Chapter 124: Seclusion in the Secular World

Wutong Lane.

Chu Chen sat cross-legged, holding the Holy Heart Relic in his hand, and practiced the Soul-Snatching Body-Forging Sutra to absorb the spiritual power from it.

Because the spiritual energy in the mortal world is thin, his own magic power will dissipate to the outside world, and he cannot practice the Longevity Art for the time being. He can only practice the Soul-Snatching Body-Forging Sutra instead.

When he was in Chiyanfang Market before, as long as he was not practicing with the Holy Heart Relic, he would put the Holy Heart Relic in the place with the most spiritual energy to absorb the spiritual energy.

Sometimes he would activate the spiritual gathering ability of the Qingtian Sense Spirit Mirror to allow the Holy Heart Relic to absorb more spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy in the Holy Heart Relic is enough to support Chu Chen's practice of the Soul-Snatching Body-Forging Sutra for a period of time.

In addition to the batch of spiritual medicines he bought before, he doesn't have to worry about practicing the Soul-Snatching Body-Forging Sutra in the short term.

Moreover.

Chu Chen can also practice spells such as Wind and Thunder Sword Art and One Yang Fingertip in his dreams, or draw talismans and make pills.

While in the mortal world, his own practice has not fallen behind.

During this period, he wanted to find Lin Xuan and others to help him investigate the situation in Chiyanfang City.

Lin Xuan and others knew the existence of Chiyanfang City and occasionally went to Chiyanfang City. Chu Chen had seen Lin Xuan and others in Chiyanfang City, but he did not meet them due to various concerns.

However, he learned that Lin Xuan and others had either died long ago or had disappeared half a month ago.

It was more dangerous than good!

Half a month ago, when the demon nest was moving, Lin Xuan and others disappeared, which was probably related to this matter.

After Lin Xuan and others disappeared, Chu Chen changed his target and looked at Xuanzhen Temple again.

However.

Since Taoist Chongyang died ten years ago, Xuanzhen Temple has been closed.

Fortunately, Longmen Escort Agency is still there and is growing stronger. Its business is spread all over the Great Yan Kingdom, and it even contacts merchants from Hanbei Kingdom, and its tentacles are faintly reaching Hanbei Kingdom.

Chu Chen secretly investigated and learned that Longmen Escort Agency is supported by the Great Yan Royal Family.

Chu Chen originally controlled the escorts and Zhao Changlin, and there were still disciples left in Longmen Escort Agency. He used a little trick to control part of the power of Longmen Escort Agency.

With the help of the power of Longmen Escort Agency, it is possible to explore the situation in Hengduan Mountains.

However, it is not particularly convenient to explore the situation in Hengduan Mountains with ordinary power. Most ordinary warriors can only see the situation in the world of immortal cultivation.

Ordinary warriors have no magic power and cannot enter Chiyanfang City. They can only roughly judge the situation in Chiyanfang City based on the situation in Hengduan Mountains.

But this is enough.

"Hu~"

Chu Chen finished a day of practice, left the secret room, ate spiritual rice, and lay in the yard to enjoy the tranquility of the early morning.

Bang bang!

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Chu Chen used the spiritual eye technique to look and saw a man in his forties standing at the door of the courtyard. He looked dusty, but it was hard to hide the sharpness in his eyes.

He knew this man, named Zhao Shaodang, one of the three marrow refining warriors in Longmen Escort Agency, and also the grandson of Zhao Changlin.

He was talented and supported by Longmen Escort Agency. He achieved marrow refining at the age of 41. He had a great reputation in the Great Yan Jianghu and was ranked seventh on the Great Yan Earth List.

"Come in."

Chu Chen used the Hundred Transformations to change his body shape and face, transforming into a white-haired old man.

"Junior Zhao Shaodang, hello to the senior."

Zhao Shaodang pushed open the gate of the courtyard, walked quickly to Chu Chen, and bowed.

Chu Chen asked, "How is the work I asked you to do?"

"This is the information I collected, please take a look."

Zhao Shaodang did not dare to neglect it and quickly took out the information.

He did not have much contact with Chu Chen, but when he first met Chu Chen, he had seen Chu Chen's ability and knew that he was a god-like figure with unfathomable cultivation, so he was very humble.

As soon as Chu Chen raised his hand, the information fell into his hand.

"In May of the 26th year of Jianwu, there was an abnormal movement in the Hengduan Mountains. Countless wild beasts rushed out of the Hengduan Mountains, causing cholera in the cities near the Hengduan Mountains and causing huge losses.

The current emperor ordered the dispatch of the Langhuan Army to guard the Hengduan Mountains, and only then did he curb the unrest in the surrounding cities."

There are a large number of wild beasts in the Hengduan Mountains. Once they are born with intelligence and embark on the path of cultivation, they will be recruited by the Demon Nest.

But in fact, there are more beasts without intelligence in the Hengduan Mountains.

The most common method used by demon cultivators is to drive beasts without intelligence to consume the enemy's vitality.

The Great Yan Kingdom was affected, and it is very likely that demon cultivators and demon clan masters from the Demon Nest took this opportunity to come to the Great Yan Kingdom to make money.

Generally speaking, demon cultivators and demon clan masters have no interest in the Great Yan Kingdom, a place with poor spiritual energy, but some demon cultivators and demon clan masters with lower cultivation are still interested in plundering humans from the Great Yan Kingdom for cultivation.

Even before the demon nest attacked Chiyanfang City, beast cholera occasionally occurred in the cities near the Hengduan Mountains.

"Langhuan Army?"

Chu Chen noticed the army guarding the Hengduan Mountains and smiled slightly.

Liu Feng abided by the agreement he made with Chu Chen in the past, re-established Langhuan Villa, opened the gates and recruited disciples.

And Liu Feng was the head of Langhuan Villa.

With the support of the emperor, Langhuan Villa grew rapidly and became the first force in the declining Great Yan Jianghu.

Liu Feng even founded the Langhuan Army with the disciples of Langhuan Villa as generals.

Since its establishment, the Langhuan Army has made many contributions to the Great Yan Kingdom, defending against the barbarians who plundered from the north and the south, and suppressing the rebellion of the Great Yan Kingdom several times without a single defeat.

Today's Langhuan Villa is even stronger than its heyday.

It can be said that as long as the Great Yan Kingdom does not fall, the Langhuan Villa will not be in danger of destruction.

"In November of the 26th year of Jianwu, after several months, the wild beast riots in the cities near the Hengduan Mountains finally stopped.

A bodyguard ventured into the Hengduan Mountains to check the situation and found that the wild beast riots in the Hengduan Mountains had also subsided and returned to their former tranquility."

"The riots are over?"

Chu Chen raised his eyebrows and continued to look through the intelligence.

The end of the intelligence included the news that several bodyguards and many people in the world went to the Hengduan Mountains to inquire.

They were all similar, saying that the riots in the Hengduan Mountains had ended.

"Is the battle between the Demon Nest and the Chiyanfang City really over, or is it temporarily suspended?"

Chu Chen pondered in his heart.

Looking at Zhao Shaodang, he asked again: "Have you contacted the merchants from Hanbei?"

"No."

Zhao Shaodang shook his head: "Since the unusual movement in the Hengduan Mountains, the Longmen Escort Agency has lost contact with the merchants from Hanbei, and no merchants from Hanbei have come so far."

"Yes."

Chu Chen nodded, and made up his mind to wait for a while.

Although the merchants from Hanbei are not from the Qingzhou Xiuxian world, as merchants who have been walking in the Hengduan Mountains for many years, they should have the means to find out the situation in the Hengduan Mountains.

No merchants from Hanbei have come, which means that the turmoil in the Hengduan Mountains has not ended.

"You did a good job in this matter, and this bottle of Jingqi Pill will be given to you."

As he spoke, an exquisite porcelain bottle flew in front of Zhao Shaodang.

"Thank you for your gift, senior."

Zhao Shaodang took the porcelain bottle, his face was overjoyed, and he bowed again.

He had previously taken an Essence Pill given by Chu Chen, which was of great benefit to his cultivation. This bottle of Essence Pills was enough to greatly improve his cultivation.