“Finally back!”

Cyan Continent.

Ye Qingchen gazed at the distant Taotian Palace, his eyes deep and far-reaching.

It had only been five short months.

But everything that happened in those few months made him feel as if a lifetime had passed. At first, when he pursued Mu Shanhe to Abyssal Valley, he didn’t even think he might return alive.

“I wonder how Taotian Palace is faring!”

Ye Qingchen stroked his chin.

Before Qin Wentian left, he entrusted Taotian Palace to Kong Shun, but Taotian Palace had just been rebuilt, and then it faced the siege by monsters; both he and Qin Wentian had left one after another. To say it had no impact at all is impossible.

“But no matter what, I’m back now!”

Ye Qingchen thought to himself.

Since Qin Wentian still needed to heal in Yun Ding City, it would take at least another month for him to return.

So,

he planned to stabilize Taotian Palace during this time and then continue to search for his father’s whereabouts.

At this moment,

an old man leisurely passed by Ye Qingchen, and suddenly, as if he remembered something, his expression froze:

“Isn’t that Ye Qingchen? Wait, wasn’t he supposed to be dead in Tongxuan Continent? How could he be back alive?”

As he thought of this,

the old man couldn’t help but tremble all over.

He watched Ye Qingchen walk all the way towards Taotian Palace, his heart churning.

This old man’s name was Zhang Rong.

He was the master of a noble family in Celestial Peak Country. That day, in White Cloud Manor, he had seen Ye Qingchen overpower Shi Potian with his own eyes, establishing the strength of Celestial Peak Country’s warriors. How could he not recognize Ye Qingchen?

But because of this,

he was shocked.

Because,

half a year ago, Taotian Palace suddenly suffered an attack from strange monsters, and overnight, disaster struck. Ye Qing was captured by the monsters, and Ye Qingchen went alone to Tongxuan Continent.

However, in Tongxuan Continent, Ye Qingchen had offended the Spirit Coffin Sect and was being hunted by them.

“Oh dear, that Spirit Coffin Sect is too domineering. Clearly, they were the ones who started the trouble, bullying us saying there’s no one in Celestial Peak Country, yet now they accuse Ye Qingchen!”

Zhang Rong had once sighed.

Later on,

he didn’t know anymore.

He only knew that Ye Qingchen escaped into Black Abyss City, and there was a Golden Lotus emergence outside Abyssal Valley, drawing all the city’s strongmen. Although Qin Wentian also rushed to Black Abyss City, there had been no news for such a long time, leading to the belief that he was surely doomed.

Meanwhile,

as time passed, Taotian Palace began to face hardships.

It’s important to know,

in this period, the rise of Taotian Palace, how many people did it offend in the process? Previously, with Ye Qingchen and Qin Wentian in charge, they naturally intimidated those with evil intentions.

But now, with both missing, all of Taotian Palace’s old enemies naturally came forth, devising schemes to suppress Taotian Palace.

However,

he hadn’t expected Ye Qingchen to return alive.

“How did Ye Qingchen come back alive? What about Qin Wentian?” Zhang Rong slapped his thigh, but immediately, he shook his head and sighed: “Even if they are alive and return, what of it? Nowadays, Taotian Palace is facing great peril, not even celestial beings can save it!”

Ye Qingchen was unaware of the old man’s thoughts.

At this moment,

he had already arrived at Taotian Palace.

However, upon seeing Taotian Palace again, the sect was somewhat desolate, and none of the disciples from before were training.

“Where is everyone?”

“It sounds like there’s noise in the main hall!”

Ye Qingchen headed towards the main hall, but just as he was about to step inside, the voices from within caused him to frown.

…

“Master! Now, you must give up on Taotian Palace!”

“The eight major sects hate Ye Qingchen to the bone; you know that better than I do! When Ye Qingchen was still around, it was manageable. But now, not only is Ye Qingchen missing, but Qin Wentian is also unaccounted for. Taotian Palace seems like a tiger without teeth, and naturally, the eight sects are not afraid!”

In Taotian Palace’s main hall,

Chu Yao painstakingly advised.

Facing her, however, Kong Shun remained unmoved and said:

“Of course, I understand this reasoning! But Old Ghost Qin entrusted Taotian Palace to me before he left. How can I just walk away when problems arise?”

Seeing Kong Shun so stubborn, Chu Yao sighed deeply and said: “Master, you must understand! The reason the eight major sects dare to pressure Taotian Palace is partly due to their past enmities, and additionally, the True Martial Sect is fanning the flames from behind!”

Chu Yao shook her head.

Thinking back to the Qingzhou Sword Fighting Conference.

How glorious Ye Qingchen was back then.

But as glorious as Ye Qingchen was, the True Martial Sect hated him even more.

With the True Martial Sect stirring from behind,

the eight major sects of Celestial Peak Country also pressed Taotian Palace inch by inch, constantly encroaching on its territory, striving to drive out Taotian Palace’s disciples. They even spread word that they want Taotian Palace to get out of Celestial Peak Country.

Otherwise, once the deadline arrives,

they’ll leave no one alive.

There are only three days left until the eight sects’ deadline, and she couldn’t protect all of Taotian Palace, now she could only urge Kong Shun to leave.

“Even if that’s the case, I don’t care! I must wait for that Ye Family kid to return, for Old Ghost Qin to return; as long as they can come back, everything can be solved effortlessly!”

Kong Shun continued.

“I’m afraid they won’t come back!”

Chu Yao shook her head and said:

“Earlier, my spies in Tongxuan Continent have already sent back intelligence. A Golden Lotus emerged in the space outside Abyssal Valley, involving all the strongmen of Black Abyss City; he’s undoubtedly dead in Abyssal Valley. Moreover, even if he miraculously survived Abyssal Valley, how could the Spirit Coffin Sect spare him?”

“Spirit Coffin Sect!”

Kong Shun sighed upon hearing this.

During his travels in the Eastern Domain, he had known this sect.

It was the largest sect in Tongxuan Continent, and also the most powerful sect.

Its ways were always unscrupulous and tyrannical. Its power could intimidate an entire continent, and destroying a nation was a trivial matter. Surviving from the hands of the Spirit Coffin Sect, how difficult is that!

“Now, with Qin Wentian and Ye Qingchen missing, they are most likely buried in Abyssal Valley. Now, the eight major sects are closing in, demanding Taotian Palace’s complete annihilation. If you don’t make a decision soon, it’ll be too late!”

Chu Yao said.

Kong Shun sat there, silent, deeply furrowed, and his heart was heavy with bleakness. Could it be that just as Taotian Palace was about to rise again, it would be destroyed once more?

As Chu Yao said,

nowadays,

the eight major sects are the vanguard, with the True Martial Sect fanning flames from behind.

Even if Qin Wentian and Ye Qingchen came back, they probably couldn’t change the situation.

Thinking of this,

Kong Shun couldn’t help but feel a wave of despair.

This truly seemed like an unsolvable dead end!

However,

at this moment, a cold voice rang out:

“Don’t worry, leave the eight major sects and True Martial Sect to me!”

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