Chapter 2627: A Major Figure from the Dark Court
Ye Futian ruled over the Ziwei Segmentum. When the Shenyi Continent migrated into the segmentum, the Lost Clan was practically in his hands.
The intention of Ye Futian inviting the Lost Clan to join the segmentum was because he wanted to fortify the power of the Ziwei Segmentum.
However, he would not mistreat the Lost Clan. The Shenyi Continent would be placed directly beside the main planet in the Ziwei Segmentum. Besides that, Ye Futian would build a teleportation grand matrix that connected the Lost Clan and Ziwei Imperial Palace. Moreover, the cultivators of the Lost Clan could utilize all the resources available in Ziwei Imperial Palace for their cultivation.
If he wanted the Lost Clan to take action in the future, he naturally had to gain their trust.
Ye Futian also allowed Lord Chen and Sikong Nan to meet and get to know each other. In the future, they could directly liaise with each other on matters of both parties.
After arranging all this, Ye Futian continued cultivating. He was used to being a hands-off manager.
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Just like that, several more years passed.
These past few years, countless people had died in the war between the six realms. They had been in a prolonged stalemate. All sides did not dare to act too aggressively, all of them holding back.
Donghuang Imperial Palace rallied the various cultivators of the Divine Prefecture to join the war. However, many forces had not responded. The more powerful the force, the more likely they did not react and acted perfunctorily. The difference between the situation in the Divine Prefecture and the Devil World was very drastic.
As a force of the Ancient God Clans, Tianyan City was similarly perfunctory. They had set a group of members to participate in the war effort, but very few of their core cultivators were among those sent.
As for the absolute heir of Tianyan City, he had not gone out at all, let alone join the war.
Right now, in the City Lord Office of Tianyan City, there was a unique space. This was a domain of divine fire. Inside this space, it was an independent world. Wang Xiao of Tianyan City was bathing in fire and cultivating.
He forged an Armory Zone in the space and was forging divine arms. Terrifying scorching currents consumed his figure, causing his entire person to be bathed with flame. His figure was constantly being tempered. What was even more frightening was that an illusory face seemed to appear in the entire spatial domain. It seemed to be observing his every action.
Sizzle. As Wang Xiao forged away, the scorching divine fire poured over his figure, imprinting in his body. Gradually, Wang Xiao's body seemed to be formed from golden divine flames. It was as though he was clad in golden armor. He appeared extremely dazzling.
"Ah!" yelled Wang Xiao.
Wang Xiao let out a deep roar. He seemed to be in excruciating pain. His muscles were twitching all over his body.
"If you want to defeat him, a mere Body of Way is insufficient. You need to forge a divine body to stand a chance," said the illusory figure. It seemed to be spurring Wang Xiao on.
Wang Xiao ground his teeth as he continued to withstand the pain. The pain gradually numbed his nerves. The terrifying divine fire poured down over his body. His body became more and more frightening. The entire region was a domain of divine fire. There was an external force protecting him. It seemed to come from the illusory figure.
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In Ziwei Imperial Palace, Ye Futian was cultivating in seclusion. Just then, someone came calling for him.
Ye Futian stopped cultivating and looked at the person who had come. It was Old Ma.
"Palace Lord," greeted Old Ma as he bowed slightly.
"Old Ma, there is no need for formalities between us," said Ye Futian. "What has happened?"
"Someone is looking for you," replied Old Ma.
"Who?" asked Ye Futian, somewhat curious. Normal matters were naturally handled by Lord Chen and the others. They would not disturb Ye Futian's cultivation.
If the person had come looking for him, that meant that the former was not just any ordinary person.
"It is someone from the Dark Court," answered Old Ma. Ye Futian revealed a strange expression. Why was a cultivator of the Dark Court looking for him?
"The person who has come is very, very powerful. Even Lord Chen is not confident that he can defeat them," continued Old Ma. Ye Futian nodded his head as his expression turned serious.
It seemed that a major figure of the Dark Court had come.
"Let's go," Ye Futian said.
Regardless of how formidable a cultivator might be, they could not possibly act recklessly as long as they were in the Ziwei Segmentum. This was a world under the absolute control of Ye Futian.
The two of them left where they were and moved towards Ziwei City. Ye Futian did not bring others with him except Old Ma.
After the group from the Dark Court arrived in the segmentum, they occupied a palace. When Ye Futian reached the place, he saw several cultivators from Ziwei Imperial Palace around. Lord Chen and Fang Cun were present too. Clearly, all of them were worried that the cultivators from the Dark Court would act rashly.
"Palace Lord," the crowd greeted Ye Futian as they bowed slightly.
"Hmm." Ye Futian nodded and said, "All of you, wait for me here."
After he gave this order, he went into the palace alone with Old Ma. He stopped in front of a courtyard. Quite many cultivators from the Dark Court were gathered here. Two of them had unfathomable cultivation. Ye Futian glanced at the crowd and said, "What business does the Dark Court have with us?"
"Someone wants to meet you," a cultivator from the Dark Court replied.
"And who would that be?" Ye Futian inquired.
"All of you, stand down," a voice commanded.
"Understood." The cultivators from the Dark Court nodded their heads obediently. They bowed in the direction of the room before leaving. Even the two top figures also nodded and left the place.
Ye Futian was the only one left in the courtyard.
Creak. The door opened. Ye Futian peeked inside and saw a slender figure draped in a cloak walk out. The person's head was slightly lowered, and the cloak veiled their face. This person appeared mysterious. The person seemed to be a maiden since she had a slim figure. Even though her legs were long, they were slender.
She stopped not far away from Ye Futian. She raised her head slightly and stared at him with her jet-black eyes. After that, she removed her cloak and revealed her cold but beautiful face. Her eyes shone as brilliantly as the Cold Moon in the dark night, sending a chill down others' spines. One could faintly sense danger as they locked eyes with her.
As Ye Futian looked at her face, he felt somewhat familiar, but he couldn't pinpoint who she was.
Right at this moment, the maiden suddenly smiled at Ye Futian. Her smile was like a beam of sunshine in the dark world. It was warm and gave people hope.
"Elder Brother!" she called gently. She seemed somewhat shy.
Her greeting instantly pulled Ye Futian down memory lane.
When the chaos in the Original Realm first began, the Dark World invaded the Hidden Land Realm. The Gate of Hell opened as the troops of the Dark World descended.
Ye Futian found a girl in the Dark World. She was hunted by many parties and was always hiding. She did not have any cultivation, yet she could cause the death of Renhuangs. She claimed herself to be cursed. She was born to bring calamity to those around her. Whoever was close to her would be doomed.
Despite that, Ye Futian still brought her back to the Heavenly Mandate Academy. Unfortunately, not long after, the Dark Court invaded the Heavenly Mandate Realm. The Lord of the Underworld personally led a troop of the Dark Army to invade the realm and forced Ye Futian to hand the girl over to him. At that time, the passageway that connected all the worlds had yet to be activated, so the scale of the invasion back then paled into insignificance with that of today. However, the Heavenly Mandate Academy back then was similarly much weaker and could not withstand the besiegement.
In the end, the girl chose to leave with the Dark Court.
Their encounter was so long ago that Ye Futian had slowly forgotten about it.
Ye Futian once named the girl Ye Qingyao!