Chen Yuan looked at Wei Xin with a gentle smile, his tone extremely amiable.

But this very affectation made Wei Xin's heart palpitate, because it was the first time since he'd met Chen Yuan that he'd seen him so... polite.

He vividly remembered Chen Yuan's previous demeanor, practically coercing the Divine Firmament Hall into joining forces, threatening to destroy them if they refused.

Even though he'd offered Chen Yuan some guidance afterward, Chen Yuan had never spoken to him in such a way.

It was impossible that destroying the Golden Mountain Temple had made him polite.

After all, including the Golden Mountain Temple, three of the five major forces in Nanling Prefecture were gone, leaving only the Divine Firmament Hall and the Joyful Union Gang, and everyone knew that the Joyful Union Gang had completely surrendered to the government.

Could it be...

Wei Xin had an unsettling suspicion that Chen Yuan might want to solve the problem of the Divine Firmament Hall once and for all.

Chen Yuan didn't know that his slight politeness, intended as a prelude to what he wanted to say, had made Wei Xin as anxious as a frightened bird. If he had, he would have called Wei Xin an overthinker.

"Lord Chen doesn't need to be so polite. It is the Divine Firmament Hall's good fortune to be able to assist you," Wei Xin quickly said.

The Golden Mountain Temple had been destroyed, so what was a declining Divine Firmament Hall?

The court's power had reached its peak in Nanling Prefecture, so which force dared to challenge its might?

Casting a strange glance at Wei Xin, Chen Yuan said, "Senior Wei is too kind. Regardless, you have contributed this time, and the court will naturally not mistreat the Divine Firmament Hall. Now that the Golden Mountain Temple, the Azure Flood Dragon Society, and the Dragon-Tiger Gate have been destroyed one after another,

much benefit has been freed up. The Joyful Union Gang cannot swallow it all alone and will naturally share it with the Divine Firmament Hall. Perhaps, from now on, you can regain your former glory."

Wei Xin's face broke into a smile upon hearing this:

"Thank you, Lord."

After a pause, Chen Yuan added, "I will keep my promise to you, as long as... the Divine Firmament Hall knows what's good for it."

As he spoke, he looked at him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

Wei Xin's heart trembled, and his eyes flickered. Knows what's good for it... What did that mean? Did he want the Divine Firmament Hall to completely submit to the Sky Patrol Office, just like the Joyful Union Gang?

After pondering for a moment, seeing that Chen Yuan was still staring at him intently, he chuckled awkwardly, "The Divine Firmament Hall... will naturally cooperate fully with the court's actions."

"That's good then."

Chen Yuan nodded and said nothing more, turning to leave Wei Xin's side. Now wasn't the time to reveal his true intentions. As long as he had Wei Xin's word, he would have something to say later.

Besides, he was still seriously injured and not ready to obtain the innate spiritual energy.

He would temporarily store it in the Divine Firmament Hall for a few days.

Wei Xin's eyes were thoughtful as he watched Chen Yuan's receding figure, his brow furrowing imperceptibly. He had gleaned some of the subtext, but Chen Yuan's ultimate goal was still unknown.

He could only hope that everything would be alright.

......

......

Inside a magnificent hall in the Golden Mountain Temple.

Chen Yuan, Zhang Xuan, and the others stood silently before a huge gilded Buddha statue. Chen Yuan raised his head, as if confronting the statue, his eyes filled with light.

He didn't dislike or worship Buddha, he just didn't like arrogant monks. Buddhism valued teaching, while he believed in himself.

"This is the second time Tao has been here,"

Tao Qingyuan said with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with reminiscence. When he first came to Nanling Prefecture as the Blue Envoy, he had visited the Golden Mountain Temple and was very wary of it.

He knew that he probably couldn't resist the Golden Mountain Temple's experts with his own strength. Later, as time went on, the monks of the Golden Mountain Temple became increasingly arrogant.

Tao Qingyuan never came again.

He never thought that he would come to this treasure hall for the second time in such a capacity.

The huge Golden Mountain Temple had fallen into his hands. Thinking about it now, Tao Qingyuan still felt a little unreal.

Wei Xin's eyes flickered, and he didn't say anything, occasionally shifting to Chen Yuan. Even now, he was still wondering what Chen Yuan's purpose was.

Why did he always have a sense of unease?

Shi Yunlong suppressed his injuries and stayed by their side. His mood was similar to Tao Qingyuan's, a little excited and unreal.

Who would have thought that the five major forces in Nanling Prefecture would be reduced to only two in the blink of an eye, and one was the declining Divine Firmament Hall, and the other was the Joyful Union Gang, which was at the bottom of the five major forces.

All of this was related to him!

Thinking about this, Shi Yunlong turned to look at Chen Yuan, who had a calm gaze. In just half a year since coming to Nanling Prefecture, he had done so many great things.

The entire Nanling Prefecture knew of the Sky Patrol Envoy Chen's reputation.

Now that the Golden Mountain Temple had been destroyed, his fame would probably surpass everyone else.

Most importantly, he seemed to be only twenty-two years old this year.

To have such achievements at such a young age, who knew what the future held.

But as long as he didn't fall, he would definitely be a figure who would shake Qingzhou and even become famous throughout the world, controlling great power. However, being too strong was easy to break, and he was prone to being envied, and his ability to make enemies was almost comparable to his talent and potential.

He couldn't say for sure whether he could grow into a giant of the martial world.

However, it was definitely right to befriend him now.

Shi Yunlong even thought about whether he should send Chen Yuan a few women to build a good relationship, but he didn't know if the rumor that he didn't get close to women was true.

The strange light in Zhang Xuan's eyes gradually faded, and he looked at the compassionate Buddha statue, like Chen Yuan, wondering what he was thinking.

"Dong dong dong..."

A burst of footsteps rushed over.

"This subordinate pays respects to all the adults."

"Greetings, all the adults."

"Greetings..."

Yue Shan, along with Mo Donghe and several captains of the Armed Forces, bowed and came before Chen Yuan and the others, their words full of respect.

Hearing the sound, Chen Yuan turned around and looked at Yue Shan and the others, saying:

"Is it cleaned up?"

Mo Donghe said in a low voice, "Reporting to the lord, the Golden Mountain Temple has been completely searched."

"Tell me, what did you find?"

Chen Yuan became interested. The wealth of the Golden Mountain Temple was well known. He had gained a lot from destroying the Dragon-Tiger Gate before, and although several people would share it this time, he estimated that it would still satisfy him.

Lu Yang stepped forward upon hearing this: "Lord, the Golden Mountain Temple has a total of more than 210,000 taels of gold and silver."

Yue Shan then said, "There are as many as a thousand various cultivation pills."

Another captain of the Armed Forces stepped forward and cupped his fist: "Four Buddhist cultivation techniques, three secret arts, and a total of more than thirty kinds of martial arts techniques, and..."

"The Golden Mountain Temple's spiritual water for opening the meridians, there are still more than ten bottles left."

"The Golden Mountain Temple's land deeds..."

"Including those dug out from under the underground formation, there are a total of fifty-two Yuan Crystals," Mo Donghe said in a deep voice. After Chen Yuan's previous reminder, he also knew what kind of treasure the transparent crystal was.

All of his assets combined couldn't buy half of one...

Listening to the reports of the others, the expressions on Chen Yuan and the others became brighter and brighter. This trip was really worth it!

No wonder it was the Golden Mountain Temple, the leader of the Nanling martial world!

The total assets actually reached a million taels of silver, comparable to the silver produced by Nanling Prefecture for more than ten years.

It was five times richer than the Dragon-Tiger Gate.

Of course, the Golden Mountain Temple had accumulated so much wealth over a hundred years.

With such resources, it was no wonder that the Golden Mountain Temple could nurture so many experts. There were two Profound Connection experts alone, one of whom was a peak Profound Connection expert.

It was said that a few years ago, the Golden Mountain Temple had another Profound Connection expert pass away.

In this way, the strength of the Golden Mountain Temple was indeed the only one of its kind in Nanling Prefecture. Apart from the court, no martial world force could compare to it.

But now, it was all theirs!

Even those who were as good at nourishing their Qi as Tao Qingyuan and Lu Yuan couldn't help but breathe heavily. This time, even if they included the large part that they had to hand over and reward their subordinates, each of them could at least share something worth about fifty to sixty thousand taels.

This trip was worth risking their lives.

This was not a small number. Even though their power was considered top-notch in Nanling Prefecture, they probably couldn't get even ten thousand taels of silver a year.

And they had to take out a part of it for cultivation, so there wasn't much left...

They had made a killing!

This was the only phrase that could describe their harvest.

They had each calculated their gains before, but they never thought that there would be so much. Sure enough, even Tao Qingyuan had to sigh,

looting and exterminating families was the path to wealth.

Among the people present, Zhang Xuan had the steadiest mentality. These things were really not a big harvest in his eyes, after all, his father was one of the top figures in the Great Jin Dynasty.

Chen Yuan and Wei Xin were second, because the things that Chen Yuan had obtained from the Dragon-Tiger Gate before were definitely no less than what he would get this time, and the resources of the Divine Firmament Hall, although far worse than the Golden Mountain Temple,

were still above the Dragon-Tiger Gate.

Moreover, for the Profound Connection martial artists present, land deeds, gold and silver treasures, and even Buddhist techniques were not in their eyes.

Only Yuan Crystals were what they coveted.

Having reached this realm, they basically knew what Yuan Crystals were, and they each had this thing in their hands, knowing how much it helped them.

It could be said that everyone wanted those fifty or so Yuan Crystals.

Chen Yuan glanced around and noticed the thoughts of the others. He exchanged glances with Zhang Xuan and then said, "Take the things back to the Sky Patrol Office first, and we will distribute them another day."

"We will definitely not let Chief Shi and Hall Master Wei suffer a loss."

Shi Yunlong knew that he might have been a little reckless. Even if he wanted a few more Yuan Crystals, he couldn't show it too much. He had to let them take them first.

Then he quickly said:

"Everything is up to Lord Chen."

Wei Xin cupped his fists and didn't say much.

The harvest was not small, but it wasn't enough to make him lose his mind. As the master and elder of the Divine Firmament Hall, he also controlled very extraordinary things.

"Good."

Chen Yuan nodded.

"Lord, what about those monks?" Mo Donghe suddenly raised his head and asked.

"What about them..." A fierce light flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes: "These monks have done many evils, oppressing the good people, of course..."

"Of course, do as I said before!"

Yue Shan and the others' eyes narrowed, understanding the meaning of Chen Yuan's words. Before the start of the operation, he had said that he would cast the heads of the Golden Mountain Temple monks into Jingguan!