Chapter 445: 445. Chapter 445: The Massive Conspiracy Behind It All

445. Chapter 445: The Massive Conspiracy Behind It All

If things followed Su Chen's usual style, something would definitely go wrong in the Immortal World.

"En, I understand!"

Hearing this, Su Chen nodded and smiled: "Your husband isn't a fool. There are too many powerful beings here who could crush me to death, and we are still being hunted by that bastard Heavenly Dao, so naturally, we must keep a low profile."

Hearing Su Chen's words, Youji also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

She was truly afraid that Su Chen would not be able to endure such grievances.

After all, for a person, it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is too difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

That Su Chen could have such a mindset proved that her initial choice had not been wrong.

The group stopped in mid-air and arrived at the city gate of Loulan Gucheng.

"Halt!"

Just as Su Chen wanted to enter Loulan Gucheng, he was blocked by a figure.

"What is it?"

Su Chen frowned slightly, looked at the burly, fierce-looking guard, and asked in confusion.

"I can tell at a glance that you are newcomers."

The guard scanned Su Chen and the women, then snorted coldly: "There is a fee to enter our Loulan City."

Having said that, he stretched out five fingers and said with a smirk: "Five low-grade immortal spirit stones per head."

"What did you say!"

Hearing this, Su Chen was instantly enraged.

There was no such thing as an entry fee; this was clearly just these gatekeepers making up excuses to line their own pockets.

"Aiyo, kid, are you not satisfied?"

Seeing this, the guard was not in a hurry; instead, he smiled mockingly: "If you're not satisfied, that's fine, you can get lost!"

"What if I insist on going in?" Su Chen's expression turned cold, and he said grimly.

"Hehe, you kid are quite arrogant!"

The guard was not in a hurry either; he whistled toward the city wall and shouted: "Brothers, we've got work to do; we've encountered a troublemaker."

"Clatter!" Suddenly, more than ten guards rushed out from the city wall.

"It's this kid, are you looking for death!"

The guards surrounded Su Chen, each of them bearing a murderous aura.

"Kid, I'll give you one last chance. Either pay up immediately, or kneel before us to admit your guilt, then get lost!"

"Otherwise, I'll make you taste what it's like to deal with someone who has three eyes!"

A dozen guards stared at Su Chen like tigers, just like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing their prey.

"Gentlemen, please don't mind him. My husband is just young and ignorant. I hope you gentlemen won't take it to heart."

At this moment, Youji walked to Su Chen's side and explained to the guards.

While speaking, she quietly placed a middle-grade immortal spirit stone into the guard's hand.

(One middle-grade immortal spirit stone = one hundred low-grade immortal spirit stones; one high-grade immortal spirit stone = one hundred middle-grade immortal spirit stones.) Youji's move directly extinguished most of the anger in the guards' hearts.

Although Youji was wearing a black veil at this time and her true face could not be seen clearly, anyone with a discerning eye could see that beneath the veil was absolutely a peerless beauty capable of toppling kingdoms.

No matter what world it is, people are very tolerant toward beautiful women.

Since Youji was so sensible, they had no need to continue bickering with Su Chen.

"Kid, you should be very grateful to have such a sensible wife, otherwise, I would definitely have made you suffer some today."

The guard toyed with the middle-grade Spirit Stone in his hand, staring at Su Chen with a fake smile.

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, Su Chen snorted coldly and prepared to continue arguing with the guard, but was glared back by Youji.

A slight pain came from his waist; it was surely Youji's handiwork.

Just like that, Su Chen was led by Youji into Loulan Gucheng.

"Youji, why did you have to be so polite to that watchdog?"

After seeing those guards disappear from his sight, Su Chen turned his head and asked Youji: "With your strength, you could have wiped out those watchdogs with one hand."

"Husband, didn't we agree beforehand not to easily stir up trouble?"

Hearing this, Youji rolled her eyes at Su Chen and chided: "This is Huangyu. Although I could wipe out those guards, that action would certainly attract the attention of those reclusive powerful beings."

"You must know that we are still being hunted by the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor. Once our identities are exposed, the consequences will be endless."

"Therefore, it is better to keep a low profile."

Hearing Youji's words, Su Chen nodded and said: "You are right, it was my impulsiveness."

Damn it, I'll just treat it as having been bitten by a dog today.

If a dog bites you, are you going to bite it back? Soon, Ziwei Xianzi and the others reunited with Su Chen.

Su Chen, a grown man with five delicate beauties by his side, instantly became a beautiful sight on the streets of Loulan Gucheng.

Many passersby cast side-glances, secretly guessing whose young master this was to be so ostentatious.

One man taking five delicate beauties out for a stroll.

However, Su Chen and the others did not care about this.

As long as a person wasn't blind, they wouldn't take the initiative to come and provoke Su Chen and the others.

The group came to a restaurant, requested a private room, and ordered some food.

For Cultivators like them, not eating for a few days didn't have much impact, but they were still flesh and blood after all and needed to eat.

Ever since they were in the earth fissure and arrived in this Immortal World, the group hadn't had a drop of water or a grain of food for several days.

Now that it was finally not easy to have arrived in this Loulan Gucheng and settled down, it was natural to replenish some energy.

Looking at the table full of various delicacies, even Su Chen, who had eaten his fill of all the world's rare mountain and sea treasures, drooled.

There was no other reason; he was truly hungry.

His stomach had long since begun to protest.

If it weren't for the presence of the women, he likely would have already set aside his posture and gorged himself.

"Everyone, please, pick up your chopsticks!"

Seeing all the women looking at him, Su Chen was the first to pick up his chopsticks and began to enjoy the delicacies on the table.

Seeing Su Chen eating with such relish, Ziwei Xianzi, Youji, and the others also began to use their chopsticks.

Their manner of eating was extremely elegant; every movement seemed meticulously crafted, and every piece of food was just right, making one's appetite soar.

"Delicious, too delicious!"

Su Chen wolfed down his food, eating so voraciously that his tongue even poked out.

"Eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you."

Luo Shen could not help but smile, using a handkerchief to wipe the grease from the corner of Su Chen's mouth.

This was the first time she had seen Su Chen in such a state, like a starving ghost reincarnated.

Because the black-robed elder had used the Tiandao Guanzhiding Dafa to forcibly raise his cultivation to the Great Emperor Realm, the toll on his body was immense; at this moment, he simply wanted to rely on food to replenish the energy within his body.

"Hehe, the food and wine of the Immortal World are indeed delicious."

Su Chen licked his lips, not even blinking an eye.

"Giggle, giggle, giggle."

To the side, the women looked at Su Chen and could not help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Among the women present, Youji was the most reserved.

Although she also felt that Su Chen's current appearance was a bit comical, she did not laugh out loud, remaining in her usual indifferent state.

Seeing the women all smiling at him, Su Chen touched the bridge of his nose in embarrassment and gave a sheepish laugh. Then, he picked up a braised lion's head meatball and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.

"Mmm, delicious!"

Su Chen exclaimed while eating.

He even let out a full burp.

After the meal, everyone returned to their rooms to rest.

Due to the exhaustion of the past few days, plus the effort of evading the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor today, Youji and the other women were all quite tired.

Su Chen did not go to disturb them.

Tonight, he lay on the bed alone, looking at the ceiling above, lost in thought.

He began to reflect on his life.

Since transmigrating, he had always considered himself a super villain, and naturally, the things he did were all things a villain should do. But after arriving in the Immortal World, he felt his own insignificance.

In this Immortal World where a Great Emperor is but an ant, he could no longer act as he did in the Tianxuan Continent and had to start keeping his tail tucked between his legs.

But this also made him feel stifled.

Now, recalling the black-robed elder's words, they seemed to make a lot of sense.

In the Immortal World, he was currently like an outsider; if he were to expose his identity through even the slightest carelessness, then what awaited him would be the ruthless pursuit of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor.

"Divine Dragon, in your previous life, what kind of person were you exactly?"

Su Chen looked at the ceiling and muttered to himself: "In this life, why did I become your reincarnation?"

"And existences as terrifying as the black-robed elder also seem to be wary of something."

"What exactly is the truth of this world?"

"Where should I go from here?"

*Knock, knock, knock~* Just then, a light knocking sound came from the door.

"Who is it?"

Su Chen's brows furrowed slightly, and he became vigilant.

"Husband, it's me..."

Youji's voice came from the doorway, and only then did Su Chen heave a sigh of relief.

He immediately got up to open the door and welcomed Youji in.

"Youji, did you miss your husband?"

After Su Chen closed the door, he pulled Youji into his arms and gave a wicked smile.

"Husband, don't tease; I have serious business to discuss with you..."

Youji struggled twice but failed to break free from Su Chen's embrace; she lowered her head, blushing, and spoke in a low voice.

"Oh?"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow and asked, "What is it? Tell me."

"Husband, it's like this."

Youji bit her cherry lips lightly and said with her head lowered: "We are currently being hunted by the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor; continuing to flee endlessly like this is ultimately not a solution."

"I have discussed it with the sisters, and we feel that we should hide within a mid-tier sect to cultivate in peace."

"While improving our strength, we can also keep an eye on news from the outside world."

"Once our strength is powerful enough to a certain degree, we can then face the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor directly."

After listening to Youji's words, Su Chen remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.

"Husband?"

Seeing that Su Chen had not answered for a long time, Youji called out to him again.

"Youji, you are right."

After a long while, Su Chen suddenly raised his head and said, "Given our current situation, finding a medium-sized sect to lie low in is the safest approach. You have lived in the Immortal World for so long; do you have any good suggestions?"

Youji pondered slightly for a moment, then slowly said, "I suggest going to the Nether Valley."

"As a medium-sized sect, the Nether Valley appears very inconspicuous and will not attract the attention of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor. Furthermore, the location deep within the Nether Valley is outside the influence of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor, which is more advantageous for us."

"Then let's go to the Nether Valley!"

Listening to Youji's introduction, Su Chen thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

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Ten years later.

The strength of Su Chen and the women reached the peak of the Celestial Immortal realm.

Su Chen had even become the Sect Master of the Nether Valley.

There were countless disciples under his command.

He had even developed the Nether Valley, a once low-profile medium-sized sect, into a super-large sect in one fell swoop.

It attracted countless powerhouses to join.

On this day.

He led the women and countless great experts to kill their way to the lair of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor.

Looking at the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor sitting upright above.

Su Chen walked step by step in front of him, his face like frost, and said coldly, "Old thief of the Heavenly Dao, you have this day too?"

Hearing this, the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor on the seat just glanced at Su Chen indifferently and smiled faintly, "Divine Dragon, my good brother, you have come after all."

"Isn't my coming exactly what you wanted?"

Su Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered, "Haven't you been hunting me down all this time?"

"Heh."

The Heavenly Dao Great Emperor just shook his head with a bitter smile and said, "You shouldn't have come here."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Su Chen seemed to catch the subtext in the words of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor.

"Sigh, without my arrangements, could you have obtained Ziwei Xianzi, Youji, and those people?"

As he spoke, the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor pointed his finger at the three women below, then a bleak smile appeared on his face as he said, "You don't really think that my attacking you back then was my own intention as a brother, do you?"

"Above us is the Jidao Jie; it was those big shots who wanted to make a move on you!"

While speaking, the Heavenly Dao glanced toward the top of his head.

It seemed to be a hint for Su Chen to be careful of the Jidao Jie above.

The Jidao Jie, as the name suggests, is a plane one level higher than the Immortal World.

The people inside are much more powerful than those in the Immortal World.

"Is what you said true?"

Hearing the explanation from the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor, Su Chen's heart began to waver.

He remembered the words of that old man in the black robe on the Tianxuan Continent ten years ago.

What the eyes see is only what others want you to see, and it is not necessarily the truth.

Moreover, the strength of that black-robed old man was clearly much greater than his own current strength.

It stands to reason that he should be someone from the Jidao Jie.

And the black-robed old man seemed to have people he feared as well.

Combining this with the current words of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor, Su Chen discovered that there was another reason for his death back then.

He was like a fish caught in a large net, left to be easily manipulated by the other party.

At this moment, he felt a chill and panic.

His true enemy was actually in the Jidao Jie.

And he didn't even know who the other party was or what they looked like.

This was troublesome.

"Divine Dragon, this is all I can say. As a good brother, I can only help you this much."

Having said that, the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor drew his sword and committed suicide.

He knew that since he had attacked his brother back then, there would always be such a day.

Therefore, he had long been prepared to die.

Rather than dying at the hands of his good brother, it was better to take his own life to regain a little dignity as a Celestial Immortal Great Emperor.

"Sigh."

Seeing this good brother from his past life commit suicide before him, Su Chen let out a heavy sigh.

His expression was very grave; it was impossible to tell if he was happy or sad.

He slowly reached out his right hand and stroked the open eyes of the Heavenly Dao Great Emperor, closing them.

"Husband, what should we do next?"

Youji walked forward, glanced at the dead Heavenly Dao Great Emperor, and asked indifferently.

"Go to the Jidao Jie!"

Su Chen raised his head, his eyes narrowed, and he said in a cold voice.

(End of the book) (End of this chapter)