Chapter 182

Of course he wouldn't expose her either—Han Ruoxi's identity had to stay hidden. "Start stripping the Heavenly Serpent Sect of all its resources, especially everything in the resource vault," Xu Chen immediately ordered.

He was now very eager to see just how many good things the Heavenly Serpent Sect had hidden away.

In the end, Xu Chen opened the Heavenly Serpent Sect's resource vault, only to find it completely empty.

Han Ruoxi said, "Looks like it was moved, or maybe the real resource vault isn't here."

Xu Chen nodded. "Interesting."

At that moment, Zhao Qingyun sent a voice transmission: "The Heavenly Serpent Sect's resources are in Luo Junming's hands. All of their resources were provided by Luo Junming."

Xu Chen's eyes flickered—it seemed Luo Junming couldn't be allowed to live any longer.

If this man stayed, something was bound to go wrong next.

Bu Fengshuang said, "There are quite a few imprisoned girls here. What do we do?"

Xu Chen said, "Release them and bring them out of the Dark Dragon Abyss. In a gray zone like this, they won't survive." Yin Suyun nodded. "I think so too—I already did that just now, but one girl refused to leave." Xu Chen was stunned. "Why?"

Yin Suyun brought over the ten-year-old little girl and pointed. "Because she's too young, she wasn't touched, but after being caged for so long, her ordinary body has accumulated a massive amount of She Du."

The snake venom had already invaded her five viscera and six bowels, and most of her body was damaged.

Basically, she was beyond saving." Xu Chen focused his gaze and saw that the little girl was sallow and emaciated, a helpless look in her eyes.

Yet a trace of innocence still lingered on her face. She gazed at Xu Chen with burning eyes, tears welling up within them.

She wanted to shake Xu Chen's hand in thanks, but when she saw her own hands were too dirty, she consciously pulled them back.

In the end, she looked at Xu Chen weakly and said, "Thank you, big brother."

Xu Chen swept his Divine Sense through the poison in her body and found that indeed there was no saving her.

Ninety-nine percent of her organs were already completely ruined.

Xu Chen sighed. "I can't save you either. I'm sorry."

Even as a big villain, he hadn't quite lost his humanity.

He had no intention of saving this innocent little girl, but he could still offer a little comfort.

The little girl smiled. "If I don't die later, I'll come find you, big brother."

Xu Chen also smiled. "Alright."

After speaking, Xu Chen was about to turn around when a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed through his mind.

Wait!

Holy— this little girl doesn't seem to be an ordinary person either.

Damn— she's a female lead too!

Later she would stand unrivaled beneath the heavens, her combat power even surpassing the protagonist's—one of the future strongest Immortal Emperors.

Her constitution was extremely special; she had to die once before she could cultivate.

Placed upon death, then given new life!

After her resurrection, she would be born with the "Immaculate Sacred Body."

Talent, comprehension, and bone structure all top-tier on the Dalu, invulnerable to all laws.

She had no name yet, but later she would have a title that would resound across the entire Dalu: Jue Tian Nu Di!

She was an existence that stood above the protagonist, and at the Late Stage she would look down on the protagonist as well.

This entire Dark Dragon Abyss would later become nourishment for her advancement.

Xu Chen thought of this and suddenly went dumb.

Holy— a stock with potential!

He'd better hurry up and mend the relationship!

With that thought, he immediately turned back to the little girl and said tenderly, "Do you have a name?"

The little girl said, "Yes, I'm called Lan Yun."

Xu Chen blinked. "Alright, Lan Yun, I'm Xu Chen. If we ever meet again, I'll protect you for life."

Light suddenly burst forth in the little girl's eyes. "Is big brother serious?"

Xu Chen nodded firmly. "Naturally. If I'm lying, may heaven strike me with lightning."

Tears flowed from the little girl's eyes. "Wait for me. You must wait for me."

In this life reborn, wasn't she waiting precisely for Xu Chen's promise?

But she couldn't leave with Xu Chen now, because she didn't have the right.

She had to be born with the Immaculate Sacred Body—one of the strongest constitutions on this Dalu—before she would be qualified to stay by Xu Chen's side.

Wait for me, Brother Chen. Once I'm prettier and a little older, I'll come find you.

After speaking, Lan Yun voluntarily pulled away from Xu Chen and ran toward the depths of the Dark Dragon Abyss.

She knew that in the days to come, she would become the master of the Dark Dragon Abyss.

A ruthless person, decisive in killing.

But the one tender spot in her heart would be reserved only for Xu Chen.

Xu Chen was stunned. Are future Immortal Emperors this easy to coax?

He felt like he'd gotten a bargain—at least this future Nu Di wouldn't hit him later.

Ah, this feels great.

Xu Chen finished thinking, his mood sweet as honey.

The gathered female leads watched Lan Yun run off in tears and silently sighed.

Lan Yun's Late Stage was glorious, but her early stage was truly miserable.

But from this moment on, she would almost never be miserable again.

Her storyline from here would be like a trash-tier female lead's counterattack—her strength would skyrocket wildly.

Soon, the entire Dark Dragon Abyss would be plunged into Lan Yun's terror.

All the baleful fiends would be nothing before Lan Yun.

Soon, after destroying the Heavenly Serpent Sect, Xu Chen and his group swiftly swept through two other Gu Poison strongholds.

In the end, the Eighth Grade Puppet Crystals in Xu Chen's hands had increased to forty.

At this point, all the Gu Poison Puppets were completely wiped out, and the plan of the Wan Gu Sect and the Five Poisons Sect was thoroughly finished.

In the end, the Wan Gu Sect and the Five Poisons Sect suffered heavy losses—at least three million high-grade Spirit Stones. That was half of each sect's foundation; in the days to come, neither sect would be able to cause much trouble again.

"It's time to enter the Imperial Palace."

Murder flashed in his eyes. That man Luo Junming had caused him tremendous trouble in his previous life.

Especially that Blind Swordsman—at the Eighth Grade Middle Stage, his ability to locate by sound was terrifyingly formidable.

And there was also the Deaf Saber-wielder, whose ghostly blade was likewise divine, at the Eighth Grade Late Stage.

Back then, Xu Chen had been hunted by these two and nearly died. "Let's go—into the Imperial Palace, to kill." Xu Chen said coldly.

To be safe, he took Bu Fengshuang and the three women straight into the Imperial Palace.

At this moment, Luo Junming was still drinking, while the Empress, sensing Xu Chen's overwhelming killing intent, appeared in shock.

She froze and said, "What is it?"

Xu Chen said coldly, "I've detected that the mastermind behind these Gu Poison Puppets is Luo Junming." The Empress fell silent at his words.

She also knew Luo Junming had secretly been plotting rebellion for a long time.

But after all, he was her own elder brother; until Luo Junming fully showed his fox tail, she could not bring herself to act against him.

Xu Chen said, "Your Majesty, Luo Junming is a wolf with a wild heart—if left alive, the Tianzun Dynasty will surely be thrown into turmoil." He knew that in his previous life the Empress had ultimately been forced to act, yet at this moment she was still hesitating.

So he had to step forward and advise her—after all, some matters must be cut off decisively when the moment calls for it…

Yet the Empress still hesitated.

Xu Chen was helpless—this Empress simply valued family too much.

How could the royal family value family ties? Keep Luo Junming around so he can kill you?

He deliberately sighed and said, "Forget it, no revenge then. The matter of Luo Junming wounding me—let it be. We're leaving."

With that, Xu Chen clutched his chest and, supported by the three women, prepared to leave.

The Empress felt a pang of bitterness at his words—was Xu Chen about to give up on her?

She could sense that within Xu Chen's words there was a note of rejection.

Clearly, from this moment on, a rift would form between the two of them.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Wait—Luo Junming dares to wound you? Go ahead, act."