God of Pets-Chapter 443: Chen Guan "After Death

Chen Guan practiced the Secret Skill as he walked, often maintaining the state of a Pure Yang Sword Immortal. Unfortunately, the Pure Yang Sword Immortal consumed primordial energy too quickly. Even with a million units of primordial energy, it couldn’t be sustained indefinitely.

"Just a few more levels, and I can keep it up for longer. If I find it so difficult to cultivate the Pure Yang Sword Immortal, how do ordinary people manage to level it up?" Chen Guan pondered to himself.

With no one else around, Chen Guan would let out Warring States and Yanzhi for some air when he had nothing to do.

Warring States joyfully ran across the sand, while Yanzhi stood aloof beside Chen Guan.

All the World-Defying Secret Spirits Chen Guan killed along the way were allowed to have their blood drained by Yanzhi, but it showed no signs of a third awakening. Who knows what kind of blood it needs?

The awakening of a Secret God clearly can’t be resolved by just absorbing the blood of a few World-Defying Secret Spirits.

After three or four days, Chen Guan finally emerged from the desert to see the vast ocean.

Chen Guan had no idea how vast this sea was, nor did he have the ability to cross it, so he had to walk along the coastline.

But after several days, all he saw were the desert and the sea. Other than occasionally spotting some oases in the desert, there was little else to see.

The longer Chen Guan walked, the more uneasy he became: "Could this so-called desert be the beach of this sea? If so, how vast must the sea be for the beach to stretch to such a degree?"

Chen Guan began to suspect that the entire Beimang Mountain Secret Realm might be surrounded by this ocean.

After walking for about ten days, Chen Guan decided not to venture any further, fearing he would lose his way. He planned to hunt Secret Spirits nearby and head back in a few days.

Every day, Chen Guan slew Secret Spirits by the sea and in the nearby desert, acquiring various resources and storing them all in Yellow Mud Island.

Inspectorate.

Hu Quan was promoted due to his effective work and was now Section Chief Hu.

Hu Quan felt grateful to the director, and several times he considered reporting Chen Guan’s matters, but each time, the words failed to leave his mouth.

Hu Quan himself was somewhat confused about what he was thinking.

The Inspectorate could resolve the Blood Curse issue, so he didn’t need to worry about it.

Yet since returning, he had never reported Chen Guan’s true situation, instead submitting a fabricated report as they had agreed upon.

"I’ve truly gone mad," Hu Quan realized, discovering he was indeed somewhat rebellious.

Now that he had been promoted to Section Chief, Hu Quan was even more reluctant to reveal the truth, fearing that if Chen Guan appeared again, he would face retribution.

"I only reported that Chen Guan disappeared in that eerie Ancient Well Village and never said he died. Even if he returns, they can’t say my report was wrong," Hu Quan calculated privately.

The higher-ups seemed very concerned about the Ancient Well Village Hu Quan mentioned. After the investigations, they soon imposed a secrecy order, prohibiting Hu Quan from mentioning the Ancient Well Village to anyone, with the secrecy level being the highest.

Hu Quan dared not speak of the Ancient Well Village to others, but after some time, he couldn’t resist secretly searching for some information. However, he found nothing related to the Ancient Well Village.

"Theoretically speaking, those villagers should be ordinary people who have never cultivated, while only the outsiders are cultivators. Yet after the villagers died, they could transform into Secret Knowledge and retain the Hidden Power, which doesn’t add up unless the villagers were affected by some descending object, transforming them, thus causing such occurrences."

"What terrifying energy must it be to grant ordinary villagers the power of Hidden Power? What exactly was the descending object that the outsiders took?" Hu Quan couldn’t find out and dared not investigate further. He vaguely felt that the object from the sky was something unimaginably terrifying.

Qilin Corps.

In a combat meeting, Jiang Tianqing and others sat upright, silent as cicadas in winter.

For over half a month now, Ji Nanhong hadn’t smiled, and every meeting felt oppressively stifling.

Seeing Ji Nanhong’s demeanor, everyone felt a bit rueful.

Although they had always known Chen Guan’s path would be extremely difficult, no one expected Chen Guan to die so quickly.

"The Xiu Family truly dared to act. They’re planning to completely sever ties with our commander," Bai Yueguang said to Zhu Hongzhi as they walked back after the meeting.

"Indeed, with Chen Guan’s death, our commander probably won’t easily reconcile with the Xiu Family," Zhu Hongzhi sighed.

"Our commander won’t clash head-on with the Xiu Family, will she?" Bai Yueguang expressed concern.

If Ji Nanhong were to go all out against the Xiu Family, both sides might suffer heavy losses, potentially damaging the foundation of the entire Celestial Court Army.

Zhu Hongzhi shook his head: "Stop worrying. Our commander may be a woman, but she has a broad perspective and won’t let it get to that point. If she intended to cause a commotion, she would have done so long ago, she wouldn’t remain silent until now."

"What’s wrong with being a woman? Do you look down on women?" Bai Yueguang glared fiercely at Zhu Hongzhi.

"Women are naturally more emotional. It’s usually hard to be as restrained as our commander," Zhu Hongzhi explained.

Bai Yueguang rolled her eyes: "As if only you men know how to see the bigger picture."

Zhu Hongzhi said, "But this grudge, our commander is sure to remember. If she ever rises to power in the future, make no mistake, Xiu Jie Ming will have to pay the price."

"Even if we get revenge in the future, what good will it do? Chen Guan can’t be resurrected. What a pity, such a person with rare talent and ability; if our commander succeeds in the future, he definitely could have become an extremely valuable right-hand man," Bai Yueguang sighed.

Regardless of the outside world, Ji Nanhong continued to focus on cultivating and managing the Qilin Corps.

She wanted to quickly increase her level and swiftly ascend to the Grotto Heaven, as the Qilin Corps was merely an entry-level test for her. She couldn’t waste too much energy here.

Now that the test was completed, she needed to strive towards the next challenge.

Previously, with Chen Guan by her side, Ji Nanhong had a slight tendency to slack off.

Now, without Chen Guan, Ji Nanhong’s heart was filled with the determination to grow desperately. Only when she truly controlled the Celestial Court Army one day could she do what she wanted and avenge whom she needed to avenge.

Unlike what others thought, Ji Nanhong didn’t believe Xiu Jie Ming was the sole culprit behind Chen Guan’s death.

"Chen Guan, just wait. I will make sure those people accompany you," Ji Nanhong’s eyes were dim.

After hearing about Chen Guan, Jiang Qiemo went on a rampage in the Imperial Mausoleum, single-handedly fighting his way through an army of thousands while searching for Chen Guan’s whereabouts, hoping to prove he was still alive.

Unfortunately, Jiang Qiemo chose the wrong room. He entered the Death Gate, from which he vanished, never to emerge from the Imperial Mausoleum again.