The young man in the forest was sitting cross-legged, the space around him rippling. The True Qi in his body was more than ten times stronger than that of others at the same realm!
"So this is the Heaven-rank cultivation method, the Vastsea Sacred Emperor Scripture? It's a pity I wasn't fortunate enough to cultivate it in my past life. Even the cultivation method my friend cultivated from the Human Emperor's Blood back then couldn't compare to it."
Sensing the True Qi in his Sea of Qi, Su Chen was filled with emotion, but also a hint of resentment.
Sixty thousand years ago, he had been a genius rarely seen in the world. He reached the Void Refining realm in just three thousand years and was the Hall Master of the Peerless Hall.
In the land where the Twin Emperors had perished, he found a secret realm and obtained the Vastsea Sacred Emperor Scripture.
Given time, breaking through to the Integration realm and even entering the Mahayana realm would not have been impossible.
But who would have thought that at the critical moment of his breakthrough, the Dao companion he trusted most would collude with an outsider to steal his fortuitous opportunity.
"In this life, I will not repeat the path of the past. I have been reborn from fire. Mu Xueqing, Min Tiange—one day, I, Su Chen, will make you repent for what you did in the eighteen levels of hell!"
Su Chen clutched the storage ring on his index finger so tightly that the veins on the back of his hand bulged and his eyes turned bloodshot.
Now, that Mu Xueqing was already the Hall Master of the Peerless Hall.
Sixty thousand years had passed—heaven knew what her cultivation level was now. And then there was Min Tiange. His father, Min Youguo, was even more terrifying.
After a long while, Su Chen finally suppressed the killing intent in his heart and glanced at the storage ring.
This was the ring he had obtained in the land where the Twin Emperors perished, and it was the very thing that had allowed him to reincarnate into this era. A trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"This ring is named 'Turmoil.' If not for it, I would not have been able to be reborn. It's just a pity that after reincarnating, I can't figure out its use. Perhaps I'll find some clues when my cultivation is higher."
An inscription could be seen carved upon the storage ring:
[The Divine Ring gathers the soul; in an age of chaos, it grants the bearer Heaven's Mandate.]
"This era is truly in turmoil as well," he mused. "The Human Emperor's lifespan is nearing its end."
Su Chen let out a long sigh.
When he was alive in his past life, he had once seen the Human Emperor from afar in the Imperial Capital.
The draconic qi that filled the sky then was so prosperous it was a rarity in the world; even the aura from the land where the Twin Emperors had perished was slightly inferior.
But he was unwilling to dwell on it. The affairs of the Human Emperor were something that even he, back then, could not touch.
Just at that moment, Su Chen's eyes narrowed.
He heard a sound from outside his residence. It was the seventh-layer Qi Refining cultivator whose leg he had broken that day!
"He dares to come back?"
Su Chen let out a long breath, slowly pushed open the door, and saw a crowd of people outside.
Among them, he could see a particular young man.
Su Chen's expression turned grim. "The Li family... Li Xinnian!"
...
Creeeak—
In the courtyard for the servant disciples, the door opened. Li Xinnian stood among the crowd outside, his young face knitted in a tight frown.
At his side, a young cultivator with a limp was gritting his teeth and glaring at Su Chen as he walked out of the room.
He spoke respectfully to Li Xinnian, "Young Master Xinnian, that's Su Chen! He was the one cursing you that day. We were going to drive him out of the Skyveil Sect, but he assaulted me!"
The clamorous voices of the other Skyveil Sect disciples instantly arose.
Li Xinnian felt a surge of annoyance.
It was for no other reason than that while cultivating today, he had heard that an inner sect disciple from the Liu family had gone to cause trouble for a servant disciple, only to end up making a fool of himself.
Li Tianyue was the mother of the Liu family head, Liu Wuhuan, so in the end, this business with collateral relatives by marriage had become his problem.
"Su Chen, Young Master Xinnian is right here! Why aren't you on your knees yet?!" The limping cultivator was truly throwing his weight around now that he had backing.
Su Chen's expression remained calm.
He stared intently at Li Xinnian, sensing that he was no ordinary person.
This child was a monstrous talent. Never mind reaching the peak of Qi Refining at just ten years old, the sheer solidity of Li Xinnian's foundation made even his own heart tremble.
He couldn't help but be secretly astonished. "In this world, besides the disciples of reclusive Immortal Clans and those ancient Immortal Clans of old, could there truly be such a youth?"
But aside from his surprise, there was no fear in Su Chen's heart.
"It's not your place to speak."
With just a single glance, a chill bloomed from his eyes, causing the limping disciple's face to turn pale as he felt a phantom pain shoot through his leg.
Su Chen then looked at Li Xinnian. "Young Master of the Li family. Do you intend to use the Li family's power to bully me?"
Li Xinnian was speechless for a moment.
At the same time, from outside the crowd, Nangong Qingya—who had heard the news from some unknown source—came running over in a hurry.
Seeing the two sides in a standoff, she was just about to speak out for justice.
But in the next moment, everyone's expression changed. Even Su Chen was quite surprised.
Slap!
Li Xinnian slapped the seventh-layer Qi Refining cultivator across the face, leaving the man stunned on the spot.
As if in a dream, he stared at Li Xinnian's expressionless face. "Young Master Xinnian... you..."
"This is a warning."
Li Xinnian helped up the young cultivator he had just knocked to the ground, then glanced around at the many astonished onlookers, his voice ice-cold.
"I don't know where you all came from, I don't know what you hope to get from me, and I don't know if you're trying to use me."
"But I'm telling you, this is the Skyveil Sect from Azure Cloud Region! For generations, my Li family and the disciples of the Skyveil Sect have protected this land and fought for it!
"This is not a place for you to engage in infighting and scheme against one another!"
After he finished speaking, Li Xinnian turned away with a grim expression and walked through the crowd.
Most of the sect disciples lowered their heads in shame, even the one who had just been slapped.
They were almost all people of Azure Cloud. Li Xinnian hadn't said much, but his words reminded them of their ancestors who had fought and died for this land.
Nangong Qingya, who had been about to intervene just moments ago, now stared at Li Xinnian's back.
Though still short due to his youth, it was straight and proud. Her young face grew even redder.
Su Chen also watched Li Xinnian's departing back with a look of appreciation. "This child truly is extraordinary..."
But just as his words fell, the corner of his mouth twitched.
"Senior Brothers of the Disciplinary Hall, go! Seize all those troublemakers. Private fighting within the sect is a vile offense. Give them all double the punishment!"
"Yes!"
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