To Xu Chen, Mu Tai's challenge was just an episode during his training.
After Mu Tai left, he returned to the boring state of practicing, eating, sleeping, and practicing again.
Time passes quickly.
One month later.
Xu Chen used the huge resources in his hands to successfully break through to the sixth level of the True Qi Realm.
Three months later, Xu Chen went a step further and broke through to the seventh level of the True Qi Realm.
So far.
The spiritual stones in his hand have been exhausted.
this day.
Xu Chen sat cross-legged in the courtyard.
Eyes slightly closed.
The body is motionless.
There is a red maple tree in the yard that is over 300 years old. Its crown is like an umbrella, blocking out the sky and the sun. In autumn, its fiery red maple leaves begin to fall.
The wind blows.
The branches and leaves sway in the wind.
Maple leaves fall with the wind.
The green brick floor in the yard has been covered with a layer of maple leaves.
Xu Chen sat cross-legged under the tree for three days.
Her hair and clothes were already stained with red maple leaves.
Suddenly there was the sound of slight footsteps outside the yard.
"Senior brother?"
"Senior brother, can I come in?"
The person who came was Li Jue, who was in charge of Linghaifeng. He shouted a few words in a low voice outside the courtyard gate. When no one answered, he hesitated.
Accompanying him was a middle-aged deacon, whose status was only below that of the elders. His cultivation was at the eighth level of the True Qi Realm. His strength was very high, almost comparable to that of Mu Tai. He had something important to tell Xu Chen this time.
The middle-aged deacon frowned when he saw no one in the courtyard responded. After a long time, he motioned to Li Jue to open the courtyard door.
There was hesitation on Li Jue's face. The most taboo thing for a martial artist is to be disturbed by others. If someone interrupts his training at a critical moment, he will have the intention to kill.
Before Xu Chen retreated, he also specifically told him not to disturb him if there was nothing important. But after thinking about the purpose of the deacon's visit, he gritted his teeth and pushed open the courtyard door with a creak.
The two walked into the yard and soon saw Xu Chen sitting cross-legged under the tree and falling into a state of practice.
The middle-aged deacon smiled helplessly.
Stand aside and wait quietly.
Not a single sound was made.
"Huhuhu..."
Suddenly, a strong wind blew up in the courtyard.
The maple leaves are falling one after another.
Xu Chen also opened his eyes at this moment.
The whole body exudes an invisible and terrifying sword intent.
The hair and maple leaves on the body were torn apart silently, turning into debris all over the sky in an instant.
at the same time.
The maple leaves falling in the courtyard were all torn into pieces by an invisible force.
The middle-aged deacon was horrified when he saw it.
Steps back again and again.
now.
He only felt that he was in the biting cold wind.
The exposed skin felt a stabbing pain like a knife.
Li Jue, who was next to the middle-aged deacon, fell to the ground with a horrified look on his face. Small wounds appeared on his originally intact skin, and blood slowly flowed out from the wounds.
"Okay, what a terrifying sword intent. What level has Xu Chen's sword intent reached?"
The middle-aged deacon exclaimed inwardly.
Although Xu Chen opened his eyes, he was still practicing at this moment, and the sword intent around his body had not been restrained. After feeling the movement in the courtyard, he followed the sound and looked, and the fierce sword intent burst out from his eyes.
At this moment, his eyes were as sharp as two sharp swords.
"ah!"
When Xu Chen's eyes were touched, Li Jue screamed and blood flowed from his eyes.
The middle-aged deacon also immediately closed his eyes.
A wisp of blood slipped from the corner of his eye.
Xu Chen's body trembled, he came back from his training, and immediately restrained the sword intent in his eyes.
"Are you guys okay?"
Xu Chen knew that he had accidentally hurt someone, so he immediately asked with concern.
The middle-aged deacon waved his hands repeatedly.
When he opened his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot.
His eyes were injured by the sword intent contained in Xu Chen's eyes, but he could still see at this moment, but his vision was slightly blurred.
Compared to the middle-aged deacon, Li Jue's injuries were a bit more serious, and blood was still flowing from his eyes.
Xu Chen flashed and appeared in front of Li Jue. His mental power enveloped the latter. He carefully examined the change and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Li Jue's eye was seriously injured, it could still be saved.
He called a handyman disciple and handed Li Jue over to their care. Then he looked at the middle-aged deacon again and asked, "What's the matter?"
Before the middle-aged deacon came, he looked down upon Xu Chen and thought that the news spread by the outside world was exaggerated. But now that he had personally experienced Xu Chen's terrifying sword intent, his expression immediately became respectful.
Although he is a deacon at the eighth level of the True Qi Realm, it would probably not be difficult for Xu Chen to kill him.
A world where the strong are respected.
If you are strong, you are justified.
If you are strong, you will be respected by others.
"The elder invites you!"
The middle-aged deacon's tone was respectful.
"lead the way."
Xu Chen knew that the elder must have something important to do when he came to him, otherwise he would not disturb his practice.
"yes."
The middle-aged deacon's attitude became more respectful.
Originally, with his status, he did not need to be so polite to the true disciples, but the person facing him was not an ordinary true disciple, but a new peerless monster of the Qingling Sect, and also the Master Chen recognized by countless people in the Taishang Kingdom.
Xu Chen did not comment on whether the outside world listed him as the ninth son of the Taishang Kingdom.
Under the leadership of the deacon, Xu Chen entered the hall.
In the main hall.
The first elder, second elder, and third elder are all here.
After careful counting, more than half of the inner sect elders came.
and.
The elders looked solemn.
Xu Chen scanned every elder's face without leaving any trace, and his heart sank slightly.
It seems that something big happened in the Qingling Sect during the period when I was practicing in seclusion.
The sect master is still in retreat.
The person who presides over the affairs of the sect is still the great elder.
Xu Chen bowed to the many elders in the hall and said, "Hello, elders!"
The great elder nodded.
"Xu Chen, I asked you to come here today because I have something important to do for you." The great elder said.
"Disciples must do their best to live up to the elders' trust."
Xu Chen didn't ask what he wanted to do, but expressed his position directly.
This attitude satisfied all the elders in the hall.
Next.
"The thing is like this..."
The great elder explained the matter in detail.
It turned out that half a month ago, sect spies found out about the remnant of the Blood God Sect, Meng Chong. The sect immediately issued a reward mission, and a group of three true disciples, led by Mu Tai, accepted the mission.
Mu Tai: A warrior at the eighth level of the True Qi Realm.
Zhao Heng: The peak of the seventh level of True Qi Realm.
Shi Yi: The peak of the seventh level of True Qi Realm.
The three of them were the three strongest true disciples besides Xu Chen. With the three of them joining forces, it would not be a problem to capture Meng Chong. However, who would have expected that there was more than one person in Meng Chong and there were helpers. Mu Tai and the other three failed to hunt, and were instead killed.
The remnants of the Blood God Sect led by Meng Chong surrounded and killed him.
At this moment, the lives and deaths of the three Mu Tai are unknown.
After the news came back to the sect, the elders immediately held a meeting. After discussion, they decided to send disciples to rescue.
In the end, this task fell to Xu Chen.
Who makes him the well-deserved number one among the true disciples of Qingling Sect?
"The disciples must bring the pastor brother and the others back safely." Xu Chen assured the elders.
"Everything takes your own safety as the first priority. If things cannot be violated..."
The great elder paused and then said: "You can return to the sect on your own."
Although Mu Tai and the other three were important to the sect, if Xu Chen was involved in saving them, it was obviously not the result they wanted to see.
To put it cruelly, they would rather abandon Mu Tai and the others than see anything happen to Xu Chen.
"Um."
Xu Chen nodded.
When Xu Chen was about to turn around and leave, the Great Elder said: "Before departure, go to the sect's treasure house to see if there is anything you need."