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He wanted to actively attract all the cultivators who came to hunt him, to lure out a large group of enemies, so that he could hone himself through these battles.

The life-or-death battle with the butcher gave him a thoroughly enjoyable and exhilarating experience!

However, he still lacks a crucial opportunity and is unable to break through his current level.

Therefore, he urgently needs more and stronger high-pressure battles to squeeze out his own potential.

He simply stopped concealing himself and completely ignored the cultivators following and spying on him.

During his journey, he suddenly discovered the ruins of an ancient power.

It was a dilapidated palace complex standing atop a mountain.

Chen Yuan immediately leaped to the summit, where he looked around at the dilapidated palace complex.

The entire palace was overgrown with weeds and consisted of broken walls and ruins, exuding desolation and decay.

Clearly, this is an old site left behind after the destruction of an ancient power. Over time, it has been abandoned and untouched by human hands.

Chen Yuan selected a relatively intact main hall, looked around, and planned to stay there for one night to rest and recuperate, while also turning it into a battlefield for hunting down pursuers.

Afterwards, he and Nuomi swept the mountain peaks together. On the way, they encountered a wild, ferocious beast, a wild boar, which he killed with a single punch and carried back to the palace.

The two then picked a lot of soft wild grass and spread it on the floor of the hall, creating a simple place to rest.

The battle with the butcher had depleted Chen Yuan's physical and spiritual energy, and he urgently needed meat to replenish and recover.

The same applies to Nuomi. She had been hiding and lying in wait, activating her innate divine power, which resulted in a huge consumption of energy from the evil god's spirit seed within her body. She also needed to be nourished by blood and flesh essence.

The main hall was empty, dilapidated and desolate, with only an ancient statue standing in the center.

The statue's face was solemn and dignified, its eyes looking down as if surveying all living beings, exuding a vast and oppressive aura that made people feel suffocated.

"Are these the gods of the Divine Court?"

Chen Yuan stared at the statue for a long time, feeling inexplicably uneasy and filled with doubt.

After the great changes in the world and the establishment of the divine court, the custom of worshipping gods in every household arose in the world.

But this palace is clearly an ancient relic from before the great changes in the world, so why would it enshrine statues of gods?

Completely baffled, Chen Yuan simply stopped investigating.

The statue caused it a great deal of discomfort, so it immediately swung its halberd and smashed the statue to pieces!

Bang dong!

The angry, glaring head rolled to the ground, as if staring intently at Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan ignored the head of the statue, along with the altar beneath it and the offering table in front of him, and chopped them into pieces to make a fire to roast the wild boar meat.

An hour later, the fragrant roasted pork was fully cooked.

The two, one big and one small, sat around the fire, eating heartily and thoroughly.

The two have unusual physical constitutions and an astonishing appetite.

The two men devoured a huge wild boar, leaving not a single piece of meat.

Finally, the two of them patted their round bellies, lay comfortably in the soft hay, smiled at each other, and looked relaxed and content.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Chen Yuan and Nuomi both looked up at the palace gate.

"Brother Yuan, they've arrived."

A sly glint flashed in Nuomi's eyes.

It was like a ferocious beast encountering its prey, revealing its excitement.

After Chen Yuan nodded slightly, Nuomi's figure quietly became ethereal and completely disappeared into the void, leaving no trace.

rustle……

The soft, light footsteps drifted slowly from outside the hall, sounding exceptionally clear and jarring in the deathly stillness of the night, devoid of any insect chirping.

"At least two hundred people... including five Yellow Court cultivators."

Chen Yuan rested his hands behind his head, looking languid.

They had already accurately figured out the number of pursuers and their combat strength.

In a short while, countless cultivators swarmed in, surrounding the entire palace layer by layer, making it impossible to pass through.

They either climbed over broken walls or through broken windows, or swaggered in through the main entrance, their manner menacing and menacing.

Chen Yuan's gaze fell on the five people at the head.

A one-eyed middle-aged man, a withered old woman, a white-haired old man, a boy with a red bellyband and a bun, and a charming young woman in a red dress.

Among the five, the one-eyed middle-aged man and the white-haired old man were at the late stage of the Yellow Court realm, and their auras were still fierce and heavy, with terrifying pressure.

The other three were at the mid-stage of the Yellow Court realm, and their auras were equally cold; none of them were human.

The remaining two hundred or so people were probably their clansmen, mostly young people at the Spirit Aperture Realm.

Those at the Dharma Body Realm also made up a large portion, each exuding a menacing aura.

Chen Yuan understood. He had originally intended to lure a few hunters alone, but he hadn't expected that killing the butcher would completely alarm all the hidden hunting forces!

This has attracted a large number of powerful individuals!

It seems that everyone was wary of his individual combat strength, so they came as a group, intending to join forces to kill him.

However, Chen Yuan still didn't mind.

He will likely gain a great deal from fighting against this group of people!

In that instant, his fighting spirit burned fiercely!

At the same time, the group of cultivators stared intently at Chen Yuan, their eyes revealing greed, each poised to strike.

They all wanted to strike first, beat this human prodigy to death with a flurry of punches, and seize the opportunity from him.

Seeing the black halberd stuck in the ground beside Chen Yuan, as well as the bronze magic wand, the crowd felt apprehensive and hesitant.

Even the most ruthless butchers have fallen at this boy's hands... Whoever strikes first is likely to become cannon fodder.

"You're Chen Yuan?"

The one-eyed middle-aged man held a long knife that looked like it was made of bone, the tip of which was pointed directly at Chen Yuan. He spoke in a cold voice, breaking the silence.

"That's right, it's your grandfather, me."

Chen Yuan lazily sat up from the haystack, a blade of grass dangling from his lips, his expression nonchalant and fearless.

"Hmph! You little brat, how dare you call yourself my grandfather? You're courting death!"

The one-eyed middle-aged man spoke with a mocking tone, then suddenly asked, "Do you really have some high-grade elixirs on you?"

Chen Yuan chuckled upon hearing this, raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, "Not bad, there are indeed two."

"Hand over the sacred elixir, and I might spare your life!"

The one-eyed middle-aged man spoke urgently, already impatient.

"Hand over the pills immediately! We might spare your life!"

The other four Huang Tingqiang Daoists echoed his sentiments, their eyes burning with fervor as they fixed their gazes on Chen Yuan's storage bag.

The effects of this sacred elixir are extraordinary; it can not only transform one's body and temper one's foundation, but also dramatically increase one's cultivation level!

One pill is enough to help them steadily break through a small realm!

It was undoubtedly a priceless treasure to them, so they said all sorts of nice things about it.

Chen Yuan stroked the storage bag, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "I only have two Saint-grade pills, but you have five Yellow Court level experts. Who should I give them to?"

"Why don't you discuss and decide for yourselves?"

Upon hearing this, the five exchanged glances, each with their own thoughts.

"Oh, at such a young age, you've already learned a knack for sowing discord."

The young woman in the red dress, with her alluring eyes and sweet voice, immediately saw through Chen Yuan's thoughts.

"Hmph, enough with the nonsense! Just kill him!"

Aren't all the opportunities and elixirs he possesses ours?

The boy in the red bib sneered; he looked the youngest, but his eyes were the most sinister.

"That's right, let's do it! Kill this brat first!"

The old woman with withered hair spoke in a hoarse voice as she slowly approached, exuding a chilling murderous aura!

The other four also pressed forward relentlessly!

All eyes were fixed on the storage pouch at Chen Yuan's waist, their eyes filled with greed.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan stopped talking and opened his storage bag, swallowing the only two Saint-grade pills he had in one gulp.

He patted the empty storage bag, a playful smile on his face: "Hehe, look, it's gone."

The rich and mellow fragrance of the elixir instantly filled the entire hall, and the five Yellow Court cultivators were instantly overjoyed and their hearts were filled with excitement.

But in an instant, he discovered that Chen Yuan had swallowed all the pills, and his face instantly turned extremely gloomy.

"He also has top-grade elixirs!"

The cultivators on the periphery urgently reminded them.

Before he finished speaking, Chen Yuan moved with lightning speed, grabbed a handful of top-grade pills, and swallowed them all.

"Hey, now it's gone too."

Chen Yuan scanned the expectant crowd, his face full of a mocking smile.

In an instant, the temperature in the entire venue plummeted!

The one-eyed middle-aged man roared, "You little beast, are you playing us?"

"I'm just going to mess with you old dogs, what can you do about it?"

Chen Yuan glanced at the group, stood up, and pulled the black halberd beside him from the ground.

Clang!

The halberds clanged, like a bloodthirsty beast awakening, exuding a chilling killing intent!

This battle was deliberately provoked by Chen Yuan, so naturally he had to be forceful!

This is crucial to his breakthrough to the middle stage of the Yellow Court realm!

It's more likely that it will be the key to enabling him to break through to the first level of both the Demon God Devouring Heaven Technique and the Evil God Devouring Heaven Technique.

"You little beast, you're asking for it!"

The one-eyed middle-aged man roared and slashed at Chen Yuan with his bone scalpel!

He was clearly at the late stage of the Yellow Court realm, two minor realms stronger than Chen Yuan, yet he struck first!

An old woman with withered hair appeared on one side, each hand wielding a blood-red scythe, and darted forward!

laugh!

The crimson scythe flashed with a bloody light and viciously slashed towards Chen Yuan's neck!

The white-haired old man produced a large black iron rod in his hand, flashed behind Chen Yuan, and struck at the back of Chen Yuan's head.

The boy in the bellyband flashed with a red light, and a long spear appeared out of thin air, stabbing towards Chen Yuan's groin!

A whooshing sound rang out as a long pink whip, wielded by the young woman in the red dress, danced like a dragon and snake, heading straight for Chen Yuan's neck!

The death of the butcher made them no longer careless or underestimating Chen Yuan. In the blink of an eye, the five Huangting Daoists made their move!

It was a decisive blow from the very beginning! It blocked all of Chen Yuan's escape routes!

"roar!"

Seeing that he was surrounded by attacks that he could not avoid, Chen Yuan roared, and it seemed as if he was emitting a dragon's roar!

boom!

Its spiritual energy expanded, instantly transforming into a circular energy shield!

Boom!

All the attacks landed on the energy shield, creating a tremendous booming sound!

The ground where Chen Yuan stood cracked instantly, and a fierce wind arose all around!

The five Huangting Daoists' expressions darkened slightly. They had not expected that Chen Yuan would possess such a powerful spiritual foundation!

hum!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Yuan swept his halberd horizontally, splitting the bone broadsword in front of him, and then smashed the red spear with a punch!

boom!

He stomped his foot hard, cracking the ground, and his body broke through the roof, soaring into the air!

"Kill him!"

The one-eyed middle-aged man suddenly looked at Chen Yuan in mid-air and roared!

Five figures soared into the sky, and the powerful shockwave blew the roof off the entire hall away!

As a Daoist at the Yellow Court Realm, he was not able to fly.

However, a brief period of airborne suspension is possible.

Chen Yuan, who was in mid-air, saw the five people rushing up and his expression turned ferocious, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit!

kill!