Great Villain: Starting by Humiliating the Son of the Heavenly Fate - Chapter 201

Chapter 201: Invitation from the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace Chapter 201: Invitation from the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace While the five Dao Palace realm powerhouses carried on with their meeting, Jiang Chen was constantly on the move outside the borders of the Purple Heaven Holy Land.

He soared through different regions, offering help on various battlefronts while secretly searching for more of the rare Shadow Wind Obsidian Martens.

During his travels, he did manage to find more of these elusive creatures!

Using the Misty Cloud Soul Tracking Art, Jiang Chen placed tracking marks on the scattered Shadow Wind Obsidian Martens to locate them later.

At the same time, as the number of defeated demonic beasts grew, more cultivators from the Purple Heaven Holy Land were becoming free to join the fight.

The speed at which the demonic beasts were being wiped out was increasing rapidly, like a snowball rolling down a hill, growing in size and force.

Jiang Chen refrained from personally hunting and killing.

Instead, he used the Demonic Qi Extraction Art to provide aid across different regions.

Although the Demonic Qi Extraction Art was known among the upper ranks of the Purple Heaven Holy Land, only Jiang Chen had mastered it so far.

Many cultivators from the Holy Land, who had been afflicted by the Demonic Spiritual Qi, were sent to him for help.

Afterward, they would leave with hearts full of gratitude and admiration, their energy fully restored.

In a short time, all the cultivators of the Purple Heaven Holy Land, either directly or indirectly, benefited from Jiang Chen’s generosity, offering him their gratitude and deep respect.

At this point, Jiang Chen was like a rising sun, admired by countless people.

Along with his growing reputation, Jiang Chen also gained significant material rewards.

Nearly all the bodies of the invading demonic beasts that had broken into the Purple Heaven Holy Land were handed over to Jiang Chen.

However, this didn’t include the demonic beasts from the Blue Waterfall Green Stone Plain.

Among the collected corpses, there were an astonishing seventeen Dao Comprehension realm demonic beasts alone!

The number of Inquiring Journey realm demonic beasts surpassed one hundred and thirty, and as for the Heavenly Origin realm beasts, there were so many that Jiang Chen stopped bothering to count.

Jiang Chen fully absorbed the qi and blood energy of these demonic beasts using the Wordless Heavenly Jade.

If this energy were used to practice Dao Comprehension rank cultivation techniques, it would be enough for dozens of routines!

Even for Dao Palace rank cultivation methods, the energy reserves were abundant enough to support more than one technique.

However, Jiang Chen chose to hold off on using the energy, saving it as a hidden ace.

When the time came, he could tap into these energies, training in specific cultivation techniques to better face his enemies.

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At this moment, outside the Purple Heaven Holy Land, Jiang Chen shot through the sky like a streak of sword light.

Beside him, Ji Ruxue and Xie Xiaojing flew along.

Both Ji Ruxue and Xie Xiaojing had fought in the battle, defeating numerous Heavenly Origin realm demonic beasts.

Later, when Jiang Chen began his rescue efforts, they joined him to offer their support.

In addition to Ji Ruxue and Xie Xiaojing, Jiang Chen was surrounded by several streaks of light, each representing a cultivator.

It was like stars circling the moon!

Among them were Liu Xiong, Xie Zhen, and other Elders who had reached the Dao Comprehension realm.

As they flew past the grand protective formation guarding the outer gate of the Purple Heaven Holy Land, an immense crowd of disciples clasped their hands together, bowing in deep reverence, their devotion unmatched.

“We offer our homage to the Honorable Holy Son!” “All fellow sect members, please rise!” Jiang Chen called out, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below.

His voice carried both authority and warmth, radiating an approachable presence.

After a brief pause, Jiang Chen continued his flight.

Before long, five streaks of light appeared ahead, signaling the arrival of Ji Mingxiu and the other four Dao Palace realm powerhouses.

“Greetings, Master, and the four Supreme Elders!” Jiang Chen greeted them with a bright smile, his manners impeccable.

Ji Mingxiu’s face lit up, like a sunflower basking in sunlight, as he said, “Jiang Chen, your mastery of the Sword Dao is truly a wonderful surprise!” “Such a young prodigy!” Mo Yu added.

“We elders look forward to seeing you reach the Third Step of the Cultivation Path and lead the Purple Heaven Holy Land to new heights!” Li Shang, Han Xu, and Liu Mei each took turns offering their praise, their eyes filled with excitement as they looked at Jiang Chen.

By now, Jiang Chen’s status in their hearts had become unmatched.

“Thank you for your praise, Master and Supreme Elders,” Jiang Chen said with another respectful salute, his voice steady and humble.

“I, Jiang Chen, will remain determined and continue to press forward.” His calmness only deepened the admiration Ji Mingxiu and the others had for him.

Most young cultivators who had achieved such feats would have likely grown unbearably arrogant by now!

“Come!

Let’s have a quick gathering!” Ji Mingxiu, with a broad grin, stepped forward and took Jiang Chen by the arm, only to receive a sharp look from Ji Ruxue.

He laughed awkwardly, saying, “Oh, Xue’er, you ladies can join us too.” With that, Jiang Chen, Ji Ruxue, and Xie Xiaojing, along with Ji Mingxiu and the others, entered the Purple Heaven Grand Hall.

The eighteen Elders at the Dao Comprehension realm followed closely behind.

Everyone promptly took their seats within the majestic Purple Heaven Grand Hall.

Wasting no time, Ji Mingxiu got straight to the point, asking Jiang Chen’s opinion on using the Demonic Qi Extraction Art to gain leverage over the other two Holy Land-tier factions and whether they should request the corpses of the demonic beasts.

In response, Jiang Chen suggested consulting the two great Void Tribulation realm powerhouses before making any decisions.

Using the Demonic Qi Extraction Art to help the people of Purple Heaven Holy Land could be viewed as an act of charity.

Considering the personalities of Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning, this approach seemed appropriate.

However, using it to gain advantages would primarily benefit Jiang Chen.

Taking the lead in such a matter felt a bit improper.

This was a crucial moment for Jiang Chen to earn the trust of Nangong Wan and Shangguan Ning, and he wasn’t about to take it lightly.

Upon hearing Jiang Chen’s thoughtful response, Ji Mingxiu and the others nodded in agreement.

From their perspective, dealing with the two great Void Tribulation realm powerhouses required the utmost caution, no matter how small the issue seemed.

Soon after, the meeting shifted focus to the two powerful factions: the Jade Lake Heavenly Temple and the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace, as well as nearby forces that needed to be monitored.

This was all part of preparing Jiang Chen, the future Holy Lord, for the path ahead.

As time passed, the upper echelon meeting of the Purple Heaven Holy Land was drawing to a close.

But just then, Ji Mingxiu received a message from the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace.

After scanning it with his divine sense, his expression subtly changed.

“Holy Lord?” The faces of Mo Yu and the others gradually grew more serious.

‘A major development must be happening!’ Jiang Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly as he thought to himself, ‘Just as I suspected, the demonic beast tide is only the beginning; the real event is yet to come!’ “The message is from the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace,” Ji Mingxiu announced slowly as he put away the transmission jade token.

“Dong Yuanzheng suspects that the massive surge in Demonic Spiritual Qi is unusual and may hide even greater threats.” “Therefore, they want to invite the high-ranking members of our Purple Heaven Holy Land to join in investigating the source of this anomaly.

They’ve already contacted the Jade Lake Heavenly Temple, who have agreed,” he concluded.

“The palace lord of the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace, Dong Yuanzheng?” Mo Yu murmured, stroking his long beard out of habit.

“Indeed, he is a man of deep insight, and his concerns are not to be taken lightly.” The Purple Heaven Holy Land, the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace, and the Jade Lake Heavenly Temple upheld a delicate balance of power, inherently interconnected, and naturally, there was friction between them.

“Since the Jade Lake Heavenly Temple has agreed, we, as representatives of the Purple Heaven Holy Land, should also take part,” Li Shang voiced his thoughts.

“If we can uncover the cause of this demonic beast tide, we may be able to put an end to this disaster once and for all.” Hearing this, Han Xu, Liu Mei, along with Xie Zhen, Liu Xiong, and the other Dao Comprehension elders, nodded slightly in agreement.

However, among those present, one person wasn’t convinced things were as simple as they appeared-Jiang Chen, who had fallen into deep thought.

‘A gathering?’ Jiang Chen mused to himself.

‘Whenever the protagonist finds themselves at such an event, there’s always a disturbance!’ Fang Yuan might not attend this time, but this convergence of the three major forces could easily be influenced by the unseen hand of Heavenly Fate.

One way Jiang Chen saw it was that gatherings like this often resembled a Hongmen Banquet-a seemingly harmless meeting that concealed a dangerous trap.

But as he thought more carefully, the chance of a plot against the Purple Heaven Holy Land seemed slim.

After all, the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace had also invited the Jade Lake Heavenly Temple, which shared a much closer relationship with the Purple Heaven Holy Land than the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace did.

This reasoning also explained why Supreme Elder Li Shang had agreed to attend so readily.

So, while there might not be an issue with the gathering itself, was everything really as simple as it seemed?

A whirlwind of thoughts raced through Jiang Chen’s mind.

This high-level meeting of the three major forces seemed harmless on the surface.

However, it couldn’t be ignored that the protagonist, Fang Yuan, was still in play, and whatever was destined to happen was likely orchestrated by Heavenly Fate to benefit its chosen one.

Jiang Chen’s instincts told him that the Imperial Extreme Heavenly Palace’s true motivation for arranging this gathering wasn’t as simple as it appeared.

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