Give Brother-in-Law Some Face?

Night lay like water, and Dao essence filled Chu Tian's room.

Chu Tian was immersed in comprehending the Supreme Yin Yang Great Dao Art. That night, he did not have Xing Nu replace the medicinal liquid, yet after cultivating the Supreme Secret Art and enduring its intense tempering, his spirit had improved enormously overnight.

After this night of cultivation, Chu Tian discovered that the Supreme Yin Yang Great Dao Art was not merely a secret art meant to counter the Supreme Demon Clan. Countering the Supreme Yin Yang Art was only an incidental effect.

As the Supreme Dao Clan's Supreme Secret Art, it contained countless offensive techniques, its Dao methods shifting through ten thousand transformations. Sacred Heaven Sect likely did not possess many divine abilities or secret arts that could stand shoulder to shoulder with it.

A night passed.

Chu Tian opened his eyes. Two dark, solid beams of light shot from his pupils, piercing straight through the sturdy, thick bluestone floor and extending more than two meters underground. Yet not a single crack appeared in the surrounding floor. Their penetrating power was terrifyingly immense.

If he faced Ye Qiang now, he would not need to lift a hand, nor would he need to use the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. With a single glance, he could pierce through Ye Qiang's chest—or even blast apart his head outright.

The Supreme Spirit Forging Pill had continuously hammered his spirit, and coupled with his night-long, high-intensity comprehension of the Supreme Secret Art, the Supreme Yin Yang Great Dao Art, the richness and solidity of Chu Tian's Spiritual Power had reached an extreme limit.

"Though my physical strength did not improve this night, if I use the Eye of the Heavenly Dao now and unleash my Spiritual Power tenfold, the power I can erupt with in an instant may even surpass ten million jin. One punch would be enough to beat Ye Wu to death alive."

"If I use the Supreme Yin Yang Great Dao Art, I can kill anyone within the top fifty of the Spirit Refining Ranking."

"My Spiritual Power has also reached the limit that the Bone Forging Realm can contain. It seems it is time to break through to the Spirit Refining Realm in the Sacred Heaven Pool."

"Ye Feng!"

A cold gleam flickered in Chu Tian's eyes as he rose from the medicinal barrel. The medicinal liquid, its potency completely absorbed, ran down his muscular body, which glimmered faintly like Chaos Demon Iron and contained terrifying explosive power.

Xing Nu, who had stood guard outside the door all night, heard the sound of water and pushed open the door to enter. When she saw her young master's lean, powerful body brimming with explosive force, her cheeks flushed slightly. Lowering her head, she used a towel to dry him off and helped Chu Tian change clothes.

Her young master's body truly resembled a Primordial Fierce Beast filled with explosive force—strong, powerful, and more captivating with every passing day.

As Xing Nu thought this, her veiled face reddened. She spat inwardly and cursed herself for being shameless.

Xing Nu, Xing Nu, being able to serve closely at young master's side and receive his care and favor is already a blessing you cultivated for ten lifetimes. How dare you think of anything more?

"Big Brother, Big Brother, everything is ready. I can enter the Sacred Heaven Pool with you now."

At that moment, a voice drifted over from afar. The next instant, a bald forehead entered view, followed closely by Hui Mei's bewitchingly beautiful face. His small face had red lips and white teeth, his willow-leaf brows slanted sharply upward. At a glance, despite his young age, his allure alone actually surpassed even the beautiful Xing Nu's.

The reason Hui Mei had not returned with Chu Tian yesterday was that, upon learning Chu Tian would be entering the Sacred Heaven Pool for ten days, he had not wanted to waste the precious time he could spend comprehending the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. He wanted to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool alongside Chu Tian, so he had gone to Elder Chu to pull strings among Sacred Heaven Sect's upper ranks.

According to Hui Mei, every additional bit he comprehended of the Eye of the Heavenly Dao meant gaining an additional bit of his cousin's attention, and his image in her heart would become even loftier.

It was simply unknown how much breath Elder Chu had wasted that night, how many Sacred Heaven Sect higher-ups he had contacted, and how many benefits he had surrendered before an outside sect prodigy like Hui Mei was granted the chance to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool.

After all, the Sacred Heaven Pool was a high-level secret realm that could promote the cultivation even of a Half-step Emperor Venerable like Chu Tianyun. It was top secret.

Once Xing Nu finished helping him dress, Chu Tian brought Hui Mei with him to the Internal Affairs Hall.

Before long, Chu Tian and Hui Mei arrived outside the main hall of Internal Affairs Peak.

The Sacred Heaven Pool was one of Sacred Heaven Sect's few high-level secret realms. Within it lay Saint Lord Duanmu's Imperial corpse, making it one of Sacred Heaven Sect's most closely guarded secrets. It was sect internal affairs, under the management of the Internal Affairs Hall.

"Little Holy Son."

The Internal Affairs Hall's deputy hall master, Duanmu Lei, was actually waiting personally at the entrance to the main hall. Seeing Chu Tian arrive, he revealed a smile and took the initiative to greet him.

"Uncle Lei."

Chu Tian deliberately glanced above the main hall entrance, only to find it in utter disarray, damaged in many places like crumbling walls and broken ruins. The Internal Affairs Manor plaque that had hung there for a million years had already vanished.

He immediately understood why Duanmu Lei had personally come to greet him at the entrance. He was likely afraid Chu Tian would clash with Ye Family disciples again and stir up further trouble at this tense juncture.

However, Chu Tian did not care. The targets of his trip were, first, Ye Feng; second, the Imperial spirit born from Saint Ancestor Duanmu. He had neither the time nor energy to waste on irrelevant people.

Duanmu Lei was extremely warm toward Chu Tian, but he merely gave Hui Mei a cold glance.

Chu Tian was not surprised by Duanmu Lei's attitude. After all, before the Duanmu Progenitor passed away, she had used her remaining life force and Dao essence, with her own body as the core, to leave behind this precious inheritance for Sacred Heaven Sect's descendants. Outsiders from other sects were forbidden from entering it.

Yet the sect's higher-ups had allowed someone from another sect to enter through an exchange of benefits. Though the sect must have gained enormous benefits as well, its senior figures had likely privately accepted who knew how many favors from Elder Chu.

As the Duanmu Family's second most important figure, it would have been strange if Duanmu Lei had shown Hui Mei a pleasant expression.

Hui Mei, however, was utterly carefree. With his nostrils pointed at the sky, he scratched his bald head and followed Chu Tian and Duanmu Lei into the Internal Affairs Manor, glancing sideways at everyone they passed.

He had endured even the torment of Chu Tianyun's gaze that night. What did these cold looks amount to...

Whenever they passed Ye Family members with dark expressions, Hui Mei would glare viciously at them and even wave his fist in arrogant display. Other than Chu Tian, who could keep him utterly obedient at the same realm, he had never feared anyone.

The Internal Affairs Manor had been controlled and operated by the Ye Family for a million years. Even those within it who did not bear the Ye surname were diehard Ye Family loyalists. Last night, their clan's inherited plaque that had stood for a million years had been blasted apart. Now, on their own territory, they were being provoked so brazenly by someone Chu Tian had brought. The Ye Family members were so furious that their faces reddened, smoke nearly rose from their seven orifices, and their dark expressions seemed capable of dripping water.

If Duanmu Lei had not personally led the way, then even if Hui Mei was a prodigy of the Cihang Sacred Sect, he would have entered upright and left sideways.

They continued all the way into the depths of the Internal Affairs Manor.

Ahead lay a lake. Its waters were milky white, and clouds and mist swirled over its surface. The fog was thick. This was one of Sacred Heaven Sect's high-level secret realms, the Sacred Heaven Pool.

Beside the lake stood young geniuses and prodigies in groups of twos and threes. There were also elders of the sect seated cross-legged beside enormous stones at the lakeshore, breathing in and out the essence of heaven and earth. All of them were people about to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool.

The chance to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool was not only extraordinarily valuable, but also required one to render great service to the sect. It was incomparably rare. Countless god-level experts could live their entire lives without receiving such an opportunity even once. Thus, most people arrived early. Even if they could not enter, cultivating around the Sacred Heaven Pool still provided spiritual energy and Dao essence far denser than the outside world.

Someone like Chu Tian, arriving right on time, was basically the last to arrive.

Seeing Deputy Hall Master Duanmu Lei personally escort someone over, the many young male and female geniuses of the sect all cast curious looks toward Chu Tian. Even the older generation seated upon the giant stones opened their eyes.

"Little Holy Son, we have arrived." Duanmu Lei smiled. "Uncle will make the preparations. The secret realm entrance will be opened shortly, and then we can enter."

Chu Tian raised his head and saw two familiar figures among the scattered crowd.

One was his nominal brother-in-law, Ye Feng. The other was his fiancée, Liu Yun.

"Little Tian, look who your brother-in-law brought you."

Ye Feng wore a gentle smile, as though he had already forgotten yesterday's events. His injuries had completely recovered as well. He strode forward with the bearing of a dragon and tiger, heroic and extraordinary, bringing the petite and beautiful Liu Yun toward him.

"To let you, Little Tian, clear up the misunderstanding with your fiancée, your brother-in-law paid no small price to get Little Yun into the Sacred Heaven Pool, creating an opportunity for the two of you to meet."

"Give your brother-in-law some face and have a talk with Little Yun. So long as you are willing to communicate, there is no misunderstanding that cannot be cleared up."

Liu Yun's small face was slightly pale, and there was a trace of conflict in her eyes. Still, as she approached, she softly called out, "Chu Tian."

Chu Tian swept them a glance, his expression calm, and uttered only one word: "Scram."