Now that Chen Yuan was also at the Tongxuan Realm, he was no longer inferior to Tao Qingyuan, the only difference being their positions. However, Chen Yuan believed that this difference would soon be resolved.

Therefore, Tao Qingyuan's tone had shifted to one of equality.

It didn't feel sudden or awkward because, upon sensing Chen Yuan's talent, he had already prepared for this. Over the years, it wasn't uncommon for former colleagues to become superiors.

Dwelling on such matters would be a mistake.

"What do you want to do?" Chen Yuan's lips slowly curved upward, revealing a smile.

"Naturally, to retaliate for everything!"

"Sir, you know I'm not one to be patient. I've already endured for a long time. The reason I could focus on bitter cultivation was because I had a burning desire in my heart."

"And now, I want to unleash it!"

"You want to take action against the Dragon-Tiger Sect?"

Tao Qingyuan asked with a grave expression.

"Not just the Dragon-Tiger Sect, but also the Azure Serpent Society. Tang Qian has repeatedly attacked me, and I've记下所有这些账一笔笔的。现在，到了该还回去的时候了 (recorded all these debts one by one). Now it's time to pay them back."

Chen Yuan said in a deep voice.

There was actually another sentence he didn't say, which was about the Jinshan Temple!

Chen Yuan didn't mention it out of consideration for Tao Qingyuan's feelings. After all, the Jinshan Temple's influence in Nanling Prefecture was indeed too strong, and most people wouldn't dare to act rashly.

But just because he didn't say it didn't mean Tao Qingyuan couldn't guess.

The arrogant attitude of the Jinshan Temple that day had angered more than just Chen Yuan. It had angered Tao Qingyuan even more because he was the Azure Envoy of the Sky Survey Division.

Those bald donkeys dared to be so presumptuous because they didn't take him seriously.

But neither Chen Yuan nor he would say this. The time wasn't right yet. It wouldn't be too late to plan against the Jinshan Temple after first destroying the Dragon-Tiger Sect and the Azure Serpent Society.

"What do you want to do?"

Tao Qingyuan asked.

Chen Yuan was a man of his own mind, which he acknowledged. So he wanted to hear his opinion.

"What to do? Sir, forgive my bluntness, but is there still a need for any schemes or tricks? Counting Shi Yunlong and Commandant Lu, we can deploy four Tongxuan Realm experts and a dozen or so Ninggang Realm masters. Adding them all up, we can completely crush the Dragon-Tiger Sect!"

"Just assign them a crime at random, and quickly annihilate the Dragon-Tiger Sect with lightning speed. Afterwards, the remaining Azure Serpent Society can be easily taken down."

Chen Yuan opened his five fingers and clenched them tightly, as if everything was within his grasp.

"Acting rashly... this..." Tao Qingyuan was still hesitant.

Chen Yuan stepped forward:

"Sir, hesitation leads to chaos. This is a once-in-decades opportunity. Eliminating these Jianghu forces, the higher-ups will probably..."

Tao Qingyuan was somewhat tempted, but his cautious nature prevented him from agreeing immediately.

He was thinking about the feasibility of this matter. Would the annihilation of the Dragon-Tiger Sect cause any chain reactions? If strength alone could sweep away everything,

The imperial court could simply send a Dan Realm expert to pacify all the prefectures.

A single move could affect the whole situation. He, who had been the Azure Envoy for many years, deeply understood this.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yuan continued:

"Regarding the Jinshan Temple incident, although you have already reacted, sir, some Jianghu forces have still seen the Sky Survey Division's weakness. Otherwise, why would the Dragon-Tiger Sect come to our door this time?"

"Isn't it because they think you wouldn't dare to take action?"

"Sometimes, doing the opposite can yield greater results and reestablish the imperial court's prestige. Use the Dragon-Tiger Sect and the Azure Serpent Society as a show of force."

"Barring any accidents, from now on, the major forces in Nanling Prefecture will definitely tremble before the Sky Survey Division."

"Those Jianghu people may shout slogans loudly, but from my experience with these people, they are all paper tigers, easily punctured."

Chen Yuan spoke eloquently, making Tao Qingyuan's eyes flash, clearly moved.

After a long silence, Tao Qingyuan's furrowed brows relaxed. He looked directly at Chen Yuan and said:

"What you said makes sense. Constant suppression will only make those Jianghu people think the Sky Survey Division is weak and easily bullied. The reason the Sky Survey Division has been feared for so many years is because of its ruthlessness."

"The Jinshan Temple provoked the imperial court's authority, the Azure Serpent Society secretly attacked imperial officials, and now the Dragon-Tiger Sect dares to join in the fun. Fine. Then let's fight!"

"Wipe out the Dragon-Tiger Sect, annihilate the Azure Serpent Society!"

Tao Qingyuan's voice was firm and powerful.

"Sir is wise!"

Chen Yuan immediately cupped his fist in salute.

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After deciding to take action, Tao Qingyuan didn't hesitate any longer. After instructing Chen Yuan, he went directly to Lu's residence. The power of the Great Jin Dynasty, in the lower prefectures, was basically a separation of powers.

The Prefect, the Sky Survey Envoy, and the Military Commandant, the three ranks were basically equal, except that the Prefect's official rank was slightly higher.

The Prefect was in charge of the county's livelihood and public security, the Sky Survey Envoy was in charge of arresting criminals and balancing the local Jianghu forces, and the Military Commandant was the last resort.

Generally, they were reserve troops. When the front line was short of people, they would mobilize the local military. Of course, if the Sky Survey Division or the Prefectural Office encountered something they couldn't handle, they would also ask the Military Commandant for help.

As long as there was no personal grudge between them, most Commandants would lend a hand. After all, everyone was an official of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Moreover, for some reasons, military generals were more willing to communicate with the Sky Survey Division.

For example, many Sky Survey Guards, in addition to selecting talents from the lower county offices and the Jianghu, an important source of talent was transferring people from the military.

There were now many people in the Sky Survey Division who had been transferred from the Nanling military.

Chen Yuan didn't know about other places, but the Sky Survey Division and the military in Nanling Prefecture got along quite well.

When Lu Yuan heard that Tao Qingyuan wanted to take action against the Dragon-Tiger Sect and the Azure Serpent Society, his first reaction was, had Tao Qingyuan gone mad? The current situation was unstable, and taking action at this time was not a wise choice.

Moreover, did they have such strong strength in Nanling Prefecture to deal with them?

Adding up the Azure Serpent Society and the Dragon-Tiger Sect was not a small force. There were three Tongxuan Realm martial artists alone, not counting the Ninggang and Zhuji Realm martial artists below.

Moreover, if the other Jianghu forces reacted, it would cause turmoil. After all, the imperial court and the Jianghu forces were naturally opposed. Many people would feel a sense of shared fate,

And incite disturbances.

So Lu Yuan didn't agree at first, and even advised Tao Qingyuan to be patient.

Then, Tao Qingyuan passionately plagiarized the words Chen Yuan had used to persuade him before, which made Lu Yuan speechless because he actually had some of the same feelings.

Afterwards, Tao Qingyuan changed the subject and told him that their strength was no longer at the same level. Needless to say, the situation below, after the recent months of fighting,

Chen Yuan had連斬數位青蛟會和龍虎門凝罡武者 (successively beheaded several Ninggang Realm martial artists) of the Azure Serpent Society and the Dragon-Tiger Sect. Now they probably didn't have more than five left combined.

And most importantly, they also had the upper hand in Tongxuan Realm martial artists.

Lu Yuan was very puzzled. Without borrowing the power from above, how did they gain the upper hand? Even if Shi Yunlong of the Chang Le Gang was added, it would only be a tie.

Then, Tao Qingyuan inadvertently revealed that Chen Yuan had actually formally broken through to the Tongxuan Realm a few days ago, and his strength had soared.

Lu Yuan was stunned and his eyes were full of shock and doubt.

He admitted that Chen Yuan had strong talent and superior strength, but it couldn't be so terrifying, right?

It had only been a few months, and he had... reached the Tongxuan Realm?

Tao Qingyuan said, would this envoy deceive you with such an important matter?

Then he briefly outlined Chen Yuan's affairs.

Lu Yuan opened his mouth, only to feel that Chen Yuan was too terrifying. It turned out that the mysterious expert who had been the subject of much discussion in Nanling Prefecture was actually him.

It was true that as long as he appeared, Nanling Prefecture would not be peaceful.

In the end, he could only sigh at Chen Yuan's extraordinariness, who already had the momentum of a hidden dragon emerging from the abyss, and whose future prospects were beyond their imagination.

After a hundred or so breaths, Lu Yuan, having recovered from his shock, accepted Tao Qingyuan's statement. If it was as he said, they could indeed fight and completely wipe out the Dragon-Tiger Sect and the Azure Serpent Society.

As a commandant of a prefecture, only when the imperial court's prestige was strong could he be tough in the face of local forces, have more status, and obtain more benefits.

After solving Lu Yuan's side, Shi Yunlong of the Chang Le Gang was even simpler. He originally had a grudge against Tang Qian. During this time, the Azure Serpent Society and the Dragon-Tiger Sect had joined forces to squeeze the Chang Le Gang's interests.

The two sides had fought countless times. If it weren't for the Sky Survey Division's help from behind, the Chang Le Gang would have been unable to hold on.

He had also held a bellyful of anger in his heart. Now, hearing Tao Qingyuan say that he wanted to take action against the Dragon-Tiger Sect and the Azure Serpent Society, Shi Yunlong was overjoyed. After hearing that it was Chen Yuan who had proposed it,

He repeatedly praised Chen Yuan as a true man.

And just as Chen Yuan was planning when to take action, Xu Lingtian and Tang Qian on the other side had also begun to plot again. Tang Qian personally visited Fanan of the Jinshan Temple.

And obtained a promise from him to stand up for the Dragon-Tiger Sect.

It was a pity that Xu Lingtian's side failed.

However, because the few of them had too much killing intent towards Chen Yuan, after discussing it, they decided to first connect the identity of that mysterious person with Chen Yuan.

Although they didn't mention Chen Yuan's name, they pointed to him everywhere.

They made it known to everyone that he had disguised himself and caused a ruckus at the Dragon-Tiger Sect, and robbed the Dragon-Tiger Sect's treasures.

Ye Chenbai of the Dengxian Pavilion poured himself a cup of spiritual tea after hearing these news, and sighed with a taste:

"The storm is about to break, and the mountains are full of buildings."

Afterwards, he ordered Dengxian Pavilion's various hidden lines to pay close attention to the news in this regard. He had a feeling that a turmoil might occur in Nanling Prefecture.

And these were all derived from his understanding of Chen Yuan.

He was vengeful and wouldn't wait overnight to take revenge. Now that he had been slandered by the people of the Dragon-Tiger Sect and the Azure Serpent Society, how could he not react?

But what he didn't know was that this time Chen Yuan's reaction was greater than ever before.

He directly overturned the table and exterminated the sect.

What was the point of arguing?

Exterminating the sect felt good!

Chen Yuan had some special feelings when he heard about the Sky Survey Division's traditions before. Exterminating families and sects at every turn, how domineering was that?

It was a pity that most of the time, the Sky Survey Division only destroyed small families and small households, and was mostly lenient towards larger forces. Was this good? This was not good!

It was already 2202, and what was emphasized was fairness, fairness, and still f***ing fairness!

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Early the next morning, Chen Yuan finished practicing his saber in the backyard early, and let out a long sigh, only feeling refreshed. Although the Tongxuan Realm couldn't completely abstain from food,

But it had already made a big step forward compared to the Ninggang Realm. Even if he didn't eat for more than a month, it wouldn't be a big deal, because the Tongxuan Realm martial artist could already inhale and exhale the heaven and earth's spiritual energy.

Um...

Or rather, the connection between the acupoints all over the body and the heaven and earth's spiritual energy was closer, and they could directly slowly increase themselves through the heaven and earth's spiritual energy.

This was where the name Xiantian True Essence came from.

And due to the magical nature of the Tai Xuan True Scripture, Chen Yuan could absorb and refine the heaven and earth's spiritual energy while walking, sitting, and lying down, and could even extend the time for abstaining from food even longer.

"Dong dong dong..."

Yue Shan, fully armed, walked into the backyard and bowed to Chen Yuan:

"Sir, Master Tao said that he's ready!"

Sheathing his saber, Chen Yuan's gaze was calm. With a wave of his hand, a powerful suction force erupted from his hand, and the black cloud uniform hanging aside fell into his hand.

Donning the robe, his aura was restrained and not released, and he said faintly:

"Since you are ready, let's go!"

The day of the Dragon-Tiger Sect's extermination was today!

This was the plan they had discussed before.

Pushing open the gate of Chen's mansion, nearly a hundred Sky Survey Guards in front of the gate simultaneously focused their gazes on Chen Yuan, with various emotions flowing in their eyes, including admiration, shock, and excitement.

All the elite Sky Survey Guards in Nanling Prefecture were here, and Chen Yuan's old acquaintance, Sky Survey Envoy Lu Yang, was also among them, looking at Chen Yuan with a somewhat complicated gaze.

In a trance, it seemed as if he saw the scene when he went to Ping'an County. At that time... Chen Yuan was so respectful in front of him, but now the tables had turned.

Half a year,

In just less than half a year, Chen Yuan had actually grown to the point where he looked up to him, repeatedly shaking Nanling Prefecture, his reputation becoming louder and louder each time,

His strength was getting stronger day by day.

It was even rumored in the Sky Survey Division that Nie Qiyun died at Chen Yuan's hands...

And now, to be precise, when he received Tao Qingyuan's order in the morning, Lu Yang was in a daze, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

Chen Yuan had broken through to the Tongxuan Realm!

A truly expert-level figure, with a huge gap between him.

The vicissitudes of life...

Lu Yang sighed in his heart.

Chen Yuan's gaze was calm. Although the scene of nearly a hundred Sky Survey Division elites waiting together made him a little excited, he still maintained his composure and scanned everyone one by one.

Including Yue Shan, there were a total of four Sky Survey Envoys, which could be said to be all the elites except for the necessary guards.

And today, the command of all the Sky Survey Guards was in his hands. Even the Chang Le Gang would cooperate with him as much as possible today. As for Tao Qingyuan himself, he would hide his figure and only show up when necessary.

And the task of Military Commandant Lu Yuan today was to block Tang Qian.

Hard first, easy later...

"Greetings, my lord!"

"Greetings, my lord!"

"Greetings, my lord!"

After a few breaths of silence on both sides, nearly a hundred people knelt down on one knee together, including Lu Yang.

Although Chen Yuan was still only a Sky Survey Envoy officer, everyone regarded him as their superior.

Chen Yuan slowly walked to a fine horse that Yue Shan had prepared in advance, and said in a deep voice:

"Mount up!"

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