Chapter 2403

Ye Zhangqing woke up and found that his cultivation had somehow already reached entry into the Ancient Immortal Realm.

With a thought, he called up the system panel.

Host: Ye Zhangqing.

Identity: Dao One Immortal Sect Canteen Elder, Cooking King Immortal City Young City Lord, Fifth Yāoniè of the Immortal Realm.

Cultivation: Ancient Immortal Realm entry (0/1000000000000).

Techniques: Clear Heart Technique (Perfected), Nine Meridians Technique (Perfected), Hundred Revolutions Golden Core Technique (Perfected).......

Techniques: Shadow Blade (Yellow Rank Upper Grade, Transformation Stage), Seven Star Steps (Yellow Rank Upper Grade, Transformation Stage), Spiritual Shield (Yellow Rank Upper Grade, Transformation Stage), Seven Slaughter Blade (Xuan Rank Middle Grade, Perfected), Mysterious Spiritual Shield (Xuan Extreme Upper Grade, Perfected), Swift Wind Steps (Xuan Extreme Upper Grade, Perfected..............)

Reputation: Immortal Realm Yāoniè.

Talent: Immortal Grade Lower Tier (13/1000000000).

Foundation: Immortal Grade Lower Tier (356/1000000000).

Comprehension: Immortal Grade Lower Tier (87/1000000000).

Feeling the surging Línglì within him, Ye Zhangqing was completely bewildered.

How did I inexplicably reach entry into the Ancient Immortal Realm? I didn't do anything last night, and what about the Heavenly Tribulation?

Isn't a major realm breakthrough supposed to involve undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation? I didn't even see the tribulation, yet I broke through?

Just as Ye Zhangqing was puzzled, a mysterious message quickly surfaced in his mind; this system actually activated a new function.

It can help him autonomously resist the Heavenly Tribulation; future breakthroughs undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation will no longer require his worry.

So that's it; the system silently activated a new function, which somewhat surprised Ye Zhangqing—had he not noticed it before?

But before he could think further, many people had already gathered in the courtyard.

Feeling the commotion outside the room, Ye Zhangqing didn't have time to think further; he rose, cast a Purification Spell, and pushed the door open.

Outside, Huang Lao and the others, who had been hesitating whether to push the door and enter the room to take a look, heard the door opening, turned toward the sound, and saw Ye Zhangqing walk out refreshed; they all froze.

Is this someone who just underwent the Heavenly Tribulation? Not a speck of dust on his cuffs.

The Heavenly Family's elders were dumbstruck, each standing frozen in place.

Even Huang Lao and the Heavenly Family's patriarch were slightly stunned, but soon Huang Lao came to his senses, stepped forward, and asked with a concerned look.

"Kid, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing replied thus; he truly had no issues—he didn't even know about yesterday's Heavenly Tribulation.

He simply slept, and upon waking, his cultivation had already reached the Ancient Immortal Realm.

They examined Ye Zhangqing up and down, thoroughly, and confirmed that this kid was truly fine.

His aura was mighty, his complexion ruddy, his foundation solid; only then did Huang Lao let out a sigh of relief.

But this kid's way of undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation is truly somewhat frightening.

Silent, a breakthrough during the Heavenly Tribulation in the middle of the night, and that golden light was utterly overbearing.

The golden light shot up to the heavens, directly shattering the entire Heavenly Tribulation.

Such a method of undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation—even Huang Lao, who has lived so many years, has never seen it; upon seeing it now, he is indeed shocked.

Naturally, a round of questioning followed, but Ye Zhangqing deflected it with various excuses.

For example, citing technique reasons, physique reasons, and the like.

In response, the crowd naturally aren't fools; they know Ye Zhangqing is just making up excuses off the top of his head.

But among cultivators under heaven, who doesn't have their own secrets?

If he were merely an ordinary person, the Heavenly Family's members, out of curiosity, might have just taken him and then slowly studied.

But the problem is, Ye Zhangqing is not an ordinary person; taking him would obviously be impossible.

This is the benefit of having a background.

Thus, faced with Ye Zhangqing's silence, the Heavenly Family's elders could do nothing but remain curious.

After exchanging pleasantries, the Heavenly Family's elders then left.

However, regarding last night's events, it had clearly already spread throughout the Heavenly Family.

After all, yesterday's formation was so massive; not to mention inside the Heavenly Family, even throughout Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng, many cultivators witnessed the scene.

Early that morning, many people were discussing last night's events.

However, since the Heavenly Tribulation occurred within the Heavenly Family, these cultivators could not obtain concrete details, so they could only rely on their own speculation.

After much speculation and discussion, the matter became increasingly sinister.

Some said it was Tianlin's breakthrough that attracted the Heavenly Tribulation.

Some said it was merely an unprepared Heavenly Family disciple who had consumed some spiritual fruit medicine, causing his cultivation to become uncontainable; unable to leave the city in time, he was forced to break through, thus attracting the Heavenly Tribulation.

These were still fairly normal versions, but as the crowd discussed, the rumors grew increasingly sinister.

Later, rumors spread that the Heavenly Family's patriarch had broken through, his cultivation reaching the level of the ancestors.

Yesterday's event was not actually a Heavenly Tribulation; it was a fierce battle after the Heavenly Family's patriarch's breakthrough, between him and the Heavenly Family's ancestor, and due to the Heavenly Family's formation, it only looked like the Heavenly Tribulation had descended.

Now that the Heavenly Family's patriarch has broken through, their strength has advanced further.

There are also rumors that the Heavenly Family has kept a clan-protecting divine beast since ancient times, this divine beast having always slumbered beneath the Heavenly Family's grounds.

Nourished by the Heavenly Family's abundant heavenly treasures and earthly riches, it has finally managed to break through.

Yesterday's Heavenly Tribulation was actually attracted by this divine beast; the Heavenly Family's ancestor and other strong experts concealed the phenomenon, making it appear as an ordinary Heavenly Tribulation.

Furthermore, some say that the Heavenly Family's ancestor's younger brother never died; he has been living within the Heavenly Family.

He was hidden by the Heavenly Family; yesterday was his breakthrough, and now the Heavenly Family can be said to be a double clan, unquestionably the first in the Immortal Realm.

Regardless, the various rumors spreading within Thus English: Thus English: Dengtianxiancheng are rampant, making it hard to discern truth from falsehood.

Even the Heavenly Family itself, upon hearing these rumors, is completely bewildered—when did our Heavenly Family have a clan-protecting divine beast? How could we not know?

And when did the head of my Heavenly Family break through? No, I still saw him earlier today.

And what about the Old Ancestor's younger brother? He didn't die long ago in the great battle between the Heavenly Palace and the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon, did he?

That happened over a thousand years ago, and you're still bringing it up?

In a courtyard of the Heavenly Family's rear estate, hearing the outside rumors, the head of the Heavenly Family couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Especially the claim that after his breakthrough he wanted to seize power, which is why he ended up in a fierce battle with the Old Ancestor.

After a fierce clash, although he had only just broken through, his youth gave him the edge—fists fear the young and strong, and last night the Heavenly Family Old Ancestor was already slain by him.

The head of the Heavenly Family killed the ancestor to prove the Dao, and now the Heavenly Family operates under his word alone.

As for the Heavenly Family Old Ancestor, he has already been slain by him.

These ignorant fools—spread the word: anyone in the city who dares to recklessly discuss our Heavenly Family's affairs will be apprehended on the spot by the Enforcement Squad, first thrown into jail, and if anyone resists, they will be killed without mercy.

The head of the Heavenly Family gritted his teeth and said, "When did I kill the ancestor to prove the Dao? Such a huge accusation—I can't bear it."