Eternal Holy Emperor-Chapter 1498 - 1335: What If You Include Me? (First Update)
"That's right, it's me!"
A gentle and warm laughter suddenly echoed.
In the secret chamber, both Wang Chen and the Peacock King looked at the familiar figure that suddenly appeared before them. No matter what, they couldn't hide the shock in their hearts, yet they were more overjoyed, with some doubt: "You, are you really Qian Yue?"
Ye Chen smiled softly. Although he had become the Chaos Sacred Body, he could still release the Holy Body Golden Blood Qi of the past. It was vast, blazing, spreading throughout the entire secret chamber, thoroughly confirming his identity as the Combat Saint King.
Seeing all this, both the mentor and disciple were extremely happy because they could never have imagined that Ye Chen had actually come back to life.
All along, they had been in seclusion at this place, so they were not very clear about news from the outside world.
"Good fellow, they say the Nine-tailed Fox has nine lives, but you, Qian Yue, are more like a Nine-tailed Fox than a Nine-tailed Fox!" The Peacock King laughed heartily, rushing forward to give Ye Chen a heavy hug, and the two of them shared a big bear hug.
Ye Chen also laughed heartily, hugging the Peacock King tightly, sensing that the other's cultivation had now surpassed reincarnation, which filled him with joy.
After all, regardless, there was hope for the Peacock King to advance to the Taoist Peak in the future.
"Qian Yue." Wang Chen also prepared to rise, but Ye Chen was a step ahead, walking towards him, saying, "Senior Wang Chen, you are injured; let me heal you first."
Wang Chen shook his head: "These are just minor injuries."
"Minor injuries?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, "I heard earlier that it would take you at least thirty years to recover. Let me handle it."
Almost without giving a chance to refuse, Ye Chen placed a hand on Wang Chen's shoulder. With a boom, a surge of Chaos Blood Qi entered Wang Chen's body, quickly locating the position of the wounds.
Boom——
Visible to the naked eye, Wang Chen's entire body shone with light, his skin glowing, and the dark spots rapidly dissolved, emitting wisps of black mist that quickly evaporated, thoroughly leaving Wang Chen's body and disappearing completely.
It was all so incredible—it should have taken Wang Chen thirty years to completely heal the injuries, but now Ye Chen resolved them in mere moments. Everything seemed so unbelievable.
Ye Chen's cultivation, what realm had he reached now to do this so effortlessly?
"Ye Chen, you—"
Wang Chen and the Peacock King, the mentor and disciple, stared at Ye Chen, stunned. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
His return defying nature was one thing, but now he seemed so much stronger than before. Although both mentor and disciple were Heavenly King level, they could feel Ye Chen's unfathomable depth. Especially Wang Chen, an experienced Heavenly King, felt the same, which was saying something.
"As of now, I suppose I could barely be considered to have reached the realm of Ancient Great Power." Ye Chen smiled softly and said quietly.
"Ancient Great Power!?"
The mentor and disciple looked at each other, both at a loss for words. This guy had actually reached the domain of Ancient Great Power. He was so young, and how many years had he been cultivating?
Throughout history, this was definitely very rare.
It all seemed almost unbelievable, but thinking about his defiance of the natural order, thinking about how he could come back after self-sacrificing at the Emperor Pass, it all made sense.
After all, Ye Chen had always been a peerless anomaly beyond common sense, and everything could be explained.
"Alright, everything can be discussed later, let's leave seclusion first. I'm afraid the sect may be slightly chaotic in my absence." Wang Chen smiled faintly, now fully healed and ready to exit seclusion.
And with Ye Chen, a Combat Saint King not weaker than a Great Power, everything was enough to stabilize.
The Heavenly Gate could also sweep away the former decline.
Once Wang Chen's injuries healed, he naturally exited seclusion, allowing all the previously worried elders and disciples in the Heavenly Gate to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, Wang Chen was now the new Heavenly Gate Master. It could be said that he was the strongest person in the Heavenly Gate, and under no circumstances could anything happen to him.
When Wang Chen emerged from seclusion, the main hall at the Heavenly Mountain was filled with numerous elders and influential figures, all awaiting his return to address a series of recent major events.
Moreover, it was of paramount importance that, not only the Gulan Holy Sect but even the Heavenly Gate nearly had its sovereignty toppled, as several Heavenly Kings had joined the Heavenly Gate during this century.
The inclusion of these Heavenly Kings was naturally welcomed by the Heavenly Gate. After all, the fall of the Heavenly Gate Master had caused a decline in the entire Heavenly Gate's status, leading to turmoil among the people, and they urgently needed strong forces to stabilize the morale of the Heavenly Gate.
The appearance of these outsider Heavenly Kings was met with a warm invitation, granting them a very high status within the Heavenly Gate.
However, what was infuriating was that these Heavenly King Elders initially seemed to dedicate themselves to the Heavenly Gate, but later unexpectedly began to consolidate various forces within the sect, attempting to seize control of the sect's power and audaciously exploiting precious cultivation resources of the Heavenly Gate.
When Wang Chen was present, these Heavenly Kings restrained themselves somewhat, not daring to be too blatant. Wang Chen also considered the current situation of the Heavenly Gate and endured it.
But since he was injured and went into seclusion, these Heavenly Kings became increasingly unscrupulous, now controlling several major peaks of the Heavenly Gate, rallying many of the main elders and disciples under their command.
The power of the Heavenly Gate that belonged to Wang Chen had quietly been partitioned by several Heavenly King Elders.
Now in the main hall, the grand hall, several Heavenly King Elders sat loftily on their thrones, only giving Wang Chen at the highest position a slight nod, without the slightest genuine respect.
Upon receiving this news, Wang Chen decided not to endure any longer, coldly surveying the Heavenly King Elders, saying, "Elder Nangu, Elder Zhao Tian, Elder Xia, Elder Ouyang, Elder Nangong, Elder Beiming. As far as I know, you have recently, without my permission, transported the resources from within the Heavenly Gate for yourselves. Not only have you used them to refine Daoist Soldiers and Magical Instruments, but also sold them to other factions for a considerable profit, am I wrong?"
In the main hall, right in front of many important elders and disciples of the Heavenly Gate, Wang Chen did not hesitate to tear open the facade.
The six Heavenly King Elders in the main hall were taken aback. Although they had anticipated retribution from Wang Chen, they assumed he would consider the importance of their positions for the sake of the Heavenly Gate's face, perhaps opting for private accountability. They never expected him to straightforwardly tear the facade, reproaching recklessly, especially in front of all major figures of the Heavenly Gate, causing their faces to turn pale with anger.
Yet, they were seasoned old foxes, with faces thick enough to endure such matters.
One of the Heavenly King Elders, Nangu Heavenly King, stepped forward and sinisterly said, "Master Wang, you are mistaken. While you were in seclusion to heal, several crises approached the Heavenly Gate, with enemies repeatedly nearing the sect's gates, disrupting disciples' genuine cultivation. We had no choice but to exchange some sect resources with other forces; how is that wrong?"
Wang Chen laughed, though with a frosty mirth, "Is that really so? With over a hundred pounds each of the nine Heavenly King-level refining divine materials like Star Silver Sand and Sea Wave Blue Silver, you've only managed to exchange for a mere few million pounds of Spirit Stone. I really want to know, since when did these Heavenly King-level materials become so undervalued? If that is truly the case, I have fifty million pounds of Spirit Stone; would you exchange each of the nine types, over a thousand pounds each, for me?"
"Hmph, Wang Chen, are you deliberately making things difficult for us? During those days, the Heavenly Gate faced peril, but you hid like a turtle, completely withdrawn. Now that everything has settled, you come to blame those who were devotedly working; you truly are cruel." Elder Nangu retorted coldly, engaging in sophistry.
On the other side, several other Heavenly King Elders echoed the sentiment, berating Wang Chen's actions as heartless, causing a chill to run through everyone.
The many elders and disciples present looked on, dumbfounded at this direct confrontation between the master and the six Heavenly King Elders, astonished at how a joyous occasion celebrating the master's return developed into such a situation.
"Is that really the case?" Wang Chen sneered coldly, casting a frigid gaze upon them.
Being guilty at heart, the six Heavenly King Elders felt uneasy under Wang Chen's icy stare.
"Since Master Wang insists on seeing it this way, then we might as well leave the Heavenly Gate. If the Heavenly Gate has no place for us, do you think we can't find another place with our capabilities?" The Heavenly King Elders remarked coldly and turned to leave.
Boom—
Wang Chen rose to his full height, releasing a vast Heavenly King aura that expanded instantly, locking onto them, his handsome face icy, "Leave if you must, but return everything you gained from the Heavenly Gate."
Concurrently, the Peacock King followed suit. His aura erupted, also a young Heavenly King, no less formidable, targeting these six outsider Heavenly King Elders.
The six Heavenly King Elders laughed coldly at the sight, "Wang Chen, I must say your master and you are very foolish. Do you think it's still the days when the Heavenly Gate Master was around? Do you really think you two can detain the six of us?"
"What if you include me?"
A clear and cold voice suddenly resounded through the entire Heavenly Gate main hall.
Following the source of the voice, at the main hall's entrance, stood a young man, heroic and peerless, his body enveloped in a layer of hazy Chaos Ancient Energy, akin to a celestial being.
However, in the center of his forehead was a faint Moon Seal!
"Combat Saint King!?" In an instant, the six Heavenly Kings were filled with terrified shock!
