A human face emerged from the strange pit. It was the Chu Chaoyun that Xiao Chen recognized.
Just as Xiao Chen felt uncertain, Chu Chaoyun broke out of the pit and flew towards him.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet and took a step back. Then, he looked at the dirt-covered Chu Chaoyun and sized him up. Feeling it strange, he asked, "Who chased you so badly that you even used the move of hiding in a pile of corpses?"
Without a doubt, the person before Xiao Chen was Chu Chaoyun.
If it were not Chu Chaoyun, there was no way to explain who guided Xiao Chen to this place.
Then, Xiao Chen looked at Chu Chaoyun's state. Clearly, he had sustained significant injuries and had not recovered yet.
Xiao Chen concluded that Chu Chaoyun had fought with someone and suffered significant injuries. Then, he hid here. Perhaps by chance, Chu Chaoyun obtained the inheritance of this place and discovered Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt that his guess was close to the mark.
Chu Chaoyun did not deny anything. After some thought, he said, "I called you here to tell you about this. Be careful of one person."
"Who?"
"The Xuewu Dynasty's First Prince, Xi!"
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and asked softly, "You mean the black-clad half-masked man beside the First Prince?"
"Yes. I have been investigating him for a long time on orders from the Universe Origin Sect. Previously, I found some clues in the Abyssal Underworld. The situation is not good. "
"What do you mean?"
Chu Chaoyun closed his eyes. After thinking for a while, he opened them and said, "You should know about the great war between the righteous and demonic factions one hundred thousand years ago. The Black Dragon King united the nine layers of the Abyssal Underworld, breaking the World Tree and destroying the Deity World. From then on, there were no more True Gods.
"I know about this. All the cultivators of the Great Thousand Realms should know about this as well. Then … what are you trying to say?"
Xiao Chen revealed a confused expression. He had heard this many times and knew about it many years ago.
"In that battle, many deities fell, the Heaven Bridging Peak shattered, and the World Tree snapped. The Martial Epoch actually ended. However, because of one person, he defeated the Black Dragon King and sealed it, forcefully saving us from the calamity, allowing the Martial Epoch to continue. "
Xiao Chen did not deny it. He knew that Chu Chaoyun was referring to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, who had already defeated the Black Dragon King with the Wings of Time, a Transcendent Grade Soul Tool.
Without interrupting him, Xiao Chen signaled Chu Chaoyun to continue.
"But that's not what I want to say … What I want to say is actually related to you."
"Something to do with me?"
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. What was Chu Chaoyun trying to say?
"The great war between the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path resulted in the fall of all the Eternal True Gods. From then on, no one in the world could live forever, surpass reincarnation, and become independent of the world. Anyone with ambition can guess that the Martial Epoch will end. They all want to start a new epoch and become the new Epoch Master. "
The Epoch Master!
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. This was nothing new. The Dragon Spirit of the Blue Dragon Palace had said that to Xiao Chen as well. It wanted Xiao Chen to restore the glory of the Blue Dragon bloodline, establish the Divine Dragon Dynasty, and start a new epoch.
Simply put, that Dragon Spirit wanted Xiao Chen to end the Martial Epoch and lead the Blue Dragon bloodline to rule the new epoch, making him the new Epoch Master.
"Perhaps you do not understand. Let me explain it this way. You can think of the Martial Epoch as a dynasty. After the great war between the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path, this dynasty was on the verge of collapse. The feudal lords all wanted to change dynasties. "
Chu Chaoyun said after some thought, "After that, fifty thousand years ago, your Blue Dragon bloodline's Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun finally could no longer hold back."
"Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun!"
Xiao Chen's heart skipped a beat. He looked at the other party with some shock and said, "This is a shocking secret. Even if you are the Universe Origin Sect's Dao Disciple, logically speaking, you might not know all this."
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly. After some thought, he said, "Don't worry about how I know for now. How much do you know about this Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun?"
"I only know that after his ambition swelled, someone defeated him. Then, the Blue Dragon bloodline was destroyed, and the Golden Dragon Race took over."
Xiao Chen gave a half-truth and half-lie. He felt some anticipation for what Chu Chaoyun could tell him.
Indeed, Xiao Chen knew very little about Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun. Even the Dragon Spirit had not told him in detail.
"At that time, aside from being the Dragon Race's Dragon Emperor … he had another identity — the Demonic Dao Palace's Palace Master," Chu Chaoyun said unhurriedly, shocking Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly and said, "Speak. I'm listening. Let's see what else you can say."
"That is not important. What is important is that he nearly won back then. Unfortunately, he still lost to that person. Now that so many years have passed, no one has the courage and strength that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun had back then, able to topple this tottering dynasty and start a new epoch. "
Chu Chaoyun continued, "However, it is different now. The Faux God experts of the various super factions feel an increasing sense of threat and urgency. Although they do not know the exact reason, they are not surprised, as the epoch changes and cycles endlessly. The peak experts of the old epoch will be wiped out along with the old epoch sooner or later, just like the Martial Gods in the past. "
"It is very close. This time, whether they are willing or not, the various super factions will have to make a choice. When the calamity descends, no one can avoid it. The person who defeated Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun can only watch it happen helplessly."
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. After some thought, he said, "I roughly understand why you know these secrets."
"Why?" Chu Chaoyun looked at Xiao Chen with interest.
"Because the Universe Origin Sect is ambitious as well. They placed their hopes on you, hoping that you will become the Epoch Master and start a new epoch, protecting the Universe Origin Sect's interests in the new epoch. As for why you investigated Xi, it must be because he is the hope of the Demonic Dao Hall. "
Xiao Chen explained his guess unhurriedly.
Now, he more or less understood that this succession race of the Yanwu Dynasty gathered all the people qualified to become the Epoch Master.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said, "You can say that. Do you want to know who the person who defeated Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun is?"
"There's no need. I can guess that he is the Epoch Master of the Martial Epoch. That is the Holy Lord, who currently controls the Faux God World. In reality, the five Righteous Dao super factions are his pawns. However, the situation is already set. The Martial Epoch will be destroyed. These pawns will no longer be willing to be manipulated by him. "
Xiao Chen said calmly, "Given that, the five super factions are actually responsible for the destruction of the Blue Dragon bloodline back then. Hence, the five super factions worked together to make the matter of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun a taboo. "
Shock flashed in Chu Chaoyun's eyes. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to connect the dots so quickly.
It looked like Chu Chaoyun had somewhat underestimated Xiao Chen. Perhaps Xiao Chen knew many secrets that Chu Chaoyun did not.
"So, you came to look for me now to work with me to deal with Xi?"
Chu Chaoyun nodded. "This person is too strong. The scarier thing is that he formed an alliance with the Abyssal Underworld. With the strong working together, I cannot think of anyone who can resist him. With the appearance of the Ethereal Immortal Palace, the Wings of Time will probably be his.
"In this vast Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, you are the only one who can trust me and earn my trust."
If it were in the past, when Chu Chaoyun said this, Xiao Chen would have agreed without hesitation.
However, things seemed different now.
If Chu Chaoyun really wanted to start a new epoch, the two of them would have to fight.
Epochs came and went in an endless cycle.
The Martial Epoch was coming to an end. Fate carried a boundless momentum. These people looked like the children of heaven, like the blazing sun. However, in reality, they had no choice in this surging tide. They could only make their own decisions.
As Xiao Chen remained silent, the atmosphere between the two turned somewhat strange.
Let's not talk about the distant, let's talk about the near.
If the Ethereal Immortal Palace appeared and Xi was defeated, would Chu Chaoyun give the Wings of Time to him?
"How did you get here?"
Suddenly, Xiao Chen looked up at Chu Chaoyun and asked an unrelated question.
"Me? I came alone, not with any prince. I roughly understand what you are thinking. Business is business. In that case, let's not talk about friendship, just benefits. If you agree, I will lend you a hand. This place is a copy of a certain tyrant of the Yanwu Dynasty. Before he died, he killed more than one million cultivators and turned them into Yin Soldiers to be buried with him … "
After some thought, Chu Chaoyun said, "If you agree, I will give you the commander's tally and let you control these one million Yin Soldiers to help the Ninth Prince clear the second round."
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, a black metal medallion floated out of Chu Chaoyun's palm.
The black medallion had a Great Desolate Eon ferocious beast carved on it, looking like it was alive. A scarlet light as thick as ink wrapped around the medallion, making it look even stranger.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze from the medallion to Chu Chaoyun's face. Then, he revealed a meaningful light in his eyes.
Xiao Chen avoided the many experts of the imperial ancestral temple and entered the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb without a prince.
How did Chu Chaoyun do it?
"How about it?"
"Deal."
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grasped the tyrant's commander's tally. Then, he turned and left.
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