Chapter 70: Innate Realm Fifth Layer

  "Let's take a look back..." Wan Youqiao took the lead and retreated towards the firelight.

  Wan Yougen chased after him and said: "Be careful, if it's really a cultivator above the 8th layer of Xiantian, we should make preparations to respond."

  "Be careful." Wan Youqiao nodded slightly.

  It took a whole hour before Gu Chen finally managed to refine half of the Jiao Jin into the Soul Locking Rope, after which this rope would become a top-grade artifact.

  Looking at the Soul Capturing Chain in his hand, Gu Chen's face revealed a happy smile.

  "Someone's here." Suddenly, Xiaobai's voice sounded in Guchen's ear.

  "Where is it?" Gu Chen asked, turning around to look in all directions.

  No need for Xiao Bai to respond, Gu Chen had already seen two flashes of light and flew towards him.

  "Huh? Just a little kid at the fourth layer of the Innate Realm?" Wan Yougen's eyes gleamed like electricity, and from hundreds of meters away, he could already see Gu Chen's cultivation.

  "This kid seems to be......?" Wan Youqiao's tone was shocked, and a portrait suddenly appeared in his hand. When he looked at the person in the portrait, it was exactly the same as Gu Chen.

  "Ah, this is the young master of the Gu family we've been searching for!" exclaimed Wan Youqiao in surprise.

  "Haha... Luckily we came over to take a look, otherwise we would have missed it. After searching for two months, we finally found this little guy." Wan Yougen said with a happy smile.

  Since they weren't cultivators above the eighth layer of the Innate Realm, the two elders of the Wan family immediately accelerated their speed and soon appeared ten zhang away from Gu Chen. The two lights disappeared, and Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen stood before him.

  Upon seeing these two people, Gu Chen's eyes suddenly turned cold. The countless lives lost in the bloodbath of the ancient Gu family had included these two individuals, and a murderous intent instantly surged up in his heart.

  "Little guy, are you Gu Chen?" Wan Youqiao asked as he walked a few steps towards Gu Chen after landing.

  Gu Chen nodded slightly.

  Wan Youqiao's face turned serious, and he continued to ask: "Do you know Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi?"

  Gu Chen nodded again.

  "Six months ago, did you enter Donghuang from Taicheng with Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi?" Wan Yougen also took a step forward and asked solemnly.

  Gu Chen nodded slightly.

  "Where are they now?" asked Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen in unison.

  Wan Tianrui only had Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi, a son and daughter, whom he had always doted on. During his closed-door period, the two of them suddenly went missing together, causing the upper echelons of the Wan family to be furious. If Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi were still not found after Wan Tianrui came out of seclusion, Wan Tianrui would definitely go mad.

  "Do you really want to know what happened to them?" Gu Chen stared at the two of them and asked.

  "Where are they, kid? Spit it out." Wan Youqiang urged impatiently.

  "They went to a very far away place, I'm afraid it's hard for them to come back?"

  The two of them were taken aback and exclaimed in unison: "Where did he go?"

  Gu Chen said calmly: "You two want to find them so much? I can take you to see them right away."

  "Shut up, you little brat! Where are Ren Jian and Ren Qi?" Gu Chen's tone made Wan Youqiao very displeased, he said angrily.

  "He shrugged and said, 'Dead...'"

  "What?" Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen's faces turned pale, and they hastily said: "How could they be dead? You little stinker, don't spout nonsense..."

  Gu Chen smiled and said, "I saw them die with my own eyes."

  What? Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi are already dead? Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen exchanged a glance, both thinking to themselves that after Wan Tianrui comes out of his seclusion, what kind of furious anger will he erupt with? If they can't find the murderer, they're afraid they'll have to bear the brunt of Wan Tianrui's boundless rage.

  "How did they die? Who killed them?" asked Wan Youqiao.

  Gu Chen patted his chest and chuckled: "It's me."

  Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen were both shocked at the same time, looking at Gu Chen with some disbelief, and said in unison: "Is it you?"

  Gu Chen nodded and smiled: "Not bad, it's me. Since you're here too, I'll kill you all together and send you to meet Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi."

  "Hahaha……" Wan Youqiao burst out laughing and said, "What a ignorant kid who doesn't know the height of the sky or the thickness of the earth! What happened to Ren Jian and Ren Qi? They entered the Eastern Wilderness with you, their disappearance must have something to do with you. Once I get my hands on you, I'll make you tell the truth."

  "Preposterous..." Wan Yougen also shouted.

  Gu Chen shook his head and sighed, saying: "Alas, I'm telling the truth, but you don't believe me. After I take you to meet Wan Renjian and Wan Renqi, you'll finally believe..."

  As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Chen's eyes widened and his body moved, leaving a residual shadow. A sword aura flashed and shot straight at Wan Youqiao.

  In his past life, Gu Chen was unable to avenge the blood feud with the ancient family's enemies. In this life, he gets to make them pay back one by one. Seeing the two of them start, Gu Chen has already moved to kill.

  So fast speed...

  Wan Youqiao's face changed color, he never thought that this little kid who looked like he was only at the fourth layer of the Innate Realm could launch such a fast attack.

  However, Wan Youqiao reacted extremely quickly, and in an instant, a giant axe appeared in his hand, which he used to block the sword in front of his chest. With a loud clang, Qingli Sword stabbed into the giant axe.

  This axe is called the Mountain Opener, a mid-grade artifact. In ancient times, it was not tempered with the Heavenly Punishment to strengthen the flesh, and although this sword is fast, it was easily blocked by Wan Youqiao.

  Next to him, a three-pronged fork with a halo of air flashed by, and it was thrust at Gu Chen. The speed was extremely fast, but Wan Yougen made his move, and Gu Chen's figure flashed by, dodging the attack even faster.

  "You little brat, dare to launch a sneak attack on me? I'll make you regret being born! No matter what happened between Ren Jian and Ren Qi, you're dead for sure!" Wan Youqiao exploded in anger.

  At the same time, Wan Youqiao threw the giant axe in his hand, drawing a zhang-long crescent moon shape, slashing towards Gu Chen.

  Wan Yougen's body lunged forward, following the giant axe, his hand holding the three-pronged spear, which suddenly enlarged and pierced Gu Chen's chest.

  With swift wings and wind on his body, Gu Chen's speed was even faster, like a ghostly apparition. His body flashed by, dodging the giant axe's attack, while Wan Yougen's trident stabbed at empty air. Qing Li's sword aura surged forth, striking straight down at Wan Youqiang with a fierce slash.

  Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen's strength is similar to Liu Chuan, but their speed is not as fast as Hei Xian. Gu Chen relies on his speed advantage, in normal state, can also entangle with the two, just breaking through the barrier of the fourth layer of the Innate Realm.

  A dozen feet high, the sword aura chopped down, and Wan Youqiao didn't dodge or evade, but instead revealed a hint of a smile. He raised his hands to the sky, and a pre-heavenly aura condensed in front of his palm, actually using his pre-heavenly true energy to harden and block Gu Chen's one sword.

  It's impossible to block Gu Chen's attack without a magic weapon, relying solely on innate abilities is like a fool talking in his sleep. Unless one is a cultivator at the Divine Sea realm who can form a powerful magic shield, they won't be able to withstand Gu Chen's sword aura.

  However, Gu Chen did not continue to chop down, but instead retracted his sword aura and his body flashed through again in a ghostly manner.

  Hiss...

  A loud noise broke out from where Gu Chen had just stood, and it was the flying axe that Wan Youqiao had thrown out earlier, which automatically flew back. If Gu Chen continued to chop down earlier, Wan Youqiao could also withstand one or two breaths of time with his innate gong.

  However, in just an instant, Gu Chen's body would be split in two by this mountain-opening axe.

  Gu Zhen unexpectedly dodged this backhand axe, Wan Youqiao felt a little surprised, but his hands did not stop, and the attack on Wan Yougen continued to strike Gu Zhen.

  Gu Chen was in a normal state, unable to withstand simultaneous attacks from two people, and could only rely on speed to dodge and wait for an opportunity to counterattack. Although he appeared to be at a disadvantage, being chased and beaten by Wan Youqiao and Wan Yougen.

  However, in reality, Gu Chen was actually utilizing the crisis awareness of being at a disadvantage to forcefully break through the fourth layer of the Innate Boundary.

  Wan Yougen and Wan Youqiao were just like two willows in the Liuhe River, Gu Chen had escaped with his life, but was unscathed.

  Gu Chen clearly felt that the five internal organs and six viscera, as well as each of the meridians, were undergoing drastic changes in order to accommodate the increasing amount of innate true energy within his body. The four-layered barrier of the Innate Realm was becoming increasingly fragile.

  All of a sudden...

  The innate true energy in the body is unobstructed, as if a big mountain on the back suddenly disappears, feeling very comfortable.

  The innate true Qi flows in the meridians and enters the five viscera and six bowels, just like a river flowing into the sea, instantly becoming unobstructed.

  Gu Chen was overjoyed, and the innate true energy in his body surged forward, finally breaking through the fourth layer of barriers and entering the fifth layer of the Innate Realm.

  Wan Yougen and Wan Youqiao were shocked, earlier Gu Chen was still at the fourth layer of Xiantian realm cultivation, but in the battle, he suddenly broke through to the fifth layer of Xiantian realm.

  Entering the fifth layer of Xiantian Realm, Gu Chen's speed had improved by another level, becoming even faster. Facing the joint attack of Wan Yougen and Wan Youqiao, he no longer felt any sense of danger, easily dodging their attacks.

  The four-layered wall of defense has been broken, Gu Chen rarely gets entangled with the two, the Tianxia Body Refining Great Method is displayed, physical strength enhanced, power greatly increased, facing Wan Yougen's incoming spear thrust, without dodging or evading, the Qinglie Sword bursts out in a frenzy, also counterattacking.

  Two halos intersected, instantly surging and spreading in all directions. In an instant, the sword tip and spear tip collided with each other.

  A loud crash, Wan Yougen was hit hard, the three-pronged spear's light dimmed, and Wan Yougen's body was instantly blasted off several meters. Gu Chen's feet kicked off, his body as fast as lightning, pounced towards Wan Yougen's blasted-off body.

  A loud explosion, a slash of axe energy flashed by, the place where Gu Chen had just stood was chopped out by Wan Youqiao, creating a large pit. The power was astonishing, but it all fell into empty space.

  Gǔ Chén suddenly caught up with Wàn Yǒu Gēn, the Qing lí jiàn gōng máo rose again and chopped down. Wàn Yǒu Gēn's expression was a mix of shock and terror, unable to accept how he could be sent flying by Gǔ Chén's one sword.

  He was at the sixth level of the Innate Realm, while Gu Chen, although his cultivation had broken through, was only at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

  Watching the swift slash of Gu Chen's sword, Wan Yonggen remembered his lesson from earlier and didn't dare to take it head-on. He took several steps back with his feet on the ground, and in a flash, dodged Gu Chen's sword.

  Gu Chen smiled slightly and threw out a long rope with his left hand, flying towards Wan Yougen.

  The long rope welcomed the wind and swelled up, stretching for several meters. It was indeed a soul-capturing rope. In an instant, it layered itself around Wan Yougen's roots in multiple circles.

  Wan Yougen raised his pitchfork and with a swift motion, the soft yet resilient Soul- Binding Rope was stretched taut. He pulled one section of the rope apart by a short distance, while the rest of it suddenly bound him up tightly.

  Wan Yougen's face was filled with fear, and he let out a sharp cry: "Is it the High-quality Spirit-restraining Rope?"