Ye Tianchen looked at Daley, whose physical body was already shattered, and even his Divine Thought was nearly wiped out. The Life Wheel within him had also cracked. He frowned slightly; no one could save him now. Regardless, the past grievances could be considered vanished, as they had fought side by side. Any hatred was only directed at the Two-headed Divine Power Snake. In truth, all the people of Devouring Sky Village were also victims. They attacked Desolate Stone Village out of necessity for survival, and thinking about it, it's understandable.

In this martial arts world, where the strong devour the weak, and blood rains down like a storm, every living being struggles to survive. Sometimes, they are forced to commit heinous acts out of necessity. They are pitiable. The true culprits are those demons who kill mercilessly, treating lives like grass. Be they from the Ancient Alien Race, Demon Clan, or Human Clan, such demons exist among them, and they are the ones most deserving of death.

"Brother, you need not feel guilty or blame yourself. You also acted out of necessity to protect your villagers. In fact, you suffered the most hardships. We can understand you, and the villagers of Devouring Sky Village would surely understand you as well. For your villagers, you bore disgrace for so many years. You are a great person," Ye Tianchen said seriously with a smile as he looked at Daley.

Daley was extremely weak, his physical body gradually dissipating. The cracks on his Life Wheel widened, and even with an Immortal Elixir, it would be hard to save him. The Life Wheel resides within every living being. Not only martial artists, but those who have cultivated to a certain extent can glimpse their Life Wheel. Ordinary beings, such as secular mortals, also possess a Life Wheel; they just cannot see it with their mortal eyes!

The Life Wheel is connected to the Divine Thought. If a person's Divine Thought doesn't extinguish, they won't truly die. Even if they die, it's only the death of the physical body. There are Great Divine Ability Users who can create a new body for them, allowing them to live again. As long as the Divine Thought survives, there's a glimmer of hope, but the Life Wheel and Divine Thought are interconnected. Like the Divine Thought, the Life Wheel is invisible to mortal eyes, and only the strong can see it. Destroying it means that even if the Divine Thought isn't extinguished, the person would be beyond rescue, with almost no hope of revival.

"Hehe... Brother, you are a kind-hearted and benevolent person with exceptional talent and insight. I believe you will go far on the path of martial arts and reach high levels. Our Human Clan has always been weak. Even now, we are enslaved and oppressed by the Ancient Alien Race and Demon Clan. I hope that when you truly become strong, you can contribute more to the Human Clan..." Daley said weakly, as if recalling something.

"I will!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

"Cough cough...pfft...Brother Ye, lastly... lastly, I have one more request for you..." Daley struggled to get up, his clothes already soaked with blood.

"Brother, go ahead and say it. As long as I can do it, I will," Ye Tianchen said solemnly.

"In the future... in the future... please take care of the villagers of Devouring Sky Village..." Daley tightly grasped Ye Tianchen's hand before collapsing to the ground.

Ye Tianchen looked at Daley lying on the ground. He furrowed his brows tightly and then said seriously, "Rest assured, from now on, I will protect the villagers of Devouring Sky Village as long as I live!"

Swish!

Swish!

Swish!

At this time, several martial arts masters of Devouring Sky Village who had been hiding in the distance gathered beside Daley's body, all feeling very sorrowful. They had been lurking around because this battle was beyond their level of martial arts cultivation. It was completely out of their league, and Daley instructed them to stay around and never take risks. Now that Daley was dead and the Two-headed Divine Power Snake was suppressed, they had heard the conversation between Daley and Ye Tianchen and knew everything. They understood the cooperative relationship between Ye Tianchen and their old patriarch, Daley, both wanting to rid the threat posed by the Two-headed Divine Power Snake.

"Take Brother Daley's body away and bury it well back in Devouring Sky Village. I'm sure you realize how much he contributed to the village!" Ye Tianchen said, looking at a few of the martial arts masters of Devouring Sky Village.

"We understand very well, Ye... Taoist Ye, although the Two-headed Divine Power Snake has been suppressed by you, its subordinate, the Black Rat God, is also very powerful. In case..." one of the robust men from Devouring Sky Village said worriedly.

Ye Tianchen thought for a moment, then lightly pinched his right hand, and a rune appeared in his hand. He handed the rune to the speaking man and said, "If any trouble arises, burn this rune with Martial Arts True Qi, and I'll arrive immediately!"

"Thank you, Taoist Ye!"

The few robust men from Devouring Sky Village carried away Daley's body. The Devouring Sky Canyon had long been leveled to the ground, resembling nothing of a canyon. The area within hundreds of miles was in ruins and desolate, covered in dust. This was the aftermath of a battle of the strong. Had it not been for the Two-headed Divine Power Snake being at the end of its strength and unable to unleash even a tenth of its power, Ye Tianchen and others would not have easily won, nor could they have been a match for it.

"Boss, what should we do now? Go back to Desolate Stone Village to heal?" Hu Gao surveyed their surroundings and asked.

"Go and extract the essence blood from the two heads of the Two-headed Divine Power Snake. Store it in a wine jar and seal it with Martial Arts True Qi. I have a use for it!" Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

"What? Boss, what do you want this monster's blood for? Don't tell me you plan to drink it?" Hu Gao asked in surprise.

"Just go, you brat! Why so much nonsense!" Ye Tianchen glared at Hu Gao and said.

Seeing Ye Tianchen was serious, Hu Gao dared not say more. There is a time and place for being unreliable; being so at this moment might spark public outrage. So, Hu Gao carried a wine jar and flew towards the two severed heads of the Two-headed Divine Power Snake, began channeling Martial Arts True Qi, and extracted the essence blood from the massive snake heads, drop by drop into the empty wine jar.

About an hour later, Hu Gao returned with a jar full of blood. By then, Ye Tianchen and the others had mostly recovered. Ye Tianchen glanced at the snake body still suppressed under the "Holy Heaven Prison" and did not immediately retrieve the prison into his body but instead said to Hu Gao and the others, "Let's go back and heal first. We all need some time to recover."

"Yes, this place isn't suitable for a long stay. The Two-headed Divine Power Snake belongs to the Ancient Alien Race, extremely powerful. I suspect there might be other powerful hidden Ancient Alien Races on Earth, so we can't be careless..." Dongfang Mengxiang pondered and said.

"Aren't you going to take away the Holy Heaven Prison?" Tianshuang'er asked.

"No need for now. This Two-headed Divine Power Snake is extremely powerful and might have some secret techniques for resurrection. I dare not take the risk, and in my current state, retrieving the Holy Heaven Prison would consume a lot of Martial Arts True Qi. I'd rather wait until I recover!" Ye Tianchen explained.

"If that's the case, wouldn't someone attempt to take the Holy Heaven Prison..." Zhang Ruotong worriedly said.

"Rest assured, even if I haven't fully comprehended the Holy Heaven Prison and can't unleash its full power yet, a trace of my Divine energy has already merged with it. Unless they're a Supreme Strong, taking away the Holy Heaven Prison is impossible," Ye Tianchen explained.

Subsequently, Ye Tianchen, Dongfang Meng, Zhang Ruotong, Tianshuang'er, Hu Gao, and Tian Boguang all returned to Desolate Stone Village. Shi Hubo and others had already been waiting at the village entrance. Seeing the six people, including Ye Tianchen, return safely, they were all very delighted and excited. It's different when they worry about and anticipate their loved ones coming back.

The celebration that night was inevitable. Desolate Stone Village had survived another great calamity, not an easy feat. Additionally, Ye Tianchen and Tian Boguang hadn't seen each other for a long time, and it was Hu Gao's first time meeting Tian Boguang. These two unreliable people together were quite amusing, each more outlandish than the other.

"Brother Tian, let me toast to you!" Ye Tianchen was truly grateful to Tian Boguang, as this elder brother had come from afar, risking life and death to help, something Ye Tianchen did not expect.

"Boss, aren't you going to toast to your little brother too? After all, I also put in some effort, boohoo..." Hu Gao pretended to be very aggrieved and said.

"You brat, come. I'll toast to you too, alright?" Ye Tianchen shook his head and said with a smile.

"Alright then, alright then, the three of us brothers shall drink a cup together," Hu Gao chuckled and said.

"Good!"

Ye Tianchen, Tian Boguang, and Hu Gao, the three sworn brothers, had a bond stronger than that of blood brothers. They were all loyal and righteous men. Ye Tianchen was very happy with them because there was less of the hypocrisy and falsehood of hypocrites, and more of the boldness and grandeur of true gentlemen.

Making friends requires caution. No matter the environment, it's better to befriend noble and candid people than to associate with deceitful hypocrites. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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