As the Universe Turns - Chapter 115
Chapter 115 Undercurrent
In a flash of lightning and flint, Xiao Chen quickly retracted his palm and jumped backwards. At the same time, he used all of his strength.
“Boom!” A loud explosion rang out. Everything in the vicinity was instantly annihilated. A terrifying force surged forth. Even though he had used all of his strength, he was still shaken to the point that he flew backwards.
He stood firmly. He flicked his sleeve and waved away the smoke and dust in front of him. The black-clothed man had also been wiped out. In that instant, it was the black-clothed man’s Power of Primordial Spirit.
He did not expect that someone had already placed restrictions on the twelve people’s primordial spirits. Once someone tried to forcefully pry into their primordial spirits, their primordial spirits would “self-destruct”.
If he hadn’t noticed something strange just now, he would have been as ashen as the black-clothed man. At this moment, he couldn’t help but feel a little shocked. Who exactly did these twelve people listen to? That person’s methods were actually so powerful …
He brushed away the smoke and dust in the surroundings and returned to the place where he was just now, wanting to find a trace. However, the corpses of those black-clothed men had long since been blasted to ashes, leaving nothing behind.
After looking around, he only found a black sharp fragment left behind by the Ghost Fiend Sword.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and picked up the Ghost Fiend Sword fragment. He stared at it for a moment, put it into his sleeve, put on his battle robe hat again, and went forward.
There was not a single trace of life in the boundless wilderness within a radius of ten kilometers. The vegetation had withered, and there were even places where the aura of death from earlier was still present. It was pitch-black and looked very strange.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and looked at the seemingly indistinct strand of death energy in his palm. He didn’t know what the power of controlling life and death was, whether it was good or bad, nor did he know.
After traveling a hundred miles, he still did not relax his vigilance. Although he did not know the identities of the twelve black-clothed men just now, at least he already knew that his identity had been exposed. That fragment of the Ancient Book of Heaven was something that both the Righteous and the Devil were thinking about. He was afraid that his troubles would ensue one after another in the future.
Until now, he finally understood why Shen Jing insisted on giving him the Nine Nine Transformation Blood Needle. This seemingly peaceful world had a turbulent undercurrent hidden behind it. It was impossible for him to understand in the past who had framed him. He still had no idea who it was. In short, everything was not as simple as it seemed.
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Three days later, he arrived at an ancient town. Running around for days made him tired, so he found an inn to stay in. At night, a gust of wind suddenly sounded out of the window and woke him up, “Who is it?”
Right now, his divine sense was no longer comparable to before. If the wind blew and the grass moved, he would naturally be able to distinguish it. However, that wisp of aura that seemed to have disappeared just now was definitely not an ordinary person!
“Whoosh!”
With a flash of his body, Xiao Chen immediately activated his movement technique and chased after him. The night was quiet outside, and the pitch-black sky was as dark as ink. A silver moon hung diagonally. A cold wind blew, and tree shadows swayed. The black shadow went out of the courtyard, disappearing in a flash.
Xiao Chen immediately locked onto that person’s aura. With both of his fingers, he instantly condensed a Blood Transformation Needle. His footwork was even executed to the extreme, and in an instant, he had already chased after him outside the town.
Twenty to thirty kilometers away, the figure finally stopped. It could be vaguely seen that the man was wearing a black battle robe like him. At this moment, his back was facing him, as if he had intentionally lured him here.
Xiao Chen also stopped and stared at that person. He said coldly, “Your Excellency, what do you mean by bringing me here late at night?”
“Little friend, don’t be nervous. We are not enemies.”
The man turned around. Beneath his battle robe, there was a slightly aged face, but his eyes were not cloudy. It could be seen that this person was a peerless expert.
Xiao Chen did not relax his vigilance because of his words. The Blood Transformation Needle in his right hand was still hidden under his sleeves. Today, he no longer trusted anyone easily. His tone was still ice-cold. “Old Master invited me here late at night. I wonder what the matter is.”
The black-robed old man put his hands behind his back and said after a long time, “Little friend’s current situation is very dangerous.”
Hearing this, Xiao Chen’s gaze narrowed slightly. The Blood Transformation Needle in his hand also tightened a bit, but his gaze was still very calm. “I wish to hear more about it.”
The old man took a deep breath and turned around. He looked at the faint mountain range shrouded in the darkness of night and said, “The deaths of those people back then were not caused by little friends or Hua Weiyang.”
“Oh?”
Xiao Chen focused his gaze and asked, “In that case, the old gentleman knows who killed those people back then.”
The old man did not immediately answer his question, but instead asked, “Little friend … can you guess how much?”
Xiao Chen remained silent. Back then, the matter was complicated and confusing. However, he was certain that the people from the various sects were not killed by people from Lianhua Palace. They were not even killed by those from the Devil Dao of the Devil Celestial Sect. However, who in the world knew Master’s Jade Flute Sword Technique? Could it be …
The night breeze blew and their robes fluttered gently. After a long time, the old man slowly said, “That person is from the Heavenly Gate.”
Hearing the words “Heavenly Gate”, Xiao Chen’s eyes actually didn’t have a single ripple, and his face was unusually calm. However, the old man’s next words caused his expression to change slightly.
“The sect you used to belong to also has that person’s people.”
This sentence finally caused his expression to change, but very quickly, he recovered. His ice-cold face seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore.
The old man turned around and looked at him, “Little friend, can you take back the silver needle in your hand now?”
Xiao Chen remained silent. With a slight movement of his palm, the Blood Transformation Needle immediately disappeared from his hand and returned to the needle bag. After a long time, he finally heard him say, “Who is that person?”
The old man took a deep breath and said meaningfully, “The time has not yet come. When the time comes, you will naturally understand that the current you cannot be his opponent.”
“Then Senior, why are you looking for me tonight?”
At this moment, Xiao Chen’s gaze was still icy cold. Just because he withdrew the Blood Transformation Needle did not mean that he had completely trusted the person in front of him. The origin of the person in front of him was not simple.
The old man looked at him and slowly said, “I just said that Little Friend’s situation is very dangerous. If that person wants to kill you now, it can be said to be as easy as a palm. His strength, no matter what aspect, is beyond your imagination …”
Xiao Chen had been staring at him as he listened to his words, trying to find some subtle changes on his face. However, from the beginning to the end, the old man’s face had not changed at all.
“Senior, what do you want me to do?”
“The sooner we leave the Immortal Essence Five Realms, the better.”
The old man looked at him. At this moment, his expression finally became very serious. He continued, “This is the only way for you to save your life.”
