213: If it is true, I will give you a chance, so what? (Subscribe)

Outside the separate courtyard,

Cloud Skyborn, the captain leading the army, had a white cloth wrapped around his shoulder blade. He frowned upon seeing his cousin, who had gone missing yesterday and was thought to have died in the mouth of a demon, appear here:

"Are you alright? We didn't see you yesterday. When we were clearing the battlefield, Father even sent others to look for you."

"I apologize for making Second Uncle and Third Brother worry." Yun Zhuosheng hadn't expected to run into his usually imposing Third Brother outside the separate courtyard. A flicker of guilt crossed his eyes, then he quickly covered it up:

"One of my arms was bitten off and swallowed by a beast. I chased it for a long time and fought it for a while before finally killing it and reattaching my severed hand. My True Qi was severely depleted on the way back, so I meditated for a period of time, which is why I returned late." Yun Zhuosheng raised his still unhealed severed hand, the crisscrossing bite marks on it gruesome and clear.

Cloud Skyborn looked at it, his expression unreadable, but then he flicked his sleeve.

"Catch!"

"This is a Rejuvenation Pill bestowed by the This General. Take it when you return; it will be good for your injuries."

Yun Zhuosheng awkwardly caught a small white jade bottle. "Thank you, Third Brother!"

Cloud Skyborn nodded and hummed in acknowledgment, then stepped aside.

"Go on in!"

Yun Zhuosheng, however, hesitated again. "Third Brother... aren't you curious why I want to see the This General?"

"Since you've come, you must have something important to discuss. You don't need to tell anyone else, including me. Just be respectful to the This General and don't lose your composure."

"Go!"

Yun Zhuosheng lowered his head.

"Thank you for your guidance, Third Brother."

He then walked into the separate courtyard, passed through a long corridor, and arrived at the main hall.

At this moment, a figure in green was sitting with his hand resting on the back of a chair.

Upon seeing this figure, Yun Zhuosheng felt as if he was facing a towering mountain. He held his breath, his face tensing up, and quickly stepped forward to pay his respects, bowing his head deeply.

"Your humble servant, Yun Zhuosheng, greets the This General!"

At this moment, Chen Yuan turned around, a half-smile on his face. "I've seen you before."

When he had returned from Tianxiong Pass to Jinguancheng to report for duty, he had passed by a dilapidated temple in the wilderness. At that time, this person seemed to be taking a father and daughter back to the Yun Family. There wasn't much interaction, but now, by coincidence, they were arranged together.

Yun Zhuosheng looked up and saw the half-smile on Chen Yuan's face, his eyes immediately tensing. He remembered not allowing his cousin to deliver food back then, and also not bothering with this person when he fled from the demons. He felt a bit uneasy and even regretted coming. This This General wouldn't still remember, would he?

"I beg the This General's forgiveness. Your humble servant did not recognize the This General at that time..."

He hadn't finished speaking when Chen Yuan interrupted him,

"There's no need to be so nervous. I, this This General, wouldn't make things difficult for you. When walking the Jianghu, one should act accordingly. What crime is there in that? The fact that your Yun Family could come to Guangan Prefecture is enough for this This General to think highly of you." Speaking, Chen Yuan propped one hand on the back of the chair and raised his eyebrows. "Stand up and speak. Tell me, what is it?"

Yun Zhuosheng stood up, his expression shifting. He adjusted his breathing, gathered his courage, and quickly said, "Your humble servant dares to be bold and wishes to offer a treasure to the This General."

Chen Yuan had originally thought this Yun Family junior was coming over simply to ask for something, but he raised an eyebrow when he heard this answer. He rubbed his palm on the back of the chair, a hint of interest sparking within him.

"What treasure?"

Seeing this, Yun Zhuosheng also calmed his nervous heart and began to recount what he had seen and heard at the bottom of the cliff after chasing a demon following yesterday's great battle.

"After the This General displayed Divine Might yesterday at Fengxiaoling and defeated the Yao Race army, the demons fled. And I, your humble servant, was unfortunately bitten off half an arm by a beast while fighting Demon Soldiers earlier."

Saying this, this Yun Family disciple showed the wound and continued:

"My Yun Family's Cultivation Technique... So, I chased this demon for forty li towards the northwest, finally slaying this beast. Then, I accidentally stumbled into a cliff..."

Yun Zhuosheng first described how he clearly felt the abundant essence of heaven and earth within the cliff, and then finally got to the main point.

"I immediately felt that there must be a treasure here, so I went to investigate. Because it was almost impossible to see anything inside, I carefully sensed the changes in the concentration of essence. Finally, after searching for a long time, I saw a small tree growing on the cliff wall in the mist, looking like green jadeite. Your humble servant cannot describe its beauty."

Saying this, Yun Zhuosheng fell into a state of recollection, clumsily describing his shock at the time. The scene was still very clear in his memory,

"The essence on it was simply like a vast ocean. Your humble servant's emotions were uncontrollable at the time, and I prepared to reach out and grab it. As a result, that small tree transformed into a Dragon and flew away, then disappeared into that cliff."

"So, I immediately came to report to the This General!"

He finished speaking and lowered his head, but couldn't help but look up to observe Chen Yuan's expression.

Chen Yuan withdrew the hand gripping the back of the chair, his teasing expression fading.

He was accustomed to treasures and initially hadn't taken the other party's words too seriously, but as he listened and saw the other party's expression, his eyes became a bit more serious.

"Did you see clearly?"

"I wouldn't dare deceive the This General, it is absolutely true." Yun Zhuosheng quickly replied.

Chen Yuan could naturally discern whether the other party was lying. He pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke: "You are a Yun Family member, why didn't you tell them?"

As soon as these words came out, Yun Zhuosheng seemed to have his little secret exposed, and he became a bit flustered. "Treasures belong to the virtuous. I believe only the This General is worthy."

"This This General wants to hear the truth!" Chen Yuan frowned.

Yun Zhuosheng knelt on the ground, his head bowed, and said, "This humble one does not have the fortune for such a treasure. Zhuosheng is merely from a collateral branch of the Yun Family, with low cultivation. I only wish for more reliance in this chaotic world, hoping to gain the This General's appreciation."

He had selfish motives.

With his low strength, having a treasure before his eyes yet only being able to watch it fly away was naturally unwilling. If he truly told his main family, he would probably only be able to watch. Furthermore, even if it were taken, how much benefit could it bring to him, a fifth-branch disciple? Whether he could escape the Dharma Eye of this This General was another matter entirely.

It was better to achieve it in one go!

Speaking of Guangan Prefecture, who held the most prestige now? This This General before him, without a doubt, possessed boundless abilities, and his fierce might from yesterday was still vividly remembered.

Chen Yuan glanced at this Yun Family disciple, who was only at the Peak of Qi Refining.

It was understandable to seek personal gain. It was fine as long as he spoke it out, so he smiled.

"Well done!"

"If it's true, why wouldn't this This General bestow a great fortune upon you?"

"Lead the way!"

Saying this, a surge of Qi rose from beneath his feet, directly enveloping this Yun Family disciple. They shot up from the main hall, flashing out, transforming into a streak of light, and flying towards the west.

Approximately a quarter of an hour later, Chen Yuan arrived at a cliff shrouded in swirling mist, as indicated by Yun Zhuosheng.

Chen Yuan observed the surrounding mountain formations. This place gathered wind and Qi, the mist lingered perpetually, and there was also a waterfall plunging straight down the cliff, like a Dragon lurking in an abyss.

He stood atop the clouds, his eyes surging with golden light, suddenly blazing. Two golden rays directly pierced through the mist, brilliantly illuminating the depths of the fog.

Under his Dharma Eye, he saw countless colorful specks of light swimming at the bottom of this deep abyss. Compared to the outside world, the essence of heaven and earth here was indeed much denser. If one were to Cultivate here, their speed would increase exponentially.

This made him feel somewhat surprised and doubtful.

This place was very close to Guang'an City. Such a mystical place should have been occupied long ago.

Could it be that the feng shui layout of this place had just formed, and that treasure had just been born?

Thoughts raced through his mind. Chen Yuan, riding the clouds, also sped along the cliff's edge, his Dharma Eye's golden light ceaselessly searching.

After about half an incense stick's time, Chen Yuan's Dharma Eye swept across a section of the cliff, and his eyes suddenly blazed.

His Dharma Eye pierced through the mist, and he saw a dark pool. By the pool, a crystalline small tree, only as tall as a person, had branches like a coiling Dragon, shimmering with brilliant green light. Dense essence emanated from it.

And under the golden light of the Dharma Eye, this small tree was not a real tree, but rather composed of strands of something akin to Dao Qi, with divine patterns flickering within.

He suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment.

This object was formed from the mountain and water Dragon Veins. It hadn't existed before, but when the Yao Race broke through the pass, the ethereal Luck in the heavens and earth dispersed.

Presumably, the contention for Luck that Pei Yanhu spoke of, such a miraculous object manifested by heaven and earth, was one of them.

He no longer thought much, simply raised his hand, and the Nine Wonders Thirty-Six Mountain Demon Suppression Tower emerged from his palm, spinning. Then, he tossed it into the misty cliff below, where it rapidly grew in size and plummeted downwards.

As for himself, his feet sank, and he too shot downwards like a comet.

Soon, the mist below churned as if boiling, followed by a high-pitched Dragon roar from beneath the cliff.

Then, a great green light erupted, and a tremendous rumbling sound echoed.

The nearby mountain walls vibrated intensely, and rocks tumbled down with a crashing sound, creating an astonishing spectacle.

Following this, as if a ground Dragon was rolling, the mountain walls on both sides directly exploded with cracks, collapsing with a roar and falling into the cliff.

High above the clouds, Yun Zhuosheng watched this scene with a pounding heart. That treasure was so formidable that even the This General couldn't subdue it immediately. His own desire to claim it back then seemed utterly ridiculous.

"Yin!"

Suddenly, a grotesque Dragon head, like a tree growing on a Dragon, emerged from the mist, letting out a high-pitched Dragon roar, attempting to fly away.

Just then, a cold snort came from below.

With a burst of air, golden divine chains flew up, tightly coiling around the "Dragon head," then violently pulling it downwards.

The "Dragon head" let out a wail and plummeted.

Following that was a buzzing vibration, echoing mightily within the cliff.

After about half an hour, the sound finally ceased.

Immediately after, a figure shot up into the sky and landed on the clouds.

Chen Yuan at this moment was brimming with essence, his eyes shining with brilliant divine light, exuding a compelling aura. He glanced at Yun Zhuosheng.

He directly extended his hand into a claw, grabbing at the other party and pulling him directly closer.

"This General!" Yun Zhuosheng's face showed surprise.

But the next second, he saw golden light shoot from Chen Yuan's eyes, converging at his glabella to form a golden mark. Chen Yuan's hands moved like lightning, patting his Du Meridian a few times.

Only a few popping sounds were heard from within the Yun Family disciple's body.

Then, Chen Yuan flicked his sleeve, and a bottle flew out. "This This General keeps his word. The rest is up to you."

Saying this, he sent the person to solid ground, and with a flash, his body disappeared from the spot.

At this moment, Yun Zhuosheng felt his Ren and Du Meridians flowing smoothly, his glabella warm, and his True Qi rushing through his twelve major meridians. His face lit up with joy.

He was about to reach Body Profound!