# Chapter 1590: Silent Fury
"That little girl is in trouble?" Qianye Ying'er didn't need to ask to guess the reason, judging by Yun Che's expression and abruptly changed aura.
The dark mark Yun Che had imprinted on Yun Shang's body clearly contained some of his soul force.
However, it had been less than an hour since they left the Tiangang Cloud Clan. How could that little girl suddenly run into trouble... and clearly something extremely serious.
Yun Che didn't answer, his expression ice-cold and gloomy... The trace of soul force he had left on Yun Shang's body transmitted nothing but pain and despair!
Driven by the storm, he activated Phantom Lightning Extreme, and Yun Che's speed reached a terrifyingly insane level, so fast it was nearly piercing through space.
Very soon, in less than half a quarter-hour, the Cloud Clan's Thunder Domain they had just left appeared before their eyes.
Without any pause, Yun Che charged into the Thunder Domain with Qianye Ying'er... The thunderclouds above shifted slightly, but until Yun Che set foot on Tiangang Cloud Clan territory, no lightning struck down.
Slowing his speed, Yun Che fully released his spiritual sense, but he couldn't perceive Yun Shang's presence—clearly, a barrier was blocking it. He closed his eyes briefly, quickly located the wisp of soul force he had left on Yun Shang, and locked his gaze firmly on the direction of the Yun Clan Ancestral Temple, flying straight toward it.
After all, Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er were honored guests of the Tiangang Cloud Clan. When they left, apart from Yun Shang, they hadn't informed anyone else. Coupled with the fact that the Thunder Domain hadn't been triggered at all, no one in the entire clan knew they had left and then returned.
When clan members saw their figures flashing past like lightning, they were merely startled and puzzled, but neither alarmed nor hindered.
The Ancestral Temple was right before them, the distance rapidly closing, but Yun Shang's life aura was growing weaker instead. A deep purple barrier appeared in their line of sight, sealing off the entire temple.
This barrier wasn't very strong, mainly serving as a warning. After all, this was the Tiangang Cloud Clan's Ancestral Temple. With such an obvious barrier sealing it off, how could any clan member dare to trespass?
"Break it open," Yun Che said in a dark voice.
Instantly, a golden soft sword flew out from Qianye Ying'er's waist, and as it whirled, it tore open a thousand-zhang golden rift.
Under the golden light, the purple thunder barrier was instantly sliced with a thousand-zhang crack, then completely shattered and scattered the next moment.
With the barrier broken, angry roars erupted from within the temple: "Who goes there!"
Bang!!
The ancient, heavy stone door of the temple was violently blasted apart. Yun Ting and the others, who had just finished constructing the blood transfer array and were about to perform the forbidden ritual, were all stunned for a moment upon seeing the intruders.
The twenty-two strongest members of the Tiangang Cloud Clan were all within the temple. The mere intangible spiritual pressure was enough to make one breathless.
And at the center of these presences, Yun Shang lay silently like a withered seedling drained of life, her face deathly pale, her breathing faint. Beneath her, a blood-red profound formation exuding an eerie aura flickered dimly.
As powerful divine lords, their mental fortitude was naturally extraordinary, but at the sudden sight of Yun Che, their faces—including Yun Ting's—showed not rage at Yun Che's forcible entry into the temple, but panic.
They didn't dare leak even half a hint of Yun Shang's ruin. The blood sacrifice ritual absolutely couldn't be known to anyone. But now, all of this was completely exposed before Yun Che, who had suddenly burst in.
After a moment of frozen silence, Yun Che suddenly shifted and appeared beside Yun Shang. Swiftly yet gently, he scooped her up from the ground.
The Yun family members finally snapped back to reality. Yun Xiang strode forward: "Let her go!"
The moment the words left his mouth, his arm was grabbed by an old, large hand. Yun Ting shook his head, his voice weak: "Enough. She is, after all, Shang'er's lifesaver."
During the half year she was missing, Yun Shang had always been by Yun Che's side, developing a very special emotional attachment and dependence on him. Everyone in the clan had seen it. And Yun Shang's life had been saved by Yun Che... The outcome before them was already deeply shameful for them, and now suddenly seeing Yun Che, they couldn't help but feel even more ashamed.
"What did you do to her?" Yun Che pressed his hand against Yun Shang's chest. He didn't raise his head, his voice extremely calm—so calm that even Qianye Ying'er couldn't sense any emotional fluctuation.
But He Ling could clearly feel that the demon within Yun Che's heart was emitting a terrible low growl. She quickly spoke up: "Master, don't be impulsive... These people were all so good to Yun Shang. There must be some special reason."
"Alas," Yun Ting sighed lightly, then said, "Yun Che, Shang'er's life was saved by you, and the bond between you is extraordinary. Since you've witnessed this with your own eyes, there's nothing left to hide."
"We planned to work together to refine the 'Sage Cloud Ancient Pill' left by our ancestors for Shang'er, in order to improve her talent and cultivation. But unexpectedly, the medicinal spirit had undergone mutation during its tens of thousands of years of sealing, causing the medicinal power to break free from control... To protect Shang'er's life, we had no choice but to force the rampaging medicinal power into her profound veins."
Yun Ting closed his eyes, his face full of pain: "We ruined Shang'er, and we ruined the entire clan's hope... This is our grave mistake, one that cannot be undone. Even if you want to scold us, it would only be right."
Between Yun Che's pressing palms, both the Life Miracle and the Great Dao Pagoda Art operated simultaneously. Light profound force, carrying Desolate God's Power, slowly surged into Yun Shang's petite body. Soon, her face, pale as paper, began to show a faint flush of color.
He didn't doubt Yun Ting's words. The purple pill sealed to the side by divine lord force, releasing strange spiritual energy, and the residual medicinal aura in Yun Shang's body all proved what had happened here before.
"Then, I would very much like to hear," Qianye Ying'er suddenly spoke at this moment, "what exactly this blood transfer array is all about?"
The moment Qianye Ying'er said this, everyone's expressions changed slightly.
"What do you mean?" Yun Che looked up, catching the strange undertone in Qianye Ying'er's voice and seeing the clearly altered expressions on everyone's faces.
Qianye Ying'er had said before that the Fan God Clan also possessed a unique bloodline power. Thus, it naturally followed that they would have forbidden arts similar to those used to transfer such bloodline power.
The eerie crimson profound formation beneath Yun Shang—Yun Che didn't recognize it, but Qianye Ying'er identified it at a glance.
"This is a blood transfer forbidden array used to transfer bloodline power. It is also an extremely cruel sacrificial forbidden array, considered taboo in any realm."
"The one sacrificed will have all their vitality and blood extracted, so that their bloodline power can either be transferred or fused into another person with a similar bloodline."
Yun Che: "..."
Qianye Ying'er's tone was casual. She knew very well what reaction her words would provoke from Yun Che, but she unhurriedly added fuel to the fire: "It seems that although they've crippled this little girl, she still has considerable value to them. In order to strip away her purple-colored Heavenly Firmament, they've even set up this kind of forbidden art that heaven's way cannot tolerate. No wonder their clan was nearly wiped out."
The blood transfer array was indeed a sacrificial forbidden art that defied both human nature and the heavenly way, and it was the most taboo of taboos within the Tiangang Cloud Clan. None of the Yun clan members present had ever touched it.
They had never even imagined that one day they would personally resort to such a cruel forbidden array.
Yun Che didn't move. He showed no reaction. The Life Miracle was operating with focused effort. Before his eyes, the images of Mo Li and Cai Zhi being sealed into a sacrificial array flashed by...
Qianye Ying'er's blunt exposure of the blood transfer forbidden array was undoubtedly tearing open the taboo and sin barefaced in public. And the word "wiped out" in her final sentence instantly turned their shame into anger, their gazes sharpening.
"Presumptuous!" Grand Elder Yun Jian roared in fury.
"Huff!" Second Elder Yun Fu suddenly rose, and a surging, tempest-like aura pressed directly toward Qianye Ying'er: "Kneel and apologize, and we'll spare your life!"
"Stop!"
Yun Ting spoke, his arm sweeping horizontally, directly dispersing Yun Fu's aura. He sighed heavily and said, "You saved Shang'er. You are not only honored guests but also benefactors of our clan. For that reason... leave here within an hour. We will not pursue the crime of trespassing into the ancestral temple and making offensive remarks."
Yun Xiang said urgently, "But if they spread what happened here..."
"Even if they spread it, so what?" Yun Ting laughed bitterly. "Did we not do it with our own hands?"
Yun Che lifted Yun Shang in his arms and slowly turned around. His gaze swept slowly across the twenty-two divine lords of the Tiangang Cloud Clan, finally settling on Yun Ting. He asked, "Why did you do this?"
He asked very calmly, like an unrelated person casually inquiring about an unrelated matter.
"Put Shang'er down and get out of here immediately!" Before Yun Ting could respond, Yun Xiang stepped forward, glaring coldly. "You forcibly broke into the ancestral temple and slandered our clan. The clan leader has already shown you immense mercy in forgiving you... Get out of here now, and don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"
"Answer me. Why did you do this?" Yun Che didn't pay the slightest attention to Yun Xiang's angry roar. He repeated his previous question with extreme calm.
For some reason, Yun Ting suddenly felt a chill run down his spine from an unknown source.
"This is by no means... what we wanted," Yun Ting answered Yun Che, every word especially feeble.
Yun Che spoke, each word calmer than the last: "Based on the medicinal energy of this ancient pill, it would require at least the Divine Spirit Realm to use, and only with others' assistance. Yun Shang has just entered the Divine Tribulation Realm. Even with a divine lord assisting, it would come with great risk... Didn't you really think of that?"
"You ruthlessly crippled her, and this blood transfer array—is this your guilt and compensation?"
Yun Ting averted his gaze slightly and said mournfully, "Our time is running out... Everything—the Sage Cloud Ancient Pill, the blood transfer array—all of it is for a faint hope. There was no other choice."
"Clan leader, there's no need to explain so much to him," Yun Xiang said. He extended his arm, his palm pointing straight at Yun Che: "I don't care what bond you have with Shang'er, but... Shang'er is a member of our Tiangang Cloud Clan. This is her sacrifice as a clan member for the whole clan. And you—you've always been an outsider. The people and matters of our Tiangang Cloud Clan are not for an outsider like you to interfere or criticize!"
"Your grace in saving Shang'er offsets today's crime," Yun Xiang's expression and words gradually turned darker. "Last time... get out of here now! Otherwise, you won't even have the chance to leave!"
The palm pressed against Yun Shang's chest gently turned, and the power of the Life Miracle changed accordingly. All his focus and strength were concentrated on Yun Shang's body; he dared not divert any attention or power... Otherwise, perhaps the ground before him would already be covered in corpses.
Lowering his gaze to look at Yun Shang's still-pale face, when he raised his head again, a faint, light smile had appeared at the corner of his lips: "In your eyes, the interests of the clan far outweigh her life. You were kind to her for the clan. Even when you crippled her with your own hands and cruelly sacrificed her broken life, it was also for the clan, so you can justify it with righteous grandiosity."
"Good. Very good. How perfectly reasonable and justified. As an outsider, I indeed have not the slightest qualification to interfere or speak up."
His gaze slowly turned, sweeping across face after face: "But to me, her life alone is far more valuable than all of your lives combined. So, by the same logic, if I kill you all, I can also justify it with righteous grandiosity, can I not?"