"The affairs of the world are turbulent and unpredictable. No one knows what the future holds, so who can say for sure?" Su Chen said with a placid smile.
For some reason, Nangong Qingya had been helping Su Chen heal these past few days, but today she felt that there was something different about him.
She didn't want to dwell on it, however. Her mind was preoccupied with whether Li Xinnian had just been giving her a way to save face. She waved her hand dismissively.
"Junior Brother, don't just wander around. You haven't recovered from your serious injuries, so don't walk about too much, lest you damage your foundation."
"Thank you, Senior Sister."
As Nangong Qingya departed, Su Chen stared coldly at the main hall.
"Li Xinnian, personal disciple of the Skyveil Sect. Only ten years old and already at the peak of Qi Refining. What a formidable child."
After speaking, he headed elsewhere.
But he hadn't gone far before Su Chen's eyes narrowed. In the path ahead, seven or eight cultivators had already blocked his way.
They were all adults, and the one in the lead, at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, was the very person who had injured him a few days ago!
"Su Chen? Hahaha, it seems you really didn't listen to a word I said!"
The cultivator was burly and cracked his knuckles. "I told you, trash like you shouldn't stay in the Skyveil Sect! Otherwise, I'll beat you every time I see you. Looks like you really haven't learned your lesson!"
What surprised these cultivators was that the Su Chen who had been hysterical that day now showed no expression at all.
In Su Chen's eyes, they saw only... cold indifference!
"Get out of my way."
A chill bloomed in Su Chen's eyes, striking fear into the hearts of the cultivators. "Otherwise, I'll make sure you have a miserable death!"
As his words fell, the aura around his body surged, and the dust on the bluestone slabs began to stir!
The expressions of the Skyveil Sect disciples changed drastically.
"Impossible! Qi Refining... the fifth layer of Qi Refining?!!"
"Just a few days ago, you were at the third layer! How could you advance so quickly?"
For a moment, the group actually didn't dare to approach Su Chen.
But in a flash, Su Chen was already at the side of the seventh-layer disciple.
Crack!
The sound of a bone shattering rang out. The seventh-layer disciple, drenched in a cold sweat, was already kneeling on the ground.
The physical pain made his whole body tremble, but he didn't dare cry out. Because he felt it—it was as if, on Su Chen, he could see... a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!
Su Chen looked down at him condescendingly. "Today I'm in a good mood, so I'll spare your life. I'll give you three days. Drag that broken leg of yours and get the hell out of the Skyveil Sect. Otherwise..."
After speaking, Su Chen headed into the distance, utterly disdainful of everything.
He left only the few disciples behind, trembling in fear.
The seventh-layer Qi Refining disciple finally came to his senses. He couldn't understand how the Su Chen they had beaten like a punching bag just days ago had suddenly become so terrifying, even managing to... a fifth-layer Qi Refining cultivator, skipping ranks to instantly suppress a seventh-layer one.
It was as if between them, there was an insurmountable chasm!
"Senior Brother..."
A junior brother swallowed in terror. The seventh-layer disciple gritted his teeth.
"Let's go! We'll go find Senior Brother Liu. He's an inner sect disciple, and the Liu family is related to the Li family by marriage. If he makes a move, even Su Chen won't be a match for him. And since Su Chen is being so strange, Li Xinnian will definitely be interested. When that happens, Su Chen will be as good as dead!"
At this moment, Su Chen had already walked far. His complexion was even paler, but his eyes were sharp and fierce; he must have heard the disciples' voices.
He stretched his body and let out a long breath. "I never thought This Venerable One could see the light of day again, reincarnated tens of thousands of years later. I'm afraid that in this world, no one remembers me, Venerable Chen. This body also needs to have its marrow cleansed and essence refined, but for me, that is as easy as flipping a palm."
As he spoke, he felt a sharp pain in his mind. The memories of the body's previous owner caused his soul to waver for a moment—a lingering ghost that refused to disperse.
Su Chen took a deep breath. "Young man, I know you have lingering grievances, but you can rest assured. This Venerable One will fulfill all your wishes. Now, you can disperse in peace."
The memories in his mind were like fleeting lights and phantom images.
In this Eternal Sun Prefecture, the Li family held power, and the major factions of the Eternal Sun Prefecture were at war with one another.
The Su family had been one of these great families, with an elder at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm. However, it was destroyed by Han Yun of Skynet and the Li family's three scoundrels.
Su Chen was the last survivor of the Su family.
The previous owner of this body was truly laughable. He had met Nangong Qingya in his childhood and even had a childhood engagement with her. Even after his family was destroyed, he still came here with the marriage contract in hand.
He did, however, have some sense in the end, wanting to work hard to become an inner sect disciple before bringing the matter up again.
But he never expected that his own fiancée would shamelessly throw herself at Li Xinnian.
And he was the favored child of the new generation of the Li family—the very family that had destroyed his own!
Every time he thought of this, the original Su Chen would be consumed by uncontrollable rage.
Ultimately, it was because he angrily cursed the Li family that he was noticed by those other cultivators.
What kind of place was the Azure Cloud Region? Who there didn't respect the Li family? And so, he was beaten to the brink of death, allowing the current "Su Chen" to take advantage of the situation.
"The Li family of Azure Cloud, the Prefecture Lords... what a grand reputation. And Li Xinnian, what a favored child of the Li family. Interesting. Very interesting indeed."
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