Yuan Zun's cultivation was previously at the peak of the Soul Gathering realm.
Now, he has managed to break through the shackles and step into the Transformation realm.
This is a joyous occasion.
Worthy of celebration.
Yuan Zun smiled, "Just good luck!"
"As for my visit to Tong City this time, I merely wished to relax and inspect the new river channels."
"Yes, that's all!"
"I didn't expect to run into you by such a coincidence."
Chen Nan raised an eyebrow.
He knew that.
When a person uses an affirmative statement with such certainty.
It was a sign of being guilty.
Suddenly.
He thought of the Transformation realm expert he had thrown into the cesspit last night.
Oh my god!
Could it be Yuan Zun?
If they weren't acquaintances.
Why would he leave so directly?
He had already thrown him into the outhouse.
A normal person would certainly be angry, even harbor ill intentions.
Unless they were acquaintances.
And very good friends.
It was precisely for this reason he left.
To avoid an awkward situation.
Thinking about how he had thrown Yuan Zun into the outhouse.
Chen Nan found it rather absurd.
However.
One couldn't ask about such a thing!
After all, as the old saying goes, seeing through without saying it is how friends are made.
Yuan Zun cleared his throat, "Why don't you ask when I arrived in Tong City?"
Isn't this exactly like trying to hide something that isn't there?
Chen Nan inwardly grumbled, but still cooperatively asked, "When did you arrive in Tong City?"
Yuan Zun: "This morning."
Chen Nan suddenly understood and said, "Are you staying in Tong City for a few days? If so, just come to my place to stay. Inns are inconvenient, too many eyes and ears."
"Even to use the outhouse, you have to go downstairs."
Chen Nan said whatever came to his mind.
But after he mentioned the outhouse.
He keenly sensed Yuan Zun's face turn green.
At this moment.
Chen Nan was certain.
The Transformation realm expert he had thrown into the cesspit yesterday was indeed Yuan Zun.
He really wanted to apologize.
But he gave up on the idea.
If he were to expose Yuan Zun's lie.
He would surely become angry and embarrassed.
And might even beat him up.
No need!
No need!
Yuan Zun's voice rang out, "I just saw you seem to have used some special method to give money to those merchants?"
Chen Nan hummed, not denying it.
What was the point of denying it?
After all, Yuan Zun knew the power of his move.
Yuan Zun sighed, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness, "If I'm not mistaken, Yue Shan's spatial magical artifact should be in your possession, right?"
Although the world knew it was Yuan Zun who instigated the conflict between the Green-Eyed Zombie and Yue Shan, leading to both sides being weakened.
What the world didn't know was that Chen Nan was the key figure.
Yuan Zun whispered, "Yue Shan is an important figure in the Anti-Heaven Cult. If it weren't for him back then."
"The Underworld would not have fallen into such great chaos."
"Since you've obtained his storage artifact, you should hand it over."
"Otherwise, you'll be inviting a disaster of your own."
"The court will regard you as a remnant of the Anti-Heaven Cult."
He knew many things.
For example, Yue Shan had stolen a fragment of the law.
Based on Chen Nan's current strength.
He could sense that.
The fragment of the law stolen by Yue Shan had already been controlled by Chen Nan.
Otherwise, his strength wouldn't be this terrifying.
Chen Nan asked, "If I am considered a remnant of the Anti-Heaven Cult by the court."
"Then why have I become a Level Five Underworld Official?"
Yuan Zun was speechless.
He didn't know what was going on either.
Because according to the law.
Anyone associated with the Anti-Heaven Cult.
Was guilty of a serious crime.
The extermination of nine generations of kin.
And would be cast into the eighteen levels of hell after death.
But Chen Nan was different.
He not only controlled a fragment of the law.
He even became a Level Five Underworld Official.
And received the favor of the Heavenly Dao's rules.
To put it bluntly.
Chen Nan was like a paradox.
Even Yuan Zun couldn't explain what was happening to him.
"I won't comment on what happened ten thousand years ago."
"Perhaps for you, obtaining Yue Shan's遗物 would be considered treasonous."
"But for me."
"It is like charcoal in the snow."
"It will allow me to grow faster and reach where I want to go."
Chen Nan clearly knew that controlling the law of space would make his situation very difficult.
But he had no choice.
If he only relied on cultivation, even with the help of elixirs.
His progress wouldn't be fast.
But with the boost of the spatial domain, it could make him powerful.
And it could help him a lot in unseen ways.
Yuan Zun frowned, "You want to go to the eighteen levels of hell?"
Chen Nan had inquired about the eighteen levels of hell from him before.
Therefore.
He could guess Chen Nan's objective.
Chen Nan looked at the clear blue sky outside, a flicker of worry in his eyes, "Have you ever considered that the world we live in is facing the most severe catastrophe in human history?"
Yuan Zun shook his head.
He hadn't considered it.
Chen Nan: "If I don't go to that place."
"Let alone the Underworld, the entire Three Realms will be annihilated."
"At that time, countless lives will turn to dust."
"The Three Realms will return to chaos."
Yuan Zun's face turned pale.
He felt that Chen Nan's words were alarmist.
However.
Based on his understanding of Chen Nan.
He wouldn't say such things without reason.
Chen Nan said softly, "Although we are strangers who met by chance, you have helped me a great deal."
"It is precisely for this reason that I am telling you this."
"Because I don't want us to turn against each other one day."
"I don't like that kind of unpleasant plot."
Some things had to be said.
Some people.
If they cannot become friends.
Then they must be cut off as soon as possible.
This was his way of giving Yuan Zun a choice.
If Yuan Zun chose to go against him, he could accept it and understand.
But if Yuan Zun chose to be his friend.
It would make his path a bit easier.
Yuan Zun hesitated, then asked, "So, you are not Chen Nan, are you?"
Chen Nan smiled, "Is it that obvious?"
Yuan Zun shrugged with undeniable frankness, "Pretty much."
In fact, when he first met Chen Nan, and Chen Nan didn't let him attend the inauguration ceremony.
He had already investigated Chen Nan.
He knew he was a cowardly son-in-law from a wealthy family.
But for some reason.
He seemed to have become a different person.
Especially the abilities Chen Nan had displayed afterward, which only strengthened his suspicion.
Chen Nan smacked his lips, "Actually, my name is indeed Chen Nan."
"Perhaps it's fate."
"I encountered the Chen Nan of the Underworld."
Upon hearing this.
A complex smile appeared on Yuan Zun's face, "Indeed, you have taken over this body. However, I didn't expect you to not belong to this realm."
He had long suspected that this physical body had been taken over.
But he hadn't expected.
That the person who took it over was from the mortal realm.
He regained his composure and said seriously, "Although I don't believe the claim of the Three Realms being annihilated."
"However, I am willing to trust you this once."
"Because everything you've done is for the common people of the world."
"For the stability of the nation."
"I don't believe someone who dares to be the first to act for the world would speak such nonsense."
He was willing to believe Chen Nan!
Willing to gamble with him!
Not for fame or fortune!
But for the survival of all beings in the world!