75: Elephant Bone Sword, Second Stage - Trample

"What do you mean?"

Facing Li Yu's questioning...

Li Xun calmly said, "Do you know why Chen Xian attracted the attention of Demonic Cultivators?"

Hearing this, Li Yu...

instinctively replied, "Naturally, it's because Invincible Chen killed many Demonic Cultivators in the past. They harbor hatred and want revenge!"

Li Xun smiled and shook his head.

"Not so, not so! Demonic Cultivators have always been ruthless and cold-blooded. How could they endure for decades just to avenge their own kind?"

"Then why?"

"Does Invincible Chen possess some kind of treasure?"

Li Xun said mysteriously, "It seems your intelligence gathering over the past few years hasn't been up to par!"

"The real reason lies with Chen Xian."

"Chen Xian?"

Li Yu asked in confusion, "He's a piece of trash. What could he possibly have that's worth a Demonic Cultivator's effort to kill him?"

"Chen Xian possesses the Immaculate Sacred Body, which is the ultimate vessel for Possession and the pursuit of longevity. It's not just Demonic Cultivators who covet it; I'm afraid that in the North Continent and even the entire Cultivation World, there isn't a single person who doesn't salivate over his body!"

"The Immaculate Sacred Body!"

Li Yu naturally understood the significance of this sacred body.

"Cultivating with the Immaculate Sacred Body yields twice the result with half the effort! But why has Chen Xian had no cultivation all these years?"

"That's exactly the point. When Chen Xian was born with the Immaculate Sacred Body, although it was a top secret, how could the Imperial Court not know? Invincible Chen was worried his son would become a vessel or lose his life in the future. Therefore, he sealed his Spiritual Root and Meridians, intending for him to live as an ordinary person!"

"This is also why Invincible Chen tolerated his nonsense for so many years, to the point where many in the Imperial Court began to think Invincible Chen had become senile."

Li Yu's eyes widened.

"So that's how it is!"

No wonder!

The Invincible Chen she knew was a true hero, a cold-blooded man of iron who bore the title of Butcher on the battlefield.

But during these years in Jubei City, the Invincible Chen she saw was a father figure who doted on his child without limits.

It turned out he had been protecting Chen Xian all along.

"Now that Invincible Chen is dead, if Chen Xian had remained mediocre, he naturally wouldn't have attracted attention. But he just had to develop Spiritual Qi and the ability to cultivate, which proves the Immaculate Sacred Body is still within him..."

Li Xun said meaningfully, "Naturally, the Demonic Cultivators have set their sights on him. And not just them; many who are in the know will gradually target Chen Xian as well."

"Even Imperial Father is the same, isn't he?"

Li Yu hit the nail on the head.

Li Xun gave a bitter smile and said, "Naturally. After all, no one is uninterested in longevity!"

"Then Imperial Father's intention is..."

"To wait and see!"

Li Xun stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the moon in the night sky.

He spoke softly, "Jubei City is currently a mixed bag of people. Demonic Cultivators, the Imperial Court's people, the Tianqi Sect, those from the Southern Continent, and Jubei City's local forces..."

"The higher-ups' intention is to continue observing. Even if Demon Lord-level Cultivators enter, they are to be ignored. They want to see exactly how many trump cards Invincible Chen left behind to protect Chen Xian!"

"On the surface, Chen Buyu has already appeared. But it's not enough!"

Li Yu understood Li Xun's meaning, and understood her Imperial Father's meaning even more.

Once the trump cards Invincible Chen left for his son were exhausted, it would be Chen Xian's end. It would also be the time for the higher-ups to truly settle accounts with Invincible Chen!

Seemingly seeing through Li Yu's thoughts...

Li Xun suddenly coughed and said, "However, nothing is ever that certain!"

"The relationship between you and Chen Xian has caught Imperial Father's attention. If Chen Xian truly becomes very strong, he might not necessarily fail to survive!"

To this, Li Yu could only give a helpless, bitter smile.

"Imperial Brother, do you really think I'll believe that?"

"To put it bluntly, Chen Xian is a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. No matter how long he lives or what variables arise, he is still a fat sheep!"

"I may be Imperial Father's biological daughter, but he has over a hundred children. Even if it means sacrificing me, Imperial Father must walk this path of longevity, must he not?"

Li Yu's words made Li Xun shrug his shoulders.

"Sometimes I really wish you could be a bit more foolish. After all, the truth isn't always pleasant to hear!"

"Humph!"

A night passed.

Early the next morning.

Chen Xian finally woke up.

Although he was already a Cultivator at the Sixth Level of Qi Refining...

the exhaustion from last night still had to be recovered through sleep.

Getting out of bed...

Chen Xian snapped his fingers.

Only then did Zhou Duoer hurry in from outside.

"Attend to me while I wash my face and change my clothes!"

Regarding ordering Zhou Duoer around, a sense of dark humor always lingered in Chen Xian's heart.

Even if he were to die...

the fact that he had ordered an Empress around could not be changed.

Consider this the payment for saving her from being a servant!

After getting up...

Chen Xian slowly walked out of the room.

In the back garden...

the moment the ten people saw Chen Xian, they all knelt on one knee and said respectfully, "This subordinate greets the Young Lord!"

Seeing their attitude, Chen Xian smiled knowingly.

It seemed his life-risking actions yesterday were not without reward.

If they had called him Young Lord from the start, it likely wouldn't have been out of genuine respect.

Only by going through this life-and-death situation...

and seeing that he truly had the ability to be their master, would they naturally take the initiative to call him Young Lord.

Chen Xian was very satisfied with this result!

"Night Fiend, go do something!"

"Please speak, Young Lord!"

"Before noon today, catch all the cats in the manor and bring them here. Remember, this must be done discreetly!"

Chen Xian's words left Night Fiend stunned.

Not just him, the other nine were also stunned.

They were powerful experts with Golden Core Stage cultivation, and he wanted them to catch cats?

What did this mean?

Although Night Fiend was puzzled, he raised no objection.

Instead, he said even more respectfully, "Yes!"

"Zhao Hu!"

"This subordinate is here!"

"Take a few people and secretly investigate the movements in the city. Also, help me find someone!"

"Young Lord, who are you looking for?"

"A new face in the city, arrogant and unyielding, with a strange aura, and the demeanor of a wealthy Young Master!"

"Once you find him, do not alert him. Have someone follow him in secret and just come back to report!"

"Yes!"

Having arranged these two tasks...

Chen Xian leisurely began practicing his sword in the back garden.

After last night's battle...

he deeply realized that his future held not only the massive Karma of a Saint waiting for him...

but now also the huge prize of the Immaculate Sacred Body, waiting for others to seize!

If he wanted to survive...

he had to become stronger!

Especially when facing the formidable strength of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator yesterday...

he truly never wanted to experience that feeling of despair a second time!

The elephant bone sword shone brilliantly in his hands.

After half a quarter of an hour...

Chen Xian noticed the elephant bone sword in his hand was trembling continuously.

At the same time, a new piece of information appeared in his mind!

[elephant bone sword (Second Stage): Trample — Forms a Sword Domain within a ten-meter radius. Attacks within the Sword Domain carry the power of the Ancient Demonic Elephant's Trample, indestructible and unstoppable!]