Ch 261: Return to the Genius Tower

Hearing this, Xiao Chen suddenly understood why Wushuang Fairy went to the Ancient Battlefield. Seeing the crowds of people on the road, mostly young people, he guessed they were also heading to the Ancient Battlefield.

He immediately became interested, wondering what the Da Wang Zhuang Ruins would look like, his heart filled with anticipation. After all, a genius cultivation base built by the entire Wushuang Road couldn’t be bad.

Chatting like this, the journey didn’t seem long. Soon, the group arrived at the ferry crossing. With Wushuang Fairy’s reputation, they quickly bought tickets and boarded the Colorful Boat.

Xiao Chen observed that the Colorful Boat was huge, with ample interior space. If one were to walk from end to end, it would take at least half an hour. He marveled at it, wondering how the Cultivator World refined such a huge creature.

Seeing Xiao Chen’s curious expression, Wushuang Fairy smiled inwardly. Without saying goodbye to Xiao Chen, she pulled Lin Ru away.

Senior Martial Sister pursed her lips, seeming dissatisfied, and went with Xiao Chen to find their rooms. Their rooms were in the middle area, two people to a room.

Only after entering the room and opening the restriction did the faint spiritual sense lingering on them disappear, and Xiao Chen finally relaxed, thinking that woman was indeed cunning. Throughout the journey, she seemed to be chatting casually with Lin Ru, but she was secretly observing him and Senior Martial Sister. She naturally wouldn’t believe that the Weapon Emperor’s granddaughter would be with two unknown people.

Fortunately, he also played along and didn’t reveal any flaws, but acting was tiring. He couldn’t help but admire the Sect Master and Leng Xiuniang. Experience truly counts; they were indeed veteran actors, having deceived the entire Xuantian Sect.

Seeing Xiao Chen relax, Senior Martial Sister knew the surveillance was gone, but still asked, “Safe?”

Xiao Chen nodded.

Senior Martial Sister let out a long sigh and said, “That woman is indeed not simple.” Although she didn’t find anything wrong with Wushuang Fairy, her intuition told her that the woman wasn’t as calm as she appeared.

Xiao Chen couldn’t help but exclaim, “Women’s intuition is sometimes really amazing.”

After a while, Lin Ru arrived, sat down on the bed as soon as she entered the room, and kept saying, “So tired!” She didn’t pay attention to her image at all, completely unlike her previous dignified appearance. It seemed she wasn’t suited for acting.

The three of them joked for a while, then Lin Ru left. At this time, the Colorful Boat slowly started, and soon sped off. Xiao Chen looked out through the crystal windows of the room, and the outside scenery changed rapidly.

He was shocked. The speed of this boat far surpassed even Jie Ti Realm Cultivators. Even ordinary Soul Realm Grandmasters couldn’t match it. Everything in the Cultivator World truly exceeded his previous understanding.

In less than two days, they reached their destination. After disembarking, they were only a hundred miles from the Ancient Battlefield. With their speed, they could arrive in half a day.

Wushuang Fairy stayed on the island to wait for the Wushuang Palace disciples. She originally wanted to keep Lin Ru, but was refused. It was clear that she was very interested in Lin Ru.

Without Wushuang Fairy, the three of them immediately felt much more relaxed. They chatted and laughed along the way, and time slipped away quietly. Soon, they arrived at the edge of the Ancient Battlefield.

“This is the Ancient Battlefield?” Senior Martial Sister, visiting for the first time, couldn’t help but be shocked. Xiao Chen looked, a gray entrance over a hundred miles long, emitting a strange aura, giving a mysterious feeling. This should be the spiritual aura emanating from a Magic Treasure. Last time, they escaped in a hurry and didn’t feel it, but now, it was truly shocking.

What kind of earth-shattering abilities did this Human Grandmaster possess to be able to seal such a vast area with his own power? After thousands of years, the power of his Magic Treasure still remained.

“Let’s go.” Lin Ru interrupted the two, taking the lead.

Entering the Ancient Battlefield, Xiao Chen clearly felt it was different from the outside world. It seemed somewhat cold here, the sky was oppressive, and there was a gloomy feeling as if it were about to rain.

“Are those Yin Souls?” Senior Martial Sister saw a soul shadow, floating a foot off the ground, patrolling back and forth.

“Yes,” Xiao Chen said.

“I’ll try.”

Senior Martial Sister took a step and landed not far from the Yin Soul. The Yin Soul, seeing someone intruding on its territory, flashed a trace of rage on its gloomy face. Its two hands formed claws, and it flew towards Senior Martial Sister quickly. Gray claws with sharp nails extended.

Senior Martial Sister blocked with her sword. A clang resounded, a sound of metal colliding. The Yin Soul’s nails were as hard as steel. Senior Martial Sister shook her head. This Yin Soul was only equivalent to the early Yun Ti Realm, so she lost interest. With a slight force, she repelled the Yin Soul, drew her sword, and stabbed it into the Yin Soul’s throat. With a gentle twist, a powerful spiritual energy erupted, tearing the Yin Soul’s neck.

The Yin Soul was “killed,” fell to the ground, and disappeared in a short while, leaving no trace of blood. After a while, it would recondense and continue guarding this land.

The three of them continued forward. Yin Souls appeared from time to time on both sides of the narrow road, sometimes one, sometimes three or five, and sometimes in groups. The largest group they saw had nearly a hundred, showing how fierce the battle had been in that place.

Magnificent in life, heroic in death.

The three of them felt admiration and went around them on the road.

Occasionally, they saw people fighting Yin Souls. The guardians nearby, seeing the three pass by, showed a vigilant expression. The three didn’t interfere and walked away from them.

One day, while walking, a person suddenly jumped out. The person wore a mask and gray robes, with the words “Dust Demon Here” written on the robes.

The three were stunned. Had they encountered robbers? A real Li Kui met a fake Li Kui. They heard the person say, “Leave your rings, and I’ll spare your lives. The women stay, the men leave quickly!”

This was a lecher.

Lin Ru, bored, shouted, “I’ll do it, don’t fight me for it!” She rushed forward.

Seeing Lin Ru charging, the person shouted, “Dare to resist?” and attacked.

A golden light shield flashed around Lin Ru, blocking the attack. She flashed to the person’s front and punched him. The person was surprised. He hadn’t expected this little girl to be so fast. He saw a small fist rapidly enlarging in his eyes. He hurriedly ducked his head, the fist shadow whistling past his ear. He broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he dodged quickly. Judging by the sound of the wind, if he hadn’t dodged, that punch would have shattered his skull.

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, he saw another fist coming at his chest, and hurriedly blocked it.

Lin Ru’s punch was blocked, but she suddenly unleashed her spiritual energy, repelling the fake Dust Demon with one punch. She swayed her body, arrived in front of him, and unleashed another thunderous punch. Her movements were decisive and explosive, without any hesitation. The person could only parry repeatedly, unable to fight back.

Soon, the person was spitting blood, his spiritual energy sealed, and pressed down by Lin Ru.

Senior Martial Sister used her sword to lift his mask, revealing a middle-aged man with a hooked nose. Lin Ru slapped him on the head and said, “Are you the Dust Demon?”

The man hurriedly begged for mercy, “No, no, I’m an imposter. Please, I beg you to show mercy. This is my first time.”

“Why impersonate the Dust Demon?” Lin Ru was angry. Daring to impersonate her brother was suicidal.

“To rob some wealth. I’m short of money. Recently, I’ve seen many people impersonating the Dust Demon, so I had this idea. I didn’t expect to meet three of you on my first try. I’ve never killed anyone!” The man hurriedly explained.

“Many people are impersonating the Dust Demon?” Lin Ru asked after hearing his words.

“Many before, but lately everyone has gone east, so there are fewer.”

Xiao Chen hadn’t expected that impersonating the Dust Demon was originally Zeng Xiaomei’s idea, executed by Zhang Lei, but it had attracted so many Dust Demons. It seemed that many people were trying to fish in troubled waters, and it was also possible that some large sects were secretly involved. The Dust Demon was an excellent disguise.

On the one hand, they shouted to arrest the Dust Demons, and on the other hand, they impersonated the Dust Demons to profit. In this world, who is truly the demon? The world may never know.

Seeing the three lost in thought, the hooked-nosed man suddenly attacked, his hands waving, countless fine needles flying towards the three.

Senior Martial Sister cried out, “Careful!”

Because they were too close, the dual swords hadn’t been drawn yet when the needles were already before their eyes. Senior Martial Sister’s face turned pale. Lin Ru was also unprepared, having sealed the man’s cultivation, but she didn’t expect him to be able to break the seal.

At this time, Xiao Chen calmly moved his mind, and an invisible aura spread out. The needles flying towards the three seemed to be affected by an invisible current, rapidly weakening and deviating to the side. Finally, he stretched out his hand, and hundreds of spiritual weapons fell into his hand.

When the hooked-nosed man launched his sneak attack, he had already taken the opportunity to fly backward. In a few flashes, he was already more than ten zhang away, and was rapidly moving further away.

Xiao Chen pointed like a sword, lightly slashing at his back. A blade light flew out, cutting towards the man. The hooked-nosed man felt the sharp blade qi behind him, his heart filled with terror, and hurriedly activated his spiritual energy to protect himself.

The blade qi was powerful. With one strike, the hooked-nosed man was directly cut in half, the blade force without a trace of leakage.

“Brother, what amazing swordsmanship!” Lin Ru applauded. She felt no sympathy for the man’s death. She had originally wanted to let him go, but he had sneak attacked the three of them. If it hadn’t been for Xiao Chen, they would have been in serious trouble today.

Senior Martial Sister was also shaken. In the Cultivator World, one couldn’t afford to be soft-hearted and sympathetic, otherwise the price paid would be unbearable.

The Abandoned Ancient City was still crowded. The lowest cultivation was Yun Ti Realm, with Body Tempering Realm cultivators everywhere. Some were very young, while others were older, clearly exceeding the age limit of the relic, possibly just coming to join the fun.

The three of them walked through the streets and alleys and arrived in front of the Genius Tower. Xiao Chen glanced at the Genius List; he had fallen to sixty-something place.