If they really pushed him too hard, Tao Qingyuan might actually make a move. Moreover, if a fight really broke out, it would definitely be their fault, as Xu Lingtian was now seen as bullying others.

For a Tongxuan cultivator to fight Chen Yuan, a Ninggang martial artist, regardless of the outcome, the Dragon Tiger Sect would face an immense crisis.

Xu Lingtian slowly loosened his clenched fists beneath his sleeves, his aura gradually receding. He stared at Chen Yuan and said softly, "Envoy Chen's strength is formidable, I've long heard of it. But attacking now would make me seem like I'm bullying the weak. When Envoy Chen breaks through to Tongxuan, we can spar then."

Chen Yuan glanced at him, but didn't loosen his grip on the hilt of his saber.

"Alright, that day, I think, won't be too far off. When that time comes... Brother Xu must give me some pointers."

Hearing Chen Yuan's address, Xu Lingtian nodded without saying anything more, turned around, and sat back down in his seat, his calm face displaying some displeasure.

He had failed to achieve his goal this time. He hadn't expected Chen Yuan to be so unyielding. He even saw a hint of eagerness in Chen Yuan's eyes.

He really wanted to fight!

What a madman.

Xu Yongnian took a deep breath. Even with his years of cultivation to maintain his composure, he couldn't help but feel the urge to strike. Chen Yuan's words were just too much, too arrogant.

What did he mean by never explaining his actions to others?

What did he mean by "Are you satisfied?"

This was clearly disregarding Xu Lingtian, clearly disregarding him, Xu Yongnian, and clearly disregarding the entire Dragon Tiger Sect!

'Tap, tap...' Xu Yongnian tapped his fingers lightly on the table, looked at Chen Yuan and said:

"It's good for young people to be energetic, but don't be too aggressive. Do you understand the principle that being too rigid leads to breakage?"

Chen Yuan shook his head, a hint of mockery in his eyes:

"I only know that I'd rather break than bend. As a young man, I naturally have the vigor of a young man. Do you expect me to be as prudent and self-protective as some old guys with one foot in the grave?"

"When someone comes knocking on your door, you don't react at all?"

Honestly, Chen Yuan really hoped Xu Lingtian couldn't help but attack. That way, Tao Qingyuan wouldn't be able to avoid making a move either. His goading earlier hadn't been strong enough.

This kind of unbridled state was what Chen Yuan truly enjoyed. Who would willingly engage in petty tricks and schemes? Wasn't it all because of limitations in strength?

It feels so good, one should just push straight through!

Kill gods if they stand in the way, destroy Buddhas if they block the path!

Faced with the sarcasm in Chen Yuan's words, Xu Yongnian took a deep look at him, stood up, and cupped his hands towards Tao Qingyuan, saying:

"Lord Tao, I have some matters in the sect, so I won't disturb you any longer."

Tao Qingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Brother Xu isn't planning to look for that mysterious expert anymore?"

"I'll put it off for now. In any case, I already have some thoughts in my mind about the truth. I'll go back and warn the disciples." Xu Yongnian glanced at Chen Yuan and said to Tao Qingyuan.

"Brother Xu is right. During this period, the Dragon Tiger Sect does need to be careful." Tao Qingyuan nodded in agreement.

"Farewell."

"Farewell."

Xu Lingtian also stood up and cupped his hands, casting a gloomy glance at Chen Yuan. The two of them turned and left, leaving Chen Yuan with their backs.

"Tao will see you off." Tao Qingyuan said loudly.

"No need, Lord Tao, please stay where you are."

This was Xu Yongnian's reply.

When the two figures had completely disappeared, Tao Qingyuan's expression turned gloomy again. He glanced at Yue Shan and said:

"You may leave first. I have important matters to discuss with Envoy Chen."

"This subordinate takes his leave."

Yue Shan nodded respectfully, exchanged a glance with Chen Yuan, and turned to leave.

He didn't have the ability to make Tao Qingyuan tolerate him or treat him with special regard, so he naturally had to act more respectfully.

After Yue Shan left, Tao Qingyuan waved his hand, using his Gang Qi to close the doors of the Patrol Envoy Hall, looked at Chen Yuan, and asked in a low voice:

"You were the one who wreaked havoc at the Dragon Tiger Sect, weren't you, Envoy Chen?"

......

......

"That's right, it was him!"

Outside the Patrol Envoy Division, Xu Yongnian looked ahead with a gloomy expression, completely lacking the calm and composed demeanor he had when he first arrived at the Patrol Envoy Division.

After careful observation and previous contact, Xu Yongnian now had close to a 90% certainty that the person who wreaked havoc at the Dragon Tiger Sect was Chen Yuan!

Xu Lingtian's gaze was profound, his eyes filled with murderous intent. From Chen Yuan's attitude towards him earlier, he had already wanted to make a move. A mere Ninggang martial artist,

Even if he had some fame and strength, so what?

How dare he speak to him like that? The information revealed in those eyes clearly showed that he didn't take him seriously.

His tone was aggressive, just trying to force him to make a move.

"It's a pity the goal wasn't achieved." Xu Yongnian muttered to himself, a hint of regret in his eyes.

If Chen Yuan's reaction hadn't been so intense just now, they would have pinned the identity of the mysterious martial artist on Chen Yuan. Even if Tao Qingyuan tried his best to protect Chen Yuan,

They could also invite other forces from Nanling Prefecture to stand up for them and force Chen Yuan to hand over the Dragon Vein Qi.

After all, from any perspective, hiding his identity and wreaking havoc at the Dragon Tiger Sect was Chen Yuan's fault, and the imperial court wouldn't take action against them because of it.

Because the imperial court didn't have the power to contend with the martial world.

The imperial court was at fault. Even if the imperial court sent out experts, the reaction from the martial world would be even greater.

Everyone knew that the imperial court was facing internal and external troubles and was in a moment of weakness, and they couldn't wait to seize benefits from the imperial court.

And in Chen Yuan's view, the Great Jin Dynasty's control over the situation was deteriorating, clearly a prelude to chaos. Who knew how many ambitious people there were in the world?

But they couldn't blame others for this. Who asked the Great Jin to have an illegitimate origin and to distribute too many benefits when it was founded in exchange for the support of the great sects of the martial world?

But the appetite of the martial world was never satisfied!

"Chen Yuan's forceful seizure of the Dragon Vein Qi may be in order to break through to Tongxuan." On the way, Xu Lingtian told Xu Yongnian his guess, causing the latter's expression to change slightly:

"It must be so. Our time is limited. We must plan carefully with Tang Qian and make a move as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Chen Yuan breaks through, even if we can kill him, it will be too late."

Their real goal was still to retrieve the Dragon Vein Qi, but if Chen Yuan succeeded in breaking through, the Dragon Vein Qi would be exhausted.

Xu Lingtian snorted coldly, unwilling to think in that direction.

"Hmph, is breaking through to Tongxuan so easy?"

When he broke through to Tongxuan, from preparation to success, it took him more than half a month. Now, only a few days had passed, and he... thought that Chen Yuan definitely couldn't break through.

But Xu Yongnian didn't agree with this, and said in a low voice:

"Nothing is absolute. This kid isn't that simple!"

......

......

"Lord, your insight is brilliant! This subordinate admires you!"

Seeing Tao Qingyuan ask, Chen Yuan didn't have any intention of hiding anything. This time, even if Tao Qingyuan didn't ask, he would have confessed a little bit himself.

Xu Lingtian and Xu Yongnian didn't want to give Chen Yuan too much time and realized the urgency of the situation. Similarly, Chen Yuan thought so too.

Tao Qingyuan was stunned. He didn't expect Chen Yuan to admit it so frankly, which made him not know what to say. He was silent for a while before asking:

"What was your purpose?"

He didn't blame Chen Yuan for causing trouble. Perhaps this was the sense of identity of being one of his own. He even secretly agreed with Chen Yuan's actions.

Because of the previous grudges, he had long wanted to make a move against the Dragon Tiger Sect, but he had been suppressing it due to various reasons. Now, Chen Yuan had vented his anger for him.

Chen Yuan turned around and sat down, saying in a deep voice:

"This subordinate recently obtained some small opportunities, and my cultivation has progressed rapidly. I want to break through to the Tongxuan Realm."

Now there was no need to hide anything. If he was going to make a move, he had to give Tao Qingyuan some confidence. Having one more Tongxuan martial artist would make him feel much more at ease.

"Oh?"

Chen Yuan's words made Tao Qingyuan criticize in his heart. What did he mean by obtaining some small opportunities? What did he mean by his cultivation progressing rapidly? It was as if his cultivation hadn't progressed quickly before.

But what did this have to do with the Dragon Tiger Sect?

Could it be...

A gleam of light flashed in Tao Qingyuan's eyes, as if he had thought of something. He looked at Chen Yuan intently, waiting for him to continue.

"And this subordinate got some inside information that there is a spiritual object in the Dragon Tiger Sect that greatly increases the chance for a martial artist's Gang Qi to transform into True Essence. Furthermore, the Dragon Tiger Sect has been colluding with the Azure Flood Dragon Society, wanting to secretly attack me.

So, I took the initiative to wreak havoc in the Dragon Tiger Sect!"

Chen Yuan held his head high and chest out, his tone calm, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

If outsiders heard this, who knew what they would think?

There was a lot of important information revealed in these words. Tao Qingyuan immediately asked:

"The Azure Flood Dragon Society and the Dragon Tiger Sect want to attack you?"

Chen Yuan nodded solemnly:

"The credibility of this matter is very high. After this subordinate killed Lin Beihan before, that Tang Qian guy became murderous towards me and attacked me repeatedly..."

Then, he briefly explained some true and false situations.

"This subordinate might be able to protect myself against Tang Qian alone, but if you add the Dragon Tiger Sect... Therefore, this subordinate must take action first. Do they think it's so easy to kill me?"

"Tap, tap, tap,"

Tao Qingyuan's fingers tapped the table rhythmically, his expression gradually turning gloomy. To be honest, even if Chen Yuan's reaction hadn't been that great today,

He would have turned hostile!

After learning the intentions of Xu Yongnian and the others, he was already unhappy, thinking, what was the Dragon Tiger Sect? How dare they come to his door?

Especially since they were directly targeting Chen Yuan, whom he valued the most.

Now, who in the entire Nanling Prefecture didn't know that Chen Yuan was his man?

Did the Dragon Tiger Sect ask for his opinion before trying to move against Chen Yuan?

Even if Chen Yuan was really the culprit who wreaked havoc at the Dragon Tiger Sect, Tao Qingyuan could protect him.

"Did you use that spiritual object you got from the Dragon Tiger Sect?" Tao Qingyuan then said:

"Even if it helps with the breakthrough, don't rush. Breaking through to the Tongxuan Realm isn't as simple as Ninggang. Transforming into True Essence is even more important. You must be careful.

Moreover, considering your age, breaking through is also..."

"I used it!"

Chen Yuan replied decisively.

"Also... used it?" Tao Qingyuan was stunned, and stopped the words he wanted to say.

"This subordinate was eager to break through, so I used it on the night I got the spiritual object."

"How was the effect?"

He asked with concern.

"Not bad, this subordinate..." Chen Yuan pondered for a moment.

"You... broke through to the Tongxuan Realm?"

Tao Qingyuan pointed at Chen Yuan, his voice with a hint of trembling, as if he couldn't believe it.

"Yes."

Chen Yuan nodded with a smile.

Tao Qingyuan: "....."

For a moment, Tao Qingyuan didn't know what to say, but the look in his eyes towards Chen Yuan had a hint of stagnation, and he was shocked beyond words.

He broke through just like that?

He broke through just like that!

When did breaking through to the Tongxuan Realm become so easy?

Back when he broke through, he was very careful and cautious, and he spent a lot of effort to successfully transform Gang Qi into Xiantian True Essence.

During the process, he almost failed and injured his foundation.

After all, the Tongxuan Realm was a big hurdle in martial arts, almost ten times harder than breaking through to the Ninggang Realm. It not only required Gang Qi, but also flesh, temperament, and experience.

There was also a lot of pain in the process of incorporating the world's spiritual energy.

Washing the body with True Essence, and establishing a connection between True Essence and the world's spiritual energy to become Xiantian True Essence was not a simple process, but Chen Yuan did it easily...

Was the gap between people really that big?

He knew that Chen Yuan's talent was extraordinary, but this was really unbelievable to him.

There was even a hint of imperceptible frustration, but this feeling quickly dissipated, turning into a burst of surprise. Yes, Chen Yuan broke through!

With such talent, his future was limitless. He had underestimated him before. Perhaps his future might depend on Chen Yuan.

Suppressing the various emotions in his heart, Tao Qingyuan continued to maintain a calm expression, not letting Chen Yuan see anything unusual, so that he wouldn't think that his superior lacked composure.

Looking at Tao Qingyuan's expression, Chen Yuan smiled, and with a thought, a powerful aura instantly rose from his body, and the world's spiritual energy slowly gathered towards him...

"This..."

Tao Qingyuan was once again shocked by the aura released by Chen Yuan.

Just from the aura released, he could sense that Chen Yuan's strength was definitely not as simple as an ordinary newcomer to Tongxuan. No wonder he was able to easily block Xu Lingtian's aura.

It turned out that he was not weaker than him at all.

Was this the genius of the Potential Dragon List?

Tao Qingyuan felt that at this rate, it was only a matter of time before Chen Yuan surpassed him. It was really a waste for such a genius to stay in Nanling Prefecture.

Taking a deep breath, Tao Qingyuan said softly:

"Tell me about the breakthrough process."

Chen Yuan's expression became serious, knowing that Tao Qingyuan wanted to give him some guidance, so he described the breakthrough process of that day in detail. Of course, Chen Yuan still concealed the matter about the Dragon Vein Qi.

He only said that it was so smooth because of the spiritual object from the Dragon Tiger Sect.

After listening, Tao Qingyuan nodded silently and commented with two words:

"Not bad."

Yes, there were only these few comments, because he didn't feel any omissions in Chen Yuan's breakthrough process, and only thought it was very perfect. Now, Chen Yuan was only lacking some experience.

Demon Saber Chen Yuan....

Truly demonic!

After a long time, Tao Qingyuan looked directly into Chen Yuan's eyes and asked:

"Now that you have broken through, what do you want to do?"

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