Chapter 1020: The Hunt Delayed

Returning to the place where he had encountered the mysterious person, Ye Liuyun released Xia Tianqiong again.

"What just happened?"

Xia Tianqiong, in the Space World, also knows that the ferocious beasts have all gone out to fight.

"Some senior Elders of the Cheng Clan came to my door, and I eliminated them."

Ye Liuyun conveniently used this as an excuse to explain to her, without mentioning that he had seen his father.

Xia Tianqiong, seeing that Ye Liuyun was unharmed, paid little mind to the Cheng Clan. He thought that as long as they returned to the War Dragon Sect's base, the Cheng Clan would not dare cause trouble.

So after he and Ye Liuyun returned to the base, they went to cultivate.

However, Cheng Clan Clan Chief Cheng Qiming waited on all sides but saw no one return, so he had to send people to scout again.

But the people he had sent out earlier were not even found as a shadow.

After Huo Hu's battle ended, he also cleaned up the traces, covered the battlefield, doing it flawlessly, leaving no clues.

That person went back to Ye Liuyun and Xia Tianqiong's base to inquire, only to discover that Ye Liuyun had already returned to the base.

So he immediately went back to report to Cheng Qiming.

"Useless! All of them are useless!" Cheng Qiming roared in anger. "A group of seniors can't take down an early Zao Hua Realm rookie?"

Cheng Qiming vented his fury, gathered his subordinates, and rushed to the War Dragon Sect's base to capture Ye Liuyun.

A vendetta for a slain son cannot go unanswered! Moreover, it's the lofty Cheng Clan.

This time, he summoned nearly twenty senior strongmen from within the clan, and even two Fifth Layer of Life and Death Elders.

Over twenty Elders and several hundred mid-to-late Zao Hua Realm disciples surged forward with fierce momentum toward the War Dragon Sect.

The War Dragon Sect, responsible for organizing this Reincarnation Tournament, naturally had to ensure the participants' safety.

Moreover, not long ago their Secret Realm was breached, and a Sixth Layer of Life and Death Elder was killed, so the entire Sect was on edge.

The pressure released by Cheng Qiming and the other twenty Elders could not have gone unnoticed.

The Elder representing the War Dragon Sect was an Earth Sovereign strongman of the Eighth Layer of Life and Death.

Soon, more than twenty War Dragon Sect Elders gathered around him and blocked Cheng Qiming and his party.

Even the Elders and disciples of the various Sect bases were drawn by this aura, rushing over to watch the spectacle.

Among the onlookers, the Elders and disciples of Qian Long Academy, including Xia Tianqiong, mingled in the crowd. Only Ye Liuyun remained unmoved, still cultivating within the Xuan Kong Shi.

"Clan Chief Cheng, what brings you here with so many people to our War Dragon Sect?" the War Dragon Sect Elder asked first.

"I'm here to capture my son's murderer. I don't wish to be at odds with the War Dragon Sect; I'll seize him and leave!" Cheng Qiming said, about to force his way in.

But the Elder repelled him with pressure, forcing him back.

When Xia Tianqiong heard the words "Clan Chief Cheng," he quietly stepped back to inform Ye Liuyun.

She wanted Ye Liuyun to leave first, to avoid the heat.

But Ye Liuyun not only had no intention to hide, he instead stepped out directly.

"You little brat, causing trouble again?" Li Qingyun, upon seeing Ye Liuyun emerge, asked directly.

"I caused the incident, but it might not be a disaster!" Ye Liuyun replied indifferently.

The senior strongman leading the Qian Long Academy team frowned and gave Ye Liuyun a sharp look, silently berating him for his ignorance.

If the War Dragon Sect truly ignored them, he couldn't stop those people and would have to let them take Ye Liuyun away.

"Ha ha, I'm just matching temper with you, kid!"

Li Qingyun, like Ye Liuyun, paid no mind at all, fully treating it as a spectacle.

He knew the strength of Ye Liuyun's Yin Souls.

If he knew that Ye Liuyun had recently added a nest of wyverns to his Yin Souls, plus two Fifth Layer senior ferocious beasts and over fifty Zao Hua Realm ferocious beasts, he would probably goad Ye Liuyun into battle outright.

At this moment, the War Dragon Sect Elder was also confronting Cheng Qiming.

When he learned that Ye Liuyun was a participating disciple from Qian Long Academy, he could not allow Cheng Qiming to act recklessly.

These participating representatives are elite members of each Sect. If anything happened to them, their Sect would hold the War Dragon Sect accountable.

Moreover, after the War Dragon Sect's Secret Realm was breached and an Elder killed, they had already suffered enough humiliation, and now the Cheng Clan is knocking on their door.

If they truly let the Cheng Clan take people away, how could they ever hold their heads high before the major Sects?

The War Dragon Sect should never think of organizing another Reincarnation Tournament!

Thus the Elder suggested letting the Cheng Clan wait until after the tournament to deal with the matter.

But Cheng Qiming could not possibly have that patience.

"My son is dead, of course you're not in a hurry! You don't need to waste words with me; the Cheng Clan will take anyone, none are beyond our reach!"

After a brief argument, the Elder grew somewhat impatient.

Just as Cheng Qiming tried to leverage the Cheng Clan's name to pressure the War Dragon Sect, the War Dragon Sect Elder also became angry.

"What of the Cheng Clan? Do you think the War Dragon Sect is easy to bully? Dare you make a move?"

"Hm?" Cheng Qiming's sword-like brows twitched, about to order his men to act.

Both sides were on a hair trigger, battle about to erupt.

"Clan Chief, stay calm! Fighting the War Dragon Sect over a Qian Long Academy disciple is truly unprofitable!"

Fortunately, before Cheng Qiming could shout, an Elder beside him spoke up to remind him.

Then he added, "They said wait until after the tournament, meaning when Ye Liuyun leaves here, we can act,"

"Now they are concerned about their reputation and will definitely do their best to keep the tournament going. Even if they fight hard, they won't hand that kid over to us!"

"Moreover, do you really intend to gamble away your entire estate?"

That person knew how to speak, instantly calming Cheng Qiming and averting a bloodshed.

Cheng Qiming hesitated, then asked the Elder, "So we return empty‑handed like this?"

Just as Cheng Qiming felt he couldn't back down, another Earth Sovereign strongman of the Eighth Layer of Life and Death from the War Dragon Sect rushed over.

Cheng Clan Chief, long time no see, huh? Hahaha, don't let a disciple's matter spoil the harmony between our two families! Come on, come on, come on, I'll treat you to a drink!

That elder had actually been hiding in the dark all along. Seeing Cheng Qiming's expression, he guessed that Cheng Qiming now needed a way out.

So he immediately appeared, dragged Cheng Qiming away, and also gave Cheng Qiming a way out, skillfully defusing the crisis.

On the other side, the elder who had been blocking Cheng Qiming also shouted toward the direction of Qian Long Academy: "I don't care which of you is called Ye Liuyun; there's one thing you must be clear about: the War Dragon Sect's protection of you is limited to the duration of this competition and within the stationed area. Once you leave the stationed area, you bear responsibility for your own life and death!"

He naturally said this to remind Ye Liuyun that the Cheng Clan's pursuit of him was merely postponed.