Chapter 842: Chen Yu

Memory absorption complete.

Chen Yan experienced the process of the memory's owner discovering telekinesis and performing their first telekinetic enhancement.

"I never realized before that the path of telekinesis and the path of will are, in some aspects, somewhat... similar."

Chen Yan murmured aloud.

Telekinesis is the constant excavation of soul power to make it grow, while the power of will, in certain respects, is a power that transcends telekinesis.

Chen Yan had some interest in the path of telekinesis, but if Chen Yan were to cultivate another path of telekinesis, it would be rather impossible.

Chen Yan had cultivated all martial paths except for the path of telekinesis, and was essentially omnipotent.

To cultivate the path of telekinesis as well would be biting off more than one can chew.

Looking back at the gains this batch of Realm Fruits had brought Chen Yan.

After the energy of the five hundred Realm Fruits was completely absorbed by Chen Yan, the martial truths in Chen Yan's mind became even more abundant.

Chen Yan could clearly feel that Chen Yan could effortlessly fabricate a Bright Moon-grade, second-tier 【Annihilation】 Array.

Chen Yan pushed open the room door, only to see Mu Yanwan already waiting respectfully in the corridor.

"Exalted One, Yin Baiyi, the owner of the famous bookstore in Luo Town, requests an audience."

Mu Yanwan lowered her head and said, trembling slightly:

"Previously, Grandmother and I used many channels to collect Realm Fruits, and the largest channel was this Yin Baiyi of the famous bookstore.

He must have investigated the Exalted One in private and knows that the Exalted One has a close relationship with me..."

Cold sweat beaded on Mu Yanwan's forehead; after all, having one's actions caught by others, to the point where they could follow the clues to guess that the person behind her was Chen Yan,

was absolutely a sign of incompetence.

Chen Yan looked at Mu Yanwan:

"Most of the Realm Fruits were purchased from the famous bookstore?"

"Yes," Mu Yanwan said tremblingly.

"Good, bring him in," Chen Yan said.

"Yes." Mu Yanwan hurriedly withdrew.

Soon.

Inside a quiet room of the Mu family.

"I have long heard of the great name of Exalted One Chen Yan; to finally meet you today is truly..."

A middle-aged man wearing a purple robe with a potbelly walked into the quiet room and smiled as he cupped his hands toward Chen Yan.

"Sit," Chen Yan said directly and clearly.

The man named Yin Baiyi was slightly taken aback, then that familiar smile appeared on his face once more.

"I heard you can find many Realm Fruits?" Chen Yan asked directly.

Yin Baiyi looked at Chen Yan, his eyes sweeping over the malicious-looking clothing on Chen Yan's body:

"I can, but I would like to ask, what does Exalted One Chen Yan want with so many Realm Fruits?"

"Alchemy," Chen Yan said, beginning to sense Yin Baiyi's emotions.

Immediately after, Chen Yan frowned slightly.

"Alchemy?" Yin Baiyi clearly did not expect Chen Yan to answer this way; after being stunned for a good while, he leaned in and asked in a low voice:

"Is it useful?"

"It is," Chen Yan said indifferently. "It can allow me to ascend to the ninth rank."

Yin Baiyi pursed his lips, then lowered his eyelids halfway and smiled:

"The Exalted One is truly joking with me."

Chen Yan was unwilling to continue wasting words with Yin Baiyi:

"How many Realm Fruits can you provide?"

Yin Baiyi shook his head slightly, looked at Chen Yan, and said:

"Exalted One, I, Yin Baiyi, conduct business based on mutual affinity."

Chen Yan sensed Yin Baiyi's emotions, and a trace of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

If it were an ordinary person, Chen Yan would not let them waste so much time.

But in Yin Baiyi's emotions, there was a revelation of strong self-confidence and compassion.

This was a very complex emotion, which made Chen Yan feel a trace of curiosity about this person.

Moreover, when Yin Baiyi arrived, Chen Yan's Annihilation Will produced a certain reaction.

It was as if a sparrow were coveting a crawling insect.

The Annihilation Will sensed that there were several auras of life and death on Yin Baiyi.

This owner of a small bookstore in Luo Town was actually an eighth-rank expert.

"What do you want to say?" Chen Yan asked.

Yin Baiyi's expression became solemn:

"Exalted One, I, Yin Baiyi, am very good at reading people. That you can make the Mu family serve you so willingly can only mean that the Exalted One is definitely someone whose ability surpasses that of the Array Master, Xu Zhifan."

Yin Baiyi stared at Chen Yan, wanting to see Chen Yan's gaze through the malice before Chen Yan's eyes:

"Exalted One, do you want to become the Array Master? I, Yin Baiyi, am willing to lend you a hand."

A smile appeared at the corner of Chen Yan's mouth:

"I do not."

Yin Baiyi was stunned: "The Array Master holds the power of life and death over all village-level Pure Land living beings within the town and its jurisdiction.

Such power, and the Exalted One does not want it?"

"Or could it be that Your Excellency desires the position of Town Lord?"

Chen Yan shook his head slightly:

"I want neither."

As Chen Yan's voice fell, Yin Baiyi sighed slightly:

"It seems Your Excellency only wishes to find a quiet corner, but Luo Town is not exactly a safe place. If one day the Law Enforcers were to slaughter their way here, what choice would Your Excellency make then?"

Chen Yan glanced at Yin Baiyi:

"I only care for the peace before my eyes."

A smile appeared at the corners of Yin Baiyi's mouth.

Chen Yan sensed Yin Baiyi's emotions, and a trace of helplessness actually emerged in the other party's heart.

After a while.

Chen Yan summoned Mu Yanwan inside, and after settling the transaction price with Yin Baiyi, Yin Baiyi left with a smile.

"Your Excellency, is there a problem with this Yin Baiyi?

I don't know much about this person, but many novels in the famous bookstores are written by him; he has a large number of readers here in Luo Town.

I... I am also one of his readers."

"Whether there is or isn't has nothing to do with me. I only want more Realm Fruits." Chen Yan stood with his hands behind his back.

Mu Yanwan bowed slightly:

"This humble woman will do everything in her power."

Chen Yan nodded slightly and then left.

Luo Town, within a narrow street.

Yin Baiyi walked with his hands behind his back, pausing slightly as he passed the window of a bungalow.

Through the window, one could see a person sitting inside with their back to the window, holding a cup of fragrant tea.

"I have been to see him," Yin Baiyi said.

"And how is that Chen Yan?" The person sipping the fragrant tea took a small drink.

"I cannot see through him, but it is most likely him who wiped out more than a dozen stronghold-level settlements.

That day, he left with Mu Yanwan and the head of the Mu family; three days later, we discovered that over a dozen settlements had been annihilated."

Yin Baiyi said:

"This person... is perhaps at the Eighth Rank."

In an instant, the man drinking tea inside the room stiffened:

"Then... what should be done?"

"It is of no concern," Yin Baiyi said with a faint smile:

"I have observed him carefully for a long time. The malice within his body has indeed seeped into his marrow; although he has the Eighth Rank realm, I fear he cannot exert his strength."

Inside the room, the man let out a sigh of relief:

"Can he be won over?"

"No, this person is too lazy to even be a Formation Lord. We must still rely on Xu Zhifan; Xu Zhifan is selfish and self-interested, making him easier to win over."

Yin Baiyi slowly raised his hand, faint blood-Qi spilling from his fingertips, and narrowed his eyes:

"I originally intended to kill Chen Yan directly, but with a major event imminent, let him live for a while longer."

…………

The outside world.

Within the Great Xia.

In a dark chamber, Chen Yu, dressed in a red dress, slowly opened her eyes.

The door to the dark chamber was pushed open by Ke Qingxuan, who was dressed in black.

"Princess Chen Yu." Ke Qingxuan bowed slightly.

Chen Yu revealed a look of surprise:

"Do you have news of my brother?"

Ke Qingxuan shook her head slightly, and a look of disappointment appeared in Chen Yu's eyes.

Ke Qingxuan waved one hand and took out a silver formation disk:

"I have not seen him, but while I was working today, this object suddenly appeared on my desk."

Chen Yu took the silver formation disk, intending to look at it casually, but immediately stood up.

She saw that the silver formation disk was covered in extremely profound formation patterns, and at the center of the disk was a pitch-black eye.

"This is... my brother's divine formation!"

What was carved on the silver formation disk was exactly the 【Eternal Calamity Blood Reversal】.

The young girl examined it earnestly, covering her lips with one hand, her shoulders trembling slightly; her tear-filled eyes shone brightly, and a smile mixed with tears flooded her face.

The next moment, she prepared to leave the dark chamber:

"My brother is nearby!"

Ke Qingxuan, however, blocked the door, her expression remaining cold as she said:

"Princess, first look at the words on the back of the formation disk."

Chen Yu flipped over the silver formation disk; indeed, several lines of text were carved into the silver metal plate.

【Little Yu, it has been a long time. Congratulations on becoming a Divine Venerable of Formations.

I have always been here, so there is no need to worry.

This is the 【Eternal Calamity Blood Reversal】 grand formation, which is the key to the battle of the future. I need you to manufacture as many 【Eternal Calamity Blood Reversal】 formation disks as possible.】

When everything is settled, that will be the day our family reunites."

Chen Yu looked at these lines of text, tears shimmering in the corners of her eyes, her delicate hands stroking them repeatedly.

"I understand," the young girl said softly, looking toward Ke Qingxuan:

"Did you really not see my brother?"

Ke Qingxuan shook her head slightly:

"Perhaps, the Heavenly God General… does not wish to see me."

At the same time.

Inside Xia Hanzhou's office.

"Are you really not going to see Chen Yu and your father?" Xia Hanzhou sat in a soft chair, looking at Li Zhiyi.

"I won't go."

Li Zhiyi shook his head slightly:

"Seeing them would only add to the distress.

Xiaoyu has now become a God Venerable and has many methods; she might secretly follow me into dangerous territory."

Li Zhiyi smiled; Chen Yu achieving the status of Array God Venerable was something that happened last month.

It was truly too fast.

So fast that Chen Yan felt like a good-for-nothing.

After all, Chen Yu did not break the Saint Tree, nor did she comprehend the Myriad Manifestations Diagram.

Furthermore, Chen Yu's path of arrays covers many aspects, unlike Chen Yan who only knows combat-type arrays.

If he were to see Chen Yu, and she inadvertently placed a divine-skill tracking array on Li Zhiyi, Li Zhiyi might not even be able to detect it himself.