Flowing Sand Sect's Luo Cheng

After receiving the news, you did not inform your wife, worried that it would trouble her. You apologized to her, saying that there were important matters to attend to, and Jiang Wen understood completely.

Before long, you arrived at the location mentioned in the transmission, entering the Ye Family Ancestral Land's meeting hall. At a glance, you saw Ye Chen covered in blood, now lying on a bed, surrounded by your other two children and some Ye family elders, who had arrived first due to their proximity.

Seeing the scene, you asked with a dark expression, "What exactly happened? Wasn't Chen'er just playing in Sui State? Why is he so severely injured? Who did this?"

Hearing your words, a Ye family member stepped forward to report: "In reply to the Ancestor, when Elder Ye Chen returned to the Ye Family Ancestral Land, he was already heavily wounded. He did not speak any other words and collapsed shortly after arriving. We only had time to have the Pill Hall send over a Heaven-grade healing pill for the elder to take. The full story will likely need to be asked of the elder himself, but we have already sent clansmen to Sui State to investigate. News should come soon."

Although the clansmen told you news would come quickly, you could not wait. You immediately took out the Heavenly Mechanism Chessboard to perform a deduction, as this matter involved the Grand Elder of the Flowing Sand Sect, who was the sect's only Half-Saint Grade Great Power.

The deduction ability of the Heavenly Mechanism Chessboard was strong, but deducing a Half-Saint Grade powerhouse would take some time. Unwilling to wait, you forcibly spent five years of your lifespan to push the deduction through, uncovering the entire course of events. Your face darkened.

"Luo Cheng of the Flowing Sand Sect!"

Since breaking through to the Infant God Realm, you had rarely fought enemies, mostly training with treasures on your own—let alone in the years since reaching Half-Saint.

Now, someone dared to openly snatch treasures from your child, clearly showing no regard for you. From the final scene in your deduction, you clearly saw that the Flowing Sand Sect's Grand Elder was Luo Cheng, someone you had dealt with before.

In the deduced images, Luo Cheng clearly recognized Ye Chen's identity, yet he did not stop and still robbed him. The reason for his decision was that the Flowing Sand Sect believed Ye Feng had not been a Half-Saint as long as Luo Cheng had, and instinctively thought Ye Feng would not dare to fight someone with deeper accumulation.

At the same time, Luo Cheng knew you had means to trace the cause of everything, so he did not kill Ye Chen on the spot, unwilling to form a death feud with you. What he did not know was that the moment he took your son's treasure, he was already marked on your kill list.

Seeing that your face had grown even darker after using the Heavenly Mechanism Chessboard, Ye Ping'an stepped forward and asked, "Father, have you found out who injured Chen? Which force is it? Should I take some men to deal with them?"

Hearing Ye Ping'an's calm words, though laced with suppressed anger, you briefly explained the situation, then went forward to check Ye Chen's injuries.

After a moment, you finished examining Ye Chen's wounds and sensed his body gradually recovering. Somewhat relieved, you said to Ye Ping'an, "Ping'an, keep the clansmen in line. Don't let them do anything unnecessary. I will handle this matter. Chen'er will not suffer this loss for nothing. Someone will have to pay the price."

Soon, you left the room. With light steps, you rose into the air in an instant, using the Dragon-type Martial Skill 'Soaring Cloud Riding Mist' to fly toward Sui State. Before long, you crossed the border of Jiang State and arrived in Sui State.

You took out the Heavenly Mechanism Chessboard. It emitted a soft glow, and in the blink of an eye, you deduced the locations of the four Spirit Condensation Realm Martial Artists.

The four were in different places, except for the couple. They were still unaware that disaster was upon them, celebrating with relatives and friends in taverns. Their choices after such an incident were strikingly similar.

Since the couple of Spirit Condensation Realm Martial Artists were together, you decided to capture them first.

Soon, you arrived at Jingzhou Prefecture City in Sui State. The strongest person in the entire prefecture city, as you detected, was the Prefect of the City Lord's Mansion, at the mid Infant God Realm. Even he did not notice your presence as you flew into Jingzhou.

At the seventh floor of Wind Moon Tower, the largest tavern in Jingzhou Prefecture, two people had rented out the entire floor. They were now boasting to several friends about their gains in the Inheritance Secret Realm. When excited, they would even slap the table and stand up, making the whole floor lively. Near the table, six women were pouring wine for the group, while three more women danced enticingly in front of the wine table. Their alluring figures stirred the drinking men's desires. Even the women serving wine had to admit that watching these dancers was a pleasure.

Wind Moon Tower, located in Jingzhou Prefecture, naturally had a powerful backer. The seventh floor was their most prestigious level, with exorbitant costs. Ordinary people had no right to come here, let alone rent out the entire floor. Moreover, this distinguished guest had ordered nine first-grade Qingguanren from Wind Moon Tower at once.

On the first floor of Wind Moon Tower, many drinkers were discussing who this great figure could be, able to rent out the entire top floor. Was this the extravagance of a young master from the prefecture's top forces?

Feng Xing was in high spirits. Holding his wife, he boasted to those around him about his bravery in the secret realm. The reward from the Flowing Sand Sect this time was indeed generous, exceeding their expectations.

He was already quite happy to have entered the Inheritance Secret Realm with his wife. In the end, they had even seen the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. The person who obtained it was someone they did not know at all, ruling out the possibility of a disciple from a major Sui State force. Moreover, that person had not used any impressive treasures from entering the secret realm to the end, nor did he seem like someone from a major force in another country. If he truly had a powerful elder backing him, they would not have dared to rob him.

Encountering a rogue cultivator with such a treasure, he would never let it go. Originally, he had no intention of keeping the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for himself after snatching it. He was clear-headed: he and his wife had no talent to break through to the Infant God Realm, let alone Half-Saint. That was a world beyond them. He planned to trade the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi for other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Although there were over a dozen people present at the time, if he and his wife joined forces, even that late Spirit Condensation Realm Martial Artist would not be their match. Of this, he had no doubt.