Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

In the Koshimi District, a secret base newly established by the Yamamoto family of an island nation.

The latest rankings of the Divine Dynasty's Prodigies List.

He appeared before Yamamoto Jiro, the powerful member of the Yamamoto family in charge of the Koshikai District.

Several months ago, all of the Yamamoto family's strongholds were wiped out by Gu Chen and Luo Wuqing.

They then arranged for him to come and take over the reconstruction work of the outpost here.

After he took over, he chose to rebuild quietly and did not have any conflicts with Gu Chen and others.

Furthermore, they abandoned the establishment of a stronghold in Black Rock Prefecture, where Gu Chen was located.

Instead, they chose to establish a base in Lishui Mansion, which is next to Guchen.

He felt that there was something strange about Gu Chen, Luo Wuqing, and Gongsun Yuan, these three fellow disciples.

If a base were established in the manor where Gu Chen resides, it would be easy for him to discover it.

The Yamamoto family is a transcendent family with a terrestrial deity presiding over them.

It holds a pivotal position in island nations.

However, the Yamamoto family's focus was not on the Yuehai County, but on the eastern coastal area, where they had important personnel stationed and placed in various institutions of the Divine Dynasty in order to transport large quantities of military supplies from the Divine Dynasty to the island nation.

From the Yuehai County of the Desolate State, the highest level of support they can send is only one Rank 5 expert.

This is only possible because there is a mining gang in Yuehai County that possesses a large amount of rare minerals; otherwise, it would have been impossible for a fifth-rank expert to be dispatched here.

Disperse the family's excess resources.

During this period, after Yamamoto Jiro re-established his base, he began to consider smuggling supplies from the Divine Dynasty.

They couldn't find a breakthrough before.

But now, they've found it.

He Teng, the newly appointed head of the Night Watch of Li Huo Prefecture, may be their breakthrough point.

Smuggling supplies would be extremely difficult without dismantling the official personnel within the Divine Dynasty.

As long as they have insiders from the official institutions of the Divine Dynasty to help them, they can get the green light.

It will then be much easier.

This He Teng is the personal disciple of Chen Lei, the current chief of the Night Watch of the Wilderness State.

Once we get rid of him, with his cover, the disciples under Shangguan Wuqing's command in the Desolate State Night Watch Division won't be able to find them.

"Make arrangements for us to contact He Teng, the newly appointed head of the Night Watch of Li Huo Prefecture," Yamamoto Jiro said. "As long as he is willing to cooperate with us, we can provide him with elixirs, silver, and beautiful women."

Yamamoto Jiro said to a sixth-rank expert from the Yamamoto family, "By the way, also tell him that my Yamamoto family has a top-grade spiritual medicine that can help him repair his hidden injuries and restore his foundation. If he agrees, it's not impossible to give it to him after he has cooperated with us to a certain extent."

He has already investigated and found out He Teng's current situation.

Because He Teng was injured by an unknown expert in the Xiling Mountains, he suffered a hidden injury, which damaged his foundation and made it impossible for him to break through to the upper three realms in the future.

He desperately needs this elixir now, and coupled with his defeat by Gu Chen last month, his desire to rebuild his foundation and defeat Gu Chen has reached its peak.

Once you grasp a person's weakness, you can control them.

As long as they can control He Teng, given his position, the power he wields, and the benefits he can bring to the Yamamoto family...

Its value will definitely exceed that of a top-grade spiritual herb.

On Gu Chen's side.

Two more days have passed.

The latest rankings of the Prodigies List.

He has received it.

I saw that I was ranked 247th.

He was ranked ahead of a group of early-stage Breakthrough Realm cultivators and Yuan Geng, who was in the middle-stage Breakthrough Realm.

Gu Chen then felt that the Surveillance Department might be doing this on purpose.

Isn't this inciting conflict?

He, a mid-stage True Essence Realm cultivator, was riding on the heads of so many Breakthrough Realm experts.

Doesn't that mean those people are not as good as me?

This will inevitably provoke dissatisfaction among those people, who will then challenge them.

Gu Chen was somewhat speechless.

What happened next was his life.

Things are destined to be turbulent.

Actually, this is not the fault of the Inspection Department.

Based on the comprehensive assessment of the Surveillance Department, given that he has now grasped the two major anomalies and the red copper body with thirty protective divine runes.

Even those at the early stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm were no match for him.

He can only be placed in the mid-stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm.

As for ranking directly ahead of Yuan Geng, it's because Yuan Geng has just broken through to the mid-stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm, and his realm is not yet stable, so it's normal that he's not as good as Gu Chen.

After all, Gu Chen had mastered a sixth-grade perfect sword technique and comprehended the essence of swordsmanship.

Could Yuan Geng withstand a single blow?

Therefore, the ranking is quite fair in the eyes of the Inspection Department.

If Gu Chen's cultivation level weren't too low, preventing him from unleashing the full power of a sixth-grade perfected martial art and sword intent, they would have ranked him in the position befitting a late-stage Breaking Aperture Realm expert.

After all, Gu Chen cultivated the Four Beasts Celestial Phenomenon Technique, which gave him several times the amount of true essence stored in his body compared to other experts of the same realm. This allowed him to unleash stronger moves and have a longer endurance.

Gu Chen finished refining the pills that day.

Arrive at the Night Watch headquarters.

He approached Liang Xiaoyun and said directly to her, "Recently, there may be quite a few experts from the Prodigy Rankings across the Divine Dynasty coming to Jiuwan City. You need to keep an eye on the security. If you encounter any Prodigy Rankings who dare to cause trouble in Jiuwan City, or any disciples from their respective factions who come with them, report it to me directly, and I will deal with them."

He made it onto the list when the list of prodigies was last updated.

Then Liu Chen and his group from the Qingyun Sword Sect came to cause trouble.

He caught them and gave them a good scolding.

In the end, they extorted a lot of money from Liu Chen and others.

This could be an extra way for him to make money.

If there are similar cases this time, he could try the same method and perhaps extort some money from those who challenge him.

"Yes, sir." Liang Xiaoyun obeyed.

She knew exactly what Gu Chen was worried about.

Now that he has reached number 247 on the list of prodigies, there must be many prodigies ranked below him but with higher cultivation levels who will be dissatisfied.

They wanted to challenge him.

Most of these prodigies come from top-tier forces, or are independent cultivators who are affiliated with top-tier forces.

I'm used to being aloof and superior.

Arriving in a small place like Jiuwan City.

The strongest might be Gu Chen, a mid-stage True Essence Realm cultivator.

Most of them were at the peak of the True Essence Realm or even the Breaking Aperture Realm, so naturally they wouldn't take the people from this small place seriously.

It would be bad if they caused trouble or riots in Jiuwan City as soon as they arrived.

So her family members spoke with her in advance to let her prepare.

My father is truly a responsible and good official.

"Also, spread the word that I'm too busy with official duties to accept all the challenges from the geniuses who come to challenge me. If you want me to fight, anyone who wants to challenge me must first give me 30,000 taels of silver before I will accept the challenge. Otherwise, forget it," Gu Chen continued.

"Yes, sir." Liang Xiaoyun nodded, secretly thinking that their master's move was even more ingenious.

He set a threshold: anyone who wanted to challenge him had to pay 30,000 taels of silver first, otherwise he wouldn't accept the challenge.

This will greatly reduce the number of people who want to challenge him and boost his reputation.

After all, there are more than a hundred people on this list whose cultivation level is above his and whose ranking is below his.

He can't possibly accept every challenge from everyone who comes to him.

How can he then cultivate himself?

He probably spends all his time dealing with challenges.

Liang Xiaoyun left to do as he asked.

Now, it's been a while since Chen Lei solved the case of He Teng and others being injured by an unknown powerful figure.

Another month has passed.

He didn't report any valuable intelligence to Chen Lei, only saying that he was still investigating.

Chen Lei didn't make things difficult for him anymore.

Just let him continue investigating.

of course.

The Night Watch of Nine Bays City has also given up.

Since nothing could be found out about this, I simply ignored it.

When asked, the answer was always "still investigating," and the result was always "no results."

Liang Xiaoyun and the others no longer need to focus their energy on this.

Watching Liang Xiaoyun's departing figure.

Gu Chen became expectant.

It's unknown how many geniuses, knowing that they would have to pay him 30,000 taels of silver to challenge him, would still be willing to do so.

If he has four or more, then he will have the resources to break through to the late stage of the Transformation Sea Realm.

If there are more than ten.

Then he will have the resources to break through to the Perfected Transformation Sea Realm.

Furthermore, the fourth-grade movement technique, Flying Serpent Step, can also be mastered to perfection by spending money.

The threshold of 30,000 taels of silver was set by Gu Chen after careful consideration.

Even heirs of top-tier families like Wen Lingtian don't usually have tens of thousands of taels of silver in their pockets.

The reason most prodigies cultivate so quickly is that they use all their silver to buy pills or spiritual herbs for cultivation.

They wouldn't keep silver on them to save it; they wouldn't convert it into strength.

Thirty thousand taels of silver would be a painful amount for them, but it wouldn't leave them unable to afford it after emptying their savings.

It's just right.

If it's too much, they might not be willing to spend it.

After all, the Prodigy Ranking is just a ranking. They spend too much money to challenge Gu Chen, and even if they win, they will only rise a few places.

It does not provide any substantial help to their cultivation level.

They can take the challenge for free and use it as an opportunity to hone their skills. Even if they fail, they can still recognize their shortcomings.

There's no need to pay for it.

It's more important to use the money for your own spiritual practice.