A strange look flashed across Liu Ruyan’s face as she glanced at Ye Chen suspiciously, feeling that something wasn’t quite right.
The Heavenly Mystic Holy Land again?
Could this brat be lying?
Was he deliberately provoking a conflict between the Blissful Sect and the Heavenly Mystic Holy Land?
Trying to use them to kill each other?
However, with Jiang Yuyan’s corpse lying right there, someone had obviously killed her. Other than a powerhouse from the Heavenly Mystic Holy Land, it was hard to imagine who else could’ve done it…
If that was truly the case, then the Heavenly Mystic Holy Land was being far too overbearing.
Liu Ruyan’s expression darkened as she swore silently—she had to strengthen the sect, only then would they have the power to resist the Heavenly Mystic Holy Land!
After this incident, the sect immediately treated it as a major threat and activated the grand protective formation.
At the same time, all disciples who were out on training missions were ordered to return, in case the Heavenly Mystic Holy Land launched a surprise attack.
The entire sect was stirred into action, determined to seek justice!
Liu Ruyan issued order after order, extremely busy—but her mood was surprisingly cheerful.
Though a vice sect master had died, to her, this was a good thing.
Finally, no one would be working against her anymore, and she no longer had to worry about someone snatching the sect master’s position from her.
She could now fully take control of the Blissful Sect and lead it to become stronger!
The Grand Elder, perhaps because he knew about Ye Chen’s special talent, did not question him at all. Even when other elders wanted to ask more, he personally stopped them.
This allowed Ye Chen to withdraw safely, and he returned to the small courtyard with Su Nianwan and Lin Qingxue, who had rushed to the scene.
Outside the courtyard, several Nascent Soul Realm guardians had been stationed, all arranged by Liu Ruyan to protect Ye Chen.
But if a Void Refining Realm powerhouse from the Heavenly Mystic Holy Land really came, these guards wouldn’t be able to stop them at all.
Because of this, the sect’s Grand Elder moved from his cave dwelling in the back mountain to a courtyard near the small residence, supposedly to oversee the grand formation—but in truth, to protect Ye Chen at close range.
He knew that once Ye Chen succeeded in sowing and a child with a spiritual Root was born, the Blissful Sect would undergo a tremendous transformation.
The Grand Elder already viewed Ye Chen as the future of the Blissful Sect and placed great hopes on him.
Inside the small courtyard…
Lu Mengyao, now awake, was waiting anxiously. The earlier explosion from the sword formation had terrified her—she was deeply afraid something had happened to Ye Chen and the others.
When she saw them return, she immediately ran over.
“Senior Brother, Sister Su, Sister Lin, you’re back!”
Seeing Ye Chen and Su Nianwan return safe and sound, Lu Mengyao finally relaxed.
Then she noticed the blood on the corner of Ye Chen’s lips and immediately asked with concern, “Senior Brother, are you hurt?”
“Don’t worry, it’s just a minor injury…”
But his pale face clearly showed that his injuries weren’t minor.
After all, Jiang Yuyan was a Spirit Severing Realm powerhouse—even a casual attack from her could severely wound him.
“Really?”
Lu Mengyao was doubtful. Seeing the seriousness in Su Nianwan’s expression, she realized Ye Chen must’ve been badly hurt.
“Senior Brother, you should go rest in your room…”
At this point, Lin Qingxue and Su Nianwan were already supporting Ye Chen on either side, and Lu Mengyao could only watch helplessly.
They helped Ye Chen into Su Nianwan’s room and had him lie down on the bed. Then they scrambled to bring out all kinds of healing pills.
Seeing this, Ye Chen felt a warm current in his heart and waved his hand with a smile. “No need to look—I already have pills.”
“The sect master gave me a bottle of healing pills.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine after a few days of rest…”
When they were leaving Jiang Yuyan’s courtyard earlier, Liu Ruyan had noticed Ye Chen’s injuries and given him a bottle of healing pills. The quality was high—far better than what Lu Mengyao and the others could offer.
After taking one, the injuries inside his body had already been stabilized.
Hearing this, Lu Mengyao and the others finally relaxed, though they still looked at him with concern.
After spending the last few days together, their hearts were full of Ye Chen. If he died, the three of them truly didn’t know how they would live on…
“Senior Brother, you must be hungry, right?”
“I’ll go prepare some food for you…”
Lu Mengyao offered.
It was already night outside, and Ye Chen had had a hard day. He had to be starving.
“I’ll go with you,” Lin Qingxue said.
The two of them left together, leaving Su Nianwan behind to accompany Ye Chen.
The room quieted down…
Since they’d returned, Su Nianwan hadn’t spoken a word.
Ye Chen looked up at her, as if he could see into her thoughts, and spoke first.
“You must have a lot of questions.”
“Like how I found you…”
“And that talisman from earlier…”
Others might not know the full story, but Su Nianwan had seen it all clearly. A Foundation Establishment Realm disciple had used a single talisman to kill a Spirit Severing Realm powerhouse—that scene would leave anyone shaken.
Meeting Ye Chen’s gaze, Su Nianwan immediately said, “If Senior Brother doesn’t want to say, I won’t ask. I promise I won’t tell anyone about any of it!”
Su Nianwan understood clearly that these were Ye Chen’s secrets. If they got out, it could bring deadly trouble upon him. She would never betray him.
Hearing that, Ye Chen smiled in satisfaction. He liked dealing with smart people—saves him the trouble of making up lies.
The only thing he regretted was having to use up the Immortal-Slaying Talisman. That kind of treasure, once used, was gone. Whether he could ever get another would depend on fate…
If he was lucky, maybe after a few more dual cultivation sessions, he might get another one. If unlucky, maybe never again in this lifetime.
Still, Ye Chen didn’t regret it. In that moment, he had to save Su Nianwan and himself. Jiang Yuyan had to die.
“Thank you for saving me, Senior Brother. From now on, I’ll work like a horse or an ox to repay you!”
Su Nianwan made a firm vow.
“No need to go that far…”
“There’s no need to be so formal between us.”
Ye Chen waved his hand, speaking seriously.
“It’s just…”
“Just what?”
Su Nianwan paused.
Meeting Ye Chen’s teasing gaze, she followed it downward…
She couldn’t even see her toes. Her face instantly turned crimson.
“Senior Brother, you’re the worst!”
“You’re still injured…”
Su Nianwan blushed as she reminded him, not expecting Ye Chen to start acting like that again.
But Ye Chen ignored her. He grabbed her arm and pulled her into his embrace.
“Mmm…”
“Senior Brother…”
“Don’t be like this.”
Su Nianwan’s body went soft as she leaned against Ye Chen’s chest, her face flushed.
She was worried it might worsen his injuries.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine. It’s just a minor wound.”
“You said you wanted to repay me earlier, right? Well, now’s the time…”
Ye Chen whispered softly into her ear.
He was thinking—maybe if he practiced dual cultivation with Su Nianwan again, he might just get another Immortal-Slaying Talisman.