Chapter 401: Chain Reaction Bombardment!

Above the earth.

The citizens of Xiaoyang City were treated to a good show, and one by one, they were stunned by Chen Yan's maneuvers.

"Good, good, good! It's the first time I've seen the Aristocratic Family Alliance get so humiliated!"

Someone laughed out loud, finding it incredibly satisfying to watch.

"Chen Yan never intended to lecture on the Immortal Body; he drew everyone's attention to Xiaoyang City while he secretly went to seize the opportunity himself!"

"Wonderful, it's so gratifying! The Aristocratic Family Alliance is nothing but a malignant tumor!"

"Good, good, good! This is what a Third-Rank General Star should be. With so many General Stars guarding the Thunder-Strike Treasure Land outside Xiaoyang City, which one of them can compare to Chen Yan?"

Sounds of discussion rang out one after another.

After the initial excitement, some began to grow angry:

"Everyone knows the Aristocratic Family Alliance deserves to die, yet the only one taking action is Chen Yan, a mere Third-Rank General Star!"

That person glared at the Martial Suppression Division:

"Great Xia has no spine! Chen Yan only killed someone who deserved to die; what did he do wrong!"

The crowd was stirred up.

The more brilliant Chen Yan's actions were, the more the crowd felt both joy and extreme anger.

Such a genius, yet Great Xia actually refused to protect him at all.

Everyone watched helplessly as Chen Yan struggled in the mire.

It was unbearably painful.

Within the Military Martial Guard.

Cheers were ringing out incessantly.

"Hahahaha, refreshing!"

"Chen Yan has made a killing this time." Shao Hengyang sighed with emotion:

"Why didn't he call me?"

Someone glanced at Shao Hengyang, said nothing, and couldn't find the words.

It seemed Chen Yan would not be lecturing today.

Since he would not appear before the world, he naturally would not need to face danger.

The soldiers of the Military Martial Guard all breathed a sigh of relief.

If a Seventh-Rank were to make a move against Chen Yan, their numbers would be useless.

"I still wanted to hear Chen Yan lecture on the Immortal Body," a female Military Martial Guard member said in disappointment.

"You want Chen Yan to die?" someone retorted instantly.

The woman pursed her lips; although she understood the logic, she still felt a bit dejected inside.

At this moment, someone spoke up:

"Chen Yan received guidance from the Patrol Sun Divine General in the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm, and the Patrol Sun Divine General even personally designated Chen Yan as his successor.

As for the Immortal Body or whatever, you lot should stop dreaming; not everyone can receive guidance from the Patrol Sun Divine General!"

That person laughed loudly:

"Lecturing on the Immortal Body was just a grand scheme of Chen Yan's to plot against the Aristocratic Family Alliance—he is exceptionally clever!"

After that person finished speaking, many in the Military Martial Guard were displeased.

"What do you mean? Are you saying Chen Yan's Immortal Body wasn't obtained by his own efforts?" someone retorted instantly.

That person hurriedly said:

"That's not what I meant. The Immortal Body was definitely realized by Chen Yan, but he had the Patrol Sun Divine General's guidance behind it."

The crowd was even more displeased, but soon someone recognized the speaker.

The one talking was a Regiment Commander from the Luoshi City Military Martial Guard.

But someone still barked:

"Don't talk nonsense; you weren't even in the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm at the time!"

The Regiment Commander raised his eyebrows:

"This is what our Luoshi City Military Martial Guard Minister told me!"

After the Regiment Commander spoke, another Regiment Commander suddenly said in surprise:

"The Minister told you too? The Minister also told me he only told me alone and not to tell anyone else!"

The two Regiment Commanders were stunned.

At this time, the Deputy Minister of the Luoshi City Military Martial Guard snorted:

"The Minister told me as well. He said he had a secret channel, which is how he knew Chen Yan had received guidance from the Patrol Sun Divine General."

The Deputy Minister of the Luoshi City Military Martial Guard gave a low hum:

"He said he only trusted me, I didn't expect him to have told you all too!"

In an instant.

Inside the Xiaoyang City Military Martial Guard, a thunderous roar of discussion erupted.

Chen Yan had received guidance from Lu Xunyang in the College Entrance Exam Secret Realm; no wonder he awakened the Immortal Body.

Inside the Military Martial Guard building.

Luo Puxin watched everything happening outside the window, his face ashen.

He wanted to tear the Minister's foul mouth right off.

He had made this up himself; how did everyone know about it now?

In the hallway, the Luoshi City Military Martial Guard Minister walked over with an awkward expression and pulled out a cigarette to hand to Luo Puxin:

"Little Luo, I... sigh, this... this fucking..."

He was embarrassed to the extreme.

He had learned a great secret, and then he couldn't help but tell someone else.

Now it was done; everyone knew.

The Minister saw Luo Puxin's ugly expression, leaned in close, and whispered:

"Don't worry, I didn't tell the most important secret; your brother here is trustworthy!"

The Minister patted his chest, swearing an oath.

The most important secret he spoke of was, naturally, what Luo Puxin had said: the matter of the Patrol Sun Divine General having already returned.

Luo Puxin gave a dry laugh and looked at the Minister beside him:

"In the future, when war breaks out, I will apply to leave the Luo City Military Martial Guard; I'm afraid the enemy will be the first to know our military secrets."

The Minister was stunned.

Luo Puxin turned his head away and ignored him further.

Forget it, let it be.

He was tired.

It was also at this moment.

"Is this Chen Yan coming out or not? He isn't taking us for fools, is he?!"

A low roar exploded in the depths of the layered clouds.

The clouds in the sky shifted, forming a giant human face, staring down at the earth.

The cloud-face spoke with dissatisfaction:

"If you aren't coming out, give us a straight answer. I understand this kid is worried about being assassinated.

But this old man traveled ten thousand miles to Xiaoyang just for the mysteries of the Immortal Body; don't waste this old man's time!"

This voice rolled and echoed, overflowing with the principles of law, its momentum terrifying.

Another powerhouse appeared:

"Chen Yan, one must keep their word. Since you aren't coming out, give us a straight answer!"

The people of the world looked at the high sky, their minds shaken.

This was yet another powerful Seventh Rank.

They had come only for the mysteries of the Immortal Body and did not care about the entanglement between Chen Yan and the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

But it was clear that Chen Yan would not be coming out.

Among so many Seventh Ranks, there were certainly some who wanted to make a move against Chen Yan.

Yet, at this very moment.

On the plaza, the communication array disk rang out with Chen Yan's voice:

"Respected powerhouses, you have come for the Immortal Body and for opportunity, but it is absolutely impossible for me to appear right now.

It doesn't matter if I die, but if I implicate my Military Martial Guard comrades to die with me, that is definitely not something I am willing to see!"

As Chen Yan's voice fell, the cloud-face in the high sky spoke:

"Then what exactly are you going to do? Give us a straight answer, don't waste this old man's time."

Everyone looked at the communication array disk on the plaza.

Chen Yan's voice sounded once more:

"Since you have all come for opportunity, I will not let you return empty-handed."

The cloud-face raised its brows slightly.

At this moment, everyone listened carefully.

Then, they heard Chen Yan continue:

"The Aristocratic Family Alliance slaughters the innocent and harms Great Xia; all their treasures are in the underground factories.

These factories are the great opportunity.

You are all Seventh Ranks; if you want to take action, it would be as easy as reaching into a bag, you just don't know the locations."

Chen Yan's voice had just fallen.

Luo Dongli's figure flew out instantly, intending to destroy that communication array disk.

Hum!

A powerful pressure instantly locked onto Luo Dongli.

It was unknown who had released it, but Luo Dongli was indeed suppressed.

"Chen Yan, how dare you!!!" Luo Dongli shrieked miserably.

Chen Yan was actually inciting Seventh Rank powerhouses to go and harvest the rest of their Aristocratic Family Alliance's underground factories.

At this moment, heaven and earth were silent.

Even the cloud-face in the high sky stopped speaking.

The Aristocratic Family Alliance's underground factories?

Who wouldn't want them?

Everyone wanted them.

But they didn't know the locations.

"Who is suppressing me? Let me go!" Luo Dongli roared at the sky, but no one made a sound.

It was also at this moment that Chen Yan continued to speak:

"Currently, the powerhouses of the Aristocratic Family Alliance have all gone to the two factories I have already destroyed."

"I will tell you powerhouses the location of another factory, one much further away from those two spots."

Chen Yan's voice was clear and resonant, and Luo Dongli's eyes turned blood-red.

"Three thousand five hundred miles to the southeast, on the left side of a flat-topped mountain, there is an underground factory belonging to the Aristocratic Family Alliance!

There, there are vast quantities of precious medicines, and there might even be Sun-level precious medicines!"

Chen Yan's voice fell, carrying a hint of a smile:

"The Rank 7 powerhouses of the Aristocratic Family Alliance have been lured by me to the northwest; they won't be able to make it back in time!"

Hum!

High above in the sky, that giant human face vanished in an instant.

Boom, boom, boom!

Within the void, sounds of blood and Qi exploding rang out one after another.

One powerful aura after another just disappeared like that.

Luo Dongli was no longer suppressed; he landed on the plaza in an instant, slammed a foot down onto the communication array disk, and roared hysterically:

"Chen Yan!!!!"

This scene happened just like that.

Chen Yan had not made a move, yet he had successively lured away the Aristocratic Family Alliance and those rogue cultivator powerhouses hiding within the void.

And the only ones who were unlucky were the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

"Brilliant, brilliant!!!"

Outside Xiaoyang City, Jidao Wu laughed out loud, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes:

"What a grand performance!"

Thousands of General Stars were also watching, dumbstruck.

These powerhouses from all over who had come to Xiaoyang, along with the Aristocratic Family Alliance, were actually being remote-controlled back and forth by Chen Yan.

And everyone felt that Chen Yan, who would be suppressed the moment he appeared, had never appeared from the very beginning!

Inside the Aristocratic Family Alliance building, on the top floor.

An Ci stood up:

"Chen Yan probably won't appear today!"

His figure began to turn illusory.

Clearly, he had also become interested in the underground factory Chen Yan mentioned, and he intended to go and get a share of the spoils.

"Cunning!" Lu Ming'an growled.

He felt he had been played by Chen Yan.

Chen Yan had never intended to appear from the start.

Now, those powerhouses from various places who were dissatisfied with Chen Yan were likely satisfied as well.

An Ci prepared to leave.

"Honored An Ci, wait a moment." Lu Menghan, who had been silent, spoke up, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth:

"I feel that Chen Yan will definitely appear."

An Ci frowned; he still wanted to go and plunder that underground factory of the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

Lu Menghan, however, stood up and said with a faint smile:

"Look, why would Chen Yan do this?"

"Isn't it just to take revenge on the Aristocratic Family Alliance?" An Ci frowned.

"No." Lu Menghan chuckled:

"He is trying to lure away all the Rank 7s in Xiaoyang City to clear the way for his own lecture on the Dao."

An Ci was startled:

"The powerhouses of the Military Martial Arts have already left; he clearly won't appear."

Previously, Zong Heng and Qu Youwu had both left.

With these two not in Xiaoyang City, would Chen Yan still dare to come out?

Lu Menghan nodded:

"This is the brilliance of Chen Yan's plan; he performed this hysterical act, even causing the Military Martial Arts powerhouses to leave.

The world will be even more convinced that he won't appear."

An Ci shuddered.

This Chen Yan was actually this shrewd.

He sat back down, a trace of a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth:

"But what he doesn't expect is that there is still one Rank 7 who specializes in the path of assassination, hunting him here!"

"Correct!" Lu Menghan said with a faint smile.

Beside her, a trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Lu Ming'an's mouth.

If not for Lu Menghan being there, he would have almost been fooled by Chen Yan.

At the same time.

Chen Yan took a deep breath and stood before the door.

This was no longer Jiang Yuan's secret base, but inside the Tianbi Boxing Tournament.

Chen Yan had entered Xiaoyang City via a secret passage of the Tianbi Boxing Tournament.

For all of this, he had Old Chi providing support from behind.

"Chen Yan, you need to think this through."

Behind Chen Yan, the thirteen-year-old Grand Preceptor Little Nun sat on the sofa, watching Chen Yan.

On another sofa, San Jin watched Chen Yan, shaking her fist:

"Go... go for it!"

Chen Yan nodded, a hint of a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

At the same time.

Inside the Tianbu Boxing Tournament, a room door was pushed open.

The moment Chen Yan appeared in the corridor without a mask, he caused astonishment among those passing by.

"Chen... Chen Yan!"

That person exclaimed in shock:

"You are really going to preach the Dao!"

Chen Yan nodded.

The next instant, he transformed into a streak of flowing light and flew out of the Tianbu Boxing Tournament, his body blooming with golden light, like a golden sun in the night sky.

The world was terrified; Chen Yan had actually appeared!

"Today!"

Chen Yan stood in the void, looking down at the earth, and spoke in a resonant voice:

"I shall preach the Immortal Body for you all!"

As his voice fell, a wave of cheers resounded across the earth.

Only at this moment did everyone completely understand.

Everything Chen Yan did today was to lure away the experts from all over!

He was truly going to preach the Dao!

His courage was shockingly immense!

"Chen Yan!!!"

Inside the Great Family Alliance building, Luo Dongli, her beautiful hair in complete disarray, looked at Chen Yan, her eyes filled with extreme malice.

If looks could kill, Chen Yan would have already been killed by her a thousand, ten thousand times.

She clenched her fists, intending to immediately summon the Seventh-Order experts of the Great Family Alliance to execute Chen Yan.

But the next moment, Luo Dongli sat down dejectedly.

Those two were likely already heading to that underground factory where an incident was about to occur.

The experts who had come from all over were likely already there as well, beginning to harvest the precious medicinal resources.

"Damn it!!!"

Luo Dongli roared.

Inside the Martial Suppression Division.

Zhang Ting stood before the window, looking at Chen Yan in the distant sky, her gaze flickering slightly.

"Interesting."

On the earth, waves of enthusiastic cheers resounded.

Countless people looked at Chen Yan with full reverence.

This time, Chen Yan had created a miracle once again.

On the top floor of the Great Family Alliance, Lu Menghan stood up, a hint of a smile appearing at the corners of her mouth:

"He really did appear; he is too arrogant and too complacent."

Lu Menghan turned around and looked at Dark Thorn on the sofa.

Lu Ming'an was also smiling.

Fortunately, they had waited for the rabbit until the very last moment!

"Next, it is time for me to hunt the Immortal Body!"

A low voice sounded.

And yet, inside the room.

Dark Thorn's figure instantly became illusory, barely causing any movement of air.

A Seventh-Order assassin, his strength was terrifying to this degree.

Even a Seventh-Order expert would find it hard to stop him from harvesting Chen Yan.

The smile at the corners of Lu Ming'an's mouth grew richer as he looked far away through the window.

Almost in an instant.

A streak of ink-colored light had arrived in the distant sky, at Chen Yan's side.

The crowd on the earth could not see that black light at all.

However, outside Xiaoyang City.

"Damn it!"

Extreme Dao Martial roared, blood-colored light erupting from his entire body!

Hum!

A sound of sword ringing resounded!

Li Muyun transformed into a streak of flowing light and flew toward Xiaoyang.

But it was all too late!

A sharp blade instantly struck across Chen Yan's neck, a matter of a mere split second!

That sharp blade was as fast as the speed of light, incomparably cold and fierce.

A trace of a smile appeared at the corner of Dark Thorn's mouth.

During his strike, Chen Yan hadn't even managed to react...

"You!"

Dark Thorn was startled for an instant.

Yet he saw that Chen Yan, who had been motionless before, looked at him in an instant, a cold sneer hanging on his lips.

Boom!

Chen Yan punched Dark Thorn in the abdomen.

A terrifying explosion resounded in the void.

Above the earth, a chorus of gasps rang out.

Yet it was seen that light and flames swirled around Chen Yan's body, his appearance changing until he transformed into the likeness of Tan Yishi.

"Tan Yishi!" Dark Thorn was greatly alarmed, and the next instant, he turned into a stream of light and flew toward the high heavens.

"Die for me!" Tan Yishi grinned hideously, following closely behind.

Two streams of light tore through the firmament, vanishing from Xiaoyang City in an instant.

This scene had happened far too suddenly!

That so-called Chen Yan was simply Tan Yishi in disguise!

Inside the building.

Lu Ming'an's eyes became incredibly deep, gloomily terrifying.

Even Lu Menghan, who had always been in control of everything, was stunned.

So, this was also part of Chen Yan's plan!

At this moment, even Dark Thorn had been forced by Tan Yishi to leave Xiaoyang City...

This...

Chen Yan had actually used his own schemes to make these Seventh-Order experts who had come to Xiaoyang all leave.

Except for that one person from the Martial Suppression Division.

But would that person make a move?

At the same time.

Inside the room for the Heavenly Pestle Martial Tournament.

Chen Yan sighed softly:

"Now, only Zhang Ting is left."

On the sofa, the Grand Minister spoke:

"He will not make a move."

Chen Yan nodded; he had felt anger, jealousy, and dissatisfaction from Zhang Ting.

But he had yet to feel any killing intent.

But since Zhang Ting was still in Xiaoyang, he remained a potential threat to Chen Yan.

However, he had already reached this point now.

Chen Yan could not have done any better.

"I'm heading out."

Chen Yan said.

Creak.

The door was pushed open by him.

At this moment.

The world was still in shock.

Today, they could be considered to have watched a serial drama.

One Seventh-Order expert after another had been lured away.

The one suffering the most was probably the Aristocratic Family Alliance.

"Chen Yan is amazing; if it were me, I wouldn't have been able to think of so much."

Someone remarked with emotion.

"Indeed, Chen Yan probably didn't know how many potential enemies there were, yet he calculated them roughly and schemed them all in one by one."

"Then is he still going to lecture on the Dao? It's almost twelve o'clock..."

"Lecture my foot, but today wasn't a loss either; amazing, truly amazing!"

Sounds of exclamation rang out one after another.

Yet at this very moment.

A clear and grand voice suddenly resounded.

"The immortality of living beings, the unknowability of living beings!"

The instant this voice rang out, everyone strained their eyes to look.

They saw a refined and slender figure appear high in the sky.

Immediately after!

Hum!

Pale golden flowing clouds emerged from his body.

These flowing clouds were like swaying tassels, wisps and strands of ten thousand rays of brilliant golden light falling into the night sky, illuminating Xiaoyang.

Everyone looked on in shock.

The youth appeared, standing in the mortal world like a god-king:

"Today, I shall preach the Dao of the Immortal Body for all living beings!"

PS: I couldn't finish writing it, it's almost ten thousand words now; I've broken my limit today.