Chapter 145: The Situation in Jinyou

The news of the Endless Palace standing tall in Jinyou spread like wildfire throughout the Lower Three Abyss.

Many families were overjoyed.

With the Endless Palace dominating the Lower Three Abyss, and the Endless Palace located in Jinyou, who would rule over Ziyin and Lianyou?

Many families were eager to show their loyalty in hopes of gaining favor from the Endless Palace and becoming rulers themselves.

However, the following news poured cold water over their excitement, leaving many feeling helpless.

The requirements to join the Endless Palace were extremely strict.

Only those under the age of twenty who were not Emperor Warriors or Alchemy Emperors were eligible to join the Endless Palace.

This meant that the number of people eligible to join the Endless Palace in the Lower Three Abyss was extremely limited, and the vast majority would be unable to join.

"Emperor Warriors and Alchemy Emperors under the age of twenty are few and far between. The requirements of the Endless Palace are too high."

"Alas, it seems that we can only become affiliates. If we can secure a city or a pool, it would be considered a success."

Many families sighed in resignation.

However, Ye Chen paid no attention to this matter and left it all to Yin Zhantian. He prepared to go into seclusion with the hundreds of millions of spirit stones he had received.

The resources of the North Cold Palace amounted to billions, and even after Wu Qingxue left millions for the Ye family, there were still a large portion of resources left with Ye Chen. In addition to the one billion obtained from the Wan Dao Sword Sect and the one billion given by Yin Zhantian, Ye Chen had accumulated six or seven billion spirit stones.

Although spirit stones were not as valuable as elemental stones, the vast quantity still contained immense energy, enough to condense a large amount of elemental qi.

With such resources, Ye Chen was confident in restoring several realms of cultivation.

As Ye Chen prepared to go into seclusion, Ye Feng approached him and asked, "Have you truly decided to establish a sect?"

"Yes," Ye Chen nodded.

"Do you want me to be the sect master?" Ye Feng asked again.

Without answering, Ye Chen smiled and asked, "Father, why did you and my mother separate all those years ago?"

Ye Feng's expression trembled slightly, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes.

How could he not know the reason?

It was because the Wangxian Tower deemed him unworthy.

How could a descendant of a remote and barbaric family like him be worthy of the Saintess of the Wangxian Tower?

One was destined to stand at the pinnacle of the Canglan Continent as a saintess.

The other was a descendant of a small family, with no intersection in terms of status or talent, and they were fundamentally incompatible.

Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes widened, as if he had realized something, and he looked up at Ye Chen:

"Chen'er, are you thinking..."

Ye Chen smiled and nodded, saying, "Given time, Father will lead the Endless Palace to the Wangxian Tower, retrieve Mother in a dignified manner, and let them know that the Endless Palace of the Ye family is the existence they cannot afford to offend."

Ye Feng was stunned into silence.

He had thought about this countless times before, returning to the Wangxian Tower and bringing back Ye Yunxuan, forcing the Wangxian Tower to acknowledge the marriage, and never daring to object again.

But it had always been just a fantasy, something he was powerless to achieve.

Until Ye Chen's rise told him that in three years, he could make Immortal Warriors submit, and three years later, he would visit the Wangxian Tower.

At this moment, he was told again.

Given time, he would visit the Wangxian Tower with the Endless Palace, retrieve Ye Yunxuan in a strong and unyielding manner, and make the Wangxian Tower admit their mistake.

At that moment, he was looking forward to it.

"Chen'er..."

Ye Feng looked deeply at Ye Chen, knowing that everything Ye Chen was doing was for him, to help him regain his dignity and hold Ye Yunxuan's hand with honor.

"Before that, Father must not slack off," Ye Chen said.

"Not becoming an Immortal Warrior, not going to the Wangxian Tower," Ye Feng said solemnly.

Now that he had broken through to the realm of Emperor Warrior, he was already at the Triple Realm of Emperor Warrior. It was still a long way to go before becoming an Immortal Warrior, but at least he saw hope and had motivation.

"Father, I'm going into seclusion now."

Ye Chen walked into the practice room, took out all the spirit stones, and shattered them one by one. The vast spiritual energy surged like waves, flooding the entire practice room like a sea of spiritual energy.

Ye Chen sat cross-legged, condensing the spiritual energy into elemental qi and practicing to restore his cultivation.

Meanwhile.

In the Jinyou Territory.

The Wan Dao Sword Sect received a message from the Alchemy Saint Palace, demanding an explanation.

"The Wan Dao Sword Sect actually wants us to explain ourselves to them? Do they really think we're idiots?" Mo Daohua sneered disdainfully.

But at the moment, they still dared not confront the Alchemy Saint Palace directly, so they sent a reply:

"The murderer, Ye Wujin, the Wan Dao Sword Sect is powerless."

When Murong Fu received such a reply, he was extremely angry. He wanted to pin all the crimes on Ye Wujin, which was simply impossible.

Moreover, Ye Wujin originally came for the Wan Dao Sword Sect, but the news he received was that Ye Wujin had already left safely.

The Wan Dao Sword Sect was unharmed, but Murong Yiheng and Murong Feng fell. This matter was probably a case of the Wan Dao Sword Sect using Ye Wujin as a scapegoat. How could he let it go?

"In that case, I will personally demand an explanation."

Murong Fu's eyes were sharp as a hawk's, and he immediately issued a series of orders.

Soon, numerous rumors spread throughout the Jinyou Territory.

"Did you hear? The Wan Dao Sword Sect invited Murong Yiheng from the Alchemy Saint Palace to refine pills for them, but Murong Yiheng died tragically in the Wan Dao Sword Sect."

"Of course I heard. I have to say, the Wan Dao Sword Sect is really ungrateful and shameless."

"How can you say that? Wasn't Murong Yiheng killed by Ye Wujin?"

"Have you forgotten? Outside the Wan Dao Sword Sect, Ye Wujin personally said that he came for the Wan Dao Sword Sect, but the Wan Dao Sword Sect was unharmed, and it was Murong Yiheng and Murong Feng who died tragically. Tell me, who did Ye Wujin come for?"

"Are you saying that the Wan Dao Sword Sect colluded with Ye Wujin to target the Alchemy Saint Palace?"

"Exactly, Ye Wujin's words were just confusing the public. The Wan Dao Sword Sect had probably planned to take action against the Alchemy Saint Palace from the moment they invited Murong Yiheng."

"If that's the case, then the Wan Dao Sword

 Sect is truly ungrateful and shameless. They asked someone to refine pills to save lives, but instead set up a trap to take lives."

Countless cities in Jinyou could hear such discussions.

For a while, the Wan Dao Sword Sect was labeled as unrighteous, ungrateful, and shameless, making it difficult to wash away the stigma.

Mo Daohua wanted to refute, but he was stopped by Mo Wenjian.

"Father, why not tell the truth?" Mo Daohua asked in confusion.

"The Alchemy Saint Palace is creating public opinion, hoping to find an excuse to make trouble for us. This is a good thing for us," Mo Wenjian said.

"Why?" Mo Daohua was puzzled.

"Because they know that I am poisoned with blood. If they start trouble now, fearing that I will fight back to death, they want to wait for my blood poison to flare up and use it as an excuse to make trouble for the Wan Dao Sword Sect."

"If we refute strongly now and anger the Alchemy Saint Palace, it will be our Wan Dao Sword Sect that suffers."

"We need time more than ever now, do you understand?" Mo Wenjian sighed and left, leaving Mo Daohua standing there in a daze.