Chapter 870
Su Yunjin has been kidnapped
The Boundary-Breaking Hammer was something Chen Jiu Si had always wanted to understand.
After all, this item can traverse between two realms, which is quite miraculous. If they could obtain it, they could directly break through the barrier between the celestial realms in the lower realm. Wouldn't the three of them then be able to ascend normally?
Hearing Chen Jie's words, Xu Yuandao smiled slightly and said, "If I had the Boundary-Breaking Hammer, I would have broken through the boundary long ago. How could I have become your prisoner?"
"Forget about it, I don't have a Boundary-Breaking Hammer on me."
Hearing this, Chen Jie frowned slightly and looked at him, saying, "Even now, you're still not honest and still have illusions?"
Xu Yuandao looked at Chen Jie: "Why do you say that?"
Chen Jie said, "Boundary-Breaking Hammers usually appear in pairs, not alone. After all, once you enter the Lesser Thousand World, you still need to leave, so you need to break through the boundary twice. Right now, you're in the Lesser Thousand World, which means you haven't broken through yet. Therefore, you should still have a Boundary-Breaking Hammer."
After listening to Chen Jie's words, Xu Yuandao nodded and said, "Impressive, truly amazing. You actually discovered the essence of the matter in one go. No wonder you are a person who can reign supreme in this small world. Your cunning is indeed remarkable."
Chen Jie didn't react much to these words, but looked at Xu Yuan and asked, "So where is that Boundary-Breaking Hammer?"
Xu Yuandao said, "That Boundary-Breaking Hammer isn't on me, it's on the Blue Fairy you slapped away."
"She was able to enter this small world entirely because Fairy Lan used the Boundary-Breaking Hammer to break through the boundary. She had a pair of hammers that broke through one boundary and then returned to the other."
"Blue Fairy".
Chen Jie recalled the female immortal he had slapped away with a single palm strike, and looked at Xu Yuan with icy eyes, saying, "You're not lying to me, are you?"
Xu Yuandao said, "Why would I lie to you? I'm already your prisoner. What good would it do me to lie to you?"
"Give me your storage magic item."
Chen Jie looked at Xu Yuandao and said this. Xu Yuandao glanced at Chen Jie after hearing this, but didn't say anything. He just took out a storage bag from his body and handed it to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie took the storage bag and saw that there was still some magic power left on it.
Chen Jie channeled his power, borrowing the power of the rules of the minor world. With a squeeze, the storage bag was opened with a bang. He probed it with his divine sense and found that there were quite a few things inside: spirit stones, runes, and magic weapons. However, it seemed that the Boundary-Breaking Hammer was not there.
Chen Jie looked at Xu Yuan and asked, "Anything else?"
"That's it, I only have one storage bag."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Xu Yuan and said, "What about the storage ring? Hand it over as well."
"Storage ring? No, they're too expensive to carry things, I can't afford them."
Xu Yuandao shrugged, as if to say, "I'm poor, I don't have a storage ring."
Chen Jie didn't believe it. At this moment, he stared at Xu Yuandao and used the power of the rules to examine Xu Yuandao's body. He found that Xu Yuandao really didn't have a storage ring.
Xu Yuan said, "Storage rings have very high requirements for production and are very expensive. A lowly cultivator like me can't afford them."
Chen Jie frowned, looking at Xu Yuan with disbelief, and asked, "Very expensive?"
Xu Yuan said, "Storage rings are a symbol of status; in the cultivation world, only elders can possess them."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie touched the storage ring on his finger.
Really? Only elders can possess it?
Chen Jie thought for a moment and scanned Xu Yuandao with his divine sense again. He found that Xu Yuandao was not lying and did not have any storage magic treasures like storage bags on his body.
Xu Yuandao smiled and said, "My life is in your hands now, why would I bother to play tricks on you? All my things are in my storage bag, the Boundary-Breaking Hammer is really not on me."
Hearing this, Chen Jiu Si frowned slightly. He then prepared to call for reinforcements, intending to send a large force to the vicinity of Bu'erhan Mountain to search for the female immortal he had slapped away. Chen Jie felt that that palm strike was enough to kill the female immortal. Presumably, her body was nearby.
With a large-scale search, they will surely find the female immortal's corpse and obtain the Boundary-Breaking Hammer from her. With the Boundary-Breaking Hammer, they can break the spatial barrier between this Lesser Thousand World and the Greater Thousand World. Then, they will have a way to ascend to the Greater Thousand World.
Just as Chen Jie was about to speak, a loud shout suddenly rang out from outside: "It's terrible! Her Majesty the Empress has been attacked!"
The shout pierced the silence of the palace. Chen Jiu, who was about to call for help, suddenly found himself speechless, his body jerking violently as he leaped out of the secret chamber and headed straight for the sound.
Zhang Sanfeng and Phagpa inside the room were also shocked. Who was this person who dared to commit such a crime in the palace? They thought about going out, but halfway there, they suddenly realized that Xu Yuandao was not safe in this secret room. What if he escaped? So they turned back and escorted Xu Yuandao towards the direction of the sound.
Following the direction of the sound, they saw a woman grabbing Su Yunjin. Several guards around her were dead, and the rest watched the woman nervously. The woman was fighting and retreating, heading out of the palace.
"Mother?"
Just then, Chen Li arrived with his civil and military officials and saw the woman holding Su Yunjin hostage. He couldn't help but shout out.
“My lady, we can talk about anything. Just release my mother first, and I will grant you anything you ask.”
When Chen Li saw Su Yunjin being arrested, he became extremely nervous and shouted loudly, begging the woman to release Su Yunjin.
The woman continued fighting and retreating, completely ignoring the shouts of Chen Li and the others. Su Yunjin, having recovered from her shock, whispered, "Heroine, why did you kidnap me? Tell me what you need, and I'll do whatever I can to help you."
"Shut up, you fool!" The woman shouted angrily. "Do you know what you've done? Do you know you are a Heavenly Phoenix? How could you be reduced to someone else's wife in this Lesser Thousand Worlds, losing your True Phoenix Essence and wasting these decades? Now, don't say anything more. Come with me and leave this place. I'll take you back to the Heavenly Phoenix Palace."
"With your talent, if the princess were to accept you as her disciple, you would surely become a powerful expert in the Forgetfulness Realm within a thousand years, and the next Palace Master of our Heavenly Phoenix Palace."
Lan Xian said excitedly.
She never expected this. She had only intended to sneak into the palace to investigate the backgrounds of the so-called three powerful terrestrial immortals of this minor world, but unexpectedly encountered Su Yunjin, who possessed the Heavenly Phoenix Physique. The moment she saw Su Yunjin, she forgot everything else. As a descendant of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace, she knew all too well the importance of the Heavenly Phoenix Physique. It was a treasure sought after by princesses throughout history. Possessing the Heavenly Phoenix Physique and cultivating their Heavenly Phoenix Palace's Heavenly Phoenix True Technique would allow for rapid advancement in cultivation.
As one of the twelve top sects on the Tianyuan Continent, Tianfeng Palace has a Palace Master at the Silent Realm who rules over a vast territory and commands several empires.
Even for such a powerful figure, finding an excellent successor is extremely difficult.
The Heavenly Phoenix Physique is the person that the successive leaders and palace masters of the Heavenly Phoenix Palace have been searching for. They have established a palace rule that anyone in the Heavenly Phoenix Palace who finds the successor of the Heavenly Phoenix Physique can become the successor's protector and receive a large amount of resources from the palace for cultivation. It is also a path to instant success.
Lan Xian knew that with Chen Jiu Si's existence, it was impossible for her to gain control of this minor world and thus become a powerful expert in the Forgetfulness Realm. Therefore, seeing the Heavenly Phoenix Body now filled her with immense excitement. By handing the Heavenly Phoenix Body over to the Palace Master, she could become the protector of the Heavenly Phoenix Body, thereby receiving the Palace's resources for nurturing her, and in the future, she would advance rapidly and reach the heavens in one step.
In other words, she made a profit by exchanging the Heavenly Phoenix Body for this Lesser Thousand World.
Therefore, she couldn't hold back any longer and directly took Su Yunjin hostage. She retreated step by step towards the palace gates, while the palace guards all pressed closer. At this moment, Lan Xian put her other hand behind her back and took out a small golden hammer.
That's right, this is the Hammer of Boundary Breaking that Sister Chen and the others are looking for. However, the Hammer of Boundary Breaking needs a little bit of charging before it can be activated. So she is secretly charging it now. As soon as the Hammer of Boundary Breaking is fully charged, she will immediately take Su Yunjin away from this small world.
As she spoke, she retreated step by step, holding Su Yunjin hostage. She watched the guards approach, but she was not flustered. Just then, someone in the inner palace suddenly shouted angrily, "Who dares to be so audacious as to take my Empress hostage?"
The next moment, an incredibly terrifying force rushed towards them; it was none other than Chen Jiu Si.
Chen Jiu Si was furious. He couldn't believe someone dared to steal his wife. This person had to die.
But just as Chen Jiu Si's terrifying attack was about to hit Lan Xian, Lan Xian directly shielded Su Yun Jin in front of her. Seeing this, Chen Jiu Si quickly withdrew his power. Although the power was terrifying, it instantly disintegrated and dissipated in the air under his control.
Chen Jie then landed directly on the roof beam not far away and looked at Lan Xian, saying, "I really didn't expect you to still be alive. Fine, since you kidnapped my wife, you have the right to make demands. Speak, you can name your conditions."
Chen Jie was now feeling somewhat hesitant, as Su Yunjin had fallen into Lan Xian's hands. He couldn't kill her, nor could he let her go. He was in a very passive position and could only try to negotiate with her.
Lan Xian looked at Chen Jie and said, "What is there between us to talk about?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie shouted, "Master Phagpa, bring Xu Yuandao to me."
Chen Jie's voice echoed through the palace. The next moment, Phagpa, carrying Xu Yuandao, flew over the walls and landed beside Chen Jie.
Chen Jie grabbed Xu Yuandao by the neck. Looking at Lan Xian, he said, "You release my wife. I'll release him, and you can leave the palace safely, how about that?"
Lan Xian glanced at Xu Yuandao upon hearing this. Xu Yuandao, who had been squinting and not caring at all, suddenly saw Su Yunjin and his expression changed slightly. Before he could speak, Lan Xian said, "We can negotiate, but you should first keep those two terrestrial immortals behind you away from me, especially that Taoist priest surnamed Zhang."
As he spoke, his eyes turned to Zhang Sanfeng on his left. He saw that Zhang Sanfeng had quietly approached her. If she discovered him now, and Zhang Sanfeng suddenly attacked, he might have already injured her and taken Su Yunjin away.
Chen Jie then spotted Zhang Sanfeng's location and thought that if he waited a little longer and let Zhang Sanfeng get closer, he might have a chance to make a move. Unfortunately, the woman discovered him.
Now that they had lost the initiative, they could only follow this woman's arrangements. They absolutely could not hurt Su Yunjin. Thinking of this, he said to Zhang Sanfeng, "Master Zhang, step back."
Zhang Sanfeng didn't say much, but silently retreated. Phagpa also retreated. Chen Jie then looked at Lan Xian and said, "Well, can we talk now?"
Seeing Zhang Sanfeng retreat, and Phagpa abandoning his plan to attack, Lan Xian looked at Chen Jiu Si and asked, "How do you want to negotiate?"
She said this, but her hands, hidden behind her back, didn't stop. The Boundary-Breaking Hammer in her hands was almost ready to be activated.
At this moment, she needed to keep Chen Jiu Si calm. Seeing this, Chen Jiu Si frowned and secretly made a hand seal, mobilizing the power of the rules of this world to slowly gather behind Lan Xian. He also needed time to gather enough power to control Lan Xian and prevent her from doing anything to harm Su Yun Jin.
If the other party hadn't already captured Su Yunjin, Chen Jiusi could have easily killed her with a single slap. However, he was now hesitant to act rashly, so Chen Jiusi could only strengthen the power of the rules and immediately freeze the blue line to prevent Lan Xian from making any moves in order to rescue Su Yunjin.
Both of them harbored their own ulterior motives and were making their own plans.
At this moment, the two looked at each other with smiles on their faces. Chen Jie said, "Tell me, what will it take for you to release them?"
Lan Xian was afraid that the other party would do something reckless, so she said, "If you release Xu Yuandao first, I will consider releasing you, my wife."
Chen Jie frowned slightly and said, "Okay."
As he spoke, he threw Xu Yuandao off the roof beam and said, "I've released him, now you can release my wife."
Lan Xian had a smile on her face. The Boundary-Breaking Hammer in her hand had been activated and perfected. Chen Jie had also gathered enough power of rules.
"Chen Jiu Si, I admit you're very clever, but you've been fooled. You'll never see your wife again in this lifetime. Goodbye!"
Lan Xian wore a cold smile. Upon hearing this, Chen Jie's expression changed drastically. The next moment, he grabbed with his arm, and the power of the rules directly imprisoned Lan Xian. This power was enough to control a powerhouse at the Condensation Realm.
Thinking this, Chen Jie grabbed down with absolute certainty. Not to mention Lan Xian was only at the fifth level of the Condensation Realm, even a stronger expert at the Profound Realm would be able to be imprisoned by Chen Jie's grab in this world.
However, Chen Jiu Si miscalculated this time. At the same time as Chen Jiu Si was imprisoned, Lan Xian used the Boundary-Breaking Hammer. The power of the Boundary-Breaking Hammer was extremely strong, even capable of tearing apart the spatial barrier between the Great Thousand World and the Lesser Thousand World. Therefore, Chen Jiu Si's imprisoning power collapsed instantly in front of the Boundary-Breaking Hammer.
Under the effect of the Boundary-Breaking Hammer, space instantly cracked open, and Lan Xian, along with Su Yunjin, instantly burrowed into the crack. Chen Jie, seeing this, was furious and raised his hand to try to kill Lan Xian with destructive power, but Lan Xian shielded Su Yunjin in front of him.
Chen Jie could only deflect the force, while Lan Xian, carrying Su Yunjin, instantly escaped this small world. The spatial barrier also healed instantly.
"mother!"
Upon seeing this, Chen Li let out a loud shout. (End of Chapter)