23: Chapter 23: The rules are made for the weak; the strong only need to have the strongest fists.

Inside the imperial palace of the East Xuan Empire, the Empress, Hua Xuan!

She appeared poised and elegant, radiating charm; one look was enough to leave anyone intoxicated in the next second.

However, upon hearing the report from her subordinate, her delicate body trembled, her expression changed drastically, and she nearly fainted.

"What did you say? Xuan'er is dead."

"Who? Who killed Xuan'er? No matter who he is, he must be buried with my son." Hua Xuan raised her delicate eyebrows and said angrily.

"It was a crippled disciple from the lower sect who killed the First Prince. After this person had his cultivation crippled, he rose against the heavens in just a few short months."

"Moreover, he also annihilated the Tianxuan Sect. This person's name is Chu Chen."

A woman dressed in black, wearing a ghost mask, knelt on the ground and spoke respectfully to the Hua Xuan before her.

"Chu Chen... I recall Xuan'er mentioning that this Chu Chen obtained some supreme fortuitous encounter in the Nine Dragons Trial secret realm. Xuan'er said he wanted to reclaim this opportunity."

"However, I am very curious. What exactly is it about a mere Nine Dragons Trial that made Xuan'er spare no cost to kill him? Even Chu Chen being crippled was orchestrated by Xuan'er."

"Now I understand. Xuan'er was right; this Chu Chen must possess a supreme fortuitous encounter. This time, not only will I avenge Xuan'er, but I will also see what kind of opportunity could allow a cripple to awaken against the heavens in just a few short months."

"Empress, the latest news: the Dongxuan Sect has already dispatched two Mortal Shedding Realm experts to the lower sect territory. I believe they are going to avenge the First Prince."

How could Hua Xuan not know who was behind this? On the surface, the Dongxuan Sect belonged to the East Xuan Empire, but in reality, there was only one person in charge: the Emperor of the East Xuan Empire, Zhang Gan.

This Chu Chen was able to annihilate the Tianxuan Sect, yet they only sent two Mortal Shedding Realm experts. Is this a warning to me?

"This Empress will go personally to avenge Xuan'er."

Upon hearing this, the woman with the ghost mask immediately objected: "Empress, you are the Empress of the entire East Xuan Empire. Is it appropriate for you to go personally? If the Emperor finds out, I fear..."

"What? Can I not even avenge my own son? Or are you defying this Empress's order?"

A powerful aura emanated from Hua Xuan.

The woman with the ghost mask immediately lowered her head and said respectfully: "This subordinate would not dare."

After the woman with the ghost mask withdrew, Hua Xuan revealed a charming expression, lightly biting her fingertip.

Good for you, Chu Chen, actually destroying this Saint's chess piece. Don't let me catch you, or I will definitely make you meow~

Elsewhere, Chu Chen had already swallowed the source energy fed back from the sacrifices in Kuidou City and the Tianxuan Sect, advancing from the first level of the Mortal Shedding Realm to the fourth level.

This was only achieved by adding the many divine medicines he scammed from Ming Yuan within the Yuanmo Secret Realm, along with the heavenly treasures he looted from White Jade City and the Tianxuan Sect to break through to the fourth level of the Mortal Shedding Realm.

It was truly as Ming Yuan had said: possessing two great constitutions, he could be called invincible within the same realm, and killing enemies across ranks was as easy as eating and drinking.

However, the resources required to raise a single minor realm were more than what an ordinary cultivator would need in decades.

Relying on himself to grind was too tiring. Although he was a demonic cultivator, he couldn't just swallow every living being he saw.

Occasionally destroying one or two sects or massacring two or three cities might not concern anyone, but if he kept doing this in one place for a long time, it would inevitably attract the attention of powerful forces.

As the saying goes, a tree that stands taller than the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

Chu Chen had already made up his mind: after finishing a job, he would run to another place. He didn't believe there were no other places besides the East Xuan Empire.

The Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce welcomed an honored guest today.

Chu Chen said with a grin: "Why did you move to such a remote city? Oh right, I picked these up on the road; do you accept them?"

Chu Chen threw a mountain-sized pile of spiritual artifacts onto the ground, instantly creating a huge crater in the floor.

These were all low-grade spiritual artifacts that he had originally intended to feed to the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword.

Ever since the ten thousand demons immortal devouring sword devoured all the high-grade spiritual swords of the Tianxuan Sect, its appetite had become picky.

It couldn't eat a single mouthful of low-grade spiritual swords. With no other choice, it would be a pity to throw them away, so it was better to take them to the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce and earn a profit.

After Lu Ling was transferred away, a new manager named Yang Yuan arrived.

Looking at the mountain-sized pile of spiritual artifacts, Yang Yuan knew exactly where these things came from.

However, hindered by Chu Chen's fierce reputation, and the fact that the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce did not ask about the origin of the items they bought.

Yang Yuan could only bite the bullet and talk to Chu Chen.

But what did he mean by moving to this remote city? If it weren't for you massacring the entire Kuidou City, would we have had to move here?

Of course, he could only think these words in his heart.

"Devil King Chu... no, Young Master Chu, you have too many items. Please go inside and have a cup of tea first; I will give you a quote once I've organized them, how about that?"

Yang Yuan said with a fawning smile, his voice even trembling slightly. He was only at the first level of the Mortal Shedding Realm, and standing before him was a murderous Devil King.

He was truly afraid that if Chu Chen became unhappy in the next moment, he would kill him just for fun.

He was not like Lu Ling; he was just an ordinary worker.

Chu Chen nodded to indicate his agreement: "That's true. You can't count so many treasures in a short time. Then I'll just drink some tea here and wait until you've counted them."

Chu Chen observed his surroundings. It wasn't that Lu Ling had been transferred away; these were clearly all new faces.

It seemed that his massacre of Kuidou City had left too big a shadow on the original people, so the higher-ups of the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce simply replaced everyone.

These newcomers who had just been transferred to work at the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce had heard of Chu Chen's deeds but had never seen him in person.

They immediately asked Yang Yuan: "Manager Yang, isn't this person a demonic cultivator? There are still bloodstains on these items; perhaps they were just robbed."

"Should we arrest him? Maybe we can get a bounty of spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Yang Yuan's back was instantly soaked in cold sweat, and he covered the newcomer's mouth as fast as he could.

His voice trembling, he said: "Oh my ancestor, no one will think you're a mute if you don't speak! If you speak again, I will deduct your entire month's salary."

Seeing the newcomer nod, Yang Yuan let him go, then turned his head slightly to look behind him. Seeing that Chu Chen was still savoring his spiritual tea, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, how could everything outside escape Chu Chen's perception?

Chu Chen was not angry; instead, he found this scene interesting. This time when he came to the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce, he didn't wear a mask but showed his true face.

After all, the only ones who posed a threat to him were the Dongxuan Sect and the East Xuan Empire; he no longer cared about anyone else.

Even if he showed his true face, what could these people do? Even if you are a monstrously evil demonic cultivator, once your strength can crush everything.

The so-called righteous path, evil path, rules, systems, and treaties are all just made for the weak; the strong only need hard fists.

The fact that he could sit here in the Xuanhuang Chamber of Commerce drinking tea without incident was the best explanation for the strong.

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