“That’s him,” Chen Tian Fei nodded, “That Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's strength is also quite impressive, he is a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage Master.”
Zhao Baichuan nodded. A Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage was equivalent to his own, and he was also the leader of a group, so his status wasn’t low. He asked solemnly, “Are you confident it will work?”
Chen Tian Fei chuckled, “It’s almost certain! However, there will definitely be a price to pay, and this trip will be led by Chief Manager.”
“A small price isn’t a big deal!” Zhao Baichuan nodded. Since he wanted to borrow his forces, he definitely needed to pay some compensation, but as long as he could find traces of Yang Kai, the price was worth it. “Let’s go to the Seven Skillful Land!”
Chen Tian Fei immediately led the way and the Hundred Refined Peaks quickly flew towards the Seven Skillful Land.
A day later, Chen Tian Fei pointed at the fog in front of him and said, “Chief Manager, we’ve arrived at the Seven Skillful Land.”
Zhao Baichuan looked over and saw that the fog was rolling, but he couldn’t see the inside of the Seven Skillful Land. He couldn’t help nodding and saying, “The atmosphere of a great Sect is truly extraordinary!”
Chen Tian Fei chuckled, “This subordinate is also here for the first time, please wait a moment, Chief Manager, allow me to send a message to Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch and ask him to open his door.”
Zhao Baichuan nodded slightly.
Chen Tian Fei immediately took out a token and poured his Divine Sense into it.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch had gone to Star City several times to make several deals with Scarlet Star, so naturally he had left a way to communicate to Chen Tian Fei. However, it had always been the Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch who went to find him, Chen Tian Fei never expected that one day he would have to seek help from him.
Just as he was about to contact the Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, the fog suddenly began to roil, and with a loud thunderclap, a thick bolt of lightning shot out from the fog and arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.
Chen Tian Fei was stunned for a moment, his narrowed eyes filled with light.
Zhao Baichuan’s expression also became serious as he shouted, “Open!”
Rumble! The Hundred Refined Peaks shook as a thick Earth Element energy surged out from the Hundred Refined Peaks, forming an impenetrable barrier around this artifact.
A deafening explosion rang out as the lightning struck the Hundred Refined Peaks, causing it to tremble violently.
“Such a powerful attack!” Zhao Baichuan’s face went cold. Even Hundred Refined Peaks couldn’t withstand such an attack for long. As soon as his voice fell, several more lightning bolts struck from the fog.
At the same time, an angry shout came from the Seven Skillful Land, “Yu Xiushan, do you really think this king is afraid of you? If you want to steal my Seven Skillful Land, you’d better watch out!”
Chen Tai Fei’s face was filled with confusion. They had only just arrived here, but they had already been attacked, so he had no idea what had happened. Who was this Yu Xiushan?
Rumble... Wherever the lightning passed, space shattered.
The Hundred Refined Peaks was an offensive and defensive artifact that Zhao Baichuan had spent a great deal of effort to refine. Seeing the incoming lightning, the Hundred Refined Peaks rapidly shrank and evaded it.
Even so, he was still struck by a bolt of lightning, causing the mountain to shake and a mountain peak to break.
“Chen Tian Fei!” Zhao Baichuan was furious as he turned to look at Chen Tian Fei. The damage to Hundred Refined Peaks made his heart ache greatly. Although this artifact was not bad, it was still unable to resist the power of this great formation.
Chen Tian Fei broke out in a cold sweat and quickly shouted, “Heavenly Monarch, stop, stop! I am Scarlet Star’s Chen Tian Fei, not Yu Xiushan. Did Heavenly Monarch recognize the wrong person?”
If he didn’t hear wrongly, the voice he heard from the Seven Skillful Land just now should be Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch.
As soon as these words came out, the faint lightning in the fog suddenly froze and a surprised voice sounded, “Chen Tian Fei? Scarlet Star’s Chen Tian Fei?”
Chen Tai Fei didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, quickly flying out of the Hundred Refined Peaks and revealing his fat figure, “If it wasn’t me, who else could it be? Heavenly Monarch, please take a closer look.”
A moment later, a surprised voice came from the fog, “It really is Brother Chen?”
It was difficult not to recognize him. In all of these Three Thousand Worlds, there were billions of living beings. A fatty like Chen Tian Fei was a rare find.
But soon, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch coldly snorted, “Why would Brother Chen come to my Seven Skillful Land? Who is on that peak?”
Chen Tian Fei quickly said, “Heavenly Monarch, allow me to report, this Chen has something to ask for, which is why I came here. As for this peak, it is called Hundred Refined Peaks, and it belongs to my Chief Manager. Naturally, it is my Scarlet Star's Chief Manager.”
Saying so, he turned around and gestured towards Zhao Baichuan.
Zhao Baichuan’s face was gloomy as he pondered for a moment, but in the end, he still collected the Hundred Refined Peaks and revealed himself along with a dozen or so Low Rank Open Heaven Stage masters.
“It’s actually the Chief Manager of Scarlet Star!” Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch was obviously shocked, “I’ve heard so much about you!”
He had been to Scarlet Star City several times, but he had never met Zhao Baichuan before. Knowing that this guy had spent most of his time in seclusion to break through to the Sixth Order, and he doesn't care of outside matters.
Now that this person had come out of seclusion, could it be that he had reached the Sixth Order? Thinking so, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's tone became much more polite.
Zhao Baichuan’s face was cold. Anyone who was attacked for no reason would not be in a good mood, not to mention that he was already annoyed by Yang Kai. Hearing this, he simply nodded lightly, “This old master has long heard of the name Heavenly Monarch.”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch said, “Brother Chen, what brings you here today?”
Chen Tian Fei said, “There is indeed something I need to ask of you. Heavenly Monarch, can you allow us to enter?”
Inside the fog, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch was silent for a moment before saying, “Please!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the fog rolled and revealed a passage. Chen Tian Fei couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief and turned to look at Zhao Baichuan with a look of inquiry.
Zhao Baichuan nodded lightly, causing Chen Tian Fei to smile slightly before cupping his hands and saying, “Sorry for disturbing you.”
As he spoke, he led the way forward while Zhao Baichuan followed behind him like a dragon and tiger steps.
Not long after, everyone entered the Seven Skillful Land, and a group of Open Heaven Stage cultivators suddenly appeared in front of them. The leader was a middle-aged man with a handsome face and a dignified appearance.
Chen Tian Fei smiled and cupped his fists towards this middle-aged man, “Greetings, Heavenly Monarch.”
This person was none other than the master of the Seven Skillful Land, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch laughed and stepped forward to grab Chen Tian Fei’s arm, “After so many years, Brother Chen is still as elegant as ever, it's gratifying.”
Chen Tian Fei smiled bitterly, “Heavenly Monarch is too kind. These past few years, sigh… it’s a long story. Allow me to introduce Heavenly Monarch first. This is my Scarlet Star’s Chief Manager Zhao, Chief Manager, this is Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch.”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch cupped his hands and said, “Chief Manager Zhao!”
Zhao Baichuan returned the greeting, “Heavenly Monarch is too polite.”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch saw the look of displeasure on his face and knew that this fellow must have some kind of grudge towards what had just happened, so he quickly explained, “Chief Manager Zhao, please don’t blame me, just now this Heavenly Monarch didn’t intend to attack any of you, but now that my Seven Skillful Land, was attacked by enemy form the outsides, causing a disturbance for many days, I suddenly heard a disciple reporting that an expert had arrived, so I thought it was that thief who had come again and caused so many misunderstandings. Chief Manager Zhao, please forgive me.”
Hearing this, Zhao Baichuan was stunned, “Someone actually came to find trouble with the Heavenly Monarch?”
It was only now that he realized why the other party had attacked him the moment they met. It turned out that they had treated him as an enemy. Since this was understandable, the trace of unhappiness in his heart also disappeared.
Chen Tian Fei asked in surprise, “Who dares to come here and ask for food!”
“Ah… it’s a long story!” Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch sighed, his tone and expression was similar to Chen Tian Fei’s.
Zhao Baichuan raised his brow, “Is Heavenly Monarch injured?”
He discovered that although this person in front of him was a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master, his aura was somewhat unstable. Not only him, but even the three Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage masters behind him were also in a similar state.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch said resentfully, “I suffered some injuries a few years ago and still haven’t fully recovered. Even my Seven Skillful Land's protective array was damaged. If that wasn’t the case, would Yu Xiushan dare bully me?”
Previously, he had called out Yu Xiushan’s name, and now that he mentioned it, Zhao Baichuan and Chen Tian Fei immediately understood that this person must be the one who was after the Seven Skillful Land.
“There’s no need to mention such a troublesome matter. Today, the two Managers of Scarlet Star have arrived at my Seven Skillful Land, granting me a great honor. Come, set up a banquet, let this Heavenly Monarch drink with Brother Chen and Chief Manager Zhao!”
As soon as the order was given, someone immediately went to prepare the banquet while Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch enthusiastically invited Zhao Baichuan and Chen Tian Fei. The two of them naturally wouldn’t refuse and immediately went to the banquet.
Inside the market, inside the cave, Yang Kai and Yue He looked at each other speechlessly.
“They actually chased us here. Did they discover something?” Yue He couldn’t help feeling a bit worried.
The commotion just now had been quite loud, so even though they were hiding in the market, they had still noticed it. However, the conversation between Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, Chen Tian Fei, and the others, they couldn’t hear what they were saying.
“Although it’s unlikely, we still have to be on guard,” Yang Kai said with a solemn expression. He had not left any flaws on his way here, so the people from Scarlet Star shouldn’t have been able to discover them. Moreover, if they had, they would have already taken action, so how could he give them any peace?
However, it was still best to be careful. It was naturally impossible for them to leave now, as that would likely alert the enemy. Moreover, since the other people from Scarlet Star had not arrived yet, it was obvious that someone was still searching outside, so they could only wait and see.
While the two of them were secretly worried, at the banquet, everyone was exchanging toasts. Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch was interested in befriending Zhao Baichuan and was naturally extremely enthusiastic.
However, he soon discovered that Zhao Baichuan was only a Fifth Order, and it seemed he hadn’t successfully broken through to the Sixth Order. While he was disappointed, he also secretly let out a sigh of relief. After all, he was only a Fifth Order, and he was still injured, facing a Sixth Order would be quite stressful.
During the banquet, everyone only talked about 'wind, flowers, snow and moon', not about anything else, so they got along quite well. Chen Tian Fei wanted to ask Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch about borrowing troops, but he was secretly stopped by Zhao Baichuan.
Chen Tian Fei didn’t understand, so he simply followed orders.
After the banquet, Zhao Baichuan proposed to watch the Seven Skillful Land, and the Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch had no choice but to let the Earth Spiritual Land's Venerable to personally take a group of Scarlet Star people to visit the seven Spirit Provinces of Seven Skillful Land.
Earth Spiritual Land's Venerable and Duan Hai were both Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage masters, similar to Chen Tian Fei. Under Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's instructions, Earth Spiritual Land's Venerable led the way with all his heart.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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