Three Kingdoms: Start by marrying Cai Yan, then vie for supremacy.

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No wonder there was no warning before! That wailing must have been a way of appearing and disappearing mysteriously.

With this in mind, Xu Chen stepped straight into the center of the formation.

He focused his mind and breath, circulating his spiritual energy, but the formation remained completely still.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he drew the Crimson Sky Sword with his backhand—the sword was still wrapped in wisps of black energy.

The moment the sword pierced the center of the formation, an eerie purple light suddenly burst forth! Countless beams of light rose from the ground, enveloping Xu Chen within them.

"It really is a teleportation array."

Xu Chen gazed at the towering pillar of light and murmured to himself.

Although he didn't know where it led, he relaxed his body and let the purple light engulf his figure.

The bright light forced him to close his eyes, but his mind was clear: since he was determined to find out the fox's tail, what was wrong with venturing into this den of dragons and tigers?

When Xu Chen opened his eyes, all he saw was blinding white, and a biting cold wind blew straight into his collar.

"This...this is the snow-capped mountains of the North?!"

He was shocked; he never expected that the teleportation array would send him to the extremely cold place where his master, Chu He, was imprisoned.

"It's like a dream!"

Originally, they were searching for the undying fire to break the ice and rescue their master, but by a twist of fate, they ended up on the snowy mountain where Su Yu was imprisoned.

He carefully examined the surrounding scenery. Although he had never been there before, he was certain that this place must be the legendary snow-capped mountains of the North.

A burning sensation suddenly came from my palm. When I raised my hand, I saw a purple mark appear on my left palm.

The light was fading at a visible speed, and Xu Chen suddenly realized that the teleportation array had a time limit. When the mark completely dimmed, he would be forcibly sent back.

Time is of the essence; we must act swiftly.

A string of fresh footprints in the snow caught his attention.

"The footprints are those of someone who has been crying their heart out."

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Why did he come here?

"What is his connection to Su Yu?"

Many questions arose in my mind, but there was no time to ponder them deeply.

Xu Chen followed the winding footprints and finally stopped in front of a deep cave.

The footprints disappeared here, indicating that Kusha had entered the cave.

He held his breath and used the Void-Breaking Sword Technique to conceal his aura, drifting into the dark tunnel like a ghost.

The cave was pitch black, and an ordinary person would surely lose their way if they came here, but Xu Chen's night vision allowed him to clearly see even the smallest traces on the snow.

After crawling along the damp, cold rock wall for a long time, a conversation suddenly came from deep within:

"You passed on the Demon Seeking Technique to Xu Chen?"

The sound made Xu Chen tense up, and he immediately held his breath and listened intently.

"Yes, General."

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"I don't understand why we have to go to such great lengths. If we obtain the Unextinguished Flame, the Five Elements Sect's protective formation will be rendered useless."

The general will personally take action then, even if the cult leader...

"shut up!"

The voice addressed as "General" abruptly interrupted:

"Do you think I don't know? But to break the Five Elements Formation, we must..."

Xu Chen recognized that it was Ku Sha speaking, but he didn't know who the general he was referring to was.

No sooner had the words of the weeping man fallen than the general coldly snorted.

"What do you know!"

"The leader of the Five Elements Sect is nothing but a greenhorn."

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"He Qiu is not worth mentioning to me."

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"The one we really need to be wary of is Shennong!"

Crying desperately, she pressed, "General, isn't Shennong already dead?"

"We witnessed strange phenomena in the sky—two stars fell, the Milky Way reversed, and the night sky turned blood red."

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The sun and moon lose their light, rivers flow backward, and all beasts cry out in despair.

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These are clearly signs of the fall of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor.

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"Can the dead really come back to life?"

Xu Chen held his breath and listened carefully, also curious whether there really was a way to bring the dead back to life.

If that were true, wouldn't figures like Shennong be immortal?

He did indeed meet Shennong and even spoke with him.

However, that was just a remnant soul on the Shennong Armor; as for the true form's fate, only Heaven knows.

The general sighed, "These are all figures on par with Lord Chi You; their abilities are unfathomable."

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Whether he can be brought back to life, I do not know.

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"All I know is that Elder Chun has returned from Shennong's homeland and is now with the Five Elements Sect."

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"Old Man Chun?!"

He cried out in shock, "Is that the messenger of Emperor Yan?"

"He's still alive!"

"Indeed, he is not only alive, but also carrying the mission entrusted to him by Shennong."

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"It seems that Shennong may have been resurrected, or has been reborn and is observing in secret."

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If that's the case, we must act with even greater caution.

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"Besides Lord Chi You, who else in this world can rival Emperor Yan?"

Ku Sha swallowed hard: "General, since Emperor Yan can be resurrected..."

"Then, does our Lord Chi You also..."

Snapped!

A crisp slap echoed in the cave, startling Xu Chen.

The general shouted sternly, "How dare you!"

"Lord Chi You has never died; he is merely in a temporary slumber!"

"If you didn't die, how can you claim to have been resurrected?"

"Even if the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor had the help of the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, so what?"

"Even if the Yellow Emperor deciphered the secrets of the Yellow Stone Heavenly Book, so what?"

"They will never be able to kill our great Lord Chi You!"

"The most important thing right now is to awaken Lord Chi You and get him to regroup his old troops!"

"Lead us to sweep across the Central Plains once again!"

Even if the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor were reborn, they would still be no match for Lord Chi You!

The crying man was filled with fervor and waved his arms, shouting:

"General, you are wise! Long live Lord Chi You!"

The general coldly interrupted: "Stop talking nonsense."

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"Your mission is to keep a close eye on Prince Xu Chen of Liang, and report back immediately once he obtains the Undying Flame!"

"This is crucial to awakening Lord Chi You; we absolutely cannot afford to make a mistake!"

Ku Sha licked his lips and assured him, "General, rest assured, nothing will go wrong!"

"The art of seeking demons has already been taught to Xu Chen."

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"He would never have imagined that this technique, while capable of tracking down the fools of the Five Elements Sect..."

"But that would also expose his own whereabouts!"

"We will be able to detect it immediately as soon as Xu Chen engages in combat with the Five Elements Sect."

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"They'll catch the oriole behind them when the time comes!"

The general gave a satisfied hum.

"I heard that an old man in the Kushan Empire has awakened and is looking for his descendants."

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Although I don't know what they're up to, I can guess pretty much.

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Do you know where that old man is? I want to meet him.

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Xu Chen was overjoyed to hear this.

I traveled from south to north, enduring many hardships...

Isn't it all about finding the mysteriously missing Hummus and his three thousand soldiers?

Judging from their conversation, they seemed to know the whereabouts of Xiu Mi.

"General, these Kushan barbarians dare to run rampant on our territory..."

"Why not just eliminate it altogether?"

The general snorted through his nostrils:

"You think the Kushan Empire is easy to mess with?"

"We are now outnumbered and in need of strong allies."

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"The Kushan Empire has no enmity with us and is the best partner for cooperation."

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Ku Sha hurriedly replied, "Understood, I will report their location immediately!"

"They are right here..."

Xu Chen held his breath, afraid of missing a single word.

Once we find the location, we can rescue Hugh and the others!

But after waiting for a long time, no further news was heard.

"What happened?"

Xu Chen was puzzled. Why hadn't anything happened for so long?

The cave was eerily quiet; you could hear a pin drop.

He couldn't hold back any longer and was about to go inside when he suddenly noticed the purple mark on his left hand fading rapidly. His heart skipped a beat: "Oh no! Time's almost up!"

If the light goes out, he will be transported back to the forest.

So, the reason they cried and remained silent wasn't because they didn't want to talk, but because they were forcibly taken away!

No!

How could Xu Chen be willing to leave empty-handed? Even if he was going to leave, he had to see what the general looked like!

Without saying a word, he charged forward like an arrow shot from a bow, plunging into the depths of the cave.

But when he got inside, there wasn't a soul in sight. It was completely empty; there wasn't even a bug, let alone a person! The conversation he had just had felt like a dream.

Before he could figure it out, his palm suddenly lit up, and a purple light "whooshed" up the entire cave.

In a flash, he was back in the dense forest.

The marks on my hands had disappeared completely without me noticing.

"Strange thing..."

Xu Chen discovered that the array on the ground was gone, and he could not find any trace of Ku Sha around him, as if nothing had happened.

He rubbed his palms together, and the mark had indeed disappeared.

Upon further thought, he understood—Kusha and the general had used a teleportation array to reach the snow mountain cave.

By the time he got there, the person had already been summoned away.

Why go through all that trouble? Just for privacy?

Why choose a snow-capped mountain? There must be something fishy going on!

Now that he knows the Demon Seeking Technique was deliberately leaked to him by the Crying Demon, he must be careful when using this move in the future—as soon as he uses it, the Crying Demon can pinpoint his location.

When it's time to deal with this guy, we can use this method to lure him out.

But the most important thing now is to find the inextinguishable fire!

Xu Chen took a few deep breaths, circulated his spiritual energy to its maximum, and adjusted his spirit and energy to their peak state.

He lightly touched the ground with his toes and shot off southward like an arrow.

Even Chi You has reappeared, making this dramatic turn of events even more exciting!

During his hurried journey, Xu Chen suddenly sensed something and looked up to see a snow-white carrier pigeon circling overhead.

His eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately recognized it as the messenger pigeon raised by Jia Xu.

The carrier pigeons have arrived.

Xu Chen stood in mid-air, his right arm outstretched.

The white dove immediately swooped down and landed steadily on the back of his hand.

A bluish light emanated from his left hand, and the secret letter on the carrier pigeon's leg flew into his palm with a "whoosh".

Unfold the letter, which details the recent situation in Liang Kingdom.

After Xu Chen left the capital, Sima Hui and Jia Xu jointly took charge of the government, and the country was at peace.

However, secret reports from the Embroidered Uniform Guard indicate that the Yamatai Kingdom has been experiencing frequent unusual activity recently, with mysterious figures appearing and disappearing frequently.

Upon reading this, Xu Chen couldn't help but furrow his brow.

He originally intended to personally lead his iron cavalry to pacify Yamatai, but the enemy activated the national protection formation, preventing his army from entering.

Otherwise, he would have already razed the evil god's lair to the ground with his Great Snow Dragon Riders!

Now that Shennong and Chiyou have appeared in the world one after another, the Five Elements Sect is also making moves. It seems that the evil god can no longer hold back.

Presumably, they used teleportation arrays or similar methods to send out the experts from Yamatai.

Xu Chen's mind conjured up images of those elusive Japanese pirates and ronin, whose movements were unpredictable and swift as the wind, each a formidable opponent.

It's just unclear what the purpose of sending these people is.

He lightly stroked the letter with his fingertips, and the ink on the paper changed like ripples on water, revealing new handwriting—this was a reply to Jia Xu.

This is a subtle application of wood-based magic, which allows one to transform any wooden object at will.

However, compared to those old monsters of the Five Elements Sect, this method is really not worth mentioning.

After tying up the reply, Xu Chen raised his arms and released the white doves.

After the carrier pigeon had flown away, he continued speeding south.

According to Shennong's memory, the approximate location of the undying fire has become clear.

Boom!

A thunderclap suddenly boomed in the clear sky.

Xu Chen looked up in surprise, only to see a clear blue sky. Where did the thunder come from?

Just as I was wondering, dark clouds suddenly surged in the southern sky, and a torrential downpour began.

But in the northern sky behind him, the sun was still shining brightly.

Xu Chen gripped the hilt of the Crimson Sky Sword tightly; the scene before him was truly bizarre.

Having roamed the martial world for many years, he knew all too well that there were no coincidences without a reason—clearly someone was plotting against him in the dark!

"He can actually summon wind and rain?"