Chapter 17

"Ye Tianhao, you are unworthy of being the head of the Ye family. You are disloyal, unrighteous, and inhumane. When the Ye family members were bullied by outsiders, you remained indifferent, which is unrighteous. When outsiders attacked the younger members of the Ye family, you did nothing, which is disloyal to the ancestors' moral duty to protect the clan. Ye Tianhao, when the elders were attacked by the Liu family, you still did nothing, which is your 'inhumanity.' You lack loyalty, filial piety, humanity, and righteousness, so you are a scoundrel! You are a disgrace to the Ye family. You are unworthy of being a member of the Ye family." Ye Jun Tian's eyes were cold, then he glanced at Ye Jin Xiong and said, "Ye Jin Xiong, as the law enforcement elder, you coldly watched Ye Tong Tian violate the clan rules and attack the younger members. What kind of 'law' are you enforcing? It's nothing but nonsense, I spit!"

"Hmm!" The black-clothed man grunted, then carried Ye Jun Tian like a large bird, leaping several hundred meters away, and disappeared outside the Ye family compound.

"Too scary? This martial skill is so strong!" Cai Qiang shrank his neck.

"At least at the peak Earth Martial Realm, even Liu Xiong was scared away." Li Qingyue nodded and quickly led the clan members away. This major news needed to be reported to the old man.

"Ah..." Ye Tianhao's face was pale, and he returned home in a wretched state.

"Kid, if you can endure it, you are a man; if you can't, you are a cripple!" Although Ye Jun Tian was already in a daze, he still had some awareness. One look almost scared him to death.

Because, when the black-clothed man removed the ghost face mask, Ye Jun Tian realized it was actually Shou Chai Fang, the old man who smoked a long pipe, 'Uncle Tian.'

Moreover, the old man was busy. Soon, he started a fire in the woodshed, and the iron pot was particularly large, with a diameter of about two meters. Uncle Tian poured some medicinal herbs and some unrecognizable powders into the pot, along with some mysterious liquid.

Soon, the water in the pot began to boil, and the water droplets jumped like playful children. A pungent and medicinal smell mixed with steam rose. Uncle Tian placed Ye Jun Tian into the boiling water, and as he did so, he kept repeating those words.

With a 'bang,' a large pot lid was placed over the top. Inside, it was pitch black and unbearably hot. It seemed that Ye Jun Tian was about to be boiled alive.

"Old man, do you want to cook and eat me?" Ye Jun Tian cursed.

"I haven't tasted human flesh in my old age. If you don't have the strength, I'll just boil you alive." Uncle Tian's voice was icy cold, and it didn't sound like he was lying.

There was no choice but to fight.

The mysterious 'positive and negative airflow' was pushed to its limit by Ye Jun Tian. The three bloodlines vibrated violently, absorbing the steam energy from the large iron pot. To survive, he had to activate the 'Heavenly Cold Water' energy stored in the third bloodline to neutralize the boiling water's heat.

Thus, Ye Jun Tian controlled the blood energy, directing it all to the third bloodline. Once, twice... N times... Finally, with a loud boom, the intense cold of the Heavenly Cold Water was unleashed, spreading through his meridians and cooling his body. However, in the next moment,

Ye Jun Tian experienced the freezing cold of ten-thousand-year-old ice, causing him to scream in pain. Even in the boiling water, his body shivered from the cold. The Heavenly Cold Water was indeed the coldest water in the world.

"Uncle Tian, make it stronger, the fire isn't hot enough, it's too cold!" Ye Jun Tian shouted from inside the pot.

"Hmm, not enough. Oh, it seems the heat isn't enough." Uncle Tian looked into the pot, paused, and muttered to himself. He then took a few blood-red stones from his bag and threw them into the stove.

Moreover, he suddenly exerted his full strength, causing his bloodlines to burst, and a terrifying blood pressure filled the woodshed. The woodshed seemed unable to withstand the pressure, and the roof creaked ominously.

Damn, aren't those 'Iron Blood Stones'? Ye Jun Tian almost cursed. 'Iron Blood Stones' are a type of 'Yuan Stone,' formed from the fossils of extremely fierce beasts that could swallow and spew fire, after tens of thousands of years.

These fierce beasts had a large amount of fire elements condensed in their bodies, which were integrated into their bloodlines. After death, their bodies transformed into fossils under special conditions, and their fire-attribute bloodline energy turned into stones.

'Iron Blood Stones' are extremely valuable, with a fist-sized one selling for tens of thousands of lower-grade blood crystal coins. They are used by 'Blood Artificers' and 'Blood Alchemists' to refine Blood Yuan Pills or divine weapons.

"Old man, are you really trying to kill me?" Ye Jun Tian cursed from inside the pot.

"Aren't you complaining that the fire isn't strong enough?" Uncle Tian grunted.

"It's not strong enough, but you only need to put one in, not several. If the fire is unleashed, even a Mystic Mother Stone could be melted. I am made of flesh and blood, not a divine weapon." Ye Jun Tian said.

"Hmm, you can still see, your eyesight is impressive. I said, if you can endure it, you are a hero. Otherwise, I'll just stew you and eat you." Uncle Tian ignored him and moved his body.

A blood mist rose from his head. Soon, a creature that looked like a wolf or a hyena appeared. The creature opened its mouth and spewed a thumb-sized flame into the stove.

With a loud boom, the Iron Blood Stones were ignited. The flames roared like a fan, and a terrifying sound echoed.

Ye Jun Tian was thoroughly enraged because Uncle Tian had unleashed the 'Fire Hyena' blood soul to intensify the fire. Only a Heaven Martial Realm expert could unleash a blood soul.

In the martial arts practitioners of the Great Mystic Continent, only those who reached the Heaven Martial Realm and had a strong fire energy could refine Blood Yuan Pills or divine weapons. Therefore, Blood Yuan Pills and divine weapons were extremely expensive because only experts of that level could directly use blood fire to refine them.

There wasn't a single Heaven Martial Realm expert in the entire Greenwood City. Even in Qingzhou, they were extremely rare. In the Zhao Kingdom, Heaven Martial Realm experts were considered mid-to-high-level experts.

"Old man, I'll fight you to the death!"

"Fight, if you don't, you'll be my dinner tonight. I'll add a bottle of Qingzhou old white wine, it should taste good." Uncle Tian grunted.

The positive and negative airflow rushed to the third bloodline, and the cold energy of the Heavenly Cold Water was maximally unleashed, continuously neutralizing the terrifying heat in the pot.

Soon, the heat took the upper hand, and then the cold took the upper hand. Each time the cold in the pot became too intense, Uncle Tian would spew another flame to intensify the fire. This went on for a full day and night, boiling a live person.

Finally, a white gas cloud erupted from the black hole in his stomach, rushed to his heart, and was pressed into his bloodlines. Soon, the mysterious gas cloud burst through Ye Jun Tian's Heavenly Spirit Point and shot out.

With a loud clang, the iron pot lid was blasted off and flew to the roof, creating a pot-sized hole and flying away. The loud noise frightened the eight members of Uncle Three's family, who ran out of the yard, thinking an earthquake had occurred.

However, when Uncle Three looked up and saw the severely deformed iron pot lid stuck in the tree branches, he waved his hand, and the family returned to the house. Uncle Three didn't even go to the woodshed to check, but continued his 'great' task of weeding with his hoe.

Sorry, the network was down this morning due to a problem at the China Unicom data center. I just got back online. Thanks to brother 'Q3589' for the tip, thank you!

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