I Can Travel between Two Worlds

Within a radius of several hundred miles, a gigantic mushroom cloud could be clearly seen soaring into the sky.

After the smoke cleared, the great river had burst its banks, and the wasteland within dozens of miles had turned into scorched earth.

Fortunately, the place Lin Chen originally chose was very cheap, with almost no inhabitants within a radius of several hundred miles.

Four Golden Core Cultivators with dreams of getting rich were directly engulfed by the high temperatures and flames.

Even their Protective True Essence couldn’t withstand half a breath... directly turning into four charred black corpses.

But after the nuclear peace, a silhouette slowly emerged, looking somewhat disheveled.

It was the Blood-Eyed Old Demon.

He didn’t die.

Yet the appearance of the Blood-Eyed Old Demon was truly miserable.

The few remaining white hairs had been completely scorched, leaving several obvious burn marks on his face and neck.

That magical robe was mostly damaged, becoming dull and devoid of light.

The Blood-Eyed Old Demon wore a trace of anger on his face; he never expected that Xu Shi was actually a puppet, a fake!

Thus, in the instant of the nuclear explosion, he only managed to erect a Protective True Essence, but still couldn’t block it.

"Cough cough..."

The Blood-Eyed Old Demon coughed lightly a few times, only feeling a sweet metallic taste in his throat.

He was injured, very seriously injured.

The Ghost Cultivator’s flesh body was originally weak, not to mention now that he’s so old...

"How long has it been, how long since I last got injured..."

Rage was hard to conceal in the Blood-Eyed Old Demon’s eyes.

In two thousand years, this was the only time he got injured... and what’s worse, he didn’t even see his true enemy.

"So, right from the beginning, it was a conspiracy... a conspiracy targeting me?"

The Blood-Eyed Old Demon suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He cast a quick glance at the four charred corpses, cursing "Useless trash!"

Then, without a second thought, the Blood-Eyed Old Demon turned into an Escape Light and fled northward.

He wasn’t sure if it was a Nascent Soul Cultivator who took action against him.

And in his current state, he couldn’t support himself staying longer; he must return to the Ghost-Exorcising Sect to heal quickly.

...

On the other side.

After Lin Chen issued the order, without hesitation, he headed directly to the marketplace at Changchun Mountain.

"Wonder if that old geezer died or not... Anyway, having been bombed, it shouldn’t be pleasant, right?"

Lin Chen’s lips curved upward.

He definitely wouldn’t return to the surface to see the nuclear peace result.

Firstly, there wasn’t enough time.

Secondly, even with the Blood-Eyed Old Demon being severely injured, Lin Chen didn’t have the confidence to defeat him.

He planned to first go to Changchun Mountain’s marketplace to retrieve Spirit Stones from the Jade Ghost.

When dawn broke, Lin Chen had already gotten the Spirit Stones from the Jade Ghost.

After a few brief words of encouragement, he returned to the safe house and began heading towards Qinghe City.

It took him an entire day; by the next day at dawn,

Lin Chen successfully returned to Qinghe City, and went back to the mansion, replacing the puppet.

After completing all this, Lin Chen finally had the leisure to ponder the battle between the Martial Arts Puppet and the Blood-Eyed Old Demon the previous day.

"Back to Qinghe City, I’m temporarily safe. Although I’m on the front line here, no one would think that the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is connected to a Golden Core Cultivator like me, who has only been cultivating for over a decade..."

Lin Chen thought silently.

As long as his real identity isn’t revealed, today it’s the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, tomorrow it could be the Golden Finger Sect.

"As for whether the Blood-Eyed Old Demon died, I’ll know after waiting for some time."

Lin Chen naturally hoped to explode the Blood-Eyed Old Demon to death directly, but Lin Chen also knew the chances were slim.

So in the coming days, Lin Chen stayed within Qinghe City to cultivate peacefully.

And two days ago, that nuclear peace event at the border caused quite a stir among numerous factions.

...

In the Changchun Sect Master’s Hall.

Wang Changchun looked at the few elders in front of him and asked:

"Did you investigate thoroughly? The explosion two days ago..."

The two elders nodded and said:

"We personally went and looked, the traces of that explosion... are identical to the one years ago in Jade Belt City!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun became interested.

"Are you saying this explosion was done by the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect?"

The two elders responsible for the investigation nodded and said:

"Exactly, and... two days ago, reports came from the front lines about a very powerful cultivation fluctuation sweeping across Fog Country. It seems to have entered our Yanlai Realm..."

"Judging by the aura, it shouldn’t be as simple as a Core Formation Cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun’s spirit was immediately aroused.

"Do you mean, the Blood-Eyed Old Demon came over?"

"Correct, although it can’t be confirmed entirely yet, it’s more than likely..."

The two elders nodded and said:

"Besides, at the scene, we also found four corpses, all Golden Core Cultivators..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun frowned slightly.

With such obvious evidence at the scene, it’s clear what happened.

The Blood-Eyed Old Demon was constantly placing bounties on people from the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect.

While the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect kept doing business with the Guangyuan Commerce Association and other major forces...

Coupled with the tempting bounty, it’s hard to ensure that no Golden Core Cultivators would be tempted to earn this wealth.

Ultimately attracting the Blood-Eyed Old Demon to come over, causing Celestial Thunder Master to re-emerge...

This is the process Wang Changchun deduced, which is very close to the truth.

"I just wonder if Taoist Friend Xushi and the others encountered a mishap..."

Wang Changchun frowned slightly.

It’s not hard to know, just see if the Golden Yuan Pill at the Guangyuan Auction will be cut off.

"And as for the Blood-Eyed Old Demon... wonder if he’s injured."

Wang Changchun was unable to guess, but he dared not act rashly either.

The strength of the Righteous Alliance is not on par with the Demon Sect, and being able to hold the front line now alone is already a considerable relief for him.

At least, there’s still temporary peace at the rear.

"Without contacting the ancestor, one must not act rashly..."

Wang Changchun thought silently.

...

Time passed in the blink of an eye, and two months went by.

On this day, another bounty order once again stirred up a wave.

"Anyone providing information on Xu Shi is rewarded two million Spirit Stones... Capturing Xu Shi alive is rewarded six million Spirit Stones!"

"Any information on other Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect figures will be rewarded one million Spirit Stones?"

In Qinghe City, Lin Chen glanced at the bounty order in his hand, almost tempted to turn himself in.

"The Blood-Eyed Old Demon really isn’t dead!"

"Wow, this old demon really is generous... providing information rewards you two million Spirit Stones?"

"But, why does it seem like the Blood-Eyed Old Demon wants to capture me alive..."

Lin Chen rubbed his chin, suspecting the Blood-Eyed Old Demon wants him to craft Martial Arts Puppets and those hot weapon technologies.

But... is there another reason?

Lin Chen couldn’t think of any for now.

"However, that old demon seems to be quite badly wounded; since that battle, the Fog Country front line has been much more stable..."

"Perhaps, this is an opportunity?"

Lin Chen held a grudge in his heart.

The Blood-Eyed Old Demon’s bounty order did significant damage to his business.

Originally, Lin Chen disguised as a Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect envoy could trade within the Righteous Alliance territory and between various major forces.

It used to be easy to earn five to six million Spirit Stones annually...

After a few years, he could attempt to upgrade the Devouring Spirit Root to the Third Stage.

But since the old demon issued the bounty, Lin Chen had to stop most of the trades.

Only keeping contacts with the Guangyuan Auction, still able to earn around two million Spirit Stones annually.

But removing expenses for cultivation, Blue Star consumption, he couldn’t save even a million Spirit Stones a year.

The Third Stage of Devouring Spirit Root seemed far off.

"That old demon, causing me trouble time and again."

"Sure, I can’t beat him, but can his disciples withstand it?"

Lin Chen sneered.

Since the Blood-Eyed Old Demon bullied him so, while the old demon is resting from his injuries, Lin Chen also planned to repay in kind.

"Well, if I recall correctly... A thousand miles beneath Xinliang City, there should also be a safe house..."

With this in mind, Lin Chen headed overnight to the safe house a thousand miles deep.

Then from underground, passing through several safe houses, he crossed the Fog Mountain range, reaching the underground of Xinliang City, hundreds of miles away.

Afterwards, Lin Chen used the Earth Escape Technique to silently sneak into Xinliang City...