Chapter 113: Homecoming Oppression

Chapter 113: Homecoming Oppression

Lingshan City was merely a small frontier town of the Great Xia. Within its walls, three major factions held sway: the Chen Family, the Yang Family, and the Zhou Family.

At the Chen Family estate, in the main hall— Bang!

Chen Changfeng, his face twisted with fury, slammed his palm onto the sturdy wooden table, shattering it instantly.

"The Yang Family… you’ve gone too far!"

Seated at the head of the hall, Chen Changhe’s expression was dark, his eyes burning with rage as he glared at an elderly man standing calmly in the center of the room. The old man stood with his hands clasped behind his back, exuding an air of smug indifference.

"The Zhou Family has already sworn fealty. As for your Chen Family… if not for the lingering sentiment of past ties, we wouldn’t have given you half a year to deliberate," the old man said, his leisurely demeanor giving way to a haughty smirk. "Now, it’s time for your family to make a choice."

"If not for our Chen Family, how could your Yang Family have ever gained a foothold in Lingshan City?" Chen Changfeng retorted coldly, his voice dripping with venom.

"Tch. The past is the past, and the present is the present. Spare me the pointless chatter. Either submit to the Yang Family, or leave Lingshan City," the old man sneered.

"Our young master has joined the Huntian Sect. Aren’t you afraid of retribution in the future?" Chen Changhe suddenly interjected, his voice low and sharp.

"Hah! Your Chen Feng may have joined the Huntian Sect, but so has our Yang Family’s young lady. Not to mention, the Ye Family’s heir is a prodigy whose standing in the sect will undoubtedly surpass your Chen Feng’s," the old man countered with a derisive laugh.

They only knew whether someone had joined the Huntian Sect—not the circumstances after joining. Otherwise, they wouldn’t dare provoke the Chen Family like this.

For a moment, the faces of the Chen Family members turned ashen, their hands itching to strike the old man down where he stood.

But they didn’t dare. Nor could they.

Chen Changhe and Chen Changfeng were only at the Ten-Aperture Realm, while this old man’s cultivation far surpassed theirs. He alone could crush the entire Chen Family.

"Very well. I’ll give your family ten breaths to decide. If no choice is made by then, don’t blame me for showing no mercy," the old man declared, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes.

Chen Changhe and Chen Changfeng’s expressions grew even grimmer.

The other Chen Family members clenched their fists, their faces contorted with fury.

The Chen Family had been rooted in Lingshan City for generations. Leaving now meant abandoning everything.

Where would they go?

Nearly every city was already dominated by local factions. Outsiders would face immediate rejection, hostility, and suppression.

Unless they paid a price and submitted to another power.

But it was precisely to avoid submission that they might have to leave Lingshan City in the first place.

The atmosphere in the hall was icy, yet the Yang Family elder remained utterly unperturbed.

Once, the Yang Family had been weaker than the Chen Family. But now, they had surpassed them entirely, rising to dominate Lingshan City.

No longer content with being third, the Yang Family was ready to claim their place at the top.

"Time’s up. It seems you’ve failed to make a decision. In that case, I’ll make it for you," the Yang Family elder said. With a surge of internal energy, twenty-three star points ignited across his body, unleashing a crushing pressure that filled the hall.

(To be continued...)

"What kind of trash are you, to dare make decisions for my Chen Family?"

A voice as cold as ice suddenly rang out from outside, carrying an indescribable pressure.

The Yang Family Elder froze for a moment before swiftly turning toward the entrance of the hall, his eyes gleaming with a ruthless chill.

Chen Changhe, Chen Changfeng, and the rest of the Chen Family members also stiffened in shock, their gazes snapping toward the doorway.

Two figures strode in.

The one at the forefront wore a long robe with a light blue base—pure as the clear sky—adorned with white patterns resembling drifting clouds. The flowing design accentuated his jade-like handsome features and his tall, agile frame, making him appear even more ethereal.

An almost imperceptible divine radiance seemed to envelop him, as if a celestial being had descended to the mortal world, peerless and unmatched.

The Yang Family Elder’s pupils constricted involuntarily, an overwhelming shock surging through him like a bursting dam.

Chen Changhe and the others stood dumbfounded, staring in disbelief, their expressions as if they were trapped in a dream.

"Uncle, Third Uncle, it’s been a long time."

The youth clad in the Sky Cloud Robe stepped into the hall, his gaze settling on Chen Changhe and Chen Changfeng before bowing respectfully.

"Ah-Feng… is it really you?"

Chen Changhe and Chen Changfeng trembled uncontrollably, their voices thick with emotion.

"Feng-di…"

"Feng-ge…"

The other Chen Family youths quickly snapped out of their daze, calling out to him in turn.

"Yue Jie, Cheng Ge, Zhuang Di, it’s been a while." Chen Feng greeted the three young ones with a warm smile.

An indescribable surge of emotion welled up inside him—pure joy.

The feeling of reuniting with family after years apart was truly heartwarming, filling him with comfort.

"So it’s you, Chen Feng." The Yang Family Elder finally regained his composure, his lips curling into a sneer. "What, did the Huntian Sect kick you out for being too talentless?"

At his words, Chen Changhe and the others paled.

If Chen Feng had truly been expelled from the Huntian Sect, then…

"Yang Family." Chen Feng’s gaze locked onto the elder, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Was it the Ye Family who ordered you to target my Chen Family?"

"The Ye Family? What does the Ye Family amount to?" The elder scoffed dismissively, his tone dripping with disdain. "Enough nonsense. Since your Chen Family refuses to make a choice, don’t blame me for showing no mercy."

With that, killing intent erupted in the elder’s eyes. Without hesitation, he threw a punch straight at Chen Feng.

Twenty-three star points flickered, amplifying the force of his strike as it howled through the air.

"How dare you!"

"Ah-Feng, watch out!"

Chen Changhe and Chen Changfeng roared in alarm, their bodies erupting with the glow of ten star points as they rushed to shield Chen Feng.

They had no idea of Chen Feng’s current strength.

Boom!

A muffled impact echoed like a drumbeat as a figure was sent flying at terrifying speed, a pained scream reverberating through the hall.

Chen Changhe and Chen Changfeng stood frozen.

The Yang Family Elder, who had opened twenty-three acupoints, had been hurled out of the hall, vomiting blood and barely clinging to life.

"This… this…"

The Chen Family members were utterly dumbstruck, their minds blank with disbelief.

That was an Aperture Opening Realm expert above the Body Forging Realm, a powerhouse capable of sweeping through Lingshan City. How did he end up on the ground, barely clinging to life in an instant?

"Ah... Ah-Feng... this... this..." Chen Changhe stammered, utterly overwhelmed by the shock.

"Ah-Feng, he was a master who had opened twenty-three acupoints! How did you do it?" Chen Changfeng took a deep breath and blurted out the question burning in his mind.

"A master who opened twenty-three acupoints..."

Chen Feng was momentarily stunned, feeling somewhat dazed.

Since when could someone who had opened twenty-three acupoints be called a master? Wasn’t that just... ordinary?

Were all those Aperture Opening Realm and Meridian Forging Realm experts he had swept through in Eastern Xuan Emperor City just illusions?

But then, Chen Feng quickly snapped back to reality.

This place... was ultimately the Secular World, not a sect.

In the Secular World, the level of martial artists was inherently low. For example, in the Great Xia Kingdom, the Ye Family was the foremost clan, the most powerful, even feared by the royal family—yet the highest cultivation within the Ye Family only reached the Meridian Forging Realm.

Lingshan City was even more remote, both economically and martially backward.

In the past, the highest cultivation here was the Aperture Opening Realm with just ten acupoints opened.

It wasn’t that they didn’t want to open more—they simply lacked advanced techniques and resources.

"Uncle, Third Uncle, what exactly is going on?" Chen Feng immediately asked.

Chen Changfeng then explained the whole situation.

All of this was connected to what had happened earlier at the Huntian Dao Academy.

Yang Xuening had climbed onto Ye Yunqi’s coattails, and Ye Yunqi had the Ye Family send some benefits to the Yang Family—among them, a more advanced Aperture Opening Technique. As a result, members of the Yang Family gradually opened more acupoints.

Moreover, because Yang Xuening had attached herself to the Ye Family and subsequently joined the Huntian Sect, the Yang Family’s ambitions began to grow. They were no longer content with being the third-ranked family in Lingshan City—they wanted to dominate it.

First, the Yang Family pressured the Zhou Family, eventually subduing them.

Since the Yang Family had relied on the Chen Family to establish themselves when they first arrived in Lingshan City, perhaps out of some lingering gratitude, they gave the Chen Family half a year’s grace. Now that the deadline had arrived, the Yang Family sent an Aperture Opening Realm expert to pressure them.

Submit or leave!

"So that’s how it is." After hearing Chen Changfeng’s explanation, Chen Feng understood the whole story—but he still had some doubts. The tone of that old man earlier seemed to look down on the Ye Family.

Did the Yang Family have some other backing?

A cold smile flickered across his face before he turned and strode out of the hall.

"Ah-Feng, where are you going?" Chen Changhe hurriedly called after him.

"I’m paying the Yang Family a visit," Chen Feng replied softly, already stepping past the courtyard and heading toward the estate’s exit.

"Hurry, follow him!"

Chen Changhe and Chen Changfeng’s expressions changed drastically as they immediately sped after him.