Heaven-Surpassing Divine Emperor

The incident at the tailor shop had ruined Jiang Chen’s mood for any more leisurely strolling.

He took Xiaoyou straight to the Celestial Secret Pavilion, heading for the area that sold artifact refining and alchemy materials.

As his strength grew, the Spirit-Slaying Sword, which had only been restored to a low-level Saint Tier, was no longer keeping up with his needs.

He had to find the refining materials needed to repair the Spirit-Slaying Sword.

As for the Spirit Medicines for alchemy, he needed them to concoct Sixth-grade Spirit Pills. He planned to sell them at the Celestial Secret Banquet to obtain the resources necessary to cultivate the many disciples of the Heaven-Soaring Saint Sect.

Two double-hours later.

Jiang Chen walked out of the artifact refining and alchemy materials area, a look of satisfaction on his face. ”The Celestial Secret Pavilion in Celestial Capital City truly is the largest trading hub in the Eastern Continent. I can’t believe I found almost everything I was looking for. It’s a shame that I’m still missing the main ingredient to repair the Spirit-Slaying Sword, Runic Cyan Nether Steel. Still, I managed to gather all the Spirit Medicines needed for the Taiyi Mystic Embryo Pill. Once I get to Celestial Secret Mountain, I’ll find an Alchemy Room to concoct it, and then everything will be ready!”

The Taiyi Mystic Embryo Pill.

This was a Sixth-grade Spirit Pill, also known as an Emperor-level Spiritual Pill!

A single Taiyi Mystic Embryo Pill could allow a Human Emperor Realm expert to enter a state of Innate Fetal Breathing and experience an epiphany!

Before a person is born, they exist in their mother’s womb in a state of Innate Fetal Breathing, the state closest to the origin of nature.

The Taiyi Mystic Embryo Pill was a Spirit Pill that granted a Human Emperor Realm expert a single chance to enter this state of Innate Fetal Breathing and gain an epiphany on the great dao of Martial Arts Secrets. A pill like this would surely be highly sought after by countless Human Emperor Realm experts.

It might even attract the attention of Emperor Realm ancestors!

A single Taiyi Mystic Embryo Pill was already worth a fortune.

What’s more...

...inside Jiang Chen’s Celestial Demon Ancient Castle, there was a huge pile of defective products that the Celestial Demon Emperor Venerable had discarded in the 1st Floor’s Treasure Vault.

’To the Celestial Demon Emperor Venerable, those might be unsightly defective goods,’ Jiang Chen thought, a smirk playing on his lips. ’But they were made by an Artifact Venerable. To the people of the Eastern Continent, they’re the finest of the fine. They should fetch a lot of money!’

An amusing image popped into his mind: renowned experts fighting to the death over the defective items he didn’t even want. Jiang Chen couldn’t help but find it funny.

”Brother, I’m hungry!” Xiaoyou said in a clear, crisp voice.

Black Emperor and Little White nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Chen chuckled. ”You three little gluttons, what do you want to eat?”

Black Emperor snickered. ”I think I just heard someone say there’s a place nearby called Immortal Residence that has amazing food. How about we go there?”

”Yes, yes, yes! I want to go to Immortal Residence!” Xiaoyou clapped her hands and cheered happily.

Jiang Chen sighed in resignation and led Xiaoyou and the two beasts toward Immortal Residence.

Not long after they left...

A young man who had just brushed past them paused, a cold glint in his eyes. He muttered to himself, ”Immortal Residence? I need to get this information to Steward Shen quickly!”

The young man quickly vanished.

***

Immortal Residence was located inside the Celestial Secret Pavilion.

It was an old, well-established restaurant. Although it was still early, it was already filled with many customers.

The Shopkeeper informed them that there were no private rooms left.

Jiang Chen and his group could only take a seat in the main hall. They ordered a few of the signature dishes, and the two humans and two beasts began to feast heartily.

Just as they were enjoying their meal...

A clamor erupted outside Immortal Residence. A group of Martial Artists clad in Black Armor suddenly burst in through the entrance.

There were at least a hundred of them, and every single Martial Artist radiated a bone-chilling killing intent, their presence menacing.

The moment they entered Immortal Residence, their gazes swept across the main hall before landing squarely on Jiang Chen’s party.

Black Emperor raised an eyebrow. ”Jiang Chen, looks like trouble’s come knocking!”

”It’s nothing.”

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. He ladled a spoonful of fish soup for Xiaoyou and said calmly, ”Drink some more fish soup. It’s good for your skin.”

”Okay, I’ll listen to you, Brother!” Xiaoyou replied with a sweet smile.

Jiang Chen smiled.

He picked up a peanut with his chopsticks, his eyes narrowing as he glanced toward the entrance of Immortal Residence.

Three figures appeared at the restaurant’s entrance.

The two on the sides—one in a glaring red outfit, the other in a garish green—were none other than the sisters, Shen Cuihua and Shen Ruhua.

Shen Cuihua and her sister craned their necks, their eyes scanning the hall. Their venomous gazes locked onto Jiang Chen’s group. They then turned to the middle-aged man in a magnificent embroidered coat standing between them, and a shrill voice echoed through the hall, ”Father, he’s the little bastard who hit us!”

”Mm, I know.”

The middle-aged man nodded, his gaze toward Shen Cuihua and her sister filled with indulgence. His eyes then turned to Jiang Chen’s group, flashing with a cold light as he sneered, ”To dare bully my precious daughters, you must be tired of living. My darlings, which hand did he use to bully you? Father will have that hand chopped off right now!”

Shen Cuihua quickly said, ”His left hand!”

Shen Ruhua gave her a shove and said, ”Not just his left hand! He used both his hands and feet to bully us!”

”Both hands and feet? Good! Father will have all his limbs chopped off! I’ll turn him into a human stump and leave him for you to deal with!” the middle-aged man snorted.

A cold arc formed on his lips as he strode toward Jiang Chen.

Seeing this, the other patrons in the hall looked at Jiang Chen with a mixture of pity and schadenfreude. ”This kid actually dared to provoke Steward Shen’s two precious daughters in the Celestial Secret Pavilion? He must have a death wish!”

”Steward Shen is the First Steward of the Celestial Secret Pavilion in Celestial Capital City! He’s a Human Emperor Realm Fourth Stage expert and holds a high position. Even the Royal Family turns a blind eye to him. Who would dare to provoke him? This young man must be an outsider who doesn’t know how terrifying Steward Shen is!”

”What a pity. Such a promising young man is about to throw his life away!”

Amidst the sighs and hushed discussions...

Steward Shen had already reached Jiang Chen’s table. He planted his foot on the corner of Jiang Chen’s chair, leaned forward slightly, and sneered, ”Brat, are you going to cripple your own limbs, or should I do it for you?”

”Xiaoyou, have another piece of meat.”

Jiang Chen didn’t even spare him a glance, simply picking up a piece of meat for Xiaoyou.

Steward Shen was not only a Human Emperor Realm expert, but he also represented the authority of the Celestial Secret Pavilion, presiding over its Celestial Capital City branch. His status was incredibly revered.

Even the scions of the Luotian Dynasty’s Royal Family would greet him enthusiastically as Steward Shen upon seeing him!

Yet Jiang Chen dared to ignore him!

This made Steward Shen’s expression turn incredibly grim. A cold killing intent flickered in his eyes as he snorted, ”Arrogant, indeed. No wonder you dared to bully my precious daughters. I already gave you a chance, but you didn’t know how to cherish it. Don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

SWISH!

A ball of True Essence light gathered in Steward Shen’s palm as he clawed at Jiang Chen.

Arcs of lightning flickered on his palm.

In an instant, his hand shot toward Jiang Chen’s neck. If it connected, it would surely crush his throat in a moment.

At that critical moment, Jiang Chen flicked his wrist. The two chopsticks in his hand fell upon the back of Steward Shen’s hand and then plunged downward. With a PFFT, they pierced straight through Steward Shen’s palm. The chopsticks stabbed deep into the tabletop, pinning his hand firmly to the table like iron nails.

”AARGH...!”

Steward Shen’s face changed drastically as he let out a blood-curdling scream.

”Kneel!”

Jiang Chen swept his foot out, kicking Steward Shen in the knee and shattering it. With a THUD, he was forced to his knees.

A dignified Human Emperor Realm expert, the First Steward of the Celestial Secret Pavilion in Celestial Capital City, had been forcefully kicked to his knees...

[Some people are actually saying I didn’t update yesterday? I finished updating before 8:30 AM yesterday, alright? I’m speechless...]