Chapter 1248 1207: The Day of the Bloody Battle

"That's very simple, just have him take a Life Treasure Pill." Chen Fei said calmly.

"Life Treasure Pill?" Qi Xuchong was slightly stunned, then immediately laughed and said, "I understand…"

After a slight pause, he added, "I just went to look for Jianng Wanli… he's unwilling to hand over that Heavenly Stem Dragon Bamboo."

Chen Fei's eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "Senior, you already agreed to me."

"I know." Qi Xuchong cut him off and said blandly, "Same words as before: as long as you can help me, I'll snatch that Heavenly Stem Dragon Bamboo for you even if I have to rob it! You can rest assured about this."

Chen Fei's eyes flickered as he said, "Anyway, it's one hand for the money and one hand for the goods… once Senior helps me obtain that Heavenly Stem Dragon Bamboo, I'll then begin transforming the Earth Corpse. No problem, right?"

Qi Xuchong gave Chen Fei a deep look and said, "Alright! Also, at most in another five days, we'll likely send people into that tomb. Don't forget to make your preparations."

"That tomb still only allows people under the Fourth Heavenly Layer of True Person Realm to enter?" Chen Fei frowned.

"No." Qi Xuchong shook his head and said, "Our Four Great Powers, plus Jianng Wanli, have been working day and night these past days to break the restrictions outside that tomb. Now we've already achieved some results."

"Results?" Chen Fei's eyes flashed.

"Mm." Qi Xuchong nodded and said, "Now that tomb can barely allow people of Minor Heavenly Position to enter, so that's why I said at most five days… After dragging on for so long, many people can't sit still anymore! They've lost their patience."

Hearing this, listening to Qi Xuchong speak so, Chen Fei's expression couldn't help but change slightly. Although he now no longer feared ordinary figures of Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm, when facing those people, he would still lose his sense of control—unable to easily defeat them, unable to suppress them…

And with things turning out like this, his plan would probably become much more difficult.

"Either push my cultivation level further as soon as possible, or raise my Formation Dao cultivation level! Only this way will I have a greater grasp when facing those people then…" Chen Fei narrowed his eyes, muttering to himself, and the five fingers hidden in his sleeve suddenly tensed, clenching tightly.

Then he looked up at Qi Xuchong again and nodded, saying, "Senior, I understand."

"Mm, then I'll take my leave first. See you later." Qi Xuchong gave Chen Fei a deep glance, then turned and left, disappearing into the air.

Expressionless, Chen Fei also left the Evergreen Tower.

At the same time, such furious roars were echoing within the Nine Nether Palace.

"What! One slot? How is one slot enough for us to divide!"

"There's no helping it, that person only gave us one slot! Even if it's not enough, we still have to divide it."

"News has come! It's said that brat chose Brother Baojun, but why not me!? Why!"

"Me?" Hearing such news, deep within the Nine Nether Palace, in a lightless, pitch-black place, a blood-haired old man muttered, "If I succeed, I wonder if I can once again attempt to break through to the Great Heaven Realm?"

These words made the remaining few old monsters of Nine Nether Palace fall silent. Because among them, though the Blood Fiend Spirit Body Zhou Baojun was not the oldest in age or seniority, he was the one among them most likely to survive and successfully break through to the True Monarch Realm of Great Heaven Rank.

In comparison, they truly had nothing to say.

"I heard that old ancestor of Qi Family Fort personally showed himself to have that brat help as well." Someone else brought up Qi Xuchong's appearance, because Qi Xuchong had shown himself without any concealment, which made them somewhat wary.

After all, Qi Xuchong was a figure of Grand Heavenly Position of True Monarch Realm, and under him was this vast Qi Family Fort; who would dare not take him seriously?

"Could it be that Guardian Sacred Beast left behind back then by Qi Tianbao is about to die? It's been almost four hundred years. It never stepped into the Demon King Realm of Great Heaven Rank, it can't hold on that long." Someone speculated.

Qi Tianbao was the founder of Qi Family Fort, a great figure from three to four hundred years ago! Before he died, he had brought back a Demon Beast from who knows where, which had been in seclusion ever since. Now, three to four hundred years had passed; even if a Demon Beast naturally had a long lifespan, it had lived far too long. It was probably almost at its limit.

"That is indeed possible…"

Talking about such matters, even the strongest few at the top of Nine Nether Palace couldn't help but pay close attention.

Guardian Sacred Beasts are things that either don't exist, but once they do, they are usually terrifying existences that no one dares to underestimate.

Moreover, back then the Four Directions Demon Sect had a Minor Heavenly Position expert who was overbearing and made enemies of Qi Family Fort, and was later assassinated. No one knew who the killer was; the investigation turned up nothing. However, there were rumors that someone had heard a chilling beast roar at the edge of that battlefield, its might shaking heaven and earth…

"Let Baojun go test it first. If that brat truly has the ability to transform people into Earth Corpses, at worst we'll wait until everything is over before negotiating terms with him… or even abduct him to work for my Nine Nether Palace." A cold voice echoed from deep within the Nine Nether Palace.

Everyone fell silent, then nodded together, saying, "Yes, Old Ancestor…"

The next day, the Blood Killing Platform of Earth Martial City began to bustle with activity.

Among the top ten figures of the younger generation in Earth Martial City, the Lan Family's prodigy Lan Wuyong, hailed as the next successor, was going to step onto the Blood Killing Platform with someone, and this matter had already spread throughout the entire Earth Martial City! Countless people now knew.

As for who dared to go up on the Blood Killing Platform against a freak, a sword-maniac madman like Lan Wuyong, no one knew. However, the incident that happened in the Central Region three days ago was also gradually spreading.

Lan He, Lan Wuyong's younger brother, had once been so arrogant, so lawless, yet now it was said he'd been scared so badly his guts shattered, hiding at home not daring to go out! And those people like Zhan Jun, Lan Wuyong's right- and left-hand men, at the Fifth Heavenly Layer of True Person Realm, had actually been killed one by one with a single sword strike!?

People weren't stupid. Of course they understood that someone who could pull off something like that was definitely not a simple character! And now Lan Wuyong was going onto the Blood Killing Platform against that kind of person. What kind of ending would that have? Could Lan Wuyong, this Lan Family's next Clan Leader candidate, manage to salvage his pride?

Perhaps no one knew! But precisely because of that, this blood battle was drawing even more attention, bringing many of Earth Martial City's older generation and famous young elites.

Earth Martial City, Blood Killing Platform—other than the huge, oppressive, dark-red high platform that towered in the center, the surroundings were encircled by viewing platforms of varying height and uneven tiers, standing in the void, so that people all around could have enough field of view to see clearly.

At this moment, those nine viewing platforms were already packed with people, heads surging, extremely lively.

"Look! It's Long Yi from Qi Family Fort, Luo Mang from Nine Nether Palace, and Duan Mingjun from Celestial Master Hall. They actually came together?"

At that moment, the arrival of several figures caused quite a commotion among many. Their gazes turned toward a certain direction in the not-too-distant area, and then the crowd actually parted orderly to open up a path, only to see Long Yi, Luo Mang, and Duan Mingjun walking in step.

These were figures completely not inferior to Lan Wuyong, even a shade stronger than him! No one expected that they too would be interested in this blood battle and all come together?

"Hiss! Th-that's Dark Demon Cui Ming?" At that moment, someone sucked in a sharp breath and exclaimed, and immediately the distant crowd once again scattered left and right in chaos. A man with a sword on his back, clad in a black robe, appeared outwardly ordinary, yet walked in under the fearful, trembling gazes of many people.

This was the strongest swordsman of Earth Martial City's younger generation, called a monster among monsters—Dark Demon, Cui Ming!

"Cui Ming?" Long Yi, Luo Mang, Duan Mingjun and the others all changed expression as well, looking at the newcomer with wariness.

This person, at present, was ranked first among the younger generation in their Earth Martial City! The true number one in combat power.

The next moment, Cui Ming slowly walked up to Long Yi and the others, looked at Duan Mingjun, and asked coldly, "I heard that person is a Sword Cultivator. Is he strong?"

Duan Mingjun was slightly stunned, then his eyes tightened as a faint aura spread out, enveloping both him and Cui Ming, as he said, "This is what he taught me. Right now it's only somewhat taking shape."

"Flawless Sword Intent?" Cui Ming murmured expressionlessly, then turned and left, saying nothing more.

Once Dark Demon Cui Ming turned and left, Long Yi shrugged, his gaze complicated as he said, "That guy seems to have gotten even more terrifying. Just standing in front of him like that, I actually couldn't help my heart tightening, feeling nervous…"

Don't look at the fact that he could rank in the top five of Earth Martial City's younger generation; when facing a monster, a sword-obsessed freak like Dark Demon Cui Ming, he was still somewhat lacking. Perhaps only a freak, a monster like Chen Fei could be compared to him?

Thinking of this, Long Yi suddenly couldn't help asking, "Right, Mingjun, didn't you fight Chen Fei before? Who do you feel is more powerful, him or Cui Ming?"

Hearing this, Cui Ming's expression also became more attentive.

"Him and Cui Ming?" Duan Mingjun was slightly taken aback, then looked at Long Yi and said, "What about you? Who do you think is stronger?"

Long Yi paused for a moment, then said, "I don't know."

"I don't know either." Duan Mingjun shook his head and said, "Maybe only when the two of them actually fight for real will the answer be revealed, right? Didn't you see that guy is already interested in that person?"

Long Yi froze for a moment, then also nodded. "Indeed…"

"Boom! Boom! Boom…" Just then, the sky saw an extremely shocking spectacle! Lines of iron cavalry appeared overhead, rumbling roars echoing nonstop as a mighty torrent rolled over the crowd's heads, battle intent boiling, like tens of thousands of troops galloping to the scene.

An old man holding a sword, with six lines of iron cavalry behind him whose Sword Intent was so sharp people didn't dare to look directly!

"Seven Sword Protectors of Lan Family!" People opened their mouths wide, staring at that unit with awe. The Seven Sword Protectors of Lan Family! These were at the very least figures from over a hundred years ago in the Lan Family, and absolutely the pillars and backbone of the current Lan Family. Their strength was terrifying— even those at Minor Heavenly Stature True Monarch Peak would not dare act rashly against them, which said plenty.

No one expected that today they would personally come, leaving seclusion to be here.

"Rumble, rumble, rumble…" The iron cavalry of the Seven Sword Protectors of Lan Family swept across the sky, scouring the clouds, their aura rolling, almost blotting out the heavens, yet no one dared make a sound! Because an existence that could even cut down Minor Heavenly True Monarch Realm experts—what did people like them count as?

And behind them, a young man with razor-sharp edge slowly approached.

Everyone's gaze fell upon him. It was him… Lan Wuyong.

The moment he appeared, his eyes arrogantly swept across the entire venue, then he said blandly, "Hasn't he come yet? Could it be he's scared…"

"Are you talking about me?" A calm voice rang out, and everyone fell silent.

"What?" Long Yi and the others' expressions changed abruptly. Chen Fei was already here? And they hadn't even noticed?