Chapter Six: Duel

  After receiving the inheritance, Ye Chen did not continue to cultivate, but instead fell onto the bed and started snoring loudly. The events of this day and night had left Ye Chen reeling, first being struck by lightning during cultivation, then inadvertently discovering the secret room left behind by Lian Yun Sect's predecessor, followed by inexplicably breaking through to become a Fragmented Body First Stage, and finally obtaining an inheritance from a god. All of these events had happened too unexpectedly.

  Ye Chen lay on the bed and soon fell asleep. He dreamed that he successfully killed Xu Feng, became the master of Lianyun Sect, brought his parents over, and married Shen Xiang. Everything was so real...

  "Brother Chen! Brother Chen!"

  In a daze, Ye Chen heard Shen Xian's cry and slightly woke up.

  Ye Chen rubbed her tired eyelids and looked at the face that belonged to Shen Xiang, which was close at hand, and lazily asked: "What time is it now?"

  Shen Xiang's mischievous smile, forcibly pulled Ye Chen up, discontentedly saying: "It's just getting dark now!"

  "Oh!" Ye Chen lazily replied with a sentence, then closed his eyes again and fell back onto the bed, continuing to sleep.

  Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen and fell down again, the atmosphere stood up straight, hands on hips, looking at Ye Chen, small mouth pouted high, then thought for a moment, mischievously smiled, and loudly shouted: "Brother Chen! Get up quickly! Your room is on fire!"

  "Is it on fire?" Ye Chen lazily opened his eyes and glanced around, then suddenly his eyes widened in shock, he jumped up and exclaimed: "What! It's on fire! Where is the fire?"

  Ye Chen looked around his room in a panic, but after searching for half a day, he didn't find anything unusual, only Shen Xiang covering her mouth and sneaking a smile.

  Ye Chen smiled helplessly, knowing he had been deceived by Shen Xiang. He shrugged and sat down, looking at Shen Xiang with a helpless expression, asking in a soft voice: "Xiang'er, are you deceiving me? What's the matter finding me so late?"

  Shen Xian sat down beside Ye Chen with a smile, intimately pulling on his arm and coquettishly saying: "Chen Ge! Have you forgotten? Tonight is the annual gathering of Li Yun Zong's outer sect disciples! You've accompanied me every year before, can we go together again tonight?"

  Gathering! A gathering activity independently developed by the outer door disciples of Lianyun Sect, which is held on May 1st every year. It has been going on for a hundred years without interruption, but it is limited to outer door disciples only.

  The gathering on the surface is to organize all the outer door disciples together for entertainment, but in fact, after many years of evolution, the gathering has become not just a get-together for entertainment, but a small trading market where outer door disciples take out some things they don't need to exchange for what they need.

  In addition, at gatherings, sects will also take out some better martial skills to sell to their disciples. As long as you have enough money, you can buy them.

  Ye Chen thought for a moment, nodded slightly and said softly: "Okay!"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Xiang smiled happily and quickly pulled Ye Chen to run outside.

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  In the back mountain of Lianyun Island, as far as the eye can see, the lights are shining brightly, and the crowd is surging, with the noise audible from afar.

  Shen Xian walked hand in hand with Ye Chen from a distance, and many people took a step back when they saw Ye Chen. Unlike before, instead of rushing to greet him, they flattered and fawned on him.

  "Look! Ye Chen is here, I don't know what he's thinking! He's already a waste of space, what's the point of him coming?"

  "It's all useless now!"

  "Xianxiang is so good-looking, why are you still with this trash now?!"

  "Who knows?!"

  Although the voices of the crowd were small, they did not escape Ye Chen's ears.

  Ye Chen listened to the murmurs of the crowd, his face slightly darkened, but not discouraged, because he knew this was only temporary, and soon he would return to his peak moment, even stronger, strong enough to become the strongest person in Lianyun Sect.

  Shen Xiang glanced at Ye Chen with the corner of her eye, and found that Ye Chen was not disappointed. With a relieved smile, she turned to face Ye Chen and smiled: "Brother Chen, do you have anything useless? We can also go exchange some things."

  Upon hearing this, Ye Chen thought for a moment and then took out two items wrapped in oil paper from his pocket. He smiled and handed them to Shen Xin, saying: "These are two top-grade medicinal pills that warm the body and nourish the energy. You can take them to exchange for something you like!"

  Generally speaking, a first-class elixir is still relatively common. Otherwise, with Ye Chen's current status and position, it would be impossible to take out such an item. However, the price of a high-grade elixir will skyrocket, and even a small sect like Lianyun Sect may only have third-class elixirs at most, which is already considered very good.

  Second-rate sects generally only have fifth-grade elixirs, and the quantity is extremely rare. Even the top first-rate sects can only have seventh-grade elixirs. Seventh-grade and above are only available to those ancient families or sacred places that have been passed down for thousands of years.

  As for Tian Dan and Shen Dan, it's probably a miracle if there are one or two on the entire continent.

  Shen Xiang looked at the dan medicine in his hand, feeling a touch of emotion. Although Ye Chen had given him only the lowest grade of dan medicine, it was probably extremely precious to Ye Chen, especially now that his cultivation had been crippled.

  "Brother Chen! You need this thing urgently now, I don't want it!"

  Shen Xiang hastily handed over her own medicinal pill to Ye Chen and stuffed it into his hand.

  Ye Chen smiled slightly and shook his head, returning the medicinal pill to Shen Xiang and handing it back: "Xiang'er, it's okay, you take it and use it!"

  Nowadays, Ye Chen has learned the art of alchemy, although it's just been recently absorbed into his mind and hasn't been put into practice yet. However, these first-rate elixirs are already beyond his comprehension. It's worth noting that Ye Chen's alchemy skills come from a divine inheritance.

  Of course, Shen Xiang didn't know that Ye Chen would become one of the rarest alchemists on this continent.

  Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen's determined appearance and could only reluctantly nod her head. With her understanding of Ye Chen, she knew that he was a person with strong self-esteem. Now that his cultivation had been crippled, he had finally walked out of the shadows, and if she were to refuse the things he sent over, no matter how well-intentioned it was for Ye Chen, it would once again deal a blow to his self-esteem.

  Shen Xian took over the dan medicine handed over by Ye Chen, and smiled gratefully at Ye Chen: "Brother Chen, then you go for a walk first, I'll go see if there's anything good!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Xiang ran to the side. In fact, she had already made up her mind to use the elixir given by Ye Chen and then take out some things to exchange for some martial skills for Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen watched Shen Xin walk away, helplessly shrugged his shoulders and walked alone towards the depths.

  "Isn't that trash Ye Chen? Haha, how dare you show up here, I haven't seen you for a while and thought you'd be too ashamed to live!"

  At this time, a voice full of contempt came from behind Ye Chen.

  At the sound, Ye Chen stopped in his tracks, narrowed his eyes, turned around, and looked at Xue Fei who was walking from a distance, with a face full of murderous intent.

  Xu Fei looked at Ye Chen, who had stopped in his tracks and turned to look at him. With a playful smile, he walked up to him: "What? You're still not convinced? Haha, you're just a waste of space!"

  As Xu Fei's loud voice spread through the crowd, it attracted a lot of onlookers in an instant.

  When everyone saw Xu Fei and Ye Chen, they all let out a soft sigh.

  "Hey! In the past, Xu Fei would always avoid Ye Chen, but now he's directly provoking him!"

  "What's the big deal, Ye Chen used to have a cultivation of shattered body eightfold, one of the top ten masters of the outer sect, but now he's been crippled by Xu Feng and is just an ordinary person. What's there for Xu Fei to be afraid of?"

  "It's true! If Xu Fei didn't have his older brother backing him up, he'd be nothing!"

  "No way! Ye Chen was good to me before, I have to go help him!"

  A disciple standing on the side said he was about to go forward.

  Another one, the disciple standing next to him, hastily pulled him back: "Forget it! Who doesn't know that Xu Fei can't be messed with now? Ye Chen has already been abandoned, what can you do by going?"

  Listening to the murmurs of the crowd, Ye Chen's face grew darker and darker, his fists clenched tightly, the veins on his hands bulging, his eyes fixed intently on Xu Fei standing in front of him.

  Xu Fei narrowed his eyes, sensing the killing intent emanating from Ye Chen. He took a step forward, sneering: "Do you still think you're the same old Ye Chen? Now, I can kill you without my brother lifting a finger!"

  As soon as the words were spoken, Xu Fei's face changed, and a burst of murderous aura erupted from his body. His cultivation of Shattered Body Five Layers directly exploded, it seemed that Xu Fei intended to kill Ye Chen right here.

  Ye Chen felt the momentum bursting out of Xue Fei, and understood that Xue Fei had made up his mind to kill. However, Ye Chen was not one to accept defeat, he didn't even want to lower his head in front of Xu Feng, let alone now when facing Xue Fei who was worlds apart from Xu Feng.

  Ye Chen stared tightly at Xue Fei, his entire body filled with a heavy and oppressive aura.

  Xu Fei felt Ye Chen's cultivation of Fragmented Body First Stage, and his face showed a hint of surprise. He couldn't believe it and said: "You actually stepped into the path of cultivation again in just one short month and achieved the cultivation of Fragmented Body First Stage."

  Ye Chen didn't respond to Xu Fei's astonishing words, but instead stared at him intently, his nerves stretched taut as he watched Xu Fei's every move.

  Xu Fei smiled indifferently and said with a teasing tone, "What's the use of having a strong physique? You're still trash in front of me! Why don't I teach you what real power looks like?"

  As soon as the words were spoken, Xu Fei's face turned ferocious and he charged towards Ye Chen. Although private fights were prohibited within the Lianyun Sect, those rules only applied to ordinary disciples. Just like last time when Xu Feng tried to kill Ye Chen, if it weren't for the timely arrival of the law enforcement elder, Ye Chen would have been dead by now. Similarly, Xu Fei was also relying on Xu Feng's backing to dare commit murder openly here.

  Bang!

  A dull thud, and everyone thought Ye Chen would be knocked flying by Xu Fei's attack. However, as the sound rang out, people looked closely to find Ye Chen still standing there without a scratch, with a young man in green clothes standing in front of him. On the other hand, Xu Fei had fallen more than ten steps away.

  Everyone looked at the young man standing in front of Ye Chen and couldn't help but take a deep breath, exclaiming: "Mo Tian!"

  Mo Tian, a prominent figure among the outer disciples of Lianyun Sect, and one of the top ten masters of the outer sect. He is also ranked third in terms of cultivation, with an extremely powerful Shattered Body Ninefold technique! He is also one of Ye Chen's few good friends.

  Ye Chen looked at Mo Tian standing in front of him and let out a light sigh, calling out: "Mo Tian!"

  Mo Tian couldn't help but laugh and turned to look at Ye Chen, who was different from before. He asked in confusion: "How did you become like a little white face? Have you been nourishing yourself during this time?"

  Ye Chen listened to Mo Tian's joking words and smiled helplessly: "Hehe! Who knows? Maybe it's really because of the way I was raised!"

  At this time, Xu Fei crawled up from the ground, staring fiercely at the two who were chatting and laughing, full of murderous intent towards Mo Tian, saying: "Mo Tian, do you plan to take responsibility for Ye Chen?"

  Mo Tian sneered and turned his head to look at Xu Fei with disdain: "What are you, get out of here!"

  "..." Listening to Mo Tian's words, Xu Fei only felt a surge of anger rushing straight to his head, but he was powerless and helpless. He immediately turned around and looked at Ye Chen with disdain, saying: "What, Ye Chen? Can you now only rely on hiding behind others?"

  Upon hearing this, Mo Tian's eyes narrowed and he stared at Xue Fei with a stern expression, saying in a low voice: "You're looking for death!" He then immediately wanted to charge towards Xue Fei.

  Ye Chen looked at Mo Tian's actions, pulled him from behind and walked to the front, expressionless, looking at Xue Fei, said in a low voice: "One month! One month later, I will trample you under my feet!"

  Xu Fei burst out laughing and said with a teasing tone: "A month? Haha, do you think you're a god? You spent an entire month just to reach the first level of Fragmentation Body, and now you dare challenge me! Alright, one month it is. One month later, I'll be waiting for you at the Outer Disciple's Martial Arts Arena!"

  Xu Fei gave Mo Tian a fierce glance and walked away reluctantly into the crowd.

  Mo Tian looked at Xu Fei who had left and walked to Ye Chen's side, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, and asked in doubt: "Ye Chen, is one month enough?"

  Ye Chen stared deadly at the direction Xu Fei had gone, his answer full of murderous intent: "One month, that's enough!"

  Although Ye Chen and Xue Fei were four realms apart, Ye Chen now had enough confidence that as long as he was willing to work hard and with the help of alchemy, he could catch up to Xue Fei within a month.

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