Ye Xuan was somewhat speechless, this Xue Tong could actually borrow his bloodline power!
In the end, he gave up on it!
Because he didn’t dare activate this bloodline power, especially now that its restrictions were gone, if he triggered it himself, he’d absolutely succumb to its corrosive influence!
Still, he was deeply curious, wondering what it’d be like if this bloodline were fully unleashed!
At that moment, the God Sect Ancestor said, “I’ve got two days left, what do you want me to help you with?”
Two days!
Ye Xuan fell silent.
He had to make good use of this ancestor’s soul, otherwise it’d be a waste!
Xue Tong suddenly piped up, “You could go to the Ten Extremes Temple and self-destruct!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The old man glanced at Xue Tong, shaking his head with a smile, “It’s useless, my soul’s nearly dissipated, even if I self-destruct, it wouldn’t pack much punch, it couldn’t harm the Ten Extremes Temple’s core, besides, the God King Valley’s the bigger threat.”
Ye Xuan sighed, “What a mess!”
The old man looked at Ye Xuan and bowed slightly, “Young one, please protect my God Sect.”
Ye Xuan said solemnly, “Senior, no need for that, I’ve benefited from the God Sect, so it’s only right I help, I’ll do my best!”
The old man smiled faintly, “With your words, I’m at ease!”
He hesitated, then asked, “Young friend, are the people behind you from the Mountain?”
Ye Xuan frowned, “The Mountain?”
The old man seemed puzzled, “They’re not?”
Ye Xuan asked, “What’s the Mountain?”
The old man paused, then said, “Tao Mountain!”
Ye Xuan was still confused, “Tao Mountain? What’s that?”
The old man explained gravely, “A sacred place, only those at the ninth stage of the life grid can step foot there, once they do, they’re called Mountain People.”
He paused again, adding, “I thought your backers were Mountain People, but it seems not!”
Ye Xuan was about to speak when Li Muqi suddenly appeared, saying urgently, “Ancestor, Sect Leader, I just got word, the God King Valley and Ten Extremes Temple are making big moves!”
Big moves!
The old man looked at Ye Xuan, who said, “Are they launching a full-scale attack?”
Li Muqi nodded, “Probably!”
Ye Xuan asked, “With our current strength, we can’t stop them, right?”
Li Muqi nodded again, “Not a chance! Forget both of them together, even the God King Valley alone could wipe us out!”
Ye Xuan thought for a moment, then turned to Xue Tong, “Got any good ideas?”
Xue Tong glanced at him, “Tell me your plan first!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “My idea’s to scare them off!”
Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn, “That could work!”
Li Muqi looked puzzled, “Scare them? They’re not easily spooked!”
Ye Xuan said, “Let’s try!”
He turned to Xue Tong, “Back me up!”
Xue Tong nodded, “Sure!”
Ye Xuan declared, “Then we’re heading to the God King Valley now!”
Li Muqi froze, “To the God King Valley?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “We’ll take the initiative!”
Li Muqi hesitated, “Sect Leader, you…”
Ye Xuan laughed, “If I don’t go, they’ll come here anyway, so why not take the fight to them?”
He looked at the God Sect Ancestor, “Senior, hold the fort here!”
The old man said gravely, “Young one, are you sure about this?”
Ye Xuan grinned, “Not really, but we can give it a shot!”
The old man hesitated, then said, “Be careful!”
Ye Xuan nodded, “I will!”
With that, he and Xue Tong vanished.
After they left, Li Muqi said solemnly, “Ancestor, the Sect Leader…”
The old man replied softly, “Trust him!”
…
On the way, Ye Xuan glanced at Xue Tong, “Think we’ll pull this off?”
Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn, “Depends on how well you bluff!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “I’m good at that!”
Xue Tong gave him a look but said nothing.
An hour later, they arrived at the God King Valley.
As soon as they reached it, a woman appeared before them—Mou Xi, the top genius of the God King Valley’s younger generation!
Mou Xi eyed Ye Xuan, “Sect Leader Ye, what brings you to my God King Valley?”
Ye Xuan smiled, “Miss, I need to see your Valley Master!”
Mou Xi shook her head, “The Valley Master’s in seclusion, seeing no one!”
Ye Xuan grinned, “It’s about the God King Valley’s survival!”
Mou Xi’s eyes narrowed, “Our survival?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Mou Xi chuckled lightly, “Are you threatening us, Sect Leader Ye?”
Ye Xuan stepped closer, smiling, “Miss, you really won’t let me see your Valley Master?”
Mou Xi stared at him, “What if I don’t?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Then I’ll welcome you to attack the God Sect! Bring plenty of people!”
With that, he turned to leave.
Mou Xi watched him, silent.
Just then, a voice rang from deep within the God King Valley, “Invite Sect Leader Ye inside!”
Ye Xuan paused, then led Xue Tong toward the valley.
As he passed Mou Xi, she said, “You can’t save the God Sect!”
Ye Xuan glanced at her, “I’m saving your God King Valley!”
With that, he and Xue Tong disappeared into the distance.
Mou Xi stood silent for a moment, then left.
Inside the God King Valley, in a tree hall, Ye Xuan met a woman in a jade-green gown, holding a green orb containing a miniature mountain range.
This was Mu Gu, the current Valley Master of the God King Valley!
A true life grid realm expert!
Mu Gu glanced at Xue Tong, then at Ye Xuan, “Give me one reason not to kill you!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “If you want to kill me, go ahead, Senior!”
Mu Gu stepped closer, a faint smirk on her lips, “Special bloodline, innate ninth-stage life grid… is that what gives you the guts to come here?”
Innate ninth-stage life grid!
Mou Xi’s face paled at those words!
She too had an innate life grid, but only third-stage, while this human before her was ninth-stage!
Ye Xuan smiled, about to speak, when Mu Gu cut in, “Human, you’re trying to tell me you’ve got an extraordinary background to make me hesitate, right?”
Ye Xuan felt a flicker of unease.
Mu Gu continued, “At first, I thought you were a Mountain Person, I even investigated, but you’re not, you’re from a low-tier cosmic civilization! I don’t know how a ninth-stage life grid emerged from there, but as long as you’re not from the Mountain, that’s fine by me.”
She smiled faintly, “You might not realize, you’re now a target for those Mountain People, ninth-stage life grid, special bloodline—you’re a walking treasure!”
Ye Xuan laughed, “Don’t scare me!”
Mu Gu blinked, “Do I look like I’m scaring you?”
She leaned closer, “I won’t touch you, but those who will are already on their way!”
Ye Xuan fell silent.
Little Tower suddenly chimed in, “Wow, kid, your enemies just leveled up!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Mu Gu laughed, “Sect Leader Ye, enjoy the scenery at my God King Valley! Have a pleasant stay!”
With that, she turned and left.
In the tree hall, only Ye Xuan and Xue Tong remained.
Ye Xuan sat down, then said, “Mountain People, minimum ninth-stage life grid! Xue Tong, what’s your take?”
Xue Tong licked her candied hawthorn, “Run, grow in the shadows!”
Run!
Ye Xuan asked, “What about the God Sect?”
Xue Tong glanced at him, “Their target was the God Sect, but now it’s you! If you run, the God Sect’s safer, as long as you’re alive, that woman won’t dare touch it, she’ll wait and see who comes out on top—you or the Mountain People, so, run!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “Running like this, isn’t it a bit embarrassing?”
Xue Tong thought for a moment, “We’re not running, it’s a tactical retreat!”
Ye Xuan nodded instantly, “Good! Tactical retreat it is!”
With that, they stood and left the tree hall.
Under an ancient tree, Mu Gu watched Ye Xuan and Xue Tong depart, smiling silently.
Beside her, Mou Xi said gravely, “Master, why let them go?”
Mu Gu replied softly, “He’s not a Mountain Person, but he’s not someone we can afford to provoke either, we’ll just sit back and watch the tigers fight!”
She suddenly looked up, “The Ten Extremes Temple’s people are here!”
At the horizon, Ye Xuan and Xue Tong stopped as a middle-aged man blocked their path—Mu Qiu, the Temple Master of the Ten Extremes Temple!
Beside him stood five Divine Spirit realm experts and twelve Limitless Path cultivators!
Mu Qiu stared at Ye Xuan, “Planning to leave?”
Ye Xuan pointed at the God King Valley below, “Know why they didn’t kill me?”
Mu Qiu’s eyes narrowed, “What’s that mean?”
Ye Xuan exploded, “You idiot! Can’t you use your brain? Why’d I become the God Sect Leader? Why doesn’t the God King Valley Master dare kill me?”
Mu Qiu glared at him, Ye Xuan kept ranting, “What’re you staring at? Can’t you think? My bloodline’s this badass—can’t you feel it? Use your pig brain, with a bloodline this strong, would my dad be some nobody? Would he? Huh? And I’ve got a ninth-stage innate life grid! Think about it, can a normal person have that? Can they?”
Xue Tong tugged Ye Xuan’s sleeve, “You’re too cocky!”
Ye Xuan snapped, “I’m pissed!”
Pointing at Mu Qiu, he roared, “I can’t stand morons like him, same IQ as Tian Ye!”
Mu Qiu bellowed, “Ye Xuan, you’re just a spoiled second-gen, what’s there to be proud of? Huh? What gives you the right?”
Ye Xuan shouted back, “I wanna work hard too! But I was born with an invincible bloodline, an invincible dad, an invincible sister, an invincible brother—what can I do? I wanna keep a low profile, but my strength won’t let me! Do you know how much that sucks?”
Mu Qiu nearly choked with rage.
Xue Tong stood dumbfounded, after a moment, she swallowed hard and muttered, “Holy crap…”
