"Heh heh..."

Dong Lifang, with half of his body shattered, was barely able to rasp out a sound. His eyes were filled with fear and shock, fear because the Three Absolutes Sect had actually been destroyed.

Even the Supreme Elder in the Yang God Realm had fallen.

His first reaction was that it was impossible, absolutely impossible!

The Three Absolutes Sect was the most powerful force in the seven prefectures of Western Shu, and now it was the leader of the entire Western Shu Jianghu, enjoying unparalleled fame and the most glorious moment in centuries.

As long as they could suppress Chen Yuan, this thorn in their side, their reputation would rise even higher. If they could win over the various sects in the Shu region, they could even rival the sacred land of Mount Shu!

He had appeared calm before, but that was only to maintain the demeanor of the Deputy Alliance Leader. In reality, his heart was already filled with joy, believing that he would eventually lead the Three Absolutes Sect to its true peak.

Unfortunately, it was all over!

The Three Absolutes Sect only had one True Lord, making it impossible for them to be a match for the Tao Divine Palace, which had at least three True Lords. He didn't think Chen Yuan was lying, because there was no point in doing so anymore.

Although he had been ambushed just now, he was suppressed in an instant. He could see that Chen Yuan's strength far surpassed his own, perhaps reaching the limit of Refining Spirit, truly invincible below a True Lord!

That was also the reason for his shock. It turned out that they had been overestimating themselves all along, and Chen Yuan had never taken them seriously.

Now, he was only curious about one thing.

When had the Three Absolutes Sect provoked the mysterious and powerful Tao Divine Palace?

As the Sect Leader, no matter how big or small, everything in the Three Absolutes Sect escaped his eyes. He didn't remember such a thing, so he... was very curious.

But now it was too late to say anything.

His primordial spirit was suppressed, and his body was severely injured, which almost guaranteed his death. As long as Chen Yuan moved his divine will, he would fall on the spot. Then, he heard Qin Zhan's words.

"Everyone, attack together! I don't believe he can kill us all!"

The entire hall was silent. No one responded. All the Grandmasters were shocked by the destruction of the Three Absolutes Sect and Chen Yuan's reversal suppressing Alliance Leader Dong Lifang.

Who dared to resist?

Even the other elder in the alliance, Huang Tianshu, did not respond at this moment. Instead, he silently retreated, ready to escape at any time!

It wasn't that Huang Tianshu was smart, but that he could recognize his own strength. Perhaps Dong Lifang and the other two could fight Chen Yuan, or even win.

But now that the Alliance Leader was suppressed and the Three Absolutes Sect had been "destroyed," it was unwise to risk his life. They were always considering their own interests.

This was the defect of the alliance. Everyone had their own thoughts. When they had the upper hand, everything was fine, but once they fell into the downwind, they were like a plate of loose sand.

And Chen Yuan's purpose was actually this. He could kill everyone present, but what would happen next?

Sometimes, killing everyone wouldn't solve the problem. Once all the Sect Leaders, Patriarchs, and Clan Heads fell here, Western Shu would instantly descend into chaos.

Even if he had the strength to suppress it, it would distract him too much.

Of course, he would not leave the names of those who dared to directly resist him. It was kingly to combine kindness and power and control their lifelines.

"You..."

Qin Zhan's pupils shrank. Seeing that no one dared to move, his heart sank. His eyes flickered, wanting to take the opportunity to escape.

He had pointed at Chen Yuan's nose and cursed him just now. There was no way the other party would let him go.

"I..."

Before Dong Lifang could finish speaking, Chen Yuan snapped his neck. A wisp of Samadhi True Fire tainted the primordial spirit in his Lingtai, quickly burning it to nothingness.

Thus, Dong Lifang, Deputy Alliance Leader of Western Shu, Sect Leader of the Three Absolutes Sect, and leading figure of the Western Shu Jianghu, fell in the Sky Surveying Hall!

"Lord Chen, let's talk. It was Qin who had a bad attitude before. You are generous and can hold a boat in your belly. Please don't be angry. Now that Alliance Leader Dong is dead, if we all die here, Western Shu will be in chaos. As the Envoy of the Southern Three Prefectures, you will be reprimanded by the imperial court.

Qin has a granddaughter, a beauty of unparalleled grace, who became a widow just last year. If Lord Chen doesn't mind, I am willing to form a marital alliance with the Envoy. From then on, the Western Shu Jianghu will follow the Envoy's lead."

Qin Zhan saw Chen Yuan kill Dong Lifang without batting an eye, and he was panicked. Moreover, it was basically impossible to leave. He could sense that a Qi lock had been placed on him.

Moving would mean death!

Therefore, Qin Zhan lowered his head.

He completely lost his previous arrogant appearance.

Although it was a bit embarrassing, these things seemed unimportant compared to his life.

Chen Yuan's power enveloped the entire Sky Surveying Hall, looking down at everyone present. Facing so many people, his aura still overwhelmed them by many times.

"Wasn't Mountain Lord Qin going to kill me just now?"

"Qin misspoke... Qin misspoke..."

"You didn't misspeak. You're afraid of death." Chen Yuan's figure flickered, instantly enveloping Qin Zhan. Without saying anything further, he directly started to attack. Qin Zhan quickly retreated, he wasn't like Dong Lifang just now, who was caught off guard due to the destruction of the Three Absolutes Sect, and was successfully ambushed by Chen Yuan.

He had been vigilant all along. Seeing that Chen Yuan still attacked, he already understood the situation. Not confronting him, he directly wanted to flee. As he moved, most of the Western Shu Alliance moved, including Huang Tianshu, who instantly rushed towards the tightly closed door, wanting to kill their way out together.

However, it was already too late!

The reason why Chen Yuan said so much nonsense before was to shake Dong Lifang's mind with Lu Renyi's words without revealing his strength.

It wasn't completely meaningless nonsense...

Now that Dong Lifang, a peak Refining Spirit expert, was dead, Huang Tianshu and Qin Zhan's strength, although also quite good, was still far behind him.

With a single thought, the restriction formation that had been set up around them quickly activated, and he punched towards Qin Zhan. With a single punch, the void trembled. The entire Sky Surveying Hall instantly collapsed.

Qin Zhan's pupils shrank deeply. He quickly condensed methods to block in front of him, but it was all useless. The surrounding void instantly collapsed, and his methods shattered inch by inch.

With a red corner of his mouth, he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string in an instant.

After that, Chen Yuan didn't bother with him anymore. He soared into the sky amidst the collapsing Sky Surveying Hall, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Huang Tianshu, slashing out with a blade without hesitation.

"Boom!"

The sharpness pierced the nine heavens. The divine weapon in Huang Tianshu's hand trembled, and his primordial spirit shook. The surrounding heaven and earth Qi was drawn away, colliding with the Mountain-Shaking Fist, which was famous in Western Shu as the Suppressing Mountain Sect.

A hundred-foot black fist condensed, pressing down.

Immediately afterward, there was another collision. The Mountain-Shaking Fist he condensed was directly shattered, and his figure retreated rapidly, only to be hit by the aftermath and fall into the downwind.

Just as he was repelled, Qin Zhan, burning his Qi and blood desperately, stabbed out with one hand, and endless sword Qi emerged from the void, slashing towards Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan was expressionless, not dodging or retreating. Regardless of your thousands of methods, he only had one punch to blast them away.

"Boom!"

All the sword Qi was swept away. Qin Zhan, bearing Chen Yuan's blow, shouted out in horror, his clothes instantly torn, and his body distorted by the impact.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell into the ruins of the Sky Surveying Hall below.

The clashes between the few happened in the blink of an eye. Just as those Core Realm Grandmasters were about to flee in all directions, Lu Renyi, who had been prepared for a long time, commanded nearly a thousand Sky Surveying Guards, forming a great formation and, with the body of a Celestial Core, forcibly blocked in front of everyone.

Repelling Qin Zhan, Chen Yuan rushed into the ruins without hesitation, grabbed Qin Zhan's neck, and punched him again and again.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Every punch landed on flesh, every move drew blood. Because he had already imprisoned his primordial spirit, he couldn't escape at all, and could only silently endure Chen Yuan's bombardment.

"You asked me what I am. Today, I'll use my fists to tell you that I dare to kill those whom others don't dare to kill, and I'm not afraid of chaos in Western Shu when others are. If you dare to provoke me, the Myriad Sword Sect can announce its demise from this moment on!"

Under Qin Zhan's unbelievable gaze, Chen Yuan shattered his primordial spirit with one punch. His tattered body sprayed blood into the sky, leaving behind no complete corpse.

Huang Tianshu was extremely frightened, watching Chen Yuan bombard Qin Zhan dozens of times in a few breaths, forcibly shattering him. He immediately wanted to burn his primordial spirit and escape.

At this time, he couldn't care less about his foundations.

But before he could move, he heard a faint whisper in his ear:

"Dare to leave, and the Suppressing Mountain Sect will be slaughtered, down to the dogs and chickens!"

The voice was light, but it was filled with an undeniable and strong tone. Huang Tianshu was shocked and knew it was too late. He immediately took a deep breath, gave up resisting, and stood in place.

Seeing that Huang Tianshu was sensible, Chen Yuan's aura instantly enveloped those Core Realm Grandmasters who were fleeing in all directions, and he said faintly:

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

Chen Yuan's words were like an iron law, instantly shocking everyone. Then, they obediently stopped and fell from the sky in silence.

Looking around, Chen Yuan flicked his fingers repeatedly.

Several Grandmasters exploded one after another, leaving only screams.

Earlier, Chen Yuan had already decided who should die and who should be spared. The few who were killed just now were those who had spoken rudely to him and had close ties with the Three Absolutes Sect and the Myriad Sword Mountain.

Looking down at everyone present, Chen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back and said lightly:

"You have been disrespectful to this official, intending to rebel. I should have killed you all and exterminated your nine generations. However, Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life, and Chen doesn't like to fight, so I am willing to give you a way out."

"Doesn't like to fight..."

As soon as these words came out, not only the Jianghu Sect Leaders, but even the Sky Surveying Guards and Lu Renyi, the Golden Envoy of Shu Prefecture, had a strange look on their faces. Looking at the Sky Surveying Hall that had been destroyed below, looking at Qin Zhan, the Mountain Lord of Myriad Sword Mountain, who had shed blood into the sky, and looking at the several Grandmaster experts who had exploded one after another, something just didn't feel right.

Along the way, Chen Yuan had, not to mention the past, but in the last few months alone, destroyed two top forces, bloodbathed a prefecture, and caused countless deaths and injuries.

However, no one dared to say these words.

As for those Jianghu Sect Leaders who had already become fish on the chopping block, they saw a glimmer of hope for survival. Even Huang Tianshu turned his gaze to Chen Yuan in the sky.

"Please tell us clearly, Lord Chen."

"Yes, yes..."

"We were wrong..."

"We were forced to follow Dong Lifang. Please forgive us, Lord Chen..."

"Follow this official!"

After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he directly leaped into a side hall of the Sky Surveying Hall. The crowd looked at each other, and finally Zheng Sandao was the first to move, following him in.

The rest of them also knew that they couldn't run away now. Some sighed, some cursed Dong Lifang and Qin Zhan, and followed in.

Huang Tianshu took a deep breath, feeling extremely fortunate. He felt that the reason why Chen Yuan killed Qin Zhan instead of him was because he had not been foul-mouthed and insulted him before.

Sure enough, one should be polite.

Without hesitation, he also entered the side hall, wanting to see what Chen Yuan, who didn't like to fight, wanted to do.

The previous fight wasn't too intense, and the Sky Surveying Division's buildings were relatively sturdy, so only the main hall was damaged, and most of the rest were safe and sound.

Although the side hall was small, it could accommodate everyone.

Inside the side hall, Chen Yuan still sat in the highest seat alone. The rest of them, led by Huang Tianshu, bowed to Chen Yuan, which was different from before.

"Thank you, Lord, for not killing us."

"Thank you, Lord, for not killing us."

"Thank you..."

Chen Yuan raised his hand, stopping their meaningless nonsense, and said lightly:

"Since you know it's a favor, how should you repay this official?"

"This..."

"Uh..."

The crowd hesitated.

Zheng Sandao bowed and said in a deep voice:

"From now on, the Crescent Moon Sect is willing to serve Lord Chen as its master!"

"What about you?"

Chen Yuan turned his head to look, but no one met his gaze.

The others cursed Zheng Sandao in their hearts for being spineless. He had been the most enthusiastic in the Three Absolutes Sect, even wanting to rebel. As a result, he hadn't said a word in the main hall today, and now he was selling them out.

However, as Chen Yuan's power grew stronger and stronger, some people began to buckle under the pressure, bowed, and said quickly:

"From now on, the Thick Earth Sect is willing to serve Marquis Chen as its master!"

One after another, people took the lead. The rest of them also knew that the situation was irreversible. If they said something inappropriate, they would definitely die at Chen Yuan's hands, so they bowed and said:

"From now on, the Green Jade Gate is willing to serve Lord Chen as its master."

"From now on, the Hundred Flowers Valley is willing to serve Lord Chen as its master!"

"From now on, the No Knife Gate is willing to serve Lord Chen as its master!"

One after another, voices of submission resounded throughout the side hall.

In a short while, everyone had expressed their attitude.

Only one person remained silent, Huang Tianshu, the Sect Leader of the Suppressing Mountain Sect. He raised his head and saw Chen Yuan looking at him calmly, and his heart turned cold. He quickly bowed:

"From now on, the Suppressing Mountain Sect is willing to serve Lord Chen as its master!"

"Very good, those who recognize the times are heroes. It seems that you are all wise people, and this official is very pleased. However, empty words are no proof. If you want this official to feel at ease, you must have two 'certificates of loyalty'!"

Chen Yuan raised his right hand and extended two fingers.

"Please tell us clearly, Lord Chen. We will definitely do it."

"Yes! Yes!"

"Yes..."

Having already expressed their submission, the crowd's resistance was even lower. No matter what promises they made, they dared to agree. In the face of the threat of death, everyone was very compliant.

"First, you must exterminate the Myriad Sword Mountain and all the forces of those whom this official killed just now, and hand over their accumulated resources. You must also take out half of your respective sects' and clans' strength to buy your lives!"

Huang Tianshu frowned, then quickly relaxed and nodded slightly:

"That's as it should be."

It was better for a fellow Daoist to die than for him to be poor. As long as the one being destroyed wasn't the Suppressing Mountain Sect, he could only say sorry to Qin Zhan and the Myriad Sword Mountain, with whom he had a good relationship.

"We obey your command, Lord!"

"Me too..."

"What's the second condition?"

Zheng Sandao asked quickly.

"Second, this official will leave a restriction within Sect Leader Huang's primordial spirit so that I can feel at ease. As for you... there must also be restrictions in your souls."

As long as he controlled their souls and primordial spirits, Chen Yuan would not be afraid of them rebelling. It was equivalent to holding their lives in his hands. Anyone who dared to act rashly would die.

"This..."

Everyone hesitated.

Once a restriction was placed on their primordial spirits and souls, they would no longer be able to resist from then on and could only obediently be Chen Yuan's dogs. Although there was nothing wrong with this, it always made them feel uncomfortable.

Even if they broke through to a higher realm, they would have to undo the restriction first...

"What, are you unwilling?"

Chen Yuan's indifferent gaze looked down at everyone, and his tone was a bit icy.

"Lord Chen, this subordinate is willing. I will never dare to rebel from now on!" Zheng Sandao was the first to stand up, with not a hint of reluctance on his face.

As soon as he moved, the crowd cursed Zheng Sandao in their hearts for being shameless. Where did that put them?

The situation was stronger than people. Huang Tianshu took a deep breath and had already anticipated this step. He bowed:

"Huang is willing. Please place a restriction in my primordial spirit, Lord."

The strongest, Huang Tianshu, had expressed his attitude. Even if the rest were unwilling, there was nothing they could do. In their hearts, they thoroughly cursed the Three Absolutes Sect, the Myriad Sword Mountain, and the Suppressing Mountain Sect.

They had been safe and sound, but they had insisted on forming the Western Shu Alliance to oppose Chen Yuan. The expected backer had become a bubble, and they had instead been greatly implicated.

Many people had already decided in their hearts to deal with the Myriad Sword Mountain properly to vent their hatred!

"This subordinate is willing..."

"This subordinate is willing..."

"This subordinate..."

Chen Yuan moved his divine will, and Huang Tianshu also opened up his Lingtai. A faint connection enveloped his primordial spirit, and he felt bitter in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

Chen Yuan only placed a restriction in his primordial spirit, and let Huang Tianshu, Zheng Sandao, Lu Renyi, and others engrave restrictions on the rest.

His primordial spirit power was very precious, and it was not worth wasting it on them.

"Within three days, this official wants to hear the news of the Myriad Sword Gate's destruction. Also, from now on, all Jianghu forces in Western Shu will follow Sect Leader Huang's lead. From today onwards, you are the Alliance Leader of the Western Shu Alliance."

Chen Yuan looked at Huang Tianshu with a faint smile on his lips.

His heart turned cold, and he vaguely guessed Chen Yuan's purpose. He said in a deep voice:

"This subordinate obeys!"

"Also, what this official wants to see is a thriving Western Shu, and no disturbances are allowed to occur. This task is entrusted to you."

The Jianghu should be governed by the Jianghu. If Chen Yuan took over the Western Shu Jianghu as a high-ranking court official, it would definitely cause considerable resistance. This was his real purpose.

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