Profound Entrance Peak!

After nearly two months of arduous cultivation, Chen Yuan finally reached this level before the Immortal Ascension Battle. At this moment, his aura was extremely harmonious, having reached its peak.

Beyond this lay breaking through to form the Golden Core, officially stepping into the Grandmaster realm.

"Hoo..."

Chen Yuan exhaled a long breath of turbid air, his gaze sweeping around. Sitting in seclusion for two months was an extremely difficult endeavor, but he had persevered.

With the Supreme Xuan Scripture absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth, he didn't need food to replenish his strength at all.

Recalling the arduous cultivation of the past two months, Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed. Almost as soon as he began his seclusion, he had started to temper his spiritual fist intent with the Emperor Slaughter Blade.

Then, he used the Divine Transformation Lotus to increase his cultivation.

Between breaths, Chen Yuan's cultivation speed was extremely fast.

Clenching his fists, Chen Yuan could feel the surging blood energy within. After not moving for two months, his blood energy was restless, and his aura had reached its highest point ever.

In the Spirit Platform of the Celestial Palace, his divine soul was full, faintly merging with heaven and earth.

He was bare-chested, his chest rising and falling, the muscles on his body streamlined, and the veins on his arms bulging, revealing a sense of power and beauty.

"Crack."

Chen Yuan slightly twisted his neck, making cracking sounds, as if his body had rusted from being still for so long.

Grandmaster Realm.

He pondered for a moment. In his current state, even if he immediately formed a Golden Core, he had a chance of success, but the odds were not too high, plus the Immortal Ascension Battle was about to begin.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry and needed to make further preparations.

Whether it was from Wei Xin or Jiang He and Su Ziyue, Chen Yuan had a good understanding of the Golden Core formation process, which was essentially divided into three stages.

Known as the Three Barriers of the Core Realm.

Only by passing the three barriers could one be truly considered a Grandmaster of the Core Realm.

The first barrier, Flawless Body, as the name suggests, meant that there could not be any hidden injuries on the body, and one must have abundant origin power without damage.

This was not too difficult.

The truly difficult ones were the second barrier, the Life and Death Inner Demon, and the third barrier, the integration of essence, qi, and spirit.

Fortunately, he was not completely ignorant, and he could begin preparing for the breakthrough after the Immortal Ascension Battle.

Only by stepping into the Grandmaster realm could one be considered the backbone of the Jianghu. The difference between the Upper Three Realms and the Lower Three Realms was not just for show. Warriors in the Lower Three Realms were still mortal.

But once a True Core was formed, one could wield the power of heaven and earth and possess extraordinary power.

Outside the secret chamber.

Because of Chen Yuan's long roar, half of the Prefecture City was alarmed. The nearby warriors were horrified, as if a terrifying beast was awakening.

The Sky Patrol Guards guarding the gate immediately notified Madam Xu, Han Yu, and others.

Upon hearing the news, the group quickly began to gather towards the Sky Patrol Division. In a short quarter of an hour, dozens of people had gathered outside the secret chamber.

These were all Chen Yuan's elite forces.

Led by Madam Xu, the group was clearly divided.

Han Yu, Du Ming, and Liu Zheng Song, the three men in power, were behind Madam Xu, while Yue Shan, Mo Donghe, Yan Qing, and others stood solemnly behind them.

Silence reigned, and everyone closely watched the direction of the secret chamber, but no one dared to breathe loudly.

"Rumble..."

The stone door of the secret chamber opened from the inside, making a roaring sound, and the dust attached to the stone door began to fall, revealing a figure in a black robe.

The man in black had long hair disheveled, carrying a long saber on his back, with a terrifying aura emanating from his body.

It was Chen Yuan!

Han Yu, Du Ming, and the others felt the terrifying aura emanating from Chen Yuan's body, and they were shocked. They were already veteran Profound Entrance experts.

But under this aura, they still seemed very weak.

As great as the difference between Profound Entrance and Ningsha warriors.

Lord, you are so terrifying!

Apart from them, the other Ningsha and Foundation Establishment warriors did not have so many feelings. Their impression of Chen Yuan was the same as before.

That was powerful!

Unmatched power!

As powerful as ever!

Madam Xu smiled, her eyes full of joy. She bowed sideways, her pearly teeth gently biting, and smiled:

"This concubine congratulates the Lord on the success of his cultivation."

Han Yu, Du Ming, and Liu Zheng Song, without any rehearsal, bowed and clasped their fists in unison:

"Your subordinates congratulate the Lord on his exit from seclusion, his divine skills have been completed, sweeping the world!"

Then, Yue Shan and the others drew their sabers and knelt on one knee, echoing loudly:

"Your subordinates congratulate the Lord on his exit from seclusion, his divine skills have been completed, sweeping the world!"

"Your subordinates congratulate the Lord on his exit from seclusion, his divine skills have been completed, sweeping the world!"

"Your subordinates congratulate the Lord..."

The crowd said it three times in a row, with a grand momentum.

They called themselves subordinates instead of servants because, after a series of teachings from Han Yu and others, they ate Chen Yuan's food, practiced Chen Yuan's skills, and used Chen Yuan's resources to cultivate.

They had already drawn a line between themselves and the court officials.

Wave after wave of sound, the lowest kneeling were Foundation Establishment Bone Refinement cultivators, and most were Ningsha warriors, their voices almost deafening.

The other Sky Patrol Guards in the Sky Patrol Division followed suit without knowing why.

Then this sound wave even spread to Tangshan Prefecture City.

The news of Chen Yuan's exit from seclusion also began to spread.

Looking at the group of warriors in front of him who had returned and bowed, Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that he had so many Ningsha warriors under his command.

As many as nearly twenty!

Although the number of Profound Entrance experts had not increased, Ningsha warriors were still the backbone force for him at the moment.

"Please rise, everyone."

Chen Yuan raised his hand, and an invisible Gang energy lifted everyone up.

"Thank you, Lord!"

"Thank you, Lord!"

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Inside the Sky Patrol Hall.

Chen Yuan sat alone in the highest seat, Madam Xu intimately sat beside him to serve him, followed by Du Ming, Han Yu, Liu Zheng Song, and others.

From their mouths, Chen Yuan also learned why there were so many Ningsha warriors.

During the nearly two months of his seclusion, Han Yu and others were not idle. They were still expanding their forces and attracting Jianghu loose cultivator experts. Most of the Ningsha warriors came this way.

Of course, these people all had clean backgrounds and had undergone repeated scrutiny.

In addition, the remaining small portion was cultivated by themselves. Living in Tangshan Prefecture, they obtained a lot of resources, even without scarcity.

With a large amount of resources piled up, naturally some experts could be cultivated.

Like Mo Donghe and the others, they had now reached the Celestial Gang level and were not far from Profound Entrance. And they had also undergone a series of cleansing, and all the court warriors who were unwilling to be loyal to Chen Yuan.

All were charged with crimes and their families were exterminated.

They strictly carried out Chen Yuan's orders and turned Tangshan Prefecture into his private kingdom.

In addition, the military preparation army under Du Ming also underwent a cleansing, filled with experts, washing away those soldiers who were loyal to the court or others.

After listening, Chen Yuan nodded slightly, praising them for doing a good job, which was very much to his liking.

He wanted this kind of state, to have the final say in Tangshan Prefecture.

Whether it was the court or Jianghu warriors, whoever dared not to obey his orders would be charged with crimes and their families would be exterminated. The dragon slayer eventually became a dragon. He was even more ruthless than the previous Shen Yongzhi and Song Jingang.

The only difference was that they oppressed the people and wreaked havoc in Tangshan.

And Chen Yuan did not care about the oil and water on those mud legs. It was better to gain a good reputation, rebuild Tangshan, and truly shape this place into the center of the three prefectures!

"The Lord is too kind. These are all things that your subordinates should do." Han Yu and the others immediately laughed.

"Tell me more about the recent events."

Chen Yuan tapped his fingers on the table, thump, thump... as if directly tapping on their hearts.

Li Zheng Song's face straightened and he began to introduce the current situation in the Jianghu.

It was also from their mouths that Chen Yuan learned that so many unfamiliar faces had appeared on the Hidden Dragon List. His good brother Shangguan Yu had been squeezed out of the top ten.

Ouyang Zhi and Han Yu had also been squeezed out of the Hidden Dragon List, but Zhang Xuan successfully entered the top twenty of the Hidden Dragon List with his power...

It had only been about two months, but he didn't expect such things to happen.

It had to be said that the Immortal Ascension Fruit and the first place on the Hidden Dragon List were indeed attracting attention and coveting.

This was normal. In the past, the Hidden Dragon List would also experience a melee when the Immortal Ascension Battle was opened, but this time it was more intense.

"Who squeezed Shangguan brother down?" he asked casually.

Han Yu said with a solemn expression:

"It's Wei Wuque, the son of the King of Northern Liang!"

"King of Northern Liang?"

Hearing this name, Chen Yuan frowned slightly, his eyes flashing. As long as one understood the Jin Dynasty, one could not bypass two names. One was the King of Northern Liang, who guarded Liangzhou and almost controlled the military and political affairs of Liangzhou.

The other was the King of Zhennan, who was stationed in the southern border, guarding against the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

These two were the two foreign kings of the Jin Dynasty, with amazing power. Even in Chen Yuan's opinion, these two were almost separatist, and they both had a common point.

That was, they were all frontier generals who rebelled and surrendered during the former Chu Dynasty. After Sima's clan raised troops, these two frontier generals rebelled one after another and were granted the title of king.

And they were highly trusted by the court.

However, in Chen Yuan's understanding, although they had amazing power, they had always been very low-key, and there was very little about them in the Jianghu.

Chen Yuan had always thought that they were preserving themselves, but now it seemed...

It seemed a little interesting. The son of the dignified King of Northern Liang had begun to enter the Jianghu.

"What about the King of Zhennan?"

"There is no news about this."

"The Immortal Ascension Battle is about to begin, it is indeed attracting a lot of attention." Du Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Even feeling that he was getting old.

"By the way, is there any news from Ye Chenbai?" Chen Yuan suddenly asked.

Madam Xu was stunned for a moment, and quickly said:

"If the Lord hadn't said it, this concubine would have forgotten. Not long ago, there was indeed a letter from Qingzhou City, signed Ye Chenbai. This concubine took the liberty of reading it.

The general meaning is to send the Immortal Ascension Post to the Lord."

"Where is the post?"

"This concubine has already put it in the study."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly. The Immortal Ascension Post was basically equivalent to an admission ticket, which was issued by Ye Chenbai, which was considered to support Chen Yuan's participation in the Immortal Ascension Battle.

Ye Chenbai had told him this before.

Before the Immortal Ascension Battle began, the Immortal Ascension Tower would make fifty Immortal Ascension Posts, and they would be offered first, from the first on the Hidden Dragon List to the top fifty on the Hidden Dragon List.

When all the posts were sent, it was basically equivalent to the complete disappearance of this year's Hidden Dragon List.

After that, you would have to wait for the next ten years.

Afterwards, Chen Yuan asked about the affairs of Qingzhou City. He thought that Jiang He might also represent the Daoshen Palace to entrust him with something.

But obviously not.

The other party did not send any news at all, as if all the burden was on him.

In just half an hour, Chen Yuan learned about everything that had happened since his seclusion. Overall, they were not too relevant to him, so there was no need to pay too much attention to them.

"The Immortal Ascension Battle is about to begin. When does the Lord plan to set off for the East China Sea? I heard that many people have already begun to set off." Madam Xu picked up a piece of pastry and put it in Chen Yuan's mouth, and asked softly.

"Well... in a few days."

He left seclusion today, which was September 24th. There were still half a month before the Immortal Ascension Battle on October 9th. The time was still ample. Although he needed to cross the two prefectures of Qing and Yun, it was nothing to a warrior like him.

There was nothing to do if he went too early.

"By the way, send someone to send a letter to Zhang Xuan first." They had agreed to go to Martial Emperor City together before. Chen Yuan would naturally not break his promise. Moreover,

His background was considered deep, and perhaps there would be a strong person secretly protecting him, which was extremely safe.

After all, Chen Yuan still had some enemies.

Chen Yuan had a good idea of those Dao Lords of the Daoshen Palace. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they would never show their true bodies, so as not to affect the plan.

Unless Chen Yuan strongly requested it.

Of course, this was not certain. Maybe they would be waiting secretly, until Chen Yuan got the Immortal Ascension Fruit.

"Yes, your subordinate will send someone to do it immediately."

Han Yu cupped his hands.

"This matter is not urgent. This envoy has just left seclusion. You should drink a few cups." Chen Yuan smiled heartily.

After nearly two months of seclusion, he was also a little impatient. Now that he had just left seclusion, and had leisure time, he should take a good rest for two days.

It was like some farmland that had been empty for a long time and had to be cultivated, otherwise nothing good could be grown... But if you kept planting, it would inevitably be ruined.

"Okay."

Most of the time, Chen Yuan was relatively kind in front of them, without too much pretense, which was one of the reasons why they were comfortable.

As they were talking, a Sky Patrol Guard came in to report and knelt on the ground.

"What do you want to say?"

"Reporting to the Lord, several monks from Jinhua Temple have come to see Lord Du." The Sky Patrol Guard said respectfully.

"Jinhua Temple?" Chen Yuan frowned, turned his eyes to Du Ming, and asked:

"What is the situation with Jinhua Temple? Why are they here to see you?"

Du Ming clasped his fists and said respectfully:

"Reporting to the Lord, this is about last month. This Jinhua Temple is a force that has been transferred from other prefectures. The abbot is a Profound Entrance Peak expert.

They want to establish a sect in my Nanling Prefecture. They have been surveying the terrain these days, hoping that the government can agree and recognize them. However, your subordinate has not agreed."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly:

"Well done, let them get lost."

Since he had dominated Tangshan Prefecture, many forces from other prefectures had been eager to make a move, wanting to get a share of the rich resources of Tangshan Prefecture.

However, because they were afraid of Chen Yuan, no one dared to take action.

Especially as Chen Yuan's power became stronger and stronger, naturally no one dared to openly enter Tangshan.

"This example cannot be set. Tangshan is controlled by this envoy and cannot accommodate anyone, understand?" Chen Yuan said in a deep voice.

Once this opening was made, it would inevitably attract more forces, and there would inevitably be some disputes. Even, in his suspicious nature, the news of the arrival of this Jinhua Temple had attracted the attention of many forces.

Once it was opened, they would inevitably flock here.

Even if they were all killed, it would be more troublesome.

Du Ming frowned and couldn't help saying:

"Reporting to the Lord, the reason why this subordinate has not used harsh methods is because this Jinhua Temple is a branch temple of the Guangming Temple. It is said that it is even related to Mount Lingshan, and..."

"Guangming Temple!"

Chen Yuan's eyes sank slightly, knowing the reason for Du Ming's scruples. Indeed, within Qingzhou, the Guangming Temple was definitely the top force among the top forces.

Even stronger than the Qingyun Sword Sect.

Its power was amazing. Du Ming was also worried about attracting too much hatred. Although Chen Yuan was strong, he was definitely not able to compete with the Guangming Temple.

"And what?" Chen Yuan continued to ask.

"And according to the news that this subordinate knows, this Jinhua Temple is also inextricably linked to the warriors of Dongying, so I dare not issue orders rashly."

"Hmm?"

Chen Yuan frowned:

"How did it get involved with Dongying warriors again?"

"Jinhua Temple was originally established in Yunyang Prefecture. According to the investigation of this subordinate, the temple enshrines many longevity tablets of Dongying powerhouses. It is said that even Dongying warriors often go to Jinhua Temple to burn incense."

Yunyang Prefecture was the prefecture near Tangshan Prefecture. Those disciples of the Qingcheng Sword Sect who Chen Yuan had killed belonged to Yunyang Prefecture warriors.

"What!!!"

Chen Yuan's eyes turned cold, revealing murderous intent.

It was undeniable that he had no good feelings for those Dongying dwarfs, but he had rarely encountered them. He didn't expect that they would come to his Tangshan Prefecture,

They deserved to die!

"Everything that this subordinate said is true."

"A mere Dongying dwarf is worthy of setting up a longevity tablet in my Central Plains. These bald donkeys deserve to die. Did Yunyang Prefecture not have any reaction?"

"There was no reaction. It is said that many Yunyang warriors went to worship, seeking the protection of Jinhua Temple."

"Hehe..."

Chen Yuan sneered:

"How could there be no men among the warriors of Yunyang? How could some lowly dwarfs be worthy of being enshrined in my Central Plains?"

"Bang!"

Chen Yuan shattered the wooden table in front of him with one palm.

Seeing Chen Yuan's rage, Han Yu and the others bowed in front of him:

"Lord, calm down."

"Come on, pass on my order, these monks of Jinhua Temple, one counts as one, no matter what their background, chop off their heads and cast them into Jingguan!"

"From now on, Tangshan Prefecture will exterminate Buddhism, and no monk is allowed to set foot in this place. Those who violate this will be killed!"

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Too angry, I can't help but want to exterminate Buddhism!