Kneel Down and Kowtow to Apologize to the Chu Family's Young Lord

"It was nothing, just a trivial matter." Chu Tianyun's expression remained calm.

The Sacred Heaven Sect ruled over millions of miles of territory and a population of hundreds of millions. The Law Enforcement Hall was responsible for maintaining order; secretly employing certain demonic-path secret arts was simply commonplace.

Every major sect had used them to some extent.

It was merely that everyone kept it secret and did not lay it out in the open.

"Ju'er was a dead soldier trained by Grand Elder Ye Hongwu. She was responsible for instilling Miss Liu Yun with the Ye Family's virtues and sabotaging the relationship between Miss Liu Yun and the Young Lord. It was Ye Hongwu who revealed to Miss Liu Yun that the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit had ripened and could aid Ye Fan's cultivation." Having finished speaking, Xing Nu immediately prostrated herself on the ground and raised a jade slip in both hands.

"This records the many things Ye Hongwu instructed Ju'er to do to interfere with Miss Liu Yun, from Ju'er's memories. Please examine it, Young Lord and Third Master."

This matter involved a Grand Elder of the Ye Family. Its gravity was enough to pierce the heavens.

Chu Tian's expression remained calm. That the Ye Family was behind it had not exceeded his expectations; this was merely going through the motions.

Chu Tianyun, on the other hand, wore an icy expression, his face suffused with dense Sha Qi.

At this moment, Chu Tianwang arrived side by side with a stern middle-aged man with a square face. He laughed heartily and said:

"Little Tian, hurry and greet your Uncle Tianxiong. Your Uncle Tianxiong dotes on you the most. Not long after you were born, you even peed on Uncle Tianxiong's face."

"Holy Son Chu Tian greets the Sect Master." Chu Tian observed every courtesy, yet he did not call Ye Tianxiong uncle. Instead, he addressed him as Sect Master and used sect etiquette, leaving no room for criticism. His gaze then naturally shifted to the youth following behind Ye Tianxiong.

The youth was about ten years old. Though young, his face carried a cold severity. As Chu Tian looked at him, he too stared at Chu Tian, his eyes filled with a dense Sha Qi utterly unfitting for his age. At a glance, he was clearly a child who had experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships from an early age, revealing maturity like that of an adult.

"Carrying thorny branches to plead guilty—interesting." Chu Tian curled his lips. His memories held no shortage of impressions of this youth, and Liu Yun was present in every one of them.

The Son of Destiny, Ye Fan.

When the Chu Family was destroyed, he had been a key figure and deserved tremendous credit.

At this moment, Ye Fan's upper body was bare, his arms bound by iron chains. Several thorny iron vines trailed behind him, their sharp barbs embedded in his back, tearing flesh and drawing a steady drip of scarlet blood.

Yet there was not the slightest trace of pain in Ye Fan's eyes. Instead, he gritted his teeth and glared at Chu Tian before suddenly roaring, "Chu Tian, you bastard! If you want to kill or torture someone, come at me! There was no need to drag Liu Yun and the Liu Family into this, much less vent your anger on my brother!"

Consumed by fury, Ye Fan suddenly charged at Chu Tian like a wild beast.

Chu Tian stood quietly where he was, expressionless, but a flash of killing intent passed across his childish face.

This scene was strikingly similar to when Ye Qiang had taken the initiative to provoke him in Hengtian Hall.

Although Ye Fan was a Son of Destiny and had experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships since childhood, he was ultimately still too young and lacked scheming depth.

Since Ye Fan wanted to court death, Chu Tian did not mind granting his wish.

But at that moment, Ye Tianxiong's stern, indifferent rebuke suddenly rang out:

"Such disrespect. You were at fault first, and Chu Tian is the sect's Holy Son. How dare a piece of trash like you roar at him?"

"Kneel."

Ye Tianxiong remained expressionless. With a tug of the iron chain in his hand, Ye Fan was dragged straight to the ground and forced to kneel before Chu Tian.

"Little Tian, Uncle came personally this time for two reasons. First, to congratulate you on reaching first place on the Hengtian Earth Ranking and to offer congratulations to your father. Second, to resolve some of your misunderstandings toward the Ye Family, lest they harm the brotherly bond between Uncle and your father and affect the sect's unity." Ye Tianxiong looked at Chu Tian with a kindly smile, as though he had not noticed that Chu Tian had addressed him only as Sect Master.

"Uncle has brought this piece of trash here. Kill him, torture him, tear out his tendons, flay his skin—do as you please. Even though he is my third brother's son, Uncle will absolutely not show favoritism."

"If this matter harms the brotherly bond between your father and me, or even affects the relationship between our two families, then even ten thousand lives would not be enough for this piece of trash to make up for it."

Chu Tian's eyes turned faintly cold. This old fox truly was far more difficult to deal with than Ye Fan, the Son of Destiny.

Clearly, Ye Tianxiong knew that Chu Tianwang regarded him as a brother through life and death and would preserve his dignity. That was why he played the emotional card so heavily and put on such an impartial face.

Otherwise, Chu Tian was the sect's Holy Son. If a mere piece of trash like Ye Fan clashed with him, he would certainly die.

Had Ye Qiang not taken the initiative to provoke him and been nearly crippled by a single punch? Even now, no one dared come looking for trouble with him.

Rules were important, but what mattered more was strength.

This was a world where the strong and the heavenly geniuses reigned supreme.

If trash took the initiative to provoke a powerful heavenly genius and got beaten to death, no one would stand up for them. The sect's higher-ups would also stand on Chu Tian's side.

When Ye Fan had charged at him just now, he had been ready to cripple Ye Fan completely with one kick. Yet Ye Tianxiong's pull had saved Ye Fan's life.

The Son of Destiny truly possessed a formidable fate. Ye Tianxiong had actually come forward to protect his path.

Ye Tianxiong had most likely learned that he had risen to first place on the Earth Ranking and keenly sensed that something was wrong.

That was why this old, deeply calculating thing had made a swift decision and directly tied Ye Fan up like a dog before bringing him here.

If he truly made a move against Ye Fan, he would likely appear petty, as though he were the one actively destroying the relationship between the two families and undermining the sect's unity.

People in the sect would also discuss how the Chu Family lacked magnanimity.

But Ye Tianxiong likely had not expected that from the very beginning, his target had not been trash like Ye Fan. Dealing with him was merely incidental.

Using Ye Fan's matter to awaken Chu Tianwang and the Chu Family, then take the opportunity to strike at the Ye Family—that was his ultimate goal.

"Little Tian, the Chu and Ye Families are brother families. How about we let this matter end here? Have Xing Nu bring that Ju'er over and kill her directly." Chu Tianwang indeed could not hold himself back from urging him. If Jian Kongzhu had not descended and said that Chu Tian should handle it, he would probably have acted directly to release Ye Fan.

Chu Tian frowned slightly, a cold glint flashing through his eyes. Before he could speak, however, Chu Tianyun's icy voice, thick with Baleful Intent, suddenly rang out:

"He cannot be released."

"Big Brother, I know you cherish your brotherly bond with the Sect Master, but this matter does not concern merely one piece of trash. Someone behind the scenes is plotting against your legitimate son, the Chu Family's Young Lord, the sect's hope for the future. This absolutely cannot be settled so easily."

Chu Tianyun strode forward, clutching a jade slip in his hand. Staring directly into Ye Tianxiong's eyes, he said, "Sect Master, as the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, do I have the authority to interrogate a mere maid?"

"The Law Enforcement Hall is responsible for maintaining the sect's order and possesses the authority to arrest and interrogate. Naturally, you have that authority." Ye Tianxiong spoke calmly, but a dangerous cold glint flickered in the depths of his eyes.

"Then may I ask, Sect Master: Grand Elder Ye Hongwu of the sect, who is also your blood uncle, trained dead soldiers and planted them beside the fiancée of the Chu Family Head's legitimate son. He repeatedly incited sabotage and divulged the sect's highest secrets, encouraging our sect's Holy Son Chu Tian to steal the Sacred Vein Flower Fruit for Ye Fan to consume. What crime should that be?" Chu Tianyun's voice carried dense Sha Qi, and his gaze was icy.

"I now seriously suspect that a large number of people within your Ye Family have been deliberately plotting against the Chu Family's legitimate young heavenly genius."

Boom! Boom! Boom...

The moment Chu Tianyun spoke, the winds and clouds shifted across the sky, heaven and earth twisted, and thick dark clouds shrouded the skies above Sacred Emperor Peak.

The atmosphere between heaven and earth seemed to freeze solid.

Chu Tianyun's words were suffocating. He had actually pointed the spearhead directly at the Ye Family.

Chu Tian's eyes remained calm as he swept his gaze around. He keenly sensed that the instant Chu Tianyun said those words, terrifying fluctuations arose all around them despite the apparent absence of anyone.

With Ye Tianxiong having come personally, the Chu Family's experts, the sect's higher-ups, and even the great clans were most likely watching this place.

Yet Chu Tian had no intention of stopping it.

The Chu Family had been silent for too long. It needed a fierce and satisfying confrontation to let the outside world know that the Chu Family's fangs and claws remained sharp. Even if the Ye Family offended them, they would have to pay a grievous price.

"Chu Tianyun, do you want to destroy the grand cause of the sect's unity and stability?"

Ye Tianxiong's gaze instantly darkened. Looking at the jade slip Chu Tianyun held out, he did not take it. Instead, he directly placed a huge accusation upon him and shouted coldly:

"Do you know what you are saying right now? Slandering a Grand Elder is a grave crime. Do you understand that?"

"As the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, you should regard maintaining the sect's order as your duty. Do you speak without using your brain at all?"

"Withdraw immediately!" Ye Tianxiong roared in anger.

The moment Chu Tianyun stepped forward to speak, Ye Tianxiong sharply realized that something was wrong. Something seemed to have happened that he did not know about.

After all, Chu Tianwang's attitude had not changed, yet Chu Tianyun had actually dared to come out and provoke him without the Family Head's orders. He had even directly implicated a Ye Family Grand Elder—his own blood uncle.

His keen instincts told him that he absolutely could not follow this thread any further.

"Third Brother, what nonsense are you spouting? I will settle accounts with you later."

But at that moment, Chu Tianwang walked over with an extremely ugly expression and snatched the jade slip from Chu Tianyun's hand.

For such a major matter, Chu Tianyun had actually dared not report to him, the Family Head.

Chu Tianwang swiftly swept the jade slip with his divine sense.

In an instant, he froze where he stood.

"Ye Hongwu!"

Suddenly, Chu Tianwang's voice turned hoarse as he nearly forced those three words out from his throat.

Terrifying killing intent instantly filled the vast firmament.

When an Emperor Venerable raged, mountains collapsed, seas roared, and the sun and moon lost their light.

"Elder Hongwu? No, how could this be? There must be some misunderstanding..." In that instant, Ye Fan's face turned deathly pale. Still kneeling on the ground, he turned to look at Ye Tianxiong.

Had they not come to resolve this dispute? How had it suddenly spread to such an enormous extent?

A chill ran through Ye Fan's entire body.

Ye Hongwu was the only elder in the Ye Family who had treated him well and had often sheltered both him and Ye Qiang.

Even when his meridians had been crippled, it was Ye Hongwu who had spent an enormous price to keep him alive.

At that moment, Chu Tianyun strode over and looked down into Ye Fan's eyes. With Sha Qi surging around him, he said, "You were poisoned from the moment you were born. The deadly poison seeped into your five viscera and six bowels. Merely preserving your life required an immense expenditure of resources every moment. Over these years, purging the poison required all manner of precious Divine Medicines and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

"Heavenly Origin Fruit, Star Spirit, Dragon Blood Vine, and more. Then there was this Sacred Vein Flower Fruit. Which one was not a rare wonder of the world?

"To preserve your life, Ye Hongwu repeatedly exploited the life-saving debt you owed Liu Yun to instigate the Chu Family's Young Lord into stealing, causing immense losses to the sect. His crimes were too numerous to be written even if all the bamboo in the world were exhausted."

Bang!

Chu Tianyun raised his hand and struck Ye Fan's chest so hard that it caved in completely. His eyes brimmed with Baleful Intent. "Trash like you deserves to consume so many wondrous treasures of this world to prolong your life? Without the Chu Family's Young Lord aiding you, your bones would have rotted long ago. Yet you still dared roar at the Chu Family's Young Lord.

"Kneel down and kowtow to apologize to the Chu Family's Young Lord."