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Chapter 20: The Fear-Clawed Bear

Although Chen Yongqing had already reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation was hardly inferior to Chen Qiang’s.

But for the future of the Chen family, Chen Yongqing lowered himself completely and regarded himself merely as a junior disciple to Chen Qiang.

Yet, whether spoken kindly or not, Chen Qiang still fell for it.

So as soon as Chen Yongqing finished speaking, Chen Qiang directly said, “Since our True Essence Sect has accepted tribute from your Chen family. If your Chen family encounters a difficulty they cannot resolve. We naturally will not stand idly by.”

Upon saying this, Chen Qiang waved his large hand, releasing a wave of magical power that supported Chen Yongqing upright, then said, “Lead the way up ahead!”

“The Immortal Envoy is magnanimous and benevolent, our entire Chen clan shall be eternally grateful!”

Hearing this, Chen Yongqing breathed a sigh of relief, then said, “Immortal Envoy, please accompany this old lad to the forbidden region. As for these two disciples of yours…”

At this point, Chen Yongqing turned to a young woman behind him and said, “Chen Yue, you take our two honored guests ahead to the Gathering Immortals Pavilion, our Spirit Canal Chen family’s…”

Before Chen Yongqing could finish, Chen Qiang interrupted him directly and said, “No need. Both of them are body cultivators too, bringing them along with me is fine.”

Chen Yongqing felt a headache upon hearing this.

Although these two currently only had Qi Refining stage cultivation, they wore ritual robes and had magical treasures at their waists, clearly disciples of the True Essence Sect.

If something unexpected happened to them in the forbidden region, he would not be able to bear responsibility.

So Chen Yongqing could only grit his teeth and say, “But that demonic beast is ferocious, and magic cannot be used inside the forbidden region. If something suddenly goes wrong. This old lad fears he simply cannot take responsibility…”

“Life and death are determined by fate. Since they are brought by me, why must you take responsibility?” Chen Qiang said.

Chen Yongqing had intended to disclaim responsibility.

Thus upon hearing Chen Qiang’s words, he did not urge further and instead flattered him, “Such is the demeanor of the Immortal Sect, indeed not something this old lad can fathom. It seems I spoke too much.”

“Hm.”

Chen Qiang nodded slightly, then said again, “Cultivation on the path of martial arts is like rowing upstream—advance and you move forward, stop and you drift backward! If you fear wolves ahead and tigers behind. It’s better to cut off all hesitation early and focus your energy on refining your magical power.”

As he said the last words, Chen Qiang deliberately turned to look at Xu Zhengyang.

Although Xu Zhengyang knew little of Chen Qiang, he trusted that Pei Zhen would never harm him.

Since Pei Zhen had arranged for him to follow Chen Qiang.

Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate and immediately declared, “On the path of cultivation, why fear life or death? Your disciple is willing to follow his junior uncle into danger!”

Yang Hong also wanted to say something, but he could not form a complete sentence for a long time. He struggled, and in the end could only say:

“I feel the same!”

Upon hearing Xu Zhengyang’s words, Chen Qiang nodded slightly, but when he heard Yang Hong’s words, his smile instantly stiffened.

Chen Qiang sighed imperceptibly.

Then he said to Chen Yongqing, “Chief of the Chen clan, you lead the way ahead, I will naturally follow closely behind.”

“As you command.”

Chen Yongqing said, circulating magical power within his body.

He turned and summoned a cloud beneath him, floating up halfway into the air, then flew off toward the Chen family’s forbidden region.

Seeing this, Chen Qiang did not hesitate.

He grasped Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong, one in each hand, and rose into the clouds, following behind Chen Yongqing.

…

The Chen family’s forbidden region was only about ten li away from the ancestral residence.

On the way.

Chen Yongqing noticed that no matter how much he accelerated, Chen Qiang followed leisurely without any sign of strain.

From this alone.

Chen Yongqing knew that Chen Qiang was the real deal, so he began introducing the basics of the Chen family's forbidden region to him.

He said, “Our clan’s forbidden ground lies in a valley thirteen li west of the ancestral residence. Due to the prohibitive spells and restrictions there, it’s named Fallen Immortal Valley. Normally. The entrance to Fallen Immortal Valley is guarded by the elite of our clan. But three days ago. A heavily injured Fear-Clawed Bear appeared out of nowhere, suddenly attacked the guards stationed at the valley entrance, and then charged straight into the valley. Although our clan has disciples who specialize in martial cultivation. Limited by talent and inheritance, their strength is only enough to handle the Absolute Spiritual Rhinoceros in the valley—they’re no match for that vicious beast. It was precisely because of this. That our clan had no choice but to request aid from the sect above.”

“The Fear-Clawed Bear, huh?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Qiang revealed a satisfied expression and said, “That creature has a massive body. I can probably refine several batches of Blood Pills from it. It’s worth the trip.”

Chen Qiang’s casual tone affected Chen Yongqing.

Seeing this, he quickly clasped his hands and said, “The rise and fall of the Chen clan rests entirely upon the Immortal Envoy!”

…

A moment later.

Chen Yongqing led Chen Qiang to descend at the entrance of Fallen Immortal Valley.

At this time.

Chen Yongqing shouted toward the stationed Chen clan disciples at the valley entrance, “Chen Min, is that beast’s location locked down?”

As soon as the words left his mouth.

A woman in armor, holding a long spear, looking valiant and heroic, quickly stepped forward and said, “Reporting to the clan chief. That Fear-Clawed Bear has been entrenched in a cave near the Wuyou Spring since it entered the valley and has not left.”

Chen Yongqing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said, “This is the Immortal Envoy from the sect above. Take the Immortal Envoy to Wuyou Spring to subdue the beast!”

Chen Min glanced at Chen Qiang. Seeing that he had no objections, she didn’t say much and simply said, “Immortal Envoy, please follow me.”

“Mm.”

Chen Qiang nodded and handed a jade slip to each of Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong, instructing, “This is the Splitting Sky Palm. I’ll be using this martial technique in combat shortly. You two should observe closely and learn diligently. If you have questions, keep them in mind for now. After we leave this place, I will explain everything to you.”

“Yes, Martial Uncle.”

“Yes, Master.”

Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong replied simultaneously.

As they spoke.

The two of them placed the jade slips on their foreheads while following behind Chen Qiang, reading the technique of channeling energy for the Splitting Sky Palm.

Though the Splitting Sky Palm was merely a Tier 1 martial technique.

When a martial artist used it, the qi around their body surged violently, like an iron wall protecting them—ink could not stain it!

It was a technique that balanced offense and defense.

After reading the contents of the jade slip, Xu Zhengyang pondered:

[This Splitting Sky Palm shares the same principle as Skywalking—both require the martial artist to adjust their breathing, tendons, and bones into a specific state to activate properly. That actually makes things simpler for me. It’s just another body macro to write.]

With that thought.

Given his prior experience with Skywalking, Xu Zhengyang didn’t need much effort to successfully program a body macro for the Splitting Sky Palm and stored it in his Martial Arts Manager.

After finishing this.

Xu Zhengyang looked at the body macros for Skywalking and Splitting Sky Palm, frowning as he thought:

[Skywalking and Splitting Sky Palm, though one is a footwork technique and the other a palm technique. The human body only has so many bones and tendons. Even though the two techniques focus on different areas, there’s a 34% overlap. If I use both techniques simultaneously. Will the conflicting directions of force cause internal injuries to my muscles and bones?]

Recalling what Chen Qiang had just said, Xu Zhengyang casually noted the question in his notebook, planning to ask about it later when everything was settled.