Chapter 848 - Return

Chapter 848 - Return

Long Chen clearly remembered the location of the Thunder and Demon clans. Unless something unexpected had happened, they would still be there.

However, Long Chen used Sight the moment he came out to avoid encountering others. He had no idea whether the Divine clan was searching for him or not.

Still, he wasn’t that worried.

Except for Wu Lian, no one in this place could threaten him.

Even Feng Qing couldn’t beat him now.

He followed the path and soon reached where the Demon and Thunder clans were staying. They were living in the forest beside where Heavenly Wood City once was. They had turned it into a safe space, and many martial artists were asking for protection there. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that they had turned it into a city.

The order that was once present in Heavenly Wood City had returned.

This time, Long Chen realized that a lot of people had died in the Ancient Graveyard. There were very few people left.

Except for the Nine Clans, most of the other cultivators had died for various treasures. Four of the Seven Lords’ Inheritances had been taken: the White Lotus Fairy, the Azure Lotus Lord, the Divine Demon Lord, and the Seven Star Lord’s inheritances. Only three more remained unopened. The Ancient Graveyard was a battlefield left behind tens of thousands of years ago, so there were many treasures to be found here. Many people killed each other for spiritual herbs, Divine Weapons, and martial techniques.

Not everyone was like Long Chen, who could ignore the color of the Ancient Token. Many of them killed each other to turn their Ancient Tokens golden.

That was why a lot of people had lost their lives.

“This must be the trick of the demon race. They want us to kill each other. Every time the Ancient Graveyard opens up, many of the talented people from the Ten Thousand Nations Territory kill each other.”

Long Chen revealed a hateful gaze when he thought about this.

He hated the thought of other people controlling his life. His hatred for the six mysterious demons grew after knowing that they controlled the lives of everyone in the Ten Thousand Nations Territory.

“Big Brother, does it mean that their goal is the Five Emperors’ treasure? Did they release the Five Emperor Keys because they want to use us to obtain it?”

“Indeed.”

Long Chen answered Xiaolang’s question as they made their way back.

Xiaolang’s body radiated an incredible pressure, giving off the impression that he was an ice-cold vortex.

After reaching the Emperor-tier, he could finally display some of his strength even when he was in human form. Xiaolang was happy that he could fight in his human form right now, even though it was still significantly weaker than fighting in his demonic beast form.

“Aren’t you afraid?” Xiaolang was nervous.

Long Chen chuckled and shook his head. “It’s already a miracle that I managed to reach this point. I can only continue walking forward now. They are just stronger cultivators; there’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Even though he had spoken lightly, Xiaolang noticed that Long Chen was actually very wary of them.

Soon, they arrived at the settlement of the Thunder and Demon clans. Thankfully, everyone was still there and nothing had happened, thanks to Bai Lan and Lei Ji guarding the place.

She felt wronged and her eyes turned red. She looked to Long Chen for help.

“Father.”

Just then, a beautiful lady exuding a bewitching fragrance interrupted them. It was Suxue. “Ten people are entering the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm. Everyone except for Long Chen will be at the Heavenly Martial Realm. Also, the Wind clan and the Divine clan are aiming to kill Long Chen. It will be dangerous for him ...”

She was a cautious person and had already considered all the possible dangers.

Long Chen knew what she wanted to say. “So, did they find out that I killed Wu Guangyu?”

Bai Lan nodded. “Yes. When the Ancient Tree transformed into that monster, someone saw you with your pet. I suppose that the person standing beside you is that wolf?”

Mo Xiaolang was indeed standing beside Long Chen.

“This is my sworn brother, Mo Xiaolang.”

Long Chen did not blame them for calling Xiaolang his pet, since they didn’t know better, but it was uncomfortable for Xiaolang to be seen as Long Chen’s pet, so he had to correct them.

“I’m sorry.” Bai Lan saw how serious Long Chen was and apologized.

Even though he didn’t know why Long Chen would treat a demonic beast so well, he still etched it into his heart that the demonic beast was Long Chen’s sworn brother.

He then continued, “Just a few days after you left, Wu Lian and Feng Qing came here with their troops to look for you.”

Long Chen frowned. It was exactly as he had feared. “And then what happened?”

“Nothing much. I fought against her, but there was nothing she could do when she learned that you weren’t here. She left, but before she did, she spread her people out like a web. Thankfully, you hid well. We were worried because we thought you were caught by them. But it seems that our worries were unwarranted.”

Bai Lan made it sound easy, but Long Chen knew how difficult it must’ve been. He was the one to apologize this time. “Thank you, Patriarch Bai. I will be sure to repay the favor.”

Bai Lan chuckled. “No need. You made the Demon clan the winner of the Nine Clan Martial Youth Competition, which was an incredible feat to begin with. But I do need to ask you something. I know you’ve killed Wu Guangyu, but what about Feng Zhilin? She disappeared too. Did you kill her too? They told me that both of them disappeared on the same night and left no traces behind.”

“Feng Zhilin?” Long Chen frowned and recalled the arrogant woman. “I didn’t kill her. Did she go missing?”

Bai Lan nodded. “Then that’s strange. You didn’t kill her, so why is she missing?”

Both Long Chen and Bai Lan thought about the people who had come from the Three Royal Territories. The only difference was that Bai Lan still thought that they were benevolent beings that wanted to protect them.

“Father, I’m talking about Long Chen’s safety. What are you talking about?” Suxue interrupted them again.

She was worried that Long Chen would die in the Five Emperors’ Secret Realm with so many strong people inside.

Long Chen looked at her and explained, “I’ve reached the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage. I can deal with someone at the First Heavenly Martial Stage, so I will be fine.”

“Oh?” Lei Ji was interested this time. Long Chen had reached the Eighth Earthly Martial Stage by training in Lei Ji’s domain in the past.