Chapter 46: Seeking Justice (Part Two)

In the void above Ye Tian City.

At this moment, Ye Wushuang and the other four direct disciples were pressing their attack against the three Saint Realm Third-Heaven powerhouses of the Ye family. Even with the Tri-Talent Formation at their disposal, the three Ye family experts were unable to withstand the combined assault of the five disciples. Jiang Qian’s mastery of arrays heavily suppressed the Tri-Talent Formation, causing its defensive capabilities to plummet significantly.

Meanwhile, Qin Tian’s Heavenly Dao Swordsmanship was overwhelmingly aggressive, continuously fracturing the Ye family’s formation. If this kept up, the three of them would struggle to maintain the array much longer. Hu Ling'er’s illusions severely disturbed the minds of the three Ye saints, rendering them unable to unleash even half of their usual combat power. As for Li Yuanyuan, her offensive output was negligible since she could not replicate the combat strength of the three Ye saints at the moment, so she could only play a supporting role on the sidelines.

Seeing how formidable the five disciples of Morning Light Sect were, Ye Yuanfeng began to regret speaking up in defense of Ye Yuanshan’s family, realizing that if things continued this way, his own life would be on the line. However, what was done was done, and coupled with the terrifying reputation of Morning Light Sect, he dared not gamble on whether this sect would spare the Ye family. With a helpless sigh, he produced the divine sense jade talisman of their founding ancestor, Ye Tian, and channeled his spiritual power to crush it. As the ancestor's talisman shattered, an enraged voice echoed from the forbidden grounds of the Ye family:

"Who on earth is bullying my Ye family? Come out and die!"

Ye Tian was boiling with rage. With his lifespan already running dangerously low, someone actually had the audacity to push the Ye family to the brink of extermination. This was an absolute challenge to his bottom line.

After manifesting, Ye Tian swept his divine sense across the area and quickly located Jiang Qian and the other four. Giving them no chance to explain, he unleashed a full-strength strike, heavily injuring all five of them. Fortunately, the five disciples possessed life-saving treasures bestowed upon them by Liao Chen, which allowed them to cling to life; otherwise, all five would have perished on the spot.

Just as Ye Tian prepared to strike again, he suddenly felt himself locked in place by the overwhelming presence of four Great Sage peak experts from Morning Light Sect, rendering him completely immobile. A chill ran down Ye Tian’s spine as he realized he had provoked someone he absolutely should not have crossed.

Meanwhile, back at Morning Light Sect.

As Jiang Qian and her companions led their forces to conquer the Sword Sect, Tianyuan Sect, and Changle Sect, Liao Chen was leisurely sipping tea when the system’s voice suddenly rang in his ear:

"Ding! Congratulations to host! Your disciples Jiang Qian and Li Yuanyuan have successfully led troops to conquer the Sword Sect. You are rewarded with 100 billion points of cultivation experience, 1,000 Emperor-grade Demon-Slaying Swords, 1,000 sets of Emperor-grade defensive armor, 2 Three-Star Emperor Realm Summoning Cards, 15 Ten-Star Great Sage Summoning Cards, 180 Ten-Star Saint Realm Summoning Cards, 1,200 Ten-Star Emperor-level Summoning Cards, 100 tons of Foundation Establishment Pills, 100 tons of Heavenly Spirit Pills, 100 tons of Saint Essence Pills, 100 tons of Form Transformation Pills, 100 tons of Top-grade Spirit Beast Pills, 10 tons of Divine Beast Pills, 10 tons of Divine Spirit Pills, 1 ton of Top-grade Emperor Pills, 100 tons of Top-grade Enlightenment Tea, 1 Top-grade Spirit Vein, 10 Medicinal Fields, 100 Mission Towers, 100 Top-grade Enlightenment Tea Trees, 100 Top-grade Bodhi Trees, and 10 Disciple Peaks. The rewards have been issued; please check them, host."

"Ding! Congratulations to host! Your disciple Qin Tian has successfully led troops to conquer the Tianyuan Sect. You are rewarded with 120 billion points of cultivation experience, 1,000 Emperor-grade Demon-Slaying Swords, 1,000 sets of Emperor-grade defensive armor, 3 Three-Star Emperor Realm Summoning Cards, 18 Ten-Star Great Sage Summoning Cards, 190 Ten-Star Saint Realm Summoning Cards, 1,400 Ten-Star Emperor-level Summoning Cards, 100 tons of Foundation Establishment Pills, 100 tons of Heavenly Spirit Pills, 100 tons of Saint Essence Pills, 100 tons of Form Transformation Pills, 100 tons of Top-grade Spirit Beast Pills, 10 tons of Divine Beast Pills, 10 tons of Divine Spirit Pills, 1 ton of Top-grade Emperor Pills, 100 tons of Top-grade Enlightenment Tea, 1 Top-grade Spirit Vein, 10 Medicinal Fields, 100 Mission Towers, 100 Top-grade Enlightenment Tea Trees, 100 Top-grade Bodhi Trees, and 10 Disciple Peaks. The rewards have been issued; please check them, host."

"Ding! Congratulations to host! Your disciples Hu Ling'er and Ye Wushuang have successfully led troops to conquer the Changle Sect. You are rewarded with 150 billion points of cultivation experience, 1,000 Emperor-grade Demon-Slaying Swords, 1,000 sets of Emperor-grade defensive armor, 5 Three-Star Emperor Realm Summoning Cards, 23 Ten-Star Great Sage Summoning Cards, 230 Ten-Star Saint Realm Summoning Cards, 1,700 Ten-Star Emperor-level Summoning Cards, 100 tons of Foundation Establishment Pills, 100 tons of Heavenly Spirit Pills, 100 tons of Saint Essence Pills, 100 tons of Form Transformation Pills, 100 tons of Top-grade Spirit Beast Pills, 10 tons of Divine Beast Pills, 10 tons of Divine Spirit Pills, 1 ton of Top-grade Emperor Pills, 100 tons of Top-grade Enlightenment Tea, 1 Top-grade Spirit Vein, 10 Medicinal Fields, 100 Mission Towers, 100 Top-grade Enlightenment Tea Trees, 100 Top-grade Bodhi Trees, and 10 Disciple Peaks. The rewards have been issued; please check them, host."

Listening to the generous rewards doled out by the lousy system, Liao Chen could not contain his joy. He never imagined that wiping out three sects with just five disciples would yield such an astonishing bounty. He must definitely employ this method of reaping cultivation experience more often in the future; otherwise, making further progress would be exceedingly difficult. As for the system's other rewards, they were largely dispensable to Liao Chen. He had already grown sick of drinking Enlightenment Tea, and even top-grade Emperor Pills would do little for him. If Emperor Pills could elevate his cultivation realm, he probably would have advanced long ago.

Still, cultivation experience points were always welcome—the more, the better. Although Liao Chen was currently only at the Saint Realm, his true strength had long since reached the limit of this mortal world. The absolute limit of this realm was the Emperor Realm Fifth Heaven, but that was certainly not Liao Chen's limit. If he wished, he could easily shatter the boundaries of this world at any time.

Just at that moment, the system suddenly blared a warning tone: "Warning! Warning! The system has detected that the host's five disciples are in mortal danger. Please rush to Ye Tian City immediately to rescue them! If any of the host's disciples perish, the system will deduct all of the host's cultivation experience and rewards!"

Startled by this, Liao Chen almost dropped the teacup in his hand. He immediately acted upon the system's prompt and headed straight for Ye Tian City. Upon arriving at the city, he found that the Ye family’s ancestor, Ye Tian, was immobilized, clearly having been subdued by the four Great Sages he had dispatched earlier.

Seeing Liao Chen arrive in person, the four Great Sages cupped their fists in greeting. Liao Chen waved a hand, signaling them to dispense with the formalities, and walked over to Jiang Qian and the other four. "How are your injuries? Let your master take a look."

Jiang Qian and the four disciples lowered their heads in shame, remaining silent as they allowed their master to scan their bodies. Soon, Liao Chen finished checking their conditions and produced some healing pills. "It's fine, only your meridians are damaged. Take the pills I’ve given you, and you will recover swiftly."

"Thank you, Master!" The five disciples accepted the medicinal pills and immediately consumed them to begin their recovery.

Under the restorative effects of the pills, the injuries of the five disciples healed rapidly. Seeing this, Liao Chen finally turned his gaze toward the Ye family’s ancestor, Ye Tian. "So you are the Ye family ancestor who dared to injure my disciples? How audacious of you! A decrepit old fool with one foot in the grave actually dared to make a move against my disciples. You must be tired of living."

Ye Tian had never expected that after merely striking a few juniors, an almighty expert of the Emperor Realm would personally manifest to stand up for them. Realizing that the Ye family was doomed this time, he replied in despair, "Senior, please spare us. This junior was unaware that these prodigies were your disciples. Please grant the Ye family a chance to redeem themselves; this old man is willing to die to atone for my sins."

Liao Chen sneered coldly, "Old fellow, you were already on the verge of death anyway—what good is dying to atone for your sins? Furthermore, my disciple Ye Wushuang is a member of your Ye family. As the ancestor of the Ye family, you turned a blind eye while your clan members brutally excavated his Supreme Bone. Did you not feel even a shred of guilt?"

Without answering Liao Chen, Ye Tian turned his furious gaze upon Ye Yuanfeng. "Ye Yuanfeng, explain to me what this is all about!"

At that moment, he felt an urge to tear Ye Yuanfeng apart with his bare hands for allowing clan members to commit such a frenzied and heartless act. Overwhelmed with shame, Ye Yuanfeng recounted the truth of how Ye Yuanshan’s family had ruthlessly ripped out Ye Wushuang’s Supreme Bone out of selfish greed.

Upon hearing Ye Yuanfeng’s explanation, Ye Tian flew into a rage, cursing bitterly, "Yuanfeng, you are a fool! I should never have handed the position of Ye family head over to you in the first place. Do you have any idea what kind of catastrophic mistake you’ve made? Even if you had no intention of cultivating Wushuang, you should never have condoned Ye Yuanshan’s family harvesting his Supreme Bone! In-fighting among kin is a taboo in any great family."

"Ancestor, Yuanfeng knows he was wrong! I am willing to accept the family's punishment." Having lost all face to continue serving as the family head, Ye Yuanfeng proactively offered to step down from his position.

Ye Tian immediately accepted his resignation, then turned back to Liao Chen. "Senior, our Ye family has indeed wronged the child Wushuang. Please, tell me what must be done so that you will spare the Ye family a path to survival."