Morning sunlight spilled across the Jade Blossom Sect as if the heavens themselves were trying to wash away the chaos of the previous night. Unfortunately for the heavens, nothing could wash away the trail of destruction and faint moans Ye Tian left wherever he went.
The disciples were already whispering as he walked through the plaza.
"Is that… the man who made Elder Hua walk funny this morning?"
"I heard the Sect Mistress herself summoned him at dawn!"
"No, no, I swear I felt a spike of Yin Qi last night so strong it shook my bed!"
Ye Tian ignored them all with the calm of a sage. Or at least, a sage who had just broken several dual cultivation records and absorbed enough Yin energy to make a Nascent Soul elder cough blood.
His Qi was overflowing. His steps were light. His mood was divine.
Even the birds chirped with more enthusiasm as he passed.
Today… **would be the beginning of the Sect War Arc**.
And judging from the throbbing in his dantian, he was very ready for it.
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### **A Serious Meeting… With Very Distracting People**
Inside the main hall stood the senior leadership of the Jade Blossom Sect. All of them were women. All of them were beautiful. All of them were staring at him.
Sect Mistress Yun Xian looked particularly intense. Her crimson robes were tighter than usual—as if wrapped that way on purpose. Ye Tian tried, and failed, not to notice.
"We have received word," she began, "that the Iron Vein Sect is mobilizing troops. They seek our territory and our resources."
Elder Hua added, "They struck two of our outposts last night."
Ye Tian nodded. "So we fight back."
Sect Mistress Yun Xian paused. "You seem… very spirited. Did something happen recently?"
Ye Tian blinked.
Several elders were subtly avoiding eye contact.
He decided honesty was the best policy.
"I cultivated."
All the elders stiffened in unison.
Elder Yuying muttered, "Cultivated, he says, while draining half the sect's Yin reservoir…"
Sect Mistress Yun Xian coughed. "Regardless… we have more pressing concerns. The enemy sect is powerful and aggressive. Their Sect Lord is a brute who uses sheer force to crush opposition."
Ye Tian smirked. "So he's the opposite of me."
Elder Hua's cheeks pinkened. "C-certainly not in *every* way…"
The other elders glared at her.
"Anyway!" Yun Xian snapped. "We need to prepare our defenses. Ye Tian, you will lead a special taskforce to intercept their vanguard."
Ye Tian nodded. "When do we leave?"
"In three days," she replied. "Until then, you must not cause any more—"
The door burst open.
A panting messenger disciple rushed in. "Sect Mistress! Iron Vein Sect troops have been spotted near the valley! Thousands! Their vanguard is already here!"
The hall fell silent.
Sect Mistress Yun Xian clenched her fist. "So… they didn't wait three days."
Elder Hua's voice trembled. "This fast? Why?"
Everyone turned to look at one person.
Ye Tian sighed. "I *might* have leaked too much Yang Qi last night."
The elders groaned.
"You caused a beacon!"
"No wonder the enemy rushed here!"
"Your cultivation… is too explosive!"
Ye Tian coughed politely. "Then it seems… diplomacy is no longer an option."
Sect Mistress Yun Xian pointed toward the valley.
"Ye Tian. Go."
He grinned. "I'll bring back their heads."
Elder Hua murmured, "Just don't bring back any more wives…"
Ye Tian pretended not to hear that.
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### **The Battlefield Awaits**
Wind howled as Ye Tian soared across the sky. Below him, the valley trembled with the march of thousands—Iron Vein warriors in heavy armor, carrying war banners and spirit-forged weapons.
Their auras clashed like thunder.
But Ye Tian's own aura burned brighter.
His dantian thrummed with power.
His physique radiated heat.
His Dao of Milf pulsed dangerously, as if craving new experiences—and perhaps some unfortunate enemy elder's wife.
Ahead, the Iron Vein commander spotted him.
"There!" the man shouted. "That must be the Jade Blossom brat!"
Ye Tian descended slowly—deliberately—letting his aura explode like a rising sun.
Some enemy soldiers staggered from the pressure.
The commander scoffed. "So what if you're strong? You think you alone can fight thousands?"
Ye Tian cracked his knuckles.
"No," he said. "I think thousands are too few."
The soldiers surged forward.
Ye Tian's smile sharpened.
"Let me show you…"
His Qi spiraled. The air rippled. His foot pressed into the ground—
"—what a man fueled by 12 hours of nonstop dual cultivation can really do."
He vanished.
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### **A Storm of Pure Yang**
The first wave of Iron Vein warriors never even saw him.
Ye Tian smashed through their formation like a meteor.
Armor shattered. Weapons bent. Bodies flew through the air.
Enemy cultivators screamed as a golden aura erupted around him, swirling with violent heat.
His fists were like falling stars.
His kicks like collapsing mountains.
Every movement carried enough Yang Qi to sear the air.
"W-what monster is this?!"
"Retreat! RETREAT!"
But Ye Tian didn't allow it.
He leapt high above the battlefield and unleashed a technique he developed last night—during a particularly intense moment with Elder Hua.
**Sky-Piercing Yang Burst.**
The ground rippled with force.
Shockwaves blasted outward.
Hundreds were thrown off their feet.
The Iron Vein commander barely blocked—but the impact sent him crashing into a boulder.
Ye Tian landed before him.
The commander coughed blood. "Y-you… you demon… What kind of Dao do you cultivate?!"
Ye Tian smiled.
"A very educational one."
He grabbed the man by the collar.
"And you're about to teach me more."