Chapter 740: Chapter 740: I Do It for the Sake of More Innocent Human Races!

He did not bring Chu Zhong Tian with him, considering that his realm was too low.

Chu Zhong Tian had told Lu Chen everything that happened outside the Haotian Secret Realm.

Even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators might die at the hands of the ancient beasts, not to mention ordinary Golden Core Cultivators.

Even Danyang Zi, who did not confront the ancient beasts head-on, ended up burning his lifespan and met with death in the end. One can imagine how much stronger these ancient beasts became after leaving the Haotian Secret Realm.

But Lu Chen did not charge into Ten Thousand Demon Mountain blindly; he had his own considerations.

Danyang Zi died because, to some extent, he had nowhere to go and was literally worn out to death.

And if he went to Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, he would be relatively more flexible. Even if he couldn’t defeat them, he could still escape.

Not only did he possess the Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique, but he had also mastered Teleportation of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Moreover, with two Earth Fires in his possession, Lu Chen believed he could fight against the ancient beasts.

Yuzhou City was only several tens of miles away from Ten Thousand Demon Mountain. Before long, he already appeared at the foot of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain.

There was no one in sight here; when the ancient beasts came to this place, ordinary martial artists either died or fled.

Lu Chen did not choose to fly directly to the destination but landed and walked into the mountain through the path.

The situation inside the mountain was not much different from that of Ten Thousand Demon Town.

Apart from the absence of human corpses, the mountain path had been violently widened, showing that ancient beasts had indeed charged through here.

"The bodies of the beasts are sufficiently formidable; I can’t imagine the fate of the ordinary demonic beasts that originally lived in Ten Thousand Demon Mountain."

Lu Chen sighed. The closer to the outskirts of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, the weaker the demonic beasts were. He had once come here for training in his younger years and had been forced to enter the mountain to search for Spiritual Medicine, during which he had also killed some demonic beasts.

Compared to that, the demonic beasts of Ten Thousand Demon Mountain were much weaker than those in the Abyss.

Although he was reflecting on this, Lu Chen’s pace did not slow down. He passed through the valley where he had once stayed overnight and arrived at the spot where he had parted ways with Qin Yaotiao.

Beast roars echoed ethereally in the mountains. Now, Lu Chen knew that going deeper into Xuanji Sect would lead to the second-rate Qingyun Sect!

The Qingyun Sect mainly consisted of sword cultivators, and he did not know how they learned of the news, but they actually intended to take action against him.

Unfortunately, without a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, the entire Qingyun Sect would be no match for Lu Chen.

However, second-rate sects would typically have two or three Nascent Souls.

Pondering that the ancient beasts had remained here, Qingyun Sect must not have been destroyed!

Otherwise, it would be like the Casting Gear Pavilion—deserted by men, abandoned by beasts.

Lu Chen continued to follow the path upward until he finally saw a group of buildings that had been destroyed.

With just a glance, he found a plaque inscribed with the characters for Xuanji among the ruins.

"It seems that the Xuanji Sect has been wiped out."

Under the ruins, one could faintly see a delicate arm exposed, but it was utterly lifeless.

Lu Chen had no attachment; instead, he quickened his pace. After passing Xuanji Sect, he saw a mountain path leading straight into the deep mountains.

The roars came from that direction, suggesting that the Qingyun Sect was probably trapped.

With his mind clear of extraneous thoughts, Lu Chen followed the sounds all the way, running for over a hundred miles until he saw a Mountain Protection Array emitting a pale blue light atop a mountain.

The Mountain Protection Array was on the verge of collapse, and with his Hateful Heaven Pupil Technique, Lu Chen could clearly see that the Array could not hold out much longer.

However, without using spiritual power, his vision was limited to this extent, and he could not see the situation inside the Array.

Outside the Array, several massive ancient beasts were rigorously gnawing at it. Every bite they took dissipated a swath of spiritual power!

"At most, the Array will be destroyed within a day’s time."

Lu Chen did not come to save the Qingyun Sect in the first place; he was more interested in understanding the ancient beasts.

Having seen what he had now, he couldn’t help but recall the scene he witnessed when passing by the Xuanji Sect.

The female cultivators had died miserably.

After the Array’s fall, Qingyun Sect would likely meet the same fate.

A complex look appeared in Lu Chen’s eyes, and he felt a mix of emotions in his heart.

He too, was a cultivator.

So, one day, the ancient beasts would target him!

So, should I take action?

He clenched his fist and cast his gaze toward the beast nearest to him.

"I am not acting to save the Qingyun Sect, but for... the sake of more innocent humans!"

Lu Chen muttered to himself, and a faint blue flame emerged in his left hand.

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