Chapter 29: Jiang Chen Makes a Move

Of course,

The crowd only cast intimidating glances at Ji Xuan; not many had actually made a move yet, considering Jiang Chen was still seated nearby.

To be able to defeat the Demon Lord in one blow, They estimated Jiang Chen to be at least at the sixth level of the Dao Foundation, perhaps even the seventh level.

Such strength could only be suppressed by the ninth-level Dao Foundation patriarchs of the major sects.

Starting trouble would only lead to their own demise.

Everyone wasn't stupid.

After all, it wasn't them who would be embarrassed.

The most embarrassed person on the scene was undoubtedly Qin Ming. Just now, he had been so arrogant, and now his cheeks were burning with embarrassment; he wished he could find a hole to hide in.

"Qin Ming, step down and let me try."

An old voice sounded, and everyone turned to look, only to see an old man in plain robes hurrying over from a distance and appearing in front of everyone in a few blinks.

As soon as he saw him, Qin Ming immediately became extremely respectful and stepped back.

The cultivators of the Xuantian Sect showed signs of madness.

"It's the patriarch of the Xuantian Sect! Fifty years ago, he closed himself in seclusion at the ninth level of the Dao Foundation. It was said that he wouldn't come out until he surpassed the Heavenly Pill. People thought he was dead, but unexpectedly, he's here now!"

"Could it be that he broke through to the Heavenly Pill?"

"No, it's impossible. If he had broken through to the Heavenly Pill, the top powers of the Hundred Nations would have come to recruit him first thing. There's no way we wouldn't know about that."

"It should be a half-step to the Heavenly Pill."

"Tsk tsk, I wonder what attracted him to come out of seclusion. Could it be the Battle Character Decree?"

"It's possible. The Great Qian royal family has been trying to stabilize the top ten sects for so many years. It's normal for news of the Battle Character Decree to spread."

Everyone nodded, thinking that this level of patriarch coming out of seclusion to visit the Meteorite Saint's Secret Realm must be for the Battle Character Decree.

Little did they know,

These ninth-level Dao Foundation patriarchs had been lured by the Great Qian King and had come to encircle and kill Jiang Chen, not knowing that.

For example, the previous patriarch of the Yellow Wind Valley had come because of a promise from the Great Qian King to kill Jiang Chen and Ji Xuan.

"Haha, Xuan Tian old monster, you've also come as agreed."

At this moment, several more old voices sounded, and several figures rushed over from a distance, appearing in front of everyone.

Patriarch of the Youlong Pavilion!

Patriarch of the Xijian Pavilion!

Patriarch of the Baihuo Sect!

Together with the patriarchs of the Xuantian Sect and the Sky Sword Sect, a total of five ninth-level Dao Foundation patriarchs had gathered here!

The scene was extremely shocking!

You know, some ordinary cultivators might never see such high-level patriarchs in their entire lives.

But today, they suddenly saw five of them!

All of them were patriarchs who had made a name for themselves in the Great Qian Dynasty a hundred years ago and had survived to this day, all at the ninth level of the Dao Foundation!

The patriarch of the Xuantian Sect smiled, "Fellow Daoists have also come as agreed? Except for the patriarch of the Yellow Wind Valley, who's still alive, everyone else is here."

"Exactly, exactly. The patriarch of the Yellow Wind Valley seems to have a problem with his brain. He's not coming even when such a breakthrough opportunity is right in front of him."

The patriarchs of the Youlong Pavilion, Baihuo Sect, and Xijian Pavilion nodded one after another. Obviously, they had also made deals with the Great Qian King.

A few people even sneered at the patriarch of the Yellow Wind Valley for not seizing the opportunity.

Little did they know that the patriarch of the Yellow Wind Valley had already been sent to the Western Heaven by Jiang Chen.

The patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect shook his head and said, "Your disputes, this old man has no intention of participating."

Upon hearing this, the other patriarchs all expressed their understanding.

After all, the Sky Sword Sect had already been destroyed, and the only disciple left, the Sword Servant, had shattered his Dao Heart. He was now a useless person. The mood of the patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect could be imagined, probably even wanting to die. Naturally, he couldn't be bothered to get involved with them.

They didn't care either. As long as they didn't hinder them from killing Jiang Chen and Ji Xuan.

At this moment, the patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect looked at Jiang Chen and smiled, "Kid, let you live a little longer. This old man will try to comprehend this stele first."

Jiang Chen remained silent at his words.

Immediately after, the patriarchs of the Xuantian Sect and others stepped forward to begin comprehending the stele one by one, wanting to see where their limits were and also holding

As Jiang Chen's comprehension deepened, the sword marks on the stone stele began to shine one by one.

One, Two, Ten, In just a few breaths, the sword marks shone up to the thirtieth!

Jiang Chen began to challenge the comprehension of the thirty-first, the one that made the Sword Servant feel despair and shattered his own life sword!

And with Jiang Chen's speed, It had already left all the surrounding cultivators dumbfounded.

"What's... going on?!"

"Isn't this too fast? In such a short time, he's already challenging the thirty-first sword mark!"

"That's the one that makes the Sword Servant feel despair!"

"I wonder if he can overcome it!"

As people discussed, the thirty-first sword mark shone, indicating Jiang Chen's completion of comprehension!

Immediately after,

Thirty-two, forty, fifty, sixty...

The sword marks lit up at a visible speed.

Ji Xuan widened his eyes, muttering to himself, "Master is indeed abnormal... Even the challenges left by saints can't stop Master. If I were to solve them all at once, how much 'showing off points' would I get?"

The patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect stood dumbfounded from afar, as if he couldn't believe that someone could have such high attainment in the way of the sword.

As for the Sword Servant,

His eyes now radiated with new light, staring at Jiang Chen as if revering the Dao itself!

"To hear of the Dao in the morning and die in the evening! It's enough!"

The Sword Servant was defeated by the thirty-first sword mark, feeling unworthy to wield the sword, but now he saw Jiang Chen effortlessly comprehending over fifty sword marks!

Such a strong person was the guiding light on the path of the sword!

The Sword Servant's heart burned with fervor, his thoughts inexplicable.

As for the patriarchs of the Xuantian Sect, Youlong Pavilion, Xijian Pavilion, and Baihuo Sect, they all showed slight changes in expression.

Could it be that,

Jiang Chen could really challenge successfully and obtain the Battle Character Decree?

The few of them exchanged glances,

The patriarch of the Xuantian Sect transmitted his voice, "Don't be in a hurry to take action, let this kid continue to try. If he can obtain the Battle Character Decree, wouldn't our gains be even greater?"

"Agreed."

"How marvelous..."

The thoughts of the people present were different,

But the common point was that everyone stared intently at the enlightenment stele and Jiang Chen in front of it.

Seventy-one,

Eighty-one,

Ninety-one... Everyone held their breaths, unconsciously swallowing saliva.

Could it be...

Could they witness the emergence of the Battle Character Decree?!

Where did Jiang Chen come from with such talent?

Ji Xuan felt extremely proud in his heart, proud of the strength of his master, while the Sword Servant's eyes were now fervent, revering Jiang Chen as if he were a deity. Not only the Sword Servant, but the patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect also looked at Jiang Chen with respect!

This was the pure reverence of a sword cultivator for a strong person!

In contrast, the Xijian Pavilion didn't have such purity. The patriarch of the Xijian Pavilion had a gloomy face, his expression fierce.

He transmitted his voice to several other patriarchs beside him, saying, "This child has unlimited potential and must not be left alive. We must kill him immediately."

"Understood."

"It should be so."

"..."

Time passed slowly, and in the end, the last few sword marks took Jiang Chen several sticks of incense to pass.

Ninety-five,

Ninety-six,

Ninety-seven,

Ninety-eight,

Ninety-nine!

Boom—

When the last sword mark lit up, the entire enlightenment stele emitted an extremely dazzling light, and at the same time, the heavens and earth trembled, as if it were doomsday!

Crackling—

The divine peak under the enlightenment stele shattered, and several cultivators fell into the crevices and died on the spot. Everyone was shocked, but their minds had already been occupied by greed. While resisting the damage caused by the collapse of the secret realm, they stared fiercely at Jiang Chen in the distance!

The enlightenment stele visibly shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and at the same time, a scroll emitting golden light floated in the air. Both disappeared into Jiang Chen's sea of consciousness at the same time!

The Chaos Source Gold, the Battle Character Decree!

All obtained by Jiang Chen!

The patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect's eyes were about to split, roaring, "Quick! Kill Jiang Chen! He has obtained the Battle Character Decree!"

The other patriarchs also took action one after another, using various martial techniques that filled the sky with terrifying momentum.

But their actions only accelerated the collapse of the secret realm.

Although there were the powers of saints in the meteorite saint's secret realm, it relied more on the power of the Chaos Source Gold to exist for a long time. Now that the Chaos Source Gold had been subdued by Jiang Chen, the meteorite saint's secret realm naturally could not continue to exist.

And without the Chaos Source Gold, the martial techniques they, the ninth-level Dao Foundation cultivators, used could accelerate the collapse of the meteorite saint's secret realm!

Rumbling—

Under the huge roar, the meteorite saint's secret realm completely collapsed, and the terrifying power exploded and released.

Jiang Chen waved his sleeves, using his spatial pouch to take Ji Xuan and Bailinger into it, then left without delay. He had obtained the Chaos Source Gold and the Battle Character Decree, feeling delighted, and urgently needed to return to the Taiyi Sect to comprehend them!

Swoosh—

Jiang Chen turned into a rainbow of light and flew far away.

The cultivators of the top ten sects and the royal family descendants hadn't recovered from the shock of Jiang Chen's successful comprehension, and they were frightened by the collapse of the secret realm, hastily using their methods to escape.

After a few breaths, the meteorite saint's secret realm turned into ruins.

The terrifying power of the secret realm's destruction destroyed most of the imperial capital, and the cultivators appeared in the square with bruises all over their bodies, looking miserable.

The Great Qian King stared dumbfoundedly at all this, then looked at the patriarchs who had managed to escape with their disciples, questioning, "What happened?!"

The patriarch of the Sky Sword Sect said, "That Jiang Chen! He obtained the inheritance Battle Character Decree of the Great Qian Ancestor, causing the entire secret realm to be destroyed!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, the Great Qian King almost passed out on the spot from shock!

The meteorite saint's secret realm,

The meteorite saint's secret realm that their Great Qian had inherited for countless generations, the foundation on which the Great Qian survived, was actually destroyed!

Destroyed!

"Ah—!"

"Jiang Chen! I want you dead without a burial place!!"

The Great Qian King roared hysterically.

He had collapsed, the Battle Character Decree passed down by his own ancestors had been taken away by an outsider, and the meteorite saint's secret realm had been destroyed. The foundation