Chapter 1205: The Hades Sect

This was a vast expanse of immortal mountains, majestic and imposing, with over a thousand peaks, all enveloped in clouds and mist, hazy and ethereal. Vaguely visible were red silks draped across every peak.

This was the sole colossal power on Ming Wang Star: Ming Wang Zong.

At the base of Ming Wang Immortal Mountain, crowds bustled about, creating a lively atmosphere, mostly filled with people from major forces across the starry skies.

The reason for today's excitement at Ming Wang Zong was a grand celebration: the Ming Wang Shen Zi was getting married, taking as his bride the Zi Xia Xian Zi from Yun Luo Star. Ancient stars within millions of miles had all been invited.

Ye Chen and Zhou Ao had arrived, standing at the foot of the immortal mountain.

Zhou Ao glanced up at Ming Wang Immortal Mountain before turning his gaze to Ye Chen."Is the reincarnated person from Ming Wang Zong?"

"It could also be someone who's come to offer congratulations." Ye Chen pondered for a moment.

"It couldn't be that Ming Wang Shen Zi, could it?"

"We'll know once we go in." Ye Chen smiled and started walking.

The two walked side by side to the gates of Ming Wang Immortal Mountain.

Their arrival caught the attention of the Ming Wang Zong elders at the gate, who eyed Ye Chen and Zhou Ao up and down, mainly because their cultivations were surprisingly low—so low it seemed abnormal.

"Do you have an invitation?" the Ming Wang Zong elder asked flatly, his tone somewhat indifferent.

"Of course we do." Ye Chen promptly pulled out the invitation from the Qing Yao Star Sheng Zi.

"Are you from Qing Yao Star?"

"Isn't it written on the invitation?"

"How ridiculous." The Ming Wang Zong elder snorted with a cold laugh, his eyes full of contempt. "The mighty Qing Yao Star sends a Quasi-Emperor and a Ling Xu Realm cultivator to offer congratulations? Is this meant to belittle Ming Wang Zong?"

"We wouldn't dare. Our Sheng Zi will arrive shortly." Ye Chen replied immediately.

"That's more like it. Go on in." The Ming Wang Zong elder said sternly. "Once you're up there, don't wander around, and keep your hands to yourselves—don't touch anything, or you'll regret it."

"Understood." Ye Chen put away the invitation, and he and Zhou Ao both ascended the cloud stairs, making their way up Ming Wang Immortal Mountain.

The mountaintop of Ming Wang Immortal Mountain was bathed in radiant immortal light, with the aroma of wine filling the air. Jade stone tables were arranged neatly and elegantly, while the guests who had come to congratulate gathered in small groups, exchanging pleasantries.

Ye Chen headed straight for one area upon arrival, with Zhou Ao following closely.

At some point, the two stopped under a spirit fruit tree. There stood a young man in white robes, his back to them as he examined the tree, seemingly quite curious about it.

This young man in white exuded an air of effortless grace, with no trace of malice about him—he seemed just like an ordinary person.

Ye Chen smiled, his expression tinged with a sense of age-old weariness, as if he already knew whose reincarnation this was.

But Zhou Ao was still unsure, scrutinizing the young man's back, feeling it grew more familiar by the second.

Perhaps sensing someone behind him, the young man in white slowly turned around.

Hua Yun?

Zhou Ao froze on the spot. Even after a hundred years, the young man's face was still strikingly clear—it was undoubtedly Hua Yun, the former second true disciple of Zheng Yang Zong and a descendant of Guang Long.

Zhou Ao blurted out a name that was unfamiliar to the young man, leaving him stunned."Did you... call for me, fellow daoist?"

"Let's just say I did." Zhou Ao chuckled, which only left the reincarnated Hua Yun even more puzzled.

"Fellow daoist, could we speak privately for a moment?" Ye Chen smiled but didn't immediately use the immortal light to unlock memories, as the place was too crowded and could invite unnecessary trouble.

"This... um."

"Mo Feng, I knew you'd come." Before the reincarnated Hua Yun could finish, he was interrupted by a voice. It came from a woman in purple robes, stunningly beautiful, surrounded by immortal radiance, and radiating a pure holiness.

"Yao Xi, you're here too." The reincarnated Hua Yun smiled slightly.

"To share in the joy." Yao Xi beamed and boldly took Hua Yun's hand, pulling him along. "Let's go watch the ceremony. I hear the Zi Xia Xian Zi from Yun Luo Star is incredibly beautiful."

"I say..." Zhou Ao hurriedly stepped forward, but Ye Chen held him back from behind.

"This isn't the place to unseal it." Ye Chen said with a faint smile. "It's best to wait until after the wedding ceremony, then find a secluded spot to lift the seal. Since we've found him, he won't get away."

"Honestly, I'm surprised." Zhou Ao shook his head with a laugh.

"The grievances of past lives are settled. We're all from Da Chu." Ye Chen replied with a smile.

"I get it." Zhou Ao smiled again, his eyes growing misty, as if recalling old memories. "You might not know, but on the walls of Nan Chu city, the last person fighting back to back with me until the end was him."

"Don't dwell on it." Ye Chen patted Zhou Ao on the shoulder. "Let's go. The wedding ceremony is about to start. We've traveled through dust and wind—let's grab some wedding wine and share in the joy."

"What times we live in!" Zhou Ao sighed and followed along.

Before the grand hall of Ming Wang Immortal Mountain, the area was packed with people, all lined up along the cloud stairs, waiting for the arrival of the bride, Zi Xia Xian Zi.

Ye Chen and Zhou Ao arrived and stood on one side of the crowd.

Ye Chen looked up toward the front of the hall, where a young man with blood-red hair stood, dressed in groom's attire. His physique was extraordinarily powerful, enveloped in immortal light, with eyes as deep as the abyss. The only thing that irked Ye Chen was the mocking smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

"That must be the Ming Wang Shen Zi." Zhou Ao murmured.

"He's on par with the Gui Huang Shen Zi." Ye Chen sighed. "I wonder which of them is stronger."

"Ah!" As the two spoke quietly, sighs echoed from all around. "This is the how many? Zi Xia Xian Zi will likely meet the same fate. What a pity for such a radiant woman."

"Isn't it? The Ming Wang Shen Zi marries one and they die—none have lasted more than three days."

"It's all because his cultivation technique is so sinister."

"It's just tragic for that girl from Yun Luo Star."

"There's no way around it—who can stand against Ming Wang Zong's power? If they refuse, Yun Luo Star will be flattened tomorrow." Many veteran cultivators sighed. "Sacrificing one saves the entire clan."

"It's always the strong ruling over the weak." Zhou Ao scoffed after listening.

"Indeed, he's cut from the same cloth as the Gui Huang Shen Zi, I—hmm?" Ye Chen was midway through his sentence when he suddenly looked up, his eyes narrowing into slits as he stared intently at the distant void. "There's another reincarnated person."

"Another one? From Ming Wang Zong?" Zhou Ao asked hastily.

"Not sure."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go check."

"No need, she's already here." Ye Chen gestured for Zhou Ao to look at the void, where petals scattered like rain and a massive jade carriage descended from the sky. Seated on the carriage was a woman in bridal attire, her beauty unmatched, outshining every other woman present.

"What heavenly beauty." People from all sides gazed at the jade carriage, their eyes fixed on Zi Xia Xian Zi.

"Whose reincarnation is this? I don't recognize her." Ye Chen looked at Zi Xia Xian Zi, surprised, and began calculating with his fingers, confirming she was indeed a reincarnated person from Da Chu.

"Xun Er." In contrast to Ye Chen, Zhou Ao's body trembled, his eyes brimming with tears.

"Xun Er?" Ye Chen turned to glance at Zi Xia Xian Zi, then looked at Zhou Ao questioningly. "The Xun Er you mean—is it Yue Chi Xun?"

"A hundred turns and a thousand tribulations, never forgotten until death." Zhou Ao wept uncontrollably.