Chapter 158: Identity Exposed!

After the meeting was over, Qin Feng walked over to the stone steps. He looked up at the sky in a forlorn manner and sighed deeply after a while.

I can’t do anything! He wanted to help Ye Guan, but he was powerless.

The twelfth-degree arrest warrant meant that Ye Guan was an arch-enemy of the Immortal Treasures Pavilion, and whoever stood on the same side as Ye Guan would likewise be an arch-enemy foe of Immortal Treasures Pavilion.

They had put their foot down and had taken such a strong stance.

Thinking objectively, Qin Feng thought that the Immortal Treasures Pavilion’s action was a bit too excessive.

The Immortal Treasures Pavilion still hadn’t uncovered Ye Guan’s identity, but they had already chosen to become his arch-enemy. It was a risky move, but Qin Feng had to acknowledge that the pros and cons had to be weighed.

The members of the Elder Circle wanted to remain in the Elder Circle, and the only way for them to stay was to accomplish something great.

If the current members of the Elder Circle helped the Chosen One become the next Academy Master, the Chosen One would definitely help them in return, which meant that there was a high chance that they would get to stay in the Elder Circle until the next review.

At that point, Grand Elder Ge would become extremely influential in the Immortal Treasures Pavilion. In fact, he might even gain enough influence to surpass Pavilion Master Ying Qing.

Everything was all about gains and profits!

A look of worry crossed Qin Feng’s eyes. The superpowers behind the Chosen One were supporting the Chosen One because of the profits they would reap. Qin Feng felt like the entire Guanxuan Universe was standing behind the Chosen One.

How could Ye Guan fight back? Things would obviously be more difficult for Ye Guan compared to when he fought the Chosen One during the Destiny Contest.

The Chosen One couldn’t lose; his supporters would secure his victory for him.

Qin Feng stood in deep thought for a long while before he sighed and turned around to leave.

Meanwhile, Elder Ouyang was staring at Qin Feng with a cold gaze.

“Keep an eye on him. He might help Ye Guan behind the scenes,” said Elder Ouyang.

“Understood!” said a figure clad in black robes before retreating into the darkness.

…

Meanwhile, the Zhang Clan powerhouses and elders were gathered in the Lingxu Hall of the Lingxu Blessed Land.

Everyone’s expression was dark as they sat in front of a long table. The Grand Elder’s face was pitch-black. Evidently, they had heard about the twelfth-degree arrest warrant that the Immortal Treasures Pavilion had issued for Ye Guan.

In other words, the Immortal Treasures Pavilion had declared Ye Guan as their mortal enemy.

The Immortal Treasures Pavilion’s drastic decision was a curveball that none of them had expected. Furthermore, the Immortal Treasures Pavilion had also announced that Ye Guan’s helpers would receive the same treatment as Ye Guan.

The Lingxu Blessed Land was stuck between a rock and a hard place. It was no secret that Ye Guan had come to the Lingxu Blessed Land. If Ye Guan were to stay here for much longer, the Immortal Treasures Pavilion would think that they were defying them.

There was absolute silence in the hall, and the air was so heavy it was palpable, making everyone feel suffocated.

Just then, a white-robed old man walked into the hall.

The Zhang Clan powerhouses and elders gulped upon seeing the old man. The white-robed old man was from the Immortal Treasures Pavilion.

Zhang Yuntian turned to the white-robed old man and said, “Greetings Manager Li—”

“Leader Zhang.” Manager Li waved his hand dismissively and said, “Let’s get straight to the point. I’ve come here to say that if Ye Guan is still in the Lingxu Blessed Land fifteen minutes later, the Immortal Treasures Pavilion will blacklist the entire Lingxu Blessed Land. We will never conduct business with you anymore.

”The Lingxu Blessed Land will also have to indemnify the Immortal Treasures Pavilion for the losses incurred due to your actions.”

Manager Li whipped around and stomped out of the hall.

Everyone frowned, and the air was tense in the Lingxu Hall.

After some hesitation, one of the elders said, “Leader, Grand Elder, I’m afraid we can no longer keep our rivers polluted. We should ask Ye Guan to leave the Lingxu Blessed Land as soon as possible.”

Another elder nodded in agreement. “Young Lord Ye is exceptional, but his enemy is the Chosen One. The Immortal Treasures Pavilion has evidently chosen the Chosen One’s side, and we might go into decline if we continue supporting Young Lord Ye.

”I hope that you’ll decide carefully. The lives of roughly ten thousand clansmen are on us.”

The rest of the elders also stepped forward to express their views.

Zhang Yuntian and the Grand Elder remained silent. They were in a dilemma.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan was still seated cross-legged on the ancestral ground. He was so absorbed in his cultivation that he looked like a monk. It had been a day since he sat down cross-legged, but he still hadn’t moved even an inch.

Initially, he was extremely excited, but now, he was calm.

The teachings were enlightening, and they highlighted a path for him to take. For instance, the reason he became a Martial God was that he had received the inheritance of a Martial Goddess. It was almost like inheriting riches. It was always faster to become wealthy through inheritance than starting from scratch.

Ye Guan’s eyes shot wide open, and he placed his right palm on the ground.

Bam!

The ground quaked powerfully, and a mysterious force converged toward him.

A powerful Great Earth Force soon manifested, and Ye Guan could control it freely.

Earth Law Realm!

He had already made a breakthrough into the Earth Law Realm, but his aura was still surging. Ye Guan’s voice trembled as he urgently cried out, “Master Pagoda! Am I going to keep on making a breakthrough? What should I do? What can I do?”

Little Pagoda asked, “Isn’t that a good thing?”

Ye Guan shook his head and said, “I’m progressing too quickly. I’m afraid my cultivation base might be unstable. Master Pagoda, hurry up and help me suppress it! I don’t want to make another breakthrough.”

Little Pagoda remained silent.

Ye Guan asked, “Master Pagoda?”

In a deep voice, Little Pagoda asked, “Don’t you think you’re holding back too much?”

Ye Guan replied, “Cultivation is like crafting a sword; it requires a deep understanding of the art, hard work, and multiple temperings. I’m afraid my long-term progress will suffer if I were to progress too quickly.”

Little Pagoda asked curiously, “Why do you think so?”

Ye Guan explained, “I still haven’t understood the Heaven Law Realm. If I reach that realm without much understanding of it, my foundations will surely be unstable. It’ll be a meaningless breakthrough by then.”

Little Pagoda contemplated for quite a while before saying, “I’ll help you.”

Boom!

A golden light burst out and enveloped Ye Guan.

Ye Guan’s surging aura was quickly suppressed by the golden light.

Ye Guan sighed in relief. There were no shortcuts in the cultivation path. Ye Guan was aware that if he wanted to reach greater heights, he had to think about the mountains he would have to climb later down the road.

A moment of rashness would be a costly mistake in the future.

Just then, the woman from the Zhang Clan appeared in front of Ye Guan.

Ye Guan got up and bowed. “Thank you, Senior.”

The woman stared at him and remarked, “You suppressed your cultivation base?”

Ye Guan nodded. “Yes!”

The woman’s eyes narrowed, and she pointed out. “A powerful being is within you.”

Ye Guan nodded and answered, “Yes, his name is Master Pagoda.”

The woman frowned brows and muttered, “Master Pagoda?”

Ye Guan nodded. “Yes.”

The woman stared deeply at him before asking, “Can I see him?”

A flicker of hesitance flashed past Ye Guan’s face, and he inwardly asked, “Master Pagoda?”

Little Pagoda calmly answered, “Do what you want.”

He truly didn’t care. He reckoned that only a handful of the powerhouses back then would recognize him. After all, it had been thirty million years.

Ye Guan pondered briefly before flipping his palm open and showing the tiny pagoda.

The woman unconsciously took a few steps backward in shock. She was horrified as though she had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

Ye Guan was stunned. Is Master Pagoda that ugly?

Why was she scared?

Ye Guan thought about it before realizing that the woman seemed to have recognized his Master Pagoda.

Little Pagoda was similarly bewildered. “Do you know me?”

The woman bowed deeply, and her voice trembled as she said, “Senior, you were following the—”

“How do you know me?” Little Pagoda immediately interrupted.

Little Pagoda was stupefied to learn the woman was actually aware of his identity.

The great battle back then had simply been too many years ago, so he was convinced that no one here would recognize him.

Little Pagoda had practically confirmed the woman’s suspicion.

The woman bowed deeply and said, “Master Pagoda, my ancestor is Zhang Wenxiu.”

Zhang Wenxiu! Little Pagoda was taken aback. Goodness!

It turned out that the woman in front of him was that lady’s descendant.

Little Pagoda was shocked. He truly didn’t expect that the Lingxu Blessed Land was the hometown of Zhang Wenxiu’s descendants.

However, Little Pagoda didn’t really find it strange that he was unaware of such a fact. After all, he was closer to An Lanxiu and Qin Guan, and he rarely interacted with the Sword Master’s other women.

The woman made a sidelong glance at Ye Guan, and she felt a shiver down her spine as a terrifying thought popped up in her mind. No wonder! No wonder he was so exceptional. He was the son of the Sword Master and that lady.

Oh my Goodness! He was the true Chosen One! The woman was shocked beyond belief, but she soon jumped for joy after the initial shock.

The Lingxu Blessed Land had truly stumbled upon such a massive blessing by establishing a relationship with such an incredible individual. The Lingxu Blessed Land was indeed blessed.

The woman took a moment to compose herself before turning toward Ye Guan. She was just about to bow when Little Pagoda transmitted his voice to her using profound energy. “He doesn’t know his real identity!”

The woman flinched. He doesn’t know his true identity?

She directed a strange gaze at Ye Guan in a weird manner before replying in the same manner as Little Pagoda. “Master Pagoda, did the Young Master leave him to fend for himself?”

“Yes,” Little Pagoda answered.

The woman fell silent. The Yang Clan was truly full of disturbed people. It was absurd how they had been consistently leaving their descendants to fend for themselves!

Little Pagoda added, “I truly had no idea that you’re a descendant of Lady Zhang. In a way, the Lingxu Blessed Land is full of Ye Guan’s relatives.”

Relatives! The woman grinned. Her voice quivered as she asked, “M-Master Pagoda, are you speaking on behalf of the Yang Family?”

“Of course!” Little Pagoda calmly replied, “The Zhang Clan aren’t related by blood to this brat, but the Zhang Clan is still considered his relatives in spirit!”

The woman was beyond overjoyed. The Zhang Clan was indeed full of Zhang Wenxiu’s descendants, but it had truly been too many years since the Zhang Clan was established. Zhang Wenxiu’s blood had been stretched too thin.

The woman was shocked by how the Zhang Clan had stumbled upon the son of the Sword Master. They had even established a great relationship with him, to boot.

“Please don’t tell him his identity,” said Little Pagoda. “We do not want to reveal it at the moment.”

The woman nodded and said, “I understand.”

Just then, Ye Guan asked, “Are you two talking secretly?”

The woman and Little Pagoda turned to Ye Guan.

Ye Guan said, “There are no outsiders here, so you don’t have to talk secretly. Don’t worry, I won’t reveal your secrets.”

The woman and Little Pagoda fell silent. Suddenly, Zhang Yuntian and the Grand Elder walked into the ancestral ground.

They bowed to the woman and said, “Greetings, Ancestor!”

The woman nodded in acknowledgment and she asked, “What is it?”

After some hesitation, Zhang Yuntian said, “We’ve received a report that the Immortal Treasures Pavilion has issued a twelfth-degree arrest warrant for Young Lord Ye! They have also warned us that they will consider us their enemy if we continue to shelter him.”

Zhang Yuntian’s gaze was full of awkwardness as he glanced at Ye Guan.

“Young Lord Ye, I apologize, but the Lingxu Blessed Land can’t afford to support you.”

“I understand.” Ye Guan nodded and said, “I’ll leave. I’m sorry for bringing you trouble.”

Ye Guan turned around to leave.

However, the woman dashed and grabbed Zhang Yuntian’s hand.“What do you mean you can’t afford to support him?! I don’t think you’re qualified to remain as the Clan Leader.”

The woman then pointed at Ye Guan and said, “How about you become the Clan Leader? You can do it!”

Ye Guan and Zhang Yuntian were stunned speechless.