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And because of this battle, the Jianghu forces felt even more strongly that aligning themselves with Gu Chen, aligning with Da Xia, was the right decision.
If it weren't for Gu Chen, they would never be able to advance in their cultivation in their lifetimes.
Gu Chen, with his own strength, had changed the balance of power in the Nine Provinces, suddenly adding nearly twenty top-tier martial arts masters who had attained communication with the divine.
Yet, even with these achievements, Gu Chen felt anxious about the second heaven and earth anomaly that was about to come to the Nine Provinces.
But, he had done almost everything he could; now, it was time to wait for the second anomaly to arrive.
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In the capital of Da Yuan Country, within a secret area behind the imperial palace's mountains.