"You know the saying, āOne shouldnāt leave a treasure mountain empty-handed.ā Everyone should work harder and finish sooner; itās for everyoneās benefit, isnāt it?"
With hands behind his back, Chen Jie acted like a leader, addressing the bruised Zoroastrian Sectās Twelve Elders, including the Upper Three Venerable Elders: Elder Chen Long, Chou Niu, Mei Tu, and the aggrieved followers behind him.
Including the confused Liu Caidie and Han Lingāer.
Yes, they were genuinely confused. Everything changed after Chen Jiusi returned.
They remembered when Chen Jiusi came back, they looked at him with hope and anticipation.
"So, did you get the Qiankun Great Method?"
At that time, they were both excited and anxious; they wanted to hear a positive answer, yet feared hearing that confirmation.
In such expectant eyes, Chen Jie declared, "Iāve obtained the Qiankun Great Method."
Upon hearing this, Liu Caidie and Han Lingāer jumped in excitement. They couldnāt believe it; Chen Jiusi actually managed to seize the Qiankun Great Method, especially with Du Zundao as the opponent.
Listening to this, the captured Du Xiong couldnāt believe it.
"Impossible, how could you possibly snatch the Qiankun Great Method from my fatherās hands? Itās impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Du Xiong shouted angrily, his face full of disbelief.
Seeing Du Xiong like this, Chen Jie slightly curled his lips without saying much and just displayed the Qiankun Great Method before everyone.
In an instant, everyone was stunned, even Du Xiong hopelessly closed his eyes.
Facts speak louder than words, even with a thousand denials, Du Xiong couldnāt match Chen Jieās Heaven and Earth Transposition.
Upon seeing this, Liu Caidie and Han Lingāer were thrilled.
They wanted to present the Qiankun Great Method to the Little Ming King to help solidify his position as Sect Hierarch. Chen Jie, upon hearing their words, merely smiled and said, "Thereās no hurry."
At this point, Du Xiong also realized and said, "You donāt dare leave here; you can exert Molten Furnace Realm powers here, but outside youāre still a Molten Furnace Realm, while my father is a Melt God Realm. Youāll be instantly killed if you leave!"
Hearing this, Liu Caidie and Han Lingāerās faces changed drastically.
Yet Chen Jie remained nonchalant, as he discovered some magical thingsāthe Ruins actually have multiple exits. Although Chen Jie hadnāt checked closely, he knew of a dozen exits.
Moreover, each leads to different places, such as the one Du Zundao escaped from, which is one of the exits.
Additionally, that exit seemed to be refined through Secret Technique, making it unique, allowing passage using the Ruins Token refined by Ming King.
While the other passages all require the Qiankun Great Method to open.
In other words, Chen Jie had a dozen choices to exit, without the need to leave from the so-called Forbidden Land. So that Forbidden Land was actually a lie told by successive Ming Sect Hierarchs to maintain the Ruinsā and their supreme status.
Due to these reasons, the Qiankun Great Method is dubbed the indispensable Divine Technique for Sect Hierarchs.
Knowing this, Chen Jie felt secure, understanding he could leave anytime, unlike others who had to wait until the Ruins opened.
So he was fearless.
Even though this is not Huangzhou Prefecture, it is indeed a treasure land. Chen Jie planned to take as much treasure from here as he could since he wonāt have the opportunity to visit regularly.
However, one personās strength is always limited.
Chen Jie came up with an idea; since Du Zundao escaped, but he left behind countless minions here. Chen Jie could utilize them to gather the treasures from the Ruins. Moreover, Chen Jie had some special plans; once outside the Ruins and the others regain Molten Furnace Realm strength, though he didnāt fear them, dealing with them wouldnāt be easy.
Therefore, Chen Jie decided to take this chance to subdue them well.
Thus, Chen Jie leveraged his position to capture all the elders, protectors, and elite soldiers left behind by Du Zundao scattered around the Ruins.
Those elders outside boasted as legendary masters, but in the Ruins, their Gang Qi was obstructed, strength reduced to Rainbow Realm or worse, powerless against Chen Jieās Molten Furnace Realmās free wielding Gang Qi.
They were as weak as ants to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie soon captured them.
Initially, they were defiant, flaunting their status as Holy Sect elders, but after a series of electric blasts and threats from Chen Jie, they were subdued.
Now they were as compliant as meek brides.
"Hey, you!"
Chen Jie beckoned, and Elder Chen Long, with a swollen face, immediately approached with a smile, "Young Hero Chen, what are your orders?"
Chen Jie said, "You, head to the Northwest Ice Sealed Maze, fetch the Ice Crystal Mushroom, Snow Flying Flower... those ten herbs for me. Miss one, Iāll hold you accountable. Oh, and if there are other herbs, feel free to gather them; perform well, and youāll be rewarded, got it?"
"Yes, yes."
Elder Chen Long nodded, while Chen Jie squinted and said, "Hehe, looks like you still donāt get my point; Iām not asking you to just do itāIām asking you to give it your all."