The sudden incident took everyone by surprise. Everyone was staring at the Thunder Elders as they waited for Lei Ji’s answer.


    Lei Ji was livid; he even gnashed his teeth after he heard them speak. “Remove the Thunder Prison and I won’t kill you! Or else…”


    Lei Ji clenched his fists tightly, and lightning wrapped around his arms. The purple lightning split up and crackled as a dangerous aura exuded from his body. This was a type of domain, the doman he could use ever since he reached the First Heavenly Martial Stage.


    The powerful aura made the Thunder Elders frown. They understood what he was nning to do even without a verbal answer. Lei Ji’s answer was a definite no.


    “Scatter and don’t get close to his domain!”


    The Thunder Elders swiftly retreated when Lei Ji released his domain. They looked at each other before running towards Long Chen, bypassing both patriarchs.


    A domain was mainly used to suppress the target, not to attack. Bai Lan and Lei Ji were trapped in the Thunder Prison, so they couldn’t attack the Thunder Elders.


    Lei Ji shouted loudly, almost exploding with anger. The other Thunder n members did nothing when the Thunder Elders took action because they were right. While the Thunder n was indeed safe under the Demon n’s protection, their safety came at the cost of their freedom, especially since the younger members were frequently bullied by the Demon n.


    “Thunder Elders, you are seeking death. Once the Thunder Prison’s duration is over, I will kill you!” Lei Ji’s angry voice never stopped. Everyone felt their hairs rising up when they heard the threats of their Heavenly Martial Realm patriarch.Lei Ji was angry, but Bai Lan was not, even though he was supposed to be even angrier. He remained calm, which made Lei Ji notice that Bai Lan had a n up his sleeve.


    Lei Ji sighed and said helplessly, “Brother Bai, I’m sorry. This is my fault.”


    “No, the fault is mine. They are right. The Thunder n and the Demon n are supposed to be sworn brothers. It’s all because I never taught my n members how to act and didn’t set them on the right path. This is a good chance to make the two ns be friendlier …”


    Lei Ji was shocked when he saw Bai Lan grinning. He finally understood what Bai Lan was doing. He had a feeling that Bai Lan already knew what was going to happen. The other ns saw Bai Lan not only as strong, but also smart and cunning. It was one of the reasons he was so sessful.


    “Brother Bai, I will listen to what you have to say,” Lei Ji said. He had befriended Bai Lan when he was young, but because they had focused only on themselves, they had mistakenly thought that the Demon n and the Thunder n were as friendly as they were. They never thought that there would be minor arguments here and there that would lead to the explosion that was taking ce right now.


    The Thunder Elders wanted to kill Long Chen swiftly, so they surrounded him and Situ Yao from seven different directions. Situ Yao was looking at Long Chen and the Thunder Elders at the same time, trying toe up with a n.


    The Thunder n had used two Thunder Prisons to imprison the Demon n. Only Situ Yao wasn’t imprisoned, so the rest of the Thunder n looked at him and Long Chen.


    “Situ Yao, you may go. Even though our actions today are unforgivable, our ns have fought together for a very long time. We are still technically allies, so we have no intention of killing anyone from the Demon n today. We will leave once we have the Seven Star Lord’s inheritance.”


    The leader of the Thunder Elders, Lei Yuan, was the one who had spoken.


    The Thunder n was revolting, but they didn’t want to make an enemy out of the Demon n. They just wanted the inheritance so that their n wouldn’t need totch onto the Demon n to survive. Bai Lan would never forgive them if they killed Situ Yao today.


    Situ Yao sighed when he heard that they didn’t n on killing him. He immediately thought of a solution. “Lei Yuan, you’ve temporarily imprisoned the Demon n and there’s no doubt that I am no match for all seven of you. I won’t fight back, as I am not seeking death. You can have the Seven Star Lord’s inheritance, but under one condition.”


    The prideful Demon n members looked down on Situ Yao’s cowardice. They chatted and ndered him, but they didn’t say it out loud. Situ Yao was doing the right thing to secure his own life. More importantly, Bai Lan hadn''t said anything. Situ Yao was only a Sect Elder, so there was no need for him to sacrifice his life here.


    Bai Lan hasn''t said anything until now. Some of them doubted his strength as a Second Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator and the owner of the Divine Demon Lord’s inheritance.


    “Situ Yao, what is your request?” Lei Yuan didn’t want to waste any time—he had to kill Long Chen as soon as possible. Once Long Chen was dead and the inheritance was in their hands, they would then have to deal with the Demon n. If both sides fought, the Thunder n would most likely be destroyed, but the Demon n would be heavily wounded too.


    The Thunder n was betting on the Demon n not fighting them. There were three main factions in the Ancient Graveyard, and the other two factions weren’t easy to deal with. If they fought here, it would most likely result in their decimation. All of them would lose right there and then.


    Situ Yao did not hesitate to state his condition. “Long Chen killed my grandson, so I want to kill him myself, and I won’t take the inheritance after I do. I will say this again. If I don’t get to kill him, I will fight all of you to the death! The entire Demon n will rain their wrath down on the Thunder n!”


    Situ Yao had just said that the entire Demon n would make a move to secure his own personal interest. Unfortunately, Bai Lan had said nothing yet, so Situ Yao’s words were as good as nothing. More importantly, everyone was curious as to why Bai Lan was still silent. In fact, he was eerily silent even though his son-inw was about to be killed.


    No one knew what Bai Lan was thinking.


    Even his daughters were panicking, yet Bai Lan remained calm. There was one more person who was still calm, and that was Long Chen. He looked at Situ Yao and the Thunder Elders. All of them were at the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage, but he wasn’t afraid at all.


    The Thunder Elders agreed to Situ Yao’s condition after a short discussion. Lei Yuan red at him. “Situ Yao, end it swiftly. We don’t have time. Also, we will make sure you die if you so much as touch the Seven Star Lord’s inheritance. Retreat is no longer an option for the Thunder n.”


    “Deal! It won’t take more than ten breaths!”


    Having received the Thunder n’s permission, Situ Yao was excited. Even though the inheritance would not be his, he would be satisfied with killing Long Chen to avenge his grandson. He could think about the other stuffter.


    Everyone shouted when Situ Yao charged towards Long Chen. He had initially wanted to attack Long Chen when the revolt from the Thunder n sprung.


    “Heavenly Demon Transformation Fist, Heavenly Demon Meteor!”


    This was the final move of the Heavenly Demon Transformation Fist, an elementary Emperor-tier technique. It was most suited for cultivators at the Third Heavenly Martial Stage, but Situ Yao was talented enough to use it even though he was only at the Ninth Earthly Martial Stage.


    An explosive shockwave spread everywhere when Situ Yaounched his punches. A ck light appeared and fragmented into a myriad of fist illusions. The illusions were all focused on Long Chen’s forehead. All Long Chen could see was a massive demon illusion flying towards him with its mouth wide open!


    The space around Situ Yao trembled, and the Thunder Elders looked at each other with shock because the technique was too powerful! They had to take a few steps back to mitigate its effect on them.


    “Prepare to take the inheritance! Be wary of Situ Yao fooling us!” Lei Yuan warned the other Thunder Elders.


    They were certain that Long Chen would be killed by that attack.


    When the Heavenly Demon Meteor descended on Long Chen, he remained calm as starlight condensed in his grasp and took the shape of a brilliant, blue spear. Long Chen infused all of his essence into the dazzling spear before thrusting it towards Situ Yao.