Dragon-Marked War God

But what the old turtle had said was already quite a lot for Jiang Chen and Yuan Hua. They had been mentally prepared from the start: digging everything they wanted to know out of this old turtle’s mouth would be harder than climbing to heaven. There were some things he was unwilling to say, perhaps even to protect Yuan Hua, so that Yuan Hua would not really get dragged into a historical feud he should never have been part of.

But now hundreds of millions of years had long since passed. Throughout the entire Central Region Divine Land, and even the whole Divine World, there was no trace of any Great Emperor Realm expert at all. The Five Directions Great Emperor had been the last expert in the entire Divine World to break through to the Great Emperor Realm. Nowadays, a Divine Emperor Realm expert could already rule a territory of his own in the Central Region Divine Land and even become a supreme expert admired by everyone. Jiang Chen was not far from that step either, but he knew that the road to finding his own path as a powerful expert was still long and the burden heavy.

“The old turtle’s gone. Looks like there’s no hope for us.”

Yuan Hua shrugged helplessly, his face full of sighs. He too was eager to know what kind of figure his Ancient Emperor of the Yuan Clan had been, but now it seemed it was no use. Lord Turtle simply would not give them the chance. Jiang Chen was just as expectant, but Lord Turtle refused to talk no matter what. That was a fact no one could change.

Jiang Chen was a little annoyed. If it were not for Yuan Hua, he really would have liked to pry open that turtle shell and see whether he would talk then.

“Now it’s time for me to leave this place too.”

Jiang Chen said. This time he had originally intended to lend the Fossil Sect a hand, but he had not expected that first Baichi Huayu would fight him to the death, and then Tantai Jingzang would have a final showdown with him. In the end, no one from the Fossil Sect had made it to the end with Jiang Chen.

“I have to leave too. After all, this isn’t the place of my destiny. Since Lord Turtle told me to leave, he must have his reasons. There’s no point in me staying holed up in this corner.”

Yuan Hua said. Now his strength had reached the Early Divine Emperor Realm, and he had received the inheritance of the giant axe of the Ancient Emperor of the Yuan Clan, so he had nothing to fear. Anywhere he went, he would be treated extremely well and given considerable respect. That was the capital of the strong.

“Sigh, you all came away with full hands. Pity this poor old Daoist, who got no treasure at all. Sad, truly sad.”

Wude said with a bitter face.

“Old Daoist, you must be an old hand in the Divine World. Have you lived for countless years?”

Jiang Chen looked at Wude with a narrow-eyed smile and said in a low voice.

“Ahem, how can you put it that way? I know astronomy above and geography below. As for the situation in the Divine World, I can’t say I know it like the back of my hand, but I know it quite well. I once roamed freely across the nine regions and eighteen counties. I’ve been everywhere, wandering among famous mountains and great rivers. In every realm there are friends of mine, Wude. As the saying goes, within the four seas, all men are brothers.”

Wude said proudly.

“It seems Daoist Master Wude really does have some ability. I have a question to ask, and I hope the Daoist Master will tell me.”

Jiang Chen said with a narrow-eyed smile.

“Please ask. I, Wude, will definitely tell you everything I know without holding anything back.”

Wude said with an air of great righteousness.

“Then thank you in advance, Daoist Master. Does Daoist Master Wude know where the Rushing Thunder Mountains are? I’ve always wanted to go to the Rushing Thunder Mountains. A brother of mine told me about them once. All I know is that the Rushing Thunder Mountains are within the Central Region Divine Land, but I’ve asked a lot of people and none of them knew where they are.”

Jiang Chen looked at Wude. Although this guy looked treacherous and cunning, he should still have something in his belly.

“Well, you’ll have to let me think about that.”

Wude rubbed his hands. Jiang Chen could tell at a glance that this guy wanted something in return. He really was a treacherous, cunning thing.

“If Daoist Master Wude has any request, just say it. If I can do it, I definitely won’t refuse.”

Jiang Chen said calmly. It seemed that without giving him some benefit, this guy would not say anything at all. But if he could tell him the exact location of the Rushing Thunder Mountains, it would definitely be worth it. Although Jiang Chen had gathered the three pieces of the Rushing Thunder Chart, that was not enough to help him directly find the Heavenly Lightning within the Rushing Thunder Chart! As long as he found the Heavenly Lightning in the Rushing Thunder Mountains, then Jiang Chen, who held the Rushing Thunder Chart, would surely be able to take it.

“Heh, we’re all friends. Naturally I couldn’t possibly ask Brother Jiang for anything. Besides, Brother Jiang saved my life. How could I take advantage of someone in need? I just want to have a look at the Five Thunders Decree in Brother Jiang’s hand. I wonder if Brother Jiang would be willing?”

Wude said with a chuckle. Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes. Could this guy be planning to snatch the Five Thunders Decree from him? But after pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen decided he had to know about the Rushing Thunder Mountains, and right now only Wude could tell him. So Jiang Chen had no choice.

“Fine. But you have to tell me first. Otherwise, I won’t show it to you.”

Jiang Chen said coldly.

“Good, I trust Brother Jiang.”

Wude said decisively, with a perfectly serious face.

“The Rushing Thunder Mountains are a range that isn’t very large. Very few people know about them, and they aren’t very famous. But because they lie close to the territory of the Futu Pagoda, hardly anyone goes to that godforsaken place. It’s said that in ancient times rushing thunder flashed there, hence the name Rushing Thunder Mountains. On the other side, they border the Forbidden Divine Land. It’s extremely dangerous, and almost no one goes there.”

Wude said after pondering for a moment.

“Thank you.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up. Now that he knew the location of the Rushing Thunder Mountains, he flipped his hand, took the Five Thunders Decree in his grip, and handed it straight to Wude.

“Brother Jiang really is magnanimous, truly bold! I’ll just take a look and then return it to its owner.”

Wude’s expression was grave, but surprise and delight gleamed brightly in his eyes. He gripped the Five Thunders Decree tightly, extremely excited.

“Hehe, thanks for the treasure, Brother Jiang. I’ll take it and study it for a few days. Once I’ve figured it out, I’ll naturally return it intact, hehehe. You all got treasures. Having entered a mountain of treasure, naturally I can’t go home empty-handed either.”

Wude took a step back and was about to turn and leave. But Jiang Chen had no intention of giving him the chance. He had already prepared for this beforehand. If this Wude dared to try running off with the Five Thunders Decree, he would not go easy on him.

But Jiang Chen still had not anticipated that Wude would be so fast. In an instant, he vanished into the void, and even Jiang Chen’s Great Void Technique could not catch him.

“F*ck! You bastard… my Five Thunders Decree…”

Jiang Chen was furious. This bastard was truly hateful. For all his careful calculations, he had not been able to guard against this old Daoist Wude, and in the end he had still fallen for his trick.

“Stinky Daoist, I will never let you go! My Five Thunders Decree, sooner or later I’ll get it back!”

Jiang Chen’s eyes were filled with rage. This guy had been feigning weakness all along. Only now did Jiang Chen realize how terrifying he was. Taking the Five Thunders Decree, he had escaped from Jiang Chen’s grasp in the blink of an eye. In the end, Jiang Chen had underestimated his opponent.