Chapter 155: Return to Divine Valley

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Return to Divine Valley

The outside world only knew that the destruction of Tianyun Sect was the work of the Empire, but they did not know it was Feng Wuchen.

Of course, before long, it would become known to all.

The cultivators of Wushuang City in Tianzhou were all aware that the war between the Empire and Tianyun Sect was entirely because of Feng Wuchen!

The existence of Tianyun Sect was already a fierce beast in the eyes of the Yanhuo Empire, but because of Feng Wuchen, Duan Tian Hun was willing to deploy an army of a hundred thousand to exterminate Tianyun Sect and eliminate this fierce beast of the Empire.

This showed how highly Duan Tian Hun valued Feng Wuchen.

At the same time, another piece of news that shook the Empire was spreading.

In the Talent Ranking martial competition, Feng Wuchen from Tianyan Academy seized the first place, ranking number one on the Talent Board!

Tianyan Academy, always at the bottom and undervalued by everyone in the Yanhuo Empire, unexpectedly not only won the first place in the Talent Ranking martial competition but also became the strongest among the four great academies!

This news sent shockwaves across the Empire.

Every corner of the Empire was discussing Feng Wuchen’s achievement of being number one in the Talent Ranking martial competition.

What shocked the people of the Empire even more was that Feng Wuchen was a freshman whose strength had already surpassed that of the Empire’s number one prodigal prince!

Beyond the Yanhuo Empire, the other three great empires were also astounded.

Everyone had thought it would still be Shuiyun Academy taking first place in the Talent Ranking, with Tianyan Academy at the bottom, but no one expected a miracle to occur at Tianyan Academy!

Feng Wuchen’s fame loudly reverberated through the great empires, truly shaking all four empires!

The unrivaled glory was just like the last Talent Ranking martial competition’s number one, Nie Yang, who was worshipped by countless people!

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The Feng Family courtyard.

Chi Huang came in a hurry, his expression grave, apparently due to some urgent matter.

The Feng Family guards were perplexed but dared not ask.

“Chi Huang, what is so urgent?” Feng Qianyang, the Great Elder, happened to come out of the hall just as Chi Huang arrived in a rush and couldn’t help but ask.

“Great Elder, the people of Huangfu family have disappeared!” Chi Huang reported respectfully.

“Disappeared?” Feng Qianyang was slightly taken aback, obviously surprised, and then frowned, “It looks like Huangfu Tianba and his people have already fled!”

“The Pavilion Master is intent on annihilating the Huangfu family, and now that the people of Huangfu family have disappeared, that’s why I rushed to inform the Pavilion Master,” Chi Huang said.

“Wuchen is healing in the room, and with his abnormal recovery speed, he should be almost recovered by now. I will go and report to the Family Head,” said Feng Qianyang seriously, for if they let the Huangfu family escape, wouldn’t it be equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain?

Chi Huang hurried to Feng Wuchen’s room.

After a day and night of healing, Feng Wuchen had already recovered completely, just resting now.

After a fierce battle, the fully recovered Feng Wuchen felt that his cultivation had improved significantly.

Battle is always the fastest shortcut to improve one’s cultivation.

When Chi Huang arrived outside Feng Wuchen’s room, his face suddenly changed, and he quickly turned to look at the room on the left.

From the room on the left, there suddenly emanated an extremely strong aura that startled Chi Huang.

“Fourth Layer of the Yuandan Realm! Miss Ling has made a breakthrough! Her cultivation speed is almost as terrifying as the Pavilion Master’s!” exclaimed Chi Huang in shock, his eyes widening as he looked towards Ling Xiaoxiao’s room.

“Creak.”

At this moment, Feng Wuchen’s room door opened, and Feng Wuchen slowly walked out, apparently also startled by Ling Xiaoxiao’s aura.

“Xiao Xiao is really incredible. After yesterday’s battle, she has made a breakthrough today!” Feng Wuchen said with a happy smile.

Just after he spoke, Feng Wuchen noticed Chi Huang and asked in surprise, “Chi Huang? What brings you here?”

Hearing this, Chi Huang suddenly came back to his senses and respectfully said, “Pavilion Master, the Huangfu house is empty. According to the Great Elder and me, Huangfu Tianba and his people have likely fled.”

“Huangfu Tianba, that old fox, is truly deeply scheming. He didn’t strike even during such a good opportunity yesterday; it seems that he was also quite wary of Xiao Xiao’s defensive barrier,” Feng Wuchen said with a faint cold smile.

“Pavilion Master, should we pursue them?” Chi Huang asked.

Feng Wuchen waved his hand and said, “No need. If they have run away, with their speed, they’re probably already out of the Empire, and we would not be able to catch up now.”

“We’re just going to let the Huangfu family go?” Chi Huang was very reluctant. Having been ambushed by the Huangfu family multiple times, with many soldiers dying brutally, Chi Huang was anything but willing to let them go.

Seeing that Chi Huang was reluctant, Feng Wuchen said, “There’s no need to waste time on them. Huangfu Tianba and his people won’t stop there; they will inevitably come back. Why should we waste our time looking for them? They can’t escape, and besides, we have more important matters at hand.”

“More important matters?” Chi Huang looked slightly puzzled, his gaze fixed on Feng Wuchen.

With Tianyun Sect already destroyed and the Huangfu family fleeing, what other important matters could there be?

“Come with Leng Mucheng and the others in half an hour,” Feng Wuchen nodded and instructed.

“What about Sky Pavilion? Brother Huanyang hasn’t brought the prisoners over yet, and the pavilion is being rebuilt without any supervision,” Chi Huang asked.

“That’s simple, leave it to Bai Yunqi,” Feng Wuchen said with a light smile.

Bai Yunqi was the captain of the Feng Family guards, loyal and devoted to the Feng Family. Feng Wuchen was very reassured entrusting the matter to him.

“Yes!” Chi Huang replied respectfully, immediately setting off on his return.

As soon as Chi Huang left, Liu Qingyang, Miao Qingqing, and Zhang Junlan all came out, all alerted by the strong aura emanating from Ling Xiaoxiao’s room.

“Xiao Xiao is truly amazing, breaking through to the Yuan Dan Realm Fourth Layer!” Miao Qingqing said with envy.

“With Xiao Xiao’s talent, if she went into seclusion for two months, she might even break through to the Fifth Level of Yuandan Realm. We can’t compare,” Liu Qingyang shrugged with a sour tone.

“Feng Wuchen, when are you going to compete with me in artifact refining? I’ve been waiting for nearly half a year,” Zhang Junlan looked at Feng Wuchen and asked.

Hearing this, Feng Wuchen replied indifferently, “It’s not that I don’t want to compete with you, I’m just afraid of discouraging you. Although you’re a Fourth Rank Artifact Refiner, your foundation is unstable because you’ve advanced too quickly. Indeed, you’re a talent in artifact refining, but you’re too hasty. Moreover, due to refining, you’ve accumulated quite a bit of fire poison in your body.”

“The first time I met you, I already smelled the scent of Tianxuelian Pills, a Fifth Grade pill specifically used to suppress the fire poison in your body. You can’t even produce a Spiritual Artifact, while I can refine one anytime, anywhere. Is there still a need for a competition?”

At these words, Zhang Junlan’s face was filled with shock as he stared at Feng Wuchen, hardly believing that Feng Wuchen could discern so much just by looking.

Zhang Junlan had never refined in front of Feng Wuchen. How could he tell that the foundation was unstable and hasty? And he even smelled the Tianxuelian Pill!

“Brother Feng is just scaring people again,” Liu Qingyang shook his head, while Miao Qingqing covered her mouth and snickered beside him.

Looking at the stunned Zhang Junlan, Feng Wuchen laughed and said, “Being able to use Tianxuelian Pills to suppress your fire poison shows that your Zhang family holds a significant position in the Mainland. Your family should be master artifact refiners, but it’s a pity they can’t clear the fire poison in your body. Considering that you’ve risked your life for my Feng family, I’ll help you remove the fire poison from your body and also give you a set of Artifact Refining techniques. Let’s compete again in six months.”

Indeed, Feng Wuchen was not wrong—Zhang Junlan, being so young and already at the level of a Fourth Rank Artifact Refiner, showed that the power backing him was absolutely formidable.

“Is that true?” Zhang Junlan asked in shock.

“Is there any falsehood in my words? I never lie,” Feng Wuchen said with a shrug and a smile.

“But you’ve been deceiving me for months!” Zhang Junlan rebuked.

“Haha!” Liu Qingyang suddenly burst out laughing.

“…” Feng Wuchen was left speechless.

Half an hour later, Chi Huang and eight others, along with Feng Yuan and Feng Zhan, arrived at the Feng family’s large courtyard.

“Chen Er, Xiao Xiao, Qingqing, where are you all going?” Feng Zhengxiong and others came out from the main hall, and Xiao Qingqing asked curiously.

“Uncle Feng, Aunt Xiao, Elder.” Chi Huang and the others greeted respectfully.

“We’re just going out for a walk,” Feng Wuchen said with a light smile.

“Chen Er, how do you plan to handle the matter with the Huangfu family?” Feng Zhengxiong asked seriously.

“Huangfu Yunzhong and the others will definitely not give up; they will surely come back for revenge,” Feng Qianyang said solemnly.

“It doesn’t matter for now, it’s a good opportunity for cultivation, there’s no need to bother with them,” Feng Wuchen said nonchalantly, without any worry.

After briefly explaining a few things, Feng Wuchen and the others set off.

As for where they were headed, no one knew.

The group of more than a dozen traveled while cultivating, and arrived at the Empire’s border seven days later.

“Isn’t this the way to Divine Valley?” After arriving at the border, Liu Qingyang exclaimed in surprise, no wonder the route seemed familiar.

“Brother Feng, are we going to Divine Valley?” Ling Xiaoxiao quickly asked.

Feng Wuchen smiled and said, “Indeed, why wouldn’t we go to Divine Valley with so many natural treasures and medicinal materials, and to cultivate by the Spirit Lake?”

“Pavilion Master, even if we did enter, other empire generals probably won’t let us pass. If we forcibly barge in, I’m afraid there will be big trouble,” Leng Mucheng said with concern.

Xue Feng agreed, “Mucheng is right, Pavilion Master, this isn’t something to be taken lightly.”

“No need to worry, I have my ways, let’s go,” Feng Wuchen said confidently with a smile.

Chi Huang and the others looked at each other and then followed, since Feng Wuchen said he had a way, there definitely was one.

More than ten minutes later, Feng Wuchen and his group arrived at the outskirts of the mountain range.

“Grand Commander?” The soldiers guarding the periphery of the mountain range all gasped in surprise.

“Greetings, Grand Commander!” Hundreds of soldiers kneeled on one knee, their eyes filled with excitement.

“Rise,” Feng Wuchen said with a faint smile.

“Grand Commander, what brings you here?” a general stepped forward and asked with confusion.

Feng Wuchen replied with a smile, “We’re going in to take some treasures.”

“Take some treasures?” The general’s face suddenly changed drastically, and he quickly said, “Grand Commander, this should not be done, this should not be done, there will be serious consequences.”

The general was frightened to the point of nearly crying.

“We don’t have many people, just about a dozen, and filling up Storage Rings should be enough, no worries,” Feng Wuchen joked.

“Fill up Storage Rings?” The general’s face turned green with fright, and he knelt down urgently pleading, “Grand Commander, you mustn’t do this, if others find out, I will lose my head.”

“I was just joking with you, no need to be nervous,” Feng Wuchen said with a slight smile.

The general immediately breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said, “Grand Commander, that joke isn’t funny, I can’t handle it.”

“Actually, I plan to take all the treasures in Divine Valley!” Just as the general had finished wiping his sweat, he was again reduced to tears by Feng Wuchen’s words.