Hell Emperor.

Chapter 474 Ye Jie - Inheritance
After hearing Ye Jie's words, the third elder stood there in a daze, his pupils contracted, and he remained silent for a long time.

He did not refute, but his silent silence just proved the correctness of this inference.

The expressions of the disciples changed slightly, and they began to talk about it for a while.

"Is what Palace Master Ziwei said true?"

"Is it really the Third Elder who betrayed the Tianji Sect?"

Ye Jie looked calm. Although he could guess the Third Elder's motive, there was still one thing that confused him:

"It's just that I don't know whether you are doing this to avenge what happened back then, intending to destroy the Tianji Sect completely, or is it for some other reason?"

The Third Elder sighed. All of his actions were revealed by Ye Jie. Facing this mountain of irrefutable evidence, it was useless to make excuses.
"Master Ziwei... I never thought that you, as the Master of Yama Palace, would have such terrifying insight. I have only met you a few times, but you have seen through even my most secretive actions."

His words implicitly acknowledged the identity of the traitor. Many disciples were shocked and could not believe that the usually gentle Third Elder who would not offend anyone would actually do such a thing to betray his teacher and ancestors.

"It's actually you..."

The Great Elder took a deep breath, his face was filled with rage, and the questioning in his eyes was not concealed at all. If he had not been concerned about the other disciples around him, he would have long ago been eager to teach the Third Elder a lesson.

"So what if it's me? Ever since my wife was locked up in the forbidden area and we were forced to separate, I have hated this damn sect rule to the core! I have been training hard in the sect just to get revenge one day. I can only blame the weak but powerful Demon Lord Wangchen. He died in such a pathetic way even though he had the Star Artifact in his hands!"

After his identity was exposed, the Third Elder no longer concealed it. His eyes were filled with hatred, as if he wanted to eat everyone present alive.

"Starry magic weapon... With Lord Wangchen's attainments in forging, it is impossible for him to forge a magic weapon with moon iron so quickly. It turns out that you are helping him!"

Tian Ming also understood the situation and couldn't help but exclaimed.

The great elder angrily shouted, "The one imprisoned in the forbidden area is just a mechanical man made of wood, not your wife at all. Your wife died many years ago! You are so obsessed and have poured too much emotion into the mechanical man, which just proves that the sect rules are correct. You are deeply possessed by the devil!"

After saying that, the great elder leaped forward, exerting all his strength to activate the fourth-level immortal essence in his body, bringing with him a raging momentum, and said angrily: "Today, on behalf of Tianji Immortal Venerable, I will clean up the mess and let you reflect on your mistakes in front of the statue of the ancestor!"

In the Tianji Sect, the Great Elder is the most powerful and is the pinnacle of the entire sect. Now with his full strength, the disciples seemed to have seen the scene of the Third Elder surrendering, but the result was beyond their expectations.

There was an earth-shattering explosion. The Great Elder came quickly and left even faster. His entire body was knocked back and flew a distance of a hundred feet in the air before his momentum slowed down.

The sudden change stunned everyone in the field. They looked up in astonishment, never expecting that the Third Elder, who usually kept a low profile, actually had such hidden strength.

"How can it be……"

"The Great Elder is injured?"

The Great Elder's face turned ashen, with blood constantly flowing down his arms. Just a single collision had caused him to suffer extremely serious internal injuries. If the fight continued, he would probably be killed in just a few moves.

For the first time, the Great Elder's aged face showed a bit of solemnity, and his eyes fell on the arm under the Third Elder's robe: "Your hand, this is impossible..."

"Do you realize how powerful I am now? Unfortunately, it's too late!"

The third elder lifted the robe covering his right arm, only to see that what was hidden beneath the robe was not a human hand, but an elaborately carved mechanical prosthetic hand.

The mechanical prosthetic hand is made of thousand-year-old sandalwood, with excellent texture and fine grain. Each finger has been polished for a long time. The flexible joints show all the skills passed down by the Tianji Sect for hundreds of years. Only the most outstanding mechanical master can create such an arm.

The most eye-catching thing is the dazzling fine steel on the outer layer of the prosthetic hand. It is not ordinary iron, but meteorite iron from the moon from the distant sky, which contains the power to communicate with the stars.

The Great Elder was caught off guard and was hit head-on by the mechanical hand. The fourth-level immortal energy that protected his body was shattered, which was enough to show the terrifying power contained in it.

"This is the power of the Moon Meteorite! No wonder every forging master is so eager to get it. I only used 20% of the Moon Meteorite to create the Star Artifact for Lord Wangchen. The remaining 80% was integrated into the Mechanical Hand. With this treasure here, no one can save you today!"

The third elder laughed loudly, as if he had already seen the end of the destruction of Tianji Sect. With such a precious treasure as the mechanical prosthetic arm on his body, he no longer took anyone in Tianji Sect, even the chief elder, seriously.

The third elder turned his gaze and fell on a person in the field. That person was the only variable in this trip and the one who could really threaten him. If that person had not intervened, he would have achieved his wish long ago:
"Master Ziwei, this is none of your business, you don't have to intervene! If you want to find a forging master and shoot the moon crossbow, I can do it for you. No matter what Tianming promised, I can give it to you. Otherwise, I don't mind letting you taste the power of the mechanical hand!"

Facing the threats and inducements from the Third Elder, Ye Jie remained calm: "You have been possessed by the devil. If you give up now, maybe I can help you get rid of the pain."

"Damn it... Looks like you're not going to accept my toast and you're going to have to drink the wine for punishment!"

Seeing that Ye Jie refused to give in, the Third Elder was filled with anger. With the Mechanical Hand at his disposal, he believed that he was strong enough to rival Ye Jie, so he wanted to teach him a lesson.

"Weapon Box, Moon Blade!"

The third elder growled, and there was a continuous clicking sound from the mechanism. A ring-shaped blade wheel popped out from the forearm of the mechanical hand. When it was swung, the blade wheel rotated and cut, bringing up an endless tornado blade, and even the sky was torn apart by the wind blade.

Ye Jie showed an interested look: "Well-timed. The fourth of the Nine Sheddings of the Spirit Snake!"

As soon as the words fell, Ye Jie's figure suddenly changed, and in the blink of an eye he turned into a human body with a snake tail, with a cold light flashing in his dark green eyes.

Facing the Third Elder's all-out attack, Ye Jie took his time and actually took this opportunity to start testing his moves on him.

The cutting of the blade wheel failed to hurt him at all, and Ye Jie dodged it with ease.

After displaying the power of the Nine Sheddings of the Spirit Snake, his figure became as graceful and agile as a spirit snake, and his speed was extremely fast. On the contrary, the Third Elder who had been attacking continuously was sweating profusely and felt something was wrong in his heart.

Behind him, Ye Jie's other companions also rushed over after hearing the news, and happened to see what was happening at the moment. Shen Qingge was slightly surprised, with a strange look in her cold eyes, but seeing Ye Jie concentrating on the battle, she had to suppress her doubts in her heart.

After a long time of siege, the Third Elder realized that this was not going to work. If he continued like this, he would be the one to suffer, so he had to come up with a killer move.

He swung the blade wheel, forcing Ye Jie to retreat. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Ye Jie showed an opening, he suddenly changed his tactics again. He clenched his right fist tightly, and suddenly separated his middle finger and ring finger, revealing a frightening sharp arrowhead:

"Weapon box, heart-piercing arrow!"

The arrow flew through the air, making a sharp sound of breaking wind, and went straight towards Ye Jie. The arrow made of moon meteorite iron possessed unimaginable power. At such a short distance, even the most powerful immortal would be hit if he was not careful.

Ye Jie's eyes darkened. If he only used the Nine Transfigurations of the Spirit Snake, with the power of the fourth transfiguration, he would not be able to block the heart-piercing arrow. He had to use the Nine Transfigurations of the Spirit Snake to a more advanced level.

"The fifth metamorphosis!"

As the martial arts technique was running, the piercing arrow that had been attacking him with great power just now seemed as slow as a snail in Ye Jie's eyes. Not only the piercing arrow, but everything around him slowed down. It was a manifestation of his vision being enhanced to the extreme by the Nine Transformations of the Spirit Snake.

With a punch, the power of the Thunder Drum Warrior began to operate, and the lightning moved with it. It was also pulled by the energy of the fifth of the Nine Transformations of the Spirit Snake, and transformed into a snarling poisonous snake in the air, colliding head-on with the piercing arrow, and then swept the piercing arrow aside with the force of a crushing blow. The poisonous snake continued to move forward until it completely swallowed up the third elder.

The power displayed by the Fifth Metamorphosis was no different from that of the previous Master of the Heaven-Swallowing Pavilion. Facing such an enemy, the Third Elder's mechanical hand could not provide any help and he could only fall down in frustration. Until the moment of his failure, he had never seen Ye Jie's full strength.

As the Third Elder fell, the surrounding disciples looked at each other with surprise and even a bit of numbness in their eyes.

Along the way, it seemed that no matter what kind of enemy it was, no one could match the Master of Ziwei Palace. His skills and realm were far above the level of Tianji Sect. It could be said that they were not even on the same level at all.

"He will be handed over to you."

Ye Jie shook his head. He did not kill the third elder, but left him a way out. No matter how the people of Tianji Sect planned to deal with the third elder, it was a decision within the sect.

After letting the disciples take the third elder away, the first elder wiped the sweat from his forehead. If the Lord of Ziwei Palace had not been here, it would have been really dangerous this time. Even if they found the traitor, they might be the ones who would suffer in the end.

The great elder bowed and for the first time showed some respect on his old face: "Master Ziwei, you have once again resolved the crisis of Tianji Sect. Tianji Sect will never forget your kindness..."

Ye Jie waved his hand: "It doesn't matter. Now that the matter is clear, Tian Ming lost the Moon Iron, not by mistake, but by an insider. Can his position as the leader of the sect be restored?"

The great elder hesitated: "According to the sect's rules, unless Tian Ming can find Yuetie again and make amends, otherwise, he can only participate in the sect leader election again, and only then can he become the sect leader..."

Before he finished speaking, a meteor was seen passing by in the distance. It slowly fell down until it appeared in front of everyone. It turned out to be Fairy Yaoyin riding on a cloud.

Seeing Ye Jie, Yao Yin did not hesitate and took out two items as agreed before. One of them was an antique alchemy furnace with a black and white yin-yang fish painted on the surface. The other was an iron block that glowed with a little fluorescence. The power of the moon was gathered in the fluorescence, and it was as bright as day even in the dark.

After handing the two items to Ye Jie, Yao Yin said slowly, "Palace Master Ye, I have already taken the things you want from the Xuannv Sect. The favor you helped me and Su Miao in the Vajra City in the past has now been completely cleared. Although you have already made up your mind, I still advise you to give up opposing Taiyin Patriarch. This will be good for both you and Xia Wei."

"Thank you for your kindness, Fairy Yaoyin, but it is impossible for me to give up."

After taking the alchemy furnace and the moon iron, Ye Jie nodded to Fairy Yaoyin, and then handed the moon iron to Tian Ming.

After getting the Moon Iron and feeling the extremely pure moonlight power within it, Tian Ming opened his eyes wide, not reacting for a moment.

The Moon Iron left behind by the Immortal Venerable Tianji in the past has gone through hundreds of years. Even if it was the best iron, some of its power has been lost. On the contrary, this piece of Moon Iron is covered with cold mist and full of light, as if it had just been brought back from the moon. The quality of the two cannot be compared.

"Is this the true power of Yuetie? It's so strong..." Tian Ming sighed.

Ye Jie thought of more. Yao Yin's return was so timely that it saved a lot of effort. He said to the elder: "Now that Tian Ming has taken back the Moon Iron and made up for his previous mistakes, is he now qualified to resume his position as the sect leader?"

The Great Elder stopped making things difficult, and when he saw that the Second Elder had no objection, he spoke loudly, "After the decision of the elders, Tian Ming will be restored to the position of Sect Master."

Hearing this, Tian Ming also showed a look of joy. The fact that he could become the sect leader again was inseparable from Ye Jie's support. He immediately made up his mind that after the matter was over, he would go to the sect's forbidden area and find a way to repair the Moon-Shooting Crossbow that Ye Jie needed.

While the disciples were celebrating, Ye Jie's eyes also fell on another thing that Yao Yin brought back, which was the Liang Yi Alchemy Furnace that was related to his promotion to immortal rank.

The Liangyi Alchemy Furnace that Yao Yin brought back was not only of superior appearance, but also of excellent efficacy. It was a genuine fourth-grade magical instrument. Even a beginner in alchemy would have the opportunity to refine high-grade pills if he could obtain this furnace. Whether it was temperature control or cooling, he could control it with his mind, saving a lot of tedious work.

"Whether I can retain my power as an immortal official depends on what happens next..."

When Ye Jie thought of the two completely different results, he felt a little nervous.

As Ye Jie's mind moved, new words began to appear on the eight stitched pages:
[Bookkeeping of life and death:]

[In the spring of the 640th year of the Moro calendar, Ye Jie spent a tripod of the Liangyi Danlu to modify the rank file]

[The peak of the second-level Thunder Drum Warrior has been changed to the early stage of the third-level Alchemy Boy. 】

[The power of the Thunder Drum Warrior Immortal Official has been inherited. 】

[The quality of the Liangyi Alchemy Furnace exceeds the minimum promotion requirements, and the power of the Immortal Official has been unlocked. ]

[Alchemy Boy: Control the fire and adjust the temperature, and the method of making the elixir follows. When refining elixirs, there is a 30% chance of refining an elixir of higher grade than the current one, and the refining time is shortened by 30%. When you take the elixir yourself, 30% of the effect of the elixir will spread to everyone within ten feet around you, and you can choose any target to exclude. When the elixir calamity occurs, reduce the power of the thunder calamity by 30%. ]

(End of this chapter)