Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

Ye Chen's words were bold and brazen, as if he didn't give a damn about the people from the Xu family of Yuan Province.

The experts of the Liu family were all shocked to their core.

The members of the Xu family were even more furious, shouting one after another, "How audacious!"

"Are you planning to wipe us all out?"

"No one has ever dared to be so disrespectful to our Xu family!"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly.

"What's all the noise about?"

"I'll be sending you to meet your young master shortly."

With a flick of his finger, the Cangming Sword transformed into a streak of light and shot out.

A terrifying Sword Intent coiled around the Cangming Sword. Wherever it passed, the Swordsmanship the Xu family had painstakingly cultivated for years was utterly defenseless and easily shattered.

"Killing one is still killing. Killing a group is no different."

"If you must blame someone, blame yourselves for provoking me today!"

Ye Chen's gaze turned icy. He held back no longer.

In an instant, sword light flashed wildly. Heads flew high into the air as Ye Chen reaped the lives of the remaining Xu family experts as if they were nothing but weeds.

In the blink of an eye, they were all dead.

It had to be said, the Xu family's foundation was truly extraordinary.

Among the remaining few were two Cultivators at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm and two at the Primordial Mansion Realm.

The rest, while not at the Primordial Mansion Realm, had cultivation bases of at least the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm!

Such a lineup would be invincible in Lei Province, capable of sweeping away all opposition!

And yet, these were merely the attendants of a prodigy like Xu Zhi from the Xu family.

After slaughtering every last member of the Xu family, Ye Chen collected the Storage Rings scattered across the scene.

He gave them a quick scan, and a look of delight appeared on his face.

From this batch of spoils alone, the low-grade Spirit Stones totaled at least five million!

Not to mention the considerable number of mid-grade and high-grade Spirit Stones!

The Xu family of Yuan Province was truly worthy of being a first-rate power in the eastern part of the dynasty.

The wealth these people carried was nearly on par with that of the four great families of Lei Province combined!

At this moment, the members of the Liu family finally snapped out of their astonishment.

They looked at each other, seeing the same surging shock deep in one another's eyes.

No one had expected Ye Chen to be so decisive and ruthless.

That was the Xu family of Yuan Province!

But Ye Chen had killed them without a second thought!

"Clean up the scene, quickly!"

"Don't leave a single trace!"

Liu Tianxin hurriedly ordered his men to take action.

But right after, he suddenly coughed and violently spat out a large mouthful of blood.

"Grandfather!"

Liu Yuchan and Liu Yanran rushed to support his trembling body.

Liu Yuchan's face was filled with worry. "Old Master, your body hasn't fully recovered yet. You should hurry back to bed and rest."

Liu Tianxin nodded slightly. He first sighed, then looked at Ye Chen and smiled in gratification. "Truly, heroes emerge from the young."

"For our Liu family to have met an extraordinary person like you is truly our good fortune."

Liu Tianxin's evaluation of Ye Chen was extremely high!

But no one was surprised by this.

Ye Chen's strength had clearly reached the apex of Lei Province.

Other than Venerable Ming Lei, there was likely no one in all of Lei Province who could suppress him!

It was no wonder Liu Tianxin was so respectful and courteous.

In response, Ye Chen merely nodded, his expression calm.

"Grandfather, you don't know this, but the Spirit Pill I gave you earlier, as well as the Three-Corpse Soul-Returning Pill from last time, were both personally refined by Master Ye!"

"Otherwise, who knows when you would have recovered."

Liu Yuchan added from the side.

"What?"

Hearing this, Liu Tianxin was even more stunned.

'A powerful expert in cultivation and an outstanding Alchemist…'

'Just how monstrous is this Ye Chen's talent?'

'To have achieved so much at such a young age?'

"Then… Master Ye, may I ask what exactly is causing my illness?"

Liu Tianxin quickly asked with great respect.

Before Ye Chen could reply, Liu Yuchan repeated what Ye Chen had said earlier.

"So that's how it is!"

"Someone poisoned me, and it was one of the people closest to me!"

'I think I know who it is!'

Liu Tianxin's expression turned frigid. "Someone, bring Liu Yutang to me!"

"It's Second Uncle?"

Liu Yuchan and Liu Yanran were both startled.

However, a servant soon came running to report, "Reporting to Old Master Liu, according to other clan members, Second Master Liu disappeared about an hour ago."

"No one has seen him since."

"It seems there's no mistake. He's the traitor!"

Liu Tianxin was furious. The feeling of being betrayed by one of his closest kin was truly heart-wrenching!

"Send out my orders! This man must be captured and brought back!"

"I want to know who was behind the scenes, ordering him to do this!"

After giving his instructions, he finally turned to Ye Chen, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Master Ye. If not for your help, I'm afraid this old life of mine would have been lost long ago."

"We both got what we wanted. There's no need to be so polite, Old Master Liu."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

He looked at the distant sky and suddenly said, "It's time for me to leave."

Liu Tianxin followed Ye Chen's gaze and saw that the five-colored glow rising in the distance seemed to have weakened considerably.

Apparently, the sealing power outside the Dragon Prison Cave would likely dissipate completely before long!

When that time comes, the many powers that had long been waiting outside would surely swarm in, rushing into the Dragon Prison Cave one after another.

If he were late, there was no telling if someone else would get to the treasures inside first.

At the very least, Ye Chen had to obtain the Juedi Sacred Orchid this time.

Only by obtaining the Juedi Sacred Orchid could he refine the Five-Elements Pill once again.

There was no telling what astonishing power the Five-Elements Pill would possess after he personally refined it!!

"With the opening of the Dragon Prison Cave this time, I can sense many powerful new auras within Lei Province!"

"It seems many powerful factions have been drawn to Lei Province. The Xu family from Yuan Province is just one of them!"

"Master Ye, although your skills are superb, you must still be extra careful."

"The dangers within the Dragon Prison Cave are one thing. What you really need to be wary of are these outside powers."

"In the face of a true opportunity, they won't hold back at all! Human lives, especially the lives of people from a small place like Lei Province, are no different from weeds in their eyes!"

Liu Tianxin reminded him sincerely.

"Thank you for the reminder, Old Master Liu. I will be careful."

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

He could understand what Liu Tianxin was saying.

If it were other powers from outside the province meeting each other, they might not attack so readily.

Just like Xu Zhi at the beginning, who was wary of Ye Chen's background and didn't dare to act rashly.

But when he learned that Ye Chen was merely from Lei Province, he immediately became unrestrained and decided to kill him.

This was simply because when they killed people from Lei Province, they had no need to fear retaliation from any of Lei Province's powers!