55: Now it's your turn

Only after Jiang Chen finished reading did he gain some understanding of the Body Refining path.

Following the normal route, one could enter the Xiantian Realm with a hundred thousand catties of strength.

Most Body Cultivators in the Great Lan Dynasty followed this path; the Immaculate route was merely a legend.

Even the strongest Martial Cultivator in the Great Lan Dynasty had only broken through twice, reaching the Martial King realm with their Physical Body.

“An ordinary Body Cultivator at the Peak of the Xiantian Realm can achieve three hundred thousand catties of strength; at the Peak of the Spirit Martial Realm, they can reach six hundred thousand catties; and only at the Peak of the Earth Martial Realm can they barely possess a million catties of strength.”

“My current strength is already comparable to the Heavenly Martial Realm!”

If one was a pure Body Cultivator and unable to control Spiritual Qi, their Physical Body could still draw upon the power of heaven and earth for augmentation once they reached the Xiantian Realm.

This allowed their own strength to explode several times over!

Therefore, one’s foundational strength was crucial, but mastering the augmentation of heaven and earth was also very important!

“Wu Tianfang, earlier, used a Martial Skill that unleashed over twenty thousand catties of strength. The Martial Skill I saw Yun-jie use last time was also extremely impressive, definitely exceeding three hundred thousand catties.”

“If I truly want to contend with Heavenly Martial Realm experts, I still need to master sufficient augmentation from the great power of heaven and earth!”

“I'm getting sidetracked... the Heavenly Martial Realm is still a long way off.”

Jiang Chen put away the Basic Body Refining Explanation and continued to search through Wu Dingxiong’s ring, finally finding a map drawn on sheepskin.

The location depicted on the map was precisely within Wu Mao Mountain.

However, the Wu Family members must have searched many times without success. Now, with the appearance of the Demonic Den, there might be something different, which is why the Wu Family members came to try.

But unfortunately, these matters no longer had much to do with Wu Dingxiong.

After dealing with Wu Dingxiong and the others, Jiang Chen also took out his longbow and began to search for demons in the jungle.

Due to the appearance of the Demonic Den, some of the original wild beasts or Spirit Beasts in the mountains had also become demons.

There was a distinction between Spirit Beasts and demons.

Spirit Beasts, like the Human Race, Cultivated Spiritual Qi. Although Spirit Beasts would also eat people, their harm was far less than that of demons.

Half an hour later.

Jiang Chen’s kill value had already reached 35 points.

He had also acquired a considerable amount of cultivation value.

A sharp arrow whistle pierced the sky, trailing a long smoke plume.

It was a red signal arrow.

Indicating someone was in danger.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen quickly gave chase. The Teng Snake Step could maximize its power in the jungle.

Whoosh!

It was the first squad that was in danger.

Zhao Jintian and the others were surrounded by more than a dozen demons, two of which had reached Houtian Realm strength.

By the time Jiang Chen arrived, several people were already injured.

Whoosh!

Jiang Chen unleashed the Cloud Piercing Light Splitting Arrow.

One arrow could simultaneously kill three demons.

After several rounds of attacks, these demons all fell to the ground.

Zhao Jintian also let out a sigh of relief.

“I owe you another life.”

Zhao Jintian said, looking at Jiang Chen.

“Brother Zhao, you're being too formal.”

Jiang Chen said.

[Kill Value: 49]

Seeing that his kill value had already reached forty-nine points, Jiang Chen felt a surge of joy.

He was only eleven points away from being able to continue opening the martial arts scroll.

Taking advantage of the Demonic Den’s appearance, Jiang Chen intended to accumulate a good amount.

Zhou Miaoqing, in the crowd, secretly looked at Jiang Chen, her eyes filled with admiration, but due to her thin Face, she did not proactively step forward to speak much with Jiang Chen.

Suddenly, two signal arrows soared into the sky almost simultaneously.

One released red smoke, and the other released black smoke.

Had someone discovered the entrance to the Demonic Den!?

“We’ll go support the direction of the red smoke; you go support the black smoke direction!”

Zhao Jintian glanced and said. These two locations were quite far apart, and with Jiang Chen’s strength, it would likely be difficult to handle both.

Furthermore, Zhao Jintian knew that the entrance to the Demonic Den was very likely guarded by the Ding Family’s old man, Ding Xie.

“Alright!”

Anyway, the Wu Family members had all been dealt with by Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had no worries.

He immediately leaped, used the Teng Snake Step, and quickly disappeared into the jungle.

“Damn, is that guy using the Teng Snake Step?”

“Can anyone really learn this movement technique?”

“He’s truly a talent!”

Several Shangwu Pavilion guards, seeing Jiang Chen move as if treading on a Spirit Snake, exclaimed in surprise.

If others didn't know about the Teng Snake Step, how could they not be clear about it?

A Profound Rank Medium Grade movement technique.

In terms of Cultivation difficulty, it was almost equivalent to Profound Rank High Grade palm techniques or fist techniques.

And how long had Jiang Chen been with the Black Yamen External Guard? The entire Black Yamen External Guard had only been established for three months.

“I’ve seen that kid before; he came to the Shangwu Pavilion about seven days ago.”

“Yes, it’s him, I remember now! At that time, the Pavilion Elder even bet with me that this kid would definitely not come to the Shangwu Pavilion to read Secret Manuals again.”

“We thought he was useless, but it turns out he’s already learned it.”

Everyone looked at the departing Jiang Chen with immense envy.

Jiang Chen followed the dissipating black smoke, moving swiftly, and finally saw several figures standing outside a mountain wall ahead.

Whoosh!

Jiang Chen landed, arriving in front of the figures.

“Commander?”

Before him were Pan Zhengyang and ten elite veteran soldiers from the garrison.

Because of Xu Tiedao’s previous example, Jiang Chen paid a little attention to the several veteran soldiers of the garrison.

He found that none of them had any traces of fighting with demons.

He immediately became wary.

It was also possible that their journey had been very smooth, and they hadn't encountered any danger at all.

“Jiang Chen is here.”

Pan Zhengyang looked at Jiang Chen and smiled slightly.

Jiang Chen looked up at the huge mountain wall in front of him.

But he didn't find any trace of a Demonic Den.

“Commander, where is the Demonic Den?”

“No rush, no rush, there’s someone you need to meet first.”

Pan Zhengyang waved his hand and said.

Then, at Pan Zhengyang’s signal, a hunched figure slowly walked out from the front, leaning on a walking stick.

The person came to a spot not far from Jiang Chen, then suddenly plunged his walking stick into the ground.

Rumble!

There was a tremor of the earth.

A cloud of black mist suddenly surged around, and this black mist was the dense Demonic Qi.

The dense Demonic Qi seemed to form a huge cage, covering an area of a hundred zhang.

“Commander, what do you mean by this?”

Jiang Chen looked at Pan Zhengyang.

“Don’t misunderstand, I’m not targeting you.”

“If you must blame someone, blame yourself for killing Ding Family members and stealing Ding Family goods.”

Pan Zhengyang spread his hands, shrugged, and retreated a few steps with the ten garrison soldiers, clearly looking like he was ready to watch a show.

As Pan Zhengyang’s words fell, the hunched old man slowly straightened his body, and like an upright bamboo pole, rapidly grew.

In a moment, his body grew to nearly three meters tall.

A tail emerged from behind him, extending more than ten meters.

The old man’s pointed head, adorned with two whiskers, now looked at Jiang Chen and roared furiously.

“Jiang Chen, you killed my three sons; I will refine you into a Corpse Puppet!”

“Roar!”

Jiang Chen covered his ears; having overly developed hearing wasn't always good.

“Old Ding, I’ll leave this to you.”

“I’ll go help the Protector slay that girl.”

Pan Zhengyang said, preparing to leave.

But Jiang Chen spoke.

“Commander, wait a moment.”

“Hmm?”

Pan Zhengyang was a little confused. Wait a moment? Wait for what?

The next moment, Pan Zhengyang suddenly saw Jiang Chen use his movement technique and charge fiercely at Ding Xie.

This kid.

He actually dared to take the initiative to attack!?

Foolish.

Pan Zhengyang sneered inwardly.

Although Chu Yun had a good evaluation of Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen’s Breakthrough to the Houtian Realm was also thanks to Chu Yun. Furthermore, a Houtian Realm at his age was only considered a talent in Dongfeng Town. What kind of waves could such a person stir up?

Ding Xie saw Jiang Chen attack, and his tail immediately hooked his walking stick.

He immediately turned the walking stick into a long spear and thrust it towards Jiang Chen.

Whoosh!

Jiang Chen’s figure flickered, directly dodging the thunderous strike.

Seeing Jiang Chen get close to Ding Xie, Pan Zhengyang also shook his head slightly.

“In front of the Innate protective Demonic Qi, your flashy moves are just futile…”

However, Pan Zhengyang hadn’t finished speaking.

He saw Jiang Chen punch Ding Xie’s body.

In an instant, a huge explosive sound, like a flesh firecracker, erupted.

“Bang!”

Ding Xie’s protective Demonic Qi was like a thin piece of paper, offering no resistance.

His Physical Body directly turned into countless pieces of flesh, scattering everywhere like a fountain.

“Ding… Kill Value +1”

“Ding… Cultivation Value +200”

“Commander.”

“Now it’s your turn.”