After Lu Chengfeng and the others made up their minds, they didn't waste any more time. With July 15th approaching, they needed to quickly establish a foothold in Yuchuan County.

The group of four journeyed day and night and finally reached Yuchuan County, famous for Jade Dragon Mountain and Three Rivers.

Jade Dragon Mountain stretches endlessly, its peak covered in snow year-round. From the foot of the mountain to the top, the scenery is completely different. Many legends among the people say there is a heavenly lake on the mountain with a True Dragon hidden within.

As for Three Rivers, it is a tributary of Yudai River. At the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, it splits into two streams that eventually converge into a lake.

The destination for Lu Chengfeng and the others is Jade Dragon Mountain. The terrain there is treacherous; if the enemy sends an army to besiege it, entering the forest spells certain doom.

Only masters can fight in the forest and eradicate foes.

Upon reaching Jade Dragon Mountain, selecting a Sect location, gathering laborers and craftsmen, and building dwellings require a considerable amount of time and effort.

The group divided their tasks, with Tan Xiong descending the mountain to recruit manpower and purchase materials; Du Xiaoyue stayed on the mountain to manage the craftsmen and ensure they expedited construction.

Meanwhile, Du Mengyan contacted the Sect to report their current progress, specifically omitting Lu Chengfeng's identity as Zhao Tianyou.

This was at Lu Chengfeng's insistence; once too many people knew, nothing remained a secret, as not everyone in the Sect was loyal and honest.

Du Mengyan and the others had just experienced the Sect's brutal battle before the New Year, so they were naturally aware that many were spies and traitors from other forces, and they accepted this fact.

Moreover, she personally set out to investigate the situation in Yuchuan County's capital, gathering intelligence and understanding enemy movements.

Meanwhile, Lu Chengfeng chose to seclude himself at the mountain's peak.

It was already the end of May, yet Jade Dragon Mountain was still covered in snow with a bitter, cold wind.

Lu Chengfeng sat cross-legged on the cliff, with Red Dragon True Qi circulating endlessly within him, constantly improving.

Since he began practicing the Eight Desolates Divine Fire Dragon Divine Skill, his cultivation progress had been in a high-speed phase. Coupled with his previous stockpile of Pills, he was transforming daily.

He wasn't in a hurry to go downhill and confront Li Xiaotian. Cultivation Realm was the foundation; without sufficient strength, there was no way to establish a foothold here.

As he continued practicing and refining over this period, he had mostly assimilated the Zhao Family Ancestor's gifts, leaving only the last portion.

His Martial Path Realm, combat experience, understanding of heaven and earth, and understanding of Divine Skill had all reached the Half-Step Celestial Human level. However, his cultivation of Divine Skill required step-by-step, solid progress.

"I only need to practice the Red Dragon True Intent to the Twenty-Fifth Layer, and I'm confident in competing with Li Chungen."

Lu Chengfeng wasn't conceited; he knew very well that even among peak masters of the Twenty-Seventh Layer Realm, there were significant differences.

Some peak masters had already begun to comprehend the Path of the Celestial Human or even create their own Martial Arts. If not for lacking a Divine Skill Secret Manual, they'd have long achieved Half-Step Celestial Human.

However, some peak masters, reaching the Twenty-Seventh Layer Realm, had exhausted their potential, having no exploration or understanding of the Path of the Celestial Human.

The gap between the two is vast!

Therefore, for first-rate masters below the twenty-seventh layer, even those at the twenty-sixth layer, Lu Chengfeng had confidence in killing them.

But at the peak masters' Realm, his gap with them would gradually narrow.

Particularly, Li Chungen, rumored to have begun creating his own Martial Arts and exploring the Path of the Celestial Human, was no ordinary peak master but a Grandmaster in the Martial Arts field.

To compete with such a figure, Lu Chengfeng also needed to cultivate the Red Dragon True Intent to the Twenty-Fifth Layer.

The gap between first-rate masters is immense; each Layer Heaven is almost a world apart. It involves a clash of Spiritual Will, and without the necessary gap, one wouldn't even qualify to make a move.

If it weren't for him refining the Half-Step Celestial Human's gift, even the Twenty-Sixth Layer Red Dragon True Intent would find it hard to defeat Li Chungen.

The Nine Layer Martial Path True Intent, each breakthrough requires heaven and earth's baptism, each step being a substantial transformation.

Lu Chengfeng sat alone atop the snowy mountain, with the outside world besieged by cold winds and a landscape of ice and snow. Yet his spirit immersed in Enlightenment, feeling the lifetime cultivation of the Zhao Family Ancestor.

Red Dragon True Qi circulated relentlessly within, tempering his internal organs, limbs, bones, and muscles, constantly transforming and elevating his being.

His physique was becoming stronger, his tendons and bones more resilient, his True Qi more profound, and his Spiritual Will increasingly clear and flawless.

...

As craftsmen began constructing dwellings on the mountain, Jade Dragon Mountain gradually became lively, soon alarming nearby towns.

The Celestial Patrol Department overseeing Central State and patrolling all directions quickly received intelligence, promptly sending a Celestial Patrol Captain to investigate.

However, Du Mengyan was prepared, directly presenting the Celestial Patrol Order given by Lu Chengfeng, making the Celestial Patrol Department withdraw at once.

Those holding a Celestial Patrol Order were significant figures not to be meddled with by minor officers; all they could do was report the situation up the chain.

Since Li Xiaotian was currently leading an army to besiege the bandits of Three Immortals Mountain, by the time he received the news, seven days had already passed.

"Celestial Patrol Order?" He immediately thought of Zhao Tianyou, "Could it be that bandits from Three Immortals Mountain have fled into my Yuchuan territory? Is that Zhao Family remnant Zhao Tianyou among them?"

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