Chapter 340 - 189: I’m the Only One in My Family; Killing Me Is Killing My Whole Family

Chapter 340: Chapter 189: I’m the Only One in My Family; Killing Me Is Killing My Whole Family

The Grand Elder trembled, his hands clasped before him.

"Is that so?"

Chen Xuan pondered, staring at him silently.

He felt no waves of malice.

"In that case, let’s talk compensation. Do you have any heavenly treasures for cultivation?"

"We do!"

"Hand them all over!"

Chen Xuan said.

"Yes, yes!"

The Grand Elder scrambled to respond.

He personally dashed out and vanished.

A short while later, he rushed back out with a bundle in his hand.

Seven whole stalks of Nine-Orifice Profound Ginseng!

"Nine-Orifice Profound Ginseng, huh?"

Chen Xuan sighed lightly.

Unfortunately, now that he was an Outer Saint, its effects were greatly diminished.

"Don’t you have anything better?"

"There’s nothing else."

The Grand Elder looked embarrassed.

"Useless!"

Chen Xuan said.

"We really don’t have anything else..."

The Grand Elder looked nervous.

"Old Deng, are you done yet?"

Chen Xuan glanced back over his shoulder. "If you want compensation, come and tell them yourself!"

"Ah, coming, coming!"

Old Deng stopped torturing Li Guiyuan, quickly walked over, and started demanding compensation from the Grand Elder.

Chen Xuan walked over to Li Guiyuan. Without another word, he threw a punch, instantly shattering his head.

[...retribution points +100,000!]

Chen Xuan checked his status panel again.

Retribution Points: 881,000.

’Very good. If I head to Crossroads Slope and settle my grudges there, I should be able to break through again,’ Chen Xuan thought.

He stood there and waited for Old Deng for a while.

Soon, Old Deng had extorted quite a few heavenly treasures from them.

Chen Xuan glanced back and saw Old Deng with several bundles slung over his back.

"Let’s go!"

The two of them vanished from the spot, rocketing into the distance.

Only after they were long gone did the Grand Elder and the other members of the Li family finally breathe a silent sigh of relief. They collapsed, drenched in cold sweat, feeling as if they had just escaped death’s door...

Were they angry?

A little.

Did they hate Chen Xuan?

No! Not at all!

’Because they knew long ago that Chen Xuan could sense others’ hatred.’

’If you felt even a shred of hatred, he could sense it. And then he would just slaughter every last one of you...’

’He knew Chen Xuan’s methods all too well!’

’So at this moment, there was no hatred, no thought of revenge. From now on, they would stay as far away from him as they possibly could.’

’When their master returned, he would plead with him, even at the cost of his own life, to never, ever seek revenge.’

’Chen Xuan was growing far too quickly!’

’If you fail to kill him on the first try, you might as well wait for him to come back and annihilate your entire family!’

’So, revenge was out of the question.’

’This matter was now over! All debts were paid!’

’Everyone would just go their separate ways and get on with their lives.’

’From now on, they would give Chen Xuan a wide berth whenever they saw him.’

...

...

Crossroads Slope was in a remote location.

It was a rather sinister and eerie region within the Grotto Heaven.

It was perennially overgrown with weeds and shrouded in dark clouds, never seeing the light of day.

From a distance, it looked like a ghastly underworld.

The disciples of Crossroads Slope were known for their sinister, cold, and unorthodox Cultivation Techniques.

Especially their corpse poison.

It was infamous throughout the Grotto Heaven.

Almost everyone feared it.

In short, most people were unwilling to deal with them.

At that very moment, deep inside Crossroads Slope, within a cold and gloomy mountain cave.

A massive, pitch-black sarcophagus rested on an altar, exuding a sinister, eerie, and frigid aura. It seemed to contain a seal of ultimate darkness and evil. A single glance was enough to make one’s spirit restless and induce a feeling of nauseating sickness.

This feeling of nausea was just like the one from the black tentacles encountered during the dark incursion.

Around the sarcophagus sat one Outer Saint and six Inner Realm masters, all cross-legged.

They worked without rest, continuously pouring their True Essence into the sarcophagus...

When their True Essence was exhausted, they would rest for a bit.

After recovering, they would immediately start pouring it in again.

Fortunately, their hard work was paying off.

The object within the sarcophagus was gradually being refined to completion.

"The ’Black Armored Saint God’ is successfully refined. From this day forward, the overall power of Crossroads Slope will rise by another notch."

A smile appeared on the face of the leading Outer Saint.

"Indeed. Once this thing is unleashed upon the world, I can’t even imagine how shocked all the other factions will be."

An Inner Realm expert beside him smiled and said, "It’s destined to be unstoppable, killing anyone who stands in its way. Moreover, with this, we’ll have a much greater guarantee of safety when we venture into the deep darkness in the future."

"Heh, I really can’t wait to test this thing’s power," the second Inner Realm expert laughed.

"We can’t test it carelessly. At the very least, not within the Grotto Heaven," the leading Outer Saint said with a smile.

"We can’t test it in the Grotto Heaven, but we can test it in the outside world."

The Inner Realm expert from before said, his eyes glinting, "Elder Wuu, have you forgotten we once went up against that Chen Xuan? Some news has come from the outside world recently... I haven’t quite dared to tell you..."

"News? What news?"

The Outer Saint smiled.

"That Chen Xuan has broken through to Outer Saint, and he killed the Northern Barbarian Goddess, Su Lun!" the Inner Realm expert stated.

"What did you say?"

Elder Wuu’s expression changed slightly.

The others in the cave were also visibly shocked.

"Elder Jiang, are you joking?" an Inner Realm Elder on the left said in shock. "Chen Xuan reached Outer Saint? And he killed Su Lun?"

"I’m not joking."

Elder Jiang shook his head gently. "The news just came in. It’s right here. I haven’t had time to destroy it yet. See for yourselves!"

He respectfully handed a slip of paper to the leading Outer Saint.

The Outer Saint’s face darkened. He took the slip of paper and scanned its contents.

A moment later, he clenched his fist, pulverizing the note. A sinister aura erupted from his body.

’Monster!’

’An absolute monster!’

’Making an enemy of such a monster... it’s unthinkable.’