CHAPTER 962: CHAPTER 961: [THE 2ND ANCIENT TRANSMISSION ARRAY FRAGMENT]

It was very clear that the head of the Zhantai family, Zhantai Weixue’s father Zhantai Hongwu, wanted to give the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array to Ye Tianchen. This was his voluntary decision, and Ye Tianchen had not exerted any pressure. Of course, Ye Tianchen eagerly desired to obtain this fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array; it was extremely important to him. With this fragment from the Zhantai family, Ye Tianchen would now have a total of two pieces. In this way, he would only need to seize the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array held by the Blood Killing Organization, and he would have all three fragments needed to study and reorganize it. The possibility of success would increase significantly. This was the only way to travel beyond the domains and enter this Martial Arts Great World.

"Father, are you really going to hand over the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array to this guy? This is part of the ancestral teachings left by our Zhantai family since ancient times, to protect this fragment..." Zhantai Weixue said anxiously.

"He is your friend, don’t you understand him?" Zhantai Hongwu asked with a smile.

"I... I’m not familiar with this guy, I don’t know what kind of character he has..." Zhantai Weixue glanced at Ye Tianchen and muttered quietly with a pout.

Zhantai Hongwu looked at Ye Tianchen opposite him and then said seriously, "Brother Ye, you saved us father and daughter, you saved our entire Zhantai family. We are very grateful for saving our lives. However, it’s not because you saved us that I am giving you this fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array. As Weixue said, protecting this fragment is our Zhantai family’s ancestral teaching passed down through generations. It’s precisely because of this ancestral teaching that today I am going to give you the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array..."

"Senior Hongwu, I don’t quite understand your meaning," Ye Tianchen asked with a smile.

"As Weixue said earlier, during ancient times, the Transmission Array from Earth to the outside world was destroyed. Our Zhantai family ancestors were fortunate to obtain a piece, but it was also unfortunate. Since obtaining this fragment of the Transmission Array, powerful forces have constantly come to demand it, and strong opponents have continuously attempted to seize it. At that time, our Zhantai family still had deep foundations, with several Late Stage Martial Saint level peak figures guarding us. However, we could not withstand repeated battles with experts nor the erosion of time. To this day, our Zhantai family no longer has any foundations; no prodigies have emerged within the family, and our strength has not improved. Several ancestors with profound combat power have also passed away with the erosion of time. Everything is because of this fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array..." Zhantai Hongwu sighed as he looked at the fragment in his hand.

Ye Tianchen nodded. In fact, he had guessed the reason why Zhantai Hongwu wanted to give him the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array. It wasn’t mainly related to him saving the Zhantai family. Saying it had nothing to do with it at all was impossible, but it wasn’t the main factor. The real reason was that Zhantai Hongwu truly understood that leaving the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array in the Zhantai family would only bring endless battles and eventually lead to the family’s destruction, without bringing anything else. When a family loses the power to protect something, continuing to forcibly guard it is courting disaster. Zhantai Hongwu weighed his options; on the left, the life and death of the Zhantai family, and on the right, the ancestral teaching. He was a wise man, with great courage, and decisively chose the left.

"Father, what have our ancestors of the Zhantai family protected and sacrificed for generations for the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array? Are we going to give it up now? I will have no regrets even in death," Zhantai Weixue said earnestly and righteously.

"Weixue, you haven’t understood my point. Our family has handed down this legacy to the present with no power to protect the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array anymore. Keeping this fragment will only bring disaster and destruction to our Zhantai family. As the family head, I have the responsibility to consider the survival and demise of the whole family," Zhantai Hongwu said to his daughter.

"Father..." Zhantai Weixue still wanted to persuade her father. She truly couldn’t understand and found it even harder to accept. Since birth and becoming cognizant, she had been educated on how to cultivate well, how to protect the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array, and to safeguard what the Zhantai family’s ancestors had left behind. Now, her father, Zhantai Hongwu, was about to let go of the things left by the ancestors, how could she calmly accept it?

"You’ve said it before, our Zhantai family ancestors, upon obtaining the fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array, vowed to protect it to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands. In my opinion, Brother Ye is not an unscrupulous person. Moreover, I believe our ancestors’ original intention in obtaining the fragment was that someone with divine skills might collect all the fragments and reconstruct the Transmission Array, allowing Martial Artists on Earth, who have no way out, to enter this Martial Arts Great World to pursue better cultivation and development!" Zhantai Hongwu said with determination.

"Father, I understand what you mean, but... this guy..." Zhantai Weixue glared fiercely at Ye Tianchen.

"Haha, Weixue, I might have spoiled you too much since you were little. Your heart is too narrow; you should learn from Brother Ye. He didn’t hold onto what happened that day. On the contrary, he saved us. Just based on his broad-mindedness, I trust his character," Zhantai Hongwu said with a smile.

"Senior Hongwu praises me too much. I am indeed searching for the fragments of the Ancient Transmission Array. I want to use it to leave Earth. Who among those with aspiration doesn’t want to venture beyond the domains!" Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

Leaving the Zhantai family, Ye Tianchen obtained a fragment of the Ancient Transmission Array. In this manner, he had gained two of the three fragments of the Ancient Transmission Array. With only one more fragment left to acquire from the Blood Killing Organization, he would have all three fragments of the Ancient Transmission Array. Ye Tianchen believed that he had the ability to reorganize it, and no matter how difficult, he must reassemble the Transmission Array. This was the only hope for traveling beyond the domains.

Watching Ye Tianchen leave, Zhantai Hongwu and Zhantai Weixue saw Ye Tianchen to the gate of the Zhantai family. Zhantai Hongwu watched Ye Tianchen disappear in the distance and couldn’t help but murmur to himself, "Weixue, actually, Ye Tianchen is a good person. You could become friends."

"Father, I understand your meaning. Ye Tianchen is an anomaly. His martial arts journey is immeasurable, far beyond ours. But, I don’t want to do that, and I won’t flatter anyone," Zhantai Weixue said firmly.

"Haha, Weixue, you misunderstood what I meant. I was saying there’s no grievance between you and Ye Tianchen. The matter with the Dragon and Phoenix Jade Box is over. Ye Tianchen’s broad-mindedness didn’t take it to heart, and you shouldn’t dwell on it," Zhantai Hongwu said with a smile.

"I understand, Father. Even if I cannot catch up with his cultivation, I will always strive hard!" Zhantai Weixue said with vigor.

After leaving the Zhantai family, Ye Tianchen had to consider the fact that he now had two of the three fragments of the Ancient Transmission Array. The remaining fragment was almost certainly with the Blood Killing Organization. To obtain the last fragment, he would probably have to make a trip to the Blood Killing Organization. However, for him now, there were several more important things to do, and with the strength of the Blood Killing Organization, he wasn’t yet fully confident to risk an incursion.

The Blood Killing Organization, as he currently knew, aside from the "Nine Netherworld," was the most powerful and sinister legacy. It dealt in assassinations and robberies within the Martial Arts World. Even peak experts at the Late Stage Martial Saint had been killed by them, which was shocking and chilling. Even Ye Tianchen, who was at the Martial Saint Realm, did not dare to rashly confront them. His understanding of the Blood Killing Organization was not extensive.

"The matter of annihilating the Five Poison Sect has passed for more than three months, and the storm has gradually subsided. However, that old fox, Bai Yanwu, is not to be underestimated. I’m afraid that very soon the news of my appearance will spread again across the three major Ancient Martial Worlds. Before that, I must first find Hu Gao and Wuxue. I don’t know how they are doing!" Ye Tianchen thought to himself.

Before the operation to annihilate the Five Poison Sect began, Ye Tianchen had instructed Hu Gao to go to the entrance of the Song Mountain Ancient Martial World to bring Wuxue and the others to the hidden Heavenly Pit. Who knew, Hu Gao never returned, which made Ye Tianchen a little worried. But at that time, the matter of annihilating the Five Poison Sect was already urgent. This battle related to many aspects, not just his own prestige and influence, so at that time, Ye Tianchen was unable to be distracted to search for Hu Gao and their whereabouts. Now, what he needed to do was go to the entrance of the Song Mountain Ancient Martial World to find the whereabouts of Wuxue and the others.

The only advantage Ye Tianchen had now was that almost all experts in the three major Ancient Martial Worlds believed he was dead, thinking that he and the last Great Elder of the Five Poison Sect, Du Mie, had perished together in the event of annihilating the Five Poison Sect and did not survive. Otherwise, he would have appeared by now, and he would have been discovered. This was beneficial for him to do some things in secret.

Reaching the Martial Saint Realm, although not unrivaled across the Earth, he was also a formidable opponent. Within a few breaths, Ye Tianchen used the Divine Movement Skill to reach the entrance of the Song Mountain Ancient Martial World. At the entrance, he extended his powerful Divine Thought to search for the aura of Wuxue and the others, but found nothing, which made Ye Tianchen frown. Wuxue and the others had just become Martial Artists, their Martial Arts Cultivation was still very low, and he had asked Hu Gao to go look for them at the first opportunity. Where could they have gone, and could anything have happened to them? (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)