Chapter 737: Chapter 737: The Intact Yuzhou City

Lu Chen naturally would not explain that his Ice-Strange Fire was controlled by the spear spirit.

Looking at the Xuanming Ice Snake, which was also staring with its eyes as small as mung beans, he smiled and said, "Let’s go, we’ll see what the situation is like in the Eastern Domain first."

"Then Brother Lu Dao, where shall we go first?"

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes and said, "For now, we have no specific destination, so why not head to Ten Thousand Demon Mountain first!"

"Ten Thousand Demon Mountain?"

Chu Zhongtian was taken aback. He had heard of this place even in the Central Region, but he was unsure what Lu Chen had in mind.

"Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, where demons congregate—perhaps it will also attract ancient beasts. Let’s head over there and take a look."

"Alright!"

Chu Zhongtian naturally had no objections, while Lu Chen had his own thoughts.

What he had told Chu Zhongtian was one reason.

But another reason was the two major sects in Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, Qingyun Sect and Xuanji Sect!

Beyond that, there was also the Lu Family outside of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain!

"I wonder what the Lu Family will think when they see me again!"

A gleam flashed across Lu Chen’s eyes as he flew toward that direction.

The Casting Gear Pavilion was relatively closer to the Southern Domain, and it was some distance from Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.

If it weren’t for the fact that he had to look after Chu Zhongtian, Lu Chen would have arrived much earlier.

Two days later, Lu Chen hovered over Yuzhou City, furrowing his brows tightly.

From this vantage point, he could see that Yuzhou City was still intact, but what puzzled him was that, although roars of beasts could faintly be heard from Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, there did not seem to be any damage to the city.

"Brother Lu Dao, what’s wrong?"

Chu Zhongtian was clueless and thought Lu Chen might be nervous about returning home. He intended to remind him that one should sever worldly ties upon setting foot on the Immortal Path.

But the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back down.

Being at the Core Formation Stage, he did not feel qualified to say such words to Lu Chen!

"These ancient beasts..."

Pausing for a moment, Lu Chen then said, "They seem to not harm ordinary people?"

"Brother Lu Dao, do you mean... these ancient beasts have a bottom line?"

Chu Zhongtian found it inconceivable.

If he hadn’t witnessed the scene in Haotian Valley himself, he certainly would have believed Lu Chen.

Back then, the ground was littered with corpses, and anyone who was slow to flee would be buried forever within the valley.

No matter their realm!

"I’m not sure," Lu Chen said with a wry smile, his mind filled with myriad thoughts. He glanced at Ten Thousand Demon Mountain and then said, "Let’s go down and take a look."

He had a vague idea that perhaps Qin Yaotiao had returned to Lu Chen and had then protected Yuzhou City.

Although this possibility was slim, finding Qin Yaotiao now required even more care.

The two landed directly in Yuzhou City, causing the people on the streets to be alarmed.

But upon recognizing that it was Lu Chen and Chu Zhongtian, they began to kneel and kowtow in worship.

"Immortal Master, Immortal Master has come to save us!"

"At last, we are saved!"

"Immortal Master, we have been trapped in the city for over half a year; the food in the city is almost gone!"

Lu Chen frowned and said, "Everyone, get up."

Among the crowd, he saw some faces he once knew well.

After all, he had been away from Yuzhou City for merely a few years.

This was ultimately the land that had given him birth and sustenance.

Lu Chen was neither a good person nor a bad person, but he was not heartless.

If he had not embarked on the Immortal Path, he had once thought that he would rather die in Yuzhou City, within the Lu Family...

"Who knows more, come up and speak."

Lu Chen’s gaze fell on a martial artist at the Marrow Refinement Realm.

"Immortal Master, over half a year ago, several demons suddenly passed by here. They stopped outside the Sword Pool for a while and then left words on the city wall, forbidding any of us from leaving Yuzhou City, or we would be killed without mercy..."

"Over this half year, thanks to the large families’ reserves of food for relief, we have managed to survive with difficulty."

"But sitting to consume our reserves, there will come a day when the food runs out, and by then, I fear..."

Lu Chen cut off the martial artist’s words with a wave of his hand and asked, "Where did that demon go?"

The martial artist shook his head but looked toward Ten Thousand Demon Mountain. From here, one could only see the contours of the forests.

"It seems to have gone into Ten Thousand Demon Mountain and has never appeared again. But no one in the city dares to leave. We martial artists are responsible for patrolling the streets..."

Lu Chen naturally recognized that all these people were martial artists, and what surprised him even more was that these martial artists were able to unite.

Perhaps, this was also why the people inside Yuzhou City had managed to survive.

He nodded slightly and asked, "Now, who is in charge of Yuzhou City?"

"Replying to the Immortal Master," the martial artist said, "it’s the Lu Family! The Lu Family is in charge!"

"The Lu Family?"

Lu Chen was taken aback and looked up towards the ancestral land of the Lu Family.

After a brief moment, he said firmly, "Can you take me to the Lu Family?"

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