24: Chapter 24 How can ants shake a towering tree?

Yang Yuan slowly walked towards Chu Chen and said cautiously, "Young Master Chu, these low-grade spiritual artifacts have already been counted."

"There are a total of twenty thousand low-grade spiritual artifacts. However, logically speaking, for every low-grade spiritual artifact, I should give Young Master Chu twenty spirit stones, but...!"

Chu Chen raised his eyes and looked at Yang Yuan.

"But what? Why are you stuttering when you speak?"

Seeing Chu Chen's cold eyes, Yang Yuan immediately said quickly, "However, these spiritual artifacts all show signs of wear and tear, so I can only give Young Master Chu ten spirit stones."

Hearing this, Chu Chen smiled faintly and said, "I thought it was something major. Ten is ten. Anyway, they are just rotten goods left over from the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword's consumption."

Yang Yuan took out a spatial ring. With a flash of blue light, twenty thousand spirit stones appeared in front of Chu Chen.

"Young Master Chu, twenty thousand spirit stones, not a single one missing!"

Without a second thought, Chu Chen put the twenty thousand spirit stones into his own spatial ring.

"I am assured of the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce's reputation."

"By the way, do you have any spatial rings with more than ten cubic meters of space here?"

Yang Yuan shook his head, "Young Master Chu, the spiritual energy here is barren. Generally, spatial rings exceeding ten cubic meters are all monopolized by major forces above."

"Young Master Chu might want to go to the East Xuan Empire's Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce to take a look; perhaps they have them there."

"Alright, thank you!" After saying this, Chu Chen left the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce and returned to the Tianxuan Sect.

Now there was no need to stay here any longer. Chu Chen prepared to loot the resources of the four sects before leaving this place to head towards the East Xuan Empire.

He would go see a broader world. Possessing these two peerless constitutions, if he didn't leave behind his illustrious and fearsome reputation, wouldn't it be a wasted trip to this world?

However, before that, he needed to successfully cultivate the Shrinking Earth to an Inch divine ability.

On the other side, the sect masters of the Yinshan Sect, Xuanming Sect, Kaoshan Sect, and Chiyan Sect all arrived at the entrance to the upper reaches.

Today was the day the experts from the Dongxuan Sect were coming to provide support. They had received orders to come to the boundary between the upper and lower reaches to wait.

The entire East Xuan Empire was like a giant long dragon, and this dragon was separated in the middle, as if split in two by a giant axe, with a boundless, endless river separating the middle.

It was divided into the upper reaches and the lower reaches. The spiritual energy in the upper reaches was about ten times stronger than in the lower reaches, which was often called a barren land by the people of the upper reaches.

The Tianxuan Sect, Yinshan Sect, Kaoshan Sect, Xuanming Sect, and Chiyan Sect jointly managed the lower reaches.

Boom!

A violent wave suddenly surged above the sea, kicking up a tornado several dozen zhang high.

"They are here!"

The Xuanming Sect master said. Sure enough, the next moment the giant waves dispersed, the tornado of several dozen zhang also dissipated, and two figures, one black and one white, appeared.

The two figures arrived before them in the blink of an eye. Even without speaking, everyone felt an inexplicable pressure; this was the oppressive feeling coming from experts.

The Xuanming Sect master saw the two dressed in black and white, and wondered in his heart, especially since they came from the upper reaches.

He inexplicably thought, could these two be the Dongxuan Sect's Xie An and Fan Yuan, known as the Black and White Impermanence? The one in black clothing was Xie An, and the one in white clothing was Fan Yuan.

Rumor had it that before joining the Dongxuan Sect, the two were notorious in the upper reaches, often ambushing and killing other cultivators in the middle of the night to seize their treasures.

Later, they were encountered by the Dongxuan Sect master, and after being reformed, they became the Black and White Protectors of the Dongxuan Sect.

Xie An said, "Are you the managers of this lower reach?"

The Xuanming Sect master replied respectfully, "Reporting to Lord Xie An, yes."

"Oh? So you know me."

"The illustrious reputations of Lord Xie An and Lord Fan Yuan, even though we are in the lower reaches, have reached our ears."

Seeing this, the Yinshan Sect master thought to himself, this guy is good at bootlicking; I can't fall behind either.

He immediately said, "The reputations of Lord Xie An and Lord Fan Yuan are truly thunderous. I never expected to be able to see the two lords today; it is my great fortune."

Fan Yuan had a cold expression, and his icy voice reached the ears of the few.

"Stop bootlicking me. If it weren't for the Sect Master's orders, how could we have come to this barren land? Just honestly lead the way."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind letting others take your positions."

Once these words were said, the Xuanming Sect master responded with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes, my Lords, we will lead the way for you right now."

He also took a side glance at the Yinshan Sect master, as if saying, if you don't know how to bootlick, don't do it.

However, what the few did not notice was that there seemed to be another person following behind Xie An and Fan Yuan.

Tianxuan Sect.

Chu Chen had already preliminarily grasped the Shrinking Earth to an Inch divine ability. This was a divine ability that folded space from far to near, involving the power of space.

Chu Chen stood up and stretched. "Alright, the cultivation is finished. Now it's time to go collect the treasures. I wonder what treasures they have prepared for me."

"However, which sect should I go to first? Forget it, let's start with this Kaoshan Sect."

The next moment, Chu Chen seemed to perceive something, and his eyes radiated a chill.

"Ming Yuan, you say I have already given them a chance, but they didn't cherish it. Since that's the case, then go into my ten thousand soul banner and stay there."

Ming Yuan responded helplessly, "Some people, until the very last moment, always think they can win. In reality, they have lost miserably from the very beginning. Such people shouldn't be given a chance."

"Swish!!" A sound of breaking through the air rang out.

The Xuanming Sect master and the other three brought Xie An and Fan Yuan to the main hall of the Tianxuan Sect.

"Lord Xie, Lord Fan, that Chu Chen is inside. I will go and lure him out right now. When that time comes, if the two lords strike together, you will certainly be able to kill this brat," the Yinshan Sect master said respectfully.

"No need, your grandpa is already here," Chu Chen's voice came.

As his voice fell, Chu Chen's figure appeared behind the Yinshan Sect master without any warning.

Xie An and Fan Yuan reacted first, but it was already too late. An extreme sword intent erupted from behind.

"Retreat quickly!" Xie An shouted urgently.

However, it was too late. The Yinshan Sect master had already been pierced through the body by the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword, dead as can be.

At this moment, a chill came from behind Xie An, and his eyes looking at Chu Chen held a trace of fear.

They didn't even know when this youth had arrived behind them. If that sword had been aimed at him, he would likely have met the same fate.

Xie An glanced at Fan Yuan. At this moment, Fan Yuan's face was pale, looking at Chu Chen with wariness. Even though that sword was not aimed at him, he also felt a threat of death.

However, after Xie An and Fan Yuan sensed Chu Chen's cultivation realm, they inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie An's eyes gradually turned cold.

"You are Chu Chen. With your Mortal Shedding Fourth Layer realm, you are actually able to execute such a terrifying secret technique. I'm afraid it consumes a lot of physical energy."

"Can you still use it a second time? If that sword just now had been aimed at me, perhaps you might have had a sliver of a chance of survival today."

"But now, you have no chance at all."

The death of the Yinshan Sect master was a huge blow to the other three sect masters.

The Chiyan Sect master said in terror, "It's over, it's over. This Devil King Chu has become stronger again. We are all going to die here."

"Shut up," Fan Yuan slapped the Chiyan Sect master across the face. "With me and Big Brother here, this brat is destined to die. What are you panicking about?"

Chu Chen's mouth curled up slightly, and he said indifferently, "Does an ant looking for an ant slightly larger than itself think it can shake a sky-high tree?"

"Ridiculous, truly ridiculous!"