Chapter Thirty: Compensation (Third Update)

  Shen Xiang was shocked, she had no doubt that if Ye Chen had taken Xu Feng's attack head-on, it would have been a fatal blow. However, at this moment Shen Xiang thought it was too late to reveal her identity, as Xu Feng's offensive was too fast and in the blink of an eye he had already approached Ye Chen's body...

  It's too late to talk about it now!

  Xu Feng's attack was getting close to Ye Chen, the edge of his true energy had already touched Ye Chen's body...

  The whole audience was shocked!

  Shen Xian's eyes instantly welled up with tears, she hated herself for hesitating again, she hated herself for not revealing her identity from the start, she hated herself for having a good family background but had to hide it for the sake of the family's mission, she hated herself for hiding her cultivation.

  Some people who knew Ye Chen looked at Shen Xiang, who was crying, and shook their heads slightly, letting out a sigh.

  Shen Xiang had already collapsed at this point, twice. Twice, Shen Xiang watched the person she loved die in front of her own eyes for the sake of so-called family tasks.

  Just as everyone was sighing in amazement, Xufeng's attack had already approached Ye Chen. In an instant, the true energy directly touched Ye Chen's body, and instantly, the true energy passed through Ye Chen's body and shot towards a distant place.

  Ye Chen's body slowly disappeared, turning into nothingness and dispersing in the universe...

  "Is he dead? Is everything over?"

  Everyone looked at where Ye Chen was originally standing with a shocked expression, and now it was empty.

  "Where is the body?"

  "Where did the body go?"

  Everyone muttered in confusion.

  Xu Feng furrowed his brow, staring at the spot where Ye Chen had disappeared, a look of puzzlement on his face. He was extremely puzzled by the attack he had just launched, as the true energy would only have killed Ye Chen, but it was absolutely impossible to blast him to the point where not even ashes were left.

  "Impossible!" Xu Feng muttered to himself, and immediately, he thought back to the expression on Ye Chen's face just now, when facing his own attack approaching, still maintaining that stiff smile. Thinking of this, Xu Feng's face changed in shock, he didn't dare believe his own thoughts, he didn't dare believe that Ye Chen, a mere Fragmented Realm insect, could actually escape under his own offensive.

  However, the more Xufeng thought about it, the more unexpected the result was. The originally annihilated Ye Chen suddenly appeared beside Shen Xiang, everything was so magical.

  Xu Feng was the first to react, his eyes wide with shock as he stared at Ye Chen standing beside Shen Xiang. He said disbelievingly: "Impossible, you're just a Fragmented Realm cultivator, how did you dodge my attack!"

  The crowd heard Xu Feng's astonishing words and slowly reacted, looking in the direction of his gaze with surprise. They saw a young man standing beside Shen Xiang with a smile on his face. It was not Ye Chen who had provoked Xu Feng earlier, but who else could it be!

  Everyone was shocked, their mouths agape, staring blankly at Ye Chen's smiling face. For a long time, no one reacted, wondering how he had dodged Xu Feng's sudden attack. All the people present, whether from the outer or inner sects, or even direct disciples, couldn't see how Ye Chen had dodged it. Everyone rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

  Shen Xiang felt the warmth on her shoulder, and she turned around in a daze, looking at Ye Chen's familiar smile, but didn't know what to say.

  However, Ye Chen was also slightly surprised in his heart, this was the first time he used 'Residual Shadow' and yet managed to save his life!

  That's right, Ye Chen just used the skill "Lingering Shadow" he had just obtained from Wang Shan. The one that was hit by Xu Feng's true energy was actually a shadow of Ye Chen, so it would disperse into nothingness after being struck again.

  "I don't believe it!" Xu Feng roared, his body bursting forth this time not with a True Qi attack, but with his own hands. He felt that the crowd's disbelieving expressions were mocking him, and as a mighty cultivator at the peak of the Yuan Dan Eighth Realm, he couldn't even defeat a mere Fragmented Soul cultivator. His attacks had been launched, yet this person stood there unscathed, smiling at him with an expression that was simply humiliating.

  "Stop!"

  At this time, a majestic voice came from above, and four figures instantly appeared in front of everyone.

  Everyone was shocked and stared at the old man standing in front, who was stunned for a moment. Then, they hurriedly knelt down on one knee and shouted in unison: "Greetings to the Master!"

  The many fellow disciples on the side also hastily paid their respects with a bow, but unlike other disciples who knelt down on one knee, they only slightly bowed their waists, which was also the difference between the disciples of Lianyun Sect.

  Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, and then he also hastily knelt down on the ground, respectfully following the crowd's shout.

  The latecomer was the master of Lianyun Sect, also known as the sect leader, Qi Wuhe and the three highest-ranking elders of Lianyun Sect, including the law enforcement elder, Yuan Feng.

  Xu Feng immediately heard the voice of the sect leader, hastily forcing himself to control the power that was about to attack, quickly descending from the sky and standing in front of Ji Wu Nai, respectfully bowing: "Sect Leader!"

  Ji couldn't bear to look at Xu Feng again, and a hint of discontent flashed in his eyes.

  Xu Feng looked at Ji Wu's gaze, slightly shrinking his neck, with a somewhat fearful appearance. To say that Xu Feng, in the entire Lianyun Sect, the only person he feared was this sect master. As for the others, he didn't give them any face.

  Ji couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and then looked at the crowd kneeling on the ground, nodded slightly, and said softly: "Get up, all of you!"

  "Yes!"

  Everyone respectfully replied in unison and hastily stood up, standing there neatly and motionlessly.

  Ji couldn't help but look over, standing there staring at Ye Chen, who gave a slight smile and slowly walked up to him, looking at Ye Chen and asking softly: "You're Ye Chen, right?"

  Ye Chen looked at Ji Wu's benevolent smile and respectfully nodded: "Master!"

  Ji looked up and down at Ye Chen, nodded his head in satisfaction: "It's only been a little over a month since your cultivation was abolished, yet you've already reached the third level of fragmented body. It seems that having your cultivation abolished by Xu Feng might have been a good thing for you."

  Ye Chen's expression changed slightly as he looked at Ji Wu Nai, his heart filled with discontent: You set the rule that disciples cannot fight privately, so why didn't you intervene when you knew Xu Feng had crippled me? Of course, Ye Chen only thought this in his mind and did not say it out loud.

  Ji couldn't help but smile slightly. Having lived for so long, how could he not see through Ye Chen's thoughts? He shook his head slightly and said in a voice that only Ye Chen could hear: "I know you're not satisfied, but if you were me, you would probably do the same thing!"

  Upon hearing this, Ye Chen let out a deep breath and stood still on the spot, quietly looking at Ji Wu Nai without saying a word, but his eyes also acknowledged Ji Wu Nai's words.

  Ye Chen understood that the current Xufeng was the future hope of Lianyun Sect, and no matter what he did, unless he had stronger power than Xufeng, Ji Wanjie would not lean towards him.

  Ji faintly smiled: "Alright, later you go to the outer gate to receive twenty 'Strong Body Pills' as your compensation!"

  "Twenty pills!" Ye Chen was taken aback, he hadn't expected that Ji Wu would be so generous and directly give him twenty elixir pills as compensation. However, in his heart, he sneered. Nowadays, even if it were twenty second-grade elixir pills placed in front of Ye Chen, he probably wouldn't be moved. To know that the spiritual liquid refined by Ye Chen himself had an effect comparable to a third-grade elixir pill.

  However, Ye Chen did not express his thoughts, but instead smiled slightly: "Thanks, Senior!"

  Ji nodded slightly, then nodded meaningfully at Shen Xian standing behind Ye Chen. He looked at the many disciples of Lianyun Sect and said in a majestic tone: "Disperse!"

  Everyone respectfully replied in unison and immediately turned around and walked towards the outside of the dense forest.

  Ye Chen nodded slightly, his eyes filled with a murderous intent as he gazed deeply at Xu Feng standing behind Ji Wu, then turned and took Shen Xiang's jade hand, following the many Lianyun Sect disciples towards the outer gate of the dense forest.

  Xu Feng looked at Ye Chen holding Shen Yan's hand, his eyes revealing endless killing intent, thinking to himself: Ye Chen, I must kill you.

  Ji couldn't walk to Xufeng's side, gently patted Xufeng's shoulder, and took a deep breath: "Feng'er, you should know about Shenyan's affairs, remember to have a sense of proportion, otherwise the entire Lianyun Sect will be implicated by you!"

  Xu Feng slightly turned his head and nodded at Ji Wu Nai, respectfully saying: "Yes!"

  Then, Ji's eyes emitted a strange glow, and after a moment, his eyebrows furrowed together in puzzlement as he muttered to himself: "The vital energy of all the surrounding flowers, grasses, and trees has been absorbed away; this place must be where a treasure is born!" Immediately afterwards, he floated up directly and slowly descended towards the bottom of the pit...

  However, the thing that was truly born here was now lying quietly in Ye Chen's arms.

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  Outside the dense forest, Ye Chen pulled Shen Xiang's hand and headed straight to the outer gate of the Longevity Hall to receive the twenty 'Strong Body Pills' that Ji Wu couldn't compensate for. Although Ye Chen looked down on them, who wouldn't want something given away for free? Moreover, Ye Chen still owed things to Zhuge Wu Xin, so it was better to get the pills early and give them to Zhuge Wu Xin directly.

  Ye Chen led Shen Xiang to the entrance of the Elder Hall, looking at the familiar place Ye Chen took a deep breath. To be honest, when Ye Chen was one of the top ten outer sect experts, he often came to this Elder Hall. Now, after being abolished, Ye Chen had not set foot in this place again.

  "Big Brother Chen, what's wrong?"

  Shen Xiang stood beside Ye Chen, watching as he suddenly stopped in his tracks, gazing at the ancestral hall with a look of deep emotion. "What's wrong?" she asked, puzzled.

  "Hehe!" Ye Chen smiled warmly at Shen Xin: "Nothing, just feeling a bit sentimental!"

  Then, Ye Chen pushed away Shen Xin's hand and turned to look at her, saying softly: "Xin'er, wait for me here! I'll go get it myself!"

  Upon hearing this, Shen Xiang thought for a moment and then smiled and nodded at Ye Chen: "Okay ~ Gege, but you have to be careful, I'm afraid the elder will give you a hard time!"

  "Difficult for me?" Ye Chen sneered: "No problem, the sect leader let me come and get it, I don't believe he dares not to give it to me!" Then, Ye Chen turned around and walked towards the inside.

  Ye Chen walked quickly to the place where he was supposed to receive the medicine, and saw Liu Li sitting there. He slightly furrowed his brow, walked up, and bowed respectfully: "Elder Liu!"

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