CHAPTER 1401: CHAPTER 1401
"Junior Mu Chen pays his respects to Senior."
Facing the benevolent old man, Mu Chen did not dare to have the slightest neglect. He cupped his hands and greeted with a solemn expression. To be able to nurture a peerless figure like the Flame Emperor, one could see how extraordinary this old man was.
"Haha, this old man is called Yao Chen. Speaking of which, it seems that we're fated, since both of us have the word 'Chen' in our names."
When the old man saw Mu Chen's respectful attitude, he gently smiled before looking at Mu Chen. "A Heavenly Sovereign at such a young age, you're the youngest that I've seen in all these years. No wonder Xiao Yan often says that you're extraordinary."
"Senior Yan Emperor is praising me too much." Mu Chen smiled with a humble expression. There wasn't any arrogance on his face.
He looked at Yao Chen. Although this old man looked old, Mu Chen could vaguely sense a vague pressure from him. Evidently, this old man was a genuine Immortal Heavenly Sovereign.
Compared to him, who was a Spirit Heavenly Sovereign, he was clearly stronger.
But Mu Chen wasn't surprised by this, since it's normal for this old man to possess the strength of an Immortal Heavenly Sovereign, since he could become the Teacher of Yan Emperor and have the support of a supreme force like the Endless Fire Territory.
Therefore, compared to Yao Chen, Mu Chen was more curious about Xiao Xiao. That's because he could sense a powerful fluctuation emanating from Xiao Xiao's body that wasn't any weaker than his own.
"You've also stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm?" Mu Chen looked at Xiao Xiao in astonishment.
Although Xiao Xiao was stronger than him the last time they met, there was still a huge gap between her and the Heavenly Sovereign Realm. So Mu Chen must have experienced many opportunities to make such a leap, but he was surprised that Xiao Xiao could catch up as well.
"What?
Are you the only genius in this world? "Xiao Xiao's pretty eyes widened upon hearing this as she snorted.
Mu Chen awkwardly smiled, while Yao Chen chuckled, "In terms of cultivation time, Xiao Xiao is ten-odd times longer than you. But due to her physique, she would fall into a deep slumber from time to time. Every single time, her strength would rise. Some time ago, she slept for a year, and when she woke up, she was already in the Heavenly Sovereign Realm."
Mu Chen exclaimed as he looked at Xiao Xiao with a weird gaze. He never expected that there would be such a good thing in the world. Breaking through to the Heavenly Sovereign Realm in a nap was something that he had never heard of.
Compared to her method of breaking through, his method of narrowly breaking through after experiencing life and death made one's heart ache.
"What are you looking at?!"
Upon seeing Mu Chen's strange gaze, even someone as cold and elegant as Xiao Xiao's pretty face reddened as she spoke in a somewhat embarrassed and annoyed manner.
Mu Chen dryly smiled as he retracted his gaze and introduced Ling Xi and Long Xiang.
While the atmosphere was warm, many forces were looking at Mu Chen's party with a weird gaze, trying to guess the latter's identity. After all, someone that could be treated in this manner by the Endless Fire Territory shouldn't be an ordinary figure, right?
Rustle!
But while everyone was guessing the identity of Mu Chen's party, there were sudden whizzing sounds that resounded in the distant sky and ten-odd silhouettes descended from the sky, landing in the centre of the plaza.
When those silhouettes appeared, a pressure instantly spread out, causing the commotion in the plaza to instantly turn silent.
Numerous gazes were cast over at this moment.
There were around a dozen of them, and the one leading them was a man with a towering stature and an aura akin to a dragon. He wore a black and white robe, and gave off a noble aura. In particular, one of his eyes was black and the other was white, making him look extremely mysterious.
When everyone saw the black-and-white robes, they exclaimed, "So it's the Ancient Maha Clan. No wonder they're so majestic."
The Ancient Maha Clan was also one of the Five Ancient Clans in the Great Thousand World.
The man with black and white pupils did not pay any attention to the many respectful gazes on the square. His appearance was just like that of an emperor who was on a journey.
When the Reception Deacons of the Ancient Buddha Clan saw this scene, they immediately went up and waved their hands. A luxurious Spiritual Vessel descended from the sky.
Only the most distinguished guests could enjoy such a luxurious spirit boat of this level.
"The Ancient Maha Clan?"
At this moment, Mu Chen's gaze flickered as he looked at this group. He remembered that the complete Primordial Immortal Body was controlled by this Ancient Maha Clan.
Now that his Immortal Golden Body has reached greater mastery, he would definitely head to the Ancient Maha Clan in the future to complete the evolution of his Immortal Golden Body into the genuine Primordial Immortal Body.
"Mhm?"
While Mu Chen had such thoughts in his heart, his heart suddenly jolted. He could sense a purplish-golden lustre surging in his body. The Immortal Golden Body that he had cultivated actually showed signs of being formed.
This unforeseen event caused him to be startled, and he hurriedly suppressed it. After which, his expression gradually turned grave as he looked at the man with black and white pupils.
He could sense that the Immortal Golden Body's movement came from that man.
At the same time, the man with black and white pupils, who had an indifferent expression on his face, seemed to have sensed something as he suddenly stopped his steps and directed his black and white pupils towards Mu Chen's direction.
When their gazes clashed, the aura in their bodies trembled.
Mu Chen narrowed his eyes as his gaze turned even more grave. That's because, at this moment, he could sense a trace of cold hostility coming from the man with black and white pupils.
"That fellow actually managed to cultivate the Immortal Golden Body!"
Mu Chen was shocked. That's because the two of them had cultivated the same Sovereign Celestial Body.
"But the Ancient Maha Clan possesses the complete cultivation technique of the Primordial Immortal Body, so it's not surprising for someone in the clan to cultivate the Immortal Golden Body." Mu Chen's gaze flickered as he muttered to himself.
While Mu Chen muttered to himself, the man also reacted and looked at Mu Chen with a cold and condescending gaze. "Interesting. I never expected that I would encounter an unorthodox Immortal Golden Body here."
In ancient times, the Ancient Maha Clan had taken over the Primordial Immortal Body's cultivation technique from the Immortal Emperor. After all these years, the Ancient Maha Clan had been claiming to be the legitimate inheritor of the Primordial Immortal Body, viewing those that cultivated the Immortal Golden Body as unorthodox methods. They had been suppressing and ostracizing them, fearing that there would be someone that was qualified to cultivate the Primordial Immortal Body and snatch it from their Ancient Maha Clan.
Thus, when the black-and-white man realised that Mu Chen had also cultivated the Immortal Golden Body, he emanated enmity.
The man's eyes flickered with a cold light. He had already decided to get someone to investigate Mu Chen's background. But when he saw Xiao Xiao and Yao Chen standing beside Mu Chen, his eyes squinted.
"He's actually from the Endless Fire Territory?"
The eyes of the man with black and white pupils sunk slightly as fear flashed across them. Soon after, his eyes flickered as he waved his sleeves and left.
"The Ancient Maha Clan is still so hateful." Xiao Xiao coldly snorted as she looked at the man's silhouette.
"Who's that person?"
Mu Chen asked. That person cultivated the Immortal Golden Body, and if he went to the Ancient Maha Clan to compete for the Primordial Immortal Body, he would definitely be a great enemy.
"That person is Maha You, the brother of the Ancient Maha Clan's Patriarch, Maha Tian." Yao Chen replied.
"Maha Tian?"
Hearing that name, Mu Chen squinted his eyes. Maha Tian was also famous in the Great Thousand World.
"That Maha Tian is an ambitious person. Back then, he even wanted to annex the Endless Fire Territory. In the end, my father fought with him and defeated him. This was the reason why the Ancient Maha Clan no longer dared to touch our Endless Fire Territory." Xiao Xiao explained.
Nodding his head, Mu Chen had heard of this matter. It was also because of that incident that the Endless Fire Territory rose to the pinnacle of the Great Thousand World that no one dared to provoke.
"The Heavenly Emperor once told me that I have to have sufficient strength and background before I can compete for the Primordial Immortal Body from the Ancient Maha Clan. It looks like it's true. Without sufficient strength, even if I'm fated with the Primordial Immortal Body, it's impossible for me to obtain it from the hands of the Ancient Maha Clan."
Mu Chen muttered in his heart. He initially had some expectations, but after seeing Maha You today, he knew that it's impossible for him to obtain the Primordial Immortal Body through peaceful means.
"Let's get ready to enter the Pagoda Realm."
Xiao Xiao glanced at the increasing number of people on the square. Those gazes made her a little unhappy, so she immediately said.
Mu Chen nodded his head, since he had no objections to it.
But just when they were about to move out, Mu Chen suddenly saw a group of silhouettes descending from the sky and couldn't help smiling. "Let's wait for a while. Another acquaintance is here."
When Mu Chen finished speaking, that group of silhouettes appeared beside them and a slender arm stretched out and hugged onto Mu Chen's shoulder. At the same time, a girl's charming laughter resounded.
"Hehe, Mu Chen, it's been a long time. Did you miss me?"
Hearing that laughter, Mu Chen smiled. Aside from Lin Jing, who else could it be?
(To be continued.)