Emerging from Seclusion, Fish Leaping in the Vast Sea, Birds Soaring in the High Sky

After completing the crafting of the seven new Heavenly Demon Puppet, Wang Chen did not continue crafting them.

The corpses of Dou Emperor level have all been used up; only the corpses of Dou Wang level remain.

This thing is lacking in basics.

Although Wang Chen has a lot of Flame Spirit, he can't just waste them.

For Heavenly Demon Puppet at the Dou Wang level, it's best to use the standard Heavenly Demon Puppet Secret Technique for crafting.

Only after being strengthened with the corpse of Dou Emperor- level expert would one be barely qualified to use his Flame Spirit as a special material.

Of course, the most important point is that he doesn't have much of his Exotic Metal left.

After all, they were just collected casually at the time, not on a large scale like they would have collected medicinal herbs.

The creation of eight Heavenly Demon Puppet at once has consumed a considerable amount of resources.

Although the remaining ones could be used to forge a few more Heavenly Demon Puppet, some must be reserved as a foundation for future development.

Furthermore, the remaining corpse materials were all misshapen and flawed, making the use of these Exotic Metal a huge waste.

The metal materials he had collected before were all quite valuable.

Those that are too ordinary are simply not worthy of his attention.

First, go outside and collect more common materials; they'll be perfect for refining those misshapen gourds and cracked dates.

With these top-tier henchmen by his side, Wang Chen felt much more confident about his safety.

Under these circumstances, his heart naturally became a little restless.

The reason I had always stayed in seclusion at the Jia Nan Academy was because I lacked confidence in my own strength.

Now that I have the ability, it's time to go and have some fun.

As a time traveler, he was still very interested in this continent.

Treasure! Beauty!

Which man wouldn't want to have that?

Wang Chen was no exception.

After leaving the pass, Wang Chen went to find his trusted confidants again.

After leaving some pills for his underlings, Man Hu and Xiao Feng, Wang Chen left directly.

This time, he was leaving Jia Nan Academy to officially travel across the continent.

Wang Chen himself wasn't sure when he would be able to return.

Therefore, before leaving, he still had some miscellaneous matters to take care of.

"Master, I'm planning to go on a journey."

After meeting his master, Medicine Elder, Wang Chen exchanged brief pleasantries before expressing his desire to travel far away.

Medicine Elder was not surprised by this.

After all, anyone who has achieved a certain level of cultivation yearns for the outside world.

Even Medicine Elder was the same way back then.

If it weren't for his travels in the outside world, Medicine Elder wouldn't have become such a close friend of Sword Elder.

"Alright. Traveling outside is not the same as staying at the Jia Nan Academy."

Always be cautious.

Sometimes, killing doesn't necessarily require a direct confrontation.

Medicine Elder didn't say anything to stop him; instead, he advised Wang Chen to be careful outside.

He even used his own travel experiences as examples to make a deeper impression on Wang Chen.

"I understand, Master."

Take good care of yourself while you're at the academy.

"I'll definitely come back in three to five years at most."

"You can keep these pills, Master. I'm about to leave."

Wang Chen took out several Sect-Breaking Pills and some pills that could accelerate the cultivation of Dou Emperor from his Storage Ring.

He handed it directly to his master, Medicine Elder.

Medicine Elder initially refused, after all, what Wang Chen brought was far too precious.

However, after Wang Chen's persuasion, Medicine Elder finally decided to accept it.

"Sigh~"

I haven't taught you much, yet I still have the audacity to accept your gifts...

Upon hearing Medicine Elder's reflections, Wang Chen immediately interrupted him.

"Master, please don't say that."

When I first entered the Medicine Realm of alchemy, I relied entirely on your help; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to grow to where I am today.

Please accept this gift as a token of my respect."

After exchanging pleasantries for a few more moments, Wang Chen got up and left.

Medicine Elder did not try to persuade him to stay.

After all, no one has the right to stop a man from venturing into a wider world.

After leaving his master, Medicine Elder, Wang Chen went to find the Great Elder Su Qian.

After exchanging a few more words, Wang Chen got up and left.

To be honest, he originally intended to see if he could get to know the Zi Yan from the original story.

After all, Zi Yan's talent is extremely useful.

Moreover, the opponent is backed by the Dragon Emperor of the Ancient Void Dragon, which is a significant boost.

Unfortunately, at this stage, Great Elder Su Qian has not yet met that little girl Zi Yan.

The original story doesn't specify where Great Elder Su Qian found Zi Yan, so Wang Chen naturally couldn't have met Zi Yan beforehand.

Although he was very interested in Zi Yan's special talent, Wang Chen couldn't stay at the Jia Nan Academy waiting for her indefinitely.

Anyway, the other party will eventually be picked up by Great Elder Su Qian, and can then return to the Jia Nan Academy.

After meeting with Great Elder Su Qian, Wang Chen went to see the other elders who had acted with him before.

In particular, Wang Chen treated Medicine Elder, Sword Elder, with considerable respect.

After finishing all the miscellaneous tasks, Wang Chen didn't waste any more time and left the Inner Academy directly.

Relying on his formidable strength, Wang Chen arrived at the Outer Academy in no time.

Looking at the Outer Academy of the Jia Nan Academy, Wang Chen was filled with emotion.

More than four years have passed since he awakened his Golden Finger and Jia Nan Academy.

For the past four years, Wang Chen has spent most of his time at the Jia Nan Academy.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this his second hometown.

"Xiao Chen, you've come to the Outer Academy."

Just as Wang Chen was feeling sentimental, a greeting reached his ears.

"Dean."

Upon seeing the person arrive, Wang Chen greeted them with a smile.

The visitor was none other than Hu Gan, the Dean of the Outer Academy of the Jia Nan Academy.

"My main purpose in coming out this time is to travel around and explore the outside world."

Wang Chen did not hide his thoughts and told Dean Hu Gan frankly.

"That's fine."

With your current strength, it would be excellent to travel around and broaden your horizons.

Upon hearing Wang Chen's idea, Hu Gan also offered a word of praise.

After a brief exchange, Wang Chen stepped out of the Jia Nan Academy.

Seeing the bustling Canaan City again gave Wang Chen a unique experience.

The first time I came here, it was to learn and obtain the knowledge of alchemy so that I could grow stronger.

Now it's time to leave.

He has grown up during his four years at the Jia Nan Academy.

While they might not be able to dominate the Central Plains, they could certainly wreak havoc in the Northwestern Continent without much trouble.

Without using a flying magical beast, Wang Chen flew directly and quickly to Peace Town.

Without disturbing the Law Enforcement Team, Wang Chen plunged directly into the Black-Corner Region.

He planned to hunt in the Black-Corner Region first, and then head directly south into the Tagor Desert.

Wang Chen was quite interested in that Queen Medusa.

He planned to visit the Snake People Tribe; if he could win over the queen, that would be a wonderful thing.

Moreover, in the Tagor Desert, there exists a Heavenly Flames — the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Although Wang Chen doesn't need this, it's still very valuable.

To extract the alchemy inheritance from the Yao Lao, one needs some treasures.

As long as the other party follows the original plot and accepts Huohuo as their disciple.

They absolutely couldn't resist the temptation of the Heavenly Flames.

With my cousin Huohuo's connections and the allure of the Heavenly Flames, it should be quite possible for me to obtain the alchemy inheritance.

After all, we can be considered family, albeit in a lesser sense.

Wang Chen obtained the alchemy inheritance he needed, Yao Lao obtained Heavenly Flames.

No one loses out; it's a win-win situation.

It can also accelerate Huohuo's growth.

Huohuo isn't the kind of person who would betray someone. If Wang Chen helps him, Huo Huohuo will definitely repay him.

This can be considered a good investment.

It was precisely because of these reasons that Wang Chen made this arrangement.

On his way south to the Tagor Desert, he could also stop by the Magical Beast Mountain Range to collect some more Beast Flame.

Now that there's an additional Heavenly Demon Puppet that consumes Flame Spirit, Wang Chen naturally needs to stockpile more Flame Spirit.

Wang Chen could keep those extremely powerful Flame Spirit with very useful special abilities.

Those more common Flame Spirit can be used as materials for crafting Heavenly Demon Puppet.

"I hope to hunt what I want in the Black-Corner Region soon."

Upon entering the Black-Corner Region, Wang Chen also followed local customs and donned a black robe, completely concealing himself.

Stepping into the bustling Black Mark City, Wang Chen began to look around and explore.

If he wanted to hunt down Dou Zong, he naturally needed to gather intelligence first.

After all, even in the Black-Corner Region, Dou Zong is a top-tier expert.

There aren't many forces that possess the power of Dou Zong).

Although Wang Chen knew that several forces possessed Dou Zong experts, Wang Chen couldn't just attack them directly.

If that were done, the entire Black-Corner Region would inevitably erupt in riots.

Because of the destruction of Demon Flame Valley, all the forces in the Black-Corner Region are now like frightened birds.

Even the slightest situation could trigger a stress response in them.

Wang Chen's strength was naturally not afraid of any counterattack from the forces in the Black-Corner Region.

However, Wang Chen is not yet keen on the Black-Corner Region directly rioting.

For him, the benefit wasn't particularly significant.

Moreover, it would make it easier for the experts of the Soul Hall to notice you beforehand.

Although Wang Chen is now quite famous in the Jia Nan Academy and even in the Northwestern Continent.

After all, when Wang Chen broke through to the next level of Alchemist, he was certified by the Jia Nan Academy and received some pill formulas and manuals.

Within the Black-Corner Region, there are still some people who know about Wang Chen, the genius Alchemist.

However, a genius Alchemist and a top expert who can sweep across the entire Black-Corner Region are completely different things.

It's hard to say whether those protectors of the Soul Hall will cause any trouble.

In any case, the corpse of Dou Zong doesn't necessarily have to be directly used to attack the sect Headquarters of those forces in the Black-Corner Region.

Wang Chen naturally wouldn't do something so strenuous.

In the Northwestern Continent, Black-Corner Region is not the only place with Dou Zong (Battle Master) level cultivators.

Wang Chen simply adopted an attitude of "if I gain it, I'm lucky; if I lose it, it's fate."

It's best to have it, but it doesn't matter if you don't.

He planned to stay in the Black-Corner Region for a month or two, ambushing people and earning some travel expenses.

If we can't find Dou Zong, we can get two Dou Emperors.

Wang Chen wouldn't mind.

"Bang!"

"Thump!"

In a small alley in Black Mark City, a figure was struck on the head and fell to the ground, while a dark figure emerged from around the corner ahead.

"This Black-Corner Region is truly a paradise for crime."

Wang Chen sighed, then began to loot the corpse.

This was the fifth time he had struck her with a blunt object.

Having only been in Black Mark City for a day, Wang Chen had already roughly figured out the general rules here.

He pretended to be a newbie who had accidentally revealed his wealth, and even deliberately went into those dark alleys.

In this entrapment scheme, five fools actually fell for it and were ambushed by Wang Chen.

In less than a day, five troublemakers have appeared. This Black-Corner Region truly lives up to its reputation as a "Land of Chaos."

However, after five sting operations, fewer and fewer fools are falling for it.

The first person he ambushed was a poor, Dou Ling who gained very little.

The guys who came later were like harvesting leeks in autumn—each batch worse than the last.

This fifth fool who got hit over the head was only at the Dou Shi level, so his gains were naturally even less significant.

"As expected, it was too obvious."

Wang Chen also sighed.

His entrapment tactics were far too crude and obvious.

Those who can survive in the Black-Corner Region, regardless of their strength, definitely possess keen insight.

After several groups of people were caught in a trap, the remaining people naturally wouldn't rush to cause trouble for Wang Chen.

The profits may be tempting, but my life is more important.

Anyone who survived in the Black-Corner Region remembers this bloody truth.

This is a profound truth that the predecessors of the Black-Corner Region proved with their own lives.

"It seems we need to change our approach."

Even though I only fished for one day, I'm sure there will be more fools who will take the bait if I keep going.

However, Wang Chen decided not to continue.

Some Dou Ling aren't worth much for fishing, let alone the weaker Da Dou Shi and Dou Shi.

If Wang Chen continues down this path, he won't gain much at all.

After looting the corpse, Wang Chen took his belongings and left.

Although a Dou Shi's income isn't much, every little bit helps, so why not take it?

Wang Chen didn't find it too objectionable and accepted it.

After leaving the dark alley, Wang Chen moved quickly and soon climbed over into an empty courtyard.

The entire courtyard looked very dilapidated, covered in cobwebs.

Dilapidated courtyards like these are quite common in the Black-Corner Region.

This is a chaotic place without rules, where the law of the jungle prevails in its purest form.

Murder and robbery were commonplace for them.

There are countless small courtyards like these that have fallen into disrepair because their owners died.

This was especially true on the outskirts of Black Mark City.

Aside from those places controlled by powerful forces, no other place can guarantee safety.

Even in the territories of powerful forces, safety cannot be guaranteed to be 100%.

If your treasure exceeds the reputational damage they suffer from murder and robbery, those powerful forces will absolutely not hold back.

They are the source of chaos in the Black-Corner Region.

Wang Chen planned to cause trouble in the Black-Corner Region, so naturally he wouldn't rent a house in the territory of those powerful forces.

So they randomly chose a dilapidated, unclaimed courtyard.

It's just a temporary resting place anyway, so whether it's dilapidated or not doesn't matter.

After returning to his temporary resting place, Wang Chen began to ponder deeply.

"We need to come up with a way to lure out those experts."

"Not to mention Dou Zong, he should at least be Dou Emperor."

After delivering several low-level blows, Wang Chen was somewhat dissatisfied.

"But how can we mobilize those experts?"

Spiritual Spark struck Wang Chen, and he began to ponder specific solutions.

However, after much thought, Wang Chen still couldn't find a suitable method.

"We can't just go and rob it by force, can we?"

That would be too low-tech.

Wang Chen closed his eyes and pondered, his mind converging and colliding with various methods.

"Never mind. Let's just take it one step at a time."

If all else fails, then rely on your own strength to do something.

"I refuse to believe those guys can stay at the Headquarters forever."

After pondering for a long time without coming up with a suitable solution, Wang Chen simply stopped wasting his brainpower.

Since he's only been in Black Mark City for a day, he can spend more time gathering intelligence before deciding on a strategy.

If all else fails, you can use the simple method of waiting patiently for something to happen; you can still get something that way.

If that doesn't work, Wang Chen can go to other places to hunt for Dou Zong.

Although the Jia Ma Empire does not have Dou Zong (Battle Masters), the Chu Yun Empire and the Falling Yan Empire both do have Dou Zong.

Hunting in those two empires would allow me to obtain the corpses of Dou Zong without affecting the continent's power structure or attracting the attention of those hyenas from the Soul Hall.

It's killing two birds with one stone, which is not bad.

If that place weren't a bit far away, and if Wang Chen n't unaware of the situation in those two empires, he might have already gone there to cause trouble.

For Wang Chen, the Black Black-Corner Region was closer, so he naturally decided to take a look there first.

After all, there's no need to go to great lengths for what's nearby.

When absolutely necessary, he doesn't mind going the extra mile.

Anyway, he still has time and isn't in a hurry.

Traveling to other empires is also a novel experience.

If it weren't for his desire to cause trouble in the Tagor Desert, Wang Chen wouldn't mind traveling to other empires to see their customs and culture and broaden his horizons.

Having a backup plan, Wang Chen didn't continue to think about countermeasures, but went out directly to gather intelligence.

The backup plan is called a backup plan because it is generally not used when other plans are available.

Black Mark City is even more bustling after nightfall than during the day.

During the day, there might be some reservations, but at night, murder and robbery are done in the open.

Aside from the areas near the major powers, Wang Chen witnessed no fewer than four cases of murder and robbery on the outskirts of Black Mark City.

This blatant law of the jungle is truly not just a saying.

In the Black-Corner Region, even the major powers cannot restrain those madmen.

If Black Mark City is this crazy, other places in the Black-Corner Region are probably no less so.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Even Jia Nan Academy, the number one power in the Black-Corner Region, has madmen causing trouble in Peace Town.

Those madmen naturally wouldn't care about the territories of other forces.

Even those forces might be secretly fueling the flames.

After all, this is how those powerful forces can gain benefits.