The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 470 - 469: The Enemy

Chapter 470: Chapter 469: The Enemy

"What is this?" Jiang Jing and the others were all astonished, not understanding what was happening.

"The East Desolate Ye Family?" Zhou Zihuang looked at the Blood Flood Dragon Imperial Chariot, revealing a hint of surprise, but then he understood.

He knew about Ye Xuan’s previous visit to the East Desolate Ye Family. Now it seemed that Ye Xuan held a high position in the East Desolate Ye Family, otherwise, he wouldn’t have returned sitting in the Blood Flood Dragon Imperial Chariot.

Additionally, the four powerful members of the Ye Family by Ye Xuan’s side made him narrow his eyes.

These four, they were all very strong!

"Husband." Zhou Youwei saw Ye Xuan returning, her eyes bending into smiles, her beautiful eyes filled with joy, seeming exhilarated as she actively flew towards Ye Xuan.

"Youwei." Seeing his wife, Ye Xuan also revealed a smile and reached out to embrace Zhou Youwei’s slender waist.

Zhou Youwei’s cheeks flushed slightly, but she did not resist. Perhaps it was only because of the public gaze that she felt somewhat shy.

"Ye Xuan, you’ve finally come back!"

The others also came to their senses, showing expressions of surprise and delight.

They had been longing and waiting, and finally, Ye Xuan had come back.

"What, when I’m not in the Sect, you didn’t even dare to kill the enemy’s people?" Ye Xuan looked at everyone with a mocking smile.

This made Qiu Wenhan and the others show a bitter smile: "To be honest, we knew that the Fierce Battle Sect and Qianyuan Cave Heaven had people staying here, but we simply had no one who could stop them."

"The day before yesterday, the Sect Master took action personally but still let these fellows escape. Once the Sect Master returned, these people popped up again, slippery as eels."

This statement also revealed the sorrowful reality of the Emperor Immortal Sect.

Faced with the masters from the Fierce Battle Sect and Qianyuan Cave Heaven, they could do nothing.

Even knowing that the enemy was on guard, gathering information about them, they had no way to stop it.

Luckily, with Ye Xuan’s return, he directly dealt with these slippery rats, providing them with a great relief.

Ye Xuan’s gaze turned towards the deeper parts of the Emperor Immortal Sect and he said with a sneer: "The people from the Immortal King Hall are really something, not even lifting a finger to help, huh?"

This remark made Qiu Wenhan and the others feel rather ashamed.

"Ye Xuan, you can’t really say that. After all, the seniors from the Immortal King Hall have given tremendous help to our Sect during this period," Jiang Jing said softly.

Ye Xuan curled his lips and said nothing.

In fact, this was within his expectations, as his dealings with the Immortal King Hall were also limited to this.

However, dealing with a few rats was just a matter of lifting a hand, and yet they stubbornly did nothing.

Ye Xuan said these words not for the people of the Emperor Immortal Sect to hear, but for those old folks from the Immortal King Hall.

Seeing that those old folks were ’immovable as mountains,’ Ye Xuan didn’t bother to say more.

"Has father-in-law passed the Heavenly Human Five Decays?" Ye Xuan’s gaze fell on Zhou Zihuang.

Zhou Zihuang was as usual, wearing a white robe that didn’t show any imposing aura, and seemed even more gentle.

Especially after this emergence, his aura was restrained and unassuming, possessing the flavor of returning to the truth.

Zhou Zihuang smiled slightly and said, "By a hair’s breadth from death."

Ye Xuan nodded, and neither of them said much.

The matter of the Emperor Dao was not suitable for disclosure at the moment.

The two understood each other well enough.

"Let’s go to Emperor Peak first," Jiang Jing said proactively.

"Sixth Elder, arrange accommodations for the seniors,"

The Sixth Elder took the command and led Ye Xuan’s four guards to settle down within the Emperor Immortal Sect.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan, holding Zhou Youwei’s hand, returned to Emperor Peak with a group.

The news of Ye Xuan’s return somehow leaked, and a hundred thousand disciples of the Emperor Immortal Sect surged towards Emperor Peak, intending to pay their respects to Ye Xuan, but were sent away by him.

His first words were: "Those who have not cultivated to the Cave Heaven Realm should concentrate on cultivating, and stop the idle chatter here."

The group of disciples left with their tails between their legs.

But many stayed behind.

Because these folks had already made their breakthrough to the Cave Heaven Realm!

Ye Xuan rolled his eyes and said: "Then set your sights on the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm."

After sending off the disciples, the group returned to the Emperor Great Hall.

Along the way, everyone was eagerly discussing, reporting the events that had happened to Ye Xuan.

It was essentially about two things.

First was the arrival of three senior predecessors from the Immortal King Hall, who had been responsible for teaching, greatly enhancing the overall strength of the Emperor Immortal Sect.

The second was that the Sovereign of the Immortal King Hall personally came and took Zhou Youwei as a disciple.

Zhou Youwei proved to be quite remarkable, stepping directly into the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm after the Nine Cave Heaven, and upon her initial entry, she cultivated one of the most ancient ten anomalies —— Sun and Moon Swinging Heaven and Earth!

This anomaly corresponded exactly with Zhou Youwei’s Dual Souls, and with the addition of the Divine Sun Sword that Ye Xuan had left for her, Zhou Youwei’s strength had also grown exponentially.

Even though Zhou Youwei had only recently entered the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm, she remained undaunted even when facing existences at the peak of this realm!

She truly lived up to the title of Goddess of the Southern Domain.

The second matter, naturally, was the alliance of the Fierce Battle Sect, Qianyuan Cave Heaven, and Yunxiao Sect.

Joined forces, they besieged the city.

Besides them, some powers from East Desolation also intervened, like Purple Flame Mountain and the Seven Killings Sect.

Within the Southern Domain as well, some forces meddled.

And they were all of overlord level!

The Heavens Cloud Divine Sect, Canghai Sect, and Xuanyuan Sacred Land — these three overlord-level existences.

There was also the Flying Immortal Sacred Land, another top-tier major power of the Southern Domain.

These four great powers had also involved themselves in this affair.

Unfortunately, because the Fierce Battle Sect and Qianyuan Cave Heaven had withdrawn their forces at the last minute, the other powers didn’t dare to launch a direct attack, so they stationed outside, waiting for news.

"Heavens Cloud Divine Sect?" When he heard about these matters, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows and look towards his mother-in-law, Jiang Jing.

The involvement of the Canghai Sect and Xuanyuan Sacred Land, being overlords of the Southern Domain, could be seen as wanting a share of the spoils.

And the Flying Immortal Sacred Land too wanted a share, especially since its Saint Heir Jian Zihao had been injured by Ye Xuan in Yinling City before, thus they held a grudge.

But the involvement of the Heavens Cloud Divine Sect felt a bit off.

Jiang Jing was seated to the left of Sect Master Zhou, her expression complex.

It was clear that the actions of the Heavens Cloud Divine Sect had hurt her deeply.

Although the Emperor Immortal Sect had completely severed ties with the Jiang Family of Huainan Mountain, no matter how one looked at it, the Sect Master of the Heavens Cloud Divine Sect was Jiang Jing’s brother-in-law, and the Sect Master’s wife Jiang Yin was Jiang Jing’s own sister.

Yet now, the Heavens Cloud Divine Sect was directly confronting the Emperor Immortal Sect.

This was no longer just kicking someone when they were down; it was rubbing salt into the Emperor Immortal Sect’s wounds before striking them with another blow!

"Damn brother-in-law, you should’ve heard the ludicrous reason the Heavens Cloud Divine Sect gave for joining the punitive expedition," Zhou Bingyi said indignantly, her expression endearingly fierce.

"It’s not really that odd, after all, I did injure those two," said Ye Xuan with a slight smile, speaking calmly and steadily.

Previously, in the Ghost Tomb, Ye Xuan emerged from the Heavenly Pond Graveyard to find Yun Chen acting like a rabid dog, biting randomly at people, and he suppressed him.

However, since then, Ye Xuan’s reputation in the Southern Domain had been on the rise, and few dared to provoke him.

The Heavens Cloud Divine Sect’s decision to act must have been spurred by the involvement of forces from the East Desolation Domain, signaling their stance or perhaps hoping to gain something from the situation.

Ye Xuan stroked his chin, finding the situation somewhat intriguing.

"What is the stance of the Jiang Family of Huainan Mountain?" Ye Xuan asked in a slow voice.

"They have clearly expressed their support for the Heavens Cloud Divine Sect," Zhou Youwei said gently, a hint of coldness flickering in her ice-blue eyes.

The people of the Jiang Family made her feel nothing of kinship, only adding to her disgust.

Ye Xuan glanced at Sect Master Zhou and spoke softly, "Does my father-in-law have no plans for action?"

Sect Master Zhou looked at Jiang Jing and said nothing, but his meaning was clear: it wasn’t that he didn’t want to act, but he was considering his wife’s feelings.

Ye Xuan stood up, his hands in his pockets, and walked toward the hall exit.

"Ye Xuan, where are you going?" Jiang Jing’s face changed color.

Without looking back, Ye Xuan said, "There are things that must be dealt with decisively, and there are people who must be eradicated without hesitation."

"If it’s difficult for you, then let me, Ye Xuan, handle it."

Jiang Jing’s hand clenched into a fist, then relaxed, her expression fluctuating between shades of indecision.

She knew all too well what Ye Xuan meant.

But...

"My lady, you’re not wrong, but Ye Xuan is even less so," sighed Sect Master Zhou.

"I will accompany my husband," Zhou Youwei said as she rose to leave.

"Youwei..." Jiang Jing started to speak but stopped herself.

Zhou Youwei didn’t look back, instead stepping away, her voice carrying back, "Mother, we are no longer of the Jiang Family; Emperor Immortal Sect is our home now."

Her voice was melodious and pleasant to hear, yet carried an undercurrent of coldness within it.

Jiang Jing felt as if struck by lightning.

The others observed silently, maintaining a neutral stance and not getting involved in the matter.

Only Zhou Bingyi was confused and unaware of the implications.