Who Said It Had No Meaning

"Insolence."

"Chu Tianyun, who gave you the authority to seal off the Sacred Heaven Elder Secret Realm?"

Ye Tianxiong's face darkened to the extreme. He angrily shouted, "Heavenly King, it is not that your elder brother refuses to give the Chu Family face—it is that some people have gone far too far."

"To preserve the sect's unity, your elder brother can only act this way."

Hah!

Ye Tianxiong stretched out a massive hand that blotted out the sky and covered the earth. Heaven and earth twisted, as though a world lay contained within his palm, directly enveloping Chu Tianyun.

Seeing this, Chu Tianwang's expression shifted unpredictably. His fists clenched and loosened repeatedly, thick Killing Intent surrounding him.

But at that moment, an aged voice resounded through the heavens:

"You schemed against the Chu Family's young master, and you still want to flee?"

Old Tuo walked out of the main hall. Sharp light flickered within his clouded eyes as he abruptly extended a hand, reaching past Ye Tianxiong's hand and fiercely grabbing at the void.

Boom!

The void for thousands of miles collapsed, turning dark and dim. Terrifying Emperor Venerable divine abilities ravaged the area, destroying heaven and earth.

Pfft!

From within the void, an elderly man with white hair and beard, a robust and towering physique, spat out a mouthful of blood. His hair hung loose as he crashed violently down upon Sacred Emperor Peak from the depths of space.

This man was none other than Ye Hongwu. No one knew when he had received the news, but he had already fled beyond the Sacred Heaven Elder Secret Realm and was preparing to escape the sect.

"You harmed the Chu Family's young master. If I let you escape the sect, where would the Chu Family's honor remain?"

Old Tuo spoke softly, then turned and returned to the main hall.

At this moment, however, the entire sect was suffocatingly silent. Countless experts were dumbfounded.

Other than Chu Tianwang and Ye Tianxiong, the sect actually had another Emperor Venerable, and he had been hidden within Sacred Emperor Peak all along.

"Old Tuo is actually a hidden Emperor Venerable? Heavens!"

"I have visited the Chu Family and seen Old Tuo countless times, yet I never realized he was an Emperor Venerable."

"Using an Emperor Venerable as a gatekeeper... the Chu Family..."

No one knew how many experts in the sect had their mouths twitching wildly. The shock in their hearts was beyond words.

With this, the number of Emperor Venerable experts openly possessed by the Chu Family had reached three.

And among them was Jian Kongzhu, that heaven-defying Sword Emperor, the strongest being on the present-day Hengtian Continent.

At this moment, within the Ye Family of Sacred Emperor Peak, there was utter silence, a deathly stillness.

The Ye Family's Grand Elder had been severely wounded and struck down, while waves of terrifying auras flickered continuously within the Ye Family.

Countless people in the sect trembled in fear. Would the two Founding Families truly go to war?

"Heavenly King, does your Chu Family still have any regard for sect rules or for me, the Sect Master?" Ye Tianxiong withdrew his hand with a grim expression and loudly questioned Chu Tianwang.

"Without my permission or the Elder Council's agreement, what right did your Chu Family have to directly suppress a Grand Elder and surround the Sacred Heaven Elder Secret Realm?"

Though Ye Tianxiong continued questioning him, his momentum had clearly weakened considerably. He did not continue attacking Chu Tianyun. Clearly, Old Tuo's move and the Chu Family's emergence of another Emperor Venerable had greatly intimidated him.

"Grandfather Hongwu, are you all right?" Ye Fan's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the white-haired elder lying on the ground, continuously coughing up blood. His entire body trembled.

That cowardly old man really was useless. Fortunately, Old Tuo's injuries had recovered.

Chu Tian's gaze was icy, and the corners of his lips curled slightly as he prepared to step forward and answer Ye Tianxiong.

But at this moment, Chu Tianwang did not answer his elder brother Ye Tianxiong's questioning. Instead, he came before Ye Hongwu, gripped his neck, and lifted him with one hand. Killing Intent blazed in his eyes as he said, "Uncle Hongwu, tell me. Why did you scheme against my son? Was someone directing you from behind the scenes?"

Those words carried a deeper meaning. Clearly, Chu Tianwang had already begun to harbor a certain suspicion.

At this, Ye Tianxiong's body gave an almost imperceptible shudder. His face darkened further, as though water could drip from it.

He truly had not expected matters to develop this way, beyond his control.

This was not the Chu Tianwang he knew. He had acted with such thunderous decisiveness, charging into the Liu Family, capturing Ju'er, and directly Soul Searching her.

The Chu Family had even dared to act so forcefully, directly suppressing Ye Hongwu, a Grand Elder, without even seeking Chu Tianwang's approval.

What exactly had changed?

"Vice Sect Master, a man must bear responsibility for his own deeds. I merely could not bear to see the Ye Family's genius crippled for life, so I took the risk. Ye Fan is a prodigy seen once in a million years by the sect. Please do not pursue this matter against him."

Ye Hongwu's clouded eyes moved with difficulty. He glanced at Ye Tianxiong, and flames suddenly ignited in his aged eyes.

"Elder brother, he is burning his Soul Flame—he wants to kill himself! Stop him!" Chu Tianyun's furious shout came from beyond the peak as he rapidly flew over.

But it was already too late!

Bang!

Suddenly, the flames in Ye Hongwu's eyes went out. His life force dissipated, spiritual energy and laws scattering throughout his body. His head tilted to the side, and he died just like that in Chu Tianwang's grasp.

"Bastard."

Chu Tianyun flew over, furious beyond measure. He shouted, "Elder brother, his suicide must be meant to conceal the person behind him. Obtaining all kinds of absolute secrets of the sect and scheming against the sect's Holy Son and our Chu Family's prodigy could never have been done by a mere Grand Elder who had withdrawn from the sect's core of power and entered the Sacred Heaven Secret Realm in seclusion."

"We must investigate. We must pursue this to the end." Chu Tian stepped forward and spoke coldly, though he could not help feeling some regret inwardly.

They had been just one step away from following the vine to pull out the melon, exposing the true big fish behind the scenes.

Though Chu Tianwang had erupted, he clearly still retained some illusions in his heart.

But Ye Hongwu had obviously prepared for suicide long ago. An expert of this level was not Ju'er. If he was determined to die, Soul Searching him was simply impossible.

"Congratulations, Host. Ye Hongwu has died, dealing a major blow to the Son of Destiny Ye Fan's destiny. Reward: 2000 Destiny Points."

"Of course we must investigate. This Sect Master will also pursue this matter to the end."

Ye Tianxiong said with a dark expression. However, it was clear that Ye Hongwu's death had eased him somewhat. He said to Chu Tianwang, "Heavenly King, your elder brother will not let this matter end here.

"If we uncover someone framing Uncle Hongwu from behind the scenes, I will absolutely not let it go."

"Elder brother, I will also investigate this to the end." Chu Tianwang raised his head forcefully and met Ye Tianxiong's gaze. He said word by word, "Little Tian is my bottom line. Elder brother would do well to tell certain people in the family to stop while they still can."

Ye Tianxiong regained his composure and smiled faintly. "All right."

"Heavenly King, your elder brother still says the same thing: as long as we brothers pull in the same direction, no one can interfere with the Sacred Heaven Sect's unity and development."

Chu Tianwang's expression was grim, but he still nodded.

"Grandfather, Grandfather..."

"Bastard, you killed my grandfather! I'll fight you to the death!"

At this moment, Ye Fan's eyes were scarlet like a beast's. He suddenly lunged at Chu Tianwang and began biting and tearing at him madly.

His blood qi surged, incomparably dense. Explosive cracks rang from his bones, and he was even more terrifying than Ye Qiang. He had clearly reached the peak of the Bone Forging Realm, with strength exceeding six hundred thousand jin.

Of course, with that bit of strength, even if Chu Tianwang stood there and let him strike, Ye Fan would only shake himself to death.

"So he had been hiding his strength all along." Cold light flickered in Chu Tian's eyes.

Ye Fan being able to cultivate did not surprise him.

The reason Ye Fan had kept it hidden was obvious: he wanted to use Liu Yun to squeeze more Divine Medicines and precious treasures out of him.

Ye Hongwu, and even the person behind him, had likely never expected him to suddenly tear away all pretense and follow the trail all the way through.

"After wasting so many Divine Medicines and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the sect, he has only barely reached less than seven hundred thousand jin of strength. Trash." Chu Tianyun descended from the sky, killing intent in his eyes.

"Elder brother, just kill this trash. Let everyone in the sect see the consequences of scheming against the Holy Son."

Buzz!

Ye Tianxiong, who had only just calmed down, abruptly turned his head. Terrifying Killing Intent erupted from his eyes as he said coldly, "Chu Tianyun, Uncle Hongwu has already paid for this matter with his life and taken all responsibility upon himself. Ye Fan is only a child. Is there any need for this?"

"Heavenly King, what do you think?" Ye Tianxiong stared at Chu Tianwang. "Ye Fan's meridians are completely ruined, and he has already consumed many Divine Medicines. There is no meaning in pursuing this further."

Chu Tianwang fell silent. Inwardly, he also felt there was no meaning in pursuing this trash. It would be better to go with the flow; the sect's stability came first.

"Who said it had no meaning?"

At this moment, Chu Tian stepped forward with a smile. "Uncle Tianxiong, so many Divine Medicines have been wasted on a piece of trash. If word gets out, none of the sect's disciples will be convinced.

"Furthermore, Ye Fan is merely in the Bone Forging Realm and is currently tempering his bones and sinews. Most of the Divine Medicines' power remains hidden within his body.

"Your nephew believes that we might as well throw him into the Sin Domain. Spiritual energy is cut off there, which can prevent Ye Fan from continuing to refine the medicinal power of the Divine Medicines in his body.

"Second Sister has cultivated under the Desperate Poison Venerable for many years and possesses profound attainments in studying the human body. She surely has methods to extract those medicinal properties.

"Even if they cannot be extracted, Second Sister can directly refine him into a pill. With the medicinal properties of so many Divine Medicines, it would certainly become an unparalleled Divine Pill."

Hiss!

The instant those words emerged, faint sounds of countless people drawing sharp breaths echoed through the surrounding heavens.

Refining a living person into a pill?

And it came from the mouth of a Holy Son from a righteous great sect. It was simply suffocating.