Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 334 - 332: Discovering the Truth

Chapter 334: Chapter 332: Discovering the Truth

Xiao Ye slightly raised his head, his gaze cold as he looked at Yan Cangsheng, saying nothing, as if trying to discern the truth from Yan Cangsheng’s words.

Yan Cangsheng felt a twinge of tension in his heart, but he maintained a sorrowful expression on his face, meeting Xiao Ye’s gaze without betraying any flaws.

Now at Great Success in his cultivation, Xiao Ye had yet to unleash his full strength, but he still possessed an intimidating aura. Even Yan Cangsheng, who had reached the peak level of the Nine-Revolution Profound Martial, felt a flicker of trepidation.

"Master Yan, I will personally investigate this matter. If your Yan Family is playing me, I will make sure you pay a heavy price. Take care of yourself!" Xiao Ye stood up tall, leaving behind those words, he stepped out of the main hall.

He was not a bloodthirsty person, so of course, he wouldn’t strike the Yan Family just based on his suspicions. Besides, the Yan Family’s stronghold was in Yan City, and they couldn’t escape.

"A greenhorn kid dares to threaten our Yan Family?" Yan Cangsheng watched Xiao Ye leave and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"No matter how much time you’re given, you won’t find any trace. The Blood Slaughterer is probably in hell by now." Yan Cangsheng sneered inwardly, leisurely taking a sip from the teacup on the table.

In his view, Xiao Ye, who had been in the Genius Camp for just a year, couldn’t possibly have ascended to the Void Martial Realm. After all, the details of Xiao Ye’s time in the Genius Camp were suppressed by King Xingyun himself because Xiao Ye was joining the Kingdom Battle, so the news had not spread.

And since the Yan Family had an ancestor in the Void Martial Realm, even if Xiao Ye found out that Xiao Teng was killed by them, in his anger, he would likely only kill a few ordinary family members at best.

Would King Xingyun really come forward for Xiao Teng’s sake? Of course not.

Yan Cangsheng thought correctly, but he had seriously underestimated Xiao Ye’s strength, thus pushing his Yan Family towards the abyss of doom.

...

"Yan Family, you better not provoke me!" Xiao Ye’s gaze was incomparably cold. He did not immediately leave Yan City but instead unleashed his merged Martial Arts True Intent, thoroughly searching within Yan City.

After fully comprehending his fourth type of Martial Arts True Intent to perfection, the range he could cover with his merged Martial Arts True Intent had expanded to twenty miles, undetectable even by Mystic Martial artists.

"Xiao Teng, you must be safe, Uncle Ba is still waiting for you in the Yulan Domain." Xiao Ye’s heart was filled with urgency as he carefully searched every inch of ground while keeping an eye on the movements of the Yan Family.

Martial Artists within Yan City seemed to have received a notice, allowing Xiao Ye to move throughout Yan City freely, and were very cooperative.

"Nothing!"

"Still nothing!"

...

In just half an hour, Xiao Ye had thoroughly searched the entire Yan City and found no trace of Xiao Teng. He also detected nothing unusual from the Yan Family’s Martial Artists.

In order not to expose himself, Yan Cangsheng had told no one about Xiao Teng’s affair. Of course, there was nothing to be found.

Despite having anticipated this, Xiao Ye still felt a chill in his heart.

"Lead the way to the other cities controlled by the Yan Family." Xiao Ye randomly grabbed a member of the Yan Family, then flew into the air, leaving Yan City.

At the same time, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a housekeeper hurried back to Yan Residence. He was responsible for monitoring Xiao Ye.

"Family Head, Xiao Ye has taken one of our clan members and gone to other cities controlled by our Yan Family."

While handling family affairs, Yan Cangsheng nodded and was about to dismiss him when he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Right, send more people to find the whereabouts of the Blood Slaughterer. He has done great service for our Yan Family; we can’t give up on him so quickly."

"Yes, Family Head," the housekeeper replied respectfully, a flicker of confusion in his eyes.

In his memory, Yan Cangsheng was not known to be kind-hearted, but he did not dare to ask further and hurried off to make arrangements.

Ten miles away from Yan City in the sky above, Xiao Ye retracted his merged Martial Arts True Intent, his eyes shimmering.

"Could it be that Yan Cangsheng didn’t lie to me?"

He hadn’t really left Yan City; instead, he hid here, using his merged Martial Arts True Intent to spy on every move of Yan Cangsheng.

"Let’s go!"

With this thought, Xiao Ye, holding the Yan Family member, flew towards a city controlled by the Yan Family in the distance.

Inside the Yan Family Mansion, in Yan Cangsheng’s room, a white-haired elder quietly appeared. He was Yan Huazong, the ancestor of the Yan Family.

"Ancestor, has Xiao Ye left?" Yan Cangsheng stood and asked.

Yan Huazong walked over and sat down, speaking slowly, "Worthy of being a member of the Genius Camp, he must have cultivated a secret technique. Even you did not notice the Martial Arts True Intent he released."

"Lucky for us, I had informed you beforehand, otherwise we really would have exposed ourselves. After all, he is a member of the Genius Camp; we should try not to provoke him. If he can’t find the Blood Slaughterer, he will naturally leave."

Yan Cangsheng quickly nodded.

...

The cities directly under the Yan Family’s control, in addition to Yan City, numbered fourteen.

Guided by a member of the Yan Family, Xiao Ye spent four days and searched through all fourteen cities, still with no discoveries.

"Xiao Teng!" Xiao Ye clenched his fists, his eyes shaded darkly, his mood exceedingly heavy.

He understood that Xiao Teng must have encountered danger.

When Xiao Ye returned to Yan City once again, the grey-haired Yan Huazong personally came out to welcome him.

"We are to blame for all of this. Young friend, please don’t worry. I have already dispatched a large number of people to search for him. If there is any news, we will notify you immediately," said Yan Huazong with a look of full apology.

"What Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures did you ask Xiao Teng to search for?" Xiao Ye suddenly asked, his eyes flashing with a cold light.

This question made Yan Cangsheng, who was present, jump in his heart. Did Xiao Ye discover something?

However, Yan Huazong calmly took out a map, flipped it open, and handed it to Xiao Ye.

"This Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure is called Nine-leaf Heavenly Fragrance Grass. It grows in the mountain ranges in the southern part of Xingyun Kingdom. The difficulty of harvesting it is not too high. With the strength of Blood Slaughterer, it should be more than sufficient. I really don’t know why he would encounter danger."

Xiao Ye looked at the map he received, which not only recorded the effects of the Nine-leaf Heavenly Fragrance Grass but also included a map of the place where it could be harvested.

It was not impossible that Xiao Teng encountered danger while harvesting this Nine-leaf Heavenly Fragrance Grass, after all, this is the True Spirit Continent.

If the Yan Family were deceiving him, they were indeed watertight in their actions, and even he had some difficulty discerning the truth from the falsehood.

"Alright, I’ll go look for Xiao Teng there first." Xiao Ye put away the map and left Yan City, leaving behind the cold-smiling Yan Huazong.

In fact, Xiao Teng was sent to collect the Holy Object, the Nine Nether Fruit, for the Nine Nether Sect, but as long as he didn’t say so, how would Xiao Ye know?

"Going to the place where the Nine-leaf Heavenly Fragrance Grass grows, I will just happen to pass through the city where Long Chen resides. To save time, I can go look for him first to see how the Ye Alliance is developing. Otherwise, I won’t be able to catch up to the Kingdom Battle," Xiao Ye thought to himself.

Xiao Teng certainly must be found, and he wouldn’t give up on the Kingdom Battle either.

Half a day later, a gigantic city appeared, which was the place where he and Long Chen had parted ways, known as Molten Lava City.

Xiao Ye entered the city, made some inquiries, and surprisingly, it was very easy to find out Long Chen’s whereabouts.

"The Ye Alliance has actually taken control of Molten Lava City?" Xiao Ye was taken aback, his face full of surprise. He hadn’t expected the Ye Alliance to develop so rapidly.

The promise that Long Chen made at their parting still echoed in his ears; it seemed he hadn’t trusted the wrong person.

This news made Xiao Ye’s heavy heart feel a bit lighter.

Following the direction of the passersby, Xiao Ye quickly found a vast mansion in Molten Lava City. A large flag was dancing in the wind, with two big characters "Ye Alliance" written on it.

The gate of the Ye Alliance was wide open, and from time to time, Martial Artists in various attire came and went, their Cultivations seeming not very strong.

"Young brother, are you also here to seek help from the Ye Alliance?" At this moment, a Martial Artist saw Xiao Ye standing at the gate and couldn’t help asking.

Before Xiao Ye could answer, the Martial Artist continued to speak on his own: "Lord Long Chen, who established the Ye Alliance, is really generous and kind-hearted. He often helps us Martial Artists from the Endless Sea. I’ve decided, this time I must join the Ye Alliance."

Xiao Ye slightly smiled, ready to enter the mansion, when suddenly a Purple Robed Youth, accompanied by a group of people, walked out, with a snow-white little beast sitting on his shoulder.

"Ah, it’s Lord Long Chen!" The moment they saw the Purple Robed Youth, the Martial Artists at the Ye Alliance’s gate became excited, and a hubbub rose.

The snow-white little beast lethargically lifted its head. It swept its gaze over everyone, then suddenly froze, its small black eyes bulging wide.

"Little White." Xiao Ye’s face broke into a smile. Since Little White had hatched, it was the first time they had been separated for such a long time. Seeing Little White made him very happy.

"Wu wu!"

Little White turned into a bolt of lightning, swiftly leaping into Xiao Ye’s embrace, his little head ceaselessly burrowing about.

"Hmm?"

Long Chen was surprised. Following the direction of Little White’s attention, he suddenly trembled, his face filled with excitement as he ran over: "Xiao Ye, you finally came back!"

"Long Chen, you’ve had a hard time during this period," Xiao Ye said with a smile.

"There are many people here; let’s go inside the mansion to catch up," Long Chen laughed and quickly pulled Xiao Ye into the mansion.

"Who is Xiao Ye? Why does Lord Long Chen seem so excited to see him?"

"Yeah, I’ve never seen Lord Long Chen be so enthusiastic."

"I remember now, when Lord Long Chen established the Ye Alliance, he was only willing to take the position of Vice Alliance Hierarch. I once asked him why, and he said the position of Alliance Hierarch of the Ye Alliance belongs to a Heavenly Pride named Xiao Ye!"

Upon these words, everyone drew a cold breath, and their gazes filled with shock as they looked at the figure of Xiao Ye.

Is he the Alliance Hierarch of the Ye Alliance?

On the other side, Long Chen brought Xiao Ye into the mansion, attracting a lot of attention. The two sat down in the main hall. Before Long Chen could speak, Little White was already anxiously calling out.

Seeing the smiling face of Xiao Ye turn to sudden change, a terrifying killing intent surged to the skies, shaking the heavens.

He had spent his days and nights with Little White and naturally understood the meaning behind Little White’s cries.

"Little White, did you say that you witnessed Xiao Teng being captured by a Green-robed Man?" Xiao Ye clenched his teeth and spoke deliberately, each word heavy.

"Wu wu!" Little White quickly nodded.