Chapter 160: The Demonic Antics of the Tianxuan Sect, and the Vice Sect Master Seeking His Own Death

Hearing his master's baffling words, Wei Yi was somewhat baffled and replied blankly, "No, I didn't!"

"If the Ancient Forbidden Land hasn't been destroyed by someone, how did you get in? Besides, if the forbidden zone were still here, with your current cultivation as a Great Saint, it would be utterly impossible for you to linger in the desolate Qi for long!" Tianxuanzi asked doubtfully.

"This..." For a moment, Wei Yi did not know how to respond!

Seeing Wei Yi's speechless expression, Tianxuanzi once again explained helplessly:

"Just now, I projected my divine sense and discovered that the desolate Qi here has actually vanished! I also discovered women and children playing in the mountains. If the Ancient Forbidden Land had not been destroyed by someone, how could this situation possibly happen?"

Hearing Tianxuanzi say this, except for the old woman who was still pondering how to cure her grandson, the rest of the group hurriedly projected their divine senses out, only to find that it was indeed just as the Sect Master had said. Not only was the desolate Qi entirely gone from the Ancient Forbidden Land, but there were actually two girls, one large and one small, playing in the mountains!

In astonishment, everyone cast suspicious gazes toward Wei Yi.

Only then did Wei Yi suddenly understand! But immediately afterwards, he forced a bitter smile. Although he knew the woman and child his master spoke of must be Chen Xing's younger sister and daughter, he truly had no idea where the terrifying desolate Qi in this forbidden land, which could erode people's lifespans, had actually gone!

Under the inquiring gazes of everyone, Wei Yi felt immense pressure! Having no other choice, he cast a pleading look toward Chen Xing.

"Ahem!" Chen Xing coughed lightly, drawing everyone's attention over before speaking:

"You all need not be surprised. What Wei Yi said is correct; the Ancient Forbidden Land still exists, that is beyond doubt! Moreover, I am not Wei Yi's master; you must all remember this point."

Lifting his gaze to see that suspicion still lingered in everyone's eyes, Chen Xing said calmly, "This is my home, do I have any need to lie to you?"

"What? This is your home!"

"Impossible! Is this young man trying to trick us?"

"Could he be from another faction? Did he drive the Ruthless Great Emperor away?"

For a moment, the dozen or so old people erupted into a chaotic chatter, all pointing and looking at Chen Xing with incredulous expressions.

"What is all this fuss about? Can't you let the young man finish speaking!" The old woman, who had been contemplating how to cure her grandson's madness, suddenly barked angrily at the crowd after her train of thought was disrupted.

Seeing the old woman fly into a rage, the dozen old people instantly quieted down. None of them wanted to provoke this short-tempered Second Senior Sister.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him again, Chen Xing said leisurely, "With me here, is there any need to use desolate Qi to scare people? That stuff was long since collected by me to feed my daughter's pet."

As he spoke, an endless, imposing dominance faintly emanated from Chen Xing, causing Wei Yi, who was so used to Chen Xing's gentle side, to be momentarily stunned.

Chen Xing was truly not lying; he really had fed those desolate Qi to his daughter's pet!

Back when he had brought everyone from the Chen Mansion in Yandu into the forbidden land, out of concern that their cultivation was still weak and they would be affected by the desolate Qi, he had pondered over it and gathered all of it away.

Later on, by sheer coincidence, he discovered that the small tree accessory worn on little Chenchen's head—which was actually the miniaturized Fusang Divine Tree—was actually secretly absorbing those residual strands of desolate Qi.

Out of curiosity, Chen Xing tossed all the gathered desolate Qi straight to it! And well! Not only did this fellow absorb it all in one gulp, but it even slightly promoted its own evolution!

Later, under Chu Ningdie's explanation, Chen Xing finally understood why this happened.

It turned out that the desolate Qi was originally the utmost yin Qi, while the Fusang Divine Tree was an utmost yang entity. When yin and yang met, if they could not fuse, one side could only devour the other.

This was why the Fusang Divine Tree could devour the desolate Qi, while the desolate Qi could not devour the divine tree! After all, as an immortal medicine possessing fragments of Dao laws, the Fusang Divine Tree was naturally superior to the desolate Qi in rank, and naturally would not fuse with it. The desolate Qi was thus doomed to be devoured.

"Heh! What an arrogant young man, why don't you claim the Empress is a member of your family?" Within the crowd, an old man dressed in gray robes stepped forward and sneered coldly!

Although this person wore the appearance of an upright and honorable gentleman, how could Chen Xing fail to see that he was the only one among this group harboring ulterior motives.

Chen Xing smiled coldly, silently sighing in his heart. Six whole thousand years had passed, yet there were still people within the Tianxuan Sect thinking of occupying the forbidden zone to open a path to the Immortal Realm; it was truly somewhat pathetic!

Glancing at this hypocritical sham of a gentleman, Chen Xing could not be bothered to deal with him. Since he wanted to court death, why should he stop him?

Hearing the gray-robed old man's heavily sarcastic remarks, Wei Yi instantly broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly intervened, "Vice Sect Master Wang, please do not talk nonsense. Young Master Chen Xing would not deceive us, this place..."

Before he could finish, the old man addressed as Vice Sect Master Wang waved his hand to interrupt him, saying with arrogance:

"I don't care whether what he says is true or false! Back then, for the sake of the human race's safety, our entire sect came to launch a punitive expedition against the Ancient Forbidden Land! Now that we have emerged into the world, this Ancient Forbidden Land naturally belongs to the Tianxuan Sect. Even if he were the biological elder brother of the Ruthless Great Emperor, he would still have to move out of here!" He spoke with righteousness and high-sounding words.

"Vice Sect Master Wang, you have gone too far!" At this moment, the Sect Master of the Tianxuan Sect suddenly spoke up.

Vice Sect Master Wang turned his head in surprise. Seeing that the speaker was none other than the Sect Master, he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed in salute, and said anxiously:

"Sect Master, the price paid by our Tianxuan Sect back then was truly too heavy. In order to conquer the forbidden zone, we lost almost all our members!

Now that the Ruthless One has left, this Ancient Forbidden Land naturally ought to belong to us all! I implore the Sect Master to consider the future grand enterprise of the Tianxuan Sect, otherwise our Tianxuan Sect is in peril!" With that, he lowered his head and bowed deeply to the ground.

What no one could see was that a flash of greed crossed the eyes of Vice Sect Master Wang as he kept his head lowered.

"This..." The Tianxuan Sect's Sect Master found himself in a difficult position. He understood that if the Tianxuan Sect was now left with only the people before him, how exceedingly difficult it would be to restore its former glory.

However, if things were truly as Vice Sect Master Wang claimed, and they gained control of the Ancient Forbidden Land, the revival of the Tianxuan Sect would be just around the corner!

At this moment, Wei Yi on the side was already breaking out in a cold sweat of anxiety.

He understood that if his master and the others truly attempted to make a move and seize control of the forbidden land, then the Tianxuan Sect would truly be finished!

"Is it my benevolence that has led you to misunderstand something?" Chen Xing still wore a smile on his face, but his eyes had grown somewhat chilling.

When he initially told Wei Yi to help him find something and he would hand the Tianxuan Saintess over to him completely, he was simply thinking of fulfilling a romantic wish!

Later on, he even agreed to release the rest of the people merely thinking of giving the Primordial Ancient Race a 'surprise' during the Myriad Races Conference!

Yet what were these old things before him supposed to be? Repaying kindness with enmity? If it came to that, Chen Xing would not mind directly annihilating every last one of them!

By this point, Wei Yi was practically on the verge of tears. Seeing the trace of frost within Chen Xing's smile, and terrified that Chen Xing might actually strike and kill his master and the others, he threw caution to the wind and cursed loudly:

"Wang Tianhe, what kind of thing are you, daring to speak to the Young Master like this? Don't you know the Young Master is the elder brother of the Empress!

You were originally merely an outsider who entered the Tianxuan Sect; do you really think you're someone special just because you carry the title of Vice Sect Master? Why don't you just go die?"

Everyone was dumbfounded by Wei Yi's fierce tirade, staring at him in astonishment, wondering what had gotten into Wei Yi today, seeing as he was always so respectful of propriety and his superiors.

As for the cursed Vice Sect Master Wang, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He looked at Wei Yi and said coldly:

"With just this bit of cultivation of his, he's supposed to be the Empress's elder brother? Do you take us for fools?"

He then turned his head to look at Tianxuanzi and said:

"Sect Master! After this matter, Wei Yi has colluded with outsiders in an attempt to usurp our Tianxuan Sect's forbidden land. He must be dealt with according to the sect rules to serve as a warning to others!" He spoke with absolute self-righteousness.

Seeing Wang Tianhe act with such shamelessness, Chen Xing was laughed out of his anger! Up until now, this was truly the first time Chen Xing had witnessed such a shameless fellow with his own eyes!

Just as he was about to mock Wang Tianhe, a soft, calm female voice drifted over:

"Brother! You are simply too merciful. For someone like this, just kill him!"

As the words fell, Wang Tianhe, who had just been looking down triumphantly at the crowd, abruptly experienced something akin to the passing of endless years!

In just the span of a few breaths, he had grown exceedingly aged. It was as though, with the fleeting passage of time, his body gradually withered away, ultimately turning into flying ashes and burying his every calculation and ambition within the annals of time!