"What happened?"
Wu Chengyang had already guessed something, but he hadn't received confirmation from Chen JinZhao.
Chen JinZhao said, "That's right, the Five Clans and Eight Sects are preparing to assemble a formidable lineup to deal with me. It should be about seven days from now."
"This will be quite a show."
After a moment of silence, Wu Chengyang said, "I'll go with you."
Chen JinZhao did not reply.
"What? Don't you trust me yet?" Wu Chengyang teased.
Chen JinZhao shook his head and said, "Not really. I just want to test my own mettle and deal with them one by one! Since these rats dare to show themselves, I will naturally prepare a grand gift for them, one that their backing sects will never forget."
Just hearing these words stirred Wu Chengyang's emotions.
It further solidified his desire to witness the battle.
This might be a battle for the history books; how could he miss it?
Chen JinZhao no longer refused Wu Chengyang's request, as Wu Chengyang promised not to intervene.
Seeing Chen JinZhao agree so readily, Wu Chengyang couldn't help but mock himself, "I know, you're not actually worried that I'll betray you at the last moment. You even expect me to do so. Only then can your strength be maximized!"
"Is that so?"
Chen JinZhao chuckled, "You misunderstand. I don't have that intention."
Wu Chengyang smiled slightly.
In reality, he knew very well that Chen JinZhao must have been thinking exactly that.
He might have only been off on a few minor details.
"You are truly a rare monster, a once-in-a-millennium prodigy. If I were the sect leader of one of those extraordinary powers, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night from worry," Wu Chengyang said.
Chen JinZhao didn't dwell on the topic for too long. Instead, he asked with a meaningful tone, "By the way, do your Five Clans and Eight Sects attack each other?"
Wu Chengyang shook his head.
"Logically, no."
"At most, there might be some personal grudges, but they wouldn't escalate to the level of entire factions."
"After all, everyone is on the same side. We see each other frequently, so we wouldn't do anything too extreme."
Chen JinZhao understood.
So, it seemed that major factions might have private challenges amongst themselves, but they wouldn't be brought out into the open.
"I have another question. Do these factions secretly capture people from opposing factions to force them to hand over their breathing techniques?" Chen JinZhao's question surprised Wu Chengyang. After a moment of hesitation, he replied, "Basically, no. Because each faction highly values its breathing techniques and would never allow them to leak. To prevent mutual attacks, all factions signed an agreement years ago. That is, they must not force others to hand over breathing techniques, otherwise, they would be jointly eliminated by other factions!"
"Speaking of which, it reminds me of an incident a hundred years ago."
"At that time, the divine land was ravaged by the iron cavalry of foreign tribes. A certain sect took this opportunity to descend the mountain and target disciples of other sects, wanting to seize their breathing techniques. When the other sects found out, they launched a joint attack, causing that faction to completely vanish from the land of China."
"Otherwise—"
"What you understand now should be the Five Clans and Nine Sects."
Chen JinZhao suddenly realized.
It seemed that breathing techniques were the ultimate trump cards of the major sects, akin to the world's ultimate nuclear weapons.
They were like taboos.
"I understand. Thank you for letting me know this," Chen JinZhao said.
Wu Chengyang waved his hand, "Why thank me? In any case, I've already told you the Wu family's breathing technique. From now on, they will surely be hunting me down. Don't let the fact that I'm still alive fool you; I'm already a dead man."
Chen JinZhao patted his shoulder, "Don't say that. As long as I'm here, the Wu family won't dare to lay a hand on you."
"Unless they want to die."
The satellite technology of today is not what it used to be. It can scan the globe almost 24 hours a day, making it easy to locate the strongholds of these extraordinary powers. Back then, Chen JinZhao would have shown no mercy, reducing them to dust!
As long as there were no legendary Ku Rong realm experts, what did Chen JinZhao have to fear?
Wu Chengyang knew what Chen JinZhao was thinking and was even more convinced that Chen JinZhao was a madman.
A madman who could do anything.
He thought to himself, "One day, these extraordinary powers will regret having offended Chen JinZhao."
"I have a premonition that day will not be far off."
After Wu Chengyang left.
Chen JinZhao once again entered the quiet room, unceasingly continuing to cultivate the Wu family's breathing technique.
However, this time, Chen JinZhao was unable to enter a state of 'meditative stillness'.
This left Chen JinZhao feeling disappointed.
At the same time.
A wild thought arose in Chen JinZhao's mind.
He knew very well that his body was different from others. Just as Wu Chengyang had said, there had been individuals like himself in history, and those individuals had eventually founded sects or immortal aristocratic families.
And they had left behind coveted breathing techniques.
"If they could do it, I surely can," Chen JinZhao never doubted his own abilities.
He decided to act immediately.
Chen JinZhao cleared his mind, as if he were in the void of the universe.
He tried his best to let his breathing synchronize with the resonance within his body.
One day passed.
Chen JinZhao achieved nothing.
Two days passed.
Still no results.
Three days, four days passed...
Chen JinZhao did not become impatient, remaining as calm as a robot manufactured by precision instruments.
On the fifth day, a turning point finally arrived.
He recalled the three life-and-death tribulations he had experienced. In those situations, Chen JinZhao's breathing rate was indeed different from usual, which allowed his heart to continuously pump power to his entire body, maintaining his vital signs.
Chen JinZhao slowly recalled this peculiar breathing rhythm.
On the sixth day.
Yu Mengzhi noticed that Chen JinZhao seemed a little different from his usual self.
In the monitoring room, the monitoring equipment in front of Yu Mengzhi was constantly alarming because energy was beginning to overflow from the quiet room.
At the same time.
Yu Mengzhi also vaguely heard the beating of war drums.
She hurried to the door of the quiet room and listened intently to determine the source of the sound.
Hmm??
The sound of war drums was actually coming from inside the quiet room.
Listening more carefully, Yu Mengzhi's beautiful eyes were filled with shock. She had to call Xu NianQing.
When Xu NianQing heard this peculiar sound, her expression changed, and she said, "This isn't the sound of war drums. It's his heartbeat!"
Hiss—
Both of them gasped in unison.
They had never witnessed such a terrifying scene before. A human's heartbeat sounded like the beating of ancient war drums.
It made them feel as if they were on an ancient battlefield!
Xu NianQing, who had extensive research in this area, said to Yu Mengzhi beside her, "If nothing unexpected happens, he might have evolved again!"
"This evolution is comprehensive! It has even reached the pinnacle of this level!"
"I'm already looking forward to it!"