Chapter 1656 - 1346: Anomaly in Snow Peak City

Ye Chuyao knew that nothing she said would make a difference; back then Wu Junwan had such deep obsession for the position in the Spirit Martial Immortal Dynasty, yet in the end, she still gave it up for that disaster, even choosing to enter the Chaotic Sea together with him in a quest for death.

Not only Wu Junwan, but all the women associated with that disaster were the same. He had so many women, and quite a few of those women were Saintesses and Princesses from powerful forces, people with status.

Even when Lu Chen was defeated back then, those women could still choose to return to their respective forces, and the major forces encircling Lu Chen wouldn’t make things difficult for his women.

But what happened? Those women didn’t choose to leave Lu Chen; instead, they followed him into the Chaotic Sea without hesitation.

So Ye Chuyao was clearly aware that this disaster must have some evil technique to control women. If she wanted to rescue Cao Shiyun and Xiao Xueying, she could only start with Lu Chen.

She had to find a way to figure out how Lu Chen controlled Cao Shiyun and Xiao Xueying. Only then could she rescue them and bring them back to their senses.

When she found a way to awaken them, she would then deal with Lu Chen, the disaster.

After Ye Chuyao left, watching her departing back, Cao Shiyun said with some concern, "Senior Sister Ye must have confirmed Junior Brother’s identity."

Ye Chuyao wanted the two of them to follow Lu Chen to monitor him and judge if he was the same Lu Chen she knew based on his behavior.

Now the two who were supposed to monitor Lu Chen had become his women. In Ye Chuyao’s view, this terrifying charm of Lu Chen’s might already explain the issue, and perhaps Ye Chuyao had already recognized Chen Lu as Lu Chen.

Xiao Xueying comforted, "It’s okay, Junior Brother is confined by the Hall Master in the cave. He won’t be released until he breaks through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Even if Senior Sister Ye suspects his identity, she can’t act on it for now."

Cao Shiyun thought for a moment and found it reasonable. For now, they didn’t indeed need to worry about Lu Chen’s safety.

Moreover, Lu Chen had said that even if this physical body dies, his Divine Soul would appear in another physical body.

Cao Shiyun lowered her head slightly, glanced at her belly, and gently touched her abdomen with her hand. A hundred years ago, she thought she was solely devoted to the Dao and would never have a couple in her lifetime. Unexpectedly, in less than a hundred years, she was pregnant with Lu Chen’s child.

Now, she just wants to take good care of the fetus and safely deliver Lu Chen’s child.

Then Cao Shiyun said, "Junior Sister, I’m not staying here; I’m going to my cave abode."

Xiao Xueying smiled, "Senior Sister, I’ll go with you then."

After becoming Lu Chen’s women, their relationship had become much closer. Cao Shiyun said, "Okay."

Afterward, Xiao Xueying and she returned to the Core Disciple’s cultivation cave.

Meanwhile, Snow Peak City.

After Lu Chen’s "main body" left with the two women, his "clone" headed towards the Central Region. However, on his way to the Central Region, he passed by a city similar to Frost City. This city was called Snow Peak City, named because of the Ice Attribute Spiritual Energy abundant underground, causing it to be perpetually frozen.

For some reason, Lu Chen felt something unusual about Snow Peak City. He noticed that, unlike Frost City, Snow Peak City seemed less lively. Although there were many cultivators, they all appeared lifeless.

Logically speaking, the Spiritual Energy in Snow Peak City wasn’t any less abundant than in Frost City. The cultivators here should be very active, so why did they all seem so dispirited?

Lu Chen went to a tavern at this moment, and the business in the tavern was also very bleak. The shopkeeper and the staff of the tavern were all lying wearily on the tables.

When Lu Chen entered the tavern, the shopkeeper at the counter didn’t even know a guest had arrived.

Lu Chen asked, "Shopkeeper, is your tavern open? Not doing business?"

Hearing someone speaking at the entrance, the shopkeeper and the staff of the tavern all looked toward the door in unison. Seeing a person with immortal aura at the entrance, they instinctively assumed he was a cultivator. The shopkeeper was momentarily stunned before quickly smiling and stepping out from behind the counter, asking obsequiously, "Of course, we’re open. Immortal Master, please have a seat. What would you like to eat?"

Lu Chen asked, "Do you have a menu?"

Du Wei quickly pulled out a Jade Scroll from his space ring and handed it to Lu Chen, "Yes, we do."

Seeing this scene, Lu Chen was slightly surprised. He didn’t expect a random tavern owner in Snow Peak City to own a space ring and even use a projection jade to display the menu.

From this, it should be obvious that Snow Peak City ought to be more prosperous than Frost City. Why then did Snow Peak City appear so lifeless?

Lu Chen took the Jade Scroll from Du Wei’s hand, selected some expensive dishes randomly, and said, "Bring these, and also two jars of wine."

"By the way, do you have Spiritual Wine?"

Du Wei said, "We do, but the Spiritual Wine in Snow Peak City might be a bit expensive now."

Without hesitation, Lu Chen took out an Immortal Crystal emanating Immortal Aura. Seeing the Immortal Crystal exuding Immortal Charm, Du Wei froze for a moment. Clearly, being a well-traveled person, he recognized it as an Immortal Crystal.

"Immortal... Immortal Crystal..."

Du Wei said with a bitter smile, "Immortal Master, you’d better put this Immortal Crystal away. I’m weak and probably can’t keep it safe. Spirit Crystals will do."

The value of an Immortal Crystal far surpasses that of a Spirit Crystal. To an immortal, an Immortal Crystal might not mean much, but for all cultivators, it is a huge temptation.

Du Wei clearly understood the adage that a gem brings trouble to its bearer.

Before Lu Chen could take out a Spirit Crystal, Du Wei had already begun instructing the staff to get busy, personally fetching several jars of Spiritual Wine to serve to Lu Chen.

As Lu Chen watched Du Wei opening the jars, he curiously asked, "Shopkeeper, why does Snow Peak City appear lifeless?"

"With such dense Spiritual Energy, this place should be a holy land for cultivation. It should be very lively, right? I see there are plenty of cultivators on the streets. Why is your business so bleak?"

Hearing Lu Chen’s question, Du Wei sighed, "Immortal Master must be an outsider, right?"

Lu Chen said, "Yes, I just came here from Frost City."

Du Wei said, "No wonder Immortal Master would think so. I’ve been to Frost City, and it really is prosperous."

"Snow Peak City used to be like Frost City, but..."

At this point, Du Wei hesitated.

Seeing Du Wei not continuing, with a bit of fear showing on his face, Lu Chen asked, "Is there some secret you can’t share?"

"If that’s the case, then I won’t ask any further."

Considering Lu Chen was the first customer of the day to walk into the tavern, Du Wei revealed, "Frost City is directly managed by the Mysterious Moon Palace, but Snow Peak City now is not."

"Moreover, for some reason, many cultivators in Snow Peak City have encountered problems in their cultivation recently. The cultivators who used to be very active here are now dispirited, even neglecting their cultivation."

"Many cultivators have already chosen to leave Snow Peak City."