Chapter 137: Siege

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  Chen Yao didn't know that at the moment when Youminglu appeared, outside the treasure pagoda, everyone only felt a sharp pain in their eyes and couldn't help but close them. When they opened their eyes again, they saw that all the pictures on the surface of the entire Futu trial tower had disappeared, replaced by dazzling white light that pierced people's eyes.

  "What happened!"

  "What happened to Chen Tai and Luo Xiu's battle? Why can't I see it anymore?"

  "Damn it! The confrontation between two young geniuses that I've been waiting for has disappeared from the screen!"

  The crowd present, mostly staring intently at the duel between Chen Tai and Luo Xi, these two people, one is the most outstanding genius of Xinghong Valley who has realized the Dao Domain, and the other is a strong youth who has suddenly risen to fame recently. The duel between these two people almost represents the highest level of combat among the young generation in Longyuan City, and it has also attracted the attention of the vast majority of people present. Everyone is excitedly looking forward to it, watching with bated breath, afraid to miss any details.

  But unexpectedly, at this most critical moment, all the scenes disappeared!!

  In an instant, the surrounding area of the Floating Pagoda's trial tower erupted into a cacophony of noise, like boiling water bursting out of a pot, loudly discussing and venting their discontent.

  On the jade platform, the patriarchs of various families also looked surprised and uncertain. In a thousand years, the Floating Pagoda Trial Tower had never undergone such a strange change. What had happened inside?

  Just at this moment——

  A layer of ripples suddenly appeared on the surface of the White Light Pagoda, and then disappeared instantly. The scene inside the first floor's Eight Palaces boundary of the Treasure Pagoda was restored to its original state.

  Splash!

  All the noise ceased, and the ravens were silent. All eyes were fixed on one place, but in that forest, except for the shocking ruins all over the ground, there was no longer any trace of Chen Xiao and Luo Xiuxiu. The battle between the two seemed to have ended.

  "Who won in the end?"

  "What's with Chen Hai? Why can't I find him?"

  "Lu Xiu... Lu Xiu is gone too!"

  "Damn it! Such a wonderful battle, and I missed it. It's really infuriating!"

  Just as everyone was discussing, a Xinghui Valley disciple rushed up to the jade platform and came to the front of Xinghui Valley Master He Lian Shui, whispering something in a low voice, with a look of extreme fear, sweating profusely, as if reporting an extremely terrifying matter.

  Then, everyone saw that Helian smashed the jade throne in front of him with a palm, his expression was gloomy and cold, his face was iron-green, and he emitted a terrifying aura that made people's hearts palpitate.

  Did Luo Xiu lose?

  Everyone present had the same thought in their minds, and they were all shocked by this thought. How was it possible? Chen Xiao, who was superior to Luo Xiu in both cultivation and martial arts realm, how could he possibly lose to him?

  "Hey, Brother He Lian, calm down. You once said that in the Dragon Ranking Competition, casualties are inevitable. If one's skills are inferior, then they deserve to die."

  Next to her, the hostess of the Star Rhyme Sect, Mrs. Zhong, suddenly spoke up, and a smile that was hard to conceal floated on her jade-like face, which was as beautiful as a lotus flower. She had always held a grudge against Luo Xiu for sneakily killing several of her sect's disciples. At this moment, seeing He Lian Shui's extremely furious appearance, how could she not guess that something unexpected had happened to Luo Xiu?

  "Hmph!" He Lian's icy voice let out a cold hum, taking a deep breath to suppress the rage and killing intent in his heart. He completely ignored Xing Yun's mocking tone and instead looked up at the Floating Pagoda Trial Tower, wanting to see just how high Chen Xiao's cultivation was, to be able to...

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  Whoosh!

  Chen Yu drifted forward in the forest, swift as lightning.

  "Ling Bai, when can I reach the Dao Domain Realm?" Chen Tai asked while flying alongside Ling Bai.

  "This is not easy to calculate, now you only understand the meaning of the Wind Path, it's powerful but still lacks change. I suggest you take a good look at other paths and ponder them carefully. The more different paths you master, the stronger the domain you condense will be. You should know that thousands of years ago, my family's master had already understood 38 kinds of paths between heaven and earth: wind, thunder, earth, water, five elements, yin-yang, seasonal changes, astronomical phenomena, tidal movements... All things in the world have a mysterious and unfathomable 'path'. The more you understand, the deeper your comprehension of the path will be. The power of the domain you condense will naturally become stronger."

  Ling Bai spoke fluently, saying: "Moreover, the more Dao intentions you comprehend, when condensing the Two Instruments Golden Elixir, various Dao intentions will merge into the Golden Elixir's energy aura. The power of the Golden Elixir will also become increasingly formidable. Some powerful cultivators from ten thousand years ago could shatter all techniques, slay gods and demons, move mountains and boil seas with just their innate Golden Elixir alone. This was because they comprehended an unimaginable number of Dao intentions, making their Golden Elixir's power even more formidable than some top-grade treasures!"

  "I see, it seems that I need to focus on this aspect of my cultivation from now on. I've always felt that the key to future progress lies in grasping the meaning of the Tao. As the saying goes, 'the power of the law is boundless', and the deeper one's understanding of the universe, the stronger the mastery of the techniques will be..." Chen Xiao suddenly came to a realization and muttered to himself.

  "Not bad, the meaning is that any cultivator must grasp, whether it's cultivation, battle, or tribulation, all rely on one's own understanding of heaven and earth." Ling Bai nodded in agreement, "Cultivators seek immortality and ask about the Dao, asking about the Dao of heaven and earth. If they can't comprehend a hint of mystery between heaven and earth, then they're no different from ordinary people in the mortal world."

  Chen Yao took a deep breath and said, "Ling Bai, from now on when I encounter a fierce battle, don't intervene, let me face it alone. The Subduing Dragon List's grand competition is undoubtedly the best place for me to hone myself."

  "Don't worry, even if you asked me to help you, it's impossible. There are many old monsters lurking outside the Floating Pagoda Trial Tower. If my identity is exposed, I'm afraid it will bring endless disaster to both of us..."

  Ling Bai finished speaking and fell silent.

  It has been a stick of incense since entering the Eight Trigrams Palace, and tens of thousands of cultivators who participated in the Hidden Dragon Ranking Competition should have all arrived. At this moment, every corner of the Eight Trigrams Palace is hiding cultivators.

  Except for his younger brother Chen Hao and Du Qingxi, everyone else had been marked as an enemy by Chen Yao in his heart.

  We cannot be careless when dealing with enemies.

  Killing Luo Xiu was a feat of exterminating evil with a brush, Chen Tang couldn't believe he would be so lucky again next time.

  "Ah!"

  Chen Yao took a deep breath, began to focus his energy, and the whole person was like a hunting leopard in a state of high tension. His vast divine sense spread out, and any wind or movement around him was clearly reflected in his mind.

  Flying non-stop, in the blink of an eye, he had rushed out of that vast forest and arrived at a rocky canyon. Suddenly, Chen Xiao made a swift move, his figure swiftly turning, and with a fierce palm, slapped a dull gray rock beside him.

  Unexpectedly, the rock did not shatter into pieces, but instead let out a mournful cry and leapt up, transforming into a young man with an ominous face. He had been hiding in ambush, disguising himself as a rock, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack on Chen Xiao!

  If it weren't for Chen's exceptionally strong divine sense, he wouldn't be any better than the two Jinyi Golden Elixir cultivators. If it weren't for him detecting a faint unusual fluctuation on this rock, he would have almost been deceived, and the consequences would have been unthinkable.

  This gloomy young man didn't seem to be a son of any major power in Longyuan, wearing a green robe and tying his hair with a Taoist knot. However, his moves were extremely vicious. As soon as he was forced out by Chen Yao, he raised his hand and threw a handful of blue sand at Chen Yao's face.

  However, Chen's reaction was faster than his, and with a stir in his heart, a flying sword shot out, its sharp blade cutting off the young man's head, turning him into a headless corpse. Then, with a wave of his sleeve, he dispersed the blue sand that had been blown up, scattering it over the young man's body, which immediately began to emit a pungent smell, and in the blink of an eye, was corroded away until not even a single bone fragment remained.

  There is only one token lying alone on the ground, and its surface is also corroded with pits and uneven shape.

  What a vicious sandstorm!

  Chen Xiao's eyes narrowed for a moment, then he shook his head and didn't pick up the token on the ground. He turned around and left.

  After entering the canyon, Chen Xiao encountered more than a dozen extremely ruthless monks again, with all kinds of sinister and vicious methods emerging one after another. If not for Chen Xiao's exceptionally strong divine sense, even if his cultivation was higher, he would have been killed by sneak attacks.

  When dealing with these people, Chen Xiao was ruthless and killed them with one blow, neat and efficient, without any mercy or giving them a chance to use the exploding transmission jade symbol. If you want to kill someone, you must have the awareness of being killed. These people obviously did not give him a chance to live, so why should he pretend to let them go?

  However, what gave Chen Tang a headache was that as he proceeded, he encountered more and more cultivators, with battles taking place everywhere. The strange thing was that once they discovered Chen Tang's appearance, no matter how intense the battle between the two sides was, they would instantly stop fighting and then unite together to attack him. It seemed as if Chen Tang was their arch-nemesis.

  Chen Yao certainly knew the reason, killing himself could get an extra one million jin of Ling liquid and three Huang Jie extreme treasure talismans from the Su family, who wouldn't be tempted?

  Man dies for wealth, birds perish for food; this is an eternal and unbreakable truth since ancient times.

  Chen Yao wouldn't be caught dead, when he encountered fewer people, he would take them down with a heavy hand, and when he encountered more people, he would use his divine wind transformation escape technique to get away, not only did he avoid getting hurt, but he also gained a large pile of tokens and storage magic treasures, which was an unexpected delight.

  If it weren't for meeting up with his younger brother Chen Huan, Chen Tang would have even thought of turning to murder and robbery to make a big fortune.

  However, as time went on, Chen Xiao's situation also became difficult. Since his whereabouts had been exposed, at this moment, behind him, a group of monks were chasing after him, like an inseparable tail, vast and mighty, with an extremely large procession.

  Most of them were the sons and daughters of Xingluo Palace, Wan Yun Academy, and the Cang family. They had long been instructed by their elders to stand on the same front line as the Su family, and upon discovering Chen Yao's trail, they naturally pursued him relentlessly.

  Unfortunately, their speed was far from comparable to Chen Xiao's, who had grasped the complete meaning of the Wind Path. The distance between them grew larger and larger, with Chen Xiao already pulling ahead by at least a thousand miles. If it weren't for the fact that some of them were skilled trackers, they would have lost him long ago.

  "These damned guys won't leave me alone! If I weren't in a hurry to find my brother, I'd kill them all and be done with it!"

  Chen Zhuo was also driven to a state of utter frustration, especially since he still had not found any trace of his brother up until now, and the suffocating feeling in his heart could be imagined.

  At this moment, a sudden burst of killing sounds came from the front, with an extremely majestic momentum, and the strong True Yuan fluctuations could be felt far away.

  Chen Yao's divine sense spread out, and at a glance, he saw that on the vast grassland in the distance, there were over a hundred people flying in mid-air, while on the ground, seven or eight disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect wearing blue robes surrounded by a circle, apparently trapped.

  Among them, Chen Xiao saw a very familiar figure, who was none other than his own brother Chen Hao!