Martial Cultivator

Outside the bamboo building, the battle commotion was loud. Two Nepenthe cultivators clashed, and especially one of them, who had been holding back for many years, was now venting all his pent-up resentment. As a result, from the very beginning, Chen Wannian held the upper hand in that battle.

Qi surged, the sea of clouds roiled. Although there were no sounds of close combat, the disturbance they caused was greater than that of ordinary Nepenthe Realm cultivators fighting.

Chen Chao reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the horizon. Though he very much wanted to watch the battle between Nepenthe cultivators, he also knew that at such a distance, he would not be able to see anything clearly.

After withdrawing his gaze, Chen Chao looked at Liang Yeqiao, who was still struggling on the ground, and said nothing.

The few young cultivators inside the bamboo building tried to step outside, but just as they reached the door, Chen Chao said calmly, ”I’ll only say this once. If you walk out, I can’t guarantee your personal safety.”

Hearing this, one of the young men shouted angrily, ”Who the hell do you think you are?!”

Chen Chao glanced at him and said nothing.

In the next moment, that young man flew backward and crashed heavily inside the bamboo building.

Chen Chao then glanced again at Liang Yeqiao who was halfway to his feet, and said with a smile, ”If I were you, I wouldn’t get back up, there’s no point in getting knocked down again in a moment.”

Liang Yeqiao’s expression became extremely fascinating, his entire face twisted somewhat. But still he stood up, only to be sent flying again in the next moment, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Chen Chao glanced at him and smiled, ”What’s the point?”

Finally, Chen Chao turned his gaze to the short man and said, ”Those people are from Windspirit Mountain. It’s not my place to say how they should be dealt with. But you...”

Before he could finish speaking, the short man had already spoken, pleading, ”Senior, spare my life!”

Chen Chao walked toward him on his own, cursing, “Who the hell is your senior?”

The short man’s expression flickered uncertainly. For a moment, he could not figure out what kind of background this young martial artist had, nor could he tell the level of his cultivation. But judging from the way things looked, the short man still felt somewhat uneasy.

Especially when Chen Chao walked straight toward him, the short man could not hold back. With a single thought, he activated a unique secret technique to launch an attack.

Chen Chao’s footsteps paused, but after a moment, he simply glanced at the short man.

The latter immediately vomited a large mouthful of blood, stumbling back several steps, his face filled with disbelief.

His divine soul attacking technique had never once failed before, but now it had zero effect.

Chen Chao quickly stepped in front of him, reached out, grabbed him by the neck, and said with a grin, “Attacking the divine soul, huh? You really think that counts as a real skill?”

The short man’s feet left the ground.

His neck was gripped tightly, his entire face turned red, and he was clearly on the verge of suffocating.

But Chen Chao did not even bother looking at him. A moment later, he twisted the man’s neck and casually tossed the corpse aside.

This scene left Liang Yeqiao trembling with fear. What kind of bloodthirsty god of slaughter was this guy, killing without a second thought?

But Chen Chao was completely unfazed. He sat down in front of the bamboo building and smilingly waved Chen Lian over to join him.

Chen Lian carefully sat beside Chen Chao, looking at this young man who already had quite the reputation despite his young age.

Chen Chao smiled and asked, “Based on how well you know your father, do you think he’d get so angry he’d kill that guy?”

Chen Lian thought for a moment, then shook his head. “No, he wouldn’t.”

Chen Chao nodded, taking it in, but then smiled and asked, “If it was because of your mother, setting aside this particular matter, would your father kill then?”

Chen Lian thought for a moment and still shook his head. “Father has never been someone who kills indiscriminately. Unless he’s truly pushed to the point where he has no choice, he absolutely won’t kill.”

Chen Chao asked curiously, “Even at this point, it’s still not considered ’no choice’?”

That Nepenthe powerhouse who arrived later was clearly with this group of people. Their goal was to kill Chen Wannian. With things having reached this point, did Chen Wannian still not think it was a situation where he had no choice but to kill?

Chen Lian could not say anything in response. For a moment, he did not know what his father would do either.

Chen Chao said calmly, “If it were you, would you kill or not?”

For a moment, Chen Lian did not know how to answer.

Chen Chao said with vicissitudes of emotion, “If it were me, I’d definitely kill. Nothing more to say. Anyone who wants to kill you, even if they haven’t managed to hurt you yet, should still be killed. Don’t give them the chance.”

“Someone who wants to harm you, leaving them alive is like handing them a knife.”

Chen Chao patted Chen Lian on the shoulder and smiled. “That’s just how I feel about it, though. Doesn’t mean it’s right, so don’t take it all to heart.”

Chen Lian nodded.

Chen Chao glanced at the horizon. The battle in that direction was nearly over. Only then, did he smile and say, “Then let’s make a bet. Will Mr Chen kill or not?”

Chen Lian hesitated.

“I’m betting he will. Not because he doesn’t care about your mother’s life, and not because he’s not worried things might get messy afterward. It’s just that at this point, all that pent-up resentment from all these years, Mr Chen has to let it out. If he doesn’t, he wouldn’t be a martial artist anymore.”

Chen Chao smiled and said, “Everyone has hot-bloodedness, especially men. More of it when you’re young. It’s not that it disappears with age, it just gets buried deeper, not shown so easily.”

~When I was young, I called upon the bright moon to light my chest full of ice and snow.~

After saying this, Chen Chao stood up and walked into the distance. He stopped by the edge of the nearby cliff and rubbed his head.

For some reason, when Chen Lian looked at Chen Chao’s back at that moment, he felt that the young Lord Warden Commander’s figure looked a little lonely.

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High in the sky, Chen Wannian threw his final punch, slamming it toward the Windspirit Mountain cultivator who had rushed over.

With this punch, the sea of clouds was blown apart. The terrifying shockwave plummeted from the sky and struck the ground, shaking the land in all directions.

A lone mountain even began to tremble.

That Windspirit Mountain cultivator crashed to the ground, smashing a huge crater into the mountain peak.

Countless rocks tumbled down, and the rumbling sound echoed endlessly.

Chen Wannian followed him down from the sky, plunging into the crater. What followed were endless thunderous noises.

It was this terrifying martial artist throwing punches, one after another, each one accompanied by a sharp sonic boom that rang out again and again.

In an instant, every cultivator on that lone mountain was alarmed. Yet no one dared to approach.

With such a display of power, it was obvious a Nepenthe powerhouse was making a move. The key problem was, was there even one Nepenthe cultivator on this entire mountain who could stand against him?

Chen Chao glanced over in that direction and remarked with some emotion, “Alright, not even a Golden Immortal of the Great Firmament could save him now.”

A moment later, the dust settled.

Chen Wannian appeared in his line of sight.

The clothes on this Nepenthe martial artist were a bit tattered, but the spirit and energy in his eyes were far better than before.

This could be considered a man who had truly come back to life.

Chen Chao cupped his hands with a smile. “Mr Chen has taken a few steps further with this battle, congratulations.”

Chen Wannian let out a turbid breath and gave a calm smile.

All the things he had suppressed for so long had been released today. And as a result, his cultivation had naturally risen to a higher level than before.

“Congratulations, Father.”

Chen Lian also smiled, very happy.

Chen Chao glanced over at the Windspirit Mountain cultivators in the distance, especially Liang Yeqiao, whose face was now ashen.

“What should be done about these guys?”

Chen Chao looked toward Chen Wannian and said, “I leave it entirely to Mr Chen.”

Chen Wannian cast a glance at those few and said nothing.

But in his eyes, a flash of killing intent flickered past and disappeared.

Once the intent to kill arises, it was hard to hold it back.

Especially when it was an enemy.

Naturally, the hatred burns even more.

Chen Chao turned around and said slowly, “Time to pay Windspirit Mountain a visit.”