Your Talent is Mine-Chapter 1108: Purging the Human Race’s Internal Corruption

TL: Etude

The human True Ancestors gathered one by one, noticing Ye Tian’s grim expression, a simmering anger seemingly ready to erupt. Tension ran high among them.

Some of the True Ancestors had already caught wind of what was happening and knew that this time, the True Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws was truly furious.

Over the years, many True Ancestors had emerged among the human race. Although most of them were relatively weak, they were still True Ancestors.

Soon, tens of thousands of True Ancestors gathered, representing nearly half of the human race’s True Ancestors. Some were still training in the Profound Void Ancient Realm, secluded in closed-door cultivation, or journeying within certain secret realms, making their attendance impossible at the moment.

“Most are here. Let’s start the meeting.”

Ye Tian spoke, and the True Ancestors took their seats, waiting for him to speak.

“Who established the Yunxiao Sect?” Ye Tian asked.

“It… it was me!”

A single, ordinary True Ancestor stood up. He was the Yunxiao Sect’s Grand Elder and its first sect master, known as the True Ancestor Yunxiao.

“True Ancestor Yunxiao,” Ye Tian said coldly, “when your Yunxiao Sect recruits talents, do you not assess their character? A vile scum who captured and trafficked beautiful women of the human race—yet you took him in as a personal disciple!”

Cold sweat drenched True Ancestor Yunxiao as he finally realized what had happened in the Yunxiao Sect recently. He hadn’t been in the sect at the time and had learned later that someone had abducted a personal disciple of the sect. Enraged, he hadn’t imagined that it was the True Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws himself who had intervened.

“Yunxiao understands the fault,” True Ancestor Yunxiao said hastily. “From now on, we will strictly monitor this aspect!”

“Take a look at this information.”

With a wave of Ye Tian’s hand, over forty-seven thousand documents were sent to the True Ancestors.

As they read the contents, some grew furious, others were indifferent, and a few remained expressionless.

“Do some of you think that the lives of ordinary women are trivial, that it’s fine to kill and traffic them?” Ye Tian admonished. “You may kill people from other factions, destroy their sects, but when it comes to our people, even the weakest of them, you cannot abuse or exploit them as you please!”

He continued, “Next, I’ll read a list of names.”

“True Ancestor Huayang!”

“True Ancestor Yongle!”

“True Ancestor Mingxuan!”

“True Ancestor Heixuan!”

One by one, the names of various True Ancestors echoed as Ye Tian called them.

The named True Ancestors grew increasingly anxious.

Ye Tian then said, “I have named some who are absent, but most are present. You may have guessed why I’m calling you out. Confess your crimes!”

Silence. Seconds passed. Not one True Ancestor spoke up.

“Not willing to admit it, are you?” Ye Tian said icily, “Your crimes warrant death ten times over. In what should be a time of human prosperity, you were supposed to work together to manage our people. Instead, you have committed heinous acts in secret, even killing young talents of our race and colluding with outsiders. Your crimes are beyond measure!”

Thud! Thud! Thud!—One by one, the True Ancestors knelt, pleading, “True Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws, we know we were wrong. Please, give us one more chance!”

“No need. The human race doesn’t lack True Ancestors.” Ye Tian’s voice was cold and final.

Upon hearing this, the hundreds of True Ancestors turned pale.

At once, a few of them realized the severity of the situation and darted toward the hall’s entrance, attempting to flee.

Yet—

With a mere snap of his fingers, Ye Tian obliterated each one, their bodies shattering instantaneously.

No matter how they struggled or fled, in Ye Tian’s eyes, they were nothing more than ants.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of True Ancestors perished, leaving no trace behind.

The remaining True Ancestors looked on, realizing the vast, insurmountable gap between themselves and Ye Tian. It was as if they were worlds apart.

Ye Tian continued, “Some of you bear lesser sins; given your contributions to the human race, I am willing to pardon them. But if I discover similar offenses in the future, know that your fate will mirror that of today’s fallen True Ancestors.

“Additionally, some descendants of True Ancestors have committed acts far worse than these. I expect you to investigate thoroughly—even if it’s your own spouse or child. Should they bear grave sins, they must be executed! If you won’t do it, I will—and if I act, it won’t be a matter of killing just a few.”

“Go and see to it. In several decades, I hope to see a clear and vibrant sky for the human race, not the murky one we have now.”

“Yes!” the True Ancestors replied in unison.

“Go on!” Ye Tian waved them off.

The True Ancestors left one by one, each trembling. Those with particularly unclean pasts could barely keep their balance as they flew away.

Following this, a massive investigation swept across the Starry Sky Continents of the human race. Countless clans and sects were destroyed, and even a large number of True Monarchs and Heavenly Monarchs were captured and executed. Some True Ancestors went as far as executing their own children who had committed grievous sins.

Scenes like this unfolded everywhere among the human race, shaking the entire Void Sky True Nation.

Decades later, the human race had lost a significant number of True Monarchs, Heavenly Monarchs, and Divine General-level powerhouses, with the population dropping by nearly one percent.

The sheer scale of deaths spoke to how many were executed—billions upon billions of bodies became pale white bones.

In the short term, this seemed a self-inflicted blow for the human race. Yet Ye Tian understood it as a necessary step. The human race was not merely a sect but an entire race; if corruption festered from within, future talents would struggle to rise, only to be persecuted or killed.

Over time, only those with influential backgrounds would flourish, while commoner talents would be stifled, leading to countless tragedies and internal decay. Eventually, this would spell the downfall of the human race, rendering them utterly crippled and unable to thrive.

By then, it would be far too late.

Thus, it was imperative to purge both unsavory individuals and harmful practices early on, ensuring a flourishing era for the human race.

Centuries passed, and under Ye Tian’s meticulous policies, the human race saw an unprecedented rise in young talents. Furthermore, every faction within the human race set strict standards of character; no matter the talent, those lacking virtue would not be accepted.

During this period, two of the most exceptional young talents emerged from the human race—Ye Tian’s own children, Ye Xingchen and Ye Xingyue.

Ye Xingchen and Ye Xingyue were innately gifted, though Ye Tian had sealed their potential. With the seal lifted, their cultivation advanced at an extraordinary rate. In merely a few hundred years, aided by time-acceleration formations, they had reached the Divine General tier, and with their powerful bloodline and physical strength, their combat prowess matched that of eighth or ninth-rank Divine Generals.

With the human race flourishing and his children thriving, Ye Tian felt assured enough to enter closed-door cultivation, entrusting other matters to others’ care.

Unknowingly, thirty thousand years passed within the Profound Void Ancient Realm.

One day, Ye Tian finally achieved the perfected realm of the Grand Dao, bringing his physical body and True Ancestor strength to the very peak.

Additionally, he had grasped a trace of the Pinnacle Wind Dao, made slight progress in the Pinnacle Life Dao, and had rapidly advanced in the Pinnacle Saber Dao, comprehending nearly one percent of it.

At this rate, he wouldn’t be far from attaining mastery over half of the Pinnacle Saber Dao.

At this point, Ye Tian’s power had increased greatly, yet he sensed a barrier, as though an insurmountable limit held him back.

“This must be the barrier Jiu’er mentioned, the threshold between Invincible True Ancestor and Supreme True Ancestor. Breaking through it should allow me to consolidate the Supreme Dao Origin!”

But how could he break through this barrier? Perhaps by reaching the minor accomplishment realm of the Forbidden Body, or by perfecting a mid-tier Dao technique. Either way, both feats were exceedingly difficult and would take considerable time to achieve.

On this day, Ye Tian suddenly sensed the aura of an Invincible True Ancestor nearby.

He knew that Ouyang Jiu’er had finally refined the section of the Forbidden Divine Tree’s root, breaking through her origin’s mark and ascending to the combat tier of an Invincible True Ancestor.

At once, he arrived at Ouyang Jiu’er’s residence and congratulated her, “Jiu’er, congratulations on entering the ranks of Invincible True Ancestors!”