Qi Ling's expression immediately changed, and he roared, "Now!"

He didn't expect that Ye Guan would attack them right away, but the elites of the Qi Clan reacted quickly and made their moves the moment Qi Ling's order to attack echoed in their ears. However, they were too weak against their opponents, especially against Erya. Erya crushed dozens of Qi Clan supreme elites, and she continued her charge at Qi Ling.

Qi Ling's face darkened upon seeing Erya charging at him. He opened his hands, and a long saber appeared out of nowhere. He swung it forward, and a wave of saber light erupted.

Bam!

Erya's punch shattered his attack, and Qi Ling was blasted thousands of meters away!

The moment he stopped, the long saber in his hands shattered as well.

Qi Ling was startled. However, Erya was rushing toward him again, causing the spacetime in front of him to collapse bit by bit. A powerful destructive force pressed down on him, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Activate the array!" Qi Ling yelled while retreating. He dared not confront Erya's attacks head-on, as Erya's punch had not only shattered his saber but had injured his organs as well.

To make matters worse, his fleshly body was teetering on the edge of destruction! Erya was just too terrifying.

Boom!

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

In response to Qi Ling's orders, hundreds of divine lights surged to the sky and formed a massive light projection screen. Terrifying auras poured out of the light screen, making everything appear illusory.

Old Zhao's voice suddenly rang out in Ye Guan's head: "This is one of the Qi Clan's great defensive arrays, the Tianyuan Array. It was created by one of the Qi Clan's founding ancestors, and it is extremely strong…"

Ye Guan nodded slightly before he turned to look at Little White.

Little White revealed a cunning smile and waved her tiny paw. The Tianyuan Array trembled, and the next moment, an extremely terrifying force erupted and swept toward the Qi Clan, stunning them.

What's going on? Is our array switching sides? What the hell?

Even Old Zhao couldn't believe his eyes.

The array sided with the enemy just like that? Outrageous!

He took a long look at Little White, suddenly realizing that this white creature was the most terrifying one out of Ye Guan's followers. She looked harmless, but her abilities were unimaginably powerful.

Meanwhile, Qi Ling was feeling taken aback.

What's wrong with this array? Why is it attacking our own people? What's going on?

Suddenly, the array activated once again, and another wave of terrifying energy surged toward the members of the Qi Clan. A deafening explosion sounded, and dozens of them were killed in the blink of an eye.

Just then, Erya finally reached Qi Ling. Shocked, Qi Ling took out an ancient token and crushed it.

Boom!

A ray of white light surged out from the broken token, and an ancient aura pervaded throughout the place.

Ye Guan looked at the sky and saw a middle-aged man standing there. The middle-aged man's eyes were slightly closed, and both of his arms were placed behind his back. Of course, he was emitting a powerful aura.

Shen Ye walked to Ye Guan and said, "He must be the founding ancestor of the Qi Clan. When he was alive, he was a cultivator in the Divine Dao Realm with sixty percent divinity."

A Divine Dao Realm cultivator with sixty percent divinity!

Ye Guan's expression turned solemn as he stared at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man before them was just an avatar, but it could still emit an aura stronger than everyone here except for Erya.

Shen Ye sounded solemn as he said, "Achieving fifty percent divinity is extremely difficult already. Every increment beyond that is even harder to achieve, but if you do get there, your strength will increase by a tremendous amount."

Ye Guan nodded slightly. "I see."

When the elites of the Qi Clan saw the middle-aged man, they all knelt on the ground.

The middle-aged man opened his eyes slowly and looked around with a complex gaze. Finally, his gaze landed on Erya, who was licking her candied hawthorn.

Then, the middle-aged man looked at Ye Guan. Naturally, he could tell that Ye Guan was the mastermind behind this situation. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes as he mumbled to himself, "Three different bloodlines…"

Ye Guan was also surprised. He had asked Master Pagoda to help him conceal his aura, but the middle-aged man saw through him instantly.

It seems like Master Pagoda needs an upgrade.

The middle-aged man opened his palm, and a strand of his aura locked onto Qi Ling, who was kneeling below. After a few moments, he had obtained all the information he needed. He looked at all of the members of the Qi Clan and remarked, "You reap what you sow."

Then, his figure slowly started to dissipate into countless light crystals.

All of the members of the Qi Clan froze.

What is the meaning of this?

Qi Ling hurriedly exclaimed, "Ancestor, please save our Qi Clan!"

The middle-aged man remained silent, and he glanced at Ye Guan once more before disappearing entirely.

Qi Ling and the remaining members of the Qi Clan turned pale at the sight.

Expressionless, Ye Guan said, "Kill them."

The moment his order was given, Shen Ye, Old Zhao, and Erya made their moves, slaughtering everyone in just under a minute.

Ye Guan held out a token to Erya with a smile and said, "You guys can pick first."

Erya and Little White glanced at each other and shook their heads. Nothing caught their eye.

Ye Guan put away the storage ring. Having possessed the storage rings from the Qi Clan and the Dao Market, he was now incredibly wealthy. They contained a total of twelve Ancestral Veins, of which eight originally belonged to the Dao Market. It must be said that the Dao Market was indeed very rich.

With these twelve Ancestral Veins, he now had twenty-one in total. Apart from these Ancestral Veins, he now had hundreds of divine treasures and various spiritual herbs and pills… As for Ancestral Origins, he now had tens of thousands of them, most of which were obtained from the Dao Market. The divine treasures were also valuable. If he sold them, they would most certainly fetch a considerable amount of Ancestral Origins as well.

To put it simply, he had made a fortune this time.

Ye Guan seemed to have recalled something and opened his palm.

A storage ring flew to Shen Ye, and it contained an Ancestral Vein.

Shen Ye was surprised. "Brother Ye, what's the meaning of this?"

Ye Guan smiled. "You helped me during the battle on the Dao Market. This is what you deserve."

"It was nothing," Shen Ye said, shaking his head. He knew that Ye Guan won the battle at the Dao Market because of Erya, Little White, and Ye Guan's own abilities. He had nothing much to do with it.

However, Ye Guan insisted that he keep it, "Keep it."

Shen Ye hesitated for a moment before relenting, "Thank you, Brother Ye."

Ye Guan turned to look at Old Zhao, saying, "Even though the Dao Palace has been destroyed, the Dao Market must continue to operate."

Old Zhao hurriedly nodded and agreed, "Indeed it should."

The Dao Market could bring about huge annual profits. It would be a huge pity for them to give up on it.

Ye Guan continued to stare at Old Zhao, which made him a little nervous. Of course, Old Zhao was also a little excited, and it was all because he knew that he was the best candidate to manage the Dao Market.

Ye Guan said, "Go and contact everyone in the Dao Market and have them come and meet me."

Old Zhao was immediately disappointed, but he nodded and said respectfully, "Alright."

Old Zhao then embarked on the mission to gather everyone.

Shen Ye asked, "Brother Ye, are you thinking of getting Old Zhao to help you run the Dao Market?"

Ye Guan shook his head, making Shen Ye feel a little puzzled. He explained, "I will let my mother's people run it instead."

It wasn't that he did not trust Old Zhao. it was all because his family members were just better at running a business compared to him. If he were to allow it to continue at this rate, issues would eventually arise.

Ye Guan said, "Senior Shen Ye, please tell me more about the Ancient Wilderness and the Zhen Clan."

"Why?"

"A portion of the Dao Market belongs to them. Do you really think they'll let us take over the Dao Market that easily?"

"I think that you don't really care about them at all…"

"It's not that I don't care about them, but rather, I don't have any choice. Since the Dao Market looked down on me, I could only wipe them out. I was prepared for the consequences of doing that. However, before they come looking for me, I'd like to know more about them."

"To be honest, I don't know much about them. They rarely venture into the outside world. Simply put, they're very mysterious."

He glanced at Ye Guan and added, "You're quite mysterious too!"

Ye Guan laughed. "My grandfather and father are too low-profile. As for my aunt…"

Shen Ye interjected, "She's very mysterious too?"

"Yes, my whole family is like that," Ye Guan remarked.

Erya said, "Your father is great at deceiving people."

Little White quickly nodded, expressing her agreement with the statement, causing Ye Guan's expression to freeze.

"Your father is always tricking people…" Erya trailed off. Then, she looked at Ye Guan and said, "Compared to your father, you seem a bit more honest."

Ye Guan chuckled awkwardly, not daring to respond.

Erya was daring enough to talk about his father, but he wasn't

that

daring. He knew that his father would not dare to talk back to Erya, but it was not the same for him. He would totally get beaten up by his father if he were to gossip about his father!

Regardless, Ye Guan was quite curious, so he asked, "Was he good at tricking people?"

Erya nodded. "Yes. He did it all the time. He borrowed many things from me and Little White, and he said that his son would repay it in the future…"

Both Erya and Little White turned to Ye Guan at the same time, casting him a look that demanded to be repaid.

Ye Guan: "???"