In Chen Yuan's view, since it was Bei Mingxue who went to find that map, the Heavenly Demon Palace must know something about it. Of course, he was also aware that the secrets on the map might have been deciphered by the Heavenly Demon Palace long ago.

After all, several years had passed since the opening of the Yuan Kong Realm.

Bei Mingxue shook her head:

"The reason why this concubine went to the Yuan Kong Realm in the first place was because I learned that Hua Yuan Daoren had once obtained an immortal opportunity within the Yuan Kong Realm, and he might have secrets about the Immortal Realm in his hands.

As for the palace, after this map was handed over to the Palace Master, there was no response. This concubine thought it shouldn't be a big deal."

"Immortal Realm..."

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat intrigued.

But that was all. For ordinary martial artists, they might have occasionally heard of the existence of the Immortal Realm, so they harbored longing. But for Chen Yuan,

The Immortal Realm was simply the enemy, and it was not as beautiful as ordinary martial artists imagined.

He casually put down the map. He didn't pay much attention to the map in the first place, and he wouldn't waste his energy on some trivial matter. He could ask Moro when he had the time.

If even he didn't recognize it, then it might just be someone's prank.

"Rest."

Chen Yuan said, looking at Bei Mingxue.

Bei Mingxue nodded, lowered the curtain, and then, without any coyness, took off her clothes, revealing her fragrant shoulders and snow-white skin. She walked step by step to the bed and whispered:

"Your Highness, please have mercy on this concubine..."

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The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Yuan got up early from the bed, rubbed his sore waist, and felt refreshed and comfortable. He greeted Bei Mingxue, who was resting, and entered the secret room to cultivate.

Bei Mingxue also got up early and paid her respects to Su Ziyue, the Yan King's main consort.

In the past, she was the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Demon Palace, and she could do whatever she wanted. But now that she was sent to Chen Yuan by the Heavenly Demon Palace as a tool for marriage, she naturally had to adopt the right attitude.

Su Ziyue didn't say much. She was actually quite happy about this kind of thing and happily accepted Bei Mingxue, this new sister who had entered the royal palace.

Since the last time she almost encountered danger at Zhennan Pass, Chen Yuan had no longer let her show her face and clash with the various forces. Instead, she sat in the royal palace and handled other matters for him.

Chen Yuan didn't care about matters, so the burden naturally fell on her shoulders. But she couldn't be considered busy, after all, the various departments under the royal palace weren't just freeloaders.

She only needed to make decisions on some matters.

Therefore, she had a lot of free time every day.

She liked to train the concubines in the royal palace the most. Now, basically, they had all been trained to be obedient and close as sisters, which had become a little boring.

Now, with a new one coming, it could also pass a lot of her time.

That day, the Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable arrived.

Because Chen Yuan was still cultivating, it was Su Ziyue who received this notorious Demon Sect Venerable. But what was surprising was that the Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable wasn't as fierce as the rumors said. She didn't behave meekly, but she was also very amiable.

Su Ziyue was a little puzzled at first, but she soon figured out the ins and outs. For ordinary martial artists, the Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable was naturally extremely fierce, cruel, and tyrannical.

But for a force even stronger than the Heavenly Demon Palace, her little arrogance had to be taken back, unless she was stupid.

A mere Refining Spirit True Person wasn't really outstanding in the current Yan army.

The Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable seemed to be clear about her purpose. She behaved rather silently, but she was still polite to Su Ziyue. After greeting each other, she excused herself and followed Bei Mingxue to her room.

"Aunt Chi, why are you here?"

Bei Mingxue was very surprised and felt a little strange. The sudden arrival of a Demon Venerable caught her off guard, and she couldn't help but suspect Dongfang Sheng's plan.

The Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable was silent for a moment and told the story in detail.

After hearing this, Bei Mingxue's steps were a little unsteady. She felt like her mind had exploded. Chen Yuan had actually taken a fancy to the Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable and specifically asked her to come to the royal palace.

It was really... somewhat absurd!

You have to know, the two of them were as close as mother and daughter. If... wouldn't that become...? This... this was simply unacceptable!

"The Palace Master didn't lie to you, did he?"

Bei Mingxue asked suspiciously.

"What's wrong, you don't even call me Master anymore?" The Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable looked at Bei Mingxue with a smile that was not a smile.

She laughed mockingly:

"How could there be a master who arranges a marriage for her disciple? From now on... there will be no more master-disciple relationship."

"You have to be clear that the Heavenly Demon Palace is still your backer."

"I know that."

"The Palace Master shouldn't lie to me. He didn't force me to come, but his meaning is already very clear. He just hopes to deepen the relationship with Chen Yuan through the two of us."

"Then what do you think, Aunt Chi?"

"Does what I think matter? Neither the Palace Master nor Chen Yuan are existences that we can offend. I'm just a little disappointed in the Palace Master. I've made so many contributions to the Heavenly Demon Palace, and he just gave me up, and even called it not forcing me..."

The Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable snorted coldly.

"I feel like there should be a problem inside. According to my observation, the Yan King is not a lustful person. I guess it should be Master who is rushing to send us out."

There was some sadness in Bei Mingxue's eyes.

"Chen Yuan... What kind of person is the Yan King?" The Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable suddenly asked.

"He's not a bad person, he can be considered a heroic figure."

"How is he to you?"

"Huh?"

"I mean, do you have... that...?"

"Which one?"

Bei Mingxue looked at the Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable with a slightly teasing expression.

"Do you think I'm some restrained woman who can't say it?"

The Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable snorted lightly.

"Last night, right here..."

Bei Mingxue pointed to the bed.

"Is he good?"

Bei Mingxue: "???"

"Cough cough... It's nothing, a slip of the tongue." The Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable coughed lightly twice.

"This time..."

......

Regarding the arrival of the Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable, Chen Yuan learned about it after he came out of seclusion. He met the other party and expressed his welcome. Other than that... there were no more words.

This made the Scarlet Flame Demon Venerable, who had been uneasy (and expectant) all along, a little surprised. She wondered if Dongfang Sheng had really lied to her. It was obvious that Chen Yuan didn't mean anything.

Yet she had to rush to offer herself.

Or perhaps, it was a case of playing hard to get...

That night, Chen Yuan once again stayed in Bei Mingxue's room. Last night was the other party's first time as a woman, and there wasn't much communication. This time, he had to test the depth of Bei Mingxue's cultivation.

He wanted to learn the skills of the Holy Maiden of the Demon Sect.

Another day passed.

Another victory report came from Qingzhou. Tianxu, Lingxu, and Jiang He, in three separate routes, had completed the comprehensive occupation of Qingzhou, and all forces had submitted.

Currently, the Yan army was counting the seized resources.

In short, Chen Yuan's foundation had become much stronger. Many aristocratic families and sects happily welcomed the arrival of the Yan army and carried out thunderous attacks on those forces that did not welcome them.

The Tangshan Prefecture and Chen Yuan's hometown, Nanling Prefecture, were even more welcoming with food and drink, countless people and martial artists were discussing Chen Yuan's glorious deeds in Nanling Prefecture back then.

Titles such as Killing God and Demon Blade were gone, replaced by praise for Chen Yuan, saying that he had already shown his extraordinary talent back then.

He was a Hidden Dragon in troubled waters, transforming into a dragon when he encountered wind and clouds.

And those subordinates who followed Chen Yuan as patrol envoys back then regretted it to the point of turning their intestines green. Chen Yuan took them to leave, but after thinking it over and over, they thought that following him was too risky, and ultimately refused.

Mo Donghe, Yue Shan, Yan Qing and others who followed Chen Yuan have now broken through to the Tongxuan realm, and because Chen Yuan is their old boss, even people with higher cultivation levels will give them some face.

And the water bandits of Yunjiang Four Ghosts, who had initially rebelled, were developing equally well. They were transferred to Zhennan Pass to serve as commanders under Marshal Chu Changfeng. There were also rumors about Zhao Beishan, the leader of the Four Ghosts.

It was said that after passing Zhennan Pass, you had to look for Zhao Beishan.

Their fame was quite impressive.

Those who stayed behind have not yet broken through the Ninggang realm, and are still serving as miserable patrol guards, no, they have now been reorganized into the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Zhang Xuan still cherished old feelings and transferred them to his command, otherwise, those former old subordinates would be no different from ordinary martial artists.

Some people were filled with regret and wished they could turn their intestines green.

The opportunity was right in front of them, but they missed it!

When Chen Yuan's reputation became higher and higher, they were already very regretful, and as Chen Yuan's speed of improvement became faster and faster, and now he dominates the south and covets the Central Plains, there were hints of becoming an emperor.

The difference between them was already worlds apart, the difference between ants and the bright moon.

Jiang He led a part of the Yan army to enter the border of Qingzhou, forming a two-pronged approach with the forces of the Goddess Palace, and attacked the Gu family, the leader of the aristocratic family alliance.

The Gu family's Old Ancestor was in a panic and wanted to beg for mercy, and dared not make any more requests, but his words were directly intercepted by Jiang He, who burned them to ashes without even looking at them.

Chen Yuan and the Gu family had no direct hatred. If you really want to count, it was that he killed Gu He in public, but he had a grudge with Yang Huatian. Back then, the account of the fall of a Guyang from the Gu family was basically counted on him.

For this reason, Yang Huatian was hunted down by the Gu family's Old Ancestor and had to give up some of his foundations in Nanzhou and hide, which saved his life.

These grudges, these accounts, have to be settled.

Lingxu Taoist and Tianxu Taoist, on the other hand, led another part of the force, and made a posture of wanting to swallow Yangzhou in the north of Qingzhou, scaring many forces.

The Heavenly Demon Palace, which had reached an agreement, also directly detoured from Jiaozhou under Chen Yuan's urging, and gave the Buddhist sect a heavy blow in Lanzhou.

When they joined forces with Xiang Qianqiu, the Heavenly Demon Palace took action against the Buddhist forces, but basically it was just pretending, and neither side suffered much loss.

But this time, the two sides really clashed with real swords and guns.

The Buddha and the demons formally clashed.

The thirty-six-nation coalition army, although seemingly large and powerful, was vulnerable. If it weren't for the Lingshan monks and the converted Asura clan, the Buddhist forces in Lanzhou might have retreated to the Western Regions.

It was not until three Lingshan Bodhisattvas were stationed in Lanzhou that they stopped the decline of the Buddhist sect.

If you look at the map, you can find that Chen Yuan almost divided his troops into several routes, and with his own strength, he resisted all the forces around him.

Including the Buddhist sect, the Gu family, the Yangzhou forces, and the demons of Southern Xinjiang.

His strength has already opened a great gap with the remaining rebel king forces.

At this time, the Sima clan in Zhongzhou also sent more resources to Chen Yuan, further expressing their loyalty at this time.

The Yan army launched a large-scale attack, and the Yanwang Palace, as the center of the army, was also constantly moving forward, previously in Shuzhou City, and later, it was rapidly advancing towards Qingzhou.

When the king's carriage entered Qingzhou, Chen Yuan suddenly missed Ping'an County, so he ordered to enter Ping'an County.

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......

When the news of the arrival of the Yanwang reached Ping'an County, it caused the cheers of countless people. Some of them were not familiar with Chen Yuan at all, some were thunderous, some were his subordinates, and some had almost made enemies, but that was all in the past, and now they only cheered.

Because Chen Yuan's ancestral home is Ping'an County!

If Chen Yuan really becomes an emperor in the future, their entire Ping'an County will benefit from it, and from then on, taxes will be reduced to an outrageous level.

This is also the tradition of the past, and they cannot be happy about things that concern their own interests.

The happiest, in fact, are still a group of people.

But when they were happy, the officials of Ping'an County were a little confused and panicked, because they didn't know how to welcome Chen Yuan's return properly.

When he came back in the past, he was a border official, and he was welcomed with high specifications, but now, Chen Yuan is a rebel king, a powerful rebel king who killed the emperor, and it is said that he has a million soldiers and countless strong men under his command.

Now he has directly occupied half of the thirteen states in the Central Plains, and it is only one step away from becoming emperor, or even in other words, he is almost no different from the emperor.

The Wuan Marquis Mansion built by the court in the past has been completed, but now who dares to say to let Chen Yuan live in the Marquis Mansion, isn't that courting death?

After all, Chen Yuan is now a traitor... no, he is a righteous teacher who is fighting against the unjust.

Wu Qingfeng, the magistrate of Ping'an County at the time, thought hard and finally asked someone to invite Wang Ping, and decided to let him, the Yanwang's childhood playmate, take the lead.

Even if he does something wrong, he won't get angry, will he?

Wang Ping's airs are getting bigger and bigger. After the Yan army officially entered Qingzhou, he became the object of flattery for countless people. The young ladies from the few families who looked down on him in the past almost cried their eyes blind.

Constantly cursing himself for being blind and unable to catch such a person.

Even Wu Qingfeng's people can't invite him, and finally, Wu Qingfeng personally went to the door and said a lot (sincere words) before inviting Wang Ping.

But it was not that Wang Ping deliberately put on airs, but that he really didn't understand, and was afraid of neglecting Chen Yuan.

He is close to Chen Yuan, but it is also limited. If people are unhappy because of what he does wrong, it is not certain that he will be angry, but he will lose the relationship between them.

After weighing it, he took the initiative to contact the Yan army and stated his identity.

And the Yanwang Palace also issued an order.

Rename the original Wuan Marquis Mansion to the Yanwang Palace, and after entering the city, live in it.

In just a few days, the mighty Yan army officially arrived in Ping'an County. Outside the county seat, tens of thousands of people were kneeling and calling Yanwang long live!