Chapter 1066: Murder and Robbery

Tiānjīng Triple Heaven!

Yè Chén's expression remained unchanged as he discerned the young man's cultivation level.

Although the young man appeared young, he was actually over a hundred years old.

In the vast realms of the heavens, a hundred years wasn't considered old. Yè Chén himself was already one hundred and thirty-three years old.

The cultivators here had much longer lifespans than those in Dà Chǔ, as they weren't suppressed by innate restrictions. Their cultivation levels were generally higher, which naturally extended their lives.

For instance, those in Tiānjīng could live over a thousand years, those in Huángjīng over two thousand, and those in Shèngjīng even longer, over three thousand. By that measure, a hundred years for a cultivator was no different from childhood.

However, reaching Tiānjīng Triple Heaven at just a hundred years old meant the young man was exceptionally talented.

As the saying went, comparisons were the thief of joy!

In Dà Chǔ, figures like the Demon King and Ghost King were ancient beings nearly a thousand years old, yet they had no idea what Tiānjīng felt like. But on Zhūquē Star, such experts were everywhere.

"Boy, put down the storage bag, and you can leave."

The white-robed young man spoke, his voice even more effeminate and sinister than his appearance, with a chilling undertone. His Dānfèng eyes gleamed with icy, ghostly light.

"It seems you've done plenty of murder and robbery before."

Yè Chén slowly stood up, smirking coldly at the white-robed young man.

"So what?"

The white-robed young man laughed mockingly, intrigued by Yè Chén's composure.

"So, you must be quite wealthy."

Yè Chén smiled casually and vanished from the spot in an instant.

The white-robed young man narrowed his eyes sharply, not expecting Yè Chén—a Tiānjīng First Heaven cultivator with hidden injuries—to possess such a mysterious movement technique, let alone attack someone at Tiānjīng Triple Heaven.

In a flash, he shifted his stance and struck out with a palm toward his side.

There, Yè Chén reappeared, his Bāhuāng Fist infused with various divine abilities already blasting forward. It collided directly with the white-robed young man's palm.

Thud!

Blood sprayed everywhere as the white-robed young man's hand exploded instantly, shattered by Yè Chén's punch into a spray of blood and bone.

You...!

The white-robed young man's face twisted in shock. A Tiānjīng Triple Heaven expert like him had been defeated in a single move. Yè Chén's strength far exceeded his expectations.

He retreated rapidly, stepping in a Seven Star pattern, and waved his hand to deploy nine array flags, forming a formation in an instant. Lightning flashed and thunder roared within it, along with surges of annihilating energy, aiming to suppress Yè Chén.

Break!

Yè Chén struck powerfully, shattering the formation with one palm.

The white-robed young man coughed up blood, his expression darkening further as he staggered back. The array, which he had painstakingly refined and infused with his Yuánshén power, had been destroyed in a single blow, even wounding his Yuánshén.

Suppress him!

The white-robed young man roared, sending a divine light from his brow that transformed into a divine mirror.

In response, Yè Chén summoned the Chaos Divine Cauldron, still stewing with meat broth.

Buzz!

The Chaos Divine Cauldron trembled lightly, expanding massively and unleashing its divine might. The white-robed young man's divine mirror didn't last three seconds before it was crushed to dust.

Thud!

The white-robed young man vomited blood again, his body cracking as he was sent flying.

In your next life, don't mess with people you shouldn't!

Yè Chén stepped forward, shrinking the distance in an instant, and killed the white-robed young man with a single sword strike before he even hit the ground.

The fight ended in just three exchanges.

Even in death, the white-robed young man felt utterly frustrated. He had been two minor realms above Yè Chén and had the advantage of Yè Chén's hidden injuries, yet he was killed outright without lasting three rounds.

This proved an ancient truth: Those who walk by the river will eventually get their feet wet. Overreaching always leads to consequences.

Devour!

Yè Chén uttered a light command, pressing his palm to the white-robed young man's head.

Though the white-robed young man was dead, his Zhēn Yuán and bloodline power hadn't fully dissipated yet. This was exactly what Yè Chén needed—to use them to aid his own healing.

Soon, the white-robed young man turned into a dried corpse.

Yè Chén exhaled deeply. Nourished by the young man's Zhēn Yuán and bloodline power, his hidden injuries had improved somewhat.

Yè Chén took the white-robed young man's storage bag.

It had to be said that someone who specialized in murder and robbery had quite the collection. There were plenty of pills, over eight hundred Yuánshí stones, and various miscellaneous items that could fetch a good price if sold.

Not bad!

Yè Chén smiled slightly. Murder and robbery really were a quick way to make money, which explained why so many people skipped honest tasks and went straight for easy pickings.

After stowing the storage bag, Yè Chén rubbed his hands and approached the Chaos Divine Cauldron.

Honestly, he hadn't eaten properly in a long time. During his hundred years in the space black hole, he had survived on spirit stones and pills. Eating actual food felt like something from ages ago.

After a hearty meal, Yè Chén lay back on a rock, hands behind his head, quietly gazing at the stars.

From here, the starry sky looked different from Dà Chǔ—not because the stars themselves were different, but because his state of mind was. In a foreign land, late at night, a sense of homesickness always crept in.

A hundred years have passed. I wonder how you're all doing on the other side of the stars!

Yè Chén smiled wistfully, his expression growing hazy with nostalgia.

It wasn't until sometime later that he got up, packed his belongings, sorted out his thoughts, and vanished into the darkness.

Not long after, a three-eyed elder leaning on a cane appeared at the scene. His body was hunched, his eyes blood-red, and he exuded a powerful aura with blood vitality surging like the sea. He was a genuine Quasi-Emperor.

Who did this?

The three-eyed elder's voice was icy and piercing as he stared at the white-robed young man's dried corpse.

Then, he opened his third vertical eye.

If Yè Chén had been there, he would have been astonished, for the elder's third eye was evolving on its own—or more precisely, deducing events.

Soon, a blurred image of Yè Chén appeared in the elder's third eye. The elder reconstructed the recent battle between Yè Chén and the white-robed young man, etching Yè Chén's face deeply into his memory.

Hm?

Still traveling through the night, Yè Chén suddenly stopped.

Break!

He uttered a cold command, severing a mysterious force that was spying on him from afar. He guessed that someone was using a secret technique to deduce his actions.

A single oversight!

Yè Chén muttered to himself, pulling a Guīmíng mask from his storage bag and covering his face. He was certain now that someone had him in their sights, so he needed to be even more cautious moving forward.

Roar! Roar!

The dark night in the mountains and forests was far from peaceful.

Groups of cultivators hunting demonic beasts were causing quite a stir, especially at night when they targeted others. Some overconfident cultivators even ventured deeper, foolishly raiding demonic beast nests for opportunities, only to be wiped out in waves. The entire forest was thick with blood.

Thud! Thud!

In one corner of the forest, Yè Chén struck down a massive lizard with two swift sword thrusts.

He wasn't idle that night, and his targets were clear—one demonic beast after another fell to him.

As dawn approached, he emerged from a blood-red lake, covered in blood, dragging a large alligator covered in scales. The alligator's death was gruesome, likely from a punch that had burst it apart.

With that, Yè Chén had completed all the tasks he had accepted.