Martial Master

With Qin Chen's current cultivation and his skills in formations, he naturally would not be trapped by the formations of the Tian Gong camp.

Although the formations of the Tian Gong camp were formidable, once one understands a single law, one can understand all laws. Moreover, this was not the main base of Tian Gong; although the formations laid out here were strong, they could not stop him.

In the outer area of the camp, there could not be a heaven venerable overseeing, as the formations here could only block peak earth venerable experts at most.

As he stepped up this divine mountain, he noticed strange patterns on the ground, with ground fire surging, which brought Qin Chen quite a few insights.

"What's over there..." *Clang clang clang!* In the distance, there was a sound of knocking. Qin Chen looked over and discovered a deep underground pit, where many experts were mining for ore veins.

“Who dares to intrude into my Tian Gong camp's forbidden area!”

With a loud shout, a young man suddenly descended from above. He looked extremely youthful, dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, with an upright appearance, and a surging venerable power emanating from him.

At a glance, Qin Chen sensed that this person should only have a cultivation of around ten thousand years, yet his aura had already reached the human venerable realm. Furthermore, there were strands of fire-like energy surrounding him, indicating that he was a disciple of Tian Gong, likely a core disciple. Otherwise, it would be impossible to cultivate to the venerable realm in just ten thousand years, making him a top-tier figure.

“You're a refiner from Tian Gong?” Qin Chen smiled and asked.

“Hmph! I am Venerable Wind Return, the core holy son of Tian Gong!”

Venerable Wind Return arrogantly declared, casting a disdainful glare at Qin Chen, exuding an air of superiority, yet his eyes reflected a chilling intensity.

“Perfect!”

A thought crossed Qin Chen's mind. Since he was a core holy son, he was undoubtedly a high-level figure and would surely know the whereabouts of Qianxue and the others.

“Your Tian Gong camp should have a half-step venerable who came from the heavenly realm, one called Ji Wuxue. Do you know where he is?” Qin Chen inquired.

“Why do you ask this?”

Venerable Wind Return's expression turned vigilant in an instant, a cold glint shooting from his eyes. “Which force do you belong to?”

“I am also a disciple of Tian Gong, and Ji Wuxue is my friend,” Qin Chen replied with a smile.

“Hmph! I knew those few from the heavenly realm were not good! Now I have indeed found a weakness! You have no aura of our Tian Gong camp. How did you infiltrate our forbidden area? Speak quickly!”

Venerable Wind Return shouted sternly.

Qin Chen frowned.

It seemed that Venerable Wind Return recognized Ji Wuxue and the others, but what did he mean by that?

“I am indeed a disciple of Tian Gong. Please inform the commander here,” Qin Chen said.

Venerable Wind Return was merely a human venerable, and he had only recently broken through. His status in this camp should not be very high.

In such a large camp, the real overseer would typically be a peak earth venerable; a human venerable was not worth much.

Venerable Wind Return immediately scoffed, truly thick-skinned to act calm at such a moment. Did he really think he was easy to deceive?

“What are you? You think you can see Elder Yehe? Surrender at once!”

He roared, and with a thunderous boom, he directly took action to suppress Qin Chen.

In an instant, a torrent of venerable power surged toward Qin Chen, its might astonishing and sweeping over him.

Qin Chen frowned. This guy had quite the temper, ready to attack at any moment?

*Boom!* Qin Chen countered, his own venerable power erupting to withstand Venerable Wind Return's attack instantly. However, he did not retaliate fiercely; after all, this was merely a misunderstanding, and the other party was also a disciple of Tian Gong.

“What?”

Venerable Wind Return's face changed drastically. He had just broken through to the venerable realm during this Myriad Divine Treasury trial, thinking himself invincible, but unexpectedly, he was blocked by such a seemingly youthful kid.