by Feng Yise
While the Spirithorn Shattering Mirror actually took advantage of this time and shattered the void, and escaped immediately.
Yue Mengli was taken aback by this unexpected change and hurriedly went forward to support Yue Mengli, and said worriedly, "Big Brother Yuan, are … you alright?"
Ye Yuan waved his hand and said weakly, "I didn't expect that there was actually still such a powerful restrictive force on this Spirithorn Shattering Mirror! Looks like its true owner's strength is unfathomable! I'm rather curious now, just what kind of existence is this Divine Martial Hall? Also, what is their objective!"
Since Lin Chao appeared within the Divine Martial Hall, this faction, then the Endless World's matters definitely could not get away from them.
Now, they came to have designs on the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil again.
Seems like they were planning some major moves.
An hour later, Ye Yuan finished recuperating and finally recovered some essence energy.
The few people were currently walking when they suddenly discovered some people.
Ruan Shuangzhou, Zhou Boping, Zhou Yan, and the rest were all scattered at the foot of the main peak.
Falling down from the top of the main peak was nothing much to them. But the tremors of the divine artifact great battle previously made them suffer considerable injuries.
It was just that currently, they could not feel the pain on their bodies at all, because they were still inside the illusionary realm.
"They actually haven't died yet! Their lives are really tenacious!" Ye Yuan said speechlessly.
He even thought that these few people were dead for sure.So he did not expect that their bodies actually still had an aura of living.
Where the aftershocks of a divine artifact battle could be sent to, nobody could control it either. A single mishap and it was the outcome of having one's body pounded to pieces and bones ground to powder.
But these few people's lives were actually so tenacious.
"Ye Yuan, Zhou Boping had also put forth considerable effort this time. Could you … save him?" Yue Lingyu suddenly said.
Ye Yuan did not reply right away, but looked at Yue Mengli and asked, "Li-er, what's your opinion?"
Chapter 971 - Discussing Countermeasures
"Li-er will listen to Big Brother Yuan!"
Yue Mengli was a very clever girl. She threw the problem back to Ye Yuan like practicing Tai Chi 1 .
With Ye Yuan's intelligence, how could he not perceive Yue Mengli's unwillingness?
The Zhou and Yue two families were like birds of a feather, and always had advanced and retreated together.
Although Zhou Yan's actions in the past made Yue Mengli very unhappy, he was after all the Zhou Family's successor. If he died inside the Vastsun Bright Moon Realm, it would surely stir up a mighty uproar, let alone that there was even Divine King Zhou Boping.
Ye Yuan could not give a hoot, but the Yue Family could not disregard the Zhou Family's attitude.
Ye Yuan said smilingly, "Since that's the case, spare their lives then. However, this is also the last time! If Zhou Yan dares to provoke again, he'll have to suffer my wrath the next time! Even if Zhou Jia comes, it won't cut it either!"
The pitiful Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil could only release Zhou Boping and Zhou Yan's illusionary magic under Ye Yuan's despotic might.
But before that, Ye Yuan put Ruan Shuangzhou away into the Vast Heaven Pagoda. But Ye Yuan instructed the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil to preserve his life.
Zhou Yan abruptly startled awake from inside the illusionary realm, appearing very ragged. When he saw Ye Yuan and the rest clearly, he heaved a sigh in relief.
"Yue Lingyu, what's going on here?" Zhou Boping's face was very grim as he asked.
He actually got caught in an illusionary realm unknowingly. The perils involved naturally need not be said. But now, it was actually calm and peaceful already. He obviously had to inquire about just what happened.
Yue Lingyu said, "This matter can't be explained in a few words. It was all thanks to Ye Yuan. But Han Tong is already dead. So our mission is already considered completed. It's a shame that the Spirithorn Shattering Mirror escaped through the void and we lost the opportunity to seize a divine artifact."
Zhou Boping was alarmed in his heart, but noticed the main peak that was already shaved away by half, and was even more astonished.
To be able to shave away half of this enormous main peak, how horrifying did the battle previously have to be?
Even if he gave it his all, he might not be able to accomplish it too.
"Humph! The Spirithorn Shattering Mirror escaped through the void? It wouldn't have been hidden away by some people, right?" Zhou Yan suddenly said with a cold snort.
The moment these words were uttered, Yue Lingyu's and Zhou Boping's faces changed.
Slap!
A crisp slap sounded out. This slap was actually struck by Zhou Boping.
"Talk any more nonsense and you'll go back and face a wall to reflect for 20 years! Also, the Bright Moon Competition is already over. In the future, you're not allowed to pester Li-er anymore. This matter, I'll tell your father. I believe he won't refute me either!" Zhou Boping said coldly.
Zhou Yan receiving a slap, his cheek already swelled up. Zhou Boping was his great-uncle. He did not dare to be insolent. But his gaze when looking at Ye Yuan was filled with hatred.
Ye Yuan had a calm look like he did not see it.
As long as he did not come and court death, Ye Yuan could not be bothered to haggle over it with him.
Zhou Boping's face fell slightly, his gaze also staring fixedly at Ye Yuan.
Yue Lingyu's words earlier, Zhou Yan did not perceive it, but he already discerned it clearly.
Yue Lingyu was warning him to not provoke Ye Yuan anymore. This situation currently was greatly related to Ye Yuan.
Which was also to say that Ye Yuan could not be provoked!
The prowess of the illusionary realm, Zhou Boping had experienced it profoundly. The reason why they were able to wake up was likely related to Ye Yuan too.
Zhou Yan capitalized on that he was a genius and looked down on Ye Yuan. But the current Ye Yuan could pinch Zhou Yan to death with one hand!
At least inside this Vastsun Bright Moon Realm, they could not make a move.
Zhou Boping's and Zhou Yan's wounds were both very severe, while Yue Lingyu was perfectly unscathed. If they really made a move, the outcome could be imagined.
After exiting the mystic realm, he would naturally inform Zhou Jia about this incident. What decision to make would probably need the divine king elders to come out and discuss together.
...
Returning to the Yue Family, Ye Yuan immediately chose to enter closed-seclusion. But the Yue Family's seven divine king elders plus the current family head, Yue Jianqiu, carried out a meeting that very night.
These divine king elders all lived secluded lives and had little contact with the world, and had already not appeared in public for a very long time.
But the impact of the Vastsun Bright Moon Realm's incident this time to the Yue Family was too great. Yue Jianqiu had no choice but to invite them out.
Yue Lingyu gave a detailed account of the Vastsun Bright Moon Realm trip this time to everyone.
But the matters of Yellow Millet Mountain, she did not speak in detail.
Not that she did not want to say, but she also did not know herself.
Starting from when she got caught in the illusionary realm to waking up in the end, what happened in this period of time, only Ye Yuan alone knew.
Of course, she also had the intention of helping Ye Yuan conceal it. Many details, she did not say it out.
Originally, she was planning on helping Ye Yuan conceal this incident. But since Ye Yuan agreed to save Zhou Boping pair, this matter could not be hidden at all.
Although Zhou Boping did not know what happened, he definitely faintly had some surmises regarding Ye Yuan.
Ev
en though these guesses did not have any basis, this sort of thing, the Zhou Family would probably rather kill a thousand innocent than to let one off as well.
"Various elders, all state your views then! Towards Ye Yuan, what kind of attitude should our Yue Family have?" Yue Jianqiu said solemnly.
Truthfully speaking, he himself also could not get a handle on it right now. This Ye Yuan was too mysterious. He could not figure out Ye Yuan's background at all.
If Ye Yuan really acquired the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil, he would definitely be extremely unwilling.
"What kind of attitude can there be? This boy very likely obtained the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil. Hand it over, and he's still our Yue Family's son-in-law. Don't hand it over, then he's our Yue Family's enemy!" an elder who was more hot-tempered said.
Another elder said, "This is likely inappropriate, right? Right now, everything is just conjecture. The Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil hasn't appeared in 100 thousand years. To be able to break free of the illusionary realm, Ye Yuan might have other means. If he didn't obtain the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil, then wouldn't we be maligning a good man by doing so?"
"Heh, maligning a good man? If he didn't obtain the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil, how did Han Tong die? With just the likes of him, a Phaseless Realm, he can kill an emperor realm powerhouse who wields a divine artifact?"
The group of elders chimed in here and there, but each stuck to their own version. But the majority of the people still leaned towards finding trouble with Ye Yuan.
After all, the allure of the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil was seriously too great.
Yue Jianqiu suddenly said, "Elder Lingyu, you had the most contact with Ye Yuan this trip. In your view, how great is the likelihood of Ye Yuan obtaining the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil?"
Yue Lingyu shook his head and said, "Honestly speaking, I feel that it's virtually impossible!"
"En? How do you mean?" Yue Jianqiu said curiously.
Yue Lingyu slowly said, "Yellow Millet Mountain's illusionary realm can make divine king experts fall for it unknowingly. How powerful it is can be imagined. Ye Yuan is only Phaseless Realm, what right does he have to subdue the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil? In my view, he definitely broke free of the illusionary realm with other means. As for that Han Tong, he was very likely killed by the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil. Under the circ.u.mstances where there's no evidence at all, making Ye Yuan hand over the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil is a bit too compelling. Furthermore, truthfully speaking, having witnessed Li-er's Innate Battle Soul Physique, this elderly self already doesn't have much interest in the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil anymore!" Practicing Tai Chi means deflecting problems when not used literally. E.g. Management always likes to practice Tai Chi when problems crop up.
Chapter 972 - Swords Drawn and Bows Stretched
Inside the Vast Heaven Pagoda, Ruan Shuangzhou suddenly startled awake, sweating profusely all over.
This dream was too long …
When he saw Ye Yuan, his pupils constricted and he suddenly attacked, grabbing towards Ye Yuan!
Ye Yuan's face fell, and he said with a cold snort, "Refusing a toast only to drink to a forfeit!"
A terrifying aura came from within the void, instantly extinguishing Ruan Shuangzhou's attack.
An enormous rock suspended in the air, akin to a sharp sword hanging high above.
Under the pressure of the massive rock, Ruan Shuangzhou felt that the bones in his entire body were almost splintering.
"Submit or die!"
Ye Yuan's voice was very calm, but Ruan Shuangzhou did not doubt in the slightest that as long as he even dared to mutter a word of dissent, that huge rock would fall, smashing him into minced meat.
"I-I'm willing to submit!" Ruan Shuangzhou gritted his teeth and said.
The huge rock immediately concealed from view, as if it had never appeared before at all.
Ruan Shuangzhou placed his hands on the ground, kneeling on the ground, panting heavily for air, his entire body like he was dragged out of the water. That massive rock earlier was seriously too terrifying.
"Not reconciled to it? This life of yours was already picked up. If it wasn't for me, you'd have long already fallen into the illusionary realm at the Vastsun Bright Moon Realm forever." Ye Yuan said calmly.
Ruan Shuangzhou was startled. Only now did his brain wrap itself around it. When he woke up from the illusionary realm just now, the moment he saw Ye Yuan, he instinctively wanted to make a move to restrain him.
But he did not know that he had already come out of the Vastsun Bright Moon Realm long ago, and that he was taken into the Vast Heaven Pagoda by Ye Yuan.
In here, Ye Yuan was the true sovereign!
Even if he was a divine king expert, he had no choice but to lower his head too.
Ruan Shuangzhou was also very smart. He sorted out his thoughts very quickly, but he suddenly thought of a possibility. He looked toward Ye Yuan in disbelief.
"You … You obtained the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil? N-No, this is absolutely impossible! The Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil already hasn't appeared for 100 thousand years!" Ruan Shuangzhou himself even somewhat doubted this conjecture.
Ye Yuan said with a faint smile, "Obtained it huh? Considered so I guess. Although this fellow isn't too well-behaved, at the moment, he is indeed under my control."
Getting a definite answer, Ruan Shuangzhou s.u.c.k.e.d in a cold breath.
The Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil really came into being!
But he suddenly discovered something, that huge rock earlier seemed to be much more terrifying than the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil.
That aura was simply able to decimate heaven and earth.
Which was also to say that the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil was merely adding flowers to embroidery to Ye Yuan.
Just how many priceless treasures are on this young man in front of him?
"This life of yours is also considered saved by me. I'm a very fair person. Serve me for a thousand years. After a thousand years, I'll return your freedom!" Ye Yuan said coolly.
Ruan Shuangzhou froze but did not expect that Ye Yuan actually only wanted a thousand years of his time.
"Don't use that sort of eyes to look at me. Whether you have the qualifications to serve me after a thousand years is still another matter altogether."
Ruan Shuangzhou fell silent. These words coming out of the mouth of a Phaseless Realm martial artist was too arrogant. But he knew that Ye Yuan absolutely had the qualifications to say these words.
A thousand years later, just what kind of boundary Ye Yuan could reach, even he did not dare to imagine either.
After a long time, Ruan Shuangzhou s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and opened his mouth to say, "Fine, I accept!"
...
In the Yue Family's training room, several divine king elders were shockingly present.
Inside the defensive array formation, two figures were currently in the midst of a fierce battle. The waves of terrifying energy emitted impacted the grand array.
The few divine king elders looked at that beautiful figure inside the grand array, their eyes revealing a look of disbelief.
The one fighting with Yue Mengli was a Yue Family's Third Level Dao Profound martial artist.
But currently, this Third Level Dao Profound expert did not have the slightest strength to retaliate under Yue Mengli's battle soul's attacks, and he was actually being overpowered!
"This is the Innate Battle Soul Physique? This is also a little too powerful, right?"
"Li-er is just Ninth Level Phaseless. If we wait until she reaches Divine King Realm, wouldn't she sweep across opponents in the same realm?"
"Misfortune may be an actual blessing. Even if the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil was obtained by that boy, with Li-er around, our Yue Family need not worry within these ten thousand years!"
After these divine king elders witnessed the terror of the Innate Battle Soul Physique, they finally changed their views.
Dao Profound Realm, one level, one world.
The disp
arity between each minor realm was even greater than the disparity compared to Phaseless Realm, an entire major cultivation realm!
Without heaven-defying means, it was virtually impossible to leap realms and battle.
But Yue Mengli directly crossed three minor realms to utterly suppress her opponent. This spirit physique was also a bit too terrifying.
Yue Jianqiu suddenly said, "Did Elders' think about it? Ye Yuan already killed that Lin Chao without borrowing any external power! To talk about terrifying, that boy's potential is the most fearsome!"
The moment these words came out, everyone was startled.
That sword of Ye Yuan's, if not for Han Tong blocking it, it would definitely be able to kill Lin Chao.
But what Ye Yuan relied on was entirely concept comprehension!
Fusing supreme true intents, that was something that only Divine King Realms would mull over. Ye Yuan was just First Level Phaseless Realm at that time, and actually already comprehended it!
With First Level Phaseless boundary, he crossed a major cultivation realm to cut down his opponent.
Such strength, thinking about it made people feel frightened!
This was not some Divine Traversing Realm, Heaven Enlightenment Realm, but Phaseless Realm cutting down Dao Profound Realm!
"This boy's 10-year agreement with Li-er, he went from a Lower Realms' unknown junior and walked until today, and he still completed the agreement. I think he should be genuine towards Li-er! Ye Yuan this boy, once he steps into Divine King Realm in the future, his strength would likely be unimaginable! Li-er and his union, I think …"
Yue Jianqiu did not carry on talking, but he believed that the various divine king elders already got his meaning.
Each and every one of them fell silent. Clearly, they were evaluating the Yue Family's gains and losses.
"But how are we going to give an account to the Zhou Family's side? Even though it's just a conjecture, the Zhou Family's side probably won't take things lying down, right?" a divine king elder said.
His voice had yet to fade when several terrifying auras enveloped the sky of Bright Moon City.
"Brother Yue, Zhou Jia came to visit. Please come out and meet!" Zhou Jia's voice echoed out above the sky of Bright Moon City.