Chapter 976 – Arrival of the Ye Masters

“Even though I am not particularly passionate about the Killing God Tomb’s discovery, there are many people who want it. If this news gets out, forget about the Underworld Estate, even other estates or the people of the Eastern Royal District will rush over here. Then, even if I do not want to open the tomb, other people will force us to do it. If this gets out, it will not benefit us or the Su family. That is why those two went home feeling so assured.

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

“Therefore, the Killing God Tomb must be opened. The Su family members are surely going to discuss the tomb in secret. Let’s see what conditions they set out in exchange for returning my brother ...” said Ye Xuan.

“They now have our Achilles’ Heel. The more desperate you appear, the greedier they’ll be,” reminded Long Chen.

“But what can I do ... My parents are old. In just a few decades, I’m afraid my brother will be the only family member I have left,” said Ye Xuan, shaking her head with great sorrow.

Long Chen wanted to sneak into the Underworld Battlefield again to rescue her brother, but there were too many Divine Martial Realm experts from the Su family there. With their powerful divine intuitions, Long Chen would have nowhere to hide. Even she could not sneak into their turf to rescue her brother alive.

“Su Zhen is very smart. He knows about the situation in the Ye family,” Ye Xuan suddenly said, looking down.

“Why?” Was she implying that the Ye family was not harmonious among themselves?

“I am here alone in Underworld City as the city lord. Based on this, you must be able to guess it. I am the strongest member of the Ye family, and the Ye family was only able to become a top-tier clan because of my protection. However, I am not part of the main branch of the family. Someone else holds the patriarch’s position. The previous patriarch passed the Red Lotus Jade Pendant down to me, and because of this, the incumbent patriarch and I aren’t on good terms.”

Long Chen was able to figure out the family’s situation after her brief explanation.

“There are many Third and Fourth Divine Martial Stage members in the Ye family who can help. However, if they hear about the Killing God Tomb, they will surely urge me to open it, and they may not even care about whether my brother lives. As for me, I am only focused on keeping my brother alive. If I don’t summon them, Su Zhen will be afraid that I will fight as hard as I can to save my brother but refuse to open the tomb. But he knows that I will surely summon my family because I am the only one strong enough to fight him ...”

“So, Su Zhen is waiting for negotiations, but he does not want to negotiate with you. He wants to negotiate with your family members, because they are the ones who want the Killing God’s inheritance. Both parties have similar interests. However, without you, they are no match for the Su family!”

Su Zhen was a top-tier schemer.

He was taking advantage of the conflict between Ye Xuan and the Ye family, as well as the Ye family’s desires and Ye Xuan’s desire to save her brother. He was able to save many lives in his clan because of this airtight plan.

“What do you plan to do?” Long Chen felt like this was all a mess.

Ye Xuan gave a cold smile and said, “It does not matter if we are on bad terms. This is an issue that affects the survival of the whole clan. It is imperative for me to summon them here and have them contribute. When the time comes, I will only focus on my brother’s safety. However, it will not be that easy for other people to get the Ye family’s inheritance. My brother is our Achilles’ Heel, but the Red Lotus Jade Pendant is their Achilles’ Heel. Without express permission from me, no one else can use it. I still have some power!”

Snap.

As she spoke, she squeezed the railing in front of her so hard that it snapped.

“Long Chen, you must have had to face many dangers to come back and tell me such an important secret. Thank you so much. I will avenge Grandpa Gudu’s death one day.” When Ye Xuan turned around, her bright eyes were filled with many worries.

Long Chen waved and said, “I’m already half a Ye family member by now. In the future, I will help you all wherever I can. Ye Xuan is my brother.”

The City Lord was touched to hear these words.

At such a dangerous juncture, Long Chen was now the only person she could talk to. She knew that Long Chen was always a cautious and serious person with extraordinary talent. Although now he could only contribute in terms of strategy, he would shock them all with his talent in the future. Just like how he had blasted the Divine Martial Realm Su Xue off the stage despite not being at the Divine Martial Realm himself.

“Alright. Stay with me until the time comes, and we’ll discuss matters together if needed. First, let’s call them over.”

Long Chen nodded.

Both of them descended from the Seven-Colored Tower.

The beautiful lantern festival and tower were not as beautiful as before. This was perhaps going to be the final lantern festival that Ye Xuan would celebrate in her life.

After she returned, she used mysterious mech birds to pass the message to the Ye family members who were part of the Underworld Estate. After they received this news, the top-level members were completely shaken, and they brought ten-plus Ye family masters over. They were all at least at the Perfect Second Divine Martial Stage, and they rushed to Underworld City at top speed.

Of course, Su Zhen was not stupid enough to attack the Ye family members at this point. His stance was obvious: he wanted to partner and negotiate with the Ye family, and Ye Xuan was just a piece of collateral in his hands. At the same time, the people guarding the Demonic Blood Lotus in the Underworld Blood Sea were also precautionary measures on his side.

The Su family knew the location of the Killing God’s tomb. Although they had no key, they were qualified to talk to the Ye family. Neither party was the strongest faction in the estate, so if news of this got out, it would benefit no one.

Ten days later, Ye Xuan was sitting in the Purple Xuan Pavilion with Long Chen. He had been cultivating there for the past few days, and Ye Xuan would occasionally give him pointers. Out of all of Ye Xuan’s subordinates, Gudu Jun had been the strongest person. Everyone else was either not strong enough or not close enough to her.

Long Chen was her direct disciple. He had a special status and was also directly involved in this matter, so he was able to stay by her side.

Only people at least at the Third Divine Martial Stage were strong enough to participate and contribute to this battle.

After the Ye family arrived, Su Zhen and the others were likely going to arrive soon after they received the news.

However, the Ye family was still a problem for Ye Xuan.

The Ye matriarch, a woman named Ye Xizhi, was almost the same age as Su Zhen. She was the first-ever female head of the family. Although she was very old, she looked like she was only in her forties at most. She had a curvy figure, a sexy, mature woman who still retained her beauty. Ye Xizhi was part of Ye Xuan’s ancestor’s generation, but Ye Xuan was not part of the main Ye branch, so they were not related by blood. Right now, Ye Xuan was the most famous person in the Ye family, and despite being the matriarch, Ye Xizhi was not as popular as her. Some people even said that Ye Xizhi should’ve let Ye Xuan become the matriarch instead.

All because Ye Xuan was the most powerful member of the family.

Other than Ye Xizhi, the Ye family also had many Third Divine Martial Stage elders. This time, the Ye family was almost empty to attend this battle. A total of ten Third Divine Martial Stage cultivators, with three of them having achieved the Perfect Stage of the Third Divine Martial Stage. The matriarch was at the Perfect Fourth Divine Martial Stage.

Ye Xizhi also had a husband who was a wandering cultivator who joined the family. He was a famous person named Teng Long, and he was at the initial Fourth Divine Martial Stage, so he was actually weaker than Ye Xizhi.

Two Fourth Divine Martial Stage cultivators, ten Third Divine Martial Stage cultivators. Almost all the significant family members were here.

They were slightly weaker than the Su family, but they were still considered a top-tier family in the Underworld Estate.

The arrival of this group in Underworld City naturally attracted a lot of attention.

“They’re here.” Ye Xuan had long been waiting for this moment.

Ye Xuan and Long Chen walked out of the Purple Xuan Pavilion. The twelve people descended slowly from the sky. The leader of the group was a beautiful, mature woman, and she was wearing a long, purple dress like Ye Xuan was. With her thick layer of makeup, she was still attractive as a mature woman, but compared to Ye Xuan, she looked like a sub-par imitation.

This was the Ye matriarch, Ye Xizhi.

Standing next to Ye Xizhi was her current husband, Teng Long, also at the Fourth Divine Martial Stage. Teng Long was a tall and thin old man. He wore a tight, full-black outfit. He had snow-white hair and a hooked nose like an eagle’s beak. Although he was called Teng Long, he resembled a male eagle! [1]

Behind them were mostly old people, who were ancient members of the Ye family.

Both groups met at the entrance of the Purple Xuan Pavilion. Long Chen noticed that the expressions of this whole group were icy. When they arrived, they only glanced at Ye Xuan. Then Ye Xizhi directly led them into the pavilion, only glancing at Ye Xuan when she passed her, saying, “Hurry up and follow us!”

When they entered the Purple Xuan Pavilion, Ye Xizhi sat in Ye Xuan’s seat, while the others sat on both sides of the hall. Ye Xuan and Long Chen were left with no seats.

When Ye Xuan entered, Ye Xizhi glared at her and a gust of killing intent flew at Ye Xuan. Ye Xizhi slammed the table and cried, “You have been here for so long! How could you not know about the Ye ancestors’ inheritance? Giving you the Red Lotus Jade Pendant was a waste! The pendant has never belonged to you; it is something that only the head of the Ye family should have. Give your pendant and its powers to me, then we shall decide what to do next.”

Ye Xuan did not move.

Next to her, Teng Long was not as furious as Ye Xizhi. He smiled and said, “Ye Xuan, you’re still young and you’re not mature enough yet. You’re easily manipulated. You should let us guard an item as important as the Red Lotus Jade Pendant.”

1. Long (龙) = Dragon ☜