At night, Jiang Chen could still hear the furious roars of powerful demonic beasts in the distance. Judging by their force, they were very likely the roars of fourth-order demonic beasts.
Jiang Chen spent the night like this. Early the next morning, he came out to stretch his legs.
However, it was not long before he heard footsteps, and they were extremely hurried.
Jiang Chen turned around and saw three people chasing someone.
He knew the person being pursued. She was a fellow member of his Lineage, a woman named Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin was at the Martial Artist Realm Fifth Level, ranking sixth in strength among the Jiang Family disciples.
The Jiang Family's geniuses in this generation were rather formidable. In the past, with Jiang Lin's cultivation, she could have ranked among the top three. Now, she was only sixth.
"Hand over the Profound Origin Fruit at once, and we'll spare your life," the three people behind her shouted.
It's actually Jiang Lin. Faced with this situation, I can't just stand by and do nothing, Jiang Chen thought.
Now that a clanswoman was being hunted, Jiang Chen could not ignore it.
Jiang Chen immediately ran in that direction, intending to rescue Jiang Lin.
"Hmph! You want the Profound Origin Fruit? Dream on!" Jiang Lin shouted furiously.
The Profound Origin Fruit had clearly been discovered by her first, and she had been the one to pick it. But while she was harvesting it, those three people had also discovered its existence.
Seeing that the situation was bad, Jiang Lin quickly put away the Profound Origin Fruit and fled. Thus, the chase before them had begun.
The strongest person behind her was only at the Martial Artist Realm Seventh Level, while the other two were at the Martial Artist Realm Sixth Level. The gap between their realms was not large.
Jiang Lin had cultivated a movement martial skill, so those people could not catch her for the time being.
Jiang Lin was also looking for an opportunity to shake off her pursuers.
"Looking for death? Since you insist on this, once you fall into our hands, I'll make sure you have a good time and vent our anger," the person behind her sneered viciously.
That "good time" naturally meant that sort of thing. Between a man and a woman, what else could it mean?
Jiang Lin's face turned livid with rage when she heard this. These people were utterly shameless. Still, Jiang Lin truly was quite beautiful.
One of the people behind her suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed.
He was a genius at the Martial Artist Realm Seventh Level. In an instant, he caught up behind Jiang Lin and struck out with a great palm.
"Great Wind Palm!" A huge palm imprint slammed toward Jiang Lin's back.
Feeling the fierce wind behind her, Jiang Lin's expression changed. She wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.
"Pfft..." Jiang Lin took the blow squarely in the back. Her entire body was blasted away and smashed onto the ground.
"Haha! Let's see how you run now. You refused a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Even if you beg for mercy now, no one will save you..." The three cultivators sneered.
Just then, a somewhat angry voice rang out.
"Who says no one can save her?" A figure rapidly ran over.
It was Jiang Chen.
Before Jiang Chen arrived, he had already seen the other party strike Jiang Lin in the back. Because there had been some distance between them, he had been completely unable to reach her in time.
As a result, Jiang Lin had taken the blow head-on.
The other party had actually treated a member of the Jiang Family like this, which enraged Jiang Chen.
If Jiang Chen had not encountered this matter, Jiang Lin might well have perished in the Dragon King Secret Realm, suffering humiliation before dying.
Thus, as Jiang Chen looked at the three people before him, his eyes were filled with killing intent.
"What? A Martial Master Realm expert?" The three were utterly shocked.
Jiang Chen quickly arrived in front of Jiang Lin.
"Big Brother Jiang Chen!" Jiang Lin was also startled. She had never expected to encounter Jiang Chen here.
Then, overwhelming joy surged through her. With Jiang Chen here, she would be safe.
She had thought she would not escape this calamity today, but Jiang Chen had appeared.
"Big brother, sorry, but we have something to attend to. We'll be leaving first," someone said when he saw that the situation was unfavorable. Jiang Chen was a Martial Master Realm expert, and even the three of them together would not be his match. Thus, it was better to flee.
"Trying to leave? You'd better leave your lives behind. You dared to touch someone from our Jiang Family." Jiang Chen snorted coldly.
His figure moved, and a flash of blade light erupted.
Jiang Chen instantly appeared behind the three.
At that moment, Jiang Chen was holding the Silver Moon Blade, and fresh blood was still dripping from it.
"Pfft."
"Pfft."
"Pfft."
Huge blade wounds appeared on the three men in an instant, blood spraying wildly as their eyes widened.
Jiang Chen's blade was far too fast. With their strength, the three could not even see his figure before they had already been struck.
The three figures collapsed, becoming three corpses.
"Big Brother Jiang Chen." Seeing that Jiang Chen had saved her, Jiang Lin's lips immediately trembled, and she was about to cry.
She had nearly died.
Jiang Chen stepped forward to comfort her.
"It's all right now. It's all right. I'm here," Jiang Chen consoled her.
"For the rest of the time, stay with me. I can protect you," Jiang Chen said.
The Dragon King Secret Realm was indeed far too dangerous.
Not only did they have to guard against powerful demonic beasts, they also had to beware of geniuses from other forces.
Next, Jiang Chen devoured the three men's blood essence. After gathering the spoils, he left with Jiang Lin.
Jiang Lin naturally had no objection to following Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen was now at the Martial Master Realm, and having such a powerful clansman beside her undoubtedly greatly increased her safety.
Before long, the three corpses were discovered.
On one of the men's hands, the two characters "Qingjiang" had been written.
They meant the Jiang Family of Qingyue Town.
When Jiang Chen had collected the spoils, he had not paid any attention to the men's palms.
He had only taken their storage bags and briefly searched their clothes.
"The Jiang Family of Qingyue Town?" A genius at the Martial Master Realm First Level wore a gloomy expression.
"So it was the Jiang Family of Qingyue Town. What tremendous nerve! They actually dared to kill people from our Qin Family of Tailuo Town. They're simply courting death." Qin Hao spoke coldly.
One of the dead men belonged to the Qin Family. He was precisely the person who had written the two characters "Qingjiang" on his palm.
"First Young Master, there don't seem to be any Martial Master Realm geniuses in Qingyue Town. If you take action, First Young Master, the Jiang Family of Qingyue Town will be no match for you," a Qin Family genius said.
"Hmph. Quickly investigate the whereabouts of the Jiang Family members from Qingyue Town. They dared to kill members of our Qin Family. Our Qin Family will wipe them all out," Qin Hao said coldly.
"Yes..." The Qin Family members dispersed one after another and began inquiring about the whereabouts of the Jiang Family clansmen.
"Big Brother Jiang Chen, I obtained these Profound Origin Fruits. Here, take them." Jiang Lin took out five Profound Origin Fruits. These were all the Profound Origin Fruits she had obtained.
Jiang Chen had saved her, and she had no way to repay him. She intended to use the newly obtained Profound Origin Fruits to thank him.
They were also the finest spiritual medicines she possessed.
The Profound Origin Fruit was a fourth-order spiritual medicine and one of the main ingredients for refining the third-order Profound Origin Pill.
Each one was worth approximately fifteen hundred spirit stones.
There were five here, making a total of seven thousand five hundred spirit stones.
No wonder those three people had pursued Jiang Lin so relentlessly.
Wealth could move the heart.
Jiang Chen pushed away the Profound Origin Fruits Jiang Lin held out.
Although the Profound Origin Fruits were extremely precious, how could he casually take something belonging to a clanswoman?
These were Jiang Lin's cultivation resources for the future.
"Jiang Lin, there's no need to be so polite. We're family. Keep these Profound Origin Fruits for yourself. This is your opportunity—how could I take it away?" Jiang Chen said earnestly.
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