Bloodline pressure!
The moment Ye Xuan’s bloodline pressure emerged, even the Nine Heavens Clan patriarch’s own bloodline pressure was instantly suppressed!
The patriarch’s eyes were filled with disbelief as he stammered, “You… what kind of bloodline is this?”
Xue Tong turned to Ye Xuan, grinning, “This old geezer’s asking what your bloodline is!”
Ye Xuan remained silent.
He now understood why Xue Tong hadn’t killed him and had brought him here!
Bloodline!
She wanted to use his bloodline power!
At that moment, Xue Tong chuckled, “You don’t seem to realize how terrifying your bloodline power is!”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Xue Tong looked at him, “Then you should thank me, because I can unlock a portion of your bloodline’s power!”
With that, she turned to the Nine Heavens Clan patriarch not far away, “If it weren’t for that trace of ancestral blood in you, killing you would be as easy as squashing an ant!”
As her words fell, she swept her right hand fiercely.
Boom!
The space around the patriarch plunged into Wujian, and as he tried to retaliate, Xue Tong pressed her hand down again.
Boom!
The patriarch’s physical body shattered instantly, leaving only his soul!
Seeing this, the Nine Heavens Clan powerhouses in the area paled. They wanted to act, but Ye Xuan’s bloodline pressure pinned them down, leaving them powerless to resist!
The reason the patriarch couldn’t fight back was largely due to this bloodline power!
Ye Xuan’s bloodline had suppressed the trace of ancestral blood within him, preventing him from unleashing his full strength!
Reduced to just a soul, the patriarch glared at Xue Tong, “Traitorous child, are you committing patricide?”
Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn, “I’m just sending you off early!”
With that, she threw a fierce punch.
Boom!
The patriarch was blasted into nothingness!
The faces of the Nine Heavens Clan powerhouses turned ashen.
Their patriarch was gone!
At that moment, Xue Tong turned to Ye Xuan, smiling, “Killing a father feels pretty good, you should try it too!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then said, “If my dad were as strong as yours, I might give it a shot…”
Xue Tong laughed, then turned to the white-dressed woman, who stared back at her silently.
Xue Tong suddenly waved her right hand.
Boom!
The white-dressed woman was erased instantly!
Xue Tong smiled, “Follow me!”
With that, she walked off into the distance. As she moved, the surrounding space began to fade, and the Nine Heavens Clan powerhouses started vanishing bit by bit.
Under the suppression of Ye Xuan’s bloodline power, they had no chance to resist!
Of course, this was only possible because Xue Tong herself was strong enough to wield Ye Xuan’s bloodline power. If Ye Xuan used it himself, it wouldn’t be nearly as terrifying.
At that moment, Xue Tong suddenly said, “You really don’t seem to know how powerful your bloodline is, do you?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Xue Tong glanced at him, “Do you know just how terrifying it is?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Xue Tong smiled faintly but didn’t elaborate.
Ye Xuan asked, “How terrifying?”
Xue Tong said softly, “When I activated your bloodline earlier, the power unleashed wasn’t even one-tenth of its true potential!”
One-tenth!
Ye Xuan’s eyelids twitched. Not even one-tenth had suppressed the Nine Heavens Clan’s bloodline?
Had he been underestimating his father’s strength?
Xue Tong added, “Your dad’s incredible!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Xue Tong, you didn’t kill me back then because of this bloodline power, right?”
Xue Tong nodded, “You’re not ordinary. Killing you would bring me big trouble.”
Ye Xuan nodded, “So you chose to befriend me?”
Xue Tong glanced at him, “Or did you think I’d be dumb enough to trade ten thousand soul crystals for two candied hawthorns?”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Xue Tong suddenly stopped. She and Ye Xuan now stood before a grand hall. She looked at him, “Do you know what this place is?”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Xue Tong said, “This is the Nine Heavens Clan’s treasury, full of divine artifacts!”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan quickly said, “Let’s go take a look!”
Though he said that, he didn’t step inside, waiting for Xue Tong to go first!
Seeing Ye Xuan hold back, Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn, “You’re pretty smart!”
With that, she stepped into the hall. As her foot crossed the threshold, a white light surged toward her.
Xue Tong flicked her sleeve.
Boom!
The white light was annihilated!
She turned to Ye Xuan, “If you’d rushed in just now, even if you didn’t die, your body would’ve been destroyed!”
With that, she walked inside.
Ye Xuan paused for a moment, then followed.
Upon entering the hall, he froze.
The entire space was piled high with divine artifacts, each clearly extraordinary.
At that moment, Xue Tong said, “Every artifact here is worth at least a million soul crystals! There are over a thousand of them, the Nine Heavens Clan’s entire fortune. Now, they’re all yours!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “All mine?”
Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan looked at her, “Why?”
Xue Tong blinked, “We’re friends!”
Ye Xuan shook his head, “I don’t buy that!”
Xue Tong smiled, “Want them or not?”
Ye Xuan immediately said, “Of course I do!”
With that, he began collecting the artifacts.
Truthfully, he wasn’t overly excited.
He already had a supreme divine artifact in his body—the Qingxuan Sword! Still, these artifacts would be a huge help to him now.
Xue Tong continued deeper into the hall. Soon, she reached a stone door that trembled violently before a golden talisman shot out from within.
Xue Tong punched forward.
Boom!
The stone door shattered!
Ye Xuan peered curiously inside, expecting some treasure.
But when he saw what lay within, he froze.
There were no treasures—just a woman, her limbs bound tightly by chains. She showed no signs of life.
Xue Tong approached the woman and stood there, silently gazing at her.
Ye Xuan glanced at Xue Tong, then slowly backed out of the room.
Shortly after, Xue Tong emerged and stood beside him, saying softly, “That was my mother. She was imprisoned when I was six, until her death!”
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “Why?”
Xue Tong replied, “My mother didn’t love my father. She loved someone else. Though she married him, her heart never belonged to him!”
Ye Xuan asked, “So your father imprisoned her?”
Xue Tong nodded, “Yes!”
She turned to Ye Xuan, “Men, not a single good one among them, right?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Except me!”
Xue Tong stared at him, silent.
Ye Xuan blinked, “You don’t think I’m good?”
Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn and asked, “How many women do you have?”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Xue Tong held up two fingers, “More than two?”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “I’m actually a very devoted man, but because I’m just too outstanding, many women can’t help falling for me. It’s quite troubling, sigh…”
Xue Tong looked at him, saying nothing, just staring.
Ye Xuan grew uneasy under her gaze, “Xue Tong, what are your plans next?”
Xue Tong said, “I’m going somewhere. Want to come?”
Ye Xuan immediately shook his head, “No, no, I’ve got other things to do!”
He didn’t want to tag along with this girl. He just wanted to find a quiet place to cultivate, reach the twentieth stage, and figure out how to unseal the Qingxuan Sword.
Xue Tong suddenly said, “I can guide you!”
Ye Xuan glanced at her, “With conditions?”
Xue Tong nodded, “Come with me somewhere.”
Ye Xuan was puzzled, “To do what?”
Xue Tong replied, “To have fun!”
Ye Xuan didn’t respond.
Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn, “With my guidance, you could reach the twentieth stage in half a year, and Wujian realm in three years!”
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “Xue Tong, is there a difference between Wujian realm and the Law of Wujian?”
Xue Tong nodded, “A world of difference!”
Ye Xuan asked, “What’s the difference?”
Xue Tong thought for a moment, then said, “The Undead Emperor is Wujian realm, I’m the Law of Wujian. Get it?”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
The Undead Emperor was Wujian realm, and Xue Tong was the Law of Wujian. Yet a single glance from her could make the Undead Emperor kneel and tremble!
Xue Tong added, “Not only that, I can help you fully awaken your bloodline power.”
Ye Xuan gave a wry smile, “Miss Xue Tong, can you just tell me where you’re going and why you keep dragging me along?”
Xue Tong blinked, “You’ll know when we get there!”
Ye Xuan didn’t reply.
Xue Tong continued, “Coming or not? If not, I won’t force you!”
Ye Xuan still said nothing.
Xue Tong went on, “If you cultivate normally, it’ll take centuries to reach the twentieth stage, and soon you’ll need a massive amount of soul crystals! Follow me, and you’ll get my guidance plus no worries about cultivation resources.”
She glanced at him, “Having someone guide you versus going it alone is completely different, you understand?”
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Miss Xue Tong, I’ll stick with you from now on!”
Xue Tong nodded, “Let’s go!”
With that, she turned to leave, but after a few steps, she stopped, “You need to help me with something first!”
Ye Xuan asked, “What?”
At that moment, a voice sounded from behind him, “She probably wants you to help her deal with me!”
Ye Xuan turned to see an old man who had appeared out of nowhere.
The old man sized him up, “So it’s your bloodline that suppressed my Nine Heavens Clan’s bloodline?”
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “Who are you?”
The old man replied, “The Nine Heavens Clan’s ancestor.”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Xue Tong stepped beside Ye Xuan, glanced at the old man, and said, “His true body’s here!”
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “Can you beat him?”
Xue Tong thought for a moment, then said, “Even if I can’t win, I can run. What about you?”
Ye Xuan stared at her, stunned, “You’re not taking me with you?”
Xue Tong blinked, “I can take you, but you’ve got to give me something in return!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
