Chapter 3315

Chapter 3315: The Heavenly King’s Request

“The Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King, is it?” Jian Chen could not help but smile mysteriously when he heard Bai Yurou mention the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King.

Back then, when his soul had only recovered by a tiny bit, he was already capable of killing the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King if he paid a certain price, let alone now when almost half of his soul had healed. His strength had increased drastically compared to before.

To him now, the heavenly kings of the Wood Spirits World were nothing. Only the three rulers that stood above and controlled the entire Wood Spirits World were capable of serving as his opponent.

Suddenly, Jian Chen’s expression changed. He turned towards the distant horizon and said to himself, “We’ve only just mentioned him. I didn’t think he’d actually come to Sword Emperor city.”

In the distance, the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King soared through the sky, heading directly towards Sword Emperor city.

He had already changed into a fresh, clean set of white robes with a crown on his head. Apart from being a little pale, he seemed no different from usual.

He completely concealed his presence, entering Sword Emperor city extremely discreetly. In the end, he appeared before Jian Chen.

Bai Yurou standing behind Jian Chen and pushing the wheelchair obviously noticed the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King immediately. Her expression changed drastically, and she glanced at Jian Chen in the wheelchair subconsciously. She became extremely stern.

She did not know if Jian Chen could stop the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King this time.

However, what happened next took Bai Yurou by complete surprise. As soon as the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King appeared, he cupped his fist and bowed deeply towards Jian Chen. He said solemnly, “Greetings, senior. Before, I was ignorant in my actions. I had no intentions of causing you any offence. Please forgive me, senior!”

At that moment, the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King did not demonstrate any of his pride as a heavenly king. He spoke very modestly, his voice filled with respect.

The Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King’s actions left Bai Yurou dumbfounded. She stared at him blankly. Her mind had stopped working.

Who was the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King? He was one of the nine heavenly kings of the Wood Spirits World, a peak figure only second to the three rulers. He could summon storms at the flick of his hand in the Wood Spirits World.

Yet right now, the lofty Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King was behaving like this, which completely overturned Bai Yurou’s understanding of the nine heavenly kings.

“Why have you come to find me?” Jian Chen said indifferently.

The Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King paused for a moment before almost pleading with him. “I hope you could return my ancestral imprint. In return, I’m willing to follow senior and serve you like a horse.”

With a flip of Jian Chen’s hand, the ancestral imprint immediately appeared and produced a ripple of laws. It was extremely profound. It seemed to resonate with the green sun in the distant sky.

Gazing at the ancestral imprint in Jian Chen’s possession, Bai Yurou’s eyes suddenly narrowed. She was in disbelief as her heart churned violently.

When she saw the ancestral imprint and connected it with what the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King had said, how could she still not understand that Jian Chen had actually taken the ancestral imprint from the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King by force?

Gazing at the figure in the wheelchair, Bai Yurou could not become any more shocked.

He was a mighty heavenly king, possessing unparalleled battle prowess, yet his ancestral imprint had been taken away from him. That rarely ever happened in the history of the Wood Spirits World.

Staring at the ancestral imprint in Jian Chen’s hand, the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King’s eyes burned with desire. He had already grown accustomed to the glory and honour that came with being a heavenly king. He did not want to lose it. As a result, he could not afford to lose the ancestral imprint.

Once he lost the ancestral imprint, his status would plummet, and it would basically be impossible for him to rise up again. Even the Blood Slaughter Ruler of the Scarlet Blood Domain would give up on him.

Of course, the most important reason was he had feuds with far too many people in the Wood Spirits World. If he remained a heavenly king, obviously none of them could do anything about him.

However, once he lost that status and power, he would probably have nowhere to go anymore.

“The ancestral imprint still serves some purpose to me, so I can’t give it to you,” Jian Chen fiddled around with the ancestral imprint and said indifferently.

The Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King’s expression changed as he began to panic. “Senior, I’m willing to do anything for you. I’m willing to work like a dog for you. I only hope that you can return the ancestral imprint to me. Moreover, with your exceptional cultivation, a mere ancestral imprint won’t be particularly useful to you.”

Bai Yurou immediately stiffened. Her hand on the wheelchair began to tremble uncontrollably. The Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King’s words left her quite frightened.

She originally thought Jian Chen was only on par with heavenly kings, with still a slight difference between him and true heavenly kings.

She had never thought that Jian Chen was so powerful that even an expert like the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King would describe it as exceptional.

“When I spared your life back then, that was already the greatest mercy I showed you. I can’t give you the ancestral imprint. You should go.” Jian Chen turned him down without any hesitation.

“Senior.”

The Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King wanted to try a little more, but Jian Chen ended up waving his hand. The Laws of Space flashed past, directly transporting the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King outside Sword Emperor city.

“Senior, a-are you a ruler?” Bai Yurou asked with a trembling voice after the Ceremonial Bell Heavenly King had vanished.

“Ruler? If Chaotic Primes are rulers, then I should count as one,” Jian Chen said in thought.

Bai Yurou shuddered when she heard that. The shock lingered in her heart without vanishing. A ruler. A ruler! The person in trouble they casually helped out back then in Death Valley was actually a lofty ruler of the Wood Spirits World!

“Go call over Chu Tianxing and the other kids like Bai Yueye. I’ll help you increase your strength,” said Jian Chen.

Very soon, Bai Yurou called over Chu Tianxing, Bai Yueye, Bai Changlin, Bai Ziyi, Bai Xiaolan, and Bai Changqing. At this moment, they all stood in front of Jian Chen politely, so nervous that they held their breaths.

In particular, Bai Changlin, who had not been particularly friendly to Jian Chen before, felt extremely uneasy inside.

Jian Chen sat on the stone seat and personally made Comprehension Tea for them.

After almost half of the cracks in his soul had healed, it was no longer as difficult for him to open the space in his soul anymore. He could retrieve many of the resources he had stored inside.

“Bai Ziyi, Bai Xiaolan, Bai Changqing, Bai Changlin, you were the first people I met in Death Valley. It’s fate that we met. Today, I’ll bestow you with a slight fortune.” Jian Chen passed the first grade God Tier Comprehension Tea he had just made to the four of them.

“Thank you, senior!” The four of them thanked him together and drank the tea before beginning to meditate, entering a state of cultivation.

Afterwards, Jian Chen began to make a second pot of Comprehension Tea. This time, he used two third grade God Tier Comprehension Tea leaves before sharing the tea evenly between Bai Yurou, Chu Tianxing, and Bai Yueye.

In the end, he took out three Violet Cloud Peaches and placed them before them. “This cup of tea is enough for you to break through.”

“Drink the tea first, then eat the peach!”

Before long, several powerful presences emanated out. Everyone who drank the tea broke through. Bai Ziyi and the others all progressed by a minor realm of cultivation.

Meanwhile, Bai Yueye, who drank the third grade God Tier Comprehension Tea, reached Godking in a single step. Chu Tianxing went from mid Godking to peak Godking as well.

Several days later, everyone roused and thanked Jian Chen before leaving. In the end, only Bai Yurou remained there cultivating.

“Your talent is impressive and your foundations are firm. You’ve remained at peak Godking for quite some time too, so you should be able to reach the Primordial realm this time.” Seeing how Bai Yurou was still cultivating, Jian Chen casually set down a spatial barrier and left.

Jian Chen returned to his room and thought about the path ahead of him, “There are some heavenly resources with Xuanhuang Qi that can heal my soul in the space in my soul, but I’ve already found Lifesoul Flowers as a replacement. It’ll be too wasteful if I continue my recovery through the heavenly resources from the Xuanhuang Microcosm. After all, I’m not going to be able to replenish them. They can save my life at crucial moments. Their value should be used in better ways.”

“I won’t be facing any danger from the external world for now in the Wood Spirits World, and I’m not in a hurry either, so it’s completely possible for me to gather Lifesoul Flowers slowly and nourish my soul. With that, I’ll be able to save a great number of heavenly resources with Xuanhuang Qi.”

“Aside from that, I need to spend some time studying the sovereign god artifact here. I need to see exactly how I can subdue it. As a result, I won’t be leaving here immediately even if my soul heals soon.”

“Yeah. With half of the power of my soul and two strands of Profound Sword Qi, I no longer fear the three rulers of the Wood Spirits World anymore.” Jian Chen smiled gently before releasing the power of his soul and enveloping the Sword Emperor's estate. “Sword Emperor, I require ancient records regarding everything. Help me gather some. The more complete, the better.”