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Chapter 171 [The Gate] (6400)

Chapter 166 [The Gate] (6400)

"Are you really not some secret super soldier created by your Dragon Kingdom?"

"No." Chen Yan smiled. "Don't you know about Chinese Kung Fu?"

“…That’s for kids.” Vanell shook his head.

However, he quickly shook his head and said, "I'm not saying that your Chinese kung fu is just for fooling children. What I mean is that I've seen Chinese kung fu before. Real kung fu is very powerful—but it's nowhere near as powerful as yours!"

He stared at Chen Yan for a long time, then shook his head and sighed.

Is he even human?!
When it comes to drinking, one person can outdrink a strong Russian man!
If they were to fight, they could chase a bear so fast it would run through the forest.

And he's incredibly rich. During his time at his club, the way he spends money is like he's mortal enemies with money.
Stay in the best rooms, buy the best equipment, and drink the most expensive wine!
It's strange, though. He has women in his club that he can pay to enjoy, but he won't even touch them.

Vanell had initially wondered if the other person might be gay, but before she could even finish asking a question, Chen Yan grabbed her by the neck and pinned her to the ground.

Chen Yan told Vanner that he was a straight man, but he didn't like those who could be slept with for money—he thought they were dirty.

Alright, Vanell is relieved. Now he can be brothers with complete peace of mind.

"Are you sure you're leaving tomorrow?" Vanell downed a large glass of vodka and then opened another bottle.

"Well, it's time to go home." Chen Yan finished the venison and poured himself a glass of wine.

Vanel nodded, not asking any more questions—doing this kind of business here, he naturally knew that many of his customers came from unusual backgrounds, and some were involved in illegal activities, so he wouldn't pry into certain things.

“If you want something but lack the channels, you can come to me later.” Vanner laughed: “I have friends in the army, and I can sell some retired equipment. The channels are very secure.”

"Thank you, I'll contact you if I need anything." Chen Yan said these nice words, but he didn't really take them to heart.

If I really needed something, wouldn't I just grab it...?

Vanel then laughed and said, "The bear you hunted needs its hide tanned, and that process takes time, so you can't take it with you this time. How about you leave me a safe address and I'll have someone deliver it to you... Or, you can leave it here with me and take it with you next time you come."

Chen Yan thought about it and realized that the bear skin was indeed a valuable item, but he really didn't have time to take it with him this time.

It was inconvenient for him to give his address to Vanel, since he was a law-abiding citizen in China and did not want to associate with Vanel's group who walked in the shadows.

Mailing it is even more impossible. Bear skins are prohibited items in China; they're difficult to get through customs, let alone mail them.

"Keep it here. Just make sure it's handled well for me, and I'll take it with me next time I come," Chen Yan sighed.

It's a pity I won't be able to wear the bearskin coat next time I go to the realm; that thing is much warmer than the winter coat.

And so, after spending half a month lavishly at the hunting club in Mao, Chen Yan waved goodbye without taking a single gun. He arrived with a suitcase and left with the same suitcase, and made sure there wasn't a single contraband item in it.

Vanner personally drove over 100 kilometers to take Chen Yan to the airport in a nearby state capital city. At the airport entrance, the Russian man gave Chen Yan a bear hug and waved goodbye as Chen Yan left.

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Two days later.

"I've met fellow Taoist!"

In the valley behind the He family's mountain, the huge rock that used to obscure the entrance to the cave has been moved aside.

The old fox, Su Yi, stood at the entrance of the cave, bowing slightly to Chen Yan.

"Fellow Daoist Su, how have you been?" Chen Yan looked at the old fox in front of him with a smile, his face beaming.

Su Yi looked much better.

Her once full head of silver hair has turned into a half-black, half-white color, and her skin, which was as dry as orange peel, has gained a rosy glow. Her collagen has also returned, and her face looks at least ten years younger.

"Without your medicine, my internal injuries wouldn't have healed so quickly." Su Yi sighed and gestured for him to come in: "Please come in, fellow Daoist!"

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As soon as Chen Yan arrived at the valley, Su Yi had already sensed it and was waiting at the entrance of the cave early on—from this, Chen Yan could tell that the old fox's injuries should have been greatly healed.

Only when the primordial spirit's injuries heal can its perception and coverage area be so large.

Chen Yan calmly walked into the cave and arrived at the stone chamber where the two of them had worked together to kill the white fox.

The traces of the battle had long been cleaned up. Apart from some stone cabinets around the large stone chamber, there were even some wildflowers picked from the mountains hanging on the walls.

On a stone table in the middle, there were even fresh fruits on display.

"It seems you're living a good life in seclusion in the mountains, fellow Daoist," Chen Yan said with a smile.

Su Yi's clothes were all new. Although they were the traditional style of jackets from the Dragon Kingdom, the material was clearly high-quality silk, and the style was brand new.

It must have been sent by her dutiful son.

“My son came back a few days ago and brought a lot of food and clothing. Although we are living in seclusion in the mountains now, we have nothing to lack.”

Su Yi smiled and brewed Chen Yan a cup of tea: "The tea leaves were sent by my son, and the water is also top-quality mineral water."

Chen Yan nodded: "Now that you've recovered from your injuries, you should be preparing to leave the mountain and reunite with your son, right?"

Su Yi nodded: "There is more spiritual energy in the mountains than in the city. I still have two hidden dangers in my primordial spirit that need spiritual energy to nourish them. However, my major injuries have already healed with the help of the Refining Spirit Pill given to me by you, fellow Daoist. The remaining two minor hidden dangers are just minor ailments, and they will be fully healed in a month at most."

"Once I've fully recovered, I'll be heading to Lin'an Prefecture. If you had arrived a month later, you might not have seen me here."

"You don't need to thank me for refining the Divine Elixir. Your son asked me for a favor and paid for it. It was a fair transaction, and the money was exchanged for the goods."

Su Yi shook his head and said solemnly, "My son is a mortal of this world. He may not understand, but do you think I don't? The Refining God Pill only exists in other realms. It is absolutely impossible for anyone in this world to refine it. It may be a small favor for you, but for me, it is an immense kindness!"

I am aware of this in my heart!

"Saying 'money and goods settled' is a joke! If it weren't for your help, even if I brought mountains of gold and silver, there's nowhere in this world to buy a Divine Refining Pill!"

Okay, that's exactly what I wanted to hear!

Chen Yan was secretly pleased, and then slowly said, "Since that's the case, I won't pretend. I've come to visit you today because I have a favor to ask."

Su Yi was not surprised and nodded, saying, "Alright! Since I have received such a great favor from you, I will repay it. Please tell me what you need."

"Aren't you going to ask me what I'm asking for first?" Chen Yan asked with a deliberately sly smile.

"No need." Su Yi shook his head: "This is not the first time I have dealt with you, fellow Daoist. You handle things very well. If it were something beyond my ability, you wouldn't have come to me."

Besides, I have received kindness from you, fellow Daoist. Even if you asked me to brave thorns and brambles and risk my life, I would do it!

As he spoke, Su Yi slowly finished the tea in the cup in front of him and looked calmly at Chen Yan: "If you ask me to go out of the mountain to do something, please allow me to pack my bags and inform my son. Then I can go with you."

Chen Yan smiled.

That old fox is quite loyal.

"There's no need for you to come out of seclusion, and even less need to ask you to overcome any obstacles and take any risks," Chen Yan said slowly.

"Huh?" Su Yi was taken aback.

Chen Yan slowly took out the jade pendant from the patrol office and gently placed it on the table.

After glancing at it, Su Yi raised an eyebrow and smiled, "So, fellow Daoist, you've joined the Patrol Division."

Chen Yan sighed softly: "Cultivation in this realm is difficult. The Heavenly Dao suppresses cultivators too harshly, and the vital energy is scarce and depleted. Even if one cultivates in the deep mountains, the vital energy is far inferior to that in other realms. Over time, even with diligent cultivation, the gains are very limited."

Fellow Daoist, you have endured many hardships to finally establish yourself in this realm, but after the great battle with the White Fox, your cultivation must have regressed considerably.

Su Yi did not hide anything: "I am glad you know that I was seriously injured. Fortunately, I have some foundation after many years of cultivation, and my cultivation level is now stable at the mid-stage of the Returning Origin Realm."

Chen Yan nodded: "Yes, I remember you said that when you came from the Domain Realm, you were at the Ascending Stage Realm, right? You've already dropped a small realm."

The old fox's eyes flickered, and he sighed softly, "Losing a minor realm is already considered lucky. If it weren't for your help, fellow Daoist, I would probably have perished back then. To be alive now, and to still have the cultivation of the Returning Origin Realm, is already a stroke of good fortune!"

“Cultivation in this world is difficult, and the higher we cultivators go, the more vital energy we need. Fellow Daoist, you are currently at the Returning Origin Realm. If you want to cultivate back to the Ascending Platform Realm, it will probably take a long time. I don’t know when you will be able to achieve it.”

Su Yi whispered, "That's right, who knows when it will be before he can return to the stage."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "I currently work for the Inspection Division, and I receive a supply of pills every quarter. You've already seen the Divine Refining Pill, and the other pills aren't hard to obtain. If you need them for your cultivation..."

Su Yi's eyes lit up immediately!
Her breathing quickened for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Chen Yan, please feel free to speak your mind!"

“I have two more things to tell you, fellow Daoist, recently.”

Chen Yan smiled and said, "The first thing is that if you need pills for your cultivation in the future, I can provide them here—of course, there are conditions."

I work in the Patrol Division, but I have tasks to complete every quarter. I am busy with my cultivation and have no interest in worldly matters, so I would like to ask my fellow Daoists for help in resolving some of the Patrol Division's tasks.

"As payment, you can tell me what kind of pills you need, and I will do my best to find them for you—that would be the reward for your help, how about it?"

Su Yi took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "Very fair!"

After a pause, Su Yi slowly said, "If it can benefit my cultivation, then the Demon Spirit Pill would be the most useful!"

Demon Spirit Pills are not considered precious items in other realms, but they are absolutely impossible to find in this realm.

Not to mention that the medicinal materials used to refine pills are only available in the realm, the main ingredient requires the inner core of a demon race in the Transformation Realm!

These things are nowhere to be found in this world.

Chen Yan pondered for a moment: "Demon Spirit Pill... How much does this cost?"

"The market price in the realm is about three hundred coins per pill." Su Yi looked at Chen Yan with some doubt: "Yes, that's right. It's normal that you, fellow Daoist, come from a prestigious family and are not familiar with the prices of these pills."

Chen Yan smiled, offered no explanation, and continued, "If we were to exchange the Demon Spirit Pill for a Divine Refining Pill, how many could we get?"

Su Yi was increasingly puzzled, but still replied, "As for the price, three Refining God Pills can be exchanged for one Demon Spirit Pill."

Yeah, that's a quarter's salary.

Chen Yan understood.

“Fellow Daoist, I live in this world. If I want to cultivate, the spiritual energy here is thin. Even if there are demon spirit pills, they can only provide some benefit, and I can't use too many.”

Fellow Daoist, give me a Demon Spirit Pill. I will use my vital energy to slowly refine it, which will take about a year.

All things considered, one Demon Spirit Pill a year should be enough.

"With this pill, I should be able to return to the Ascendant Realm within ten years!" "Alright! You serve me for ten years, and I will provide you with one Demon Spirit Pill each year to help you return to the Ascendant Realm, is that acceptable?" Chen Yan smiled and said, "I don't need you to serve me every day. After you recover, you can go to Lin'an Prefecture to reunite with your family. However, when I need your help, I will naturally contact you and ask you to come."

The Su Yi were overjoyed!
She immediately raised her right palm: "Then it's a deal!"

After Chen Yan and she gave each other three high-fives, it was considered that everyone had made an agreement.

The Heavenly Dao of this world suppresses cultivation. The practice of swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao may work in other realms, but it is useless in this world. The Heavenly Dao of this world is too disgusted with you cultivators to help you make a contract.

However, Su Yi is quite trustworthy, so Chen Yan can trust her—moreover, Su Yi once served under Chen Jue, so Chen Yan is more willing to trust this old fox emotionally.

After saying that, Chen Yan took out a piece of paper and quickly wrote down two names on it.

These were all copied from the list that Ouyang had given to Chen Yan before.

Both names and addresses belong to demon cultivators who mingle in this world.

These two demon cultivators were different from Lin Xianyu, who only knew how to eat. These two had actually committed some killings. Chen Yan was too lazy to do any work, so he simply left it to You Suyi.

"Find these two guys, kill them, and extract their inner cores for me. That will complete the task."

Su Yi took a look at it and saw that it specified the areas where the two demon cultivators were hiding, and that their cultivation was only at the transformation stage. He nodded and casually put it away.

“These two little demons, with their shallow cultivation, dare to act recklessly in this realm. I will surely kill them for you, fellow Daoist. I will go there after I recover from my injuries in a month.”

Chen Yan nodded in satisfaction.

Su Yi then smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist said you came to my door recently with two things to discuss. I suppose this is the first one. And what is the second one?"

Chen Yan nodded: "I came here today because I have some questions for you, fellow Daoist. They are not confidential or secret matters, but just some ordinary things that I don't understand. Please enlighten me."

"Oh?" Su Yi blinked. "I wonder what you are asking about, fellow Daoist?"

"It's just some local customs and traditions within different realms."

Su Yi was taken aback.

"The Ferocious Clan, what's going on?" Chen Yan asked. "Is the Ferocious Beast Clan one of the Ferocious Clans? Or is the Ferocious Beast Clan the Ferocious Clan itself? Why is the Ferocious Beast Clan's habitat completely devoid of spiritual energy? Hmm... and..."

Chen Yan asked so many questions in one breath, pouring out all the doubts and questions he had kept in his heart from his several trips to the realm and his experiences in the Badlands Mountain.

Su Yi's eyes widened as he listened, his expression growing increasingly strange as he looked at Chen Yan.

After a while, Chen Yan finished speaking, and Su Yi asked in a dry tone, "These... these... did you not know about this before, fellow Daoist?"

Chen Yan chuckled, stood up, cupped his hands in greeting to You Suyi, and then said seriously, "First, I must apologize to you, fellow Daoist."

When we first met, I didn't tell you the truth about many things.

I am not actually from another realm; I am a native of this world.

Su Yi's expression was even more shocked: "No, that can't be right? That Elder Huang, the Venerable One, she..."

“The Venerable One is indeed my grandmother,” Chen Yan said calmly. “But I have never actually been to the Domain Realm, and I know nothing about its customs and culture.”

Su Yi's expression changed drastically, his eyes darting around as he stared intently at Chen Yan, a flood of questions arising in his mind!
After all, she escaped from the other world decades ago and has lived in this world for decades.

I have heard and read countless myths and legends about this world.

For a moment, he thought of the Venerable Elder Huang standing behind the other party.

This Chen Yan is not from the other realms, but a human from this realm.

So... just like in the myths of this world...

Did the Seventh Fairy Maiden descend to earth, marry Dong Yong, and have a son?
Or perhaps, Erlang Shen's sister, Yang Chan, descended to the mortal realm, married a mortal, had a son, and then split the mountain to save her mother?
and so……

That Venerable Elder Huang, she, she, she...

Oh no, that's not right!

Chen Yan clearly stated that the Venerable One was his grandmother, not his mother!
If you want to hide something, you can make up lies about other things, but when it comes to ethics and kinship, you can never call your mother your grandmother.

and so……

It was that same Venerable Huang who came into this world, got married, had children, and then... had children with children?
As she thought about it, her expression grew increasingly strange.

Chen Yan could tell from the old fox's expression that she had definitely misunderstood.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yan suddenly tapped the table lightly. The sound startled You Suyi, and the old fox immediately realized what was happening. He composed himself and looked at Chen Yan with a serious expression.

"It's not convenient for me to talk about my family matters. You only need to know that the Venerable One is my grandmother, and I am absolutely not deceiving you about this. As for the rest, such as where I came from and my background, you don't need to ask any more questions, fellow Daoist."

Su Yi's body trembled, and a sense of lingering fear arose in his heart.

Right!

How can others be allowed to speculate or comment on the private matters of His Excellency?
I am but a lowly demon cultivator who has not even reached the Celestial Realm. How dare I presumptuously pry into the privacy of a Venerable Saint?

Do you want to die?!
Yes!

Understood!
It seems that this fellow Daoist Chen Yan is a descendant of the Venerable One left behind in this world, which is why he obtained cultivation techniques and became a cultivator!

And in the future, after his cultivation becomes profound... he might be taken back to the realm by the Venerable One!

His asking me about the customs and culture of the Realm is probably just out of curiosity, and to make some plans for his future return to the Realm.
Once you think about it, it makes sense.

Su Yi immediately composed himself and slowly said, "Fellow Daoist is right. I would never dare to pry into the affairs of Venerable Ones and Saints. My mind was in turmoil just now, please forgive me!"

After straightening her posture, she poured Chen Yan another cup of tea, sat down, and said solemnly, "I will answer any questions you may have, fellow Daoist!"

"Hmm, my questions were a bit disorganized just now. Let me ask something simple first," Chen Yan said. "If people from this world want to go to other realms, what methods and passages are generally available?"

After thinking for a moment, Su Yi replied, "There are cultivators in the realm who can cross the boundary wall to travel to this realm. For example, the patrol office where you are now, cultivators come and go through the boundary wall. The boundary wall is guarded by the Immortal Platform, and the cultivators who come and go are all from the Immortal Platform."

Well, besides the Patrol Division, occasionally powerful cultivators will come to this realm on official business as ordered by the Sendai.

Among these people, they may occasionally encounter some people with outstanding destiny and extraordinary talent while traveling in this world. If they do encounter such people, they may take them back to their own realm and accept them as disciples to cultivate under their tutelage.

However, such examples are extremely rare.

Chen Yan nodded. Wasn't that just like Ouyang's example?

"Is that all?" Chen Yan asked cautiously. "There are escape realms within the domain. I've never really understood how people escape to these escape realms."

The boundary between this realm and the other realm is controlled by a large array, and as you mentioned, it is guarded by cultivators from the Immortal Platform.

So how did you escape from the border?

Well, what I really wanted to ask was, since people from other realms can escape here, is it possible for people from this realm to escape to other realms?

Su Yi sighed softly: "I understand what you asked, fellow Daoist. I can tell you with certainty that the matter of escaping from one realm to another only exists when one comes from another realm to this one!"

Those within this realm have absolutely no chance of escaping to another realm!

Chen Yan remained outwardly calm upon hearing this, but his heart skipped a beat.

Absolutely impossible?

Then what about his own thumb ring?

"If you want to make this clear to you, we need to explain what the boundary wall is."

After a moment's hesitation, Su Yi pondered for a while, organized his thoughts and words, and then slowly began to speak:
"This realm and the domain are two separate worlds, and should have been clearly distinct and never connected."

However, it is unknown how, since ancient times, the two realms have touched and overlapped, and the spatial barriers have intersected.

I don't know the specifics of how this happened, and most people in the realm don't know either.

I've only heard the legend that it was an ancient battle between powerful beings that broke the spatial barrier, which unexpectedly caused the space of the realm to tremble and intersect with this world.

Of course, legends are just legends. Although everyone in the realm knows about this legend, everyone thinks it is just a legend and should not be taken seriously.

If it is an ancient battle between powerful beings, then who exactly is that ancient powerful being?

Who is this Celestial Venerable? And who is the opponent in this fierce battle? How did they fight, and why?

These things are not recorded in the immortal records of the realm, so the folk legends are mostly just myths similar to those of this realm.

But whatever the reason, the spaces of the two worlds have indeed begun to intersect.

Once the area where the two realms intersected was located, several powerful beings were invited to work together to set up a magic array to separate the two realms.

The so-called boundary wall is this: using a magic array to separate two worlds as a barrier.

After all, the merging of the two realms violates the rules and the laws of nature.

If the two realms cross paths too often, it may lead to some negative consequences.

Thus, the arrangement of the magic array created a barrier at the point where the two realms originally intersected.

Chen Yan sighed.

It turned out to be the case.

He had always thought that the so-called boundary array was a fast passage created to connect the two worlds.

In retrospect, this was not a passage.

Instead, it was a forbidden city gate!

Su Yi sighed softly as he said this: "However, the barriers were set up, but it is not surprising that things have developed to the state they are in now."

Because...humans are inherently curious and have desires.

Chen Yan nodded and sighed softly.

Once a door is made, it can't be closed forever!

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(End of this chapter)