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It was a piece of paper. He slowly unfurled it and read what was written on it. There was simply one line written by a womanâs hand.
âNow will you be happy?â
Seeing this line of words, Long Chenâs expression changed. He sensed that this matter was not ordinary.
âYutao, whatâs going on?!â Killing intent began to rise in Long Chenâs eyes.
âWhat do you think? Others got bored of playing with this slut and tossed her away. As for you, Long San, you were just second-hand goods, hehe!â sneered a disciple.
Long Chen suddenly roared furiously and punched that discipleâs head.
There was no suspense. His head exploded like a watermelon.
Long Chenâs punch was too terrifying and too sudden. The disciples beside him were all splattered with blood.
That discipleâs soul appeared in the air, but a flame spear suddenly shot out of Long Chenâs hand, incinerating his soul. That disciple was instantly killed.
The other disciples were all shocked. They had never expected Long Chen would dare to kill people. They all became pale, too terrified to move.
âLong San⌠youâve caused a calamity now.â Zhang Yutao also jumped in fright. Now even he was worried.
âI donât care about that right now. Tell me, why would Duan Tianqiao commit suicide? Who is she asking if they will be happy now?â demanded Long Chen.
Zhang Yutao explained this matter from the start. Panic wouldnât help now. At this time, people were already rushing away to report this matter to the Elders.
Under Long Chenâs interrogation, Zhang Yutao had no choice but to explain Duan Tianqiaoâs history. Originally, her talent was not bad, and she easily became an inner disciple. But wanting to join the Divine Pill Hall was extremely difficult.
She tried several times without succeeding. Later on, one of the Divine Pill Hallâs disciples gave her some pointers, allowing her alchemy skill to advance by a great deal, making her eligible to finally enter the Divine Pill Hall.
Duan Tianqiao was extremely grateful to that disciple, and under his pursuit, the two of them became alchemy Dao-companions.
It was only later that Duan Tianqiao learned that this disciple had only helped her to pull her into the Divine Shield Alliance. Furthermore, this person also had other Dao-companions. Duan Tianqiao had immediately felt used. She had had a huge fight with that person, and she had formed an urge to kill herself at that time.
It was the Pill Fairy that had come to support Duan Tianqiao, advising her to leave the Divine Shield Alliance and join the neutral faction.
Furthermore, she had even given out a warning that no one was to mention this matter again. At that time, this matter had caused quite a ruckus before things had gradually calmed down.
Duan Tianqiao had managed to escape the shadow of her past and once more began cultivating her alchemy. But the emotions that hadnât worked out from back then still caused quite an influence over her, and in the end, she was unable to improve her ranking. She was stuck at the bottom, always in danger.
Just yesterday, when someone had cursed Duan Tianqiao for being a slut, Long Chen had thought that someone was intentionally trying to find trouble with him. He hadnât known there had been such a story behind it.
Now, it seemed that this personâs curse had provoked Duan Tianqiaoâs inner wound. Adding on how her alchemy had stagnated for so many years, she had felt like there was no more meaning in living, and decided to end her young life.
âWhy did you have to do this? People always grow by facing the bumps on their way. They mature amid lies and schemes. Did you really think this life no longer had meaning to you? If you really hated this world, why is it that you would face toward the east before death? Donât worry, I will bring your ashes out of this emotionless world and back to your home.â
Long Chen sighed and gently brushed Duan Tianqiaoâs face. He closed her eyes.
Just at this moment, the Pill Fairy walked over in an imperial dress. Seeing Duan Tianqiaoâs corpse, sadness appeared in her eyes.
âYou donât have anything to apologize for. Wherever there are people, there will be competition, a survival of the fittest. Youâve already done what you could do. Iâd just like to ask you to leave Duan Tianqiaoâs ashes to me after sheâs cremated. I hope to return her ashes back to her home. Perhaps that was her only desire before her death,â said Long Chen.
âLong San, you randomly killed someone?! Come with me!â
Just at this moment, a group of Elders seized Long Chen. Long Chen didnât resist and let them bring him away.
The Pill Fairy looked at his stubborn figure as it gradually faded. An indescribable pain appeared in her heart.
âPill Fairy, this matterâŚâ Jiang Zijun also rushed over.
âDonât try to explain anything. I donât care if you know about this or not. Your struggles in the future have nothing to do with me. Move. Iâm bringing her away.â The Pill Fairy gently picked up Duan Tianqiaoâs body. Without even looking at Jiang Zijun, she left.
Jiang Zijun awkwardly made way for the Pill Fairy. The Pill Fairy had always been a gentle person. For her to say such a thing meant she was truly infuriated.
âLong San, youâve killed two people now. This is truly troublesomeâŚâ Kan Dongze was disappointedly speaking to Long Chen in prison.
He repeatedly brought up his shortcomings, how he was too impetuous, how he didnât use his head, and how he was definitely going to be executed now.
âAlthough that disciple truly said something he shouldnât have said after Duan Tianqiaoâs death, killing him is still unforgivable. Weâve already reduced your punishment as much as possible. Right now, the only thing you can do is accept Luo Xiaoâs challenge. Luo Xiao is a rank seven Celestial and a flame cultivator. Since you havenât cultivated flame magical arts, youâll definitely die. Thatâs why you have to work hard during this time to cultivate flame fighting skills to face Luo Xiao. Weâve already done our best and won ten days for you to train. Long San, I want to hear what you think,â said Kan Dongze.
âIâm not thinking about anything. So what if I have to switch to become a flame cultivator? Others are unable to do dual martial-pill cultivation, but Iâve always wanted to try it. I just want to know if after I kill Luo Xiao, will I be able to challenge the person that caused Duan Tianqiao to commit suicide as revenge for her?â asked Long Chen.
Kan Dongze laughed inside. Originally, he had been thinking of how to convince Long Chen to switch to become a flame cultivator. He hadnât expected him to be so brazen as to instantly agree. Furthermore, he was even thinking about future challenges. This simply proved that he had been completely bedeviled.
âAs long as you can kill Luo Xiao, everything else is no problem. As for the matter of avenging Duan Tianqiao, weâll definitely set it up for you. Whether or not youâll be able to kill that person will be up to your own abilities though,â said Kan Dongze.
âGood. Then I want to start training in flame magical arts right now. Iâm already impatient,â said Long Chen confidently.
âAlright, then Iâll find a powerful flame cultivator to secretly train you during this time. Good luck. I look favorably upon you.â Kan Dongze patted Long Chen on the shoulder encouragingly. But when he turned to leave, a cold smile appeared on his face.
However, when Kan Dongze left, he didnât see a cold smile also appear on Long Chenâs face.
Time passed by, and five days were gone in an instant. Within Zhuo Tianxiangâs private room, other than Zhuo Tianxiang, Dan Yanxue, and Kan Dongze, a red-haired elder was also present.
This elder had extremely intense flame energy fluctuations coming from his body, and they caused space to twist around him. He was a terrifying Life Star flame cultivator with immense power.
âElder Zhu, how is Long Sanâs cultivation?â asked Zhuo Tianxiang.
âReporting to Protector Zhuo, everything is going very smoothly. This Long San is definitely a genius with terrifying comprehension ability. Furthermore, his willpower is very strong. He chose to use the peak level of the Raging Flame Body Tempering process. Even as his body is incinerated, his expression doesnât change. Heâs a ruthless person. In order to increase the power of his physical body, he undergoes the body tempering process for sixteen hours a day, and with the best possible medicinal pills offered to him, the rate at which his body is strengthening is monstrous. If I didnât personally witness it, I wouldnât believe it. Heâs truly suited to walk the path of a flame cultivator,â said the red-haired Elder Zhu emotionally.
Long Chenâs body was âstrengtheningâ so quickly that Elder Zhu found it hard to believe.
Long Chen was using this body tempering process to slowly reveal the real power of his physical body. That way, the increase of his battle strength wouldnât be too sudden and expose him.
âGood. Then when he fights Luo Xiao, he wonât lose. As long as he can force it into a draw, we can get past this. Looks like I was worried for nothing⌠However, Elder Zhu, donât be careless. Long San is a very important chess piece for us. Since thereâs not much time left before the Heavenly Dragon Flame Region opens, you have to raise his power as much as possible. No matter how many resources it costs, weâll get it all back a hundred, no, a thousand times,â said Zhuo Tianxiang.
âYes, your subordinate understands. Iâll go check on him right now. I wonât let him slack off at all,â promised Elder Zhu.
Once Elder Zhu left, Zhuo Tianxiang, Dan Yanxue, and Kan Dongze all smiled. Long San had given them quite a few pleasant surprises.
Flames filled the sky. Long Chen was surrounded by countless flame runes, looking like a god of fire. Flame runes had even appeared in his eyes.
âHahaha, good, excellent! Long San, after exhausting so much Earth Flame essence, your physical body is already comparable to body cultivators,â laughed Elder Zhu.
He was laughing when Long Chenâs fist landed squarely on his face. He flew back with a pained groan.
âLong San, are you mad?!â raged Elder Zhu.
âIâm not mad. I just wanted to test my power,â said Long Chen coldly. âThereâs not much more time. I want to take Luo Xiaoâs head in just three moves.â
Long Chen slowly raised his head. His eyes contained an icy killing intent that made Elder Zhu shiver.
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