King of Creation
Chapter 301: Chapter 298 Ye Zhen’s Conditions
His hair turned white overnight!
Yu Feilong, the Yu Family Patriarch in his prime, had shockingly turned grey overnight.
Not only had his hair turned white, but Yu Feilong himself looked as though he had aged decades in mere hours, even his normally straight spine now seemed somewhat hunched.
His forehead, once smooth, was now covered with dense wrinkles, and his whole persona emitted a desolate, withered feeling. At first glance, he resembled an old man in his sixties or seventies who had spent a lifetime fishing by the river.
Yu Ning, Jing’er, and the Yu Family’s Tribute were all stunned.
It was known that Yu Feilong, a warrior of the Soul Sea Realm, would normally live up to two hundred years old, and even if he lived to one hundred and sixty or seventy, he would not exhibit such signs of aging.
Not to mention that Yu Feilong was not even sixty years old yet.
"Clan... leader!"
The voice of the Third Elder, Yu Zhenghan, carried a hint of a sob. He knew very well how Yu Feilong had ended up in such a state—the immense pressure of the family’s survival was a burden only Yu Feilong himself could comprehend.
Not just Yu Feilong, even the Third Elder Yu Zhenghan himself had developed quite a few white hairs in these days of worry.
"Father!" Yu Ning’s and Jing’er’s eyes were bloodshot, and Jing’er’s eyes, filled with tears, were full of worry.
"Heh, it’s okay, it’s nothing!"
As he spoke, everyone was stunned again, as even Yu Feilong’s voice carried a trace of weariness.
"Yu Ning, instruct someone to set up the incense table, and then have the Red Spirit Jade Marrow that is worshipped in our ancestral temple brought out. The rest of you, follow me to the front courtyard of Yu Mansion for arrangements," Yu Feilong instructed.
The several Tributes of the Yu Family, upon hearing this, their eyes suddenly flashed with wariness, instantly filled with reluctance. Despite Yu Feilong’s orders, none of them moved to follow him.
They did not understand what Yu Feilong meant by ’making arrangements,’ and if it meant facing that murderous Zheng again, they would definitely not go.
They were the Tributors of the Yu Family, and while they could serve the Yu Family, they were not prepared to die for it.
"You!"
Seeing the Tributors shrinking back, the Third Elder Yu Zhenghan became furious.
Yu Feilong raised his hand to stop the angered Third Elder Yu Zhenghan, his expression deeply sorrowful with a smile, "Don’t worry, I’m not asking you to fight to the death, just to go out and show that I have no ambush planned.
The Tributors have shed blood and sweat for the Yu Family over these years; how could I ask you to sacrifice your lives now?"
Hearing such an explanation from Yu Feilong, the Tributors finally showed a relieved expression and slowly followed him.
"Third Elder, don’t blame them; this is human nature! If it were me, perhaps I would be no better than them!"
Before long, Yu Ning had already set up the incense table in front of the Yu Tower. Atop the table, the watermelon-sized Red Spirit Jade Marrow was offered, now uncovered by the red cloth.
Yu Feilong looked at the Red Spirit Jade Marrow, his eyes filled with complex emotions. This piece of Red Spirit Jade Marrow was the Yu Family’s hereditary treasure, reportedly excavated over three hundred years ago, and had been passed down through several generations to him.
However now, it had to be handed over from his hands as the family leader, leaving his emotions particularly complex.
"Ning’er, after today, the Yu Family will rely on you to hold things together. Fortunately, you have grown a lot these days, and Dad is very satisfied," Yu Feilong braced himself for the worst.
"Father..."
"No more words! No matter what happens later, you just need to watch, just watch quietly—don’t get angry, don’t be sad, remember, for the sake of the family’s heritage, the men of the Yu Family can sacrifice everything."
"Remember this lesson well!"
Yu Ning opened his mouth, and eventually, he nodded heavily.
"Jing’er, Third Elder, the same goes for you. No matter what I do later, just watch quietly. Any rash actions, and you’ll be the sinners of the Yu Family!"
"Father..."
Yu Jing wanted to say something, but Yu Feilong firmly shook his head, then turned around resolutely.
The next moment, a powerful aura burst forth from Yu Feilong, soaring into the sky, yet it was...a sound!
"Zheng Fuyun, today I shall settle our matters once and for all. Dare you show yourself?" Zheng Fuyun’s voice, amplified by the Soul Sea Realm’s Spiritual Power, was thunderous, piercing through the sky.
"Zheng Fuyun, dare you show yourself!"
In the clouds, Yu Feilong’s voice spread layer by layer. With the support of the Soul Sea Realm’s powerful Spiritual Power, his voice rolled out like thunder for hundreds of miles.
Ye Zhen, who was recuperating and restoring his Spiritual Power on the back of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub amidst the clouds, was instantly awakened by Yu Feilong’s thunderous voice.
"Hmm, settle things? What are you up to? A one-on-one fight? Am I that foolish?"
Ye Zhen, now far from the novice of the Jianghu, was exceedingly cautious and was not someone who could be easily lured out by a few words from Yu Feilong. Nevertheless, Ye Zhen spurred the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub beneath him, and as a large mass of Cloud Qi gathered, he flew towards the direction of the Yu Family.
As long as Ye Zhen remained in combat mode, there seemed to be no danger in just watching.
"Zheng Fuyun, I know what you’re worried about! Rest assured, I have already decided to concede defeat. Our Yu Family can neither drag this out nor afford to lose any longer. I am now sealing my Cultivation, so come without worry!"
Upon these words from Yu Feilong, everyone from the Yu Family turned pale and gasped in shock.
"Don’t move, just listen to what the Clan Leader says!" Yu Ning gritted his teeth, calming the people behind him. As the Young Clan Leader of the Yu Family, he was beginning to understand his father’s intentions.
Having said that, Yu Feilong’s fingers moved like a sword, swiftly tapping points on his body.
With each tap, Yu Feilong’s aura weakened, and with each tap, the fluctuations of Spiritual Power emanating from Yu Feilong weakened as well.
After dozens of taps, the fluctuations of Spiritual Power around Yu Feilong had completely disappeared, making him appear like an ordinary person.
"Sealing your Cultivation, that does show some sincerity!" Ye Zhen recognized that Yu Feilong was using a powerful technique for Sealing Cultivation. Even if it could be undone, it would take several hours to restore one’s Cultivation.
"Yu Feilong, I’m here. Tell me, how do you want to settle this?"
Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s figure appeared above the Jade Tower of the Yu Family. However, despite Yu Feilong sealing his Cultivation, Ye Zhen was still covered with Green Jade Spirit Armor and astride the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub.
It’s always better to be cautious, especially since Ye Zhen had killed so many of the Yu Family’s experts. How could there not be hatred? Moreover, people can be duplicitous, and who knows what’s real or fake?
Strangely, seeing Ye Zhen reveal himself seemed to relieve Yu Feilong.
"Zheng Fuyun, I will not hide it from you any longer! The Shattered Jade Scripture you are practicing is our Yu Family’s secret technique that was lost hundreds of years ago!
I know the loss of our family’s secret technique is not your fault, but encountering our Yu Family’s lost secret technique, I, as the Patriarch of the Yu Family, naturally have to reclaim it.
Though the methods I used against you, a benefactor of the Yu Family, were a bit underhanded, given another chance, I would still choose to do so, and I would not regret it.
The only issue is that I lack the strength! If I were powerful enough, right now, I should be practicing the Shattered Jade Scripture instead of conceding to you here!"
"Strength?"
Ye Zhen sneered, Yu Feilong was right, the fundamental reason was indeed strength. If Ye Zhen lacked strength, he would likely have become a corpse long ago.
The law of the jungle prevails in this world.
"Yu Feilong, I didn’t appear here to listen to you flaunt your integrity!"
Ye Zhen’s merciless mockery made Yu Feilong’s face turn pale once again; indeed, Yu Feilong said that to set himself up for an exit, wanting to preserve his last bit of dignity.
"Zheng Fuyun, in this matter, I have lost! Our Yu Family has lost! The Red Spirit Jade Marrow is right here, you can take it anytime, I only hope that you can let the Yu Family off the hook!"
When Yu Feilong uttered these words, he suddenly felt drained, as if those words exhausted all his strength.
"Red Spirit Jade Marrow, just this? It’s not enough!"
Ye Zhen’s words made Yu Feilong’s and even the entire Yu Family members’ faces go pale. The Third Elder Yu Zhenghan’s veins on his forehead throbbed, and his fists creaked from clenching.
"There are also twenty thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade, this is all the inventory our Yu Family has now!" A storage ring was placed by Yu Feilong on the altar.
"Not enough!"
Ye Zhen shook his head again, causing Yu Feilong’s face to abruptly turn pale.
Swipe!
A flash of sword light passed, and the sound of a blade cutting flesh sharply rang out, as a bloody left arm suddenly fell off from Yu Feilong.
Yu Feilong actually severed his own arm!
"Dad!"
"Clan Leader!"
The Yu Family members all cried out in shock.
"Now, is it...enough?"
Yu Feilong’s face was filled with misery, and due to the extreme pain, beads of cold sweat the size of soybeans formed on his forehead.
"Not enough!"
Ye Zhen’s response made everyone from the Yu Family turn utterly pale, shaking Yu Feilong’s form.
"Zheng Fuyun, do you really want me to kill myself to atone before you will spare...the Yu Family?" Yu Feilong’s face was full of misery.
"Do you really want to completely exterminate the Yu Family, leaving not even a glimmer of hope? If I died, the Yu Family..."
Yu Feilong still stood defiantly, but everyone could hear that his voice was nearly pleading.
"Purple Spirit Jade!"
When Ye Zhen spoke these three words, Yu Feilong almost heard them as if they were the sound of heaven’s music, but then his smile was uglier than crying.
"In these two hundred years, our Yu Family hasn’t dug up even half a piece of Purple Spirit Jade."
"Not even in the warehouse?" Ye Zhen frowned.
"If you, Zheng Fuyun, can force me, the clan leader of the Yu Family, to the point of committing suicide to atone, do you think we could have kept any Purple Spirit Jade if it really existed?" Yu Feilong’s voice carried an indescribable sorrow.
"Give me fifty thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade every year for three years!" After a silence, Ye Zhen stated his conditions!
"Okay!"
"Even if I, the clan leader, personally enter the jade mine, I will fulfill your request!" Yu Feilong answered.
"This year’s, I want it in half a year!" Ye Zhen stated again.
"Okay!"
Yu Feilong gritted his teeth and agreed to Ye Zhen’s conditions!
"Of course, I won’t just take your Red Spirit Jade for nothing, after three years of fifty thousand pieces per year, I will take out the lower part of the Shattered Jade Scripture, the Shattered Jade Battle Body, as repayment to you!"
When Ye Zhen spoke, Yu Feilong was almost in despair; he thought Ye Zhen was going to make some excessive demands. Unexpectedly, it was about compensation, and it was the long-coveted Shattered Jade Scripture, although only the lower half, it still made him overjoyed.
"Really?"
Yu Feilong’s face showed surprise.
"Really!"
Ye Zhen made this promise for a reason.
Fifty thousand pieces of Spirit Red Jade, in fact, was a very large amount, if it went to auction, five to six hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals would not be a problem; taking away such a large harvest annually, might well lead the Yu Family to set traps for Ye Zhen.
Five to six hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals could even move a Soul Sea Realm expert.
But if Ye Zhen offers the Shattered Jade Battle Body as compensation, with this hope, the chances of the Yu Family setting traps for Ye Zhen would be greatly reduced.
In reality, completing in one or two years, plus that piece of Red Spirit Jade Marrow, would allow Ye Zhen’s Red Jade Spiritual Power to reach its peak.
"Alright! Starting from tomorrow, I, the clan leader, will personally enter the mine, even if it means vomiting blood, I will gather fifty thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade for you within half a year!"
"Yu Feilong, there is something I really want to tell you!"
"Speak!"
"Actually, two months ago, I simply wanted to exchange this piece of Red Spirit Jade Marrow with you using the lower part of the Shattered Jade Scripture—the Shattered Jade Battle Body!" Ye Zhen said startlingly.
"What?"
Yu Feilong’s eyes widened in disbelief, as if he heard something unimaginable.
"You...."
"Pff!"
A mouthful of fresh blood violently spurted from Yu Feilong’s mouth, and in his eyes, finally, a hint of regret spread.
Watching Yu Feilong vomit blood, Ye Zhen slowly shook his head, his gaze shifting toward Yu Ning.
"Yu Ning, do you hate me?"
Yu Ning bit her lip and slowly shook her head while Yu Jing, in that instant, was already in tears! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qidian.com, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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