Chapter 1227: Saving the Day

Chapter 1227: Rescue

Boom!

Xue Fa Zhun Sheng's palm strike was incredibly terrifying, imbued with Dao principles and countless Shen Tong, as heavy as a mountain.

Seeing this, the girl in green clothing was about to step forward, but the elder in purple clothing pulled her behind him and charged ahead with his killing sword.

However, faster than the elder in purple clothing was Ye Chen. He took a single step forward, and in his hand appeared a spiked club, transformed from the Chaos Cauldron. It was massive, thick, ancient, and natural, humming with immense power.

Boom!

With a roar, Ye Chen shattered Xue Fa Zhun Sheng's palm print with one swing of the club. Even Xue Fa Zhun Sheng himself was sent flying backward, his arm turning into a bloody mist in mid-air.

This...!

Not only were the elder in purple clothing and the girl in green clothing stunned, but so were the people chasing them. An expert in the Huang Jing realm had actually made a Quasi-Saint spit blood with a single strike—this scene was beyond belief.

Attack together!

The remaining two Zhun Sheng charged from both sides, along with the Huang Jing peak experts they led.

Bring it on!

Ye Chen swung his spiked club, which instantly grew to over ten zhang long, wielded ferociously in a wide arc.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Everyone who rushed at him was flung back. Except for the two Zhun Sheng, the other Huang Jing experts had their physical bodies shattered, leaving only their Yuan Shen, which Ye Chen wiped out with a casual wave of his hand.

This... so strong!

The elder in purple clothing and the girl in green clothing stood frozen in place. He was just in the Huang Jing realm, yet his combat power was overwhelmingly formidable.

Who exactly are you?

The three Zhun Sheng regrouped, all covered in fresh blood, their expressions dark as they glared at Ye Chen.

Guess!

Ye Chen flashed a set of white teeth, then vanished in an instant. Using the Shrink the Ground to an Inch technique, he reappeared in front of one Zhun Sheng, his spiked club transforming into a killing sword.

You...!

The Zhun Sheng's face changed drastically, and he immediately retreated.

But Ye Chen was quicker. He caught up in one step and cleanly decapitated him, destroying even his Yuan Shen.

Now, the remaining two Zhun Sheng were truly terrified. Without a word, they turned and fled. Ye Chen's ability to directly slay a Zhun Sheng head-on far exceeded their expectations.

Where do you think you're going?

Ye Chen shot after them like a beam of immortal light, striking down one Zhun Sheng with a sword and sending him plummeting from the starry sky, his physical body instantly destroyed.

Senior, spare me!

The Zhun Sheng's Yuan Shen escaped, crying out in fear.

But what met him was a devastating divine light from the Shen Chuang, a power specifically targeting Yuan Shen. In Ye Chen's hands, it was even more dominant, carrying forces of annihilation and piercing destruction. That Zhun Sheng's Yuan Shen was eradicated on the spot, leaving only pure Yuan Shen essence, which Ye Chen swallowed in one breath.

With that, only the last Zhun Sheng remained, already having fled thousands of zhang away.

That one was fast, his entire body igniting in flames, as if he had activated a powerful secret technique.

Think you can escape?

Ye Chen crossed the starry sky, repeatedly using Shrink the Ground to an Inch, and caught up in just three or five steps.

I'll fight you to the end!

The Zhun Sheng suddenly turned, his forehead glowing with radiant light, releasing a wave of immortal light that carried over a hundred magical artifacts. They instantly activated their divine might, unleashing waves of immortal light that engulfed Ye Chen.

Ye Chen sneered, slicing through it with a sword and sweeping away the hundred magical artifacts with a wave of his hand. Then, with an Eight Desolations Fist, he blasted the Zhun Sheng flying.

Buzz!

As the starry sky hummed, Ye Chen's killing sword transformed back into a long spear, which he hurled with force. The Zhun Sheng, still airborne, was impaled and pinned in the void before he could even hit the ground.

Now, the starry sky fell silent. Three Zhun Sheng and over a dozen Huang Jing peak experts had all been wiped out in less than a minute.

Ye Chen collected the spoils, tossing the seized magical artifacts into the Chaos Cauldron to let it absorb them on its own.

After finishing, he returned in a few steps.

Seeing this, the elder in purple clothing and the girl in green clothing hurriedly bowed in gratitude. "Thank you, Dao friend, for saving us."

"It's just a small effort." Ye Chen smiled, flicking several spiritual herbs into their bodies, followed by a surge of his Saint Body essence to help dispel the killing intent within them.

"Thank you so much, Dao friend." The elder in purple clothing and the girl in green clothing thanked him again, puzzled as to why this young man was so kind to them—saving them and even healing their wounds.

"What's your name?" Ye Chen asked, crushing another pill and smiling at the girl in green clothing.

"Ji Ru Xue."

"Are you the older sister or the younger?"

"The older sister."

"What's your younger sister's name?" Ye Chen said, sending another crushed pill into Ji Ru Xue's body.

"Ji Ru Yan." Ji Ru Xue replied hastily.

"Ji Ru Yan." Ye Chen murmured to himself. Hearing that name, he couldn't help but recall another woman—a mortal named Liu Ru Yan. They differed by just one character.

Shaking off his thoughts, Ye Chen withdrew his hand and smiled at Ji Ru Xue. "Which ancient star are you from?"

"Xuan Yue Xing."

"About three hundred thousand li from here." Ye Chen muttered inwardly, having seen this ancient star on a star map before—it was indeed one he hadn't visited.

"Dao friend, your kindness today will be remembered by the Ji family forever," the elder in purple clothing said, bowing again.

"I told you, it's just a small effort." Ye Chen smiled faintly. "I am an old friend of Ji Ru Yan. I was passing through, and this is pure coincidence. Since I'm here, I'll accompany you back to the Ji family."

"An old friend?" Ji Ru Xue paused, sizing up Ye Chen, as she had never heard her sister mention him.

"Why were those people chasing you?" Ye Chen asked as he started walking, glancing at the elder in purple clothing and Ji Ru Xue. "And what's the background of that Shi Xue Zong? Do your two families have a grudge?"

"The enmity between our families runs deep." The elder in purple clothing took a deep breath, a cold light flickering in his eyes. "Our family patriarch is severely injured. This time, I and Xue'er went to seek spiritual herbs, but the information leaked. That's why Shi Xue Zong sent people to pursue us relentlessly. Many from the Ji family have died along the way. We're lucky you came to our rescue, or we would have met the same fate."

"In that case, let's hurry." Ye Chen said, increasing his speed.

The elder in purple clothing and Ji Ru Xue exchanged a glance, unsure of Ye Chen's origins, but they followed him anyway.

The three of them streaked through the eastern starry sky like beams of immortal light.

After some time, they finally stopped.

In the distance was a star, not particularly small—comparable to Wang Gu Xing—and radiating brilliant starlight, incredibly dazzling. It was the largest star Ye Chen had seen since entering the Hao Yue Xing Yu.

This was Xuan Yue Xing, the ancient star where the Ji family's people lived.

Ye Chen took a deep breath and flew toward it like a beam of immortal light. The elder in purple clothing and Ji Ru Xue hurried after him, wondering why he seemed even more urgent than they were—he had been flying at full speed the whole way.

As soon as Ye Chen landed on Xuan Yue Xing, he began to calculate with his fingers.

As he expected, there were reincarnated souls on this Xuan Yue Xing, most likely Ji Ru Xue's twin sister, Ji Ru Yan, who was once Luo Xi, a disciple of Dan Chen from Da Chu.

What delighted Ye Chen wasn't just that—besides Luo Xi, there were other reincarnated souls from Da Chu on this star. Though not many, they were clustered together.

Soon after, the three arrived at a stretch of immortal mountains.

Like the Murong family, Ling Xiao Palace, and You Du, the Ji family was the sole sect and family on Xuan Yue Xing, ruling the entire star.

From afar, Ye Chen spotted two disciples guarding the entrance to the Ji family's immortal mountains, standing straight and alert on either side.

At the sight of them, Ye Chen's eyes lit up. They were reincarnated souls from Da Chu—the one on the left from the Shangguan family of South Chu's Dong Yue, and the one on the right from the Mu Yun family of North Chu's Nan Yan. Though not major figures, Ye Chen remembered them well, as the nine million heroic spirits of Da Chu were etched in his mind.

I'll unseal you later!

Ye Chen smiled and followed Ji Ru Xue and the elder in purple clothing into the Ji family's immortal mountains.