130: Chapter 130 Chen Xuanyi Returns

"Changqing, we can't go back to Wanren Mountain now, and we don't know where Fellow Daoist Li is either. What should we do next?" Fang Yunchen asked.

"I came from the direction of the Bone-Erosion Forest earlier and didn't see my grandfather," Chen Changqing shook his head.

"Since that's the case, let's go to the Ziyue Mountain Range first. The Ziyue Mountain Range is not far from the Wanren Mountain Range. It is rich in Ziyue Grass, as well as an extremely special yin-attribute Ore," Fang Yunchen suggested.

Chen Changqing nodded.

"Then we will do as you say, Grandfather-in-law. We'll head to the Ziyue Mountain Range first. If my grandfather reaches the vicinity of the Wanren Mountain Range, the jade pendant will also react."

After the two made their decision, they accelerated their pace.

...

Five days later, Chen Changjie emerged from seclusion. She had originally planned to begin switching her Cultivation Technique, but the arrival of two people startled her.

One of them was indeed Chen Xuanyi. When he arrived, he was covered in wounds and his aura was weak. It was only after he consumed the Medicinal Pill that Chen Changqing had left in the Family that he recovered slightly.

The other was Jiang Yuruo. Originally, the two had not been traveling together, but Chen Xuanyi happened to run into Jiang Yuruo, who was returning to her Family, while he was fleeing.

Jiang Yuruo's feelings had been quite complex at the time. If Chen Xuanyi hadn't saved her in some sense before, she might not have intervened. Furthermore, those few people had also intended to attack her, so she joined the battle, treating it as repaying Chen Xuanyi's favor for saving her.

After sending Chen Xuanyi back, she departed.

"What happened, Ninth Great-Uncle?" Chen Changjie asked.

"I was ambushed by someone who holds a grudge against our Chen Family." Chen Xuanyi recounted the events of the past few days.

The hearts of Chen Yuanzhan and Chen Changjie, who were present, skipped a beat. They hadn't expected Chen Xuanyi to have gone through so much during this period.

Fortunately, he was back, and both of them breathed a long sigh of relief.

However, some things had also happened over at Qingyang Mountain.

"What did Yuanwen say?" Chen Yuanzhan asked.

"He only told us, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators of our Family, not to return to Qingyang Mountain for now. Something has happened at Qingyang Mountain.

However, he also said that he and Chen Changyue are fine, and that he will arrange for the Family's Genius Disciples to come to Wuyue Mountain in a while," Chen Xuanyi explained with a deeply furrowed brow.

"Then we can only wait until Changqing returns before deciding. He is still in the Zifu Secret Realm right now," Chen Yuanzhan said.

"The Zifu Secret Realm?! He went to the Zifu Secret Realm? Isn't he only at the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment?" Chen Xuanyi was astonished. He had been away from the Family for five years, and during these five years, he had been tempering himself in Qing Prefecture, so he didn't know much about the Family's affairs.

"Ah, Ninth Uncle, you've been away all these years, so there are many things you aren't aware of," Chen Yuanzhan realized.

"Changqing is already at the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment. Moreover, a few years ago, with a cultivation of the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment, he defeated a Loose Cultivator at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment Perfection. Now, he has made a grand name for himself in the entire Taihe Prefecture, and even the entire Cang Prefecture."

"Defeating a ninth layer Foundation Establishment Perfection at the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment... how did this kid become such a monster? Sure enough, Fifth Brother was right back then; this kid will definitely lead our Family to greater heights," Chen Xuanyi exclaimed in amazement.

"Ninth Brother went to the Zifu Secret Realm this time. With his strength, perhaps he can even obtain a quota for a ziyu pill," Chen Changjie chimed in.

As soon as these words were spoken, the two were stunned. They had never thought of it this way. Although they both believed Chen Changqing could strive for a quota, that would only be possible when he was at least at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment.

After all, there was currently no one in the Family who could help him, and he would have to face not only other Families, but also Foundation Establishment Cultivators who originated from Purple Mansion forces.

Those were the truly difficult ones to deal with. Every time the Zifu Secret Realm opened, this group of Cultivators almost monopolized all the quotas.

If, fifty years later, Chen Changqing's cultivation reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment and the other Cultivators of the Family followed closely behind, only then would it be the time for the Family to plot for a ziyu pill quota.

However, given Chen Changqing's character, he might indeed target a ziyu pill quota this time.

...

Chen Changqing and Fang Yunchen were still in the Ziyue Mountain Range at this time. It had taken them half a day to travel over from the Wanren Mountain Range. Over the past few days, they had also harvested quite a bit of Ziyue Grass, as well as some Tier 2 Ore.

During this period, they encountered many Tier 2 Monster Beasts and killed a batch of them.

Ever since Chen Changqing arrived here, he had a feeling that grew stronger and stronger: that they, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators, were all risking their lives to work for the Yuxu Sect.

Although they could exchange for rewards afterward, many Cultivators still died here.

Of the original over two hundred Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, at least five percent had died by now, and the value of the treasures harvested by most Cultivators was not high, basically around twenty to thirty thousand.

As for Chen Changqing, he had already harvested treasures worth over one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Ten blood flame fruits, each worth three thousand Spirit Stones, and two Jade Spirit Flowers, each worth around thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

As for the dozen or so stalks of Ziyue Grass and other treasures harvested during this period, their value was around forty thousand Spirit Stones.

In other words, he already had treasures worth one hundred and thirty thousand Spirit Stones on him. If he harvested more treasures during this period, he might even reach two hundred thousand.

"Changqing, the jade pendant reacted," Fang Yunchen said urgently. He had also harvested a lot during this period. Although it wasn't as much as Chen Changqing's harvest, it was still beyond his imagination.

"Yes, my jade pendant has also reacted. My grandfather should be not far from here, and he is getting closer and closer to us." Just as they were thinking this, they set off in the direction of Li Taixuan.

Li Taixuan's speed grew faster and faster, and behind him, a group of Cultivators was pursuing and trying to kill him.

Whether his luck these days was good or bad was hard to say. After arriving here, he hadn't encountered anything good for a full eight days. Yet yesterday, he finally obtained a Tier 3 Spirit Medicine, only to be pursued by so many Cultivators.

Fortunately, he had just noticed that the jade pendant at his waist was somewhat hot, which meant either Chen Changqing or Fang Yunchen was nearby.

Before long, he saw Chen Changqing and Fang Yunchen, and he rushed over with a look of joy on his face.

Meanwhile, the five Foundation Establishment Cultivators behind him stopped decisively upon seeing Chen Changqing and Fang Yunchen.

The two sides thus confronted each other in mid-air.

Chen Changqing and Fang Yunchen released their auras—one at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, and the other at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment Perfection.

Seeing this, the five individuals already felt like retreating. Two ninth layer Foundation Establishment Perfection Cultivators and one eighth layer Foundation Establishment Cultivator; such a lineup was extremely difficult to deal with.

Although there were five of them, not a single one had reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment; there were only two at the eighth layer and three at the seventh layer.

A single Tier 3 Spirit Medicine was not worth clashing with Chen Changqing's group of three, so they had no choice but to retreat helplessly.

Seeing them retreat, Li Taixuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He thanked the two, saying, "Thank you, Changqing and Brother Fang, for your assistance." He even wanted to take out treasures to gift to them.

"Grandfather, you are being too polite," Chen Changqing shook his head and smiled.

Fang Yunchen also refused. The two of them had indeed done nothing but release their auras. Moreover, the three of them were originally a team, so this matter was nothing.

In the end, Li Taixuan could not persuade them and stopped insisting. In truth, his politeness was mostly directed at Fang Yunchen; as for Chen Changqing, he didn't stand on ceremony too much.

Although the relationship between their two families was only through the in-law connection of Li Chenghui and Chen Yuanzhan, the Li Family's help to the Chen Family was by no means small, and the Chen Family's help to the Li Family over the years was also certainly not small.

The relationship between the two families had actually surpassed a certain limit.