After arriving in the capital, Fang Chen first found an inn to stay in.
When Fang Chen had left the Qingfeng Sword Sect, the Nine Elders had told Fang Chen to look for a cultivator called Duan Muwen.
The capital was the core of the Divine Wind Nation. All of the Divine Wind Nation's experts were gathered in the capital.
When Fang Chen arrived in the capital, he discovered that Qi Refinement cultivators were everywhere. Even Qi Transformation cultivators could be seen everywhere.
"So this is the capital."
Within a room in the inn, Fang Chen couldn't help sighing emotionally.
He had just arrived in the capital and was unfamiliar with the place. So he needed to first inquire about Duan Muwen's whereabouts before he could go find him.
Thump thump.
Just as Fang Chen was thinking, a waiter knocked on the door. Fang Chen said, "Come in.
"Sir, these are the dishes you ordered," the waiter said respectfully to Fang Chen as he brought in a tray.
Fang Chen nodded. The waiter prepared to leave when Fang Chen's eyes brightened. "Hold on, I have a question for you."
"Sir, how may I be of service?" asked the waiter.
"Do you know if there's a person called Duan Muwen in the capital?" asked Fang Chen.
Hearing the name Duan Muwen, the waiter's expression changed. He immediately said, "Sir, why are you asking about Duan Muwen?"
Seeing this, Fang Chen took out ten middle-grade Spirit Stones from his Space Ring and handed them to the waiter. He said, "If you tell me more about Duan Muwen, these Spirit Stones are yours."
The waiter was an ordinary person. He had never seen so many spirit stones in his life, and they were even middle grade spirit stones.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, the waiter's eyes lit up. Soon after, he said, "Sir, the Duan Muwen you want to inquire about is a prince of our Divine Wind Nation."
"Duke Duanmu's strength is tyrannical. When he was following the Empire's Emperor, he made great contributions. In the end, the Empire's Emperor conferred him the title of Protector King."
After the waiter explained a little, Fang Chen understood. It seemed like this Duanmu Wang's status in the Divine Wind Nation was not simple.
"How can I see him?" Fang Chen asked.
The waiter shook his head and said, "It's too difficult to meet Duanmu. Ordinary people can't meet him at all."
"Is there any other way?" Fang Chen asked doubtfully.
"Three days later, Duke Duanmu will be leaving the residence. This is your only chance," the waiter said.
Fang Chen nodded. The waiter smiled and left the room where Fang Chen was.
"Three days later," Fang Chen said.
Time passed bit by bit. In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
On this day, Fang Chen left early in the morning. Soon, he arrived outside Duan Muwen's residence. The entrance of Duan Muwen's residence was heavily guarded.
"Let's wait."
Fang Chen said.
About ten minutes later, the door of the Duanmu Mansion opened and a large group of guards appeared.
In the end, Fang Chen saw a middle-aged man wearing luxurious clothes. He emitted the aura of a superior.
"He should be Duanmu Wang," Fang Chen said in a low voice.
Duanmu Wang's face was full of smiles as he slowly walked out of the Duanmu Palace.
At this moment, Fang Chen quickly walked out of the shadows and walked towards Duanmu Wen. Seeing Fang Chen appear, a large number of guards were on alert and directly blocked Fang Chen.
"I want to see Duanmu Wang," Fang Chen said loudly.
There were too many people who wanted to see Duanmu Wen. He had seen all kinds of situations. Therefore, he was not surprised by Fang Chen's actions.
Duan Muwen ignored Fang Chen and sped off into the distance.
"Duanmu Wang, I am the disciple of the Ninth Elders of Qingfeng Sword Sect," Fang Chen said loudly when he saw that Duanmu Wen was about to leave.
Indeed, when Duanmu Wen heard Fang Chen's words, he stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Fang Chen.
"Let him come over," Duanmu Wen said in a low voice.
Hearing Duanmu Wen's words, the guards opened up a path for Fang Chen to walk in front of Duanmu Wen.
"Duanmu Wang, I am the disciple of the Ninth Elders of Qingfeng Sword Sect," Fang Chen said to Duanmu Wang.
"You are Fang Chen?" Duanmu Wen asked.
Hearing that, Fang Chen was a bit surprised. However, he immediately understood. His master, the Ninth Elders, must have informed Duanmu Wen.
If he had known earlier, why would he have asked to see Duanmu Wen?
"That's right, it is me," Fang Chen said.
After confirming Fang Chen's identity, a smile appeared on Duanmu Wen's face. He immediately said, "Your master and I are old friends. Before you came to the capital, he mentioned you to me. Since you've come today, follow me to Prince Heqing's mansion."
"Yes," Fang Chen said.
After that, Fang Chen followed Duanmu Wen's group and arrived at Prince Heqing's residence.
Prince Heqing was also a vassal of the Shengfeng Nation. Like Duanmu Wen, he was also a prince with a different surname.
Fang Chen didn't know much about the Shengfeng Nation's situation, so he didn't know much about Prince Heqing. He just arrived at Prince Heqing's residence in a daze.
As soon as they arrived at the Prince Peace Manor, Fang Chen followed Duanmu Wen into the manor.
"Hahaha, Duanmu, what took you so long?" Prince Heqing's rough voice was heard as soon as they entered the residence.
Duanmu Wen grinned and said, "You old fart, you're always so impatient."
Duanmu Wen and Prince Heqing greeted each other. Then, Prince Heqing said, "Duanmu, are you ready?"
"I'm ready," said Duanmu Wen.
Fang Chen followed behind Duanmu Wen. Although he was very confused, he didn't say anything.
After a while, Duanmu Wen and Prince Heqing finished their discussion. Then, everyone arrived at the plaza of Prince Heqing's residence.
"Since you're ready, let's begin," said Prince Heqing after sitting down.
"Okay, let's begin," said Duanmu Wen.
Hearing the words of the two princes, two young warriors walked up to the center of the plaza. They were both in the Qi Refining Realm.
"What are they doing?" Fang Chen was a little confused. He asked a disciple of the Prince Heqing's residence next to him.
"Prince Duanmu and Prince Heqing are preparing for the younger generation of the two manors to exchange pointers. However, the chosen disciples are all in the Qi Refining Realm. No one has surpassed the Qi Transformation Realm," said the disciple in a low voice.
Fang Chen nodded and didn't say anything else.
At that moment, the battle between the two martial artists in the square was extremely intense. Fang Chen could tell at a glance that both martial artists were at the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Realm. However, they were considered ordinary ninth level Qi Refinement Realm disciples.
Fang Chen pursed his lips. This action was seen by the disciple beside him. He said, "Don't look down on the manors. What you see now are only young warriors in the Qi Refining Realm. The true elites of the manors' younger generation are all in the Qi Transformation Realm."
"So that's how it is," said Fang Chen.
Time passed by slowly. In a short while, eight matches had already taken place. The Prince Heqing's residence had won four out of the first eight matches. They were evenly matched.
However, Fang Chen hadn't seen a single disciple that surprised him after watching for so long.
Some of the disciples of the manors had been spoiled since they were young. They had never experienced life and death situations. Therefore, there was no killing intent in their moves.
"Although most of these disciples are in the ninth level of the Qi Refining Realm, their strength isn't too strong," Fang Chen thought to himself.
Unknowingly, the ninth match had begun.
Bang bang bang!
In the plaza, the two disciples were fighting fiercely. The spectators were dumbfounded.
However, when the final result was out, Duanmu Wen's face revealed a trace of helplessness.
After losing this match, they fell behind their opponent.
"Hahaha, Duanmu, it looks like our Prince Heqing's residence is going to win this match." Prince Heqing laughed heartily.
Duanmu Wen's expression changed slightly when he heard Prince Heqing's words. Although winning or losing an ordinary match didn't matter much, this concerned his reputation. He also wanted to win.
"We must win the last match. Duanmu Lei, you go," said Duanmu Wen.
The man called Duanmu Lei nodded heavily and prepared to enter the arena.
However, at this moment, Fang Chen spoke.
"Duke Duanmu, may I take your place in this match?" Fang Chen had a faint smile on his face as he spoke.
"Oh."
Only now did Duanmu Wen carefully size up Fang Chen. "Do you think you can win?"
"At least I won't lose," said Fang Chen with a smile.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, many of the manors' disciples were displeased. However, due to Duanmu Wen's status, they didn't get angry on the spot.
Duanmu Wen carefully looked at Fang Chen. He was surprised to find that he couldn't see through this youth.
"This last match is very important. I don't want anything abnormal to happen," said Duanmu Wen.
"Duke Duanmu, do you dare let me fight?" asked Fang Chen.
Hearing Fang Chen's words, Duanmu Wen laughed heartily. It had been a long time since someone of the younger generation had spoken to him like this. "Why wouldn't I dare?"
After receiving Duanmu Wen's confirmation, Fang Chen slowly walked to the center of the plaza.
"Duke Duanmu."
Duanmu Lei wanted to say something, but Duanmu Wen stopped him.
When Fang Chen's opponent stood in the center of the plaza, the Duanmu Palace's disciples let out startled cries.
"How is this possible? Isn't he in seclusion?"
"Li Yue is unrivaled under the Qi Transformation realm. With him here, are we going to lose?"
"Damnit, Li Yue actually came out of seclusion. No wonder Duke Duanmu was so confident."
When they saw Li Yue, they all shook their heads at Fang Chen. They all thought that Fang Chen would definitely lose to Li Yue.
"Duke Duanmu, you've really hidden yourself well," said Duanmu Wen.