"Don't look at me. I'm not that kind of sinister person. How could I possibly harm my fellow disciples?" Long Chen shrugged, putting on an expression that said, 'I'm a good person, I would never do anything bad.'
"I look down on you," Luo Ning looked at Long Chen and couldn't help but curse. If Long Chen said that, no fool would believe it.
"If you despise me, so be it. I'm a good kid anyway, I haven't done anything bad." Long Chen shook his head, refusing to admit it to any matter at all.
There were too many people here; who knew if anyone was a spy? Unless someone admitted to such things himself, no one could get any leverage against him.
It turned out that when Long Chen took the companion ore, there was still a Divine Source Stone Platform underneath. If Long Chen hadn't taken it, he couldn't have done something that would have left his family lineage.
But just as Long Chen was about to leave, a thought struck him. Just because he couldn't do it didn't mean others couldn't. He suddenly thought of Chu Kuang. If Chu Kuang came down, he wouldn't care about these things. Wouldn't that be letting him off easy?
If Long Chen didn't take it himself and someone else did, he would be upset. After thinking for a moment, he placed an explosion-triggering array disk beneath the divine platform.
Long Chen knew that beneath the divine platform, there was a connected lava ley line. Otherwise, such a small place would never have produced a Heavenly Fire associated ore. The cave's scope was just the tip of the iceberg compared to the underground lava ley line.
However, the magma was too hot, and the explosion array disk could last at most three days before failing due to the heat.
On this point, Long Chen was very grateful to the elder he met in the Divine Dao Scripture Pavilion. People really should read more; otherwise, Long Chen wouldn't know about the lava ley lines or the power and effectiveness of the explosive array disk. In any case, reading more definitely wouldn't hurt.
Long Chen finished setting things up below before coming up. However, he didn't tell anyone. When he realized Chu Kuang had actually brought people, Long Chen almost burst out laughing. This guy really knows how to cooperate.
As a result, a catastrophe unfolded. Long Chen never expected the eruption of lava veins to have such terrifying power.
However, for that Four Extremes Realm expert to escape under such terrifying power, Long Chen now gained a clearer understanding of the strength of such a Four Extremes Realm expert.
Seeing Luo Ning still pestering Long Chen, Luo Bing gave her a meaningful look. Luo Ning seemed to understand that asking here was indeed a bit inappropriate.
Mu Qingyun started the flying boat, which circled the entire Crescent Valley. The lava had stopped erupting, but Crescent Valley was already submerged by lava. Thick smoke billowed around it, heat waves soared, and the surrounding mountains were set ablaze.
However, the trees here all possess extremely strong vitality; the fire won't spread, and mountains not covered by lava won't catch fire.
Looking at the chaos below, people looked at Long Chen with even greater awe. Although Long Chen denies it, everyone knows this must be his doing.
"Third Brother, Sister Qingyun wants you to go to the front cabin. Aren't you supposed to learn how to pilot a flying boat?" Long Chen was closing his eyes, his mind immersed in the chaotic space, watching the fire dragon slowly absorb the power of heavenly fire. Just as he was excited, Zhong Ling ran over and said.
"When did I ... Oh, I remember now. "Long Chen was just about to ask, when did I say I wanted to learn to fly a flying boat? Suddenly, it all made sense.
Long Chen got up and entered the front cabin. This was the flying boat's piloting area, freely divided to avoid noise outside that could interfere with driving.
After Long Chen entered, Luo Bing, Luo Ning, Zhong Ling, and Zhong Xiu were all present, plus Mu Qingyun. With five people in total, Long Chen knew he had guessed correctly.
"What, are you planning to interrogate me? Are the instruments ready? Let me tell you, I'm a real man, unafraid of any punishment.
But if you use any charms, I might not be able to resist. Why don't you try it out?" Long Chen said seriously.
"Trick your head, you're dreaming. There are no outsiders here now. Hurry up and tell us what's going on." Luo Ning was impatient and didn't beat around the bush.
"So you mean everyone here is the inner wife?" Long Chen said with a mischievous grin. Today, having gained heavenly fire and met someone from her natal family, he was in a great mood and even started joking around.
"Pah, shameless! You're quite ambitious. Dual cultivating with so many people—aren't you afraid you'll die?" Luo Ning said disdainfully.
"What is dual cultivation? How could he die? Long Chen was taken aback; he didn't understand what dual cultivation meant.
"Dual cultivation is ...," Luo Ning wanted to explain, but Luo Bing pushed her away. Luo Ning said angrily, "
Silly girl, he's deliberately taking advantage of you. How could a girl say something like that?" You girl, you're beyond saving. Seeing
Zhong Ling, Zhong Xiu, and Mu Qingyun all flushed with emotion, Long Chen roughly guessed what dual cultivation meant. However, the details were definitely different from ordinary matters between men and women; otherwise, there would be no danger of death.
Under Luo Ning's pressing question, Long Chen briefly recounted the whole situation, then added:
"My intention was to punish those who caused the descendants' extinction, absolutely not to harm anyone. Chu Kuang committed countless evils; this is heaven's punishment for him, it has nothing to do with me."
After hearing Long Chen's account, the women were both shocked and amused. Chu Kuang was just too unlucky—he didn't encounter anyone, didn't catch the seed of heavenly fire, and nearly lost his life.
The disciples he brought were all trusted followers of the Chu family—some were direct disciples, others were affiliated with the Chu family's factions. It could be said that the Chu family's faction at Lingxiao Academy was extremely large.
But even so, Chu Kuang brought so many people, especially so many inner sect disciples, and now they just died like that. He probably needed to give the academy an explanation.
Moreover, even if the deceased's family doesn't pursue the matter, such heavy casualties would be enough for the Chu family to keep busy for a while. Chu Kuang might even face severe punishment.
This time, Chu Kuang's luck was terrible. The conspiracy that seemed almost certain succeeded by Long Chen was thwarted twice, nearly wiped out, and he himself was injured. Luo Ning even speculated whether Chu Kuang would die from anger.
At the same time, he sighed inwardly that Chu Kuang had played dumb to fool everyone, but he could not fool Long Chen.
Chu Kuang was cunning, but he had to admit that he was cunning and meticulous. Yet, in front of Long Chen, his schemes seemed so naive, being toyed with by Long Chen and nearly costing him his life without a fight. They deeply felt how terrifying Long Chen was.
They were secretly relieved that Long Chen was their friend, not their enemy; otherwise, it would make the world feel dark and unrecognizable.
As the flying boat entered Lingxiao Academy and Long Chen and the others had just disembarked, the void suddenly darkened, and without warning, a large net descended from above.