"Yi Zhong, you’ve certainly suffered quite a bit these past three years!" Qin Chuchu said beside him.

Whenever she imagined the appearance of the Great Demons, Qin Chuchu felt chilled; she could hardly envision how one could coexist with such cruel creatures in the Great Demon Cave—it surely required great courage! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Seeing the woman’s expression, Tang Zhong naturally knew she was worried about him, and immediately said, "I’ve been rather lucky, perhaps because I’m quite capable, the Great Demons didn’t kill me but had me serve them. I was eager to leave the Great Demon Cave, so while serving them, I also practiced cultivation. Heaven rewards those who persevere, and my cultivation succeeded. I seized the chance when the Great Demons weren’t paying attention and fled the cave without informing the tribe, heading straight to Spring Autumn Academy."

Qin Chuchu was excited, feeling that Yi Zhong had truly experienced a lot.

It was unimaginable; if it were her, in the Great Demon Cave, she might only think about escaping, not considering anything else, letting the Great Demons kill her. Yi Zhong was truly a remarkable figure!

However, the current situation was a bit excessive.

The ones killed were the disciples of Shi Tianjun, Teacher Shi!

"Do not, under any circumstance, speak of what happened here to Teacher Shi Tianjun, understand? If you tell Teacher Shi Tianjun, both you and he are dear to him, he may not be able to contain his anger!" Qin Chuchu instructed.

Tang Zhong certainly wouldn’t speak of it, but couldn’t assure whether those around wouldn’t disclose it!

Of course, he wasn’t afraid!

"I know, I am going to cultivate now!" Tang Zhong continued.

For them, absorbing the wild stone energy was the true path!

Qin Chuchu paused, "You’re not taking me with you? I suggest you walk with me. Peng Chaolin really sent someone brutal after you, that person’s means are extraordinarily vicious, definitely beyond your capacity to resist!"

"Is that person very powerful?" Tang Zhong asked in return.

"Stronger than many people at least, and that person is from the Star Sword Association!" Qin Chuchu replied.

The Star Sword Association was certainly the name Tang Zhong heard the most; its president was Jian Jiu, but for Tang Zhong, Jian Jiu was nothing, after all, Jian Jiu had been defeated once under his hand; neither the president nor other members were a threat to him!

One might say this was simply a joke!

Seeing Tang Zhong silent, Qin Chuchu thought he was pondering, and said, "Anyway, just do not provoke them. I heard you have entanglements with the Star Sword Association?"

"There is a little entanglement; Jian Jiu once invited me to join the Star Sword Association, but I refused!" Tang Zhong said.

"What? There’s even such a major event; why... why didn’t you tell me about it? Jian Jiu invited you into the Star Sword Association and you refused? If you joined the Star Sword Association, even Peng Chaolin wouldn’t dare make a move against you—it would be the ultimate protection!" Qin Chuchu exclaimed.

"Refusal is refusal; besides, I don’t like being protected. Rest assured, I won’t provoke them. If I encounter them, I’ll definitely stay far away!" Tang Zhong spoke.

Qin Chuchu couldn’t say much else and turned to leave.

Tang Zhong began looking for wild stones!

With the Dragon-breaking Staff, finding wild stones was exceedingly easy!

But at this moment.

The Dragon-breaking Staff was trembling even more fiercely.

Something was odd about this commotion!

Tang Zhong almost figured it out; as long as the Dragon-breaking Staff’s reaction was significant, the wild stone would be large. If the reaction was small, the stone would be small.

But now, the Dragon-breaking Staff’s reaction was excessively large.

What exactly was going on?

Tang Zhong followed the guidance of the Dragon-breaking Staff, and proceeded.

Along the way, he encountered numerous people, yet discovered many were walking the opposite path from him.

Initially, Tang Zhong wasn’t surprised, believing treasures weren’t something anyone could easily find.

But at this moment, he overheard complaints from those around him.

"Alas, I saw so many large wild stones over there, all seized by the Star Sword Association!"

"The Star Sword Association is too overbearing. Once I join another force, I’ll certainly seek revenge!"

"Fine, but you must be able to join another force first!"

From these conversations, Tang Zhong roughly understood what had happened ahead; the Star Sword Association had occupied the front, preventing others from passing.

Star Sword Association, Star Sword Association—the name now truly annoyed Tang Zhong. What a rubbish Star Sword Association; it was making Tang Zhong loathe it!

Meanwhile, people nearby noticed Tang Zhong, took a closer look, their faces turned ashen, and rushed backward, as if faced with a ghost.

"Quick, keep a distance from him! The Star Sword Association said all those related to him shall perish!"

"We aren’t related to him; we just happened to be closer. Does that matter?"

"Anyone within three meters shall perish!"

These people now seemed ghostly pale.

The people nearby didn’t dare to speak; truly terrifying.

Hearing this, Tang Zhong grew even more disgusted; the Star Sword Association should be destroyed.

Ignoring those around, Tang Zhong quickened his pace, immediately moving ahead.

Up ahead was a plain.

On the plain, a battle was underway.

Clearly, the commotion wasn’t great; it appeared the battle had just begun.

In the dense green forest.

A gigantic centipede emerged, measuring forty to fifty meters long, truly a monster, its body iron-like in color, its skin appearing forged from steel.

Wherever it passed, it was like a flood.

The trees couldn’t withstand the pressure and completely collapsed.

Blade shadows could be seen flickering ahead, with glimmers continuously striking the centipede; evidently, people were engaged with it.

But their attacks couldn’t deal any damage to the centipede, and instead, completely enraged it, causing it to roar, deafeningly loud!

The earlier heard people mentioned the area was occupied by the Star Sword Association, so those battling the centipede should be from the Star Sword Association.

Not knowing if the centipede is a treasure, he let the Dragon-breaking Staff sense it, finding the staff wasn’t reacting to the centipede’s movements, indicating the treasure wasn’t the centipede, but was somewhere here.

As everyone battled the centipede beast, a giant python emerged from the front’s mud, with green skin and many patterns resembling eyes, giving an intimidating presence.

The sudden appearance of the python was unexpected; its tail swept across, knocking many down.

The python’s pupils were like lanterns, red!

In the distance, Tang Zhong watched, seeing so many mythical beasts; clearly, this place was extraordinary!