The entire headquarters of the Tianyuan Sect was covered with corpses, resembling a graveyard.
All onlookers nearby felt a chill run down their spines, their hearts trembling with fear.
A significant number of timid martial artists had already fled as fast as they could, not daring to stay and witness such a horrific scene.
'Your Excellency!' The tall, thin elder from the Chen Clan spoke slowly, his eyes burning with boundless fury as he took a deep breath. 'Who are you?! Why have you slaughtered so many of our people?'
Far away.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged on the ground.
At the moment, Ye Yunfei's face was somewhat pale.
Attacking over ten thousand martial artists in one go had caused Ye Yunfei's Soul Power to be severely depleted.
Ye Yunfei took out a treasure pill and placed it in his mouth.
Boom…
Vast medicinal energy spread within his body, then converged towards his Soul Sea.
This treasure pill was specifically designed to replenish Soul Power.
After consuming the pill, Ye Yunfei quickly felt his Soul Power recovering almost completely.
'Now it's the turn of those ten old things,' Ye Yunfei sneered, his Soul Power sensing the ten Yuan Foundation Realm experts with perfect clarity.
The next moment.
Within the Tianyuan Sect headquarters.
Both Yuan Foundation Realm experts from the Chen Clan felt a terrifying small sword suddenly intrude upon their Soul Seas, viciously striking their Soul Bodies.
Aaah!
Unable to bear the immense pain, they began to scream.
'What?! Even Yuan Foundation Realm experts are under attack!' All the onlookers were utterly shocked.
'Have mercy!' The two Chen Clan Yuan Foundation Realm experts cried out in agony while loudly begging for forgiveness.
'Let's go!' The faces of the other eight Yuan Foundation Realm experts changed completely. None dared to stay a moment longer. Each unleashed their movement techniques and began fleeing into the distance.
However, their speed was no match for the speed of Ye Yunfei's Heavenly Soul Sword.
Aaah! Aaah!
Having fled only a short distance, the eight Yuan Foundation Realm experts shuddered, then clutched their heads and screamed in unison.
Given Ye Yunfei's current level of Soul Power, the Heavenly Soul Sword he unleashed could already be used to deal with later-stage Mystic Liquid Realm experts.
Using it against these Yuan Foundation Realm practitioners was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut—effortless!
The reason Ye Yunfei didn't kill them instantly but allowed them to suffer in agony for a while was to give them a proper taste of pain and despair.
Previously, these forces from the great sects and clans had intended to use exactly this method against the Tianyuan Sect and Ye Family members.
'Spare us!'
The ten Yuan Foundation Realm experts rolled on the ground in agony, pleading loudly.
Gradually, their voices grew fainter, their auras weaker and more withered.
Finally.
Eventually, all ten Yuan Foundation Realm experts breathed their last.
'The forces from five great sects and clans… annihilated to the last man. None survived!' Silence reigned around the Tianyuan Sect. Every heart froze with fear, legs turning to jelly.
'Too terrifying! Quick, run!' Nobody knew who shouted it first, but instantly, all the observing martial artists turned and fled desperately into the distance.
Within moments, everyone had vanished without a trace, not a soul remained!
'What on earth just happened?!' The people of the Tianyuan Sect, Ye Family, and Luohai Trading Company were all both shocked and overjoyed.
'The Tianyuan Sect's danger has temporarily passed!' Elder Ren let out a sigh of relief.
At any rate, the Tianyuan Sect and Ye Family wouldn't be annihilated for the time being.
'We're not going to die!' Soon, people from the Tianyuan Sect, the Ye Family, and the Luohai Trading Company erupted in cheers.
At this moment.
Near the Tianyuan Sect, an old man was unleashing his movement technique, racing at full speed towards the distance.
This old man was none other than the Shenyao Gu Lao Zu.
Taking advantage of the chaos, he had blended into the crowd and quietly fled the Tianyuan Sect headquarters.
He knew that if it really was Ye Yunfei who had returned, he would certainly not be spared.
'It must be Ye Yunfei! He's not dead! He's back!' Recalling the terrifying events that had just transpired, the more he thought about it, the more certain he became that Ye Yunfei had returned.
Now, he only wished to flee far away, escape the Great Qin Empire, leave the Eastern Region, escape to the Western Plains, the Northern Wasteland, the Southern Frontier—anywhere, never to return.
'Who are you?!' Suddenly, the Shenyao Gu Lao Zu's face changed drastically as he came to an abrupt halt, shouting sharply.
A black-robed elder stood blocking his path ahead, gazing at him with indifferent eyes.
'Get out of my way! Or don't blame me for being discourteous!' the Shenyao Gu elder threatened.
He was a Yuan Foundation Realm expert; within the Eastern Region, he could practically walk sideways, having few opponents.
'My master wants to see you,' the black-robed elder said expressionlessly, his voice cold.
'Your master wants to see me? Who is your master?'
The Shenyao Gu Lao Zu was taken aback.
'My master's surname is Ye.'
The black-robed elder's reply was icy.
'It's him! I'm finished!' Upon hearing this, the Shenyao Gu Lao Zu's heart froze with terror, his body went weak, all his spirit deflating.
Bang!
The black-robed elder moved like lightning, sending a palm strike. No matter how the Shenyao Gu Lao Zu tried to dodge, he couldn't evade it. A single palm strike rendered him unconscious.
This black-robed elder was naturally Fengyun Jue.
Fengyun Jue knocked out the Shenyao Gu Lao Zu with a palm strike, then picked him up, his figure flickering as he vanished in a flash.
At this time.
Within the Tianyuan Sect headquarters.
'Senior Ren Xuantang, have everyone return to the main hall. Don't make any announcements yet.' Ren Xuantang suddenly received a transmission. His body shuddered, and an expression of pleasant surprise appeared on his face.
Then.
'Quick! Everyone, return to the main hall!' Ren Xuantang shouted.
'Senior Ren, is something the matter?'
The others looked at Ren Xuantang in puzzlement.
'Quick, back to the hall. A very important figure wishes to see us!' Ren Xuantang didn't reveal Ye Yunfei's name, as Ye Yunfei had instructed him to keep it quiet for now.
Thus, Ren Xuantang led the high-ranking members of the Tianyuan Sect, the Ye Family, and the Luohai Trading Company and quickly returned to the main hall.
'Young Master Ye!'
'Fei'er!'
The moment they stepped into the main hall, everyone saw a young man seated inside, smiling as he looked at them.
This young man was Ye Yunfei!
'Fei'er! You're not dead!' Ye Tianpeng was the first to rush forward, grabbing his son's shoulders, his eyes glistening with tears, overcome with emotion.
'Father, don't worry. Your son's life is a tough one!' Ye Yunfei laughed.
'We pay our respects to Young Master Ye!' Ren Xuantang led the Luohai Trading Company leaders in kneeling together.
'Hahaha… Good, good, excellent! Ye Yunfei, you're unharmed!' Seeing Ye Yunfei alive and well, standing right before his eyes, Elder Ren couldn't help but heave a long sigh of relief. His entire body nearly collapsed to the floor.
And it wasn't just Elder Ren. Everyone present felt a weight lift from their hearts completely.
The moment they saw Ye Yunfei, everyone knew—the people of the Tianyuan Sect and the Ye Family were safe!