732: Chapter 728: Sneak Attack on the Sima Family?
732: Chapter 728: Sneak Attack on the Sima Family?
“Kid, you are too naive!”
Ye Zhirong couldn’t help but reprimand Ye Tian.
“In fact, in recent years, Tianmen has been continuously expanding its influence, making many martial artists who practice traditional martial arts become their external disciples!
Among these, the ability to live forever is also an important gimmick to attract external disciples!
But the reality is not so, within Tianmen, there are countless elderly who extend their lifespan, but no one can live forever.
After all, living a relatively long time compared to living forever, the difference is simply too great!”
“…”
Ye Tian slightly lowered his head, realizing that he had been deceived.
Inside Tianmen, there were no immortal beings; it was the gimmick of immortality that allowed them to recruit many external disciples and thus broaden their influence!
“As far as I know, in the world of martial artists, apart from using the Power of Spirit Veins to refine the Spirit Vein Stones, there is no other way to achieve immortality!
After all, for martial artists, coveting immortality is an act against nature, and you must pay an equivalent price for it.
The sacrifice of life during the refinement of Spirit Vein Stones is the most fitting!”
Ye Zhirong added, and Ye Tian clenched his teeth fiercely.
“To use so many lives for one person’s immortality, such scum, if not eliminated, would probably never let the world be at peace!”
Seeing Ye Tian filled with righteous indignation, Ye Zhirong then said, “Kid, indeed, the Ye Clan shares your sentiment!
In the world of martial artists, there are varying opinions regarding the Sima Family’s deed of sacrificing a great number of lives to refine the Spirit Vein Stones!
Most forces and families adopt a neutral stance, believing that as long as the Sima Family’s actions do not harm them or their family, they can turn a blind eye.
However, the Ye Clan is one of the few families opposing the Sima Family in refining the Spirit Vein Stones.
Hence, whenever the Sima Family intends to refine the stones, the Ye Clan has consistently been obstructing them!”
“Obstructing?
How do they obstruct?”
Ye Tian asked curiously.
After all, because of the Ye Clan’s involvement, the Sima Family hadn’t been able to trouble him, which indicated that the Ye Clan had attracted much of the Sima Family’s attention!
Ye Tian was indeed very interested in how the Ye Clan had managed it!
Ye Zhirong did not hide anything and explained directly, “For the Sima Family to refine the Spirit Vein Stone, the right timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony are all indispensable!
The so-called right timing refers to the time of refining the Spirit Vein Stone, which must be on an auspicious day and when the weather is just right.
The geographical advantage refers to Jiang City, as well as the Spirit Vein hidden deep beneath it.
And human harmony naturally refers to the martial artists performing the spells and the method of refinement!
Therefore, people from the Ye Clan took action separately.
I was responsible for taking away the Ice Heart Awl so the Sima Family could no longer disrupt the Spirit Vein, while other members of the Ye Clan set up a Formation near Jiang City in Lianghe Town, hindering the Sima Family’s operations!”
“Formation?”
Ye Tian, not understanding, prompted Ye Zhirong to continue explaining: “Refining the whole of Jiang City is actually similar to refining a pill in an Alchemy Furnace.
First, you need to rely on fire, and second, you need to rely on wind.
The Sima Family is proficient in ‘Wind Flow Strength,’ so the wind is not a problem.
However, this ‘fire’ is not something they can control.
When refining the whole of Jiang City, the Sima Family must rely on a force of nature, which is the power of the sun!
Unfortunately, the Ye Clan, who practices ‘Droplets of Sun,’ will not let the Sima Family succeed.
The reason for setting up the Formation in Lianghe Town is to weaken the power of the sun, preventing the Sima Family from harnessing more of the sun’s power!
Hence, most of the Sima Family’s efforts have been directed at breaking the Ye Clan’s Formation.
Kid, you’ve benefited from this too.
Even if you oppose the Sima Family, they can’t bother you for the time being!”
“Humph, humph, humph~~~~~~~ Elder Ye, I think I should thoroughly thank you!”
Ye Tian laughed and teased in response.
Having been enlightened by Ye Zhirong, he finally understood the ins and outs of the situation!
So, the current Ye Tian was no longer kept in the dark; he knew what he should and should not do!
Now it seems, forming an alliance with the Ye Clan is an imperative!
“Elder Ye, the Ye Clan set up a formation to obstruct the Sima Family from executing the spell to refine Jiang City, while I have been continually obstructing them, preventing the Sima Family from finding the exact location of Jiang City’s Spirit Vein.
You, on the other hand, have taken away the Ice Heart Awl!
With such lacking conditions, I believe, no matter what, they won’t be able to have their way!”
“Let’s hope so,” sighed Ye Zhirong, then said, “Sima Yun, the Clan Leader of the Sima Family, is personally overseeing the battle to break the Ye Clan’s Formation.
Most of the Sima Family’s forces have been drawn to Lianghe Town!
Relying on their geographical advantage, the Ye Clan is desperately resisting.
However, that’s all news from several days ago.
Since I’ve come to Jiang City, I’ve been out of the loop about the situation, and I don’t know the current state of the Ye Clan’s Formation.”
From Ye Zhirong’s words, a trace of concern shone through.
Ye Tian immediately said, “Elder Ye, you haven’t fully recovered from your injuries, so this time, let me accompany you to Lianghe Town!
With my strength, I’ll definitely be able to help!
I also want to measure myself against the Sima Family’s experts and see exactly how strong they are!”
“There’s no need for that!”
Ye Zhirong immediately shook his head, denying Ye Tian’s suggestion.
“Kid, even though you’ve become very strong now, the affairs of the Ye Family are still none of your business!
If you go rashly, the Clan Leader will kill you!”
From Ye Zhirong’s tone, Ye Tian knew he was not joking.
Since the Ye Family was able to confront the Sima Family, their strength must be considerable, possibly even surpassing that of the Sima Family.
Hence, it was best not to provoke them.
Seeing Ye Tian looking somewhat dispirited, Ye Zhirong then handed the Ice Heart Awl to Ye Tian.
“Kid, take this object and keep it safe!”
“Me?”
Ye Tian was somewhat surprised.
Previously, Ye Zhirong had snatched away the Ice Heart Awl from him, so that the Sima Family people wouldn’t get it.
But now, why was he giving the Ice Heart Awl back to him?
“Mr.
Ye, what exactly is your purpose in giving me the Ice Heart Awl?”
Ye Tian asked doubtfully, while Ye Zhirong simply smiled and said, “Actually, my purpose is quite simple.
Currently, the Sima Family’s main force is directly confronting the Ye Family, leaving their rear incredibly vulnerable!
As far as I know, only Sima Feng and Sima Yun’s son, Sima Hong, are defending the Sima Family’s main house.
Aside from these two people, there are only the weak and disabled soldiers.
Kid, I hope you can lead the warriors of Night King Hall to uproot the Sima Family’s main house, cut the grass to remove the roots, and destroy the Sima Family’s foundation!
Also, this is the address of the Sima Family’s main house!”
With these words, Ye Zhirong passed a piece of paper to Ye Tian.
On the paper, naturally, was the location of the Sima Family’s main house!
“…”
Ye Tian was somewhat at a loss for words; he had not expected Ye Zhirong to say such things.
That is to say, he wanted Ye Tian to lead the brothers of Night King Hall in direct confrontation with the Sima Family.
Since when did the old gentleman start having such confidence in him?
“Mr.
Ye, you mentioned that the Sima Family’s main house is guarded by Sima Feng, so naturally, there are plenty of puppets with him!
And there’s the Sima Family’s divine beast, the Great Ape King.
Defeating them will not be easy!
Are you implying that my current strength has already surpassed Sima Feng’s?”
Ye Tian inquired doubtfully, but Ye Zhirong shook his head.
“No way!
Kid, even though you can now merge the various forces within your body, until the degree of fusion reaches ninety percent, there’s still a great gap between you and Sima Feng.
That applies to your brothers as well; they are no match for the Sima Family’s retainers!
However, you and your Night King Hall possess a huge advantage, which is boundless potential!
The Sima Family is finding it very difficult to progress any further, but it’s different for you all.
If all of your subordinates practiced the Xuan Yun Technique, or even just a few of them do, it would be a substantial boost to your combat strength!
Of course, if you focus solely on training now, by the time you’re ready to raid the Sima Family’s house, it might be light years away.
By then, perhaps the Ye Family’s Formation would have been breached by the Sima Family’s main force.
Therefore, kid, I hope you can make use of the Power of Spirit Veins!”
“The Power of Spirit Veins?”
Ye Tian was even more astonished.
He hadn’t expected Ye Zhirong to make such a statement, no wonder he had given the Ice Heart Awl to him.
“Yes, kid!
Although the aim of the Ye Family is to protect the Spirit Vein from becoming a tool for the Sima Family’s use, ignoring the Spirit Vein entirely would also be wasteful.
In times of crisis, there’s no need to follow the usual rules, and exceptions can be made!
Kid, you must remember, only by using the Ice Heart Awl can you break the Spirit Vein.
However, if the Spirit Vein is severely damaged, the Power of Spirit Veins will spill out, and at that point, the people from the Sima Family will learn the location of the Spirit Vein!
So, you must be careful.
You only need to take a small piece of the Spirit Vein Stone to benefit infinitely!”
Facing Ye Zhirong’s warnings, Ye Tian immediately agreed wholeheartedly!
“Don’t worry, Mr.
Ye, I’ll remember that for sure!”
Just as Ye Tian was speaking, he suddenly heard a series of footsteps!
The pavilion was situated on the peak of a mountain.
The sound of hurried climbing was unmistakably produced by a Qinggong expert.
Who could it be, scaling the sheer cliffs, climbing up?
Ye Tian and Ye Zhirong were both prepared for battle.
Not much later, they saw a monk leap into the pavilion.