In Dong Lifang's view, Chen Yuan's reason for sending them to the Sky Survey Department was to put pressure on them. Otherwise, his official authority would diminish outside.

Even if they really didn't give him face, so what?

This wasn't Central Province, and they weren't those ordinary first-rate forces who feared the court's revenge. Judging from the current situation, as long as it wasn't open rebellion, the court would probably have to swallow it!

Therefore, the court was also wary of the rebellious Jianghu forces below. Chen Yuan's decisiveness in killing was true, but being able to reach this step was definitely not just luck.

There must be some tricks involved.

He believed Chen Yuan appeared arrogant and decisive on the surface but was extremely cautious inside. Conflicts might occur, but a real confrontation would likely be avoided as much as possible.

Despite being touted as invincible among his peers and having successively annihilated several top forces, with the three of them arriving together, plus a group of Dan Realm grandmasters, they would definitely bring him immense pressure. Without confidence, would he seek death?

"Alliance Leader's words are not without merit."

Seeing Dong Lifang say this, Qin Zhan and Huang Tianshu also nodded in agreement. Now that the Sanjue Sect was powerful, they had to follow his opinion. After all, Dong Lifang was also the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Shuxi Alliance!

Then, they discussed how to make Chen Yuan compromise and bow his head regarding the Qianshan Sect incident, completely unaware that their old home had been raided, and the entire Sanjue Sect was completely destroyed.

Of course, because the annihilation was so swift, coupled with the existence of the Void Formation, news couldn't be transmitted.

Relying on having a True Lord as their backing, they felt the advantage was on their side and didn't expect that the news had already been leaked in advance, and Chen Yuan had made complete preparations, determined to solve the entire Shuxi in one fell swoop, connecting his territories in the three Qingzhou prefectures and the two Xuezhou prefectures into one. If that were the case, he would control the territory of eleven prefectures, almost comparable to half of Qingzhou!

While watching Qin Zhan and the other two sneer repeatedly, no one noticed the cold smile that curled up at the corner of Zheng Sandao's mouth as he chatted and laughed with others in the corner.

A bunch of country bumpkins like them, worthy of making the Master bow his head?

Were they worthy?

Others didn't know, but he was very clear that his Master's true identity, or rather, his avatar, was actually the Lin Demon True Lord who had shocked the entire Southern Jianghu before!

Behind him, there was even the support of the entire Dao God Palace!

Let alone dominating Shuxi, even suppressing Shuzhou would be enough!

This wasn't told to him by others, but he deduced it based on some circumstances.

He knew about the previous great battle on Mount Qiyue. The Lin Demon True Lord chased the Fox Clan Demon Saint for thousands of miles but spared the Su family alone, and the Su family surrendered to Marquis Wuan, Chen Yuan, at this time.

How could there be no problem in this?

Sometimes, stringing together a series of events could lead to the truth.

However, he decided to keep this secret. Only in this way could he obtain greater benefits. After all, he was the first person to bypass the Su family and directly meet Chen Yuan.

Now that he had made great contributions, how could he not be rewarded in the future?

At this moment, Zheng Sandao felt that his future was bright!

Shuzhou Sky Survey Department, Sky Survey Hall.

Chen Yuan, dressed in the official robe of a Sky Survey Envoy, sat at the head of the hall, rubbing the Heavenly Book treasure in his hand. Just now, the Evil Ghost Dao Lord, Yang Huatian, had sent him a message.

The Sanjue Sect had been officially annihilated!

Supreme Elder Zhao Yuantong was killed by Jiang He's seven swords, and the elders and disciples below were also plowed through. Because Yang Huatian's Myriad Ghost Banner needed to be upgraded, the entire sect was exterminated.

The only regret was that the Seventh Sword, Jiang He, hadn't held back and directly shattered Zhao Yuantong's primordial spirit, making Yang Huatian quite regretful. However, he was just telling Chen Yuan.

In fact, at that critical moment, if Jiang He had held back, he might have suffered serious injuries, which was completely not worth it. Chen Yuan promised Yang Huatian that he would return an even stronger Yang God to him soon, so he shouldn't worry.

After the Sanjue Sect was annihilated, Yang Huatian was taking stock of the gains. It could be said that he had taken the accumulation of the Sanjue Sect for hundreds of years in one fell swoop, and the gains were enormous. He decided to only take a small portion to distribute to the disciples below, as well as himself and Jiang He.

After most of it was tallied, it would be sent to Tangshan Prefecture.

Chen Yuan wanted to refuse, but Yang Huatian's attitude was firm, so he could only let him do as he pleased. However, these merits would be recorded in the Merit Book, and rewards would be given according to merit in the end.

Whatever was paid would be repaid tenfold.

The only pity was that Jiang He also seemed to have suffered serious injuries. Otherwise, Chen Yuan would have really wanted to eradicate the Wanjianshan and Zhenyuezong together once and for all.

Since this couldn't be done, Chen Yuan had to prepare to do it himself, and at the same time, completely establish his prestige, using the Zhenyuezong and Wanjianshan as tools to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

In this way, the seven prefectures of Shuxi could probably be stable once and for all.

After chatting for a while, Chen Yuan ended the group chat. He really wanted to go and directly destroy the so-called Shuxi Alliance now, but he was afraid of alarming them. Once they sensed something was wrong, if they fled in all directions, it would not only bring Chen Yuan subsequent trouble, but most of them would also escape with their lives, which would outweigh the benefits.

Of course, this was based on the premise that he hadn't transformed into the Lin Demon True Lord. Otherwise, none of them would be able to escape.

In order to prevent them from receiving news and fleeing in advance, Chen Yuan also placed many dark lines in their current locations, including the internal agent, Zheng Sandao.

Once they wanted to leave, he would send a message with a sound transmission talisman, and then Chen Yuan would be able to arrive instantly. Although he couldn't kill everyone, it probably wouldn't be a problem to deal with Dong Lifang.

Lu Renyi, the Golden Envoy of Shuzhou, walked into the hall, bowed, and said:

"Lord, the dark lines report that those people are still there."

"Okay, keep watching."

"Yes."

Lu Renyi nodded quickly, but he was quite suspicious in his heart, because judging from his Marquis's intentions, he seemed to be afraid that they would run away, which was really strange.

He had already made the worst preparations before, making heavy defenses inside the Sky Survey Department, just in case a complete fight broke out. After all, Chen Yuan's temper was really not flattering.

"Go, secretly seal the city gates, not allowing any Shuxi Alliance disciples to enter or leave. Also, have people activate the formations on the city walls. Whoever dares to stop you, whether it's the government or the military, kill them without mercy!"

Chen Yuan directly threw his waist token to Lu Renyi.

"This subordinate obeys!"

Lu Renyi's heart trembled, his eyes flickered, as if he had thought of something.

Although this possibility was small, what if?

Under Chen Yuan's orders, the Shuzhou Sky Survey Department quickly and secretly took over the city defense. No one dared to have the slightest dissatisfaction. Those who did had already been killed on the spot.

Under the news blockade, it didn't spread out in a short time.

Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, it was dusk. Under the leadership of Alliance Leader Dong Lifang and the two elders Qin Zhan and Huang Tianshu, the many powerhouses of the Shuxi Alliance arrived at the Sky Survey Department with a fierce aura.

With just one glance, they saw the solemn scene of knives and armor inside. Dong Lifang frowned. Just as he was about to say something, a Sanjue Sect disciple quickly ran to his side and said solemnly:

"Sect Leader, the four main city gates of Shuzhou City have been sealed off, not allowing anyone to enter or leave. It's the Sky Survey Department's doing. Also, according to investigation, all the city walls have activated the great formations..."

"What!!"

Dong Lifang was instantly shocked. The unease in his heart grew stronger and stronger. He always felt that something was wrong, but... how was it possible? Wasn't Chen Yuan really afraid of death?

Even if he could win, could he keep all of them here? Wasn't he afraid of chaos in Shuxi, or even chaos in the entire Shuzhou?

"What, there's such a thing? Damn Sky Survey Department, what is Chen Yuan trying to do?" Qin Zhan's expression suddenly darkened when he heard this, and his face wasn't very pleasant.

He felt that Chen Yuan was putting pressure on them. If he went too far, he wouldn't mind fighting!

"Hmph, Chen Yuan is showing us his attitude. Alliance Leader, this subordinate thinks that we must give him some hardship today to let him know that this isn't Qingzhou, isn't the capital, and isn't Liangzhou!"

Huang Tianshu took a deep breath and was also angered by Chen Yuan's actions.

"Let's go, let's first meet this Marquis Wuan!"

Dong Lifang took a deep breath, looked at the plaque on the gate of the Sky Survey Department with a solemn expression, and without anyone leading the way, directly waved his sleeves and stepped inside.

Behind him, nearly twenty sect leaders and clan leaders from various forces in Shuxi also followed.

All the members of the Sky Survey Department came out, their faces solemn as they guarded both sides of the road, seemingly opening the way for them, but more like guarding and monitoring them, carrying a strong sense of oppression.

Soon, Dong Lifang, walking with dragon-like steps and tiger-like strides, arrived in front of the Sky Survey Hall. Compared to other places, the defense here was even tighter. There were more than two hundred Sky Survey Guards here alone, staring at them indifferently.

Lu Renyi, the Golden Envoy of Shuzhou, personally greeted them with two deputy envoys. Seeing that this newly established Shuxi Alliance had almost mobilized its entire force, his expression also darkened.

He took a step forward, came in front of everyone, and raised his hand in a salute:

"Sect Leader Dong."

Dong Lifang also raised his hand in a fist salute and said with a faint smile:

"Golden Envoy Lu, this is the first time we've met, but your brother and I are old acquaintances. I'm very saddened by what happened before."

"Hehe..."

"Golden Envoy Lu, your address isn't quite right. Right now, Brother Dong is the Deputy Alliance Leader of our entire Shuxi Jianghu Alliance. You should call him Alliance Leader Dong."

Huang Tianshu glanced at Lu Renyi and said.

The Transformation Yang Realm had a huge gap with the Dan Realm. If this person wasn't the Golden Envoy of the Shuzhou Sky Survey Department, he wouldn't even bother to look at him. After all, the gap was too big.

Lu Renyi narrowed his eyes, smiled, and nodded:

"Okay, Alliance Leader Dong, please come in. The Marquis has been waiting for a long time."

"Please lead the way, Golden Envoy."

Lu Renyi glanced at the many people behind him, nodded, turned around and led the way, leading a group of Shuxi Alliance members into the Sky Survey Hall. What came into view was...

The entire Sky Survey Hall had been cleaned up. Except for Chen Yuan, who was sitting upright at the head, there was nothing else, as if it had been specially cleared in advance.

As Lu Renyi walked into the hall with those Shuxi Alliance members, especially Huang Tianshu and Qin Zhan, their expressions suddenly became very ugly, because this place was too empty. Apart from a chair under Chen Yuan, there wasn't a single extra one.

In other words, Chen Yuan felt that they weren't worthy of sitting on equal footing with him?

This was definitely an insult and a show of strength. However, Dong Lifang's expression remained calm. He slowly stepped into the Sky Survey Hall and looked directly at the young man above.

Yes, young!

Chen Yuan's first impression on Dong Lifang was that he was young. This age was definitely not maintained because of his lifespan, because there wasn't a trace of vicissitudes in his eyes.

It was as if... he was his grandson's generation.

Young and vigorous!

No wonder he was so decisive in killing. He used to be like this when he was young. As time passed and his experience grew stronger, he gradually became calm.

Apart from being young and vigorous, there was also his aura!

Chen Yuan was shrouded in the aura of a superior person. It seemed that these people of his weren't on the same level as Chen Yuan at all.

As more than a dozen people walked into the hall, the back door was slowly closed. The entire hall was filled with a murderous aura, making people feel apprehensive.

Dong Lifang walked to within about three or four feet of Chen Yuan and raised his hand in a salute:

"I have long admired Marquis Wuan's reputation."

Chen Yuan glanced at everyone present and said lightly:

"But I have rarely heard of your name, Dong Lifang."

Dong Lifang wasn't angry either. He smiled and said:

"I don't want to become famous, which made you laugh, Lord Chen."

As he spoke, he didn't act like an outsider. An invisible Heavenly Yuan Qi enveloped his body, condensing into a seat, and he slowly sat down. The people behind him followed suit and all sat down.

At the very least, they were all Dan Realm grandmasters who could fly in the air, let alone condensing a seat.

"Speak, what is the purpose of your Shuxi Alliance's visit?"

Chen Yuan asked softly.

"You should know my intention, Lord Chen." Dong Lifang said.

"If you don't say it clearly, how would I know? Do you really think I'm as idle as you are every day? Do you have nothing better to do?"

Qin Zhan, who was on the side, couldn't stand Chen Yuan's high posture and said coldly:

"We are here for the Qianshan Sect. Now... do you understand, Lord Chen?"

"Oh, so what?"

"Lord Chen killed Fellow Daoist Chou Qianchi for no reason, annihilated the entire Qianshan Sect, and also had people occupy all the territory of that prefecture. All those who didn't comply were killed. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"

Huang Tianshu asked in a deep voice.

Chen Yuan laughed coldly when he heard this:

"The Qianshan Sect committed crimes, was heinous, committed countless homicides, and even dared to be associated with the demonic sect, the Wusheng Cult, and Liangshan, intending to rebel. It was only right to destroy the Qianshan Sect. Also... all land under the sky belongs to the emperor, and all people within the territory are subjects of the emperor. The entire world belongs to the court. What is there to occupy? Explanation? What are you? Are you worthy of asking me for an explanation?"

"Impudent!"

"Bold! Chen Yuan, how dare you be so unreasonable? Are you regarding us as nothing?"

"Hmph!"

"Arrogant!!!"

Voices rang out from the mouths of the Shuxi Alliance members.

Dong Lifang's expression wasn't good either. He called them things one after another. What did he take them for? However, he also knew that turning hostile wouldn't benefit either side. He raised his hand to stop the other reprimands and said in a deep voice: "Lord Chen's words are a bit too harsh. The Qianshan Sect is a member of our Shuxi Alliance. You took action against them without saying hello. Are you not taking us seriously?"

"That's right, I'm just not taking you seriously. Is there a problem?"

Chen Yuan looked down at Dong Lifang and also looked down at everyone present.

To say something arrogant, those who could be taken seriously by him right now were at least Yang Shen True Lords.

Chen Yuan's words also completely enraged the Shuxi Alliance members present. Several people stood up and glared at Chen Yuan:

"Impudent, how dare you be so arrogant!"

"Greenhorn."

"Extremely arrogant!"

Qin Zhan also said coldly:

"Is this the attitude of the court? Killing our Jianghu martial artists at will and not taking us seriously at all. You know in your heart whether the Qianshan Sect was destroyed because of its crimes. Why bother being so arrogant here!"

Huang Tianshu: "It seems that Lord Chen has become endlessly arrogant after destroying the Qianshan Sect and the Guangming Temple. Being young and vigorous isn't scary, but you're going too far. We wanted to have a good talk with you today, but judging from your intentions, you're unwilling?"

Dong Lifang's gaze was gloomy:

"Is Lord Chen trying to break the boundary between the court and the Jianghu?"

"Shut up! How dare a bunch of ants bark?" Chen Yuan's gaze narrowed, and he said:

"The Qianshan Sect intended to rebel and deserved to die. You brought so many people here. Are you here to have a good talk? I might as well make it clear today. I really don't want to talk about anything with you. I said before that those who aren't afraid of death should come to the Sky Survey Department. You're all here, which means you're not afraid of death, right?"

"Lord Chen, the Shuxi Alliance has more than a dozen large and small sects scattered throughout the seven prefectures of Shuxi. If you take action today, don't blame us for not showing mercy and fighting against the court tomorrow..."

Dong Lifang said sternly.

"Do you think you still have a tomorrow?"

Chen Yuan's aura instantly enveloped the entire hall, like a high mountain pressing down, causing many people's expressions to change and look at Chen Yuan in shock.

It seemed that they didn't expect him to actually dare to take action!

"Chen Yuan, we respect you so we call you Marquis Wuan. If we don't respect you, what do you think a snot-nosed brat like you amounts to!" Qin Zhan immediately scolded.

Chen Yuan had already made it clear that he was going to take action, so they didn't need to hold back anymore.

"Hehe..."

Chen Yuan's mouth curled into a cold smile. With a thought, the gates of the Sky Survey Hall opened, and a shocked Lu Renyi quickly ran in. He looked up at the figure at the head of the hall like a god and bowed:

"Lord, I just received news that the Sanjue Sect was annihilated by the Heavenly Sword True Lord of the Dao God Palace and the Evil Ghost True Lord Yang Huatian, and Zhao Yuantong died on the spot.

The entire Sanjue Sect has been turned into a ghost realm!"

The Sky Survey Hall was silent, so quiet that a pin could be heard. Everyone's faces were filled with shock, as if someone had pressed the pause button, and they felt cold all over.

Sanjue Sect Leader Dong Lifang clenched his fists tightly, his pupils contracted deeply, and he shouted in panic:

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, you're lying to us!"

But before he could ask clearly, Chen Yuan above took action instantly. This time, he exploded with almost all his strength, and a huge pressure instantly suppressed Dong Lifang.

With one slash, he cut off half of his body, and blood splattered in the hall. His primordial spirit was also suppressed in an instant.

Chen Yuan grabbed Dong Lifang's neck with one hand, looking at everyone present like a hunter:

"I said just now, you don't have a tomorrow."

Qin Zhan reacted instantly, pulled away, and shouted angrily:

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

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