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

Transformation into a deity.

He was a powerful being in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm!

"I have offended my senior."

"Men, let's go!"

The fat man scrambled and crawled, trying to run away.

It's not because of anything else.

Su Chen is known as the number one person below the Refinement Void realm, and is also the Grand Elder of Luoyan City.

He single-handedly overwhelmed eight Nascent Soul cultivators and dozens of Enlightened Ones.

Especially in the past few days, Huanglong City was living in constant fear because of Su Chen.

Naturally, some of them recognized Su Chen.

I'm numb, completely numb...

Su Chen naturally wouldn't waste his time on these people.

...

The alleyway returned to quiet.

Only the bronze bell that had been cleaved by the sword light remained on the ground, swaying intermittently.

Wang Mang leaned on his sword, panting.

Only then did he have a moment to carefully examine the person who had saved him.

Upon closer inspection...

Wang Mang froze on the spot.

"Su...Su Chen?"

Su Chen grinned.

"What?"

"It's only been a short time, don't you recognize me?"

Wang Mang's lips moved slightly.

After a long pause, he gave a bitter laugh.

"I recognize it."

Even if you turn to ashes, I will still recognize you.

Wang Mang sheathed his sword and leaned against the mottled wall of the alley.

This statement carries a hint of sarcasm.

The moss on the wall brushed against his back.

"Su Zhenchuan of the Luoyun Sect."

"Now, they have all become powerful beings in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

"Where am I?"

"After all these years..."

"I've barely reached the threshold of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm."

"They didn't come here specifically to laugh at me, did they?"

Wang Mang's words carried a hint of self-deprecation.

"You're getting cheeky."

"Don't think I'm having it so easy."

Su Chen pursed his lips.

One's cultivation level advances quickly.

But every opportunity is fraught with peril.

"That Gathering Yuan Pill was something I risked my life to find in an ancient cultivator's cave."

"We're counting on it, hoping to gamble on reaching the Divine Transformation stage."

As he spoke, Wang Mang's gaze returned to Su Chen.

Now Su Chen understood.

It was because Wang Mang obtained the elixir that he became a target.

"You little brat."

"Why don't you just stay in your Luoyan City and be your great retainer?"

"What are you doing in Tian Shu Star City?"

Wang Mang snorted coldly.

Su Chen put his hands behind his back and raised his chin.

"Looking for someone."

"Who should I look for?"

"Master Hongfu".

The moment those three words were uttered...

Wang Mang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Who are you talking about?

"Master Hongfu".

Su Chen repeated it.

Wang Mang stared at Su Chen for a long time.

Suddenly, he burst out laughing.

"Su Chen, oh Su Chen."

"You brat, has your cultivation level increased too quickly these past few years, and it's damaged your brain?"

Wang Mang pointed to the Taoist temple high up.

Do you know what kind of place that is?

A gust of wind swept through the alley.

He blew on the copper bell on the ground, making it shake twice more.

Wang Mang stopped laughing.

For the first time, a hint of seriousness appeared on that angular face.

"That temple."

"Within a radius of several miles."

"Nobody dares to come near."

"It is said that many Nascent Soul cultivators wanted to see the true face of the Venerable One."

"Before I even got close to the dojo, I was driven out by a surge of energy."

Wang Mang paused.

"What's even stranger is..."

"That Supreme Elder of the Starry Sky Dao Sect from before."

"A master of the Void Refinement Realm".

"I wish to meet the Master."

"We would have to wait patiently for several days, several miles away from that main hall."

Whether we actually saw each other or not is still uncertain.

Wang Mang shrugged.

"You're a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

"Do you wish to see Master Hongfu?"

"I advise you to give up on this idea as soon as possible."

Su Chen frowned.

This is a bit troublesome.

The Red-Robed Master is putting on quite a show.

Su Chen touched his chin.

The secret between myself and Master Hongfu.

The old stories from beneath the Sword Abyss, the cultivation techniques of those ancient cultivators.

These things are best left unsaid.

If one were to swagger in and request an audience through the main gate...

That would be quite a spectacle.

"You can't go through the main gate."

Su Chen pondered.

"Such a large temple."

"Surely there are some places you can sneak in unnoticed?"

That's absolutely right.

After all, Master Hongfu's dojo looked like a mountain.

The vastness of the mathematical principles of the square and the circle.

There can't be only a few entrances.

There might be some hidden passage.

Wang Mang, having lived in Tian Shu Star City for so long, should have known at least some of this.

Wang Mang was stunned for a moment.

"What do you mean, kid?"

"You really want to sneak in?"

Su Chen didn't speak, he just looked at him.

Wang Mang pondered for a long time before he finally understood what it meant.

That kid.

It's a truly important private matter that needs to be kept from others.

"Yes, there are."

"Beneath that dojo, there is a drainage tunnel."

"There had been rumors for a while."

"They say that the dojo is full of good resources."

Wang Mang swallowed.

"Therefore, quite a few bold rogue cultivators."

"Just follow the drainage tunnel underneath and crawl inside."

"I was hoping to find some opportunity."

"I heard that..."

Wang Mang lowered his voice even further.

"In the temple of Master Hongfu."

"Except for the Venerable One."

"The other disciples are all guarding the perimeter of the dojo."

"There's nobody inside."

"That's why those rogue cultivators dared to go inside."

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

That's one way to do it.

"but."

Wang Mang then changed the subject.

"Those rogue cultivators who went in."

"Eight out of ten."

"They were all lost in those tunnels."

"Some haven't even touched the edge of the dojo."

"It was destroyed inside."

"Even the body couldn't be found."

Wang Mang waved his hand.

So,

"That tunnel is a dead end."

"Of those who go in, very few come out alive."

Wang Mang raised the sword at his waist.

"Su Chen".

"I will remember your life-saving grace."

"But this is a suicide deal."

"I'm not playing along."

Wang Mang now possesses the Juyuan Pill.

He was focused entirely on making a breakthrough.

She had no desire to accompany Su Chen on his dangerous mission.

Besides, every time I'm with Su Chen, it's a near-death experience; nothing good ever comes of it.

I don't want to risk my life.

"For you."

"Take it."

Su Chen casually took out a bunch of things from his storage bag.

This surprised Wang Mang.

He truly deserves to be the Grand Master of Luoyan City.

That's incredibly extravagant!

Rejuvenating Grass, a thousand-year-old spiritual plant, and a whole bunch of Gathering Essence Pills that are even purer and free of impurities than myself.

There are also a few magic treasures for those at the Nascent Soul stage.

This made Wang Mang realize that the pill in his hand was no longer so appealing.

Su Chen looked helpless.

All these things I have were obtained from Li Ziran in Luoyan City.

It was originally just to nourish myself so that I could cultivate with his granddaughter.

Now, he really has no use for his late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation.

Sold?

I don't lack spirit stones myself.

Giving it to Wang Mang might allow him to work for me.

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