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Chapter 479: 375 Demon Blade Shakes the Heavens! (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Ticket)_2

Chapter 479: Chapter 375 Demon Blade Shakes the Heavens! (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Ticket)_2

Hiding in the crowd was like looking for a needle in the ocean.

Next, Chen Yuan introduced Han Yu and Lady Xu to Du Ming and Liu Zhengsong, telling them that in his absence, Lady Xu would handle some matters.

The rest was for Du Ming, Liu Zhengsong, and Han Yu to support each other.

To this end, Du Ming and Liu Zhengsong did not show any strangeness; on the contrary, they actively transferred some of the power they held to Han Yu.

After the feat of killing a Grandmaster, Du Ming and Liu Zhengsong had come to worship Chen Yuan as a god and dared not have the slightest of second thoughts.

Even a word of encouragement from him was enough to delight them for days.

Keep in mind, Chen Yuan was like them, a Reach Profound Martial Artist!

After recuperating in the county for three days, Chen Yuan and his companions set off. By the time they arrived at Tangshan Prefecture City, his achievement of killing a Grandmaster had completely spread throughout the Central Plains!

People admired him unanimously for a time.

Even Emperor Jin Jingtai, after hearing about this, was greatly pleased and said Chen Yuan was the future pillar of the nation, to be nurtured carefully.

With such fame, even the top echelons of the court started to take a slight interest. Chen Yuan had made a splash for the court, and he might even top the Hidden Dragon List.

The Emperor praised Chen Yuan again, directing the Divine Envoys to provide resources to such a talented young man.

There was even some consideration to summon him to the Capital.

However, where there is praise, there is also slander.

Some recounted what Chen Yuan had done in Qingzhou, saying he was a cruel official and that if he were given an important position, it would mean suffering for the people.

These people were officials with some connection to the Yun Family.

As for the details, Chen Yuan did not hear about them afterward; Emperor Jingtai did not summon him to the Capital, but some rewards did find their way to him.

Of course, the rewards were not under the pretext of his feat of killing a Grandmaster but for his purging of the administration in Tangshan Prefecture.

These matters, however, were afterthoughts, and Chen Yuan cared little for these rewards.

While not very valuable, the rewards carried different implications— in many people’s eyes, Chen Yuan had thoroughly caught the Emperor’s attention.

Being summoned to serve in the Capital in the future was no longer a significant affair.

After returning to Tangshan Prefecture, Chen Yuan’s injuries had mostly healed, and he began dealing with some governmental affairs with Lady Xu, mainly with her handling them and him guiding from the side.

It must be said that Lady Xu was indeed intelligent; after a bit of guidance, she handled the various matters of Tangshan Prefecture quite competently.

Chen Yuan rewarded Lady Xu handsomely for it.

While Chen Yuan was stationed in Tangshan Prefecture, the master of the local Ascending Immortal Tower sent him an invitation, hoping to have a meeting, but Chen Yuan ignored it.

An ordinary Tower Master with only Gang Condensation cultivation had no right to invite him now.

In the end, the Tower Master personally visited the Heavenly Patrol Bureau to see Chen Yuan, and couldn’t help but sigh; after just over a month, the gap between them had widened even further.

These were all common occurrences for those who knew Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan did not care what the Tower Master thought.

After meeting Chen Yuan, the Tower Master first congratulated him on his new achievements and then stated his purpose: the real reason for the previous invitation was not just for a gathering. In fact, a sub-Tower Master of the Ascending Immortal Tower from the Qing and Shu regions wished to see him.

He hoped Chen Yuan would attend a banquet.

Chen Yuan contemplated for a moment and finally decided to meet the sub-Tower Master.

As a sub-Tower Master for Ascending Immortal Tower in the Qing and Shu regions, that person was well-reputed; Chen Yuan had heard some about him. With Core Realm cultivation and a legitimate Grandmaster Level strength.

Such an existence seeking him out could not rightly be ignored.

In the future, he might need to rely on this person.

The power and connections the other possessed were definitely several levels above his own, usually associating with the likes of Jiang He or other peak figures like Sect Masters or Family Heads.

As for the sub-Tower Master’s motives, Chen Yuan had some guesses.

It was all likely because of the Hidden Dragon List ranking.

When the news of him killing a Grandmaster broke, and Jianghu was boiling with excitement, some also proclaimed that Chen Yuan should now rightfully take first place on the Hidden Dragon List.

If he didn’t get the first, it would be seen as suppression by Ascending Immortal Tower.

After all, the achievements of the top three did not include killing a Grandmaster.

However, others disagreed, believing that Zuo Chengzong, Wei Wuya, and the like had opposing Grandmaster feats in the previous years and were undoubtedly more formidable now; they felt Chen Yuan should not be placed at the top just for killing a Grandmaster.

What would happen if, after some time, they too killed a Grandmaster? That would imply a problem with Ascending Immortal Tower’s ranking being the foremost in intelligence.

It could tarnish the reputation of Ascending Immortal Tower.

In any case, because of this matter, some in Jianghu argued for many days, yet the people from Ascending Immortal Tower maintained silence, not taking a stand.

Now, nearly seven days had passed since then, and the debate only grew more intense. Chen Yuan felt that Ascending Immortal Tower definitely had to make a decision.

To either place him directly at the top of the Hidden Dragon List or suppress his ranking a bit further?

One misstep could potentially damage Ascending Immortal Tower’s reputation.

In fact, tarnishing its reputation was not the first time Chen Yuan had done this; over the year, his ranking had skyrocketed like a rocket, repeatedly embarrassing Ascending Immortal Tower.