Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 457: Chapter 229: Hard Against Hard

Shen Qingyao said, "Water Element Pearls are incredibly precious. They aren’t that easy to find! Senior Zheng Hun’s notes were only a guess that a Water Element Pearl might exist in this region.

Besides, Water Element Pearls are buried deep underground. Even if one truly exists here, it would only be revealed after an earth-vein tremor causes the earth dragon to turn over.

Many places have had the earth dragon turn over because of the recent drought, but it hasn’t happened near Fenglin Town."

"That’s true!" Shen Qingshuang sighed softly and murmured, "It would be great if the earth dragon turned over in the Five Peaks Ridge Forest!"

Shen Qingyao said, "Shen Qingshuang, don’t just say things like that! The earth dragon turning over is incredibly dangerous, and we’re still in the Five Peaks..."

Before she could finish, a muffled RUMBLE suddenly erupted from the distant forest without any warning!

The sound was earth-shattering, as if a great mountain was collapsing.

The very ground beneath their feet began to tremble!

Even the giant rock beside them swayed back and forth several times!

"Not good, this might really be the earth dragon turning over!" Chen Cheng’s figure flashed. With a few quick leaps, he landed atop the giant rock and gazed into the depths of the Five Peaks Ridge Forest.

Dozens of miles away, a stretch of forest was shaking violently. The ground split apart, forming deep chasms at a speed visible to the naked eye. Trees toppled and plunged into the earth as dust and smoke billowed into the air.

A nearby mountain peak, hundreds of meters high, was also shaking violently. It even began to tilt, looking as if it might collapse at any moment.

Seeing the earth dragon turn over in this world for the first time, Chen Cheng was inwardly shocked.

’Faced with such a majestic power of Heaven and Earth, even with my current Martial Arts Power, I would be in grave danger if I were caught in the middle of it.’

The two sisters, Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang, also made their way onto the giant rock, their faces filled with shock.

Fortunately, the epicenter was dozens of miles away, so the two sisters weren’t in a complete panic.

"It’s really the earth dragon turning over! Shen Qingshuang, you and your big mouth! You jinxed us!" said Shen Qingyao.

Shen Qingshuang shot her a look and retorted irritably, "It’s just a coincidence! What does it have to do with me?

If I had the power to summon the earth dragon, I’d have it collapse this giant rock first and scare you half to death!"

No sooner had the words left her mouth than the giant rock began to shake violently, looking as if it might truly collapse.

"We need to get out of here, now!"

Chen Cheng shouted, his body blurring into motion as he darted down from the giant rock.

Once at the bottom, he flashed into the nearby cave.

"Junior Brother Chen, why are you running into the cave?"

Shen Qingyao, following close behind, cried out in a panic.

Chen Cheng entered the cave and quickly rushed back out, hoisting the Leopard Demon’s massive carcass. With a shout, he took the lead, speeding out of the valley.

After they had run for several miles, the tremors in the ground finally began to subside.

"Junior Brother Chen, why would you risk your life for the materials from a Leopard Demon?" Shen Qingyao chided.

Chen Cheng just smiled. "It’s fine. Even if the cave had collapsed, it couldn’t have hurt me.

Besides, this Leopard Demon is our prize. It would be a waste to leave it behind."

"Hmph!" Shen Qingyao pouted, but she couldn’t bring herself to say anything more.

Shen Qingshuang, however, cracked a smile. "Shen Qingyao, you still don’t understand Junior Brother Chen. He’s the type who refuses to suffer the slightest loss.

Not even the earth dragon turning over could hope to take his things!

Junior Brother Chen, am I right?"

Chen Cheng gave a relaxed laugh. "Not entirely. If I were in real danger, I’d be willing to part with worldly possessions!"

"Junior Brother Chen, you really are a penny-pincher!" Shen Qingyao sighed.

...

The tremors from the earth dragon’s turning lasted for nearly a full hour before they gradually subsided.

The three of them retreated another ten-odd miles, eventually regrouping with the Shen Family Swordsmen who had been following them.

Shen Qingshuang, her mind fixed on the Water Element Pearl, wanted to stay and investigate.

Chen Cheng was quite interested in such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as well.

The three of them quickly came to an agreement and ordered the Shen Family Swordsmen to take the Leopard Demon’s carcass back first.

They themselves would stay behind and act as the situation dictated.

The aftermath of the earth dragon’s turning was dangerous, so the three of them didn’t act rashly, instead waiting in the forest for two days.

Once they were sure the tremors had stopped, they carefully advanced toward the epicenter.

Everywhere they passed, mountains had crumbled and the ground had split open, revealing enormous, seemingly bottomless pits.

Even though the three of them were formidable Martial Artists who could leap great distances, their progress was still slow.

Searching for treasures as they went, it took them three days to finally approach the center of the devastation.

The earth dragon’s turning had not only collapsed mountains and cracked the ground, but it had also caused new mountains to burst forth from the depths of the earth’s veins.

In the central zone, numerous new stone mountains had appeared.

At the very center stood a stone mountain hundreds of zhang high, its cliffs as sheer and precipitous as if carved by a knife.

Clear spring water gushed from a cave halfway up the mountain, flowing down to form a waterfall several zhang wide against the cliff face.

Below the waterfall, the sisters Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang looked up, their faces etched with anxiety and worry.

The three had found many precious treasures along the way.

One of these was a piece of Cold Crystal Jade, which contained a chilling energy fully one-third as potent as that of an Ice Soul Jade Marrow.

With this treasure, Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang could unleash the power of their Frost Snow Realm once.

But since they still hadn’t found the Water Element Pearl, Shen Qingshuang couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.

But upon reaching this stone mountain and seeing the waterfall, Shen Qingshuang’s hopes were undoubtedly rekindled.

The stone mountain was too treacherous to climb easily.

And a waterfall appearing out of thin air was far too strange.

In the end, Chen Cheng decided to investigate alone, leaving the two sisters to wait below.

"Why has Junior Brother Chen been gone so long?" Shen Qingyao asked anxiously, fiddling with the Cold Crystal Jade in her hand.

"Why don’t we go up and take a look?" Shen Qingshuang suggested.

Shen Qingyao was tempted for a moment, but quickly shook her head. "Forget it. With our Body Techniques, we’d just be a hindrance to Junior Brother Chen."

As she spoke, a massive, jade-green toad suddenly shot out from the mouth of the waterfall, hurtling down the cliff face at incredible speed.

The two sisters were shocked. Shen Qingyao gripped the Cold Crystal Jade in her hand, ready to unleash her Frost Snow Realm at a moment’s notice.

"It’s Junior Brother Chen!" Shen Qingshuang suddenly cried out in delight.

The jade-green toad was being held aloft by a figure in a purple robe.

The man had refined features and a faint smile on his face. Who else could it be but Chen Cheng?

A moment later, Chen Cheng landed before the two sisters.

"There was a Green Water Toad on the mountain! Junior Brother Chen, are you alright?"

Shen Qingshuang was stunned anew when she got a clear look at the Demon Beast.

The Green Water Toad was a Tier Three Demon Beast that usually hid deep within the earth’s veins and rarely ever appeared.

According to legend, although the Green Water Toad was only a Tier Three Demon Beast, it could spit a substance called Water Element. This Water Element was heavy and dense, similar to the power of the Gui Water Realm.

Even a Martial Artist at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm could be enveloped by its Water Element and suffocate to death.

"I’m fine." Chen Cheng nodded slightly and smiled. "The beast was certainly a handful, but I found its weakness and killed it easily enough."

"As long as you’re okay." Shen Qingshuang finally relaxed.

Shen Qingyao also let out a huge sigh of relief. But then, a flicker of suspicion appeared in her lovely eyes. She looked Chen Cheng up and down and said:

"Junior Brother Chen, why do I get the feeling you’re a Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm Martial Artist?"

Now that she had relaxed, Shen Qingshuang also sensed that something was off.

’Chen Cheng’s Martial Arts Power is formidable, but it shouldn’t have been *that* easy for him to kill a Green Water Toad!’

But since Chen Cheng was unharmed, she didn’t dwell on it. Instead, she asked:

"Legend has it that Green Water Toads use Water Element Pearls for their Cultivation.

Junior Brother Chen, since you killed this Green Water Toad, did you find a Water Element Pearl?"

Chen Cheng chuckled. "Why don’t you take a guess, Senior Sister Qingshuang?"

Shen Qingshuang’s eyes lit up. Just as she was about to speak, a voice drifted over from nearby.

"Big Brother, fancy meeting the two young ladies of the Shen Family all the way out here. This is great!

Since we’ve run into them, how about they keep me company in bed tonight? HAHAHA!"

Wang Xiongba, clad in Heavy Armor and shouldering a massive Long Saber, approached with heavy, deliberate steps.

Beside him were Wang Xiongying, a middle-aged man in a Profound Robe with a sword at his hip, and several Wang Family Hospital Martial Artists.

"That’s a fine idea. I wonder, however, if the two young ladies of the Shen Family will agree,"

Wang Xiongying replied leisurely, his sinister eyes locked on Chen Cheng.

Wang Xiongba’s voice was coarse and boisterous. "Who cares if they agree or not? I’ve already decided. The two young ladies of the Shen Family will be sleeping with me.

As for this Chen fellow, he can test whether my Long Saber and my Iron Fists are hard enough!"

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