Chapter 470: A Great Enemy Arrives Again

"The Verdant Jade Golden Seal?"

This was the first time Ye Chen had heard that name.

"This Spiritual Treasure is quite ancient. Rumor has it that it was crafted by a Great Power at the Peak of the Void Realm. It possesses all sorts of Divine Techniques and mysteries related to spatial power."

"As for its specific functions, that's for you to discover on your own, my friend."

Li Jianyin explained.

"Thank you for the guidance, Brother Li."

Ye Chen accepted the Verdant Jade Golden Seal.

He could clearly sense its extraordinary nature.

'A Spiritual Object personally recommended by Li Jianyin is truly something special.'

However, the peaches—Spiritual Objects that could only help Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivators improve their cultivation—seemed inferior to the Verdant Jade Golden Seal.

After all, the seal contained profound and unpredictable spatial power—a force that only Void Realm experts could master.

The difference between the two was more than just one level!

But since Li Jianyin considered both Spiritual Objects to be the most valuable among the rewards, he must have had his reasons.

'Perhaps these legendary peaches have some unknown, profound quality to them,' he mused.

"No need to be so formal. I just didn't want to see a pearl covered in dust," Li Jianyin said with a smile.

Soon, Ye Chen finished selecting the rest of his rewards.

"The Peach Blossom Banquet isn't over yet. The rankings, aside from first place, have yet to be decided."

"It's just a shame that after witnessing your strength, my friend, this Peach Blossom Banquet has become rather dull."

Li Jianyin put away the remaining Spiritual Objects and sighed with emotion.

"Speaking of which, aren't you going to participate in the Peach Blossom Banquet, Brother Li?"

Ye Chen asked suddenly.

"What, are you planning to fight me?" Li Jianyin looked at Ye Chen with great interest.

This response startled Ye Chen.

Even after witnessing his power, Li Jianyin remained completely unafraid.

This undoubtedly meant that the cultivation of this young man, hailed as the number one prodigy of Dongxuan Province, was likely powerful beyond imagination!

No wonder even the chaotic scene from before hadn't frightened him.

"On the path of cultivation, it is a blessing to have someone to spar with and test the limits of one's strength."

Ye Chen said with a smile.

"You're right, my friend. However, you've just come out of a major battle, and I have no intention of taking advantage of your situation."

Li Jianyin waved his hand and shook his head. "If there's a chance, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a match next time."

"Speaking of which, I'm actually very curious myself."

"Whose Sword Dao is superior? Mine, or yours?"

Li Jianyin's eyes shone like bright stars, and his Sword Intent surged like a tide!

Ye Chen smiled. "If you wish, we can fight right now. I'm still in fairly good condition."

"No."

However, Li Jianyin shook his head and refused again.

He pointed to Li Yu and the others in the distance and said, "You probably don't know this, but the purpose of this Peach Blossom Banquet is actually for a selection."

"A selection?" Ye Chen was taken aback.

"You'll understand after you talk to my father. He's waiting for you."

Li Jianyin was the first to leave the martial arts arena, and Ye Chen was about to follow.

"You go on ahead. I'll be there in a moment."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and decided he should give the Purple Jade Hairpin to Song Yubing first.

'Song Yubing has been waiting for so long. Isn't this the moment she's been waiting for?'

Returning the Purple Jade Hairpin to her would be a way of giving her a proper resolution.

Ye Chen took out the Purple Jade Hairpin, but before he could do anything...

At that very moment, a blinding bolt of lightning, like an enraged dragon bursting from the sea, suddenly shot toward them from the distance!

Its suffocatingly powerful might caused many to cry out in alarm, a heavy pressure descending upon their hearts!

"What?"

Song Yubing was shocked.

"Another enemy?"

A scorching aura erupted from Chi Ming's body, and crystalline Flame danced within his bright, ruby-like eyes.

Mo Tianyun and the others were also startled and quickly looked over.

They had thought the crisis surrounding Ye Chen was over, but an unexpected turn of events had thrown them all into a state of high alert once more.

"Hmph!"

Ye Chen snorted coldly. A vibrant purple light glowed on his arm as dragon scales materialized one by one. He clenched his fist and threw a powerful punch.

BOOM!

A massive roar echoed between heaven and earth. The destructive lightning bolt exploded, sending countless streams of electricity arcing everywhere, nearly piercing through the void itself.

Ye Chen, however, was sent flying, nearly losing his grip on the Purple Jade Hairpin!

"How is this possible?!"

Li Jianyin turned back, and his expression changed instantly upon seeing this.

Everyone had witnessed Ye Chen's strength. He was already among the absolute Peak existences in the eastern part of the dynasty.

Yet this attack, which had come from out of nowhere, had actually managed to force Ye Chen back. This was truly astonishing!

Ye Chen's expression was grave as he stabilized himself in the void.

His sharp, deep eyes gazed calmly into the distance.

There, between the distant heaven and earth, ten thousand bolts of lightning crashed down. A tall figure, bathed in the endless radiance of the lightning, appeared before everyone as if he were a thunder god descending upon the mortal world!

A vast and mighty pressure, like the terrifying might of the heavens, swept over them!

"Ye Chen, leave the Purple Jade Hairpin behind!"

"Otherwise, you will surely die today!"

The deep voice boomed like thunder in everyone's ears, shaking many to their core and leaving them dizzy and disoriented.

Some of the weaker Cultivators felt their legs give way, and they nearly collapsed to the ground.

For a moment, panic spread through the crowd.

Even Li Yu's expression grew solemn as he muttered, "What in the world is going on?"

Under the countless gazes, the towering figure bathed in lightning finally revealed himself to the crowd.

He was a handsome man.

He had the face of a young man, yet his eyes seemed filled with the vicissitudes of time, and a blinding light of lightning pulsed in their depths.

An endless, destructive aura flowed around him. With every gesture, it seemed he could change the color of the sky and crack open the void. His power was astonishing to the extreme!

"Ancestor, you've finally come!"

"If you hadn't come, we would have been bullied to death by this brat today!"

Countless experts from the Song family cried out in excitement.

Song Tingyue was also trembling all over. He clenched his fists and looked up at the towering figure bathed in lightning, a look of reverence in his eyes.

"The Song family's ancestor?"

Everyone was stunned by the newcomer's identity, left speechless for a moment.

"He's the Song family's ancestor, Song Yeming?"

Li Jianyin frowned slightly, his expression a little strained.

He couldn't believe that he was feeling a fatal threat from the man before him!

"The ancestor of the Song family, is it..."

Ye Chen's expression became heavy, and his own aura began to ripple silently outwards.