"The powerful leader of the alliance in Shu occupies this position. I am currently occupying this position. Who among you has any doubts?!"
As soon as these words came out, the entire hall fell into silence, as if the void had been frozen.
No one in the room expected that Zhu Huai, who had been suppressing everything before, would be easily suppressed by one hand in the blink of an eye, and even kneeled directly on the ground.
this.
It’s really unbelievable!
Who is Zhu Huai?
He was a very famous figure fifty years ago, and he dominated the entire Shuzhou. If he hadn't had a grudge against Nanzhou East Valley, he would still be at the top of his game today.
After decades of dormancy, he suddenly broke out and directly overpowered the hot-tempered Hu Yong and Yang Xian, and was about to become the leader of the Shuzhou Alliance.
As for his strength, he is definitely the only one below the True Lord. He is expected to be promoted to the realm of Yangshen and become a top figure in the world.
The shock in the hall could not be greater.
Zhu Huai's face turned red on the ground and he wanted to straighten up, but it seemed as if a mountain was pressing down on him. No matter how he moved, he could not get up.
humiliation! ! !
He was so arrogant just now, but now he can only kneel on the ground like a dog. No one can accept this kind of humiliation, staring at the strange man above him with red eyes.
I want to ask, who is he?
Huge pressure enveloped the hall. Although most of the pressure was on Zhu Huai, some of it was still scattered on other people.
They can move, but they dare not move at this moment!
Because the lesson learned is kneeling on the ground.
Hu Yong, the leader of the Shenhuo Sect, frowned and stared solemnly at the young man above him. Looking at his face, for some reason, he seemed to have seen him somewhere before.
In the same way, the same goes for other people present, such as Yang Xian, the leader of the Tianshui Sect. They always feel that the people above are familiar, but they can't name them for a while.
And their feeling did not come out of thin air. In fact, since Chen Yuan became famous all over the world, many portraits of him have been leaked in the world.
Although very few people can draw the charm, there are some similarities.
"Who is your Excellency? What is your purpose?" Yang Xian, the leader of the Tianshui Sect, after careful consideration, he raised his hands and cupped his fists under some pressure.
Chen Yuan looked indifferently and glanced at Yang Xian:
"I am Chen Yuan!"
He had already arrived in the hall, but because his aura was suppressed so well, these people never noticed him. They originally wanted to show up after Shangguan Tiehong said something.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Huai dared to show up. After weighing his strength, he suppressed him without any hesitation.
His strength is indeed good, and he can rival the evil old man Yang Huatian, but Chen Yuan is no longer what he used to be. He can kill the demon saint and true king.
It's not that difficult to subdue a peak god-refining warrior.
"Chen Yuan!!!"
As soon as these words came out, it was no less than a thunderclap in everyone's hearts.
They didn't expect that this person was actually the famous Marquis of Wu'an Chen Yuan!
Yes, no wonder it felt so familiar before. It turned out to be somewhat similar to the portrait they had seen before. It's just that he was a court official. Why did he come to be the leader of the Sichuan Alliance?
With confusion in his heart, Hu Yong said:
"As an official of the imperial court, how come you come to Shu?"
"What do you think?"
"this"
"Could it be that Marquis Wu'an wants to be the leader of our Shuzhong Alliance?" Someone bravely asked.
"The position of alliance leader belongs to those who are strong. This is why I show up today. Of course, if any of you think you have the strength, you might as well stand up and give it a try."
Everyone: "."
Zhu Huai, the strongest, was suppressed by him with one hand. They were afraid that even if they came together, they wouldn't be able to gain anything, so they immediately fell silent in response.
"My time is limited, are you willing or not?"
Chen Yuan said calmly.
"Whatever you want, whatever you don't want, can you tell me?" Yang Xian frowned and asked. If possible, he would certainly not want to be inferior to others.
After all, Jianghu and the imperial court are always on opposite sides.
Chen Yuan smiled, stared at him and said:
"If you want to be decent, I will give you dignity. If you don't want to be decent, I will help you be decent."
Everyone present was frightened. They were not fools and naturally understood the meaning. To put it simply, if you surrender, everything will be fine. If you don't surrender, you will die.
"Shangguan Tiehong has met the leader!"
Although his original plan was disrupted, he still reacted quickly and was the first to express his attitude directly. With him taking the lead, the others also spoke in agreement.
Under Chen Yuan's strong pressure, everyone felt that it was better to be honest.
Soon, there were only three people in the hall who did not express their opinions. One was Zhu Huai who was kneeling on the ground, and the other two were Yang Xian and Hu Yong. However, they did not hesitate too much. They stood up and bowed:
"I've met the leader!"
They had been beaten down by Zhu Huai before, but now that Zhu Huai was suppressed, they naturally knew how much they were worth, and had no courage to resist directly.
Anyway, who is surrendering to?
It's hard to say that he can even have a deputy leader Dangdang.
It doesn't matter who becomes the alliance leader, as long as he can be the deputy alliance leader.
"Very good. Those who know current affairs are always considered heroes. It seems that you are all rare heroes. However, my role as leader of the Sichuan Alliance is of great importance and must not be leaked. Just in case.
I still have to carve restrictions into your spiritual towers, and then lift them for you after I truly reveal my true form. "
"this"
As soon as these words came out, the people present became a little reluctant.
It is acceptable to respect him as the leader of the alliance, and he can still have a backer, but once the spiritual platform is banned, it is equivalent to directly giving up one's life, and it is really not worth the gain.
"Sir, can this matter be discussed?"
"I think you still don't understand the fact that you are not qualified to bargain with me. Those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. Do you understand?"
Chen Yuan chuckled.
"Please impose a ban, sir!"
Shangguan Tiehong was the first to stand up again, with a look of surrender. Chen Yuan also pretended to click on him a few times, and then glanced at the others.
A Huayang master didn't want to be restrained. When Chen Yuan glanced over, he instantly burned his soul and wanted to leave the place in the air.
But Chen Yuan seemed to have expected it, and slowly raised a finger to point out.
He, Huayang Master, was actually imprisoned in place, and pieces of blood exploded from below. His eyes were extremely frightened, and he quickly shouted:
"Sir, Master Chen, if you are confused for the next moment, you are willing to let go of your spirit."
But no matter how he begged for mercy, Chen Yuan never stopped. In just a few moments, his physical body was completely destroyed, leaving only his soul, which was also destroyed with a single finger.
Chen Yuan really dares to take action!
And without hesitation!
Seeing that he was so decisive, several people who were originally full of reluctance bowed and surrendered, expressing their willingness to let go of the spiritual platform and let Chen Yuan engrave restrictions.
"Chief Shangguan, I leave it to you!"
Like the Shuxi Alliance, Chen Yuan was not willing to spread his efforts to impose any restrictions. It would be better to leave it to others.
The various attitudes between him and Shangguan Tiehong were also figured out by everyone.
It turns out that Shangguan Tiehong was already Chen Yuan's man, so he invited them here just to catch them all. This old guy, damn it!
Several people cursed in their hearts, but did not dare to show anything on their faces. They all respectfully asked Shangguan Tiehong to leave the restraint.
Even Yang Xian and Hu Yong, seeing that the situation was over, could only sigh and let Shangguan Tiehong leave a fatal restriction on the soul.
"From today onwards, Chief Shangguan is the acting leader of the Sichuan Alliance, and Clan Leader Yang and Sect Leader Hu are still the deputy alliance leaders, managing the land in Sichuan for me.
As for other matters, they will be communicated by the Shangguan clan leader afterwards. "
Naturally, he was talking about asking all forces in Shu to "voluntarily donate" half of their cultivation resources. With the restrictions in Lingtaizhong, Chen Yuan felt that they would be "happy" to do so.
"Yes, I will obey the order of the leader!"
Restrictions have been engraved, and everyone in the hall can only accept their fate. Following Chen Yuan's order, they, the clan leaders, filed out.
But compared to the excitement when they first entered the hall, everyone except Shangguan Tiehong was basically in a depressed state.
At the entrance of the main hall, Yang Xian looked at Shangguan Tiehong and smiled:
"Brother Shangguan, what a good trick."
They only knew that Shangguan Tiehong's legitimate daughter Shangguan Hong had a close relationship with Chen Yuan and seemed to be his concubine, but they never expected that the Shangguan clan had surrendered at the feet of Chen Yuan.
"It made Deputy Leader Yang laugh."
Shangguan Tiehong had a smile on his face, exactly the same as when he welcomed them into the Shangguan clan.
Within the main hall.
After everyone walked out, only Chen Yuan and Zhu Huai were left.
As soon as Chen Yuan's mind moved, the pressure on Zhu Huai's body faded away like a tide. After feeling the relief on his body, his first reaction was to kill Chen Yuan.
But before he could take action, he heard Chen Yuan's voice.
"If you want to die, just do it."
Zhu Huai stifled his steps and showed hesitation, but then he let out a sigh of relief. Rather than being humiliated, he still didn't want to die more. He stared at Chen Yuan and asked:
"what you up to?"
"Surrender or die, choose one."
"you"
Zhu Huai gritted his teeth and wanted to curse, but after thinking about it, he held back.
"Zhu is willing to leave Shuzhou from now on and never come back. Can Mr. Chen be lenient and let me live?"
"The way out has been given to you, it just depends on how you choose."
"You humiliate me so much? Aren't you afraid that I will betray you if you accept me?"
"Your life depends on my thoughts, why should you be afraid?"
Chen Yuan smiled and didn't care.
Zhu Huai closed his eyes and whispered:
"A man would rather die standing than live on his knees. Mr. Chen, go ahead. If I die in your hands, it will not be considered as a disgrace to Zhu's great reputation."
"good!"
Chen Yuan nodded, slowly raised a finger, and was about to point out, when he saw Zhu Huai suddenly opened his eyes and whispered:
"Why don't you give me more advice, sir?"
He was given a step to go down, but he had just been suppressed by a palm in front of so many people. He felt really uncomfortable. What he said before was just to make Chen Yuan appreciate his talent.
Unexpectedly, the other party did not hesitate.
It's really unexpected.
This guy doesn’t talk about martial ethics!
Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows and said calmly:
"I don't lack you as a peak god refiner under my command. There is nothing to regret. Naturally, there is no need to persuade you. Fellow Taoist Zhu Huai, what do you think?"
"I"
Seeing that this man wanted to surrender, Chen Yuan thought for a while and continued:
"You have a grudge against Nanzhou Dongshan Valley. It just so happens that I don't like it either. So, if you are willing to do something for me, I can help you destroy Dongshan Valley in the future. How about that?"
Just when Zhu Huai was hesitating about which kneeling posture was better, Chen Yuan suddenly said these words. He didn't hesitate at all and quickly bowed:
"I am willing to be driven by you!"
"Restricted?"
"Please impose a ban, sir. However, my subordinates are currently comprehending the Way of the Yang God. If there is a ban, I'm afraid there may be some hindrance."
"Then you make the blood oath of your inner demon. Although it won't cost you your life, you must be clear that if you betray me, there will never be a place for you in the world, even though the world is big!"
Chen Yuan waved his hand.
"Thank you, sir!"
Zhu Huai breathed a sigh of relief. This was not a trick to deceive Chen Yuan. The current situation was indeed like this. Once the restriction was set, his soul would be hindered and he would not be able to survive the Yangshen Thunder Tribulation.
"From now on, you will assist Shangguan Tiehong and manage Shuzhong for me."
"Don't worry, sir, Zhu Huai will live up to his command!"
At this point, Chen Yuan has basically unified the entire Shu state. There is the Shu West League in the west of Shu, the Shu Zhong League in the middle of Shu, and the Shu Mountain Suppression in the east of Shu. Although it is now divided into three parts.
But as long as Chen Yuan gives an order, the entire power of Shuzhou can be mobilized.
At this level, they are no longer weaker than Northern Liang King Wei Jinfeng and Zhennan King Nangong Lie. Even if they become kings, they are more than enough.
After several years of savings, Chen Yuan finally has the qualifications to dominate the world!
It is worth mentioning that as for the Shuzhou officialdom, Chen Yuan had given full power to Lu Renyi, and it only took a short time to clean up the entire Shuzhou officialdom.
Those who surrender to the Patrol Division will live, and those who disobey will die.
The government basically took full control and replaced it with its own people.
The same goes for the military.
The reason why it was so smooth was inseparable from the imperial court's policy of withdrawing from the south. Anyone with knowledge knew that the world was about to be in chaos, so it was natural to find a backer.
Although Chen Yuan is not very strong on the surface, he is not weak either and is worthy of people's trust.
Counting the two prefectures of Blood State and the three prefectures of Qingzhou, it is not an exaggeration to say that Chen Yuan owns one and a half states. At present, other preparations have almost been completed.
Waiting for the chaos to come!
In Shuzhong, Chen Yuan was quite relieved to hand Shangguan Tiehong over. With Shangguanhong as a bond and Zhu Huai watching from the side, he believed that this 'cheap father-in-law' was more aware of current affairs.
Of course, even if he rebels, Chen Yuan is not afraid at all now.
The general trend is with him and the advantage is with him. Even if something happens, he can suppress it at any time.
The only thing missing now is Chen Yuan's own physical strength.
Even though his cultivation speed was already very fast, even astonishing would not be an exaggeration to describe it, but it was still far behind. He felt that he could rival anyone in the top twenty on the Supreme Heavenly Ranking except Zhao Danqing.
But compared to those peerless true kings in the top ten, they are still far behind.
This line is a natural chasm!
It is also necessary to cross the chasm of the past.
And he crossed over before the world was in chaos.
Only by standing on the front line of Jianghu can he have more confidence to face anyone, including the imperial court, Jianghu, Beiman, Lingshan, and the monsters in the south.
These enemies were like a big mountain, pressing on his back, trying to overthrow him all the time.
It's a pity that life is not something that can be overthrown by overthrowing it. He must have power!
That's why he recuperated from his injuries in Shushan, not even caring about Tangshan. That's why he suppressed all the Jianghu forces in Shu with thunderous power.
Just to go to Broken Soul Valley to get the opportunity.
There are people from other parties trying to control things, but his Lord is free, which is a rare opportunity.
Therefore, after suppressing all the forces in Shu, Chen Yuan did not accept the invitations from Shangguan Tiehong, Liu Zhenzong and others, nor did he see how many resources he could 'gather'.
On the same day, he quickly left the Shangguan clan.
Of course, in order to prevent anything unexpected from happening during this period, he still contacted Jiang He and Su Ziyue and told them that he felt something in his heart and would temporarily retreat for a period of time.
Maybe a few days, maybe half a month.
However, it will not last more than a month at most. If there is nothing major during this period, it is best not to disturb him unless it is absolutely necessary.
Su Ziyue and Jiang He are both sensible people and know the importance of things, so they can just tell Chen Yuan to practice with peace of mind.
Other things, they can handle.
In places such as Western Shu and Tangshan Xuezhou, Jiang He will personally come to take charge. If he encounters any danger, he will immediately ask for help from Shushan, as long as it is not an attack by immortals, demons and gods.
The sky won't fall!
With the two people's promises, Chen Yuan was completely relieved and headed towards Shu Soul Interrupting Valley without hesitation. He wanted to improve his strength here!
Regarding Shu Interrupted Soul Valley, Chen Yuan was still relatively unfamiliar before, and he did not have time to pay attention to this aspect, but after the opportunity appeared.
He then learned everything about Broken Soul Valley from Shushan.
Originally, there was an evil sect stationed here, extracting souls and refining souls, and became notorious, and the government could do nothing about it. But then it disappeared inexplicably, and the place became deserted.
However, due to various previous rumors, it was regarded as an ominous place, and few people came here.
So far, it is still vaguely called Jedi.
And from the prophecies of opportunity guided by the Altar of Luck, it is not difficult to see that his opportunity this time is precisely related to Yin Xie.
"In the Broken Soul Valley of the Golden River in the middle of Sichuan, the evil wind and evil souls fall to the sky and cry. When the evil blood soul tree is reached, the wind and fire will consolidate the soul!"
This is the prophecy, and Chen Yuan has always kept it in mind.
Of course, Chen Yuan will not care about any evil things. As long as it can make his cultivation further, it is a good thing and a good opportunity!
The distance between the Qianyang Mountains where the Shangguan clan is located and the Broken Soul Valley is not close, but at Chen Yuan's speed it is not far either. It only took him half a day to arrive outside the Broken Soul Valley.
And this place is indeed as recorded, with a radius of a hundred miles and no one around.
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