Chapter 763: Endgame 245: This is a Sad Story!

Ye Chen felt somewhat doubtful.

The spiritual trees on Withered Peak today all had a solemn feeling, as if something unfortunate had happened.

One must know that Elder Kufan had already refined Withered Peak.

Every blade of grass and tree in Withered Peak is closely tied to Elder Kufan, their joys and anger almost linked together.

"What has happened?"

Ye Chen murmured in his heart.

At that moment, seeing Ye Chen approach, Elder Kufan slowly opened his eyes, his eye sockets slightly reddened; he forced a calm smile and asked.

"Ye Chen, how was your harvest from this secret realm trial?"

Ye Chen said, "Thank you, Elder Kufan, for the token; this time I gained a lot!"

Elder Kufan nodded and said, "Tomorrow is our sect's inner sect trial, the Divine Son contest. This is the last Divine Son slot; competition will be fierce. What are your thoughts?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "Regardless of whether I take the Divine Son position, I will strive for first place in the inner sect. I absolutely cannot disgrace my master."

Elder Kufan sighed, "Ah. If it were tens of thousands of years ago, wanting to gain first place by strength would still have been possible. Now it is not."

"You must have discovered by now, during your time in the True Martial Sect, that this sect is sick. Disciples without backing or background are suppressed everywhere."

"This Divine Son contest is no different. I fear the true Divine Son candidates have already been decided."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen wanted to speak but held back.

Seeing this, Elder Kufan asked, "What's wrong? Could something have happened during this secret realm trial?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment and then said, "I had a conflict with an inner sect disciple named Wang Feng. However, I did not kill him; I let him go."

This was out of respect for Elder Kufan's face.

Because Elder Kufan is usually extremely low-key and avoids any trouble.

He worried that if he killed Wang Feng, others would come to cause trouble for Elder Kufan.

After all, he has chosen to be left to fend for himself.

So we cannot rely on the master to come and save the situation.

In the True Martial Sect, there are Sovereign Realm experts!

While Elder Kufan is only at the High Star God Sovereign Realm.

At that moment, Elder Kufan took out an ancient-looking book, began to flip through it, and starlight flickered upon it.

Ye Chen was slightly startled.

This is not an ordinary book, but a spiritual treasure!

Elder Kufan actually organized the complex relationships among the many elders and disciples of the True Martial Sect and placed them in this book.

After a moment, he sighed, "Ye Chen, it seems there is indeed some trouble. Wang Feng's brother, named Wang Ye, is likely one of this Divine Son candidate group."

Ye Chen said, "So I did not kill him."

This is because he took Elder Kufan into consideration and thus restrained himself.

After all, before he descended into the True Martial Sect, Elder Kufan was almost isolated from the world, cultivating his own martial way.

Elder Kufan's martial way is different.

It is not about slaughter, but the Mundane Way!

A moment of silence.

Elder Kufan slowly said, "Ye Chen, for this inner sect trial, the Divine Son contest, do whatever you wish."

Ye Chen said, "Really?"

Elder Kufan rose to his feet, a faint ripple appearing in his calm, water-like gaze, and he spoke softly.

"My life has been utterly ordinary; reaching the position of inner sect elder of the True Martial Sect seems to have exhausted all my strength."

A wisp of breeze blew past, and Elder Kufan's white hair floated up a few strands, like a withered tree.

A hint of recollection appeared in his gaze.

"On the path of martial arts, pursuing the Mundane Way, have I been wrong?"

Ye Chen remained silent, continuing to listen to the old man's words.

He understood that a person who is usually silent and reticent, once they speak, may end up saying much.

During this time at Withered Peak, Ye Chen felt the old man's loneliness.

He has been cultivating all along.

Without contention.

Making himself as ordinary as possible.

Only because in the True Martial Sect's sea of stars, the relationships among the strong are tangled and intricate.

Even though the old man is an inner sect elder, he dares not be the slightest bit careless; otherwise, a slight mistake could provoke someone he ought not to provoke.

Ye Chen glanced at Elder Kufan and secretly thought that perhaps his choice was not wrong.

After all, not everyone has a master as invincibly powerful as a backing.

Elder Kufan suddenly asked, "Ye Chen, do you think a person's life should be indulged once in order to be complete?"

Ye Chen was slightly startled; he felt that Elder Kufan seemed off today, and he sensed that suddenly, the elder's face seemed to be filled with stories.

"Elder, what has happened?"

Elder Kufan, somewhat gloomy and lost, began to narrate……

"Once there was an ordinary youth who walked out from a desolate place."

"His only wish was to become strong, not to be bullied."

"But he found it very difficult, very difficult."

"In the Equilibrium Star Region, a person without support or reliance finds it very hard to rise."

This boy does not believe in fate, but he also knows he is not someone destined for great fortune; his whole life has been spent avoiding—avoiding conflict with others, avoiding all cause and effect.

Originally, it was thought he would grow old alone.

But in the end, he still met someone who stirred his heart.

That was a girl as beautiful as a painting; the boy felt ashamed in her presence, and her family's power was immense, completely unlike his own. He was merely a boy from a wild, barren land, step by step arriving there, and his chance encounter with the beautiful girl was already a blessing of fate.

In a certain secret realm, the boy inadvertently rescued that girl; the girl was afflicted with the Allure Poison, the poison took effect, and it was transmitted to him……

Saying this, Elder Ku Fan suddenly arrived.

Ye Chen became curious.

This boy is probably Elder Ku Fan.

Who would have thought Elder Ku Fan also had such a heart‑stirring experience.

Ye Chen asked, "What happened then?"

Elder Ku Fan's voice sounded like falling leaves scattering: "Child, not every romance has an outcome; it might just be a passing encounter."

"How could that boy dare to do anything? That girl's family is not something he can afford to offend."

"But when the Allure Poison flares up, it affects boys and girls alike—who could resist such temptation?"

Saying this, Elder Ku Fan paused again.

Ye Chen directly sucked in a breath of cold air.

"Hiss!"

Although Elder Ku Fan's martial talent was ordinary, his Dao heart was extraordinarily resolute.

Could it be that Elder Ku Fan, to avoid indulging in licentious behavior, cut… his…?

That harsh?

No wonder he sees Elder Ku Fan as seeming uninterested in everything.

A moment of silence.

Ye Chen timidly asked, "Elder, you…?"

Elder Ku Fan's old face twitched: "It's not what you think. That night, the girl and the boy both removed their clothing."

"The girl pursued, the boy fled!"

"The girl shouted angrily, 'What kind of man are you?!'"

"But it was useless!"

"The boy did not dare to overstep; he forcibly endured, not only sealing the girl with martial power, but also sealing himself."

"The Allure Poison really can drive people mad!"

"That night, the girl cursed the girl all night, uttering every nasty insult: saying he had no guts, saying he was powerless, saying he was trash!"