Lanzhou, Xiyue Prefecture City.

This place was one of the many prefectures of Lanzhou and was originally unremarkable. However, due to the confrontation between the Buddhist Allied Forces and the Heavenly Demon Palace, as well as the battle between Samantabhadra Bodhisattva and Dongfang Sheng,

this prefecture city began to gain some fame.

Compared to before, there were fewer people in Xiyue Prefecture City. Most of them huddled at home, fearing being drawn into the conflict between Buddhism and Demonism.

Under a willow tree in the northwest of the prefecture city, an elderly man with white hair and beard, resembling an immortal, sat attentively, staring at an unfinished chess game.

He seemed to be deducing something.

It was Lu Chengfeng.

Before Chen Yuan even arrived at Emperor Wu City, he had come to Lanzhou without any delay, precisely to prevent the Buddha from taking action. After all, only an Earth Immortal can deal with an Earth Immortal.

The surroundings were desolate, with only willow branches swaying in the wind, transforming this place into a beautiful painting.

Just then, the great sun hanging high in the ninth heaven suddenly shone brightly. A young monk, clad in a golden kasaya with a golden halo behind his head, holding a purple-gold alms bowl in his left hand and twirling a string of prayer beads in his right, slowly materialized.

The Buddha gazed at the figure of the Taoist below, his eyes slightly sinking. The other party hadn't suppressed his aura, allowing it to dissipate after arriving in the prefecture city, precisely to lure him out.

"Taoist friend, long time no see. How have you been?"

Lu Chengfeng raised his head, looked at the Buddha in the void, and smiled faintly, as if they were truly close friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

The young monk stepped on the void, a golden lotus flower condensing beneath his feet. He slowly descended step by step on the golden lotus, stopping in front of Lu Chengfeng.

"What brings Benefactor Xiaoyaozi here today?"

The Buddha's voice was ethereal and extremely majestic.

"The last chess game wasn't satisfying. This old man misses the Buddha's chess skills, so I took the liberty to visit. Please don't blame me..." Lu Chengfeng smiled faintly.

The Buddha's gaze was calm as he stared at the other party, continuing:

"Last time, Benefactor said that he would no longer interfere in the grievances between Buddhism and Chen Yuan. This time, you have broken your promise."

"Hahaha, Buddha, you are being too serious. This old man came to seek the Buddha for a game of chess. How did it involve Chen Yuan? Let's not mention him, let's not mention him..." Lu Chengfeng waved his hand.

"Is Benefactor mocking this monk?"

"Hehe, why would the Buddha think that way? Today has nothing to do with Chen Yuan. Why, could it be that the Buddha is planning to attack Chen Yuan today? As far as this monk knows, he is currently on Nine Dragon Mountain in Nanzhou, which is a bit too far."

"Why must Benefactor evade the question?"

"Not at all."

The two sides met each other's gaze. Lu Chengfeng's face held a smile, while the Buddha was expressionless. The surrounding aura seemed to freeze at this moment, containing a dangerous feeling.

"Very well, then this monk will play another game with Benefactor." After a few breaths of silence, the Buddha finally broke the stalemate and said slowly.

"Excellent, excellent indeed..."

Lu Chengfeng stroked his long beard and laughed heartily. The surrounding world also changed accordingly, like a reflection in a mirror, instantly returning to its original state.

White mist surrounded a chessboard in the void.

The Buddha's eyes narrowed, becoming increasingly solemn. Last time, he was caught off guard, so he was instantly dragged into the secret realm by this person. This time, his divine sense had been enveloping the surroundings.

However, it was still the same.

This person's control over the rules had reached an alarming level.

"Buddha, please go first."

Lu Chengfeng gestured with his hand.

The Buddha's eyes narrowed slightly. He condensed a white piece with his fingertip and slowly placed it on the chessboard, as if time had flowed back, returning to the previous game.

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East Sea, outside Emperor Wu City.

On the long coastline, Fujiwara Kamii and Yagyu Toshi stood on a mountain peak, looking towards the direction of Dongying (Japan), the atmosphere somewhat peaceful.

"Buddhism has taken action, and the Northern Barbarians have also brought great pressure to bear on the border, showing a tendency to swallow Liang Prefecture. Truly, heaven is helping my Dongying, hahaha..." Yagyu Toshi's face held joy, feeling relieved.

He was not wrong to act first, forcing the Northern Barbarians to not remain idle. After all, this was a rare opportunity. If Dongying were to be destroyed, the Central Plains would be able to free up its hands to deal with the Northern Barbarians.

"I heard that the Yan King, Chen Yuan, has arrived?"

Fujiwara Kamii asked casually.

"Indeed, and he even sent a challenge, wanting to fight this one, even uttering arrogant words. If I don't dare to accept the challenge, then get out of the Central Plains."

Yagyu Toshi snorted coldly, disdainful of Chen Yuan's contempt.

"It seems that this person has great confidence and is also very anxious."

"That's natural. Chen Yuan has gained fame at a young age and has never been defeated. It's normal for him to be arrogant, but sometimes being too arrogant can ruin him for life.

However, there are signs for this arrogance this time. The Northern Barbarians, the Western Regions, and even the pressure from Southern Xinjiang have all reached the Central Plains. He simply can't free up his hands.

He can only defeat them one by one, and my Dongying is the soft persimmon he has chosen first..."

"Chen Yuan will be handed over to me then."

Fujiwara Kamii's expression was indifferent, but a trace of battle intent flashed in his eyes.

"Don't underestimate this person. This old man will take action with you at that time, letting him know what price he will pay for underestimating my Dongying, hmph..."

"As you wish."

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Dongying accepted the challenge, agreeing to a battle between Chen Yuan on the East Sea. This news undoubtedly brought a huge shock within Emperor Wu City. They only now learned that the world-renowned Yan King had arrived at Emperor Wu City.

Directly challenging a Dongying Immortal, it could be said to have had a magnificent aura.

For almost the entire night, many people within Emperor Wu City did not sleep. Some were excited for the decisive battle, while others were vaguely worried about the battle tomorrow.

Various emotions permeated Emperor Wu City.

Time flowed slowly. In the blink of an eye, it was the next day, the day of the agreed battle.

For this battle, Emperor Wu City did not come out in full force. Only Feng Jiuge, Jiang He, and Ye Xiangnan, along with a few True Immortals of the Yuanshen Refining God Realm, accompanied him.

The rest of the strength remained in Emperor Wu City, guarding against a sudden attack from Dongying. At the same time, it was also to prepare for Chen Yuan's victory and the preparation to march out of the city in one fell swoop.

The agreed location was set 100 miles east of Emperor Wu City.

The dawn light illuminated the sky. The Dongying side was also ready. Yagyu Toshi sat cross-legged in the void, his expression indifferent. Beside him were several Yangshen True Monarchs.

In Dongying, they were all experts.

Similar to Chen Yuan's arrangement, the Dongying side also feared that Chen Yuan's actions were just a ruse, and would launch a sneak attack from behind. Therefore, they still left a portion of their experts behind.

As for Fujiwara Kamii, he hid in the shadows, preparing to ambush Chen Yuan.

The sunlight sprinkled on the sea. The void gradually began to distort. An invisible pressure enveloped the world. Yagyu Toshi and many Dongying warriors turned their gazes.

Their expressions were solemn.

Chen Yuan… was coming!

The distorted void transformed into a nihilistic portal. Chen Yuan, clad in a black, gold-patterned robe and wearing a crown, slowly stepped out, extremely majestic, as if a terrifying beast was staring at everyone present.

Such a powerful aura instantly caused the faces of many Dongying Yangshen True Monarchs to change drastically, staring at Chen Yuan in shock. Even Yagyu Toshi's expression was extremely solemn.

Strong!

Very strong!

Extremely strong!

Such a powerful aura far exceeded ordinary Immortals.

Moreover, what truly confused Yagyu Toshi was that the power of rules enveloping Chen Yuan was not as strong as he had imagined, as if he was still at the Semi-Immortal level.

But the aura was extremely terrifying, truly bizarre.

Behind Chen Yuan, Ye Xiangnan, Jiang He, Feng Jiuge, and many True Immortals appeared one after another.

The auras of both sides stagnated for a moment. Yagyu Toshi was the first to break the silence, saying calmly:

"Yan King, we meet again."

"Yes, it's a pity. If you hadn't run so fast last time, perhaps there wouldn't be today's disaster." Chen Yuan shook his head, referring to the Battle of Divine Dragon Island back then.

Yagyu Toshi was too cautious, only manifesting with an incarnation back then, while his true body was hidden far away. Otherwise, Chen Yuan would have truly wanted to join forces with Moro to completely leave him behind.

While speaking, Chen Yuan quickly opened his Heavenly Eye, inadvertently glancing at the Dongying group. This was his habit, to observe their luck before the battle.

And this time, he wasn't disappointed. He could clearly see a faint light flashing on Yagyu Toshi's body.

Luck!

Luck!

He didn't expect that this time would be a stroke of luck, encountering another person with luck in this place. Truly, destiny was on his side.

He didn't expect it to be someone from the Yagyu clan again.

If the previous ones were included, the Yagyu clan had contributed luck to him three times, comparable to Xiao Qingmu and Qingyun Sword Sect back then.

Very good, Chen Yuan was very satisfied.

"Back then, this old man intended to give you a chance to live, but it's a pity that you were stubborn, leading to today's disaster. I think you're clear that while you and I are facing off.

Liang Prefecture, Lanzhou, and even Nanzhou in the Central Plains are surrounded by enemies on all sides. Chen Yuan, even if you have broken through to the Sixth Realm, what can you do?" Yagyu Toshi laughed heartily.

"Too much nonsense. Kill you, destroy Dongying, and this king will naturally go and deal with the remaining defense lines. You don't think this king would really stay here and waste time with you, do you?"

A light flashed in his hand, and the God-Slaying Spear slowly came under his control. The aura around him instantly soared, a murderous aura surrounding him, dominating the sky.

"You think you can kill this old man?"

"Noisy!"

Chen Yuan snorted coldly, having no intention of continuing the boring conversation with him. The situation was critical, and what he had to do was to end the confrontation with Dongying in the shortest amount of time.

And killing Yagyu Toshi was the best and fastest way.

Moreover, with luck in front of him, Chen Yuan couldn't help but want to collect it. Now that his physical body had entered the Sixth Realm, and his Yuanshen comprehended the rules, he was only half a step away from the Martial God.

Killing Yagyu Toshi, according to the previous pattern, the opportunity would definitely be related to the Martial God realm.

Achieving the Martial God, he would then have the confidence to fight the Immortal Realm.

His physical body rumbled, and the terrifying rules of the inner world instantly began to condense, slowly merging with the rules comprehended by his Yuanshen. The world seemed to freeze at this moment.

The spear came out like a dragon, sweeping across the world.

Chen Yuan, who was as immovable as a mountain and could cause the sky to collapse with a single movement, suddenly erupted, his terrifying aura even more powerful than before, instantly causing Yagyu Toshi to feel terrified, sensing an extremely dangerous aura.

He now had a very deep understanding of Chen Yuan's strength.

With almost no hesitation, Yagyu Toshi directly tore open the void and遁入(dun ru) (escaped) into it.

He originally thought that he had already assessed Chen Yuan's strength highly, believing that he had just broken through to the Sixth Realm and was probably not inferior to him, but now it seemed that the other party's strength even exceeded his own.

Fighting alone was not the best strategy. He had to join forces with Fujiwara Kamii.

"Trying to escape!"

Chen Yuan swept away everything, as if he was not afraid of Yagyu Toshi having ambushes at all, thrusting his spear into the void, instantly causing the earth to crack and the sea to surge.

The area within ten thousand feet was distorted, creating a huge hole. The next moment, he continued to step into it, chasing and killing Yagyu Toshi in the turbulent void.

The sudden change could be said to have been unexpected by anyone.

In just a single exchange, Chen Yuan forced the Dongying Immortal to flee in panic, it was truly... too shocking!

That spear was even more terrifying.

Many of the Dongying experts didn't know about Fujiwara Kamii's arrival, only seeing the Dongying Immortal escaping, feeling extremely anxious, and their minds became chaotic for a time.

Ye Xiangnan and the others had high morale, feeling full of ease in their hearts.

No wonder Yan King Chen Yuan said such confident words after arriving at Emperor Wu City, directly challenging the other party. They originally thought that there might be other things going on, but they didn't expect that it would be such a simple attack that gained an absolute upper hand.

Then what were they waiting for?

Just do it!

"Kill, leave no one alive!"

Ye Xiangnan's eyes narrowed, pointing at the group of Dongying warriors. The Godly Wheel of Rules instantly condensed, sweeping across the world, the powerful pressure enveloping everything.

Jiang He's sword came out of the sky, the sword鳴(ming) (humming) resounding, in an instant, a river of sword qi condensed in the void, directly sealing off the other party's retreat. Stepping out, the 遊龍(you long) (roaming dragon) covered the sky.

Without the restraint of Immortals, with the strength of Jiang He and Ye Xiangnan, even if the Dongying Yangshen True Monarchs joined forces, they would not be their opponents.

This was the strength of the first on the Heavenly Rankings and the top ten on the Heavenly Rankings!

Feng Jiuge crushed the letter talisman in her hand, and the experts left behind in Emperor Wu City instantly received the message.

"Attack!"

The situation could be said to have reversed instantly, and the decisive battle began.

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Liangzhou, Jianmen Pass.

At the same time as Emperor Wu City was having a decisive battle with Dongying, the grassland army had also brought great pressure to bear on the border. Looking from Jianmen Pass towards the north, all that could be seen was a dark mass.

The terrifying aura even suppressed the heavens and the earth, black clouds gathering, baleful aura rising, iron hooves stomping, as if the earth was shaking and the mountains were swaying.

Even if it was just hundreds of thousands of troops arrayed, it still covered the sky and the earth, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Three terrifying giant human-like phantoms condensed in the void, overlooking Jianmen Pass, as if the celestial gods were enraged, bringing extremely terrifying oppression to the Liangzhou soldiers.

"Those who surrender live, those who fight die!"

Rolling thunderous sounds, like thunderbolts, reverberated for dozens of miles.

Moro and the old Heavenly Master of Wudang Mountain frowned, their faces revealing solemn expressions.

As expected, it was not just the Allied Forces of the Three Royal Courts, but also the Three Barbarian Gods joining forces!

Jianmen Pass, in danger!

Above the city gate, the banner of the Liang King rose, followed by a roar:

"The Central Plains soldiers only die standing, and never live kneeling!"

"Live only to die!"

"Live only to die!"

Hundreds of thousands of people shouted in unison, excited and tragic!

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