Becoming a Saint in body was only the first step.

For both his spirit and flesh to reach the Sixth Realm, to become a God of War, that was his pursuit.

Of course, having already achieved Sainthood of the flesh, even with the descent of the Immortal Realm, Chen Yuan now possessed some ability to protect himself.

Sensing the surging power within his current physical body, Chen Yuan mused to himself.

At this moment, he should possess the strength to contend with the top-tier Human Immortals who had condensed three flowers.

......

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The terrifying clash continued, causing the earth to crumble and mountains to split with every exchange. Mo Ying had long since revealed his true form, his terrifying blood energy causing tremors with every roar.

But...

Even so, he still could not shake Lu Chengfeng, who remained immortal-like, his expression serene. It was clear that he held the upper hand in the battle against Mo Ying.

Mora was eager to assist, but just as he was about to make his move, a brilliant purple light swept across the mortal realm, and even from the turbulent space, they could sense this terrifying phenomenon.

He was instantly delighted, knowing that Chen Yuan had succeeded; otherwise, such a spectacle would not occur.

Lu Chengfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He believed Chen Yuan could succeed, but achieving Sainthood of the flesh was incredibly difficult. Since ancient times, only Emperor Chu Tai had succeeded.

There was a possibility of failure.

Now that the phenomenon had appeared, he could rest assured.

The surging power of the rules increased once more.

Mo Ying retreated swiftly after a strike, returning to his human form, his face unsightly. He had ultimately failed to achieve his goal, stopped by this unfathomable Earth Immortal powerhouse.

Even taking advantage of Chen Yuan's recent breakthrough to kill him was impossible.

He had already conceived the intention to retreat.

"Humph, this emperor will remember this grudge! In the future, I will lead a million demon soldiers to swallow the Central Plains and imprison you all in the Demon God Palace for eternity!"

Mo Ying uttered a harsh threat, glanced at Lu Chengfeng with a gloomy expression, and then tore through the void and left.

"Evil creature, don't go!"

Mora shouted sternly and was about to suppress him, but Lu Chengfeng did not act, quietly observing the scene, and Mora's methods failed.

They were shattered by a tiger's roar that shook the heavens.

Mo Ying disappeared in an instant, as if he had never appeared.

"Benefactor Lu, why... why didn't you act and seize this opportunity to leave this demon behind?" Mora frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

Mo Ying had already unified the Southern Border and ascended to the throne of the Demon Emperor, making him a major enemy in the future. If he could be killed now, it would undoubtedly save a lot of trouble.

Lu Chengfeng shook his head:

"Demon Gods are inherently difficult to kill, let alone those at the 'Undying Body' Realm. As long as their origin is not extinguished, they cannot be killed. Even if we hold him, it would be useless."

He then pointed to the void barrier:

"If we continue fighting, this barrier will shatter."

Mora quickly understood the hidden truth. If the void barrier were to break, the battle between Lu Chengfeng and Mo Ying would be earth-shattering and would shock the world.

Not only would they fail to kill the other, but they would also reveal his existence.

But while he understood, he still felt regret.

After all, this was a rare opportunity.

"We can't keep him now. His Majesty, the Prince of Yan, will deal with him in the future. Let's go... and witness the first person to achieve Sainthood of the flesh in a thousand years."

Lu Chengfeng smiled faintly, waved his hand to break through the void, and stepped out.

......

The purple aura in the void had not yet dissipated, and under the reflection of the sun, it appeared extremely noble, as if draping a layer of radiance over the figure on Nine Dragon Mountain.

After breaking through, Chen Yuan began to close his eyes and breathe, sensing his own realm.

Only now did he finally understand what it meant to achieve Sainthood of the flesh, what it meant to unite the inner and outer, and what... the God of War was.

Those who cultivate the flesh take themselves as the world, forming a world of their own. Achieving Sainthood means opening up a small world within the flesh, which can give birth to rules, and all great power returns to oneself.

Those who cultivate the spirit attach their spirit to the heavens and earth, borrowing the rules of the heavens and earth to unleash great supernatural powers, which is called the Immortal Realm. To unite with heaven is also called refining the void and merging with the Dao.

Neither is superior nor inferior.

Either path can reach the peak, which is called Immortal God.

But whether it is the spirit or the flesh, both have advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of the spirit is that it can borrow more powerful rules of the heavens and earth, and its supernatural powers and spells are mysterious.

The weakness is that it is too fragile, and if it gets close, the spirit will be damaged.

The advantage of the flesh is that it has stronger defense and more terrifying life essence. When it reaches its peak, the origin is immortal, which is immortality. The weakness is the lack of means of attack.

One can only rely on the flesh.

And the God of War is to unite the two, linking the inner world with the outer world, making supernatural powers and spells stronger, and life essence more terrifying. The degree reached by adding the two together far exceeds one plus one equals two.

The rules of the inner world are constantly rotating and emerging. It can be said that the current Chen Yuan becomes stronger every fifteen minutes. Of course, before he completely expands the inner world to its limit, if he doesn't break through the spirit, it will be difficult to step into the path of the God of War and unite the inner and outer.

He could sense that the power of the rules was constantly merging into his flesh and blood through his body, as if every drop of his blood had spirituality.

He could be reborn from a drop of blood!

It was definitely a life-saving weapon.

As long as a powerful person doesn't trace along the bloodline to obliterate the origin of that drop of blood, he can be reborn and resurrected, but he will fall into a long period of weakness.

Suddenly, Chen Yuan opened his eyes abruptly and looked to the right front.

Lu Chengfeng, in a white robe and with the demeanor of an immortal, slowly materialized. Behind him was Mora. The two looked at Chen Yuan, sensing his current power, and both smiled.

Strong!

Very strong!

The current Chen Yuan, just sitting there, seemed to be a world of his own, constantly generating and growing. Although his aura was restrained, it was like a volcano, containing extremely powerful strength.

Different from those who achieve Sainthood of the flesh by refining the void and merging with the Dao, it was indeed extraordinary.

"Did something unexpected happen?"

During the breakthrough process, Chen Yuan's mind was completely immersed in his inner world, and he was not aware of the situation outside, nor did he have time to think about it.

But when his mind and consciousness returned, he realized that Mora was no longer nearby, so he knew that something must have gone wrong. Now, even Lu Chengfeng, who rarely showed himself, had revealed his true form, so it must be a big deal.

"The Demon Emperor Mo Ying must have sensed the movement here and came to stop your breakthrough, but Benefactor Lu stopped him." Mora quickly and concisely informed Chen Yuan of what had happened.

Chen Yuan's eyes turned cold. He naturally knew Mo Ying's strength, and now that he had become the Demon Emperor, even faster than him, he was indeed a formidable enemy.

"How is Mo Ying?"

"He left after your breakthrough."

"It's a pity that we didn't keep him."

"Even if we had kept him, we wouldn't have been able to kill him temporarily. To avoid exposure, this old man took the liberty of letting him leave. We'll deal with him later," Lu Chengfeng said in a deep voice.

"It doesn't matter. Let's talk about the demon race later."

Seeing this, Chen Yuan could only nod.

He couldn't blame Lu Chengfeng for not putting in effort. After all, he had come to help, and what he said was not unreasonable. There was no need to expose himself to the world for the sake of a battle.

But his destiny... to be honest, Chen Yuan wanted to take it.

Because his flesh had already achieved Sainthood, and he only needed to break through his spirit to enter the realm of the God of War. But the further he went in cultivation, the more difficult it became. At his current speed of comprehension, it would take at least decades to cross that threshold.

By then, the world of his flesh would have been integrated long ago.

Therefore, he must... break through his spirit in a short period of time.

And all he could rely on was the next opportunity guided by the Destiny Altar. But those who possessed destiny had become increasingly rare.

Xiang Qianqiu and Manjusri had already fallen into his hands.

Currently, the only ones he could detect were Mo Ying and the Buddhas of Mount Spiritual, who possessed the destiny he needed. Apart from them, there was no one else. So, if nothing unexpected happened, his next move would have to be against these two.

"How do you feel now?"

Lu Chengfeng asked with a smile.

"I feel great."

Chen Yuan smiled. If he were to meet Xiang Qianqiu again, he wouldn't say he could destroy him with a wave of his hand, but he wouldn't be locked in a bitter struggle, relying on the other party's mistakes to kill him.

His strength had increased several times over.

Moreover, most importantly, although his spirit had not entered the Sixth Realm, he had comprehended some rules, which could be combined with the rules of the flesh.

Calling him a God of War was too much, but there was no problem in calling him a Half-Step God of War.

This was why he was confident in being able to contend with the top-tier Human Immortals who had condensed three flowers.

Everything stemmed from strength!

"That's good. It's just a pity that this monk won't be able to guide you anymore in the future." Mora put his palms together, with a half-smiling expression on his face.

In his perception, he could already feel a sense of danger from Chen Yuan, which proved that the current Chen Yuan probably had the strength to fight him.

Achieving Sainthood of the flesh was indeed terrifying.

He had cultivated painstakingly for two hundred years, relying on his extraordinary talent, to be able to raise his cultivation to the peak of Human Immortal in such a short period of time.

And what about Chen Yuan?

He had just entered the Sixth Realm, and he was already strong enough to fight him. Whether he could win or not, just that strength alone was worthy of admiration.

At the same time, he also felt a sense of loss.

Chen Yuan could be said to have grown up under his guidance. In terms of cultivation realm, he had often been guided by him. He could even be considered Chen Yuan's teacher.

Now that the student could stand shoulder to shoulder with the teacher, he was both gratified and lost.

"Those who achieve are teachers. This junior can be guided by you at any time."

Chen Yuan undoubtedly had great respect for Mora.

"Fellow Daoist Mora, you were just saying that Sima Yuande had already approached you?"

Lu Chengfeng changed the subject and interrupted the two's conversation.

On the way here, Mora had told Lu Chengfeng about this, so he asked now.

"That's right, he..."

Chen Yuan nodded and briefly narrated the words he and Sima Yuande had exchanged in Shuzhou City to Lu Chengfeng.

"Sima Yuande..."

Lu Chengfeng frowned slightly.

As an old monster who had lived for thousands of years, he had naturally seen Sima Yuande and knew that he was indeed a talented hero.

Otherwise, he would not have been able to establish a dynasty.

"This person probably wants to stabilize you temporarily, so he made those offers, allowing you to ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future. Don't trust him..."

"Senior, rest assured, Chen is naturally aware of this."

"This old man doesn't know much about the Immortal Realm, but I do know one thing: resources are definitely limited, and no matter where you are, there will be a hierarchy.

Even if there is a real hope of ascending to the Immortal Realm, it may not be a good thing for you. Perhaps... they will ask you to abandon your physical body and ascend with only your spirit.

Or they will use you as a pawn to disrupt the mortal world."

Whenever the Immortal Realm was mentioned, Lu Chengfeng's expression would become very solemn.

"Actually, Chen has been pondering one thing recently."

"What thing?"

Raising his head, Chen Yuan looked at the void and said:

"Does the Immortal Realm really know everything about the mortal world? If they really know everything, then... was Chen's initiation of the chaotic world also within the expectations of some people in the Immortal Realm?"

"It's not impossible. It's always good to speculate about the enemy to the greatest extent."

"In any case, the imminent descent of the Immortal Realm should not be false. We probably need to consider this matter now. How should we respond when immortals descend?"

Mora interjected.

As soon as he spoke, both Chen Yuan and Lu Chengfeng fell silent, feeling as if a layer of haze had enveloped them.

Chen Yuan: "Senior Mora, Senior Lu, Old Celestial Master, the Ancestor of the Heavenly Demon Hall, plus this king, at most, we have five Immortal-level combat strengths. The hope of resisting the Immortal Realm is slim.

Moreover, the one from the Heavenly Demon Hall may not be willing to fight against the Immortal Realm with us."

"Human Immortals alone are not enough. The Immortal Realm definitely has Celestial Immortal-level Immortal Reverends in charge. The only way to solve this is to increase our strength in a short period of time."

Lu Chengfeng said in a deep voice.

"Please speak, Senior."

"This old man's cultivation has reached its limit, but Fellow Daoist Mora is different. If he can break through to Earth Immortal in a short period of time, it will also increase our hope."

"This... is difficult."

Mora shook his head.

It wasn't that he didn't want to break through, but it was just too difficult. He had been at the peak of Human Immortal for a long time, but he currently had no clue as to how to break through to Earth Immortal.

"Second, His Majesty, the Prince of Yan, enters the God of War."

Lu Chengfeng looked at Chen Yuan solemnly.

"This... has some hope."

Chen Yuan didn't give a definite answer. He believed that as long as he had another opportunity, he could probably enter the God of War realm.

"If His Majesty, the Prince of Yan, enters the God of War realm, he will be enough to match a Great Earth Immortal. At the same time, unify the thirteen states of the Central Plains and gather the destiny of the Human Emperor. At that time... his strength may not be inferior to this old man."

This was currently the most promising possibility for increasing their cultivation.

Two existences at the Earth Immortal level might be able to contend with the Immortal Realm to some extent. Lu Chengfeng didn't believe that the Immortal Realm was really a place where Human Immortals were as common as dogs and Earth Immortals were everywhere!

"Human Emperor... Destiny..."

Chen Yuan frowned.

To become a Human Emperor, at least all thirteen states of the Central Plains must be included in the imperial dynasty, otherwise, it could only be called a dynasty, like the Great Jin.

But this was not simple.

Break through Zhong Province, and the Immortal Realm will descend.

Don't break through Zhong Province, and it will be difficult to become a Human Emperor.

This was a knot that was difficult to untie!