Chen Lian had considered avenging his father, but after weighing his own strength, he ultimately decided against it. Going there would only be a pointless death.

His father, a Tongxuan realm expert, had been easily killed. What could he, a Ningsha martial artist, do?

The opponent could probably obliterate him with a flick of a finger.

As for the future, that would be even more difficult.

He was only ranked in the two hundreds on the Hidden Dragon List, and now he was nearing thirty, with limited potential. At best, he would only become a Tongxuan realm martial artist.

It was absolutely impossible for him to form a Celestial Core.

Unless he had an extraordinary stroke of luck.

But what about Chen Yuan?

He was only in his early twenties, much younger than him, and already ranked in the top twenty on the Hidden Dragon List. As long as he didn't fall, he had a high chance of forming a Celestial Core.

He might even have a sliver of hope of reaching the Transformation Yang realm.

Who could muster the will to fight such an enemy?

Perhaps others could, but Chen Lian admitted that he didn't. He had already decided to leave Tangshan Prefecture as soon as possible and head to the more distant Southern Border.

He would change his name and seek his fortune.

Life and death were decreed, wealth was in the heavens. If his strength truly surpassed Chen Yuan's in the future, he would reclaim his name and avenge his father.

If not, he would live a peaceful life.

Chen Lian was very open about this.

Like Chen Yuan, he was also a ruthless person, but even more so, since he dared to use his own siblings as pawns.

The yellow paper fluttered in the wind, as if Shen Yongzhi under the grave had heard Chen Lian's words.

The sky was dim, the night was silent.

Crickets chirped from time to time. Chen Lian took a deep breath, raised his head, and prepared to get up. Suddenly, a voice close by echoed in his ears:

"Since you so desire your father's forgiveness, how about I send you to see him?"

Chen Lian broke out in a cold sweat, his hair standing on end. He turned abruptly and saw a person standing five or six zhang away behind him, at some unknown time.

A young man in a black robe.

His eyes narrowed as he recognized the attire.

Black Cloud Uniform!

And a wild goose blade was hanging on the man's waist.

A member of the Sky Survey Division had come!

In an instant, Chen Lian's evil aura condensed, enveloping the blade, and he looked warily at the black-clothed man and asked:

"Who are you?"

He had heard of Chen Yuan's name, but had never seen him, and didn't immediately associate this man with him, assuming he was another Sky Surveyor sent to surround him.

His gaze scanned his surroundings.

In the dim night, he couldn't see the trace of green pattern on Chen Yuan's Black Cloud Uniform.

"The person who killed your father, who do you think I am?"

Chen Yuan stepped forward, calm and composed, but with a hint of imperceptible disappointment in his eyes. He had thought that this somewhat promising guy might also be blessed with Destiny.

That was why he had come in person.

Unexpectedly, he had been thinking too much. A child of Destiny was rare and hard to come by.

"You...you're Chen Yuan!"

Chen Lian's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

He didn't expect that, to deal with him, this dignitary would personally appear. He truly had a grand welcome.

Chen Yuan glanced at the grave mound and the yellow paper that had already been burned to ashes in front of the grave, and said:

"Truly, a filial son bids farewell to his father."

Chen Lian had actually said something about severing the father-son relationship. He was truly...a talent.

Chen Lian's gaze shifted slightly, knowing that Chen Yuan must have heard what he said earlier. He quickly knelt on the ground and said in a low voice:

"Lord Chen, please understand. Chen Lian has already severed his father-son relationship with Chen Yongzhi and has nothing to do with him anymore, treating him as a stranger. There is no talk of fatherly love and filial piety."

Chen Lian knew how terrifying Chen Yuan's strength was. He knew that if he resisted, he would only meet his demise. He had to show weakness to gain a chance of survival.

"Is that so?"

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Of course. To be honest, I have long been dissatisfied with the behavior of this old thing, Chen Yongzhi. He has done many evils over the years, harming the people.

I am deeply ashamed, but unfortunately, my strength is low and I can't stop him.

Now that you have killed this evil fellow, sir, it is truly gratifying. I am equally overjoyed in my heart, but after all, this old thief is my father, so I had no choice but to bury him..."

Chen Lian wore an expression of sincerity.

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes, looking at him with a seemingly smiling expression.

Chen Lian hardened his heart and continued: "My mother died early, and this old thief, Chen Yongzhi, was obsessed with power and never cared about me. Today, I have the honor of seeing your true face, Green Envoy.

I have a request, and I hope you can have pity."

"Speak..."

Occupying an absolute advantage, Chen Yuan was not in a hurry to make a move. He wanted to hear what shocking words this guy had to say.

Tears appeared on Chen Lian's face, and he looked at Chen Yuan with reverence and pleaded:

"I have drifted for half my life, only regretting that I have not met a wise father. If you do not abandon me, I am willing to worship you as my adopted father and serve you for life."

"Such rebellious words, and in front of your father whose bones are not yet cold, do you think it's appropriate?" Chen Yuan said indifferently. This Chen Lian was indeed shameless enough.

He actually wanted to recognize him as his father in order to survive.

If it were someone else, they might really leave such a good son.

"In my heart, Chen Yongzhi is no longer my father. I have always wanted to find a towering hero to be my adopted father. Green Envoy Chen has such power at a young age, and will surely become famous in the martial world in the future. He is definitely a towering hero."

"I hope you can have pity on me and take me in. From now on, there will be no more Chen Lian, only Chen Lian. And if I can assist you, Father, you will surely control Tangshan faster.

These Jianghu forces are mostly related to the Chen family through marriage. I am willing to connect with them and truly make Father the king of Tangshan!"

Chen Lian's words were full of temptation, and he even directly cast himself as Chen Yuan's son, as if Chen Yuan had already accepted this son who was older than him.

"How can I trust such a shameless person to stay by my side?"

Chen Yuan chuckled.

"I am willing to make a Blood Oath of the Heart Demon, only asking Father to spare my life." Chen Lian squeezed out a smile on his face.

Shaking his head, Chen Yuan said:

"No, thanks. Chen doesn't plan to have a son yet. Besides, the most important thing for a family is to be complete. Your siblings and subordinates have all been plotted against by you. How can you not go and accompany them?"

"Father, Father."

"Don't call me so intimately. Your father is already dead." He raised his head, and a powerful Gang Qi directly enveloped Chen Lian, then turned him into a cloud of blood mist under his terrified expression.

The blood mist sprinkled on Chen Yongzhi's wooden tablet, dyeing it red.

Chen Yuan would definitely not leave such a shameless guy by his side. Who knew if he would betray him in the future? No... Judging from this, this guy would definitely betray him after gaining strength.

Moreover, Chen Yuan didn't want him to do anything. All the forces in Tangshan Prefecture, without exception, had to be annihilated if they didn't submit.

Looking at the new grave that Chen Lian had just made for Chen Yongzhi, Chen Yuan smiled. He didn't believe in the idea that death extinguished all grudges. A Gang Qi blast destroyed the grave mound.

For such an evil fellow, he had to die without a complete corpse.

After resolving Chen Lian, the last remnant, Chen Yuan finally felt a little relieved, but there was still some disappointment in his heart.

After all, he had some expectations that this guy might be blessed with Destiny.

After returning to the Prefectural City, Chen Yuan cultivated for another night and secretly gave Liu Zheng Song and Du Ming a message, saying that he had important matters and would be in seclusion for a few days. They had to be careful during these days.

He told them to be cautious when acting.

Then he instructed Yue Shan, Mo Donghe, and the others before secretly changing his appearance and leaving Tangshan Prefectural City, heading towards the location of the Tangshan Great Buddha.

The name of Tangshan Prefecture came from the Tangshan Mountains. This mountain range was rich in resources and full of vitality. It was an excellent place to grow spiritual herbs, and the Tangshan Great Buddha was located in the southernmost part of the mountain range.

Without the following of Yue Shan and the others, Chen Yuan traveled through the air all the way. Although he still couldn't stay in the void for a long time, it wasn't a problem for a short period.

In addition, his True Essence was abundant and his physical body was strong. In just two hours, he traversed the Tangshan Mountains and saw his destination, the Tangshan Great Buddha!

When he first saw the Great Buddha, Chen Yuan also trembled slightly. It was indeed as described in the book, more than two hundred zhang high, nearly seven hundred meters tall.

The whole body was emerald green, and the Buddha statue was carved vividly, as if inlaid on the back of the mountain.

The Buddha's eyes were slightly open, overlooking all living beings.

And what shocked Chen Yuan was not the carving of the Buddha statue, but the origin of this Buddha statue. According to the book, this Buddha statue was moved from thousands of miles away by a divine monk.

What kind of means was this?

It should be known that a Buddha statue of nearly seven hundred meters was completely no less than a mountain.

Martial Dao experts, moving mountains and filling seas, this was simply the means of immortals.

It was also the goal that Chen Yuan had always longed for. One day, he would also have the ability to move mountains and fill seas, and reach the highest realm.

Below the Great Buddha was a huge lake, stretching as far as the eye could see, called Tangshan Lake. Only such a vast lake could submerge the Great Buddha's knees.

Hovering in the air, Chen Yuan stared at the Buddha's eyes, wanting to find some traces, because he suspected that this Great Buddha might be strange and related to the Blood Bodhi.

Otherwise, why would the divine monk move mountains thousands of miles away?

Unfortunately, it seemed that Chen Yuan's realm was not high enough. Even if he examined it from top to bottom, he couldn't find any formations or other strange places.

In the end, he could only give up helplessly.

However, he still had some premonition that this Great Buddha was probably not that simple.

Due to the imminent rise of the lake water recently, there were no people nearby to offer incense and prayers, which were relatively peaceful days. Chen Yuan was happy to be quiet.

Sitting cross-legged on top of the Buddha, he began to prepare for cultivation, not letting go of a moment of time, quietly waiting for the moment of the tide.

The red sun shone brightly in the sky.

Chen Yuan, sitting cross-legged on the top of the Buddha, was currently shirtless, his strong muscles rising and falling slightly with his breathing, without a drop of sweat on them.

For the current Chen Yuan, he could evaporate sweat at any time.

The muscles in his body bulged, flowing with a dark golden light. He was cultivating the Vajra Glazed Body, a Buddhist body refining Divine Art.

Compared to others, Chen Yuan's physical body cultivation was actually very strong, second only to his Qi refining cultivation, and could burst out extremely terrifying power.

And this was part of his powerful strength.

If he wanted to far exceed the same realm and fight beyond his level, he needed more than just top-level techniques, but also other means. Otherwise, if the other party also had techniques that were not inferior to him,

wouldn't his combat power be greatly offset?

The Vajra Glazed Body technique was of great help to Chen Yuan. It could be said that he had been cultivating it since he came to this world and stepped into the Martial Dao.

He also had some insights into it.

In addition, the relic of the Buddhist bone left by Monk Kongji melted into his body, which made Chen Yuan have a new understanding of this technique. Perhaps it was a psychological effect.

It may also be due to the location at the top of this Buddha that Chen Yuan suddenly found that his cultivation of this technique seemed to be accelerated a lot, which was indeed unbelievable.

After all, he practiced this technique almost every day and knew its changes like the back of his hand.

This also made him more certain that this so-called Tangshan Great Buddha was definitely not as simple as he had imagined, but he couldn't see through it now.

When his realm was higher in the future, he might have to come again.

The hot sunlight reflected on Chen Yuan's body. From a distance, he looked like a Buddha, very harmonious with the Great Buddha statue below him, as if they were one.

Quiet.

Not knowing how long he had been cultivating, Chen Yuan seemed to have entered a spiritual state, feeling that the whole world seemed to have become quiet, and the speed of cultivation began to accelerate.

He felt that he had entered a deeper state of cultivation, and then he did not hesitate to put all his attention on cultivation.

He did not miss any opportunity to increase his cultivation.

Thus, another two days passed.

On this day, starting from the morning, the Tangshan Lake below began to stir, like earth dragons rolling, and the lake water was rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Yuan immediately withdrew from the state of cultivation and paid close attention to the movements below.

If there were no accidents, today would be the day when the lake would submerge the Buddha's knees, which was about the same as the time he had estimated, about three to seven days.

The lake water was rising sharply, and Chen Yuan controlled his figure and came to the void, looking intently at the changes below.

The lake water level was getting higher and higher, and it had already reached the position of the Buddha's toes, submerging the bronze incense burner below. At the same time, Chen Yuan keenly noticed that the surrounding Heaven and Earth Vital Energy was also changing.

The water waves were rolling, and the speed of increase was very fast. In about a quarter of an hour, it had already approached the position of the Buddha's knees, and the ground was also trembling slightly.

It seemed that there were huge changes at the bottom of the mountain.

Finally,

The lake water of Tangshan Lake submerged the Buddha's knees, and Chen Yuan finally discovered the changes in the Great Buddha. At the position of the Buddha statue's dantian, a cave with a size of one zhang suddenly opened.

It was well concealed there. At least, Chen Yuan had not found any caves when he had explored it before.

Without hesitation, he jumped and turned into a stream of light and rushed into the cave.

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