Chapter 234: Opponents killed, three tribes cursed
Yun Yichen's invitation was like a bolt from the blue to Chen An, causing a huge uproar.

Judging from the surface, a sudden duel with the barbarians seemed to be a turmoil out of nowhere and was puzzling.

The two armies were facing each other at a critical strategic moment. Suddenly proposing a personal fight would inevitably seem a bit rash and almost childish.

However, Chen An felt that this matter could not be viewed in isolation.

If we connect it with the recent shortage of spiritual medicine needed for the Yanbingronglingdan, it will add a bit of deeper meaning.

This might be Yun Yichen's secret move, using this competition as bait to delay the war, secretly buying time to collect more Red Flame Spirit Fruits and Mysterious Ice Grass to consolidate Feiyun City's combat power.

But on second thought, why would the barbarians be willing to cooperate with this situation?

Moreover, according to what Yun Yichen said in the jade slip, it was the barbarians who took the initiative to propose the duel!
Chen An's heart was filled with turbulent tides. The barbarians' initiative to fight was definitely not a whim. There must be some hidden calculation behind it.

Perhaps, they wanted to delay until the Great Barbarian King recovered from his injuries and then launch a counterattack with thunderous force, or they laid a clever plan to make the human race immersed in the fight in front of them and neglect their guard, so as to launch a fatal attack in the dark.

All kinds of speculations lingered in his mind like clouds and mist, but he also realized that these plans were already obvious to him. Then, how could Yun Yichen, who had been dealing with the barbarians for many years and was experienced, not be able to see through this fog.

While he was deep in thought, he heard the White-haired Sword Demon say, "No matter what, if you win this battle, you can enter the City Lord's Mansion treasury to choose a treasure, and the Azure Lotus Sword Heart Jade is also included. Moreover, Ling Xuanxiao has personally promised that those who perform well can make any request within his ability."

"Oh? Just a random request?"

Chen An was slightly surprised. He remembered that he had heard of the Shadowless Spring in the City Lord's Mansion by chance. This spring played a great role in condensing the Yin Spirit. If possible, all he hoped for was to be able to practice beside the Shadowless Spring for a period of time.

"It seems that you are also participating in this battle. Do you know who your opponent is?"

Chen An immediately asked, the other party was so enthusiastic about this war, it was all for the Qinglian Sword Heart Jade, anyone with a discerning eye could see it.

The Green Lotus Sword Heart Jade is indeed attractive, but Chen An is more concerned about his opponent's situation.

"The fourth-level Refining Void warrior sent by the Barbarians is Manhuang. He is quite powerful. I have met him on the battlefield several times, but each time I was in the middle of a melee and never had a direct fight. This time I want to meet him properly."

Speaking of the wilderness, the fire of war burned in the eyes of the white-haired sword demon, the sword intent in his body was about to burst out, and the sword energy was like a dragon.

A not-so-distant Jindan cultivator who came to the first floor of the Wanjian Tower to sign up for the exchange meeting disappeared from the spot in a flash before he could understand what was happening. He reappeared outside the Wanjian Tower.

"Friend Bai, stop it now!"

Chen An's face was stern. If too many people were injured by mistake, it would have a bad impact on the competition and would inevitably affect the cohesion of the sword evil. This was something Chen An did not want to see.

Seeing that the situation was not good, five powerful sword intents burst out of his body, like five giant dragons, suppressing the raging sword intent of the White-haired Sword Demon like a blow to the head.

The white-haired sword demon quickly woke up. He was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "I was a little too excited just now and couldn't control myself."

He said it very easily, but when he looked at Chen An again, there was a hint of fear in his eyes. No wonder Yun Yichen chose this person. Just based on his performance just now, even if he could defeat him, he probably wouldn't get much benefit.

It seems that Yun Yichen's vision is indeed sharp, and this person can be used.

"I haven't asked Brother Bai yet, do you know who my opponent is?"

Chen An asked again, who his opponent is is what he cares most about.

The white-haired sword demon frowned and said, "It seems to be a Shadow Barbarian, but I have never seen him on the battlefield before, and I am not very familiar with him. I only know that his name is Shadow Killer."

After telling Chen An everything he knew, he immediately left the Ten Thousand Swords Tower.

After pondering for a moment, Chen An did not stay any longer. He left the Ten Thousand Swords Tower and went straight back to his family.

First, he called Chen Sheng and asked him to bring a group of clansmen to the Wanjian Tower to help organize and hold a kendo exchange meeting.

After all, this matter is related to the gathering of the sword evil of the Nine Nether Sword-eating Formation, and it cannot be taken lightly. To be safe, Chen An transferred all the senior members of the Chen family who had no important matters to do.

If this session is held successfully, it will definitely be necessary to hold it again in the future to deal with the barbarians.
Being able to take control of this matter is also extremely beneficial for the Chen family.

After finishing these things, Chen An came to the Beishan Cave.

After hesitating for a while, he finally took out the essence of the mysterious weapon and the Five Poisons Curse Soul Book which he had not used for a long time.

To be on the safe side, it is better to be prepared.

After all, this time the game is more exciting. When the human and the barbarian tribes fight, the competition will not stop unless one of them voluntarily admits defeat or dies.

This duel was proposed by the barbarians, and there is a high probability that they have no good intentions, and there is no telling what kind of deceptive tactics they are using.

He felt that there was no need to follow any rules when facing the barbarians, as long as he could win, even if it meant using a small curse.

Immediately, he summoned the Yin-Yang Sky-Burning Fire, which was of uncertain temperature. Two auras spread out in the cave, and suddenly there was a rolling heat wave on the left and bursts of cold air on the right.

Chen An's mind moved, and he placed the essence of the mysterious weapon and the Five Poisons Curse Soul Book into the center of the flame, slowly increasing the firepower.

With the in-depth integration of the essence of the mysterious weapon, more complex spiritual patterns began to emerge on the surface of the Five Poisons Curse Soul Book. The originally scattered five poisonous auras in the book were reorganized, forming five-colored poisonous clouds surrounding the pages.

Chen An was very familiar with this step, and without much effort, he successfully upgraded the Five Poisons Curse Soul Book to a mysterious weapon!

"I haven't used it for a long time, let's try out its power first."

After playing with it for a while, Chen An was eager to try out the power of this treasure.

"Without his dragon tendons, Qinglin is like a useless person. It is better to end this feud now to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future."

After determining the target, Chen An silently recited the name "Qinglin" in his heart and visualized the other party's appearance in his mind.

However, in just a moment, a slightly weak aura of a perfect blue dragon emanated from the pages of the Five Poison Curse Soul Book.

Chen An's mind moved, and the blood in his body rushed into the pages of the book. Waves of blood light illuminated the cave, adding a bit of horror to the atmosphere.

Just as he was about to put more effort into truly unleashing the power of this treasure, the aura in front of him suddenly disappeared. Chen An felt as if he had punched cotton and suddenly felt powerless.

Chen An was stunned for a moment, and murmured, "He's dead now?"

After repeated tests, it was confirmed that Qinglin's breath had indeed disappeared and he had died from the curse.

However, such a blatant curse on the dragon and barbarian monks would probably easily make the two sides suspect the human race.

Moreover, he had a grudge against Qinglin, and a month later he fought with Yingsha of the Shadow Barbarians. The other party probably could guess that all this was done by Chen An behind the scenes.

Although it's not certain, he doesn't want to take the risk.

"We have to plan carefully to eliminate the suspicion of the human race. At the very least, we have to exclude ourselves from the list of suspects."

After pondering for a moment, Chen An's eyes lit up slightly, and he already had a plan in mind.

He sent an order to his clone Chen Sheng who was in the Ten Thousand Swords Tower, and then he sat cross-legged on the five-colored lotus platform and practiced in peace.

Far away in the Ten Thousand Swords Tower, Chen Sheng, who was organizing a kendo exchange meeting, suddenly received an order from the deity.

However, he did not stop what he was doing, and glanced at the sea of ​​people, still busy with the matter at hand.

It was not until half an hour later that a familiar figure came into view.

"Friend Wang, how are you?" Chen Sheng said to Wang Daning in front of him.

"Hey, Fellow Daoist Chen, why are you here? We haven't seen each other since you became famous last time."

Wang Daning, who came to participate in the kendo exchange meeting, hurried forward and greeted everyone warmly.

"I have been entrusted by the City Lord's Mansion to organize a sword exchange meeting in the Ten Thousand Swords Tower." Chen Sheng chuckled.

"Oh? There is such a thing. Hehe, Brother Chen, can you give me some convenience?" Wang Daning rubbed his hands and said excitedly.

"Friend Wang, you are joking. Everything is done according to the rules and regulations. How can I be so unrestrained?" Chen Sheng said righteously. "It's just a joke."

Wang Daning waved his hand, and the next moment, Chen Sheng's voice suddenly emerged in his mind.

"I can manipulate the exchange a little bit, but you have to do something for me."

Wang Daning chatted casually, and then replied with his spiritual consciousness: "Fellow Daoist Chen saved my son before, and I promised to help you do four things unconditionally. Now there are three left. Just tell me what you want."

"It's not a big deal. In recent years, there have been constant frictions between the Dragon and Phoenix tribes. I would like to ask you to help collect information about the cultivators of the Dragon and Phoenix tribes who are above the Nascent Soul level, so as to prepare for a rainy day."

"This is actually easy." Wang Daning breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was really afraid that Chen Sheng would ask him to do something risky.

Simply collecting information is not a difficult task; it just takes some time and effort.

"As soon as possible, preferably within half a month."

"So urgent? We may not be able to collect all the information in such a short time."

"It doesn't matter if it's not all, but the number must not be less."

"Okay, wait for my news."

"By the way, it would be best if there was a portrait."

I have to say that Wang Daning is indeed quite efficient.

In just half a month, he had collected almost all the information of the Nascent Soul level cultivators from the Dragon and Wind clans.

Of course, this is only what is visible on the surface. For those who are hiding more deeply, they don’t have the ability to find out with their abilities.

However, this is enough!
Chen An's consciousness sank into the jade slip that Chen Sheng had just sent him. The total number of Void-Refining Monks in the two clans was about four to five thousand!

They are worthy of being the top race in the world of immortal cultivation!

After a rough look, I found that due to the rush of time, the information above was incomplete, and a small part of it was just a name or title.

There are about a thousand people with names and portraits that meet Chen An's requirements.

This quantity is sufficient.

After careful selection, Chen An picked three people from each tribe, all of whom were people who participated in the fight for rare treasures between the Dragon and Phoenix tribes last time.

After selecting the target, Chen An took out the book of Five Poisons Curse Soul with great interest. Six strange auras flashed across the pages, and he cursed the six people one by one.

Doing all this is not enough, the barbarian monks naturally cannot be let go.

Having been in Feiyun City for quite a few years, Chen An has a general understanding of the high-level cultivators of the Liman tribe.

The barbarian cultivator at the fifth level of the Refinement Void Stage who participated in the battle this time was named Man Fang. He was one of the few barbarians in the middle level of the Refinement Void Stage who had mastered the golden body.

The other two were Manhuang and the elder of the Liman tribe who had blocked the fatal blow for the Liman King.

To be safe, Chen An planned to curse all the powerful barbarians who were in the middle stage of the Refining Void stage and above, including the Barbarian King.

Even if the opponent is very strong and will not die in a short period of time, he will be further injured and will not be able to recover.

Considering that he still had to participate in a competition in a dozen days and could not deplete his body too much, Chen An only consumed a portion of his blood and essence every day to cast the curse.

In a certain hall of the Liman King's tribe, the sound of soft music could be heard.

But within half a quarter of an hour, the sound stopped abruptly.

King Liman's face was pale. He pushed away the whiteness in front of him, sat up with a "thump", and hurriedly practiced qigong and regulated his breathing.

Deep inside his body, a black energy was slowly corroding his internal organs like a maggot in his tarsal bones.

"Lord Barbarian King, what's wrong with you?"

You Lan, her clothes half covered, the blush on her face not yet faded, looked worried.

"I'm afraid I've been cursed!"

"Curse?"

Youlan was so frightened that she didn't even notice her clothes slipping off.

"No problem. With my strength, I can slowly refine it for two years and it will be fine."

King Liman waved his hand and said with a sullen face.

Being able to curse silently, the other party's methods must be no less powerful than his.

If he were to ask who was the most likely person, the first person he thought of was Ling Xuanxiao.

But the two have fought for many years and know each other's methods well. Not to mention that the other party is not good at such unconventional methods, if he really had this ability, he would probably have used it long ago.

"It's bad, Lord Barbarian King. Man Qian, the third elder and several other members of the tribe have been cursed by a mysterious person!"

At this moment, an anxious voice came from outside the hall.

Li Man's face looked even worse. He hurriedly tidied his clothes, walked with heavy steps to the front hall, sat on the throne, and listened carefully to his subordinates reporting the details of the clan's situation.

"Who could it be? Could it be a human?"

As he said this, King Keliman looked at the charming Youlan standing beside him, and a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes.

Maybe this woman had already learned that he was going to offer a blood sacrifice to the Charm Spirit Clan, and she was using this method specifically to torture him.

"The King of Strength!"

Just as he was doubting the beauty beside him, Ao Rui's voice was heard outside the hall.

"What's the matter?"

"Several members of my dragon clan were cursed, and Qinglin died tragically!" Ao Rui said with a sad and angry expression.

"What a coincidence? There are also several people in my barbarian tribe who are cursed."

The more the King of Liman thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He asked in confusion, "Could it be that they are from the human race?"

"Not too possible."

Ao Rui shook his head and said, "In recent years, our tribe has frequently been at odds with the Phoenix tribe, and we have been keeping an eye on their movements. There is news that similar incidents have occurred in the Phoenix tribe as well, and the people who were affected have one thing in common, which is that most of them participated in the fight for that rare treasure several years ago."

"What do you mean?" King Liman motioned for the other party to continue.

"It's not just me who thinks so. The elders of my Golden Dragon Clan also speculate so. It's very likely that the remnants of the Qilin Clan are secretly behind this." Ao Rui speculated.

"Impossible. Since it is the remnants of the Qilin clan who are taking revenge on you, why would they involve my Liman clan as well?" King Liman denied.

"Your Excellency the Barbarian King, our two tribes have been so close over the years, like half allies. Do you think the Qilin tribe will let you go?" Ao Rui insisted on his opinion.

After a moment of silence, King Liman shook his head and denied it again: "The only thing between you and me is the last time we went to Lingxiyuan, and this time I borrowed your golden-scaled dragon-bearded bamboo. Apart from that, there is no other larger cooperation. We can't even be called allies. I think it is most likely that the human race is behind this."

The two men disagreed on the matter and suspected their respective enemies.

After arguing for a long time, they parted on bad terms.

(End of this chapter)