Even Manjusri Bodhisattva's Dharmakaya was shattered, and Yao Xin didn't think he could resist any longer. If he couldn't win, he couldn't win. There was nothing shameful about it. His death would be the end of the karma.

If he had any regrets, it would only be that his incarnation, Fa Hai, had provoked such a terrifying Chen Yuan.

As for the rest, no one could be blamed.

With Manjusri Bodhisattva gone, the only one present who could stop Chen Yuan was Arhat Taming Dragon, but he was a heretic who had once betrayed Mount Sumeru and had just actively helped Chen Yuan. He was not on their side.

Therefore, he would not speak.

His only hope was that Guangming Temple would not be implicated. He closed his eyes and whispered:

"Benefactor Chen, today's mistake is all mine. I hope Benefactor Chen will not implicate too many people because of personal grievances."

"Out here, debts must be repaid. Even without you, Chen has karma to settle with Guangming Temple. You are just an excuse."

Chen Yuan grasped the Emperor Slaughtering Blade and slashed out with a roar.

Only a sigh remained in the void, lingering for a long time.

A trace of green light flashed in Chen Yuan's eyes, watching the destiny on Yao Xin's body drill into his own body like a swimming dragon, which was then absorbed by the Destiny Altar.

Then, as always, a new understanding surged into his mind.

"The Shangguan Clan of the Five Noble Families of Shu Prefecture, a clan with cold ponds that nurture spiritual objects, Ice Marrow Jade defines the divine fire, devouring divine blood to transform into a Qilin demon."

Ice Marrow Divine Jade!

It really is Ice Marrow Divine Jade!

His prediction was correct. The opportunity guided by the Destiny Altar was indeed guided according to his current situation. He currently needed Ice Marrow Divine Jade the most to suppress the divine fire of the Fire Qilin, so the opportunity would point in that direction.

The only thing that surprised him was that this time the opportunity was actually within the Shangguan Clan. If he had known this earlier, he should have asked in advance.

Perhaps there would have been new opportunities.

But no one could have predicted this. He himself had actually placed his hopes on the guidance of the Destiny Altar because Moro had said that Ice Marrow Divine Jade was rare in the world.

It was not something that could be found easily.

Knowing that there were still many people around him, Chen Yuan opened his eyes without much thought after sensing the opportunity. He glanced at the scattered remains of Yao Xin on the ground, then turned his gaze to Monk Xuyan, cupping his hands and saying:

"Thank you, Master Xuyan."

If Xuyan had not helped him at the most critical moment, shattering Manjusri Bodhisattva's Dharmakaya, he might not have been able to defeat him at that time.

If Moro had not been willing to appear, the hope of killing Yao Xin would not have been great.

Moro's appearance could easily shatter Manjusri Bodhisattva's Dharmakaya, but the consequences would have been too great, something he could hardly bear at the moment.

"Just a helping hand. After all, Benefactor Chen and I can be considered old acquaintances." Monk Xuyan smiled faintly, without any intention of taking credit.

"Master Xuyan, why don't you come to the mansion for a chat?" Chen Yuan invited. He actually wanted to win this person over.

That attack just now was definitely at the True Lord level. Looking at the world, he could be called a strong person. Most importantly, Chen Yuan also wanted to explore things about himself.

For example, who arranged for Xuyan in Ping'an County, and what was the purpose. It seemed that he saw Chen Yuan's purpose, Xuyan shook his head:

"This monk still has some things to do, so I won't bother you. We will meet again if we are destined."

After saying that, without waiting for Chen Yuan to continue to persuade him, he glanced at a certain direction in Shu Prefecture City, raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, and quickly disappeared into the void.

Looking at the direction Monk Xuyan disappeared, Chen Yuan frowned and transmitted his voice to Moro in the Emperor Slaughtering Blade:

"Senior, since Xuyan admires you so much, why don't you show yourself and meet him?"

He estimated that with the conversation between Manjusri and Xuyan just now, if Moro showed up, it was very likely that he could win over this True Lord combat power.

"If I show myself, I will not only harm him but also harm myself. Now is not the time."

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and didn't say anything more. The other party had already left, so there was no use in saying anything now. The top priority was to get the Ice Marrow Divine Jade from the Shangguan Clan as soon as possible and devour the Qilin blood.

Thinking of this, he looked back and focused his gaze on the Shangguan Clan and his entourage, ordering the Sky Patrol Guards below to deal with these traces, and then returned to Shu Prefecture City.

Although this battle was over, its impact had just begun, because there were too many martial artists in Shu Prefecture City who had witnessed the battle!

Many eyes had witnessed that battle. Without anyone provoking it, after Chen Yuan left, there was a lot of discussion.

One side was the newly appointed feudal official in the south, the world-famous Martial Marquis of An, and the other side was Yao Xin Arhat, a veteran True Lord from Qing Prefecture. This kind of head-on confrontation itself was worth discussing.

In addition, the appearance of Manjusri Bodhisattva, the third in the world, and Arhat Taming Dragon, no, to be more precise, Bodhisattva Taming Dragon, made people's hearts agitated.

The battle of True Lords was the focus of everyone's attention no matter where it was, and this time was no exception.

But the focus of many people was not just this one thing. Their focus was that Chen Yuan was actually able to stalemate with Manjusri Bodhisattva, the head of the Four Great Bodhisattvas of Mount Sumeru, by his own strength!

This was the most shocking thing.

Although Chen Yuan relied on the power of all living beings in the world, wasn't this also his means?

If it were someone else, they would not be able to mobilize such power at all.

The news spread rapidly like a hurricane. Chen Yuan, who had returned to Shu Prefecture, ordered the rapid summons of several members of the Shangguan Clan.

Since he had already learned the whereabouts of the Ice Marrow Divine Jade, he naturally wanted to obtain it as quickly as possible to feel at ease.

This opportunity was relatively simple, similar to the process of obtaining the opportunity from Wei Xin when he was in Nanling Prefecture. He only hoped that the Shangguan Clan could be understanding.

After giving the instructions, Chen Yuan returned to the top seat of the Sky Patrol Hall and began to routinely summon Cao Nianhua, the Southern Zhou Golden Envoy, and the two Qing Envoys from Xue Zhou.

"This humble servant, Cao Nianhua, the Southern Zhou Golden Envoy, greets the Divine Envoy."

"This humble servant, Qing Envoy of Xue Zhou..."

"This humble servant, Qing Envoy of Xue Zhou..."

The attitudes of the few people were very respectful, not daring to overstep the mark in the slightest.

They had the good fortune to witness the battle just now and personally saw the power of this Divine Envoy. Not to mention the leaders of top forces, even the Bodhisattvas in the top ranks of the world were not given face. He was almost powerful to the extreme.

Although they had not dared to underestimate him before, they were obviously more respectful after witnessing that battle, fearing that they would anger this great man and be executed first and report later.

"Cao Golden Envoy, Lee Qing Envoy, please sit down."

Chen Yuan pointed to the seats below.

"This humble servant dares not."

"This humble servant..."

The few people quickly declined, feeling that it was enough to listen to the teachings while standing.

"I told you to sit!"

Chen Yuan stared at the three of them and said in a deep voice.

The three people looked at each other and quickly said "Yes, sir!" Then, they sat down obediently, not even daring to look up. Basically, they would echo every word Chen Yuan said.

Chen Yuan was not polite and directly began to ask the few people about some things, focusing on the Southern Zhou Golden Envoy, from whom he learned some accurate information about Prince Zhennan, Nangong Lie.

It was more detailed than what he had investigated before.

This person should still be loyal to the imperial court. Although Prince Zhennan had monstrous power, not inferior to Prince Beiliang, Wei Jinfeng, they were not fools and knew to leave some face for the imperial court.

Anyway, the military and political power was in their hands, so giving some unimportant rights was nothing.

Seeing that Chen Yuan was inquiring about the affairs of Southern Zhou in such detail, Cao Nianhua only felt that he had a backbone in his heart, and kept telling about his suffering and Nangong Lie's power.

The Demon Subduing Division, which used to make Jianghu martial artists tremble, could only keep a low profile in Southern Zhou, which was very aggrieved.

At the first meeting, Chen Yuan only gave him an impression and did not expect to subdue this person. As long as he did not hold him back, that was enough. Now, Shu Prefecture was not under control, let alone Southern Zhou, where the situation was more complicated.

After chatting for a while, Chen Yuan let Cao Nianhua go to rest and began to gradually examine the two Xue Zhou Qing Envoys. They were not important, but the position they were in was very important.

It was related to the Yuan Crystal being transported to Tangshan, so it had to be cautious.

Chen Yuan had already understood the resumes of these two people. In Shu Prefecture and Qing Prefecture, they had relatively little say and did not have any strong backers, otherwise they would not have been sent to Xue Zhou.

When faced with Chen Yuan's implicit olive branch, they understood and hurriedly expressed their loyalty, almost vowing to show their loyalty.

Chen Yuan vaguely revealed some things to them, and they all guaranteed to maintain the safety of the trade route. As for whether it was Yuan Crystals or other spiritual objects that were being transported, they did not dare to ask and did not want to ask.

Chen Yuan was now the Governor of the three southern states and was a mountain on the heads of all officials in the Sky Patrol Division. They were not qualified to bargain and could only follow orders.

His plan was actually very simple, which was to use some of Jiang He's confidants he had gathered over the years to gradually replace the Qing Envoys in the prefectures and counties under Shu Prefecture. In addition, he would extract some of the officials transferred from the capital and make them swear allegiance to him.

It was not advisable to have them all swear allegiance. Shu Prefecture was vast, unlike Tangshan, which was a remote corner. Once he controlled everything on the surface, it would definitely reach Jingtai's ears.

It would trigger unpredictable consequences.

After letting the two Qing Envoys retreat, those people from the Shangguan Clan had also arrived at the Sky Patrol Division, and they could not help but feel some suspicion in their hearts. What did Chen Yuan want them to do after the war had just ended? Could it be that he wanted to use the Shangguan Clan to deal with Guangming Temple?

Shangguan Tiehong's eyes were filled with thoughtful expressions. After entering the Sky Patrol Hall, he immediately saw Chen Yuan, who was standing up to greet him, and immediately cupped his hands slightly:

"Marquis."

"Marquis."

"Marquis."

On formal occasions, neither Shangguan Tiehong nor Shangguan Yu put on the airs of their father-in-law or brother-in-law. Especially after Chen Yuan showed great power just now and shattered Manjusri Bodhisattva's Dharmakaya, the shock in their hearts had only just been suppressed.

"Uncle, Brother Shangguan, such a form of address is a bit too polite." Chen Yuan smiled faintly, motioned for a few people to sit down, and ordered people to serve spiritual tea to drink.

"I wonder why Marquis suddenly asked us to come here?"

Shangguan Tiehong went straight to the point without beating around the bush.

The marriage contract had been settled, and they were considered to be allies, so there was no need to be as restrained as before. If Chen Yuan had anything he could use them for, they would naturally not refuse if they could do it.

Hearing this, Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Hong also looked up at Chen Yuan.

"Since Uncle is so straightforward, then I won't beat around the bush either. The reason why I invited you here today is actually because there is one thing that I hope the Shangguan family can help me with."

Chen Yuan said with a smile.

"Marquis, please speak freely."

"I need a spiritual object to cultivate, and according to the news I have gathered, this spiritual object is now in the Shangguan family, so... Whether it is an equivalent exchange or purchasing it with Yuan Crystals, I hope Uncle can give this item to me."

"Marquis, you are too polite. Since the Shangguan family has this spiritual object, we should naturally give it to Marquis to use. I just don't know what spiritual object it is?" Shangguan Tiehong asked in response.

"Ice Marrow Divine Jade."

Chen Yuan spat out four words.

"Ice Marrow Divine Jade?"

"Ice Marrow Divine Jade?"

A trace of confusion flashed across the faces of Shangguan Tiehong and Shangguan Yu. Shangguan Yu had never heard of the name of such a spiritual object, and Shangguan Tiehong knew the situation of his family. It seemed that... there was no item with a similar name.

Frowning, he opened his mouth and said:

"Marquis, are you mistaken? There is no such thing as Ice Marrow Divine Jade in the treasure vault of my Shangguan Clan. Or is it that this item has another name?"

Chen Yuan's eyes flickered, understanding the hidden secret. The opportunity guided by the Destiny Altar, even the people of the Shangguan family did not know about it, which was in line with past experience.

He was calm and unhurried and continued:

"Uncle, don't worry. Although this item is within the Shangguan Clan, you are not aware of it, because this item is at the bottom of a cold pond in the Shangguan family."

"How did Marquis know that my Shangguan family has a cold pond?" Shangguan Tiehong only felt a chill down his spine, because that cold pond was a secret place of the Shangguan family.

No one knew about it except for the head of the family.

Even Shangguan Yu did not know about it now.

But now he knew the news from the mouth of an "outsider" like Chen Yuan. It had to be said that this made it a little difficult for him to accept.

"It's not that Chen is deliberately spying, but I have other channels. This Ice Marrow Divine Jade is at the bottom of the cold pond, there is absolutely no mistake, so... I hope Uncle can part with it."

Chen Yuan did not explain too much, because he could not explain it clearly.

The more he said, the more mistakes he would make, so he simply skipped this question. "I wonder what Marquis needs this item for?"

"For cultivation."

Shangguan Tiehong did not immediately respond, while Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Hong wanted to agree, but they also knew their place. It would be too impolite to speak directly, so they closed their mouths and said nothing.

With his eyes drooping, Shangguan Tiehong hesitated and subconsciously glanced at Chen Yuan, just in time to see his smiling expression. For some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He immediately understood that with Chen Yuan's means and ability, if he wanted this item, he could completely seize it, because he was bound to obtain it.

Saying this now was just because of their relationship.

If he refused, he might turn against him. Of course, it was also possible to skip this matter, but obviously this kind of thing could not be gambled on. Now that he had just established a relationship with Chen Yuan, how could he ruin things because of a spiritual object?

With the power and means that Chen Yuan had shown today, the future was simply unimaginable.

At the Yuan Spirit Realm, he could use the power of all living beings to fight against a Yang God. No matter what the cost, this was something that the Shangguan family looked up to. This person's future was immeasurable.

He had to better grasp this potential stock.

"Marquis, don't worry. Since you have spoken, I will definitely agree. As long as there is really Ice Marrow Divine Jade in the cold pond of the clan, it will definitely be sent to Shu Prefecture City within a few days."

"Then... thank you, Uncle. I won't take this item for nothing. You can set a condition."

The preciousness of Ice Marrow Divine Jade goes without saying. This kind of rare spiritual object in the world cannot be simply measured by some Yuan Crystals. He was not someone who took advantage of others.

As long as he could take it out, he had to make up for it.

But Shangguan Tiehong waved his hand and said with a light smile:

"Let this item be used as Hong'er's dowry."

"Dad."

A blush flashed across Shangguan Hong's face. She was a little embarrassed in front of so many people.

"Okay, since Uncle said so, then I won't refuse. I will definitely give the Shangguan family a satisfactory betrothal gift in the future." Chen Yuan pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Seeing the few people discussing things, Shangguan Yu interjected:

"Brother Chen, how do you plan to deal with Guangming Temple?"

He understood Chen Yuan's character and felt that because of Yao Xin's matter, Qing Zhou and even the south would probably no longer be peaceful.

"The abbot of Guangming Temple attacked an imperial official, and the crime deserves to be beheaded. Since this person is the mastermind, the monks of Guangming Temple are accomplices and should be dealt with according to the laws of the imperial court."

The initiative before the attack was in Yao Xin's hands, but after the attack, Chen Yuan had an excuse to destroy the sect. Guangming Temple, which had been built for more than 200 years, would probably add a lot of resources to him.

Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Tiehong looked at each other and continued to ask:

"Do you need the Shangguan family to intervene?"

"No need, this is not a matter of the Jianghu, it is a matter of the imperial court. You will not be needed for the time being. You only need to send the Ice Marrow Divine Jade as soon as possible, and you will have helped Chen a great deal." Seeing that Chen Yuan was so anxious, Shangguan Tiehong did not delay any longer.

"Thank you, Uncle."

Chen Yuan got up to see him off and sent him to the gate of the Sky Patrol Division.

Only Shangguan Yu and Shangguan Hong stayed behind.

"Lord, 300 Sky Patrol Guards have been assembled." Lu Renyi hurriedly walked up and said.

"You set off first, drawing elite troops along the way, and go straight to Guangming Temple in Qing Zhou!" Chen Yuan said faintly.

After killing Yao Xin, he had already given the order to mobilize some elite troops in Shu Prefecture City, ready to start the first fire in the true sense.

Although it was not Shu Zhou, Qing Zhou was next to it, and the effect should be there.

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Renyi bowed and said goodbye.

"Brother Chen, are you going to take action now?" Shangguan Yu asked.

"Never leave a grudge overnight."

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