83: Chapter 83 The Chaos Pearl Strangely Moves, New Clues

In the dead of night, the Ye family was still immersed in the festive joy of victory.

Ye Tian returned to his courtyard alone.

Unlike the usual silence, several powerful auras were patrolling outside the courtyard tonight; they were guards sent by Clan Chief Ye Qingtian to protect the hero who had saved the entire clan.

Ye Tian sensed this and felt a slight warmth in his heart, but he knew that from today on, he could no longer be just an ordinary Disciple as he was in the past.

Pushing open the door, the peaceful atmosphere relaxed him slightly.

The life-and-death battle across Realms with Tu Qianshan had nearly exhausted all his true essence and mental energy, and a strong sense of fatigue washed over him now.

His green clothes were torn in many places and stained with dried, dark blood—some of it his own, but mostly his enemies'.

He sat cross-legged on a prayer mat and carefully checked his condition.

His Meridians were aching due to over-activation of true essence, and his internal organs were shaken. Fortunately, the Physical Body Foundation established by the Dragon Elephant Art was extremely solid, and with the nourishment from the aura emitted by the chaos bead at all times, these injuries were not serious and would recover after a few days of rest.

What truly made his heart palpitate was the forced activation of the not-yet-fully mastered Martial Dao Will at the last moment, which had taken a huge toll on his mental state.

"Ningyuan Realm Third Stage... as expected, it is far from something I can face head-on right now."

Ye Tian looked internally at his nearly depleted true essence, his heart solemn. "If Tu Qianshan hadn't just made a Breakthrough and his Realm wasn't unstable, and if he hadn't been impetuous and intimidated by my Martial Dao Will, losing his composure, the outcome of today's battle would still be uncertain."

He recalled the final decisive blow. If he hadn't comprehended the Martial Dao Will, he definitely wouldn't have been able to withstand Tu Qianshan's killing strike!

This also made him feel the inadequacy of his own strength.

"Luo City is ultimately too small."

"If a Ningyuan Third Stage can stir up such a storm, then what kind of world-destroying power must the stronger Sea Transformation Realm, Yuan Dan Realm, and even the legendary Cave-Heaven Realm experts possess?"

"Is there an even stronger power behind the Black Cloud Stronghold?"

"After this defeat, will the Lin family let the matter rest?"

He took a deep breath, suppressing his distracting thoughts. The priority was to recover his strength as quickly as possible.

He took out several Medicinal Pills for healing and true essence recovery from his Storage Pouch and swallowed them; these were specifically given to him by Clan Chief Ye Qingtian and the Grand Elder.

As the pills entered his stomach, the medicinal power flowed toward his damaged Meridians.

Immediately, he began to circulate the Nine Revolutions Purple Heart Art.

The nearly exhausted true essence in his Dantian began to rotate slowly, absorbing the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth while also accelerating the refining of the medicinal power.

Wisps of true essence were restored, flowing into the Qi Sea.

However, just as his mind was gradually sinking into a state of Cultivation...

The chaos bead, which had been quiet all along, suddenly moved!

Ye Tian's whole body jolted, and he was immediately startled out of his meditative state!

"The chaos bead?!"

He was extremely sensitive to every abnormal movement of this bead.

Since obtaining it, although the chaos bead had helped him a lot, it had mostly been in a passive auxiliary state.

Active movements were rare!

A guiding sensation extended from inside the chaos bead, pointing toward a crack in the wall.

Inside, the two rings obtained from the Black Cloud Mountains were lying quietly!

"It's the rings!"

A sharp light flashed in Ye Tian's eyes. Without hesitation, he stopped his healing and walked to the wall crack to retrieve the two rings wrapped in cloth.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, he opened the thick cloth, and the two rings came into view.

The one obtained from Master Xuan Gui's remains was the same as last time, still showing no movement.

But the other one was emitting a faint light, and the buzzing hum was originating from it!

"It really is you!"

Ye Tian held his breath, picked up the pale blue ring, and examined it carefully in his palm.

The ring felt cool to the touch, and the patterns on it were still difficult to discern their specific meaning.

He tried to inject a wisp of true essence into the ring, as one would with a Spiritual Artifact.

The ring did not react.

He then tried to probe the inside of the ring with his Divine Sense. However, when his Divine Sense touched the surface of the ring, it hit a barrier and was blocked, unable to penetrate even a fraction.

"As expected, it doesn't work."

Ye Tian was not discouraged; he had tried this many times before.

He knew the key still lay with the chaos bead.

This ring seemed to only be triggered by the power of the chaos bead.

He calmed his mind again and guided the fluctuating aura of the chaos bead toward the pale blue ring in his palm.

This time, he was even more cautious than when he first triggered the ring.

Because his cultivation was far superior to before, and his control over power was more refined; more importantly, he vaguely felt that the movement of the chaos bead this time felt different from before.

Just as that wisp of the chaos bead's Origin aura was about to touch the ring...

The ring suddenly trembled violently!

The buzzing sound instantly became sharp and piercing!

The originally weak light suddenly became dazzling, illuminating the entire room in a pale blue hue!

At the same time, scenes of extremely blurred and distorted images rushed into Ye Tian's mind!

Along with the images were countless jumbled memory fragments!

It was a scene of endless, shattered dark Void Realm... stars were extinguished, and the sun and moon had no light.

A brilliant sword light that could tear through everything severed eternity.

A jade pendant carved with a Dragon pattern shattered with a bang under the sword light, fragments flying everywhere.

An old, resentful roar crossed through ancient time and space, exploding in the deepest part of Ye Tian's mind: "The Daoist lineage must... not be severed!"

"Heisha...!"

"Blood... must be repaid!"

"Canglan Realm... coordinates... hidden bead"

"If a successor obtains the chaos... they must protect my Legacy...!"

The images flashed extremely fast and were broken into pieces, making it impossible to form a coherent story.

The amount of information was massive and chaotic. The heaven-shaking hatred contained in the images and sounds, along with the final trace of unwilling entrustment, slammed hard into Ye Tian's mind!

"Puff!"

Ye Tian suddenly opened his eyes, his face instantly turning pale, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

He felt a splitting headache and his Divine Soul was shaking!

He panted heavily, cold sweat constantly dripping from his forehead, and his heart pounded wildly.

After a long while, the aftershocks of the memory fragments slowly subsided.

Inside the room, the light from the ring had dimmed again, returning to peace.

The chaos bead also stopped vibrating and lay quietly in Ye Tian's Spatial Ring again.

But Ye Tian knew that everything had changed.

He slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with solemnity.

He looked down at the pale blue ring in his palm, his gaze incredibly complex.

"Daoist lineage severed, the traitor Heisha, the blood debt must be repaid!"

Ye Tian muttered to himself. These fragmented pieces of information pointed to a shocking secret!

This ring was not a simple storage Magical Artifact or a container for Spiritual Qi; it was more like a Legacy token recording the truth behind the destruction of some ancient power!

"Heisha..." A cold light flashed in Ye Tian's eyes.

This name was not the first time he had heard it.

From Master Xuan Gui's deathbed words to the connection with the chaos bead, everything vaguely pointed to this person's existence.

Now, the heaven-shaking hatred in this ring once again confirmed that "Heisha" was very likely an extremely terrifying person, the culprit who caused the destruction of the power the ring's owner belonged to!

And "Canglan Realm coordinates... hidden bead," this seemed to suggest that the true Legacy or key item was hidden somewhere in the Canglan Realm of the Northern Region, and the clue might be related to a "bead"?

The chaos bead?

Or some other bead?

The final sentence, "If a successor obtains the chaos, protect my Legacy," made Ye Tian's heart shake even more.

This was almost pointing directly at him by name!

"The owner of this ring, before falling, used great divine power to seal this information within it, waiting for the destined person carrying the chaos bead to appear..."

Ye Tian's thoughts raced, gradually clarifying some clues. "Master Xuan Gui risked his life to send out information, which probably also relates to this ring and the Legacy it represents."

"The Black Cloud Stronghold attacking the Ye family was for resources on the surface, but was the deeper reason also to find this ring, or what the ring represents?"

He turned his gaze to the other black ring that had no reaction.

"This ring obtained from Master Xuan Gui... what is the connection between the two rings?"

More and more mysteries emerged, and Ye Tian felt he had only touched the tip of an iceberg hidden beneath the calm surface.

"It seems that defeating Tu Qianshan was only the beginning."

Ye Tian clenched the ring in his hand, his eyes firm.

"Heisha... no matter what kind of existence you are, since this Karma has fallen upon me, Ye Tian, then I shall take it on!"

He knew the road ahead would be even more treacherous.

But this unexpected "gift" was both a responsibility and potentially contained unimaginable opportunities.

He needed to find the Legacy hidden in the Canglan Realm.

For now, the most important thing was to recover from his injuries.

Then, he would go and explore where the "Canglan Realm coordinates" mentioned in the ring actually were!

Ye Tian put away the two rings again, calmed his mind, closed his eyes once more, and circulated the Nine Revolutions Purple Heart Art to sink into Cultivation.