Chapter 690: Chapter 687: Deciphering the Dragon Plate_1

Yang Chen could see Li Ruoxiang wanted to thank him, a rare sight in her behavior. It wasn’t difficult to deduce that Li Ruoxiang had rarely thanked someone before, especially a man. Yang Chen suddenly found her somewhat playful and cute and naturally didn’t take her gratitude too seriously.

He slowly said, “Sect Leader Li, if you really want to thank me, we can talk about it later.”

Li Ruoxiang, who had prepared a lot to say, forgot all her words upon hearing Yang Chen’s response.

This irritated her, and her temper flared up, “No need, Young Master Yang, I want to thank you now. You helped me, Li Ruoxiang, and I won’t be ungrateful. Tell me, what would you like?”

Yang Chen burst into laughter, knowing full well Li Ruoxiang’s stubbornness and strictness. Even when expressing her gratitude, she wanted it done straightforward.

Seeing her determined expression, Yang Chen relented, “Since Sect Leader Li insists on helping me, then please help me investigate something!”

“What is it?” Li Ruoxiang asked.

“Ahem!” Yang Chen coughed lightly.

Li Ruoxiang understood his meaning, waved her hand at the surrounding people, “You can go first.”

After a while, when they turned to look at each other again, they found themselves alone.

Li Ruoxiang crossed her arms behind her back, “Tell me, what do you want me to investigate?”

“I want Sect Leader Li to help me investigate a Cultivation Method called Taichi True Scripture!” Yang Chen’s tone gradually became serious.

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Yang Chen told Li Ruoxiang about the Taichi True Scripture, but she had never heard of it nor knew of its uniqueness. Seeing that Yang Chen needed it, she naturally didn’t hesitate to promise, assuring that she would do her best to help him find it.

Seeing this, Yang Chen felt relieved.

Searching for it himself would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, and even with the help of the Green Lotus Sect, it would be the same. However, having more people searching would at least give him more leads.

As for whether they could find it or not, it all depended on their fate.

After discussing further with Li Ruoxiang, Yang Chen began his closed-door cultivation at the Green Lotus Sect.

This time, his goal was to break through to the Ninth Layer of the Elemental Martial Realm.

In fact, Yang Chen had already broken through to the Eighth Layer of the Elemental Martial Realm when he was in the Trial Tower, now only a step away from the Ninth Layer. The only thing he lacked was accumulation, which he had fully gained on his way back to the Green Lotus Sect.

As he had just joined the Green Lotus Sect and various matters were not yet settled, he was not in a hurry to break through.

Now that he had helped Li Ruoxiang handle her current situation, the Green Lotus Sect should be relatively stable for the time being. Yang Chen took this opportunity to break through his own cultivation.

Thus, Yang Chen closed himself off for more than ten days.

Today, as he cultivated, Yang Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, his cultivation level leaped significantly.

His Qi grew stronger and reached higher levels.

Suddenly, his rapidly increasing Qi stopped.

When they looked at Yang Chen again, his cultivation had reached the Ninth Layer of the Elemental Martial Realm.

“Hoo…” Yang Chen exhaled lightly.

Now that he had reached the Ninth Layer of the Elemental Martial Realm, the next step was the Half-step True Martial Realm!

Half-step True Martial Realm…

Yang Chen secretly marked this target in his heart, intending to go out and see how things were going in the Green Lotus Sect. Suddenly, Rainbow said, “Young Master, you’re finally awake! Guess what we’ve done, we’ve completed the task you gave us, and we’re about to break the Gold and Silver Dragon Plate.”

“About to break it? Did you already break it?” Yang Chen asked incredulously.

“No, we’re in the last step.” Rainbow explained warmly, “The only thing left is to unlock the final step, which requires a drop of Essence Blood from both you and Li Ruoxiang.”

“Is that so?” Yang Chen didn’t understand but quickly accepted the explanation.

The Way of Forbidden Methods was profound and unpredictable, and Yang Chen’s previous life experience could not decipher it. However, he knew that the one who tied the bell should also be the one to untie it.

Yang Chen rubbed his chin, “In that case, it seems I have to go find Li Ruoxiang.”

“Yes, Young Master, without Li Ruoxiang’s Essence Blood, it would be difficult for us to break the Gold and Silver Dragon Plate. The Array Plate is essentially a bondage to Essence Blood, with the key lying in the layers of prohibition,” Rainbow explained.

“I understand,” Yang Chen nodded, quickly getting up.

As soon as he got up, he went straight to Li Ruoxiang.

On the way, he met some disciples who greeted him respectfully, “Junior Brother Yang Chen.”

Yang Chen had clearly earned the respect of many, though there were exceptions, such as Zhang Huai, who was under the Great Elder and didn’t seem particularly friendly towards him.

Of course, Yang Chen had no opinion on this and directly asked a disciple to guide him to Li Ruoxiang’s residence.

“Sect Leader, Junior Brother Yang Chen would like to see you, so I brought him here,” the female disciple led Yang Chen to the courtyard and called out to the room.

A quiet voice came from the courtyard, “I know, you can leave now. Yang Chen, the courtyard door is not closed, just come in.”

“Junior Brother Yang Chen, I’ll take my leave now,” the female disciple stuck her tongue out and quickly retreated.

Without any hesitation, Yang Chen entered the courtyard and proceeded into the room.

The room was made of bamboo and clay, soothing to the heart and soul, making one feel extremely peaceful.

Li Ruoxiang was in the room, her expression remaining unchanged upon seeing Yang Chen. She still looked as serene and beautiful as before, but with a furrowed brow and a stern expression. In her eyes, there seemed to be no room for compromise.

“You’ve come out of your seclusion? Oh? Your cultivation has improved, and you’ve entered the Ninth Layer of the Elemental Martial Realm.” Li Ruoxiang said.

“Yes, by chance!” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Li Ruoxiang crossed her arms behind her back, “Tell me, why have you come to see me?”

Not hiding anything, Yang Chen bluntly asked, “About the Taichi True Scripture… Sect Leader Li, has there been any progress?”

“I ordered my people to keep an eye out for you as soon as you told me about it, but there’s no news yet. Finding the lost fragments of the Taichi True Scripture is not easy, even with the help of our Green Lotus Sect, it’s still like looking for a needle in a haystack! But don’t worry, I’ll have my disciples do everything in their power to give you an answer,” Li Ruoxiang said.

Yang Chen nodded, feeling confident with the task in Li Ruoxiang’s hands.

Seeing no results yet, he wasn’t surprised, considering it normal.

Next, they could discuss matters related to the Gold and Silver Dragon Plate.