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Upon hearing the news that Lu Chen was leading an army of 150,000 south, Emperor Xia and the traitors of Xuan Yue Palace were extremely excited.

After waiting for so long, their plan can finally be put into action.

The day the Northern King arrives in the capital will be the day he and the old master of Xuan Yue Palace perish!

Lu Chen's 150,000-strong army marched south at a very fast pace, encountering almost no obstacles along the way, and arrived in the capital region in less than half a month.

After arriving at the outskirts of the capital, Lu Chen did not rush to launch an attack. Instead, he mobilized the Imperial Guards in the capital to gather more intelligence about the city.

The real threat to the capital is not the imperial soldiers, but the experts currently in the capital.

Through investigations by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and various other sources, Lu Chen has basically figured out the current situation in the capital.

There are ten people in the capital with the strength of a Grandmaster or above, including the Grandmasters of Xuan Yue Palace. Among them, three are pseudo-Celestials, namely the Xia Emperor and the two traitors of Xuan Yue Palace.

Lu Chen's side doesn't have many Grandmasters, but it does have two Celestials.

One Celestial Being is worth ten Grandmasters, which is not a problem. Lu Chen is not worried about how many Grandmasters there are in the capital. What Lu Chen is most worried about now is the weapon in the palace that can kill Celestial Beings.

Only when that weapon is destroyed can he confidently attack the capital.

However, after about half a month of investigation, the Imperial Guards still couldn't find the location of the weapon that could kill the Celestials.

Tai'an City.

The mansion of a certain aristocratic family.

Tai'an City was already part of the capital region. After Lu Chen arrived in Tai'an City, the powerful families and clans of Tai'an City were all frightened and fled.

Lu Chen then randomly chose a courtyard belonging to a prominent family as his place of stay.

At this moment, Lu Chen sat on a stone bench in the pavilion, flipping through the intelligence reports submitted by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

At this moment, Yun Xianxian and Chen Wanrong entered the courtyard.

Yun Xianxian looked at Lu Chen and asked directly, "When do you plan to attack the capital?"

Lu Chen put down the intelligence in his hand, looked up at Yun Xianxian, and sighed slightly. "I originally planned to launch an attack after I had news of that divine weapon, but so much time has passed and the Embroidered Uniform Guard still hasn't found out where that divine weapon is."

Yun Xianxian said calmly, "Without my presence, how could they possibly have taken out that divine weapon?"

"The only way now is to take the initiative and attack. Once they see me, they will surely use that divine weapon to ambush me."

Lu Chen thought about it and decided that if there was no other way, then this was the only thing he could do.

Just as Lu Chen was about to ask the maid to summon the generals for a military meeting, a guard rushed into the courtyard. "Your Highness, there are many people of unknown origin outside the mansion. They say they are from the Luoyang Sword Sect and the Taichu Holy Temple."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen was taken aback. The Falling Sun Sword Sect and the Primordial Holy Temple?

How did they get here so quickly?

Lu Chen originally thought that the people from these two forces would be at sea and it would probably take at least half a year to make contact with him, but in less than three months, they came.

He never expected that the people from the Falling Sun Sword Sect and the Primordial Temple would be able to play a role in this war.

But now that they're here, things are different.

I wonder how many of the people who came were pseudo-celestial beings and grandmasters?

Lu Chen immediately said, "Bring them to the courtyard right away."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Soon, the guards led two robust, white-haired old men with an air of otherworldly wisdom into the courtyard.

As soon as the two old men appeared, Yun Xianxian frowned and instantly became vigilant.

At the same time, Xuanyuan Chaoge suddenly appeared in the courtyard. He did not make a move, but he also looked at the two old men with a wary expression.

At that moment, Lu Chen immediately used the system to identify their identities.

Name: Mu Hongguang

[Identity: Lord of the Primordial Temple]

[Strength: Celestial Realm]

Loyalty: 100

……

Name: Xia Tianyuan

[Identity: Sect Master of the Falling Sun Sword Sect]

[Strength: Celestial]

Loyalty: 100

This……

Lu Chen was stunned when he saw their information.

He had only given them the order to contact him, but he never expected that the two sect leaders would actually come to see him in person.

After regaining his senses, Lu Chen immediately said, "You two have come from afar, thank you for your hard work."

Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang quickly bowed at the same time, and then said one after the other:

"Xia Tianyuan, Sect Master of the Falling Sun Sword Sect, pays respects to the Young Master!"

"Mu Hongguang, Palace Master of the Primordial Temple, pays respects to the Young Master!"

Hearing their words, Xuanyuan Chaoge breathed a sigh of relief; they were actually on his side.

But Yun Xianxian was not calm.

Although both old men concealed their auras, she could sense that they were both Celestial Realm experts.

Although Celestial Realm experts are not uncommon in the cultivation world, they are still quite precious in this world. Now, two Celestial Realm experts have appeared at the same time, and they even bow to Lu Chen. They seem to be very respectful to Lu Chen and call him Young Master, so they seem to be Lu Chen's people.

How is that possible?

Lu Chen already had one Celestial Being by his side, and now there are two more Celestial Beings?

Who exactly is this wicked disciple of hers?

How can they get involved with so many celestial beings in this lowly world?

That shouldn't be the case.

Moreover, she has been in this world for many years, but she has never heard of the Primordial Temple and the Falling Sun Sword Sect.

Where did these two forces come from?

Yun Xianxian suddenly wondered if she had offended a young master from a cultivation family who had fallen from the world of cultivation.

Lu Chen then said, "I didn't expect that you two would come in person."

Xia Tianyuan said, "We have been waiting for our young master in this world for a thousand years. Now that our young master has finally arrived, it is only natural that I must come here personally to protect his safety."

Upon hearing Xia Tianyuan's words, Yun Xianxian raised her eyebrows slightly.

According to this person, Lu Chen's arrival in this world was predetermined? In other words, it's quite possible that Lu Chen was actually brought from a cultivation world to this world for training.

This kind of thing is very common in the cultivation world. Some cultivation worlds like to send the younger generation of their families down to lower-level worlds to hone their skills. Only when they have cultivated to a certain level will they be allowed to return to their original world.

No wonder Lu Chen possesses such a high-level technique as the Dragon and Phoenix Yin-Yang Technique; it turns out his identity was extraordinary to begin with.

For a moment, Yun Xianxian felt like she had picked up a hot potato. She had always been rather aloof in the world of cultivation and was unwilling to associate with the young masters of those cultivation families.

Just then, Lu Chen remembered that Yun Xianxian was still there, so he said to her, "Master, I have something to take care of. Let's discuss what we just talked about tomorrow."

At this point, Lu Chen said to Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang, "Sect Leader Xia, Palace Master Mu, please come with me."

Lu Chen then led Mu Hongguang and Xia Tianyuan to the study. Watching their departing figures, Yun Xianxian fell into deep thought, seemingly pondering something. (End of Chapter)