Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

Chen Xuanzhou, unaware of the other party's complex mindset, continued to wait for the next victim.

Oh no.

Looking at the figure speeding away in the distance, Chen Xuanzhou smiled sincerely, and the guilt he had felt earlier vanished without a trace.

Zhao Qian's heart sank to the bottom as he looked at Chen Xuanzhou, who was blocking the entrance to the passage with his imposing posture.

But to have survived until now, he must be a ruthless person. Knowing that he would not be able to leave this secret realm today, he immediately took out his storage bag and grabbed a curved knife in his other hand.

"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment!"

Then he felt a jolt throughout his body, and his mind went blank. Although he recovered in an instant, the storage bag in his hand had vanished without a trace.

He stared blankly at the empty hand, letting out soft chuckles.

"Hahaha... I never thought that after half a lifetime of cultivation, I, Zhao Qian, wouldn't even be able to retain any dignity."

He looked up at Chen Xuanzhou, his eyes already bloodshot.

The veins on his hand, which was gripping the knife, were bulging.

"Here you go. You can proceed now!"

Seeing the storage bag suddenly appear in his hand, he didn't react for a moment until Chen Xuanzhou took pity on him and pointed to the sign next to him.

The bloodshot in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a flushed face. Thinking about what he had just said, he wished his parents hadn't given him two more legs.

As for holding a grudge, he would never dare to do that. He still doesn't understand how the other party managed to do that.

He turned to look at the approaching figures, a hint of pleasure on his face.

I really hope you can have the same tough attitude you have towards this great figure as you have towards me.

Thinking this, his body had already disappeared into the passage.

The three who arrived late focused their attention on the storage bags in front of Chen Xuanzhou.

The scene happened too fast; before the three of them could even see it clearly, Zhao Qian had already disappeared into the passage.

The group assumed that Chen Xuanzhou had taken advantage of the three of them.

"You dare to stop people at the exit of the secret realm? I've never seen such an arrogant person in hundreds of years."

The three were not reckless men. Seeing Chen Xuanzhou's fearless demeanor, and with the row of puppet beasts around, they dared not make a move easily.

Instead, he wanted to provoke the other party with words and test their confidence.

One of the three silently shielded the other two in front of him, while the other two, seemingly unaware, activated their magical artifacts, ready to act at any moment.

"This is quite unexpected. There's even a talisman treasure here. The quality looks pretty good, but it's a bit of a pity that its spiritual energy is almost depleted."

The last of the three broke out in a cold sweat instantly, because the voice came from behind him.

At the same time, a hand, as if his protective aura were nothing, gently patted his shoulder!

"You're not..."

He slowly turned his head, his face was completely red, his mouth was slightly open, but it was as if something was blocking it, and he couldn't say a complete sentence.

The other two, like startled birds, quickly retreated to either side.

Instead, they were met with beams of light that made it impossible for them to move an inch, and their defensive magic artifacts could only be used to block their path.

It was easily pierced through by the flying sword.

"Good insight. Maybe if you're a little more muddle-headed in your next life, you'll live longer."

Chen Xuanzhou held a talisman and examined it; it had a pattern resembling a precious mirror on it.

After the puppet beast tidied itself up, they continued to wait.

Soon a female cultivator appeared in his consciousness, but Chen Xuanzhou frowned and put away all the puppets in front of him.

"Junior Li Qianqian greets Martial Uncle Chen."

"We are both Qi Refining cultivators, so there's no need for such formalities."

Let it go!

He had no desire for beauty, only regret for missing out on making a fortune.

Hearing this, Li Qianqian felt a little relieved. She glanced at the few corpses that were still warm, silently moved to the side, and then entered the passage.

There weren't many other surprises after that, except for gaining an extra talisman.

Seeing that it was almost time, he walked into the passage behind him. As soon as he appeared, he was enveloped by waves of divine sense.

Chen Xuanzhou's expression remained unchanged, but within his dantian, the small mountain transformed into black and white, completely suppressing the entire True Essence Lake beneath it.

"Fairy of Rainbow Robes, it seems your Hidden Moon Sect is about to produce another prodigy!"

A burly man with a giant python coiled around his hand spoke softly and meaningfully.

"Not at all, it's just that I had some good fortune and obtained some puppets and related secret techniques. It's fine to be a menace in the Qi Refining stage, but it's still unknown whether I can stand out from the crowd when I reach the Foundation Establishment stage!"

"Alright, now that the trial is over, I will not linger any longer and will take my leave."

After speaking, he bowed to the other factions and then led everyone onto the spirit boat and quickly left.

This time, Chen Xuanzhou's actions were indeed hated by some, so he was not left behind to get in the way of the other families.

Watching the Heavenly Moon Divine Ship disappear into the clouds, Li Huayuan whispered to the person beside him, "It's rare for the Chen family to produce someone of such stature. Let your Chen family interact more with the collateral branches and not become estranged."

"I will follow my master's teachings and will certainly tell the Foundation Establishment elders about it when I return."

Li Huayuan remained noncommittal, mentioning it only as a side note, and what did it have to do with him what the final outcome would be?

Soon the wasteland returned to its former tranquility, with no other changes except for the occasional breeze.

Upon returning to his sect, he immediately went to report his safety to Elder Qiong, only to be turned away. Chen Xuanzhou didn't mind and instead began his secluded cultivation.

In just a few days, wisps of white smoke rose again from the incense burner, but it seemed insignificant to Chen Xuanzhou.

On the way back, having nothing better to do, he tried refining nearly a hundred strands, but the effect on his comprehension was greatly reduced.

It's not that the incense offerings have become less valuable, but rather that the things he needs to study have become more profound, and the computing power provided by those incense offerings can no longer keep up with his needs.

"It seems we still need to shoulder more responsibility for our clansmen, otherwise when will the Chen family prosper?"

As his gaze drifted to a plume of black smoke to the side, he suddenly remembered something.

A bracelet jingled in the corner, and a Buddha statue fell to the ground.

It rolled on the ground like an ordinary object, but showed no reaction whatsoever.

Chen Xuanzhou ignored him and, with a thought, the surrounding black smoke enveloped the entire Buddha statue. After a hissing sound, the Buddha returned to calm.

The surrounding black smoke also decreased by 90%, leaving only a tiny, thin cinnabar-sized granule, which was placed back in a corner of the incense burner.

Chen Xuanzhou separated a portion of his divine consciousness and carefully probed into the Buddha.

Although one has absolute confidence in their ability to use cheat codes, they cannot develop a habit of relying on them.

The moment he connected with the remnant soul, Chen Xuanzhou was struck as if by a heavy blow, his face turning pale.