215: Humiliation, seclusion

Xiao Yuchen became more and more smug as he spoke, as if he had seen through Chen Yuan's true strength:

"With Ancestor Nan Xiao here, how could you possibly fathom the might of the Third Revolution Tribulation Crossing Stage? If you know what's good for you, take your people and get back to that backwater known as the Eastern Wasteland immediately! This Demon Nether Domain, along with all its resources, has long been in the pocket of our Nanxiao Divine Palace. How can we allow you to be so arrogant here?!"

His words were acerbic and vicious, belittling Chen Yuan's glorious battle achievements until they were worthless, and he went so far as to treat the Eastern Wasteland as a barbaric land, insulting him to the extreme.

On the side of the Eastern Profound Hall, everyone was burning with rage upon hearing this.

The Grand Elder and the others were trembling with anger, wishing they could immediately take action and teach this arrogant junior a lesson.

However, the Nanxiao Old Ancestor, who had been sitting with his eyes closed and silent, slowly opened his eyes at this moment.

A pressure from the Third Revolution Tribulation Crossing Stage descended slowly like a mountain, causing the Grand Elder and the others to instantly feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. Their breathing hitched, and the rising anger was forcibly suppressed.

Chen Yuan's gaze was as cold as a ten-thousand-year-old icy pool. He knew clearly in his heart that although Xiao Yuchen was arrogant, he was right about one thing.

He had previously been able to slay the Nether Demon Venerable by relying on the augmentation of an eighth-tier Formation and the element of surprise provided by the taibao gray ghost dice, a semi-Divine Artifact.

At that time, the Nether Demon Venerable had his strength suppressed by thirty percent by the Formation, while his own strength had been increased by thirty percent.

Now, in front of the Demon Nether Palace, in such a rush, he could not set up an equivalent Formation. Relying solely on his own strength and means, it was truly impossible to defeat an Old Ancestor at the Third Revolution Tribulation Crossing Stage who was in perfect condition.

A forced conflict would only cause heavy losses to the elite forces from the Eastern Wasteland he had brought with him, and the gains would not be worth the losses.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan suppressed the surging killing intent in his heart. No joy or anger could be seen on his face; he simply spat out two words calmly: "Retreat."

The voice was very calm, but beneath the calm was a different scene.

The Southern Continent, Nanxiao Divine Palace—he had marked them down.

Since his Transmigration, everything had been smooth sailing for him; this was the first time he had encountered a minor setback.

The Grand Elder and the others were stunned. Although they were unwilling, they gritted their teeth and replied: "Yes! Hall Master!"

The people of the Eastern Profound Hall quickly retreated and boarded the flying boat they had arrived on.

Seeing that Chen Yuan retreated so decisively, the Nanxiao Divine Palace erupted into a burst of uproarious laughter, especially Xiao Yuchen, whose laughter was the most arrogant and ear-piercing:

"Hahaha! I thought this Eastern Profound Hall Hall Master was someone special, but it turns out he's just a spineless coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong! After seeing the Old Ancestor's Divine Might, he ran faster than a stray dog!"

"Exactly, I thought he was so powerful, but it turns out he's just someone who only knows how to bully his own kind!"

"Get back to your Eastern Wasteland! This isn't a place you should be coming to!"

Various ugly taunts came from behind like poisonous needles. Everyone from the Eastern Profound Hall on the flying boat had faces ashen with rage, fists clenched so tightly that their nails were almost digging into their flesh. Humiliation and anger filled their chests.

The flying boat started up and slowly sailed away from the area of the Demon Nether Palace.

Qin Shuhan walked over to Chen Yuan, who had been standing at the bow of the boat in silence, her beautiful eyes filled with worry as she whispered: "Chen Yuan, are you... alright?"

Chen Yuan slowly turned around, his face still calm. He even showed a gentle smile to Qin Shuhan and gently patted the back of her hand:

"It is fine. They are merely clowns barking incessantly; how could they disturb my state of mind?"

He cast his gaze once again toward the fading Demon Nether Palace, his eyes as deep as a sea of stars:

"A temporary retreat does not mean permanent submission. When I reach the Mahayana stage, I will make the Nanxiao Divine Palace... pay back today's humiliation a hundredfold!"

His voice was very soft, but it carried a bone-chilling killing intent.

Not long after, the news that Chen Yuan of the Eastern Wasteland had slain the Nether Demon Venerable with his sword, only to be humiliated and forced to retreat while the Nanxiao Divine Palace seized the opportunity to occupy the Demon Nether Domain, spread rapidly across the surrounding continents as if it had grown wings. The whole world was shocked!

People were shocked by Chen Yuan's terrifying strength in slaying a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator while he was only at the Body Integration Stage, and they also sighed at the fact that after his success, he had the fruits of his labor snatched away by the Southern Continent.

Regarding the actions of the Nanxiao Divine Palace, there were naturally many people in private who felt it was not honorable, with more than a hint of taking advantage of a crisis. After all, it was Chen Yuan who had risked his life to defeat the main force of the Demon Race, allowing the Nanxiao Divine Palace to take over the Demon Nether Domain so easily. Even if they couldn't offer much, they should have given some territory to the other party, yet they gave nothing at all and even humiliated them.

However, discussions were just discussions; no one dared to openly criticize them. It was a fact that the Nanxiao Divine Palace had an Old Ancestor at the Third Revolution Tribulation Crossing Stage sitting in command, and their super first-class strength was plain to see. In this world where the strong are respected, reason often stands on the side with the biggest fist. The vast majority of forces chose silence.

After this incident, although the prestige of Chen Yuan and the Eastern Profound Hall became even louder, it also made the world see clearly that on this Xuantian Continent, the Eastern Wasteland was still just an emerging force, and compared to those old-established powerful regions like the Southern Continent and the Divine Continent, its foundation was still shallow.

Meanwhile, Chen Yuan, having returned to the Eastern Profound Hall, immediately announced his seclusion.

In the deepest core secret chamber of the Eastern Profound Hall, while the outside world was in an uproar over the Demon Nether Domain, Chen Yuan had cut off all interference here.

The walls of the secret chamber were inscribed with complex Spiritual Qi gathering and isolation Formations, causing the Spiritual Qi inside to be thick like mist. Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on the futon in the center, his mind sinking into his body.

[Emotion Point: 108,764,325 points]

Looking at the Emotion Point that had broken the one-hundred-million mark and was still growing, the corners of Chen Yuan's mouth finally curled into a genuine smile.

"One hundred and eight million..." he whispered to himself, his eyes flashing with brilliance, "Wasn't all the trouble I went through before—integrating the Eastern Wasteland, establishing the Eastern Profound Hall, and spreading the name of the Sword God across the four seas—all for the purpose of gathering this massive amount of Emotion Points?"

Now was the perfect time to cash in on these cold numbers on the System panel.

"Little Cherry." Chen Yuan called out to the System spirit in his heart.

[Master, Little Cherry is here!] A lively girl's voice rang out in his mind.

"I need a supreme treasure that can quickly and stably improve my cultivation; do you have any recommendations?" Chen Yuan asked directly.

[Yes, I do, I do!] Little Cherry's voice was filled with excitement, [Based on your Body Integration Stage cultivation and current needs, the System Mall recommends the following treasures: time-space cultivation chamber: Price is 30 million Emotion Points. It creates an independent space-time where the internal time flow is one percent of the outside world; cultivating for 100 days means only 1 day passes in the outside world.]

Chen Yuan looked at the ink-colored crystal core suspended in the center of the System panel. Inside it was that time-space cultivation chamber.

"That is to say, cultivating inside for one year means only three and a half days pass outside." Chen Yuan clicked his tongue; what a good item!

[Ten Thousand Laws Source Crystal: Price is 20 million Emotion Points. It can accelerate Cultivation and improve Comprehension Ability for various Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities.]

[nine heavens star liquid: Price is 10 million Emotion Points. Condensed from the power of the Nine Heavens stars, one drop can save several years of hard work. One bottle contains ten drops, which can greatly accelerate Spiritual Qi accumulation and Physical Body tempering.]

Looking at the treasures in the list, Chen Yuan directly exchanged for the time-space cultivation chamber and five bottles of nine heavens star liquid, costing a total of 80 million Emotion Points. As for the Ten Thousand Laws Source Crystal, Chen Yuan ignored it directly; he already possessed Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability and did not need to improve it further. It was better to buy more bottles of nine heavens star liquid.