Chen Yuan's face was grim, his eyes fixed on Lin Beihan.

He had wanted to kill this guy for a long time!

It was time to collect some interest from the grudges with the Azure Serpent Society.

"What crime has the Azure Serpent Society committed? How dare the Imperial Court take such a big risk to act? Are they not afraid of inciting chaos in Nanling Prefecture?" Lin Beihan took a deep breath.

He wanted to stall for time as much as possible.

"Chaos in Nanling Prefecture? You overestimate the Azure Serpent Society. A mere Jianghu force dares to talk about turmoil? Do you think other forces are that stupid?

Besides, who said the Sky Survey Division is going after the Azure Serpent Society? What we want is you, Lin Beihan! Daring to betray the Imperial Court, you deserve to die!" Chen Yuan snorted coldly.

Now was not a good opportunity for the Nanling Prefecture Sky Survey Division to eliminate the Azure Serpent Society.

But inflicting heavy damage was still possible.

The Imperial Court had lost some face before, and now they had to get it back tenfold.

Tang Qian had to know the consequences of going against the Imperial Court.

It might be acceptable on ordinary days, but not in broad daylight.

"Betray the Imperial Court!"

Lin Beihan's face was gloomy. He knew how serious this charge was. It seemed the Sky Survey Division was determined to kill him this time. He glanced around, already preparing to flee.

He couldn't stay in Nanling Prefecture; he had to leave.

"That's quite a charge. So, Inspector Chen wants to kill me?"

"Is there another option?"

"Based on you?"

"Based on me!"

"Good. Then today, I, Lin, will cripple you and let you know what it means to be ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth."

Before he finished speaking, the spear in Lin Beihan's hand moved like a dragon. A dark red baleful aura instantly filled the spear shaft. The spear point was icy and bone-chilling, aimed at Chen Yuan.

The one who assassinated Chen Yuan before was Song Ren, one of his men, and his spear technique was learned from him!

Almost instantly, Lin Beihan was within ten feet of Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan's face remained unchanged. Baleful aura from his dantian filled his entire body, and a flash of saber light shone.

Drawing Saber Technique!

"Bang!"

The incoming spear was instantly deflected by Chen Yuan. The powerful force made it difficult for Lin Beihan to hold on, and it trembled several times before he stabilized his grip. Chen Yuan took a step forward, and a saber light immediately slashed out.

The ink-black saber light was extremely complementary to the night. Sensing this danger, Lin Beihan almost subconsciously sent out a palm strike, a baleful aura blasting out,

colliding with the saber light!

"Boom!"

A burst of explosion echoed in the void.

"You... you've entered the Coagulation of Baleful Aura Realm!"

Lin Beihan exclaimed in shock, looking at Chen Yuan in disbelief.

However, Chen Yuan had no intention of wasting words with him. Another saber light blasted out, followed by a step forward, his long saber chopping down!

After the initial panic, Lin Beihan reacted instantly, blasting the saber light apart with a spear. His eyes flickered, then he twisted the spear tail, and the spearhead immediately shot out.

This spear was specially made by a top-notch craftsman. It contained a mechanism inside the shaft, with a fine iron chain several feet long. By twisting the mechanism, he could launch a surprise attack.

So what if Chen Yuan had broken through?

So what if he reached the Coagulation of Baleful Aura Realm?

He was already at the peak of the Coagulation of Baleful Aura Realm, not far from the Celestial Astral Realm. He was confident in dealing with a martial artist who had just entered the Coagulation of Baleful Aura Realm.

Peak of Baleful Aura versus initial stage of Baleful Aura.

At this moment, Lin Beihan felt the advantage was on his side!

He wanted to quickly resolve the battle with Chen Yuan, and then immediately leave Nanling Prefecture City, otherwise the danger he would face would be unbearable.

Chen Yuan, leaping in the air, did shrink his pupils. Seeing the spearhead flying out, he borrowed strength from the void, did a somersault, and slashed the spearhead with his saber.

Twisting it again, the spearhead retracted seamlessly.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Beihan thrust his spear straight at Chen Yuan's heart!

......

......

North of Nanling City.

Awakened, Tang Qian of the Azure Serpent Society immediately summoned his subordinates and ordered them to resist the Chang Le Gang's counterattack. His face was gloomy, but he still maintained his confidence.

Even if the Chang Le Gang launched a surprise attack, they were no match for the Azure Serpent Society.

Perhaps, they were just fighting like trapped beasts.

Then, he saw the signal flare exploding in the void, and his heart was immediately shocked. The Chang Le Gang went to ambush Lin Beihan?

How could this be?

He pondered for a moment and decided to go and see. The Chang Le Gang's surprise attack had little impact. As long as he responded methodically, nothing would go wrong, unless Shi Yunlong personally came to his door.

But if that were the case, it would only make Tang Qian even more delighted.

There was a subtle rule in the Nanling Prefecture Jianghu: Profound Connection experts should try not to intervene frequently, because it would only lead to both sides suffering. Strength determined the victor.

To be honest, he had even been expecting Shi Yunlong to lose his temper, so that he could solve the Chang Le Gang once and for all. As long as Shi Yunlong died, he would have no more worries.

He would be able to control the other three areas besides the east of the city in a short period of time. The Azure Serpent Society's power would jump to a level second only to the Jinshan Temple.

This was his long-standing pursuit: to dominate Nanling Prefecture!

It was just that this goal was too difficult to achieve. Not only was the Jinshan Temple vigilant, but other forces would not allow such a strong force to emerge again. Otherwise, he would have started openly long ago.

After instructing several capable subordinates, Tang Qian set off directly for Lin Beihan's residence.

He had no children, and Tang Qian was one of the people he valued more, and his talent was also extremely extraordinary. If he could be promoted to Profound Connection in the future, perhaps the Azure Serpent Society would be handed over to him.

In the void, Tang Qian flew through the air, like a gliding stream of light.

Profound Connection experts could transform Astral Qi into True Essence, and their power increased exponentially. They could only glide and fly for a short period of time. Suddenly, Tang Qian sensed a powerful aura coming towards him.

Wondering in his mind, he immediately stopped and hovered in the void.

In front of him, Shi Yunlong was looking at him with a calm expression.

"Brother Tang, this gang leader has been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Shi Yunlong!"

Tang Qian frowned slightly as he looked at him:

"Do you want to fight me to the death? Have you ever thought about the consequences?"

"Fight to the death? This gang leader is just delaying you for a while." Shi Yunlong's mouth curved into a smile, and his eyes calmly observed the surroundings, searching for where Tao Qingyuan was hiding.

He said before that he would help when necessary.

I'm afraid he would only act when he couldn't beat Tang Qian.

"Delaying time..."

Tang Qian instinctively felt that something was wrong.

"Your Azure Serpent Society has swallowed so many benefits from my Chang Le Gang, it's time to spit some of them out... no, it's to return them tenfold." Shi Yunlong's eyes focused.

"Hehe, is Brother Yunlong too arrogant? You and I are both here. Do you think my Azure Serpent Society is weaker than the Chang Le Gang?"

Tang Qian chuckled and his expression shifted slightly.

"The Azure Serpent Society won't be this strong after tonight. Perhaps Brother Tang doesn't know, so let me tell you, your adopted son, Lin Beihan, has betrayed the Imperial Court, and the evidence is solid.

At this moment, the Sky Survey Division has dispatched experts to surround the Lin residence."

"Before long, Lin Beihan and some of the elites of the Blood Killing Hall under his command will die. It's not my Chang Le Gang who is attacking Lin Beihan!" Shi Yunlong's mouth curved into a smile.

Tang Qian was furious. Betraying the Imperial Court, solid evidence... this was a common phrase used by the Sky Survey Division before they exterminated a family. Of course, he was no stranger to it:

"So, Brother Yunlong is blocking me here so that the Sky Survey Division can act?"

"You're really confused! Brother Yunlong, don't you know the seriousness of this matter? The struggle between you and me belongs to the Jianghu dispute. If the Sky Survey Division is involved, it won't be that simple."

"Does Brother Yunlong want the Chang Le Gang to be unable to gain a foothold in the Nanling Jianghu in the future?"

"Jianghu dispute? Hmph, this gang leader doesn't care about that. As long as it can severely damage the Azure Serpent Society, it's good. If I don't use some means, my Chang Le Gang will probably be forced to a dead end by your Azure Serpent Society. At that time, how can we talk about gaining a foothold in the Jianghu?"

"Are you not afraid of me, Tang, spreading this matter throughout the Jianghu?"

"Why should I be afraid?"

Tang Qian's eyes scanned Shi Yunlong up and down:

"It seems that you have already surrendered to the Imperial Court. It's a disgrace to the Shi family's style!"

"Gang Leader Tang, don't slander people. When did Shi surrender to the Imperial Court? Today is the day of my Chang Le Gang's counterattack. It's just a coincidence that I'm fighting with you."

Shi Yunlong sneered, tightly gripping a black long staff in his hand!

"It seems that Gang Leader Shi wants to fight?"

Tang Qian sneered. He knew Shi Yunlong's strength. He was much weaker than him, having only opened up one Profound Aperture.

He was invincible against ordinary Coagulation of Astral Qi martial artists, but against him...

"That's right, Shi has long wanted to fight Gang Leader Tang again. Please enlighten me!"

"Then come on. Since you want to die, then I won't stop you, but you must know that if you die, the Chang Le Gang will be destroyed."

"Blue Silver Entanglement!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Qian stopped talking nonsense. A blue long whip suddenly shot out from his sleeve, like a flexible giant python, wanting to entangle Shi Yunlong.

It emanated a terrifying Astral Qi!

"Bang!"

Shi Yunlong, who was prepared, knocked the long whip back with a staff. The next moment, his speed suddenly increased, and he jumped up, holding the staff with both hands, and rays of staff light shot out.

In a short while, the void north of Nanling City was filled with sharp Astral Qi that exploded continuously.

Fortunately, this was in the void. If it were below, I'm afraid that within a hundred feet, everything would be turned to powder under this Astral Qi.

The aftermath of Profound Connection experts is fatal to ordinary people!

Below, Tao Qingyuan watched this battle with a solemn expression. In his eyes, Shi Yunlong was indeed brave and unmatched at the beginning, his staff technique was fierce, and his killing intent was endless.

But it was a pity that he met Tang Qian. The weapon in his hand was very restrained against him. After the initial fierceness, Shi Yunlong could basically only defend.

Tang Qian's Blue Silver Entanglement was indeed extraordinary. The Astral Qi and the Astral Qi in his hand cooperated, like flexible snakes. Once entangled,

Shi Yunlong could only retreat.

And then, it would be time for him to take action. Of course, this time might be a little longer, after all, Shi Yunlong was not so easy to defeat.

His offensive was extremely fierce, and Tang Qian did not dare to be careless, for fear of being approached.

Let's divide the story into two parts.

In addition to the battle here, the battle between Chen Yuan and Lin Beihan was also continuing on the other side.

Baleful aura gathered at one point, and the spear was like a dragon, stabbing straight at the heart.

The saber light exploded, and the ground was in a mess.

No one dared to approach within thirty feet of Chen Yuan and Lin Beihan. In a short moment, the two had attacked each other several times. Chen Yuan's flesh was strong, and Lin Beihan's spear technique was fierce.

An evenly matched scene actually appeared.

But the more Lin Beihan fought, the more surprised he became. He knew his own strength clearly. At the peak of the Coagulation of Baleful Aura Realm, he could even withstand dozens of moves under a Celestial Astral Realm martial artist, or even retreat unscathed.

But what about Chen Yuan?

Now he was not weaker than him at all!

What was going on?

He really wanted to ask.

Why had Chen Yuan suddenly become so strong? Shouldn't he have been able to solve the battle cleanly?

How long had it been since Chen Yuan and Liu Changkong fought?

At that time, he was even weaker than Liu Changkong, but now...

There really were geniuses in the world, he had to sigh!

Of course, at the same time...

The killing intent surrounding him became even stronger.

This son must not be kept alive!

Realizing this, Lin Beihan directly used the Secret Technique of Death Battle, instantly increasing his own power by a notch, and blasting out a spear.

"Boom!"

A huge roaring sound exploded, and Chen Yuan, who received the spear with his fist, was knocked back several feet.

Chen Yuan let out a breath, looked at the scene of the battle around him, and Lin Beihan's relentless momentum, and realized that he had to use the Blood Fiend Saber!

His original plan was to quickly resolve the battle, but after several blows, he realized that Lin Beihan was indeed as rumored, not so easy to deal with.

Being able to retreat unscathed from a Celestial Astral Realm martial artist, he had to treat him with caution.

Even if he won, he might have to pay a price.

So...

Then let's end this quickly!

Chen Yuan immediately awakened the Blood Fiend Saber with his mind. A huge Xuan black baleful aura instantly covered his entire body, like a layer of deep flames.

He grinned and looked at Lin Beihan and said:

"I have gone dark!"