"Are you certain that five Realm Breaking Pills went missing from the Divine Medicine Valley?"
Ye Yunfei's face was composed, not a ripple of emotion on it.
"That is correct. Those five Realm Breaking Pills were a treasure stored by our Divine Medicine Valley, always kept in the pill cavern. Who would have thought they would be stolen."
Elder Lu Shan nodded, putting on an air of indignation.
In truth, his heart was pounding with extreme excitement. He was an ordinary elder of the Divine Medicine Valley, possessing late Saint Realm strength. If he could obtain those five Realm Breaking Pills, he could immediately break through and become a True Manifestation Realm expert! His status within the Divine Medicine Valley would skyrocket! Moreover, a True Manifestation Realm expert could strut sideways with impunity through the Eastern Region!
"Haha, fortunately, I had a sudden whim today to attend this Treasure Exchange Fair. My luck has arrived! It portends that I, Lu Shan, am about to rise!" Lu Shan trembled slightly in his excitement.
"Since your Divine Medicine Valley lost five Realm Breaking Pills, that proves the ones in my possession are not from your valley. Because I have a total of ten Realm Breaking Pills."
Ye Yunfei gave a faint smile. With a shake of the jade bottle in his hand, ten pale-white Spirit Pills flew out, hovering in the air before him.
"Ten Realm Breaking Pills!" All eyes fixed themselves on the ten pills, blazing with intense greed.
Many present even began breathing heavily. Ten Realm Breaking Pills! Their value was simply incalculable!
"Boy, hand over those ten Realm Breaking Pills to me at once!" Lu Shan's face flushed crimson with excitement, and his neck thickened.
"Elder Lu Shan, didn't you say your Divine Medicine Valley lost five Realm Breaking Pills? I have ten here, proving these are not yours."
Ye Yunfei's smile turned sardonic.
"That's right!" Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, those around him finally caught on. A moment ago, Lu Shan had been speaking with such conviction about losing five pills, and now this young man had produced ten. Suddenly, everyone realized these Realm Breaking Pills couldn't possibly belong to the Divine Medicine Valley.
"I remembered wrong just now! It was ten Realm Breaking Pills that were stolen from our Divine Medicine Valley!" Lu Shan barked. At this point, his sole focus was obtaining the pills. What did anything else matter?
"How shameless!" Many in the crowd cursed him inwardly.
"Haha, well actually, I have a total of fifteen Realm Breaking Pills. What now, Elder Lu Shan? You wouldn't have misremembered again, would you? Your memory is failing you."
With a laugh, Ye Yunfei waved his hand and produced five more pills.
*Hiss!*
Staring at the fifteen Realm Breaking Pills floating before Ye Yunfei, everyone felt their scalps prickle and their mouths go dry, utterly astonished. To possess a single Realm Breaking Pill was considered a heaven-defying fortune for ordinary folk. Yet here was someone pulling out fifteen at once!
"Boy, give me those pills!" Lu Shan could no longer restrain himself. His figure moved, his hand darting out like lightning to snatch the fifteen Spirit Pills before Ye Yunfei.
But his speed was nowhere near Ye Yunfei's.
The onlookers merely saw a blur, and the fifteen pills vanished.
"Wanting my Realm Breaking Pills is not impossible. Simply produce wood-attributed Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that satisfy me, and you can exchange for them. Otherwise, get lost."
Ye Yunfei's tone turned cold.
"You thief! Stealing my Divine Medicine Valley's Spirit Pills and daring to refuse returning them! This is a capital offense!"
Lu Shan's face twisted ferociously, murderous intent radiating from him as he roared.
As his words fell, he struck out with his palm toward Ye Yunfei. Violent spiritual power gushed forth from his palm, forcing those nearby to retreat.
Everyone understood: Lu Shan intended to seize them by force.
The Divine Medicine Valley was a decently powerful second-rate faction that had developed swiftly in recent years, riding a wave of prominence. Most martial artists wouldn't dare offend them.
Facing Lu Shan's attack, Ye Yunfei was unhurried. He met it with a simple punch.
"That kid's asking for death! He's only at the Mid Stage Profound Realm, yet he dares to trade blows with Elder Lu Shan!"
"He's dead for sure!"
Those around shook their heads and sighed.
A cruel smirk touched Lu Shan's lips as his gaze fell upon Ye Yunfei, as if looking at a dead man.
*Bang!*
Ye Yunfei's fist collided with Lu Shan's palm.
And then.
*Poof!*
Lu Shan's entire arm directly exploded, turning into a bloody mist.
Ye Yunfei's fist continued forward unabated, smashing into Lu Shan's chest in the next instant.
*Poof!*
Lu Shan's body proved as fragile as a soap bubble. It exploded on the spot, sending flesh and blood scattering everywhere.
One punch. One punch had shattered a late Saint Realm expert!
Ye Yunfei's physical strength was already sufficient to battle early True Manifestation Realm experts head-on. Slaying a late Saint Realm practitioner was effortless!
"That kid is too terrifying!" The sight sent shivers of dread through everyone present.
"Y-You… You killed Elder Lu!"
The few men who had accompanied Lu Shan were all disciples of the Divine Medicine Valley. Staring at Ye Yunfei with frightened eyes, they witnessed their elder's demise.
"Want revenge?" Ye Yunfei flicked a finger, his tone indifferent.
The men were so terrified they immediately turned and fled, not daring to utter a single word of defiance.
"It seems I won't find what I need at this Treasure Exchange Fair."
Shaking his head, Ye Yunfei packed up his small stall and began walking toward the edge of the plaza. No one dared step forward to stop him.
Though the Realm Breaking Pills were precious, life was more precious still.
A single punch to obliterate a late Saint Realm expert? What horrifying strength! Unless a True Manifestation Realm expert arrived, who would dare provoke him?
"Young master, please wait."
Just as Ye Yunfei was about to exit the square, a crisp, melodious voice suddenly rang out.
A beautiful woman, accompanied by a maid, blocked his path.
This woman had skin so flawless it seemed it would break at a touch, limpid eyes that seemed to speak, a straight, elegant nose, and an oval face as white as fine mutton fat—a truly captivating beauty. The maid beside her was also delicately pretty.
"Oh?" Ye Yunfei halted.
"Young master," the woman said, her gaze hopeful as she looked at him, "You said earlier that the Realm Breaking Pill can revive the dead and regrow flesh on bones, that severed limbs can be reattached, and that as long as the Soul Body remains unharmed, this pill is effective. Is that true?"
"Of course it's true. The efficacy of an Eighth-Grade Spirit Pill isn't achieved through boasting."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"I have this," the woman said after a moment's hesitation, producing a charred, blackened piece of withered wood and showing it to him. "It's been passed down through my Xia family for generations, a wood-attributed treasure. I wonder… if it could be exchanged for a Realm Breaking Pill."
"Hahaha… This half-burnt piece of wood counts as a wood-attributed treasure?"
"The girl's looks aren't bad, but she's even more absurd than Elder Lu Shan! Trying to swap a piece of rotten wood for a Realm Breaking Pill!"
Before Ye Yunfei could speak, the onlookers burst into laughter.
The woman's face instantly flushed crimson. She clenched her teeth, tears glimmering in the corners of her beautiful eyes, looking quite wronged.