Chapter 1393: Chapter 1364: Journey
It’s over.
Lieu Zhanxiao sacrificed himself, and Feng Yizhu also died.
Behemoth left, and Ling Canghai also departed.
However, when all these enemies disappeared, Li Chen felt an inexplicable emptiness in his heart.
As if losing power, like a walking corpse, he sat dazedly at the mountain peak.
Three days.
Li Chen sat dazedly on the mountain peak for three days, neither eating nor drinking, not sleeping or resting, just staring blankly at the sky.
During this time, some people wanted to check on him, but they were all stopped by Xiao Long, whom Li Chen had arranged beforehand.
He hadn’t given up; he just wanted a moment of peace.
Silently watching the sky, after three days, Li Chen’s eyes became somewhat dry.
In the end, he still hadn’t managed to protect the people around him.
He felt utterly useless, and the so-called promises seemed like nonsense, never fulfilled.
What first stronghold? What invincibility? Just jokes.
Suddenly, he felt a bit of regret.
Regret for having entered their world, regret for having family, brothers, and friends.
It was his sudden appearance that disrupted their original life rhythm, and made them bear burdens they shouldn’t have borne.
Three days later, Li Chen slowly stood up.
Brushing off the thick snow accumulated on him, he numbly walked towards the road back.
“Xiao Long, I remember you said you were a homeless person, right?”
“Yes, Uncle.” Xiao Long nodded, “My clan disappeared many years ago. However, in other minor worlds, there should still be Dragon Clans. But, my branch of the Dragon Clan…”
Xiao Long trailed off into silence.
Li Chen reached out his hand and patted the boy’s head beside him.
“From now on, I will be your family.”
Li Chen sat in the wind and snow for three days, while Xiao Long silently guarded him for three days.
He could understand Li Chen’s feelings because many years ago, he too had lost his family.
Although he was still very young then, he understood that feeling.
“Let’s go, come home with me.”
Li Chen smiled, though his smile was pale, and led Xiao Long towards the small courtyard at the Kunlun Mountains.
Inside the courtyard, Lin Xiaoxiao and others were waiting worriedly.
They had learned from other strong people about the events that happened three days ago.
While grieving, they also thought about comforting Li Chen, but didn’t know how to start.
They had silently watched Li Chen’s back on the mountain peak, but Li Chen never turned around.
Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao and the others, Li Chen with a pale smile, softly said, “Sorry, I’ve been foolish these days.”
“Now, let’s go home.”
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Li Chen, biting her lip hard to hold back tears.
Although Li Chen behaved as usual, she could see that his heart was broken.
This man, covered in scars, was always like this, never showing his wounds, always pretending everything was fine, bearing all the pain alone.
“This is something my sister asked me to give to you.”
After a moment of silence, Lin Xiaoxiao didn’t respond to Li Chen’s words, but took out a wooden box from behind and handed it to Li Chen.
The moment Lin Xiaoxiao spoke, Li Chen’s heart trembled.
Then, with slightly trembling hands, he accepted the wooden box Lin Xiaoxiao was handing over.
Opening the wooden box, inside was a black bead with a strange glow swirling on it.
This was the Heart of Kunlun, and also, the Sixth Heavenly Bead!
The Seventh Heavenly Pearl inside Li Chen’s body responded.
Staring at the bead, Li Chen remained silent for a long time.
He slightly closed his eyes, not wanting Lin Xiaoxiao and the others to see his gaze.
Wang Qianqian and An Qin, standing by, also looked on worriedly, fearing Li Chen would once again have some abnormal reaction.
These days, they were truly scared, afraid Li Chen might do something irrational.
“I understand now.”
When he opened his eyes again, Li Chen’s gaze had turned calm.
The hidden sorrow was gone.
“I still have a chance.”
Looking at the three women beside him, the pallor from Li Chen’s smile vanished.
“I need to visit a few places. Can you go home and wait for me? I’ll be back in a few days, okay?”
“Okay!” Seeing the light in Li Chen’s eyes again, the women nodded vigorously.
Li Chen left.
He didn’t take anyone with him, leaving alone.
He needed to go to several places.
Or rather, to many places.
Since there were so many places he needed to go, it wasn’t suitable to bring the women along.
Leaving Xiao Long and some of the elders’ protection, the women’s safety shouldn’t have any issues.
The first place Li Chen went to was Panlong Village.
This ancient village was where Li Chen grew up.
After staring at the small house where he grew up for a long time, Li Chen got up and left, entering the mountains and forests behind Panlong Village.
“Is this the former Li Family barrier?”
In a valley, Li Chen discovered traces of past habitation. However, these traces appeared crude, as if they were deliberately discarded here like trash.
Yet Li Chen knew that after the barrier world shattered, its contents were forcibly teleported to the main world, resulting in this phenomenon.
After staying for a while, Li Chen departed once more.
The next place Li Chen visited was none other than the capital city.
Upon arriving in this ancient capital, Li Chen disturbed no one, silently arriving at the Lin Family.
Standing in the air, no one was able to sense his presence.
The Lin Family remained unchanged, but it seemed that after the previous crisis, the Lin Family became much more united. Li Chen noticed that many young children within the Lin Family were being taught moral etiquette from a young age, while the interests that the Lin Family once prioritized were relegated to the background.
With a smile, Li Chen departed once more.
This time, Li Chen went to the Dragon Soul.
Returning to the Dragon Soul, Li Chen’s expression appeared somewhat wistful.
During his last visit here, there seemed to have been some unpleasant interactions.
Li Chen vaguely remembered that certain individuals had strongly invited him to join the Dragon Soul.
Similarly, upon his arrival this time, Li Chen didn’t disturb anyone.
The Dragon Soul remained unchanged; because it was responsible for all special matters within Huaxia, its internal operations still appeared busy.
Li Chen saw Elder Ji, who had returned to a small bamboo house in the back mountain of the Dragon Soul. He was surrounded by many people inquiring about various issues.
Yet Elder Ji maintained an indifferent demeanor.
Li Chen chuckled and promptly left.
Only after Li Chen had departed did Elder Ji suddenly seem to sense something, raising his head abruptly.
However, above him, there was no one in sight.
Li Chen went to Yinyang.
There, he saw a girl named Jiang Xiaoyue and another named Zhang Yuwei.
But they did not see Li Chen.
Li Chen simply glanced at them before leaving.
The next day, Li Chen appeared in North America.
Perhaps, for ordinary people, this was a great distance, requiring considerable time even by plane.
However, for a Great Scorching Heat Expert who wielded the power of space, distance was never a problem.
Walking the streets of North America made Li Chen feel as if he was returning to the past.
Back then, he had just left Panlong Village, eager to explore the outside world and establish his own space.
Now, it seemed he had succeeded?
Ultimately, Li Chen arrived at Blotto Town.
He came to the lakeside within the forest.
The Demon Clan had vanished completely; in the main world, not to mention, even in the minor world, they likely dared only to hide everywhere.
After wandering in North America for a day, Li Chen returned to the Kunlun Mountains.
This time, he again disturbed no one, crossing the dimensional gate directly.
Li Chen returned to the minor world.
After the battle with the Demon Clan, every race in the minor world suffered greatly, and the strong individuals disappeared entirely.
With the Demon Clan as an enemy vanquished, the races resumed their conflicts. Due to the lack of strong figures, nearly every race was steeped in an intense atmosphere of cultivation, focusing heavily on nurturing the next generation.
Li Chen arrived at the Elf Race, where the current Elf Queen was now succeeded by Daphne.
Having inherited her sister’s throne, she was no longer as lively as before but appeared much more dignified.
She intended to fulfill her sister’s legacy and strengthen the Elf Race.
“Well done, Daphne.”
Concealing his form, Li Chen watched silently from the air for a while before departing.
Black Stone City.
Li Chen saw Li Weisi.
Having inherited what Li Chen left behind, Li Weisi successfully broke through to the Earth Level.
Although still in the process of living, his performance was undoubtedly the most remarkable of his generation.
Other students who once trained under Li Chen were also witnessed by him; they had all grown, the battle with the Demon Clan having truly matured these youngsters.
They had also realized the responsibility on their shoulders.
From beginning to end, Li Chen remained unseen.
He did not wish to be seen, thus no one could perceive him, yet a few individuals subtly felt a presence.
They sensed as if someone had watched them at some point.
Li Weisi slowly withdrew his gaze, tightening his grip on the longsword in his hand.
“Teacher, is it you? Are you watching me? Rest assured, I will certainly work twice as hard!”
After leaving the minor world, Li Chen discovered that the realm gate passage had indeed become more populated, forming places akin to minor world gathering points.
People from various minor worlds had unexpectedly started to communicate here.
Li Chen even saw a few strong figures from the Kunlun Mountains among them.
These individuals were narrating the epic battle at the Kunlun Mountains from several days prior to the people of the minor worlds.
Shaking his head, Li Chen chuckled and exited the realm gate, returning to the main world.
Behind Li Chen appeared a colossal broad sword.
With this broad sword on his back, Li Chen headed to the last place he intended to visit.
There resembled the Kunlun Mountains.
Similarly, snow drifted everywhere; similarly, ice sealed for thousands of miles.
This place was named the Holy Mountain!