"Master, why isn’t Junior Brother here yet? Could something have happened to him last night?"

Yun Tao turned his head to look at Hu Yiqiu beside him, a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Impossible, I can sense his shameless aura. With him here, no one can harm Jiang Chen."

Before Hu Yiqiu could respond, Zhu Tianming softly spoke up.

This group of seven consisted of Hu Yiqiu, Hu Yiqiu’s master and grandson, and members of the Su Family. The people from Changling Academy all went directly to Canglan City, but these three left the group to come here. They missed the Alchemy Dao competition in Elixir Divine City but didn’t want to miss the Array Dao competition.

"This kid is getting more and more troublesome, and now we elders have to come out and fetch him!"

Hu Yiqiu glanced at the two groups of people beside him and shook his head helplessly.

To their right, in the middle group, everyone was looking towards the dense forest outside the city, their eyes filled with a chilling coldness.

A young man in the middle of the group on the right rolled his eyes, turned to look at the group in the center, and said with a light laugh, "I am Chen Qianyu from the Chen Family. May I know who can speak on your behalf?"

The group in the center gave Chen Qianyu a glance, and a young man in the middle spoke indifferently, "Chen Qianyu, what do you want to discuss?"

"Brother Ming Yang, I would like to discuss the matter concerning Jiang Chen!"

Chen Qianyu spoke with a light laugh.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yiqiu and the others frowned slightly and turned to look over.

"What does this Chen Family mean? Are they planning to join the Zuo Clan, the Underworld Palace, and those major forces to target Jiang Chen?"

"Oh no, are all these people here to give Jiang Chen trouble?"

"So many forces, what did Jiang Chen do to offend them?"

"Offending these people and still being lively and well, that’s a talent in itself!"

"There are three Saint Monarchs and eight or nine Saint Experts waiting for him! Surely he’s not afraid to come?"

The surrounding spectators exclaimed in surprise.

"Is it really good to talk about others behind their backs?"

A faint mocking voice sounded, and everyone turned to look at the Great Dao. Four figures appeared at the front of the Great Dao, appearing instantly just a hundred meters from the city gate, standing less than ten meters in front of the three groups.

Buzz buzz buzz!

As Jiang Chen and his companions appeared, waves of murderous intent surged. The group in the middle looked at Jiang Chen with eyes full of bone-chilling coldness.

Buzz buzz buzz!

Three ethereal auras spread, instantly wiping out the murderous intent of the crowd. Three old men appeared in front of Jiang Chen, looking indifferently at the group in the center.

Jiang Chen glanced at the group in the center, roughly judging the identities of some people from their aura.

Representatives from the Spirit Sword Sect, Yuanling Sect, Qingyang Sect, Zhou Family, Zuo Clan, and Underworld Palace, each with a Saint Expert, along with several Semi-Saints.

"Disciple Jiang Chen, greets Grandmaster, greets Master! Greets Elder Su! Greets the esteemed seniors!"

Jiang Chen cupped his hands in salute to Hu Yiqiu and the others in front of him.

"Haha, you kid, not bad! Really not bad! As expected of my disciple, Hu Yiqiu! The first Grandmaster of Alchemy in the continent to refine a sub-ninth-grade Dao-harmonizing elixir, a thirty-year-old Alchemy Grandmaster, haha! My disciple, haha..."

Hu Yiqiu stepped forward, patting Jiang Chen’s shoulder, laughing and starting to take credit for himself again.

"Master is about to step into the Saint Realm, right? Congratulations, Master!"

Jiang Chen sensed that Hu Yiqiu’s aura had become less pronounced, with a bit of ethereal quality, and he opened his mouth joyfully.

"Haha, it’s all thanks to you, kid!"

Hu Yiqiu chuckled, "Come, let me introduce you. This is..."

Through Hu Yiqiu’s introduction, Jiang Chen got to know several members of the Su Family.

Su Qingluan and Su Qingfeng he already knew, the other two were elderly men, one being the current Family Head of the Su Family, Su Chengfeng, a centenarian in the Saint Realm, and the other the Su Family elder, Su Bichen, a Saint Monarch Strong One.

"Thank you, esteemed seniors."

Jiang Chen cupped his hands in salute to the two, realizing they had no reason to come out just to fetch him. Their presence must be related to the two groups nearby; they came to support him.

Jiang Chen had just refined a seventh-grade Thunder Origin Elixir with Dao properties, winning glory for the Canglan Continent and washing away the shame on its Alchemy Dao.

At this moment, no one would dare attack him openly. Last night, those people were lurking in the shadows, planning to strike with lethal intent and flee.

Even without Elder Zhu and several Saint Monarch Strong Ones, the other party would not dare to kill him in broad daylight. However, being cornered and humiliated was unavoidable; the arrival of the two Su Family strong individuals was to prevent Jiang Chen from facing humiliation.

"Elder Su, is your Su Family really planning to go against all the Array Dao families on the continent?"

From the right group, a white-haired elder spoke coldly.

"Chen Wanming, your Chen Family doesn’t represent all the Array Dao families on the continent, nor do the people behind you!"

Su Bichen glanced indifferently at the elder.

"That’s Chen Wanming, the patriarch of the Chen Family, a Saint Monarch Strong One. That’s Chen Qinglin, the Chen Family elder, a Saint Expert, also the Family Head. That is Chen Qianyu, the Chen Family Young Master, one of the toughest competitors in this Alchemy Dao competition. The others are..."

Su Qingluan quickly and quietly introduced the two groups.

Jiang Chen then understood that the middle group was led by the Zuo Clan and Underworld Palace, with support from forces like the Spirit Sword Sect, while the right group was led by the Chen Family, consisting of Array Dao family members.

Glancing over the crowd, Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said loudly, "I didn’t know I was so popular. My first time here in Zhen Yuan City, three Saint Monarch seniors and over a dozen Saint Realm seniors came out of the city to greet me. I feel truly fortunate!"

"Hmph! Jiang Chen, stop being glib. You took my spot to enter the Gold-devouring Rat Clan’s ancestral grounds. Today, you must give me an explanation, or you can forget about entering the city!"

Ming Yang snorted coldly, his eyes emitting a chilling glare.

Jiang Chen glanced at Ming Yang and said indifferently, "What happened that day, Brother Ming Yang knows it well. There’s no need to put a hat on me here, nor do I need to give you an explanation. If you have the ability, let the people behind you kill me now. If not, boasting serves no purpose!"

With that, Jiang Chen didn’t look at Ming Yang again and stepped forward towards Zhen Yuan City.

"You still want to enter the city!"

A cold shout occurred, and the Saints from the Spirit Sword Sect and three other major forces stepped out to block Jiang Chen.

Zhu Tianming, Jin Ang, and Su Bichen’s faces turned cold, and their Domain Power was about to burst forth.

The onlookers’ eyes lit up, and they all focused their attention.

With so many major forces present, they didn’t dare discuss openly, but watching the excitement was no problem.

Seeing signs of a confrontation, each individual widened their eyes, fearing to miss any exciting moment.