Chapter 1137: Chapter 1122: The Time Has Come
“On April 17th at noon, meet at Wilderness Island, which is 3.6 million miles away from here, for a reason I already know…” Looking at the jade scroll sent by the Fifth Stage Establishment King in front of him, Ye Zhen’s expression instantly turned exceptionally dark.
“Were my parents kidnapped by you?” Ye Zhen demanded sharply, the killing qi surrounding him.
Facing the furious Ye Zhen, the messenger arrogantly cupped his hands and said, “My master also said, should Ye be late by an hour, we will take one of your mother’s fingers. Should you be late by five hours, we will take both of your parents’ hands.
If you are late for a day, we will take one of your parents’ legs!
You better think it through. If your parents become human stumps, you have no one else to blame…”
“Courting death!”
Before the messenger could finish, Ye Zhen roared, and a black spirit whip wrapped around the messenger’s feet.
The messenger, however, was quite bold, not dodging or avoiding, allowing Ye Zhen’s weapon to lash at him, but his expression did not change at all and he continued speaking.
“My master also said, if this messenger loses any body parts, we will take twice as much from your parents!
Of course, if you, Ye, kill me, we won’t immediately take your parents’ lives for revenge. But, certain places, like some island prisons, still have mad desires for women, even if it’s an old lady!”
“You scoundrel, how dare you…”
Ye Zhen was furious, his eyes bulging, he raised his hand blade high, but finally had to lower it tremblingly and slowly.
This martial artist claiming to be a messenger grew even more smug and sneered.
“Oh yes, I should remind you, from now until April 17th at noon, there are over fifteen days left. With 3.6 million miles to travel, you better think it through!”
Ye Zhen’s expression shifted, “Fifteen days for 3.6 million miles, across the extremely perilous Outer Domain Dead Sea, how do you expect me to make it on time?” Clearly, he seemed to yield.
“That’s your own problem! My master said, if you can’t make it, you’ll have to exchange your parents’ limbs for time, and your parents’ limbs should buy you quite a few days!”
“Enough!”
Ye Zhen roared in anger, “Aren’t you afraid of me repaying you back a hundredfold with the same means someday?”
“The same means? As long as you can find any descendants of the Tiannan Hua Family in this world, go ahead and do it!”
“Farewell!”
With that, the messenger left grandly. Soon, the people of Qiyun Sect on the island sent word that he had already left the island.
At this moment, Ye Zhen, with a cold tone, suddenly showed a guilty expression to several elders, “Elder Lut, do you think my acting was convincing enough, with no flaws revealed?” The voice turned into a female voice.
“In this old man’s opinion, Chief Liao’s acting today was flawless! However, as the saying goes, act the full set. Since your heart is with your parents, shouldn’t Chief Liao hastily set off for that Wilderness Island now?” said Grand Elder Lut Changchuan of Qiyun Sect.
“Elder Lut suggests that there might be surveillance outside the island?” asked Liao Feibai, who was impersonating Ye Zhen.
“Naturally! Chief Liao should hurry and leave, find a deserted place, then return from under the sea!” said Lut Changchuan.
“Alright!”
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An hour later, on Star Island, Third Tower Chief Ou Tu held a newly transmitted intelligence jade scroll from the Small Movement Formation, his face full of smiles.
“Success, Ye Zhen has already set off!”
“Did it really work?” Fifth Tower Chief Yan Wudi asked with concern, as this matter was related to the honor of the Yan Family.
“Precisely, our informants ambush near Changfeng Island personally saw him rush away! Given only fifteen days for 3.6 million miles, he has no choice but to hurry!” Ou Tu said confidently.
“Third Brother, should we go to Wilderness Island early to arrange something, to prevent that kid from playing any tricks?” Fifth Tower Chief Yan Wudi asked urgently.
“Old Fifth, your concern has made you confused!” Ou Tu smiled.
“Although we arranged to meet Ye Zhen at Wilderness Island, why must we wait for him there? We can go to the path he must take ahead of time and catch him off guard, even if he has any arrangements, he won’t make it in time!” Ou Tu said.
Hearing this, Second Tower Chief Huang Tan furrowed his brows, “Why would Ye Zhen still show up knowing it’s a trap? Could he be prepared beforehand?”
“He has no choice! With Ye Zhen’s temperament, as long as his parents are in our hands, he must come! As for being prepared, as long as the Three Saints of Heavenly Wing Island don’t come, whatever preparations he has will be of no avail!” Ou Tu said.
“True enough!” Huang Tan nodded.
“Third Brother, when do we set off?” Yan Wudi asked.
“Let’s go in seven days, wait for him midway!” Ou Tu pondered and said.
“Alright, seven days it is! How many people shall we bring?” Yan Wudi asked.
“Against Ye Zhen, numbers are useless, we need experts!
At that time, the three of us will go together. To prevent any accidents, we will invite an elder ancestor to oversee in secret, and also bring a hundred late-stage Establishment Kings. This time, there must not be any mistakes!” Ou Tu said with an intense evil qi.
“Third Brother, once we have captured Ye Zhen alive, can we hand him over to me? I will deal with him slice by slice to quell the hatred in my heart!” Fifth Tower Chief Yan Wudi said with a twisted grin.
Hearing this, Ou Tu sneered, “Once he’s in our hands, isn’t it up to you to dispose of him!”
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It must be said that life on Star Island is relatively tranquil. In all honesty, this Star Island is truly akin to an idyllic island.
From Establishment Realm Kings to ordinary civilians, life is stable, without external threats or internal troubles, and everyone lives in peace and happiness.
Regrettably, Stars Tower is Ye’s enemy!
Sworn enemy!
From the moment Stars Tower planned to target Ye’s parents, Stars Tower became Ye’s sworn enemy that will never retreat until one side dies.
On the sixth day after Ye had entered Star Island, someone sent a half-dead martial artist with a full beard to Zhang Yi.
This person was a Fifth Stage Establishment Realm King, with decent talents just like Zhang Yi, cultivating the Gold Element Technique. However, his Divine Soul was gravely injured, on the brink of collapse.
This was the body sent by Stars Tower to Zhang Yi for the Body Possession Technique.
Because the Divine Soul was on the brink of collapse, Zhang Yi’s Innate Divine Soul could possess and reincarnate with ease.
However, after possessing and reincarnating, Zhang Yi might need several years to fully integrate his Innate Divine Soul with this new body.
Yan Yijun, who was killed by Ye at the Spirit Returning Assembly back then, also survived because a trace of his Innate Divine Soul was preserved. After being sent to Star Island, the Yan Family’s experts personally selected a suitable body for possession and reincarnation.
The body for possession was sent less than an hour ago, Zhang Yi mentioned it to Ye before entering seclusion. He needed to quickly have a new body to feel secure.
With Zhang Yi in seclusion, Ye suddenly had some free time.
He had accompanied Zhang Yi for several days, leaving him with no time to do anything.
The first thing Ye did was set up a Guardian Formation, then he took out two sets of Small Movement Formation Plates to start communicating with the outside world.
Talisman Communication used between martial artists had a range limit of half a million miles, and with greater distance, the risk of losing the message increased.
These Small Movement Formation Plates are the best treasures for long-distance communication.
Though not as convenient as Talisman Communication, they are safe and quick.
These two sets of Small Movement Formation Plates were stock from Heavenly Wing Island. Ye had no way to purchase such items himself.
However, each teleportation costs a hundred High Grade Spirit Crystals, which is not something an average martial artist can afford.
Soon, the glow on the two sets of Small Movement Formation Plates in front of Ye lit up, and two Jade Scrolls appeared almost simultaneously.
After carefully reviewing the various changes recorded within, Ye casually recorded two plans onto Jade Scrolls and sent them out again.
Based on the information from outside, the current developments are generally within Ye’s expectations. Moreover, on Changfeng Island’s side, the act has been played sufficiently.
The remaining plan mostly relies on Ye himself.
Fortunately, Zhang Yi went into seclusion for his possession ritual; otherwise, being pestered by Zhang Yi would have been quite the headache for Ye.
The first thing Ye had to do was to ascertain the overall situation of the island, key points, and so on.
Don’t be fooled by the idyllic nature of Stars Tower’s Star Island; its internal patrols and defenses are incredibly tight.
If it were anyone else, just this would render them helpless.
But for Ye, it wasn’t much of a problem.
During the day, Ye pretended to admire the scenery, walking around the areas allowed by Stars Tower, occasionally pausing to admire the view or sit cross-legged to meditate.
No one knew that during his meditations, Ye’s Divine Sense was attaching itself to the omnipresent Earth Spiritual Power and Water Spiritual Power, surveying the entire island’s terrain, drawing detailed maps of Star Island.
At night, Ye cautiously slipped underground, beginning to gather intelligence on parts of the island generally off-limits to personnel.
The defense of Star Island is extremely tight, with the Great Island-Guarding Formation protecting the core members of Stars Tower, extending even underground with measures seemingly designed to counter Earth Escape Divine Ability.
The problem is, Ye started his earth escape from inside the core of Star Island.
Starting inside the island’s core made such anti-earth escape measures useless.
Over five days, Ye thoroughly investigated the inside and outside of Star Island.
Especially the core area where Stars Tower’s high-level members resided, Ye had thoroughly charted every crucial locale.
Ye even discovered where the Tower Chief and the Fourth Tower Chief of Stars Tower were in seclusion.
Ye also identified the residences of several ancient ancestor-level Dao Realm experts of Stars Tower.
Now, it was just a matter of waiting for the right moment.
On the afternoon of April 9th, while pretending to cultivate on a rock, Ye’s gaze shifted suddenly as over a hundred figures leapt into the sky from the center of Star Island and swiftly departed.
Judging by the speed of the ascending figures, even the weakest among them likely had the Cultivation of the sixth or seventh stage of the Establishment Realm, while the four leading figures were exceptionally fast, rivaling even the speed of Dao Realm experts Ye had encountered!
Ye’s lips tilted upwards, understanding flashing in his eyes—the time was ripe!