Chapter 2550: Feint to the East, Attack to the West
The Yecha Clan, one of the top clans just below the Ten Clans of Hell, possessed a heritage as powerful as an Eternal Undying Great World. Their techniques were profound, their sacred arts numerous, and they even owned divine artifacts, making their foundation unfathomable.
The Yecha Clan’s sacred land in the Hundred Clans Royal City, “Night Rain Sea,” occupied an area of eight hundred li in radius. It was a convergence point of the celestial and terrestrial meridians of this star region, with a cultivation environment as excellent as the top divine lands among the Ten Clans of Hell.
Forces from various factions gathered in large numbers toward Night Rain Sea, putting on a show of force that immediately put the already tense Yecha Clan on alert, prompting them to activate their defensive grand formation.
A Yecha Clan sacred army was arrayed at the mountain gate, all clad in armor and wielding complete sets of battle weapons.
A true sacred army consisted of one hundred thousand Half-Saints, three thousand Saints, one hundred Great Saints, and three Supreme Realm Great Saints.
The armor they wore was identical, inscribed with formation runes. When activated, they could merge into one, forming a defensive grand formation.
The battle weapons in their hands were carved with identical attack formation runes.
For the weaker worlds among the Heavenly Court Myriad Realms, even gathering the required number of troops for such a sacred army would be difficult, let alone forging the equipment for them, which could drain an entire great world dry.
If the enemy such a sacred army faced was not too strong, it could split into three legions. Each legion would be led by a Supreme Realm Great Saint, with a thousand Saints as generals.
Alternatively, it could split into one hundred sacred battle camps, each led by a Great Saint.
Or it could split into three thousand squads.
But when facing a powerful enemy, such as a Demi-God, a False God, or even an ordinary god, even if the sacred army soldiers were scattered across a region of one hundred thousand li, they could instantly combine their power to resist and suppress the enemy.
It could be said that raising such a sacred army would allow a force to dominate all below the divine realm and sweep through everything.
The Yecha Clan had deployed their sacred army, showing they were well-prepared.
The Yecha Clan’s Clan King was already in his twilight years, with wrinkled skin and white hair, but he donned sacred armor and stood among the sacred army soldiers, his voice resounding like striking metal: “I have long said that once the leaders of the various factions return from the Aoyun Asteroid Belt, I will give them an explanation. If you all cannot wait and wish to storm the Yecha Clan’s sacred land, then you will have to step over our corpses.”
“Fight! Fight! Fight!”
The one hundred thousand Yecha Clan sacred army soldiers shouted in unison, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.
Although the various factions had countless experts, they were scattered and disorganized. Faced with the might of a sacred army, they couldn’t help but feel intimidated and troubled.
It was not until the arrival of the Destiny Goddess Bore that the imminent great battle was averted.
Lan Ying rushed forward, his body radiating a pervasive aura of slaughter, and said, “Goddess, please dispatch the Destiny Temple sacred army stationed outside the city into the city to annihilate the Yecha Clan.”
“Why annihilate the Yecha Clan?” Bore asked.
Yuan Benji said, “Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger entered the Yecha Clan, yet the Yecha Clan prevents us from entering. Clearly, the Blood Absolute Family, the Goddess Twelve Pavilions, and the Yecha Clan plan to divide the Origin Divine Temple three ways. Only by having the Destiny Temple sacred army march into the city can this situation be broken.”
“Everyone, calm your emotions first. I believe the Yecha Clan does not have the audacity to oppose so many of our forces. I will go and speak with the Yecha Clan King.”
Bore entered the Yecha Clan and conversed with the Clan King.
After a moment, she returned.
The cultivators of the various factions immediately surrounded her, asking for the result.
Bore showed a strange expression and said, “The Clan King said that Zhang Ruochen and Yan Zhexian came to the Yecha Clan’s sacred land to borrow the Space Teleportation Array and the space wormhole to go to their ancestral realm, wishing to tour the scenic beauty of the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm.”
“They went to tour the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm? How is that possible?”
Hearing this result, the Great Saints present were all stunned, finding it hard to believe.
“No, Zhang Ruochen clearly entered the Yecha Clan’s sacred land with Bai Qinger. How did it become Yan Zhexian? Something’s wrong, something’s very wrong,” Yuan Benji said.
“The eldest lady has been at the Earth Demon Clan’s sacred land and hasn’t left for a moment,” a Yama Clan Great Saint said.
Nan Sheng’s gaze was sharp as he said, “Could it be that the Origin Divine Temple is not in the Yecha Clan’s sacred land at all, but in the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm?”
“That’s entirely possible.”
“The Origin Light that appeared at the Yecha Clan’s sacred land was likely just a diversion, meant to tie us all down here. And Bai Qinger, disguised as Yan Zhexian, fooled the Yecha Clan’s cultivators and successfully slipped away with Zhang Ruochen.”
“Those two bastards have such great ambition.”
“Let’s go, immediately head to the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm. If we’re late, we might not get any of the benefits from the Origin Divine Temple.”
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After learning the truth, the Yecha Clan King immediately convened a high-level council of the clan.
After the council, they unanimously agreed that the Yecha Clan had been used by Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger. They had used them to block the cultivators of the various factions.
The Origin Divine Temple might very well be in the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm.
After all, the Yecha Clan had once been glorious, shaking the Hell Realm, and then suddenly declined. Perhaps that was the reason for the Origin Divine Temple’s disappearance.
“Our Yecha Clan may have a forgotten history.”
“The Origin Light couldn’t have appeared at the Yecha Clan’s sacred land for no reason. Perhaps this is an omen.”
The high-ranking members of the Yecha Clan were all excited.
They saw hope for the Yecha Clan’s revival, using the Origin Divine Temple to once again stand at the pinnacle of the universe.
After the Origin Light appeared at Night Rain Sea, some major forces from the central regions of the Hell Realm had come knocking one after another. At that time, the Yecha Clan’s high-ranking members had become vigilant.
After much investigation and spending a considerable amount of divine stones, they finally learned the secret of the Origin Divine Temple’s impending emergence.
The Yecha Clan King’s eyes were deep as he said, “If the Origin Divine Temple is in the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm, then it can only mean it was left behind by our ancestors. As descendants, we must defend it with our lives and never allow it to fall into outsiders’ hands.”
“That’s right! We will defend it with our lives; no one else can touch it.”
“But Zhang Ruochen and Bai Qinger have already gone to the ancestral realm.”
The Yecha Clan King sneered, “The ancestral realm is the Yecha Clan’s territory. Even if two gods went there, they couldn’t take the Origin Divine Temple away. But for now, let’s not alert them. Let them find the Origin Divine Temple first, and then we can act to subdue them.”
“Great Saints Han Li, Feng Yun, and Qi will continue to command the sacred army and guard Night Rain Sea, forbidding any cultivator from entering. The rest of the Great Saints will return to the ancestral realm with me.”
The Hundred Clans Royal City was a sacred city jointly established by one hundred and thirty-seven small clans on the edge of the Hell Realm, like a “Little Heavenly Court.”
As the largest clan in the Hundred Clans Royal City, the Yecha Clan ruled over thirty-eight great worlds on the edge of the Hell Realm, with countless life-bearing planets.
Among them, the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm had been passed down for ten thousand generations without perishing.
Legend had it that in the extremely ancient past, during the Yecha Clan’s most glorious period, they ruled over three hundred great worlds. Now, they had declined to the point of being inferior to even a single tribe of the Undying Blood Clan.
To go from the Hundred Clans Royal City to the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm, one had to pass through a space wormhole.
Zhang Ruochen and Ji Fanxin chose the fastest method, using the Space Teleportation Array at the Yecha Clan’s sacred land to teleport directly to the space wormhole, which was billions of li away from the Hundred Clans Royal City.
While the cultivators of the various factions were gathering outside the Yecha Clan’s sacred land, they had already arrived at the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm.
When the Yecha Clan King returned to the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm, he received news that Zhang Ruochen and the so-called Yan Zhexian had used the Space Teleportation Array in the ancestral realm to leave again.
At that moment, more and more Yecha Clan Great Saints gathered near the Space Teleportation Array.
The cultivators guarding the teleportation array had never seen so many high-ranking members of the clan gathered together. They were all terrified, kneeling on the ground, not daring to move.
The Yecha Clan King was furious and asked, “Why didn’t you ask a single question before letting them leave?”
The person in charge of guarding the teleportation array, trembling with fear, said, “One was the renowned Zhang Ruochen, and the other was the eldest lady of the Yama Clan. How could we dare to question them? Besides, they had a token personally bestowed by the Clan King.”
The Yecha Clan King let out a long sigh, filled with regret.
When Zhang Ruochen and Yan Zhexian had come to visit, they had only said they admired the Yecha Clan’s culture, scenic spots, and gods, and wished to go on a tour. The Yecha Clan King wanted to build a connection with them, so without much thought, he lent his token to Zhang Ruochen.
Who would have thought Zhang Ruochen was going to the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm to find the Origin Divine Temple?
Now, it was too late for regrets.
A space-way cultivator with profound cultivation studied the Space Teleportation Array for a long time but couldn’t find any clues, shaking his head with a sigh.
He walked up to the Yecha Clan King and bowed, saying, “Zhang Ruochen’s space-way is exquisitely profound. When he teleported away, he erased some of the space runes on the array. Now, it’s very difficult to trace the spatial coordinates of his teleportation, and even repairing this Space Teleportation Array will take a long time.”
The Yecha Clan King asked, “Can you determine if he teleported within the realm or outside it?”
That space-way cultivator wore a bitter expression and shook his head.
Although his cultivation far surpassed Zhang Ruochen’s, his mastery of the space-way was far inferior.
Ai Lianjun, a disciple of the Yecha Clan’s ancient god, Yu Ling Shen, said, “We can’t delay too long. The major forces of the Hell Realm will surely arrive at the ancestral realm soon. By then, if we say we don’t know where Zhang Ruochen is, will they believe us?”
“Clearly, Zhang Ruochen had planned this all along, using our Yecha Clan to deal with the cultivators chasing him. I even suspect that the Origin Divine Temple isn’t at the Yecha Clan’s sacred land, and Zhang Ruochen has likely already left the ancestral realm through the Space Teleportation Array, heading to the true place where the Origin Divine Temple will emerge.”
“What do you think we should do?” the Yecha Clan King asked.
Ai Lianjun said, “We must take three steps. First, I will go awaken my master, who is in deep slumber. Only when she awakens can she sense if Zhang Ruochen is still in the ancestral realm. Moreover, with such a major incident, a god should come forward to take charge.”
“Second, dispatch people to patrol the various secret places in the ancestral realm and the planets in the outer cosmic starry sky. I think that since Zhang Ruochen chose to come to the Yecha Clan’s ancestral realm, he wouldn’t just be leading everyone in circles. Perhaps the Origin Divine Temple is indeed very close to the ancestral realm.”
“Third, the Clan King must immediately go see the Goddess of the Destiny Temple and inform her of the situation here. It would be best to invite the experts of the Destiny Temple to use the Path of Fate to calculate the coordinates of Zhang Ruochen’s teleportation.”
“In any case, we must not let the Yecha Clan become the target of public criticism. That would truly fall into Zhang Ruochen’s scheme.”
“Alright, I’ll follow your advice. It seems our clan has produced a talent; I, as the Clan King, have been somewhat flustered,” the Yecha Clan King said, feeling a sense of admiration for the younger generation.
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There will be another chapter tonight.
Also, I’ve been writing two chapters a day this month, all to add more for readers who are doing charity together, not for any monthly tickets. I haven’t asked for monthly tickets or recommendation tickets this month.
Anyway, I’ll keep going, striving to persist until the end of the month.