Chapter 170

Chapter 170: Reunion of Old Friends, Shattered Heavenly Mandate

Chen Changsheng saw Wu Li, and Wu Li saw Chen Changsheng.

The two locked eyes, and the one-eyed Wu Li smiled.

A half-broken sword pierced through his chest; three fingers were already missing, and his once proud chest had been crushed on one side.

“Teacher, goodbye!”

Wu Li’s lips moved slightly, and through lip-reading, Chen Changsheng understood what Wu Li wanted to say.

After this final farewell, unparalleled divine power erupted from Wu Li once more.

“If you want my Heavenly Mandate, I won’t give it to you; come and take it if you dare.”

An illusory Ascension Road appeared above Wu Li’s head.

Wu Li clenched his hands and forcibly tore the Ascension Road into two pieces.

He threw the longest piece into the darkness, while the shorter piece was thrown toward Chen Changsheng.

With the Heavenly Mandate tossed out, countless powerful beings emerged to fight for it, yet all these living beings were shrouded in light, making it impossible for outsiders to discern their forms.

Most of the beings focused on the longest segment, while a few targeted Chen Changsheng.

“Buzz!”

A giant hand reached for Chen Changsheng, seemingly wanting to grab both him and the Heavenly Mandate.

Facing this giant hand, Chen Changsheng threw a punch.

“Boom!”

The unmatched force of his punch shattered the giant hand, yet Chen Changsheng was also sent flying back, spitting bl**d from the recoil.

“Hmph!”

“A firefly dares to contend with the bright moon!”

A cold snort came from the darkness as two figures shrouded in black mist descended to hunt down Chen Changsheng personally.

Seeing this, Chen Changsheng prepared to fight for his life.

A woman in white, as pure as snow, blocked their path. Upon seeing the familiar figure, Chen Changsheng smiled.

“Brother Changsheng, it’s my turn to protect you this time.”

The familiar voice reached Chen Changsheng’s ears, and then Li Niansheng began to battle fiercely with the two shadowy figures.

“Trying to escape?”

“Not so easy, hand over the Heavenly Mandate!”

A more powerful entity spoke, but this time, before these strong beings could emerge from the darkness, they were punched back into it.

“Junior, your punch isn’t strong enough yet!”

“You need more accumulation; one day your punch will surpass mine.”

“Today, I grant you an opportunity.”

As the voice fell, a figure rushed into the darkness, and the entire space trembled.

“Whoosh!”

Two streaks of light flew towards Chen Changsheng, and he caught them without hesitation.

These two items were a heart-protecting mirror and a spear.

It was evident that these two items had been forcibly taken from someone.

“Defeated Immortal Venerable, are you seeking d*ath?”

A tremendous roar echoed from the darkness, clearly enraged.

“Hmph!”

“If you want my life, let’s see if your bones are hard enough!”

The Defeated Immortal Venerable scoffed, and the darkness erupted with even greater commotion.

Witnessing the precarious situation, Li Niansheng quickly put Chen Changsheng into a stone coffin and then struck back.

Before entering the coffin, Chen Changsheng saw Wu Li leading many people into the darkness.

At the same time, the largest segment of the Heavenly Mandate was split into three pieces.

One piece fell into the darkness, another fell into Zhang Zhenren’s hands, and the last piece was taken by Fu Yao.

Looking at Chen Changsheng, Zhang Zhenren’s lips moved a few times.

Though he couldn’t hear his voice, Chen Changsheng understood what he was saying.

“Brother Chen, we will meet again soon.”

After speaking, Zhang Zhenren’s figure disappeared.

Fu Yao similarly conveyed a message to Chen Changsheng through lip-reading.

“Our agreement is still valid.”

After these scenes concluded, Chen Changsheng was placed into the stone coffin by Xu Niansheng, and then they rapidly descended.

……

Lower Realm.

The once intact sky suddenly split apart, and countless meteors fell from above.

The unchanging earth began to shake violently, and one cave after another emerged in this world.

To be more precise, the land of this world was unfolding.

Or rather, it was a section of this world that had been folded that was now opening up.

All cultivators trembled before such divine might, yet no one noticed an inconspicuous meteor that fell into the land of the Western Continent.

……

“Boom!”

The stone coffin dropped heavily onto a desolate mountain, yet there was no intelligent spirit within a thousand miles.

So no one noticed this stone coffin that fell from the sky.

“Crack!”

“My ears are about to burst!”

Bai Ze shook his head and jumped out of the stone coffin, while Chen Changsheng lay calmly inside.

He neither healed his wounds nor shouted wanting revenge.

Seeing Chen Changsheng’s state, Bai Ze said, “What’s wrong? You shouldn’t be so disheartened after just a setback.”

“If we can’t win this time, we can fight next time.”

“Someday we will be able to win.”

In response to Bai Ze’s words, Chen Changsheng quietly gazed at the sky and said, “I know I can defeat them, but what after defeating them?”

“The dead will not be resurrected.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze grew more anxious, as he had never seen Chen Changsheng in such a state.

“If you’re so afraid of losing, why didn’t you stop them back then?”

“As long as you spoke, they would surely listen to you.”

“Why should I stop them? They are all top-tier prodigies; they have their own choices.”

“If you’re afraid of losing them, then just keep them like caged canaries. I, Chen Changsheng, cannot do such a thing.”

“Then you need to work harder to become stronger!”

“When you become the strongest, the people around you will suffer fewer losses.”

Seeing Bai Ze’s anxious demeanor, Chen Changsheng smiled.

“Don’t worry; I’m not disheartened; I just want some peace and quiet.”

“So many old friends have died; can’t you let me be sad for a moment?”

“I’m human, not a stone.”

“Also, with so many people ganging up on my disciple, I need to think clearly about how to retaliate.”

As this was said, Bai Ze instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

To practice cultivation, one must first cultivate the heart. If the Dao Heart is shattered, then Chen Changsheng would be finished.

“Sigh~”

With a light sigh, Chen Changsheng sat up from the stone coffin.

“I suddenly feel a bit tired. I want to be alone for a while; you can go play outside.”

Hearing this, Bai Ze cautiously asked, “How long do you need to calm down?”

“One or two hundred years, I don’t see the rush anyway.”

“Wu Li has abandoned his Heavenly Mandate; a new Heavenly Mandate Holder will certainly appear soon.”

“If I’m not mistaken, that person will either be Fu Yao or Zhang Bairen; I need to find them to have a talk.”

“How will I find you?”

“You don’t need to look for me; I’ll come find you when the time comes.”

After confirming once more that Chen Changsheng was not giving up, Bai Ze left, looking back three times.

After Bai Ze left, Chen Changsheng mumbled, “This cultivation world is truly annoying; the mortal realm suits me better.”

After saying that, Chen Changsheng put away the stone coffin and randomly chose a direction, disappearing into the vast mountains.