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Chapter 526 The Mysterious Black-Robed Man and Pill King Gu He

However, just as he was preparing to withstand the attack of the giant energy serpent, someone unexpectedly moved suddenly.

The mysterious figure in the distance, shrouded in a black robe, had been silently leaving a deep footprint on the sand with his seemingly weightless feet as the giant energy serpent shot towards Jing Chen. Especially after he noticed the subtle movements of those around him, a muffled groan, audible only to himself, echoed softly within his black robe.

When the giant energy serpent was only half a meter away from Jing Chen, the man in black finally couldn't hold back any longer. He lightly tapped his toes, and his body almost transformed into a thin ray of light, appearing in front of Jing Chen in an instant. With a flick of his sleeve, a fierce, invisible force burst out, instantly shattering the ferocious giant energy serpent into nothingness.

After scattering the giant energy serpent, the man in black robes seemed to still be slightly enraged. He let out another low snort and stomped his foot hard on the sand. Instantly, a fierce and unparalleled force penetrated the sand layer and then burst out in a certain direction. A moment later, more than a hundred meters away, a muffled groan containing pain rang out. With a gust of yellow sand, the owner of the groan, with some injuries, hurriedly fled the place.

The black-robed man who suddenly appeared in front of him saved Jing Chen from serious injury. His tense heart immediately relaxed, and he wiped his forehead with his hand, only to find with some surprise that his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

After catching his breath, still shaken, Jing Chen looked at the mysterious man in black robes before him and said with a hint of respect, "Thank you for your help, senior."

The black robe trembled slightly, but the person inside remained silent, seemingly only nodding slightly.

"Uh..." On the vast desert, the middle-aged man and the others stared in astonishment at the mysterious black-robed man who had suddenly made his move.

They were extremely familiar with her; if we were to talk about indifference, she was probably the most aloof person here. Let alone a stranger dying before her eyes, even if it were a far greater death, she would simply stare blankly. Unless it was someone connected to her, she would rarely intervene to save anyone.

Therefore, everyone was somewhat surprised when they saw her inexplicably save a boy they thought they didn't know.

"Hehe, young man, are you alright? You really have guts, daring to venture alone into the depths of the desert. If we hadn't sensed the intense energy fluctuations here tonight, you probably would have been captured by that woman." The middle-aged man's surprise flashed across his face, and he walked over with a smile, laughing at Jing Chen.

"It's nothing, thank you all, seniors." Jing Chen glanced at the middle-aged man, then at the powerful figures behind him, and smiled.

"Don't stay here any longer. Things won't be peaceful here soon. Leave the desert as soon as possible." The mysterious man in black robes had his back to Jing Chen, gently adjusting his robes. His slightly hoarse and deep voice came from within.

"Huh?" Both the middle-aged man and Jing Chen were taken aback by the hoarse, teeth-grinding voice.

"Your voice?" The middle-aged man blinked in surprise, blurting out a question.

"It's alright, let's go, don't waste time!" The man in black robes suddenly waved his hand behind him, and a cloud of yellow sand flew up, immediately silencing the middle-aged man's words. His still hoarse voice carried a hint of impatience.

The middle-aged man was completely bewildered by the sudden change in the black-robed figure, and he wondered anxiously when he had accidentally offended this old lady again.

After thinking for a moment, the middle-aged man still couldn't figure out where he had gone wrong. He could only shake his head helplessly and whistle at the sky. Immediately, the huge emerald green beast in the sky flapped its enormous wings and slowly descended.

As the man in black robes recovered his senses and was about to leap up, the restless gaze beneath his robes suddenly caught sight of the heavy ruler in Jing Chen's hand. After a slight hesitation, the hand within the black robes curled slightly, and in an extremely strange manner, snatched the heavy ruler from Jing Chen's hand from a distance.

"!!!!!" Upon noticing the other party's actions, Jing Chen was stunned, his eyes widening as he assumed the other party was trying to snatch his Xuanzhong Ruler.

"Your ruler was previously afflicted by that woman's snake venom. If you use your battle qi, it will take the opportunity to invade your body." A gentle breeze levitated the Xuan Heavy Ruler in front of the black-robed man. A surge of azure battle qi emerged from the black-robed man's body, then covered the Xuan Heavy Ruler, finally peeling away the tiny bit of snake venom hidden on it.

Upon hearing this, Jing Chen was stunned, his face filled with embarrassment.

After expelling the snake venom, the heavy ruler fell and embedded itself deeply in the sand dune in front of Jing Chen. Having done all this, the black-robed man did not linger. He instantly flashed onto the back of the huge magical beast, then sat cross-legged and remained silent.

Watching the man in black robes take the lead, the surrounding powerful figures also glanced at Jing Chen with strange looks, muttering in their hearts with doubt, "This is really strange. When did she become so kind-hearted? Not only did she save people, but she also helped them detoxify? It's an unbelievable night."

"Lucky guy." After thinking it over and over without any results, the group could only mutter helplessly. Then, under Jing Chen's gaze, which showed no emotion whatsoever, they flew onto the back of the magical beast and disappeared quickly into the desert in a gust of wind.

In the vast desert, the night wind blew, carrying a thin layer of yellow sand. Jing Chen stared in the direction the giant magical beast had left, and after a long while, he smiled, a smile that seemed both mocking and helpless: "Is this the renowned Pill King Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire? And... her..."

Looking at the vast desert, Jing Chen gradually came back to his senses, glanced down at the ring on his finger, and said helplessly, "Master Yao, you can come out now."

Upon hearing Jing Chen's words, the ring on Jing Chen's hand trembled slightly. Yao Lao slowly floated out, his gaze first sweeping over the place where the group of people had disappeared, then turning to Jing Chen, and smiling meaningfully: "It seems that something big is about to happen in this desert."

Jing Chen nodded slightly. With such a powerful group of people arriving, it would be strange if the desert didn't descend into chaos. It seemed likely that once Yue Mei returned, the snake-people tribe in the desert would be placed under martial law.

"Speaking of which, even though I know one of them is an alchemist, I still don't know what brings them to the desert." Jing Chen said with a slight frown.

"Judging from their previous conversation, it seems they are looking for Queen Medusa," Yao Lao said calmly.

"They wouldn't want to fight Queen Medusa, would they? No way. Even though she's there, their strength is probably not on the same level. Besides, is Queen Medusa just someone to be trifled with? The eight tribes of the Snake People alone have quite a few strong individuals. Once they gather together, I don't think they can leave the desert intact." Jing Chen shrugged, a hint of schadenfreude in his smile.

"That man in black robes is also a Dou Huang powerhouse," Yao Lao said with a smile.

"So what if he's a Dou Huang? Isn't Hai Bodong also a Dou Huang? First, I taught him a lesson, and then Queen Medusa made him look so pathetic." Jing Chen chuckled, then pondered, "But speaking of which, why are they looking for Queen Medusa? Humans are extremely unpopular among the snake people."

The old apothecary gently stroked his beard and smiled, "That middle-aged man from before was the one I mentioned, someone with a strong sense of soul perception. He must also be an alchemist."

"An alchemist? So what? Besides, a Dou Wang-level alchemist is unlikely, right?" Here, Jing Chen told a small lie. He had already met Dan Wang Gu He when he first came to the Jia Ma Empire, but at that time, Jing Chen was disguised.

Seeing the incredulous look on Jing Chen's face, Yao Lao shook his head slightly and said with a faint smile, "I can't be wrong, he is indeed an alchemist."

Looking at Elder Yao's faint smile, Jing Chen also smiled and said, "Elder Yao, you wouldn't be suggesting that the middle-aged man is the renowned Pill King Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire, would you?"

"If he really is Gu He, then it's not surprising that he can gather so many powerful people," Yao Lao said with a smile. He knew very well the kind of influence a sixth-grade alchemist could have.

(End of this chapter)