Chapter 336 - 188: The News Spreads! Shocking All Directions

Chapter 336: Chapter 188: The News Spreads! Shocking All Directions

And so...

With every step Chen Xuan took, the darkness before him receded in great waves.

Though darkness still surged madly from every other direction...

...the darkness in this particular direction was like a tamed beast, not daring to so much as snarl.

Eventually, Chen Xuan began to walk faster and faster...

Soon, he had traversed hundreds of miles of land on foot.

At last, he once again neared the passage from before.

The dense darkness before him was forced to shrink back into a fissure not far from the passage. It left only a pitch-black "head" poking out, cautiously ’peering’ in his direction.

Like a bizarre, black viper.

Chen Xuan glanced indifferently at the withdrawn darkness.

’An interesting thing...’

So!

Is this darkness sentient or not?

"Let’s go. We’re getting out of here!"

Chen Xuan glanced back at Old Deng, Chai Yuan, and the others trailing far behind, his tone casual.

’It’s basically certain.’

’This secret realm is a trap.’

’These bizarre dark creatures were intentionally ambushing everyone.’

"Alright!"

Ancient Star River, with Helian Yu in tow, rallied the members of the Martial Alliance and rushed directly toward the passage.

The others, their faces etched with terror, scrambled to follow.

They were terrified that the darkness would resume its assault the moment Chen Xuan left.

Chen Xuan’s brow furrowed slightly, but he said nothing.

’In any case, the Martial Alliance and the Lingxiao Sect had formed an alliance.’

’Many disciples from both sects had been left behind.’

’It wouldn’t be right for him to abandon them and leave alone.’

And so, as he stood there silently, everyone behind him swarmed out.

Only then did Chen Xuan turn and walk toward the spatial passage.

The moment he left, the corner of darkness that had been hiding in the spatial fissure erupted as if a Demon King were born. It burst from the crack once more and expanded violently, unleashing a series of deep, terrifying rumbles. Its waves billowed like a bursting dam, continuing its charge into the distance...

Chen Xuan emerged from the passage and glanced back one more time.

The depths of the passage were already shrouded in endless darkness.

An endless pool of black.

It was impossible to see a thing.

A sound like a fierce wind howled, a continuous, ear-piercing WHOOSH.

"How bizarre..."

he muttered to himself.

’But at least this trip wasn’t for nothing!’

With a wave of his hand, a sheet of golden True Essence flew out, forming a golden wall that sealed the dark passage once more.

As for how long the seal would hold, he had no idea.

Having done all this, Chen Xuan turned to face the crowd of survivors behind him, their faces pale from their narrow escape.

His gaze automatically skipped over the Martial Alliance, the Lingxiao Sect, the Chai family, Liu Tingquan, and other acquaintances, landing directly on the unfamiliar faces who had just escaped.

In an instant, they all shivered in fear and immediately fell to their knees.

They didn’t know why Chen Xuan was looking at them, but they knew kneeling was the right thing to do.

"..."

Chen Xuan pondered for a moment, and as the crowd waited in trepidation, he finally spoke. "I just saved your lives. Do you not have a single word of thanks?"

"Ah, thank you! Thank you, Young Hero Chen!"

"Thank you for saving our lives!"

"Yes, thank you, Young Hero Chen! You are truly magnificent!"

the crowd hurriedly replied.

"That’s more like it."

Chen Xuan nodded. "When someone saves you, you should thank them. If you don’t, am I just supposed to save you for free?"

"Yes, yes, of course! Thank you, Young Hero Chen! I’ll kowtow to you!"

"I’ll kowtow too..."

THUD, THUD, THUD...

The group began kowtowing frantically.

The shocking scene left the Vice Sect Leader of the Lingxiao Sect, the Chai family, Liu Tingquan, and the others stunned once more.

After a moment’s thought, the Lingxiao Sect’s Vice Sect Leader, Yun Che, also dropped to his knees with a THUD.

The remaining masters of the Lingxiao Sect, startled, quickly followed suit, kneeling with a series of thuds.

Chen Xuan looked over at the sound, a questioning look on his face. "You don’t need to kneel. The Lingxiao Sect and the Martial Alliance are friends. Why would friends act like this? Get up, quickly!"

"Ah, Young Hero Chen, you’re too kind."

Yun Che rose awkwardly from the ground.

’I never thought the infamous Yama Chen would actually be a pretty decent guy...’

’What a shame. Why isn’t a talent like him in our Lingxiao Sect?’

’Regardless, the Lingxiao Sect will remember this debt.’

’We will repay it generously in the future!’

"Alright, all of you can get up now. You need to cultivate the good habit of thanking others! Especially the person who saves your life. After all, no one is obligated to save you, right?"

Chen Xuan said, looking at the kneeling crowd.

"Yes, yes, yes! You’re absolutely right!"

"We’ll build a living shrine to you when we get back!"

the crowd chorused.

"A shrine won’t be necessary. All of you, be on your way."

Chen Xuan waved a hand, dismissing them.

The crowd quickly began to disperse.

"Brother Chai, what about you? Do you want to hang out here for a few days?"

Chen Xuan asked, looking at Chai Yuan and his group with a smile.

"That won’t be necessary. Our family’s Head and elders are due back soon, so I need to go check on things."

Chai Yuan said with a smile.

"Alright. If you need help later on, just say the word."

Chen Xuan smiled.

"Great! Thank you, Brother Chen!"

Chai Yuan said, overjoyed.

’The greatest investment he had ever made in his life was befriending Chen Xuan!’

’Today, Chen Xuan had shown him immense respect...’

’Even after ascending to the Heavenly Ranking, he still took the initiative to speak with him.’

’How many ordinary people received such treatment?’

"Oh, right! If I get any news from inside the Grotto Heaven, I’ll let you know right away!"

Chai Yuan added.

He was very worried that a "Grotto Heaven War" would actually break out.

After all, the death of Su Lun was no small matter.

"Sounds good!"

Chen Xuan nodded.

"Then we’ll be on our way!"

Chai Yuan cupped his fists again.

Then, with his younger brother and sister, he quickly departed.