Chapter 71
, Reunited with Yun Yun, Overwhelming the Yunlan Sect! [Please Subscribe!]
Chapter 71, Reunited with Yun Yun, Overwhelming the Yunlan Sect! [Please Subscribe!]
Zhongzhou!
Only the sacred land of Zhongzhou could nurture such a prodigy.
If he can befriend this young man, the Yunlan Sect's position in the Jia Ma Empire will be completely unshakeable.
"Su Ye".
Su Ye glanced at Yun Shan and said with a faint smile, "I have come to Yunlan Sect to find the current sect leader, Yun Yun."
"Young friend Su, it's windy outside. Would you mind moving to the main hall for a chat?"
Su Ye nodded.
Yunshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the boy appeared aloof, he wasn't completely unyielding.
He turned and led the way, with the elders following closely behind.
Inside the main hall.
Yunshan invited Su Ye to sit down, and he stayed by her side.
Elders Yunling and others stood on either side, not daring to utter a sound.
A maidservant served up a cup of spiritual tea; the tea was emerald green and filled with a fragrant aura.
Yunshan picked up his teacup and said with a smile, "Young friend Su, you have already advanced to the Dou Zong realm at such a young age. You are truly a genius."
"May I ask which sacred land in Central China you haile from?"
Su Ye picked up his teacup, took a sip, smiled faintly, and said, "A hermit cultivator from the mountains, not worth mentioning."
Yunshan's eye twitched.
A hermit cultivator in the mountains?
Which reclusive cultivator from the mountains could reach the Dou Zong level around the age of twenty?
His smile remained unchanged as he probed from a different angle: "How did you and Yun'er meet, young friend?"
"Yun'er, this child, has never mentioned to me that she has met such a talented person."
Su Ye put down his teacup and said, "We met by chance in the Monster Mountain Range a few months ago and made a deal."
transaction?
Yunling and the elders exchanged glances.
The sect leader made a deal with a Dou Zong?
Yunshan laughed heartily and said, "Young friend, you are truly witty."
"I know Yun'er's personality well; she's very methodical. It's her good fortune to befriend a prodigy like you."
He paused, then changed the subject: "Young friend, has come to the Yunlan Sect on important business?"
"If needed, Yunlan Sect will do its utmost to assist you."
Su Ye glanced at him and slowly said, "You'll know when Yun Yun returns."
Yunshan was momentarily speechless at those words, but he wasn't annoyed.
He raised his assessment of Su Ye by another level.
He is neither arrogant nor humble, and remains unyielding; he is not a naive genius from a small town, but a truly ruthless character who has experienced great things.
Yunshan smiled and changed the subject, beginning to give a long and detailed account of the history of the Yunlan Sect.
"My Yunlan Sect's founding patriarch, Yun Potian, established the sect on the land of the Jia Ma Empire, and it has been a foundation for a thousand years."
"Back then, our ancestor, in his Dou Zun form, dominated the Northwest Continent —"
Su Ye listened quietly, nodding occasionally.
The capital city, the Nalan family.
Inside the council chamber, Yun Yun was sitting opposite Nalan Jie.
Nalan Jie, with his half-white hair and dignified face, was drinking his tea somewhat absentmindedly.
"Yanran told me about the three-year agreement."
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Yun Yun's voice was clear and decisive as she said, "Your Nalan family should carefully consider the matter of that little fellow from the Xiao family."
"Yanran is my apprentice, and I can't let her lose face in three years."
Nalan Jie gave a wry smile and said, "Sect Leader Yun, it's my fault for being too impulsive back then. I made the engagement with just a few words."
"Now that Yanran is unwilling, I, as her elder, also—"
His words were interrupted by a series of hurried footsteps.
A Yunlan Sect steward barged in without even knocking, his face pale and sweat dripping from his forehead.
Yun Yun frowned.
"What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
The steward knelt on one knee, his voice trembling: "Sect Master! Urgent report from the sect!"
"A young Dou Zong has arrived at the mountain gate, claiming to be an old friend of the sect leader!"
"The former sect leader has broken through his cultivation barrier and will personally receive you!"
Yun Yun was startled and immediately stood up.
The tea in the cup spilled all over half the table.
"A young Dou Zong?" For the first time, her voice lost its composure in front of Nalan Jie.
The deacon quickly added, "Yes!"
"That person stood in mid-air above the main hall plaza, his voice echoing throughout the entire sect, specifically requesting to see you, Sect Master!"
A figure flashed through Yun Yun's mind.
Warcraft Mountains —
He owed himself a favor in the amethyst transaction—no, that's not right.
She owed him a favor.
Yun Yun took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in her heart.
A fleeting, enigmatic expression crossed that aloof face.
Whether it was anticipation or trepidation, even she herself probably couldn't tell.
"Master Nalan, farewell."
As she finished speaking, her battle qi wings unfurled with a roar, and cyan battle qi condensed into wings behind her.
Before Nalan Jie could even get up to see her off, Yun Yun had already transformed into a streak of azure light, shooting straight out of the window and disappearing into the horizon in an instant.
The council chamber was silent for three breaths.
Nalan Jie stared blankly at the sky outside the window, his lips twitching.
"Young Dou Zong—Old acquaintance—When will Sect Master Yun—"
He muttered a couple of things to himself, then shook his head, picked up the cup of tea on the table that had gone cold, and drank it all in one gulp.
The azure rainbow pierced through the sea of clouds and plummeted straight towards the main peak of the Yunlan Sect.
Yun Yun retracted her battle aura wings and landed on the bluestone steps in front of the main hall.
Before her skirt had even fully fallen, her gaze had already passed through the wide-open palace doors and landed on the figure in the blue and white Taoist robe inside.
It's really him.
Yun Yun's heart skipped a beat, but she quickly suppressed it.
Her cool and aloof face revealed little emotion, except for the jade-like hand that was slightly clenched inside her sleeve, which betrayed a hint of her feelings.
She took a deep breath and stepped into the palace.
"The sect leader is back!"
Yun Leng spoke first, her tone revealing a sense of relief.
Yun Yun's gaze remained fixed on Su Ye.
After several months apart, the young man's aura had become even more profound.
Su Ye turned around and looked at Yun Yun.
"Sect Leader Yun, how have you been?"
The voice was flat, as if greeting an old friend whom one hadn't seen in a long time.
Yun Yun nodded slightly, suppressing the complex emotions surging within her, and her face regained its usual cool and aloof expression.
"I didn't expect you to come to Yunlan Sect."
She walked to the front of the main seat and stood there, looking directly at Su Ye.
Su Ye skipped the pleasantries and got straight to the point.
"Does Sect Master Yun still remember the agreement made several months ago in the Monster Mountain Range?"
Yun Yun nodded.
"Of course I remember. In exchange for amethyst, my Yunlan Sect will not go back on its word."
Su Ye picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and put it down.
"That's good."
He looked up at her, his tone indifferent.
"My condition is that I may enter the Cloud Mist Sect's Gate of Life and Death for a visit."
The hall remained silent for a full three breaths.
Then it exploded.
"What?!"
Yunling was the first to shout it out.
The respect on that old face vanished instantly, replaced by a flushed rage.
"Sect Leader, you mustn't!"
"The Gate of Life and Death is a forbidden area of my Yunlan Sect, the final resting place of our sect leaders. How dare outsiders set foot here!"
The Second Elder also suddenly stood up.
"The Gate of Life and Death is the foundation of our sect; Sect Leader, please reconsider!"
The Third Elder stepped forward, his voice low and each word heavy.
"Moreover, the remains of all the patriarchs of the past are contained within. If anything were to happen to them, how could we face our ancestors!"
The Fourth Elder looked directly at Yun Yun, his tone almost questioning.
"Sect Master, even ordinary elders of our sect are not allowed to enter the Gate of Life and Death. How can you grant such a forbidden area to an outsider?"
"This is outrageous!"
The elders started talking amongst themselves, and the hall quickly descended into chaos.
Yun Yun's face turned slightly pale.
She truly hadn't expected Su Ye's condition to be this.
Back in the Monster Mountain Range, she only thought that the other party wanted treasures and cultivation techniques, or that the Yunlan Sect would do something for him.
Who would have thought that he would open the door to life and death?
If she had known this would happen, she would never have agreed so easily.
Although amethyst is precious, it is still too insignificant compared to the forbidden area of the sect.
Yun Yun looked at Su Ye, trying to read some room for negotiation from his face.
I couldn't read anything out.
His gentle, jade-like face was eerily calm, as if the fierce opposition from the elders in the hall had nothing to do with him.
"Young Master Su————"
Yun Yun spoke with difficulty.
"The Gate of Life and Death is indeed a forbidden area. Could we change the conditions?"
"The Yunlan Sect's treasure vault is open to your selection, and you can browse its cultivation techniques and combat skills at will, or—"
"I only need to enter the gate of life and death."
Su Ye interrupted her, his tone leaving no room for argument.
Yunyun's remaining words were stuck in her throat, and she could no longer speak.
Yun Leng finally couldn't hold back any longer, turned around and looked directly at Su Ye, his white beard trembling slightly.
"I treated you with courtesy because I respected you as a Dou Zong expert, but you can't push your luck like this!"
"The Gate of Life and Death is the foundation of our Yunlan Sect. How can you, an outsider, disturb the peaceful rest of our ancestors?"
The Second Elder chimed in.
"That's right! The sect can repay the debt the sect leader owes you, but the Life and Death Sect will never do so!"
Yun Yun frowned, caught in a dilemma.
On one side is the sect's forbidden area, and on the other is a promise made in person.
As the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, breaking her promise is already a great disgrace. But if Su Ye really enters the Gate of Life and Death, how can she face the entire sect?
Just now.
Su Ye put down her teacup.
"Sect Leader Yun wants to break the contract?"
His voice remained calm.
But there was a hint of coldness in that calm demeanor, and an aura of pressure emanated from his body.
The entire hall trembled.
Yun Leng was the first to be hit, his knees buckled, and he almost knelt on the ground.
He desperately tried to circulate his internal energy, but felt that every movement of his meridians was extremely sluggish.
The second and third elders were in even worse shape, with veins bulging on their foreheads, their faces flushed red like pig liver, and even breathing became difficult.
Yun Yun's face paled, only to find that her three-star Dou Huang cultivation was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of this oppressive force.
Her eyes were filled with horror.
Several months ago in the Monster Mountain Range, this person was strong, but not to this extent.
In just a few months, his skills improved again.
"Young Master Su, wait!"
Yun Yun quickly spoke up.
Su Ye glanced at her.
The oppressive force did not disappear, but it also did not intensify.
He was waiting for her to continue.
Yunyun gritted her teeth.
"This matter—please allow me to think it over carefully."
Su Ye leaned back in his chair and said calmly, "I only have this one condition."
"Besides, I don't even care about the lineage of your Yunlan Sect's past sect leaders."
The oppressive aura eased slightly, and everyone in the hall felt as if they had been granted a pardon, panting heavily.
Yunling's inner shirt was already soaked with cold sweat.
His gaze toward Su Ye shifted from anger to terror, and he dared not utter another word.
Yun Yun closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Her fingers trembled slightly inside her sleeve.
The back mountain of Yunlan Sect.
In the shadows.
A cloud of black mist surged silently.
The black fog was as thick as ink that couldn't be dissolved, and it clung to a mountain wall, its existence unnoticed by anyone.
The sunlight disappears as soon as it touches it, as if it has been swallowed up.
The voice of the Protector of the Wu came from the black mist, deep and hoarse.
"Hehehe—Yunshan, did you see that?"
A pair of eerie green eyes materialized from the black mist, looking at Yunshan with a smile.
"This kid is clearly trying to trespass into the forbidden area of your Yunlan Sect."
"If we really let him in, the remains of your sect leaders from all the past will probably be turned upside down."
Yunshan's face was ashen at this moment.
When he first emerged from the back mountain, he still harbored the intention to befriend Su Ye, hoping to use this prodigy from Central China to elevate the status of the Yunlan Sect.
But now it seems that this kid is a hot potato.
The Gate of Life and Death.
That is the foundation of the Yunlan Sect.
Why were the sect leaders of each generation able to step into the Gate of Life and Death at the Dou Ling realm, and then emerge as the peak of the Dou Wang realm?
Because the opportunity within the Gate of Life and Death was obtained by the founder of the Yunlan Sect at the cost of his life.
That was the biggest trump card that allowed the Yunlan Sect to establish itself in the Jiama Empire for a thousand years.
Yunshan said in a deep voice.
"If he insists on entering the gate of life and death, I naturally cannot agree."
Protector Wu narrowed his green eyes, and his voice took on a seductive tone.
"Since that's the case, why not just take him down?"
Yunshan's expression froze for a moment.
"Take it down? But—"
"Of course you can't do it alone."
Protector Wu interrupted him with a sinister smile.
"But what if I were included?"
Yunshan fell silent.
The strength that Su Ye displayed was unfathomable. He had even felt the pressure from that moment in the back mountain, which was something that no ordinary Dou Zong could possess.
"not to mention----"
As Wu Protector moved closer, the black mist surged even faster.
"This child's soul power is exceptionally pure and powerful, and it is the most unique soul I have ever seen!"
"Perhaps it's some kind of special constitution related to the soul!"
"If we could capture him and present him to the elder—"
"Hehehehe————"
"It would be a tremendous benefit for both of us!"
"Although he is young, he does not have the aura of an imperial bloodline, and it is impossible for him to have an ancient imperial clan backing him up."
"Who has my Soul Palace ever feared in the Central Plains?"
Yunshan's eye twitched.
He was still hesitant.
Su Ye is too mysterious.
He would never believe that such a young Dou Zong could be without a powerful force backing him up.
Upon seeing this, Protector Wu's voice suddenly turned cold.
"Yunshan, don't forget who helped you break through to the Dou Zong realm!"
Yunshan's expression changed instantly.
Protector Wu slowly added another sentence.
"The price of that pill—I can take it back at any time."
Yunshan trembled.
He recalled the strange power that had attached itself to his body when he broke through, and he also remembered the meaningful look in Wu's eyes at that time.
In that instant, he understood everything.
That pill had a hidden agenda; he had been nothing more than a pawn of the Soul Palace from the very beginning.
Yunshan closed his eyes, and the wrinkles on his face deepened.
a long time.
He opened his eyes, a ruthless glint in them.
"Okay, I promise!"
"But after it's all over, you must remove the traps you've planted on me!"
"Hehehehe————"
The Dharma Protector chuckled wickedly.
"It's a deal!"
The black mist slowly disappeared into the stone wall, leaving only Yunshan standing in the well.
He gazed in the direction of the Yunlan Sect's main hall, his expression complex.
Inside the hall, Yun Yun looked at Su Ye.
"Fellow Daoist Su Ye, regarding the Gate of Life and Death—"
Before she could finish speaking, Yunshan walked in from outside the hall.
The aura of a Dou Zong was released without reservation, and the gray-white robe moved without any movement.
"What an arrogant brat!"
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