No matter what, he still tried his best. A golden bolt of lightning turned into a golden dragon that rapidly flew through the air, circling around the incomparably huge Nine Netherworld Demon Mountain.
From the trajectory of the Mo Moon in the sky, Long Chen could roughly estimate the passage of time. The Mo Moon would never set, it would always be in the center of the sky, moving in a circle. Every time it moved, a day would pass in the Great Yin Demon World.
There were 24 hours in a day. Long Chen desperately rushed forward. Finally, after traveling one-sixth of the Mo Moon's trajectory, he arrived at the Shangguan Family's camp.
The Shangguan Family was one of the nine great families of the Nine Netherworld Demon Region.
The nine great families of the Nine Netherworld Demon Region were not as strong as the Yang Family or the Li Family, but each of them had at least a World King martial artist. The Shangguan Family was in the middle of the nine great families.
After four hours, Long Chen wasn't sure whether or not the passage to the Nine Netherworld Demon Mountain was closed. If it was closed, he could only use the Divine Breath Technique to force his way in.
In fact, although the nine camps were the nine entrances to the Nine Netherworld Demon Mountain, it was still possible to enter from other places. It was just that it wasn't legal. The martial artists guarding the nine camps were just for show. The ones who truly controlled the Nine Netherworld Demon Mountain were the martial artists who were at least at the eighth level of the Divine Martial realm. Their Divine Sense covered the entire Nine Netherworld Demon Mountain. Even if a small bird flew in, they would be able to sense it.
If Long Chen couldn't enter through the legal channels, then he could only use the method of sneaking in. But that would be a bit more risky. Long Chen had to guarantee that he could obtain the Saints' Fruit for Li Xuanji, so he didn't want to take any risks. The Saints' Fruit was the only hope for Li Xuanji's survival.
But, that would definitely be very, very difficult.
Let's not talk about the various calamities of the Nine Secluded Demon Mountain. Among the hundred thousand people, there would definitely be cultivators that Long Chen couldn't deal with within a hundred years of age. After all, Long Chen's starting point was too low.
If Long Chen's guess was correct, the Shangguan Clan's campsite should have been sealed by now. Whether or not Long Chen could enter the campsite would depend on his luck. In order to not take any risks, he had to brace himself and enter the campsite.
This mission was extremely important to Long Chen.
He had made a promise in front of Li Xuanji. If he could not fulfill it, he would not be able to face her death. Li Xuanji's fate had always been tragic. She had spent so many years in the copper coffin, and not long after she was freed, her family was ruined. She had suffered enough. Looking at her weak appearance, Long Chen could not bear to let her suffer an even more difficult regret, which was death.
After death, there was nothing left.
Therefore, the pressure in Long Chen's heart was very great. Even Kitten's joke did not make him laugh.
"He is actually this serious. This kid is serious. It seems like Lord Cat should not provoke him. Otherwise, this little life of mine … What a terrifying man." Kitten patted his chest in the Great Virtual Realm and wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
"Can you still hear me?"
Long Chen stopped in front of the Shangguan campsite. After countless days of hurrying, Long Chen was already half dead tired. After panting for a long time and adjusting his almost boiling Divine Energy, Long Chen asked while gasping for breath.
"Hmm …" Li Xuanji, who already looked old, let out a slight nasal sound. Although her eyes were closed, she could feel everything that Long Chen was doing.
This kind of persistence could no longer be described as touching. There was no need to say much about Li Xuanji, but Long Chen's position in her heart was constantly rising. In these three months, they had already reached the peak of the friendship. As for whether there was any room for improvement, it would depend on the arrangement of fate.
For Li Xuanji, the most important thing was to survive.
Because she suddenly thought that she still had too many things to do. She had just escaped with great difficulty. She hadn't lived enough, she hadn't finished enjoying life. When the Li family was destroyed, she was hot-headed at that time and couldn't wait to destroy the Yang family. Although she did teach the Yang family a lesson later, at least ten people of the Yang family who were above the eighth level of the Divine Martial Realm died in the hands of Li Xuanji. Although she had vented her anger, she had also lost her life.
If it were not for Long Chen's appearance, she would not have been able to live until now.
As she thought about it, tears flowed down her cheeks. Her face had already become wrinkled, and she was no longer beautiful. To a beauty like her, this was a huge blow. The only thing that could save her was the Saints' Fruit.
The only person she could rely on was the tough man beside her.
Long Chen let out a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Xuanji was still conscious. He said, "Wait for me. We've arrived at the Demon Mountains. I'll go up immediately and give you the Saints' Fruit."
He'd spent an entire three months of time to arrive here from the Darkmoon Devilland, and it was all for this moment. After the boundless nervousness and pressure he felt, Long Chen could only remain calm when he truly faced the Nine Netherworld Devilmountain. This was probably the most critical competition he'd faced since he'd arrived in the Imperial Region.
Sucking in a deep breath, Long Chen said nothing more and directly made his way into the camp of the Shangguan clan.
As expected, there was no one else here other than the people of the Shangguan clan, especially the young men. Basically all the young men and women in the camp had entered the Demon Mountains.
Because he was in a hurry, Long Chen's appearance was extremely messy. He needed to disguise himself for the sake of entering, so he really did seem like a young, ignorant fighter. He charged into the camp quickly and was immediately surrounded by many cultivators from the Shangguan clan.
Most likely, they were warriors from the collateral family of the Shangguan Clan, or maybe they were just Honorable Guests of the Shangguan Clan. They didn't have a high status in the clan, and right now, they were just acting as guards. The ones who were actually guarding the Nine Serenity Demon Mountain were those hidden warriors. Most likely, these hidden warriors had already noticed Long Chen, but they thought he was just an ordinary teenager who had arrived late.
A young man like him was not someone they wanted to keep an eye on, so they did not care.
The Shangguan Clan was wearing the Shangguan Clan's uniform, and this group of people were wearing the same uniform. Right now, the leader of this group was a warrior with a full beard. He had just broken through to the sixth level of the Divine Martial realm, and he was emitting a barbaric aura. It seemed like he was cultivating a violent cultivation skill. Right now, he pushed the group of people away, stared at Long Chen with his beast-like eyes, and asked, "Brat, who are you? What are you doing here? Get out of here, or else, don't blame me for taking your head."
Long Chen could not help but put on an act. He panted as he said in a panic, "Seniors, I'm Jiang Yunfan, the third son of the patriarch Jiang Shili of Dong Sheng City. I've traveled a great distance this time to enter the Demon Mountains and compete for the Saints' Fruit. However, something happened along the way, so I've been delayed. I hope seniors can be merciful and let me in."
Long Chen's tone was extremely sincere, and even a little anxious. His tears were almost squeezed out of his eyes. Hearing this, everyone felt that it was enough.
The leader of the group said with a straight face, "So you're a late one. Our nine clans have a strict rule. Once the tunnel is closed, how can we open it for you? You don't even have the most basic concept of time, so what right do you have to enter the Demon Mountains? Piss off."
Just as Long Chen had expected, Long Chen knew that this man was a despicable person as soon as he saw him.
As for the others, since this man's status was quite high, he should be a true member of the Shangguan clan, so they did not say anything.
As for the words about the tunnel being closed, Long Chen knew that it was all nonsense. In reality, there was no need for it to be closed. As long as this guy nodded, Long Chen would be able to enter. However, some people were just like that, they just had to cause you some trouble.
"Senior, can you help me out? In order to come here, in order to prepare for the fight for the Saints' Fruit, I've already sacrificed too much. I've worked hard for countless days and nights, just so that I can fulfill my lifelong dream today. Being late is just an unavoidable accident. Help me out a little and let me in, I beg you, can you?"
For the sake of Li Xuanji, Long Chen could only let go of his temper and act out this Jiang Yunfan vividly.
Seeing this young man who was so anxious that he was about to cry, the others who had similar dreams when they were young couldn't help but feel a little emotional. They said to the fierce-looking man, "Brother Tyrant, why don't you let him in? He's only late by two hours. The people inside probably haven't even reached the foot of the Demon Mountains yet."
"Yeah, there's a total of twenty million kilometers from Dong Sheng City to here. It's not easy to get here."
"How dare you!"
While the others were still talking, the fierce-looking middle-aged man roared angrily, "Am I in charge here or are you? I don't understand what you're talking about, I only know that I have to follow the orders of the patriarch. The tunnel is closed, no one can enter at this time unless they step over my dead body."
Shangguan Ba's words were spoken with vigor and righteousness.
The others looked at each other and could only shut their mouths. In reality, everyone knew that Shangguan Ba was just bullsh * tting, but he was too powerful. At this time, he wanted to use Long Chen to prove his authority, so everyone could only pinch their noses and accept it. There was no benefit in offending Shangguan Ba for a mere Long Chen.
As for Long Chen, he could only blame it on his bad luck.
"Did you hear that? Get out of here in ten breaths. This is the Nine Great Clans, a power that you can only look up to. We're doing everything according to the rules. If the emperor breaks the law, he'll be punished the same as the commoners." Shangguan Ba said proudly, his body glowing.