In the past few days, Yunjian Pavilion suddenly started a large-scale construction. The original library was completely demolished, and a new one that was larger than the previous one was rising from the ground.
Moreover, Lin Fengtian excitedly wrote a new plaque for the new library: Langhuan Pavilion.
Langhuan, according to legend, is where the Emperor of Heaven stored his books. Lin Fengtian named the new library after this name, which shows how ambitious he is.
But then again, a library that can hold 130,000 ancient books is indeed worthy of this name.
At Lin Xiaoran's strong request, Feng Shao decided to reduce the workload by half. Although the task of transcribing 5,000 books a day was still huge, at least he didn't feel exhausted anymore. After Feng Shao finished transcribing the classics, Lin Xiaoran would take Feng Shao to travel around Donghua Mountain to relieve the mental fatigue caused by the huge amount of work.
With Lin Xiaoran's help, Feng Shao also experienced the rare feeling of traveling hand in hand with his lover. Lin Xiaoran's pure and moving smile made Feng Shao feel a lot more relaxed.
While Feng Shao was working and enjoying his love life, Ye Chen, the son of luck, encountered the biggest setback in his life.
The ones who brought him frustration were none other than his three lackeys.
After escaping from Feng Shao's "claws" that day, Ye Chen ignored the fact that his golden core was seriously injured and flew away on his sword. He took a break after flying for hundreds of miles. But as soon as he landed on the ground, he felt a pain in his dantian, and couldn't help but scream "wow" and spit out a mouthful of blood.
Feeling the disordered Qi in his body and the half-broken golden elixir, Ye Chen couldn't help but reveal a look of resentment on his face: "Feng Shao, just wait, I will avenge you sooner or later!"
Due to the forced use of the sword, Ye Chen's injuries were aggravated. If he didn't take care of it in time, he might hurt his essence. With no other choice, Ye Chen had to put aside his distracting thoughts and meditate to regulate his breathing.
This meditation and breathing regulation took a full three days.
Only a lucky man like Ye Chen dared to find a place to meditate and regulate his breath in such a situation. After all, the process of regulating one's breath cannot be disturbed by others, otherwise it is easy to go astray. Most people need others to protect them before they dare to meditate and regulate their breath. If they can't find someone to protect them, they have to at least find a secluded corner.
But Ye Chen didn't need to do that. He could regulate his breath whenever he wanted. During this period, Tiandao would send away all those who might disturb him in various ways.
Three days later, Ye Chen finished his breathing exercises. Although his injuries had not fully recovered, at least he could fly with the sword without any problems.
But just when Ye Chen was about to return to Taiwei Mountain, he unexpectedly ran into Zhang Yu and others.
After Zhang Yu and the others encountered a great turmoil in Linglong Pavilion, they were separated from Ye Chen. The three of them waited for Ye Chen in Bianyun City for a day and a night, but did not see him, so they had to find a way to return to Taiwei Mountain by themselves.
They asked someone for directions and headed towards Mount Taiwei. After walking for five consecutive days, they had only traveled a mere four or five hundred miles, and they were still more than halfway to Mount Taiwei.
As they trudged along, they couldn't help but blame Ye Chen in their hearts. When they set out, they vowed to marry the little princess of Yunjian Pavilion and take some good things from Yunjian Pavilion. But what happened? Not only did they not marry the little princess of Yunjian Pavilion, but they were also kicked out of Yunjian Pavilion!
Afterwards, Ye Chen took the three of them to Linglong Pavilion in Bianyun City, and the three of them were delighted to think that Ye Chen would get them some good things. But the final result was that Ye Chen only bought a life-saving item at a ridiculous price, and was forced to sell a lot of good things.
The final result was even more terrible. After Ye Chen was captured by that ghostly guy, they could only rely on their legs to return to the sect!
They followed Ye Chen on this trip, but not only did they get nothing, they were exhausted and filled with resentment.
At the beginning, they were silent and just kept on going. At the end of the first day, Li Chao couldn't help but curse Ye Chen in a low voice. Zhang Yu and Zhao Quan looked at each other and realized that the other two were also dissatisfied with Ye Chen like themselves.
Now, the three of them have found a common language!
So in the next few days, the three of them kept on traveling while cursing Ye Chen. They felt much better and even traveled faster. They were a little slow when they started to curse, after all, Ye Chen had given them some good things, although they were not worth much. But they didn't expect that they would get more excited and more fluent in cursing. Later, if they didn't curse Ye Chen a few times, they would feel uncomfortable even if they didn't breathe.
On this day, they relied on scolding Ye Chen as usual to boost their motivation. But after turning a corner, they saw a familiar figure.
It was Ye Chen.
So they immediately shut up.
Ye Chen may be hateful, but his strength is enough to crush the three of them. So, it's better to do it in private when it comes to cursing people!
Ye Chen didn't expect to meet the three of them here. He just heard the three of them cursing, but didn't hear his name, so he didn't think about himself. Seeing the three of them, he was still very happy in his heart, and immediately greeted them.
At this moment, Zhang Yu and others were extremely grateful. Fortunately, when they cursed people these days, they had automatically replaced Ye Chen with names like "bastard", "little beast", and "son of a bitch". Otherwise, Ye Chen would not be so friendly now.
He had to pick up the sword and kill people.
The three of them immediately showed fake smiles and came forward to greet Ye Chen. Ye Chen did not think about it and also chatted with the three of them with a smile on his face.
However, while chatting, they also noticed the bloodstains and ragged clothes on Ye Chen. After the three of them looked at each other, Zhao Quan asked calmly: "Brother Shengzi, what happened to you? Were you tortured by that old ghost?"
Ye Chen sighed and said, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the three brothers. In fact, what is that old ghost? I just used a little trick to escape from him. But I never expected that after escaping with great difficulty, I would meet this guy Feng Shao!"
At this point, Ye Chen couldn't help but grit his teeth, wishing he could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.
Zhao Quan pretended to be surprised and asked, "Feng Shao? How did you meet him in this place?"
Ye Chen said helplessly: "Maybe Feng Shao was kicked out of the sect, and he was angry, so he came to me to seek revenge! So when he saw that I was injured, he came over and attacked me without any hesitation. I was not careful for a moment, and I fell into his trap. I barely escaped from his clutches."
Zhang Yu and the others couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this. They always trusted Ye Chen unconditionally before, but now that the trust has collapsed, they can easily hear the loopholes in Ye Chen's words.
I'm afraid the truth of the matter is not at all like what Ye Chen said.
But they didn't care about that. Because they had noticed that Ye Chen was not only covered in wounds, but also had an unstable breath, with his breathing sometimes light and sometimes heavy, and it was obvious that his internal injuries were not light. Recalling how Ye Chen spent a lot of money in Linglong Pavilion, the three of them immediately had other ideas in their minds.
Zhao Quan stepped forward to support Ye Chen, and said with concern: "Senior Brother Shengzi encountered that despicable Feng Shao, and he must have gone through a tough battle. I'm afraid that the injuries on Senior Brother Shengzi's body were caused by Feng Shao, right?"
Ye Chen sighed and said, "If I hadn't been injured, I wouldn't have been afraid of him, but..."
Just as he was halfway through his words, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. He looked down and saw a dagger stuck in his waist, with the handle in Zhao Quan's hand.
He looked at Zhao Quan in disbelief, only to see that Zhao Quan had changed his caring look and now had a ferocious look on his face.
"Why...why..." Ye Chen asked gritting his teeth.
Zhao Quan grinned and said, "Ye Chen, you have always been so high and mighty, but you didn't expect to die in my hands today, did you? You obviously have so many good things on you, but you only gave us some worthless gadgets! Snake Blood Vine, low-grade Foundation Building Pills... these are all things that are not even worth ten spirit stones! And you keep saying that you treat us as brothers? Is this how you treat your brothers?"
Ye Chen could not help but get furious: "I went through so much trouble to find those things! Giving them to you is a favor, not giving them to you is my duty! You actually want to kill me just for this reason?"
Zhang Yu and Li Chao drew their swords and surrounded him. Hearing Ye Chen say this, Zhang Yu and Li Chao laughed out loud.
Li Chao laughed and said, "Ye Chen, Ye Chen, you are really not as good as Feng Shao! Most of the good things Feng Shao found from outside will be handed over to the sect, and many of the remaining ones will be distributed to other fellow disciples. But what about you? You keep all the good things for yourself, and only give us the unwanted rubbish. You still say that Feng Shao is not as good as you? How do you think you are comparable to Feng Shao?"
Ye Chen's face suddenly turned gloomy: "It seems that this time, you want to kill people and steal treasures?"
"That's right!" Zhang Yu said coldly, "Since we have called you 'Senior Brother Shengzi' for several days, please fulfill your duty as a Saint Son and share the good things with us!"
Ye Chen sneered: "Don't say I don't have it. Even if I do, I won't give it to you three ungrateful people!"
"Since Senior Brother Shengzi is so stubborn..." Zhao Quan said with a smile, "Then we will have no choice but to ask Senior Brother Shengzi to return to heaven! As for the good things on you, we will naturally keep them for you and will never disgrace those treasures!"
Ye Chen took a deep breath and suddenly smiled sinisterly: "You don't think you can kill me like this? Then I can only say that you really underestimated me!"
Zhao Quan's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Do it!"
As soon as the words fell, Zhang Yu and Li Chao swung their swords at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen shouted loudly and slapped Zhao Quan on the shoulder. There was a crisp sound of "crackling". Zhao Quan felt that the bones in his shoulder seemed to be broken and he couldn't help but let out a scream.
Ye Chen casually drew out his blood to refine the sword, and with a "Circular Ruyi" move, he deflected the long swords chopped down by Zhang Yu and Li Chao. With two "clangs", Zhang Yu and Li Chao suddenly felt a strong force coming from the long sword, forcing them to step back two steps involuntarily.
Zhao Quan shouted, "Kill him! If he doesn't die, we will all die here!"
Zhang Yu and Li Chao also understood the current situation, and immediately became ruthless and attacked Ye Chen. Ye Chen sneered, shouted "Come on", and wielded the Blood Refining Sword to fight with the two.
Ye Chen was indeed seriously injured, but as a Jindan realm, even if he was seriously injured, he was not a small character like Zhang Yu who had not even entered the Xiantian realm. Ye Chen's hand flashed red light, and after just a few moves, he saw the opportunity and chopped Zhang Yu's right shoulder with a sword. Zhang Yu screamed, and his entire right arm was chopped off lightly.
After Zhang Yu was seriously injured, Li Chao, who was already defeated, was even more helpless. After he barely parried a few times, he suddenly felt a chill in his chest. He looked down again and saw that the red sword had been deeply inserted into his chest, and at the same time, a cold air spread through his chest and his whole body.
He stared at Ye Chen blankly, only to see Ye Chen grinning and saying, "How's it going, Li Chao? Did you use my 'Heavenly City Sword Technique' well?"
Li Chao opened his mouth as if to say something, but only made a "ho ho" sound. Ye Chen pulled out the sword suddenly, and a stream of hot blood spurted out of Li Chao's chest. Li Chao fell to the ground, his hands and feet twitched for a while, and then he stopped moving.
Ye Chen turned his head to look at Zhang Yu who was already dying, and sighed: "I gave you so many things with good intentions, but I didn't expect that what I got in return was suspicion and covetousness. In this case, I have no choice but to send you on your way!"
As he spoke, Ye Chen thrust his sword into Zhang Yu's chest.
He turned around and looked at Zhao Quan, the last one alive, and said calmly, "Zhao Quan, don't you want to say something before you die?"
Zhao Quan knew that Ye Chen was always ruthless and cruel. He knew that he would not be able to escape death either, so he was not afraid anymore. He laughed loudly and said, "Ye Chen, Ye Chen, you are really not as good as Feng Shao at all! I don't know what the headmaster and the uncle-master like about you that they let you become the Holy Son! Ye Chen, I am just one step ahead of you now. Sooner or later, you will die from your own greed!"
After saying this, Zhao Quan suddenly stabbed the dagger into his chest and died.
Looking at the three bodies lying on the ground, Ye Chen's face was gloomy and he was extremely upset. Although he succeeded in killing the enemy, the betrayal of the three people deeply hurt his heart. He couldn't help waving the Blood Refining Sword around and yelling, "Why?! Why do you all have to force me to kill people?! Why can't you understand me? You bastards! Demons! Beasts! Bugs!"
Ye Chen vented his anger for a while before stopping. He looked at the three bodies that had been chopped beyond recognition by him and suddenly laughed grimly.
"Since you all can't tolerate me, from today on, I will only live for myself! I want to see who will make it to the end!"
When Ye Chen said this, a stream of black blood flowed from the Blood Refining Sword along his arm into his body. His eyes also turned bright red without him noticing.
If Feng Shao were here, he would find that Ye Chen's luck, which originally only had light blue, suddenly increased to purple. However, in this purple cloud of luck, there was a hint of blood, and -
Demonic energy!