For a whole day of training, Zhou Chen didn't have a moment's rest. He had been tempering with the power of thunder. Every thunder bombardment made him miserable, but every tempering of thunder made his seventh-turn thunder dragon body more powerful.
One point stronger.
Zhou Chen had no idea of giving up. He was extremely eager for powerful strength at this moment. Although this world forcibly cast a curse on him, it also gave him many opportunities.
Fahuang Tianjue, Heaven-level sword skill, World-Destroying Burning Sky Slash, Dual-Eye Bloodline, each of these are things that shock the past and sparkle the present. If he has such top-notch resources, he can't become the pinnacle person in the world, then
It must be that you haven't worked hard enough.
Zhou Chen walked out of the minefield and successfully reached the second level of the seventh-turn thunder dragon body. Zhou Chen felt the power flowing out of his meridians and bones. At this moment, he felt that he did not need to use any other power. He could do it with just his physical body.
He punched a strong man at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but at this time Zhou Chen was in terrible shape. His whole body was charred black, with wounds and blood scabs everywhere, his robes were completely uncovered, and his pupils were filled with bloodshot eyes.
Zhou Chen looked at his body. The faint glow on his skin was brighter than before. When he held his hands, he felt that his bones and veins were stronger and his strength was overwhelming.
"It's time to leave." Zhou Chen looked into the distance and murmured softly.
Yunzhou has been docked in Leiyun City for three days. Zhou Chen didn't know if he could catch up, so he immediately called Xiao Hei and ran directly to Leiyun City.
In the past few days, Xiao Hei has changed a lot. When he was at his largest, he was already several feet tall. The black markings on his body were also deeper. A pair of sharp giant teeth grew out of his lower jaw. This was the sign that the Black Flame Tiger had entered the fourth level of the monster.
The symbol of the beast, Xiao Hei at this time is already equivalent to the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and is almost catching up with Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen is very envious of Xiao Hei. He doesn't have to do anything and can improve just by sleeping in the Nine Heavens Hunyuan Pearl.
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Thunder Cloud City,
At Yunzhou Ferry,
Mr. Yun stood under Yunzhou, wandering in place, looking very anxious. Suddenly, a black spot in the distance quickly approached. Mr. Yun took a closer look, and saw that it was a man and an animal running rapidly.
A huge demonic beast with black stripes on a white background, and a strange man with black skin and black robes sitting on it, with shaggy hair, looking extremely weird.
Yun Lao had never seen Xiao Hei before. A person was sitting on a fourth-level monster and running towards Yun Zhou. He was a little dazed at this scene.
"Mr. Yun, I didn't miss Yun Zhou." The strange man rode a monster beast and ran to Mr. Yun.
Mr. Yun looked startled and looked at the dark-skinned man, feeling that he looked familiar.
"Master Zhou?" Mr. Yun asked tentatively.
"Well, it's me." Zhou Chen grinned, showing his white teeth, and finally did not miss Yun Zhou.
Mr. Yun's expression was a little confused. The arrogant young man from the past few days now looked so sloppy and weird.
"No, I've been waiting for you, Mr. Zhou, let's get on the Yunzhou quickly."
Zhou Chen nodded, let Xiao Hei shrink and stand beside him, and followed Mr. Yun onto the Yunzhou.
After burning a stick of incense, Zhou Chen, who had finished washing, stood on the deck of Yunzhou, watching the surrounding mountains passing by quickly, and the image of Zhou Zhen appeared in his mind. He would see his grandfather in a short time, and Zhou Chen felt very happy.
To express emotion...
There were still two days left before arriving at Qingyang City. Zhou Chen's mind entered the Nine Heavens Hunyuan Pearl. He wanted to refine some elixirs to treat some hidden diseases in Zhou Zhen's body. These hidden diseases have prevented Zhou Zhen's realm from improving for many years.
When Zhou Chen left the Zhou family, Zhou Zhen was already a strong man in the Foundation Establishment Realm. In fact, Zhou Zhen’s talent was not bad. He entered the Foundation Establishment Realm in his forties. However, later,
The Zhou family's loneliness, lack of resources, and the impact of hidden diseases on his body have made it difficult for him to make a breakthrough.
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Zhou Family Courtyard,
At this time, the lobby was filled with people. These people were all the main high-level figures of the Zhou family. Everyone's face was gloomy. Three young men were lying on the ground, their breath was weak, blood was flowing from the corners of their mouths, and their bodies were covered in bright red blood.
Their clothes were off and their limbs and bones were twisted. An old man was checking their injuries.
"Third brother, how are they?" It was Zhou Zhen, the head of the Zhou family, who asked. At this time, his face was full of solemnity.
"Jincheng's bones and meridians are all severed. I'm afraid that in the future..." The third elder's eyes were moist, his eyes were full of anger, his fists were clenched and trembling slightly.
Zhou Jincheng is the son of the third elder. He is thirty-five years old and has reached the realm of Foundation Establishment. He is also considered a powerful monk in Qingyang City. He is mainly responsible for escorting the transportation of Zhoujiaxuan Iron Mine.
"Who did it?" Zhou Zhen patted the second elder's shoulder to comfort him and asked a fellow guard.
"It's the two brothers Lu Chuan and Lu Hai from the Lu family." One of the guards said, cupping his hands.
"The Lu family has gone too far to bully others. They have been secretly against my Zhou family for so many years, and now they dare to directly hurt the children of my Zhou family."
"Master, the Lu family said that this is to collect some interest for the trouble Young Master Zhou Chen caused in the Tianyuan Sect." The guard said again.
"Chen'er? What does this matter have to do with Chen'er?" Zhou Zhen was a little confused. Zhou Chen had been to Tianyuan Sect for two years, and Tianyuan Sect was thousands of kilometers away from Qingyun City. How could he have any grudge against the Lu family?
"According to what the Lu family said, Chen'er deposed Lu Feiyu of the Lu family, beheaded Zhao Wuji of the Zhao family, Lin Wuya of the Lin family, and Xing Wutian of the Xing family in the Tianyuan Sect." At this time, Er Er, who had been silent all the time, was silent.
Elder Zhou Ling said.
"What? Are you saying that Chen'er killed so many of them by himself?" Zhou Zhen's face changed and he asked in disbelief. He naturally knew Zhou Chen's strength, and there was no way he could do this.
"It is said that in the competition arena of the outer sect, both sides signed a life and death contract." The second elder said expressionlessly.
"Since we have signed a life-and-death certificate, it is natural for everyone to live and die in the ring competition. Why do you still want to trouble my Zhou family?" Zhou Zhen said with some annoyance.
"The other three families didn't say anything, but Lu Feiyu of the Lu family didn't sign a life-and-death certificate. Instead, he was kicked by Chen'er in the scuffle, shattering his Dantian, losing his legs, and being beaten into unconsciousness. So this
The Lu family wants revenge."
"How did Chen'er do all this? As far as I know, Lu Feiyu, Xing Wutian, and Zhao Wuji entered Tianyuan Sect at least four years earlier than Zhou Chen. Their strength is several levels higher than Zhou Chen. Lin Wuya of the Lin family has extremely high cultivation talent.
, the realm is not lower than Chen'er, Zhou Chen has only been in Tianyuan Sect for two years, no matter how hard he works, he can't catch up so quickly, how did he kill them?"
Zhou Zhen really couldn't figure out the reason for this. He knew Zhou Chen's strength and realm best. No matter how fast he practiced, he couldn't suddenly become so strong.
"Clan Leader, I am also surprised by this. I found out that Chen'er not only killed many people, but also defeated the strongest disciple of Tianyuan Sect's outer sect, won the first place in the outer sect's competition, and has now been promoted to the inner sect.
Disciple, and I heard that Chen'er has now broken into the foundation building realm."
"Haha, you are worthy of being a descendant of my Zhou family. Chen'er has really done a great job for our Zhou family. In two years, he has broken through from the Houtian realm to the Foundation building realm. Haha, our Zhou family has produced a peerless genius. Ancestor, please bless me."
The Zhou family."
Although Zhou Zhen was confused and surprised, what Zhou Ling said was probably true. This news was one of the few good news for the Zhou family at this time, so he was naturally overjoyed.
"Chen'er finally lived up to everyone's expectations and is much more capable than us old guys."
"God bless my Zhou family!"
"Chen'er is really powerful, I've seen it before."
"Hindsight."
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Everyone was talking excitedly. Zhou Chen's incident had made the Zhou family feel angry, and they were no longer as aggrieved as before.
"Clan leader, although Zhou Chen saved a lot of face for our Zhou family this time, our current situation is not good. The Lu family has made it clear that they are against our Zhou family. Whenever any of the heirs of our Zhou family meet outside, they will definitely fight.
Although the other families have not expressed their stance clearly, they may secretly take action against our Zhou family." It was the second elder who spoke. Although it was a bit cold water, the words of the second elder Zhang did make sense, and everyone's expressions became solemn.
Zhou Zhen also understands the problem at the moment. Although the other families have not openly quarreled with each other now, there is a Lu family making trouble in front of them. As long as they secretly help the Lu family, it will be difficult for the Zhou family to compete with them.
"Second brother, do you have any suggestions?" Zhou Zhen asked after thinking for a moment.
"My suggestion is to be patient for the time being. Although I am not afraid of the Lu family, I am worried that several other families will secretly support the Lu family. Now the Lu family's family, Lu Yuncheng, and the second elder of the Lu family, Lu Yunnan, have both broken into the cave heaven realm.
And our Zhou family currently does not have a master of the Cave Heaven realm. If the two families face each other and confront each other head-on, our Zhou family will definitely lose. Currently, the only ones who have hope of breaking into the Cave Heaven realm in a short time are the clan leader and Jintian, so I want to reverse the situation.
In this situation, the Zhou family must have a strong man from the Cave Heaven realm to take charge."
Zhou Zhen nodded and said: "I'm afraid I don't have much hope of breaking into the cave. At present, we can only see whether Jintian can do it in the short term. By the way, didn't Jintian go to Shenyun City to deliver the goods? He
When can you come back?"
"Jintian's team has already set off for half a month. If things go well, they should be back in seven days."
Zhou Zhen's face was a little solemn, his eyes were lowered, he thought for a moment, and said: "Starting from tomorrow, the Zhou family's children will temporarily reduce their travel. For necessary travel, the number of people must not be less than ten, and they must be led by elders. Everything will wait for Jintian
Let’s discuss it after we come back from Shenyun City. Although my Zhou family is in decline, I cannot allow others to bully me.”
Zhou Jintian is the eldest son of Mr. Er Zhang. He is thirty-six years old this year and is already a strong man in the Foundation Establishment Realm. He is the best son of the same generation in the Zhou family and has a high reputation among the younger generations of the Zhou family.
, some people even say that he is the best candidate to inherit the position of patriarch, but this voice only exists in private, because everyone knows that Zhou Zhen has always loved Zhou Chen and has always cultivated Zhou Chen as the future heir of the family head.
But after all, Zhou Chen is from the younger generation and has not really grown up yet, so many people in the Zhou family support Zhou Jintian's succession.
In the lobby, the three injured disciples were carried down for treatment, and everyone gradually dispersed, with uneasiness and depression on their faces. Zhou Zhen sat in the center, his eyes gradually moistened, and murmured: "Chen'er, you must
It’s very hard, it’s all because Grandpa is useless..."
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Qingyun City is just a remote town in the Shenyun Empire. The ordinary people living here live a very comfortable life. They do not have too high pursuits. Not everyone here practices martial arts, because monks need to consume a lot of resources to practice. Ordinary people
They need to work hard to make a living and have no ability to accumulate resources to practice martial arts. However, this will not affect their vision for the future. For them, martial arts is not their pursuit. A quiet and peaceful life is the greatest happiness.
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A man in black robe walked slowly on the street, feeling the people coming and going around him. There were all kinds of goods on both sides of the road, which were items and resources for people's daily lives. They were shouting and selling, and everyone was
The sounds of laughter and chatter came one after another. The man in the black robe felt everything familiar, a smile appeared on his face, and he murmured suicidally: "Qingyang City, I'm back!"
Wearing a black robe, Zhou Chen walked through the bustling streets and came to a slightly ornate building. Compared with other surrounding buildings, this building was a bit conspicuous. Not only was it built higher, but it also had a more ornate appearance. On the door curtain
There is a huge plaque that says "Tianbao Pavilion", which is the branch of Tianbao Pavilion in Qingyang City.
Zhou Chen walked into the lobby and walked to the counter. Compared with the Huaiyang City branch, this Tianbao Pavilion branch looked shabby. There were no exquisite decorations. There were a few ordinary ink paintings hanging on the walls and a few potted plants on the flower table.
, everything is simple and unpretentious. There is a middle-aged man standing behind the counter, and a young woman sorting out some sundries. Both of them are wearing Tianbao Pavilion robes.
The middle-aged man was a little surprised when he saw Zhou Chen wearing a black robe, covering his face, but he did not dare to neglect, raised his hand and saluted, and said: "This distinguished guest, welcome to Tianbao Pavilion, I am the shopkeeper of our store, do you have any questions?"
What do you need?"
Zhou Chen nodded without saying anything. He picked up a pen from the counter, took out a piece of rice paper, and raised his hand to write down a few lines of the name of the elixir.
Zhou Chen pushed the paper in front of the shopkeeper, handed over the purple card, and said: "One hundred thousand talisman papers, five thousand elixirs, calculate how many."
The shopkeeper was startled, a little surprised in his heart. Although there are many guests in Tianbao Pavilion who can take out this purple card, there are very few in Qingyang City. Since he can take out the purple card, it means that this person's identity must be unknown.
Simple, the shopkeeper bowed his hand, glanced at the content on the paper, and said respectfully: "Dear guest, you want a total of three million spirit stones. Zika customers can enjoy a 10% discount, and the total after discount is two hundred and seventy-seven."
One hundred thousand spiritual stones."
Zhou Chen also took out 1.7 million spiritual stones from Najie and handed them to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper put away the spirit stone, bowed to Zhou Chen, and said: "Dear guest, please wait a moment, I will prepare the items." Then he said to the young woman: "Take the distinguished guest to the private room in the inner courtyard, so that we can entertain you."
Zhou Chen followed the maid into the inner hall. Because it took some time to prepare supplies, standing in the lobby wearing a black robe and black hat was a bit conspicuous.
When Zhou Chen walked through the corridor, a middle-aged man walked towards him. The man was handsome, upright, and had a sword hanging on his waist. He looked very impressive.
"Is it Uncle Jintian?" Zhou Chen looked at the man walking in front of him. He was startled, stopped his script slightly, and said secretly in his heart: "I didn't expect to see someone from the Zhou family here."
Zhou Chen was still a little excited when he saw Zhou Jintian. Although Zhou Chen and Zhou Jintian are not particularly close, Zhou Jintian is also busy with family affairs on weekdays. However, when he was a child, Zhou Jintian would take time to teach Zhou Chen how to practice. Zhou Chen still has a heart for Zhou Jintian.
grateful.
"Huh?" Zhou Jintian saw the man in black robes in front of him suddenly stand still, a little different and wary, and said, "Sir, do you know me?"
Zhou Chen shook his head quickly, and then walked past Zhou Jintian. He didn't want to expose his whereabouts, and this place was not suitable for acquaintance.
Zhou Jintian turned his head and looked at Zhou Chen's back, frowning, wondering what he was thinking about.
Zhou Chen walked straight forward, and Zhou Jintian disappeared at the end of the corridor.
When passing a box, Zhou Chen accidentally glanced at it and found that the door of the Tianzi box was not closed securely. For a moment, through the crack in the door, Zhou Chen saw clearly the face of the person sitting inside. This person was about thirty years old.
Yu Sui, wearing a white brocade suit with a stern face, was talking to someone next to him about something unknown. It was Lu Chuan, the young master of the Lu family, and the father of Lu Feiyu.
Zhou Chen's expression condensed and he quickly looked away, because Lu Chuan seemed to have noticed someone passing by the door, and his eyes were turning towards Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen looked tense and felt something strange in his heart. He had just met Zhou Jintian in the corridor, and now he saw Lu Chuan. His intuition told him that this might not be a coincidence. Did Zhou Jintian come here to see Lu Chuan? Did he come here to talk to Lu Chuan on behalf of the Zhou family?
, or two people...?
Zhou Chen didn't dare to make wild guesses because he respected Zhou Jintian very much. He didn't believe that Zhou Jintian would do anything detrimental to the interests of the Zhou family. This was absolutely impossible. Zhou Jintian had made great contributions to the Zhou family and was also the younger generation of the Zhou family.
Zhou Chen believed that there must be some reason for this, and he could not guess at will.
The maid took Zhou Chen into a private room, bowed and said, "Dear guest, please take a seat."
The maid was about to turn around and walk out of the box when Zhou Chen stopped her with his hand and said, "Girl, can I ask how many boxes in Tianbao Pavilion were receiving guests just now?"
The maid was a little surprised by Zhou Chen's words. She didn't understand why Zhou Chen would ask these questions. However, since the shopkeeper told her to treat the man in black well, it meant that his identity was definitely not simple. Naturally, she did not dare to neglect and gave him a slight courtesy.
, said: "Apart from your ground-sized box, only the sky-sized box next door has guests. Because it has just been opened at this time, we have only entertained distinguished guests from two boxes today."
Zhou Chen's frown deepened, his expression became serious, he nodded towards the maid, who bowed and walked out of the box.
Judging from what the maid said, Zhou Jintian should have come to Tianbao Pavilion to meet Lu Chuan. Although this cannot mean anything, Zhou Chen believed Zhou Jintian from the bottom of his heart, but there was always a slight uneasy feeling in his heart.