Although he had managed to hide it for now, Long Chen still did not feel relaxed. The battle of the Nine Underworld Demon Mountain had already ended, so a large number of cultivators had gathered at the various camps below the mountain. A few of the injured cultivators needed some time to recover before they could finally leave.
At the summit, because the six ancient martial art practitioners from the Nine Great Clans were more seriously injured, they had already been brought back by their clans. Having lost to Long Chen, they had suffered a huge blow, and their hearts were like dead ashes.
Su Zhe and Qin Shi were not heavily injured. They were just particularly weak. They both stood up and walked to Long Chen's side. The two of them were the young geniuses of the Nine Underworld Demon Region. Even the leaders of the clans did not dare to slight them, especially someone like Qin Shi who had a great background.
However, the attention of the leaders of the nine clans was mostly on Long Chen.
The person who had defeated everyone and obtained the Saints' Fruit was not simple at all. Although they were separated by the ball of light, they could see very clearly that the youth's strength was rather strange. He could even use a dragon-shaped Battle Skill, and even his previous breakthrough was rather strange. Basically, everyone had many questions about Long Chen.
"Jiang Yunfan … he really is a young hero. May I ask who his master is?" asked one of the leaders.
Normally, for someone to reach such a level, they definitely had a master. Otherwise, the Jiang family of Dong Sheng City would not have been able to provide Long Chen with the resources he had.
"I've cultivated and travelled alone since I was young. I've crossed mountains and gone to many places, but I don't have a master. Everything I have today is from my own hard work."
Long Chen understood what he meant, so he nodded and explained.
If that was the case, then he would be very powerful. Everyone looked at each other. They guessed that this kid must have obtained some impressive items from some ancient ruins or ancient relics. For example, the item that Long Chen had used to fend off Su Zhe's Silver Dragon Spear was no ordinary item. The group chatted for a while.
Long Chen had been very careful the entire time. He could not let the cat out of the bag. Because of his cautiousness, the other leaders did not find anything suspicious at first. However, at this moment, the leader of the Shangguan clan said, "Brother Jiang just happens to be a cultivator in the territory of my Shangguan clan. Congratulations on your great victory today, so allow me to set up a banquet in the Shangguan clan to congratulate brother Jiang. Would brother Jiang be willing to do so?"
This made things difficult for Long Chen.
If he was the real Jiang Yunfan, then it would not be a big deal. It was just the Shangguan clan trying to recruit him. However, he did not want to die. If he gave himself away, then he would have no chance of surviving in front of these supreme experts. Furthermore, the leader of the Shangguan clan was asking if Long Chen was willing to do so. With such a sincere invitation, if Long Chen did not accept it, then it would be the same as not giving face to the leader of the Shangguan clan. Even if he was a young genius, he did not have the right to offend cultivators of this level.
As a result, he did not know how to respond.
However, someone else helped him out very quickly. Another leader said, "I say, Shangguan Yao, brother Jiang Yunfan has obtained the Saints' Fruit. This is a grand occasion in the Nine Underworlds, so how can we let you entertain this young man alone? I think it's better for everyone to set up a banquet in the camp below. The more people there are, the better it will be. What do you all think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other leaders who did not want the leader of the Shangguan clan to take all the benefits all agreed. The leader of the Shangguan clan knew that these old foxes would do this. It was eight against one. It was not worth it to offend so many clans for Long Chen.
"Since everyone says so, then let's set up a banquet below the mountain. We can also spread the name of brother Jiang and let everyone in the Nine Underworlds know about his heroic deeds."
The crowd applauded.
It would not be easy to make the old fox Shangguan clan spit out Long Chen.
However, for Long Chen, it didn't matter if the banquet was held at the Shangguan Clan or at the foot of the mountain, it wouldn't be a good thing for him. Long Chen thought for a while, then lied, "I'm very grateful for all of your good intentions. However, to be honest with all of you, I still have a very important matter that I haven't finished yet. This matter involves everyone's privacy, and I'm very anxious right now. I wonder if I can go home and finish this matter? I'll definitely pay a visit to all of you in the future to thank all of you."
For the sake of escaping for his life, Long Chen still had some acting skills. His words were very sincere.
All the Family Heads looked at each other in dismay. The purpose of the banquet wasn't to win Long Chen over, but to win him over. If he really had his own secret mission to complete, then they wouldn't be able to force this genius warrior of the Nine Underworlds.
"My master once said that if anyone else obtains the Saints' Fruit, they can go to the Nine Underworlds World to see him," Qin Shi interjected.
Long Chen immediately realized that this was a great opportunity.
The Patriarchs of the Nine Great Clans all wanted to recruit Long Chen, but now that the World Emperor of the Nine Underworlds had already spoken, it was useless for them to compete. If they pushed too hard, they might make Jiang Yunfan, who might become the future World Emperor's disciple, unhappy. Thinking of this, they all felt helpless and didn't force it anymore. They said, "Since Little Brother Jiang has something important to do, then go."
"Thank you, everyone." Long Chen bowed to everyone, then smiled at Qin Shi.
Su Zhe and Qin Shi were both decent people.
It was all thanks to him that Long Chen was able to escape this time.
"Brother Jiang, don't forget about the trip to the Nine Underworlds World," Qin Shi reminded.
"Of course I won't forget."
Long Chen smiled indifferently. He had successfully found an excuse to escape, so he hurriedly prepared to leave. In reality, he knew that the patriarchs were all at the ninth layer of the God Martial realm. The senses of their souls spanned a hundred thousand kilometers, so it was impossible for Long Chen to escape in a short amount of time.
However, Long Chen might not necessarily be able to escape with his Soul Breath. Once he left the Nine Underworlds Demon Mountain, he could directly use it and escape.
After bidding farewell to the Patriarchs of the various families, Long Chen was just about to leave when a startling change occurred.
"Don't go!"
A cold and ear-piercing voice seemed to ring out in Long Chen's ears. A terrifying power acted on Long Chen, suppressing Long Chen's movements. This caused Long Chen to pale in fright. The person who could suppress him in such a short amount of time was at the ninth layer of the God Martial realm at the very least. Just who was it?
Originally, he was about to escape, but he never thought that something like this would happen at the last moment.
"Who is it?"
The patriarchs of the nine great clans were furious. When Long Chen was being controlled, they hurriedly stood in front of Long Chen, cutting off the suppression on Long Chen, and looked to the east angrily. Who dared to suddenly attack in the place where the nine great clans were united? Who was so daring?
In the dark green sky in the east, several beams of light flashed. Three figures rushed to the top of the Nine Underworlds Demon Mountain at an extremely fast speed. The shackles of thunder and lightning couldn't stop them at all.
The bodies of these two people were filled with dense Yin Qi. In fact, their Yin Qi was even denser than that of the heads of the Nine Great Clans. When Long Chen, who was about to break free, saw their faces clearly, his expression changed drastically.
He didn't expect that they would appear here …
There were a total of three people, and they were confronting the patriarchs of the nine great clans. Their auras weren't weak at all. The two people on the left and right were very familiar to Long Chen. They were Yang Kui and Yin Mei, who had chased after Li Xuanji. They were so old that they were almost at the end of their lifespan.
Their strength could compete with the nine great clans of the Nine Underworlds Demon Realm. They were peak figures.
Seeing them, Long Chen was very anxious. In fact, after he dealt with Li Xuanji's matter, he wanted to go back and see what happened to Han Yunxing and the others. Under normal circumstances, Han Yunxing and Nangong Lie wouldn't be defeated by these two old men. Could it be that other experts appeared after Long Chen left?
If that was the case, it would be troublesome. The most terrifying thing was that if a Nirvana Tribulation Realm expert appeared, Han Yunxing and Nangong Lie might not be able to survive. The only thing they could hope for was that the other party wouldn't dare to do anything to them because they were from the True Martial Emperor Palace and the Martial God Palace.
It should be known that the True Martial Emperor Palace was extremely famous.
The combined forces of the Supreme Yin Devil World were probably less than half of the True Martial Emperor Palace.
If one hadn't seen the Martial God Palace, they would never know how powerful the True Martial Emperor Palace was.
Besides Yang Kui and Yin Mei, the one that Long Chen feared the most was a middle-aged man with long black hair. He wore a long black robe, and his eyes were cold and handsome. He looked very charming. His eyes were like a deep lake, filled with cold Qi. People couldn't help but sink into them and freeze their souls.
At this moment, this cold and handsome middle-aged man was sizing up Long Chen.
He was expressionless.
"I was wondering who it was. So, it's Yang Dingtian from the Profound Yin Devil Realm. What are you doing in the Nine Underworlds Demon Realm?"
One of the Nine Great Clans said arrogantly. However, one could tell from his eyes that he was fearful of Yang Dingtian.
"Yang Dingtian."
Long Chen seemed to have heard of this name before. Yang Kui and Yin Mei were accompanying him. Obviously, this Yang Dingtian was the current patriarch of the Yang Family.
Long Chen's eyes narrowed. This middle-aged man was the one who used the God Sealing Coffin to seal Li Xuanji a thousand years ago. He brought her to the Myriad Kingdoms Domain. At the same time, he also brought one of his useless sons to the Myriad Kingdoms Domain. That useless son later became the ancestor of the Yang Family in Baiyang Town.
In other words, this Yang Dingtian could be considered Long Chen's great-grandfather. Long Qinglan had married into the Yang Family, but now that Long Chen's surname was Long, Yang Dingtian could only be considered a great-grandfather at most.
However, in Long Chen's heart, he only recognized the bloodline of his parents. As for this Yang Dingtian, who was many generations away, he had nothing to do with him.