Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

Although shrouded in mist, Chen Xuanzhou could only see within ten feet, but fortunately, the mist had no effect on the compass.

Following the compass's guidance, Chen Xuanzhou continued without stopping. Even when he discovered spiritual herbs along the way, he reluctantly left, following the complete map provided by the Hidden Moon Sect.

He silently told himself, "It's okay, I'll collect it when I get back!"

And so, after many twists and turns, Chen Xuanzhou was completely lost.

Suddenly, the mist ahead swirled, and blades of wind slashed toward Chen Xuanzhou. Immediately afterward, a giant claw appeared in front of the puppet that was trying to defend itself.

"Waaaaah!"

A low bark, like that of a defeated dog with its tail between its legs, came from behind.

A giant wolf, about ten feet in size, lay sprawled on the ground, its forelimbs twisted at an angle of 120 to 130 degrees.

Then, with a thud, the last whimpering sound disappeared without a trace.

Chen Xuanzhou didn't even glance at the wolf corpse. Instead, he turned around and looked behind him, where he saw a giant wolf curled up, slowly retreating.

Sensing Chen Xuanzhou's gaze, its wolf eyes narrowed into slits, and its tail swished as it dragged on the ground.

"Excuse me, but your glazed eyes brought back some unpleasant memories!"

A series of cracking sounds rang out as seven sword shadows crisscrossed before the giant wolf's terrified eyes, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.

This wasn't the first time such a sneak attack had occurred. As the light on the compass shone brighter, the probability and grade of encountering demonic beasts also increased.

Seeing that the spiritual light in the puppet's eyes had dimmed slightly, Chen Xuanzhou beckoned it back to his side, took out a pile of spirit crystals from his storage bag, and placed them into the core of its chest.

Fortunately, spirit crystals can be used instead of mid-grade spirit stones; otherwise, even with his wealth, he wouldn't dare to use these things as foot soldiers to clear the way.

After carefully collecting the demon wolf's corpse, Chen Xuanzhou continued forward, the mist gathering behind him concealing the bloodstains on the ground.

Not long after, a rustling sound came from somewhere, and it was impossible to see what it was due to the fog.

Chen Xuanzhou had lost count of how many mountains he had crossed, and a pale face appeared on his usually calm expression. Using a second-tier puppet for so long was quite a drain on him.

Looking down at the constantly vibrating compass in his hand, Chen Xuanzhou breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of rushing on his way, he took out more than ten talismans.

With a flick of the wrist, earthen walls instantly enveloped the area.

That wasn't all; he then took out a set of array flags and set them up around the perimeter.

Only when a light barrier enveloped him did Chen Xuanzhou breathe a slight sigh of relief.

This isn't some kind of magical formation; it's just a simple earthen protective formation, only good for preventing sneak attacks from demonic beasts and isolating his aura.

Then she took out a stick of fragrant incense from her storage bag, feeling slightly reluctant.

However, this slight pang of heartache was fleeting. He formed two fingers into a sword shape and carefully swiped it across the incense burner. A piece of incense about the length of a thumb fell into the burner.

Ignoring the incense that had fallen into the incense burner, he immediately took out a talisman and stuck it to the broken end of the incense.

This fragrant cream requires a spiritual plant called Night-blooming Jasmine as the main ingredient to be refined. This spiritual herb is not only extremely troublesome to cultivate, but it is also very sought after because it is effective on the soul.

It won't be easy to acquire it in the short term, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to persuade Young Master Lin.

After putting it away, Chen Xuanzhou relaxed a little, and a fireball fell into the incense burner.

Instantly, wisps of green smoke enveloped Chen Xuanzhou. He took a deep breath, and all the surrounding smoke was inhaled into his lungs.

This top-tier lung-crossing technique was a skill I rarely had the opportunity to use in my previous life.

Before he could even express his feelings, a refreshing sensation rushed into his mind, and Chen Xuanzhou subconsciously began to circulate the Great Evolution Technique.

At the same time, wisps of white smoke rose from the incense burner in his mind. After an unknown amount of time, when Chen Xuanzhou opened his eyes again, a faint glint of light appeared in his black and white pupils.

"Phew, this puff makes me miss my old smoking habit from my past life."

Chen Xuanzhou shook his head slightly, patted his body, got up and put away the array before continuing to control the puppet forward.

After recovering to his peak condition, Chen Xuanzhou walked even faster and even became somewhat aware of the demonic beasts that appeared around him.

Suddenly, the compass in his hand hummed softly, flew out of his hand, and instantly transformed into the size of a human face.

Before Chen Xuanzhou could react, a sphere suddenly condensed in the empty space at the center. The sphere slowly solidified, while the compass on the outside made a creaking sound.

Seemingly unable to bear the demands of this sphere, the outermost ring of inscriptions resembling oracle bone script is dissipating.

Seeing all this, Chen Xuanzhou summoned the incense burner from his sea of ​​consciousness almost instinctively without thinking.

Without Chen Xuanzhou's control, the condensed beads continued to move towards the compass.

Chen Xuanzhou was right there, counting as he dripped blood.

He quickly lay down and said, "Whatever. I, Chen Xuanzhou, have come this far not because of some small offering, but entirely because of my own hard work and unparalleled comprehension."

Before the last wisp of white smoke had dissipated, a spiritual pearl, half-illusory and half-real, containing what seemed to be a towering mountain, headed towards the valley ahead.

The spirit pearl appeared to fly slowly, but in reality, it quickly left the ten-zhang range and disappeared into the mist.

Fortunately, the compass still had some sensitivity to the spirit pearl, so Chen Xuanzhou quickly followed.

Before Chen Xuanzhou could get far, a whooshing sound came from the air, and Chen Xuanzhou subconsciously placed the Prison Suppression Stele in front of him.

"How could that be!"

Chen Xuanzhou staggered a step before regaining his balance.

The sound clearly came from in front, but he was hit in the back.

Looking at the two talismans burning on his body, he felt a surge of relief. Fortunately, he hadn't let his limited strength make him careless along the way.

The bottom of his Taoist robe was covered with protective talismans; otherwise, he might have been sent away.

Her face turned from white to red in an instant.

He threw talismans one after another in his hand, and fireballs instantly covered the surrounding area. It wasn't to vent his anger, but to force out the attacking monster.

Otherwise, he won't have any peace!

The rumbling sounds were incessant, but the expected counterattack or roars did not come.

The only sound in the surrounding silence was the art of explosion.

If it weren't for the talisman ash still remaining on his hand, Chen Xuanzhou would have doubted whether he had made a mistake.

Suppressing his restlessness, Chen Xuanzhou did not linger but continued to follow the compass's guidance.

Around them were several more puppet beasts, no more than ten in total, not intended to fight, but merely to serve as meat shields.

After walking less than ten miles, the ground around them appeared to be paved with paving stones. They continued along the path for another three miles.

Within Baozhu's limited field of vision, a corner of a palace that had been buried in the ground was revealed before Chen Xuanzhou's eyes.

The compass was pointing in the direction of a window exposed in the underground palace.