Chapter 35: Master, why are you here?

Please, Old Ancestor, kill Lu Xuan!

The voice fell!

Ye Chen's heart jolted, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Old Ancestor, absolutely do not make a move! My master is unfathomably strong; if you act, you may perish!"

In Ye Chen's view, Lu Xuan is a High Star Emperor!

In Master's eyes, I'm afraid their Ye Clan's Old Ancestors are nothing but ants!

He certainly doesn't want the Old Ancestor to fall here!

A moment of silence.

The Ye Clan's Three Great Ancestors still decided to act.

Boom!

Terrifying Emperor Realm aura surged skyward; above the Three Great Ancestors' tens-of-zhang Dharma Appearances, brilliant Dao patterns surged, transforming into an endless galaxy; before them, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire raged like an ocean; the Ye Clan's Three Great Ancestors directly prepared a killing move, hoping to slay Ye Chen in one strike.

Lu Xuan lightly said, "You've made a wrong decision."

He was about to crush the One-Star Emperor Experience Card.

Suddenly.

The Ye Clan's Protective Grand Formation fluctuated, its brilliant formation lines activated.

The next moment.

A Huo Se Chang Qun fluttered down; her visage was peerless, a faint divine radiance emanated from her, her perfectly proportioned figure formed a flawless curve as she looked down upon the Ye Clan below, her brows slightly furrowed.

The comer was none other than Ji Fuyao!

Behind her, Dragon Guard Wang Man and Qing Yan followed closely, their bodies exuding a faint Quasi-Emperor aura.

Moreover, dozens of Quasi-Emperors and Semi-Emperors stood behind the two.

Ji Fuyao's slender jade hand opened; the aura of the Fuyao Command was instantly triggered, brilliant Dao patterns spread outward, an ancient aura permeated the surroundings.

Instantly, the Ye Clan's Three Great Ancestors' bodies trembled as they looked toward the void, "Her Majesty the Empress, you... have returned!"

Ji Fuyao's snow-white neck slightly tilted, she gave a faint nod.

Hearing this, the Ye Clan's Three Great Ancestors solemnly said, "Our Ye Clan respectfully welcomes the Empress's return!"

The words fell!

The Ye Clan's Three Great Ancestors directly knelt before Ji Fuyao.

Thud!

Thud!

Seeing this, the Ye Clan's people also knelt down like a tide.

Welcome the Empress's return!

Welcome the Empress's return!

Ye Chen's knees slightly bent; suddenly Lu Xuan came to his side, grabbed him, gave a light smile, "You need not kneel."

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.

At this moment, only Lu Xuan and Ye Chen remained standing in the arena.

The Ye Clan's Old Ancestor scolded, "Dust child, kneel!"

Ye Chen looked at Lu Xuan; Lu Xuan lightly patted his shoulder, letting Ye Chen relax; he turned his gaze toward Above the Void and slowly spoke.

"Fuyao, you actually came."

Upon these words.

The Ye Clan's people were instantly stunned.

What's the situation?

Does Lu Xuan know Empress Fuyao?

How is this possible!

But at that moment, Ji Fuyao's delicate frame trembled; only then did she see Lu Xuan, for just now the Ye Clan Old Ancestor's Quasi-Emperor aura was too overwhelming, submerging Lu Xuan within it, yet she had not noticed.

Instantly, Ji Fuyao stepped through the air toward Lu Xuan, smiling enchantingly, "Master, why are you also in the Ye Clan?"

Everyone stood dumbfounded like wooden chickens.

Master?

How does Ji Fuyao call Lu Xuan master?

They couldn't have misheard, right!

The Ye Clan Old Ancestor's scalp went numb, his face twitched, he looked at Lu Xuan in disbelief, his voice trembling as he asked, "Her Majesty the Empress, is Lu Xuan truly your... master?"

Ji Fuyao nodded, smiling as she looked at Lu Xuan.

The arena fell into dead silence.

Everyone stared, mouths agape.

After all this, Lu Xuan actually is Empress Fuyao's master!

But.

Just now Ye Chen said, Lu Xuan is his master!

It can't be such a coincidence, right?

Lu Xuan smiled as he looked at Ji Fuyao, "Fuyao, your cultivation has improved greatly this month."

Ji Fuyao nodded, her gaze gentle.

Seeing this, Dragon Guard Commander Wang Man and Qing Yan et al. immediately stepped through the air down to Lu Xuan's side.

They looked at Lu Xuan with utter shock.

This is the teacher of Her Majesty the Empress!

I never expected to meet so soon!

They recalled Ji Fuyao's admonition and immediately bowed respectfully to Lu Xuan, saying, "We pay our respects to Peak Master Lu!"

Lu Xuan nodded slightly, looking at Ji Fuyao, "Are these all your subordinates?"

Ji Fuyao's starry eyes flickered, showing a hint of apology, "Sorry, Master, I haven't had a chance to tell you about the secret on my person."

Lu Xuan smiled, "It's fine. Handle your own affairs first. I also came to the Ye family to take on a disciple by sheer chance."

Saying that, Lu Xuan pointed at Ye Chen, "Ye Chen, quickly call Senior Sister!"

Ye Chen stared for a moment, sizing up Ji Fuyao, "Senior Sister!"

He hadn't quite reacted yet!

The backing behind the Ye family actually became his Senior Sister?

It felt somewhat like a dream.

At that moment.

"Cough cough cough!"

Not far away, the three patriarchs of the Ye family knelt on the ground and began to dry-cough.

The Ye family are subordinates of Empress Fuyao!

Now Ye Chen has actually become the Empress's junior disciple?

This...

The seniority is completely messed up!

Ye Chen turned his head to look at the patriarch, "Patriarch, is there anything improper?"

The Ye family patriarch's face twitched as he said, "Nothing. Nothing."

Ji Fuyao sized up Ye Chen, "Junior disciple, your talent is high; Master truly has good judgment!"

Ye Chen's face flushed a little, somewhat embarrassed, "This is all thanks to Master's help. I have been tainted with a strand of strange power, my cultivation fell, and even the patriarchs could do nothing, but Master helped me suppress it."

Ji Fuyao's expression changed slightly, "Strange power?"

She looked at Lu Xuan in shock.

This is one of the forbidden powers of the cultivation world!

One is the unknown power, the other is the strange power!

Even if the Great Emperor of High Stars were tainted with this forbidden power, he would suffer greatly and be powerless.

I never expected his master Lu Xuan to have such heaven-defying means?

At this moment, the Ye family patriarch drew a deep breath of cool air.

"Hiss!"

Just now they actually wanted to strike at Lu Xuan!

Who gave them the courage?

This is a ruthless person capable of suppressing even strange power!

Fortunately, Her Majesty the Empress arrived in time, and besides, they are all our own people; otherwise they might have been wiped out by Lu Xuan!

Just thinking about it is terrifying!

At that moment, Lu Xuan gave a light smile, "Fuyao, handle your own affairs first; we'll talk later."

Ji Fuyao nodded, turning her gaze to the Ye family crowd, and said.

"Everyone, rise."

The Ye family crowd slowly rose.

Qingyan looked at the three great quasi-emperors of the Ye family, "Now that Her Majesty the Empress has descended, you ought to swear the heavenly oath."

The Ye family patriarch nodded, looking at the people of the Grand Elder's lineage, "Her Majesty the Empress, before you descended to the Ye family, our Ye family had some matters; Chen'er, you tell Her Majesty the Empress about them."

Upon hearing that, Ye Chen told Ji Fuyao about the Ye family's affairs.

Ji Fuyao's beautiful eyes slightly furrowed.

I never expected the Ye family to have such things happen!

The struggle for the heir!

If it weren't for Lu Xuan's descent and his help in Ye Chen's rise, likely after her arrival today she would see only the corpses of Ye Chen and his father.

The Ye family patriarch wore a bitter expression and explained, "Her Majesty the Empress, I am at fault. I indulged the Grand Elder's lineage; I thought that since you were to descend to the Ye family, the heir struggle was a minor matter, so I didn't intervene. I never imagined things would develop to this extent."

Ji Fuyao looked at Ye Chen, "Junior disciple, you decide."

Ye Chen stared for a moment.

In an instant, the entire Grand Elder's lineage knelt before Ye Chen like a tide.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

They knew that Ye Chen now completely held the life and death of their lineage.

If Ye Chen wants them dead, they must die!

The crowd began to plead with Ye Chen for mercy.

"Chen'er, all this is the Grand Elder targeting you and the clan chief; it has nothing to do with us!"

"Chen'er, let us pledge loyalty to Her Majesty the Empress!"

But.

Ye Chen's face was icy cold.

He knew what the Grand Elder's lineage had done to him and his father over these years.

Not just the Grand Elder and Ye Liangchen!

Grudges between the two lineages have long existed; they are already irreconcilable.

Thinking of this.

Ye Chen looked at the Ancestor and said, "Ancestor, destroy them. Even if they swear a heavenly oath, I cannot trust them! If they don't die, I fear they will take revenge!"

Upon hearing this, a grey-robed Ancestor nodded and directly raised his hand to strike at the members of the Grand Elder's lineage.

"Boom!"

A terrifying palm strike descended!

The Grand Elder's lineage was utterly wiped out!

For a moment, the other branches of the Ye clan panicked.

You should know that, although they are not like the Grand Elder's lineage, they are opposed to the clan chief.

Their younger generations have all mocked Ye Chen!

Now Ye Chen has risen strongly; if we are to settle scores, what should we do?

The elders of many branches looked at Ye Chen in panic, saying, "Dust child, over these years we have indeed neglected you, even mocked you, but speaking frankly, we did it all for the Ye clan."

"Today, we apologize to you; we should not have abandoned you before!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen sighed slightly and said, "Elders, I understand. Let's stop here."

He did not continue the reckoning.

These branches have no major grudges of life and death.

It is merely a conflict of interests within the Ye clan.

If we really were to settle scores because we abandoned him, the Ye clan would probably be reduced to less than one-tenth!

This is not what he wants to see.

He is also a member of the Ye clan!

Seeing this, the Ye clan Ancestor breathed a sigh of relief.

He truly feared that Ye Chen would say to exterminate these branches; if that continued, the Ye clan would likely exist in name only!

The three Ye clan Ancestors, seeing that the matter had been settled, immediately led the Ye clan members to begin swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao.

A grey-robed Ancestor produced the spirit sword from his waist.

"Clang!"

A sword's cry rang out; sword qi surged in all directions, turning into a vast ocean, and a chilling sword intent poured outward.

Qing Yan looked at this spirit sword, recalling some past events, and sighed, "Ye Beichen, back then you wielded this spirit sword and slew two quasi-emperors of the Heavenly Net Palace, but you also suffered grave injuries!"

The grey-robed Ancestor sighed, "Yes! We survived thanks to the Empress's mercy; if not for the Empress herself single-handedly blocking all the strong ones of the Heavenly Net Palace, we would have had no chance to escape!"

Speaking of this, the strong ones at the level of Saint King and above in the Ye clan all had reddened eye sockets.

They have experienced that battle!

It was too tragic!

The Fuyao Empress single-handedly fought three emperors and also blocked the other quasi-emperor strong ones, causing them to split into three forces and flee the Fuyao Dynasty!

This memory is indestructible!

How many people did the Heavenly Net Palace kill from the Fuyao Dynasty?

Back then, the forces the Ye clan belonged to suffered countless casualties!

The Ye clan's existence to this day is all for the sake of awaiting the Fuyao Empress's return!

The grudge from back then remains unavenged!

When will the hatred in our hearts be extinguished?

Thinking of this.

The spirit sword in the Ye clan Ancestor's hand sensed something and burst forth a fierce cold light.

Killing intent!

Before the emperor, the old sword shines again, its cold light as fierce as in years past!

In an instant, the Ye clan Ancestor's heart surged, and he directly led the Ye clan members to swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao.

"We, the Ye clan, are willing to go through fire and water for the Empress, giving our all!"

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