Chapter 204: Sun-Moon Dragon Clan Expert, He Lan Xuan

Following the request of Aunt Li Xueying, the five concubines who had treated her poorly yesterday were brought over.

Those who remained in the palace were all concubines deeply favored by Tuoba Zhen; having gained power, they were naturally somewhat arrogant and domineering.

But now, standing before them was the Emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, and their fates were no longer in their own hands.

The five women entered the familiar palace, feeling terrified for the first time.

They immediately knelt before Li Chen, trembling as they paid their respects.

Especially upon seeing Li Xueying beside Li Chen, they were so frightened that their entire bodies shook.

Because in their upbringing, people of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty were all extremely cruel.

Li Xueying simply wanted Li Chen to show his "cruel" side and ruthlessly punish these women.

Li Chen glanced at them; they were indeed women who had gained power, all at the age of full bloom—slender waists, rounded hips, high-standing breasts, and those delicate, beautiful faces that were alluring no matter what expression they wore.

Having rested for a night and recovered his energy, and truly needing to vent his aunt's grievances, Li Chen worked very hard today to punish these women.

Leaving them wailing incessantly in the hall.

Li Xueying had many enemies, not just these, but any who had held grudges against her in the past and were beautiful, she would have them escorted over and handed to Li Chen to deal with.

Sometimes, she even directed the proceedings herself, describing the traits of the women from various northern tribes and urging Li Chen to be ruthless and not hold back.

Women in the palace were escorted over in batches, and those of the same status as Li Xueying—the harem of the previous Khan—could not escape either.

Even, per Li Chen's request, some unmarried royal women of the Snow Eagle Tribe were included.

When these women saw Li Xueying, they were only terrified; she seemed like the mistress of the harem here, the greatest devil in the world.

But upon encountering Li Chen, these women realized he was even more powerful and ferocious.

That Li Chen could resolve his aunt's hatred and find pleasure in it himself, he was indeed very satisfied.

In Holy Shancheng, because of Tuoba Zhen's defeat and flight, there was actually nothing left that required Li Chen to act personally.

The civil officials of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty were also on their way, and the subordinates they brought would establish schools here to spread culture.

And this place would thoroughly become territory of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, rather than just driving the Wang Ting people away as in the past.

Areas conquered previously would also begin building cities once they thoroughly submitted.

So-called thorough submission meant killing those who refused to submit; the rest would naturally be convinced.

Next, many merchants would appear, beginning to engage in trade.

However, those were follow-up tasks to be carried out gradually, as things had not been thoroughly resolved yet.

The Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's army had only occupied Holy Shancheng; it did not mean they had conquered all the cities and territories of the northern tribes.

Still, as long as Tuoba Zhen did not return, there was no need for Li Chen to act for the time being.

The first to appear was the northern Sage Realm expert invited to help, Bichen Tianzun.

Bichen Tianzun was the senior martial brother of Biyou Tianzun, who had already surrendered.

He had come this time intending to clean house and eliminate Biyou Tianzun, the traitor.

When he arrived nearby, he discovered that Holy Shancheng had actually been conquered by the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's army?

Greeting him was not Khan Tuoba Zhen, but the Sage Realm expert of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's Spirit Flame Dao Sect, Wanfeng True Person.

Perhaps having been defeated by Tuoba Zhen once, Wanfeng True Person was initially quite polite; he feared this one he hadn't fought yet might also be very strong and possess the advantage of local terrain.

He used the excuse of a sparring match to prepare to fight Bichen Tianzun.

This way, even if he lost, it wouldn't be too embarrassing; being a sparring match, he would have an excuse to brush it off.

Bichen Tianzun was full of arrogance and naturally agreed.

Those in the Sage Realm had their own rules.

Furthermore, the two had no blood feud and no need to insult each other from the start.

As Sage Realm experts, they still maintained their dignity.

However, Bichen Tianzun had one condition: if Wanfeng True Person lost, he must release Biyou Tianzun so he could personally clean house.

Wanfeng True Person agreed to this; he would just deal with losing if it happened.

The two went out onto the grasslands, set up their formations, and fought a hearty battle.

This battle lasted a full two hours, from the initial sparring of fists and feet to weapons, then natal magic treasures, and finally the heaven-and-earth arrays and other trump cards—all were brought out.

Wanfeng True Person narrowly won by a slight margin but did not deal a lethal blow, finally stopping and cupping his hands, showing his grace.

It could be considered a battle between two different types of Sage Realm experts, and there were quite a few onlookers.

Bichen Tianzun was a straightforward man; he sighed and said, "My skills are inferior; do as you please, kill me or carve me up!"

Because Bichen Tianzun could see that there were three Sage Realm experts from the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty nearby, and he couldn't escape at all.

Moreover, the opponent had fought him fairly and squarely, without playing tricks or setting traps, nor consuming elixirs; he had fought move for move, and he was convinced of his defeat.

Furthermore, his meridians were nearly exhausted, and he had no energy left to leave.

Wanfeng True Person also regained a bit of confidence, feeling that he wasn't so bad after all.

As long as he didn't run into a freak-level Sage Realm expert like Tuoba Zhen, he could still fight.

As for Li Chen, he didn't even dare to think about fighting him; Li Chen simply wasn't in the category Wanfeng True Person considered.

To put it this way, ever since Wanfeng True Person lost to Tuoba Zhen that day, he had been thinking about under what conditions he could defeat Tuoba Zhen.

But he never felt he could defeat Li Chen; in his eyes, Li Chen was already an invincible existence.

Now, as a general of the king's army, Wanfeng True Person naturally had no intention of killing Bichen Tianzun and invited him into Holy Shancheng for a few drinks.

Wanfeng True Person could perhaps guess that Li Chen wanted to conquer the world, not kill everyone in it.

If the camp had one more Sage Realm expert, the camp would become increasingly powerful.

But to make a Sage Realm expert submit, Wanfeng True Person couldn't do it.

At most, he could only be friends with Bichen Tianzun, but making Bichen Tianzun obey him was absolutely impossible.

A powerhouse of Bichen Tianzun's level also had their dignity.

But this was enough; Wanfeng True Person could only do this much, and the rest would have to wait for Li Chen to finish his business.

Wanfeng True Person and Bichen Tianzun's drinking session naturally included Old Wu Wu Laoyezi.

After all, he was also a Sage Realm expert and could attend such a drinking session.

Lady Youlan Xianzi did not appear, saying she was going to see what Li Chen was busy with.

And Bichen Tianzun's junior martial brother, Biyou Tianzun, whom he kept in mind, never dared to appear; he was afraid his senior brother would beat him to death.

He currently had the restrictions set by Wanfeng True Person on him and truly couldn't fight back.

Perhaps only when Li Chen appeared would he show himself.

The commander-in-chief, Guo Guo Po Yun, continued his conquest mission.

Before encountering a powerful Sage Realm expert, nothing could stop the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's army from advancing.

When the northern tribal leaders heard that the Snow Eagle Tribe's Holy Shancheng had been conquered, their morale plummeted.

Those who resisted fiercely were naturally killed without mercy.

Those who knelt and surrendered were the work of the surrendered officials.

The surrendered official of the Ice Bear Tribe, Huyan Lan, had been collecting these surrendered generals and, through lobbying, also began to slowly establish prestige in the north.

The northern tribal coalition he controlled had reached 220,000, of which 70,000 were his original troops.

In this way, this army of 220,000 was controlled by Huyan Lan and was currently the strongest army among the northern tribes.

The Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's army and the coalition army controlled by Huyan Lan began a new round of conquest in the north.

The northern cavalry were very good at running and hiding.

But the problem was, the ones coming to fight them were also northern cavalry; Huyan Lan's military level was certainly high, and he was determined to beat the people here into submission so he could manage the place.

Li Chen and Guo Guo Po Yun had already discussed Huyan Lan's situation.

Holy Shancheng certainly couldn't be given to Huyan Lan; this place was easy to defend and hard to attack, and the reason it was so easily taken this time was due to the element of surprise.

Huyan Lan could choose a place to build a city himself, for example, the original station of the Ice Bear Tribe.

His position would be equivalent to a vassal king of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty; this place already belonged to the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.

At this stage, except for the Great Snow Mountain, the vast majority of the northern regions had been subjugated.

Guo Guo Po Yun and Huyan Lan fought all the way to the location of the Hidden Tribes, encountering He Lan Xuan of the Sun-Moon Dragon Clan, before stopping the conquest.

Because He Lan Xuan was no ordinary Sage Realm expert, it would require Li Chen to act personally.

And Li Chen had been busy in the harem of the Wang Ting for several days before finishing.

To help his aunt vent her grievances, Li Chen was naturally very diligent.

When he came out, he happened to learn that Bichen Tianzun, the senior martial brother of Biyou Tianzun, was in Holy Shancheng, so he sat on the throne in the palace hall and had Bichen Tianzun summoned to the hall.

Bichen Tianzun had exchanged ideas with Wanfeng True Person over the past few days and gained much, even learning some advanced alchemy techniques.

During this time, he had asked on the side about the strength of the Emperor of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty. The meaning was: How does your Emperor's strength compare to yours?

Wanfeng True Person smiled shamefully after hearing this: "He could extinguish me in one move."

This made Bichen Tianzun somewhat disbelieving; in his view, Wanfeng True Person's strength was already very strong, so how could there be such a terrifying existence.

You must know, the two of them had fought for a full two hours.

Perhaps Wanfeng True Person was deliberately flattering his own Emperor.

Wanfeng True Person could see what he was thinking and said nothing at the time.

Today, when Bichen Tianzun arrived at the palace hall and felt Li Chen's aura, he looked at Wanfeng True Person beside him with a face full of surprise.

Wanfeng True Person shrugged, indicating: See? Did I lie to you?

Bichen Tianzun's expression seemed to say: You're blowing smoke; your Emperor doesn't need one move to extinguish you?

He just needs to raise his hand and you'll probably die.

And at this moment, Bichen Tianzun finally saw his junior martial brother, Biyou Tianzun.

Before he could give his junior brother, who had surrendered, a hard look, Bichen Tianzun heard Li Chen calling him, and he immediately stood out respectfully and performed a grand kneeling kowtow.

Li Chen's strength, plus having defeated Tuoba Zhen, was worthy of his salute.

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The Three Venerables of the Star-Moon Cave had an extremely high status in the north, equivalent to "immortals" in the mouths of the common people of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.

But before Li Chen, they didn't dare to be arrogant; they had to kneel when they had to.

Looking at Bichen Tianzun kneeling in the hall, Li Chen said: "I am a person who cherishes talent. I will give you one chance. If you submit to me and serve the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty, I will spare your life. How about that?"

It was the same familiar line; Li Chen didn't even change the script.

Under normal circumstances, Bichen Tianzun was also a man who valued his face; having come out of the Great Snow Mountain and loudly proclaiming he would clear out traitors, how could he possibly surrender?

But then again, his junior brother had long since surrendered, and the strength of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's Emperor was so terrifying that it left people without even the thought of struggling.

Moreover, Li Chen had so many Sage Realm experts beside him, and especially since Wanfeng True Person had said he was the sect master of a sect, he could figure it out, and he should also go with the flow.

Therefore, upon hearing Li Chen say these words, Bichen Tianzun immediately kowtowed: "Your subject is willing to serve Your Majesty! May Your Majesty enjoy eternal blessings and reign for ten thousand generations!"

Li Chen was in a very good mood now and bestowed rewards upon Bichen Tianzun.

He simply refined Bichen Tianzun's treasure, the Yin-Yang Sword, turning it into a divine weapon that could trigger heaven and earth tremors with a wave.

Such a stroke of divine genius made everyone in the hall envious.

Bichen Tianzun excitedly received the treasure and kowtowed again in gratitude.

This made Biyou Tianzun, standing to the side, very unconvinced: I also submitted to Your Majesty, why didn't I get this treatment? This is unfair!

If Li Chen knew what he was thinking, he would certainly say: Look at your senior brother; he knows how to say nice things when submitting to me, and I love to hear it.

You idiot, you only said "good," I didn't beat you to death, and you still dare to ask for conditions.

In this way, Bichen Tianzun was much happier; he felt that submitting to Li Chen wasn't a bad thing.

Others around him also looked at the weapon in Bichen Tianzun's hand with burning eyes, envious beyond measure.

This move by Li Chen made the experts around him even more passionate about their loyalty, as they also wanted the divine weapons bestowed by Li Chen!

Old Wu Wu Laoyezi also expressed his congratulations and took the opportunity to show off that he had one too.

Li Chen increasingly felt that this move by the founding Emperor of the Li Dynasty was indeed excellent and played a high role in buying people's hearts.

Having finished dealing with Holy Shancheng, Li Chen was going to leave the city to deal with He Lan Xuan of the Sun-Moon Dragon Clan.

The station of the Sun-Moon Dragon Clan was at the towering Dragon Ridge, which was also a place easy to defend and hard to attack.

As a Hidden Tribe, the strength of the entire clan was extremely powerful.

Li Chen didn't bring anyone else this time, just taking the five Sage Realm experts who had submitted to him.

Wanfeng True Person, Lady Youlan Xianzi, and Old Wu Wu Laoyezi were the three brought from the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty.

Plus Biyou Tianzun and Bichen Tianzun, the two Sage Realm experts who had defected from the northern Star-Moon Cave.

Although there were only six of them, in this region, there was probably no one born yet who dared to provoke the six of them.

They encountered no danger at all along the way and arrived around Dragon Ridge.

And here, two armies of the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty were already stationed.

As soon as Li Chen arrived at the main camp, he saw Huyan Lan, who was covered in wounds.

As soon as this guy saw Li Chen, he ran to Li Chen to complain.

"Your Majesty, that He Lan Xuan is extremely cruel. Your subject originally intended to persuade him, who knew he would act without a word? If not for your subject fighting to the death, I'm afraid my little life would have been left here..."

According to Huyan Lan, He Lan Xuan, as the leader of the Hidden Sun-Moon Dragon Clan, was born with an arrogant bone and was uncontrollably arrogant.

He couldn't listen to anyone's words at all, thinking he was the king of heaven, a living brute, a barbarian!

Moreover, his strength was extremely terrifying; he shouldn't be an ordinary Sage Realm expert.

So Huyan Lan and the other generals begged Li Chen to come here personally.

Regarding He Lan Xuan, Li Chen had also heard from the two Sage Realm experts from Star-Moon Cave on the way.

He Lan Xuan's bloodline was too strong, and he had awakened talent beyond ordinary people since childhood.

In his childhood, He Lan Xuan had once practiced in Star-Moon Cave and set various records.

A few years after leaving Star-Moon Cave, he had already grown into a Sage Realm expert.

At the very least, the two of them were no match for He Lan Xuan.

If not for Tuoba Zhen appearing halfway, He Lan Xuan had the intention of unifying the north at that time.

Tuoba Zhen had beaten He Lan Xuan and the Sun-Moon Dragon Clan back to Dragon Ridge alive.

The two Sage Realm experts from Star-Moon Cave also indicated that He Lan Xuan's strength was very strong, but he had no respect for his elders and had offended many people while practicing in Star-Moon Cave.

Therefore, He Lan Xuan's refusal to surrender to the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty was within everyone's expectations.

"I understand, leave this matter to me."

In Li Chen's view, if He Lan Xuan was stubborn, he would just kill him.

He didn't believe that He Lan Xuan also possessed the ability of immortality.

Having roughly understood the situation, Li Chen led the main army toward Dragon Ridge.

To thoroughly conquer this region, Li Chen could not tolerate anyone going against him.

Still the same line, he decided to give He Lan Xuan a chance, but if he dared to bargain, it would be a death sentence.

The Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's army appeared majestically at the foot of Dragon Ridge.

This time, Huyan Lan's mouth curled slightly; you beat me away last time, that counts as your strength, He Lan Xuan, if you have the guts, continue, I'll just stand here and see what you can do to me.

No matter who it was, being by Li Chen's side, or rather, being Li Chen's subordinate, gave one an unparalleled sense of security.

Li Chen went on an expedition, naturally having issued a battle challenge.

When the army reached Dragon Ridge, Li Chen saw a man with a robust physique and terrifying dragon aura radiating from his body.

Just standing there, this man was like a dragon lying in a shallow beach, his dominance exposed!

"Truly has spirit, actually daring to come out to fight."

This was Li Chen's first impression of He Lan Xuan and the Sun-Moon Dragon Clan.

Snow was flying, and the cold wind was blowing!

The military flags on the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty's side were snapping in the wind!

Following the old rules, Li Chen left the army on horseback and walked forward.

He Lan Xuan did the same; this seemed to be the duel of the highest combat power before the battle, or rather, the exchange of harsh words.

But halfway there, He Lan Xuan dismounted and walked on foot.

Li Chen was slightly stunned, not knowing what he was going to do.

The result was a sudden change in style; He Lan Xuan, who had been full of murderous intent, suddenly knelt before Li Chen and said: "Commoner He Lan Xuan pays respects to Your Majesty; the clan has already prepared wine and food to welcome Your Majesty's personal arrival!"

Li Chen: "."

Everyone: "."

Everyone thought He Lan Xuan was going to have a fight with Li Chen, and after the fight, he would either submit or die.

But He Lan Xuan's temper was known to everyone, and he should be the type who would rather die than submit.

And the people of the Sun-Moon Dragon Clan were even more fearless of death!

But what was this situation? It made Li Chen feel a bit confused.

How did the fierce and warlike He Lan Xuan suddenly become so hospitable?

The injured Huyan Lan was even more dumbfounded: When I came, you wanted to chop me into pieces, and even beat me into this state, how come you're such a coward when His Majesty comes?

He Lan Xuan had no choice; you six Sage Realm experts are blocking my door, besides being hospitable, tell me what else I can do?

Moreover, He Lan Xuan had also heard that Li Chen had beaten Tuoba Zhen to death twice.

He couldn't even beat Tuoba Zhen, so where would he dare to provoke Li Chen?

If he fought Li Chen now, the entire Sun-Moon Dragon Clan might be wiped out.

As for why He Lan Xuan beat Huyan Lan, it was simply because he looked down on Huyan Lan.

What level are you, and you want me to surrender? Do you even deserve it?

But Li Chen deserved it!

(End of chapter)