Chapter 230

In just one day, Zi Chen had killed dozens of True Essence experts and three geniuses from the three forces. At the same time, he had challenged all the younger generation in the world.

This had caused a huge commotion.

Zi Chen's reputation had undoubtedly reached a peak. Whether it was big cities, small towns, streets, or alleys, wherever there were cultivators, they were all talking about Zi Chen.

It had been many years since someone had challenged the major forces. Zi Chen's appearance had also attracted the attention of many major forces.

Everyone was filled with anticipation as to whether a monster would rise by stepping on the shoulders of the three forces, or would he fall after a flash in the pan.

Many cultivators were paying attention to Zi Chen, especially after the appearance of the monstrous geniuses from the three forces. People were filled with wild and fanciful thoughts.

A fierce battle was about to begin.

Hundreds of miles away from Little Orchid Town, in a cave in the mountains, Zi Chen was sitting cross-legged.

During the fierce battle that day, he was not completely unscathed. Although Ah Mo had neutralized most of the attack, a small part of the energy had still injured him, but he had been holding on.

After leaving behind some harsh words, Zi Chen left to find a safe place to heal.

Sitting cross-legged in the cave, Zi Chen's body flashed with golden light as his injuries slowly healed.

"It's a pity that although my strength has improved in this battle, I did not break through the last step."

After a few days, his injuries had healed. Zi Chen shook his head and sighed.

"It's a huge transformation to go from Xiantian to True Essence. Only by breaking through to True Essence can you be considered to have truly entered the door. You have the perfect body, so it's normal for it to be difficult for you to break through." Ah Mo explained.

After his injuries had healed, Zi Chen walked out of the cave and changed his appearance. He entered Little Orchid Town and heard the harsh words of the major forces. Finally, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

This was originally a conspiracy. Although it put him in a dangerous situation, it was still better than being chased by Zong Tian all day long.

Against all the monsters in the world, Zi Chen could rely on his extreme speed to have a 85% chance of survival. However, against Zong Tian, if he was lucky, he would definitely die.

This was Ah Mo's suggestion when Zi Chen saw Li Huo and the others again.

Using the faces of the major powers to threaten them, forcing them to send out the younger generation. Even if they were monstrous geniuses, they would not let Yu Kong take action again.

"Although we've succeeded, these great powers are obviously very sinister. It's possible that some of their experts will make a move in the dark. We have to be careful." Ah Mo reminded.

"Understood, Old Mo. I will be careful. Now let's go find the Ice Lotus. Only by obtaining the Ice Lotus can we quickly break through to the True Energy Boundary."

To the south of Little Orchid Town was a land of nearly a thousand miles. Originally, there was a massive ice valley with endless mountain ranges and snow that never melted. But in the last three years, for some unknown reason, this place had undergone a change. The mountain ranges had disappeared and the snow had melted away, forming a massive ice lake.

The ice lake was several miles long and had a very large surface area. Many of the ferocious beasts from before had disappeared, but there were a few more water monsters in the ice lake.

This was the place where the 0,555-year-old Ice Lotus was found. It was said that the Ice Lotus was underground, but until now, no one had been able to successfully enter the underground.

The monster at the bottom of the lake was truly terrifying.

Many cultivators appeared in the surroundings. Most of them were at the Connate Realm. They were all wandering around the ice lake but did not dare to enter the depths.

Some of the True Energy experts were eager to try, but when they saw that the cultivators who had entered before did not return, they were all frightened and stopped moving forward.

The monster at the bottom of the lake was like a small snake that kept swimming. It was only two meters long, but it was very strong. It was slippery like a loach in the water, making it difficult for people to attack.

"What is that? Eels?"

"No, it doesn't look like one. It's more like a mutated monster."

Everyone thought of many ways, but they could not lure the monster out. The lake was the territory of the monster, and there were many of them. Only the true experts could go deep.

"This monster is not very strong, but it can spit out lightning. After it hits someone in the water, their movements will become slow and numb. It's like a lightning eel. It's very difficult to deal with."

Someone stood in the distance and saw the monster attack from afar.

No one made a move. Everyone was wandering around. They had tried everything, but they could not enter the bottom of the lake.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a high-pitched bird cry rang out. The sound of wings flapping could be heard from the horizon. The wind howled as a huge Peng bird flew over from the horizon.

There was a golden crown on the roc's head. It was a roc king, and it was emitting a terrifying aura as it flew over from the sky.

There were a few people standing on the roc's back. The leader was a young man, and his body was shining. He was very handsome and extraordinary.

"That's Li Hao from the Li family."

"Oh my god, the three forces came out because of Zi Chen. I didn't expect them to come here."

"Could it be that Zi Chen is here?"

Everyone looked up at the sky and exclaimed.

"Roar!"

The roc king let out a shrill cry, and the ear-piercing sound made people's eardrums hurt. It flapped its wings and swept up a gust of wind as it flew down.

The cultivators' faces changed, and they all moved aside.

"Swoosh." "Swoosh." "Swoosh."

Figures flashed, and the people of the Li family jumped down from the roc king's back.

Li Hao glanced at the crowd, then turned his head and walked towards the ice lake with four of his subordinates.

"What is he going to do?"

"Is he going to take these four people to the bottom of the lake to get the ice lotus?"

The crowd exclaimed, but they didn't dare to step forward. Li Hao's aura was too strong, and when he glanced at the crowd, they felt a chill in their hearts.

"Ice lotus? Since my brother died because of it, then I'll bury you with him, and then Zi Chen," Li Hao said coldly.

It was a pity that Li Huo died without a complete corpse, and it was impossible to even bury him.

"Li Hao, you want a five thousand year old ice lotus to be buried with you." At this moment, a deep voice sounded. The crowd dispersed, and a strong young man walked out.

He was wearing a green robe, and he had a huge black blade on his back. His aura surged, and the huge pressure made the people in his way change their expressions and move aside.

Behind the strong young man, there were a few cultivators. Their auras surged, and it was obvious that the weakest of them was at the Third Sky of True Essence.

"Cang Meng, you're here too," Li Hao said indifferently without turning his head.

Since he became a cultivator, no one knew that he had to fight with Cang Meng every year. However, Li Hao had never won in all these years, and of course, he had never lost either.

His blade was terrifying, but Li Hao wasn't weak either.

"Cang Meng, he's Cang Meng, the genius of the Cang family."

"It's said that he's an exception. He doesn't cultivate the secret arts of the Cang family, but rather, he cultivates blade techniques."

Amid the exclamations and discussions, Cang Meng walked forward. The huge black saber on his back gave off a heavy feeling of oppression.

"Li Hao, you're not slow." Cang Meng strode forward, and the huge blade on his back was so heavy that it caused the ground to tremble.

The two stood by the lake, staring at the water. Occasionally, one or two water monsters would swim across the lake.

"It's just a water monster, not worth mentioning." Cang Meng raised his eyelids in disdain.

Behind him, the crowd was speechless.

One had to know that the water monster had devoured dozens of lives, and all of them were in the True Energy Realm. It was more than what Zi Chen had killed that day, but this genius said it was not worth mentioning.

"This place used to be an ice valley, and it hasn't melted for hundreds of years. Now, it's turned into an ice lake, and water monsters appeared.

There's something wrong. "Another young man walked out of the crowd and walked towards the lake. Behind him, there were only four True Energy Realm experts.

"Wu Yuan, you're here too." Cang Meng turned around and glanced at the newcomer.

It was a young man, about 76 or 77 years old, wearing a luxurious robe. Seeing that he dared to approach the two geniuses, he was naturally not ordinary.

Wu Yuan, the genius of the Martial Ancestor, had stepped into the True Energy Realm before he was 75 years old. He was now 78 years old, and had made great progress in the True Energy Realm in the past few years.

The three of them stood in a three-legged formation, looking at the lake.

"I'm taking the Ice Lotus in the lake." Wu Yuan glanced at the water monster and said indifferently.

"Why?" Li Hao didn't even raise his head.

"Because one of my Martial Ancestor's geniuses died." Wu Yuan retracted his gaze from the lake and looked at Li Hao.

"One of my younger brothers died. I'm taking both the Ice Lotus and Zi Chen's lives." Li Hao squinted his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"You two, have you forgotten about me?" Cang Meng's aura became more stable, and the broadsword on his back started to vibrate.

The three of them were all geniuses with unparalleled combat strength. They had never had a clear winner, and now that they met, it was inevitable that they would fight.

As for Zi Chen, the three of them didn't care at all. A mere Xiantian brat was nothing to them.

"Are the three of them going to fight?"

"Oh my god, the three geniuses are going to fight. This is going to be a real battle between giants."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they were looking forward to the battle between the geniuses.

The three of them stood in three different directions, and the experts behind them retreated. A surge of battle intent was rising, and it was a sign that they were going to fight.

The three geniuses were very conceited. They didn't care about Zi Chen and the water monster at all. Even the Ice Lotus of five thousand years didn't seem to be able to move them.

They just wanted to get back their faces.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Jump in and snatch it if you can. It belongs to whoever gets it first. What's the point of competing outside?"

Suddenly, a sneer came from the crowd.

"Wow."

The crowd was in an uproar and looked around. They didn't know who was so bold as to taunt the three geniuses.

Everyone turned around and looked at the source of the sound. They only saw a confused young cultivator who was only in the early stage of the Xiantian Realm. Being stared at by everyone, the young cultivator looked frightened and aggrieved.

The three geniuses didn't say anything, but their aura stopped rising.

"Go in and snatch it if you can. The Ice Lotus belongs to whoever gets it first. It's so boring to compete here." The voice in the dark sounded again, but it came from the left and the right, making it impossible to identify the person.

"Who is that? He's so bold to taunt the geniuses."

"Could it be Zi Chen? I feel that the voice is similar to Zi Chen's."

A cultivator said and looked around, but he didn't see anyone suspicious.

"That makes sense. If you want the Ice Lotus, then fight for it with your own strength. It belongs to whoever gets it first." Li Hao frowned and finally said.

"Okay."

"Agreed. That's fair."

The other two nodded.

As soon as they finished speaking, the three of them jumped into the ice lake without hesitation.

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PS: I'm about to break down. This chapter took me at least six hours to write. I'm stuck.