Chapter One Ye Chen

  "Ye Chen, don't interfere in other people's business. Just because you're one of the top ten masters of the outer sect doesn't mean I'm afraid of you. You should know that my older brother is a direct disciple of our sect's leader. If you offend me, you won't have a good day!"

  An eighteen-year-old youth looked at a young man standing in front of him, wearing a suit of armor, his face slightly pale and fearful.

  Ye Chen glared at the young man who spoke: "Xu Fei, just because your brother is a direct disciple doesn't mean you can be lawless!" As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Chen took another step forward, and a murderous aura emerged.

  Xu Fei looked at Ye Chen and took another step forward, retreating a step back in fear: "Ye Chen, do you really want to have a falling out with me because of Shen Xiang? You should know that behind me is my brother, Xu Feng!"

  Xu Feng, a legendary figure of Lianyun Sect, a shocking figure throughout the sect.

  At the age of eight, he had achieved Body Refining; at thirteen, he had succeeded in Gathering Qi; and at eighteen, he had formed his Yuan Dan. Now, at twenty-five years old, he had reached the eighth level of Yuan Dan, making him the third strongest person in the entire Lianyun Sect, after only the Sect Master and the Law Enforcement Elder.

  His life was simply forged from all sorts of legends!

  He is Xu Feng!

  The woman standing behind Ye Chen listened to Xu Fei's words, and with a somewhat flustered expression, she pulled at Ye Chen's sleeve, her voice filled with apprehension as she said: "Brother Chen, let's just forget it!"

  Ye Chen turned his head and looked at Shen Xiang's frightened face, furrowed his brow, then turned his head to look at Xu Fei, scolding: "Hmph! Get out!"

  Shen Xian was also an outer disciple, just like Ye Chen, but he joined the sect much later. From the moment Shen Xian entered the sect, Ye Chen took great care of him, and the two became inseparable. As time passed, they developed feelings for each other. Unfortunately, Shen Xian's innate talent for cultivation was relatively poor, and after three years of hard work, he had only reached the fourth level of Body Refining.

  Today, Shen Xiang was originally cultivating alone here, but unexpectedly met Xu Fei, who had been in love with her for a long time. When Xu Fei saw Shen Xiang cultivating alone, he had an ulterior motive and wanted to take advantage of her, making her fall into his trap! This way, even Ye Chen wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

  Just as Xu Fei was about to take action, Ye Chen suddenly appeared here, leading to the scene unfolding before their eyes!

  "Who are you telling to get out?"

  At this time, a domineering voice came from not far away.

  Upon hearing this, all three of them turned their heads towards the direction where the voice came from.

  "Big brother!"

  Xu Feng looked at the dozen or so people walking from afar, his face excited as he ran over and respectfully shouted to the young man standing in front.

  The newcomer was Xu Feng, the Heaven's Proud Son of Lianyun Sect!

  Xu Feng looked at his younger brother and frowned, saying discontentedly: "How could I have a younger brother like you who is so disappointing!"

  Upon hearing this, Xu Fei awkwardly lowered his head and muttered: "I'm useless again, it's still your brother!"

  "Hmph!" Xu Feng let out a cold snort, then turned his head to look at Ye Chen who was standing there with a vigilant expression. He walked up slowly, his face twisted in a scowl as he looked at Ye Chen and said in a low voice, "Who did you just tell to scram?"

  Ye Chen looked at Xu Feng, his face inches away, without a hint of fear on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Your younger brother is also too lawless!"

  Shen Xiang listened to Ye Chen's words and secretly thought: "Not good!", then hastily pulled Ye Chen back, with a panicked face towards Xu Feng.

  "Am I not heaven?" Xu Feng looked up at the sky and laughed, as if he had heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. Then, with a ferocious face, he stared at Ye Chen and shouted: "In Lianyun Sect, I am heaven!"

  If so, people with discerning eyes can see that Xu Feng is indeed arrogant, but he has always been targeting Ye Chen, and there is not a hint of anger towards Shen Xin standing behind Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen's face changed, and he glared at Xu Feng with a fierce gaze, his voice thundering: "What do you want?"

  Xu Feng smiled: "What do I think? Haha!" He then waved his hand at the crowd behind him, signaling them not to move. Looking at Ye Chen, he said with a teasing tone: "I heard you're one of the top ten masters among the outer sect disciples. Today, I just so happen to have some free time, and I thought it would be fun to exchange moves with you. This is also something an older brother like me should do!"

  Listening to Xu Feng's words, Ye Chen quickly pulled Shen Xiang behind his back and whispered: "You go quickly!"

  Shen Xiang heard Ye Chen's words and didn't move, only tightly grasping the corner of Ye Chen's clothes, staring at Xue Feng who was approaching step by step. However, if one looked closely, they would discover that although Shen Xiang appeared to be panicked on the surface, her eyes revealed a hint of confidence.

  Ye Chen suddenly became anxious, turned around and pushed Shen Xiang, shouting: "Hurry up and leave! Go find the elder!"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Xiang finally reacted and realized that she was of no use here. Now, the most crucial thing was to quickly find the elder and let him take charge, in order to save Ye Chen. Otherwise, with Xu Feng's temperament, Ye Chen would surely die! Thinking of this, Shen Xiang hastily turned around and ran towards a not-so-distant place.

  Xu Fei, standing behind Xu Feng, looked at Shen Xiang running away and hastily shouted to the people standing beside him who had followed Xu Feng: "You guys quickly go and stop her! She must be going to find the Law Enforcement Elder, hurry up and stop her!"

  The people standing beside Xufeng couldn't help but glance at Xufei, who had a panicked look on his face. A young man with a long face said disdainfully, "Why don't you go chase after her yourself?"

  Upon hearing this, Xu Fei furiously stared at the long-faced young man: "You!!! I'll have my big brother take care of you!"

  Listening to Xu Fei's words, the long-faced young man burst out laughing and stood aside, no longer paying attention to Xu Fei.

  Xu Feng glanced at Shen Xian who was running away, and sneered coldly. He then turned to Ye Chen and said, "I told you, I am the heavens, no one can save you!"

  Ye Chen furrowed his brow, understanding Xu Feng's style and knowing that he was probably in a desperate situation today. He slowly took a step back, although the gap was huge, but Ye Chen was not one to give up easily, he would not abandon any glimmer of hope.

  Ye Chen burst out with a powerful stance, his entire cultivation of the Eightfold Peak exploding forth, causing his muscles to slightly tremble.

  The fragmentation boundary is the first boundary of a cultivation path, divided into ten levels. For the fragmentation boundary, the required talent is not extremely important, and diligence can make up for clumsiness. Each level of the fragmentation boundary is extremely arduous because only by constantly trying to push the physical body to its limits can one continuously strengthen their own physical body.

  Xu Feng looked at Ye Chen's appearance, couldn't help but smile, and jokingly said: "Not bad! The cultivation of the Eighth Layer of the Fragmented Body has some meaning. I'll accompany you to play, and I'll also suppress my cultivation to the Eighth Layer of the Fragmented Body. I don't know how many attacks you can withstand!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Feng didn't pause for a moment and directly rushed towards Ye Chen, his right hand clenched into a fist, bringing with it a faint whistling sound, striking straight at Ye Chen's face.

  Ye Chen was shocked and hastily retreated several steps to the side, his body swaying back and forth several times before he finally steadied himself.

  Although Xufeng suppressed his cultivation to the eighth level of the Fragmented Body, the Eighth Level of the Yuan Dan was still the Eighth Level of the Yuan Dan. A ordinary attack made Ye Chen unable to cope!

  "Wow! Cloud-swallowing Swallow!"

  Xu Feng did not expect that Ye Chen could directly dodge his attack, and immediately, with one glance, he saw through Ye Chen's use of the Liuyun Sect's first-rate martial skill 'Cloud-soaring Swallow' to barely avoid it.

  Xu Feng stopped attacking and playfully looked at Ye Chen: "Not bad! The first-rate martial skill 'Cloud Swallowing Swallow' actually reached this level!"

  Ye Chen gazed coldly at Xue Feng, narrowing his eyes: "What exactly do you want?"

  "Heh heh" Xu Feng smiled: "I've changed my mind, now I'll give you a chance, from now on become my subordinate, I can make arrangements for you to directly become an inner sect disciple! You should know that as an inner sect disciple, you have the opportunity to cultivate second-grade techniques and martial skills!"

  Xu Fei was shocked and hastily said: "Big brother! How can he be worthy of being your subordinate!"

  Xu Feng ignored Xu Fei's shouting, looking at Ye Chen who was deep in thought, and continued to say: "You should know that now in the Lianyun Sect, I am the one with the most opportunity to become the next generation sect master. Following me, you won't be at a loss!"

  Xu Feng may be the pride of Lianyun Sect, but Lianyun Sect has more than one direct disciple. Those people may not be as strong as him, but when they unite, they also possess considerable strength that should not be underestimated.

  Now, Xu Feng saw that Ye Chen had some potential and was moved to recruit him, wanting to pull Ye Chen into his own team and expand his own power!

  A moment later, Ye Chen sneered coldly and looked at Xu Feng with disdain, saying: "Be your subordinate? Go dream on!"

  Upon hearing this, Xu Feng's eyes revealed a hint of cruelty, his face twisted in a ferocious gaze at Ye Chen as he spoke with an air thick with killing intent: "I gave you a way out and you refused to take it. You're seeking death? Fine, I'll grant your wish!"

  Xu Feng never thought that an insignificant existence like a tiny ant would dare to challenge him. After all, Xu Feng was the proud son of Lianyun Sect, and anyone who saw him would be extremely respectful. Even the other personal disciples wouldn't dare to directly challenge Xu Feng. But now, Ye Chen, an outer sect disciple, actually dared to directly challenge Xu Feng, which would inevitably provoke Xu Feng's anger.

  Ye Chen sneered and didn't wait for Xu Feng to make a move, directly charging forward. The 'Riding Cloud Swallow' movement was fully displayed, and Ye Chen instantly appeared in front of Xu Feng, his right hand fiercely attacking towards him.

  "The firefly's light dares to compete with the bright moon!" Xu Feng sneered, standing still and unmoving on the spot.

  Ye Chen stared at Xu Feng, motionless, his face lit up with joy, and threw a punch straight to Xu Feng's chest!

  However, Ye Chen only felt that his fist had hit a iron plate, almost all numbness came up, and then, before Ye Chen could react, he felt a strong true energy passing through his arm, directly into his body.

  "Pffft!"

  Ye Chen's throat suddenly felt hot, and a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, followed by him flying backward.

  Xu Feng sneered and slowly walked towards Ye Chen, looking at him with a ferocious gaze as he lay on the ground, vomiting blood continuously. He said mockingly: "Now even if you're willing to be my dog, you won't have the chance, because you'll soon be saying goodbye to this world!"

  Ye Chen looked at Xu Feng's appearance and couldn't help but "spit" a mouthful of blood, which directly splattered onto Xu Feng's face. He then burst out laughing loudly: "Haha! Haha! Haha!..."

  Xu Feng's face twisted in a scowl as he took a deep breath, and then his right fist fiercely struck towards Ye Chen's face.

  "Stop!"

  A loud roar came from afar, and immediately, an old man rushed over with Shen Xiang, who had just left.

  Xu Feng stopped in his tracks and looked at the two people rushing over. He narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the elder: "Law Enforcement Elder, what's going on?"

  The old man was Yuanfeng, the law enforcement elder of Lianyun Sect!

  Standing beside the old man, Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen who was vomiting blood nonstop and rushed over with a panicked face. She directly knelt down beside Ye Chen, placing his head in her bosom and asked anxiously: "Ye Chen, are you okay?!"

  Yuan Feng looked at Ye Chen who was knocked to the ground and didn't get up, then turned to Xu Feng and said: "Xu Feng, don't be too arrogant, you must remember that you are not the sect leader yet!"

  "Hmph!" Xufeng narrowed his eyes: "Yuanfeng, although you are the law enforcement elder, I'm afraid you can't control my affairs!"

  Listening to Xu Feng's words, Yuan Feng narrowed his eyes, and a hint of his ninefold Yuan Dan cultivation emerged: "What, you want to fight me?"

  Xu Feng felt the pressure from Yuan Feng's cultivation, let out a cold hum and said fiercely: "Yuan Feng, there are still many days ahead!" Then he waved his hand at the crowd behind him and walked away into the distance.

  Yuan Feng watched as Xu Feng walked away, taking a deep breath. If he really had to fight Xu Feng, although he would definitely win, the pressure from the Sect Master was not something he could withstand!

  "Ye Chen! Brother Chen! What's wrong with you?!"

  At this time, Shen Xiang's terrified cry came over.

  Yuan Feng furrowed his brow and walked towards Shen Xiang and Ye Chen, then placed his hand on Ye Chen's shoulder. A moment later, Yuan Feng shook his head slightly at Shen Xiang and said regretfully, "Your cultivation is completely ruined!"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Xiang's face turned angry as she glared at Yuan Feng, her tone devoid of respect and instead reprimanding him, "You'd better think of a way to save him quickly!"

  However, Yuan Feng did not show any dissatisfaction, but only slightly shook his head: "He was abolished by Xu Feng! Fortunately, we arrived in time, and now he has only abolished his previous cultivation, and can still continue to cultivate back!"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Xiang lowered her head and looked at the young man who had always stood by her side since childhood. Shen Xiang's crystal-like tears slowly flowed down.

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  "Ye Chen, have you woken up?"

  A silvery sound, as if it were the heavenly music, leisurely spread into Ye Chen's ears.

  Ye Chen made an effort to open his somewhat heavy eyelids, looking at the girl sitting on his bed with a worried face, and revealed a faint smile: "Xin'er, are you okay?"

  Looking at Ye Chen's smile, Xiang Er wiped away the tears she had left in her eyes due to worry: "No, I'm fine!"

  "It doesn't matter!"

  Ye Chen looked at Xiang Er's tears and wanted to lift his hand to help wipe them away, but he found that he didn't have a single bit of strength. Ye Chen was shocked and quickly closed his eyes to look inward, towards the Dan Tian area. The Dan Tian area was empty, without a single thread of true energy existing.

  Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes, staring blankly at Xiang Er, his voice trembling as he asked: "Xiang Er, tell me, am I crippled? Tell me!"

  Xinger looked at Ye Chen's expression, slowly lowered her head, and said in a very weak voice: "Chen Ge, I'm sorry. If it wasn't for you standing up for me, you wouldn't have been crippled by Xu Feng!"

  Listening to Xiner's words, Ye Chen's face showed a stunned expression, muttering: "I'm finished... I've become a useless person... My eight years of hard work and cultivation are all gone!"

  "Brother Chen, don't be like this, I believe in you, you're still young, you still have time to start over again! I believe in you!"

  Xinger's eyes welled up with tears again, and she cried facing Ye Chen.

  After a moment, Ye Chen took a deep breath and slowly calmed down his emotions. He comforted Xiner, who was crying with tears all over her face, saying: "Xiner, don't be sad, you're right, I still have time, I can start again!"

  Shen Xiang nodded firmly at Ye Chen: "En! I believe you!"

  "Alright! Xīn'ér, you're also tired, go back and rest first!"

  Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen's appearance, thought for a moment, and still nodded slightly, walking towards the door, casually closing Ye Chen's room door.

  The whole room now has only Ye Chen left.

  Ye Chen looked at Shen Xin who had already left, a sinister smile appeared on his face, and his eyes burst out with an indescribable fury.

  Hurry up!

  Xu Feng!

  I, Ye Chen, swear that one day I will make you all kneel at my feet and repent for everything you have done.