34: Clear obstacles

Just as the pair—one person and one snake—were leisurely scavenging for Spirit Medicine and enjoying this rare moment of "peace," a sudden change occurred!

Rumble—!

The entire Secret Realm trembled violently without warning!

Above the firmament, the winds and clouds changed color. The dense Spiritual Qi that had originally been flowing scattered was now, as if pulled by some invisible force, transformed into visible cyan torrents that surged madly from all directions toward a certain area in the center of the Secret Realm!

A massive vortex of Spiritual Qi formed in the sky, and at its center, strands of brilliant golden light pierced through the clouds and sprinkled onto the earth.

"What… what is that?!"

"A phenomenon from heaven! There must be a great treasure being born!"

Within the Secret Realm, all the surviving Cultivators, whether they were Ye Family Disciples or those Loose Cultivators, stopped everything they were doing at this moment. One after another, they raised their heads, gazing at this earth-shaking sight with shock.

Under the scorching gaze of everyone, the golden light grew increasingly intense.

A moment later, the phantom of an imposing, magnificent palace exuding an ancient Aura slowly emerged at the center of the Spiritual Qi vortex.

And with a speed visible to the naked eye, it solidified!

The Legacy palace!

"It is a Legacy! The Legacy palace of an ancient Cultivator has appeared!"

Someone, not knowing who, let out a roar filled with ecstasy and greed, instantly igniting everyone's enthusiasm!

In the next second, from all over the Secret Realm, streams of light shot up into the sky. Without any further hesitation, they all turned into streams of light, like crucian carp crossing a river, racing madly in the direction of the palace!

"Let us go over and take a look as well."

Ye Feiyan looked at the palace exuding a majestic pressure; however, in her cold phoenix eyes, there was not much greed, but rather a sense of calm.

With the vision of a female emperor in her previous life, she simply did not look highly upon the so-called "Legacy" of such a low-level Secret Realm where even the Golden Core Realm had not appeared.

However, she had a second thought: this Secret Realm abounded with various rare Spirit Medicines from the outside world, and its Legacy was most likely related to an Alchemist or a Spirit Planter.

"Perhaps… inside that palace, there are the three core items I need for my Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment."

This thought made her unable to remain calm any longer.

She called out to Mysterious Ink beside her, her figure flickered, and she also turned into a white rainbow, shooting toward the direction of the palace.

...

Outside the Legacy palace was a vast White Jade Plaza.

When Ye Feiyan and Mysterious Ink arrived, it was already crowded with people; almost all the surviving Cultivators in the Secret Realm had gathered here.

When Ye Hao, the leader of the Ye Family, saw Ye Feiyan's figure, his eyes lit up. He hurriedly brought his clansmen to greet her and successfully rendezvoused with her.

On the other two sides, the teams from the Liu Family and the Wang Family were a different story.

The Liu Family's original team of thirty was now less than half, everyone was injured and in a miserable state.

And the Wang Family…

When they saw that only three or four lonely clansmen remained on the Wang Family's side, and even their Genius leader Wang Teng was nowhere to be found, everyone present could not help but gasp.

Everyone knew in their hearts that something major had happened to the Wang Family!

Those few remaining Wang Family Disciples had long been blinded by hatred and fear.

Their eyes were bloodshot, staring fixedly at the Loose Cultivator team not far away, which had the largest number of people and the most imposing Aura.

With voices filled with endless venom and killing intent, they shrieked: "You bunch of lowly people! Just wait for us! Once we leave the Secret Realm, we will definitely report this to our Family Head! At that time, we will surely tear you into pieces and make you wish you were dead!"

However, facing their threats, which were merely harsh in words but weak in reality, the Bearded Stout Man leading them did not even have a ripple of emotion on his face.

He simply, slowly, raised his hand.

"Since that is the case," he said indifferently, looking down at those few fools who were still clamoring, with cold eyes as if looking at dead people, "then there is no need for you to leave."

"Do it, slaughter them."

The moment the words fell, dozens of Loose Cultivators rushed forward like hungry wolves, instantly drowning those few Wang Family Disciples who were already at the end of their rope!

After only a few breaths, the Wang Family was completely wiped out!

After finishing all this, the Bearded Stout Man acted as if he had just casually swatted a few annoying flies.

He turned around, carrying his blood-dripping broadsword, and walked up to Ye Hao. A simple and honest smile appeared on his face, and he invited him in a tone full of "kindness": "Brother Ye Hao, look, these scum from the Wang Family have already been dealt with. Why don't… we put in a little more effort and clean up this bunch of grandsons from the Liu Family as well? How about it?"

Boom!

These words were like a thunderclap on flat ground, shocking all the Ye Family Disciples to their core!

Ye Hao's expression became incomparably serious in an instant.

It was not that he was unwilling.

But he knew very well what it would mean if they did this.

It would mean that their Ye Family would completely tear off the last shred of decency with the Liu and Wang Families!

Once the Secret Realm ended and they returned to Qingyang City, a bloody battle to the death would inevitably break out among the Three Great Families!

Just as he was hesitating, the Bearded Stout Man seemed to see through his thoughts. The smile on his face remained unchanged, but his voice became meaningful.

"Brother Ye Hao, things have reached this point. Do you think that even if we stop now, they will let your Ye Family off after they go out?"

"Look, the Wang Family is completely wiped out, the Liu Family has suffered heavy losses, and only your Ye Family is almost unscathed."

"Guess, after leaving the Secret Realm, who will the Family Heads of the Liu and Wang Families think did all this?"

These words were like a basin of ice water poured over his head, instantly extinguishing all the fluke mentality in Ye Hao's heart!

That's right!

He finally realized!

Whether they took action or not, this scapegoat was something their Ye Family was destined to carry!

Since that was the case… then what was there to hesitate about?!

"Do it!"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Ye Hao's eyes, and he made a decisive decision, issuing the final order!

"All Ye Family Disciples, listen to my command! Cooperate with our Fellow Daoist Loose Cultivators and wipe out the Liu Family members completely!"

"Kill!"

Ye Feiyan did not hesitate at all. Her figure flickered, and she was the first to rush into the battle!

A terrifying Aura belonging to the Peak of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, round and flawless, erupted from her body. The long sword in her hand danced, creating sharp sword lights, and every strike inevitably took the life of a Liu Family Disciple!

Her incomparably powerful posture instantly shocked everyone present!

In the end, under the joint slaughter of the Ye Family and the Loose Cultivator forces, the already severely injured Liu Family team could not even mount a decent resistance and followed the path of the Wang Family, being completely swept away.

Thus, apart from the Ye Family and that large group of Loose Cultivators, there was no third party force left in the entire Secret Realm!

And behind all of this, that invisible black hand manipulating the entire situation was quietly coiled beside Ye Feiyan.

Mysterious Ink watched this bloody and efficient scene, and a look of satisfaction flashed in its cold snake eyes.

All of this was naturally instigated by it from behind the scenes.

The reason it wanted to do this was to make the Ye Family the sole dominant force in Qingyang City!

Only in this way could Ye Feiyan, this once-in-a-century "qilin child" of the Ye Family, obtain the unreserved, top-tier resource allocation and cultivation from the entire Family!

Even, in order to let her achieve Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, the Ye Family might very well exhaust the entire Family's strength to find those spiritual items needed for her Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment!

And the stronger she became, and the faster she broke through, the more this behind-the-scenes "investor" could reap the greatest benefits!

This was a business with a huge return on a small investment!