Chapter 526: Ye Hang in Danger

In Ye Yuan's understanding, Lu Linfeng was already among the top-tier powerhouses in the Divine Domain.

If even he could only reach the seventh floor, then who in this world could break through the remaining two floors?

Ye Yuan did not belittle himself; he knew his own comprehension was quite high, but he had no definite answer as to how high, because he had not yet reached the pinnacle of martial arts.

However, Ye Yuan felt that even if he were stronger than Lu Linfeng, the difference would not be significant.

After all, for someone who could stand at the peak of the Divine Domain, their comprehension could not be too poor.

Of course, reaching Lu Linfeng's level was not solely about comprehension. Fortune, insight, talent, and effort were all indispensable!

But Qihai's answer was somewhat unexpected to Ye Yuan.

Qihai shook his head and said, "Not exactly. There was once someone who broke into the eighth floor."

Ye Yuan was startled and asked, "Who?"

"His name is Li Fantian. As for who he is, I do not know," Qihai said.

"Oh? Even you don't know? Then how do you know he reached the eighth floor?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.

"There is a wall outside the Haotian Tower. Anyone who passes the fifth floor is recorded on it. However, in the last hundred years, no one has managed to enter the fifth floor," Qihai said with some regret.

Ye Yuan nodded. He now had some understanding of the Haotian Tower.

It seemed that breaking through the Haotian Tower was no easy task.

Ye Yuan knew the talents of Guo Taoqun, Yin Yanhua, and Qin Yan. Even they could not enter the fifth floor, which showed that the difficulty of the Haotian Tower was indeed quite high.

Only a genius as extraordinary as Lu Linfeng could reach the seventh floor.

"Alright, I will go to the Haotian Tower in half a month," Ye Yuan nodded slightly.

Since there was such a miraculous place, Ye Yuan naturally could not miss it.

...

In the rear residence of the City Lord's Mansion, Ren Hongling was resting her chin on her hand by the window, lost in thought.

"Hongling, thinking about your son again?" A voice suddenly sounded from the doorway.

Ren Hongling did not turn around; she knew it was her brother Ren Yujie.

"So what? Are you going to let me go find him?" Ren Hongling said with some resentment.

Ren Yujie sighed and said, "Sister, you have lost all your cultivation now. Even if I let you out, where would you go? Besides, if you leave, what about your husband? You know Father's temper."

Ren Hongling turned slightly, her eyes vacant as she looked at Ren Yujie, and said coldly, "Father? He is not worthy of being my father! And you are not worthy of being my brother! If my husband had not stubbornly insisted on returning to seek his forgiveness, I would never have come back to this place that makes me sick! In your hearts, there is no family affection, only interests!"

Ren Hongling's eyes gradually grew moist. She had not expected that after so many years, her father would still be so unreasonable!

When the two of them appeared before Ren Xingchun, he had immediately detained Ye Hang and placed her under house arrest.

As for this elder brother of hers, he was extremely weak and incompetent, utterly daring to say nothing in front of Ren Xingchun.

Ren Hongling begged Ren Yujie many times to let her go see Ye Hang, but Ren Yujie absolutely refused.

Gradually, Ren Hongling gave up hope.

In this rear courtyard, only the younger generation like Ren Dong could stir a ripple in Ren Hongling's heart.

Ren Yujie sighed again and said, "Hongling, it's not that your brother is unwilling to help you, but I truly cannot! You know Father's temper. If he found out you had seen your husband, your husband's life would have been lost long ago! I'm doing this for your own good!"

But Ren Hongling refused to appreciate the sentiment and sneered, "I only wanted to see my husband, not take him away. If you don't tell him, how would he know?"

Ren Yujie shook his head and said, "You underestimate Father too much. For him to have reached his current position, do you think it's that simple? Not to mention this city lord's mansion, even the slightest stir in the entire Wufang City cannot escape his eyes."

Hearing this, Ren Hongling's expression softened slightly.

She also knew that this elder brother was cowardly by nature and unfit for great responsibility; counting on him was useless.

If he had been more assertive back then, she wouldn't have had to elope with Ye Hang, nor would she have lost all her primal power and been unable to refine pills ever again.

Of course, Ren Yujie's personality was inseparable from Ren Xingchun's domineering nature.

"So you came to see me today, also for my own good?" Ren Hongling taunted.

But Ren Yujie's expression darkened, and he sighed again, "Sister, actually, I came to tell you today that Father is going to make a move against your husband! You... alas..."

Ren Hongling felt as if struck by lightning, instantly frozen in place. This news was like a thunderbolt out of the blue for her!

Originally, she and Ye Hang had returned to acknowledge their ancestors, but who would have thought things would come to this!

"You... what did you say?" Ren Hongling felt utterly drained.

"You've been under house arrest all these days and know nothing of the outside world. A earth-shattering event has occurred recently in the Boundless Border. These past two days, many powerful Spirit Travel experts have gathered in Wufang City to discuss the major matter of repelling an invasion from another realm. And the day before yesterday, Father gave orders that after this meeting, your husband is to be executed."

Hearing this news, Ren Hongling could no longer bear the blow; her vision went black and she fainted.

Ren Yujie quickly supported her and infused a strand of primal power into Ren Hongling's body.

Ren Hongling slowly regained consciousness, grabbed Ren Yujie's arm, and said with tears streaming down her face, "Brother, I beg you, save him! Now the only one who can save Ye Hang is you!"

Ren Yujie looked conflicted: "I..."

"Brother, back then I asked you to plead with Father, and you didn't dare say a word! Now more than ten years have passed, and Ye Hang and I have grown even closer. Are you going to treat us the same as before? If my husband dies, I will not live alone! If Yuan'er finds out about this, he will surely come to seek revenge on Father. Do you want such a human tragedy to happen in the Ren family?" Ren Hongling had become a tearful mess.

Ye Hang and Ren Hongling had watched Ye Yuan grow up and knew his temper very well.

Once Ye Yuan discovered the news of their deaths, he would inevitably come to take revenge on Ren Xingchun at any cost.

At that time, grandson against grandfather, no matter the outcome, it would be a human tragedy.

"Yuan'er? Is he the child of you and your husband? You've always refused to reveal any information about that child, so his name is Ye Yuan? Ye Yuan... why does this name sound so familiar?" Ren Xingchun suddenly felt he had heard the name somewhere before.

But Ren Hongling was in no mood to listen to this now. She pleaded, "Brother, let Ren Dong go and beg Father. He will surely agree! I beg you!"

Ren Yujie said with difficulty, "But... Father has already had your husband taken out of the city and secretly executed!"