Chapter 1954: Apprehension

Everyone present had a close relationship with Ye Yuan.

Over the years in Tianying Imperial City, Ye Yuan had long made a name for himself.

Many major powers from near and far had come to Ye Yuan to refine pills.

As a result, Ye Yuan had befriended many True God Realm experts.

After all, there were now few Divine God Realm cultivators for whom Ye Yuan would personally refine pills.

This time, Ye Yuan had gathered some reliable True God Realm experts and, with the help of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, completely uprooted this time bomb buried by his side.

Such was the power of an alchemist!

Alchemists themselves might not be powerful, but they could have many powerful friends.

Once provoked, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Moreover, Ye Yuan was now the Chief Grand Elder of the Alchemy Pavilion.

This identity represented not only the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower but also a manifestation of his strength.

Being able to overpower a group of old monsters and become the Grand Elder of the Alchemy Pavilion, no one doubted Ye Yuan's strength.

Duan Yi laughed and said, "Elder Ye, you're being too modest! I just checked, and this Ying Feng has quite a few good things on him. By eliminating him, we all gained a lot!"

Over the years, the Nine Xu Branch had plundered countless heavenly treasures.

Most of them were on these True God Realm cultivators.

By wiping them all out this time, these True God Realm experts naturally obtained many benefits.

Ye Yuan had promised them long ago that he would take nothing and give everything to these True God experts.

"Hehe, this is what you all deserve! I know that making a move against the Death Soul Sect has put you under considerable pressure. That's why I've tried to handle things cleanly this time. After today, I hope you all keep your mouths shut and act as if nothing happened. As for the consequences, I will bear them alone!" Ye Yuan cupped his hands to the crowd.

The crowd's expressions turned serious, and they secretly admired Ye Yuan's loyalty.

They were all too aware of the Death Soul Sect's power.

The main reason they dared to act against the Death Soul Sect was that Ye Yuan's plan was flawless, and the Death Soul Sect had no idea it was them.

If they really knew it was them, no matter how many lives they had, they wouldn't be enough for the Death Soul Sect's revenge.

Directly annihilating such a powerful branch of the Death Soul Sect was a huge matter.

The Death Soul Sect's subsequent actions were unpredictable.

They might not be able to identify others, but the first target would naturally be Ye Yuan.

If the Death Soul Sect truly went all out against Ye Yuan, he would find it hard to withstand.

However, by taking the risky move of wiping out the Nine Xu Branch in one fell swoop, Ye Yuan would deliver a great shock to the Death Soul Sect, making them dare not act rashly against him.

A branch being annihilated was something that had never happened to the Death Soul Sect before.

Duan Yi cupped his hands to Ye Yuan and said, "Elder Ye, your righteousness reaches the clouds; we have long heard of it. Regarding the Death Soul Sect, we won't be hypocritical—we are indeed afraid of their retaliation. But now that the enmity between you and the Death Soul Sect is set, you must be more careful in the future."

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Rest assured, I know what I'm doing."

Duan Yi nodded and said, "Since matters here are concluded, we shall each take our leave. If Elder Ye has any requests in the future, feel free to command us."

With that, the crowd dispersed.

Returning to Tianying, Ye Yuan ordered Zuo Shujie to publicly execute the five Death Soul Sect assassins to honor the wrongfully killed civilians.

The people naturally applauded this.

The city was filled with cheers, and the people's support for Ye Yuan reached its peak.

News of the Nine Xu Branch's annihilation naturally spread quickly to the Death Soul Sect.

In the city lord's mansion of some imperial capital, a man in black knelt before a middle-aged man in fine brocade.

This middle-aged man had a profound aura, even more unfathomable than a True God Realm expert.

This man was actually a Heavenly Sovereign Realm expert!

No one would have expected that this city lord was a member of the Death Soul Sect!

"Lord Blood Rain, the strength of the Nine Xu Branch ranks among the top among all branches. The annihilation of a branch is a great humiliation to our Death Soul Sect! This Ye Yuan must be eliminated!" the man in black said indignantly.

The Nine Xu Branch was under his jurisdiction, and its silent destruction shocked and enraged him.

What shocked him was what kind of force could annihilate the Nine Xu Branch without a sound?

What enraged him was that this was a huge provocation to him and the Death Soul Sect.

The middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, his expression very calm, and merely said indifferently, "Let this matter rest here."

The man in black trembled all over, his face showing disbelief, and said, "Lord Blood Rain, this... this is just let it go? The Nine Xu Branch had over a dozen True God Realm experts!"

True God Realm experts were the backbone of any force.

The time and resources needed to train a True God Realm expert were unimaginable.

Unless they were prodigies from some Heavenly Emperor's dojo, reaching the True God Realm required at least tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.

Over a dozen True God Realm experts combined—how great was the Death Soul Sect's loss?

It was incalculable!

At this moment, the man in black wished he could eat Ye Yuan's flesh.

Yet Lord Blood Rain said to just let it go!

Blood Rain said indifferently, "I have already reported this matter to the higher-ups. They also said that this was indeed a failure of our intelligence. The forces behind Ye Yuan might be too powerful for us to imagine; we cannot provoke him! Otherwise, the implications would be too great!"

The man in black was unwilling and gritted his teeth, saying, "But those True God Realm early-stage cultivators aside, the Nine Xu Branch had one True God Eighth Layer, two True God Seventh Layer, and five True God Sixth Layer. Did they... die in vain?"

"Our Death Soul Sect has always been conspicuous, and many major forces are watching us. People can be trained again, but if the implications are too great and shake the foundation of the entire Death Soul Sect, can you bear that responsibility?" Blood Rain said solemnly.

The man in black trembled and fell silent.

Blood Rain continued, "To silently annihilate a high-level branch, think about how strong the force must be! Until we investigate the forces behind Ye Yuan, you are not to touch him, understand?"

Wiping out a branch's hideout and annihilating an entire branch were two completely different levels of difficulty.

In the history of the Death Soul Sect, there had been many instances where branches were exposed and rooted out.

However, the Death Soul Sect's methods were extremely sophisticated; even if the hideout was destroyed, few experts were eliminated.

Even if they were eliminated, it was only one or two, three or four.

But this time, over a dozen True God experts were all annihilated, and not even a single Divine God Realm assassin escaped.

There were very few forces in the entire Tongtian Realm capable of such a feat!

Moreover, not a single clue had leaked from this battle; no one knew how Ying Feng and the others died.

Such terrifying methods made even Blood Rain shudder to think about.

Continue to cause trouble for Ye Yuan?

How was that any different from seeking death?