‘So everyone is a plump sheep? Very well, you reminded me.’
Ye Yunfei looked coldly at the six men before him. As soon as the words fell, a pale, cold full moon materialized simultaneously within the Soul Seas of all six men. Following that, they saw an enormous fist smashing toward them. Its terrifyingly powerful force surged and roared, suppressing their bodies until they could not move an inch.
Initially, these six men had seen that Ye Yunfei was alone, young in age, and exuding the energy aura of an Intermediate Void God. They did not take him seriously at all, thinking they had encountered a little lamb. But now, they suddenly understood: this young man before them possessed terrifying strength that completely overwhelmed them.
‘This is bad! We’ve bitten off more than we can chew and provoked someone we shouldn’t have!’
All six men inwardly groaned, their faces revealing expressions of terror.
‘Wait, Young Master! It was just now that we, the Guanzhong Six Heroes, acted rudely and offended you. We are willing to apologize to you and offer compensation. We beg you, sir, to forgive and pardon us lowly scum!’
One of the men immediately knelt down and loudly pleaded for mercy toward Ye Yunfei. Although he found it difficult to move under the suppression of Ye Yunfei's fist force, he could still manage to kneel.
Thud! Thud! Thud…
Seeing this, the other five men promptly followed suit, all kneeling and begging Ye Yunfei for mercy.
‘I don’t need any compensation from you. Because once I kill you, I can take everything on your persons. So you should just go and die.’
Ye Yunfei spoke coldly.
‘...That makes sense, too.’ Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the six men couldn't help but be stunned, and one of them involuntarily nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's fist was still advancing slowly, striking in front of the six of them. The terrifyingly powerful force of the punch made their entire bodies tremble, and even their Soul Bodies shuddered as they sank into deep despair.
‘Young Master! As long as you can spare our six lives, we six are willing to follow you from now on, obeying your every command!’
One man blurted out loudly in desperation.
‘That’s right! Young Master! If you are willing to spare our six brothers’ lives, we six brothers are willing to run before and behind your carriage, serving you from now on!’
The other five men kowtowed repeatedly, pleading for mercy.
‘You dared to try to rob even me. Now that you know fear, it’s already too late.’
Ye Yunfei's voice remained utterly cold.
‘Young Master! We have a very useful piece of news! If you agree to spare our six lives, we will immediately tell you this information!’
One of them suddenly spoke up.
‘A very useful piece of news? Do you know of a treasure somewhere?’
Ye Yunfei asked blandly. The Yangming Secret Realm was full of opportunities and treasures. If they could provide some useful information, letting them off might be acceptable.
‘No. Right now, the Guardian Faction is offering a high price to learn the whereabouts of two people. One is Lu Shi of the Lu Family, and the other is a young man of unknown origin. So anyone who can provide clues about the traces of these two will surely be richly rewarded by the Guardian Faction. This is a great opportunity to get in good with them. Our six brothers happen to know Lu Shi’s whereabouts. It’s just that we offended the Guardian Faction in the past, so we don’t dare go claim the reward from them. Young Master, if you let us go, we will tell you Lu Shi’s location.’
‘That’s right! The Guardian Faction has publicly announced that whoever can provide the whereabouts of Lu Shi and that mysterious young man will be handsomely rewarded. Young Master, if we give you Lu Shi’s location, you can go claim the generous reward from the Guardian Faction.’
The other five men also chimed in one after another.
All six men knew their lives hung on a thread, by Ye Yunfei's mere thought. So they clung desperately to any tiny possibility of survival. They didn’t know whether Ye Yunfei would truly be interested in this information.
‘Oh? You know Lu Shi’s whereabouts?’
Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but be stirred.
‘That’s right! Our six brothers have been keeping a covert eye out for solitary individuals all this time, and we happened to come across Lu Shi. Originally, the six of us wanted to stop him and rob him, but Lu Shi’s skills are quite good, and his speed was too fast. Before we could surround him, he got away. Besides, we were afraid he might go find Lu Family members, so we didn’t dare chase after him. This happened not long ago, so we know the general location he’s in now.’
One of the men nodded.
‘Alright then. I’ll give you a chance to survive. You will immediately take me to find Lu Shi. If you can find him, then I will spare your lives. Don’t think about running. Escaping is impossible before me.’
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then spoke coldly.
‘You can rest assured, Young Master! We guarantee we will lead you to Lu Shi!’
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the six men relaxed inwardly, hastening to give assurances.
‘Enough with the talk. Speed is of the essence.’
Ye Yunfei's face darkened.
‘Yes, Young Master! The six of us will take you to find Lu Shi right now!’
Not daring to delay, the six men immediately took the lead, speeding off in a certain direction.
‘Big Brother, should we take this opportunity to escape? Even though this lad’s strength is great, in terms of movement speed, we aren’t necessarily slower than him.’
As the six men led the way, speeding forward, they communicated via Sound Transmission to confer. One of them asked.
‘No. I always feel this lad is too strange. His strength is unbelievably strong; he nearly killed all six of us with a single punch just now. The gap between us is far too great. I estimate we cannot necessarily escape from him. Even if we were to truly flee, we must find the right opportunity. Right now, he is following close behind us, and his Soul Force Energy is locked onto us all. This isn’t the time to run. Let’s see if we can lead him to Lu Shi. If we find Lu Shi, perhaps he really will spare us.’
The one called Big Brother glanced back at Ye Yunfei following behind. He could clearly feel Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy tightly locked onto their six brothers. After a moment’s thought, he transmitted his reply.
A short while later, under the men's lead, they arrived before a mountain range. Looking ahead, the range was filled everywhere with rolling peaks, numerous mountains, and ancient forests stretching as far as the eye could see. The Yangming Secret Realm contained every kind of terrain, and vast mountainous regions like this were common.
‘Young Master, we six encountered Lu Shi not long ago. When we tried to encircle him, he headed toward the direction of this mountain range. So I estimate it is highly likely he is now within this mountainous area. If we want to find him, I'm afraid we need to search within these mountains.’
One of the men turned back and reported to Ye Yunfei.
‘That's right. There is a mark left by Brother Lu here, and it was made not long ago. It seems Brother Lu did come here.’
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Force Energy and quickly found a very faint mark.
‘This mark was left by Lu Shi. Less talk. Lead the way.’
‘Young Master, although the six of us are weak in strength, we once specialized in tracking techniques. We have some talent in this area. Now, our six brothers will use our tracking art. Young Master, just follow us.’
The one called Big Brother among the six spoke.
Ye Yunfei nodded indifferently. Then, the six men began using their tracking techniques and plunged into the mountains.
‘I advise your Lu Family people to honestly disclose Lu Shi’s whereabouts.’
As the six men led Ye Yunfei deep into the mountain range, after a moment, a cold rebuke rang out from a spacious, open valley ahead.
‘You Watchers! Do not push too far! What business do you have with where Lu Shi is? He is a member of our Lu Family! Does your Guardian Faction intend to bully Lu Family people?’
A furious voice rose in response.
‘Hahaha… So what if it’s the Lu Family? Our Guardian Faction bullies whom we wish. Moreover, Lu Shi is colluding with that brat and has caused the deaths of many of our Guardian Faction’s members. We cannot just let this debt go unpaid. Does your Lu Family insist on sheltering Lu Shi?’
A cold laugh rang out.
‘I’ll give you Lu Family people one last chance. Immediately disclose Lu Shi’s whereabouts clearly, or go capture Lu Shi and bring him to me. Otherwise, don’t blame our Guardian Faction for being unpleasant.’
The cold laugh spoke again.
‘Your Guardian Faction puts on a grand show of power, bullying people everywhere! Do you truly believe the Sixth Void belongs to your Guardian Faction?’
Suddenly, a group of people surged over from the distance and landed within the open valley up ahead.
‘Brother Ba is here!’
Ye Yunfei’s heart stirred. One of those who had just arrived was Ba Yizhou. It was clear this entire group must be from Lingxiao Sect. Previously, on the mountain peak square, Ba Yizhou had not ranked among the top five in the test, so he had been teleported away early. Only now did Ye Yunfei see him again.
‘You Lingxiao Sect people dare to meddle in our Guardian Faction’s affairs. Have you not considered the consequences?’
The face of an expert from the Guardian Faction darkened as he asked.
‘In the Yangming Secret Realm, members of your Guardian Faction have provoked trouble with our Lingxiao Sect multiple times. And now you talk of consequences with us? Is that interesting?’
A young man from Lingxiao Sect stepped forward and spoke.
‘Hehe, the Lingxiao Sect puts on a grand show of power, eh?’
Just then, a short-statured man suddenly descended from the sky, landing in the valley clearing.
When Ye Yunfei saw this short-statured man, he immediately recognized him—they had exchanged blows before. Following behind this short-statured man was a large group of people, among whom were many Advanced Void Gods and even Perfected Void Gods.
‘Is your Tianhai Sect planning to help the Guardian Faction?’
The young man who had stepped forward from Lingxiao Sect couldn’t help but change expression. This was because Tianhai Sect was also a relatively powerful major power within the Sixth Void.
‘That’s right. Our Tianhai Sect has long since formed an alliance with the Guardian Faction.’
That short-statured man spoke coldly.
‘So that’s how it is. Your Tianhai Sect has thrown its lot in with the Guardian Faction.’
The Lingxiao Sect young man was somewhat shocked. Since Tianhai Sect was a very strong major power, throwing their support behind the Guardian Faction would make the Guardian Faction's overall strength even more terrifying.