Chapter 189: 189

When Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue saw Yan Jin, they were both shocked .

Yan Jin’s aura was cold, one that kept others from approaching him . Compared to when Meng Chuan left the mountain three years ago, Yan Jin’s aura was much colder . Even Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue found it somewhat uncomfortable .

“You came . Come on in,” said Yan Jin .

The two entered and entered a hall . The three of them sat down .

“Yan Jin, look at you . You look like an ice block,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “Don’t go astray with your cultivation . ”

Yan Jin looked at Meng Chuan without saying a word .

“Hahaha . ” Meng Chuan immediately changed the topic after being stared at . “Right, Qiyue and I are already married . It happened about a year ago . ”

“Congratulations . ” Yan Jin looked at the two of them .

“It’s a pity you haven’t left the mountain . ” Meng Chuan sighed .

“Quickly, have a child,” Yan Jin said .

Meng Chuan was taken aback, but Liu Qiyue smiled brightly and said, “I’ve discussed it with Ah Chuan . When we settle down in a safer environment, the two of us will have a child . ”

“Teach your children well after you give birth,” said Yan Jin .

“Don’t worry . I’ll teach him well . ” Meng Chuan reassured Yan Jin . I’ll teach him saber arts personally . ” He then asked, “Yan Jin, why are you so terse now?”

Yan Jin ignored his question . He had already tried his best to say as much as he could .

“Yan Jin, after we have a child, why don’t you be our child’s godfather,” Liu Qiyue said with a smile .

“Alright . ” Yan Jin nodded, his eyes turning gentler . He had recalled the past .

“How’s your cultivation?” asked Meng Chuan . Yan Jin was too obstinate in his cultivation . In reality, Yan Jin was very talented . Despite having an Essence Soul and high cultivation efficiency, Yan Jin was not slower than him before they came to Archean Mountain . In fact, Yan Jin was a few months younger than him .

“It will take months to a few years before I can leave the mountain,” said Yan Jin .

“Are you aware of what happened off the mountain in the past year?” asked Meng Chuan .

“I know . ” Yan Jin nodded . “It’s a pity that I can’t go down the mountain to kill demons . ” Since he had mastered a transcendent-grade Godfiend Body and a Black Metal Sutra, his Nine Mystical Caves test was naturally much harder .

…

Meng Chuan and Yan Jin chatted with each other . Although Yan Jin had become a man of few words, he tried his best to speak more . He hadn’t said as much in the past three years than what he said to the couple today .

After chatting for about two hours, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue left .

Yan Jin sent them out the door .

As the couple departed amidst the snow, Yan Jin watched silently for a long time before returning to his cave abode .

That night, another person came to visit Yan Jin .

“Seventh Brother, Seventh Brother . ” Xue Feng wanted to hug Yan Jin excitedly, but Yan Jin took a step back .

“What is it?”

“I kept having missions and was unable to return . ” Xue Feng smiled as he looked at Yan Jin . “Only after so many Godfiends were sent back could I finally come back to visit you . Why have you become so silent? Your cultivation has made you turn cold . Back then, I told you not to cultivate the Icefire Seven Absolutes . The creator of this Black Metal Sutra was emotionless . ”

“I’m doing good,” Yan Jin said .

“Alright then, there is quite a number in history that managed to cultivate the Icefire Seven Absolutes to a certain level of profundity . Furthermore, this Black Metal Sutra mentions that although one is to be emotionless, one needs to have extreme emotion…” Xue Feng said .

Yan Jin listened to his fifth brother’s chatter silently . Only his fifth brother treated him well when he was young .

“Fifth Brother, how have you been all these years?” Yan Jin finally asked .

“Same old? Killing demons and cultivating,” said Xue Feng with a smile . “What I’m most vexed about is the Essence Soul . I haven’t been able to condense an Essence Soul . If I can condense an Essence Soul, I will be conferred the title of marquis! Many powerful Regis Godfiends in history were conferred the title of marquis in their thirties . I’m already 37 . ”

Yan Jin stared at him . In terms of cultivation progress, Yan Jin was much slower than him .

Xue Feng smiled awkwardly and immediately said, “Right, I brought you some gifts . ” With that said, he took out a gift from his bag .

Yan Jin watched silently from the side . He could sense Xue Feng’s care and concern for him . If Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were friends that had fought in life-and-death battles together, then Xue Feng was the elder brother who cared and was concerned about him .

Yan Jin silently enjoyed this feeling . After mastering Icefire Seven Absolutes’ basic Iceheart, he nearly became emotionless . This made his yearning for emotion grow stronger .

…

The next day, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue headed to Blood Red Cliff .

Over 10,000 Godfiend projections appeared beside Blood Red Cliff . Many Godfiends came, and everyone watched quietly .

“What?” Meng Chuan suddenly saw a certain projection and couldn’t help but be shocked . “Junior Brother Ning?”

“Junior Brother Ning Yibo died in battle?” Liu Qiyue was also shocked . The two of them had chatted with a lot of people yesterday at Dao Exchange Peak, but they didn’t hear news of him dying in battle .

They scanned the many projections carefully . Most disciples knew each other . Out of their batch of disciples, only Ning Yibo had died in battle .

Ning Yibo—the chivalrous young man—was amiable and well-liked among his cohort . To see his projection suddenly appear, Meng Chuan couldn’t believe it .

In the projection, Ning Yibo was dressed in a silver robe and carried a sword on his back . His smile was radiant, filled with confidence for the future .

“Junior Brother Ning . ” Meng Chuan’s heart ached . He looked at the projections of his fellow disciples who had died in battle and felt even more grief . The number of Godfiends who died in battle seemed like a statistic, but when it happened to a fellow disciple who shared alcohol and music with him, the grief they felt was much stronger .

“Let’s go in and take a look,” Liu Qiyue said softly .

Meng Chuan nodded .

The couple entered Blood Red Cliff’s cave . Gems were embedded into the cave walls, and the gems’ faint glow illuminated the stone walls that were carved with names .

The two walked all the way to the end . They saw the latest names and the words “Ning Yibo . ”

“Our Great Zhou Dynasty lost a total of 325 Godfiends during the Great Relocation . Among them, 51 were Archean Mountain inner sect disciples . ” A Godfiend spoke in a low voice . “This is equivalent to the combined losses of the past two to three years . ”

Meng Chuan sighed inwardly .

It was for the sake of the people that had lived in the small and medium-sized city passes . Across the world, the total casualties numbered nearly ten million . Over 800 Godfiends had died in battle . Over a hundred inner sect disciples from the three major sects had died in battle! How many disciples were recruited every year? The losses were indeed painful .

Someone even wondered—was it worth it?

However, the human race’s upper echelons were determined to carry out this plan .

“Too many Godfiends have been lost this year . If this continues for years, Archean Mountain won’t be able to take the loss . ”

“It’s only this year . In the future, it will be much better . At the very least, the number of new Godfiends needs to be more than the Godfiends that die in battle . This will allow us to continue fighting the demons for a long time . ” Disciples whispered to each other .

After mourning for a long period of time, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue quietly left .

…

It was rare for a large number of Godfiends to return to Archean Mountain . They would immediately leave the mountain once they received their deployment orders . Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue came back rather late, so they had yet to receive their orders .

Meng Chuan had plenty of credit . He first went to exchange for the treasures he needed and accepted the intent legacy of the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body’s second volume .

To accept an intent legacy, one had to condense an Essence Soul . Condensing an Essence Soul at the age of 32? Although it would be considered outstanding, it was no longer eye-catching . After all, many Godfiends had become Marquis Godfiends in their thirties .

Now, I’m at the peak of the Saber Soul realm . If I improve further, I’ll achieve Saber Dao . Receiving a complete legacy will give me a greater chance of breaking through to the Darkstar realm . Meng Chuan handed the Lightning Devastator Fiend Body book to Elder Yi .

“Meng Chuan, you’ve received more than five million credits now . What title do you want the Imperial Court to give you?” asked Elder Yi with a smile . When Meng Chuan took the initiative to show his Essence Soul, his attitude became even better . It meant that Meng Chuan had already met one of the major requirements for becoming a Marquis Godfiend . After all, the sword genius, Xue Feng, was only an Essence Soul short of becoming a Marquis Godfiend .

“Title?” Meng Chuan hesitated .

“Usually, unless you have a special request, most marquis and king conferments will be the same as your earl title,” said Elder Yi . “Of course, if you can become a Creation Supremacy, the Imperial Court won’t have the right to confer you a title . ”

Meng Chuan nodded slightly . “I’ll use my hometown’s name—Eastcalm . ”

His father had always wanted him to be the pride of his family and the pride of his hometown!

Eastcalm Prefecture was considered an ordinary prefecture in Wu State . In this generation, he was considered the strongest in Eastcalm Prefecture .

“Earl Eastcalm? Marquis Eastcalm?” Elder Yi nodded slightly . “That sounds good . ”