Chapter 113

"Ah... isn't that Ye Chen?"

Translation: "Ah... isn't that Ye Chen?" Keep the quotation marks, as the original Chinese includes them.

Thus line1 translation: "Ah... isn't that Ye Chen?"

But we need to keep the 【N】 prefix: 【1】 Ah... isn't that Ye Chen?

Make sure no extra punctuation beyond what's needed.

At this moment, Ye Chen was slaughtering.

Translation: "At this moment, Ye Chen was slaughtering."

Before them, countless ancient Yin soldiers surged forth like a tide.

Translation: "Before them, numerous ancient Yin soldiers surged forth like a tide."

Some of these Yin soldiers wore tattered armor, others were nothing but dry bones, appearing mindless; they all charged at Ye Chen without any fear.

Translation: "Some of these Yin soldiers wore tattered armor, others were nothing but dry bones, appearing unconscious, all charging at Ye Chen without any fear."

Seeing the ever-growing number of ancient Yin soldiers, Ye Chen's fighting spirit surged instead; he leapt into the air, his white robe billowing, a faint divine radiance flowing around him like a god-king, and he rushed straight into the fray.

Translation: "Seeing more and more ancient Yin soldiers, Ye Chen's fighting spirit surged instead; he leapt into the air, his white robe billowing, a faint divine radiance flowing around him, like a god-king, and he rushed straight forward."

From the jade pendant on Ye Chen's chest, Yao Yan's low voice slowly echoed.

Translation: "From the jade pendant on Ye Chen's chest, the low voice of Yanyan slowly sounded."

"Chen'er, I feel something strange. These ancient Yin soldiers seem to be controlled by someone."

Translation: "\"Chen'er, I feel something strange. These ancient Yin soldiers seem to be controlled by someone. \""

"We've come this far, and you've also slain many ancient Yin soldiers; do you feel anything odd?"

Translation: "\"We've come all this way, and you've also killed many ancient Yin soldiers—do you feel anything strange? \""

Ye Chen nodded, saying, "Perhaps there is still an ancient emperor alive in this secret realm. Whether it is blessing or disaster, it is absolutely beyond my control."

Translation: "Ye Chen nodded, \"Perhaps there is still an ancient great emperor alive in this secret realm. Whether it's blessing or disaster, it's absolutely not something I can control. \""

Yao Yan replied in a deep voice, "That's true."

Translation: "Yanyan said in a deep voice, \"That's true. \""

Ye Chen could no longer concern himself with anything else; his mind held only two words: battle!

Translation: "Ye Chen couldn't care less about all that now; his mind held only two words: battle!"

"Desolate Heaven Technique!"

Translation: "\"Wilderness Heaven Secret! \""

Ye Chen threw a punch, the brilliant martial will power enveloping his fist, its might heavenly; over a dozen Yin soldiers instantly dissipated.

Translation: "Ye Chen threw a punch, the brilliant martial will power added to his fist, its power heavenly; over a dozen Yin soldiers instantly dissipated."

Their bodies were instantly shattered!

Translation: "Their bodies were directly shattered!"

Several dozen more Yin soldiers were blasted away by the shock.

Translation: "Several dozen more Yin soldiers were directly blasted away."

But Ye Chen's figure did not stop; he charged straight into the midst of the Yin soldiers.

Translation: "But Ye Chen's figure did not stop; he charged straight into the midst of the Yin soldiers."

"Kill!"

Translation: "\"Kill! \""

Wherever he passed, the ancient Yin soldiers kept falling!

Translation: "Wherever he passed, ancient Yin soldiers kept falling!"

Meanwhile, in a hidden underground spot beneath this mountain range, a man clad in ancient iron robes sat cross-legged, a five-star imperial weapon placed before him; his divine sense pierced the endless mountains, fixed firmly on Ye Chen.

Translation: "Meanwhile, in a hidden underground spot beneath this mountain range, a man clad in ancient azure iron armor sat cross-legged, before him a five-star emperor weapon; his divine sense pierced the endless mountains, fixed firmly on Ye Chen."

This man is none other than one of the Ten Great Generals of the Martial Refinement Emperor, Emperor Shinri!

Translation: "This man was one of the ten great marshals of the Wulian Great Emperor, the Shenli Great Emperor!"

His face was nothing but a skull with a few rotting bits of flesh clinging to it, yet in his eye sockets burned two fierce flames; Emperor Shinri muttered to himself.

Translation: "His face retained only a few rotting bits of flesh clinging to a skull, but in his two eye sockets burned two blazing flames; the Shenli Great Emperor muttered to himself."

"In this region, among Ye Chen, Yao Huanhuan, Wang Teng, and a few others, Ye Chen possesses the highest talent and unmatched combat power!"

Translation: "\"In this region, among Ye Chen, Yaohuanhuan, Wang Teng, and a few others, Ye Chen's talent is the highest, and his combat power is unmatched! \""

"What's more, Ye Chen's martial arts inheritance is of extremely high rank; this kind of martial will is top-notch! His body bears the aura of the Great Dao Sect, making him my prime choice for possession. Then I can return to the Great Dao Sect in Ye Chen's body and regain my peak!"

Translation: "\"More importantly, Ye Chen's martial dao inheritance is of extremely high rank; this kind of martial will is top-notch! His aura bears that of the Grand Dao Sect, making him my second choice for possession. Then I can return to the Grand Dao Sect in Ye Chen's body and regain my peak! \""

Emperor Shinri felt greatly relieved and was very pleased with Ye Chen.

Translation: "The Shenli Great Emperor felt greatly relieved and was very pleased with Ye Chen."

Had he encountered Ye Chen in the ancient era, he would surely have cherished his talent and offered him guidance.

Translation: "If he had encountered Ye Chen in the ancient era, he would surely have cherished his talent and given him some guidance."

"You little brat, if I take over your body, it's only because of fate's design."

Translation: "\"You little brat, I will possess you—only to blame the heavens' will. \""

Emperor Shinri muttered to himself, then continued observing Ye Chen's battle.

Translation: "The Shenli Great Emperor muttered to himself, then continued observing Ye Chen's battle."

At the same time.

Translation: "At the same time."

In the region adjacent to Emperor Shinri's domain.

Translation: "In the region adjacent to the Shenli Great Emperor,"

Emperor Yunha was somewhat vexed; not long ago, he received an order from Commander Tianye to investigate the killer who slaughtered the Cangying warlord.

Translation: "The Yunhua Great Emperor was somewhat vexed; a few days ago he received an order from the Tianye Commander to investigate the killer who had slain the Cangying War Marshal."

But after several days of investigation, he had found nothing.

Translation: "But he had investigated for several days with nothing to show."

At that moment, the sound-transmitting jade slip on Emperor Yunha's body kept vibrating, and Tianye's low voice came through.

Translation: "At that moment, the sound-transmitting jade slip on the Yunhua Great Emperor's body kept vibrating, and the low voice of Tianye came out."

"Any trace of that killer?"

Translation: "\"Any trace of the killer? \""

Emperor Yunha shook his head, saying, "It's as if he vanished."

Translation: "The Yunhua Great Emperor shook his head, \"He seems to have vanished. \""

Tianye flew into a rage, "Keep investigating!"

Translation: "Tianye flew into a rage, \"Keep investigating! \""

Emperor Yunha nodded, "Yes, sir! By the way, Commander Tianye, does the Martial Refinement Emperor know about this?"

Translation: "The Yunhua Great Emperor nodded, \"As you command! By the way, Tianye Commander, does the Wulian Great Emperor know about this? \""

Tianye replied coldly, "His Majesty is extremely furious and orders us to slay this person."

Translation: "Tianye said coldly, \"His Majesty is extremely furious, ordering us to kill this person. \""

A moment of silence passed.

Translation: "A moment of silence."

Tianye said, "How can one allow others to sleep soundly beneath one's own bed? I never expected a slippery fish to step into my Martial Refinement Empire! Find this culprit quickly and kill him!"

Translation: "Tianye said, \"How can one allow others to sleep soundly beneath one's own bed? I never expected a slippery fish to step into my Wulian Empire! Quickly find this killer and slay him! \""

Emperor Yunha nodded, "Alright."

Translation: "The Yunhua Great Emperor nodded, \"Good. \""

Shortly after.

Translation: "Shortly after."

Emperor Yunha began inspecting his region.

Translation: "The Yunhua Great Emperor began to inspect his region."

In this region, he values Luo Feng most; this son is ruthless and cruel, and he seems to possess a secret art from the ancient forbidden zone—taking him over would be the best choice at present!

Translation: "In this region, he values Luo Feng most; this son is ruthless and vicious, and he seems to possess a secret art from the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone—possessing him would be the best choice currently!"

Suddenly, Emperor Yunha frowned, looking at Luo Feng's mark, and said, "What is Luo Feng intending to do by going to Emperor Shinri's territory?"

Translation: "Suddenly, the Yunhua Great Emperor frowned, looking at Luo Feng's mark, \"What is Luo Feng going to do in the Shenli Great Emperor's region? \""

This is his designated candidate for possession; he absolutely cannot allow anything to go wrong!

Translation: "This is his predetermined possession target; absolutely no problems can arise!"

Thinking of this,

Translation: "Thinking of this,"

Emperor Yunha emitted a strand of divine radiance that shot forth.

Translation: "The Yunhua Great Emperor emitted a strand of divine radiance, shooting forth."

At that moment, Luo Feng wore a brocade robe, lightly shaking his folding fan, a carefree smile on his face; around him, a dozen or so geniuses from the Tianluo Pavilion stood in respectful attendance.

Translation: "At that moment, Luo Feng wore a brocade robe, his folding fan swaying lightly, a playful, unrestrained smile on his face; around him, the dozens of geniuses from the Heavenly Net Hall stood arrogantly."

This is because Luo Feng is the son of Luo Yangtian, master of the Yunzhou Tianluo Pavilion; Luo Yangtian is a five-star emperor, has earned numerous merits, and the Severed Soul Sage has often bestowed rewards upon him.

Translation: "Because Luo Feng is the son of Luoyangtian, the master of the Yunzhou Heavenly Net Hall—Luoyangtian being a Five-Star Great Emperor who has earned merit many times, and the Soul-breaking Sage has also repeatedly bestowed rewards upon him."

Luo Feng gently swayed his fan, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly, and said, "Rather, we should quickly locate the Dao resonance of the Bronze Ancient Hall; other opportunities are meaningless. My future cultivation path has already been paved by my father."

Translation: "Luo Feng lightly shook his fan, the corners of his mouth slightly rising, \"We should hurry to find the Dao Resonance within the Bronze Ancient Hall; other opportunities are meaningless. My future cultivation path has already been paved by my father. \""

"What's the point of this secret realm these days? Wherever I go, I find opportunity—just killing a few ancient Yin soldiers. Fortunately, the disciples of the Tiandao Sect have discovered Ye Chen's whereabouts; otherwise, the coming days would remain this boring."

Translation: "\"What's the point of this secret realm these days? Wherever I go, I find opportunity—just killing a few ancient Yin soldiers. Fortunately, the disciples of the Heavenly Blade Sect discovered Ye Chen's whereabouts; otherwise the coming days would remain this boring. \""

Hearing this, many geniuses felt intense envy.

Translation: "Hearing this, the many geniuses felt intense envy."

During this time, Luo Feng has slain many ancient Yin spirits, gained numerous opportunities, distributed many of them, and won over people's hearts.

Translation: "These days, Luo Feng has slaughtered many ancient Yin spirits, gained many opportunities, distributed them widely, and won over people's hearts."

Not far away.

Translation: "Not far away."

A gray-robed youth from the Tiandao Sect stepped forward, wielding a long blade, and said, "Young Master Luo Feng, our Tiandao Sect members and your people have set out; that scoundrel Ye Chen will surely be executed!"

Translation: "A gray-robed youth from the Heavenly Blade Sect stepped forward, holding a long blade, \"Young Master Luo Feng, we of the Heavenly Blade Sect and your people have set out—Ye Chen will surely be executed! \""

Luo Feng lightly shook his floating fan, saying, "We should also set out! Surely one day I will present Ye Chen's head before Qin Xiao, and he will surely be delighted."

Translation: "Luo Feng lightly shook his fan, \"We should also set out! Surely one day I will bring Ye Chen's head before Qin Xiao, and he will be thrilled. \""

Boom boom boom!

Translation: "Boom boom boom!"

Luo Feng and the others all rose into the air, shooting forth toward the mountain range where Ye Chen was located.

Translation: "Luo Feng and the others all leapt into the air, shooting toward the mountain range where Ye Chen was."

……

Translation: "……"

The place of the mountain range where Ye Chen is.

Chen Zhangsheng hid himself between heaven and earth, came to a hidden place, sat cross-legged, and prepared to work out the terrain of this place, to see where the opportunity lay.

Along the way he had also discovered that wherever ancient yin soldiers gathered, there must be a great opportunity.

He took out an ancient tortoise shell; his hand's spirit art shifted, and countless obscure forces flowed over the ancient shell, appearing extremely mysterious.

Mysterious qi surged continuously, and waves of divine radiance emanated from his whole body, with circles of spirit patterns appearing one after another.

"Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Water, Mountain, Fire, Lake!"

A moment later.

Chen Zhangsheng slowly opened his eyes and looked at the hexagram before him.

"Earth hexagram!"

"The dragon battles in the field, its blood is profound yellow!"

Thinking of this,

This place must have an heaven-defying opportunity, and likewise this place must have a bloodbath!

Chen Zhangsheng sent out a thread of divine sense, attaching it to Ye Chen's body, preparing to directly step into the mountain range.

At this moment.

Ye Chen was still fighting a large number of yin soldiers.

He had gone berserk from killing!

Not far away.

Chen Zhangsheng watched this scene with interest; such a great battle was exactly to his liking.

Chen Zhangsheng concealed his form and aura, moving toward the entrance of the supreme spirit ore right under Ye Chen's eyelids.

Ye Chen was completely unaware, and Yao Yan also did not notice.

Soon.

Chen Zhangsheng came before a broken formation.

This was an ancient seal prohibition, having endured the vicissitudes of time, now extremely mottled, countless spirit patterns had dimmed, and it was riddled with gaps.

Divine radiance flickered in Chen Zhangsheng's eyes; soon he found several passages that would not trigger the formation's reaction.

He thought to himself, fortunately this ancient residual formation had withered, and fortunately he knew a little about formations.

All of this was just so perfect, exactly right.

Chen Zhangsheng glanced back; Ye Chen was still locked in combat.

He directly turned and stepped into the supreme spirit ore.

All formations and prohibitions were, to him, as good as nonexistent.

Inside this supreme spirit ore it was pitch-black, filled with a rotting aura.

Chen Zhangsheng took out an ancient jade talisman; with a thought, a supremely soft light shone upon it.

Looking around, dust covered the steps of the spirit ore, with numerous skeletons in various poses appearing in the corners—some standing, some sitting cross-legged, some two skeletons piled together…

Chen Zhangsheng floated above the ground, advancing slowly; the outer supreme spirit ore had already been mostly excavated.

He walked toward the depths.

A gust of wind blew, and those skeletons instantly turned to powder, scattering with the breeze.

Chen Zhangsheng hesitated slightly and murmured, "I still need to be a bit careful."

If these white bones all turned to ash, it would inevitably let Ye Chen notice that someone had already stepped in ahead of him, stealing his opportunity.

Thinking of this,

Chen Zhangsheng's hand seal shifted; he flicked his sleeve, seized a wisp of the ancient aura of the supreme spirit ore, wrapped it around himself, and set off again.

This time, his descent no longer caused any anomaly in the spirit ore.

Not long after.

Chen Zhangsheng entered the depths of the supreme spirit ore like a ghost.

Suddenly, a faint, barely perceptible excitement appeared on his face.

Spirit crystal!

This is not a supreme spirit stone ore, but a supreme spirit crystal ore!

Supreme spirit crystal is purer and rarer than supreme spirit stone!

Even the High Star Emperor would fight to the death for it; if this supreme spirit crystal ore appeared in Nan Huang, it would surely cause a sensation!

Chen Zhangsheng thought to himself, what an unexpected delight.

However, he also became cautious.

Chen Zhangsheng thought of a secret: when the mighty of the ancient era fell into silence, they would all use the Hand of Creation to encase their bodies within spirit crystals to resist the erosion of time.

Within the spirit crystal lies a terrifying spiritual power that can sustain them through endless ages, awaiting the opening of the Supreme Path.

However, this supreme spirit stone ore's external formations have all been destroyed; likely the ancient cultivators sealed within these spirit crystals have already vanished in both form and spirit.

Thinking thus, Chen Zhangsheng did not dare be careless; he flicked his sleeve, and four wooden puppets arose, transforming into four cultivators who guarded his four sides.

Male and female, old and young—all present!

Each held a volume of the Deliverance Scripture.

Suddenly!

Chen Zhangsheng felt a chilly wind brush past the back of his head, as if something eerie lightly stroked his heel.

"Yin…"

It seemed as if an ominous sound was slowly drifting in the breeze.

Some ancient yin soldiers, tainted with an ominous power, were closely following Chen Zhangsheng.

Chen Zhangsheng remained calm, did not look back, and continued to advance slowly.

With a thought of his, the four wooden puppet cultivators murmured incantations, golden light overflowing on their bodies, shining brilliantly.

Profound Buddhist mysteries arose.

Om mani padme hum!

A faint golden light shone over the Spirit Crystal Mine, and all ominous sounds vanished.

Chen Zhangsheng sighed, "Dust to dust, earth to earth. All is past; the ultimate road ends in white bones! Fellow Daoists, seek rebirth!"

These are all ancient powerhouses; their lifespans are limited, so they can only seal themselves within the Spirit Crystal Mine to endure the long ages!

Unfortunately, each opening of the Supreme Path requires endless eons; even though the Spirit Crystal Mine's spiritual power is vast, it cannot sustain their vitality.

If eroded by the power of time, these ancient powerhouses will generate an ominous force within themselves.

What is called ominous is forcibly opposing the ultimate principle of heaven and earth, evolving a power that clashes with this world's heavenly way, thereafter being entangled by that ominous force.

Thus, in Nan Huang there are rumors that the Great Emperor Juedian became ominous in his later years.

Know that the Great Emperor Juedian also has a time when his lifespan is exhausted; they resist the ultimate principle of heaven and earth, unwilling to perish by shedding their mortal coil, and at that moment, forcibly opposing the ultimate principle stains them with ominous power.

This is also why Chen Zhangsheng clings so obsessively to "longevity"!

Can a Great Emperor attain longevity?

No.

If longevity cannot be achieved, everything will be meaningless.

Regarding these ominous things of the supreme-grade Spirit Crystal Mine, Chen Zhangsheng felt no fear.

In his view, these ominous beings are merely failures on the path of cultivation, nothing more.

On the contrary, in his heart he holds a trace of reverence for the ominous.

After all, these people were once mighty powerhouses!

As he continually advances, the entire Spirit Crystal Mine is constantly purified.

Wherever Chen Zhangsheng goes, the gloomy ghostly aura dissipates, the mysterious sounds fall silent, and vast numbers of Yin soldiers collapse like a tide, turning to ash.

The death of countless Yin soldiers thoroughly startled the Great Emperor Shenli.

Shenli's divine sense spread out and quickly discovered Chen Zhangsheng.

His face turned utterly ferocious as he snarled, "So you're the one the Tianye Commander sought! You actually dared intrude into my supreme-grade Spirit Crystal Mine! You're asking for death!"

Shenli directly summoned his Imperial Weapon and charged at Chen Zhangsheng.

Just then, Lu Xuan leisurely crossed the void and arrived above this mountain range, seeing Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen was actually here."

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