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He followed Chen Yuan to Tianshan County and watched Chen Yuan grow to the Great Perfection of the Yellow Court along the way!

This rate of progress is simply defying the heavens, and can even be described as freakish.

Give him time to grow, and in due time he will surely become a peerless hero of the human race.

In particular, what Chen Yuan did in Tianshan County was very much to his liking, and he found it extremely enjoyable to watch.

He least wanted anything to happen to Chen Yuan.

"A-Yuan will be alright!"

Chen Qingcang said in a deep voice, his gaze firm, then looked at Chen Qingtian and gave instructions:

"Activate the Chen family's protective mountain formation, and at the same time gather all the people outside the Chen family's territory into the formation."

"No matter what happens in Tianqing County, do not activate the great formation."

"Your task is to hold the great formation and protect this clan territory until I return, understand?"

Chen Qingtian was stunned for a moment, but his older brother always kept his word and was more intelligent than him, so he could only do as he was told.

Chen Qingyun and Chen Qingfeng did the same, staying behind to guard their clan's territory.

Chen Qingtian left the crowd and went to a secluded place. He immediately took out the magic boat that Chen Yuan had given him, sat on it, and soared into the sky, flying towards the direction of Yun Duan Mountain.

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On the other side, when Chen Yuan and the others walked out of the great formation, they had already arrived in front of the Evil Burial Mountain.

Under the coercion of many clan patriarchs, Chen Yuan, Li Wei, and Nuomi led the way and soon arrived at the dilapidated temple on the top of Xiezang Mountain.

Chen Yuan had already devoured the old woman and the Blood Demon in their previous battle. Now, the place was deathly silent, yet filled with an eerie atmosphere.

The ground was littered with bones and dark red soil.

The group followed Chen Yuan, observing their surroundings.

Everyone's spiritual senses were locked on Chen Yuan, constantly monitoring him to prevent him from making any underhanded moves.

Chen Yuan had no intention of escaping, and led them into the dilapidated temple.

Inside the dilapidated temple, there still stands a statue of a god with three heads and six arms, its face blurred. Just one glance is enough to send chills down one's spine and make one's hair stand on end.

Chen Yuan went directly behind the statue and saw a hole.

"This is the place. You can go in now."

Chen Yuan stepped aside and said.

Some elders at the Purple Mansion Realm extended their spiritual senses downwards towards the cave entrance and indeed sensed various cave dwellings and grand halls with different functions. The scale was astonishing, resembling an underground sect.

Everyone was overjoyed!

Someone glanced at the statue and couldn't help but guess, "Is this statue perhaps meant to suppress this entrance?"

Because the statue was damaged, the entrance was also destroyed, making it a passable area.

Chen Yuan froze, looking at the statue.

Is that really the case?

"Hehe, good job, kid, but you'll have to keep leading the way."

The Black Wolf Clan Chief patted Chen Yuan on the shoulder and grinned.

He hit Chen Yuan's shoulder so hard that it became sore and swollen.

Chen Yuan took a step back, his face contorted in pain, and said, "It's really dangerous down there. My strength is too weak; I really don't dare to go down."

He paused for a moment, then spoke again, "Those pills are in the alchemy hall down below. You'll see them when you go down."

"Hmph, shut the fuck up!"

Kang Changqing snorted coldly and shouted, "Continue to lead the way until you bring us to the pill."

"However, if you don't want to lead the way, then I'll just kill you right now."

After saying that, Kang Changqing exuded murderous intent, preparing to kill Chen Yuan right there.

Kang Shou also glanced at Chen Yuan and sneered, "You little bastard, you have no other choice but to either continue leading the way or die."

The others all wore mocking expressions, as if Chen Yuan were an insignificant ant in their eyes, someone they could easily crush.

Zhu Xin looked at his grandmother, Zhu Li.

Zhu Li shook her head slightly. "I can't help him either. With so many people watching, if I intervene, I'll become the target of everyone's anger. Do you want your grandmother to die here?"

Zhu Xin, "..."

Chen Yuan lowered his gaze, his heart turning icy cold.

These bastards are all extremely ruthless; they all want to beat him to death right here.

The reason we're not killing him now is simply because we haven't achieved our goal yet.

Once his goal is achieved, his death is imminent.

"All right."

Seeing that they were about to kill him, Chen Yuan had no choice but to speak up, and pulled Nuomi into the hole.

Li Wei, with a gloomy look in his eyes, followed beside Chen Yuan.

Zhu Xin immediately pulled Zhu Li and followed behind Chen Yuan to prevent those people from suddenly attacking him.

Zhu Li was helpless.

He had no choice but to circulate his cultivation and remain vigilant towards everyone.

If she were ambushed and killed here, it would be a huge loss.

With Zhu Li protecting them, the others couldn't make a move and could only wait for an opportunity.

As the stairs wound their way down, the group indeed saw countless caves.

Sure enough, various names were written on the entrance to the cave.

The more they looked, the more terrified they became, as they saw caves such as the training cave, the miscellaneous storage cave, the reception cave, the alchemy cave, the puppet cave, the little ghost cave, and the great evil cave.

Soon, a scene similar to the one Chen Yuan had led the Chen family disciples to appear appeared, with hungry ghost infants and things that looked like hair.

However, these evil spirits were blown away in an instant by someone at the Purple Mansion Realm.

The group sneered and continued walking.

"Eeya ya, eeyo yo, drums from the east, gongs from the west, a little person wrapped in a white cloth hides. Tree shadows sway, bones crack, a lost child can't find its mother..."

At this moment, the puppet ghost baby appeared.

They seemed to possess intelligence; upon discovering so many powerful beings, they let out a piercing scream, then turned and hopped back into their cave.

"The Puppet Ghost Baby!"

"Legend has it that the Ancient Corpse-Transforming Sect specialized in this, turning infants into wooden puppets, sealing the souls of the infants within!"

"So, this really is the ruins of the Primordial Corpse Transformation Sect?"

"It's absolutely true, we're going to make a fortune!"

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These family patriarchs spoke excitedly, their breathing becoming heavy.

Soon, some people took to the air and flew towards those alchemy caves.

Immediately, gasps of surprise rang out from inside.

"A Grade Earth-level elixir!"

"Look! Here! There are top-grade pills here!"

"My God, this is incredible! These pills have been preserved for so long!"

"It's because of these bottles. These bottles have small arrays that completely prevent the loss of the elixir's aroma and energy!"

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Exclamations of surprise came from the alchemy caves.

Chen Yuan was also curious and wanted to go and take a look.

"Don't move, or I'll kill you."

An old man from the Ling family spoke in a sinister tone.

He was responsible for keeping an eye on Chen Yuan and the others.

Chen Yuan shrugged helplessly, indicating that he would not move.

He then looked at Zhu Xin and expressed his gratitude.

If Zhu Xin hadn't been with her grandmother, that old bastard Kang Shou probably would have killed her earlier.

"Are there really high-grade elixirs here?"

Zhu Xin looked around; it was dark, damp, and filled with the smell of decay. Then she looked at Chen Yuan and asked curiously.

"Yes, there are, but there are also dangers."

Chen Yuan answered earnestly.

Not long after, those who had been searching for the elixir returned, but they did not look very satisfied.

"You little beast, didn't you say you had high-grade pills?"

Kang Shou stared at Chen Yuan and spoke coldly.

The others also looked at him with hostility.

They found the elixirs, but most of them were of low-grade quality.

There are very few of the highest quality.

"I've eaten all of these. If I still want to find high-grade pills, I'll probably have to head towards Cloudfall Mountain."

Chen Yuan spoke.

"Lead the way immediately!"

Everyone was eagerly waiting.

Chen Yuan had no choice but to lead everyone to the bottom, landing in the empty, dimly lit space where he had been teleported to earlier.

Then, following the path he and Chen Qingcang had explored, they skillfully headed towards a huge passage.

The passageway was extremely large, with a hazy, gray view. Further away, it was pitch black, and every now and then, it seemed as if scarlet eyes opened and stared intently at them.

Everyone was immediately horrified.

Even with a dozen or so Purple Mansion True Persons present, I didn't feel safe.

So everyone gathered around Chen Yuan, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings.

In their view, Chen Yuan probably really does have great fortune.

How did he survive in such a dangerous place?

Will they be able to get out twice?

Everyone was excited and quickened their pace. After about ten kilometers, a light suddenly appeared ahead.

Everyone immediately became excited.

But when they got closer, they discovered that it was a huge, deep pit.

Looking up, because of the height, you can only see a hole about the size of a bowl.

The light was shining down from that hole.

"If you go up from here, you'll reach the summit of Yunduan Mountain."

Chen Yuan looked up and spoke in a deep voice.

Immediately, his expression froze.

In the air above, a dark blue-green gourd appeared out of nowhere.

The gourd was as big as a house, suspended in mid-air, floating and sinking.

The gourd's opening was opened, and wisps of black light were drawn down from the pit above and flowed into the gourd.

From a distance, it looks like a gourd devouring the demonic energy between heaven and earth.

"The Corpse-Nourishing Gourd!"

Kang Shou's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

His voice was extremely loud, echoing in the dimly lit underground space.

"No, don't be so loud!"

The Ling family patriarch's expression changed drastically, and he immediately spoke.

Even Chen Yuan's gaze sharpened as he saw once again countless black coffins on the dimly lit ground ahead.

The coffins appeared to be made of fine wood, but due to the erosion of time, most of them were now dilapidated, with some coffins having broken corners, revealing a black and rotten foot.

Li Wei gasped, his lips trembling. "A-Yuan, where is this...?"

"Look! A top-grade elixir!"

Someone couldn't help but speak up, noticing a black pill floating inside one of the cracked coffins.

The pill emitted a dense black light, seemingly containing immense demonic spiritual power!

These beast-like creatures mostly cultivated demonic spiritual power, and their eyes immediately burned with desire upon seeing those pills.

Some of the Purple Mansion Ancestors couldn't resist any longer. With a flash, they tore apart the rotten coffin, took out the black pill, and once again became vigilant about their surroundings, but found no danger.

"A sacred-grade pill, it truly is a sacred-grade pill!"

The Purple Mansion Ancestor then looked at the pill in his hand, his face wrinkles smoothing out with excitement, and his withered body trembling.

boom!

These words caused an uproar among the crowd, who gasped for breath and their eyes burned with fervor.