The youth said, "I've seen everyone in the Dragon Clan. You address my sister as Big Sister, so you must be the newly joined Dragon Clan member with the same name as me, Long Chen. Before you were sent to this damned place, your name was like a thunderclap piercing the ears. But why are you here?"
From his words, Long Chen was able to confirm his identity.
That's right, this young man in gray was the other Long Chen.
After three days, Long Chen finally found his first reward.
This young man in gray had been imprisoned in the Ninth Serene Mourning Soul Land about a month ago. He had no idea what had happened during the Wushu Sage's reign after that.
Therefore, Long Chen said, "I've disguised myself to come here to save you guys."
"Save us?"
The young man in gray burst out laughing and said, "You're dreaming too much. The Ninth Serene Mourning Soul Land doesn't have an exit. People come in all the time, but no one can leave. You're still thinking of saving us?"
Long Chen smiled but did not comment.
"No, you said save us? Who are you referring to?" the young man in gray asked with a frown.
Long Chen knew that the young man in gray would not know where Long Yue was. If he did, the two of them would be together by now.
"Big Sister Long Yue is here too. Around ten days ago, she heard that you were imprisoned in the Ninth Serene Mourning Soul Land, so she came here alone. She fought with a Martial Monarch in the Martial Monarch City. After she lost, she was imprisoned here too," Long Chen said.
"What?"
The grey-clothed youth's originally ice-cold expression instantly turned pale. His eyes were filled with disbelief as he looked at Long Chen and said, "You're saying that my sister has been imprisoned in the Nine Serene Soul Mourning Grounds in order to save me?"
"It's true. I'm here to save her," Long Chen said seriously.
The young man's eyes turned blank and even painful. He slowly squatted on the ground and held his head in his hands. He mumbled in fear, "Why would she risk her life to save me? I've never listened to her and made her angry more than once. I even left her. Why would she still save me? Shouldn't she hate me?"
It seemed like there was some conflict between Long Yue and her brother. Long Chen chuckled and said, "Hate? How can there be hatred between siblings? Regardless of your relationship, as your sister, she still cares about you. You're the only one who takes conflicts too seriously."
To be honest, the young man in gray was a rebellious young man. He had broken away from Long Yue because he disobeyed her. However, that did not diminish the relationship between them.
Kinship was an emotion that nothing could defeat.
Long Chen's words caused the young man in gray to remain silent for a long time. In the end, he shook his head helplessly and said, "This woman is too stupid. I've come to the Ninth Serene Mourning Soul Land, which means that I'm already dead. Yet, she still came to throw her life away for nothing. Does she want the Long Family to have no more descendants?"
Long Chen smiled. The words of the young man in gray meant that the gap between them had completely disappeared. Of course, it was a good thing. When Long Chen saved Long Chen, he would also be able to save the young man in gray.
After the young man in gray finished speaking, his gaze landed on Long Chen and he said in a serious tone, "You're here to save my sister. Furthermore, you mentioned that you know the way out of the Ninth Serene Mourning Soul Land."
There was a look of disbelief on his face.
Long Chen nodded and said, "I do know the way. The most important thing now is to find your sister. When she was imprisoned here, the Wang Crystals must have been taken away by the Martial Emperor. I've been looking for her for three days, but I haven't heard any news about her."
Long Chen's words made the young man in gray nervous. He clenched his fists tightly and growled, "That bastard Martial Emperor actually dared to hurt my sister. If I get the chance, I'll tear him into pieces."
He had temporarily forgotten about the reason why Long Chen was able to get out after hearing that Long Yue was injured.
There were a lot of Wang Crystals in Long Chen's Cosmos Sack. Furthermore, he still had many Cosmos Sacks. Hence, he took out more than a hundred Wang Crystals and placed them in a Cosmos Sack. "You can keep these Wang Crystals for now."
The young man in gray estimated that there were at least a hundred Wang Crystals in Long Chen's Cosmos Sack. He had not expected that Long Chen would give them to him. He asked in surprise, "Why do you have so many Wang Crystals?"
Long Chen smiled and said, "Of course I got them myself. With these King Crystals, you can recover the strength of the third level of the Earth Martial Arts Realm in a short period of time. It's enough for you to hold on until you get out."
The young man in gray showed gratitude to Long Chen for the first time. He said, "Brother, I, Long Chen, will never forget what you've done for me today."
Long Chen smiled wryly and said, "Don't mention me, Long Chen. Our names are the same. It's awkward for me to hear it."
It was just a joke, but it brought the relationship between the two of them closer.
From this short conversation, the grey-clothed youth was quite fond of Long Chen's personality and character. The two of them quickly got to know each other.
The young man in gray asked the most important question, "I thought there was no way to get out of the Ninth Serenity Mourning Soul Land. I've been studying here for a month. There's no way to get out. No matter how far we go, we'll still end up walking in circles. How did you know the way to get out? What's the way?"
Long Chen said, "I got the way from Xiao Lin. You don't have to worry about its authenticity. It should be true."
The young man in gray didn't doubt it. He asked, "What's the way?"
Long Chen said, "He said that there'll be a small mountain that's 10 meters tall in the wilderness. If we dig down 100 meters from the highest point of the small mountain, there'll be a compass there. If we follow the compass's directions, we'll be able to leave the Ninth Hell Mourning Grounds."
"Hill? Compass? Based on what you've said, it seems like only a special compass will work. However, a hill … a hill."
Suddenly, the young man in gray widened his eyes and exclaimed in surprise, "A hill? I know that hill. If it's ten meters high, I've seen it once. There really is a hill."
Seeing the young man's excitement, Long Chen was excited as well. This meant that Xiao Lin's words couldn't be false.
"You know the location of that hill?" asked Long Chen.
Soon after, the young man in gray's expression turned bitter as he said, "Who knows? It's harder to return to the place we've passed. However, since I've seen it before, it means that the hill really exists. You have enough Monarch Crystals, which means we have enough time to find that hill again."
What he said made sense.
As long as there was hope, it was fine to spend more time.
"But before that, we have to find sister first. Let's go now. We don't have much time. Not only is she injured, but she's also a woman. It's very dangerous here."
In terms of the degree of concern for Long Yue, the grey-clothed youth was not inferior to Long Chen. He hurriedly nodded his head and began to search for Long Yue with Long Chen. Actually, rather than saying that they were searching, it would be better to say that they were wandering around and trying their luck. The grey-clothed youth was the same as Long Chen, he knew that he had to walk around randomly in order to find another place. If he walked straight, he would definitely take a detour.
With enough time, the young man in gray's strength had recovered to Long Yue's level. He also knew that Long Chen had the strength of Lv 2 of the Earth Martial Arts Realm. He said, "Your realm is already very good. With your speed of improvement, you'll be able to reach Lv 3 of the Earth Martial Arts Realm in a very short time."
Long Chen nodded. Actually, with his current strength, he was afraid that no one in the Lv 3 of the Earth Martial Arts Realm, including the young man in gray, would be able to stop him. Especially since Long Chen had mastered Soul-crusher Dragon Claw and Wind-god's Kick and could use them in battle. In actual combat, with the coordination of his hands and feet, he would definitely be able to exert more power.
There were many people in the Ninth Serenities Mourning Land. Martial Emperors would often lock some warriors here, some of whom had not even reached the Earth Martial Arts Realm. Long Chen and the young man in gray searched along the way. Every time they met, they would capture them and interrogate them about Long Yue's whereabouts. However, no one knew.
Long Chen and the young man in gray gradually lost their patience. Finally, after more than ten days, the two felt that they had almost searched the entire Ninth Serenities Mourning Land, but they still did not see Long Yue.
On the twelfth day, Long Chen once again captured a warrior in Lv 1 of the Earth Martial Arts Realm. This warrior originally wanted to rob Long Chen of his Royal Crystals. However, since he had lost most of his strength, he was completely no match for Long Chen.
Long Chen followed the previous steps. After subduing this guy, he asked him again if he had seen Long Yue's whereabouts. To his surprise, the man hesitated for a moment and said, "I … I think I have seen …"
Long Chen and the young man in gray were shocked. They hurriedly asked, "Where did you see it? Quickly tell us the details. If it's true, the ten Royal Crystals are yours."
Ten Royal Crystals were enough for him to dominate here. The man's eyes widened and he looked incredulous. It was not until Long Chen patted his face that he immediately reacted and said, "I … I saw people from the Fengyun Association chasing after her yesterday. She did not have any Royal Crystals with her, but the boss of the Fengyun Association wanted her to be his wife."
"Fengyun Association." Long Chen frowned.
The young man in gray next to him looked cold and said gloomily, "The Fengyun Association was originally a big force of the Wushu Sage Empire, similar to the Wind God Cult. They started off as bandits and were brave and ruthless. They disobeyed the suppression of the Wushu Alliance. A total of eight masters were all imprisoned in the Ninth Serenities Mourning Land by the Wushu Alliance. Among them, their president is in Lv 3 of the Earth Martial Arts Realm. I also heard this month that the Fengyun Association had a lot of Royal Crystals at the beginning and kept robbing Royal Crystals from others. Therefore, no one dares to provoke them in the Ninth Serenities Mourning Land. However, since they dared to attack my elder sister, they deserve to die."
Long Chen nodded.
Time was pressing. They had to act immediately.