Lan Ling 'er was not the only one who heard Jian Chen's words. Even Long Chen heard it. However, Long Chen was at the most crucial moment right now, so he was not in a good mood. He knew that Jian Chen and Lan Ling' er would handle it well. At the same time, he felt fortunate that he had met them. Otherwise, even if Long Chen obtained the Emperor Flame Pearl and escaped, how would he be able to use the Emperor Flame Pearl in peace and reach the ninth layer of the Ascension Heaven realm without anyone's protection?
Of course not.
Long Chen had another question. They had clearly entered very deep, so why had people come to disturb them so quickly?
Although the Coexistence of the Nine Suns would last for two hours, only a little over fifteen minutes had passed so far. Unless these people were already in the Lianyun Mountains and saw what was happening with Long Chen's group, then they came over.
The people came from the entrance of the valley and walked in openly. As Long Chen paid attention to the movements of the last Emperor Flame Pearl, he also paid attention to the location of the entrance of the valley. Currently, three people had appeared before Jian Chen and Lan Ling 'er.
They were dressed in the golden robes of the Wushu Alliance. There were two men and one woman, and they were all older than Jian Chen. The three of them clearly possessed a very high status in the Wushu Alliance. From their clothes, they looked exactly the same as King Wuwang. Their strength and status were probably no less than King Wuwang's.
Most importantly, there were three of them.
Meanwhile, there were only Jian Chen and Lan Ling 'er on Long Chen's side.
After seeing the three of them, Jian Chen and Lan Ling 'er's expressions changed slightly. Long Chen's heart also stirred slightly. However, he knew that no matter how powerful the enemies were, he still had to complete his current mission.
"Calm down. I need to calm down the most right now. Third brother is a fighter of the sword. He's one of the strongest in the first layer of the Earth Martial realm. Only he can last a while against two people. Once I succeed, I can share some of the pressure for him," Long Chen thought.
He had originally thought that they were just some ordinary warriors who had come to the Lianyun Mountains to hunt for demonic beasts. How could he have known that they were actually people from the Wushu Alliance?
"It's impossible for there to be three people from the Wushu Alliance to wander around the Lianyun Mountains in such a leisurely manner. It's very likely that our whereabouts have been discovered and they've arrived at the Lianyun Mountains long ago to look for us. However, because the Lianyun Mountains are too big, they only came to us after I used the Emperor Flame Bead to trigger the abnormal phenomenon."
Along the way, Long Chen and the other two did not meet anyone else. What exactly was the flaw?
The only person he met was the man who was attacked by the demonic beast.
"Looks like it must be him. Man's greed is boundless. Even though I saved his life, he still wants to bite me. Looks like the Celestial Wushu Sage Dynasty isn't the Cangyang Kingdom. I can't be too naive in the future." Long Chen thought.
"Ignore everything else. Open the First Heaven Aperture."
Seeing that Long Chen was still able to focus, Jian Chen finally felt relieved. He was most worried that Long Chen would make a mistake. At this moment, he looked at Lan Ling 'er and said, "That woman is known as the Martial Flower Queen. She's good at seducing men, but her strength is only so-so. You deal with her. It'll be best if you can kill her as soon as possible. I'll handle the other two."
"Third brother, you'll be fine against two Martial Kings of the first layer of the Earth Martial Realm," Lan Ling 'er said with a frown.
"We can only do our best. The most important thing is Long Chen's safety. He's young, but he's our brother. We have to protect him even if we die," Jian Chen said coldly as he looked at the three Martial Kings of the Wushu Alliance approaching them.
Lan Ling 'er hesitated, but she could only agree in the end.
Jian Chen might be able to fend off two Martial Kings of the Earth Martial Realm, but Lan Ling 'er could not.
At this moment, the three Wushu Alliance Martial Kings quickly rushed over. The leading one was an enchanting woman. She had a voluptuous figure and a seductive face. It was possible to tell from her hungry gaze that she radiated with deep emotions. Her body was filled with desire and dissatisfaction.
The other two men's faces were cold. Only when they glanced at the perky bottom of the woman beside them would their eyes burn with desire.
"It really is the Martial King Sword. I didn't believe it at the beginning, but I never thought it would really be you. Look, such a handsome man actually betrayed the Wushu Alliance. If you follow me back to the Wushu Alliance to await punishment, you might be able to keep your life. I'll definitely reward you when the time comes."
As soon as she saw Jian Chen, a greedy light appeared in the woman's eyes. She stared at Long Chen's body.
"Martial Flower Queen, Jian Chen has already betrayed the Wushu Alliance. Even if he wants to return, the result will be death," a Martial King beside him reminded.
"I know. Do I need you to tell me that?"
The Martial Flower Queen rolled her eyes at him. Then, she looked past Jian Chen and landed on Long Chen. She smiled gently, "What a handsome young man, yet you're opposing my Wushu Alliance. I can only play with you and then kill you. You two, the time is just right. Let's do it. We'll do something great for the Wushu Alliance today."
The woman's expression changed at a whim. She had been flirting with Jian Chen at the start, and then she showed a strong interest in Long Chen. But very quickly, killing intent burst forth from her eyes. At this moment, she was like a venomous snake.
Indeed, Long Chen was at the most crucial moment. If they did not act now, it would be too late. The two male Martial Kings looked at each other and a sliver of viciousness flashed through their eyes. Afterwards, they charged towards Jian Chen and Lan Ling 'er from the left and right.
"You want to deal with us with just these two?"
Jian Chen sneered and took a step forward. Afterward, a pure-white sword appeared in his hand. Rather than calling it a sword, it was more accurate to call it a sword-shaped piece of jade. This was because the material used to make it was similar to a normal piece of jade. It was sparkling and translucent, overflowing with color.
However, even though it was made of jade, the cold sharpness it emitted was still much sharper than swords made of metals such as steel.
"A King Tier Cloudmist Sword, huh? It's something that belongs to the Wushu Alliance. We'll take it back for the Wushu Alliance today," the Martial Flower Queen giggled. Her snow-white breasts rippled as she laughed.
She did not think that she needed to do anything. However, to her surprise, Jian Chen had actually blocked the two Martial Kings of the Wushu Alliance with the Cloudmist Sword.
"One against two. How audacious," the Martial Flower Queen said in disdain.
This woman could rival Lan Ling 'er in terms of charm. However, Lan Ling' er's charm was that of a little woman. She was rather reserved, and only her frown or smile could move people. On the other hand, the Martial Flower Queen was different. Her charm was like a scent that radiated everywhere. To be more precise, it was coquettish.
Lan Ling 'er hated women like that the most.
"Bitch, go die."
With a whoosh, Lan Ling 'er passed through the battle between Jian Chen and the two Martial Kings, arriving before the Martial Flower Queen.
"Everchanging Demoness, you bitch. How dare you curse at me." Women were born to be enemies, especially two beautiful women.
"You called me a bitch? You sow, what the hell do you know?"
To be scolded as a sow, the Flower Martial King was so angry that her head was emitting smoke. However, her usual behavior was really no different from a sow …
Although the battle between Lan Ling 'er and the Martial Flower Queen started later, it was much more intense than Jian Chen's battle.
Long Chen was not worried about Lan Ling 'er. He was worried about Jian Chen. Of course, Jian Chen was powerful enough. If it was just one of them, they would definitely not be his opponent. However, it would be different if they worked together.
The battle of the Earth Martial Realm was extremely beneficial to Long Chen. However, he did not have the time to watch it. He only knew the general situation. It seemed like Jian Chen could still hold on for now. Long Chen let out a sigh of relief.
That's right, the First Heaven Aperture should be between the eyebrows.
At this moment, the last Emperor Flame Pearl drew on the power of the sun and stuck it between Long Chen's eyebrows. Then, it seemed to melt into liquid and fuse with it.
"Three acupoints forming a triangle. My talent can be considered the best level of talent."
Long Chen was very pleased that the First Heaven Aperture was in this position. This proved that his talent was indeed greater than others.
Long Chen began to draw on the power of the last Emperor Flame Pearl to open the First Heaven Aperture.
As long as he opened the First Heaven Aperture, he would have the right to fly.
Suddenly, Long Chen was stunned.
He was completely stunned.
This was because the last Emperor Flame Pearl had actually disappeared from his body.
"What's going on? Why is it like this? Where did the First Heaven Aperture go?"
To Long Chen, this was a huge surprise. He had never thought that the First Heaven Aperture that was about to open would suddenly disappear.
Just as Long Chen was in shock, there was a sudden boom. Long Chen saw that the Eighteen Star Rivers in his body, which was originally the connection point of the First Heaven Aperture, had actually become illusory. Long Chen followed the illusory connection point and found that the place before him was his sea of consciousness.
In the center of his sea of consciousness, the ancient Dragon Jade was still there. Below it, the remaining 99% of the Ancient Blood Spirit Dragon's essence blood was still suppressed there, motionless.
"How did the physical force of the True Qi connect to the sea of consciousness?" Long Chen was puzzled.
However, at this moment, he saw that in his sea of consciousness, besides the Dragon Jade, there was actually a pearl. If this wasn't the Emperor Flame Pearl, then what could it be?
Under Long Chen's shocked gaze, the pearl began to slowly evolve and then turned into the shape of an aperture. And the two illusory Star Meridians of Long Chen were connected to the transformed aperture. Golden energy penetrated the aperture, and through the illusory Star Meridians, it connected to the eight apertures outside.
"How is this possible? My First Heaven Aperture actually appeared in my sea of consciousness."
Long Chen was in complete disbelief.
The First Heaven Aperture was a real thing. How did it appear in the sea of consciousness?
However, the mysterious Dragon Jade and the essence blood weren't real things either. In the end, didn't they also appear in the sea of consciousness?
There were all sorts of strange things in this world. After a period of shock, Long Chen immediately reacted. He knew that this could only be a good thing for him. No matter where his Sea of Consciousness was, he could just continue to head up as usual. Wouldn't that be fine?