Chapter 23: Soul Leaving the Body

  The atmosphere in the hall was tense with indignation.

  "Yun Jia Bao is too deceitful!"

  "Ancestor, the Yun family's stronghold has deceived us to our faces. Why don't we fight them to the death?"

  The people of the Ye and Yun families exchanged a glance, all silent. The contradictions between the two families were deep-seated, if the Ye family had the strength to decide the outcome, they would not have endured until today. The Ye family only had Ye Cangxuan and Ye Zhantian, who could barely contend with Yun Yiyang and Yun Yiyan. The strength of the rest of the clan members was only one-third of that of the Yun family, and the Yun family had many vassals, at critical moments they could still bring in reinforcements from the East County Wangfu.

  Ye Xuan lowered her head, gritted her teeth tightly, and felt a little desolate in her heart.

  Looking at Ye Xuan's expression, Ye Chen felt even more pity in his heart.

  "After you return, you must work hard to cultivate yourselves. You can't use the life and death of the Ye family as a matter of pride and rivalry. The Yun family will not let things go easily. At that time, the safety of my Ye family will be entrusted to your shoulders." Leaf War Sky sighed.

  Upon hearing Ye Zhan Tian's words, the people in the great hall all fell silent. The sorrow and anger in their hearts made them yearn for even greater power.

  Ye Chen's heart was burning with anxiety, the strength of Ye Manor compared to Yun Manor was too disparate, and he was only at the sixth rank for now. In the struggle between the two families, his role was extremely limited, and he urgently wanted to make himself stronger.

  The humiliation of the Ye family's fortress was quickly spread throughout the entire Ye family's fortress, and the Ye family's fortress was united in their anger. Especially among the younger generation of clan members, they were even more diligent in their cultivation. They understood that the humiliation suffered by the Ye family's fortress could only be washed away by their own fists!

  As the crowd dispersed, Ye Zhan Tian called out to Ye Chen, his eyes deep and far-off, sighing as he spoke: "Chen Er, if the Ye family fortress were to face a catastrophic disaster, I, along with Uncle Cang Xuan, all the uncles, and elders would fight to the death. At that time, I will cover for you, and you alone can escape from the Ye family fortress. Remember not to look back, escape from Dong Lin County, the farther the better. You are the only hope of the Ye family. If in your lifetime, you reach the tenth stage, avenge our fallen clansmen for me, and comfort the spirits of those who have passed on. If you haven't reached the tenth stage, then don't come back, find a safe place, get married, have children, and live out the rest of your life."

  Unexpectedly, Ye Zhan Tian had made such a plan. Upon hearing Ye Zhan Tian's words, Ye Chen's eyes reddened and his heart surged with a wave of sorrow. With a firm tone, he said: "Father, I hereby make an oath that the Ye family will prosper for centuries to come and last forever."

  "It's best this way, just that..."

  Ye Zhan Tian wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Ye Chen, who said: "If the Ye family is no more, I will also fight to the death!"

  Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Ye Zhan Tian's hand slightly trembled and his heart felt an inexplicable desolation: "This child..."

  Back in his own home, his father's words kept echoing in his ears.

  Ye Chen clenched his fists, Ye Chen, you've lived two lifetimes, if you can't even protect a small place like Ye Manor, then you're not even as good as trash!

  "Is this the Lianyun Eighteen Forts Martial Arts Assembly?" Ye Chen's eyes narrowed, "Seven-tiered peak or whatever, let's see who teaches whom a lesson in the end!" Ye Chen naturally wouldn't forget Yun Yifei's provocation.

  Sitting in a corner of the courtyard, Ye Chen began to concentrate on cultivating the Wind Spirit Technique. The Wind Spirit Technique was about to reach the first realm soon. When cultivating the Wind Spirit Technique, although the level of Xuan Qi was still only six stages, Ye Chen clearly felt that his strength had increased by a lot.

  The Nine Stars Tianchen Formula was too profound, and it was impossible to measure his strength with the Xuanqi level. Ye Chen didn't even know what his own strength was like now, whether he could defeat that guy called Yun Yifei or not. It wasn't until a month later that the Lianyun Eighteen Forts Martial Arts Conference would take place, and by then, his strength should have reached a new level again.

  When he was practicing the Wind Spirit Technique, a faint and ethereal aura, like a gentle breeze, revolved around Ye Chen's body, causing him to gradually enter a state of complete absorption, fully immersed in the profundities of the Nine Stars Heavenly Technique.

  The heaven and earth seemed to merge into one, Ye Chen felt his soul gradually leaving his body.

  Is this a soul leaving the body? In all the exercises for cultivating Xuan Qi, there is no mention of cultivating Xuan Qi to reach such a state.

  "It's already been weighed, a total of sixty catties of rice!"

  "Today's meat is a bit insufficient, hurry up and get some more!"

  Ye Chen's divine soul floated above the kitchen of Ye Family Fort, where the voices of the kitchen maids and the clanging sounds of cooking could be heard clearly. Looking towards the direction of the main house, his father and uncle were deeply engrossed in their cultivation, completely unaware that Ye Chen was watching them.

  I don't know what other use this cultivated divine soul has besides snooping on people's privacy.

  Looking far away in the distance, a place one mile away is hazy and nothing can be seen clearly.

  It seems that the distance that the divine soul can spy on is very limited, but it's enough. Just as he was delighted with his discovery, a dazzling red light suddenly flashed from the north of Yejia Fort in the distance, and an invisible force rushed towards him. Ye Chen felt his divine soul fluctuate wildly, and with a whooshing sound, it drilled back into his body.

  Ye Chen's face turned pale, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He forcibly held it back, panting heavily. It seemed that using his soul to leave his body was also quite dangerous, and if he wasn't careful, he could easily suffer heavy injuries. He didn't know what the red light was, but it was too far away for him to see clearly. The location should be in the depths of the mountain range north of Ye Manor, a forbidden area where there were said to be some ninth or even tenth-tier demonic beasts. With Ye Chen's current strength, he didn't dare enter.

  After circulating the Xuan Qi in his body for a short period of time, his injuries were finally healed. However, the damage to his divine soul was more difficult to recover from than his physical wounds. From now on, it would be better if he didn't use this technique that caused his divine soul to leave his body again.

  Activate the flying knives in the body, and let the flying knives pour out some mysterious energy. Ye Chen continued to cultivate until dusk before he could stop. The first level of Feng Ling Jue was finally cultivated, and Ye Chen's Xuan Qi stage had probably reached mid-sixth stage. Next, he can start cultivating Bing Xuan Jue.

  Ye Chen stood up and walked into his own room, preparing to drink some water before going to the cafeteria for dinner. He suddenly felt that something was off, as if there was an extra presence in the room.

  "Who?" Ye Chen snorted, circulating his Xuan Qi, ready to fight at any moment.

  For a long time, no one responded.

  Ye Chen sensed the other person's position and locked onto the direction of the bed. He slowly walked towards the bed, fully alert.

  The other party can actually condense their breath to such an extent, they must be a master!

  The bed creaked with a rustling sound.

  Ye Chen suddenly moved forward, ready to attack, but hesitated for a moment. What person was on the bed?

  A bloody aura came over, and there were actually a few strands of blood on the quilt.

  His gaze was fixed on the corner of the quilt, where a white object was slowly moving. He couldn't help but laugh foolishly, and it turned out to be a white lynx cat. This white lynx cat had three tails, its entire body was pure white, without any miscellaneous colors. Its lovely appearance was really endearing.

  I don't know what kind of demon beast this raccoon dog is, but it doesn't seem like it will hurt people.

  This white civet cat's leg was stained with bright red blood, this little guy must have been injured and hid in the Ye family's house.

  Save its life today, Ye Chen's right hand grasped the scruff of this lynx cat and lifted it up.