351: Chapter 351 What's Wrong?

The Elders and some Disciples of the Liuli Xuan Sect who were here to receive them had already come forward, led by the elegant-looking Elder Wen.

When he saw Ye Tian, especially when he felt the Sea Transformation Realm aura on Ye Tian, an irrepressible surprise erupted in his eyes, and he spoke hurriedly, "Good! Good! It's good that you've returned safely!

Breaking through to the Sea Transformation Realm, the heavens bless my Liuli Xuan Sect! It's just..."

His gaze quickly swept across the surroundings, especially the several high platforms with deep auras on the opposite side of the square. "You've shown too much brilliance this time; I'm afraid you've become a target for everyone.

The Beiming and Nangong Families will definitely not let this go, and other forces will surely take notice. Before returning to the Sect's station, you must be careful!

By the way, the teams of Yu Miaoqing, Pei Tieshan, and Shui Qingdie have also come out one after another and are heading back to the station. You are the last group."

Ye Tian nodded. "I understand. Thank you for your concern, Elder Wen."

His heart stirred slightly. He had wondered earlier why the Sect had sent nearly twenty people, yet he had only encountered Feng Xuan and a few Inner Sect Senior Brothers. It turned out they had been teleported to other areas of the Secret Realm.

It seemed the interior of the Eight-Child Secret Realm was divided into multiple trial spaces, which also explained why he had only met Feng Xuan's team in the Crimson Clouds Stone Forest.

He naturally understood his current situation.

From the moment he obtained such an astonishing amount of points, he had been mentally prepared.

Sure enough, just as the Liuli Xuan Sect members gathered and were about to head to the temporary station established by their Sect on the outskirts of the square...

"Halt!"

A furious, sharp shout suddenly exploded over the square!

The majestic True Yuan pressure contained in the voice was directed straight at the Liuli Xuan Sect team, especially at Ye Tian at the front of the group, crashing down! The cultivation level of the speaker had actually reached the Sea Transformation Third Stage!

"Buzz!"

The ground of the square trembled slightly. The crowd near the source of the sound was forced back, their faces turning pale under the pressure. Some Cultivators with weaker cultivation felt their blood and Qi churning, nearly vomiting blood.

Ye Tian paused in his tracks and slowly turned around, casting his gaze toward the source of the voice.

On the eastern side of the square, on the viewing platform belonging to the Nangong Family, several figures stood up abruptly. The leader was an old man dressed in a crimson-gold brocade robe, with a gaze as sharp as a hawk's and as fierce as a wolf's.

The old man's hair was as red as burning flames, standing on end, and was currently trembling slightly due to extreme rage.

His eye sockets were deep, but his pupils were as blood-red as rubies as he stared at Ye Tian. The killing intent and overbearing violence in his gaze almost condensed into substance.

Standing beside the old man were several Nangong Family guards, as well as two collateral branch Disciples with pale faces and dodging eyes. They were the same two who had followed the Nangong Chi brothers in the Thunder Hall and had ultimately carried them out in disgrace.

At the old man's feet lay two stretchers. Lying on them were Nangong Chi and Nangong Yu, both of whom were gasping for breath and unconscious!

The two were covered in bandages and smeared with Spirit Medicine, but their complexions remained ashen. Nangong Yu, in particular, had breath as thin as a thread, as if he had only half a life left.

Several Nangong Family pharmacists were sweating profusely as they administered treatment.

The one who had shouted was precisely this red-haired old man—one of the Elders leading the Nangong Family's delegation, and the biological grandfather of Nangong Chi and Nangong Yu, Nangong Lie!

He was a hot-tempered, extremely protective powerhouse whose cultivation had already reached the Sea-Transformation Realm Level 3 Peak!

"Little beast! You have a lot of nerve!" Nangong Lie's hair and beard bristled as he took a step forward, actually stepping into the air from the several-zhang-high viewing platform and landing heavily on the square's ground, causing the nearby stone slabs to crack.

He pointed at Ye Tian, his voice exploding with rage. "How dare you use such vicious hands in the Secret Realm to harm the Qilin sons of my Nangong Family!

If I do not extract your soul and refine your spirit, and grind your bones to ash today, it will be hard to appease the hatred in my heart!"

The square instantly fell into a dead silence.

Everyone held their breath, watching this sudden scene. Many people's hearts skipped a beat: As expected, the Nangong Family was the first to strike!

And it was Elder Nangong Lie himself, known for his explosive temper and protectiveness, who stepped forward! A Sea-Transformation Realm Level 3 Peak against a Sea Transformation First Layer was almost a crushing situation! How would the Liuli Xuan Sect respond?

The expressions of the Liuli Xuan Sect members changed abruptly.

Elder Qinglan and Elder Xing Tiexin stepped forward simultaneously, barely blocking part of the pressure. Elder Qinglan said in a deep voice, "Elder Nangong! This is Huangji Square. Private fighting is prohibited during the Supreme Ranking competition!

Your Nangong Family Disciples competed for opportunities in the Secret Realm; their skills were inferior, and they were heavily injured. This is a common occurrence! How can you blame others, let alone bully the young as an Elder in public like this, intending to commit an act of malice?

Do you still have the laws of Great Yan in your eyes? Do you still respect the majesty of the Imperial Family?!"

"Bullshit!" Nangong Lie's blood-red eyes glared, completely unmoved by her words. He sneered, "A common occurrence? My grandson Nangong Chi is at the True Martial Tenth Stage Peak and possesses the Family's secret treasures!

How could he lose to this little beast? This little beast must have used some insidious trick or conspired with outsiders for a sneak attack! Such behavior is despicable and shameless; everyone has the right to execute him!

Today, even if I have to risk breaking the rules, I will seek justice for my grandson! If the Imperial Family wants to blame someone, I will take full responsibility! But before that, I am definitely taking this little beast's life!"

He was determined to act, even saying things like "breaking the rules" and "taking full responsibility." He was on the edge of madness, completely disregarding the consequences.

"Elder Nangong, you are mistaken," Ye Tian spoke up.

Under the terrifying pressure of the Sea-Transformation Realm Level 3 Peak, his expression remained calm and steady, without the slightest hint of fear.

He raised his head, looked into Nangong Lie's blood-red eyes filled with violent killing intent, and said, "In the competition for the Secret Realm, everyone relies on their own abilities, and life and death are determined by fate. This is the rule of the competition and is known to all Cultivators in the world.

Your grandsons, Nangong Chi and Nangong Yu, coveted the Thunder Emperor Legacy and teamed up with Bei Minghong to surround me, intending to kill me. I fought back with all my might and defeated them. What wrong have I done?

Could it be that only your Nangong Family is allowed to kill people and seize treasures, while others are not allowed to act in self-defense? Where in the world is such logic!"

His tone was neither hurried nor slow as he stated the facts, remaining as calm as water throughout.

The other Cultivators in the square immediately began to discuss in low voices.

"So the Beiming Family was also involved? Bei Minghong also participated in the siege? Why didn't Nangong Lie mention a word of it?"

"I only heard that Ye Tian had fought Bei Minghong, but I didn't know it was several people besieging Ye Tian."

The dignified Young Lords of the Nangong and Beiming Families—one in the Sea Transformation First Layer and the other at the True Martial Tenth Stage Peak—had teamed up to besiege one person, and even then, they had lost to Ye Tian?!

And now they had brought out an Elder to bully a Junior. They really had no shame at all.

However, they could only think these words in their hearts and did not dare to say them out loud.

After all, the Nangong and Beiming Families were not forces that small families or Loose Cultivators like them could afford to offend.

Given Nangong Lie's cultivation level, although these discussions were quiet, he heard them clearly.

Coupled with being countered by Ye Tian's calm attitude and sharp words, he was even more infuriated!

Especially upon hearing the name "Bei Minghong," his old face turned flushed red. It wasn't that he didn't know; he had simply ignored it on purpose, wanting to throw all the blame onto Ye Tian.

He roared, "Yellow-mouthed child, stop your quibbling! No matter how clever your tongue is, you won't escape death today! Give me your life!"

Before his voice had even faded, he actually attacked recklessly!

His withered palm suddenly reached out, fingers forming a claw, and crimson True Yuan gushed out, instantly condensing in the air into a giant flaming claw that lunged down toward Ye Tian's head!

Before the giant claw even arrived, the scorching wind from it caused the stone slabs on the ground to melt and the air to distort. The power was terrifying to the extreme! This was a blow delivered in anger by a Sea-Transformation Realm Level 3 Peak, far beyond what the Nangong Chi brothers could compare to!

"Nangong Lie! How dare you!" Elders Qinglan and Xing Tiexin were shocked and were about to intervene.

Facing this terrifying blow that far exceeded his current Realm, Ye Tian did not choose to take it head-on.

After all, the gap between each layer of the Sea Transformation Realm was enormous.

Ye Tian's figure suddenly blurred, and his body retreated rapidly at the fastest speed he could currently achieve!

At the same time, the black tortoise spirit armor shield on his left arm instantly expanded, blocking his front.