Gou Zai Xian Men Dang Void Workshop Master

Chen He was in a bad mood in the marketplace.

The first ambush came out of nowhere, and the second ambush came unexpectedly.

Although he knew that the other party was after the Penglai Token, the fact that they were fighting within the sect still made him feel uneasy and shattered his illusions.

I thought the sect was absolutely safe, but I didn't expect them to dare to kill me. You have to understand that this is the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

What's truly chilling is that he had no routine about going out; he only went out with Liu He, and he had never considered going out before.

The fact that the other side was able to intercept them so accurately shows that someone had been watching them all along and they hadn't given up.

"As expected, relying on others is unreliable," Chen He chuckled self-deprecatingly. "No matter what you do, you have to rely on yourself!"

He hadn't expected anything from anyone else, and he was well-prepared himself, so he didn't place his hopes on Liu He or Hou Shengjie.

He was counting on the cultivators within the sect; those at the Purple Mansion level or higher couldn't possibly be unaware of what was happening here.

No one came forward.

They were either wary of the power behind the man in black robes, or they wanted to go with the flow and see if they could hand over the Penglai Token.

Both are disappointing.

Chen He adjusted her emotions and did not allow herself to fall into a state of resentment and bitterness.

He summoned Lady Red, and the jade tablet projected the image of the man in black robes, instructing her to investigate as much as possible, without holding out much hope.

The market is still small and has only just begun. Most of the three thousand cultivators come from other places, with few from the Southern Region.

He simply asked the wandering immortals in the market to keep an eye out for anything that might be recognized or have any clues, that was all.

After Madam Hong left, Chen He's gaze turned icy. He waved his hand to seal off the entire top floor of Jianbaoju, and then withdrew his consciousness clone.

With the help of the authority of the market, Chen He stabilized his body, mobilized the magic power within his body, began to open his meridians, and entered a state of cultivation.

……

The Fire Mountain of the Five Elements Mountain.

Hou Shengjie finally breathed a sigh of relief after successfully bringing Liu He back.

He dared not delay, so he took Liu He to the weapon-refining room of the weapon-refining hall, found Steward Liu who was refining a weapon, and reported the situation.

"Uncle," Liu He said urgently, his heart trembling, "please, Uncle, do me a favor and save Brother Chen He!"

"It's too late," Deacon Liu said without even blinking. "That kid has either entered the market or been captured and taken away. There's no way we'll find him now."

"What?" Liu He exclaimed in shock, collapsing to the ground, his eyes glazed over. "It's my fault! It was my fault for wanting to go out and check on the mine! It was me..."

"Foolish child, even without you, he couldn't have escaped." Deacon Liu said calmly, "He was targeted as soon as he appeared at Five Elements Mountain. He was ambushed when he returned from Four Symbols City before, but he was lucky enough to escape. This time he was just a little unlucky."

"Who has the power to act within the sect's territory?" Liu He gritted his teeth. "I'm going to report this to the Enforcement Hall!"

"No!" Deacon Liu said coldly.

"Why?" Liu He asked in disbelief, never expecting his uncle to stop him.

"Who do you think made this move?" Deacon Liu snorted. "Even the disciples of Xuan Shuang Peak are being questioned. Do you think I can stop them? If you want to appeal to the Enforcement Hall, I will vanish into thin air, and our Liu family will disappear."

Liu He was pale, weak all over, and filled with despair.

He wasn't someone who knew nothing. Having spent five years in the outer sect, he knew everything he needed to know, and was also familiar with the related rumors.

This was the first time it had happened to me, and I never expected it to happen to me.

He knew his uncle was right.

Even if Uncle were to advance to the Purple Mansion realm, it wouldn't stop him, let alone the fact that he's only an outer sect deputy steward.

Faced with this cruel reality, Liu He suddenly realized that everything before was nothing. Thinking of Chen He, he felt a deep sense of despair.

In his despair, a fire was ignited deep within him—for Chen He's plight, for his own powerlessness, and for those people.

"Shengjie, take He'er back to his cave," Deacon Liu said. "He is not allowed to come out without my order. He should cultivate properly in his cave and inform the others."

"Yes." Hou Shengjie lowered his head, suppressing the pounding in his heart, grabbed Liu He and left, afraid that if he hesitated even a step, trouble would come knocking.

The door to the weapon-refining room closed, and Deacon Liu waved his hand, revealing a mirror in front of him. The mirror reflected the image of Chen He being pierced by the flying sword, and Chen He's eyes were clearly visible.

The black-robed man was completely invisible; only the jade tablet could record his appearance, but even that could not uncover any clues.

"Why aren't the Five Elders Peak making a move? Do they really not care about this kid?" Deacon Liu murmured softly, looking puzzled.

The fact that Chen He was able to stay in the top-tier cave dwelling of Huoxing Mountain shows that he was valued and cared for by the Five Elders Peak. So why was no one protecting him?

Deacon Liu couldn't understand it at all; he had no idea what the Five Elders Peak's attitude was.

Logically speaking, even the Fire Vein of the Five Elders Peak should not be afraid of the black-robed man's backing. What exactly went wrong?

Unable to understand, Deacon Liu put away his magical artifact and sighed inwardly.

He knew about Liu He's visit as early as when Liu He came to his door, and it was with his tacit approval that Liu He and Chen He made contact and established a relationship.

The original intention was to befriend Wu Laofeng through Chen He, thus paving a way for himself and Liu He, but unexpectedly, this unexpected turn of events occurred.

If the people from Five Old Peaks don't show up, Chen He's value diminishes, and the situation becomes more complicated.

Without the protection of the Five Elders Peak, even if Chen He could stay in the Five Elements Mountain, his future was uncertain, as those people would not give up so easily.

Now that Chen He has entered the market, it remains to be seen when he will emerge. There's nothing Steward Liu can do except ensure that Liu He doesn't do anything foolish and take good care of him.

……

Chen He's disappearance did not cause any turmoil; in fact, it was quite quiet, which is normal.

Chen He's only close friend is Liu He. Fairy Pei Yu and Fairy Lin Hongye are both in seclusion and will not be available for the time being.

Other promising students from the same year also stopped associating with Chen He because of Gong Huixin, so no one paid attention to him.

Chen He didn't care about any of that.

He secluded himself on the top floor of Jianbaoju in the market, focusing on opening up his meridians, without doing anything else, as if he had returned to Qingniu Mountain.

The second ambush caused a huge change in Chen He's mindset.

He no longer placed his hopes on others, nor did he have any more scruples.

Family members are not a weakness; they all have the mark of Penglai and automatically enter the marketplace as wandering immortals after death.

The most fatal flaw was Chen He himself.

As long as he lives, his family will be safe; but if he dies, his family will be destroyed along with the market.

Having realized this, Chen He had no more concerns and directly chose to go into seclusion to improve his cultivation level.

Time passed day by day.

Relying on his powerful magical foundation, Chen He opened up his meridians one by one, and with his magical power nourishing them in time, his strength steadily increased.

Without needing spirit stones, pills, or formations, Chen He simply used the power of authority to perfectly control his magical power and gradually open up his meridians.

With his full concentration, a main meridian was opened, and magical power naturally flowed into the secondary meridians, hidden meridians, and branch meridians.

On average, one main meridian is formed every five days, so ten main meridians are formed in fifty days. The number of main meridians he connected increased from twenty-five to thirty-five, allowing more meridians to carry magical power.

The magical power, in turn, nourished his meridians and physical body, allowing his aura to steadily rise.

He did not stop, but continued his cultivation, determined to cultivate until he achieved perfect meridian opening in one go.