The Fifth Token Obtained

Chen Changqing did not answer the woman's question.

He stood three steps away from the woman, his gaze falling directly on the bronze pendant hanging below her collarbone.

It was a bronze Token about a quarter the size of a palm, with fine cloud patterns along the edges and a slightly blackish patina on the surface, indicating that it had been worn close to the body for many years.

Inside the Storage Ring, the main Token belonging to the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor was emitting a regular resonance and vibration.

The blood ties between the two cannot be faked.

This is indeed one of the nine Inheritance Tokens.

The four inheritors who were killed earlier were all powerful and influential figures who dominated their respective regions when they appeared. They had a variety of methods and had at least mastered the incomplete Cultivation Method left behind by the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor.

But the girl in front of me had mixed and unstable True Essence in her body, and her meridians were even cracked from forcibly activating the magic Law Treasure. She was just a low-level rogue Rogue Cultivator in the Early Golden Core.

This command token was never activated.

She didn't even know how to activate the Token; she simply wore it around her neck as an ordinary amulet.

Where did you get that badge on your chest?

Chen Changqing withdrew his energy and spoke calmly.

The girl paused for a moment, stunned.

She instinctively covered her chest and gripped the bronze pendant tightly.

The scene of the white-robed youth shattering eight Golden Core experts with a single palm strike was still fresh in my mind's eye, and the blood mist on the ground had not yet completely dissipated.

Using such methods, crushing her wouldn't be much more troublesome than squashing a bedbug.

If the other party has ulterior motives, just take action and rob them directly; there's no need to waste words.

The girl bit her lip, hesitated for a few breaths, and finally reached out to untie the hanging rope, holding the bronze plaque in her palm.

"This is an old family heirloom."

"My elders entrusted this to me before they passed away, saying it was an old item passed down from our ancestors and would protect their descendants."

"I truly have no idea what its specific uses are."

Chen Changqing raised his hand as if to grab.

The bronze plaque slipped from the girl's palm and floated lightly into his.

The moment the sign touched his hand, a long-lost warmth flowed rapidly along the meridians in his palm, directly entering the Chaos Qi Sea deep within his Dantian.

The Heaven-Stepping Token.

Genuine product at fair prices.

Five fragments left behind by the Heaven-Stepping Immortal Emperor.

Chen Changqing then put the token into his Heaven-Stepping Ring.

"May I have your name?"

"Junior Ye Ling."

The girl lowered her head and spoke very softly.

"Ye Ling."

Chen Changqing read the name aloud and nodded:

I don't take other people's things for free.

"This brand will be useful to me, so I'll keep it."

In exchange, I can do you a favor and fulfill one of your requests.

Ye Ling suddenly raised her head.

His previously somewhat listless expression instantly coalesced into a chilling aura of ferocity.

On that small face covered in blood, the features were even slightly distorted due to the overwhelming emotions.

"Are any requests acceptable?"

"As long as it's within this world, it's fine."

Chen Changqing spoke casually, as if he were discussing a trivial matter.

Ye Ling's breathing became extremely heavy.

She gripped the blood-stained pebbles on the ground tightly, her fingernails curling up, oblivious to the blood seeping into the cracks in the stones.

"I would like to ask you, senior, to take action and destroy the Zhengyang Sect!"

These words were practically squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying with them endless, Blood Sea.

Chen Changqing's face remained expressionless.

"Good."

"I'll take this deal."

Ye Ling was stunned.

She opened her mouth wide, froze on the spot, and even wondered if she was hallucinating due to excessive blood loss.

You agreed?

Did they just agree so casually?

"Senior... Senior, won't you ask about the true nature of the Zhengyang Sect?"

Ye Ling snapped out of her daze and hurriedly reminded her.

"Zhengyang Sect is not an ordinary Rogue Cultivator sect; they are one of the most important affiliated forces of the True Martial Immortal Sect in the Northern Territory."

"The sect has thousands of disciples, including over a hundred Golden Core Stage deacons and no fewer than ten powerful elders at the Purple Mansion Realm."

"Most importantly, their Supreme Sect Leader had already survived the Heavenly Tribulation thirty years ago and is a genuine True Lord Realm ancestor!"

In her view, the young powerhouse before her possessed extraordinary abilities, capable of crushing Late Golden Core with ease. He was most likely a hidden gem of the Purple Mansion Great Perfection realm, or even a young prodigy on the verge of Half-Step Spirit Transformation, hidden away by some major sect.

But even the most outstanding young talents would never gain an advantage when facing those True Lords and monsters who have been famous for hundreds or thousands of years.

The True Lord Realm refers to terrifying giants who have begun to comprehend the Heaven and Earth Laws and are capable of moving mountains and filling seas.

In this realm, the True Lord is the supreme being.

After hearing Ye Ling's explanation, Chen Changqing suddenly burst into laughter.

Laughter pierced the air above the abandoned mine, causing surrounding gravel to tumble down.

"A mere ordinary True Lord without even a title, dares to make me wary?"

"Don't even mention the Early True Lord Stage, even if their sect had Heavenly Monarch hidden within, I would still tear down their gates today."

Ye Ling was stunned by these words.

How could anyone in this world be so arrogant as to treat True Lord like dirt?

Chen Changqing flicked his sleeves and looked directly at the girl in front of him.

You just asked me my name.

"Remember this well, my name is Chen Changqing."

The three simple words drifted through the air.

Ye Ling felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

Chen Changqing?

The invincible Holy Son of the Shu Mountain Sacred Land who just swept through the heroes of the Nine Provinces in the Heavenly Void Secret Realm?

The young supreme being who was just appointed as the next Sect Master of the Mount Shu Sect two days ago?

In today's Cultivation World of the Nine Provinces, this name carries a weight a thousand times greater than that of any prince of any Imperial Dynasty.

It is said that this person was able to defy immortality and slay the top disciples of various Demon Sects and Imperial Dynasties as early as the Purple Mansion Realm. The corpses of the powerful who died at his hands were as numerous as mountains.

Ye Ling stared blankly at the white-robed figure in front of her, her legs went weak, and she knelt down again.

She never dreamed that the ancestral iron plaque she casually handed over when she was desperate would attract such an unparalleled being standing at the pinnacle of the Nine Provinces.

Get up.

Chen Changqing reached out and gently lifted Ye Ling from the ground.

Then, he took out a bright green pill that emitted a strong herbal fragrance from his Storage Ring and casually tossed it over.

"Swallow this Flesh-Regenerating Bone-Continuing Pill and regulate your internal energy."

"Lead the way."

"Before sunset today, the Zhengyang Sect Dao lineage will cease to exist in this world."

Ye Ling the incredibly high-quality elixir, Ye Ling's eyes were completely moist.

Without the slightest hesitation, she tilted her head back and swallowed the pill.

The powerful medicinal force instantly transformed into a warm current, and the previously damaged meridians healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the bloody wounds on his face scabbed over and fell off in a matter of moments.

Feeling the renewed power within her, Ye Ling gritted her teeth and kowtowed deeply.

"Young Sect Master, you have shown me such great kindness that I, Ye Ling, am willing to repay you with my life's debt, even as a servant!"