Chapter 1836: The Heavenly Dao Is Merciless!

Han Jianqing's eyes were bloodshot, and he had already lost his reason.

He roared at Du Rufeng: "That beast killed six top disciples of my Shangqing Sect. If I don't kill him today, how can I explain to the Sect Leader when I return?"

Du Rufeng said coldly: "That's your affair! As long as Ye Yuan hasn't violated the Temple's rules, it doesn't matter how many he kills!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Han Jianqing's mouth, and he said in a cold voice: "The Temple is unjust! As soon as Ye Yuan arrived, you let him stay in Shanglin Garden. On what grounds? If Ye Yuan is a disciple trained by the Temple, why didn't you tell us beforehand? Why go through such formalities?"

Once a person loses reason, their perspective becomes extremely biased.

In Han Jianqing's view, Ye Yuan must be a disciple secretly trained by the Temple, deliberately thrown into the Huangling Tournament—wasn't that just to disgust people?

Du Rufeng frowned and said in a chilling tone: "Han Jianqing, if you keep talking nonsense and slandering the Temple, you'll bear the consequences!"

At that moment, several figures appeared beside Du Rufeng; these were all Temple elders, all True God realm experts.

Seeing such a lineup, Han Jianqing felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over his head.

He was no match for Du Rufeng alone, let alone so many True God experts.

"I... I won't accept this!" Han Jianqing roared.

Du Rufeng's expression softened slightly, and he said calmly: "The original intent of the Huangling Tournament is to allow disciples entering the Temple to gain more rewards and stimulate greater potential. The reason killing is not prohibited is to let them act freely. But in fact, cases of killing are extremely rare. This time, you were the ones who started the trouble, yet you blame others—what logic is that? Right and wrong, everyone has a scale in their hearts. I believe everyone is clear without me having to say more!"

Hearing this, the crowd nodded inwardly.

This matter was indeed started by the Shangqing Sect, and now that they couldn't match strength, they vented their anger on Ye Yuan.

In fact, at first everyone indeed felt indignant that the Shadow Moon Sect was staying in Shanglin Garden.

But by now, they had long put that thought aside.

Ye Yuan possessed formidable martial power and高超 alchemy skills, truly worthy of staying in Shanglin Garden.

Moreover, they all knew that the whole thing started because of the Treasure Pig.

Although they didn't know what the Treasure Pig was, there was no doubt it was extraordinary.

"Han Jianqing, considering your momentary impulse, I'll spare your life! But for insulting the Temple, though death is avoidable, punishment is unavoidable. Today you will be expelled from the Huangling Sacred Realm, return to your sect, and be confined for a thousand years, not allowed to leave the mountain. Do you accept?" Du Rufeng's eyes blazed.

Han Jianqing's face was ashen, and he sighed to the sky: "Forget it, Han Jianqing accepts the punishment!"

In the Huangling Void Realm, no matter how powerful the sect, it could not contend with the Temple.

The Temple was the supreme existence.

Because they had Heavenly Sovereign experts!

With this battle over, the landscape of the Huangling Tournament became even more unpredictable.

Yang Shen was dead, so naturally he could not become a Temple disciple.

Thus, the competition for the second tier became exceptionally fierce.

And Ye Yuan, because of his battle with Yang Shen, tasted his first defeat in the Huangling Tournament.

He was unconscious for ten days and ten nights, directly missing the next match and being judged as losing.

However, even with the loss, he still firmly held the top spot.

And everyone knew they could no longer shake Ye Yuan's position.

…

Ten days later, Ye Yuan finally slowly opened his eyes.

"You're awake!" Bai Liqingyan was overjoyed to see Ye Yuan awake.

Xiaotong also rarely showed a smile, saying lightly: "I told you, this kid won't die, but you wouldn't believe me."

Ye Yuan's eyes looked somewhat dazed, and his gaze at Bai Liqingyan was a bit unfamiliar.

That unfamiliar look startled Bai Liqingyan.

"What, you... you don't recognize me?" Bai Liqingyan's expression changed.

But soon, Ye Yuan's eyes cleared, and he smiled: "Heh, Senior... Senior Sister Bai, how could I not recognize you? Maybe it's some aftereffects from being unconscious for so long. Activating that martial technique was quite a burden on me."

Bai Liqingyan was relieved and laughed: "I never expected that Yang Shen, who had comprehended the law of time, would die at your hands!"

Beside them, Yi Qingxiang also said: "Ye Yuan, you don't know, now when our Shadow Moon Sect disciples go out, we really have face. All this is thanks to you!"

No matter where, people respect the strong and despise the weak.

Thinking back to Zhu Wen's attitude when they first arrived, it felt like a lifetime ago.

Now, Zhu Wen's attitude toward them had done a 180-degree turn, constantly calling them brothers.

And all this was based on the talent and strength Ye Yuan had displayed.

After seeing everyone off, Ye Yuan's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"You seem a bit off," Xiaotong said.

Ye Yuan was startled, then forced a smile: "How could that be? I'm perfectly fine."

Xiaotong stared at Ye Yuan and said in a childish voice: "I can sense a subtle change in you. But I can't tell exactly what it is."

Ye Yuan looked at Xiaotong with some surprise—this kid had sharp eyes!

He sighed and said: "Did you see the Divine Rune Space?"

Xiaotong nodded but didn't speak.

Of course he had seen the Divine Rune Space, and it gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

Ye Yuan continued: "This martial technique seems to have affected my mind!"

Saying this, Ye Yuan's expression turned serious.

Recalling the version of himself in the Divine Rune Space, Ye Yuan felt very unfamiliar.

That version of himself was like a cold machine, devoid of any emotion.

Even though he had recovered now, Ye Yuan could feel that version of himself had influenced his present self.

This, Ye Yuan couldn't quite understand.

Logically, the Divine Rune Space was a product of cultivating the "Chaos Heaven True Scripture" to the fifth level, an accessory of this technique, and shouldn't have such aftereffects.

But why did this strange situation occur?

Could it be that the "Chaos Heaven True Scripture" he was cultivating had problems?

Ye Yuan was utterly perplexed!

He also communicated this situation with Wuchen, but Wuchen was equally confused.

Xiaotong frowned upon hearing this and said: "Your martial technique is indeed powerful; I sensed a strong aura of the Heavenly Dao within it. Clearly, your Divine Rune Space hasn't reached its full potential, but you must know there's a saying... 'The Heavenly Dao is merciless!'"

Ye Yuan's expression changed, his brows almost knitted together, as he chewed over the words: "The Heavenly Dao is merciless? The Heavenly Dao is merciless! How could this be?"