"Someone wanted to harm my father, so I killed him. This is a matter of course. If you want to blame someone, blame it on a certain useless grandson. To think that he claimed to be the number one disciple of the Heavenly Demon Palace. He's really not enough to kill," Long Chen said mockingly as he kept his Star Sword.
"Who are you calling a grandson?"
Third Demon Elder was anxious. Yang Danfeng was dead, so he must get back what he lost today. When he was about to speak, First Demon Elder stopped him. Third Demon Elder was stunned. He followed his senior brother's eyes and looked at Zhao Qingyun. At this time, Zhao Qingyun's eyes were unprecedentedly gloomy.
"He's angry." Third Demon Elder was surprised.
"Let's go."
First Demon Elder said casually and then turned to leave. Second Demon Elder immediately followed him. Only Third Demon Elder was stunned for a while. Then he gave Long Chen a fierce look and turned to leave.
"Brother, why did you let it go so easily?" Third Demon Elder asked anxiously after walking for a while.
First Demon Elder looked ahead coldly and said nothing. Only Second Demon Elder explained to him, "Third Brother, didn't you hear what Zhao Qingyun said? I'm afraid he has already arrived at the scene. He has seen our plans with his own eyes. What's the use of quibbling? Quibbling will only make Zhao Qingyun despise us more. We openly went against him. If he didn't take the overall situation into consideration, we would have been killed long ago for the sake of our hard work to maintain Heavenly Devil Palace."
Second Demon Elder's words enlightened Third Demon Elder. Then his eyes darkened and he said, "I'm not reconciled to Danfeng's death. I've trained him for 20 years to compete for the next Palace Master. Now he's gone. I'm really distressed."
"What's the use of distressed? Who knew that Long Chen was so evil? But I have a big question in my mind. How did Long Chen know that something would happen to Dongfang Xuanxiao?" Second Demon Elder's face did not look so good.
At this time, the First Demon Elder who was walking in front said, "There must be a traitor among us. He must have told Long Chen."
"Traitor? Who? That night, there were only six of us. It's impossible for the three of us to be the traitor. Yang Jun hates Long Chen to the bone, and it's also impossible. As for Xiao Yu … Big Brother, you mean Xiao Yu?"
Second Demon Elder had a bad feeling. Hearing First Demon Elder's words, his thoughts were verified. Second Demon Elder's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"As her master, you should know what Xiao Yu is thinking. She has never liked Alchemy Mount. It seems that our forceful matchmaking has put her in a difficult position." The First Demon Elder stopped and looked up at the starry sky outside.
"It's Little Yu. That bastard, how dare she frame her own people. She deserves to die. I'm going to kill her right now." The Third Demon Elder's face was ferocious, and he was about to leave without saying anything.
"Stop."
The First Demon Elder scolded and said, "Third Brother, can you use your brain? You're not young anymore. Now that Alchemy Mount is dead and Yang Jun is a good-for-nothing, Xiao Yu is our only trump card. Without her, the Demon Emperor Sword will inevitably fall into the hands of Long Chen. Not only can we not touch Xiao Yu, but we have to train her well."
"But, this is not fair to Alchemy Mount." The Third Demon Elder was a little puzzled.
"Who said that I can't torture her if I want to train her? It seems that she has a good impression of Long Chen. Young girls are easily confused by those illusory dreams. It's time to teach Xiao Yu what is most important. Let's go back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them continued talking and walked toward the direction of Sanmo City.
Yang Danfeng's death was a huge blow to them, but it did not mean that they had stopped. On the contrary, they would be more aggressive.
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At this time, Long Chen, Zhao Qingyun, and the others had already followed Dongfang Xuanxiao to the Small Bamboo Garden. Zhao Qingyun did not want to make the matter public, so Long Chen took care of the bodies in front of the Small Bamboo Garden. However, the damaged bamboos could not be restored in a short time.
"It's a pity that these bamboos are destroyed." Zhao Xuanxiao shook his head.
"As long as he's fine, everything will be fine. Ming 'er, I really thought that we wouldn't be able to survive tonight. It's all thanks to Chen' er …" Dongfang Xuanxiao looked at Long Chen with joy. It was all thanks to Long Chen that he was still able to stand here. Back at the Nine Demon Mountain, he had never imagined that this outsider brat would actually grow to such an extent.
Even Zhao Qingyun was a little impressed that Long Chen was able to defeat Yang Danfeng. He said, "Looks like this is the strength you used to defeat Song Zhong City. Very good. As long as you keep this up, your chances of obtaining the Demon Emperor Sword are very high."
The purpose of coming to the Heaven Demon Palace was to obtain the three secret manuals and to cultivate to at least the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier. Now, he was only one step away from achieving these two things. After completing these two things, Long Chen already had the preliminary strength to fight his way back to Bi Yang Imperial City.
"They probably won't spread the news about what happened tonight, so try not to spread it either. As for Yang Danfeng, just let him disappear."
To tell the truth, Zhao Qingyun was actually very angry today. If Long Chen hadn't killed Yang Danfeng, he would probably have made a move himself. In the Heavenly Devil Palace, Zhao Qingyun was like a lion. The little kittens and puppies in front of him were bouncing around, and no matter how much trouble they caused, he didn't care. But these little kittens and puppies actually had designs on his cub, how could Zhao Qingyun not be angry?
If it were not for the overall situation of the Heaven Demon Palace, he would have even beaten up the three great demon elders today. Zhao Qingyun did not believe that the three great demon elders would not participate in such a ruthless plan.
"Chen, I have no enmity with Yang Danfeng. Why did he attack us?" Dongfang Xuanxiao asked.
Long Chen laughed bitterly and said, "Foster Father, I actually implicated you this time. I can be considered to have stolen the second level of Yang Danfeng's Great Demon Seed Art of Dao and Heart. He can't touch me, so I'm afraid he wants to kill you to vent his anger."
"It's not just that."
Zhao Qingyun shook his head and said, "I think this should have been decided by the three great demon elders first. They should be worried about the Demon Emperor Sword, so they want to mess up Long Chen's mind before the fight for the Demon Emperor Sword. They want you to make mistakes and then lose to their juniors in the fight for the Demon Emperor Sword. After all, the Demon Emperor Sword is too important to the Heaven Demon Palace. Seeing that you have just arrived here, it is normal for them to treat you as an outsider."
"That should be the case. However, his methods are truly too despicable. Furthermore, he clearly doesn't have you in his eyes at all." Long Chen nodded his head.
"The reason why they are taking such a risk is probably because they want their disciple to become the next Palace Lord." Zhao Qingyun smiled helplessly.
"The next Palace Lord? Aren't you still alive?" Long Chen said with a smile.
"No matter how powerful a person is, they will grow old. Sooner or later, I will have to give up my position as Palace Lord to someone else. You should not know, but the rule of our Heaven Demon Palace is that whoever obtains the three great secret manuals, successfully cultivates them, and successfully controls the Demon Emperor Sword will become the next Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace. Long Chen, with the speed of your cultivation, you can naturally learn the Demon Emperor Sword Way. So now you only lack the Demon Emperor Sword. This is the reason why others are afraid of you."
"Huh." Long Chen was stunned. To be honest, he had no intention of becoming the Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace.
"Of course, if you are unwilling, no one will force you. However, the Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace has power and status above millions of people. I directly control three counties of the Cangyang Kingdom. In the entire Cangyang Kingdom, the only one who has more power than the Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace is the king of the royal family. Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace, you have tens of thousands of Sky Demon disciples at your disposal, and no less than a hundred thousand outer sect disciples all over the Cangyang Kingdom. You directly control a small part of the Cangyang Kingdom, and one day, you can even lead the Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace to overthrow the rule of the royal family.
Are you willing to take up such a position? "Long Chen could see that Zhao Qingyun was actually trying to persuade Long Chen to be the next Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace. After all, Long Chen was now his disciple, and he was also a junior that he liked and even admired.
"That's right, Chen 'er, you can take over from now on. With your protection, us husband and wife will live comfortably here. No one will bully us, right?" Xuan Ke said in a rare joke.
Only Dongfang Xuanxiao didn't say anything, because he understood Long Chen.
As expected, Long Chen smiled and said, "Master, I promise you that I will kill those who are ranked in the royal family, Sword Emperor, Sword Demon, and Lin Zichen. As for whether or not I can overthrow the royal family, it will depend on your subsequent attacks. As for the position of Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace, do you think I will be willing to stay here?"
Long Chen looked at Zhao Qingyun and said with a smile that wasn't a smile.
"Haha, I know that you are arrogant and don't care about this position. However, this is a good thing, so I won't force you."
Zhao Qingyun suddenly smiled. Actually, he understood Long Chen. With Long Chen's current speed of rise, his future could only be described as limitless. A mere Palace Lord of Heaven Demon Palace was far from his end. All he needed was time.
Dongfang Xuanxiao also smiled because this was just as he had guessed.
"Today, let's not talk about our master and disciple relationship. The three of us are men, one old, one young, and one middle-aged. We don't have any blood relations, but we are able to sit here and call each other father and son. This is fate. In order to celebrate your survival, the three of us will drink to our heart's content. Ke 'er, prepare some wine."
"Father-in-law, I'm here. Ke 'er is pregnant, so she should go rest," Dongfang Xuanxiao said hurriedly.
"No, how can I miss such a happy occasion?" Xuan Ke smiled mischievously and winked at Dongfang Xuanxiao.
"You're going to be a mother soon, but you're still pretending to be cute? How disrespectful," Dongfang Xuanxiao joked.
"Scoundrel." Xuan Ke punched Dongfang Xuanxiao's shoulder a few times with a sweet expression on his face.
Seeing this, Long Chen suddenly felt a little touched.
He knew that this happiness was what he wanted to protect with his life.
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Thank you for your support. I've received more than 50 blessings for my wife's birthday. 20 chapters will be released on January 1st. I'll be writing like crazy in the next few days, so please look forward to it. Also, I'm going to the main website to participate in the Breaking Week event.