Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile

"No. Let that old skeleton die alone," Lin Xian'er shook her head with a pout.

It had not even been a day since the old man kicked everyone from the floating island; clearly, he did not want to say goodbye. So how could she be happy about saying it to him?

"Senior brother, this spatial ring is for you."

At this moment Li Mei recalled the items she had in her hand.

Ye Chen was a little surprised after hearing this and after checking the contents of the spatial ring, he could not help but become stunned.

Because the items were none other than the rewards Crown Prince Ji Feng and others had received after clearing the heaven's staircase trial and inheritance trial.

Of course, the items they gave him were only related to alchemy. Such as herbs and spirit fruits. Nonetheless, it was still a lot, as most of them were high tiers and could not be found.

"I tried to reject them but after giving spatial ring, they ran away. Even that fatty…" Li Mei complained with a dissatisfied look.

How could she not know that they all wanted Ye Chen to owe them a favor? He, after all, had heaven-defying alchemy skills and talent. There was, of course, one who did not care about this and just wanted the tier-7 cauldron for his cooking. Nonetheless, this still made Li Mei irritated.

Watching her like this, Ye Chen ruffled her hair with a smile.

Li Mei could not help but blush at this and just as she was about to say something again, a deafening explosion echoed through the skies.

Looking up, they saw a giant space crack appearing, leading back to the forest outside Mystic Pond.

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"That brat is really crafty and almost stole my floating island," the old man Yang Wuji muttered with dissatisfaction.

Just before joining up with Li Mei and others, Ye Chen had tried to move the floating island inside his emperor void pearl. His spiritual consciousness, of course, can't handle such things but with the Azure Dragon's help, he could at least try.

A pity before he could even go halfway through this, the old man came out with a furious look, knowing what he wanted to do.

Then what? Ye Chen escaped.

"Hah! I hope that little disciple of mine doesn't become like him. A shame that I can't stay and guide her personally in the future," the old man's eyes flashed with regret.

"Farewell. If fate permits, we will meet again, but I hope there won't be such a time because only trapped people like me travel through the river of space and time."

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the disciples inside the mystic realm turned into a light beam flying towards the spatial crack.

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Outside the forest, everyone awaited their disciple's return. Some with worry, some with excitement, and some with frowns as they noticed the appearance of powerful unknown cultivators.

Although everyone had to know what was inside the mystic realm, they did not want their disciples to be targeted, so they sent a few more powerful elders to protect them. It's just that no one knew if they would attack them or not if their disciples possessed powerful treasures.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Just as they were thinking this, the disciples got teleported in front of the mystic pond, as the space crack was already opened here. Then instantly after that, the massive shield that covered the forest disappeared along with the mystic pond.

"Attack! Kill those bastards!"

"How dare you sneak attack us? Die!"

"Look, that guy is the disciple of a heretical sect! Kill him!"

With all of them arriving at one place, many recognized their enemies and started to kill.

However, before they could launch an attack, a few ten powerful auras appeared from different directions, suppressing them instantly.

"F-fallen sect elders?!"

Some disciples muttered with horror as they saw a few pitch-black auras approaching them. There were, of course, the elders from the righteous side but many were still worried as they understood how terrifying the fallen sect was.

"Mo Tianji! How dare you come here and even be with the fallen sect! Do you want me to kill you now?" A middle-aged man with a strong and bulky body roared.

"Hahaha, you want to kill me? Just you, Han Beitian? You are not worthy! Even your Sun-Moon Valley can't do anything against me." Mo Tianji, dressed in a red outfit, sneered.

The Sun-Moon Valley was a top-tier second-grade sect although not as strong as first-grade, their strength was astonishing.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

More and more figures started appearing in the void, divided into three groups. One was the righteous, the second was the heretical, and the third was the fallen sect.

But despite this, no one attacked, as the disciples below would die if they engaged in a fight. Especially because of the fallen sect's cursed techniques.

There was one more reason and that was the Su family's ancestor, who was at the void ascension stage.

Just like the elders in the air, the disciples below also split into three groups and ran back to report them.

Many had already used sound transmission to notify some important things, which made many elders' eyes narrow dangerously as they glanced at Ye Chen. However, many of them did not care about this and were looking for missing disciples.

Especially the Flame Dragon Sect elders, who could not even find one of them. In the end all of the blame was put on Ye Chen, as only he had the ability to do such a thing.

"Ye Chen, how dare you! How dare you kill my son!" Zhu Wenkai's eyes became red with fury and his aura rose to the heavens.

But in that instant a few figures appeared in front of Ye Chen. They were none other than Zhen Yunqi, Jing Xiao, Su Qiming, Hong Fang, and Wei Sun.

"No one had seen Ye Chen kill or fight with any Flame Dragon Sect disciple. Furthermore, remember that he has already agreed to peace before, so do not falsely accuse him; otherwise, I am not some vegetarian either!" Su Qiming threatened with a cold look.

Hearing him Zhu Wenkai's anger only rose; however, he was a calm-minded fox.

"I understand but if I find proof, I want him to be punished through martial court!" he stated coldly.

"Humph, Zhu Wenkai, don't think your son's life is more valuable than friend Ye Chen's; you are dreaming!"

There was no way Su Qiming would agree to this.

However, Zhu Wenkai was still calm and just as he was about to speak, a few more auras burst out with anger, all of them looking at Ye Chen with hatred.

He had, after all, killed many as soon as he entered the mystic pond so there were tons of enemies, and it was only increasing.

Seeing this, Zhen Yunqi and everyone else's mouths twitched slightly.

Even the fallen sect and heretical sect could not help but frown at how Ye Chen killed. He was just, after all, at the Qi-gathering realm. What would happen if he became more powerful? Won't he wipe out everyone just because they have spoken against him?

"Senior brother, why are you so calm?" Li Mei could not help but tug his sleeve with anxiousness as she saw his extremely serene expression.

Things would be really bad if Ye Chen was dragged into martial court, as many strong cultivators had perished there. Even the royal family was no exception despite the martial court created and managed by them.

"There is nothing to worry about. They attacked me first and I killed them in return. It is similar to how you give money and get something in return." Ye Chen shrugged his shoulders with a nonchalant look.

He did not bother to lower his voice, so everyone heard him.

'This brat!' Zhen Yunqi could not help but feel speechless.

Jing Xiao was also the same, and she became even more so after the little girl Wang Yiyi described how he bullied her and what kind of things he pulled off.

There was a brief silence for a while as the three groups got to know what happened.

Many were upset not just because of Ye Chen but also because of their own disciples. Such as Song Lingxi, who challenged someone she shouldn't because of blind arrogance. The result was Qin Lan, a genius, lost an opportunity and was left behind miles away from the geniuses of his group.

Song Meilin was not happy at this and instantly sealed Song Lingxi's mouth despite being her cousin.

Many got to know about this and could not help but give Qin Lan a pitying look. He was still a genius but now a fallen one.

After everyone got informed about everything, their expressions turned serious, and the atmosphere became tense.

Not because of Ye Chen but because of three groups trying to plan how to kill other groups' genius disciples while protecting theirs.