In fact, Xiao Chen had reached the fourth level of the Nirvana Realm. Not long ago, he absorbed a portion of the Seven-apertured Exquisite Fruit’s power. Although there was only one level between the third and the fourth level, the difference between them was huge. One was at the Early-stage, and the other was at the Middle-stage. If he had not entered the fourth level, he would not be able to withstand the palm of the old man who was at the late-stage of Nirvana Realm.

The old man in the gray robe finally reacted at this time. Although he only used seven parts of his strength, this person was able to take it, which meant that he was at least in the middle stage of the Nirvana stage. He took a step back, but he was still a little shocked.

“Even in The Annihilation Times, it’s impossible to have such a young cultivator at the middle stage of the Nirvana Realm. Could it be an old man who has cultivated his Immortal Body? No, if he’s an Immortal Body, it means that he’s not using his full strength. Wouldn’t that be even more terrifying?”

It was true. Although The Annihilation Times was coming, it had not reached the second stage. Almost no one among the juniors could really enter the Nirvana Realm. Even people like Xiaoyue, Su Zimu, Yu Yifeng, and others stayed at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. Even if they took the pills, it was difficult for them to break through to the Nirvana Realm.

As for Xiao Chen and Su Lianyue, it was purely a coincidence when they entered the flower valley mystic domain by accident. That was why back then, there were so many seniors from the Cultivators’ sects respected Mo Jinyan for entering the Nirvana Realm. It was not just because he was a member of the Mo family.

The old man in the gray robe forced himself to calm down and said sternly, “My friend, you are also a member of the Cultivators’ sects. Isn’t your friend’s killing desire too strong? It’s just a verbal dispute. Why the need to kill?”

At this moment, Xiao Chen was still a little cautious of the Apotheosis Realm cultivator on the top of the mountain. He said placidly, “Since that’s the case, you can be considered a senior of a Cultivators’ sect. Why do you intend to kill a girl?”

The palm strike just now was indeed fatal for Chu Qi, but the old man in the gray robe used only seven parts of force out of desperation. If he really wanted to kill someone, he would have used nine parts or even ten parts of his force.

Although the strong were now respected in Violet Manor, most of them had the demeanor of an expert. They would not use all their strength to kill people if they did not get along with each other.

Theoretically, Nirvana Realm cultivators could kill Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in seconds, but there was no real deep hatred. Why did they have to use 100 percent of their strength to kill people? If they had such strong killing desires, they would definitely fail to survive the ordeal and ascend in the future.

The old man in the gray robe calmed down and said, “I was just in a hurry just now. If you believe it, you believe it. If you don’t believe it, then let it go.”

Xiao Chen certainly knew that he was in a hurry, and he was able to retain 30 percent of his strength in such a hurry. This person really had the demeanor of a predecessor. He also cupped his hands gracefully and said, “It’s just a misunderstanding. Since the rule is the rule, then I dare not take this Monster Pill away.” After that, he said to the people behind him, “Chu Qi.”

In the back, Liu Qing had already been helped up by someone. At this moment, he was extremely unreconciled. Being defeated by Chu Qi was one of the reasons. More of it because of this young man who looked a few years younger than him in front of him.

He had always regarded himself as the number one person in the Pure Mind Sect, and even the number one person in Yan Prefecture City. However, the young man in front of him had actually reached the middle stage of the Nirvana Realm. He was actually able to defend Elder Xu’s palm strike.

Chu Qi walked up and handed the Flame-winged Beast’s Monster Pill to Xiao Chen with both hands.

At this moment, on the mountaintop in the distance, the purple-robed old man and cyan-robed elder were both shocked. Especially the purple-robed old man from Pure Mind Sect, his back was covered with layers and layers of cold sweat. Originally, he thought that this person was only at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. However, he did not expect that this person was actually at the middle stage of the Nirvana Realm. This was completely beyond his imagination.

The reason why he was so shocked was that before the second stage of the Annihilation Times came, there was a twenty-year-old Nirvana Realm cultivator who seemed to have an ancient cultivation method.

The reason why there was layer after layer of cold sweat behind him was that such a strong young man would not suddenly appear in the Wastelands out of nowhere. The only reasonable explanation he could think of was that the origin of this person was not trivial.

He seemed to have thought of something and his voice was trembling. He said in a quavering voice, “Are these people from White Fog City?”

At this moment, the cyan-robed elder of the Heaven Heart Pavilion was no longer as sarcastic as he had been earlier. His voice was also trembling. “No, it can’t be. The Cloud Mist Academy disciples will not come here. Other than the Cloud Mist Academy disciples, it seems that no one in White Fog City has ever heard of such a powerful person. Could it be…” His face turned pale when he spoke until this point. He muttered, “Could it be that he’s someone from the Desolate Seas…”

“Desolate Seas…” When he heard these words, the old man in the purple robe trembled, and his face was also pale. Then he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly used the Thousand-mile Secret Voice Technique at the Elder Xu in the deep mountain below and said, “This person may be from the Desolate Seas. Talk nicely. Let’s give up the Monster Pill!”

In the forest below, Xiao Chen handed the Beast King’s Monster Pill to the old man in the gray robe. “It’s a misunderstanding. Senior, please take the Monster Pill.”

Since Liu Qing had lost, Elder Xu naturally did not intend to accept the Monster Pill. At this moment, when he heard Senior Brother’s secret voice sent to him, he was even more shocked. His face turned pale, but he quickly recovered. He waved his hand and said, “No, no, no. Since the Beast King was killed by my young friend, Monster Pill should belong to my young friend. My disciple offended you just now, so please don’t keep it in mind. It’s just a misunderstanding.”

Not far away, more than a dozen people from the Pure Mind Sect had doubts in their eyes. The rule of Wastelands was that whoever launched the last blow would be the winner. Even if this person had really entered the Nirvana Realm, Elder Xu could just reject accepting the Monster Pill. There was no need for him to be so polite in his words. It really destroyed their prestige. For a moment, the ten more people felt very unhappy.

These juniors were all young and vigorous. They liked to compete and win. Naturally, they would not think so far like the older generation. If Xiao Chen was really a person from Desolate Seas, and Elder Xu insisted on taking Monster Pill, then it was very likely that from now on, a sect in the Wastelands would be gone forever.

Xiao Chen did not know why he had such a great change in his attitude. But since he refused to accept Monster Pill, it would be pretentious for him to give it to them. He clasped his hands and said, “Since it’s a misunderstanding, then we’ll take our leave first.” Then, he looked at Chu Qi and the others and said, “Let’s go.”

Elder Xu did not let out a sigh of relief until the group of people walked far away. However, his inner robe was drenched with sweat. The purple-clothed man who had walked up earlier frowned and said, “Elder Xu, are we just letting them leave like this?”

“Shut up!” Elder Xu glared at him, scaring him to take a step back. After a while, Elder Xu sighed again and said, “Let’s go back. We won’t take Monster Pill today. Just let the Heaven Heart Pavilion win this time.”

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By the time Xiao Chen and the others left the Mountain Range of Demonic Beasts, it was already dusk. Xiao Chen looked at Yang Qing and the others and asked, “Do you know those people just now?”

The few of them stopped. Yang Qing thought for a long time, then he shook his head and said, “The Wastelands is very large, and each place has its sect and force. I seem to have heard of the Pure Mind Sect just now before, but it has been too long, so I can’t remember it clearly.”

Xiao Chen nodded slightly. The other party might be a force from a small place, but it was definitely not a major force at the Wastelands. He did not know why the Apotheosis Realm did not take action in the end. Maybe it was for some reason.

“So, Brother Xiao, where are we going now?” Yang Qing asked.

Xiao Chen looked up at the sky and saw that the yellow clouds were rising and dusk was approaching. He said, “Let’s go and find a small town to stay in. After two days, we’ll go to the city to find Ren Tianxing.”

He had just arrived at the Wastelands, and there was nothing he could do about it now. Perhaps finding the weapon master Ren Tianxing that Gui Xian had mentioned was the most feasible way.

Three days later, they came to a place called Yan Prefecture City. Along the way, they passed by a few desolate towns. But the big city at present made Xiao Chen’s eyes lit up. Originally, he thought Wastelands was all barren places. Unexpectedly, there was such a prosperous big city. It was no less than Xianyong City.

There was a long queue waiting under the city gate. It seemed that they needed to check their identities before entering the city. Xiao Chen could not help to frown. In these three days, he also had a general understanding of the Wastelands from Yang Qing and others.

Wastelands was divided into eight realms. Among them, there were four minor realms and four major realms. The difference between the two was like the difference between Violet Manor and the Human World.

Among them, the four minor realms were respectively Life (Wastelands provinces), Aged (Wastelands provinces) Realm, Sickly (Wastelands provinces), and the Death (Wastelands provinces). Now they were in the Life (Wastelands provinces). There were many barren places between Aged (Wastelands provinces) Realm and the Sickly (Wastelands provinces), but there were also many forces of Cultivation. The Death (Wastelands provinces) was the strongest among the four minor realms, and the Black-horn City was also in the Death (Wastelands provinces).

The four major realms were Sea (Wastelands provinces), Abyss (Wastelands provinces), Sky (Wastelands provinces), Hades guidelight. In the Wasteland Sea, there was a force called Desolate Seas, whose strength was unfathomable. It had always been said that “Once Sea (Wastelands provinces)’s Token appears, the sun will not set”. That was to say, if any sect suddenly received Sea (Wastelands provinces)’s Token one day, then this sect would be destroyed by Sea (Wastelands provinces)’s Desolate Seas before sunset.

The group of people came to the gate of the city. Two rows of black-armored soldiers stood on both sides of the gate. They were not ordinary soldiers. They were all martial artists who had reached Realm 3, equivalent to the Core Forming Realm or even the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

The identity check was not particularly strict. They were just checking whether they were residents. If they were, they could enter and exit freely. If they were not, they needed to pay 1,000 Spirit Stones each person. After the registration, they were allowed to enter and exit freely within a year.

Xiao Chen couldn’t help but frown. He had gone to so many places, but he had never heard of any place that needed money to enter the city. City Master of the Wastelands was really greedy for money, but he did not want to have a conflict with them. So he handed in the 9,000 Spirit Stones without any grudge.

However, paying so much for no reason, he felt somewhat uncomfortable and heartache about the 9,000 Spirit Stones. Fortunately, the other people of the Hidden Fragrance Wafting Under the Moon did not follow him. Otherwise, he would have to pay 11,000 Spirit Stones instead.

Of course, the money was not for free. After the money was paid, one would be protected by the forces of Yan Prefecture City this year when in the city. Of course, if it was a fugitive or someone who had provoked the major forces, it would be an exception.

When he entered the city, he saw lots of carriages, pedestrians, and vendors on both sides of the street. It was very lively. Xiao Chen secretly nodded. Although it was a city of the Wastelands, it was not much worse than one of those prosperous cities in the Violet Manor.

They immediately went to an inn. At the same time, in a house somewhere in the city, stood an imposing middle-aged man, and a white-bearded old man in a purple robe. There was also a big mirror in the room, which was connected to the virtual image at the gate of the city.

“Is this the man you’re talking about?” the middle-aged man asked with a frown.

The purple-robed elder also frowned deeply. “It can’t be wrong. Why did he come to the Yan Prefecture City? However…” After saying this, he paused for a moment before looking at the middle-aged man. “Just now, he seemed to be a bit unwilling to hand over the city registration fee. City Master, why not, why not think about returning the money to him?”