System: After the fortune telling, my cultivation level skyrocketed.

Night fell, like a thick black cloth, completely enveloping Yancheng.

Inside the clan hall in the city, the lights flickered, illuminating the obsequious faces of Yan and his two sons. Their smiles looked forced, stiff, and ugly, like a false mask pasted on their faces.

The effeminate man at the head of the group had a cold and arrogant expression. He casually raised his hand and took out a lustrous jade talisman from his sleeve.

The jade talisman shimmered with an eerie luster in the dim light. With a gentle snap of his fingers, the talisman instantly shattered into countless fragments, emitting a faint rustling sound that was exceptionally clear in the silent hall.

"Just wait." After crushing the jade talisman, the effeminate man looked at Yan Qi with icy eyes. His voice seemed to come from the deepest hell, carrying a chilling aura. "Three days later, one hundred test subjects will be prepared. They should all be able-bodied men."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bu couldn't help but feel dissatisfied, his voice filled with discontent: "Didn't we just send over a hundred people seven days ago? Now, because a large number of able-bodied men from the surrounding small tribes have disappeared, many tribes have already migrated to the Chen clan's territory."

Yan Gong chimed in, "If this continues, I'm afraid that within a hundred years, there will be no other small tribes living around Yan City."

The moment those words were spoken, the atmosphere in the entire hall froze instantly, as if shrouded in a layer of frost.

"Insolence!" The effeminate man roared, his voice like a thunderclap, making everyone's ears ring. "What do you know? Once I have successfully refined the Earth Spirit Pill, I will take you away from this place. At that time, I will personally build a great city covering tens of thousands of miles."

He paused slightly, a hint of cunning flashing in his eyes, and continued, "As meritorious individuals, you will naturally be entitled to receive a spirit pill. Just one pill can change your aptitude, and if you are lucky enough, it is not impossible for you to break through to become a Nascent Soul Daoist in the future."

These words were like a huge piece of fat meat, instantly arousing the desires of the Yan father and his two sons.

Their eyes widened, gleaming with greed, like hungry wolves spotting their prey.

The three nodded hurriedly, solemnly promising that they would deliver the required human slaves for the drug trials to the immortal abode on time.

"Damn it, the Heavenly Blade himself is only at the late stage of the Myriad Manifestations Realm. How dare he claim that he can make three cultivators with weak foundations break through to become Nascent Soul Daoists in one fell swoop with just one pill? This kind of low-level deception, and the Yan father and son actually believed it." Chen Xuan clicked his tongue in the dark. If the Heavenly Blade True Man hadn't stayed away from the formation, he probably would have laughed out loud on the spot.

"Such disregard for human life and persecution of mortals, the Yan family and the Heavenly Blade Master both deserve to die!" Zhan Xin, who always hated evil, felt his anger burning fiercely and transmitted his voice indignantly.

The crowd waited in agonizing anticipation.

Even though the imposter Heavenly Blade Master had already crushed the talisman, a full cup of tea's time passed before the real Heavenly Blade Master finally cautiously stepped into the area of ​​the Sky-Locking Array set up by Chen Xuan using the high-grade Earth-rank Fuxi Staff.

"Finally, we've entered the formation." A barely perceptible glint of excitement flashed in Chen Xuan's eyes as his divine sense remained firmly locked onto Tian Dao Zhenren.

At this moment, Tian Dao Zhenren disguised himself as a medicine boy and flew slowly towards Yan Cheng.

Chen Xuan thought to himself with admiration. No wonder this Heavenly Blade Master, despite only having the cultivation of the Myriad Manifestations Realm, was able to evade the capture and pursuit of the God-Slaying Guard time and time again. Such caution was indeed something that ordinary cultivators could not achieve.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan had been careful when he entered the city and set up a special array to target the Minor Teleportation Talisman; otherwise, it would have been hard to say whether the mission could have been completed.

"They've entered the formation? Then why are we pretending to be unconscious?" Zhan Xin asked telepathically, clearly displeased. "Why don't we suddenly attack and wipe out these beasts?"

“No, let’s go in a little further.” Chen Xuan patiently explained, “Although I can barely set up a top-grade Earth-rank Void-Locking Array, the Small Teleportation Talisman contains the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. Although my array can lock the void and stabilize the power of Heaven and Earth, it can only be maintained for ten breaths.”

Chen Xuan reassured Zhan Xin, telling her to follow his orders: "You've used the Small Teleportation Talisman before, so you naturally know its immense power. When you're close enough, coordinate with the grand formation and strike instantly to take down this cautious old fox."

Upon hearing this, Zhan Xin was utterly shocked.

She had been forced to use a small teleportation talisman once when she was besieged by six people from Qingyuexuan in the Divine Mine Small World. The feeling of being swept up by the power of the universe and having her physical body instantly teleported tens of thousands of miles away is still fresh in her memory.

However, she had only heard that Heavenly Rank formations could lock space and suppress the universe, but she did not know that Earthly Rank formations could also have such power.

"You, you actually understand the Dao of Formations?" Zhan Xin asked in disbelief, unable to hide the shock in his heart.

"What do you mean by 'knowing' or 'not knowing'? I only know a little bit." Chen Xuan replied to Zhan Xin's question casually while using his divine sense to sense the location of Tian Dao Zhenren.

"The good thing is that even though the Heavenly Blade Master can slow down his flight speed, he is still approaching the core area of ​​Yan City."

"Is he the Heavenly Blade Master?" From this distance, Zhanxin could already see the Heavenly Blade Master disguised as a child, and couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"No wonder this kid is an old fox. He clearly has the strength to crush and sweep away a group of people in the Foundation Establishment Realm, yet he is so cautious, disguised as a child. I have never seen such caution before. However, no matter how cautious you are today, you will still fall into my hands, Chen Xuan."

Suddenly, a gust of wind howled past, its sound particularly jarring in the silent city.

The Yan clan guards in the clan hall could even see with their naked eyes that a half-grown boy was carrying a magic gourd and flying towards them at a leisurely pace.

Chen Xuan's divine sense was fixed on the target of this first capture mission, his eyes flashing with a cold light, like a cheetah poised to pounce on its prey at any moment.

However, just as Tian Dao Zhenren was about to fly into the inner city, a magical warship suddenly broke through the clouds in the distant sky and appeared majestically in the sky above Yan City.

The twelve terrifying auras, like surging black waves, swept over in an instant.

Six of them wore clothes with patterns unique to the Dragon Hunter Clan, each pattern seemingly containing ancient power; while the other six wore uniform blue clothes, their expressions were cold and their eyes revealed an unquestionable majesty.

A twelve-man pursuit team appeared in the Yan City area in a grand procession. The incredibly sharp aura emanating from them was like a series of blades, instantly permeating every corner of the Yan City tribes, sending chills down everyone's spine.

"Not good!" Tian Dao Zhenren exclaimed inwardly. Having already reached the inner city, he was suddenly met with such a change. After sensing the terrifying aura of the twelve Myriad Manifestations Realm cultivators, his expression changed drastically. He immediately threw away the gourd in his hand, and in the blink of an eye, a yellow Dao talisman appeared in his hand.

Upon receiving the talisman, a hint of pain flashed in his eyes. However, after a brief struggle, he didn't hesitate to pinch the talisman with his fingers. The talisman instantly transformed into a beam of azure light, enveloping his body. At the same time, a wave of energy descended, seemingly carrying him away from this dangerous situation.

However, being inside Chen Xuan's top-grade Earth-rank Void-Locking Array, how could Chen Xuan possibly allow him to leave using the Minor Teleportation Talisman?