In this process, Luochen and Yuntu not only deepened their friendship with each other, but also made many like-minded friends.
They discovered that despite coming from different sects and backgrounds, when facing a common enemy, everyone could put aside their prejudices and work together.
This strength of unity makes Luo Chen deeply gratified and makes him full of hope for the future.
However, the peaceful days did not last long.
As the monsters retreated, a more secretive and powerful force began to move around Beihong City.
This force seems to be inextricably linked to monsters, but it is more cunning and elusive.
Luo Chen and Yun Tu discovered clues about this force by chance.
They discovered that this force was secretly collecting a mysterious ore called "Netherworld Stone", which was said to be related to an ancient evil magic. It could enhance the strength of the practitioner, but it would also make the user gradually lose strength. Reason eventually becomes a monster that only knows how to kill.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Luo Chen and Yun Tu decided to investigate this force in depth.
They know that the power of just two people may not be able to fight against the entire organization, but they believe that as long as they can reveal the truth, they will surely arouse the vigilance and resistance of more people.
In the following days, Luo Chen and Yun Tu traveled through every corner of Beihong City, collecting information about this force.
They discovered that this force was not only active in Beihong City, but also penetrated into many surrounding towns and villages.
Their actions became more and more rampant, and they even began to blatantly attack innocent people and rob resources.
Faced with this situation, Luo Chen and Yun Tu decided not to sit idly by and do nothing.
They united many monks and warriors from Beihong City and surrounding areas to form a resistance army.
Beihong City.
Inside the city lord's palace.
At this time, the lord of Beihong City was sitting on the throne.
Luochen, Cloud Atlas.
As well as the other practitioners, they were all standing aside.
"Everyone."
The city lord's voice was steady and powerful, penetrating every corner of the hall and focusing everyone's attention on him.
"In recent days, our Beihong City and surrounding areas have suffered unprecedented threats. That mysterious force is not only powerful, but also cruel in its methods. It has caused serious damage to our peaceful life."
The city lord's words revealed deep worries, but his eyes were extremely firm.
"Our Beihong City has been a paradise since ancient times. How can we allow these young people to wreak havoc here?"
"What the city lord said is absolutely true!"
Luo Chen stood up and said with a loud voice: "We practitioners are born to protect this land and ordinary people. Now that there is a powerful enemy coming, we should step forward and eliminate this evil."
Yuntu immediately agreed: "Brother Luochen is right, we must not sit back and wait for death, we must take the initiative to uproot that force and restore peace to Beihong City!"
The city lord nodded, with a relieved smile on his face.
"With young talents like you here, why should I, Beihong City, be unhappy? However, that force is not trivial after all. We must formulate a careful plan to ensure nothing goes wrong."
After hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.
In the next period of time, they had a heated discussion on how to deal with that force.
Eventually, a bold and careful plan gradually took shape.
According to the plan, Luo Chen, Yun Tu and several advanced practitioners will form an elite team to sneak into the core of that force, collect more intelligence and look for opportunities to defeat the enemy.
The remaining practitioners and warriors stayed in Beihong City, responsible for guarding the safety of the city and the people, and were ready to support the actions of the elite team at any time.
After the plan was formulated, everyone began intensive preparations.
They each returned to their respective residences, practiced their skills, adjusted their state, and waited for the opportunity to take action immediately.
Finally, on a windy and dark night, the elite team quietly left Beihong City and headed towards the core of that force.
Along the way, they encountered many obstacles.
Not only are patrols from that force constantly harassing them, but there are also various traps and mechanisms waiting for them.
But with their superb cultivation and tacit cooperation, they resolved all these crises and gradually approached their goals.
Finally, in a desolate valley, they found the secret base of that force.
The base is surrounded by powerful formations, forming an indestructible protective shield.
But this is not a problem for Luo Chen and Yun Tu.
They looked at each other and smiled, their spiritual power surged in their bodies, and they simultaneously displayed their strongest magical powers.
I saw two bright rays of light burst out from their bodies, instantly breaking through the shackles of the protective shield and heading straight into the depths of the base.
Inside the base, they encountered more enemies.
These enemies are all core members of that force, with advanced cultivation and ruthless methods.
But the elite team was not afraid at all. With their firm belief and extraordinary strength, they launched a fierce battle with the enemy.
During the battle, Luo Chen's swordsmanship was as good as that of a dragon or a tiger, and every sword contained the power to destroy the world.
Yuntu's spells are like a dragnet that tightly binds the enemy and cannot escape.
The remaining practitioners also used their own strengths and launched a desperate struggle with the enemy.
After a hard fight, they finally annihilated all the core members of that force and found the secret warehouse where that force collected Netherstones.
In the warehouse, they found a large number of Netherstones as well as some ancient books and magical artifacts related to sorcery.
Luo Chen and Yun Tu knew the dangers of these Netherstones and evil spells, and decided to destroy them all to prevent them from falling into the hands of evil people.
So, they teamed up to turn the entire warehouse into a sea of flames.
As the warehouse collapsed and the flames were extinguished, the threat of that force in Beihong City and surrounding areas was completely eliminated.
Victory has finally arrived.
Luo Chen and Yun Tu stood on the ruins, looking at the rising sun in the distance.
"Brother Yuntu, what should we do next?"
Luo Chen turned to look at Yun Tu and asked.
Yuntu smiled slightly: "Of course we should continue to practice and improve our strength. Only by becoming stronger can we do what we want to do."
Luo Chen nodded in agreement: "That's right! Only when we are strong can we do what we want to do and protect the people we want to protect."
Soon after.
Yuntu also left.
After all, this matter is over, and there is no point in him continuing to stay in Beihong City.
Luochen, at this moment, returned to Beihong City and entered a restaurant.
It was extremely comfortable and I ordered a table of wine and food.
While eating, I listened to the chatter of others in the restaurant.
This life is quite leisurely.
"Did you hear that?"
"Beihong City, over there in Dongcheng District, it seems that the Bai family suddenly died tragically." Luo Chen frowned slightly when he heard the chat in the restaurant, put down the chopsticks in his hands, and listened.
"The Bai family? Dongcheng District?"
He said to himself, an ominous premonition welling up in his heart.
The Bai family is a well-known family in Beihong City. Although it is not a top force, it is still a force that cannot be ignored in the city.
Luochen had met the head of the Bai family several times before and knew that their family had always been low-key and kind to others. Suddenly, the whole family died tragically. There must be some unknown secret behind this.
He stood up and decided to go to Dongcheng District to find out personally.
Luochen walked out of the restaurant, walked through the bustling streets, and headed straight to Dongcheng District.
Along the way, he noticed that the atmosphere in the city seemed a little strange, and the faces of pedestrians had a hint of uneasiness and worry.
After arriving in Dongcheng District, Luochen found that the Bai family's mansion had been sealed off and was guarded by guards from the city lord's palace.
He stepped forward and asked a guard about the situation.
"Brother, what happened to the Bai family? Why are there so many guards here?"
Luochen asked.
The guard looked Luo Chen up and down, and seeing his extraordinary bearing, he replied in a low voice: "This young master, the Bai family was attacked by unknown forces last night. No one in the family was spared, and they were wiped out."
"After the Lord of the City learned of the incident, he immediately sent people to seal off the scene and investigate the matter."
After Luo Chen heard this, his heart sank.
Is the destruction of the Bai family related to the mysterious forces they fought against before?
He decided to investigate the matter in depth and find out the truth.
Luochen bypassed the Bai family's mansion and began to inquire about news in Dongcheng District.
He used his network in the city to ask many local residents and businessmen, and finally got some clues from an old man.
"I heard fighting and screaming from the Bai family last night, but by the time I rushed over, everything was over."
"I only saw the Bai family's mansion with flames rising into the sky, and no one inside came out."
The old man recalled.
Luo Chen thanked the old man and already had some concerns in his mind.
He decided to visit the Bai family at night to see if he could find more clues.
As night fell, Luo Chen put on black clothes and sneaked into the Bai family mansion quietly.
The mansion was in a mess, with signs of fighting everywhere and blood stains still on the ground.
He carefully searched the mansion and finally found an abandoned diary in a hidden corner.
Luochen opened the diary and found that it recorded some recent anomalies in the Bai family, including the frequent appearance of some unidentified people near the Bai family, and the concerns of the head of the Bai family about the future of the family.
Luochen put the diary away and was about to leave when he suddenly felt a powerful spiritual wave.
He quickly hid his figure and saw a man in black walking out of the darkness, holding a black box in his hand.
"Is this the reason why the Bai family was exterminated?"
Luo Chen thought to himself and decided to follow the man in black.
The man in black seemed to be very familiar with the Bai family's mansion. He walked through the ruins and arrived at a hidden basement.
Luo Chen followed closely behind, being careful not to make any noise.
In the basement, the man in black opened the black box, and inside was a stone exuding a ghostly aura.
Luo Chen was shocked. Isn't this the Nether Stone they found in the secret base of that force before?
Shouldn't everything be destroyed before?
Why is there any left?
The man in black took out the Netherworld Stone and muttered something, as if he was performing some kind of evil spell.
Luochen knew he couldn't wait any longer, he had to stop the man in black.
At the critical moment when the man in black was about to complete the evil spell, Luo Chen suddenly took action and shot a sword energy directly at the man in black.
The man in black was caught off guard and was hit by the sword energy, and the Netherworld Stone in his hand fell to the ground.
"Who are you? Why do you want to ruin my plan?"
The man in black glared at Luo Chen, a trace of panic flashing in his eyes.
Luo Chen sneered: "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that your kind of evil magic must not appear in Beihong City."
The two immediately started a fierce fight.
The man in black was not weak in cultivation, but Luo Chen relied on his extraordinary combat experience and swordsmanship to finally subdue the man in black.
Under Luo Chen's questioning, the man in black revealed that he was the remnant of that mysterious force, trying to use the power of the Nether Stone to create chaos in Beihong City to achieve their evil purposes.
Luochen handed over the man in black to the city lord's palace for processing, and handed over the Netherworld Stone and the diary for further investigation.
After the city lord learned of this, he expressed his deep gratitude to Luo Chen and ordered a thorough investigation of possible hidden dangers in the city.
Naturally, Luo Chen was not involved in this matter.
The most important forces have been defeated.
Today, only a few remnants remain.
Just the city lord's palace is enough to deal with it easily.
The second day.
Luochen woke up early and walked leisurely on the streets of Beihong City.
On the street, many people are selling.
Luochen strolled among the bustling crowd, his eyes scanning the various stalls.
He walked past a shop that sold cloth, and the proprietress was enthusiastically selling her goods to passers-by.
Luochen stopped and his eyes fell on a piece of light blue cloth. The color reminded him of the sky he had seen in some distant place.
"Sir, you have really good taste. This fabric is newly arrived. It has a soft texture and the most popular color this year."
Seeing Luo Chen stop, the lady boss quickly stepped forward to introduce him.
Luochen smiled slightly, nodded, and was about to ask about the price. Suddenly, his eyes were attracted by a scene on the corner of the street.
A group of people gathered there, seemingly watching something.
"Boss lady, I'll come back later."
Luochen said to the proprietress and walked quickly towards the crowd.
He squeezed into the crowd and found a ragged old man standing in the center. The old man was holding a worn map in his hand and was telling the people around him something.
Luochen listened closely and saw that the old man seemed to be telling a legend about an ancient treasure.
"This map is the key to the legendary 'Treasure of Heavenly Dragon'!" The old man's voice carried a mysterious allure.
Luo Chen's heart moved. Although he was not interested in treasures, he was very curious about the secrets that might be hidden behind such legends.
However, no one at the scene seemed to believe the old man's words.
But what the old man said was all nonsense. (End of chapter)