After a long cold dark night, the majestic sun rose into the sky like a flower opening, gifting its petals unto the world. Its pure golden sunlight filled the sky, illuminating each crevice of the land. Its soft rays brought with it the warmth of a new day.

Though it was still very early in the morning and the sun had just rose from the horizon, there was already a swarm of people flowing in and out under the towering city gate of the Blue Cloud City, displaying a bustling atmosphere that could only occur in the well-known great and prosperous cities throughout the Heaven Desolate Region.

On this day, a few kilometers away from the majestic city gate of the Blue Cloud City, a youth whose clothes were drenched with dried blood slowly walked up.

The youth appeared to only be ten or eleven. However, there wasn't a hint of immaturity in his features which was incompatible for someone of his age. His pair of eyes appeared to be cold and expressionless due to the two magic circles that covered both of his pupils and irises, leaving only the white part of his eyes intact.

The youth was slowly walking towards the direction of the towering city gate. His progressive strides were neither slow nor fast, and every step left a shallow imprint onto the solid ground along with a stream of startling sweat drops mixed with blood.

Furthermore, even though this youth's face was also covered with dried blood, from his facial features, one could tell that he was devilishly handsome.

Soon, the youth made it to the front gate of the city. However, unlike the other people that were anxiously waiting to pay their admission fees in order to enter the city, the youth didn't even bother to join up in the queue as he walked directly to the gate of the City.

However, before the youth could go in, two guards that were guarding the city gate suddenly stopped him while they looked at him up and down before they angrily asked: " Little beggar, where do you think you are going? We don't accept filthy people like you in Blue Cloud City. Go back where you came from."

"Little beggar." Whispered the youth to himself in astonishment before he suddenly took a look at himself.

"Ohh shit." Cursed out the youth with a surprised expression on his face as he finally realized his current state.

This youth was none other than Ling Chen. After leaving the Poisonous Cloud Mist Forest, he had been flying non-stop until he made it to Blue Cloud City.

However, by the time he made it to the City, it was already morning and the city gate was flooded with people.

Because he didn't want to draw too much attention to himself by flying over the city, he chose to land a few kilometers away from the city gate and continued on foot.

Unfortunately, he has forgotten to cast the illusion magic spell on himself which turned him into an old wise man, resulting in this current situation.

Previously, when he had first entered the city with Fang Lan and Hu'er, he had used the same illusion spell, as such, they were able to enter the city without an itch, none of the city guards dared to stop them and asked them for admission fees or to get in line at that time.

Ling Chen thought that it was going to be the same thing again today which was why he didn't even bother to queue up like the others, however, he had forgotten to change himself into a powerful wise old man which was the main reason why the city guards didn't dare to stop them the first time.

In the meantime, Ling Chen who was stopped by the two guards of Blue Cloud City became the focus of attention of the people waiting in line.

"Where the fuck that little beggar comes from?. He smells so bad." Commented a middle-aged man that was waiting in line to enter the city while covering his nose.

" Who knows!"

"His entire body is covered with dried blood. Do you think he's injured." Asked an old lady with a concerned look on her face.

"Who cares, I just want the guards to kick this little bastard away so I can quickly enter the city." Angrily answered another middle-man.

Almost everyone that was waiting in line to enter the city was talking about Ling Chen. Some of them sympathized with his current state and hardship while others just wanted him to get the fuck out of the way.

Meanwhile, while everyone was talking about Ling Chen, he was also thinking of a way to get out of this situation without causing too much trouble.

Though he was still furious about bloodbath self-detonating which deprived him of absorbing his blood and life essence, he didn't want to vent his anger onto these weak guards just because they insulted him.

With his current strength and status, killing a few guards that haven't even broken through the Martial Master realm yet just because they insulted him was beneath him.

After making up his mind, Ling Chen slowly lifted his head and looked at the two guards without saying a word at all.

However, the moment the two guards met his gaze, their hearts trembled. Their hearts seemed to shiver uncontrollably like it was going to burst out from their chest, their backs dampened by cold sweat. They all had a look of horror on the faces.

At the same time, they subconsciously got out of the way and made a path for the dirty Ling Chen to pass.

After they moved out of his way, Ling Chen walked forward, from the start to the end, not a single change of expression was seen on his face, and his footsteps also did not stop for even once after that. His footsteps were neither fast nor slow, and the distance of every step he took was the same.

Looking at how the two guards that had suddenly made way for the little beggar to enter the city as well as the frightened look on their faces as though they have just seen the most terrifying thing in the world, left the onlookers baffled as they had a puzzled expression on their faces.

For them, the two city guards were like God who shouldn't be offended even though they weren't super strong as they had the City Lord of the Blue Cloud City behind them.

What the onlookers didn't know was that the two city guards had indeed seen the most terrifying thing in the world just now which was why they were acting that way.

When Ling Chen had lifted his head and looked at them, he had instantly cast an illusion spell onto them. In that illusion, he showed them what would happen if they didn't get out of his way, which was him absorbing their blood and life essence.

After seeing this scene, the two guards were so frightened that they subconsciously backed up and made way for him.

After Ling Chen passed through the city gate, he suddenly disappeared from the entrance of the city like a ghost.

...

Starfall Inn and Restaurant

After entering the city, Ling Chen went directly to his room in the Starfall Inn and Restaurant where he took a nice hot bath and cleaned himself real good.

When he arrived in his room, he didn't see Hu'er or Fang Lan. As he didn't want them to see him in that state, he didn't bother to look for them or called them.

However, after he was done cleaning himself up, he went straight to Fang Lan's room to look for them.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Fang Lan it's me, I'm back open the door for me." Ling Chen said as he was knocking on Fang Lan's door.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

"Are you guys still sleeping." Ling Chen added.

Swoosh!

After knocking on the door for more than five minutes, Ling Chen used his spiritual sense to see whether Fang Lan and Hu'er were still sleeping.

However, after scanning the whole room with his spiritual sense, he realized that neither Fang Lan nor Hu'er was in the room which was kinda weird as he had asked them to go there and waited for him before he left yesterday.

Ling Chen even scanned the whole Starfall Inn and Restaurant and even the entire Northern part of the City, yet there was still no trace of Fang Lan or Hu'er.

Ling Chen doubted that they would leave just like that after he had specifically instructed them to go back to the Inn and waited for him until he came back.

After checking everywhere with no avail, Ling Chen quickly decided to go down to ask the Starfall Inn and Restaurant's clerk about them.

-Starfall Inn and Restaurant 1st floor.....

"Good morning young lady, my name is old Chen. My friend and I were staying in room 45 and 46 in this Inn, however, he suddenly disappeared on me. Did you see him leave this morning." Ling Chen politely asked the young clerk of the Starfall Inn and Restaurant.

No one could leave or enter this establishment without the young clerk seeing them unless that person flew out of the window.

As such, if both Fang Lan and Hu'er have left this morning on an errand, the young clerk was bound to see them.

"Room 46, you said. I indeed saw them leaving, but they left since yesterday afternoon with a middle-aged man. However, before they left, the middle-aged man had asked me to give this letter specifically to you when you come back. And if after a week you didn't come back, the letter will turn into dust by itself." Politely answered the young clerk before she took out an envelope from her desk's drawer and handed it over to Ling Chen.

The moment Ling Chen heard the young clerk's answer, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He had a bad feeling about this.

Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!

Ling Chen quickly grabbed the envelope from the young clerk's hand and tear it apart in order to get the letter out. After he got the letter out, without wasting any more time, he quickly read it:"

'Dear little bastard, it's me, your granddaddy Elder Zhuo. I know it's impossible for you to survive from the hand of that bastard Bloodbath and his goons, however, if you happen to escape by a miracle, know that I took away your precious little fox and that friend of yours as interest for killing so many disciples of my Supreme Sword Dao Sect. If you want to see them again, you know where to find me."

Swoosh!

After reading the letter, it suddenly caught on fire by itself and turned into ashes.

" El-d-e-r Z-h-u-o," Ling Chen said word by words in an icy cold tone while his body was subconsciously radiating a powerful and evil murderous aura which scared the hell out of the young clerk.