Chapter 82: Selecting a Candidate with a Mask

"Hum!"

Having finished his thoughts, a golden light sphere appeared before Xu Chen.

Zhao Qingyun, ten thousand li away, saw the light sphere and silently nodded; indeed, it was golden again. When the Nine Heavens Mask selects a person, the light sphere is generally either golden or silver.

Most are silver light spheres; if it is a golden light sphere, it means from the very start he is extraordinary. The three women beside her also witnessed this scene.

However, they did not speak, for they knew Xu Chen was the Nine Heavens Jun Tian Jun in his past life. "Hum!"

Xu Chen's spiritual sense surged, and in an instant, he entered the light sphere.

The next second, Xu Chen's spiritual sense condensed into a phantom version of himself, and he found he had entered a certain space.

This space was sealed on all four sides, with walls emitting a faint white glow, extremely sacred. Within this space, five masks rotated slowly in the air, right before Xu Chen. This meant the Nine Heavens already had four Tian Jun, and the candidates for the remaining five Tian Jun had not yet been determined. At this moment, those four Tian Jun were also watching Xu Chen, secretly transmitting their voices.

Xuan Tian Jun, full of curiosity, asked, "Tell me, which mask will select him?" Bian Tian Jun Zhao Qingyun replied, "I do not know."

You Tian Jun also issued a female voice: "I do not know." These two women spoke, their voices remarkably synchronized.

Xuan Tian Jun's mouth twitched slightly: "Hao Tian Jun, you speak."

Hao Tian Jun pondered for a long time, then spoke in a male voice: "Cang Tian or Jun Tian, perhaps, since it is a golden light orb."

Xuan Tian Jun sighed: "Perhaps it truly is. I did not expect that besides me and Bian Tian Jun, a golden light orb would appear so soon again."

After speaking, the four of them saw that Xu Chen had begun to touch the five masks.

The five ghost-face masks began to emit waves of gentle light, enveloping Xu Chen's body.

It seemed they intended to use the light to detect Xu Chen's various data.

Under normal circumstances, once a mask approved someone, it would tremble and emit intense light, then move closer to Xu Chen.

Xuan Tian Jun nodded inwardly. Which mask would it be? The moment he thought this, he froze on the spot the next second.

For he saw that this time, not just one mask, but all five masks were trembling. The amplitude of each mask's tremor was even greater than when he had chosen before.

The light was so dense it was nearly twice as bright as his own.

The masks seemed to be competing, saying, "Choose me, choose me!" Xuan Tian Jun was stunned: "This... isn't this a bit outrageous?" When he chose, only one mask had trembled.

Moreover, originally masks chose people, but now it seemed people could choose masks? Hao Tian Jun's eyes showed shock: "It is a bit. Who is this person, Bian Tian Jun?"

Zhao Qingyun said calmly: "Apologies. The Nine Heavens rules forbid easily revealing each other's identities to prevent internal strife."

The two sighed in regret, yet their eyes also showed surprise. For they knew the talent of this person must be extraordinarily monstrous; otherwise, the masks would not tremble so violently.

"I choose you!"

Seeing the masks vying for favor, Xu Chen remained calm. In his past life, the masks had acted this way too; he was already used to it. It was just the plot. "He does not know what Jun Tian is, yet he chose Jun Tian! It is fate!" Xuan Tian Jun and the others exclaimed.

Seeing Xu Chen choose it, the Jun Tian mask immediately shook the other four masks away, then flew rapidly to stand before Xu Chen.

It hummed and trembled, seemingly trying to please Xu Chen. Xu Chen nodded: "From now on, you and I are partners." After speaking, Xu Chen placed the Jun Tian mask on his face.

Instantly, the mask completely merged into Xu Chen's face. As long as Xu Chen willed it, the mask could appear at any time. Vaguely, Xu Chen, now wearing the mask, also saw the other four people within the Nine Heavens. "Boom!" A torrential, ferocious aura also radiated from Xu Chen's body after the mask merged. Such ferocious power directly caused the mask space to tremble, with signs of imminent collapse. Only an extremely high compatibility between Xu Chen and the Jun Tian mask could produce such momentum. Xuan Tian Jun and Hao Tian Jun drew in a sharp breath: "Sss! Such high compatibility. It is as if this mask was born for Jun Tian Jun. When we were chosen by masks, we never had such momentum."

Zhao Qingyun said: "Since it is Jun Tian Jun, Jun Tian Jun should lead us from now on. Does anyone object?" Facing Zhao Qingyun, who controlled the laws of space and time, everyone could only nod: "The mask chose him. How dare we object?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qingyun transmitted a voice: "Please, Jun Tian Jun, enter the Nine Heavens space to gather." Upon hearing this, Xu Chen's spiritual sense surged and poured into the mask.

The next second, his spiritual sense body left the mask space and arrived in the Nine Heavens space. This Nine Heavens space was a vast palace, resplendent with gold and jade, standing tall and independent, decorated with supreme nobility.

Countless spiritual energy surged, and faint mist drifted, resembling an immortal realm.

Inside were nine golden thrones resembling imperial seats, each with a different pattern. Xu Chen's Jun Tian throne, carved with a golden dragon, sat in the center, while the other eight heavens surrounded it on both sides.

It looked like the distinction between an emperor and his ministers. When Xu Chen appeared, he was already seated on the Jun Tian throne.

Looking down at the other eight heavens, he saw they all wore ghost masks. However, each ghost mask had a different pattern, making it easy to identify who was who. "Welcome, Jun Tian Jun."

The four heavens quickly stood up and bowed to Xu Chen with clasped hands. Xu Chen nodded. In his past life, he was already extremely familiar with these words.

Now sitting on the Jun Tian throne once more, his expression remained calm. He asked: "Having met everyone, I dare ask, what is the purpose of the Nine Heavens?" Bian Tian Jun said: "Great unity under heaven, correcting chaos. If great chaos arises in the world, the Nine Heavens must emerge. However, the Nine Heavens are not saviors. We will take the resources we deserve, and we will kill those who must be killed.

This way, we can support the continuous operation of the Nine Heavens and prevent any generation from suddenly ending." Xu Chen nodded. He also appreciated this aspect of the Nine Heavens. He continued: "If someone in the Nine Heavens does not follow the purpose, what will happen?"

Xuan Tian Jun said: "The mask will automatically leave. That person will either have their memory erased lightly, or be killed by the mask severely." Hao Tian Jun said gloomily: "The previous generation of the Nine Heavens had traitors. As a result, they all died. Outsiders could not find the slightest cause."

Xu Chen said calmly: "Understood. What is the primary task of the Nine Heavens now?" Zhao Qingyun said: "Find the remaining four heavens and hand them over to me. The Heavenly Mechanism calculation will not make a mistake."

You Tian Jun also said: "Recently, we heard of a strange incident. Wherever a certain person passed, everyone died, and not a blade of grass grew. Not only ordinary people, but even many powerful experts, upon being touched by this person, died a slow death as if cursed.

We, the Nine Heavens, have tracked this situation for half a month, yet have not found the person." Xu Chen said: "Continue the pursuit. If you receive the latest news, I must know immediately." The four heavens nodded: "Yes." Xu Chen asked: "Why did the Demon Sect not appear in the Tianxuan Secret Realm not long ago?" Zhao Qingyun explained: 0... Requesting flowers...

"A sect specializing in refining poison insects targeted the Demon Sect, especially Duanmu Xin, wanting to plant poison insects in her.

Duanmu Xin almost fell victim, but was later saved by her father, Duanmu Jing, and left the Tianxuan Secret Realm." Xu Chen pondered inwardly: It is indeed the Ten Thousand Poison Insects Sect.

This Ten Thousand Poison Insects Sect kills without mercy, specifically seeks children to refine poison insects, and trains people to be utterly bloodless. I did not expect they would recently target Duanmu Xin. In his past life, he had cooperated with the Ten Thousand Poison Insects Sect for a while, but later they also tried to secretly plant poison insects in him. Ultimately, he suffered greatly before avoiding such a fate. Once he becomes stronger in the future, he will exterminate their entire clan. Therefore, Xu Chen said coldly: "Perhaps it is the Ten Thousand Poison Insects Sect. Such a sect need not be kept. Kill them on sight."

The four heavens nodded: "They should be executed to maintain order." Such a demonic cult that extinguishes human nature should not be allowed to exist in the world. Xu Chen continued: "Is there anything else I need to handle?" Zhao Qingyun said: "Nothing for now. However, Jun Tian Jun, our Hidden Origin Society's intelligence spies are spread across the continent. If you wish to investigate something, you can issue commands through the mask or by projecting the mask's authority... 0 The surface name of our organization in every place is 'Tian Cha Pavilion'." Xu Chen nodded. The Hidden Origin Society is an underground intelligence force that shocked the continent; many wanted to eliminate it upon seeing it. The Tian Cha Pavilion is different; it is just a very ordinary organization, not as terrifying as the Hidden Origin Society.

However, in fact, the Tian Cha Pavilion is the Hidden Origin Society. This is where the Hidden Origin Society excels, allowing itself not to be easily destroyed. Xu Chen nodded: "Good. Does this mean our future meetings must take place in the Nine Heavens space?" Xuan Tian Jun shook his head: "Not necessarily. The mask owners can communicate individually, as long as you agree to the communication. However, when the Nine Heavens spiritual sense enters the space, a protective shield released by the mask will surround the physical body. This shield is extremely difficult to break; even if attacked, it can almost ensure the original body remains unharmed." Regarding this, Xu Chen naturally knew.

His question was just going through the motions. He nodded in agreement: "That is also good. Recently, hurry to find that person of calamity; otherwise, countless people will die." The four heavens clasped their hands and nodded: "We strictly obey Jun Tian Jun's command."

"Hum!"

After speaking, Xu Chen's spiritual sense withdrew from the Nine Heavens space and returned to his physical body.

Upon returning, the Jun Tian mask did not appear, and the golden light orb had completely vanished. The three women beside him remained silent, secretly happy for Xu Chen. After all, once Xu Chen held the position of the Nine Heavens, his power would be immense. This would surely protect Xu Chen and prevent him from being bullied. Xu Chen did not pay attention to the three women. At this moment, he was thinking about cultivating a new martial art; a Heavenly Grade one would be fine. However, the next second, Xu Chen saw his master arrive. At this moment, the gap between Xu Chen and this cheap master's cultivation realm was no longer significant. Han Di said softly: "Disciple, in just a few months you are about to crush your master. You are too strong. Master has nothing left to teach you. Here, I give you my strongest body-refining method." After speaking, he handed an ancient book to Xu Chen.

Xu Chen smiled lightly, unimpressed, and took the book to look.

But upon looking, he froze. This ancient book seemed to be a fragment of an Immortal Emperor's martial art? PS: Going to eat first. Once full, I will continue to act as a tool and type ten thousand characters.