Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor

"Hmph, a bunch of ants!"

Li Chen snorted disdainfully, swinging the Mystic Iron Heavy Sword as he unleashed a technique called Sweeping Thousands of Army.

"Splat!"

"Splat!"

"Splat!"

This sword attack sent people flying and tumbling, with flesh and blood splattering, bodies strewn all over the field.

Among the dozen or so Foundation Establishment Cultivators, apart from a few who barely survived, the rest lay scattered across the ground in a mess.

The might of a single sword move, terrifying as it was!

"I haven't even exerted much strength yet, and you've all fallen. How dull!"

Having said that, Li Chen shouldered his sword, took Lian Hongshang by the hand, and walked towards the outside of the mountain.

A day later, they arrived at a city known as East Origin County.

It was a large city, both in terms of size and bustle, several times more prominent than Qingyang City.

Li Chen needed some superior grade Meteorite Iron to repair the Mystic Iron Heavy Sword, so he planned to try his luck at the city's Artifact Refining Workshop.

As soon as they entered, they were greeted by an enthusiastic young boy.

"Dear guests, may I ask what kind of Divine Weapon you need?"

Li Chen looked around and asked, "Do you have any Meteorite Iron here?"

The boy was taken aback and said, "Meteorite Iron?"

Li Chen nodded and replied, "Yes, top-grade Meteorite Iron!"

The boy sized up Li Chen and asked, "Are you also an Artifact Refiner?"

It wasn't surprising that he was doubtful; typically, customers who came to the Artifact Refining Workshop were there to buy weapons, while Meteorite Iron was merely a refining material. It was like going to a noodle shop for a meal but asking for flour instead of noodles.

Li Chen nodded and said, "Yes, something like that. Don't worry about the other questions; just tell me whether you have top-grade Meteorite Iron here. As long as the quality is good, price is no object."

While saying this, he took out a Spirit Stone and handed it to the young boy.

The young boy, seeing the Spirit Stone in his hand, had his bean-sized eyes gleaming brightly.

"Dear guest, please wait a moment. I will go ask our manager for you!"

In no time, the boy came back with a middle-aged man with a goatee.

"Dear guest, this is Manager Chen of our Artifact Refining Workshop. You can discuss your business directly with him!"

The middle-aged man referred to as Manager Chen stepped forward and saluted Li Chen and Lian Hongshang, introducing himself, "I am the manager of this Artifact Refining Workshop, Chen Li. The boy told me that you need top-grade Meteorite Iron, is that right?"

Li Chen nodded and said, "Yes, do you have any?"

Chen Li replied, "Of course we do. Please follow me, dear guests!"

He then led Li Chen and Lian Hongshang into a warehouse where the refining materials were stored.

"Dear guests, all the inventory of our Artifact Refining Workshop is stored here. Which kind of Meteorite Iron do you need?"

Li Chen nodded slightly and began to inspect them one by one.

However, the quality of these Meteorite Iron pieces was far below his expectations.

"Don't you have anything of better quality?"

Hearing Li Chen's question caused Chen Li to be taken aback.

Although these pieces of Meteorite Iron were not the finest, many were superior, perfectly capable of forging a weapon of decent quality. He had never imagined none would meet this visitor's standards.

After mumbling to himself for a while, he shook his head and said, "No, that's all the Meteorite Iron we have in our Artifact Refining Workshop."

"Dear guest, if you are looking for that kind of top-notch Meteorite Iron, I'm afraid that within the entire East Origin County, only Fire Cloud Mountain would have it. However, that's the domain of the Fire Cloud Ancestor. He is known for his volatile temper and mood swings; I advise you not to provoke him!"

Upon hearing the name "Fire Cloud Ancestor," both Li Chen and Lian Hongshang's expressions changed slightly.

"Fire Cloud Ancestor? Are you referring to that person from the Fire Cloud Sect?"

Chen Li nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, that's the Fire Cloud Ancestor from the Fire Cloud Sect!"

After some conversation, Li Chen learned that the Fire Cloud Ancestor was a fire attribute cultivator in the late Golden Core stage, and he was also one of the top artifact refining masters in East Origin County.

He founded the Fire Cloud Sect himself, recruited a large number of loose cultivators as disciples, and even incorporated several bands of fierce bandits. Although his disciples were of mixed quality, there were quite a few capable hands among them. He was someone who could make the whole of East Origin County tremble with just a stomp of his foot.

"Thank you, Manager Chen, for the information!"

After bowing in thanks, Li Chen left behind some spirit stones as a consultancy fee and left the Artifact Refining Workshop together with Lian Hongshang.

"Chen, where are we going, to Fire Cloud Mountain?"

Lian Hongshang, seeing what was on Li Chen's mind, blinked and asked casually.

Li Chen smiled slightly and said, "Yes, let's pay a visit to this Fire Cloud Ancestor!"

...

Three hundred li southwest of East Origin County, there stood a mountain. Fire always blazed at the top of the mountain, and from afar, it looked like a burning cloud.

Hence the name: Fire Cloud Mountain!

In the center of this fire cloud sat an old man with flaming red hair.

Just at that moment, a few disciples, disheveled and in a rush, came running over.

"Ancestor, something terrible has happened!"

The Fire Cloud Ancestor's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked in a cold voice, "What happened that has got you all so flustered?"

The disciples stammered, reporting with panic in their voices, "Reporting to the Ancestor, a man and a woman not only stole the Demon Beast Thunder Tiger you needed, they also killed Senior Brother Du, Senior Brother Wang, and the others!"

Upon hearing his disciples' reports, the Fire Cloud Ancestor's face immediately darkened as he demanded sternly, "Who dares to be so bold? Did you not invoke my name?"

"Of course we did, but he said..."

After speaking halfway, these disciples glanced at each other, none of them daring to continue.

The Fire Cloud Ancestor shouted in anger, "He said what?"

"That man said that even if the Ancestor himself came, he would be no match for his single sword strike!"

"Boom!"

Before the disciples could finish speaking, the Fire Cloud Ancestor abruptly raised his palm and shattered a large boulder in front of him into pieces.

"Despicable thieves, daring to belittle me like this. If I catch them, I'll grind their bones to dust!"

As the Fire Cloud Ancestor's rage was not yet fully vented, the sounds of commotion and fighting were heard from the foot of the mountain.

"What's going on? Who dares to run wild on my Fire Cloud Mountain?"

His words had scarcely faded when about a dozen figures swiftly flew over and heavily fell in front of the Fire Cloud Ancestor.

Following them, a man and a woman descended slowly.

Seeing the newcomers, the disciples who had returned earlier raised their arms and cried out in alarm, "Ancestor, it's these two who killed Senior Brother Wang and Senior Brother Du!"

The Fire Cloud Ancestor followed the direction of the disciples' pointing, and a flash of angry fire ignited in his murky eyes.

"Who are you two that you kill my disciples and trespass on my Mountain Sect?"

The pair that had come to storm the sect were none other than Li Chen and Lian Hongshang.

Li Chen responded with an indifferent smile, "I heard that the Fire Cloud Ancestor desired to turn me into dust, so I personally came to see you!"

...

Still in the middle of writing, inexplicably tired, I'll try to recover quickly and fight on!