Primordial Emperor
Chapter 505: Outward Mission

Chapter 505: Chapter 505: Outward Mission

"It’s nothing, just wanted to discuss and exchange insights with the two of you,"

Lin Chen didn’t beat around the bush. Although the man and woman before him were both at the Reverting Void Realm in their cultivation, Lin Chen was not in the least afraid.

An hour later, Lin Chen stripped both individuals of their clothes and treasures, leaving satisfied.

Watching Lin Chen’s retreating back, the two Deacon Disciples felt like crying without tears, ruefully thinking that if only they had known this would happen, they wouldn’t have offended Lin Chen.

After looting the treasures from the two, Lin Chen headed back to his dwelling.

However, when Lin Chen arrived at the entrance to his cave dwelling, he saw Qin Kaifeng standing outside with a bruised face, seemingly waiting for him.

"Brother Lin, what did you do to my sister? When she came back, she went crazy, beat me up, and said that I made a bad friend, telling me to stay away from you in the future,"

Qin Kaifeng held his cheek, a puzzled look on his face as he stared at Lin Chen.

In response, Lin Chen simply shook his head lightly, choosing not to reveal what had happened in the Five Elements Glaze Tower.

As a joke, if others found out about the incident, who knew what that crazy woman Qin Yushuang might do.

Seeing that Lin Chen had no intention of elaborating, Qin Kaifeng could only swallow his grievances alone.

"By the way, Brother Lin, Xia Wanxin and Ouyang Xuan are preparing to go on a mission to gain some experience. Do you want to join them?"

Qin Kaifeng looked at Lin Chen with interest and shared some news.

The so-called mission outside was basically for self-improvement while earning some sect contribution points.

However, these contribution points were generally not substantial, depending on the level of the mission.

"What mission, to where?"

Lin Chen asked Qin Kaifeng with keen interest. Lin Chen’s current cultivation was at the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, only a step away from the Reverting Void Realm. Perhaps an outside mission could provide an opportunity for a breakthrough.

"To the Qingmu Kingdom, to investigate several murder cases. Recently, there have been successive deaths among the royal martial artists in the Qingmu Kingdom, and they suspect assassinations,"

Qin Kaifeng informed him.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen furrowed his brow and immediately became interested.

As Qingmu Kingdom was a Second-Rank Vassal State affiliated with the Formation Sect, the assassination of royal martial artists should be a significant matter, and with the high danger involved, it was unlikely that only a few new disciples would be sent.

"Don’t worry, it’s not just a few of us on this mission. He Ye and Cheng Huan will be there too,"

Qin Kaifeng explained right away upon seeing the anxiety on Lin Chen’s face.

Hearing this, Lin Chen felt more at ease. He Ye and Cheng Huan were both among the top one hundred martial artists in the Inner Sect Pride List, with He Ye at ninety-sixth and Cheng Huan at ninetieth. With these two ranked within the top hundred on the list, there was less fear of something going wrong.

While Lin Chen and Qin Kaifeng were talking, suddenly two more figures flew towards Lin Chen’s cave dwelling—it was Xia Wanxin and Ouyang Xuan.

The two had also come to invite Lin Chen.

Seeing this, Lin Chen agreed and the four of them decided to set off in two days.

After that, Lin Chen returned to his cave dwelling, planning to refine some elixirs and Talisman Inscriptions during these two days to carry with him.

Because Lin Chen’s Divine Soul had grown stronger, and with access to many Fifth-Grade Materials within the Formation Sect, he managed to refine quite a few Pseudo Fifth-grade Talismans and elixirs this time.

Time flew by, and the two days passed in a blink.

Lin Chen arrived at the high wall in the territory of the Formation Sect Outer disciple, according to their arrangement. Qin Kaifeng and the others had been waiting there for some time.

As Lin Chen approached and looked up, he saw not only familiar faces like Qin Kaifeng, Xia Wanxin, and Ouyang Xuan but also He Ye in a traveler’s outfit and Cheng Huan in a conservative pink dress. Besides them, there were three other Inner Sect Disciples of the Formation Sect.

Lin Chen was unfamiliar with these three, but judging by their aura, they were seventh level of the Reverting Void realm martial artists, strong in their own right, probably ranked within the top five hundred of the Pride List.

"Who are you, and what are you doing in our team?"

As Lin Chen leapt into the group, Cheng Huan immediately frowned at him and asked in bewilderment.

"Little brother, you must have entered the wrong place and joined the wrong team."

With Cheng Huan’s words, the three Formation Sect disciples behind her burst into laughter, their gazes filled with contempt as they looked at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen’s cultivation was, after all, only at the Ninth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm, which, even with extraordinary talent, did not qualify him to be part of their team.

Cheng Huan had been in seclusion until recently, coming out only to take on this mission, and was unaware of the recent events in the Formation Sect, including Lin Chen’s current reputation within the Inner Sect.

"Cousin Sister, this is the friend I told you about. He’s the one I invited,"

Xia Wanxin had never expected Cheng Huan to have such a big prejudice against Lin Chen.

Knowing Lin Chen’s temper, if he got angry and decided not to participate at all, that would be problematic.

So Xia Wanxin immediately came beside Lin Chen and introduced him to Cheng Huan.

"Cousin Sister, this is your first time traveling far. You may not recognize the true colors of some people; don’t be deceived by their appearance. This guy is not someone we should involve in our team,"

Cheng Huan, surprised at Xia Wanxin’s strong concern for Lin Chen, whom she’d never seen show such interest in a man before, feared that Xia Wanxin had been deceived by Lin Chen and outright decided to eliminate the chance of Lin Chen getting close to her.

After all, Xia Wanxin’s status was obvious, many vied to get close to her, and Lin Chen, with his Ninth Layer of the Heaven-reaching Realm cultivation, obviously seemed like a freeloader.

"Cousin Sister, Lin Chen is very powerful, and he has saved my life before,"

Xia Wanxin didn’t understand why Cheng Huan harbored such prejudice against Lin Chen and immediately spoke up for him.

However, the more Xia Wanxin defended him, the more resolute Cheng Huan became about her opinion.

"So be it, let him join then. But boy, don’t blame me for not warning you, stay away from my cousin sister. Your little tricks are transparent to me. Should you harbor any thoughts about her, you’ll not get away with it,"