Chapter 418 - 15 in 1

"Where is your biochemical stuff?" Chen Xiaobei asked George using the Dreamcatcher Bell.

"It's in the safe there. The password is the same as the one before." George answered in a monotone voice.

Chen Xiaobei went to the safe, opened it and found a few tiny bottles of dark green solutions.

He then walked back to George and asked him how it was used. The answer was simple: one had to just inject it into the body.

Right after that, Chen Xiaobei tacked down a syringe and filled it with the biochemical fluid and injected himself with it.

"Bro Bei! What are you doing?" Yin Wuqiu gasped.

"What the f*ck! Are you insane?"

Zaar could not believe what he had just seen.

"When my body starts to change drastically, give me a drop of that antidote," Chen Xiaobei instructed as he lay down on one of the operating stables, and fastened metal shackles around himself.

"I understand now!" Yin Wuqiu slapped his thigh. "Bro Bei! Are you trying to use this thing to activate your body's true potential, and increase your body strength?"

Since Chen Xiaobei had the antidote on hand, all he needed to do was suffer for a little bit, and he would be able to gain the benefits from a research that had went on for more than a decade!

"Yes! My health is still inadequate!"

Chen Xiaobei nodded before he closed his eyes.

His combat power at the moment was 94,300. Using the Primordial Witch King's Combat Enhancement Training Manual would top it up with an extra 28,290 combat power, turning it into a total of 122,590!

But because his heath was only 116,000, his combat power was limited to 116,000. That was a loss of 6,590 combat power, which was generally quite a substantial loss in general!

Earlier on, Chen Xiaobei had decided to use Xiao'er's Special Ability to increase his health but he had not found the right Spiritual Item to eat, nor was he able to find the time for a short nap.

With this new biochemical stuff, Chen Xiaobei could increase his health, which at the same time also meant reducing the limit on his combat power. This was at the very top of his list!

Of course, taking this shortcut meant paying a price.

"Arghhh…" The searing pain started hitting hard, and infiltrated every nook and cranny of Chen Xiaobei's body.

The changes that he saw earlier on the victims of the experiment began to take place on his body. He could feel things trying to grow their way out from the insides of his body, as if his muscles were being torn, and his bones were being crushed. It was really terrifying!

The pain was not something ordinary men could withstand.

Nine out of ten people who were subjected to the experiment would die. Sadly, only half of those died from the side effects of the drugs. The other half died from the excruciating pain alone.

Experiencing it by himself made Chen Xiaobei even more aware how insane this experiment was, and it confirmed that the high officials of the United States military were inhumane! For the sake of realizing their wild ambitions, they were willing to resort to such barbaric acts!

Should an opportunity arise in the form of a conflict, Chen Xiaobei would not mind terminating these high officials!

Nearly 24 hours later, Yin Wuqiu gave Chen Xiaobei the antidote.

Xiangyu soon regained consciousness and his body had fully recovered.

The 20,000 health he gained during the insane bout, instigated by the drug remained in him indefintiely.

When Yin Wuqiu explained everything that had happened, Xiangyu was overjoyed and could not stop praising Chen Xiaobei. He was filled with gratitude.

Another 24 hours later, Chen Xiaobei gently peeled opened. "Bro Yu! You're fine!"

When Xiangyu saw Chen Xiaobei gaining concipusness, he smiled. "Yes, I'm fine now thanks to you! I almost died this time if not for you! I will repay you for saving me!"

Chen Xiaobei frowned. "What is this, Bro Yu? We are brothers. We've stuck with each other through the worst of times. There's no such thing as repaying, there's only spirit of loyalty!"

"You're right! I'm feeling all touchy here!"

Xiangu was also a true man.

"Loyalty is the only thing that we need! Let's not talk about these irrelevant stuff!"

"Bro Yu, I see you kept yourself busy!" Chen Xiaobei looked around him.

The computers, apparatus and lab equipment were trashed all over the floor. Even George's head had fallen to the ground.

It was no question that this was all Xiangyu's doing.

"Hmph! There's too much evil in this damned place! I can't leave anything for the next wicked person that comes along! Since I was also bored, I destroyed everything inside and outside!" Xiangyu smiled contentedly.

"Very good! You've done well!" Chen Xiaobei grinned. "If you hadn't done it, that would've been the first thing I would have done when I woke up!"

"Great minds think alike!" Xiangyu chuckled. "Oh, right. How much did your health increase by? This really is a blessing in disguise!"

"Let me see…"

Ding

[Cultivation: Middle phase of Celestial Cultivation; Lifespan: 70 years; Health: 126,000; Combat power: 94,300]

"Oh, it only increased by 10,000." Chen Xiaobei said with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

"Oh, why is that? Mine has increased by 20,000!"

"That's because Bro Bei's health was already pretty strong to start with! If he wants to increase it by 20,000, he will need a stronger or a more powerful drug!" Yin Wuqiu explained.

It was actually a pretty simple explanation. It was just like playing a game. Chen Xiaobei was at a higher level than Xiangyu. So even though they underwent the same experience, Chen Xiaobei's would natually have have a smaller increase since its range had expanded.

If Chen Xiaobei gained more experience, he could also have the same increase as Xiangyu.

"Xiaobei, how strong are you now? It feels like you're so much stronger than I am!" Xiangyu asked.

"To be precise, my combat power has reached 122,590!"

After the 10,000 point increase in his health, the Primordial Witch King's Combat Enhancement Training Manual would be able to unleash its full potential.

"My god! That is insanely fast! It has only been a few months, and you're almost twice as strong as I am!" Xiangyu was shocked, but there was also a hint of desolation in his eyes.

Last time, it used to be him who protected Chen Xiaobei. Today, things had taken a turn and it was Chen Xiaobei's turn to protect Xiangyu.

Even though it should not have been the matter of who protects whom when it came to brothers, Xiangyu used to be a king ajd he would naturally be the one doing the protecting!

"Bro Yu! Don't feel discouraged!" Chen Xiaobei comforted. "You are a rare prodigy. Environment is the only thing that restricts your growth! Once we're done here, I'll send you to the Northern Wilderness Starfield where your cultivation will soar!"

"Great! I've wanted to leave earth for so long. It's only because I have not completed the mission of capturing Hou Sailei! Once I'm done, I will go to the Northern Wilderness Starfield, and immerse myself in cultivating. I will try to catch up with you as soon as possible!" Xiangyu said with determination.

"Speaking of which, what is the mission right now? How did the mission fail? And how were you captured?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

Xiangyu began to explain, "We've planted a mole in Hou Sailei's group. He gave us the location of Hou Sailei's research facility and he was supposed to coordinate with us from the inside. He was going to open the door for us! When we reached that place, the door was open, but when we got in, it was nothing but an abandoned research facility. There was not a trace of Hou Sailei, but there were plenty of deadly poisonous gas!"

"There were nine other men with me. They all died on the spot! I was lucky enough that my ancient body interested them. Fortunately, they gave me the antidote. Otherwise, I would have been dead already!"

Xiangyu looked very upset when he mentioned about his nine teammates. Anger filled his eyes. Even though he did not say it aloud, it was obvious that Xiangyu wanted revenge, no matter the cost.

Chen Xiaobei replied analytically, "So, our enemy discovered our mole! They must have fed you false intel, so that you would walk straight into their trap!"

"That's exactly what happened! One mole, and Nine Thunder Kirin Special Forces. All dead. I have to bring justice to their sacrifice!" Xiangyu was determined but there was a helplessness plastered on his face. "But the biggest problem now is that with our mole gone, finding Hou Sailei would be like finding a needle in a haystack!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Yu! We have a Central Intelligence Agency high official with us!"

Yin Wuqiu smiled, as he turned his gaze to Zaar who was standing in the corner of the room.

"Me?" Zaar pointed at himself, his body shaking. "Hou Sailei's research facility is the most top-secret facility there has ever been! The level of its secrecy is equivalent to getting the launch codes of a nuclear weapon! Other than the president, only three other people know where it is. This is totally above my pay grade!"

"…"

Yin Wuqiu thought that Zaar would have known but from the looks of it, the idiot was telling the truth. "If that's the case then, we'll figure out a plan to catch anyone who knows about this. We'll make a move once we get to know the location!"

"No!" Xiangyu shook his head and said, "If we catch any one of them, the Americans will instantly come up with a contingency plan. Before we can even find out where Hou Sailei is, they would have already transferred him somewhere else!"

"This…" Yin Wuqiu was frustrated. "If that's the case, then we're all out of plans!"

"Yeah! If it was that simple, so many people would not have been sacrificed already." Xiangyu sighed dispiritedly. He really did not know what to do next.

"It's actually very easy!" Chen Xiaobei who had been quiet, suddenly spoke up.

"Easy? What are you saying?!"

Xiangyu, Yin Wuqiu, and even Zaar perked up their ears, eager to hear what Chen Xiaobei had to say.

"The mole and the nine Thunder Kirin members' sacrifice are not wasted! They have already helped us confirm Hou Sailei's whereabouts!" Chen Xiaobei said.

"What? Hou Sailei's location? How is that possible?"

The three men stared blankly at each other, not understanding what Chen Xiaobei meant.

"If I'm right, Hou Sailei should be in the abandoned research facility!" Chen Xiaobei said.

"That's impossible! No way they are there! I saw it with my own eyes." Xiangyu shook his head disbelievingly.

Yin Wuqiu and Zaar look unconvinced.

Chen Xiaobei smiled. "The mole's cover has been blown. They could have just killed him, but why lure you guys in? Killing your team makes no difference in this matter! The great America would not do something so redundant! There must be more to this move!"

The other three men nodded. They all understood what Chen Xiaobei was saying.

"What do you men say, that there is more to it when they lured us in?" Xiangyu asked.

"They used a false front to masquerade the truth so that the most dangerous place becomes the safest place!" Chen Xiaobei said. "Hidden in plain sight. That is the enemy's intention!"

"Can… Can you please elaborate?" The three men did not really understand what Chen Xiaobei was saying.

Chen Xiaobei said, "Bro Yu, before you began the mission, you must have already reported the location to the Thunder Kirin's headquarters, right? And then, during the mission, you must have also live streamed the entire operation with some high-end equipment, yes?"

"Yes, you're right! Before we were poisoned, the headquarters were updated on everything!" Xiangyu replied.

"That's it!" Chen Xiaobei explained. "When the enemy lured you to the abandoned research facility, they wanted Thunder Kirin's headquarters to see with their own eyes that there was no way Hou Sailei could be in there! So, even if Thunder Kirin's headquarters sent another thousand teams to comb through all of America, they would never search that abandoned research facility, considering your whole team has been eliminated!"

Yin Wuqiu snapped his fingers. "So, they used the abandoned research facility to hide the real facility! The most dangerous place became the safest place! That's a great move!"

Xiangyu nodded. "That is so true! I've been thinking about all the places that Hou Sailei could have been! That abandoned research facility was the only one place that didn't cross my mind! Clearly, I've fallen for the enemy's ruse!"

Zaar swallowed. "Mr. Chen, you really are too incredible."

"There's no need to try and curry favor me. I won't kill you." Chen Xiaobei smiled. "Before we go catch Hou Sailei, I need you to bring me to a place."

"Alright! Just tell me where, Mr. Chen! I will bring you wherever you want to go! I won't question it!"

Zaar patted his chest enthusiastically.

"Xiaobei! Since we know where our enemies are, let's make a move now! If not, things will get even more unpredictable!" Xiangyu was impatient.

"Yeah! Bro Bei, we can delay this!" Yin Wuqiu said. "The vice president was beaten to a pulp, the top S.H.I.E.L.D agents annihilated, and this research facility destroyed. The Americans must already be on high alert!"

"Then why are rushing?" Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "There is something very important I need to do first. Also, we'll need more time to come up with a plan to catch Hou Sailei. These two things that I'm about to do must not clash with one another!"

"Can we still work out a plan? Our mole is dead!" Xiangyu looked puzzled.

Chen Xiaobei raised an eyebrow. "I've already found America's mole! The plan that I have in mind would definitely make sure that we capture Hou Sailei this time!

"…"

Xiangyu was stunned.

"Don't worry! Just leave it to me!" Chen Xiaobei chuckled. "We have to catch Hou Sailei by tonight!"

"Alright! I'll leave it to you then!"

Xiangyu nodded. He would have to trust Chen Xiaobei.

"Zaar! Lead the way!" Chen Xiaobei ordered.

"Mr. Chen, where are we going?" Zaar asked.

Lying on the laboratory's table, Chen Xiaobei flushed out the toxin in his body while going through the transformation. Today was also the day of the Go Competition. Before it started, the Red Envelope Group flooded with excitement.

Wei Xiaobao: Time for bets! Time for bets! Let's see who can become the champion of this Go Competition! Yan Ziqin's odds are two to one! Fan Xipin's odds are three to one! Huang Longshi's odds are five to one!"

"Eh? All these people are legendary Go players!"

While chatting with them, Chen Xiaobei went online to do some research about the people that Wei Xiaobao had just mentioned.

Bull Demon King: Wei Xiaobeo! There's a high chance that either one of them is going to become the champion today! Do you possess the skillful young blood that is needed to defeat them?

Wei Xiaobao: Yes! Bull Demon King's odds are ten thousand to one!

Bull Demon King: Damn! You know that I have no idea how to play Go! Are you trying to make fun of me?

Wei Xiaobao: Bull Demon King, the champion of this competition will be born from the three people that I mentioned just now. No one will place anymore bets even if I open more options for others!

Monkey King: Include my Bro Bei in it and I will bet on him!

Wei Xiaobei: Erm… God Chen is extremely unpredictable… I don't dare include him into my bet… I will lose all my money if he becomes the champion later!

Yan Ziqin: Master Wei, I don't like what you just said! God Chen is born in modern society! Even if his Go skills are good, I don't think he is good enough to compete with us!

Fan Xipin: Ain't that right?! All of out skills are lost in time! All we need to do is to surprise him with some of the unseen strategies and he would fall off his chair!

Huang Longshi: I'm not trying to brag here. I don't think God Chen can defeat me even if I let him move ten steps ahead of me!

Monkey King: Come! Come! Come! I will become the dealer this time! If you think God Chen is going to lose in this competition, I welcome you to come place your bets! For me, I bet that he is going to win in this competition!

Yan Ziqin: Fine! Though we don't have any valuable items with us, we still want to place our bets!

Huang Longshi: You are right! We are pretty confident that we can beat him in this competition! No matter what, this is a bet we have to make!

Fan Xipin: Count me in too!

Wei Xiaobao: Monkey King, why are you doing this to yourself? I know that your relationship with God Chen is really good but I really don't think that he is going to win this competition! I'm going to bet as well!

Everyone: Let me bet… I'm going to bet too… Monkey King! I think all the fur on your body would be gone by the end of this competition!

Monkey King: Come! Come! Come! I'm no Monkey King if I'm afraid of you guys!

"Damn! My bro, Monkey King is bold as f*ck! He is going to lose everything he ever had if I lose this competition! Zaar, how far are we from our destination?" asked Chen Xiaobei.

"Soon! We will reach our destination in five minutes!"

"Great. I hope my strategy will work out smoothly… I don't want Monkey King suffer because of me!"

Shen Gongpao: @Chen Xiaobei! Come out! I know that you are reading our chat quietly!

Chen Xiaobei: Shixiong Shen, how can I help you?

Shen Gongpao: Do you still remember the thing that you told me three days ago?

Chen Xiaobei: I said a lot of things three days ago… What are you talking about?

Shen Gongpao: That day, you said that everyone is no match for you when it comes to Go! You even betted that you would become the champion in this competition!

Chen Xiaobei: Yes! I did say something like that!

Shen Gongpao: Great! Hats off to you for keeping your promise! I believe that you won't break your promise, right?

Chen Xiaobei: Never! What do you want to bet?

Shen Gongpao: I want to take away a Spiritual Item from you if you can't win in this competition!

Chen Xiaobei: I have a lot of Spiritual Items with me. Which one do you want?

Shen Gongpao: The black saber! The black saber that is crafted with the Demonic Black Dragon's bones!

Chen Xiaobei: Pfft! It seems like you have quite a big appetite over there! Everyone knows that the material that was used to craft this black saber is extremely valuable and it's built by mu Sifu! What are you going to bet with me? I hope the bet that you have to offer matches my black saber's value.

Shen Gongpao: I have this book called Primordial Jade Divine Incantation! This is one of the best skills one can ever learn in the heavens! I believe this item is as valuable as your black saber!

Monkey King: Shen Gongpao, are you insane?! God Chen already has a Scripture of Heaven and Earth with him and your Primordial Jade Divine Incantation is not nearly as powerful as his! Why would he want to bet with you?!

Chen Xiaobei: No! I'm totally fine with it! As long as it is as valuable as my black saber!

Monkey King: It's true that the Primordial Jade Divine Incantation is extremely valuable but one cannot learn two similar skills! It's useless to you even if you have it with you!

Chen Xiaobei: It's useful to me!

Clearly, Chen Xiaobei was not going to learn this skill. He was going to ask Xiangyu, Bei Xuan's disciples, friends, and families to learn it. The reason why Chen Xiaobei could not teach them the Scripture of Heaven and Earth was because this skill could be only passed down to the disciples of Jieism. In other words, if Chen Xiaobei won the Primordial Jade Divine Incantation book, he would become the new owner of this skill by default! And he was free to teach this skill to anyone around him.

Shen Gongpao: Great! Our bets are now set in stone!

Chen Xiaobei: Fine! Since Shixong Shen is really looking forward to this bet, I shall make sure everything goes smooth from this moment onwards!

Shen Gongpao: Nice! I will announce our bet to the group in a while. The first match of this competition will be held in ten minutes time! The winner will get to advance to the next round and the loser will be disqualified!

Chen Xiaobei: No problem!

A few minutes later, the iteneary of the competition was sent to Chen Xiaobei.

"Eh? I'm going against Huang Longhsi in the first round? It seems like Shen Gongpao has given me 'special care'!"

Wei Xiaobao: Damn! God Chen's luck is pretty damn bad today! He is going to lose this round since his opponent is Huang Longshi. Monkey King! Get ready to lose your entire bet!

Monkey King: It's still too early to say that!

Huang Longshi: You know what God Chen… I'm not going to bully you! I will let you make a few moves before me!

Chen Xiaobei: Thank you elder. I shall do what you say then!

Fan Xipin: Hehe… Such a gentleman! By doing that, God Chen is not going to suffer from a terrible loss!

Shen Gongpao: Still, an amateur like him will never beat Huang Longshi!

Chen Xiaobei: It's better for you not to draw conclusions so quickly! Othewise, you might have to slap your own face later!

Shen Gongpao: Hmph! You?! There's no way you can make me slap my own face!

"Mr. Chen! We are here!"

Zaar stopped his car in front of a tall skyscraper.

They then took the elevator to the top floor.

When the door was opened, they had arrived at the place where Chen Xiaobei wanted to go.

Chen Xiaobei let out a long breath and looked around the room.

"Whether I win in this competition or not, it's all up to you guys now!" said Chen Xiaobei while gleefully rubbing his hands.

"Xiaobei, what is this? What are we doing here?" Xiangyu asked.

Inside the house, there were a couple of black cabinets that looked like fridges with translucent casings that revealed its contents: wires, motherboards and computer parts.

"This is a supercomputer," Chen Xiaobei said. "I've come here to play Go with the members of Red Envelope!"

Yin Wuqiu and Zaar looked at each other. They thought that Chen Xiaobei was going to use the computer to look up some information but he told them that he was going to play Go instead?! That was uncalled for! What about catching Hou Sailei?

"You're going to play Go with the members of the Red Envelope Group?!" Only Xiangyu understood what Chen Xiaobei meant. "These friends of yours are not simply commoners. Are you sure that these computers can win against them?"

"Of course, I'm sure!" Chen Xiaobei smiled. "Just recently, a computer program beat the world champion of Go. With the help of this program, I'll be able to win for sure!"

"Program? What program?" Xiangyu asked.

"I know the answer!" Zaar said smugly. "AlphaGo!"

"What go?"

"AlphaGo. It's an Artificial Intelligence program that is designed specifically for playing professional Go!" Chen Xiaobei explained. "Since last year, AlphaGo had defeated the 9-dan ranked World Go champion professional Go player, Park Sik Shi! Early this year, AlphaGo had gone on to compete against more than 10 top ranked Go players. It won 60 games in a row, and lost none! In May, during the China Go Summit, AlphaGo played 3 games against the world's No.1 ranked player Ke Jie. It took the winning title with a 3 – 0 win."

Xiangyu was stunned. "No way! Who knew that artificial intelligence could be that powerful?!"

Chen Xiaobei chucked. "With all the modernization taking place, we might lose some of the older things, but these new fangled things could also bring us new surprises!"

What Chen Xiaobei was implying was that even though the ancient chess techniques were lost, the new AlphaGo could produce the best moves and countermoves all in real-time.

It can accurately counter each move and eventually win the game, covertly connected to the player's mind!

"Mr. Chen! I've turned on the computers for you. The program is running! You can begin anytime!" Zaar smiled, gesturing to the supercomputer.

"Vey wise!" Chen Xiaobei smiled back.

Soon, the competition began.

Chen Xiaobei's first opponent was the Qing Dynasty's Go grandmaster, Huang Longshi.

The Three Realms Intranet's unique Special Ability was probably activated, because Chen Xiaobei could see the square game board in his mind.

Chen Xiaobei played the black stones while Huang Longshi played the whites.

Huang Longshi: God Chen! Go ahead and make the first move! I'll allow you 3 handicap stones. And at the end of the game, if you need more points, I'll give you 10 komi!

Chen Xiaobei: Alright then! I'll just start then!

When it came to Go, Chen Xiaobei was only a dabbler. He had a vague idea about the rules of the game: one stone at one intersection or points. At the end of the game, the person who could enclose the most points or, in other words, conquer a larger territory, wins!

Sometimes, even a single stone on the wrong intersection could affect the outcome of the entire game. Huang Longshi gave Chen Xiaobei 3 handicap stones and even 10 komi because he saw Chen Xiaobei as an amateur.

Surprisingly, Chen Xiaobei did not feel offended by it. In fact, he wanted to laugh.

He placed 2 black stones on the board at random.

Huang Longshi: Hahaha! God Chen, are you trying to humor me? Traditionally, when you play a handicap game, the handicap stones are placed on the star points! Look at where you've placed your stones. Do you even know what you're doing?

Chen Xiaobei: Oh, is there such a rule? Could I move them now?

Shen Gongpao: No! You cannot undo your moves! You'll just have to go with it! You're not allowed to change it!

Star points were pretty significant in Go. Chen Xiaobei's inept placement of his handicap stones meant that he had given up the star points. It was no wonder Shen Gongpao would not let Chen Xiaobei take back his stones.

Chen Xiaobei: Whatever. Let's continue then!

Huang Longshi: God Chen! You don't how to play Go at all, don't you? Since you've given up your territory, I could kill you midgame!

Shen Gongpao: Quickly finish the game! Then I can get my hands on Chen Xiaobei's black saber! 

Wei Xiaobao: Yes! Yes! Yes! Hurry up and crush God Chen! Then we can beat Monkey King! We're all betting that God Chen will lose!

Huang Longshi: Don't worry, everyone! God Chen will definitely lose! 

Chen Xiaobei: 

The battle had officially begun.

Chen Xiaobei was playing two games at once: on the computer against AlphaGo using Huang Longshi's moves; and in his mind against Huang Longshi, using AlphaGo's countermoves.

At the beginning, since it was pretty straightforward, and because Huang Longshi underestimated Chen Xiaobei, the game moved on pretty quickly.

But as time passed, Huang Longshi was gradually placing his stones down at a slower pace. It took him what seemed like a decade to lay down each stone.

Chen Xiaobei who was on the other side, only had to follow AlphaGo's moves. He did not even need to think at all and was still very quick at placing the stones.

Those who were well-versed with the game could see that Chen Xiaobei had already gained the upper hand.

Finally, at the mid point of the game, Chen Xiaobei put down a black stone and slaughtered Hang Longshi's Dragon. Even though half of the board was still empty, Huang Longshi was unable to make another move.

Huang Longshi: I retire.

Shen Gongpao: What?! Are you kidding? The board is still empty! You can still continue! 

Huang Longshi: My Dragon has been surrounded. With God Chen's skills, even if I continue, the end result would be the same. It's useless. I'd better not waste time.

Wei Xiaobao: Huang Longshi! Don't you dare! If you lose, all 8 of my wives will beat me to death! I've placed too much on this bet! 

Huang Longshi: I've also placed a bet. But I've lost, and that's that. God Chen's moves are impossible to predict. I'd rather concede.

Shen Gongpao: What? Impossible to predict? Didn't you say that Chen Xiaobei knows nothing about Go? You even gave him 3 handicap stones and 10 komi! Are you kidding me?! 

Huang Longshi: Still water runs deep! God Chen is a master at Go! At first, I thought he was just messing around, but the reality is that I fell into his trap! A legend once said that 'great wisdom may often appear first as foolishness'!

Shen Gongpao: You… You… Argh, I'm so pissed at you!

Monkey King: Hahaha! I knew that Brother Xiaobei could do it! Those who placed their bets just now, I'll be keeping all your treasures! Are you going to bet on the second round? I'm still going to bet on Xiaobei winning!

Audience: No! We're not betting anymore! God Chen is too good! No one is going to place any more bets!

Shen Gongpao: Next round, Chen Xiaobei versus Fan Xipin! 

Wei Xiaobao: Fan Xipin is a little more skilled than Huang Longshi. Perhaps he could beat God Chen! Everyone, place your bets once more! Who knows, you might just be able to breakeven!

Monkey King: Come on then! I welcome all who wishes to bet! Xiaobei will surely win! You will all lose!

Chen Xiaobei laughed while looking at his phone.

The second round of the competition had begun.

Many people were eliminated during the first round. In other words, the ones who survived the first round of elimination were all skilful players. In this round of competition, Chen Xiaobei was up against Fan Xipin. He was one of the most skilful Go players amongst the others. Truth be told, Yan Ziqin was the only person that could compete with him. Seeing that Chen Xiaobei was going up against Fan Xipin, Wei Xiaobao and the rest of the people who lost the bet went to Monkey King to bet that Chen Xiaobei was going to lose this round of competition.

Wei Xiaobao: Fan Xipin! Mr. Fan! Master Fan! Please do your best! Our fate lies in your hands!

Shen Gongpao: Fan Xipin! You defeated Taibai Jinxing in the first round of competition! I believe that you are skilful enough to defeat Chen Xiaobei!

Fan Xipin: Don't worry! The reason why Huang Longshi lost this competition was because he underestimated his opponent! He allowed his opponent to put three stones first! That's no different from looking for trouble! Don't worry! I will not let God Chen put any stone before I do! I'm pretty confident he is going to lose this round of elimination!

Wei Xiaobao: Great! This is what I've been waiting for! Monkey King! Get ready to lose everything you have won just now! Hehehe…

Monkey King: Hmph! You should get ready to be beaten up by all eight of your wives!

Shen Gongpao: Just cut the crap already! Begin the second round now!

At the very beginning, Fan Xipin was filled with confidence. While playing with Chen Xiaobei, he went and chatted in the group. However, the speed of him moving the stones gradually got slower and slower after half an hour.

Around an hour later, the chess board was only filled halfway and Fan Xipin's Dragon was slaughtered and there was nothing he could do about it. Just like the previous round, those that knew the rules knew that Fan Xipin had already lost in this round of the competition.

Fan Xipin: I can't believe I just lost to God Chen… Everything happened too fast!

Wei Xiaobao: What?!! You lost again?! My heart doesn't feel good right now! Please don't scare me! I'm so dead if you really lose to God Chen! I should have just put my bet on God Chen! I'm filled with so much regret right now!

Fan Xipin: I don't want lose as well! But it's true that I'm not as skilful as God Chen! I concede!

Shen Gongpao: Ah!! What is happening to you guys! Three days ago, all of you said you were going to win this… and now Chen Xiaobei is slowly defeating each one of you? This is ridiculous!

Fan Xipin: It's normal to lose in any competition! I don't mind it! God Shen, why are you overreacting?

Monkey King: How could he not overreact? He is about to lose his Primordial Jade Divine Incantation to Xiaobei! That is one of the most important skill books of Chanism. Though it was never considered a top-tier skill, its value is still pretty damn high! Asking him to give it to Chen Xiaobei is worse than cutting a piece of flesh off him!

Fan Xipin: Erm… Well… A bet is a bet! God Shen himself was willing to put his valuable skill book at stake! There's nothing I can do about it!

Shen Gongpao: You… I'm really angry right now!

Chen Xiaobei: I have told you before that no one can defeat me when it comes to Go! You are the one who refused to believe me! Are you going to blame me now?!

Shen Gongpao: Chen Xiaobei! You better stop acting in such an arrogant manner! I refuse to believe that you can defeat every single player in here! For the next round, your opponent is going to be Yan Ziqin! I don't believe that you can defeat him this time! Seems like you're finally out of luck!

Yan Ziqin: What? My next opponent is God Chen?! Oh god! This is truly an unlucky moment! Shit! I'm going to lose this time!

Shen Gongpao: What do you mean by you are going to lose to him? Yan Ziqin! You better wake up now! Encouraging others means digging your own grave!

Yan Ziqijn: Oh, c'mon… I don't wish to dig my own grave as well. I have closely observed both games that God Chen had just played! Clearly, he is way better than me, and my skill level is similar to only that of Fan Xipin! There's no way in heaven that I can defeat him! I think I'm going to concede this game.

Shen Gongpao: What?!

Yan Ziqin: Yep! I've thought over it carefully. No matter what I do, I'm going to lose the game anyway. So, I think it's better for me to concede now before it starts to avoid any embarrassment.

Shen Gongpao: Mr… Mr. Yan. Can you please at least give it a try? Don't concede now! I believe you can do it! Just give it a try please!

Yan Ziqin: No way… No way… God Chen is too skilful at Go! It's not necessary at all! I have decided that I'm not going to play this round!

God Erlang: What? Even Yan Ziqin has just decided to concede the competition! There's no point for us to continue with the competition anymore… I'm going to concede as well!

God Chejiao: You are right. It's not necassary for us to waste our time here! I don't there's anyone in the Red Envelope Group is skilful enough to defeat God Chen!

Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King: I still have to deal with some matters. I'm going to concede as well!

Shen Gongpao: You… You… You…

Chen Xiaobei: Is there anyone who want's to play with me? If there's no one else who would like to compete, I would like to invite Shixiong Shen to announce the result!

Seeing three of the most skilful Go players being crushed by Chen Xiaobei, the rest of the players had all lost the motivation needed to continue the battle anymore.

Monkey King: Shen Gongpao! You were pretty damn arrogant just now! And now? You are nothing but a coward! The rewards for this Go competition wee sponsored by my Sister Nuwo! Do you really think you can pretend that nothing happened by keeping quiet?!

Chen Xiaobei: Lady Nuwo? Why would she sponsor the reward for this Go competition?

Monkey King: That is because Sister Nuwo feels that the group is getting dryer and is withering up. So, she's willing to provide a prize if Shen Gongpao organizes this Go competition!

"I see now! I knew it! Ever since the Primordial Lord of Heaven joins the group, the group has gotten quieter than before! He is definitely not kind enough to ask Shen Gongpao to organize a Go competition! Now, I know Lady Nuwo is behind it!"

Chen Xiaobei: Shixiong Shen! I know Lady Nuwo is busy listening to the Ancestral Lord's sermon! But, I'm pretty sure that she will ask about the competition when she comes back later! It's useless for you to hide the prize from me! Just hand me the prize and Primordial, the Jade Divine Incantation skill book!

Shen Gongpao: I hereby announce that Chen Xiaobei is the winner of our very first Go competition! The reward, a Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd will be given to him now… Let's… Let's all congratulate him together!

Monkey King: Eh?! So, the prize is a Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd?! Sister Nuwo is really generous when it comes prizes!

God Erlang: Damn! A Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd! That is a Three-star Divine Item! I'm so jealous right now!

Wei Xiaobao: A Divine Item! God Chen… this sure is a fruitful haul for you!

Fan Xipin: Congratulations, God Chen!

Yan Ziqin: Congrats!

Some of them felt genuinely happy for Chen Xiaobei. However, some were puking blood behind the screen.

Chen Xiaobei: Shixiong Shen! Don't forget that you have to send me the Primordial Jade Divine Incantation to me! Send me the two Red Envelopes right now! I want to check them out right now! I can't wait any longer! 

Shen Gongpao: …

Ding!

[Congratulations! You have snatched a Red Envelope from Shen Gongpao! You have received a Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd! It has been stored inside your treasure chest!]

Ding!

[Congratulations! You have snatched a Red Envelope from Shen Gongpao! You have received a Primordial Jade Divine Incantation skill book! It has been stored inside your treasure chest!]

"I've got my Red Envelopes! This is so awesome I could die!"

On the other hand, Monkey King himself had earned himself a good number of goodies as well.

Ring!

Suddenly, Chen Xiaobei's cellphone rang.

It was Elder Cao.

Now that the Go competition was over, the next thing Chen Xiaobei had to do was arrest Hou Sailei and bring him back to China.

Elder Cao's phone call indicated that Chen Xiaobei's plan had already succeeded halfway.

"Xiaobei, the mole contacted Hou Sailei!" Elder Cao said. "As per your arrangement, Professor Lin has purposely let slip word that they found the metal that is a hundred times stronger than steel, and even told the mole that there would be holding a meeting to discuss this matter tonight! Just now, the mole sent a message through an encrypted mail! We had our hackers monitoring everything and they managed to intercept Hou Sailei's message and deciphered its contents! Hou Sailei said that he would be at the research facility tonight, waiting for the mole's message."

Chen Xiaobei was overjoyed hearing the news. "Good! That's exactly what I wanted – Keep Hou Sailei where he is. As long as he stays put, today will be the day of his arrest!"

"Today?!" Elder Cao exclaimed. "Are you saying that you already know where he's hiding?"

"Yup, I've already found out! Don't worry, Elder Cao. All I need is two hours. All Professor Lin needs to do is keep the mole busy for 2 hours!"

"Two hours? Really? Is that even possible? We've been preparing for more than two months to capture this bastard!"

"Don't you trust me, Elder Cao? Nevermind. We shall see in two hours!"

"Well then… I'll await the good news!" Elder Cao said. "If you really could acomplish this, you will be a national hero! I thank you on behalf of our country and its people!"

"Oh, Elder Cao, that's a weighty statement! Those who act against China, no matter how far they are, must and will be punished!" Chen Xiaobei said gravely.

"Yes, they must be punished!" Elder Cao repeated.

After he hung up, Chen Xiaobei told Xiangyu and Yin Wuqiu, "I will need to send the both of you back to China first. This is a solo mission. I'll be handling this alone!"

"Why?!" Xiangyu protested, "I want to avenge my brothers who have sacrificed themselves! I must go with you!"

Yin Wuqiu was also unhappy with the decision. "I am also a Chinese! I want to be a part of this as well."

"I understand how you feel," said Chen Xiaobei. "But Hou Sailei's research facility is indispensable to the United States of America. They probably have surveillance covering a radius of a few kilometers. If I go in on my own, I could use the Nightstalker outfit to sneak in. But if I bring the both of you, we might alert the enemies!"

Yin Wuqiu opened his mouth to speak but he did not know what to say.

Xiangyu, on the other hand, said, "That's easily solvable! Didn't you get a Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd just now? You can use that to get us in!"

"Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd?I still haven't checked out its Special Ability yet!"

Ding

[Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd: Made of Heavenly Vines from Mount Wuliang in the Verdant Emperor's realm. A Three-star Divine Item. Contains Meru Mustard Seed! This gourd can absorb all kinds of living beings into it! Spiritual Items and Spiritual Medicine which are stored inside will not lose their Spiritual Attributes but will grow instead! Do you want to withdraw it?]

"Wow! now that's awesome!" Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up.

Mustard space was exactly the same as space in reality. Living items that were stored inside could move about freely and grow freely; unlike the Infinite Space Ring which did not allow storage of living things, but only inanimate objects.

The most impressive thing about the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd was its Special Ability!

It was beneficial to human beings and beasts who cultivated inside. Spiritual Medicine and Spiritual Items could increase their Spiritual Abilities, and might even evolve.

If he used this Special Abilities properly, Chen Xiaobei could benefit greatly from it.

"Alright! I'll test it now!"

Chen Xiaobei retrieved the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd.

It was a leaf-green colored gourd, with a shiny, golden surface.

"Store!" Chen Xiaobei shouted as he opened the gourd.

Suddenly, a voice with a question popped into Xiangyu and Yin Wuqiu's minds, asking them if they were willing to enter the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd.

Only if they were willing, would they be deposited inside. If they were unwilling, the divine gourd would not keep them inside.

Swoop! Swoop!

Of course, Xiangyu and Yin Wuqiu agreed to it.

Immediately, their bodies shrunk to the size of tiny little insects and were sucked into the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd.

"What… in the world…"

Zaar, who was watching from afar, rubbed his eyes.

Chen Xiaobei capped the gourd and walked over to him. "This is all an illusion. You're just dreaming!"

"Illusion? " Zaar looked very confused when…

Thwack!

Chen Xiaobei tapped the back of Zaar's neck and sent him into a deep sleep.

Zaar was useless to the next phase of his mission. Chen Xiaobei wasn't bothered to kill him so he might as let him take a nap here.

He would not dare believe that the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd was real anyway. He probably would not obsess over it. Even if he did tell people about it, no one would have believed him.

After that, Chen Xiaobei put on the Nightstalker Outfit, made himself invisible and walked into the abandoned research facility.

If he drove a car or used the Somersault Cloud, he would have been noticed before he could even approach the target.

So, the die was cast, and Chen Xiaobei decided to run in.

With his ungodly speed, he arrived at the place within minutes.

The facade of the place resembled an abandoned research facility. By using the powers of his Golden Gaze Fiery Eyes, Chen Xiaobei could see beneath the false front!

"It's this place!"

Chen Xiaobei was standing on a crumbling wall.

He could see that beyond the wall was an extremely thick metal door outfitted with high-tech safety locking devices. Apart from a password, it would also require fingerprint recognition and a retina scan to gain access into the room on the other side.

Zing!

The Dragon's Edge appeared in Chen Xiaobei's hand.

The door was made with a special alloy that could withstand artillery fire and even massive earthquakes. It would not, however, withstand the might of Chen Xiaobei's black saber.

Zing

Chen Xiaobei aimed the saber at his front and swung hard. Immediately, a dark Sword Qi was unleashed – not unlike breathing out a Black Dragon. A powerful presence could be sensed around him. The saber might have looked unimpressive from the front, but it was actually infused with the powerful Wind Element thus making it an extremely sharp Wind Blade! This was clearly the result of fusing the Dragon's Edge with the Reverse Blade Spiritual Jade!

Ziing!

The wall and metal door where the saber had sliced through were severed in two!

Wooooo Wooooo Wooooo!

Warning alarms started blaring.

"Xiaobei is really smart! This place is riddled with hidden traps!"

The moment the doors were slashed to half, Chen Xiaobei released Xiangyu and Yin Wuqiu from the Verdant Emperor's Divine Gourd.

"Ambush! Ambush! Security! Gather up!"

At the same time, the sound of people running could be heard from the tunnel behind the door. Clearly, Hou Sailei was one of the most important personnel of this facility. One could imagine the number of guards being deployed to protect him. But of course, all those security guards still could not fight with the three peeople invading the facility.

"I'm going to go on a rampage here today! I want to avenge my brother's death!"

The anger that Xiangyu had with him had been suppressed for quite some time. The Spiritual Item, True Combat Spear in his hand enlarged from from a tiny toy to a full sized spear.

Swoosh!

With lightning speed, Xiangyu rushed to the end of the tunnel.

"Follow Xiangyu and cover him!" Chen Xiaobei immediately gave an order to Yin Wuqiu.

"Yes!"

Yin Quqiu nodded his head in response. He moved so fast that even Chen Xiaobei couldn't see him clearly. After all, this was the place where Hou Sailei did his research. There was a high chance that someone powerful was assigned to protect him. Right now, Xiangyu was just a Celestial cultivation elite with 70,000 combat power. It was not safe for him to run head-on toward the enemies to fight them. Now that Yin Wuqiu was asked to fight alongside with Xiangyu, the two of them should be powerful enough to take down all kind of enemies.

It was known to many that most of the elites with Ethereal cultivated elites would prioritize their training more than anything. It was rare for people like them to choose serving the government instead. As a result, even if the U.S government could somehow recruit a demigod, said demigod would definitely be assigned to protect the president 24/7. As for the other Ethereal cultivation elites, they would be deployed to protect something more important than someone like Hou Sailei.

Considering Hou Sailei's facility was built in a remote, hidden location, it was unnecessary for the government to assign someone extremely powerful to be stationed here. Now that he had Xiangyu and Yin Wuqiu to kill all the enemies, the only thing Chen Xiaobei needed to do right now was to capture Hou Sailei.

....

Inside the laboratory that was located deep inside the facility.

A fully armed U.S soldier ran to Hou Sailei and said, "Professor Hou! Professor Hou! Someone invaded this facility! You have to leave this place via the secure tunnel as soon as possible!"

"Three of the invaders are just garbage! Can't you guys deal with them?"

Hou Salei turned around and looked at the monitor in disdain.

"It's not that we can't deal with them! We are just following protocol and orders given by the man upstairs! In moments like this, you must evacuate this facility! This is to ensure your survival!" said the soldier.

"Heh… Thunder Phantom is guarding outside this facility! This place is perfectly safe!" said Hou Sailei while shaking his head.

"But… The plan directed to us by the higher authorities must be executed no matter what… otherwise, this can be considered as disobeying a direct order!"

"Just cut the crap! Tell the higher authorities that I'm staying here to wait for an important email! Once the email is here, the Poseidon Plan will be a huge success!"

"Okay… I'll convey your words to the higher authorities…"

The solider nodded his head and left the laboratory. Clearly, he knew that the Poseidon Plan was extremely important to the man upstairs.

BAM!

A loud thud could be heard when the soldier excited the laboratory. The soldier was sent flying by the person that stood at the door. The soldier blew hole on the wall when he came in contact with it.

Blarrgghh

Immediately, the soldier coughed out a mouthful of blood and he stopped breathing shortly after. The most important thing was that he wore a bulletproof vest when he was attacked by the person.

Hou Sailei, taken aback, asked, "You… Who are you?"

It should be known that Hou Sailei was located at the deepest part of the facility. If the person could come knocking at his door, that would have meant that everyone outside must have been defeated!

"America and Japan are desperate to bring me in! How can you not know me?!" said the person while walking towards Hou Sailei.

"You… You are Chen Xiaobei? How… How did you know that I'm here?"

"Do you really think you that you can run away from justice? Or, do you think that you can hide from me forever?!"

"America is the one that wants to capture you… You can't blame me for that… Please spare my life… I can suggest to the higher authorities to cancel the Poseidon Plan!"

"Spare your life?! Dream on! China is not holding you responsible for changing your nationality! But, how could you have sent a mole to steal China's national secrets?! You are going to pay for what you have done no matter what!"

"No… Please don't come near me… I'm asking you to step back! Where is Thunder Phantom?! Help! Save me!"

Thud

Suddenly, a decapitated head was thrown right in front of Hou Sailei.

"Are you looking for him?"

After that, Xiangyu and Yin Wuqiu walked into the room as well.

Soaked in blood, it seemed that Xiangyu had slaughtered every single person in the facility. As for Yin Wuqiu, there was not a drop of blood on him. Clearly, there were no enemies that were too powerful for him to handle. They were dead even before their blood could stain him.

"I… Oh my god! Thunder Phantom is dead!"

Hou Sailei's first reaction was to scream his lungs out. He then fell to the ground and started to go into an uncontrollable convulsion.

"Mr. Chen! I beg you… I have a lot of classified information about America in my laptop… I can give all of them to you as long as you let me live! And I will return all the files that I stole from China last time… Please! Spare my life!"

"You don't have to return those to me! I will get them myself! Or rather, are you planning to stop me from doing it?!"

With his hand swung, Chen Xiaobei stored all the apparatus in the laboratory to his Infinite Space Ring. He was planning to hand all of them over to Elder Cao. He was confident that the hackers of China would be able to decipher everything even if Hou Sailei refused to tell them anything.

"This…"

Hou Sailei suddenly realized that his only bargaining chip was gone.

"Mr. Chen! I don't think we should make each other's lives difficult! Don't think that you can leave this place if you kill me right now! I'm pretty sure the military already has this place surrounded! If you let me live, I will convince them to let you go!"

"Hehe… Don't you worry about that! Since I could walk in here, I will definitely have my ways to leave this place unharmed!"

With a smile on his face, Chen Xiaobei took out the Returning Bracelet.

"What… What is that…"

Hou Sailei could not believe what he just saw.

"This is the portal to China! I will send you back right now and let the law punish you!"

Chen Xiaobei and the others walked through the portal together and returned to Bei Xuan Faction.

The American government sent a large troop of soldiers, including some covert elites to besiege the research facility.

Of course, it was all but a wasted effort. There was no one there for them to capture.

On the other side, Chen Xiaobei turned over Hou Sailei and everything from the laboratory to a very thrilled Elder Cao.

Elder Cao believed that once they unravelled all of Hou Sailei's research, advanced American military technology of the next 50 years could be obtained by China.

The effect may not be immediate, but China would have to simply wait a few short years and the Americans wouldn't dare get all cocky with them again.

With this matter finally resolved, Chen Xiaobei gathered around his people and distributed the latest copy of Primordial Jade Divine Incantation Skill that he had acquired.

His parents would have to learn to cultivate in order to increase their life expectancy, and in turn, would be able to enjoy a lifetime of family bonds.

Chen Xiaobei also gave Jiang Ziya a copy. Jiang Ziya descended to earth to redeem his sins. Thus, all his power was stripped off him. So, he too, had to cultivate more regularly.

Xiangyu, NeZha, Hong Hai'er, and Old Wang each received a copy for themselves. They too had to train themselves hard to become more powerful.

Six-Eared Macaque, on the other hand, did not get one because he depended on Special Abilities to gain cultivation. Even if he had a copy, he could not continue to cultivate.

After that, it was Chen Xiaobei's four disciples and the 75 men he rescued from Penglai's dungeon. Then, it was Mu Rongtian, Jin Fei, Fire Boss and the men who had been following Chen Xiaobei all these while.

These people had been loyal to Chen Xiaobei, and would become Bei Xuan Faction's central driving force. They had to nurtured and therefore, it was only expected for them to receive the Primordial Jade Divine Incantation Skill.

Finally, there were Chen Xiaobei's beauties: Lan Mengcheng, Song Qincheng, and Wenyuan. These too received a copy. They needed to cultivate not not to fight in battles but simply to become stronger.

In addition to increasing their longevity, they would also be well equipped to protect themselves.

Lin Xiang and Liu Xuanxin already working on their own specialty skills, so they did not need to cultivate anything else.

Once he had settled the issue of everyone's cultivation, Chen Xiaobei's next focus was his plan to bring all of these people to the Northern Wilderness Starfield.

Chen Xiaobei had not only set his sights on that starfield. In future, he had wished to reside in the Earth God's realm, and perhaps, even Heavenly. Chen Xiaobei too strongly valued his relationship with his friends and family to leave them behind. He would want to bring all of them with him, so it was his responsibility to make sure that they all had the right measure of strength.

The resources of Earth's Spiritual Qi were scarce, greatly slowing and hampering the cultivation process. To realize his plan, they had to get to Northern Wilderness Starfield regardless!

Only through the springboard of the Northern Wilderness Starfield could they reach the further and higher Earth God Realm.

The other reason Chen Xiaobei needed to get to the Northern Wilderness Starfield was so Demonic Fox could reincarnate with her memories intact.

When she died, a rift in space ripped open and her spirit must have fallen into the Northern Wilderness Starfield.

Lady Nuwo also calculated that there was high chance that Demonic Fox would reincarnate in the Northern Wilderness Starfield.

Chen Xiaobei had to find Little Fox first. Then, Lady Nuwo would tell Chen Xiaobei how to activate Little Fox's memories so that they could eventually carry on with their fated relationship which had been left hanging thus far.

This was something Chen Xiaobei had to do come what may. He was no longer worried about Wenren Muyue's strange sickness.

Thankfully, he had already sent her pulse diagnosis and symptoms to the three famous doctors for a diagnosis.

As for Li Shizhen, Xun Simiao, and Hua Tuo, they really did live up to their reputation – they were immediately able to identify the poison plaguing Wenren Muyue.

Such potent poison would require a Five-star Divine Medicine to cure.

Of course, Chen Xiaobei would not waste his merit points to buy it. His relationship with Wenren Muyue had not reached that point yet.

Instead, he asked the three famous doctors to come up with an alternative antidote made up of readily available herbs.

Not so long ago, when Chen Xiaobei had swiped the shelves of the Penglai Treasury clean, his loot included a large amount of rare, precious herbal medicine. The formula that the three famous doctors gave him included many of the herbs he already had.

However there were three rare herbs missing from the list that he needed to search for.

The first thing Chen Xiaobei did was to tell Focker and Wenren Jinghao the names of the three herbs, so that they could do some scouting.

Only when they had found these three herbs would Wenren Muyue be cured of her illness.

Alas, after a day of hard work, and with everything properly arranged, Chen Xiaobei could finally lie down on his bed.

Just as he was getting comfortable, a snow-white kitten jumped into bed with him, licked its paws and asked, "Where is my Sis Puti? Why didn't she return with you?"

"She… She returned to a high-ranking starfield!" Chen Xiaobei smacked his forehead. "I nearly forgot to tell Elder Luo about this!"

"High-ranking starfield? Does that mean I won't see her ever again?" Xiao Bai pouted.

"Of course, you can! She said that she'll just look around. She'll return to earth soon. She also promised to reward me. If she doesn't come back, I'll go there and bring her back myself!"

"Mm, that's better! Go ahead and make your call. I'll be leaving!"

Xiao Bai wagged his tail and walked away contented.

Chen Xiaobei punched Elder Luo's number into the phone.

"Elder Luo, are you free now? I need to talk to you about some things and I wish to tell you face to face!" Chen Xiaobei did not want to talk about it over the phone since it was an unusual matter.

"I'm not exactly free, but I was just going to ask you for some help anyway. Why don't you come over?"

"Alright, no problem. I'll come immediately!" Chen Xiaobei hung up and hurriedly left Bei Xuan Faction.

In the Luo family manor.

Elder Luo welcomed Chen Xiaobei at the door. When he saw the young man, he seemed very relieved. "Xiaobei! You're here! I was worried it would turn into a problem if you are not in Dragon City!"

"What happened?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

"The young master of Mount Shu Faction had been sent here. They said he was badly injured in a fight, and they wanted me to tend to him!" Old Luo frowned. "I've examined his wounds. They are very severe. He's barely hanging in there! I've been racking up my brain all day. Only Nine Dragons Acupuncture Skill could stabilize his condition. That's why I've asked you here to help!"

"Young master of Mount Shu?"

Chen Xiaobei knew this man. Mount Shu Faction had previously engaged in conflict with him.

It was right after the martial arts competition and a few of the ancient factions besieged Bei Xuan. Eventually, Mount Shu Faction's Xu Changqing died in the hands of Chen Xiaobei.

As it turned out, one of the elders of Mount Shu Faction, Situ Hengfeng, managed to escape.

The bastard knew everything. So, Chen Xiaobei tasked Yue Changkong to spy on him and subsequently capture him. Unfortunately, they had been unsuccessful.

This matter had pricked Chen Xiaobei like a thorn at his side. Until it was removed, Chen Xiaobei would still feel the gloom burdening his heart. Once they knew what Chen Xiaobei did to them, they would definitely do whatever it took to eliminate Chen Xiaobei.

Mount Shu Faction's young master's sudden appearance made Chen Xiaobei feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Xiaobei! What are you thinking about?" Elder Luo was panicking. "We have to save him! Mount Shu Faction is really powerful; if their young master dies in my house, we are going to have a lot of problems in the future!"

"You're right! We need to save him now! Lead the way!" Chen Xiaobei nodded.

The previous conflict had not even been resolved yet. He could not possibly bring Elder Luo more problems.

In the guest hall stood eight stern-looking middle-aged men.

From the splendour of their clothing, it was obvious that seven of them were slightly lower in rank than the man with silver-grey hair.

Using his Netherspirit Battlescouter, Chen Xiaobei discovered that the seven men's combat powers were about 100,000 to 103,000. They were all Celestial cultivation elites.

The silver haired man, however, had reached 230,000 combat power, the middle phase of Ethereal Cultivation. That was the same was Yin Wuqiu!

"Allow me to introduce you!" Elder Luo pointed at the silver hair man, "This is the Third Elder, Qi Congying!"

"How are you Elder Qi?" Chen Xiaobei nodded politely in his direction. He was a guest at the Luo house. It was better to keep a low profile, to avoid bringing anymore trouble to Elder Luo.

"Elder Luo, who is this?" Qi Congying asked.

"Oh! This is Chen Xiaobei! It's the person I sent for to come and help tend to young master Xu!" Elder Luo replied.

"Him?" Qi Congying and the other seven men questioned.

"Elder Luo! Are you kidding?" Qi Congruo's face darkened. "Our young master is on his deathbed, and instead of tending to him yourself, you sought an inexperienced schoolboy? Are you trying to kill our young master?"

Chen Xiaobei felt a bout of anger stir inside him. Qi Congying not only doubted his medical skills, he even questioned Elder Luo's motives with prejudice and suspiciaon! How ridiculous!

A frown hung over Elder Luo's lips. "You've misunderstood me, Elder Qi… it's not that I am unwilling to do it myself, but because I'm not confident enough. Only if Xiaobei is involved, can we ensure that the young master Xu could continue to live on!"

"Nonsense!" Qi Congying refused to believe the old man. "If even you are not confident enough to do it, what makes you think this inexperienced bugger can succeed? Even a child wouldn't fall for this stupid trick!"

Elder Luo was too stunned to talk back.

Naturally, what Qi Congying said was right in some ways, But Chen Xiaobei wasn't a person that could be measured by normal standards. For a moment, Elder Luo found himself at a lost for words.

"What is it now?" Qi Congying barked, "Luo Xun, I order you to tend to the patient now! If anything happens to our young master, you will be buried today!'

Old Cao felt very helpless.

He did not have the confidence to do it himself. But the others refused to put their faith in Chen Xiaobei's skills as a medical doctor. If he tries to save the young master himself, it might not end well!

"Elder Qi, how old are you?" Chen Xiaobei suddenly spoke up.

"That's none of your business." Qi Congying scowled. Step aside! You are in no position to talk!"

Chen Xiaobei smiled. "Heh! haven't you heard? You can offend anyone you like but you should never offend your doctor! You didn't know? It's common sense! I'm pretty sure that you have lived long enough but it seems like you have wasted your entire life away."

"What?!" Qi Congying's shouted. "You son of a bitch! How could you humiliate me in front all these people? Are you tired of living already?"

Qi Congying was the Third Elder of Mount Shu Faction. Everybody was obliged to respect him no matter what.

And then came an insolent Chen Xiaobei, so carelessly tearing his face down before his men. How infuriating!

The seven men from Mount Shu Faction also wore angry expressions on their faces, ready to pounce on Chen Xiaobei.

Elder Luo tugged at Chen Xiaobei's sleeve, hoping that he would apologize. The person he had offended was not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry.

But instead of backing down, Chen Xiaobei soldiered on.

"Yeah! I'm tired of living! Elder Luo and I won't be healing anyone today! If you have the balls, then kill us! If you don't dare to kill us, then that means you have no balls!"

"I Qi Congying has no balls? No balls? You are the first person to ever speak to me like that! I will show you today whether Qi Congying has any balls!"

Right after he finished his last sentence, a terrifying aura began to radiate out from every single pore that he had. Multiplying that was a Fire Ethereal Force that was slowly accumulating on his finger. Seemingly, he wanted to kill Chen Xiaobei with a single hit.

For an Ethereal Cultivation elite, killing someone with Chen Xiaobei's cultivation was like squishing an ant with a finger.

"Crap!" Elder Luo had turned as pale as a ghost.

The other seven disciples of Mount Shu Faction shot Chen Xiaobei mocking glances, as if they were looking at the world's biggest idiot.

Even then, Chen Xiaobei was calm as the lake on a windless day. "Before you make a move, let me remind you that your young master only has.. about 10 minutes left in him. After you kill Elder Luo and me, he will follow us to the grave! It's entirely up to you!"

Qi Congying froze.

With his soaring cultivation, he was assigned solely to protect his young master.

Should his young master die, he would have to bear the dire consequences. His faction would see to it that he was punished… in an 'appropriate' manner.

The young master was the faction leader's son. If the loss of his son was pinned on Qi Congying, then the rest of Qi Congying's life will be filled with shame and misery.

When the frightful thoughts crossed his mind, the Ethereal Force on Qi Congying's fingers slowly dissipated.

He knew that his young master already had one foot in the grave. There was no time and no point for him to kill these two, and then find a new doctor.

"Elder Luo!" Qi Congying made up his mind. "I was too anxious about saving my young master that I forgot my manners. Please help save him!"

"Don't beg me!" Elder Luo shook his head. "If you want to save your young master, you should be begging Xiaobei!"

"I…" Qi Congying would have rather died than do that.

But the patient was dying, and he would have no option but to swallow his pride and give it a try.

"Mr. Chen! Forgive me for my offences! Please help!" Qi Congying said reluctantly.

"Oh? You're not killing me now huh?" Chen Xiaobei smiled. "If you admit that you don't have any balls, I will make sure that your young master survives!"

"I… I will admit to it… Mr. Chen! Please come and save him!"

Qi Congying felt like he just swallowed a huge pile of shit. IF Chen Xiaobei were to save the young master, he would be forced to call himself a coward. It was no small affair for the third elder of Mount Shu Faction to admit that he was indeed a coward. He would definitely become the laughing stock of Jianghu and bring shame to Mount Shu Faction.

Upon thinking about that, Qi Congying could no longer suppress the anger that he held towards Chen Xiaobei. He therefore decided that he would kill Chen Xiaobei to vent his anger even if he managed to cure the young master. Of course, Chen Xiaobei and Elder Luo had no idea what was going on in his mind.

"I like your sincere attitude! I have decided that I will heal your young master!"

"Quick! Please!"

Immediately, Qi Congying ran to Chen Xiaobei.

A pale-looking young man lay there. Both of his eyes were shut and his lips had turned purple. Seemingly, his body was frozen stiff as well. One could easily mistake it as a dead body!

Still, Chen Xiaobei was confident enough that he could heal him. Just like what Elder Luo mentioned just now, it was almost impossible to use conventional approaches to heal him. However, with Nine Dragon's Acupuncture technique, there was a high chance that Chen Xiaobei could heal him completely.

"How and where did get he the injuries?" asked Chen Xiaobei while taking out his silver needles.

"Our young master rode his steed and had fun outside this morning. In the midst of it, he accidentally offended someone who happened to be the grand elder of Xingxiu Faction. His cultivation was at the later phase of Ethereal cultivation! With only a single hit, he managed to cause these severe injuries to him!"

"Xingxiu Faction? What are they doing here?"

"I have no idea why Xingxiu Faction come to Dragon City as well… Usually, people from ancient factions will not will walk amongst other ordinary human beings… That's why our young master couldn't recognize him!"

Upon hearing that, Chen Xiaobei put on a frown. As mentioned earlier, Ding Ding'ao was from Xingxiu Faction and was killed during their journey to the Black Desert. Although Chen Xiaobei was not the one that killed him, he still had something to do with it. The grand elder of Xingxiu Faction was an elite with later phase of Ethereal cultivation and his combat power was around 280,000! Even a very strong Yin Wuqiu would be killed by him within seconds.

Now that he was in Dragon City out of the blue, Chen Xiaobei started to worry. Unfortunately, it was not appropriate for him to ask more about it. All he could do was to wait patiently and gather more intel when the time was right.

Minutes later, Chen Xiaobei had already planted hundreds of silver needles in the young master. Surprisingly, the young master regained his vitals and his stiff body slowly relaxed as well.

"Okay! His vitals are stable now! However his injuries are really serious, and it's best not to let him travel for now! I suggest you let him rest for a period of time at Dragon City first. During this period, I will drop by and follow up with the treatment!"

"All done? Oh my god! You just pulled our young master back from hell!"

Qi Congying could not believe what he just saw.

"This kid's healing skills are pretty damn good!"

"Too good! Not even Elder Luo is as good as him!"

"It seems like we have a lot of talented people hidden amongst us in China! He sure was good at hiding his talent!"

At that moment, Qi Congying and seven other disciples from Mount Shu Faction changed their perceptions about Chen Xiaobei. Moments ago, they were treating like he was a complete idiot. Now, he was someone extremely skilled to them.

On the other hand, Chen Xiaobei could not care less about the way they looked at him.

"Alright. You guys should stay here to keep an eye on him. I want to go and talk to Elder Luo."

"Okay. Understood…" said Qi Congying while nodding his head.

Qi Congying finally understood why one should never offend a good doctor. Though the young master of Mount Shu Faction was healed, Chen Xiaobei mentioned to them that he still needed to continue treating him. Initially, Qi Congying wanted to kill Chen Xiaobei but now, he did not even dare to bad mouth him anymore.

After that, Elder Luo ordered the butler send the young master to the hospital. Then, he went to the back garden with Chen Xiaobei.

"Xiaobei… What is it that want to talk to me?"

"I want to ask you about Puti. Puti and I have found the ruins of Jingjue Kingdom and we managed to locate the Sacred Duke Starfield as well. I now know everything about her!"

"What? How is that even possible? How did you manage to get pass the Thousand Spirit Formation?"

"You know what? I have managed to destroy it and I have all 810 Formation Cores with me as well!"

"Oh god! That formation was powerful enough to trap a demigod… And… You just destroyed it?"

"I'm telling you the truth here… Puti and I met the 12 priests as well. The seventh priest offended Puti and she killed him with her Sacred Duke Bloodline's skill! In the end, the great priest told us everything about her!"

"Hmm… This is fate… We have tried to bury the secret for so many years… And we thought that no one would ever find out about it! I never expected that you managed to uncover everything!"

"Elder Luo, I will tell you to not worry. I will not tell anyone about it. Not even my family and friends!"

"You are not an outsider… I'm not worried at all!"

"Oh right! Where is Puti! How come she didn't come back with you?"

"She went ahead and ordered the great priest to open the portal back to Sacred Duke Starfield!"

"What?! She went back to Sacred Duke Starfield?! This is crazy! The reason why I hid it from her is because the war at Sacred Duke Starfield is not over yet! She is putting her life at great risk by going back!"

"The great priest tried to talk her out of it as well but she's really stubborn! I can't even convince her otherwise. But she promised me that she would come back here after she's visited her parents."

"It's not that simple. I'm afraid she won't be able to come back here anymore…"

"Why?!"

"Some things are simply too difficult to explain." Elder Luo shook his head and said. "It would be great if Puti could come back. But based on her personality, I'm afraid she won't!"

"If she won't then I will go to her!" Chen Xiaobei said.

"No! You cannot! Xiaobei you have to forget about this! Saint Duke Starfield is no ordinary place! If you go rushing in like that, you will die!"

"Don't worry, Elder Luo. I know a thing or two about high-ranking Starfields. I have just returned from a Northern Wilderness Starfield! I understand that planet Earth is just the tip of the iceberg in this vast universe. I also know that I'm considered weak if compared to those high-ranking Starfields. Thus, I will continue to become stronger! So strong I can protect Luo Puti… so that I can protect everyone!"

"I trust in you, and I believe that you have a bright future ahead." Elder Luo shook his head helplessly. "But I'm afraid you will never be able to reach Saint Duke Starfield's level. I'm not trying to discourage you but, compared to Saint Duke Starfield, the Northern Wilderness Starfield is not even worth mentioning!"

"I know that. I've met the 12 priests, and I know that their strength are beyond demigods! I get the picture. I can only imagine how powerful Saint Duke Starfield is! But I don't think that it's impossible to reach. Soon enough, I will get to places greater than Saint Duke Starfield!"

"Sigh, I suppose it's enough to have a mindset like that." Elder Luo let out a long, heaving sigh.

He believed that Chen Xiaobei was one of a kind, and had the potential to be at the very top of planet Earth. He could even make a name for himself in the Northern Wilderness Starfield. Sadly, he felt that Saint Duke Starfield was way beyond Chen Xiaobei's reach.

He sighed not because he looked down on Chen Xiaobei, but because he felt sorry for him.

Sorry that Chen Xiaobei was born on earth, and bounded by its limitations. If Chen Xiaobei had been born on Saint Duke, he would have definitely made a name for himself by now.

As an earthling, he was a lesser being than the insects in Saint Duke Starfield. Why would he even consider going to places that were even higher in level?

Since Chen Xiaobei would probably be not able to do it, Elder Luo decided not to try and talk him out of it.

But what Elder Luo did not know was that, Chen Xiaobei thought nothing much of them, be it the Northern Wilderness Starfield or Saint Duke Starfield,

His ultimate goal was, and will always be the Heavenly Realm!

How were two mere Starfields even worth mentioning?

"Elder Luo, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. There are some matters I need to look into." Chen Xiaobei did not explain what it was. Time always gave the best answers.

"Alright!" Elder Luo nodded. "Oh, right. Xiaobei, if you need any help, don't hesitate to ask me."

"Don't worry, Elder Luo. This may not necessarily be about me."

Chen Xiaobei gave the old man a smile before he left.

Once outside the Luo family manor, Chen Xiaobei gave Zhuo Qunfeng a call.

"Bro Bei! What made you call me out of the blue?"

Zhuo Qunfeng sounded very excited. After the expedition to the Black Desert, his respect and admiration for Chen Xiaobei had tripled. He now addressed Chen Xiaobei as Bro Bei.

"What happened in the Black Desert… has it been disclosed?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

"No." Zhuo Qunfeng lowered his voice. "All of us are saying that Zhou Xiaokun died because of the Thousand Spirits Formation. Why? What happened?"

"I heard that the grand elder of Xingxiu Faction is visiting Dragon City!"

"No!" Zhuo Qunfeng spoke faster now. "The grand elder of Xingxiu Faction has been undergoing some intensive training to breakthrough to demigod cultivation! There's no way he would stop his training now!"

"I felt something wrong, and that's why I called you. Could you go check and see what's going on in Xingxiu Faction?"

"Alright! I'll go find out now!" Zhuo Qunfeng was obedient to Chen Xiaobei's orders and would do his best to look into the matter.

After that, Chen Xiaobei called Yue Changkong.

"Bro Bei, what do you need?" Yue Changkong asked. As Chen Xiaobei's loyal hound, there was no need for formalities.

"Has Mount Shu Faction's Situ Hengfeng been captured?"

"N… no…" Yue Changkong stammered. "Why are you suddenly thinking about this?"

"Mount Shu 's young master has come to Dragon City. He's brought three core elders, and seven Celestial Cultivation elites! Something is surely going on here!"

"If that's the case, Bro Bei must be extra careful!" Yue Changkong paused for a moment, and then resumed his statement, "I contacted Su Dongruo and sent out a few hundred disciples, but we still have yet been able to find Situ Hengfeng. Maybe Mount Shu's young master did not come for Bro Bei!"

"Let's hope so." Chen Xiaobei inhaled sharply. He still had that feeling that something was wrong.

Ding Ring Ring!

Right after he hung up, a call came in.

"Focker? What is it?" Chen Xiaobei asked.

"Bro Bei! Something big happened!" Focker was almost blabbering. "I just got news. Every single member of Rothschild Family from Dragon City is asked to leave Dragon City immediately!"

"Every single member of Rothschild Family from Dragon City is asked to leave Dragon City immediately?" Chen Xiaobei rubbed his temple. "What happened exactly?"

"I heard that the Americans are going to attack Dragon City! There's a prince of the Blood Descendant, a grand wizard from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry, and a Paladin from The Vatican. They have brought hundreds of their own underlings to Dragon City!"

"Prince of the Blood Descendants? Grand magister? Paladin?" Chen Xiaobei's palm began to sweat.

"Yeah! These three are the elite of the elites! They are all Ethereal Cultivation! Even the underlings they brought with them are very strong! Something big is about to go down! Bro Bei, why don't you bring your family to Paradise Island? You could hide here for a while. There's no need to go to them!"

"Hide?" Chen Xiaobei laughed bitterly. "They've come for me! If I go to Paradise Island, the place will be ruined!"

"What?!" Focker gasped. "Come for you? Why is that?"

"I did something big in the US yesterday. The Americans hate my guts. They've sent a hell lot of elites here for revenge!" Chen Xiaobei could hear the pounding of his heart in his ears.

The young master of Mount Shu, the grand elder of Xingxiu, and the American forces had all gathered in Dragon City like a turbulent undercurrent.

This all but confirmed that America had come for Chen Xiaobei. So had the other two families. What should he do?

Ding Ring Ring!

The fourth call of the day came from Zhuo Qunfeng.

Had he already found out what was happening?

"Bro Bei! I've got bad news!" Zhuo Qunfeng was hysterical. "Someone in Xingxiu Faction babbled! In fact, they even claimed that you killed Zhou Xiaokun and Ding Ding'ao!"

"What? How did it happen?!" Chen Xiaobei worst fears actually came to pass.

"Xingxiu faction is a cult. When their faction leader found out that the young master Ding Ding'ao had died, he was so angry he wanted to kill all the survivors, so that they would be buried next to Ding Ding'ao! One of them was so afraid to die so much so he pushed all the blame to you! That's why Xingxiu Faction sent their grand elder and hundreds of men to capture you alive!"

"After all the precautionary measures we took, I just had to miss this one thing!" Chen Xiaobei did not look too happy.

"I had never thought that this would happen either! I mean, we all agreed when we left the Black Desert, that we would never betray each other even if we faced death! Now that there is real danger, someone broke their promise!"

"This is actually very normal. It was not easy surviving the Black Desert. No one will be willing to die just like that." Chen Xiaobei sighed deeply. "I have underestimated Xingxiu Faction! Their faction leader is just too vicious. He won't even show mercy to his own disciples! I'm not surprised that someone sold me out when he was being threatened with death!"

"Bro Bei! You better find yourself a hideout!" Zhuo Qunfeng said anxiously. "Xingxiu Faction's grand elder is an Ethereal Cultivation elite. He's not your normal kind of scary!"

"I guess I really have to go into hiding!" Chen Xiaobei felt his stomach churn.

The American ancient force was already giving him a hell of a headache. Now, he had an additional problem to worry about; Xingxiu Faction. It would seem that he was knee deep in some really serious trouble.

So many terrifyingly strong elites. There's no way Chen Xiaobei could fight them all.

Worse still, this was happening in Dragon City, where Chen Xiaobei's family, friends, and girlfriends took residence! Should a battle break out, it would be a nightmare!

"Oh, Bro Bei, there's one more thing!" Zhuo Qunfeng said. "Yesterday, our Kunlun Faction's grand elder also brought a few hundred men down the mountain with him. He did not reveal why. Now that I think of it, I have a feeling that he's coming for you!"

"It must be Xingxiu Faction! They must have passed the message to the Faction Leader of Kunlun Faction!"

"Bro Bei! You better hurry and hide! This is no joke! I will inform you if I hear any more news!" Zhuo Qunfeng was talking hallway when his voice suddenly grew nervous. "Grandfather! Why are you here? You want to talk to Bro Bei? I don't think that's a good idea…"

"Huh?" Chen Xiaobei stared at his phone for a brief moment. Zhuo Qunfeng's grandfather was the fourth core elder of Kunlun Faction.

"Hello, is this Mr. Chen" Zhuo Yaolong's came over the phone.

"Yes, I am! Is there anything you'd like to speak to me about, Elder Zhuo?" Chen Xiaobei's voice was even and calm but his mind was racing, wondering why this old man would suddenly want to talk to him.

"First of all, I would like to thank you for saving Qunfeng again! If it were not for Mr. Chen, my grandson would have been buried in the desert!"

"You're too kind," Chen Xiaobei tried to hide the surprise in his voice. It appeared that Zhuo Yaolong had no malicious intent.

"Secondly, I want to inform Mr. Chen that other than Xingxiu and Kunlun, Mount Shu Faction has also sent an army of men for you."

"They really are coming for me… How did you know about this?"

"I have a very close friend in Mount Shu. Yesterday, while we were chatting, he mentioned that one of the Mount Shu elders had a grandson who died in Dragon City! Even though the deceased was not of high-standing, he carried a Spiritual Item with him called a Water Shattering Dagger! The young master of Mount Shu faction has coveted the knife for a very long time, and is bringing his people with him to get it. If the knife is still with Mr. Chen, just return it to the young master, apologize and this would all be forgotten!"

"Thank you, Mr. Zhuo, for your kidn words but I digress. Sadly, the knife is gone." Chen Xiaobei said helplessly.

His mind flashed back to the time when he first got the Water Shattering Dagger which he ate right after! How could he take it out?

"That's going to be a problem! Mr. Chen, you better go into hiding. Kunlun, Mount Shu, and Xingxiu are all after you. They are the kind of ancient factions that you don't want to go up against!" Zhuo Yaolong advised.

"I understand! Thank you again, Mr. Zhuo!" Chen Xiaobei smiled bitterly.

Other than these three factions, there was also the American's ancient forces who were hunting for him! One could imagine that this was going to be a terrifying war for Chen Xiaobei.

After he had hung up the phone, Chen Xiaobei did not waste a second and swiftly returned to Bei Xuan faction.

His original plan was to wait until his footing in Northern Wilderness stabilized, before taking everyone over. But right now, with everything that was happening, his plan would have to be expedited!

The dangers he would face this time were unlike any other that he had faced before. If it was not taken care of properly, his friends and family might suffer because of him.

Mount Shu, Xingxiu, Kunlun, and the United States of America!

All of these forces were in conflict with Chen Xiaobei before. This was an inevitable disaster.

But of all scenarios, how was it that everything exploded all at once? Was such a massive coincidence even possible?

Chen Xiaobei did not believe in such things!

He reckoned that other than the obvious fact that four groups of people were pounding in on him, there were also other underlying factors at play.

Not knowing what it was, leaving earth was the only way he could ensure that his family and friends were safe!

Once back in Bei Xuan Faction, Chen Xiaobei immediately assembled everyone to the arena.

"What?! We're moving?" Zhang Chui'er stared at her son. "This place is perfectly fine. Why are we moving all of a sudden?"

Chen Xiaobei decided that there was no need to hide the truth from them anymore, so he told them, "I made some enemies when I was out, and they've come to get me. For the sake of everyone's safety, we have to leave!"

"Enemy? What enemy? There's so many of us. Why should we be afraid?" Qu Aofeng said loudly. "Don't worry, sifu! We will help to fight them off!"

"Our enemies are from ancient factions!" Chen Xiaobei said.

"Oh…"

Wu Aofeng was speechless. He was only at True Nirvana Cultivation, not exactly strong enough to fight ancient factions.

"Which faction is that? I will go up to their faces and wipe them out!"

Yin Wuqiu stepped out, a murderous look was plastered on his face.

"Kunlun, Mount Shu, Xingxiu!" Chen Xiaobei replied.

"Oh…" Ying Wuqiu's looked down and his face fell.

Penglai Faction was a top-tier ancient faction, but it was a world apart in rank compared to these three ancient factions.

That was exactly why Yin Wuqiu, who had just announced that he was going to go up the enemies' front door and destroy them, grew speechless.

"There's also America." Chen Xiaobei's eyes flickered darkly. "That's why before disaster strikes, let's split up. Those that do not wish to come with me, can leave now!"

Disaster is coming! Those who do not wish to go with Chen Xiaobei should leave now!

All at once, faces fell at the announcement. the situation was grim.

Since they joined Bei Xuan Faction, this was the first time Chen Xiaobei had ever said anything like that. It was clear to them now that the danger that they were in was beyond what Chen Xiaobei could handle. It was a frightening thought.

"Wherever Xiaobei goes, I'll go!" Zhang Chui'er was the first to speak up.

Chen Zhongfu said nothing. He stood on the side, giving his wife and son emotional support.

"I am also following Chen Xiaobei!" Mu Rongtian said. "But Xiaoyao and the others have not yet returned from Eastern Europe!"

"Don't worry. My enemies won't know about searching that place just yet. I will go escort them back later!" Chen Xiaobei said.

Mu Rongitan nodded, relieved after hearing that.

"I, Feng Qingyang, will follow Sifu all my life! I won't regret this decision even if I die!"

"Us too! We will follow Sifu through thick or thin!" Tai Yitan and Wuaofeng announced.

"We will be following Chen Xiaobei, of course!" Old Wang, NeZha, and Hong Hai'er said.

After the martial arts competition, Bei Xuan Faction had encountered a major crisis before. All these people had backed Chen Xiaobei up and fought by his side that time, so there was no way they would back out this time either!

Moreover, Old Wang and the others were all deities that came from heaven; naturally, they were not going to leave Chen Xiaobei anytime soon.

Needless to say, as Chen Xiaobei's loyal hounds, Ying Wuqiu and Gordon, had to follow their master.

The rest of the people, the remaining 75 that Chen Xiaobei recused from Penglai prison, said nothing.

When Chen Xiaobei announced that they should spilt up in light of this catastrophe, he meant it for everyone.

Those who were loyal would, of course, follow Chen Xiaobei with unwavering dedication but those who were faithless, even in the slightest, would have chosen to leave.

This could be considered the final test of loyalty. Chen Xiaobei would be ridding himself of those unworthy of his guidance and nurture!

Chen Xiaobei was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. 75 men, and none of them left!

"Mr. Chen was the one who saved all of us. Mr. Chen was the one who freed us from all our despair and torture! For the rest of our lives, until the day we die, we all belong to Mr. Chen! We are your men while we are alive, and we will be your ghosts when we die!" All 75 men shouted, resolute.

"Alright! Very good!" Chen Xiaobei nodded, delighted and contented. He could feel his heart warming up.

Here lay the Xingxiu people who betrayed him in the face of danger; and then there were 75 men who were willing to die with Chen Xiaobei.

Nevertheless, men's hearts were made of flesh and there were still many loyal people around!

"Alright, now everyone, listen up!" Chen Xiaobei retrieved a Returning Bracelet from his Infinite Space Ring, and opened the portal. "Please go through this screen and wait for me on the other side! Ying Wuqiu, stay back and help me move our house!"

"Alright!"

"Yes!"

Everyone began to shuffle through the black screen.

On the other side was the secret place in the Northern Wilderness Starfield.

On this side, Chen Xiaobei and Yin Wuqiu had begun the massive task of moving the house!

The city in the secret space had already become a wasteland, and there was no way Chen Xiaobei could allow everyone to sleep on the grass. So, it was and undisputed question to move the house!

Zing!

Yin Wuqiu channelled his Ethereal Wind Force and all his 230,000 combat power exploded all at once, and created a 300 meter long wind blade.

Swoosh!

The giant wind blade swung down, and dug a trench that was10 meters deep and 300 meters wide along the east side of Bei Xuan Faction.

Swish! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Yin Wuqiu did the same along the north, west and south sides of Bei Xuan Faction, cutting another three large troughs along those areas.

Swish!

Finally, Yin Wuqiu wielded his Ethereal Wind Force, and ran it 10 meters under Bei Xuan, beginning from and ending at the ditches he had created on all four sides, so that Bei Xuan was completely removed from its foundations.

The whole faction was cut out like very large slice of cake, and lifted off the ground.

"Store!"

Chen Xiaobei deposited the whole Bei Xuan Faction, along with 10 meters of soil, into the Infinite Space Ring!

After that, he positioned the entire faction in the Secret Space.

And so, the 'moving house' business was completed.

"Bro Bei, do you want to move this?" Yin Wuqiu asked.

"What is it?" Chen Xiaobei turned around to look.

It was a giant piece of rock that once stood outside Bei Xuan Faction. On it were two large, beautifully calligraphed words – Bei Xuan!

When he saw this rock, Chen Xiaobei was filled with a deep nostalgia.

He reminisced about the time when Bei Xuan was first constructed. Many of the Jianghu people from Dragon City were very unhappy. Some even came to their doorsteps rioting.

Chen Xiaobei had killed an enemy with a Maliang Divine Brush, catching their unwelcome guests by surprise. At the end of it, Chen Xiaobei carved the words 'Bei Xuan' on the giant rock, and officially declared the launch of Bei Xuan Faction.

He had never thought that this day would come when he would be forced to move his home. It did not sit well with Chen Xiaobei.

Chen Xiaobei had made plans to relocate his family and friends, but this was unintended and off-course. He did not enjoy this feeling.

"I have only myself to blame for this! I am too weak! If only I am stronger, I could have killed all of our enemies and some more! But right now, I am forced to flee!" Chen Xiaobei lowered his head despondently. "What will this place become when I come back in the future?"

"Bro Bei! Don't be disheartened!" Yin Wuqiu said. "With your capabilities, sooner or later, you will surely be able to return to this place and rebuild Bei Xuan Faction. All of your enemies will get down on their knees and beg you for mercy."

"You know what? You're right!" Chen Xiaobei lifted his head, a twinkle of determination in his eyes. "I am weak now, and that's why I have to work harder to become stronger! Someday, I will be back. I will make those who forced me to flee, pay for what they've done!"

"Exactly!" Yin Wuqiu nodded. "So, are we moving this rock?"

"No!" Chen Xiaobei shook his head. "We'll leave it here. Let it be known to everyone that this is Chen Xiaobei's territory. One day, I will be back!" Chen Xiaobei reached out and patted the rock, and mumbled, "I wonder how Liu Xuanxin is doing lately? And will the other ladies be willing to come with me?"

Due to the fact that it all happened so suddenly, Chen Xiaobei's ladies were not present.

Considering Song Qincheng and Wenyuan had no ties on earth, they would most probably go with Chen Xiaobei.

Lin Xiang had her heart set on cultivating, so she too, would be more than willing to go to the Northern Wilderness Starfield, where cultivation speeds could be increased.

As for Lan Mengcheng, she might not be willing to leave earth. After all, her whole family was still around.

Liu Xuanxin and Chen Xiaobei had not built a good enough rapport yet, and so, the odds were she would not leave with Chen Xiaobei.

Ding

Chen Xiaobei's phone rang.

Acherion sent you a private message.