A Favor for Brother-in-Law?

The night was like water, and Dao essence filled Chu Tian's room.

Chu Tian immersed himself in comprehending the Supreme Yin Yang Great Dao Art. That night, he did not have Star Slave replace the medicinal liquid. Yet after cultivating the Supreme Secret Art and enduring such intense tempering, his spirit improved enormously over the course of the night.

After cultivating through the night, Chu Tian discovered that the Supreme Yin Yang Great Dao Art was not merely a secret art meant to target the Supreme Demon Clan. Countering the Supreme Yin Yang Art was only a secondary effect.

As the Supreme Dao Clan's highest secret art, it contained numerous offensive and killing techniques. Its Dao arts shifted through ten thousand transformations; Sacred Heaven Sect likely did not possess many divine abilities or secret arts capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with it.

The night passed.

Chu Tian opened his eyes. Two dark, solid beams of gaze shot forth, piercing straight through the sturdy, thick bluestone floor and extending more than two meters underground. Not a single crack appeared in the surrounding floor. Its penetrating power was terrifyingly immense.

If he dealt with Ye Qiang now, he would not need to move at all, much less use the Eye of the Heavenly Dao. One glance would pierce through Ye Qiang's chest, or even blast his head apart outright.

The Supreme Spirit Forging Pill continuously hammered his spirit. Combined with a night of intense 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 a limit.

"Although 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 erupt with in an instant may even surpass ten million jin. I could beat Ye Wu to death with a single punch."

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

"My Spiritual Power has also reached the limit that the Bone Forging Realm can contain. 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 efficacy completely drained, flowed down his robust body, which glimmered faintly like Chaos Demon Iron and contained terrifying explosive power.

Star Slave, who had guarded the door all night, heard the sound of water and pushed open the door. When she saw her young master's sturdy body, brimming with immense explosive strength, her cheeks flushed slightly. Lowering her head, she used a towel to dry him and served Chu Tian as he changed.

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

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

Star Slave, Star Slave, being able to remain at young master's side and serve him personally, receiving 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 head entered view, followed by Hui Mei's bewitchingly beautiful face. His small face had red lips and white teeth, his willow-leaf brows slanted upward. Though still young, in terms of sheer allure, he actually surpassed even the beautiful Star Slave.

The reason Hui Mei had not returned with Chu Tian yesterday was because, upon learning that Chu Tian would be entering the Sacred Heaven Pool for ten days, he had refused to waste such precious time 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 of comprehension of the Eye of the Heavenly Dao meant gaining a little more of his cousin's attention, making his image in her heart more lofty.

No one knew how much breath Elder Chu had wasted that night, how many Sacred Heaven Sect higher-ups he had contacted, or how many benefits he had ceded to secure an opportunity for an outer sect prodigy like Hui Mei to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool.

One had to know that the Sacred Heaven Pool was a high-level secret realm that could even aid the cultivation of a Half-step Emperor Venerable like Chu Tianyun. It was classified as top secret.

After Star Slave finished helping him dress, Chu Tian brought Hui Mei toward 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, a closely guarded secret of Sacred Heaven Sect. It was a matter of sect internal affairs and fell under the Internal Affairs Hall's management.

"Little Holy Son."

Duanmu Lei, the deputy hall master of the Internal Affairs Hall, was actually waiting personally at the entrance to the main hall. When he saw Chu Tian arrive, he smiled and took the initiative to greet him.

"Uncle Lei."

Chu Tian deliberately glanced above the entrance to the main hall, only to see a complete mess. Many places had been damaged, like ruined walls and broken remnants. 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 receive him. Duanmu Lei was likely afraid that Chu Tian would clash with Ye Family disciples again and cause further trouble at such a tense moment.

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

Duanmu Lei was very warm toward Chu Tian, but he merely cast a cold glance at Hui Mei.

Chu Tian was not surprised by Duanmu Lei's attitude. Before her death, the Duanmu Progenitor had used her remaining vitality and Dao essence, with her own body as the core, to leave behind this precious legacy for Sacred Heaven Sect's descendants. Outsiders were forbidden from entering.

Yet through an exchange of benefits, the sect's upper ranks had allowed an outsider in. Although the sect must have gained considerable benefits, those higher-ups had likely also received untold favors from Elder Chu in private.

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

Hui Mei, however, acted utterly carefree. With his nostrils pointed toward the sky, he scratched his bald head and followed Chu Tian and Duanmu Lei into the Internal Affairs Manor, looking at everyone along the way from the corner of his eye.

He had even endured Chu Tianyun's torturous gaze that night. What did a few cold looks amount to...

Whenever they passed Ye Family members with gloomy expressions, Hui Mei would glare viciously at them, even waving his fist in a show of might. Other than Chu Tian, who could keep him obediently in line at the same realm, he had never feared anyone.

The Ye Family had controlled and operated the Internal Affairs Manor for a million years. Even those within it who did not bear the Ye surname were die-hard Ye Family loyalists. Their family's plaque, passed down for a million years, had been blasted apart last night. Now, on their own territory, they were being so provocatively challenged by someone Chu Tian had brought. The Ye Family members turned red with rage, smoke practically rising from their seven orifices, their grim faces dark enough to drip water.

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

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

Ahead lay a lake. Its water was milky white, with clouds and mist swirling above its surface. The fog was dense. This was the Sacred Heaven Pool, one of Sacred Heaven Sect's high-level secret realms.

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

The opportunity to enter the Sacred Heaven Pool was not only exceedingly valuable, but also required one to render great service to the sect. It was extraordinarily rare. Many god-level experts could not obtain even one opportunity to enter in their entire lives. Thus, most people arrived early. Even if they could not enter, cultivating around the Sacred Heaven Pool still offered spiritual energy and Dao essence far richer than the outside world.

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

Seeing Deputy Hall Master Duanmu Lei personally leading someone over, many of the sect's young male and female prodigies cast curious looks toward Chu Tian. Even the older generation seated atop the huge 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."

Chu Tian raised his head and spotted two familiar figures amid the scattered groups.

One was Ye Feng, his brother-in-law in name, while the other was his fiancée, Liu Yun.

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

Ye Feng wore a gentle smile, seemingly having forgotten yesterday's events. His injuries had fully healed as well. He strode forward with the gait of a dragon and the stride of a tiger, imposing and extraordinary, bringing the petite and beautiful Liu Yun toward him.

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

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

Liu Yun's small face was slightly pale, and her eyes held a trace of conflict. Yet when she drew close, she still softly called out, "Chu Tian."

Chu Tian swept his gaze over them, his expression calm. He said only one word: "Scram."