The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 78

Tiandu, pass on my royal decree. Send more people to wait around the Jiang Han residence during the Hidden Dragon Trials and protect the Jiang Han Residence. Handle the matter yourself and personally ensure Jiang Chen's safety from the shadows. Don't let any threat get close to Jiang Chen.”    

"Understood."    

Eastern Lu never thought that this young man who had once made him feel so irritated and annoyed would cause him, the ruler of a country, to use the greatest power he possessed to protect him on this day.    

Jiang Chen.what kind of person are you? Eastern Lu sank into deep contemplation for a moment.    

A strong reaction has been building in the capital at this time.    

The Hall of Healing was naturally overjoyed. After all, the greater the strength Jiang Chen possessed, the more they felt that their partnership with Jiang Chen was getting stable with a brighter future..    

However, there was no one happier than Jiang Feng. He had been defending the fortress alone in the capital all this time and had also been subjected to a lot of pressure.    

Due to the royal family's interference, although the abuse from the Duke of Soaring Dragon had not been too conspicuous, it still caused Jiang Feng to feel an immense pressure.    

Jiang Chen had been able to firmly suppress Long Yinye and Long Juxue once during this mission. Even if it was just a suppression on a small detail, this still made Jiang Feng quite happy.    

“Chener, great!” Jiang Feng was not so optimistic with regards to Jiang Chen's second mission, and did not really know how he was when Jiang Chen traveled back to Jiang Han territory.    

He was well aware that he represented a piece of iron in the Jiang Han territory, and no one dared to make a disturbance when he was around. But when Jiang Chen returned, it was unknown whether the clan elders would listen to his arrangements or not, let alone the great chieftains.    

However, the truth had proven that Jiang Feng's worries were meaningless.    

Not only did Jiang Chen manage to control the situation, he also easily annihilated Jing Man, who had become a huge thorn in his side. One should not take action, or take thorough and decisive action if taking action.    

Jiang Feng had to admit, with such courage and method, his son was even slightly stronger than himself when he was about the same age.    

Jiang Feng was very happy that his son surpassed him.    

Jiang Feng had discovered that ever since the meeting at the Heavenly Worship Rite, Jiang Chen's entire existence had undergone a change akin to overturning the world.    

The Hidden Dragon Trials were running like blazing flames.    

The time has finally come for the third mission. This mission is one that all participating heirs follow.    

Third mission: trials at the Catacombs Without Borders.    

The Boundless Catacombs were a stunning underground world in the northeast of the Eastern Kingdom.    

Throughout the history of the Eastern Kingdom, these endless catacombs have never been fully excavated.    

Even the most prominent practitioners in the Eastern Kingdom had never fully explored the Boundless Catacombs to the very end.    

No one knew whether the Boundless Catacombs had ended.    

No one knew where the end of this Boundless Catacombs was.    

It was an underground world, and a paradise for the existence of underground beings.    

What was once a paradise for underground beings could turn into a one-way trip to hell for practitioners.    

Jiang Chen was trying a first rank mission and therefore the difficulty level of this mission was the highest.    

“Gather a hundred green spirit pearls, ten silver spirit pearls, or one golden spirit pearl!” Jiang Chen was completely confused by the mission requirements.    

It was fortunate that there was the introduction of the Boundless Catacombs at the bottom of the mission scroll.    

All kinds of underground creatures lived in the Boundless Catacombs, one of which was a green winged swordbird, which had a shining spirit pearl with a green light on its forehead.    

Since the Boundless Catacombs were an underground world, its world was dark and damp with extremely poor eyesight. The green spirit pearl on the forehead of the green wing sword bird would provide a great advantage in this environment.    

The Silver Winged Sword Bird was a variant of the Green Winged Sword Bird, with the pearl on its forehead shining with silver light. The Silver Winged Sword Bird was an evolutionary form of the Green Winged Sword Bird, and only one could be found for every hundred Green Wing Sword Birds.    

The Golden Winged Sword Bird was another form of evolution from the Green Winged Sword Bird, the king of the Green Winged Sword Bird. One of them possessed strength equivalent to a true qi master.    

After perusing the information about the Boundless Catacombs, Jiang Chen had formed a good idea of what was going on.    

Except, the information also mentioned the various creatures within the Boundless Catacombs. The Green Wing Sword Bird was just one of the common spirit beasts.    

“All heirs participating in the Hidden Dragon Trial listened carefully. Gather here tomorrow morning to head for the Boundless Catacombs. The third mission will officially begin within three days.”    

Princess Gouyu spoke loudly, “Remember the quota for your respective missions. The time given is one month. The mission will be considered a failure after one month. If you reach the Quota early, you can leave early. Your life and death depend on the will of heaven in this mission. If you are scared or cowardly, you can lose.”    

The Hidden Dragon Trials had something to do with the rank of a duke, there was no way anyone would lose.    

The matter of life or death could never be avoided in the world of martial dao. Only by experiencing the trials of life and death can one grow.    

“Alright, I've said everything that needs to be said. Come back to your house tonight and gather here tomorrow morning. Remember the gathering time, we will not wait if you are late!”    

Jiang Chen shut himself up in the secret training room after returning to the palace.    

The mission this time was relatively more complex, and he had to make some preparations.    

The second form of “Large” Ocean Flow Breaker, Wave Breaker, is becoming increasingly familiar. Full of pleasing qualities, his fighting abilities were astounding when used.    

Practice “Divine Aeons Fist”, when compared to “Vast Ocean Current Splitter”, expanding at a slightly faster pace. He had trained in four cycles of blooming and withering, the mystery of four cycles of reincarnation.    

Jiang Chen was also quite adept at understanding the basic movements of “Moonshatter” Flying Daggers.    

Jiang Chen's training in the four abilities that accompanied him had progressed quite a bit, but he was still a long way from using the mysteries of the “Moonshatter” Flying Swords in an attack.    

What is called using mysteries to attack is the real great move of this method.    

“God”'s eyes were the most outstanding ability that Jiang Chen had trained the fastest. As of now, he had already trained him to the fifth level.    

“Ear of the Zephyr” is on the same level as “God’s Eye”. Jiang Chen had also trained him up to the fifth level.    

In the month he trained in the Jian Han region, “Boulder's Heart” finally broke through to the second level and managed to enter the third level.    

There was no way Jiang Chen could even try “Psychic” Head before entering the spirit dao realm.    

Jiang Chen paid attention to his various methods and techniques, confident that even if he met a true qi master, he would be able to deal with it head-on.    

Does a true qi master really exist among all the heirs?    

Jiang Chen did not dare to think too optimistically, but he was not too pessimistic either. Even if Long Yinye and Long Juxue entered the ranks of true qi masters, Jiang Chen could still exchange a round or two with them alone.    

“The rise of the dukes will begin after the third mission is completed. No matter if it was Long Yinye or Long Juxue, they definitely had many trump cards, as they were the heirs of the Duke of Soaring Dragon. How am I going to fight them in a ranking fight if I don't improve my training to the best of my ability?”    

Jiang Chen discovered that although the speed of progress in his training since reincarnation could be described as a miracle, he still had to expend great effort to catch up to the gap he had formed earlier.    

“There is still one more month and anything is possible. The Boundless Catacombs were the first real ordeal of my life. Maybe my potential will only be stimulated to the next level in the middle of a real fight?”    

Jiang Chen was excited and excited as he made his full preparations.    

Apart from the advantages of the martial dao method, Jiang Chen also inventory his equipment.    

The Plated Feather Thrower Dagger Princess Gouyu presented to her, as well as the Skysilk Armor were important items to carry, as well as the nameless sword raided from Du Ruhai's house. It was Jiang Chen's personal weapon now, and it naturally never left his side.    

Moreover, Jiang Chen would not release the poison dao. Until his martial dao reached perfection, this was one of its advantages.    

Some of the toxins mixed in specifically will have a life-saving effect in critical moments.    

After finishing his inventory count, Jiang Chen sat down cross-legged and once again began circulating his qi, forging his meridians, and training his original qi.    

Peak eight meridians true qi. Jiang Chen tried to continuously attack and find a moment of inspiration for a breakthrough.    

When practicing martial dao, a breakthrough was not as easy as eating or sleeping. Even those with extraordinary potential need an understanding and a catalyst to step past that threshold.    

Breakthroughs will never come suddenly.    

He spent the first half of the night controlling his original qi and the second half of the night meditating with his eyes closed. One night quickly passed.    

Jiang Chen walked out of the secret room the next morning, bidding farewell to his father and arranging all his personal bodyguards inside the palace.    

The third mission did not allow the presence of a personal bodyguard.    

He arrived at the rendezvous point and, escorted by the royal army, the entire entourage departed for the northeastern part of the kingdom, the location of the Boundless Catacombs!    

Inside the palace of Soaring Dragon.    

“Your Highness, your subordinates have reached a secret agreement with Hidden Hand. They will send four true qi masters and we will pay the rate double.”    

“Four true qi masters? Nice one!" Long Zhaofeng nodded and smiled. “Hidden Hand is not a murderous organization from the Eastern Kingdom. Even if Eastern Lu wanted to continue this matter afterwards, he wouldn't be able to trace it all the way to us.”    

“Heh heh, Duke is wise and brilliant.”    

“Long Yi, I apologize to you in this matter. Long San is your brother and you should be the one to take revenge for this matter. Don't assume badly that you won't be able to take revenge personally.”    

“The duke's grand plan takes precedence over everything.” Long Yi was a thin man with a blade-like gaze, but was extremely humble before Long Zhaofeng.    

“I promise you that when my problem succeeds in the future, the Jiang family will be handed over to you to be dumped by your brothers. They would lack one Jiang Chen, but the other Jiang family clans would not be able to escape.    

“Family Jiang!” A cold killing intent shot out from Long Yi's eyes.    

“Oh yes, Long Yi, have you finished selecting the candidate? This matter must be kept confidential, and people have no evidence, although they speculate that it is us.”    

“I have chosen them, four mediocre heirs. Hidden Hand always carried out his affairs cleanly and clearly, without revealing any traces. As a result of this problem were the four heirs failed their test and were devoured by beasts.”    

Long Yi's voice sounded far away, as if the lives of others were inferior to the lives of the ants in his eyes.    

Long Zhaofeng laughed out loud. “Jiang Chen, let's see how you can avoid all the big nets above and snares below! Eastern Lu, you appointed the Jiang family to be your soldiers, looks like you ran out of cards in your hands?”