Chapter 267 (1/2)

Chapter 267

Long Chen was startled . “Why are you in such a rush? Didn’t you say you wanted to get a drink first?”

A peerless genius like Mo Nian was fated to be lonely . The feeling of being peerless was not as great as everyone thought .

Within the same generation, it was almost impossible to have a single good friend . That kind of feeling was not a pleasant one .

Both chickens and eagles grow up from being chicks . But as time pa.s.ses, the eagle is destined to spread its wings and soar into the sky .

That was why although he had been extremely unwilling, he had had no choice but to leave behind s.h.i.+ Feng, fatty Yu, Shou Hou, and the others back in Phoenix Cry . They were destined to not be able to stay together forever .

Cultivation was a path of no retreat . Once you stepped onto that path, you had no choice but to continue advancing . There was no chance to turn back .

But if you could have a couple genuine brothers with you on this path, then it would definitely be much more enjoyable .

However, such people were really just too hard to find . If the only ones beside Long Chen were weaklings, there was no way he could take care of them forever .

Once danger appeared, Long Chen couldn’t protect them all the time . He would only be able to watch as they unwillingly died one by one . That kind of feeling was too painful .

That was why Long Chen would normally act so frivolous and juvenile, acting as if he didn’t have a care in the world . But in reality, Long Chen was somewhat afraid to care too much . He was afraid to see those close to him die .

Mo Nian was the only person he had encountered so far who could also stand high above his peers as well . And at the end, Mo Nian had even taken out his precious treasure to block that terrifying hand, saving his life .

Long Chen really did want to make friends with Mo Nian . So seeing he wanted to leave so quickly was definitely saddening to him .

Mo Nian laughed, “Those old fellows always scolded me for not living up to their expectations . They said if I didn’t properly cultivate, I’d be thrown behind sooner or later by others .

“In reality, I never accepted that . Back when I was just ten, I secretly ran off and eliminated a whole bandit stronghold .

“By myself, I killed over three hundred bandits . Back then, I was only at the ninth Heavenstage of Qi Condensation . And yet I was able to kill those Blood Condensation bandits as easily as slaughtering chickens .

“From then on, whenever they scolded me, I would always be so incredibly infuriated that I would run off to act as some wandering knight . I’ve definitely run into a few dangerous situations .

“However, I never met a single person in the same realm who could block more than three of my arrows . Now that I’ve met you and Yin Luo, I definitely feel a sense of crisis from the two of you .

“That’s especially true of you, Long Chen . You really are a monster . Although you had your comrade’s a.s.sistance in the end, your potential really is absolutely limitless . Even I’m afraid of it .

“I’ve received many benefits from this battle . When I get back, I will enter seclusion so that I won’t get thrown off by you . ”

Everyone was startled . Mo Nian, who was incredibly powerful, was actually feeling a great deal of pressure from Long Chen .

Mo Nian was so powerful that he had shocked everyone . All alone, he had been able to fight against Yin Luo, a once-in-a-thousand-year genius from the Corrupt path .

Long Chen nodded . He understood what Mo Nian meant . After experiencing such a large battle, he had naturally gained some insights .

If he then went into seclusion to consolidate those insights, that would be extremely beneficial to his future . He definitely couldn’t miss this golden period .

“Long Chen, you are definitely now one of my, Mo Nian’s, good friends . If you have time, come to Qing Prefecture to find me . Anyone will be able to tell you where to find my Mo Gate . ”

But after he said that, he then realized it was a bit unsuitable and added, “However, I’d advise you not to come now . The Jiuli secret realm will quickly open . Your Su Prefecture also has an entrance, and you’ll definitely have to attend . You are definitely powerful, but at that time, all seven prefectures’ top geniuses will gather . Countless Righteous and Corrupt disciples will be present . With your current cultivation base, you’ll definitely end up suffering . You should hurry and break through to Tendon Transformation . ”

Long Chen was slightly surprised . He had heard of the Jiuli secret realm, and it seemed like a very mysterious existence . He hadn’t expected Mo Nian to know about it as well .

Seven prefectures’ experts would all partic.i.p.ate in the opening of the Jiuli secret realm? Long Chen didn’t even know what kind of concept a prefecture was, but he could guess that a single prefecture must span a frighteningly large area of land .

Long Chen bitterly smiled, “I’ll do my best . ”

Of course he wanted to break through to Tendon Transformation . But he sensed that for some unknown reason, he was currently at a complete bottleneck .

That bottleneck kept him completely locked at Blood Condensation . And most irritating of all, he had no idea what this bottleneck was from or how to break through it .

Long Chen simply knew too little about the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art . He would need to grope around its mysteries to advance faster .

“That Yin Luo is incredibly terrifying . The most terrifying part about him isn’t his talent, but how ruthless the Corrupt path has been .

“I suspect that his sect sacrificed one of their own Xiantian experts for him . They transplanted that Xiantian expert’s Xiantian essence blood into his body .

“Due to the limits of his cultivation base, he can still only use a trace of that Xiantian essence blood’s energy . Furthermore, based on what I saw, he should have only just gained that essence blood and so his control is still extremely low .

“But with a bit more time, his cultivation base will grow higher and he’ll grow more familiar with his Xiantian essence blood . That will be when he is most terrifying .

“Don’t think that because you severed a leg that he won’t be able to enter Bone Forging . His body will easily recover with the a.s.sistance of spirit pills .