Supreme Sword God-Chapter 601 - 600: The Woman in Black Stirs the Earth Fiends!
Little Phoenix flew at the fastest speed along the way.
If Little Phoenix got tired.
Ye Chen would use the Vertical Earth Golden Light himself.
In summary, not a single moment was wasted.
The urge to return home was utterly consuming.
After three and a half days, Ye Chen crossed the vast distance and reached the territory of Unparalleled County.
He was back!
Ye Chen felt that even the air seemed so familiar, exuding a sense of intimacy.
But at this moment.
Ye Chen suddenly furrowed his brows, and shouted lightly, "Come out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, with a swish, the Celestial Mark Sword was unsheathed!
A figure shrouded entirely in a black robe appeared out of nowhere to one side.
Looking at this black-robed figure, Ye Chen’s gaze showed intense vigilance.
This person... was very strong!
The Martial Arts Celestial Eye could vaguely see that this was a Heaven-Reaching Realm expert, but it was impossible to determine more specifically.
"Who are you? Why are you secretly following me!" Ye Chen shouted coldly.
"I mean no harm to you." A woman’s voice came from beneath the black robe.
"I asked who you are and why you’re following me!" Ye Chen emphasized again.
He was keenly aware of killing intent, and naturally knew this person held no such intent towards him; otherwise, he would have swung his sword long ago.
Even knowing the other was strong, he would still strike if need be; this was Ye Chen’s consistent way of doing things.
"I’m here to help you, do you believe me?"
"Do you and I know each other?"
"No."
"Then why are you helping me?"
"Someone asked me to help you."
"Who?"
"I can’t tell you!"
Ye Chen said, "What can you help me with?"
"I intended to help you resolve some issues, but by the time I arrived at the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, you had already killed Guo Qiang.
When I got to the Sect Alliance, you’d already killed Li Jushan and destroyed the Sect Alliance Headquarters.
When I arrived in Jiulong City, you’d already killed the third son of the Si Family and their nurtured Calamity Dragon."
The woman within the black robe spoke with helplessness in her heart.
The Moon God sent her to help Ye Chen clear all obstacles.
In the end, she arrived too late, Ye Chen had already taken care of everything himself!
Ye Chen stared at the black-robed woman and said, "You’re also from the Moon Capital of the Divine Moon Ancient Kingdom, aren’t you?
No need to hide it; we only knew the name Sida, but you know he is the third son of the Si Family, and while others only knew of the Calamity Dragon, they didn’t know it was nurtured to steal the Dragon Vein’s fortune from the Divine Moon Ancient Kingdom.
You’re not only from the Divine Moon Ancient Kingdom; your contacts there must be high-level individuals; otherwise, even with your Heaven-Reaching Realm cultivation, you wouldn’t know the truth about the Calamity Dragon."
Black-robed Woman: "..."
You said it all, so what can I say?
Ye Chen continued, "You really don’t plan to tell me who sent you?"
"I can’t disclose that."
Ye Chen said, "Fine, if you want to help me, there’s still a chance. There’s one more Si Mingguang, and I’m not too confident, so come with me and let’s take him down!"
The black-robed woman was shocked.
Not too confident, meaning there is some confidence!
"Si Mingguang has Three Caves to Heaven and is in the Heaven-Reaching Realm Ninth Layer, even nurturing Pocket World True Intent, how do you plan to kill him?"
Ye Chen: "...What is this Pocket World True Intent?"
Black-robed Woman: "..."
"Pocket World True Intent is an extremely special power. A martial artist in the Heaven-Reaching Realm can nurture a strand of Sword Qi or the essence of a martial art technique within a Grotto Heaven.
Generally, only experts who have reached the Heaven-Reaching Realm Tenth Layer would do this because it is the embryonic form of a Dharma Aspect.
However, Si Mingguang has completed this step ahead of time.
So, although Si Mingguang has only three Grotto Heaven, his power is no less than a Heaven-Reaching Realm Ninth Layer expert with four Grotto Heavens!"
After hearing what the black-robed woman said, Ye Chen frowned and asked, "Then how many Grotto Heaven do you have?"
"Three Grotto Heaven, Tenth Layer cultivation, but I haven’t had time to nurture Pocket World True Intent. I can help you find a way to drive Si Mingguang away, but killing him is impossible!"
Ye Chen’s eyes flashed.
Is that old Si Mingguang so strong? No wonder he could beat Ouyang Shang to sickness, and no wonder he would think of exterminating Ouyang Shang and my uncle in one fell swoop.
If this is the case.
Then we can’t wait for that old guy to show up on his own. No one knows what he’s hiding for; he’s already so strong, and if he prepares some tricks, it might spiral out of control.
Ye Chen said, "Okay, help me deal with Si Mingguang, and I’ll take care of the killing. Since you know so well about Si Mingguang’s base, you should also have a way to find him, right?"
Since the black-robed woman was confidently saying she could drive Si Mingguang away, that was enough for him; he could watch from the sidelines, and if there’s an opportunity, he’d go for the final strike, using both drops of Yellow Springs Water to finish him off.
"Si Mingguang has a Secret Technique to use the force of Earth Sha. If my guess is correct, he must be within Unrivaled County right now, drawing on the force of Earth Sha. Once he completes his setup, even if your Cangxing Martial Arts Academy is protected by a grand array on its 300th anniversary celebration, he can level it instantly using Earth Sha’s force!"
Ye Chen’s pupils constricted.
Is Si Mingguang that ruthless?
"How do we find him?" Right now, Ye Chen wasn’t even thinking about hurrying back to the Cangxing Martial Arts Academy; rooting out Si Mingguang was the top priority.
"Triggering the force of Earth Sha causes ground tremors, cracking, and mountains to collapse. But Unrivaled County is not small nor large, and searching carefully would take about two or three days."
Ye Chen’s eyes flashed and said, "Let’s go, I have an idea!"
...
In the county city of Unrivaled County.
In the back courtyard of the Commandery Governor’s Mansion.
Qu Xiao was alone, practicing her sword techniques.
Her expression was focused, but obviously perturbed, each move filled with restlessness.
"Senior Sister Qu."
A calm voice sounded.
Qu Xiao, who was practicing swordsmanship, stopped immediately.
Her face was full of shock.
The voice was once very familiar but had only appeared in her dreams over the past year.
Qu Xiao didn’t dare to look back, afraid it was just her imagination, but still slowly turned, hoping to see whom she wished for.
When Qu Xiao turned and saw Ye Chen standing in the pale golden sunlight, with a clang, her sword fell to the ground.
She rushed over.
She directly hugged Ye Chen.
"Ye Chen, you bastard, you’re finally back..." Qu Xiao’s voice carried a sobbing tone, "I thought you were dead..."
Despite Qu Xiao’s petite stature, she had a striking figure.
Ye Chen felt a bit awkward and said, "Senior Sister Qu, we have company." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Qu Xiao quickly released him, her face flushed, having been too excited to notice the black-robed figure beside Ye Chen.
The black-robed woman was calm and said, "It doesn’t matter. You can continue; just pretend I’m not here."
Ye Chen coughed lightly and got straight to the point, saying, "Senior Sister Qu, there’s no time for reminiscing. I need to know if there have been any unusual occurrences in Unrivaled County recently, such as ground fissures, mountain collapses, and the like."
Qu Xiao was stunned and said, "Yes, the Commandery Governor’s Mansion checked, and they were classified as natural disasters."
Ye Chen asked, "Is there a detailed dossier? I need all the locations!"
Qu Xiao said, "I’ll get it for you right away."
"Senior Sister Qu, keep my return a secret for now," Ye Chen reminded.
Qu Xiao nodded and immediately went to get the records.
A moment later, Qu Xiao returned, handed Ye Chen a dossier, and said, "There are seven locations in total. Here’s a map of Unrivaled County, and I’ve marked each instance of natural disasters in sequence for you."
Although she didn’t know why Ye Chen needed this, Qu Xiao was very efficient.
Ye Chen took the dossier and map and handed them over to the black-robed woman.
After looking over the dossier, the black-robed woman said, "These indeed suggest the signs of invoking the force of Earth Sha."
She then pointed a finger at a certain spot on the map, saying, "The next location must be here!"
Ye Chen nodded, then with a wave, revealed Sida’s head and the Calamity Dragon’s head on the ground.
As the daughter of the Prefect, Qu Xiao had participated in the war against Demon Suppression Valley, so she wasn’t scared, but the sight of that dark dragon’s head was astonishing to her.
"Senior Sister Qu, this is the Calamity Dragon’s head from Jiulong City, and the head of Si Mingguang’s nephew, Sida. Deliver them to Cangxing City on the day of the celebration."
"You... came back, why not go yourself?"
Ye Chen smiled and said, "I will return, but for now, there’s a big problem that needs to be solved first!"
Qu Xiao nodded and said, "Okay, on the day of the celebration, we will wait for your return!"
