CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 245: SIX HUNDRED STRANDS OF SIXTH REALM EVIL QI (PART 2)

"Six hundred strands of Five Realms Evil Qi are enough to elevate twelve Five Realms transformations to the ’Transformation Level,’ which should suffice for a short period after leaving Baojiao County."

Chen Ku looked at these more than six hundred strands of Five Realms Evil Qi and thought he could finally raise the ’Flood Dragon’ he long yearned for to the Transformational Level, along with the Five Realms Golden Horned Iron Armored Rhinoceros, Li Yutang, Sand Snake King, and giant crocodile, all of which could be raised to the Third Layer Peak state, available to substitute for dealing with different environments.

"Let’s see how much Sixth Realm Evil Qi I can withstand."

Chen Ku looked down and decided to continue probing further.

Boom!

As he sank directly to the surface of the magma, he could clearly feel the bubbles bursting at the magma’s surface, releasing heat, which made even him, with a Five Elements Body, break into a sweat on his forehead.

[Diagram Master is undergoing a slow refining of Sixth Realm Fire Evil Qi, estimated to refine one strand of Sixth Realm Fire Evil Qi in one two hours...]

Yet, within less than ten breaths of staying there, Chen Ku felt strand after strand of the black-red Evil Qi appearing on his body surface...

Five strands... Ten strands... Fifteen strands... Twenty-five strands... Thirty-six strands...

"I can’t take it anymore!"

After staying there for a while, he felt that his Cultivation Body had reached the limit of its endurance, and absorbing more Fire Evil Qi into his body would directly cause him to explode, bursting on the spot!

Without hesitation, Chen Ku flew upwards.

As he flew up, he took one last look at the magma and thought:

"I estimate that the surface of that magma should be at the level of Seventh Realm Fire Evil Qi. I really can’t imagine how fierce the firepower beneath the magma with the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Realm might be?"

He sighed in his heart.

Such terrifying firepower could probably only be attempted with a Fire Extinguishing Pearl, daring to try a ’magma bath.’

"With thirty-six strands of Sixth Realm Fire Evil within, refining one in one two hours would mean three days to obtain thirty-six strands of Sixth Realm Evil Qi, which should be enough to meet many conditions."

Chen Ku saw that there were quite a few places on the Transformation Diagram where Sixth Realm Evil Qi could be applied.

The cultivating condition of the Eighth Transformation Map requires one strand.

The sixth-layer incantation of the Evil Summoning Banner needs ten strands.

The transformation of the True Void Ancestor requires forty-five strands.

Chen Ku took one last look at this place he had been mowing for a long time and softly said:

"Farewell, next time will be the time for me, Chen, to collect you!"

With those words, he left Fire Beak Mountain, riding the mist.

He flew towards Baojiao County.

This flight took more than half a day, and he saw the direction of the Two Realms Mountain in front of him. Unexpectedly, a voice suddenly came from Chen Ku’s storage bag:

"Second brother, is that you? I sense the aura of something inside the storage bag I gave you!"

Chen Ku paused in mid-air, incredulously looking at a Jade Scroll within his storage bag.

"Big brother?"

Then, Chen Xin’s voice came again from inside the Jade Scroll:

"I have been in seclusion recently and suddenly sensed your presence, startling me awake. After waking up, I heard about the matter concerning Baojiao County. How are you? Is everyone at home alright? Any trouble?"

Chen Ku looked at the Jade Scroll with a tense voice, tentatively speaking to it: "Hello?"

"I can hear you; this is a communication Jade Scroll. It’s one of the magic artifacts I gave you in the storage bag. But both Jade Scrolls must be within a certain distance to sense each other—no more than a thousand miles," Chen Xin’s voice sounded from the other end.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ku exhaled slowly and said, "I’m fine; everyone at home is fine too. We’ve already left Baojiao County, and I sent them to Qiu Dragon Mansion."

"Qiu Dragon Mansion?"

The voice on the other side paused and said: "I suggest you go farther, or I’ll come and take you away, because even Qiu Dragon Mansion will be affected."

"What do you mean? Qiu Dragon Mansion isn’t far enough? Affected?"

Chen Ku felt he had scented something big and said:

"Explain a bit more clearly?"

Chen Xin’s side of the Jade Scroll fell silent.

Chen Ku said discontentedly: "Always like this, if you don’t want to say anything, then don’t say these useless things!"

What’s with acting as a man full of riddles in front of family? He hated such riddle people!

It seemed Chen Ku’s emotions were felt.

After a long silence.

Just when Chen Ku thought the contact had been lost, Chen Xin’s voice quietly remerged and said:

"Last time during the New Year, when I came home to find you all, Yuan Country’s Zhen Nan State, mainly led by the large sects of our Changshou Sect, was already stationed at the borders, just waiting for winter to pass. It’s estimated that by autumn harvest, they will march southward in a big way; by then, Baojiao County will be the first frontline to be occupied. With the military strength of the Zhen Nan State’s major sects, breaking through Qiu Dragon Mansion within a month is no problem. But... this matter is a military and political affair of Yuan Country. Now that I’ve revealed it to you, it’s because there’s no choice since you are my family, but all I can do is reveal this in advance to you, there’s nothing I can do to stop this happening."

Chen Ku’s breath caught slightly faster.

Even though he had guessed some of this earlier, hearing firsthand about the possibility of war between the two countries made his heart race uncontrollably. After all, martial artists, Jianghu forces, on a real battlefield are just slightly larger war consumables.

Sensing Chen Ku’s emotion.

Chen Xin said from the other side:

"I still say the same thing; because after the last New Year, I’ve already gained a place in Yuan Country, a slight increase in status, enough to bring you all over. If you want, I can arrange a new life for you here in Yuan Country. At that time, the two of us brothers could join hands to create new opportunities in another country."

Chen Ku took a deep breath and said: "Let’s talk about it later, that’s all for today."

This was basically a rejection of Brother Chen Xin’s invitation.

It wasn’t that Chen Ku was particularly attached to the homeland of Ji Country, but certain people in Ji Country he couldn’t bear to leave.

His brother, back then, was forced to cross into Yuan Country after being wanted by Ji Country for smuggling, unable to stay in the country, and only then did he have to change affiliations and join such as Changshou Sect.

Now he was doing well in Ji Country, being a Martial Scholar, and with Qin Yuxian and Shan Lingguan placing high hopes on him. To ask him to give it all up, take his family and leave homeland to unfamiliar Yuan Country to live a different life?

Too difficult!

As for the crisis of Yuan Country possibly invading Ji Country that Chen Xin mentioned, Chen Ku rode the mist, looking at the ever nearer Two Realms Mountain, and finally threw his hands:

"To hell with it, this land belongs to the Yang family, not to my Chen family. Why should I care so much? Even if war breaks out, I’ll bring my whole family into the Hero King Realm, who could harm me?"

With this in mind, he crossed the Two Realms Mountain, and soon returned outside Baojiao County.