Invincible Young Master in the City

Ye Fan had been searching for the missing Master Mingye all this time, but to no avail.

Even Pan Gu and Fu Xi also seemed to have disappeared. After leaving the Han Zhu Kingdom, Ye Fan had originally wanted to continue searching for Pan Gu and Fu Xi, but since he had no leads, he simply returned to Sky City.

"Young Master, the people of the Seven Great Sects have each sent letters to you, hoping you can grant protection to the cultivators of their sects!" Sang Yuan walked up to Ye Fan and said.

Ye Fan said, "I didn’t come back to listen to this. As for the situation within the Pan Gu Secret Realm, I’ve already handed everything over to you to handle. You don’t need to ask me about these matters anymore, nor do you need to report them to me."

Sang Yuan could see Ye Fan’s impatience. She herself didn’t know what Ye Fan had gone through. She said, "I don’t know if there’s anything this servant can do to help you."

"The ordinary humans within the Pan Gu Secret Realm tried several times to migrate toward the surroundings of Sky City, but nothing ever came of it. Mainly because the Pan Gu Secret Realm is simply too vast, and the common folk too numerous. After the Heavenly Tribulation erupts, just how many will die in the calamity is something truly unimaginable!" Ye Fan said.

Sang Yuan appeared helpless as she said, "Young Master, originally you couldn’t possibly concern yourself with every person’s life and death. Why should you burden yourself with it?"

"In the end it’s still better to be cautious. Here’s what we’ll do: we may not be able to manage the common people directly, but we must at least do our utmost to protect them, not allow more of them to die to floods and natural disasters. The people of the Seven Great Sects have all returned to their mountain gates, seemingly wanting to rely on their sect-protecting restrictions to safeguard their strength. Let them mobilize all the common folk across the Pan Gu Secret Realm. I’ll completely hand this matter over to them!" Ye Fan said.

"Young Master, I fear the Seven Great Sects will only put on a show and won’t truly work for you with sincere hearts!" Sang Yuan looked very troubled as she spoke.

"What else can we do? You’ll have to supervise them. The coastal regions without exception must have cultivators dispatched to deal with matters there. Go first and discuss this with Sect Master Hai Wuzi of the Star River Sect. She does have some compassion in her nature, and she too wishes to save the humans of the entire Pan Gu Secret Realm. Have her speak up and help; she will certainly be willing!" Ye Fan said.

Sang Yuan nodded, then asked, "Does Young Master have any other orders?"

"No. I’m very tired right now. Oh, right—before, I had you investigate Sect Master Ling’s whereabouts; there’s still no news at all, is there?" Ye Fan asked.

Sect Master Ling of the Earth Origin Sect had disappeared earlier, and Ye Fan had also searched for her. But Sect Master Ling’s disappearance was extremely mysterious, and to this day there were no leads. Sang Yuan herself harbored some hostility toward Ling, so when told to go look for her now, Sang Yuan would not put her whole heart into it.

"Young Master, Sect Master Ling of the Earth Origin Sect may have been swept away by some mysterious power. With this servant’s cultivation, I’m far from capable of saving her. Perhaps only you can. It’s not that this servant refuses to help you, it’s truly that I am powerless!" Sang Yuan revealed her limitations in some respects.

Ye Fan said, "I believe you can handle these matters well. From now on, you must shoulder the affairs of the entire Pan Gu Secret Realm. After I end this Heavenly Tribulation, the administration of the Pan Gu Secret Realm will also be handed over to you. You will be the one in charge here, and anything that needs doing will be entrusted to you."

Although the "one in charge" Ye Fan spoke of was in essence merely making Sang Yuan the decision-maker within the Pan Gu Secret Realm, even so, in the cultivation world becoming a figure akin to a sovereign was both extremely challenging and attractive to Sang Yuan.

Sang Yuan bowed and said, "What Young Master has commanded, this servant will certainly carry out. This servant will never betray Young Master’s trust."

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Ye Fan had originally come to Sky City just to take a look, intending to leave very soon.

But after Sang Yuan left for a while, she sent a voice transmission back with news: "Young Master, Wu Ding of the Tianxuan Sect wishes to see you."

"What is she here for?" Ye Fan was somewhat surprised. He didn’t know what Wu Ding would want to say now. But out of respect for his former senior martial sister from the same sect, Ye Fan nodded and said, "Let her come. Since she wants to see me to talk about something, I can’t just shut her out."

Since Wu Ding had already become Ye Fan’s woman, Ye Fan had no reason to take a hard-line stance toward her. When Wu Ding appeared before Ye Fan, her attitude toward him was far from as deferential as Sang Yuan’s.

"If you have something to say, just say it directly." In Sky City’s council hall, Ye Fan did not assume an overbearing posture, but addressed Wu Ding in a calm tone.

Wu Ding studied Ye Fan and said, "I came to tell you that I want to leave Sky City and return to the Tianxuan Sect. Right now the Tianxuan Sect needs me to handle some matters."

"Senior Sister thinks that if you go back, the Tianxuan Sect will still welcome you? The Tianxuan Sect is no longer what it used to be; even the structure of the entire mountain gate has changed. I trust Elder Wu will lead the Tianxuan Sect well... Faced with the Heavenly Tribulation, the Tianxuan Sect doesn’t need you to do anything. Just stay here in peace, Senior Sister!" Ye Fan said.

Wu Ding frowned. "So in other words, you’re refusing to let me leave?"

"Yes." Ye Fan stood up, walked over to Wu Ding, and said, "In fact, you’re asking while knowing the answer. I don’t want you to have anything more to do with the Tianxuan Sect. You should understand that the power in your body could make you lose control at any moment. Even though Hua Wu has become part of the past, I don’t know if her Soul Body might survive in some other form. If Hua Wu or Jingya and the others want to use you to carry out slaughter, do you think you have the ability to resist?"

Wu Ding raised her head and said, "Then why can’t you remove my restriction?"

"I still don’t understand your Tianxuan Sect’s Cultivation Technique. From my current observations, to lift the Tianxuan Sect’s control over you, there’s only one path—killing you. Do you think I would do that? Right now I’m actually protecting you. Don’t fail to appreciate that!" Ye Fan’s tone grew colder as well.

Wu Ding clenched her teeth. She clearly felt very unwilling to be oppressed by Ye Fan, but right now she had absolutely no qualification to challenge him.

Their statuses had undergone a complete reversal. Back then her cultivation had indeed been far higher than Ye Fan’s, but now Ye Fan’s cultivation was something Wu Ding could no longer hope to catch up to.

"Stay here and be at ease!" Ye Fan spoke in an almost commanding tone. "I don’t need to repeat unnecessary words to you. Remember, you are no longer a disciple of the Tianxuan Sect; you are nothing more than my woman. My woman should act according to my will. Here, at the very least, I will protect you. In the face of the Heavenly Tribulation I won’t let anything happen to you. That counts as my promise to you. If you stubbornly insist on leaving, then it means you intend to sever ties with me completely, and I’ll have no reason to treat you kindly!"