This meant that that world definitely existed. Xiao Chen thought about it carefully. What was the difference between the first time he came here and now? There had to be a reason for the current situation.
After a while, a light flashed in Xiao Chen's mind. He said, "When I first came here, there was no Spiritual Energy in my body. Now, my body is filled with Spiritual Energy. That is the biggest difference."
That underground world should be a small world created by a senior. Only those who reached the Sage realm and became one with the world could enter. Or perhaps, only ordinary people without Spiritual Energy could enter.
Furthermore, it was very likely that this was the small world created by the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's founding ancestor, the Saber Emperor. Now, Xiao Chen had stumbled into it by chance.
If he had not lost all his Essence, if he had not been swept here by the underground river, he would not have been able to reach this place. There were many reasons for this. This was probably the so-called fortuitous encounter.
Thinking about it, it was a pity. Originally, Xiao Chen was prepared to explore the entire underground world when he had the chance. It looked like he could not enter before he became a Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen shook his head and recollected his thoughts. Since he had already come out, there was no need to think about this problem. What he had to think about now was how to return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the underground river, he slowly stopped at the riverbank where he had climbed up in a sorry state. Everything that had happened that day was still vivid in his mind.
His Essence had disappeared, his internal injuries were severe, his stamina was weak, and the undercurrents were all very dangerous. In the end, he had encountered all of them.
However, the conviction in his heart did not extinguish. He had climbed up in the end. He still had many important things to do; he could not die so early.
He had not rescued Ao Jiao from the Lunar Shadow Saber. He had not dealt with the noble clans in the Dongming Province. He had not figured out why he was chased out of the Xiao Clan.
There were too many enemies that he had not defeated yet. He had not even opened the door to becoming a cultivator. On the path of cultivation, it would be a pity if he died just like that.
Looking at his reflection in the water, Xiao Chen thought of something. He had to change his appearance. Otherwise, no one would recognize him.
Xiao Chen's face suddenly turned blurry as soon as he used the Shapeshifting Technique. He recalled Ye Chen's appearance in his mind, and the bones in his face began to move rapidly.
On the surface of the water, Ye Chen's rather ordinary face appeared. It completely changed Xiao Chen's sharp and unrestrained temperament.
Xiao Chen looked at the surface of the water and smiled in satisfaction. He leaped up and stood on the surface of the water. He went against the current and walked on the waves.
If he wanted to go back, there was no other way aside from going back. The only way Xiao Chen could think of was to return to the place where the Demon King was suppressed. Once he found Ye Wen, he would be able to leave.
The tip of Xiao Chen's feet tapped lightly on the surface of the water as if he was running on flat ground. He dashed forward at an extremely fast speed.
After a while, a mountain wall appeared in front of Xiao Chen, and the river under his feet flowed down from the mountain wall.
Thump!
Since the river could flow down, it meant that there was a path ahead. Xiao Chen stopped cultivating and dove to the bottom of the river. Then, he swam against the undercurrent.
After swimming for a long time, Xiao Chen felt the mountain wall above him disappear. He floated up again and walked on the surface of the water. After walking for a long time, he discovered that the river under his feet was just a tributary.
The further he walked, the more astonished Xiao Chen was. There were many tributaries in this underground river; they were dense and wide. Along the way, Xiao Chen had already come across more than ten tributaries. Some places even had four tributaries.
The water flowed downwards. Fortunately, there was only one main tributary upstream. As long as Xiao Chen kept going upstream, he would eventually find the cave where the Demon King was suppressed.
Two days later, Xiao Chen was in a river. Before he surfaced, he felt a familiar feeling. This was because the rotten smell of the dried corpse in the river had yet to dissipate.
"Have I finally found my way back?" The moment Xiao Chen surfaced, he saw Ye Wen sitting at a wooden table on the shore, smiling at him.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He did not expect to run into this person the moment he came up. He used his Essence to disperse all the water droplets on his body. Immediately, hot air surrounded Xiao Chen's body.
Xiao Chen stepped on the water surface and slowly walked out of the fog. When he arrived in front of Ye Wen, the water vapor on his body had already evaporated. His clothes and hair were extremely dry.
When Ye Wen saw all this, a strange look flashed in his eyes. He poured a cup of wine and handed it to Xiao Chen. He smiled faintly and said, "It looks like you had a fortuitous encounter. Not only did your cultivation not get crippled, it even improved greatly. I can no longer see through you."
Xiao Chen received the wine cup and drained it in one gulp. When he saw Ye Wen, he originally thought he had a lot to say. However, when he saw Ye Wen so calm, he did not know what to say.
"How is Biyun Peak's Song Que now?" After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen asked the question he was most concerned about.
Ye Wen drank by himself and drank another cup of wine. He said casually, "I crippled one of his arms, but he is still a Peak Master. However, don't worry, Ancestral Martial Ancestor Shen already warned him. If you go out, he will not dare to cause trouble for you."
"You crippled one of his arms?" Xiao Chen looked at Ye Wen in astonishment. It was not that he did not think Ye Wen did not have the strength to do so. It was just that he did not expect Ye Wen to offend a Peak Master for him.
Furthermore, looking at Ye Wen's calm manner, it was as though he did not care about it at all. It was as though this was a small matter and there was no need for him to care about it.
Ye Wen stood up and said, "Let's go, there is no need to make a fuss about nothing. I'll bring you out."
Ye Wen slowly put away the wine cups on the table. After he spoke, he took the lead and walked out. He looked at Xiao Chen behind him and said, "You are really lucky. That girl, Liu Ruyue, even came down personally to look for you not long ago."
Elder Sister Ruyue came to look for me? Xiao Chen was startled. He said, "Then what did you say to her? Did you tell her the truth?"
"Am I stupid? Do you think I do not know her character? If I told her the truth, she would immediately go to Biyun Peak and risk her life, "Ye Wen said indifferently.
Xiao Chen was rendered speechless by Ye Wen's words. Not long after, Ye Wen asked again, "What is your relationship with Leng Liusu?"
"Leng Liusu? There shouldn't be any relationship. I am not familiar with her, "Xiao Chen said suspiciously. He did not know why Ye Wen would ask such a question.
Ye Wen said, "That is strange. She used her identity as the Young Pavilion Master and went through the Elders' Assembly to send people to look for you a few times."
Leng Liusu also came to look for him? Xiao Chen could not understand what was going on. He wanted to ask Ye Wen what was going on. However, when he saw Ye Wen's expression, he swallowed his words.
Ye Wen brought Xiao Chen along and led him to a small transportation formation. When the people guarding the formation saw Ye Wen, they said respectfully, "Elder Ye, are you here to send someone off?"
Ye Wen nodded and said to Xiao Chen, "Go up. Once you go up, you will be able to leave this damned place. I have already helped you settle your mission. Just go and hand it in."
Before Xiao Chen stepped onto the transportation formation, he turned around and asked, "Did you not pay any price for chopping off Song Que's arm?"
After all, Song Que was a Peak Master. Xiao Chen could not understand how Ye Wen could be so calm.
Ye Wen smiled gently, "The price is that I have to stay in this place for another ten years. Now that I see that you are so lively, I feel that it is not worth it."
"Alright, stop speaking nonsense. Scram!"
"Pu!"
Ye Wen suddenly kicked out and kicked Xiao Chen's butt. Xiao Chen fell forward and landed in front of the transportation formation. A light appeared on the ground.
Countless talisman scripts flashed and Xiao Chen's body disappeared with a 'shua' sound.
Everything was hazy and pitch-black. Xiao Chen felt that his body seemed to be stretched infinitely. After that, spots of light appeared. After a while, he regained control of his body.
"Where is this?" Xiao Chen looked at his surroundings and discovered that he was in a small room. There were no traces of formations on the floor. This should be a one-way transportation formation.
Xiao Chen gently pushed open the door and walked out. He happened to see the counter in the Hall of Contributions. When the old man behind the counter saw Xiao Chen, he was mildly startled.
The old man waved his hand and the wooden token at Xiao Chen's waist quickly flew into his hand. It turned out that he had returned to the Hall of Contributions.
The old man looked at the number on the wooden token and smiled gently at Xiao Chen, "Ye Chen, congratulations on completing your mission. These are your contribution points."
The old man took out some black copper coins from under the counter and handed them to Xiao Chen, "After counting them, Ye Wen rated you as outstanding. There is a total of one thousand contribution points."
Xiao Chen received the black copper coins. There was a total of ten of them. They were completely black, round on the outside and square on the inside. They contained a strange aura that could not be faked.
The old man continued to explain. Contribution points had a total of three colors. The white ones represented one contribution point, the red ones represented one contribution point, and the black ones represented one hundred contribution points.
Xiao Chen had lived in the underground world for close to two months. At this moment, he was in a rush to return to Qingyun Peak and report his safety to Liu Ruyue. Hence, he did not have the patience to listen to the old man's words and prepared to leave.
"Wait a moment, don't leave yet. This is your first time completing a high level mission. There is something I have to tell you," the old man called out to Xiao Chen and walked out.
The old man revealed a faint smile on his aged face, "Young man, don't be too anxious. This matter is the best reward for you."
Xiao Chen did not understand. He slowly calmed down and followed the old man. The old man led Xiao Chen to the back of the first floor of the Hall of Contributions. Along the way, many people saw the old man personally leading the way for Xiao Chen. They all started to guess Xiao Chen's identity.
"The managing elder of the Hall of Contributions is actually personally leading the way for someone. Who is this person? I have never seen him before. Even the true inheritors do not receive such treatment."
"I have never seen him before either. What is his background? Could he be even more noble than the true inheritors?"
"It's him. Look at the identity token on his waist. He is that disciple from Qingyun Peak. He is Ye Chen!" someone with sharp eyes in the crowd immediately said when he saw the silver identity token on Xiao Chen's waist.
Currently, there were only two men in Qingyun Peak. One was Liu Suifeng, and the other was Ye Chen. Everyone knew Liu Suifeng. Since he was not Liu Suifeng, then Ye Chen's identity was obvious.
"So, it really is him. He disappeared for two months and actually appeared again. The people from Wanren Peak have been searching for him for a long time."
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