Chen Yuan paid no attention to the outside world's disturbances, nor did he have any interest in doing so. If possible, he would rather not be in the limelight.

But things in this world are unpredictable, and opportunities arise that are beyond the control of a mere Dan Realm Grandmaster.

On the day he declined Tao Qingyuan's invitation to host a banquet at the Juxian Restaurant, Chen Yuan returned to the secret chamber he had built in the Earl's Mansion to cultivate. The servants and slaves were used to it and no longer found it strange.

Initially, they thought Chen Yuan was young and arrogant and difficult to serve, and they were apprehensive, fearing that they might accidentally offend the Earl of Wuwei.

But after truly interacting with him, they discovered that the newly promoted Earl of Wuwei was unconcerned with trivial matters. He spent most of his time cultivating or investigating matters at the Eastern Emperor City Division, and had no time to pay attention to them.

This relieved them, and they also admired the Earl, who was renowned throughout the capital. They knew that his current status and strength were not a fluke, but were all the result of his own hard work and cultivation.

Returning to the secret chamber, Chen Yuan did not immediately cultivate. He had cultivated enough on ordinary days and didn't need this extra moment. What he needed to do now was to bring his state to its peak.

Then, he would face this opportunity in the most perfect condition.

After the transformation of Yin and Yang Qi, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Void Core Realm, and after nearly a month of cultivation, he had completely stabilized his foundation.

Even breaking through would not be a problem.

As dusk approached, Chen Yuan quietly left the Earl's Mansion and headed towards the outskirts of the city. Through the previous guidance, he could clearly determine that this was a celestial phenomenon, and the commotion would definitely not be small.

Therefore, it could not be in the capital, but had to be outside the city.

Otherwise, attracting the attention of someone would be troublesome.

And he never liked trouble.

With his identity as the commander of the Imperial City Division, Chen Yuan had many conveniences. Even with strict inspections in the evening, he could easily enter and exit the city gates. The gate he exited today was the East Gate.

He chose a small mountain thirty miles east of Shenjing City, which he had scouted in advance and made some preparations.

They weren't of great use, only for protection, warning, and concealing the phenomenon.

This was enough for him.

Chen Yuan used his saber to flatten the top of the small mountain, and he sat alone on a futon, closing his eyes and breathing. If the black robe on his body were to turn white,

he would truly have the air of an immortal.

Night gradually fell, the void was dim and lightless, and as far as the eye could see, dark clouds covered the sky. It was impossible to count the number of stars, and even the moon was only faintly visible.

However, Chen Yuan was not flustered at all. He had some confidence in the Destiny Altar.

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Imperial Palace, Star Observation Platform.

This place was located in the Imperial City and was a high tower built by Jingtai after he ascended the throne. He usually cultivated here and it was heavily guarded.

It was guarded by the imperial guards.

There was a guard every hundred steps, each wearing black armor, with only their eyes exposed, emitting a cold aura that kept strangers away. Their auras were also very powerful, definitely comparable to Dan Realm Grandmasters.

However, they were a little different from normal Dan Realm Grandmasters, a little... bloodthirsty.

Jingtai was dressed in a Taoist robe, with his long hair loose, suspended in the air, closing his eyes and breathing.

Chief Eunuch Cao Zhengxian of the Imperial Factory stood respectfully, glancing at the dark sky above and whispering:

"Your Majesty, should we dispel these dark clouds?"

"No need, when the time comes, they will naturally dissipate." Jingtai responded faintly with his eyes closed.

"Yes, this old servant understands!"

Glancing at Jingtai, Cao Zhengxian immediately lowered his gaze. Although his cultivation was stronger, having reached the peak of Refinement of the Divine, only half a step away from True Lord,

he still held awe in his heart towards the current emperor.

The vast and terrifying national fortune was too frightening for him. In this imperial city, he could not even harm Jingtai in the slightest, and he greatly admired Jingtai himself.

He had been in the Imperial Palace since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty and had witnessed several emperors.

In his opinion, besides the founding emperor, the current emperor was the most powerful, with the ability to revive the Great Jin Dynasty. However, most of his mind was focused on cultivation.

Otherwise, the current situation of the court would not be so deteriorated.

And he dared not advise him. He felt that Jingtai had considerations in his heart. Perhaps he believed that with the strength to sweep away everything, the world could naturally be pacified.

But... was that possible?

Thousands of years ago, Emperor Chu, even with his cultivation reaching the peak of this realm, could only pacify the Central Plains and could not control everything. In the end, he only ended up dying in meditation.

Of course, this was just the most likely legend. In fact, some people said that after Emperor Chu reached the peak of his cultivation, he followed in the footsteps of the Human Emperor and ascended to the upper realm.

"How is Ito Shinsei?" Jingtai asked softly.

"The imperial clan's worshiper cut off one of his arms, and he must have guessed who did it." Cao Zhengxian's heart tightened, and he quickly replied.

After the Sumeru Illusion, he was secretly instructed by Jingtai to give this old fellow a lesson. This was still the case after Chen Yuan successfully passed the level and restored face.

If he hadn't passed and caused the court to lose face,

it wouldn't have been just a matter of cutting off an arm.

He would have had to leave his life in the Central Plains.

"Mm."

"Also, the fragment of the jade seal that carried part of the national fortune of Dongying has also been repaired, and it's almost ready now."

"Good."

Jingtai's answer was concise.

Suddenly, a notification came from outside. A guard clad in black armor walked to the top of the Star Observation Platform, knelt down facing Jingtai, and presented a vermillion jade box with both hands.

"Your Majesty, the divine pill refined by the Temple of Worship has arrived."

"Mm..."

Capital City, Qingyun Temple.

The old abbot with white hair and beard gently waved a feather fan in his hand, sitting on a recliner, seemingly asleep.

West of the city, Little Leiyin Temple.

Bodhisattva Samantabhadra sat high above, twirling a string of prayer beads, chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the starry sky remained dim.

Chen Yuan sat alone on the futon, recuperating.

What he didn't know was that he wasn't the only one paying attention to the conjunction of the seven stars. However, this was also reasonable. For such a rare phenomenon that occurred only once every few decades,

many powerful experts could observe it in advance.

Zi Shi (11 PM-1 AM), the third quarter.

Around midnight.

Finally, some changes occurred in the void. The dark clouds covering the sky began to gradually dissipate, replaced by a bright moon hanging in the sky.

And to the east of the moon, several bright stars began to gradually converge.

In a short moment, they formed a line in the starry sky.

A celestial phenomenon, the conjunction of the seven stars.

From the dispersal of the dark clouds to the conjunction of the seven stars, only a short time passed. If one had not been constantly paying attention to this matter, it would have been easy to be deceived.

Chen Yuan also opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes.

After looking up at the starry sky, he began to close his eyes again, using his mind to connect with the Destiny Altar deep in his consciousness. He had no way to control this strange treasure,

but he could observe its existence when meditating quietly in the deep of night.

Imperial Palace, Star Observation Platform.

At the moment when the seven stars formed a line, Jingtai, suspended in the void, also opened his eyes almost simultaneously with Chen Yuan, bringing his state to its peak.

Below him, rays of light began to rise.

Preparing to receive the starlight.

The role of the Star Observation Platform was to attract starlight, and it contained its own wonderful methods. The intertwined rays of light shot straight into the sky, and Jingtai also opened the vermillion jade box that had been presented earlier.

Revealing a red pill the size of an infant's fist inside.

The red divine pill slowly floated up and was swallowed by Jingtai in one gulp. The cultivation technique immediately began to operate, the Taoist robe on his body moved without wind, and the surrounding heaven and earth essence instantly surged.

And when the seven stars above the nine heavens formed a line, they suddenly shone brightly, their light even covering the moon beside them. Under the connection of the formation,

seven rays of starlight converged into a pillar of light and began to shoot straight towards the location of the Star Observation Platform.

Cultivation!

Jingtai was also cultivating. Only by receiving this starlight and cooperating with the formation could he temporarily shield the national fortune surrounding his body and break through.

Qingyun Temple.

The old abbot slowly opened his eyes, picked up the feather fan beside him, seemingly preparing to fan himself.

Little Leiyin Temple.

The movement of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra's hand twirling the prayer beads suddenly froze. He looked up at the sky and was about to throw the prayer beads in his hand.

At this moment.

When the pillar of starlight was about to land in the capital, it suddenly turned to the east.

And in Chen Yuan's eyes, it was a faint azure dragon, directly wrapping the descending starlight and rushing towards him. He did not hesitate either.

He immediately opened his mouth and spat out a virtual pill, which slowly floated in the void.

The azure fortune wrapped the starlight and directly drilled into the virtual pill floating in the void.

The void suddenly stagnated, as if it had suddenly paused.

Then, Chen Yuan's virtual pill shone brightly, directly echoing the seven stars in the starry sky. The next moment, a powerful aura directly enveloped the entire small mountain.

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...

"Who is it!!!"

In the Imperial Palace, on the Star Observation Platform, Jingtai looked at this scene in disbelief, watching helplessly as the about-to-fall starlight instantly turned and rushed towards somewhere in the east.

Covering itself in the night sky.

After the shock, there was only fury!

His Star Observation Platform had been built for decades, without any flaws, and had greatly helped him.

And he had already observed the phenomenon of the conjunction of the seven stars a year ago, preparing to use it to temporarily isolate the national fortune and shatter the core into Yang.

But...

But at this moment, suddenly there was a loophole.

How could he not be furious?

He had been blocking the news about the upcoming phenomenon of the conjunction of the seven stars and had absolutely not allowed it to leak out. In the capital these days, ever since Dongying set up the Sumeru Illusion, everyone's attention had been focused on Chen Yuan.

Even, in order to prevent any accidents, he also had the imperial clan's experts stir up the void, covering the capital with dark clouds, only leaving a moment of time.

But there was still a mistake!

"Your Majesty, calm your anger!"

Cao Zhengxian quickly said.

The guards nearby also knelt down in unison.

The emperor's wrath was unpredictable.

Jingtai's face was gloomy, his eyes pondering who had the courage and ability to directly intercept the starlight. Warriors below the True Lord Realm could not do this step.

In other words...

Was it a True Lord in the capital?

Was it the one from the Buddhist sect, or a heavy minister in the court?

Or had some powerful expert sneaked into the capital?

Was it just to hinder him?

It seemed... it shouldn't be.

Wasn't that courting death?

As for Chen Yuan, Jingtai didn't even think in that direction. His cultivation and strength were too low, just a grandmaster. In this kind of matter, Jingtai didn't pay attention to him at all.

He felt that he simply didn't have the ability to do this.

"Your Majesty, the starlight went east. Should this old servant go and investigate it personally?" Cao Zhengxian then asked in a low voice.

Jingtai narrowed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and gradually suppressed the anger in his heart:

"No need, the starlight is gone. It's useless to find it back."

Of course, the deeper reason was that he believed that the one who intercepted the starlight and ruined his good deed was a True Lord-level expert. Cao Zhengxian's cultivation might just be sending him to his death.

In addition, this matter could not be spread out, otherwise... it would also attract some people's attention to him.

He could only swallow the bitter pill and be unable to speak.

Fortunately, this matter did not hurt his foundation. If he missed this time, he could break through the shackles by other means.

"It's this old servant's incompetence."

"Alright, everyone, withdraw. I still have to continue cultivating!"

Jingtai's voice resounded in everyone's ears on the Star Observation Platform.

Cao Zhengxian glanced up and quickly bowed:

"This old servant takes his leave."

Time turned back to before.

Capital City, Qingyun Temple.

The old abbot looked slightly astonished at the starlight that suddenly turned to the east in the void, the feather fan shaking in his hand stopped. Obviously, he had not expected this scene at all.

He didn't expect that besides him, there was someone else paying attention to the conjunction of the seven stars, and they acted so swiftly and flamboyantly, directly intercepting it before it fell into the imperial city.

It was really...

Interesting.

"Abbot, why aren't you asleep yet?"

A young Taoist priest rubbed his eyes, looked at the slightly swaying recliner in the yard, and said.

"I'll sleep soon, I'll sleep soon."

The old abbot restored his original appearance, smiling faintly:

"I'm old, I sleep late."

"Then I'll go to the restroom first."

"Go ahead..."

The old abbot smiled with a feather fan.

Watching the other party leave, he no longer paid attention to the subsequent changes. He bowed and slowly walked towards a room. It didn't matter who intercepted the starlight,

what mattered was that it was intercepted.

Little Leiyin Temple.

Similar to the reaction of the old abbot of Qingyun Temple, the prayer beads that Bodhisattva Samantabhadra was originally preparing to use also froze in his hand for a moment. He looked at the starlight heading east with a solemn expression.

With his cultivation, he couldn't see through what means the one who intercepted the starlight used.

It was simply extraordinary!

However, it was good that it was intercepted.

Jingtai's strength was already uncontrollable. If he broke through again, it would be somewhat inappropriate for the Buddhist sect. What the Buddhist sect needed to spread its teachings in the Central Plains was a weak court,

not a new dynasty that swept away the ills and revived.

This was not in line with the interests of the Buddhist sect.

He also had no interest in pursuing the starlight. He knew that it was a True Lord-level expert. If he was not careful, he might even have to fight.

This kind of struggle without any benefit was not what he wanted either.

Of course, the most important thing was that the other party's method of intercepting the starlight was too mysterious, and he was very afraid of it. Moreover, the speed at which the starlight disappeared was also very fast. He could only observe that it had turned to the east.

As for where in the east, he had no idea.

With the vast land, he couldn't possibly search it inch by inch, right?

And Chen Yuan, who intercepted the starlight in the east, obviously didn't expect that so many big shots would pay attention to this matter, and he just happened to ruin Jingtai's good deed through the Destiny Altar.

When the starlight fell before, he could only feel that the starlight was rushing towards the capital. As for which direction, he was too far away to know clearly.

In the starry sky, the conjunction of the seven stars also began to gradually disperse. After all, the time when they were condensed into a line was only a moment, and then it was gone.

Chen Yuan stared at the True Core suspended in the void. Now the starlight had completely subsided and was no different from normal, except that its momentum far exceeded that of before.

And the original virtual True Core was now as solid as substance.

Breakthrough, Solid Core!

The process was very smooth, so smooth that it was somewhat beyond his expectations.

He originally thought that he would have to cultivate hard for a while to break through, but as soon as the starlight lit up the virtual core, it began to solidify rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Saving him an unknown amount of effort.

Opening his mouth, he swallowed the True Core into his stomach.

The momentum on his body also began to rise steadily, crossing the threshold of the virtual core and reaching the Solid Core level.

In less than two months, from entering the Dan Realm to reaching the Solid Core cultivation, such rapid improvement would probably attract more attention than if he were on the Fengyun List if it were spread out.

It was really too fast...

According to common sense, the Lower Three Realms were the easiest time to improve one's cultivation. Once the core was formed, cultivation was like a turtle crawling. Strong as Jiang He,

wasn't he still just a Heavenly Core cultivation?

It could be imagined how difficult the Dan Realm cultivation was.

But there was no way, who told Chen someone to have a cheat?

No...

Chen someone didn't have a cheat. This was all the reward he got from his hard work and cultivation, step by step.

After the True Core entered his body, Chen Yuan didn't continue to stay here to stabilize his cultivation. He didn't know how much commotion he had caused and whether it would attract attention.

So he still had to be careful.

This place was only dozens of miles away from the capital. For those powerful Real Men, it could be said to be a blink of an eye. He would not take any risks with himself.

After quickly cleaning up the traces he had left here, Chen Yuan disappeared into the night again.

He didn't immediately return to the capital, but followed the direction and went to the north of the city, where he entered a hidden cave that had been prepared long ago and began to stabilize this sudden opportunity.

These things were ultimately external forces. For the sake of future cultivation, the first thing Chen Yuan did after his cultivation soared was to stabilize his cultivation and strengthen his foundation.

A ten-thousand-foot-high building rises from the ground. What does it rely on?

It relies on a solid foundation.

He was very clear about this.

Another night passed without incident. It wasn't until the sun rose the next day and the sunlight fell into the cave that he slowly opened his eyes and quickly headed towards the capital.

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