"You six deal with Feng Zhe. I'll handle the others."
Ye Yunfei said to the Mao Clan Patriarch and the five elders, then with a flash, he employed the Spatial Teleportation Art. In a single step, he closed the distance behind an elder, raised his longsword, and slashed.
This elder possessed the strength of Mid Stage World Creation Realm and was a formidable master in his own right. Yet, before Ye Yunfei's ferocious onslaught, he had no capacity for resistance. The single sword strike cleaved him in two, utterly obliterating both his form and spirit.
Next, Ye Yunfei chased after the last expert with Mid Stage World Creation Realm strength.
By this time, the Mao Clan Patriarch and his five elders were already pursuing Feng Zhe.
These six high-level members of the Mao Clan knew Feng Zhe was the one truly seeking revenge against their family, the arch-instigator. If they did not kill him, there would be endless trouble in the future.
Thus, the six Mao Clan members fought desperately, each pushing their movement speed to the absolute limit.
Feng Zhe knew he couldn't possibly withstand the combined attack of the six Mao Clan experts, so without a moment's hesitation, he fled at full speed.
Astride his longsword, he streaked as a single sword light, his speed astonishing.
Suddenly, the Blood Clan Clone materialized directly in his path, grasping a blood-colored longblade, its whole body erupting with waves of sanguine radiance. It swung the blade directly at Feng Zhe.
"Get out of my way!"
Feng Zhe shouted in shock and rage, raising his own longsword and hacking at the Blood Clan Clone.
*Clang!*
Their blades collided with an ear-splitting shriek.
The Blood Clan Clone was forced back several paces, clearly at a disadvantage, but Feng Zhe's speed was also forced to a halt. Taking this opportunity, the six Mao Clan experts behind him charged forward, immediately surrounding Feng Zhe and launching their attacks without delay.
These six Mao Clan elders were at the same realm as Feng Zhe. Although Feng Zhe, as a swordsman, possessed formidable offensive power, facing six masters of the same realm simultaneously, he quickly found himself on the back foot.
"Feng Zhe, there's no escape for you today! We will uproot them completely, eradicating the bloodline of your Feng family entirely!" the Mao Clan Patriarch roared sternly.
This time, Feng Zhe had brought Sword Emperor Pavilion forces and nearly annihilated the entire Mao Clan.
The Patriarch and five elders naturally showed no mercy, attacking with their full power.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei had caught up with another elder. This elder was also Mid Stage World Creation Realm, a capable master in his own right, but facing Ye Yunfei, he had no will to fight, consumed only by the desire to flee.
But Ye Yunfei would not let him escape.
In less than four exchanges, Ye Yunfei's sword swept down, severing both of the elder's arms.
However, Ye Yunfei did not kill him. Instead, he sealed the elder and sent him into the Illusionary Shadow Pagoda.
Because Ye Yunfei needed information about the Sword Grave from his mouth.
Ye Yunfei then began chasing down the other members of the Sword Emperor Pavilion forces. Together with the Blood Clan Clone, they turned the battlefield into a scene of wailing ghosts and howling wolves, with corpses littering the ground.
The Blood Clan Clone had devoured the Origin Essence Blood of two Mid Heaven's Boundary Realm experts and a large number of Heavenly Longevity Realm masters, its power vastly increased. It could now easily slay Heavenly Longevity Realm cultivators!
During the pursuit, Ye Yunfei continuously employed the Heavenly Soul Sword and the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art to attack the fleeing Sword Emperor Pavilion members.
"By the way, I wonder what level of creatures I can control with the Puppet Soul Thread Secret Art given my current level of Soul Power," Ye Yunfei thought to himself as he watched the Sword Emperor Pavilion members scattering in panic.
So then, Ye Yunfei started capturing these Sword Emperor Pavilion members alive, rather than slaughtering them all.
Given Ye Yunfei's speed, none of the Sword Emperor Pavilion fighters could escape. Moments later, Ye Yunfei had captured a batch of them, while others were directly slain.
The Sword Emperor Pavilion force was completely annihilated!
Only Feng Zhe remained alive, but his situation was dire. Surrounded and attacked by the six Mao Clan experts, his body was already covered in grievous wounds.
Ye Yunfei stood to the side without intervening. He could tell the six Mao Clan experts would ultimately succeed in killing Feng Zhe.
"Who are you, brat?!" Feng Zhe roared furiously, seeing Ye Yunfei decimate the Sword Emperor Pavilion forces in such a short time, a mix of shock and fury in his voice. "You are definitely not from the Mao Clan! How could a clan of their caliber nurture a monstrous youngster like you? No matter which major power you come from, or what status you hold, if you dare kill members of our Sword Emperor Pavilion, our faction will never let you go!"
"If your Sword Emperor Pavilion wants to seek vengeance on me, tell them to come," Ye Yunfei said with a light laugh.
"Die!"
The moment Ye Yunfei's words faded, the Mao Clan Patriarch and five elders all shouted in unison, their attacks simultaneously landing on Feng Zhe, blasting him to pieces. With a final scream, he perished completely.
"Young Master, with so many Sword Emperor Pavilion members dying here, the Pavilion will know our Mao Clan was involved. They will surely come seeking revenge," the Patriarch said, feeling no elation from killing Feng Zhe, only deep worry.
If the Sword Emperor Pavilion investigated this incident, their Mao Clan would face immense trouble.
"Patriarch, don't worry too much. For now, we can only deal with each threat as it comes, meet steel with steel and water with earth. Feng Zhe joined the Sword Emperor Pavilion. If you hadn't killed him, he would have exterminated your family. So, for your Mao Clan, this calamity was unavoidable," Ye Yunfei replied.
"The Young Master is right. Feng Zhe was a remnant of the Thousand Sword Sect. He would never have been content without destroying our Mao Clan. This tribulation was indeed inescapable for us," the Patriarch sighed.
"But rest assured, I will not stand idly by. In the past, my master intervened to help your Mao Clan destroy the Thousand Sword Sect, which indirectly led to Feng Zhe seeking revenge. In a way, this matter is also connected to my master," Ye Yunfei said.
"For now, let everyone rest and recover," Ye Yunfei continued.
"Patriarch! Terrible news!"
A young Mao Clan man rushed over, reporting urgently, "The four disciples, Mao Xinlan, Mao Yixuan, Mao Haimei, and Mao Shiya are missing!"
"What?!" The Patriarch's face instantly paled. "All four of them are gone? Weren't all our core and inner disciples rescued? Were they not among them?" he asked anxiously. It was clear he cared deeply for these four disciples.
"Patriarch, I know where Sister Xinlan and the others are," a young man covered in blood said, rushing over. "They were taken by a young master from the Sword Emperor Pavilion, someone called Young Master Jing. He took a fancy to them and intends to take them back to be his concubines. This Young Master Jing seems to wield great authority; even the other Sword Emperor Pavilion members obeyed his orders."
"What?! We must rescue them! If anything happens to Xinlan, I cannot face her parents! Furthermore, Yixuan, Haimei, and Shiya are all elite disciples of our Mao Clan. Nothing must happen to them either!" the Patriarch exclaimed, his face a mask of dread and urgency.
"Young Master, Xinlan is the Patriarch's own granddaughter," one of the elders whispered quietly to Ye Yunfei.