Thinking of this, Bai Li Chang Kong smiled and said, “It looks like we are going to become shadows.”
“If I’m not mistaken, the identity of this elder in front of us is unknown even to those from the Eight Desolates Nine Domains.”
“Just as I thought,” Ye Feng nodded and replied, “but we don’t know how many such shadows there are.”
“That’s not something we should worry about.”
“However, based on the current situation, letting Chen Changsheng be a shadow seems quite relaxing.”
“I feel the same!”
After saying this, the two of them followed the elder’s footsteps.
…
On the Four Directions Continent.
“Can you hold on?”
“I just got the Seven Colors Herb and am preparing to refine you some Dan Pill, so you must not d*e.”
Faced with Chen Changsheng’s nagging, Zhang Zhen, who was dealing with his injuries, rolled his eyes.
“You said it would take ten years to refine Dan Pills, but now ten whole years have passed, and you just managed to get the Seven Colors Herb.”
“Fortunately, I didn’t listen to your nonsense, or else I’d be dead by now.”
“Hahaha!”
Listening to Zhang Zhen’s complaints, Chen Changsheng laughed.
“I also didn’t expect it to drag on for so long. However, what surprises me more is that you actually held out for ten whole years without relying on Immortal Tears.”
“Now that you’ve taken Immortal Tears, you still have ten more years to go.”
“Based on my estimate, ten years should be enough time to refine the Dan Pill.”
Looking at Chen Changsheng’s face, Zhang Zhen said lightly, “You once said that refining a Dan Pill with the Seven Colors Herb can only repair my True Spirit.”
“To completely cure it, one must bear the Heavenly Mandate.”
“Your explanation back then was that it was to break the nepotism of bearing the Heavenly Mandate in the Eight Desolates Nine Domains.”
“But after interacting with Xu Yao and the others, I found out they aren’t as pathetic as you described.”
“If I’m not mistaken, having me bear the Heavenly Mandate has a second purpose.”
“So what exactly is that purpose?”
Facing Zhang Zhen’s question, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said, “Since you ask, I will tell you.”
“But this matter you must keep to yourself. If outsiders find out, even if you bear the Heavenly Mandate, you cannot escape d*ath.”
“The reason for having you bear the Heavenly Mandate is that I want you to block someone’s path.”
“Who?”
“”
Chen Changsheng’s lips moved a bit, and then he said a name.
Hearing this name, Zhang Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, “I didn’t expect it was for him, this is indeed surprising.”
“What exactly should I do? k*ll him?”
“No need to k*ll him, and you can’t k*ll him either.”
“Because he is someone I personally taught. Not to mention you, even if I go down myself, I might not have the confidence to k*ll him.”
“Since he will be a troublemaker in the future, why not take action now? He shouldn’t have fully grown yet.”
Facing Zhang Zhen’s suggestion, Chen Changsheng sighed and said.
“I never judge future happenings by the actions of present people.”
“To give a fitting example, suppose one day you will walk a bloody path.”
“Should I k*ll you now then?”
“I don’t think I would walk such a path.”
“Then that’s settled; I also don’t believe he would actually walk that path.”
“Since there’s no certainty, I naturally cannot condemn him based on his present self.”
After saying this, Chen Changsheng stood up and said, “Okay, keep working hard.”
“In the next ten years, you can improve and strike without reserve.”
“Let the world see whether you, Zhang Zhen, are truly worthy of bearing the Heavenly Mandate.”
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At that moment, “Chen Changsheng” ignited in front of Zhang Zhen.
Once that external incarnation completely vanished, Zhang Zhen’s gaze became even more determined.
…
In the first year of war.
Facing the Four Directions Continent, which was like a mad dog, the Heavenly Court was continuously retreating.
Eventually, they even reached the doorstep of the Eight Desolates Nine Domains.
Just when the Heavenly Court was about to hold out no longer, the Netherworld intervened, with a considerable number of ghost cultivators joining the battle, successfully turning the tide against the Heavenly Court’s defeat.
After stabilizing the first wave of attacks, the Heavenly Court gradually regained control.
…
In the tenth year of war.
The Four Directions Continent launched a second counterattack. This time, even the Netherworld couldn’t help.
Ultimately, an external incarnation went through reincarnation.
The Reincarnation Forbidden Ground exerted its strength, and the Eight Desolates Nine Domains withstood this counterattack again.
Those lost territories were gradually reclaimed by the Heavenly Court.
…
In the hundredth year of war.
The Four Directions Continent completely went mad, attacking at all costs.
The accumulation of a million years exploded at this moment, just when everyone thought the Heavenly Court was on the verge of collapse, the power of d*ath came to the scene.
The Deadly Valley and Ancient Forbidden Ground exploded into action, teaming up to k*ll thirty-seven Immortal King Realm strong practitioners from the Four Directions Continent.
It was this move that utterly crushed the morale of the Four Directions Continent.
Seven-color meteorites were stolen, and the path ahead for the Four Directions Continent had long been cut off, leaving only enough residual strength to maintain for less than a hundred years.
Without the level disparity of Sky Souls, the young generation of the Four Directions Continent could not close the gap.
Especially those who were born as servants and slaves harbored countless grudges in their hearts.
“They aren’t much stronger than me. Why should they be so high up while I have to serve them?”
“What’s so great about the red Sky Soul? Can’t you do anything about that white Sky Soul?”
“Since everyone is the same, why should we rush to the frontlines while you stay safely behind?”
Such emotions wildly spread among the middle and lower ranks of the Four Directions Continent.
What was originally a united Four Directions Continent became fragmented at this moment.
…
In the eight-hundredth year of war.
The younger generation of the Eight Desolates Nine Domains had fully grown.
Sword Immortal Xu Yao killed an Immortal King Rank Five expert with a single sword strike, and the Sage of Books Su You fought against three Immortal King Rank Four practitioners, with one injured, one dead, and one escaping.
Jian Fei alone held off an army of fifty thousand cultivators for three days, thus making the name of the swordsman Ah Fei known throughout the world.
In addition, the ghost path siblings also shone, successfully slaying three Immortal King Rank Three experts with their fusion technique.
No matter how brilliant the achievements of these heavenly prodigies were, they could not overshadow the accomplishments of another person.
And that person was Zhang Zhen, who emerged in the first year of war.
From beginning to end, he had fought through the Four Directions Continent, undergoing thousands of battles without a single defeat.
The top prodigies from the Azure Dragon Sect, Vermilion Bird Sect, and White Tiger Sect—Dantai Mingmie, Xue Yucheng, and Bai Junhao—were all killed by his hand, leaving only the last of the four sects, Bai Yi Heng, from the Xuanwu Sect.
It must be noted that these three top prodigies were wanted by the Heavenly Court.
Sword Immortal, Sage of Books, Swordsman…
They had all previously engaged these three top prodigies but ultimately failed to k*ll them.
Until one day, Zhang Zhen presented the heads of the three to the Heavenly Court for a reward.
It was from that moment that the world first learned the name Zhang Zhen.
