Chapter 724: Really... Too Weak

Chen Yan nodded, yet he was guessing what exactly had annihilated the Master of True Intent.

"Mother God?"

The Mother God's soul returning to the universe is a legend from the ancient past.

The Forbidden Land of Ancient Gods is merely the hollow corpse left behind by the Mother God.

"It shouldn't be the Mother God."

The Master of True Intent slowly shook his head:

"I am indeed powerful, but if I were facing an Ancient God, I would never have had the chance to throw the Inverse Nine Swords back to the human race."

Chen Yan's eyes trembled slightly.

Even a Master of Martial Dao would actually have such an assessment of the Ancient Gods.

"The one who is powerful is the Master of Xia, not the Master of Martial Dao; the true pinnacles of the human race are only the Master of Xia and the Master of Blood Qi.

But the Master of Blood Qi is far inferior to the Master of Xia."

The Master of True Intent sighed deeply, and he looked at Chen Yan:

"There are five great Ancient God Beasts in the world, but from beginning to end, only three have ever appeared.

I have always suspected that the one who annihilated my true self was one of the two that never appeared; perhaps an Ancient God Beast has already entered the Ninth Rank."

Chen Yan narrowed his eyes:

"May I ask what realm the Master of True Intent was once at?"

"Ninth Rank." The Master of True Intent smiled:

"Only the Ninth Rank can kill me."

He looked at Chen Yan and said calmly:

"Shen Yiwu did not find the body of the Inverse Nine Swords or the soul of the Inverse Nine Swords, and the power carried by this consciousness of mine is truly too shallow."

He shook his head slightly and stated his purpose:

"But I can use the sword soul to suppress the rules of the Shi Meng Mo, allowing you and Shen Yiwu to leave this place."

Chen Yan was silent.

Leave?

If he had wanted to leave, he would have left long ago.

The Master of True Intent looked at Chen Yan, a look of appreciation appearing in his eyes:

"It seems you have refused."

"Thank you for your kindness," Chen Yan said calmly.

"There is no such thing as kindness or lack thereof; I cannot let Shen Yiwu die, and I know that Shen Yiwu is unwilling to leave and only wishes to fight to the death.

I am dissatisfied with his stubbornness, but I appreciate his choice; these two things are not contradictory.

I have the same attitude toward your choice."

He looked at Chen Yan, then looked again at the spatial formation disks drifting all around, not hiding his surprise and appreciation:

"To be able to become a Heavenly God General, your aptitude is indeed shocking, but being able to shuttle through the body of a Shi Meng Mo does not mean you can escape danger."

He chuckled:

"You can try to see if you can still return to your true physical body now."

Chen Yan's eyes trembled slightly, the aura of life and death circulating as he attempted to open the rule channel between this physical body and his true self.

The next moment, Chen Yan's pupils constricted.

It wouldn't work.

A powerful rule-based method had sealed the channel between this physical body and his true self.

"Do you see?"

The Master of True Intent spoke:

"The one who is coming is not worried about you hiding in the Pure True Yang Realm; what he has been worried about all along is that you could instantly return your consciousness to your true physical body, causing his hunt to fail.

He seems to be dawdling and hasn't made a move, but in reality, he has already cut off your retreat."

The Master of True Intent stared at Chen Yan with a hint of a smile.

In his view, Chen Yan had already done enough.

But the danger of the enemy completely exceeded Chen Yan's current level.

Chen Yan was also somewhat surprised.

He was not a careless person and would not make such a mistake.

Before this, he had checked repeatedly and had been able to return.

When did Chen He make his move?

Chen Yan hadn't even perceived the other party's actions at all.

However, even so, so what?

"You..." The Master of True Intent's eyes narrowed slightly:

"Still unwilling to leave?"

Chen Yan nodded calmly.

"Or perhaps you have repeatedly found a way to survive in the midst of crises, making you always feel that you can win." He still wanted to persuade Chen Yan.

But he saw the young man in the ink-colored robe simply speak quietly:

"That is not the case."

"Then what is it?"

In the young man's eyes, it was as if a universe of constant life and death was gestating; sensing the hostility coming from far away, he smiled:

"I truly feel they are not powerful."

The Master of True Meaning was speechless.

The next instant.

Hum.

Strands of golden-red light emerged from Chen Yan's body, and a vast, ethereal power of will erupted at this moment.

【Imperial Decay - Holy Will Bewilderment】, activate.

At the same time.

In another cave, Shen Yiwei, whose body was covered in sword light as he sat quietly in meditation, revealed a look of confusion in his eyes.

He stood up, and a new cognition suddenly appeared deep within his mind.

"Chen Yan, what are you doing..."

Shen Yiwei spoke in surprise; his cognition was being modified.

A look of astonishment appeared in the eyes of the Master of True Meaning, and he hurriedly looked toward Chen Yan.

"Senior," Chen Yan smiled:

"The death battle has already begun."

His voice fell.

Yet one could see that the look in Shen Yiwei's eyes had completely changed, and the features on his face shifted, gradually losing their original appearance and transforming into the current look of Chen Yan.

He walked out of the cave, looked at his surroundings, and spoke calmly:

"Everyone, a great enemy is approaching; come for a meeting."

His voice fell.

Within the entire valley, streaks of light appeared.

Xia Long, Ke Qingxuan, and the others appeared all at once.

"Chen Yan, I thought you were building up some powerful trump card," Xia Long laughed.

The crowd was carefree, all looking at Shen Yiwei with reverence.

"A trump card naturally exists," Shen Yiwei smiled, his gaze and expression entirely those of Chen Yan.

Deep inside the cave.

The Master of True Meaning said quietly:

"You tampered with Shen Yiwei's memory?"

"No," Chen Yan said:

"I only let Old Shen at this moment believe that he is Chen Yan; only in this way will the Chen Yan he disguises himself as be the most like Chen Yan."

Chen Yan waved one hand.

A spatial array disc in the void was pushed horizontally by him, piercing deep into the rock wall.

The Master of True Meaning nodded:

"Through your methods, you directly made Shen Yiwei another Chen Yan who knows your plan."

"Yes, and no," Chen Yan said, pointing a finger, and the remaining few spatial array discs were collected into his own universe.

Ripples of spatial flow appeared on his body, and a spatial array disc beneath his feet began to glow.

The next instant.

Chen Yan's figure vanished, and the Master of True Meaning's eyes bloomed with sword light as he also entered that spatial array disc.

He wanted to see exactly what Chen Yan was going to do.

…………

At the same time.

Lu Jianxia, who was cultivating on a hilltop, stood up, preparing to attend Chen Yan's meeting.

It was also at this moment.

"Jianxia, you have disappointed me."

A calm voice suddenly sounded from behind her.

Lu Jianxia's eyes trembled slightly, and she hurriedly looked behind her.

There, under a withered tree, Chen He, dressed in green, was leaning against the tree trunk, a trace of a smile on the corners of his mouth.

"Look, I have already arrived, yet no one noticed me at all."

Chen He smiled like a fox, lifting his head.

Lu Jianxia's expression trembled; within her body, the Kun Secret Glazed Thunder was secretly accumulating power.

"You have already..."

Chen He said with undisguised disappointment in his eyes:

"Been completely bewitched by Chen Yan?"

He stretched out a finger lightly and pointed through the air; a strange power surged into Lu Jianxia's body, and in an instant, Lu Jianxia lost all strength and collapsed to the ground.

Lu Jianxia's eyes instantly dimmed, her fingertips digging deeply into the soil, her knuckles turning white from the exertion.

"Jianxia..."

Seeing Lu Jianxia struggling like this, a layer of gloom appeared in the depths of Chen He's eyes.

He walked over slowly, his dark green hem sweeping across the grass and trees, emitting a faint rustling sound.

"How exactly did Chen Yan bewitch you?"

He said with dissatisfaction:

"Where is the Lu Prefecture in your heart, your ambitions, your pride?"

He chuckled softly:

"I can perhaps understand the reason for your betrayal, but such is the way of the world; following the strong has always been a wise move.

Look, with just a wave of my hand, all Creation Realm cultivators of the Great Xia here could be annihilated."

He stood with his hands behind his back, sweeping a glance at Lu Jianxia, whose temples were soaked with cold sweat:

"Chen Yan used his own methods to control those around me and began observing my actions, so I played along, appearing to deploy the Nether Sea Array while actually arriving here quietly.

He is so foolish that it makes me want to laugh; what makes him think his rule-based methods could deceive my perception?"

Lu Jianxia's eyes trembled slightly, and a muffled groan escaped her throat.

Only then did she realize that the chess match between Chen Yan and Chen He had begun long ago.

Her heart sank completely.

Looking at it this way, Chen Yan had lost.

How could Chen Yan not lose?

Lu Jianxia had thought that the one arriving would be a powerhouse.

But she had not expected it to be the Third Elder of Chen Prefecture, Chen He.

She revealed a bitter smile.

She had struggled desperately within the Five Clans Conflict, never expecting to end up in the hands of the Five Clans people in the end.

Chen Changyuan was one, and Chen He was another.

Lost.

"Come back." Chen He looked at Lu Jianxia:

"If you feel conflicted in your heart, thinking you are aiding a tyrant, I shall erase your memories of this period of time.

You protect your Lu Prefecture, and I shall contend for my world; there is no conflict."

He made a promise:

"The methods of the Chen Lord may already involve Ancient Gods, but I guarantee that your Lu Prefecture will certainly be safe in the future."

He looked at this woman he admired.

In the vast human world, only Lu Jianxia was worthy of him.

He knew Lu Jianxia had betrayed him, but he was willing to give her one chance.

However, Lu Jianxia only looked at him coldly, without saying a word.

Chen He's pupils shrank suddenly.

He flung his hand away violently, his sleeves billowing like dark clouds pressing down as he rose, his eyes filled with complexity.

"You really have chosen a path to death."

…………

At the same time.

Two hundred thousand miles away.

Chen Lanqiu, dressed in a red gown, and Lu Zhiwei, whose eyes were covered by a black cloth strip, stood calmly.

They stood upon the Immortal Platform.

Behind them, Chen He was sitting cross-legged in silence, and the momentum within the Nether Sea Array behind him was becoming increasingly terrifying.

"It shouldn't take much longer, right?" A playful, cold light glinted in Chen Lanqiu's eyes.

"Mm." Lu Zhiwei nodded slightly.

"Then why not start now and just blast Chen Yan to death?" Chen Lanqiu yawned:

"We aren't really going to wait for the Nether Sea Array to finish charging, are we? I'm tired."

Lu Zhiwei looked toward Chen Lanqiu and pointed a finger.

"What are you doing...?" Chen Lanqiu was startled.

But the next instant, traces of life-and-death aura emerged from Lu Zhiwei's fingertip.

Chen Lanqiu's body suddenly froze, her pupils shifting.

The next moment, her body stiffened, and sweat appeared on her forehead.

Just a moment ago, Lu Zhiwei had wiped away a trace of life-and-death aura within her that did not belong to her.

"You were locked onto by Chen Yan from the very beginning; he used you to constantly probe the plans of Chen He and me," Lu Zhiwei said calmly:

"Therefore, Chen He and I have been acting from the start."

Lu Zhiwei's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly looked behind her.

Yet she saw that Chen He and the terrifyingly imposing Nether Sea Array had suddenly dissipated, turning into dust.

Everything was merely an illusion.

"Where is Chen He?" Chen Lanqiu asked in surprise.

"He..." Lu Zhiwei chuckled:

"He should have already appeared on Chen Yan's side."

The corners of her lips beneath the black cloth curled slightly, and she stood with her arms crossed:

"Chen Yan does indeed have many tricks, but the one the Chen Lord sent from the very beginning was Chen He.

He never gave Chen Yan a single chance."

Chen Lanqiu was stunned, gradually reacting to the situation.

Chen He had monitored Chen Yan's movements through Lu Jianxia.

And Chen Yan had monitored Chen He's movements through her.

Therefore, Chen He had chosen to create the Nether Sea Array from the start, revealing in detail how much time it would take.

Then, take the opportunity to go to where Chen Yan is ahead of time and kill Chen Yan.

A look of indifference and mockery gradually appeared at the corners of her mouth.

"It seems my junior has lost."

Her emotions shifted, and at this moment, she felt the comfort of winning without effort.

As her red lips parted, she exhaled a breathy sound:

"I didn't expect it to be this simple; had I known, I wouldn't have come over."

Lu Zhiwei glanced at Chen Lanqiu:

"Killing Chen Yan is a great merit; are you sure you wouldn't have come?"

Chen Lanqiu suddenly smiled charmingly:

"That is also true."

Lu Zhiwei lifted her chin.

With Chen Yan dead, it could be considered the end of the Five Clans' disaster.

When Chen Yan unleashed his rule-based methods, not only Chen He, but even she had sensed it.

She was actually quite interested.

There were indeed many secrets within Chen Yan's body, and Chen Yan's corpse would certainly be extremely precious.

She pondered inwardly that competing for Chen Yan's corpse might require advance preparation.

Otherwise, if everything went to Chen Prefecture, then Lu Prefecture would have gained nothing.

It was precisely at this moment.

"Is this your plan?" A slightly weathered male voice rang out from below.

"Mm." A slightly clear, youthful voice replied.

"What about Shen Yiwei? Isn't he being abandoned by you?" The weathered male voice was very puzzled:

"I think you are not the type of person who would make such a choice."

"Senior, just keep watching."

The two people's discussion rang out from just below Lu Zhiwei and Chen Lanqiu.

Their pupils suddenly constricted, and they stared fixedly downward.

In an instant, it went quiet.

Chen Lanqiu's breathing hitched, and the Qi and blood within her body erupted in an instant.

The next moment.

With a *slap*.

A large hand suddenly grabbed her face.

At this moment.

Her eyes widened, and through the gaps between the fingers, her gaze met those cold eyes, as if seeing two vast, boundless universes.

"Chen..." Chen Lanqiu struggled to make a sound.

Chen Yan, however, gave a single flick of his hand.

Boom!

Waves of terrifying force erupted instantly from his palm, and the horrific vibration swept through Chen Lanqiu's entire body.

It was almost instantaneous.

When Lu Zhiwei turned her head in extreme terror.

In Chen Yan's hand, there remained only Chen Lanqiu's head and a human skeleton stained with bits of flesh and blood.

Merely by vibrating with force, he had directly shattered Chen Lanqiu's physical body.

"You..."

Lu Zhiwei's face turned deathly pale, and she looked at the person who had arrived with a shocked expression, all sound stuck in her throat.

The hairs all over her body stood on end, and an indescribable fear threatened to completely drown her at this moment.

Danger, danger, danger!

Every single particle in her body was screaming, wailing, and roaring.

In a trance, she only heard that slightly dissatisfied voice.

"Really... too weak."