Chapter Seventeen: The Mysterious Gate of Life and Death

  "What a fast speed, what a powerful aura, breaking through the three realms of the mortal world?" Chu Tianjiao's face revealed a solemn expression.

  With his eyesight, it was already clear that the person who came was from Chu City.

  "It's not a Triple Void Boundary, his Qi and blood are strong, but they're not condensed, no Blood Essence has formed, just Blood Vessels. He's only at the Second Void Boundary, but he's at least condensed five Blood Vessels! And the Blood Vessels he's condensed seem to be much stronger than ordinary ones!" Xiang Tianling's cultivation is higher than Chu Tianjiao's, and his insight is also deeper.

  "This little rascal......not bad, not bad." Chu Tian Ge had a smiling face.

  "Chu Cheng, this kid, I heard he hadn't even transcended the ordinary just a month ago? What a genius! A true genius!" Dongfang San Yi's face also broke out into a joyful smile.

  "Chu Xiaozhi is not bad, take down Chu Manlong!" Dongfang Ye laughed without any scruples, drawing the attention of the crowd.

  "Amazing, Brother Cheng!" Dongfang Xiner's face was completely red, her beautiful eyes were shining with tears, and she looked extremely shy.

  It turned out that the person who came was Chu Cheng.

  He used the Blood Shadow God Escape Technique and ran wildly for a hundred miles, finally arriving just before the Youth Hero Conference officially began.

  A bloody figure rushed onto the competition stage, Chu City's face was bloodied, and he squeezed out a position with great difficulty, standing among the top eight. Although it was unexpected, it also showed his extraordinary strength, far surpassing that of most of the participating boys.

  "Get out!"

  A low growl, a powerful killing intent, locked onto Chu City.

  "Chu Man Long?" Chu Cheng smiled slightly and shook his head.

  The Chu Man Long standing beside him was indeed powerful, with his blood energy still above his own, and without a doubt, had already advanced to the third stage of the Transcendent Realm. However, for himself now, it was nothing special.

  Chu Cheng was unknown to the world for twelve years, his literary talent did not astonish people and his martial arts skills did not startle the common folk. Almost everyone thought that he was just a young master from a wealthy family.

  Only a few people like Chu Tian Ge and Chu Yan know that Chu Cheng is actually extraordinary and has great ambitions.

  He cultivated the Divine Fetal Treasure Blood Scripture, which was extremely difficult to enter. In the thousands of years since the founding of Chu State, only a dozen or so people had entered, and in the end, not one had successfully cultivated it.

  However, those over ten people all missed the Hero's Gathering of Youth because they were cultivating the Divine Fetus and Treasure Blood Scripture. The fastest one among them also didn't enter the sect until he was twenty-one years old.

  The speed of Chu City is beyond everyone's imagination.

  He is only twelve years old this year.

  At twelve years old, he entered the gate and broke through the two layers of the Mortal Realm. Even if this time's Youth Hero Conference couldn't be entered, then who could stop his rise in five years' time at the next Youth Hero Conference?

  In ancient times, there was a divine dragon that lay dormant in the depths for millions of years. One day it emerged into the world, and the heavens and earth changed color because of it; ghosts and spirits trembled with fear.

  In ancient times, there was a giant python that had been hidden deep within the earth for millions of years. One day it emerged, causing heaven and earth to be shocked, mountains to collapse, seas to surge, and winds and clouds to change suddenly.

  Today's Chu City is just like the legendary dragon and python of old, with unlimited prospects ahead!

  From today on, who dares to say he is a waste?!!

  "This child should be killed!" Chu Tianjiao's face revealed a murderous intent.

  "This child must die!" Xiang Tianling has already begun to plan a killing move.

  "This child can be entrusted!" Dongfang Sanyi looked at Dongfang Xinger beside him and expressed his approval of the marriage.

  "This child... is no weakling!" Chu Tian Ge's heart was filled with joy and anger.

  ……

  "Ladies and gentlemen, honorable judges, and fellow contestants, I, Chu Cheng, have been in closed-door training for half a month and just broke through, so I'm late. Please forgive me!" Chu Cheng bowed his hands together in greeting, polite and courteous, with an air of elegance and vigor that was undiminished by the blood on him.

  "Now that everyone is ready, let the competition begin. What do you all think?" On the judges' platform, the young master who was the chief judge had been uninterested throughout, seemingly unimpressed by these so-called child prodigies. It wasn't until Chu Cheng took the stage that his eyes lit up slightly, as if he had taken a great interest in Chu Cheng.

  "Jiū Gōngzǐ's words are extremely right, since everyone is here, let's begin. Towards the sky, horizontal!" Xiàng Tiān Líng said with a smile, then suddenly shouted in a cold voice.

  "Huh...... Yes!" The expression of Xiang Tian Heng being shocked by Chu Cheng's words left him stunned, and it wasn't until he heard Xiang Tian Ling's cold and stern shout that he snapped back to reality, hastily announcing: "The Youth Hero Conference Mountain City preliminary round, now begins!"

  According to the rules of the competition, eighty people drew lots to decide the order of entry. Coincidentally, Chu Cheng drew number one.

  "Number one? I'm afraid someone is sabotaging it. Number two mustn't be a weakling!" Chu Cheng smiled slightly, seemingly unconcerned.

  At this time, he had the ambition to sweep through the Hero Association, how could he be intimidated by a small conspiracy.

  "Number one, Chu City! Number two, Chu Manbao! Let the battle begin!" Tian Gang shouted loudly, almost laughing out loud.

  Chu Tianjiao had three sons, the eldest son Chu Manlong was 18 years old, with three layers of detachment from the mortal world; the second son Chu Mantiger was 17 years old, with two layers of detachment from the mortal world and nine blood vessels; the third son Chu Manleopard was 16 years old, with two layers of detachment from the mortal world and six blood vessels.

  Chu Manbao was steady and stable, already transcending the ordinary at the age of eight. He had been in the Transcendent Realm for a full eight years, his vital energy and blood were overflowing, his foundation was deep and thick, far surpassing Chu Cheng's. It could be said that this time, Chu Cheng was finished!

  He seemed to have already seen the downfall of Chu City.

  The other seventy-eight people all went down, leaving the field to Chucheng and Chumianbao.

  Chu Manbao was indeed like a small leopard, with a ferocious face and muscles full of power, as if he could rush out at any time and tear his opponent to pieces.

  He practiced the Divine Brave Leopard Technique, a mysterious and profound technique brought out by Chu Tianjiao from the ancient Qingming ruins, with incredible mystery. When cultivated to an extremely deep level, it can cultivate the leopard divine ability, with unparalleled speed.

  "Chu Cheng, I'm going to tear you to shreds! How dare you secretly plot against my big brother, just wait and see how I'll deal with you!" Chu Manbao said viciously.

  "Barbaric dragon, barbaric tiger, barbaric leopard, don't your family have any creativity? If there's a fourth son, what would he be called? Barbaric dog? Barbaric pig?" Chu Cheng showed no mercy on his lips, with both hands gathering mysterious energy, ready to strike at any moment.

  "Chu Cheng, you good-for-nothing, are you looking for death?!"

  The Chu barbarian leopard let out a loud roar, its entire body like a sharp arrow shooting towards the city of Chu. This speed, even a person with nine refined blood vessels couldn't compare to it. This was the terrifying aspect of the Divine Brave Leopard Technique.

  However, in Chu Cheng's eyes, Chu Manbao was simply too slow.

  "A minor skill." Chu Cheng had made his move, so he didn't plan on holding back and was determined to make a big impact. A mere Chu Manbao was just an appetizer.

  "Divine fetus precious blood, heavenly symbol Tao Fu; binding blood divine rope, tying people and tying blood!"

  A bloodline burst out of his body and transformed into a Blood Binding Rope, arriving in front of Chu Manjiao in an instant.

  The Chu barbarian leopard was shocked and lost its color, wanting to hide, but there was no chance at all.

  "Chu Manbao, dealing with a waste like you, one bloodline is enough!"

  A cold voice rose from the city of Chu, and the Blood Binding Rope tightly bound Chu Man Jiang. He felt that his entire body's vital energy was out of control, completely unable to be summoned.

  This is the true meaning of Blood Oath, binding the enemy's essence and fundamentally severing their means, this is a strategy to drain the water from the bottom of the cauldron.

  "Chu Man Bao, you say I'm a waste? I think you're not even as good as a waste! Under my hands, what are you? Get off the stage!"

  Chu Cheng intended to eliminate Chu Manbao on the spot, but he considered Chu Tianjiao's reaction and only gave him a slight punishment, throwing him off the competition stage.

  With a loud crash, Chu Manjiang smashed to the ground. Unable to use his Bloodline abilities, he had at least seven or eight broken bones and let out a blood-curdling scream like a slaughtered pig.

  "Chu City! You little beast, you're looking for death!" Chu Tianjiao stood up with a loud shout, and a stream of dark energy shot out, aiming to kill Chu City.

  "Hmph! Chu Tianjiao, you old scoundrel, it's a matter between juniors, and you dare to intervene?" Chu Tiange's hand closed the book, and Chu Tianjiao's mysterious aura suddenly dissipated.

  "The five elements boundary is fivefold? Good skill, good cultivation! People all think you've sunk, only we few know that over the years you've become even more introverted and powerful. But I'm not afraid of you, I'm stronger than you!" Chu Tianjiao looked deeply at Chu Tiange, then sat down.

  After all, this is a competition venue, and "Jiugongzi" is present, so he doesn't dare to be arrogant.

  "Hehe, no need to get angry, on the battlefield, swords and knives have no eyes, don't take it too seriously. A few broken bones can be healed with medicine." The Ninth Master's tone was light and breezy as he stretched out his hand, producing a bottle of medicinal pills that flew in front of Chu Tianjiao.

  "Zhongru Yuge Dan, breaks bones and restores them, in the blink of an eye."

  Chu Tianjiao took over the dan medicine and was immediately overjoyed.

  This Zhong Lü Yu Gao Dan is a third-grade elixir, even more precious than the Tiger Leopard Snake Blood Elixir and the Dragon Snake Ascension Elixir. At this moment, he felt grateful to Jiu Gongzi.

  The competition continued and soon a day passed, the first round also came to an end, and the top 40 were decided.

  The second round of competition will be held tomorrow.

  In the dead of night, Chu Cheng appeared in Chu Tian Ge's study.

  "Old man, what instructions?" Chu Cheng pulled over a chair and sat down with a big smile.

  Chu Tian Ge looked at his own son with a hint of a smile: "Not bad today."

  "That's it! I'll take care of this myself. One against two? No problem!" Chu Cheng waved his hand, indicating that it was a trivial matter.

  "Nine Blood Vessels? You sold a Life Jade Box and got 20 million gold coins, haven't you spent most of it by now? Otherwise, there's no way to cultivate the Divine Fetal Treasure Blood Record to this level." Chu Tian Ge seemed all-knowing.

  "Old man, you know too much already! But let's get back to the point, I'm your son, aren't I? Can't you give me a little help? Don't pretend to be poor with me, I know you have plenty of gold coins! Just look at this study room, every piece of information here is worth thousands of gold coins!" Chu Cheng chuckled.

  "The study has been given to you freely, and Old Ninth has also been given to you. I won't give you anything else, and your elder brother is the same." Chu Tiange said: "You have to rely on yourself."

  "Unbelievable! Let's not mention anything else, the assassination by Lightning Thief is absolutely your fault and has something to do with you! Are you going to let me deal with this myself too? Don't you have any humanity?! Lightning Thief is one of the top ten thief groups, full of masters, and can easily grab a handful of Seven Treasures Realm and Five Elements Realm experts!" Chu Cheng shouted loudly.

  "It's not that exaggerated, it's just the tenth thief group, I believe in you." Chu Tiange didn't budge: "Don't consider these for now. Your current task is to get first place, then go to Wangdu to participate in the final competition and reunite with your big brother."

  "Huh?" Chu Cheng's heart skipped a beat as he felt something was off: "Old man, what do you mean? Why do I feel like you're giving me last instructions?"

  "Are you cursing me to death? Are you still my son?" Chu Tian Ge's eyes widened, and then he let out a long sigh. "I'm going into seclusion, I won't be able to protect you. Go to the Imperial Capital, your older brother is under the care of Master Xuan, he can keep you safe. Moreover, the winds of change are blowing in the Imperial Capital, our power still needs you to take over."

  "But there's still big brother..."

  "Your elder brother is a disciple of Xuan Lao, and Xuan Lao is beyond worldly affairs. Your elder brother must also be beyond worldly affairs. Protecting you is still acceptable, but don't think about anything else." Chu Tian Ge sighed.

  "Old man, you wouldn't be thinking of closing the gate of life and death, would you? Have you reached a bottleneck?" Chu Cheng's heart tightened.

  Life and death are a mysterious pass; either life or death, there is no second choice. Either the body dies and the way disappears, or one breaks through the barrier and emerges.

  "Life and death mysterious pass, life and death mysterious pass! I didn't think that I would also reach this step. One step out, either the acupoints open and spiritual powers are born, or the physical body breaks and the divine soul is destroyed. However, you don't need to worry, I am Chu Tian Ge, how could I die!"

  Everyone thought that Chu Tiange was a cultivator of the Five Elements Realm, at most he was just the peak of the Five Elements Realm. People of his generation, whether it was Chu Tianjiao, Dongfang Sanyi, or Xiang Tianling, had already reached the fifth level of the Five Elements Realm, and some had even reached the peak of the Five Elements Realm, with varying levels of cultivation.

  Chu Tian Jiao thought that his cultivation was not weaker than Chu Tian Ge, but in fact he didn't know that Chu Tian Ge had already advanced to the Mountain and Sea Realm, and had even reached the peak of the Mountain and Sea Realm, leaving them far behind!

  Chu Tian Ge's gaze had long been cast towards a higher place, that mysterious and unfathomable Divine Realm!

  "......Where will you choose to go into seclusion?" Chu Cheng asked.

  "Across the mountain range!"