Chapter 814: Finally Here

Pei Jiuye was numb.

He stood there, completely stunned.

What had he just seen?

Because his eyes had not yet rotted away, by the time he realized what he was looking at, it was already too late.

The guy in front of him was actually defying and provoking the Heavenly Tribulation!

That was the Heavenly Tribulation!

Throughout history, anyone who dared to provoke the Heavenly Tribulation would inevitably be met with its terrifying retaliation.

Pei Jiuye’s legs went weak instantly, and he collapsed onto the ground.

He was already rejected by the Heavenly Dao and marked as someone who should be killed.

Now that Ye Lin had gone and provoked the Heavenly Tribulation, it would undoubtedly cause the power of the tribulation to double.

Everything was over.

Both he and Ye Lin would surely die under this Heavenly Tribulation.

"I shouldn't have believed that an ant at only the seventh phase of the Spirit Realm could help me resolve the Heavenly Condemnation!"

Pei Jiuye regretted his decision, feeling that he had truly been screwed over by Ye Lin.

Just as Pei Jiuye thought he was surely going to die, a scene that defied his understanding occurred.

He saw the tribulation clouds gathering above in the sky actually begin to slowly dissipate!

Pei Jiuye was dumbfounded, saliva dripping down the corner of his mouth.

He raised his hand, rubbed his eyes, and looked again.

By this time, the thick, black tribulation clouds had vanished, replaced by a clear, bright sky.

"No way!"

"Huh?"

For the first time, Pei Jiuye felt that his understanding of this world was flawed.

A small cultivator at the early stage of the Soaring Realm told the Heavenly Tribulation to get lost, and it actually did?

Is this reasonable?

This was like your desk mate making a phone call and summoning the god Erlang Shen Yang Jian.

Shouldn't an act of provocation like telling the Heavenly Tribulation to get lost result in an even more violent tribulation?

Ye Lin, however, was not surprised at all; the Heavenly Tribulation had blacklisted him long ago.

As long as he didn't bring out something heaven-defying like the Human Emperor Flag again, the Heavenly Tribulation basically wouldn't bother with him.

"Alright, Elder Pei, the issue of the Heavenly Condemnation is resolved. Remember your Dao oath: help me enter the Thousand Red Cave, and then help me block the Sect Master," Ye Lin reminded him.

Pei Jiuye nodded blankly.

He clearly felt that the curse of the Heavenly Condemnation, which had been lingering on him for so long, had vanished.

As long as he was no longer entangled by the Heavenly Condemnation, even with his whole body rotting, for a cultivator of his level, it was nothing more than a superficial wound.

"How on earth did you do it?"

Pei Jiuye was incredibly curious; such a feat should not be possible for someone only at the early stage of the Soaring Realm.

"Elder Pei, on the surface, I just shouted 'get lost,' but in reality, the methods involved are quite deep. The specifics relate to my family's secrets, so it is inconvenient to disclose them."

Ye Lin prepared to brush it off.

Pei Jiuye’s eyes flickered with uncertainty, and then a divine light suddenly burst forth from them.

"Heavenly Eye, open!"

He directly activated his Heavenly Eye to stare at Ye Lin, wanting to find out exactly what was mysterious about him.

It was fine not to look, but upon doing so, Pei Jiuye was stunned once again, even more shocked than when he saw the tribulation clouds dissipate.

"That golden light... you brat, you have the Golden Light of Merit?!" Pei Jiuye shrieked.

The Golden Light of Merit was something only truly super-benevolent, righteous people possessed.

For a disciple of a demonic sect to have the Golden Light of Merit was like discovering that a gang undercover agent was paying their social insurance on time every month.

Ye Lin’s heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, *this is bad.*

This Golden Light of Merit might work to fool righteous people, but for someone like Pei Jiuye, known as the Blood-Hand Human Butcher, such things were detested.

Sure enough, Pei Jiuye’s expression turned cold instantly.

Now that the issue of the Heavenly Condemnation was resolved, he no longer needed to be subservient to Ye Lin.

"Brat, why do you have the Golden Light of Merit? Could it be that you are an undercover agent sent by the righteous path?"

"I've been wronged, Elder Pei!" Ye Lin cried out in protest.

"Then how do you explain the Golden Light of Merit on you?" Pei Jiuye pressed.

"That was just to infiltrate the Immortal Cloud Sect. I tried every possible way to get some Golden Light of Merit to keep on me so they would trust me. Otherwise, how could the undercover mission have gone so smoothly?"

"What I truly love is our Joyous Union Sect!"

"Elder Pei, you can go and ask around; the Immortal Cloud Sect has already announced that they have expelled me from the sect!"

Ye Lin hurriedly explained.

"Is that really so?" Pei Jiuye frowned slightly.

"It's true!"

Ye Lin nodded.

"Elder Pei, I just saved you. Even though we are both people of the demonic path, we shouldn't burn bridges! Besides, if you kill me, your Dao oath won't be fulfilled, and the Heavenly Condemnation will come looking for you again!"

Hearing the words "Heavenly Condemnation," Pei Jiuye couldn't help but shiver.

As someone who had been tortured by the Heavenly Condemnation for who knows how many years, he had almost developed post-traumatic stress disorder from it.

Having finally escaped the entanglement of the Heavenly Condemnation, if he were to encounter it again, Pei Jiuye would truly collapse on the spot.

"When do you plan to head to the Thousand Red Cave?" Pei Jiuye urged.

"Why wait for another day when we can do it now? Shall we go now?" Ye Lin asked tentatively.

"Let's go!"

Pei Jiuye couldn't wait to complete this Dao oath. Once the oath was fulfilled, with his strength, wouldn't handling Ye Lin be as easy as pie?

Pei Jiuye knew even with his toes that this guy must have a great secret; otherwise, it would be impossible to resolve the Heavenly Tribulation so easily.

If he could obtain the secret on this brat, perhaps he could advance even further!

Pei Jiuye had clearly already marked Ye Lin as a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered.

The two returned to the Joyous Union Sect. This time, with Pei Jiuye leading the way, Ye Lin traveled without obstruction and arrived at the pool in the Greed-Joy Hall.

As the mechanism was triggered, the entrance to the Thousand Red Cave appeared before Ye Lin’s eyes.

"Go ahead, I will wait here for you to come out. During this time, I won't let anyone else enter," Pei Jiuye said.

"Many thanks, Elder Pei. Once I come out of the Thousand Red Cave, the Dao oath will be considered fulfilled."

Ye Lin fed Pei Jiuye a promise, then turned and stepped into the Thousand Red Cave.

Even though it was his second time in this place, the sweet, fishy air permeating the Thousand Red Cave still made Ye Lin feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Reaching the end of the stairs, the familiar pink passage appeared before Ye Lin again.

There were many new faces in the cells on both sides, but Ye Lin ignored them and headed straight for the end of the pink passage.

He had only one goal in coming to the Thousand Red Cave: the slave seal of Xue Bingxiao held by the former Sect Master of the Joyous Union Sect, Yao Geng!

Ye Lin arrived once again at the bottomless abyss where a dozen dragon-coiled stone pillars were suspended.

Compared to last time, Yao Geng’s condition had become even more miserable.

He had originally only been blinded and had his limbs severed, but this time, even his skin had been peeled off, and red muscle fibers were constantly oozing black blood, looking extremely horrifying.

"You finally came."