Just as Li Cheng颐 began preparing for his second enhancement.

South of this forest, tens of thousands of kilometers away, within an ancient town.

The town's architecture resembled China in the eighties and nineties, with simple ten-story buildings interspersed among single-story houses.

The streets were mostly populated by bicycles and pedestrians; only a few wealthy individuals could afford cars.

Vendors carried vegetables and meat toward the market, some simply setting up stalls on the roadside to hawk their wares.

The sounds of music from radio stations and radios drifted from the shops lining the streets, already a fashionable element of this era.

Occasionally, a department store would have a color television, attracting passersby who would stop and stare.

Gray, white, black, and simple red, blue, and yellow were the dominant colors of this era.

In the center of this ancient town, next to a wealthy residential area of small buildings, stood a large space, as spacious as a middle school.

Within the grounds were playgrounds and courtyards, and faint shouts could be heard, but high walls prevented passersby from seeing what was happening inside.

Only three characters could be seen on the large plaque at the entrance: Lie Hu Men (Fierce Tiger Sect).

Within the high walls.

A group of strong men and women in gray martial attire were crowding around an old man with white hair, glaring angrily at a figure in the open space in front of them.

The old man was burly, with a physique like a bear, which made his white hair seem extremely unrestrained, without any hint of old age.

Faint wrinkles between his eyebrows formed the character "王" (king), making him look like a fierce tiger at first glance, exuding a menacing aura.

He was Xiang Hesong, the current sect leader of Lie Hu Men.

"Hong Shan, you have disappointed me too much." Xiang Hesong suppressed his anger, staring at the disciple kneeling on the ground.

He only had one daughter, Xiang Hanying, who had almost been raped by this personal disciple in the night. If the patrolling guards hadn't noticed something was wrong, he feared what might have happened.

"Master...it's all a misunderstanding! I truly never intended to do such a shameless thing to Senior Sister!!" Hong Shan knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly, his expression full of repentance.

"I was truly wronged...someone must have deliberately slandered me!"

His pleas were weak.

Xiang Hesong felt disheartened. Hong Shan's talent was among the top three in the entire Lie Hu Men, but now, he had committed something completely unacceptable.

He remembered rescuing Hong Shan from the streets when he was skin and bones, on the verge of death. At that time, Hong Shan's eyes were incredibly pure.

But now...

"From today onward, you are no longer a disciple of my Lie Hu Men," Xiang Hesong said in a deep voice.

He had raised him from the age of five until now, at nineteen, providing him with food, clothing, and martial arts training. But what had he received in return?

"Master!!" Hong Shan cried out in sorrow, kowtowing frantically.

But it was to no avail. He was lifted up by two disciples and thrown out the door.

Bang.

The gate was tightly locked, closed.

Hong Shan, with red eyes, knelt outside the gate, trembling, unable to rise for a long time.

'Just a little bit more!'

'Just a little bit more and I would have been able to get that bitch, then cook the rice and gain the right to inherit the sect!!'

'If it weren't for those nosy patrolling guards...!!'

His outward appearance was one of sadness, but inside he was filled with unparalleled rage.

Years of planning had been ruined in a single day, which was undoubtedly completely unacceptable to him.

'And that old bastard, just for a mere attempted rape, he actually kicked me, his adopted son, out of the sect.'

'How much have I done for the sect over the years!? How much work have I done? Why can I be kicked out with just a few words!?'

Hong Shan's heart was filled with hatred for his teacher, Xiang Hesong, and anger at the two patrolling disciples.

But after being injured, he had no chance to make a comeback. He could only struggle to get up, look up at the sky, and walk toward the crowd watching the commotion on the right.

Just as he got up to leave.

In the sky above Lie Hu Men.

A transparent vortex flashed by.

Three invisible waves shot out from the vortex, falling and drilling into the bodies of three old men sitting and playing chess in the alley below.

The three men trembled, abruptly pushing away the chessboard and standing up.

"This...what's going on?!"

The short old man with white hair looked confused, raising his hands to examine them.

"My power...it's all gone!?"

He was a Sage!

An immortal Sage, with perfect unity!

Just to track the third generation that His Majesty was concerned about, and to recover the Wang Cheng (Royal City) system, he used his unique Huayu (Flower Language) to begin long-distance tracking.

The Tian Ju Ge (Heavenly Gathering Pavilion) blocked the Flower God Generals, but for the Bai Hua Jiang (Hundred Flower Generals) and Qian Ye Jun (Thousand Leaf Army) level, it didn't block so precisely.

Especially with the large-scale actions of the Tian Ju Ge this time, they had no time to care about anything else.

So, he seized the opportunity, opened the Huayu, and tracked the third generation.

But the problem now was that he had tracked it to a world. But the situation here...

"My power...what's going on!? It's all gone!?" Bai Hua Jiang Ya Long's heart was gloomy. He had not expected this to happen.

"What is this place!? Why can't any power leave the body!?" The two Qian Ye Jun beside him also looked shocked.

After the shock, the three quickly discovered that the other people around them, like them, had no transcendent fluctuations.

Obviously, this was not just aimed at the three of them, but was likely aimed at all transcendent beings.

"This...should be the bottom of the Black Sea." Ya Long suddenly thought of a place that perfectly matched the situation they were encountering.

"The bottom of the Black Sea...the primitive layer where the restrictions on any power are extremely great!?" One of the two Qian Ye Jun also seemed to have some knowledge.

"That's right, only our Huayu abilities from His Majesty can be used here, but the rest of our abilities and cultivation are restricted," Ya Long said in a low voice. "No wonder the adults can't lock onto his location. He actually hid in such a low-level place..."

All the Bai Hua Jiang and Qian Ye Jun were searching for the third generation, and trying to kill him to seize the Wang Cheng system.

According to His Majesty's instructions, whoever could be the first to recover the Wang Cheng system would be able to obtain a new Hua Shen Jiang (Flower God General) spot.

Although the Huayu of the Bai Hua Jiang could be used, the strength and restrictions were far inferior to the Hua Shen Jiang.

Moreover, they could not evolve and improve. Whatever level they started at, that's what they would remain.

"Here, aside from the slight use of Huayu, we have no special characteristics. The only good news we can be sure of now is that the third generation must be here, otherwise, the Huayu would not have brought us here."

"Sir, it seems we must rely on the help of the local forces this time," a Qian Ye Jun said in a deep voice.

"It doesn't matter, even if we lose our power, our knowledge is still there. It won't take long to climb back up. And..."

Bai Hua Jiang Ya Long raised his hand and clenched his fist.

"My Sage's Indestructible Body is naturally transformed and manifested here, becoming a body condensed from the most solid material in this realm."

He could feel that his body at this time was completely comparable to the hardness of diamond. Extremely hard.

This was the natural advantage of a Sage.

Even at the bottom of the Black Sea, it was still a huge gap above other realms.

With such a body, even if other qualities were still ordinary people, coupled with the countless martial arts skills he mastered, he could still become a peak expert.

"Let's go, Huayu brought us here. According to causal tracking, this place must have something to do with the third generation."

Without saying a word, the three walked out of the alley and ran into Hong Shan with blood on his forehead.

The two sides looked up at each other, and in an instant, they felt a strange feeling flash by.

Ya Long narrowed his eyes and stared at Hong Shan. His own Huayu ability was instantly touched.

His Huayu ability was a weakened version of the Jin Feng Hua (Golden Phoenix Flower) Huayu of the Flower God General he belonged to, and it was called Zhuiyi (Reminiscence). It was a special ability among the twelve Flower God Generals, the most convenient for chasing and tracking enemies.

If that Flower God General adult, who had not yet awakened, released this ability himself, he could instantly trace the target's location and state with just a trace of information.

But he was just a Bai Hua Jiang, and his Huayu ability was more than a notch weaker. He could only feel all the traces and information related to the target, and could not accurately distinguish and identify it.

Looking at Hong Shan, whose face was twisted, hiding anger and hatred, Ya Long's mouth curled into a sneer.

He was not those normal orthodox Saints who had attained enlightenment, with their own persistence and principles. His position came from His Majesty and the Flower God General's forced promotion.

Therefore, the mission was everything to him.

"You look like you need help." Ya Long stopped and said softly.

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Edge of the forest.

Kui and Li Cheng颐, who had turned into squirrels, walked out of the forest together.

The two looked up at the bright sky, the sunlight dyeing the clouds golden, like waves rolling and churning.

"What are your plans now?" Li Cheng颐 asked.

"The league starts in a month, aren't you going to guide and teach me? Maybe I can get new inspiration from you to break through," Kui said in a deep voice.

"Your foundation is very good, but for the league, I also want to participate," Li Cheng颐 said.

"?" Kui looked at him in surprise.

"Don't be surprised, I also want to try, how strong are the experts outside?" Li Cheng颐 said calmly.

"Okay...but can you really do it like this?" Kui didn't quite believe it.

"Just tell me if it can be done."

"It can be done, the league doesn't care what race you are, as long as you are on the field, you are an opponent. According to the rules, it is not against the rules for the two of us to participate together," Kui frowned and answered.

"Then it's settled," Li Cheng颐 said.

Before leaving the forest, he had replenished all the Hua Qi (Flower Qi) he could.

The materials needed for the second enhancement had also been prepared in batches, and the first batch had been taken, and the enhancement reaction had begun. Next, he needed to digest it as soon as possible. Once the enhancement started, it could not be stopped, otherwise it would become an intractable poison.

Eternal Life, essentially, the materials needed are not rare, its real limitation is the uniqueness of the taboo knowledge and the huge side effects on oneself.

So, next, it should be a continuous phased enhancement.

"So, where is the specific training location?" Li Cheng颐 asked again.

"I plan to go back to one of my former teacher's sects," Kui answered. "It's just a bit far, you need to take a plane."

"Let's go. Don't forget your promise," Li Cheng颐 said lightly.

(End of chapter)