Chapter 89: with translation of chapter title

"This, this how could it be possible! Exactly what is going on, what happened? The Killing Array of Eastern City was just broken by Su Changfeng's people!" The Azure Void Divine Sect's Eldest Senior Brother flew into a rage, a terrifying aura swept over his body.

Since he achieved cultivation and left seclusion, he has remained first, feeling so stifled.

Clearly, it's a trap they set.

Just waiting to catch them in a jar.

Even Su Changfeng has walked into the trap.

But at this critical juncture, his own people were trapped in a formation and cut off from the outside world!

Leading to the Killing Array set up in Eastern City being completely broken.

How could this be tolerated?

"Hahaha—"

"Hahaha!"

Upon feeling pain and having his cultivation sealed, the Azure Void Divine Sect's Eldest Senior Brother saw the Elder Hao Ao bound to the ground become happy; he endured the torment of the violent spiritual energy within his body while openly laughing loudly.

Listening to the abrupt laughter.

The Eldest Senior Brother suddenly lifted his head, a flash of killing intent crossing his eyes.

He gathered origin power with one hand, seized Hao Ao's throat from afar, and angrily shouted: "Laugh, do you dare to laugh again?"

"You follow the extraterrestrial heavenly demon descendant Su Changfeng by his side; you tell me, what exactly is that inheritance? How did that spoiled Su Chen silently cultivate to a realm where he could escape from the Sect Leader's grasp?"

If Hao Ao still had some use value, the Eldest Senior Brother would gladly smash his heavenly spirit cover with a single palm.

But how could Hao Ao possibly know?

He was more shocked than anyone; after the shock came excitement and delight.

Hao Ao, as if hearing some shocking news, his originally dim eyes suddenly burst with bright light; while his neck reddened and he panted heavily, he laughed wildly: "Really, it turns out he didn't deceive me."

"It's always been me wrongly blaming him?"

"It turns out Su Changfeng never intended to use everyone as a heavenly demon sacrifice."

"Su Chen… Su Chen truly has deep blessings, valued by a high person, obtained the supreme inheritance; he actually can cultivate, and even became a Talisman Craftsman who came to Yunhai City, hahaha!"

"I was wrong, it's my fault!"

At this moment.

Regret and remorse wrapped around Hao Ao, he began to regret that he shouldn't have said those words to Su Changfeng back then.

Moreover, he shouldn't have led thousands of cultivators out of Yunhai City to carve a path of survival, but in the end he not only failed to carve out such a path.

He even put the lives of those thousands of cultivators at stake.

His intestines regretted until they turned green.

Seeing Hao Ao's mad appearance, the Honorable Eldest Senior Brother, furious, struck his chest with a palm.

Now the Killing Array set up in Eastern City has been completely broken, while Su Chen can still cultivate silently and even become an inheritor of a Talisman Craftsman; having come to this point, turning back to kill would be meaningless.

"All disciples, hear the order: split into two forces; one unit, leading over a thousand human traitors, heads to Eastern City to meet with Young Master Ye Han."

"Another unit heads to the spatial transmission array near Yunhai City; once they detect Su Changfeng sending people away via the array, they will ensure none return."

"I'd like to see just how terrifying the inheritance on Su Chen's body really is."

"Without spirit stones supplying the Spirit Gathering Array, it cannot provide spiritual energy; with spirit bursts occurring frequently now, I'd like to see how long they can hold out."

From then on,

Hao Ao and over a thousand cultivators became prisoners.

Becoming hostages used to threaten Su Changfeng.

And the Honorable Eldest Senior Brother firmly believed that even if Su Chen arrived, if he couldn't find a complete spirit vein or something else, it would be useless.

But it was destined to disappoint them.

The two thousand cultivators of Eastern City have already changed from their previous desolation, begun cultivating, each full of vigor.

Meanwhile, the one thousand cultivators garrisoned within Yunhai City also gained new life.

"I don't know how the Sect Leader is; the array pre-laid in Eastern City was suddenly broken, and moreover, over half of the Ye family's cultivators have withdrawn; given the current situation, there is no other choice."

"I hope… may the Sect Leader be blessed with great fortune."

The city-defending elder, although saying that aloud, deep down clearly knew that Su Changfeng's departure likely meant he would not return.

This is Ye Han's trap; at this point, he cannot allow Su Changfeng any chance.

Everything settled, they lost…

The city-defending elder gazed into the distance at the city gate.

As he watched, his eyes involuntarily reddened; he let out a heavy sigh, then his lips turned pale as he gave a helpless bitter smile, just as he withdrew his gaze and prepared to return to the tent.

But then,

A sudden shout rang out, coming from the wall of Yunhai City.

"The Sect Leader has returned!!"

"The Sect Leader has returned!!"

"Whoosh—"

The city-defending elder suddenly lifted his eyes, his expression utterly astonished, his divine sense instantly spreading out.

He looked toward the gate.

In his pupils reflected the city gate slowly opening; the radiant Su Changfeng and Su Chen strode into the city head high, chest out, followed by two thousand cultivators of imposing presence.

"It's the Sect Leader, the Sect Leader has truly returned!"

"He has returned… could it be that he broke the Killing Array of Eastern City?"

"Young Sect Leader, Young Sect Leader, how could you appear here?" The city-defending elder was both surprised and deeply moved.

This made him, whose emotions had just been overly excited, the moment he came to his senses, his eyes locked tightly onto the Dharma robe, spiritual treasure, and Dharma boots worn by the cultivators entering the city.

And there are those faces, full of vigor.

What exactly happened in just a single night?

The city-guarding elder's expression turned surprised.

Those nearby cultivators, tormented by the violent spiritual energy entering their bodies, were near death, their meridians clogged; if delayed any longer, they would burst and die.

With difficulty lifting their eyes, that single glance left all the cultivators stunned.

Yesterday they were still gaunt-faced and pallid, possessing nothing; yet after returning from East City, they seemed like completely different people, and upon sensing their cultivation...

"Did you... come across a heavenly treasure?"

"Your cultivation—everyone has risen by a major realm!"

"Are they wearing Daoist robes, shoulder guards, and spiritual armor? Do they all cultivate with spirit stones?"

"Could it be that after capturing East City, they moved all the spirit stone resources and spirit treasures from the East City treasury into storage rings and brought them here?" The cultivators on the city walls, feeling their depleted spiritual energy, unconsciously circulated their techniques to absorb spiritual energy.

The cultivators at the south and north gates, upon hearing the commotion, all came out to greet.

Su Chen stood in the central position, taking in the miserable scene before him.

He saw cultivators, tormented until their bodies swelled and their faces turned deathly pale, arriving one after another, looking at Su Changfeng with eager, trusting eyes.

These,

All are willing to follow the Profound Void Dao Sect, sharing life and death with it.

"Sect Master, did you find a spirit vein, or purchase spirit stones from outside?" the city-guarding elder asked, voicing the question all the cultivators behind him most wanted to ask.

No need for Su Changfeng to answer.

The two thousand cultivators who returned to the city shouted, "Fellow disciples, the young sect master has returned!!"

"He alone brought back enough spirit stone resources for us to cultivate for five years."

"And also four thousand——" He paused, the corner of his mouth twitching into a bitter smile, then continued with a smile born of hardship turned sweet: "Bringing tens of thousands of healing pills, thousands of spirit treasures and profound weapons."

"Distributing pills, spirit treasures, and spirit stones to each person——"

"Moreover, I no longer need to rely on a Spirit Gathering Array, for my spiritual armor bears an engraved miniature Spirit Gathering Formation."

"To hell with the violent spiritual energy and the beast tide!"

"Young master, mighty!"

The impassioned, stirring voice echoed throughout Yunhai City.