Chapter 349 - 191: Secret in the Depths of Darkness

Chapter 349: Chapter 191: Secret in the Depths of Darkness

But then he took a look.

’Never mind,’ he thought. ’My own nickname, "Iron-faced Yama," is actually quite nice.’

What the hell were these nicknames?

’Is the Celestial Secret Pavilion doing this on purpose?’

"Kid, now you see how highly the Celestial Secret Pavilion ranks you, don’t you? These are all ruthless individuals. Every single one of them has countless lives on their hands."

Ancient Star River said.

"Is this a past list or the current one? Hasn’t the Alliance Leader already broken through to the Dharma Realm? Why is he still third?"

Chen Xuan asked.

"It’s useless, because the top two are freaks among freaks. How long has Chu Shanhe even been cultivating?"

Old Deng waved his hand and said, "The second-ranked on the Heaven’s List was already second two hundred years ago. Back then, Chu Shanhe was just a nobody. The first-ranked is even more incredible. As far back as I can remember, he’s never changed!"

"As far back as you can remember?"

Chen Xuan looked astonished.

’This Old Deng must be several hundred years old, right?’

"That’s right. In any case, you absolutely can’t afford to provoke the first and second ranks. The number one hasn’t meddled in affairs for hundreds of years. Only number two still shows up to manage things occasionally."

Old Deng said.

Suddenly, he sensed something and looked back.

"Alright, Chu Shanhe is here. I’m leaving."

He flew away immediately, seemingly not wanting to face his disciple at all.

Chen Xuan looked up.

He saw Chu Shanhe flying over from the distance, his voice transmitting directly to him. "Chen Xuan, come with me, quickly. The North-Barbarians have made their move. We’re going to meet them."

"The North-Barbarians have made their move?"

A glint flashed in Chen Xuan’s eyes, and he quickly followed.

"Is the war of the Grotto Heavens about to begin?"

"A fight might not necessarily break out. Let’s go take a look first!"

Chu Shanhe said.

He had also just received news that the North-Barbarian experts had all been deployed. They were gathering in the Yanyun Mountain Range, preparing to head south and demand an explanation.

There weren’t just experts from the Red Dust World.

There were also experts from the various Grotto Heavens of the North-Barbarians.

The sheer scale of their forces was enough to shake the heavens and the earth.

Now, the Grotto Heavens and the Red Dust World on Great Xia’s side were also in an uproar.

All the Outer Saint experts were on the move.

"We’ll go to Vajra Ridge first. The Heaven’s List experts are all gathering there."

Chu Shanhe said, "The people from the Grotto Heaven worlds will arrive directly at the Yanyun Mountain Range through spatial tunnels."

"Alright!"

Chen Xuan nodded.

SWOOSH!

As the two of them traveled at extreme speed.

「An hour later.」

Amidst a vast mountain range.

The two of them descended directly from the sky.

Below in the mountains, more than ten figures had already gathered.

Each one of them had a surging aura, overflowing with essence and spirit, with lightning flashing in their eyes.

Suddenly!

Someone intentionally released their aura, surging directly toward Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan’s eyes narrowed. His own aura erupted as his Absolute Domain descended from the sky, crushing down on his opponent. In an instant, the powerful pressure the other person had released collapsed completely.

At the same time, a scorching, powerful aura of fire descended, blanketing the opponent as if to trap and forcibly suppress them.

The man looked surprised. His body trembled, and like a slippery loach, he shook off all the descending power and aura, letting no technique touch him. Then he burst into laughter and said, "Alliance Leader Chu, I just came out of seclusion and heard that your Martial Alliance produced a new ninth-ranked expert on the Heaven’s List, one with even greater strength and potential than you. Seeing him now, he truly lives up to his reputation! Hahaha..."

The others were also surprised for a moment before they too started laughing.

"What a Yama Chen! Impressive indeed!"

"Not bad! Not bad at all! He’s got a sharp edge!"

"This is how a young man should be!"

"They certainly didn’t get his nickname wrong!"

"Well done!"

...

Chen Xuan’s brows were still furrowed, but after hearing this, they immediately relaxed. He descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground, ceasing his attack and turning his gaze to Chu Shanhe.

Chu Shanhe smiled and said, "Chen Xuan, don’t be nervous. They’re just messing with you. We’re all on the same side. Let me make some introductions! The one who just tried to spook you with his aura is the fourth-ranked on the Heaven’s List, ’Rolling Blade Meat’ Lu Qingyuan. He’s also the old Sect Leader of the Lingxiao Sect. You’ve had some friendly dealings with their Lingxiao Sect before."

Chen Xuan’s gaze swept over to him.

He saw that Lu Qingyuan was short and stout, with a potbelly and a beaming smile on his face. He clasped his hands in a salute and said:

"Young Hero Lu, this old man meant no offense just now. I hope you can forgive me. After coming out of seclusion, I heard that you saved our Vice Sect Leader, Yun Che, and a whole group of my Lingxiao Sect’s disciples. This old man is endlessly grateful. This time, with the North-Barbarian experts heading south, no matter what happens, they can forget about gaining any advantage. Their Goddess was killed, so what? What can anyone do about it? If anyone dares to touch you, this old man will be the first to disagree!"

"That’s right! She was killed, and that’s that. How dare they come here raising a fuss? You think they’re the only ones allowed to kill us? We can’t fight back?"

"Exactly! And they’re trying to use moral high ground to pressure us? What a load of crap!"

"They aren’t afraid of people dying, so they think we are?"

"Let’s fight them until the sky falls and see who gets scared first!"

The group laughed one after another.

Chen Xuan felt a sense of relief and broke into a smile. "Thank you, everyone!"

"Chen Xuan, this is the sixth-ranked on the Heaven’s List, ’Living Yama’ Qin Mie. This is the seventh-ranked, ’Stubborn Pest’ River Map. This is the eighth-ranked..."

Chu Shanhe introduced them one by one.

Chen Xuan greeted each of them, his heart chilling slightly.

He had only just seen these people’s names a short while ago.

To think he would meet them so soon.

"Hey, Old Jiang, stop looking so sullen."

A smile appeared on Lu Qingyuan’s face as he looked at a thin, gaunt old man in a black robe. He chuckled and said, "That Yu Chen Master from your True Martial Sect... she was cold-hearted, caused the deaths of so many people, and acted all high and mighty without a hint of remorse. Forget Chen Xuan killing her—even if he hadn’t, I would have killed her myself if I’d run into her. Don’t you go getting muddled and thinking about avenging that Yu Chen Girl. Let me tell you, don’t end up throwing your own life away in the process."

To the side, Chu Shanhe suddenly opened his eyes and glanced at the gaunt old man. "River Map," he said coolly, "do you want revenge or not? Give us a straight answer."

This old man was precisely the old Sect Leader of the True Martial Sect.

"This old man no longer thinks of revenge."

The gaunt old man said in a raspy voice, "Alliance Leader Chu, you have reached the Dharma Realm. I wouldn’t dare seek revenge in this lifetime. I can only blame that girl, Yu Chen, for her bitter fate. Her death was too tragic."

"Her fate wasn’t bitter at all!"

Chen Xuan said coldly, "The ones who had a bitter fate were the people she killed. You don’t have to give Alliance Leader Chu face. If you want revenge on me, you can do it right now. Come on. Either you kill me, or I’ll kill you. Whatever grudge there is, let’s settle it now. Stop walking around with that long face. It’s pissing me off!"