When Ye Wuchen returned to the Ye Mansion and passed by the training ground, many Disciples of the Ye Family were practicing.
On the viewing platform, Ye Nantian, the Family Head of the Ye Family, and others were watching the Disciples' competition on the arena.
Just then, Ye Nantian noticed Ye Wuchen standing not far away.
"Little Chen, why are you back so early today?" Ye Nantian asked.
"Foster Father." Ye Wuchen walked over with Ye Xiyue's support.
However, Ye Wuchen didn't know how to explain Ye Nantian's question for a while.
Ye Nantian and his father, Ye Mufan, were sworn brothers. When Ye Wuchen was six years old, Ye Mufan and his wife entrusted Ye Wuchen to Ye Nantian.
After that day, the two of them vanished as if into thin air, and no news of them could be found.
After a year of fruitless searching, Ye Nantian adopted Ye Wuchen as his foster son.
He treated him as his own, and the extent of his indulgence made many Disciples of the Ye Family feel extremely jealous.
Regarding the matter of the Su Family breaking off the engagement, Ye Wuchen understood that this matter would soon be made public, and there was no need to hide it.
So he recounted everything that happened in the Su Manor in detail.
Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked.
Ye Nantian's expression was very grim. He recalled that this marriage was something Su Shanhe had pleaded with him for a long time before he finally agreed.
But now, Su Shanhe's actions were like a slap in the face to Ye Nantian.
"Ye Wuchen, look at the good things you've done. It was a complete waste for the Ye Family to pour so many resources into you. If you weren't such a good-for-nothing, how could the Ye Family suffer such humiliation?"
Beside Ye Nantian, Ye Chuan, the third eldest of the Ye Family, coldly shouted.
"Ye Wuchen has brought such great humiliation to our Ye Family. I believe he should be stripped of his Young Lord position in the Ye Family and expelled from the Ye Family." Ye Chuan looked at Ye Wuchen, his voice cold.
"Presumptuous!" Ye Nantian rebuked.
"If my Ye Family were still as strong as it was four years ago, do you think his Su Family would still dare to break off the engagement?"
Ye Nantian looked at Ye Chuan and said in a deep voice:
"Ultimately, it's just that my Ye Family has fallen into decline, and what does that have to do with Wuchen? If anyone else brings up such remarks that are detrimental to Family unity, they will be dealt with according to Family law."
Over the past four years, many people in the Ye Family had growing opinions about Ye Wuchen, simply because Ye Nantian was too indulgent with his foster son.
Ye Cang, the second eldest of the Ye Family, just watched the two arguing silently, without speaking.
Ye Nantian was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
"Now is not the time to argue over who is right or wrong. The Jiang Family choosing to ally with the Su Family most likely means they want to deal with my Ye Family. The top priority is to come up with a countermeasure."
"In my opinion, Ye Wuchen should resolve the trouble he caused himself. It's truly shameless to make our Ye Family clean up his mess." Ye Chuan continued to target Ye Wuchen from the side.
"Ye Chuan, that's enough." Ye Nantian looked at Ye Chuan with displeasure.
"Foster Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle."
Just as the two were arguing, Ye Wuchen took a step forward and bowed to them.
For his foster father, Ye Nantian, Ye Wuchen felt nothing but gratitude.
From childhood to adulthood, no matter what he did, his foster father never reprimanded him.
Even though his Cultivation was completely crippled and he was blind for the past four years, his foster father still treated him like a close relative.
He didn't know what kind of story had unfolded between his father and his foster father.
He only knew that the kindness of his foster father, Ye Nantian, was something he could never repay in this life.
"As the Young Lord of the Ye Family, and since this matter started because of me, there's no need for the Ye Family to intervene. I will take full responsibility. The Su Family dared to humiliate my Ye Family like this; Wuchen will make them regret it."
Ye Wuchen's voice was very serious, indicating his determination at that moment.
"Take full responsibility? Ye Wuchen, you're still just running your mouth! A blind man with crippled Cultivation, any random Family servant in my Ye Family could defeat you. Tell me, how will you, Ye Wuchen, take full responsibility?"
Ye Chuan's words were harsh, but what he said was also the truth.
"Ye Chuan, we are all Family. Little Chen is also thinking for the Ye Family." Ye Nantian did not refute Ye Chuan's words.
Even if he trusted Ye Wuchen, he had to admit that the current situation was something the current Ye Wuchen simply couldn't resolve.
"Foster Father, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Wuchen will do what he says. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first."
After Ye Wuchen bowed to the three, he walked towards the backyard with Ye Xiyue's support.
He understood in his heart that he was currently unable to help the Ye Family.
Only by becoming stronger now would he be qualified to fulfill the promises he had made.
Upon returning to his separate courtyard, Ye Wuchen began his Cultivation for the day.
Inside the courtyard, a medicinal pool was located in the corner. The liquid within the medicinal pool was a strange purplish-red color, just looking at it gave a chilling sensation.
Ye Wuchen, bare-chested, took a deep breath, then stepped and jumped into the medicinal pool.
The moment his body touched the medicinal liquid, a fierce wave of pain swept through Ye Wuchen's body and mind.
He let out a muffled groan, then immediately composed himself, closed his eyes tightly, and sat cross-legged in the medicinal pool.
Before long, inside the medicinal pool, Ye Wuchen's chest began to rise and fall rhythmically.
With each inhale and exhale, all his pores seemed to open up, greedily absorbing the medicinal liquid from the pool.
As the medicinal liquid entered his body, it transformed into strands of Qi and Blood power, beginning to impact Ye Wuchen's Meridians.
For a Martial Artist's Cultivation, the first step is to break open their Nine meridians, which is the first stage of Martial Dao, the Meridian Breaking Realm.
Within the human body, the Nine meridians connect to most of the body's acupoints.
Only by breaking open the blocked Meridians can more Qi and Blood power circulate through the Meridians.
After all Nine meridians are broken open, a Martial Artist can Awaken their Martial Soul.
At the same time, a Soul Palace will be born in the Sea of Consciousness to house the Martial Soul.
Four years ago, Ye Wuchen had already broken open all Nine meridians and Awakened his Martial Soul, but it was at that time that an accident occurred.
After Ye Wuchen's Martial Soul Awakening, a Soul Palace was indeed born.
However, his Soul Palace contained nothing but a desolate land.
At the same time, a Tenth meridian inexplicably appeared in Ye Wuchen's body.
At that time, Ye Wuchen was extremely shocked. He had once read about the Tenth meridian in an ancient book.
Unfortunately, the ancient book was too damaged, and most of the content was illegible, but one sentence remained vivid in his memory:
Those with Nine meridians have incomplete bone structure; only when the Tenth meridian appears can one reach the heavens.
He originally thought that what this ancient book said was baseless, but he never expected that the Tenth meridian truly existed in this world.
And it had even appeared in his own body.
However, this extra Meridian was shattered and almost rotten.
It had to be nourished and repaired little by little with a large amount of Qi and Blood to have any chance of recovery.
It was precisely because of this extra Meridian that Ye Wuchen's entire body experienced Qi and Blood reversal, and he became blind.
And it was precisely because most of his body's Qi and Blood were used to nourish this Tenth meridian that he was unable to Cultivate for four years, like a cripple.
But now, four years later, Ye Wuchen had long since repaired this broken Meridian.
Today, he was going to break open this Tenth meridian and re-enter the path of Martial Dao.
"Bang!"
Inside the medicinal pool, a strange sound emanated from Ye Wuchen's body, as the Qi and Blood power finally broke through the restraints of the Tenth meridian.
It also signaled that the young man, who had been dormant for four years, had finally broken the shackles on his body.
The moment the Tenth meridian in his body was unblocked.
The violent Qi and Blood power transformed into a long Qi and Blood Dragon, charging unimpeded through the ten Meridians.
"No, if this continues, my body won't be able to bear it."
His body continuously buzzed, and the swelling pain from his Meridians being squeezed made Ye Wuchen tremble uncontrollably.
"What should I do, what on earth should I do?"
Ye Wuchen's consciousness had begun to blur.
Just as he was about to give in, a jade pendant on his waist slowly floated up.
The jade pendant was only half the size of a palm, smooth and translucent.
The edges of the jade pendant were carved with ancient patterns, and in its center was a verdant ancient tree.
As the jade pendant floated to Ye Wuchen's glabella, in an instant, the Qi and Blood power within the medicinal pool began to be absorbed by the jade pendant at an incredible speed.
The originally translucent jade pendant began to rapidly change color, the green color making the ancient tree appear lifelike.
Then, under Ye Wuchen's gaze, it merged into his glabella.
The moment the jade pendant merged into his glabella, the rampaging Qi and Blood Dragon within Ye Wuchen's body slowly quieted down.
Before long, under the manipulation of an invisible force, it began to be guided to various parts of the Meridians.
Time slowly passed, and the Qi and Blood power gradually formed a profound Zhou Tian cycle within Ye Wuchen's body, starting from the first Meridian and ending at the Tenth meridian.
Feeling the Qi and Blood in his body calm down, Ye Wuchen's taut nerves couldn't help but relax.
Then, his eyelids fluttered, and he fainted.
At the same time, within Ye Wuchen's Soul Palace.
A faint green light appeared in the sky, then slowly descended.
The light fell faster and faster, and became brighter and brighter.
Until finally, it transformed into a seed and sank into the soil...
A verdant sprout broke through the earth.
