Xu Yongchun sighed slightly at this point, his tone seemingly carrying a hint of regret.
Under normal circumstances, if Xu Qiye were still alive, he would have wanted to try and cultivate him.
But now, Xu Qiye had colluded with the Demonic Path and successively harmed Xu Yang and Xu Qing, leaving no room for redemption.
Even if he wished to intervene, the Xu Family would not agree.
【Ding! The Protagonist of Destiny, Xu Qiye, has developed a rift with the Xu Family that is extremely difficult to mend; Luck Value decreased by 5000 points!】
【Villain Value + 5000!】
Jiang Ye watched Xu Yongchun's unwavering belief and sneered inwardly.
If he himself had exposed Xu Qiye's conspiracy, the Xu Family might not have believed him, and might even have suspected the Jiang Clan of setting a trap to frame him.
Indeed, what makes people believe wholeheartedly is not empty words and arguments, but guidance based on facts and personal observation.
At this point, people would automatically fill in the gaps, connecting all the clues to arrive at what they believed to be the “truth.”
More importantly, Jiang Ye had previously cursed Xu Qiye remotely through the Blood Fiend Cauldron, and he was now infected by Devilish Qi, so even if the Xu Family changed their minds later, it would be futile.
Now, a simple investigation would reveal the signs of becoming a demon.
As an ancient and renowned family with a long Legacy, the Ancient Xu Family would never be willing to be branded with the stain of colluding with those of the Demonic Path.
That would lead to a joint Subjugation by the Myriad Domains of the Heavens.
“Divine Son Jiang, Xu will definitely report this matter to the Family Head.” Xu Yongchun cupped his hands, his tone becoming heavy: “The calamity of Xu Qiye is something our clan cannot tolerate. Regardless of the past, now that this person has fallen to the Demonic Path today, there is no turning back.”
Jiang Ye smiled without speaking; he had achieved his goal.
Back then, Xu Qiye’s Supreme Bone was taken by the Jiang Clan, but this incident did not occur within the Xu Family’s sight at the time.
The memories in Xu Yang’s Divine Soul had also been deliberately tampered with by Jiang Ye.
To this day, the Xu Family still did not know about the Supreme Bone being taken from Xu Qiye.
And now, with Xu Qiye and the Xu Family, Jiang Ye only needed to give a gentle push from the shadows to make this rift irreparable.
“This matter also involves Demonic Path forces. If the Xu Family does not want to be gossiped about by outsiders, they should make a decision soon.”
Jiang Ye’s tone was calm, yet his words carried an undeniable sharpness.
Xu Yongchun’s expression flickered slightly, then he nodded heavily.
“Divine Son Jiang is right. Our clan will immediately dispatch deacons to track down Xu Qiye.”
He paused, then added: “If such a traitor is allowed to develop, the consequences will be unimaginable.”
Jiang Ye nodded slightly.
He knew that from this moment on, the Xu Family would no longer treat Xu Qiye as an old acquaintance, but would regard him as an enemy of the Demonic Path, a hidden danger that must be eradicated.
“It’s good that Elder Xu understands, but Xu Qiye is, after all, a disaster caused by your Xu Family, yet the fire has spread to me…”
“The Xu Family should still show some indication, shouldn’t it?”
Jiang Ye changed the subject, his tone carrying a hint of justified pressure.
Xu Yongchun’s face twitched, but he did not retort.
Xu Yongchun’s facial muscles twitched violently. Although there was bitterness in his heart, he could not refute it.
Every word Jiang Ye said was reasonable.
If the Xu Family wanted to appease the Jiang Clan’s anger and maintain its reputation in the Myriad Domains of the Heavens, this compensation was unavoidable… After Xu Yongchun returned to the Xu Family from the Jiang Clan’s Heavenly Prison Hall.
He immediately reported the matter of Xu Qiye being the mastermind, in full detail, to the Xu Family Head and all the Elders.
When they learned that Xu Qiye was not only alive but had also fallen to the Demonic Path.
And had even used such bizarre and malicious methods to manipulate the Xu Family’s sequence Disciples, intending to provoke an immortal war between the Jiang Clan and the Xu Family.
The entire Ancient Xu Family was enraged!
The Xu Family Head immediately decided.
To issue a solemn statement to the public, completely severing ties with Xu Qiye.
Declaring that Xu Qiye had fallen to the Demonic Path, was a traitor to the Xu Family, and would henceforth have no further connection with the Xu Family, and calling on the Myriad Domains of the Heavens to jointly attack him.
This stance was both a gesture of goodwill to the Jiang Clan and an attempt to clear the Xu Family of suspicion of colluding with the Demonic Path.
At the same time, the Xu Family also quickly dispatched a large number of elite forces.
They began to search for Xu Qiye’s whereabouts in the Myriad Domains of the Heavens, their firm resolve evident.
On the other side, Jiang Ye did not let the Ancient Xu Family off easily either.
Xu Qiye, using Xu Qing and Xu Yang, repeatedly caused trouble on Jiang Clan territory, bringing no small amount of trouble and loss of face to the Jiang Clan.
On the eve of Jiang Ye’s coming-of-age ceremony, the Ancient Xu Family sent a considerable amount of compensation: immortal materials, Spirit Treasures, ancient scriptures, secret methods… a dazzling array, enough to make many Holy Land great sects envious.
This compensation was both an explanation to the Jiang Clan and a sincere gesture from the Xu Family to avoid conflict between the two clans.
However, not all Xu Family Disciples were convinced by this compensation.
In an ancient Secret Realm of the Ancient Xu Family.
Xu Mang, who was in seclusion, was furious when he learned that the clan had given such a huge amount of immortal materials and Spirit Treasures to appease the Jiang Clan’s anger.
Xu Mang, as the first in sequence of the Ancient Xu Family, possessed extraordinary talent, was the leader of the younger generation of the Xu Family, and was highly anticipated as a future Family Head candidate.
He had a high opinion of himself and a natural arrogance in his heart; how could he tolerate such a matter?
“Absurd!”
Xu Mang suddenly opened his eyes, two sharp rays of light tearing through the Void Realm. His aura surged around him, revealing that he had already reached the Peak of the True King Realm!
He had just broken through a Bottleneck in the Secret Realm, his strength advancing further, and he was full of vigor.
But he never expected to hear that the clan had actually bowed to the Jiang Clan and offered compensation because of Xu Qiye, this abandoned son.
This was simply an enormous humiliation to him and to the entire Xu Family!
“That useless Xu Qiye, falling to the Demonic Path himself, acting erratically, what does that have to do with my Xu Family?”
Xu Mang rose in indignation, his figure as straight as a spear, his eyes burning with fury: “Why should my Xu Family bear the blame for the mistakes he committed? That Jiang Ye of the Jiang Clan, merely relying on the Jiang Clan’s power, pushes all the blame onto my Xu Family and brazenly extorts a sum of immortal materials. This is simply too much!”
The thought of that dazzling compensation list from the Jiang Clan made his inner rage uncontrollable.
Those immortal materials and Spirit Treasures, which should have been the foundation for the Xu Family’s future development, were now given away to the Jiang Clan for nothing; this was simply cutting flesh to feed a tiger!
“Jiang Ye! I want to see what kind of ability you, the so-called Divine Son of the Jiang Clan, possess to be so arrogant and overbearing!”
Xu Mang’s eyes gleamed with cold Battle Intent.
He had long heard of Jiang Ye’s formidable reputation at Cloud Top Academy and knew that Jiang Ye had reached the eighth stage of the King Sealing Realm before reaching adulthood.
But this only stoked his competitive spirit!
He wanted to defeat Jiang Ye fair and square at this highly anticipated coming-of-age ceremony, to restore the Xu Family’s face, and to prove that he was the true Prodigy!
“Jiang Ye’s coming-of-age ceremony, is it? Good!”
“I, Xu Mang, will definitely challenge you on that day!”
Xu Mang’s voice boomed, like muffled thunder exploding in the Secret Realm…