The day after the housewarming banquet was finished.

Chen Yi set off for the Chixin Sect.

He didn't bring Black Wind.

He no longer needed a mount now.

He could fly directly through the air!

The Chixin Sect was also located in Qingzhou.

For ordinary mortals, the area of a single province was already extremely vast, with journeys often taking several months.

But for the current Chen Yi, it took only a few days.

"This is the place."

In mid-air, Chen Yi saw the Chixin Sect's mountain gate nestled within the forested mountains.

Under the intensity of his Martial King Realm spiritual sense, the sect's Mountain-Protecting Grand Formation was laid bare before his eyes.

In the simulations, when Chen Yi was only at the Golden Body Realm, he could come and go from the Chixin Sect as he pleased, let alone now that he had reached the Martial King Realm.

If he wanted to enter, he wouldn't alert anyone.

"Many Dragon-Man tribe auras... this place truly is an important early stronghold for the Dragon-Man tribe..."

At this very moment, Chen Yi saw the trace of an active aura.

"That should be the one on Yin Rui."

Although there was a living Dragon-Man.

Judging from the experiences in the simulations, the Dragon-Men who were sent out from the Dragon-Man Realm to carry out infiltration missions all had very tight lips. No amount of torture or interrogation was useful.

Pushed to the brink, they would simply self-destruct.

Chen Yi didn't plan to use the Dragon-Man on Yin Rui as a breakthrough point for finding other Dragon-Man strongholds.

His target was still Sect Master Yu.

That old thing was a complete and utter coward who would spill everything without even needing torture.

"However, an early scout like this... if I snuff him out, it will definitely have a significant impact on the Dragon-Man tribe's intelligence gathering operations."

Chen Yi decided to first capture the Dragon-Man attached to Yin Rui and throw it into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner for imprisonment.

Just as he was about to descend, Chen Yi suddenly sensed the aura of a powerful expert rapidly approaching him.

The other party's speed was extremely fast, far surpassing his own.

When they entered the precise sensing range of his spiritual sense, he couldn't detect their cultivation level.

This meant the other party's realm was higher than Martial King, they were a Martial Saint!

Chen Yi could feel the other party's energy had already locked onto him.

"Who is it?"

Fearing the visitor might have ill intentions, Chen Yi had already prepared to face the enemy.

The Seven Divine Starry Steps were ready!

However, Chen Yi soon felt reassured.

The newcomer was Li Liushui.

He stood atop a large sword, hands clasped behind his back, with a leisurely expression.

"I was wondering why there was a Martial King aura in Qingzhou unfamiliar to me. I thought it might be a visitor from the other four regions. But judging by your attire, you seem more like a person from the Central Plains. Are you a newly ascended Martial King?"

Although Martial Kings could fly through the air, flying unaided was the most energy-consuming method of flight.

Like the Sword Lord and Li Liushui, they still used the Sword Flight Art every time they flew, essentially to conserve their stamina.

This Martial Saint from the Li Imperial Clan held the position of Dragon Protector within the court, which was the highest position in the Great Qian's Dragon Protection Department, the secret service organization.

Chen Yi remembered from the simulations that he and Li Liushui had shared the experience of watching the emperor chase after his consorts, so his impression of him was quite good.

Chen Yi cupped his hands in a salute towards Li Liushui.

"I am indeed from the Central Plains. I just made my breakthrough recently. I never expected to encounter Lord Dragon Protector here."

Seeing that Chen Yi recognized him, Li Liushui wasn't surprised.

After all, he was considered a high-ranking official of the court.

"May I ask who your master is?"

"My master forbids this junior from disclosing it. I hope Lord Li will forgive me."

"No matter. I was just asking casually. Anyone capable of teaching a Martial King is certainly no ordinary person... I see you are quite young. Is it due to excellent skincare or are you a martial arts prodigy?"

"Probably the latter."

"Hahaha! Good, good, good! Another talent has emerged in the Central Plains. This is truly a fortunate event! Ah, you are lingering here because..." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Visiting a friend."

"Then I won't disturb you. I still have several provinces to patrol. Farewell. If you find the time, feel free to come to the capital to find me. I'll treat you to the best wine in Great Qian!"

With that, Li Liushui stepped on his large sword and continued his patrol of Great Qian.

So he just happened to be passing through this area?

Probably in the simulation where he encountered Azure Dragon destroying the Chixin Sect, he also just happened to be passing through this area.

Which means, this guy patrols Great Qian following a fixed route every time.

Slacking off on the job, this is!

Actually, the task didn't specify that Chen Yi had to personally destroy the Dragon-Man tribe strongholds.

Probably getting someone to help was also acceptable.

However, explaining to others about the Dragon-Man tribe, the world war, the strongholds, this and that, and then getting them to believe you...

That cost wasn't low either.

Moreover, at this current point in time, the Dragon-Man tribe was lying the deepest in hiding. Apart from those they had won over, there wasn't a single trace of evidence in any other aspect.

Spouting such a bizarre story would either get you labeled a madman or make others covet whether you had the ability or a treasure to foresee the future.

Also, right now, the most trustworthy people like the Female Emperor, Elder Brother, and Li Chengqian hadn't fully developed yet.

The only one who might possibly offer assistance was the Sword Lord.

But as the master of a martial arts sect, away from his sect, aside from having face, he didn't have much power.

Asking the Sword Lord to use force to destroy some places without absolute evidence also didn't align with his principles of conduct.

Might as well do this task himself; it was more convenient.

Chen Yi infiltrated the Chixin Sect. His spiritual sense covered dozens of miles around, instantly locking onto a Dragon-Man within the sect.

"It really is attached to Yin Rui. I guess this 'ghost possession' ability is also one of the Dragon-Man tribe's innate talents."

The Dragon-Man tribe could survive in a soul state. In their soul state, they definitely had some tricks up their sleeve.

Chen Yi arrived at the Chixin Sect's Scripture Repository and saw Yin Rui drinking tea and reading a book.

At the same time, he also saw the soul-state Dragon-Man, half of its body inside Yin Rui, the other half extending out from Yin Rui's back.

This Dragon-Man had its elbow propped on Yin Rui's head, one hand supporting its chin, reading the book together with Yin Rui.

This outsider was reading a book from the human world quite seriously, even somewhat engrossed.

When Yin Rui turned the page too slowly, it looked quite anxious.

This guy wanted to turn the page itself, but it was in a soul state. Without using martial arts or similar abilities, it couldn't directly interact with physical objects and simply couldn't turn the page, getting so anxious its face turned red.

"This old man reads way too slow! Hurry up! I want to see the next page! The male lead is going to save his wife! Not reading the climax, just savoring the foreplay here, do you even know how to read a book!"

This was the Dragon-Man's mental communication.

But Chen Yi was equipped with "Materialist Warrior," so what he heard was actual sound.

Suddenly, the Dragon-Man looked up and saw Chen Yi.

Chen Yi was also looking at it.

A familiar scene played out.

"Human, what are you looking at!"

"Looking at you, so what!"

"Hey! You can actually see me? Well then, sorry about this, you'll have to die!"

The Dragon-Man launched a soul attack against Chen Yi!

Immune!

The Dragon-Man stood there, utterly bewildered.

"What's going on?"

Chen Yi dashed forward in a flash, grabbed this Dragon-Man, and forcefully ripped it off Yin Rui's body.

This process actually caused both this Dragon-Man and Yin Rui to scream in pain simultaneously.

Both of them cried out with all their might.

The Dragon-Man was finally ripped off by Chen Yi.

Yin Rui directly passed out from the pain.

Disciples from the Chixin Sect who heard the commotion came rushing over.

Chen Yi moved his feet, vanishing into the forested mountains without being discovered.