The Legend of Futian

nic beasts lying in wait that could be deployed at any moment, it would turn the tables in their favor.

The very reason why he dared to brandish the Halberd of Time and Space and train in the open was that the surrounding areas were filled with his beast informants, be it in the sky or on the ground.

At that moment, Ye Futian came to subdue yet another monster.
He patted the black dragon’s head and said, “Good work.
Are there any top-class demonic beasts in any other areas of the Endless Ocean? I’m thinking of getting out there myself.”

“The Endless Ocean is too vast.
Not even I get to know everything,” the black dragon answered while shaking its head.
It had been at the area of the Lost Ruins all the while before.

“Well then.” Ye Futian nodded and continued, “How about we take a spin somewhere else then?” However, a message from the Black Wind Condor popped up in Ye Futian’s mind, which made him frown.

The Holy Zhi Palace caught wind of a piece of news, saying that Liu Zong of Xihua Sacred Mountain had finished his pilgrimage and returned to Xihua Sacred Mountain.
However, the ones from the Barren State had yet to return.

Ye Futian looked up at the blue sky and thought he needed to head home earlier than expected, as he was rather concerned about the news.
He turned around and came before Liu Zixuan and the others.

“Brother Ye,” Liu Yu called.
While Ye Futian had killed someone from the Liu clan, it had been someone from the clan who had been acting against her, per Liu Shi’s orders.
As such, Liu Yu had little thoughts about what Ye Futian did and harbored no resentment against him.

“I’m going home.” Ye Futian then said to all three of them, “But the three of you can’t head back to Cliff State City just yet.”

“I understand.” Liu Yu nodded.

Liu Zixuan’s eyes were fixed on Ye Futian and her expression looked rather complicated.
The legendary figure was more exceptional than she had anticipated.
However, those who were killed by Ye Futian were still the people of the clan.

“You’ve got two choices here: one, you stay in the Endless Ocean and continue training, but you need to stay further away from Cliff State City, and I’ll have the demonic beasts keep a close eye on you.” Ye Futian then looked at Liu Zixuan and the others, saying, “Two, you all train in the Holy Zhi Palace, but you won’t be able to head out for the time being.”

The Holy Zhi Palace was still at war with the Great Zhou Sacred Dynasty and he did not want to jeopardize his relations with the three holy lands of the Ocean State.
It would endanger the Holy Zhi Palace’s position.

If Liu Zixuan and the others were to return to Cliff State City, all parties involved, be it the Liu clan or the three holy lands, would definitely look into the matter.
Liu Zixuan and the others would have had to talk even if they did not want to.
It was something that Ye Futian knew for sure that the three holy lands would pull.
But if Liu Zixuan and the others were to simply go missing, even if they were not dead, no one would pay any attention to Ye Huang, his alter ego.

“To the Holy Zhi Palace then.” Liu Yu did not hesitate.
The Holy Zhi Palace was a holy land after all.

“Sis.” Liu Han turned to look at Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan turned to look at Ye Futian with complicated eyes.
She was struggling inside.
If Ye Futian had not killed someone from her family, he would have been someone near perfection, and being able to watch him grow as she trained, would have been a dream come true.
She eventually came to a decision and her eyes looked determined as she said, “I’m going to the Holy Zhi Palace with you.”

Ye Futian looked at Liu Zixuan and said, “You should know very well that if the Liu clan or Lin Yu were to give the order, those people would have had no qualms about killing me to preserve their clan’s interests.
Them taking Liu Yu back then was a good enough proof, as such, there is no need for you to hate me.”

“I don’t hate you.” Liu Zixuan replied in a gentle voice, “It’s just that, I don’t feel good inside.”

“Yeah.” Ye Futian nodded and said, “Let’s go then.”

They then turned around and walked towards the sea.
They stepped onto the black dragon, who then took to the skies, and all of the monsters around them headed in the same direction.
It was a magnificent sight to behold on the water.

…

Many felt restless for quite a while back in the Holy Zhi Palace of the Barren State.
They found out later from their scouts that Liu Zong of Xihua Sacred Mountain was not the only one who returned; Lin Shubai, Tong He, and the others of the Nine State College returned as well.
Mighty ones of other holy lands had returned to their respective holy lands one after another.

The whereabouts of the ones from the Holy Zhi Palace, who left with Xia Qingyuan, however, remained unknown.
The elders of those who left, Huang Xi, Xu Shang, and the others, were still back in the Holy Zhi Palace.
They were all worried sick.
Relationships aside, their descendants were the most powerful and talented bunch from the Holy Zhi Palace, other than Ye Futian and Yu Sheng.
They were the future of the place.

While Huang Xi and You Chi were still holding on with the Sacred War, the future remained with those who had left.
Furthermore, Ye Futian had been training outside all that while, and even Qin Zhuang was ordered to return first by Ye Futian himself.
Without the backbone of the Holy Zhi Palace around, everyone grew restless easily.

A bird-type demonic beast zipped past above the Holy Zhi Palace at the moment.
The Holy Zhi Palace turned rowdy all of a sudden.
Their Palace Lord had returned.
One figure after another took to the air, and many others walked out, all of them were heading towards the direction where Ye Futian made his appearance.

Ye Futian landed in the Holy Sage Pavilion.
You Chi, Huang Xi, Yun Shang, the Sword Demon, and the others came up and cupped their hands at Ye Futian.
“Palace Lord.” They found that Ye Futian looked even more refined.
The time he had spent training outside had definitely yielded considerable results.
Ye Futian had also brought several people back, but no one paid any attention to them.

“How many from the holy lands have returned?” Ye Futian asked.
While he got to know a thing or two from his bird friend, he still saw the need to ask for further details.

“There was news just a while ago that almost all members of the holy lands have returned to their respective holy lands,” Qin Zhuang answered.

Ye Futian nodded slightly and said, “My big brother and Jieyu are on this trip out there after all.
If the others were able to return safe and sound, there is no way big brother and the others would be in trouble.
Something must be holding them up.
There is no need to worry for the time being.
We’ll await further news.”

“Will do.” Everyone nodded, but they all understood that Ye Futian was probably more worried than they were.

“Futian.” Douzhan came to his side at that moment.

“Teacher,” Ye Futian called.

“Is there anything you need of me?” Douzhan asked.

“Please make a trip to the War State and bring Yu Sheng home,” Ye Futian said.
Yu Sheng had been training for more than three years outside.

“Alright.” Douzhan nodded and said, “I’ll be off then.” He then turned around and walked right after that!