East suburbs, southeast of the capital, Ye Clan's mansion.
Not long after Long Haoran received the news that the Ling Clan was collecting debts, the current head of the Ye Clan, Ye Qingfeng, also received the news.
However, after listening to the report from his clan's men of sacrifice, he wasn't as sullen as Long Haoran, nor did he get angry. Instead, he smiled.
"What's coming has finally come. This is the cycle of the Heavenly Dao. It's really unavoidable."
Evidently, Ye Qingfeng had long anticipated that Ling Yun would attack the Ye Clan.
Then, he immediately issued an order to the Ye Clan's men of sacrifice. The order he gave was almost exactly the same as Long Haoran's, but much more straightforward.
After the Ye Clan's men of sacrifice received their orders and left, Ye Qingfeng immediately sent someone to invite the core members of the clan to the conference room for a discussion.
There weren't many people present. Apart from Ye Qingfeng, Ye Qingxin, and Ye Tiandu, there was also a white-haired, wrinkled, and hunchbacked old man. It was Lei Kuangfeng, Elder Lei, who had guarded the Ye Clan's gate for decades.
These people quickly arrived at the conference room and greeted each other. However, Ye Qingfeng didn't start immediately because he was waiting for someone.
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly arrived above the Ye Clan's mansion and stopped in the air. Then, he floated outside the conference room. The figure looked very fat. It was Ye Tianshui.
"F * ck, he's crazy. Ling Yun is definitely crazy! He actually dared to attack our Ye Clan. He's not giving us any face at all! "
Obviously, Ye Tianshui had also received the news. He cursed at Ling Yun as soon as he landed and walked in.
Ye Tianshui's curses instantly broke the silence in the conference room.
"Tianshui greets Grandpa Lei, Second Uncle, and Little Aunt."
Ye Tianshui actually greeted Lei Kuangfeng first when Ye Qingfeng was present. It was clear that Lei Kuangfeng's real status in the Ye Clan.
However, Ye Qingfeng seemed to be used to this. He even tacitly agreed to it in his heart. Therefore, he only smiled and nodded at Ye Tianshui, signaling him to take a seat.
The table in the conference room was very long, and there were enough seats. Ye Tianshui swept his gaze across the room and found a seat far away from Ye Tiandu. He pulled out a chair and stood in it. At the same time, he didn't forget to snort angrily at Ye Tiandu.
Unexpectedly, Ye Tiandu didn't even look at him. He was still holding a piece of grass in his mouth, and his right hand was playing with his purple flying sword. His handsome face couldn't hide the proud and ostentatious expression on it.
Of course, Ye Tiandu was wearing the spatial ring that Ling Yun had given him on his right middle finger. He had never taken it off ever since he put it on. He cherished it so much that it even surpassed his Natal Flying Sword.
The meeting room in the Ye family's ancestral home was used by Ye Qingfeng to discuss important matters of the Ye family. It was rarely used, so Ye Tianshui didn't argue with Ye Tiandu even though he was still envious.
However, he didn't sit down. Instead, he looked as furious as ever as he yelled, "Second Uncle, no matter what, our Ye Family did help that brat Lingyun during the Devil Subduing Conference, but he's still not satisfied. Now, he's openly bullying our Ye Family. How can this be tolerated?!"
Ye Qingxin, who was sitting diagonally across from him, had long lost her patience when she saw Ye Tianshui putting on a show. She didn't even look up and said coldly, "Shut up!"
"Oh."
Ye Tianshui couldn't keep up the act any longer. He agreed honestly and sat down.
At this time, Ye Qingfeng glanced at his nephew and said with a smile, "Tianshui, since you said you can't tolerate this, why didn't you stop them?"
"This …"
Ye Tianshui didn't expect his second uncle to attack him right off the bat. He was immediately embarrassed, but he still found a reason. "Second Uncle, didn't Ling Yun promise to give me a spatial ring? I've already paid for it. What if I anger him and he goes back on his word?"
Pfft!
Hearing this, Ye Qingxin and Ye Tiandu, who knew the inside story, couldn't help laughing at the same time.
"Hmm, that's a good reason."
Of course, Ye Qingfeng already knew what happened at the Devil Subduing Conference. He nodded lightly, agreeing with Ye Tianshui's explanation.
After joking with Ye Tianshui, Ye Qingfeng's expression turned serious. He coughed and cleared his throat before saying, "It's just the five of us. Let's get down to business."
"Since everyone knows that the Ling family, oh, or rather, Ling Yun made a move against our Ye family tonight, I don't need to say much. You should be able to guess what's going on in the capital right now. That's why I called you here mainly to hear your opinions on this matter."
Ye Qingfeng went straight to the point. After he finished speaking, he first glanced at his younger sister, Ye Qingxin.
His eyes were full of love, but they were also a little dazed and apologetic.
The current Ye Qingxin had already taken the pair of elixirs that Ling Yun had given her. She had returned to the appearance of an eighteen -year-old girl. Her entire body exuded a soul-stirring beauty, elegant and refined, like a fairy.
The whole room was silent.
Ye Qingxin didn't even look at her brother. Her face was as cold as ice, but she couldn't conceal the excitement and joy in her beautiful eyes. She suddenly said, "Ye Qingfeng, you owe me a debt."
Ye Qingfeng could only force a smile and nod happily. He only said one word, "Okay."
He knew that he couldn't get any more information out of Ye Qingxin, so he looked at his son, Ye Tiandu.
Ye Tiandu held a piece of grass in his mouth. His eyes were calm and leisurely, as if the matter had nothing to do with him. He narrowed his eyes and pondered for a long time before he slowly said, "Ling Yun gave me a spatial ring. I still owe him a huge favor."
Fine, Ye Qingfeng knew he would say this, so he shook his head again with a bitter smile.
Ye Tianshui might as well not ask about it. He had made his attitude clear as soon as he came in. Everyone here knew that his anger was purely for show.
So in the end, Ye Qingfeng looked at Lei Kuangfeng, who had been sitting there and smoking a pipe. His eyes also turned serious.
"Uncle Lei, what do you think?"
"Cough, cough, cough …"
Lei Kuangfeng seemed to have smoked too much and coughed repeatedly. He then knocked the pot of his tobacco pipe in passing before he raised his head.
"According to the scattered information you brought back, the cultivation speed of this junior of the Ling Family is really too terrifying. This old man has lived for more than ninety years, but I've never heard of such a heaven-defying talent in cultivation, nor someone with such astonishing battle prowess in the same realm …"
"This old man will tell you the truth. Even in the whole of Mount Shu, such an astonishing cultivation genius has never appeared in the past thousands of years."
At this point, Lei Kuangfeng looked at Ye Qingxin and asked with a smile, "Am I right, girl?"
Ye Qingxin nodded without the slightest hesitation.
Only then did Lei Kuangfeng say, "Therefore, the Heavens are helping the Ling Family. The will of the Heavens cannot be defied, and it's absolutely not something that can be stopped by human strength."
After listening to Lei Kuangfeng's evaluation of Ling Yun, everyone present, including Ye Qingfeng, felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders. Everyone seemed indifferent, but in fact, their tense nerves had relaxed all of a sudden.
Everyone present was aware of Lei Kuangfeng's background and strength. If even he had such an evaluation of Ling Yun, then it was tantamount to a final verdict.
In particular, Ye Qingfeng's expression had clearly relaxed a lot. He asked in a low voice, "Uncle Lei, forgive me for being presumptuous, but if you were to fight against the current Ling Yun, what are your chances of winning?"
"Hehe …"
Lei Kuangfeng actually grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "It seems that the Patriarch is still somewhat unwilling to accept this question."
"Judging from the information we've received so far, Ling Yun's current battle prowess should be able to kill a sword cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm. I'm only one stage above the Foundation Establishment Realm, so I might be able to barely win against him."
Lei Kuangfeng's face was devoid of any complacency or flaunting his seniority as he said these words. Then, he decisively shook his head and said solemnly, "However, Ling Yun has proven countless times in the Devil Subduing Conference that no matter who his opponent is, he can always become stronger. The techniques he uses in each battle are almost always different, and he can always bring out new trump cards."
"Therefore, this old man firmly believes that all the information we've gathered about Ling Yun's true battle prowess is false and cannot be used as a basis for consideration."
"Ling Yun appears to be tyrannical and overbearing, but he's actually been hiding his true strength all along. Who knows how many shocking techniques he has yet to use."
"Therefore, if this old man were to really fight him one-on-one, it would be considered that I didn't lose face for Mount Shu if I could just barely not lose."
！！！
Ye Qingfeng was shocked!
Ye Qingxin was shocked!
Ye Tiandu and Ye Tianshui were so shocked that they directly stood up!
This wasn't just because Lei Kuangfeng said that he might not be able to defeat Ling Yun, but because if that really happened, it would mean that Ling Yun could completely crush the entire Ye Clan by himself!
In the last twenty years, although the Ye Clan and the Long Clan were ranked as the top two clans in Hua Xia, only the Ye Clan members themselves knew that the Ye Clan was much inferior to the Long Clan in terms of foundation.
The most fundamental reason why the Ye Clan dared to be ranked on equal footing with the Long Clan was because of this unremarkable old gatekeeper of their clan, as well as the power of Mount Shu behind him!
But now, Lei Kuangfeng actually said that he himself wasn't absolutely sure that he could defeat Ling Yun. Then, what confidence did the Ye Clan have to compete with the Ling Clan?!
In a battle between clans, it really didn't matter who was stronger or weaker for a moment. In the end, the most powerful person in the clan was still the one competing. This was confidence. If one's confidence was gone, then that would be the true defeat.
"Cough, cough …"
Lei Kuangfeng coughed again. He withdrew his smile and said with a stern expression, "Patriarch, I understood your intentions the moment you called me for this meeting."
"This Ling Yun is a cultivation genius rarely seen in Hua Xia for thousands of years. We can't defeat him!"
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