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Chapter 602: 416 Key (Must See! Don't Pamper the Book)

Chapter 602: Chapter 416 Key (Must See! Don’t Pamper the Book)

Leaving Tangshan Prefecture, Chen Yuan took the necessary road and once again arrived at Tangshan Prefecture City to see Zhang Xuan. Upon meeting, the first thing he asked was when Chen Yuan had made his breakthrough.

It had only been a few days, yet he never expected that Chen Yuan had already formed his Heavenly Core without any fuss, even though Chen Yuan had mentioned this before.

Still, Zhang Xuan felt astonished.

Chen Yuan didn’t say much, only describing some of the breakthrough process to him, and with Zhang Xuan’s background, he certainly wasn’t lacking in such knowledge.

Since childhood, he, a child of an official, would have taken medicinal baths and received guidance from his family or father, but Chen Yuan still mentioned it, thinking that these things were, after all, beneficial.

Zhang Xuan’s demeanor was very solemn as he listened in detail to the breakthrough process, his words filled with some admiration and helplessness.

It was still the same old saying.

The gap between them was growing ever larger, and each time he saw Chen Yuan’s cultivation leap, he would recall the situation over a year ago when he was at the peak of Heavenly Gang.

After Chen Yuan arrived in Nanling Prefecture, he had only just entered the Gang Condensation cultivation.

By the time he returned from his breakthrough, Chen Yuan had already reached the same level as him, and when he broke through to Heavenly Element and stepped into the Reach Profound Middle Stage, Chen Yuan had already breached the Heavenly Palace.

And then… While he was still at the Heavenly Palace, Chen Yuan had already formed his True Pill and officially stepped into the Grandmaster realm.

When he entered the Core Realm, what level would Chen Yuan have reached?

Zhang Xuan didn’t dare to think further about this; the more he thought about it, the more shocked and curious he became about Chen Yuan’s talent, which was initially quite ordinary.

Why had it suddenly become so terrifying?

Heavenly favored?

“Congratulations to Brother Chen for forming the True Pill,” Zhang Xuan said with grave respect as he clasped his hands in salute.

“Brother Zhang should also speed up his pursuit!” Chen Yuan said with a smile.

Zhang Xuan shook his head slightly and sighed, “The gap between us can only grow larger. Comparing myself to someone like you is simply torture.”

“You overstate the matter.”

“By the way, Brother Chen, when forming your core, were there any extraordinary phenomena?”

“What do you think, Brother Zhang?” Chen Yuan asked, looking at him with a half-smile.

“I suppose there were, but I wonder what kind of phenomena?”

Chen Yuan pondered for a moment, then spoke in a low voice, “When I formed my core, a bright moon rose.”

“The moon rising over the sea?”

“Precisely.”

It wasn’t that Chen Yuan didn’t trust Zhang Xuan, but such phenomena as ‘Purple Qi Comes from the East’ were simply too shocking. In this world, purple is esteemed, and if such news were to spread…

It would certainly cause some waves.

It’s better to be cautious.

This was also what Jiang He and the others had cautioned him about—it was best not to reveal this to others. After all, aside from a few Daoist masters at the Taoist Divine Palace, no one else had noticed this detail.

“Brother Chen truly is…” Zhang Xuan gave a wry smile, “…a rarity in the world with such talent.”

“Quite ordinary, really.”

Zhang Xuan gave Chen Yuan a long look, not wanting to suffer further blows to his ego, and quickly changed the subject, “Which eunuch was it that delivered the decree this time?”

“Yang Yuanqing.”

“Him?” Zhang Xuan’s brow raised, seemingly surprised.

“Do you know this person, Brother Zhang?”

“Indeed I do, though not very well.”

“Go on…”

Zhang Xuan let out a laugh, “There’s not much to say, just somewhat shocked by how highly the Emperor regards Brother Chen, sending a Core Realm Grandmaster eunuch to issue a decree. This Yang Yuanqing is no nobody—he’s a trusted eunuch close to the Emperor, and it’s said that he holds substantial power in the palace, heavily relied upon by several concubines in the harem. Of course, much of this power comes from his adoptive father, Cao Zhengxian.”

Chen Yuan nodded, admitting that indeed, he hadn’t heard of this Yang Yuanqing. After all, the latter worked within the palace and was an eunuch; he wasn’t well-known in Jianghu.

But if it was about Cao Zhengxian, he had some understanding.

Not only had he heard about him from Zhang Xuan’s mouth, but also, this Head Supervisor of the Imperial Supervision Bureau and Lord in Jianghu was quite renowned, having served three emperors to date.

From a lowly eunuch, he had gradually risen to become a Head Supervisor with immense power, which was difficult to ignore.

His reputation in the Capital was particularly stellar, and according to some secrets Zhang Xuan mentioned, some concubines wanting to be graced by Emperor Jingtai’s company had to get through Cao the Supervisor first.

While he couldn’t claim to hold sway over the entire government, his influence was indeed extraordinary, especially as in recent years, Emperor Jingtai intentionally weakened the power of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau and gave more authority to the Imperial Supervision Bureau.

“Brother Zhang, you’re overthinking it. The news of my Core Formation hasn’t leaked out yet, so how could the Emperor know and send his personal eunuch to issue a decree to me?

He must have another purpose. According to my estimation, Yang Yuanqing’s goal should be towards the Southern Border,” Chen Yuan said, pointing in a direction.

Zhang Xuan immediately understood. If a Core Realm eunuch personally came to issue a decree, apart from the few Golden Envoys, it was probably for Prince Zhen Nan of the South.

Although the prince kept a low profile in Jianghu, being able to be named a prince of a different surname was enough to show his capability.

“It seems that the Southern Border has been causing trouble again,” Zhang Xuan said with a smile.

While the Southern Border might not be as troublesome as the Northern Barbarians, who pressed against the borders every year, the vast mountains hid who knows how many demon tribe powerhouses. Though the Great Chu Dynasty had once launched a demon extermination campaign hundreds of years ago…

After centuries of recuperating, the opponents likely had regained their Primordial Energy, and there had been numerous demon disturbances in the Central Plains over the years.

The lack of large-scale disturbances was largely due to Prince Zhen Nan leading tens of thousands of elite soldiers to suppress them.

Chen Yuan laughed, not saying much more.