Chapter 129 - Chen Changfeng Makes His Appearance

“Haha, Cai Chixia, it looks like our Spring Autumn Sect will get the first place for this trip to the Dragon Mountain Blessed Land.”

Zhuo Bufan laughed carefreely after watching Chen Fan swiftly defeat Xuan Feixue and reclaim the Ice Jade Snow Lotus. He also hadn't anticipated Chen Fan's rapid recovery; it seemed like a miracle.

“Hmph, Zhuo Bufan, you really are generous, even taking out top-grade recovery pills.” Cai Chixia’s expression was hideous.

Chen Fan had claimed that he only recovered so quickly because he had a top-grade recovery pill. They didn’t doubt his words because nothing else could explain his two-day recovery period.

“Haha, it’s just a top-grade recovery pill, nothing compared to securing the top spot in the training. Unlike your Mountain River Sect, we're not so miserly.” Zhuo Bufan laughed.

“Hmph!”

Cai Chixia’s face turned green from the mockery. He harrumphed heavily, not saying anything more.

......

Tap.

Chen Fan returned to the cave.

“You’re back so soon, Xiaofan?”

Qin Yao was surprised to see Chen Fan holding the Ice Jade Snow Lotus in his hand. “The Ice Jade Snow Lotus. Xiaofan, you really brought it back.”

Chen Fan smiled and said, “It’s only Xuan Feixue. If I hadn't been heavily injured by Duan Jingtian, dealing with those clowns would have been as easy as turning my hand over.”

Qin Yao's lips curled into a smile. “Yes, yes, yes, Xiaofan is the best.”

Her beauty was astonishing when she smiled, leaving Chen Fan momentarily captivated.

“Senior Sister, you look so pretty when you smile," he blurted, causing Qin Yao's cheeks to flush red as she glared at him. Chen Fan, realizing his slip, coughed dryly, trying to conceal his embarrassment.

“Senior Sister, let’s head over to the Scarlet Cliff. The training is about to end, and the exit is there. I can’t find where Chu Qing is hiding, but he will definitely make his way there. We’ll camp out for him!” Chen Fan said with a fierce look, strategically switching topics.

......

“Haha, I’m out. I’m finally out!” Chen Changfeng emerged from a dangerous place, laughing maniacally.

A cold light flashed in his eyes as he narrowed them and said, “Chen Fan, you little bastard, just you wait. I’ve broken through to the Yuanfu realm. Killing you has become as easy as slaughtering a chicken. I'm coming for you—tremble in fear! Despair!”

With that, he vanished into the distance.

“Where are the people?”

“Why don’t I see a single shadow around?”

“Has the training in the blessed land already ended? Impossible, the time’s not up!”

Chen Changfeng stood in mid-air. He didn’t see a single person as he flew here, so he couldn’t even find someone to ask about Chen Fan, let alone find him.

“Have they all gone to the Scarlet Cliff to wait for the training to end? If that’s the case, I’ll just head over there instead.”

......

Scarlet Cliff:

Swish!

Chen Changfeng descended from the sky only to find an empty Scarlet Cliff, leaving him dumbfounded.

“No one’s here either! Not a single person! Did the training end early?”

Panic crept into his heart. Could it be that while he was trapped in that dangerous place, he failed to reach Scarlet Cliff in time, and the others assumed the worst, leaving without him?

“Impossible! If the training ended early, the Sect Master would have transmitted his voice to let us know. I heard no such messages!”

Chen Changfeng shook his head in denial.

“But... where did everyone go? Did they all go to the Black Sea Demon Cave?”

Various thoughts surfaced in Chen Changfeng’s mind.

He had been spreading his senses since he left that dangerous place to find others; until now, he hadn’t found a single other disciple. So, he assumed everyone had gone to the Scarlet Cliff in advance to wait for the exit tunnel to open, but he didn’t find anyone there either.

Was he the only person in the blessed land?

Abandoned?!

“Should I go look around the Black Sea Demon Cave?” Chen Changfeng stood up, preparing to head toward the cave.

He was truly panicking inside.

Could it be that the training did end early, and Zhuo Bufan’s voice couldn’t enter the dangerous place for some reason?

He was about to go to the Black Sea Demon Cave to confirm the situation when he heard a faint sound ring out in the distance.

“Hmm? Someone’s coming!”

Chen Changfeng saw several tiny black dots approaching his location. He finally let out a breath of relief.

Fortunately, the training hadn’t ended early.

And most of all, he hadn’t been abandoned!

Still, why didn’t he come across anyone all this time?

When those black dots came closer, Chen Changfeng realized they were Mu Chen, Lu Yun, and Wei Rufeng.

“Chen Changfeng!”

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

The trio was surprised when they saw him at the Scarlet Cliff.

They hadn't caught sight of him for over a dozen days, nor had any news reached them. The prevailing assumption was that he had died at the hands of some demon beast.

“You’re alive!” The trio cried in surprise.

Chen Changfeng furrowed his eyebrows.

Alive? You were the dead ones until a second ago!

Me, die? Your whole family died!

He released a strand of his aura, shocking the trio even more. “Yuanfu... you broke through to the Yuanfu realm!”

Chen Changfeng raised his chin slightly and casually pointed with a finger. A streak of primeval force shot out, blasting a large stone into smithereens. He said proudly, “That’s right, I’ve broken through to the Yuanfu realm.”

Mu Chen and the others felt incomparably envious of him.

They didn’t know where Chen Changfeng had gone or what he had encountered. All they knew was that he disappeared for a dozen days and reappeared as a Yuanfu realm expert.

Chen Changfeng asked coldly, “Let me ask you. Where are the others? I came all this way and didn't see a soul. Where did everyone go? Did Wang Fuchen take the Ice Jade Snow Lotus? Is Zhong Li in the Yuanfu realm? Where is that little bastard Chen Fan?”

Chen Changfeng asked many questions in one go, leaving the trio dumbfounded.

Chen Changfeng looked at the dazed trio, furrowing his eyebrows. He shouted impatiently, “What are you doing standing there blankly? Answer me!”

Mu Chen and the others snapped out of their daze, hastily recounting the events of the past dozen days.

Chen Fan consumed a Blood Ignition Pill, jumped off the Scarlet Cliff, survived the disaster, and obtained blessings instead, becoming a Qi Grandmaster.

Three days later, Chen Fan went to the Black Sea Demon Cave, killed Wang Fuchen, and seized the Ice Jade Snow Lotus. He then ran into Zhong Li’s group and suppressed them, provoking Duan Jingtian to move in anger. He attacked through space, heavily injuring Chen Fan.

Xuan Feixue and Chu Qing then captured Qin Yao, forcing Chen Fan to surrender the Ice Jade Snow Lotus, ending the trip with Mountain River Sect in first place, Burning Incense Valley in second, and Spring Autumn Sect in third.

Chen Fan's whereabouts are currently unknown.

These revelations hit Chen Changfeng like thunder, leaving him frozen in place with a single thought echoing in his mind:

What did I miss?