"I am Wu Ming’Er, here to humbly seek guidance from Junior Brother’s high skills." Wu Ming’Er cupped his fists and saluted Zhang Chen solemnly.
"What?" Zhang Chen was taken aback by what he heard.
However, before he could react, Wu Ming’Er had already lunged at him. At the same time, a wave of frosty air spread out as the Power of Extreme Cold diffused around Wu Ming’Er, attempting to envelop Zhang Chen.
"Are you insane? Launching a fight without a word, you’ve got some serious issues." Zhang Chen watched the spreading icy air, the Sea Calming Pearl in his magical foundation trembled gently, and the next moment, a mysterious ripple spread out, causing all the frost to vanish into thin air.
Wu Ming’Er, who was in mid-run, was shocked and abruptly stopped. The Ice Power within him trembled, and his eyes were fixed intently on the calm and composed young man, a wave of great terror surged in his heart.
"Escape!"
Without another word, Wu Ming’Er turned around and ran. He never expected that the person who was most deeply hidden in this martial arts tournament was actually this young man in front of him.
It’s important to know that even when facing Ancestral Masters of the Yang God realm, he had never experienced such fear and trembling within his bloodline before.
Wu Ming’Er arrived hastily and retreated in a panic, leaving Zhang Chen stunned. But then he quickly realized: "Wu Ming’Er is full of rebellious spirit, unwilling to be harvested by the Daoist Temple and become Zhang Xiaohua’s resource. But who would have thought that this kid would end up targeting me? It’s just his bad luck that the Ice Power, an evolution of the Law of Water, happens to be restrained by my Sea Calming Divine Pearl."
Zhang Chen quickly understood everything and went back to his ironwork, unfazed by such occurrences. Humans aren’t animals; why would they willingly be manipulated by the Daoist Temple?
Wu Ming’Er, being a prodigy who refined Qi Blood, and even awakened Bloodline Power, how could he willingly let himself be harvested and become someone else’s resource?
Zhang Chen kept hammering in the courtyard, and after three hours passed, the sky was already dark. Suddenly, the bell of the Daoist Temple rang, and Zhang Chen paused his striking of the Treasure Sword: "Strange, why is the Daoist Temple suddenly calling all the disciples?"
Zhang Chen found it odd but still put down the hammer and the sword, called Xiaodouding, and quickly went to the martial arts grounds to converge.
Something major happened at Huangli Temple, something earth-shattering!
By the time Zhang Chen and Xiaodouding arrived at the martial arts grounds, they had already heard the news. Li Donglai and Wu Ming’Er had both taken action, defeating several other participating disciples before fleeing down the mountain.
By the time the severely injured tied-up disciples were found, it was already too late, and Wu Ming’Er and Li Donglai were nowhere to be seen.
Liu Feng swept his gaze over the elders and disciples with a gloomy expression, spoke no wasted words, and coldly said: "Wu Ming’Er and Li Donglai have betrayed Yellow Heaven Dao. All of you, go down the mountain immediately, seal off all routes, and search the mountain for traces of Wu Ming’Er and Li Donglai. Once found, do not alarm them; immediately send a signal to report."
Upon the order, all the disciples mobilized, carrying lanterns as they headed into the mountains. However, at this time, the sky was pitch-black, making it not your common difficulty to find two Divine Beings who had refined Martial Dao Qi Blood and awakened Innate Divine Techniques.
Zhang Chen and Xiaodouding mixed in with the crowd, and Xiaodouding began asking the surrounding disciples about what had happened. A disciple in the know said:
"I heard that Li Donglai and Wu Ming’Er went wild and attacked the fellow disciples participating in the competition. After injuring people, they disappeared, and the Daoist Temple couldn’t find their whereabouts."
Zhang Chen couldn’t help but click his tongue upon hearing this, surprised that Li Donglai and Wu Ming’Er were so bold. To betray just for their future; they are truly ruthless people.
Zhang Chen mulled over it, thought of that madman Wu Ming’Er, and realized that Wu’s air fortune might have been siphoned by him when he defeated Wu.
"No, air fortune shouldn’t be measured like that, right? Does defeating someone mean seizing their air fortune? How could such a convenient thing exist in the world? But why can the disciples of Yellow Heaven Dao seize each other’s air fortune?" Zhang Chen pondered the mysteries of air fortune.
"Because everyone is doing one thing, determining the final outcome through martial competition. So-called seizing air fortune is merely seizing the air fortune concerning the dispute of subordinate priests under the Water God. The so-called seizing air fortune is merely seizing opportunities and creation regarding certain matters. If Li Donglai and Wu Ming’Er leave Yellow Heaven Dao, they only lose the air fortune about the Star God, but their own opportunities are not lost. But if they stay in Yellow Heaven Dao, become Zhang Xiaohua’s subordinates, and are suppressed and controlled by Zhang Xiaohua, their air fortune will naturally become Zhang Xiaohua’s resource in the future." Numerous thoughts flowed through Zhang Chen’s mind as he secretly contemplated the key aspects.
He was now a Qi Cultivator and had mastered the Devouring Dao and True God Golden Light, and his perspective was beyond ordinary, giving him some understanding of air fortune.
Zhang Chen and Xiaodouding wandered into the mountains with a lantern, walking aimlessly through the peaks. Zhang Chen wasn’t really concerned about carrying out any tasks; what did it matter to him if Wu Ming’Er and Li Donglai escaped or not?
"Senior Brother, what do we do now?" Chengyu followed closely behind Zhang Chen, face full of worry: "Will that dead fatty get caught?"
"Don’t worry, that Little Fatty has Copper Skin and Iron Bones; catching him is no ordinary feat. Unless a Yang God master intervenes, no one could deal with him. But Yang God experts are heavily burdened and won’t act recklessly." Zhang Chen said while walking, sitting down at a mountain valley to rest: