Chapter 957

The next morning, Bing'er woke up early and told Zi Chen and Old Zhang about her dream cultivation last night.

Old Zhang was very happy to hear the news, but he cautiously signaled Bing'er to keep it a secret.

Everything was just as Zhang Feng said. The number of cultivators that came here suddenly increased. The villagers who had not seen any cultivators for the past eight to ten years, or even their entire lives, could often see figures flying across the sky these days.

Because of the arrival of cultivators, the area became oppressive. This year's winter was even colder than the previous years. The villagers did not dare to go out to hunt, because the ferocious beasts in the deep mountains would always appear these days. Many villagers had already been eaten by the ferocious beasts.

In fact, the number of factions and experts that came exceeded Zhang Feng's expectations. He also felt that the atmosphere was a little strange. Almost every night, he would come to Zi Chen to ask when Zi Chen would recover.

The Mortal Essence Fruit was in this area. Some cultivators had already locked on to it and started searching. The factions were completely restrained and oppressed. However, this situation lasted for a month, and then it completely exploded.

A battle broke out without any warning.

The battle between cultivators was destructive, especially in this area where the spatial barrier was not strong enough. Core Core experts could easily break through the space and see the spatial turbulence behind it.

The forest collapsed in the battle, and the rivers were cut off. The mountain peaks disappeared overnight, and the towering forest was turned into flat land in an instant.

Many ferocious beasts and demonic beasts sensed the danger and ran out of the deep mountains in a panic. For the villagers living in the outside world, this was a disaster. The ferocious beasts began to attack the human villages, and the demonic beasts often appeared.

Many villages were attacked, and the villagers suffered heavy casualties. The small Zhang Village was the same. An eighth-grade ferocious beast charged into the village and wreaked havoc. Many villagers died, but the ferocious beast was also killed by the hunters.

The original battle was still in the deep mountains, and many factions were still holding back. However, the battle soon spread to the outskirts. Under the aftermath of the battle, many villages disappeared in an instant.

"Mortal Origin Fruit! This is the Mortal Origin Fruit!" Finally, a crazed voice like a clap of thunder resounded throughout the entire area.

Just as this voice rang out, Zi Chen opened his eyes. His eyes flashed as a powerful and terrifying aura surged around him. This aura soared into the sky, forming a golden pillar of light. That terrifying pressure caused people to have the urge to prostrate themselves on the ground.

After Zhang Feng felt the aura released by Zi Chen, he immediately rushed to the courtyard where Zi Chen lived. His face was still filled with shock. Obviously, he did not expect that Zi Chen would be so terrifying.

"Grandpa, what happened? Did something happen to Xiao Dai?"

Bing 'er supported Old Zhang as the two of them ran out of the room. The pressure in the room was too strong for the two of them to bear.

Old Zhang's expression was very complicated. He was happy and disappointed. He knew that Zi Chen had woken up. He murmured, "I'm afraid I can't call him Xiao Dai anymore."

"Why?" Bing 'er asked curiously.

"He's already awake," Old Zhang said.

"Ah."

Bing 'er was startled at first, but then there was joy on her face. She said, "Xiao Dai woke up. That's great."

Old Zhang glanced at Bing'er and said to himself, "Silly girl, Xiao Dai woke up and became a high and mighty cultivator. He and you will be in two different worlds. You two will not be fated to be together."

All the villagers in Zhang Village were alarmed. They all ran here, either outside the door or watching from afar. The golden pillar of light slowly dissipated, and so did the oppressive pressure. All the villagers knew that Xiao Dai had woken up.

It had been three months since Xiao Dai appeared in Zhang Village. In just three months, their lives were completely disrupted, their rhythm was disrupted, and their temperament was exposed.

"Xiao Dai woke up and became a real immortal cultivator."

"Old Zhang's family is going to be rich, really rich."

In everyone's mind, they seemed to see Xiao Dai waking up and pointing at a mountain. As the golden light surged between his fingers, the mountain became a gold mine. Old Zhang's family had inexhaustible wealth. Even their pillows were golden. Originally, they also had such treatment, but they exposed their nature too early and didn't persist. They missed this great opportunity.

Everyone wanted to see what Xiao Dai looked like after waking up, so they all crowded to the door of Old Zhang's house. Some climbed up the wall, and some boldly walked into the yard.

The pressure in the stone house disappeared. Bing 'er grabbed Old Zhang's clothes tightly and looked at the stone house in front of her. She was nervous. She was eager to know what Xiao Dai looked like after waking up, but she was afraid to know. What if he was a monster with three heads and six arms? What if he was as tall as a bear?

Bing'er was extremely nervous, and her face was filled with worry. At this moment, Zi Chen walked out of the room.

Zi Chen was still Zi Chen. He was still wearing the coarse clothes that Old Zhang bought and Bing 'er sewed for Zi Chen. He was still the same. His facial features didn't change. His eyes were his eyes, and his nose was his nose. But when people saw Zi Chen, they obviously felt that he was different from Xiao Dai.

If one had to compare the difference between the two of them, it would be the soul. The original Xiao Dai was a person without a soul, but the current Zi Chen was a complete person.

Zi Chen came out and walked to Old Zhang and Bing 'er. He cupped his hands and bowed deeply to them. "Zi Chen thanks you for saving my life."

"Zi Chen, so your name is Zi Chen. Get up, kid." Old Zhang helped Zi Chen up.

"Zi Chen, your name sounds better than Xiao Dai. Hehe, do you know me?" Bing 'er smiled.

Zi Chen smiled and rubbed Bing 'er's head. "Of course I know you. You are the cutest Bing' er, Zhang Yubing, right?"

Zi Chen still remembered Bing 'er. Bing' er smiled happily.

The scene of Zi Chen waking up and giving them a gold mountain didn't happen in the other villagers' imagination. Just when they were regretting and rejoicing, Zi Chen's bright and gentle eyes fell on them.

In an instant, his eyes became cold, indifferent, and emotionless. Xiao Dai's memory was Zi Chen's memory. He knew what happened in the past few months. Although Xiao Dai's soul was incomplete, silly, and couldn't speak, his hearing was far better than normal people. His memory was also better than normal people.

Even if someone whispered something, he would remember it deep in his mind and wait for Zi Chen to read it.

The villagers in front of them were the poorest group of mortals. Because mortals were divided into three, six, and nine classes, they were undoubtedly the lowest class. They couldn't even provide for basic food and clothing. To put it bluntly, they were all pitiful people in the same situation. Shouldn't they band together to get through the difficulties together?

In fact, Xiao Dai's soul saw the ugliness of the human world. Even among these poor people, there were still fights and schemes.

Zi Chen didn't like these people very much. At this moment, his eyes completely showed his emotions.

In the eyes of the villagers, Zi Chen had returned to how he was when he killed Liu Xun. He was cold, emotionless, and killed without batting an eyelid. Moreover, under these cold eyes, they felt as if all the schemes in their hearts had been seen through by him.

Originally, there were a few people who wanted to go up and greet him, but when they felt Zi Chen's indifferent aura, they gave up on this idea.

"Boom!"

At this moment, there was another explosion between heaven and earth. This explosion spread out like thunder and spread to all areas.

When they heard the explosion, all the villagers' faces changed drastically.

"There is a Mortal Energy Fruit here. Whoever brings this news to the outside world and brings it to those forces will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold." After the explosion, there was a crazy voice.

This voice was crazy and ferocious, with a hint of hysteria. Hearing this voice, Zi Chen and Zhang Feng's faces both changed.

This person was so cruel.

Obviously, he wanted to arouse the greed of the villagers in this area. Greed was not the right word. As the saying goes, people die for wealth and birds die for food. Ten thousand taels of gold was enough to change a person's fate. This was an opportunity. The opportunity was right in front of them. Everyone would fight for it.

"Haha, ten thousand taels of gold as reward. Go quickly and bring this news out. The Mortal Energy Fruit has appeared."

Amidst the explosion, the voice sounded again. "Kill. Aren't you able to kill? Let's see if you can kill everyone."

The villagers who were outside all ran away and returned home as fast as they could. Moments later, they took their rations and left their homes, heading straight for the outside world.

The same scene played out in other villages.

Just as more than ten villagers ran out of Zhang Village, a surge of power came from the horizon. Under this power, these villagers did not even have time to scream before they were silently turned into dust.

Seeing this, the other villagers' faces were filled with fear, and they all retreated.

The energy in the horizon was surging and spreading. Everywhere it passed, houses collapsed, and screams and screams could be heard.

Two Dan Primordial Realm cultivators were fighting in the horizon. They were at the peak of the Dan Primordial Realm. The two of them fought fiercely, and they retreated as they fought, heading towards Zhang Village.

As the two of them fought, the energy in the horizon continued to surge and spread downwards. If this continued, once the two of them passed over Zhang Village, Zhang Village would disappear from history.

However, the two of them didn't seem to care about the lives of these villagers. One of them was an ordinary Dan Primordial Realm cultivator, while the other was a Houtian expert.

That voice had come from that ordinary Dan Primordial Realm cultivator, and the one who had fled was him.

He exchanged a blow with the Houtian expert in the air. After several more houses were destroyed, the Houtian expert shouted, "The people of the Martial Heaven Alliance can bully others. Many mortals have already left. Let's see how many people you can kill."

The screams continued, but the two in the air ignored them. The Houtian expert repeatedly attacked, trying to kill the ordinary Dan Primordial Realm cultivator.

The two of them flew in a straight line, destroying houses and killing villagers. In practically the blink of an eye, the two of them arrived above old Zhang. Destructive energy swept down.