Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven

Chapter 1811 - 1802: Quite a Few Familiar Faces

Toxic miasma filled the sky, shrouding Heaven and Earth, making the entire Wind Devouring Forest incomparably gloomy.

It had been close to a full day since Mo Wangchen entered this Restricted Zone.

By now, he had already penetrated deep into the Wind Devouring Forest.

Walking through the dusky depths of the forest, there were no longer Cultivators everywhere like in the outer area.

"Hm?"

All along the way, Mo Wangchen had been probing in all directions with his powerful Perception.

Finally, not far ahead of him, he sensed an abnormal fluctuation of energy, accompanied by the presence of many people’s auras.

"Could it be they’ve already found the crystal mine?" he couldn’t help but murmur.

Because the auras gathered ahead numbered at least nearly two hundred, and among them, he also sensed the presence of Tianqing Saintess, Li Xuan, Xiao Ran and the others.

Besides that, there were also many unknown figures, all with extraordinary auras; they were obviously powerhouses from all sides who had made it here from outside.

If they hadn’t discovered the crystal mine, there was no way so many people would be gathered in one place. Moreover, Li Xuan was there, and he had the Breathing Plate in his hand, which could clearly locate the position of the crystal mine.

Thinking this in his heart, Mo Wangchen did not hesitate and quickly hurried toward the direction of the crowd.

After passing through the lush deep forest, a vast open space appeared in front of him.

The crowd was gathered there. With just a cursory glance, he estimated there were more than two hundred people, close to three hundred.

At this moment, the crowd was divided into several teams, each standing at a certain spot in the plaza, and in the middle of them stood an ancient grand hall.

The entire hall exuded a sense of great antiquity; of the two huge stone pillars at the entrance, one had already collapsed, covered in the marks of time.

He could feel that from the entrance of that grand hall, an abnormal energy fluctuation was gushing out, surging in all directions like a raging tide. This was precisely the abnormal energy Mo Wangchen had sensed just now.

"Crystal mine!"

He quietly arrived at the rear of the crowd, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes. That abnormal energy was unmistakably the aura of Divine Crystals.

What surprised him was that the so‑called crystal mine didn’t actually exist; there was only this ancient hall.

However, judging from the intensity of that energy fluctuation, there must also be a large quantity of Divine Crystals within this hall.

It was just that, in front of the entrance to that grand hall, there seemed to be a faint Energy Barrier, preventing anyone from entering.

No wonder so many people were gathered here and had not rushed into the hall to explore at the first opportunity.

Mo Wangchen also discovered that as time passed, the Energy Barrier at the hall’s entrance was gradually thinning; it would probably completely disappear before long.

"You’re here."

Just as Mo Wangchen was lowering his head in contemplation, a voice suddenly sounded from the front. He looked up and saw that it was Tianqing Saintess.

This left Mo Wangchen somewhat helpless; he hadn’t expected Tianqing Saintess to actually notice him.

His original plan had been to stay out of sight, because he had snatched Zhou Zijie’s Breathing Plate back then, and now Li Xuan wanted him dead. Mo Wangchen did not want the latter to know he was here.

Besides that, the two brothers Zhuge Qing and Zhuge Ye were also present at this moment. Mo Wangchen also saw that seductive woman from before; her face was slightly pale now, clearly the injuries she had sustained in the valley had yet to fully heal.

"Hehe, kid, your life sure is tough, and your luck even better. With such weak cultivation, you actually managed to make it here—seems you’re not that simple, huh?"

After Tianqing Saintess, Zhuge Qing walked over. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he couldn’t help but sneer.

"It’s you?!"

Just as Zhuge Qing’s words fell, Zhuge Ye gave a cold snort, murderous intent erupting in his eyes. The seductive woman at his side also looked at Mo Wangchen with an extremely venomous gaze.

"Big brother, you know him?"

Zhuge Qing was taken aback, clearly not understanding what was going on.

"It’s him. He’s the one who triggered the Sacrificial Refining Array in the valley earlier, causing us to lose nearly twenty experts!" the seductive woman said through gritted teeth.

At this moment she wished she could kill Mo Wangchen on the spot.

But when she recalled the power he had displayed in that valley, she grew a little guilty again. This person was definitely not someone she could handle.

"It’s him?"

Hearing this, Zhuge Qing narrowed his eyes at once. He naturally knew about his elder brother and the others’ ordeal, but he hadn’t expected that the one who had triggered the Sacrificial Refining Array was actually this nameless nobody who had been abandoned by his own team.

"It’s you? Mo Wangchen?!"

And just as the people of Black Wither City were seething with rage, an exceptionally surprised voice suddenly rang out from a certain direction in the crowd.

Mo Wangchen turned his gaze over, and when he saw the purple‑robed man who had spoken, he couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback, then chuckled. "Seems I’ve run into quite a few acquaintances."

This purple‑robed man was none other than the Zuimo Saint of old, Evil Demon—the first to reach the Three Pure Realm back when the Ten Thousand Realms were interconnected!

Back then, Evil Demon had only been at the ninth‑layer Peak of the Ancient God Realm, but now it seemed he had successfully stepped into the first layer of the Reverse Life Realm, and at Peak no less. From the feel of his aura, he could probably break through to the second layer of Reverse Life at any time. Adding the Secret Techniques he possessed, which could boost his strength by several levels in a short period, by this reckoning, Evil Demon’s current strength was at least enough to rival a third‑layer Reverse Life Realm expert.

"Brother Evil Demon, you know this person?"

Behind Evil Demon, a man in coarse hemp robes stepped out. His appearance was unremarkable, even extremely ordinary, but on this hemp‑robed man, Mo Wangchen could clearly feel a powerful aura, not much weaker than that of Li Xuan, Zhuge Ye, and Xiao Ran.

If he wasn’t mistaken, this man was definitely also a City Lord Level existence!

And just as he had guessed, the hemp‑robed man was named Li Batian, hailing from Qingxuan City, and was the current Qingxuan City Lord.

After arriving in the Divine Domain, Evil Demon had descended in Qingxuan City. With his outstanding strength, although he had not managed to seize the City Lord’s seat, he had greatly impressed the Qingxuan City Lord and was taken in as a close confidant.

"This man’s name is Mo Wangchen. Like me, he comes from the Chaos Universe." Evil Demon snorted coldly, his gaze fixed on Mo Wangchen as a battle intent gradually surged in his eyes.

Obviously, he had been defeated by Mo Wangchen in that battle in the Three Pure Ones back then. Now that his cultivation had broken through to Reverse Life and even reached the first‑layer Peak, Evil Demon felt it was time to regain his honor.

From Evil Demon’s words, it was not hard for the crowd to tell that although he and Mo Wangchen came from the same universe, there had clearly been bad blood between them for a long time.

Zhuge Ye stepped forward and cupped his fist toward Evil Demon. "Friend, this person triggered the Sacrificial Refining Array in the valley earlier, causing heavy losses among my Black Wither City forces. Would you be willing to hand him over to me to deal with personally?"