The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 2954: Chapter 2928: Crisis! (Sixth Update)

The same conversation also occurred between the three giants of the Ye family: Ye Ziming, Ye Zigeng, and Ye Xueqing.

The continuous decline of the core disciples cast a shadow over the hearts of these three ancestors.

Ye Ziming knew well the capabilities of his personal disciple, Ye Sheng. Although the soul lamp was flourishing, indicating Ye Sheng’s state was quite good, he did not believe Ye Sheng could complete this ancestral ritual.

The remaining two Ye Clan disciples: Ye Chunzhi and Ye Chunong, were brothers from the same mother, hailing from the lineage of Ye Zigeng.

Regarding the strength and Qi Fortune of these two, Ye Zigeng had little hope.

Then, there were Ye Chen and Ye Lingtian.

These descendants of the Ye family who ascended from the Kunlun Mountains had seemingly been involved in some difficult battles within the Ancestral Land during this period. Both Ye Chen and Ye Lingtian had soul lamps that flickered for some time, indicating a life state that was not ideal.

But now everything has returned to normal.

Especially Ye Lingtian’s, whose soul lamp suddenly brightened significantly a while ago, reaching an extremely vigorous state. No one knew what happened, and they did not believe it was a sign of successful ancestral ritual.

The only thing they could do was wait.

And waiting was the most agonizing.

The waiting time was torturous, even more so when it was a wait devoid of hope.

At some point, all the Ye Clan disciples on the top floor of the Pagoda became silent. Everyone mimicked the posture of the three ancestors, sitting cross-legged, engaging in cultivation training, striving to calm themselves while awaiting the final ’judgement.’

Unseen, a mournful and desolate atmosphere pervaded the Pagoda, an oppressive future weighed down the hearts and minds of every Ye Clan disciple.

The only thing that could give some semblance of reassurance was occasionally opening their eyes to see the remaining five soul lamps still shining brightly, without any fluctuations.

Perhaps, they might bring hope?

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the entire Linglong Pagoda began to shake as if being fiercely struck by something, causing everyone to open their eyes in shock.

"Enemy attack!!"

Ancestor Ye Ziming quickly stood up, and as the master of the Linglong Pagoda, he quickly learned about the situation outside. No fewer than ten Half-step Heavenly Deity and Heavenly God Realm experts had infiltrated this Jueye Land, the target unmistakable.

"They come with such forceful momentum, what should we do?" Ye Zigeng looked somewhat terrified. With more than ten experts around the Heavenly God Realm, apart from the three ancestors, hardly anyone in the Ye family could face the enemies.

"That shouldn’t be the case. In the past, even if they wanted to annihilate us during the ancestral ritual period, they would set up the Heaven and Earth Net outside of Jueye Land, never attacking from within."

Ye Xueqing hesitated, wondering if the Heavenly Dao Palace was genuinely determined to obliterate the Ye family in a single decisive action.

But surely, they couldn’t be unaware of Jueye Land’s unique characteristics?

Aside from the Ye Family Bloodline, other martial artists couldn’t enter, even Heavenly God Realm powerhouses would be greatly suppressed here, struggling to wield their true strength.

"Perhaps, because we are at our most vulnerable now," Ye Ziming remarked with a bitter smile.

Thinking back to the past, before the Ye Family Ancestor’s demise, the peak of the Ye family had at least a thousand experts above the Heavenly God Realm!

There were even quite a few stronger ones!

Now, however, the entire Ye family had only three in the Heavenly God Realm.

If they possessed pure Ye Clan bloodline, they would not fear the outside siege at the Linglong Pagoda since those enemies’ abilities would be significantly suppressed in this Jueye Land.

But alas, they were merely from a collateral branch of the Ye family. Even during peak times, these collateral descendants didn’t carry much Ye Clan Bloodline, and it’s now even more diluted.

Core disciples like Ye Sheng and Ye Tanzhu, who had shown the Ancestral Return phenomenon, still only had ’blue’ or ’green’ level bloodline concentration in the Bloodline Test, not even reaching ’blue’ level concentration.

As for Ye Ziming and the others, their bloodline concentration was even lower.

Only Ye Clan disciples having a ’blue’ or ’purple’ bloodline concentration could operate unaffected in this Jueye Land, showcasing their true strength, unlike everyone else.

Therefore, within the Linglong Pagoda, these people hardly had the chance to charge out and counterattack. Instead, they had to exert all their spiritual energy to inject into the Pagoda, activating its powerful light curtain as a shield against the outsiders’ onslaught.

"We must hold on, everyone, persevere! The Ye Clan disciples within the Ancestral Land haven’t all perished yet. We must wait until they emerge before we can leave." Ye Ziming shouted.

Unfortunately, these words were incapable of encouraging the Ye Clan members inside the Pagoda, barely lifting their spirits.

Many disciples knew that the Linglong Pagoda could isolate Qi Fortune tracking, but it wasn’t invisibility. If they wanted to escape before the enemy’s eyes, it required a bloody battle.

In Jueye Land, they could hole up inside the Pagoda, wholeheartedly supporting the shield light curtain without facing too much danger besides expending spiritual energy.

This was precisely why, throughout numerous ancestral rituals, those from the Heavenly Dao Palace wouldn’t enter this region to massacre the Ye family bloodline.

No one wished to perform costly and inefficient endeavors, especially when the Jueye Land could be sealed off from all angles. If the Ye family’s ancestral ritual failed and they wished to leave, it would be challenging to break through without losing a part of themselves.

Consuming so much spiritual energy now, even if they endured until Ye Sheng and others returned from the Ancestral Land, what then?

If the ancestral ritual failed and their spiritual energy depleted substantially, when they leave Jueye Land, it could be the decline of countless Ye Clan disciples.

As for revenge for the Samsara Master, it became even less plausible!

Judging by the intensity of the opponents’ attack this time, everyone understood that the Heavenly Dao Palace had likely decided to eradicate the Ye family lineage completely. This once-in-a-thousand-years great purge might cease to exist today.

The shadow of death loom over all disciples’ hearts, some gritted their teeth, their eyes shining with hatred and resentment, sparing no effort to bolster the Pagoda with their spiritual energy, holding off the attacks from outside.

Others were frantic and panicked, wanting to preserve their power to survive, hoping to muddle through to have a bigger chance to escape when breaking the siege later.

"Boom!"

"Rumble..."

The assaults outside the Linglong Pagoda came relentlessly, each causing the entire Pagoda to tremble. The muffled sounds felt like a heavy hammer striking the hearts of everyone inside, with none knowing when the next strike would occur or how long the Pagoda’s defensive shield could last.