In his mind, the Destiny Altar, covered in blood-colored纹路, turned slightly, absorbing the destiny from Ren Li.

Chen Yuan stood quietly, savoring the new opportunity conveyed by the Destiny Altar.

The surrounding people dared not move rashly, merely watching Chen Yuan with incomprehension, unable to understand why he would specifically target an unremarkable young man. In reality, Chen Yuan wasn't sure if he could acquire the destiny by killing someone with destiny through another person's hands.

That's why he took action himself.

The opportunity transmitted to his mind puzzled him slightly.

"South Tomb City West, Shen family's eldest daughter, Shen Yanshu!"

Chen Yuan frowned. This was the first time the Destiny Altar had directed him to an opportunity involving a person's name rather than a location. Could it be that the Phoenix Marrow Qi was on this Shen Yanshu?

He suspected that this opportunity might indeed be different.

He wondered what effect this Phoenix Marrow Qi would have on him.

He had assumed it would be a place of Condensing Evil.

Although Chen Yuan's cultivation was only a preliminary breakthrough to Qi Gathering, he could begin preparing for the next realm. The most important thing before him was a Condensing Evil place.

Within the Sky Patrol Department, entering a Condensing Evil place owned by the court required a significant amount of merit.

At least seven or eight tasks would need to be completed to accumulate enough, and even then...

It would only be middle to lower-grade Evil Qi.

Chen Yuan didn't want to absorb such Evil Qi into his body, lest it hinder his future cultivation.

Zhang Xuan had said before that the better the condensed Evil Qi, the faster it could be transformed into罡 Qi, and the罡 Qi would also be of a higher grade, greatly enhancing combat power.

Zhang Xuan, for example, with the support of his father, had condensed the top-grade Evil Qi, allowing him to enter the top hundred of the Hidden Dragon Rankings at the Heaven罡 level.

"Lord."

Yue Shan approached and called out softly.

"Hmm?"

Chen Yuan turned around, and the boy in front of him fell to the ground with a thud.

Chen Yuan granted him a swift, peaceful death.

"How should they be dealt with?"

Yue Shan and the others didn't dare to act rashly before Chen Yuan spoke.

If they had some doubts about Chen Yuan's strength before, now they were completely in awe, just like they had been when facing Zhang Xuan.

Because the strength Chen Yuan displayed was truly too powerful.

Facing experts of the same level, he was completely crushing them.

He even repelled a master from Golden Mountain Temple with a single punch.

Such strength was enough to inspire awe.

"Of course, according to the Sky Patrol Department's regulations, need I say more?" Chen Yuan said indifferently.

"Your subordinate understands."

"Hehe..."

Mo Donghe stuffed a clove of garlic into his mouth, his eyes gleaming.

......

......

"County Lieutenant Wu, this official's Sky Patrol Guards are short-handed. Can the constables of Qinghe County assist?" Chen Yuan turned his gaze to Wu Sanhu.

The Ren family had many assets, requiring both investigation and aftermath management.

"Of course, of course..."

Wu Sanhu nodded repeatedly, not daring to refuse Chen Yuan in the slightest.

Having witnessed Chen Yuan's strength, Wu Sanhu had a clear understanding of the gap between them. Chen Yuan was not to be provoked.

"Patrol Envoy Chen, may we move aside?"

Xu Baisong said with a smile.

"Hmm..."

Chen Yuan nodded and walked straight into the Ren family's hall, sitting down calmly in the seat previously occupied by Ren Changyi, his gaze sweeping over Xu Baisong.

When Xu Baisong spoke earlier, Chen Yuan felt that he must have some purpose.

An unsolicited favor is always suspicious.

Xu Baisong wore a smile:

"Lord Chen, the Azurewood Sect wants that Geng Metal. Name your price."

"This official cannot make decisions about this matter. Elder Xu will likely be disappointed if that is what you are after. This item is something Patrol Envoy Tao Qing specifically requested."

"Is that so..."

Some disappointment appeared on Xu Baisong's face, then he said:

"Then... can we exchange it for the Meridian Opening Spiritual Water in Patrol Envoy Chen's possession? Patrol Envoy Tao Qing probably wouldn't care for this item."

"This item is Chen's stake in a bet and has nothing to do with Patrol Envoy Tao Qing. If Elder Xu wants it, I wonder what price you are willing to offer?" The Meridian Opening Spiritual Water did have some effect on Chen Yuan.

But not as much as he imagined. If Xu Baisong's conditions were good enough, Chen Yuan wouldn't mind trading.

"This..." Xu Baisong's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice:

"How about ten Profound Spirit Pills?"

Chen Yuan glanced at Xu Baisong quietly, as if saying, are you kidding me?

Although ten Profound Spirit Pills were not worthless, they were still far below the value of the Meridian Opening Spiritual Water.

"Plus some silver..." Xu Baisong said softly.

The only things he could take out now were ten Profound Spirit Pills; any more would be unaffordable, as he didn't have that much on hand.

Chen Yuan was silent for a moment before saying:

"Let's not discuss this matter for now. Chen wants to know, what did Elder Xu prepare for Ren Changyi's birthday banquet this time?"

Xu Baisong was a little puzzled by the meaning of Chen Yuan's words, but he still truthfully said:

"It is a spiritual medicine that my Azurewood Sect imitated from the famous one in Jianghu (江湖), called Black Jade Paste."

"Black Jade Paste..."

Chen Yuan had heard the name of Black Jade Continuation Ointment, but this was the first time he had heard of Black Jade Paste.

"Indeed."

"Compared to Black Jade Continuation Ointment, how effective is this Black Jade Paste?"

Xu Baisong touched his nose and said awkwardly:

"It has about two to thirty percent of its medicinal power."

Chen Yuan nodded. Two to thirty percent meant at most twenty percent. He could still understand the meaning of such words.

"How about this, how about using this Black Jade Paste to exchange for Meridian Opening Spiritual Water?"

Xu Baisong's eyes lit up upon hearing this:

"Really?"

He had fooled Ren Changyi before, wanting to use Black Jade Paste to exchange for Geng Metal, but after witnessing Chen Yuan's strength and character, he didn't dare to deceive Chen Yuan.

The Black Jade Paste had not yet become famous in Jianghu and was of much lower value than Meridian Opening Spiritual Water.

"Plus ten Profound Spirit Pills."

Chen Yuan smiled.

He had used up all the Profound Spirit Pills he had, and now that Xu Baisong had come to his door, he naturally couldn't let it go.

"Lord Chen, I'm afraid this won't work. If it's just exchanging for Black Jade Paste, Xu can make the decision, but if we add ten Profound Spirit Pills..."

Xu Baisong politely refused.

"Elder Xu, don't rush to refuse. In addition to Meridian Opening Spiritual Water, this official will also add five hundred taels of silver." Chen Yuan opened his palm.

"This..."

"If Elder Xu still can't accept it, then Chen can only take the Meridian Opening Spiritual Water away."

"Alright, I'll do as Lord Chen says, but the five hundred taels of silver..." Xu Baisong hadn't found any box for holding silver on Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan pointed to the Ren family:

"Does the dignified Ren family lack this five hundred taels of silver?"

Xu Baisong understood that Chen Yuan was using the Ren family's silver to trade with him.

"Alright, Lord Chen's strength is extraordinary, Xu will suffer a little loss, and just consider it making friends with Lord Chen." Xu Baisong smiled very cheerfully.

He placed a white porcelain bottle and a small box in front of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan just smiled without saying a word.

Xu Baisong suffering a loss?

Impossible. He must have valued the value of the Meridian Opening Spiritual Water when he came forward to mediate earlier. For people in such urgent need, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to be a little harsher.

In fact, Chen Yuan wasn't wrong.

Xu Baisong had been determined to get the Meridian Opening Spiritual Water when he saw Xuan Nu take it out. He had damaged some meridians during cultivation before, greatly reducing his cultivation speed.

Only Meridian Opening Spiritual Water could repair them, and even strengthen them further.

He had originally planned to go to Golden Mountain Temple in person, but since he encountered it in the Ren family, he naturally couldn't let it go.

To avoid being scammed by those monks from Golden Mountain Temple.

After receiving the Black Jade Paste and Profound Spirit Pills, Chen Yuan gave the Meridian Opening Spiritual Water to Xu Baisong.

The Profound Spirit Pills were for his own use, while the Black Jade Paste was what Chen Yuan exchanged for Zhao Nanshan.

He had helped him a lot, and it was time to repay him.

His character was to repay kindness with kindness and revenge with revenge.

The only uncertainty was whether this Black Jade Paste could restore Zhao Nanshan's meridians. If not, perhaps Chen Yuan could only wait until he had the opportunity to obtain Black Jade Continuation Ointment in the future to help him.

After obtaining the Meridian Opening Spiritual Water, Xu Baisong immediately bid farewell.

He left the Ren family in a hurry with Chu Yunfeng and others.

As for the others, they had already run away earlier.

Today's events were destined to spread quickly throughout South Tomb Prefecture.

Fighting one against three and repelling Xuan Nu of Golden Mountain Temple, any one of these was enough to make Chen Yuan famous.

With the assistance of the Qinghe County constables, the operation to clean up the Ren family accelerated considerably.

In this battle, nearly three to four thousand taels of silver were found in the Ren family, in addition to other assets. This operation was undeniably rich, but it would take some time to convert the assets into cash.

But there were specialized people to handle this matter.

During the search process, Chen Yuan summoned the Four Ghosts of Yun River to his side and rewarded them with four hundred taels of silver as a reward for their actions this time.

As for the others in the Sky Patrol Department, the rewards were not included.

In total, Chen Yuan had already taken out nine hundred taels of silver.

"Thank you, Lord."

Zhao Beishan and the others didn't decline.

"In addition to these things, this official has one more thing for you to do."

"Lord, please instruct."

"Send these things to Zhao Nanshan of the Sanhe Fist Hall in Ping An County. As for whether he will give you a chance, it depends on your fate."

As he spoke, Chen Yuan pointed to a letter and the Black Jade Paste.

In addition to reminiscing with Zhao Nanshan, the letter also told him about his current situation, asking him to try the Black Jade Paste and see if he could pass on the Qi Gathering technique to the Four Ghosts of Yun River.

They were all Bone Refinement martial artists, especially Zhao Beishan, who had already tempered his whole body, reaching the standard for breaking through to Condensing罡.

If he could break through, Chen Yuan would have an additional Qi Gathering level subordinate.

Which could greatly help him.

"We obey your orders."

The men immediately agreed without hesitation.

Afterwards, Chen Yuan instructed them on some other matters, as well as Wang Ping's matter, asking them to tell Wang Ping that if he was willing, he should no longer be a constable in the future and follow him.

Chen Yuan also asked the Four Ghosts of Yun River to give Wang Ping some pills for cultivation.

Chen Yuan had not forgotten about this little brother.

With him, Chen Yuan not only had someone he could trust, but he could also adjust his mood from time to time.