The three of them unleashed their fastest speeds, afraid of being targeted by that expert.

That would truly be the end of them.

Disturbing someone's peaceful cultivation was no small offense. If the person was good-tempered, they might not care, but if they were ill-tempered, what could stop them from wiping out the three of them with a flick of their hand?

The forces behind them couldn't withstand a mysterious real person of unknown origin.

Just by looking at the black dragon soul coiling in the void, one could tell that the expert's methods were extraordinary.

The three weren't stupid. To avoid being wiped out together, they didn't run in the same direction. If the real person behind them were to chase, they could at least buy some time.

As for the one who got targeted, they would just have to accept their bad luck.

Unfortunately, their fear didn't come true. The black dragon soul in the void didn't intercept them, only watched them leave.

It remained motionless.

A long roar shook the heavens, affecting an area of ten thousand zhang.

Heaven and earth seemed to tremble, showing the power of that roar.

The heaven and earth spiritual energy in the void trembled incessantly, and the wind and clouds surged.

On the top of the mountain peak.

After letting out a long roar, Chen Yuan slowly opened his eyes, a hint of satisfaction flashing in them. Above his head, the azure Jiaolong Divine Pearl, which was originally the size of a face, was now only the size of a baby's fist.

The light had also almost completely dissipated.

The Jiaolong Divine Pearl... had been refined!

Looking at Chen Yuan, his condition was better than ever, and his aura was even more terrifying, like an abyss or a sea.

A flash of spiritual light surrounded him, and a purple primordial spirit identical to Chen Yuan's body emerged from the spiritual platform, slightly measuring nine inches in size.

This also represented Chen Yuan's cultivation, which in a short period of over a month, had successfully broken through to the peak of the Primordial Spirit realm!

As for the several Grandmasters who were frightened away, Chen Yuan didn't care about them at all. He didn't intend to kill them. They were just a few ants who hadn't angered him. Killing them would attract too much attention.

Of course, this wasn't because of his mercy. If those guys dared to attack the dragon soul, he would definitely let the dragon soul devour their blood and qi.

But now that they were gone, they were gone. He didn't care.

His current attention was entirely focused on his own cultivation.

The peak of the Primordial Spirit realm was basically the limit, only one step away from Refining the Spirit. However, cultivation wasn't that simple.

He wanted to trigger the Wind and Fire Tribulation, and he probably needed another opportunity.

Also, it definitely wouldn't work in the short term.

The power of the Jiaolong Divine Pearl was basically equivalent to a spiritual medicine, and his cultivation had soared too much this time. His Primordial Spirit had grown by a circle in just one month, and it was bound to be unstable.

He would need at least some time to completely stabilize his cultivation.

The Primordial Spirit was the foundation for transforming into Yang, and the cultivation of the three realms of Transforming Yang was all based on the Primordial Spirit. Chen Yuan couldn't destroy his foundation for the sake of temporary cultivation.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Chen Yuan's mouth.

Overall, this time was quite smooth. Apart from taking a little longer to absorb the power of the dragon pearl, no other disturbances occurred.

The result was also good.

On the path to the peak of martial arts, he had taken another big step forward. He was very close to Refining the Spirit. If he could completely condense the Primordial Spirit, then he would be able to glimpse the Yang God realm and become a rare True Monarch-level expert.

At that time, Chen Yuan would have some initial self-protection ability. Whether he wanted to flip the table and rebel, or do other things, he would have his own confidence.

From then on, he wouldn't need to rely on Moro's power anymore.

The purple Primordial Spirit radiated a faint light, and its body was extremely condensed. If it were a little bigger, it might be mistaken for a real person.

In fact, Moro's Primordial Spirit was also like this, but he deliberately made it illusory.

The immortal's Primordial Spirit was already no different from ordinary people.

The Primordial Spirit opened its mouth, and the dragon pearl entered its stomach.

Chen Yuan naturally couldn't let go of the little bit of power remaining in the Jiaolong Divine Pearl. Even if he didn't need it now, he might be able to use it in the future.

As Chen Yuan stopped absorbing the power of the dragon pearl, the vortex of heaven and earth spiritual energy swirling in the void quickly began to dissipate.

Seeing this, the highly intelligent Dragon Soul of the Emperor Slaughtering Blade seemed to understand that Chen Yuan's closed-door cultivation was almost over. It made a sound of the blade humming in the void, and hovered right in front of Chen Yuan.

The long blade returned to its sheath, and Chen Yuan took a deep breath.

After thinking about it, he decided to leave.

The time he spent breaking through earlier was a bit long. Although it was in a remote mountain area, it was inevitable that someone would notice. The previous three people were a good example.

Moreover, with his current cultivation, it wouldn't matter if he returned to the capital just to stabilize his cultivation.

As long as they didn't have detailed contact with him, they wouldn't notice the problem.

No sooner said than done. Chen Yuan was never one to procrastinate. He put away the Emperor Slaughtering Blade, erased the traces he had left on the mountain, and quickly disappeared into the void.

It was about half an hour after Chen Yuan left.

The three who had fled in panic earlier returned.

They looked at each other, their eyes filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

They had indeed run for their lives earlier. As a result, after running for more than ten miles, they hadn't found anyone chasing them. They were immediately relieved. They had originally wanted to leave immediately, as it was already lucky enough to have saved their lives.

But after thinking for a while in place, knowing that the senior didn't care, they slowly began to return.

When they came back and saw that the expert had indeed left, the three of them reunited in silence. They stayed on the mountain peak for a quarter of an hour and then left.

Not long after they left, someone else came.

It was just that Chen Yuan didn't know about it. He had already left this place and was heading straight for the capital.

......

......

Returning to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, everything was still calm and didn't attract any attention. However, Fu Bo, the chief steward of the mansion, told him that Zhang Wanshu had come by today.

Seeing that he wasn't in the mansion, she didn't stay long and went straight back to the Zhang Mansion.

After instructing Fu Bo, Chen Yuan returned to his room, exhaled a long breath of turbid air, took out a prayer mat and slowly sat down, and began to stabilize his cultivation.

Jingtai intended to recruit him as his son-in-law, completely turning him into the Sima family's knife and dog. To this end, he didn't hesitate to lose face, forcibly suppressing his position as a Heaven-Rank Divine Envoy, and stirring up news in the capital to cut off Chen Yuan's retreat.

Because once he refused, it would be disrespect to the imperial family and disrespect to the emperor.

Having made so many preparations, and knowing that he had no intention of marrying, how could he let it go?

If he were Jingtai, he would probably bestow a marriage at the court meeting, completely finalizing the marriage, and not giving him a chance to react, and would find an opportunity to get married in the next few days.

But after knowing Green Hair Tai's vicious intentions, Chen Yuan naturally couldn't agree. On the one hand, he let the several Dao Lords of the Dao God Palace create some trouble for him in the south, and on the other hand, he tried to increase his strength as much as possible to prepare for unpredictable events.

Honestly, Chen Yuan had the ambition to not be inferior to others before he even met Jingtai. After seeing the huge purple aura on him, he was even more determined to get his destiny.

Everything he was doing now was just preparing for the future.

Although the imperial court was currently in turmoil, it had only shaken some restraints and hadn't shown any signs of decline. It wasn't yet time to destroy the country and assassinate the emperor.

He didn't have enough power, enough strength, or enough momentum.

Acting rashly would have a very low chance of success.

Also, there was a terrifying force behind the Sima family, so strong that even Moro, a sixth-realm immortal, was afraid of it. How could he resist with his small arms and legs?

The advantage wasn't on his side.

Therefore, as long as there was a chance to salvage the situation, Chen Yuan would definitely not rebel.

But....

There's always a chance of something unexpected happening.

If Green Hair Tai really didn't care about face and insisted on putting a chain around his neck, completely controlling him, then he wouldn't swallow his anger and agree.

A person lives only once for a breath of air.

He wouldn't kneel to the emperor, wouldn't kneel to the Buddha, wouldn't kneel to the Dao Venerate, wouldn't kneel to anyone. It was impossible for him to be controlled by the Sima family. If Jingtai really dared to force him, he wouldn't mind revealing his true intentions.

At worst, he would temporarily hide in the jianghu and secretly accumulate strength.

It was impossible for him to suffer such humiliation.

Therefore, Chen Yuan had always been preparing for two possibilities. If there was room for maneuver, he wouldn't rebel for the time being. If there was no room for maneuver, he would directly start a fight in the Golden Luan Hall, activate the Asura True Monarch, and kill his way out of the capital.

It might even be possible to seize Jingtai's aura when he got close.

And all of this was based on his strength.

The stronger his Primordial Spirit was, the more power Moro could exert.

He had already learned from him that the previous possession only exerted a small part of his power, for fear that his body wouldn't be able to withstand it and would collapse first.

And to truly unleash the power of an immortal, he mainly relied on the Primordial Spirit!

Therefore, Chen Yuan had never dared to slack off in his cultivation, especially after his cultivation had soared, even more so. He stabilized his Primordial Spirit to bear the true power of an immortal.

After being warmed by the Northern Barbarian treasure, the Golden Lotus, for so long, Moro must have recovered some of his strength.

Chen Yuan sat cross-legged, his face serene. If it weren't for a strand of hair on his cheek moving slowly, he might be mistaken for a lifelike sculpture.

The Primordial Spirit in his spirit platform used its greatest strength to digest the sudden surge in his Primordial Spirit cultivation.

Everything was developing in a stable and fast direction.

In this way, another two days passed in a flash.

Chen Yuan knew nothing about the movements outside. He was only cultivating diligently. He had already instructed Fu Bo that no one, no matter who or what, could disturb him.

The other party naturally acted according to his orders.

"Hoo...."

Chen Yuan, dressed in a simple black martial arts robe, exhaled a long white streak that surrounded the entire room. His eyelashes twitched slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes, shooting out a golden light.

The entire room was much brighter.

He moved his body slightly, and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.

In two days, the soaring Primordial Spirit had been initially stabilized.

The rest was time to completely eliminate the instability.

He sent a voice transmission to summon the housekeeper, Fu Bo, and asked him what had happened in the past two days and if anything had happened.

The other party replied that Zhang Wanshu had come again, but because of his orders, he didn't let her come in to disturb him. The second Miss Zhang seemed to be relieved after hearing that Chen Yuan had returned.

After instructing him a few words, she turned around and left.

Besides Zhang Wanshu, the Fourth Prince, Sima Ke, also came and asked Fu Bo to convey a message to Chen Yuan that he had now entered the Sky Patrol Department for training.

When he came out of seclusion, he should notify him.

Also, Princess Pingyang had also sent a post, inviting him to a banquet.

These three were relatively important people. There were also some invitations from other noble families, all of which were rejected one by one.

After understanding the situation, Chen Yuan let Fu Bo go down to rest. He pondered in the room for a while, took out the Heavenly Book treasure, found the starlight belonging to Jiang He, and used his divine sense to activate it.

After about three breaths, the starlight emitted a trace of light.

Jiang He.... was online.

"How is your cultivation going?"

Jiang He never knew how to be polite, and went straight to the point. Chen Yuan was used to it and replied seriously:

"Everything is going smoothly, and my cultivation has reached the peak of the Primordial Spirit realm."

Faced with Chen Yuan's frankness, Jiang He was obviously stunned for a while, and then reacted after a moment, saying very calmly:

"Well.... not bad."

Although there seemed to be no emotional fluctuations, Jiang He, who was in the Sky Patrol Hall of Qingzhou, almost splashed the tea in his hand on the table, feeling very uneasy.

He originally thought that Chen Yuan's closed-door cultivation for a day or two would only raise his Primordial Spirit by about an inch.

He didn't expect that he would directly reach the peak of the Primordial Spirit realm!

It seemed that it had only been a little over a month since he broke through in Wudang Mountain, right?

Thinking of Chen Yuan, Jiang He was silent.

This guy's talent was rare in the world, unprecedented, and there may not be anyone who will come after him.

If he didn't know that Chen Yuan's cultivation had always been very stable, he would have thought that Chen Yuan had directly taken medicine for his cultivation.

But even taking medicine wouldn't be so fast.

He really couldn't figure it out.

He almost thought that Chen Yuan was a reincarnation of a great power who was rebuilding his cultivation.

"It's a pity, there's still a little distance from Refining the Spirit."

Chen Yuan sighed softly.

Jiang He: "......"

"It's quite a pity. I thought you were directly at the Yang God realm."

After a moment of silence, he said directly.

Not giving Chen Yuan a chance to pretend at all.

"How is Brother Jiang's cultivation going?"

Chen Yuan asked casually.

"Well.... not bad, I should be able to kill an ordinary Yang God."

Chen Yuan: "....."

Are Yang Gods cabbages?

But thinking of Jiang He's talent, he was relieved. He wasn't much weaker than him. After so many years of accumulation, no one knew what stage he had reached.

Last time, he was able to directly fight evenly with Samantabhadra.

He must be stronger now after half a year.

Good.

Very good.

Very, very good.

The stronger the better.

If Jiang He could kill immortals, he would be even happier. In that case, why worry about Kunba? It would be the most satisfying thing to directly kill Jingtai and the hidden immortals of the Sima family.

"How are things going?"

After the two sides exchanged simple greetings, Chen Yuan began to ask about serious matters.

Jiang He didn't stop to cover it up:

"This matter has been handed over to Brother Evil Ghost, who will kill Lu Renjia, the Jin Envoy of Shu Prefecture."

"Is he dead?" Chen Yuan asked.

"Dead."

"That's good...."

Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. He certainly didn't care about a Dan realm Grandmaster now, but the fall of a Jin Envoy was a big deal, and it should be able to attract Jingtai's attention.

It would be even better if the Northern Barbarians were to knock on the door again, to see if he was still interested in bestowing a marriage.

Unfortunately, the Gujin Royal Court wouldn't act without a decade or two of recuperation.

"But it wasn't him who killed him...."

Jiang He continued.

"Hmm???"

Chen Yuan frowned upon hearing this.

If it wasn't someone from the Dao God Palace who killed him, was there anyone else who had designs on this Lu Renjia?

"Who killed him?"

Chen Yuan immediately asked.

This matter was beneficial to him, but he didn't want to be kept in the dark. The more information he got, the easier it would be to judge the current situation.

"I don't know."

"It's such a big deal, and you don't know who killed him?"

"I don't know."

"Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Chen Yuan's frown grew deeper and deeper, and he felt that something was wrong.

"You were in seclusion, there was no need to distract you."

Chen Yuan: "....."

"However, although I don't know who killed him, it's rumored here that it was done by the demons of the Wusheng Sect, who directly destroyed the Sky Patrol Department headquarters in Shu Prefecture, and also caused a lot of damage to the Shu Prefecture government. Even the governor almost died."

Jiang He continued.

"Impossible."

Chen Yuan subconsciously had this thought.

The Wusheng Sect had only been established for a few decades. Although it was powerful, its foundation couldn't be too strong. Where did it get the guts to directly break ties with the imperial court?

With the Sky Patrol Department sending out all its elites, how could it survive the imperial court's anger?

After all, this was a major event that slapped the imperial court in the face.

Moreover....

Chen Yuan frowned and looked in the direction of the imperial city. He knew that Jingtai was a bit off before, and was likely to be involved with demonic cultivators, and his suspect was the Wusheng Sect.

This wasn't a groundless guess.

There was a trace of basis for it.

It stemmed from the battle during the imperial family's ancestral sacrifice, when the Dao God Palace caused a disturbance in the imperial city.

In order to make the commotion bigger, Su Ziyue, who was specifically responsible for this matter, passed the matter to the Seven Killing Hall, the Heavenly Demon Hall, and the Wusheng Sect, which had been gaining momentum in recent years.

But in that battle, the Heavenly Demon Hall came, the Seven Killing Hall was silent, and the Wusheng Sect, which had always been willing to cause trouble, was also silent.

Most importantly, Jingtai knew about this in advance.

There was a possibility that the news was leaked during the process of spreading the message, but Chen Yuan still focused his attention on the Wusheng Sect, and even secretly asked Su Ziyue and the forces of Tangshan Prefecture to investigate.

Unfortunately, to this day, there hasn't been much harvest.

The Seven Killing Hall had killed princes and important officials of the Great Jin Dynasty, and had also assassinated some strongmen of the Sima family. It was one of the ten immortal sects, and had existed for at least several hundred years.

It was impossible for it to have a relationship with the Sima family.

Although the Wusheng Sect was also unlikely, but after excluding all the possibilities, then the last impossible possibility might be the truth.

Therefore, Chen Yuan had always been suspicious in his heart.

After hearing that it was the Wusheng Sect who killed the Shu Prefecture Jin Envoy, Lu Renjia, his first thought was that it was impossible.

"No one knows the truth. Perhaps it was the Wusheng Sect who did it, perhaps it wasn't. Anyway, as long as the goal is achieved, it can also clear your suspicion."

Jiang He said in a deep voice.

Chen Yuan frowned, feeling that there was a problem inside. The big commotion in the south was indeed good news for him, but.... the water was also muddied.

Making it difficult to see clearly.

"Brother Jiang is right."

"Alright, now that you've broken through, I won't disturb you. Continue cultivating." Jiang He said immediately.

"Okay."

"Goodbye."

"Wait."

Chen Yuan called out to him.

"What else is there?"

"Next time, say everything at once, don't keep me in suspense."

"Okay."

Jiang He responded.

"Goodbye."

Chen Yuan prepared to cut off the connection.

Unexpectedly, Jiang He spoke again:

"Wait, I have one more thing to say....."