System Possession, One Sword Shocks the Gods

He sent his Divine Thought inside, and Nangong Qing’s voice sounded with gravity: ”Young Friend Ye, the message has been received. This matter is of great importance, and His Majesty has personally inquired about it. The activities of the Dark Hall have indeed exceeded estimates, and the Empire will unite all parties to step up the suppression. The intelligence you provided is crucial, and the Imperial Family will keep it in mind.”

”Additionally, according to the latest intelligence from the Shadow Guards, there have been frequent anomalies in the Southern Frontier recently. Many ancient Witch Clan ruins have appeared, suspected of having exotic treasures emerging, which may also be related to the activities of the Dark Hall. If you intend to go there, Young Friend, you must be extremely careful. The Gu arts of the Southern Frontier are treacherous and unpredictable, vastly different from the Cultivation Techniques of the Central Plains, and they are extremely xenophobic.”

”Orders have been issued to the Shadow Guard strongholds along the way to provide you with necessary assistance. Take care.”

Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. Anomalies in the Southern Frontier? Ancient Witch Clan ruins? This seemed to overlap with the location of the fragment he had sensed. Was it a coincidence, or had the Dark Hall also set its sights on something there?

It seemed that this trip to the Southern Frontier was destined not to be peaceful.

He no longer hesitated. With a movement of his body, he transformed into an inconspicuous stream of light and sped toward Wangnan City.

Half a day later, the outline of a towering city appeared on the horizon. The city walls were high, banners were fluttering, and there was an endless stream of carriages and horses at the city gate. It was the key town on the southern border—Wangnan City.

Ye Chen paid the entry fee and walked into the city with the flow of people. The streets inside the city were wide, with shops lining both sides, and the sounds of hawking were endless. Cultivators and Mortals mixed together, filled with the vitality and Chaos unique to border cities.

He did not wander around but walked directly toward the city center, to the iconic teleportation hall that radiated spatial fluctuations.

However, just as he was passing through a bustling main street, a commotion and shouts suddenly came from ahead.

”Get out of the way! All of you, get out of the way! Didn’t you see that our Young Master is about to pass?”

”If you bump into our Young Master’s spiritual pet, can you afford to pay for it!”

He saw several guards in luxurious clothing and with arrogant expressions roughly pushing aside the pedestrians on the street to clear a path. They were surrounding a young man in brocade clothes riding a ”Jade Horned Horse” that was snow-white all over, with a single horn on its head, and looked exceptionally spirited. The young man had an arrogant expression, his eyes scanning the surrounding crowd avoiding him with contempt, as if looking at a group of ants.

His cultivation had reached the Earth Fiend Realm First Level, which was already quite impressive in this border city. The Jade Horned Horse was an exotic beast, its aura comparable to the Condensing Yuan Realm Peak.

An old man who failed to dodge in time was pushed to the ground by a guard, his medicine basket overturned, and the herbs scattered all over the ground.

”My herbs! You……” The old man was anxious and angry.

”Old thing, you’re courting death!” A guard sneered and raised his foot to kick the old man.

Ye Chen frowned slightly. He originally did not want to meddle in other people’s business, but seeing this situation, a trace of annoyance still arose in his heart.

Just as the guard’s foot was about to land, Ye Chen flicked his finger lightly.

An invisible, gentle force arrived first and supported the guard’s ankle, making it impossible for it to land.

”Hmm?” The guard was stunned, feeling as if his foot had sunk into a quagmire and he could not exert any strength.

The young man in brocade clothes riding the Jade Horned Horse also noticed the abnormality here, his gaze sweeping coldly toward Ye Chen: ”Where did this blind thing come from, daring to meddle in this Young Master’s business?”

Ye Chen did not even look at him, but said indifferently to the old man who had fallen to the ground: ”Old man, are you alright?”