171: Seeking revenge for the sect leader? No way.

"...This plot is getting interesting."

Mysterious Ink blinked, mumbling inwardly.

Although that Old fellow Shangguan Jing wasn't much, he was still a Cultivator at the Late Nascent Soul Stage. Dying so suddenly and mysteriously means the Beast Taming Sect has truly stirred up a massive hornet's nest this time.

On the Communication Jade Talisman, True Lord Chi Yun, in his capacity as Acting Sect Master, summoned all Nascent Soul Cultivators for a meeting.

"Sigh, what a hassle."

Mysterious Ink sighed, slowly crawling toward the entrance of Ye Feiyan's Quiet Room where she was cultivating in seclusion.

It extended its Dragon Claw and lightly tapped the tightly closed stone door.

"Buzz..."

A gentle wave of Spiritual Power penetrated the Restriction and entered the Quiet Room.

"Lass, hurry up and exit seclusion! Something big happened—the Sect Master was killed."

A moment later.

Boom!

The stone door of the Quiet Room burst open!

A figure, cold and ethereal, slowly walked out.

It was Ye Feiyan!

Compared to before her seclusion, her Aura was more profound and restrained. Within her phoenix eyes, stars seemed to circulate, showing that she had clearly stabilized her Realm at the Early Nascent Soul stage!

"What happened?"

Ye Feiyan slightly furrowed her delicate brows, sensing an unusual solemnity within Mysterious Ink's Divine Thought.

Mysterious Ink wasted no words and immediately relayed all the contents of the Communication Jade Talisman to Ye Feiyan.

After listening.

Even with Ye Feiyan's cold temperament, a look of profound shock couldn't help but appear on her face!

The Sect Master... had Perished?!

True Lord Jian Chen had also died in battle?!

Three Seas City was actually a Dragon's Pool and Tiger's Den?!

"Let's go."

Ye Feiyan didn't hesitate in the slightest. A cold light flashed in her eyes. She picked up Mysterious Ink, and her figure transformed into a streak of azure lightning, heading straight for the Sect Masters Great Hall!

...The Sect Masters Great Hall.

The atmosphere was so oppressive it felt as if water could drip from it.

True Lord Chi Yun sat solemnly in the main seat, his expression gloomy, radiating an icy Aura that warned others to keep their distance.

Only when Ye Feiyan's figure appeared at the entrance of the hall did his murderous gaze soften slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, you have arrived."

He stood up and actually performed a rite of Peer Courtesy toward Ye Feiyan!

As soon as he spoke, the other Golden Core Elders in the hall felt a chill run down their spines!

Fellow Daoist Ye!

This meant that from today onward, Ye Feiyan's status within the Sect was now equal to that of the Acting Sect Master, True Lord Chi Yun!

"Dao Brother Chiyun."

Ye Feiyan nodded slightly in return, then asked straightforwardly:

"What exactly is the situation?"

True Lord Chi Yun took a deep breath and repeated the information sent by the Five Elements Bull Demon, not missing a single word.

When they heard about the terrifying method used by the Gray-robed Elder to instantly destroy the Sect Master's Nascent Soul, the entire hall erupted with gasps of Cold Air!

"This is outrageous!"

"Jia Wenmo! If this fiend is not eliminated, how can our Beast Taming Sect stand in the East Sea?!"

"Acting Sect Master! Give the order! We are willing to Avenge the Sect Master and flatten Three Seas City!"

Emotions ran high!

True Lord Chi Yun's eyes also burned with fierce rage. He slammed the armrest of his seat and said in a deep voice:

"Exactly!"

"Jia Wenmo colluded with a Foreign Race and murdered fellow Cultivators! He deserves ten thousand deaths!"

"This Seat has already sent people to the Myriad Spirits Manor to inform them of Daoist Wan Jian's Perished! They certainly won't let this rest!"

"My intention is to ally with the Myriad Spirits Manor, gather the strength of both Sects, and march on Three Seas City! We will exterminate Jia Wenmo and his followers, along with that Black Dragon Remnant Soul, all at once!"

"For the Sect Master, and for Dao Brother Sword Dust, we must Avenge this Deep-seated Hatred!"

His voice was ringing and powerful, filled with undeniable resolution!

However.

Amidst this fervent atmosphere, a cold voice suddenly rang out.

"That is inadvisable."

The speaker was none other than Ye Feiyan!

Instantly, all eyes in the hall focused on her.

True Lord Chi Yun's brow furrowed sharply, his eyes showing a trace of confusion and... displeasure.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, what do you mean by that?"

"Are we not going to Avenge the Sect Master's great death?!"

Ye Feiyan remained calm, meeting his gaze as she said lightly:

"The grudge, naturally, must be Avenge."

"But, not now, and not in this manner."

"Why?!" True Lord Chi Yun pressed. "That Black Dragon only has a Remnant Soul left; this is the best time for us to completely wipe it out! Delay will only lead to complications!"

Ye Feiyan shook her head. A trace of unprecedented solemnity flashed in her clear eyes.

"Dao Brother Chiyun, do you think our true enemy is that Black Dragon Remnant Soul?"

"No."

She said, enunciating every word:

"Our true enemy is Jia Wenmo, and the mysterious Gray-robed Elder behind him... who can easily suppress even a Soul Transformation Mighty Figure!"

"Do you know... what Jia Wenmo's background actually is?"

True Lord Chi Yun was stunned.

He truly hadn't considered that question.

Jia Wenmo seemed to have appeared out of thin air in the East Sea; his origin was a mystery.

Ye Feiyan took a deep breath and finally revealed the shocking secret that was enough to overturn the understanding of the entire East Sea Cultivation World!

"He is not a Cultivator of our East Sea."

"He comes from the other side of the Endless Sea, from a power that we have never heard of, yet is incredibly strong and ancient..."

Ye Feiyan's voice echoed clearly through the silent hall.

"—The Ancient God Court!"

"What?!"

True Lord Chi Yun's pupils suddenly contracted. He stood up abruptly as if struck by lightning, his face filled with endless horror and... disbelief!

"The... Ancient God Court?!"

"What kind of place is that?! How... how do you know?!"

"The... Ancient God Court?!"

True Lord Chi Yun's panicked exclamation was like a boulder smashing into a dead lake, stirring up massive waves within the great hall!

Every Golden Core Elder present had expressions identical to True Lord Chi Yun's—blankness mixed with utter horror!

The Ancient God Court!

What kind of place was that?

They had never heard of it!

There was absolutely no record of these three words in the ancient texts of the East Sea Cultivation World!

An unheard-of power, yet it could nurture a Scheming Overlord as deep and calculating as Jia Wenmo!

Furthermore, it could dispatch a terrifying Dao Protector who could instantly obliterate someone at the Late Nascent Soul Stage with a flick of a finger!

The implication behind this made everyone present feel a chill originating from the depths of their Soul!

"How... how do you know?!"

True Lord Chi Yun stared intently at Ye Feiyan. Besides towering rage, his crimson eyes held an unconcealable trace of shock and suspicion!

That name seemed to possess a forbidden magic, unsettling even him, an Acting Sect Master at the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

Facing the suspicious gazes of the crowd, Ye Feiyan's expression remained calm.

"This is not information I uncovered."

Her voice was cold, yet carried a persuasive power.

"Mysterious Ink told me."

"Mysterious Ink?"

True Lord Chi Yun was startled, then recalled the seemingly lazy and ordinary Black Turtle that followed Ye Feiyan.

His brows furrowed tightly, and the doubt in his heart deepened.

How could a mere Spirit Beast, no matter how extraordinary its Bloodline, know such an Ancient Secret that even the Soul Transformation Old Ancestors of the East Sea might not be aware of?

However, at this moment, he had no time to investigate further.

Because the shock brought by the three words "Ancient God Court" had completely overwhelmed the flame of vengeance in his heart!