Outpost Reduced to Ruins

During the day, Jiang Chen returned home.

When his father, Jiang Yunfeng, saw him come back, he let out a sigh of relief.

Jiang Chen had been gone all night, and he had thought something might have happened to him.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group was searching everywhere for Jiang Chen, intending to kill him.

Jiang Yunfeng had been worried that Jiang Chen would fall victim to the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

"Chen'er, where did you go last night? You didn't even tell me beforehand. I thought something had happened to you." Jiang Yunfeng scolded him.

The previous day, after Jiang Chen left the main hall of the Jiang Family, he had said he still had something to take care of. After they parted, Jiang Yunfeng waited for him all night, but Jiang Chen never returned, worrying the two of them to death.

In the cultivation world, one could be killed by someone at any moment. In this world, without strength, there was simply no way to guarantee one's safety.

Only after seeing Jiang Chen return did Jiang Yunfeng and Li Huirong finally let out a sigh of relief.

Jiang Chen was their only son, and they did not want anything to happen to him.

Now that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had set its sights on the Jiang Family, the entire family felt extremely oppressed.

"Father, haven't I returned safely? Don't worry," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Last night, Jiang Chen had gone on a killing and arson spree, wiping out one of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's outposts.

Since the Bloodfire Mercenary Group wanted to destroy the Jiang Family, Jiang Chen would destroy them first.

Jiang Chen had never shown mercy to his enemies.

Jiang Yunfeng naturally had no idea that Jiang Chen had done something so astonishing.

He absolutely could not have imagined that Jiang Chen possessed the combat strength of a Martial Grandmaster Realm expert.

"All right. I wonder whether the Bloodfire Mercenary Group will send experts to deal with our Jiang Family when the three-day deadline arrives." Jiang Yunfeng was deeply worried.

"Don't worry. For the time being, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group won't have time to bother with our Jiang Family." Jiang Chen smiled.

Now that Jiang Ming, a Martial Grandmaster Realm expert, had also died at Jiang Chen's hands, and an outpost had been burned down by him, there was no way the other outposts and headquarters would have time to deal with the Jiang Family after such a major incident.

Besides, Jiang Chen's grudge was only with the outpost where Jiang Ming had been stationed. He had no conflict with the other branches of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

The other outposts might not necessarily bother with the Jiang Family.

Of course, this was only Jiang Chen's guess.

But it did not matter. Regardless of whether the Bloodfire Mercenary Group would make a move against the Jiang Family when the time came, Jiang Chen would never allow the Bloodfire Mercenary Group to continue existing.

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Jiang Yunfeng asked in confusion. Why would Jiang Chen say that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group would temporarily leave the Jiang Family alone?

Could something have happened?

"Father, don't worry. You still don't believe me?" Jiang Chen smiled.

What he had done the previous night had been too outrageous, so he decided not to tell Jiang Yunfeng, lest he worry.

Some matters were better handled by him alone.

"All right. The Dragon King Secret Realm will open in a few days. Make some preparations," Jiang Yunfeng said.

The Dragon King Secret Realm was a secret realm that the various geniuses from several towns could enter.

It contained abundant resources. The various forces joined hands to open the entrance, allowing their talented disciples to enter.

They could search for resources inside, while the secret realm also served as training for the younger generation's geniuses.

It stipulated that only talented disciples under the age of twenty-one could enter. Those over the age limit would be unable to enter.

"Father, don't worry. It's only a Dragon King Secret Realm. It can't stump me." Jiang Chen smiled.

He was now at the sixth level of the Martial Master Realm. Among the surrounding towns, how many geniuses could compare with him?

"Chen'er, the other young geniuses may not be your match, but the Dragon King Secret Realm is also filled with many dangers. There are even some powerful fourth-tier demonic beasts inside. In short, be careful when you enter," Jiang Yunfeng warned.

"All right, I understand, Father." Jiang Chen nodded.

"Father, your cultivation is now at the seventh level of the Martial Master Realm. These are the pills I prepared for you. Take them, and use this time to break through to a higher realm," Jiang Chen said.

With that, Jiang Chen took out ten bottles of pills.

Some of these pills had been purchased by Jiang Chen at the Myriad Treasures Trading Company, while others had been found among his spoils of war.

Jiang Chen had killed so many people and obtained so much spoils of war. It was not strange at all that he had acquired some pills suitable for Martial Master Realm experts.

The people of the Jiang Family had no idea how powerful Jiang Chen was now or how many people he had killed.

At least several dozen Martial Master Realm experts had died at Jiang Chen's hands.

Even two Fourth-tier Snake Kings had died at his hands.

And then there was Jiang Ming, a first-level Martial Grandmaster Realm expert.

Jiang Chen's current strength was beyond their imagination.

"What? So many pills? Chen'er, where did you get all these pills?" Jiang Yunfeng was stunned.

Jiang Yunfeng realized that he could no longer see through his son, Jiang Chen.

How had Jiang Chen become so wealthy?

He had produced so many pills in one go.

"These are all mine. Don't worry," Jiang Chen said.

"By the way, I also have these three Crimson Sun Fruits. Take them as well. Whether you're trying to break through to the eighth, ninth, or tenth level of the Martial Master Realm, they'll be useful."

"They can even provide tremendous help in breaking through to the Martial Grandmaster Realm," Jiang Chen said.

These Crimson Sun Fruits were precisely what Jiang Chen had obtained earlier. At the time, two peak third-tier demonic beasts had been fighting over them.

In the end, Jiang Chen had profited from their struggle.

The Crimson Sun Fruit was a fifth-tier Spirit Fruit, and its medicinal effects were astonishing.

"These are... Crimson Sun Fruits!" Jiang Yunfeng said in shock.

"These are far too precious." Jiang Yunfeng did not quite dare to accept them.

The things Jiang Chen was giving him were too precious.

Jiang Chen was now far wealthier than his own father.

"Father, these are for you. Just take them." Jiang Chen smiled.

"All right, I still have some things to give Mother." Jiang Chen stuffed the items into Jiang Yunfeng's hands, then left to find his mother, Li Huirong.

He likewise gave Li Huirong some pills suitable for her, along with some other items, making her feel immensely gratified.

Jiang Chen had truly grown up. He knew how to be so filial to his parents.

When the agreed-upon time with the Bloodfire Mercenary Group arrived, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group did not send anyone to the Jiang Family to demand Jiang Chen and two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

However, news also spread that one of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's outposts had been wiped out.

The entire outpost had been burned into ruins.

The casualties were disastrous. Even Jiang Ming, the hall master of that outpost, had been brutally killed.

Such shocking news sent tremors through the surrounding regions.

Someone had actually dared to make a move against the Bloodfire Mercenary Group?

How much courage did that take?

However, some people secretly gloated, feeling that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had brought it upon themselves.

After all, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had offended far too many people over the years, making others furious yet afraid to speak out.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group was powerful. Many people lacked the strength to take revenge and could only endure it.

Now that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had suffered heavy losses, it was precisely what everyone was glad to see.

Rumor had it that the attacker was a masked man in black at the Martial Master Realm, and that his strength was extremely formidable.

By himself, he had slaughtered all the mercenaries at the outpost.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group was now searching for this masked man in black.

Only then did the Jiang Family learn that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's outpost—the one that had been causing them trouble—had suffered an incident. No wonder they had not come to trouble them.

This allowed everyone in the Jiang Family to breathe a sigh of relief.