Qin Zhenling: I never said I would welch on the deal

"Okay!" Chen Lie nodded.

Ji Yuyan was the woman who launched a Mental Power attack on her; Chen Lie completely devoured the Mental Power within her Sea of Consciousness.

His soul and vital energy were severely damaged, and it will be difficult for him to wake up within a day or two.

Qi Tai thanked him repeatedly.

At this time, the leaders of the Western Star Region and the Northern Star Region also arrived in the Eastern Star Region and began to negotiate with Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong.

This Four-Sided Star Domain Contest ended in victory for the Eastern Star Region. Everyone with discerning eyes knows that soon, Blue Star will become the chief, the uncrowned king, among the 28 Planets of the Four-Sided Star Domain.

Having obtained the authority to command and establish the Interstellar Allied Forces, certified by the Saint Envoy Hall, Blue Star has the right to conscript troops from various star systems, appoint military commanders, and issue interstellar conquest missions.

In this situation, if you still go against Blue Star, Blue Star may not be able to kill you, but it can make things difficult for you at any time, and from time to time issue a mission that will make your star system's troops suffer.

The Three Faction Starfields quickly realized the situation and understood that they had to establish good relations with Blue Star.

At this moment, officials from the Sacred Martial Dynasty arrived and said to the leaders of the Four-Sided Star Domain: "Each of your Four-Sided Star Domain has sent one person to be received by His Crown Prince."

The representative of the Three Faction Star wants to discuss with you the decree of the Saint Envoy Hall to form a new army.

"Yes!"

The leader of the Four-Sided Star Domain replied and immediately followed the official to the summit of the eastern mountain where the Three Faction Starfields were located.

Wang Shou was the official who accompanied the Sacred Martial Dynasty from Blue Star. Seeing the deteriorating celestial phenomena, Lei Jinglong said to the group, "The environment here is not suitable for long-term stay. Let's return to the Four-Star Inn and await Chairman Wang's message."

Of the ten people from Blue Star who participated in the battle, all except Chen Lie were seriously injured. Although they lost their fighting ability, it did not affect their actions.

At Lei Jinglong's call, the group left Deathtrap Ridge.

Just then, Commandery Princess Chengning's Ceremonial Carriage also emerged from the Deathtrap Ridge.

Commandery Princess Chengning Qin Zhenkui, seated on the Ceremonial Carriage, gave Chen Lie a cold glance.

Princess Lingyan Zhu Jingxi of the Red Flame Planet came to Chen Lie's side and asked, "Brother Chen, I just heard the onlookers say that this should be Commandery Princess Chengning's Ceremonial Carriage, right?"

Didn't Commandery Princess Chengning give you a permit to enter Deathtrap Ridge?

"You were so close just now, why didn't you go up and say hello and thank me?"

The order to enter Deathtrap Ridge ahead of time was also crucial for the Eastern Star Region. In the first battle between the Southern Star Region and Northern Star Region, the Northern Star Region Northern Star Region lost so quickly because they failed to scout the harsh environment of Deathtrap Ridge beforehand.

Upon entering the battlefield, he was severely affected by the adverse weather conditions, which greatly limited the strength of the Northern Star Region.

"There's no need for greetings or thanks. This princess from Beimang Star isn't really trying to make things convenient for me," Chen Lie said calmly.

"Oh?"

Zhu Jingxi felt strange, but didn't ask any more questions. She looked at Chen Lie with her beautiful eyes and said with pursed lips, "Chen Lie martial arts talent is truly rare in the world. To say that you are a once-in-a-millennium talent in the Eastern Star Region is, in my opinion, an underestimation of you."

Your talent is so exceptional that it would be an understatement to say it's a once-in-a-millennium phenomenon in the Four-Sided Star Domain.

"My aptitude is alright."

"If you put it that way, then I, a mediocre person, can only feel ashamed beyond belief."

You've only been at Starry Sky University for half a year. Half a year ago, you were just a Qi and Blood Martial Artist. Now, with your strength, you should be qualified to be on the Hidden Dragon Rankings, right?

The battle for the Permanent Councilor Star between Blue Star and Wood Source Planet, and the struggle for control of the Four-Sided Star Domain, ultimately depended on your efforts to turn the tide.

Let alone the Four-Sided Star Domain, even within the Ten-Star Alliance, those who can compare to you are probably only the top geniuses of the Ten-Star Alliance planets.

Zhu Jingxi's face was filled with admiration.

If Chen Lie were from the Red Flame Planet, how wonderful that would be! She would definitely ask her father, the Emperor, to make him her son-in-law.

Not long after, the people from the Eastern Star Region returned to the Four-Star Inn in a Spirit Beast Carriage.

Upon arriving at the Four Star Pavilion, Chen Lie was invited over by Qi Tai, the dean of the Langya Star Martial Arts Academy in the Southern Star Region.

Upon arriving at a guest room, Chen Lie saw Ji Yuyan lying unconscious on the bed.

"Mr. Chen Lie, could you please take a look?" Qi Tai said.

"Good!"

Chen Lie stepped forward, took Ji Yuyan's hand, and began to channel his Mental Power to repair Ji Yuyan's Sea of Consciousness.

Ji Yuyan's Mental Power was already at the Fourth-Rank Peak, but her Mental Power was far inferior to Chen Lie's. Under the devouring power of Chen Lie's third Star God "Liu Earth Musk Deer", less than one-tenth of the original Mental Power in her Sea of Consciousness remained, and she naturally fell into a coma.

Chen Lie expended a great deal of effort in the entire process of restoring Ji Yuyan's Mental Power, and it took him more than two hours to barely restore her Sea of Consciousness to about 70-80%.

Chen Lie is currently Third-Rank Divine Sense Master, but he has not yet been able to create a fourth Star God.

The fourth Star God of the Seven Mansions of the Southern Sky is named Xing Sun Horse, the eye of the Vermilion Bird, and possesses the special abilities to heal, purify, and repair the soul.

If Chen Lie were to transform into the fourth Star God, Xing Sun Horse, it would be able to heal Ji Yuyan's Sea of Consciousness within a minute.

If it could be solved, it wouldn't have taken so much effort.

After restoring Ji Yuyan's Mental Power, Chen Lie took a step back and said to Qi Tai, "That's enough!"

"When will she wake up?" Qi Tai asked.

Chen Lie was about to speak, Ji Yuyan on the bed slowly opened her eyes.

The moment Ji Yuyan saw Chen Lie, she suddenly sprang to her feet, gathering her Five Elements True Qi in her palms and launching an attack on Chen Lie.

"Prepare to die!"

Before Ji Yuyan could even unleash her palm strike, Qi Tai's aura as Ninth-Order Grandmaster instantly swept across the entire room, stunning Ji Yuyan.

"Stop!"

Seeing Qi Tai's serious expression, Ji Yuyan asked in confusion, "Dean Qi----"

"Look carefully where you are!"

Upon hearing Qi Tai's words, Ji Yuyan quickly looked around and immediately realized that this was no longer the battlefield of Deathtrap Ridge. She was extremely puzzled, "Dean Qi, this is—"

Qi Tai said solemnly, "The battle is over. Mr. Chen Lie, the candidate for Administrator of Blue Star, is too powerful. We are no match for him. We have already lost."

"Lost... lost?"

Ji Yuyan was incredulous. She remembered that Chen Lie had just faced a seven-on-one situation, or even if she wasn't included, it was still a six-on-one situation. How could the Southern Star Region's Flying Dragon Face-Roll lose with such overwhelming force?

Are all the others useless?

"You were seriously injured on the battlefield, so I specially invited Mr. Chen Lie to treat you."

"If it weren't for Mr. Chen Lie's intervention, you don't know when you would have woken up. Hurry up and thank him!" Qi Tai said.

"I----"

Ji Yuyan didn't know what to say; she was the first to collapse?

Is the Dark Ghost Dragon's Consciousness Spirit really that strong? It's utterly despair-inducing.

If we had known he could take on the entire squad by himself, what would have been the point of this competition? It would have been a waste of time and effort.

Thank you so much!

Ji Yuyan bowed deeply to Chen Lie.

Chen Lie simply nodded. He was about to turn and leave when he heard Ji Yuyan shout.

"Um—if I may ask, is your Consciousness Spirit the Dark Ghost Dragon, ranked number one on the Consciousness Spirit Ranking?"

"No, it's Consciousness Spirit from another planet."

After answering, Chen Lie turned and left.

"Consciousness Spirit from another planetary realm?"

Ji Yuyan murmured.

Chen Lie left the Four-Star Inn room in the Southern Star Region and returned to the Eastern Star Region.

By this time, the injuries sustained by those who participated in the battle in the Eastern Star Region had largely healed, and everyone had gathered in the living room of the guest rooms.

Upon seeing Chen Lie arrive, everyone's eyes turned to him.

Ning Fan stepped forward first, approached Chen Lie, and asked, "Junior Brother Chen Lie, you just fought seven opponents single-handedly. Could it be that you have already acquired the strength of Hidden Dragon Rankings expert?"

"I don't know what the Hidden Dragon Rankings represents," Chen Lie shook his head.

"The Hidden Dragon Rankings is the strongest ranking below the Fifth-Order Qi Manipulation Realm. Even many third-year students from Starry Sky University cannot defeat the experts on the Hidden Dragon Rankings. Even the 180th person at the bottom of the Hidden Dragon Rankings is at least at the Peak Fourth-Order Qi Gathering Realm, someone who has broken through the Primordial Aperture Blood-Qi Realm, or someone who has cultivated Two Divine Treasuries in the True Qi Ultimate Realm," Ning Fan said.

"Oh? Can I enter the Hidden Dragon Rankings just by unlocking the two Divine Treasury?" Chen Lie asked.

"That's not it. The rankings on the Hidden Dragon Rankings change rapidly. As we pass the halfway mark of the year, the standards on the Hidden Dragon Rankings will only get higher and higher. I'm only talking about the minimum standard. You can compare it to Qi Donglin from Langya Star in the Southern Star Region."

As far as I know, Qi Donglin briefly reached the bottom of the Hidden Dragon Rankings, but was pushed down after only a few days. He can be considered to be at the threshold of the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

"But that was a month ago. The current bottom of the Hidden Dragon Rankings must be even stronger," Ning Fan said.

Chen Liedao, "Then I'm probably a bit short of the Hidden Dragon Rankings now."

Chen Lie's strength was actually not much different from Qi Donglin's, and his power was not necessarily stronger than Qi Donglin's. It was because of the sharpness of his Five Gods True Qi, coupled with his inexhaustible power, that he defeated Qi Donglin.

If Qi Donglin didn't have the strength to make it onto the Hidden Dragon Rankings, he probably would have done the same.

Ning Fan said decisively, "Even if it's bad, it's close enough."

Zhu Jingxuan stepped forward and said, "Brother Chen, the credit for the victory in this Four-Sided Star Domain Contest belongs entirely to you. You are a great hero of the Eastern Star Region."

Six months ago, you were only at the Blood-Qi Stage. I never imagined that your strength would surpass all of ours. You are truly a genius that appears only once in a millennium.

Red Flame Planet Xiao Sheng, Shuimang Star You Mingyue, and Jintian Star He Zhen also expressed their admiration.

To this, Chen Lie simply said, "You flatter me!"

"Brother Chen, we're all at Starry Sky University, and now we're on Beimang Star. We can use the Communication Bracelet, so why don't we add each other as contacts?" Zhu Jingxuan suggested.

"Sure!"

Chen Lie used the Communication Bracelet to exchange contacts with the others.

Zhu Jingxi was at the front of the line and exchanged contact information with Chen Lie. The others followed suit, and Chen Lie accepted all of them.

Only Meng Qingwan from Wood Source Planet remained motionless.

Seeing this, Zhu Jingxi stepped forward and said, "Qingwan, why don't you exchange contact information with Brother Chen?"

Meng Qingwan was initially a bit reserved, but upon hearing Zhu Jingxi's words, she took the opportunity to step forward and exchange contact information with Chen Lie.

Although it's hard to admit, Chen Lie's talent on Blue Star is truly remarkable. If Blue Star didn't have Chen Lie, it would be Wood Source Planet participating in the Four-Sided Star Domain Contest today.

Chen Lie did not refuse Meng Qingwan's arrival and made a contact with everyone.

At this moment, Wang Shou returned from outside.

When Lei Jinglong saw Wang Shou return, he immediately went up to him and asked, "President Wang, how did it go?"

Wang Shou nodded. "I have already discussed the formation of the 19th Interstellar Allied Forces with the representatives of Aurora Star and Changxia Star, and the other Three Faction Starfields have also expressed their willingness to cooperate fully."

After receiving the seal of the 19th Interstellar Allied Forces issued by His Saint Envoy Hall, we can return to Blue Star.

"By the way, Chen Lie."

As he spoke, Wang Shou suddenly looked at Chen Lie and handed him a letter. "Representative Xie Ziyuan from Aurora Star asked me to give you an Invitation Letter to attend the Divine Sense Master Conference on Aurora Star."

Chen Lie took the letter, opened it, and saw that it was indeed Invitation Letter from Aurora Star, and the invitee was none other than Chen Lie himself.

Representative Xie from Aurora Star, isn't that the Star Bandit?

Why would she send herself Invitation Letter?

Chen Lie didn't think the Star Bandit had the ability to recognize him; he figured she must have been drawn to his talent.

"Okay, I understand!"

Chen Lie nodded and put the Invitation Letter into his Storage Pouch.

Lei Jinglong then said, "President Wang, there's no time to lose. Shall we go to the Four-Star Inn now to collect the seal issued by the Saint Envoy Hall?"

Wang Shou nodded and said, "Let's go!"

Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong immediately went out and headed to the Four-Star Inn.

Upon arriving at the main hall of the Four-Star Inn, Wang Shou found the gatekeeper.

He cupped his hands and said, "Esteemed officer, we are from Blue Star in the Eastern Star Region. We have come here specifically to collect the seal of the Interstellar Allied Forces, following your instructions."

The gatekeeper glanced at Wang Shou and said, "Wait here, I'll go and inform them right away!"

The gatekeeper immediately stepped forward, and soon a man in an official robe came out.

"I am the owner of the Four-Star Inn. Are you from the Eastern Star Region?"

"Greetings, Master. We are from the Eastern Star Region, and have come to receive the seal of the Interstellar Allied Forces bestowed by the Saint Envoy Hall."

The owner of the Four-Star Inn said, "You should go back. The seal of the Saint Envoy Hall has already been taken by the Crown Prince's Household Steward. They said they will contact you."

"I see, thank you for your concern!"

Wang Shou and Lei Jinglong bowed to each other, then turned and left the Saint Envoy Hall.

As soon as they returned to their room in the Eastern Star Region, they saw two veiled maids carrying swords approaching the courtyard.

One of the maids carrying a sword said in a clear, cold voice, "Chen Lie from Blue Star, come out and greet me!"

The clear, cold voice echoed in all directions. Upon hearing the sound, Chen Lie, who was in the living room of the guest room, immediately came out of his room.

The remaining nine people from the Eastern Star Region came out together.

After stepping outside, Chen Lie saw two female attendants carrying swords and asked, "I am Chen Lie. What can I do for you?"

A maid carrying a sword said, "Commandery Princess Chengning has a message for you."

If you want the Saint Envoy Hall's seal, go to the Crown Prince's Residence to apologize first thing tomorrow morning!

After delivering their message, the two sword-wielding maids turned to leave.

At this moment, Wang Shou stepped forward and asked, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, may I ask what's going on? Why was Chen Lie sent to the Crown Prince's Residence to apologize?"

"This man is arrogant and disrespectful, not only offending Commandery Princess Chengning but also injuring her pet beast. He should naturally go Pleading Guilty with Thorns on One's Back thorns on his back."

After the maidservant carrying the sword finished speaking, she quickly left.

"Arrogant and disrespectful?"

Wang Shou was taken aback. The paper token that allowed Chen Lie to enter the Deathtrap Ridge was given to him by Commandery Princess Chengning. How could he have offended the princess?

If he had truly offended Commandery Princess Chengning, why would she have issued him a permit to enter and exit Commandery Princess Chengning Deathtrap Ridge?

"Chen Lie, what exactly happened?" Wang Shou asked hurriedly.

Chen Liedao, "It's nothing, I just played a little game with this princess, and she couldn't accept losing."

"What can we do? I just went with Principal Lei to collect the seal issued by the Saint Envoy Hall, but we were told that the seal had already been taken by the Crown Prince's Household Steward. It seems that this Commandery Princess Chengning has been holding onto it."

"It's alright, I can go there."

"Can you solve this?" Wang Shou asked.

Chen Lie is a great contributor to Blue Star and even the Eastern Star Region. Even if he has caused a huge disaster, he cannot be blamed. Moreover, he only offended Commandery Princess Chengning because of the competition.

"Don't worry, I can handle this easily!"

Chen Lie had a premonition that Commandery Princess Chengning would definitely come to him for help because of the True Qi Circulation Route Map, so he recklessly and severely injured the Eight-Star Star Beast.

"You're going now? Didn't that person from Commandery Princess Chengning tell you to go first thing tomorrow morning?"

"Of course we'll go now. We don't have time to wait for her."

After Chen Lie finished speaking, he left the Four-Star Inn.

Upon arriving at the main street of the Four-Star Inn, he boarded a Spirit Beast Carriage and headed to the Sacred Martial Crown Prince's Residence.

Soon, the Spirit Beast Carriage arrived at the Sacred Martial Crown Prince's Residence, Chen Lie paid the fare with the Sacred Martial Dynasty Treasure Notes that Zhang Liwu had given him last time.

After disembarking from the Spirit Beast Carriage, Chen Lie arrived Sacred Martial Crown Prince's Residence.

Just as the gatekeeper was about to announce his arrival, Chen Lie saw a Ceremonial Carriage emerge from the Sacred Martial Crown Prince's Residence.

Upon seeing the person in the Ceremonial Carriage, Chen Lie's heart stirred.

On the central Ceremonial Carriage, wasn't that Shaokang Commandery Princess Qin Zhenling?

This person owes him a Stellar Treasure; in a sense, Chen Lie is her creditor.

To be honest, Chen Lie disliked Commandery Princess Chengning very much. If he could, Chen Lie wouldn't want to give her the complete True Qi Circulation Route Map of the Ultimate Realm Cultivation Method. Now that he had met Qin Zhenling, Chen Lie was too lazy to go find Qin Zhenkui.

They're both princesses, so even if Shaokang Commandery Princess isn't as capable as Commandery Princess Chengning, surely she should be able to handle everything, right?

Seeing that the Ceremonial Carriage was about to leave, Chen Lie immediately used his subtle Mental Power to send a message to Qin Zhenling.

Qin Zhenling suddenly changed, and she began to look around.

Soon, she saw Chen Lie in the distance and said to the Ceremonial Carriage procession, "Halt!"

"Yes!"

Everyone, including the Imperial Guard following behind, stopped in their tracks.

"I'm just coming over; you don't need to come with me."

After giving the order, Qin Zhenling jumped off the Ceremonial Carriage and walked towards Chen Lie.

Upon arriving in front of Chen Lie, Qin Zhenling gave Chen Lie a deep look.

"Who are you? Was that the voice you just sent to me?"

"That's right!" Chen Lie asked, "Shaokang Commandery Princess, Qin Bailing, you haven't forgotten that transaction at the Canglong Star Trading Market in the Sumeru Illusion Realm half a year ago, have you?"

Qin Zhenling paled slightly. "Who exactly are you?"

Seeing Qin Zhenling's expression, Chen Lie immediately understood that Sheng Yingluo from the Saint Envoy Hall must have successfully collected his debts.

"I know a friend who, upon learning that I was going to Beimang Star, asked me to help him collect a debt from a person named Qin Bailing. He also said that this Qin Bailing was a princess of the Sacred Martial Dynasty who owed him Stellar Treasure."

But he anticipated you would renege on your debt, so he asked a friend from the Saint Envoy Hall of the Canglan Star Domain to give you a heads-up. I wonder if you received that reminder?

Qin Zhenling remembered that day. The Saint Envoy Hall issued a direct order, which fell on her, a nobody in the Sacred Martial Imperial Clan. Of course, she dared not renege on her promise.

Although they are no longer insignificant members of the royal family, they dare not renege on their debts.

"I—I didn't say I was going to renege on the debt. It's just a rare Stellar Treasure, right? I'll give it to you!" Qin Zhenling said softly.

Chen Lie said calmly, "My friend said that you've owed this debt for too long, and it's no longer just about a single Stellar Treasure."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhenling immediately said, "How can you do this? He didn't come to ask for it back himself, and I don't know who he is. Even if I wanted to return it to him, I couldn't!"

He's trying to raise the price arbitrarily!

Chen Lie waved his hand. "It's useless for you to tell me this. I'm only responsible for relaying messages."

"Then who is this friend you mentioned?" Qin Zhenling asked.

"He's from the Sword God Academy Swordfall Star Domain. You don't need to know the specifics."

"Sword God Academy ----"

Qin Zhenling murmured to herself, no wonder that person was able to convey pressure to her through the Saint Envoy Hall.

She certainly knew what the Sword God Academy meant.

But do the people of the Sword God Academy really lack another Stellar Treasure? Is it necessary to waste such a valuable resource and focus solely on themselves?

"My friend certainly doesn't lack even a small Stellar Treasure, but he really minds if someone owes him a debt and doesn't pay it back."

"Then... what else does he want?" Qin Zhenling asked.

Won't they try to extort money from me?

Chen Lie changed the subject, saying, "Actually, I can help you negotiate. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Chen Lie, and I'm from Blue Star in the Eastern Star Region."

"I know!"

Qin Zhenling nodded. She had learned about Chen Lie today at the battlefield of Deathtrap Ridge.

"Good to know. I have a little trouble now. His Saint Envoy Hall a seal to form an Interstellar Allied Forces for the winning side in the Four-Sided Star Domain Contest."

This seal should have been handed over to us, but Commandery Princess Chengning withheld it. If you can help me retrieve the seal, your debt will remain the same as the Stellar Treasure.

I know about your feud with my elder sister; you injured her pet beast.

If I help you retrieve the seal, wouldn't that offend my elder sister?

Qin Zhenling left the Deathtrap Ridge and stayed with Qin Zhenkui, so she naturally knew the reason behind what had happened.

Upon hearing Chen Lie's request, he couldn't help but raise questions.

"I'm just asking if you can do it!" Chen Lie didn't bother with any nonsense and said directly, "If you can't do it—that's fine too."

Besides that one Stellar Treasure, prepare another ten million catties of Five-Element Yuan Stone. My friend said this is the interest on your debt.

"What? Ten million catties of Five-Element Yuan Stone?"

Upon hearing this amount, Qin Zhenling was immediately startled.

She was just a weak and powerless princess, without even a fiefdom. She relied on the royal family for food every day. She could produce a Stellar Treasure, but even if you emptied her princess mansion and tore down all the floor tiles, it still wouldn't be enough, plus ten million catties of Five-Element Yuan Stone.

"Think about it yourself. My friend said that if you dare to renege on your debt, next time it won't be as simple as just a warning from the Canglan Saint Envoy Hall," Chen Liedao.

Qin Zhenling believed Chen Lie's words without a doubt. What ordinary person could possibly instruct the Saint Envoy Hall to collect debts?

Chen Lie is the first freshman at Starry Sky University. Canglong Starry Sky University has always had connections with outer star regions, so it's not surprising that he knows someone from the Sword God Academy -Swordfall Star Domain.