NOVEL WEB Chapter 181
Chapter 181: The Desire to Test
With the reaction speed of Chen Ansheng’s true immortal body, how swift it was!
The moment that palm was struck, Chen Ansheng had already turned around and unleashed a fist.
“Boom!”
The fist and palm collided, creating a burst of divine power energy.
The Blue-clothed Man felt as though he had been struck by a star, his figure flying backward, leaving a trail of blood in the air.
“What the!”
The Blue-clothed Man crashed heavily to the ground, creating a giant pit.
He looked up at the mountain wall above, his eyes wide open, shocked into silence.
As a distinguished cultivator in the divine realm, he was unexpectedly interrupted by the opponent’s nonchalant punch, breaking his right arm and even causing many internal injuries.
How terrifying!
This person’s strength likely rivals that of the family head!
Inside the cave.
“You rest for a moment. I’ll go take care of that sneak thief!” Chen Ansheng said to Jiang Chuyu.
“Wait! Senior, he is my clan brother and also the first divine son of my family!” Jiang Chuyu, feeling slightly better from the pain in her meridians, struggled to get up.
“So it’s someone from your family. Why did he sneak attack me?” Chen Ansheng replied casually.
Hearing this, Jiang Chuyu’s face turned red as she whispered, “Just now, I was in so much pain that I made some strange sounds. I’m afraid my brother misunderstood and thought we were doing that sort of thing…”
Chen Ansheng was taken aback.
Recalling the scene just now, his hands were rubbing, and Jiang Chuyu let out soft hums… it did sound quite similar.
“So it was a misunderstanding. I’ll go explain.”
With that, Chen Ansheng activated his mystical energy and shot out.
“Y-You better not do anything reckless!”
Chen Ansheng landed in front of the collapsed Blue-clothed Man, whose oppressive aura made him shiver involuntarily, paling in fear.
“First Divine Son? Why do you sound so whiny?”
Chen Ansheng glanced at him dispassionately.
The Blue-clothed Man felt an anger boiling inside but dared not act, saying, “Who exactly are you? Do you know the prestigious name of my family’s Old Ancestor?”
Chen Ansheng assessed that he likely would not be able to explain clearly, so he decided to bring him into the cave and let Jiang Chuyu explain.
Then, Chen Ansheng reached out and placed his hand on the Blue-clothed Man’s shoulder.
The Blue-clothed Man was shocked and hurriedly activated his divine power to resist.
“Boom!”
Unfortunately, the divine power he summoned was directly crushed by Chen Ansheng’s hand.
The Blue-clothed Man’s heart tightened, nearly fainting from panic, inwardly shouting, what kind of monster is this? He crushed my divine power with sheer physical strength!
“Let’s go!”
Chen Ansheng grabbed the Blue-clothed Man as if he were a small chicken and flew into the cave.
A moment later, Jiang Chuyu explained the situation.
In truth, the Blue-clothed Man did not quite believe her account. Whether they had done that sort of thing or not was another matter.
To go from zero to the True Martial Realm in one night, and to achieve perfection at every stage? Who would believe that?
However, considering the opponent’s terrifying physical strength, he pretended to believe it in order to avoid getting taken advantage of.
“I, Jiang Yun Tian, mistakenly believed that a thief had invaded, thus offending you, Senior. I hope you can excuse my impudence.”
“It’s no trouble. As the saying goes, you don’t know someone until you’ve had a fight. Your strength is quite impressive.”
Jiang Yun Tian awkwardly smiled, thinking, I can’t even withstand one of your moves, are you intentionally belittling me?
“May I ask what brings you here, Senior?”
Jiang Yun Tian changed the topic, wanting to probe into this mysterious expert’s intentions.
Chen Ansheng was direct, not hiding anything, saying, “I have come out of seclusion to find some medicinal herbs. May I ask if the two of you could assist me? If I can find the herbs, I certainly won’t mistreat you both.”
Ah, so he is looking for herbs!
This is manageable.
Jiang Chuyu was the first to speak, “In our ancestral graveyard, there are indeed many spiritual medicines growing. May I ask what specific herbs you need, Senior?”
Chen Ansheng immediately listed several rare herbs along with illustrations and handed them to Jiang Chuyu.
Jiang Chuyu and Jiang Yun Tian studied them for a while.
Jiang Yun Tian said, “Senior, among the herbs you listed, I only recognize half of them, which we have in our family. The others, such as ‘Tri-Color Spirit Fruit’, ‘Crimson Camellia’, and ‘Ghost Dragon Whiskers’, are unfamiliar to me. I will need to consult the elders of my family to see if they know.”
Upon hearing this, Chen Ansheng cast a faint glance at Jiang Yun Tian, the corner of his mouth lifting into a slight smile.
How could he not see through Jiang Yun Tian’s little schemes?
This kid wants to notify the elders of his family to come and test whether he can hold up.
If he can’t hold up, it’s bound to be a calculation.
If he can hold up, then his family will likely seek to recruit him, leading to another set of treatments.
However, it is understandable that the other party is thinking this way. In any cultivation world, strength is respected. If you are not strong enough and cannot bring benefits to others, why would they lower themselves to flatter you?
“Then I will trouble you, Divine Son.”
Chen Ansheng clasped his hands and spoke lightly.
“No need for politeness. Just call me Yun Tian or Little Jiang. Since you, Senior, have agreed, I will go invite my Ninth Uncle over immediately, to avoid delaying your important matters.”
“Go ahead.”
Chen Ansheng waved his hand, and Jiang Yun Tian respectfully retreated.
…
In the Jiang Family, God King Hall.
In the hall, the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Buxu, sat at the top.
“Yun Tian, what happened in the graveyard?”
As a Three-Star God King, Jiang Buxu naturally sensed the disturbances in the graveyard.
But he couldn’t ascertain the details because there was a strange aura flickering in and out, difficult to grasp.
“Father! A man in white appeared in the graveyard, carefree and graceful, handsome, with an extraordinary aura…”
“Cut the nonsense and get to the point!”
Jiang Yun Tian was rattled awake by his father’s admonition.
“Reporting to Father, I was heavily injured by a mysterious expert with a single punch, and that person did not use any mystical or divine power.”
Hearing this, Jiang Buxu stood up from his seat and walked in front of Jiang Yun Tian.
After pondering for a moment, he said, “Such strange occurrences? Could it be that one of our Jiang family’s body cultivators has been reborn from the grave?”
“Father, that, that’s not very likely, right?”
“Those buried in the graveyard are our Jiang family’s extraordinary ancestors. What’s impossible about that?”
After a slight pause, Jiang Buxu asked, “Did that person say anything?”
Jiang Yun Tian quickly replied, “He said he came out to find medicinal herbs. Father, look, this is the list of herbs he compiled.”
Jiang Buxu took the list of herbs, looking at the crooked handwriting, and suddenly his eyes lit up: “The style is unusual, yet it contains the rhythm of the Dao! This person is indeed not ordinary!”
In reality, it was just that Chen Ansheng had spent years mining and hadn’t written much, resulting in poor handwriting with no real profundity.
“Family Head, this person’s origins are suspicious. I suggest that I go test him, and see if he has the aura of our family bloodline and how strong his abilities are.”
An old man in gray robes voluntarily offered to take the task.
“Not advisable.”
Jiang Buxu waved his hand.
“Until we clarify his identity and capability, it is not appropriate for our high-ranking members to make an appearance. This way, even if something unpleasant happens, we will have room to maneuver.”
“What is your opinion, Family Head?”
Jiang Buxu chuckled and said, “I will send Xutian Lingzun to probe him.”
Hearing this, several old men nodded knowingly, “That Lingzun has strength comparable to a Four-Star God King. If he senses our family’s bloodline aura, he won’t go all out. If he is not one of our ancestors, he certainly won’t hold back. The Family Head’s plan is indeed brilliant.”