Chapter 2601 - Yu Sheng’s Identity
Chapter 2601: Yu Sheng’s Identity
After Ye Futian banished the six major Ancient God Clans, the forces of Ziwei Imperial Palace began to expand across the Original Realm. They occupied the bases of the six major Ancient God Clans and constructed teleportation grand matrices. They taught the Way in the Heavenly Mandate Realm as well as the original Nine Supreme Imperial Realms. On the other side, the Ziwei Segmentum began selecting monstrous cultivators.
The core members of Ziwei Imperial Palace began busying themselves with work. Ye Futian concocted another batch of elixirs and then continued to cultivate.
The forces of the Divine Prefecture would not dare to offend the Ziwei Segmentum in the near future.
In the year 10,133 of the Divine Prefecture Calendar, a piece of news spread across the Divine Prefecture and shocked the populace.
The Devil World was sending their troops to the Divine Prefecture and wanted to wage war against them.
For the Divine Prefecture, this news was like a bolt out of the blue. Ever since the chaotic war back then, after Donghuang the Great unified the Divine Prefecture, there had not been any large-scale wars. The Dark World and the Empty Divine Realm had provoked them many times, but those weren’t considered large-scale wars.
However, the Devil World was now waging war against the Divine Prefecture first.
A dropped stone raised a thousand ripples. If the Devil World invaded the Divine Prefecture, the Dark World and the Empty Divine Realm would be ready to move. They would gather their armies and wait to conquer the Divine Prefecture.
It seemed that a chaotic war of the worlds was about to unfold.
As expected, the Devil World was extremely domineering and intended to invade the territories of the Divine Prefecture directly.
What vendetta did they have against the Divine Prefecture?
The Devil World chose the lands of the Divine Prefecture as their battleground, so the Original Realm was peaceful. The cultivators of various forces based in the Original Realm were summoned back to the Divine Prefecture. After all, an incident of this magnitude would lead to a clash between the various major worlds.
The cultivators of the various major worlds naturally returned to their bases to prepare to face this cataclysmic war.
The Ziwei Segmentum was far removed from the various major worlds. Due to their conflict with the Divine Prefecture, both the Dark World and the Empty Divine Realm wanted to use them. Hence, no one had attacked the Ziwei Segmentum and the Original Realm. This secretly made Ye Futian feel lucky.
The Divine Prefecture had invited such turmoil while the Ziwei Segmentum could develop in peace.
In the main city of the Ziwei Segmentum, in a tavern not far from Ziwei Imperial Palace, a black-robed figure was drinking wine. Although he had not intentionally unleashed his aura, the people around him could still sense how powerful he was. He was certainly an extremely frightening figure.
He had been very quiet and had not disturbed anyone else, merely drinking wine alone.
Right then, several people walked up the stairs of the tavern, came to the table opposite his own, and sat down. These people were rather young, but their temperaments were extraordinary. One could tell that they weren’t ordinary figures at a glance.
The leading youth glanced at the black-robed figure and said, “From your temperament, you don’t seem like an ordinary figure. May I have the honor of having a drink with you?”
The black-robed man still kept his head down. He did not look at the other party as he replied, “When it comes to wine, I have never turned down anyone.”
“Excellent then,” replied the youth. As he said this, he waved his hand, and a wine jar flew towards the black-robed figure like a golden bolt of lightning. It was terrifying. Even the space surrounding the wine jar seemed to split apart.
However, the black-robed figure extended his hand slightly and calmly received the wine jar. He then poured himself some wine and drank a cup, saying, “Many thanks.”
Outsiders could not make out anything from this casual exchange. However, the youth frowned slightly and asked, “May I ask who you are?”
The youth was Fang Cun, Ye Futian’s disciple. He was now responsible for many affairs in Ziwei Imperial Palace.
For such a cultivator to appear in the city, Fang Cun was naturally on high alert. He had come over to see who had arrived. At the very least, he wanted to identify the other party’s background and determine whether they came with good or bad intentions.
The black-robed figure raised his head and looked at Fang Cun with unfathomable jet-black eyes. He then exclaimed, “As expected of his disciple. You are indeed extraordinary.”
“You know my master?” asked Fang Cun.
“I wish to meet him,” said the black-robed figure. Fang Cun frowned. Next to him, Duo Yu said, “Master does not meet with just anyone. If you wish to meet with him, you must first announce yourself.”
“I am Mei Ting from the Devil World,” replied the black-robed figure.
Fang Cun and the others fell silent. They naturally had heard of this name before.
Right now, the Devil World was at war with the Divine Prefecture. Why had Mei Ting, a general of the Devil World, appeared in Ziwei City looking for Ye Futian? What was his intention for coming here?
“I will inform Master now,” said Fang Cun after deliberating in silence for a while. He then informed Ye Futian.
Not long after, Ye Futian appeared in the tavern. The cultivators in the tavern all stood up and looked at Ye Futian with looks of admiration.
Ye Futian was already a legendary figure in the Ziwei Segmentum.
Ye Futian’s gaze landed on Mei Ting. He stepped forward, came to Mei Ting’s table, and sat down. He said, “I haven’t seen you in a long while, sir. What wisdom do you have to bestow upon me this time?”
“I believe you have heard about the incident with the Divine Prefecture,” said Mei Ting. As he said this, a boundary formed around the two of them, isolating their conversation from the outside world. Clearly, he did not wish for their conversation to be overheard by others.
Ye Futian nodded and said, “That is why I am curious as to why you, a general of the Devil World, have appeared here.”
“The army of the Devil World invaded this time with not just the Divine Prefecture as their goal. The Original Realm is also within their sights,” said Mei Ting. “The Devil Emperor ordered for the invasion of the Original Realm. Do you know who he appointed as the commander of the army?”
Ye Futian’s gaze narrowed as he stared at Mei Ting. He had a bad premonition.
He only knew a few people from the Devil World.
For Mei Ting to pose the question in such a manner, Ye Futian must have known the person who had been appointed, and he must have some relation with that person.
“Yu Sheng!” Ye Futian exclaimed as he stared at Mei Ting.
“Yes,” replied Mei Ting as he looked Ye Futian in the eye. “The Devil Emperor ordered Yu Sheng to lead a large army from the Devil World to invade the Original Realm. Yu Sheng has a history with you. After he conquers the Original Realm, the Devil Emperor wants you to be subordinate to the Devil World and serve him.”
Ye Futian initially believed that he had been lucky and that the Devil World had chosen the Divine Prefecture as their battleground, ignoring the Original Realm.
He never imagined that the Devil World not only planned to invade the Divine Prefecture; at the same time, they were also eyeing the Original Realm.
Moreover, the Devil Emperor appointed Yu Sheng as the commander in charge of invading the Original Realm.
“Did he reject the order?” Ye Futian asked.
The armies of the Devil World did not come. Therefore, Yu Sheng clearly had rejected the Devil Emperor’s order.
“That’s right.” Mei Ting nodded and said, “Not only did he refuse to obey the order, but he also publicly went against the Devil Emperor.”
Yu Sheng knew that Ye Futian was in the Original Realm and was the ruler of the Ziwei Segmentum. The former naturally didn’t want the troops of the Devil World to invade the place. He wanted to stop the plan.
Hence, he disobeyed the Devil Emperor’s order.
Ye Futian’s expression turned ugly. He was worried about Yu Sheng. At this point, few people could affect Ye Futian’s mood. Yu Sheng was one of those few people.
Ye Futian didn’t know much about the characteristics of the Devil Emperor, but the latter would surely be a domineering figure. He was the legendary figure who united the Devil World in the past. He had defeated all the demons in the Devil World and had never lost a battle. Would such an overbearing figure tolerate disobedience?
“How is he now?” Ye Futian asked.
“Do you know Yu Sheng’s identity?” Mei Ting responded with another question.
Ye Futian shook his head. The true identity of Godfather remained a mystery to him even now.
“He is the nephew of the Devil Emperor!” Mei Ting revealed to Ye Futian. Ye Futian’s heart trembled violently upon hearing the news.
Was Yu Sheng the nephew of the Devil Emperor?
Then, wouldn’t it mean that Godfather was the brother of the Devil Emperor?
Ye Futian never imagined that Godfather and the Devil Emperor were siblings.
“The Devil Emperor does not have any children,” Mei Ting continued. His line seemed to hint at something.
The Devil Emperor did not have any children; he only had direct disciples. In that case, Yu Sheng was the only person related to the Devil Emperor by blood. Moreover, Yu Sheng possessed frightening talent in Demonic Arts.
Based on Yu Sheng’s former position in the Devil World, Ye Futian could tell that the Devil Emperor emphasized him.
From the looks of it, the Devil Emperor might be training Yu Sheng as his successor.
However, Mei Ting mentioned Yu Sheng’s identity when Ye Futian asked about his current wellbeing. What did Mei Ting mean by that?
“The Devil Emperor has been betrayed once, so…” Mei Ting said, “Now, Yu Sheng has been imprisoned by him.”
Ye Futian’s heart skipped a beat. His face turned pale. He understood what Mei Ting meant now.
The Devil Emperor had been betrayed once. Was the betrayer Godfather?
If that was the case, what would the Devil Emperor think now that Yu Sheng, whom he had devoted his time training, had disobeyed his order?
Would he tolerate yet another betrayal?
Currently, Yu Sheng was imprisoned.
“Now, the Devil Emperor might demand more of Yu Sheng than just leading troops into the Original Realm. Yu Sheng has disobeyed him because of you,” Mei Ting explained as he looked at Ye Futian. He sighed and continued, “You have a better understanding of Yu Sheng than I do. With his personality, do you think he will agree to the Devil Emperor’s demands?”
“He won’t.” Ye Futian was clear about Yu Sheng’s answer. If the Devil Emperor ordered Yu Sheng to attack Ye Futian, would Yu Sheng compromise and agree to obey?
He would never do so.
“I am not supposed to be here today, but I came because I want to let you know about this matter. Farewell,” Mei Ting said. Then, he waved his hand, removed the boundary, and disappeared from the tavern right away.
After Mei Ting left, Ye Futian remained sitting and was in a daze. He looked pale.
“Master.” Worried, Fang Cun and the others approached him.
They had been with Ye Futian for many years and had never seen him with such a dejected expression. What had happened?
What matter did Mei Ting and Master discuss when they were in the sealed space just now?
“Master, is something wrong?” Little Ling couldn’t help but ask too.
“Nothing. I am heading back first. You don’t have to worry about me,” Ye Futian replied. Then, he disappeared without a trace. This caused the others in the tavern to reveal shocked expressions.
“What happened?” Tie Tou mumbled. Fang Cun stared at the spot where Ye Futian had been and said, “Since Master did not tell us, it probably means that we can’t help him with it. Let’s hope that everything is fine!”