Chapter 355: Space Turbulence, Great Thunder Sound Temple

Leading the group was an old man with an extremely powerful aura, surprisingly reaching the Ninth Layer of the Emperor Realm.

The other four were also all at the Sovereign Realm, Seventh Layer or above.

"It's here."

The old man said in a deep voice.

"According to the intelligence, the Seal is nearby."

The other four nodded, a hint of coldness flashing in their eyes.

Zhou Chen hid in the shadows, a cold sneer playing on his lips.

"The Jiang Family really is persistent."

"Since you're seeking death, don't blame me."

In the next moment, Zhou Chen approached silently and then activated the Tai Xu Domain.

The Domain expanded instantly, enveloping the five people within it.

"Who is it!"

The old man shouted sharply, scanning his surroundings alertly.

But under the suppression of the Tai Xu Domain, his Divine Sense was greatly weakened, making it impossible to discover Zhou Chen's position.

"Since you've come, don't leave."

Zhou Chen's cold voice echoed within the Domain.

In the next second, the qingping sword phantom slashed out.

The sword light carried the power of four Laws of Perfection, its might terrifying to the extreme.

A Black Robed Man at the Sovereign Realm, Seventh Layer, didn't even have time to react before being sliced in half by the sword light.

"Damn it!"

The old man roared, channeling all his Qi to strike in the direction the sword light had come from.

But Zhou Chen had already changed positions.

The qingping sword phantom slashed out again, and another Black Robed Man was killed.

"Bastard! Show yourself if you have the guts!"

The old man bellowed.

Zhou Chen sneered, "Come out? Are you worthy?"

He continued to maneuver within the Domain, launching constant attacks.

Under the suppression of the Tai Xu Domain, these people from the Jiang Family couldn't exert their full strength at all.

In just a short moment, only the old man and another Black Robed Man at the Eighth Layer of the Emperor Realm remained of the five.

"Retreat!"

The old man's face turned ashen as he turned to flee.

But how could Zhou Chen let them escape?

"Want to leave? Too late!"

Zhou Chen channeled all his Qi, and the power of the Tai Xu Domain surged.

Space-Time Cage!

The Tai Xu Domain instantly contracted, overlaid with the Chaos Seed, firmly trapping the two of them.

The qingping sword phantom slashed out repeatedly, the sword light falling like rain, enveloping the two.

The Black Robed Man at the Eighth Layer of the Emperor Realm screamed as he was slain by the sword light.

The old man resisted desperately, but under Zhou Chen's fierce assault, he was soon covered in wounds.

"Stop! I surrender!"

The old man cried out in terror.

Zhou Chen sneered, "Now you know to surrender? Too late!"

With the final strike of the qingping sword phantom, the old man's head flew off, and his body crashed to the ground.

Zhou Chen retracted the Tai Xu Domain and walked over to the five corpses.

He looted their storage rings, and Samadhi True Fire instantly burned the corpses to ashes.

The whole process was smooth and practiced; Zhou Chen knew it by heart.

After leaving the Ancient Kingdom of the South Sea Merfolk, Zhou Chen did not immediately return to Jixia Academy.

He took out the teleportation token issued by the Academy; this was a newly developed special space Magical Artifact capable of locating the Academy's position and opening a temporary directional teleportation.

Although the teleportation distance wasn't particularly far, it could still save some time, at least covering the distance from the Ancient Merfolk Kingdom to the shore.

Zhou Chen channeled Qi into the token, and dense runes surfaced on its face, sketching out a complex Magic Array in the air.

The Magic Array gradually took shape, emitting faint spatial fluctuations.

"Quite convenient."

Zhou Chen nodded, preparing to step into the teleportation array.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred.

The originally stable teleportation array suddenly shook violently, and the runes began to flicker erratically.

"Holy crap, the free stuff really is the most expensive."

Zhou Chen's expression changed, but it was too late to back out.

A powerful suction force erupted from the teleportation array, swallowing him whole.

Everything before his eyes fell into Chaos.

Zhou Chen felt his body tumbling through endless space turbulence, surrounded by distorted and shifting light and shadows.

"Damn it, something went wrong with the teleportation array!"

He immediately activated the Tai Xu Domain to protect his body while summoning the chaos bell to hover above his head.

The chaos bell hung down strands of Chaos Qi, firmly shielding him.

The tearing force of the space turbulence was extremely terrifying; even an Emperor Realm expert would be torn to pieces if caught in it.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen had many trump cards and managed to endure within the turbulence.

After an unknown amount of time, light finally appeared ahead.

Boom!

Zhou Chen was violently thrown out, slamming heavily onto the ground.

He flipped up and cautiously surveyed his surroundings.

Before his eyes was a boundless desert.

Yellow sand filled the sky, the blazing sun hung overhead, and the air was thick with a scorching heat.

Occasionally, a few withered cacti could be seen in the distance, but otherwise, there was no sign of life.

"Where is this?" Zhou Chen frowned deeply.

He took out the Academy's map Jade Slip and scanned it with his Divine Sense.

But the position shown on the Jade Slip had actually exceeded the range of the Central Continent.

"The teleportation array was interfered with by space turbulence, sending me to an unknown region?"

Zhou Chen's expression turned a bit grim.

The Tianxuan Continent was vast; besides the Central Continent, there were other major regions like the Eastern Wasteland, Southern Barbarian Lands, Western Desert, and Northern Region.

If he really had been teleported to another region, returning to the Central Continent would be a hassle.

Zhou Chen determined a direction and chose one at random to proceed.

Walking in the desert was extremely difficult; the yellow sand underfoot was soft, and every step would sink in halfway.

Moreover, the temperature here was frighteningly high, and the air was shimmering with heat.

Fortunately, Zhou Chen's cultivation was profound, so this environment didn't affect him much.

After walking for about half an hour, Zhou Chen finally saw signs of human life.

On a distant sand dune, a small city appeared.

The city wasn't large, with walls built of yellow earth, appearing somewhat crude.

However, people were coming and going at the city gate, making it quite lively.

Zhou Chen quickened his pace and soon reached the city gate.

A wooden board hung above the gate with three large characters written on it—Liusha City.

The soldiers guarding the city only had Emperor Realm cultivation; they didn't stop Zhou Chen, merely performing a routine check of his storage ring before letting him through once they confirmed there was no contraband.

Zhou Chen entered the city and found a teahouse to sit in.

There were many customers in the teahouse, mostly traveling merchants and Loose Cultivators chatting about various news.

Zhou Chen ordered a pot of tea and listened to the surrounding conversations while he drank.

"Have you heard? The Great Thunder Sound Temple has produced another Reincarnated Soul Boy."

"Really? The last Reincarnated Soul Boy was three hundred years ago."

"Absolutely true! My cousin works at the Great Thunder Sound Temple and saw that Soul Boy with his own eyes. Only five years old and already has Buddha-light protecting his body, and he can recite ancient Buddhist scriptures. He's practically a Living Buddha Reincarnation!"

"Tsk tsk, the Great Thunder Sound Temple is going to flourish now."

Zhou Chen's heart stirred.

He set down his teacup and called over the waiter.

"Waiter, I'd like to ask you something."

"Please speak, guest."

"What place is this?"

The waiter was taken aback. "You don't know, guest? This is the Western Desert, and Liusha City is a small town on its border."

"Western Desert…" Zhou Chen understood.

He really had been teleported to another region.

"Then which direction is the Great Thunder Sound Temple?"

"It's three hundred thousand miles to the west."

The waiter pointed the way. "But if you're going to the Great Thunder Sound Temple, guest, you'd better prepare plenty of food and water. The desert isn't easy to travel."

Zhou Chen nodded and tossed the waiter a Spirit Stone.