The Legendary Son-in-law of the Emperor
Chapter 821 - 818: Purpose

Chapter 821: Chapter 818: Purpose

Back when at Hengduan Mountain, Ye Xuan had already mentioned that the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect should offer up an ancient forge.

At the time, Ye Xuan was not joking.

However, back then, Elder Pang, Chang Zuhua, and others thought Ye Xuan was jesting, even feeling that he was deliberately humiliating them.

But now...

Ye Xuan has truly arrived at the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect, but Chang Zuhua and Elder Pang have long perished at Hengduan Mountain.

There was no need for Ye Xuan to even speak, as Zhao Ding proactively offered to give the ancient forge.

"Young Master Ye, you flatter me." Zhao Ding said modestly, "I am merely a rash man, not vying for the position of Sect Master, only hoping to restore the ethos of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect to its former state."

Ye Xuan nodded slightly, speaking softly, "I will not interfere with the affairs of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect, but aside from the ancient forge, I also need to borrow the Quenching Device Divine Fire this time."

"The Quenching Device Divine Fire?!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the high-ranking members present at the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect changed slightly.

The Quenching Device Divine Fire is indeed the true foundation of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect.

Loss of an ancient forge is like losing a piece of flesh, but the Quenching Device Divine Fire is the heart of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect.

If the heart is tampered with, it would be the end.

Upon hearing Ye Xuan’s words, Zhao Ding also pondered for a moment and cautiously said, "Young Master Ye must know the importance of the Quenching Device Divine Fire to our Sect. I wonder how long Young Master Ye needs to borrow it?"

"Zhao Ding!"

Zhao Ding’s statement caused the other elders’ expressions to change slightly.

With a wave, Zhao Ding motioned for no more to be said.

Ye Xuan looked at Zhao Ding, a slight smile appeared on his lips, "I have come to appreciate you."

This Zhao Ding acts with stability and grandeur, unbothered by trivialities, neither arrogant nor obsequious.

Most importantly, he possesses a certain spirit.

This spirit is referred to by artifact refiners as the spirit of Ou Zhizi.

If in the future, Zhao Ding’s disposition does not change or is not tainted by other vulgar customs, he is destined to become an extraordinary figure.

"Rest assured, I only need the Quenching Device Divine Fire for three days, and it will be used within the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect."

Ye Xuan’s words instantly put the many elders at ease.

They truly feared Ye Xuan would be unreasonable and directly take the Quenching Device Divine Fire away. If that were the case, the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect would be completely doomed.

There would be no future.

Fortunately, Ye Xuan had no intention of taking away the Quenching Device Divine Fire, only using it within the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect.

This relief brought them a great sense of relief.

"Alright then, Young Master, when do you need to use it?" Zhao Ding asked, looking at Ye Xuan.

"Right now," Ye Xuan said calmly.

"Now?" Zhao Ding was surprised, then nodded and said, "Very well, I will immediately make arrangements for Young Master Ye."

Zhao Ding did not delay and arranged for Ye Xuan immediately.

"I will escort Young Master Ye," said Elder Ying Shu, volunteering.

"Then I’ll leave it to Brother Ying," Zhao Ding said, cupping his hands.

"Young Master Ye, please follow me," Ying Shu gestured for Ye Xuan to follow.

Ye Xuan nodded slightly, and together with Zhou Youwei, Qiao Xinyu, Lu Li, the East Desolate Wolf, and Fist Venerate Ao Rulong, left the Ancestor Artifact Hall.

He had said before that he would not interfere with the internal affairs of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect. This time coming here, aside from the ancient forge, his target was the Quenching Device Divine Fire!

He originally planned to come to the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect last.

It was unexpected that Zhao Xihai and others from the Southern Sea Immortal Island would invite him to the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect.

Ye Xuan had no bad feelings towards the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect of the past and knew its origin. So after learning about Zhao Xihai’s grandfather, who was the Sect Master of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect 80,000 years ago, decided to come here first.

Of course, apart from this, another reason is that these guys are now people of the Southern Sea Immortal Island.

Before at Hengduan Mountain, Ye Xuan had said that among the ancient existences like the Sword Tomb and Sun Swallowing Sect, which were not yet out of the mountains, the East Desolate Ten Dominators had only two worth mentioning, and the Southern Sea Immortal Island was one of them!

As for a more important reason, the founder of the Southern Sea Immortal Island, the Great Sage of the Southern Sea, was a close friend of Ye Xuan in the past...

Ye Xuan was quite considerate towards the Southern Sea Immortal Island.

In past eras, during times of critical crisis for the Southern Sea Immortal Island, he had several times ordered the Revenge Lineage to assist.

With these reasons combined, Ye Xuan first visited the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect.

"Zhao Ding, you’re inviting a wolf into the house!"

Just after Ye Xuan and the others had left, an elder said in a low, worried voice.

Although Ye Xuan only mentioned borrowing the Quenching Device Divine Fire for three days, who knows what he plans to do?

Previously in the Ancestor Artifact Hall, Zhao Ding claimed that he hadn’t invited Ye Xuan, but with the appearance of Zhao Xihai and the others from the Southern Sea Immortal Island, everything became clear.

The fact that Ye Xuan was first visiting the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect was definitely largely due to Zhao Ding!

This was entirely a case of inviting a wolf into the house.

"Inviting a wolf into the house?" Zhao Ding said with a slight smile upon hearing this, "The incident from years ago was the real invitation to wolves, now it’s driving a tiger to swallow a wolf."

"This..." The Second Elder and others looked at each other in confusion.

Zhao Ding glanced at everyone and said calmly, "I am not the Sect Master currently, only a mere elder, but the ancestors have commanded me to receive Young Master Ye, so please choose your words wisely, or else you will put me in a difficult position."

Hearing this, everyone’s expressions changed slightly, but they dared not say anything further.

"So next, do we need to elect a new Sect Master?" The Second Elder asked, frowning while looking at Zhao Ding.

Everyone also turned to look at Zhao Ding.

After today’s events, it was clear to everyone that Zhao Ding was the most likely choice for Sect Master.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Zhao Ding directly shook his head and said, "Currently, within the Sect, there are quite a few claws of Han Danxia. The urgent task is to purify the Sect and capture all those like the Fifth Elders.

Everyone’s gaze immediately shifted to the Fifth Elder in the crowd.

At this moment, the Fifth Elder’s face was pale. Upon hearing Zhao Ding’s words, he hurriedly said, "Brother Zhao, you’re mistaken here, I did not know the background of Han Danxia. You can’t convict me for this, I am also an elder of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect!"

Zhao Ding said coldly, "Fifth Brother, you really know how to joke. Both your master and Han Danxia’s master are brothers. The methods you cultivate are not those of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect. Do you have the qualification to call yourself an elder of the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect?"

"No, don’t listen to him!" The Fifth Elder was thoroughly panicked.

He knew very well that his master had likely already been subdued by the ancestors.

Upon knowing the truth of this matter, those powerful ancestors would certainly show no mercy!

The Fifth Elder knew clearly that their lineage infiltrated the Myriad Artifacts Saint Sect to steal the Quenching Device Divine Fire, as well as the legendary artifact refining Ancient Scroll left by Ou Zhizi, who was revered as the ancestral master by all artifact refiners!

As far as he knew, the Ancient Scroll was already in hand, only missing the Quenching Device Divine Fire. It was just unexpected to be exposed at this time.

What the Fifth Elder didn’t know was that the culprit who took the Ancient Scroll from Ou Zhizi and assassinated the Sect Master back then had already been hunted down to a desperate plight and was as good as dead.