Ye Xuan glanced at the man in the Taoist robe, “What you said makes a lot of sense!”
Indeed!
A family, loving and supporting each other, united in help, isn’t that perfectly normal?
Relying on others?
If depending on one’s father is a disgrace, then the world is full of disgraced people!
After all, who hasn’t relied on their parents, unless they’re an orphan?
At this thought, the lingering sense of ‘guilt’ in Ye Xuan’s heart suddenly vanished.
He and his father were bound by blood!
He and Qing’er were siblings!
They were family!
How could he be called a ‘mountain king’ for relying on them?
With this realisation, Ye Xuan’s heart felt unburdened!
It wasn’t him who was wrong, but others!
Boom!
At that moment, a surge of sword intent erupted from Ye Xuan’s body!
Human Sword Intent!
“What the hell!”
Little Pen suddenly spoke, “Don’t tell me you’re about to break through… This is too damn absurd, isn’t it?”
Little Tower chimed in, “That’s a bit much!”
Everyone in the area turned to look at Ye Xuan!
Was this guy about to break through?
Then, the sword intent around Ye Xuan suddenly retracted into his body!
Ye Xuan glanced at the crowd and said, “Why are you all staring at me? I just felt a bit cold, so I released some sword intent to warm up!”
Everyone: “…”
The Zongjing glanced at Ye Xuan and said, “Go inside!”
Hearing Zongjing’s words, the Past Sect powerhouses hurriedly headed toward the stone gate!
Ye Xuan walked to the Taoist-robed man’s side, “Are there still strong fighters inside?”
The Taoist-robed man shook his head, “No.”
None!
Ye Xuan frowned at this.
Hearing the Taoist-robed man’s words, the Past Sect powerhouses relaxed and rushed into the Ruins of Return!
Boom!
A sudden explosion rang out from within the Ruins of Return. The next moment, a figure flew out!
At the same time, the Past Sect powerhouses who had charged in retreated hurriedly!
Seeing this, Zongjing’s brow furrowed!
Beside the Taoist-robed man, Ye Xuan said gravely, “Didn’t you say there was no one?”
The Taoist-robed man smiled faintly, “I lied to them!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
In the distance, at the entrance to the Ruins of Return, a white-haired elder slowly walked out!
The elder glanced at Zongjing and the others, then said, “Just this handful of people, and you think you can breach the Ruins of Return? Are you dreaming?”
Zongjing looked at the white-haired elder, his face dark as water.
Neither this elder nor the Taoist-robed man was in their intelligence reports. Even Jiang Lian, once part of the Taoist Sect, didn’t know of these two!
The Taoist Sect had hidden its strength!
At this thought, Zongjing’s expression grew even graver!
Then, Jiang Lian suddenly said, “If you keep delaying, can your Past Sect elders hold off the seven division leaders? Especially that Taoist Spirit. Your grand elder can’t beat her, right?”
Taoist Spirit!
The current top figure of the Taoist Sect!
At the mention of her name, Zongjing’s brow furrowed!
This woman was too powerful, so strong that even the Past Sect’s grand elder, second only to the sect leader, couldn’t match her. They could only stall her with the sect’s super array!
If she broke free, no one here could stand against her!
With this in mind, Zongjing turned to the starry depths, “Tree Clan Chief, your assistance, please!”
Tree Clan Chief!
Everyone looked to the starry depths, where a massive teleportation array appeared. The next moment, a tree giant, a thousand feet tall, stepped out!
Seeing this tree giant, the Taoist-robed man beside Ye Xuan frowned.
Ye Xuan asked, “What’s this?”
The Taoist-robed man said gravely, “The ancient Tree Clan, from the Forest Realm, hailing from the distant Forest Era. Their ancestors once established a powerful Jungle Order!”
Ye Xuan frowned, “Jungle Order?”
The Taoist-robed man nodded, “Yes! The Jungle Order, centred on the Tree Clan! But it was later destroyed by the Master!”
Ye Xuan looked at the Taoist-robed man, “The Master is the Great Path Pen Master?”
The Taoist-robed man nodded.
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “Why destroy it?”
The Taoist-robed man glanced at Ye Xuan, “The Jungle Order only allowed trees in this universe!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
What kind of logic was that?
Only trees?
That’s ridiculous!
The Taoist-robed man said, “They angered everyone back then, and with the Master wanting to establish a new order, they were taken out! I didn’t expect them to join forces with the Past Sect now… They’ve learned to form alliances…”
Ye Xuan asked, “Can you beat them?”
The Taoist-robed man looked at Ye Xuan, serious, “It’s ‘we’!”
Ye Xuan was speechless.
When the Tree Clan Chief appeared, he looked straight at Ye Xuan, “You’re the Mountain King?”
His voice boomed like thunder, deafening!
Ye Xuan froze, looking at the Tree Clan Chief, “You know me?”
The Tree Clan Chief loomed over Ye Xuan, an invisible pressure bearing down from the sky, “I heard your backers are strong!”
Ye Xuan smiled, “They’re alright!”
The Tree Clan Chief suddenly raised and shook his fist, “Call them out. I’ll beat them to death!”
Ye Xuan’s expression turned odd!
Nearby, Jiang Lian frowned and looked at Zongjing, who glanced at the Tree Clan Chief and said, “Sir, our target isn’t him. It’s the Ruins of Return!”
Hearing Zongjing, the Tree Clan Chief glared at Ye Xuan, “I’ll deal with you after I break the Ruins of Return!”
With that, he turned to the stone gate and charged at it!
The charge caused the entire galaxy to tremble violently, like an earthquake, utterly terrifying!
Seeing this, everyone’s faces changed, and they retreated swiftly!
Ye Xuan’s expression was equally grave!
This guy’s strength was terrifying!
Before the stone gate, the white-haired elder frowned. He opened his palm, revealing a mirror. The next moment, he soared into the air, the mirror flashing, and a beam of radiant light shot out!
Boom!
The radiant light halted the tree giant, forcing him back hundreds of feet. But then, he stomped his right foot and charged forward!
Boom!
The impact shattered the radiant light, and the tree giant reached the white-haired elder!
The elder’s pupils shrank. He chanted a spell, and the mirror trembled, releasing countless beams of light like a tidal wave!
Then, the tree giant threw a punch!
Boom!
The punch shattered the beams, sending the elder flying tens of thousands of feet away!
Seeing this, everyone was stunned!
This seemingly dim-witted tree giant was so powerful?
After blasting the elder away, the tree giant sneered, “So weak! I only used ten percent of my strength, and you can’t handle it!”
Everyone: “…”
Zongjing glanced at the tree giant and said, “Sir, to the Ruins of Return!”
The tree giant turned to Zongjing, “Don’t tell me what to do. In the Forest Era, humans who spoke without our permission would be beheaded, got it?”
Zongjing frowned. He now understood why the Tree Clan’s order was destroyed by the Great Path Pen Master!
These guys were truly defective!
After snapping at Zongjing, the tree giant felt exhilarated and burst into laughter, “Haha…”
Everyone looked at the laughing tree giant, their expressions utterly bizarre!
Ye Xuan glanced at him and said, “I never imagined the once-invincible Tree Clan would become the Past Sect’s lapdog! How… pitiful!”
Hearing Ye Xuan, the tree giant’s laughter stopped. He glared at Ye Xuan, “Human, when did my Tree Clan become the Past Sect’s lapdog?”
Ye Xuan pointed at Zongjing in the distance, “If you’re not their lapdog, why do you do whatever he tells you?”
“Bah!”
The tree giant cursed, “He has no right to order me. I…”
Zongjing suddenly said, “He’s sowing discord!”
The tree giant looked at Zongjing, confused, “What’s sowing discord?”
Everyone: “…”
Hearing the question, Zongjing’s eyelid twitched, feeling both speechless and exasperated!
Ye Xuan suddenly said, “Sowing discord means being good friends!”
Good friends?
Everyone stared at Ye Xuan, stunned!
Was this guy blatantly twisting the truth?
The tree giant looked at Ye Xuan, who said earnestly, “I want to be good friends with you. Truth be told, I’ve long admired the Tree Clan!”
The tree giant asked, “Admired?”
Ye Xuan nodded, “Back then, the Tree Clan was invincible! Invincible! One word from the Tree Clan, and who in the boundless universe dared disobey? Right?”
The tree giant laughed proudly, “Yes!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “But now, I’m disappointed!”
The tree giant frowned, “Why?”
Ye Xuan said angrily, “In my heart, the Tree Clan is proud! Yet now, you’re colluding with the Past Sect… Let me ask you, if your ancestors knew you were working with humans, what would they think?”
At this, the tree giant’s face darkened!
Ye Xuan continued, “Where’s the Tree Clan’s pride? The mighty, invincible Tree Clan, allying with humans? In my heart, the Tree Clan would rather perish than join humans! But now, you’re working with them… Are you worthy of your ancestors? You’re shaming them! Shaming them!”
The tree giant hesitated, then said, “We’re attacking the Ruins of Return to revive our ancestors! For them!”
Ye Xuan snapped, “To revive your ancestors, you ally with humans?”
The tree giant nodded, “Without them, we can’t beat the Taoist Sect!”
Ye Xuan looked at him, “If you were your ancestor, would you want your descendants to collude with humans? Would you abandon dignity to revive? Abandon the Tree Clan’s once-invincible pride? Would you?”
The tree giant hesitated, then shook his head, “Allying with humans makes me uneasy too!”
Tree Clan Ancestor: “…”
Everyone: “…”
