Chapter 284: Entering the Island

Flower Fruit Mountain, the thin mist on the mountain top had not yet dispersed.

Su Chen stood on a protruding giant rock, holding the Gui Xu Divine Axe, slowly starting his stance.

From the first style, the thirty-six axe techniques were completed in one go.

After the thirty-six styles were practiced, Su Chen put away the axe and stood.

His physical body was enduring the tempering of the killing aura drawn by the "Heavenly Gang Thirty-Six Axes."

A fine tremor came from deep in his bones, and scorching power surged in his meridians; this was the result of the Geng-metal body-tempering secret method and the Heavenly Gang axe technique complementing each other.

Su Chen closed his eyes, attempting to combine the thirty-six styles into one.

In his mind, the scroll containing the Innate Dao text of the two characters "Pangu" emerged.

Opening heaven and earth, chaos first divided.

He had already touched the edge of the artistic conception of that axe, but it was always one layer short.

It was like being separated by an invisible barrier; the barrier could not be seen or touched.

Su Chen opened his eyes, spat out a breath of turbid air, and was not anxious.

Opening Heaven True Meaning, can't rush it.

He put away the Gui Xu Divine Axe, leaped down from the giant rock, and just as he was about to return to the Water Curtain Cave, he saw Luan Erjie walking quickly along the mountain path.

"Advisor, a visitor."

"Who?"

"A cultivator who calls himself Jiutou, waiting outside the mountain gate, saying the Advisor knows him."

Su Chen, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Faster than he expected.

It seemed that after Bai Ze finished reading that jade slip, he didn't hesitate for too long.

"Please invite him to the Water Curtain Cave." Su Chen ordered, and then he returned to the Water Curtain Cave one step ahead.

When Luan Erjie brought Nine-Headed Insect into the Water Curtain Cave hall, Su Chen was already sitting in the main seat waiting.

He entered and saw Su Chen, immediately stood up, and cupped his hands in salute.

"Advisor Su."

"Fellow Daoist Jiutou, please sit." Su Chen stood up to welcome him, nodded slightly, and reached out to let Nine-Headed Insect sit down, "What did Elder Bai Ze say?"

Nine-Headed Insect sat in the guest seat, then said: "Elder Bai Ze said

Su Chen nodded, his expression calm; this was something he had already expected.

Jiu Tou Chong looked at Su Chen's expression, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions.

Did this person determine from the very beginning that Senior Bai Ze would agree?

He couldn't help but ask: "Advisor Su, what exactly did you write in that jade slip?"

Su Chen glanced at him and smiled.

"Since Senior Bai Ze didn't tell you, it seems he doesn't want you to know, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to tell you either."

Jiu Tou Chong: "..."

It was this routine again. He took a deep breath and had no choice but to suppress the curiosity in his heart.

Su Chen stood up, instructed Lady Luan Erjie to look after Mount Huaguo well, and then looked at Jiu Tou Chong.

"There is no time to lose, Fellow Daoist Jiu Tou, let us set off now."

Jiu Tou Chong nodded, and the two walked out of the Water Curtain Cave one after the other.

After exiting the Water Curtain Cave, Jiu Tou Chong summoned clouds and mist. Su Chen followed behind Jiu Tou Chong, and the two steered the clouds, heading toward the north.

The two broke through the cloud layer, passed through the East Sea, crossed the Dongsheng Shenzhou, and flew toward the North Sea.

On the way, Jiu Tou Chong ultimately couldn't hold back and asked one more time.

"Advisor Su, can you really not tell me what was said in the jade slip?"

Su Chen stood on the clouds with his hands behind his back, his robes flapping loudly in the high-altitude gale.

"Fellow Daoist Jiu Tou," he said in a leisurely tone, "some things are not good to know too much about. Be careful you won't be able to sleep at night."

Jiu Tou Chong retorted: "If you don't tell me, I really won't be able to sleep."

Su Chen laughed heartily, stopped responding, and channeled his magic power to increase the speed of the auspicious cloud beneath his feet.

The two turned into two streaks of light, heading straight for the north.

The water of the North Sea was dark blue like ink.

Jiu Tou Chong brought Su Chen all the way north, finally arriving at the sea area where the Demon Emperor Island was hidden.

He cast out a token to open the island-protecting array, causing the Demon Emperor Island to appear.

Su Chen followed Jiu Tou Chong through the array and entered the Demon Emperor Island.

"Advisor Su Chen," Jiu Tou Chong said from the side, "this is the Demon Emperor Island."

Su Chen stood in the air and looked out. On the island, ancient trees towered into the sky, mountains were stacked upon one another, and one could vaguely see palaces and pavilions scattered among them. The regulations were ancient and simple, carrying the legacy of the ancient Demon Court, and the richness of the spiritual energy on the island far exceeded that of ordinary blessed lands.

He released his spiritual sense slightly and sensed at least dozens of demon auras at the level of Tai Yi Jin Xian on the island.

He did not sense any Great Luo Jinxian, and he did not know if there were none or if they had restrained their aura so he could not sense them.

After all, his own realm was only at the peak of Tai Yi Jin Xian; if a Great Luo Jinxian did not actively release their aura, it would be difficult for him to detect them.

'This Demon Emperor Island certainly has a deep foundation,' Su Chen evaluated in his heart.

The two entered the Demon Emperor Island, lowered their clouds, and walked along the mountain path for less than a hundred steps before demon aura surged in the forest ahead.

A figure blocked the center of the path.

It was a young man wearing a dark green robe with a cold expression, long narrow eyes, and pupils standing upright like a snake's. His entire body was permeated with a cold, watery demon aura.

His cultivation at the early stage of Tai Yi Jin Xian was released without any concealment, carrying a clear provocative intent.

Behind him followed seven or eight demon cultivators, their cultivation ranging from Mystic Immortal to Jin Dan, each staring at Su Chen with unkind gazes.

"Jiu Tou," the green-robed youth said with his arms crossed, his chin slightly raised, "you have quite some nerve to actually bring an outsider into the Demon Emperor Island."

"Jie Lie, move aside." Jiu Tou Chong's footsteps paused, and his brows furrowed.

He had not expected to encounter Jie Lie at this moment.

This person was a descendant of the Demon Saint Ji Meng; he had failed to compete with him for the opportunity to leave the island and had always been unconvinced.

Jie Lie, however, had no intention of moving aside. Instead, he took two steps forward, shifting his gaze from Jiu Tou Chong to Su Chen, looking him up and down.

"And it's a human?" Jie Lie sneered, "Jiu Tou, you went out of the island and actually brought a human back? Was the opportunity Senior Bai Ze gave you just for you to go outside and make human friends?"

Jiu Tou Chong's expression sank.

"Jie Lie, Fellow Daoist Su Chen is a guest personally invited by Senior Bai Ze. You had better get the situation straight and not bring trouble upon yourself."

"Invited by Senior Bai Ze?" Jie Lie raised an eyebrow, his tone full of disbelief, "Just by a human at the Tai Yi Jin Xian realm? Jiu Tou, if you're going to make up lies, make them believable."

Jiu Tou Chong was about to say more when Su Chen suddenly spoke up from the side: "Fellow Daoist Jiu Tou, is this the way you treat guests on your Demon Emperor Island?"

Jie Lie's gaze turned to Su Chen, a flash of anger in his eyes.

"Human, what did you say?"

Su Chen looked at him, sneering at the corner of his mouth: "I said you seem to have a bad brain."

Upon hearing this, Jie Lie's face turned gloomy.

Because of his excellent talent on the Demon Emperor Island, few among his peers dared to defy him.

An outsider human cultivator actually mocked him to his face.

"You're courting death."

Jie Lie erupted, the demon aura around his body exploding, transforming into a dark green giant snake phantom several zhang long, carrying the power of the water law, and slapped down toward the top of Su Chen's head.

This strike was without reservation; it was a full-force strike from an early-stage Tai Yi Jin Xian.

Jiu Tou Chong's expression changed, and he shouted: "Jie Lie!"

He wasn't afraid of Su Chen suffering a loss; rather, he was worried that Jie Lie would anger Su Chen, as he had witnessed Su Chen's terror.

Seeing Jie Lie make a move, Su Chen smiled slightly and did not even channel his Hunyuan Jin Dan.

He simply raised his right hand, clenched his five fingers, and threw a punch toward the dark green giant snake phantom.

Jie Lie's attack was blocked by Su Chen, and a barbaric force erupted from Su Chen's fist, directly blasting the dark green giant snake phantom away with one punch.