Chapter 314: Little Chen Che, no, Senior Chen...
half a day later.
On the top of an unnamed mountain, nearly a hundred foundation-building cultivators quickly gathered from all directions.
In the center, two people stood.
A beautiful middle-aged woman dressed in a cold manner and carrying a long sword on her back. She is Ye Xiuyu, the fifth elder of the Ye family and the master of fake elixir.
The other one, with a grey head and a long beard, and an air of a Taoist immortal, is none other than Ye Yuanji, the ancestor of the Ye family.
Seeing everyone gathered but no one spoke, Ye Xiuyu looked embarrassed and said in disbelief: "There are so many of you, but not only did you not find the body of the Great Ming Ancestor, you didn't even find any traces of a battle?" He
was alerted by the corner of his eye, but all the clansmen lowered their heads and remained silent.
Seeing this, Ye Xiuyu's expression suddenly became sad.
Ye Juming, who had been entrenched outside the Meng family, immediately rushed to rob and kill Chen Che after receiving the news that Chen Che had left the valley. In her opinion, this seemed like a sure thing, but Ye Juming never returned, and even the soul lamp enshrined in the clan was extinguished.
The death of the golden elixir is a big deal.
So she and Patriarch Ye Yuanji rushed to search as soon as possible, trying to find any clues of his death. Unexpectedly, after such a long time, they did not get any useful information.
"Although the Great Elder has only been in the Dan stage for a short time, it is impossible that he cannot defeat Chen Che. Even if he is defeated, how could he not even escape?
No one can find him alive, and no one can find his body after he died?"
Ye Xiuyu's face was full of surprise and doubt.
"The only one who can kill a Jindan must be a Jindan—
Ye Yuanji put his hands behind his back, turning two black and white golden beads in his hands, with a chill in his eyes.
The clan finally had a second Jindan, and the trend of revival was just around the corner, but unexpectedly Ye Juming died mysteriously.
"Could it be that they couldn't bear it, so they surrendered to Qianyan? If two Jindan fight, unless the difference in strength is too big, it will never be silent."
Ye Xiuyu couldn't help but guess.
The Ye family has spies in every department of Yunzhou, but no one knows about it. "This is the worst outcome!"
Ye Yuanji narrowed his eyes. His Thousand Eyes had great ambitions, and he even planned to swallow up the Sixteen States in one gulp.
That's why.
The Hunyuan Sect suppressed him and only allowed him to occupy one state.
When Xuanwu Jinghai and his group came, Patriarch Hunyuan saw that there was hope for the formation of a baby, so he relented and allowed him to attack Hunzhou. Unexpectedly, when Qianyan attacked Hunzhou, he also drove a nail right under their noses.
"Once that kid Chen Che forms a
golden elixir, we'll be in trouble." Ye Xiuyu gritted his teeth and said angrily, "As a sword cultivator, this boy is extremely powerful. During the Jinyun Valley competition, he was able to fight back even when faced with the siege of three great perfection cultivators. Once he forms a golden elixir, his strength will definitely increase dramatically."
Ye Yuanji nodded slightly.
First it was the Meng family, and now it's the Jinyun Valley. It's really like suppressing one problem but causing another. He was about to speak when he suddenly frowned and looked into the distance.
"What's wrong?"
Ye Xiuyu was confused.
Suddenly, several figures flew out of the clouds in the distance.
"Boom!"
In just a few breaths, it had flown to the sky above their heads. Then, the escaping light dissipated, and five monks appeared in the original place.
When the five of them appeared, their aura was so overwhelming that more than a hundred foundation-building cultivators didn't dare to raise their heads.
"Meng Qianxun, Meng Changtu, Chenxi, and Fushan Hermit Chen Che!" Ye Xiuyu glanced around and stopped at the last person. His eyes suddenly fixed and he shouted, "Chen Che, where is our elder?"
Ye Juming tracked down Chen Che, but his whereabouts were unknown. However, the latter now appeared in a swagger.
She was most likely certain that his disappearance was related to Chen Che, and in her rage, she shouted.
She held the sword behind her back and angrily scolded Chen Che. Murderous aura gushed out from her. The Foundation Establishment cultivators, who were already unable to raise their heads due to the pressure from the five people, changed their expressions. Some of those with shallower cultivation even retreated violently.
"Who are you to dare to speak to me like this?"
Chen Che narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to press.
A huge amount of spiritual energy was directly rolled up and pressed towards Ye Xiuyu in an overwhelming manner. As this force was revealed, there was a loud cracking sound on the ground, and a huge palm print was left behind.
Seeing the power of Chen Che's casual attack, Ye Xiuyu's face changed in horror.
"KENG!"
Without any hesitation, Ye Xiuyu drew his sword with a clang.
The sword light as bright as mercury, with a sword shadow like a peacock spreading its tail, was swung suddenly, and the sword shadows quickly merged into one, and it slashed hard on the invisible force that Chen Che had casually applied.
"Boom!"
There was a loud noise.
The magic sword in Ye Xiuyu's hand was actually broken into several pieces by this palm strike. What's more, the recoil force caused her to spit out blood. But the force remained unabated and pressed down again.
But at this moment, Ye Yuanji on the side had already flicked his sleeves with an expressionless face.
"Boom!"
A loud noise louder than before was heard.
The scattered force carried the dust and turned into huge gray waves that dispersed in all directions. The foundation-building cultivators standing around were all thrown to the ground, like a small boat in the midst of a raging sea.
However, Meng Changtu, Chen Xi, Xiao Chan and others were protected behind him and were not affected at all.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you are already a Jindan Zhenren, why bother with a junior. A Zhenren of my clan died here, Xiuyu is just worried and confused, please understand."
The one who made the move was Ye Yuanji.
The Ye family's ancestor Qingtian's cultivation had already reached the fourth level of the Golden Core. Standing there proudly and motionlessly, he indeed had some Taoist and immortal demeanor.
"Little Chen Che, no, Senior Chen has already formed the Dan--"
Ye Xiuyu was covered in cold sweat.
The fake elixir is not the golden elixir. Calling the real person by his name is an act of disrespect.
"Hmph!"
In response, Chen Che just snorted coldly.
He simply bent his finger and pointed, and thirty-two flying swords flew out from the void in an instant, rushing in front of Ye Xiuyu with many afterimages.
Ye Yuanji narrowed his eyes and quickly took out an Eight Trigrams Mysterious Mirror.
As the Xuanjian appeared, it emitted a golden light, and immediately a suction force was created in the air, trying to stop the flying sword. Unexpectedly, Chen Che seemed to have anticipated this. When Xuanjian appeared, the flying swords dispersed like flowing water, and after bypassing the mirror, they quickly gathered together again.
Ye Yuanji's face turned pale, but it was too late to stop him. Ye Xiuyu was pierced through the chest and lay on the ground like a blade of grass, completely silent.
"He has no respect for his superiors and speaks without restraint. He should be killed, he should be killed!"
Meng Qianxun nodded slightly.
After they dealt with Qianyan's funeral, they were preparing to return to Jinyun Valley together. Unexpectedly, they met the Ye family here. When they saw them coming, they did not hide or evade, but stood on the top of the mountain, which clearly meant to stop them and test them.
If you show a slightly soft attitude, the other party will immediately take advantage of you and may even attack you. His strength is not as good as Chen Che's, and once he takes action, the other party will see through his strength.
Everyone in the world is like this, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"How dare you?"
Everyone in the Ye family changed color. The sound of "clang clang" was heard, and they all stood up with swords. No one expected that Chen Che would kill the fifth elder in public even though his own ancestor had already tried to stop him.
"If you don't know the etiquette and respect for superiors within the clan, you will naturally be taught a lesson outside."
Facing the many aggressive foundation-building cultivators and Ye Yuanji's cold eyes, Chen Che's expression remained unchanged. He retracted his flying sword and said lightly:
"As for Ye Juming, he saw me leaving the valley and intercepted me halfway. He died in my hands a day ago."
Although they already knew it, after hearing this, the cultivators of the Ye clan couldn't help but feel sad and angry. Of the five elders in the clan, except Ye Wuchang who died while undergoing tribulation, four of them died at the hands of Chen Che.
Among them there is even a Jindan Zhenren.
Many members of the tribe have already made up their minds to die, and are determined to keep Chen Che here at all costs. Even Ye Yuanji has murderous intent in his eyes.
But at this time, Meng Qianxun said:
"Daoyou, you came at the right time. Several of us are preparing to go to the Ye family. In recent days, I have been in seclusion and some of our clan's territories have been swallowed up by the Ye family. Should they be returned to our clan in the future?"
"When you succeed, you become arrogant!"
Meng Qianxun's straight-to-the-point words made everyone in the Ye family look extremely ugly.
They knew that after Chen Che reached the stage of Dan formation, the Meng family could no longer suppress him, and they would definitely have to give up the territories they occupied. However, they never expected that the other party would directly attack and openly demand the territory in such a situation?
"Our clan considered those territories to be abandoned. Now that they have owners, we should return them."
Ye Yuanji's eyes flashed and he spoke decisively.
As strength increases and decreases, it is nothing more than you retreating and I advancing. There is no benefit in taking something by force, and it is even more shameful to return it only after being beaten and hurt. What made him change his mind so quickly was the other party's tough attitude and Chen Che's strength.
The opponent's strength doesn't seem like he has just reached the Dan stage, but rather like he has been there for several years.
Sword cultivator! Sword cultivator!
"In that case, I will be a peacemaker and persuade Valley Master Chen not to pursue the matter of the noble Ye Juming attacking him."
Meng Qianxun did not care at all about the other party's response. Instead, he continued, "The three of us Jindan forces occupy one state. It is normal to have friction in the fight for resources. There is no need to care about trivial matters."
"Since Fellow Daoist Meng has spoken, I will not pursue it."
Chen Che nodded slightly, as if he was saving face.
Hearing him say this, the Ye family members had no expression on their faces. Within a few days, two elders of the clan died. It was clearly a matter for them to decide whether to pursue the matter or not, so how come the other party decided not to pursue it?
But there are also smart ones who understand the current situation of the Ye family.
The Meng family and the Jinyun Valley are one after the other, suppressing Yunzhou. If you want to take revenge, you have to face two Jindan. Even if we win, it will be a pyrrhic victory. By then, everything you gain may become someone else's wedding dress.
Even if you want to take action, you have to think carefully or wait until the other party reveals a flaw.
"Then I have to thank Valley Master Chen for his magnanimity."
Ye Yuanji sneered.
"In that case, the matter has come to an end. If you have time in the future, you can come to visit my Jinyun Valley."
Chen Che bowed.
"Sure, sure."
Ye Yuanji responded expressionlessly and raised his hand and said, "Goodbye, everyone."
As soon as he finished speaking, a white cloud appeared under his feet, carrying more than a hundred foundation-building cultivators back to the Ye family, leaving Chen Che and the others where they were.
Chapter 315 Three pieces of news, the aftermath of the war
"Ancestor, are we really leaving like this? The first elder and the fifth elder—"
Looking back, he saw that Chen Che and the others had disappeared, so he mustered up the courage to ask.
Ye Yuanji's face was as gloomy as water, and he scolded: "It is easy to give up everything and die with him. But what will happen after this battle? Will it leave behind a family full of holes and vulnerable to being slaughtered?"
He was first the ancestor of a clan, and then a cultivator.
If he gave everything he had, he would be able to kill all the opponents. But so what? Five elders died and all the top combat forces were lost. Are we going to lose the backbone of our clan here?
"The foundation is still there, and we can produce a few more great masters within a hundred years. The worst result will be the division of Yunzhou into three parts."
When everyone heard this, they all had mixed feelings.
Half a month ago.
The Ye family was still in great power, dominating the Meng family with their dominance. As a result, within just a few days, the situation had changed and the family had actually begun to accept the fact that it had to divide Yunzhou equally with the other party.
"As long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood."
Ye Yuanji turned his head and glanced at the many elite members of the clan, and said meaningfully: "Remember, realm is the foundation. Today,
we took a step back because of the lack of a Jindan in our clan, and tomorrow we can take another step forward
because of the increase in Jindan." "You must remember the humiliation of retreat today, and you can get back at it when your cultivation is higher in the future. If a Yuanying Zhenjun emerges among you, let alone occupying Yunzhou, it will not be difficult to force Hunyuan Sect to bow its head."
"You should be patient when you can, and you are very scheming."
Seeing the other party leave, Meng Changtu couldn't help but sigh.
Xiao Chan and Chen Xi both breathed a sigh of relief.
Just now, they all thought that there would be another fierce battle. Fighting with several Jindan masters in just one day was truly thrilling.
"Changtu, you are wrong."
Meng Qianxun looked at the clouds and said,
"He is just smart. If there was only one person, we would be the ones to give way. Ye Yuanji just wanted to preserve the backbone of the clan. If it were me, I would make the same choice."
"However, after Mingyan suffered a loss, the Ye family will have to restrain themselves from now on."
Chen Che nodded slightly.
No one is worried that the other party will go back on their word.
With the Ye family having lost all of their high-end combat power, it is not easy for them to still occupy the territories that were originally within the Meng family's sphere of influence, unless Ye Yuanji is in charge personally.
But as a dignified Jindan, how could Wen be bothered by such trivial matters?
Rather than waiting until it is snatched back in the future, it is better to return it early and do our best to preserve the power of the clan.
"Let's go."
Meng Qianxun flicked his sleeves and rode the light of escape towards Jinyun Valley.
In just a few days, three shocking news swept across the sixteen states.
Chen Che of Jinyun Valley has achieved the Golden Core Formation. What was originally an ordinary foundation-building force has suddenly been raised to a higher level and transformed into a Golden Core force. Those affiliated families who chose to stay waited for the results they wanted, so they naturally hung up lights and cheered enthusiastically.
And those families are now regretting their decision to the core.
In order to seek refuge, they moved away almost overnight, with some leaving in the hundreds and some in the thousands. Now they are still wandering around and cannot find a place to stay. Many people even maliciously cursed that Jinyun Valley would be razed to the ground sooner rather than later, to make them look smart.
But who would have thought that this would be the outcome.
Looking at the thriving Jinyun Valley and then looking at his own miserable appearance, he felt regretful and jealous.
This is the case with the Lu family.
After leaving Jinyun Valley, they headed north, fearing that Chen Che would go back on his word, so they traveled day and night.
That night.
Click!
At night, electric snakes streaked across the sky.
Soon, it started to rain heavily, extinguishing the nearby bonfires. The tribesmen had already put up the felt cloth when the wind started.
The dusty Lu Shiyong sat in the center, looking at the letter in his hand, full of doubt:
"Chen Che has reached the Dan stage?"
"Should we go back to Jinyun Valley?"
someone asked in a low voice.
"Can we go back?" the man asked blankly.
Lu Shiyong regretted his decision. Why didn't he hold on for a few more months? Now he would be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Several elders in the clan also looked over, hoping that he could give them some advice.
"Now that things have come to this, there is no turning back."
Lu Shiyong sighed:
"In life, we are bound to make mistakes. In the future, we just need to choose the right position. Let's go to Lezhou and join the Bai family. The Bai family is backed by Duobao Zhenren and is an old-fashioned Jindan force--"
Of course, everything is normal so far.
After all, Chen Che is a well-known genius in alchemy, and many people have predicted that he will be able to form an elixir sooner or later. It is just a matter of time.
What really shocked everyone was the actions of the Ye
family: the Ye family, which was originally so powerful that they seemed to want to swallow up the Meng family in one gulp, suddenly retreated like a tide overnight. Not only did he spit out all the territories he had previously swallowed, but he also closed the mountain for twenty years and no longer participated in external affairs.
The Meng family, which was originally in danger, suddenly survived.
Such an amazing change caught everyone off guard. Just when everyone was in doubt, an extremely secret message came out from the Ye family: the newly promoted Jindan Zhenren Ye Juming was suspected to have died at the hands of Valley Master Chen.
It was not until then that everyone understood why the Ye family gave up the territory they had obtained.
At the same time, it is also clear that Yunzhou will probably have to maintain a three-way balance of power for a long time.
As for the third piece of news, it was about the death of Thousand-Eyed Immortal.
A great battle broke out in the Shuzhou Imperial Mausoleum, and the noise was really too loud. In addition, Chen Yin was prepared to die together with him by undergoing a tribulation, so how could it be concealed? Many cultivators went to Shuzhou to inquire early in the morning.
Only then did they learn that Chen Xi was the only one left among the royal cultivators of Dachen.
Many independent cultivators originally wanted to take possession of Qianyan's relics, but when they saw Chenxi was a guest in Jinyun Valley, they immediately gave up the idea. However, this did not scare some of the old-fashioned Jindan forces. Many real people were skeptical about the news and went to see it in person.
Seeing the devastated imperial mausoleum, he immediately believed 80% that Thousand Eyes had died.
after all.
The Dachen royal family belongs to their slaves, and they worship the Thousand Eyes. Not to mention that only Chenxi was left dead, even if all of them were dead, they would have to climb out of the coffin obediently and provide support for Qianyan to continue his practice.
Now that the Chen family has ignored the imperial mausoleum, the only explanation is the death of Thousand Eyes.
"Could it be that the deaths of Ye Juming and Qianyan are related to Jinyun Valley and the Meng family?"
Some people also linked the three things together.
after all.
At that time, many people saw these people leaving the imperial mausoleum directly.
But when you think about the connection between them, it seems incredible. It was impossible that Chen Che killed Ye Juming and Qianyan one after another as soon as he formed the Dan. If this is true, it is truly horrible.
certainly.
Regardless of whether the news is true or false, everyone is clear about one thing:
Jin Yun Valley and the Meng family can no longer suppress the situation.
While the outside world was in turmoil, Jinyun Valley was bustling with activity. A few days ago, during Meng Qianxun's Dan-forming Ceremony, many forces, seeing the Ye family's strength, turned to the other side. As a result, the east wind prevailed over the west wind today, so they naturally had to come and apologize.
Chen Che was not very impressed by the power of these fence-sitters:
How could it be possible for you to share the good times and run away when you are in trouble?
Besides.
Things are different now. He has now reached the Golden Core stage. The patriarchs of those large foundation-building clans are no longer qualified to face him directly. In the future, all the people he interacted with were true people from the same realm. It was just like the Thousand-Eyed Immortal that day:
without being summoned by the other party, he couldn't even see the other party.
After leaving these trivial matters to Hu Yao, Chen Che directly chose to go into seclusion.
Due to fighting several battles in a row, his mind was extremely exhausted and he would need to sit in meditation for at least several days to recover. Since he had already returned to the valley, Chen Che was not in a hurry. He simply waited until his condition returned to its peak before absorbing the Thousand-Eyed Statue.
As for Chenxi.
She is currently staying in Jinyun Valley and will not go back until the situation stabilizes.
"Without the suppression from above, as long as the token is sorted out, this is another Jindan.
As for Chenxi, Chen Che did not intend to control her.
Many times, too much control is not a good thing. The tighter you suppress, the stronger the resistance will be.
One more ally
is better than one more slave who wants to devour the master at any time.
In the next few days, Chen Che mostly rested and recuperated. Thinking of Qianyan's incarnation when he escaped, he also went to Zuo Yishan to ask if there would be any situation with the Shinto monk.
Zuo Yishan was very concerned about this second Jindan student of the 19th class. The enthusiasm directly shows that this situation naturally exists. Because Shinto monks are souls, if they want to repair themselves, in addition to self-healing and elixirs, they have to devour souls.
However, when the devoured soul is too powerful and cannot be absorbed in a short period of time, this soul will coexist with the Shinto monk,
forming a half-human, half-beast existence. If this soul devours the original body in turn, it will be occupied by the other party from then on.
Of course.
Without a physical body, the ghost cultivator who is also a soul body will also encounter the same situation.
There are three thousand great ways, and each path has its own unique disaster.
"I guess Qianyan was once injured and had to devour the soul of a hundred-eyed marsh dragon to heal his wounds. However, due to his limited strength at the time, he was unable to absorb it all, so he formed a half-human, half-beast soul."
Chen Che suddenly realized, and he also understood the origin of Qianyan's final appearance.
Seven days later.
Chen Che, who had been sitting cross-legged for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes. At this moment, his true energy, physical strength, and soul have all recovered to their peak.
Meng Qianxun, Meng Changtu and Xiao Chan are still recovering from their injuries.
The reason why they did not return to the Hui people was that they were worried that the Ye family would take action secretly. Don't just look at the Ye family's announcement to close the mountain for twenty years. Once the other party finds an opportunity, the so-called closure of the mountain will immediately become invalid.
Therefore, it is necessary to avoid being alone.
After bowing his head and pondering for a moment, Chen Che raised his hand and waved it. A black stone statue about two or three meters tall fell in front of him with a "bang".
Although I have looked at it many times.
But every time I see it, I feel the weirdness of this statue.
"Now that the Thousand Eyes are dead, it is time to absorb this statue!"