Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The sun rose and set.
Another month passed.
During this period of time, Jiang Chen’s life became peaceful again.
Every day, he would maintain the array formations in various areas of the sect. After that, he would consume medicinal pills and cultivate continuously. Sometimes, he would even transform into the mysterious pill master to guide Xu Xin in refining pills to pass the time.
The days were fulfilling, and Jiang Chen gradually suppressed the longing for home that Zheng Yun had awakened.
He was like a ghost, living quietly and unobtrusively in the Skyfire Sect.
In the central courtyard, a group of inner sect disciples took advantage of their free time to discuss in groups.
“What? The Northern Demon Cult’s core disciple, Gu Changfeng, arrived at the South Screen Mountains three days ago and met the sixth-ranked Mountain Crusher Li Jue there.”
“A great battle broke out between the two of them. They exchanged over a hundred moves, and in the end, Gu Changfeng’s saber cut down Li Jue, who was at the sixth layer of the Divine Sea realm.”
“After this battle, Gu Changfeng has officially replaced Li Jue as the sixth in the Soaring Dragon Rankings.”
“Moreover, after killing Li Jue and replacing him, Gu Changfeng announced that he would challenge Lu Qingtian of the Skyfire Sect!”
His next target was Lu Qingtian, chief senior brother of the Skyfire Sect, who had just obtained first place in the internal sect tournament.
The South Screen Mountains was a majestic mountain range in the northernmost part of the Nanli Continent. Like a barrier, it separated the Continent from the northern region.
Since Gu Changfeng was already at the South Screen Mountains, then it would only be days, or at most a month, before Gu Changfeng would arrive at Flame Mountain, where the Skyfire Sect was located.
At that moment, the atmosphere in the courtyard turned serious.
Although Lu Qingtian’s ranking was higher than Li Jue’s, it was only one rank higher. The difference in strength between the two wasn’t too great.
Since Gu Changfeng could kill Li Jue, he naturally had the power to threaten Lu Qingtian.
“Gu Changfeng is a demonic dao scoundrel, and he has probably offended many people along the way to the south. Why haven’t any righteous experts killed him yet?”
Some disciples were aggrieved. They felt that experienced experts should go subdue this demonic scum who was constantly challenging the rising stars of the various sects in such a high-profile manner.
Among the orthodox Dao, there were 10 major sects and countless experts. How could they tolerate such a demonic scoundrel being so rampant?
Besides, over many years, the Skyfire Sect had already fought a few battles with the Northern Demon Cult. It could be said that the enmity between them was as deep as the sea, and the Sect should have sent experts to kill him.
“Haha, you’re dreaming. If it was truly that simple, how could that guy have managed to reach this point?”
After this disciple finished speaking, the surrounding disciples immediately stepped forward.
“Could there be some inside story?”
“Hmph, Gu Changfeng is not a simple core disciple. He is the personal disciple of an elder from the Northern Demon Cult in the north, and that elder is a half-step Primordial Core cultivator. He is a true big shot.”
“When Gu Changfeng’s name became known, this elder already made sure to let all the major sects know that if anyone messed with his disciple, they would have to deal with him. If anyone dared to send experts from the older generation to deal with Gu Changfeng, he would lower his pride and kill the younger generation of the other sects.”
Any sect would think twice about messing with Gu Changfeng if it involved being targeted by a half-step Primordial Core old monster.
Therefore, during the period after Gu Changfeng came out, he had defeated and killed many experts on the Soaring Dragon Rankings. However, no sect dared to attack him.
After all, in a fair competition, they would have nothing to say since their skills were inferior.
They also didn’t want to provoke the other party’s master, which would end up causing their disciples to have so much fear that they wouldn’t even dare to leave their sects.
“Alright, you guys don’t have to worry. Senior Brother Lu once said that it’s fine if Gu Changfeng doesn’t come, but if he dares to cause trouble in our Skyfire Sect, he will definitely be killed here.”
Lu Qingtian was confident that he could defeat Gu Changfeng.
“That’s right. Senior Brother Lu is the Chief Senior Brother of the inner sect. He possesses the Ten Directions Fiery Flame Technique and can even counter the demon cults’ cultivation techniques. He will definitely be able to kill Gu Changfeng,” a disciple among the crowd said.
After the disciple spoke, the other people in the crowd also started to agree.
Jiang Chen walked past them and naturally heard everything they said.
This matter had spread within the sect even before the tournament. At that time, Gu Changfeng had still been far away, but now, he was already so close to the Skyfire Sect.
However, Jiang Chen only smiled when he heard all this.
He continued to walk forward, but soon after, he sensed something strange.
There was an obscure gaze watching him!
Jiang Chen maintained his composure.
After releasing a wisp of his perception, he quickly discovered that it was a black-robed Law Enforcement Hall disciple who was staring at him.
“A Law Enforcement Hall disciple? Why is he targeting me? Did the sect discover something?”
Thinking up to this point, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but deny it.
If the sect really discovered his secret, then it wouldn’t just be an ordinary law enforcement disciple with a second-layer Divine Sea cultivation.
At the very least, it would have to be an elder at the Golden Bridge realm personally making a move!
In other words…
There should be another reason for this person to target him, right?
He was just a firesmith laborer, what was there for others to covet?
Jiang Chen remained calm and collected, pretending as if he didn’t know anything. He patrolled the various array formations of the sect according to his usual routine and changed the spirit stones that were depleted.
Everything was normal.
In the end, Jiang Chen only sensed that gaze vanish when he returned to the Firesmith Hall.
After confirming that the other party had left, he quietly left the Hall and carefully arrived at an uninhabited place.
He took out the Myriad Mask and attached it to his face. Then, with a thought, he instantly became an ordinary inner sect disciple he had seen before.
Then, he followed that mysterious feeling and walked through the sect.
Soon, he saw the figure of the law-enforcement disciple who had been following him. Jiang Chen followed him from a distance.
Not long after, they arrived at a place not far from the Law Enforcement Hall.
At this moment, on a three-story building.
He saw the law enforcement disciple, as well as a voluptuous woman beside him.
Is that Chen Huan?
After following me, the disciple went to find Chen Huan. From the looks of it, he has returned here to report his findings.
So this person is following me based on Chen Huan’s orders?
Based on what he saw, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but think this way.
In next to no time, Jiang Chen thought of the death that happened before the tournament.
When Jiang Chen had killed Deacon Huang from the Labor Department, the deacon’s cultivation had clearly already been severed.
If he did not kill him that day, Deacon Huang would have succeeded in advancing.
That was because he had consumed a Five Fires Qi Integration Pill!
Furthermore, the deacon had previously gone to the Law Enforcement Hall.
Jiang Chen couldn’t help but connect the dots.
Deacon Huang’s medicinal pill was probably given to him by Chen Huan!