Chapter 1761

Watching the Grand Elder once again being slapped away by the Third Ancestor's illusory figure and flying backward, all the Guo family members present had strange expressions.

What's wrong with this Grand Elder lately? He used to be the strictest about rules, but now on Seventy-Eighth Island he keeps breaking them.

The restriction set up by the Third Ancestor, aside from being triggered a few times at the start, afterwards everyone, having learned from past mistakes, became honest.

So the restriction wasn't triggered again, and everyone was completely honest.

But with the Grand Elder, he repeatedly breaks the rules.

Now it's fine—his injury hadn't recovered, and now this adds insult to injury.

One can clearly see that even while flying backward, a line of blood trailed from the Grand Elder's body, directly slicing across the sky.

This is the Grand Elder's blood.

The Guo family members all fell silent, and even Ye Zhangqing, who was in the courtyard, suddenly lifted his head with a puzzled expression and muttered to himself.

"How was the restriction triggered again?"

The restriction set up by the Third Ancestor is merciless; normally no one dares to break the rules.

But these past two days, how come someone keeps courting death, deliberately provoking the Third Ancestor's restriction?

However, after being busy for several days, Ye Zhangqing had no mind to consider these matters; cooking at such high intensity was a first for him.

Although he had earned quite a few Good Review Points and was not far from another breakthrough, he was truly exhausted.

He hadn't rested at all; for two full days Ye Zhangqing hadn't even sat down.

It was simply impossible, so he decided to rest for a day; after all, there was still plenty of time, no need to rush.

As Ye Zhangqing closed his business, the Guo family members and servants gathered on Seventy-Eighth Island left one after another.

Originally bustling with crowds, Seventy-Eighth Island quickly became deserted.

Most people naturally didn't want to leave, but since Ye Zhangqing needed to rest, they had no choice.

It's impossible to force Ye Zhangqing to cook; setting aside whether he's willing, the Third Ancestor's restriction is no joke—who would dare test it with their body?

After everyone left, the Grand Elder was once again fished up from the lake surface by the Law Enforcement Hall's personnel.

After being brought back to his residence, Èr Zhǎnglǎo was once again summoned.

Seeing the Grand Elder lying on the bed, covered in blood, his injuries worse than yesterday's, Èr Zhǎnglǎo frowned and said.

"How did it end up like this again?"

"It's still the Third Ancestor's restriction."

"Why won't he learn his lesson, even though he knows the rules?"

Èr Zhǎnglǎo's words were full of helplessness; this wasn't the first time—clearly he had already suffered a loss once, yet he still wouldn't learn.

Repeatedly like this, is he really not afraid of being hit?

It's still just superficial wounds, but this time it's adding insult to injury, so the recovery time needed is longer.

Èr Zhǎnglǎo administered treatment, and before leaving he specially instructed.

"Keep an eye on him, don't let him run around anymore; if he gets injured again next time, it might affect his foundation."

"Yes."

Hearing this, the two Title: Law Enforcement Hall Steward in the room respectfully nodded and responded; seeing that, Èr Zhǎnglǎo then shook his head and left.

Usually such a steady person, how did he inexplicably end up like this?

The Grand Elder had completely fallen into a coma, but this had nothing to do with Ye Zhangqing.

At this moment, Ye Zhangqing, who had finally managed to rest a bit, had originally wanted to return to his room and sleep comfortably.

But suddenly the courtyard gate was pushed open from outside, and Guo Ming entered with a young man.

"Ye Zhangqing."

As soon as he entered, Guo Ming called out; hearing this, Ye Zhangqing turned his gaze.

A flicker of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Guo Ming then pointed to the young man behind him and gave a brief introduction.

"He, like you, is a person from Xia Jie…………"

The Xia Jie spoken of by Immortal Realm powerhouses does not merely refer to the myriad heavens and worlds.

Besides the myriad heavens and worlds, there are other worlds connected to the Immortal Realm.

It's like a great tree: the Immortal Realm is the trunk, and the branches connecting to the trunk are certainly more than one.

So Ye Zhangqing didn't know this young man either, but the young man's cultivation surprised Ye Zhangqing.

Cultivation: Great Emperor Realm, perfected.

He is not an Immortal Realm person, yet his cultivation has already surpassed Luo Jiuyou and Hei Lin.

Facing Ye Zhangqing's gaze, the young man also expressionlessly sized him up a few times.

There was a hint of contempt in his eyes.

Ye Zhangqing noticed this, but didn't mind, nodding as a greeting.

Guo Ming was unaware of recent events in the clan, since after settling Ye Zhangqing he had immediately left home to continue searching for Xia Jie cultivators.

He had only just returned, coincidentally missing the bustling time on Seventy-Eighth Island.

So he didn't think much and directly brought this Xia Jie person to Seventy-Eighth Island.

After all, according to the Fifth Elder's order, Seventy-Eighth Island was originally meant to settle a host of Xia Jie cultivators, so Guo Ming's action was fine.

After arranging the young man next to Ye Zhangqing's cottage and giving a few brief instructions, Guo Ming quickly left to report to the Fifth Elder.

As for this newly arrived Xia Jie cultivator, Ye Zhangqing didn't take it to heart and didn't care.

After tidying up a bit, he planned to return to his room to rest, but just as Guo Ming left, the young man voluntarily came again to Ye Zhangqing's cottage.

Moreover, his conduct was extremely rash; upon entering he didn't even knock, but directly kicked the courtyard gate open.

With a bang, the young man strode into the courtyard, his expression arrogant, as if he utterly looked down on Ye Zhangqing.

Seeing the youth stride toward him, Ye Zhangqing frowned slightly and stared at him, also having no intention to speak.

He didn't want to provoke this guy, but he also wasn't afraid of him.

The youth, meanwhile, walked all the way up to Ye Zhangqing and spoke with an arrogant expression.

"Are you Ye Zhangqing?"

"What do you want?"

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing replied indifferently; the youth, in response, smirked and spoke in a commanding tone.

"I don't care how you were before, but now that you've come to the Guo family, from now on you must obey me in everything, including entering the Immortal Realm later."

"Also, you must give me half of the Xiūliàn resources the Guo family gave you from now on, understood?"

This youth obviously learned about the Immortal Realm from Guo Ming, and also knew what the Guo family had summoned them for.

So after Guo Ming left, the youth immediately wanted to rob Ye Zhangqing's Xiūliàn resources, since the more Xiūliàn resources one has, the faster one's cultivation level rises.

Who would complain about having too many Xiūliàn resources?

Furthermore, after increasing one's cultivation level and entering the Immortal Realm, the chances of survival are higher; who would joke with their own life?