Chapter 1084: Reaping the Rewards Without Lifting a Finger

"Lord Yunxiao is in seclusion and cannot see you. I'll take you to the inn first; we'll discuss other matters later." Guo Xu came to his senses and said impatiently.

Hearing Guo Xu's words, Ye Yuan had a bad feeling.

This trip might not go smoothly.

"What about Nangong Zifeng and Zhuge Qingxuan?" Ye Yuan asked with a frown.

The three titans of the Holy City were Zhuge Qingxuan, Nangong Zifeng, and Yunxiao.

These three were the strongest existences in the Holy City. Since Yunxiao was in seclusion, Ye Yuan could only seek out Nangong Zifeng.

"Lord Nangong and Lord Zhuge are not in the city. If you have urgent matters, you'll have to wait until Lord Yunxiao emerges from seclusion," Guo Xu said.

Ye Yuan's brow furrowed deeply. Was Yunxiao deliberately avoiding him? Had he already guessed Ye Yuan's purpose and had no intention of intervening in the matter of the Medicine King Hall?

If so, things were quite troublesome.

Without the support of the Holy Domain, it would be very difficult to unite the eight great super holy lands. Dealing with the Medicine King Hall would be even harder.

Moreover, Ye Yuan always felt that the Medicine King Hall might not be as easy to handle as it seemed on the surface.

There are no walls that don't let the wind through. With such a big commotion in the Eternal Medicine Garden, it was impossible that the eight great super holy lands hadn't heard anything.

The Medicine King Hall had hidden so deeply. This time, risking exposure to lure so many powerful experts, they couldn't have failed to consider becoming a target of public criticism.

If Ji Canglan had made no preparations at all, Ye Yuan would never believe it.

Since Yunxiao said he was in seclusion, Ye Yuan had no choice but to follow Guo Xu to the inn.

Guo Xu left Ye Yuan at the inn and walked away without a care.

...

In a separate space within the Holy City, two old men were conversing.

"Ji Qingyun's visit to the Holy City this time must be about the Medicine King Hall. Given his temperament, he won't leave easily without seeing us."

"Who would have thought that after fifty thousand years, the demon race would rise again? It seems another bloody storm is inevitable!"

"Heh, since Ye Yuan is the Son of Heaven's Fate of this era, we naturally don't need to meddle. The demon race has stirred up trouble many times, but never truly succeeded. With the Son of Heaven's Fate around, let them fight first. When it's over, we'll come out and clean up the mess."

"Unexpectedly, Ji Qingyun is the Son of Heaven's Fate of this era! Since he came to the Holy City, it shows he won't stand idly by regarding the demon race."

"Ji Canglan failed to kill Ji Qingyun and instead helped him, proving his fate is extremely strong. As long as we let him grow on his own, he will naturally destroy the demon race."

If Ye Yuan were here, he would recognize that these two were Nangong Zifeng and Yunxiao, who were avoiding him.

But Ye Yuan would never have imagined that the Holy City knew far more secrets of the Divine Realm than he thought.

From the sound of their words, they intended to stand by and watch the demon race's affairs, adopting a wait-and-see attitude.

They were also fully aware that Ye Yuan was the Son of Heaven's Fate.

Judging by this, they had long known about the demon race gradually emerging.

However, they had no intention of stopping it; instead, they seemed to let it develop.

"That fellow Qingxuan has been in the Godfall Mountains for twenty years. I wonder if he's really gained anything. Without him to hold the fort, if the demon crisis erupts, the two of us might not be able to hold it down!" Yunxiao said.

"It's nothing serious. Once the Holy City's formation is activated, even divine realm experts cannot breach it. No matter how strong the demon race is, they can't break through the Holy City. Moreover, divine artifacts have been appearing one after another, indicating great changes in heaven and earth. Perhaps... divine path experts might truly reappear in the world. If so, Qingxuan will surely be the first to step into the divine realm!" Nangong Zifeng said.

"That's true! The Holy Domain has deep foundations and has avoided several major wars between the two races, accumulating immense strength. If anyone in this world has the best chance of breaking through to the divine realm, it must be Qingxuan," Yunxiao said.

"Let that kid Ji Qingyun cool his heels for a while. When he finds it boring, he'll leave on his own," Nangong Zifeng said.

Yunxiao nodded. "It will have to do."

...

After settling into the inn, to Ye Yuan's surprise, Long Teng appeared.

"Senior Long Teng, you..." Ye Yuan asked in surprise.

Long Teng looked at Ye Yuan and said, "The person in charge of the Holy Domain is avoiding you, isn't he?"

Ye Yuan nodded and said angrily, "That old fogey Yunxiao doesn't know what he's thinking. The Holy Domain is the leader of the human race, and now that the demon race is growing stronger, he avoids me. How infuriating!"

Hearing this, Long Teng sneered, "Fifty thousand years have passed, and it seems the Holy Domain is still the same old thing!"

Ye Yuan was taken aback. From Long Teng's words, it seemed he had some complaints about the Holy Domain.

After thinking it over, Ye Yuan found it strange.

Fifty thousand years ago, during the Heavenly Demon God's rebellion, it was the Dragon Clan that ultimately fought against him. So where was the Holy Domain, a superpower like that?

Although the Dragon Clan was at its peak fifty thousand years ago with a large number of Void Xuan experts, the Holy Domain should have been no weaker than the Dragon Clan in terms of strength. Why were there no records of them resisting the demon race?

The more he thought about it, the more Ye Yuan felt something was off.

Long Teng clearly saw Ye Yuan's confusion and sneered, "Do you know why the Holy Domain can become the number one force of the human race?"

"Why?" Ye Yuan asked in confusion.

For a long time, the Holy Domain's image was one of power—immense power!

No matter how other super holy lands changed, the Holy Domain remained unshaken. No force had ever been able to topple the Holy Domain's behemoth status.

In people's eyes, the Holy Domain possessed the number one Divine King, Dingtian Divine King, and a terrifying divine-level grand formation. Naturally, it could be called the number one force of the human race.

But could such a force have suffered no losses in the demon rebellion?

Long Teng said contemptuously, "Fifty thousand years ago, the Blood God Hall swept across the entire Divine Realm. The Dragon Clan once invited the Holy Domain to jointly encircle and suppress the Blood God Hall. But they didn't respond to the Dragon Clan's invitation at all. From start to finish, they didn't send a single soldier. Moreover, they activated the grand formation, sealed off the Holy City, and cut off all contact with the outside world. They suffered no losses in that battle, so of course they could become the number one force in the Divine Realm."

Ye Yuan was stunned. He hadn't expected the Holy Domain to have such a history.

It seemed that, relying on their divine-level grand formation for protection, they simply didn't want to get involved in the muddy waters. Whether the Divine Realm fell seemed to have nothing to do with them.

"But if the demon race truly occupied the entire Divine Realm, even if they sealed the grand formation, they wouldn't last long, would they?" Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said.

Long Teng sneered, "But in fact, the Divine Realm didn't fall, did it? Fang Tian's sudden rise saved the entire Divine Realm. And they are just a bunch of garbage reaping the rewards without lifting a finger!"