Supreme Sword God

Chapter 541: Chapter 540: Dragon and Phoenix Together, The True Meaning of Power

Ye Chen and Tian Bugui returned to the True Martial Hall together.

On the way, Tian Bugui remained silent.

First, it was truly disgraceful for a respected figure of the Bright Hall to end up needing Ye Chen, who had only joined the True Martial Hall for a little over half a year, to save his life.

Second, he had just mentioned some matters regarding the Celestial Demon Sect, leaving him in a very heavy mood.

As they neared the True Martial Hall, Tian Bugui finally spoke, ”Ye Chen, no matter what, don’t mention today’s events to anyone, understand?”

Ye Chen nodded and said, ”Don’t worry, I will protect your dignity.”

”That’s not the reason!” Tian Bugui’s face flushed as he said, ”My grievance with the Celestial Demon Sect must not involve the True Martial Hall.

The entire Eastern Territory is on the brink of turmoil. If our Cangzhou True Martial Hall were to clash with the Celestial Demon Sect again, the situation would become exceedingly difficult.”

Ye Chen detected some underlying meaning and said, ”Old Tian, tell me clearly, what exactly happened?”

Tian Bugui took a deep breath and said, ”Well, since the news will be public soon anyway, I’ll tell you in advance so you can be mentally prepared.

In a while, the Eastern Territory will relax some restrictions on foreign powers, allowing a portion of their forces to descend.”

Ye Chen furrowed his brow and said, ”So, all the sacrifices made so far are now meaningless?”

Tian Bugui replied, ”It’s not that they don’t matter, it’s due to the pressure of circumstances!

Do you know how significant the pressure the entire Celestial Essence Continent is under?

In the past, the strength of the True Martial Hall extended throughout the Celestial Essence Continent, which gave us the confidence to fight the foreign powers to the end.

But now...the True Martial Hall no longer holds the grandeur of its past. Its power in the other domains has vanished.

Moreover, the other domains have no intention to fully resist the foreign descents, leading to a long-standing coexistence between humans and foreign races in those areas.

Only in our Eastern Territory has the True Martial Hall been resisting all along.

However, in recent years, differing opinions have emerged within the True Martial Hall itself.

Plus, foreign races in other domains have started to exert pressure on the Eastern Territory, forcing the True Martial Hall to step back!

Recently, didn’t Yin Wuque and I leave for a while?

Actually, it was the Hall Master who sent us to the headquarters of the Eastern Domain True Martial Hall to discuss this matter.”

Ye Chen’s thoughts raced quickly.

If this were truly the case, then the Eastern Domain True Martial Hall indeed could no longer insist on fighting to the death, given its internal issues and the horrifying external pressures.

This step, the Eastern Domain True Martial Hall, is forced to retreat...

He now had a certain sense of the bigger picture, understanding how to view problems from a broader perspective.

If they don’t take this step back, the Eastern Domain True Martial Hall might face the risk of being destroyed, and in the end, the foreign powers will still succeed in descending.

Retreating is a helpless choice, but at least there’s still a chance to hinder the foreign powers in another form.

Although he understood this decision, he found it hard to accept such a reality deep in his heart.

Ye Chen asked, ”When will Cangzhou lift restrictions on the Celestial Eye, Armored, and Green Ghost races?”

”Cangzhou stays unchanged!”

Tian Bugui shook his head and said, ”This time, the Hall Master should have attended the meeting personally, but he didn’t go. His stance is very clear: he cannot control other places, but the Cangzhou True Martial Hall will not retreat a single step!”

Ye Chen’s eyes sparkled in surprise, amazed by Brother Chun’s unwavering determination.

And with Brother Chun’s resolve, Ye Chen’s heart was finally at ease!

At least in Cangzhou, he wouldn’t be fighting alone!

A moment later, the two returned to the True Martial Hall. Tian Bugui went to heal his wounds, while Ye Chen returned directly to his residence.

Mu Qingqing and Little Phoenix were not idle, diligently practicing their coordination techniques. Ye Chen watched for a while, then entered the cultivation room and took out all eighteen middle-grade Dao Swords to refine them one by one.