58: Chapter 58 Issuing a Challenge

In the morning, Xiao Yuchen arrived at the Zhou Family as usual to practice Alchemy. However, just as he entered the training room, Zhou Tiancheng, Li Xin, and Zheng He rushed in.

"What happened to the three of you? Did something go wrong?"

Seeing the three of them so flustered, Xiao Yuchen knew that something must have happened, and it was most likely related to Medicine God Valley.

"It's bad, Brother Xiao. Medicine God Valley has dispatched three Elders this time, and they have issued a challenge to you." Zhou Tiancheng said first.

Knowing that the Valley Master of Medicine God Valley had not come, Xiao Yuchen breathed a sigh of relief. As long as that Grandmaster Realm Valley Master didn't show up, he could handle it.

"Which three Elders? What is their strength?" Xiao Yuchen asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Sixth Elder Yao Yan of Medicine God Valley, whose strength is at the Middle Stage of the Acquired Realm; Fourth Elder Yao Qian, whose strength is at the Late Stage of the Acquired Realm; and Second Elder Yao Chen, whose strength is at the Early Stage of the Innate Realm. Brother Xiao, are you confident in handling them?" Zhou Tiancheng told Xiao Yuchen the information he knew truthfully.

"If I said I wasn't confident, what would you do? Would you defect to Medicine God Valley?" Xiao Yuchen asked tentatively.

"Little Friend Xiao, you are joking. Although we cannot handle even a single Elder dispatched by Medicine God Valley, my Zhou Family has backbone. Even if we die in battle, we will never surrender."

"That's right. The Wang Family attempted to annex my Zheng Family; how could I possibly surrender to them? Our Zheng Family cannot afford to lose face like that."

"Lord God of Worlds, you don't need to look at me. The underground world of Jiangcheng is now yours to command. Unless you surrender with your people, we will fight to the bitter end."

Seeing that all three had stated their positions, Xiao Yuchen responded with a smile: "You don't need to be so serious. I was just joking. It's only three Elders from Medicine God Valley; it's no big deal. Accept the challenge letter for me."

Seeing Xiao Yuchen act so relaxed, the three of them felt as if they had punched cotton. Had Xiao Yuchen really become that strong?

"Alright, but if Medicine God Valley were to attack you directly, the Jiangcheng Martial Arts Association would intervene. However, since they are doing this in the form of a fair duel, even if the opponent injures or even kills you, the Martial Arts Association will have nothing to say."

"Exactly. Once the challenge is accepted, life and death are up to fate, and others cannot intervene. This is the rule of the martial arts world, so Little Friend Xiao needs to think carefully."

The two family heads were still somewhat worried. After all, Second Elder Yao Chen was an Innate Realm Martial Artist. Someone of this Rank would be considered an expert even in large cities like Shanghai or Beijing.

"Rest assured. If I wasn't confident, I wouldn't accept the challenge. I didn't contribute much to dealing with the Wang Family, but I have refined some Medicinal Pills over the past few days. Take them and distribute them to the brothers."

Xiao Yuchen was not stingy and handed the body tempering pills, strength-increasing pills, and breakthrough pills he had refined over the past few days to the three of them. If these Medicinal Pills were auctioned off, they would definitely be worth tens of billions.

Seeing the small bottles placed casually on the ground, even the three big shots couldn't help but have their heart rates accelerate. If Xiao Yuchen weren't here, they would have rushed forward to snatch them.

"The names and effects of the Medicinal Pills are on the bottles; you can see for yourselves. However, pills are only an aid. To become a strong person, you must still Cultivate diligently and not rely too much on pills."

"In addition, the medicinal herbs for refining the pills were provided by the Zhou Family, so the Zhou Family should get a larger share. In short, handle it yourselves. When conducting yourselves, look to the long term and don't just focus on immediate interests."

"Since the people from Medicine God Valley have already arrived, I will head back first. By the way, when is the duel scheduled?"

"Three days from now, at Black Water Bay." Zhou Tiancheng replied.

"Alright, I understand."

After agreeing, Xiao Yuchen left. He had been busy with Alchemy for the past few days and hadn't had the opportunity to Cultivate. However, the long hours of Alchemy had made his Mental Energy much stronger than before, which could be considered good news.

After leaving the Zhou Family, Xiao Yuchen did not go home but drove to Yunlong Mountain in the suburbs of Jiangcheng.

This mountain had a high altitude, and the summit was shrouded in mist. However, it had not been fully developed; except for some small paths at the foot of the mountain, there were no roads anywhere else.

The reason Xiao Yuchen came here was that when he passed by here before, he discovered that the Spiritual Qi here was very dense. If it was like this at the foot of the mountain, wouldn't the Spiritual Qi at the summit be even denser?

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuchen decided to go to the top of Yunlong Mountain to have a look. Although there were no roads on the mountain, it was nothing for Xiao Yuchen.

To avoid having no signal on the mountain, Xiao Yuchen sent a message to Li Yiran in advance, telling her that the people from Medicine God Valley had arrived, that he needed to find a place to Cultivate, and that he wouldn't be back for the next two days.

Besides Li Yiran, Xiao Yuchen also sent messages to Zhou Tiancheng and the others, telling them to temporarily stop suppressing the Wang Family and wait until the matter with Medicine God Valley was resolved.

The reason for this arrangement was that Xiao Yuchen was worried that Medicine God Valley would vent their anger on the Zhou Family and the Zheng Family because of the Wang Family. If he wasn't there, the Zhou Family and the Zheng Family would be unable to resist.

Just in case, Xiao Yuchen also told them he would be at Yunlong Mountain. If Medicine God Valley acted dishonorably and attacked them, they could come to Yunlong Mountain to find him.

After doing all this, Xiao Yuchen began to climb the mountain. At the beginning, he could still find some traces of human activity, likely from some mountaineering enthusiasts who came to explore Yunlong Mountain. After passing the halfway point, there were no more traces of human activity.

Because after passing the halfway point, the mountain path was even more rugged and almost vertical. Even for Xiao Yuchen, it was strenuous to climb.

"If only I could reach the Golden Core Stage, I could fly using Qi. However, it is said that after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, one can practice Sword Flight, but finding a sword that can be used for flying is not that easy."

After sighing with emotion, Xiao Yuchen continued to climb up. After more than an hour, he finally reached the summit.

"The Spiritual Qi here is indeed very dense." Xiao Yuchen sighed with emotion and then looked around. "Huh? Strange, why is the temperature here higher than below? Isn't it supposed to be freezing at high altitudes?"

Out of curiosity, Xiao Yuchen released his Divine Sense. However, something even more surprising happened: his Divine Sense could only detect a distance of about ten meters.

"How can this be? I was able to detect a radius of one hundred meters before. Why is it only ten meters here? Could it be related to this mist?"

"That's not right. Mist blocks vision; how could it block Divine Sense? It seems these are not ordinary mists."

Thinking of this, Xiao Yuchen immediately became vigilant and took the antidote pill directly into his hand. He didn't know what these mists were. In case it was toxic miasma, he would need to take the antidote pill.

However, after a long time, he did not feel any discomfort. On the contrary, he vaguely felt that his cultivation had improved. It must be known that he had not been operating his Energy Absorption Technique.

To figure out what these mists were, Xiao Yuchen walked toward the place where the thick fog was dense. As he approached the center of the mist, Xiao Yuchen became increasingly shocked.

"These mists are actually Spiritual Mist. To be able to form Spiritual Mist on Earth, where Spiritual Qi is sparse, is truly incredible."

Mist is actually water vapor floating in the air; it is between liquid and gas. But the mist before Xiao Yuchen's eyes was not water vapor, but Spiritual Mist.