Chapter 68

As the sky grew dark, due to Huang Xiang's departure first, this farce ended without any resolution.

In a room of the tavern, Long Chen was carefully examining an iron plate.

That iron plate was the mysterious one he had obtained from the Burning Sky Mountain Range.

"I've had this thing for several days now, but I haven't had the time to thoroughly investigate it. Xiao Xi, tell me, how do we deal with this thing?"

To be honest, today, with roughly equal strength, he had vaguely lost to Huang Xiang, which made Long Chen very uncomfortable.

In the past, he always had the upper hand in combat techniques, but he never expected to be outdone this time, and even worse, to be humiliated by the other party.

Although he didn't say it out loud, Long Chen was still somewhat unhappy.

Ling Xi had also been very interested in this iron plate, but she hadn't had the time to study it. Now, she emerged from the Ling Xi Sword, her small body circling the iron plate on the table, and finally sat on the table, propping her chin with her hand, her brows furrowed.

"What's wrong?"

"This is clearly a legacy key, so it can only be used after you find the ruins. However, there are faint traces of a restriction on it, yet it seems there isn't one..."

Ling Xi, holding her white, tender face, thought about it, and Long Chen didn't disturb her. After a while, Ling Xi suddenly said happily, "I know! It must be a hidden restriction!"

"What's a hidden restriction?"

"It's a type of restriction that's hard to detect. However, because it requires invisibility, the true qi used to set it up is very minimal, making it hard for ordinary people to notice. It's still me who's clever to figure this out!"

Ling Xi gave Long Chen a glance.

Long Chen immediately put on a fawning expression and pleaded, "Miss Xi Xi, look..."

"Do you want me to help you remove it? It's simple, just exchange it for a spirit medicine that nurtures the divine soul."

Long Chen quickly agreed, "Alright, alright, I'll go to the Primordial Spirit City and immediately buy the medicine from the Morning Light Merchant Alliance for you!"

With Long Chen's promise, Ling Xi huffed and focused on breaking the restriction.

She, who usually liked to play around, became incredibly serious once she entered her work mode. Long Chen didn't dare to disturb her and took the opportunity to practice.

After about a quarter of an hour, a tiny light array appeared on the iron plate.

Seeing the light array appear, Long Chen knew it was almost done.

"Because it's a hidden restriction, the amount of true qi used is minimal, so it's also easier to break. I can do it in one go!"

While carefully breaking the restriction, Ling Xi puffed out her cheeks and looked at Long Chen with a satisfied expression, as if she had a grudge to settle.

Indeed, at the Bai and Yang families' wedding banquet, Long Chen had once spoken harshly to her. During the competition for the Derivative Spirit Fruit, he had made her feel like a coward. Now, she wanted to prove to Long Chen that she was still very useful!

"If you dare to say nonsense to me again, I won't help you with anything!"

"Alright, alright, Miss, I know I was wrong..."

Ling Xi looked very relaxed and soon her eyes lit up as she quickly returned to the Ling Xi Sword!

The last time she broke the restriction on the Dragon Seal, she had also quickly entered the Ling Xi Sword after finishing. This time was the same.

"The restriction is open, I don't know what will happen. The burst of energy at that moment might cause a shock to my soul, so I have to come back immediately."

At this moment, Long Chen's entire mind and body were focused on the iron plate. Suddenly, the iron plate emitted a fiery glow, burning a large hole in the sandalwood table, and the flames spread outward.

Long Chen's heart tightened. If the iron plate burst like it did in the Burning Sky Mountain Range, the entire Primordial Yang City would be in trouble!

Fortunately, the flames only spread about half a meter before stopping. The original iron plate was now enveloped in a fiery ball about half a meter in diameter, which then floated in the air.

Just as Long Chen was wondering what was happening, the fiery ball suddenly revealed a blurry human face, and a powerful and mysterious aura enveloped Long Chen!

The figure in the flames only glanced at Long Chen before disappearing, but his voice lingered in Long Chen's ears, echoing continuously.

"Being able to discover a hidden restriction, you're quite lucky. I hope you won't waste my legacy..."

The old voice made Long Chen feel a chill, but fortunately, the voice quickly disappeared, leaving Long Chen full of doubts.

"How could a human face appear in the flames?"

"It might be the person who left the legacy. He might be long dead, but he could leave his mark on an iron plate, indicating he was quite remarkable in his lifetime..."

Ling Xi said solemnly.

Just as Ling Xi finished speaking, the flames changed. After the human face disappeared, the flames slowly shrank, and the burning flames gradually turned into fine threads of fire. To Long Chen's surprise, they all attached to the mysterious iron plate, forming small characters entirely made of fire.

These fiery characters were only the size of ants, densely covering the iron plate, numbering at least several thousand. However, Long Chen could strangely see each character clearly.

"This... is actually a cultivation technique!"

Ling Xi's voice was filled with surprise. Long Chen, who was extremely lacking in such things, never expected to find one so quickly on the iron plate.

The characters on the iron plate kept flashing, and Long Chen quickly memorized all of them.

"Intermediate Rank Profound Combat Technique, Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist..."

When the name echoed in his mind, Long Chen was first stunned, then his face lit up with joy!

At this moment, the flames on the iron plate had gradually disappeared, and the iron plate returned to its original form, which Long Chen put into his Spatial Bag.

Long Chen slowly opened his eyes and smiled.

"Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist, it's just in time..."

"Everything has yin and yang. Yang is fire, and yin is water. Burning Sky Demon Sun, red flames burning the sky, demon sun piercing the earth..."

"This Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist is much stronger than the Dragon Seal, and even more powerful than the Radiant Wheel that Huang Xiang has successfully cultivated. If my guess is correct, the Radiant Wheel is only a Low Rank Profound Combat Technique, far inferior to the Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist, which is a powerful existence even among Intermediate Rank Profound Combat Techniques..."

Long Chen carefully savored the essence of the Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist and said calmly, "Xiao Xi, who do you think left this legacy? It seems that the Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist is just the weakest of his combat techniques, yet it's already extraordinary."

Ling Xi pouted and said, "How would I know? But the Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist is indeed excellent. When you find his legacy in the future, you'll get even more."

"Is that so?"

Long Chen thought of Huang Xiang, who had relied on combat techniques to surpass him, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Once I learn the Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist, I'll see if you still dare to take my Black-Scaled Dragon Horse!"

Long Chen was very clear about his current strength. He was currently at the eighth level of the Dragon Vein Realm, but with the Derivative Spirit Fruit, he only needed to reach the ninth level of the Dragon Vein Realm to immediately leap to the Divine Pill Realm, at which point his strength would increase by more than a hundred times!

"Add to that the Intermediate Rank Profound Combat Technique, Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist, and my strength..."

Thinking of his purpose for coming to the Primordial Spirit City, the Yang family was still living under the shadow of the Crimson Blood Holy Sect, which had Earth Pill Realm experts. If they were discovered, the entire Yang family would face destruction.

For Long Chen, Yang Xueqing, Yang Lingqing, and others were people he would risk his life to protect!

"My current strength is far from enough! From today on, getting stronger is my only task! Those Crimson Blood Holy Sect people are notorious, and they won't show mercy to our Yang family..."

Thinking of the Crimson Blood Holy Sect, a heavy weight seemed to press down on Long Chen's heart, making it hard for him to breathe.

Every part of his body was restless, the desire to become stronger deeply rooted in his heart like a tumor.

"The most urgent task now is to participate in the Ling Wu Family's selection and pass it! I'm at the eighth level of the Dragon Vein Realm, but if I can display the strength of the ninth level, I should be able to enter the Ling Wu Family. Huang Xiang also wants to enter the Ling Wu Family, the bastard, just pray you don't run into me then!"

After thinking so much, Long Chen saw that it was still a long time before dawn, so he closed his eyes and began to study the Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist in his mind.

At this moment, the Dragon Jade in his mind emitted a faint light, and a faint gray light moved around. Long Chen suddenly felt his comprehension was incredibly strong, and even the obscure characters seemed clear to him.

"With this mysterious Dragon Jade, what combat technique in the world could stump me?"

The night passed quickly, and Long Chen practiced to the point of neglecting sleep and meals. By the time it was almost noon, he finally put down the Burning Sky Demon Sun Fist.

"Red flames burning the sky, it's like this..."

After stopping his practice, Long Chen was still somewhat reluctant to let go.

"It's only two days to the Primordial Spirit City. You should hurry there. You still owe me the spirit medicine, hmpf!"

Seeing Ling Xi's cute pout, Long Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Alright, my dear, I'll go get it for you right away!"

After leaving the tavern, Ling Xi suddenly said, "Hey? These people are looking at you strangely."

Thanks to Ling Xi's reminder, Long Chen noticed that everyone in the tavern was avoiding his gaze, especially the servant who had exposed himself yesterday. When he saw Long Chen, he cried and ran away.

Long Chen immediately grabbed his collar and was about to ask, but the servant started crying and pleading, "Sir, it's not my fault! Your horse was killed by Young Master Huang, it's not my fault!"

"What?!"

Long Chen's face turned ashen!