Master, please spare big brother Hu", the early sixth stage expert of Demon blade sect bowed towards Zhan Chen.
"What is the need?", Zhan Chen asked in a flat voice.
The early sixth stage expert couldn't think of anything immediately. He threw a look towards his companion and a guilty look appeared on his face.
He knelt down and spoke, "Master, please".
Zhan Chen could see that his newly acquired slave was sincere. So, he decided to not tease him any further.
"Relax. I am not planning to kill him", Zhan Chen spoke. He shifted his gaze to the mid sixth stage expert who was already unconscious due to the serious injury to his heart.
"He can still be saved if you channel your essence energy towards his heart", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Thanks master", the early sixth stage expert got up and bowed towards Zhan Chen. Then he hurriedly towards his injured companion.
A big silhouette appeared behind Zhan Chen sneakily and rubbed his back with it's head. Zhan Chen smiled after seeing the antics of the shadow panther and turned to look towards it.
After listening to her silent complaints, he shifted his gaze to the two experts of Demon blade sect.
It took a while for the mid sixth stage expert to come to his sense. A blank look appeared on his face after he felt the changes in his body.
"Even, I Hu Jintao have such a day! I am not expecting that", he murmured in a feeble voice. By now, he was aware that he had become a slave to Zhan Chen.
"Cultivation have no room for lamentation. Burn your sorrow with the fire of determination. Only then you can cross your obstacles and become a true cultivator", the voice of Zhan Chen rang inside the head of Hu Jintao.
Hu Jintao felt surprised and turned to look towards the youngster who was the reason behind his current situation.
Zhan Chen smiled after seeing the mid sixth stage expert looking towards him.
"What do you want?", Hu Jintao asked.
"Follow my order for twenty years. After that, you are free to go wherever you want", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Twenty years! Can I trust your words?", Hu Jintao looked towards Zhan Chen.
"Of course, you can", Zhan Chen spoke with a smile.
He left the place to the two Demon blade sects' cultivators and walked away with the shadow panther and the other three magical beasts.
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"Brother Hu, what should we do now?", the early sixth stage expert asked Hu Jintao. Hu Jintao didn't reply immediately as his gaze was still on the direction where Zhan Chen had gone.
"Follow him. We have to follow him untill we gain his trust", Hu Jintao spoke.
"But what if someone from ancestral palce noticed", the early sixth stage expert asked.
"We have to avoid the ancestoral palace for the time being", Hu Jintao spoke.
The early sixth stage expert nodded his head and fell silent. After sometime, he again spoke,
"Brother Hu, what if we seek your grandfather?"
Don't think of anything that may irritate him. I can feel that he is very sharp and dangerous. Moreover, we are probably alive because he is aware about the existence of our ancestoral palace", Hu Jintao spoke with a solemn tone in his voice.
The area fell into silence after Hu Jintao spoke. The early sixth stage expert waited patiently as Hu Jintao did his best to recuperate.
Zhan Chen returned to the Clear spring inn after dealing with the two sixth stage experts of the Demon blade sect. A grin appeared on his face when the early sixth stage expert thought about gaining the assistance of the grandfather of Hu Jintao.
Unknown to the two sixth stage experts, Zhan Chen had the ability of perceiving the emotion of his subdued subjects. He would immediately know if anyone of his slaves had rebellious thoughts.
"I hope you will behave. Otherwise, there will be a less sixth stage expert in the Northern desert continent", Zhan Chen murmured to himself.
He looked towards Lan Yueyue who was still cultivating. She seemed to be deep in cultivation as the essence energy around her growing more chaotic.
"She will take few more hours for her breakthrough. I should talk with these two during this time", Zhan Chen thought to himself.
He waited patiently for some more time. Then he issued a command to Hu Jintao and his companion to meet him in the Clear spring inn.
It didn't take time for the two sixth stage experts to appear in the Clear spring inn. Zhan Chen guided them with his soul consciousness and they found Zhan Chen in an empty room.
The room was still filled with the fragrant smell of pills. Hu Jintao and his companion became surprised after smelling the scent in the air.
"Probably the work of a pill grandmaster", Hu Jintao thought to himself.
He looked towards Zhan Chen as he was curious about Zhan Chen's intention. He had already taken Zhan Chen as a dangerous person. So, he wanted to know what such a dangerous person was planning hiding in the shadow. Moreover, he was also curious about the true identity of Zhan Chen.
Zhan Chen smiled after seeing the looks on the faces of two sixth stage experts. He was linked to them through the slave seal. So, he could see what was in their minds at this moment.
"You seems to have too many questions inside your mind?", Zhan Chen looked towards Hu Jintao.
Hu Jintao nodded his head honestly as he was really curious about Zhan Chen's origin and motive. Zhan Chen looked towards the early sixth stage expert and he also nodded his head in affirmation.
"I will answer all of your questions but before that I want to hear about the ancestoral hall of your sect", Zhan Chen spoke.
"As expected", Hu Jintao thought inside his mind.
"How should I adress you?", Hu Jintao looked towards Zhan Chen. Unlike his partner, he was really reluctant to refer Zhan Chen as 'master'.
Zhan Chen may have subdued him but he still had a backbone. He could work for Zhan Chen but it didn't mean that he would love to put aside his pride and grovel before Zhan Chen's feet.
Zhan Chen could see through his complex emotions. So, he provided an easy solution to Hu Jintao. From his perspective, such a problem was non-existent as he had not an issue with whatever adress, Hu Jintao was going to use.
"You can call me Zhan Chen directly or you can call me young master. Call me whatever you want", Zhan Chen spoke.
"Young master Chen then", Hu Jintao decided after a moment of deliberation. Zhan Chen nodded his head and asked once again about the ancestoral hall of the Demon blade sect.
This time, Hu Jintao didn't hesitate for a moment. He started to talk about the ancestoral hall of his Demon blade sect.
According to his opinion, there were at least six peak sixth stage experts hidden inside the ancestoral hall. There were also emperors but Hu Jintao could not say how many of them were still staying inside the ancestoral hall.
"Your Demon blade sect is not counted among the top powers of the Earth province. So, how can there be so many experts inside the Demon blade sect?", Zhan Chen asked with a surprised voice.
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