Chapter 49

The many cultivators present all harbored ulterior motives, a shrewd glint flashing in their eyes.

Cheng Lao Ye, head lowered and fists clenched, heard after Su Chen left that Ye Xuan had descended upon the Qingzhou Azure Abyss Sect, and thus wished to personally intervene on Su Chen's behalf.

But at this moment no one stood by him; hearing those slanderous words against Sect Master Su, he was furious and about to speak up.

Suddenly——

Outside the main hall, Sect Master Liu's earnest voice rang out: 'Young Pavilion Master, I believe that Su Changfeng of the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect has always taken it upon itself to slay extraterritorial demons; it could never collude with heavenly demons to harm humanity.'

'All past sect masters of the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect have died in foreign lands; although Su Changfeng doted on some of his sons, he is certainly not one who cannot distinguish right from wrong, and they are sworn enemies of the extraterritorial heavenly demons—how could they possibly commit such atrocities, unacceptable to mankind, in pursuit of power?'

'Young Pavilion Master, there must be hidden difficulties here; I hope you will see clearly and clear the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect's name, so as not to let those cultivators who strive to slay extraterritorial demons grow cold-hearted.'

Boom!

Having received the jade slip message, Sect Master Liu hurried into the hall, disregarding her status, and directly knelt before Ye Xuan.

On the Northern Abyss Continent, the strong are revered.

Sect Master Liu, a mere woman, could only seek a path to survival for Su Chen and her own daughter.

The Sixth Prince standing beside Ye Xuan frowned slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief: 'Sect Master Liu, have you gone mad? At this critical moment, you rushed from the Eastern Wasteland Region to Qingzhou, stormed into the Azure Abyss Sect's main hall, and spoke up for Su Changfeng?'

Even Ye Xuan himself was puzzled; he had personally sent a jade slip sound transmission to her, telling her to sever ties with the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect.

Furthermore, he had Liu Liyan join the Star Pavilion as his fellow disciple.

Not having dissolved the engagement was already enough.

How dare she speak up for Su Changfeng and the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect?

The Sixth Prince, his inner shock mounting, thought: 'If the Purple Yang Sect continues its ties with Su Changfeng, my brother-in-law will surely not let it go lightly,' and immediately turned to Ye Xuan beside him, saying, 'Brother-in-law, Sect Master Liu doesn't mean that…… she means……'

'Before, the Purple Yang Sect believed the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect was righteous and imposing, with the potential to become the leader of the Eastern Wasteland's righteous path, so for the sake of its future development it arranged a marriage alliance with the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect.'

'Who would have thought that while the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect appears to be the leader of the Eastern Wasteland's righteous path, it secretly consorts with humanity's sworn enemy, the extraterritorial heavenly demon? Her purpose in coming here is to join my Great Yu Dynasty and immediately annul the engagement between Su Chen and Holy Maiden Liu…… lest this implicate the Great Yu Dynasty……'

Under the Sixth Prince's upside-down explanation, Ye Xuan's complexion improved slightly, but he caught sensitive information.

Join the Great Yu Dynasty?!

Could it be that the Great Yu Dynasty has noticed Liu Liyan's Bodhi Holy Body?

Ye Xuan waved his hand, cutting off the Sixth Prince's words; there was no way the Great Yu Dynasty, though noble as royalty, could compare to the Star Pavilion.

He fixed Liu Sect Master with a sharp gaze: 'Is that so?'

'I didn't catch what you just said, Sect Master Liu; are your words meant to be understood as the Sixth Prince thinks?'

At this moment.

Yes or no.

Fate will diverge sharply.

Sect Master Liu lifted her eyes, gazing up at Ye Xuan, robed in gold‑thread‑trimmed brocade, then glanced at the Great Yu Prince frantically signaling her, and suddenly recalled that her heart and mind were filled only with Su Chen's daughter, Liu Liyan.

Knowing Ye Xuan would never let the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect off, even if Su Chen faced great disaster, knowing all, she still resolutely pledged herself to Su Chen.

Her husband, years ago, obtained a supreme treasure by chance from the Ancient Wilderness Secret Realm, only to be backstabbed by a close brother who stole the treasure, leaving her alone to raise their daughter.

She had but this one daughter, whom she cherished as the apple of her eye.

These past years she had seen her daughter's obsession and fixation; Sect Master Liu well knew that Su Chen was Liu Liyan's very belief in life…… her sole hope……

Well then, let death come.

She had only this one daughter; how could she bear to watch the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect be exterminated?

Let Su Chen be beaten to death by Ye Xuan?

'Young Pavilion Master.'

Sect Master Liu curled her lip in a sneer, her bright eyes seeming to see through Ye Xuan's every scheme and thought: 'No.'

'Our sect means exactly that; the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect first bore a grudge against the Young Pavilion Master, you did not make a pact—Young Master Ye Xuan will simply show up for the appointment—and as for Sect Master Su, he would certainly never be the sort of petty traitor to humanity.'

'Young Pavilion Master, do not let personal spite provoke you against the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect, nor listen to treacherous villains who slander the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect and Sect Master Su! Please proclaim to the world that Sect Master Su be cleared, and that the forebears of the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect who fought and bled for humanity be cleared as well.'

The Sixth Prince jerked his head up.

Emotions surged deep in his eyes, and finally, with a look of astonishment, he fixed his gaze on Sect Leader Liu's face.

Sect Leader Liu, you're crazy!

Really crazy!

The hall fell into silence; all the mighty ones and elders looked at Sect Leader Liu with eyes filled with shock and disbelief, clearly they had not expected Sect Leader Liu to step forward at this moment to speak for the Tianxuan Dao Sect.

Hmph—

Ye Xuan seemed to have made up his mind; a low, deep voice issued from his throat, his expression grim, yet each word carried a hint of malice: "Since Sect Leader Liu has said as much, then..."

"Brother-in-law!!" the Sixth Prince, anxious inside, shouted reflexively.

The Sixth Prince stood in front of Ye Xuan, looking at Sect Leader Liu below with eyes closed, not intending to resist, simply waiting to die.

He was both angry and frustrated!

But for the sake of the eighth level of the Xu Nian Technique, he couldn't ignore the Liu clan's life or death.

If the Ziyang Sect falls, his best cultivation furnace, Liu Liyan, will truly...

The Prince of Dayu interrupted Ye Xuan again, even stepping in front of him, his whole body gathering heavenly and earthly primordial energy, fearing that Ye Xuan, in a fit of rage, would directly suppress Sect Leader Liu with a flip of his hand: "Since Sect Leader Liu trusts the Tianxuan Dao Sect so much, why not send a Martial Sovereign senior to personally bring Sect Leader Liu to see what Su Changfeng has done?"

If Sect Leader Liu doesn't believe what we say, then surely she'll believe what she sees with her own eyes, right?

Isn't this essentially taking them as a hostage?

A Martial Sovereign expert is monitoring nearby; unless the other side also has a Martial Sovereign, or an expert above the Martial Sovereign realm.

As for seeing with one's own eyes, it depends on whether Ye Xuan is willing to let the other side see the "truth".

But this kind of indirect confinement is still better than now, where Ye Xuan, in a fit of anger, could just slap to death whoever comes.

Ye Xuan slightly narrowed his dangerous eyes, glanced at the Prince of Dayu, and said nothing.

Obviously.

He does not intend to let go of Sect Master Liu; what he cares about is only Liu Liyan, precisely speaking, it is Liu Liyan's Bodhi Holy Body.

"Brother-in-law."

"After all, although the Purple Yang Sect is allied by marriage with the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect, in the end it is still deceived by the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect."

"Everyone in the Eastern Wasteland Region knows that Su Chen's engagement to the Purple Yang Sect was just a matter of these past few months; over the past few years, the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect has continually distanced itself from the Purple Yang Sect—who can guarantee that they aren't plotting something else now?"

"I personally think that Sect Master Liu's understanding of the Heavenly Mystery Dao Sect, as well as of Su Changfeng and Su Chen father and son, is still too superficial; she, being merely a woman, is easily deceived, swayed by emotions, so her earlier reaction was just a momentary impulse, not to be taken as truth."