Chapter 2611: Chapter 2614: Hand Jiang Chen Over to Me

"This area holds records and classics on the various powers from every continent. You can read whatever you want, but..."

Huo Feng’er was slightly surprised.

This was the north section of the third floor of the Huo Family’s Sutra Pavilion. The books here were all information and records on the major forces of the various continents. On this same floor there were also some Cultivation Techniques and Combat Skills, all high-grade Profound Rank. Such Cultivation Techniques and Combat Skills were immensely tempting not just to those in the Divine Infant Realm, but even to Void Refinement Realm cultivators.

"Don’t worry, I’ll only look at these things. All the Cultivation Techniques and Combat Skills I cultivate are at least Earth Rank."

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. He didn’t know what rank The Tome of Dao belonged to, but it definitely surpassed the Profound Rank.

Huo Feng’er gave an awkward laugh. "Then I won’t disturb you. I’ll go read some Cultivation Techniques over there. If you need anything, just call me."

"Alright!"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly, not minding.

He wasn’t very close with Huo Feng’er. They had only gone through some battles together and hadn’t had much contact. Jiang Chen was willing to come help mainly because she was a fellow student from Changlin Academy. If not for that, he wouldn’t have gotten involved in these matters.

As for whether Huo Feng’er really wanted to read Cultivation Techniques or was here to keep an eye on him, he didn’t care. Back in the main hall he already hadn’t had a very good impression of the Huo Family. After this Alchemy Dao competition was over, he might never come to the Huo Family again.

Hopefully the Su Family isn’t like this. Elder Su has helped me a lot, and Su Qingpeng is pretty good too, worth befriending.

Back in the Gold-devouring Rat Clan, Jiang Chen hadn’t expected Su Qingpeng to make a move and give Huo Qiong a push. That action left Jiang Chen with a good impression of him.

Putting thoughts of the Huo Family aside, Jiang Chen swept a glance over the jade slips on the shelves and began reading them one by one.

He wasn’t just looking for information on the Ice and Snow Temple; he also needed to understand the situation on the Origin Continent and the Beihan Continent, especially the Origin Continent. That was his destination after returning from the Extraterritorial Battlefield.

There, he would probably need to stay for a period of time, pay more attention to news regarding the Ice and Snow Temple, and raise his strength.

The more powerful experts he came into contact with, the more Jiang Chen felt his own strength was insufficient.

Originally, he had thought that once he reached the Unity Realm Stage, he could go search for Ye Jingyi and the others. But ever since he went to Changling Academy, the Abandoned Plains, and the Gold-devouring Rat Clan, his horizons had broadened a lot, and he’d come to understand the true might of the Ice and Snow Temple in another way.

Some powerful forces on the Changlang Continent already had terrifying experts in the Saint Realm and Saint Monarch Realm. Then how many experts would Beihan Island, which once ruled the entire Beihan Continent and was now a Holy Land of the Beihan Continent, possess?

If he was only at the Unity Realm Stage, would the people of the Ice and Snow Temple even let him set foot inside to look for someone? He’d probably not even be able to step onto Beihan Island, right?

Shaking his head, Jiang Chen suppressed the surge of longing that had risen in his heart and focused on reading the records.

...

Inside a private room of a luxurious restaurant in Elixir Divine City.

Huo Laiwang and Huo Langran were seated in chairs. Opposite them sat three men—one old, one middle-aged, and one young. The faces of the middle-aged man and the young man were both deathly pale.

The aura around the young man was weak and dispirited; he had clearly suffered severe injuries. The aura of the middle-aged man was faintly leaking out, and his spirit was extremely poor—his condition seemed even worse than that of the young man.

These two were precisely Yan Chengyun and his son Yan Mingqiang, whose Dao Seeds had been shattered by Jin Ang, causing them to fall to the Void Refinement Realm. The old man beside them was the Yan Family’s old master, Yan Mingqiang’s grandfather, Yan Tianrao, a Semi-Saint expert.

"Brother Yan, this matter is indeed my Huo Family’s fault, but those two from the Gold-devouring Rat Clan are both in the Saint Realm. We had no time to stop them!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Huo Laiwang said with a bitter expression.

"Saints!?"

"Two Saints?"

Yan Mingqiang and his father’s faces changed, exclaiming in shock.

"So what if they’re Saints? No time to stop them? Fine, then if I go and shatter Huo Qiong’s Dantian, you can also claim you had no time to stop me!"

Yan Tianrao spoke coldly.

"Brother Yan, since I’ve come, it means I’m sincere about discussing how to handle this matter with the Yan Family. There’s no need for these pointless, angry remarks, is there?"

Huo Laiwang’s face darkened as he spoke calmly.

Yan Tianrao narrowed his eyes slightly, staring straight at Huo Laiwang.

Huo Laiwang did not fear him, meeting his gaze head-on.

Huo Qiong was one of the younger generation the Huo Family was focusing on cultivating, the future successor to the position of Family Head, someone they absolutely couldn’t give up on. If Yan Tianrao truly wanted to do that, Huo Laiwang would probably end the negotiation right there.

"Fine, let’s not talk about Huo Qiong. Hand that Jiang Chen over to me, and we’ll write this matter off!"

Yan Tianrao spoke coldly, his gaze containing a threat as he looked at Huo Laiwang. "Huo Laiwang, don’t tell me that won’t work either."

"Brother Yan, I’ll be frank with you. Our Huo Family doesn’t want to offend the Gold-devouring Rat Clan. We will absolutely not make a move against Jiang Chen."

Huo Laiwang said gravely.

Bam!

Crack!

Yan Tianrao slapped the table in front of him, and the entire table instantly turned to dust.

"Huo Laiwang, what do you mean by this? You won’t move against Huo Qiong, you won’t move against Jiang Chen—are you playing with me?"

Yan Tianrao glared icily at Huo Laiwang, shouting in anger.

"Of course not. Brother Yan, don’t be hasty. Hear me out first."

Huo Laiwang smiled faintly, then lowered his voice. "Brother Yan, if we’re to move against Jiang Chen, it can only be after the competition. Once the two Saints from the Gold-devouring Rat Clan leave the Huo residence—if we kill him now, it will draw the wrath of the Gold-devouring Rat Clan. That loss isn’t worth it."

Seeing Yan Tianrao about to explode again, Huo Laiwang hurriedly sped up his words. "After the Alchemy Dao competition, I’ll give the personal reward he receives to Jiang Chen, and then..."

Huo Laiwang lowered his voice and told him his plan.

Yan Tianrao’s gaze shifted slightly, a mocking cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Huo Laiwang, your backstabbing act is really honed to perfection. With a heart that black, I’m actually a bit worried that the one who ends up besieged and killed won’t be me."

"Of course it won’t. No matter how strong the Gold-devouring Rat Clan is, they aren’t a power of the Canglan Domain. This is the Canglan Domain, the great domain closest to Canglan City. If a great battle breaks out here, the people of Canglan City won’t stand by."

Huo Laiwang shook his head lightly. "If the Gold-devouring Rat Clan really comes to exterminate my Huo Family over Jiang Chen and the other two, the people of Canglan City definitely won’t allow it. But if your Yan Family wants to swallow my Huo Family, the people of Canglan City likely won’t intervene. I still understand which is more important."

"Hmph! As long as you know."

Yan Tianrao snorted coldly. After mulling over Huo Laiwang’s plan, the few of them began voicing their opinions, refining the plan.

"You’d better do as you say. Otherwise, even if your Huo Family keeps the title of one of the Five Great Families, my Yan Family still has plenty of ways to deal with you!"

After discussing for a while, Yan Tianrao left the private room with a cold face, taking the two injured men with him.

Jiang Chen knew nothing of this. He was in the Sutra Pavilion, pouring over the information on the various continents, forgetting to eat and sleep.