212: Chapter 212 The Fortune of the Dynasty

Bang!

The white light figure in the rear had just caught up.

Unexpectedly, the person fleeing turned around abruptly and thrust a sword backhand at the light figure.

The light figure had no time to react, and its chest was pierced by the sword.

The person fleeing gave a ferocious laugh on the spot and twisted the long sword.

Subsequently, the white light figure exploded directly in mid-air.

It turned into specks of starlight that fell to the ground, then dissipated and vanished.

Yuan Chen saw this from afar.

He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. What kind of thing is this so-called Yunling Guard?

"I wonder how long this person can hold out?"

"This is the border of the Heavenly Region. The neighboring Profound Region is not under the jurisdiction of the Daming Dynasty. Plus, this person killed a Golden Core Yunling Guard with a single strike. With some strength, he likely has a good chance of escaping."

Just as Yuan Chen was puzzled, the voices of the surrounding crowd discussing the matter reached his ears.

Everyone looked calm, as if this thing called a Yunling Guard was nothing unusual.

Yuan Chen gave Ye Lingling a look, signaling her to eat in peace, then walked directly to the two people discussing it nearby.

With a flip of his hand, he placed a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact on their table.

He pushed the Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact toward the two of them.

"What is this Yunling Guard?"

Wang Yong and Yang Hao's eyes widened.

They were just chatting casually as usual; who would have thought a stranger would come up and throw down a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact without saying a word.

They looked at each other, their breathing quickening simultaneously.

This place was just an ordinary small town with no experts, and both of them were merely Golden Core Cultivators; how could they have come into contact with such treasures?

Wang Yong was the first to recover, clutching the Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact to his chest with a fawning smile.

"Senior must be visiting our Heavenly Region for the first time, right?"

Seeing Yuan Chen nod indifferently, he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction and opened his mouth to explain further.

But at this moment, Yang Hao beside him also reacted.

He interrupted directly, speaking first.

"Senior, this Yunling Guard is formed by the fortune of our Daming Dynasty..."

As he spoke, he reached out toward the Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact in Wang Yong's arms.

It was true they were friends, but this was a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Wang Yong naturally wouldn't hand it over; he tightened his grip and his mouth moved rapidly, scrambling to show off.

"...The Daming Dynasty has vast territories, and in order to maintain order..."

Even though both were very anxious, their words were not delayed at all, as they secretly competed with each other.

Under their back-and-forth explanations, Yuan Chen finally understood what a Yunling Guard was.

The Daming Dynasty possessed an Immortal Artifact that collected national fortune—the human emperor cauldron.

As long as it was within the recognized territory of the Daming Dynasty, wisps of national fortune would constantly drift into the Immortal Artifact every moment.

The more territory it encompassed, the more Cultivators there were, and the stronger the combat power, the more national fortune it absorbed.

When the national fortune accumulated to a certain level, it would take form to protect the Imperial Dynasty.

The Fortune Spirit of the Daming Dynasty was a sacred grass butterfly.

It had helped the Daming Dynasty be reborn many times when it was on the verge of destruction.

But no matter how strong this grass butterfly Fortune Spirit was, it was only an inanimate object; keeping it stored in the human emperor cauldron during normal times was a waste of resources.

Later, an emperor of the Daming Dynasty had a sudden inspiration.

He found a way to split the Fortune Spirit into Yunling Guards of varying strength, placing them throughout the jurisdiction of the Daming Dynasty.

He also gave the local rulers some command authority to maintain stability in various places.

Having no human consciousness, there was no need to worry about betrayal, and the command authority lent to various places could be reclaimed at any time.

Even more importantly, the Yunling Guards had an immortal characteristic; even if killed by someone, they would still fall within the land of the Daming Dynasty and, after a short time, be recollected into the human emperor cauldron to be put back into use.

When the country was in danger, the Yunling Guards would be quickly recalled, synthesizing into a powerful Fortune Spirit to protect the Daming Dynasty completely.

This thing is really quite good, Yuan Chen thought, stroking his chin in contemplation.

Of course, it couldn't be ridiculously powerful.

First, the Yunling Guards could only be active within the territory of the Daming Dynasty; once they stepped out of the Daming Dynasty, they would instantly dissipate.

Simply put, the Yunling Guards were bodyguards, not hitmen.

However, there were loopholes to exploit; as long as the enemy was lured into one's own territory, it would be fine.

This was the reason why the Daming Dynasty was not in a hurry to take action against Yuan Chen.

Yuan Chen's half-Dragon Clan strength was also formidable, so to minimize losses, the Daming Dynasty naturally had to make sufficient preparations.

Slowly nibbling away at the Desolate Region from the surroundings; if the Exotic Beast Mansion did not take the initiative to attack, they would just keep swallowing, and if the Exotic Beast Mansion couldn't hold back and pushed back, then the battlefield would be at the border of the Daming Dynasty.

The Fortune Spirit would naturally be usable then.

Second.

After all, they were inanimate objects without self-consciousness.

Acting as guards for various places naturally had limitations.

For example, after discovering someone breaking the rules of the Daming Dynasty, the nearest Yunling Guard would be the first to apprehend them; if apprehension failed, a higher-Rank Yunling Guard would continue the pursuit based on the mark, and after another failure, the next higher-Rank Yunling Guard would take action.

In other words, if the enemy was a Soul Transformation Stage expert and the Yunling Guard was only at the Golden Core realm, after it died, it wouldn't directly deploy a Soul Transformation or stronger Yunling Guard; it would only increase gradually, sending out a Nascent Soul one first, and after it died, then a Soul Transformation one...

Many times, before the Yunling Guard could arrive, the enemy had already run out of the Daming Dynasty's territory.

Of course, if the local administrator dealt with it in time, it would also work.

However, every administrator ruled over a vast territory and could not possibly pay attention to the situation everywhere at all times; most of the time, the Yunling Guards operated according to procedure.

Yuan Chen looked up and saw the two still holding their breath, silently scrambling for the Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact, and couldn't help but smile.

Feeling that the surroundings had become somewhat quiet, he looked around and saw Cultivators staring at the two people opposite him, and some people's gazes were even sizing him up with ill intent.

It turned out that Wang Yong and the other man's anxious display had been noticed by the surrounding people, and after seeing them clutching the Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact in their arms, everyone could no longer sit still.

It was just that Yuan Chen had casually thrown out a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact, so he must be an expert, and now they didn't dare to take action to snatch it arbitrarily.

As for those who set their sights on Yuan Chen... there were always some fools who wanted to seek wealth through danger.

"I have another one here. Since the two of you cannot split it evenly, then this one is for you!"

After thinking for a moment, Yuan Chen smiled and took out another Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact.

At this moment, a Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact might not be much different from a stone on the ground in his eyes.

After signaling to the two, Yang Hao continued to hold on with one hand and reached for this one with the other.

Wang Yong did the same. After they both grabbed it simultaneously, they were silent for two seconds. Wang Yong was the first to let go of the long spear, and then Yang Hao also let go of the precious sword.

After getting their own Spiritual Artifacts, both of them grinned simultaneously.

But after an inadvertent glance, their smiles instantly faded; only then did they realize that the people around them were all staring at them with gloomy gazes.

Yuan Chen stood up and sat back in his seat, leaning his back comfortably against the chair.

Two Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts, can you sit still?

It died too quickly just now, and I didn't have time to examine it.

When the Yunling Guard arrives later, I must study it properly.