Chapter 71: Do Not Provoke
In the Nine Nether Realm, at the North Frost Palace!
Mountains stood tall, covered in vast expanses of white snow, creating a magnificent scene where the entire mountain gate of the North Frost Palace was enveloped in pristine white, like a beautiful masterpiece.
At the peak of a mountain, a young man in white robes stood quietly, hands behind his back, eyes gazing ahead. The deep pupils radiated a cold light, as if the snowy scenery before him was created by his icy gaze.
"To think they've slaughtered all the people I sent, the Xuan Tian Empire is quite impressive," the young man spoke softly, his voice cold, as if emanating from an ice cellar.
This person was none other than the young master of the North Frost Palace, Bei Guanghan.
Not yet twenty years old, his realm was extraordinary, already at the peak of the True Martial Realm, with one foot stepping into the Martial Emperor realm.
"Ye Shuixian is my stepping stone to breakthrough into the Martial Emperor realm. Anyone who dares to touch her is undoubtedly doomed to die," Bei Guanghan's eyes suddenly darkened, his voice even colder.
"Men!"
With a cold shout, several figures instantly flashed over, kneeling one by one: "Young Master!"
"Send people to the Xuan Tian Empire, destroy the Ye family and the royal family, and bring back Ye Shuixian," Bei Guanghan's voice was solemn and murderous.
"As you command!"
Several martial artists accepted the order and prepared to leave.
"The Xuan Tian Empire has Martial Emperors, and Qiyang has already fallen there. Be careful," Bei Guanghan reminded.
"Young Master, rest assured, we will not fail."
Several martial artists trembled slightly, but quickly regained their composure.
Qiyang had just entered the Martial Emperor realm and was not worth mentioning.
With their intervention, the secular empire would surely collapse.
After the storm in the Xuan Tian Empire settled, the members of the Ye family were either recovering from their injuries or closed-door cultivation.
They already knew that the oppressive force above their heads was the Wanxian Tower, and no one dared to be negligent.
On this day, an extremely majestic aura suddenly spread throughout the Ye family's mansion, shocking everyone in the Ye family.
"Martial Emperor realm, could it be that the old patriarch has broken through to the Martial Emperor realm!"
Many young members of the family gathered together, their eyes slightly condensed as they looked at the cultivation room where Ye Qingcang was located.
Even the patriarch Ye Lingtian and several elders hurried over.
"Our Ye family finally has a Martial Emperor!" Ye Lingtian and several elders looked at each other, all extremely excited.
Boom!
The door of the cultivation room opened with a loud noise, and Ye Qingcang rushed out like a bolt of lightning, soaring into the sky. The wind roared, and the majestic momentum made the Ye family boil with excitement!
"Martial Emperor, it's really Martial Emperor!"
The entire Ye family was boiling with excitement. This was their Martial Emperor, and the Ye family was gradually rising!
"I actually broke through to the Martial Emperor realm!"
Ye Qingcang soared through the sky, feeling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth pouring into him like a boiling sea. The meridians in his body were extremely smooth, and his strength was immense.
He knew that he had truly broken through to the Martial Emperor realm.
At this moment, he was extremely excited. For decades, he had been stuck at the peak of the True Martial Realm, thinking that he would never reach the Martial Emperor realm in his lifetime.
However, a few days of guidance from Ye Chen shattered all his bottlenecks and allowed him to break through to the Martial Emperor realm.
This made him tremble with excitement, and he became even more convinced that Ye Chen would eventually transform into a dragon and lead the Ye family to a new height.
The news of Ye Qingcang's breakthrough to the Martial Emperor realm quickly spread throughout the imperial capital, causing many forces to tremble in fear.
"After years of conflict with the Ye family, they have finally ushered in a new life. From now on, we can only look up to the Ye family," Ouyang Tian, the patriarch of the Ouyang family, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
The Ouyang family, like the Ye family, had once been one of the marshal families of the empire, and their status had been equal. However, since the appearance of Ye Chen, the Ye family was destined to rise, and now that Ye Qingcang had also broken through to the Martial Emperor realm, the Ouyang family could no longer compare.
"The Tianyao City branch of the Ouyang family is really pitiful. Such a true dragon family has actually missed out!" Ouyang Qingyun also sighed.
Their Ouyang family had once seized opportunities for ascension, but unfortunately, the Tianyao City branch of the Ouyang family had ruined it with their own hands, causing their main family to lose such an opportunity.
Fortunately, they followed the Third Prince's decisive decision, otherwise, the Ouyang family would probably no longer exist.
In the imperial palace, upon hearing the news of Ye Qingcang's breakthrough to the Martial Emperor realm, instead of worrying, Emperor Liu Jiang was even more delighted. He immediately ordered to send many spirit stones to the Ye family as a congratulation.
This puzzled many courtiers, but one thing was
certain: no one could provoke the Ye family in the empire.
Just as Emperor Liu Jiang sent his congratulations, another majestic aura rose from the Ye family's mansion, and the eldest elder, Ye Luochen, followed closely behind Ye Qingcang in breaking through to the Martial Emperor realm.
This news was even more shocking than Ye Qingcang's breakthrough.
After all, Ye Qingcang was already at the peak of the True Martial Realm, close to the peak, and it was more likely for him to break through to the Martial Emperor realm. But Ye Luochen was only at the peak of the True Martial Realm, and he actually broke through two realms in a row to enter the Martial Emperor realm!
"The Ye family, are they creating a family of Martial Emperors?"
In the imperial capital, people whispered, but three days later, everyone was dumbfounded once again.
Another elder of the Ye family, Ye Xinghua, broke through to the Martial Emperor realm.
The entire imperial capital was boiling.
In less than half a month, the Ye family had actually produced three Martial Emperors. Were they sending a message to the empire?
Many forces hurried to the imperial palace to request Emperor Liu Jiang to be vigilant, but Emperor Liu Jiang was extremely excited and only had one word—reward!
He knew that the stronger the Ye family became, the less likely they would covet the empire. This made him more at ease.
Emperor Liu Jiang's attitude made all the forces in the imperial capital tremble with fear.
"From now on, no one is allowed to provoke the Ye family. If anyone dares to offend them, don't blame me for cleaning house."
"Anyone who offends the Ye family will be expelled from the family."
All the forces in the imperial capital warned their family members. At this moment, they all knew that the Ye family must not be provoked.
After Ye Qingcang and the two other elders broke through to the Martial Emperor realm, Ye Chen began to elevate the cultivation of Ye Lingtian and the other elders.
Ye Lingtian was already at the peak of the True Martial Realm. In the eyes of others, there was still a long way to go before reaching the Martial Emperor realm, but in Ye Chen's eyes, it was easy to achieve.
However, the realms of the third and fourth elders were slightly lower and required a bit more effort.
"Young Master, we've run out of Gate-Opening Pills," just as Ye Chen was preparing to help Ye Lingtian and the others break through to the Martial Emperor realm, Wu Qingxue shook her head.
The Gate-Opening Pill was a pill for breaking through to the Yuanfu Realm. Even though it was a weakened version, it would still be considered a royal-grade pill in the Canglan Continent. The resources of the Imperial Alchemy Hall were limited, and they had only managed to refine a few.
She had consumed one, while Ye Qingcang and the two other elders each had one, leaving no extra Gate-Opening Pills.
"Young Master, don't worry, we can stabilize our realms first before attempting to break through," Ye Lingtian spoke up.
The third and fourth elders nodded in agreement.
Breaking through to the Martial Emperor realm was already a pleasant surprise for them, and they were somewhat overwhelmed by it.
There was no rush to become a Martial Emperor.
"That's fine. I'll refine Gate-Opening Pills for you when we go to the Nine Nether Realm," Ye Chen nodded.
Ye Lingtian and the others were not like Ye Qingcang. It would affect their foundations if they forcefully elevated them to the Martial Emperor realm without the Gate-Opening Pill.
It was better not to do things that had more disadvantages than advantages.