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The marvelous effects of the Chaos Blood Pill had been discovered by that old undying Ye Family Ancestor.

Chu Chen was still alive. He needed to quickly find an opportunity to discuss their next steps with Old Dan.

Without Chu Chen, the Child of Providence, the Ye Family's Providence had scattered, giving rise to endless Calamity Qi. If they could not bring Chu Chen back, there was no point in staying in the Ye Family any longer.

Since Chu Chen was doing so well in the Divine Flame Emperor Palace-becoming a Pro-disciple, the number one figure of the Red King Palace, and possessing a Top Grade Five-Element Full Spiritual Root...

With a Great Saint as his servant, a Saintess as his maid, and even Empress Lin Shuwang holding an extremely ambiguous attitude toward him...

In that case, why shouldn't he, Ye Xuan, also join the Divine Flame Emperor Palace? He could establish a White Lotus persona of feigned innocence and seize everything that belonged to Chu Chen.

He would replicate everything he had done in the Ye Family. Within the Divine Flame Emperor Palace, he would once again strip away all of Chu Chen's glory, trample him into the mud, and crush him underfoot!

Once this thought arose, it could not be suppressed. The more Ye Xuan thought about it, the more excited he became, his breathing growing heavy and ragged.

...

"Xiao Xuan! Xiao Xuan?!"

Ye Lingyue frowned. She had called Ye Xuan several times, but he was clearly distracted, deaf to her voice.

Helpless, Ye Lingyue reached out and patted Ye Xuan's shoulder, calling out again.

"Xiao Xuan, are you listening?!"

The physical touch jolted Ye Xuan awake. He turned to look at Ye Lingyue beside him and subconsciously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"Xiao Xuan, what are you thinking about? Why are you daydreaming in broad daylight?"

The two were walking along a mountain path, heading deeper into a remote area. Gazing at the drifting clouds in the sky, Ye Lingyue let out a soft sigh.

Right now, everyone in the Ye Family regarded Chu Chen as a piece of trash and a walking disaster. Only when she was with Ye Xuan could Ye Lingyue speak her true feelings.

"Big Sister, I... I'm sorry."

Fully awake now, Ye Xuan scratched his head in embarrassment. His large eyes were full of innocence and apology, perfectly maintaining his White Lotus persona.

"I was just thinking about how Brother Chu Chen is doing in... in the Divine Flame Emperor Palace. Has he been bullied? Does he have Pills, cultivation techniques, and other resources for his cultivation?"

"It's a great thing that Brother Chu Chen can resume his cultivation path, but without the support of cultivation resources, even the highest talent will struggle to achieve anything."

"If only Brother Chu Chen could return to the Ye Family. Xiao Xuan... Xiao Xuan would definitely share his own Spirit Stones and Pills with Brother Chu Chen to help him cultivate. With brothers united, we could make our Ye Family stand at the pinnacle of the Desolate Ancient Continent once more!"

Hearing this, Ye Lingyue's eyes reddened. Crystal tears swirled in her eyes, nearly spilling over.

It had to be said. Even though Ye Xuan was the youngest and an adopted son, he was indeed the most sensible and mature among the siblings.

Ye Lingyue, who had originally harbored some slight reservations about Ye Xuan, was deeply moved after seeing everything he had done to find Chu Chen.

"Xiao Xuan, you really... are too sensible."

"If Ling'er and the others were even half as sensible as you, how could Chu Chen have ended up in such a state..."

Ye Lingyue reached out and patted Ye Xuan's head. Then, she took a flying sword Dharma Treasure from her Storage Ring and handed it to him.

"Xiao Xuan, your birthday is in a few days. This flying sword is Big Sister's birthday gift to you."

This flying sword Dharma Treasure was pale blue and named the Blue Abyss Sword.

As soon as it appeared, a sharp sword Qi enveloped it. It was a Divine Fire Realm Dharma Treasure, extremely precious.

"Big Sister, this... this is too valuable. Xiao Xuan cannot accept it!"

Ye Xuan stared intently at the Blue Abyss Sword in Ye Lingyue's hand, practically drooling, but he kept waving his hands in refusal.

Before he could finish his refusal, Ye Lingyue put on a stern face. Thus, Ye Xuan "reluctantly" accepted the Blue Abyss Sword.

"Originally, Xiao Han and I acquired many good things at the Shenhuo City auction, intending to give them to you, but later..."

Originally, Ye Lingyue and Ye Han had planned to mention the mysterious person with Great Saint cultivation who was killing to seize treasures, but the appearance of the Ye Family Ancestor had forcefully interrupted them.

By the time the two women wanted to bring it up again, Ye Ding and the other Ye Family members had hurriedly left to search for the Chaos Blood Pills Chu Chen had given them in the past, leaving no chance to speak of it.

But none of that mattered. What mattered was that they had found Chu Chen's whereabouts. Since their father, Ye Ding, had personally written a letter, Chu Chen should soon return to the Ye Family.

When that time came, the Ye Family members could once again unite closely, just like before, and strive for the prosperity and strength of the Ye Family.

How wonderful.

...

"Big Sister, we're here!"

Ye Xuan pushed open the half-closed wooden door and said to Ye Lingyue.

"This is Brother Chu Chen's Dao... where he lived."

Creak!

Bang!!

As soon as the wooden door was pushed halfway open, the entire door fell to the ground with a loud crash, stirring up a cloud of dust.

"..."

Ye Xuan felt a wave of embarrassment. He had meant to say this was Chu Chen's cultivation dwelling, but...

Looking around, aside from the broken wooden door, the entire courtyard was overgrown with weeds and full of potholes. It was devoid of any Spiritual Qi, presenting a scene of utter dilapidation. How could it possibly deserve the title of a "cultivation dwelling"?

"How could such a dilapidated place be Chu Chen's cultivation dwelling?"

Looking at this desolate, ruined courtyard, Ye Lingyue was completely stunned.

"All direct-line disciples of my Ye Family can open up a mountain peak as their cultivation dwelling. Why would Chu Chen give up a perfectly good mountain and come to this broken courtyard..."

Before she could finish, Ye Lingyue remembered that after Chu Chen lost all his cultivation and became a cripple, his cultivation dwelling had been... forcefully taken back by the Ye Family. After being redecorated, it had become Ye Xuan's cultivation dwelling.

"Um, Xiao... Xiao Xuan, you go ahead and attend to your matters. Big Sister will just look around on her own."

Now that she thought about it, everything that once belonged to Chu Chen seemed to have... been transferred to Ye Xuan.

Not to mention the cultivation dwelling, even the position of Holy Son and the affection of his several sisters had been taken by Ye Xuan.

Of course, none of this was Ye Xuan's fault. It could only be said that...

Fate played tricks on people.

To avoid embarrassing Ye Xuan, Ye Lingyue gave him a gentle smile and then walked alone into the desolate courtyard.

Hearing this, Ye Xuan exchanged a few polite words before hurriedly turning and leaving.

Chu Chen was still alive. He had to discuss their next steps with Old Dan.

Should he abandon the Ye Family, join the Divine Flame Emperor Palace, and shift the battlefield?

"Such a dilapidated wooden house. It doesn't even have a window, and there's a big hole in the roof."

"There's no Formation to gather Spiritual Qi, no Spirit Beasts, no Spirit Grass, and even the bedding on the bed..."

Looking at the quilt, which was full of patches and so thin it couldn't possibly keep out the cold, Ye Lingyue's nose stung and her eyes reddened.

"Why? Why is it like this?"

"Before being expelled from the Ye Family, wasn't Chu Chen our Ye Family's Holy Son? Wasn't the treatment of a Holy Son supposed to be excellent?"

"No wonder Chu Chen grew thinner and thinner over the years, his health deteriorating day by day. In such a crude environment, he probably couldn't even get enough to eat or stay warm..."

Inside the dilapidated house, Ye Lingyue stood frozen on the spot.

She suddenly realized she had been wrong. Terribly wrong.

So Chu Chen's life in the Ye Family all these years hadn't been good at all. He hadn't been happy.

Ever since his cultivation was crippled, their father and his several sisters had always used high-sounding excuses like "tempering his mind" and "to achieve great things, one must first labor their muscles and starve their body" to strip away everything from Chu Chen.

But what about Chu Chen?

Not only did he hold no grudges, but he even used his own blood as a catalyst to refine Chaos Blood Pills for them.

"Hmm? This is..."

Ye Lingyue suddenly noticed a diary being used to prop up a corner of the table in the small wooden house. She eagerly reached out, using Spiritual Qi to draw it into her palm.

After Chu Chen was expelled from the Ye Family, the small wooden house he lived in had been ransacked over a dozen times by Ye Family disciples and servants. There was no way any precious treasures could have been left behind.

This dust-covered diary, which no one had deemed worthy of taking, had been used to prop up the table leg, thus surviving until now.

"I remember Chu Chen, Ling'er, Xiao Han, and the others all saying that I once severely injured Chu Chen, leaving him bedridden for over half a year before he barely recovered."

"But I... I don't remember this at all. Let me see if this diary records the matter!"

As she spoke, Ye Lingyue opened the dust-covered diary and fixed her gaze upon it.

Bang!!

After just one glance, Ye Lingyue's body was struck as if by lightning. She stumbled back several steps and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"This is impossible! This absolutely cannot be!!"

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