Previously, Xu had done many things targeting Ye Ling. Ye Ling had speculated about the various goals of the Xu organization and believed he had broadened his thinking as much as possible. However, he never imagined that Xu was doing so much just to recruit him!
This was simply incredible.
However, after a moment of shock, Ye Ling regained his composure and shook his head, saying, "No... If the Xu organization truly wanted to recruit me, they would have sent someone to negotiate directly. I'm not some monstrous beast, and I wouldn't attack without reason even if negotiations failed."
"From the time the Xu organization, along with the Shadow Hall, kidnapped Ruo Xue, the enmity between us was already established. If they truly wanted to recruit me, they could have declared failure after doing those things. Their actions were not like recruiting someone, but like picking a fight."
Chu Yuan said, "I don't know what Huang is thinking, but before the Xu organization recruits someone, they seem to give them a series of trials. Only after passing the trials can they join Xu by paying a certain price."
"Passing trials, paying a price, and having to be a peerless monstrous genius? Does this Xu have so many requirements?"
Hearing Chu Yuan's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but complain about Xu's demands. Even his Demonic Palace on the Eastern Xuan Continent had strict requirements for accepting disciples, but none as perverse as the Xu organization.
Considering the Xu organization's past actions, Ye Ling felt they were a bunch of troublesome individuals.
To Ye Ling's complaints, Chu Yuan could only say bitterly, "I don't know what they are thinking, but as a force that has been passed down from ancient times, Xu has the qualifications to do so."
Ye Ling looked deeply at Chu Yuan and asked, "Then what were your trials and the price for joining Xu?"
Chu Yuan, a prominent figure from the Primordial Era, created the Heavenly Annihilation Evil Array and even directly contributed to the formation of the Hundred Thousand Underworld Mountains and the Underworld. Such a legend could not have been unqualified to join Xu.
However, when Ye Ling asked this question, Chu Yuan fell silent, his fists clenched, and his body trembled.
Seeing Chu Yuan's state, Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "What? Did that matter strike a nerve?"
Chu Yuan took a deep breath and replied, "My trial for joining Xu... was for the gods to kill my wife, and for me to seek revenge against the gods..."
"As for the price, it was a wisp of my soul and Wu Xue's soul."
"This..."
Hearing Chu Yuan's answer, Ye Ling was at a loss for words.
He never expected that the Xu organization would be a hidden instigator in the gods' attempt to seize Chu Yuan's ancient Chaos bloodline!
Almost disbelieving, Ye Ling exclaimed, "Xu treated you like this? And you still agreed to join them?"
Chu Yuan said in a low voice, "From ancient times to the present, every genius who joined Xu could only accept the choices given by Xu."
"Whether it was accepting the trials or paying the price, only Xu had the right to propose them, and we had no right to refuse."
"Back then, after I created the Heavenly Annihilation Evil Array, sought revenge against the gods, and dragged countless beings to accompany me in death, Huang found me, informed me that I had passed the trial, and demanded that I offer my soul to join them."
Ye Ling asked, "What would happen if you refused?"
Chu Yuan replied, "Huang said that Wu Xue's soul was in his hands. If I refused, all the karma generated by my creation of the Heavenly Annihilation Evil Array and my harm to the Primordial Era would be borne entirely by Wu Xue alone."
"With Wu Xue as their bargaining chip, I had no reason to refuse."
Ye Ling said solemnly, "I understand the Xu organization's tactics now... Given their actions, they are actually no different from the Shadow Hall, equally malicious."
Regardless of how noble the Xu organization's goals might be, based on Chu Yuan's and Ye Ling's own experiences, Ye Ling had seen through the organization's true nature.
Gathering peerless geniuses from all over the world, to put it nicely, it was recruitment; to put it bluntly, it was abduction.
This Xu organization was clearly an evil sect.
Chu Yuan then said to Ye Ling, "My soul is still in the hands of the Xu organization. Now that I have informed the Emperor of all this, the Xu organization will surely find a way to detect it from my fragmented soul, and I will be found by them sooner or later..."
At this point, Chu Yuan knelt down to Ye Ling again, solemnly kowtowing three times, and said humbly, "I know I am not qualified to ask the Emperor, but I still want to shamelessly implore you to protect Wu Xue."
"From beginning to end, Wu Xue was the victim. She is innocent."
"I have already lost everything, and I shouldn't have expected to see Wu Xue again. All the sins should be borne by myself."
Seeing the once supreme Ancient Chaos God become so humble under Xu's torment, a strange emotion flashed in Ye Ling's eyes. He said, "The main culprit behind all this has not yet been punished, yet you, the victim, have voluntarily taken all the blame. How ridiculous and pathetic."
"Moreover, who says you have lost everything? As someone who has lost nothing, if you resign yourself to fate now, what will your wife and children do?"
"Emperor... Emperor?"
Chu Yuan looked up at Ye Ling, his eyes filled with disbelief, and said hoarsely, "What are you saying?"
Ye Ling sighed slightly and beckoned, releasing Yuan, who had been in his inner world.
Upon seeing Yuan appear, Chu Yuan's pupils contracted sharply, and his mind went blank!
"This... this is..."
Although he could no longer recognize Yuan's appearance, the familiar aura and the feeling of blood connection made his heart beat faster and faster, and he became extremely excited.
There was no mistake...
Yuan was his son!
"Yue... you are still alive?"
After seeing Yuan appear, Chu Yuan could no longer think.
The appearance of his child had brought him immense joy!
He had thought that heaven had taken everything from him, but now that his wife and son were both present, such a great surprise left him speechless to describe his excitement!
At this moment, Yuan was also somewhat at a loss, looking to Ye Ling for help with a bewildered expression.
Since Ye Ling entered the Hundred Thousand Underworld Mountains and met Chu Yuan, Ye Ling had been letting Yuan witness everything from his inner world.
Yuan now knew that the humble man kneeling on the ground was his father.
Yuan had not been mentally prepared to meet Chu Yuan, and now that Ye Ling had suddenly released him, he didn't know what to do!
Ye Ling looked at the two bewildered individuals before him, organized his thoughts, and said, "Alright, from now on, you are reunited as a family. Cherish it."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Chu Yuan was stunned and said in disbelief, "Emperor, you mean..."
Ye Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, I never intended to leave you to fend for yourselves. Yuan is considered my disciple, so you are naturally under my protection."
"Furthermore, the Xu organization is my enemy, so protecting your family is what I should do."
"With me here, Xu cannot harm you in the slightest!"
Chu Yuan: "Emperor!!!"