474: I, Yuan Chen, must not fall.

"Yuan Chen wants to see me?"

"He said he's caught up with that Night Lord."

"He hopes he can go help. This time, he must eliminate evil thoroughly and not let him escape."

Receiving the message from Chen De, Grand Elder Third revealed a knowing smile.

What 'caught up with Night Lord'? This was Yuan Chen trying to find an excuse to give him something.

Why? According to his guess, it must be for the impending retaliation.

That person named Mo Li wasn't a rogue cultivator; he was from Qingtian Sect in Kongming Domain.

Returning this time, he would certainly incite his sect to seek revenge.

And Yuan Chen had already soured his relationship with Grand Elder Third because of the last incident.

If they were to be overwhelmed at that time, they would inevitably need these Grand Elders to intervene.

Perhaps it was considering this point that he chose to hand over the item.

The most crucial point was that Yuan Chen went into seclusion as soon as he returned, and then this incident happened after he came out. How could he have time to pursue Night Lord?

Could it be that Night Lord himself ran to their Zhengyuan Sect's main base?

In fact, Grand Elder Third could generally guess that Yuan Chen's seclusion upon returning was probably to absorb the yin extreme origin source.

As for why it hasn't been absorbed by him yet, the reason is simple: three days is too short.

Their Zhengyuan Sect doesn't even have a method for absorption. To absorb it, just figuring out the absorption method would take a long time.

High-grade goods have high-grade uses, so Grand Elder Third didn't doubt at all that the yin extreme origin source hadn't been absorbed by Yuan Chen.

However, what Yuan Chen did today made him feel somewhat puzzled.

Although their Zhengyuan Sect was secretly Moyuan Sect, their public image was still very good.

If he really wanted to kill someone, he could just let Moyuan Sect do it when they left.

This kind of reputation-damaging behavior now truly made him somewhat incomprehensible.

Such dirty work was usually done by Moyuan Sect, and then their Zhengyuan Sect would step out to uphold justice.

He couldn't understand, absolutely couldn't understand.

Could it be that he was too embarrassed to bow his head to him, deliberately found an excuse to do this, and then gave him the item?

Anyone who thinks that is a super big idiot!

Still, the same saying: the vast universe is immense, and no one who can cultivate to the Immortal Law Realm is a fool.

Yuan Chen doing this must have his own profound meaning.

The power of the Zhengyuan Sect's Sect Master is highly independent; only on major matters concerning life and death would the Grand Elders express their opinions.

Everything else is decided by the Sect Master, and they cannot dictate to him.

Otherwise, command conflicts could easily arise, disrupting both parties' plans.

So, just like this incident, the three Grand Elders probably saw it all, but none had any objections.

Even if Zhengyuan Sect was so humiliated, they still wouldn't do anything.

While the Sect Master's power is highly concentrated, he also bears almost all the responsibility.

It can basically be summarized as: if anything happens, just blame it on the Sect Master.

So although Yuan Chen did something that was unlikely for someone of his level, Grand Elder Third felt relieved after thinking it through carefully.

His final decision was to accept Yuan Chen's yin extreme origin source.

Although he didn't know what made Yuan Chen change his mind, his immediate seclusion upon returning showed he wanted to absorb it.

As for the absorption method, no matter how difficult, it could eventually be overcome, as it wasn't some crucial technique.

But for the sake of the yin extreme origin source, even if there were logical problems, he chose to ignore them.

After all, everyone belonged to the same sect, and with the Grand Elder at the very top, how could he possibly do anything to him?

Unless Yuan Chen was drunk—no, even if he were drunk, he wouldn't harm himself, unless he wasn't Yuan Chen at all.

But how could that be? Who has such great power to swap out Yuan Chen?

What level of cultivation would that require?

Thus, Grand Elder Third, with a relieved expression, walked out of his seclusion place, leaving the small world.

At the same time, inside the small world, his two disciples stared fixedly at him as he left.

In their pupils, the back of Grand Elder Third was clearly reflected.

A subtle, eerie smile appeared on their faces, just like... just like Chen De.

And in the distance, Chen De, located in an unknown starfield, also saw the back of Grand Elder Third in his eyes.

Since breaking through to the Demon Venerable Realm, his black liquid's controllable range had greatly increased.

With those two disciples by Grand Elder Third's side, it was as if Chen De himself was there.

To be honest, with Chen De's current increase in strength, he was fully capable of resolving the situation within Grand Elder Third's small world.

But the Grand Elder's Immortal Law Realm Second Transformation cultivation meant Chen De had to be cautious.

If he detected anything when Chen De made his move, Chen De's life would end very badly.

To elaborate, after Chen De broke through to the Demon Venerable Realm this time, the Evil God Essence power further awakened, and his number of resurrections had increased to seven.

On the way, Chen De had already deployed these seven resurrection opportunities.

Four opportunities were placed in four different locations, and three opportunities were placed on three different living beings.

Each resurrection point was separated by at least tens of thousands of light-years and disconnected from each other.

This ensured that when he needed to resurrect, at least one would be effective.

The Upper Plane was too dangerous; even a complete Evil God could be sealed, so what was he, who suppressed an Evil God with his own body, worth?

The plan for dealing with Grand Elder Third had been decided before the operation; he just needed to act according to the plan.

Chen De merely whistled, and an earth-shattering commotion erupted in the arena.

Initially, Yuan Chen, played by Chen De, fought back and forth with Night Lord.

You hit, I hit, you hit, I hit... But as the battle continued, Yuan Chen seemed to struggle more and more, even missing a move at one point.

From then on, Yuan Chen was completely at a disadvantage, unable to resist.

Thus, his body began to sustain injuries, and immortal blood began to flow.

But Yuan Chen still did not retreat a single step, still fighting valiantly, bathed in blood.

Gradually, his stamina seemed to falter, unable to block Night Lord's attacks.

However, a blazing fire ignited in his eyes.

"No, I can't!"

"I can't die, I can't die!"

"For justice, for all living beings under heaven!"

"I still have evildoers to eliminate, traitors to purge, and common people to benefit!"

"Zhengyuan Sect still needs me, Xichen Domain still needs me, the universe still needs me!"

"I, Yuan Chen, absolutely cannot fall!"

For a time, immortal blood splattered across the entire starry sky, and the arena was filled with a tragic atmosphere.

Just as Yuan Chen was about to collapse and Night Lord was about to deliver the final fatal blow...

Grand Elder Third arrived...