Chapter 292: Trouble Arrives (1/2)
“What a formidable force of gravity! If it were not for the fact that I have already opened up the Force acupoint, I can forget about taking on 60 times the force of gravity. I wouldn’t even be able to take on 50 times the force of gravity.” Chen Feng was seated and he secretly circulated his primary energy throughout his body as he attempted to repair his torn internal organs and the micro vessels.
“Ha ha, kid! How do you feel now?” Tower sounded quite pleased with himself.
“Not bad.” For Chen Feng, even the act of talking had become laborious.
“In that case, train yourself here. When you can handle 100 times the force of gravity, you can exit,” Tower said with a chuckle.
“One hundred times the force of gravity? Fine, let’s do 100 times the force of gravity!” Even as Chen Feng spoke, he could feel the muscles on his face trembling.
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As Chen Feng was focused on his cultivation, a piece of news spread out amongst the disciples of Extreme Celestial Sect. Additionally, it spread farther and farther. It did not take long for even some elders to know about it.
According to that piece of news, Chen Feng possessed both a top-grade Prized artefact and a Sacred artefact.
Once the rumour spread out, many disciples who were in cultivation retreat were aroused. They all ended their retreat. Some who possessed high cultivation bases or powerful backers began scheming how to snatch away Chen Feng’s magic treasures. Even some elders were tempted.
For cultivators who had overcome a few Lightning Tribulations, some could still more or less resist the allure of a top-grade Prized artefact. However, the allure of a Sacred artefact was not something that the average cultivator could resist.
Naturally, not all the cultivators within Extreme Celestial Sect believed that Chen Feng possessed a Sacred artefact. However, there were simply too many cultivators in Extreme Celestial Sect. Even the gathering of one tenth of the cultivators there could form a sea of cultivators.
Hearing the news, Luo Bo and Sun Xuan swiftly met up.
“Who spread this? Chen Feng is going to be in a world of trouble now,” Sun Xuan said.
“Humph! Is there a need to ask? The two of us will never say anything about this. As such, it can only be the others. Those fellows have no conscience at all. Senior Brother Chen had saved our lives back in the Demon Trial Grounds. Unexpectedly, there are some who would make such an unscrupulous action. If I ever find out who, I will never let them get away,” Luo Bo said furiously.
“Guys, we’ve got trouble!” Suddenly, Wang Meng and another disciple, Liu Fei, rushed over.
“You two have heard the news as well?” Sun Xuan asked.
“As of this moment, in all of Extreme Celestial Mountain, the core disciples included, there are probably only a handful who are still in the dark about this matter. Additionally, I hear that our sect’s disciples are openly and secretly surrounding Chen Feng’s mountain residence. Chen Feng is in trouble,” Wang Meng quickly said.
“What? There are people surrounding Senior Brother Chen’s mountain residence? Why didn’t the higher ups from our sect come out to manage this matter?” Luo Bo said furiously.
“Hey, a high-grade Prized artefact and a fabled Sacred artefact. The disciples are not the only ones tempted. I fear that even some elders would secretly take action,” Liu Fei said with a sneer.
“This piece of news must surely have come from one of us. I can be certain; it is either Ma Yuan or Liu Kai. Back then, I noticed something amiss about the way they look,” Wang Meng said scornfully.
“Junior Brother Wang, don’t recklessly conjecture,” Sun Xuan hastily said.
“This is not reckless conjecture. Just look! They have yet to come. They must surely be feeling guilty,” Wang Meng responded with a sneer.
Back then, a total of 17 cultivators entered the Demon Trial Grounds alongside Chen Feng. Two died, leaving 15 who made it back. Thus, all 15 were suspects.
Soon enough, eight more cultivators from the group of 15 arrived to meet up with Sun Xuan and the others, leaving only three cultivators unaccounted for. Two of the three cultivators were the ones that Wang Meng mentioned earlier, Ma Yuan and Liu Kai.
“Heh! Didn’t I tell you? For them to still not come, it must be both Ma Yuan and Liu Kai. Ze Fei hasn’t come as well. There must be something going on with the three of them. I will go catch those three fellows and interrogate them properly,” Wang Meng said.
“That is right! We’ll go together and capture the three of them first,” Luo Bo said in agreement.
“Hold! Fellows, don’t be rash. Right now, we still cannot be certain who leaked this news. What is more important now is to rush to Senior Brother Chen’s residence. Hopefully, we’ll be able to help out if something happens,” Sun Xuan said.
“Very well. Hopefully, no conflict arises. None of the sect elders are coming out to manage this situation while Senior Brother Chen has quite the temper on him. This will likely lead to troubles,” Luo Bo said.
Fairbright Club…
“Club Leader, we received a piece of news just now. An elite disciple named Chen Feng has a top-grade Prized artefact!” He Tian said.
“It is just a Prized artefact. Why are you throwing such a ruckus?” a handsome young man in white attire, seated on a chair made from jade stone, said coolly.
He was Li Yitian, the Club Leader of Extreme Celestial Sect’s Fairbright Club.
“However, I have heard that this Chen Feng also possesses a Sacred artefact.” Light glinted across He Tian’s eyes.
“Sacred artefact?” Li Yitian straightened himself, a look of shock on his face.
“Does he really possess a Sacred artefact? A minor elite disciple actually possesses a Sacred artefact? Heh! Even our Extreme Celestial Sect doesn’t have many Sacred artefacts,” Li Yitian said with a chuckle.
“This Chen Feng had entered Driftcloud Immortal Mountain in the past. Maybe he had acquired this Sacred artefact back then,” He Tian said.
“Driftcloud Immortal Mountain? Interesting. It seems this Chen Feng is a lucky fellow. When there is time, I must go check him out,” said a smiling Li Yitian.