"Thank you, but there's no need. You should know the expectations the Elder has for you. Don't disappoint him."

The Elder said calmly.

"Please rest assured, I won't."

With the system in him, Chen Daoxuan remained calm.

"I have something else to attend to, so I won't stay."

The Elder said, turning to leave.

"Wait!"

Chen Daoxuan suddenly noticed something and took a step forward. "Elder, how did you get injured?"

"It's nothing, just a mosquito bite."

The Elder didn't mind and rolled up his sleeve, revealing a gruesome scar on his arm that had already scabbed over, emitting a faint smell of blood.

"This aura... Could it be that there are demonic cultivators again?"

Chen Daoxuan felt a familiar aura from the Elder's wound and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"That's right."

The Elder put his sleeve back down. "For some reason, a large number of demonic cultivators have appeared near Cloud Mountain County in Zhou Kingdom. Three villages have already been completely slaughtered. We investigated the scene and found traces of at least dozens of demonic cultivators. These damn beasts!"

The Elder was already hot-tempered to begin with.

Thinking of the gruesome scenes he had witnessed with his own eyes, his anger became uncontrollable.

These demonic cultivators were extremely cruel. They would kill people cleanly and swiftly, sparing them from suffering. That would have lessened their sins.

But these guys...

They would forcefully put people into a furnace, drain their blood and flesh while they were still alive, and refine them into demonic pills to increase their strength and lifespan. This method was truly against the natural order and utterly insane!

"Elder, I happen to know some inside information."

Chen Daoxuan suddenly remembered what Tang Youran had said. "The emperor of the dynasty is about to abdicate..."

Chen Daoxuan didn't say much, but this sentence awakened the Elder.

"I understand."

The Elder clenched his fist, his eyes filled with anger. "I will go and inform the Sect Master right away. If it's really someone from the dynasty, then there's no need for the dynasty to exist!"

After saying that, the Elder quietly left.

Not long after the Elder left, Tang Youran arrived.

"Master Chen, I've brought you this month's share of profits."

Tang Youran placed a ring in Chen Daoxuan's hand.

"Miss Tang, I'm afraid you didn't just come to deliver this, did you?"

Chen Daoxuan waved the ring in his hand.

Although the price of this ring wasn't low, it was far from being rare. In the cultivation world, there were countless rings like this.

"Master Chen is indeed clever. I heard that Cloud Mountain County will be holding a gathering for cultivators soon. I wonder if Master Chen is interested in attending?"

Tang Youran smiled enchantingly, captivating all.

"Oh?"

Chen Daoxuan suddenly became interested.

There were many cultivators in the world. In most cases, they either cultivated within their sects or traveled around. Every once in a while, a powerful cultivator would send out invitations, gathering cultivators from all sides.

There were two main purposes for these gatherings.

One was to meet more cultivators and establish personal connections, and the other was to conduct some transactions. After all, there were some treasures that were useless in one's own hands but could be exchanged for a large amount of spiritual stones.

This was also something that many people enjoyed.

Moreover, with powerful cultivators overseeing the gathering, no one would dare to cause trouble.

Furthermore, everyone was there to make connections and sell things.

No one would be foolish enough to cause trouble and become a target of public criticism.

"Okay, I'll participate," Chen Daoxuan nodded.

"When the time comes, I will come to invite Master Chen," he said.

"No trouble at all," Tang Youran said as she left.

Chen Daoxuan still remembered the bet he made with the sect leader.

To take control of Cloud Mountain County within five years.

Now, two years have passed, leaving three more years.

Chen Daoxuan had already planned for this in his heart. It wasn't the right time yet, but this gathering gave him a better opportunity.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

Tang Youran arrived again and left with Chen Daoxuan, heading towards Cloud Mountain County.

Recently, there have been demonic cultivators appearing in Cloud Mountain County, causing a large number of cultivators to gather. Therefore, this gathering was born.

About five hundred meters east of Cloud Mountain County, there was a huge forest. Although there were no demonic beasts in this forest, it was filled with countless poisonous insects. For ordinary people, it was a deadly forbidden place.

But for cultivators, as long as their strength was decent, these poisonous insects posed no threat.

Chen Daoxuan and Tang Youran sat on the back of a colorful phoenix bird and flew for about half a day before arriving here.

In the center of the pitch-black forest, there was a huge open space. Yellow powder was scattered around the edges to drive away the poisonous insects. Many cultivators were setting up stalls here to exchange and communicate. Some were even singing and drinking, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

"Master Chen?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man flying on a sword saw Chen Daoxuan and quickly cupped his hands, "Master Chen, the act of killing three demonic cultivators has earned our utmost respect."

"This fellow cultivator," Chen Daoxuan cupped his hands and politely smiled, "It was just a stroke of luck."

"If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be able to achieve such luck."

The middle-aged man was quite frank.

As they spoke, the three of them slowly descended. Many cultivators' gazes fell upon them. Seeing the middle-aged man was not surprising, as he was a familiar face.

When they saw Tang Youran, their gazes paused for a moment. The children were indeed exceptionally beautiful.

But when they saw Chen Daoxuan, they began to whisper to each other.

Chen Daoxuan's reputation had gradually spread.

Previously, they had only heard his name but had not seen him in person. Now that they saw him, they were naturally surprised.

"Could this be the Fellow Daoist Chen who killed three demonic cultivators?"

"I heard that he is almost a hundred years old now, but why does he still look so young?"

"He is already at the peak of Foundation Building, just one step away from entering the Gold Core realm. Isn't it normal for him to be young?"

"Go and greet him!"

A group of independent cultivators became restless, and many disciples from various sects came to pay their respects. Of course, there were also several beautiful female cultivators who approached flirtatiously.

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Chen reached the peak of Foundation Building in just a few years and even married many beautiful wives. It truly makes others envious."

An independent cultivator walked up, looking at Chen Daoxuan with envy.

Chen Daoxuan was born in a sect, indicating that his spiritual roots were quite good, which was already stronger than many independent cultivators. Now that Chen Daoxuan had branched out and established a powerful family, controlling a county, his fame had spread far and wide.

Naturally, they were even more envious.

The most important thing was that these independent cultivators lacked the support of a sect, did not have abundant resources, and did not have a systematic cultivation method. They could only rely on their own exploration.

Many people were trapped at their current cultivation level and unable to progress.

Chen Daoxuan remained at the Body Refining stage even after reaching eighty years of age.

But after turning eighty, his strength skyrocketed, giving everyone a glimmer of hope. If Chen Daoxuan could do it, maybe they could too. Even if there was only a slight possibility, it could still lead them to a bright path!

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