The Zhenwu Emperor.
The first to react was the Second Supreme Elder. He held a high position and knew who the name "Sovereign Emperor" referred to. At first, his mind was in a mess. He did not know what was going on. However, when he saw the First Supreme Elder's stern gaze, he finally understood.
The Zhenwu Emperor summoned Long Chen.
Indeed, he managed to reach the Nirvana Tribulation Realm at such a young age. There might not even be a genius of this level in the entire Martial God Palace. This Long Chen had already soared to the sky. To think that the Second Supreme Elder had gone against Long Chen. The Martial God Palace could not wait to nurture such a genius. Why would they kill such a genius for him?
"Sovereign Emperor …" The Second Supreme Elder's eyes filled with despair.
"Do you understand now?"
Seeing the Second Supreme Elder's despair, Long Chen understood what was going on. If he did not act decisively and let some people live, they would bring trouble to himself or the people around him. The Second Supreme Elder was the instigator of the Punishment Hall's unhealthy atmosphere. Sparing him would only cause more people to suffer.
"Just kill me." Tears of despair flowed down the Second Supreme Elder's cheeks.
Amid the despair, Long Chen killed the Second Supreme Elder with the God Killing Sword without saying anything.
Long Chen tossed the Second Supreme Elder's corpse to the side of the Punishment Hall. Then, he looked at the countless cultivators who were retreating in horror. Today, Long Chen had already become their nightmare.
Long Chen sheathed the sword in his hand and said in a clear voice, "From today onwards, I will enter the Martial God Palace. However, I do not wish for my Evil Dragon Palace's disciples to suffer any harm. If anyone comes looking for trouble, don't blame me for being impolite. Of course, my Evil Dragon Palace is not a tyrant. If anyone dares to use my name to commit crimes, you can report it to Shentu Hong."
He finished speaking. In fact, he did not need to say anything else. Today's actions and the Zhenwu Emperor summoning him had already frightened everyone.
The Zhenwu Heavenly Emperor was the god of the Zhenwu Emperor Palace. To be summoned by the Zhenwu Heavenly Emperor, Long Chen was destined to achieve meteoric success. Everyone would be envious of him. For Long Chen to have such a fortuitous encounter, it could only be said that he had already become a super expert of the new generation. To a divine dragon like him, the 3,000 palaces were too small a lake.
The First Supreme Elder stood up at this time and said, "I've seen the gist of the matter. I've been focusing on cultivation for the past few years, and I've handed over the responsibility to the other Supreme Elders. As a result, the Punishment Hall has lost its impartiality. I apologize for my negligence. From now on, I'll make the Punishment Hall a truly just organization that handles matters according to the rules. Today's matter is a lesson. Long Chen is a peerless genius of our True Martial Emperor Palace. He has already been summoned by the True Martial Emperor.
Hearing these words, the strong were flustered, while the weak were filled with hope. The Three Thousand Great Palaces were finally going to be reformed, becoming a just and fair place. This was an extremely good thing, and the person who was going to change this was Long Chen …
Everyone looked at this youth with envy and awe.
"We can set off now," Wenren Jingtao said with a ferocious smile.
"Senior, goodbye."
Long Chen said respectfully to the First Supreme Elder. He believed that this elder would manage the Three Thousand Halls well.
The First Supreme Elder said guiltily, "Come back to the Three Thousand Halls when you have time. I still need you to supervise me. I have been too lazy these years. Haha …"
After bidding farewell to the First Supreme Elder and the Evil Dragon Palace disciples who were looking at him with admiration, Long Chen set off for the Martial God Palace.
Accompanying him was the Martial Fanatic Nangong Lie. Long Chen had not seen him for a long time. After he set off, he had been with Nangong Lie. Although he had become stronger after going to Nine Star Primal Chaos City, Nangong Lie and Han Yunxing would always be his seniors. If not for them, Long Chen would not have reached this step.
"I really didn't expect that in just one year, you've already reached this level. You've already surpassed us. This speed of improvement is truly unparalleled."
However, Long Chen still felt that it was slow, but he did not say it out loud.
Wenren Jingtao led the way. He had chatted a lot with Long Chen along the way, so he gave the opportunity to Nangong Lie today.
As he chatted with Nangong Lie, Long Chen mentioned Han Yunxing. He asked, "Why is Uncle Han not here today?"
Nangong Lie's expression changed at the mention of Han Yunxing.
Long Chen sensed that something was wrong. He quickly asked in a deep voice, "Uncle Nangong, what happened to Uncle Han?"
Nangong Lie had a conflicted and angry expression as he said, "Old Han is missing. I have been looking for him for two months, but I could not find him. When I heard that you were coming back, I rushed over to tell you about this. It is not convenient today. I will tell you in detail when the time comes. Go and see the Emperor first. When you come back, I will tell you the whole story."
Long Chen was startled, and his anger burned.
Someone actually touched Han Yunxing.
With Han Yunxing's current realm, of course, he would not leave without saying goodbye. Nangong Lie was his old brother for many years. Nangong Lie would definitely know what happened between the two of them. Now that Han Yunxing was missing … The so-called disappearance was most likely due to an accident.
However, he was not sure yet. Long Chen quickly calmed himself down. He did not dare to jump to a conclusion too quickly. There might be other reasons, but it was not optimistic. The Zhenwu Great Emperor was waiting for him. Han Yunxing had been missing for two months. After seeing the Zhenwu Great Emperor, Long Chen had to immediately ask him what was going on …
"If someone else did something, I will make sure they die without a complete corpse," Long Chen said to Nangong Lie with a cold gaze.
Nangong Lie nodded. He was originally hot-tempered, but he could hold it in this time. It seemed like his position in the Martial God Palace was not high. That made sense. Most of the people in the Martial God Palace were Nirvana Tribulation Realm experts. The two of them at the Martial Path Great Perfection could only be considered to be in the middle. They were only stronger than some genius youths.
The Martial God Palace was on the other side of the Imperial Star. However, the three of them were very fast. Soon, they passed by the Divine Palace, Punishment Hall, and other buildings. As Long Chen was talking to Nangong Lie, he looked up. The Martial God Palace, which was surrounded by the 99 Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns, was very close.
Each of the 99 Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns was incomparably huge, soaring into the sky.
They formed a circle, completely surrounding the Martial God Palace. On each of these ninety-nine golden Demon Suppressing Pillars, there were nine five-clawed golden dragons carved on them. They coiled around the Demon Suppressing Pillars, looking mighty and domineering. Between the golden Demon Suppressing Pillars, there were five different colors of lightning connected. They were gold, green, red, blue, and black. These five colors of lightning formed a huge net, completely surrounding the Martial God Palace.
Standing in front of the 99 Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns, Long Chen felt the power of heaven and earth. His legs trembled uncontrollably. It seemed like the Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns were more complicated than he had imagined. They were arranged in a mysterious formation. Each Golden Demon Imprisonment Column contained a majestic power. As the name suggested, it seemed like they were suppressing some kind of demon.
"These 99 Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns have existed for a very long time. They are the symbol of my True Martial Emperor Palace. When I was young, the Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns were no different than they are now. It is rumored that there is a secret in these Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns. This secret is only known to the Emperor and the three Martial Saints," Wenren Jingtao said ruefully.
Then, he looked at Long Chen and said, "It seems like this is your first time coming to the Martial God Palace."
Long Chen nodded and said, "This junior knows nothing about the Martial God Palace."
"In that case … let me introduce you. However, you have to follow me into the Martial God Palace first." Wenren Jingtao laughed heartily.
In front of them, between the two Golden Demon Imprisonment Columns, there was a five-colored gate. The gate was strictly guarded. Normally, no one from the 3,000 palaces could enter the Martial God Palace without permission. Wenren Jingtao was a famous person in the Martial God Palace. Today, he had brought Long Chen to meet the True Martial Emperor. This had caused a huge commotion in the Martial God Palace. Now, the Martial God Palace was bustling with activity, waiting for Long Chen's arrival.
As Wenren Jingtao walked, he introduced, "The Martial God Palace is actually a pagoda with 99 floors. The area of each floor decreases with the increase in level. The first floor is very large, about 150 kilometers in diameter. Everyone in the Martial God Palace lives in this pagoda. This pagoda is called the Five Elements Clear Sky Pagoda. According to legend, it is the best Medial Era Dao Tool of my True Martial Emperor Palace. It is even close to the Ancient Era. It is a Medial Era Dao Tool with nine perfect dao patterns. It is only one step away from an Ancient Era Dao Tool. However, this is only a rumor. I have lived in this Five Elements Clear Sky Pagoda for tens of thousands of years, but I have never seen any Dao Tool in it."
Long Chen had not seen the Five Elements Clear Sky Pagoda yet, but he was very curious. A Medial Era Dao Tool turned into a building. If it was real, it must be extraordinary.
A Dao Tool with nine dao patterns was the most precious treasure in the Three Regions and Nine Realms. Long Chen's God Slaying Sword had killed so many experts and Dao Tools, but it only had two dao patterns. The strongest Dao Tool he had ever seen was the Lingwu Sword Master's twin swords. They had eight dao patterns and were known as divine swords that could split the heavens and earth.
Wenren Jingtao saw that he was curious, so he continued, "The Emperor lives on the top floor of the Five Elements Clear Sky Pagoda. Only the Emperor and the three Martial Venerables can go there. No one else has the right to go there. Today, you have the right. When you enter the Five Elements Clear Sky Pagoda, my ancestor, Wenren Xi, will bring you to see the True Martial Emperor."
"The three Martial Venerables." Long Chen was confused.
Wenren Jingtao smiled and said, "The Sword Spirit Emperor Palace has four Sword Masters, and the True Martial Emperor Palace has three Martial Venerables. The three Martial Venerables lead the three factions of the Martial God Palace. The ancestor of the Wenren Family, Wenren Xi, is one of the three Martial Venerables. Your Uncle Nangong, Huang Yu, and the others are all martial artists of Wenren Xi's faction."
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After this chapter, I have paid back the 33 chapters I owed last time. During the explosive update week, I have received one chapter. I will pay it back tomorrow.
This month, I've updated 380,000 words, of which 100,000 words were written in bursts. Some readers might think that a dozen or so days are considered bursts of chapters, but let me tell you, before I started writing, three chapters were considered bursts of chapters. There's a limit to how much a person can do in a day, unless they have a stockpile of manuscripts. However, I don't have a single chapter. Under normal circumstances, if I write for 10 hours a day, I can at most write four chapters. The four chapters I write every day are not automatically generated by the computer, but I work hard from 8 am to 10 pm.