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Only by entering the Spirit Gathering realm could one be considered to have truly embarked on the road of cultivation. The Body Transformation realm was only the foundation of one's path of cultivation.

Xu Chen was very clear that his cultivation speed was very fast and he had not been able to stabilize his cultivation.

Therefore, Xu Chen decided to stabilize his cultivation when he was at the Spirit Gathering realm.

This was because there was a large area between Spirit Gathering and Body Transformation. Cultivators could slowly begin to cultivate their own divine veins.

Furthermore, Xu Chen had only reached this point in his calculations regarding the cultivation of the Divine Veins. His calculations were completely off.

Although Xu Chen desired to become strong, he knew that cultivation was not something that could be done in a day.

At the very least, he was able to cultivate now, which was much better than his previous situation.

Of course, there was also the biggest problem. Xu Chen did not have a divine vein, and his divine vein had already been destroyed by someone long ago.

When Xu Chen advanced to the Spirit Gathering realm, he discovered that the Divine Veins in his body weren't destroyed. It was as if they were being taken away by someone alive.

Just as the name implied, a Divine Vein could also be considered a kind of meridian in a cultivator's body.

However, there were no signs of damage to the ten Divine Veins in Xu Chen's body. Instead, they were as smooth as the scars on his body.

It was as empty as a broken meridian, smooth and dry, as if it had only been ten dead meridians.

The Divine Veins were the most important places for cultivators. Xu Chen was really glad that he didn't die at that time!

Xu Chen no longer thought about those things as he circulated his divine power within his body to stabilize his cultivation.

It wasn't until the next morning that Xu Chen finally opened his eyes. Lin Yueting was no longer in his room.

Xu Chen walked out of his room and went to the room next door. Only Xu Shengyan was still peacefully sleeping.

During this period of time, Su Xiao Yue was busy practicing martial arts.

Under Xu Chen's guidance, Su Xiao Yue also entered the Spirit Severing stage.

Xu Chen arrived outside the tavern. Su Xiaoyue was practicing her martial arts on the wide street. She was sweating profusely. She stopped when she saw Xu Chen coming out.

"Xu Chen, let's go eat breakfast together." Su Xiaoyue called out to Xu Chen.

"Alright." "En." Xu Chen replied. He followed Su Xiaoyue to a breakfast shop at the side.

After Xu Chen and Su Xiao Yue sat down, Su Xiao Yue excitedly called out to them for breakfast.

Xu Chen, on the other hand, heard several guests discussing the Northern Reaches. They seemed to have mentioned the Little Heaven Manor of the Northern Reaches, the Xu family!

This caused Xu Chen to listen attentively.

At the table next to Xu Chen's, there were three people. Two of them were middle-aged men who looked thin and skinny, and one of them was a burly man with a full beard.

One of them, a scrawny youth, said with slippery eyes, "Have you heard that something has happened to the Little Heaven Manor of the Northern Lands, the Xu family?"

"This is the Eastern Divine Region. What does the Northern Lands have to do with us?"

"Hai, let's have fun and listen to what you have to say." One of the three men with a full beard said in a rough voice.

"That's right, that's right." The thin man who had spoken earlier echoed.

"Then quickly tell me, what is it? Don't keep us in suspense."

"Hehe, alright." The skinny man looked around and said, "I'll have to start from Xu Chen. You know of Little Heaven Manor's Xu Chen, right?"

"Aren't you asking about that Xiantian body with ten divine meridians? Didn't you hear that he died a while ago? What does that have to do with him?"

"You guys don't know about this." The thin man said in a rather boastful manner, "After he died, the four great heavenly palaces of the Northern Lands attacked the Xu Clan. Right now, the entire Northern Lands is besieging the Xu Clan!"

"That's impossible. The Xu family is one of the most powerful forces in the Northern Lands."

"You don't know about this. With the four Heaven Palaces taking the lead, everyone wants to step in and obtain benefits."

"As the saying goes, if all the people push against the wall, the wall will surely fall. No matter how powerful the Xu Family is, so what?!"

"That makes sense. The strength of the Little Heaven Manor's Xu family is actually not that strong. It's only because of the connections that the genius Xu Chen had amassed that they were able to create the Little Heaven Palace."

"You're wrong. The Xu family has endured for a full two months. You say that they have no power, so how can they fight against the entire Northern Reaches?"

"If I were to say, the Four Great Heavenly Palaces are truly naughty. If Xu Chen was still alive, I'm sure they wouldn't dare to act so brazenly."

"I think that even if Xu Chen is alive, he might not be able to help. Other than helping others with their cultivation, what else can he do?"

"Nonsense. Although Xu Chen can't cultivate, he knows more about cultivation than anyone else. Many old monsters have asked him for advice. If he says anything, there will be experts coming to help the Xu family. This is called a favor."

"That's true. Otherwise, the four Heavenly Palaces would have to wait for Xu Chen's death before they would dare to make a move."

Xu Chen, who was sitting beside them, had been patiently listening to their narration of the entire matter. His face was as calm as ever.

He knew that the reason the four Heavenly Palaces had attacked the Xu family was not because he had died, but rather because of the divine stone.

However, he still ate his breakfast calmly. When he was done, he said to Su Xiaoyue, "Xiao Yue, go back and pack up your things."

"Slurp …" Su Xiaoyue had just taken a bite of the noodles when she looked at Xu Chen with her bright eyes and asked, "What happened? Are you leaving?"

"Yes, prepare to leave." Although Xu Chen had a calm expression, his tone revealed a trace of heaviness.

"Oh, oh." Su Xiaoyue didn't notice anything wrong with Xu Chen, she just felt a little heavy.

Afterwards, they finished their breakfast and brought Xu Shengyan some breakfast as well. Afterwards, they paid the bill and returned to the tavern to pack their luggage.

After cleaning up, Su Xiaoyue carried a bundle with Xu Chen as they walked down the street. Xu Chen held Xu Shengyan and remained silent.

"Xu Chen, that slut allowed you to leave?" Su Xiao Yue asked.

"No, I'm sending you off." Xu Chen replied.

"Why are you sending us off? I don't want to. There's no point in going alone!" Su Xiao Yue complained.

"I'll bring you a fresh cigarette." Xu Chen said.

"Big brother, I don't want to go with big sister Xiao Yue. I want to stay with big brother." Xu Shengyan pouted and said with some dissatisfaction.

"Xu Chen, did something happen?" Su Xiaoyue looked at Xu Chen nervously. She had also noticed that Xu Chen was a little heavy.

"There's nothing else. You guys go to the academy first, I'll look for you later." Xu Chen said solemnly.

If one were to say that he was usually very calm and indifferent, then right now, he must be very solemn. Or perhaps, it could be said that he was not joking around.

"Big brother, I don't want to go with Xiao Yue. I want to stay with you." Xu Shengyan unhappily repeated herself again.

"That's right. Xu Chen, I don't want to go either. Even if there's something, we can face it together. Let's just stay, okay?" Su Xiao Yue pleaded.

"Nothing." Xu Chen calmly replied, "I'm just sending you off first."

"Big brother." Xu Shengyan pouted and looked at Xu Chen with a pitiful expression.

"Create a cigarette. Be obedient. Go with Big Sister Xiao Yue first. I will go and find you two." Xu Chen gently said.

"Alright then." Xu Shengyan could also feel that Xu Chen was serious this time, so she unhappily agreed.

As the three of them spoke, they had already arrived at the transmission array plaza.

"Xu Chen, is there something wrong with you? Tell me!" The more Su Xiaoyue looked at Xu Chen, the more she felt that something was wrong. She stomped her feet anxiously.

"It's really fine, don't worry." Xu Chen hid his intentions from Su Xiaoyue and the rest, afraid that he would harm them in the future.

After that, no matter how Su Xiao Yue asked, Xu Chen didn't say a word.

After paying for the transportation, he took some Eastern Xuan Coins and stuffed it into Su Xiao Yue's bag.

"Xu Chen!" Su Xiao Yue jumped up and down anxiously!

Xu Chen didn't say much and directly pulled Su Xiao Yue and her sister into the formation.

"I'm not leaving!" Su Xiao Yue was a little angry and walked out from the rune.

"Let's go." Xu Chen emphasized.

"Then tell me why." Su Xiao Yue must find out today, otherwise she would not leave.

"My enemies have come looking for me. If you guys stay with me, there will be danger. So, I will go find you guys after I settle my problems." Xu Chen had no other choice. He could only say this if he was stubborn and couldn't defeat Su Xiao Yue.

"Are you in danger?" Su Xiaoyue asked Xu Chen worriedly.

"Nope." Xu Chen looked at Su Xiaoyue seriously as he spoke, but he wasn't sure.

"Really?" Su Xiao Yue asked again, a little worried.

"Really, as long as you're not by my side, I have a way to deal with you!" Xu Chen's eyes were filled with determination.

"Fine, we'll go to the academy to wait for you. Remember to come find us!" Su Xiaoyue said, "Be careful!"

"En, it will be fine. Don't worry about me." Xu Chen nodded his head and walked out of the formation.

After Xu Chen left the rune, the rune started to activate. With a flash of light, Su Xiao Yue and Xu Shengyan disappeared into the rune.

After watching them leave, Xu Chen returned to the tavern.

After returning to his room, Xu Chen took out a pen and paper, wrote a letter, and folded it into a paper crane.

Xu Chen wanted to send this letter to the Northern Lands. With his current strength, it would take a long time. However, Xu Fusheng had once given him a jade token.

Xu Chen took out the jade token. He knew that it contained some divine power. As long as he crushed it, he would be able to fly back to the Northern Lands.

This way, although they would be able to pass on the news of his death to Xu Fusheng, they might even be able to send the experts of the Sky Bearing Empire to the Southern Tang Empire along with their divine power.

But now, Xu Chen couldn't care so much anymore. If he did, all of the people from the Xu family would die!

Xu Chen used his divine power to wrap around the jade tablet, then crushed it. From the jade tablet, a faint divine power flew out.

The strand of divine power was wrapped by Xu Chen's divine power and placed into the paper crane.

The paper crane moved, and as if it was alive, it flew towards the north!

At this time, it was raining, but the paper crane was not affected in the slightest. Instead, it flew faster and faster, gradually disappearing into the sky.

After the paper crane disappeared, Xu Chen also left his room and checked out.

As he checked out of the room, the shop owner casually asked, "Young Master, are you leaving the capital?"

"En, we are going to the Central Region." Xu Chen nodded.

Afterwards, Xu Chen carried his umbrella and walked in the direction of the Imperial Palace, his figure gradually disappearing into the drizzling rain.