Chapter 165 The Expectations of the Heartless Palace (2/2)

They kept busy for nearly two hours. By then, it was already dark out. The flame of an oil lamp inside the house flickered. After telling Li Muxue to get some rest, Xiao Chen returned to his room and collapsed on the bed. Before long, he was fast asleep.

When it was nearly midnight, he suddenly detected a slight chill infiltrating the house. He opened his eyes in a daze and realized he had forgotten to close the window before going to bed. It was hazy outside as if a layer of mist had enveloped the area. Having lost his drowsiness, he quietly got up from the bed, pushed open the door, and made his way to the center of the courtyard.

The thin layer of mist shrouded the courtyard. He could faintly hear sounds coming from the southern corner of the place. When he strolled over, he realized it was the rustling of the wind-swept bamboo leaves. He sighed and sat down.

After calming down, he immediately started using the Mystic Cyan Cultivation Method and opened all of his meridians. A pale white True Qi flowed through his body with traces of invisible black True Qi flowing along with it, threatening to swallow the white Qi at any time.

This continued for two hours. Xiao Chen opened his eyes. His cultivation was stagnating at Level 9 of the Foundation Building Realm. It seemed like it would be a challenge to break free of this shackle and enter the Core Forming Realm. Perhaps, he would only truly be the best fighter of the younger generation after entering the Core Forming Realm.

Even though his battle with Patriarch Guanshan was closing in, that wasn't his biggest worry. He was more concerned about the Thousand Feathers Sect. He had a feeling that the sect was hiding its purpose. It was mostly thanks to Xiaoyue that Patriarch Guanshan's resurrection became such heated news in the Violet Manor.

With his mind in such a chaotic mess, he wasn't willing to ponder too deeply about it. He got up and returned to his room. In the morning, a burst of noise woke him up. He saw Li Muxue pushing the door and entering his room. ”I think there's trouble in the Heartless Palace!”

Xiao Chen immediately flipped out of the bed and ran out of the courtyard. At the end of his sight, he saw shuffling silhouettes over at the Heartless Palace. Aside from the Heartless Palace disciples, there were also quite a number of people in strange attire. It seemed like an invasion was taking place.

”Let's go and take a look.” He pulled Li Muxue along and ran over.

When they were nearby, they saw three people who seemed to be the leaders of the invaders. One was in his fifties and was gripping a long sword. Another had white hair and beard and was holding a human skeleton crutch. The last one was dressed like a Taoist but was emanating an evil aura.

These three were Everlasting Spring Rogue, Old Monster of Mount Ding, and Depraved Man, all famous in this area. Old Monster of Mount Ding raised his head and laughed. ”Everyone knows that Heartless Mystic Sword is a cultivation method that is descended from ancient times. It should be shared among the people, yet your master is hogging it to herself. Never mind that, she isn't even making good use of it! If she doesn't hand over the secret manual today, I'll wipe out your entire sect!”

The moment he finished talking, he pointed with his human skeleton crutch. Two streams of red light radiated from the sockets of the human skeleton and instantly reaped the life of a Heartless Palace disciple. The other disciples became terrified after seeing this.

Xiao Chen felt a chill. These three had far stronger cultivation than the two men yesterday. Moreover, the Heartless Mystic Sword that they were talking about appeared to be some sort of ancient cultivation method.

Chu Lingjiao felt her insides go cold. While it was true that her master found the secret manual here, she had never practiced the profound cultivation method recorded in it. Neither did she allow other disciples to learn it. However, there was no shortage of people coveting the manual and it had become a looming danger for the Heartless Palace. In the past, many had invaded the valley but all were exterminated without exception. However, her master was now meditating behind closed doors because of her severe injury. What should they do now?

She was currently leading 10 more of her fellow disciples to perform a sword formation. She said coolly, ”How dare you!”

Old Monster of Mount Ding raised his head and laughed heartily. ”If we're not daring, where would we find the courage to invade the Heartless Palace?” He pointed his human skeleton crutch at Chu Lingjiao and once again, emitted two streams of red light. Xiao Chen hastily cast an incantation and the Unsullied Sword appeared in his hand. He swung his sword, flinging a sharp Sword Qi that immediately neutralized the two streams of red light.

Quite a few people had heard of Xiao Chen demonstrating his power and chasing the Fiend Duo of the Northern Underworld away yesterday. They sighed in relief to see him rushing to their aid.