A few days later, Wang Xu returned to the cabin.

This time, the place for shopping was somewhat far, and the items were numerous, which took some time.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

At this moment, You Ji's roar echoed in Wang Xu's heart, filled with anger.

"You Ji, what's wrong?" Wang Xu asked, puzzled.

"Xiao Zhi is missing, not in the Spirit Medicine Garden! It must have been picked up by your senior brothers... Damn it! I will kill them!" You Ji's fury was uncontrollable.

"You Ji, calm down." Upon hearing, Wang Xu's eyes instantly turned cold.

Xiao Zhi had been with Wang Xu for two hundred years, during which time Wang Xu had only counted it as a friend besides You Ji.

For Xiao Zhi, he had given all the resources and part of the treasures that the Rebellious Divine Palace had given him over the past two hundred years to his senior brothers, just to get them to dispel any thoughts about Xiao Zhi.

Wang Xu had bowed down countless times, yet he still couldn't quell the greed of these senior brothers.

"Wang Xu, go find your senior brothers immediately. If they really dare to harm Xiao Zhi, I will personally kill them!" You Ji's face twisted with anger.

Over two hundred years, You Ji and Xiao Zhi lived together day and night, and emotions had already developed.

Also nurtured by Chaos, You Ji had long regarded it as his disciple, imparting cultivation methods to it with great favor.

Now that his only disciple had been abducted, life or death uncertain, You Ji couldn't bear it, his anger erupted like a volcano!

"Calm down, the senior brothers tried to secretly pick the spirit medicine in the Spirit Medicine Garden while Celestial God Long Xi was away, but I have already given them enough benefits, and they have also made a Law Oath, so it couldn't have been them." Wang Xu analyzed.

The backlash of the Law Oath is extremely horrifying; if one dares not to abide by it, they will fall into the boundless pain of the Supreme Law's descent.

Deep into the marrow, like a branding on the soul, no one wishes to endure it.

Although those in the Saint Venerable Realm can resist some of the backlash from the Law Oath, no one is willing to fall into several eras of Law backlash for a single Divine Medicine.

In other words, Wang Xu had already given his senior brothers treasures exceeding the value of the Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng. From any aspect, they had no reason to lay hands on Xiao Zhi.

"Wang Xu, don't forget that most detestable guy." You Ji said sinisterly.

Wang Xu's eyes narrowed slightly.

The most detestable guy, as You Ji mentioned, was his senior brother Long Chen.

Long Chen had never been to the Spirit Medicine Garden; he was always domineering and arrogant. Even if he wanted to gain some advantage while Celestial God Long Xi was away, he would order the junior brothers to go pick. Most of Wang Xu's treasures weren't taken by the senior brothers but fell into Long Chen's pocket.

"He is the only one who hasn't made a Law Oath. It must be him, who took Xiao Zhi from the Spirit Medicine Garden while I wasn't there!"

Thinking of this, Wang Xu immediately turned around and flew towards Long Chen's palace!

...

"Great! Great!"

In the Alchemy Room of the palace, Long Chen was full of excitement, "I knew it, Tai Xu junior brother protected that Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng by all means, not for any 'core material' for alchemy... Didn't expect it! Truly didn't expect! It's actually a spiritual divine medicine!"

Long Chen was excitedly thrilled, yet his actions showed no sign of slowing down.

In front of him, an Alchemy Furnace shone with a burning red light, and the "Owl Jade Fire" harvested from the Owl Jade Mountain Range was blazing, heating the furnace.

Bang! Bang!

The Alchemy Furnace shook from time to time, sending out muffled sounds of collision, indicating that some living creature inside was struggling.

"Little guy, calm down for me!"

Long Chen cast another hand seal, causing the Owl Jade Fire to burn even more fiercely, making the muffled sounds of collision immediately stop.

"Hehe, with the spiritual Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng, as long as these few Divine Medicines are added, you can obliterate the spirituality within, and also transform the Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng into Top-Grade Divine Medicine, enough to rival a Chaos Secret Medicine!" Long Chen said excitedly, "Chaos Secret Medicine! With it, my advancement to the Duality Saint Venerable Realm is hopeful!"

The Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng was originally a Divine Medicine highly beneficial for cultivation.

When it developed spirituality, it signified the extraordinary nature of this Divine Medicine. If the spirituality was erased before it matured, by using several auxiliary Divine Medicines, the rank of the Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng can be elevated to the top-grade level among Divine Medicines, its effects comparable to a Chaos Secret Medicine!

Chaos Secret Medicine, such a rare item, even in the Rebellious Divine Palace, one of the Six Great Powers of Kedan, is not something anyone can get at will.

Long Chen had stayed in the Rebellious Divine Palace for such a long time; the Chaos Secret Medicines he had seen all belonged to Celestial God Long Xi, and he always had only an envious share.

Now, once the Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng is refined, he would truly own a Chaos Secret Medicine!

"I have been staying at the Primordial Saint Venerable Realm for three million Law Eras. If I can't break through now, I will never be able to break through in my lifetime! Heaven helps me, truly heaven helps me! Haha!"

The more Long Chen thought about it, the happier he became.

He couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Suddenly——

Swoosh~~

An Array descended, enveloping Long Chen's entire palace within it.

Long Chen's expression changed, and he shouted in a stern voice, "Who!"

This is the Rebellious Divine Palace, where the disciples had long made a Law Oath not to harm each other.

But now someone has enveloped him with an array right when he was refining the Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng. Naturally, Long Chen realized that someone wanted to take the Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng from him!

"It's really you."

The void trembled, and Wang Xu, with a frosty face and cold eyes, stepped out from the void.

"Junior Brother Tai Xu?" Long Chen saw Wang Xu and immediately laughed, but his smile was full of sarcasm, "I thought it would take at least a few months for you to return from your procurement trip, and yet here you are so quickly."

Bang! Bang!

Seemingly sensing Wang Xu's aura, Xiao Zhi was frantically hitting the alchemy furnace, making muffled sounds.

Seeing this, Wang Xu's face became as solemn as water, and his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Oh! Junior Brother Tai Xu, from your gaze, do you intend to kill me?" Long Chen said arrogantly, "Too bad you made a Law Oath. If you dare to strike, there would be no need for me to retaliate; the Supreme Law will deal with you for me, haha!"

Wang Xu's fists slowly clenched.

"Junior Brother Tai Xu, don't mind it. This Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng is just a divine medicine. Although you've nurtured it for a long time, your senior brother needs it urgently. Later, you can come to my treasury and choose any treasure as compensation, how about it?" Long Chen said mockingly.

A divine medicine with spirituality, a top-grade divine medicine in the future. All the treasures in Long Chen's treasury couldn't equal one of it.

The so-called compensation for Wang Xu was merely hush money, to prevent Wang Xu from spreading tales in front of Long Xi Saint Venerable.

Boom!

Unable to bear it, Wang Xu's anger erupted, and he made his move.

But his target was not Long Chen, but the alchemy furnace making muffled sounds.

"Trying to steal my treasure? Seeking death!" Long Chen's eyes widened in rage, and he also retaliated at the same time.

However, just as Long Chen made his move, suddenly, a crisis of impending death swept over him, causing boundless fear to rise in his heart. Trembling all over, his body reflexively retreated!

"You Ji, calm down!"

In his panic, Long Chen watched as Wang Xu had already seized the alchemy furnace.

The furnace flipped open, and a weak white shadow with flames darted into Wang Xu's embrace, curling up and shivering.

"Xiao Zhi, it's okay now." Wang Xu caressed Xiao Zhi, all the killing intent and coldness completely faded away.

"Junior Brother Tai Xu, how dare you strike me! Do you believe I'll report this to the Discipline Hall and make your life worse than death?" Long Chen was extremely angry.

He was the senior brother; a mere junior brother who had only joined for two hundred years dared to strike him? This was outrageous!

Yet within his eyes lingered an unsettling fear.

The crisis of impending death earlier made Long Chen feel as if he were suffocating. He believed if he hadn't stopped in time, he would have been instantly annihilated, wiped out on the spot!

There was no other presence apart from him and Wang Xu, so Long Chen naturally attributed this to Wang Xu.

Wang Xu raised his head, his gaze becoming as sharp as a blade.

Long Chen couldn't help but shiver.

"This is the first time. If there is a next, not even the Law Oath can save you."

Cold words spilled from Wang Xu's mouth. Seemingly unwilling to exchange more words with Long Chen, Wang Xu turned around, merged into the void, and disappeared.

In the palace, there was only Long Chen left, trembling inwardly, but utterly bewildered.

Is this still the junior brother who's only a Billion Era Celestial God?

Why does he exert pressure like the master himself?

"Could it be that Junior Brother Tai Xu has hidden his strength?" Long Chen was perplexed. "No, he's clearly just a Billion Era Celestial God, his aura hasn't changed... a treasure, that's right! He must have some extraordinary treasure that poses a threat even to the Saint Venerable Realm!"

That explanation made the most sense.

Back in the palace, there were only the two of them. Wang Xu was only a Billion Era Celestial God, so the most plausible reason was that he possessed a treasure that could intimidate even the Saint Venerable Realm.

"A treasure that can kill the Saint Venerable Realm… Of course, he wouldn't want to use it, especially with the Law Oath in place; he wouldn't dare!" Long Chen's heart calmed slightly. "But if he holds such a treasure, I won't be able to threaten him in the future; how can I hold my head high before the juniors?!"

Long Chen pondered deeply.

"Got it!"

Suddenly, Long Chen's eyes flashed with insight. "The Heavenly Competition... In a century, it's the once-in-a-millennium Heavenly Competition, haha! Heaven is helping me, truly helping me!"

Long Chen's gaze turned sinister, revealing a vicious expression.

"In the Heavenly Competition, no treasures can be used, you must rely solely on your own strength, and most crucially — life and death are disregarded!"

The Heavenly Competition is a grand event where all celestial god disciples participate.

No other treasures are allowed; you can only rely on your own strength to stand out, catching the attention of the Divine Palace, and ultimately receiving better nurturing to become stronger!

Even though life and death are disregarded in the Heavenly Competition, in the pursuit of power and to trample others underfoot, all celestial god disciples will be utterly zealous!

"Junior Brother Tai Xu, when the day comes, I'll personally send you to hell!"

Long Chen's eyes were sinister. "By then, your treasure, your Snow Dragon Celestial Ginseng, will all be mine! Haha..."

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