Ordinary People: Starting with the Chen Clan

The giant toad felt a slight numbness on its tongue, and a hint of doubt flashed in its eyes. This thunder was completely different from the thunderous sound of the last time.

It only made his body stiffen slightly for a moment before he recovered instantly.

Just as it hesitated whether to turn back and test whether the other party was bluffing, a huge force slammed into its spine.

It was a familiar feeling, but because he was in mid-air, he managed to deflect seven or eight tenths of the blow thanks to his tough body, and it didn't even affect the injuries he had just sustained.

This attack also fully unleashed its ferocity. If this second-tier demon doesn't show its power, do you think it's just a toad?

Its body was still in mid-air, but it had already expanded to its limit.

But the sudden appearance of the mist was like a cold wave from the far north, instantly clearing his eyes again.

There was no time to consider anything else. The first thing he wanted to do was shrink his body, but he had just been attacked by lightning and was still injured. How could he possibly control his movements as he used to?

Chen Xuanzhou had just reached the window when he saw the fog outside swirl for a moment before returning to calm.

The giant ape puppet walked past, holding a precious pearl in its hand, and stepped into the mist. After walking only three zhang, a pool of blood appeared on the ground.

Chen Xuanzhou hurriedly stepped forward, took out a jade bottle from his storage bag, and collected the demon blood.

Although Chen Xuanzhou didn't know exactly what kind of demonic beast this toad was, its troublesome nature was comparable to that of three young masters of the Lin family, and it was definitely not an ordinary bloodline demonic beast.

We can't waste a single material; it might come in very handy.

Afterwards, Chen Xuanzhou walked to the corpse of the demon toad. At this time, the demon toad had revealed its true form, which was a yellowish-brown toad more than a meter long.

Aside from being a bit larger, there's nothing particularly unusual about his appearance.

The entire demon body was split in two from the center, a sight that made Chen Xuanzhou exclaim that it was a terrible waste. Its spine was also cut in two by the power of the restriction.

Looks like I'll have to take it home and make soup!

Chen Xuanzhou put the entire demon body into his storage bag, and then threw it directly into the incense burner. The incense burner is the most suitable place to store treasures, as it can preserve the spirituality of the spirit.

After confirming that nothing had been missed, Chen Xuanzhou returned to the underground palace.

He took out another set of backup formations and set them up outside the teleportation array. Chen Xuanzhou resolutely stepped into it.

A flash of inspiration struck Chen Xuanzhou, and he subconsciously scanned his surroundings with his divine sense. To his surprise, there were no obstacles around him, and he was able to see everything clearly.

Looking up, there was a dark dome overhead, but stars twinkled, their soft light illuminating the surroundings perfectly.

All around him was a vast cavern, which Chen Xuanzhou estimated to be at least a hundred acres in size.

But that wasn't the most important thing. At that moment, his gaze fell directly on a spirit tree not far away.

It was not tall, only about two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters), and had only a few branches on its trunk, without a single leaf or fruit. Yet, this one tree made the two or three hundred medicinal herbs around it pale in comparison.

Before Chen Xuanzhou could make a move, the compass in his hand had already landed directly on it and instantly merged into its root.

"It truly is the Tree of Spiritual Eyes. Judging by its size, there's probably no other tree like it in the entire human realm!"

Chen Xuanzhou couldn't help but sigh, his palms feeling slightly warm.

However, he quickly calmed down, realizing that it wouldn't be easy to completely brand this immense wealth with the Chen family name.

At most, it will be a little over ten years before Han Tianzun enters the secret realm.

When the old ghost enters, who knows if he'll develop designs on the Spirit Eye Tree.

"Huh!"

Chen Xuanzhou's eyes involuntarily glanced at a corner of the tree roots, where a faint light flashed, and the puppet beside him very consciously walked forward.

Carefully avoiding all the spiritual herbs, they arrived at the spirit tree, and surprisingly, no formations or restrictions were activated.

Arriving at the base of the Spirit Eye Tree, they easily unearthed a jade bracelet.

After returning the way he came, Chen Xuanzhou did not reach out to take it. Instead, a flash of light appeared between his brows, and the incense burner instantly appeared above the jade bracelet, directly absorbing it.

As the saying goes, behind every opportunity there are often several elderly gentlemen, not to mention that professional matters should be left to professional equipment.

Nowadays, besides a few storage bags, the incense burner contains only a few hundred strands of incense, making it extremely poor.

A few wisps of incense smoke curled around the jade bracelet, and soon the original mark was completely erased. Chen Xuanzhou used the incense smoke to explore what was hidden inside.

Just as he had predicted, there was a remnant soul attached to a wooden Buddha statue inside.

"As expected, everyone in the mortal world is a cunning old fox! It's just that your luck seems a bit off..."

Chen Xuanzhou murmured with a hint of sarcasm, but there was no reaction from the jade bracelet.

He ignored the Buddha statue, even though he was extremely envious of it—a one-foot-tall Buddha statue carved entirely from soul-nourishing wood.

He didn't even pay much attention to some of the items that shone brightly and were clearly not ordinary magical treasures.

Instead, they began searching for jade slips.

The number of jade slips inside was greater than he had expected. They were all preserved in jade boxes, which allowed them to withstand the ravages of time.

Chen Xuanzhou browsed through them one by one and found that these jade slips were all drafts. The identity of the person was still unknown, but their cultivation had already reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

The phrase "transformation into a god" appears most frequently in these jade slips, indicating that they are seeking an opportunity for a breakthrough.

He came here hoping to take advantage of the extremely rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth to increase his chances of advancing in rank.

As Chen Xuanzhou studied these formations, the fog outside had been cleared away at some point, and the elite disciples of the seven sects were heading towards the mountain range one by one.

Chen Xuanlin and his fellow disciples were hurrying towards a side hall, where the sect's records indicated that the Heavenly Spirit Fruit was likely about to ripen.

That location wasn't hidden; basically everyone in every sect knew about it.

The two of them did not dare to delay along the way. The usually somewhat impetuous Junior Brother Wang became quiet and reserved, simply following closely behind Chen Xuanlin.

The peace on the mountain did not last long; soon people encountered each other, but more often they encountered beasts.

Inside a cave, a man and a woman walk side by side.

One of them nestled in the broad chest of the person beside her, and said shyly, "Ting'er, it's so good to have you. Otherwise, I don't know if I could have made it this far."

Once we've harvested the purple monkey flowers here, we'll be one step closer to Foundation Establishment.

"Alright, the monsters here are not easy to deal with. We must use our combined attack technique as soon as possible."

The other person smiled and comforted the man in front of her.

As the two figures disappeared from the cave entrance, a figure slowly emerged from around the corner behind them.