Ji Nanhong was still busy with the new corps, while Chen Guan seemed leisurely but was actually not idle, as he was diligently cultivating every day.

Even in the era of absolute power of the Ten Celestial Kings, there were people who could live well without having to scramble for the scraps left behind by the Ten Great Families' fingertips.

Chen Guan invented a bottom-up digestion cultivation method. Digesting elixirs requires time, but if one's primordial energy is consumed very quickly, it will speed up the digestion time of the elixirs, squeezing more value out of them.

So Chen Guan used secret skills every day to keep his primordial energy in a state of being exhausted, which would make the elixirs digest very quickly.

Thus, Chen Guan almost constantly maintained the activation of the Azure Heaven Dominating Body, to consume his primordial energy.

He also thought about constantly activating the Pure Yang Sword Immortal, but he could only maintain it for less than ten seconds before waiting for his primordial energy to recover to a certain level to activate it again. This constant depletion wasn't too effective.

Keeping the Azure Heaven Dominating Body active consumed primordial energy at a pace just right for Chen Guan; his energy recovery rate could match the consumption of the Azure Heaven Dominating Body, with even a bit to spare.

This allowed Chen Guan to use the extra primordial energy to practice other secret skills and maintain a bottomed-out energy state for a long time.

As a result, the level of the Azure Heaven Dominating Body increased particularly quickly. After a little over a month, when Chen Guan advanced to level 13, the Azure Heaven Dominating Body had already reached level 15.

Looking at his 4096 points of primordial energy, Chen Guan was both happy and troubled, fearing that when he reached Third Awakening, the difficulty of leveling up would be overwhelming.

When he reached level 21, his primordial energy would break a million, and he could constantly maintain the Pure Yang Sword Immortal at that time.

"Old Guan, are you still here fishing? Something happened in the corps." Duan Shulin hurriedly came over.

"What happened?" Chen Guan asked, puzzled.

"The Jade Qilin Camp and the Black Qilin Camp have gotten into a fight," Duan Shulin said.

Chen Guan didn't find it surprising. The Jade Qilin Camp was reconstituted from the Celestial Court Guard Army brought by Bai Yueguang, while the Black Qilin Camp was formed with veterans from the Black Tiger Corps as its backbone.

Soldiers from the Guard Army had little regard for the old soldiers' behavior, while the veterans looked down on the Jade Qilin Camp, leading to conflicts. The corps was new, leaving many roles and responsibilities unclear, with some competition over quality resources. Their clashes weren't surprising.

Ji Nanhong's original plan was to break up the personal guard, the old Black Tiger veterans, and other Third Awakening Cultivators to reorganize and rebuild camps.

Unfortunately, circumstances didn't allow it. Ji Nanhong's strength was insufficient, and since everything had to start from scratch, she required stable support. The three deputy corps commanders were challenging, so instead of a reorganization, three camps were established.

Coupled with the Blood Qilin Vanguard Camp, Fire Qilin Guard Camp, Cloud Qilin Camp, Wind Qilin Camp, Thunder Qilin Camp, and Young Qilin Recruit Camp, this formed the current Qilin Corps.

Chen Guan held the nominal title of the Vanguard Camp's leader, but the real leader was the deputy, An Yiqi. He only visited the camp daily; all other work was handled by An Yiqi.

"Why are they fighting this time?" Chen Guan asked.

"It's over who guards the Valley of Hundred Beasts. Previously undiscovered, the valley's entrance lay precisely between the two camps' guard zones. After its discovery, the valley's Secret Spirit and Heavenly and Earthly Treasures were known for their richness. The camps fought over guardianship, with minor skirmishes leading up to today's brawl..."

"The corps commander isn't here; you should take a look," Duan Shulin said, pulling Chen Guan along.

He was anxious. His deep collaboration with the Qilin Corps involved exchanging goods from the Qilin Mountain Range developments with the Duan Family.

If the Qilin Corps had problems, reduced output would mean less profit for him and the Duan Family.

When Chen Guan and Duan Shulin arrived near the Valley of Hundred Beasts, they saw soldiers from the Jade Qilin and Black Qilin camps hurling insults at each other, with Jiang Tianqing and his Cloud Qilin Camp troops in between.

Jiang Tianqing was responsible for general affairs as well as serving as the patrol chief and Cloud Qilin Camp commander. Whether Ji Nanhong was present or not, he had to be there.

But nobody cared for Jiang Tianqing's authority; despite his presence in the middle, the sides continued their verbal battle, with Bai Yueguang and Zhu Hongzhi watching coldly, without intervening.

No matter what Jiang Tianqing said, it was futile; they ignored him.

Jiang Tianqing was resigned. His level hadn't progressed. Being from the Ten Great Families, the Celestial Court Army's orthodox troops didn't take kindly to his background and ignored him even more.

Jiang Tianqing believed it wasn't all bad, thinking it was good training while young.

But with the intensifying war of words, any real conflict would make reporting to Ji Nanhong difficult.

Bai Yueguang and Zhu Hongzhi ignored him, making it hard for the usually calm Jiang Tianqing to keep his composure since he had no outlet but to endure.

Just as Jiang Tianqing was brooding over how to solve the problem, he saw Chen Guan and Duan Shulin approaching.

"Why is everyone taking a break in the sun today? What lively topic has you all so engaged?" Chen Guan asked as he approached.

The crowd quieted momentarily upon seeing Chen Guan.

Jiang Tianqing thought, "Is this considered a lively chat?"

"Deputy Commander Chen... arbitrate for us..." The place was silent for just three seconds before the sides began arguing again, each accusing the other to Chen Guan.

"Deputy Commander Bai, Deputy Commander Zhu, what's happening?" Chen Guan asked, feigning confusion as he looked at Bai Yueguang and Zhu Hongzhi.

The two, who were previously observing coldly with arms crossed, relaxed and gestured for their people to quiet down when they saw Chen Guan, approaching him without the earlier pretense of ignorance. Upon being questioned by Chen Guan, they motioned for silence and stepped forward.

Jiang Tianqing internally cursed, "Damn it, I talked so long and you acted deaf and blind; now you hear? Damn dog."

Despite his grumbling, Jiang Tianqing felt relief seeing the camps listen to Chen Guan. He had his men form a human barrier, continuing to separate the sides, as he joined Chen Guan's side.

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