"Jianchen, has your strength really surpassed the Holy Emperor in the past few decades? You've reached the Origin realm? "Ruijin asked in shock. He stared at Jianchen closely, waiting for Jianchen's answer.
Honglian and Black Fish also stared at Jianchen. The question had also tugged at their nerves. As the three of them had been in seclusion for the past few decades, they had no idea what had happened in the outside world. As a result, they believed that even if the four races were added together, there would not be more than a handful of Origin realm experts who surpassed the Holy Emperor. If Jianchen was one of them, it would just be far too shocking.
Jianchen chuckled, "Seniors, many major matters have happened on the Tian Yuan Continent while you were in seclusion. My personal strength has skyrocketed in the past few years due to some fortuitous encounters. I should have surpassed the Origin realm now."
"What? Surpassed the Origin realm? "
This time, Rui Jin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu exclaimed in unison. Their eyes widened to the size of bells, and their faces were filled with disbelief. Tempestuous waves surged in their hearts.
"Surpassed the Origin realm? How is that possible? How long has it been? " The three of them murmured. They were rather stunned. If it were not for the fact that they knew Jianchen was not the kind of person who liked to joke, they might have directly believed that Jianchen was pulling a huge prank on them.
To the three of them, the Origin realm was already an unimaginably powerful expert. Surpassing the Origin realm had completely exceeded their understanding.
"Seniors, why don't you rest in Changyang Prefecture first? I'll tell you about the major matters that have happened on the Tian Yuan Continent in the past few years," Jianchen said, politely inviting Ruijin, Hei Yu, and Hei Yu.
Ruijin sucked in a deep breath and slowly calmed himself down. He said, "Alright, let's go to Changyang Prefecture first."
Afterwards, Jianchen brought Ruijin, Hei Yu, and Hei Yu back to Changyang Prefecture in Lore City. As soon as they entered Changyang Prefecture, the three of them were secretly surprised. Clearly, they had already sensed that there were several Holy Emperor experts in Changyang Prefecture. There were actually several of them. Before they entered seclusion several decades ago, there were only a handful of Holy Emperor level experts in Changyang Prefecture, let alone Holy Emperor level experts.
"Looks like the outside world really has changed drastically during the years we were in seclusion. The overall strength of this world has reached a whole new level," Ruijin, Hei Yu, and Hei Yu all sighed emotionally. They originally thought that after emerging from seclusion, they would be invincible.
Even if the three of them were not invincible in this world, they could still be regarded as a handful of peak experts. However, looking at it now, their thoughts were just too childish and laughable.
Jianchen, Hei Yu, and Hei Yu all sat down in the majestic divine hall in Changyang Prefecture. Jianchen then personally told them everything that had happened in the past few years to Ruijin and the others.
Several hours later, Ruijin, Hei Yu, and Hei Yu learned about all the changes in the outside world in the past few decades from Jianchen. The three of them immediately sighed in amazement.
"I never thought that the outside world would have changed so drastically during the few decades we were in seclusion. Even so many Origin realm experts have appeared. This is a glorious age. Even the ancient times were nowhere near as glorious," Ruijin sighed emotionally.
"The current world belongs to the Origin realm experts. The Holy Emperor is nothing in this age. Since the crisis of the world has been eliminated, the laws of the world are constantly being perfected, and origin energy is slowly recovering, so I obviously can't miss this great opportunity. As a result, I plan on continuing my seclusion and reaching the Origin realm as soon as possible," Honglian said sternly.
"With our current strength, we can't help Jianchen at all. I plan on continuing my seclusion as well and breaking through to the Origin realm as soon as possible," Ruijin added.
Black Fish glanced at Ruijin and Honglian. He chuckled, "Looks like the two of you have suffered quite a blow. You're going to continue your seclusion as soon as you emerge. Whatever, since you're going to continue your seclusion, I'll keep you company. Otherwise, the gap between the two of us will only grow larger and larger."
Under Jianchen's arrangements, Ruijin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu all remained in Changyang Prefecture to cultivate. The current Changyang Prefecture had already undergone a series of special arrangements. The people who had made the arrangements were all Origin realm experts. Not only was the energy of the world extremely abundant, over ten times denser than the energy of the ten protector clans, but it was also able to gather a small amount of origin energy. As a result, Ruijin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu's seclusion here was far more effective than the Dragon's Tomb because there was no origin energy there.
As Ruijin, Hong Lian, and Hei Yu entered seclusion, Jianchen left Changyang Prefecture as well. As his wife, Huang Luan and You Yue, were still in seclusion, he did not see the two of them when he returned this time.
Afterward, Jianchen visited Flame City. The Flame Mercenaries had already developed into a super organization with several million internal members and tens of millions of external members. Their branches were spread across the entire continent, and they had even extended to the sea realm, the Hundred Races, and even magical beasts. Now that the four races had become connected, they no longer cared about protecting themselves.
The abandonment of the concept of defending one's territory and adhering to convention led to the Flame Mercenaries not only being humans, but also members of the Hundred Races, Sea Races, and Beasts.
Bi Lian was still in charge of the Flame Mercenaries. As she had spent far too much time managing the Flame Mercenaries, Bi Lian's strength did not increase by much. Even after consuming the Violet Cloud Peaches and a large number of heavenly resources, she was still a Holy Emperor. Dugu Feng, Xiu Tianyu, Wang Yifeng, Yun Zheng, Senior An, and so on had all reached the Holy Emperor realm. Dugu Feng and Xiu Tianyu in particular possessed extraordinary talent, so after consuming the heavenly resources, they progressed at an even more shocking rate. They were already at the Fourth and Fifth Heavenly Layers of the Holy Emperor realm.
Moreover, Jiede Tai, who had submitted under Jianchen's threat, had also reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor realm. Aside from returning to the Jiede clan from time to time, he spent the rest of his time in Flame City. His heart had slowly changed as Jianchen's strength gradually increased. He had chosen to submit to Jianchen completely out of fear of being forced by Jiede Tai.
When he was threatened by Jian Chen, he still felt rather reluctant inside. But now, not only did he truly treat himself as a member of the Flame Mercenaries, he even took pride in it.
Jianchen's great-grandfather, Bi Hai, had remained in Flame City for the past few years as well. He had become Bi Lian's supervisor. All the upper echelon and senior figures of Flame City could see Bi Hai constantly urging Bi Lian to work harder.
Three days later, Jianchen left Flame City. When he reappeared, he was already standing on Three Saint Island.
As soon as Jianchen set foot on Three Saint Island, Shangguan Mu 'er appeared before him silently. She stared at Jianchen for a while before saying, "Jianchen, I know something must have happened when you were cultivating in seclusion last time. Tell me and I'll see if I can resolve it."
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