Primordial Star Scripture

Ye Chen's return to the Southern Territory as well as the participation of the nine major Icebound Guardians in the war had, with extreme speed, influenced the entire Barbaric Wilderness Continent and, with a speed that many people could not imagine, was changing the situation in the Southern Territory's warfare.

Moreover, as time went by, and as more and more warriors flooded into the Southern Territory, this situation would continue to change, shifting toward a direction increasingly favorable to the Southern Territory!

Amidst this situation, Ye Chen, who had rushed to Mantuoshan to capture Elder Tuoshan, finally returned to the Southern Territory after the nine major Icebound Guardians.

In Mantuoshan, after Ye Chen crippled Elder Tuoshan, he also thoroughly used soul-searching techniques to investigate the situations of those five Heavenly Saints and the countless juniors.

Among them, those who had committed heinous crimes in the battle of the Southern Territory were all executed by Ye Chen!

Those who had made great mistakes were also punished by Ye Chen, either by having their cultivation abolished or their meridians injured, varying from case to case.

Those juniors who had not participated in the battle of the Southern Territory and had no faults were spared by Ye Chen.

However, Ye Chen warned these people that if he ever found them committing crimes in the future, he would certainly not be merciful!

Ye Chen's methods, of course, caused these juniors to nod repeatedly in alarm, swearing solemn oaths to Ye Chen and promising to absolutely obey his commands. Many of them even decided to leave the Chaotic Sea and go to other domains to cultivate.

After completely dealing with the matters in Mantuoshan, Ye Chen boarded the flying divine artifact, the "Heavenly Origin Boat," and rushed back to the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory.

Several days later, Ye Chen entered the Southern Territory. Your adventure continues at empire

After entering the Southern Territory, looking down from the Heavenly Origin Boat at the successive territories of the thirteen Southern countries, looking at those cities that had been burned to the ground, and the land still emitting billowing smoke, Ye Chen's brows furrowed ever more deeply.

Ye Chen hadn't expected this war to leave the thirteen countries of the Southern Territory in such a state!

It was all caused by the Chaotic Sea Area and the ten major Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness!

Ye Chen had already sentenced countless warriors from the Chaotic Sea Area and the ten major Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness to death in his heart.

He was back, and these accounts would be settled, one by one!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the Heavenly Origin Boat flew, wherever Ye Chen saw fighting, he would directly descend with the boat and join the battle.

His strength was so terrifying that with just a gesture of his hand, he could change the tide of battle.

Traveling and stopping like this, and continually taking action, word of Ye Chen's true return to the Southern Territory also spread further and further.

Moreover, countless nearby warriors heard the news, came to see Ye Chen on the wind, and paid their respects to him!

As more and more warriors came to support the Southern Territory and took part in the great war, Ye Chen finally accelerated his return to the Heavenly Wind Kingdom and the Taixuan Sect after the Southern Territory gradually gained the upper hand in various battlefields.

After seven or eight days of fighting and traveling, Ye Chen finally flew into the territory of the Heavenly Wind Kingdom and saw the mountain peaks of the Taixuan Sect from afar.

When he saw the familiar landscape of the Taixuan Sect's mountains, Ye Chen took a deep breath, "I'm back!"

Originally, he had left the Taixuan Sect because the great war between the Western Wilderness and the Southern Territory was about to erupt. Under Fairy Jia Luo's arrangements, he went to the Central Domain, preparing to cultivate at the Tai'a Sword Sect.

At that time, Ye Chen was just a young man in the Spirit Sea Realm.

But now, after some unpredicted events, he ultimately cultivated at the Heavenly Sacred Palace, gained the opportunity of the Fallen Divine Sword, and was granted the chance to practice at the Heavenly Sacred Palace, the deputy hall of the Icebound Temple, the Five Elements Mountain, and even the Minor Pole Sky.

Ye Chen's realm had already directly advanced to the late Rotating Pill Realm!

His strength had reached the terrifying level where he could sweep away all Heavenly Saints and had the power to battle True God level beings!

With this return, everything had changed!

Amidst the turmoil in his heart, Ye Chen saw numerous figures flying toward him from inside the Taixuan Sect.

These figures were clearly waiting for him. As soon as they discovered he was back at the Taixuan Sect, they immediately flew toward him.

Among these figures, the ones in the front were none other than Jiang Yao, True Phoenix, and Mu Lan True God!

Following them were Palace Master Yuan Li, Mu Yao Palace Master, Mu Qingqing, Skyscraper Palace Master, and others.

Further behind were countless companions who had cultivated with Ye Chen at the Heavenly Sacred Palace and those he had trained with at the Taixuan Sect, including people like Sister Yu.

Ye Chen's gaze met Jiang Yao's eyes from thousands of kilometers away, and in that instant, tears welled up in Jiang Yao's eyes.

Jiang Yao had been constantly worried about Ye Chen encountering danger in the Five Elements Mountain. Even after True Phoenix speculated that Ye Chen had gone to the Minor Pole Sky, Jiang Yao's heart had remained heavy.

It was only slightly relieved when Ye Chen told the nine major Icebound Guardians to send back the message that he was coming back.

But not having seen Ye Chen with her own eyes, Jiang Yao still couldn't truly ease her mind.

Now, Jiang Yao saw Ye Chen. He appeared before her, showing her the smile she was so familiar with. In that moment, the heart that Jiang Yao had been holding up for a full ten months finally settled.

At that moment, Jiang Yao's tears flowed freely.

...

Taixuan Sect, Snowdrift Peak.

Countless disciples of the Taixuan Sect crowded outside Snowdrift Peak, while within Snowdrift Peak, figures such as Palace Master Yuan Li and Mu Yao Palace Master were all looking up towards the summit of Snowdrift Peak.

Atop Snowdrift Peak, only four figures stood, the newly returned Ye Chen, alongside Jiang Yao, True Phoenix, and Mu Lan True God.

After welcoming Ye Chen, he spoke with everyone for quite some time and also visited his parents and the little maid Tao'er, whom Jiang Yao and senior True Phoenix had specially brought to the Taixuan Sect for protection.

Subsequently, Jiang Yao pulled Ye Chen aside and brought him to the summit of Snowdrift Peak.

She had far too many things that she wanted to ask Ye Chen!

Although the nine Icebound Guardians had already relayed Ye Chen's journey to the Minor Pole Sky after arriving at the Taixuan Sect, Jiang Yao still wanted to hear from Ye Chen himself about what had happened to him during that period.

True Phoenix and Mu Lan True God were even more concerned—had Ye Chen truly advanced in combat power to the level of True God?

Seeing the looks in the eyes of Jiang Yao, True Phoenix, and Mu Lan True God, Ye Chen smiled and recounted the events within the Five Elements Mountain, as well as how he inadvertently activated the teleportation formation and ended up in the Minor Pole Sky.

Even as Ye Chen returned safely, listening to the various dangers he encountered in the Five Elements Mountain caused Jiang Yao's delicate hands to clench tightly.

Upon hearing that Ye Chen had braved through five major cultivation sites in the Minor Pole Sky and even gained the opportunity bestowed by a great Godly Ancestor, True Phoenix and Mu Lan True God were left gaping in astonishment.

And seeing the divine artifacts and treasures that Ye Chen produced, both True Gods understood—Ye Chen had promised to become Jiang Yao's support, to help the Divine Phoenix Clan avenge their grievances, and he could definitely do it!

Having finished with his own affairs, Ye Chen then inquired about the real cause behind the great war in the Southern Territory.

Upon hearing True Phoenix say that a Five Tribulations True God from the Flying Spirit Clan was behind the war in the Chaotic Sea Area, Ye Chen's gaze grew cold.

...

Heavenly Treasure Kingdom.

The Five Tribulations True God of the Flying Spirit Clan, Chixiao True God, was seated in meditation in the void, not far from the city where he had uncovered that astounding secret.

The large city that once housed millions had been leveled by Chixiao True God, using the chaos of the war amongst the thirteen nations of the Southern Territory!

The hidden agenda behind igniting this war was to cover up his investigation into the astounding secret; capturing this domain was naturally the primary objective of Chixiao True God.

Now, the entire area of the great city was under a lockdown, and nobody dared to enter.

Chixiao True God, sitting in the void, looked at the nearby city domain with an extremely ugly expression on his face.

In this period, wars raged everywhere, diverting attention from this domain, which he had thoroughly investigated.

From this investigation, Chixiao True God experienced both shock and delight.

The delight was that within his investigation, he felt a force beneath the colossal city, causing even his heart to palpitate—a clear sign that the earth-shaking secret involved here might truly be something countless True Gods would go mad for!

The shock was that, with his power, he couldn't break through the protective barriers of the secret realm! He could only sigh in frustration at the treasures beyond his reach.

This result was, of course, unacceptable to Chixiao True God.

He had put so much effort, even instigating the war in the Southern Territory, all for this earth-shaking secret—he naturally didn't want to fall short at the last moment.

With a very ugly look on his face, Chixiao True God's gaze turned towards the ground below.

"So many days have passed, and with the war as cover, I have arranged for those three late-stage Heavenly Saints from the Chaotic Sea to capture for me one thousand Rotating Pill Realm warriors with the Five Apertures Rotating Pill, as well as ten Heavenly Saint Realm warriors with the Five Apertures Rotating Pill. Now, I have nearly gathered the majority."

"Once I capture eight more Rotating Pill Realm warriors with the Five Apertures Rotating Pill and three more Heavenly Saints with the Five Apertures Rotating Pill, I'll have enough to carry out the 'Blood Sacrifice'!"

Directly below him, nine hundred ninety-two Rotating Pill fighters and seven Heaven Saints lay unconscious.

All of them were warriors with the Five Apertures Rotating Pill!

"This Blood Sacrifice is a forbidden breaking method I learned in my clan. Once I've sacrificed these people, let's see if the protective restrictions over this great secret can stand!"

Chixiao True God's gaze once again fell on the city domain that he had completely sealed off from the outside, his eyes flashing with insatiable greed.

Just as Chixiao True God was waiting for his subordinates to capture the individuals he needed to complete the number for the Blood Sacrifice secret method, five figures hurriedly flew towards him.

Among these five figures were Elder Kugu of the ten great Demon Sects of the Western Wilderness and Heavenly Saint Moya; the other three figures were all late-stage Heavenly Saints. These three were the strong late-stage Heavenly Saints from the Chaotic Sea Area.

"True God, something terrible has happened!"

As these five approached, they all shouted to Chixiao True God in a panic.

Seeing their frantic demeanor, Chixiao True God's eyebrows rose, and he frowned, asking, "What's with the panic? What's happened? Where are the people I asked for?!"

The leading figure among them, the Sea God Palace Master Jiao Xuan from the Chaotic Sea Area, spoke to Chixiao True God in utter panic, "True God, over in the Southern Territory, nine new late-stage Heavenly Saints have appeared, even drawing countless warriors to join the great war against us in the Southern Territory, and now we're constantly retreating in the realm of the thirteen nations!"

"All of this, they say, was caused by a young man named Ye Chen. That Ye Chen is said to be at a combat power that has reached True God level!"