Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Halfway there, Leng Chuixue looked back and said, âYou seem to know a lot about the secret treasure. Why is that?â
âYou think youâre in a position where you can ask me a question?â
One woman came to Jiang Chenâs mind as he was saying this.
The Hero Palace had bothered to take Crimson Moon back to the Dragon Field from the Natural Law School. Not long after that, the secret treasure had been opened. It was hard not to connect the two things.
With his insight, he could imagine people were planning something big, but neither his strength nor his identity allowed him to intervene, so he had to enhance his strength as soon as possible.
âThereâs another thing I want to ask you.â Leng Chuixue still wasnât so sensible. Jiang Chen gave him an angry stare, and he said, âAm I stronger than Liu Shayang?â
Jiang Chen found it funny. He said, âYouâre still alive. Of course youâre stronger.â
âNo. I want to know, between the current me and him when he was alive, who was stronger,â Leng Chuixue said stubbornly.
Jiang Chen thought for a while seriously, then said under his expectant gaze, âLiu Shayang was more cunning than you, so in a life-or-death fight, you would have died more easily. But in terms of strength, thereâs no real difference between you two.â
Leng Chuixue wasnât satisfied with his answer, but he knew it was difficult for Jiang Chen to give him an accurate answer.
âLiu Shayang was nothing but a contemptible man,â Leng Chuixue murmured, looking ahead as he flew at full speed.
About an hour later, he stopped and said, âLetâs take a rest. Itâs so tiring to fly here.â
âThereâs neither a sun nor a moon here. How do you tell which direction weâre going?â Jiang Chen asked him emotionlessly.
Leng Chuixue said, âIâm not as cunning as Liu Shayang, but Iâm not stupid. Iâm still alive because there are things I still havenât told you.â
âActually, Iâm not interested in killing you. Tell me now, so that you wonât die under my sword during a fight over the treasure,â said Jiang Chen.
âHuh, I donât want any of the treasure. You can have it all.â Leng Chuixue didnât believe him at all.
Jiang Chen felt helpless and stopped arguing. After the break, they resumed their trip.
After flying over a plain, the two came to some mountains.
Jiang Chen knew that it was the place, since Leng Chuixue had started to look around, as if he was looking for something.
He suddenly pointed in a direction and shouted excitedly, âItâs there!â
Jiang Chen looked over, and his eyes lit up. There was a gate embedded in the wall on the side of one of the mountains.
He was about to go down when he found Leng Chuixue was looking at him with guard. The latter said, âIâve brought you here. Can I go now?â
âNo,â Jiang Chen refused him immediately. He said, âI donât know whatâs behind the gate, and you could call people over. Letâs wait until everything is finished.â
âWill you still let me go when everything is finished?â Leng Chuixue was very angry, since he thought Jiang Chen had cheated him.
âYou have no choice.â
Leng Chuixue shook his head. He flew ahead in fury and said, âThe Hero Palace isnât the good side at all.â
He landed in front of the gate and Jiang Chen followed him.
Without speaking, he pushed the gates open directly. It wasnât difficult to open, and the entrance was soon large enough to go in.
Leng Chuixue smiled. He ran in and closed the gate immediately.
Jiang Chen slammed on the gates, which had seemed very light when Leng Chuixue had pushed them, but they didnât move.
âItâs not going to work. This is the Celestial Dragon Gate. If you donât know the way to open it, you wonât be able to get in, even if youâre a Venerable,â Leng Chuixueâs complacent voice came from behind the door.
âDid you pretend you wanted to leave just now?â asked Jiang Chen.
âOf course. You underestimate me too much. Iâm not any worse than Liu Shayang!â
Leng Chuixue heard nothing for a long time. Then he couldnât help but smile, âYou think if you stay there without speaking Iâll open the door to take a look?â
âYou probably will.â
âHaha, you think too highly of yourself. I want to laugh whenever I think of you.â Leng Chuixue burst into laughter, but suddenly, he stopped laughing, as if someone had gripped his throat.
He felt a strong push from behind. The Celestial Dragon Gate had been pushed open!
âWhy did you stop laughing?â Jiang Chenâs face appeared in the opening.
âNo way!â Leng Chuixue shouted in a panic.
It looked like he had done nothing but push the gates, but actually, he had performed a series of complicated operations that were impossible to replicate from one glance.
âThe Celestial Dragon Gate is made of a mixture of Exceptional Heaven Casting Iron and darksteel and is deployed with a sealing formation. With the territorial advantage, it manages to ward off intruders.â
After introducing the Celestial Dragon Gate to him, Jiang Chen scorned, âWhen I opened this gate for the first time, you werenât even born yet.â
The corners of Leng Chuixueâs mouth twitched. The plan he had been so proud of had been wrecked easily.
âYou gave me an excuse to kill you.â With the Red Cloud Sword in hand, Jiang Chen made up his mind.
âWait!â
Leng Chuixue stepped back in fear. He waved his hands towards Jiang Chen and hurried to say, âYou canât kill me!â
âWhy?â
âIâm still useful to you.â
âBut youâve always hid things from me and played tricks. Iâm not that patient,â said Jiang Chen.
Leng Chuixue flicked his sleeves, as if he was ready to risk everything, and said, âWhatever you want to know, just ask.â
âEverything. Everything about the secret treasure,â said Jiang Chen.
Leng Chuixue thought for a while about how to say it. Then he said, âWhen the Evil Cloud Palace called on Reaching Heaven States to find the treasure, they assigned us different tasks according strength.
âOur main task is to collect the crystal of fire dragon hidden in different places in the secret treasure. They were important strategic resources for the Dragon Dynasty.
âOther treasures placed with the crystal of fire dragon will be the incentive for those who find them.
âWe were given a key so that even without knowing the direction or having a map, we would be taken there automatically.â
Jiang Chen extended his hand as soon as he heard that.
Leng Chuixue didnât hesitate to give Jiang Chen a plain-looking key.
âAs number seven on the Slay Demon List, you should have been given more keys,â Jiang Chen said while checking the key.
âI am number seven of the Slay Demon List, but that doesnât mean Iâm also ranked seventh in the young generation of the Evil Cloud Palace. Who knows what kind of standard the Hero Palace is using to rank us?â
âDoes that mean stronger disciples of the Evil Cloud Palace know more secrets?â
Leng Chuixue knew what he was suggesting. He smiled mysteriously and said, âExactly. And Su Xing knows the biggest secret about the secret treasure. You should go to him.â
âI will,â said Jiang Chen.
âYou will. Thatâs easy to say.â Of course, Leng Chuixue didnât believe him, and he was audacious enough that he still had the nerve to scorn Jiang Chen under such circumstances.
Jiang Chen raised the Red Cloud Sword and pointed it at his back. He said, âWalk ahead. If you play any little tricks, Iâll pierce you through the heart.â
Although Leng Chuixue was reluctant, he had to obey.
The passage behind the gate was very dark. The holy awareness Jiang Chen had released was absorbed by the stone walls.
Leng Chuixue wanted to tell him it wasnât dangerous there according to the Evil Cloud Palace, but he didnât bother, because no matter what Leng Chuixue said, Jiang Chen wouldnât believe him.
So he could do nothing but keep walking.