78: Break off relations

“Why?”

“Why?!”

The sky trembled, space-time twisted, and Chu Tian King walked step by step from the top of Holy Emperor Peak. Chaotic Dao essence surged overwhelmingly, and his blood-red eyes made him look like a terrifying demon god, as if he were a Vicious Beast about to devour people.

Chu Tian King’s eyes didn’t even dare to look at his children standing on the altar. Instead, he glared fiercely at Ye Tianxiong, unblinking, his eyes completely blood-red, and the veins on his neck bulged. One could see that this dignified Emperor’s body was trembling violently.

His son’s Heavenly Dao Eye was almost gouged out alive from his glabella.

Now he suddenly learned that his well-behaved and lovely daughter had Cultivated the Demonic Technique Supreme Yin Yang Art, which was incurable!

“Ye Tianxiong, tell me, why did you do this?”

Chu Tian King landed in front of Ye Tianxiong, the two less than half a meter apart. At this moment, Chu Tian King’s back seemed a bit hunched, slightly bent. One could see his fingernails deeply embedded in the flesh of his palms. Drops of the Emperor’s blood dripped from between his fingers, staining the altar blood-red. The powerful energy contained within was directly absorbed by the altar, becoming a sacrifice. A blood-red pillar of light erupted from the altar, piercing through the sky, turning the firmament crimson.

But at this moment, no one had the mind to care about the Jitian Grand Ceremony or praying to the heavens for blessing, because this was merely a ritual. The scene before them, however, was likely to permanently determine the future direction of Saint Heaven Sect, completely changing the upper echelons of the Sect.

The entire venue was silent, not even a breath could be heard. Many high-ranking Sect officials, and even the Grand Elder, were extremely nervous.

But at this moment, no one dared to step forward to stop them.

These were the two most noble, powerful, and strongest figures in the Sect.

A hint of gentleness appeared in Ye Tianxiong’s eyes, and he said softly, “Second brother, others may not understand Big Brother, but you should understand him best…”

Boom!

Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar echoed, and terrifying energy pierced through the sky, accompanied by dense blood mist. A golden pillar of light shattered the firmament, creating a massive spatial vortex in the sky.

Everyone present looked forward in utter horror.

In front of Chu Tian King, only a headless body remained. He had suddenly attacked, directly blasting Ye Tianxiong’s head apart with a single punch, not even giving Ye Tianxiong a chance to finish his sentence.

“Why, why, why did you do this?”

Chu Tian King’s voice was hoarse, Evil Qi surging: “It’s precisely because I understand you too well that I accepted your suggestion to let Cloud Garment and Ye Feng get engaged, to let my second and third daughters leave the Sect to become disciples, and to let Xiao Tian get engaged to a broken Innate Dao Body from a third-rate Family.

I’ve already done all this, so why did you still do this?

If you still consider me a brother, tell me, why?”

The flesh around Ye Tianxiong’s neck squirmed, and his head quickly regenerated. His eyes and face were gloomy, his cheeks only slightly pale, and he said, “Tianwang, do even you no longer trust Big Brother?”

“You and I, brothers, have dominated the winds and clouds, traversed countless realms, and experienced countless life-and-death situations together, bringing Saint Heaven Sect to where it is today. What a profound bond of friendship this is.”

“As the dignified Sect Master, an Emperor renowned on the Heavenly Ranking, and with Cloud Garment soon to be my Ye Family’s daughter-in-law, why would I instruct Feng’er to harm Cloud Garment? What good would it do me? What good would it do the Ye Family?”

Ye Tianxiong roared repeatedly: “If you firmly believe that I secretly harmed niece Cloud Garment, Big Brother will stand right here. You can kill me or dismember me, Big Brother will never retaliate.”

“Ye Tianxiong, you’re still trying to argue even now. Do you really think I wouldn’t dare to kill you?”

Boom!

Chu Tian King roared in fury, his black hair wildly dancing, his entire body flowing with golden light. A majestic True Dragon stretched across ten thousand li of the sky, its Dragon roar shaking the heavens, and Evil Qi filled the wilderness.

The terrifying killing intent, in a trance, seemed to transform the surroundings of Jitian Peak into a human Hell. The sky twisted, and even many high-ranking Sect officials turned pale.

“Deputy Sect Leader, you mustn’t act!”

“Calm down first. Once Ye Feng is captured and strictly interrogated, everything will come to light.”

“The Sect has already been sealed. No matter how formidable the Ye Family’s methods are, Ye Feng, a mere Body Integration Realm cultivator, will absolutely not escape.”

Many Grand Elders and high-ranking officials turned pale and spoke up to dissuade him.

“If the Sect Master truly disregards sentimentality, acts recklessly, Cultivates Demonic Technique, and secretly harms the younger generation, the Sect will no longer tolerate him.” Elder Duanmu low-roared, directly stating his stance. As long as a handle could be found against Ye Tianxiong, he would definitely not be able to hold onto the position of Sect Master. This was also to advise Chu Tian King not to act impulsively.

Before the truth is revealed and the dust settles, Ye Tianxiong is still the Sect Master, the leader of the Sect. Acting against him is strictly against Sect rules.

Ultimately, it all came down to decorum.

Everyone had to play by the rules; otherwise, with Saint Heaven Sect’s Legacy of millions of years, a population of tens of billions within its territory, and countless large and small forces, without the restraint of rules, if so many Families acted recklessly and killed each other, with big fish eating small fish, Saint Heaven Sect would have long since perished.

“Second brother, Big Brother knows nothing. Learning that Cloud Garment Cultivated the Supreme Yin Yang Art, my heart was also twisted like a knife… Please calm down first.” Ye Tianxiong roared lowly, still insisting he knew nothing.

“Hoo, hoo, hoo…”

Chu Tian King gasped heavily, like a gluttonous Vicious Beast. Suddenly, his hoarse voice rang out: “Ye Tianxiong, from today onwards, our bond is severed. You go your broad path, and I will walk my narrow one.”

“From now on, I will no longer allow the Chu Family to unconditionally cooperate with your every action and command.”

“If you dare to act recklessly again, you will bear the consequences.”

Drip, drip, drop!

Suddenly, bright red blood continuously dripped from the corner of Chu Tian King’s mouth, down his chin, and onto the ground. His raven-black hair suddenly rapidly lost its luster, becoming dry and turning pale.

In the blink of an eye, his appearance was that of a tall and burly middle-aged man, yet he already had a head of white hair, and his entire being seemed to have lost its vitality.

Chu Tian King turned and walked onto the altar, heading towards Chu Tian and Chu Yunshang. He was trembling slightly all over, seemingly somewhat fearful, and even dared not look into Chu Tian and Chu Yunshang’s eyes, his gaze flickering, somewhat evasive.

“Father.” Chu Yunshang’s eyes were red, and she directly threw herself into Chu Tian King’s embrace.

“Father!” Chu Tian called softly. Seeing Chu Tian King’s head of white hair and the fearful, guilty look in his eyes towards him, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Of course, he did not regret anything he had done.

These things had to be done.

Otherwise, at the rate the Chu Family was being suppressed by the Ye Family, it would probably sink before he could grow up.

If it really followed the original plot, the Chu Family’s situation a decade or so later—betrayed by all, reviled by everyone on the continent, with the large ship leaking everywhere—no one would be able to turn the tide.

Therefore, he had to push the Chu Family to oppose the Ye Family, to reclaim the power, influence, and benefits that rightfully belonged to the founding great Family.

And Chu Tian King’s way of handling things was to value emotions, sentiment, and loyalty.

He was trying hard to balance the conflicts between the two founding Families, and also wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as a father, while simultaneously maintaining his brotherhood with Ye Tianxiong.

However, as Clan Chief, he lacked sufficient cunning and strategy; he was completely unqualified.