Chapter 69

Next.

Cang Xuan Old Ancestor and Yuan Qing Zi both seemed quite calm.

They began to sit and discuss the Dao, talking about the two sects' core techniques.

The core technique of the Great Dao Sect is the Great Dao Classic!

The core technique of the Supreme Mystery Sect is the Supreme Mystery Classic!

The Great Dao Classic emphasizes natural Dao and law, subtly aligning with the heavenly Dao, thus turning the infinite into the finite, the formless into form.

If one merges with heaven and earth, they can mobilize the supreme power of heaven and earth.

Heaven and earth are silent, but if heaven sends killing intent, then life and death are at its disposal.

But the Supreme Mystery Classic is exactly the opposite.

To go against heaven, it advocates slaughter!

In past ages, the Great Dao Sect and the Supreme Mystery Sect had fought a sect war due to differing ideals, and that war was extremely tragic.

But later, the relationship between the two sects eased somewhat.

Next, Yuan Qing Zi and Cang Xuan Old Ancestor sat down to discuss the Dao.

At the same time.

Qin Shan, wearing a gray robe, sneaked onto Xuan Qing Feng.

Lu Xuan was originally lying on the Profound Ice Bed, leisurely reading a storybook.

Soon, he sensed the alarm of the killing formation.

Qin Shan concealed his figure and sneaked stealthily toward Ye Chen's cave dwelling.

Lu Xuan walked over, frowned, and said, "Hey, what are you doing?"

Qin Shan's face turned ferocious as he said, "Lu Xuan, you too shall die!"

He is, after all, a five-star great emperor; killing Lu Xuan is as easy as crushing an ant.

Killing Lu Xuan first or killing Ye Chen first makes no difference.

As long as the Great Dao Sect doesn't discover it, it's fine.

But then Lu Xuan leisurely said, "A five-star great emperor, can't you have some shame? Actually resorting to assassination?"

He snorted coldly and directly activated the killing formation's power.

Boom!

Terrifying slaughter power erupted, turning into a stream of light that shot straight toward Qin Shan.

Qin Shan's face changed drastically; this power made his heart palpitate!

He hastily brought out his defensive imperial armament, radiant Dao patterns surging, hoping to block the killing formation's power.

But it was useless!

But it was useless!

Crack!

Boom!

The defensive imperial armament Qin Shan summoned shattered instantly; a stream of light sliced across his neck in an instant.

A large head flew off.

Qin Shan died with eyes unclosed, roaring, "Damn it! Cang Xuan this old dog actually set a trap, letting us fall into it! Xuan Qing Feng had already laid the killing formation! Cang Xuan old dog, you're too treacherous!"

In a hidden place, Ancestor Cang Xuan sneezed.

At that moment, Ye Chen was startled, walked out of the cave dwelling, and asked in surprise, "Master, what happened?"

Lu Xuan pointed at Qin Shan's corpse and said lightly, "A five-star great emperor of the Qin clan wanted to kill you, but I finished him off in an instant."

Ye Chen was utterly stunned.

Lu Xuan picked up Qin Shan's corpse from the ground, stored it in his spatial ring, then turned and walked toward the cave dwelling.

Ye Chen looked bewildered.

A five-star great emperor… just like that, killed instantly by Master?

Yao Yan was also somewhat shocked, "Indeed, your master is unmatched in strength."

At the same time, in a hidden place of the Great Dao Sect.

Ancestor Cang Xuan looked at Yuan Qingzi and said, "The younger generation's affairs should be left to them to resolve; we old fogeys shouldn't interfere. How about that?"

Yuan Qingzi pondered for a moment, "Alright. But I have one request."

Ancestor Cang Xuan said, "Go ahead."

Yuan Qingzi said, "Before leaving, I want to meet Ye Chen."

Ancestor Cang Xuan frowned slightly, hesitated a moment, then said, "Okay."

He immediately sent a voice transmission to the sect leader, "Have the sect leader bring Yuan Qingzi to Xuan Qing Feng."

The sect leader asked, "Ancestor, are you also coming along?"

Ancestor Cang Xuan gave a light smile, "I won't go."

The sect leader's body stiffened.

He was a little worried.

If Yuan Qingzi makes a move against Ye Chen, they won't be able to stop him!

Yuan Qingzi said lightly, "Lead the way. I won't stoop to attacking a Xuan Sect realm junior."

The sect leader gave an embarrassed smile and immediately sent a voice transmission to Lu Xuan, "Lu Xuan, get ready; the Grand Void Sect's Yuan Qingzi senior wants to come see Ye Chen."

Lu Xuan said, "Okay."

He also summoned Ye Chen out.

Lu Xuan's mouth curled slightly as he muttered, "Yuan Qingzi, you bastard, you've teamed up with Qin Shan—he's out in the open while Qin Shan lurks in the shadows to ambush. Qin Shan, this fool, is totally being used as a pawn!"

After all, before leaving, Yuan Qingzi saw Ye Chen just to prove that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Lu Xuan slowly walked out of the cave dwelling, really wanting to see what expression Yuan Qingzi would have upon seeing Qin Shan's head.

Soon.

In the distance, two divine rainbows appeared in the void, shooting toward Xuan Qing Feng like meteors.

Boom—

The moment Yuan Qingzi saw Lu Xuan, his expression turned grim.

The Sect Master kept inviting Yuan Qingzi to Xuan Qing Feng, but Yuan Qingzi remained unmoving, hovering in the air, staring fixedly at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan chuckled, "Old thing, quite unexpected?"

The Sect Master snapped, "Lu Xuan, what are you doing?"

Lu Xuan looked at Yuan Qingzi, his mouth curling slightly, "Yuan Qingzi, come in and chat."

Yuan Qingzi's face darkened; he saw the killing formation activated on Xuan Qing Feng and felt an ominous premonition.

His divine sense reached out, beginning to search for Qin Shan's traces.

Lu Xuan laughed, "Old thing, stop looking."

Saying that, he threw Qin Shan's blood‑soaked head out.

Yuan Qingzi's face changed dramatically.

The sect master also stood stunned in place, quickly reacted, and sent a voice transmission to Ancestor Cangxuan.

Boom!

Under Ancestor Cangxuan's feet, divine rainbow surged, and he suddenly descended onto Xuan Qing Feng.

Seeing Qin Shan's head, Ancestor Cangxuan shouted at Yuan Qingzi, "What do you mean?"

Yuan Qingzi likewise shouted, "What do you mean!!"

The two confronted each other.

Ancestor Cangxuan at a glance saw the activated five-star emperor-rank killing formation on Xuan Qing Feng, and he sneered, "Yuan Qingzi, you have a lot of nerve."

Yuan Qingzi's face turned grave, he desperately denied, "I don't know anything about this. This is the Qin family's personal action, it has nothing to do with me."

Ancestor Cangxuan sneered repeatedly.

Yuan Qingzi also sneered repeatedly.

Both cursed each other's treachery in their hearts.

A moment later.

Yuan Qingzi said lightly, "Cangxuan, since we have reached an agreement, this is a matter of the younger generation; we will not intervene."

Lu Xuan cursed, "You're even more shameless than I am!"

Yuan Qingzi stored Qin Shan's head into his spatial ring, saying, "Alright, I will investigate this matter; later I will have the Qin clan give you an explanation."

Ancestor Cangxuan sneered, "Best be that way."

The next instant.

Yuan Qingzi directly tore open the void, his figure instantly blurred, stepped into a spatial rift, and vanished completely.

A glint of sharp light flashed in his eyes.

He never expected to have been set up!

However, before this trip, he had already considered the possibility of failure, so he had Qin Shan act.

He never expected Qin Shan to be killed!

It definitely wasn't Lu Xuan who did it; otherwise he'd eat shit.

Yuan Qingzi muttered, "It seems the Grand Dao Sect has already taken precautions. The path of assassination is blocked. Hehe. Cangxuan, then let you see this era's younger generation of my Supreme Profound Sect."

After Yuan Qingzi had disappeared for a long time, the sect master finally came to his senses, "Lu Xuan, what's going on?"

Lu Xuan reported the events, "Unfortunately, that old bastard Yuan Qingzi escaped."

The sect master frowned, "You killed him?"

He didn't believe it.

Ancestor Cangxuan smiled, "Lu Xuan, even when Fuyao joined the sect, I suspected someone was behind her. This time, I also owe thanks to that fellow Daoist. Please convey my greetings to that fellow Daoist for me."

Lu Xuan: "……"

A moment of silence.

Ancestor Cangxuan said to Ye Chen, "Nangong Bai Xue is not dead."

Ye Chen frowned slightly.

He actually isn't dead?

But soon, he came to terms with it.

It must have been Yuan Qingzi who acted!

The sect master slowly said, "Regarding Nangong Bai Xue, you need not bear any burden. The Qin clan and the elders of the Supreme Profound Sect will naturally not move against you, but their younger generation likely already has their eyes on you."

Battle intent surged from Ye Chen's body, "Then let's fight!"

The sect master nodded and patted Ye Chen's shoulder, "Ye Chen, in battle, hold nothing back! Kill those who deserve to die! The Grand Dao Sect will always stand behind you."

Ye Chen said, "Thank you, sect master."

A moment later, the sect master left to find Ancestor Cangxuan.

Ye Chen's eyes blazed as he gazed into the void, "Master, I really want to witness the younger generation of the ancient Qin clan and the Supreme Profound Sect."

Lu Xuan said, "Good!"

Soon, Ye Chen returned to his cave dwelling and continued cultivating the Wilderness Heaven Secret.

On the other side.

Yuan Qingzi brought Qin Shan's head back to the Supreme Profound Sect.

Qin clan's ancient ancestor Qin Wuyang was stunned.

Yuan Qingzi reported the matter.

Qin Wuyang flew into a rage and cursed, "Cang Xuan old dog, you're too treacherous!"

Nan Gong Bai Xue gazed at Qin Shan's head, unable to help recalling the words Qin Shan's ancient ancestor spoke before departing.

I never thought Qin Shan's ancient ancestor would actually come in person!

One word and it came true!

All that was brought back was his own head!

Yuan Qingzi's chest heaved with anger, "The Great Dao Sect has schemed against us again!"

In these two clashes, the Great Dao Sect won hands down!

Yuan Qingzi looked at Qin Wuyang and said, "Rest assured, we'll settle the score with the Great Dao Sect."

Qin Wuyang could only suppress his anger and secretly dispatched another Qin clan elder into the Great Dao Sect, offering a large amount of cultivation resources to defuse the matter.

After all, bullying the weak with assassination completely breaks the unwritten rules between hegemonic powers.

Qin Wuyang also silently cursed Yuan Qingzi as an old fox in his heart.

Besides this, the Supreme Profound Sect actually managed to stay uninvolved!

Yuan Qingzi treated the Qin clan as mere pawns!

But he didn't dare say these words to Yuan Qingzi's face.

After all, there's still a huge gap between the Qin clan and the Supreme Profound Sect!

In this matter, the Qin clan could only grit their teeth and swallow it.

At this time, throughout the Nan Huang regions, news of what transpired at this alchemy exchange conference has spread far and wide.

The regions were in an uproar!

Ye Chen's name overwhelmed the alchemy geniuses of the Yao family and Danxiang Sect, securing first place at the alchemy exchange conference!

This is somewhat shocking to the world!

You should know that the Great Dao Sect's alchemy foundation is far inferior to that of the Yao family and Danxiang Sect.

But now, the Great Dao Sect's Ye Chen actually snatched first place!

Moreover, Ye Chen is only sixteen years old!

A sixteen-year-old earth-tier alchemist!

Not only that.

Elder Cang Li, Danxiang Zi, Yao Bai Li and other heavenly-tier alchemists praised Ye Chen unanimously, even stating that they gained a hint of insight from his alchemy technique at the exchange conference.

Everyone was shocked beyond belief.

Can it make heavenly-tier alchemists gain insight?

Just how profound is Ye Chen's alchemy technique?!

Besides that, the matter concerning Nan Gong Bai Xue also caused a great uproar.

The ancient Qin clan and the Supreme Profound Sect also did not suppress this voice.

The strong ones of the regions discussed it heatedly.

"Qingzhou Ye clan, such a tiny place, actually could produce a genius alchemist like Ye Chen?"

"It's a pity, this is the last alchemy exchange conference. Who would have thought the Supreme Profound Sect would lose over a dozen genius alchemists?"

"Nan Gong Bai Xue is no simpleton either—she possesses a Yin Yang Primordial Physique and is the fiancée chosen by the ancient Qin clan's heir, Qin Xiao."

"I feel Ye Chen and Qin Xiao are bound to clash! Nan Gong Bai Xue and Ye Chen have broken off their engagement, and she's about to become part of the ancient Qin clan. Yet now Ye Chen almost killed Nan Gong Bai Xue—Qin Xiao surely can't tolerate that!"

These voices buzzed everywhere.

Ye Chen's name echoed throughout the regions.

As Ye Chen's fame spread, Lu Xuan's name was brought up again by everyone.

"We used to say that becoming Lu Xuan's disciple would ruin one's life, but now it seems perhaps Peak Master Lu does have some real ability?"

"Lu Xuan has nothing! He's just a puppet master. Ye Chen's master is someone else! If Ye Chen hadn't joined Xuan Qing Feng, his talent might truly have remained hidden! This time, he actually made the Yao family and Danxiang Sect suffer."

"From now on we can't mock Lu Xuan! If nothing unexpected happens, his disciple Ye Chen will surely become a heavenly-tier alchemist! Then when we see Lu Xuan, we'll have to respectfully address him as 'Peak Master Lu'!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

"Hahaha…… Peak Master Lu……"

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Nan Gong Clan.

"Damn Ye Chen, he actually launched a killing strike against Bai Xue! Fortunately, Senior Yuan Qingzi's medical arts are heavenly; otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."

You should know, Nan Gong Bai Xue now bears the fortune of the Nan Gong clan's rise!

If Nan Gong Bai Xue smoothly marries Qin Xiao, the Nan Gong clan will directly rely on the Qin clan and the Supreme Profound Sect.

The ancient Qin clan and the Supreme Profound Sect have stood in Nan Huang for countless eons, eternal and unchanging, and the Nan Gong clan will thus rise in Nan Huang from now on.

Moreover, the Qin clan's ancient ancestor has promised that after Qin Xiao and Nan Gong Bai Xue marry, the Qin clan will act to forge an emperor for the Nan Gong clan!

By then, regarding their grudge with the Ye clan, the Nan Gong clan will be able to act openly and justifiably!

The ancient Qin clan and the Supreme Profound Sect are burdened by reputation, making it inconvenient for them to act against the Ye clan, but the Nan Gong clan has no such scruples!

Once Qin Xiao and Nan Gong Bai Xue marry, it will be the day of the Ye clan's downfall!

"This Ye Chen, ruthless and vicious—had we known earlier, we should have secretly killed him these past seven years!"

"Now it's somewhat difficult to kill Ye Chen. It's said he has a Quasi-Emperor-level expert guarding him; even if our Nan Gong clan makes a move, we lack confidence to kill Ye Chen."

Nangong clan chief said, "Qin Xiao will take action! Ye Chen must die, the Ye family will perish!"

Yao family.

The land where the Yao family resides covers over several hundred thousand miles; within it, mountains and rivers crisscross, the essence of heaven and earth gathers, spiritual trees tower to the sky, countless plants and trees grow upon the peaks, shrouding the Yao family in a vast expanse of lush green.

All the spiritual herbs recorded in the Yao family's Classic of Herbs can be found within the Yao family.

After enduring several ages, the Yao family's research into spiritual herbs has reached the pinnacle of Nan Huang.

Amidst the endless peaks, the fragrance of plants and trees spreads; being in the Yao family's land, one can at any time and place be immersed in the aura of the flora, for here there are countless spiritual herb gardens, cultivating countless high-grade spiritual herbs.

Inside and outside the Yao family, countless alchemists come and go in an endless stream.

For this is the holy land in the hearts of Nan Huang's alchemists.

There is a saying: "To master the alchemical Dao, one must enter the Yao family!"

In Nan Huang, there are only two kinds of pills: those of the Yao family, and those that are not.

Yao Bai Li returned to the Yao family with Yao Huanhuan and a host of other geniuses.

The Yao family patriarch was extremely dissatisfied with the result of this alchemy contest!

In the Yao family's main hall, the Yao family patriarch's face darkened as he said, "No one has ever been able to surpass my Yao family in mastery of herbs! If anyone could, they would only be the second person of the Yao family!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Huanhuan and the other geniuses lowered their heads.

Before this trip to the Great Dao Sect, they had also thought the same.

As a result, Ye Chen emerged like a comet, leaving the Yao family and the Fragrant Alchemy Sect gasping for breath!

The Yao family patriarch's face flushed with anger, "Losing in herbal mastery to an unknown nobody is bad enough, but we also lost in alchemy! This has never happened in our Yao family!"

Yao Bai Li's face twitched, and he dared not speak.