Chen Yuan raised his head and nodded slightly:

"Okay."

"These eighteen Dark Guards are assassins. They possess a backup plan from this king. They will rely on them to set the Northern Barbarian's provisions ablaze. Now...they are yours."

Wei Jinfeng's expression gradually turned solemn as he handed a blood-colored token to Chen Yuan.

A drop of blood essence landed on the blood-colored token. Chen Yuan instantly sensed an inexplicable connection. The eighteen Dark Guards, clad in black robes, simultaneously raised their heads, their gazes shifting to Chen Yuan.

"Okay."

"Follow me."

Wei Jinfeng took a deep breath, turned around, and headed toward a side chamber.

Chen Yuan moved, and the eighteen Dan Realm assassins behind him followed closely.

Before long, Wei Wuque, Wei Jinfeng, Chen Yuan, and the others arrived at a secret chamber within the royal palace. It was a wall as black as ink, currently emitting a faint, eerie light.

"Through this teleportation array, you can reach there. But this array is one-way. Be careful and cautious when you return after resolving everything."

Wei Jinfeng instructed.

He was very candid, directly telling Chen Yuan that there was no way back. However, he didn't care. With his cultivation speed, he could definitely return in a short time.

No, it wasn't even certain if he would return.

After all, he had already completed his task, and there was actually no need to return and participate in the war.

Chen Yuan scanned Wei Jinfeng and Wei Wuque with his eyes, nodded slightly, then, without a word, directly entered the teleportation array.

As his body was halfway in, Wei Wuque spoke, chuckling softly:

"Brother Chen, Wei will treat you to wine upon your return."

"Okay."

Chen Yuan's faint voice gradually echoed out, and his figure quickly disappeared into the teleportation array.

After Chen Yuan completely left, the eighteen Dark Guards behind him also stepped into the array one after another.

The faint light quickly dimmed. Wei Wuque exhaled a mouthful of turbid air:

"Father, do you think Brother Chen can succeed?"

"Looking at the vast Central Plains, if he can't do it below the Transformation Yang Realm, then... I'm afraid no one else can." Wei Jinfeng said softly.

"It seems Father thinks highly of Brother Chen."

"He... is far from as simple as he appears on the surface. This battle between Liang Province and the Northern Barbarians, he is very important."

Wei Jinfeng narrowed his eyes, his gaze flickering.

Wei Wuque raised an eyebrow.

This assessment...

In the battle between Liang Province and the Northern Barbarians, Chen Yuan is very important.

What does that mean?

Could there be something he doesn't know?

But before he could speak, Wei Jinfeng's indifferent voice resounded in his ears again:

"Order the Northern Liang army to counterattack starting tonight!"

"Yes."

Wei Wuque's expression instantly turned serious.

...

...

This was Chen Yuan's first time entering a void teleportation array. He originally wanted to witness the mysteries of space, but when he opened his eyes, he was greeted with a blinding light.

It was as if it wanted to blind his eyes.

It also contained a strange and terrifying power.

"Close your eyes. The Dao of Space is not something you can observe right now."

Mo Luo's voice suddenly rang in Chen Yuan's ears.

He instantly felt awe-stricken and quickly closed his eyes.

Of course, while closing his eyes, Chen Yuan was also silently calculating the time. When he had counted to about thirty breaths, he suddenly felt the previous pressure begin to dissipate.

When he opened his eyes again, he was already above a strange valley.

After the eighteen Dark Guards had all emerged, Chen Yuan turned around and saw the light in the void quickly dissipate. After returning to calm, it was as if nothing had ever changed here.

And he immediately turned his gaze downwards.

As expected, within this valley, flames were blazing. With his eyesight, he immediately saw the huge piles of provisions and the countless cattle and sheep below.

These... were the Northern Barbarians' provisions.

Chen Yuan rubbed the blood-colored token in his hand and immediately issued orders to the others. The eighteen Dark Guards had consciousness, but not much. However, they were clear about their duties.

After Chen Yuan finished his instructions, they immediately leapt from the void, ready to act at any time.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yuan didn't delay any longer and shouted:

"Begin!"

The black robes on the eighteen Dark Guards quickly lit up with rays of light. They were like base points, connected to the surrounding mountain range formation. The dark void suddenly changed.

Rays of light enveloped the entire valley.

Obviously, Wei Jinfeng had already anticipated that the Northern Barbarians would store their provisions here. In addition to the void formation, he had also set up another formation.

Such a large disturbance immediately alerted the barbarian soldiers below. Beacons began to be lit.

People were constantly shouting "Enemy attack!" in the barbarian language.

After they noticed, the real scene naturally came.

The eighteen Dark Guards fearlessly charged towards the barbarian encampment. There were roughly tens of thousands of soldiers there. Layers of cyan mysterious flames lit up on their bodies.

It was as if they were going to burn themselves to ashes.

"Who is it!"

Suddenly, a low roar echoed through the heavens and the earth. A young man in armor, holding a barbarian saber, stepped into the void from the barbarian headquarters and immediately spotted the eighteen fire men and Chen Yuan.

A thick killing intent flashed in his eyes. He slashed his saber at a Dark Guard, not wanting them to get close to the provisions. But Chen Yuan was guarding the sky and would naturally take action.

He also returned a saber strike, blocking the saber light.

"Bold thief, how dare you sneak attack!"

The young barbarian warrior roared and quickly sounded the alarm to wake up all the barbarian troops, telling them to put out the eighteen fire men below.

As for him, he wanted to kill that person.

He could see that it was this young Central Plains warrior who was controlling the eighteen fire men.

He stepped out step by step, facing Chen Yuan directly, his long saber pointed, and said coldly:

"I am Wanyan Shenkang. Who are you?"

Chen Yuan subconsciously opened his Celestial Eye and immediately discovered the dense cyan luck on this young barbarian man's body. His heart suddenly rejoiced.

Luck... it's finally here again!!!

This time, what realm would he break through to?

Transformation Yang?

Or would he completely condense the Primordial Spirit Seed?

Heh...

The aura of the young man was not weak. He was definitely a strong person at the peak of the Primordial Spirit Realm. His surname was Wanyan. If he guessed correctly, he should have a deep relationship with the Ancient Jin Royal Court's Great Khan, Wanyan Tianba.

But none of this was important.

What was important was that he could allow Chen Yuan to take another step forward.

"The one who will kill you."

Chen Yuan curled the corner of his mouth, revealing a faint smile.

"Just you?" Wanyan Shenkang's mouth showed some disdain.

He was the prince most valued by the Great Khan Wanyan Tianba. He was only forty years old, and his cultivation had already reached the peak of the Primordial Spirit Realm. His future prospects were limitless.

Facing a mere Dan Realm Grandmaster, he could destroy him with a wave of his hand.

Wait...

Dan Realm Grandmaster?

Suddenly, his gaze condensed, and he said in a deep voice:

"You are the number one genius of the Central Plains, Chen Yuan?!"

"You recognize me?"

Chen Yuan squinted his eyes and looked at him.

He wasn't in a hurry to attack.

When the eighteen Dark Guards had completely died, that would be the moment he truly revealed his strength. He wouldn't waste words with a peak Primordial Spirit Realm expert. He would directly go online as the Asura Demon Lord and cleanly resolve everything.

He was just a little worried about the eighteen Dark Guards.

He didn't want Wei Jinfeng to find out about his alter ego.

"A few days ago, my father Khan issued an decree to completely annihilate you to eliminate future troubles. This general regretted before that I had taken on a task where I couldn't encounter you.

Now it seems that the heavens have favored me by sending you before me."

"Killing you, I think my father Khan will definitely be happy." Wanyan Shenkang revealed a sinister smile.

He seemed to see the scene of himself being praised by his father Khan.

The scene of him completely establishing himself as the heir to the Ancient Jin Royal Court.

"Father Khan? Very good, very good. Before, that old thing Wanyan Tianba used his superior strength to bully the weak and wanted to attack me. Today... Chen will also use his superior strength to bully the weak."

Chen Yuan wouldn't forget what happened before.

He was always thinking about when to get back at him.

Now the opportunity had come. If he killed this extremely strong guy, he would definitely make that old thing Wanyan Tianba feel heartbroken.

That scene, just thinking about it made him feel happy!

"Use your superior strength to bully the weak, with your Dan Realm cultivation?"

Wanyan Shenkang only felt that he had heard the funniest thing in the world. An involuntary sneer flashed across his face.

When he had just warned of the attack, he was worried whether Liang Province had sent some strong person to launch a night attack. Now, it seemed that the previous worry was unnecessary.

No matter how many tricks this person had, it was impossible for him to defeat him.

"You'll know... later."

Chen Yuan turned his gaze and looked at the eighteen Dark Guards burning with flames below. At this moment, they had charged into the barbarian military formation that had just gathered and were slaughtering them.

As long as they touched a trace of the flames on their bodies, they would all turn into ashes in a short time.

And they seemed to be gradually melting away.

Assassins, as expected, were assassins.

"You won't have a later."

Wanyan Shenkang also saw the scene below. His gaze suddenly sank. He understood that he had to quickly resolve this Chen Yuan and then kill those few fire men.

Otherwise, they might really pose a threat to the provisions.

After saying that, Wanyan Shenkang didn't waste any more words and immediately attacked. The surrounding heaven and earth vitality suddenly condensed, and a terrifying saber light illuminated the heaven and earth, blasting towards Chen Yuan.

...

...

That night, Yishui Pass.

After the barbarian forces divided their troops and defeated the Northern Liang army's Fire Character Battalion, 20,000 Northern Barbarian elites were stationed here to guard this place because it was an important town.

In addition, it was near the Yishui River, which was an important water source and must be guarded well.

About three miles outside Yishui Pass, Northern Liang army figures gradually appeared. Roughly, there were tens of thousands of them, and they were all silent.

Waiting for the order of Guo Yan, the general of the Fire Character Battalion.

"The last time we abandoned the pass and retreated was the king's military order, just to wait for today. Within Yishui Pass, 20,000 Northern Barbarian heavy cavalry and many provisions are gathered.

This is prepared for the hundreds of thousands of troops outside Liang Province."

"What we need to do is to completely bury these barbarians within the pass here."

Guo Yan said in a deep voice.

The Northern Barbarians' provisions would naturally not be placed in one place. Otherwise, once they were burned, the hundreds of thousands of cavalry would have no way out. Wei Jinfeng had already deduced this.

Therefore, he deliberately gave Yishui Pass, an important town close to the grassland, to Wanyan Tianba, so that he could use this place as a transit station, continuously providing provisions.

It was a pity that tonight it would also be reduced to ashes!

"General, please give the order!"

"General, please give the order to attack the city. This time, I want to tear the barbarians inside apart to avenge my elder brothers." A Ning Gang Realm centurion said in a deep voice.

"Attack the city?" Guo Yan curled the corner of his mouth with a faint smile.

"Attacking the city will cause too much damage. What we need to do is to completely annihilate all the barbarians after Yishui Pass is broken."

"But... if we don't attack the city, how can we break the pass?"

Someone asked.

"This city... will break itself." Guo Yan calculated the time, looked up at the bright moon hanging in the void, sensed the growing movement, and said softly:

"It's here."

"What's here?"

The generals were all confused and puzzled.

"It's here..."

"It?"

Before these people could ask, suddenly, a terrifying sound like an earthquake quickly began to rumble, like ten thousand horses galloping.

Those at high places, with the help of the bright moonlight, also vaguely saw the scene in the distance.

Someone pointed tremblingly at the torrent and couldn't help but say:

"This... this is... Yishui has burst its banks!"

"Yishui has burst its banks?!"

"Yishui has burst its banks!!!"

The crowd's gazes were all filled with horror.

A vice-general stepped forward and said in a low, suspicious voice:

"General, this subordinate remembers... this year's rainfall doesn't seem to be much, how... how can there be so much water?"

"That's because the king had already started storing water upstream a month ago. It's just that the action wasn't big, and no one could see it.

Now, this accumulated torrent will collapse Yishui Pass for us."

Guo Yan mentioned Wei Jinfeng, his eyes full of awe.

The king had already started preparing a month ago!

At that time, the barbarians hadn't even come yet.

The king was as wise as a god!

"But Yishui Pass has been reinforced for many years, and the city is more than ten zhang high. Can this torrent collapse it?" The vice-general was somewhat skeptical.

"Hands were done on Yishui. How could hands not be done on Yishui Pass? Otherwise, why do you think this general let you collapse so quickly?"

"General, you..."

"That's right. The Yishui city walls have already been engraved with formations, and the foundation has been hollowed out. Perhaps... it has already collapsed now."

Then his face straightened, and he said in a deep voice:

"The entire army listens to the order. After Yishui Pass is broken, kill these barbarians one by one. This general wants their blood to completely stain Yishui red!"

"Yes, this subordinate obeys!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

While the Fire Character Battalion was preparing, the surging torrent was already approaching Yishui Pass. This was the power of heaven and earth.

The barbarian soldiers and guards defending the city also quickly reported this matter, but it was obviously too late at this time. The surging torrent was shaking, and the Yishui Pass city walls were collapsing under this turbulence, before the torrent even arrived.

With a 'boom', they collapsed everywhere.

Crushing many Northern Barbarian elite soldiers.

That night, Yishui Pass was broken!

What was broken was not only this place. Under Wei Jinfeng's early preparations, many places on the border of Liang Province were actually given to the Northern Barbarian cavalry.

This was why they had a momentum like a broken bamboo.

Under Wei Jinfeng's counterattack that night, many barbarian troops that had been divided were attacked in various sizes, and suffered heavy losses for a time.

Earth, water, wind, fire, and all levels of government troops gained a lot that night. Sometimes it was the collapse of city gates, and sometimes it was leading troops to launch a night attack on the big camp.

The Northern Barbarian camp, which had not yet woken up and formed a military formation in their sleep, was crushed.

Liang Province soldiers, counterattacked across the board!

...

...

Within the nameless valley.

Chen Yuan did not confront Wanyan Shenkang head-on. He had already tried it. With his strength, it was difficult to defeat this person across a major realm.

After all, the gap between them was indeed somewhat large.

Wanyan Shenkang was not only at the peak of the Primordial Spirit Realm, but was also an extremely outstanding genius of the Ancient Jin Royal Court. His methods and treasures were originally very extraordinary.

Fighting him head-on would only leave him with injuries.

There was no need for that.

Wanyan Shenkang was furious, first because the eighteen fire men below had already rushed into the camp and ignited flames all around, and second because Chen Yuan avoided fighting after a brief exchange of blows.

It couldn't be said that he wasn't fighting, but that this person had never dared to fight him head-on, and his speed couldn't form a crushing momentum. A hundred breaths of time had passed, and there were no results at all!

"Chen Yuan, didn't you say just now that you wanted to use your superior strength to bully the weak? Why are you avoiding the fight now? Could it be that you, a dignified number one genius of the Central Plains, are afraid of this general?"

Wanyan Shenkang's words were very shameless.

If they were in the same realm, Chen Yuan could completely suppress and kill him within ten breaths.

Now, relying on his cultivation being far superior to Chen Yuan, he even said words like avoiding the fight.

"Come on, fight me. Let this general see if your strength is really as powerful as the rumors boast, or are you Central Plains warriors just talking the talk, but are actually a bunch of soft bones."

Wanyan Shenkang roared angrily.

Chen Yuan ignored him and turned his gaze downwards.

After burning for about a hundred breaths, Wei Jinfeng's eighteen Dark Guards had completely fallen, but unexpectedly, they were not burned into ashes by the strange and hot flames.

Instead, they became eighteen fire stakes, distributed around the periphery of the Northern Barbarian provisions camp.

But that was not enough!

Wei Jinfeng had said before that these Dark Guards would take care of burning the provisions, but they could only burn the periphery in a short time and couldn't reach the inside.

Just as Chen Yuan was thinking, the mountain range formation that had been connected earlier bloomed with even more intense light.

Fireballs like meteors fell from the nine heavens.

Chen Yuan's gaze suddenly condensed.

He understood.

Wei Jinfeng was using the eighteen Dark Guards as the formation eyes!

Using them to completely connect the formation!

But... could this really work?

If it was so simple, why did Wei Jinfeng have to let him come?

Soon, Chen Yuan understood that the barbarian camp also had a backup plan.

This was the most important provisions camp, storing nearly 70% of the Northern Barbarians' provisions. It was impossible for there to be only one Transformation Yang guard.

Rays of light shot straight into the sky, condensing into a light shield, enveloping the entire valley.

Wanyan Shenkang smiled contemptuously:

"Chen Yuan, you think it's so easy to burn down the provisions camp, haha... how foolish. How could the camp not have a great formation guarding it?

This general is not afraid to tell you that this Nine Li Divine Wind Formation was personally set up by my father Khan. Without a Yang God True Monarch expert, no one can break it.

And besides Wei Jinfeng, does Liang Province have that True Monarch? You should give up on that idea."

"True Monarch expert!!!"

Chen Yuan's heart stirred.

His heart was suddenly filled with extreme apprehension towards Wei Jinfeng.

No wonder he entrusted this important task to him. It turned out that he already understood the extraordinary things about him.

Could it be that he also knew about the Asura Demon Lord persona?

But he couldn't care about that much now. Now, he had to act.

He had to not only break the formation, but also collect luck!

Immediately, his gaze suddenly condensed, turned to Wanyan Shenkang, and his mind summoned Senior Mo Luo. A mask slowly fastened onto his face, and a terrifying aura shot straight into the heavens and the earth.

Wanyan Shenkang's gaze stagnated, and his laughter suddenly stopped.