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He didn’t think that Ye Yuan was actually even proficient in the Formations Path!
This guy, what did he not know?
Regarding Ye Yuan’s words, Jun Tianyu did not have much doubts. Because he had long witnessed Ye Yuan’s prowess before.
Crack!
He Shuming pressed a stone stake down once again. All of a sudden, it seemed to have triggered something. Everyone’s faces changed.
“Not good! Everyone, be careful!” Ying Tianya cried out.
His voice had yet to fade when countless arrows shot out from all directions, interweaving into a large dense net, enveloping everyone inside!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The power of the arrows was extremely strong. Even Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouse had to respond cautiously too.
“You few, come to my side!” Ying Tianya said to those few Boundless Realm followers.
With this, Ye Yuan finally experienced Ying Tianya’s strength.
He abruptly released essence energy out, wrapping those few followers inside immediately.
Countless arrows pierced right through his essence energy barrier, but became weak and feeble, without any threat at all.
But He Shuming did not have such formidable strength.
Even though he was Heaven Enlightenment Realm too, his strength was too poor.
Although his essence energy protective screen was able to defend against those arrows as well, it caused considerable injuries to him. This was still under the circumstances where that Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouse he brought here helped him block the majority of the arrows.
The arrows lasted roughly 15 minutes time before ceasing completely.
The clothes on He Shuming’s body was already poked into a hornet’s nest by the arrows. He suffered external wounds that were not light himself too; looking very miserable.
What made him even more awkward was that he solemnly pledged to crack the formation earlier. The result was that it actually ended up like this. His face involuntarily felt as if it was burning red-hot.
Chapter 742. Not like Some People, Only Know How to Brag |
“Alchemy Saint He, didn’t you say leave it to you just now? Is this how you guarantee things?” Ying Tianya said with a grim look.
Earlier, He Shuming raising the price on the spot, Ying Tianya tolerated it in order to go in.
But the result was great. This fellow smacked his own chest so loudly but incurred a body full of stench. It would be weird if Ying Tianya could have a good temper.
He Shuming had an embarrassed look but said unconvincingly, “My method to crack the array was clearly fine. But why was it this kind of situation? Could it be that the way to open the door is not to crack the array?”
The moment Ying Tianya heard, his brows could not help furrowing.
Concerning He Shuming’s ability, he was still aware of it. He shouldn’t be shooting his mouth off. After all, he received injuries himself earlier too.
Playing this kind of games had no benefits to him at all.
Could it be that this was really not the way to enter the ancient grotto?
“Why not, I give it a try?” Ye Yuan suddenly spoke up.
When Ying Tianya heard, he said in slight amazement, “You? Master Ye actually even knows array formations?”
Ye Yuan said smilingly, “Know a thing or two.”
“Bullshit! I clearly already cracked the array formation just now. These stone stakes are simply used to delude people. Boy, don’t add more to the disarray. Could it be that you still want those things just now to come one more time?” He Shuming interjected.
He Shuming saying these words naturally had his selfish calculations.
On the one hand, he really felt that he already cracked the formation just now, but he did not get the desired outcome.
On the other hand, he was also somewhat afraid of Ye Yuan, afraid that he could really crack the formation.
Through the past two incidents, He Shuming was already very apprehensive towards Ye Yuan. He always felt that Ye Yuan was very freaky. God knows if he really knew array formations or not.
Indeed, once He Shuming said this, Ying Tianya began to hesitate.
Although those arrows earlier were formidable, it was still barely manageable. If a big one came again, they might just have to all perish here.
This ancient grotto was clearly not some friendly land. Otherwise, there also would not be so many mechanisms coming out before even entering the grotto.
But Ye Yuan shot He Shuming an indifferent glance and said, “Cracked the array formation? You really boast shamelessly! Your first step was already wrong and you actually even thought that you cracked the array formation. Ignorant to your kind of level is also considered to have reached a certain realm!”
He Shuming’s expression changed, but he said stubbornly, “Heh, you say wrong, means it’s wrong? Boy, don’t pretend to know when you don’t know! This set of array formation is definitely an ancient array formation. Even if you really know array formations, how can you possibly see through the profundities of the array formation with a single glance?”
Ye Yuan said coolly, “Is that so? The first stone stake you pressed down, that’s a trap. This is actually not hard to differentiate. You look closely yourself, and you’ll know.”
The moment He Shuming heard this, his gaze involuntarily looked towards the stone stake once more.
He Shuming scanned for a short while, then his face suddenly revealed an expression of sudden realization. But he reacted very quickly and hurriedly put away his expression.
But it was already too late. Who was Ying Tianya? The changes in the expression on He Shuming’s face was long taken into his sights.
Ying Tianya gave a cold snort, but did not pay attention to He Shuming anymore, and said to Ye Yuan with clasped hands, “Master Ye, I’ll have to trouble you to take action to crack this array formation.”
Ye Yuan nodded slightly and directly entered among the stone stakes with a leap.
Different from He Shuming doing it step by step, Ye Yuan was already very clear regarding this array formation in his heart, so he did not stop the slightest bit at all, pressing down one stone stake by one stone stake right away.
When He Shuming saw Ye Yuan’s actions, his gaze involuntarily sharpened as he smacked his thigh and said, “My word! Why didn’t I think of that! So that’s how it is!”
As he was saying, He Shuming suddenly felt Ying Tianya’s gaze and said with a somber face, “This punk must have watched me crack the formation first before perceiving the deceitful trick in it! City Lord Your Excellency, you mustn’t be deceived by him!”
“Huhu, He Shuming, all the way until today, only now did I know that the word shameless was created specially for you. When you pushed down the first stone stake earlier, Ye Yuan already said that you got it wrong. Which also means that he already cracked this set of array formation long ago. You’re actually still claiming credit for yourself. Truly shameless to the extreme!” The Jun Tianyu who was silent all along suddenly said with a laugh.
He Shuming was just about to rebuke, only to hear a creak. Ye Yuan already pressed the final stone stake down.
Rumble!
The originally bare cliff actually started to fragment at this time, forming the shape of a massive door!
And this large door was currently opening slowly.
This array formation was actually really the key to opening the ancient grotto!
“Hahaha! Master Ye is indeed impressive! Not like some people, only know how to brag!”
Ying Tianya was also filled with displeasure towards He Shuming right now. It was just that he might still need him to take action at the back, that he did not fall out.
Thinking back now, He Shuming was clearly that sort with superficial knowledge. Boasted to the skies, but could not do it at all, and even extorted a price right away.
Ye Yuan, in contrast, he was already crystal clear about the array
formation made up of these stone stakes long ago, but he did not mention a word about remuneration.
With this contrast, the two party’s disparity was too huge.
This He Shuming clearly hung around inside the trading company for a long time, his body exuding the stink of profit-seeking mentality all over, turning people off.
He Shuming had a gloomy expression and did not say a single word by the side. But he hated Ye Yuan even more bitterly to the core.
“Inside this ancient grotto, if there’s a chance, you must kill this boy!” He Shuming transmitted to his companion.
“Okay!” responded his companion, a Heaven Enlightenment Realm expert.
“Since the entrance of this ancient grotto is already opened, the matter brooks no delay. Let’s hurry in!”
Ying Tianya was clearly eager to rescue and about to move inside immediately.
“Wait a minute!” Ye Yuan said in a low voice.
“En? Master Ye, is there anything wrong?” Ying Tianya said curiously.
“Someone is lying in wait at the side!” Ye Yuan said.
Ying Tianya was startled inwardly and could not help looking around. They had already been here for a period of time, and he actually did not discover that there were people lying in wait at the side!
“Hahaha, Ying Tianya, you came to my territory, but why didn’t you let me know? Everyone is familiar with each other. You got to at least let me perform the duties of a host, no?”
The moment the voice rang out, over a dozen figures leaped up, surrounding Ying Tianya’s group in the center.
When Ying Tianya saw the arrival, his expression involuntarily darkened. “Pei Wenqiang, what’s the meaning of this?”
Pei Wenqiang looked at Ying Tianya with an amused look and said smilingly, “Ying Tianya, these words, I should be the one asking you, right? You came to my territory to conduct illegal activities. As Clear Reed City’s City Lord, shouldn’t I investigate a bit?”
Ying Tianya said with a cold sneer, “Heh, investigate? You guys hide at the side furtively. You probably don’t have good intentions, right?”
Pei Wenqiang laughed loudly when he heard that and said, “Haha … If not for you leading the way, this City Lord would really not know that there was still such a secret grotto in my own domain! Furthermore, you all even opened the front door for this seat already. Really thanks a lot!”
Pei Wenqiang suddenly looked at Ye Yuan and said, “A Divine Traversing Realm brat who’s not only able crack an array formation that even a Tier 7 array master couldn’t crack, he’s even able to discover us, these people who ate Breath Concealing Pills. Truly quite capable!”
Chapter 743. Soliciting |
“Initially, I couldn’t discover you people either. But the moment I cracked the array, someone amongst you guys became emotionally agitated, giving a trace of yourselves away,” Ye Yuan said coolly.
The Breath Concealing Pill was not considered a very ingenious medicinal pill in the Divine Realm. But it was a very practical medicinal pill. It was a very decent medicinal pill to use for lying low and tracking.
It was just that the flaw of the Breath Concealing Pill was as obvious as its application, that was that the breath could not have the slightest trace of undulation. Otherwise, one would be exposed.
That instant Ye Yuan cracked the formation just now, when the ancient grotto opened up, there was clearly someone who was overly surprised when seeing this scene, resulting in revealing a trace of a flaw.
But even so, that hint of a flaw was definitely extremely minute. Otherwise, it was also not possible that even Ying Tianya and Jun Tianyu, this kind of powerhouses, did not discover it.
Yet, this tiny trace of flaw was captured by Ye Yuan.
Pei Wenqiang glared fiercely at the group of people behind, clearly very discontented by them making this sort of low-level mistake.
The people Pei Wenqiang brought over were much stronger compared to Ying Tianya’s group of people. Just the Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouses were as many as seven to eight.
In terms of strength, they absolutely overpowered Ye Yuan’s side.
Therefore, even if exposed, he had nothing to fear too.
Pei Wenqiang sized Ye Yuan up and suddenly said with a smile, “Boy, from just now, I’ve constantly been observing you. When that idiot triggered the arrows, I even thought that you were dead for sure. But I didn’t expect that those arrows didn’t even touch the fine hair on your body! Later, you cracked the array formation and even detected our existence. Truly remarkable! Boy, come and work for me, how about that? What Ying Tianya can give you, I’ll double it! No, I’ll give you triple!”
Ying Tianya could not help being startled inwardly when he heard that. He did not expect that Pei Wenqiang would actually snatch away his people right in front of him!
And he also did not notice that Ye Yuan actually relied on his own ability to withstand the arrows earlier and even thought that it was Jun Tianyu assisting by the side.
The might of those arrows earlier was absolutely not what a Divine Traversing Realm could withstand.
But Pei Wenqiang said that those arrows did not even touch the corners of Ye Yuan’s sleeves!
Without any doubt, apart from pill refining, Ye Yuan still had many abilities that he did not know of. And these abilities were very likely to have an impact on the success or failure of this trip!
The price which Pei Wenqiang gave, anyone would be moved.
He did not have much restricting relationship with Ye Yuan at all. If Ye Yuan really threw his lot in with the other party, then his losses would be huge.
“Ye Yuan, Pei Wenqiang this guy …”
Ying Tianya was just about to speak but was stopped by Ye Yuan with a hand gesture.
“City Lord Pei, I’m grateful that you think highly of me. Joining your side is no issue.”
Hearing these words, Ying Tianya’s expression became ugly to the extreme, while Pei Wenqiang had a delighted look.
But right at this time, Ye Yuan suddenly switched his tune, “But it will have to wait until after this trip wraps up.”
Pei Wenqiang’s expression darkened, and he said, “Are you messing with me?”
Ye Yuan said with an innocent face, “How can this be called messing with you? This Ye has my own principles when doing things. I’ve already promised City Lord Ying for this trip, and I naturally have to do what was entrusted to me. After this trip is over, there naturally won’t be any binding relationship between him and me too. At that time, wouldn’t joining Clear Reed City satisfy both sides?”
Pei Wenqiang said with a cold sneer, “Brat, looks like you still haven’t figured out the current situation!”
Ye Yuan laughed and said, “I’m very clear about the current situation! You want to kill us, of course, it can be done. But you at least have to pay the price of five to six people dying! If my conjectures are right, these few people should be the majority of the elites under you, right? If they all die, what right will you have to explore this ancient grotto? Of course, you can also report the situation here to the holy land and let the holy land send people to come and explore. But what has that got to do with you, City Lord Manor Pei?”
Pei Wenqiang laughed coldly and said, “Five to six people? You’re thinking too highly of Ying Tianya, no? He’s my vanquished foe!”
Ye Yuan shook his head and said, “Who I’m talking about is naturally not City Lord Ying. Brother Jun is very famous in Ancient Opulence City. He once exterminated an Ancient Opulence City’s major aristocratic family by himself. Dealing with three to four people shouldn’t be an issue, right?”
Pei Wenqiang’s expression changed as he said, “You’re that Jun Tianyu!”
Jun Tianyu said indifferently, “It’s precisely this Jun!”
Ye Yuan was somewhat surprised though. He did not expect that Jun Tianyu’s reputation was actually so great. Even Pei Wenqiang actually knew about him.
Ying Tianya perceived Ye Yuan’s d
oubt and explained, “The holy land solicited Jun Tianyu before but was rejected by him. Jun Tianyu is someone likely to comprehend a supreme true intent. The holy land naturally values him greatly.”
Only then did Ye Yuan come to a realization. Turns out that Jun Tianyu was an outstanding talent grazing in the wild.
Ordinary people getting a holy land’s solicitation would definitely join without any hesitation.
After all, the resources in a holy land were far from what a small city like Ancient Opulence City could compare to.
But Jun Tianyu was an exception. He rejected the holy land’s invitation without any hesitation.
“Brother Jun’s decision is correct! Going to the holy land will only bury his talent. People who practice the sword devotes particular attention on freedom and being themselves. Where the person is going, the sword is headed. Although the resources of a holy land are generous, it will also restrain a martial artist’s body and mind, restricting his comprehension towards Sword Dao from there. Since time immemorial, all the people who had supreme accomplishments in Sword Dao were mostly factionless,” Ye Yuan evaluated.
Jun Tianyu smiled when he heard that and said, “My parents gave birth to me, but Ye Yuan alone understands me! Hahaha!”
His actions were even denounced by many people back then. He did not expect that many years later, he would be fervently supported by Ye Yuan, making him have a feeling of sharing the same views and path.
Moreover, Jun Tianyu knew that Ye Yuan’s comprehension in Sword Dao flung him several streets behind. Saying this sort of words naturally had the greatest right to speak.
This also proved that his choice back then was correct!
Except that although he knew Ye Yuan’s master of the Sword Dao, the others did not.
“Humph! A Divine Traversing Realm boy babbling about Sword Dao. Truly don’t know what you’re talking about! Fine, consider it your win! However … you guys all walk in front for me!” Pei Wenqiang said somberly.
He also did not expect that Ying Tianya actually brought Jun Tianyu here. This indeed made it rather troublesome for him.