Chapter 562

And counting the time, it had been less than three months in total.

Jiang Chen directly ignored Sikong Changfeng's resentful gaze and looked at Qi Tianchen with a light smile: "Why does the State Preceptor have time to come to Snow Moon City again?"

"Someone in Snow Moon City has broken through to the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm again. As the State Preceptor of Northern Li, this old Daoist naturally must come to offer congratulations."

Qi Tianchen glanced at Sikong Changfeng and smiled slightly: "It's just that this old Daoist originally thought it was Brother Sikong who stepped into the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm this time. I didn't expect that after arriving, I would discover it was someone else."

Sikong Changfeng sipped his tea and said helplessly:

"In the past, the State Preceptor's words were always traceless; why are you being so detailed this time?"

Qi Tianchen flicked his horsetail whisk and smiled without answering.

Sikong Changfeng:...

Jiang Chen asked with a smile: "The State Preceptor should be staying in Snow Moon City for a few days this time, right?"

Qi Tianchen nodded and explained: "Counting it up, this old Daoist hasn't seen my Junior Brother for a long time. I'll take this opportunity to see him. I hope Young Friend Jiang won't mind."

"Naturally, I won't mind."

Jiang Chen shook his head and said: "Not only that, if the State Preceptor finds the Mist Rain Pavilion noisy and is not used to staying there, you can also stay in the Inner City."

Qi Tianchen was startled,

and looked at Jiang Chen with some suspicion.

It was just that the last time he came to Snow Moon City, the other party didn't say it like that.

"Need to challenge the pavilion?"

"That's not necessary; before, I was just joking with the State Preceptor."

Jiang Chen laughed: "And at that time, I was making a bet with the State Preceptor. After all, Lei Yunhe hadn't used the Nine Heavens Thunder-Summoning Technique for many years. When he suddenly used it, who knew if the thunder summoned would be loud enough? So, I was worried that if the State Preceptor lived in the Inner City, you might not hear it."

"Moreover, just based on the fact that the State Preceptor protected Ye Ruoyi's heart meridian back then, I couldn't let the State Preceptor be unable to even enter the Inner City."

Qi Tianchen naturally didn't believe what Jiang Chen said.

But thinking that the Sixth Imperial Prince was now in the Inner City, he still shook his head and said: "Forget it, it's only for a few days; I'll just stay at the Mist Rain Pavilion."

As the State Preceptor of Northern Li,

every move he made could easily lead others to guess whether there was some deep meaning hidden within.

"By the way, just before coming here, His Majesty looked for me once."

"Emperor Mingde?"

Hearing Qi Tianchen suddenly mention Emperor Mingde, Jiang Chen couldn't help but look at the other party in surprise: "Is it related to my Master?"

"Regarding the case of Prince Langya's rebellion back then, His Majesty and I didn't talk much. On the contrary, there is another matter that I think it is necessary to tell you."

Thinking for a moment,

Qi Tianchen added: "Of course, you can also think that His Majesty asked me to tell you. In short, this old Daoist is just an errand runner."

Sikong Changfeng showed a curious expression: "Oh? What matter?"

"About the Demon City."

"Listening to His Majesty's meaning, the Demon City, which has been silent for over a hundred years, seems to be a bit unusual recently."

Looking at Jiang Chen, who was frowning slightly, Qi Tianchen explained with a smile: "Although Young Friend Jiang has a profound realm, you are not very old after all, so it is normal that you haven't heard of this Demon City. However, I think Brother Sikong should be very familiar with this Demon City."

"Mm, I have heard Master mention it."

Sikong Changfeng nodded, then looked at Jiang Chen and said: "This Demon City is somewhat similar to our Snow Moon City; both belong to Jianghu cities. However, this Demon City became famous in the Jianghu over a hundred years ago. If it weren't for some things that happened later, I estimate that the title of the number one Jianghu city in the world would not have fallen to Wushuang City and Snow Moon City."

Jiang Chen said with a smile: "I have also heard some things about this Demon City. I heard that the Demon City Lord at that time had the strength of the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm?"

"Yes, the Demon City Lord at that time, Mo Wen, had already stepped into the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm for many years and was even honored as the number one blade in the world!"

Sikong Changfeng explained:

"... However, at that time, the division of martial artist realms was not as detailed as it is now. The current Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm was called the Three Realms of the Heavenly Dao at that time."

"Of course, these are not important. What is important is that besides the City Lord Mo Wen, this Demon City had many experts, and the most famous among them were the Nine Evils!"

"Brother Sikong, don't forget the Blood Judge." Qi Tianchen reminded from the side.

Sikong Changfeng rolled his eyes: "Then that makes ten people..."

Afterwards,

he continued to say to Jiang Chen: "Let's talk about the Nine Evils first. They are Xiao Sheng, Ye Huo, Zhao Xiaqiu... as well as Ox-Head and Horse-Face. Among these nine, even the lowest-ranked has the strength of the Upper Four Realms, which is the current Carefree Heaven Realm. As for the highest..."

Speaking of this,

Sikong Changfeng rarely showed a serious expression: "Take Zhao Xiaqiu, who is ranked third. Although he only has the strength of the peak of the Carefree Heaven Realm, he could briefly fight against an expert of the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm without falling behind!"

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up: "So powerful!"

"More than just powerful."

Qi Tianchen sighed: "Strength is one aspect; the key is the talent of these Nine Evils. In this old Daoist's view, if these nine people hadn't fallen back then, I'm afraid at least half of them would have broken through to the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen couldn't help but show a look of surprise: "Then if these people were still alive now, wouldn't their realms be very high?"

Qi Tianchen: "..."

"Young Friend Jiang, you must know that in that period, even the Master of Senior Li Changsheng was only a junior in front of these people."

"I know what the State Preceptor means."

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: "But I think that in the matter of cultivation, it is not that the longer one lives, the stronger one's strength will be."

Chapter 296: The Number One Pavilion in the World!

If someone else said this,

Qi Tianchen might think the other party was a bit frivolous, but these words came from Jiang Chen's mouth.

Although he still felt it was somewhat unlikely, Qi Tianchen actually had no idea whether Jiang Chen or those experts from over a hundred years ago were stronger.

After all, he didn't know exactly what realm Jiang Chen had reached now.

From beginning to end,

Qi Tianchen never thought about asking Jiang Chen about his realm.

Because it was unnecessary.

His own realm was far lower than Jiang Chen's, so even if the other party said it, he wouldn't know if it was true or false.

But Qi Tianchen understood that

Jiang Chen had at least reached the sixth or seventh tier of the Mortal Immortal Realm.

And according to his understanding, it had only been two months since Jiang Chen officially took Li Hanyi as his master and joined Snow Moon City. Even adding the one or two months spent on the road to Snow Moon City, he had been cultivating, and in total, it had been less than half a year!

In just half a year,

breaking through all the way from a martial artist to the Mortal Immortal Realm as if there were no bottlenecks...

Even the Daoist Monarchs and Confucian Sages of those years couldn't do that!

Sometimes,

Qi Tianchen even couldn't help but suspect that Jiang Chen was not from this world at all, but from a place even more powerful than the Four Borders guarded by Li Changsheng and the others.

However, although he was the State Preceptor of Northern Li,

he knew very little about these places like the Four Borders, even less than Emperor Mingde.

In the end,

besides kindly reminding Jiang Chen not to underestimate the people of the world, Qi Tianchen said nothing more.

Jiang Chen continued to ask: "Besides the Demon City, there seemed to be many other forces back then, such as the Upper Forest Heavenly Palace and the Academy. What happened to these forces later?"

Since the topic had come up,

Jiang Chen naturally wanted to know what happened to those experts of the past.

After all, after reaching the Heavenly Immortal Realm,

breaking through again was too difficult.

Who knew that Qi Tianchen and Sikong Changfeng both shook their heads.

Sikong Changfeng thought for a moment and said: "I only heard Master mention it occasionally; I don't know the specific situation. However, I heard that not many people fell in the battle with Yingzhou back then."

Qi Tianchen also said with a smile:

"Although Yingzhou was powerful back then, it was only an island after all. The number of people naturally couldn't compare with our Northern Li. Moreover, Yingzhou was not monolithic back then, so although many of our Northern Li experts fought until they were heavily injured or exhausted, not many actually died in that battle."

"Of course, nearly two hundred years have passed now. Even if those experts back then didn't die in battle, there shouldn't be many left alive now. After all, although the Spirit-Wandering Mystic Realm can live a bit longer, it can barely have a lifespan of two hundred years."

"Last time, the State Preceptor told me that the Daoist Monarch of that time is still alive."

Jiang Chen asked curiously: "I want to know, besides this Daoist Monarch, who else does the State Preceptor think might be alive?"

"If divided according to the current realm, even if the Daoist Monarch of that time was not in the Divine Immortal Realm, he certainly had the Earth Immortal Realm, so it is not surprising that he can live for such a long time." ===== CHAPTER 563 =====