Chapter 617 - 296: Four Symbols True Inheritor

Chapter 617: Chapter 296: Four Symbols True Inheritor

"Junior Brother Chen, just how strong is your Qi Blood Power?

I get the feeling that even Marrow Cleansing Realm Perfection Martial Artists like my grandfather don’t have Qi Blood Power nearly as potent as yours."

Chen Cheng chuckled and said, "I’m an Organ Refining Realm expert. Of course my Qi Blood Power is more formidable than Grandfather-in-law’s."

’This was no idle boast. In the Body Refining Realm, he had gained three extra layers: the Profound Gold Hide, Dragon Tendons, and the Perfect Flawless Jade Bone. With those enhancements, his Qi Blood Power naturally far surpassed that of a Marrow Cleansing Realm Perfection Martial Artist.’

But how could Shen Qingyao believe him?

She tilted her pretty face up, and her small, jade-white hand followed, gently resting on Chen Cheng’s well-defined chin.

Pouting, her breath as fragrant as an orchid, she said:

"Junior Brother Chen, don’t even think about tricking me! How could there be a twenty-one-year-old Organ Refining Realm Martial Artist in this world?

Unless you’re a monster!"

"Hahaha, then I guess I’m a monster," Chen Cheng laughed, bending down to scoop her up by the waist and carry her toward the main residence.

"Ah... Junior Brother Chen, I haven’t bathed yet! I’m all sweaty..."

"It doesn’t matter. You’ll only get sweaty again. We can wash up later..."

...

「The next day.」

Chen Cheng went to the Demon Suppression Department for his shift as usual. As soon as he walked into the Government Office, he saw Meng Qin organizing a thick stack of intelligence documents.

Meng Qin was obedient, sensible, and efficient, so she had become Chen Cheng’s personal subordinate.

"So much intelligence today?" Chen Cheng asked, surprised.

"Yes." Meng Qin bowed respectfully and answered succinctly, "Most of it is documentation regarding the appointment and dismissal of officials in the counties under Linji Prefecture’s jurisdiction."

"In addition, the reports from the State City all arrived in Linji Prefecture today. I just finished copying them over. There’s also the newly updated Earth List and Rouge List."

"Oh." Chen Cheng nodded slightly, then walked over to the desk, sat down, and began to flip through the various intelligence documents.

Meng Qin obediently served him tea and then waited discreetly to the side.

After reading through the documents, Chen Cheng found himself frowning.

A report from the State City stated that half a month ago, the Three Elements Cave Mansion in Sanmen Prefecture had opened again. However, it was a one-way Array Gate that only permitted exits, not entrances.

Furthermore, each Array Gate would automatically close after a single person passed through it, and the locations of the gates were all different.

Of the thirty people who had entered the cave mansion, only thirteen came out.

Among those thirteen, five were severely injured, and seven were lightly injured. Only one person was completely unharmed, and his Martial Arts Power had greatly improved.

As for what the people who entered the cave mansion specifically encountered, the intelligence reports made no mention.

They only mentioned that the three True Disciples from the Great Dao Sect all made it out, but his master, Mr. Zheng, and another Sect Steward did not.

’This was undoubtedly bad news, and it didn’t make sense.’

’After all, with his master Mr. Zheng’s Martial Arts Power, there was no reason he wouldn’t have been able to secure an exiting Array Gate!’

’The old man’s failure to emerge probably meant there were other factors at play.’

There was another piece of news that caught Chen Cheng’s attention. Nangong Yi, one of the Nine True Inheritor Disciples of the Taiyi Sect, was active in the area of Jinsha Prefecture, which was adjacent to Linji Prefecture.

No cave mansions had appeared in Jinsha Prefecture, so many people speculated that Nangong Yi was likely there for the Fog Concealment Cave Mansion in the Great Wilderness Mountain Range, which was probably about to open.

After composing himself for a moment, Chen Cheng immediately turned to the newly updated Earth List and Rouge List.

For slaying Wang Xuanjiu, Ghostly Wound, and the Corpse Demon, Chen Cheng had entered the Earth List in one fell swoop, ranked at number thirty-one.

He had no idea where the Celestial Secret Pavilion got its information, but on the Earth List, his Martial Arts Power was displayed as Small Success in the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

Everyone else on the Earth List was an Organ Refining Realm Martial Artist; Chen Cheng was the only one at the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

On the Rouge List, however, his rank didn’t rise but fell, dropping directly from fifth place to forty-ninth. He had nearly been delisted entirely.

The Rouge List placed the most emphasis on martial arts potential. Since Chen Cheng was afflicted by the Demon Thought Cage, it was considered nearly impossible for him to open his Human Acupoints, advance to the Puncture Realm, and achieve the Innate state.

In the eyes of the Sutra of Ultimate Sect, his martial arts potential was clearly very poor.

While Chen Cheng was lost in thought, a knock came from outside the Government Office. Meng Qin hurried to open the door.

Standing in the doorway was a large, portly man dressed in a dark robe!

"Ke... True Inheritor Ke?" Meng Qin exclaimed, clearly recognizing the visitor.

The visitor, however, didn’t seem to recognize Meng Qin. He nodded slightly and asked with a cheerful laugh:

"Is Junior Brother Chen Cheng here?"