The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 867 Why Am I Still Alive?

A cultivator who can travel through Death Valley and still be alive must be incredibly powerful!

I am definitely no match for the other party.

At the very least, the fact that the other party appeared in front of him silently without him noticing speaks volumes.

Lin Chen answered cautiously, "We were being chased by the Crimson Dragon King and were forced to flee into an underground river. Then we entered a secret realm. Inside the secret realm, there was a portal of light. We entered the portal and ended up here..."

The middle-aged man looked surprised: "You're from the Five Elements Immortal Palace?"

Lin Chen was taken aback, but there was no way to deny it now, so he simply answered honestly, "Yes, we were also trying to escape and accidentally entered the Five Elements Immortal Palace..."

"To escape from the Five Elements Immortal Palace, one must possess a Five Elements Spiritual Body and absorb sufficient Five Elements Essence."

The middle-aged man revealed the secret of the Five Elements Immortal Palace in one breath, which greatly surprised Lin Chen and his companion.

Could it be that he also went to the Five Elements Immortal Palace, or perhaps he came from the Five Elements Immortal Palace?

The middle-aged man's gaze swept over the two of them, finally landing on Lin Chen. A mysterious light flickered in his eyes. In that instant, Lin Chen felt as if he were naked, and his heart was completely open and unguarded.

"She has a wood spirit body, so it's normal that she was able to escape. You don't have a five-element spirit body, so how did you manage to come out alive? Hmm, you actually refined all your bones into artifacts, using them as tools to absorb a large amount of metal and earth essence, thereby avoiding the tearing of the void power. Interesting, interesting. Which sect are you a disciple of?"

Lin Chen felt a chill run down his spine; this man was too strong.

With just one glance, he saw through all the secrets of his own body.

Lin Chen forced himself to answer, "This junior is the fourth disciple of Shi Changsheng, the master of Hengshan Cave in Nanyue."

Lin Chen reported the details carefully, hoping that his master would have some authority and that people would give him some face and not kill them both with a wave of his hand.

The middle-aged man looked confused: "Nanyue Hengshan Cave Heaven, where is that?"

Lin Chen was stunned, and subconsciously explained carefully, "Nanyue Hengshan is in Xihouzhou."

The middle-aged man shook his head, still looking confused: "Never heard of it."

Lin Chen was momentarily stunned. Although Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue wasn't one of the Ten Great Grotto-Heavens, it was still one of the most famous among the Lesser Grotto-Heavens. The names of its Grotto Master and Senior Brother were known throughout the land; surely no one hadn't heard of them? Lin Chen cautiously asked, "Senior, which sect are you from? How did you end up here?"

The middle-aged man's gaze grew increasingly confused: "Who am I? Yes, who am I? Why am I here..."

The middle-aged man muttered a few words, then his expression suddenly changed, his face contorted with terror: "Wasn't I already dead? Why am I here? Why am I still alive? Why... Ah!"

The middle-aged man suddenly clutched his head with both hands, his face contorted in pain, as if he were crying, and his voice screamed, "Why am I still alive? Why don't you kill me!"

With a roar, the middle-aged man took a step forward, and the Dao patterns under his feet flashed, and he disappeared instantly.

Lin Chen's eyes widened suddenly, his gaze as if he had seen a ghost.

Gu Yuexi hadn't dared to breathe loudly the whole time. Seeing the other person leave, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Brother, he's gone. That guy seems a bit off. Let's leave quickly... Brother, what's wrong?"

Lin Chen snapped out of his shock, turned his head, and replied with disbelief, "He just used the great secret technique of Shrinking the Earth to an Inch!"

Gu Yuexi's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "Is that the one you used to help me escape?"

"Correct!"

Lin Chen was utterly shocked: "I'm absolutely not mistaken. He definitely used the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique, but he was a hundred times more powerful than me when he used it!"

“My Aunt Tang once told me that the Great Secret Technique of Shrinking the Earth to an Inch was a unique skill of an ancient family, but that ancient family was wiped out in the great war between humans and demons, and the Great Secret Technique was lost forever. She was lucky enough to obtain a rubbing of the Dao pattern of Shrinking the Earth to an Inch…”

Gu Yuexi speculated, "Could it be that this ancient family did not become extinct, but still has a lineage left behind, or that this person is a descendant of that ancient family, so he still possesses the purest version of the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique?"

Lin Chen nodded: "Perhaps. Although this person is somewhat delirious, his strength is absolutely extraordinary. I even feel that he may not be weaker than my master or senior brother. Otherwise, he could not have survived here."

Gu Yuexi chuckled, "Perhaps he's relying on this secret technique. Look at him, he disappears in the blink of an eye. The view here is so wide, and he's gone in a flash. He must be at least ten or twenty miles away. Even if those crazed monsters want to kill him, they'd have to catch up first..."

Lin Chen laughed and said, "You're right. Unfortunately, I'm far inferior to him. I'm not fast enough. At least, that eagle was much faster than me before..."

(End of this chapter)