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Chapter 296 Asking for Foreign Aid

Two weeks later, around noon.

It was the same restaurant again, and Chen Ming was still disguised as a swordsman in blue robes, sitting there drinking alone. Not long after, Zhao Xiyan, dressed in a red dress, came upstairs.

She still wore a veiled hat to avoid being recognized.

She spotted Chen Ming immediately and sat down on the stool opposite him.

Chen Ming poured her a glass of wine and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"I have successfully delivered the letter, as I have accomplished my mission." Zhao Xiyan took an envelope from her bosom and handed it over, saying, "This is the reply."

Chen Ming tore it open and saw that the letter contained only one word: "Okay!"

The characters are as sharp as iron strokes and as if the intent of a sword is about to leap off the paper.

He put the letter away again and asked, "Did you encounter any trouble on the way?"

Zhao Xiyan said, "No, I also saw Qianqian and Jinchuan. They are now serving that senior."

"That's good."

Chen Ming glanced at her and said, "Thank you very much this time. I have to go now, take care."

After he finished speaking, he immediately stood up.

"Take care of yourself too."

Zhao Xiyan stood up and said something.

Chen Ming didn't turn around, but simply waved and walked down the restaurant with a flourish.

……

After leaving the restaurant, Chen Ming did not linger and headed straight for the city gate.

Before long, they left the city gate and, from the perspective of the "yin spirit," saw the ghost-like existence on a mountain a dozen miles outside the city.

After leaving the city gate, I hadn't gone far when I felt a familiar chill coming from the distance. It was a viscous, cold spiritual energy, almost tangible, that instinctively made me feel extremely dangerous.

It can instantly activate a martial artist's instinctive defense.

"Got you!"

As soon as Chen Ming's internal energy stirred, he heard a chilling voice and saw a giant wolf opening its blood-red maw, about to swallow him whole.

He raised his head and looked at the black wolf, which was as tall as a mountain. Facing its gaping maw, he showed no fear; instead, a smile appeared on his lips.

Clang!
Suddenly, a silver sword light descended from the sky, slashing towards the huge black wolf.

What an incredible sword light that was!

Chen Ming only glanced at it, but his heart was shaken. It was as if the evil spirits had been slain, leaving behind irreparable damage, and his soul trembled.

A line of bloody tears involuntarily streamed down his face.

Hey!
A piercing howl was heard, as if it were the dying cry of the giant wolf.

"solved."

A moment later, all the strange phenomena disappeared, and everything returned to normal. Chen Ming heard an old voice behind him.

Turning around, I opened my still somewhat stinging eyes and saw a hunched and thin figure.

It was Shang Jianfei.

Chen Ming asked Zhao Xiyan to deliver a message to this person, asking this powerful expert in the Divine Treasure Realm to help him once.

Previously, he had risked great danger to enter the Fire Realm, and Shang Jianfei owed him a favor. Now it was a good opportunity to get it back.

Chen Ming bowed respectfully, "Thank you for your righteous help, senior, in saving my life."

Shang Jianfei looked no different from before. From his appearance, you couldn't tell that he was a powerful expert in the Divine Realm.

He looked Chen Ming up and down and said with admiration, "It's only been a little over a year since I last saw you, and you've already reached the first rank and even cultivated into a Yin God. You're truly remarkable. You're much stronger than I was back then."

"It's all thanks to you, senior. If I hadn't entered that Fire Element Secret Realm, I wouldn't have had such a wonderful encounter."

"I thought you were probably dead. I was so relieved to receive your letter and learn that you are still alive."

It's clear that after resolving the major problem with the underground fire vein, Shang Jianfei is no longer as silent as before; he's become much more talkative.

Chen Ming said, "Senior did not despise me because my body was once invaded by the demigod of the Undying Demon Lord, and was still willing to help me. I am very grateful."

Shang Jianfei said, "Now that you have formed your Yin Spirit, it's easy to tell whether or not you've been bewitched by the Undying Demon Lord. Alright, go and see the person who attacked you."

As he spoke, he lightly paused, and Chen Ming felt a force envelop him, lifting him into the air.

Swish.

In the blink of an eye, they had arrived at the mountain peak more than ten miles away, where they saw a man in brocade robes sitting cross-legged on a huge rock at the top of the mountain.

A sword was still stuck in his head, and blood was gushing out.

Despite such injuries, he was still alive. His face was ashen, and he stared intently at Shang Jianfei, saying miserably, "What swordsmanship! Everyone says that Shang Jianfei is ruined because of his love tribulation. I never thought that you would persevere for thirty years and comprehend such terrifying sword intent. My defeat is not unjust."

Shang Jianfei said calmly, "Although you are at the Divine Treasure Realm, you also cultivate the Yang Spirit. This Yang Spirit is very strange, like the path from Xikang. Kid, how did you offend such a person?"

Xikang?

Chen Ming was taken aback; he had never dealt with anyone from Xikang before.

"Hahaha—" the man in the brocade robe suddenly burst into wild laughter, "Shang Jianfei, you probably don't know this kid's true identity—"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Ming suddenly drew his sword and chopped off his head. He then hacked his body into more than a dozen pieces. Even so, the man did not die immediately.

Its remarkable vitality is evident.

You have defeated a level 119 enemy and gained 10 million experience points.

Chen Ming continued to dismember the man's body until he finally saw the prompt to kill him.

In his letter, he specifically reminded Shang Jianfei that he wanted to interrogate this person, so he hoped that Shang Jianfei would not kill him, but leave him alive.

The interrogation was a pretense; his real intention was to kill this Divine Realm expert himself and gain experience points.

Throughout the entire process, Shang Jianfei simply watched. He wasn't interested in Chen Ming's current identity. Only after the Divine Treasure Realm cultivator was completely dead did he say, "Alright, this matter is settled. I should be going."

After saying that, he disappeared from the spot, giving Chen Ming no chance to stop him.

At the same time, Chen Ming sensed that two terrifying auras were approaching from Jiangzhou City behind him.

No wonder Shang Jianfei left so decisively; he probably didn't want to see outsiders.

Without hesitation, he used the method of "blending in with the world" to make a quick getaway.

A moment later, two figures appeared on the hillside one after the other. Looking at the corpses left behind, both of them had a heavy expression.

One of the old men dressed in black said, "This person has been guarding this place for more than half a month. He has used his divine sense to probe those who have left the city, but we don't know who he is looking for."

Another elderly man in blue sneered, "Old Ghost Qin, you knew this person was here all along, yet you let him go unchecked? Your Qin family dares to call itself the number one family in Jiangzhou?" Old Ghost Qin retorted, "As the Grand Elder of the Wushan Sect, didn't you also do nothing?"

"This person's origins are unknown, and we don't know which sect or school he belongs to. His death here is probably something we can't escape responsibility for."

"What does it have to do with us? It was Shang Jianfei who killed him. If someone really wants revenge, let him go find Shang Jianfei."

The old man in blue robes seemed to be lost in thought, his expression turning grave. "I never imagined that Shang Jianfei, after thirty years of guarding Qingfeng City, would have condensed his sword intent to such a degree. A powerful expert who cultivates both Divine Treasure and Yang Spirit, actually defeated him with just one sword strike..."

Speaking of that sword strike, a deep sense of dread flashed in his eyes.

Old Qin chuckled, "I never thought that Elder Fang would have a day when he was afraid."

Elder Fang sneered, "Aren't you afraid? Could you have withstood that sword strike just now? Don't forget, your Qin family has a grudge against the Qinghe Sword Sect. Who knows if Shang Jianfei might suddenly remember and give you that sword strike later?"

Old Qin didn't take it seriously. "That's ancient history, how many years ago? If we're talking about grudges, your good-for-nothing grandson had a feud with him, right? Back then, you bullied him because you were older, and you even struck him with your sword, almost destroying his foundation..."

Elder Fang's eye twitched slightly, clearly his secret had been exposed.

"You two seniors are being a bit too pessimistic."

At this moment, a third person appeared. He was a middle-aged man with a gentle and refined demeanor. It was unclear when he had arrived, but he seemed to have been there all along. He looked like a well-read scholar and said, "If Shang Jianfei truly wanted to take revenge on you two, why would he have waited until today?"

The two old men weren't surprised at all by his appearance, and simply said, "Young Ji, didn't you go to Golden Light Valley? Where did you come from?"

The middle-aged man said, "I've never been interested in the suspected tomb of the Longevity Emperor, so I won't join in the excitement over there."

He stared at the corpse on the ground. "Shang Jianfei has been guarding Qingfeng City for thirty years without ever leaving. There must be a reason why he suddenly came to Jiangzhou City to kill people. The key should be the person he is looking for."

"Do you even need to say this?"

……

Meanwhile, in Jiangzhou City, almost everyone sensed the battle that had just taken place. Although brief, the fear that sent shivers down their spines was profound.

This naturally sparked a lot of discussion.

"This is--"

Zhao Xiyan, who had just returned to the Governor's Mansion, felt a tremor in her heart. Her intuition told her that the two extremely terrifying fluctuations she had just experienced were very likely related to Chen Ming.

She was still worried, so she inquired with her master and learned that it was a battle between two experts at the Divine Realm. One of them was likely Shang Jianfei, who had been in seclusion for nearly thirty years.

She was absolutely certain that this matter was indeed related to Chen Ming.

He actually provoked a powerful expert at the Divine Realm; no wonder he had to go find Senior Shang.

I hope he's safe and sound.

All Zhao Xiyan could do was pray for him in her heart.

……

At this moment, Chen Ming had already left Jiangzhou City. After eliminating that formidable enemy, he felt completely relieved.

Next, he plans to visit "Golden Valley".

Master Sun of Changqing Hall told him that the last true skill of the metal element was in "Golden Valley".

"By the way, where is Golden Valley?"

Chen Ming had never heard of this place before and thought he would ask someone about it.

He traveled south along the official road for more than an hour, and saw a teahouse by the roadside. There were quite a few people there, so he went over and had a bowl of tea.

There was a caravan in the teahouse, along with several martial arts practitioners carrying swords and knives.

As soon as he sat down, he heard three young men at the next table whispering, “Senior brother, you don’t need to stare at me like that. I promise you, I will never go to that Golden Valley.”

Chen Ming was somewhat surprised, not expecting to hear about "Golden Valley" so easily.

These three are all in their early twenties, probably newcomers to the martial arts world, but their strength is quite good, with all of them having a sixth-rank cultivation level.

In most sects, once a member reaches the sixth rank, they will go out to travel and broaden their experience and knowledge.

However, there were only the three young people here, and their elders were nowhere to be seen. It's unclear which sect was so magnanimous as to let three young people travel freely.

The senior brother said, "Uncle Qian told me to keep a close eye on you and not let you out of my sight for a moment. Don't even think about sneaking away when I'm not looking. Don't you realize how many experts will rush to fight for the suspected tomb of the Longevity Emperor in Golden Light Valley once the news spreads? Don't be so arrogant..."

How did this news even get out?
Chen Ming was somewhat surprised. His first thought was, could it be Yu Haitang who did it?
He listened for a while longer, and the three of them talked back and forth, but they never revealed the specific location of the "Golden Valley".

"Three little brothers."

Chen Ming suddenly cupped his hands and asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to the Golden Valley you mentioned?"

The young man who had been reprimanded was already seething with anger, and retorted rudely, "Why should we tell you? Hurry up—"

The word "get lost" was on the tip of my tongue, but I just couldn't say it.

He found himself unable to move, and terror filled his eyes.

Chen Ming laughed and said, "Young man, you've got quite a temper. Kid, if you don't change this temper, you'll suffer a great loss."

Seeing this, the senior brother next to him immediately realized they had encountered a formidable expert and begged for mercy, "Senior, please calm down. My junior brother was outspoken and offended you. Please forgive him. Ignorance is no excuse..."

Chen Ming said, "Tell me where Golden Valley is. Or you can take me there."

"Golden Valley is located in Dai County. Once you arrive, you can easily find out by asking around."

"Thank you very much."

As soon as the words were spoken, the man in blue had vanished without a trace. A chill ran through the three of them. Could it be a ghost in broad daylight?

……

As Chen Ming traveled to Dai County, he indeed saw many martial arts practitioners hurrying in the same direction, clearly having heard about the suspected tomb of the Longevity Emperor.

Among them were many experts of the third rank or higher. However, the majority were of the fourth or fifth rank.

Why don't these people learn their lesson?

The same thing happened in Qingfeng City last time. Countless martial arts practitioners rushed to the scene, but many died before they could even enter the Zhenhai Prince's Mansion.

Now, so many people are coming to join in the fun; they're all fearless.

Chen Ming didn't even need to ask for directions; he simply followed these martial arts figures and found the location of Golden Valley.

It was a secluded valley, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with a treacherous terrain.

It is said that there is only one path to enter the valley. Trying to climb over the mountain beside it will not lead to the valley.

Chen Ming guessed that the Golden Valley was likely a separate space, like the Fire Realm, with only one entrance and exit.

When he arrived at the valley entrance with the other martial arts practitioners, he found that many people were blocking the way. A layer of pale golden light blocked the entrance to the valley.

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