Chapter 2147

Among the Black Mountain Bandits, there were many buildings. Among them, the nine leaders were the leaders, and each leader was in charge of an ancient castle building.

Zi Chen and the other two came to these ancient castles and carefully explored every corner, not missing a single corner.

After a few hours, the three of them met outside with disappointment written all over their faces.

"We were too greedy. Just one of those items could already be considered a supreme treasure. Yet, we actually wanted more. Furthermore, after so many years of squandering, even if there were any good items here, they would have long been squandered away." Xing Chen shook his head.

This place was created by Zhong Dian's first master. At first, it was just an inconspicuous Galactic Bandit Lair. However, the first master died in battle early, and Xia Hande took over this place. With the title of Invincible False Saint, he developed the Black Mountain Bandits into the number one bandits in this area. During this period, he must have squandered a lot of resources.

In fact, Zi Chen guessed that the real intention of the Great Leader was to maintain this Galactic Bandit Lair, not to really expand it because he wanted to hide his identity. However, after the Great Leader died in battle, and Xia Hande did not know why, so things went awry.

Whether this was the case or not, it was meaningless to Zi Chen. He had nothing to do with the former Great Leader. Even if he knew his secret, he would not be able to find the other treasures of the Luo Sect. As for the Black Mountain Bandits, although they were a good force, Zi Chen could not stop because of them.

He would only rest here for a short while, and then continue to go deeper.

After a fruitless search, Zi Chen returned to Xia Hande's original residence. The consumed Saint Power had almost recovered, and he could try to extract the Saint Power Precepts.

Zi Chen had no experience with Spirit Devourers. Fortunately, the precepts he comprehended were very unusual. When Zi Chen drew out one of these precepts and filled his body, it was as if he had unlocked a memory inheritance. It was as if he had been guided by his soul, and he naturally knew what to do next.

Saint Energy surged from his fingertips as Zi Chen mobilized the Spirit Devourer's laws. He pointed at the Saint Energy crystal and infused his Saint Energy into it. Soon, he sensed the Saint Energy Law among the many Heavenly Laws. Using the Law as a guide, the Saint Energy turned into a silk thread that wrapped around the Saint Energy Law and forcibly extracted it from the Saint Energy crystal.

To be able to do this, one had to be a Saint-level Spirit Devourer.

The reason why the combat strength of a false Saint was not strong was that they only had one Saint rule in their bodies. The other rules were all heaven-realm. Back then, Zi Chen had said that false Saints were heaven-realm beings who had taken a fork in the road. This statement was very correct.

A false Saint was like giving up an ocean and obtaining a well. He could only unleash the power of that well.

All of this sounded simple, but when it was put into practice, Zi Chen realized how difficult it was.

He experimented more than a dozen times until the Saint Energy that had just condensed in his body was completely exhausted. Only then did he manage to extract one Saint Energy Law.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Zi Chen looked at the law crystal in his hand and sighed, "I didn't expect it to be so difficult. In this case, it will take a long time to condense a complete Saint Energy crystal."

Zi Chen was very dissatisfied with his speed.

However, if the Saints from the outside world knew that Zi Chen could successfully extract a Saint Energy Law with just a little bit of Saint Energy condensed in his body, they would undoubtedly be stunned. At the same time, it would cause a huge commotion.

This was because under normal circumstances, it would take several days to extract a law, and that was for those who were proficient. If it was for those who were not proficient, it would probably take more than a month.

It was Zi Chen's first time trying to extract the Saint Energy Law, and he had such a result. In the eyes of those who were truly knowledgeable, this was undoubtedly a monstrous existence. At the same time, they would also be shocked by the purity of Zi Chen's law.

Zi Chen was not satisfied with his speed, but he soon discovered that when he was extracting the Saint Energy Law, the speed at which his body condensed the Saint Energy had increased by a lot.

This was a complete surprise, so Zi Chen focused on operating the Perfect Body to restore the Saint Energy.

After the Saint Energy was restored, he continued to consume it. During this repeated process, the speed at which Zi Chen's Saint Energy increased was not inferior to the speed at which he was previously in seclusion.

This unexpected surprise made Zi Chen make up his mind to continue staying here for a while, and then try his best to extract all the Saint Energy Law from all the crystals that contained the Saint Energy Law.

In his spare time, Zi Chen would also go out for a walk and investigate the situation around him. At the same time, he would satisfy the idea of finding treasures that had dissipated in his heart.

After that, Zi Chen discovered a very strange phenomenon.

On this planet, other than cultivators, there were no other signs of life. However, the buildings here were not only magnificent, but each of them had an array formation. However, without the support of the Heaven and Earth powers, these array formations were undoubtedly just decorations.

Logically speaking, such a galactic pirate lair should not be placed on such a dilapidated planet. This was because no one could guarantee how long these planets could last before they were naturally destroyed. If one really wanted to establish a faction, then those intact planets were truly suitable places.

Zi Chen, who was puzzled, called over the fat and thin Heaven Realms.

"Sir, you've misunderstood. This used to be a complete world. All the array formations could be activated. However, something has happened in recent years. The spiritual energy on this planet has begun to flow away, showing signs of destruction. It's not just this planet, but the other nearby planets as well," said Thin Sky-realm.

"There's such a thing? Have you guys gone to investigate? What's the cause?"

"When this situation was first discovered, everyone was very excited. They all thought that a great treasure had appeared in this Star Sector. Great Leader Xia Hande even personally went around to investigate. However, even when all the planets were destroyed, they still could not find the source of the abnormality. In the end, everyone gave up looking for the source and was overjoyed. Over time, everyone got used to it."

After that, Zi Chen asked the two of them some more questions, but he did not find any useful clues.

However, the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth in this place would not flow away for no reason. Moreover, it was flowing away together with the energy on the surrounding planets. There was something strange about this.

"Could it be that the great leader back then did not come here to establish the Black Mountain Bandits simply to hide? Instead, he discovered something here and established a galactic pirate lair, which was just a cover."

"Yes, that must be it. The Luo Clan has been destroyed for too long, long enough for the two great families to forget about them. The other party might not have come here just to hide. He might have discovered the secret of this place and was just faking his death."

This was also a possibility. He deliberately gave up on Zhong Dian's soul control and faked his death.

However, when Zi Chen thought about it carefully, he felt that it was impossible. This was because the Black Mountain Bandits were created by the other party. Since he had discovered the secret long ago, he could have lived here in seclusion without establishing the Black Mountain Bandits.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. Zi Chen did not expect that he would see such a place full of secrets just by staying here for a short period of time.

Almost all the people related to the great leader back then had died in battle. Even if they did not die, they had been killed by Zi Chen in this battle.

Only Xia Hande and the military advisor had run away. It was proven that the other party did not run away back then. They only ran after he blocked the attack of the second leader's forbidden weapon.

However, Xia Hande was the only one. The military advisor was nowhere to be seen. Perhaps he had run away long ago, or perhaps he had been killed by Xia Hande.

However, there was no doubt that all the problems lay with Xia Hande.

Zi Chen called the fat and skinny Heaven Realm experts again and asked them about Xia Hande.

"We don't know the specifics. We haven't seen the real Great Leader. When we first came here, Xia Hande was the Great Leader. Back then, in a large-scale battle, almost all of those people died. In that battle, the Great Leader died, the Fourth Leader was heavily injured, and the Second Leader, Xia Hande, was also injured."

"Only he and the fourth leader survived that battle. After that, Xia Hande became the great leader, the fourth leader became the third leader, and the third leader became the second leader. You have already killed the other party. Oh, the military advisor also participated in the battle back then. It is said that he was also injured."

"Do you know who he fought with?" Zi Chen asked.

"I'm not sure. It is said that it was an aristocratic family, but I don't know which aristocratic family it is. This matter has passed for tens of thousands of years and has long been forgotten. We just overheard a few words when others were chatting."

"Oh, there is also a piece of gossip. It is said that the great leader's title of Invincible False Saint has long been lost. In the battle back then, he was seriously injured and has not recovered yet. His combat strength has also been greatly reduced. After that battle, the great leader has been talking about his title of Invincible False Saint, but he has never taken action."

The two of them left. Zi Chen went out to investigate. He used his perfect spiritual senses to investigate carefully, but he did not find anything unusual.

Perhaps there was a secret here, but too much time had passed. Even if there was a secret, it had been taken away by someone else.

However, Zi Chen had other thoughts about Xia Hande, who had disappeared inexplicably. He vaguely felt that Xia Hande might not have escaped and was still somewhere here.

As for the battle back then, Zi Chen had a different opinion in his heart. For example, Xia Hande, who had the title of Invincible False Saint, was injured.

His opponent was definitely not a Saint. Otherwise, he would not have been able to survive. Zi Chen knew very well how powerful an existence with the title of Invincible False Saint was. He could completely kill someone of the same level.

In a battle with someone of the same level, he should not have been seriously injured. However, if the opponent had extraordinary means, then it was another story.

What if the great leader had been the one who had fought with Xia Hande?

The other party's combat strength might not have been strong, but he had the Treasure Pavilion and endless means. In a desperate battle, it was still very possible for him to seriously injure Xia Hande.

In that battle, only three people survived. However, the three leaders who survived died again not long after, leaving only Xia Hande and the military advisor.

As the great leader's confidants, the two of them did not know the magic of the Treasure Pavilion. It was obvious that the great leader did not trust the two of them.