(Fifth Update)
"I'm tired. I'm not going," one of the Chen family members mumbled as he sat down.
Like a fuse, a second and a third sat down and stopped moving.
"Get up quickly. If the Real Martial Alliance catches up with us, we'll die." Chen Wuxiong also felt tired, but he still said this.
"He's so powerful. What's there to be afraid of? He'll kill whoever comes."
"That's right. He has to protect us."
The people who were sitting on the ground and unwilling to get up said this one after another. It sounded like they were clamoring.
"Get up." Chen Zong walked over and frowned slightly. His tone was cold.
"What are you doing? We're tired. Can't we rest for a while?" Everyone was startled at first, then calmly asked.
"After we leave the Real Martial Alliance's territory, you can rest for as long as you want," Chen Zong said again.
"No, we're all very tired now. We can't walk anymore. Aren't you very capable? If the Real Martial Alliance catches up with us, you can just kill them directly."
"That's right. If you didn't collude with the Black Demon Sect, we wouldn't have fallen to this point."
"That's right. You have to pay for what you've done."
Voices rang out one after another, as if a group of heroes were angry. They all condemned Chen Zong.
"You … you …" Chen Wuxiong and a few others' expressions changed. They were so angry that they trembled. Chen Chu Yun's expression darkened. His eyes were filled with coldness.
Chen Zong glanced at them with disappointment. He looked forward and started walking again. At the same time, he said, "Those who want to leave, follow me."
"You …" Chen Wuxiong's fingers trembled as he looked at those people. He sighed in disappointment and turned to follow.
"Wait."
"You don't care about us anymore?"
"Stop."
"Stop. Stop right there. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have fallen to this point."
However, no matter how they shouted, Chen Zong ignored them.
The Chen family's fall was indeed directly related to Chen Zong.
However, did Chen Zong collude with the Black Demon Sect?
No. They wanted to frame him.
At the end of the day, the tallest tree in the forest was coveted by others. If they couldn't get their hands on it, they would destroy it.
As for the grudge between him and the Bai family, it wasn't Chen Zong who provoked them first.
Would Chen Zong feel guilty?
No, it was only because he had caused the Chen Clan to fall to such a state and suffered so many casualties that he could not bear to see it happen. That was why he wanted to save these people and rebuild the Chen Clan so that it could become powerful again.
However, this did not mean that Chen Zong would become a nanny.
It was important for a person to strive for self-improvement. If he gave up, how could he rise up?
Chen Zong was disappointed by the behavior of some people outside the Bai family's mansion. Chen Zong knew that he could not count on those people if he wanted to rebuild the Chen family and make it strong again.
However, he couldn't rely on himself. It was difficult to achieve anything alone. Moreover, he still had to leave the Eastern Continent in the end and return to the Longtu Region to pursue his own path of swordsmanship.
"Wait for us."
This group of people realized that Chen Zong really had no intention of paying attention to them. They hurriedly got up and chased after him.
If they really stayed to rest, not to mention whether the martial artists of the True Martial Alliance would chase after them, just the demonic beasts in the mountain ridge alone would be enough to take their lives.
This group of people followed. Chen Zong did not chase them away, considering that they were all members of the Chen Clan.
…
"They're all dead?" A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes sat at the head of the table. He frowned and exuded an aura of power without being angry, causing the people standing in front of him to feel a sense of fear.
This person looked to be about fifty years old. He constantly exuded a shocking aura. He was the current Alliance Master of the True Martial Alliance.
Overnight, he received news that the martial artists who had gone to Fengwu City to investigate the Bai family's massacre had been killed. Not a single one was left alive. The killer was actually the person who had been chased by the True Martial Alliance a few years ago and had been forced to enter the Hundred Beast Mountain Range and was judged to be dead — Chen Zong.
In just a few years, a small martial artist of the Qi Refining Realm had grown to the point where he could kill a martial artist of the Lv 7 True Martial Realm. What had he experienced during this time?
What kind of fortuitous encounter had he encountered?
Thinking of this, the Alliance Master of the True Martial Alliance was filled with greed.
He had reached a bottleneck in his cultivation, or rather, he had reached the end. However, he always felt that this was not the true limit. He could continue to pursue a higher realm.
Then, if he could obtain Chen Zong's fortuitous encounter, he might be able to break through to a higher realm.
After all, to be able to grow from a small martial artist of the Qi Refining Realm to the point where he could kill a martial artist of the Lv 7 True Martial Realm in just a few years, he must be extraordinary.
"The battle with the Black Demon Sect is imminent. We can't spare more people. Moreover, ordinary martial artists may not be a match for them." The Alliance Master of the True Martial Alliance thought to himself, "Issuing an arrest warrant is one way, but if someone were to obtain Chen Zong's fortuitous encounter … Forget it. It's safer to let a martial artist of the Lv 9 True Martial Realm take action first."
That Chen Zong was able to kill a martial artist of the Lv 7 True Martial Realm proved that his strength was not low. He might be able to fight against a martial artist of the Lv 8 True Martial Realm, or even not be inferior to a martial artist of the Lv 8 True Martial Realm. Therefore, if a martial artist of the Lv 8 True Martial Realm was dispatched, he might not be able to take down Chen Zong. However, if there were too many of them, it would be disadvantageous for the upcoming battle.
After much consideration, the Alliance Master of the Lv 9 True Martial Realm was the only option.
However, there were not many martial artists of the Lv 9 True Martial Realm in the True Martial Alliance.
"I can only let the shadow take action."
…
The curtain of night retreated, and day came.
After a whole night of action, the Chen family was finally going to leave the mountain.
If it weren't for their slow speed, they would have already left the mountain.
Under the protection of Chen Zong and Chen Chuyun, more than forty members of the Chen family were unharmed.
After all, these people's physiques were not as good as before, and they didn't have time to recuperate. After a whole night of running, they were all exhausted. In order to move forward better, they had to stop and rest for a while.
In their physical condition, it was necessary for them to stop and rest for a few days. However, time was tight, and they had to hurry. Only when they arrived at their destination and were safe could they have a better rest.
After resting for two hours, they continued their journey.
When the sun was high in the sky, Chen Zong felt a strange aura rapidly approaching.
"Sister Yun, take everyone and keep moving forward." Chen Zong immediately said, "Someone is catching up with us."
"Okay." Chen Chuyun also knew that the person who caught up with them was at least in the Martial Realm. She couldn't help much, so she could only lighten the burden and lead everyone forward as fast as possible.
Chen Zong turned around and stared ahead. Gradually, the fluctuation of the aura seemed to become clearer. It was transmitted through the floating dust in the air, and Chen Zong sensed it.
The shadow seemed to be moving stealthily in the air, approaching quickly, but strangely, he felt that he had been discovered.
He was best at sneaking. With his Cultivation Method, body movement, and some weapons, he could sneak even under the scorching sun. Even some martial artists at Lv 9 of the Martial Realm would have a hard time discovering him.
He approached Chen Zong and then attacked, intending to injure and capture Chen Zong. However, he saw a flash of silver sword light in front of him. It was extremely dazzling.
The sword light broke through the air, and the shadow had a creepy feeling of being pierced through. Without any hesitation, he immediately retreated, but the second flash of sword light followed.
Retreating, retreating, retreating, and exerting his body movement to the extreme, the shadow was horrified.
How could he be so strong?
His confidence was shattered by Chen Zong's two swords.
Knowing that it was impossible, the shadow wanted to escape and return to the Real Martial Arts Alliance to report this matter.
"Die!" With a low shout, the two swords struck out. The shadow trembled and was directly penetrated by the sword light. His body was exposed in the air.
In fact, Chen Zong could not be 100% sure of his exact location. He only had a rough idea. However, after dodging many times, Chen Zong caught him and killed him.
The shadow did not expect this result, and neither did the leader of the Real Martial Arts Alliance.
The shadow's strength was only at the ordinary Lv 9 of the Martial Realm. The only thing worth praising was his sneaking ability. When the sneaking ability was ineffective, his strength was just average.
Even a Lv 8 Upper Class demon beast was no match for Chen Zong in a head-on fight, let alone an ordinary Lv 9 of the Martial Realm.
He looked at the shadow's clothes. They were silver, but there seemed to be traces of black. Under the sunlight, they would interfere with people's vision and make it difficult to see clearly.
The shadow's sneaking ability probably had something to do with this piece of clothing. However, it was impossible to rely on clothing alone. He needed to use other means.
After searching for a while, he did not find anything valuable. There were not even many notes. Chen Zong lit a fire and burned the shadow.
"It's done. Let's go." After catching up with the crowd, Chen Zong only said one sentence.
Realizing that there would be pursuers, the forty or so members of the Chen family became more anxious. They did not dare to complain about being tired and kept moving forward.
"If there are no accidents, there won't be any pursuers for at least a day." Chen Zong thought to himself.
After all, the Lv 9 of the Martial Realm had been killed. It would take at least a day for the Real Martial Arts Alliance to react after receiving the news. On this day, the crowd could move forward a lot, and the distance between them had increased.
Not long after, an accident happened.
"There are forty-seven people in total. According to the calculation of one thousand jade coins per person, the total is forty-seven thousand jade coins. Take it out and you can live." A warrior in the Lv 9 Jin Refining Realm said unscrupulously.
This was another group of robbers.
In today's world, there were many people who had become bandits.
However, there were very few Real Martial Realm warriors among the bandits. After all, Real Martial Realm warriors had different statuses. No matter which force they joined, they were very popular.
"You guys rest." Chen Zong said to the Chen family. This group of people was very tired and needed to rest. "Sister Yun, I'll leave them to you."
"Okay." Chen Chu Yun answered concisely and pulled out the Mountain-splitting Sword.
"Good sword!" The eyes of the bandits suddenly lit up. Although they did not know what level the sword was, they knew it was extraordinary and must be very valuable.
"You won't cry until you see the coffin."
"Kill them."
As a bandit, he was naturally a vicious and merciless person.
What responded to them was Chen Chu Yun's sword light. It was cold and carried a shocking killing intent and evil spirit. The sword was like the surging water of a cold river.
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