Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 86 [Tian Gang is on the rise!] (7000 words)
Chapter 7000 [Tian Gang Reversed!] ( words)
Chen Yan turned his head and saw Old Mrs. He staring at him with wide eyes.

After a few seconds, Mrs. He took a deep breath and said, "You, what you did just now was..."

Chen Yan remained calm: "The sword in the hand of a loving mother will chop down the body of her enemies."

"..." Old Madam He rolled her eyes. "Do you think I'm blind? This move of yours is clearly the Gu family's [Formless Disaster Slash]! I've also seen members of the Gu family use this move in the domain realm!"

As she spoke, Old Lady He frowned and looked at Chen Yan: "Strange... Where do you come from, Daoist friend? The Ghost Clan Venerable is your grandmother, and yet you also know the Gu family's unique skills?"

Chen Yan looked at the old lady, who was still bleeding from her mouth as she spoke, and sighed, "You should take care of your wound first. I don't have any medicine with me, do you have any?"

Old Madam He shook her head. "Don't worry, I won't die. This injury is caused by magical power. External injuries are easy to heal, but the damage to the vital energy can only be slowly healed. This one will probably take thirty to fifty years to recover."

Chen Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s okay if you can’t die.

I'm still waiting for you to tell me about Chen Jue.

Don't end up like that kid sword cultivator who disappears mid-sentence.

Chen Yan went over and helped Old Lady He up. Old Lady He was coughing up blood, and then waved her hand to open the stone door. The two left the stone chamber and came to the passage outside.

Deep on the right side of the passage, there is a smaller stone door with a copper Bagua hanging on it.

Old Madam He stared at the copper Bagua for a few seconds before saying, "This is the alchemy room in the cave. Help me in to rest."

The room inside this stone door is much smaller. After entering, you can see an alchemy furnace about one meter high placed in the center. It looks like it is neither gold nor stone, and it is unknown what it is made of.

Chen Yan had never seen such a thing before. He walked up and pretended to touch it casually. It felt warm to the touch. It felt like a natural heater, emitting a little heat.

"This is the alchemy furnace I brought from the domain. My mentor practiced both alchemy and swordsmanship, but unfortunately, I'm not talented enough to master both of his unique skills. I only chose the swordsmanship path, and I can't even learn one percent of his alchemy skills."

Old Madam He sighed softly and pointed at the alchemy furnace. "This thing is a treasure. You've done me a great favor today, so I'll give it to you. With an elder like the Ghost Clan Venerable, you're sure to achieve great things in the future. With this alchemy furnace in your hands, you shouldn't let it go to waste."

Chen Yan stared at the alchemy furnace for a while, his face expressionless but he felt a little worried in his heart.

How can I take such a big thing away?

It's not good to just move out like this, right?
I don't have any of those legendary magic weapons for cultivating immortals, nor do I have any storage magic tools or anything like that.

Fortunately, Mrs. He took a deep breath, pointed her hand at the alchemy furnace, and cast a spell. The alchemy furnace suddenly started spinning on the spot. After spinning seventeen or eighteen times, it became smaller and smaller, and finally became about the size of a thumb.

Old Mrs. He waved her hand, and the alchemy furnace flew into her hands, and she handed it to Chen Yan on the spot.

Chen Yan took it and felt the warmth still emanating from it. Then he heard Old Lady He say, "Daoist friend, do you see the row of stone cabinets by the wall? Look in the first compartment on the left. There's a gourd. Go get it for me."

Chen Yan casually put the alchemy furnace into his arms, and sure enough, he saw the row of stone cabinets and stone drawers by the wall.

When he walked over, he saw an orange-yellow gourd in the first box on the left. He handed it to Old Lady He, who unscrewed the stopper and poured out two pitch-black pills from it.

Chen Yan squinted his eyes and looked at them. Using the Qi-gazing technique, he felt that there was a faint flow of vital energy on the two pills, and he could even smell a hint of medicinal fragrance.

Old Mrs. He thought about it, put the two pills into her mouth and swallowed them, then went to the corner of the room, found a stone platform, sat on it, crossed her legs and closed her eyes.

After a moment, Chen Yan felt that the vitality of the old lady He had recovered slightly, and her originally pale face finally had some color.

Old Madam He opened her eyes and exhaled, "Fellow Daoist, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Come and sit down. I promised you that I will tell you everything you want to know."

Chen Yan then walked over and found a stone platform in front of Old Lady He and sat down face to face with her.

Old Madam He thought for a moment and then slowly spoke, "So that fellow Daoists may know, my surname is Yousu, and I am a descendant of the Yousu clan, one of the four great clans of the fox tribe in the domain. My real name is Yousuyi."

As she spoke, Old Lady He casually drew a few strokes on the slate, and her fingertips easily pierced the slate, and she wrote her name down.

There is Su Yi...

Chen Yan's heart skipped a beat. What a strange name. And the main thing was... it was quite a bargain!
Everyone who sees her has to call her auntie...

Although he thought so in his heart, Chen Yan still bowed seriously: "So it's Fellow Daoist Su, I'm honored!"

"The one you just killed was from the Qingqiu White Fox clan, a fellow disciple of mine. Her name... never mind, she's dead, so let's not mention it." Old Madam He shook her head and said slowly, "Decades ago, we committed a serious crime in the domain realm, and our clan wouldn't tolerate us either, so we worked together to escape and came to this world."

"Yeah." Chen Yan nodded without any expression on his face.

Old Madam He, also known as Su Yi, sighed softly: "Actually, you may not care about all this - well, if you want to know about Chen Jue, I'll tell you everything I know."

Only then did Chen Yan perk up!
"I told you before that I knew Chen Jue, and I wasn't lying. I... did know him and had dealings with him before." Old Madam He's eyes flickered, as if she was recalling something. "That was about a hundred years ago."

and many more……

More than a hundred years ago?!
Chen Yan blinked.

My father...is not young anymore!

"My fox clan has been ruled by the demon venerables for generations. The four major clans, Qingqiu, Tushan, Yousu, and Pure Fox, all serve under the domain venerables. It's a clan tradition to send out the most elite disciples to serve the venerables. Some serve under the demon venerables at the 'Ten Thousand Demons Platform,' while others are sent to garrison towns.

When I was a child, I served under a demon venerable at the Wan Yao Terrace for eighteen years. Under the guidance of the venerable, I became a disciple of a master who practiced both alchemy and swordsmanship.

After achieving success, he was transferred to Luoyan Town by his clan to serve as a leader of the demon army in the town's demon army."

Chen Yan listened calmly, secretly taking note of what the old fox said.

"Among the 'Three Terraces, Eight Passes, and Sixteen Towns' in our domain, Luoyan Town is considered to be relatively well-protected. It's considered a second-tier town, and there aren't many battles here on weekdays. It's just a bit desolate and remote.

I think it’s because I’m considered a talented descendant of the fox clan, and the clan’s great leaders took care of me, so I was sent to such a slightly more comfortable place.

It was in Luoyan Town that I met Chen Jue."

Three platforms, eight passes and sixteen towns!
This name made Chen Yan's heart move.

He had heard of some of the names before: Prison Tower, Mirror Tower, Dragon Head Tower, Sword Box Pass, Iron Chain Pass... They should all be among the "Three Towers, Eight Passes and Sixteen Towns"!
"When I met Chen Jue, he was probably still very young. He was the deputy commander stationed in Luoyan Town at the time. Actually, I was one of his subordinates back then.

At the time, I simply thought that such a young man, having become a deputy town commander, must be of limited ability. Then, when I heard he was from the Chen family, I figured—the Chen family is, after all, one of the aristocratic families of the Domain Realm, with a venerable ancestor. This kind of person was probably just one of those aristocratic family scions sent in to gild their reputations.

Moreover, his actions at that time made the entire Luoyan Town military envoys envoys, and they really didn’t have much respect for him…”

When Chen Yan heard this, a question arose in his mind.

The Chen family... has a venerable ancestor!

But Gu Qingyi said that the Chen family had become dilapidated and deserted in the domain.

In a noble family with a venerable ancestor, even if a young man like Chen Jue committed a serious crime - he should be imprisoned, shot, or even imprisoned under the Five Elements Mountain for hundreds of years.

But there is still a venerable ancestor. Even if Chen Jue is gone, how can the Chen family be ruined?
But with such doubts in his mind, Chen Yan didn't dare to ask.

If you ask, your image will collapse.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan asked, "What exactly is Chen Jue doing in Luoyan Town? Why does he make those people, including you, look down on him?"

Su Yi shook his head: "Since you are going to be a town soldier, you will naturally have to endure hardships. Even though Luoyan Town is not a first-line town and life is a bit easier on weekdays, no one enjoys it as much as he does."

After a pause, Su Yi said in a strange tone, "As the deputy commander, he never goes to the town gate for inspection. Even the deployment under his jurisdiction is rarely seen twice a year. However, every season, people from the Chen family send fine wine and high-quality cultivation supplies, and deliver them to the commander's mansion in carts.

On weekdays, he was not at the town hall most of the time. It was rumored that he had sneaked out to travel and enjoy the scenery. Even if you went to the town hall to ask for a meeting, you would not be able to find him.

However, Luoyan Town was located in the second tier, and there wasn't much fighting going on there, so everyone just let him go. Even the town commander, Lord Jiang Yu, was very tolerant of him and never scolded him.

At the time, rumors spread throughout the military that Luoyan Town was relatively peaceful. If an enemy attacked, they would likely rely on the Heavenly Realm commander, Lord Jiang Yu, and the Chen family's deputy commander was likely unreliable.

Later we realized... how ridiculous we were."

Su Yi's tone suddenly became a little melancholy, but there was a faint light in those cloudy eyes!
Then Su Yi said slowly in a tone of excitement and agitation, "On the fourth day of the sixth month of the second year since I was stationed in Luoyan Town..."

When she said this, she suddenly took a deep breath, and her breathing seemed to quicken a little, and her fingers seemed to tremble with excitement.

Chen Yan couldn't help but ask, "What happened on the fourth day of the sixth lunar month?"

Su Yi slowly said, "On the fourth day of the sixth lunar month, an evil spirit attacked. Lord Chen Jue was away from the town at the time, having wandered off somewhere sightseeing. Only the town commander, Lord Jiang Yu, led us into the city to resist... In that battle, we suffered heavy casualties, and even Lord Jiang Yu died before my eyes."

Chen Yan frowned when he heard this.

Is there an attack coming?

Sui? (fourth tone)
This was the first time that Chen Yan finally understood what the people in the domain were fighting against.

But because Su Yi narrated it orally, Chen Yan couldn't be sure which character this sui was.

He gently asked, "And then?"

Su Yi narrowed her eyes, but something almost fanatical was revealed in her eyes.

"Then, Master Chen Jue finally rushed back..."

The seriously injured old fox suddenly struggled to stand up from the stone platform!

With excitement, she stretched out her trembling hand and twirled one finger rapidly. A hissing sound appeared on the wall of the stone chamber, and then she used magic to write a few lines of words on the wall!

"On the fourth day of the sixth lunar month, an evil spirit invaded Luoyan Town. General Jiang Yu died in a desperate battle, and the beacon tower was lost!

There was a deputy mayor named Chen Jue, who came up to the platform with a sword. With one strike of the sword, he killed more than 47,000 evil spirits!
The circumference is resolved! "

The last vertical stroke of the character “解” (solve) drags down incredibly long, as if the brushstrokes carry a fierce murderous intent and heroic spirit!
Su Yi's eyes were filled with endless brilliance, and the expression on her face even had a hint of obsession and fanaticism. Faintly, her eyes seemed to see the scene of that day in the past...

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Amidst the turbid heaven and earth, on the isolated guard platform, flames of war were everywhere, and corpses were scattered all over the ground.

That figure, clad in golden armor, covered in tatters and blood! Holding a sword in one hand, he stood on the beacon tower of the lonely city, and then slowly swung the sword!
With one strike of the sword, the brilliance covered the sky and earth. The countless figures in the wilderness, the figures clinging to the city walls like ants... were reduced to ashes under the sword light!

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Chen Yan stared at the lines of calligraphy written on the wall with wide eyes...

Although I haven't witnessed it with my own eyes, I can't help but feel a little excited!

One man, one sword, ascended the city walls and slew the enemies, killing over 47,000! !
My dad... is quite awesome!

Thinking of this, I stared at the words on the wall again, and looked at the word "祟" for a long time. It turned out to be this sui...

What the heck is this thing? Have people in the realm been fighting against it all along?
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Su Yi suddenly came to his senses and looked at the few words he had carved on the wall. He said, "These are the words, not a single word is wrong. Because, this is the war report sent by the town after the war... At that time, the damage after the war was severe, and I was temporarily appointed as the town army clerk.

This battle report was written word for word by me at the time, I..."

At this point, You Suyi sighed: "I will never forget this in my life!"

Chen Yan silently looked at the words on the wall. After a while, he looked away and said, "If that's the case, then this Chen Jue should be a great hero, right?"

You Su Yi sighed: "If that were all... he should have been a hero.

But later... after slaying over 47,000 enemies, he stood on the platform and did something that left everyone baffled..."

"What did he do?"

Su Yi's expression turned strange. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "He pointed his sword at the sky and cursed the way of heaven."

Chen Yan: "..."

Cursing the way of heaven?

Chen Yan's eyes also became strange.

According to the records in the booklet, no matter what race or what they practice, they all respect the Way of Heaven, and their ultimate pursuit is to achieve enlightenment through the vitality and luck of the Way of Heaven.

A cultivator pointed at the sky and cursed the way of heaven in public.

It's like a monk standing in the main hall of a temple, pointing at the statue of Buddha and cursing.

Go against Tiangang!

It's the opposite of Tian Gang! !

"This guy... is really brave!" Chen Yan couldn't help but swallow his saliva and muttered, then immediately asked, "What did he curse?"

Su Yi's expression was very interesting. She seemed to swallow her saliva before she said:
"He cursed that this war that had lasted for ten thousand years should not have existed at all.

He cursed bitterly, saying that the people in the domain should not have been allowed to die, generation after generation, on the platform, with countless lives dying in this great catastrophe!

He cursed bitterly, saying that the Heavenly Dao had set up a 'number of holy positions', with thirty-six venerables, four earthly venerables and two heavenly venerables, forty-two holy positions in total... This rule was like taking off pants to fart, it was a bullshit rule!
He cursed bitterly, saying that because of this ridiculous rule set by Heaven, countless geniuses, clearly the chosen ones of Heaven, were stuck below the Sainthood, wasting their lives! They were clearly gifted prodigies, but because of the rule of the forty-two Sainthoods, they were unable to become a Venerable Saint!
He cursed bitterly, saying that if it weren't for this crappy rule, hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of venerable saints would have emerged in the domain long ago!
He cursed bitterly, saying that if the domain had hundreds of Heavenly Lords, thousands of Earth Lords, and tens of thousands of Venerables...they would have been annihilated long ago, and there would have been no need to let so many lives be ravaged, with generation after generation dying on the platform..."

After hearing this, Chen Yan couldn't help but shout in his heart: "Fuck!"
This... is really courageous!
The man and the fox looked at each other for a while, and they saw an emotion like fire in each other's eyes.

After a while, Su Yi coughed twice, turned his head and sighed slowly.

Chen Yan thought for a moment and said, "Just because of these few words... because he cursed the Heavenly Dao in public, he became infamous?"

Su Yi shook his head: "Not really."

She shook her head. "Swearing at the Heavenly Dao in public will only earn him mixed reviews. At most, people will think he's unruly, arrogant, ignorant, and has a perverse temperament."

...That's right. Chen Yan nodded.

Not to mention the domain, even in this world, there are people with extreme ideas who will say things that seem out of line.

Whether they are right or wrong, there is never a shortage of such people in the world.

It doesn't seem necessary for a person to become infamous because of this. Moreover, Chen Jue has made such great contributions, so he will never be condemned by everyone.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan asked: "What happened next? What happened?"

Su Yi shook his head and said, “That night, at the Zhenjiang Mansion, Master Chen Jue got very drunk.

I just learned that the fallen general, Lord Jiang Yu, was Lord Chen Jue's sworn brother. Lord Chen Jue, a member of the Chen family, could have gone to a place like Mingjingtai, a place where aristocratic families could gild themselves, but he chose to come to a remote place like Luoyan Town because of his close relationship with Lord Jiang Yu, and he came here to guard the town with his brother.

Unexpectedly, when there was no war on weekdays, the city was suddenly attacked by the Suo tribe, which bypassed the first-line town in front and raided the second-line town... and Lord Chen Jue happened to be out traveling.

Master Chen Jue was drunk and said a lot of self-blaming words, and then... he swore an oath while drunk. He said..."

When Su Yi said this, he hesitated, as if he was struggling with something.

Chen Yan frowned: "What did he say?"

The old fox finally sighed.

"He vowed that if he ever breaks through to become a saint, he will destroy the Heavenly Dao!!"

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"hiss!!!"

Chen Yan took a deep breath, then stared at You Suyi with a sharp gaze: "He made this oath, and you..."

"I've never told anyone." Su Yi shook his head and said firmly, "Master Chen Jue saved the lives of an entire city that day! Even though he said a few outrageous words, even though I'm a member of the fox clan, I know how to be grateful.

At that time, there were heavy casualties in the town, and I was appointed as a clerk in the town commander's office, which gave me the opportunity to serve you, sir.

The master was drunk and I was alone with him at the time. I had not spoken a word to anyone in all these years.

But now... the master should be long gone, so it's okay to tell you."

After a pause, Su Yi whispered in an even weirder tone:
"Besides, those words Chen Jue cursed at the sky that day on the town platform...

Do you think that for thousands of years, no one in the domain has ever thought about what he said?"

As he spoke, Su Yi looked at Chen Yan and said, “You are a member of the Venerable’s family and you are not very old, so I’m afraid you haven’t thought about it this way.

But... billions of lives in the realm, countless talented people from generation to generation who have practiced hard throughout their lives, are all locked outside the gate of the holy position.

Do you really think that no one has ever questioned or cursed you in their heart?"

Chen Yan sighed softly and said nothing. After a while, he continued to ask, "How did Chen Jue become so infamous? What major incident happened to him?"

"……I have no idea."

Su Yi's answer made Chen Yan's face change immediately.

Anger flashed across his face as he said dissatisfiedly, "Old fox! We agreed on this! You also said you knew about Chen Jue... You said others only heard it from hearsay, but you knew Chen Jue and knew the most, so I was willing to help you do what you did today!
Now we're getting to the point, and you're telling me you don't know?"

Su Yi said calmly: "Don't worry, fellow Daoist. Although I don't know, I'm not completely ignorant. I can still tell you some valuable information."

"...You say!" Chen Yan suppressed the anger in his heart.

"I served in Luoyan Town. After that great war, the various tribes in the domain sent personnel to strengthen the garrison, and Lord Chen Jue was also promoted to the town commander based on his merits. However, the Sui tribe never invaded again.

Later... Master Chen Jue was transferred away. After he left, I never saw Master Chen Jue again.

It wasn't until three years before I committed a serious crime in the domain and was captured and cornered. That is, three years before I escaped the domain and came to this world, that I suddenly received news about Master Chen Jue.

That time, Master Chen Jue suddenly became famous and infamous. Everyone was saying that this proud son of the Chen family had committed a great crime and was full of evil!

"He has committed a lot of crimes. What specific crimes did he commit?" Chen Yan asked.

"Although I am a member of the fox clan, I also know how to be grateful. I am grateful to Master Chen Jue for saving my life in the past. After hearing about him, I asked around.

Some say that he went crazy while practicing martial arts and massacred a local tribe, extracting their essence and blood to practice martial arts.

Some say that he was rebellious and patriarchal, killing all the members of the Chen family and leaving the Chen family.

Some say that he was a commander in a certain place, that he embezzled food supplies, and even killed the deputy general in the army to cover up his crimes.

Some people also said that he practiced evil methods, abducted women from noble families, used them as furnaces, and ruined the lives of many women.

In short, the rumors were varied and bizarre, as if Lord Chen Jue had committed all the evil deeds in the world.

I remember in my heart that Lord Chen Jue was guarding the town alone with only a sword!
I remember the scene of the adult's grief and anger that day, and the look of sorrow, self-blame and guilt on his face after he got drunk...

I don't believe he would commit those crimes!
So I spent two full years traveling around the domain to investigate, trying to find out if the crimes he had committed were true, and then..."

At this point, Su Yi shook his head and said, "I can't find a single one!"

Chen Yan couldn't help but frown when he heard this: "Can't find even one?"

"Ok!"

Su Yi sneered and said, "They say he slaughtered living beings to extract their blood, but I can't find the victims! Which group was slaughtered by him? There is no evidence of this at all.

They said he was rebellious and murdered his own family, yet the Chen family suddenly and inexplicably vanished, leaving no members. I investigated the dismissed Chen family servants and learned that no elders had died suddenly, let alone a funeral.

But he suddenly dismissed all his clansmen and moved the whole family to Xiantai.

The venerable ancestor of the Chen family was also in seclusion in the immortal platform to comprehend the way of heaven and no longer showed up.

Although it is suspicious, it is absolutely not true that Chen Jue killed any elders of the clan.

They say he was a garrison commander in a certain place, embezzled food and rations, and even murdered his deputy commander to silence him. But I, too, have served in the army and have many comrades.

I've asked around, and I've looked up the names of all the commanders in Santai, Baguan, and 16 towns in recent years, but there's absolutely no such person as Chen Jue!

He had never been a town commander, so how could he embezzle food and even kill his deputy commander?
As for practicing evil methods and abducting daughters of noble families... that's sheer nonsense! I've secretly investigated over twenty noble families and dozens of powerful clans in the domain, but I've never found a single daughter or rich girl who's encountered anything like this.

If the victim cannot be found, where does the crime come from?
But for some unknown reason, all the creatures in the domain poured basins of dirty water on Chen Jue!

As for Lord Chen Jue, there was no news and he could never be found again.

I investigated for three full years and only found these. Later, I committed a serious crime and offended a powerful clan in the Fox Clan. I could no longer stay here, so I fled the domain."

After hearing this, Chen Yan frowned tightly.

Su Yi said slowly: "But... although I can't find any clues, I have found the problem!"

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(The New Year is over. I hope everyone can adjust their mentality after returning to work~
I didn't take a single day off during the Spring Festival. I wrote 8,000 to 9,000 words every day, which is pretty hard work.)

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