Upheaval in White Emperor Province, Saint King Fang Yuehua, Holy Maiden Ling Qingcheng, and the Sneaky Chen Xuandao

"A top-tier emperor-grade cultivation technique!" Everyone was utterly shocked.

Even the Chen Lineage at its peak had never possessed anything like this. Only Desolate Ancient Domain clans, imperial clans, top sects, and holy lands might possess one. It was absolutely a technique worthy of safeguarding an entire clan!

Had their ancestor just casually brought it out? Could Chen Fan have been working undercover all these years too?

And given Bai Fengyao's background and experience, her assessment ought to be quite reliable.

For a moment, they were filled with envy. But they understood their own abilities. With their talent, they could not cultivate an emperor-grade technique. Taking it would be like occupying a latrine without taking a shit.

They truly were not jealous.

Bai Fengyao beamed, her smile blooming like a flower. Even the Ancient Phoenix Clan had only one such technique. Her master truly was generous! He had simply given it to her, wholeheartedly nurturing her.

Then, as his disciple, she had to cultivate diligently, strive to leave the Ancient Phoenix Clan, and formally join the Chen Lineage one day!

She would repay her master's great kindness.

Meanwhile, outside.

Every cultivator throughout Chen Lineage City erupted into an uproar.

Without any explanation, entire households suddenly broke through together, their presences rising steadily. Happiness had arrived with such little ceremony.

Even their dogs began calling their friends over, gathering in the streets and lining up to meditate and cultivate together. Chickens began developing spiritual intelligence, and even chicken drumsticks tasted better.

Nourished by the incredibly dense Spiritual Qi, the very level of existence of all living beings rose rapidly.

They did not know what had happened. But they could guess that it seemed connected to the Chen Lineage.

They immediately gathered in crowds on the streets and surged toward the gates of the Chen Lineage's central estate, prostrating themselves in gratitude for this great kindness and refusing to rise.

Who controlled Langya City did not affect them much, nor could they interfere. They cared more about the tangible benefits they received.

The gloom that had previously filled the city with wind and rain was swept away in an instant.

At the same time.

The old monsters throughout White Emperor Province opened their eyes, pair after pair.

Those in seclusion, those out of seclusion, those making descendants-even those lying in coffins threw open their coffin lids. All of them wore horrified looks.

At their level, they keenly sensed that the density of Spiritual Qi throughout White Emperor Province seemed to have increased enormously!

It was truly terrifying.

They would never believe that no supreme treasure had descended.

They immediately issued orders to locate the source of this power.

Human hearts were greedy. How could drinking the soup be enough? They had to eat the meat, or they could not survive in this world, let alone climb to the highest realms.

Heavenly Abyss Domain.

The Falling Cloud Sect.

Yun Lan sensed it too. Not only that, the sect elders also emerged one after another.

Because they were relatively close, they sensed it even more clearly.

They likewise began searching for the core of the power that could increase the density of Spiritual Qi across all of White Emperor Province.

For a top sect, it did not matter if they lacked an Emperor Realm expert. Great emperors were rare, after all. Having a Saint Realm expert was already enough to qualify as a top sect.

With a treasure descending, they naturally had to contend for it. They could not miss this opportunity.

Even in the neighboring great provinces bordering White Emperor Province-Burning Province, Azure Emperor Province, Heavenly Lang Province, and others-some experts began setting their sights on their neighbor.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Fan had already reached Burning Province.

"A great emperor's speed. Truly dependable."

It was too fast, like teleportation. And this was without the enhancement of any movement divine ability.

At that moment, he appeared in the sky above the border region.

Every great province had emperor-grade powers, meaning powers with Emperor Realm experts.

Some had more, some fewer. Ancient clans, ancient aristocratic clans, and imperial clans counted among the very strongest emperor-grade powers.

Of course, with his current overall strength, he had no fear of anyone!

At this thought, Chen Fan took out the jade pendant.

He infused it with Spiritual Qi again.

He drew upon the imperial soul from Great Emperor Xuanji's previous life within it.

Soon, he sensed a result.

He looked in a certain direction.

"Could this place be the Divine Dao Holy Land...?"

The Divine Dao Holy Land in Burning Province stood a level above the Falling Cloud Sect. Though both were top sects, the Divine Dao Holy Land had more Saint Realm experts.

But that made no difference to him. Carrying out his little goal was more important.

Just then, Chen Fan suddenly sensed someone approaching and glanced into the void. He paid it no mind, then vanished without a sound.

Afterward, a woman with a graceful, dignified bearing and peerless nobility appeared.

She looked in the direction Chen Fan had left.

"So young, yet he could actually detect my presence..." Fang Yuehua murmured to herself.

She was the Sage King of the Divine Dao Holy Land.

Otherwise, Chen Fan would not have looked in her direction. She had clearly concealed herself, yet he had still discovered her.

"Interesting. Heaven-gifted talent." Though she had only caught a glimpse, at her level, she knew this young man was far from ordinary.

To discover her, he had to possess at least Saint Realm cultivation!

"If he could be with..." She thought of her holy maiden disciple, whom no one was worthy of, and shook her head.

Her disciple was no ordinary tsundere. Even her Sage King master found her a headache!

"On this trip, I'll go to White Emperor Province and get to the bottom of things." The Divine Dao Holy Land was very close to White Emperor Province.

It stood to reason that she should investigate.

Fang Yuehua's gaze sharpened, and she vanished from where she stood.

The Divine Dao Holy Land.

"That feeling again..." A breathtakingly beautiful woman opened her lovely eyes.

She was the holy maiden, named Ling Qingcheng.

"Just who is it...?"

Once could have been a mistaken impression, but twice could not be false.

Someone was secretly prying into her through some method.

Of course, this prying was not some lecherous act, merely a special connection that she had sensed.

"When Master returns from White Emperor Province, I'll need to tell her and discuss it with her." Ling Qingcheng did not pursue the thought further.

Just then, Granny Luo arrived.

"Holy Maiden, this old woman has something to tell you..."

An almost imperceptible excitement lurked in her shrewd eyes.

With the Sage King gone, this was a splendid opportunity to act. She was no match for the holy maiden, but she was in the shadows. With certain methods, possessing the holy maiden might not be impossible!

As long as she succeeded and gained the holy maiden's talent, even if the Sage King knew, she would not do anything to her. The holy maiden's aptitude was the greatest value and the best protection!

The Divine Dao Holy Land would not give up on a prodigy who might possess the potential to become a great emperor, even a possessed prodigy!

Hehehehe~

Ling Qingcheng felt nothing toward Granny Luo, but out of respect for her master, she still had to observe proper bounds.

"Granny Luo, why not speak plainly...?"

"Ah..."

Somewhere in the Divine Dao Holy Land, an old man stroked his beard and sighed as he strolled about.

Passing disciples greeted him one after another.

"Greetings, Elder Chen."

"Hello, Elder Chen."

The old man wore a kindly smile. The disciples' expressions made it clear that he was a popular elder.

Once the disciples had passed, the old man immediately grew burdened with worries and murmured to himself, "The holy maiden's talent is peerless. She truly is a prodigy rarely seen on this continent."

"Only twenty years old, and already at the third level of the Body Integration Realm. Hiss... even I'm only at the eighth level of the Body Integration Realm."

Then his tone shifted.

"If only I could poach her for my Chen Lineage..."

This was exactly the sort of talent the Chen Lineage lacked.

Unfortunately, the Divine Dao Holy Land valued the holy maiden immensely. There was no opportunity to poach her.

That was right. His name was Chen Xuandao, and his true identity was an ancestor of the Chen Lineage.

Now, in the Divine Dao Holy Land, he was merely an outer sect elder.

Long, long ago, he had still been a carefree ancestor. Unexpectedly, his Lineage had declined, so he had come out to work undercover. An unknown number of years had flowed past during this undercover stint.

His main quest was simple: use another power's resources to nurture his own strength. After all, the Chen Lineage's resources and capabilities could no longer let him swiftly break through the shackles of his cultivation.

Afterward, he just had to run away. As for his side quest, that was poaching people! Use the convenience of his position and another power's reputation to recruit disciples, then pack them all up and take them away! Carry off the whole pot!

As an ancestor, he truly had worried himself sick!

"Once I become an inner sect elder!" He immediately set himself a little goal.

The Chen Lineage had once had Saint Realm ancestors too, but the years spared no one. After they fell, no one could succeed them. By his generation, the Lineage's ancestors were only in the Void Return Realm!

The Lineage's decline was visible to the naked eye, and there was nothing he could do.

Each generation was worse than the last. That was how things had reached this point.

Even in the Divine Dao Holy Land, he had started as a hall master, keeping his head down and cultivating all the way before breaking through to the Body Integration Realm and becoming an outer sect elder.

Inner sect elders, however, had to possess Dao Palace Realm or even Tribulation Transcendence Realm cultivation. He still had to remain undercover for a long time.

Besides, only with at least a Dao Palace Realm expert could a Lineage be considered reasonably strong.

Work hard, keep going! The future would be bright! Go back and keep being an ancestor!

"I wonder how the young master is doing now..." Forget it. The young master was probably a lost cause too.

A fate he could do nothing about.

Chen Xuandao thought for a while, then turned to seek out the holy maiden and cultivate a good relationship.

Though he might not be able to poach her, he still had to try. What if it worked?

In any case, "give it a try and die" was not wrong either.

Outside the Divine Dao Holy Land, Chen Fan descended without a sound.

He held that jade pendant in his hand.

"As long as I get close, I can sense something..."

He continued looking for her.

Then he barged straight into the Divine Dao Holy Land...

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