Chapter 833: Man, You Must Enjoy!

Luo Town, South.

A wealthy courtyard stood upon the Jing Tu, appearing entirely out of place with the surrounding architecture.

The vermilion-lacquered main gate featured gilded ring-knockers, and the bluestone-paved path inside was spotless.

A golden plaque inscribed with the character "Longevity" hung in the main room, and the candlelight made the rosewood tables and chairs shine brightly.

In the courtyard, a banquet had already been laid out, and many men and women dressed in rather exquisite attire were seated, full of smiles.

Unlike the Tainted-Blood humans common to the Jing Tu, the unusual physical structures of these people were not obvious.

This indicated that since the time of their ancestors, they had been protected by the Jing Tu and rarely suffered from malicious corruption.

Mu Yanwan, who had once brought Chen Yan to Luo Town, was prominently among them, sitting primly beside an old woman.

When Wen Jianjian walked into the courtyard, she instantly attracted the attention of many.

Inside the main room, a white-haired old man with four eyes was surrounded by the crowd, full of smiles; upon seeing Wen Jianjian arrive, the old man stood up:

"My dear granddaughter, you have returned."

Many others also spoke with smiles:

"So it is the Array Pivot Envoy!"

"The young lady of the Wen family has grown up to be truly beautiful."

"Every generation of the Wen family produces an Array Pivot Envoy; in the past, there were even existences like the Array Master. Truly a family blessed with good fortune."

Wen Jianjian gestured to these people one by one and instructed a maid to prepare food and send it to the Divine Array Hall for Chen Yan.

Regarding Chen Yan, Wen Jianjian was exceptionally attentive.

She had even discussed it with the head of the Wen family, preparing to provide significant support.

Chen Yan's background was unknown, but the moment he made a move, he wiped out an entire Black Ancient Stronghold, and it seemed he still held back; he was definitely a target worth winning over.

Therefore, even though her grandfather, who was celebrating his eightieth birthday today, called for her, Wen Jianjian still arranged for a servant to deliver food to Chen Yan first.

As for Bai Ling.

Wen Jianjian believed that as long as that Tainted-Blood human who came from a poor place like White Village understood the stakes, she would gradually distance herself from Chen Yan.

"My dear granddaughter, come here, I have something to tell you."

The four-eyed old man said to Wen Jianjian with a chuckle and walked toward a side room.

Seeing that her grandfather actually wanted to discuss something with her in private, Wen Jianjian's expression shifted slightly, and she followed him.

Inside the side room, when the old master of the Wen family closed the door, the smile on his face instantly vanished.

"That Chen Yan... you don't need to associate with him anymore."

The old master's expression turned icy:

"From now on, our Wen family will primarily support Jiang Guanxin."

Wen Jianjian's expression changed slightly:

"Grandfather, the more I interact with Chen Yan, the more I feel he is extraordinary."

"Extraordinary?" the old master said coldly:

"Is he still covered in malice right now?"

Wen Jianjian nodded:

"Isn't that normal? We are deep in the Evil Realm; it is inevitable to be tainted by malice. Some people even use low-level malice to mask their own appearance.

This only goes to show that Chen Yan is unfathomable."

The old master looked at Wen Jianjian and shook his head slightly:

"I sent someone to sound out the Array Master yesterday, and the Array Master said that the malice in Chen Yan's body has already penetrated his bone marrow and cannot be reversed.

The only reason the Array Master could give him the position of Array Pivot Envoy was because he wiped out Black Ancient Town."

As the old master's voice fell, Wen Jianjian's expression gradually became increasingly unsightly.

"So that's how it is. I was wondering why he was contemplating the auxiliary arrays as if his life depended on it.

It turns out he knew his life was in danger and wanted to seek a glimmer of survival before death, hoping to comprehend the eighteen auxiliary arrays so the Array Master would act again to save him."

The old master narrowed his eyes:

"How many days has he been at the Divine Array Hall? How many days do you think he would need to cultivate all eighteen auxiliary arrays to the Morning Star level?"

Wen Jianjian narrowed her eyes:

"I understand. After today, I will resume building my relationship with Jiang Guanxin."

The old master shook his head slightly:

"You, you shouldn't have abandoned Jiang Guanxin because of some inexplicable Chen Yan.

Thirty days from now is the Small Tide, and one hundred and thirty days from now is the Great Tide.

When that time comes, the Wen family, located in the south of Luo Town, will face the tide head-on. Only if we have a powerful Array Pivot Envoy to assist us can the Wen family minimize our losses."

A look of regret appeared in Wen Jianjian's eyes, and she nodded.

After a while, when Wen Jianjian pushed open the door and appeared in the courtyard, the look in her eyes had completely changed.

It was also at this moment.

A maid arrived carrying a food box filled with five full tiers and asked:

"Miss, is this food enough? Does that Lord Chen Yan have any dietary restrictions?"

Wen Jianjian frowned and said:

"No need to send it to him. Also, go to the Divine Array Hall and invite Jiang Guanxin to be our guest."

Surprise appeared in the maid's eyes; how could her young mistress's demeanor have changed so completely in such a short time?

"Yes." The maid nodded and left.

A cold look appeared in Wen Jianjian's eyes:

"Bad luck."

Inside the courtyard, Mu Yanwan sat on a mat and glanced at Wen Jianjian.

She was a martial artist, so naturally, she could hear the conversation between Wen Jianjian and the maid clearly.

Beside Mu Yanwan, the old woman sent a voice transmission:

"The Wen family has truly given up on Chen Yan; our Mu family..."

The old woman was full of worry as she looked at Mu Yanwan:

"Why don't you choose someone else?"

Mu Yanwan looked at the old woman and shook her head slightly:

"I inquired in White Village; when Bai Ling rescued Chen Yan back then, there were no traces of the Jing Tu within several kilometers nearby.

This indicates that Venerable Chen Yan may have been soaking in the Sea of Malice for far longer than we imagine."

The old woman's expression trembled: "It is precisely because of this that his physical body and aptitude have completely rotted away."

Mu Yanwan shook her head and said:

"But thinking from another perspective, if Venerable Chen Yan has persisted for so long without dying, perhaps he himself is a great secret; his strength might have already surpassed the Array Master!"

The old woman looked at Mu Yanwan:

"The Mu family is already in decline; pushing you up to become an Array Pivot Envoy has already exhausted our family's wealth. If we fund a Chen Yan as well..."

As the old woman spoke, Mu Yanwan gripped the old woman's hand, her eyes shining brightly:

"Grandma, believe me, my intuition cannot be wrong. The temperament on Venerable Chen Yan is simply not something an ordinary person should have.

He..."

Mu Yanwan's breathing grew rapid, and she sent a voice transmission:

"He is more like a god, a god that does not belong to this world. In his eyes, we are insects, but he does not dislike insects!

At the very least, Bai Ling, who helped him, has now obtained gains beyond imagination."

The old woman was stunned, not expecting Mu Yanwan to evaluate Chen Yan in such a way.

"A god?" The Mu family's old woman gave a bitter smile and stroked Mu Yanwan's delicate hand:

"Why does this little girl always talk nonsense? Stop reading those novels sold at that bookstore—what was that place called again?"

Mu Yanwan revealed a smile, knowing that her grandmother would no longer stop her from investing in Chen Yan.

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Divine Array Hall.

Chen Yan kept his eyes tightly shut, constructing the appearance of the 【Annihilation】 Grand Array within his mind.

The 【Annihilation】 Grand Array was a god-level grand array simulated by the Master of Arrays based on the status of a Ninth-Rank Blood-Qi martial artist.

Although it was only an array, it concerned the mysteries of the Ninth Rank of the Blood-Qi path.

And the reason Chen Yan was studying the 【Annihilation】 Grand Array was, on one hand, because the 【Annihilation】 Grand Array itself was an extremely powerful means.

The second point was that Chen Yan wanted to use this object to obtain the opportunity to ascend to the Ninth Rank.

Ascending to the Ninth Rank.

According to what Lu Xunyang said, it required slaughtering an Ancient God Beast whose realm matched one's own.

Lu Xunyang's inability to enter the Ninth Rank for so long was precisely because of this reason.

Chen Yan pondered in his heart; if he wanted to enter the Ninth Rank, he also had to slaughter one of the five Great Ancient God Beasts.

But this was the threshold for entering the Ninth Rank.

And what was on the 【Annihilation】 Grand Array was something that truly belonged to the Ninth Rank.

Constantly visualizing and comprehending, Chen Yan fell into a state of sudden enlightenment, and the laws of the Great Dao began to drift within his mind.

Status was a crystal condensed from the aura of life and death.

And annihilation was the characteristic of the rules of Blood-Qi status.

The extreme of Blood-Qi is to destroy all things!

Chen Yan kept his eyes tightly shut, and countless thoughts emerged from the depths of his mind, crashing and colliding like a torrent.

Although he did not open his eyes, his brows occasionally furrowed and relaxed, his fingertips unconsciously twisting the corner of his clothes, and his surroundings were so quiet that only his breathing remained.

He seemed to see the Chen Master again, seeing the power released by the Chen Master with every move.

Rushing into the universe, shattering stars, the boundless power was unimaginable.

Lu Xunyang was already extremely strong, yet he had to rely on the Xia Master Sword to contend with the Chen Master.

With a wave of the Chen Master's hand, everything was annihilated.

This was the power of the Ninth-Rank Death Realm.

At this moment, Chen Yan regarded the 【Annihilation】 Grand Array as a person.

In the depths of his mind, this figure condensed by the 【Annihilation】 Grand Array began to move.

When it moved, the array veins were the meridians, the array disk was the skeleton, the array patterns were the flesh and blood, and the array eye was its brain.

Every one of its movements would drive billions of array patterns to operate simultaneously, causing changes in the array disk and the flow of the array veins.

At this moment, Chen Yan did not even notice that a smile had appeared on the corners of his mouth.

When he applied the idea of "Ten Thousand Laws Returning to One" to the simulation, he found that everything gradually became clear and distinct.

Deep in his mind, the blue Blood-Qi status energy and the red Tempering status energy radiated light, and wisps of truth flowed into Chen Yan's divine sense.

At the same time.

Jiang Guanxin was called out by a maid of the Wen family.

"Hmph, you think of me now?" Jiang Guanxin raised her eyebrows:

"I'm not going!"

The maid was stunned:

"Sir, my young lady..."

"Enough, say no more." Jiang Guanxin turned around:

"I still need to continue my visualization."

He waved his hand, preparing to return to the Divine Array Hall, and looked at the maid:

"Aren't you the one who delivers meals to Chen Yan?"

The maid shook her head with a bitter smile:

"The young lady won't let me deliver them anymore."

"Oh?" Jiang Guanxin sneered; has Wen Jianjian regretted it?

Regret is useless now!

A cold light appeared in Jiang Guanxin's eyes; if she wants to invite him, at the very least, Wen Jianjian should come in person.

Now she just sends a random maid to invite him; is she looking down on him?

Jiang Guanxin saw Chen Yan's back, then looked at the aggrieved maid, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

He was about to cultivate his eighteenth auxiliary array to the Morning Star level as well.

When that time comes, he will make Chen Yan and Wen Jianjian regret it.

He wants to feel great!

A man must feel great!

Jiang Guanxin held back a surge of energy, never revealing his current progress to the outside world.

What he wants is the extreme sense of satisfaction after extreme suppression; he wants to shock everyone with a single feat.

Today, Wen Jianjian and Chen Yan ignore him; tomorrow, he will make this pair of man and woman unable to climb high enough to reach him.

Just at this moment, an old man in a grey robe arrived before the Divine Array Hall.

"Greetings, Array Master!" Jiang Guanxin hurriedly saluted.

The maid, however, trembled in appearance and knelt down directly.

The person who arrived was none other than the Array Master of Luo Town, Xu Zhifan.

Xu Zhifan swept a glance at Chen Yan inside the Divine Array Hall, then looked at Jiang Guanxin and said:

"How is your progress lately?"

Jiang Guanxin gave a bitter smile:

"Still working hard."

Xu Zhifan frowned:

"Hmm."

Seeing Xu Zhifan's expression, Jiang Guanxin felt extremely satisfied.

You old geezer, can't you see I'm hiding my true strength?

This is the effect he wanted; the ones he wants to shock are not just Wen Jianjian and Chen Yan, but naturally Xu Zhifan as well.

To play the pig to eat the tiger, one must first play the pig.

All of this is thanks to that bookstore in Luo Town; Jiang Guanxin only achieved a great awakening after reading the novels in that bookstore.

It was then that he realized how a man should feel great, and how to achieve that greatness.

Xu Zhifan shook his head slightly:

"You must speed up your progress; I have the highest hopes for you, do not let me down."

"Yes!" Jiang Guanxin saluted.

Xu Zhifan looked into the Divine Array Hall at Chen Yan, who had been sitting cross-legged and visualizing the whole time, and asked:

"How is Chen Yan's progress lately?"

Jiang Guanxin replied:

"I don't know."

"You don't know? Hasn't he been in the Divine Array Hall the whole time? Could it be that he hasn't manifested an auxiliary array even once?" Xu Zhifan asked in surprise.

"No, not even once." Jiang Guanxin smiled:

"Perhaps Chen Yan is well-versed in the art of hiding one's strength."

Xu Zhifan swept a glance at Jiang Guanxin:

"Hiding strength? When the tide arrives, won't he still have to use an auxiliary array?"

Xu Zhifan took another look at Chen Yan and shook his head slightly.

He had originally intended to remove Chen Yan from his position as an Array Pivot Envoy.

Because Chen Yan had been eroded by malice too severely; he no longer had any potential left, and his very mind might have already become chaotic.

Now that Chen Yan had been visualizing an auxiliary array for so long without ever manifesting it externally,

it could only mean that Chen Yan had no hope left.

Xu Zhifan said nothing more and left directly.

Jiang Guanxin glanced at Chen Yan, placed one hand on his forehead, his gaze flowing through his fingers, and he slowly lifted his head.

He could barely resist the urge to show off in front of others!

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer!"

Jiang Guanxin cheered himself on.

PS: My index finger hurts; I've already broken several 'h' keys, Dongzi. I suspect my typing method is wrong. Pfft, one chapter today.