Nuclear-powered Sword Immortal-Chapter 612 - 604: Family Matters

With such thoughts, Gu Jinlai felt that he should appropriately reveal that he was more than just a cultivator at the Returning to Void Realm.

"I wonder if the ’Heavenly Dao’ of the Creation Gate will conflict with my own cultivation path," he mused.

"Conflict?"

Jiang Yujian looked at Gu Jinlai somewhat unexpectedly, "Why would there be a conflict?"

"You should know that I obtained the carcass of an Innate Divine Beast during my travels outside, big brother. Have you heard of the Innate Sacred Path?"

"Innate Sacred?"

Jiang Yujian appeared surprised, "That is an extremely niche path from the Ancient Era. Not to mention that it’s hard to achieve in today’s environment, even in the better circumstances of the Ancient Times, it was still very difficult to succeed on the Innate Sacred Path..."

All of a sudden, he associated it with what Gu Jinlai said about being unable to inherit the Heavenly Dao from the Creation Gate, his eyes widening in realization, "Could it be!?"

"Exactly."

Gu Jinlai nodded, "I cultivate in two major systems. I’ve reached the Returning to Void Realm in the cultivation system, but the Innate Sacred Path is my true foundation."

"The Innate Sacred Path!?"

Jiang Yujian was somewhat startled, "That path... in our era, it’s probably impassable, right? The environmental requirements are too great."

"I’m just trying my best. If I can continue on it, I will; if not, I’ll continue on the Immortal Cultivation path, considering the Innate Sacred Path merely as a Daoist Guardian Skill."

Gu Jinlai said, "However, as an Innate Sacred chosen by heaven itself, where the Great Dao generates itself, I fear that there might be a conflict between my own Dao and the "Creation’ Heavenly Dao later on."

"Hehe, that’s nothing to worry about. Not to mention the Path of Innate Sacred, even different Heavenly Daos, as long as they’re not directly opposing each other, won’t affect oneself. It’s just that the enhancements produced by several Heavenly Daos at the same time won’t be too significant,"

Jiang Yujian smiled and said, "Your idea of using the Innate Sacred Path as a Daoist Guardian Skill couldn’t be better. I’ll help you gather information about the Innate Sacred, but you still need to pay more attention to the Immortal Cultivation path. I am waiting for the day when both of you become Heavenly Immortals and lead the Creation Gate to stand at the pinnacle of the Flame River Dao."

"That day will come."

...

As Gu Jinlai and Jiang Yujian were chatting, Ye Bingyu had already returned to the residence with a son and a daughter in tow.

In the courtyard, a woman who looked not much older than Ye Bingyu and whose face bore an indifferent expression was already waiting there.

Seeing the woman, Jiang Chengyun and Jiang Caige performed a gesture of respect, "Grandma."

"You go Cultivate first,"

Ye Bingyu said.

"Yes."

Jiang Chengyun and Jiang Caige left quickly.

After the two left, the woman sneered, "Has the Jiang Family brought another poor relative?"

"Aunt, it might not sound good if others were to hear you say that."

Ye Bingyu remarked.

"What, they dare do it but don’t dare let it be spoken of?"

The woman spoke, dissatisfaction increasingly evident on her face: "Over these years, Jiang Yujian has simply treated our Creation Gate as his own house. All sorts of resources and treasures are sent to their Jiang Family, moved into their Jiang Family. He also tirelessly nurtures and supports his incompetent brother. But what is the outcome? After more than a decade, he’s just at the Primordial Spirit Realm."

Saying this, visible disgust surfaced on her face: "Those resources, if given to other outstanding disciples, not to mention achieving Returning to Void, reaching the Mahayana Realm might not even be out of the question. I think, Bingyu, you shouldn’t have chosen Jiang Yujian back then. If you had chosen Ji Longyuan, why would the heavy responsibility of the Creation Gate still press down on my elder brother, relying on him alone to struggle!?"

From these exchanges, it was not hard to guess that this woman was none other than Ye Yan’s younger sister, and also a Proving Dao Immortal ranked among the elders of the Creation Gate, Ye Qingzhu.

"After all, we are family; there’s no need to be too distant."

Ye Bingyu said.

"Family? You might consider that Jiang Yujian as family, but I don’t think he necessarily regards you as family,"

Ye Qingzhu coldly sneered, "You might not know this, Bingyu, but soon after Jiang Yujian received the news about Jiang Yufeng, he went directly to the Sect Treasure Vault and took three thousand units of Immortal Essence Gold and two thousand units of Thunder Magnetic Elemental Gold. He withdrew enough resources to nurture many Mahayana Protectors and True Inheritors, and beyond that, he even took two Dao Artifacts from the vault! Not one, but two! Such Proving Dao instruments that even Mahayana Protectors must take turns studying, and our Creation Gate only has a few in total!"

"He took two Dao Artifacts!?"

Ye Bingyu was astonished.

Jiang Yujian had told her, if it was confirmed that this "Jiang Yufeng" was indeed his brother who had been traveling outside for twenty years and had not returned, he planned to send some items for protection.

But she hadn’t expected him to take two Dao Artifacts at once.

Though Jiang Yujian had indeed diligently stabilized the situation of the Creation Gate over the years, allowing it to recover from the great losses of the internal conflict, without the relentless nurturing by her father Ye Yan, how could Jiang Yujian have possibly transcended tribulation to become an Immortal?

Moreover, the stable situation of the Creation Gate was also largely thanks to the intimidation of her father Ye Yan, the Immortal.

Without her father Ye Yan, the magic stabilizer, no matter how capable Jiang Yujian was, he would have struggled without resources.

Yet, without seriously consulting with himself, he had casually mentioned that he wanted to select some protective items for his younger brother and had given away two valuable Dao Artifacts from the Creation Gate to Jiang Yufeng.

This attitude of treating the Ye Family’s Creation Gate as if it were his own made Ye Bingyu feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After all, she had planned to pass on the future of the Creation Gate to her son, Jiang Chengyun, and her daughter, Jiang Caige. If the Jiang Family members corrupted it too much...

How much would be left for Jiang Chengyun and the others once they grew up?

"I think you need to discuss this matter with your elder brother,"

Ye Qingzhu advised.

"This..."

Ye Bingyu hesitated, "Is it not a bit inappropriate to disturb his seclusion for our personal matters?"

"At least we must find a way to shun these poor relatives from the Jiang Family; otherwise, allowing them to leech off our Creation Gate indefinitely, how long can we endure?"

Ye Qingzhu said, sighing, "If you had chosen Ji Longyuan back then, with the foundation of the Ji Family, you wouldn’t need to move the resources of the Creation Gate elsewhere."

"Aunt, let’s not bring him up again, I don’t regret my choice,"

Ye Bingyu said.

"You may not regret your choice, but you must consider your children,"

Ye Qingzhu said meaningfully, "You wouldn’t want your children to inherit an empty Creation Gate, would you?"

These words momentarily shook the resolve in Ye Bingyu’s heart.

Ye Qingzhu struck while the iron was hot, "Bingyu, trust me, we are all Ye’s, we are the real family."

"The Jiang’s, Jiang Yufeng, and Jiang Yukong, being neither high nor low, are at a critical moment for their cultivation. Even if we wanted to keep them away, Jiang Yujian may not agree..."

Ye Bingyu said.

"That may not be necessarily the case,"

Ye Qingzhu’s spirit lifted, "Don’t forget, north of Baihe, the Immortal Fei Hong occupied the spirit vein of Baihe City using despicable means, intending to establish a Grotto Heaven there. Several cultivation families from Baihe City petitioned against this act, and it has alarmed the only major power of Flame River Dao — the Heavenly Fire Sect. The Heavenly Fire Sect is calling upon all major forces within Flame River Dao to join forces in eradicating Immortal Fei Hong and his Red Cloud Sect. Our Creation Gate is among those being called upon."

"So what?"

"The Heavenly Dao of the Heavenly Fire Sect is ’Lightless,’ which is a very potent weakening Heavenly Dao. As long as the Heavenly Fire Sect activates the Heavenly Dao, the Red Cloud Sect will have no chance of resisting. In other words, this war is without suspense."

Ye Qingzhu said unhurriedly, "Once the Red Cloud Sect is defeated, the land will naturally need to be divided, at least, Baihe City cannot be returned to those few cultivation families. As one of the participating Sects, our share of the benefits is indispensable. With new territories and new interests, someone will naturally need to guard them, and Jiang Yufeng is clearly an ideal candidate."

"To dispatch Jiang Yufeng in such a way?"

Ye Bingyu pondered for a moment, then shook her head, "It’s too risky; my husband won’t agree."

"Heh, on the path of cultivation, wealth and resources are most important. Jiang Yujian has mobilized such vast resources from the Sect Treasure Vault; if Jiang Yufeng is not a fool, he will inevitably break into the Mahayana Realm. Once there, like arranging a Proving Dao Immortal as a Daoist Guardian for Jiang Yukong, Jiang Yujian will certainly do the same for Jiang Yufeng."

Ye Qingzhu calculated clearly, "When that time comes, I will cause trouble at this step. If they want a Daoist Guardian, Jiang Yufeng must show some achievements. Every Proving Dao Immortal of our Creation Gate must be positioned strategically; we can’t just give them away as bodyguards."

"And then I propose to send Jiang Yufeng to Baihe City?"

Ye Bingyu said.

"Correct."

Ye Qingzhu nodded, "When necessary, we can even manipulate the situation... Two Dao Artifacts! Most of our Creation Gate elders only have one Dao Artifact each. If this news gets out, it will surely incite dissatisfaction among those elders and Mahayana Protectors. Even if Jiang Yujian insists on his own way, he will have to consider the elders’ attitudes."

"Our approach seems to be pulling him back from reaching his potential..."

Ye Bingyu hesitated.

"How is it pulling him back? We are simply bringing him back from the wrong path. Think about it, how much has Jiang Yujian benefitted the Jiang Family over the years? If a Jiang Family member comes asking, Jiang Yujian would hand over all kinds of top materials, Spiritual and Dao Artifacts. How much wastage can our Creation Gate withstand? We must suppress this behavior of Jiang Yujian before it gets worse."

Ye Qingzhu spoke earnestly, "We are doing this for his own good."

Ye Bingyu reflected on the past few years’ actions...

He had indeed given the Jiang Family too much help.

With that thought, Ye Bingyu finally made a decision, "Let’s do it, but we have to wait until Jiang Yufeng has formed his Sacred Body."

"That too, with five thousand materials and two Dao Artifacts gone, we can’t ask for them back now,"

Ye Qingzhu intentionally emphasized, causing more discomfort in the heart of Ye Bingxin.

She and Jiang Yujian are the true family.

This kind of "brother-doting" behavior by Jiang Yujian affects his whole family’s interests.

She must correct this way of thinking.