Chapter 1148: Low-Grade Spiritual Vein, the Watching Gaze

Xinran Zhanglao and Qinglong Daoren stood with arms crossed, calmly watching this scene, showing no sympathy or pity.

Chen Chuyang did this mainly to Protector the black mountain goat a bit, so it wouldn't cause trouble; besides, his two sons had arrived, and he couldn't let his sons run into trouble. To prevent his sons from following the black mountain goat's mischief, he killed a chicken to scare the monkeys.

To let his sons and the black mountain goat know the consequences of misbehavior, he used the black mountain goat to Protector his two sons, achieving two goals with one action.

The black mountain goat soon returned, appearing before Chen Chuyang with a face full of grievance, staring at him, almost wanting to cry, but it also wanted to save face and couldn't just collapse like that; yet letting Chen Chuyang go like this left it unwilling.

If it tried to fight, it couldn't win; if it didn't fight, it felt resentful, unable to swallow that anger, so it could only stare, hoping Chen Chuyang would feel guilty and compensate it. The black mountain goat certainly knew Chen Chuyang's intention—it was warning itself, and also warning his sons.

With a glance from Chen Chuyang, the black mountain goat immediately stepped back, making way and not daring to block his path. The group left the cave and came outside to the brand-new Longshe Shan, where the rich spiritual aura of heaven and earth surged onto Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang's bodies. In that instant, the two sat down, entered a cultivation state, and transformed the ceaseless inflow of heaven and earth spiritual aura into their bodies.

Only then did the black mountain goat walk up to Chen Chuyang and say, aggrieved, "Kid, you're too ruthless! If it weren't for the fact that I've regained considerable strength over these three years, you'd have beaten me to death."

Chen Chuyang lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, I measure my strikes. Over these three years, you've been undisciplined—this is a warning."

"My two sons have gone to Tianwai; I don't want you to lead them astray. You know the consequences. This time it's just a warning; next time won't be so easy to let you off."

"Dealing with you, I have plenty of methods—you wouldn't want to end up inside the Alchemy Furnace, would you?"

The black mountain goat shivered, quickly shaking its head: "No, kid, I know what to do. I guarantee I'll keep an eye on those two, won't let them cause trouble, and won't let them come to harm."

"This time I got beaten, right?"

Chen Chuyang shook his head: "No compensation—don't even think about it. If you ask for more, I can give you another kick. Do you want that?"

His eyes narrowed, killing intent condensing.

The black mountain goat immediately retreated, its head swaying: "No, I don't want this anymore—okay?"

"You little brat are truly ruthless and heartless; after following you for so many years, you treat me like this—hmph."

It was angry—really angry, the kind that can't be soothed.

Seeing this, Elder Xinran Zhanglao smiled and said, "The black mountain goat is angry—why don't you go pacify it?"

Chen Chuyang scoffed, "No need to worry, it'll be fine in a couple of days. Elder Xinran Zhanglao, how have you been these three years?"

Unintentionally, Chen Chuyang reached out and grabbed Elder Xinran Zhanglao's hand; this action frightened her, so she quickly shook off his hand, stepped back, and kept her distance.

Her eyes were wary of Chen Chuyang, warning him not to act recklessly or cause trouble.

Chen Chuyang shrugged, completely unbothered: "What's there to fear? We're not doing anything shameful."

Elder Xinran Zhanglao resentfully said, "They're still here; you'd better not cause trouble."

It's best that Chen Chuyang's sons don't find out about their relationship; this matter should remain mysterious, preferably unknown to anyone else.

As long as you, me, and the black mountain goat know, it's fine—Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang also shouldn't find out. Elder Xinran Zhanglao currently has no intention of telling others; she doesn't want Shang Hongxue to know, nor does she want her own disciple Chen Churan to know.

This matter must continue to be concealed; no sign of it can be exposed.

She hasn't yet made the psychological preparations... she has no intention of informing others—at least, not for now.

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

Chen Chuyang touched his lips and gave Xinran Zhanglao a toothy grin; she immediately fled the spot, not wanting to make a mistake, nor wanting Chen Chuyang to lose control and really kiss her face-to-face—how would she face Chen Qinglian and the others afterward?

As for her, she wanted to prevent such a situation from happening, so she ran away.

Qinglong Daoren laughed, "Main body, it seems you haven't completely won her over yet; Elder Xinran Zhanglao is quite shy—you need to speed up, secure her quickly, and then she won't be so shy."

Chen Chuyang nodded, "I will. Over these three years, has anything else happened on Longshe Shan?"

Feigning ignorance, Chen Chuyang asked, and Qinglong Daoren replied, "You already know, don't you?"

"I only saw some memories, not all of them." Chen Chuyang waved his hand: "How has your disciple been lately?"

Asked about Huang Yan, Qinglong Daoren replied, "How could it be otherwise? He's doing great—after becoming the head of the Huang Family, his strength surged. Over these three years, he's visited several times, each time bringing plenty of good stuff, and he even brought a spiritual vein, though it's only a low-grade one."

The low-grade spiritual vein is extremely precious; Huang Yan found it and had it sent here.

Qinglong Daoren naturally wasn't stingy, giving him plenty of good things—whether elixirs or other items, all left him very satisfied.

"A spiritual vein? Where is it?" Chen Chuyang asked eagerly; even a low-grade spiritual vein would be fine—it could allow Longshe Shan's spiritual vein to advance.

Even if placed here, it could cause a spiritual vein to appear in this place; with sufficient nurturing time, it could advance to a medium-grade spiritual vein—it would just take longer.

"Here you go." Knowing Chen Chuyang greatly needed a spiritual vein, Qinglong Daoren directly handed it over.

The spiritual vein was placed inside a spacious storage bag; the whole space was piled full. Chen Chuyang took it, set it down, but couldn't allow any mishaps—this item is very precious and also heavy.

Even after sealing it with some methods, it remained heavy.

"Not bad—this spiritual vein is truly complete, even more complete than I imagined, with rich spiritual aura and pure spiritual vein."

Although it's a low-grade spiritual vein, it's still somewhat better than Longshe Shan's own spiritual vein—there's no comparison.

No wonder it's from Tianwai, no wonder it's from the Huang Family—they brought over a spiritual vein for trade.

"Any movement from Tian Du Men?" Chen Chuyang continued asking. In Qinglong Daoren's memory, the Bai Hang Holy Maiden seemed to have disappeared, no longer coming for trade—is his memory incomplete, or did the Bai Hang Holy Maiden truly not appear?

Qinglong Daoren shook his head: "No, the Bai Hang Holy Maiden hasn't reappeared. I don't know whether Tian Du Men is having problems or the Mangshan Mountain Range is. Over the past year, there have been some disturbances inside the Mangshan Mountain Range, and the surrounding area has seen more demonic beasts, seemingly watching us."

"Oh?"

Chen Chuyang looked outward, his Spiritual Sense spreading; he sensed several auras, very faint, and upon feeling his gaze, they immediately hid.

Those auras were not simple; the demonic beasts eyeing this place were not simple either.