Chapter 162: The Slaughter-God Assembly

Long Yun was also taken aback by Chen Tianyi's sudden move, completely unaware of what tricks this father and son duo were playing. He looked with great interest at the grim-faced Chen Chang, while secretly remaining on high alert, ready to launch an immediate counterattack at the slightest sign of trouble.

"Father... Why did you hit me..." Chen Chang's face was full of grievance.

"Humph!" Chen Tianyi let out a cold snort, his gaze sweeping coldly across his son's face, and with a backhanded motion, he struck him with another slap. This blow sent Chen Chang flying sideways through the air.

Half of his cheek swelled up high, blazing red and looking extremely pathetic. He crashed heavily onto the ground, looking up with sheer disbelief at his father's angry eyes, his heart trembling with fear. He was already beginning to understand why his father was this furious!

Chen Tianyi ignored the wretchedly disheveled Chen Chang. Instead, he turned around, a trace of a smile blooming on his face, and gave a slight bow to Long Yun. "It is entirely my fault for failing to discipline my son properly, allowing this degenerate to commit such an act that brings shame to our family name. Just now, I have severely punished him for it. If the young master feels it is still not enough, you may kill him right now, and this old man will not utter a single half-word of objection!"

"Father—"

"Shut your mouth!"

Chen Tianyi let out a cold snort, ignoring the terrified Chen Chang entirely.

Long Yun had no idea why Chen Tianyi was showing him such reverence. His heart trembled slightly, and with a sense of disbelief, he asked, "Clan Head Chen, what is the meaning of this?"

Chen Tianyi laughed heartily and said, "Your esteemed father and I are friends of many years, and he once bestowed a great kindness upon me. Now that this unfilial son of mine has treated the son of my benefactor in such a manner, wouldn't all the loyalty and righteousness I have upheld throughout my life be ruined right here in his hands?"

My father? Long Yun sneered inwardly. That father of his? He never expected to run into an old acquaintance of that man here, let alone that this cold-blooded father of his had somehow been a savior to others.

He did not have many impressions of his father. The man had never spoken a single extra word to him and had always treated him far more harshly than anyone else.

Moreover, the extraction of all the bloodline power from his body had only been made possible with his father's tacit approval. He simply could not fathom how a father's heart could be forged to treat his own flesh and blood in such a manner.

Yet, Long Yun seemed to have long since grown accustomed to his father's demeanor. Externally, he had never once claimed to have a father, because deep down he always felt that such a father was better off not existing at all.

Thinking of that cold and merciless face, a trace of disdain curled the corners of Long Yun's lips. But immediately afterward, he felt something was amiss. Even if his father truly was the life-saving benefactor of Chen Chang's father, how on earth did Chen Tianyi know that he was that man's son? Could his father have told him personally? Impossible! Long Yun dismissed the thought almost instantly.

The only possible explanation was that Chen Tianyi had discovered his identity—or rather, his former identity—and, dreading the terrifying might of the Divine Dragon Island, was thus being this courteous to him.

Having figured it all out, Long Yun stopped dwelling on it. A smile flashed across his face, though he chose not to expose Chen Tianyi's lie. The Divine Dragon Island owed him a life; using its reputation now was merely collecting a tiny bit of interest.

"The Blood Qilin is the mount of my sworn brother. Though I do not know what vital purpose the Qilin Jade holds for you people, the bond between him and my brother is extremely deep. My intervention this time was solely to ensure the safety of my heavily injured brother. Chen Chang harbored resentment against me because of this matter, used a scheming plot to capture my sister, and now she is missing. For this matter, Chen Chang must give me an explanation!" Long Yun said calmly.

Hearing this, Chen Tianyi's brows jerked fiercely. A sharp, piercing gaze instantly locked onto Chen Chang, and he roared angrily, "You wretched beast! Why haven't you told the young master the whereabouts of his sister yet?"

Chen Chang was struck dumb with fright. His father's compromise made him understand many things, the most important of which was that the combat-strength-defying youth before him was simply not someone he could afford to provoke.

Realizing this, he hastily replied, "The young master's sister was taken away by Granny Fengyun!"

"Granny Fengyun?" Chen Tianyi knitted his brows. If there was anyone in the entire Profound Heaven Realm who dared to make a move against him without the slightest reservation, there were only a handful of individuals. Granny Fengyun was unequivocally one of them.

It was said that Granny Fengyun was an expelled disciple of the Phoenix Pavilion. She had resided in the Profound Heaven Realm for over fifty years, possessing unfathomably high cultivation base, and ranked among the elite masters of the realm.

Normally, she never showed herself, living in seclusion by herself in Qilan Mountain and interacting with no one. Her temperament was also extremely eccentric, making Qilan Mountain gradually turn into a forbidden zone within the Profound Heaven Realm.

Not a single soul who had ever trespassed into Qilan Mountain had managed to come out alive.

Several old monsters of the Profound Heaven Realm had once traveled to Qilan Mountain to reason with Granny Fengyun, and it was said they even fought a battle, though no one ever knew the outcome.

It was only later that those several supreme powerhouses successively went into closed-door seclusion, never uttering a single word about what had transpired in Qilan Mountain, which only further cemented the legendary notoriety of Qilan Mountain throughout the Profound Heaven Realm.

Hearing now that Long Yun's sister had been taken away by Granny Fengyun of Qilan Mountain, Chen Tianyi secretly felt it was a thorny problem. In the eyes of Granny Fengyun, he, the glamorous and influential head of the Chen Clan, was probably nothing more than a clown performing on a stage.

Furthermore, Granny Fengyun had a bizarre personality and cared nothing for human sentiments or connections. He wanted to find another way around it, yet he couldn't find even a sliver of an opportunity. Thus, Chen Tianyi's brows were tightly knitted at this moment.

Internally, he cursed Chen Chang for his idiocy while simultaneously lamenting his own terrible luck. If someone else had taken Long Yun's sister, perhaps he could have relied on his connections and status to bring her back safely.

But against Granny Fengyun, he had zero recourse whatsoever.

With a bitter smile, he recounted everything he knew about Granny Fengyun to Long Yun. He explained it in meticulous detail, fearing that Long Yun might not understand the terror of Granny Fengyun, and also to make Long Yun comprehend his own helplessness.

Upon hearing that Granny Fengyun originated from the Phoenix Pavilion, Long Yun felt a slight stir in his heart, but he immediately relaxed. At the very least, judging by Granny Fengyun's background, she would not harm Qingqing.

After all, the two of them shared the same bloodline. Moreover, according to the White Wolf King, Yan Qingqing's phoenix bloodline was exceptionally pure. Presumably, Granny Fengyun's sudden and unexpected emergence from seclusion must have been triggered by sensing Yan Qingqing's extraordinary nature.

Thinking of this, Long Yun could not help but nod slightly. It seemed Qingqing was still safe for the time being. His own cultivation realm was still too shallow, and he possessed not the slightest bit of confidence to forcefully rescue Yan Qingqing right now.

Narrowing his eyes slightly, he looked at Chen Tianyi and said, "Clan Head Chen, you also know Granny Fengyun's temperament. Now that my sister has been taken by her, how do you expect me to bring her out?"

Chen Tianyi inwardly cursed Long Yun for being as cunning as a fox. *Damn it! Since your father is so powerful, surely that Granny Fengyun is no match for him! Yet you say this—don't tell me you actually expect me to go there myself?!*

A bitter smile twitched at the corner of his mouth as he said, "Young Master Long, although our Chen Clan is considered a fairly large family within the Profound Heaven Realm, we truly have zero options when it comes to this Granny Fengyun. If it were possible, I would be willing to exhaust my entire family fortune to rescue your esteemed sister. But she is notoriously impervious to all reason and persuasion; I am truly helpless."

"Is there really not a single way?" Long Yun's tone remained calm, yet every single word brought immense pressure to bear upon Chen Tianyi, because he could clearly sense Long Yun's rising anger.

He did not doubt for a moment that once this ancestral deity of a youth truly grew furious, the entire Chen Clan would inevitably suffer a devastating annihilation. Thinking of this, his thoughts raced at lightning speed.

"Right, I just thought of something!" Chen Tianyi wiped the sweat from his forehead without a trace and said, "It is rumored that Granny Fengyun is extremely interested in the inner cores of marine domain experts. In ten days, the God-Slaying Assembly jointly held by the Marine Domain and the Profound Heaven Realm will take place. By then, quite a few experts from the marine domain will inevitably arrive. If possible, I am willing to secretly acquire some inner cores of the sea race and see if we can use that as a breakthrough point to trade for your sister!"

A ripple stirred in Long Yun's heart. A God-Slaying Assembly? And it was jointly hosted by the Marine Domain and the Profound Heaven Realm? What on earth did this mean? Weren't the Marine Domain and the Profound Heaven Realm at loggerheads like fire and water? How could they jointly hold such an assembly?

Noticing Long Yun's bewildered gaze, Chen Tianyi offered a brief explanation: "The Marine Domain and our Profound Heaven Realm have been fighting for a millennium, resulting in countless casualties among experts and disciples alike. Especially in recent years, the Profound Heaven Realm has transformed from its previous state of disorganization into an orderly force. In our recent clashes, our Profound Heaven Realm has vaguely gained the upper hand. The old antiques of the Marine Domain and the older-generation powerhouses of our realm have also experienced countless battles, but they have always remained evenly matched. To prevent their endless warfare from continuing indefinitely, they came up with this method—using the God-Slaying Assembly as a means to test and prove which side's forces are stronger!"