Ding Ding Little Stone
Chapter 534 Chen Yuan's Breakthrough, the Shock of the Dao God Palace!
Unknowingly, Chen Yuan spent exactly two years, more or less, advancing from the minor Foundation Establishment realm to the Transforming Yang realm. This speed is absolutely rare in the world.
Perhaps even the first in thousands of years.
The Transforming Yang realm is also known as the Fifth Realm, the True Person Realm.
In the Jianghu, it can support a top-tier force, dominate a prefecture, and awe a state. It can be admired by thousands and become a founder of a sect.
In the imperial court, it can become an important minister, a great general in the army, or a powerhouse at the Divine Envoy level in the Sky Patrol Department.
It is definitely a high realm.
And entering the Transforming Yang realm also means that Chen Yuan has completely distanced himself from martial artists of the same realm in the past, completely exceeding the scope of the younger generation.
Upon entering the Transforming Yang realm, Chen Yuan's lifespan soared to around three hundred years.
So, with life-extending spiritual objects, there is still room for further improvement.
As long as the Primordial Spirit does not perish, all is well.
Of course, the limit of the Transforming Yang realm is five hundred years. At least in recorded history, no Transforming Yang martial artist has ever exceeded the five hundred-year mark, and even four hundred years is rare.
The lifespan of most Transforming Yang martial artists is still around three hundred years, and only Yang God powerhouses can improve it a bit.
Do not underestimate this number. Even the current dynasty, Great Jin, has only been established for over two hundred years, and the average lifespan of ordinary mortals is even around forty or fifty years.
Chen Yuan, with a lifespan of three hundred years, can definitely be called "immortal."
Feeling the changes within himself, Chen Yuan let out a long breath. The mysterious纹路(wén lù) on the surface of his body gradually faded away. The transformation brought by the Primordial Spirit entering his body was enormous.
Although it is best not to use the Primordial Spirit against enemies for the time being, it has increased his combat power several times. Not only can he perceive all the subtle changes within himself,
But he can also integrate into the world.
Yes, integrate!
Penetrating the Profound controls Yuan Qi, the Core Realm controls Yuan Qi, and Transforming Yang relies on the Primordial Spirit to integrate into the world's Yuan Qi, allowing Chen Yuan's various aspects to usher in an explosion.
Whether it is speed or power.
Although the Celestial Core shattered, unable to use the power of the Yuan Core, the condensed Primordial Spirit far exceeds the Yuan Core, and can easily erupt Yuan Qi power far exceeding before.
Furthermore, based on his own Martial Dao True Intent, when facing martial artists of the same or lower realm, at least within a hundred zhang, Chen Yuan is invincible, able to replenish Yuan Qi consumption at any time.
Moreover, the Primordial Spirit can cultivate autonomously, absorbing and refining the world's Yuan Qi at any time, which is similar to Chen Yuan's previous cultivation of the Tai Xuan Scripture.
Clenching his fists, Chen Yuan lowered his head and glanced at them, only feeling his current power surging, and he really wanted to find a martial artist of the same realm to vent it.
In the void, the sky full of purple light gradually faded into the world after Chen Yuan successfully broke through.
In just a short moment, it disappeared without a trace. No one knew where the purple Qi came from, and no one knew where the purple Qi went. However, Chen Yuan felt that the mission of the purple Qi had been completed.
Echoing the eastern purple Qi when he broke through to the Core Realm before, the previous Yuan Qi tempering completely helped Chen Yuan refine his Primordial Spirit, and at that time, the purple light was radiant.
Although the purple light has now dissipated, if you perceive it carefully, you can still see that his Primordial Spirit is different from ordinary people, with a restrained purple Qi all over his body.
Profound, mysterious, noble...
After breathing slightly for a moment, Chen Yuan stabilized his cultivation, and his gaze began to turn to the Old Celestial Master and Mo Luo. He stood up and cupped his fists, saying:
"Thank you both seniors for protecting me today."
"This old Dao promised Fellow Daoist Mo Luo that I would not let you be in danger," the Old Celestial Master said with a chuckle.
Chen Yuan's previous state was indeed very dangerous. A careless move could have led to him being completely trapped in his inner demons, but he still had a good chance of awakening him.
However, doing so would leave him with indelible Dao injuries. Therefore, he had never used it. The fact that the other party was able to break free from the will of the masses by relying on his own will was very good.
That was both a disaster and an opportunity. After being tempered by the power of the masses, his temperament has become greatly different, which is very useful for future comprehension of deeper 'Dao'.
Moreover, if he were to attract the power of the masses in the future, it would be much easier.
"It's good that you broke through."
Mo Luo chuckled.
Chen Yuan is a junior he has high hopes for, and one of the key figures for him to counterattack Lingshan in the future. If something were to happen to him, things would definitely not end well in Wudang Mountain today.
Although his Primordial Spirit is damaged, he can definitely erupt extremely strong combat power if he fights desperately.
"How long has it been since the battle of Liangzhou City?"
Chen Yuan really wanted to know.
Mo Luo didn't say much, but simply told Chen Yuan the date of today.
The ninth year of Jingtai, Great Jin, May 12th.
May 12th...
Chen Yuan nodded slightly. Eleven days had passed since the battle of Liangzhou City. This meant that he had been asleep for eleven days. During these eleven days, he had been in a state of slumber, with no awareness of the outside world.
"The barbarians... how are they?"
This was a question that Chen Yuan was more concerned about. The fact that he was unharmed meant that nothing had happened to Liangzhou, but he still wanted to hear a definitive answer.
"The Northern Barbarians were defeated and suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties. They have retreated back to the grasslands."
The Old Celestial Master answered for Mo Luo.
This was indeed within Chen Yuan's expectations. After all, in that battle, Chen Yuan not only shattered the Dharma Body of the Barbarian God of the Royal Court, but also annihilated Wanyan Shu, the Divine General of the Ancient Golden Royal Court.
Without such a True Lord powerhouse, the disadvantage of the Northern Liang side would not be so great. Furthermore, Wei Jinfeng sacrificed his own Dao Path for victory, exchanging it for amazing combat power.
This would inevitably create a force of pressure against Wanyan Tianba.
"This time, Wei Jinfeng, the King of Northern Liang, personally escorted you to Wudang Mountain..." Mo Luo began to tell the story, letting Chen Yuan know.
Chen Yuan was silent for a moment, then nodded:
"Then this junior will take his leave from the summit first."
He could tell that Mo Luo and the Old Celestial Master seemed to have something to say to each other, and that he had to avoid them. Therefore, he did not press them and thought it best to leave.
"Good. You should go down and meet Wei Jinfeng, Benefactor Wei, first. Then, recuperate in Wudang Mountain for a few days to recover from your injuries."
"This junior understands."
Chen Yuan cupped his hands to the two of them and turned to leap down from the summit.
After Chen Yuan left, Mo Luo slowly spoke:
"Fellow Daoist, now..."
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Chen Yuan didn't want to guess what Mo Luo and the Old Celestial Master of Wudang Mountain said, because he could faintly sense that it was probably related to 'them'.
This existence, which even the Void Refining realm Mo Luo was deeply apprehensive of, must be far beyond his current level.
Even if he knew, it wouldn't really be of any use.
Don't look at him acting as the Asura True Lord, killing True Lords, and even breaking the Dharma Body of the Six Realms Barbarian God, but these were not his powers.
He was borrowing the power of others.
His true strength was only at the Transforming Yang realm.
What belongs to others will always belong to others, and can never become one's own. Therefore, although he often sensed that time's power, he never yearned for it.
What he truly wanted was to possess power at that level himself.
Wudang Mountain, halfway up the mountain.
Wei Jinfeng, who had always been calm and composed, was contemplating the matter of Chen Yuan. No matter what, he owed the other party a great debt of gratitude this time.
Repaying it in the future would also be a more important matter.
The other party's identity and Xiang Qianqiu behind him would definitely not allow Chen Yuan to honestly be an important minister in the imperial court. As soon as the matter was exposed, Chen Yuan would inevitably be feared and even killed by Jingtai.
Then, there were only two paths in front of him.
One was to be a coward, and with his strength, he could easily hide in the vast Central Plains. The other was to raise the flag and rebel, taking back the Xiang family's empire.
And according to his judgment, Chen Yuan would definitely choose the latter.
He was not a person who would live an honest and ordinary life.
There was ambition in his eyes, and he craved power!
Then, what would he do if Chen Yuan asked him for help at that time?
In essence, Wei Jinfeng really didn't want to fight. No matter who ruled the empire, he would rather guard his own acre of land in Northern Liang and become a tyrant. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so 'peaceful' all these years.
However, Chen Yuan's favor this time was too great. He felt that as long as the other party opened his mouth, he might settle both old and new scores together in the future and join forces with him to abolish the Sima family.
But if that was the case, another problem would arise.
If the Sima family was really destroyed, would he still be willing to be just the King of Northern Liang? If Chen Yuan was a wise ruler, would he tolerate Northern Liang being a separatist force?
Would their relationship turn sour?
Before the future even happened, Wei Jinfeng had already thought very far ahead.
Suddenly, as he continued to think, his brow suddenly furrowed. He sensed someone approaching, but he wasn't too worried. With the methods of Wudang Mountain, it was impossible for outsiders to sneak in silently.
Then, he slowly turned around and happened to see Chen Yuan looking at him with a smile and cupping his fists:
"Thank you, Your Highness, for escorting Chen to Wudang Mountain this time."
"This time, this king and the people of Liangzhou owe you a life. Escorting you a thousand miles is nothing," Wei Jinfeng said with a rare smile on his face.
Future events would ultimately happen in the future, and there was no use in thinking too much now.
Things in the world are unpredictable, who knows what the future holds?
"You were able to take this opportunity to be reborn and break your core to transform into a spirit, which can be considered a blessing in disguise," Wei Jinfeng said with a faint smile.
"Chen would rather not have such a blessing," Chen Yuan said with a bitter smile, slowly shaking his head.
This was not a disingenuous remark, but a truly heartfelt one.
This time was too dangerous. If he couldn't make it through and was trapped in the thoughts of tens of thousands of people, then he would really be ruined. Even if someone helped him wake up, it would damage his Dao heart.
It would be difficult to make any further progress in the future.
After all, it wasn't like he had no hope of breaking through to the Transforming Yang realm. This time only helped him advance it by a few months. In fact, from the moment he condensed his Primordial Spirit on Mount Luofeng, his path to breaking through to Transforming Yang had already begun.
He just needed to nurture his Primordial Spirit, and breaking through to Transforming Yang would only be a matter of time, whether long or short.
And taking a risk for a little bit of time was clearly not worth it.
The gains and losses were not proportional.
It's just that he had no other choice at the time. If he really let that Barbarian God cross the void through the formation, then not only would the people and soldiers of Liangzhou City die.
He wouldn't be able to escape either.
It could be considered saving others as well as saving himself... right?
"At least from the looks of it now, it's still acceptable," Wei Jinfeng said. After that, the two of them walked and continued to chat. At this time, he no longer regarded Chen Yuan as his subordinate official and junior.
Instead, they gradually interacted on an equal footing.
The other party's identity, talent, and kindness were worth him lowering his status.
Although he still referred to himself as this king, it was clearly just a figure of speech.
In the casual conversation, Chen Yuan also learned about the situation after he fell into slumber, such as the complete defeat of the Northern Barbarians, with only less than 300,000 cavalry retreating back to the grasslands.
They could be said to have retreated while leaving corpses all along the way.
The blood had even dyed the front of Liangzhou City red, and the stench of blood had not completely dissipated yet.
Nearly half of the Transforming Yang barbarians were lost, one True Lord fell, and two were seriously injured. One of them even had their flesh body cut off, which could be considered a pyrrhic victory.
Because the Northern Liang army also suffered heavy losses, the two main generals of the camp died, two Jianghu Transforming Yang fell, and most of the Jianghu martial artists were buried after the barbarians.
In fact, if calculated from the beginning of the battle, the number of casualties in Liangzhou, including the Northern Liang army, Jianghu martial artists, ordinary people, and the government army below, was actually about the same as the Northern Barbarians.
Wei Jinfeng even cut off his Dao Path, and had no hope of reaching the Sixth Realm in this life.
Under such heavy casualties, although Liangzhou had driven away the barbarians, no one could be happy.
However, after this battle, at least for the next ten or twenty years, the barbarians would not dare to invade south again, which could be considered a good thing for the people of Liangzhou.
It would give them time to recuperate.
After hearing this, Chen Yuan was somewhat silent.
Those cold numbers were not just numbers, but living human lives!
This was also the first time Chen Yuan had faced such heavy casualties, the first time he had faced the attack of the iron cavalry, which had made him grow a lot.
Wei Jinfeng stayed in Wudang Mountain for about half a day. In addition to telling Chen Yuan about these things, he also gave him some pointers on his cultivation.
Which benefited him quite a bit.
After that, Wei Jinfeng didn't stay too long. His injuries had not yet healed, and Liangzhou also had a lot of things to manage after the war. It was impossible for him to stay with Chen Yuan all the time.
When he heard that Chen Yuan was going to recuperate in Wudang Mountain for a few days to recover from his injuries, Wei Jinfeng just encouraged him and told him not to rush back.
With him in Liangzhou, there wouldn't be any chaos.
Of course, this was not Wei Jinfeng's warning to Chen Yuan, but rather his earnest expectation of him.
Wei Jinfeng left, and left very quickly. After saying hello to Song Yingqiao, he got on the Northern Liang King's chariot and turned into a stream of light, disappearing into Wudang Mountain.
Song Yingqiao looked at Chen Yuan carefully for a moment, a gentle smile on his face. Although he didn't know what relationship Chen Yuan had with the Old Celestial Master, but the fact that he could trouble a Sixth Realm Immortal to 'actively' offer rescue must mean there was some connection.
Moreover, although Chen Yuan was only newly entered into the Transforming Yang realm, he was still an existence of the same realm as him, and it would not be inappropriate to interact on an equal footing. After all, Chen Yuan was a peerless genius.
He had broken through to Transforming Yang in just a few short years. Who could say that his cultivation wouldn't soar to the True Lord realm in the next few years?
Otherwise, if it was a Primordial Spirit True Person who came, he wouldn't even bother to pay attention to him, because there was a huge gap between Transforming Yang and Transforming Yang.
There are many True People, but how many can enter the True Lord realm?
In the current imperial court and top immortal sects, True Lords are also definitely at the top. Song Yingqiao himself is not only the head of the Seven Sons of Wudang, but also a True Lord powerhouse.
Although nominally the Old Celestial Master is the highest, he hasn't been in charge of affairs for hundreds of years. The one who really holds power in the Wudang Immortal Sect is still him.
His position can be said to be extremely respected.
After chatting for a while, Chen Yuan's old friend Zuo Chengzhong, after hearing the news, couldn't wait to come and see him, and the first thing he said was to congratulate Chen Yuan on breaking through to Transforming Yang and topping the Wind and Cloud Ranking.
After learning the ins and outs of this matter from his mouth, Chen Yuan was also silent for a while.
Strictly speaking, he had only been number one on the Wind and Cloud Ranking for a few days, and hadn't experienced the fun of it at all. As soon as the news of his breakthrough to Transforming Yang spread,
The Tower of Ascending Immortals would naturally remove him from the Wind and Cloud Ranking.
Speaking of which, among the three rankings of Heaven, Earth, and Human, the Wind and Cloud Ranking was the one where Chen Yuan had the least presence, or rather, not much presence. It was far worse than the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
As for the Heaven Ranking, Chen Yuan now has a persona ranked in the top ten.
If it were made public, who knows how many jaws would drop.
Wei Jinfeng didn't say much before, but Zuo Chengzhong told him about Chen Yuan's current prestige in Liangzhou. In short, not counting Wudang Mountain, his reputation was already second.
Even though more than ten days had passed since that battle, people were still constantly mentioning him, and most of the tones were admiration and admiration.
As for the first place, it was naturally the well-deserved King of Northern Liang.
He had done more for Liangzhou, and Chen Yuan didn't expect to be able to compare with him.
The increase in prestige in Liangzhou also marked the fact that Chen Yuan's previous plans had come true, laying a solid foundation for his future rebellion in the north.
He talked a lot with Zuo Chengzhong, mostly about the details of that battle. Even Zuo Chengzhong himself was sighing, clearly, it was also the first time he had encountered such a battle.
Having experienced the baptism of iron and blood, he had grown a lot.
As for his role in that battle, he didn't mention it at all. Chen Yuan himself wasn't sure either, because his main attention at the time was on the Barbarian God and the Transforming Yang powerhouses, and he basically didn't look down.
After saying these things, Zuo Chengzhong didn't disturb him too much. He knew that Chen Yuan had just broken through, and the most important thing was to stabilize his own cultivation. Anyway, there was still a long time to go.
They had plenty of opportunities to chat.
Chen Yuan was arranged by Song Yingqiao in the best cave dwelling in Wudang Mountain, which was much better than the last time, but this was also due to the improvement of his strength.
Otherwise, with his Golden Core cultivation, even if he had a high reputation, he would not have been arranged in a cave dwelling that only True Lord powerhouses could live in.
The Yuan Qi inside was indeed very dense, and very suitable for cultivation. After Chen Yuan cultivated quietly for a few hours, and his Primordial Spirit was basically stable, he took out the Heavenly Book and began to contact the other Dao Lords of the Dao God Palace.
He wanted to know what the outside world's reaction was when he was on the verge of death.
However, the other party's attention was not on this point. When they heard that Chen Yuan had not only turned the danger into safety, but had also successfully broken through to Transforming Yang, after being shocked, the Dao Lords were silent for several breaths.
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