Chapter 1091: I Will Strike

Life in Yixian City was plain for Luo Chen; apart from the excitement of glimpsing a corner of this world through ancient books, most of it could be called dull.

But for the natives living in it, it was filled with intense clashes every moment.

Especially surrounding the position of "City Lord", the two major candidates in Yixian City were now engaged in intense open and secret struggles.

The previous interception of the caravan by the Meteor Bandits was just the tip of the iceberg.

Once inside the city, the two Xiao brothers fought even more fiercely.

Promoting confidants, excluding dissidents, suppressing the other side, and even later, openly weakening the other side's power through bribery and assassination.

Among them, Xiao Zirui, who was originally scheduled as one of the five candidates for the "Martial Battle to determine the Lord", was quite special; he was not only a Crucible Realm martial arts expert but also a member of the Xiao family.

Being able to get his support was equivalent to taking a big lead in the competition for the City Lord position.

But unexpectedly, Xiao Zirui, who had always supported Xiao Feng, disappeared a few days ago.

This really caught Xiao Feng off guard.

"What happened?" Luo Chen asked.

Xiao Feng gave a wry smile: "The problem is that nothing happened, and Xiao Zirui disappeared, but I am sure he is definitely not dead; this attitude is just because he doesn't want to help me anymore."

Luo Chen pondered for a moment and then nodded lightly: "Looking at it this way, it must be a long-standing grievance."

Xiao Feng sighed; this was the only reason he could find.

Although he believed he had not treated Xiao Zirui poorly, from the perspective of the person involved, he might have given far too little.

That was why when things came to a head, the other party suddenly played the disappearing act.

Luo Chen was a bit curious: "Xiao Zirui's strength is not that great; since he disappeared, you can just send another Crucible Realm martial artist!"

Xiao Feng waved his hand: "Crucible Realm martial artists are not that common; Senior thinks too lightly of it."

Luo Chen laughed dumbly.

He had already learned a general idea about the number of experts in this world through the "Travel Notes of Seventy-Two Cities".

Even though the Great Destruction Realm preserved the complete orthodox path of body refining, because there was no spiritual energy, resources were scarce, and even the lifespan limit had changed strangely, the number of high-level experts was far less than imagined.

Vajra Realm and Blood River Realm experts were everywhere; as long as one had some talent and was willing to spend time and energy cultivating, one could always achieve something.

But the Crucible Realm, which had mastered the changes in Qi and blood, was very rare; no matter where they were, they were rare talents.

And the so-called Flawless Realm martial artists, who were perfect in body, were even rarer; in the seventy-two cities, they were definitely City Lord-level existences!

Some large cities did not even have Flawless Realm experts sitting in them.

From this point of view, the fact that Uncle Tie was willing to submit to Xiao Feng was truly incredible.

Xiao Feng took a deep breath and said solemnly: "And how can ordinary Crucible Realm martial artists compare with Senior? If you fight, you will surely win a match steadily. Plus the other four top experts I have prepared, we only need to win two more matches, and this City Lord position will be within my grasp."

Luo Chen asked curiously: "Will your Uncle Tie, who has cultivated the Flawless Golden Body, also strike?"

Xiao Feng was stunned, but then nodded with a complex expression.

Sure enough, this outsider who made Uncle Tie feel troubled could not be underestimated; he could actually see through Uncle Tie's true realm.

Xiao Feng had always hidden the news of Uncle Tie breaking through to the Flawless Realm; this was his biggest trump card!

After his father left, Xiao Feng invested massive resources into Uncle Tie and even used a forbidden secret technique, which allowed Uncle Tie to break through secretly a few years ago.

Yet he did not expect that all of this was so clearly visible in Luo Chen's eyes.

Luo Chen clicked his tongue twice: "Actually, why go to such trouble? You could just let him strike secretly and eliminate Xiao Yun, couldn't you?"

Eliminate Xiao Yun?

Xiao Feng's mouth went dry; he found that this Senior seemed to be somewhat unscrupulous in his actions.

"Xiao Yun is my second brother after all!"

Just like Xiao Zirui, even if he complained about Xiao Feng, he eventually just disappeared and withdrew, not turning around to deal with Xiao Feng. The internal strife of the Xiao family still adhered to the bottom line of blood kinship.

To this, Luo Chen did not commit.

This Great Destruction Realm clearly had broken laws and no Great Dao as Xiao's ancestor said, yet these descendants still limited their own struggles within the rules of the game; what were they trying to achieve?

"Senior?" Xiao Feng called out tentatively.

Luo Chen waved his hand: "Just arrange me in the end. It's best to arrange the order last. If we win three matches in front, I will be saved the trouble. If we lose three matches directly in front, I will also be relaxed. If it really comes to the decisive moment, I will strike."

Xiao Feng opened his mouth, but finally bowed and saluted.

"Then many thanks, Senior. I promise that regardless of whether Senior strikes or not, after the matter is accomplished, the monthly offerings will be doubled. Even that specially supplied 'Mi Immortal Smoke' from Worry-Free City can be provided to Senior by the box every year."

After speaking, Xiao Feng left hurriedly.

Luo Chen recalled it and finally gave a mocking laugh.

For him, whether the City Lord of Yixian City was Xiao Feng or Xiao Yun did not matter. What he sought was just a place for quiet cultivation.

……

Boom……

Suddenly, thunder exploded, followed by continuous thunder.

Like a tide, it rolled in.

Inside the quiet room, Luo Chen woke up suddenly.

Compared to ordinary martial artists, he was more sensitive to this thunder, and even had a bit of fear.

This almost never happened when he was in his peak state.

Whether it was the Thunder Hero fused into his natal magic treasure or the thunder tribulation he suffered when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, both could greatly enhance his primordial spirit's resistance to heavenly thunder.

Only this soul-shaking thunder of the Great Destruction Realm made him uncomfortable!

Luo Chen simply stopped condensing Dan-strength and ceased his cultivation.

Another two months had passed, and he had condensed a second batch of Dan-strength; now he had seventy-two Dan seeds!

If this situation were told, it would surely drop everyone's jaws.

Even Wang Yuan, who created the "Divine Gang Fighting Qi" and proposed the perfect method for breaking through, would be dumbfounded.

Thirty-six Dan seeds, the number of the celestial cycle, was already the limit Wang Yuan imagined, but Luo Chen had condensed seventy-two.

Each one could independently form a Dan and become a body crucible!

The reason he could break the limit on Wang Yuan's foundation was that Luo Chen combined his past cultivation knowledge to find another way through the array and Dan paths, constructing a second small celestial cycle.

In Luo Chen's calculations, he could fully construct another small celestial cycle, at which point he would break through the Crucible Realm with one hundred and eight Dan seeds!

Even then, he still could not fully refine all of Luo Chen's source blood.

There was no way; his physical foundation was just too terrifying.

Luo Chen did not force it; the remaining half of the source blood would not be wasted, as it would have other uses later.

Throwing on a thin outer robe, Luo Chen came to the study window.

Looking at the dim, white-snake-like sky in the early morning, he muttered to himself:

"Spring thunder sounds, all things grow; the special envoy from Worry-Free City should be coming soon, right!" ===== CHAPTER 1092 =====