Shocking Change! Anomaly!

Shocking Change! Anomaly! "Nineteen, when do we make our move?"

Atop the crown of the tree, the black-robed man with the number Twenty-Three carved on his forehead stepped forward and spoke in a deep voice.

Black Robe Nineteen, who stood at their head, said calmly, "No rush. First wait for their trial to end, and for the Sky Covering Grand Formation to be withdrawn."

After a pause, Black Robe Nineteen said, "Have you found out the backgrounds of the Dao Protectors the Chen Family sent this time?"

"Mm."

Black Robe Twenty-Three nodded and replied, "Three Dao Protectors in total. The strongest is Chen Tianchen, the Chen Family's Fourth Peak Lord. His strength has reached the True Self Realm. The other two are both Clan Elders at Spirit Travel Peak."

"When the time comes, Nineteen, you'll be responsible for dealing with Chen Tianchen. Twenty-Three and I will handle those two Clan Elders at Spirit Travel Peak. As for Twenty-Seven and Twenty-Eight, they'll be responsible for suppressing the target this time, Chen Zhaosheng, and digging out the King Conferring Diagram from his body."

"Nineteen, what do you think?"

After a brief moment of thought, Black Robe Nineteen, who stood at their head, closed his eyes and nodded. "Then we'll arrange everything accordingly."

Time slowly passed.

In the blink of an eye, an entire day had passed since Chen Zhixing left the Flying Boat.

Over the course of that day, the contests between the Chen Family's new-generation disciples gradually grew white-hot.

In just the first day, over ten Chen Family disciples were eliminated.

However, none of this had anything to do with Chen Zhixing.

"Where is the formation eye?"

Chen Zhixing walked along the edge of the Sky Covering Grand Formation, his brows slightly furrowed. His Divine Sense spread outward as he continuously searched for the location of the Sky Covering Grand Formation's formation eye.

That was right. He did not intend to take part in this trial.

From beginning to end, his goal in coming to the Southern Frontier had been to search for Nine Wind Daoist's tomb, and thereby obtain the "Nine Gods Method."

And, along the way, to see if he could resolve a destined upheaval for the Chen Family.

"Young Master, you want to find the formation eye of the Sky Covering Grand Formation and leave this place without alerting anyone?"

A cool female voice rang out in Chen Zhixing's mind.

"That's right." Chen Zhixing nodded.

"This... this formation should have been laid down by an Array Grandmaster. I'm afraid that even if you find the formation eye, you still won't be able to break this formation."

Qing Zhi was widely experienced and knowledgeable. With a single glance, she recognized that this Sky Covering Grand Formation was of quite a high grade, and should have been the work of a True Self Realm formation dao grandmaster.

She could not help but feel somewhat pessimistic about Chen Zhixing being able to find the formation eye, break the formation, and leave quietly.

"I'll give it a try." Chen Zhixing smiled noncommittally.

"All right. Speaking of which, I also understand a little about the path of formations. When the time comes, I'll help Young Master think of a way to break it."

Qing Zhi smiled faintly, then asked curiously:

"Young Master, why must you leave at this time? Can't you wait until after the trial ends? When the trial ends, this formation will also be withdrawn. Wouldn't that spare you all this trouble?"

Chen Zhixing did not answer. Instead, he lifted his head and glanced at the Flying Boat hanging across the distant sky.

If his memory was not wrong, this trial would be the turning point in the entire Chen Family's decline! Chen Tianchen, the Chen Family's Fourth Peak Lord, would die violently in the Southern Frontier during this trial, with not even his bones left behind! Chen Zhaosheng, the Chen Family's Prodigy, would have his King Conferring Diagram dug out and be reduced to a cripple overnight! And the one who acted would be an organization called "Spider Web."

As for Chen Zhixing, he did not care what Chen Zhaosheng's fate was.

Although, in this life, because he had taken the initiative to reveal his talent in the Nine Ancient Patterns, and because Chen Tianliang had not run into danger in the South Sea Secret Realm, Chen Zhixing's family, who had originally suffered miserably, had not met the tragic ending of being bullied by Chen Tianxiong's branch as they had in the plot of "Great Cultivation" in his previous life, whenever he thought of the time when he was born—

of all the ways Chen Tianxiong had made things difficult for his father, deliberately withholding family resources and nearly forcing Chen Tianliang to go to the South Sea Secret Realm, and of how Chen Zhaosheng, this boy, had always kept probing into his situation over the years, secretly setting stumbling blocks for him—

he had not the slightest favorable impression of the father and son.

Even now, why had Chen Zhaosheng repeatedly opened his mouth, saying he wanted to see his strength? Wasn't it just so he could find a proper excuse to attack him and trample Chen Zhixing fiercely underfoot in full view of everyone?

And that fool Lu Ying—why could she always follow by Chen Zhaosheng's side, and even come participate in the Chen Family's internal trial this time?

Could it be that Chen Zhaosheng had truly fallen for Lu Ying?

No.

Everything Chen Zhaosheng did was merely to put on a show for him, to provoke him, to make him unable to stop himself from taking action.

And then Chen Zhaosheng would be able to accept the move as a matter of course and trample Chen Zhixing beneath his feet.

"Narrow-minded, petty, jealous, and yet so utterly hypocritical. He wants to step on me, but still wants to save face, unwilling to leave behind a reputation for suppressing his own clansman. Truly, he wants to be a whore and set up a chastity arch at the same time."

Chen Zhixing could not help but let out a cold laugh in his heart.

Shaking his head, Chen Zhixing let his thoughts settle.

Chen Zhaosheng was merely a small fry. Even if he escaped disaster this time, Chen Zhixing would take the initiative to seek him out and settle accounts.

This fellow had already become somewhat unpleasant to his eyes.

Cultivation was the cultivation of the heart.

If one's thoughts could not even flow freely, then what damned heart was there to cultivate? But Chen Tianchen was the only person in the Chen Family who had truly treated Chen Zhixing's branch with sincerity.

Even in the plot of "Great Cultivation" in his previous life, he had been one of the very few people in the entire Chen Family who gave Chen Zhixing's dark childhood ten years of warmth.

Chen Tianchen's end should not have been to die miserably here.

And if he wanted to change all of this, Chen Zhixing could only grow stronger, turn himself into the variable in this sudden upheaval! Time slowly passed.

As Chen Zhixing silently pondered all this, he used his Divine Sense to search for the formation eye of the Sky Covering Grand Formation.

Suddenly, Chen Zhixing's steps paused.

"Found it!"

Chen Zhixing's eyes flashed as he looked up at a massive bluestone.

He had sensed it.

The formation eye of the Sky Covering Grand Formation was buried beneath that bluestone.

On either side of the bluestone stood two youths of about twenty years old, facing each other with swords drawn and bows bent.

Of the two, one held a Ring Pommel Long Saber, while the other carried a Crescent Long Axe.

Both of them were stained with blood, clearly having already crossed hands, with neither gaining the upper hand.

"Who's there?"

"Hm? Third Young Master?!"

In an instant, the two Chen Family disciples turned their heads at the same time and looked toward Chen Zhixing.

Chen Zhixing raised his brows slightly, rather surprised. He had not expected there to be people fighting at the formation eye.

"Third Young Master, you came at just the right time! The two of us should join forces at once and take this man down! He has at least six Bracelets on him. When the time comes, we'll split them evenly!"

The youth holding the Ring Pommel Long Saber immediately cried out in great delight.

He promptly moved closer to Chen Zhixing.

"Bullshit! Third Young Master, don't believe him! This man tricked me the same way earlier, then turned around and slashed me! If I hadn't reacted quickly, I'm afraid he would already have succeeded!"

The youth holding the Crescent Long Axe hurriedly shouted.

In his anxiety, he also quickly moved closer to Chen Zhixing, looking as though he feared Chen Zhixing would join forces with the saber-wielding youth.

Close.

Closer and closer.

In the blink of an eye, the two approached from left and right, only ten feet away from Chen Zhixing! Seeing that Chen Zhixing still had a wooden expression, the two immediately exchanged a quiet glance.

"The direct line of the Chen Family amounts to nothing more than this, hahaha!"

"Another brainless one has fallen for our trap! Eliminate him!"

In an instant, the two burst into loud laughter at the same time and swiftly swung their saber and axe at Chen Zhixing! The cultivation of the Void Transformation Realm spread out from both of them! Boom!!! A pair of fair, slender hands shot out like lightning. As if grabbing two little chicks, they seized the necks of the two men who were hanging in midair with smug looks on their faces.

"Ah???"

In an instant, their eyes widened, their smug smiles froze, and disbelief surged across their faces.

This, this, this... what had happened? "Why are there always so many people in this world who get so pleased with themselves after showing off a little petty cleverness?"

A faint voice rang out.

Chen Zhixing calmly raised his head, gripping the two men by the necks with both hands, and lightly knocked them together in the middle.

Bang!!

In an instant, the two felt as though their heads had struck a wall of tempered steel and stubborn stone. Pain shot through their skulls, and they fainted dead away.

Chen Zhixing casually tossed the two unconscious men into the distance, hanging them on the forked branches of a large tree.

Then he removed the Bracelets from their hands and likewise threw them onto the two men.

After doing all this, Chen Zhixing took a deep breath and reached out to move away the bluestone in front of him.

The next moment, Chen Zhixing lowered his head and looked toward the ground that had been pinned down by the bluestone earlier. His gaze instantly could not help but sharpen.

"Hm?"

Chen Zhixing raised a brow, a trace of astonishment appearing on his face.