"The Mo Clan."
Lin Batian vaguely remembered this incident, but it had happened a few years ago. At that time, Lin Batian was about the same age as Long Chen and was still practicing martial arts in the Imperial Palace. Therefore, he did not have a deep memory of it. He had only heard about it occasionally.
It was common in the Imperial City to have a whole family executed, so Lin Batian did not pay much attention to it. However, the incident with the Mo Clan had caused quite a stir. After all, the Mo Clan was one of the Four Great Clans. It had been completely wiped out, and the once prosperous clan had instantly turned into hell.
However, no one had expected that an inconspicuous child of the Mo Clan had survived, and that was Mo Xiaolang.
Lin Batian could only shake his head helplessly. Judging from the tone of Long Chen's voice, he knew that Long Chen would not only avenge the Mo Clan, but he would also avenge it in front of the whole world.
"Don't worry, I will definitely pass on your words to my father," Lin Batian said.
"Then it's settled."
Long Chen nodded. He was still not a match for the Sword Emperor, so he still needed a period of time to cultivate in seclusion. When he returned to Bi Yang Imperial City from the Demonic Palace for the first time, he had already achieved the goal he had set. As long as the three great experts of the imperial family were not in the Heaven Ascension Realm, he had already killed them.
His only regret was the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit.
There was another important reason why he had killed the Sword Emperor, and that was that Long Chen had to obtain the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit. Under the terrified gazes of the crowd, Long Chen reminded Lin Batian one last time before jumping off the city gate tower with Xiao Lang. They slowly disappeared from the crowd's sight, heading towards the Snowy Peak Mountains in the north. This was the place that Long Chen had chosen to cultivate.
He did not intend to return to the Demonic Palace for the next period of time, but rather stayed here.
At the start, Long Chen didn't know that he needed to cultivate again. Back then, he thought that with his current strength, he would be able to obtain the Nine Heavens Immortal Spirit Fruit. He didn't think that he would fail. If the Nine Heavens Immortal Spirit Fruit was in the hands of the Sword Emperor, he would have to work even harder if he wanted to obtain it.
When Long Chen's figure gradually disappeared, Lin Batian and the others' tensed bodies finally slumped weakly onto the ground. They looked at each other. Qian Jiang, who was at the eighth level of the Heavenly River Tier, asked, "Should we tell His Majesty about his instructions?"
"Yes, of course we must. Moreover, we must publicize it." Lin Batian said coldly after thinking for a while.
"Why?" Qian Jiang was shocked.
"Don't you think that this Long Chen is a bit too terrifying? Now that Lin Zichen is dead, the throne of the Cangyang Nation will definitely fall into my hands. Moreover, Long Chen is from the Demonic Palace, and my strength is far inferior to his. When that time comes, how can I be a match for him? Moreover, have you forgotten that the Emperor Sword is still in his hands? This is the symbol of the Imperial Family, how could it be in his hands?" Lin Batian analyzed.
"In other words, we must make His Majesty fear him enough, value him, and make everyone fear him. This way, His Majesty will be more determined to kill Long Chen."
"Of course. However, even if he only knows that Lin Zichen has been killed, I'm afraid that the killing intent in my father's heart will surpass mine …" With Lin Zichen's death, Lin Batian was now the most favored prince. In truth, he was feeling quite proud of himself.
"Your Highness, if Long Chen really comes to the Imperial City one day, do you think he will be a match for His Majesty?" Qian Jiang was already frightened by Long Chen. "Of course.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who do you think my father is? He is the strongest man in the Cangyang Kingdom. Although Long Chen is not bad, he is still too young. How can he be compared to my father who has experienced hundreds of battles? Are you out of your mind?" Lin Batian looked at him speechlessly and scolded.
"Yes, yes."
Qian Jiang quickly nodded and bowed. He had no choice but to do so. Now that Lin Batian was about to become the most powerful person, he had to put in some effort to curry favor with him.
"Return to the palace." Lin Batian looked in the direction that Long Chen had disappeared and ordered.
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Soon, Long Chen arrived at the Snowy Peak Mountains. This place was closer to the north, and the weather was still a little cold. It was obvious that this place was covered with snow during the winter, but now that summer had arrived, the snow had basically melted into rivers. Rivers flowed through the Snowy Peak Mountains and flowed towards the east.
Long Chen quickly found a beautiful grassland surrounded by beautiful shrubs. In front of him was a clear river with fishes and shrimps playing in it. It was a very beautiful scene.
"Little Xi, actually, I also want to rely on refining blood to reach the ninth level of the Heavenly River Tier, but unfortunately, there are basically no strong demonic beasts around the Cangyang Nation. Moreover, Heaven Rank demonic beasts are definitely one level stronger than Earth Rank demonic beasts. I don't know if Xiao Lang and I can defeat them together."
"In other words, I can only concentrate on cultivation."
Ling Xi fluttered in the midst of this beautiful grassland. Then, she suddenly jumped in front of Long Chen and blinked her large eyes.
"That's the only way."
"Are there enough Heaven River Pills?"
"From the Demonic Palace, I've already brought out enough Heaven River Pills for me to reach the ninth level of the Heavenly River Tier. Now, I just need to wait for my Qi to catch up."
Long Chen paused, then said, "But don't worry, Little Xi. I will definitely get the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit as soon as possible."
Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit again.
Lingxi forced a smile, but there was a hint of worry in her smile.
For Long Chen, who knew what would happen if the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit was in the hands of the Sword Emperor, so he was actually under a lot of pressure. After talking with Lingxi for a while, he immersed himself in cultivation. At this time, out of the 18 Heavenly Rivers in his body, he had already condensed 16 of them. The remaining two star veins were still empty.
Long Chen needed to cultivate non-stop, so he could only condense the last two Heavenly Rivers.
At this point, Long Chen could clearly feel how difficult it was to cultivate. Previously, his rapid improvement was mostly due to his heaven-defying ability to refine his blood into Qi. Now that he didn't have a target to refine his blood into Qi, it was very difficult for him to improve his cultivation base.
"Looks like the Cangyang Nation is no longer suitable for me. When I find the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit, I'll let Lingxi recover her body, and then I'll take her to a wider world."
This was Long Chen's beautiful wish. As for the wider world, Long Chen already understood it.
In the Myriad Kingdom Territory, there were tens of thousands of small countries like the Cangyang Nation. Surrounded by these countries, there were ten transcendent superpowers. These ten superpowers were hundreds or thousands of times stronger than the Cangyang Nation. The Cangyang Nation only had one Reaching Heaven Realm expert, but there were as many as dogs in the ten superpowers.
These ten superpowers were called the Ten Great Sacred Dynasties. Each of the Ten Great Sacred Dynasties had thousands of subordinate countries. There were strong and weak subordinate countries, and a subordinate country like the Cangyang Nation could only be considered as one of the weakest. From this, it could be seen how huge the legendary Dragon Sacrificial Continent was.
The Cangyang Nation was a subordinate country of the Divine Wushu Sage Dynasty, one of the Ten Great Sacred Dynasties. He had even heard from Zhao Qingyun that there was a special formation that led to the Divine Item Dynasty somewhere in the Cangyang Nation. Long Chen had never thought of leaving the Cangyang Nation. Now, he suddenly thought of asking Zhao Qingyun what the special formation that led to the Divine Item Dynasty was the next time he saw him.
Actually, Long Chen felt quite pressured about Lingxi, because he knew that Lingxi and Li Xuanji's hometown shouldn't be in the Myriad Kingdom Territory or the Ten Great Sacred Dynasties. Judging from Lingxi, the people there might be more terrifying than the Ten Great Sacred Dynasties. It wouldn't be easy for Long Chen to marry Lingxi openly in the future.
Of course, this was a matter for a long time in the future. Long Chen didn't think too much about it at the moment, and directly immersed himself in cultivation.
However, the cultivation of the ninth level of the Heavenly River Tier was much more difficult than he had imagined. After cultivating for more than half a month, it seemed like he didn't make much progress. Long Chen finally understood why a genius like Lin Zichen could only reach the ninth level of the Heavenly River Tier after cultivating for more than ten years, while he, Long Chen, had only cultivated for less than a year.
"The path of cultivation is a gradual cycle, and it's incomparably difficult. Looks like I have underestimated this path. My path of cultivation has always been too smooth. However, I, Long Chen, am strong because I can rise faster than others. It's the same for Xiao Lang."
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed. Who knew what kind of storm Long Chen's matter would cause in the Imperial City? The only thing that Long Chen was concerned about was whether the Nine Heavens Celestial Fruit was still there or not.
This was the most important goal that Long Chen had fought all the way from Origin Spirit City to Bi Yang Imperial City.
Time passed gradually, but his cultivation didn't improve quickly. This made Long Chen a little depressed, and he spoke much less normally. Basically, he was working hard 24 hours a day. Seeing him working so hard, Lingxi was even more timid, and didn't dare to say what was on her mind to Long Chen.
"Up until now, almost a month has passed, and I've only completed about a quarter of the progress. In other words, if I want to reach the ninth level of the Heavenly River Tier, I'll still need another four months. To others, this speed of mine is very fast, but to me, it's still too slow …"
Seeing the faint anxiety that appeared in Long Chen's eyes, Lingxi bit her lip, and suddenly made a decision. "Chen, why don't I teach you a high level Heaven Tier Battle Technique? I originally wanted to teach you when you reached the Heaven Ascension Tier, but your comprehension ability is extraordinary, so perhaps you're almost there by now."
Lingxi's words instantly made Long Chen overjoyed. High level Heaven Tier, even the Demonic Dao Sovereign Sword of the Demon Emperor Sword Dao was only at the elementary level of Heaven Tier. Just how heaven-defying would the high level Heaven Tier Battle Technique that Lingxi taught him be?
"Little Xi, I really love you too much. Tell me quickly, just what kind of battle technique is it? It's actually a high level Heaven Tier Battle Technique." Long Chen stopped cultivating, and asked rather impatiently.
"Do you still remember the Heaven Raising Sword Prison that I used in the Star Demon Prison? This high level Heaven Tier Battle Technique belongs to the same secret manual as the Heaven Raising Sword Prison, but it's even more helpful to you. The name of this technique is called the Heaven Punishment Sword Formation."
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