Constantly being schemed against by the Jinzhou Ye Clan, so this is a little payback?

Of course not, how could that be.

Master Lei did nothing at all. He simply followed his master after hearing news of the Celestial Master Robe and hurried off to find their sect's treasure.

Who could have guessed that a god of slaughter like Wei Ancheng would be there?

Thanks to the blessings of the ancestral masters, my master and I narrowly escaped the gates of hell. Even thinking about it now is terrifying.

We join our fellow cultivators from the Central Plains in strongly condemning the Demon Lord's wanton slaughter of innocents... PFFT!

No, no, we won't laugh. We've received professional training. We will only express our deepest condolences and regrets for the deceased.

Yes, may the departed rest in peace.

"It's a pity that with only the clue you have, Chongyun, Our Sect is not yet able to retrieve the Celestial Master Robe," Yuan Mobai said. "We can only continue to be vigilant from now on."

Lei Jun looked at the nine-colored flowing light. "Yes..."

「...」

In the Northern Lands of Jinzhou, at the Ye Clan Ancestral Land.

Days later, the elder slowly walked out from the back courtyard.

His eldest son, Ye Wei, and other high-ranking members of the Ye Clan waited respectfully outside.

"Father..." Ye Wei asked softly, "How is Second Sister?"

The elder replied, "Her life is no longer in danger, but her injuries are severe, and she still needs to recuperate."

Ye Wei took a deep breath. "It's just a pity about that child, Lingxi..."

The elder's face showed a hint of sorrow, and he fell silent.

Ye Wei said, "I should have gone south with Second Sister back then."

The elder said, "If we're speaking of regrets, it's that I should have persuaded her and her mother more strongly not to be so impetuous. There was no sense in them taking such risks together."

He stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky. "It's not anyone's fault. Wasn't I also careless before?"

Ye Han had conspired with people from the Southern Witch Sect and Golden City Stronghold. He hadn't actually expected their plan to succeed.

But he had to admit, he also hadn't anticipated that Wei Ancheng of the Blood River Sect would actually be in the Great Southern Mountain.

As a result, Ye Han and her daughter blundered right into it, leading to the current agony of an old man like me mourning the young.

The Jinzhou Ye Clan hadn't lost an expert of the Upper Three Heavens in many years.

Moreover, it was Ye Lingxi, a talent whose potential was still unfathomable.

Even for a large and prosperous clan like the Jinzhou Ye Clan, they had very few such saplings.

"What about Yuan Mobai and his disciple Lei Jun?" The elder regained his composure and asked.

Beside him, Ye Wei answered, "They were spotted in the Southeast. It's said they're returning from the Southern Wilderness, heading back to Dragon Tiger Mountain."

He frowned. "Could the Celestial Master Mansion be in league with the Blood River Sect?"

The elder said, "If it were anyone else, I would suspect the Celestial Master Mansion of turning their own tricks against them. But with Wei Ancheng..."

Wei Ancheng would never trust the Celestial Master Mansion enough to genuinely cooperate with them.

Even the upper echelons of the Blood River Sect itself didn't know where Wei Ancheng had been hiding and cultivating in seclusion previously.

If not for that, it wouldn't have been so quiet beforehand, only for it to culminate in such a Shattering the Sky.

Ye Wei looked troubled. "Yuan Mobai and the others are indeed lucky!"

The elder remained silent, then asked after a while, "Did they find the Celestial Master Robe?"

Ye Wei replied, "The information previously obtained by Second Sister and the Golden City Stronghold only mentioned a Nine-colored Radiance related to the Celestial Master Robe appearing in the eastern section of the Great Southern Mountain. However, it's uncertain if it was the Robe itself, nor is it clear what specific gains Master Yuan Mobai and his disciple made."

The elder nodded silently, looking up at the sky again.

Ye Wei said, "Father, regarding the Celestial Master Mansion and the Blood River Sect, we now..."

The elder interrupted, "Are there any new messages from the Southern Wilderness?"

Ye Wei answered, "Yes. Wei Ancheng pursued Gao Pu all the way back to Golden City Stronghold. He is now gathering experts from the Blood River Sect, preparing for a full-scale assault on Golden City Stronghold. Having come out of seclusion, he intends to start managing the Southern Wilderness!"

The Southern Wilderness was in chaos, with slaughter and strife rampant.

Historically, there had been rare moments when a united force was formed.

Without exception, these were due to the emergence of a powerhouse capable of dominating all quarters. However, such situations rarely lasted long.

Now, the Southern Witch Sect had finally produced another expert of the Nine Heavens Realm.

It seemed Wei Ancheng and the Blood River Sect were planning to bring the other factions in the Southern Wilderness under their control.

Disobedience would be met with slaughter.

For the Blood River Sect, to some extent, slaughter was also a means of consolidating scattered forces under their own banner...

"Be it luck or premeditation, today's events only strengthen my earlier conviction: the Celestial Master Mansion is showing signs of a resurgence," the elder stated. "Keep a close eye on the Celestial Master Mansion. Don't relax your vigilance, but also don't be as reckless and impetuous as your younger sister."

Ye Wei acknowledged, "Yes, Father..."

The elder continued, "As for Wei Ancheng, he has too many enemies; he can't kill them all."

When mentioning the culprit who killed his granddaughter and severely injured his own daughter, the elder's expression showed little change. "Some matters," he said, "will have to wait until the dust settles in the Capital City and Longwai."

"Yes, Father." Ye Wei asked softly, "Is there going to be a result from the Capital City soon?"

The elder replied, "It will come to a temporary close."

He instructed Ye Wei and the others, "Make preparations. After Lingxi's funeral arrangements are complete, I will depart for Qingzhou and Youzhou."

「...」

Storms brewed in the Southern Wilderness.

Xinzhou remained calm and peaceful.

Lei Jun and his master, Yuan Mobai, leisurely made their way back to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Of course, they played their parts to perfection.

Though inwardly relieved, they maintained expressions of lingering fear.

Yao Yuan and Shangguan Ning hurried to reassure them. "It's good that you're safe. Let the Blood River Sect deal with the grudges against the Jinzhou Ye Clan and Golden City Stronghold. Our Sect should focus on recuperating for now. The Celestial Master Seal and the Celestial Master Robe can wait for another opportunity."

Tang Xiaotang, on the other hand, was brimming with excitement, eagerly pulling Lei Jun and Yuan Mobai aside to ask for all the details of their experience.

For the Celestial Master Mansion, not finding more information related to the Celestial Master Robe was somewhat regrettable.

However, their rivals had lost Ye Lingxi and Cao Chu, two experts from the Upper Three Heavens. This shift in the balance of power was a comforting thought.

"If Ye Han and Gao Pu had also fallen, that would have been even better," Chu Kun remarked privately to his martial brother Lei Jun.

Lei Jun replied, "Wei Ancheng has only just reached the Ninth Heavenly Layer, while Ye Han and Gao Pu are both at the Eightfold Heaven Realm. If they hadn't been caught so unprepared, their performance might have been better. We can just sit back and enjoy the show."

Even if they couldn't completely remove themselves from the situation, it didn't matter. As his master, Yuan Mobai, often said:

There's plenty of time.

Chu Kun nodded. "Senior Brother, you're right."

Lei Jun said, "I checked the records in the Edict Hall after returning. You've been frequenting the archives lately. Is there anything you need help with?"

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