My cultivation disguise has been exposed by Xiao Sizi.

"Whoosh!"

A dazzling, silvery-gray light abruptly pierced the tranquility of the mountain forest.

In a secluded valley countless miles away from Qingxuan Sect, the void suddenly cracked open.

Three figures fell from mid-air.

Li Chen landed steadily on his feet and put down Jiang Liyue, whom he was holding in his arms, and Jiang Qingxue, whom he was carrying in his other hand.

He was still slightly dizzy after completing a long-distance spatial teleportation.

"Phew, we finally escaped."

Li Chen let out a long breath and patted his chest.

next to.

Still shaken, the Jiang sisters collapsed onto the moss-covered grass.

They were panting heavily, their eyes filled with relief at escaping death and deep awe at the man before them.

too strong.

In such a desperate situation where they were surrounded, they were able to carry two living people and perform such a miraculous spatial teleportation!

Such methods are something that even the young sect master of Qingxuan Sect, let alone their Nascent Soul stage ancestor who is in seclusion, could never do!

"Thank you so much for saving my life, senior!"

Ignoring the blood from the corner of her mouth, Jiang Qingxue, despite her severe injuries, pulled her younger sister Jiang Liyue and prepared to kowtow to Li Chen.

"Alright, alright, stop with the formalities."

Li Chen waved his hand, and a gentle, invisible true energy lifted the two of them up.

Jiang Liyue bit her red lips, her eyes, as clear as autumn water, shimmering with complex light.

Looking at the young man in front of her, who appeared even more handsome and refined after being dressed neatly, she couldn't help but recall the image of him falling naked into the bathtub.

A blush instantly spread across her cheeks.

"May I ask your honorable name, my benefactor?" Jiang Qingxue asked weakly, clasping her hands in greeting.

"We, Jiang Qingxue and my sister Jiang Liyue, will never forget your kindness today. If we have the opportunity in the future, we will definitely repay you with our life's gratitude."

Asking for your name?

Li Chen raised an eyebrow.

He stroked his chin, his eyes darting around.

In this unfamiliar world where he couldn't even tell which way was north, south, east, or west, he had just given that local bully's young sect leader's face a good beating.

What follows will undoubtedly be a relentless pursuit by the entire world.

As the saying goes, one must be cautious when navigating the world. If you've caused a huge mess, how can you use your real name?

Use an alias! Learn to stay in the background!

"Cough cough."

Li Chen cleared his throat and put his hands behind his back.

Facing the gentle breeze in the deep valley, he tilted his head back at a 45-degree angle, displaying an air of aloofness, superiority, and unparalleled mastery.

"Why must we have known each other before we meet?" Li Chen said with a weathered tone, without batting an eye.

"I will not change my name or surname."

"The Great Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin!"

Li Chen silently apologized to Old Li, who was far away in Chang'an.

Old Deng, you are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, protected by the aura of a true dragon, with broad shoulders.

You can take the blame for your son. Anyway, if they have any problems, they'll go to Li Shimin. What does it have to do with me, Li Chen?

"So it was Li Shimin, the senior!"

Jiang Qingxue and Jiang Liyue were filled with awe, and they memorized this domineering name.

"Stop calling me 'senior,' it makes me feel old."

Li Chen waved his hand and looked around at the ancient forest, where towering trees and spiritual energy were so rich they seemed to drip with moisture.

"Tell me first, what kind of hellish place is this?"

Li Chen frowned and asked, "I was just in Chang'an City when the teleportation array malfunctioned. How did I end up in your Qingxuan Sect's bathhouse?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Qingxue's eyes.

"Chang'an City? What's that place? Brother Li... don't you know where we are?"

She took a deep breath, suppressing the sharp pain in her chest, and began to explain to this mysterious savior.

"This place is called the Origin Heaven Realm."

"The Origin Heaven Realm?" Li Chen was taken aback. "Not the Tang Dynasty?"

"The Tang Dynasty... it must be the name of a mortal dynasty in the outside world."

Jiang Qingxue gave a bitter smile, her eyes revealing a hint of vicissitude. "Brother Li, you may not know this, but the Origin Heaven Realm is a secret world completely independent of the outside world."

"In ancient times, there were powerful beings in the world who deduced the secrets of heaven and earth and foresaw that the outside world would encounter a long and terrifying end of the Dharma, in which spiritual energy would be completely exhausted and cultivators would find it difficult to exist."

"In order to preserve the flame of cultivation, those ancient powerful beings joined forces and unleashed their supreme and all-powerful magic, forcibly extracting dozens of top-grade spiritual veins from the outer lands of the Divine Continent!"

"The powerful beings sealed these spiritual veins and created independent secret realms like the Origin Heaven Realm, which are rich in spiritual energy."

Jiang Qingxue sighed.

"Ordinary people from the outside world can't find the entrance at all. The only way to travel between the secret realm and the outside world is to rely on the interdimensional teleportation arrays controlled by those major sects."

After hearing these words...

A long, deathly silence fell over the deep valley.

Li Chen stood there, mouth agape, completely dumbfounded.

His mind was buzzing.

An ancient, powerful being? Preserving the flame? Extracting the spiritual veins?

So that's why the spiritual energy in the Tang Dynasty was so scarce, making it seem like a wasteland!

Holy crap!

Li Chen finally couldn't hold back and blurted out a curse.

He stared at the Jiang sisters with disbelief.

Is there any possibility...?

Li Chen pointed to the sky above, his tone filled with sarcasm and speechlessness.

"The reason the outside world has become the Dharma-ending Age is because your ancestors and so-called ancient great beings severed and drained all the spiritual veins of the world?!"

"Isn't this just a selfish thief who drains the water from the outside and keeps fish in the tank for himself?!"

This statement came out.

Jiang Qingxue and Jiang Liyue both fell silent.

They opened their mouths, wanting to refute, but found themselves speechless.

Yes.

If the spiritual energy from the outside world is drained away, the outside world will naturally become depleted.

This statement, though crude, seems... quite reasonable!

Li Chen scratched his hair in frustration.

His only concern right now is how to get back.

"The Tang Dynasty is a mess waiting for me right now. I still need to take revenge on that evil cultivator. Old Deng and the others are eagerly waiting for me to surprise them."

Li Chen thought to himself, "Although I have awakened my spatial physique, I would never dare to use spatial teleportation recklessly without coordinates. Who knows which lava pool or black hole I might fall into next time?"

The only safe way is to find the "interdimensional teleportation arrays" in those cultivation sects.

"puff--!"

Just as Li Chen was thinking of a solution.

Jiang Qingxue, who had been holding on, suddenly went limp and spat out another mouthful of black, poisonous blood.

She collapsed weakly onto the grass, her face turning deathly pale at a visible speed, barely breathing.

"elder sister!"

Jiang Liyue let out a mournful cry and knelt down beside her sister with a thud.

She held Jiang Qingxue's gradually cooling body tightly, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls.

"It's all my fault...it's all my fault for being useless!" Jiang Liyue cried her heart out.

"If it weren't for exchanging that life-extending elixir for me, you wouldn't have been so severely injured by the Qingxuan Sect. I'd rather be the furnace for your soul than let you die!"

Jiang Qingxue struggled to raise her hand, wanting to stroke her sister's cheek, but she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.

"Silly girl... if you don't have the pills, you don't have to..." Jiang Qingxue's voice was so weak it was like a mosquito's hum.

"If you were to trade your entire life and reputation for my sister's survival, even if she lived, she would suffer a fate worse than death..."

Witnessing this tragic scene of life and death separation.

Li Chen scratched his head and walked over.

"I said, don't rush to mourn." Li Chen squatted down and looked at Jiang Liyue, who was crying with tears streaming down her face.

"You guys kept talking about pills and elixirs, but what exactly is her injury, and what kind of rare, miraculous pill does she need to save her life?"

Jiang Liyue sobbed and answered desperately.

"My sister was hit by the Qingxuan Sect's 'Nine Nether Bone-Melting Palm,' and the poison has already invaded her heart meridian."

"Only the 'Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill,' a secret technique passed down by the Qingxuan Sect, can protect her heart meridian and expel the poison, but now... it's all too late."

"The Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill?"

Li Chen touched his chin.

The name sounds intimidating, and it seems kind of familiar.