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

A mere Nascent Soul cultivator in the late stage can casually summon the power of a heavenly tribulation!

The long street below was already in an uproar...

"This...this means we're going to war with Xingluo?"

"That's Xingluo!"

"My God, has this kid gone mad..."

Countless wandering cultivators, looking up, discussed amongst themselves, their voices buzzing upwards.

Su Chen was too lazy to pay any more attention to the two cultivators who were running away with their heads in their hands.

He slowly rose into the sky, his spiritual energy surging around him.

A voice transmission resounded throughout the entire Tian Shu Star City.

"Listen up, everyone from the Star Luo Merchant Guild!"

"I, Su Chen, demand an audience with the Grand Elder of Xingluo."

"I'll wait here in the city."

"If you do not come within three days..."

"Three days later."

"I will then destroy the Star Luo Merchant Guild."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the cultivators in Tian Shu Star City could hear him.

Wang Mei was completely dumbfounded. She used to be so arrogant, but in front of Su Chen, that arrogance was nothing.

...

From the direction of the Boundless Sea, another towering wave crashed onto the city's protective formation.

The muffled thud was ignored by everyone.

In a secluded courtyard in the city, a pot of fine spiritual tea was burning.

The delicate aroma of tea filled the entire pavilion.

Two elderly men with white hair sat facing each other, slowly sipping their tea.

They all possessed the aura of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

"Senior brother."

One of them put down his teacup and suddenly laughed.

"This kid is interesting."

"How dare they provoke Xingluo like this in Tian Shu Star City!"

He stroked his long beard.

"However, he caused such a big commotion in the city."

"Should we...go and do something about it?"

The old man opposite him didn't even lift his eyelids; he simply picked up the tea lid and gently skimmed off the tea foam.

"No need."

"The Grand Master had specifically instructed us about this beforehand."

"It's best not to provoke Su Chen for now."

"Furthermore, we must not become enemies with Luoyan City."

He took a sip of tea and squinted his eyes.

"Us?"

"Let's just watch the show, that's all."

At this moment, the two poured themselves another cup of spiritual tea.

This play is a must-see.

After all, the Starry Sky Dao Sect had already discovered that Li Ziran's grandson-in-law had come to Tian Shu Star City in the past few days.

Even the person at the very top was alarmed.

It wasn't for any other reason than that Su Chen might be hiding the secret of that old devil, Red Demon.

...

The cave was very quiet.

As soon as the two newly set up spirit-gathering arrays were activated, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth flowed like a stream towards this small area.

The spiritual energy was so dense that it almost solidified into a tangible form.

Wang Mang's heart still ached at the thought that these two spirit-gathering arrays had cost him nearly 30,000 spirit stones.

It hurts to spend that money.

but.

Judging from the effect of this spirit-gathering array, it's not bad.

With this spiritual energy nourishing him day and night, reaching the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm shouldn't be difficult.

It was worth it...

Wang Mang had just closed his eyes.

That resounding voice, echoing through the heavens and earth, went straight into his ears.

"Which fool is so reckless?"

"How dare you provoke a being like Xingluo!"

Wang Mang originally had no intention of paying attention to it.

But there was something strangely familiar about that voice.

The next moment, Wang Mang shot out of the cave with a beam of light from his shield.

From afar, he used his divine sense to probe into the city.

"What?!"

Wang Mang almost fell from mid-air.

Su Chen?!

It was Su Chen!

Why is this guy not staying in Luoyan City enjoying his retirement, but instead coming to Tian Shu Star City?

Wang Mang's divine sense swept over the beautiful figure beside Su Chen again.

what.

That figure, those eyes.

Isn't this...the Holy Maiden of the Obscure Moon Demon Sect?

Good guy.

This Su Chen is really good at this.

Even the Holy Maiden of the Obscure Moon Demon Sect has been subdued and is now following him around.

Wang Mang smacked his lips.

but.

I absolutely must not wade into these muddy waters.

This kid has gotten himself into such big trouble; anyone who gets involved with him is doomed.

I was hoping to steadily advance to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

It's not worth playing along with his nonsense.

only...

Wang Mang pondered this and felt there was something strange about it.

Knowing full well that this kid was an extremely shrewd person who usually loved to hide his talents and wanted to keep his abilities completely secret.

How come it's only been a few days?

Ever since I climbed up to Luoyan City, this big tree...

Has he become so arrogant?

Could it be.

Is it true that having a powerful backer has given them more confidence?

Wang Mang shook his head and retreated back into his cave.

Who cares? Staying away from this plague is always the best course of action.

...

The calming incense in the guest room was lit again.

A wisp of smoke rose straight up.

Su Chen sat back down in the rosewood chair, looking quite confident.

Wang Mei stood to the side, her heart still pounding in her throat.

That incident in mid-air just now really frightened her.

"Owner."

"What should we do next?"

Su Chen picked up the cup of tea on the table, which had long since gone cold, and took a sip.

Tea is bitter.

"What should we do?"

"Just wait."

"If the people of Xingluo can't hold their tempers, they will come to this city to find me."

"Now that I've made such a big fuss, the whole city knows about it."

"They can't escape it."

Su Chen placed the teacup on the table.

but.

Their current strength is still somewhat lacking.

If they were to actually fight against the Nascent Soul cultivators of Xingluo, that wisp of Heavenly Tribulation power would only be enough to bluff them.

A real, hard-fought battle.

Even at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, I'm still no match for him.

"Before they come knocking on our door."

Su Chen's gaze fell on his storage bag.

"I need to refine that seal into my natal magic weapon first."

"and..."

He paused.

"Recently, I've also been preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

"The necessary cultivation resources have been collected almost completely."

As he spoke, Su Chen took out a jade slip from his storage bag and casually tossed it over.

"This is a cultivation technique for dual cultivation."

"Take this and make sure you study it carefully."

"At the crucial moment of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, I will still need to borrow your primordial yin."

"Absolutely no mistakes are allowed in this process."

The jade slip floated down in front of Wang Mei.

Wang Mei's body trembled involuntarily.

Dual cultivation!

Can...

Although he had cultivated in the Demonic Sect for hundreds of years, he had absolutely no experience in dual cultivation.

Especially considering the humiliation she suffered just a few days ago before the auction.

He himself had a slight fear of dual cultivation.

"What?"

"In no mood?"

"Or is it that you still harbor some feelings for Jiang Yun?"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow at her expression.

"This lowly servant wouldn't dare!"

Wang Mei suddenly knelt down and clutched the jade slip tightly to her chest.

These words terrified Wang Mei.

Even the most naive person would know that Su Chen hated Jiang Yun to the core.

If I don't respond well to these words, I'm afraid my fate will be terrible.

After the auction incident, Wang Mei seemed like a completely different person.

His personality had long been frightened into becoming timid and cowardly.

"That Jiang Yun is the one who caused Wang Mei to end up in this state today."

"Wang Mei hates him so much that she can't hate him enough, so what feelings does she have left?"

...