Chapter 1646 - 706: Descendants of Marquis Zhongyuan

Chapter 1646: Chapter 706: Descendants of Marquis Zhongyuan

There were still some time before dawn, so Ye Lingyue decided to sit cross-legged and meditate.

The night was boundless.

Inside the main tent of the Jiu Provinces Main Camp, Alliance Leader Ning took out a small box from his storage bag.

He hesitated for a moment, but eventually opened the box.

The box was made of high-grade smoke sandalwood, lined with exquisite silk, and appeared very elegant.

But inside such a fine box, there was only a single crystal fragment.

The crystal fragment was gray, about the size of a thumb, and the inside appeared hazy, as if filled with mist.

This inconspicuous crystal fragment had a resounding name.

It was called the Time Bright Crystal.

Just like the Sky Bright Crystal Ye Lingyue once possessed, it was a type of Bright Crystal.

Bright Crystals and Spirit Stones are both special ores, but Bright Crystals are more rare and valuable than Spirit Stones in both quantity and worth.

Bright Crystals even have another name, "Divine Stones," implying they can only be found in the Divine Realm.

In the Ancient Nine Provinces and Qing Province Continent, there are small amounts of Bright Crystals, but most are Sky Bright Crystals, and there are no more than three Time Bright Crystals.

It’s solely because Time Bright Crystals and Sky Bright Crystals can combine to form special Time-Space Bright Crystals.

A single Time-Space Bright Crystal could even reverse time.

However, what Alliance Leader Ning held was just a Time Bright Crystal.

Yet, despite that, the Time Bright Crystal was still very precious.

So late at night, why did Alliance Leader Ning take out the Time Bright Crystal?

Alliance Leader Ning contemplated as he looked at that Time Bright Crystal, and then he injected a portion of his Primordial Power into it.

After absorbing the Primordial Power, the Time Bright Crystal shone brightly, and the weapon within the crystal immediately evaporated.

The Time Bright Crystal emitted a gentle light.

The light spread on the walls, instantly transforming the entire tent into a screen of light.

The screen gradually took shape, revealing a vast and boundless plain with demon beasts charging like roaring waves.

Many Human Clan Demon Hunters were slaughtered, and blood flowed like a river.

But just when the Human Clan Demon Hunters were about to collapse, a silhouette appeared in the sky.

The figure had long grayish-white hair, and their appearance was like seeing a flower through mist, indistinct and elusive.

With just the lifting of a hand, a bracelet on the wrist flashed by, and an indescribable divine might made the heavens and earth change color.

The sky seemed to be torn in half, clouds rolled, and a raging river divided the sky in two.

A rumbling sound grew closer, but it wasn’t thunder.

Suddenly, a terrifying Power of Heaven and Earth converged in the sky, forming meteors from the stars.

The meteors were dreadful meteorites, carrying with them the violent force of Heavenly Fire.

Meteorites fell like hailstones.

On the vast Demon Field, all living spirits were engulfed by a sea of fire in an instant.

Whether it was Human Clan Demon Hunters or demon beasts, at that moment, they were terrified out of their wits.

They prostrated on the ground, trembling, for above the sky, there was the untouchable divine might.

There were sounds coming from outside the tent.

Alliance Leader Ning waved his hand, and the piece of Time Bright Crystal fragment fell into his hand.

The earlier vision vanished.

"Nian Wu, is that you? Come in."

Nian Wu Venerable entered.

"Alliance Leader, are you really going to let the Ye girl go just like that?"

Nian Wu Venerable grew more and more furious after returning.

"Nian Wu, you’ve been in the Jiu Provinces Alliance for so long, how come you’re still so impulsive. You know very well, strictly speaking, Little Xie’s death cannot be fully blamed on Ye Lingyue."

Alliance Leader Ning knew Nian Wu Venerable’s temperament well after decades of acquaintance.

"If it weren’t for her, how could Little Xie have died. Alliance Leader, you clearly promised me earlier that you would punish the Ye girl and the Huangquan Team severely, why did you change your decision at the last minute?"

Nian Wu was dissatisfied precisely because of this.

"Nian Wu, do you know what background that Ye girl has?" Alliance Leader Ning shook his head, knowing that Nian Wu’s impulsive nature would get the better of him eventually.

"What background could she have? She’s just a disciple from a small sect in the Jiu Provinces, without cultivation or background. Even if she has a background, the Jiu Provinces Alliance wouldn’t be afraid of her, would it?"

Nian Wu Venerable was dismissive.

He prided himself on not fearing even the great Outer Heavens, let alone a mere little girl.

"The Jiu Provinces Alliance indeed fears her, although she has neither Outer Heaven support nor a large sect behind her. She has only one person behind her, but that person alone can stir storms, manipulating the Demon World and even the entire Ancient Nine Provinces at will."

Alliance Leader Ning shook his head.

"What? Alliance Leader, you must be joking. Is there really such a formidable person in the Ancient Nine Provinces? Who is it? Why have I never known?"

Nian Wu Venerable was shocked.

"Who is the top person on the Jiu Provinces Earth List?"

Alliance Leader Ning asked in return.

"The top of the Earth List... Marquis Zhongyuan! Alliance Leader, you can’t be serious, how could that Ye girl possibly be associated with Marquis Zhongyuan?"

Nian Wu Venerable’s forehead was instantly drenched with large beads of cold sweat.

"I can’t be mistaken. Have you not noticed that she doesn’t have even a trace of the Power of Reincarnation on her?"

Alliance Leader Ning was confident in his judgment.

If he couldn’t even get such a simple matter right, how could he hold the position of the Jiu Provinces Alliance Leader?

"Right, she doesn’t have even a bit of the Power of Reincarnation. Although she’s a Ming Alchemist, her Lifebound Strange Fire is just White Fire. Both her Martial Arts and Alchemist Cultivation are lacking. If it weren’t for trickery, how could Little Xie have died?"

This is exactly why Nian Wu Venerable held such hatred for Ye Lingyue.

"Nian Wu, you’re too shortsighted. The vast world, with its myriad universes, martial cultivation comes in all forms, and the Power of Reincarnation is just one kind; how can you generalize? The first ever Jiu Provinces Alliance Leader recorded that Marquis Zhongyuan of those days didn’t cultivate the Power of Reincarnation either, yet he could intimidate both the Human and Demon clans. Captain Ye wears a special Spiritual Artifact identical to that of Marquis Zhongyuan. Based on this alone, it proves that the person behind her is Marquis Zhongyuan."

In fact, Alliance Leader Ning had been observing Ye Lingyue before she even arrived at the Jiu Provinces Main Camp.

She was the youngest City Lord the Ancient Nine Provinces had seen in years, and under her leadership, Huangquan City had prospered, rising from obscurity to the brink of ranking.

Additionally, the combat achievements from Fang Ah County, the demon hunting actions in Qiyu City, all had been documented extensively.

These accomplishments alone proved Ye Lingyue to be a talent.

"Alliance Leader, that’s just your guess, after all, Marquis Zhongyuan has been missing for so many years."

Nian Wu Venerable was not convinced.

Could it be that Nian Xiaoxie had died in vain?

He was unwilling and could not let that Ye girl off so easily.

"Whether it’s a guess or not will soon be revealed. Do you think, why would I propose those two punishments? It’s precisely to test if I could use Ye Lingyue to draw out Marquis Zhongyuan."

Alliance Leader Ning wore an enigmatic expression.