479: Chapter 479 The Heavenly Emperor (44)

Within the Desolate Palace cemetery, the golden light completely dissipated.

The supreme desolate ancient sacred body remains, which had stood for countless eras, thoroughly vanished from this world.

Ye Yun knelt where he was. Within his sea of consciousness, a brand-new dao seed emitting a golden glow floated quietly.

The Supreme Desolate Ancient Sacred Body dao seed.

Ye Yun closed his eyes and submerged his Divine Thought into it, and then he was immediately stunned.

The depth of this supreme dao seed's Foundation far exceeded his expectations. It not only perfectly bore three Great Daos but also displayed a domineering characteristic during the process of Fusion.

Devouring.

The fragmented residues scattered after the previous Heavenly Eye dao seed shattered were now being domineeringly absorbed and assimilated by this supreme dao seed.

The Law Origin remaining in the Heavenly Eye dao seed and the divine fragments of the Remnant Eye of the Heavenly Emperor were being devoured bit by bit, turning into its own nourishment.

Ye Yun's heart rate accelerated.

He knew all too well what this meant. The level of this dao seed was not at all lower than the Ye Family's Heavenly Emperor relic; it was perhaps even stronger!

However, his excitement was quickly quenched by reality.

The process of Fusion was far more violent than imagined. While the supreme dao seed devoured the Heavenly Eye fragments, it was also crazily draining Ye Yun's own blood Qi and Origin.

"I must refine it right here."

Ye Yun no longer hesitated. He sat cross-legged and began his secluded cultivation right at the spot where the supreme remains had dissipated.

The "Primal Dao Canon" and the "Supreme Scripture" operated simultaneously, and the blood Qi power of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was pushed to its limit.

Boom!

A pillar of golden blood Qi smoke soared from the top of Ye Yun's head, enveloping the entire cemetery within it.

The entire Desolate Palace trembled violently under this aura. Within the cemetery, those neatly arranged remains of the ancestral sacred bodies let out a collective hum after sensing this aura of the same Origin.

Streams of Saint Body Origin power, which had remained for an unknown number of years, spontaneously surged out from every set of remains.

They turned into golden trickles that converged into a river, surging toward Ye Yun from all directions as if responding to the call of a descendant, or perhaps completing their final mission.

Time lost its meaning in this isolated space.

...

Outside the Desolate Palace, the starry sky battlefield.

Broken fragments of stars floated in all directions, and the aftershocks of Laws still echoed in the Void Realm.

The Second Ancient Ancestor sat cross-legged on a surviving small star, his Divine Thought covering the surroundings as he stood guard over everything.

Beside him, the Fifth Ancestor knelt on one knee, his face pale and his aura extremely unstable. After forcibly attaining the Dao by burning his Origin, his Foundation was incredibly flimsy; at this moment, even an ordinary Great Saint might be able to stop him.

To the side, Hegemon Ancestor sat cross-legged in the Void Realm, covered in wounds, yet not a trace of pain could be seen on his face.

It was at this moment that the eerie aura that had permeated the Desolate Palace for a long time completely dissipated, leaving it clean.

"The aura of the great terror is gone," Hegemon Ancestor was the first to speak, his voice hoarse.

The Second Ancient Ancestor and the Fifth Ancestor opened their eyes simultaneously, their Divine Thoughts sweeping through to confirm it was true.

"It was the will of the predecessors of the Ancient Desolate lineage that acted," the Second Ancient Ancestor judged in a heavy voice. "Within the Desolate Palace lie the remains of countless Sacred Body ancestors. There is at least one supreme-level existence in there; it's not impossible to obliterate a remnant soul of a great terror."

The Second Ancient Ancestor stood up, wanting to go inside to check on Ye Yun's situation.

However, the massive gates of the Desolate Palace closed silently, and a golden light barrier condensed from Saint Body Origin completely sealed the entire Desolate Palace.

The Second Ancient Ancestor's Divine Thought struck the light barrier like a clay ox entering the sea, unable to shake it in the slightest.

"It has sealed itself automatically." The Second Ancient Ancestor's brow furrowed.

The Fifth Ancestor forced himself to stand up, his Divine Thought struggling through the obstruction of the light barrier to perceive the situation inside the Desolate Palace.

"Yun'er is fine." The Fifth Ancestor's voice was weak but carried a sense of relief. "And his aura... is rising."

"It seems he is receiving the Legacy of the Ancient Desolate lineage." The Second Ancient Ancestor's furrowed brow relaxed.

"Your Ye Family has produced a fine descendant." Hegemon Ancestor held it in for a long time before squeezing out those words.

The Second Ancient Ancestor glanced at him, nodded slightly, and then made a decision.

"Old Fifth, you stay here and guard Yun'er."

"I am returning to the Ye Family."

The Fifth Ancestor turned his head slightly and saw the killing intent in the Second Ancient Ancestor's eyes.

"The debt with the Liu Family must be settled."

...

Ye Family Ancestral Land, Deliberation Hall.

When the Second Ancient Ancestor's figure appeared, the gazes of all the high-level members in the hall turned toward him.

The Second Ancient Ancestor didn't beat around the bush and recounted the entire matter from beginning to end exactly as it happened.

The ambush by six Great Emperors, the Fifth Ancestor's attainment of the Dao, Ye Yun driving the remains to explode a Peak Great Emperor, and his current secluded cultivation in the Desolate Palace to receive the Legacy.

Upon hearing that Ye Yun was safe, the Empress finally leaned back against her chair and let out a long breath.

It was enough that he was alive.

Then, her gaze changed.

"The Great Emperor Giant who escaped is from the Liu Family." The Empress's voice was icy.

The Second Ancient Ancestor nodded. "Confirmed. That person self-detonated his natal Imperial Treasure to escape; the aura of the Glazed Light upon it was clearly seen by both Old Fifth and me."

The hall fell silent.

Killing intent instantly rose within the Empress, her Peak Quasi-Emperor aura leaking out, causing the entire Deliberation Hall to tremble slightly under her pressure.

"The Liu Family."

She uttered those two words syllable by syllable.

"What a Liu Family."

The humiliation of the broken engagement back then could still be endured, but this time six Great Emperors surrounded and tried to kill them, and Yun'er and the Fifth Ancestor nearly died; this was already a blood feud of clan extermination.

"This Palace will personally go to the Liu Family and pull them out by the roots." The Empress stood up, her killing intent intense.

At that moment, a vast Imperial Might descended from the deepest part of the ancestral land.

The Great Ancient Ancestor, the one with the highest seniority and strongest power in the Ye Family, had his Divine Thought transform into a majestic phantom that appeared at the head of the Deliberation Hall.

"Xiao Feng, sit down."

The Great Ancient Ancestor's voice was very calm. The Empress's figure paused, and she eventually sat back in her seat.

The Great Ancient Ancestor's gaze swept over everyone in the hall.

"The Liu Family's debt must be settled. But not now."

"Why?" The Empress's voice suppressed her anger.

"Old Second," the Great Ancient Ancestor looked at the Second Ancient Ancestor, "what was the Origin of that Peak Great Emperor who was killed by Yun'er?"

"Identity unknown, but his combat power was definitely above the Seventh Heaven of the Great Emperor realm."

The Great Ancient Ancestor nodded slowly. "That is where the problem lies. It is true that the Liu Family is an Imperial Clan, but they are merely an ordinary Imperial Clan. Could they deploy a Peak Great Emperor plus six Great Emperors to act together?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed.

"The Liu Family cannot do it," the Second Ancient Ancestor's voice turned heavy.

"Correct." The Great Ancient Ancestor's gaze sharpened. "Looking across the entire Three Thousand Dao Provinces, the forces capable of deploying a Peak Great Emperor at will can be counted on one hand. The Liu Family is but a pawn. The true opponent is behind them."

The Empress's anger instantly cooled, replaced by a sense of chill.

"Central Heavenly Court," she uttered those three words.

The Liu Family was a direct subordinate force of the Central Heavenly Court. If the mastermind was the Central Heavenly Court, then the nature of the situation had completely changed.

"Whether the Central Heavenly Court is involved is not yet concluded. But once we rashly move against the Liu Family and alarm the Central Heavenly Court, my Ye Family will fall into a passive position."

The Great Ancient Ancestor's voice echoed in the hall, extremely heavy.

"Furthermore... the matter of the expedition has been delayed for too long."

These words made the atmosphere in the hall heavy once again.

Emperor Desolate Heaven had taken three Ancient Ancestors on an expedition, and there had been no news since; this matter had always been the deepest pain in the hearts of everyone in the Ye Family.

"Now that the remnant soul of the great terror has been slain and the Desolate Palace has appeared, we still know nothing of the situation in the Land of Expedition. Why did those eerie powers penetrate into the Three Thousand Dao Provinces? All of this must be made clear."

The Great Ancient Ancestor made the final decision.

"Release the news that the Ye Family will remain stationary. For now, do not mention the matter of the Liu Family."

"Watch the changes quietly and lure the snake out of its hole."