Eternal Heart

Chapter 1355: Not Allowed to Get Up

The woman in the white dress was very young, but her cultivation had reached the half-step King level, which was quite impressive talent-wise.

The whip in her hand danced like a spiritual snake, and in the next instant, it erupted into blazing flames, thrashing wildly in the air, enhancing its formidable power.

No one dared to stop her arrogance and capriciousness, even the guards pretended not to see.

Guan Hongri was once a prominent figure on the "Heavenly Martial List" and now serves as the "Little Sect" of the Heavenly Martial Sect, with a status even above some elders.

Chen Yu, who was once renowned far and wide, slightly altered his appearance to conceal his identity, making it hard even for acquaintances to recognize him, not to mention the servants and guards.

"Insulting Emperor Hongri, I will punish you in place of my cousin!"

The woman in the white dress shouted, swinging her fiery whip fiercely.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, a loud shout resounded, shaking everyone’s spirit.

The woman’s fierce, fiery whip instantly extinguished, falling weakly to the ground.

Looking up, a handsome and elegant man floated above the bamboo forest in the distance. Although he appeared young, he was dressed in the elder’s attire of the Heavenly Martial Sect.

"Greetings to Elder Hong!"

The guards immediately kneeled upon seeing the man.

Why had a sect elder come here?

The others present were either servants or the disciples’ relatives and had never seen such a high-ranking elder, so they hastily kneeled and did not dare to look directly at Elder Hong.

"Junior Guan Xiaodie greets Elder Hong!"

The woman in the white dress stared at Elder Hong, her eyes sparkling.

Hong Xiuyuan, a disciple of the Sky Martial Sect Master and one of the youngest elders of the sect, was both talented and handsome.

The young elder, "Hong Xiuyuan," glanced around the crowd, finally fixing his gaze on Chen Yu and Meng Qingyun.

His cultivation was at the Xuanming Realm, and only these two seemed unaffected, as if nothing had happened.

"It seems this must be the Junior Brother."

Hong Xiuyuan’s gaze fell on Chen Yu.

Even Guan Xiaodie followed Hong Xiuyuan’s gaze and noticed Chen Yu and Meng Qingyun standing straight, without kneeling before Elder Hong.

Guan Xiaodie’s lips curled up as she shouted, "You two are already rude to me, but not kneeling before Elder Hong is truly disrespectful..."

She aimed to show off before Elder Hong.

"Silence!"

Yet, the usually gentle and approachable Elder Hong shouted this time, terrifying Guan Xiaodie until her face turned pale.

She was only a half-step King, while Hong Xiuyuan was an Emperor Xuanming, the difference was too great.

The presence of Emperor Xuanming instantly overwhelmed the whole scene, silencing everyone.

Subsequently, Elder Hong approached Chen Yu and smiled, "Go inside."

Upon returning to the Heavenly Martial Sect, Chen Yu had informed his Master of the situation.

The Sky Martial Sect Master had asked Chen Yu to "impersonate" as a family member of Hong Xiuyuan to first enter the Heavenly Martial Sect, thus leading to this scene.

"I didn’t know they were family members of Elder Hong, I apologize for any offense, please forgive us."

The golden-clothed woman immediately stepped forward and dragged Guan Xiaodie to apologize.

They nearly attacked Elder Hong’s family member earlier. Elder Hong was, after all, an Emperor Xuanming.

Hong Xiuyuan looked at Chen Yu, signaling how to handle the situation.

"Have them slap each other a hundred times, and let it end there."

Chen Yu was not interested in quarreling over this.

The disparity in their levels was too vast, he did not even glance at Guan Xiaodie, keeping his back to the two as he slowly walked away.

"A hundred slaps."

Hong Xiuyuan ordered.

"Elder Hong, I..."

Guan Xiaodie felt extremely aggrieved; she had never been slapped once in her life, and now to be slapped a hundred times was, of course, unacceptable.

"Immediately!"

Hong Xiuyuan shouted.

The usually calm and gentle him now displayed a stern and cold side.

Having once infiltrated the Sky Vault Realm to rescue him, Chen Yu’s kindness was forever remembered, and for today’s small matter, he would make sure it was resolved.

Under the pressure of Emperor Xuanming, Guan Xiaodie, only a half-step King, stood no chance; the golden-clothed woman had even lower cultivation.

Driven by endless fear, Guan Xiaodie and the golden-clothed woman started slapping each other. .

Slap! Slap! Slap!

The sound of slapping, accompanied by sobs, echoed clearly along the mountain path.

"A hundred slaps, report to me if any are missing."

Hong Xiuyuan left a sentence behind and hurriedly departed.

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"Junior Brother, why do you still have to use such a method upon returning to the sect?"

Hong Xiuyuan caught up and asked, "Even if the Silver Soul Clan had targeted you, this is the Heavenly Martial Sect, one of the three great human sects, surely it’s safe."

The matter of the Silver Soul Clan targeting Chen Yu and sending assassins had long spread, known to major human forces.

"It’s not the Silver Soul Clan."

Chen Yu shook his head.

The Silver Soul Clan had grudges against him, but only a few, and not deeply; it was mostly because of Meng Qingyun.

"Looks like you’ve stirred up a big mess outside this time."

Hong Xiuyuan speculated.

If Chen Yu didn’t deny it, then it must be true.

This is the human realm, with the Heavenly Martial Sect as one of the three great sects, and Chen Yu being a disciple of the Sect Master, yet he still has to cautiously conceal his identity.

Just how much trouble has Junior Brother gotten into this time?

Passing through the disciples’ residential area, Chen Yu’s divine sense found that Ye Luofeng was not in her cave residence.

"Don’t bother looking, Junior Sister is now the ’Little Sect’ of the Heavenly Martial Sect and has moved to the higher-level area."

Hong Xiuyuan smiled.

"Little Sect?"

Chen Yu smiled, not surprised at all.

Previously when Chen Yu refused to become the Junior Sect Leader, the Master hinted at the idea of letting Ye Luofeng become the Junior Sect Leader in the future.

"At this time, Junior Sister should still be in closed cultivation," Hong Xiuyuan continued.

Afterwards, led by Hong Xiuyuan, Chen Yu and Meng Qingyun reached the peak of the mountain, arriving at the Sky Martial Sect Master’s residence.

"I’m going to see an old friend."

Meng Qingyun said calmly, and his figure instantly vanished without a trace.

Chen Yu knew that the old friend Meng Qingyun referred to was the Supreme Elder of the Sky Martial Sect.

Hong Xiuyuan was stunned in place, exclaiming in extreme shock, "Junior Brother? The person just now...he...is he a demigod? Or Heavenly Union?"

Without any awareness, Meng Qingyun had vanished completely, making him deeply realize Meng Qingyun’s extraordinariness.

If faced with such an enemy, one might not even know how they died.

At this moment, Hong Xiuyuan felt that Chen Yu’s cultivation was also entirely unfathomable, as if he had no cultivation, yet still seemed profoundly inscrutable.

Before Chen Yu could answer, Hong Xiuyuan received a message and hurriedly left, "Junior Brother, I have other matters, you go see the Master first."

Chen Yu came to the Master’s residence alone, "Greetings, Master."

Master Sikong Wanli stood in the center of the hall, his long white hair exuding an air of aged majesty.

"Yu’er, your cultivation?"

Sikong Wanli asked in surprise.

In fact, when Hong Xiuyuan brought Chen Yu and Meng Qingyun up the mountain, Sikong Wanli’s divine sense had already detected them.

He was also considered an old Heavenly Union powerhouse; if he lacked even this level of vigilance, the Sky Martial Sect would have long fallen apart.

"Not long ago I encountered a crisis, and in desperation, I broke through to the Heavenly Union Realm."

Chen Yu said honestly.

But these words left Sikong Wanli both crying and laughing.

Others go to all lengths to break through to the Heavenly Union Realm, yet for Chen Yu, it’s out of desperation that he broke through.

If these words got out, who knows how many Emperor Xuanming, demigods would be angered to death.

"That Heavenly Union practitioner should be your father, I have heard some things from the Supreme Elder, it seems your father and you are tied to the ’Divine Demon Parts’.

Sikong Wanli sighed, a tone of helplessness in his voice.

The Divine Demon Parts come from the Ancient Chaos Demon King, each part possessing terrifying, unimaginable power.

Because of this, from ancient times to today, there have been multiple wars over the Divine Demon Parts.

Thinking of Chen Yu’s astonishing cultivation speed, Sikong Wanli had his answer.

Chen Yu likely possesses a Divine Demon Part!

But possessing a Divine Demon Part is not necessarily a good thing.

A man of virtue has no sin, but possessing a precious treasure may incur disaster!

Countless geniuses and great powers who obtained the Divine Demon Parts ultimately died tragically because of them.

Moreover, it is said that not everyone can merge and become one with the Divine Demon Parts.

Now, Sikong Wanli could understand why Chen Yu didn’t choose to become the Junior Sect Leader.

If Chen Yu later became Sect Master, possessing the Divine Demon Part could bring disaster to Sky Martial Sect.

"Disciple, your path is arduous, but should you succeed, you will surely awe the world."

Sikong Wanli said earnestly.

With the Divine Demon Part, once Chen Yu fully matures, he could lead the entire Human Race to greatness.

"Master must have guessed...I possess a Divine Demon Part."

Chen Yu thought inwardly.

Given his rapid cultivation breakthroughs, anyone would harbor suspicions.

But he also felt that Sikong Wanli still regarded him as the disciple he once was, a kindness worth remembering.

After chatting for a long time, Chen Yu left.

Currently, Chen Yu plans to stay at the Sky Martial Sect for a while under another identity.

"Senior Brother said that Luo Feng will exit seclusion in a few days..."

Chen Yu thought of this and decided to stay at Ye Luofeng’s cave abode, waiting for his Daoist companion to return from closed cultivation.

"Huh?"

Chen Yu murmured.

Outside Ye Luofeng’s cave abode, there were actually two men guarding it, and from their attire, it was clear they were not disciples of the Sky Martial Sect.

These two young men also watched as Chen Yu approached.

"Who are you? This is the ’Ice Lotus Emperor’s’ cave abode, get lost immediately!"

One young man shouted directly.

Seeing Chen Yu not wearing the Sky Martial Sect’s attire, he assumed he was an ordinary servant or a relative of some sect members, so he paid him no mind.

"Who are you?"

Chen Yu retorted.

"Get lost, anyway, this is not a place you should be."

"Take another step, and believe me, I’ll make sure you can’t get up for half a month!"

One of the burly men threatened; his cultivation had reached the mid-stage Star Condensation Realm.

Seeing that Chen Yu was unmoved, the burly man felt that the other party was completely disregarding him. He took a step forward but flew dozens of feet away, and Sword Intent burst from all over him, wanting to teach Chen Yu a lesson.

"Where did he go?"

But in an instant, the figure disappeared.

Subsequently, an invisible force of space pressed the burly man to the ground, and he couldn’t get up.

"Half a month, don’t get up."

A gentle voice floated by, and Chen Yu had entered Ye Luofeng’s cave abode.

Outside the cave abode, the other young man stood in place, trembling all over.

Ye Luofeng’s cave abode had a powerful array barrier, even a mid Xuanming Realm practitioner would find it hard to breach quickly.

Yet, the man just walked in without a hitch.

"Seeing ghosts, no, meeting evil spirits..."

The young man screamed in terror, then quickly left.

"Help me, don’t go, help me..."

The burly man was pinned to the ground, unable to get up.