Strike When the Time Comes

After Wang Xuan was revived, he naturally pinched the object, because he had pinched it several times in the Land of Nothingness.

But this time it was really different. He pinched a real little face, with full, smooth, fair, and elastic apple cheeks.

The miniature Sword Immortal closed his eyes and inhaled the last of the silver mist. He never expected him to pull this move; he was completely unprepared for him.

Now she was stunned, and opened her eyes wide. After realizing what was going on, she stared wide-eyed. This was simply outrageous!

Wang Xuan genuinely felt... it felt great to the touch, full of collagen.

So, he pinched that little face that had gone from pure and stunning to astonished, and gently tugged at it, carefully feeling its smooth elasticity.

The mini version of the Sword Immortal wants to hit him!

Wang Xuan moved with lightning speed. In fact, as he moved his right hand, his left hand had already naturally reached out and grabbed the other chubby cheek.

That makes it symmetrical. He tugged at it and found it really fun. He thought the Little Thing's wide-eyed stare and its angry look were quite cute and very pleasing to the eye.

Of course, he was now completely sober, and he cursed himself for being so foolish. He had been in the Land of Nothingness for "two years" and hadn't even recovered from his return yet, and he had actually treated her like a little girl.

This is a renowned Female Sword Immortal. She may appear younger now, but she possesses sword energy that can soar to the heavens and dares to challenge the Red-clothed Demon Immortal. She is an extremely powerful figure.

"Fairy, are you alright?" He was thinking of various ways to make amends. He had been careless; his spirit hadn't even adjusted to returning to his physical body yet. It certainly wasn't intentional.

But would anyone listen? Would the Sword Immortal believe him? He had no idea.

"Oh my god!" On the ground, Qing Mu seemed to sense something and peered out.

"Let's go!" Chen Yongjie grabbed him and Guan Lin, and they disappeared in a flash.

He was quite decisive. What if he incurred their wrath? If he unleashed a flurry of sword energy and slashed at them indiscriminately, wouldn't that be an unjust death? Let Ancestor Wang bear the consequences himself!

"Master, I just glanced over, and it seems Wang Xuan is touching the Sword Immortal's face." Qing Mu's voice came from the direction where they disappeared.

Of course, the person had long since disappeared. It was all because Wang Xuan and the Female Sword Immortal had such keen senses that they could detect movements from a great distance.

"Qing Mu, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Wang Xuan thought to himself.

Outside the mountains, the spaceship took off, heading towards Ancheng. The distance of eight hundred miles was not a problem, and they arrived quickly.

At this moment, Qing Mu was in excellent condition and had officially become a grandmaster. After all, his master had used two pieces of true bone to baptize him with Mysterious Factor in the Inner Scenery Realm, and he had cultivated for "many years".

He was very excited. Even "useless Qin Cheng" had already entered this field. If he couldn't become a grandmaster, he would really have no face to continue on the path of Old Arts.

Guan Lin was on a higher level; she was very busy along the way, talking to relevant organizations and departments and exchanging opinions.

She told Old Chen that the Broken Plate level beings had recently spoken with many people and would most likely come looking for him.

"Let's wait and see. If they don't go too far, I'll tolerate them. But if they go too far and force us into a corner, then we'll set Rules for them," Chen Yongjie said.

"Broken Plate level beings?" His expression turned slightly cold. He guessed they had all been shaken down. If they had fallen below the Carefree Journey Realm, everything would have been different.

At this moment, Chen Yongjie's strength has increased significantly. The medicinal soil, heavenly medicine, and Immortal Nectar from the previous encounter have been driving him to break through.

Those powerful resources haven't been exhausted yet.

This time, he opened two more immortal bones. After cultivating in the Inner Scenery Realm for so many years and conducting various "death-defying" experiments, he is now close to the sixth stage.

Holding the Soul Locking Bell and Shakyamuni's Conch Shell, he was truly unafraid of those whose spiritual realm had fallen.

However, he sighed again, guessing that Wang Xuan had made another violent breakthrough, definitely surpassing him by a whole realm.

"He named the fifth dan ' Path Setting). What's the sixth dan 'Dinglu' named?"

Outside Ancheng, at the Qing Mu's Manor, which was also a branch of their organization, two people were already waiting there.

Chen Yongjie was displeased when he saw them. He had run into them again. Last time, they had calmly looked down at him from his study. Why were they here again?

The two men's faces were slightly pale. Not long ago, they had been coughing up blood, as if their foundations had been pierced and they had fallen from the Carefree Journey Realm!

"We're here for cooperation again. This time there's a big project that can be mutually beneficial," a middle-aged man with gray hair said, his voice weak.

He was in a bad mood and didn't get up, seemingly too lazy to deal with it. His body was somewhat weak, and this time he was shaken down, which was truly miserable.

"What kind of cooperation?" Chen Yongjie asked.

The gray-haired man whispered, "There is a palace deep within the Earth's Core, but the seal there is still very strong. We need your help to blast it open."

Chen Yongjie's heart skipped a beat. How could there be a palace near the Earth's Core's core?

Without a doubt, the seal must be extremely strong; otherwise, these people wouldn't be unable to break it and would need to use powerful weapons.

But can we just bomb that place indiscriminately? If the geological structure is altered, the entire Old Earth could disintegrate!

Guan Lin also frowned deeply. What were these people looking for? Not long ago, a jade house was dug out from deep underground, and inside were rotting people, not yet completely turned into skeletons.

People from a certain Life Science Research Institute have tested those few decaying people and found that they all lived for more than 500 years before they died, and some even lived for more than 800 years.

Moreover, the cause of death is unknown and does not appear to be due to normal aging.

"Those are people who insist on staying in the mortal world. They should be able to become immortals, but they choose to stay. Without entering the Great Curtain, they will naturally fall ill and die tragically," another purple-haired man explained.

The gray-haired man said, "But we suspect that there may still be people alive in the vast Underground Palace at the Earth's Core, after all, some extremely powerful figures chose to stay back then."

This news was quite astonishing—that a powerful mythical creature could retain its physical body and continue to live among humans? Chen Yongjie, Guan Lin, Qing Mu were all moved.

Although it's called the Earth's Core, the giant palace is actually submerged in magma, not located at the Earth's center.

"You two can lure that palace out, and we'll help you resolve the situation from outside," Guan Lin said.

Regardless, she was against taking action deep underground; if things got out of control and caused a massive explosion, it was simply unimaginable.

You should know that this is a place that even people at the Carefree Journey level cannot open. How terrifying would it take to explode it?

The purple-haired man shook his head and said, "It is far heavier than Mount Tai, and it has all sorts of restrictions. Even a terrestrial immortal cannot draw it out."

Chen Yongjie wanted to kick them out immediately. What a joke! The mythology is so outdated that even a celestial being couldn't summon that giant palace? There's obviously a big problem.

"There are celestial herbs in the Underground Palace. I'd estimate there's one, and if we're lucky, there might be two!" The gray-haired man smiled faintly and told them that if they succeeded, he would give them two Heavenly Medicine Petal.

Even Qing Mu, who didn't know much about what was going on behind the Great Curtain, sensed something was wrong. If there were heavenly medicines in the Underground Palace, what kind of place was it? We absolutely couldn't just bomb it!

Chen Yongjie refused; there was no way to cooperate. The Underground Palace was either unimaginably terrifying or harbored peerless experts lurking within.

After these people came out, they went straight to the Earth's Core to dig. That was the place that Heng Jun valued, so it must be very strange.

"So, we can't cooperate anymore?" As time went on, the expressions on the two men's faces darkened.

Chen Yongjie sat to one side, which was considered tacit agreement. He tried his best to restrain himself and avoid conflict with them.

The middle-aged man with purple hair spoke up, "How about this, let's talk about the second collaboration. Wang Xuan went back to the Old Earth with you, right? We'd like to see him."

Chen Yongjie's heart sank. Little Wang was always coveted, and it seemed that his secret of having special Inner Scenery Realm was gradually becoming public knowledge.

"He went into seclusion, and I don't know where he is."

The middle-aged man with purple hair smiled and said, "Don't worry, the peerless expert we follow doesn't need his guidance. He already has the Ascension Banner. We've heard that he has the God Slaying Banner, and we want to see for ourselves if we can use it to cleave open the Underground Palace."

"I really don't know where he is," Chen Yongjie shook his head.

"You're a bit out of touch with reality." The purple-haired middle-aged man stood up, walked up to him, and looked down at him with the same indifferent gaze as last time.

"Don't go too far!" Qing Mu couldn't bear to see his master being wronged.

The middle-aged man with purple hair ignored him, believing that he was not worthy of his attention or further discussion.

"Gentlemen, some of your requests are indeed excessive and we cannot meet them. Let's see if there are any other opportunities for cooperation," Guan Lin said, trying to smooth things over.

"Not at the moment." The gray-haired man shook his head as he sat there, his voice turning somewhat cold.

He then added, "Actually, it's not difficult for us to find Wang Xuan. His parents are in Ping City, right? It would be easy for us to go there and see them. After all, they are just two ordinary people. To avoid frightening them, I think it would be better to talk to Wang Xuan privately."

Chen Yongjie said with a serious expression, "Both of you are highly accomplished individuals, while Wang Xuan's parents are ordinary people. It's a bit much to involve his family."

"So, let Wang Xuan come and talk. We won't make things difficult for him." The gray-haired man explained calmly, "Actually, there are many benefits to contacting us sooner. Behind us is an unparalleled expert who wields a supreme treasure."

The purple-haired man stood in front of Old Chen, his attitude indifferent, and said, "Don't just think about others, think about yourself too, or think about your wife."

At this point, he glanced at Guan Lin and said, "Mortals suffer many hardships. When the world is in chaos, people should go with the flow and not oppose the general trend."

"You're being too aggressive!" Qing Mu said with a grim expression.

As a result, the two people still ignored him, completely disregarding him as a mere mortal.

"You two go out first, I'd like to have a chat with these two experts." Chen Yongjie softened his tone, letting Qing Mu and Guan Lin go out first.

"Old Chen!" Guan Lin said worriedly.

Chen Yongjie shook his head and said, "It's alright, don't worry. The two seniors won't make things difficult for me. There's nothing we can't talk about. We can discuss the cooperation slowly."

Guan Lin and Qing Mu, looking worried, silently left the room.

"Isn't this better?" the purple-haired man said with a faint smile.

Chen Yongjie asked, "If I don't agree, will you go after my family? If Wang Xuan doesn't show up, will you cause trouble for his parents?"

"You're overthinking it. We're not like that. We're just trying to communicate with your family members," the gray-haired middle-aged man said, sitting there, denying anything.

The purple-haired man stood nearby and said, "We should try to make peace as much as possible, but if we can't reach an agreement, then we'll have to be a little more aggressive. Everyone has to die eventually." Relatively speaking, he was quite straightforward and admitted it directly.

"You're pushing us too far!" Old Chen said.

The middle-aged man with purple hair calmly looked down at him and said, "Mindset is very important. Go with the flow, take the right stance, and you'll find there's nothing wrong with it."

"Smack!"

Suddenly, the purple-haired man's face contorted as he was abruptly slapped by a large hand, his entire face shattering and three of his teeth breaking off.

Chen Yongjie acted with lightning speed, fiercely and violently, and his sudden overturning of the table made both of them's hearts pound wildly, as they had no prior warning.

At the same moment, the instant Old Chen swung his hand out to slap someone, crimson clouds bloomed, as if a great sun had appeared in the sky. It was a cassock that enveloped the entire room, blocking all paths.

This is the third most powerful treasure in Old Chen's possession, left behind by a Bodhisattva. Its power is extremely terrifying, transforming into a small red world that imprisons the two of them.

In fact, the two reacted quickly, especially the purple-haired man who had been slapped, who was filled with murderous intent. How dare a mortal dare to insult him!

"Die!" In an instant, Super Material surged, and he unleashed several killer moves in succession, all of them ultimate techniques. Light and darkness intertwined as he charged towards Chen Yongjie.

No matter how many spells he used, Chen Yongjie only had one action at this moment: to activate the refined Soul Locking Bell, which instantly expanded and, with a clang, enveloped the purple-haired man and all sorts of magical techniques.

Then, Old Chen rang the bell, and muffled groans and screams came from inside.

The gray-haired middle-aged man had naturally already taken action immediately, but what awaited him was a snow-white conch shell, a rare treasure left behind by Shakyamuni, with terrifying power!

Chen Yongjie blew the Swastika Symbol, and one after another, heavy swastikas flew out, all hitting the man and causing him to cough up blood.

The two had just broken through the barrier and were severely weakened, reaching the early stage of the ninth dan, or even about to fall to the eighth dan. When they encountered Chen Yongjie, who had just broken through and was as brave as a tiger, with anger and killing intent rising in his heart, they naturally did not fare well.

"I've tolerated you for too long, yet you dare to threaten me with your families. Since we're destined to turn against each other, I'll just chop you all up!" Chen Yongjie's mental domain trembled, his killing intent surging.

"My master has made his move!" Qing Mu said in a trembling voice from outside.

He and Guan Lin knew Chen Yongjie well and had long anticipated that Old Chen would turn on them and take action.

With a whoosh, Qing Mu rushed in carrying firearms; he was already prepared.

Meanwhile, Guan Lin had already piloted a small warship into the air in the distance, locking onto this spot, demonstrating a remarkable tacit understanding.

However, their worries were in vain. The battle in the room ended, and Old Chen had already beheaded the two men with his great Black Sword with two quick thuds. He then used the Soul Locking Bell to annihilate their primordial spirits and walked out carrying the two heads.

Chen Yongjie remained calm and said, "Clean up the battlefield, erase all traces, and say that the two left on their own. Keep it a secret for now; time is on our side."