While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 212 Purple Cloud Pavilion? Never heard of it.

With the wisdom of Venerable Heavenly Fire, he naturally knew how rare a state of sudden enlightenment was.

Some powerful individuals may never experience this state even once in their entire lives, as it is a mysterious and inexplicable state that is difficult to define, demand, or force.

But one thing is certain: this is something all cultivators dream of.

In a state of sudden enlightenment, you seem to have gained a brilliant mind, your thinking becomes incredibly agile, and your comprehension is greatly enhanced. The difficult and obscure techniques and combat skills that are usually hard to understand suddenly become simple.

Venerable Tianhuo had once had a sudden enlightenment and gained immense benefits, which is why he was shocked at this moment.

After all, from his perspective, Chen Xiao simply took out a martial arts scroll, looked at it for a while, and got completely absorbed in it—it was unbelievably simple.

"The state of enlightenment is most vulnerable to disturbance. This Ten Thousand Snake Gorge has been cleaned up and is quite peaceful. Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen."

With an envious glance at Chen Xiao, Venerable Tianhuo gracefully ascended to the sky, overlooking the surrounding area and protecting Chen Xiao.

The state of sudden enlightenment is unpredictable, and even Chen Xiao was unprepared. At this moment, he could only rely on Venerable Tianhuo to eliminate the factors that might have an impact.

"Roar~"

A wolf's howl drew the attention of Venerable Heavenly Fire.

"brute!"

Venerable Heavenly Fire cursed under his breath, then pointed a finger and obliterated the howling wolf.

In the desolate northern desert, wolf packs are the most common. They are somewhat better during the day, but once night falls, they roam in dense packs, posing a great threat to caravans of average strength. This is where the term "wolf scourge" comes from.

Of course, with Venerable Tianhuo protecting him, this minor threat could not possibly affect Chen Xiao.

After using the Soul Nourishing Saliva, Venerable Tianhuo's soul was replenished. Although his current strength is only one or two tenths of his peak, it is still more than enough to deal with a Dou Zong expert.

Time passed by, the sun set and the moon rose, and before we knew it, it was night.

However, Chen Xiao, who was in a state of enlightenment, showed no signs of waking up.

Venerable Heavenly Fire glanced down warily, his envy growing even more pronounced.

The longer you have an epiphany, the greater the benefits!

Nothing happened in the middle of the night. Although wolves kept appearing, they couldn't get past Venerable Tianhuo's defenses.

However, just when Venerable Tianhuo thought that the night would pass peacefully, a sudden change occurred.

Under the moonlight, a figure unfolded its wings of battle aura and appeared from the edge of the desert. Judging from its path, it seemed to be heading across the Ten Thousand Serpent Gorge towards Tianbei City.

This was originally an ordinary little thing, but Venerable Tianhuo frowned slightly.

This was simply because this person was extremely high-profile, with a pair of fighting spirit wings flashing with lightning and the sound of wind and thunder constantly ringing out.

Normally, Venerable Tianhuo wouldn't bother with such a hot-blooded young man, but today was different.

"Young friend, my sect leader is currently in seclusion in Ten Thousand Snake Gorge and must not be disturbed."

Venerable Heavenly Fire gracefully stepped forward and raised his hand to remind him.

The person who was stopped was a young man of about twenty-four or twenty-five years old. He was surprised to see the Heavenly Fire Venerable suddenly appear, but he was not afraid.

A soul in such good condition must have been at least a Dou Huang in life.

It could even be a Dou Zong!

Hong Chen looked Tianhuo Venerable up and down, marveling at him.

"Sect Master? What Pavilion? Sir, what's your Sect Master's name?"

Hong Chen is an outer disciple of the Fenglei Northern Pavilion, and he broke through to the Douhuang realm two months ago.

According to the rules of the Wind and Thunder Northern Pavilion, once one reaches the Dou Huang level, there is a high probability that one will become an inner pavilion disciple in a short period of time.

Their identity underwent a qualitative change.

Just yesterday, an elder of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion had Hong Chen leave a soul imprint inside the Thunder Tower, which is a step required to enter the inner pavilion.

Knowing that the matter was 98% certain, Hong Chen couldn't wait to rush back to Tianbei City that very night to report the good news to his family.

Hong Chen hadn't expected to encounter such a small incident along the way.

When people in Zhongzhou hear the word "pavilion master," the first thing that comes to mind is the pavilion master of the Four Directions Pavilion.

In Tianbei, it is easier to recall the four masters of Fenglei Pavilion.

Fenglei Pavilion is located in the northern part of Zhongzhou and is further divided into four pavilions: east, west, south, and north. The east pavilion is the main one, while the west, south, and north pavilions are secondary. The east pavilion is the most powerful, and the other three pavilions are slightly less so.

Even so, any one of the three pavilions is qualified to be among the top-tier forces in Zhongzhou.

For example, the Fenglei Beige of Qifeng Mountain in Tianbei is the most powerful force in Tianbei on the surface.

none of them!

With such a background, and given that lightning-attribute fighting techniques have always been effective against souls, Hong Chen didn't take the somewhat unfathomable Heavenly Fire Venerable too seriously. Without even considering whether it was appropriate, he asked around.

Venerable Tianhuo glanced at Hong Chen and said expressionlessly, "Purple Cloud Pavilion! As for the Pavilion Master's name, you don't need to know. Leave immediately."

Venerable Heavenly Fire waved his hand and urged them on again.

If he hadn't been worried that Hong Chen's recklessness would disturb Chen Xiao's enlightenment, he wouldn't have been interested in saying another word to Hong Chen.

Hong Chen nodded slightly, but he didn't take it to heart.

He had never even heard of the Purple Cloud Pavilion.

Perhaps, it's just another small force modeled after the Four Directions Pavilion.

With a casual fist salute, Hong Chen activated his battle qi wings and traversed the Ten Thousand Snake Gorge.

At first, everything was normal.

However, upon arriving at the middle of the Ten Thousand Snake Gorge, Hong Chen made a surprising move under the watchful eyes of Venerable Heavenly Fire.

He suddenly accelerated, and the sound of wind and thunder suddenly exploded, echoing endlessly within the canyon.

"court death!"

Heavenly Fire Venerable never expected that this kid would not only disregard his words but also make such a provocative move. In an instant, his killing intent surged, and without the slightest hesitation, he appeared above Hong Chen's head in a flash, and under Hong Chen's horrified gaze, he slammed down with a palm!

Ignoring Hong Chen's life or death, Venerable Tianhuo immediately looked towards Chen Xiao, hoping that Chen Xiao's enlightenment would not be disturbed or interrupted, although he knew that this was unlikely.

Sure enough, when he looked over, he met Chen Xiao's gaze.

"I'm sorry, Master, it's my fault for neglecting my duty—"

Venerable Tianhuo felt a chill in his heart and quickly landed to admit his mistake.

But before he could finish speaking, Chen Xiao raised his hand to stop him.

"It's true that I was negligent, but I woke up just as you went to contact this guy. Besides, this gives me a legitimate excuse, so let's consider it an equal exchange."

Upon hearing this, Venerable Heavenly Fire finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, he couldn't help but feel schadenfreude.

He had been following Chen Xiao these past few days, so of course he knew what Chen Xiao was doing.

Chen Xiao was already troubled by the location of Zixiao Pavilion, as Qifeng Mountain, which he had his eye on, had already been taken by someone else.

Now look what's happened! The people from Fenglei Beige have brought trouble upon themselves. Isn't this like someone delivering a pillow when you're sleepy?

Hong Chen thought that the Fenglei North Pavilion was an unshakable backer, but little did he know that in the eyes of Venerable Tianhuo, let alone this mere branch pavilion, even the Fenglei East Pavilion, which was overseen by Venerable Lei, along with the other three pavilions, was not something to be afraid of.

"Master, this guy is dead."

Moving closer to Hong Chenhu's body, Venerable Tianhuo glanced at him and said...

Chen Xiao chuckled. The Heavenly Fire Venerable was now able to unleash strength comparable to a high-level Dou Zong. If Hong Chen, a one-star Dou Huang, didn't die from a single palm strike in anger, that would be a strange thing.

With a flick of his finger, a flame shot out and landed on Hong Chen's body, instantly burning him to nothingness, while the storage ring remained completely unaffected.

Accepting the spoils delivered to his door, Chen Xiao glanced at them casually and was somewhat surprised to see a very familiar silver scroll.

Without paying too much attention, Chen Xiao turned around and instructed, "Tianhuo, send a message to Zixiao Pavilion and the Snake-People Clan, and tell them that the site selection has been finalized."

"yes!"