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In the days that followed, Chen Yuan and Chen Qingcang made preparations to obtain the prefect's seal and the statue of the prefectural city.

In particular, through Chen Xiaoying's intelligence, they learned that the primary objective of the local families in the prefecture was to deal with the Chen family.

The fact that Chen Yuan had previously produced a large number of Heaven-grade and Saint-grade pills had caused a huge stir in the city.

Whether the Chen family refined it themselves or spread the news that they obtained it from the ruins of gods and demons... their first priority upon arrival will likely be dealing with this issue.

After discussing it, Chen Yuan and Chen Qingcang decided to put this issue into practice!

That would cover up the lie he told.

Ultimately, Chen Yuan decided to tell the world that the Heavenly Grade Pills and Saint Grade Pills he obtained came from the Evil Blood Demon Cave.

This also proves from another angle why Chen Yuan was able to get out of the Evil Blood Demon Cave after being trapped there!

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At the edge of the ruins of gods and demons, clouds break above the mountains.

Chen Yuan and Chen Qingcang patrolled and explored the two places, Xiezang Mountain and Yunduan Mountain.

To their shock, they discovered that the two places were connected underneath.

In other words, by entering from the deep pit at the top of Cloud Broken Mountain, one can reach the Evil Blood Demon Cave below Evil Burial Mountain!

This discovery shocked Chen Yuan and Chen Qingcang.

At this moment, the two sat on the magic boat, suspended above the huge pit, their gazes solemn as they looked down into the pit.

"The deep pit is connected to the Evil Blood Demon Cave, and below it are various caves and palaces, like a huge underground sect."

Chen Yuan murmured.

When he was climbing up the Evil Blood Demon Cave, he saw various alchemy halls, medicine refining halls, and so on.

When he and Chen Qingcang entered the bottom of this deep pit earlier, they also discovered various palaces and caves.

Especially the cave dwellings for alchemy, there are countless of them!

"Could this underground area house an ancient sect that was destroyed many years ago?"

Upon hearing Chen Yuan's words, Chen Qingcang asked in confusion, then took out a jade slip and carefully studied the information inside.

This contains records about the area around Yunduan Mountain and Xiezang Mountain.

Based on his investigation with Chen Yuan over the past few days, Chen Qingcang's eyes widened suddenly, and he couldn't help but gasp, already having some guesses in his heart.

"Grandpa, how is it?"

Chen Yuan looked at Chen Qingcang and asked curiously, "Have you guessed what kind of sect that place down there used to be?"

Chen Qingcang's face showed shock.

"It might be... the Primordial Corpse Transformation Sect!"

The Primordial Corpse Transformation Sect!

Upon hearing this name, Chen Yuan was still bewildered.

I've never heard of that before.

"An ancient and evil demonic sect that specializes in creating corpse demons, evil corpses, puppets, and so on."

Especially the puppet ghost infants and evil ghost infants, which were also their creations. Later, because of their numerous evil deeds, they were destroyed by a joint effort of righteous cultivators.

Chen Qingcang said solemnly.

"That······"

Chen Yuan was puzzled. "Where did those rotting corpses come from? Could they have been disciples of the Primordial Corpse Transformation Sect?"

Chen Yuan recalled that after he killed Sun Wu, Niu Huanxi, and others, he was chased by a huge, rotting corpse.

The rotting corpse was hundreds of meters tall and was composed of countless other corpses!

"impossible!"

Chen Qingcang shook his head slightly and denied it, saying, "The righteous sects killed all the disciples of the Ancient Corpse Refining Sect. It's impossible that there were any corpses left three thousand years ago, which were then mutated by the Blood Moon or the Demon Sun."

"Shall we go down and take another look?"

Chen Yuan suggested.

Chen Qingcang nodded.

They cannot proceed with their subsequent plans without clarifying what is happening here.

Soon, the two of them re-entered the pit and walked all the way to the open space where Chen Yuan and the others had been teleported into the Blood Cave Demon Cave.

It was dark, damp, and filled with a strong smell of decay.

The scene of dozens of Chen family disciples perishing here a few months ago is still vivid in my mind.

A cold glint appeared in Chen Yuan's eyes. Suddenly, a question occurred to him, and he couldn't help but ask,

"Grandpa, can a teleportation array teleport you to any location unilaterally?"

"How did Gou Zongdao manage to teleport all the disciples of our Chen family here during the Tianqing County Assembly?"

Chen Qingcang searched the ground around him, his gaze suddenly sharpening!

He picked up a long, narrow stone and handed it to Chen Yuan, saying in a deep voice, "This is the coordinate stone of the great formation. It has the location markers of the great formation here on it."

"Back then, Gou Zongdao somehow obtained the coordinate stone here. As a result, he teleported all of us Chen family members into this place."

Hearing this, Chen Yuan's gaze turned icy. "What a treacherous and vicious Gou Zongdao!"

Chen Qingcang nodded slightly, "Fortunately, I killed him, which can be considered as avenging our family's descendants."

Chen Yuan nodded.

Suddenly, Chen Qingcang's body trembled!

His gaze was fixed on the dark depths ahead, his eyelids twitching incessantly, and his heart pounding with fear!

"This is bad, let's go! There's definitely something terrifying here, something even I would have a hard time dealing with!"

After Chen Qingcang finished speaking, he immediately pulled Chen Yuan along and flew rapidly upwards.

"Thump..."

Just as they left, heavy footsteps slowly echoed from the darkness, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

A tall figure slowly approached the spot where Chen Qingcang had been standing.

It slowly raised its head, its scarlet eyes fixed on the departing figures of Chen Yuan and his companion.

"Awooo..."

A series of long, low growls came from the figure's mouth, sounding like two pieces of iron rubbing against each other, harsh and hoarse.

Not long after, he slowly lowered his head, his gaze involuntarily falling on a rock in front of him.

Then it bent down and picked up a long, rectangular coordinate base stone.

Crimson eyes gleamed from the darkness, mirroring the patterns on the coordinate basestone, and the figure spoke again in a hoarse voice.

"Tianqing..."

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On the third day after Chen Yuan and Chen Qingcang returned to Tianqing County, dozens of flying magical artifacts appeared in the sky above the county city.

There are Dharma boats here that are tens of meters long, and Dharma boats that are hundreds of meters long.

So many Dharma boats and ships hovering above Tianqing County City caused many people on the ground to look up in awe and point and whisper.

"How magnificent!"

Chen Yuan was strolling around Tianqing County with Li Wei and Nuomi.

At the same time, he looked up at the flying boats and spaceships, revealing an envious expression.

If the Chen family possessed a flying magical artifact of this scale, then they could truly be considered a prestigious family with a thousand-year history.

At this moment, a dignified middle-aged man appeared in mid-air, looking down at Tianqing County City below.

"Prefectural Magistrate, Song Tianwen!"

Chen Yuan looked at the middle-aged man, his gaze hardening.

"It was this guy who came."

Li Wei spoke in surprise.

"What's he doing here?"

Chen Yuan was full of curiosity.

At this moment, Song Tianwen took out the letter of appointment, spread it out, and it floated in mid-air.

Countless people looked up, gazing in awe at the appointment letter that exuded the aura of the entire prefecture.

It bears the signatures and seals of the Prefect Yang Zhen, Prefect Song Tianwen, Chief Justice Zhao Ming, and Chief Justice Lai Jun, among others.

The positions of Prefect of Tianqing, Assistant Prefect of Tianqing, Chief Minister of Wuxiang, and Chief Minister of Law Enforcement remain vacant.

Countless people felt a chill run down their spines, their faces lighting up with excitement.

"As you all surely know and have seen clearly, what I am about to throw out are appointment letters for positions such as the Prefect of Tianqing County."

Song Tianwen stood with his hands behind his back, his expression cold, and spoke in a voice that echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

"Any one of you can compete for the positions of Prefect of Tianqing County, the County Capital, or the Chief Minister."

"As for the conditions we want to negotiate, they are very simple."

First, the true cause of death of the previous prefect, Niu Sengru, and others must be investigated.

Secondly, if it is truly an disturbance caused by evil spirits, then quell the disturbance!

"If you perform well, you will gain the approval of the Prefect's Seal and the city's divine statue. Then you can obtain appointment letters from me and become the new Prefect, Prefectural Assistant, Grand Minister, and so on!"

These words caused a sensation among the cultivators of Tianqing County, their gazes burning with fervor.

The flying boats in the void, and the creatures on them, though aware of this rule, were still incredibly excited.

Taking control of Tianqing County would undoubtedly bring the family more territory and resources!

On the ground, Li Wei glanced at Chen Yuan and said strangely, "Ah Yuan, you wouldn't be thinking of...?"

Chen Yuan nodded.

"You can't possibly do that!"

Li Wei immediately denied this possibility.

It was Chen Qingcang who killed Niu Sengru.

Li Wei also knew this secret.

If Chen Yuan were to participate in the investigation, it would undoubtedly mean arresting Chen Qingcang, which is simply impossible!

"Gaining the prefect's seal and the guardian deity's approval doesn't necessarily mean finding the murderer who killed Niu Sengru and the others..."

Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and focused on the direction of the prefectural governor's mansion.

Once he becomes the prefect and controls the entire Tianjun City, the Chen family will have a stable territory.

The position of this prefect!

Chen Yuan wants to steal it!

As for how to obtain it...

He already has a plan!

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Meanwhile, high in the sky.

Looking at the uproar in Tianqing County, Song Tianwen's lips curled into a cold smile.

"Uncle, do you also believe that Lord Niu's death is related to Chen Qingcang?"

Beside him, a middle-aged man dressed in black spoke in a cold voice.

With his high cheekbones and cold, murderous eyes, he was none other than Song An, one of the Wuxiang Grand Masters from Wangdong Prefecture.

"Possibly."

Song Tianwen spoke calmly, his expression cold, "But regardless of whether Chen Qingcang did it or not, those who want the position of prefect will make this an ironclad case, and then the Chen family will be doomed."

Song An's gaze sharpened, and he couldn't help but nod slightly. "Uncle is right. Even if we can't crush the Chen family all at once, we can at least dampen their arrogance for a while."

"Let's go back to the prefectural city and wait for the news that the Chen family has been utterly destroyed."

Song Tianwen's eyes held amusement. "With us here, those people won't dare to act freely."

"Uncle is wise!"

Song An said with a face full of admiration.

Immediately, Song Tianwen took back the letter of appointment, turned around, and steered the magic boat back to the prefectural city.

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As soon as Song Tianwen left, some people on the floating Dharma boats couldn't sit still any longer.

A deep, drum-like sound came from one of the spaceships bearing the character "Kang".

"That brat Chen Yuan, right? He killed a young junior from our family named Kang Tianzhen during the assessment competition?"

"Get him over here immediately and give the Kang family an explanation!"

As soon as these words were spoken, several figures appeared, exuding coldness and murderous intent, and jumped directly from the Dharma ship to the ground!

boom!

A tremendous roar exploded, and he actually stomped a huge crack in the ground.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, they searched in the direction of Chen Yuan and the others.