Chapter 12602: Like a duck in water

Chapter 12602: Like a duck in water
The Tianyuan Realm is vast, and in the midst of the chaos, Ye Chen was unable to pinpoint the location of the Yin Origin Stone, so he could only ask Ye Feier.

"at……"

Ye Feier was about to speak, but due to her weakness, she could no longer hold on and collapsed into a deep sleep.

"Hey! Wake up!"

"You should at least explain yourself before you go to sleep!"

Ye Chen was stunned. He had gone to great lengths to create a beast tide, and if he ended up with nothing, that would be a huge mess.

Ferocious beasts rampaged around them, and countless people on the ground of Tianyuan Realm cried out and ran away, only to be trampled to death by the beasts.

These were ordinary disciples, responsible for serving the elders. Before they could even fly to the sky to take refuge, they were trampled to death by the ferocious beast.

However, the sky was not entirely safe. Many ferocious birds and demonic creatures roamed back and forth, and the elders killed them. Some ordinary disciples also perished in the process.

Seeing the heavy casualties, Ye Chen realized he had committed many sins, but these people could naturally be resurrected.

In order to seize the Yin Source Stone, they couldn't care less about anything else.

The dead will be resurrected by the Yin Yang Divine Path Sect in no time.

If Yin Yang Shen Dao Zong is not resurrected, he himself can be resurrected later to lessen his sins.

In this situation, one must not hesitate!
Now Ye Chen only wants to know where the Yin Source Stone is hidden.

Seeing the chaos around him, he was unable to deduce the secrets of heaven.

"Don't panic! Don't panic!"

Beware of the enemy's plot!

Just then, a loud shout came from the sky, like the roar of divine thunder.

A burly old man, his muscles bulging so much they nearly burst his clothes, revealing an incredibly muscular physique, made a hand seal:

"Use the Gen character technique to suppress it!"

A terrifying divine light of Earth element flashed, transforming into a massive mountain with the character "艮" (Gen) imprinted on its surface. The entire mountain, imbued with overwhelming power, descended from the sky, suppressing everything in its path.

boom!
The sacred mountain of the Gen character descended, crushing numerous ferocious beasts into a bloody pulp. Its immense power caused the raging beast tide to momentarily stagnate.

Ye Chen looked up and recognized him at a glance.

The burly old man who made the move was none other than Elder Chong'an, one of the three elders of the Lu Dao Sect and a powerful figure who wielded the Gen character technique!
In the Eight Trigrams, Gen represents a mountain. When Elder Chong'an made his move, the divine mountain of Gen suppressed the beast tide, causing many ferocious beasts to be suppressed and unable to run rampant.

"How is Chong'an?"

At this moment, an old man in black robes floated to Elder Chong'an's side and asked.

The old man in black robes was none other than Ancestor Tingyou. His injuries had not yet fully healed, and he was originally in seclusion to recuperate, but the charge of the beast tide had also alarmed him.

Elder Chong'an panicked when he saw that even Patriarch Tingyou had been alarmed, and said:
"Master, are you in good health?"

Looking at the dark, surging tide of beasts below, Ancestor Tingyou said with a somber face, "I'm fine, but it's really strange that all the ferocious beasts from the Yin Domain have come out."

Elder Chong'an calculated with his fingers and said, "That's right! Ancestor, this may be a conspiracy by the enemy! They want to create chaos with the beast tide and plot something sinister."

After further calculation, Elder Chong'an exclaimed in surprise, "It's a Yin Origin Dao Stone!"

"The enemy wants to seize the Yin Origin Stone!"

He had come into contact with the Yin Source Stone yesterday, so he was very sensitive to the secrets related to the Yin Source Stone.

By this time, he had realized that the beast tide might have been artificially created to create chaos in order to seize the Yin Source Stone!

"Yinyuan Dao Stone?"

"Could it be the Temple of the End?"

Upon hearing the shifting gaze of the Ancestral Master, it was clear that the Temple of the End was plotting something sinister.

Elder Chong'an was unable to uncover the root cause behind it all. Ye Feier's existence was too secretive; apart from Ye Chen, no one else in the world knew about it.

Even Haotian Lanshen and Liuguang Nuhuang were unaware that someone was hiding inside the Nine Yang True Roc's belly.

At this moment, Ye Chen, seeing that Ye Feier had fallen asleep, was anxious and asked Haotian Lanshen, "Senior, can you deduce the whereabouts of the Yin Origin Stone?"

Haotian Lan said, "Alright, give me some time!"

He immediately sat down cross-legged, focused his mind on analyzing the secrets of heaven, and calculated the whereabouts of the Yin Source Stone.

Despite being in the midst of the beast tide, Ye Chen was not affected.

Because of his special relationship with Ye Feier, these crazed beasts all regarded him as their father.

In the darkness, Ye Chen even sensed a subtle telepathic connection between himself and many of the ferocious beasts.

He can command the beast tide at any time, if he so desires.

At this moment, in the sky, Elder Chong'an, knowing that someone was plotting against the Yin Origin Stone, panicked and said to Patriarch Tingyou:

“Master, we must first move the Yin Source Stone to the underground secret place, otherwise it will be very bad if the enemy steals it.”

"We need to send more people to find the enemy!"

He looked down and saw the surging beast tide. Disciples and servants of the Tianyuan Realm who had not had time to escape were crying and screaming in the beast tide. Countless people were trampled and injured.

The sacred mountain he had just subdued provided shelter for some of his disciples, but it could not protect everyone.

The Tianyuan Realm was in complete chaos, and he had no idea where the enemy was hiding.

Upon hearing Ancestor You's decisive action, he immediately summoned several powerful figures from the Luodao Sect and gave them instructions:
"Someone, move the Yin Origin Stone from the Heavenly Origin Treasury to the underground secret location!"

The group responded in unison, "Yes!"

Elder Chong'an added, "The Yin Origin Stones in the Weapon Refining Hall will also be moved."

The group responded again, then landed and split up to head to the Heavenly Origin Treasury and the Refining Hall to transfer the Yin Origin Stones.

Hearing that Master You was again dispatching men to track down the enemy, he was quite overwhelmed and said with a gloomy face:

"Where is Tianwen? With such a huge incident, where did he go?"

Elder Chong'an, sweating profusely, said, "Lord Yin Shen is asleep, and Daoist Tianwen still has to protect him. Tonight's commotion will have to be dealt with personally by you, Ancestor."

After hearing Master You snort, he had no choice but to continue directing his men to stabilize the situation.

Many powerful beings descended and slew the ferocious beasts.

Within the Reincarnation Graveyard, Haotian Lan Shen calculated for a while, then his eyes lit up, and he said:
"Ye Chen, this Yin Origin Dao Stone is in the Heavenly Origin Treasure Vault!"

Ye Chen asked, "The Heavenly Origin Treasure Vault?"

Haotian Lan said, "That's right! This is where the treasures of the Tianyuan Realm are stored."

"There's also the Refining Hall, where there are some unrefined Yin Origin Stones."

Ye Chen said, "Give me the coordinates."

He actually knew that the Yin Source Stones that Xiao Xingyun had mined yesterday had been sent to the Refining Hall.

The Yin-Yang Divine Path Sect originally stored Yin Source Stones, which were mostly in some kind of treasure vault.

However, the Tianyuan Realm was too vast, and with the situation in chaos, he was unable to deduce the whereabouts of the Weapon Refining Hall and the Treasure Vault, so he could only entrust Haotian Lanshen with the task of divination.

Just as Haotian Lanshen was about to tell Ye Chen the coordinates, he suddenly cried out, "Ah!"

"Oh no! Someone has moved the Yin Origin Stone!"

Ye Chen was also anxious and asked, "Where were they moved to?"

The Ancestral Master Tingyou and many high-ranking elders of the Yin-Yang Divine Dao Sect were floating in the sky. Ye Chen had to deal with them as soon as possible, otherwise, if time dragged on, he might be exposed.

Meanwhile, the Heavenly Patriarch Tingyou sensed the danger and knew that someone was plotting to seize the Yinyuan Dao Stone.

He suddenly appeared beside Elder Chong'an, his hand shot out, and with a soft "plop," pierced through Elder Chong'an's chest, ripping out his heart.

"Master, what...what are you doing?"

Elder Chong'an's expression changed drastically. With his heart ripped out, he felt a sudden emptiness in his body. However, he was a powerful cultivator, and Ancestor Tingyou did not intend to kill him. Even with one of his hearts ripped out, he would not die.

"I'll borrow your heart for now."

After Master Tingyou dug out Elder Chong'an's heart, he used his left hand to cast various spells on the heart.

"Yuanyang Sky Lantern, rise!"

In his hands, the entire heart seemed to transform into a sun, a divine lamp, rising slowly and hanging in the sky.

As soon as the sky lantern was lit, many of the dark auras below were suppressed.

Many ferocious beasts let out mournful cries as their bodies crumbled and perished, but many powerful beasts, bathed in the light of the Yuanyang Heavenly Lamp, still rampaged about.

Within the Reincarnation Graveyard, Haotian Lanshen's expression darkened upon seeing the Origin Yang Heavenly Lamp illuminate, and he said:

"This is bad! This Ancestor Tingyou is cunning and shrewd. He already knows that we want to seize the Yin Origin Stone. He has covered up the secrets of heaven."

Ye Chen asked, "What?"

Haotian Lan said, "That celestial lamp is shrouded in yang energy, which has covered the secrets of the Yin Origin Stone. I can no longer deduce the whereabouts of the Yin Origin Stone."

With Haotian Lanshen's strength, even amidst the raging beast tide, he could have found an opportunity in the chaos and deduced the whereabouts of the Yin Origin Stone.

But now, with the help of Master You, who used Elder Chong'an's heart as material to create a Yuanyang Heavenly Lamp to conceal the secrets of heaven, Haotian Lanshen's spying has been completely cut off.

All he knew was that someone had moved the Yin Source Stone, but he didn't know where it had been moved to.

Ye Chen asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"

Haotian Lanshen looked at the Yuanyang Heavenly Lamp in the sky and said, "Unless this Yuanyang Heavenly Lamp can be extinguished, the secrets of heaven will be obscured, and I will not be able to deduce the whereabouts of the Yinyuan Dao Stone."

"Should we extinguish the sky lanterns?"

Ye Chen's heart stirred, and in an instant, a thousand thoughts raced through his mind.

The next instant, he took a deep breath, took out a bow, which was the Seven-Colored Divine Bow he had previously crafted with the Seven-Colored Divine Stone, with an Ice Source Crystal inlaid on it.

"Ye Chen, what do you want to do? Are you going to make a move right now?"

"If you make a move, you'll definitely be exposed!"

Although Haotian Lanshen is the god of courage, he is not a reckless man.

We are now on the territory of the Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect, and in a core place like the Tianyuan Realm, surrounded by countless experts.

If Ye Chen dares to make a move, he will be exposed immediately and die without a burial place.

"will not."

Ye Chen's gaze was sharp and piercing. He drew his divine bow, gathered his spiritual energy, and transformed it into a beam of light. With a whoosh, it burst through the air and shot fiercely toward the Yuanyang Heavenly Lamp.

With a loud bang, the light arrow shot straight into the sky, shattering the Yuanyang Sky Lantern with a single strike.

"what--"

Elder Chong'an let out a scream. The Yuanyang Sky Lantern was made from his heart. Now that it was being shot and exploded, he was affected. He felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his face turned pale instantly. He was severely injured.

Master Tingyou was stunned as he watched the arrow pierce through the air. He instinctively tried to pinpoint the source of the arrow and see who the enemy was.

But the next moment, he was stunned.

He discovered that he was unable to trace the source of the arrow!
He even felt that his memories were becoming blurred.

He couldn't remember at all where the arrow had come from!
This arrow, as if a ghost, suddenly shot out from the void and shattered the Yuanyang Heavenly Lantern!

Ye Chen's face turned pale after he fired the arrow.

But one arrow from the Bow of Despair wasn't enough to exhaust him so much.

He just used the laws of time in that arrow.

He cut off the time!

He completely cut out the time it took for the arrow to be shot!

From the perspectives of Ancestor Tingyou, Elder Chong'an, and everyone else present, this arrow appeared as if it were a ghost, bursting forth without warning.

Everyone could only see the arrow burst out and shatter the Yuanyang Sky Lantern, but they could not see how the arrow flew, nor could they trace Ye Chen's location.

Because Ye Chen cut out the time!
Once again, Ye Chen used the divine power of time, and felt a tearing pain all over his body as the Great Calamity of Light and the Curse of the Abyss collided and intertwined.

He must obtain the Yin Source Stone tonight, otherwise, the torment of the calamity and curse will be enough to destroy him forever!
"Ye Chen, you've used your divine power of time again!"

"This is too dangerous! Your body can't handle it!"

Haotian Lanshen also discovered that his memory was becoming blurred. He had personally witnessed Ye Chen shooting the arrow, but Ye Chen had cut out the timeline, causing this part of his memory to be cut off as well.

He was in the Reincarnation Graveyard, so he was able to sense that Ye Chen had used the divine power of time!

Given Ye Chen's current state, using the divine power of time would be far too risky.

"It's okay, I can still manage."

"As long as we can get the Yin Origin Stone tonight, all the sacrifices will be worth it!"

Ye Chen's resolve was firm; he only wanted to obtain the Yin Origin Stone.

Now that the Yuanyang Sky Lantern has been extinguished and there is no longer any interference, Haotian Lanshen can continue to calculate the whereabouts of the Yinyuan Dao Stone.

Haotian Lan sighed and prepared to continue his calculations.

"Uncle...you, what are you doing here?"

At this moment, amidst the chaotic beast tide, a man appeared, his feet treading on the wind, flying swiftly towards them—it was none other than Xiao Xingyun!
When Xiao Xingyun saw Ye Chen, he was so surprised that he stared in disbelief.

Ye Chen infiltrated the Yin Yang Divine Dao Sect, concealing his secrets so that others could not discover him. However, he was able to sense something by relying on the karma of the Primordial Ancestor.

He simply couldn't believe it until now, when he personally rushed over and saw Ye Chen with his own eyes, and only then did he become certain.

Ye Chen was astonished to see that Xiao Xingyun could still ride the wind and arrive unscathed amidst the chaotic and raging beast tide. His agility was truly astounding.

Ye Chen could see that this was the exquisite aspect of the ancestral bloodline.

The Primordial Ancestor wielded the power of the seven elements. Those who possess the Primordial Ancestor's bloodline are born with an extremely strong affinity for the elements and can draw upon the assistance of natural elements such as wind, thunder, water, fire, and earth.

Xiao Xingyun arrived riding the wind, his body as light as the breeze. Even the raging beasts could not harm him, demonstrating the exquisite nature of his bloodline.

However, this is not the time to talk about these things. Ye Chen said frankly, "I've come to find the Yin Origin Stone."

He and Xiao Xingyun had already met face to face, so even if he wanted to hide it, he couldn't anymore; the secret was too obvious.

Looking at the horde of beasts crashing down, creating a cataclysmic scene, Xiao Xingyun asked, "Uncle, did you summon this beast tide as well?"

He was deeply saddened to see so many of his fellow disciples die tragically.

Knowing his kind heart, Ye Chen said, "It was my fault. I will resurrect the dead."

Xiao Xingyun was also helpless. He knew that the Yin Origin Stone was very important to Ye Chen. Even if it meant killing Yingye, he had to seize it.

"The Yin Origin Stone... Hmm, it's in the Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall!"

"Uncle, if you want it, I'll steal it for you!"

"Once you obtain the Yin Source Stone, immediately disperse the beast tide and stop indiscriminately killing innocents!"

Xiao Xingyun only wanted to stop this devastating beast tide.

He possesses the Zhenyuan Spirit Vein, which allows him to sense the aura of various elemental creations. With the Yuanyang Heavenly Lamp now extinguished and free from interference, he quickly located the Yinyuan Dao Stone.

"The Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall?"

Ye Chen's heart moved.

Xiao Xingyun said, "Yes, this is where the Elders' Council makes decisions; it can be said to be the core of the Tianyuan Realm!"

"I've detected elemental energy; all the Yin Origin Stones have been moved to the underground secret chamber of the Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall!"

At this moment, Haotian Lanshen had also figured it out and said, "Indeed, it is here."

"However, this place is heavily guarded, and the Yin Origin Stone is hidden inside. It won't be easy for us to seize it."

"Your beast tide can destroy any place in the Tianyuan Realm, but it can't destroy the Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall!"

He could sense the power of the Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall; the building itself was a divine artifact, extremely sturdy.

Ye Chen looked across the entire Tianyuan Realm and saw that the land had become ruins and many palaces had been destroyed by the beast tide. However, in the distance, there was still a magnificent palace standing, which must be the Yin-Yang Pivot Palace.

Sensing the powerful aura of the Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall, Ye Chen's expression also became somewhat solemn.

Xiao Xingyun said, "Uncle, wait for me, I'll steal it for you right away!"

Ye Chen asked curiously, "This Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall should be protected by many layers of restrictions, so how did you manage to steal it?"

Xiao Xingyun said, "I possess the Zhenyuan Spirit Vein, which can suppress the seven elements. This is the bloodline bestowed upon me by the Primordial Ancestor."

"I can use the power of my bloodline to ward off the earth's yang energy and travel directly through the earth using the technique of burrowing, passing through the restrictions and arriving at the underground secret place."

Ye Chen said, "That's amazing?"

Xiao Xingyun shook his head and said, "This secret method of suppressing elements consumes a lot of bloodline power. Using it once will weaken you for a period of time, so it cannot be used lightly."

"However, I'm willing to risk my life tonight to help my uncle!"

Ye Chen was grateful and said, "Take me with you."

He only wanted to obtain the Yin Source Stone himself; otherwise, he wouldn't feel at ease.

Xiao Xingyun saw that the Listening Ancestor in the sky was searching around with his eyes, obviously looking for the whereabouts of the enemy.

If he and Ye Chen delay any longer, they might be exposed!

Time was of the essence, so Xiao Xingyun nodded and said, "Alright, Uncle, I'll take you with me."

He made a hand seal, his bloodline ignited, and his whole body faintly glowed with a red light. Then he used a ground-遁法 (ground-遁法 is a type of magic that allows one to escape underground) to pull Ye Chen into the ground with him.

After the two disappeared underground, they headed towards the underground secret chamber of the Yin-Yang Cardinal Hall.

The surrounding soil became as soft as water, and the two of them moved through it as if they were fish in water.