Chapter 1814: Enlightenment of the Entire Sect

Qianye's face turned deathly pale, and he collapsed limply to the ground, a look of despair in his eyes.

To others, this drum sound was infinitely beneficial.

But to him, it sounded the final death knell.

“Elder Tao... save... save me!”

Qianye grabbed Elder Tao's arm, his face full of despair.

Just moments ago, everyone was still waiting to see Ye Yuan make a fool of himself; no one took Ye Yuan's persistence seriously.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, the drum sound of the Big Dipper would echo over the Shadowmoon Sect?

Elder Tao was still in shock at this moment, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

Only after Qianye shook him repeatedly did he suddenly snap out of it.

"What did you say?" Elder Tao asked, as if waking from a dream.

Chiba knelt directly before Ye Yuan, weeping, "Save... save me! Elder Tao, I don't want to die!"

When the seventh drumbeat sounded, he had completely collapsed.

Now there was only one thought in his mind: to survive.

Elder Tao's face suddenly darkened. He kicked Chiba to the ground and said coldly, "You fool, what kind of existence have you provoked!"

Chiba, tears streaming down his face, sobbed, "I... how was I to know... that he could strike the Big Dipper Seven-Star Drum?"

Now his intestines were green with regret. If he had known this, he would never have stuck his neck out even if beaten to death.

It wasn't just Chiba who had fallen out with Ye Yuan; there were also the Cloud Sword Sect and the Jade Pool Sect.

But only he had been the one to stick his head out, repeatedly attempting to kill Ye Yuan.

Especially the first ambush, where he had come within a hair's breadth of killing Ye Yuan.

And this thoroughly infuriated Ye Yuan.

Chiba naturally did not think Ye Yuan could do anything to him—merely a Divine Lord at the sixth heaven, even if he was a genius, it would take who knows how long for him to grow.

But how could he have imagined that Ye Yuan would need only two hundred years to gain the strength to kill him?

What was worse, even after Jiang Hong made his move, Ye Yuan stubbornly insisted on striking the Big Dipper Drum.

In the end, he succeeded...

He actually succeeded!

Elder Tao no longer wore that doting expression; his face was now filled with fury.

Pointing at Chiba's nose, he roared, "You pig! You've brought a behemoth upon the entire Flying Flower Sect! Do you know what it means that the Big Dipper Drum has been struck? It means he is the greatest genius in the history of Shadow Moon Sect! It means he will stand above everyone else! To kill you is merely a word from his mouth! At this moment, who dares to shield you? Huh? Who dares to shield you?"

Elder Tao's mindset was now completely different from before.

Earlier, he had merely regarded Ye Yuan's stubbornness as a joke, waiting to see the fun.

But now, Ye Yuan had proven his terrifying talent, which meant the Flying Flower Sect had provoked a formidable enemy.

In the future, within the sect, the Flying Flower Sect would likely suffer severe suppression.

The tripartite balance of power would soon be broken.

Originally, the emergence of Bai Li Qingyan from the Yao Chi Sect had already put immense pressure on the Flying Flower Sect.

Now, to make matters worse, frost was added to snow.

Chiba collapsed to the ground with a thud, as if his entire being had been drained.

Elder Tao cast a pitying glance at him, then suddenly softened his tone and said flatly, "Don't worry. The temptation of striking the Big Dipper Drum is too great—it means the entire sect owes him a favor. Using such a big favor to kill someone, I believe that kid won't be so foolish."

...

After the seven drumbeats, they did not immediately fade but echoed over the Shadow Moon Sect, lingering for a long time.

Under the drumbeats, nearly all the disciples of Shadow Moon Sect entered a state of cultivation.

The great Dao contained in this drum sound complemented their cultivation techniques and was extremely beneficial to them.

One must know that the Shadow Moon Sect had been established for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, and the Big Dipper Seven Star Drum had sounded for the first time.

If they missed this opportunity, there would be no second chance.

Even the nine great transmission elders had each entered a state of enlightenment.

The Big Dipper Seven Star Drum was a celestial venerable spiritual treasure, and the great Dao within it was a supreme treasure for them.

Ye Yuan, on the other hand, looked rather bored.

His entire body was drenched in sweat; striking the drum was no easy task.

A celestial venerable spiritual treasure—even true god experts could not strike it. If not for Ye Yuan possessing the Lesser Tongtian Mountain, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to sound it.

Even so, Ye Yuan had expended immense effort to sound the Big Dipper Seven Star Drum.

After recovering for a while, Ye Yuan began to feel somewhat bored.

He estimated that the entire Shadow Moon Sect was now immersed in enlightenment, and no one would come to bother him.

As for Qianye, he was not worried.

He knew that under these circumstances, even the most foolish members of the Flying Flower faction would not dare to let Qianye escape.

So he simply began to cultivate on the spot.

The drum sound lasted for an entire month.

During this month, the entire Shadow Moon Sect was filled with unprecedented joy.

Many people, after hearing the drum sound, directly broke through their cultivation bottlenecks.

Finally, the drum sound gradually faded, and the transmission elders woke up one by one from their meditative absorption.

The way they looked at Ye Yuan had completely changed.

They knew that the entire Shadow Moon Sect owed Ye Yuan a huge debt of gratitude.

This debt was not because of the ancestor's decree.

The significance of this drum sound to the Shadow Moon Sect was immense!

Jiang Hong suddenly focused his gaze and exclaimed, "Woodcutter, you have comprehended again?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at the Woodcutter, all greatly astonished.

The Woodcutter's aura was far stronger than a month ago.

Clearly, he had gained far more from the drum sound than the others.

One must know that at their level, even the slightest progress was extremely rare.

The Woodcutter grinned and said, "Such a great opportunity, how could I let it slip? In terms of talent, I can't compare to Ye Yuan, but compared to you lot, I'm still more than enough."

Hearing the Woodcutter's arrogant words, the others' faces turned as black as a pot bottom.

At that moment, a middle-aged man in a green Daoist robe slowly walked out of the void.

Seeing the newcomer, the nine great transmission elders immediately straightened their robes and went to greet him.

"Greetings, Sect Master!" the nine said in unison.

The middle-aged man nodded slowly and said, "Mm, you have all worked hard."

The nine quickly replied, "We dare not!"

The middle-aged man's gaze passed over the nine and landed on Ye Yuan in the distance.

Ye Yuan also respectfully saluted and said, "Ye Yuan greets the Sect Master!"

Ye Yuan could feel that the aura of this middle-aged man was even more unfathomable than that of the nine great transmission elders.

It seemed the Shadow Moon Sect's foundation was indeed profound!

The middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "Since the founding of our Shadow Moon Sect, countless people have tried to sound the Big Dipper Seven Star Drum, but no one has ever succeeded. I never expected it to be sounded by a young man at the Divine Lord realm. Ye Yuan, we dare not defy the ancestor's decree. Now you may state your wish. Of course, if you haven't thought it through yet, you can tell us later."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "No need, I've already thought it through. Ye Yuan asks for nothing else—only to kill Qianye!"