Chen Yuan gazed at the little beggar before him, chuckled softly, and said calmly:

"I was just asking casually."

The beggar didn't dare to say more. Although he was a figure in the beggar community in Changshan Prefecture, he certainly didn't dare to offend those noble people in fine clothes.

Especially, he sensed an inexplicable aura from the young man in front of him, an urge to submit and prostrate himself. This made the experienced little beggar not dare to underestimate him.

Living at the bottom, their greatest skill was reading people's faces.

"Honorable sir, would you like to pick a few pairs of straw sandals?"

Although he knew that the other party was likely just teasing him, he still didn't dare to show any displeasure.

"I'll take them all."

"Take them all?"

The little beggar raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised, then filled with joy, ready to pack them up for Chen Yuan. Once he sold these straw sandals, he would have travel expenses to join those martial arts sects.

"However, I have one condition. I quite like the jade pendant you're wearing around your neck. You must sell it to me along with these straw sandals. I'll give you two taels of silver. How about that?" Chen Yuan asked softly with a faint smile, staring at the jade pendant hanging around the neck of the beggar named Little Stone.

In his eyes, the jade pendant was radiating an astonishing azure light. It was precisely the opportunity that the Destiny Altar was pointing towards.

Hearing this, the little beggar's face tightened. He immediately reached out to grab the jade pendant, staring warily at Chen Yuan, and swallowed hard. "This... this is a keepsake my mother left me."

"Not selling?"

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, gazing at the little beggar.

If he really wouldn't sell it, then he...

Feeling the aura emanating from the man in front of him, the little beggar felt a palpitation in his heart and said in a deep voice:

"This jade pendant is very important to me. It's a memento my mother left me before she passed away. I've been living off it all these years."

"So?"

"It'll cost more!"

Chen Yuan: "......"

He didn't expect this little beggar to be quite interesting. He chuckled and said calmly:

"Then name your price."

Anything that could be bought with money was not a problem for him.

The little beggar took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, remained silent, walked around the stall and went directly to Chen Yuan, kneeling down on both knees, presented the jade pendant, and said loudly:

"What I said just now was just a careless remark. I hope you will forgive me. This jade pendant, I am willing to offer it to you. I only ask that you see that I am pitiful and take me as a disciple, teaching me even a single move."

Chen Yuan did not immediately pick up the jade pendant, but frowned:

"You want to become my disciple?"

"In today's world, martial arts are paramount. Since childhood, I have wandered in Changshan, and I deeply understand the principle that all other pursuits are inferior, only practicing martial arts is superior. But I have been suffering from having no way to find a master, so I have been wasting my time until now. Today, I am fortunate to meet a wise teacher, which is my luck."

"You've read books?"

It was indeed a bit unusual for a beggar of about ten years old to be able to speak so eloquently.

"I eavesdropped on a scholar giving lectures a few years ago and learned some superficial knowledge."

The little beggar lowered his head and answered respectfully.

"What makes you think I am a martial arts master?"

After entering Changshan Prefecture City, Chen Yuan had completely suppressed his cultivation to avoid any complications. It was impossible for this kid to see through him with his eyesight.

"Honorable sir, your steps are powerful and your bearing is extraordinary, so I dare to conclude that you have cultivation."

The little beggar said quickly.

But in fact, he was just taking a gamble. Transactions can only take place between equals. He had no strength to truss a chicken, how could he be worthy of trading with this person?

Moreover, even if he gave himself some silver in person, who knew if he would suddenly go back on his word and casually instruct a few servants to bury him. Who knew if the silver on his body would be snatched away by those beggars who were paying attention to him the next moment?

These were all possible things.

He was not qualified to trade, so he could only take a gamble.

Moreover, he also had a premonition in his heart that the handsome and extraordinary man in front of him was definitely very extraordinary, even without cultivation,

He also had the ability to obtain cultivation methods...

In just a short moment, the little beggar had made up his mind, and his temperament could not be described as anything but outstanding.

And Chen Yuan could naturally see some of his thoughts. He gazed at the little beggar, and suddenly moved, grabbing his left shoulder. A surge of Gang Qi entered his body.

"Honorable sir..."

The little beggar felt a piercing pain, and tears almost squeezed out, but he still endured it without shouting. Through this move, he finally determined that the man in front of him was his benefactor!

If he could get his approval, he would definitely step into the martial arts and become a great hero admired by thousands.

Withdrawing his Gang Qi, Chen Yuan looked at the little beggar in front of him with some surprise. In his perception, this person's aptitude was very good, and his meridians were naturally smooth.

In the Foundation Establishment realm, one couldn't see anything yet, but if he entered the Core Formation realm, his cultivation would definitely far surpass ordinary people, but he didn't know if he had any special physique.

And although his body seemed weak, his bones were actually strong. It seemed that he had been soaked in medicinal baths since he was a child. Thinking about the jade pendant he was wearing around his neck,

His origin was probably not ordinary.

With a flicker in his eyes, Chen Yuan picked up the jade pendant in the little beggar's hand. This was a Yin-Yang pendant, like a Taiji diagram, with black and white rotating, but the workmanship was rough, which was no wonder the little beggar could keep it until now.

And the Yin-Yang energy contained within it was only known to him now.

Feeling the lightness in his hand, the little beggar's heart instantly relaxed, and then he heard the voice in his ear:

"Stand up."

The little beggar didn't dare to delay and quickly stood up, standing respectfully beside Chen Yuan.

"Follow me."

"Thank you... Thank you, Master!"

The little beggar was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. Chen Yuan smiled, turned around, and headed towards the city gate. The little beggar thought for a while and packed up the straw sandals on the ground and carried them on his back.

These were the straw sandals he had spent a long time weaving, his hard work, and he couldn't throw them away for nothing.

In this way, two figures, one tall and one short, became the object of curiosity for many people. Mainly because their combination was quite contrasting. The young man wore a black robe, his face was cold, and his aura was extraordinary.

And the teenager beside him was dressed as a beggar, with a huge package on his back, which was really eye-catching.

......

......

The two left the city gate. During their conversation, Chen Yuan learned some about the little beggar's life experience. Overall, it was quite miserable. He was abandoned by his biological parents since he was a child, and the only token on his body was the jade pendant.

Later, the kind adoptive parents who adopted him had passed away one after another due to illness. In order to build two thin coffins for his adoptive parents, the little beggar sold the last of his family property to those uncles and elders.

If he didn't sell it, he, who was still young, was afraid he wouldn't get anything.

Later, he began to hang out in the beggar's den in Changshan Prefecture.

And he also knew the little beggar's real name.

Shi Yi!

He chose this name himself, hoping that he would be persevering and embark on the path of martial arts.

Chen Yuan asked him why he was so persistent in martial arts.

Shi Yi replied that he wanted to be a cut above others!

To become a hero admired by thousands, deciding life and death with a single word, smashing all enemies with a single punch.

Chen Yuan told him that the path of martial arts was not so easy. Cultivation was difficult, and life and death were unpredictable. If he changed his mind, he could give him one hundred taels of silver.

Enough for him to buy a house and land and live a peaceful life.

But Shi Yi knelt in front of Chen Yuan, and replied with a determined expression:

"My fate is up to me, not the heavens. Since I aspire to martial arts, I should overcome obstacles and move forward bravely. Even if I die, it will not be in vain for my efforts in this life."

Chen Yuan looked calmly at the teenager in front of him, seeing some of his own shadow. That was how he thought when he first stepped into this world and understood this world.

Now, he had initially succeeded.

In Tangshan Prefecture, he was a hero admired by thousands, and a casual word could determine the life and death of thousands of people, making them work for him.

"Your ambition is not small."

"Master, please be aware that I am just..."

Chen Yuan waved his hand, not interested in listening to this kid's nonsense, and said directly:

"Don't call me Master. I'm not interested in taking disciples right now. Besides, your current strength is too weak to be my disciple. Let's talk about it after you form your Core."

This was not Chen Yuan being arrogant. He felt that with his cultivation speed, by the time Shi Yi formed his Core, he would probably have already broken through to Transformation Yang or even higher.

He didn't have much interest in taking in a kid without any cultivation, and he didn't have the time to teach him carefully.

"Master... I..."

Shi Yi was instantly dumbfounded. He had clearly agreed before, but he didn't expect that he would go back on his word after leaving the city. Wasn't this scamming a child?

"However, I can give you a chance. What you are pursuing is just stepping into martial arts. I don't lack cultivation methods. I can give them to you at any time.

In addition, I will give you some more silver. If you still want to become a disciple, go to the Heavenly Inspection Department of Qinzhou Tangshan Prefecture and find a guy named Yue Shan. Tell him that a noble man surnamed Chen asked you to find him and let him guide your early cultivation.

Of course, if you have a better place to go, I won't stop you. The cultivation method and silver I give you are just to buy this jade pendant."

After saying that, Chen Yuan waved his hand, and one hundred taels of silver were neatly placed in front of Shi Yi. At the same time, there was also a thin booklet.

This was a cultivation method he had obtained when he destroyed a sect before. It was not bad, enough to cultivate to the Dan realm, and everything was recorded in great detail.

As long as he studied hard, with Shi Yi's talent, he might really have some achievements in the future.

These things were much more valuable to Shi Yi than a jade pendant. Although the Yin-Yang jade pendant was extraordinary, Shi Yi didn't have the method to absorb the Yin-Yang energy, so it was useless in his hands.

Chen Yuan had done his best.

This kind of effortless task was nothing to him...

Looking at the things in front of him, Shi Yi was extremely moved. Wasn't this exactly what he had been dreaming of? But after thinking for a moment, he still shook his head and said:

"Disciple wants to follow Master, even if it's just to serve tea and water."

"I don't need those things around me. You'll only be a burden around me. I've given you the things and the opportunity is in front of you. It's up to you to choose. I'm leaving..."

After saying that, Chen Yuan jumped up and flew away into the sky.

Looking at the streamer gradually disappearing in the void, Shi Yi, belatedly aware, shouted loudly:

"Master, rest assured, Disciple will wait for your return in Qinzhou Tangshan Prefecture!"

Then, he kowtowed three times to Chen Yuan's departing figure, and then excitedly picked up the cultivation method in his hand and immediately flipped through it, as for the hundred taels of silver, he didn't care about it at all...

......

......

Above an unknown mountain peak in Changshan Prefecture.

Chen Yuan slowly landed from the void. With a wave of his hand, a powerful invisible Gang Qi swept across the mountain peak. With a wave of his hand, a huge rock broke in response.

Revealing a neat and smooth mirror surface.

Then, Chen Yuan sat cross-legged on it and set up a formation around him. This was the only way to go to the capital, and it was also the place where he decided to collect the Yin-Yang energy.

There was nothing strange around, and the vitality was not rich, but he didn't care. As long as he was willing to use Yuan Crystals, everywhere was a place with rich vitality.

Looking at the simple and unadorned jade pendant in his hand, Chen Yuan focused his attention on it. Deep in his consciousness, a faint wisp of azure destiny slowly emerged and drilled into the jade pendant.

In an instant, the jade pendant changed. Two streams of black and white energy, like swimming spirit fish, actually began to rotate directly, and there seemed to be a connection between heaven and earth.

Instantly, dark clouds began to gather in the void.

The Yin-Yang energy then separated from the jade pendant, slowly flew out, and kept circling around him, and the nearby vitality suddenly began to riot.

If you looked down from above, you could see a strange picture. The Yin-Yang energy was in you and me, and I was in you, making Chen Yuan's place the center.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yuan did not hesitate. The Tai Xuan True Scripture immediately operated, and all the acupoints on his body opened immediately. The illusory True Core in his Dantian, which was slowly rotating non-stop, seemed to sense something and frantically absorbed the surrounding heaven and earth vitality.

His hands formed seals, and the Yin-Yang energy was slowly guided. Chen Yuan opened his mouth and swallowed the surrounding Yin-Yang energy directly, like a Qi Refiner.

The Yin-Yang energy entered his body and moved slowly along his meridians.

In just a short moment, it poured into the illusory Core in his Dantian. The two seemed to have some kind of connection and were extremely compatible, constantly circling around the illusory Core.

As time passed, the Yin-Yang energy gradually decreased, and Chen Yuan's cultivation gradually improved.

It took about a day for Chen Yuan to remain motionless like a sculpture. He finally completely refined the Yin-Yang energy into the illusory Core. At this moment, the aura around him was greatly increased compared to before.

And the illusory True Core in his Dantian was much more condensed than before he swallowed the Yin-Yang energy, only half a step away from a solid Core.

Well...

Chen Yuan's current state can also be called the peak of the Illusory Core!

Sure enough, cheating is the best way to improve cultivation. It had only been more than half a month since Chen Yuan formed his Core, but he had already accumulated his cultivation to its peak state.

If this were spread out, who knew how shocked others would be.

At least, the Taoist Masters of the Daoshen Palace would once again look at Chen Yuan with admiration. The rapid increase in cultivation under the Tongxuan realm could still be traced, but after entering the Dan realm, not only did it not slow down, but it became even faster, and it would be shocking if it spread.

As we all know, the Upper Three Realms are different from the Lower Three Realms. In the Lower Three Realms, you can still improve your cultivation through spiritual objects and treasures, but in the Dan realm, it is not so easy.

Most people need more than ten years to accumulate their cultivation to the peak, and the remaining small number of people, even if they are talented, calculate it in years.

How could it be like Chen Yuan, who calculates it in months...

At this moment, the illusory Core, which absorbed the Yin-Yang energy, was very different. It was no longer as illusory as before, but was replaced by black and white intertwined.

Obviously, the Yin-Yang energy inside had not been completely absorbed...

He reached out his hand, clenched his fist, and Chen Yuan gently pushed it forward. There was a roar in the void, and the fist force exploded in the void, and waves of heat swept out. And in the sky,

The dark clouds caused by the Yin-Yang energy also began to gradually dissipate, and Chen Yuan's aura shook, accelerating the dissipation of the dark clouds.

For three consecutive days, Chen Yuan did not move. It was true that his cultivation had been improved to the peak of the Illusory Core, but after all, it was obtained by absorbing and refining external objects.

In the end, it was a little superficial.

For the sake of his future cultivation, he had to polish his foundation. Only with a solid foundation could he continue to rely on external objects to improve his cultivation. This was a complementary thing.

On this day, when the first ray of sunshine fell on Chen Yuan, he suddenly opened his eyes, and a flash of light flashed. Then, he opened his mouth and let out a long roar.

It shook nearly 10,000 meters!

Like a thunderclap from the flat ground, the birds and beasts in the mountains and forests immediately panicked and flew away, and a powerful aura enveloped Chen Yuan!

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. It was not bad to improve his cultivation again before entering the capital.

After his cultivation was stabilized, Chen Yuan didn't delay any longer. Jingtai had given him half a month to reach the capital, and most of it had already passed.

If he delayed any longer, he didn't know what the consequences would be.

Safety was important, so it was better to be cautious.

Then Chen Yuan went straight towards the capital.

While Chen Yuan was on his way to the capital, there were some small storms in the Jianghu again. The source of the storm started with Wei Wuyai. He had also formed his Core.

And when he formed his Core, there were also signs of visions.

It was said that on that day, a black lotus fell from the sky, wrapping his Illusory Core, and magic energy surged in a radius of more than ten miles, and was also called by those who were interested,

"Planting a Demon Lotus in the Sea of Bitterness!"

At this moment, many people turned their attention to him, wanting to see what kind of vision Chen Yuan, the first on the Potential Dragon List, who was defeated in the Immortal Ascension Battle and welcomed by the world, would form.

Later, according to Chen Yuan's previous instructions, Zhang Xuan also released the scene of Chen Yuan forming his Core.

The sea brings forth a bright moon!

This was Chen Yuan's initiative, also to eliminate some people's curiosity about him. With his talent, it would be more curious if there was no vision when he formed his Core.

Since this was the case, then it would be generous to say it out loud.

It could also improve his position in Jingtai's heart.

The top three on the Potential Dragon List all had visions when they formed their Cores. The Nine Heavens Falling Divine Thunder, the Sea Bringing Forth a Bright Moon, and the Planting a Demon Lotus in the Sea of Bitterness, these three major visions were also praised by Jianghu martial artists and compared.

For a time, it became a good story.

And Chen Yuan, the center of the topic, after a day, finally arrived at the Capital!

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Don't keep the book unread, brothers!

The tracking is low, and Stone has no motivation to update. Currently, it is stable at 10,000 words a day, which is equivalent to five small chapters. Isn't it still enjoyable to read?