Chapter 1648: Chapter 1637: No Return
His body fixed to the pillar, hands and feet bound by thick iron chains, Elder Tianhuo listened to the conversation between Jiang Qishi and Zhong Yonian of the Blood Refinement Sect. He had been imprisoned for an entire month, and during this time, he had roughly understood these people’s purposes and backgrounds.
When Ye Chenfeng established Ye Gate, most of the members were originally disciples of White Snow Villa. At that time, Ye Chenfeng extracted a drop of Lifebound Blood Essence from each disciple, thus holding their lives completely in his hands.
Initially, those former disciples of White Snow Villa harbored resistance in their hearts, but Ye Chenfeng provided them with more Spirit Stones for cultivation and improved their cultivation techniques. Gradually, those former disciples of White Snow Villa began to forget their original identities and truly considered themselves disciples of Ye Gate, and they were very united with one another.
The last time Ye Chenfeng left Ye Gate, he left Elder Tianhuo at Ye Gate to hold the fort.
A month ago, the Blood Refinement Sect silently breached Ye Gate, with two Nirvana Realm Ancestors from the Blood Refinement Sect present, Elder Tianhuo simply could not resist.
Originally, Jiang Qishi and Zhong Yonian, the Ancestors of the Blood Refinement Sect, intended to directly kill Elder Tianhuo, whereas the other disciples of Ye Gate were to be used as labor. After all, the place where the treasures were buried was very deep, requiring a significant amount of time to excavate.
When the disciples of Ye Gate saw that the Blood Refinement Sect intended to kill Elder Tianhuo, each of them was willing to die with Elder Tianhuo. Regardless of how the Blood Refinement Sect threatened them, the disciples of Ye Gate were unmoved.
Ultimately, to expedite the excavation of the treasures, Jiang Qishi and Zhong Yonian temporarily spared Elder Tianhuo’s life, instructing all Ye Gate’s disciples to obediently dig.
With cracked lips, the dying Elder Tianhuo sighed in his heart. He knew Ye Gate’s disciples still held hope in their hearts, waiting for Sect Master Ye Chenfeng’s return, but could Ye Chenfeng really return in time?
Moreover, even if Ye Chenfeng returned in time, facing the Demonic Path Sect, the Blood Refinement Sect, with just the two Nirvana Realm Ancestors, was not something Ye Chenfeng could handle alone. Therefore, Elder Tianhuo hoped in his heart that Ye Chenfeng would not return. He admired Ye Chenfeng’s artifact refining skills and sincerely regarded Ye Chenfeng as his master in artifact refining; otherwise, he wouldn’t have willingly stayed at Ye Gate to hold the fort.
With sparse white hair on his head, Jiang Qishi glanced at the dying Elder Tianhuo and spoke: "Let’s hope the treasures buried here by Ghost Heaven Gate years ago give us a pleasant surprise!"
The Demonic Path Sect that buried treasures beneath the land where Ye Gate stands was called Ghost Heaven Gate in those days.
The other Ancestor of the Blood Refinement Sect, Zhong Yonian, who was blind in his left eye, confidently said, "Back then, Ghost Heaven Gate was much more prosperous than our Blood Refinement Sect. At that time, Ghost Heaven Gate was the pinnacle of the Demonic Path, the focus of extermination by the Orthodox Sects. If it weren’t for the decent relationship between our Blood Refinement Sect and Ghost Heaven Gate back then, we wouldn’t have known that Ghost Heaven Gate buried a portion of its treasures here."
Jiang Qishi found Zhong Yonian’s words quite reasonable. He approached Elder Tianhuo and sneered, "Rest assured, in another day, once the secret chamber is completely excavated, you can be relieved of your suffering; then you can formally set off."
After speaking, Jiang Qishi and Zhong Yonian left the somewhat eerie room.
There was a trace of despair in Elder Tianhuo’s eyes; however, he did not regret anything, nor did he regret taking Ye Chenfeng as his master.
...
The sun set.
The moon slowly rose.
The night came.
Lurking near the foot of Ye Gate’s mountain, Ye Chenfeng, under the cover of darkness, asked in his heart, "Old Bai, Old Hei, how can I sneak into Ye Gate unnoticed?"
Old Hei, Jiang Yuntian, replied, "Kid, in a moment you must completely suppress your aura. From Old Bai and my observation, there are quite a number of Demonic Path people on top of Ye Gate. During the period you sneak into Ye Gate, you must stop your breathing and heartbeats, otherwise, you will definitely be discovered by the Nirvana Realm Demonic Path people."
Upon hearing Old Hei Jiang Yuntian’s words.
Ye Chenfeng immediately retracted his aura to the extreme and deliberately stopped his heartbeats and breathing. He couldn’t maintain this state for long; after all, only death allows a heart to cease beating and a body to be without breath indefinitely.
Ye Chenfeng now needed to hurry and figured out the changes that had taken place in Ye Gate.
Using the cover of darkness!
Ye Chenfeng forced his heart and breaths to temporarily stop as his figure silently glided toward Ye Gate.
Ye Chenfeng discovered that at the entrance of Ye Gate’s plaza, there were two Demonic Path people at Creation Realm Third Heaven guarding it.
Ye Chenfeng flew in the sky, passing over the heads of the two Demonic Path people, being extremely cautious throughout the process. Additionally, his heart and breathing were temporarily stopped so the two Demonic Path people did not notice Ye Chenfeng.
Ye Chenfeng’s figure landed in a relatively secluded corner inside Ye Gate, and the cover of darkness helped him significantly.
Old Bai Wu Fengxian said, "Little guy, the Nirvana Realm Demonic Path people should be inside the main hall, and most of the Demon Sect people and Ye Gate disciples are also in the main hall."
Ye Chenfeng asked in his heart, "Old Bai, help me sense Elder Tianhuo’s aura."
Old Bai and Old Hei had met Elder Tianhuo before; they could naturally sense Elder Tianhuo’s aura.
After a moment.
Old Bai Wu Fengxian said, "Little guy, Elder Tianhuo should be in a dark room to the north. There is no guard outside the room, but the Nirvana Realm Demonic Path people within the main hall constantly sense the aura inside Ye Gate. The moment your heart beats or you start breathing, they will immediately detect you."
In the eyes of the two Ancestors from the Blood Refinement Sect, there was no need to guard Elder Tianhuo since his acupoints were sealed and he was gravely injured. Moreover, they constantly sensed the aura above Ye Gate!
Relieved to find that Elder Tianhuo was not dead, Ye Chenfeng silently went toward the room where Elder Tianhuo was located.
Ye Chenfeng could not maintain the state of stopping his heart and breath for too long. He sneaked into the grim room where Elder Tianhuo was housed.
When Ye Chenfeng saw the scene of Elder Tianhuo, breathless and fixed to a pillar, an unexpected anger surged within him.
When Elder Tianhuo saw a figure enter the room, he weakly said, "You Demonic Path people, no need to wait, just kill me quickly!"
Elder Tianhuo no longer wished to linger on forcefully.
Ye Chenfeng approached Elder Tianhuo’s side and whispered, "Tianhuo, it’s me."
The previously breathless Elder Tianhuo’s eyes widened instantly, and disbelief flashed in his eyes. The skin on his face wrinkled up as he said, "M-Master, is it you?"
Ye Chenfeng nodded, knowing there was no time to waste, he said, "Tianhuo, quickly tell me what happened at Ye Gate."
Elder Tianhuo, knowing this was not the time for reminiscence, recovered from the shock and joy of seeing Ye Chenfeng and immediately recounted in detail the events that had occurred at Ye Gate.
From what Elder Tianhuo understood, this time it wasn’t just the two Ancestors of the Blood Refinement Sect; even the Sect Master of Blood Refinement Sect, who is at the Reincarnation Realm, had come. All other personnel from Blood Refinement Sect were Creation Realm Elders. One could say that this time the Blood Refinement Sect had mobilized experts above the Divine Thought Realm.
Fortunately, upon hearing that Ye Gate’s disciples were only being used for labor and had not yet suffered great casualties, Ye Chenfeng’s anger slightly subsided.
Ye Chenfeng muttering in his heart, "Dare to come and dig for treasures at our Ye Gate? You dare to run wild at my Ye Gate? Then let me make sure they don’t return!"
A plan started forming in Ye Chenfeng’s mind; he intended to annihilate the Blood Refinement Sect people completely.
Just at that moment, with a "thump," Ye Chenfeng’s heart inexplicably resumed beating. Unable to be discovered by the Ancestors of the Blood Refinement Sect, he quickly moved his consciousness, and his figure instantly entered the small world inside the Chaos Ring.
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