Nine Star Hegemon Body Arts

Chapter 267 Condemnation

chapter 267 condemnation

translator: borntobe

long chen was startled. “why are you in such a rush? didn’t you say you wanted to get a drink first?”

a peerless genius like mo nian was fated to be lonely. the feeling of being peerless was not as great as everyone thought.

within the same generation, it was almost impossible to have a single good friend. that kind of feeling was not a pleasant one.

both chickens and eagles grow up from being chicks. but as time passes, the eagle is destined to spread its wings and soar into the sky.

that was why although he had been extremely unwilling, he had had no choice but to leave behind shi feng, fatty yu, shou hou, and the others back in phoenix cry. they were destined to not be able to stay together forever.

cultivation was a path of no retreat. once you stepped onto that path, you had no choice but to continue advancing. there was no chance to turn back.

but if you could have a couple genuine brothers with you on this path, then it would definitely be much more enjoyable.

however, such people were really just too hard to find. if the only ones beside long chen were weaklings, there was no way he could take care of them forever.

once danger appeared, long chen couldn’t protect them all the time. he would only be able to watch as they unwillingly died one by one. that kind of feeling was too painful.

that was why long chen would normally act so frivolous and juvenile, acting as if he didn’t have a care in the world. but in reality, long chen was somewhat afraid to care too much. he was afraid to see those close to him die.

mo nian was the only person he had encountered so far who could also stand high above his peers as well. and at the end, mo nian had even taken out his precious treasure to block that terrifying hand, saving his life.

long chen really did want to make friends with mo nian. so seeing he wanted to leave so quickly was definitely saddening to him.

mo nian laughed, “those old fellows always scolded me for not living up to their expectations. they said if i didn’t properly cultivate, i’d be thrown behind sooner or later by others.

“in reality, i never accepted that. back when i was just ten, i secretly ran off and eliminated a whole bandit stronghold.

“by myself, i killed over three hundred bandits. back then, i was only at the ninth heavenstage of qi condensation. and yet i was able to kill those blood condensation bandits as easily as slaughtering chickens.

“from then on, whenever they scolded me, i would always be so incredibly infuriated that i would run off to act as some wandering knight. i’ve definitely run into a few dangerous situations.

“however, i never met a single person in the same realm who could block more than three of my arrows. now that i’ve met you and yin luo, i definitely feel a sense of crisis from the two of you.

“that’s especially true of you, long chen. you really are a monster. although you had your comrade’s assistance in the end, your potential really is absolutely limitless. even i’m afraid of it.

“i’ve received many benefits from this battle. when i get back, i will enter seclusion so that i won’t get thrown off by you.”

everyone was startled. mo nian, who was incredibly powerful, was actually feeling a great deal of pressure from long chen.

mo nian was so powerful that he had shocked everyone. all alone, he had been able to fight against yin luo, a once-in-a-thousand-year genius from the corrupt path.

long chen nodded. he understood what mo nian meant. after experiencing such a large battle, he had naturally gained some insights.

if he then went into seclusion to consolidate those insights, that would be extremely beneficial to his future. he definitely couldn’t miss this golden period.

“due to the powerful spiritual strength within the teleportation jade, not only can it be used to open a teleportation portal, it also has a spiritual calming effect, allowing people to quickly enter a meditative state. so its other name is soul calming jade. all large sects have it.

“but this little plaything is somewhat precious, and so some stingy fellows aren’t willing to give them out.”

after speaking, mo nian inserted his spiritual strength into the jade tablet. the jade lit up with brilliant light, opening a spatial door in midair.

that door was over thirty meters tall and semi-translucent. runes densely covered it, and it almost looked like a solid door.

“goodbye!” mo nian said a single goodbye to long chen before stepping into the spatial door, completely disappearing.

once mo nian faded away, the spatial door also faded. long chen’s heart was pounding wildly.

he stealthily clenched his own jade pendant that his parents had left for him. it was his only clue to unraveling the mysteries around his origin.

tightly clenching that jade pendant, he sensed that as long as he inserted his spiritual strength into it, he would immediately be able to find out the truth.

but long chen still remembered that huge river that had been cut open by a single expert’s slash. according to his current understanding, only an expert at the xiantian realm could possibly possess that strength.

furthermore, that powerful figure had then sacrificed his life, using the empty dao transformation technique to conceal his tracks. before he had sacrificed himself, he had left behind a single warning for him: if he was unable to stand at the peak of the martial path, then he was not to investigate his origin.

clenching that jade pendant, long chen had an urge to immediately unravel this whole mystery. but there was a voice that came from the depths of his soul that told him if he did activate this jade pendant, he would definitely die.

only a couple breaths passed, yet to long chen, they felt like years. in the end, he decided to trust his intuition and put away his jade pendant.

“wan-er, can you help me out? go bring back the blood left behind by that huge hand,” said long chen.

tang wan-er was curious, but she nodded, going over to the edge of the battlefield.

ling yun-zi’s sword had injured that huge hand, causing a large drop of blood to land there.

watching tang wan-er’s figure going into the distance, chu yao smiled at long chen and winked. “this big sister seems to listen to you closely!”

long chen blushed in embarrassment. in the monastery, he normally felt closest to tang wan-er, so without even thinking about it, he had called out to her.

“haha, it’s not like i said anything about it. what are you so red for? what are you collecting that blood for?” chu yao reached out to hold long chen’s hand, laughing.

“just to make some nice soup.” long chen was relieved that chu yao wasn’t actually angry and joked.

“as if anyone would believe that.” chu yao rolled her eyes at long chen. since he didn’t want to say, she wouldn’t force it.

that blood wasn’t xiantian essence blood, but it did contain xiantian spiritual qi. to most people, that was essentially useless. but as a pill cultivator with pill god memories, that blood was a priceless treasure to long chen.

after a moment, tang wan-er came back with a large jug half filled with blood.

surprisingly, that blood hadn’t dissolved into the earth, but had kept the shape of a spherical bead. it had just lain on the ground, releasing a powerful pressure. long chen excitedly collected that jug of xiantian blood.

all of a sudden, tu fang’s icy voice rang out:

“we’ve won the battle now, but there’s still one more matter to handle. who was it that led that corrupt elder to long chen!”