System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

133: Fleeing a thousand miles, leaving a trace of a fallen starIt had been half a month since leaving Tianfeng City.

Ye Chen did not choose to fly through the air; instead, like a true Cultivator, he traveled across mountains and marshes. He changed into a simple azure robe, suppressed his cultivation to the Earth Fiend Realm First Level, and mingled with merchants and Loose Cultivators traveling north and south, appearing completely unremarkable.

The battle at Tianfeng City had shaken the entire Canglan Empire. The Dark Hall’s conspiracy was exposed, and the Imperial family joined forces with major Sects to purge them, leaving the Empire in a state of high alert. Although the name Ye Chen was not widely circulated among the common people, it had already been noted within the Empire’s upper echelons and top Sects, marking him as a ”mysterious powerhouse” and ”Dark Hall nemesis,” receiving key attention alongside Prodigies like Yan Lie and Bing Yun.

Ye Chen did not care about these things. What he needed was time and quiet to digest this massive harvest.

His cultivation at the Earth Fiend Realm Third Layer had been thoroughly stabilized, and the chaos primordial fetus, having fused with a wisp of chaos origin qi and the power of order from that dark gold fragment, had become even more miraculous. The core of the primordial fetus was no longer a simple Chaos vortex; it had vaguely formed the prototype of a miniature, strange world where Chaos and order coexisted. Although extremely blurry, it represented an essential transformation of his Dao Foundation.

The 【Chaos Genesis: Myriad Transformation】 Divine Ability had also improved accordingly. Now, he could simulate powers of various attributes more freely, and even began initial attempts to evolve compound powers from two or three different attributes. Although the power was still limited, it already displayed infinite possibilities. The Guixu Sword Intent also became increasingly condensed; amidst the silence and Guixu, there was a hint of ”order-fixing” sharpness, as if it could sever all unreasonable shackles in the world.

He traveled by day, comprehending the nature of heaven and earth, and sought quiet places to meditate at night, his mind sinking into his Sea of Consciousness, attempting to communicate more deeply with the chaos spirit pearl and the dark gold fragment.

The chaos spirit pearl remained docile, like the most original mother body, continuously providing pure Chaos Qi to nourish his Physical Body and Divine Soul. However, no new clues regarding ”Chaos Supervision” or ”order Collapse” emerged, as if that had been merely a fleeting glimpse left by the remnant thought of the Flowing Cloud Hermit.

As for that dark gold fragment, it remained mysterious. It floated quietly in a corner of his Sea of Consciousness, emitting an ancient and majestic aura, rejecting the vast majority of Ye Chen’s probes. Only when Ye Chen fully unleashed his Chaos Sword Intent, or encountered a great crisis, would it passively emit a wisp of order power in response. Ye Chen could feel that an unimaginably vast power was sealed within it, but he had no clue how to trigger or use it.

”It seems the Opportunity has not yet arrived.” Ye Chen stopped forcing it and focused his main energy on integrating and consolidating his own strength.

On this day, he arrived at the southern border of the Empire, a vast area known as the ”Meteorite Mountain Range.” Legend has it that in the ancient era, stars fell here, smashing out countless deep valleys and giant craters, resulting in the unique topography, Spiritual Qi that was chaotic, and an abundance of various rare Ore and Spiritual Plants rarely seen in the outside world. At the same time, it also harbored many powerful Yao Beasts and unknown dangers.

He chose this place precisely because its complex environment made it easy to hide his tracks, and he could also search for special Materials needed for refining Medicinal Pills and repairing the guixu sword.

Stepping into the Meteorite Mountain Range, the air was filled with a faint, peculiar smell of sulfur mixed with metal. The Spiritual Qi was indeed mottled and violent, sometimes hot as fire, sometimes cold as iron. Ordinary Cultivators staying here for long would easily suffer from Qi Deviation. But for Ye Chen, who carried the Chaos Origin, this environment was like returning to some kind of ”hometown.” The chaos primordial fetus operated on its own, absorbing and converting all kinds of mixed Spiritual Qi into pure Chaos Gang Qi.

He went over a hundred miles deep into the mountain range, collecting a few ”Red Flame Iron-Bone Flowers” and ”Cold Star Grasses” that were hard to find outside, and casually killed a few blind Yao Beasts at the Earth Fiend Realm Early Stage that tried to use him as a snack. These Yao Beasts were nourished by the chaotic Spiritual Qi all year round, and the energy contained in their Yao cores was quite peculiar, which was slightly beneficial to the cultivation of the 【Myriad Transformations】 Divine Ability.

Just as he was preparing to find a place to rest, intense fighting and the roars of Yao Beasts came from a valley ahead, mixed with the angry shouts and exclamations of humans.

Ye Chen did not intend to meddle in other people’s business and was about to detour, but his Divine Sense keenly captured a familiar, disgusting, cold aura—Dark Hall remnants?!

He frowned, his figure quietly sneaking over, hiding behind a huge black rock that seemed to have been scorched by a meteorite.

Looking down, he saw that in the valley, five young people dressed in uniform blue tight-fitting martial attire—judging by their clothing, they should be Disciples of some Sect—were forming a battle formation, struggling to resist the attack of a monster that looked like a lizard but had three eyes and was covered in dark red scales. The monster’s aura was tyrannical, reaching the Earth Fiend Realm Fourth Level Peak, and it kept spitting out dark red breath containing corrosive power. As its claws waved, it brought with it sharp whistling sounds that tore through the Protective Aura.

The five Disciples had the highest cultivation at the Earth Fiend Realm Second Layer, and the rest were at the Condensation Origin Realm Peak. Although they cooperated well and their sword techniques were quite orderly, they were in precarious situations due to the absolute gap in strength. Everyone was injured, and it looked like they would not be able to hold on much longer.

What caught Ye Chen’s attention was not this monster, but three figures standing on the edge of the battlefield, wearing black robes with inconspicuous distorted crescent marks embroidered on their cuffs! They did not participate in the battle, but just watched coldly, their eyes filled with playfulness and cruelty like a cat catching a mouse. The leader among them had a cold aura and a cultivation at the Earth Fiend Realm Third Layer, while the other two were at the Earth Fiend Realm First Level.

”It is a ’Three-Eyed Bone-Eroding Lizard’. Its Yao core and essence blood are excellent Materials for refining certain poisonous Medicinal Pills.” The leading Black-Robed Figure spoke hoarsely, ”Wait until these idiots from the Azure Wood Sect exhaust this beast’s strength, then we will step in to harvest, and by the way... send them on their way.”

”The deacon is wise.” Someone next to him flattered, ”The flesh and blood souls of these Sect Disciples who claim to be on the Righteous Path are also good nourishment.”

A cold glint flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes. Sure enough, these were fish that slipped through the net of the Dark Hall! They were actually hunting Sect Disciples here to plunder resources!

He carefully observed the three Dark Hall Cultists, especially the deacon at the Earth Fiend Realm Third Layer. Compared with the Elders in Tianfeng City, this person’s aura was mottled and impure, obviously raised by drugs or evil methods, with a shaky Foundation. But even so, it was not something those few Azure Wood Sect Disciples could contend with.

At this moment, the situation in the field was becoming increasingly critical. The Three-Eyed Bone-Eroding Lizard let out a roar, its thick tail sweeping out like a steel whip, instantly breaking the defensive formation of the Azure Wood Sect Disciples! Two Condensation Origin Realm Disciples could not dodge in time and were directly whipped away, hitting the cliff wall, vomiting blood and fainting.

”Junior Sister, look out!” The young Disciple at the Earth Fiend Realm Second Layer shouted, struggling to block in front of the only female Disciple, swinging his sword to block the lizard’s following sharp claws!

”Clang!”

Sparks splattered, the long sword in the young man’s hand broke at the sound, and his whole body was shaken away by the huge force, hitting the ground heavily, vomiting another mouthful of blood, clearly having lost his ability to fight.

In the blink of an eye, three of the five Disciples were gone, leaving only the young man at the Earth Fiend Realm Second Layer lying on the ground seriously injured, and a female Disciple who was only at the Condensation Origin Realm Peak, holding a slender willow sword, with a delicate face full of despair.

”Senior Brother!” The female Disciple cried out in sorrow, looking at the giant lizard approaching step by step with drool, and the Dark Hall Cultists watching covetously in the distance, her eyes full of helplessness and fear.

”Hehe, it is time for us to make a move.” The Dark Hall deacon sneered, slowly approaching with his two subordinates, preparing to enjoy their ”fisherman’s profit.”

Just as the Three-Eyed Bone-Eroding Lizard opened its bloody mouth, about to devour the female Disciple, and the Dark Hall deacon was also preparing to finish off the remaining two—

”Chi!”

A subtle sound of breaking through the air, as if crossing space, suddenly rang out!

A condensed to the extreme, almost transparent Chaos Sword Aura, arriving later but arriving first, accurately and incomparably submerged into the center of the Three-Eyed Bone-Eroding Lizard’s third vertical eye!

The lizard’s forward-pouncing movement suddenly stiffened. A burst of blood exploded from its vertical eye, and it let out a shrill, extreme scream. Its huge body twitched violently, and the violent aura around it faded rapidly like a deflated ball, finally collapsing to the ground with a crash, splashing up a cloud of dust.

Instant kill!

The Yao Beast at the Earth Fiend Realm Fourth Level Peak was killed instantly by sword qi from an unknown source!

This sudden turn of events stunned the desperate female Disciple and made the three Dark Hall Cultists who were about to make a move change their expressions!

”Who is it?!” The Dark Hall deacon was both shocked and angry, his Divine Sense frantically scanning the surroundings, but found nothing! The opponent could instantly kill the Three-Eyed Bone-Eroding Lizard without him noticing; their strength was definitely far superior to his!

”Scram.”

A plain voice, yet carrying unquestionable majesty, swept across the valley like a cold wind.

The Dark Hall deacon felt a chill in his heart, knowing he had encountered a tough one, and made a prompt decision: ”Go!”

He did not even dare to look at the source of the voice. He took his two subordinates, their figures turning into three trails of black smoke, fleeing in panic towards the outside of the valley, disappearing in an instant.

Ye Chen did not pursue. Killing these small characters would not help, and might instead expose his whereabouts. He slowly walked out from behind the boulder and came to the terrified female Disciple and the seriously injured young man on the ground.

Seeing Ye Chen, the female Disciple was startled at first. Upon feeling the peaceful yet unfathomable aura on the other party, as well as the kindness of just saving them, she hurriedly put away her sword and bowed: ”Many... many thanks to Senior for saving our lives!”

Ye Chen’s gaze swept over the people who were unconscious and seriously injured on the ground, and he flicked a few strands of Chaos Gang Qi containing vitality into their bodies, helping them stabilize their injuries.

”Are you Disciples of the Azure Wood Sect? Why did you come to this Meteorite Mountain Range?” Ye Chen asked, his voice still plain.

Seeing that her Senior Brother’s injuries seemed to have stabilized, the female Disciple breathed a sigh of relief and replied respectfully: ”Replying to Senior, Junior is Lin Waner, a Disciple of the Azure Wood Sect. We are here under the orders of our Sect to collect a Spiritual Plant called ’starfall orchid’ to refine a detoxifying Medicinal Pill to save an Elder of the Sect. Unexpectedly, we encountered this Yao Beast here, and were even targeted by those black-robed villains...”

She looked at the direction the Dark Hall Cultists fled with lingering fear.

Ye Chen nodded. He had heard of the Azure Wood Sect; it was a first-class Sect famous for its wood-attribute Cultivation Techniques and Alchemy, with a decent reputation.

”The starfall orchid likes the mottled Spiritual Qi where star power and metal Ore veins intersect, and mostly grows in the depths of craters. The environment is dangerous, not something your cultivation can easily set foot in.” Ye Chen said indifferently, ”This place is not suitable for staying long. Take your fellow Disciples and leave as soon as possible.”

Hearing this, Lin Waner showed a trace of embarrassment and stubbornness on her face: ”But... the Elder’s poison cannot be delayed, and the starfall orchid is one of the main ingredients...”

Ye Chen looked at her and pondered slightly. He was also going to go deep into the Meteorite Mountain Range to find Materials, so it was just a matter of convenience.

”Fine, tell me the specific characteristics of the starfall orchid and the possible areas where it grows. If I encounter it, I can pick one for you.”

Hearing this, Lin Waner was overjoyed and hurriedly told him in detail about the shape and characteristics of the starfall orchid, as well as several possible growth areas recorded by the Sect, and bowed deeply again: ”Senior’s great kindness, the Azure Wood Sect will never forget it!”

Ye Chen waved his hand and said no more. His figure flickered, and he had already disappeared from the spot, heading towards the deeper part of the mountain range.

Lin Waner looked at the direction where Ye Chen disappeared, stunned, her heart filled with gratitude and an indescribable shock. This Senior, his strength was unfathomable, yet his actions were so unpredictable...

She did not dare to delay, hurriedly helped up her seriously injured Senior Brother, woke up her unconscious fellow Disciples, and hurriedly left this dangerous valley.

As for Ye Chen, he continued his journey in the Meteorite Mountain Range. He did not know that this accidental intervention, and that starfall orchid he had not yet obtained, would drag him into another unexpected storm.

Deep in the Meteorite Mountain Range, the chaotic Spiritual Qi was like a fog, covering countless secrets and... murderous intent.