Of course, before setting out, Chen Yuan made all necessary arrangements.

Firstly, the offensive against the Central State was temporarily halted, regardless of whether Sima Yuande's words were true or false; that moment when his troops are besieging the Capital could very well be the time when the Immortal Domain descends.

He must make more preparations to confidently resist the Immortal Domain.

It can be said that the current Chen Yuan indeed lacks strength, so whether or not there is a decisive battle in the Capital in the future, he must be fully prepared.

The primary condition is that both his physical body and Primordial Spirit reach the Six Realms, becoming a Martial God.

An ordinary Human Immortal is indeed considered top-tier within the Human World, a being that nearly everyone looks up to, but in front of the Immortal Domain... it still falls short.

An Earth Immortal—at least possessing the strength of the Earth Immortal Realm—can match them.

Thus, after extinguishing the Seven Killings Hall and dealing with 'Zhou Zhong,' Chen Yuan wasted no time and swiftly headed north.

This time, Chen Yuan embarked alone.

It's not that Moluo wasn't needed, but the situation now is somewhat unusual; the Immortal Domain could descend at any moment, and the Buddhists might sort out everything in the Western Regions swiftly.

A powerful Immortal is needed to oversee the central hub.

Furthermore, Chen Yuan's current strength already rivals ordinary Immortals; even without Moluo protecting the path, he still possesses the power to protect himself, after all, he is not attacking the Royal Court openly but stealthily infiltrating the Ice Plain.

As long as he doesn't alarm the Northern Barbarians, he is quite safe.

....

Chen Yuan's route was from Lanzhou, circumventing the borders of Yang Province, then entering Bing State from Yang Province, finally reaching within the borders of Liangzhou directly.

Throughout the journey, Chen Yuan spent most of his time traveling, crossing several great states and tens of thousands of miles in a matter of days, witnessing the true chaos prevailing in the Central Plains now.

Compared to the regions under his rule like Shu, South, Blood, and Qing, Bing State, Lanzhou, and Yang Province are all in turmoil, with white bones exposed everywhere, and no rooster crowing for miles.

There is the smoke of war everywhere, and the cries of women can be heard everywhere.

It's a true embodiment of what is called a chaotic world.

For someone like Chen Yuan, with formidable individual martial prowess and forces, a chaotic world is a flourishing time to greatly expand one's influence, but for the common people who cannot even truss a chicken, it is a calamity encountered only once in hundreds of years.

The Government has long collapsed, with Sects and gang forces controlling everything; some once complained about the oppression by the court, but compared to now, those were truly peaceful times.

He has deeply realized the meaning of the saying: it'd be better to be a dog in a peaceful and prosperous era than to be a person in turbulent times.

Of course, as a beneficiary, Chen Yuan actually has little qualification to judge those forces, after all, this chaotic world started because of him.

Yet, he is merely one of the promoters in this turbulent era, not the main cause. Even without him, there were the Buddhists, the Immortal Sect, and the Immortal Domain, which would turn the Human World into chaos.

He merely exposed the surface of the chaotic world earlier, and what he can do is to completely end this chaos in the shortest time.

This is not out of a saintly heart, but born from the sense of responsibility coming from immense power, as the Power of All Living Beings has aided him several times, how can he not repay a little?

Moreover, during the process of repayment, his forces will also surge exponentially.

It can be said that throughout the journey, Chen Yuan gained deep insights.

Because those turmoils were not just hearsay from others, but vividly presented right before his eyes—wealth allows one to help the world, and poverty urges one to safeguard oneself.

This ancient saying is certainly not without reason.

The further north he traveled, the heavier the turmoil, compared to before, Liangzhou is now even more chaotic, with countless white banners in each city passed.

The soldiers there did not die in the internal war of Central Plains, but under the Iron Cavalry of foreign tribes.

The hardship at the borders is known deeply within one's heart.

Chen Yuan did not go to see King of Beiliang, Wei Jinfeng, as the timing is not right now; he doesn't want to expose his movements and intentions, and can only meet him upon his return.

If the other party is still as before and willing to surrender, Chen Yuan would bestow him rewards and is willing to let the Wei clan eternally govern Liangzhou, protecting the borders of the Central Plains.

But if the other party really has been blinded by greed for power, then he can't blame Chen Yuan for being unsentimental because, in the face of the grand scheme of things, he will not allow anyone to block the path to unification.

After much time has passed, Chen Yuan once more stepped into the northern grasslands; remembering the last time he caused a scene at the royal court's sacrificial ceremony for the Golden Lotus needed by Moluo.

Along the way, he also took the opportunity to slay Xiang Lingtian, gaining a guide for his fortune.

Even now, those memories are still vivid.

Unfortunately, the opponent has long since disappeared entirely, while Chen Yuan killed the revered Xiang clan leader Xiang Qianqiu, and now the entire Xiang Family has surrendered to him.

This is truly a world of difference.

Describing Chen Yuan's traveling speed as thousands of miles a day is too slow; it's more like ten thousand miles a day, and this without fully boosting his speed.

Because he also needs to guard against threats from the grassland.

During his travels, he moved by tearing through the void.

As he truly stepped into the depths of the grassland, he understood the vastness of the grassland territory, entirely comparable to the Central Divine Continent. Looking far off, green grass and blue skies are truly pleasing.

He likes it here, and he must conquer it in the future!

Long ago, Chen Yuan learned from Wuque about the matter of the three Ancient Clans, which are now the three Royal Courts on the grassland; the Ancient Gold Royal Court, closest to Liangzhou, has always been a bridgehead for grassland invasions.