Chapter 1101 Anomaly
It was thanks to those ancient martial artists.
But everyone had also seen clearly how much effort and spirit stones Chen Yang had put into it.
Chen Yang had only been in the Earth Realm for a little over a month. Not only did he have the cultivation techniques of the Foundation Establishment realm and the Core Formation Venerable, but he had also secured a place for everyone to rest and recuperate in the Earth Realm.
"This is probably something only Chen Yang could do."
Instantly, Dong Cang felt the weight of what he held in his hands.
Just as the newly arrived martial artists were preparing to break through, Chen Yang received an invitation from the City Lord's mansion.
Chen Yang immediately realized that everything that happened today was likely observed by the City Lord's mansion.
It made sense. Although the City Lord of Yaogu City had agreed to cooperate, how could he not pay any attention to what was happening right under his nose?
The cleanup work at the port was not yet complete, and many people were using the black market in the ancient battlefield as a transit point.
Even if the City Lord's mansion sent some people to secretly monitor the area, it would be impossible to prevent everything.
Chen Yang ultimately decided not to bring anyone else and set off for the City Lord's mansion alone.
However, upon entering the City Lord's mansion this time, Chen Yang noticed that the defenses seemed even tighter than before.
Led by the captain of the personal guards, Chen Yang passed through layers of security and arrived at the City Lord's door.
Not only were the guards tight, but even the doors and windows were tightly shut, not a sound escaping.
Chen Yang looked at the captain of the personal guards with a puzzled expression, his doubts evident in his eyes.
The captain of the personal guards also wore a bitter smile, shook his head slowly, and then shouted towards the room, "My lord, Young Master Chen is here."
A moment later, the City Lord's voice came from inside: "Enter."
Chen Yang slowly pushed open the door and saw the City Lord sitting cross-legged on the floor in the main hall.
The City Lord was wearing a thin robe and holding a scroll in his hand. He put it away when Chen Yang entered.
This was Chen Yang's first time in the City Lord's inner chambers. Seeing that there were no tables or chairs around, he chuckled, "The City Lord truly has a refined taste."
Saying this, Chen Yang also sat down on the floor, showing no signs of unfamiliarity.
The City Lord sized up Chen Yang and then laughed heartily, "What refined taste? I just wanted to calm my mind and cultivate."
"Never mind me, I heard you've already started interacting with the martial artists?"
"I originally thought this would take some more time, but I didn't expect the martial artists to open the original spatial passage so quickly."
"But this is good, our plan can also be moved up."
As he said this, the City Lord's eyes narrowed: "Don't forget, we agreed that after the spatial barrier is opened, my people from Yaogu City will enter first."
Chen Yang smiled and said, "Naturally."
...
When he emerged from the City Lord's mansion, Chen Yang's smile was even brighter.
The City Lord's mansion discovering the spatial passage was within Chen Yang's expectations, so he was not surprised.
However, this close contact with the City Lord this time allowed Chen Yang to discover something else.
The City Lord of Yaogu City was very likely injured!
And the injury was not minor!
The faint scent of blood in the air might fool others, but it couldn't fool Chen Yang, the Heavenly Venerable of Medicine.
Although the City Lord of Yaogu City was trying his best to conceal his injuries and clear the scent of blood from the air, he never expected Chen Yang's profound medical skills.
Chen Yang was extremely sensitive to the smell of blood.
The original scent of blood in the air had indeed been cleaned up, but the City Lord of Yaogu City's internal injuries were continuously emitting a bloody aura.
These were keenly detected by Chen Yang.
Chen Yang guessed that it was likely due to the previous battle between the Yaodu forces and other factions that the City Lord of Yaogu City had been severely injured.
Thinking of this, it made sense why the City Lord's mansion was turned into a fortress.
Upon returning, Chen Yang did not tell anyone about this matter.
Many people's minds were already unstable, and this would cause them to make wrong judgments.
If a Core Formation Venerable was injured, even if severely, could they, these cultivators of the Foundation Establishment True Man realm, deal with him?
Even if they could, the remaining Foundation Establishment True Men of Yaogu City would not be easy to deal with.
Besides the captain of the personal guards, Yaogu City might also have other cultivators of the Great Perfection Foundation Establishment realm hidden. Previously, two ancient martial artists were dispatched to block a Great Perfection Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Considering this, even with a surprise attack, the martial artists would be at a disadvantage.
On his way back to the ancient battlefield, Chen Yang made a detour to visit the Big Rat.
This Big Rat hadn't delivered anything for a long time!
Chen Yang trusted the Big Rat, a beast, but he was also worried that something might have happened to the abandoned spirit vein.
As Chen Yang approached the flying mausoleum, he was immediately noticed by several demonic beasts guarding the outside.
The demonic beasts did not attack Chen Yang. They had already remembered Chen Yang's aura, and Chen Yang was their boss's boss.
However, when Chen Yang tried to head towards the center of the abandoned spirit vein, he was still blocked by these demonic beasts.
Chen Yang's brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice, "What exactly is happening inside?"
The demonic beasts had low intelligence, and their mental power was chaotic, so Chen Yang couldn't figure out what they were conveying.
However, the Big Rat in the center of the flying spirit vein immediately knew of Chen Yang's arrival.
Seeing Chen Yang's extremely grim expression, the Big Rat said nervously, "Young Master... something has happened."
When Chen Yang was brought inside, he looked at Xu Qingquan, who was sleeping, and his gaze immediately fell on the Big Rat: "Explain what happened."
A few minutes later, Chen Yang finally understood that the reason the Big Rat had not appeared in the past two days was because Xu Qingquan had fallen into a deep sleep.
Xu Qingquan had been nurtured by the Fiery Inner Strength within Chen Yang's body for several months, and he should have been able to maintain his spiritual consciousness from dissipating unconsciously.
"He just suddenly fell asleep like this? Did nothing special happen in between?"
The Big Rat blinked and remained silent. Chen Yang immediately looked at Xiao Shitang.
Xiao Shitang's intelligence was not as high as the Big Rat's, but it was enough for communication.
"His spiritual power is very strong, he absorbs top-grade spirit stones very quickly, and coupled with the spirit energy, he could maintain his spiritual power, so he went to the center of the spirit vein."
"After returning from the center of the spirit vein, he became like this."
Xiao Shitang stopped there, as his strength did not allow him to enter the center of the spirit vein. Only the Big Rat knew what happened inside.
Seeing that the matter could no longer be hidden, the Big Rat could only tell the truth: "Xu Qingquan... seems to have absorbed something extraordinary."