Chapter 26: His body was stained with weirdness and ill omen……

I am the Elder of the Medicine Family, Yao Yan.

Hearing this, Ye Chen blinked slightly.

Medicine Family?

His father said, his mother came from the hegemonic power of Nan Huang, the Medicine Family!

The black-robed old man's face showed a hint of bitterness: 'Kid, I have something to tell you. Your cultivation decline over these years is partly my doing.'

Ye Chen frowned.

What do you mean?

The black-robed old man said, 'Seven years ago, I could already absorb the spiritual energy in your body. That's why your spiritual energy could not increase.'

What?!

Ye Chen suddenly jumped up like a madman, glaring at the black-robed old man with a ferocious expression.

I never expected that this black-robed old man was the cause!

For a moment, the anger and resentment that had been bottled up in his heart for seven years erupted completely; Ye Chen looked at the black-robed old man with intense fury and shouted.

I fuck!

The black-robed old man's face twitched, and he hurriedly said, 'Listen to my explanation, I haven't finished yet...'

Lu Xuan's mouth curled slightly as he quietly watched the scene.

In an instant, Ye Chen's hair floated up, his eyes bloodshot, and he began to angrily curse at the black-robed old man.

Seven years! Do you know how I've survived these seven years?

Do you know what I've endured? And what my father has suffered because of me?

Because of you, the Grand Elder's son issued a heir-apparent challenge against me! Because of you, Nangong Bai Xue wants to break off the engagement!

Ye Chen spat as he vented his fury.

A moment of silence.

The black-robed old man's face fluctuated between gloom and clarity as he slowly spoke.

Ye Chen, I know you're upset, but please hear me out.

Ye Chen coldly stared at the black-robed old man.

The black-robed old man sighed and began to narrate slowly.

Ye Chen, sixteen years ago, your mother gave birth to you.

But because of you, according to the Medicine Family's rules, your mother had to be punished. And you were seen as something that shouldn't exist, targeted by other branches.

To let you survive, your mother had me bring you, conceal our identities, and seek out your father.

But I never expected the news to leak; our party was ambushed, and the enemy laid a corner of an Ancient Great Emperor Formation at a chokepoint, transporting us into the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, where you acquired a trace of weird power.

To save you, I burned my flesh and my soul, which brought you out of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone. I used the last of my strength to suppress the weird power within you.

By the time I reached the Qingcheng Ye Family, I was utterly exhausted. After handing you over to your father, I was meant to dissipate between heaven and earth.

But your mother's jade pendant suddenly burst forth with power, which I absorbed.

Upon saying that,

Ye Chen froze outright.

In other words, this Yao Yan is the black-robed man my father spoke of!

He is the one who saved me!

At that moment, Yao Yan raised his hand and a wave of divine radiance surged forth.

A fragmented image slowly appeared……

Within the terrifying Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, mysterious Dao lines flowed, constantly evolving into eerie patterns; the place was like a wasteland, extremely desolate, giving a feeling of creepiness.

Mountains were broken, rivers severed everywhere, and the strange terrain gathered a kind of 'momentum' that overturned heaven and earth.

Here, the bones of saints scattered with the wind, aging saint kings clung to life, and one could faintly see quasi-emperors with withered faces; behind them stood grand tombs, exceedingly desolate.

A black-robed old man cradled an infant as he walked through this terrifying 'momentum'.

The black-robed old man was a three-star quasi-emperor.

Even as powerful as a three-star quasi-emperor, trapped in the 'terrain momentum' of this Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, he stumbled like in a swamp, his steps twisted and bent, as if he might collapse at any moment.

Beside the black-robed old man were several other quasi-emperors and semi-emperors.

The black-robed old man gritted his teeth and said.

I must get Ye Chen out of here!

He is his mother's obsession!

Hearing this, the others' eyes hardened; they looked at the infant in the black-robed old man's arms and said directly, 'Let's burn our flesh!'

Saying that, the others directly burned their flesh!

Sacrifice!

The sacrificial power formed an Imperial Might Shield, protecting the black-robed old man and the infant.

Not long after.

Several people burned their lifespan and their souls.

In the end, their bodies vanished and their dao shattered, turning to dust that fell upon this desolate terrain.

Seeing this,

The black-robed old man's face turned ashen.

He directly burned his flesh!

Hiss!

The quasi-emperor's body burned, turning into a towering might that swept the surroundings, but within the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, everywhere intertwined with the inverted, obscure 'Dao' and 'momentum', the power of a quasi-emperor burning his flesh was utterly insufficient.

Not long after.

The black-robed old man directly burned his lifespan!

Then he burned his soul!

Suddenly.

A wisp of black mist drifted over; the black-robed old man immediately clutched the infant tightly, but a trace of that black mist still leaked and surged into Ye Chen's body.

……

The scene blurred right here.

Ye Chen was deeply shocked.

This place fills one with despair!

Even within the black-robed old man's memory vision, it brought him endless shock and impact.

Here, even as strong as a Holy King, can only turn to dry bones!

Even as strong as a Quasi-Emperor, he actually cannot withstand this forbidden zone's 'trend'!

Simply terrifying!

Ye Chen felt his scalp go numb.

"Medicine Senior, what place is this? Why is it so terrifying?"

Yao Yan's eyes flashed with a trace of lingering fear: "The Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone is one of the notorious dangerous lands of Nan Huang!"

Then Lu Xuan asked, "Yao Yan, how did you walk out of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone? Your Quasi-Emperor body has no chance."

Yao Yan's eyes once again welled up with a hint of recollection.

Moments later.

In his hand appeared once again a streak of divine radiance.

"I remember now, someone saved us."

Next, a painful memory image surfaced again.

In the hollow of a collapsed mountain ridge, a grey-robed person sat cross-legged; fierce winds swept about, weird mist intertwining, his silhouette indistinct male or female, boundless desolation, bearing the 'trend' of a heaven and earth, appearing utterly lonely and forlorn.

Around this grey-robed person, terrifying weird power and unknown power permeated.

Two terrifyingly extreme powers!

Yao Yan was immensely shocked.

Actually, someone can withstand these two legendary forbidden powers!

You must know that in this world, although the Emperor Realm is strong, there are two forbidden powers that completely suppress Great Emperors!

One is called Weird Power.

One is called Unknown Power.

At this moment, Yao Yan was stunned.

Actually, someone has simultaneously been tainted by both forbidden powers.

The grey-robed person is a High Star Great Emperor!

Yet thus, amidst the storm of the two forbidden powers, this strong one flickers like a candle in the wind, constantly swaying.

Yao Yan involuntarily felt moved, his voice trembling as he said, "Senior... could you possibly reach out and save this child?"

The voice fell!

That grey-robed Great Emperor suddenly turned his head; his eyes shone like sun and moon, brilliant as stars, directly piercing the mist of the two forbidden powers.

Dao Resonance!

Imperial Might!

The grey-robed Great Emperor's body directly erupted with supreme power, a power beyond Yao Yan's comprehension.

Seeing this, Yao Yan was immensely shocked.

The grey-robed Great Emperor's strength is actually this terrifying.

Just a single glance tore apart the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone's 'trend'!

Its strength even surpasses the Medicine Clan's Supreme Old Ancestor!

Then.

The grey-robed Great Emperor's gaze fell upon the infant in Yao Yan's arms.

His pupils slightly contracted.

The grey-robed Great Emperor asked, "What is his name?"

Yao Yan respectfully replied, "Ye Chen."

The grey-robed Great Emperor fell silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, his voice extremely prolonged.

"I have sensed a trace of karma's flavor."

Yao Yan blinked slightly, "Senior, what does that mean?"

The grey-robed Great Emperor's voice wavered, "Today's cause, tomorrow's fruit. My body is tainted with weird and unknown... hope..."

Yao Yan didn't hear the following words at all.

He was at a loss.

Karma Power?

What does it mean?

In an instant.

Yao Yan only saw the grey-robed Great Emperor flick his sleeve; a heaven-piercing power, as if crossing ancient and modern, directly reversed the 'Dao' and 'trend' of this heaven and earth, pushing Yao Yan and Ye Chen out of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone.

However, it took only a few breaths of the trend.

Yao Yan already stood at the edge of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone.

He fell into deep shock.

Who exactly is this grey-robed great emperor?

Could it be an ancient great emperor?!

The ancient great emperor's cultivation reaches the heavens; it absolutely cannot be compared to the emperor realm of this era.

According to records in ancient classics, some ancient great emperors, in their later years, were ill-omened and had been tainted by strange power…

But at this moment.

Although Yao Yan's heart surged, he basically had no worldly consideration for these.

His soul still had a trace of strength left.

Finally, he handed Ye Chen over to Ye Chen's father, that is, the head of the Ye family.

……

The scene ends here, once again concluded.

Ye Chen froze on the spot, and a storm surged in his mind.

Great Emperor!

Is this the Great Emperor?

It's actually this terrifying!

And there is that legendary Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, and that grey-robed great emperor whose cultivation reaches the heavens!

All this… is too shocking!

But now, my master has already absorbed the strange power within my body, allowing me to cultivate again.

A flame ignited in his heart.

Cultivate!

If one does not enter the emperor realm, they will forever be ants!

He, Ye Chen, can rise again!

Suddenly, Ye Chen thought that the imperial weapon his master casually took out could suppress that strange power—doesn't that mean his master is as strong as the grey-robed great emperor of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone!

Or even stronger?

Upon thinking this.

Ye Chen looked at Lu Xuan with utter shock.

Lu Xuan gave a faint smile.

He seemed to see a hint… of admiration in Ye Chen's eyes?

"Huh? What is this brat thinking again?"

At this moment, Ye Chen carefully examined Lu Xuan's body.

Wrong.

Compared to that grey-robed great emperor, his master's aura is transcendent, with a mysterious intent, as if a deity descends to the world, untouched by dust.

No trace of strange or ominous power can be seen!

Thinking of these, Ye Chen's heart again conjured up towering waves.

He could conclude.

His master is stronger than that grey-robed great emperor!

"Master..."

Ye Chen's voice trembled involuntarily as he looked at Lu Xuan, prostrating himself in admiration.

Lu Xuan smiled, came to Ye Chen's side, and lightly patted his shoulder.

Ye Chen's body trembled!

Lu Xuan said with a smile, "Ye Chen, actually you should thank Senior Yao Yan; it was he who brought you out of the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone, and over these years, it has actually been him helping you resist the strange power within your body."

Ye Chen gave an embarrassed smile.

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