Pu!


    Xue Yinghai who’d been reduced to a cripple earlier was hung high atop the gallows, and Xue Yun sentenced him to death with a single strike of her de while the myriad of nsmen from the Xue n watched.


    Blood sprayed and tainted the sky red.


    However, the nsmen of the Xue n didn’t reveal even a trace of pity. Conversely, many felt extremely happy when they saw Xue Yinghai being sentenced to death.


    They were very clearly aware that if Xue Yun hadn’t brought the personal disciple of Oracle Mountain, Chen Xi, with her, then the Xue n might have really been annihted!


    Even though all of this had been arisen because of the Snowspirit Seven Secrets Energy, the culprit was undoubtedly Xue Yinghai.


    So, no one felt pity when they watched Xue Yinghai being sentenced to death.


    After she finished doing all of this, Xue Yun was apanied by Li Wentai and the Grand Elder of the Xue n, Xue Wenqing, as she headed towards Tu Meng.


    Swish!


    The crowd automatically opened up a path, and their gazes converged sessively onto Tu Meng who stood in the distance. Moreover, they couldn’t help but reveal a wisp of curiosity on their faces, but there was even more respect and gratitude there.


    Presently, all of them were clearly aware of what had happened before this, and they were clearly aware that Tu Meng was a disciple of Oracle Mountain. Besides that, it was exactly Tu Meng who’d acted righteously and helped them deal with the danger that loomed over their n.


    Such a figure was naturally worthy of their heartfelt respect and gratitude.


    “Fellow Daoist Tu Meng, thank you.” Xue Wenqing cupped his hands and bowed. He was the Xue n’s Grand Elder. Now that the Patriarch, Xue Changkong, was unconscious, it was naturally Xue Wenqing who had to deal with all the affairs of the n.


    Tu Meng smiled lightheartedly and said, “Don’t mention it. My Martial Ancestral Uncle is friends with Miss Xue Ying, so it was something that I should have done.”


    “Then may I know if... I can meet Fellow Daoist Chen Xi?” Xue Wenqing had hesitated for a short moment yet couldn’t restrain himself in the end.


    Just like everyone else, Chen Xi’s name was like a thunderp that reverberated by his ear, and Xue Wenqing was extremely familiar with all of Chen Xi’s deeds.


    So, when he found out that this cmity had been resolved by this legendary personal disciple of Oracle Mountain, Xue Wenqing was extremely excited in his heart.


    Tu Meng said casually, “I’m sorry, my Martial Ancestral Uncle is cultivating behind closed door. However, he has decided to stay here for now, so as to prevent the Gongye n from attacking once more.”


    Just these words alone caused Xue Wenqing’s body to shake before he revealed a wisp of excitement on his face. He was originally worried about this problem. After all, an entire 8 Imperial Monarchs from the Gongye n had died in the Xue n.


    Even though Chen Xi and Tu Meng had helped them deal with this danger, but what if the Gongye n came to take revenge after Chen Xi left?


    So, when he heard Tu Meng’s answer, it was simply like timely rainfall to Xue Wenqing, and it made him simply feel extraordinarily grateful to Chen Xi.


    Thump!


    At this moment, Xue Wenqing actually knelt down abruptly, and then he kowtowed to Tu Meng. “Thank you, thank you for your generous assistance, Fellow Daoist. If you have any requests in the future, then my Xue n will definitely be willing toy down our lives for you!”


    Tu Meng was instantly stunned. Never had he imagined that this Imperial Monarch from the Xue n would actually kneel down and express his gratitude to him.


    But in next to no time, an even more surprising scene had appeared. After Xue Wenqing knelt down, all the other nsmen of the Xue n including Xue Yun herself had actually knelt down at the same time, and they spoke simultaneously....


    “We’re willing toy down our lives!”


    “We’re willing toy down our lives!”


    “We’re willing toy down our lives!”


    Their orderly voices resounded through the heavens and the earth, and it caused the atmosphere here to seem solemn and stately.


    Tu Meng hurriedly helped Xue Wenqing up, and then heughed bitterly in his heart. Now, we can’t leave even if we wanted to....


    However, when he witnessed such a shocking scene, Tu Meng couldn’t help but sigh with emotion in his heart as well. This Xue n does know how to repay its debts. Martial Ancestral Uncle and I didn’t help them in vain.


    ...


    Chen Xi was naturally unaware of all of this. At this moment, he was cultivation in the region within Tu Meng’s body.


    Earlier, the reason why he’d instructed Tu Meng to ask the Xue n to refrain from exposing their whereabouts was very simple. He had too many enemies in the Ancient God Domain, and he was currently still in an extremely weak state. So, if his enemies were to hear news about this and rush over, then the consequences would be unimaginable.


    Of course, Chen Xi was very sure that the refined man would definitely not expose the news after he fled. After all, Chen Xi’s identity was too shocking, and if Oracle Mountain were to find out about it, then the Gongye n would definitely suffer cmity.


    It was exactly as Chen Xi had expected. After the battle came to an end, all news about the battle had been locked down, and the outside world didn’t even know that a terrifying battle had erupted in the territory of the Serene Swallow Universe’s Xue n.


    Time flowed by swiftly.


    On the first month of Chen Xi’s cultivation, he’d finally relied on his vital energy to mobilize the energy of the region within his body.


    Once the region within his body had started to circte, it allowed the Divine Dark Parasol Tree that had fallen into deathly silence to awaken once more, and it ceaselessly emanated pure and thick divine energy.


    So, during the next period of time, Chen Xi’s strength started to recover at an inconceivable speed, and he’d recovered more than half of hisbat strength is less than half a month of time.


    During this period of time, the Xue n had returned to calm once more. The Gongye n actually didn’te over to take revenge for a long time, and it allowed Xue Wenqing and the other members of the Xue n to unconsciously heave sighs of relief.


    Their hearts had been constantly in a tense state throughout these days because they were worried that the forces of the Gongye n would suddenly assault them.


    The most ting development to them was that their Xue n’s Patriarch, Xue Changkong, had finally awoken after he consumed the Dragonskin Jade Herb that Xue Yun had gathered, and he was recuperating. They believed that it wouldn’t be long before he could recover.


    On the 2nd month of his cultivation, Chen Xi’s strength had recoveredpletely. The vital energy within his body surged while his divine energy rumbled, and he’d recovered to a peak state of his current cultivation.


    It was also at this moment that Chen Xi relied on his formidable will to finally notice some secrets of the River Diagram fragments in his sea of consciousness!


    The River Diagram was deathly silent and motionless in his sea of consciousness just as it had always been.


    However, when Chen Xi’s will entered into the River Diagram fragments, he noticed to his surprise that each of the eight fragments confined an Era Brand within them!


    Moreover, the energy that confined the Era Brands... were clearly from Chen Xi himself!


    This allowed Chen Xi to instantly determine why he’d be so weak after he escaped the mysterious Land of Catastrophe. It turned out that his strength had actually been taken by the River Diagram fragments!


    Obviously, the River Diagram fragments had done all of that with the intention of restraining the Era Brands that had almost caused Chen Xi to copse.


    But why did the River Diagram do that?


    Those Era Brands were rampaging incessantly through his sea of consciousness, and it had almost caused him to suffer qi deviation. Even though the River Diagram resolved that problem in the end, Chen Xi had a faint feeling that the River Diagram’s objective behind doing all of that was absolutely not so simple.


    Chen Xi continued his investigation but came back empty handed in the end. This caused him to fall into deep through.


    8 River Diagram fragments, 8 Era Brands. All of them conform to each other. Could it be that some sort of link is hidden behind all of this?


    Since the 1st era began, it’s already the 9th era now, and I’m the 9th Savior of the 9th era.... So, some sort of a brand that belongs to this 9th era definitely exists within me....


    If it’s like that, then would the 9th River Diagram fragment that I haven’t found until now be linked and conform to the Era Brand that exists within me?


    Nine is the extreme of numbers. If it’spared to the path towards the Dao, then does this 9 represent the end of the Ultimate Path towards the Dao?


    If I go along this inference, then wouldn’t I find the true secrets of the Ultimate Path towards the Dao when I find the 9th River Diagram fragment?


    Chen Xi deduced and pondered incessantly, and the oue was that he grew more and more shocked as his thoughts progressed. It was like he’d pushed openyers of mist and came into contact with the truth that was like a taboo.


    That truth caused him to feel yearning in his heart, but he was horrified at the same time. It was an extremely conflicting feeling, and it made Chen Xi feel dazed.


    He was the 9th Savior of the 9th era, and he possessed the Era Brands of thest 8 eras and 8 River Diagram fragments.


    Under such circumstances, the 9th era’s Era Brand definitely existed within him. Even if Chen Xi didn’t know exactly where it was.


    Moreover, the 9th piece of the River Diagram definitely existed in the world. However, Chen Xi was simrly unaware of its whereabouts.


    But based on this inference, then perhaps some incidents that even he wouldn’t dare believe might ur when he found the 9th fragment of the River Diagram one day.


    Huff!


    In the end, Chen Xi took a deep breath and awoke from his deep thought.


    He was unable to determine if his deductions were correct. However, he was very sure that something would definitely ur when he gathered theplete River Diagram!


    ...


    It wasn’t long before Chen Xi emerged from his cultivation.


    “Martial Ancestral Uncle, you’ve recovered?” Tu Meng was pleasantly surprised.


    Chen Xi nodded. Only now did he notice that they were in a grand and luxurious pce of ice. Moreover, only Tu Meng and Chen Xi were within the entire hall, causing it to seem extremely empty.


    Chen Xi asked casually. “Did anything urtely?”


    Tu Meng shook his head. “Three months have passed already, but there’s still been no movement from the Gongye n. Martial Ancestral Uncle, do you think they’ve given uppletely?”


    Chen Xi was stunned, and then he shook his head and said, “That’s impossible. Losing 8 Imperial Monarchs is an extremely heavy blow to any top-rate power of the Imperial Region, so the Gongye n will definitely not swallow this loss.”


    Tu Meng frowned. “Could it be that they’re umting strength in secret and intend to strike a lethal blow against us?”


    Chen Xi thought for a moment and said, “It’s very likely. No matter what, let’s just wait for a while. We’re in no rush to return to the sect now that I’ve recoveredpletely.”


    Tu Meng nodded, and then he seemed to have thought of something. He chuckled as he flipped his palm, and then a jade cauldron that glistened brilliantly appeared.


    “Look at what this is?”


    “That’s.... That Daofuse Cauldron of the Xue ns? What’s it doing in your possession?” Chen Xi immediately recognized it as the jade cauldron that resided at the center of the Xue n’s Offering Hall on that day. It was a rare Natural Spirit Treasure that wasparable to the Overarching Heaven Net and the Copper Coin of Treasurefall!


    Most importantly, it was very likely that this cauldron was rted to the Snowspirit Seven Secret Energy!


    Yet now, it had actually appeared in Tu Meng’s possession.


    What’s going on? Chen Xi nced at Tu Meng while feeling puzzled in his heart. He wouldn’t have asked for it from the Xue n by force, right?