On the border between Nanping Prefecture and the Shiwan Mountains of Southern Xinjiang, Chen Yuan and Su Ziyue only stayed for a short time before leaving with the Zhuxian Sword.

The old fox had fled, and Nangong Lie had been forced back. There was no point in them waiting any longer, and there was even considerable risk involved. If the Prince Zhennan realized something was amiss and returned, they wouldn't be able to withstand him in their current state.

After all, Prince Zhennan Nangong Lie's strength far surpassed theirs. If they truly fought, there would only be one outcome: defeat and death.

The same went for the old fox. If he returned with the experts of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan, it would be an extremely dangerous situation for Chen Yuan.

As for Jiang He, Chen Yuan had taken his Zhuxian Sword with him, planning to return to Qiyue Mountain. Jiang He would meet up with them there.

The battle to rescue Su Ziyue had come to a complete end.

Looking back, it had been extremely difficult.

First, they encountered a Fox Clan Demon Saint, and they relied on the Yuanshen divine ability, Void Stagnation, to turn the tables. Then, they chased after him all the way, and at the most crucial moment, they encountered Prince Zhennan Nangong Lie.

If Jiang He's Zhuxian Sword hadn't arrived in time, Chen Yuan's losses today would have been great.

However, while it was dangerous, the rewards weren't small either.

First of all, Su Ziyue hadn't been harmed, and in a few days, she would be able to trigger the Tribulation of the Fiery Desire, and begin her breakthrough to Refining the Divine, adding another piece of strength to the Daoshen Palace.

Then, they severely injured a Demon Saint of the Demon Clan, and skinned his fox hide.

Finally, they found another guy with Destiny, although they couldn't kill him for the moment, but he remembered Nangong Lie's Destiny.

He would thoroughly remember today's enmity.

Even if there was no opportunity in the future, he would have to create one to kill this guy.

Also, this matter was beneficial to him. Nangong Lie didn't know that he was the Qilin Demon, but he knew that his enemy was Nangong Lie, which meant he was hidden in the dark.

Moreover, Chen Yuan vaguely felt that something was wrong with Nangong Lie.

He didn't kill a severely injured Demon Saint of the Sky Fox clan, but instead attacked him. This kind of temperament was too different from Prince Zhennan, who guarded the border. If it were Prince Beiliang Wei Jinfeng, as long as there was an opportunity to weaken the strength of the Prairie Royal Court, he would definitely not miss it.

Based on this point alone, Chen Yuan completely remembered it.

His first meeting with Nangong Lie was etched in his mind!

Chen Yuan's return to Qiyue Mountain was agreed upon with Su Ziyue. They planned to completely take down the Su family to work for him. This also made Chen Yuan sigh that when a woman became ruthless, she showed no mercy at all.

However, the Su family really only had this one path in front of them.

He knew the biggest secret of the Su family. Even if he didn't take action, the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan wouldn't keep the Su family around, and they would definitely find a way to detonate this chess piece.

If Chen Yuan took the Su family members under his command, it would be considered saving them.

Perhaps Su Ziyue had also foreseen this.

The Su family were human traitors, betraying many interests of the human race and secretly transporting spiritual herbs unique to the Central Plains to the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan. But even without the Su family, there would be other families.

Apart from the upper echelons of the Su family, the Su family disciples below simply didn't know their identity.

It was impossible to keep all of them. A batch had to be eliminated, and the remaining people would use the rest of their lives to repent for their sins until... the new Su family members started anew.

Su Ziyue was one of the two people with the highest status in the Su family. She knew most of the Su family's martial artists very well. Those with a conscience would be kept, and those who had truly harmed the interests of the human race or committed heinous acts would be directly removed.

On this point, there could be no mercy.

Keeping such people would only be a disaster, and they might collude with those demons again one day.

Chen Yuan and the others chased after them quickly, and they also returned quickly. When they returned to Qiyue Mountain, the Su family members below were still carrying out the rescue.

Many Su family martial arts experts were protecting the family.

Su Ziyue and Chen Yuan hid in the dark, silently observing everything about the Su family.

"What do we do?"

Chen Yuan gave the choice to Su Ziyue.

Su Ziyue was silent for a moment, then took out a sound transmission talisman and said:

"Ancestor, I am Ziyue. I am currently on Qiyue Mountain. If you don't want the Su family to be completely destroyed, you must return within half an hour."

After saying that, she didn't give the Su family ancestor any other chance to reply, and directly burned the sound transmission talisman.

"Will he come back?"

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow. When they fought before, he personally saw the Su family ancestor fleeing in a panic. He was definitely not a man of rigid integrity.

"Although the ancestor is shrewd, he still has feelings for the Su family. Don't worry." Su Ziyue sighed softly.

"What if he doesn't come back?"

"With me, I can still control the Su family for you!" Su Ziyue said in a deep voice.

Their special return was not just to subdue the Su family. To be honest, apart from Su Ziyue, the Su family only had one Refinement Realm ancestor left, whom Chen Yuan could now destroy with a wave of his hand.

An old fox couldn't gain his trust.

But....

With the support of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan, the Su family had an extremely strong intelligence network and peripheral forces in several southern states, especially Nanzhou, which was very useful to Chen Yuan now.

They could also help him obtain spiritual herbs from the Southern Border through channels other than the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan, which would be of great use for Chen Yuan to control the South.

Therefore, after hearing Su Ziyue's persuasion, he agreed.

Chen Yuan took a deep breath when he heard this. He didn't say much, but reached out and hugged Su Ziyue. The sudden hug made Su Ziyue's body stiffen. She looked up at Chen Yuan, but didn't say anything. She let out a breath and leaned into his arms.

......

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Top of Qiyue Mountain.

Su Ziyue and Chen Yuan stood with their hands behind their backs, waiting for the return of the Su family ancestor. Half an hour had passed, but there was still no movement around them.

After another quarter of an hour, a wave rippled in the void behind them. Chen Yuan slowly turned around and saw the Su family ancestor, who was looking wary and holding a beast-headed cane.

"Ziyue..."

The Su family ancestor glanced at Chen Yuan and quickly retracted his gaze, focusing his eyes on Su Ziyue.

"Ancestor is late."

Su Ziyue said indifferently.

The Su family ancestor was silent for a moment, not answering the question, but asking:

"You asked me to come back... is there anything else?"

"I already said just now that if you don't come back, the Su family will be completely destroyed today, cutting off the inheritance."

"You... you are also a member of the Su family!" The Su family ancestor frowned.

"Precisely because I am a member of the Su family, I have found a way out for the Su family. Sooner or later, something will happen if we work for the Demon Clan. Once that happens, the Su family will be completely wiped out.

Ancestor, don't you really think that the promises of the Nine-Tailed Sky Fox clan are real? Have you not heard the saying, 'They are not of our race, their hearts must be different'?"

Su Ziyue asked in a solemn voice.

The Su family ancestor sighed when he heard this:

"The Su family members have Fox Clan blood in their bodies. What else can I do?"

"Break away from the Fox Clan, return to the Human Race, and I will protect the Su family." Chen Yuan interjected at the right time.

"Who... are you exactly?"

The Su family ancestor looked up at Chen Yuan, seemingly not believing him.

"You will know when the Su family completely submits."

"Elder Bai... how is that old fox now?"

The Su family ancestor changed the subject and asked.

A flash of light appeared in Chen Yuan's hand, and a piece of top-grade white fox fur appeared in his hand. He smiled without saying a word, but the more he did so, the more the Su family ancestor could imagine.

Sure enough, the moment Chen Yuan took out the fox fur, the Su family ancestor's gaze instantly froze. He recognized the fox fur as the one on Elder Bai's head.

Now that it had been skinned alive, its fate... seemed to have been sealed.

"Can I trust you?"

The Su family ancestor took a deep breath and lightly tapped the ground with his cane.

Chen Yuan put his arm around Su Ziyue and said in a deep voice:

"Su Ziyue will be my wife in the future. Do you think you can trust her?"

Su Ziyue pursed her lips and didn't struggle, acquiescing to Chen Yuan's words.

"Ziyue..."

"Ancestor, don't worry. Ziyue is also a member of the Su family. With me here, the Su family will definitely be able to continue."

"State your conditions..."

The Su family ancestor was silent for a moment before making a decision.

And currently, the most suitable choice in front of him was this one.

Submission!

The Su family ancestor was a shrewd man. He knew that it was absolutely impossible for this man to let the Su family go so easily. There must be more purposes behind it. He could only gamble now.

A person who could kill Elder Bai was definitely not so simple.

Chen Yuan was very satisfied with the Su family ancestor's understanding and said indifferently:

"First, you must allow Ziyue to inscribe a restriction in your Yuanshen for at least twenty years. Second, Ziyue will eliminate a batch of Su family members, and you will do it yourself, purging the entire Su family.

Third, the Su family is the Demon Clan's wings and has harmed the interests of the Human Race. This is an unforgivable crime. Ninety percent of the family's wealth must be handed over to atone for your sins.

Fourth, from now on, all of the Su family's forces in the South will be handed over to Ziyue. As for you... just stay in the family and retire."

Every time Chen Yuan stated a condition, the Su family ancestor's face became more and more unsightly. This was simply to hollow out the Su family completely, and transfer all of his power to Su Ziyue.

This was definitely a major reshuffle for the Su family.

"Ziyue..."

The Su family ancestor turned his gaze to Su Ziyue, hoping that she could say something fair.

Su Ziyue: "This is what I proposed."

Su family ancestor: "......"

"This... is a bit too much, right? Purging the Su family is fine, submitting to you is also fine, but inscribing a restriction and handing over ninety percent of the family's wealth, isn't that..."

He wanted to bargain.

Chen Yuan directly interrupted him:

"From the moment you returned, the initiative was no longer in your hands. Moreover... do you think that I can't control the Su family without you?

I can't trust you, and I can't trust the Su family. The restriction must be inscribed, otherwise, I can only send you on your way. Also, if it wasn't for Ziyue's pleading, the Su family's actions alone would be enough to destroy them ten times over. Do you understand what I mean?"

"This..."

The Su family ancestor hesitated.

"Ancestor, this is the last chance for the Su family. Only by completely repenting can we have a chance to be reborn from the ashes. Since ancient times, humans and demons have been irreconcilable.

The Su family was indeed forced to do so, but it is also a sin to scout for information and transport spiritual herbs for the Fox Clan. It is already a blessing to have the current outcome."

"How can you guarantee that the Demon Clan's revenge will not fall on the Su family?" The Su family ancestor said in a deep voice.

He knew very well that once the Fox Clan spread the word about what the Su family had done over the years throughout the South, it would bring a devastating disaster to the Su family, and the heroes of the Central Plains would attack them in droves.

"Kill a batch of Su family members to disguise the situation, and then have the remaining people all leave Nanzhou. From now on, there will be no more Qiyue Mountain Su Clan. Establish the Su Clan again elsewhere!"

"Where to go?"

"This... you will know later."

The Su family ancestor closed his eyes and was silent for a long time, and finally nodded:

"Ziyue, from now on, you will be the patriarch of the Su family, and I will live in seclusion behind the scenes."

"Ancestor has made a wise choice."

"I hope so..."

Then, the Su family ancestor opened his mind, and Su Ziyue inscribed a restriction on his Yuanshen. As long as he wasn't honest, a divine thought could kill him on the spot.

"These are the lists of the direct descendants of each branch, these people must die, I hope you will not be softhearted, so as to avoid other incidents in the future." Su Ziyue threw a jade slip to the Su family ancestor.

Let him handle this matter personally. He was the real master of the Su family, and all of the Su family's forces were under his control.

"I understand."

The Su family ancestor put away the jade slip without even looking at it, because it was meaningless.

"Can you reveal your true face now?"

The Su family ancestor looked at the black-armored man in front of him with a puzzled expression.

Chen Yuan nodded, and the scales on his body disappeared in an instant, revealing a handsome face that was full of imposing authority. One look at him told people he had been in a high position for a long time.

The Su family ancestor froze on the spot and his pupils contracted when he saw his true face.

The Su family's forces spread all over the South, so they naturally knew something about Chen Yuan and had seen his detailed portrait. They were very impressed and recognized him at a glance.

Only now did he understand why this person had the confidence to protect the Su family.

He bowed:

"This old man greets the Marquis!"

"Go ahead and get busy, Old Su."

Chen Yuan smiled indifferently.

The Su family ancestor nodded slightly, took a deep look at Su Ziyue, and wondered when she had become acquainted with this infamous existence.

Judging from the situation, it seemed that it had been for quite some time....

"Understood."

The Su family ancestor bowed and retreated.

After he left, Chen Yuan turned around again, standing calmly on the top of Qiyue Mountain, overlooking the people below who were as small as ants.

"After this battle, you should be able to be on the Supreme Ranking."

Su Ziyue suddenly said.

"Probably..."

Chen Yuan chased after the Demon Saint for thousands of miles, and countless people watched along the way. Now that he thought about it, the news had probably spread to the outside world, and the information about his Qilin Demon might also be spread out.

With such achievements, it was very likely that he would be on the Supreme Ranking!

The Human Ranking has three hundred and sixty-five Hidden Dragons, corresponding to the number of the Zhou Tian stars.

The Earth Ranking has seventy-two Wind and Cloud figures, corresponding to the number of the Earthly Fiends.

The Heaven Ranking has thirty-six Supremes, corresponding to the number of the Heavenly Generals.

But there were not many True Lords in the world, at least not obviously many. Most people could occupy a place on the Supreme Ranking, and he was no exception.

The only uncertainty was whether the people of the Dengxian Tower could discover that he was actually a member of the Human Race.

If they gave him the name of a Demon Saint, his reputation for chasing and killing the Demon Saint for thousands of miles would be gone. He had to actively reveal some information.

"Do you want to reveal your true identity?"

Su Ziyue continued to ask.

"Let's hide it for the time being..." If the identity of Marquis Wu'an Chen Yuan was exposed, it would definitely make Jingtai vigilant, which would not be worth the loss at present.

However, he could first show his face as Qilin Zhenjun. If he revealed his true identity later, it would have unexpected effects.

"Hmm..."

......

......

The situation that Chen Yuan and Su Ziyue guessed was basically true. Only an hour after the end of the battle, many forces in Nanzhou and even the South learned the results of this battle.

The Demon Saint of the Sky Fox Clan was chased like a stray dog, fleeing in despair, causing a shock in the South.

And the most crucial point that they were concerned about was whether the person who chased the Demon Saint was a Human Race expert. If so, why was he covered in scales and had two horns on his head?

If not, why did he chase after him relentlessly for thousands of miles?

Regarding this point, many people discussed it, some said yes, and some said no, causing a lot of controversy. Later, a Heaven Pill Grandmaster who happened to pass by near Qiyue Mountain accidentally recorded the image of the True Lord level confrontation with a treasure. This settled the matter.

There was no need for Chen Yuan's public opinion means.

Dengxian Tower intercepted that image at a considerable cost and sent it to the headquarters. After the building owner and many experienced elders carefully judged it,

They identified the martial artist with two horns on his head as a Human Race expert!

As for his appearance that was different from the Human Race, it was also explained.

He was the Qilin Demon that had been recorded in ancient books!

Any Human Race martial artist who devoured and absorbed the blood of the foreign beast, Fire Qilin, had a high probability of changing, possessing extremely powerful power, but in essence, it was just a change.

He was still a member of the Human Race!

This recognition immediately caused a lot of uproar.

And as long as it was determined that he was a Human Race expert, they could measure him and start pondering the matter of this person being on the Supreme Ranking!

But this was a later story, so let's not mention it for now.

On the other side, Chen Yuan and Su Ziyue were still on the top of Qiyue Mountain.

After a long silence, Su Ziyue said in a deep voice:

"In a few days, I will start refining my Divine."

"You have a deep foundation and have been tempered by the flames of desire before, so it shouldn't be difficult to get through it." Chen Yuan comforted.

"Answer me a question."

Su Ziyue looked at Chen Yuan very seriously.

"Say it."

"Do you like me?"

Chen Yuan nodded:

"Of course, if I didn't like you, why would I come to Nanping Prefecture?"

"When did you start having bad intentions towards me?" Su Ziyue's eyes flickered, wanting to ask clearly and see who had feelings first, herself or this guy.

"The second time you saved me in Ping'an County." Chen Yuan still remembered the situation at that time. At that time, the powerful Su Ziyue was no less than a fairy in his eyes.

But the gap between the two sides was too large, so he could only suppress these evil thoughts.

Later, as his cultivation became higher and higher, he gradually had this idea.

"Why?" Su Ziyue's mouth hooked, and a touch of joy could not help but arise in her heart.

Chen Yuan smiled indifferently:

"Only because you are too beautiful."

Su Ziyue: "???"

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