Beast Piercing The Heavens Chapter 40

Chapter 40 – The Hopeless Situation (1)

“Invite those three old folks to come here!” Qinghan yelled again in an emphasized tone. 

How wildly presumptuous was he! The three great elders in the rear hill, represented the highest cultivation achievements the Ye Family could obtain so far. They were the backbone of the entire family! 

“How did Qinghan dare to be so impolite and rude towards these three great elders?” 

The elders knitted their brows in anger, as they had never met someone as brazen as Qinghan in their entire lifetime. Even Qinghan’s Third Uncle, Ye Qiang, wore a long face, as he complained to himself, “Oh, Qinghan, even if you intend to anger the elders in this family, you don’t have to do it so obviously. At least, you should show some respect for them.”

“You immoral b.a.s.t.a.r.d! How dare you be so audacious?! You should be killed!” Ye Ron let out a torrent of curses. 

“Yes, you’re right. I’m not only rude to the elders, let me remind you, I have also killed two family members, and paralyzed this one. Based on all of this, I’m pretty sure, that you guys are going to kill me sooner or later. Since I don’t fear death, I don’t fear anything. Besides, I don’t think it’s rude to call them three old folks, at least I didn’t call them “three old dotards”. Should I refer to them as supreme hermits, simply because they have isolated themselves from the real world?” Qinghan curled his lips, as he retorted. 

“Qinghan, shut up. At the very least, one of them is your grandfather!” Ye Qiang interrupted, trying to dissuade Qinghan from being so bold. Because, otherwise all the elders might turn against him. 

“Grandfather? Haha&h.e.l.lip;” Unexpectedly, Qinghan laughed out as he heard the word grandfather. Seconds later, he stopped laughing, as a mixed feeling of solitude and fury slipped into his mind. 

“Grandfather? Since the death of my father, we were left alone and helpless. When I kneeled down in front of the Elder Clan Hall on that rainy day, when I was bullied on Cattle-fence Street&h.e.l.lip; When I was nearly killed in the Wild Mountain Range... When Qingkuang, together with the outsiders, tried to kidnap my sister.. Where was that dear and respected grandfather of mine?!”

Listening to Qinghan’s complaints, many elders lowered their head, as they were pondering over the causes of Qinghan’s crazy behavior today. Never had they considered how much Qinghan had suffered since the death of his father. However, the crimes he had committed today were enough to receive the death penalty, as per the family rules. Some of the elders even felt sorry for Qinghan’s suffering. 

Nevertheless, Ye Jian had simply no sympathy or interest in Qinghan’s suffering. He gave a quick glance at Qingyu before he said, “I’m not going to waste time listening to your bulls.h.i.t. I won’t invite the three great elders. You know, it’s simply impossible! You’re but a mere violator of our family rules. How can you be so unashamed, as to wish to disturb the three great elders? Listen, let me give you an offer: as long as you let go of my son, I promise, that I’ll personally take care of your sister in the future.”

Following the tricky remarks of Ye Jian, Ye Ron added, “Yes, Ye Qinghan, let go of our eldest young lord, and your sister will be safe and sound. Otherwise, not only you, but also your sister will be killed.” 

“Ye Ron! I promise, that one day, I’ll kill you! So you want me to release Ye Qingkuang? No way! Now, listen up, If the three old folks don’t show up within the next hour, then I’ll perish together with Qingkuang. As for my dear sister&h.e.l.lip; I don’t believe that you guys will properly take care of her. It’ll be better for her to accompany me to the netherworld!” Staring at the ugly scar on Ye Ron’s face, Qinghan yelled back. 

Qinghan knew, that the integration technique he had acquired was only formidable in front of cultivators who hadn’t exceeded the Realm of the General. The soul power of a cultivator would increase each time he entered into a higher realm. Therefore, Qinghan’s Soul Blackout technique might even be completely useless against cultivators who had exceeded the Realm of the General. For those in the Realm of the Marshal, their soul power had actually developed a highly defensive state, which could nullify the integration technique. 

Among the elders, almost all of them were in the Realm of the Emperor, including Ye Ron. That was why, Qinghan promised that he would kill Ye Ron in the future, rather than today. He was simply incapable of killing him at this stage. 

As for Qingyu, Qinghan understood her very well – She wasn’t the kind of person who wished to drift along in life just for the sake of remaining alive. The day she tried to commit suicide, she had already proved this unyielding side of her personality, even though she had previously always left them the impression of an obedient girl. So, Qinghan reckoned, that if he died, his sister would quickly join him. Even if his sister didn’t end her life, she would live miserably. 

“Rather than suffering from the endless abyss of a miserable life, why not find a way out of this hopeless situation?“ Qinghan thought to himself. 

“In my opinion, given the severity of the situation, I agree to invite the three great elders out. This is the safest way to ensure the eldest young lord’s safety.” Ye Qiang advised, after carefully pondering on the undertone of Qinghan’s words. He believed, that if the great elders were informed of these disgraceful kidnapping plans, that Qingkuang, as well as his father Ye Jian, would be punished in one way or another. So, he decided to take advantage of this event to launch his personal revenge against Ye Jian. 

“I disagree! Before my father, and the other two great elders, started their secluded cultivation, they had ordered that no one was allowed to disturb them. They plan to make a breakthrough in their cultivation. No one would dare to take the responsibility to disrupt their cultivation!” Ye Jian raised his brows high, holding a disapproving att.i.tude towards Ye Qiang’s suggestion. 

“You’re right! The cultivation of the great elders should be regarded as the most important thing in our family. No one should dare to disturb them.” Ye Ron also joined in. 

“I agree with Ye Qiang. I think, under the current circ.u.mstances, things need to be carefully investigated. However, not a single one of us is qualified to make the final decision in this case.” Ye Tianqing stroked his grey moustache and wrinkled his forehead. 

Before Tianqing had rushed to the Drunken-heart Garden, he was told that Qinghan had gone insane and had murdered two family members and had set the entire eastern part of the Ye Castle ablaze. Also, Qingkuang was held hostage by Qinghan. Thus, he had immediately rushed to the scene to verify these rumors. Now, he was completely baffled, as he couldn’t figure out how Qinghan suddenly had the ability to kill cultivators in the Realm of the General. As far as he knew, Qinghan was only in the Realm of the Elite. 

“Could it have something to do with the Awakening Ceremony? The nine-colored halo?” Tianqing was curious at the vast progress Qinghan had made within these last two months. However, because of the intense atmosphere, he had held back from asking this question. 

“Yeah, we need a proper investigation.” Another elder said. He, Tianxing, was also greatly confused about Qinghan’s rapid progress, just like Tianqing. 

“No, I disagree. I don’t believe that it’s wise to disturb the elders’ cultivation with such trivial events.” 

“Yeah, I also disagree. Look at this b.a.s.t.a.r.d... He doesn’t deserve an audience with the great elders. He even called them old folks!” 

“Yes, this b.a.s.t.a.r.d is too presumptuous&h.e.l.lip;”

All the elders present expressed their opinions, however, almost none were unbiased. Just as Ye Qiang had decided to secretly send someone to inform Ye Tianlong, Ye Jian concluded, “Since most of you disagree to disturb the great elders, then there is no need to talk about this anymore. And I persuade those who intend to secretly invite the great elders to give up on this decision. As for my son&h.e.l.lip; I bet that Qinghan won’t hurt my son any further, otherwise, I won’t be lenient to his sister. Let’s see if he dares to gamble on his sister’s life.” 

During the previous discussion, Qingkuang had conveyed some message to his father. He has send these messages using his soul. These messages made Ye Jian realize the true intention of Qinghan’s request to see the great elders. 

As a cultivator in the Realm of the General, Qingkuang was not supposed to learn advanced techniques, but his father had personally taught him this conveying voice skill. Qingkuang told his father, that the light in Qinghan’s eyes was what had made him briefly lose consciousness. 

“That must be an integration technique! Ye Qinghan, you lucky b.a.s.t.a.r.d, you actually learned some advanced technique with the help of that rubbish dog of yours.” Based on what his son had told him, Ye Jian predicted that Qinghan had grasped a high-level technique. 

“Wait&h.e.l.lip; How can a fourth-grade battle beast be so powerful, as to teach its master such an advanced soul-related integration technique?” When he thought back to the nine-colored halo at the Awakening Ceremony, Ye Jian’s heart rate was quickly accelerating. He was determined to kill Qinghan once and for all. In order to consolidate his current family status, he wouldn’t allow Qinghan, who, in the future, might be more powerful than his father Ye Dao, to stand in his way of becoming the leader of the family. 

“An hour later, you’ll know whether I have the courage to gamble with you or not.” Qinghan replied to Ye Jian’s threatening question. He clenched the dagger in his hand, but he didn’t know that Ye Jian had already vowed to himself to eradicate him. 

The crowd was silent. They were all antic.i.p.ating each other’s responses, especially among Qinghan, Ye Jian and Ye Qiang. 

The atmosphere turned out to be a little bit suppressed and awkward until&h.e.l.lip; a soft voice broke the ice.

“Brother? Is that you? Brother!”

Chapter 40 – The Hopeless Situation (2)

Actually, Qingyu had already woken up before Ye Jian’’s arrival. However, once she had come to her senses, she was struck by a series of mysterious information, which was causing her a lot of trouble to digest. She had learned that she had indeed a Jade Spirit Body. The ritual of Soul Sacrifice would help her activate the concealed power within her body, and then transfer this power to her lover, who would obtain a terrifying amount of power for a short period of time. If her lover had entered the peak level of the Realm of the Prince, then he would even be able to break into the Realm of the Emperor, once he absorbed the inborn Yin Qi from Qingyu’s body. 

“Do I really have this mysterious power? Do I really have a Jade Spirit Body?” In the beginning, Qingyu was suspicious about this seemingly farfetched information. 

Nevertheless, the more she knew, the more convinced she became. During the past fifteen years, she had never become sick, not even a cold, as though her body was ill-free. She had even wondered, whether she had the power of self-healing. She remembered that her forehead was bleeding, but now she couldn’t find the wound. She didn’t know that she was actually saved by Qinghan’s bronze ring. If it wasn’t for Qinghan’s efforts to pour his own healing blood into her mouth, she wouldn’t have woken up so early. 

Finally, she opened her eyes, after she had grasped the method of Soul Sacrifice. The first thing that she saw, were her brother’s familiar shoulders. Looking at the back of Qinghan, she screamed in utter disbelief, “Brother? Is that you? Brother!” 

“Qingyu?” Qinghan turned his head over his shoulder. When his eyes met the pure, pearl-like eyes of Qingyu, his heart was instantly melted.

Qingyu was overly excited to see her brother again and finally managed to utter some words, “Brother&h.e.l.lip; I’m&h.e.l.lip; I’m so happy that you are back.” Suddenly, a mixed feeling of sadness and happiness drowned her heart&h.e.l.lip; However, this didn’t last for long. Abruptly, she squealed in terror, “Ah, brother, watch out!!” 

“Watch out?“ Looking at Qingyu’s frightened expression, Qinghan swiftly put his dagger on Qingkuang’s neck, as he tried to instantly kill Qingkuang. 

- Swoosh! -

However, compared to this sneak-attack, which originated from a cultivator who was in the Realm of the Emperor, Qinghan’s speed was simply too slow. Even cultivators in the Realm of the General had the ability to extract Battle Qi, let alone those in the Realm of the Emperor. Back when Qinghan had turned his head around, Ye Jian had instantly released a stream of Battle Qi. He had then utilized this opportunity, when Qinghan’s attention was distracted by his sister, and formed the stream of Battle Qi into a thin, almost invisible needle. Therefore, without any warning, one of Qinghan’s arms was silently stabbed by the needle.

Sadly, the thin needle accurately poked into the meridian in Qinghan’s arm, which was instantly paralyzed. The black dagger dropped to the ground, and Qinghan stumbled backwards with a pale face. Out of fury, he lifted his unharmed left arm, and aimed his left palm towards Qingkuang’s back. Unexpectedly, the needle suddenly turned around, and flew towards Qinghan’s left hand this time. Subsequently, the needle continued to randomly poke into Qinghan’s body. 

- Boom! -

The power of Ye Jian, a cultivator in the Realm of the Emperor, was simply too overwhelming. He directed his needle and broke most of Qinghan’s meridians within seconds. The worst of all was, that all of Qinghan’s tendons in his hands and feet had also been cut off by the needle. One false move was quickly leading to the failure of the whole plan. 

As Qinghan fell down, Qingyu threw herself upon him and yelled disconcertedly, “Oh, no! Brother!” She felt as if her heart had broken, when she saw Qinghan lying paralyzed on the ground, much like a boneless worm. 

“I recommend that we immediately detain Qinghan. Hopefully we can then properly investigate the causes that led to this event.” With a deep sigh, Ye Qiang figured out an expedient way in order to protect Qinghan from being killed by Ye Jian. Although he did realize the dangers when Qinghan had turned his head towards Qingyu, he couldn’t offer him any help in front of so many elders. 

“No need to do so!” Ye Jian said, before he formed a palm of Battle Qi, which he used to s.n.a.t.c.h his son back. He then put his son in front of another elder, instructing him to heal the wounds on Qingkuang’s body.

Afterwards, Ye Jian turned back again, as he threw a cold glance at Qinghan, “Today, I believe all the elders here have witnessed the evil doings of this b.a.s.t.a.r.d. So, I suggest that we should hold the trial and interrogation right here and now. In my opinion, for this shameless, insane outlaw, we should execute the death sentence immediately. I’ll be more than happy to do it myself.” 

“I second that! As a warning to others, I suggest that we also hang Ye Qinghan’s corpse on the execution stage for three days!” Ye Ron replied in a scornful manner, as his scar quivered while he spoke. 

“I agree!” 

“I abstain from voting!”

“I object!”

“I second that!” 

&h.e.l.lip;...

The angry yelling of Ye Jian and Ye Ron had encouraged the other elders to make their decision. Among them, some actually appreciated Qinghan’s courage to challenge the authority in order to seek justice. However, right now, Qinghan was beaten up by Ye Jian, who was most likely to become the next family leader. Therefore, no one dared to offend Ye Jian. Some of them just kept silent or gave up their rights to vote for the final decision on Qinghan’s execution. 

Needless to say, the final decision of the Elder Clan was in Ye Jian’s favor – Qinghan was supposed to receive the death penalty. 

“I refuse to accept this judgment. I demand to see the family leader!” 

Things didn’t go as Qinghan had expected, he groaned desperately, as his heart was saturated with an unspeakable bitterness and helplessness. 

In front of this group of elders, most of whom were in the Realm of the Emperor, any negligence would lead to death. Actually, Qinghan didn’t fear death at all, as he had already died once before. However&h.e.l.lip; his sister&h.e.l.lip; all he worried about right now was Qingyu!

“Qingyu, It’s my fault. I’m not strong enough to protect you. My dear sister, promise me, that we’ll still be brother and sister in our next life.” Realizing that his demand was neglected by the elders, Qinghan knew that he was doomed today. Strangely, this fact made him feel completely depressurized from the previous intense atmosphere. He stared at his sister emotionally, and managed a bright smile before he softly whispered to Qingyu. 

“No, brother, you won’t die. I don’t want to be your sister anymore&h.e.l.lip;” Qingyu replied with watery eyes. She kept shaking her head, “To be honest, I’ve always desired to become your wife. Hopefully, one day, I can give birth to your chubby son&h.e.l.lip;”

“Er? My wife?” Out of shock, Qinghan repeated his sister’s words. He had never known of these feelings of his sister. 

Looking at the bewildered expression on Qinghan’s face, Qingyu nodded firmly as if to show her determination. She replied sincerely, “Brother, ever since I was adopted by father, I was determined to marry you. I am yours alone. However, it seems that we aren’t meant to be&h.e.l.lip; Brother, if we die and meet again in the next life, will you still marry me?”

Qinghan suddenly remembered certain words his sister had said to him in the past.

“Brother, I have a question for you. If&h.e.l.lip; if I ask you to leave this family with me, and find a remote town to spend the rest of our lives together in, would you accept that?“

Remembering what Qingyu had told him after their mother’s death, Qinghan came to realize that Qingyu had been wishing to be his wife and live peacefully together. 

However&h.e.l.lip; he only realized this now! Qinghan nodded his head just as firmly as Qingyu did, and said, “I will, I will! Qingyu, I’m so sorry... sorry&h.e.l.lip;” 

Finding no way to make up for his mistakes, Qinghan just kept apologizing to Qingyu. 

“Brother, don’t say sorry. Promise me, that you’ll stay alive&h.e.l.lip;” Qingyu stopped crying, instead, she revealed a charming smile. At the same time, her eyes were filled with tenderness and affection, as if she was about to do something sacred. 

“Hey, you two, are you finished?” Ye Jian was apparently annoyed by their conversation. He then moved closer to them, as he was trying to cut off the rope on Qinghan’s back. 

“Stay alive!” Qingyu yelled at Qinghan, while a glimmer of a holy beam could be seen on her face. 

Seeing Qingyu’s abnormal behaviour, Qinghan’s heart palpitated. 

“Qingyu, no! Oh, my sister, stop!” 

“Ye Ron, stop that crazy girl!”

Ye Jian sensed the dangerous atmosphere ahead of him, so he released more Battle Qi and formed a golden sword, trying to chop Qingyu to death. 

At the same time, Ye Ron also rushed towards Qingyu, as he was stretching his hands out to catch her. 

To everyone’s surprise, in the next moment, the situation turned upside down.