Squeak!
The wooden double doors slowly opened!
Revealing Yu Huang's imposing face!
He looked to be in his fifties, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks!
A pair of phoenix eyes gave off a feminine aura!
However, his complexion was somewhat haggard!
"What good news?" Yu Huang asked in a low voice!
Ling Yun said, "I just received news that a spirit stone mine has appeared within Jizhou!"
"A spirit stone mine? Are you sure?" Yu Huang's eyes showed unconcealed excitement!
Spirit stones were extremely important to cultivators like them. Even though he was one of the eighteen heavenly kings, the number of spirit stones he possessed was only in the double digits...
If he could obtain a spirit stone mine, his strength would surely advance by leaps and bounds, and he would become a powerful expert at the Nascent Soul stage!
Ling Yun said, "It's absolutely true. This matter came from within the Guardians!"
"It is said that someone was undergoing tribulation near Qinglong Mountain. The tribulation caused an earthquake, and thus a spirit stone mine appeared on Qinglong Mountain!"
Yu Huang understood.
It was common for cultivators to cause earthquakes when undergoing tribulation.
"What is the attitude of the Guardians?" Yu Huang asked!
Ling Yun replied, "The top brass of the Guardians have a simple idea: pretend they know nothing! They are afraid that mining the spirit stone mine will bring about disaster!"
A hint of disdain flickered across Yu Huang's face. "I didn't realize your Guardian leaders were so self-aware!"
With that, he took out a jade token and said, "Ao San, take your men to Qinglong Mountain in Jizhou. I heard a spirit stone mine has appeared there. Investigate whether the news is true!"
"If it is true, send me word immediately!"
Yu Huang had suffered a severe injury after leaving hell!
He was not injured by an expert of the eighteen heavenly kings' level!
Instead, he was injured by the earth vein power of the cultivators in Zhongnan Mountain, which directly damaged his Golden Core!
Although he could absorb the dragon vein energy here!
It could only suppress his injuries, not completely heal them!
If he had a spirit stone mine!
He could not only heal his injuries but even transform his Golden Core into a Nascent Soul!
Becoming the only Nascent Soul stage expert among the eighteen heavenly kings!
At that time, he could unify the world and make Earth his territory!
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At the same time!
Xue Yun, along with four other heavenly king level experts, arrived in Jizhou!
They met Chen Nan at the Half-Mountain Villa!
They were Demon King Ge Deng!
Fire Emperor Yan Tian!
Blade Emperor Liu Yidao!
And Sword Demon Jian Que!
Except for Xue Yun, the other four heavenly kings had never met Chen Nan before!
But they had sworn to be loyal to him!
Now that master and servant were meeting for the first time, they all felt a bit stifled!
They swore allegiance to him without even meeting him!
It was truly unfair!
Xue Yun said, "Young Master, the Golden Core stage experts from our five factions have all gathered in Jizhou!"
"A total of 833 people. Just waiting for your command, we can flatten anyone!"
Perhaps the other four heavenly kings were unconvinced by Chen Nan!
But Xue Yun could feel that Chen Nan's demeanor had undergone a complete transformation!
If he was like an unsheathed treasure sword before!
Then he was now a divine sword pointing directly at the heavens!
Even a glance from him made Xue Yun tremble with fear!
"You don't seem to be convinced by me!"
Chen Nan's gaze was indifferent!
"We dare not!"
Ge Deng and the other four peak Golden Core stage experts lowered their heads simultaneously!
"It's normal not to be convinced, after all, I'm only at the Golden Core stage!"
Chen Nan said, "I'll give you an opportunity. If any of you can injure me, I will break the master-servant contract with you and let you go!"
As soon as he said this!
The four peak Golden Core stage experts thought they had hallucinated!
Good heavens!
A mere junior at the first level of the Golden Core stage!
He was so arrogant?
He didn't even take us seriously!
In fact, except for Blood Emperor Xue Yun, who was defeated by Chen Nan himself, the other four Golden Core stage experts had reluctantly pledged allegiance to Chen Nan!
If he were a Nascent Soul stage expert, they would definitely revere him!
But it was the opposite, he was only at the early stage of the Golden Core!
Such a person could not gain their respect!
After all, their subordinates also had Golden Core cultivation!
"I am willing to experience the master's divine might!" Ge Deng was the first to speak, expressing his defiance!
"Let's fight in the sky!"
Chen Nan rode his sword to the highest heavens!
The others also flew up on their swords. From their altitude, Jizhou looked like a matchbox!
"Master, here I come!"
Ge Deng formed a hand seal, and a tornado hundreds of meters thick suddenly appeared in the sky, like a giant dragon, causing the void to tremble!
Whoosh!
The wind howled, tearing at the void, emitting a piercing roar!
"Ge Deng, you're using your ultimate move right away? Believe it or not, I'll chop you right now?" Xue Yun was furious. He knew that Ge Deng's strongest technique was the Divine Wind Art!
This move, let alone Chen Nan, even he himself would pay a heavy price if engulfed by the tornado!
Chen Nan stood calmly on his gentleman's sword. "It's fine. I need to use your strongest moves to test my strength!"
Wasn't this a bit too arrogant?
The other three peak Golden Core stage experts were all astonished!
A cultivator at the early Golden Core stage wanted to use the attack of a peak ninth-level Golden Core stage expert to test his own strength?
He truly didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth!
"Master, isn't this a bit reckless?" Xue Yun was full of tension. He knew Chen Nan's strength was extraordinary, and he knew he had many magical treasures!
But without using those magical treasures, with his current strength, he was not enough to withstand the ultimate move of a peak Golden Core stage expert!
"It's not a big problem!" The long sword under Chen Nan's feet turned into a streak of rainbow light, and to everyone's shock, he flew directly into the tornado!
If it were just this, it would be acceptable!
The problem was, Chen Nan didn't release any protective true qi!
This shocked everyone immensely!
This wasn't testing his own strength, this was seeking death!
It was predictable that his physical body would be torn to shreds by the tornado...
Wait!
Why did the tornado shrink instantly?
Everyone's scalp tingled. They had expected Chen Nan to be instantly annihilated after entering the tornado!
But that was not the case!
His physical body was unharmed, and the wind force had weakened!
"Holy crap, what happened? How did it turn out like this?" Ge Deng's scalp tingled. Without further thought, he formed a hand seal, and another tornado appeared out of thin air!
It howled and merged with the previous tornado!
At first, the power of the two tornadoes was immense!
But as time passed, the wind force weakened again!
Chen Nan floated in the air like a stabilizing needle. Only after the tornado beside him completely disappeared did he let out a sigh, "Indeed, after passing the heavenly tribulation, I can ignore any magical attack!"
"It's really becoming more and more boring and less challenging!"