CHAPTER 286: CHAPTER 282: REALLY A FIERCE PERSON

With the appearance of Zongzheng.

One by one, the Chief Constables of the Three Judicial Departments appeared in the air.

But they all kept a distance of ten thousand meters from the Three Judicial Departments.

Each was on high alert, intensely vigilant.

"Listen carefully, anyone who dares to enter within ten thousand meters will be killed without mercy!"

Zongzheng spoke again, his gaze sweeping over these people.

He knew that many of these people were from the great families, and of course, even more were under the Crane King’s command.

So his words were both a precaution against outsiders and a warning to these people.

"Yes, sir!"

No matter the rank or strength of the Chief Constable, all replied loudly in unison.

Even if some had other intentions, in this situation, unless they wanted to die, they wouldn’t make a move.

Not to mention, Zongzheng, this Profound Realm expert, was constantly watching them!

At this moment, Chen Xuan and the others had already arrived at the backyard.

Because Zongzheng had deliberately or inadvertently glanced in his direction, fortunately, Chen Xuan had activated his innate concealment ahead of time, disguising himself as an Early-Stage Immortal Grade Martial Artist.

"At least Mid-Stage Profound Realm, more likely Late-Stage."

Chen Xuan speculated in his heart.

Of course, at this time, he didn’t dare to use Telepathy; if Zongzheng sensed it, it would spell trouble.

"Luckily, there’s only the Three Judicial Departments there, and it’s empty all around, otherwise it would be troublesome."

Ning Xin spoke up at this moment.

In this situation, even she, an Early-Stage Immortal Grade, felt uneasy, let alone ordinary people.

Chen Xuan glanced at her, smiled, and said nothing.

However, in his heart, he couldn’t help but sigh at her kindness, still thinking of these things at such a time.

Chen Xuan’s gaze shifted back to the void above.

At this moment, the Spiritual Qi eye was growing larger, and the purple lightning was becoming more concentrated.

Even standing here, one’s heart felt oppressed.

But as time passed, the purple lightning was absorbed by the Spiritual Qi eye.

At this moment, the center of the Spiritual Qi eye flashed with a purple gleam.

It was the light emitted by the arcs of purple lightning.

"This is...?"

"Brewing a Spirit Tribulation! It’s the inevitable path of a Profound Realm Breakthrough!"

"And it varies from person to person!"

Ning Xin explained at this moment.

"Spirit Tribulation!"

Chen Xuan repeated, etching these words in his heart, because he would walk this path eventually.

Of course, it wasn’t surprising for him to not know.

After arriving at rMolan Mansion, he had Qin Ke collect books related to cultivation techniques.

But most of them were about the first grade, Immortal Grade realms.

There were very few about the Profound Realm.

As for anything above the Profound Realm, there wasn’t a single book.

Later, Chen Xuan finally learned that the records concerning the stages beyond the Profound Realm were held by only the strongest families and the two Ministers of the Three Judicial Departments.

And of course, the Crane King.

’Just right!’

’When the Three Judicial Departments make a move, I’ll take a trip to the Yang Family and see if there’s any gain!’

Chen Xuan pondered to himself.

At this moment, the sky was as dark as night.

Each time the purple gleam flashed in the Spiritual Qi eye.

A thunderous sound was heard.

"Has it been this long?"

Chen Xuan furrowed his brow, nearly half an hour had passed since it began.

Could this be the ’varies from person to person’ that Ning Xin mentioned?

"Zong Peng!"

At this moment, a low voice slowly came from the distance.

Chen Xuan looked in the direction of the voice.

He saw a figure speeding towards the direction of the Three Judicial Departments.

"How is this possible!"

Chen Xuan was shocked; with his eyesight, he couldn’t make out the person’s appearance, just a blur.

"Greetings, Lord Crane King! Please halt, Lord Crane King!"

Zongzheng shouted.

Squinting his eyes, he looked at the ominous Crane King.

All the experienced Chief Constables present had a slight change in expression when they saw the Crane King appear.

After all, they knew about the feud between the Crane King and Zong Peng.

He certainly wasn’t appearing at this moment to support Zong Peng.

Maybe he would make a dark move, and Zong Peng would be in trouble.

Of course, there were quite a few Chief Constables whose expressions didn’t change, but their hearts were complex; they were placed in the Three Judicial Departments by the Crane King to monitor the Zong Peng brothers.

The Crane King had given them quite a lot of benefits for this.

So they not only took the benefits of the Three Judicial Departments but also this share from the Crane King.

If the Crane King acted now, they would be the ones to suffer.

So those least hoping for action were precisely these people.

"Zongzheng, are you speaking to me!"

The Crane King’s face was calm, but a tremendous pressure bore down on him.

"Yes!"

Faced with this pressure, Zongzheng not only showed no fear but stepped forward.

"I ask the Crane King to retreat beyond ten thousand meters to avoid affecting Minister Zong Peng’s Spirit Tribulation!"

....

Zongzheng shouted angrily.

Repeated three times.

He used spiritual power, and the sound instantly spread throughout the city.

He was using this method to tell the Crane King that if anything happened to Zong Peng, it was all Crane King’s doing.

Not only that, he now had a red Spirit Talisman in his hand.

Then he infused it with spiritual power, and the talisman emitted a faint red glow.

"What’s the matter?"

An elderly voice came from the talisman.

As soon as this voice emerged, the Crane King’s face changed dramatically, while Zongzheng’s expression drastically shifted to respectfulness.

Even though the owner of the voice wasn’t there, he slightly bowed and saluted, "Reporting to my lord, Zong Peng is about to undergo a Spirit Tribulation!"

Then he glanced in the direction of the Crane King, "Lord Jiang He is also present!"

"Understood!"

The elderly voice sounded.

"No room for accidents, unless Zong Peng dies under the Spirit Tribulation!"

Subsequently, the Spirit Talisman returned to its original state.

At this moment, far away, the Crane King’s face was ashen, his gaze at Zongzheng full of unmasked murderous intent.

"Good, very good!"

The Crane King was so furious that he laughed.

No room for accidents!

Those words were meant for him.

Well, Zongzheng, daring to use that damned old man to pressure him.

Hmph!

A cold snort echoed in his heart; he was eager to see if Zong Peng could survive, for crossing the Spirit Tribulation wasn’t easy.

Yet Zongzheng, seeing his reaction, laughed, "Of course it’s good, after all, you know how much the old man values my brother.

"Such an important matter, of course, I have to communicate it, also to make the old man happy!"

"Hahaha...."

Zongzheng laughed arrogantly, finally at ease.

After all, not even Jiang He would dare to defy the old man!

In the eyes of others, the Crane King was far above, but in the old man’s eyes, only a few kings mattered, and the others were nothing.

Of course, Jiang He was not among these kings.

That was why he was so fearless earlier.

Meanwhile, in the backyard of the Chen Mansion.

"Who on earth is that person?"

"Even the Crane King is so afraid?"

The voice just now, even from such a distance, Chen Xuan had heard it clearly with his excellent hearing.

That’s why there was such doubt in his heart.

"Boom!"

A giant thunderclap suddenly sounded, instantly interrupting his thoughts.

Chen Xuan’s gaze once again locked onto the spiritual energy eye.

"Is it... about to start?"

At this moment, the spiritual energy eye was already filled with purple lightning, feeling as if it might overflow.

Just then, directly below the spiritual energy eye.

A white figure slowly rose to mid-air.

"What a handsome man!"

Chen Xuan couldn’t help but admire.

Clad in white, with a light blue ribbon at his waist, his long hair neatly draped.

What was most striking was that handsome face, as if sculpted, with features like a painting, and fair skin.

"Long time no see, Jiang He!"

Zong Peng said calmly, his expression composed, as if he wasn’t the one undergoing the Spirit Tribulation.

"Hehe, the Spirit Tribulation isn’t so easy to cross, I really hope you die under it!"

Jiang He didn’t hide his real thoughts in the slightest; Zong Peng’s death would delight him the most.

He was part of the Three Judicial Departments.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be alive now.

"Hmph!"

Zong Peng sneered coldly, glaring at him, "It’s not certain who will die! Just wait and see!"

He then ignored him, looking up at the spiritual energy eye in the sky.

The Spirit Tribulation in the center was now fully formed.

"Strong!"

Only he, right under the spiritual energy eye, could understand how formidable this Spirit Tribulation was.

That’s why so many geniuses ended up falling under it.

But—

Zong Peng would not!

If even he couldn’t cross the Spirit Tribulation, then not many in the Eastern Continent could.

"Hey!"

Zong Peng shouted fiercely, his Late-Stage Profound Realm aura instantly burst forth.

A fierce gale surged, and combined with the powerful pressure, even Zongzheng, thousands of meters away, found it barely resistible.

Not to mention those Chief Constables of the Three Judicial Departments.

At the instant of Zong Peng’s eruption, they retreated by another ten thousand meters.

"Clang... clang..."

Under the increasingly strong gale, even houses thousands of meters away had their roofs blown off.

But at this moment, no one focused on that; everyone’s eyes were fixated on Zong Peng and the spiritual energy eye.

"Crack, crack...."

Suddenly, arcs of light began to flash from the center of the spiritual energy eye.

But they were only spanning a few meters.

At this moment, Chen Xuan squinted, a flash of blue light in his eyes, looking deep into the spiritual energy eye.

"Hiss...."

He drew in a sharp breath.

At this moment, the spiritual energy eye was brewing with a kilometer-long purple lightning, a hundred meters thick, and it continued to grow.

If it struck him....

He’d turn to ash instantly!

Chen Xuan shivered at the thought in his heart.

The snapping and cracking continued to sound.

And only Chen Xuan knew, with each crack, that kilometer-long purple thunder expanded further.

Suddenly!

Chen Xuan’s eyes narrowed!

’Here it comes!’

Although it wasn’t his Spirit Tribulation, his heart grew tense.

"Boom!"

The hundreds of meters thick purple lightning poured down like a waterfall, striking towards Zong Peng below.

"Come! Hahaha.... Let me see, just how strong you are!"

Zong Peng laughed maniacally.

Not only that, he charged directly at the lightning.

He wanted to shatter this fearsome Spirit Tribulation, to show Jiang He who the true genius was!

Spiritual power whirled around him, exploding into a brilliant cyan radiance, instantly diving into the purple lightning.

"This....."

Chen Xuan stared blankly at the scene.

"Gulp!"

Unconsciously, he swallowed hard.

What a fierce man!