Chapter 522: The Turbulent Clouds Roll Away

"Counting this up, this should be the fifth copper fish to appear in the world, right?"

Yin Ruohua lifted the curtain with one hand, glanced outside, and then turned back to say to Chen Hang:

"In your opinion, could Chen Bai be in this place?"

Since the day Yin Ruohua nodded in agreement until now, along the way, besides the two copper fish in the hands of Chen and Yin, two more had appeared one after another.

If you count this one now, there are already five copper fish that have surfaced in the Emperor Old Sheji Map!

But as for the previous two copper fish, one was obtained by Jia Xiu of the Zhongtian Dou Shu Sect, which had nothing to do with Chen Bai.

The other was too far away, and it would have been difficult for Chen Hang and Yin Ruohua to arrive in an instant.

However, while on the road, they happened to encounter another copper fish appearing, which was indeed something they had not anticipated.

"It doesn't look like Chen Bai's aura."

Chen Hang lowered his eyelids slightly, circulating his magic power as if sensing something, and only shook his head after a long while.

"It's like this?" Yin Ruohua withdrew her gaze, saying with some disappointment.

Chen Hang slowly withdrew his cultivation, a cloud of mist the size of a basket having gathered above his head, its color fresh and moist, glistening as if it might flow, with over a dozen True Yang Sands rolling up and down within it like roasted beans.

Every time the cloud rotated, those dozen True Yang Sands would shrink in size by a fraction.

Extremely pure spiritual energy first entered from the Purple Palace between his brows, traveled through his seven orifices, passed through the acupoints of his whole body, and then followed the energy meridians through the major and minor heavenly cycles, bit by bit recovering his injuries and replenishing his vital energy.

Yin Ruohua watched this scene with great interest, and only shifted her gaze when Chen Hang rose from the meditation cushion and rolled up his sleeves to put away the True Yang Sands.

"If I had known, I should have gone to watch the excitement at Liusha Mountain back then, to see how True Person Chen fought against the crowd."

Yin Ruohua's voice carried a smile, but it was also mixed with a few traces of doubt:

"However, since True Person Chen's injuries have not yet healed, why not recuperate your vital energy as soon as possible, but instead insist on looking for trouble with Chen Bai?"

During the days she spent guarding Chen Hang in the treasure carriage, Yin Ruohua also saw that Chen Hang's vital energy had not actually recovered; it was only because he had concealed it well that it was not apparent on the surface.

To want to return to his peak state was truly not a matter of two or three days.

Summoning the Ten Thousand Gods Seal, Fire Heaven Great Possession, Ten Thousand Magic Robe—

Especially when breaking these three supreme great divine abilities, the consumption must have been even more severe, and it was definitely not something that could be glossed over lightly.

Although Yin Ruohua naturally knew the inside story regarding the grievances between Chen Hang and Chen Bai due to her status.

She also understood that these two people, whether in terms of their current status or stance, had little room for reconciliation.

But Chen Hang acting this way still left Yin Ruohua slightly puzzled.

"Defeating a Chen Bai, what kind of trouble is that?

In this Emperor Old Sheji Map, because of the isolation between inside and outside, it is the best time to make a move; otherwise, once out of this map, with all sorts of circumstances added together, if he insists on fleeing, it would be difficult for me to kill him."

Chen Hang smiled indifferently and said:

"As for the final Danyuan competition, by the time that comes, my vital energy will naturally have fully recovered to its former state, and I can act with full force."

Chen Bai is by no means an ordinary person, although this person is notorious, and even those of the same sect despise his conduct.

But as one highly valued by Chen Yushu, he is one of the few juniors who can freely enter and exit the "Water-Dwelling Rongcheng Duming" Cave Heaven.

In the Nine Provinces, he is naturally a well-deserved talent of the Immortal Dao, and in the future, he is even more expected to take charge of the "Constant Morning Upper Tripod" that matches his root nature, becoming the successor of the Huai Zhuo phase.

It can be said that he is infinitely glorious and has a bright future!

Yet such a prominent immortal noble, in Chen Hang's mouth, was no better than an ordinary cultivator, and it seemed that killing him would not be difficult.

Yin Ruohua raised her eyes to look at Chen Hang, a trace of brilliance faintly appearing in her bright eyes, and she teased:

"I seem to understand a little why Gu Yi would be unable to forget you, but I am curious, how does True Person Chen intend to deal with your feelings for little Gu?

"Between her and that True Person Wei of Chiming... who exactly are you favoring?"

"There is nothing of a romantic nature between Gu Yi and me; True Person Yin is overthinking it."

Chen Heng shifted the topic, bypassing the question with an unruffled expression:

"Speaking of which, I must thank True Person Yin for being willing to act righteously. If not for your Blood-Sacrifice Divine Needles, I would have had to expend quite a bit more effort regarding how to deal with Chen Bai."

"Nothing with little Gu, but what about with that Wei Lingjiang?"

Yin Ruohua felt amused inwardly, but her expression remained composed.

She nodded slightly, feigning a solemn appearance, and said:

"Neither my elder brother nor I are people of the Innate Xiantian Xiantian Mo Zong. Although the Six Sects are of one breath and branch, the hand of Master Yuan cannot reach into the inner workings of the Plague and Blood River sects. Besides, our masters also have some discord with that Master Yuan in the shadows.

With this prior situation, plus the fact that True Person Chen is willing to protect my safety and guarantee me a spot in the top ten, I will naturally step in to help."

Although the blood descendants of Chen Yushu often emerge with extremely high natural endowments due to various reasons.

Yet within Chen Yushu's camp, figures like Chen Bai who are qualified to enter the Core Formation stage are extremely rare, truly as scarce as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

From this perspective, ruining Chen Bai's Dao path is undoubtedly destroying a prized hawk and hound at Chen Yushu's side, reducing the strength of his camp.

To dare to do this, to dare to offend Chen Yushu in such a way.

Within the Nine Provinces, there are truly not many...

"Your master is at odds with Chen Yushu?"

Chen Heng thought for a moment, vaguely guessing an answer, and asked Yin Ruohua:

"Is it because of the matter of the Union of Fortune?"

After seeing Yin Ruohua nod lightly, Chen Heng was enlightened for a moment, a trace of realization appearing in his eyes.

The rise of the majestic Six Sects, the flourishing of their vital energy!

Long before Chen Yushu fled from the Void Emperor to Zhongtian Dou Shu to seek protection, according to the principle that the Heavenly Dao has cycles and Yin and Yang have waxing and waning.

This era, and even longer, should have been the time for the Demonic Dao to flourish, with even the Eight Sects having to yield a step and clear the path for the Six Sects.

For such a heaven-sent opportunity, the one who finally united the fortune was not any Sect Master or Hall Master of the Six Sects, but Chen Yushu, who abandoned the Mystic to enter the Demonic, and in the eyes of others, was considered a "halfway convert."

Even with the full support of the Innate Xiantian Xiantian Mo Zong and the Mysterious Dark Five Manifestations Daoist Lord, it is imaginable that this choice would inevitably fail to convince the various True Persons of the Six Sects, most of whom felt resentful.

And among them, perhaps this included the masters of Yin Wuji and Yin Ruohua.

"To be able to carve out a path to the heavens from among the True Persons of the Six Sects, aside from the influence exerted by the Innate Xiantian Xiantian Mo Zong, Chen Yushu's own methods are also a link that cannot be overlooked...

And what does it feel like to embody the fortune of the Six Sects?"

Chen Heng lowered his gaze and thought to himself.

Just as Chen Heng was thinking of this, Yin Ruohua's voice suddenly sounded from the side:

"Although there is this prior situation, no matter how you put it, by helping True Person Chen deal with Chen Bai, I have ultimately offended that Master Yuan, not to mention the toil of protecting the True Person.

With the True Person's generosity, you surely owe me a small favor, right?"

Chen Heng saw Yin Ruohua blink, the corners of her lips also curling up slightly.

He returned a polite smile: "How does True Person Yin want me to repay you?"

"This..."

Yin Ruohua deliberately drew out the tail of her sentence, her smile as bright as a flower:

"Perhaps, in this Core Formation Grand Competition, show my brother some mercy?"

"With your brother's ability, if I were to hold back, how would that be any different from handing him the victory?" Chen Heng smiled.

"You two hold each other in such high regard... Then let's change it to after the Core Formation Grand Assembly, how about True Person Chen visits the Hate Abyss and meets with Gu Yi?"

Yin Ruohua's gaze paused on Chen Heng for a moment upon hearing this, then she blinked mischievously and said:

"Forget it, it was just a joke, True Person Chen need not mind."

After chatting casually for a few more sentences, she saw light and energy rising in the distant clouds, with a booming momentum.

That scene of rainbow streams and rosy clouds, brilliant and iridescent, dyed the heavy clouds as if burned by fire, quite magnificent and strange.

As if to compete for the Fire Bell Copper Fish, more than one person had already arrived, and they were currently locked in a fierce battle.

Chen Heng's heart stirred at this, and with a wave of his sleeve, he exited the golden carriage.

Yin Ruohua pondered for a moment and followed.

However, before lifting the pearl curtain, she suddenly raised a finger and summoned the artifact spirit of the carriage.

"Today's events, you are not allowed to mention to my brother. If he asks you, you are not allowed to say anything either. By the way, the reason I let Chen Heng enter the carriage to protect him was also out of public interest..."

Yin Ruohua deliberately stiffened her face:

"You have the ability to gather Qi, store spirits, and nourish the primordial truth. The sooner Chen Heng can fully recover his magic power, the sooner I can be at ease, without worrying about the copper fish being snatched away.

If my brother finds out in the future and asks you, just tell him exactly that."

The carriage's artifact spirit was a charming young woman of about twenty, dressed in a green silk dress, with an innocent and lively expression.

She had followed Yin Ruohua for many years and was very familiar with her, so she was not afraid at this moment, but instead covered her lips and smiled:

"Understood. If True Person Wuji asks in the future, this little girl will definitely answer him exactly like that, not changing a single word."

Seeing the artifact spirit speaking with such deep meaning, Yin Ruohua couldn't help but feel a slight headache, and after giving detailed instructions, she signaled for the smiling artifact spirit to leave on her own.

"My brother had repeatedly told me before to stay away from Chen Heng and Zhou Fujia...

If he were to see this scene, wouldn't he be furious?"

Recalling Yin Wuji's previous words, Yin Ruohua felt inexplicably guilty at this moment. She shook her head and muttered in her heart:

"And Gu Yi... no, I was clearly speaking up for her, Gu Yi should be thanking me!"

When Yin Ruohua, harboring her thoughts, came to Chen Heng's side and saw the latter looking at the vast sky, seemingly casting a spell to investigate, she couldn't help but ask casually:

"True Person Chen is casting a spell, could it be that you want to see into whose hands this Fire Bell Copper Fish will ultimately fall?"

"There is no need to cast a spell anymore."

Chen Heng shook his head upon hearing this and said:

"These few are already arriving soon."

As soon as his voice fell, a clear and resonant crane cry rang out at the right moment. It was unknown from which kind of divine or strange bird it came, but even from a great distance, it shook one's soul slightly, as if it were about to leave the physical body and be taken away in one breath.

Yin Ruohua focused her mind and waited. Before half a stick of incense had passed, light rain and colorful clouds surged from the southwest sky, faster than lightning.

Three figures appeared and disappeared within it, the sound of their magic powers and divine abilities colliding almost merging into one, clearly showing that the fierce battle had reached a critical juncture.

"Is it her?"

A divine light moved in Yin Ruohua's eyes, piercing through layers of light and energy, and landed on a beautiful woman with a flying immortal bun and a deep emerald-colored Langxiao feather garment, feeling somewhat surprised.

"Tai Fu Palace, Pei Zhi."

Yin Ruohua thought to herself.

Various colors of light darted wildly in the clouds, stinging the eyes. From time to time, shockwaves shot out, easily piercing through mountain rocks and shattering them, with broken stones flying like locusts, dense and numerous.

Currently fighting Pei Zhi for the copper fish were Peng Qian of Huzhao and Zuo Peng Zong of Chiming.

Peng Qian was covered by layers of demonic shadows, impenetrable by wind or rain, and was driving a star banner. The surface of the banner was neither silk nor silk-like, but a strange kind of soft leather, unknown whether it was beast skin or human skin.

At the head of the banner was carved a jade-faced god statue, and looking at its features, it was seven or eight parts similar to Peng Qian.

Zuo Peng Zong's attacks were open and bold. Every time he moved his Qi, there was a roaring sound like a tide, fully displaying the power of his magic.

The Chiming divine abilities he cultivated seemed to be extremely numerous. In just a short moment, he had already revealed six types, and the connection between the various divine abilities was appropriate, complementing each other, and his methods were quite remarkable.

At this moment, Peng Qian and Zuo Peng Zong had tacitly joined forces to resist Pei Zhi.

With Zuo Peng Zong attacking from the front and Peng Qian responding from the flank, secretly reserving his primordial energy.

With such a strategy, even if one person was not a match, the other could assist from the side, so that the situation would not completely collapse to an irredeemable point.

For a time, although Pei Zhi was clearly in the upper hand, it was difficult for her to completely defeat these two with a crushing momentum.

And as the battle continued, Pei Zhi also saw that these two wanted to delay time to wait for variables to arise.

After all, the movement of the copper fish's birth was difficult to conceal, and it might attract Core Formation True Persons in the vicinity, such as Chen Heng and Yin Ruohua in the distance.

If the newcomers also wanted to resist Pei Zhi first and had the intention of joining forces with Peng Qian and Zuo Peng Zong, then the situation would become chaotic.

"Petty tricks."

After raising her hand to break the divine flame released by Zuo Peng Zong, Pei Zhi sneered slightly.

She glanced at Chen Heng, and with a grab of her fair hand, a small dragon about a foot long was born from nothing.

The small dragon swung its body and grew in the wind, bringing up waves of water that filled the sky, rushing straight toward Zuo and Peng!

Zuo Peng Zong's face changed, but retreating at this time would only give the opponent an opportunity. He let out a low shout, and a golden light like a scorching sun rose behind his head, fiercely meeting the attack.

Peng Qian on the side was not slow either. He pinched a magic seal, and the star banner in his hand flew out horizontally. Countless demonic shadows swarmed up, howling continuously!

In an instant, thick smoke and fire mist exploded, like a great river bursting its banks, flooding the wilderness, making it impossible for people to see clearly.

And outside this thick fog, Yin Ruohua just felt something was wrong.

She subconsciously raised a protective method, and before she could take further action, Chen Heng had already reached out with a sword finger, blocking in front of Yin Ruohua.

A clanging sound of metal suddenly came from the air.

It seemed that what had suddenly killed its way over and was colliding and slashing with Chen Heng's sword Qi was another equally sharp and keen sword Qi!

The rumbling sound rang dozens of times. At this time, Yin Ruohua also saw clearly that in the air, there was only a small armadillo-like beast with fleshy wings on its back, waving its sharp claws and entangled with the sword Qi.

However, it was ultimately no match for the sharpness of the sword Qi. After several bloodstains appeared on its body, the armadillo also had the intention to retreat and flapped its wings hurriedly.

But Chen Heng would naturally not give it this opportunity.

With a thought, the sword Qi flickered in the air, dividing into sixteen in the blink of an eye, flying up to slash, and with just one strike, it cut the armadillo into pieces.

"Pei Zhi."

Seeing the armadillo's corpse turn into a tattered yellow talisman, burning without fire, and soon dissipating completely.

Chen Heng looked into the thick fog and shook his head slightly.