by Feng Yise
Only to hear a spray. Xiao Jian was decapitated too!
"Hall Head Xiao!" Ye Yuan clearly did not expect that Lin Chao would actually kill people like so without batting his eyes, as he said with a roar.
"Huhu. I wonder . . . if I'm dreaming right now?" Lin Chao looked at Ye Yuan and said mockingly.
He knew Ye Yuan's temperament, which was why he used such intense measures to force Ye Yuan to submit.
The first two was killed straightforwardly. But at the back, he would naturally take it slow.
As long as he still had a person in his hands, he would not fear Ye Yuan not holding back when taking action.
As long as Ye Yuan removed the grand array, then the entire Tranquil Cloud Sect was equivalent to being annihilated.
Or maybe, Ye Yuan himself walking out of the grand array.
Lin Chao believed that so long as this sect protecting grand array did not have Ye Yuan presiding over it, with He Mingde's strength, he could surely breach it easily!
What he needed to do was to stun Ye Yuan's state of mind, and make Ye Yuan lose his normal judgment.
Now, his plan had basically half-succeeded already!
Ye Yuan currently had furious eyes; far from that sort of cool and composed feeling normally.
At this time, Lin Chao waved his hand again. The one brought up this time was precisely Sect Master Luo Qingfeng!
"Ye Yuan, still want to do it?" Lin Chao said coolly.
The current Lin Chao was like a sovereign who overlooked all life, holding the power of the Tranquil Cloud Sect's upper echelon's life and death!
Ye Yuan's present complexion was already gloomy to be extreme. He enunciated word by word, "You're . . . courting . . . death!"
As he said, Ye Yuan walked out of the Tranquil Cloud Sect's sect protecting grand array just like that, bringing along floating flower petals that filled the entire sky.
Seeing this scene, Lin Chao was not alarmed, but became delighted instead!
This Ye Yuan finally could not bear it and walked out of the grand array himself!
Although he was alarmed due to the might of Ye Yuan's attacks, with Lord Sect Master here, what could Ye Yuan do to him?
Ye Yuan's eyes were crimson red, looking as if he was completely possessed.
Thousand Flowing Petals carried a soul-stirring deterring power as it gradually approached Lin Chao.
He Mingde looked at Ye Yuan and Lin Chao's conversation expressionlessly all the way until this moment, did his eyes show immense shock.
The power of this move was too strong!
This was still his first time seeing this genius from Lin Chao's mouth. When he saw him for the first time earlier, he did not seem to have any extraordinary aspects either.
But when he saw this scene, He Mingde finally understood that Lin Chao's appraisal of Ye Yuan was not too high. It was actually too low!
Just based on this move, Ye Yuan was simply without any match within the Sea Transformation Realm!
Yet, this young man was just merely First Level Sea Transformation Realm!
Such talent, such combat strength, it was overwhelming until it made people feel suffocated!
However . . .
A hint of a cruel smile flashed across He Mingde's face. Even more talented geniuses would stop here today!
Ye Yuan stood inside the grand array all along previously. He Mingde was wary of the grand array; that was why he observed by the side the entire time.
Now that Ye Yuan already walked out of the sect protecting grand array, He Mingde no longer had anything to fear.
Lin Chao was a peerless genius among the Purple Mansion Sect's junior generation. Going to the Fierce Gale World this time and obtaining His Majesty, the Wind Emperor's bestowal, his strength improved at a tremendous pace even more so.
But, even like this, he was still not Ye Yuan's match!
He Mingde naturally would not watch Ye Yuan kill Lin Chao passively. Hence, he took action. Ye Yuan was already increasingly closer to Lin Chao. The astonishment in Lin Chao's could not be any greater as well.
He felt immense pressure. The attack of a First Level Sea Transformation Realm could actually give him such tremendous pressure!
But Lin Chao did not perform any defensive move. He knew that He Mingde would definitely make a move!
As long as Ye Yuan exited the grand array, he did not have any chance to return anymore!
"Lin Chao, it's you who are seeking death; I can't be blamed!" Ye Yuan said in a seemingly crazed-state.
At present, Ye Yuan had advanced to the Sea Transformation Realm. The power of the Thousand Flowing Petals went further up another step.
Those horrifying flying petals swept towards Lin Chao.
At that very moment, a horrifying majesty descended abruptly. A white light roughly the size of a bowl plummeted from the sky, directly blasting onto Ye Yuan's body!
Ye Yuan did not even get to scream out and was obliterated by this move!
Lin Chao looked at this scene with a look of self-delight and was incomparably satisfied.
This fellow finally died!
Yet, right at that moment, He Mingde's expression changed. He yelled out, "Lin Chao, be careful!"
Chapter 467 - Unable to Distinguish Real from Fake
Logically speaking, with Ye Yuan being obliterated, his move would also dissipate right away.
Yet, those flying petals that covered the sky actually did not have the slightest trace of dissipating. Instead, it sped up and churned over towards Lin Chao!
When Lin Chao saw the situation, his expression could not help changing drastically.
He Mingde did not expect such an outcome either and could not help turning pale with fright.
His figure swayed, and vanished from its original spot!
Yet, it was already late!
Even though the speed of a late-stage Soul Sea Realm was fast, him only moving at this time was clearly a beat slower already.
Cl.u.s.ters of flower petals quickly encased Lin Chao!
" Agh! Sect Master, save me!"
He already sensed the power of this move just now. But he only realised how terrifying this move was when confronting it head-on right now!
No matter how he unleashed his moves, it had no way of obstructing the flower petals' encroachment!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In the blink of an eye, the flower petals broke through his protective essence energy and sliced his flesh body!
"Lin Chao!"
By the time He Mingde reached, Lin Chao already sprawled feebly onto the ground, his life and death unknown.
He Mingde's face was livid with rage as he looked at this scene in disbelief.
A First Level Sea Transformation Realm actually succeeded in ambushing Lin Chao right under He Mingde's eyes!
That move of his earlier had clearly struck Ye Yuan already. Putting aside that Ye Yuan was just a First Level Sea Transformation Realm, even a First Level Soul Sea Realm should be deader than dead too.
But why did Ye Yuan's move not dissipate?
He Mingde quickly raised his head, looking all around, trying to find Ye Yuan's profile.
However, where was Ye Yuan's silhouette?
It was as if he just blasted onto the air just now!
This kind of feeling was extremely surreal. He Mingde had never encountered such a situation before.
Suddenly, He Mingde's expression changed.
A figure gradually took form in front of him. It was precisely Ye Yuan that he obliterated previously!
Ye Yuan shot an indifferent glance at Lin Chao collapsed on the ground and said with a sigh, "A pity. I expended too much essence energy in the end. Killing you now is a kind of ability falling short of my will. Consider it you're having another life then."
Looking at Ye Yuan not far away, He Mingde was very perplexed. Just how did Ye Yuan dodge his attack earlier?
That sort of feeling earlier was absolutely unmistakable. He had indeed struck Ye
Yuan.
A First Level Sea Transformation Realm received an attack of his fully and actually stood before him without a scratch. What kind of situation was this?
He Mingde was scheming and calculating by nature. Seeing Ye Yuan appear again, he did not immediately take action.
He surveyed the surroundings but did not discover anything out of the ordinary.
Just where did the problem occur?
"Boy, how did you do it?" He Mingde suddenly opened his mouth to ask.
Ye Yuan lifted his head slightly, looked at He Mingde, and he said, "Wanted to do it, so did it. Didn't you take into account every conceivable possibility? Make a guess then what means I used to do it."
He Mingde's brows furrowed. Ye Yuan had a look as if he had nothing to fear. Very clearly, he did not fear He Mingde taking action.
"Humph! Pretending to be mysterious! Go to hell!"
He Mingde struck out a palm and obliterated Ye Yuan again!
The feeling was exactly the same as before. The Ye Yuan before his eyes was deader than dead.
This time, he should be really dead, right?
Looking around again, he totally did not sense Ye Yuan's aura. Just a dead person in front of him.
Not knowing why, He Mingde actually had a feeling of liberated from a heavy load.
"Were you looking for me?" A cool voice was heard. It actually startled He Mingde until he broke into a cold sweat.
Raising his head to look, Ye Yuan was standing there perfectly unscathed again, like nothing happened at all just now!
"You . . . How are you still alive?!" He Mingde said as his expression changed.
Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "You should feel lucky, lucky that my present realm is still low. Or else, you attacking the Tranquil Cloud Sect this time would be your time of death! Now, bring your men and quickly scram!"
He Mingde was livid with rage. He finally confirmed that he had already fallen into an illusion!
But . . . just when did he fall into an illusion?
Could it be that there was an even more powerful existence behind this young man?
He Mingde discovered to his shock that this illusion was too lifelike.
If not for Ye Yuan this irrational existence, he wouldn't even know that he had succ.u.mbed to an illusion!
"Just how did you do it? You're only at the First Level Sea Transformation Realm. How can you possibly set up such a formidable illusionary formation?" He Mingde asked grimly.
Wanting to deceive a powerhouse whose realm was so much higher than his with an illusionary formation, this was simply impossible!
Furthermore, this was not a small-scale illusionary formation. An extremely massive illusionary formation was needed to deceive everyone from the Purple Mansion Sect. The demand for energy and effort for an array master reached an even more terrifying extent.
Ye Yuan flashed a smile and said, "Still remember Grand Yan True Sect?"
This time, He Mingde was truly astounded. "You . . . You're the Grand Yan True Sect's successor?"
"It's also not wrong for you to think that way. Back then, in order to stop your Fierce Gale World from invading, the Grand Yan True Sect mustered the entire sect's power to seal the realm passageway. Yet, you all destroyed that seal. Now, using this grand array to deal with you also counts as retribution!" Ye Yuan said nonchalantly.
"Impossible! Although the Grand Yan True Sect's array formation was incredible, there was no such illusionary array either!"
He Mingde was clearly very clear about the Grand Yan True Sect and did not believe at all.
Ye Yuan said smilingly, "If the Grand Yan True Sect's Sect Master had grasped this set of array formation back then, then there wouldn't have anything to do with the Wind Emperor. If he dared to come, he would also have no chance to return alive!"
The astonishment in He Mingde's heart could not be any greater. He knew that what Ye Yuan said was not false.
This set of array formation was too powerful. It actually made him, a late-stage Soul Sea Realm powerhouse, sink into it imperceptibly.
If the Grand Yan True Sect's Sect Master had fully comprehended this set of array formation back then, crossing realms to trap His Majesty, the Wind Emperor, might not be impossible either!
What made He Mingde even more shocked was that an array formation that even the Grand Yan True Sect's Sect Master was unable to comprehend, this young man before his eyes actually comprehended it!
He Mingde was very clear about the Grand Yan True Sect and was deeply aware of what kind of genius the Grand Yan True Sect's Sect Master was.
Just how monstrous was this youth before his eyes?!
"Alright. Not much time left. Thank you very much for sending Sect Master Luo they all back over a long distance. Now, you all can get lost."
Ye Yuan finished talking, and his profile vanished hazily where he stood.
He Mingde's hairs stood on its ends from feeling alarmed. Could it be that the array formation already vanished?
But compared to just now, there didn't seem to be anything different!
No, wait!
He Mingde's face changed and was just about to check on the Tranquil Cloud Sect prisoners, but heard the Purple Mansion Sect disciples over there crying out already!
"Ah! Where's Skymaple?"
"Luo Qingfeng disappeared too!"
"Also Xiao Jian and Ling Potian!"
"This . . . What's going on here? I was still grabbing them earlier. Where are they?"
All . . . All disappeared? Hang on, Xiao Jian? Ling Potian? Weren't those two people dead already? He Mingde just now clearly saw Lin Chao give the orders to kill them!
His gaze became intense and involuntarily looked over where those two people were beheaded earlier. But how was there any corpses there? There wasn't even a drop of bloodstain!
He Mingde was completely thrown off his bearings. His mind was in somewhat of a trance right now. Just what was real and what was fake?
He suddenly took a look at the Lin Chao on the ground. Seemed like only this was real . . .
Chapter 468 - Empty Fort Strategy!
"L-Lord Sect Master, what happened?" Zhu Mingyu asked He Mingde hesitantly.
This scene was too bizarre. In broad daylight, with thousands of pairs of eyes watching, the prisoners actually vanished without a trace.
"Scram! Useless thing!" He Mingde snarled irately, sending Zhu Mingyu flying with a slap.
He naturally knew that Zhu Mingyu could not be blamed for this. Even he, a late-stage Soul Sea Realm martial artist, fell into the grand array imperceptibly, let alone the Sea Transformation Realm Zhu Mingyu.
But He Mingde was gloomy to the max right now and just happened to need an outlet to vent. At that moment, Zhu Mingyu came forward insensibly. Served him right to have a tough luck.
Furthermore, this kind of thing needed somebody to take the blame. Zhu Mingyu was responsible for guarding the prisoners this time. Now that the prisoners were gone, he obviously became the best scapegoat.
"You dunce! Can't even watch the prisoners! What do I want you for?" He Mingde said in a deep voice.
This blow of his directly beat Zhu Mingyu to heavy injuries, and he could not even speak.
He Mingde looked at the sect protecting grand array before his eyes and mused for a long while because slowly spitting out several words, "Army, withdraw!"
Ye Yuan was seriously too abnormal. Hence, He Mingde did not have the courage to challenge this grand array.
Ma Yi's, He Jun's, and Liao Wenguang's incidences were still vivid in his mind. If even he, the sect master, died to it as well, the Purple Mansion Sect would be in a complete disarray.
Hence, He Mingde chose to withdraw in the end!
It was just that He Mingde did not know he missed the one and only chance to breach the sect protecting grand array.
. . . . . .
When Skymaple and the rest were carried into the Tranquil Cloud Sect by the stone ape clan, they felt that this was lik
e a dream.
"Martial Uncle, are we . . . dreaming? We actually . . . returned to the Tranquil Cloud Sect again!" Luo Qingfeng said tremblingly.
Skymaple had a face full of shock as well as he said, "Yeah. It's really like a dream! I even thought that we'd die horrible deaths this time. I didn't expect that in a twinkle, we actually returned to the Tranquil Cloud Sect!"
"Just . . . Just what in the world happened? Why did those Purple Mansion Sect people have no reaction at all when we were brought out? This . . . This is too unbelievable!" Xiao Jian still did not dare to believe it until now.
"And these stone apes . . . what's going on?"
Before long, they arrived at the central area of the formation. When Mo Yuntian and the rest of the disciples saw Skymaple and the rest, they immediately froze.
"G-Grand Elder, Sect Master, Master . . . you all . . . you all . . ." Mo Yuntian had a look of disbelief.
They were still worrying about Ye Yuan. Who knew that in the blink of an eye, Skymaple and the rest actually showed up before their eyes. This gave them an extremely unreal feeling.
"Yuntian . . . you . . . you're actually still alive!"
When Xiao Jian saw this eldest disciple, his eyes unwittingly turned red and was actually about to shed tears.
Skymaple and the rest were similarly dumbfounded with shock. Originally, they thought that Mo Yuntian these people all died in the mystic realm. Now, they actually came back perfectly unscathed. Furthermore, their strength all had improved.
"Yuntian, can it be that you saved us?" Xiao Jian said in astonishment.
Mo Yuntian shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "How could we have such capabilities? This one month plus, it was Ye Yuan alone holding up the overall situation!"
"Y-Ye Yuan? Where is he?" Xiao Jian exclaimed in surprise.
Skymaple and Luo Qingfeng exchanged glances and thought the same thing. Indeed it's Ye Yuan!
Actually, at the Towering Peak, the two of them already had speculations in their hearts. But hearing Mo Yuntian's reply personally right now, they still felt tongue-tied from the shock.
"Ye Yuan he . . . " Mo Yuntian said somewhat hesitantly.
He really did not know where Ye Yuan went. Logically speaking, having rescued Skymaple and the rest, Ye Yuan should have returned. But Ye Yuan did not make an appearance after so long.