To be honest,
Chen Ye didn’t feel much satisfaction from avenging his enemies.
"For the sake of resources, it’s a life-or-death struggle, leading to eternal grudges... Vendetta upon vendetta, it never ends."
He stood beside Wei Shu’s still-warm body, his gaze passing over the familiar face, almost identical to Wei Cheng’s.
Suddenly feeling something, he shook his head silently.
The root of it all was merely the power struggle over Lisong Valley...
For Chen Ye, who possessed a proficiency panel, Lisong Valley was nothing more than a medicinal garden that could accelerate his growth.
But for the Wei Family, it was a stable resource channel established over a hundred years.
Thinking of this, Chen Ye couldn’t help but feel a bit fortunate.
Even with the panel, he still had to fight and clash with others for resources.
Without the panel, he feared he would sooner or later end up like the Wei Family, constantly making enemies over resource conflicts, planting various hidden dangers.
"Master, there are still disciples of the Wei Family in the Wood Domain. Zhiwei believes that Master might as well use the power of the Vine King to eliminate these disciples all at once."
Zhiwei squatted down, removed the waist token from Wei Shu’s side, and presented it with both hands before her master, suddenly speaking softly,
"It’s not that Zhiwei is cruel and ruthless, but ordinary people can be spared. However, these Wei Family disciples are blood-related to Wei Shu and Wei Cheng..."
As she spoke, the young girl hesitated, seemingly afraid her master would show mercy.
Chen Ye smiled helplessly, did his eldest disciple really think he was soft-hearted?
Though he came from a harmonious society, there were stories of orphaned Zhao in his past life, let alone in the Cultivation Realm?
"Hmm... I have already asked the Vine King to have its subordinates help me eliminate the cultivators of the Ji and Wei families present here. Inside the Grotto Heaven, dangers are prevalent, and there’s no room for luck."
Chen Ye took the waist token, speaking to his disciple in a gentle tone, yet his words carried cruelty.
Besides, these people had come to kill him.
He couldn’t possibly spare them just because they hadn’t succeeded in killing him, could he?
As for...
Outside the Grotto Heaven, the Ji and Wei families, Chen Ye planned to visit in person after his Foundation Establishment!
Chen Ye withdrew his thoughts, his gaze falling on the waist token in his hand.
It was the Restriction Token for the Spirit-locking Nail!
Previously, the reason Chen Ye hadn’t appeared before Wei Shu and had observed from outside Wei Shu’s divine sense range was out of fear that Wei Shu would use the token.
But at this moment... all binds were released!
Without hesitation, Chen Ye crushed the token.
"Crack!"
A clear shattering sound emerged from within the Dantian, like ice cracking.
Simultaneously, from the spot where the Spirit-locking Nail was deeply embedded in his Dantian, a heart-wrenching, bone-piercing pain erupted.
"Ugh—!"
Chen Ye grunted, his face pale like gold paper. Such a large Spirit-locking Nail, deeply implanted in the Dantian, how could it not hurt being extracted?
His body trembled slightly, a point of faint light in his abdomen rapidly expanding, as if about to burst out.
"Chirps!!" The little white fox, frightened, bristled and darted into Zhiwei’s arms, its tiny paws clutching her collar tightly.
"Master..."
Zhiwei’s eyes flashed with pain, biting her lip almost unable to bear watching.
"Master’s not a weakling!"
Chen Ye sighed, why did this girl have no confidence in her master?
Enduring the intense pain, he released his body’s defenses and directed the long-accumulated spiritual power towards his Dantian.
"Pff!"
The flesh was forcibly pushed aside, and the black short nail, wrapped in surging blood, suddenly exited Chen Ye’s body!
At that moment, the Dantian seemed like a leaky house, with spiritual power madly leaking out.
Chen Ye’s vision darkened, his body falling backwards limply.
"Chirp!" The little white fox cried out in alarm, frantically waving its small paws.
The massive vine tendrils shadowed him, instantly supporting Chen Ye.
The tip of the tendril oozed a clear emerald liquid, spreading onto the bloody, gaping wound on his body.
In no time, the cool, nurturing life force rapidly seeped in, causing flesh buds to sprout visibly on his abdomen.
Chen Ye slowly exhaled a murky breath, feeling comforted all over, the spiritual power in his Dantian Qi Sea surged smoothly without the slightest stagnation.
The Withered Flourishing Mystical Light Sutra circulated on its own, becoming increasingly smooth and rounded.
[Withered Flourishing Mystical Light Sutra Minor Achievement: 70/100]
Gained another ten points of proficiency!
Chen Ye introspected, and the shackles that troubled him for many days had finally vanished without a trace!
He stood up, stretching his muscles, feeling the long-lost sense of power filling his limbs, and his heart swelled with heroism.
"This Vine King, truly is a walking treasure trove."
Chen Ye praised inwardly.
Such pure life energy, its healing effect far surpassed his Limit Break Ganlin Nourishing Technique by several folds.
He turned his head to the massive, quietly coiled vine, sincerely cupping his hands: "Thank you, Vine King, for your assistance."
The Vine King’s giant tendril slightly shook, as a response.
Shortly after, its immense body slowly sank into the ground, leaving only a tendril with a pentagram mark, affectionately rubbing the little white fox’s head before retracting underground and disappearing.
"Chirps..." The little white fox waved its small paws reluctantly.
Zhiwei’s previously tense face finally relaxed. She glanced at her master’s rapidly healing wound and at Wei Shu: "Master, his Storage Ring?"
Chen Ye nodded, forcing himself to sit up, taking the Storage Ring and completely erasing Wei Shu’s remnant will.
His divine sense once again probed inside, searching carefully.
After opening so many Storage Bags, this was his first time opening a Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Storage Ring!
"Going round and round, it still ended up in my hands..."
First, Chen Ye saw an ivory-colored Small Sword lying quietly in the Storage Ring.