(Third Update)
On the wide road, Chen Zong walked alone at lightning speed while a large group of people followed behind him.
This group of people were the ones who survived the attack of the thirteen Meteor Bandits because of Chen Zong. Not only did they keep their lives, they also did not lose any of their belongings.
They all knew that Chen Zong was a very powerful martial practitioner, a super expert. At least in their eyes, he was so. Moreover, he did not seem to have any malicious intent towards them. Therefore, they wanted to rely on Chen Zong. It would be safer.
After all, this was a chaotic world. The slightest carelessness could lead to one's death and their corpse being abandoned in the wilderness.
Unfortunately, Chen Zong would not wait for them because he was in a hurry to return to Martial Wind City. Otherwise, he could have helped them a little.
Compared to their family and friends, this group of strangers did not have a high status. Naturally, they had to make a choice. In fact, Chen Zong had saved them once.
Seeing Chen Zong's figure disappear, this group of people felt despair. They stopped one by one and panted. Their legs were weak. The mad chase just now had exhausted all their strength.
"Let's rely on ourselves."
"Let's rest for a while before continuing."
"Although we can't catch up, with that person in front, he should be able to sweep away some bandits. As long as our luck is not too bad, we can all survive."
Reality proved that their luck was not bad. Every one of them reached their destination alive. Because Chen Zong was in front, some bandits who were blind enough to want to rob them naturally ended up as dead souls under Chen Zong's sword.
His speed was as fast as a meteor as he flew towards the boundary of Ultimate Martial Main City.
With Chen Zong's current speed, he did not need to spend too much time.
Seeing Ultimate Martial Main City from afar, Chen Zong did not enter the city because his destination was Martial Wind City. He would pass by the vicinity of Ultimate Martial Main City and head towards Martial Wind City.
On the way, he would pass by the vicinity of Seven Lights Martial Academy. Chen Zong thought of his days in Seven Lights Martial Academy, Chen Chuyun, Li Zhenshi and so on.
"I wonder if they are still in the Seven Lights Martial Academy?" Chen Zong thought to himself.
When he left back then, they were still in the Seven Lights Martial Academy. Now that a few years had passed, perhaps they were still in the Seven Lights Martial Academy, or perhaps they had already left.
Since it was on the way, Chen Zong decided to pay a visit to the Seven Lights Martial Academy to gather some information.
After a series of inquiries, Chen Chuyun, Li Zhenshi, and the others could be considered to have left some reputation in the Seven Lights Martial Academy. However, they had left a long time ago and no one knew where they had gone.
Chen Zong did not have much nostalgia for the Seven Lights Martial Institution since his family and friends were not around. At the end of the day, this place was a part of his past path. He had already walked it and walked a very, very long way. Looking back, he could only find some memories of the past.
They crossed the plains in front of the Seven Luminaries Martial Academy, crossed the river, climbed over Black Wasp Mountain, and passed through a forest.
In the past, it would have taken them a day and a night to complete the journey. But now, with Chen Zong's extremely fast speed, it took them less than an hour to complete the journey.
The outline of the Wind Martial City was right in front of them.
Seeing the familiar outline of the Wind Martial City, Chen Zong could not help but feel a little excited in his heart.
It had been a few years.
However, it felt as if dozens of years had passed. It actually felt as if the sea had turned into mulberry fields, causing Chen Zong to be filled with nostalgia.
Taking a deep breath, Chen Zong strode towards the Wind Martial City. Scenes of his cultivation in the Chen Clan flashed across his mind.
The city gates of the Wind Martial City were wide open, but there was a group of guards dressed in white armor standing outside the city gates. There were a total of twelve people. Four of them were early stage Qi Refinement Realm martial practitioners, and eight were ninth stage Qi Refinement Realm martial practitioners.
"So many people …" Chen Zong was a little surprised.
Whether it was the Qi Refinement Realm or the Qi Refinement Realm, they were nothing in his eyes. They were very, very weak. However, this was the Eastern Continent, and a small place like the Wind Martial City. Such guards seemed to be a little too cautious.
"Stop." Chen Zong was stopped by a shout.
"What's your name? Where are you from? What are you doing here? "
Three questions in a row shot out like arrows. They were very strict, and if it was an ordinary person, it would be difficult to resist.
"What's the matter?" How could Chen Zong be frightened by an early stage Qi Refinement Realm martial practitioner? He asked in a neither fast nor slow manner.
"Hmph, you look very unfamiliar to me. Maybe you're a spy from somewhere else. Why don't you tell me the truth?" The other party glared and roared in a vicious tone.
In fact, this was a trick they were used to. As long as they saw an unfamiliar face without any obvious characteristics, they would first threaten it and extort some money to fill their own pockets.
Unfortunately, they met Chen Zong.
His indifferent gaze fell on the other party's face. Instantly, the early stage Qi Refinement Realm martial practitioner was stunned. He could not help but shrink back. An indescribable panic surged from the depths of his heart and could not be suppressed.
He kept retreating, his face pale.
Chen Zong strode through the city gates. Those people immediately surrounded Chen Zong, wanting to stop him.
"Back off, back off!" The early stage Qi Refinement Realm martial practitioner hurriedly roared.
Without being obstructed, Chen Zong walked into Martial Wind City, leaving behind the early stage Qi Refinement Realm martial practitioner and the group of guards that were inexplicable.
"Chen Clan …"
"A 'Lie, Yi Ming, Elder Wei, Elder Xing, Elder Lie, and Elder Li."
Numerous names flashed within his mind.
Chen Zong actually didn't have a strong sense of belonging to the Chen Clan in Martial Wind City. But the ones that left a deep impression on him were those few elders, Chen Chuyun, and the others.
Chen Zong moved swiftly along the streets, moving through the crowd.
The feeling Chen Zong got from Martial Wind City now was different from before. It seemed to be even more nervous, and the footsteps of the pedestrians were hurried as if they were rushing to do something.
In next to no time, Chen Zong arrived at the Chen Clan's Clan Hall, but what he saw was a scene of ruins.
"What's going on?" Chen Zong frowned, and he was surprised and bewildered. He quickly entered the Clan Hall and walked around.
The Clan Hall before him looked like a scene of ruins, as if it had been abandoned for a long time. Moreover, there were ruins everywhere. Obviously, it was the traces left behind by an intense battle.
Collapsed houses and icy cold furnaces.
"Could it be that something unexpected has happened?" A bad feeling couldn't help but emerge in his heart. Chen Zong hurriedly walked towards the Chen Clan's mansion, and what he saw was a dilapidated door and collapsed walls. Just like the Clan Hall, it was a scene of ruins.
The uneasiness in his heart grew stronger.
"What exactly happened?"
"Where did everyone go?"
With a heart full of guesses and uneasiness, Chen Zong took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and organized his thoughts.
"Let's go to the Cauldron Pavilion." Chen Zong made a prompt decision and headed towards the Cauldron Pavilion.
The Cauldron Pavilion was still the Cauldron Pavilion, but the people inside had changed. The Cauldron Pavilion's token that Chen Zong had obtained at that time had long been lost.
"Your Excellency wants to buy information about the Chen Clan. Is it the Chen Clan from a few years ago?" asked the deacon of the Cauldron Pavilion.
"Yes," answered Chen Zong.
"One thousand jade coins," said the deacon of the Cauldron Pavilion. Chen Zong didn't bargain. He took out a money ticket.
This money ticket was naturally found on the bodies of the 13 Meteor Bandits who had been killed. After all, Chen Zong's current currency was high-grade goods like spirit shells. The jade coins were long gone, but they were still useful here.
The deacon of the Cauldron Pavilion put away the money ticket with a smile, and then said, "We'll have to start from a few years ago."
Chen Zong was silent. He was all ears.
"A few years ago, there was a junior in the Chen Clan called Chen Zong. It was said that he was very talented, but unfortunately, he colluded with the Black Demon Sect and was wanted by the True Martial Alliance," said the deacon of the Cauldron Pavilion. Said the deacon of the Dingtian Pavilion. Chen Zong's expression did not change at all when he heard the news from someone else.
"It was said that Chen Zong died in the Hundred Beast Mountain in the end, and the Chen Clan was implicated because of this. They were pushed aside by other clans and forces, but they still stubbornly held on. They just lost a lot of property, and their lives became more and more difficult."
Chen Zong was still listening, and his expression didn't change.
"Then, the Eastern Continent underwent a drastic change. The Black Demon Sect appeared, and the True Martial Alliance split up. The forces of the Ultimate Martial Alliance were purged. The Bai Clan directly sought refuge with the True Martial Alliance and gained the upper hand. With the True Martial Alliance's permission, they took control of the Wind Martial City.
"It was said that Chen Zong of the Chen Clan had a conflict with the Bai Clan. After the Bai Clan took control of the Wind Martial City, they began to suppress the Chen Clan. Chen Zong resisted with all his might, but he was no match for the Bai Clan. Many of his experts were killed, and the others who were still alive were taken to the mines and became slaves."
With the deacon of the Cauldron Pavilion's explanation, Chen Zong's expression didn't change, but a shocking killing intent emerged in his heart.
The Bai Clan!
The clan that had a conflict with him in the past had actually attacked the Chen Clan. They killed the people of the Chen Clan and even reduced some of the survivors to mining slaves.
The Bai Clan!
Damn it!
"Who were the experts of the Chen Clan that died?" Chen Zong asked calmly. The deacon of the Cauldron Pavilion didn't feel the slightest bit of uneasiness.
"I don't know the details, but at least 70 to 80 percent of the elders were killed. Even the Clan Head was killed," the deacon said. "Since then, the Chen Clan has been removed from the Wind Martial City."
"What about the Chen Clan's branch family?" Chen Zong asked again.
"They weren't spared. Some of the rebels were killed, and the others were reduced to mining slaves, working in the mines all day long. It's estimated that they won't live for long." The deacon's tone was somewhat regretful.
Chen Zong couldn't help but become even more worried.
In such a situation, what about his father?
What about his aunt?
Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, Chen Zong continued to ask questions, wanting to know more thoroughly.
For example, where did the Chen Clan who had been reduced to mining slaves work? When he learned that they were mining in the iron vein that originally belonged to the Chen Clan, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
They had gone too far!
Immediately, Chen Zong asked about the strength of the Bai Clan and the situation of the Li Clan's Li Zhenshi. This required additional payment of Jade Money. Chen Zong paid without hesitation.
"On the surface, the Bai Clan has one Lv 5 True Martial Realm expert, two Lv 4 True Martial Realm experts, four Lv 3 True Martial Realm experts, and as many as twelve Lv 1 to Lv 2 True Martial Realm experts." The deacon of the Cauldron Pavilion said. For the Eastern Continent, a True Martial Realm expert was considered very powerful. A Middle-stage True Martial Realm expert could be considered a great expert, and a Late-stage True Martial Realm expert could be considered a first-class expert.
After all, the Eastern Continent's inheritance resources were scarce. They couldn't produce Pseudo-Transcendents, and they didn't even have some powerful Star-level combat strength.
Adding up to nearly twenty True Martial Realm experts, the Bai Clan could indeed be considered very powerful. Of course, that was only relatively speaking.
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