Chapter 691: Daoist friend, you are fated to the Jade Emperor Sect

"Jade Emperor Sect? A faction that was annihilated three thousand years ago has reappeared; that's a huge problem."

Chen Chuyang pondered, gaining a slight understanding of this sect, and in his heart he contemplated that familiar feeling.

"There's a feeling on Huang Fu Xiu that I know well; he must have what I need. What exactly is it?"

"When I saw him, my Hunyuan Bell trembled a bit; it seems related to the Hunyuan Bell."

"This kid definitely has a treasure on his body."

At first glance, Chen Chuyang confirmed the treasure on Huang Fu Xiu's body, which benefits the Hunyuan Bell; a kid like that naturally cannot be let go.

Since they've met, Chen Chuyang naturally intends to remember his aura; as long as he's still within the Qihuang Bao Ku, he definitely can't escape.

That person has set his sights on him; the next time they meet, he'll surely act.

Zhuge Ruolan and the others saw Chen Chuyang pondering, did not continue to question, and instead stared at the direction Huang Fu Xiu fled, falling into contemplation.

On the other side, Huang Fu Xiu moved away from Chen Chuyang and the others, finding a relatively safe spot to hide; along the way he encountered several groups of people, but he chose not to strike them down, instead avoiding them.

Having changed his previous attitude, after hiding, Huang Fu Xiu breathed heavily.

"Huff huff huff, that person is terrifying; I have on me what I need."

Huang Fu Xiu took out a fragment, about the size of a palm; it bore various intricate patterns, each profound and mysterious, impossible to probe with Spiritual Sense. He examined the fragment carefully and then put it away.

"There's no doubt it's the aura of the Jade Emperor Bell; the fragment just trembled, and that person hides a piece of the Jade Emperor Bell within his body."

The Jade Emperor Bell, the supreme treasure of the Jade Emperor Sect, shattered and scattered when the sect was destroyed years ago.

These years, he has been gathering— or rather, for three thousand years the Jade Emperor Sect, aside from evading danger, spent most of its time hidden; only in the past thousand years did it begin slowly collecting fragments of the Jade Emperor Bell, and after a millennium of searching, it found very few.

He received word that the Qihuang Bao Ku contains many fragments of the Jade Emperor Bell, prompting him to risk entering it.

Unexpectedly, just after entering, he ran into Chen Chuyang and sensed the Jade Emperor Bell fragments.

Their Jade Emperor Sect possesses a special method, allowing them to use Jade Emperor Bell fragments to sense other fragments; at a relatively close distance, they can be detected.

On Chen Chuyang, he felt that tremor; though extremely faint, that vibration cannot be mistaken.

"That person is hard to deal with; I can't see through his strength."

With so many people around Chen Chuyang, once he acts, he will be at a disadvantage.

He could easily be killed by the opponent; after long weighing, Huang Fu Xiu refrained from acting.

"Heavenly Heart Sect, Tian Xin Dao Ren, Heavenly Heart Sect, humph."

Huang Fu Xiu let out a cold hum, turned and left, heading deeper into the Qihuang Bao Ku.

The same.

In another place, Tian Xin Dao Ren descended, watching the death‑seeking people around approach him; these people had, surprisingly, set their sights on him.

"Humph, they know not life or death."

With a wave of his hand, all the surrounding people were suppressed.

Their bodies immediately exploded, none escaping, all self‑detonated.

Fresh blood stained the ground red, flesh mush scattered everywhere; Tian Xin Dao Ren gave a cold glance and disdainfully said, "A bunch of clueless beings dare to bear ill will against me."

"The Qihuang Bao Ku has finally opened; Qihuang, can you no longer hold back? To revive— impossible."

"How could I let you revive easily? With me here, you don't even think of leaving."

Tian Xin Dao Ren looked into the distance, the blood on the ground rapidly fading.

Drawn away by some force, soon only a few skeletons remained on the ground.

"Many have entered the Qihuang Bao Ku; many worthless ones ought to have perished. Longshe Shan's Chen Chuyang, have you also arrived?"

Tian Xin Dao Ren suddenly sensed something, looked toward a direction, and the corner of his mouth lifted.

"This place will be the battlefield for us."

"I will see whether you are stronger, or my divine abilities surpass yours."

"The others are not regarded by him."

"In Tian Xin Dao Ren's eyes, there is always only one enemy: Longshe Shan's Chen Chuyang. This kid will definitely come in."

After killing the person, Tian Xin Dao Ren turned and left.

After a incense stick's length of time.

Yin Gui Zhenren slipped out quietly, absorbing the surrounding souls—these are all tonic material.

He opened his mouth and swallowed them in one gulp.

Yin Gui Zhenren said contentedly, "Tsk tsk, the taste is good; this place truly is a blessed land."

"The old ghost of Heavenly Heart has also arrived; it seems he truly couldn't hold back."

"The Qihuang of the Great Qi Dynasty, the souls of successive Qihuangs, all reside here, nourishing the soul of the first Qihuang; he wishes to revive, to live a second life, but that's not so easy."

"This world is not the original world, nor is it a dynasty that Qihuang can control."

"The old ghost of Heavenly Heart will certainly not let Qihuang revive; the soul of the first Qihuang is terrifying—if I can refine it, I will advance further."

"The True Person Realm is just one step away."

"The body's restoration is patchy, and cultivation level likewise."

"Yin Gui Zhenren wants to take that step; it's not difficult—he simply is unwilling to take it lightly."

"The True Person Realm also has three, six, nine grades; one cannot forsake everything for a slight increase in cultivation."

"He cannot achieve it."

"Beyond the True Person lies what he desires."

"Chen Chuyang is over there; perhaps I can join forces with him again."

"His aim is probably also the treasures of the Qihuang Bao Ku; coincidentally, the ones I covet are not those treasures."

"Compared to those heavenly and earthly treasures, he cares more about the soul of the first Qihuang and other Qihuang souls; if they were all taken by him, wouldn't that be—?"

"Souls spanning millennia are so precious, so terrifying."

Furthermore, by refining the souls of other cultivators to repair these souls, it is equivalent to him possessing a far more terrifying Ghost King.

A Ghost King‑level Yin Ghost—his strength, isn't it just rising with the water?

Yin Gui Zhenren greatly looks forward to that day.

Outside Wangdu, it is less than a hundred li.

Sima Song hid in a dark place, gasping heavily.

He could no longer run; like a beggar, he had disguised himself several times.

He constantly altered his disguise, his aura, his cultivation, and everything else, all of which he had disguised.

Escaping to this place was truly not easy.

"Damn it, those bastards of the Zhang family actually secretly teamed up with that bitch Qi Ruohua; my father died, and the Sima family is gone."

"I cannot die; I want revenge; I want that bitch Qi Ruohua to die."

He knows the fate of the Sima family.

His father died, everyone died, leaving only him clinging to life.

He must break out, he must survive.

Only so that one day he could return to take revenge; the Sima family's hatred must be washed clean with Qi Ruohua's blood.

"Qi Ruohua, wait; someday I, Sima Song, will return."

"On that day, I, Sima Song, will make the entire Great Qi Dynasty bury the Sima family with me."