Chapter 983

"Zi Chen, it's you."

"It's really you, Zi Chen."

When Wang Qiong and the others saw Zi Chen, who looked like a god of war, their faces were filled with disbelief.

Zi Chen carried the four sword steles and landed on the ground. The sword steles smashed onto the ground, causing the earth to tremble. Zi Chen looked at the crowd with excitement in his eyes.

Within a few miles, only the people from the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion were left. Everyone stepped forward and Ling 'er jumped into Zi Chen's arms, which made Bing' er slightly unhappy.

"Zi Chen, you've broken through to the Human Origin Realm and successfully left the ancient road," Wang Qiong asked.

"More or less." Zi Chen smiled.

After not seeing each other for more than a hundred years, everyone naturally had endless things to talk about. The others were cleaning up the battlefield. After the Demon Ape killed the Human Origin Realm expert, it didn't attack the others. However, the loss of a Human Origin Realm expert was a huge blow to the Five Elements Forces.

"Pavilion Master Zi Chen, welcome back," Wu Liu and the rest said excitedly.

Wu Liu, Hei Feng, Ye Lang, Zhang Tong and the rest were the founding members of the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion with Zi Chen. Zi Chen knew them and was very familiar with them.

"It's been hard on you all these years." Zi Chen patted everyone's shoulders.

"It's not hard. We've already treated this place as our home," everyone said in unison.

Zi Chen nodded and looked into the distance. The people who were prepared to witness the destruction of the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion hadn't left yet.

Their expressions were extremely complicated, especially those from the Overlords.

Zi Chen turned around and looked at the crowd. He said coldly, "I'm sorry that you didn't get to enjoy the show. The Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion still exists."

The surroundings were dead silent. The people from the Overlords wanted to say something, but they didn't in the end.

Without a Human Origin Realm expert present, they didn't even have the right to speak to Zi Chen.

"How did the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion develop to this extent? It seems like everyone is looking forward to the destruction of the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion," the Demon Ape said.

"That's because the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion's current resources have already surpassed the sum of the five overlords. They're jealous. Moreover, they know that Zhang Haotian and Shangguan Yue 'er have left. Coupled with the fact that the other forces are surrounding them, they think that they have a chance," Lv Peng said coldly.

With the Spirit Devouring Rats, the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion would naturally find the best resources. This was not only true in the Chaos Lands, but also in the Ancient Beast World.

Ancient beasts were nurtured there. Naturally, there were other things as well. The Spirit Devouring Rats had discovered quite a few high-quality ore veins there.

The current Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion could be said to be as rich as a nation. They had too many resources. Although they did not dare to say that they would nurture a Human Origin Stage cultivator, they would have no problem nurturing a large number of Core Origin Stage cultivators.

"Let's go back first," Wang Qiong said.

Zi Chen nodded and the group entered the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion.

In the distance, the others still did not leave. The overlords' expressions were extremely ugly. Faced with such a situation, they did not know what to say.

"Zi Chen has made it clear that he wants to break off relations with us. However, it's not certain whether it's a blessing or a curse. Although Zi Chen's combat power is strong, the enemies he has provoked are definitely not weak. One day, they might send an Earthly Origin Stage expert. By then, no matter how strong Zi Chen is, it'll be useless," Wu Family Head said.

When the others heard this, their expressions relaxed. They nodded and said, "Let's go."

Now, these forces did not know how serious the consequences of breaking off relations with Zi Chen were.

The group of forces dispersed. Only a Core Origin Stage cultivator was stunned on the spot. "I actually met Zi Chen and even spoke to him on the way. I even said that the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion was not good. However, I'm still alive."

The group entered the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion. The cultivators in the pavilion had already known that Zi Chen had returned and were all present.

When Zi Chen appeared, they shouted in unison, "Welcome back, Pavilion Master."

Zi Chen waved his hand and said, "Everyone has worked hard all these years. The crisis of the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion is over. The celebration will last for three days."

Cheers were heard all around.

After that, Zi Chen and the others entered the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion. Those who could enter the pavilion were the main forces of the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion.

Since they were the main forces, they were naturally friends. Zi Chen knew almost all of them, except for a few who he did not know.

Therefore, Zi Chen introduced them to Bing'er.

Bing'er had not reached the Spirit Origin Stage and was naturally the weakest in the group. Everyone looked at her strangely. Obviously, they were guessing her relationship with Zi Chen.

Zi Chen emphasized again, "Back then, Bing'er and her grandfather saved me when the Devil Ape and I were severely injured."

The others were relieved and nodded. However, this time, Bing'er was unhappy.

"Zi Chen, what's going on? How did you offend them?" Wang Qiong asked after chatting for a while.

Before Zi Chen could speak, the Devil Ape said, "We didn't offend them. They were too greedy and wanted to steal Zi Chen's things."

Wang Qiong asked again, "Then who are they? What kind of power do they have? Why are there so many Human Origin Stage cultivators?"

Zi Chen smiled bitterly, "They are one of the strongest forces in the Tianwu Continent. There are many Houtian and Earthly Origin Stage cultivators. As for whether there are Heavenly Origin Stage cultivators, I'm not sure."

Wang Qiong and the others' faces turned pale.

Lu Peng said worriedly, "If we kill them today, will there be Earthly Origin Stage cultivators looking for trouble?"

The others were also worried.

Zi Chen thought for a while and shook his head, "The possibility of Earthly Origin Stage cultivators appearing is not high. As long as we can stop Human Origin Stage cultivators, I think there should be no problem."

"Could it be that the things you have are only attractive to Human Origin Stage cultivators and have no effect on Earthly Origin Stage cultivators?" Wang Qiong asked again.

Zi Chen said, "No, the things I have are attractive to all the big forces. Last time, I was heavily injured and almost died because I met an Earthly Origin Stage cultivator."

"Then how can you be sure that they won't attack you a second time?" The others' faces changed again.

"Because there is one thing that is even more attractive than the things I have. I think they won't give up on the big stuff for the small stuff."

"What is it?"

Zi Chen's eyes flashed and he said word by word, "Lightning. Divine. Palace."

"Lightning Divine Palace." Exclamations sounded again.

Almost everyone knew about the legend of the Lightning Divine Palace. It was a place where people could become gods. In the current world, almost all cultivators had heard of the legend of the Lightning Divine Palace, but they had never seen it before.

"Is there really a Lightning Divine Palace in this world?" Wu Liu whispered.

Zi Chen nodded and said, "Of course. I personally saw the Lightning Divine Palace appear in front of me, so I don't think it's fake. Furthermore, I've seen it twice."

Everyone in the palace was deeply shocked. Even Elder Gui was moved. Other people might not even see the Lightning Divine Palace once in their lifetime, but Zi Chen had seen it twice. That wasn't the main point, the main point was that the Lightning Divine Palace actually existed in this world.

After that, Zi Chen described the scene of the Lightning Divine Palace's appearance. Everyone was extremely shocked. At the same time, they also rejoiced for the two of them. They actually managed to survive the devastation of the boundless Rule Force.

Zi Chen then talked about a few things about Sky Realm cultivators, as well as spiritual bodies. Hearing this, they all sighed and exclaimed that the Sky Martial Continent was too big.

"If it's just defending against Human Origin Stage cultivators, it shouldn't be a big problem." Lv Peng said.

"You have a way." Everyone looked at Lv Peng.

"Originally, I didn't have a way, but now that Zi Chen has returned, I think it shouldn't be a big problem."

Lv Peng said, "Zi Chen is already in the Human Origin Stage. His battle prowess is already very strong, and his strength is incomparably powerful. If we let him control the nine sword steles, we won't have to worry about others using sword formations to surround us."

Speaking of the sword steles, everyone's eyes were filled with reverence. The sword steles were extremely powerful, and Lv Peng could use them to kill a Human Origin Stage cultivator. The people from the Sword Sect had come again, not for Zi Chen, but for the sword steles.

This was originally just a guess, but after seeing the last four sword steles, everyone naturally understood.

On each sword stele, there was a sword intent. These sword intents had already evolved to the extreme, representing a kind of extreme realm. There were fast, slow, heavy, light, and sharp, but no matter which one it was, it was a kind of inheritance that had reached the extreme.

Zi Chen already had a perfect body, so his knowledge was naturally extraordinary. After returning this time, he could tell that the sword steles were the inheritance of Xiantian techniques. Only Xiantian Realm cultivators could truly comprehend and obtain the inheritance.

Of course, some talented people could also comprehend some of the sword intents and use them to create a set of sword arts.

This was a true treasure, and its value was no less than the Heavenly Book. It could be used to cultivate a large number of powerful cultivators. The original method of using it was indeed a waste.

After Lv Peng explained, Zi Chen said, "You mean, we should use the Nine Extreme Formation."

"You know about the Nine Extreme Formation?"

Lv Peng was obviously surprised. He knew that Zi Chen knew about formations, but he didn't expect him to know about the Nine Extreme Formation as well.

"I know a little." Zi Chen said.

"Then it's easy. The sword steles are extraordinary. You can use the Nine Extreme Formation to release the sword intents within. It won't be a problem for you to fight against a Human Origin Stage cultivator. Plus, with the formation, you won't be afraid of being surrounded." Lv Peng said.

In this world, no one dared to say that they weren't afraid of being surrounded. Only Formation Masters dared to say that. In front of a Formation Master, one person and a hundred people didn't mean much.

Of course, there was a limit, and it wouldn't work if the limit was exceeded.

But how many Human Origin Stage cultivators could besiege Zi Chen? It couldn't be more than a hundred.

Zi Chen was sure that the Earth Origin Stage cultivators wouldn't appear. He still had a long time, and during this time, Zi Chen decided to make the Heavenly Barbarian Pavilion stronger.

At the top of the hall, Zi Chen said, "Pass down the order. The celebration will last for three days. After three days, everyone will move out and start collecting and searching for resources."

"Full force." Everyone looked at Zi Chen in confusion.

"That's right. The war is coming, and we don't have much time left. Lv Peng, have you built the transportation formation to the Barbarian Land?" Zi Chen looked at Lv Peng and asked.

Lv Peng nodded and said, "It's been built for a long time."

"Then do you think it's possible to establish a sect there?"

"Of course it's possible. That's where the Wuji Sect is located. And for some reason, the Spiritual Qi in the Barbarian Land is extremely dense. If that place is a good place to establish a sect, then the ruins are a holy place for cultivation."