The news of the Northern Expedition's great victory swept through Liangzhou City at an extremely rapid pace, causing a huge sensation. On this day, everyone was celebrating this event.

Chen Yuan's prestige also climbed to its peak.

At the same time, the news spread like wildfire, quickly spreading throughout the three northern states, causing even greater shockwaves, with everyone chanting about it.

Because compared to other regions, the people of the north suffered the most from the oppression of the barbarians. The reason why the north's development lagged behind the south for the past few hundred years was due to the barbarians.

Raids and border incursions every year.

The hatred between the northern people and the Northern Barbarians had almost reached its extreme. Among them, Liangzhou and Youzhou were the most affected, and their greatest sense of existence was being located on the frontier.

Now that the Northern Barbarians were destroyed, they would not pose a threat for at least several hundred years, and they would be the biggest beneficiaries.

A wave of worship for Chen Yuan quickly arose.

When he stirred up the world in the past, each time he was able to cause turmoil in the Central Plains. Although the response in the north was also not small, it was ultimately not as great as imagined.

Now, Chen Yuan, with his immense achievements, solved their hidden dangers.

Naturally, he was able to gather a large amount of popular support.

With the three northern states as the center, the news gradually began to spread, especially in the Central State. The court, which had been preparing for this, wrote extensively about it, extolling the Regent's great achievements.

No less than creating a god!

South, West, East, in just a few days, all thirteen states of the Central Plains knew about it, causing a sensation in the Central Plains and in the world. At the same time, there were more and more hopes for Chen Yuan to become emperor.

Such unparalleled achievements could only be accomplished by an emperor.

The position of Regent was no longer enough to demonstrate Chen Yuan's terror.

And this was precisely Chen Yuan's plan.

Wouldn't it be more justifiable for him to become emperor when everyone in the world expected him to become emperor?

Only in this way could he gather the strongest Human Emperor's Destiny!

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Central State, Shenjing City.

As the capital of a nation, the people of Shenjing City, even after experiencing many wars, could still be considered one of the leading cities in the world. Chen Yuan's prestige in the capital was naturally needless to say.

Before it was occupied, countless people yearned for it.

Now that the world had been settled, it was naturally rising rapidly.

At the East Gate, there was an envoy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard standing on a high platform, loudly proclaiming the Regent Chen Yuan's great achievements in the Northern Expedition. Even though it had been like this for several days in a row.

There were still countless people willing to come and listen again.

"The Regent has pacified the three great grasslands..."

"Good!"

"Good, haha, as expected of the Regent."

"Achievements worthy of being passed down in history, this old man went to the grasslands in his early years, you didn't see how fierce the barbarians there were..."

"The Northern Border has been settled. With such achievements, the Regent should become emperor."

"Yes, such great achievements are more than enough to become the Human Emperor..."

If it were in peaceful times, anyone who dared to discuss the Prince's ascension to the throne would not only have their nine generations exterminated, but also their three generations. But who told the current Great Jin Dynasty to exist in name only?

Even the emperor had left the palace and lived in the Duke Anle's mansion, no longer showing his face all day long, only waiting for the sentence to be pronounced one day in the future. Who would dare to make a fuss about this matter?

Even Chen Yuan deliberately created such a scene of popular support. Whoever dared to stop him would have to die.

And in that vast crowd, there stood a middle-aged man with an ordinary face, watching the official on the high platform proclaiming his achievements with great interest.

He muttered softly:

"Tsk... Northern Barbarians... It seems that Martial Emperor originally enfeoffed the general Man Gu with them. I didn't expect them to be destroyed now..."

And his identity was naturally Shan Fu, who had just escaped from Mount Seigaku Tenshan in Dongying not long ago.

After he defeated those sent by the Heavenly Demon Palace, he would naturally search their souls to understand some of the current situation in the world. It was just a pity that thousands of years had passed.

The world had changed.

The former Martial Emperor had long since disappeared, and there was even a discontinuity. As for the human dynasty they once created, it had long since dissipated in the river of time.

This immediately made him feel a little lost.

Even he had lived for thousands of years. Why did the Martial Emperor, who possessed immortal medicine, perish?

What did the so-called Immortal Realm refer to?

In order to find these secrets, he secretly came to the Central Plains and set foot on this long-lost homeland again.

It was just a pity that after searching for a while, he still gained nothing.

And the only thing that could currently arouse his interest was the so-called Regent Chen Yuan. This person's growth was extremely similar to that of the Martial Emperor.

Both of them rose from humble beginnings and grew into giants of heaven and earth.

The Martial Emperor was born in troubled times. Starting from a humble slave, he grew step by step, creating the human martial arts realm step by step, driving away the demon race in the Southern Border, and occupying the Central Plains of Shenzhou.

This Chen Yuan started as a small constable, and now he has become the actual co-lord of the Central Plains.

Such a remarkable person was worthy of his interest.

Only by defeating someone similar to the Martial Emperor could he arouse his competitive spirit. At the same time, he could sit on the long-dreamed Human Emperor's throne again.

The position of Human Emperor was taken by the Martial Emperor. Why couldn't Shan Fu take it?

"Hehe..."

Shan Fu raised his head and looked at the void, a slight smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. Now, he only hoped that the Regent could return victoriously as soon as possible, and he would kill this son under the gaze of everyone.

Only in this way could he satisfy his hobby.

Thousands of years of confinement had already made him a little crazy. He wanted to show his sense of existence very much, but the guys in Dongying, although they were descendants of his former subordinates.

But after all, they were too weak. As slaves, they were okay, but how could they understand if he proclaimed his power in front of them?

"Come back soon, this seat can't wait any longer... Hehehe..."

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"Go back?"

Southern Border, at a certain demon clan's station, Demon Emperor Mo Ying frowned as he listened to Bai Shan's words.

"This is also a last resort. That Chen Yuan has already pacified the Northern Barbarian grasslands and killed the Northern Barbarian's Heavenly Khan, Huangji. It is said that he is also a Land Immortal Almighty.

But he still can't stop Chen Yuan, we..."

An old man in a human scholar's robe couldn't help but sigh softly.

The demon clan's northward march to the Central Plains was a pre-determined plan. After they solved the Burning Heaven Demon Domain, they quickly began to mobilize strong demon soldiers from various parts of the Southern Border without stopping.

It was to fight against the Central Plains and defeat Chen Yuan's rise.

However, before they could take action, just when they were ready, the news from the Central Plains frightened him and made him want to retreat.

The Northern Barbarian war had ended, and Chen Yuan was very likely to have returned to the Central Plains. He was now waiting for them at Zhennan Pass. If they rushed up regardless of everything.

They might suffer a great defeat.

The last battle of Zhennan Pass had already hurt the Southern Border demon clan's muscles and bones. If they were to bury this million-strong army here again, it would really be a great loss of vitality.

If Chen Yuan went south and launched another campaign against the demons, the demon clan's inheritance might be cut off.

They were the rulers of the entire Southern Border demon clan. As demon gods, they could not watch the demon clan decline.

Therefore, after hearing about this, he came to persuade Mo Ying not to act willfully.

Chen Yuan not going south was already a rare stroke of good fortune. How could they go north to court death?

Mo Ying took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"Damn Chen Yuan!"

He couldn't figure it out. Just not long ago, he was just a fifth-level martial artist with extraordinary combat power. How did he suddenly jump to this step?

Now he was even able to kill Land Immortal Almighties.

He didn't know how strong Huangji was, but he was clear about his own strength. He was only at the initial stage of the 'Undying Body', which was equivalent to the human race's initial Land Immortal realm. If Chen Yuan returned.

There was basically no chance for him to win.

"The news has just come. I'm afraid it's unlikely that Chen Yuan is at Zhennan Pass. If we take action to sneak attack at this time..." The Chengtian Demon God on the side hesitated after thinking for a moment.

It seemed that he felt it was somewhat feasible.

"This statement also makes some sense. Chen Yuan is a petty person and seeks revenge for the smallest grievance. There are already enough grudges from before. Even if the Southern Border stays here honestly from now on, he won't let it go.

It's better to weaken his forces first and raid Zhennan Pass." Another demon god nodded in agreement at this time.

"What do you think?"

Mo Ying looked at the Bai Shan Demon God and asked.

Among the three demon gods, Bai Shan's combat power was not obvious, but he was considered a resourceful figure who made suggestions for the demon clan. Although he couldn't be said to be amazing, what he said was also quite reasonable.

Moreover, he was the first demon god willing to submit to him. Therefore, Mo Ying still attached great importance to Bai Shan.

"This matter is feasible, but... Your Majesty the Demon Emperor once said that there is also a Land Immortal Almighty by Chen Yuan's side. Now that Dongying and the Western Regions have been pacified, will this person be hiding in Zhennan Pass?"

Bai Shan reminded him.

And his words immediately pulled Mo Ying's thoughts back to the previous time. When he sensed Chen Yuan's breakthrough and went to take action to stop him, he was startled away by a strong person at the last moment.

The aura emitted by that strong person far exceeded him...

If they fought, Mo Ying had no confidence, and his heart sank even more.

Chen Yuan was gone, but there were still follow-up moves!

The Central Plains of Shenzhou was worthy of being a human holy land, with strong people emerging in large numbers.

Seeing this, the Chengtian Demon God no longer said much and quietly waited for Mo Ying's answer.

After thinking for a long time, Mo Ying let out a long breath and said in a low voice:

"Forget it, the strength of my Southern Border demon clan is indeed inferior to that of the human race in the Central Plains. This battle... is too late. We missed the best opportunity. Let's... retreat."

If the Burning Heaven Demon Domain hadn't suddenly appeared, it wouldn't have restrained the Demon God Palace. If he had taken action when the three parties, the Northern Barbarians, the Western Regions, and Dongying, were besieging the Central Plains.

He would definitely have been able to achieve great results.

It was just a pity that the best opportunity had now been missed, and there was no hope of salvaging it.

"Heaven does not bless my demon clan..."

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Chen Yuan's plan basically succeeded. After the news of the Northern Barbarians' destruction came out, the demon clan lost their fighting spirit. He didn't expect Chen Yuan's actions to be so fast.

In just over a month, he solved the trouble.

And at this time, the demon clan had just gathered all their strong people and approached Zhennan Pass.

It was too late...

Let's rewind the time to seven days ago.

When he gave the order to transmit the great victory of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Chen Yuan handed over all the power to the deputy commander Chen Huaiyi and Jiang He and others, so that they could take charge of the aftermath.

And he went to Mount Qiling to prepare to obtain the opportunity and break through the realm!

For such things, Chen Huaiyi and others were obviously already used to it. They didn't show the slightest sign of inquiry and continued to do the next things in an orderly manner.

Chen Yuan's departure was a secret. Except for a few people like Jiang He, no one else knew Chen Yuan's current whereabouts. Even Wei Wuque, the King of Beiliang, was rejected when he wanted to see the Regent.

Mount Qiling was located in the central part of the grassland, tens of thousands of miles away, but for Chen Yuan, this was not a big deal. It only took him one day.

He found Mount Qiling according to some memories from soul searching.

The so-called holy mountain was not very magnificent. It was only a hundred feet high and stretched for more than ten miles. Looking at the grassland, it was not eye-catching. Only the vitality of heaven and earth was a little richer.

In addition, Mount Qiling was the sleeping place of the strong people of the Gufeng Royal Court, so no one would come to disturb it, and no one would discover the true secret of Mount Qiling.

The Destiny Altar's guidance was that there was a spirit realm hidden in the depths of the void at the top of Mount Qiling. Chen Yuan did not hesitate and quickly tore apart the void after arriving at Mount Qiling.

He searched inch by inch in the surrounding area of tens of miles.

Heaven did not disappoint. With the help of the Sky Eye Pupil Technique, Chen Yuan discovered the spirit realm hidden in an extremely inconspicuous chaotic void.

If he hadn't been deliberately searching, he wouldn't have been able to find this place even if his divine thoughts were scattered.

Tearing open the spirit realm space, Chen Yuan directly stepped into it.

As soon as he entered, an extremely rich vitality of heaven and earth swept over him, even condensing into a vitality liquid, which was much more precious than a vitality crystal. At the same time, the surrounding world seemed to have no boundaries.

It contained endless power of rules, which immediately made Chen Yuan's pupils shrink deeply.

This opportunity...

Far surpasses the previous ones!

And he finally understood why the unremarkable Mount Qiling would have increasingly rich vitality of heaven and earth. It was simply because the vitality liquid condensed to the extreme inside was emitting vitality.

If it was found by other strong people of the Northern Barbarians, it would definitely be able to give birth to at least one immortal!

Perhaps, no one would have thought that such a blessed place would appear in the unremarkable grassland. However, now, this great opportunity belonged to him.

Without hesitating, Chen Yuan quickly emptied his mind and began to comprehend the power of rules manifested in the world.

Those vitality also seemed to have found a vent and gradually accelerated to envelop Chen Yuan's body.

Nourishing the body and containing the spirit!

Those prophecies that were guided were true.

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The outside world was changing, but Chen Yuan fell into silence. Since he began his retreat, a full half a year had passed, which was even longer than before.

However, the Burning Heaven Demon Emperor and Shan Fu did not have the slightest impatience. For them, half a year was just a blink of an eye.

And the fact that Chen Yuan had not appeared since the great victory of the Northern Expedition also aroused many speculations.

One day half a year later, Chen Yuan, who was in the spirit realm, slowly opened his eyes!