Chapter 227: The Mortal World

Chen Xiao slowly spread his palms, and a greenish glow appeared above them. Within this green glow was a crystal emitting a lively green light, surrounded by seven layers of hazy shadows for protection.
It was the seventh-level Primordial Spirit Divine Entity.
“This divine entity seems to have formed naturally, not created by some deity after comprehending the ways of divinity… It’s truly incredible.”
Chen Xiao held the divine entity in his hand, his eyes flashing with excitement.
“Grandpa must have refined this divine entity. His cultivation level before seemed to be that of a super-tier ancient martial artist, but he was later reduced in rank.”
Chen Xiao took a deep breath. With this divine entity, although Chen Jianzhou wouldn’t become a god overnight, his strength would improve dramatically—this was indispensable.
He immediately returned to the Glory Temple using the teleportation array of the Thousand Souls Realm.
What worried Chen Xiao now was the Soul of China. It seemed the Great Immortal knew the Glory Temple was his creation. If that Dark Supreme God spread the rumor that he was a pawn of certain forces and a public enemy of all gods, things would likely turn out badly for him.
“However, this Earth seems to be an extremely special place; even gods dare not descend here easily…”
Chen Xiao tried hard to dismiss all distractions and locate Chen Jianzhou.
At that moment, the guards of the Glory Temple, led by the two virtual gods Floating Cloud and Abyssal Annihilation, were attacking the Chen family.
Chen Jianzhou was merely strategizing from behind, not showing himself. It was well known that Chen Xiao was Chen Jianzhou’s grandfather. If Chen Jianzhou appeared now, Chen Xiao’s relationship with the Glory Temple would be completely exposed.
For now, only the Great Immortal knew about Chen Xiao’s connection to the Glory Temple—now was not the time to reveal it.
Chen Jianzhou stood in a secret chamber beneath the Glory Temple. On the walls of the chamber was a water screen, displaying the scene of the Glory Temple attacking the Chen family.
The guards of the Glory Temple were all puppets made from the corpses of blood-red fiends; they feared neither life nor death. Their bodies were extremely strong, and ordinary supernatural beings of the same rank couldn’t break through their defenses.
Moreover, under the leadership of Floating Cloud and Abyssal Annihilation, even though the Chen family had several domain experts, they were no match against Floating Cloud. They were almost instantly subdued with just one move.
Watching his former family being attacked, Chen Jianzhou felt a slight pang of pity. But the next moment, as if recalling something, a cruel smile appeared on his face.
“Grandpa.”
Seeing Chen Jianzhou’s expression, Chen Xiao gently called out.
“Hmm?” Chen Jianzhou turned around and saw Chen Xiao, a smile appearing on his face. “Has Xiaozi returned? What’s your harvest?”
Seeing Chen Xiao safe and back, Chen Jianzhou felt relieved. He knew somewhat about the dangers of Tian Long’s secret realm. Only now, seeing Chen Xiao return unharmed, was he truly at ease.
Chen Xiao stretched out his hand, and the green divine entity slowly floated out. They were inside a virtual divine artifact comparable to a divine weapon, so he wasn’t worried about the aura of this Primordial Spirit Divine Entity spreading.
“This is…” Chen Jianzhou was slightly stunned. A faint divine power emanated from the divine entity, but it was suppressed by the ice-blue flame within Chen Xiao’s body.

“This is a divine essence,” Chen Xiao took a slow breath and said, “Grandpa, if you integrate this divine essence into your body, you’ll have a chance to become a god.”
Chen Jianzhou’s eyes lit up suddenly, but the next moment, he shook his head slightly. “Xiaozi, you should keep this. I’m just an old man; integrating this divine essence would be a waste.”
“Grandpa, do you know why I’ve achieved what I have now?” Chen Xiao smiled.
“Hm? Could it be…” Chen Jianzhou was stunned.
“That’s right. It’s because I previously integrated a divine essence that I was able to achieve what I have in such a short time.”
Chen Xiao originally wanted to say “the main divine essence,” but some unknown force stopped him, forcing him to say it was just a divine essence.
“Grandpa, it’s useless for me to keep this divine essence. It’s better if you integrate it. As for Fuyun and the others, I have my own plans.”
In the Tianlong Secret Treasures, Chen Xiao plundered the treasure halls of eleven deities, obtaining eight divine essences in total. All of these eight were true god divine essences derived from degenerated dual-layer primordial spirit divine essences. Naturally, he had plans for his subordinates.
But right now, the situation on Earth was somewhat unclear. He wouldn’t rashly bestow divine essences or divine weapons until he understood Earth’s true strength.
Recognizing a master for a divine essence was actually quite simple—just drop blood and incorporate it into the body.
Only after seeing Chen Jianzhou incorporate the divine essence into his body did Chen Xiao show a smile.
“Grandpa, how is it now?” Chen Xiao asked, looking at the water screen in front of him.
“If nothing goes wrong, the Chen family has almost been completely conquered,” Chen Jianzhou said, shaking his head. “It’s just that we’re powerful in the world of superpowers, but not in the secular world.”
“The power of the secular world…” Chen Xiao also frowned slightly. In the secular world, his strength was indeed weak. Although he had controlled the Jiang family and gathered countless small clans and forces along the way, such forces still paled in comparison to the Chen family.
Even with the Eight Extreme Wolf Emperor at his side now, it was still like one pair of fists against four. The Chen family had trained countless ninth-level experts. If they all attacked at once, even the Eight Extreme Wolf Emperor would be torn apart.
After all, the Chen family was an ancient martial arts family that had existed for thousands of years. Its foundation was likely far stronger than Chen Xiao’s Glorious Temple. At the top level, Chen Xiao had an absolute advantage, but among the lower-level fighters, the only one who could operate in the secular world was the Eight Extreme Wolf Emperor.
“The secular world? If that’s the case, I’ll go there in person.”
Chen Xiao smiled. His current strength was indeed at the Source Realm level, but his concealment skill was so advanced that even primordial spirits couldn’t see through it. If he concealed his cultivation level and simulated ninth-level fluctuations, no one would doubt him.
A hazy shadow flashed by, and his body suddenly transformed into the appearance of Shang Weiting. The news that Chen Xiao had died struck by lightning during his tribulation in the Tianlong Secret Treasures had probably already spread. Chen Xiao took this opportunity to truly “die” and disappear from the world of superpowers forever.

The matter of the Dark God remained like a thorn stuck in his throat.
“Grandpa, Chen Xiao is dead now. My name is Shang Weiting,” Chen Xiao said after briefly recounting what had happened in the Secret of Tianlong to Chen Jianzhou. But he didn’t mention anything about the Dark God.
“Hmm, I understand,” Chen Jianzhou said with a smile. “Be careful—the Chen family also has great power in the secular world.”