The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 1371 - 1362: Crisis Approaching

Ye Chenfeng flicked his left hand, once again plunging the Green Flame needle into a large tree.

This time, Ye Chenfeng carefully sensed the changes within the tree. He discovered that after the Green Flame needle was embedded, the interior of the tree burned extremely fast, leaving just a superficial surface which would crumble to ash with the slightest external force.

Ye Chenfeng clenched his right hand, and the Green Flame burning in his palm returned to his Dantian. His gaze turned to He Wuji’s tombstone and the colossal statue, and he sighed softly; he still hadn’t examined the sword technique "Heavy Sword Without Edge" that He Wuji had imparted to him!

Ye Chenfeng stepped up to the massive statue, recalling what He Wuji had told him within the Illusory Realm. His current goal was not only to rescue Lin Xinyi and find Xia Zining, but also to elevate the powers of himself and those around him beyond reincarnation to reach eternal life. However, for Ye Chenfeng, this was a task more difficult than ascending to heaven; even now, he was far from reaching the Nirvana Realm, let alone eternal life!

But Ye Chenfeng’s personality was always about breaking through barriers without retreat; once he set his heart on something, he would not change easily. Only when he and those around him transcended reincarnation could they live in this world freely and at ease forever.

Ye Chenfeng’s palm lightly traced over the statue’s foot. He could sense that Sword God He Wuji in life was far mightier than any Nirvana Realm expert, yet even someone like He Wuji could not escape death in the end.

At the moment Ye Chenfeng fell into deep thought, a cracking sound suddenly erupted from the statue. Cracks appeared densely across the entire statue.

When the cracks spread all over the statue’s form, with a loud "bang!", the gigantic sculpture exploded, and a golden light shot from within, transforming into the characters "Eternal Life," dragon-like and phoenix-like in mid-air.

It seemed that He Wuji in life was also in pursuit of the path to eternal life. Unfortunately, he never transcended reincarnation, and He Wuji’s last trace of divine sense had now vanished. This golden light was He Wuji’s lingering obsession in life for pursuing eternal life, and now that he is dead, this obsession too should disappear.

Ye Chenfeng’s eyes stared at the "Eternal Life" characters that appeared in the air, which encompassed natural laws, causing him to frown at times and smile at others. Once the characters completely dissipated, a gleam flashed in Ye Chenfeng’s eyes—he was now just a half-step away from the fourth level of the Ocean Gathering Realm.

And after sensing the natural laws within the "Eternal Life" characters, even the half-step distance vanished; now, as long as Ye Chenfeng had sufficient spiritual energy, he could smoothly enter the fourth level of the Ocean Gathering Realm.

Realizing this change, Ye Chenfeng hesitated no more. His storage ring flickered unceasingly, rapidly absorbing one High Grade Spirit Stone after another. After absorbing a hundred High Grade Spirit Stones, the aura around him surged into the initial stage of the fourth level of the Ocean Gathering Realm, stably remaining at this level.

Ye Chenfeng looked at the already shattered colossal statue, feeling the initial stage strength within him, and he deeply bowed three times before He Wuji’s tombstone, saying: "Senior He, thank you for planting the seed of the Unyielding Sword Intent in my Dantian, thank you for enhancing my Frosty Sword Intent, thank you for imparting Heavy Sword Without Edge to me, thank you for making me somewhat understand the meaning of eternal life—how weighty and difficult it is."

"Kid, what happened just now? It seemed like a power isolated us." The voice of the Black Shadow Person Jiang Yuntian rang.

Ye Chenfeng knew that the White Shadow Person and Black Shadow Person had been isolated, likely due to his entering He Wuji’s Illusory Realm. He then recounted the events briefly. When Ye Chenfeng mentioned the Unyielding Sword Intent, both the White Shadow Person and Black Shadow Person fell into contemplation, with the White Shadow Person Wu Fengxian hesitantly saying, "Unyielding Sword Intent? This sword intent sounds familiar, yet I can’t recall it at the moment."

Ye Chenfeng was not concerned about He Wuji’s origins; he wanted to know what this ruin truly was. He said, "Old White, Old Black, listen to me first, I just..."

Ye Chenfeng described the enormous hand and eye he saw in the black chasm in the distant sky, telling them everything in one go, causing the Black Shadow Person Jiang Yuntian to ask in confusion, "Kid, are you sure you weren’t dreaming? An enormous eye appeared in the sky chasm? A mere glance made you spit blood and crumble?"

"Old Black, do you think I can’t distinguish between reality and dreams? I’m certain it’s what I saw with my own eyes." Ye Chenfeng’s gaze again turned skyward, but now, beside the distant black chasm, it was just endless darkness with nothing notable.

As Ye Chenfeng withdrew his gaze, the White Shadow Person Wu Fengxian remarked, "Little fellow, if what you say is true, then this ruin is truly extraordinary. It seems familiar to me—I should know this place, but I can’t recall it at the moment."

...

While Ye Chenfeng conversed with the White Shadow Person and Black Shadow Person.

Outside the Grim Mountains.

Jiang Motian of the Yinming Sect, who had initially planned for Jiang Junhua to be bait, returned outside the mountains with two Yinming Sect disciples.

Simultaneously, at the moment Jiang Motian returned, Su Bingshuan of the Wanyue Pavilion also led two female disciples of the pavilion back, and Ning Xuesong, the foster son of the Sect Master of the Hanbing Sect, likewise appeared with Ning Xuening.

All these individuals focused their gazes on the Grim Mountains, having just sensed that someone within the mountains seemed to be madly enhancing their strength, which unsettled them.

Jiang Motian of the Yinming Sect said, "Now, it is time for us to enter and have a look inside."

But just at this moment, two dark figures appeared from afar, coming before Jiang Motian and the others. On the chest of these two figures’ clothes, a "Shui" character was embroidered; among them, a young man was Jiang Junhua’s brother Jiang Junqian, and a middle-aged man was also a disciple of the Shuis, belonging to the faction of the Shui family’s Great Elder. The middle-aged man’s strength was at the peak of the fifth level of the Ocean Gathering Realm.

Jiang Junqian had also witnessed the commotion Jiang Motian caused earlier, hence he hurried over; however, he was rather distant, arriving here rather late.

Jiang Junqian likewise possessed the late stage strength of the first level of the Divine Thought Realm. Eyeing the people before him, he asked, "Have any of you seen my brother Jiang Junhua? And what are you doing here?"

Jiang Motian knew he couldn’t conceal the matter of Jiang Junhua, so he proactively said, "Your brother Jiang Junhua did come here, and I discovered a Sword God’s tomb within these mountains. I made a disturbance to lure you all here, hoping for you to explore the tomb of the Sword God with me."

"We originally planned to rest for a day before entering the mountains. Your brother and three Loose Cultivators rested at the mountain’s entrance while we went elsewhere to rest."

"Just moments ago, we sensed movement within the mountains, so we returned to check and prepare to enter the mountains soon, but upon arriving here, your brother and the three Loose Cultivators were gone. I assume they lusted for the treasures of the Sword God’s tomb and likely entered the mountains on their own."

When Jiang Junqian heard the term "Sword God’s tomb," his eyes were unconcealedly greedy, but after hearing Jiang Motian’s subsequent words, he knew his brother had become Jiang Motian and the others’ bait. Without dangerous prospects within the Sword God’s tomb, Jiang Junqian wouldn’t believe Jiang Motian would lure them here.

Yet, this situation could only be blamed on Jiang Junqian’s brother’s foolishness. Jiang Junqian knew now wasn’t the time to turn against Jiang Motian and the others; he planned to settle scores with everyone present after exploring the Sword God’s tomb, saying, "Since you’re planning to enter the mountains to explore the Sword God’s tomb, why are we standing here? Let’s go together!"

Seeing Jiang Junqian not immediately turn hostile made Jiang Motian, Ning Xuesong, and the others understand that Jiang Junqian was definitely a calculating and ruthless individual, prompting them to start guarding against him.

Led by Jiang Motian, everyone present plunged into the Grim Mountains, cautiously advancing towards the Sword God’s tomb.

Meanwhile, Ye Chenfeng, still around the Sword God’s tomb, remained unaware that the true crisis was beginning to close in.

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