Aftereffects of Burning Destiny

"Invite me?" Shen Ye narrowed his eyes. He had gone directly into the Fire Domain four years ago after ransacking the Green Emperor's Tomb, so he wasn't aware of the commotions outside.

The leading Knight of the Jiang Family nodded repeatedly. "Our Patriarch once said that both of you are exceptionally talented, and he wished for the young elites of our Jiang Family to get to know you better!"

"Is that so!" Shen Ye nodded slightly. He naturally wouldn't feel smug because of an Ancient Desolate Family Patriarch's admiration, but rather pondered the deeper meaning behind it.

He didn't believe that a Patriarch of a prestigious Ancient Desolate Family would go to such great lengths to find someone after hearing about his deeds, merely for the sake of young people getting to know each other.

"Could he be trying to probe the forces behind me with this opportunity?" Shen Ye mused for a moment, then agreed. "Since Patriarch Jiang extends such a warm invitation, I shall accompany you."

If it had been four years ago, he certainly wouldn't have put himself in a perilous situation.

But now, not to mention having the Immortal Fire mark protecting him, just Crow Daoist alone would be difficult for the Jiang Family to handle without resorting to an Emperor Armament or their full reserves.

"Excellent! The Patriarch will be very pleased when he hears this!" The leading knight breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, This esteemed individual is much more agreeable than rumored!

Jiang Family Pure Land.

The Northern Region was perpetually sealed by heavy snow, with the land frozen solid, but within this Pure Land, it was like spring all year round. Spirit springs gurgled, clouds and mists shimmered, and colorful fogs rose, presenting a scene of an immortal sacred land.

The knight leader sent his subordinates to inform the elders, while he personally led the three into the sacred Pure Land.

"To the left is the Spirit Plant Garden, where our family cultivates Spirit Medicine. Any random Spirit Medicine from this garden, if taken outside, could attract countless powerhouses to vie for it. Up ahead is our Jiang Family's Martial Arts Arena, vast and boundless, incredibly sturdy and difficult to destroy. Even the Grand Elders have fought on it..."

The knight leader introduced proudly, when a challenging voice suddenly cut in from the side: "Jiang Fan, who are they?"

Jiang Fan turned to look. The newcomer was an arrogant-looking youth, riding a cyan exotic beast that resembled a lion-tiger with a jade horn on its head, looking quite extraordinary!

"Young Master Yichen!" Jiang Fan's face quickly shifted to one of reverence as he explained, "There was an overwhelming demonic power outside the Pure Land, so I led a team out to patrol. We met these individuals on the way..."

"Hmph! How dare you bring such shady people into the clan? I think you've lost your mind!" Jiang Yichen loudly rebuked before Jiang Fan could finish, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally drifting towards Crow Daoist. "The treasure is on that old geezer!"

His mount could sense the presence of spiritual treasures and divine artifacts. As soon as these three entered the Pure Land, his Five-Colored Exotic Beast's Spirit-Communicating Jade Horn began to flash with colorless light, exceptionally bright and dazzling, clearly indicating the presence of a great treasure!

Although his grandfather was a Great Expert and he possessed countless treasures himself, for the Five-Colored Exotic Beast to emit such light, it was definitely not an ordinary treasure!

Jiang Fan quickly explained, "It's not like that, they are personally invited by the Patriarch!"

"The Patriarch!" Jiang Yichen was startled, and gravely asked, "What exactly is going on?"

Jiang Fan replied, "After the Demon Emperor's Tomb incident four years ago, didn't the Patriarch say he wanted to invite two young talents to be guests in the clan? Those two young talents are them!"

"It's actually them!" Jiang Yichen was somewhat surprised. He had also heard this rumor; after all, the Patriarch praised them so much that he couldn't help but know!

Jiang Yichen's eyes darted around. "The Patriarch went to such great lengths to find them. Could it be that he already knew they possessed great treasures? It seems I must get my hands on the treasures before the Patriarch arrives!"

He swept his gaze over the group, then laughed directly, "Disappeared for four years, and only broke through from Other Shore to Dao Palace? Is this what you call a peerless genius?"

Shen Ye wasn't angered. He asked calmly, "Do you want to fight?"

He now understood that using Destiny/Fortune augmentation wasn't without side effects!

Strong Destiny/Fortune would make oneself the center of events!

In layman's terms, it was the Trouble Magnet Constitution!

Jiang Yichen was stunned. He did want to provoke the other party into a fight, but he hadn't even provoked them yet, had he? Or had his skill at provocation already become so strong that he didn't even realize it?

Besides, although he couldn't compare to a monster like Jiang Yifei, he was still a top-tier genius who had broken through to the Four Extremities Secret Realm in his early twenties.

Where did a Dao Palace First Layer get the courage to fight him?

But he quickly noticed Hua Yue, who stood beside Shen Ye with a frosty expression, and said calmly, "A fight is fine, but you need to clarify who you're fighting!"

Although he was confident, he wasn't confident enough to compare himself to someone who could slaughter Four Extremities cultivators like chickens four years ago. It was better to play it safe!

"I don't mind," Shen Ye said with a smile. "If you want to fight, you can pick anyone among the three of us!"

Crow Daoist looked speechless. This kid wouldn't pick me, would he?

Although he was uninhibited, bullying a brat like this was quite embarrassing!

"Then I'll choose you!" Jiang Yichen relaxed, and said in a feigned manner, "Since we're fighting, it's more interesting to bet something! How about this: the winner can take any item from the loser!"

He deliberately played a word game, saying "the winner can take any item from the loser," which meant that if he defeated this good-for-nothing, he could also get the treasure from that old man!

Shen Ye nodded. "Alright, but if I win, I won't take your items. I'll just borrow your Jiang Family's Domain Gate!"

"Borrow the Domain Gate?" Jiang Yichen was stunned for a moment but then agreed.

Although he was just a junior, his grandfather was a peak Great Expert, so he still had the authority to arrange for a Domain Gate.

"If there are no other problems, let's go to the Martial Arts Arena!" Jiang Yichen urged, worried that the Patriarch might show up at any moment.

Below the Martial Arts Arena, many juniors who had heard the news gathered around.

"Brother Yichen is actually going to spar with someone? Is his opponent the Young Master of some great sect?"

"I don't know, I heard it's just a youth at Dao Palace First Layer!"

"Dao Palace First Layer? Disperse, disperse, there's nothing to see. The fight will definitely end in one move!"

Listening to the praises from the crowd below, Jiang Yichen grandly waved his hand. "You go first. Your cultivation is low, and you are a guest, so I'll let you have ten moves!"

"Let me have ten moves?" Shen Ye's smile was peculiar. "Then I'll save the remaining nine moves for later!"

"Save them? What do you mean?" Jiang Yichen was confused and hadn't reacted yet when he was struck in the stomach by an irresistible force.

At that moment, he felt as if he had been directly hit by a barbarian war elephant. Blood spurted from his mouth, and he was instantly sent flying several miles away!

The entire place fell silent!

A Dao Palace first-level cultivator fighting a Four Extremities first-level cultivator—even if it were staged, it couldn't look this real!

"What's going on? Is Young Master Yichen messing with us?"

"He must be, the other guy didn't even move!"

"Haha! Young Master Yichen's acting is so convincing, he really startled me!"

"Young Master Yichen flew backward so fast, I didn't even register what happened, and he was already on the horizon. Could it be the extreme speed movement technique his powerful grandfather taught him?"

Listening to the chatter around her, Jiang Caixuan felt a chill run through her. As a genius whose talent surpassed even Jiang Yichen's, she naturally knew Jiang Yichen's true capabilities. He couldn't possibly possess such a movement technique; he had clearly been hit!

Then, she saw Shen Ye leisurely retract the index finger he had extended.

Jiang Caixuan's mind reeled. An unbelievable answer emerged in her thoughts: Could it be that the other person didn't defeat Jiang Yichen and then quickly return to their original spot, but rather didn't move at all, and simply by flicking their index finger through the air, sent Jiang Yichen flying?