Although he didn't guess who the white-haired, white-bearded fellow was sent by, Chen Yuan knew enough about who his enemies were. First was the Azure Flood Dragon Society, followed by Jinshan Temple.

Then the Unborn Teachings...

In total, there were only a few people who held grudges against him, making it easy to guess.

However, he didn't have much interest in guessing who the visitor was. He would find out when they met. From Yan Kai's letter, he could deduce that this person was a martial artist with Celestial Dipper cultivation.

A body of crimson Dipper Qi!

Of course, Chen Yuan wouldn't blindly believe Yan Kai's one-sided words. What if this was another scheme?

Dispelling his cluttered thoughts, Chen Yuan sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Although his cultivation had already reached the peak of Coagulating Fiends, he did not attempt to break through immediately, to draw in the Yang Dipper Qi to cleanse his Fiend Qi and then break through!

There were many experienced anecdotes in the case files of the Celestial Inspection Department, but most of them involved drawing the Zhiyang Qi at noon to enter the body and transform one's own Fiend Qi into Celestial Dipper Qi, but the breakthrough process was somewhat dangerous.

Not only must one's state be adjusted to the highest level, but one's physical body must also reach a certain degree.

However, these were not major issues for Chen Yuan.

The real reason he didn't want to break through rashly was because of what kind of Dipper Qi to transform into.

Like Fiend Qi, Dipper Qi also has a hierarchy.

Ordinary Yang Dipper Qi is much worse than top-grade Dipper Qi.

Yin Dipper, Blood Dipper, Lightning Dipper, Wind Dipper, Gold Dipper...

There are countless Dipper Qi in the world. It can be said that the Celestial Dipper level is the realm with the greatest disparity in the Coagulating Dipper realm. The weak can only bully Coagulating Fiend martial artists, but the strong can compete with the top 100 on the Hidden Dragon Rankings.

What's more, some can even fight Transcendent Profound martial artists in the Celestial Dipper realm.

Chen Yuan's superior, Zhang Xuan, possessed an extremely strong Wind Dipper Qi, which was entirely cyan. Once the Dipper Qi was activated, few could match him at the same level. He was immune to water and fire!

Therefore, Chen Yuan was waiting, waiting for his opportunity to guide him to what kind of Dipper Qi.

If it was top-grade Dipper Qi, Chen Yuan would no longer need to endure from then on, and he could truly confront Transcendent Profound martial artists with Celestial Dipper cultivation.

The reason why the Hidden Dragon Rankings divide the Coagulating Dipper and Transcendent Profound realms into the Human Rankings is because the gap between these two realms is not irreparable.

Transcendent Profound martial artists transform Dipper Qi into Essence, but when released, it is still Dipper Qi...

There is no essential difference between the two, greatly narrowing the gap.

Chen Yuan understood these things, so he longed for what kind of Dipper Qi he would transform into. He didn't want to transform into ordinary Dipper Qi; otherwise, it would be impossible to compete with Transcendent Profound experts.

He had endured for so long, using schemes and tricks to kill the Bei family father and son and Lin Beihan, but what he truly wanted was the strength to crush everything.

In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are minor paths!

The next day,

Chen Yuan, who woke up after a night of silence, finished his daily habit of practicing his saber and then ate some food with Mo Donghe and the others at the inn. Zhang Hefeng originally wanted to invite Chen Yuan to live within the county yamen,

But Chen Yuan didn't agree, feeling that it was more comfortable outside.

Moreover, he had squeezed so much silver from them, and the relationship between the two sides was somewhat uneasy.

Especially County Magistrate Sun Yuan, who seemed to compromise with Chen Yuan, but was actually the kind of person who hid a knife behind his smile. Chen Yuan could see this very clearly.

On the other hand, Zhang Hefeng had never shown too much attitude and even intended to befriend him.

After the meal, while Chen Yuan and the others were resting, Zhang Hefeng arrived at the inn where Chen Yuan was staying with several constables carrying a large box. Upon seeing Chen Yuan, he directly stated his purpose:

"Inspector Chen, this is two thousand taels of silver."

He pointed to the box on the ground, wanting Chen Yuan to count it, but Chen Yuan said there was no need. He trusted County Lieutenant Zhang's character, which made Zhang Hefeng laugh heartily, feeling extremely pleased.

He had certainly heard of Chen Yuan's reputation, which could be said to be boundless and even somewhat famous throughout Qing Prefecture. Being praised by such a person inevitably made him happy.

"The two hundred constables and yamen runners prepared by the county yamen are now waiting for Inspector Chen within the county yamen. I wonder when we will set off?" Zhang Hefeng looked at Chen Yuan with burning eyes.

As if afraid that he would not keep his word.

Reporting to the prefecture yamen was something he had done at the cost of alienating Sun Yuan. Originally, Sun Yuan wanted to make a big deal into a small deal and not let it spread, but Zhang Hefeng had ambitions and knew that if the bandits of Lonely Great Mountain were really escaped soldiers and he didn't report it, it would affect his career.

"Then let's go now!"

Chen Yuan stood up and fastened the wild goose wing saber to his waist.

To be honest, he was also looking forward to whether there was any destiny he needed on Lonely Great Mountain. He was now at the peak of Coagulating Fiends and could advance to the Celestial Dipper, but he didn't want to delay for too long.

Time is very precious!

"Good, good." Zhang Hefeng echoed quickly, his face smiling.

Although he had never seen Chen Yuan truly take action, he had heard of his reputation and felt that no matter what, he wouldn't be too bad. What's more, he was there to assist.

Wiping out those bandits was simply a cinch.

The group quickly packed up, leaving two people to guard the silver, and the rest followed Chen Yuan to the county yamen. This time, the real cannon fodder were still the constables and yamen runners of Clear Water County.

As for them, they didn't need to.

Perhaps because they had suffered heavy losses before, the group of constables and yamen runners summoned by the Clear Water County yamen were indeed somewhat of a motley crew, but Chen Yuan didn't care.

After County Lieutenant Zhang Hefeng gave a few words of pre-war mobilization, more than two hundred people marched towards Lonely Great Mountain in a mighty manner.

To cope with this battle, the Clear Water County yamen also pulled out all the stops, bringing out thirty high-quality horses and eighty crossbows...

The distance between Lonely Great Mountain and Clear Water County was not short, nearly fifty miles apart. The team took a full three hours, almost six hours, to reach the foot of Lonely Great Mountain.

There was no way around it; there were quite a few ordinary people without any cultivation in the team; otherwise, the speed wouldn't have been so slow.

After resting at the foot of the mountain for a while, under Zhang Hefeng's command, two hundred yamen runners dispersed into formations and began to attack the mountain stronghold on the mountainside.

Due to the steep terrain and the fact that the people above had made preparations in advance, various rolling logs and rocks kept coming down. These were nothing to Celestial Dipper martial artists like Chen Yuan,

But for some constables and yamen runners, they were insurmountable dangers.

Some were smashed to death on the spot, and some had their brains burst...

It took nearly thirty lives to break through the first wave of attacks.

Chen Yuan gazed solemnly at the mountain stronghold on the slope. He was not looking down on human lives, but rather judging the true identities of these bandits and testing their strength.

In fact, as he expected, these bandits were mostly very disciplined and had good cultivation. Even if he could rush up alone, he would face considerable danger.

Large amounts of rocks and rolling logs would also consume the Fiend Qi in his Dantian.

There was also a white-haired, white-bearded old fellow waiting to kill him with one blow. Chen Yuan had to consider all of these...

In the letter, Yan Kai had some flattering intentions, even wanting to use that person's life as a condition to prevent Chen Yuan from pursuing their identities, but Chen Yuan didn't trust him.

He even harbored a trace of killing intent towards this Yan Kai because he suspected that the other party had destiny on him!

On the stronghold wall, Yan Kai, dressed in a long robe, drew the long saber in his hand and raised it towards the group of constables and yamen runners below the wall. Inside the stronghold, more than sixty riders were waiting in full armor.

These were the elites he had brought from the border of Liangyou. As for the others in the stronghold, they were basically bandits who had been recruited later, but the only ones he truly trusted were these people.

Iron cavalry that had experienced iron-blooded slaughter!

Even Coagulating Dipper martial artists could be besieged to death. If there were over a thousand iron cavalry, even Transcendent Profound experts would be in trouble!

The people Zhang Hefeng had brought before had been defeated and died under the charge of the iron cavalry. He had given Chen Yuan a letter before, but it was only to leave a way out for himself.

But he still didn't understand what Chen Yuan's side meant.

Moreover, he had already said in the letter that the white-haired old man was a Celestial Dipper expert. To avoid suspicion, he would go all out... unless Chen Yuan gave him a hint, he would have people retreat step by step.

"Open the gate!"

Yan Kai roared in a thick voice, and the gate of the stronghold was opened. Then, he said in a deep voice:

"Kill!"

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

More than sixty riders roared in unison, drawing their sabers in a neat manner. In an instant, as if the earth was shaking and the mountains were swaying, the iron hooves vibrated, and a group of people holding sabers charged directly towards the government soldiers below.

Zhang Hefeng's expression was solemn. He said to Chen Yuan:

"Inspector Chen, don't be careless. The county yamen was defeated by this charge before, and the other side only suffered damage to two or three riders."

Chen Yuan nodded. He had never underestimated the military's cavalry.

Case files recorded that if there were over a thousand iron cavalry soldiers, they could form a military formation, greatly increasing their power. Even martial arts experts would occasionally die tragically.

"Release the arrows!"

The head constable of Clear Water County roared, and a hundred arrows were fired at once.

Soon, the two sides collided, and the situation was basically suppressed. The cavalry were extremely fast, and with the help of the horse power, each of their strengths had skyrocketed.

Chen Yuan tried to fight one person and found that with the help of the warhorse, a Blood Refinement martial artist actually burst out with the strength comparable to a Bone Refinement martial artist. No wonder they could crush the constables and yamen runners.

"County Lieutenant Zhang, let's also take action!"

After engaging, Chen Yuan had someone send a subtle signal. Yan Kai knew it well and began to have the cavalry retreat and engage in close combat.

There was no need to worry about the killing below. Chen Yuan leaped up in one step, stepped onto the stronghold wall, and attacked Yan Kai with his saber. The only pity was that he opened his Celestial Eye, but there was no movement on Yan Kai's body.

Zhang Hefeng was entangled by more than a dozen riders. Although he had the upper hand, he didn't resolve it immediately. This was also Chen Yuan and Yan Kai's intention.

With one saber, he pushed Yan Kai back, his tiger's mouth shaking and bleeding.

Looking at Chen Yuan in shock, that saber was so powerful without the blessing of Fiend Qi. He was right in his choice. Then, he nodded at Chen Yuan and began to fight and retreat.

Chen Yuan was not impatient, vigilantly watching his surroundings, knowing that if Yan Kai was not lying, the white-haired old man should be attacking him soon.

Sure enough, before Chen Yuan could search carefully, three arrows, glowing with blood, shot towards Chen Yuan at an extremely fast speed.

Chen Yuan turned his head and looked, cyan light condensed!