Chapter 118: It's Me

Ye Chen stood there, saying nothing.

"The urgent matter is to go rescue my teachers."

Ye Chen said, Murky Eye remained silent; regarding Ye Chen's teachers, it felt nothing special, and in its view they were merely two insignificant people—whether they lived or died made no great difference to it.

Ye Chen also knew Murky Eye's thoughts, so he didn't say much.

Murky Eye seemed to be like that, but Ye Chen also knew that Murky Eye had changed, though this change was not yet significant.

But through his subtle influence, Murky Eye had undergone a great change—at least… now it would no longer act primarily out of self-interest.

"It's time to go."

The instant Ye Chen's words fell, his figure vanished from the spot and he headed to where Lin Jingxue and the others were.

……

"Do you really think Ye Chen will come?"

A Golden Core cultivator wielding a big blade asked the sword-bearing cultivator beside him.

"He should come; Ye Chen isn't the cold‑blooded, heartless type—when he sees his teachers kidnapped by us, he can't possibly remain unmoved."

"Where on earth has Ye Chen run off to? We've searched for nearly three months and found not a trace of him."

"That's unknown; according to Esteemed Founder, he possesses a treasure that can conceal heavenly secrets, and Esteemed Founder values this treasure greatly."

They chatted intermittently.

Meanwhile, the bound Lin Jingxue and her companions looked at each other.

"Ye Chen… is he the Ye Chen we know?"

Wang Lan asked Lin Jingxue.

As for Ye Chen, she still remembered him; at that time she had even treated his illness, and afterwards she had heard Lin Jingxue mention Ye Chen again.

"I don't know, but the only one named Ye Chen who has any connection with us seems to be him."

Lin Jingxue replied.

"But he's clearly only six years old—he hasn't even turned seven—why are these people so obsessed with capturing him?"

Wang Lan asked, puzzled; it wasn't just her—Gu Yuan and Lin Jingxue were also puzzled.

Ye Chen… he's clearly just a six‑year‑old child—what has he done to make these people so determined to seize him?

Moreover, it has drawn the attention of those people in the Starry Sky.

They themselves now have cultivation, and they clearly see how powerful these people are, while Ye Chen's enemies are precisely them.

This left Lin Jingxue, Wang Lan, and Gu Yuan struggling to accept it when they first learned the truth.

It wasn't that they couldn't accept Ye Chen's strength; rather, they found it hard to accept that, as his teachers, they could now do nothing to help him—and that was what made it unbearable for them.

"Time is almost up; Ye Chen seems unwilling to come."

The cultivator wielding the big blade said.

The instant he spoke those words, the cultivators surrounding Lin Jingxue and her companions burst with killing intent, all staring at them coldly.

Since Ye Chen isn't coming, they have no use value whatsoever.

"Since Ye Chen isn't coming, there's no need to keep them alive."

The cultivator holding the sword said.

"Wait—before that, let us have some fun first, then we'll kill them after."

The moment he said that, the other cultivators all looked at Lin Jingxue and her companions with lecherous expressions; although their looks weren't top‑tier, they were still decent.

These cultivators, in their three‑month pursuit of Ye Chen, had not touched a woman; now, in their eyes, Lin Jingxue was no different from a stunning beauty stripped naked.

"Do as you please."

It was obvious that the sword‑wielding cultivator was the strongest among them and also their leader.

As he finished speaking, the others all gazed at Lin Jingxue and her companions with fiery lust, as if they would devour them in the next instant.

"Hehe, little beauty, I'm here~"

Lin Jingxue, Wang Lan, and Gu Yuan looked at those lecherous men, and despair welled up in their hearts.

They had just been listening to those words; of course they wanted to end their own lives, but with their cultivation sealed, they simply couldn't.

Now they could only watch as those men stretched out their wicked claws, step by step, approaching them.

"Top‑notch~"

At this moment, nine cultivators surrounded them completely; every face showed licentiousness, while the faces of Lin Jingxue, Wang Lan, and Gu Yuan were filled with despair in their eyes.

Gu Yuan had even closed her eyes in despair, Wang Lan gritted her teeth, and Lin Jingxue glared at them fiercely; beneath the despair lay deep anger.

"Are we… really going to end like this?"

Lin Jingxue whispered softly, if only she could have someone to save her from fire and water, but now it seemed impossible.

Just as Lin Jingxue and her companions awaited the boundless humiliation, suddenly a terrifying aura locked onto them in an instant.

In that instant, those cultivators were rendered unable to move.

Their faces also showed terror.

"How is this possible!!"

The sword‑wielding cultivator exclaimed in shock.

He too sensed that aura, and precisely because he sensed it, he was utterly astonished.

For at this moment he, too, was frightened by that aura into immobility.

"No, how could this be! Who is it! Exactly who!"

He roared at the empty air, but no one answered him.

And those cultivators, at this moment, their faces were also full of terror.

They all searched for the source of that aura, but no one could find it… the source of that aura.

"Insult my teacher, die."

The voice was indifferent, icy.

At the moment those words fell, several Golden Core cultivators' bodies instantly exploded.

Their power also flew rapidly toward a place.

And Lin Jingxue and the others, upon hearing that voice, had expressions of great excitement on their faces.

And those cultivators, upon hearing that voice, instantly had terror spread across their faces.

Because that was… Ye Chen's voice!

"Ye Chen! Is that you?"

Lin Jingxue shouted excitedly; when Lin Jingxue shouted this, Wang Lan looked around excitedly, and Gu Yuan, who had just closed her eyes, instantly opened them at this moment.

During the time they were captured, they had heard some news about Ye Chen; they knew Ye Chen was strong, but they didn't know how strong he was.

But the fact that so many powerful cultivators, and the strong ones in Xingkong, keep him in mind, is enough to demonstrate Ye Chen's transcendence.

And today, they finally fully understand how terrifying Ye Chen's combat power is.

He hadn't even appeared, yet several cultivators' bodies exploded and they died.

"It's me."

As Ye Chen's voice fell, his figure appeared before the crowd; his silhouette was so small, yet no one could ignore his presence.

His aura was overwhelmingly strong, and those Golden Core cultivators, upon seeing Ye Chen appear, had expressions that could not be described merely as shocked; their expressions were shock beyond description.

"Golden Core Tenth Level, how is this possible!"