Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

"Houwu! You old bastard, are you trying to scare me on purpose? Xuanhong and I practically turned the entire outer perimeter of the secret realm upside down looking for you!"

If the head of the family hadn't placed the item on you, I really wouldn't have cared whether you lived or died, old man.

"Hmph, what can I do? My luck is so bad. Even though I'm standing in the middle, I can still teleport out by myself."

Faced with Chen Houzhe's teasing, Chen Houwu had no choice but to twitch his lips and say nothing more.

"Uncle Wu, how are you feeling now? Will it affect our future operations?"

Chen Xuanhong, who was standing to the side, was unwilling to waste any more time and finally couldn't help but interject.

"You old man have led me astray. We need to get back to the important business!"

"My spiritual energy is currently quite depleted, only at 60% of its peak. It will take at least half a day to fully recover."

Upon hearing the words "half a day," Chen Houzhe and the other man immediately frowned slightly.

"With our combined strength, there are very few beings in the entire secret realm who can rival us."

With Wu Shu's assistance, there's no need to be too anxious. What we really need to pay attention to are those high-level, top-tier monsters.

However, these monsters are mostly located in the very center of the ring mountain range, especially in the area where our target is located, the underground palace that was originally guarded by the demon toad.

We don't know what kind of monsters we'll encounter this time, but by the time we get to these places, Uncle Wu will have already recovered.

Chen Xuanhong possessed the sharpness of youth, and along the way, he relied on the flying sword on his back to break through all obstacles, cultivating an aura of dominance that allowed him to fight alone against the world.

Therefore, although they still value Chen Xuanzhou's orders, they will not be deterred by them.

Upon hearing this, Chen Houwu and Chen Xuanhong's gazes fell on each other almost simultaneously, while Chen Xuanhong's expression remained unchanged as he calmly met their gazes.

After a few breaths, Chen Houzhe sighed and said, "Alas! It seems we are getting old and have lost the drive of young people."

"Now that we've come this far, how can we face the patriarch's trust and support if we still hesitate?"

Chen Houwu, who was standing to the side, did not speak, but his eyes showed a newfound determination.

Without a word, the three formed a formation almost instantly, with Chen Houzhe leading the way.

Following behind was Chen Houwu, who did not wield any magical artifacts. However, upon closer inspection, one could see that several talismans were secretly held in the palms of his hands.

However, the exposed corner of the talisman was too small to be clearly identified as to what kind of talisman it was.

Chen Xuanhong, who was following behind, waved his hand and released three flying talismans to the three of them, including himself.

They headed towards the core gate of Chen Xuanzhou's old residence at the same speed as when they arrived.

In some of the dense forests the three passed through, someone, seeing their unbridled behavior, secretly spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

"How arrogant! Do they really not consider us human beings?"

When the fog clears, I hope you can still maintain this spirit!

"This is not just arrogance. They're using the Flying Talisman as a travel talisman. I'm really curious, when did our Seven Sects produce such a domineering family?"

This is such a grand gesture, it's almost on par with the Yan family's!

No sooner had the words been spoken than a cold voice suddenly rang out from not far to the side.

For the person in front, this was no less than having a piece of ice, frozen for ten thousand years, suddenly taken out and stuffed into his heart while he was in a fiery chamber.

Almost instinctively, he darted forward instantly, simultaneously throwing several talismans towards the source of the sound.

As soon as the talisman flew out, it immediately transformed into several fire snakes.

Such speed is probably the fastest it has ever achieved in its lifetime.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of the explosion had not yet subsided, and the flames continued to scorch the surrounding rocks, causing them to explode. Everywhere one looked was covered by fire serpents.

"Your work isn't bad either..." But all of this was shattered by the words that followed.

Before he could prepare, a long spear pierced straight through the sea of ​​fire, heading straight for his chest.

In the critical moment, he mustered all his strength to raise the longsword in his hand, and as the sword light flickered, it transformed into a three-foot-wide earthen-yellow stone wall.

Feeling the heavy weight in my hand, my wildly beating heart calmed down a little.

However, because it was blocked by the sword energy stone wall, it was completely unaware of the scene of the sea of ​​fire. When the stone wall was erected, wherever the spear passed, the flames were frozen in place like ice sculptures.

The chill emanating from the spear remained undiminished, and its speed even increased, giving the opponent no opportunity to add any more moves.

A series of cracking sounds rang out. The spear looked incredibly sharp, but unexpectedly, the tip shattered into pieces the moment it made contact with the ground.

Sensing the sensation from the sword and shield, the middle-aged man from the Greatsword Sect who had been ambushed curled up slightly at the corner of his mouth, and the last bit of doubt in his heart vanished.

"Hmph, so you're just a show-off. Today I'll teach you a lesson!"

With a sudden burst of strength, he tried to pull the greatsword up.

"Um?"

"What's going on... Get up!"

"Don't waste your energy. In your next life, may that thing around your neck move around more and not be used as a chamber pot."

"I..."

The giant sword sect cultivator wanted to use other methods, and reached for his storage bag at his waist.

He discovered that both of his hands were frozen to the sword hilt, making it impossible for him to move, and the greatsword was also completely bound to the ground.

With its only movable head, it looked down slightly and found that it was surrounded by an unknown thickness of ice.

"Heh...heh...let her go..."

The man from the Greatsword Sect ultimately failed to finish his sentence before turning into a complete ice sculpture.

At this moment, the attacker slowly revealed himself. He was not wearing the robes of the Seven Schools, and his appearance was rather ordinary.

If Chen Xuanzhou were here, he would probably comment: This kid has the potential of Han Tianzun.

This person stepped forward, but instead of immediately collecting the storage bag, he took out a pitch-black jade bottle from it.

He cast a few spells at the jade bottle, and the bottle immediately flew out and landed near the nostrils of the giant swordsman.

Then a beam of black light shot out, quickly enveloping a slightly illusory object. After struggling briefly on the outside, it was immediately drawn into the bottle.

"The task entrusted by the Lord has taken another step forward..."

A slightly hoarse sigh echoed through the broken mountain forest.

. . .

When they were still several miles away from the bronze gate, Chen Houzhe and the other two voluntarily removed the flying talismans from their bodies.

They landed in the mountains and used their usual wind manipulation techniques to travel up the mountain.