In the years following Lu Chen's breakthrough, she had been keeping an eye on the state of the Immortals in the Daqin Immortal Dynasty. However, she quickly found that the slight reduction in Qi Fortune had little impact on those Immortals.

This was primarily because the Daqin Immortal Dynasty possessed an abundance of Qi Fortune. Although he absorbed some of the Immortals' Qi Fortune, under the blessing of Daqin's Qi Fortune, it was similar to or even more abundant than when they were not part of the Immortal Dynasty's subjects.

Seeing that absorbing Qi Fortune had little effect on the Immortals of Daqin, Lu Chen was relieved.

Of course, Lu Chen had no intention of absorbing for a second time. If he did, it might have an impact.

...

In the dead of night.

Daqin Immortal Dynasty, Imperial Capital.

A ghostly figure appeared outside the Imperial Palace. The soldiers of the Daqin Immortal Dynasty passed by the figure without noticing its presence, as if they hadn't seen the person at all.

The Evil Shadow Immortal King sensed the auras within the palace and was puzzled. Why were there only the auras of Immortal Monarchs in the palace?

Was it really as he had heard, that Lu Chen's cultivation was at most at the Immortal King Realm, and it wasn't permanent?

Since arriving in the Daqin Immortal Dynasty, the Evil Shadow Immortal King had been gathering intelligence on Lu Chen, and he quickly discovered that Lu Chen didn't seem as formidable as he had thought.

In the intelligence he gathered, Lu Chen's strength appeared not very strong, at best showing the power of an Immortal King, with most of his cultivation below that of an Immortal Monarch.

Even when establishing the Immortal Dynasty, his cultivation wasn't very high.

Logically, to establish an Immortal Dynasty, the main body must be present in the Daqin Immortal Dynasty; otherwise, it wouldn't be recognized by the Heavenly Dao.

This left the Evil Shadow Immortal King questioning whether Lu Chen's cultivation was indeed unremarkable, but he possessed some Secret Technique to temporarily elevate his cultivation to the Immortal King Realm.

Or perhaps after emerging from the Chaotic Sea, Lu Chen's foundation was damaged, preventing him from maintaining his Immortal King cultivation, only unleashing it when in danger by burning his Divine Soul?

The intelligence he collected was mostly acquired through Soul Search, so he was confident in its accuracy.

Yet he had another question: if Lu Chen's main body's strength wasn't remarkable, how could he have depicted the Holy Tier Array Pattern?

It's said that, currently, other than Lu Chen, no Immortal Venerate has been able to depict that Holy Tier Array, which demonstrated the strength of Lu Chen's Divine Soul.

If Lu Chen's Divine Soul was truly that powerful, his main body's strength would have at least reached the Immortal Venerate Realm. Could it be that he was intentionally hiding his true cultivation?

Now, it was known throughout the Tianyan Immortal Domain that Lu Chen was the only one capable of depicting the Holy Tier Array Pattern, and all the Immortal Venerates wanted to invite a Lu Chen clone to their factions, so the fact that Lu Chen could depict the Holy Tier Array Pattern should be true.

The Evil Shadow Immortal King was conflicted at this moment. On one hand, he wanted to achieve merit on his own. If Lu Chen's main body truly wasn't strong, he wanted to make a direct move against Lu Chen.

Lu Chen was desired by the Blood Ancestor, and capturing Lu Chen's main body would surely earn him the Blood Ancestor's reward. Perhaps with the Blood Ancestor's help, he could quickly break through to the Immortal Venerate Realm.

At this moment, the Evil Shadow Immortal King fell into contemplation, starting to sort through the intelligence he had gathered.

Firstly, there was no need for Lu Chen to hide his strength. If he possessed Immortal Venerate strength, revealing it from the start would deter those eyeing him.

Moreover, when establishing an Immortal Dynasty, displaying greater strength would be advantageous for the dynasty's expansion. No Immortal Dynasty Master would conceal their cultivation when establishing an Immortal Dynasty, so it's likely that Lu Chen's cultivation was truly below the Immortal King.

As for why Lu Chen could depict Holy Tier Array Patterns that even Immortal Venerates couldn't, this too could be explained. The Holy Tier Array originally came from Lu Chen, and perhaps he didn't present the complete Holy Tier Array Pattern, so no Immortal Venerate could fully depict it.

He didn't believe that among the many Immortal Venerates in the Tianyan Immortal Domain, only Lu Chen could delineate that Holy Tier Array Pattern.

Among so many Immortal Venerates, there must be those specializing in Formation research, and if even they couldn't delineate the Holy Tier Array provided by Lu Chen, it's likely the problem lies with the Array Pattern itself.

Thinking of this possibility, the Evil Shadow Immortal King felt a surge of excitement, sensing that perhaps he had seen through Lu Chen's little trick.

He strongly suspected that Lu Chen intentionally gave others a false Holy Tier Array to create the illusion that only he could depict that Holy Tier Array, thus elevating his status in the Tianyan Immortal Domain.

People would not only view Lu Chen as extremely powerful but also refrain from targeting him due to his importance.

The more the Evil Shadow Immortal King pondered, the more he believed he had deduced the truth. At this moment, he was eager to make his move. If he could capture Lu Chen's main body, all the credit would be his.

With this thought, without any hesitation, the Evil Shadow Immortal King transformed into a shadow and infiltrated the Imperial Palace.

Within the Great Qin Imperial Palace, the patrolling guards were oblivious to the Evil Shadow Immortal King's presence. It wasn't long before he had sneaked outside the Imperial Study Room.

He could clearly sense Lu Chen's aura within the Imperial Study Room.

Meanwhile, Lu Chen was reviewing the intelligence gathered about the Barbaric lands. Suddenly, he sensed a faint trace of Evil Qi in the air.

Having cultivated the Divine Light Thousand Lamp Scripture, Lu Chen was very sensitive to Evil Qi. Although the other party had hidden it well, Lu Chen still detected that trace of Evil Qi.

Lu Chen furrowed his brow. An Evil Immortal had infiltrated the palace?

What Evil Immortal had such audacity?

The last he dealt with an Evil Immortal was in the Southern Domain, surely not one of those coming here, especially after he inflicted heavy damage on the Blood Eagle Hall in the Profound Moon Palace defense. Even if the Blood Eagle Hall wanted revenge, they'd assess their capabilities first.

If it wasn't for vengeance, then there was another possibility — the intruder was likely after the opportunities Lu Chen possessed.

Currently, the righteous factions considered him very important. Even if they coveted potential opportunities related to him, they wouldn't easily make a move against him. Only the Evil Immortals would disregard such considerations.

Evil Immortals, who only wish for chaos in the world, probably wouldn't care if bizarre creatures invaded the Tianyan Immortal Domain. If they suspected he held opportunities, they might very well act.

As Lu Chen speculated on the intentions of the Evil Immortal who infiltrated the palace, he noticed the Evil Qi growing stronger, indicating the other had entered the Imperial Study Room.

However, apart from sensing the Evil Qi, Lu Chen saw no sign of the intruder.

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