26: The Great Sage's submission, Yao Xi's shock

Ye Wen looked at their gazes and couldn't help but reveal a bright, white smile.

"Greetings, Seniors. As for me, I treat Yaoguang Holy Land just like my own home, so you don't need to worry about what I might do to Yaoguang Holy Land."

"After all, look—the Saintess of your Yaoguang Holy Land is now my woman, so you could say we are one family. Since we are family, there is no need for everyone to be so afraid of me. I also know that your Lifespans are not abundant."

"Therefore, I have brought a gift for everyone to express my sincerity." After saying this, Ye Wen took out a small bottle and poured out the divine spring inside.

Under his control, the divine spring was divided into seventeen portions and sent before seventeen blocks of divine source.

"This is divine spring from my wife's Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone. I have plenty more of this divine spring, and if any of you perform well, I can certainly give you some more of it."

"For now, consider this a meeting gift. It can increase your Lifespans a little. Although it is not much, it will be enough for you all to step out of the divine source."

The divine spring not only has the effect of making one reborn, but it can also increase Lifespan; for those old things, it can be said to be a deadly temptation.

No one can resist the temptation of Lifespan, including those Great Emperors.

"This... this is... divine spring!" A Great Saint looked with extreme excitement at the few drops of divine spring floating in the air.

He then controlled his Divine Power and began to absorb it.

The divine spring merged into the divine source, and finally into their Physical Bodies.

Not long after, their expressions all revealed pleasant surprise.

Their Lifespans increased by anywhere from one to three years.

Do not underestimate one or three years; as short as it may seem, for existences above the Saint level, an extra day of Lifespan can allow them to survive for dozens or hundreds of years.

As long as they do not step out of the divine source, their Lifespans will drain at the slowest possible rate, and lasting another few hundred years is not a problem.

"Everyone, I didn't lie to you, did I? So now, does anyone still have any objections to me taking over Yaoguang Holy Land?" Ye Wen looked at them and asked loudly.

"I have no objections!"

"I have no objections either!"

"I support Ye Wen taking over the Holy Land!"

"Me too!"

"Me too!"

One after another, the old antiques expressed their stance.

Just as they were expressing their stance, from within one of the four huge divine sources, that Great Saint of the Ruthless Person lineage directly broke the Seal and walked out.

He came before Ye Wen, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully, "Lord Saint, if you have any needs, just command me; I will surely give my all." The old man was very excited.

Others might not understand Ye Wen's importance, but he understood; having received the Legacy of the Ruthless Person lineage, he felt the suppression of his Cultivation Technique from Ye Wen.

Ye Wen had definitely learned the 'Indestructible Heavenly Art,' which was the strongest divine technique of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

From the parts recorded, he understood that the 'Indestructible Heavenly Art' was above the 'Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Technique,' and the 'Indestructible Heavenly Art' was extremely suppressive towards those learning the 'Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Technique.'

The reason he was so respectful was also because Ye Wen had learned the 'Indestructible Heavenly Art,' which meant he had the permission of the Ruthless Great Emperor behind him, or perhaps it was even taught by the Ruthless Great Emperor herself, who knows.

If he didn't attach himself to this powerful backer now, when would he? As for the other seed? What seed? In his eyes, there was only the supreme Lord Saint Ye Wen.

Seeing the old man walk out of the divine source, Ye Wen couldn't help but be a little surprised. "You must be that Great Saint lurking in the Holy Land, right? Since you are of the Ruthless Person lineage, then just be a bodyguard behind me."

"One Great Saint is enough." Seeing that he was so sensible, Ye Wen accepted him.

He then looked at the others and said, "Right now, the world outside is about to change. Before long, the Laws of Heaven and Earth will recover. You can emerge then; having him by my side is enough for now."

"You should all continue your slumber for now; I will wake you when the time comes." Ye Wen stopped the other Saints who wanted to break their Seals.

"Since that is the case, we will obey the Saint's words. If you encounter any unsolvable matters, you don't need to trouble us; just call for me to wake up, and we will definitely do our utmost to help the Saint." The three Great Saints spoke in unison.

"Naturally, certainly. When I need everyone, I will wake you all up." Ye Wen confirmed again, then began to let them return to continue their deep slumber.

They had been forcibly awakened and could not stay outside for too long; although they had not stepped out of the divine source, their Lifespans would still drain much faster outside than while in deep slumber.

After they all returned to their respective Small Worlds for slumber.

Ye Wen turned his head to look at the old man.

"Saint, just call me Wuming. I can no longer remember my name, or perhaps I do not wish to remember it. In the future, you can just call me Wuming."

Hearing the old man's words, the expression on Ye Wen's face was a bit hard to maintain.

"Do you know sword techniques?" Ye Wen looked at the old man.

"Sword techniques? I know a little, a little." Wuming stroked his graying beard and said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll call you Wuming from now on. Now, the next step is to take over Yaoguang Holy Land. You take the lead and preside over it; just let the higher-ups know. As for the rest, just announce to the outside world that I am the new Saint."

Hearing Ye Wen's words, Wuming nodded, indicating it was no problem.

He then looked at the stunned Yao Xi to the side. "Is this the Saint's concubine?" Wuming noticed that Yao Xi carried Ye Wen's scent, and couldn't help but use the term 'concubine.'

"Yes, she is my concubine, her name is Yao Xi." Ye Wen acknowledged that Yao Xi was his woman.

"Greetings, Young Miss Yao Xi. Did my aura startle you?" Seeing Yao Xi's stunned appearance, Wuming checked if he had properly restrained his aura.

"No... no, it's nothing. I'm just a bit shocked, let me gather my thoughts." At this moment, Yao Xi's mind was a complete mess.

She had just brought Ye Wen to see the Emperor Weapon to broaden his horizons, yet her own Little Man had actually made the Deity of the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron awaken. After the Emperor Weapon's Deity awakened, it even obeyed Ye Wen's commands.

And then, right in front of her, a coup d'état was staged.

Yaoguang Holy Land transformed in the blink of an eye, becoming her Little Man's Holy Land. This whole series of events happened right before her eyes.

She needed some time to gather her thoughts.

Seeing Yao Xi's confusion, Ye Wen smiled from the side and said, "My beloved concubine, I forgot to tell you—your Little Man has another identity. Since things have reached this point, I will no longer hide it from you: I have the Ruthless Great Emperor behind me. The Ruthless Great Emperor is still alive, in the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone."

"I came to Yaoguang Holy Land with two goals. The first was to retrieve the dragon-patterned black gold cauldron, and the second was to use Yaoguang Holy Land as a springboard to quickly become stronger." Ye Wen told Yao Xi his plan.

Listening to Ye Wen's words, Yao Xi's face became even more shocked.

That Ruthless Great Emperor is still alive?

Heavens! If this information were to be leaked, it would absolutely detonate the Big Dipper Star Domain.

Meanwhile, Wuming, who was to the side, heard Ye Wen's revelation and was even more convinced in his heart that Ye Wen was his powerful backer.

Looking at the still-dazed Yao Xi, Ye Wen stepped forward and put his arm around her, then looked at Wuming and said, "You go handle the matters regarding my takeover of Yaoguang Holy Land. I will take my beloved concubine back first; we will meet in the main hall tomorrow morning." After saying this, he picked up the still-dazed Yao Xi and left first.

Wuming respectfully watched Ye Wen and Yao Xi leave. After seeing that Ye Wen and Yao Xi had both departed, Wuming tore through space to go find Li Daoqing.