It’s not long, but also not short, this span of two and a half years.

For some warriors of the Upper Three Realms, two and a half years pass in the blink of an eye. The higher one’s cultivation, the more true this is, with little concept of time.

Some top-tier Jianghu warriors may retreat into seclusion for years, even decades at a time.

But for others, two and a half years is quite a long time.

Enough to allow a common hen to mature completely, becoming a top-quality bird for soup.

Enough to allow Chen Yuan to rise from an insignificant existence to the pinnacle of the Jianghu!

True Sovereign!

Anyone worthy of the title “True Sovereign” is undoubtedly standing at the apex of the Jianghu, differing only in their relative strength. To the common people and low-level warriors, such beings are akin to immortals and gods.

For a faction, barring unforeseen circumstances, a True Sovereign powerhouse can ensure prosperity for at least a century. For the imperial court,

even without rendering any meritorious service, the emperor would be willing to expend great resources to support them, making them a royal family benefactor.

But for Chen Yuan, it’s still... not enough!

His True Sovereign status can only be considered a pseudo-True Sovereign, barely matching those newly entered into the Yang Shen realm. He hasn't even reached the peak of Refined Spirit. If he were to encounter someone from the top ten of the Supreme Ranking, his fate is easily imaginable.

Therefore, Chen Yuan is not satisfied, far from it!

His desire for a higher level is growing increasingly profound.

Leaving aside other things for now, he must at least reach a level of unrivaled strength before he can breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the title of Kirin Demon True Sovereign, Chen Yuan doesn't particularly care for it. He doesn't reject it, but he doesn't particularly like it either. He treats it as a mere alias, similar to Asura Demon Sovereign.

In the future, when his true self is revealed to the world, he will naturally have a title that belongs solely to him.

Hmm, upon careful calculation, he now occupies two of the thirty-six positions on the Supreme Heaven Ranking, one in the top five and one fifth from the bottom. If outsiders were to find out, one can only imagine the look on their faces.

The outside world's speculation about the Kirin Demon True Sovereign is constant, but no matter how they guess, they only speculate whether it's some powerhouse who suddenly disappeared decades or even a century ago. It's absolutely impossible for them to suspect Martial Marquis Chen Yuan.

Of course, that's not entirely absolute. If the matter of Kirin Demon being a Refined Spirit cultivator were to spread, perhaps a few individuals who are paying attention to his true self might consider that possibility.

However, none of that concerns him anymore.

What Chen Yuan is currently focused on is, one, the movements of the Nine-tailed Sky Fox Clan in the Southern Border, and two, whether Su Ziyue can break through to the Refined Spirit realm as soon as possible.

He skinned the old fox, essentially forging a death feud with the Nine-tailed Sky Fox Clan, one of the Four Divine Clans, resulting in a future of endless conflict.

However, humans and demons are inherently irreconcilable, with grievances accumulated over thousands of years. Even without this incident, once the demons invade the Central Plains, or Chen Yuan marches south into the hundred thousand mountains of the Southern Border, they would still become enemies.

His only concern is whether the Sky Fox Clan will retaliate against him in the near future to avenge the skinned old fox.

If that's the case, then he really needs to be more vigilant.

Lest he fall into the hands of a group of beasts.

Thinking, Chen Yuan subconsciously turned his gaze to a certain location on the mountainside of Praying Moon Mountain. There, Su Ziyue might currently be undergoing a difficult tribulation!

And such a crucial juncture is not something that others can assist with.

However, he doesn't have much to worry about. Not only did he previously suppress a significant amount of the Nirvana Reversion for Su Ziyue, but her identity as one of the Lords of the Dao Divine Palace also alleviates concerns.

Moro has very high standards. Looking at all the Dao Lords he has chosen, each one has the potential to become a True Sovereign, possessing extraordinary potential.

Individuals like Jiang He and Chen Yuan even have hope of reaching the Sixth Realm.

Almost none of them are mediocre.

Leaving aside Chen Yuan's cultivation talent, which far exceeds that of a genius, just considering Jiang He, if there were no comparison to Chen Yuan, Jiang He would undoubtedly be one of the most dazzling geniuses of this era.

Suppressing his cultivation to nurture his sword for more than a decade, he exploded forth, directly surpassing the other Dao Lords of the Dao Divine Palace. Relying on his own powerful sword intent, he managed to match Bodhisattva Puxian's strength at the peak of the Refined Spirit realm, and even wounded him with his sword intent.

He is definitely a genius.

After the battle of the Imperial City, Jiang He relied on the elixir that Li Hongshuang obtained from Li Kuangxiu to help Jiang He recover from his injuries ahead of time, and also relied on his own foundations and the experiences from the battle of the Imperial City.

He forcibly underwent tribulation, transformed his essence, broke through to the Yang Shen realm, and became a True Sovereign.

Jiang He rarely mentioned this matter, and Chen Yuan didn't ask, but the last time he saw Jiang He, he could feel a completely different change in him than before.

He knew that it was Yang Shen!

Otherwise, why would Chen Yuan have revealed his ambitions to Jiang He previously, and why would Su Ziyue have been the first to invite Jiang He to help?

It's because they know his strength!

If Jiang He is so strong, how could the other Dao Lords of the Dao Divine Palace be mediocre?

Li Suqing was able to become the Great Elder of the Goddess Palace, and was not an ordinary person in the first place. Evil Ghost True Sovereign Yang Huatian established a fearsome reputation in Nanzhou, and his Myriad Ghost Banner shook Nanzhou. He appears to be extremely old, but in fact he had already reached the peak of the Refined Spirit realm long ago, only to be trapped before the Yang Shen realm.

Chu Changfeng, the Underworld Dao Lord of the Devil Prison Gate, has a talent second only to Chen Yuan and Jiang He. Like him, he practices both Qi Refinement and Body Refinement, and his strength is terrifyingly strong.

If not the first person below the True Sovereign, he is definitely among the top few.

By analogy, would Su Ziyue be an ordinary person?

Her talent is definitely top-notch in this era. She possesses the divine blood of the Nine-tailed Sky Fox Clan and has the top-tier cultivation technique, Six Desires Immortal Scripture. Her age is only slightly older than Jiang He.

But calculated according to her lifespan, she is still very young.

Therefore, Chen Yuan felt that there was no need to worry too much about Su Ziyue's breakthrough.

And just as Chen Yuan thought, after several days of adjustment, Su Ziyue has now reached the most critical moment. The entire cave is no different than usual.

But her primordial spirit now has a layer of illusory fire.

Similar to Chen Yuan's Heart Fire, this is Su Ziyue's Heart Fire, somewhat similar to... Nirvana Fire.

In a trance, Su Ziyue seemed to see a figure with a smile on her lips, holding a uniquely styled whip walking towards her, and she seemed to be... with her hands bound, unable to move....

......

......

In this way, another day passed, and it was the twenty-second day of the eighth month of the ninth year of Jingtai. More than half a month had passed since Chen Yuan left Tangshan and arrived at Nanping Prefecture.

After several days of fermentation, the commotion about Kirin Demon True Sovereign also began to gradually weaken.

After seven days, Su Ziyue finally stepped out of the closed-door training room.

She broke through two days ago. The breakthrough at that time was relatively difficult, and she didn't really want to come out. Even she herself seemed unable to figure out what was going on.

However, in the end, she still relied on her own strong foundation, and like Chen Yuan, crossed the Wind Tribulation, passed the Heart Fire Tribulation, and officially broke through to the Refined Spirit realm!

After just breaking through, she didn't immediately leave the retreat, greeted Chen Yuan and began to stabilize her realm. When she felt it was almost ready, she left the cave.

"Not bad."

Chen Yuan looked Su Ziyue up and down, nodded slightly. Although her aura leaked out, there was no sign of instability, and her whole body exuded an aura stronger than the primordial spirit.

From this point on, all the Dao Lords of the Dao Divine Palace have reached the Refined Spirit realm.

"How have things been these past few days?" Su Ziyue walked to Chen Yuan's side and looked down at the scene below.

She is already considered Chen Yuan's person, and the entire Su family is her dowry, so there is no need to be polite with Chen Yuan. If she really said anything grateful, it would be too distant.

"Everything is progressing steadily, the Su family...." Chen Yuan recounted what he knew.

"Where's Jiang He?"

"It's enough for me to stay here to protect you. He returned to Qingzhou after arriving that day. You know, those actions of mine in Tangshan cannot be separated from Jiang He concealing them for me."

He is nominally the Governor-General of the three southern prefectures, but Qingzhou is not among them. In order to prevent the Governor of Qingzhou and others from noticing anything unusual, Jiang He must keep an eye on them at all times.

If they really have ulterior motives, he will directly suppress them with overwhelming force, so as not to let the news reach the capital and Jingtai's ears.

"Are you really going to rebel?"

Su Ziyue asked in a deep voice.

When he helped her suppress the Nirvana Fire before, Chen Yuan had mentioned it, and she had always kept it in mind.

In fact, Chen Yuan had wanted to tell Su Ziyue a long time ago, but he couldn't contact her at all after leaving the capital. In his conception, Su Ziyue would definitely support him.

"It's not rebellion, it's opening up a peaceful world for all living beings!" Chen Yuan said with a righteous expression.

"Heh..." Su Ziyue couldn't help laughing, but she didn't refute it. Only someone with such a state of mind has the hope of sitting on that supreme position.

"You know my background, if it reaches Jingtai's ears, I will almost certainly die. Therefore, I must take the initiative and grasp my fate in my own hands."

"How confident do you think you are?"

"Planning rests with people, success rests with heaven. No one can predict when things will not succeed, but... if I didn't have the slightest confidence, how could I have come up with this idea?"

"Jiang He supports you?"

"Yes."

"What about the other Daoist friends?"

"They may have noticed my ambitions, but I haven't revealed them yet. Daoist Brother Chu Changfeng and Daoist Friend Yang Huatian may not support me."

"What about Senior Moro?"

"Senior Moro did not follow any of the other Dao Lords of the Dao Divine Palace, but chose to stay by my side to protect me. What do you think?" Chen Yuan turned his head and asked Su Ziyue.

"As long as Senior Moro supports you, the other Dao Lords will naturally support you." Su Ziyue knows Moro's prestige. He founded the Dao Divine Palace single-handedly.

He has guided the weak Chu Changfeng and Yang Huatian and others to their current state. Although there is no master-disciple relationship in name, there is a master-disciple relationship in reality. As long as Moro affirms, Su Ziyue believes that none of them will object.

"What I want is for them to be willing." Chen Yuan smiled faintly.

"What about me?"

Su Ziyue raised her eyebrows and asked back.

"Do you still need to ask?"

"Ask, it's good to go through the motions."

"Okay," Hearing Su Ziyue say this, Chen Yuan's expression quickly became solemn, and he looked at her very seriously and asked:

"Ziyue...."

"Hmm?"

"Help me!"

"Oh?"

"Hmm?"

"Okay!"

Su Ziyue smiled, her smile like a flower.

"You are different from other women. You are a true virtuous helper. I will give you the power of the Su family. In addition, you have to take care of Tangshan for me."

Since she is no longer an outsider, she naturally has to make good use of Su Ziyue.

Su Ziyue: "....."

"You probably had this idea a long time ago, right?"

Looking at Chen Yuan, she asked.

"The able ones work harder...."

Su Ziyue's ability is naturally beyond doubt. Not to mention now, even if the business is spread out a little more, Chen Yuan believes that she can handle it and take care of the logistics for him.

It's not that Madam Xu is not capable, her cultivation is insufficient. She can suppress the people below entirely by relying on his own prestige, but even so, he knows the evaluation of Madam Xu by the people below.

Her background... is a fatal weakness.

"You give these things to me, can the other women around you agree?" Su Ziyue rolled her eyes at Chen Yuan. She has been paying attention to his situation.

Especially when it comes to women, she always can't help but want to investigate.

She actually knows a lot about the women around Chen Yuan.

"You are the first wife, of course I have to give it to you."

"You said before, we are just Daoist friends." Su Ziyue snorted softly and didn't look at Chen Yuan.

"Then... Daoist Friend Seven Emotions, can you help me?"

"No help!"

"Ziyue, help me."

Su Ziyue turned her head and glanced at Chen Yuan for a breath of time:

"Got it."

Su Ziyue had actually agreed long ago, otherwise she wouldn't have given him the power of the Su family. Now she is just going through a procedure, but this is also a necessary thing.

Her complete joining Chen Yuan's camp means that besides Moro, half of the power of the Dao Divine Palace is also on his side. Unless the rest of the Dao Lords stick together, they can only follow him.

Moreover, Su Ziyue herself does have a lot of methods. Compared to Jiang He's lack of interest in worldly affairs, Su Ziyue is completely different. With the more or less help of several Dao Lords, Su Ziyue nominally controls a lot of power unique to the Dao Divine Palace.

Adding the Su family, this gift is definitely not small.

At the most critical moment, he gave Chen Yuan a great gift!

"Besides the Dao Divine Palace, you should have some helpers, right?" Su Ziyue suddenly asked.

"Why do you say that?"

Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"Intuition."

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, knowing what Su Ziyue meant. This was a hope that he would not hide anything from her. From now on, they will be one. Immediately, he said in a deep voice:

"There are some in Tangshan. When you get there, I will tell you everything. Wei Jinfeng owes me a favor. He should help me at the necessary time.

The leader of the Taixu Palace, Old Daoist Tianxu, had several conversations with me. He wants to return to the world and put his bet on me."

"Also... I have another True Sovereign helper hidden in the south, but his identity is relatively hidden and special. I will personally introduce him to you in the future."

Listening to Chen Yuan's description, Su Ziyue was a little surprised and her pupils shrank slightly.

She knew that with Chen Yuan's character, he wouldn't just focus on the Dao Divine Palace. He must have other methods, but he has only risen for a few years after all.

Su Ziyue thought that there probably weren't many, but she didn't expect it to be so strong!

Not to mention Wei Jinfeng, she had guessed it before, but now it's just verification, and a favor doesn't mean anything. Whether he will help in the future is still uncertain.

What really surprised her was that Chen Yuan had a connection with the Taixu Palace, which had been hidden from the world for many years. The other party even put the bet on him, which was really unbelievable.

Doesn't this mean that Chen Yuan has already won over a Xiān Mén (仙门 - Immortal Sect)?!

The Taixu Palace has been avoiding the world for many years, and its strength must have declined, but even if it has declined, it is still one of the ten major Xiān Mén (仙门 - Immortal Sect) in the world, with extremely deep foundations, which is definitely a very strong help.

In addition, he actually has a True Sovereign helper hidden in the dark. No wonder he dares to have the ambition to seize the world.

Su Ziyue took a deep look at Chen Yuan.

She didn't know at all that Chen Yuan actually had such ambition a long time ago, but he had been pretending all the time. Now that he has the strength to turn the tables, he dares to say it unscrupulously.

"Okay...."

Su Ziyue nodded and was about to say something when she suddenly saw Chen Yuan raised his hand, frowned tightly, seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked softly:

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Chen Yuan frowned and looked to the right front, and said lightly:

"Someone is approaching, it seems... they are fighting."

"Hmm?"

Su Ziyue looked puzzled, she didn't sense it.

"Come with me, let's see who it is!" Chen Yuan looked solemn, thinking that they were coming for him, grabbed Su Ziyue's shoulder, took a step and disappeared into the void.

The two of them have profound cultivation and didn't reveal a trace of aura. Before long, they arrived more than twenty miles away, but the scene presented in front of them made them both look strange.

Because the movement caused here was not directed at Praying Moon Mountain, it seemed that they just happened to come nearby.

The scene presented in front of them was a blood-robed man fighting with a group of warriors, with a strong murderous aura lingering around him, and a long knife flying across the sky, with knife lights constantly erupting.

The blood-robed man had a Heavenly Core cultivation base, and was facing a force led by five Core Realm Grandmasters, forming a formation and besieging this person. As for the blood stains on his body, they were left by other low-realm warriors.

"Fighting five with one, interesting."

Chen Yuan watched for a moment and commented.

The five Grandmasters who formed the formation to besiege the blood-clothed man, although only one had a Heavenly Core, and the remaining four were Solid Core, the great formation formed, coupled with the assistance of many Profound Connection warriors, was no less than three Heavenly Core Grandmasters besieging one person.

But the blood-clothed man was not at a disadvantage while fighting five with one, on the contrary, he was still trying desperately to break out a bloody path.

His face was full of anger, not knowing what humiliation he had suffered, and he showed a crazy look.

"He's a good seed."

Su Ziyue also nodded.

"What force are these people?" Chen Yuan looked at the people who besieged the blood-clothed man and asked.

Su Ziyue looked at them a few times and replied:

"Looking at their robe and martial arts moves, they should be one of the top forces in Nanzhou, East Mountain Valley."

Chen Yuan suddenly nodded. He had naturally heard of East Mountain Valley. It was one of the few top forces in Nanzhou, and the Valley Master was a True Sovereign on the Supreme Ranking.

But perhaps because it is adjacent to the Southern Border, the reputation of East Mountain Valley is actually not good. It can't be said to be a demonic path, and it can't be said to be a righteous path. It can be regarded as... one of the forces with relatively ruthless actions.

"What, are you taking a fancy to that kid?" Su Ziyue looked at the melee below with interest.

"Hehe...."