The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 79

Despite being under the escort of the royal family's elite forces, Jiang Chen still did not relax his vigilance along the way. He understood very clearly that the feud he formed with the Duke of Soaring Dragon had reached the level of life and death.    

The Duke of Soaring Dragon was extremely ambitious, and would never allow any obstacles to block his path to power struggle, whereas it was obvious that Jiang Chen had become the duke of Soaring Dragon's barrier.    

Except, what somewhat surprised Jiang Chen was that this entire journey went smoothly without a hitch. Jiang Chen noticed, but there were no secret observations, let alone strange attacks or ambushes.    

“Could the Duke of Soaring Dragon have changed his mind, and not intend to make a move? Or does he have other motives?” Jiang Chen felt a little surprised, and could not understand many things.    

The group reached the outskirts of the Boundless Catacombs two days later.    

The Boundless Catacombs were located on the outskirts of the mountain valley in the northeast of the kingdom. The soldiers set up their camp for the night.    

Princess Gouyu stood high above the tent that was temporarily set up. “We will camp here tonight. You will enter the mountains tomorrow morning, and the entrance to the Boundless Catacombs lies within this mountain valley. There were many entrances, but all of them were in this mountain valley. You have to find your own entrance and exit in this area.    

“Remember, no matter if you get lost in the mountain valley or within the Boundless Catacombs, the kingdom will not send people to save you. You hold your life and death in your own hands once you enter the Boundless Catacombs, so beware of more than a hundred percent.    

Jiang Chen chose to sit cross-legged beside the big tree as they camped.    

Of course, even though she was aware that Princess Gouyu's defensive center would revolve around her, she was not used to entrusting the huge matter of personal security to others.    

That night, Jiang Chen did not relax the “Zephyr” Ear though. Even the slightest rustling of grass due to the wind did not escape his hearing.    

But tonight is still very quiet.    

Jiang Chen even felt a misunderstanding – did the Duke of Soaring Dragon really decide not to move? Or should he say that in the eyes of the Duke of Soaring Dragon, he, Jiang Chen, still failed?    

After thinking about it back and forth, Jiang Chen firmly decided that he was too lazy to continue thinking about the matter.    

The next morning, morning sunlight shone down on the outskirts of the mountain valley. All the heirs were excited as they looked into the mountain valley, their gazes filled with concentrated hope.    

“Brother Chen, I want to convey good news to you. I broke through again last night.” Fatty Xuan walked over and said excitedly.    

The new Fatty Xuan had five meridians of true qi two or three months ago, and belonged to a lower level of existence among the heirs.    

When Jiang Chen gave him the “Resonance True Acupuncture Point method”, that method had helped the fatty in breaking through the six meridians of true qi. However, fatty had broken through again and obtained seven meridians of true qi, successfully entering the advanced realm ranks of true qi!    

Fatty Xuan had chosen to maintain his position, that of a fourth rank duke. Therefore, he was on a fourth rank mission.    

Seven meridians true qi was enough for a fourth rank mission.    

After Hubing Yue broke through the eight meridians of true qi last time, he chose not to break through anymore. However, he had discovered the ninth acupoint and was not too far away from the actual nine meridians of qi.    

“Brother Chen, thank you very much this time.” Concentrated gratitude emanated from Hubing Yue's eyes. He is competing for second place this time.    

He had successfully completed the first two second rank missions before.    

If he managed to complete the third mission, then his Hubing clan would rise in rank to the rank of a second rank duke!    

“Do it well, and be careful!” Jiang Chen advised them.    

The various heirs were grouped together in groups of two or three people. It was obvious that many were still a little nervous about the start of the final mission.    

Standing together is a form of psychological certainty.    

Princess Gouyu seemed to be purposely dressed for today. She was not wearing sexy leather armor, but rather was wearing courteous palace clothes, adding some traces of royal nobility to her presence.    

“I've said everything there is to say. I hereby announce that the third mission is about to begin. You will enter the mountain valley one by one, according to the rank rank of your current duke, starting from the lowest. One person will enter every fifteen minutes.”    

This arrangement was obviously to avoid nefarious competition between heirs, and to prevent infighting with each other while still in the mountain valley.    

Those ranked lower had relatively weaker strength, and thus they entered first.    

It makes sense to move from the bottom up.    

Fatty Xuan and Hubing Yue all entered one after another. The rank of a duke Jiang Han was ranked number fourteen, so a moment later Jiang Chen entered.    

“Jiang Chen, The Boundless Catacombs are endless and continue to reach out. You must be careful. You will be able to move freely in the first and second levels, but you will need to be very vigilant and vigilant in the third level, as it is likely that a king level ferocious beast will appear. Their battle power was at least on par with a true human qi master. You should not set foot into and beyond the fourth level in any way. It is a forbidden zone. There were countless geniuses who dared to boldly enter, and no one had ever appeared. The odds would be great even against a spirit dao practitioner. So remember this carefully, remember this carefully!”    

Princess Gouyu admired Jiang Chen, and was completely unashamed as she gave Jiang Chen some pointers in front of everyone.    

The relationship between Jiang Chen and the royal family was no longer a secret now. Even so, those who saw Princess Gouyu pay special attention to Jiang Chen still felt a little envious.    

Jiang Chen nodded as his body leaped and shot into the mountain valley.    

As he entered the mountain valley, Jiang Chen immediately deployed “God” Eyes and “Zephyr” Ears.    

One must not have the intention to hurt others, but must not lack the intention to defend oneself from others.    

Although no previous incoming heirs could harm him, Jiang Chen was someone who had reincarnated and had two lifetimes of experience. He knows when he should be careful.    

Random bushes and grass plots abound in the mountain valleys. The sunlight was blocked by a wide variety of large trees that could not even be stretched out with both arms, making the surroundings appear deep and serene.    

Jiang Chen was neither in a hurry, nor too lazy, as he began to search the entrance to the Boundless Catacombs.    

After a while, he found a very small entrance about 1.5 to 2 kilometers away. The entrance is winding and winding, with many intersections in its path.    

He ended up losing all the light as the ground under his feet got wetter. Jiang Chen realized that he had unwittingly entered the Boundless Catacombs.    

“There are endless crossroads along the way, like a labyrinth. Plus the sheer number of entrances..it would be difficult for a hundred or more heirs to deliberately wait to ambush someone.”    

Jiang Chen was in no hurry to take his time once he arrived underground. He took the time to observe his surroundings, only relaxing when he was sure to have arrived underground.    

“This should be the so-called first level?”    

If an ordinary person stood here, he would definitely be like a blind man, and be unable to see his fingers when he extended his hand.    

The vision of a practitioner was naturally much stronger than that of an ordinary person.    

And since Jiang Chen practiced “God”'s eyes, his eyesight was much stronger than that of a practitioner on the same level. Add to “Ear of the Zephyr” and “Boulder’s Heart”, and he has a slight advantage in Boundless Catacombs.    

“Hundred pearls green spirit.” Jiang Chen constantly reminded himself of his mission.    

"Aah!"    

Suddenly, Jiang Chen seemed to hear a wail of pain deep within the catacombs. His voice was hasty and horrible. He was unable to discern the distance of this lament, as various sounds echoed throughout the catacombs.    

“Is anyone a victim in the first tier?” Jiang Chen was surprised.    

At this moment, Jiang Chen felt a gentle breeze behind his head.    

This is bad, an ambush!    

Jiang Chen's ears moved as he flung his sleeves. Plated Fur Thrower Dagger forms a cold arch in the air – as if there were eyes on the back of his head – forms a beautiful rainbow in the darkness of the catacombs.    

Whooshing sound!    

A tragic hiss sounded when something fell when the thrown dagger hit its target.    

The green winged sword bird!    

The wings and mouth of this green-winged sword bird were as sharp as a blade, far sharper than the swords of ordinary practitioners.    

“The wings and mouth of the green wing sword bird are indeed much sharper than the tip of the sword.”    

Jiang Chen gathered his throwing dagger and took the green spirit pearl protruding from the bird's forehead, storing it into his sack.    

“Heh, the victory of the first fight has arrived quickly.” After Jiang Chen's first contact with the green-winged sword bird, he had a good understanding of the swordbird's abilities.    

“The fighting ability of the green wing sword bird is similar to that of a human practitioner who possesses four true qi meridians. However, his speed was fast, and he had a favorable climatic and topographical advantage in the darkness of his territory. If the level of a practitioner does not exceed that, then it will be very difficult to handle that swordbird.”    

Jiang Chen's heart was much calmer with his first battle experience.    

He did not increase his speed but rather continued at the same speed, exerting “God”'s eyes and “Zephyr”'s ears to the maximum.    

Making use of his advantages, Jiang Chen collected twelve green spirit pearls after a day.    

“Gathering twelve spirit pearls in a day. This speed is not fast or slow. If I could continue this level every day, I would be able to leave in eight or nine days.”    

Jiang Chen's confidence increased by leaps and bounds after receiving many rewards in a day.    

However, Jiang Chen discovered on the second day that the frequency of the appearance of the green winged swordbird within about five kilometers of where he was moving had decreased overnight.    

“The Green Wing Sword Birds are spirit animals, and therefore possess intelligence. Looks like they're hiding because they know that a large number of human hunters have come down.”    

Over a hundred heirs suddenly appeared. Even if everyone only killed a little, this number would still be quite shocking.    

Therefore, Jiang Chen did not feel strange if the number of green wing sword birds had been greatly reduced.    

"What the hell; does this green-winged swordbird have a greater intelligence than humans? I killed two people on the first day, but on the second day I hadn't even seen a single feather, let alone killed one of them!”    

“Sial, have all the swordbirds been killed by the heir to the rank of a stronger duke? I don't want to take risks in the second level.”    

Jiang Chen heard many complaints throughout his journey.    

It was as if all the green winged sword birds had been cleanly slaughtered within the span of one night.    

Even Jiang Chen, with his many advantages, had only killed three green-winged sword birds throughout the second day.    

If Jiang Chen was like that, then it would be easy to imagine how the fate of others would be.    

“It looks like I can no longer linger at the first level. I should be the first to enter the second level, or maybe even the third!”    

Jiang Chen speculated that this green-winged sword bird had extraordinary intelligence. Who takes the first blow will benefit, and who takes the second will not benefit at all.    

As his thoughts floated here, Jiang Chen increased his pace and rushed towards the depths of the Boundless Catacombs.    

Inside the Boundless Catacombs, it was pitch-black, with marshland and swampy ground underfoot. It is a bit risky to proceed quickly.