Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 622 - 614 Ye Family

"Jiang Yufeng, have you gone mad?! The Grotto Heavens are the foundation for any sect! The number of Grotto Heavens often indicates the number of Heavenly Immortals that can emerge in the future, and yet you’re willing to hand over such foundational territory to others!?"

As soon as Gu Jinlai finished speaking, Ye Yunguang was the first to rebuke him.

"Silence!"

Immortal Yun Zhen glared at Ye Yunguang, his oppressive aura fluctuating: "Do you Ye Family members really consider Creation Gate as nothing more than your own household? Why did Creation Gate erupt into civil war sixty years ago? Wasn’t it because your Ye Family was too dominant, forming cliques to conspire against others, aiming to monopolize all the benefits of the sect? And now, here you are again, pointing fingers non-stop at a Grotto Heaven that was obtained by Jiang Yufeng first. Won’t you be satisfied until you have run Creation Gate into decline and severed its inheritance?"

"You...you’re talking nonsense! We of the Ye Family have worked diligently for the development of Creation Gate, never daring to slack off. If not for the support of our Elder Ye Yan, Creation Gate might have already been divvied up and devoured by the surrounding factions. What’s wrong with me wanting to preserve the assets of our Creation Gate!?"

As Ye Yunguang spoke, he turned to Gu Jinlai and said harshly, "On the other hand, the Jiang Family, by hook or by crook, has been moving resources that belong to our Creation Gate out of the sect. Now, even the Grotto Heavens, the very foundation of the sect, are going to be handed over so readily. This is the true behavior of squandering family wealth!"

Gu Jinlai frowned: "Although my elder brother has given some support to the Jiang Family over the years, how much was really given? It’s obvious from the fact that the Jiang Family hasn’t produced any Mahayana cultivators besides me. And, for these past thirty years, he has been working assiduously for the sect, bending over backward to stabilize the situation, and even if he has been taking his offerings and salary, that should make up for the modest resources given to the Jiang Family, shouldn’t it?"

"Offerings and salary? If it weren’t for Elder’s tireless cultivation, how could Jiang Yujian have reached Dao and become an immortal? With so many resources spent on him, shouldn’t he work for Creation Gate? Otherwise, wouldn’t that make him an ungrateful wretch?"

Ye Yunguang declared unequivocally, "Anyway, I do not agree to hand over a Grotto Heaven, the foundation of our sect, to someone else!"

"That’s not up to you!"

Immortal Yun Zhen hummed coldly, "According to the agreement of the sixteen great powers, whoever conquers Baihe City and Red Cloud Sect territory gets to keep it. Whether it be Baihe City or the territory of Red Cloud Sect and the Grotto Heaven of the sect, it is Jiang Yufeng alone who has taken them. He possesses absolute rights over the disposal of the Grotto Heaven and Baihe City."

"You said it yourself, it was agreed upon by the sixteen great powers! Since Jiang Yufeng is a Daoist of Creation Gate and has reached Mahayana with our cultivation, everything he has naturally belongs to Creation Gate. It’s Creation Gate who has the say in how to dispose of it!"

"You want to pressure with power?! You, merely in the Proving Realm, are not qualified!"

Immortal Yun Zhen swung his hand assertively, saying loudly, "Today’s decision on the fate of this Grotto Heaven will be made by Jiang Yufeng, my word."

"Your word?! What use is your word?!"

Ye Yunguang immediately took out a crystal stone that seemed to have fluctuations running through it: "Yun Zhen, you really think we’re afraid of you because you’re a True Immortal?! Even if Yunxiao Sect’s Xia Yuanxing came, he would have no right to meddle in the affairs of our Creation Gate!"

Seeing the crystal stone that Ye Yunguang took out, Immortal Yun Zhen along with the elders of Yunxiao Sect changed their expressions.

"Cave Heaven Divine Crystal?! And a refined one at that?!"

Gu Jinlai also turned his gaze to the crystal stone.

A Cave Heaven Divine Crystal is an even more precious treasure than a Cave Heaven Stone, often serving as the core of a Grotto Heaven.

Because of its trait as a Grotto Heaven core, this precious treasure can have another significant use after being refined through a special method: it can project the power of the Grotto Heaven, even the Power of Heavenly Dao within it, across billions of miles.

It’s like how the Holy Dynasty’s Complete Heaven Gathering Star Array can project its power to the Outer Ring Thirty-Six Cities.

Although the further away, the weaker the projected power becomes, it’s still enough to suppress the performance of the Yunxiao Sect people by one or two minor realms.

Though Immortal Yun Zhen is a High-level True Immortal, after suppression, he would inevitably fall to the level of an Ordinary True Immortal, if not a Supreme Void Immortal.

On the side of Creation Gate, with the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu—the four Great Void Immortals present, who, when arrayed in a Sword Array, can even fight a True Immortal—should Immortal Yun Zhen truly be suppressed to the level of a Supreme Void Immortal, the power balance between the sides could be tipped to an even scale.

Seeing the Cave Heaven Divine Crystal in Ye Yunguang’s hand, Immortal Yun Zhen’s eyes revealed undisguised disgust: "This is the way your Ye Family conducts itself, like a swarm of loathsome bugs clinging to Creation Gate to suck its blood, all while wearing a righteous face, as if it’s your due. It’s revolting."

"You outsiders have no idea how much effort we of the Ye Family have devoted to upholding the inheritance of Creation Gate."

Ye Yunguang sneered in response.

"So..."

Immortal Yun Zhen’s voice became a bit lower, "Is Creation Gate... looking to start a war with our Yunxiao Sect?"

"It’s your Yunxiao Sect that has pushed our Creation Gate too far, forcing us to fight back."

Ye Yunguang continued, turning to Gu Jinlai: "You’ve seen the current situation. Because of your nonsense, we Creation Gate and Yunxiao Sect are at a point of no return. Now, retract your statement and claim this Grotto Heaven for Creation Gate. Surely, you don’t want to see our relationship with Yunxiao Sect, originally manageable, escalate into outright hostility and even warfare because of you."

"What a masterful guilt trip—you’ve certainly opened my eyes. No wonder Creation Gate fractured into civil war sixty years ago with you Ye Family members incessantly hounding people. Those with real talents didn’t get the respect they deserved. Who could stand such humiliation and stay in Creation Gate?"

Gu Jinlai remarked, "No wonder that not a single True Immortal has emerged from Creation Gate in over sixty years. Ultimately, Venerable Daoist Ye Yan had to turn his attention to cultivating my elder brother, designating him as the Sect Leader and promising to pass on the Creation Heaven Dao to him once he achieved True Immortal status. I suppose he realized that the Ye Family... is beyond saving."

"How dare you! Who are you to criticize the conduct of my Ye Family here?! Slap him!"

With a fierce expression, Ye Yunguang reached out his hand to deliver a slap.

But as he made his move, Yu Xu immediately stepped forward to intercept: "Elder Yun Guang, it seems the one being presumptuous is you! Jiang Yufeng is a Daoist of Creation Gate, with a status equivalent to that of an elder. What gives you the right to slap him?!"

"Yu Xu, you... you also want to stand against our Ye Family!?"

"Baihe City and Red Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven were indeed first occupied by the Daoist, and it is only right that the Daoist deals with it. You are holding this Cave Heaven Divine Crystal to deal with the pressure from people like Zi Ruyan and Long Congyun later, not to flaunt your power in front of our allies!"

Yu Xu snorted coldly, "If you continue this unreasonable commotion, I will report directly to the Sect Leader and have the Sect Leader ask the Supreme Elder to step in and judge, to see whose side he truly takes."

"Report to the Sect Leader?"

Ye Yunguang sneered, "Then go ahead and report."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jinlai seemed to think of something.

No wonder Ye Yunguang dares to be so arrogant.

He already knew that Jiang Yujian was in secluded cultivation, attempting to break through to the True Immortal Realm, and at such a critical time, he must not be disturbed.

Apart from Jiang Yujian, there were only a few members of the Ye Family who were qualified to see the Supreme Elder, Ye Yan.

He was playing on this timing.

And the reason the Ye Family must guard this Grotto Heaven...

Is probably because they fear that if Jiang Yujian does break through to the True Immortal Realm and takes control of the Creation Gate’s Grotto Heaven, he will target their Ye Family. Thus, they plan to use the Red Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven as a fallback for the Ye Family lineage.

In this way, even if Jiang Yujian aggressively confronts them, with this Grotto Heaven, they essentially stand on invincible ground.

After all, Jiang Yujian cannot mobilize the Creation Heaven Dao against them, and even if he wanted to, Venerable Daoist Ye Yan would not allow it.

As long as the Power of Heavenly Dao isn’t used, a future True Immortal Jiang Yujian wouldn’t be able to do anything to the Ye Family lineage with a Grotto Heaven of their own.

Gu Jinlai watched all this unfold.

Although it may be disrespectful to say this to Ye Bingyu,

The Ye Family...

Is truly the biggest cancer of the Creation Gate, and if he really wants to let Jiang Yujian take control of the Creation Gate and utilize its "Creation" Heaven Dao to amass troops, with fleets of Cheng Ying Mechas to sweep through Flame River Dao and even break the Ten Thousand Stars Sword Sect, the Ye Family will be an unavoidable threshold.

At that moment, he seemed to sense something and suddenly said, "Discussing the division of the Red Cloud Sect’s Grotto Heaven is meaningless right now, with the problems from Heavenly Fire Sect, Dragon Sword Sect, Wind and Rain Tower yet to be resolved. How about this: whoever can drive off these forces will have the final say over this Grotto Heaven, after all, without pushing back these forces, no matter how well we discuss, it’s all castles in the air."

Saying this, he turned to Ye Yunguang, "Since you want the Grotto Heaven, naturally you must show the ability to keep it. If you can’t withstand the pressure from forces like the Heavenly Fire Sect, then the Yunxiao Sect will take over. If you hold out, then the Grotto Heaven will belong to the Creation Gate."

Ye Yunguang, considering that he brought this Cave Heaven Divine Crystal precisely to confront the oppression from the Heavenly Fire Sect, Dragon Sword Sect, and other forces,

Immediately agreed, "Fine, then it’ll be as you say."

"Daoist."

Yu Xu passed the message telepathically, "When they can’t hold out, they will surely request Venerable Daoist Ye Yan, and when that happens, it’s still Ye Yan who will have to clean up their mess."

"It doesn’t matter,"

Gu Jinlai said, "It would be best if Ye Yan comes; I happen to have a good talk with this Supreme Elder."

This would relate to his second step in the plan.

Immortal Yun Zhen of the Yunxiao Sect, hearing Gu Jinlai speak thus, although feeling that the hope of obtaining the Grotto Heaven was becoming slim, said nothing more and kept silent.

Soon, dozens of auras could be sensed coming from the edge of the sky.

All these auras were of Void Immortals, among them the two leading ones were the Heavenly Fire Sect True Immortals Zi Ruyan and Dragon Sword Sect True Immortal Long Congyun, who had scattered and fled.

Sensing their ferocious approach, the people of the Yunxiao Sect watched with cold eyes.

Whereas Ye Yunguang seemed somewhat triumphant as he waved his hand, "Come, let us meet the members of the Heavenly Fire Sect, Dragon Sword Sect, and Wind and Rain Tower."

As he spoke, he led a group of more than ten Void Immortals and hundreds of Mahayana flying up into the sky.

Yu Xu and Gu Jinlai followed closely behind.

Watching the dozens of figures swiftly approaching, Ye Yunguang laughed out loud, "Hahahaha, the Heavenly Fire Sect, Dragon Sword Sect, Wind and Rain Tower seem to have come a step too late. Our Creation Gate..."

But before he could finish, Zi Ruyan quickly said, "We have received information that remnants of the Red Cloud Sect are hiding within Baihe City. By my command, form the array, seal off Baihe City, and even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must dig out the remnants of the Red Cloud Sect!"