Chapter 1114 - 1113: Deathtrap!

Li Huo Palace, Central Hall!

Silence!

The large crowd, which just a moment ago was on the brink of drawing swords, had now turned completely deathly silent, with not a sound to be heard.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The numerous cultivators who had mocked Ye Qingchen for being ignorant enough to kill Xu Yan over a Dragon Tongue Fruit were now wide-eyed in disbelief as they stared at Ye Qingchen!

Originally furious and intending to assassinate Ye Qingchen with overwhelming force, Sun Hongtu and the various stewards and disciples of the Cyan Flame Sect now felt as if they had been doused with a bucket of cold water, leaving only a deep chill.

As for Li Mo, his scalp tingled, and a chill swept across his entire body. He never imagined that the seemingly benign young man who traveled with him was actually the infamous Ye the Demon who shocked Southern Heaven!

"It's him?"

Zhu Jin covered her mouth, her eyes filled with astonishment.

This period of time.

Ye Qingchen was undoubtedly the protagonist of all of Southern Heaven!

Whether it was the downfall of Taotian Palace or Vajra Temple, or the blood alliance sworn in the Celestial Immortal Tower of the Thirty-Six Sects, it all revolved around this young man.

Swish!

At this moment, all gazes focused on Ye Qingchen.

"Master... Master!"

Sun Hongtu's eyes were fixed; he never even dreamed that the person before him was Ye Qingchen!

"No wonder..."

His expression was mechanical, dazed.

As for the disciples of the Cyan Flame Sect, they nearly collapsed in fright; their intended victim for murder and robbery was the notorious Ye the Demon.

The appearance of the masters of the Thirty-Six Sects was like a massive mountain crashing down upon the crowd, causing them to cower like little beasts, trembling with fear and dread.

Yet.

Ye Qingchen stood there with his hands behind his back, slyly scrutinizing the sky filled with sword gleams, blazing suns, raging flames, and drifting clouds:

"Tsk tsk tsk, thirty-four Celestial Immortals, excluding the already destroyed Taotian Palace and Vajra Temple, it seems all the sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Sects have gathered."

Yi Tianli smiled faintly, his eyes filled with even greater mockery, naturally appearing confident:

"Indeed, I am the master of the Cyan Flame Sect, Yi Tianli! As for these other thirty-three individuals, they are all sect leaders of the Thirty-Six Sects. Allow me to introduce them to you, Mr. Ye!"

To Southern Heaven, the masters of the Thirty-Six Sects were like divine dragons, hard to glimpse. They would usually be in seclusion for years on end, uninterested in worldly matters, and if not for Ye Qingchen, they would never have gathered here!

"This is the Sword Vein Sect Leader, Ye Xuanji; he hasn't acted for over a thousand years, and if it weren't for you, Mr. Ye, he might not have acted even this time!"

Yi Tianli turned towards a blue-robed man with a stone sword on his back.

The man's scholarly aura was more of a literati than a cultivator, and the stone sword behind him remained sheathed, yet it caught Ye Qingchen's attention for several more glances.

"This is the Sunfall Sect Leader, Kou Pingtian, the second Celestial Immortal in the Sunfall Sect after its founding patriarch to light a sun in the Star-Pointing Sea!"

Yi Tianli continued.

Kou Pingtian stood amid a blaze of light, like a great sun in his presence, impossible for normal eyes to look at, only allowing a blurred glimpse of a shadow in the light.

But Ye Qingchen could see faintly behind him the image of a Three-legged Golden Crow.

"This is Master Xingyue of the Cloud Mist Sect! Another rare Celestial Immortal, rumored to have mastered an unparalleled cultivation technique!"

Yi Tianli introduced again.

Master Xingyue stood in the void, her form ethereal and elusive, giving off an immensely unreal feeling, appearing like an illusion, hard to grasp.

"This is Feng Lei Sect Leader, Peng Shanding!"

"This is Giant Spirit Sect Leader, Wang Zhenhai!"

"This is..."

Each name light as a feather from Yi Tianli's mouth shook the hearts of everyone like thunder.

In the end.

The crowd wished to bury their heads in the ground, not daring to make a sound.

Thirty-three Celestial Immortals.

Adding Yi Tianli, all of Southern Heaven's strongest gathered here, an unprecedented event, and they were all here for one purpose:

Ye Qingchen!

"Mr. Ye, long time no see! You pass through Li Huo Palace intending to visit my Cyan Flame Sect, don't you? Little did you know, we have long laid out a Heaven and Earth Net to wait for you!"

Yi Tianli laughed heartily, mockery filled his eyes.

He never expected that with just a slight trick, he could lead the other into his trap.

"Mr. Ye, we gather again with no other way." Master Xingyue lightly joined her hands in a bow, "If you no longer oppose our Thirty-Six Sects, and hand over your learned Secret Techniques, along with the 'Heaven-Slaying Immortal Sword Scripture,' we can let you leave!"

"Indeed!" Surrounded by wind and thunder, Wang Zhenhai spoke indifferently: "However, you must swear a Divine Soul Oath!"

Ye Xuanji, Yi Tianli, Ye Bozhong, and other war factions showed a hint of dissatisfaction but didn't speak.

Ye Qingchen was too powerful!

Even now, some were unwilling to face him head-on, hoping to subdue him with overwhelming power. If they could force him to swear a Divine Soul Oath, it would be the best outcome.

"Haha!"

Ye Qingchen suddenly chuckled, sweeping his gaze over them, shaking his head:

"Each of you is a dignified Celestial Immortal Sect Leader, yet none dare face me alone, but unite the Thirty-Six Sects to pressure me?"

"Ye the Demon, you are a rare genius not only in Southern Heaven but across the whole Kunlun Realm. In merely twenty years of cultivation, you achieved the Celestial Immortal position! Facing such a genius, naturally, we must join hands. Should we wait to be defeated one by one?"

Yi Tianli laughed heartily, the cold light in his eyes growing stronger.

"So you believe that joining forces can make me bow down?"

Ye Qingchen gazed across them, scorn filling his eyes.

He was no longer at the early Celestial Immortal stage, now stepping into the Celestial Immortal Second Layer. The Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique had progressed to the fifth chapter, greatly advancing even the Heaven-Repairing Fragment.

"You refuse?"

Ye Xuanji squinted his eyes.

"Mr. Ye, by now you have no choice. If you're willing, just nod, and we can ceasefire and reconcile. Why needlessly cause a river of blood?"

Master Xingyue smiled lightly.

Everyone looked on confidently.

The joint force of the Thirty-Six Sects was the greatest pushback Southern Heaven had ever seen. Anyone wise should know what choice to make!

"Hehe!"

But clearly, Ye Qingchen was not the wise person they imagined. He scoffed with derision, shaking his head in a cold laugh:

"Back then, the Thirty-Six Sects besieged me, setting a trap at Black Water River to lure me in! Do you think I'd fall for the same trick twice?"

"I came here precisely to see what tricks you'd play! And it's just this?"

"Do you think you can make me bow down?"

Ye Qingchen lifted his head, his eyes aglow:

"Today, I will slay you all! After today, Southern Heaven shall have no more Thirty-Six Sects!"

As his voice fell.

An overwhelming aura erupted from Ye Qingchen's body, sweeping out in fury!

In that instant, it shook the heavens and the earth!