"Gurgle..."
Senior Brother Liang’s throat was clasped by Ye Yunfei, and he was trembling all over in fear, staring at Ye Yunfei as if he had seen a vengeful ghost.
He was an expert at the early-stage Saint Realm, but had never expected to be subdued in a single move!
"You can go and die now."
Ye Yunfei looked at the terror-stricken Senior Brother Liang with a cold and distant gaze, his voice indifferent.
Hearing this, Senior Brother Liang trembled even more violently. His throat was crushed, so he couldn't speak a single word—only gurgling sounds came out.
His eyes were suddenly filled with pleading.
But how could Ye Yunfei possibly spare him?
*Crack.*
With a slight exertion of his right hand, Ye Yunfei crushed Senior Brother Liang's throat, then casually tossed him aside without a second glance.
Ye Yunfei's gaze now fell upon Qin Jian.
"Ye Yunfei..."
At this moment, Qin Jian was shaking so badly from sheer fright that his whole body looked like a trembling pendulum. His terrified eyes were fixed on Ye Yunfei as if staring at a peerless demon.
"Answer my questions truthfully.
Has your Xiaoyao Pavilion truly become an affiliated force of the Huangtian Sect?"
Ye Yunfei asked expressionlessly, hands clasped behind his back.
"Y… Yes."
Qin Jian's voice trembled as he replied.
"Then.
Last time, when Steward Zhou of the Huangtian Sect arrived in the Great Qin Empire so quickly, I expect your Xiaoyao Pavilion was the one who relayed the message to them?"
Ye Yunfei asked.
"That’s right… Yes, yes… it was our Pavilion Master… nothing… nothing to do with me," Qin Jian nodded his head like a pecking chicken, answering hastily, his voice fragmented by fear.
"Hmph, the Xiaoyao Pavilion. Excellent," Ye Yunfei laughed coldly.
"Alright.
Now, you can go and die."
Ye Yunfei swept his eyes over Qin Jian and spoke calmly.
"Ahh…!"
Qin Jian let out a frightened cry, turned around, and fled.
*Pu!*
A pitch-black dagger shot after him like lightning, directly piercing through his skull.
Qin Jian’s body stiffened and slowly collapsed.
"Heh, now everything’s fine.
Have your harvests over these past few days been decent, everyone?"
As soon as all his killing intent dissipated, Ye Yunfei turned around with a genial smile directed at Long Yingying and the other three.
While killing, Ye Yunfei had been like a ruthless devil-king, his gaze alone sending chills down the spine.
Once the killing was done, however, he suddenly appeared harmless as a harmless lamb, his smile even carrying a touch of sunlight.
The starkly contrasting personas molded together, forming an ineffable charm. For a moment, it actually made Long Yingying’s heart flutter faintly with budding affection.
He Houfeng, Wu Yan, and Xiao Lin looked at the corpses strewn across the ground, then at Ye Yunfei, who now appeared utterly at ease. Their admiration for Ye Yunfei had reached the pinnacle!
"What sort of harvest could we possibly have?
You saw what happened just now.
All these days, whenever we encountered people from the Huangtian Sect, we’d be so terrified our hearts trembled, fleeing at the mere whiff of them, hiding everywhere."
Long Yingying shot Ye Yunfei an annoyed glance, using it to conceal the changes in her emotions.
"Heh, don’t worry. For the remaining time, I’ll accompany you.
From now on, it will be the Huangtian Sect members who need to hide everywhere!"
Ye Yunfei said.
By now, Hu Miao, Xiao Xuexi, and Wu Xianling had also arrived.
Earlier, when Ye Yunfei discovered Long Yingying and the others were in danger, he immediately activated the Heavenly Shadow Robe to rush swiftly to their rescue.
How could the three girls keep up with Ye Yunfei's speed? They only arrived after Ye Yunfei had finished killing everyone.
"Alright.
Let’s go together," Ye Yunfei said.
"Humph!
Looks like you’ve had a great time these past few days.
So comfy, having three delicate, peerless beauties keeping you company, huh?" Long Yingying glanced at Hu Miao and the other two, secretly marveling at their beauty, and couldn't help but taunt him.
"Heehee, Miss Long, if you like my master, you should be bold and take the initiative, you know.
For men, having three wives and four concubines is normal. We three wouldn't mind." Hu Miao, never one to miss a chance to stir up trouble, immediately walked over and said to Long Yingying.
"When did I ever say I like him?!
As if he could be so lucky!"
Long Yingying was flustered now, her face flushing, and she hurriedly refuted.
"Hu Miao, stop talking nonsense." Ye Yunfei felt a headache coming on.
"Master, what young man doesn't fall in love, what young maiden doesn't cherish budding affections? Matters like this are perfectly normal. What’s there to be shy about saying it out loud?" Hu Miao pouted.
Ye Yunfei sighed helplessly and strode forward.
The others hurried to follow.
Approximately two hours later,
they encountered a group of Huangtian Sect disciples.
There were about a dozen of them, currently gathering medicinal herbs on a mountain ridge.
"Stop!
Who are you?!
This mountain ridge is Huangtian Sect territory! Outsiders are not permitted to enter!"
A Huangtian Sect disciple shouted sternly when he saw Ye Yunfei and his group passing by.
"Oh?
You’re disciples of the Huangtian Sect?"
Ye Yunfei’s eyes sharpened.
"That’s right.
Kid, be sen…"
That Huangtian Sect disciple responded arrogantly and began to speak.
"Now, you have two options. First, hand over everything you possess.
Second, death."
Ye Yunfei stated coldly.
"Kid, you’re looking to die!"
That disciple instantly flew into a rage and struck directly, throwing a punch toward Ye Yunfei.
Powerful spiritual power surged turbulently from his fist, causing the surrounding air to flee frantically.
Instead of dodging, Ye Yunfei also threw a punch to meet it.
*Boom!*
The two fists collided directly.
*Pa!*
The Huangtian Sect disciple's entire right arm exploded, and he let out a pained cry.
His strength was only at the Profound Realm mid-stage, utterly incapable of withstanding Ye Yunfei's physical power.
"Audacious!"
"Daring to provoke our Huangtian Sect, have you lost the will to live?!"
...
Seeing this, the other Huangtian Sect disciples charged over in fury.
"Alright.
Now, hand over everything you possess.
Otherwise, death."
Ye Yunfei spoke indifferently, hands clasped behind his back.
"Kid, you're courting death!"
A burly man raised a large blade and swung it at Ye Yunfei. The blade's force was fierce, swirling spiritual power empowering the weapon.
He was also at the Profound Realm mid-stage.
Then.
*Whoosh!*
A pitch-black dagger flashed past, severing his right arm at the shoulder—the arm holding the large blade.
Ye Yunfei had refined over a thousand Soul Stones within the Tianying Hall, increasing his Soul Power fivefold.
The power of the Flying Sword technique he could now display had also increased greatly.
Profound Realm martial artists simply had no means of resisting Ye Yunfei's Flying Sword technique.
"Ah!"
The man screamed. Wracked by excruciating pain, he retreated repeatedly in fright.
"You..."
Clutching his severed arm with his left hand, the man stared at Ye Yunfei with terrified eyes.
The others were also feeling a chill run down their spines.
"Just who are you?!
We are from the Huangtian Sect..."
A sharp-faced youth began to speak.
*Pu!*
Before this sharp-faced youth could finish his sentence, a pitch-black dagger flashed past, piercing into his right chest before emerging from his back, sending forth a spray of blood.
"You... You..."
The sharp-faced youth paled, backing away from Ye Yunfei in repeated steps.
The other Huangtian Sect disciples’ legs trembled with fear, barely able to stand.
The dreadful combat prowess Ye Yunfei had displayed thoroughly intimidated them.
"I'll count to three. If you don't hand over everything you have, I'll start killing.
One… Two..."
Ye Yunfei started counting.
"I'll give them! Please don’t kill me!"
Finally, one Huangtian Sect disciple could endure no longer and cried out loudly, simultaneously retrieving all his possessions and placing them before Ye Yunfei with trembling hands.
"Get lost."
Ye Yunfei said with an impassive face.
This disciple acted as if he had just received imperial clemency, turned around, and fled as fast as his legs could carry him.
With someone taking the lead, the other Huangtian Sect disciples hurriedly handed over their possessions before fleeing for their lives.
Having spent several days within the Tianying Small World, each of these Huangtian Sect disciples had made decent harvests.
Hu Miao stepped forward and collected everything the Huangtian Sect disciples had surrendered.
"Let’s go.
From now on, whenever we encounter people from the Huangtian Sect, we'll simply rob them outright."
Ye Yunfei waved his hand.
From then on, whenever they ran into people from the Huangtian Sect, Ye Yunfei would mercilessly rob every single one of them without exception.
Given Ye Yunfei's current combat power, even Saint Realm experts could be easily defeated.
Those Huangtian Sect disciples simply lacked the ability to resist.
Later, when they encountered the Chen Clan and the Xiao Clan forces, Ye Yunfei also showed no mercy, robbing them directly as well.
Ye Yunfei knew that he and these two major clans were now mortal enemies.
There was no possibility of reconciliation.
So he might as well be thorough.
In the following two or three days, countless disciples from the three major powers—the Huangtian Sect, Chen Clan, and Xiao Clan—fell victim to Ye Yunfei's plundering.
Word soon spread.
Within the Tianying Small World, members of these three powers fled at the mere rumor of Ye Yunfei's approach, one after another, thrown into panic and confusion.
The young geniuses of these three powers were fully aware of Ye Yunfei’s terrifying combat power; who would dare to seek revenge upon him?
Don't forget, the prodigy of the Chen Clan, Chen Fan, had died by Ye Yunfei’s hand!
Who in their right mind would provoke Ye Yunfei?
In the end, not only did these three powers flee at the whisper of Ye Yunfei's name, but nearly everyone else, too, would turn pale at the mere mention of him!
*Rumble…!*
Three days later, at a certain moment, suddenly, the entire Tianying Small World shook violently.
"The period of the Tianying Small World’s opening has ended!"
At this moment, every survivor within the Tianying Small World raised their heads simultaneously, understanding perfectly what was happening.