by Feng Yise
The martial artists at the back were covered in sweat and actually did not know where to step!
In contrast, Ye Yuan bloomed lotuses with each step, akin to strolling idly in a courtyard; leisurely and unhurriedly.
Before long, Ye Yuan leaped and actually arrived at the opposite shore already.
While at this time, Pei Wenqiang already fell behind him quite a few lotus platforms.
But Pei Wenqiang never took his eyes off of Ye Yuan's footsteps all along and already memorized the positions of these few lotus platforms.
"You're courting death, Ye Yuan!"
Pei Wenqiang landed, the suppressed fury in his heart very much wanting to erupt out.
This Ye Yuan was clearly walking so fast intentionally, so as to make those people behind all unable to keep up; truly malicious!
Ye Yuan said with a faint smile, "With so many of your subordinates to be buried with me, it isn't a bad choice either."
Pei Wenqiang's face turned black, and he could not help turning around to look at river surface. This shock was by no means trivial.
Apart from the three of them, everyone all stopped at the center of the large river!
The person in the lead was precisely his subordinate. That person stood on a lotus platform vacantly. How was there any demeanor of a Heaven Enlightenment Realm expert at this time? He was totally a helpless child.
"C-City Lord, s-save me!" cried out that martial artist.
Pei Wenqiang looked at Ye Yuan with a grim face and said through gnashed teeth, "You're very good! Looks like you really don't know how the word death is written!"
Ye Yuan supported his forehead with his hand and said, "Oh no, I'm the most scared of others intimidating me. Once I'm frightened, I'll become forgetful. Which step is he supposed to take next?"
Pei Wenqiang gnashed his teeth in anger but was completely helpless. He had his eyes fixed onto Ye Yuan's footsteps all along just now and did not remember how the whole route should be walked at all.
Which was also to say that only Ye Yuan had the ability to bring his subordinates over to this side now.
But Ying Tianya at the sides did not make a sound. He knew that Ye Yuan doing that just now was not just in order to deal with Pei Wenqiang. There was even the intention of warning him in it.
Concealing the risk of this ancient grotto, although Ye Yuan did not say, it did not mean that he had no complaints at all.
Ye Yuan was trying to warn him through this incident that without him, Ye Yuan, forget about rescuing Xu Yan from here.
In all honesty, even Ying Tianya himself also did not expect that he would actually have to rely on Ye Yuan everywhere after entering the ancient grotto.
While they all, these Heaven Enlightenment Realm experts, actually became completely useless and could only accept Ye Yuan's arrangements passively.
Outside the grotto was like so, after entering the grotto was similarly like that.
Pei Wenqiang's expression was incomparably ugly. But he still compromised in the end.
"Shoot away, what terms do you have!"
Ye Yuan said smilingly, "Now this is the attitude of negotiating! Uh … My condition is very simple. Each person, 100 thousand earth essence crystals!"
Ye Yuan's cultivation currently consumed earth essence crystals too fiercely. Catching a large fish now, how could he not butcher properly?
Receiving money according to the number of people, this was Ye Yuan's specialty. Back then at the Grand Yan True Sect's ruins, he extorted the Heavenly Sky Sect just like this.
Speaking of which, apart from earth essence crystals, it seemed like other things were not very useful to him either.
Pei Wenqiang's two eyes went wide. "One person 100 thousand. Why don't you go and rob us?"
"150 thousand!" Ye Yuan did not give him the chance to bargain at all, adding 50 thousand right away.
Pei Wenqiang could not help choking up. This punk was too capable of profiting from other people's misfortune.
Currently, he was fish on somebody's chopping board. Pei Wenqiang could not do anything to him either!
"There are 500 thousand earth essence crystals. The remainder, wait until after they all cross over safely, then give you!" Pei Wenqiang threw Ye Yuan a storage ring and said solemnly.
Ye Yuan was not courteous either, putting away the storage ring straight away. Then he yelled to that martial artist in the center of the river, "One foot left!"
That martial artist was still hesitating when he heard Ye Yuan's words. But Pei Wenqiang yelled at the top of his voice, "Follow his instructions and walk!"
That martial artist did not hesitate anymore, advancing a foot's distance immediately. Indeed, there was a lotus platform which appeared under his feet.
"Two feet left!"
"One and a half foot forward!"
...
The distance between each lotus platform was different. Ye Yuan was able to understand the mysteries of the array formation in such a short while and memorize the positions of 10 thousand lotus platforms. How powerful a divine soul did this require?!
Previously, Pei Wenqiang kept walking with Ye Yuan and did not think that much. Now, only when listening to Ye Yuan directing his subordinates did he realise how monstrous Ye Yuan was.
"One foot right!"
"ARGH!!"
A tragic scream. That Heaven Enlightenment Realm martial artist at the front fell into the river immediately.
Pity that he was quaking with fear on the lotus platforms for so long. In the end, he still fell down.
"Ye Yuan, what's the meaning of this?"
Pei Wenqiang's c.h.e.s.t was about to explode from anger. To say that this was not intentional by Ye Yuan, he would not believe even if he was beaten to death either.
"Oh my, really sorry about that. Should be one and a half foot right. I remembered wrongly, remembered wrongly! This earth essence crystals not being the right amount, I'll remember wrongly when I'm careless. Really sorry about it. Too bad, 150 thousand earth essence crystals hit the waters just like this. Sigh!"
Ye Yuan's look of regret made Pei Wenqiang have an impulse to vomit blood.
A Heaven Enlightenment Realm was actually used to hit the waters by him just like this!
This guy was simply detestable to the extreme!
Chapter 747 - Who Else Dares to Touch My Brother!
"Consider yourself ruthless!"
Pei Wenqiang gnashed his teeth in hatred, but he seriously could not get angry.
He retrieved another storage ring and threw it to Ye Yuan, saying, "If any more slip-ups occur, even if they can't cross, I'm going to exterminate you too!"
Ye Yuan kept the storage ring and said with a smile, "Haha, with earth essence crystals, everything is open for discussion!"
What followed was very simple.
With Ye Yuan's guidance, the other martial artists all reached the opposite bank smoothly.
It was just that crossing a river, Pei Wenqiang's side lost two Heaven Enlightenment Realm martial artists all at once. Both side's strength was evened out considerably all of a sudden.
That instant when the Clear Reed City's martial artists all landed, Pei Wenqiang suddenly erupted!
"Go to hell, punk!"
But right at the same time, Ying Tianya moved too!
Boom!
The two people directly clashed together with a palm, then fell into battle.
"Luo Fang, protect Ye Yuan!" Ying Tianya did not forget to instruct Luo Fang.
"Yes!" Luo Fang received the order.
Eight people, two died. Apart from Pei Wenqiang, Clear Reed City was only left with five Heaven Enlightenment Realm martial artists.
"The five of you attack together! Kill Ye Yuan!" Pei Wenqiang likewise instructed loudly.
Luo Fang's expression changed. It was completely impossible for him to deal with five.
Those five Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouses already charged over with their weapons at the ready. But right then,
a surge of sword intent shot up to the skies, surging straight for those five Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouses.
Jun Tianyu's might was displayed fully beyond all doubt at this instant!
He faced four Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouses alone and did not fall into a disadvantage the least bit!
These four people were all elites brought over by Pei Wenqiang. Each person's strength was not beneath Luo Fang's.
Jun Tianyu fought four by himself and actually even took the upper-hand firmly.
Seeing this scene, the Pei Wenqiang who was currently battling Ying Tianya furrowed his brows and yelled out to He Shuming, "Brother He, what are you still waiting for? Isn't that brat your sworn enemy? Not making a move at this time, when are you going to wait until?"
When He Shuming saw this scene, the expression on his face became complicated.
Originally, he had the mentality of sitting on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight. Being spurred by Pei Wenqiang at this time, ripples immediately surfaced in his heart.
To talk about killing Ye Yuan, he was a hundred times willing. But under such circ.u.mstances, once he took action, he would completely break away from Ying Tianya.
In Ancient Opulence City, falling out with the city lord was clearly not some wise move.
After all, he was not alone by himself. Behind He Shuming was the entire Heaven's Destiny Trading Company.
But Ye Yuan's Fragrant Medicine Pavilion had already caused a serious threat to the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company now. Killing him could sever all future troubles!
"He Shuming, if you dare to make a move, the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company can forget about surviving in Ancient Opulence City in the future!" Ying Tianya shouted.
"Hehe, so, it's a member of the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company! Brother He, feel free to make a move! If the Ancient Opulence City won't put up with you, you can come to my Clear Reed City!" Pei Wenqiang said.
"Tan Wu, do it! Kill Ye Yuan!" He Shuming finally made up his mind and said solemnly.
That Tan Wu was sent by the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company to protect He Shuming. He would listen to all He Shuming's orders.
He Shuming issuing the order at this time, he naturally carried it out without any hesitation.
Killing a Divine Traversing Realm did not pose any difficulty for Tan Wu at all. But he still attacked without holding anything back!
But right then, Ye Yuan moved!
It was only to see Ye Yuan's figure lifted off from the ground and actually flew into midair.
But facing a Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouse, Ye Yuan did not dare to be the slightest bit careless either. He flew right above the large river, not giving Tan Wu a shred of chance to attack at all.
Seeing this scene, He Shuming's expression changed. "Divine soul mystic art! Sword driving flight!"
Everyone looked over, only to see Ye Yuan's two feet stepping on Xuanying Sword, suspended above the large river, truly incomparably free and easy.
In this ancient grotto, the others were all unable to fly. Who knew that a Divine Traversing Realm boy was actually able to steer a sword and fly through a divine soul mystic art? This was something that no one expected.
Back then when Ye Yuan's cultivation realm was very low, he could already display the Sword Driving Technique with a divine soul mystic art.
Now that he rose several major cultivation realms, his divine soul was more than a hundred times more powerful. Displaying this skill of driving the sword and flying was naturally easily accomplished.
And right at this time, Jun Tianyu cried out lightly, "Sword Sweeping All Directions!"
Violent sword intent surged forth wantonly, directly attacking the four Heaven Enlightenment Realm martial artists surrounding him.
Those four people, their strengths were not weak. But upon being assaulted by this surge of sword intent, they were still lashed flying out backward, each and every one of their qi and blood in turmoil.
While Jun Tianyu seized this opportunity to turn around suddenly and charged straight for Tan Wu!
How could Tan Wu be placed in the same category as Jun Tianyu's strength?
Previously, it was just that everyone was exercising restraint all the way, so Jun Tianyu did not make a move all along.
Seeing He Shuming dropping a rock down the well at this time, his killing intent surged forth and could no longer be concealed!
To be able to let Jun Tianyu truly get angry, apart from Liu Yiru, there was probably only Ye Yuan.
"DIE!"
Jun Tianyu was truly enraged at this time and did not have the intention of holding back in the slightest.
Tan Wu sensed that sword intent which blotted out the skies and covered the earth and knew that there was no way he would be spared. Clenching his teeth, he said, "Want to kill me, you have to pay the price too!"
"Heh, with just the likes of you?"
Jun Tianyu could exterminate the entire Tao Family with his strength alone. How could his strength be average?
These few days, his sword intent already advanced a step further through Ye Yuan's guidance. His strength was more than a level stronger compared to before!
Without holding anything back, Jun Tianyu directly eradicated Tan Wu like crushing a dead branch!
Killing Tan Wu, Jun Tianyu wielded his long sword horizontally, and he blocked right in front of the huge river, saying in a cold voice, "Who else dares to touch my brother?"
Hearing this furious roar, everyone's hearts were all slightly fearful. Those four Heaven Enlightenment Realm powerhouses, not a single one actually dared to step forward.
Tan Wu was already dead. No one else could pose a threat to Ye Yuan anymore. Pei Wenqiang forced back Ying Tianya with one move, and the two people ceased battle as well.
When Ying Tianya saw the Tan Wu who had already his head separated from his body, a chill ran down his spine.
Ever since eradicating the Tao Family, after he warned Jun Tianyu, he really had not seen him take action again.
Back then when he destroyed the Tao Family, Ying Tianya's strength was more a level stronger than Jun Tianyu still. Now that several years had passed, he did not expect that Jun Tianyu's strength was actually daunting to such an extent.
Seeing it today, Jun Tianyu improved considerably again compared to several years ago.
Even if he faced off with Jun Tianyu, victory or defeat was hard to say.
Jun Tianyu utterly suppressed everyone with his might!
Ying Tianya naturally did not know that actually Jun Tianyu was at a bottleneck all along these few years. It was still through Ye Yuan's guidances recently that he broke through the bottleneck, and his strength getting the development of advancing by leaps and bounds.
Ye Yuan controlled the sword and slowly landed beside Jun Tianyu, opening his mouth and saying, "Brother Jun, thank you very much!"
Jun Tianyu said coolly when he heard that, "Why say thanks between you and me?"
Pei Wenqiang's expression was incomparably ugly. He never would have thought that Jun Tianyu's strength was actually this powerful!
Jun Tianyu's boundary was more or less the same as his four subordinates. He initially thought that with four against one, even if they could not obtain victory, suppressing should be achievable.
Who knew that not only could the four of them not suppress him, Jun Tianyu even instantly killed Tan Wu straight away!
Now, under such circ.u.mstances, him wanting to kill Ye Yuan again was undoubtedly a fool's talk.
Chapter 748 - Prajna Soundwaves
"Jun Tianyu, looks like you're bent on making things difficult for my Pei Family?" Pei Wenqiang said with a solemn face.
Hearing that, Jun Tianyu did not speak, but his brows creased together slightly.
Very clearly, Pei Wenqiang's words made him rather hesitant.
"You're a member of the Pei Family?" Jun Tianyu said.
"My elder brother is Pei Kun, what do you think?" Pei Wenqiang s
aid with a smug look.
Jun Tianyu's brows furrowed again and said, "One of the Seven Holy Sons, Pei Kun?"
"Heh, looks like you know quite a bit! That's right, it's precisely one of the Seven Holy Sons, Pei Kun! If you don't believe me, you can ask Ying Tianya," Pei Wenqiang said.
Jun Tianyu looked towards Ying Tianya, and saw him nod his head helplessly, and knew that the words were not false.
Pei Wenqiang saw that Jun Tianyu was somewhat apprehensive and was even more smug as he said, "Jun Tianyu, you're also aware of the Seven Holy Son's statuses in the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land. Even if your talent surpasses others, you completely can't afford to provoke too! I don't need you to do anything either. As long as you don't bother with the matters between Ye Yuan and me, there will definitely be generous repayments in the future! I, Pei Wenqiang, will fulfill what I say!"
Ye Yuan knew what a holy son signified in a holy land. With Jun Tianyu's strength, he indeed could not afford to offend one.
Holy sons were those few juniors with the highest talents in a holy land. One person among them had the chance to inherit the Dao legacy in the future.
Even if unable to become the lord of a holy land, they would also at least be a member of the elders association, possessing tremendous authority.
No wonder Ying Tianya concealed so carefully when he entered Clear Reed City. Turns out that he was afraid of offending Pei Wenqiang.
Who knew that the moment he entered Clear Reed City, Pei Wenqiang already noticed him.
But towards Jun Tianyu, Ye Yuan had a lot of faith.
Indeed, Jun Tianyu just shook his head faintly and said, "Even if you're Pei Kun's younger brother, want to touch Ye Yuan, you'll also have to ask the sword in my hand!"
"You! Fine, today's matter, I, Pei Wenqiang, have remembered it! After exiting this ancient grotto, I'll see how you live on in the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land!"
Pei Wenqiang did not expect that Jun Tianyu was actually so persistent on Ye Yuan. He would rather take the risk of offending the Pei Family than willingly let go.
Jun Tianyu said coolly, "It's true that your Pei Family is powerful, but to want to cover the skies with one hand in the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land, it probably can't be done, right? Whatever moves you have, feel free to execute them. This Jun will receive it!"