Leaping up and falling again, Wang Chen swept across the closely packed houses and tile-roofed dwellings, arriving in front of a temple that seed to be inhabited.
Although the use of flying spells and magic artifacts were forbidden inside the Nine Dragons Land Palace, Wang Chen had grown accustod to the unique environnt over ti and had devised a thod for rapid traversal.
The city was deserted and silent, with dusty streets and mostly intact buildings.
Wang Chen did not encounter any traces of evil wraiths or monsters.
A dead city.
Because there were no luminous stones that emitted light on their own nor the commonly seen illuminating mushrooms, the lighting was extrely dim, making the firelight casting from the temple hall stand out all the more.
City God Temple.
Wang Chen lifted his head and saw the signboard hanging above the temple door, recognizing the three True Seal characters.
The two grand doors of the City God Temple, made of so unknown material, had withstood the test of ti without decay or damage, one of them half-open.
From a distance of ten zhang, Wang Chen waved his hand and struck out. Discover exclusive tales on empire
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the other grand door opened inwards with a boom.
The scenery inside the hall imdiately ca into Wang Chen's view.
The City God Temple was empty, with four thick stone pillars supporting the high do, and a gigantic god statue stood erect opposite the main entrance.
The statue, towering over seven tiers, was bulky and muscular, adorned in armor and holding a giant mace, with its lion-like eyes and broad nose exuding a majestic deanor.
Although the worshippers were no longer present, it was still guarding the city!
Wang Chen noticed that in front of the statue, there was a pile of burning bonfire.
The firelight he had seen earlier apparently ca from this bonfire.
Scattered next to the bonfire were so bundles and weapons.
It seed a group of travelers had been resting here when they suddenly t with so misfortune, leaving the fire still burning.
Wang Chen did not imdiately enter the hall but extended his Divine Sense to carefully inspect the whole hall.
He did not find anything unusual.
He summoned the Glowing Light Sword to protect his body and stepped into the City God Temple, one step at a ti.
Inside the hall was very quiet, the only sound being the crackling of the burning wood. The ashes suggested that it had been burning for quite so ti, and it would last for perhaps one or two more monts before extinguishing.
That raised the question.
Who had made the bonfire here, and what caused them to suddenly disappear?
Wang Chen furrowed his brows, a strange feeling welling up in his heart.
After so thought, Wang Chen sat down beside the bonfire.
He took so kindling from his Storage Bag and added it to the bonfire.
Having finally encountered traces of other people, Wang Chen decided to wait here for a while to see if anyone else would co.
And to take a good rest as well.
Perhaps it was due to recent fatigue, but as he sat by the warm and bright bonfire, a deep sleepiness stealthily overca him, causing his eyelids to start fighting each other.
Wang Chen's consciousness gradually blurred, and before long, he fell into a deep sleep.
About the ti it takes to burn a stick of incense later, three figures flickered into the hall like ghosts.
It was indeed three cultivators, two n and one woman!
The robes they wore were tattered and ragged, looking as if they hadn't been cleaned or nded for a long ti; each one's face was dirty and unkempt, but their eyes shone brightly as they stared at Wang Chen.
Like hungry fierce beasts that had spotted delicious prey!
"Hahaha!"
One of the male cultivators with a scarred face danced around, letting out a hoarse and unpleasant laugh, "What a big fat sheep!"
The female cultivator next to him licked her cracked lips, "Gan, I haven't eaten at in a long ti."
"Enough with the nonsense!"
The other male cultivator, who had only one arm, said impatiently, "Hurry up and kill him, others might co!"
"Let do it!"
The female cultivator took the initiative to volunteer, hastily waving her hand to release a silver hairpin!
The mont the silver hairpin left her hand, it transford into a streak of sharp light and shot towards Wang Chen's head.
The three were quite cautious, not daring to approach him even though Wang Chen had been hit.
Ting!
Just as the silver hairpin magic artifact was about to hit Wang Chen, it suddenly got flicked away by a raised finger.
Whoosh!
Its course altered, the hairpin pierced through the roof of the great hall and disappeared from sight.
anwhile, Wang Chen, who had appeared to be asleep, opened his eyes and sat upright, revealing a smile that was not quite a smile to the newcors.
All three cultivators were imnsely shocked.
The man with the scarred face yelled in disbelief, "How did the Enchanting Fairy Incense lose its effect?"
"So, it was Enchanting Fairy Incense."
Wang Chen sniffed his nose and chuckled, "No wonder it didn't have any sll."
Enchanting Fairy Incense is a special kind of narcotics that can be mixed in with incense wood and burnt, releasing an odorless and colorless smoke that is difficult to defend against.
For Qi Cultivation cultivators, this narcotic has a considerable effect, capable of casting one into sleep invisibly.
If a Purple Mansion cultivator were to be afflicted inadvertently, they would suffer from weakness in their muscles and bones as a side effect, affecting their ability to perform at full strength.
The mont Wang Chen set foot in the great hall, he sensed sothing was off.
However, he did not show any change in expression and pretended to be completely unaware as he sat down next to the campfire.
Luring the snake from its hole!
In fact, this kind of intoxicating incense was quite effective against ordinary cultivators and its power was even more potent in the special environnt of the Nine Dragons Land Palace. However, Wang Chen's Heavenly Dragon Vajra thod had been cultivated to the sixth tier, condensing a body of Vajra Invulnerability.
Let alone the re Enchanting Fairy Incense, even a stronger Drunken Divine Smoke would not have much effect on him!
Vajra Invulnerability, invincible to all poison!
"Kill!"
The one-ard man was extrely brave. Seeing their sche exposed, he did not show any signs of retreat. Instead, he roared and charged at Wang Chen.
Swinging his remaining right arm, he threw a punch at Wang Chen.
The one-ard man's movent technique was extrely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he reached Wang Chen. The iron fist he clenched silently tore through the air, with a skin that bulged at the knuckles, shimring with a tallic luster.
The montum of the punch was so great that it caused ripples to appear in the surrounding space.
Simultaneously, the man with the scarred face flicked out a talisman.
A burst of spiritual light exploded suddenly!
The female cultivator by his side sharply turned her head, and dozens of cold gleams shot out from her hair, targeting Wang Chen's lower body!
The trio's coordination was quite seamless, evidently accustod to this way of joint attack.
Confronted with the surprise attack, Wang Chen made no attempt to dodge. He swung his right palm to et the iron fist that was hurtling towards him.
This one-ard man was clearly very skilled in hand-to-hand combat. His boxing technique was at a very high level, a hundred percent entry through martial prowess into the realm of Qi Cultivation at the ninth tier.
That punch, even a mid-to-low tier Qi Cultivation cultivator with a protective magical shield would be unable to withstand!
Clap!
Their fist t the palm, producing a crisp sound.
Ti seed to freeze at that mont, and the one-ard man's advance ca to an abrupt halt.
The fiendish frenzy in his eyes instantly turned into boundless horror!
The next mont, the one-ard man was sent flying backward.
His fist burst into a mist of blood, and his only arm twisted into a grotesque shape, with stark white bones piercing through the skin!
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