Chapter 2779: A Vast Fortune!

On Flowing Cloud Peak of the Wuding Heavenly Sect.

Ye Yuan stood in midair, three strands of law swirling around him without pause.

Yet these three strands of law were sharply distinct, unable to merge.

Hum!

The three strands of law dissipated with a roar. Ye Yuan gazed into the distance, his eyes somewhat vacant.

As expected, it still wasn't working!

“Master Ye, still no luck?” Dahuang asked, his face full of guilt.

Ye Yuan shook his head. “Between the laws, there seems to be an invisible barrier. Moreover, I can no longer sense the power of law.”

Being unable to sense the power of law meant he could no longer cultivate!

For a peerless prodigy to be unable to cultivate—what a devastating blow that must be!

Dahuang’s expression changed. “Master Ye, it’s… it’s all Dahuang’s incompetence!”

Ye Yuan looked at Dahuang and smiled. “This grudge belongs to the Wuding Heavenly Sect, not the Myriad Demon Mountains. I’m already deeply grateful that you all came to help me. This matter has nothing to do with you.”

“But… but, Master Ye, you…” Dahuang felt a pang in his heart.

He had desperately tried to keep pace with Ye Yuan, but in the end, it was Ye Yuan who took the fatal blow for them, suffering severe injuries.

If not for that, Ye Yuan wouldn’t have had to sacrifice his manifested sword to slay Li Changsheng.

The battle at Wuding shook the continent!

Ye Yuan’s single sword stroke that cut down Changsheng became a celebrated tale across the land.

That same stroke ended the Alchemy Alliance’s reign and completely liberated the major sects.

For a time, Ye Yuan’s fame was unrivaled.

But very few knew that after this battle, Ye Yuan could no longer cultivate.

Having lost the recognition of the Heavenly Dao, he was nothing but a cripple!

Ye Yuan, however, was not discouraged. He smiled, brimming with heroic spirit. “All my life, I’ve always defied heaven! My path needs no one’s approval!”

Dahuang stared blankly at Ye Yuan, momentarily lost.

Ye Yuan’s reaction was far from what he had imagined—there was not a trace of dejection.

The more gifted the prodigy, the harder such a blow usually hit, often leading to utter collapse.

But Ye Yuan acted as if it had nothing to do with him.

Not only that, Dahuang felt that Ye Yuan seemed even sharper, more vibrant than before!

Did this guy not realize he could no longer cultivate?

“What did they say about my proposal?” Ye Yuan asked Dahuang, unconcerned about the matter.

Dahuang frowned, displeased. “Those ingrates! If not for Master Ye, they’d be dead by now! And now they won’t even agree to such a small request!”

Ye Yuan seemed to have expected this. He said calmly, “What did they say?”

Dahuang said indignantly, “They said that ascenders are ascenders—natives! Now that the Five Great Heavenly Sects exist in name only, they can give them one sect’s territory. Everything else must be handed over! Moreover, they will strictly control the ascenders!”

Right after the great war, Ye Yuan had proposed that the Rainclear Continent no longer divide into native and ascender factions.

Ascenders could enter the major heavenly sects to cultivate.

Now, of the former Five Radiance Heavenly Domain’s five great heavenly sects, only Luo Yunqing remained as a Saint Emperor Heaven.

Among the ascenders, there were only three Saint Emperor Heavens.

The native Saint Emperor Heavens held an absolute advantage.

So they had no intention of sharing benefits with the ascenders and wanted to take the chance to crush them completely.

They were somewhat wary of the Myriad Demon Mountains behind Ye Yuan; otherwise, they might have openly broken ties.

With Li Changsheng dead and the common enemy gone, these Saint Emperor Heavens each pursued their own interests.

Of course, the more important reason was that they knew Ye Yuan had become a cripple.

Though Ye Yuan was still at the Saint Emperor Heaven realm, he could no longer manifest the Dao, greatly reducing his combat power.

They no longer feared Ye Yuan.

A genius with no future was nothing to be afraid of.

Ye Yuan smiled. “Found the main headquarters of the Alchemy Alliance?”

Dahuang said, “Found it!”

Ye Yuan nodded slightly. “Let’s go take a look!”

…

A group of people descended with imposing momentum onto a landscape of green hills and clear waters.

Dao Yun Saint Venerable, Tianlu Saint Venerable, Niumo Saint Venerable, and other top experts were all present.

This place was called Crimson Serpent Gorge, a very remote location.

No one had expected Li Changsheng to set up his main headquarters here.

But now, Dao Yun Saint Venerable and the others looked at Ye Yuan with strange, even contemptuous eyes.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

“Tsk tsk, that Li Changsheng really had some skill, setting up such a great formation to hide the entire mountain gate. If we hadn’t sneaked in through the teleportation array, we’d never have found it!” Dao Yun Saint Venerable said.

They still admired Li Changsheng’s methods.

Whether in alchemy, the Eightfold Battle Generals, or this mountain gate, everything showed his power.

Tianlu Saint Venerable said, “We’ve ransacked fourteen branch alliances and gained enormous benefits! But over these ten thousand years, Li Changsheng’s accumulated wealth is probably mostly hidden here. It’s likely… an astronomical figure!”

With the Alchemy Alliance destroyed, the fourteen branch alliances, leaderless, were naturally at their mercy.

The saint venerables did not hold back; they completely wiped out the fourteen branch alliances and reaped great rewards.

But everyone knew the real treasure was here!

The Saint Emperor Heavens, bold with their skills, directly broke into the mountain gate.

With all the Saint Emperor Heavens dead, the Alchemy Alliance members had already scattered.

Now, the mountain gate was in complete disarray.

A group of experts turned the Alchemy Alliance’s mountain gate upside down and finally discovered a cave in the back mountain.

Outside the cave, powerful restrictions had been set.

Breaking these restrictions was nothing for the Saint Emperor Heavens present.

The group entered the cave, and one by one, they were stunned.

As far as the eye could see, the cave was filled with countless treasures!

Countless heavenly crystals were piled everywhere!

The wealth here could truly be described as astronomical.

The Saint Emperor Heavens’ eyes turned green at the sight of these treasures.

None of the experts present had ever seen so much wealth in their lives.

“This Li Changsheng was truly insane, amassing such terrifying wealth!” Dao Yun Saint Venerable exclaimed in awe.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Together, this wealth exceeded even what they had obtained from the Lost Divine Palace!

With this wealth, they could easily train dozens more Saint Emperor Heavens!

“Now, shouldn’t we discuss how to distribute this wealth?” Tianlu Saint Venerable said.

Dao Yun Saint Venerable gave Ye Yuan a meaningful glance and smiled. “Although this wealth belonged to Li Changsheng, it was actually plundered from our various heavenly sects! So, I suggest we distribute it according to the strength of each sect!”

Tianlu Saint Venerable sneered. “Heh, Dao Yun, you’ve got it all figured out! Here, your Seven Stars Heavenly Sect is the strongest. You mean you take the lion’s share?”

Besides Dao Yun Saint Venerable, the Seven Stars Heavenly Sect had another Saint Emperor Heaven expert!

Thus, they were the strongest!

Dao Yun Saint Venerable’s method naturally favored the Seven Stars Heavenly Sect. How could the others agree?