Chapter 378 - Three Demons City
Long Chen had not told him about the Frost Soul Essence, so he thought Long Chen had stumbled into a mysterious location in the Pyro Passageways where he found a huge amount of Fire Essences and the Frost Soul Essence. He also guessed that Long Chen had not relied merely on himself; Xiaolang might have contributed to a large part of his haul. Zhao Qingyun opined that Xiaolang was on par with Yang Danfeng and Murong Yu.
This brat is luckier than the average person. Perhaps he will actually get the Demon Emperor Sword. Even I can’t figure out the true potential of the Cangyang Kingdom’s two divine weapons, the Demon Emperor Sword and the Imperial Sword. I don’t think they’re merely at the initial Heaven-tier.
Zhao Qingyun nodded in approval, then he disappeared into the darkness while Long Chen continued to absorb the Frost Soul Essence’s power and grow his Qi. After one day, he finally completed his absorption of the Frost Soul Essence’s power.
“What a pity. Just a little bit more and I would have been able to enter the Eighth River Stage. It really is a treasure that can boost an Eighth River Stage cultivator to the Ninth River Stage.”
Long Chen stood up at last and checked his body. “I am now only a small gap away from the Eighth River Stage. The initial plan was three months, and time is almost up. I believe that I will be at the Eighth River Stage by the time the fight for the Demon Emperor Sword begins. At that point, I will no longer have any rivals in the Heavenly Demon Palace. As long as I get the Demon Emperor Sword and its sword technique, even Lin Zichen ...”
He still couldn’t bear to see Ling Xi live a lonely life in the Ling Xi Sword. That was why he hated Lin Zichen to the bone, because he was the one who had caused this.
Long Chen had enough confidence in himself now.
When Xiaolang saw that Long Chen had completely digested the Frost Soul Essence’s power, he arrived by his side. He had not reached the Category Nine Earth-tier, but he was very close. Long Chen and Xiaolang were just one opportunity away from another major breakthrough.
“Wow, Xiaolang. You ate all of them that quickly?” Long Chen laughed.
Xiaolang nodded, embarrassed.
His cultivation had been steadily improving. He was only at the Category Three Earth-tier when he first emerged from the Burning Heaven Secret Realm. Only a few months had passed, but he was already at Category Eight.
The Burning Heaven Emperor had said that Xiaolang would be a formidable beast. Based on the rate of his growth, this was likely true. Although Long Chen was still in the Cangyang Kingdom, which was a low-level place, he had some sense of the gigantic world outside from Ling Xi and Li Xuanji’s words.
There were countless masters across the Dragon Continent. The Cangyang Kingdom was merely a low-tier kingdom, which was one of ten thousand similar little kingdoms. That was why this corner of the Dragon Continent was called the Ten Thousand Nations Territory, which also included gigantic nations called the Ten Great Empires.
Long Chen was situated in the tiny Cangyang Kingdom amidst the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. He already felt like he was swimming in a lake that was unfathomably deep here, let alone the Ten Great Empires!
In fact, the Ten Thousand Nations Territory was just a corner of the Dragon Continent. Based on what he knew, both Ling Xi and Li Xuanji were not from this area, but from a place on a higher level. Long Chen had a rough inkling that if he wanted to marry Ling Xi in broad daylight, and in front of her family, he wouldn’t be allowed even if he worked ten times harder.
Ling Xi never talked to him about her family, probably because she was afraid that he would lose motivation in the face of such huge pressure.
No matter what, all I can say is that the stage known as the Dragon Continent is just too gigantic. My brother, Xiaolang, will be the most formidable demonic beast of the Dragon Continent, while I am a Dragon Warrior, which has not existed in millennia. No matter how big the Dragon Continent is, it will be the stage we will walk upon as brothers! One day, we will both reach the peak of the Dragon Continent and look down upon the rest of the mortals!
A surge of pride rose through his heart!
“Xiaolang, since you could cultivate Divine Fire Clone, then it should be possible for you to cultivate the Demon Seed Planting Technique. From today onwards, let’s study the Demon Seed Planting Technique together. We’ll compete and see who completes it the fastest!”
After laying out his plan, Long Chen grew cheerful.
He opened the Demon Seed Planting Technique and placed Xiaolang on his chest. The boy and the wolf started to study the technique with utmost focus.
“It’s no wonder this technique is said to be better than Traceless Demon Shadow! It’s extraordinary ... Every nightfall, you can take the Heart of the Night and condense it into a Demon Seed, then plant it in your meridians. During battle, the Demon Seed disperses and merges with the user’s Qi, causing the Qi to double! And the second stage of the Demon Seed Planting Technique allows the Qi to increase by another fold!”
Cultivating the Demon Seed Planting Technique was easier than cultivating Traceless Demon Shadow. Since Long Chen had great comprehension abilities, he had a rough idea of what to do after reading through the scripture’s instructions. Next, all he needed to do was practice over and over again until he achieved success!
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There was a building in the Heavenly Demon Palace that was as magnificent as the Demon Pavilion. It was called Three Demons City, which was where the three Demon Elders usually lived and cultivated. It was also near the Martial Library, because they had to guard it. It was nighttime, so the disciples of Heavenly Demon Palace were mostly immersed in cultivation. The only room that was lit was the main pavilion of Three Demons City.[1]
At this moment, a total of six people with solemn expressions were in the main pavilion. Three were sitting, while the other three stood. The three sitting people were naturally the three Demon Elders, while their number one disciples stood.
All three disciples had lost to Long Chen. They hung their heads, filled with shame and self-blame as they did not dare face the Demon Elders’ stern glares.
“Actually, you all performed decently. It’s just that Long Chen exceeded our expectations. If we were you guys, the results would have been similar,” said the First Demon Elder with a sigh.
There was no blame in his tone, so Yang Danfeng and the rest sighed in relief. The three Demon Elders had always been very strict with them. Every time there was a small mistake, they would be punished severely. That was why they did not even dare to breathe until they saw that the First Demon Elder was not going to take things any further. They felt as if they had survived the ordeal.
“Long Chen dared to kill the Ninth Prince in the Imperial Capital when his cultivation was not even one tenth of their level! He even fled more than a thousand kilometers, and along the way, he killed the Harmony Patriarch, who belonged to one of the three largest clans of the capital. Even you, Danfeng, could not have done this. It’s only expected that you all lost to him due to your own carelessness. However, now that we know his strength, I hope this will not happen a second time! After all, he is not truly strong yet!”
“Understood!” The three disciples nodded hurriedly.
Yang Danfeng and Yang Jun naturally only felt infinite hatred towards Long Chen, while Murong Yu did not. She was only going along with whatever they said, looking very obedient.
“Big Brother! Long Chen is a huge inconvenience. He already has the complete Traceless Demon Shadow and the Demon Seed Planting Technique, as well as the Frost Soul Essence. If we let him grow, he might even get the Demon Sword Emperor. And I’m afraid he’ll even become the next Heavenly Demon Lord. How could an outsider who suddenly showed up inherit and rule the Heavenly Demon Palace, the place we managed with our blood, sweat, and tears for decades?!” the Third Demon Elder exclaimed. There was a thick killing intent in his voice.
“That’s right, Big Brother. I have a bad feeling too. If we let him continue growing, we will only be suppressed completely. I’m afraid our disciples will also be completely suppressed by him. The boy must be eliminated ...” The Second Demon Elder also had a look of exasperation.
Must be eliminated?
Murong Yu shuddered. To her, Long Chen was not a bad person. He had merely won by relying on his own strength. That was not a crime.
Since even the Second Demon Elder had voiced her concerns, then the First Demon Elder had no choice but to nod and say, “It looks like we can’t hold back any longer. If we do, the Demon Emperor Sword will end up in an outsider’s hands, then all three of us will be thought of as criminals for the rest of time.”
“Martial Uncle, Master, I think all three of us are confident we will get the Demon Emperor Sword. What happened at the Pyro Passageways was only because we were not paying attention to him, so he snuck up on us. This time, the three of us will work hard. I don’t think we’ll lose to him again. Plus, if we attack Long Chen, the Palace Lord will be able to figure out who did it, right? The Palace Lord favors Long Chen so much, I’m afraid ...” Murong Yu explained hurriedly.
Half of her explanation was for the three Demon Elders’ own good, while the other half was to discourage them from harming Long Chen.
“Xiao Yu, what makes you think we haven’t thought of that? Right now, we are looking for a method to settle this perfectly. Also, it’s not that we look down on you all, but Long Chen is a psycho, and we can’t afford to take this risk. If things don’t go according to plan, we can choose to eliminate Long Chen without anyone knowing,” explained the Second Demon Elder.
“Long Chen stays in the Azure Cloud Residence all day with Zhao Qingyun watching nearby. When will we ever have a chance?!” asked the Third Demon Elder weakly.
“I have an idea,” Yang Danfeng suddenly said with a sneer.
1. TL Note: In this case, ‘city’ refers to a cluster of buildings instead of a whole city ?