Chapter 497 - 227: Stepping on the Evil Dragon! Shaking the Darkness! A Peerless Divine Bearing

Chapter 497: Chapter 227: Stepping on the Evil Dragon! Shaking the Darkness! A Peerless Divine Bearing

The Secret Technique he was halfway through casting was now forcefully cut off.

"What... What are you doing?"

Lu Chenzhou asked nervously.

"What am I doing?"

Chen Xuan was all smiles. "I’ve got a little something special to show you. Interested?"

"You!"

Lu Chenzhou’s face was a mask of frustration.

’That damn Chen Xuan actually interrupted my Secret Technique.’

’That part of my soul was just about to awaken!’

"You seem nervous. You still have another card up your sleeve, don’t you?"

Chen Xuan smiled, as if he had seen right through the other man’s thoughts.

"N-No."

Lu Chenzhou stammered.

"I don’t care what you have up your sleeve. In any case, you’re mine now!"

With a grin, and to prevent his opponent from using any other Secret Techniques, Chen Xuan opened his Inner Realm. He immediately tossed Lu Chenzhou inside and enveloped him tightly with the Unwarranted Heart Fire.

The Unwarranted Heart Fire could block any Spirit-based Secret Technique!

The Inner Realm could block any True Essence-based Secret Technique.

’With these precautions, how could his opponent possibly pull any more tricks?’

Having done all this, an idea struck Chen Xuan. He grabbed a huge boulder and quickly carved a line of text onto it.

[Xiao Qian and I had to leave on urgent business. Don’t look for me!]

After writing the line, he slammed the boulder into the altar.

A smile spread across Chen Xuan’s face.

’Excellent!’

’This way, even if someone senses something is wrong and rushes in, the words on this boulder will deceive them.’

’It’ll buy as much time as possible.’

Chen Xuan’s gaze suddenly shifted to the still-trembling Void Dragon Python not far away. He chuckled, "Good. You know your place. Saves me the trouble of dealing with you myself. Get over here!"

He gestured with his palm, issuing a command.

"AWOOOO..."

The Void Dragon Python let out a terrified cry. Not daring to resist in the slightest, it flew toward Chen Xuan, trembling uncontrollably.

Chen Xuan opened his Inner Realm to its widest and immediately sucked the beast inside.

Then, he formed a hand seal, and his own massive body began to shrink rapidly.

SWOOSH!

His mountain-like form quickly returned to the size of a normal person.

"Alliance Leader, let’s go!"

Chen Xuan shattered the already crumbling Inner Realm with a palm strike and stepped outside.

"Let’s go!"

Chu Shanhe’s figure flickered, and he followed close behind.

SWOOSH!

In the blink of an eye, the two of them appeared outside.

"Xiao Qian, lead the way. Get us out of the village, quickly!"

Chen Xuan sent via voice transmission.

"Yes, Master."

Xiao Qian responded and immediately began to lead the way.

The three moved swiftly with their Body Techniques. In a flash, they had rushed out of the ancient hall and were back outside.

Without a backward glance, the three headed directly toward the village exit.

"Lord Xiao!"

Just as they were halfway there, a voice suddenly called out.

An expert from the Qin family Village darted over, appearing directly in front of Xiao Qian. He clasped his hands and said, "Lord Xiao, the Flower Fairy requests your presence!"

"What does she want with me?"

Xiao Qian’s voice was frigid.

"That, I do not know!"

The expert from the Qin family Village replied.

"Fine, I understand. I’ll head over now!"

Xiao Qian turned to head in that direction.

"Wait, Lord Xiao."

The expression of the Qin family Village expert changed slightly. "The Flower Fairy said you should bring the two people with you as well..."

"Who does she think she is?"

Xiao Qian’s voice turned icy. He stopped and swept his cold gaze over the expert from the Qin family Village. "What gives her the right to order me around?"

"It wasn’t me who said it..."

The expert from the Qin family Village said hastily.

"I was originally going to go see her, but since she’s pushing her luck like this, I can’t be bothered. Tell her to come find me herself!"

Xiao Qian’s tone was glacial. He turned and continued walking toward the village exit.

"Lord Xiao..."

The expression of the Qin family Village expert changed slightly.

But after a moment’s thought, he didn’t say anything more.

’Forget it. He’s from the depths of darkness. What am I in comparison?’

’Let them sort out their own affairs.’

’I’m just a messenger. I’d better not get involved in their dispute.’

The Qin family Village expert turned and left, disappearing quickly.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qian, Chen Xuan, and Chu Shanhe were all accelerating as they headed out.

Soon, they passed by the village entrance once more.

The stone statue at the village entrance watched the three people below with a suspicious gaze.

Its brows furrowed slightly.

The more it looked, the stranger Xiao Qian’s body seemed.

But it couldn’t quite put its finger on what was wrong.

While it was still puzzled, Chen Xuan and the other two quickly walked out of the village.

...

「Inside the village.」

Six enormous altars stood tall.

They were arranged in a hexagonal shape upon the land.

Each altar was jet-black, covered in countless runes and inscriptions. Between the altars, yin energy roiled, suffused with a thick darkness that resembled a pool of black ink.

Within this thick, inky blackness, countless faces twisted in agony.

Countless wronged souls wailed.

The billowing darkness emanated a heart-pounding, nauseating aura.

Atop these six towering altars.

A figure sat cross-legged on each one.

Without exception, they were all forbidden figures from the various ancient villages.

On the easternmost altar sat a young woman in a long cyan dress. Her black hair was unbound, and unlike the pale faces of the others, hers had a wheat-colored complexion.

At that moment, the expert from the Qin family Village who had left earlier quickly approached her and began whispering.

"He’s unwilling to come?"

Hua Yuerong’s tone turned cold as she spoke.

"Yes. His attitude was unyielding, and I dared not insist!"

The expert from the Qin family Village said respectfully.

SWOOSH!

Hua Yuerong suddenly shot to her feet, her eyes frigid. "There’s something wrong with him! Where did he go?"