Chapter 1889: The Inspector

“You shouldn’t have let them go!”

After everyone had left, the Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign let out a long sigh and said.

He had not stopped Ye Yuan when he did this.

Of course, he couldn’t have stopped him either.

Now, Ye Yuan had completely replaced him as the master of the Celestial Forest World.

This place no longer belonged to him.

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign’s body had turned into specks of light, beginning to dissipate.

Wuchen’s body also materialized, his expression indescribably forlorn.

Ye Yuan glanced at the Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign and said indifferently, “I have my own bottom line in what I do. They came in only to seek treasures; they bear no enmity toward me. Killing them would trouble my conscience.”

Seeing Ye Yuan’s expression, the Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign’s countenance stiffened.

He knew that Ye Yuan was still angry about what had happened before.

His scheme might have been trivial to him, but the billions of living beings in the Celestial Forest World had lost their lives because of it.

Those people were worthless in the Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign’s eyes, but in Ye Yuan’s eyes, they should not have died.

Celestial Forest smiled faintly and said, “Boy, womanish benevolence will only lead you into more danger!”

Ye Yuan sneered, “Cruelty and inhumanity—how is that different from a beast!”

“Hahaha… What an oddball! Boy, I know you’re upset that I used the Celestial Forest World as a wager, but no matter what, you are my true successor! You can’t erase that.” The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign laughed heartily.

Ye Yuan did not laugh. He only said indifferently, “If that weren’t the case, do you think I’d have the patience to chat with you now?”

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign’s face darkened. “Boy, whether you like it or not, you have inherited my legacy. Don’t you understand any sense of hierarchy?”

At this moment, Wuchen, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up: “Actually… whether Ye Yuan counts as your true successor is debatable. He did obtain the Realm-Steering Stele and Soul-Steering Pearl, but you had already discarded those two items. As for his techniques and martial skills, they come from the Lesser Tongtian Mountain and have nothing to do with you.”

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign’s pupils contracted. “He… didn’t cultivate the techniques I left behind?”

Wuchen shook his head. “His ambition is greater than yours; his ability surpasses yours as well! The techniques Ye Yuan has created will one day shake the entire Tongtian Realm!”

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign’s expression turned serious, and he couldn’t help recalling the events before.

He was exceptionally talented; if he hadn’t fallen, reaching the realm of the Supreme Heavenly Emperor might not have been impossible.

Yet even so, he had not gained the recognition of the Lesser Tongtian Mountain.

But now, Ye Yuan had refined the Lesser Tongtian Mountain and become its true master.

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign understood Wuchen; he was not being petulant but truly had high hopes for Ye Yuan.

If it was really as Wuchen said, then Ye Yuan’s future achievements might even surpass the Supreme Heavenly Emperor?

This… seemed a bit absurd, didn’t it?

As if reading the Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign’s thoughts, Ye Yuan’s face darkened slightly. “None of that concerns you anymore. Rest in peace!”

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign, for the sake of revenge, could even harm the artifact spirit he had nurtured for a million years and let the entire Celestial Forest World be buried with him.

If not for the fact that he was the creator of the Celestial Forest World, Ye Yuan would not have let him die so easily.

Different paths, no common goals.

Though the Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign had shown him kindness, Ye Yuan had lost his patience.

They shared a common enemy; killing the Nine Entropy Heavenly Emperor would count as repaying the favor.

The Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign clearly knew this outcome, so he departed calmly.

The light dissipated, and the Celestial Forest Heavenly Sovereign was no more.

The once-dominant peak powerhouse of the Tongtian Realm vanished into thin air.

Ye Yuan watched the fading specks of light, his expression complex.

Not far away, Kunwu’s expression was equally complex.

That youth who had forcibly broken through his cultivation back then had now grown into a towering tree!

With a wave of his hand, even Heavenly Sovereigns were casually suppressed—truly unimaginable.

“Ye Yuan, let him stay with you. This old ghost owes too much to Celestial Forest; he has to repay it.” Wuchen suddenly said.

He knew what Ye Yuan was thinking—Kunwu was essentially an accomplice to Celestial Forest.

Ye Yuan slowly nodded and looked at Kunwu. “Senior once saved my mother, and I am deeply grateful. If you are willing, you may naturally stay by my side. But whether to stay or leave is up to you, Senior.”

Kunwu sighed. “I’ll stay in the Celestial Forest World.”

Ye Yuan nodded and did not insist.

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The Celestial Forest World was in ruins and needed rebuilding. After comforting Fang Tian and the others, Ye Yuan led Leng Qiuling and the rest out through the Locking Realm Gate.

Now, Ye Yuan no longer worried about the Celestial Forest World.

As long as no Heavenly Emperor entered, he could suppress anyone with a wave of his hand.

Of course, as his cultivation level rose, it wouldn’t be long before he could suppress even Heavenly Emperors.

So now, he wasn’t concerned about anyone else entering the Celestial Forest World.

It was still that narrow winding path.

Recalling the scene of escaping the realm at the risk of death and being saved by Liang Wanru, Ye Yuan felt like it was a lifetime ago.

“I wonder how Wanru and Fatty are doing,” Ye Yuan said with emotion.

Later, under Xiao Feng’s arrangement, Liang Wanru and Xie Jingyi had gone to the region under the jurisdiction of the Ten Thousand Treasures Heavenly Emperor.

There had been no news of them for so many years.

Now, stirred by the scene, Ye Yuan missed them deeply.

“Big Brother, if you miss them, go see them,” Bai Guang said with a smile.

Ye Yuan nodded. “I’ve been busy searching for you all these years and haven’t had time to visit them. Once I find Li’er and Lü’er, I really should go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Domain.”

This place was not far from the Eagle Emperor City. Ye Yuan and his group soon returned to the imperial city.

Back then, he had left the Eagle Emperor City to find Bai Guang and the others, and that trip had lasted several hundred years.

Returning to the city, Ye Yuan was filled with myriad emotions.

But now, the Eagle Emperor City’s walls were covered with colorful flags, and a road paved with white feathers stretched all the way outside the city.

Countless strong cultivators stood outside the city gate, extremely solemn.

“Milord, could it be that the city lord knew you were coming and specially came to welcome you?” Ning Tianping said with a smile.

Ye Yuan smiled. “If they had the power of prophecy, I wouldn’t have had to travel thousands of miles to the Aurora Emperor City.”

“Heh, true. I wonder who it is, putting on such a grand show. It’s really annoying!” Ning Tianping said.

Ye Yuan pursed his lips and smiled. “Look, here they come.”

Ning Tianping looked and indeed saw a resplendent divine chariot descending from the sky.

The chariot was extremely dazzling, emitting a soul-stirring aura—it was actually a Celestial God Mysterious Treasure!

The chariot landed on the flat ground, and a young figure slowly stepped out.

Zuo Shujie led the way, and a group of Celestial God cultivators immediately knelt, respectfully shouting, “Your subordinate Zuo Shujie, leading the Eagle Emperor City multitude, pays respects to the Inspector!”

The young man looked arrogant, a hint of disdain in his eyes. He paid no attention to Zuo Shujie and the others and strode straight into the Eagle Emperor City.

Zuo Shujie was about to rise when the young man frowned and said coldly, “Did I tell you to rise?”