The Divine Urban Physician

Chapter 1432: No Choice

Chapter 1432: No Choice Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The entire space rippled because of the spacetime artifact. Beigong Hongtian stared at it, his breathing becoming rapid.

Who would have thought that a Semi Divine realm brat from a low-level martial plane would be worth a spacetime artifact?

If word of this got out, it would definitely shock the entire Lingwu Continent!

“Great! Nice and straightforward!”

“I like doing business with people like you. I promise to bring Ye Shitian here in three days!”

Beigong Hongtian received the spacetime artifact and smiled. Then, he tore open space and returned to the family’s territory, after which he met up with the third and fourth Grand Elders, as well as several Dao Integration realm elders. He revealed the spacetime artifact as he laughed heartily and said, “It’s done!”

“In the clan!”

“The fifth elder has been stuck at the ninth level of the Dao Integration realm for 3,000 years, and has cultivated the laws of the five elements to the perfection. Fifth Elder, you can use this spacetime artifact!”

With that, he threw the spacetime artifact over to the fifth elder. “As for the others, don’t worry. There’s still a long time. I’ll definitely help you reach the Creation realm!”

“Thank you, Family Head!”

“Thank you, Patriarch!”

The fifth elder, sixth elder, seventh elder, and eighth elder all cupped their fists toward Beigong Hongtian in thanks.

The Third Grand Elder looked at all of this in relief. He nodded repeatedly and said, “Alright, after this, including Hongtian, the number of Creation realm experts in our family will reach double digits!”

Then, he said, “Ye Shitian, that brat, is coming soon. Hongtian, come with us!”

“If Ye Shitian succeeds in defeating the Ten Thousand Soul Dragon Formation, it’s not a bad idea to tie him to our family through a marriage alliance.”

“If he can’t, then we will have eliminated a potential threat!”

As expected of an old fox!

Regardless of whether Ye Chen succeeded or not, the Beigong family would come out on top.

“Ye Shitian is here!”

Beigong Hongtian looked at the glowing token in his hand and smiled. He said, “Fifth Elder, please go into seclusion. When you’ve reached the Creation realm, we’ll have another true expert. You’ll be in charge of that place, and the Fifth Grand Elder can be relieved of his duty, which will help ease the pressure we’re facing from our enemies.”

The Beigong family controlled several territories, which spanned countless miles. There were many low-grade sects and families within their territory, and even the current number of Dao Integration realm experts were not enough to suppress them. They had to send the Creation realm Grand Elders to suppress them so that they would not be instigated by the other middle-grade families and sects into starting a rebellion!

The Beigong clan had five territories under its control, each of which was overseen by a Creation realm Grand Elder. In addition, they had to have a few Creation realm Grand Elders around the family’s residence as well, so every additional Creation realm expert would strengthen the family’s control over their territory significantly.

“Yes, Family Head!”

“Family Head, we will guard Fifth Elder while he breaks through.”

“With his combat strength, he only needs ten days to break through. At that time, our family will no longer be afraid of the other middle-tier families and sects.”

Hearing the elders voice their thoughts, Beigong Hongtian nodded slightly. He went to the front hall and looked at Ye Shitian. He smiled. “Little friend Ye, I was a little reckless earlier.” He cupped his fists slightly, displaying a kind expression as he said, “You have my sincerest apologies.”

“There’s no need for that!”

“Family Head, let’s get down to business, shall we?”

Ye Chen’s eyes narrowed. He would not fall for this trick. This old fox had just chased him out yesterday, so there was definitely something fishy about his sudden change of attitude today.

Beigong Hongtian asked Ye Chen and Beigong Ziyu to sit down and said, “I’ve thought about what you mentioned before for a long time. I think you can be invested in, and even nurtured. Therefore, I personally took action and used a Dao Integration-grade artifact to convince the Soul Race’s ancestor on your behalf!”

“The ancestor of the Soul Race is willing to open their forbidden area.”

“As long as you can get past the Ten Thousand Soul Dragon Formation, they’ll let you pick the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Dragon Herb, and won’t attack you after you leave the formation.”

“This is the opportunity I fought for,”

“Of course, the Ten Thousand Soul Dragon Formation is extremely dangerous, so I don’t recommend that you go. You might lose your life. Still, the decision is yours!”

He knew that Ji Lin was possessed by soul poison, so how could Ye Chen not go?

“You want me to challenge the Ten Thousand Year Soul Dragon Formation by myself?” Ye Chen sized up Beigong Hongtian. He knew that Beigong Hongtian must have made some agreement with the Soul Race’s ancestor. However, since the Myriad Swords Palace was protecting him, the Soul Clan would not dare to attack him, nor would the Beigong family.

Thus, the crux of the matter lay with the Ten Thousand Year Soul Dragon Formation, which was even capable of killing Dao Integration realm experts.

As long as they could get him to voluntarily agree to trying to get past it, neither the Soul Race or the Beigong family would be held responsible, which would give the Myriad Swords Palace no reason to intervene.

It was a good plan, and a vicious one. However, this was still a better deal that Ye Chen had hoped for. After all, the alternative was him sneaking into the forbidden area and trying to avoid the detection of countless Soul Race experts. Even if he avoided their detection, he would still end up having to get past the formation anyway.

“It’s just a mere formation!”

“As for you, Family Head, your promise is that I won’t be attacked by anyone in the Soul Race, right?” Ye Chen took out the token of the Myriad Swords Palace as he said this. “I’ll relay this message to Venerable Immortal Qing Jian.”

“Wait!”

“Little Friend Ye, you’ve misunderstood. I said that the Soul Race said that they wouldn’t hurt you, but not that you wouldn’t get hurt. If the other sects and families hurt you, I can’t bear the responsibility, nor can I bear the responsibility if the formation harms you.”

Beigong Hongtian, that old fox, quickly clarified things to make sure that the Myriad Swords Palace would not come looking for him for trouble in the future regarding this matter.

“Alright!” Ye Chen nodded.

“I’ll deal with the Soul Race’s formation in two days!”

He had no choice, as this was the only way to save Ji Lin.

Moreover, the tombstones in the Samsara Graveyard were very likely to be related to the forbidden area of the Soul Race.

From the Kunlun Mountains to the Lingwu Continent, the tombstones of the Samsara Graveyard were activated one after another. It was as if a pair of invisible hands were guiding Ye Chen step by step toward a certain place or outcome.

As for what this place or outcome was, he would only find out if he continued walking down this path. His grandfather’s cultivation level was not high back then, so why and how did he set up such an unbelievable scheme? Could it be that the meteorite that fell in the ancient Ye family’s territory back then hid a huge secret?