Yin Mengyao could see Long Chen, but Long Chen couldn't see Yin Mengyao. After defeating the Blue Dragon Patriarch and killing him, the most important thing now was the matter of the immortal realm divine guards.
The departure of the Lingwu family represented the decline of a super force that had dominated Yuanling City for many years, and Long Chen was the rising star of Yuanling City. Of course, Long Chen would not stay in Yuanling City. This place was no longer enough for him to grow. As long as he went to a wider sky, he could soar to his heart's content.
Bi Yang Imperial City should be such a place. The surrounding countries were about the same size as the Cangyang Kingdom, far from the scale of the 10 Great Holy Dynasties, and the 10 Great Holy Dynasties were an unreachable existence for the current Long Chen. There was no relatively powerful Demonic Beast Mountain Range near the Cangyang Kingdom. Only Bi Yang Imperial City and Ni Yang's Immortal Realm were the most suitable places for Long Chen.
Even if he didn't become an immortal realm divine guard, Long Chen would still return to Bi Yang Imperial City. The immortal realm divine guard only gave Long Chen a legal identity.
At this time, the shock brought to everyone by Long Chen's defeat of the Blue Dragon Patriarch was still not over. Everyone was looking at this calm-looking young man and exclaiming in admiration.
In the history of Yuanling City, no one had ever reached the level of Long Chen.
As soon as the Lingwu family left, the most flustered one was the Beast Soul Hall. At this time, Emperor Yuan led the people of the Beast Soul Hall to the side of the Ninth Prince and looked at the Ninth Prince with sparkling eyes. They knew that it was time for the Ninth Prince to make a decision. Among them, the most nervous person was Yan Danqing. In his opinion, the immortal realm divine guard was something he had painstakingly obtained by himself. Now, he might even have to give it to Long Chen. How could he be willing?
How could the meat in their hands be snatched away and given to Long Chen?
At the crucial moment, Long Chen raised his head and looked at the Ninth Prince, who was standing on the city gate tower. He opened his mouth and said, "Your Highness, I've already defeated Patriarch Azure Dragon. According to the agreement, I should be the Immortal Realm Divine Guard, right?"
Before the Ninth Prince could speak, Yan Danqing was the first to panic. His face was gloomy as he said, "Bullsh * t, the one who obtained the inheritance of the Burning Sky Secret Realm is me. Who do you think you are?"
"Of course I'm nothing, but you were defeated by me. Who do you think you are? Defeated by me, what qualifications do you have to be an Immortal Realm divine guard? Aren't you afraid of going to Bi Yang Imperial City and humiliating the people of Yuan Ling City? Everyone, am I right?" Long Chen faintly smiled and then raised his voice to ask everyone.
After defeating the Blue Dragon Patriarch, Long Chen gained unprecedented popularity. At this time, when he said this, in Yuan Ling City, as long as there were spectators, most of them jeered, "Yes."
"Let Long Chen be an Immortal Realm divine guard."
Long Chen's current strength far exceeded Yan Danqing's. If he went to Bi Yang Imperial City, he would also be able to shine even more brilliantly. As for Yan Danqing, he might lose the face of the people of Yuan Ling City.
This earth-shattering jeering made Yan Danqing's face pale to the extreme. His whole body trembled. Even Emperor Yuan, who was next to him, had an ugly expression.
"Your Highness, since the rules have been set, I hope Your Highness will not break them. According to the rules, the person who obtained the inheritance of the Burning Sky Demon Emperor is Yan Danqing …" Emperor Yuan said to the Ninth Prince sternly.
"Who said that only Yan Danqing obtained the inheritance?"
The Ninth Prince interrupted Emperor Yuan and suddenly laughed. Then, he turned his head, looked at Long Chen appreciatively, and said in a clear voice, "Just now, Long Chen used the Nine Spinning Fire Shield, which is the famous combat skill of the Burning Sky Demon Emperor. In other words, Long Chen also obtained the inheritance of the Burning Sky Demon Emperor, and Long Chen is stronger than Yan Danqing. Therefore, I have decided that the Immortal Realm divine guard will be Long Chen."
As soon as the Ninth Prince said this, the people of Yuan Ling City suddenly cheered loudly. The Beast Soul Palace and the Lingwu family were the super forces of Yuan Ling City, and they usually oppressed these commoners. But Long Chen's status was much closer to theirs, so they naturally supported Long Chen.
Finally becoming an Immortal Realm divine guard, Long Chen heaved a sigh of relief. However, the fact that the Ninth Prince said that he obtained the inheritance of the Burning Sky Demon Emperor made him a little worried. He didn't know what the Ninth Prince meant by this.
"Nonsense, Long Chen didn't obtain the Nine Spinning Fire Shield at all," Yan Danqing said anxiously.
"Then tell me, where did he get the Nine Spinning Fire Shield?" The Ninth Prince asked in reply.
"You …" Yan Danqing originally wanted to say that you gave it to him, but he had already made an agreement with the Ninth Prince that the Nine Spinning Fire Shield and other things were in the hands of the Ninth Prince. Emperor Yuan obviously knew that his grandson was indignant. He quickly pulled him back, frowned, and said to the Ninth Prince, "Your Highness, isn't this reason a little too far-fetched?"
"Yan Zhibai, it seems that you don't want the position of the City Lord's Mansion anymore, right?"
The Ninth Prince said faintly and no longer paid attention to him. Instead, he looked at Long Chen with a smile and said, "Come up, what are you doing standing here?"
The Ninth Prince's words made Emperor Yuan completely shut his mouth. He knew that since the Ninth Prince even said those words, the matter of the Immortal Realm divine guards was already beyond discussion. However, fortunately, there was still the position of the City Lord's Mansion. Only then did he feel some comfort in his heart.
Emperor Yuan had lived for so many years, he naturally knew when to lower his head.
However, Yan Danqing didn't understand. When he heard with his own ears that the matter of the Immortal Realm divine guards was completely blown up, his breathing gradually became heavy and his eyes turned red. If it weren't for Emperor Yuan stopping him, he would have lost his mind.
"Danqing, let's go back."
After saying this, Emperor Yuan cupped his hands towards the Ninth Prince and said, "Your Highness, since the matter is over, we will take our leave first."
"Mmm."
The Ninth Prince didn't even look at him and just nodded. In the eyes of the Ninth Prince, Emperor Yuan's value wasn't even one-tenth of Long Chen's.
Emperor Yuan's expression was calm as he left with the people of Beast Soul Palace. When he turned around, a trace of hostility and murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Today was the most aggrieved he had ever been in his life, and the person who caused this was Long Chen.
After walking down from the city tower, Yan Danqing and Emperor Yuan finally recovered a little from their anger. Emperor Yuan said with some emotion, "Danqing, this time, Grandpa is useless, I didn't manage to protect your honor."
"Grandpa, I'm fine."
Yan Danqing said faintly. No one knew how much anger was hidden under his calm expression.
"It's good that you're fine. I hope you can withstand this blow. At least, we have the right to manage Yuan Ling City. From now on, our Beast Soul Palace will flourish. At that time, you will be able to get more resources. Surpassing that Long Chen won't be a dream anymore," Emperor Yuan said affirmatively.
"I know, Grandpa. I want to go out alone to relax and calm down. You guys can go back first," Yan Danqing said.
Looking at his proudest grandson being so disappointed at this time, Emperor Yuan also felt very uncomfortable. He nodded and said, "Go, remember to come back early. From today onwards, I will personally guide you on the path forward. I have already prepared enough Tianhe Pills to help you break through to the Heavenly River Realm."
"Mmm …"
Just like that, Yan Danqing left alone. He really wanted to find a place to be quiet so that he could have the mood to welcome the upcoming cultivation. In fact, in Yuan Ling City, there weren't many people who had seen Yan Danqing's true appearance, so for a while, no one recognized him. If they did, they would definitely point at him and talk about him.
Suddenly, Yan Danqing saw a dainty figure in the crowd.
"Before entering the Burning Sky Mystic Realm, I have carefully checked the information of Long Chen and Mo Xiaolang. Isn't this woman their adopted sister, Yin Mengyao from the Outer Clan of the Lingwu family, the Yin Clan?"
Seeing that this woman was actually alone, the hatred in Yan Danqing's heart began to boil bit by bit again.
"The Jade Fire Crystal that Grandpa gave me, I didn't use it last time in the Burning Sky Mystic Realm. This time, it's time to use it. Long Chen, you are ruthless to me, so don't blame me for being ruthless to you."
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After the Beast Soul Palace left, the people of the Morning Light Business League all knew that it was inappropriate for them to stay here, so they took their leave first. The onlookers on the city wall saw that the matter had ended, so they also left one after another. However, they couldn't calm down for a long time. On the way home, tens of thousands of people were discussing Long Chen's great achievements today. The battle that happened outside Yuan Ling City today was sweeping the entire Yuan Ling City at lightning speed, and then spread to other places through the mouths of the merchants who came and went.
At this moment, Long Chen was standing in front of the Ninth Prince with Xiao Lang.
It could be seen that the Ninth Prince, not only was his identity, strength, and even his intelligence were extremely high. Long Chen admitted that he was not his opponent. He was in awe of the Ninth Prince, but it didn't mean that he was afraid or submissive.
"This Ninth Prince obviously values my potential to make me an Immortal Realm divine guard. However, a place like the palace is the gathering place of the world's conspiracies. People who grow up in such an environment are more or less difficult to understand. Fortunately, this Ninth Prince doesn't have any hostility towards me." Long Chen thought in his heart.
"Long Chen, let me ask you a question first. Where did you get the Nine Spinning Fire Shield?" The Ninth Prince went straight to the point. Seeing that there was no one around, he asked this question as soon as they met.
"I found this battle technique on the wall of the Burning Heaven Demon Emperor's tomb. It's in the sea of fire outside the tomb." Long Chen pretended to hesitate for a moment before saying it.
Regarding this point, Long Chen had already thought it through before he used the Nine Spinning Fire Shield. He insisted that it was like this. It was impossible for the Ninth Prince to search his Cosmos Sack.
"So that's how it is …" The Ninth Prince smiled, as if he believed him. He looked Long Chen up and down, and said, "Not bad in all aspects, your talent in cultivating battle techniques is also not bad, and your weapon is also not bad. You also have an Earth Tier Demonic Beast as a pet. It's just that your True Energy Tier is still a little low. If you can reach the Heavenly River Tier, it would be not bad."
Long Chen secretly remembered this. This was the Ninth Prince's evaluation of him.
"To tell you the truth, I didn't make you an Immortal Realm divine guard without a purpose. I valued your potential. The Immortal Realm divine guards belong to the entire imperial family, and belong to my father. However, don't you think that it's wonderful to have a few confidants among the Immortal Realm divine guards who can report some small news to me?" The Ninth Prince said with a faint smile.