In that instant, Long Chen's speed increased by several folds. At the same time, he used the first level of the Spirit Devouring Demon Eyes, which he had not used for a long time.
The Spirit Devouring Demon Eyes was a skill taught to him by Li Xuanji. Long Chen had only scratched the surface of the skill, and it was already very useful. Especially the third level of the Spirit Devouring Demon Eyes, which allowed him to ignore everything in the surroundings and only see the soul, it was very useful for Long Chen.
And the first level of the Spirit Devouring Demon Eyes could also be very effective in a fight. At that moment, Jiang Cheng was looking at Long Chen's eyes in shock. In Long Chen's bloodshot eyes, a faint "Spirit Devouring Demon Eyes" was faintly discernible. Jiang Cheng was trying his best to retreat, wanting to shake off the lunatic Long Chen first before attacking.
However, at this moment, he suddenly saw that Long Chen's figure had become extremely blurry. It was as if he was about to disappear. His surroundings seemed to have become extremely strange. It was as if there was a vortex in front of him that was sucking him in.
"How can this be?" Jiang Cheng felt depressed.
And at that moment, Jiang Cheng felt a fatal danger. He had been distracted for no reason, causing his speed to slow down. And this small decrease in speed allowed Long Chen to successfully get close to him. By the time Jiang Cheng reacted, he saw Long Chen sticking close to him.
"Argh!"
Jiang Cheng let out an earth-shattering scream. Unfortunately, there were not many people around, so no one could hear him. At that moment, Long Chen laughed coldly, and the Demon Emperor Sword in his hand pierced through Jiang Cheng's throat at an extremely fast speed.
Jiang Cheng did not even have the chance to scream before he was cut off by Long Chen with the Demon Overlord Sword. Although a third level of the Reaching Heaven State was not weak in terms of strength, Long Chen had grasped his mentality and suppressed him from the very beginning, which was why he had been able to succeed so easily.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng was still alive. His eyes were wide open as he stared at Long Chen in disbelief. His breathing was labored and his face was filled with despair. He knew that as long as Long Chen pulled out that sword, he would die immediately.
"You've helped me so much, and I'm very grateful to you, but you just had to scheme against me. So, you only have yourself to blame for this. Friends aren't made like this. Wait until you reach the Underworld, then you can slowly figure it out," Long Chen said coldly.
As for Jiang Cheng, he couldn't speak at all. His eyes grew dimmer and dimmer until he was on the verge of death.
This was the consequence of plotting against him, Long Chen.
Long Chen immediately pulled out the Demon Overlord Sword, and Jiang Cheng's body slowly fell to the ground. Just as Jiang Cheng died, a golden light exploded from his body. A golden metal plate instantly broke through Long Chen's body and flew into the sky outside. Long Chen was shocked. If he had guessed correctly, that should be Jiang Cheng's real identity plate.
"I can't stay here for long."
Long Chen frowned. He quickly took out Jiang Cheng's Qiankun Bag in the shortest time possible. Then, without looking at what was inside, he transferred everything into the Taixu Realm. Then, he left the courtyard in the shortest time possible and headed out of the city.
"During a rough inspection just now, the identity plate of 'Jiang Cheng' was still there. However, when he entered Yellow Martial City, the identity plate that he used flew away. Could it be that his identity plate was so honorable that when he died, his real identity plate would return? That identity plate should be different from the one 'Jiang Cheng' has."
Soon, Long Chen arrived at the west gate. There were also people standing guard here. Long Chen took out the identity plate of 'Jiang Cheng' and thought to himself, "This identity plate is obviously not the kid's real identity, but an alias of his. If I snatch someone else's identity plate and take it for myself, it might not match the records. However, this identity plate was originally used by Jiang Cheng to hide his identity. Today, I will appear as this Jiang Cheng. Just right."
Soon, it was Long Chen's turn. He handed over the identity token in his hand. After the Martial Union cultivator received it and checked it for a while, he nodded and said, "Jiang Cheng, alright. You can go now."
Only then did Long Chen accept the identity plate and head out of the city. Through this verification, Long Chen was sure that he could directly use the identity of Jiang Cheng in the future. Because he had killed so many Wushu Alliance warriors at the Qiankun Teleportation Formation, Long Chen didn't dare to look for someone from the Wushu Alliance to apply for an identity plate.
"The person ranked third on the bounty list is also called Long Chen. He actually has the same name as me. It should be a coincidence. However, it seems like I can only use the name Jiang Cheng from now on."
Long Chen was a little helpless. He already had the alias Yang Qing. He didn't expect that he would have to use the alias Jiang Cheng.
"The dead kid once said that after passing through the Yellow Martial City, this road should lead to the Ancient Devil Area. If I follow this road, I should be able to reach the Ancient Devil Area. However, I need to find a remote place to properly count my gains this time."
Of course, Xiao Lang also wanted to swallow the Demon Core of the Third Grade Heaven Rank Flaming Lion. He was now a Ninth Grade Earth Rank Demonic Beast. With the Demon Core of a Third Grade Heaven Rank Demonic Beast, Xiao Lang was very likely to become a Heaven Rank Demonic Beast.
"Big Brother." At this time, Xiao Lang was also very excited.
"Let's go. Let's find a place first."
Thus, on the road, Long Chen saw a deep mountain in the distance. He used his speed and headed towards the deserted mountain. The God Wushu Sage Empire's territory was incomparably vast. However, there weren't that many people. Therefore, the area outside the city was quite desolate.
Soon, Long Chen arrived in the middle of the barren mountain. He used the Spirit Devouring Demon Eye and finally found a safe and quiet place. This was a small cave. It was very quiet and safe. Basically, no one came here. Even if someone came, Long Chen could use the Spirit Devouring Demon Eye to find them at a glance.
"Xiao Lang, take this Flaming Lion's Demon Core. Strive to become a Heaven Rank Demonic Beast as soon as possible."
As soon as Long Chen arrived, he took out the Demon Core of the Flaming Lion and gave it to Xiao Lang.
At this time, Kitten said lazily, "Let this stinky dog devour in the Great Void Realm. Who knows, he might get even more benefits."
Long Chen thought about it and agreed. The Great Void Realm had Great Void Qi, which was more suitable for Xiao Lang to devour and evolve. Moreover, even if something happened to Long Chen, he would be absolutely safe. Therefore, Long Chen nodded and sent Xiao Lang into the Great Void Realm.
In the Great Void Realm, Long Chen divided three areas. One of them was occupied by Kitten. It was originally a native of the Great Void Realm, so it was very normal for it to occupy so many areas.
As for the remaining two areas, one was for Xiao Lang to rest and cultivate. The other was used to store items. Long Chen's Demon Overlord Sword and other items were usually placed there. Of course, this also included the Supreme Elixirs. At this moment, he began to check the items he had obtained from Jiang Cheng.
"This lad doesn't seem to have brought many Reaching Heaven Realm experts with him this time. He spent 15,000 Supreme Elixirs and bought a Soul-locking Ring. There are only 5,000 Supreme Elixirs left in his Qiankun Bag. It seems that his purpose for coming out this time is only to buy the Soul-locking Ring."
However, it was already very good to be able to get 5,000 Supreme Elixirs out of thin air. Moreover, the Soul-locking Ring was still in Long Chen's hands. If Long Chen sold it, he might be able to get more than 10,000 Supreme Elixirs. At least he wouldn't have to worry about his cultivation for the time being.
Jiang Cheng had come specifically for the Soul-locking Ring, so he hadn't brought many items with him. The miscellaneous items had all been burned away by Long Chen's flames. In the end, all he had obtained were some Primary Heaven Level Elixirs.
"It seems that this lad's father knew that if he came out, he would be easily killed and robbed. Therefore, he didn't allow him to bring too many items with him, especially those high-level combat skills. Once they were leaked, it would definitely be a heavy blow to the forces behind him.
Apart from the 5,000 Supreme Elixirs, Long Chen's biggest gain this time was the identity token in his hand. Without this token, it would be almost impossible for him to do anything in the Wushu Alliance.
"Looks like it's really like what master said. I have to join a big force. Otherwise, I'll be like a headless fly wandering around outside. How can I increase my strength and obtain powerful battle skills? Also, I've offended the Martial Union. It won't do if I don't have a big force to protect me. Looks like I have to go to the Ancient Demon Region."
Long Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"When Xiao Lang has finished devouring, I will start to head to the Ancient Demons Realm. However, before that, I should break through to the Reaching Heaven Level."
Ever since he had absorbed one percent of the inherited blood essence, Long Chen's cultivation speed had increased by more than 10 times. According to his normal cultivation speed, it would have taken him a few months to advance from the ninth level of the Heaven River Tier to the Reaching Heaven Level. Now, it had been reduced to about 10 days.
From this, it could be seen how nature-defying his current cultivation talent was.
"I have now completed the formation of 18 Sky Rivers. At this moment, my body is like a starry sky, and my True Qi is like a galaxy, flowing in it. I still need to open nine major apertures. Among the nine major apertures, there are six spiritual apertures, two earth apertures, and one heaven aperture. The first spiritual aperture to be opened is the Elixir Aperture."
The Elixir Aperture was actually located in the Dantian. However, since Long Chen had reached the Heaven River Tier, the Dantian had been abandoned. Now, Long Chen wanted to open the Dantian again and make it the core of True Qi. Of course, this time, it would be with the help of the 18 Sky Rivers and Stars.
Seeing that Xiao Lang still needed some time to cultivate, Long Chen sat down cross-legged and prepared to break through to the last of the four basic levels, the Reaching Heaven Level.