We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

Through Ji Ziyang's explanation, Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao learned the details of what had happened.

It is true that the Ziyang Sect once had a place of Yin Souls, but that was not the real place of Yin Souls. It was built based on the model of the real place of Yin Souls and used as a place for Ziyang Sect disciples to undergo trials. The real place of Yin Souls is not located within the Ziyang Sect.

According to Ji Ziyang, the true land of Yin Souls is in another dimension, which was discovered unintentionally by the ninth sect leader of the Ziyang Sect.

Back then, powerful figures from the Ten Directions World could travel between worlds and visit other worlds.

However, the price to pay will be higher.

Unlike now, the path to other worlds has been almost completely cut off.

When the ninth sect leader of the Ziyang Sect left the Ten Directions World, he entered the Land of Yin Souls by chance.

No one knows what he went through inside. All that is known is that after he returned from his training, he used some means to "move" the Yin Soul Land to the Ziyang Sect. After tens of thousands of years of accumulation, the Yin Soul Land within the Ziyang Sect was finally formed.

That's why Ji Ziyang said he knew the true location of the Yin Soul Land.

Because after the ninth sect leader passed away, he specifically left behind a method for traveling to the land of spirits.

This method is known only to the sect leader.

It was not lost during that period, and was passed down until Ji Ziyang became the sect leader.

"Then could you please tell me, Sect Master?" Su Chen asked hurriedly after listening to Ji Ziyang's explanation.

The Heaven-Slaying Blade also hummed, showing its urgency.

There seemed to be a feeling in the darkness that his breakthrough opportunity might lie in the extremely yin place.

Whether it was true or not, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity.

Upon hearing this, Ji Ziyang chuckled lightly: "Telling you won't hurt, but..."

"Just what?"

Ji Ziyang looked troubled and explained the reason: "This secret has always been known only to the sect leader of the Ziyang Sect."

This wasn't something he said intentionally; it's simply a rule that the Ziyang Sect does have.

Of course, he also hoped that Su Chen could become the sect leader of the Ziyang Sect.

"The Sect Master of Ziyang Sect?" Su Chen was taken aback.

He looked at Ji Ziyang and saw that the other man's expression was serious and he didn't seem to be joking, and he suddenly realized.

"What do you mean, Sect Master?" Su Chen asked, his eyes flashing.

Ji Ziyang nodded: "That's right. If you can become the sect leader of Ziyang Sect, I can tell you this secret."

"But whether based on strength, experience, or seniority, I shouldn't be the sect leader. Why did the sect leader ultimately choose me?" Su Chen asked, puzzled.

From any perspective, Ji Ziyang should have chosen Bi Tianyu first, not him.

But judging from Ji Ziyang's current intentions, he seems to prefer making him the sect leader of the Ziyang Sect.

Doesn't that mean Bi Tianyu is not qualified to serve as the sect leader of the Ziyang Sect?

He didn't care about Bi Tianyu's opinion, but Ji Ziyang's choice was illogical and baffling to him.

“Bi Tianyu has big ambitions, not limited to the Ziyang Sect. He will establish his own sect sooner or later, and he is too close to the Shengyuan Sect.”

Ji Ziyang shook his head and explained why he had chosen Su Chen.
"Moreover, you probably don't know that in order to win over Bi Tianyu, the Holy Yuan Sect has already betrothed a princess of the Holy Yuan Kingdom to him. This woman's talent and ability are no less than Bi Tianyu's, and even surpass the vast majority of geniuses. Long before Bi Tianyu rose to prominence, this woman was already at the top of the Divine Power Ranking."

Even when Bi Tianyu later displayed his talent and climbed the Divine Power Ranking with his astonishing cultivation speed and powerful strength, he still couldn't surpass this woman.

On the list of supernatural powers, Bi Tianyu always ranked second, while the first place was held by this woman.

Although the two have never fought each other, it would be short-sighted to underestimate this woman because of that.

Based on my speculation, this woman's strength may not be weaker than Bi Tianyu's; in fact, she may have already reached the Martial Immortal realm before Bi Tianyu's breakthrough.

"Such an extraordinary woman?"

Upon hearing this, both Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao were slightly surprised.

They could feel an overwhelming pressure just from Ji Ziyang's words.

Although he didn't pay much attention to the Divine Power Ranking, Su Chen knew how difficult it was to make it into the top ten.

At least before he left the Ten Directions World, he was not qualified to be on the list of supernatural powers.

In other words, his strength is far beyond the top 100.

Bi Tianyu was ranked second at the time, while the woman surpassed all others to rank first.

If he remembered correctly, the woman's name was Luo Shiqiu.

He didn't know the other party's background before, but he did after listening to Ji Ziyang's explanation.

After all, unlike the people of the Holy Yuan Kingdom, she was not surnamed Yuan, but Luo.

Ji Ziyang nodded: "Originally, I had no choice but to choose Bi Tianyu. Because of this, ever since Bi Tianyu broke through to the Martial Immortal realm, he has become more and more outrageous, treating the Ziyang Sect as his own private property and even as an appendage of the Shengyuan Sect."

This is what he finds most unbearable.

It doesn't matter to Bi Tianyu if he's on good terms with the Shengyuan Sect, but you can't use everything from the Ziyang Sect to curry favor with the Shengyuan Sect.

The grievances between the two sides were so numerous that they could be written down over a year and a half.

If Bi Tianyu were to take over the Ziyang Sect, wouldn't the Ziyang Sect become an appendage of the Shengyuan Sect?
By handing over the position of sect leader to Bi Tianyu, he would become a sinner of the Ziyang Sect.

"Well, what do you think about it?" Ji Ziyang didn't pressure Su Chen to agree immediately. There was still time. As long as Su Chen had this idea, it wouldn't matter if he agreed later.

After all, he's not exactly no longer with the Ziyang Sect.

Su Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll think about it."

Ji Ziyang nodded.

for the rest of the time.

Su Chen re-established a stronghold within the Ziyang Sect and brought Hong Ming, Li Mo, Fang Rou, and others over.

Now that the war has subsided, he plans to make good use of this time to spend with his family and friends.

at the same time.

outside world.

The battle between Su Chen and Bi Tianyu became quite lively.

The footage and result of their fight spread through various channels, making Su Chen famous.

All the forces stationed in Ziyang City knew that not only had the brilliant Bi Tianyu emerged within the Ziyang Sect, but also an even more extraordinary Su Chen. In fact, many people believed that the latter was slightly more popular than the former, despite the former being stronger.

Of course, what pleased all parties the most was not the great battle between Su Chen and Bi Tianyu, but the destruction of the Yuan Gang.

After Bi Tianyu, Yuan Sifang, and the others left, the Ziyang Sect sent people to wipe out the remaining forces of the Yuan Gang.

The process was swift; in less than a day, all of Yuan Gang's forces disintegrated.

Especially with the instigation of various forces, who relentlessly attacked the enemy while they were down, the Yuan Gang became a thing of the past.

After eliminating the Yuan Gang, the entire Ziyang City returned to the jurisdiction of the Ziyang Sect.

This crackdown on the Yuan Gang also made some politically astute martial artists realize that the situation in the Ziyang Sect was likely about to change.

In addition, another event also caused a sensation.

It's still related to Su Chen.

That was the ascension of the new emperor of the Zhu dynasty.

Although it was merely a public announcement without inviting any powerful figures to witness it, many people couldn't help but think of Su Chen.

They remembered that Yuan Sifang had mentioned Su Chen's disturbance in the Zhu Dynasty. Now that the Zhu Dynasty had suddenly taken over, people couldn't help but connect the two events.

Furthermore, because the Zhu dynasty did not keep news under wraps, the news spread through various channels that day, making everyone even more certain that the matter was related to Su Chen.

This was especially true when everyone learned that the newly enthroned emperor of the Zhu Dynasty was a friend of Su Chen.

These few messages made Su Chen, who was already in the limelight, even more glamorous.

……

Emperor Shengyuan.

Inside the magnificent hall.

Bi Tianyu, Yuan Sifang, and others gathered here.

"This Su Chen truly deserves to die!" the blue-robed man roared angrily.

Hearing all sorts of news belittling the Holy Origin Sect and Bi Tianyu while glorifying Su Chen and the Purple Sun Sect, he was furious.

"Hmph, no need to bother with a bunch of dead people!"

Yuan Sifang's expression was equally unpleasant, but he suppressed his emotions and simply said coldly.

At this moment, Bi Tianyu in front suddenly made a move.

Upon noticing this, the three people guarding Bi Tianyu immediately looked ahead.

Bi Tianyu slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened them, a surge of powerful energy burst forth, almost breaking through the blockade formed by the three of them.

"Tianyu, what did Shiqiu say?" Yuan Sifang asked hurriedly.

Bi Tianyu said calmly, "Shi Qiu's preparations are almost complete. We can take action in less than seven days."

Seven days!

Upon hearing this, all three of them beamed with joy.

"Haha, Ziyang Sect, your end is near!" The blue-robed man laughed wildly.

"And Su Chen's too!" the red-robed man added.

Yuan Sifang's face showed joy, but also some worry. He did not lose his mind because of the news.

He looked at Bi Tianyu and asked with some worry, "Tianyu, regardless of whether Tianmo is sincerely cooperating with us or pretending to cooperate, Shiqiu must be on guard to avoid falling into Tianmo's trap later."

"Shiqiu will handle this well," Bi Tianyu nodded slightly.

He had confidence in Luo Shiqiu.

“Alright, in that case, we can start our operation now.” Yuan Sifang nodded solemnly upon hearing this.

Then, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Unfortunately, something has happened on the Zhu Dynasty side. The newly enthroned emperor, Zhu Yan, is not on our side. He has a close relationship with Su Chen and probably won't join us."

If he holds a coronation ceremony upon ascending the throne, even if they are not on our side, it might still be helpful to our actions.

“We don’t need another Zhu dynasty.” Bi Tianyu shook his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes when he heard the name Su Chen.

Upon learning that Zhu Yan and Su Chen were friends, he abandoned the Zhu Dynasty without hesitation.

He said, "Since the Zhu dynasty has changed, let's remove them from the plan."

"it is good!"

The three exchanged glances, said nothing more, bid farewell to Bi Tianyu, and turned to leave.

……

Ziyang Sect.

"You've agreed to become the sect leader of the Ziyang Sect?"

Five days passed in the blink of an eye, and Su Chen found Ji Ziyang again and agreed to his request.

He hadn't originally planned to agree so quickly, at least not now.

However, while he was spending time with his relatives and friends, Gu Xiaoyao suddenly found him and told him some news.

That means that disaster will soon befall the ten directions of the world.

This disaster is so great that even Gu Xiaoyao could only glimpse it in fragments for a short time and was not certain of its outcome.

However, because this matter concerns the entire world, Su Chen was informed even though the situation was uncertain.

Upon learning this, Su Chen immediately took it seriously.

The calamity that even Gu Xiaoyao couldn't detect was extraordinary.

It is important to know that those at the Martial Immortal level possess the ability to avoid misfortune and seek good fortune. Not only Gu Xiaoyao, but also he and Ji Ziyang have the ability to sense danger and crisis.

However, their perception abilities might not be as good as Gu Xiaoyao's.

Gu Xiaoyao has sensed it now, but they are completely unaware and feel no unease whatsoever.

This situation only proves that the danger this time is more terrifying than ever before.

Therefore, upon learning this news, Su Chen could only come to find Ji Ziyang ahead of time, intending to take the Broken Sky Blade to the Extreme Yin Land to advance its rank.

Currently, this is the most efficient method.

Because his upgrade required Law Crystals, and only Bi Tianyu knew about Law Crystals, he had no choice but to upgrade the Heaven-Severing Blade instead.

Only in this way can we cope with the impending disaster.

"Is there such a thing?!"

Ji Ziyang also failed to notice any unease. After learning about Gu Xiaoyao's situation, his focus shifted entirely away from Su Chen.

After a moment's thought, he quickly realized the seriousness of the problem and understood why Su Chen had agreed so readily.

"Well, although we don't know if it's true or not, it's best to be prepared and take precautions," Su Chen said.

Ji Ziyang nodded: "I am aware of this matter. If you wish to go to the extremely Yin land, I can tell you its location. Follow me."

Su Chen followed closely behind.

The two arrived at a secluded place where many formations were set up, and even Su Chen dared not venture in recklessly.

"The entrance to the Land of Extreme Yin is located in the Land of Yin Souls within the Ziyang Sect. This is the key to unlocking the Land of Extreme Yin."

Ji Ziyang took out a crescent-shaped, jet-black key from the array, the key exuding an extremely dense, chilling aura.

The moment it was taken out, the air became incredibly cold.

This chilling cold was not Bi Tianyu's coldness, but a kind of coldness that pierced into the primordial spirit, reaching the depths of the soul, as if even the primordial spirit could be frozen.

Su Chen used the power of Hunyuan to assist the key.

"Su Chen, if you want to go to the Extreme Yin Land, you must first return to the former Ziyang Sect, then enter the Yin Soul Land, and then use the key to open the passage to enter the Extreme Yin Land. Otherwise, you cannot enter anywhere in the Ten Directions World."

But as you know, the area outside the Desolate Ancient Mountains is teeming with Heavenly Demons. No one knows what the original Ziyang Sect's location was like. If you go out, you might encounter Heavenly Demons before you even reach the original Ziyang Sect. So you need to be careful in everything you do.

Just in case, you can ask Brother Gu to accompany you.

Ji Ziyang gave him a few words of advice.

Su Chen nodded: "Thank you, Sect Master, I understand."

After exchanging a few words with Ji Ziyang, Su Chen found Gu Xiaoyao.

After hearing this, Gu Xiaoyao thought for a moment and agreed to accompany Su Chen. The two left the Desolate Ancient Mountains that very day and headed for Ziyang City. (End of Chapter)