Best Young Master-Chapter 1414 - 1288: Sect Pride

Shua!

A flash of light appeared before their eyes, and Ye Fan and the Bai Yan wolf materialized outside the gate of the Xuanwu Sect, startling the two disciples guarding the gate.

With their cultivation, they were not qualified to traverse the void, and had never seen someone who had crossed the void appear before their eyes. And now, all of a sudden, there was a person and a snow-white wolf outside the gate. How could they not be shocked?

"Awoo... The King has arrived, quickly get your Sect Leader to come out and greet me. Just tell him that the King has taken a liking to this place and wants to establish a sect here, so he should make some room for me!"

The Bai Yan wolf howled, shaking its big head as it approached the two gate-keeping disciples of the Xuanwu Sect, grinning mischievously as it spoke.

"Oh my goodness..."

"Wolf demon..."

The two disciples guarding the gate were only at the Peak of the True Qi Realm, not yet at the True Essence Realm, and were immediately frightened by the Bai Yan wolf’s words. They screamed and ran towards the gate.

"Old Bai, stop fooling around!"

Ye Fan, both amused and helpless, slapped the Bai Yan wolf’s big head, caught up, and said, "You two... Junior Brothers, don’t be afraid. This wolf has a habit of speaking without thinking, just ignore it!"

"Are you Senior Brother Ye Fan?"

The two disciples of the Xuanwu Sect, having recovered from their initial shock, glanced at the Bai Yan wolf, thinking it indeed resembled the legendary wolf that followed Senior Brother Ye Fan, finally calming down.

"It’s me..."

Ye Fan nodded with a smile.

"Senior Brother Ye Fan has returned..."

Before Ye Fan could finish his words, one of them shouted and ran inside the sect, calling out loudly, filled with excitement and joy in their voice.

"Senior Brother Ye, please follow me. The Sect Leader and the elders will probably come to greet you soon!"

The remaining gatekeeping disciple respectfully led the way ahead, guiding Ye Fan towards the main hall.

"I say, kid, your sect is quite pathetic, isn’t it? The guards at the gate are mere trash at the True Qi Realm, it’s too ridiculous!" The Bai Yan wolf critiqued the disciple without any politeness as it walked.

However, the disciple could only pretend not to hear — his cultivation was indeed lacking. It was said that the Bai Yan wolf could fight Ye Fan to a draw. If he showed any dissatisfaction, it wouldn’t be surprising if the wolf tore him apart as a snack.

"The sect’s strength may be lacking, but the environment here is quite nice, like a land of fortune."

Seeing that the disciple didn’t dare to argue, the Bai Yan wolf was quite satisfied, and continued to appreciate and comment on the scenery on both sides.

"Has Xiao Fan returned? Where is he?"

With a booming voice, Great Elder Wu Xinhai’s tall figure instantly flew over from the Xuanwu Summit.

"Senior Brother Ye has returned, that’s wonderful!"

The disciples of both the Inner and Outer Sect of the Xuanwu Sect, upon receiving the news, gathered around in droves, including the Core Disciples. All came, save for a few who were in closed-door cultivation.

The entire Xuanwu Sect was stirred, all because of Ye Fan. Sect Leader Tong Tianhao, along with Supreme Elder Fatty Shen and Wang Qingshan, also came out to greet him.

In the entire history of the Xuanwu Sect, such a welcome was unprecedented, especially for a disciple to receive such unanimous respect and welcome from the entire sect. Ye Fan was the first!

"This kid, he sure makes a grand entrance..."

Seeing such a spectacle, the Bai Yan wolf muttered to itself.

The experiences Ye Fan had over the past half year were known throughout the Xuanwu Sect via the Treasure Pavilion, and they felt deeply proud of Ye Fan!

Especially the Outer and Inner Sect disciples, their eyes were filled only with the light of admiration as Ye Fan had progressed step by step from their level.

Unwittingly, Ye Fan had already become a monument, a spiritual support within the Xuanwu Sect, and the disciples were proud of him and proud to be able to follow in his footsteps!

"Master..."

Among the crowd, Ye Fan immediately saw his beloved master Wu Xinhai and hurried over.

"Good child, good child, it’s good that you’re back, it’s so good..." Wu Xinhai held Ye Fan, speaking with a trembling voice.

"I said it before, I’m tough. Nothing will happen to me." Ye Fan forced a smile, his heart filled with warmth.

He could feel the concern from Wu Xinhai and the people of the Xuanwu Sect.

"Ye Fan, well done!" Wang Qingshan praised.

"Ye kid, you’ve made our Xuanwu Sect famous in the Southern Domain this time, haha..." Shen Ximen laughed heartily.

"Ye Fan, keeping you in the sect back then was the best decision I’ve made in my life!"

Tong Tianhao said, recalling the time he resolutely protected Ye Fan and feeling immense relief. He then glanced at the excited Wu Xinhai and said, "Ye Fan, you’ve just returned, and you surely have many things to talk about with your master, so we won’t disturb you. When you have time, come to the main hall, we have some things to discuss with you."

"You’ve looked, now get back to cultivation, so you can follow Ye Fan’s path!"

With those words, Tong Tianhao glanced at the faces brimming with excitement and admiration, waved his hand, and dispersed the many onlookers.

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

Swoosh!

...

Sect Leader Tong Tianhao spoke, and the disciples from the inner and outer sects scattered.

Ye Fan, accompanied by Bai Yan wolf, followed Wu Xinhai to Xuanwu Summit.

The pair of master and disciple talked deep into the night under candlelight. Ye Fan explained some details of this trip to Wu Xinhai, but held back in certain necessary parts since there are things that must remain hidden; the fewer people know, the safer it is.

He stayed at Xuanwu Summit for three days.

On the fourth day, Ye Fan found Sect Leader Tong Tianhao, and the three Supreme Elders were also present. They sought more details from Ye Fan about this journey, and he recounted again the contents he shared with Wu Xinhai.

"Who would have thought, who could have guessed, your training this time was so thrilling and dangerous. If there were any more lapses, you might not have returned alive!"

Wang Qingshan shook his head in resignation. As the only Divine Skills Realm expert in the Xuanwu Sect, he deeply understood just how perilous Ye Fan’s journey was.

...

During the days Ye Fan was back at the Xuanwu Sect, the turmoil outside not only didn’t subside, but actually intensified. Too many died in this conflict; although they were from the Qing Family and Lou Family, it still became the talk of the town.

"Even an old-timer as powerful as the Ancestor of the Lou Family has fallen; the entirety of Qing Province is likely to change!"

"There’s no doubt about it, the Lou Family’s experts are almost completely obliterated. If the Qing Family weren’t still holding the scene, the Lou Family’s assets would likely have been divided long ago."

"Hmph, isn’t the Qing Family just trying to take over the Lou Family’s forces? The two families originally had marital ties, which means that even though, with the death of Lou Manyue and Lou Canghai, this so-called marriage now holds no significance, it could serve as a logical excuse for the Qing Family to take over the Lou Family."

Many perceptive cultivators have already caught the scent of conspiracy. The Qing Family absolutely won’t tolerate anyone coveting the Lou Family’s assets.

Clearly, they also cannot swallow this bitter pill, but to date have made no moves, which is rather intriguing.

On the fourth day, Ye Fan learned that Shen Tu and the others still hadn’t come out of retreat, so he headed to what’s now Xuanwu City, formerly Tianyuan City, to seek information from Yaling.

From Yaling, Ye Fan got important news.

The Pavilion Master of Treasure Pavilion issued a warning to the Qing Family—pressuring with power, older generation experts making moves against young expert Ye Fan has already broken the rules; if there are any further actions against him before the Southern Domain Talent Tournament, Treasure Pavilion would not hesitate to declare war on the Qing Family, using full strength to flatten them!

This news spread like a whirlwind through the entire Southern Domain and reached all six continents. Cities were abuzz with talk about it, expressing appreciation and approval for Treasure Pavilion’s stance.

"The Qing Family broke the rules first, repeatedly sending older generation experts to assassinate Ye Fan. No wonder Treasure Pavilion stepped in."

"Did you know? As early as a few months ago, Xuanwu Sect was recruited by Treasure Pavilion, becoming its subordinate sect. Since they’re one of Treasure Pavilion’s own, it’s only natural they would work hard!"

"I see, seems like the Qing Family was destined to swallow this dumb loss; even though they can cover the skies with one hand in Qing Province, compared to an overarching force like Treasure Pavilion, there is a considerable gap, how dare they recklessly act?"

"No wonder Ye Fan was so fearless, daring to annihilate even the Ancestor of the Lou Family; turns out he has such a powerful backing."

"You have it wrong; Ye Fan is unaware that Xuanwu Sect was recruited by Treasure Pavilion. He entirely relied on his own abilities to escape alive!"

The news of Treasure Pavilion declaring support for Ye Fan shocked the entire Southern Domain, and even rippled through the other four domains, as Treasure Pavilion is an overarching force with business spanning the Five Great Domains!

"Damn it! Intolerable!"

Upon receiving the warning from Treasure Pavilion, Qing Family Ancestor Qing Daoyuan turned green, and smashed the exclusive Purple Jade Cold Spruce Wood tea table into powder with a slap.

No matter his anger, he dared not act recklessly now!

Because he clearly understands, Treasure Pavilion would not utter such words lightly; if the Qing Family continues targeting Ye Fan, Treasure Pavilion will definitely make a move!

With Treasure Pavilion’s power, if it were to exert itself, flattening the Qing Family would be no problem at all!

"Treasure... Pavilion..." Qing Daoyuan gritted his molars, speaking each word slowly, his corner eye muscles twitching continuously, unable to swallow this grievance.

For this, Qing Daoyuan contacted Qing Lian, asking Qing Lian to have the Ling Family intimidate Treasure Pavilion!

His father was killed, so Qing Lian was naturally very concerned and immediately found the Ling Family genius, his fiancé, to convey the Qing Family Ancestor’s intention.

"This time, our Qing Family suffered too badly. My father and the others all died at the hands of that person surnamed Ye; this enmity must be avenged!" Qing Lian added.

"I will immediately go find the Ancestor!"

The Ling Family genius’s expression was gloomy; his father-in-law died, if he didn’t show some reaction, it wouldn’t make sense.

The Ling Family’s ancestral land is a vast space, a world unto itself, like an Immortal Realm, where Lingzhi Immortal Grass grows in rock crevices, exuding rich fragrance.

Deer leap, cranes dance, White Ape offers peach—it’s an atmosphere of an immortal blessed land.

"Ancestor, my father was killed, yet Treasure Pavilion is pressuring us, not allowing our Qing Family to avenge. You must stand up for us!"

Led by the Ling Family genius, Qing Lian immediately knelt upon meeting the Ling Family Ancestor in a simple stone hut, weeping and beseeching.

"Indeed, Ancestor, Treasure Pavilion knows well that Qing Family and we are in-laws, yet they utter such harsh words—it’s intolerable! Does Treasure Pavilion think we Ling Family fear them?!" The Ling Family genius shouted furiously.

"This matter is tricky!"

The Ling Family Ancestor shook his head slightly: "Though I haven’t left this space, I am fully aware of the outside world. The Qing Family broke the rules first; our Ling Family should not intervene!"

"Ancestor, can you bear seeing Lian’er fatherless, unable to act, letting the enemy roam free and happy?"

Though Qing Lian knew in this matter the Qing Family indeed lacked justification, he entreated the Ling Family Ancestor again, hoping he would favor emotion over reason.

...

...