The moment Long Chen stood up, Liao Yong instantly tensed up, his whole body stiffening up, his face full of guard.
"Whoosh."
Long Chen extended a large hand, pointing at Liao Yong. Liao Yong couldn't help but grip the hilt of his sword and took a fighting stance.
At that moment, the entire venue fell silent. They were eager to know exactly what kind of strength this Huangwai expert possessed.
However, Long Chen did not make a move. He pointed at Liao Yong and said calmly, "You're really clever, seeing through my true nature at a glance. Impressive, truly impressive!" After
Long Chen finished speaking, he turned and left. His action stunned everyone, who thought it was a fierce struggle, but at this critical moment, Long Chen actually backed down.
"Coward, are you feeling guilty?" Seeing Long Chen turn and leave, Liao Yong was furious.
"If you say you're guilty, then so be it. As long as you don't say I'm weak in my kidneys, I'll accept everything else." Long Chen didn't even look back and left casually.
Long Chen's actions immediately disappointed countless people. They had always thought he was a super strongman, but never expected him to be so timid and fearful.
However, seeing Long Chen's thin figure, many people felt sorry for him, thinking Liao Yong was being a bit bullying.
Long Chen left the square and slowly walked toward the Sutra Pavilion in Tianyu City. He was holding Chu He's identity badge, which allowed him to freely enter and exit anywhere except the ancient pagoda.
When Long Chen entered the Scripture Pavilion, he found that there were indeed quite a few scriptures here, but compared to Lingxiao Academy, it seemed far too shabby.
Long Chen briefly flipped through some cultivation manuals but found nothing that interested him. However, he knew that the reason Tianyu City had been passed down must have its own extraordinary qualities. Just as he continued reading, a cold laugh rang out:
"I see. You came here for our Tianyu City's secret techniques. You really are cunning!"
Hearing that cold laugh, Long Chen ignored him, not even glancing at him, and continued flipping through it. However, just as Long Chen's hand was about to touch the next book, someone snatched it away first.
Long Chen looked at the man—a burly man with a full beard, looking at him with a provocative expression.
Long Chen moved his hand, almost slapping him. Luckily, he held back. This seemingly muscular yet somewhat annoying guy, with only Heavenly Saint level cultivation, could be smashed into a mist of blood with a single slap.
The man looked coldly at Long Chen and sneered, "Coward, coward. Who do you think you are? What right do you have to read the secret manuals of Tianyu City?" Long
Chen glanced at the man. His face was large and well-positioned. Long Chen's hand instantly itched, but in the end, he still struggled to turn his head, suppressing the urge to smack him, and left the Sutra Pavilion.
"Why isn't it good yet? This efficiency is way too slow. If this keeps up, I won't be able to hold back! Long Chen left the Scripture Pavilion and walked to the plaza. Seeing the strange looks from countless people, he was speechless.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, the jade token in Long Chen's hand trembled slightly. Overjoyed, Long Chen hurried toward the ancient tower. The guards checked Long Chen's nameplate again and let him pass.
After entering the ancient tower, a huge teleportation array appeared, filled with people—all of whom were Nine Vein Heavenly Saints.
They stood within the teleportation array, looking completely bewildered, completely unaware of why the ancestor had summoned them here. When they received the message, they had to keep it strictly confidential and not let anyone know.
When they arrived, they were all stunned, because it required secrecy. When they saw others, they didn't dare to communicate.
When Long Chen appeared, Chu He also showed up. Chu He said to everyone, "Everyone, adjust your state. We're about to set off for Heavenly Tribulation Valley." "
Heavenly Tribulation Valley?" Ancestor, we don't have the ability to break through bottlenecks. Why go to Heavenly Tribulation Valley? Someone finally couldn't hold back and spoke up.
The Heavenly Tribulation Valley is their exclusive place for crossing tribulations. It was originally a sacred place established by the Tianyu Sword, similar to a small world. Here, people would undergo tribulations without interference from the Golden Lion Clan or the Stone Spirit Clan.
"Don't ask so many questions. Just do whatever I'm told to do!" Chu He shouted.
In fact, he didn't know what Long Chen was up to, because Long Chen had asked him to gather these people here. Long Chen hadn't told him exactly what they were going to do.
Upon hearing this, everyone began to close their eyes and rest, adjusting their state to restore their energy and spirit to their peak.
Once everyone had finished adjusting, Chu He activated the teleportation array. In an instant, they appeared in an endless barren valley. Upon arrival, a vast thunderous force swept across them, making one's hearts tremble.
This is the tribulation sanctuary of Tianyu City's powerful warriors for generations. The earth has been melted by the power of thunder, forming thunder runes. The violent pressure of thunder is simply unbearable for ordinary people.
"Everyone, swallow this pill!"
With a wave of his hand, Long Chen sent pills flying out one after another toward the powerful figures. The experts took the pills, their faces full of confusion.
They had never seen a real pill, let alone taken it, but they always felt that this pill seemed different from what was recorded in ancient texts.
Because the pills had wrinkles and didn't look smooth, they didn't know that there was something in this world called the Dan Yi.
"If I tell you to eat, then you eat!" Seeing everyone hesitate, Chu He shouted.
Although Chu He didn't understand pills either, he believed Long Chen wouldn't harm them. Upon hearing this, everyone swallowed the pills.
"Weng Buzz Buzz... The
moment they swallowed the pill, their aura surged violently, and nine heavenly veins erupted behind them, flying uncontrollably.
"Rumble rumble...
At that moment, the bottleneck binding them was violently broken open. The nine heavenly veins merged into one, their auras surged rapidly, and the aura of an emperor soared to the sky.
"Not good!"
Everyone was shocked; they hadn't expected that a small pill would instantly break through and directly ascend to the Human Emperor realm.
And the moment they broke through to the Human Emperor realm, the nine heavens trembled, endless tribulation clouds gathered, and a violent sea of thunder poured down, enveloping them.
"Oh no, collective tribulation crossing—this is deadly now!"
A powerful figure cried out in alarm. Collective tribulation crossing is a major taboo; the power of the heavenly tribulation would stack, and if things went wrong, they might all die here.
At this moment, Chu He was also startled. He had thought that after everyone took the pill, it would take at least a few days before they could begin their breakthrough to the Human Emperor Realm, and whoever would break through would undergo tribulation. But unexpectedly, swallowing the pill made him break through instantly.
"Rumble... Endless
wild thunder descended from the ninth heaven, and Long Chen stepped forward, stepping into the heavenly tribulation.