Long Chen didn't know how many times he had changed residences, but because Dongfang Xuanxiao and the others were here, he felt like home.
As soon as they entered the residence and closed the door, Lingxi impatiently came out of the Lingxi Sword. A tiny figure appeared in front of Long Chen, swaying non-stop. Long Chen hadn't experienced such a scene in a long time.
Long Chen gently placed the unconscious Xiao Lang on the soft bed, while Lingxi watched obediently.
"Big Brother Chen, I want you to hug me to sleep …" Ling Xi said in a slightly distressed manner. She was already used to that method. Now that it had suddenly changed back to this, she felt a little uncomfortable and uncomfortable in her heart.
"Don't worry, I will kill my way back to Bi Yang Imperial City in three months. The Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit is something I must obtain." Long Chen stretched out his palm and let Lingxi rest on it.
"Mm."
Ling Xi nodded her head solemnly and said, "Big Brother Chen, I'm actually fine. I just miss the feeling of having a body. However, the current me has a lot of soul power. Furthermore, there are many spiritual medicines in the Heavenly Demon Palace. I don't have to worry about my life fading away. Furthermore, I can help you a lot. Little Xi, do you like the current me better than the previous me who was just a burden?"
"I will like you no matter what you become, but I don't like others making decisions for me. This time, Lin Zichen forced you to give up the Mysterious Heaven Jade Lotus. Next time, I must take his life," Long Chen said indifferently as he looked at the starry sky outside the window.
"Big Brother Chen, I think that what your master said makes sense. On the path of cultivation, one's temperament is very important. If you are a little more calm, it might be better for you," Ling Xi said softly as she sat on Long Chen's shoulder.
Long Chen nodded.
"However, I can't waste this Single-Horned Rhinoceros King. I'm currently at the fourth level of the Heavenly River Tier, and in the Heavenly Demon Palace, it's really not enough. Who knows, if someone provokes me, I might even be humiliated."
The One-horned Rhinoceros King was a greeting gift from Zhao Qingyun to Long Chen. Long Chen directly used Blood Refinement to Qi on the One-horned Rhinoceros King's beast blood. A seventh-tier Earth Tier demonic beast only allowed his True Qi to return to the fifth level of the Heavenly River Tier. There was still some distance from his peak of the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier.
Long Chen pondered, "Blood Sacrifice is truly a Heaven-defying magic ability. In the future, I will definitely have to use it sparingly. Otherwise, my cultivation base will continue to fall. Unless I am in a life or death situation, I will definitely not use it."
'This time, I'm going to try to cultivate steadily and see if I can reach the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier. Also, I've condensed the Heavenly River quickly during this period of time. I have to find a place outside that's close to starlight and slowly consolidate my previous cultivation.'
'Isn't the peak of Mount Emperor Demon the closest place to starlight?' Lingxi tilted her head and thought.
'Little Xi, you are really too smart. Tomorrow, I will ask Master if I can go up there to cultivate. From today onwards, I will settle down and focus on cultivation until I have the ability to deal with Lin Zichen, or even the ability to become the strongest person in Cangyang Country.' Long Chen's heart was filled with passion.
In the midst of cultivation, time gradually passed. When it was almost daybreak, Long Chen realized that Xiao Lang finally had some movement. Xiao Lang's awakening made him exceptionally excited. These days, Lingxi had also treated Xiao Lang as her younger brother. Now that Xiao Lang had woken up, she was also very excited. Relying on the communication of their souls, Lingxi told Xiao Lang everything that had happened after Xiao Lang had fallen into a coma. Only then did Xiao Lang know why he was here.
From Lingxi's words, Long Chen also knew that Xiao Lang's burning of the Flame of Life had caused a lot of negative effects on him. At least, his strength had dropped from the fifth level of the Earth Rank to the fourth level of the Earth Rank.
Long Chen and Xiao Lang were actually very similar in many aspects. The combination of refining blood into Qi and blood sacrifice was similar to the upgrade of Xiao Lang's Flame of Life and Devouring Flame. However, Long Chen was superior to Xiao Lang because he used the blood sacrifice to increase his strength dramatically, at the cost of a drop in level. On the other hand, Xiao Lang's life was in danger.
Afraid that Xiao Lang would act impulsively again, Long Chen could only say this to him seriously, "In the future, if you burn the Flame of Life again, I will not recognize you as my brother."
Xiao Lang nodded a little awkwardly.
"These Flame Essences are all yours. Moreover, I will tell you a good news. After a period of time, we will enter a place called the Evolving Fire Vein. There are a lot of Flame Essences there, and there are also a lot of fire attribute high-level demon beasts. So, Xiao Lang, the opportunity for you to improve quickly and even far surpass me has arrived." Long Chen said with some excitement.
Xiao Lang's eyes widened. He was obviously very excited. And the Flame Essences that Long Chen already had in his hands made him even more excited.
It could be said that if this Evolving Fire Vein really existed, it was simply Xiao Lang's heaven.
"However, the premise is that my strength can rank in the top ten among the disciples of the Heavenly Devil Palace," Long Chen said.
At this time, Lingxi and Xiao Lang talked for a while. Then, Lingxi bared her fangs and brandished her claws at Long Chen, saying, "Chen, Xiao Lang wants you to work hard. If he can't go to the Evolving Fire Vein, he will not want you as his brother anymore."
Long Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Xiao Lang was counter-attacking him.
However, the feeling of working hard together was really good …
Seeing that Lingxi had become more lively, Long Chen realized that he had been wrong to ask Lingxi to maintain the body of the Mysterious Sky Jade Lotus. Now, Lingxi could really help Long Chen. Therefore, she should be more happy and carefree, instead of being a useless person and becoming a burden to Long Chen.
"Little Xi, I'm sorry. I haven't considered your own opinion," Long Chen said seriously.
"What? I don't know what you are talking about. Xiao Lang, let's go and play. Let's ignore this guy who wants to cultivate."
… …
Long Chen's days in the Heavenly Devil Palace were peaceful. His life became very monotonous. Because of Zhao Qingyun's permission, he basically didn't go back to the Blue Cloud Residence. Instead, he stayed at the peak of the Emperor Demon Mountain day and night. Usually, he would cultivate at the peak of the Emperor Demon Mountain. Every once in a while, he would go down to see Dongfang Xuanxiao and Xuan Ke and accompany Dongfang Xuanxiao.
Apart from this, Long Chen did not even go to other places in the Heaven Devil Palace. His silhouette flashed in the Devil Hall, and then just like Zhao Qingyun, he appeared and disappeared like a ghost, disappearing from everyone's vision. Time slowly passed, and if it wasn't for someone occasionally bringing up such a joke about having connections, the people of the Heaven Devil Palace would have almost forgotten about him.
Regarding this disdain, Long Chen had heard it once when he passed by. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was originally Long Chen. Obviously, people thought that he had impersonated Long Chen because of Xuan Xiao and became the direct disciple of the Heavenly Devil Palace Master. This really made him speechless. However, recently, Long Chen had been taking care of his body and mind, suppressing the murderous intent in his heart. He learned a lot from Zhao Qingyun's calm attitude, which made him more broad-minded. He had already learned to laugh at such slander.
There were many things that didn't need to be explained. When Long Chen really soared, everyone would be blinded by his brilliance.
At the place closest to the starlight, he cultivated the Heavenly River Tier. Days and nights passed. The 18 galaxies rotated above Long Chen's head. Not only did Long Chen's cultivation level advance towards the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier, but he also firmly consolidated the Heavenly River in the first five levels, making his foundation even more solid.
The peak of Mount Demon Emperor was surrounded by clouds and mist. Not a single blade of grass grew. Looking down from this place, one could see the scenery of thousands of miles. The city below, in Long Chen's eyes, was only the size of a palm. This showed how high Long Chen's current position was.
Day and night, Long Chen was immersed in cultivation, and Lingxi accompanied him as always. As for Xiao Lang, he didn't need to cultivate anymore. After swallowing nearly 20 Refined Fire Essences, his strength returned to the fifth level of the Earth Tier, which was the same as Long Chen's fifth level of the Heavenly River Tier. Moreover, like Long Chen, he was also very close to the sixth level.
All the mountains looked small.
Long Chen stood up in the strong wind at the peak of the mountain, his clothes fluttering in the wind.
A month had passed. At this time, his expression was even more reserved. Faint starlight flowed in his eyes and skin, and the redness in his eyes gradually faded, allowing him to regain his clarity.
After going through that crazy road of life and death, coupled with the meticulous cultivation on Mount Demon Emperor, Long Chen's temperament had once again taken a big step forward.
"However, you finally understand and have learned. With your current progress, you will soon reach the sixth level of the Heavenly River Tier." This was Zhao Qingyun's evaluation of him.
On this day, Long Chen completely finished his cultivation and returned to Heaven Demon Palace. He first met with Dongfang Xuanxiao for a while, then reported to Zhao Qingyun, and planned to continue to the peak of Mount Demon Emperor.
He wasn't afraid of tiredness and boredom. Basically, with Xiao Lang and Lingxi accompanying him, these things didn't exist.
After leaving Heaven Demon Palace, not long after Long Chen walked, he discovered that there were people in front of him. He didn't want to be nosy, but the things in front of him seemed to be a bit too much.
"Brat, quickly lick us clean, lick us one by one. Stick up your butt and let us lick it. If you don't lick us clean, we brothers will make your butt blossom today."
"Yes, lick Big Brother until he's comfortable. If Big Brother is happy, he might even reward you with some Heavenly River Pills."
Long Chen saw a row of Heaven Demon Palace disciples standing in front of them, and in front of them, a young man dressed as a servant disciple was kneeling. This young man was crying and begging for mercy, but seeing the tough attitude of the other party, it was probably useless even if he begged …