Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 349 Helping each other
"You're always the one who can take on two opponents at once."

Landing on the scorching earth, Jiang Chen shook his head as he looked at Chen Gangfeng's fallen body.

Chen Gangfeng's strength is indeed quite good, even stronger than Crocodile Abyss before, but he is still no match for him, not to mention that he has found a teammate of the other party.

Thinking this, Jiang Chen reached out and took the storage bag from Chen Gangfeng's body.

"As expected, there are fire cores, and quite a few of them. Although there is only one at the Foundation Establishment level, there are ten at the Qi Refining level."

As his spiritual sense dissipated, Jiang Chen opened the storage bag and saw its contents, realizing he hadn't been guessing.

“This fire core is indeed strange. If I was just guessing before, I am now basically certain.”

When his divine sense touched the fire core, a strange feeling came again, and various thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

However, Jiang Chen quickly pulled himself out of his thoughts; now was not the time to think about such things.

"Fellow Daoist is indeed decisive. Without your help, it would have been quite troublesome for me to kill him so cleanly and neatly."

After putting away the storage bag, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to Qu Shize, who was standing to the side, with a knowing smile on his face.

Upon meeting Jiang Chen's gaze, Qu Shize's heart skipped a beat.

He came with Chen Gangfeng, originally intending to just go through the motions and not put in any real effort. However, he didn't expect that as soon as they got close, they made contact with Jiang Chen through the Ice Heart Curse. After confirming several times that Jiang Chen did indeed have the Ice Heart Curse, he hesitated for a moment but still chose to betray him.

Ultimately, his cooperation with Chen Gangfeng was only temporary. The relationship between the Qu family and the Chen family was not good at the moment. If it were Qu Jiadaoji, he might have to think it over carefully. But betraying Chen Gangfeng was not a problem for him at all.

The loss of a Dao Foundation cultivator in the Chen family is actually a good thing for the Qu family now. The reason he hesitated was because he was afraid that he would not be able to kill Chen Gangfeng. If Chen Gangfeng escaped, things would be troublesome. However, the existence of the Dragon King ultimately made him decide to take a gamble.

Jiang Chen did not disappoint him; with his cooperation, he swiftly and decisively killed Chen Gangfeng.

Jiang Chen's composed demeanor sent a chill down his spine. He knew that even without him, Chen Gangfeng would most likely die if he faced Jiang Chen, which made it even harder for him to see through Jiang Chen's true nature.

"Fellow Daoist is too kind. We are both under the Dragon King's command, so it is only right that we help each other."

With a smile on his face, Qu Shize made his stance clear.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen gave Qu Shize a deep look and said nothing more.

After a short while, they exchanged some information, and Qu Shize left first.

"I have a strange feeling about this Taoist priest. I always feel a sense of danger when I stand next to him."

After fleeing into the distance, Qu Shize looked back at the location where Jiang Chen was and frowned.

In the previous information exchange, it was basically Jiang Chen asking questions and him answering. But strangely, when faced with Jiang Chen's questions, he couldn't think of any refusal. He didn't think anything of it at the time, but the more he thought about it now, the stranger it seemed.

"A sword cultivator at the Foundation Establishment level, plus the strength of Wu Hai, Qinghua, and Taiping Sect on the surface, is already quite formidable, not to mention that they also have a Dragon King at the Purple Mansion level standing behind them."

As the thought crossed his mind, Qu Shize forced himself to stop thinking about it. As things stand, the Dragon King's ship still has a promising future, and getting on board isn't a bad thing for him.

"Fire Core, I wonder what the Taoist of Peace wants this for." Shaking his head, Qu Shize chose a direction and quickly left.

With the collapse of the secret realm, many treasures have revealed their traces, and he needs to go find them. In addition, he also needs to hunt down fire spirits as much as possible and collect fire cores, which is what Jiang Chen needs. In exchange, Jiang Chen will teach him a secret technique that can activate the Ice Heart Curse.

With this secret technique, he will be able to better utilize the power of the Ice Heart Mantra for cultivation in the future; this is the difference between passive and active methods.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Chen had also cleaned up all the traces.

"The fragment of the Fire Essence Nourishing Spirit Scripture shows that the cultivation method practiced by the Chen family is indeed remarkable."

After the soul search ended, through Chen Gangfeng, a Dao Foundation cultivator, Jiang Chen gained a deeper understanding of the Chen family.

"The Chen family's heritage does indeed originate from this Mountain Fire Secret Realm. However, after so many years of exploration, the Chen family has already exhausted all the heritage within the Mountain Fire Secret Realm. It is difficult for outsiders to find the secret of the Chen family's heritage here."

"Compared to the Fire Essence Nourishing Spirit Scripture, what I am really interested in is the Transformation of Yuan Secret Technique. With the help of that secret technique, cultivators can use spiritual treasures that are not compatible with them to forge their Dao foundation. It is truly amazing."

"It's a pity that this secret technique is one of the core secrets of the Chen family. Even Chen Gangfeng only knows a rough outline and has not truly mastered it. As for the fire cores, the Chen family does not seem to have noticed anything unusual about them. They just use them as a special spiritual resource."

Recalling the results of the previous soul search, various thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

"Judging from the current situation, the true inheritance of the Mountain Fire Secret Realm has already been taken away. The most precious thing in the core area is the Spiritual Mountain Fire that is about to be born, but this thing is really not very useful to me."

"Instead of focusing on the core area right now, we should put more effort into the fire core. Although it's just a guess, it's still worth a try. There might be some unexpected gains."

With his mind in turmoil, Jiang Chen made a decision.

In the next instant, Jiang Chen was enveloped in sword light and began to roam the Mountain Fire Secret Realm. Wherever he passed, sword light crisscrossed, slaying all the fire spirits.

These fire spirits usually slumber deep within the fire veins, making them difficult to find. However, they have now manifested. Although they are inherently special and difficult to kill, Jiang Chen, who possesses a powerful divine sense and a sharp flying sword, is precisely their nemesis.

Under these circumstances, as time went by, Jiang Chen collected more and more fire cores.

Meanwhile, in the core area of ​​the secret realm, the competition for spiritual treasures is also nearing its end.

"We've finally come this far."

With blood stained at the corner of her mouth, standing atop the volcano, looking at the two figures lagging far behind, Chen Jingshu's pale face revealed a bright smile.

With the protection of the Heartless Abbess, she successfully entered the core area, then fought against the First Prince and the Third Prince, overcame one obstacle after another, climbed the stairs, and finally successfully arrived at the top of the volcano.

"The mountain fire has been fully conceived. My next task is to collect it and begin its initial smelting."

With a thought in mind, and without further hesitation, Chen Jingshu stepped into the crater.

As they watched Chen Jingshu's figure disappear, the faces of the First Prince and the Third Prince turned extremely ugly. They never expected that they would lose to the previously unremarkable Chen Jingshu.

(End of this chapter)