This person could be considered lucky to have met Xiao Chen. There were cultivators who had the same experience as him. After they became crippled, they did not even have enough food and clothing to eat. They ended up living a miserable life.
At this moment, a manservant suddenly walked over. He said to Xiao Chen, "Dear guest, our Young Master invites you up."
Xiao Chen was slightly startled. I have already changed my appearance. How did Fatso recognize me? Feeling suspicious, Xiao Chen put away the copper bell and followed the manservant to the fifth floor.
On the fifth floor, when the familiar face of Fatso saw Xiao Chen come up, he immediately laughed and walked forward. He patted Xiao Chen hard and said, "Brat, you are really capable. You managed to hide for so long without being discovered by the noble clans. What's wrong? Are you really looking for this Fat Lord to run away this time?"
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and voiced the doubts in his heart. Fatso gestured for Xiao Chen to sit down. Then, he unfurled his signature fan with a 'shua' sound.
He smiled proudly and said, "It is just that this Fat Lord's intelligence is slightly higher than others. I know that you will change your appearance when you enter the city. However, the ring on your finger will not change.
"That is why I gave every manservant a drawing. As long as they see a person wearing a ring like yours, they are to immediately invite him over."
Xiao Chen looked at the Universe Ring in his hand and frowned slightly. He did not expect there to be such an obvious flaw in his plan.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and looked at Fatso. He asked, "That day on the stone platform, after I left, did any of you see any movements from Chu Chaoyun?"
Fatso shook his head and sighed, "No. After you flew away that day, all of us left the stone platform. No one noticed Chu Chaoyun. When we returned, the Heavenly Emperor's coffin and corpse, as well as Chu Chaoyun, had all disappeared."
Hearing those words, Xiao Chen furrowed his brows slightly. He carefully pondered. He seemed to have cleared up some of the doubts he had about the journey to the remnants.
However, he couldn't figure out why Chu Chaoyun and the Celestial Emperor's coffin had disappeared together. Although the Tianwu Emperor was not an ancient Martial Emperor, he had comprehended the laws of heaven and earth and comprehended his own Dao.
Daoist Rhymes automatically appeared around the corpse, repelling the Space Ring. It could not be stored in the Space Ring at all. Since it was such a huge coffin, how did it disappear?
For the past month or so, aside from cultivating, Xiao Chen had been thinking about the various aspects of this trip to the ruins. He felt as though there was an invisible hand pushing the whole thing forward. Everyone had become someone else's pawn.
Xiao Chen said to Fatso, "Have you ever wondered how the Jiang Family got the map of the relic?"
No one knew how the Jiang Family had obtained the blueprint. The blueprint seemed to have suddenly flown out without any warning.
After that, it was very coincidentally leaked out, dragging in the noble clans of the Dongming Province. In the end, no one expected that the Jiang Family would have the support of the Ji Family.
The Jiang family had the support of the Ji family, so they were not afraid of these aristocratic families. Everything had formed a delicate balance. No one could explore the ruins alone; they could only advance together.
Kim Tae-ho took out a few maps of different ages from his bosom. These maps were all incomparably ancient. They gave off an aura of vicissitudes. Xiao Chen guessed that the oldest one was at least three thousand years old.
Fatso said slowly, "We reacted too late. Before we entered the relic, I already felt that something was wrong. So, I ordered people to gather all the information about the relic in the Dongming Province.
"In the end, I only received news a few days ago. The final location of these maps was the underground palace that we went to. I took a look. The earliest map was from the time when the Tianwu Dynasty was just destroyed."
Xiao Chen was startled. The Tianwu Dynasty had already been destroyed for five thousand years. That was to say, someone had started this plan five thousand years ago. Then, it continued until today.
Thinking of the strange stone platform and the countless corpses on it, Xiao Chen said in disbelief, "Do you think that someone wanted to revive the Tianwu Emperor? There was clearly an ancient formation below the stone platform. It absorbed everyone's Spiritual Energy and life force and gathered them together."
Fatso scratched his head and said, "That should not be possible. In the history of the Tianwu Continent, I have never heard of any method to revive a person. Even the Emperor could not do it. There were many corpses that turned into corpses, but they did not have their memories from when they were alive."
Xiao Chen thought about it and felt that it made sense. Reviving a dead person was something that went against the cycle of the Great Dao. If it really happened, the laws of heaven and earth would definitely change.
"What do you think of the headless Sage on the platform?" Xiao Chen remembered that he still had a broken sword in his Universe Ring. Until now, he could not figure out what was so special about it. He wanted to see if he could get some answers from Fatso.
Kim Tae-ho took out a very old drawing and said, "This is the drawing from a thousand years ago. That was the era when the Great Qin Nation was at its strongest. Be it the Dongming Province, the Xihe Province, or the Southern Province, they all produced many geniuses.
"The people who went that time were all peak characters of that era. Every one of them was a Martial Sage. According to my understanding, that should have been the last time. However, it seems like it was destroyed by someone in the end. That is why we are here in the Ancient Remnant."
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more terrifying the person who set it up became. Even a Martial Sage was toyed with in the palm of his hand. Xiao Chen did not know who the person who destroyed it was. His cultivation was definitely not low.
After Fatso muttered to himself for a while, he said, "According to the situation of that era, there was only one person in the Great Qin Nation who could destroy this."
"Who?"
"The Thunder King, Sang Mu!" Kim Tae-ho enunciated every word clearly, "The Thunder King was the last Emperor Wu of the Great Qin Nation. He was also the strongest person in the Great Qin Nation at that time. His whereabouts in his later years were a mystery. I believe that it is definitely related to this incident."
Xiao Chen was not astonished. In reality, his guess was the same as Fatso's. The wounds on the necks of those Martial Sages did indeed have traces of lightning.
If Ao Jiao woke up in the future, Xiao Chen could go and ask her. As the Item Spirit of the Thunder Wood Sword, she should know something.
"You seem to have forgotten about someone?" Xiao Chen did not continue on this topic and changed the topic.
Kim Tae-ho smiled faintly and said, "I know who you are talking about. Chu Chaoyun? I can only say that this person is very mysterious and very strong. It is best that you do not offend him. "
I cannot offend him? However, Xiao Chen had a premonition in his heart that there would be a battle between him and Chu Chaoyun sooner or later. This was a kind of intuition that had no basis or reason. It was just a feeling that he had.
After asking around, Xiao Chen got up and prepared to leave. Fatso quickly pulled him back and said, "Do you really not need me to help you escape? The people of the noble clans are all looking for you."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, "There is no need. That's right, get someone to bring me some fish porridge. I have a use for it."
Fatso called the waiter over to help Xiao Chen with the fish porridge. Then he said, "That's right. At this time, the people of the noble clans and the Jiang Clan are all in Savage Forest. White Water City is much safer."
"However, I say, Brother Xiao, have you really forgotten something?"
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious as he asked, "What is it?"
Fatso chuckled and took out a promissory note. He said, "Brother Xiao, did you forget about this promissory note so quickly? Furthermore, it does not matter who you sell the treasures of the four noble clans to. If you sell them to me, I will forget about this debt."
I actually forgot about this matter. Xiao Chen thought for a while. He had no use for those things, so he took out all the Battle Armor, Spirit Weapons, ancient Martial Techniques, and Medicinal Pills from his Universe Ring.
These treasures piled up like a small mountain on the small table. Fatso stared at them with wide eyes. After a while, he could not help but laugh loudly.
After a while, Fatso noticed that Xiao Chen was looking at him strangely. He quickly stopped laughing and said, "I can't help it, I can't help it. That's right, aren't there still Spirit Stones? That is good stuff. Everyone in the three noble clans has quite a bit. "
This Fatso was extraordinarily greedy. Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Don't even think about Spirit Stones. I will sell these things to you. I will pay half with Spirit Stones and the other half with gold banknotes."
Fatso's smiling face immediately turned bitter. He said, "Brother Xiao, let me tell you this. Gold banknotes are easy to get, but Spirit Stones are not."
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, "In that case, I will exchange all of them for gold banknotes. However, it is best to settle everything tomorrow morning. After that, I will probably not appear in Dongming Province again."
Fatso knew Xiao Chen's situation. He said, "No problem. Here are twenty Essence Light Arrows. Miss Xiaoxiao asked me to give them to you before she left."
Xiao Chen received the Essence Light Arrows from Fatso. Suddenly, he thought of a problem. His expression changed, "Damn Fatso! Could it be that the Essence Light Arrows from before were given to me by Su Xiaoxiao?!"
Fatso smiled embarrassedly. He kept the things on the table and quickly ran out like a whirlwind. The answer to the question went without saying; Fatso had a guilty conscience.
Early the next morning, Xiao Chen received the eight million taels of gold banknotes from Fatso and left Liushang Pavilion. Eight million taels of gold banknotes was a large sum of money. Even the annual income of the White Water City's Jiang Clan was not that much.
Not long after Xiao Chen left Liushang Pavilion, he immediately felt a faintly discernible killing Qi spreading around him. Xiao Chen was startled and quickly extended his Spiritual Sense.
The merchant who made the deal with the cultivator with the severed arm led a few Martial Grand Masters and carefully followed behind Xiao Chen. They hid themselves very well. If it were not for that strand of killing Qi that he did not control well, Xiao Chen would not have been able to discover them.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and walked forward. When he arrived at a desolate alley, he immediately entered it.
The group of people quickly followed him. The alley was a dead end. Even after the group of people walked to the end, they did not see Xiao Chen's shadow. The leader could not help but curse, "Where is he? Where did he run off to?!"
"Are the few of you looking for me?" Xiao Chen slowly descended from the air and blocked the exit of the alley. He smiled faintly.
That person was stunned at first, but his face lit up with joy. He laughed loudly, "We were just looking for you. You ran out yourself. Hand over all the Spirit Stones on you. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Xiao Chen's expression did not change. He smiled faintly, "I don't seem to have any grudges with the few of you. There is no need to force me to my death."
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