817: Chapter 813: Enemy Attack!
817: Chapter 813: Enemy Attack!
Ye Zhicang felt immense admiration for Ye Tian before him.
Such a young man, yet to have achieved such mastery.
If given another decade or so, just how far could his strength grow?
Of course, while marveling at Ye Tian’s astonishing talent, Ye Zhicang was also quietly observing the flow of qi coursing through Ye Tian’s body.
Once Ye Tian completed cultivating the Innate Technique, those qi flow patterns would become invaluable knowledge for him.
With Ye Tian setting such a shining example, it would make cultivating the Innate Technique much easier for both him and the other members of the Ye Family!
As for Ye Tian, after extracting the full essence of the tadpole script, he immediately began to reap the fruits of his cultivation!!
“RUMMMMMMMBLE~~~~~~”
A thunderclap roared overhead.
Of course, Ye Tian was in deep meditation and had no time to glance up at the sudden flash of lightning and booming thunder.
He simply noted how unusually loud the thunder sounded.
As the thunder rumbled, Ye Tian suddenly felt an extraordinary sensation as the cells in his body began to contract continuously.
It is said that the path to the Innate Realm requires a martial artist to regress to the state of being within the mother’s womb.
Thus, cellular contraction was inevitable…
Previously, when Ye Tian had been cultivating the technique passed down from Master Zhang, he had fortuitously approached this very stage.
However, back then, his breakthrough was purely an accident brought about by luck, with heaven and earth undergoing changes despite his lack of preparation.
As a result, he had not felt the sensation of cellular contraction.
Moreover, Ye Tian had been interrupted back then, leaving his cultivation incomplete!
After that incident, no matter how much he tried to cultivate Master Zhang’s technique, it was all to no avail…
It wasn’t until now, after acquiring the complete Innate Technique, thoroughly training in the tadpole script, and then distilling its essence, that Ye Tian was able to reach the final step.
Success was now within reach!
Hearing the thunder, Ye Zhicang stared at the bolts of lightning overhead, dazed.
The martial arts texts preserved in the Ye Family’s archives clearly recorded the phenomenon that occurs when a martial artist steps into the Innate Realm—heaven and earth undergo radical changes, thunder roars, lightning crackles…
Although it was the afternoon, and the lightning lacked its usual brilliance, the thunder was still deafening, sending tremors through the eardrums.
“This young man—he’s actually going to achieve the Innate Realm.
His future will be limitless!”
Ye Zhicang exclaimed, his eyes scrutinizing Ye Tian’s expression closely.
There was no sign of pain on Ye Tian’s face.
Instead, he seemed to radiate a certain calm joy, suggesting that his body felt exceptionally good at that moment!
“RUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMBLE~~~~~~~~~”
The thunder grew louder and louder as Ye Tian sensed transformative changes taking place within his body.
Moments ago, he had distinctly felt his cells contracting again and again, but the sensation soon ceased.
Following that, Ye Tian felt waves of impurities being expelled from his bloodstream.
The expelled impurities exited through his capillaries into the air, and before long, the noxious aura shrouded him, resembling the cloud-like energy that enveloped him when he cultivated the XuanYun Technique!
A while later, the bones throughout Ye Tian’s body began to change as if undergoing regeneration!
Ye Tian kept his eyes firmly closed, fully immersed in sensing these changes!
He had no idea how long the transformation of his body would last, but at this very moment, Ye Tian felt unparalleled comfort.
Could this be the purifying experience that precedes reaching the Innate Realm?
It felt as if his entire being was ascending to a higher plane, as though after purification, he would be reborn!
Half an hour passed, and still, the thunder overhead showed no signs of stopping.
Lightning continued to pierce the skies.
Ye Zhicang stared bewilderedly at Ye Tian.
How much longer would this continue?
Had he reached the Innate Realm yet?
Lacking any prior experience in witnessing such a breakthrough, Ye Zhicang was left feeling helpless.
Thus, he could only wait in silence…
“Ye Tian!
How are you feeling?”
Ye Zhicang called out, but there wasn’t the slightest response on Ye Tian’s face.
Only then did Ye Zhicang come to understand that, just before breaking into the Innate Realm, Ye Tian’s five senses had been completely sealed off.
He couldn’t hear a word being said.
“…”
Ye Zhicang decided to sit down directly across from Ye Tian.
Yet, as soon as he settled, he sensed something amiss!
“Who’s there!?”
Ye Zhicang shouted sternly, striking out with a Palm Force aimed at a nearby thicket.
The force, even from a distance, was so powerful it toppled a small tree.
As the tree fell, two shadows leapt out from the shrubs, landing directly in front of Ye Zhicang.
One was a man in his twenties.
Despite his youth, he exuded an intensely oppressive aura.
The other was a middle-aged man in his forties.
Strongly built, he was dressed in coarse garments.
“I never thought an old dog of the Ye Family would stoop to guarding someone else’s door!
Since when did the Ye Family become the lapdogs of the Night King Hall?”
The younger man sneered mockingly.
Ye Zhicang, hearing this, could only remain silent and refrain from engaging.
The older man added, “The Ye Family has fallen to such a degree that becoming someone else’s lackeys was inevitable.
Still, it’s a pity—your Sima Family’s thousand-year plan will be thwarted by these two nobodies!”
When Ye Zhicang struck earlier, he had assumed the intruders were mere lackeys spying on them.
He thought his attack would suffice to easily dispatch them both.
But now, with these two standing before him, Ye Zhicang’s expression turned grave—he knew full well these two were anything but ordinary.
“Sima Kuan!
Xu Ziwen!
What are you two doing here?
There are still fifteen days before the Slaughter Order takes effect.
Striking now—isn’t this a bit too despicable of you, Heaven’s Gate?”
Ye Zhicang roared, recognizing the younger man as none other than Sima Yun’s son, Sima Kuan, and the middle-aged man as Xu Ziwen, an Inner Sect Disciple of Heaven’s Gate and a close ally of the Sima Family.
“Despicable?
Us?” Sima Kuan smirked coldly and continued, “The Slaughter Order between Ye Tian and my father, Sima Yun, is indeed their affair.
But this time, Uncle Xu and I are here for unrelated personal grievances.”
“Our personal enmity with Ye Tian runs deep.
We’ll not let him off.
Today, we’re taking his worthless life!”
Xu Ziwen chimed in, “Exactly!
Even Heaven’s Gate won’t allow another Innate expert to emerge in this world.
Judging by this thunderous phenomenon, Ye Tian is clearly on the brink of breaking through.
To cut short future troubles, we’d best eliminate him here and now!”
“…”
The shamelessness of Sima Kuan and Xu Ziwen left Ye Zhicang momentarily speechless.
Though he wasn’t a member of Heaven’s Gate, Ye Zhicang understood the Slaughter Order’s rules well—before the designated duel began, both participants remained strictly off-limits to harm.
Sima Yun, who had initiated the Slaughter Order against Ye Tian, was currently secluded in cultivation and planned to emerge in fifteen days to confront Ye Tian in battle!
Believing Heaven’s Gate wouldn’t act before the month was up, Ye Zhicang had felt assured enough to let Ye Tian focus on cultivating.
After all, once Ye Tian succeeded in attaining the Innate Realm, he could face Sima Yun with newfound strength.
Everything had seemed so perfectly aligned.
What Ye Zhicang had not foreseen, however, was Ye Tian breaking through today—and more disturbingly, Sima Yun’s son, Sima Kuan, and the fallen Heaven’s Gate disciple, Xu Ziwen, launching an attack at this critical moment.
Achieving the Innate Realm was an extraordinarily precarious process.
With all five senses sealed, Ye Tian was defenseless against external threats.
If Sima Kuan or Xu Ziwen struck now, Ye Tian would be entirely helpless.
At best, his martial cultivation would be destroyed.
At worst, he would die a gruesome death!
Seeing Ye Zhicang’s look of alarm, Sima Kuan smirked and said, “Ye Zhicang, no matter the grudge between the Sima Family and Ye Family, today is strictly Heaven’s Gate’s personal vengeance against Ye Tian.
If you’re wise, scram.
I’ll spare your pathetic life.
As for the feud between our families, we can settle that another day!”
Xu Ziwen threatened fiercely, “Ye Zhicang, you’re already old.
You wouldn’t last ten moves against me alone.
I suggest you get out of the way and stop being an eyesore.
Otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Faced with such overwhelming pressure, Ye Zhicang knew he stood no chance against the two of them combined…
But Ye Zhicang was no coward.
Gritting his teeth, he declared furiously, “Do you take me, Ye Zhicang, for such an easy mark?
As a member of the Ye Family, I will never back down so easily!
Sima Kuan, let me tell you this clearly: your Sima Family has been embroiled in crimes for millennia.
The innocent lives destroyed by your family are as innumerable as the stars in the sky!
A vile and corrupt family like yours—our Ye Family will oppose you to the bitter end!
Your so-called thousand-year plan will never succeed!”
“You…”
Ye Zhicang’s fierce words made Sima Kuan’s face twist with fury.
Before Sima Kuan could respond, Ye Zhicang turned his wrath to Xu Ziwen.
“And you, Xu Ziwen!
You dare show your face before me, you disgrace of Heaven’s Gate?
Ravaging your sister-in-law—any sect would have executed you for such a heinous act, yet you cowardly survived under Heaven’s Gate’s protection!
And now you dare step further into sin by targeting Ye Tian?!”