Chapter 1230
Chapter 1230
Zi Chen walked toward a Virtual Realm expert. When the latter saw Zi Chen, surprise flashed across his eyes. Then, he bowed respectfully to Zi Chen and said, "My Lord."
Zi Chen transformed into Bu Li and nodded at the Virtual Realm expert in front of him. Then, he glanced at the Virtual Realm experts in the distance and said indifferently, "All of you, come here."
His indifferent tone puzzled everyone. Moreover, the group of cultivators felt very strange. They seemed to have seen Bu Li leave just now. Why would he be here?
Could it be that they were seeing things? Or was Bu Li deliberately testing them?
They came forward with doubts.
More than a dozen Virtual Realm experts came forward and stood opposite Zi Chen. A satisfied smile appeared on Zi Chen's face. He nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad."
As soon as he finished speaking, the saber began to flash like a waterfall.
Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh.
In the blink of an eye, Zi Chen slashed three times and killed more than a dozen Virtual Realm experts who did not react at all.
"Bu Li, what are you doing?"
"He's not Bu Li. Bu Li just left."
As soon as Zi Chen killed people, the Virtual Realm experts in the distance sensed it and shouted loudly.
Zi Chen held the scimitar, shook the thunder wings on his back, and charged toward the group of Virtual Realm experts.
What followed was a frenzied slaughter.
Saber light flashed, heads fell, and the fire dragon behind him rushed out and swept these corpses …
Seeing Zi Chen so fierce, the crowd could only send signals for help.
The urgent signal sounded, and many Virtual Realm experts immediately rushed over. When they saw Zi Chen, their expressions changed dramatically and their hearts were filled with fear.
A moment later, three Reality Realm experts arrived. When they saw Zi Chen, the three of them were furious.
"Roar."
An eagle's cry sounded in the sky. The Gale Eagle turned into a black light and disappeared with Zi Chen.
"Chase."
Naturally, the three Reality Realm experts would not give up. The three of them summoned a flying ship and chased in the direction Zi Chen escaped.
However, the Gale Eagle's extreme speed was not something an ordinary person could catch up with, even if it was a flying ship.
The three of them quickly lost track of the black eagle. Even the aura left behind by the black eagle gradually disappeared.
"Damn it."
After chasing for thousands of miles, they could only accept the fact that Zi Chen had escaped.
"Let's go back and see what we've lost."
The three of them began to turn back. Then, they saw the empty Void Realm orchard and the empty Law Realm orchard.
It was the same as the Hearthstone clan's situation. Their losses were close to ten million.
The three of them were silent, but the chaotic Qi of Heaven and Earth around them showed that they were not calm at all.
However, the three of them completely restrained themselves. Jia Si asked what had happened during this period of time.
"During this period of time, Lord Bu Li has been investigating the Fruit Orchards of Laws. He has visited every single one of them."
After a short pause, the cultivator continued, "As for whether or not it is Lord Bu Li, we cannot be certain."
Jia Si said indifferently, "It doesn't matter whether he is or not. Send someone to find Bu Li first. Capture him and bring him back to me."
"Yes." The cultivator immediately retreated.
Jia Si's gaze landed on the ground again. Looking at the deep pits, his eyes flashed with flames of anger.
However, he had been restraining himself the entire time and did not explode. After a while, he said indifferently, "If the Hearthstone Clan's Clan Chief comes looking for me, tell him that I'm not here and have him wait for a month."
After saying that, Jia Si left.
During this period of time, he actually did not send anyone to search for Zi Chen's whereabouts.
Jia Si's order puzzled the two Corporeal realm experts behind him. One of them asked, "Second brother, what did big brother mean just now? Why would the Hearthstone Clan's Clan Chief come here?"
The other Corporeal realm expert shook his head, indicating that he did not know. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and muttered, "Could it be that the unforeseen event that happened to the Hearthstone Clan a few years ago is related to Zi Chen?"
"What?"
"Four years ago, the Hearthstone Clan made a huge move. We sent people to investigate but were unable to find anything. Perhaps the same thing happened four years ago."
"Then, second brother, you mean to say that four years ago, Zi Chen went to the Hearthstone Clan and stole their things under the guise of a trade?"
"Zi Chen originally had the Rich Python Clan's Fruit Tree of Laws. If he used it as bait, Ironforge would definitely fall for it. As a result, Zi Chen must have taken away their Fruit Tree of Laws and Emptiness Boundary Fruit Tree."
"If that's the case, then why didn't Ironforge warn us?"
"Warn? Humph, would you be so kind as to warn Luen?"
"Eh … of course not."
The two of them flew towards their residence. As for chasing after Zi Chen, since the Hearthstone Clan was unable to capture him, they would not send anyone out.
Moreover, Zi Chen was so powerful that only death awaited them if they found him.
Zi Chen did not know that after successfully robbing Jia Si's Fruit Tree of Laws, no one came to kill him.
However, with the intention of cultivating after robbing it once, he and Blackhawk found a safe place to continue their seclusion.
Half a month had passed. The news of what happened to the Jia Si Clan had spread. The people of the Luen Clan, a neighboring clan, came to inquire about it. However, they were unable to find anything.
Several days later, the Hearthstone Clan's Clan Chief, Ironforge, came and requested to see Jia Si.
Ironforge's appearance confirmed Jia Si's guess.
Jia Si did not come out. The second brother, Jia Ming, came to see Ironforge.
In the main hall, Jia Ming said in a strange tone, "Oh, if it isn't Clan Chief Ironforge. What wind blew you here?"
Ironforge turned around and looked at Jia Ming. He asked, "Jia Ming, where's your elder brother?"
"He's not here." Jia Ming said.
"He's not here." Ironforge frowned. He asked again, "I heard something happened to your clan."
Jia Ming sneered, "I don't know where you heard it from. We're fine."
Ironforge did not believe him. He stared at Jia Ming and asked, "Is Zi Chen here?"
"What do you mean by Zi Chen? I don't understand."
"It's not that you don't understand. You're just pretending to understand."
Jia Ming was very disgusted by Ironforge's secrecy. If he had kindly warned them, they would not have suffered such a great loss.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He said angrily, "My elder brother is not here. See him out."
Ironforge was startled. He said, "Jia Ming, what is the meaning of this? I came here with good intentions to discuss a big business with you. What is the meaning of this?"
Jia Ming said disdainfully, "I don't care about big business."
Ironforge vaguely guessed why Jia Ming had such an attitude. He was not angry. He only said, "Aren't you going to ask me what kind of big business it is?"
Jia Ming's face was still cold.
Ironforge continued, "This business is to get back the law fruit trees and the void boundary fruit trees that you lost. In addition, there are 6,555 law fruit trees and 755 void boundary fruit trees. There is also a great treasure."
"What do you mean?" Jia Ming stared at Ironforge again. His eyes flashed.
Ironforge smiled faintly. He walked to the side and sat down. He chose to remain silent.
Jia Ming took two steps forward and asked anxiously, "What did you mean just now?"
"Hmph." Ironforge snorted and said, "Ask Jia Si to come out and talk to me. You're still lacking something."
"You." Jia Ming was furious.
Ironforge looked at him disdainfully and did not speak again.
"Okay, you wait." In the end, Jia Ming compromised and left.
A moment later, Jia Si arrived.
The two looked at each other with tacit understanding. Jia Si went straight to the point and said, "What kind of business?"
"Zi Chen stole something from you and also stole something from me. After killing Zi Chen, those things will be returned to their rightful owners," Ironforge said.
"Then what do you mean by 'extra' just now?" Jia Si asked.
"The Rich Python Tribe and the Luen Tribe have more than 8,555 law fruit trees and more than 955 void boundary fruit trees. After killing him, we will divide them equally. Of course, if you want to inform the Luen Tribe, I have no objection," Ironforge said indifferently.
Informing the Luen Tribe was simply unrealistic. There was no friendship between the two sides.
In this world, the only friendship was benefits.
"Then what about the great treasure?" Jia Si asked again.
"Zi Chen has two great treasures. After killing him, we will each get one."
Jia Si pondered for a moment and said, "We agree to this deal, but what guarantee do you have that we can capture Zi Chen, let alone kill him?"
Ironforge said, "We can definitely capture him as long as we are patient. The last time he attacked was four years ago. Since he attacked again four years later, I guess he will also hide this time. As for how long, I guess it will be at least two years."
"The next time he appears, he will definitely attack the Luen tribe. At that time, we will keep an eye on him. Of course, we will ignore him until he steals the item. Then, we will block him from the direction he escaped. I believe that with the six of us working together, capturing Zi Chen won't be much of a problem."
Jia Si nodded. If the six of them surrounded him, he would naturally not be able to escape.
"Okay, when are we going to block him?" Jia Si asked.
"There is no hurry. We will go in two years. But before that, we can't let down our guard. Send someone to the Luen Tribe to keep an eye on Zi Chen. Who knows if he will make another deal? But be careful and find a few people who are good at hiding."
"Okay."
The initial agreement was reached. The next step was to wait for Zi Chen to attack again and then surround Zi Chen.
The harvest this time was great. Blackhawk was even more excited than Zi Chen. Moreover, he stayed beside Zi Chen and stared at Zi Chen counting his wealth. He seemed to feel a sense of accomplishment.
The next step was to continue his closed-door training.
Zi Chen couldn't make a breakthrough in a short period of time, but he hoped that Blackhawk could. Obviously, as they slowly got to know each other, Zi Chen and Blackhawk had built up trust.
Three years later, Zi Chen woke up again and took Blackhawk to his next target.
The Luen Tribe.
This time, Zi Chen was very careful and cautious.
Not only did he check the Luen Tribe, he even checked the surroundings. However, he didn't find anything unusual.
However, Zi Chen had a bad feeling in his heart.
He had succeeded twice in the previous seven years. As the saying went, if there was one, there would be two, but there might not be three or four more.
Not sensing any danger didn't mean that it didn't exist.
After thinking for several days, Zi Chen decisively made up his mind and turned back.
When Zi Chen came, he was very careful and cautious. No one noticed him, not even the six Corporeal Realm experts hiding in the dark.
In addition to Zi Chen's brilliant methods, the six Corporeal Realm experts didn't approach the Luen Tribe.
Therefore, whether Zi Chen came or went, he didn't attract their attention.