66: The Northern Xuan Empire is attacking.

"Palace Master Dongfang, spare our lives! We were all forced..." Seeing Yang Lingchen being so powerful, Xue Tianming and Mo Junhao looked terrified and hurriedly knelt on the ground.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen dragged Elder Ying over as well, looking at the three of them with cold eyes, and said coldly, "Either die or submit, make your choice!"

"We submit, we submit." Xue Tianming and Mo Junhao did not hesitate, desperately kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Yang Lingchen took out two soul devouring pills and said in a cold voice, "Very well, open up your Divine Sense, then swallow these."

"We'll eat them." The two didn't dare to hesitate in the slightest and hurriedly swallowed the Medicinal Pills.

"Aaaaaaah..." Just after swallowing the Medicinal Pills, the two let out extremely shrill screams.

"I advise you, it's best not to have any thoughts of dissatisfaction towards me, otherwise this pain will continue until you die," Yang Lingchen sneered, the corners of his mouth curling up.

Hearing Yang Lingchen's words, the two no longer dared to harbor a single shred of hatred toward him, and only then did the pain slowly dissipate.

Yang Lingchen then planted Soul imprints within their Divine Sense, completely taking control of them.

"Old man, what about your choice?" Yang Lingchen looked at Elder Ying with a grin.

"Kid, you have quite the nerve. Do you know who this old master is?" Elder Ying's face was grim as he spoke in a cold voice.

"Aren't you just a dog of the Crown Princes Residence? Being a dog for anyone is still being a dog; why not give yourself another choice?" Yang Lingchen sneered disdainfully.

"Hmph, even if this old master dies, I will not submit. Give up on that idea!" Elder Ying said with a stern voice.

Slap!

"How bold, you dare to speak to the Master like that!" Without hesitation, Xue Tianming slapped Elder Ying.

"Xue Tianming, you're looking for death!" Elder Ying roared in anger, but since he was currently being suppressed by Yang Lingchen, he could only glare at Xue Tianming with fury.

"Old man, I advise you to submit obediently. That way you'll suffer less. Moreover, as my dog, you'll not only have an endless supply of supreme grade gui xuan pills, but you'll also have a chance to advance to the Spiritual Profound Realm," Yang Lingchen said slowly.

"Kid, your bragging skills are quite good!" Elder Ying looked at Yang Lingchen with a face full of disdain.

"What is this? You should recognize it!" Yang Lingchen directly brought out over a hundred gui xuan pills.

"supreme grade gui xuan pills? How can you have so many supreme grade gui xuan pills?" Elder Ying was filled with shock.

"Hmph, they're just mere gui xuan pills. As long as you submit to me, even if you want Spiritual Profound Pills in the future, it's not impossible to give them to you," Yang Lingchen spoke again.

"If you can truly provide gui xuan pills, why wouldn't this old master submit to you?" Elder Ying spoke after a moment of consideration.

He was originally an enshrined expert of the Crown Princes Residence, and the Crown Prince provided him with corresponding compensation every month. Now that Yang Lingchen could offer better conditions, he truly had no reason to refuse, especially since he was currently Yang Lingchen's prisoner.

"Then open your Divine Sense and eat this!" Yang Lingchen tossed a soul devouring pill over.

Elder Ying no longer hesitated and swallowed it directly. Since he had just witnessed the properties of this pill, he didn't dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction toward Yang Lingchen in his heart at this moment.

Then, Yang Lingchen planted a Soul imprint deep within his Divine Sense.

"These Gui Yuan Pills can be considered a meeting gift for you. As long as you follow me, you will definitely not regret it in the future," Yang Lingchen said.

"Thank you for the reward, Master." Elder Ying and the other two hurriedly bowed.

"Collect the herbs on this list if you encounter them. These are important Materials for Alchemy." Yang Lingchen gave the three of them another list.

Next was cleaning up the battlefield.

At the same time, Yang Lingchen sent Mo Junhao and Xue Tianming out, letting them take over the territories of the other Sects and constantly monitor the movements of the Northern Profound Empire.

Currently, of the twelve great Sects of Northern Profound, essentially all except Sword Origin Pavilion had been wiped out, so he had to be on guard against the Northern Profound Empire.

Green Cloud Pavilion.

After plundering all the other Sects, Yang Lingchen became wealthy once again. At the same time, all the Sect territories were incorporated into the sphere of influence of Heavenly Origin Palace.

On this day, Yang Lingchen once again immersed himself in Cultivation, leaving all the affairs of Heavenly Origin Palace to Dongfang Yunbing to handle... Northern Profound Empire.

Above the imperial court.

A woman with an enchanting figure, dressed in a magnificent Phoenix robe, sat perched in the great hall.

Her thick, black hair fell over her shoulders like a waterfall, and her curvaceous body exuded charm. Her chin and lips, carved like vermilion jade, were so perfect they seemed almost illusory, and her soul-stirring beautiful eyes could make anyone fall deeply into them with just a single glance.

This person was none other than the Empress of the Northern Profound Empire, Xiao Qingyun.

"Empress, Heavenly Origin Palace is growing stronger by the day and has already unified the twelve great Sects. This humble official believes we should immediately dispatch troops to Heavenly Origin Palace and wipe them out in one fell swoop while their wings are not yet fully grown," Li Yanning, the Minister of War, spoke respectfully.

"Imperial Mother, please allow your son to lead the troops to suppress Heavenly Origin Palace," Zhou Yuxiang said urgently.

"Imperial Mother, the Crown Prince bears an inescapable responsibility for Heavenly Origin Palace developing to its current state," the Third Prince Zhou Yuhao said.

"Yuhao, what does this matter have to do with the Crown Prince?" Xiao Qingyun asked slowly, her voice enchanting.

"Reporting to Imperial Mother, the Crown Prince has always harbored ill intentions toward Dongfang Yunbing. A month ago, he sent out his subordinates, Tiansha and Disha, to join the Four Great Sects in attacking Heavenly Origin Palace, intending to capture Dongfang Yunbing alive."

"Unexpectedly, the Four Great Sects were completely wiped out. Yet, still blinded by lust, he sent Ying Zhenghua to lead dozens of secret guards to join the remaining Sects in attacking Heavenly Origin Palace. Due to his improper handling, all the major Sects were wiped out. Therefore, your son believes the Crown Prince does not have the ability to annihilate Heavenly Origin Palace," Zhou Yuhao said methodically.

"Zhou Yuhao, you..." At this moment, Zhou Yuxiang was furious.

"Crown Prince Brother, did your third brother say something wrong?" Zhou Yuhao bowed to Xiao Qingyun again and continued, "Your son requests to lead the expedition against Heavenly Origin Palace and implores Imperial Mother to allow it."

"Imperial Mother, your son knows Heavenly Origin Palace very well. If your son personally leads the troops, the chance of victory will be greater," Zhou Yuxiang hurriedly spoke.

"Since both princes wish to lead troops against Heavenly Origin Palace, it would be inappropriate for this Palace to choose one over the other. How about this: let the Great General Who Suppresses Heaven command the entire army, and the two princes shall serve as vice-generals for the expedition together?" Xiao Qingyun said, her voice clear and melodious.

"This King will certainly not fail the Empress's trust and will wipe out the entire Heavenly Origin Palace in one go," Zhou Xuanzheng said confidently.

"Your son obeys the decree," Zhou Yuxiang and Zhou Yuhao said in unison... Green Cloud Pavilion.

Yang Lingchen had been Cultivating frantically, and on this day, he finally touched the threshold of the seventh layer of the Entering Profound Realm.

Thus, he took out all the Spirit Stones he had plundered during this period, buried himself in the pile of Spirit Stones, and began to refine them frantically.

As the Spirit Stones were continuously refined by Yang Lingchen, his cultivation level finally reached the critical point near a Breakthrough.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

Entering Profound Realm, seventh layer.

Next, he took out Medicinal Pills to continue Cultivating, and soon his cultivation level broke through to the Peak of the seventh layer of the Entering Profound Realm.

After breaking through to the Peak of the seventh layer of the Entering Profound Realm, Yang Lingchen opened his eyes and walked out of the haotian jade space.

"Chener, you've finally come out of seclusion. The Northern Profound Empire's army has already entered the borders of Nanzhou," Dongfang Yunbing said.

"Who is leading the Northern Profound Empire's army?" Yang Lingchen frowned and asked.

He hadn't expected the Northern Profound Empire to dispatch troops so quickly, and without any reason.

"The one leading the Northern Profound Empire this time is the Great General Who Suppresses Heaven, Zhou Xuanzheng, with the Crown Prince and the Third Prince as vice-generals."

"What is the strength of Zhou Xuanzheng and Zhou Yuxiang?" Yang Lingchen asked.

Although he had seen Zhou Xuanzheng a few times before, his cultivation level had been too low at that time to see the other's cultivation level.

"Zhou Xuanzheng's cultivation level is at the seventh layer of the Gui Xuan Realm, and Zhou Yuxiang is around the fourth layer of the Gui Xuan Realm. This Palace can handle him," Dongfang Yunbing said coldly.

"I understand, Sister Bing. These are explosion profound pills, they can temporarily raise one's cultivation level by a small Realm for a short time." Yang Lingchen handed over a few explosion profound pills.

"You actually have this kind of Medicinal Pill?" Dongfang Yunbing showed a look of shock.

"What's there to be shocked about? Your husband even has Joy Union Pills! One pill down, and I can make it so you can't get up for half a month, believe it or not?" Yang Lingchen smirked mischievously.

"Bastard." Dongfang Yunbing gave Yang Lingchen a dry look.