琅琊榜海宴小说

Chapter 363 - Childhood Friend

“What is it?” He noticed that she looked very anxious, completely different from how she acted earlier. He had a feeling that the Demon Elders were pressuring her to not help him. The three Demon Elders were opposing the Palace Master, and since Long Chen was in a different faction than Murong Yu, it was normal for them to do that.

“The Fire Essence is a common item in the Pyro Passageways. But there are rare occasions when a Fire Essence gets refined by the lava for hundreds of years and becomes a Divine Essence Crystal. It would be amazing if you could find one. Each Divine Essence Crystal is worth a hundred Fire Essences. If you obtain one, the Demon Seed Planting Technique is as good as yours.”

“Divine Essence Crystal? I will remember that.” He had another goal now.

“Also, since the Divine Essence Crystal is stronger than a Fire Essence, it will be guarded by a more powerful beast, called the Divine Ember Beast. It looks similar to the Ember Beasts, but it’s much larger and stronger. A Divine Ember Beast is usually at the Category Seven Earth-tier, and there’s quite a number of them in the passageways, so you need to be careful.”

Even though Murong Yu had to maintain some distance from Long Chen, she had explained everything about the Pyro Passageways. It was clear that she was still looking out for him.

“Thank you.” Long Chen nodded. It was rare to find someone who treated him well.

“You also need to be careful of others. I don’t know what they will do to you, and I know you understand who I mean. Goodbye.” She left after saying that.

Long Chen stood alone in the large arena. Xiaolang approached and jumped onto the platform before congratulating him excitedly. Long Chen’s strength had been improving for the past few days, but Xiaolang has been stagnating. Thankfully, resources to help Xiaolang grow stronger were coming.

But what Xiaolang didn’t understand was that Long Chen still had two days before the fight. Why had two days passed after he woke up?

The issue in the Heavenly Demon Palace was now settled, so Long Chen turned all of his attention to the mysterious stone talisman.

“What a remarkable object. Too bad I don’t know what to do with it. I think I should just let it be for now. If I get stronger in the future, I might be able to unlock some of its secrets.”

Long Chen then brought Xiaolang towards the Azure Cloud Residence. There were only five days left, and Long Chen needed to seize the remaining time to cultivate. He needed to fight in a real battle to improve his Traceless Demon Shadow.

While walking back, the way everyone looked at Long Chen had changed for the better. In the past, those that saw him laughed behind his back. But now Long Chen had cultivated a Heaven-tier martial technique and broken the record of the Heavenly Demon Palace. No one dared to laugh at such a monster.

All of them treated Long Chen with respect.

“I need to spend the next five days improving my master overTraceless Demon Shadow. I need to get both the Demon Seed Planting Technique and the Demon Emperor Sword Technique so that I can become stronger. After that, I can make my way back to the Biyang Imperial Capital. Xiao Xi, just you wait, I will be able to get the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit for you!”

Ling Xi nodded when she saw Long Chen’s passionate eyes. Behind her excited gaze was a hint of sadness. There was one thing she hadn’t told him yet. If Long Chen really got her the NIne Heavens Immortal Fruit, they could end up separated forever.

This was what Ling Xi feared the most.

If their relationship had been platonic, she would’ve just given him some kind of reward after he restored her physical body, then she would leave.

But now she couldn’t do that anymore. She had grown attached to Long Chen, and if they were separated, she would be like a stringless kite. It would be no less than torture for her.

She would rather stay with Long Chen like this forever, but she knew he was a stubborn man. Once he made a decision, he would never look back. This was why she knew that Long Chen would never give up before obtaining the Nine Heavens Immortal Fruit.

Both Ling Xi and Long Chen returned to the Azure Cloud Residence while thinking about their own plans. Long Chen had been at the Heavenly Demon Palace for close to two months, but he had barely spent any time in the Azure Cloud Residence. There was one more month left. The previous two months have been peaceful, but Long Chen knew the next month would be the most chaotic one yet.

Just then, he saw a shoe on the ground. It was laying there on its own, which attracted his attention.

This is the shoe of the disciples that do menial tasks. The only one in the Azure Cloud Residence should be Wang Xing. Why is his shoe here? Long Chen was confused, and he picked it up before noticing the words carved at the bottom of the shoe.

Under the large locust tree in the mountains at the back. Come alone.

There was indeed a massive locust tree in the mountains towards the back of the Heavenly Demon Palace. It was situated on the path towards the tip of Demon Emperor Mountain. Long Chen remembered seeing Wang Xing near the tree once.

“Someone actually kidnapped Wang Xing. But who is it? Yang Jun is injured, so it shouldn’t be him. Is it Yang Danfeng?”

This was just a guess.

Long Chen asked Xiaolang to stay put while he ran towards the mountains at the back. After spending so much time in the area, he was very familiar with the place, so he soon found the place indicated on the shoe. When he saw the massive locust tree, Long Chen noticed two individuals underneath it. One of them was the trembling Wang Xing, while the other was Yang Danfeng.

“Wang Xing, here’s your shoe.” Long Chen sighed in relief when he saw that Wang Xing was not injured. He threw the shoe to Wang Xing before he confronted Yang Danfeng.

“Brother Chen!” Wang Xing was so happy to see him that he cried. Yang Danfeng had told him just now if Long Chen did not show up, he would kill him. Thankfully, Long Chen had come.

“It’s fine now. Go back and tell no one about this,” Long Chen said.

“Okay!” Wang Xing knew he would just be a hindrance if he stayed here. He also looked up to Long Chen and had a feeling that Wang Danfeng wouldn’t do anything excessive to him.

Once Wang Xing left, Yang Danfeng smiled coldly. “Looks like you treat them well.”

“Fate has brought us together. It’s even more so if I can befriend them. To me, strength and status are not important in a friendship. There’s no reason to hate him. You, on the other hand, didn\'t have to do any of this. You could have just come to me directly if you wanted to meet me alone.”

Yang Danfeng chuckled. “I called him over to see whether you cared for his life or not. I’m a core disciple, and have the authority to kill errand boys without being punished. I can execute him in public whenever I want. Do you understand?”

“Just tell me what you want.” Long Chen looked at Yang Danfeng with hostility. It was clear that Yang Danfeng despised him. Yang Danfeng was an Eighth River Stage cultivator who had learned Traceless Demon Shadow and the Demon Seed Planting Technique, so Long Chen was sure that he would not be able to win against him right now.

“There are two things I want you to do. One: you cannot take first place in the category of those beneath the Seventh River Stage during the training exercise. Two: do not talk to Xiao Yu anymore, and it’s even better if you never interact with her again.”

Long Chen almost laughed at how preposterous the conditions were. Yang Danfeng was so full of himself. Even Zhao Qingyun did not have the right to restrict him like this, much less Yang Danfeng.

“What makes you think I will follow your requests?” Long Chen smiled defiantly.

“I knew you would say that.” Yang Danfeng had expected that. “It would be useless if I were to threaten you by saying I would kill you. You are proud and you think you can beat me, but what if I have your weakness?”

Yang Danfeng’s attitude pissed Long Chen off. Killing intent swirled in Long Chen’s heart.

“It’s really quite simple. I know that you treat others very well. The lives of errand boys are nothing to me, but they are important to you. I have a lot of people to do my bidding here, so I assure you that I have a hundred ways to kill Wang Xing. So if you break one of the two rules, prepare to bury his corpse yourself.” Yang Danfeng was certain that he had Long Chen in his grasp.

Long Chen said nothing.

He didn’t want Wang Xing to lose his life because of him, but he could not tolerate being bullied either. Long Chen looked up and his gaze turned cold. “In that case, I will also warn you that if anything happens to Wang Xing, I will kill you. I killed Song Zhongcheng, so I can definitely take your life. Goodbye.”

Having said that, Long Chen left without saying anything else.

There was no reason to say more since the grudge had been made.

“Xiao Yu and I are childhood friends. We’ve been together for twenty years. If you mess this up, I will kill you even if it costs me my life, Long Chen!” Yang Danfeng shouted.