With Jiang He providing a safety net, Chen Yuan's confidence soared.

He figured that even if something happened, since the other party dared to speak so confidently, he must be safe.

There was no way around it; having someone powerful backing you up gave you that kind of confidence!

Third on the Wind and Cloud Rankings was definitely one of the strongest individuals in the Jianghu.

When the Huayang Real Person rarely appeared in the Jianghu, the Core Realm Grandmaster was the strongest combat power!

The situation afterward was much simpler.

After a period of rest, Chen Yuan, without concealing his identity, led Madam Xu, Han Yu, Yue Shan, and others towards Tangshan Prefecture.

They took most of the treasures from Hidden Weapon Valley. Except for one spiritual weapon left for Ouyang Zhi, the rest were carried by Han Yu, Yue Shan, and others.

In addition to that, there were some Origin Crystals treasured in Hidden Weapon Valley.

Originally, Chen Yuan didn't want them, but Ouyang Zhi insisted on showing his filial piety.

In the end, Chen Yuan had no choice but to reluctantly accept them.

The journey was peaceful. At first, Chen Yuan was wary of anyone who approached him, but as time passed, he realized that no one seemed to be watching them.

Gradually, Han Yu and the others relaxed their vigilance on the surface.

It was tight on the inside but loose on the outside, the opposite of Madam Xu.

She was tight on the outside but relaxed on the inside...

Although it was peaceful, Chen Yuan didn't relax his vigilance at all. Instead, he felt a sense of impending storm.

The group's speed was neither fast nor slow, and Chen Yuan spent half of his time cultivating.

He used the Emperor Slaughtering Blade to temper his divine soul.

As time passed, he felt his 'spirit' slowly growing.

At this rate, he hoped to reach the peak of the Heavenly Palace Realm, with his divine soul overflowing, within a year.

Don't think this speed was slow; in fact, it was already quite fast.

In the Jianghu, it was definitely unmatched and astonishing.

However, he was still not satisfied because the Immortal Ascension Battle was approaching!

News of this Immortal Ascension Battle had begun to surface. It would take place on the ninth day of the tenth month at the Martial Emperor City in the East Sea.

Surprisingly, Ye Chenbai had not contacted him yet, which was beyond his expectations. He originally thought that he would come looking for him when he entered the top ten of the Potential Dragon Rankings.

Unexpectedly, he was really patient.

But since the other party was not in a hurry, he would naturally not be in a hurry either. Everything would take its course.

His most important task now was to intensify his cultivation and strive to raise his cultivation to the peak of the Profound Connection Realm before the Immortal Ascension Battle arrived. Only in this way would he have a chance to win and seize the Immortal Ascension Fruit.

He had never underestimated the heroes of the world.

Especially those monstrous talents in the top three of the Potential Dragon Rankings. Without the cultivation strength of the Profound Connection Realm, the outcome of their collision would be uncertain.

Direct disciple of Wudang Mountain, reincarnation of a Buddhist master, born with demonic eyes...

Any one of them was a peerless monster that was rarely seen in decades, even more terrifying than Jiang He's Immortal Ascension Battle.

Of course, it wasn't necessarily true that being on the Potential Dragon Rankings meant a bright future.

Like Jiang He, the reason why he didn't win that Immortal Ascension Battle was actually because he was at a disadvantage, because his cultivation level was not high enough at that time.

Now, compared to the past, none of those who surpassed Jiang He back then can match Jiang He now.

The current Jiang He had already reached the level of an established powerhouse.

The cultivation of Yue Shan and others was also steadily improving. It was worth mentioning that Mo Donghe and Yan Qing had both successfully condensed their Evil Qi in the Fiery Evil Land within Hidden Weapon Valley.

They became the other two Evil Qi martial artists besides Yue Shan and Zhao Beishan.

Under Chen Yuan's guidance and with sufficient resources, Yue Shan transformed his Evil Qi into Astral Qi, officially stepping into the Heavenly Astral Realm.

He became the first Heavenly Astral martial artist he had cultivated on his own.

However, without any battle achievements, he would have a small chance to make it into the top 100 of the Potential Dragon Rankings.

During the journey, he also heard a new piece of news.

The Yun family did not dare to provoke Jiang He, so they turned their attention to Chen Yuan and were going to send a Core Realm martial artist to attack him!

To be honest, when he first heard this news, his first reaction was surprise and doubt.

Because the Yun family would not actively release this kind of news.

It would make the Jianghu martial artists despise the Yun family.

Then this must be someone deliberately muddying the waters.

Who could it be?

After thinking about it, Chen Yuan basically determined who this person was.

Shangguan Yu!

He was helping Chen Yuan in his own way.

He should want to use this to make the Yun family give up on attacking Chen Yuan.

However, he felt that this method would not be very effective.

If they could be so easily stopped by reputation, then the Yun family probably wouldn't be among the five great families.

The Yun family did not react to the release of this news.

It seemed that they disdained to respond, or they acquiesced.

This made many people even more eager to pay attention to this matter.

As everyone knew, only the top three monsters on the Potential Dragon Rankings had the strength to compete with the Core Realm Grandmaster, and Chen Yuan was only seventh on the Potential Dragon Rankings.

Not to mention winning, the chance of surviving was almost zero.

But there were also people who held opposing opinions.

Some people felt that Chen Yuan's growth trajectory was different from ordinary people. Every once in a while, he would burst out with strength and cultivation that far exceeded his previous level. They felt that even if there was a Grandmaster powerhouse intercepting Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan would not necessarily die.

This news caused a stir in Shu Prefecture for several days, but no Grandmaster attacked Chen Yuan, and gradually it disappeared from everyone's attention.

They couldn't keep paying attention to Chen Yuan all the time.

The Yun family's power in Shu Prefecture was very strong. Some people said that those were all rumors. How could the Yun family be so shameless as to deal with Chen Yuan? It would be a disgrace to the reputation of a Jianghu family.

The previous news was completely slander.

The best time to attack Chen Yuan was in Shu Prefecture, and if he returned to Qing Prefecture, with Jiang He protecting him, his safety would definitely not be in danger. The Yun family would not have the courage to bully the weak directly.

Things gradually began to disappear.

But Chen Yuan received another letter from Shangguan Yu.

He confessed to Chen Yuan that he had released the previous news, and now he had been reprimanded by the elders of the Shangguan family for meddling too much.

Although they were not afraid of the Yun family, they would never offend them because of this.

The benefits were not enough!

Shangguan Yu said that he could only help him here, and the rest was up to Chen Yuan himself. He must be careful, and the Yun family would not give up because of this.

After reading the letter, Chen Yuan raised his hand and destroyed the paper, turning it into countless pieces of paper.

To be honest, he didn't like this feeling very much.

This feeling was like his fate being controlled by others, who could take his life at any time.

What he liked was to control everything.

And this required strength!

It also required ruthlessness.

Back then, Chen Yuan killed countless people in Nanling Prefecture, making the Jianghu martial artists tremble when they saw him. He eradicated all the powerful Jianghu forces in Tangshan Prefecture.

And it had been stable and peaceful until now.

But these were still only within the scope of Qing Prefecture.

His ruthlessness was not enough for Shu Prefecture.

Of course, the most important reason was that his strength was not enough. Even if he was more ruthless, to those high and mighty powerhouses, it was just the anger of an ant.

He must have the strength to threaten them!

The Yun family had been silent, and Jiang He would naturally not openly express his position. The struggle between the two sides was surging undercurrents. The Yun family was afraid of Jiang He.

But Jiang He couldn't ignore the Yun family either.

Unless he used the power of the entire Dao Shrine.

But was the Yun family worthy?

The following time was even more peaceful. Even though Chen Yuan did not conceal his identity, no one rushed to find trouble with him. Those who were not strong enough knew that they would only be courting death.

Those who had reached the required strength did not want to wade into this muddy water.

They all felt that Chen Yuan, who was being targeted by the Yun family, did not need them to take action. They would also provoke a strong enemy. Why bother? Wasn't watching the show good?

But to the surprise of everyone who was secretly paying attention to this, until Chen Yuan left the territory of Shu Prefecture, the Yun family never took action, as if they disdained to bully the weak.

The style of a family was undoubtedly revealed.

But was that really the case?

Obviously impossible.

...

...

Within the territory of Tangshan Prefecture.

After several days of travel, Chen Yuan and his group finally arrived in Tangshan Prefecture. The journey was as peaceful as ever.

In a restaurant in a small county.

This was Chen Yuan's industry.

Before he went to Shu Prefecture, he had ordered Du Ming to spread his eyes and ears throughout Tangshan and then spread to Qing Prefecture. This inn was one of them.

After Chen Yuan revealed his identity.

The shopkeeper led Chen Yuan to the backyard and knelt down.

"Subordinate Shao Shun, secret agent of Bing Team, greets the master!"

As the dark forces under Chen Yuan's command, they would naturally not call him 'Sir' like ordinary people.

Chen Yuan nodded and asked the shopkeeper to report the situation in Tangshan Prefecture after he left.

Overall, Du Ming and Liu ZhengSong had done a good job.

The situation was stable, and there were no ignorant Jianghu martial artists causing trouble. Even if there were, they would be quickly destroyed, and Liu ZhengSong was also doing well.

All the county magistrates were purged and replaced with their own people.

With Chen Yuan's endorsement, Jiang He also secretly greeted them.

It could be said that Tangshan Prefecture had become his private territory.

It was no exaggeration to call him a local emperor.

It was easy to decide a person's life or death.

After learning about the recent situation from this shopkeeper Shao, Chen Yuan went upstairs to find Madam Xu and the others to continue eating. The restaurant they were in was located in the best location in the county.

The traffic of people was usually high, and it could be said that it made a lot of money every day.

It had even gradually become a gathering place for some Jianghu martial artists.

This was also a place specially built by Du Ming under Chen Yuan's arrangement. Only places where these Jianghu martial artists gathered had the value of inquiring about news.

"How far is it from the capital of the prefecture?" Han Yu asked Yue Shan while chatting.

As Chen Yuan's confidant, even though Han Yu's cultivation was far superior to Yue Shan and others, he did not really treat them as subordinates, but put down his airs and treated them as equals.

"At our current speed, it will take about a day."

Han Yu nodded thoughtfully.

He had heard a lot about the name of Tang Triangle, but it was the first time he had stayed here so carefully. Now, looking at it again, there was no longer the chaos he had felt when he passed by before.

It seemed quite orderly.

Those Jianghu martial artists did not dare to cause trouble easily.

All of this came from Chen Yuan's power.

One could get a glimpse of the whole situation from a small part.

As they spoke, several people's eyes gathered on a high platform specially set up on the first floor.

An old man with gray hair was vividly telling Chen Yuan's past battles.

The storyteller hit the table with the wooden block, and everyone listened carefully.

He was talking about Chen Yuan's battles in Shu Prefecture.

Yes, Chen Yuan's battles in Shu Prefecture had spread to Tangshan Prefecture.

Among them, the most famous was the battle of the Divine Weapon Society.

In the storyteller's mouth, Chen Yuan was truly invincible, easily killing Yun Han, the direct son of the Yun family, one of the five great families. Even that Grandmaster named Yun Hong died in Chen Yuan's hands.

It was said that Chen Yuan summoned the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, which turned into a fairy sword and killed that Core Realm Grandmaster with one sword.

Speaking to the depths, he shouted sharply:

"Our Envoy Chen Qing镇 (zhen) a whole Shu Prefecture with a knife, suppressing countless young talents from daring to move. That Bai Changqing, the chief disciple of Mount Shu, who was known as the White-Clothed Sword Immortal, once sighed to the sky,

Since there is Yuan, why is there Qing!"

"Good."

"Good, our Envoy Chen Qing is really bringing glory to our Qing Prefecture people."

The cheers below were endless, and coins were thrown onto the high platform.

Those below were so excited that their faces were red.

Regional discrimination existed in every world, and this world was the same. People in Shu Prefecture did not know why they had a special sense of superiority.

Especially when facing people in Qing Prefecture, it was even more so.

Many people in Qing Prefecture had long been dissatisfied with this, but they had no way to change it.

The young experts in Qing Prefecture were not as good as those in Shu Prefecture, and there were no Jianghu sects that could compare with the Shu Mountain. Naturally, they were inferior.

Now that Chen Yuan had given them a chance to be proud, they were extremely happy.

As for the truth, did it matter?

"Good job, you deserve a reward!"

Yue Shan laughed and shouted loudly, throwing down a piece of silver.

"Thank you, sir, for the reward."

The storyteller cupped his hands to Yue Shan on the second floor.

Then, he continued to hit the wooden block and said in a deep voice:

"Speaking of our Envoy Chen Qing, he has a great background. Everyone must have heard the rumors that when our Envoy Chen Qing makes a move, he is accompanied by a dragon's roar.

Do you know why?"

"Why?"

"Yes, don't keep us in suspense."

"That's because our Envoy Chen Qing is the reincarnation of a true dragon. It is said that when Envoy Chen Qing was born, nine divine dragons descended into the world, circling in the void. Most of the people in Pingan County saw this scene."

"That's why our Envoy Chen Qing was named 'Yuan'. What is Yuan? A hidden dragon comes out of the abyss!"

Chen Yuan, who happened to be walking up to the second floor, raised his eyebrows when he heard this sentence. Could it be understood like this?

Heaven have mercy, he didn't even know that his origin was so divine.

Nine dragons descended into the world, and a hidden dragon came out of the abyss.

It was really true....

Seeing Chen Yuan coming up, Madam Xu covered her mouth and chuckled, saying:

"So you have these backgrounds."

"Brother Chen is indeed different from ordinary people." Han Yu echoed with a smile.

Usually, Chen Yuan was not pretentious. They had been in contact for some time, and they dared to make some harmless jokes.

Chen Yuan said lightly:

"That's how rumors come about."

This was still in Tangshan Prefecture. If it were in Central Prefecture, the Sima family might have paid attention to him.

This was definitely a sign of a true dragon.

The storyteller below was still continuing to tell the legendary origin of Chen Yuan. Chen Yuan and the others on the second floor had also finished their meal. Yue Shan casually said:

"Young Master, it seems that the Yun family really has no reaction. Now that we have arrived in Tangshan, we are considered safe."

Several of them felt a little fortunate in their hearts.

It was true that Chen Yuan was strong, but they, like the people outside, did not think that Chen Yuan could really compete with a Grandmaster powerhouse now. Several people had been a little worried along the way.

Only Chen Yuan had always been calm and composed.

They were not good at saying anything that spoiled the scenery. Now that they had returned to Tangshan safely, they immediately had a feeling and said it out loud.

Chen Yuan looked up at Yue Shan and did not speak.

You can't stand up this kind of flag.

Generally, after saying this, something always goes wrong.

Sure enough, before Mo Donghe and the others could echo anything.

A terrifying aura instantly enveloped the entire inn. The powerful power made people feel an extreme sense of danger.

Ordinary martial artists gasped for breath and covered their chests.

That aura made people feel as if Mount Tai was pressing down on them.

Han Yu and Madam Xu's eyes narrowed at the same time, and they all looked at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan returned a reassuring look.

After the aura enveloped them, a hoarse voice echoed within a few thousand meters:

"Chen Yuan, this seat has been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Coincidentally, Chen has also been waiting for you for a long time." Chen Yuan replied lightly, leaping from the second floor in one step, walking through the air, standing in the void.

Hearing the words 'Chen Yuan', the crowd below quickly turned their eyes to the second floor.

The storyteller's eyes were a little excited.

For the past month or two, he had been making a living from Chen Yuan, but it was the first time he had seen his true face.

Madam Xu and Han Yu also jumped out without hesitation, standing behind Chen Yuan.

At this moment, what appeared in front of Chen Yuan was a man who looked a little young, with a touch of cyan embroidery on his face, which looked a little妖异 (yao yi), wearing a red robe.

The demeanor of a Grandmaster arose spontaneously.

Core Realm Grandmaster!

"This seat is You Feng." The red-robed man calmly looked at Chen Yuan and introduced himself.

"The Yun family only sent you here?"

Chen Yuan was carrying the Emperor Slaughtering Blade, his eyes were not flustered at all, and there was even a hint of eagerness in the depths of his eyes. The seemingly young man in front of him did not show the aura of a Solid Core Realm.

This meant that the other party was a Virtual Core cultivator.

He had a chance to fight!

"Yun family?" You Feng frowned slightly, then grinned and smiled:

"Hehe, yes, it's the Yun family."

Such a straightforward look made Chen Yuan narrow his eyes. He couldn't help but feel a hint of doubt in his heart. Even if he attacked him, the Yun family didn't seem to be doing it so blatantly, right?

This person had a problem.

"Chen Yuan, where is this seat's Dragon Scale? Hand it over now, and I can leave you with a complete corpse." After introducing himself, You Feng didn't hesitate and directly questioned him.

"Dragon Scale?"

Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed and he looked at the other party deeply.

So it was him?

The master of the snake demon in the Yun River!

Thinking of this, he opened his Heavenly Eye without showing any signs, and a ray of cyan light flickered in his eyes.

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