Zuo Chengzong's concession directly secured Chen Yuan's victory, allowing him to completely ascend to the top of the Hidden Dragon榜.

Chen Yuan was the true number one!

Bai Changqing clasped his hands in a smiling salute:

"Congratulations, Brother Chen, on reaching the summit!"

Wei Wuque followed closely behind:

"Congratulations, Brother Chen, on reaching the summit!"

Xuan Ming pressed his palms together:

"Congratulations, Benefactor Chen, on reaching the summit!"

Dao Xuansheng's lips curved into a smile:

"Congratulations, Brother Chen, on reaching the summit!"

Wei Wuya, Yu Qingyan, Zhang Xuan, Shangguan Yu, Xu Jing, and all the other talents on the Hidden Dragon榜 present clasped their hands in congratulation:

"Congratulations, Brother Chen, on reaching the summit!"

Fang Hongtai, the Grand Master of the Ascending Immortal Tower, nodded with a smile, gently stroking his long beard, a hint of appreciation in his eyes. Even Song Zhilun, the Prison Sky Demon Lord, smiled.

The news of Chen Yuan's ascent spread rapidly, causing an uproar among the warriors below. Some, like Shangguan Hong and Ye Chenbai, offered their congratulations openly.

Others, however, had a glimmer of disappointment in their eyes, secretly hoping that Chen Yuan would be defeated by Zuo Chengzong.

Their expressions varied, and the noise was incessant.

But there was only one point of discussion: Chen Yuan had completely reached the summit, defeating Zuo Chengzong and creating a miracle. From then on, there would be no more talk of joint number ones.

Chen Yuan had indeed created a miracle, rising from humble beginnings as a constable and reaching the top of the Hidden Dragon榜 in just over a year, climbing from the bottom all the way to the peak.

If that couldn't be considered a miracle, then what could?

Su Ziyue gazed intently at the black-robed figure in the void. Although his aura was weak and his clothes were stained with blood, he possessed an air of dominance over all the heroes in the world.

Suppressing the entire scene and reaching the summit, what a magnificent feat!

Even she couldn't help but feel some admiration in her heart.

When she first met Chen Yuan, she didn't really think much of him. It was only because of the Celestial Compass that she came to Ping'an County and found the little constable quite interesting.

Suspecting that he might be the one destined with great fortune as indicated by the Celestial Compass, she gave him a spiritual object and made him an outer member of the Dao Divinity Palace. But in essence, she didn't pay much attention to him.

After all, even the outer members of the Dao Divinity Palace had to have at least Through Profound Realm cultivation. How could she focus her attention on a Foundation Establishment Realm warrior who hadn't even reached the Core Condensation Realm?

But to her surprise, Chen Yuan actually rose to prominence!

He rose all the way in Nanling Prefecture and ascended the Hidden Dragon榜, which once again attracted the attention of the Dao Divinity Palace. As his cultivation soared and his ranking on the Hidden Dragon榜 increased drastically every now and then, the Dao Divinity Palace decided to bet on him.

Just like they had bet on Jiang He in the past.

Sure enough, under the protection of the Dao Divinity Palace, although Chen Yuan caused a lot of trouble, his cultivation improved even more rapidly, and he even killed a Grandmaster.

He was even ranked joint number one on the Hidden Dragon榜 with the renowned Zuo Chengzong.

And today, Chen Yuan had completely reached the summit, and the Ascending Immortal Fruit was already in his grasp. The Dao Divinity Palace's bet had paid off. The potential he had shown was even greater than that of Jiang He.

It was a fortunate thing for the Dao Divinity Palace.

The several Dao Lords who had seen the projection of the Heavenly Book were all silent, each lost in thought. To be fair,

they could all be considered geniuses, but they could never have achieved what Chen Yuan had achieved.

Rising all the way to the top, he truly deserved to be called a person of great fortune!

At the top of the Immortal Mountain, Ye Xiangnan nodded slightly, looking at Chen Yuan with the same appreciation as Fang Hongtai. The purpose of holding the Ascending Immortal Battle was to discover these geniuses.

Today's battle was indeed the most powerful in the last two hundred years. Any one of the top five on the Hidden Dragon榜 would have had a chance to reach the summit at other times.

But they were all now bowing their heads beneath Chen Yuan, much like he had done in his youth.

As he looked around, Ye Xiangnan's gaze suddenly paused. As if crossing tens of thousands of meters, he saw Su Ziyue hiding in the crowd, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Su Ziyue, who was focused on Chen Yuan, was shocked and sensed the undisguised gaze. She looked back and then quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

But no one nearby noticed.

"Hoo..."

Chen Yuan took a deep breath. His body's powerful recovery ability was gradually repairing the severely damaged injuries. This battle was indeed extremely difficult, even comparable to the first time he faced a Grandmaster in Tangshan Prefecture.

But thankfully, he had won again!

He won not only this battle, but also the Ascending Immortal Fruit, and the subsequent assassinations by those warriors.

"Brother Zuo, thank you for the concession!"

Chen Yuan clasped his hands solemnly.

It had to be said that Zuo Chengzong was indeed a formidable opponent, the strongest he had encountered in the same realm. He truly deserved his respect. His Thunder Law was extremely strong and yang.

If he hadn't been able to use the Dragon Soul to enter his body and had the Transformation Spirit Lotus to protect his mind, he would have almost certainly lost this battle.

He deserved to be the most talented person of Wudang Mountain in the last five hundred years, and he deserved to be the disciple cultivated by that legendary Old Madman. The Purple Thunder Heavenly Heart was well-deserved.

Zuo Chengzong stared at Chen Yuan for a moment and continued:

"You did win this battle, Brother Chen, but... I didn't lose either!"

"Hmm?"

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow, looking at Zuo Chengzong's sincere expression. Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, as if he had thought of something. He suddenly looked up at the void.

Sure enough, the thunderbolts above the nine heavens had not dissipated because of Zuo Chengzong's defeat. Instead, they became even stronger!

"Today, I, Zuo, will form my Core!"

Zuo Chengzong laughed loudly, his voice echoing for thousands of meters. The aura around him suddenly withered to the extreme. He slowly closed his eyes for one breath, two breaths, three breaths...

In the ninth breath after Zuo Chengzong closed his eyes, a terrifying thunderbolt that had been brewing above the nine heavens fell suddenly, directly striking his body.

But his body did not turn into ashes and disappear because of this. Instead, a strong life force enveloped him, turning death into life!

Today's battle was also within Zuo Chengzong's plan.

That was why he wanted Chen Yuan to be stronger and put more pressure on him. Only in this way could he turn death into life and use thunder to form his Core.

Forming a Core was not just talk. It required the right timing, the right place, and the right people.

Especially for a peerless genius like Zuo Chengzong, the process of forming a Core could not be sloppy. The stronger the talent, the higher the chance of condensing a true Core, but at the same time,

because of his own peak in all aspects, the difficulty of forming a Core would also increase accordingly.

Because the higher the quality of the true Core, the greater the potential in the future. Correspondingly, it was not so easy to condense a high-quality true Core.

Zuo Chengzong had been dormant for several years. His intention was not only to seize the Ascending Immortal Fruit, but also to form his Core. And the result did not disappoint him. Chen Yuan was a peerless genius whose talent was no less than his.

Although he lost the battle, he also won.

Wei Wuya's eyes flashed with surprise. Everyone's eyes instantly turned to Zuo Chengzong. Thunder was the master of killing, but the extreme of death was life.

Driven by this power, Zuo Chengzong's injuries completely recovered in a short period of time, and he passed the first stage, his body flawless.

He had already reached the realm of perfection.

He opened his eyes, his eyes containing divine light and electric light overflowing. Then he took a step forward, hovering in the void, and sat down cross-legged. Above the nine heavens, thunder roared.

The second stage was the tribulation of life and death heart demon!

His aura converged, like a withered corpse. Chen Yuan and the others watched him break through and form his Core, and were amazed.

Endless thunder completely turned Zuo Chengzong's body into a sea of thunder.

Dark clouds gathered, obscuring the sky and the earth.

After an unknown amount of time, Zuo Chengzong suddenly opened his arms and looked up at the nine heavens, as if his two divine lights were looking at the underworld. At his right chest,

purple light shone, attracting heavenly thunder.

The next moment.

His aura completely reached its peak. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a radius of thousands of meters began to gather. He held onto the One, allowing the sea of thunder to engulf him.

After about a hundred breaths, a terrifying aura erupted from the sea of thunder.

Above the nine heavens, heavenly thunder rumbled, and five-colored thunder surrounded him, creating a natural phenomenon.

A illusory pill was condensed in the void, allowing the heavenly thunder to cleanse it.

Fang Hongtai's eyes narrowed, and he held his breath. Being able to cause a phenomenon during the process of forming a Core must be a top-grade true Core. What a Zuo Chengzong,

what a Purple Thunder Heavenly Heart!

Song Zhilun's expression was solemn, and he let out a breath. The quality of forming a Core was related to the future transformation into the Yang God. With the talent he showed, as long as he did not fall,

he would almost certainly become a Yang God True Lord!

Ye Xiangnan at the top of the Immortal Mountain nodded slightly.

A phenomenon formed the Core, and his talent was unparalleled!

Chen Yuan's eyes shone with fiery light. This kind of top-grade true Core was the goal he was pursuing.

Wei Wuya let out a breath, a hint of frustration flashing in his eyes.

Xuan Ming paused the fingers that were twisting the Buddhist beads in his hand and secretly said Amitabha.

Dao Xuansheng, Bai Changqing, and Wei Wuque were all amazed.

Having reached their level, how could they not know the horror of a phenomenon forming a Core?

And this was also the goal they were pursuing.

After eighty-one thunderbolts, the void Core became brighter and brighter, blooming with five-colored divine light, illuminating the world. Under everyone's witness, Zuo Chengzong opened his mouth.

The five-colored divine pill was swallowed into his stomach.

A tyrannical Grandmaster aura suppressed everyone. Although he had just entered the Grandmaster Realm, his aura was completely different. Chen Yuan felt that with his means of forming a Core with a phenomenon,

he might even be able to fight against a Solid Core Realm Grandmaster.

Grandmaster! Grandmaster!

Zuo Chengzong glanced around and smiled with clasped hands:

"Everyone, I, Zuo, will take the first step."

"Congratulations to Brother Zuo on forming the Heavenly Core and advancing to Grandmaster!"

Chen Yuan cupped his hands and said.

"Congratulations to Brother Zuo on forming the Heavenly Core and advancing to Grandmaster!"

"Congratulations to Brother Zuo..."

Voices rose and fell, congratulating him.

They were no different from the words that had been used to congratulate Chen Yuan before.

"Brother Chen, I lost this battle at the Through Profound Realm. In the future, let's fight again in the Grandmaster Realm!" Zuo Chengzong smiled heartily, his eyes full of appreciation.

"Okay, Brother Zuo, wait a little longer. When I form my Core, I'll fight you again!"

Forming a Core might be difficult for others, but it was not difficult for Chen Yuan now. What was truly difficult was how to form a phenomenon Heavenly Core similar to Zuo Chengzong's.

The surrounding warriors also stirred up a considerable commotion after Zuo Chengzong formed his Core.

It could be foreseen that the two major events of today, Chen Yuan reaching the summit and Zuo Chengzong forming his Core, would definitely spread throughout the world and be praised. Among them, the earth-shattering battle between the two of them would inevitably cause waves.

After Zuo Chengzong formed his Core, he returned to the futon and continued to watch the battle.

Chen Yuan reached the summit, and the battle about him was basically over, unless someone dared to challenge him without fear of death. Zuo Chengzong formed his Core, and the battle about him also came to an end.

In fact, he had now left the scope of the Hidden Dragon榜.

He had been using the title of number one on the Hidden Dragon榜 to form his Heavenly Core.

But this did not mean that the Ascending Immortal Battle was over. The suspense of the first place was gone, but the position of second place was still vacant. The Ascending Immortal Battle was still going on, but the surrounding warriors felt that their interest was low.

After all, they had already experienced the earth-shattering battle between Chen Yuan and Zuo Chengzong, and their horizons had been raised. They looked down on these remaining battles.

Wei Wuya accepted the challenge and defeated several people in a row, ascending to second place on the Hidden Dragon榜 with unparalleled posture.

Dao Xuansheng defeated Xuan Ming and ranked third.

This was unexpected by many people. After all, whether it was the top three on the previous Hidden Dragon榜 or the Four Extremes of the Hidden Dragon, there was no Dao Xuansheng.

But he was now ranked third.

This was a drawback of the Hidden Dragon榜. To be on the list, in addition to the assessment of the people from the Ascending Immortal Tower, one also needed to have battle achievements.

This missed many geniuses who hid their strength.

Therefore, every time the Ascending Immortal Battle was opened, the top 50 on the Hidden Dragon榜 would undergo a chaotic change. This was when the masters who had hidden their strength began to exert their strength.

But then again, the intelligence of the Ascending Immortal Tower was indeed the best in the world, but they could not accurately assess everyone's strength. If that was the case,

the world would have long been dominated by Martial Emperor City.

Being able to do this was already not easy.

After the top three on the Hidden Dragon榜 were decided, the rest basically accelerated. Although Xuan Ming had experienced several defeats, he had been a top three expert on the Hidden Dragon榜 before,

and he was also ranked among the Four Extremes of the Hidden Dragon. He was still able to rank fourth.

Fifth was Wei Wuque. As Chen Yuan expected, he had indeed hidden a lot of strength. Even in his eyes, it was possible that he was still hiding something this time.

After all, the first place on the Hidden Dragon榜 had already been decided, and the others were not too different. Being able to enter the top five was enough to report back to Beiliang.

Sixth was Bai Changqing. His swordsmanship was unparalleled and invincible.

Seventh was Yu Qingyan of the Goddess Palace. Although she was a woman, her strength was also extraordinary, attracting the attention of countless people.

It was worth mentioning that due to Zuo Chengzong being excluded from the Hidden Dragon榜 and the death of Gu He, Shangguan Yu ranked tenth after recovering from his injuries, barely squeezing into the top ten.

Zhang Xuan could only be at the bottom because of his cultivation.

But even being at the bottom was still something that countless people looked up to.

At this point, the Ascending Immortal Battle was completely over.

As for those talents on the Hidden Dragon榜 who did not even reach the Heavenly Ladder, their rankings were re-divided based on the steps they had reached, but this was not the final result.

It could be foreseen that it would not be long before those people would experience another melee.

Fang Hongtai took a step forward and came to the geniuses on the Hidden Dragon榜 in front of the futon, and cupped his hands and said:

"I, the old man, would like to congratulate Chen Qingshi for reaching the top, and young friend Zuo for forming the Heavenly Core..."

After some greetings, he said loudly:

"The Ascending Immortal Battle is over!"

"Senior, I wonder about the Ascending Immortal Fruit..." Chen Yuan couldn't help but find a gap to ask.

Fang Hongtai smiled mysteriously and said:

"Three days later, someone will come to you. At that time, you can take the Ascending Immortal Fruit yourself."

Chen Yuan looked at the towering Immortal Mountain thoughtfully, nodded and cupped his fists:

"Thank you, Senior."

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The Ascending Immortal Battle was completely over, but the impact had not dissipated. As many people had expected, the Martial Emperor City caused a lot of shock because of the Ascending Immortal Battle.

And it began to spread wildly to the outside world.

The two points that attracted the most attention were that Chen Yuan went through several battles, condensed an invincible momentum, and had a shocking battle with Zuo Chengzong, suppressing him.

Second, Zuo Chengzong was prepared, lost but not defeated. Under the attention of thousands of people in Martial Emperor City, he formed the Heavenly Core, and it was accompanied by a phenomenon.

The outside world began to become noisy, but these had nothing to do with Chen Yuan and the others.

After coming down from the futon, Chen Yuan was greeted with a burst of congratulations. Shangguan Hong and Ye Chenbai came forward. Among them, the smile on Ye Chenbai's face had reached his ears.

Obviously, he understood that because Chen Yuan reached the top of the Hidden Dragon榜 and won the Ascending Immortal Battle, he would get a lot of benefits, and his status would be improved.

And because of his relationship with Chen Yuan, the Ye family would definitely give him more resources and pay more attention to him.

After some greetings, the top ten on the Hidden Dragon榜, or those who participated in the Ascending Immortal Battle today, did not leave. At Ye Chenbai's invitation, they went to the top floor of the Ascending Immortal Tower again.

Their respective talents and strengths had been recognized by the Heavenly Ladder, and no one looked down on anyone.

Even if they couldn't become friends, they could be considered acquaintances.

And Chen Yuan, as a court official and an eagle dog hated by Jianghu warriors, had won everyone's respect. No matter who he met, they would first call him Chen Qingshi!

On the top floor, Bai Changqing fulfilled his promise and came forward to drink several cups with Chen Yuan. They were very compatible with each other. Wei Wuque once again found Chen Yuan,

wanting to exchange for the Ascending Immortal Fruit, but was rejected by Chen Yuan again.

Even if the price offered by the other party had exceeded the scope of the Ascending Immortal Fruit, he was still unmoved, which made Wei Wuque a little disappointed, but he was helpless.

He could only go to Martial Emperor City to find a way.

Chen Yuan and Zuo Chengzong also drank a few glasses of wine together. They had some mutual appreciation. It was not easy to have someone in life who could be called an opponent.

This was especially true for Chen Yuan and Zuo Chengzong, the peerless geniuses.

The only person who did not go to the gathering that day was Xuan Ming. Everyone else was present. Dao Xuansheng and Wei Wuya also exchanged a few words with Chen Yuan. Although they could not be called friends,

they could be considered acquaintances.

After drinking together for a while, they spoke in groups of three or two. Yu Qingyan walked up to Chen Yuan, hesitating to speak.

Chen Yuan looked down at the Martial Emperor City below and took the lead in saying: "Fairy Yu, please speak frankly if you want to say anything."

"You... why did you kill Gu He?"

She was very puzzled by this. They didn't have such a deep hatred for each other. Killing him would only make the Gu family resentful.

Hearing this, Chen Yuan smiled. He stared at Yu Qingyan and said word by word:

"Do I need a reason to kill someone?"

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