Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

"hehe..."

"This time, neither of us owes the other anything."

Wang Mang gave a bitter smile.

These past few days in this dungeon have brought back a lot of memories.

Back when he and Su Chen were cultivating together at the Luoyun Sect, Su Chen was the one he looked down on the most.

But Li Changfeng chose Su Chen as his true disciple.

For this matter, I devoted myself to rigorous self-cultivation.

I thought I was exceptionally talented.

However, in the battle at the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, he brought trouble upon himself and made a ten-year agreement with Su Chen.

At that time, I only felt hatred towards Su Chen.

Later, when he almost failed to form his Nascent Soul, it was Su Chen who helped him succeed.

Perhaps it was because he owed this enormous favor that Wang Mang's hatred gradually dissipated.

I, Wang Mang, can admit that you, Su Chen, are stronger than me.

I also admit that I owe you a huge favor.

But in any case, now that this matter is over, we can say that neither of us owes the other anything.

After all, I helped you wipe out a sect, and now I'm imprisoned here because of you, kid. I don't know when I'll see the light of day again.

Despite thinking this way, Wang Mang was now utterly despondent.

Having been here for the past few days, I have come to a complete understanding of my situation.

It's not for any other reason than that the old monster in the Nascent Soul stage lives in the cell not far away.

Just by talking to that old monster, that old guy couldn't even speak anymore.

It looks like he hasn't spoken a word in at least a thousand years.

Heh, a thousand years? I'm only at the Nascent Soul stage; I'm afraid I'll perish here.

Thinking of this, Wang Mang leaned against a stone pillar and helplessly turned his body to the side.

"Yo ho!"

"It's quite pleasant."

At that moment, a voice came from behind Wang Mang.

"I've said everything I needed to say."

"I have no power or influence; I'm just a rogue cultivator from a remote region."

"If you want to kill me, then..."

Only then did Wang Mang realize what was happening.

Why does that voice behind me sound so familiar?

When he turned around abruptly, Wang Mang's face turned ashen.

He wore a long white robe embroidered with gold thread depicting celestial geese.

Then came that familiar face.

"Yo ho!"

"Hey nephew, are you getting ready to sleep?"

"How about I come back another time?"

Su Chen looked at Wang Mang with a smile.

Wang Mang was stunned.

It really is Su Chen!

She thought she would never see Su Chen again.

Seeing Su Chen now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

But another idea also came along.

Haha, this guy's here to laugh at me!

In Wang Mang's mind, Su Chen looked harmless, but was actually full of evil intentions.

Maybe this guy already knew he was being locked up here.

The reason I'm suffering here is all because of Su Chen.

At that moment, I was furious.

"Su Chen, how dare you laugh!"

"If it weren't for you, would I have suffered like this?"

"Also, from now on, don't call me 'nephew' or anything like that."

"Coming here this time can be considered as making up for what I owed you before."

"The ten-year promise is almost up!"

"From now on, not only you, but I'm not even prepared to stay in the Luoyun Sect any longer."

Wang Mang said coldly.

"Okay, okay!"

"We're leaving the Luoyun Sect."

"There's no need to call him 'Uncle-Master' anymore."

"However, we're still two or three years away from that ten-year agreement."

"I don't care, but I'm doing this for your own good."

"When the time comes, you will break your oath and your Daoist heart will be tainted."

"It's as if I forced him to do it."

Su Chen joked with a smile.

"You little brat!"

"Hurry up and tell this guy to let me go!"

Wang Mang roared angrily.

"Please excuse my humble appearance, sir; I am but a junior..."

"After suffering some hardships here, she started acting all cute and clingy towards me."

"Let's just release him."

Su Chen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mang's face darkened.

They keep calling each other "junior" and acting all cutesy.

How much longer am I going to let Su Chen play games with me?

"It seems you and your junior have a good relationship."

Seeing this, Li Tianqi couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

"Who's his junior!"

"Seriously speaking, I used to be his senior!"

"If you utter another word of nonsense, don't force me to cripple you!"

Wang Mang snorted coldly.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm talking to Wang Mang, do you even know who she is?"

"You even threaten her? Don't you value your life?"

"This is the daughter of Li Ziran, the Lord of Luoyan City."

"You dare threaten the daughter of a Void Refinement stage expert?"

"Tsk tsk tsk."

"I'm afraid I can't save you either."

Su Chen's act was quite convincing at that moment.

This completely silenced Wang Mang.

After all, I've really gotten tired of staying here these past few days.

Moreover, the Nascent Soul stage is already an existence that one can look up to.

Refining period...

"Pfft!"

"My husband, you're so naughty."

"Don't listen to my husband, I'm not that petty."

"Since he's your husband's friend, why don't you release him right now?"

Wang Yuyan covered her mouth and smiled.

Immediately afterward, the worshipper raised his hand, and a stream of spiritual energy shot into the stone pillar.

Then the stone pillar emitted a glimmer of light.

The next moment, the iron chains on Wang Mang's body came off.

"You're really lucky, kid."

"They actually managed to get close to a cultivator in the Void Refinement stage."

"She's either a saint or the granddaughter of a powerful being."

"Hmph."

Wang Mang muttered something and stretched his muscles.

I felt a soreness in my body from being confined for the past few days.

"Oh?"

"Wang Mang, is it!"

"My name is Li Tianqi, and I am Su Chen's Daoist partner."

"You must tell me about my husband's other two Daoist partners later."

"I'm very curious."

At this moment, Li Tianqi pursed his lips.

"There's not much to say."

"This guy is lucky."

"But you don't need to worry, I think your looks are no less than those two saintesses."

"And those two weren't exactly bad people..."

Wang Mang waved his hand, but he spoke with unusual seriousness.

This seemed to put Li Tianqi at ease.

Of course, she wouldn't mind if Su Chen had a few more Daoist partners.

But if they are all difficult people to get along with, and their cultivation is far superior to one's own.

That would likely pose some threat to me.

Let's go!

"I've heard about it."

"You sneaked over the wall at night, trying to infiltrate the temple."

"Don't let Zong Lali lose face; can you blame anyone else for that?"

Su Chen chuckled and made a sarcastic remark.

"Me, use a VPN?"

"If I didn't climb over the wall, would I even be able to see you, Young Master Su?"

"Those two gatekeepers said they wanted to see you, and even Nascent Soul cultivators would have to wait in line."

"They practically looked down their noses at me!"

"If I hadn't promised your Saintess Lin Wanwan, why would I have come to the Xuanhuang Continent to suffer?"

Wang Mang's face turned black at this moment.

"It seems that those two retainers were indeed impolite."

"These past few days, you've become famous in the Xuanhuang Continent, and indeed, there are many more people wanting to curry favor with you."

"However, I will reprimand these two later."

The worshipper beside him said something respectfully.

At this moment, Wang Mang's face turned black, because he recognized the worshipper who had said those words.

This is the person who knocked himself unconscious and then locked himself up.

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