CHAPTER 412: CHAPTER 359: ENTERING THE SECRET REALM

After leaving the meeting room, Chu Chen couldn’t help but reveal a cold smile.

The Su family father and daughter really thought of him as a child.

They took advantage of Ying Wenjie’s absence to put on an act for him.

Chu Chen could only say the acting was good, but there was a huge flaw in the setup.

Su Lingyun was already over thirty, yet she acted like a spoiled princess.

Putting aside the other party’s age, when Chu Chen asked her questions, she delayed answering and evaded the topic.

Chu Chen didn’t expose them on the spot, wanting to see what their intentions were.

They claimed someone at headquarters was taking advantage, causing the Golden Radiance branch to run at a loss, but such issues were unheard of at the Celestial Star City and Black Mist City branches, clearly an exception.

As for whether they were lying, Chu Chen didn’t think they had the guts to use him to slander the elders at headquarters; that would be asking for death.

Based on the above points, Chu Chen could roughly judge that the elder at headquarters likely had a personal vendetta against Su Jingsong.

However, publicizing a personal vendetta ultimately harms the entire Cyan Dragon Daoist School.

Such issues are not uncommon in the large Cyan Dragon Daoist School and are not difficult to investigate.

Chu Chen did not disturb his teacher but informed Ying Wenjie of the situation; with his position in the Daoist School, it would be very easy to investigate the matter.

As Chu Chen followed everyone out of the Daoist School, Su Jingsong raised his hand, and a cyan flood dragon appeared before them.

Seeing this, Chu Chen was taken aback. He never expected Su Jingsong’s Guardian Beast to be a flood dragon. It is known that only someone at the elder level would have a Guardian Beast with Cyan Dragon Bloodline.

But the aura emanating from this flood dragon was only at the late King Level, far from reaching the Emperor Level.

There is only one reason for this situation: this person must have made great contributions to the Cyan Dragon Daoist School.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen became even more curious about Su Jingsong’s past.

To have contributed significantly to the Cyan Dragon Daoist School and ended up in this situation, it seems he offended someone with considerable influence.

The entrance to the Secret Realm was in the forest north of Golden Radiance City. It took everyone half an hour to reach it.

By then, over a hundred people had already gathered at the entrance of the Secret Realm.

Judging by their attire, half of them were from the Five Great Daoist Schools, while the remaining dozens seemed to be from various forces in Golden Radiance City.

On the other side of the entrance were nearly a hundred Star Beasts, with a dozen at the King Level, and the rest at the late Monarch Level.

Looking at the numbers on both sides, Chu Chen asked in confusion, "Director Su, how many spots are there for entering the Secret Realm this time?"

Su Jingsong smiled and replied, "There are two hundred spots in total. We and the Star Beasts each get one hundred."

Chu Chen nodded and asked, "As far as I know, the spots to enter the Secret Realm have always been evenly distributed among the Five Great Daoist Schools. Why do the other Daoist Schools have ten spots each, while we at the Cyan Dragon Daoist School only have five?"

Upon hearing this, Su Jingsong’s face became incredibly awkward. Before he could reply, Su Lingyun quickly interjected, "We actually have ten spots, but only five people have reached the late Monarch Level, so we sold the remaining five spots to other forces."

"Brother Chu, I understand this is somewhat against the rules, but the Daoist School is truly too poor, and I had no choice," Su Jingsong explained anxiously.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Director Su, there’s no need to be so anxious. I was just curious and asking casually. I’m not responsible for inspections."

"Yes," Su Jingsong replied awkwardly.

At this moment, an unfriendly voice came from not far away.

"Old Su, you’ve finally arrived. Have you thought about my proposal from earlier?"

Chu Chen looked towards the voice and found an old man in a black-and-white long robe speaking.

Upon hearing this, Su Jingsong snorted coldly, "Old Zhang, give up. We won’t hand over our Cyan Dragon Daoist School’s talents to your White Tiger Daoist School."

Chu Chen asked the person beside him, Xu Qiang, in a deep voice, "Brother Xu, who is this elder, and what are they talking about?"

Xu Qiang explained in a low voice, "This person is Zhang Tianming, the director of White Tiger Daoist School. This year, we signed a Level A training contract with a talented student at great expense. Although a Level A talent doesn’t interest them, he recently acquired some opportunities, and his potential and strength have increased several times. Director Su quickly applied to headquarters to upgrade the contract to Level S, but a big shot at headquarters suppressed it. Somehow, White Tiger Daoist School found out about it. They plan to offer us some compensation to void the contract."

Hearing this, Chu Chen’s eyebrows furrowed tightly. The Cyan Dragon Daoist School recruits many A-level talents every year, but there are only one or two S-level talents each year. Every S-level talent is a significant asset to the Daoist School.

If this matter isn’t handled well, it will not only dishearten those talents but also greatly impact the reputation of the Cyan Dragon Daoist School.

"Old Su, why are you holding on so stubbornly? You can only blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn’t have," Zhang Tianming pretended to comfort him.

Upon hearing this, Su Jingsong’s face turned a shade of iron blue. They were obviously well aware of the Cyan Dragon Daoist School’s situation.

At this moment, Chu Chen approached Su Jingsong’s side, his gaze fixed intently on Zhang Tianming, "There’s no need for Director Zhang to worry about this matter. As long as I obtain the Key, all problems will be solved."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianming gave Chu Chen a deep look and then said with disdain, "You’re merely at the Fourth Rank of Monarch Level. I don’t know who gave you the audacity. You’re truly reckless." With that, he released his Mid-King Level aura.

A powerful pressure bore down on Chu Chen.

Chu Chen glanced at him contemptuously; he didn’t care about this level of pressure at all.

While at the Celestial Dragon Training Camp, he underwent specific training to withstand pressure.

Not to mention, the other party was only at the King Level. Even Emperor Level pressure was nothing to him.

Seeing Chu Chen’s unchanged expression, Zhang Tianming felt his face burn and coldly snorted, exerting his pressure to the extreme.

Chu Chen remained extremely calm, took two leisurely steps forward, and then said softly, "If this is the extent of your pressure, I suggest you hold back, to spare yourself the embarrassment."

Enraged, Zhang Tianming pointed at Chu Chen and shouted, "You brat, are you courting death?" Saying this, he raised his hand, ready to strike at Chu Chen.

Seeing this, Su Jingsong’s expression changed dramatically, and he immediately intervened. If something happened to Chu Chen, his outcome would be quite tragic.

Just as the two were about to clash, the entrance to the Secret Realm was slowly forming.

"Hmpf, this isn’t over," Zhang Tianming left a harsh remark and returned to the White Tiger Daoist School’s assembly point.

Su Jingsong sighed when he saw Chu Chen and said, "Brother Chu, you should be careful. Old Ghost Zhang is notorious for bearing grudges."

Chu Chen waved his hand indifferently and said, "No worries, if anyone dares to cause trouble, I’m not against teaching them a lesson."

"Better be cautious. Here are the details of everyone participating in the Secret Realm. Take a good look to avoid falling for any schemes."

"Don’t worry, I understand."

As Chu Chen reviewed the information, the entrance to the Secret Realm had formed.

Without any hesitation, Chu Chen and the four people with Su Lingyun headed toward the Secret Realm entrance.

Coincidentally, the ten people from White Tiger Daoist School arrived at the same time.

Seeing Chu Chen, they naturally had to make some harsh comments.

"Kid, you’re quite arrogant. I hope you won’t run into me in the Secret Realm, or I’ll make sure you get a profound lesson."

Chu Chen sneered upon hearing this, "A lesson, from you?" With that, he disappeared into the Secret Realm entrance.