"Bang!"

Like a dragon entering the sea, Chen Yuan's figure instantly vanished before Xu Yongnian's eyes. The surging waters of the Yun River churned, and the sword qi in Xu Yongnian's hand frantically lashed out at the river.

However, Chen Yuan's trail remained impossible to find.

In the vast Yun River, Chen Yuan was like a small fish. Even if Xu Yongnian plunged into the water, he wouldn't be able to find Chen Yuan's whereabouts. More importantly,

Xu Yongnian wasn't a good swimmer.

Even with *gang qi* isolation, it would still be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Since that fellow had come with a purpose, he must have been fully prepared.

Although he thought so, the fury in Xu Yongnian's heart didn't diminish. Instead, it burned even hotter. The dragon vein energy was stolen, and the Dragon-Tiger Gate was slaughtered. This was the darkest day in the history of the Dragon-Tiger Gate.

And it had happened under his watch. How could he face the founding master after his death?

Moreover, before leaving, the opponent had even uttered harsh words, saying that the Dragon-Tiger Gate's destruction was near. For some reason, upon hearing those words, he felt a strange sense of foreboding.

As if those words would actually come true.

On the surface of the Yun River, Xu Yongnian searched a range of several kilometers, but Chen Yuan didn't show his face at all. After a long time, he sighed and decided to return to the sect first.

He wanted to find the traces of that person by other means.

He not only wanted to tear them into pieces but also retrieve the most important dragon vein energy!

About half an hour after Xu Yongnian left, ripples appeared on the silent Yun River surface, and Chen Yuan's figure slowly emerged from the riverbed!

Yes, after entering the water, Chen Yuan hadn't left. Instead, he hid under several large rocks that he had prepared beforehand. Chen Yuan had even made some preparations inside.

He made spheres out of sheepskin, filled with air.

This allowed Chen Yuan to stay underwater for so long.

Relying solely on *gang qi* to control the water simply wouldn't be enough.

Slowly walking ashore, Chen Yuan took a deep breath. He circulated the Vajra Glazed Body technique, and his blood surged, emitting a vast heat.

Gradually...

Wisps of heat rose, and Chen Yuan's wet clothes were dried.

Without lingering, Chen Yuan immediately returned to the Chen manor and ordered Li Dongshan to inform Yue Shan and others to kill Lin Feng and eliminate all traces.

Leaving aside the grudges between Chen Yuan and the Dragon-Tiger Gate due to Zhao Nanshan, Chen Yuan simply disliked Lin Feng. If so, what was the point of keeping him alive?

After that,

Chen Yuan changed his clothes in his room and went to the secret chamber.

Holding the dragon scale in his hand, Chen Yuan finally felt a bit of excitement. He opened his Heavenly Eye, and faint light emanated from within the dragon scale. Chen Yuan knew,

That was the dragon vein energy!

Although this time involved considerable danger, he had finally obtained the dragon vein energy. Next, he would prepare to break through to the Tongxuan Realm!

The *gang qi* within his dantian was also nearly complete, making it the perfect opportunity to break through.

Presumably, Shen Yanshu was also getting impatient...

Chen Yuan's lips curled into a faint smile.

......

......

The news of the Dragon-Tiger Gate being slaughtered spread throughout the Nangling Prefecture the next day. Anyone with even a little interest in the *jianghu* knew about it.

After all, this matter was simply too big!

The Dragon-Tiger Gate, one of the five major powers in Nangling Prefecture, with a strong reputation, was actually slaughtered. Dozens of disciples lost their lives, losing all face.

After Xu Lingtian learned about this, he was enraged and directly slapped Xu Caiyue. Later, after discovering that she was pregnant, he had someone abort the pregnancy.

A disgrace!

Shi Yunlong, the leader of the Chang Le Gang, directly mocked the Dragon-Tiger Gate as a bunch of trash, being attacked at their mountain gate and still letting the attacker retreat unscathed.

The disciples of the Divine Firmament Hall were also extremely delighted, spreading the news widely.

In recent years, the power of the Divine Firmament Hall had declined, and much of it had been seized by the Dragon-Tiger Gate. The two sides had fought several times without a clear winner, accumulating many grudges.

Now that they had an opportunity, how could they not mock them?

The Azure Flood Dragon Society didn't speak out due to the alliance, but they couldn't help but mock them in private.

Even the Jinshan Temple, which had always remained neutral, broke with tradition and sent someone to the Dragon-Tiger Gate to inquire about the reason...

Not only was the Jinshan Temple curious, but all the forces in Nangling Prefecture were curious. What deep hatred could make the enemy storm the Dragon-Tiger Gate?

However, the people of the Dragon-Tiger Gate initially remained silent and didn't disclose anything. But as the matter continued to escalate, and several forces became extremely curious,

Xu Lingtian had someone fabricate a story to appease them.

As for the dragon vein energy, it was absolutely impossible to reveal. In fact, even now, Xu Lingtian and Xu Yongnian still coveted that dragon vein energy.

Naturally, they didn't want outsiders to interfere and take a share.

This was a great opportunity!

Previously, they didn't care that the dragon vein energy in the Locked Dragon Well was fake, but the other party had caused such a commotion, meaning that they must have a way to use this dragon vein energy.

If so, then they could do it too.

Before ordering someone to abort Xu Caiyue's child, Xu Lingtian had learned everything from her. However, when he later led people to search, they found nothing.

Everything had been burned to ashes.

Only a stone tablet was left behind, which read:

"Don't worry, Sect Leader Xu, I'll be back for revenge soon!"

The word 'revenge' confused Xu Lingtian's mind. He didn't understand when the Dragon-Tiger Gate had provoked such an opponent?

But no matter how he thought, he couldn't figure it out.

Later, with no other choice, the Dragon-Tiger Gate directly issued a kill order in Nangling Prefecture, offering a large amount of cultivation resources and secret techniques as a reward for information on the whereabouts of that group of people.

The appearance and figure of the leader were drawn.

It was also mentioned that the opponent could unleash power comparable to a Tongxuan Realm expert with a Ninggang Realm cultivation level, and a single strike could emit the sound of a dragon's roar.

After this news spread, many forces didn't react much, thinking that it was normal for the Dragon-Tiger Gate to do so. It would be strange if they acted like nothing had happened.

However, after Tang Qian of the Azure Flood Dragon Society heard this news, his eyes flickered...

He thought of Chen Yuan!

It wasn't that he had seen that dragon roar, but he deduced it from Chen Yuan's strength, feeling a slight resemblance.

Others didn't know, but he knew that Chen Yuan could indeed unleash the strength of a Tongxuan Realm warrior. In the entire Nangling Prefecture, even the entire Qing Prefecture, there was probably only this one example.

Originally, Tang Qian was still worried about how to kill Chen Yuan. Even though he had offered Xu Lingtian a huge condition, the other party still hadn't agreed. But this time...

Tang Qian smiled.

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East of Nangling City.

Chen Manor, inside the main hall.

Yue Shan, Zhao Beishan, Yan Qing, and Mo Donghe sat at the lower positions, their eyes focused on Chen Yuan without saying a word.

It is worth mentioning that Mo Donghe successfully broke through to the Ninggang Realm during these days of cultivation and became another capable subordinate of Chen Yuan. Of course, this was also due to the snake demon blood Chen Yuan had given him earlier.

It greatly increased his physical strength, allowing him to withstand the pain of the heaven and earth *qi* entering his body.

At this point, Chen Yuan had three Ninggang Realm warriors under his command. Coupled with his strength comparable to a Tongxuan Realm warrior, even if he acted independently, he could establish a major force in Nangling Prefecture.

Comparable to the five major forces!

Chen Yuan held the Dragon-Tiger Gate's wanted poster in his hand, with a faint smile on his face. He had to say, it was drawn very meticulously, but he had used a human skin mask that day.

"Yue Shan, do you think he looks like me?"

Chen Yuan pointed at the person on the poster and asked.

"Yes, he looks exactly like you, Master!"

Yue Shan smiled.

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Are you saying that he is me?"

"Yes."

"He is not me."

"Master, under his mask is you."

"Heh... you kid, you're also starting to play tricks." Chen Yuan scolded with a smile.

"I wonder what the people of the Dragon-Tiger Gate would think if they knew that you, Master, are wearing a human skin mask. They probably really think that's your face."

Yan Qing's lips curled up, seeming to find it very amusing.

No matter how the people of the Dragon-Tiger Gate searched, they probably wouldn't think that the person was Chen Yuan, right under their noses.

"Don't be careless."

Chen Yuan reminded them.

Although the person in the poster was completely different from Chen Yuan, he didn't relax because of it. Instead, he became more vigilant. The entire Dragon-Tiger Gate had only seen the dragon roar technique at the main hall.

But the fact that Chen Yuan could match Tongxuan Realm experts probably wouldn't be so easy to hide. At the very least, Tang Qian would definitely know that his assassination attempt had failed.

Once he connected the dots, his target would become bigger and bigger!

It wasn't that Chen Yuan was afraid of the people from the Dragon-Tiger Gate coming to his door, but he wanted to give them a surprise, appearing in a completely new form. For this, he needed Miss Shen's help.

"Master, Lin Feng has been burned to ashes and scattered in the Yun River." Yan Qing continued to report.

Yue Shan and the others were at the Ninggang Realm, Mo Donghe had just emerged from seclusion, and Yang Feng hadn't been completely accepted by Chen Yuan. Naturally, the task fell on him.

Of course, this didn't mean that Yan Qing was dissatisfied. On the contrary, he liked being used, meaning that he had caught Chen Yuan's eye.

Although Yang Feng had also expressed his attitude that day, he was slower. Chen Yuan didn't hold a grudge, but he didn't trust him as much as Yan Qing and the others.

"Yes, well done."

Chen Yuan praised him.

"By the way, Lord Tao's investigation into the cause of Nie Qiyun's death has now completely ended... nothing else happened." Yue Shan's expression turned serious.

He had been following up on this matter.

Although Chen Yuan was confident that Tao Qingyuan wouldn't find anything, he didn't relax. On the contrary, he had been paying attention to this matter.

"Yes... very good."

Chen Yuan nodded. As long as it didn't involve him, he didn't want Tao Qingyuan to have any opinions of him. To turn Nangling Prefecture upside down,

He needed Tao Qingyuan.