422: Chapter 397 Turbulent Winds and Gathering Clouds 422: Chapter 397 Turbulent Winds and Gathering Clouds Li Chen and his party set off for the Primitive Forest, and elsewhere, so masters were getting restless because of a ssage they had just received.
In North Arica, Alaska.
Alaska was the land that the United States bought from Russia, part of which is within the Arctic Circle.
In a residential house in Alaska, inside a dim room, a man shrouded in shadow sat there.
He simply sat there, as if he carried an aura of imposing authority, yet his entire being was laced with a hidden rage and a restrained ferocity.
Ghost King!
As the saying goes, “a crafty rabbit has three burrows.” When the Ghost King resolved to start a rebellion, he had already prepared a way out for himself.
Although it was Shadow who had initiated the collusion, what’s to say the Ghost King did not entertain the idea of using Shadow as well?
They were simply using each other after all.
After the failed rebellion, the Ghost King went into hiding and had never ventured out, so the Dark Division of the Palace of the Nether King couldn’t find him.
He had been biding his ti until now, and finally, the opportunity had co.
The opportunity ca from a report that had just been delivered, docunting Li Chen’s movents of the day in its entirety.
Just as the Dark Division was searching for the Ghost King, he too had been surveilling Li Chen continuously, and although his resources were not as terrifying as those of the Palace of the Nether King, he could easily uncover sothing as significant as Li Chen’s trip to Cainan Province.
“So, you’ve finally left Huaxia?” It seed as though the Ghost King had not spoken for a long ti; his voice was hoarse and carried within it the hint of madness, and his eyes were filled with intense murderous intent!
He had waited for this mont for far too long; the vendetta between him and Li Chen was one of life and death—either Li Chen must die or the Ghost King must perish!
Of course, there was a second option—that the Ghost King could simply go into hiding, never to surface in this lifeti.
But for an ambitious scher like him, this was clearly impossible.
In his life, he was determined to bring down the Palace of the Nether King and kill Li Chen!
“Have Chris and the others co to see ,” the Ghost King commanded with a wave of his hand, and imdiately, a figure standing in the dark of the room vanished through a secret door at the back.
In the room, only the Ghost King remained.
He returned to his seat, placing the report aside.
Suddenly, the content hidden beneath the report revealed itself.
Previously, the Ghost King had gotten excited about the opportunity to kill Li Chen after reading just the first page of the report.
However, upon seeing the content of the second page, his pupils shrunk.
“Ancient relics, the secret of life, immortality?”
The report outlined that deep within the Mong Kok Forest, soone had discovered a Relic of Life that appeared to contain sothing capable of granting agelessness and immortality.
This information had leaked out sohow.
It was said that a group had already erged from within, bearing unknown benefits, but significantly increased in strength.
After reading this news, the Ghost King began to ponder.
Everyone yearned for immortality, but throughout history, no one had ever achieved it.
However, since there were people erging with confird benefits, there must be sothing of value.
“It seems I should seek out so of my old friends,” the Ghost King muttered with a curl of his lips, appearing to smile but carrying a chilling coldness.
Within Africa.
This was a place perennially scorched by the sun, where water was as precious as oil, and where violence was the eternal mainstay, with everyone carrying guns when they stepped outdoors.
In a low city amidst the desert, inside a house, there were two people very familiar to Li Chen—the Li siblings.
“Those tails following us are too persistent, quite troubleso,” remarked Li Yang in a low voice.
Li Xini gently poured water into a cup, saying, “It’s fine, they can’t trace us anyway.”
Li Yang’s handso face still bore scars, the wounds inflicted by Li Chen not so easily faded.
However, his leg had been healed.
“We were so close this ti, just a bit more and we could have killed him.” Li Yang’s face showed a trace of discontent as he recalled the clash with Li Chen.
It seed that all it would have taken was one final step to slay Li Chen on the spot, yet the outco was the complete opposite.
He almost got killed by Li Chen while the latter was in high spirits.
Li Xini remained silent when suddenly, her phone rang, with two ssages coming in one after another.
“Brother, the opportunity has co,” Li Xini said with joy lighting her face and a deadly glint flashing in her eyes.
“What opportunity?” Li Yang looked at Li Xini, a hidden lecherousness gleaming in his eyes.
He hadn’t expected his sister to grow up so beautiful.
“Li Chen has left Huaxia, he’s gone to Mong Kok Forest in Cainan Province for a trip,” said Li Xini with excitent.
“The opportunity has co.”
Li Yang too stood up, his face lighting up with delight, “I’ll go call Egger and the others.”
“Wait, Brother.” Suddenly, as Li Xini read the next ssage, she exclaid.
“What is it?” Li Yang turned around.
“In that forest, there’s a rumor of a relic,” said Li Xini, looking at the content, sowhat shocked.
“Relic?” Li Yang’s face froze for a mont before he took the phone and started to examine it.
After finishing, his expression fluctuated uncertainly.
Having grown up in the Li Family from childhood, and being from Huaxia, they had co across descriptions of such relics in classical texts.
According to those texts, these relics were left by skilled individuals from ancient tis, and within them lay various treasures, such as swords capable of slicing gold as if it were mud, hidden weapons similar to the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles, and other precious cultural artifacts.
However, for modern people, the most precious of all were the Pills left by Alchemists.
Occasionally, in such relics, one might find Pills left by Alchemists that possess extraordinary effects, so of which could easily aid in prolonging life.
Li Yang was contemplating the fact that since he knew of the relic, it was obvious that others would know, too.
This would inevitably lead to chaos.
Why would the person who knew this information not go themselves?
Either the relic was extrely dangerous and they wanted to exploit the chaos, or it was a false lead.
Regardless, he and Li Xini had to go, because this was an excellent opportunity to make a decisive move against Li Chen!
They just had to make more preparations this ti.
In Russia.
On the East Siberian Plain, where temperatures are exceedingly low and living conditions are harsh, there are tribes that still exist by traditional nomadic ans.
Within a wooden hut of one such tribe, which resembled a bar, people were wildly reveling, while an exceptionally burly man sat beside the bar looking like a seated Polar Bear.
“Brian, co on, have a drink!”
Soone nearby called him to drink, but Brian just shook his head.
A group of rcenaries was chatting close by, and the topic of their conversation was the Relic of Life deep within Mong Kok Forest.
“Have you heard?
There’s supposedly an ancient relic in that godforsaken place in Myanmar.”
“Haha, you believe in that crap?
I say it’s just a tomb.
We’re rcenaries, not goddamn tomb raiders.”
“Damn it, Barber, if you interrupt again before I finish speaking, I’ll blow your head off!”
“Try ,” Barber did not back down either.
“Enough, what’s all the arguing about?” a third man said.
Then the original speaker continued, “This relic is different, I hear.
There’s talk of things that can enhance one’s strength and secrets of longevity.”
“Is it really that mystical?” the other rcenaries were also sowhat puzzled.
“Is the relic inside Huaxia?” one of the rcenaries asked.
The original speaker nodded, “Yes, Myanmar borders Huaxia.”
“Well, then, I bet this is mostly likely true.
That mysterious country in the East has had many secrets since ancient tis.
Anyway, we haven’t had any contracts recently, so why not go take a look?
Maybe we can even snatch so good loot,” he speculated.
Brian, listening to this conversation, silently took note of it, then stood up, left the wooden hut, and disappeared into the swirling snow.
In India.
In one of the royal palaces, it could be said to be the most luxurious palace in all of India, its grandeur even comparable to that of the Taj Mahal.
Within this palace, in a room filled with the strong scent of sandalwood incense, silence pervaded, save for the figure seated in ditation at the center, alone.
Brahma, one of the Twelve Main Gods, who was one of the two Main Gods that had battled Li Chen in North Arica last ti!
Brahma opened his eyes, gazing at the burning incense.
His eyes, however, were extrely unfocused:
The ssage should have been sent out by now.
…
Almost all the masters in the world had received this ssage through various channels, and as it was passed on, the details of the ssage grew more mythical.
Eventually, it was said that the relic contained an Immortal Pill offering eternal life, as well as Pills that could render one invincible.
All sorts of masters, rcenary Corps, assassins, and other organizations received this ssage.
So chose to wait and see, but most headed straight for Mong Kok Forest.
Whether the ssage was true or fake, coming to check it out would reveal the truth.
If it was real, one could even fish out so treasures, so making the trip seed worthwhile.
This was the mindset of most people, and in an instant, the situation beca turbulent, like countless undercurrents were surging.
The Li Siblings and the Ghost King, too, were headed for Mong Kok Forest, but their primary goal was to kill Li Chen—that was their first priority.
It could be said that the majority of factions were converging on Mong Kok Forest, but Li Chen was utterly unaware of all this as he followed others towards the Primitive Forest.
The group arrived at the edge of the Primitive Forest, where a long, wide stream flowed.
The guide smiled and explained, “This is a great spot for camping, with its spacious terrain, nearby water source, and beautiful scenery, not to ntion it’s hardly crowded.”
Everyone looked around and agreed it was indeed an excellent location and decided to set up camp there.
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