Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Such Strong Guard

“Talk? Go talk to your sister!”

Chen Ansheng snapped to attention. First, he summoned the Ultimate Shield, then immediately activated the Boundary-crossing Stone.

He vanished on the spot.

From the moment he heard the voice to the moment he disappeared, not even a tenth of a breath had passed.

“This…”

Beside the water pool, a humanoid Old Tree stood, utterly surprised.

“Hmph.”

After a moment, Old Tree sighed.

“The atmosphere in your realm is truly terrible. Do people guard themselves this much?”

In the Immortal Realm, the closed training grotto of the Green Flame Cave.

“Phew.”

Chen Ansheng patted his chest and sighed in relief.

Just now, Chen Ansheng had truly been startled, so out of safety, he chose to flee immediately with the Boundary-crossing Stone.

“The person who spoke just now couldn’t even be sensed by my spirit senses. He’s definitely not a cultivator from the Youxuan Realm. He’s most likely a forbidden existence from the Dragon Bone Abyss!”

Chen Ansheng was now at the eighth Immortal level. Whether from the perspective of his spirit senses or mental energy, it would be impossible for a cultivator from the lower realms to approach him without making a sound.

And the Clearwater Pool itself was located within the restricted area of the Dragon Bone Abyss, so Chen Ansheng deduced that the owner of that voice was a being from the forbidden zone.

Regardless of how friendly or hostile they appeared, it was best to escape first.

There was no harm in waiting for twelve hours before descending again. If the person wanted to talk, he could send a puppet to converse with him instead — there was no need for him to take the risk personally.

“Let me test my current cultivation speed first.”

After making his decision, Chen Ansheng sat cross-legged with closed eyes and started to practice the Absorbing Spirit Technique.

In one breath’s time, it cycled two hundred eight times!

The absorption speed of Immortal Qi increased not just by one fold but three!

After twelve hours.

Chen Ansheng opened his eyes, with sword intent flowing in his pupils.

“At this absorption rate, I have hope to ascend to the ninth Immortal level within a month!”

Chen Ansheng was already at the late eighth Immortal peak. With his greatly enhanced physique and blood energy circulation, breaking through to the ninth Immortal level would indeed take less than a month.

After reaching the ninth Immortal level, the real challenge would begin — advancing to the True Immortal Realm!

The True Immortal Realm was truly the first threshold for Immortal Realm cultivators. To break through, one must comprehend a single principle or law; otherwise, success would be impossible.

Take Ji Ziling, who had already met a tragic end — her talent was inadequate, and her three attempts to reach the True Immortal Realm all ended in failure.

Afterward, Chen Ansheng donned the defensive immortal robes he obtained from Ji Ziling. This type of Immortal armor could take on various forms, regardless of gender, and once worn, it would always stay hidden beneath the skin, unseen by others.

After donning the Immortal armor, Chen Ansheng prepared the Immortal Treasure sword gifted to him by Mo Wu. With a thought, he could summon it into his hand. Moreover, he had also prepared high-grade healing pills and divine combat talismans.

After making all his final preparations, Chen Ansheng activated the Boundary-crossing Stone again, returning to the Youxuan Realm.

This time, instead of transmitting to the Long Family territory, he randomly locked onto a mountain he had previously scanned with his spirit senses.

“First, I have to get a puppet.”

The members of the Long Family were decent, so Chen Ansheng naturally wouldn’t use their children to create a puppet. Hence, he decided to find one elsewhere.

His spirit senses spread out, their range expanding directly from tens of thousands of kilometers to hundreds of thousands of kilometers. This was the result of reaching the eighth Immortal level and the enhancement of his spirit senses and mental energy.

“Oh, isn’t that Zhu Ji, the Holy Son of the Northern Antiquity? He’s still playing around after being so severely wounded?”

Over ten thousand kilometers away, Chen Ansheng’s spirit sense detected the Northern Holy Son who had once provoked the Long Family but was defeated.

Right now, he was trying all sorts of tricks to battle with a demoness, all to no avail. His face was red with anger, and sweat poured from his brow.

“Looks like they didn’t cut cleanly enough… it’s him!”

After choosing his target, Chen Ansheng flew toward the direction of the Northern Holy Land.

The Northern Holy Land had stood in the Youxuan Realm for countless years. Its protective mountain formation was extremely formidable, even difficult for an Immortal ninth rank to breach.

Chen Ansheng alighted on the outer edge of the protective formation, sending a spirit message, “Mu Wan, I’ve arrived. Hurry up and come to greet me.”

As the Holy Woman of Northern Antiquity, Mu Wan could freely enter and leave the Holy Land. Bringing Chen Ansheng in was a trivial matter.

Actually, this wasn’t the main point; ever since their farewell in the dungeon last time, Mu Wan’s image often lingered in Chen Ansheng’s mind.

Mu Wan, who was meditating in the Holy Land, immediately received this spirit message and was overjoyed.

“Master, Master, how long you’ve made your servant wait… waaah…”

Ever since their parting nearly a year ago, Mu Wan, having tasted the flavor of a cultivator companion, was often immersed in those infinite moments of beauty in her dreams. She looked forward to their next meeting even more than Chen Ansheng.

Following the direction Chen Ansheng had left her, Mu Wan arrived at a desolate mountain outside the Holy Land.

“Greetings, Master.”

Mu Wan’s stature was tall and her appearance was as exquisite as a celestial maiden.

“Hmm.”

Chen Ansheng nodded indifferently but couldn’t help but feel a ripple in his heart.

This girl looked even more enchanting after making an effort to dress properly.

“Is there any errand to which you have summoned me, Master?”

For some reason, as soon as she saw Chen Ansheng, Mu Wan couldn’t help trembling a little, as if her powers were depleted and she was about to faint.

“There’s a small matter I need your help with, but before that, I have a major issue to address.”

Chen Ansheng smiled, his gaze encompassing Mu Wan, who was trembling.

Upon meeting Chen Ansheng’s gaze, Mu Wan felt her heart race, her whole body go limp. Her face flushed slightly, and she shyly smiled, “Could this major matter the Master speaks of have something to do with your humble servant?”

Chen Ansheng arched an eyebrow and joked, “Pointless questions.”

With a flick of his wrist, he conjured a protective barrier using his Immortal power.

“Master, wait a moment… I carry the Binding Spirit Ropes…”

“Whoa, you devilish woman, let me fight you three hundred rounds until I subdue you!”

Two hours later, Mu Wan was defeated, and she whimpered for mercy.

Would Chen Ansheng be deceived by such a little trick? After another hour, he finally subdued her completely.

…

“During my absence, what actions has the Northern Holy Land taken?”

Chen Ansheng stood with his hands behind his back, eyes straight ahead, appearing like a sage.

Mu Wan’s slightly disheveled hair made her look even more frail. She weakly reported, “Master, about a month ago, the Northern Ancient Ancestor successfully reached the ninth Immortal Rank. He has started contacting various parties to attack the Long Family and plans to seize that space passage. I’ve already informed the Long Family’s Ancestor of this matter.”

“Hmm, understood.”

Chen Ansheng nodded slightly.

What is the strength of the ninth Immortal Rank like in the lower realm?

Regardless of how, Chen Ansheng now possessed Immortal Treasure level Immortal Armor and a sword; there was no reason for him to fear a mere ninth Immortal Rank cultivator from the lower realm.

However, Chen Ansheng had no intention of acting right away.

He planned to create a puppet first and inspect the condition of the Clearwater Pool.

After all, this related to his future, and there was no room for error.

Subsequently, led by Mu Wan, Chen Ansheng smoothly entered Zhu Ji’s palace.

“Arrrgh! Bastard, it’s all your fault! I swear, if I don’t avenge this wrong in this life, I’ll never be human again!”

Inside the palace, after failing numerous attempts to fight the demoness, Zhu Ji had fallen into a state of madness, shouting in rage.

“You wish to avenge yourself?”

Suddenly, a white-robed figure appeared before him as if by ghostly apparition.