Outside Immortal Suspended Mountain.
"Wui Duolong... What does he want to do?"
All the cultivators watching the spectacle were taken aback, feeling inexplicably tense.
Inside the great vessel belonging to the Ziwei Chen Family, all the Chen Family Elders exchanged furious glances.
It was clear to anyone that Chen Zhixing was at his most vulnerable at this moment.
Who would believe that Wui Duolong appeared here without ulterior motives?
"Wait."
Chen Daoyan gestured to stop the angry rebukes of the Chen Family Elders.
He slightly furrowed his brows, looking hesitantly at the image of Wui Duolong in the profound light mirror.
"Netherworld Elders, do you feel as I do..."
"Does this Wui Duolong look a bit like Zhaosheng?"
Upon hearing this, the Netherworld Elders exchanged a glance and were somewhat startled.
"The Eldest Young Master...?"
Elder Nether furrowed his brows and said with a bitter smile, "Patriarch, the Eldest Young Master left three or four years ago, surely by now... Alas, such is fate."
Elder Nether did not voice his final thought.
Yet, Chen Daoyan understood Elder Nether’s meaning, after three or four years, Chen Zhaosheng’s body would likely have become mere bones, how could he appear here?
"Indeed."
Chen Daoyan shook his head, sighing with a sense of loss.
If Zhaosheng were still alive today, he certainly wouldn’t be as powerful as Zhi’er, but he would likely be a first-class prodigy in the world, wouldn’t he?
Finally, Chen Daoyan softly uttered three words.
"What a pity."
...
...
Within the Ancient Land Mini World.
Swish.
A burst of chaotic mist erupted, enveloping Chen Zhixing and Chen Zhaosheng, isolating them from all probing.
Soon after, Chen Zhaosheng casually waved his hand, deploying arrays that shielded divine thoughts.
After doing all this.
Chen Zhaosheng let out a long breath, then gently pulled at the mask on his face with his right hand, revealing a face that bore two or three similarities to Chen Zhixing’s, yet less handsome and delicate, more squared and dignified.
He looked at Chen Zhixing, and Chen Zhixing looked back at him.
Their gazes collided in the air.
Chen Zhaosheng’s expression was somewhat complex.
When he first saw that child in swaddling clothes, he felt that their futures would be intertwined in countless ways.
Now, with the passage of time, more than a decade had gone by.
Both had grown up, shining brightly in their respective worlds.
Who would have thought that the child from the swaddle would now become the most dazzling new star of the era.
Undoubtedly!
This left him with a somewhat surreal feeling.
The Cyan Pheasant Sword Spirit lying beside Chen Zhixing widened its eyes at the sight.
"He... he... he is that Chen Zhaosheng from back then?"
Inside a space meant for the Sword Body, the Cyan Pheasant Sword Spirit looked incredibly astonished.
She remembered him.
It was during the year she first met Chen Zhixing, who took her to participate in a family trial.
But she clearly remembered that the Young Master "accidentally" killed that person, didn’t he?
"Is there something wrong?"
Chen Zhixing slowly stood up from the ground and looked at Chen Zhaosheng.
Chen Zhaosheng took a deep breath and, with a serious expression, said:
"I’ve just received news; the Embers Organization’s plan has been moved up."
"Moved up?" A glimmer flashed through Chen Zhixing’s eyes.
Chen Zhaosheng nodded and said, "Yes, I’ve just received news that Embers are preparing to initiate the Ashes Plan tomorrow morning, intending to massacre all the prodigies within the Ancient Land Mini World!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhixing’s face turned sombre, becoming somewhat obscure and unclear.
First, there was the Nirvana Realm old man in a filthy robe, and now the Embers Organization planning to unleash a great disaster tomorrow!
The Ancient Land Mini World in Immortal Suspended Mountain seemed to have become a place anyone could enter freely.
Yet Chen Zhixing knew.
Once this Ancient Land Mini World is opened, it is extremely difficult for outsiders to enter, even those of the Three Great Immortal Tao Lineages must activate a key simultaneously during the major competition period to open the passage door to this Ancient Land Mini World!
It is precisely this high level of closure.
That has ensured so many years of peace within this Ancient Land Mini World.
Major powers dared to send their top prodigies into this Ancient Land Mini World to seek fortune!
And now, the rules of the Ancient Land Mini World were being repeatedly broken!
"Do you know the identity of the leader of the Embers Organization?" Chen Zhixing took a deep breath, gathered his thoughts, and asked.
"I don’t know, this person is deeply hidden and never contacts us directly."
Chen Zhaosheng shook his head thoughtfully, saying, "However, I suspect this person is from the Three Great Immortal Tao Lineages and holds a very high position within them!"
"Just as I thought," Chen Zhixing nodded, a contemplative look in his eyes.
After a long pause, he shifted the topic,
"This Ancient Land Mini World is only so large, where do you suggest I hide?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhaosheng smiled slightly, clearly having already planned a solution.
"Don’t worry, I’ve already thought of a position for you. Just continue walking east until you reach the end. There, you’ll find a land shrouded in chaotic mist. You only need to stay there for a while. Once this grand competition concludes, you will naturally leave this Ancient Land Mini World."
"Alright."
Chen Zhixing nodded.
Chen Zhaosheng then turned his right hand, revealing nearly fifty Immortal Martial Orders in his palm, and handed them to Chen Zhixing, saying:
"By the way, these are all the Immortal Martial Orders I’ve collected here during this period. None of them have been activated."
At this point, Chen Zhaosheng paused, showing a hint of regret as he said:
"It’s just a pity that the plan was advanced. Otherwise, I might have been able to obtain a few more Immortal Martial Orders."
"Immortal Martial Orders?"
Chen Zhixing glanced at the pile of Immortal Martial Orders stacked like a small mountain, then looked at Chen Zhaosheng, raising his eyebrow as he asked:
"For the family?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhaosheng couldn’t help but smile and retort, "What? Can’t it be for you? After all, you and I are brothers, with the same Ziwei bloodline flowing in our veins. As your elder brother, isn’t it normal for me to give you some gifts?"
Chen Zhixing was momentarily stunned. In his impression, Chen Zhaosheng was always serious and rarely spoke such words.
"After not seeing you for so many years, you’ve learned to joke," Chen Zhixing chuckled.
Chen Zhaosheng shook his head, looked up at the boundless sky, and said with a sigh:
"Back then, the family dedicated all its resources to me. I originally planned to repay the family once I achieved great cultivation in the future, but I never expected that before I had this chance, an unexpected change would occur."
"These Immortal Martial Orders can be considered as a return gift to the family."
Chen Zhixing nodded, not refusing politely but instead waving his right hand to collect them all into his storage ring.
"Have you thought about when you’ll return to the family?" Chen Zhixing asked.
"Who knows."
Chen Zhaosheng spread his hands indifferently, "Perhaps someday, when I can completely shed the identity of Wui Duolong, or maybe when you and I can meet again at the peak, that will be the time to return."
Chen Zhixing nodded and then asked lightly, "You sought me out in front of so many eyes, and then I disappeared from this Ancient Land Mini World. Won’t the Embers people suspect you?"
Chen Zhaosheng smiled slightly and then put his mask back on.
"That’s why we need to put on a show."
"A show?" Chen Zhixing narrowed his eyes.
Boom—!!!
In an instant, an aura of the True Self Ninth Layer erupted violently from Chen Zhaosheng’s body.
Behind him, nine black dragons suddenly appeared!
Each black dragon glistened with a cold black sheen, covered with black scales.
As deep as an abyss, as vast as a prison!
"Come!"
An intriguing gleam flashed in Chen Zhixing’s slanted eyes.
Bang—!!!
In an instant, brilliant starlight surged all around Chen Zhixing, and behind him appeared a primordial bull demon as majestic as towering mountains.
The two of them simultaneously threw punches, crashing into each other!
The next moment.
Numerous cultivators outside Immortal Suspended Mountain observed through the profound light mirror.
In the chaotic mist, the figure of Wui Duolong, clad in the black dragon emperor robe and with nine cold black dragons emerging from his back, soared to the sky.
A slender figure in a snowy white robe, with black hair cascading like a waterfall, followed closely behind.
The two collided in mid-air, causing the heavens to collapse and the stars to tremble.
Fragments of void shattered into terrifying void storms!
The wind and rain intertwined, thunder roared!
Various terrifying phenomena were born!
"Divine Power: Radiant Light!"
"Ox Demon Shattering Heaven!!"
The two collided their fists again, shattering the world into smithereens!
About half an incense stick’s time later.
Chen Zhixing slashed down with his leg like a giant axe opening the sky, smashing all nine black dragons and sending Wui Duolong hurtling far away.
"Wui Duolong, with just this level of strength, you want to snatch Chen’s Immortal Martial Orders?"
In high altitude, Chen Zhixing stood with his hands behind his back, speaking loudly.
"Hmph, just a miscalculation. The green mountains remain, and the rivers flow on; we shall battle again next time!"
In the distance, Chen Zhaosheng forcibly coughed up blood, then turned, stepping into black light, disappearing into the vast sky.
"Next time we battle, Chen will surely take your head!"
Chen Zhixing left a remark and similarly stepped forward, disappearing from the profound light mirror’s image.
With their disappearance.
Outside Immortal Suspended Mountain, a burst of mocking laughter erupted.
"I knew it; this Wui Duolong intended to take advantage and target the Third Young Master’s Immortal Martial Orders!"
"Hahaha, this Wui Duolong doesn’t realize Chen Zhixing is someone who even slaughtered those in the Nirvana Realm. Thinking of stealing the Third Young Master’s Immortal Martial Orders is akin to an old man taking poison, tired of living!"
"Hmph, it’s just that the Third Young Master likely hasn’t fully recovered from recent battles, otherwise how could he escape?"
"Wui Duolong made a good calculation, able to advance or run when needed, he’s quite the character."
One cultivator after another chuckled and discussed, not taking it to heart.
Just treating it as a minor episode.
And within that Ancient Land Mini World.
Without any hesitation, Chen Zhixing reached out his right hand into the void.
The Cyan Pheasant Sword automatically fell into his hand.
"Vertical Earth Step!"
Chen Zhixing took a step, and the endless earth beneath his feet instantly shrank to an inch, quickly heading towards the eastern end.