At the beginning, there was a fake eunuch, holding a dragon whip and torturing the empress until she

Lin Chen was sweating and pale at this time. It was obvious that he had consumed a huge amount of spiritual power to help her heal.

Although the Queen of Jiuxuan was surprised that Lin Chen could treat her, she did not think that he could really heal herself, so she smiled and said, "Don't force yourself. Anyway, my injury has been delayed for a long time. There is no rush. Take a rest first, and I will take you back to the palace."

Lin Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Jiuxuan, I'm fine. This 'Jade Bone Pill' has more than just this effect."

"Oh?" Jiuxuan was puzzled.

Then, Lin Chen took out a pile of materials from the space ring and placed them on the stone table.

"You...are you going to make pills for me?" The Queen of Jiuxuan asked in surprise.

Lin Chen nodded.

The Queen of Jiuxuan was shocked. She knew how rare alchemists were. Even in the fairy world, alchemists were recruited and worshipped by bigwigs from all sides. How could they dare to let others use them at will?

And Lin Chen looked like he was only about three hundred years old at most. How could he be an alchemist? She couldn't help but wonder if Lin Chen was bragging.

She frowned and asked, "Are you an alchemist?"

"Uh." Lin Chen nodded awkwardly. He knew that the other party didn't believe he could become an alchemist because of his age.

After all, alchemists are mysterious and profound.

Lin Chen didn't explain anything. He began to refine the elixir according to the elixir configuration method recorded in the Wandanlu.

The Nine Mysterious Empress on the side was a little worried at first, but when she saw Lin Chen so skillfully controlling the flame and refining a fourth-grade elixir, her eyes widened.

"You can actually refine a fourth-grade elixir?" The Nine Mysterious Empress was surprised.

Lin Chen shrugged and said lightly, "It's just a fourth-grade elixir. What's so strange about it? If you have seen me refine sixth-grade and seventh-grade elixirs, you will understand that this kind of elixir is worthless to me."

"Tsk!" The Nine Mysterious Empress curled her lips, obviously not believing it.

Lin Chen was very happy to refine the fourth-grade pill, but he did not show off and continued to refine the pill.

Half an hour later.

Lin Chen refined another fourth-grade pill and he stopped.

The Nine Mysterious Queen finally believed that Lin Chen was really an alchemist at this moment. She stared at the pill for a long time, with a strange light in her eyes.

Then she swallowed the pill.

After the pill entered her stomach, the Nine Mysterious Queen only felt a warm current dissolving in her body, and then quickly repaired her broken meridians. Then she practiced martial arts, and soon, black smoke rose from her body, emitting a pungent stench.

"Ah! It stinks!"

The Nine Mysterious Queen couldn't help but scream, her face was embarrassed, and then she quickly held her breath.

At this time, her cultivation had broken through to the early stage of the fusion realm!

"This elixir is so powerful!" The Nine Mysterious Empress felt the surging power in her body and was extremely excited. She thought she was doomed to die, but she didn't expect that she could turn the tide just by relying on this elixir!

She looked at Lin Chen, her heart filled with joy and a bit of shyness.

"Thank you! You saved my life." The Nine Mysterious Empress said solemnly.

Lin Chen waved his hand and said, "It's just a little effort. But you, you should be able to tell me what happened now, right?"

"Come with me." The Nine Mysterious Empress stood up and walked out of the cave, and Lin Chen followed closely.

After leaving the cave, the Nine Mysterious Empress flew to the southeast. After flying for a cup of tea, Lin Chen found that the surroundings had turned into a forest, with lush trees covering the sky, birds and beasts multiplying, insects chirping, and occasionally a roar of fierce birds in the distance, just like a fairyland.

Lin Chen thought that this should be a secluded paradise, and asked: "What crisis did you encounter? Why didn't you ask for help? Do you know that I was almost trapped in that illusion and didn't come out until today?"

"Illusion?"

The Nine Mysterious Queen blushed when she heard this, and shook her head and said: "You misunderstood, it was not an illusion, it was a small spirit gathering array I set up."

Lin Chen suddenly realized, but he was confused in his heart. Since it was a small spirit gathering array, why did he get lost after entering?

The Nine Mysterious Queen said: "I did encounter trouble. I was cursed. The poison will attack once every six months, and each time it attacks, my strength will be weakened by a layer. If I don't get treated, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for ten years, and I will die completely!"

"Curse?" Lin Chen was stunned.

The Nine Mysterious Empress nodded and sighed, "At the beginning, my father was killed by a traitor, and my mother also suffered a disaster. I escaped by chance, but was chased by someone and fell into a canyon and a cold pool. I was unconscious for nearly a thousand years. After waking up, I was no longer the same person as before."

"It was during this period that I slowly recalled the past. However, my current appearance is a bit scary."

Hearing her words, a hideous and ugly woman's face appeared in Lin Chen's mind. The owner of this face was her mother.

Her mother, before falling off the cliff, once warned her not to fall into the cold pool, because the cold pool was bottomless.

"Why, are you scared?" Seeing Lin Chen silent, the Nine Mysterious Empress joked.

"Haha! I'm scared? What a joke! I'm a great demon king, what's there to be afraid of?" Lin Chen laughed and retorted.

Immediately, he looked at the ugly and ferocious face of Empress Jiuxuan, frowned, and said: "Since your mother-in-law is the Holy Mother of the Demon Cult, how did you come to hide in this remote mountain? And what did you just say? What do you mean by 'Tianmo Sect'? Is it possible that there is another sect in this Tianmo Continent?"

Empress Jiuxuan nodded and said: "Yes, in the Heavenly Demon Continent, in addition to the Jiuyou Heavenly Palace and the Demon Lord's Mansion, there is also a Heavenly Demon Sect. The Heavenly Demon Sect is a super power with a long heritage, although it is not like the Demon Lord's Mansion and the Nine Nether Heavenly Palace. So powerful, but no weaker than the Demon King’s Mansion!”

"Moreover, there are many strong men in our Heavenly Demon Sect, and there is more than one strong man even in the Tribulation Stage!"

"oh?"

Lin Chen muttered in his heart: "This Heavenly Demon Sect should be the sect founded by that bullshit Heavenly Demon Ancestor! This old guy is really a character. It is probably because of the weird mark he planted on the Jiuxuan Empress. It would lead to her becoming what she is now.”

"Then why don't you move here with your mother, or rather, bring your mother to me for help?"

"I...I...I don't know where to find you." Empress Jiuxuan lowered her head and spoke in a small voice.

"Uh... what the hell is this reason?" Lin Chen was speechless.

"I...I forgot."

Empress Jiuxuan looked up at the sky and murmured: "I remember very clearly that after I woke up, I was in this place. At that time, I was about to leave here, but I suddenly fell into an illusion. When I woke up again, I am in this cave, and my body has become what it is now!”

"So, where is your mother-in-law?" Lin Chen asked.

Empress Jiuxuan was silent for a few seconds and said: "Concubine, she is dead."

Lin Chen was stunned for a moment. He knew that what Empress Jiuxuan told was a lie, but since she didn't want to mention her pain, he naturally wouldn't pursue her further.

Empress Jiuxuan continued: "I have lived here for hundreds of years. It was not until some time ago that I realized that the curse in my body had broken out."

She looked at Lin Chen, pleading on her face, and said sincerely: "Can you accompany me to Tianmo City? I need to find someone to solve my problem. He is an alchemist and can cure my disease."

"Where is the Demonic City? You tell me first, and then we make a decision."

Lin Chen was also quite curious. The illness of Empress Jiuxuan was obviously not an ordinary illness. According to her own words, there should be other ways to solve her illness in Tianmo City.

Empress Jiuxuan said: "Tianmo City is five to six hundred miles away from here. It will take us two days to walk there."

Lin Chen nodded. He was completely unfamiliar with the Demon Continent, so he could only follow Empress Jiuxuan.

"Let's go." Lin Chen stood up and took Empress Jiuxuan's hand.

The Jiu Xuan Empress' delicate body trembled suddenly, her eyes widened, and she stared blankly at Lin Chen's hand on her wrist.

After a moment, she came back to her senses, hurriedly pulled her hand back, and whispered: "No, you can't help me with my illness. I have a special constitution. If anyone touches me, they will be infected with the curse. You still can't help me." Leave quickly."

Lin Chen curled his lips and said calmly: "Don't worry, my physique is much stronger than you think, and I will not be affected by the curse on you at all."

After saying that, Lin Chen had already walked towards the entrance of the cave.

Empress Jiuxuan glanced at Lin Chen's generous and solid back, gritted her teeth, and finally took steps to follow. She thought to herself, forget it, he has saved me several times anyway, I believe he will never lie this time. mine.

Although she felt that her illness was not easy to cure, she still hoped for a turnaround.

After all, she has been used to being alone for so long. If Lin Chen hadn't appeared, she wasn't sure she could survive these long years.

Empress Jiuxuan and Lin Chen walked side by side. They walked out of the cave. The sunshine outside was shining on them, making them warm and comfortable.

This is a lake about seven or eight meters high, covering a very large area, like a football field.

There are several ships docked on the lake, and there are houses lined up on the lake shore. Some are made of vegetation, some are made of rocks, and some are made of trees. In short, there are all kinds of houses.

"Hey, how come there are boats here? And there are so many boats. Could it be that this is a dock?" Lin Chen asked in surprise.

"Well, my father once said that during the time of Demon Lord Dongliu, there were many villages and cities in Tianxuan Continent, but they were later destroyed due to some reasons."

Empress Jiuxuan said: "Everyone here has a ship, and so do we."

Lin Chen was stunned when he heard this. No wonder he felt strong spiritual energy fluctuations when he came in just now. It seemed to be the effect of the formation arranged here.

Then he looked at Empress Jiuxuan with some confusion and said: "Since there are so many ships here, why don't you take a ship to Tianmo City?"

Empress Jiuxuan shook her head and said: "No, only those who have practiced the Ten Thousand Poisons Book of Arts can use this ship. If they are ordinary people, they will be cursed until they die."

When Lin Chen heard this, his heart trembled. He didn't expect that the Book of Ten Thousand Poisons could be such a domineering evil spell.

Immediately, his thoughts flashed, Jiuxuan Empress said this, which means that she has not yet practiced the skills of the Ten Thousand Poisons Book.

This Ten Thousand Poisons Book must be cultivated to the fourth level.

The Ten Thousand Poisons Collection is divided into six levels. The higher you go, the more difficult it is to practice. At the fourth level, you have basically reached the limit. At the fifth level, it is said that you have already transcended the scope of warriors and are called immortals.

However, this level of practice is as ethereal as a legend to Lin Chen now. He doesn't even believe that there are really immortals in this world.

"Let's go, I'll take you to the Demon City."

After Lin Chen finished speaking, he took the Nine Mysterious Empress into the air.

The Nine Mysterious Empress looked at Lin Chen with shock in her eyes. The surprise that Lin Chen brought to her has exceeded her cognition.

The two flew all the way, and soon they arrived at the Demon City.

"Is this the Demon City?"

Lin Chen looked at the majestic and magnificent monster below, towering into the clouds, like a giant beast crawling there, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

The Nine Mysterious Empress nodded and said, "The scenery here is nice. After you stay here for a while, you may like it."

Lin Chen nodded and suddenly asked, "What are the rest of the Tianxuan Continent like?"

"In addition to the Northern Frontier Dynasty led by the Tianluo Palace, there is the Western Desert led by the Western Desert Buddhist Sect, the South Sea Demon Court, and the Tianyan Sect led by my father. These three forces are the top forces in the Tianxuan Continent. Among them, the Tianyan Sect and the Western Desert have close relations with the Tianmo Sect and are allies of each other." The Nine Mysterious Empress said.

Lin Chen frowned and said, "You mean, the Tianmo Sect and the Buddhist Sect are involved in the dispute in the Tianxuan Continent?"

"That's right, but my father doesn't agree with this matter." The Nine Mysterious Empress said with a gloomy face.

Lin Chen nodded to show his understanding. After all, no one wants to see the land under their rule turn into a desert full of war.

The Nine Mysterious Empress continued, "My father's intention is to drive away the Buddhist sect and the Tianyan Sect. If the Tianmo Sect is unwilling to leave, then they will stay in Tianmo City."

"That's a solution, but the Tianyan Sect and the Buddhist sect are both top forces in the Tianxuan Continent. It's probably not that easy to drive them out, right?"

Lin Chen frowned. He also felt that the Tianyan Sect and the Buddhist sect were both very powerful, and it would probably not be easy to drive them away.

The Nine Mysterious Empress sighed and said, "The Tianyan Sect is indeed powerful, but it also has its own flaws."

"Oh? What flaws?" Lin Chen asked.

"Although the Tianyan Sect's skills are domineering, the speed of cultivation is slow, far inferior to other forces. Therefore, the Tianyan Sect has actually gradually declined over the past thousands of years. In addition, the leader of the Tianyan Sect, that is, the leader of the Tianyan Holy Sect, failed to break through a few years ago and has died. Therefore, the Tianyan Sect is already in name only and no longer as glorious as it once was." The Nine Mysterious Empress said.

"The Tianyan Sect has actually declined, and what about the Tianyan Holy Sect?" Lin Chen asked in confusion.

The Nine Mysterious Queen said: "Although the Tianyan Holy Sect is not as good as it used to be, it also has a strong man at the peak of the Tongtian Realm. It is much better than the Tianyan Sect, but the difference is not too far."

"I see." Lin Chen nodded and said to the Nine Mysterious Queen, "Let's find an inn to stay first, and then set off for Tianmo City tomorrow."

The Nine Mysterious Queen said: "Okay then."

The two landed in front of an inn on the edge of Tianmo City.

The scale of this inn is far less than the one we encountered before, but it is also quite luxurious and exquisitely decorated. It is obviously one of the best inns in Tianmo City.

After the two entered the inn, the Nine Mysterious Queen took out her identity card and handed it to the shop assistant, who said enthusiastically: "Two guests, please follow me!"

After that, she led the two upstairs.

A moment later, the two stood outside a wing room on the third floor.

"Guests, this is the room. Here are the keys."

The shop assistant handed the Nine Mysterious Empress a bunch of keys made of red sandalwood.

The Nine Mysterious Empress thanked her and then took out a spirit stone and threw it to the shop assistant.

Seeing the spirit stone, the shop assistant immediately showed a happy smile and quickly pushed open the door and said, "Guests, please go in quickly. It's clean inside. There is a bathroom and a bathtub."

"Okay, thank you."

The Nine Mysterious Empress nodded to the shop assistant, then turned to Lin Chen and smiled, "Let's go, let's go in."

Lin Chen nodded and stepped into the guest room with the Nine Mysterious Empress.

After entering the room, Lin Chen looked around and found that the furnishings in the room were simple and elegant. There was a faint fragrance in the air, which should be the fragrance of some flowers and plants. After smelling it, he felt relaxed and happy.

"As long as you like it, you can rest here tonight." After the Nine Mysterious Empress finished speaking, she walked out of the room.

In the room, only Lin Chen was left.

Lin Chen sat cross-legged beside the bed and closed his eyes.

When he first entered Tianxuan Continent, he felt very excited. After all, the energy density of Tianxuan Continent was not weaker than that of Tianxuan Continent, and there were also various rare medicinal materials.

But now, his spiritual power and soul power were seriously consumed, and he needed to recover as soon as possible.

…

The night was deep, the sky was full of stars, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the night wind blew slowly through the windows, making bursts of whistling sounds.

Suddenly, Lin Chen opened his eyes abruptly.

"It's finally here!"

He snorted coldly and raised his right hand.

Swish!

A cold light flashed, and a bright long sword was drawn out by him.

Boom——

Outside the room, there was a loud noise, as if someone was attacking the door.

Lin Chen jumped up from the bed and rushed to the door.

Creak——

The door opened, and a black shadow shot in from the door.

This black figure was tall, wrapped in black clothes, with only a pair of red eyes showing, as cold and bloodthirsty as a wild beast, with an overwhelming evil aura.

"ah!"

Empress Jiuxuan exclaimed and hid behind Lin Chen.

"Who are you? How did you come here?"

Lin Chen blocked the charging man in black and shouted coldly.

He found that this man in black had an extremely strong aura of violence. Judging from this aura, he had at least reached the early stage of Tongtian Realm, and was probably even a strong man in the late stage of Tongtian Realm!

A strong person of this level, even if placed in Xuanyuan Continent, is definitely a top strong person. Unexpectedly, he appeared in Tianmo City, which really surprised Lin Chen.

"Hey, kid, it would be an honor for you to die in my hands!"

The man in black smiled strangely and stretched out his hand to grab Lin Chen. Black flames burned in his palm, with terrifying power.

"roll!"

Lin Chen cursed lowly and punched the man in black.

There was sarcasm in the eyes of the man in black. He was a super strong man in the late Tongtian realm. If this guy dared to attack him directly, he was simply looking for death!

Bang!

Click!

However, the next second, the ferocious expression on the face of the man in black instantly solidified.

Bang!

His chest sunk in, his mouth opened wide with an expression of disbelief on his face, and then his whole body flew backwards and hit the wall hard with a muffled sound, causing the wall to collapse.

Empress Jiuxuan looked at Lin Chen and said in surprise: "Your strength has actually improved!"

Lin Chen touched his nose and smiled bitterly: "I don't know why, but since I came to Tianmo City, my strength has increased a lot."