"Greetings, Your Majesty." Upon seeing the newcomer, Xia Xingchao quickly rose. The nine people from the Heavenly Dao Sect were utterly terrified. Even Wuxing, as he gazed upon Ye Yun seated on his imperial throne in the clouds, felt his legs tremble uncontrollably.
Though Ye Yun exuded no palpable aura, his arrival was utterly imperceptible. Even Wuxing, a Quasi-Emperor, had not detected it. Now, with Ye Yun standing before them, he could not sense him with his divine sense. This was a feeling he had never experienced, not even from Elder Taiyi, the most powerful within the Heavenly Dao Sect.
"Heavenly Dao Sect, Tenth Grand Elder, Wuxing, greets the Ten Directions Emperor Lord." Wuxing suppressed his inner shock and cupped his hands in greeting towards Ye Yun.
"Well, well, Heavenly Dao Sect. You permit your disciples to slaughter wantonly within the Ten Directions Domain, and I haven't even sought you out yet, and you dare to strike first! For the sake of your humanity, as long as you provide sufficient compensation to my Ten Directions Empire, this matter will be dropped! Otherwise, your Heavenly Dao Sect's eternal heritage may well be severed here."
Ye Yun's words remained indifferent.
Ever since he learned of the hidden sects, he had harbored complex emotions towards the Heavenly Dao Sect, which was originally founded by humans. For all humanity to survive in this Ten Directions world was simply too arduous.
Logically, this millennium-old sect founded by humans should have offered some care to their kin. Yet, as it stood, the Heavenly Dao Sect truly took all disciples without discrimination. For all eight disciples who arrived were of alien races!
"Human! How dare you! There are no longer any humans within my Heavenly Dao Sect. My master is a noble Dao Clan. How can you humans be compared to the Dao Clan!"
A disciple behind Wuxing, whose strength had not even reached the peak of the Extreme Rank, could not sense Ye Yun's terrifying power like Wuxing or his senior brothers. He immediately berated Ye Yun.
"Dao Clan? Is this not considered betraying your ancestors and abandoning your heritage?" Ye Yun did not even spare a glance at the vociferous minor figure, instead looking at Wuxing standing at his feet with a mocking tone.
The greatest difference between humans and other races throughout the river of time was their attitude towards heritage. Especially for Chinese people, who possessed an extraordinary attachment to heritage and bloodline. However, to Ye Yun's surprise, the great figures who founded the Heavenly Dao Sect had abandoned their inherent identity, etched into their bones and blood, and declared themselves as the Dao Clan. How laughable.
And this was not what made Ye Yun most dissatisfied.
"Emperor Ye, at the founding of our Heavenly Dao Sect, our ancestors established the principle of teaching without discrimination. Therefore, all disciples who join the Heavenly Dao Sect must abandon their original racial identity and become part of our Dao Clan. Thus, this has nothing to do with betraying ancestors or abandoning heritage." Wuxing had also suppressed his inner fear. As a member of a hidden sect, he believed that no matter how strong those in the mortal world were, they would not dare to act against him.
"So, when these aliens joined the Heavenly Dao Sect, you injected them with human blood to balance their bloodlines, is that it?" Upon hearing Wuxing's words, Ye Yun's aura surged, directly pinning his eight disciples to the ground, rendering them immobile. Even Wuxing, a Quasi-Emperor, struggled to remain kneeling under this pressure.
"You... you... how did you know!" Ye Yun's words exploded in their minds like a thunderous bell, as if a grave secret had been uncovered.
Humans were the leaders of all spirits. Perhaps their origins could not compare to those powerful races, but human wisdom and comprehension were unmatched among all races. In ancient times, there was even the saying that humans were the ancestors of all races.
Therefore, to enable their alien disciples to possess greater comprehension in the Extreme Rank realm for understanding the great laws, the Heavenly Dao Sect had even gone so far as to raise millions of humans within the sect. This was precisely to provide human bloodlines to the newly accepted alien disciples, a process known as blood transference!
"How do I know? I am a Human Quasi-Emperor, the current inheritor of the human imperial path. What do you think?" Ye Yun said coldly, his aura surging once more, forcing Wuxing to his knees.
Wuxing and his disciples were in a panic. Not only had Ye Yun exposed the deepest secret of their Heavenly Dao Sect, but more importantly, they felt a tempestuous killing intent emanating from Ye Yun!
Only now did they realize that Ye Yun's strength far surpassed their estimation. At the very least, their Elder Taiyi could not suppress Wuxing with his aura to the point of kneeling.
This meant that the Emperor Lord of the Ten Directions Empire was far more terrifying than their sect's Elder Taiyi!
Elder Taiyi had already comprehended all six great laws to perfection. He was indisputably the foremost figure among the Three Sects and Three Palaces of the hidden forces. It was an achievement honed through countless years of cultivation. How could this human, who had cultivated for less than ten years, be stronger than Elder Taiyi?
"The Heavenly Dao Sect, a sect founded by human pioneers, was meant to protect the survival rights of our human race in this Ten Directions Cosmos. Instead, you have harmed our people! Your sins are unforgivable!"
Ye Yun's aura surged like a tidal wave. None of the nine people from the Heavenly Dao Sect could maintain their composure. Some of the weaker disciples, after being crushed by Ye Yun's aura and spitting blood, directly fainted.
"Emperor Ye! I believe you know what you are doing! Our Heavenly Dao Sect is the leader of the Three Sects and Three Palaces of the hidden forces. I advise you not to make a mistake!"
Wuxing could no longer maintain his composure. He produced a Bagua formation disk, and endless true essence surged forth, forming a shield wall that firmly protected him and his disciples.
"Presumptuous! To draw weapons in the imperial court is a contempt for my Ten Directions Empire! A threat to my Emperor!" Before Ye Yun could react, Xia Xingchao became enraged.
Simultaneously, dozens of figures appeared in the imperial court. All six of the Grand Dukes, except for Yue Xia who was leading the army outside, were present. The twenty-seven officials of the Nine Ministers also appeared, surrounding the nine from the Heavenly Dao Sect.
Including Wang Chen and Liu Hai, there were a total of seven Quasi-Emperors and twenty-seven Grand Perfection Realm cultivators. An immeasurable pressure was exerted upon the nine, causing even Wuxing, a Quasi-Emperor, to kneel under its might.