That day, after Chen Yuan gave the order to exterminate the Kitchen Knife Gang, all the Sky Survey Division's personnel were dispatched to launch a devastating attack on the Kitchen Knife Gang's branches and strongholds within Tangshan Prefecture.

For a time, Tangshan Prefecture was shaken to its core!

Everyone with a bit of influence was trying to find out what exactly was happening and why the imperial court was suddenly taking action against the Kitchen Knife Gang. Wasn't it said that Chen Yongzhi had a very good relationship with the government?

Could it be because of the new Azure Envoy, Chen Yuan?

This was not surprising, after all, Chen Yuan had already formed a grudge against the Kitchen Knife Gang in Lushui County, wiping out their branch stronghold. Chen Yongzhi's son, Chen Tao, was blasted into a bloody mist, his bones gone without a trace.

War seemed to be a justifiable explanation.

But after Song Jingang's head and Chen Yongzhi's corpse were hung on the city gate tower, the wind shifted. The events of that day were thoroughly spread throughout Tangshan Prefecture by some Sky Survey Guards.

First, Chen Yuan took office with great fanfare, seizing Song Jingang's power and directly ascending to the position of Azure Envoy. Then, Chen Yongzhi of the Kitchen Knife Gang begged Chen Yuan for mercy, willing to pay a price to resolve their grievances.

However, Chen Yuan directly presented the Kitchen Knife Gang's crimes over the years, forcefully blasting him to death within the Sky Survey Division, regardless of any consequences.

Later, after Chen Yuan dealt with Chen Yongzhi, he resolutely turned his attention to Song Jingang, saying that he was ordered to execute Song Jingang, a traitor to the court, and to exterminate his nine generations.

Song Jingang refused to accept this and fought with Chen Yuan. Before long, Song Jingang was defeated and admitted that he had colluded with the heretics of the Wusheng Sect, sacrificing thousands of people in Tangshan Prefecture through blood rituals.

Chen Yuan was furious and ordered the extermination of his ten generations, and had his head hung on the city wall as a warning.

In an instant, a shocking earthquake swept through Tangshan Prefecture and spread to the counties below at an extremely fast pace.

It was normal for this to cause such a sensation because it was so unexpected. After all, Chen Yuan had only just taken office, and no one expected that he would dare to take action against two powerful figures who had shaken Tangshan Prefecture on the very day he took office.

In addition to this was the strength that Chen Yuan displayed.

According to insiders, Chen Yuan completely crushed Chen Yongzhi and Song Jingang. From start to finish, it didn't even take a quarter of an hour.

He resolved the two in just over a hundred breaths.

This was the most shocking and inexplicable thing.

You must know that Chen Yongzhi and Song Jingang were definitely considered strong. Their Tongxuan late-stage cultivation could definitely rank them in the top five or even top three among Tangshan Prefecture's experts.

Chen Yongzhi had a great reputation and a legendary experience. He had made a name for himself with two kitchen knives, creating the Kitchen Knife Gang, which had become a force to be reckoned with in just a few decades.

In addition to his means of forming alliances, how many of the major forces in Tangshan Prefecture were not related to the Kitchen Knife Gang?

It is said that a Grandmaster expert who once passed through Tangshan Prefecture even commented that Chen Yongzhi had the potential to become a Grandmaster!

But such a terrifying expert was easily killed!

Also, Song Jingang had served as the Azure Envoy for decades and had a similarly vast network of relationships. He was always a man of his word and was considered to have the final say in Tangshan Prefecture.

But Chen Yuan still acted without any scruples. He turned his face directly after eating and drinking his fill within the Sky Survey Division. His fickle personality made people's hearts tremble.

Some people exclaimed that Tangshan Prefecture was probably going to have an Azure Envoy who was even more terrifying than Song Jingang.

Of course, this was just the spreading of information by those with ulterior motives.

In the eyes of many ordinary people, the new Azure Envoy was definitely a righteous official, willing to stand up for the people, even at the cost of killing a high-ranking official like the Sky Survey Azure Envoy.

How many such people could be found in the world?

His reputation could be said to be severely polarized!

Later, after some people spread the word, Chen Yuan's true identity was revealed. He was a top twenty Heaven's Pride on the Hidden Dragon List, known as the Demon Blade!

Originally from Nanling Prefecture, he had climbed to a high position from a small constable in just over a year. His experience was even more legendary and shocking than Chen Yongzhi's.

And his other title, 'God of Slaughter', was also revealed.

He had killed so many people in Nanling Prefecture that three of the five major forces were directly destroyed. Since then, the Nanling Jianghu had never had a chance to rise again. Most importantly, his background was extremely powerful.

He was a man of the current Azure State Gold Envoy, Jiang He. A month ago, he had even directly suppressed a Dan Realm Grandmaster of the Qingyun Sword Sect, a top force in Azure State, for his sake.

His prestige shook the world.

These rumors further intensified Chen Yuan's name. The vast majority of people knew that the new Azure Envoy was a thorough ruthless character, with thousands of lives under his blade.

Coupled with his unparalleled talent, it was simply terrifying.

The shock continued, and turmoil was brewing.

While the outside world was full of rumors and constant speculation, Chen Yuan had not shown his face, which disappointed many people. They thought that after Chen Yuan had killed Zheng Yongzhi and Song Jingang with thunderous force, he would still have other actions.

After all, there were many forces in Tangshan Prefecture that were on good terms with them.

But Chen Yuan was just dormant, which made many people not understand what Chen Yuan was planning.

So, what was Chen Yuan doing now?

He was investigating the Tangshan Great Buddha!

Nothing is more important than opportunities, that was Chen Yuan's understanding. Let the external storms rage, he would remain unmoved. If he moved, it would be earth-shattering.

After experiencing many things, he already had some of the heart of a strong person.

He could treat these guys in Tangshan Prefecture with indifference.

They were just worthless rabble!

Inside the Sky Survey Division's archives.

Chen Yuan put down the jade slip in his hand, his eyes flickering. According to some of the introductions on it, this so-called Great Buddha was really quite extraordinary.

According to legend, more than two hundred years ago, at the beginning of the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, a divine monk from the Western Regions Buddhism who preached in the Central Plains used heaven-defying immortal methods to move a Buddha statue from thousands of miles away.

The Buddha statue was more than two hundred zhang high, which is more than six hundred meters high. It was carved from bluestone, and everyone who saw it was shocked.

Every year during festivals, many believers would go to burn incense and worship Buddha, praying for peace.

As for why the legendary divine monk placed the Great Buddha here, there was also a rumor that a peerless ferocious beast was suppressed under the Great Buddha.

The ferocious beast ate people and had slaughtered a large city hundreds of years ago. The divine monk traveled to the Central Plains and heard this rumor. After confirming it himself, he used the Buddha to suppress it.

Of course, this was just a rumor and had never been definitively confirmed.

Even on the books of Strange Tales, it was only marked as a 'rumor'.

In the speculation of many people, it was actually that the Buddhist sect was preparing to preach in Shuzhou and Xuezhou, using this place as a bridgehead. However, because Shushan did not allow it,

The temple was never built, leaving only a Buddha statue here.

In addition to this, the dharma name of the legendary divine monk was unknown.

Relatively speaking, Chen Yuan was more inclined to the latter.

As everyone knows, Shushan is the most powerful force in Shuzhou, and its name comes from this. Even the imperial court would not oppress Shushan too much.

Swordsmen would rather break than bend, and most of them had straightforward personalities. If they didn't agree with you, they would really dare to kill and rebel. In addition, Shushan's power was vast, so it was normal for the Buddhist sect not to succeed in preaching here.

Not to mention there was an even stronger Xuezhou blocking them nearby.

You must know that Xuezhou is one of the largest states in the world. It is almost twice the size of Qingzhou on the map. The martial arts atmosphere is chaotic, and there are two major demonic immortal sects suppressing it.

Even Lingshan would not dare to easily provoke them.

Chen Yuan only glanced at these introductions of similar rumors to understand them. What really caught his attention was the so-called flooding of the Great Buddha's knees.

The classics record that every year, the lake water at the foot of the Great Buddha would experience a surge until it reached the Great Buddha's knees.

Every time the Great Buddha's knees were flooded, there would be signs in advance. The time was approximately between April and June. According to the information he had ordered people to investigate, the lake water had recently shown signs of surging. It was estimated that the flooding of the Great Buddha's knees would occur within three to seven days.

This investigation made Chen Yuan silent again. Sure enough, every guidance of the Destiny Altar was closely related to his current situation. If he had come a little later or acted a few days later against Chen Yongzhi, he might have really missed the flooding of the Great Buddha's knees.

He just didn't know if a new opportunity would be guided at that time, or if there were other ways to find the Blood Bodhi.

Speaking of the Blood Bodhi, Chen Yuan became more serious.

This thing was very difficult to find. At least there was no introduction to it in the Strange Tales in the Sky Survey Division's archives. He had to send someone to hide their tracks and buy the news from Dengxian Tower.

According to the introduction above, this thing was mostly a strange fruit formed from the blood dripped by exotic beasts in the world. It was also said to be Red Heart Bodhi. As for what could be called exotic beasts, there was also an introduction above.

The most outstanding one was the Fire Qilin, which was rumored to have disappeared from the world.

He couldn't help but suspect, was there a Fire Qilin under this Tangshan Great Buddha?

Otherwise, where would the Blood Bodhi come from?

Of course, the introduction above was not limited to the Fire Qilin. If there were other fire-attributed exotic beasts, they could also drip blood to form the fruit.

And the effect of the Blood Bodhi was also extremely powerful. It had the effect of treating physical injuries. If there were no injuries, it could increase cultivation, strengthen Qi and blood, and was extremely effective for body refiners.

It was one of the world's rare spiritual objects.

After reading these introductions, Chen Yuan suppressed the excitement in his heart. This Blood Bodhi was the most suitable for him at present.

Because a very important part of the Tianyuan level was the aspect of Qi and blood.

And the Blood Bodhi could also increase cultivation. As long as there were enough of them, he would definitely be able to usher in a surge in his cultivation in a short period of time.

Just as he was pondering when to go to the Tangshan Great Buddha, the Sky Survey Guards outside reported that Yue Shan and others who had gone to exterminate the Kitchen Knife Gang had returned.

Immediately, Chen Yuan ordered them to wait for orders in the Sky Survey Hall.

"My Lord."

"My Lord."

"My Lord."

A group of Sky Survey Envoys bowed and saluted Chen Yuan with clasped fists.

Sitting in the top seat, Chen Yuan glanced at everyone and said:

"How is it?"

Mo Donghe stepped forward and said: "Reporting to my Lord, Song Jingang's ten clans have all been exterminated. More than ten thousand gold and silver, twelve Yuan Crystals, and various jewels and calligraphy paintings have been found in his home."

He was the commander of the extermination of Song Jingang's entire clan. To prevent accidents, Chen Yuan did not allow the Sky Survey Envoys of Tangshan Prefecture to participate in this matter.

"Did any remnants escape?"

"None."

"Very good, what about Yue Shan's side?" Chen Yuan turned his gaze to the iron tower man in front of him.

"Reporting to my Lord, all the branches and strongholds of the Kitchen Knife Gang in the prefecture city have also been exterminated. No one escaped. A total of"

"But"

"But what?"

Chen Yuan asked.

"Only a few of Chen Yongzhi's children are not in the city. According to the investigation, they are mostly stationed in branches in the counties below. When this subordinate arrived, several people had learned the news in advance and disappeared."

Chen Yuan tapped the table with his fingers. The harvest this time was considerable, especially the harvest from the Kitchen Knife Gang, which could even rival the Golden Mountain Temple's accumulation for a hundred years.

Tangshan's prosperity was well-deserved.

Even after handing over a portion, many Yuan Crystals could still be left. It could be said that he would not have to worry about Yuan Crystals for a short period of time. As expected, expropriating homes and exterminating families was the fastest way to get rich.

The only pity was that a few remnants were left behind.

"Who are the escapees?" Chen Yuan never left any hidden dangers for himself, and always cut the weeds and eliminated the roots.

"They are Chen Yongzhi's second son and one daughter. In addition, there are several core members of the Kitchen Knife Gang. Among these three remnants, Chen Yongzhi's eldest son has the highest cultivation and the strongest talent. He is currently only twenty-one years old and has already reached the 235th place on the Hidden Dragon List."

Yue Shan told everything he knew.

"Oh?" Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows, and the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger.

Remnants were not to be left behind, let alone talents on the Hidden Dragon List?

He himself was a figure on the Hidden Dragon List, so he naturally knew that everyone who could be on the Hidden Dragon List could be called extraordinary, and their potential should not be underestimated.

It was even more impossible to leave them alive!

"Pass on this Envoy's order, Tangshan Prefecture will fully search for the whereabouts of these remnants, and no one is allowed to escape Tangshan. Issue a reward. Anyone who can provide their whereabouts will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"

"Yes, this subordinate obeys."

Yue Shan's expression straightened. As expected, it was his lord's character not to leave any hidden troubles for himself.

"Also, these people escaped from which county. The officials here, from the county magistrate and county captain to the constables and elites, as long as they have any connection with the Kitchen Knife Gang, all their clans will be exterminated!"

Chen Yuan said coldly.

This time, the Sky Survey Division's action was like a thunderbolt, giving these people very little time to react. Someone must have passed on the news from within.

Although this was only a possibility, it was better to kill the wrong person than to let one go.

These officials who colluded with the Kitchen Knife Gang had been harming the people for many years, and he would have to settle accounts with them sooner or later. It was not considered a wrongful killing now. When you come out to play, you always have to pay it back.

"Yes, this subordinate obeys!"

"Yes, this subordinate obeys!"

Mo Donghe chewed on a clove of garlic and stepped forward and said:

"My Lord, this subordinate has an idea."

"Speak."

"Jianghu martial artists have always put filial piety first. Why not use Chen Yongzhi's corpse as bait to lure them out? Besides, there will be no loss even if it fails."

"Approved. This matter will be handed over to you. If you succeed, this Envoy will reward you handsomely."

"Thank you, my Lord."

"Reporting to my Lord, there is someone outside claiming to be a subordinate of the Prefect."

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Are the people who say I Have a Destiny Altar's chapters are short serious?

It's now eight thousand words a day!

It's not short anymore.

Also, I saw a brother asking what book I'm reading so engrossed in. I'll reply here. It's "Adolescent A".

"My Lord, that's not hitting this subordinate's ass, it's hitting your face." This was said to the Prefect.

After that, he looked for information on the Blood Bodhi and shook Tangshan Prefecture.