Chapter 254: Night Raid

“That settles it, then!” Li Feihuang said with a confident smile.

Ye Chen was once a genius who could rival her, and Wang Lun was the Wang Clan’s most outstanding prodigy of this generation. With herself in the mix, the throne was practically guaranteed.

Before leaving, Wang Lun tilted his chin slightly and spoke, “Fellow Daoist Ye, you’d best think it over carefully. Champion King’s subordinates are ruthless killers. In the arena, there’ll be no holding back. You might not die, but a severe injury could ruin your immortal path. Coming from a small sect to where you are now clearly wasn’t easy. Some decisions warrant careful consideration.”

Li Feihuang frowned at his words. Wang Lun was sent by the Wang Clan, and she still needed their support, so she held her tongue. But his meddling irritated her, strengthening her resolve to back Ye Chen and counter the Wang Clan’s influence in the future.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, I need to return to my cultivation,” she said. “I’ll escort you out of the sect. You can rest well in Divine Will City.”

As an outsider, Wang Lun wasn’t permitted to stay overnight in the Divine Will Sect, so he’d been staying in Divine Will City. He nodded, casting a calm glance at Ye Chen before departing gracefully.

This visit was just the beginning. He’d wait until they returned to the Great Chu Empire together, giving him plenty of time to make Ye Chen see reason and step back willingly.

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Ye Chen wasn’t angered by the disdain in Wang Lun’s words. He’d already cast a tracking spell on him.

Staying in Divine Will City, huh? Just wait for tonight.

It was the perfect chance to test the Kunpeng Wings’ ability to pierce arrays.

Dismissing the insignificant Wang Lun, Ye Chen turned his thoughts to more pressing matters. The Great Chu Empire was definitely worth a visit. Whether it was the imperial aura infusion slot or treasures like the Nether King’s Gall, gifting them could bring him immense benefits, perhaps hastening his path to the peak of Golden Core and the Nascent Soul stage.

As for Li Feihuang, since she no longer triggered critical hits, they could part ways after this. She could be her empress, and he’d pursue his goal of becoming a Holy Son in the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land, cutting ties for good.

The only variable was whether he’d encounter Su Yuxuan in the Great Chu Empire and secure a critical hit from the old granny, Manjusaka. The Great Chu Empire, no weaker than the Divine Will Sect, likely had plenty of high-multiplier female cultivators, so it wasn’t a big concern.

Still, gifting to Su Yuxuan was ideal. Manjusaka, being an old demonic cultivator, might have a secret technique for plundering others’ Golden Cores. If he could gift his core and get a nine-colored one, he’d soar to new heights.

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In Divine Will City, Wang Lun stood in the secluded courtyard he’d rented for a year, his expression dark. His clan had sent him to win Li Feihuang’s favor and secure both subordinate slots for himself and his cousin, allowing them to break through to late Golden Core with the imperial aura infusion.

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Beyond that, the clan had tasked him with capturing Li Feihuang’s heart. If he could marry her and become the imperial consort, the Wang Clan would gain immense benefits, potentially even integrating the Moon Phoenix Body into their bloodline—a boon beyond imagination.

But he hadn’t anticipated Li Feihuang’s high regard for Ye Chen, a nobody from a small sect reduced to a guest elder. Not only was she giving him a slot, but it was clear she trusted him far more than she did Wang Lun. This was unacceptable. Ye Chen was blocking his path—and the Wang Clan’s ambitions.

“He has to die.”

In the ten months leading up to their departure, Wang Lun planned to make Ye Chen feel the gap between them. If Ye Chen willingly gave up the slot and backed off, that would be ideal. But if he stubbornly clung to Li Feihuang’s coattails, then once they left the Divine Will Sect, Wang Lun would notify his clan to act. They’d find an opportunity to eliminate Ye Chen completely.