Chapter 201: The Yun Family

A guard-like man came running in, trembling.

He knelt, weeping and reporting, but because he was afraid, he couldn't speak clearly.

He didn't dare raise his head, lay flat on the ground, and didn't dare move at all.

He knew what this news meant—heaven… the sky has collapsed!

"What!"

"Speak clearly! What happened to my son?"

A furious voice echoed from within the Yun Family Immortal Hall.

A tremendous boom!

Majestic immortal might erupted! The entire immortal hall inscribed with the Immortal Steps formation trembled!

"Report… Immortal Lord, I was wholeheartedly guarding the life tablet when just now the Eldest Young Master's… the Eldest Young Master's life tablet shattered."

As soon as these words were spoken, the immortal hall fell into sudden silence, and the atmosphere plunged to freezing point.

On the main seat, that towering figure stirred his thoughts, and a light-shadow appeared.

Within the light-shadow, a three-foot blue blade descended, accompanied by supreme immortal might.

Under the horrified gazes of Yun Huang and the many guards, he cut them down into blood mist.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort sounded, and the light-shadow instantly dissipated.

Seeing this, the three Yun Family Elders on either side of the immortal hall fell silent like cicadas in winter.

The Immortal Lord, who had a son late in life, saw his most beloved eldest son wiped out by a single sword before he could even bring out his life-saving trump card.

The heavens have collapsed!

One must know that the higher the realm, the slimmer the chance of obtaining descendants; for a supreme immortal like the family head, it's too difficult……

"Immortal Lord, I am willing to go and exterminate this villain."

"This villain killed the Eldest Young Master and provoked the dignity of my Yun Family; we will surely tear out his tendons and bones, and burn his soul day and night with heavenly fire!"

The three elders stepped forward, each requesting to take the mission.

The guard lying on the ground saw the elders volunteering and realized he had to say something.

Otherwise, if the angry Immortal Lord flew into a rage, he might kill him.

"Immortal Lord, please accept my condolences," the guard said, raising his head and trembling.

"Condolences?"

"You say you share my feelings? Then I will grant you your wish."

"Seize him! Execute his son as well, to bury him with my son."

The figure on the main seat spoke coldly.

His icy gaze held no color.

He is the current patriarch of the Xianlan Yun Family, Yun Wei.

This title shakes the Xianlan Continent; he is a supreme immortal at the peak of the Earth Immortal Realm.

A single word from him makes the entire Xianlan Continent tremble.

Yun Wei's heart surged with fury at this moment!

The immortal path is lonely; had it been earlier, he might not have cared so much.

After all, everything pales in comparison to that invincible path.

But ever since his realm stagnated for hundreds of thousands of years, his dao heart has also been worn smooth.

Decades ago, after his legitimate wife gave birth to a son, he doted on the child immensely.

And now he has actually been killed!

That is why he is so furious!

"Thank you, Immortal Lord… my son being able to accompany the Eldest Young Master in death is his blessing."

The guard below, his expression conflicted for a moment, then bowed his head in thanks.

There's nothing to be done, my son—this is your tribulation!

"Hmph! Mobilize all the strong ones of the Yun Family; even if we have to overturn heaven and earth, we must drag this villain out!"

From the main seat, a dignified, icy voice rang out once more.

The three Yun Family Elders, hearing this, hurried out of the immortal hall.

That day, the Yun Family underwent a drastic change.

Large numbers of powerful guards and elders mounted immortal beasts and set out.

The ancient Immortal Steps warship tore through the void.

This scene directly startled countless spies.

"What! The Yun Family has mobilized so many strong ones—what are they planning?"

"The Yun Family surely isn't planning to start a war! I must hurry back to report to the Immortal Lord."

Such Immortal Steps major powers each have their own spies, constantly monitoring the movements of peers of equal standing.

As the news spread, all the Immortal Steps major powers of the Xianlan Continent learned of this.

……

The next day.

Qingyun Sect, inside the Time-Space Tower.

"What! The flow of time here can actually reach a ratio of one to one thousand!"

"The sect actually possesses such a heaven-defying time-space treasure!"

After experiencing it a bit, Yun Lan exclaimed in shock.

Yun Lan felt it for a moment, then exclaimed in shock.

But need to keep meaning: after experiencing it a bit. So: After feeling it for a moment, Yun Lan exclaimed in shock.

We'll produce: After feeling it for a moment, Yun Lan exclaimed in shock.

He was seen wearing the outer disciple's robe of blue and white, sitting cross-legged.

Only see him wearing outer disciple robes of blue and white, sitting cross-legged.

Better: He was seen wearing the blue-and-white outer disciple robes, sitting cross-legged.

Above him stretched a starry sky canopy, with the spacetime great Dao flowing around him.

Above him was a starry sky canopy, and the spacetime great Dao circulated around his body.

This is just the tip of the sect's iceberg.

"This is merely the tip of the iceberg of the sect."

At the side of the spacetime tower, Shi Hao and Lin Bai walked over, patted his shoulder, and said.

At the side of the Spacetime Tower, Shi Hao and Lin Bai walked over, patted his shoulder, and said.

Upon hearing the master say that this youth is a native of the immortal realm, recently admitted to the sect.

Hearing the master say this kid is a native of the immortal realm, just recently taken into the sect.

Yesterday, after they had cleansed themselves with the immortal spring, while descending the mountain they coincidentally encountered the Black Emperor bringing him, thus gaining a brief encounter.

Yesterday, after they finished bathing in the immortal spring, while descending the mountain they happened to meet the Black Emperor bringing him here, thus they had a brief encounter.

At the time, they still thought it odd that this youth didn't seem like a sect member.

At that time they still wondered why this youth didn't seem like someone from the sect.

Later, they ran into him again outside the spacetime tower and entered together.

Later they coincidentally met him again outside the Spacetime Tower and entered together.

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Better to output: "!"? I'll just output: "!"? I'll decide: output: "!"? I'll keep the exclamation mark only.

Hearing that, Yun Lan fell silent for a moment.

Upon hearing that, Yun Lan fell silent for a moment.

Since he joined the sect yesterday, it's been an eye-opening experience.

Since he entered the sect yesterday, it's been like a small knife scraping his buttocks, opening his eyes wide.

But the idiom means eye-opening; so: Since he entered the sect yesterday, it's been eye-opening.

But we must not add explanation. So: Since he entered the sect yesterday, it's been eye-opening.

It turns out this is just the tip of the iceberg.

It turns out this is merely the tip of the iceberg.

"Shi senior brother, Lin senior brother, you've come," Yun Lan said after a pause, rising to his feet.

"Shi senior brother, Lin senior brother, you've come," Yun Lan said after a pause, rising to his feet.

"Haha, Yun junior brother's cultivation exceeds both mine and my senior brother's; if you call us senior brothers, we'd feel embarrassed."

"Haha, Yun junior brother's cultivation surpasses both mine and my senior brother's; having you call us senior brothers makes us feel a bit embarrassed."

Lin Bai rubbed his head and laughed.

Lin Bai rubbed his head and laughed.

"This is different; you senior brothers just came up from the lower realm, yet at such a young age you possess such cultivation—truly heaven-defying! You will undoubtedly become unparalleled heavenly talents."

"This is different, senior brothers; you just came up from the lower realm, yet at this age you have such cultivation—truly heaven-defying! You will surely be unparalleled heavenly talents in the future."

Yun Lan mused, recalling that in his impression, a heavenly talent of that age in the lower realm, no matter how high their cultivation, could never reach the saint realm.

Yun Lan thought, recalling that in his impression, heavenly talents of that age in the lower realm, no matter how high their cultivation, could never reach the Saint Realm.

Even if they made use of the sect's spacetime tower.

Even if they used this sect's Spacetime Tower.

If he knew that Shi Hao and Lin Bai had reached the saint realm in under a year of cultivation, he wouldn't know how to react.

If he knew that Shi Hao and Lin Bai had achieved the Saint Realm in less than a year of cultivation, he wouldn't know what to think.

"Junior brother feels the same; let's enter the Qingyun and rise together!"

"Junior brother, the same for you; enter the Azure Cloud, and we'll rise together!"

A soft thud sounded as a faint vibration occurred, and a small token in Yun Lan's pocket emitted a faint light.

Boom! A slight vibration sounded, and a small token in Yun Lan's pocket emitted a faint light.

"Young master, are you okay?"

"Young Master, are you alright?"

"The eldest young master was slain by a mysterious powerful expert; the clan chief has mobilized many strong clan members to search, and the old servant worries for you."

"The Eldest Young Master was killed by a mysterious expert; the clan chief has mobilized many strong members of the clan to search, and the old servant worries for you."

He put away the token, and Yun Lan furrowed his brows, lost in thought.

Putting away the token, Yun Lan furrowed his brows, deep in thought.

Thereafter, his eyes hardened; he could wait no longer and headed back to the clan.

Thereafter his gaze firmed; he could wait no longer, and thus returned to the clan.

"Yun junior brother, what's the matter?"

"Yun junior brother, what's wrong?"

Lin Bai, standing nearby, saw his demeanor and asked.

Lin Bai beside him, seeing his appearance, spoke up to ask.

That token must be his family's sound-transmitting token, right?

That token must be his family's sound-transmission token, right?

Could something have happened to his family?

Could it be that something happened to the family?

"I'm fine, senior brother," Yun Lan replied upon hearing that.

"I'm fine, senior brother," upon hearing that, Yun Lan hastily replied.

This matter stems from him; he must not drag the sect and his senior brothers into it.

This matter arose because of him; he absolutely cannot involve the sect and his senior brothers.

"Oh, as long as you're alright, that's good," Lin Bai said, nodding.

"Oh, as long as you're fine," Lin Bai nodded and said.

"Senior brothers, please continue your cultivation; I need to go out for a bit."

"Senior brothers, you go ahead and cultivate; I need to go out for a while."

After saying goodbye to the two, Yun Lan hurried out of the spacetime tower.

After Yun Lan bade farewell to the two, he hurriedly left the Spacetime Tower.

Inside the tower, Shi Hao and Lin Bai exchanged a look.

Inside the tower, Shi Hao and Lin Bai exchanged a glance.

They already knew the answer in their hearts; Yun junior brother must have had a family issue, though they didn't dare to ask further.

In their hearts they already had the answer: Yun junior brother must have had a family matter, though they didn't want to pry further.

Soon after.

Soon after.

In the Qingyun Immortal Hall.

In the Azure Cloud Immortal Palace.

Feng Qingyang sat in the chief seat, pondering the sect's grand scheme to dominate the immortal realm.

Feng Qingyang sat in the seat of honor, contemplating the grand plan for the sect to dominate the immortal realm.

At present, the sect has only a few emperor-level powerhouses, and hardly any half-immortals or earth immortals.

Currently the sect has few Great Emperor experts, and scarcely any Half Immortals or Earth Immortals.

Such strength would be fearsome in the lower realm, but it falls short in the immortal realm.

Such strength would be terrifying in the lower realm, but in the immortal realm it's insufficient.

He now possesses the Ten Thousand Emperors Diagram supreme treasure and a hundred thousand immortal platforms; given enough time, mass-producing emperors and immortals is no longer an issue.

He now possesses the Myriad Emperor Chart supreme treasure and a hundred thousand immortal terraces; with sufficient time, mass-producing emperors and immortals is no problem.

"Time, where have you gone?"

"Time~ where have you gone?"

The spacetime tower!

Spacetime Tower!

The spacetime tower's flow now reaches a ratio of one to one thousand, allowing work to commence.

Now the Spacetime Tower's flow rate reaches one to one thousand; we can begin.

"Huh? Has that kid named Yun Lan left the sect?"

"Huh? That kid named Yun Lan has left the sect?"

At the moment Feng Qingyang was pondering, his divine sense that enveloped the whole sect perceived this scene.