290: The Ironclad Ancestor! The Third Martial Uncle's Peerless Bearing

The Iron Armor Sect truly lives up to its Iron Armor Sect; they are all tough and unyielding.

After tormenting Shen Tu Jingming for some time, Chen Dengming was still unable to get him to talk about the Golden Core Late Stage cultivator.

He had hoped to get information from the other party about why they had brought people to the vicinity of the strait, whether someone had told them any information about the Iron Armor Sect, and who had informed them.

Although he already knew the answers to these questions in his mind, he lacked concrete evidence and could hardly form a favorable factor.

Unfortunately, Shen Tu Jingming clearly wouldn't admit his mistake until he faced the inevitable.

Chen Dengming considered himself to have a good temper, and his usual approach to dealing with such tactless people was to pass the trouble on to the hot-tempered and mischievous brothers of Fanzhong.

"Brother, come out!"

Chen Dengming shook the Soul Guiding Banner, summoning his brother Zhu Xun from within it.

"Roar--"

Zhu, Ghost Old Man who hadn't come out for a long time, was furious. The moment he emerged, he stopped barking and bared his teeth at Chen Dengming, clearly displeased.

What are you going to bark at, dog?

Chen Dengming glared at the Ghost Old Man Zhu, then communicated with him in fluent Yin Language that Qiao Zhaoxian couldn't understand, pointed at Shen Tu Jingming, and made a 'heh' sound.

The Ghost Old Man's face, which had been revealing its true colors, suddenly broke into a sinister grin. He raised his two ghostly claws, his copper bell-like eyes fixed on Shen Tu Jingming, and approached with a savage smile.

What are you going to do?

Shen Tu Jingming looked at Chen Dengming in horror, feeling a strange sense of dread as he felt the ghostly blue and white eyes of the Ghost Old Man Zhu staring at him.

Moreover, the evil aura emanating from this Ghost Old Man faintly revealed the resentment of many Golden Core souls, as if they had already devoured countless Golden Core souls, giving him a fear that originated from the depths of his soul.

Chen Dengming smiled faintly, "I don't want to do anything. It's my brother who's planning what to do. What he does next, whether it's you or not, is none of my business."

"You! You Longevity Dao Child, you are treacherous and cunning!" Shen Tu Jingming was furious, his heart filled with panic.

Chen Dengming shrugged. "Anyway, you're not planning to say anything. Killing Golden Core Late Stage cultivator like you would indeed cause trouble, but while you might escape the death penalty, you'd still face punishment."

Just let my brother have some fun.

Chen Dengming pursed his lips and made a 'squeak' sound.

The impatient Ghost Old Man Zhu immediately pounced on the panicked Shen Tu Jingming.

"Clang clang clang!!"

Despite Shen Tu Shen Tu Jingming's desperate struggles, the Ghost Old Man Zhu forcibly dragged him into the Soul Guiding Banner.

He had long been so bored with being imprisoned inside the Soul Guiding Banner had become utterly desensitized. Now that some fun had finally come knocking on his door, he had no choice but to treat him well.

Although Golden Core Late Stage cultivator is powerful, his soul has not yet transformed into a Yin Soul, and his strength is only a fraction of what it used to be. Furthermore, he was suppressed by Chen Dengming with the Soul Guiding Banner. How could he possibly resist the Ghost Old Man Zhu, who was already Fierce Ghost at the Foundation Establishment Perfection?

Chen Dengming watched this scene with a sigh, and couldn't help but recall the experience when he was in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, when he went to great lengths to kill Old Dog Han, who was in the Golden Core Late Stage, in the Southern Seeking Land.

Now, even with Qiao Zhaoxian's help and the power of the Dao and the fourth-tier Law Treasure, it was much easier to kill this Golden Core Late Stage cultivator than before. At least he only suffered minor injuries.

Back then, Xiao Chen stood before the Miao Yin Ancestor like an ant; now, even the Longevity Dao Child, Golden Core Late Stage cultivator, has to smile and speak to him.

Qiao Zhaoxian had been watching the commotion for a while, clicked his tongue in amazement when he saw Shen Tu Jingming being pulled into the Soul Guiding Banner.

He couldn't help but say, "Old Chen, sometimes I even wonder if you're the illegitimate son of the Soul Devouring Ancestor?"

I see that you are much more skilled at playing ghost than the ghost cultivators I have seen. What you just said was Yin language, right? What does '' mean?"

Chen Dengming put away the Soul Guiding Banner and said, "It's a high-level Yin Language that I created myself. It's normal that you don't understand it."

Qiao Zhaoxian met with a rebuff, gave a light snort and looked at the Soul-Reaping Bow Staff Chen Dengming Law Treasure Soul Devouring Ancestor, right?"

How come you also have such a Law Treasure? Could it be that you really have some connection with the Soul Devouring Ancestor?

Chen Dengming chuckled lightly, "There is a connection, but it's an adversarial one. This Soul-Reaping Bow Staff in my hand is a trophy I obtained from the corpse of the Soul Devouring Ancestor."

"What!?"

Qiao Zhaoxian dumbfounded, shaking his head in disbelief, "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"What's impossible?"

Chen Dengming said calmly, "If you could escape from the Nascent Soul Old Monster Blood Fiend Devil Lord, can't I even get a broken cane from the Soul Devouring Ancestor?"

"That's impossible! I believe you, Chen the Runner, can escape from Nascent Soul True Lord, but this Soul-Reaping Bow Staff is the Soul Devouring Old Devil's lifeline!"

Qiao Zhaoxian didn't believe it at all. "Old Chen, stop being so vain. Tell me quickly, how exactly did you obtain this Law Treasure?"

Chen Dengming ignored him, while Core Power led over Shen Tu Jingming's headless corpse, which was still smoking and smelling burnt, and took his Storage Bag.

Seeing that the black robe on the other party's body had been torn by the heavenly lightning, he shook his head, gave up this obviously decent spoils of war, and offered them to Qiao Zhao.

"My armor is damaged, so can I take a larger share of the loot this time?"

"No! Unless you tell me exactly how you obtained this Soul-Reaping Bow Staff."

Qiao Zhaoxian was exceptionally persistent.

"I'm telling the truth, but you don't believe me!"

Chen Dengming chuckled lightly, not taking it to heart.

People subconsciously prefer to admit that others are not as good as themselves, or at most, they are equal or only slightly better, and they are unwilling to admit that others are much better than themselves.

This was especially evident in the proud Old Qiao.

Chen Dengming forcefully broke through the seals that Shen Tu Jingming had placed on the three Storage Bag and opened Storage Bag to check.

This Golden Core Late Stage cultivator possessed considerable wealth, but he lacked any clues or items related to the purpose of this trip.

After a quick inspection, Chen Dengming and Qiao Zhaoxian immediately prepared to take a detour and cautiously return.

Now that we've dealt with this Golden Core Late Stage cultivator from the Iron Armor Sect...

The other two Golden Core Early Stage cultivators were not considered formidable opponents to these two Dao Child.

However, the Iron Armor Sect is located in an area thousands of nautical miles away.

Previously, the Divine Sense of their sect's patriarch had swept over to investigate.

If their sect's Nascent Soul Ancestor comes in person, their return would be like walking into a trap.

However, Fourth-Rank Spirit Vein is also a treasure trove of resources of paramount importance, so even if returning is dangerous, one must still sneak back.

Moreover, through the Martial Immortal Clone left in the cave in the blessed land, Chen Dengming could roughly sense that there was no Nascent Soul True Lord aura appearing on the other side of the strait for the time being.

Without taking a break to recover, the two cautiously returned via a detour.

Just as they were halfway there, Chen Dengming's expression changed slightly. Through his Martial Immortal Clone left inside the cave, he sensed an extremely terrifying Nascent Soul pressure outside.

As soon as his mind shifted to the Martial Immortal Clone, he felt a strong mental suppression.

The Black Cloud Leopard beside it was whimpering incessantly, its rear end sticking up, its huge head buried in a hole in the rock wall, trembling.

At that moment, a cold snort, though not loud, was filled with immense pressure and spread from outside the cave.

"Roll!"

I heard that familiar voice.

Chen Dengming's clone's expression instantly brightened, feeling that the pressure was no longer frightening, but rather approachable.

"Third Martial Uncle!"

He immediately manipulated his Martial Immortal Clone to fly out from the underground cavern.

As soon as they emerged from the sea, they saw a graceful woman in mid-air, radiating a bright yet gentle spiritual light.

Despite her graceful figure and fair skin, her pretty face exuded a dignified and imposing aura, and her powerful spiritual energy made the surroundings oppressive and the wind and clouds change color.

Not far away in the air, four Golden Core Cultivator fled in panic, all pale-faced. Even if the four of them joined forces, they simply did not have the courage to fight against Nascent Soul.

Chen Dengming then realized that the enemy cultivators had sent two more reinforcements, one of whom possessed a Golden Core aura that was no less powerful than Shen Tu Jingming's.

However, Su Yan Yan has arrived in time, so it's useless for the Iron Armor Sect to send more Golden Core cultivators.

"The Third Ancestor of Longevity!"

Suddenly, a grand and awe-inspiring sound rang out in the air, vast and ethereal, its origin unknown, shaking the air and clouds as if heaven and earth were resonating together.

Another vast Nascent Soul Divine Sense descended.

A vast amount of Divine Sense power began to condense in the air into a dazzling light source, resembling a human figure, drawing in the surrounding Spiritual Qi and causing the ephemeral light to flicker like the aurora borealis.

"Ancestor of the Iron Armor Sect! Since you know I am the Third Ancestor of Longevity, you should also know that I have two Senior Brothers!"

Su Yan Yan remained calm and composed, her beautiful eyes flashing with azure light. Her long, black hair swayed without wind, as if it too was imbued with the blue light of Dao power. Her wide but unobstructed dress clung to her body, making her look like an exquisite elf.

As she made a hand seal, the air in front of her trembled, and arcs of electricity shot out. A round bead appeared in the arcs of electricity in Xue Zi's slender right palm, spinning rapidly.

The atmosphere became even more oppressive and restless.

As the Divine Sense of the two Nascent Soul cultivators confronted each other, the light on the sea surface seemed to dim rapidly.

The Spiritual Qi from all around quickly converged, rubbing and colliding above the two people's heads, bursting out Spiritual Light, like rolling dark clouds, lightning and thunder!

Suddenly, the figure formed from spiritual light ended the long standoff and transmitted its Divine Sense.

"One of my sect members has not yet returned safely. If he dies, I, along with the Blood Corpse King, will personally go and massacre this place!"

The moment this Divine Sense was transmitted, a vast power erupted from the humanoid figure emitting light.

Boom--

A ring-shaped shockwave spread out as the luminous humanoid figure collapsed.

"Grass!"

Chen Dengming immediately controlled his clone to escape, but he hadn't flown very far.

A strong pang of heart palpitation surged through me.

The next moment, I felt a powerful impact on me, my body stiffened, and my mind went blank.

The high-speed clone instantly lost control and plunged into the sea, tumbling violently, nearly causing the mental imprint to collapse and perish.

Rumble!

The strait, which had been in a standoff, suddenly trembled violently in the shockwave, then cracked open, slowly sinking and collapsing, with large amounts of smoke and dust billowing out and rocks falling off.

A thousand miles away, Chen Dengming frowned and looked at Qiao Zhaoxian looked surprised and puzzled.

"My Third Martial Uncle has arrived, but the Iron Armor Sect patriarch also made a move just now. However, I think that old guy just left after saying a harsh word and didn't want to have a direct confrontation."

"That's strange. The Iron Armor Sect went to great lengths to send so many people here, only to make a lot of noise but accomplish little? If they weren't prepared for a direct conflict with our patriarch, why even bother taking action?"

Qiao Zhaoxian her eyes. "Do you really want to start a conflict?"

I think their plan failed, they saw that things were hopeless, or the risks and rewards of continuing were disproportionate, so they cut their losses and didn't want to keep fighting.

"When Shen Tu Jingming was chasing me before, he told me he would let me go if I handed over something."

"Hand over the certificate from the Hall of Affairs of the City of All Immortals and the Sound-Image Pearl?"

Chen Dengming's eyes flashed, and he understood why the Iron Armor Sect's patriarch had retreated.

If the proof and the Sound-Image Pearl in his possession have been destroyed, then the other party will definitely fight fiercely to the end.

If a conflict occurs, the Longevity Sect will be unable to prove that it was the first to discover this place. If the conflict escalates to the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance, it will end with the Iron Armor Sect obtaining the Fourth-Rank Spirit Vein.

However, the evidence he now possesses has not been destroyed, proving that the Longevity Sect was the first to discover the blessed land.

If the Iron Armor Sect continues to argue, it will only be making trouble unreasonably. Even if it escalates to the point that the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance is in the wrong, the Iron Armor Sect will also completely offend the elders of the Longevity Sect.

The situation is beyond saving, so stopping now is the best way to cut our losses. This little friction shouldn't turn the two factions into mortal enemies, which leaves room for maneuver.

"Fortunately, we didn't completely kill Shen Tu Jingming; his soul is still intact."

Chen Dengming continued flying toward the strait.

Qiao Zhaoxian followed, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"The Iron Armor Sect's patriarch said that if Shen Tu Jingming dies, the retribution will be relentless."

Qiao Zhaoxian frowned. "Then are we just going to let this bastard go? We've already destroyed his Physical Body; this will create a huge grudge. Wouldn't that be like letting a tiger return to the mountains?"

Chen Dengming scoffed, "Who's the tiger? We killed Shen Tu when his Physical Body was still alive. Now, with Dao God, it's unknown whether he can recover his full strength. What waves does he think he can stir up?"

Moreover, I spared his life to find out the mastermind, which is more valuable than his life.

"That's true. As long as we confirm that Elder Wang of the Affairs Department is the mastermind, we can report this to the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance and get revenge."

"This is just one of the most basic forms of retaliation; I have other plans."

As the two exchanged words, the thousand-mile distance was quickly traversed, and they gradually returned to the vicinity of the strait.

The strait, which had previously presented a standoff, had now collapsed and sunken into a small island resembling a chaotic harbor. The seawater, upon reaching this point, surged back rapidly, creating a scene of utter chaos.

Su Yan Yan stood gracefully atop a jumble of rocks, overlooking the entrance to the cave in the sea. Noticing Chen Dengming and the other person returning, her beautiful eyes turned to them.

"Third Martial Uncle!"

Upon approaching, Chen Dengming immediately bowed and smiled, "Uncle-Master, you've arrived even faster than I expected."

This was the first time Qiao Zhaoxian had seen Su Yan Yan, the Third Ancestor of longevity. He was stunned by her beautiful appearance, with her hair piled high like crows, her long skirt trailing on the ground, and her graceful and charming demeanor. Even the eyebrows and eyes that were only visible behind her veil were exquisite and beautiful.

What level is this? How come the ancestor of the Longevity Sect is so beautiful? He's far more beautiful than the old women and men he imagined.

He realized what was happening and hurriedly bowed.

Su Yan Yan also nodded politely, greeting this Daoist disciple of the Tiandao Sect Dao Child.

At this moment, Chen Dengming had also begun communicating with Su Yan Yan about the situation of the other members of the sect.

Upon learning that the others were already on their way and would arrive in less than two days, he immediately relaxed and shook his head.

"Thank goodness this place was about to fall into the hands of the Iron Armor Sect."

Su Yan Yan said calmly, "Iron Armor Ancestor Zhao'ao is not a fool. The proof and the Sound-Image Pearl in your hand have not been destroyed."

His insistence on taking it will only alienate us, and his chances of seizing this blessed land are slim; he will gain nothing from it. Now it seems he has underestimated your strength."

Qiao Zhaoxian couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, but the laughter quickly faded as he felt somewhat frustrated.

He could still laugh at the fact that the Longevity Sect cultivators were once considered weaklings, but now that Chen Baimao's strength was too great, it made him, the Dao Child of the Tiandao Sect, look inferior, and he could no longer laugh.

"We need to keep a lower profile from now on, so that the enemy won't overestimate us."

Chen Dengming chuckled, looked around at the ravaged strait, and said, "It's a pity this place was originally quite scenic."

A faint smile played on Su Yan Yan's lips as she strolled leisurely among the rubble. Her lips parted slightly, "It's good that it collapsed; it's now the foundation. Our Longevity Sect's new fortune will rise again on this very foundation."

Chen Dengming smiled slightly, exchanged a glance with Qiao Zhaoxian, and then looked at the Black Cloud Leopard that had poked its head out of the cave entrance again, looking as sneaky as a seal. His mood calmed down.

After this ordeal, the Longevity Sect was finally able to settle down and take root.

With one Fourth-Rank Spirit Vein and one Third-Rank Spirit Vein, the configuration is almost comparable to that of the old Mountain Gate, which is quite impressive.

"Finally, I can cultivate in peace for a while. Let's set a small goal: to cultivate immortality for a hundred years!"

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