Chapter 1260: I've Been Looking for You

Bang! Boom!

This part of heaven and earth rumbled continuously due to the intense battle among several individuals.

The black-robed figure was already covered in blood and broken bones. Faced with the siege from Ye Chen and the others, he had no chance of turning the tide.

The outcome of the battle was obvious, as expected.

Even though the black-robed figure was at the Saint Dao eighth level, he couldn't withstand the attacks from the four of them. His chest was pierced by a sword from Shui De Xing Jun, his back was split open by a blade from Huo De Xing Jun, and the most devastating blow came from Si Ming Xing Jun, who decisively destroyed the black-robed figure's yuan shen. The black-robed figure was utterly dead.

The body is mine!

Ye Chen acted fastest, grabbing the black-robed figure's corpse and stuffing it into the Hun Dun Shen Ding.

This was the body of a Saint at the eighth level, incredibly powerful. Taking it back to refine into a Yin Ming Death General would be far superior to the three like Hua Long Lao Zu, Yin Pao Sheng Ren, and Shi Xue Lao Mo.

No one's fighting you for it!

Huo De Xing Jun glanced at Ye Chen and casually put away his divine blade.

This is yours too!

Shui De Xing Jun smiled and tossed the black-robed figure's natal sacred weapon to Ye Chen.

Buzz!

Before Ye Chen could catch it, the Hun Dun Shen Ding flew over on its own and swallowed the sacred weapon. Ye Chen couldn't help but twitch his mouth, while the three Xing Jun all narrowed their eyes slightly.

Da Luo Jin Xian!

Shui De Xing Jun and Huo De Xing Jun looked at it with deep meaning, as if they had seen through the origins of the Hun Dun Shen Ding. As for Si Ming Xing Jun, he had seen this cauldron before when they slayed Hei Shan Lao Yao and wasn't too surprised.

And these!

Si Ming Xing Jun returned Ye Chen's immortal fire and heavenly thunder, along with the black-robed figure's storage bag that had been thrown over.

What a nice surprise!

Ye Chen grinned and didn't hold back, waving his hand to take everything. He hadn't expected the three Xing Jun to be so generous.

Watching Ye Chen's delighted expression, the three Xing Jun all pursed their lips. If we weren't unable to take things from this world back to Tian Jie, would we give these treasures to you? Not robbing you is already pretty good.

Let's go!

The three Xing Jun withdrew their gazes from Ye Chen, stretched lazily, and prepared to return to Tian Jie.

Seeing this, Ye Chen hurriedly stepped forward. "Three seniors, may I ask you about some matters?"

"Speak quickly, we don't have much time."

Huo De Xing Jun said.

"Have you three seniors ever heard of Da Luo Zhu Tian, Jiu Huang Tian, Kun Lun Xu, Shen Dian, Da Xia Huang Chao, Xuan Huang Da Lu, Zhu Tian Jian Shen, Dan Zun, Dong Huang Tai Xin, or Wu Lei Zhi Cheng?"

Ye Chen looked at the three Xing Jun with hope, wishing for affirmative answers.

"We've heard of them."

"All of them?"

Ye Chen was stunned.

"Naturally."

"What exactly do you want to ask?"

Si Ming Xing Jun raised an eyebrow at Ye Chen.

"Do you three seniors know where to find them?"

Ye Chen's breathing suddenly became rapid.

"We don't know."

Shui De Xing Jun shook his head with a smile. "The Zhu Tian Wan Yu is vast. We aren't from this world and have only heard their names. As for their locations, we're unaware."

"Then you three—"

"Time's up, we have to go."

Ye Chen wanted to ask more, but Si Ming Xing Jun cut him off. The three of them separated their souls, turning into three rays of light that shot straight into the vast sky and vanished.

Ye Chen looked up at the misty heavens, still feeling regretful. The three Xing Jun must have known more, but there wasn't time to say it.

Yan Lao Dao arrived from afar and landed beside Ye Chen.

Yan Lao Dao's condition was extremely poor. His face was as pale as paper, his aura weak, and blood kept seeping from the corners of his mouth.

Ye Chen turned his gaze and immediately stepped forward, placing a hand on Yan Lao Dao's shoulder. He then poured rolling sacred body essence into Yan Lao Dao's body to nourish his physique and dispel the killing intent left by the black-robed figure.

Yan Lao Dao took a deep breath, his aura stabilizing a bit. He couldn't help but sigh. "I never imagined that in such a short time, the young man from Tian Jing back then has become this terrifying."

"I think I've played the part pretty well."

"Just love that cheeky attitude of yours."

"Why was the black-robed figure chasing you?"

Ye Chen asked while crushing a pill and looking at Yan Lao Dao.

"What else? Killing and robbing, of course!"

Yan Lao Dao cursed. "I got a treasure at an auction, and halfway there, I ran into him. He must have sensed how extraordinary the treasure was, so he chased me all the way. It even wasted the dao talismans I'd saved up for ten years."

"Surviving this long under the pursuit of a Saint Dao eighth-level expert is something you can be proud of."

Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"Compared to you, I'm still lacking."

Yan Lao Dao clicked his tongue.

"Old Dao, have you heard of Ming Jie?"

Ye Chen asked.

"Anyone in our line of work who hasn't heard of Ming Jie would be a laughingstock."

Yan Lao Dao circulated his cultivation technique, guiding his magical power through the great cycle. "It's an existence on the same level as Tian Jie."

"Then can you summon spirits from Ming Jie?"

Ye Chen probed, looking at Yan Lao Dao.

"Summon spirits?"

"I have an old friend who used a forbidden secret technique of spirit communication and sacrificed one soul and three spirits with blood."

Ye Chen said slowly. "I want to summon the lost souls back from Ming Jie."

"This is tricky; I can't do it alone."

Yan Lao Dao pondered, stroking his beard. "Ming Jie is a different kind of realm, not smaller than Zhu Tian Wan Yu. Finding and summoning a soul from there is even harder than borrowing power from Tian Jie."

"What if someone helps you? It's a remnant soul of Wan Gu's Tai Xu Long Di."

Ye Chen said immediately.

"I can only say it's possible."

Yan Lao Dao didn't give a definite answer. "Even if Tai Xu Long Di were alive, he wouldn't dare guarantee it. Like I said, Ming Jie isn't an ordinary place."

"In that case, let's try it when we get back."

"Wow, my head hurts."

While the two were talking, the unconscious Wu San Pao, Tai Yi Zhen Ren, and Niu Shi San all woke up, rubbing their heads nonstop. They felt pain all over their bodies.

"The skinny one like a monkey is Tai Yi Zhen Ren, the burly and rough one is Wu San Pao, and the bald one is Niu Shi San."

Ye Chen explained to Yan Lao Dao while healing them.

"What flashy names."

Yan Lao Dao tsked his tongue.

"Keep it low-key."

"Is your dao title Tai Yi?"

Yan Lao Dao glanced at Tai Yi Zhen Ren.

"What's it to you?"

Tai Yi Zhen Ren said, adjusting his collar and smoothing his hair.

"No problem."

Yan Lao Dao coughed and subconsciously glanced at the misty void, muttering to himself, "I wonder what that Tai Yi up there would think."

Soon after, Ye Chen lowered his hand. Yan Lao Dao's injuries had improved, and his pale face had gained some color.

The five didn't linger and flew out of this ancient star, heading toward Da Chu Xing.

However, Ye Chen chose a longer star path, aiming to search for the reincarnated people of Da Chu.

Yan Lao Dao was surprised again. Back when he traveled with Ye Chen, Ye Chen would enter any ancient star he saw, as if searching for something or someone. He never skipped any star with living beings, making their return journey very slow.

Ye Chen and Wu San Pao's group naturally wouldn't explain this, as it was hard to clarify.

The four were very dedicated and had quite a harvest, finding many reincarnated people.

Another ancient star with a cluster of reincarnated people—over eight hundred of them. It brought tears to the four's eyes.

Let's go!

Ye Chen led the way, bringing the reincarnated people into the Hun Dun Shen Ding and flying out of the ancient star.

The others followed. Yan Lao Dao didn't mind, but Wu San Pao and the rest were full of energy, hoping to find more stars clustered with reincarnated people. That would be perfect.

However, their luck wasn't great on the way back.

There were indeed reincarnated people, but only a few scattered ones.

From another ancient star, Ye Chen and the others emerged disappointed.

Hmm?

As soon as they left the ancient star, Ye Chen stopped and stared at a section of the star sky ahead.

Wow!

Wu San Pao and the others also stopped, exclaiming in amazement.

In the distant star sky, a divine light streaked by. Upon closer inspection, it was a purple gold gourd with an old man sitting on it, fat and big-eared. Wu San Pao and the others were amazed because of the old man's eyebrows—they were extraordinarily long and flowing.

Wasn't this the fat old man who had pulled the sleeping Ye Chen out from underground earlier?

I've been looking for you for a long time!

Ye Chen cursed inwardly and pulled out a wolf-tooth club. All his treasures were still with the fat old man.

However, Ye Chen didn't attack right away. He glanced around the star sky and saw that this area only had the fat old man and no sign of the woman named Gu Lan.

Now it's my turn!

Ye Chen used Shrinking Earth into Inch three or five times to charge forward. The fat old man, who was humming a tune and drinking wine while shaking his head, was caught off guard and took a solid hit from Ye Chen's wolf-tooth club.

Wow! That stings!

Wu San Pao and the others felt a jolt in their hearts. Just watching it hurt, let alone taking the blow.

The four didn't know why Ye Chen was hitting the old man. Was it just because of his long eyebrows?

Boom! Bang!

As the four were stunned, rumbling sounds echoed in the distant star sky.

What the hell is wrong with you!

Soon, they saw the fat old man clutching his head and fleeing, cursing loudly as he ran. His old face was as black as charcoal, and his head was buzzing from Ye Chen's smash.

He had no idea why Ye Chen was attacking him—it was completely out of nowhere.

Normally, as a Saint-level expert, he wouldn't fear an Huang Jing cultivator, but this was a special situation. Ye Chen had struck first and hard, catching him off guard and dealing serious damage. Even with his Saint cultivation, he had to flee.

Luckily, the fat old man was tough and resilient; otherwise, Ye Chen's club could have smashed his head open.

Give me back my storage bag, you old hag!

Ye Chen shouted curses, his face also dark as he chased relentlessly with the wolf-tooth club.

As soon as he said that, the fat old man recognized Ye Chen and glared with fury.

Although he was furious, the fat old man didn't turn back to fight Ye Chen. He knew Ye Chen's combat strength from before and admitted he couldn't handle him alone.

Moreover, that first club strike had already injured him, so he wasn't at his peak and definitely couldn't win.

Since he couldn't win, he had to run.

It was worth noting that the fat old man's escape speed was impressive. Despite his bulky build, his fleeing form was like a streak of light, leaving Yan Lao Dao and the others stunned.