If Gou Cheng becomes the Dao Ancestor, the monkey will come to become his disciple.

Chapter 42 Departure, Encounter with the Ferocious Bird Again

After Tong Yan left, only Lin Zhiwei and Jiang Chuan remained at the scene.

Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Lin Zhiwei glanced at Jiang Chuan, who seemed to have everything under control, with mixed feelings, and thought to herself, "I hope he'll be alright."

She was not very clear about Biyang Zhenren's thoughts and plans.

She had hesitated before, but seeing Jiang Chuan's determination and Tong Yan's knowledge of the matter, she could no longer stop him.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, I'm going back!"

"Fairy, please wait!"

Jiang Chuan replied with a smile.

Lin Zhiwei, dressed in plain white, her long hair flowing in the wind, walked a few steps and then suddenly turned to look at Jiang Chuan. After a pause, she solemnly uttered two words.

"Take care of yourself!"

Watching Lin Zhiwei leave,

Jiang Chuan sighed inwardly. Lin Zhiwei had reminded him several times today. If it were anyone else, they would have become suspicious long ago.

"Thank you, but I need to leave this place."

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The next day,

After Jiang Chuan left a letter as a pretense, he went to Tong Yan.

Seeing that he was the only one waiting, Jiang Chuan asked in confusion:

"Fellow Daoist Tong, is it just the two of us? Where are Fellow Daoist Zhou and Fairy Lin?"

Tong Yan smiled and explained, "Junior Brother Zhou and Junior Sister Lin still need to continue guarding Taihu Market. This time, it's just the two of us going to the sect."

Lin Zhiwei did not accompany him.

Jiang Chuan felt a sudden unease, a bad premonition creeping into his heart.

Could it be...

Yesterday's conversation between the two was noticed by the Golden Core cultivator who was secretly observing, and then he made a move against Lin Zhiwei, right?

Considering this possibility,

Jiang Chuan's expression immediately changed. If Lin Zhiwei had been harmed because of him, then...

"No, no matter what, I have to test it again."

He feigned a slightly embarrassed look, scratched his head, and stammered out:

"Fellow Daoist Tong, would you mind inviting Fairy Lin to accompany us?"

Tong Yan was taken aback upon hearing this, but after seeing Jiang Chuan's awkward and embarrassed expression, he immediately understood what he meant.

Has he taken a liking to Junior Sister Lin?

Thinking of this, an inexplicable anger welled up in his heart.

"Junior Sister Lin is mine. What right do you, an outsider, have to interfere?"

Just as Tong Yan was about to find an excuse to refuse,

Suddenly, a majestic voice rang in my ears.

"Say yes!"

"It's the Ancestor!"

Tong Yan felt a sudden chill, and his sliver of hope vanished instantly. He forced a smile as he looked at Jiang Chuan, a murderous intent flashing in his mind.

"Since Fellow Daoist Ye has invited me, then I will have my junior sister accompany me."

Jiang Chuan feigned delight and bowed, saying, "That's wonderful, thank you very much, fellow Daoist!"

Tong Yan felt very sad.

"Please wait a moment!"

After a while,

Jiang Chuan then saw Lin Zhiwei again.

However, Lin Zhiwei looked rather pale today, dressed in plain clothes, with a cold and aloof demeanor. After seeing Jiang Chuan, she didn't say much, just nodded, and put on a "keep away" look.

Jiang Chuan was taken aback.

Something must have happened yesterday.

"Are you really implicated because of me?"

Tong Yan reached out and a palm-sized, emerald-green flying boat appeared out of thin air in front of the three of them. It then quickly grew to a size of several tens of feet, with a palace standing on it.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, please!"

Jiang Chuan glanced at it and felt extremely envious. This flying artifact was obviously extraordinary and should be a spiritual artifact-level flying artifact.

"Spiritual artifacts" are treasures of a higher level than "magical artifacts." Ordinary Qi Refining cultivators are not qualified to use them; only some Foundation Establishment cultivators with considerable wealth can use them.

He himself didn't even have a single magical artifact.

He gained a deeper understanding of Tong Yan's wealth and power.

Seeing Jiang Chuan staring intently at the flying boat with an envious look, Tong Yan felt a rare sense of satisfaction.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, this is a special flying boat of my Biyang Immortal Sect, called the [Biyang Spirit Boat]. It can travel 100,000 li a day and can be propelled by Foundation Establishment magic power or by mid-grade spirit stones..."

Jiang Chuan echoed, praising, "Yes, that's really good!"

Tong Yan was even happier: "Haha, Taihu Market is more than 300,000 miles away from the sect. At full speed, it will only take three days to get there."

"Fellow Daoist Ye, the road ahead is long, let us drink together!"

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Shortly after his clone left Taihu Market with Tong Yan, Lin Zhiwei, and others...

Jiang Chuan himself arrived at the market gate once again.

Looking at the various cultivators coming and going, Jiang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. If Taihu Market continued to be sealed off, he would be completely helpless.

"Sure enough, after my clone left Taihu Market, the market's defensive array was deactivated, and I could freely enter and exit the market."

"They're keeping an eye on me!"

"Unfortunately, you can only capture one clone that can disappear at any time."

Jiang Chuan's gaze was deep and unfathomable.

He was prepared to abandon the clone that had followed Tong Yan and Lin Zhiwei to the Biyang Immortal Sect at any time.

Of course, if the Biyang Immortal Sect doesn't push him too far, he'd be willing to stay as a guest there for a while to try and figure out their background, in case he needs it someday.

Moreover, he was quite curious about the Golden Core sects in this world. If he could join one and learn the secrets of breaking through to the Golden Core stage, that would be even better...

Jiang Chuan disguised himself as a down-on-his-luck middle-aged man in the mid-stage of Qi Refining and followed the many rogue cultivators in line out of the market.

After leaving the market,

Jiang Chuan took out a map, located the direction of Yunmeng Immortal City, and immediately used the "Travel Secret Technique" to leave quickly.

After traveling hundreds of miles away from Taihu Market, and arriving at a deserted place, he took out his newly purchased high-grade flying artifact and flew away into the distance.

From then on, fish could leap freely in the vast sea, and birds could fly freely in the high sky.

…………

Jiang Chuan sat leisurely on his flying magical artifact, sipping fragrant tea, with wisps of white clouds drifting by.

He thoroughly enjoyed the scenery of the cultivation world, experiencing a long-lost sense of relaxation.

Ever since he transmigrated to Taihu Market, he has never felt safe. He either tries to earn spirit stones or quietly farms and develops his skills. The experience is hardly wonderful.

As he passed through towering peaks, admiring the breathtaking beauty of Yunmeng Mountain,

Suddenly, he heard a piercing scream that shook the sky. A sweep of his divine sense revealed a monstrous bird, dozens of feet in size, pouncing towards him from not far away.

He recognized the ferocious bird and couldn't help but swear:

"Holy crap, it's a black-crowned golden eagle!"

More than ten years ago, during the monster riots in Yunmeng Mountain, a second-tier ferocious bird at the Foundation Establishment stage ravaged Taihu Market, indiscriminately slaughtering low-level cultivators and causing the deaths of thousands of cultivators before escaping with serious injuries.

At that time, if he hadn't concealed his cultivation level and hadn't been the Black-crowned Golden Eagle's primary target, he would have almost been killed by a sonic-like supernatural power.

For many years afterward, he still felt lingering fear when he recalled that scene.

I thought I would never have the chance to avenge my enemy in this lifetime.

Unexpectedly, the other party came to him right after he left Taihu Market.

It's too late to say, then soon!

Just as Jiang Chuan was reminiscing about the past,

The black-crowned golden eagle had already charged over, its entire body radiating a terrifying ferocity, its sharp claws, several meters in size, directly grabbing at the flying magical artifact.

"You beast, you're asking for death!"

Seeing this, Jiang Chuan quickly put the flying artifact into his storage bag. He had spent thousands of spirit stones to buy it, and the black-crowned golden eagle's claw attack would definitely destroy it.

After putting away his flying artifact, Jiang Chuan hovered in the air, his gaze coldly fixed on the black-crowned golden eagle.

Then, he stopped concealing his cultivation level and unleashed his full combat power.

He used the "Fighting Word Secret" to transform into a colossal sword that reached the heavens, tens of meters long, composed of sword light. This was his strongest killing move to date.

Since we're no longer holding back, there's no need for probing; let's launch a full-scale attack.

The colossal sword suddenly slashed towards the black-crowned golden eagle.

Whoosh, the sword flashed.

The terrifying giant sword, powerful enough to shatter Tong Yan's superior-grade spiritual weapon flying sword, slammed heavily into the black-crowned golden eagle's wing.

Click!

Its wings, which were tens of meters long, were severed, blood splattered, and the broken wings fell into the air, their mournful cries echoing across the sky and carrying for miles.

Awooo~

The black-crowned golden eagle let out a painful cry, and a flicker of fear, almost human-like, flashed in its blood-red eyes.

It never expected that with its late-stage second-tier strength, it would be defeated by a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator.

As a naturally born and raised demonic beast, it is known for its powerful physique.

Although they do not possess various magical artifacts or treasures, their demonic bodies are their most powerful weapons. Under normal circumstances, when fighting against humans, demonic beasts of the same level can easily take on three opponents without being at a disadvantage.

Because the human body is far too fragile, it can be easily torn apart by them. It is only by relying on all sorts of strange and wonderful magical artifacts that one can fight against monsters.

Just like when it single-handedly invaded Taihu Market, even facing attacks from three Foundation Establishment cultivators and the obstruction of a defensive array, it still managed to kill thousands of cultivators and leave safely...

But now, it has been almost instantly defeated.

The second-tier demonic beast had already acquired human-like intelligence, and after realizing that the human before it was no match for it...

The black-crowned golden eagle immediately flapped its damaged wings, turned around, and tried to flee towards Yunmeng Mountain.

But how could Jiang Chuan let it leave so easily?

Beneath his feet, the "Word of Movement" was activated.

In a flash,

Jiang Chuan transformed into a streak of light, moving at speeds far exceeding the speed of sound, and easily caught up with the Black-crowned Golden Eagle.

then,

Without hesitation, he once again used the "Fighting Secret" to evolve a giant sword that reached the heavens and slashed down at the black-crowned golden eagle.

"You beast, don't run! Take another blow from my sword!"

The power condensed by the immortal-grade cultivation technique "Chaos Dao Scripture" was incredibly strong. The dazzling sword light, as if transformed into a real giant sword, struck first despite being behind, as fast as lightning, and once again hit the wings of the black-crowned golden eagle.

Click!

Another giant wing was severed.

Even without its wings, the black-crowned golden eagle can still fly.

However, its speed is not as good as before.

Jiang Chuan easily caught up with him using the "Xingzi Secret".

Then came a series of sword lights slashing down.

In a short while, he unleashed several sword strikes.

The once ferocious Black-crowned Golden Eagle fell to Jiang Chuan's sword.