He suddenly remembered—this Ye Yuan had apparently been betrothed to Liu Yunchen before.
But after Ye Yuan rose to prominence, she had looked down on Liu Yunchen.
Instead, she had set her sights on the equally talented Xuan Yuanche.
In all honesty, people actually understood Ye Yuan’s choice.
Especially the noble ladies in the city—compared to the good-for-nothing Liu Yunchen, every single one of them would rather marry Xuan Yuanche too.
But now…
Following that middle-aged man’s gaze, everyone couldn’t help but turn their eyes toward Ye Yuan.
Compared to Liu Yunchen, that genius youth Xuan Yuanche was simply incomparable, wasn’t he?
Just think about it—earlier, Xuan Yuanche and Ye Yuan had been facing Shi Heng like they were about to die.
While Liu Yunchen, facing Shi Heng, wasn’t afraid at all.
Catching those looks, Xuan Yuanche and Ye Yuan felt extremely uncomfortable inside, but their shock far outweighed their discomfort.
Especially for Ye Yuan—in her past life, she had known Liu Yunchen was a wastrel, so in this life, she had used her foreknowledge to steer clear of him and had pulled out all the stops to win Xuan Yuanche.
When she learned that the Ye family and the Liu family had finally formed that marriage alliance, she had even scoffed at Ye Shaohua.
But she never expected…
Liu Yunchen wasn’t at all what she had imagined!
She had been reborn, schemed so much in this life, and in the end, she had only paved the way for Ye Shaohua?!
If she had known this would happen, what was the point of all her painstaking efforts to dodge that marriage alliance, even pushing it onto Ye Shaohua?
A Tribulation Transcendence cultivator versus a Foundation Establishment cultivator—they simply couldn’t be compared. Liu Yunchen could crush them with a single finger.
Old Man Liu wasn’t paying any attention to Xuan Yuanche and Ye Yuan’s expressions right now. In his life, he had weathered many storms.
When Ye Shaohua had sent a pile of magical treasures to Old Madam Liu, he had been surprised but hadn’t lost his composure like this.
But now, it was as if ten thousand bees were buzzing nonstop inside his head.
That useless son he had been complaining about just yesterday—had… had reached Tribulation Transcendence?
And that famous Shao Yang had called him “Senior Brother”?
Now a crowd was gathered around Old Man Liu. The same people who had previously sneered that his son was marrying a blacksmith were now hiding in the corner, not daring to utter a single word.
Would they dare say anything bad about a Tribulation Transcendence immortal?
As for Old Man Liu, he was so flustered that he couldn’t bother with them anymore. He got into his carriage alone and went back in a daze to find his wife.
Meanwhile, Liu Yunchen directly teleported to the Ye residence.
He had sensed that Ye Shaohua had made a breakthrough in array formations. By the time he arrived at the Ye residence, Ye Shaohua had already gone into seclusion in the Grand Elder’s secret chamber.
She had gone into seclusion in a hurry and hadn’t set up any formations at all.
He needed to return to the Qian Yuan Sect, and he was actually worried about her. He knew that Ye Shaohua had recently been stuck at a bottleneck. After this breakthrough succeeded, an immortal artifact should be born.
So instead of sending her a sound transmission, he set up two layers of formations outside her seclusion chamber—one for concealment and one for defense.
The formations he arranged were somewhat crude, not as exquisite as Ye Shaohua’s.
But he was, after all, at the Tribulation Transcendence stage. With the suppression of his cultivation level, unless someone of equal or higher level came along, no one could forcefully break them.
“She’s at a critical moment right now,” Liu Yunchen said gravely to the Grand Elder. “If she succeeds, then when she comes out of seclusion, the most powerful immortal artifact in the cultivation world will likely be born. Also, the array at the mountain on the south side of the city has been breached again. In a while, the Ye family probably won’t be able to stay hidden any longer. If you can, lie low. Before she comes out of seclusion or I return, endure whatever you can.”
The Ye family had been in hiding for three years. Within Ye Shaohua’s formations, that was actually thirty years.
But even with thirty years, the only one in the Ye family who could really fight was Ye Shaohua.
The rest were mostly just at the Golden Core stage, with only a few at the Nascent Soul stage. Even equipped with spiritual tools, a single cultivator at the Spirit Transformation stage could flatten the Ye family.
When the Grand Elder heard Liu Yunchen say “the most powerful immortal artifact will be born,” he was so startled that he jumped to his feet.
He stood there, mouth wide open, and it took him a long time to snap out of it.
“I know what I’m doing. Don’t worry about that,” the Grand Elder said, coming back to his senses and looking at Liu Yunchen. “You go on to the Qian Yuan Sect without worry. I’ll make sure Shaohua and the Ye family are well looked after.”
Liu Yunchen had always trusted the Grand Elder’s judgment.
Especially since the Grand Elder possessed one of the most powerful defensive spiritual tools. As long as the defensive formation was activated, no one below the Spirit Transformation stage could possibly break through it.
Only after taking care of all this did he transform into a streak of light and catch up with Shao Yang and the others.
Ye Shaohua had been in seclusion for half a month.
During those fifteen days, Liu Yunchen never came back.
After Ye Shuang and the others learned of Liu Yunchen’s true strength, they immediately regretted their decisions and wanted to return to the Ye family. Even Ye Yuan had tried to go back at one point.
There was no helping it—he was a Tribulation Transcendence expert.
And he could even suppress Shi Heng.
Shi Heng’s fearsome reputation was known across the entire continent.
Ye Yuan knew very well just how powerful Liu Yunchen was, since he could suppress Shi Heng. He was at least among the top three in the cultivation world, on par with those ancient monsters.
“Ye Shaohua sure is lucky!” Ye Yuan’s face was extremely sour when she heard Ye Shuang say that the Grand Elder had once again shut the doors and refused to see anyone.
Why did Ye Shaohua get so lucky every single time?
“Yuan’er,” just as she was speaking, the City Lord of Xuan Yuan suddenly came looking for her, looking somewhat anxious. “Can you get in touch with the Xuan Yue Sect? An elder from the Cang Yan Sect has brought people to flatten the Ye family!”
The Cang Yan Sect—one of the three great sects, neither wholly righteous nor wholly evil.
And it was even more powerful than the Xuan Yue Sect.
“The Cang Yan Sect?” Ye Yuan was stunned, getting to her feet in a daze. “What happened?”
The City Lord’s expression turned serious. “The Cang Yan Sect wants the Grand Elder of the Ye family to hand over his spiritual tools. I don’t know the exact details, but right now three Spirit Transformation cultivators, one Divine Separation cultivator, and a bunch of Golden Core cultivators have surrounded the Ye residence. I don’t really know anyone—can you notify your sect…”
After all, this was Xuan Yue Sect territory. If the Cang Yan Sect came here to bully people, surely the Xuan Yue Sect wouldn’t just stand by.
However, hearing the City Lord’s words, Ye Yuan felt a secret thrill. But remembering that the City Lord was still in front of her, she shook her head the next moment. “Uncle Xuan Yuan, it’s useless. You’d better not send anyone to the Ye family. The Cang Yan Sect’s founding ancestor has already reached the Great Vehicle stage. Even if this is reported to the sect, no one will intervene.”
Although the City Lord had fallen out with the Grand Elder last time, he thought differently from his wife and didn’t actually support Xuan Yuanche’s decisions.
Ye Yuan’s refusal caught him off guard.
But what surprised him even more was the hint of secret delight that slipped into Ye Yuan’s eyes.
“Grand Elder, I can’t help you this time,” the City Lord sneaked into the Ye family that night. For the first time in three years, he had the face to see the Grand Elder. “Che’er has gone back to the Xuan Yue Sect, and I can’t reach him. I’ve spoken to Ye Yuan several times, but she shows no intention of contacting the Xuan Yue Sect. Grand Elder, you should take the Ye family and leave. Don’t stay here. Go to the Qian Yuan Sect and find Young Master Liu. Otherwise…”
Ye Yuan’s reaction was exactly what the Grand Elder had expected. He let out a long sigh.
