The Golden Parasol Tree still needed to recuperate, and the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi was not yet convenient, so its effects were limited. The "tree threat" was more of a "tree blackmail."
Under such circumstances, Chen Luoyang had no intention of forcefully challenging a Martial Venerable as a Martial Sage.
After all, although he was not afraid of the Fuyao King, Han Shang, and the others, if they abandoned their pride and hid in the protective formation, without the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi, he could not do anything to them.
If he forcefully opened the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi, there was a possibility that the other party could escape. At that time, they would have to switch sides and both sides would destroy each other's lair.
To him, this didn't mean much. The most valuable thing was to get rid of his opponent.
However, unexpectedly, the Demon Queen Ji Tianqiong was not in the Black Water Extreme Palace.
Without a powerhouse holding down the fort, Chen Luoyang could easily conquer a Holy Land with his means back then. Naturally, he did not stand on ceremony and accepted the gift that was delivered to his doorstep.
Then, he obtained the black coffin here.
The black coffin had no master. Wen Xinzhi and the others in the Black Water Extreme Palace were not strong enough to refine it, but Chen Luoyang could.
After breaking through the Black Water Extreme Palace, he stopped for a few days before going to Yan Ran Mountain to refine the black coffin.
Although he was still far from completely controlling it, it was already very useful.
The reason why he took the initiative to challenge Yan Ran Mountain and was able to kill the Martial Venerable King Fuyao on the spot was because of the black coffin outside the Ancient Formation of Emperor Xi.
After killing Yan Ran Mountain Chieftain, Chen Luoyang was not injured, and he took the "Tranquility" Heavenly Book and other treasures from the other party, further increasing his strength.
As a result, they were like a snowball that was getting bigger and bigger as time went on. As they nurtured themselves through battle, they became stronger as they fought.
Now, although he was still a Martial Sage, he was already a completely different existence from before he went to the Black Water Extreme Palace.
If he could successfully kill Emperor Chu Cheng Hui, other than the Dark Gold Nectar in the white jade bottle and his own Sky-Stealing Sun Shifting Art, there might be other benefits.
Southern Chu had received news of the change in the Innate Tomb, which was why Prince Qing Ling Cheng Ye made a trip there. Emperor Chu did not respond to such an existence, which meant that he was not in ordinary seclusion, but in death seclusion.
The Heavenly Lake Master had been in death seclusion for several years. At that time, the situation in the Red Dust World was relatively stable.
On the other hand, it seemed unusual for Emperor Chu, Cheng Hui, to enter into closed door cultivation in secret under such a tense situation.
His situation in Southern Chu could not be said to be good. He had many enemies.
It was very likely that Emperor Chu had obtained some sort of special harvest from his closed door cultivation, and he was fairly confident that he would be able to attain a great breakthrough during this closed door cultivation.
The Barbarian Tribe's leader was stronger and posed a greater threat. However, this person was tyrannical and arrogant. While he looked down on the world, he also had a martial arts fanatic side, especially against Heavenly Demon Ye.
However, Emperor Chu, Cheng Hui, wasn't such a figure. He was more like an overlord that sought to conquer the world.
Even if Heavenly Demon Ye were to reappear and the entire world of mortals were to unite against him, Cheng Hui would be the same as he had been in Zhengyang City.
In that case, Hierarch Chen decided to pick him up first.
At the same time, Chen Luoyang also wanted to know what made Cheng Hui decide to go into seclusion.
He had used the one-month duel to digest the "Tranquility" Heavenly Book and other newly obtained treasures, as well as recuperate the vitality he had consumed in the battle with Lord Fuyao, so that he could reach his peak.
But now, there was news that Emperor Chu and Sword Master North Dark had a duel?
Sword Master North Dark Bamboo was still responsible for pursuing Xu Peng with the Empress of Eastern Zhou and the Master of Azure Dragon Island. If there was no special reason, he would not divert his attention to fight with others.
Was it because he had achieved great success in his martial arts that he wanted to find an enemy who was stronger than him in the past to test his skills?
Even so, he shouldn't have looked for Sword Master North Dark. Although Sword Master North Dark lived in Southern Chu all year round, they had always minded their own business. It wasn't as if Southern Chu didn't have other enemies. Why would he want to make himself a new strong enemy?
Did he become so arrogant after coming out from closed door cultivation?
When Chen Luoyang first heard about this, he felt that this duel was simply inexplicable.
After instructing his subordinates to gather information, Hierarch Chen gradually sorted out some thoughts.
Emperor Chu had come out of seclusion and kept it a secret. Before his duel with Sword Master North Dark, the news had always been that he was still in seclusion.
He secretly broke out of seclusion and fought with Sword Master North Dark. This meant that he didn't secretly want to make a big move. Instead, it seemed more like he was forced to do so.
He was in seclusion and might have encountered some problems that needed to be solved.
The solution was to fight with Sword Master North Dark and use his Sword Qi to heal his injuries?
Or was it that he wanted something from him and used force when the negotiation failed?
It seemed that he had to think about it the other way around. What was it that Sword Master North Dark wouldn't give up?
Speaking of which, the first thought that came to Chen Luoyang's mind at this moment was a name.
Azure Dragon Island's direct disciple, 'Jade Dragon' Han Zheng.
In the eyes of Sword Master North Dark Bamboo, she was the reincarnation of his deceased wife.
Thinking of this, Chen Luoyang communicated with the white jade bottle in his mind and updated the information related to Han Zheng that he had previously inquired about.
As expected, he found the answer in the latest account of her life experience.
Chen Luoyang's expression became slightly odd.
It turned out that the root of the problem was Second Miss Han. First Miss Han was unjustly implicated.
Second Miss Han, you really have dog luck … No, it should be said that the people you interact with are really unlucky.
Back in the Yongyue Mountains, the mere fifteenth realm Emperor Wu was captured by the eighteenth realm Wei Chaoran. Dragon King Xu Peng passed by to help.
Now, Second Miss Han, a sixteenth realm Martial Saint, was captured by Martial Venerable Emperor Chu Cheng Hui. Coincidentally, she was together with her sister Han Zheng. In the end, Sword Master North Dark Bamboo passed by to help.
Weren't Wei Chaoran and Cheng Hui wronged?
Who could they reason with?
Even Chen Luoyang felt wronged for them.
Xu Peng and Bamboo Rou were all related to Han Zheng. Whether Han Zheng herself needed them or not was another matter. In any case, she always took care of Han Mei. Second Miss Han's character, tsk tsk …
With such strange luck, Chen Luoyang really didn't believe it was a coincidence.
But with Han Mei's current cultivation, to be able to affect Martial Venerable Emperor Chu, this' calamity 'Underworld God was too domineering.
Chen Luoyang's fingers lightly tapped on the armrest of his chair. After a while, he stood up and left.
Right now, he could just find Bamboo Rou and the Han sisters.
Zhi Zun didn't need to act rashly. If he brought Bamboo Rou and the other two to the Star Palace for questioning, it would be bad if he did it too many times.
Anyway, as the successor of Zhi Zun, Chen Luoyang could naturally ask about Bamboo Rou and the others' pursuit of Xu Peng.
"Little Friend Chen is here."
Seeing Chen Luoyang's arrival, Sword Master North Dark Bamboo nodded in greeting. He was neither servile nor overbearing. His attitude was the same as usual. It didn't change because of the turbulent times in the mortal world.
Azure Dragon Island's disciple Han Zheng solemnly greeted, "Azure Dragon Island's Han Zheng greets Demon Sovereign."
Beside her, Han Mei also solemnly greeted, "Han Mei greets Demon Sovereign."
At this moment, Second Miss Han's heart was filled with emotions. When she first came into contact with Chen Luoyang, she didn't think that in less than two years, he would actually change so much.
Speaking of which, she also changed a lot.
But compared to him, she paled in comparison.
"Dispense with the formalities." Chen Luoyang nodded slightly to the Han sisters, then looked at Sword Master North Dark Bamboo Rou, "Mister Zhu, long time no see. How have you been?"
Zhu Rou said, "I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."
"As far as I know, you should be pursuing Xu Peng together with the Empress of East Zhou and Island Master Bao of Azure Dragon Island?" Chen Luoyang asked.
"Island Master Bao has clues about Xu Peng, so we came to the Coast of the East Sea together." Zhu Rou glanced at the Han sisters, "But there was a little accident along the way, so I fought with Emperor Chu Cheng Hui. Now, I'm looking for Xu Peng again. I definitely won't delay Zhi Zun's matter."
"It's good that you take it to heart." Chen Luoyang nodded, "What happened to Emperor Chu? I sent him a letter of challenge, but Southern Chu replied that he was still in seclusion. Why did he come here? "
Han Mei smiled bitterly, "I don't know where he heard that I have the Witherheart Stone, so he came to me. But I've already used up that treasure, so how can I find another one for him in such a short time? In the end, I was captured by him. Fortunately, Sword Master North Dark intervened and saved me. "
As she spoke, her line of sight shifted between her elder sister and Zhu Rou.
Zhu Rou had previously helped Azure Dragon Island, and this time, he saved them only for the Han sisters. Although Second Miss Han had always felt good about herself, she also felt that this big shot had actually taken action for Han Zheng.
But Zhu Rou didn't explain, so they couldn't figure it out and could only make guesses.
Second Miss Han's gossipy soul was burning. Eldest Miss Han knew what she was thinking with a glance, but she couldn't act out in front of Chen Luoyang and Zhu Rou, so she could only make a note of her itchy younger sister in her little notebook.
Chen Luoyang frowned inwardly.
What did Emperor Chu want the Witherheart Stone for?
He shouldn't need it to practice the Southern Chu Glory Chart.
While he was puzzled, he heard Zhu Rou say in a low voice, "When I fought with Cheng Hui, his Closed Door Meditation didn't go to waste. His strength improved, and he should be only one step away from the All-Knowing Realm. However, his moves were very strange …"
After a moment's deliberation, Zhu Rou said, "Although he was still radiant, he exuded a primitive bloody aura. He was more like a Great Demon of the Mountain and Sea Realm than a mortal like us."
Chen Luoyang raised his eyebrows slightly.
Although Zhu Rou hadn't moved much in the past thirty years, he had traveled the world of mortals before. He was knowledgeable and experienced, so his judgment was most likely correct.
Although Emperor Chu's strength had improved during his Closed Door Meditation, he still had to go all out to face Sword Master North Dark Zhu Rou. It was difficult to hide the secret of his cultivation, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to escape.
When Zhu Rou mentioned the battle between them, he played it down. But in fact, if he hadn't had so many concerns, he would have chased after Emperor Chu, who was in Closed Door Meditation, and would have been in big trouble.
But according to this, Emperor Chu Cheng Hui's Closed Door Meditation turned him into a half-demon or a Great Demon?
What kind of ghostly technique did he practice in Closed Door Meditation?
"Interesting …" Chen Luoyang said, "But it seems that he didn't put in all his effort in Closed Door Meditation and made a mistake. That's why he's looking for the Witherheart Stone to remedy it."
Zhu Rou nodded. "Most likely so."
Chen Luoyang looked at the three of them and said, "Mr. Zhu, you should take care of the Netherworld Deity first. As for the two young ladies, you can come with me to Anyuan City."
Han Mei blinked. "Southern Chu's capital?"
"Soon, I won't be." Chen Luoyang smiled.
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