Elder True Essence's Identity

"Don't worry, I'm not a greedy person. I just want to ask you one more question."

Shen Jiuxi asked, "What's the problem?"

"Who exactly is that senior in the courtyard? What is his background?"

Chen Lie stared at Shen Jiuxi, using his divine sense to probe Shen Jiuxi micro-expressions, trying to determine Shen Jiuxi was lying.

Shen Jiuxi was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you asking this?"

"I'm not doing anything, I just want to learn more!" Chen Liedao.

"We can't easily reveal that senior's identity, or we'll be in big trouble. Please ask another question!" Shen Jiuxi said in a low voice.

"What do you mean by 'change'? That's all I have."

"Say it without worry. What comes out of your mouth will only enter my ears. There will absolutely be no third party who will know," Chen Lie said.

Just as Shen Jiuxi was about to speak, Chen Lie added, "I'm warning you, don't lie to me. You know I come here almost every day, so I can subtly verify things. If I find out you're lying, you know the consequences."

Shen Jiuxi, who had initially intended to make up a lie to fool Chen Lie, immediately abandoned that idea.

After much hesitation, she slowly said, "I'll tell you, but you must never tell anyone."

"As I just said, what you say is what I hear, and no one else will know."

After hearing Chen Lie's assurance, Shen Jiuxi said, "That senior's surname is Shi, and his given name is Shi Tan. He was originally from Changxia Star in the Canglan Star Domain. Decades ago, he was the second-best weapon blacksmith in the Canglan Star Domain. His weapon-forging skills were second only to the previous Canglan Star Domain Star Seeker."

"That's all? Don't give me half of it!" Chen Liedao.

"In addition, Old Shi is also the Palace Master of the Sword God Academy Sword God Star Three in the Swordfall Star Domain."

Shen Jiuxi didn't say what the title of Palace Master of the Sword God Academy meant; she deliberately glossed over it.

In her view, Chen Lie, a person from a barren planet in a Fringe Star Domain, must be an ignorant country bumpkin who has no idea of the significance of the Palace Master of the Sword God Academy.

He probably doesn't even know what the Sword God Academy is.

It's better that he doesn't know. People from this barren planet are very strange. He's not weak in martial arts, and his Mental Power is also exceptionally outstanding. He doesn't seem like someone from a barren planet at all.

If he really finds out everything, I'm afraid I'll have another competitor.

Shen Jiuxi thought to herself.

"Why is the master of the Sword God Academy on Canglong Star? And why does he seem to have gone into seclusion?" Chen Lie asked.

"I don't know either," Shen Jiuxi said.

"Okay, I understand!"

The identity of the Sword God Academy Master of the Swordfall Star Domain is generally unknown to people outside the Ten-Star Alliance planets, but Chen Lie is different. When he was on the Divine Source Ancient Star, he was able to collect a lot of information about the Swordfall Star Domain.

Swordfall Star Domain is a starfield stronger than Canglan Star Domain and Black Cloud Star Domain combined, while Sword God Academy is a massive, interplanetary force within Swordfall Star Domain.

The three strongest planets in the Swordfall Star Domain are all under the jurisdiction of the Sword God Academy, which is equivalent to the Upper Three Stars of the Ten-Star Alliance of the Canglan Star Domain being merged into one. Even the Star Seeker have to give them some face.

The most direct manifestation of this is that the disciples of the Sword God Academy view the top-tier noble geniuses of the Upper Three Stars the Canglan Star Domain as if they were superior to those of the Fringe Star Domain in the Ten-Star Alliance.

So, that Elder True Essence's background is truly extraordinary. No wonder Shen Jiuxi was so determined to get close to Elder True Essence.

However, Chen Lie could only say that Shen Jiuxi was still too naive, having revealed his true intentions so clearly.

"I've answered your question. When can I return to my courtyard?"

"Don't rush, let's talk after I get my hands on the blank documents from the Shen Family."

"Wait here, I'll go get the documents for you right now!"

After finishing her sentence, Shen Jiuxi turned and left.

After Shen Jiuxi left, Chen Lie also quickly left and found a place to cultivate the Five Elements Secret Arts.

His progress in cultivating "Yi Wood Origin Purity Force" was nearing completion. After practicing for half a day in the training ground, Chen Lie had completed the cultivation of the third of the Five Elements Secret Arts, "Yi Wood Origin Purity Force".

After completing the practice of "Yi Wood Origin Purity Force", Chen Lie immediately began practicing "Jia Wood Origin Purity Force".

Chen Lie had already completed the cultivation of the Yi Wood Origin Purity Force ". He possessed Pure Yang Precious Blood. Jia Wood is Yang, and he was able to master all the methods of cultivating the Five Elements Secret Arts"Wood". In half a day, without breaking a sweat, Chen Lie also successfully cultivated the Jia Wood Origin Purity Force".

"Now I have successfully cultivated all six types of primordial energy: Xin Metal, Geng Metal, Gui Water, Ren Water, Yi Wood, and Jia Wood. Now it is time to cultivate the primordial energy of 'Fire'."

As before, Chen Lie first began cultivating the Yin-attribute Ding Fire Origin Purity Force. Once the Ding Fire Origin Purity Force was successfully cultivated, the Bing Fire Origin Purity Force would naturally follow.

Chen Lie cultivated for a day, and the next morning, Shen Jiuxi took the initiative to find Chen Lie Chen Lie gave him the blank document issued by the Shen Family.

"I've given you what you wanted. Look carefully, this is the 176th official foreign affairs document of the Canglong Star Political Council this year. It bears the joint signatures of more than half of the Canglong Star Political Council members, representing the entire Canglong Star. With this, whatever you do..."

Well, even planets in the Ten-Star Alliance would give them face.

The document is blank. You can fill it in freely with whatever you want to do, but don't go too far, otherwise other planets won't recognize it and might even bring the document to Canglong Star to verify its contents.

Chen Lie took the document from Shen Jiuxi and, sure enough, saw the spiritual will left on it by several Martial Artist in the Primordial Essence Domain.

This document represents not only the Shen Family, but also the entire Canglong Star, and can absolutely dispel the doubts of the Jin Kingdom on Changxia Star.

"I've accepted the gifts. I'll remember to look for you next time I go to manage the Spirit Field."

You better keep your word!

After saying that, Shen Jiuxi quickly turned and left.

After obtaining the document, Chen Lie immediately found a place and wrote on a blank document the relevant words, "The Shen Family of Canglong Star purchased 40 million catties of Yuan Stone from the Jin Kingdom of Changxia Star, and paid with Divine Source."

After filling out the blank document, Chen Lie immediately used the Interstellar Channel to contact the Jin Kingdom Princess and arrange to meet at the usual place, the Otherworldly Demon Hunting Ground stronghold.

Before long, Chen Lie and An Ning arrived at the Otherworldly Demon Hunting Ground.

Upon meeting An Ning, Chen Lie immediately handed her the official documents from Canglong Star.

"This is the document the Shen Family issued to you. It has the official serial number of Canglong Star on it, and you can verify its authenticity."

After the inspection is completed, you must immediately gather the Yuan Stone.

"OK!"

An Ning took the document and glanced at it.

"How long will it take you to raise the funds?"

"My imperial aunt said that this is a huge undertaking, and we will try our best to raise the funds within ten days."

"Okay, it's settled then!"

After handing the documents to An Ning, Chen Lie left the Otherworldly Demon Hunting Ground.

An Ning took the documents and returned to the Cloudglow Sect from the Otherworldly Demon Hunting Ground.

She arrived at the Outer Guest Peak of the Cloudglow Sect, the temporary residence of the Imperial Princess.

Upon entering the room, An Ning saw her imperial aunt, Princess An Chuo of the Jin Kingdom.

"Your Highness, Brother Chen has delivered the Shen Family credentials we needed."

"Bring it here so I can take a look!"

An Ning immediately gave the document to An Chuo.

An Chuo took the document, and after reading it, his face immediately showed surprise.

Upon seeing this, An Ning immediately asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong? Could the document be fake?"

An Chuo shook his head and said, "The document is absolutely genuine. It's an official, non-public document issued by the Canglong Star Political Council. It not only has a number but also the signatures of several Canglong Star councilors."

"Isn't this a good thing? It means there's nothing wrong with this deal."

"It's good for the trade, but it's risky for us."

"Half risk? How could that be?"

"This document has the signatures of so many members of the Canglong Star Political Council. These are all experts in the Primordial Essence Domain. In our Jin Kingdom, they would be Human Martial Saint or Terrestrial Immortal."

Our Jin Kingdom is too small, yet the Shen Family is so blatant in making such a deal, issuing official documents through the Canglong Star Political Council and having so many councilors sign them. This shows that Canglong Star turns a blind eye to the Shen Family's affairs.

This means the Shen Family isn't afraid of the news leaking out. Even with such evidence, we can't make Shen Family wary. If the Shen Family has ulterior motives during the transaction, we'll just have to suffer a loss in silence.

"Probably not?" An Ning murmured.

Always prepare for the worst.

An Chuo pondered for a moment and said, "Tell that person that the transaction should take place within the territory of the Jin Kingdom on Changxia Star. This way, we'll have an extra layer of security."

"Okay, I understand!"

An Ning nodded.

On the other side, not long after Chen Lie left the Otherworldly Demon Hunting Ground, he received a notification from An Ning that the transaction would take place within the territory of the Jin Kingdom, because she was worried that Shen Family had ulterior motives.

This left Chen Lie somewhat at a loss. Was he really going to have to go to Changxia Star alone to trade Yuan Stone?

Chen Lie felt that Jin Kingdom's concerns were not unreasonable. Jin Kingdom was a kingdom under the jurisdiction of the Cloudglow Sect, while the Shen Family was comparable to the high-level members of the Cloudglow Sect. The two were not on the same level, so it was understandable that Jin Kingdom, as the weaker party, wanted to play it safe.

However, if Chen Lie were to travel alone to the Jin Kingdom on the day of the contact, it would be highly unusual, and the Jin Kingdom would definitely become suspicious.

"Never mind, there are still ten days left, we'll talk about it then!"

Chen Lie cultivated for half a day, and that afternoon, he received a message from his teaching assistant, Huang Yuxi.

Huang Yuxi: "Chen Lie, how's your martial arts progress these past few days?"

Chen Lie: "It's alright, a little better than before."

Huang Yuxi: "You were already close to the Hidden Dragon Rankings. If your strength improves further, you may have already met the standard for climbing the rankings."

Tomorrow, Class 17 of the Martial Way Department will have a practical martial arts class. You should go too.

Several people in our class have made it onto the Hidden Dragon Rankings. Take a look at their strength so you can get a feel for the Hidden Dragon Rankings beforehand. If you're roughly on par, I'll take you to obtain the qualification to challenge the Hidden Dragon Rankings Hidden Dragon Rankings and start your challenge."

Chen Lie: "Okay, I understand!"

Chen Lie hasn't visited Class 17 of the Martial Way Department since his last trip back to Blue Star, so it's time for him to show his face.

The next morning, after having breakfast at the restaurant, Chen Lie went to Class 17 of the Martial Way Department at the Heaven Second Campus.

He first glanced at the class group and found that there were now more than 800 people in the group, almost double the number when Chen Lie first entered the Martial Way Department.

There was a message from yesterday in the class group chat.

[Dear students, all students who have been enrolled in the department for more than two months must attend tomorrow's class for practical martial arts.]

The group chat for Class 17 of the Martial Way Department was full of messages, so Chen Lie didn't pay much attention to it. If Huang Yuxi hadn't reminded him, he wouldn't have known about the arrangements for this practical martial arts class.

Upon arriving at the Martial Arts Arena outside the classroom of Class 17 of the Martial Way Department, Chen Lie saw that hundreds of people had already gathered there.

As soon as Chen Lie arrived, he saw three familiar faces walking towards him.

These three were none other than Hou Yutan, Qiao Xuanxi, and Nie Cheng of Heavy Rain Star.

"Brother Chen, you've arrived too? When did you get back to Starry Sky University?" Hou Yutan asked first.

"It's been several days!" Chen Liedao.

"Several days? Didn't you come back after attending your banquet?"

"Yes!" Chen Lie nodded.

"Then you've come back just in time. All the best fighters from our Class 17 are here for today's practical martial arts class."

"You're the top freshman at Starry Sky University, you should be able to hold your own against them!" Hou Yutan said.

As Chen Lie, Heavy Rain Star, and the other two were talking, they arrived at the Martial Arts Arena.

When Tao Yunshu saw Chen Lie, she immediately came over to greet him.

"Chen Lie, I heard you took leave to go back to Blue Star. You're finally back?"

"Um!"

"You've made quite a bit of progress lately, haven't you? As the top freshman in every year at Starry Sky University, you already possess strength close to the Hidden Dragon Rankings. If I'm not mistaken, you're about the same, aren't you?" Tao Yunshu asked.

Chen Lie neither confirmed nor denied this point.

Qiao Xuanxi couldn't help but ask, "Do you really have the strength to break into the Hidden Dragon Rankings?"

Although she no longer compared herself to Chen Lie, she still felt uneasy about being left so far behind by Chen Lie.

The Hidden Dragon Rankings? It seems there are only 180 spots, representing the 180 strongest students in the Heaven Second Campus. She's already grateful to be ranked in the top 500.

"I don't know either, I've never seen what the Hidden Dragon Rankings looks like!" Chen Lie said.

Upon hearing this, Tao Yunshu immediately said, "That's such a coincidence! Several of the strongest students in our class, Yan Xingru, Kun Yu, and Pan Yang, are here. They were already ranked on the Hidden Dragon Rankings. Today is the practical martial arts class, so why don't you spar with them and see how you compare to those on the Hidden Dragon Rankings?"

Chen Lie simply nodded.

Just as everyone was talking, Chen Lie saw Huang Yuxi waving at him. After greeting the people around him, Chen Lie walked over to Huang Yuxi.

"Teaching assistant!"

Upon arriving in front of Huang Yuxi, Chen Lie nodded.

Huang Yuxi said, "I heard from Yucheng that you passed Instructor Bai Qiwei's test in the Mental Power Department and became Instructor Bai's student?"

"Yes!"

There was nothing to hide, so Chen Lie readily admitted it.

Huang Yuxi was silent for a moment before saying softly, "You really look like a genius from Upper Three Stars or a major power in an outer space."

"Instructor Bai Qiwei is so young, yet she's already a Ninth-Order Divine Sense Master. She's notoriously picky about her students; countless people on Canglong Star have tried to become her disciples but failed. I never expected you to succeed."