from her very bones. Every move she made was enough to make a man’s mouth run dry.

Long Chen had been a player since young and had seen many women before. Before Long Qinglan died, he had slept with all the girls in the brothels, as well as all types of girls from other wealthy clans. However, ever since he stepped into the world of cultivation, he realized that those mortal women lacked the flavor that cultivator women carried.

However, his heart had been captured by Ling Xi. It did not matter how beautiful other girls were—they were not as pretty and attractive as Ling Xi was. That was why he had lost interest in other people.

There were countless Bone Demons along the dim path.

There was one every ten meters, and once they came within a hundred meters of it, it would awaken.

If they traveled slowly, they would not need to fight too many at once. However, if they took the risk and ran as fast as they could, they would awaken all the Bone Demons and become surrounded by them.

Even Second Heavenly Martial Stage cultivators could only face a maximum of four Bone Demons. The problem was that they were consuming a bit of essence with each battle. After about two-hundred meters, they were starting to breathe heavily.

This path was designed to test their determination.

However, these people had no choice but to work together now because of overlapping interests. If the true treasure appeared, they would kill each other in the blink of an eye.

“Let’s carry on ...”

They all looked at each other and stubbornly held on.

They had long known that the Five Emperors’ treasure was not going to be easy to retrieve. This was only the second floor of the Black Bone Tower. When would they arrive at the seventh floor?

“There’s only a month left until the Ancient Graveyard closes. This means we only have one month to try,” said Bai Lan while killing a Bone Demon.

During this time, Long Chen truly witnessed their strength, and they were indeed all very strong.

It would probably be difficult to hurt them at all, even with the five-Emperor Seal combination. Especially Wu Lian and Bai Lan, who both had inheritances from the Seven Lords.

“What’s that up ahead?”

After they had traveled five hundred meters, they spotted a simple wooden house at the end of the dim, yellow path!

The path led into the simple house. What did that mean?

This meant that what they wanted was likely inside. Although it was not the Five Emperors’ treasure, it was likely to be an important treasure!

There were another hundred meters left, with approximately ten Bone Demons.

When he spotted the wooden house, Long Chen had an idea and quickly said to Bai Lan, “You go! I can temporarily protect myself!”

He was worried that Bai Lan would not take the initiative to go out of concern for Long Chen’s safety.

If that happened, Long Chen would feel guilty. Bai Lan had helped him a lot, so how could he be a burden to him at a moment like this?

When he heard Long Chen, Bai Lan did not hesitate. All four Second Heavenly Martial Stage cultivators rushed to the wooden house at almost the same time!

“Roar!”

When the black Bone Demons sensed their presence, they all raised their spears and knives and charged at them! They seemed to be guarding the item in the wooden house, so they were extremely aggressive!

The flames in these Bone Demons’ eyes were much brighter than the others, and their attacks were much fiercer too. If Long Chen did not use the Five Emperor Seals’ combination, he would not be able to fend off three Bone Demons at a time!

He was indeed the weakest out of the five.

The four cultivators unleashed their best techniques to dash to the wooden house. Long Chen watched anxiously. He did not dare act recklessly at a key moment like this, but he was ready to use Blood Warp.

The Bone Demons blocked their way!

1. Old Cow Eating Young Grass - an idiom referring to older people who date much younger people ☜