by Feng Yise
Ye Yuan's expression also darkened, and he said coldly, "I'm only asking you a few questions. If I'm not very satisfied … then I'm sorry!"
Talking to the back, Ye Yuan seethed with killing intent.
Only then did Qiu Yuqiu discover that this seemingly only Sixth Level Dao Profound young man was not as simple as he looked on the surface.
No, wait, he was never simple before at all!
"Merely asking a few questions. Is there a need to pull out such a great line-up? Just directly ask and wouldn't it do?" said Qiu Yuqiu, pretending to be calm.
But Ye Yuan's killing intent did not diminish in the slightest as he said coldly, "Around 20 years ago, was there a mysterious martial artist who bought Silvermoon Heavenly Tea off from your hands?"
Actually, Qiu Yuqiu already had some guesses in his heart long ago and knew that Ye Yuan was aiming for that copper coin's owner.
He nodded his head at once and said, "There was indeed such a matter."
"Then, after he exchanged for the Silvermoon Heavenly Tea from your hands, where did he go?" Ye Yuan asked somberly.
Ever since seeing that copper coin, Ye Yuan suspected whether or not Qiu Yuqiu sneak attacked Zhao Xingcheng afterward, keeping the Silvermoon Heavenly Tea for himself again.
Who knew that Qiu Yuqiu just said coolly, "That person was secretive and mysterious. He wasn't willing to reveal his identity either. After we finished transacting, he left the Nine Phoenix Island. How would I know where he went to?"
Ye Yuan's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "You're sure that he left?"
Qiu Yuqiu said with an unhappy look, "That person was secretive and mysterious, but his opening move was bold and forthright. The things that he exhibited at the market were much more valuable than the Silvermoon Heavenly Tea. Plus, that copper coin, I earned more for sure and not lose anything. If you don't believe me, let's just fight. What's with so much crap?"
This Qiu Yuqiu's personality was very unsociable and eccentric. Many people on the island did not like him.
If not for his strength being powerful, and he had the capability of searching for treasures, he would have long been squeezed away from people.
When Ye Yuan heard that, his expression eased up, and he suddenly said, "Then do you know whether the people on this island frequently go missing or not?"
Actually, Ye Yuan's suspicion toward Qiu Yuqiu was not very big.
His solitary personality was disdainful to do this sort of thing.
Rather, these few island masters, Ye Yuan harbored suspicions in his heart.
Such a trade fair seemed very fair. It was just providing a trading venue for everyone.
But thinking deeper, wasn't this kind of place precisely a venue provided for themselves to screen treasures?
That Hei Meng's strength was so formidable. If he had any devious thoughts, it was too easy.
Except, it seemed like although there were quite a few newcomers who joined this place, those old faces were still here.
Everyone had long lowered their guards against these few island masters already.
In fact, they might even be grateful toward these island masters instead.
After all, people who obtained the treasures they wanted from here, and thereby broke through, were many!
"Heh, I know what you mean. That's right, people come and go on this island. Each time, there are different people coming and different people leaving. But …"
Talking up to here, Qiu Yuqiu deliberately paused for a bit, looking at Ye Yuan with a smile that was not a smile, seemingly waiting for him to carry on talking.
Ye Yuan frowned and said, "But each time, the change is insignificant. Hence, other people didn't detect it at all! After all, being delayed by matters in the outside world, or being unwilling to come, are all a possibility!"
Qiu Yuqiu smiled lightly and said, "Smart! Heh heh, those fools who think themselves infallible and even thought that those few island masters are some good people. They also didn't think much about it; how is there a meat pie falling from the sky, such a good thing?"
Qiu Yuqiu said these words. He had actually become aware of this island's problem long ago.
Chapter 1144 - Night Interrogation
Swoosh!
It was nighttime. A light noise suddenly came from outside the window.
But Hong Tao, who was currently cultivating, furrowed his brows and dashed out.
A black silhouette was currently speeding in the direction of the back mountain.
"Why does that profile look like Ye Yuan that brat? Not good! That brat wants to infiltrate the back mountain!"
Hong Tao did not even think about it and sped over towards that figure.
In a blink of an eye, the two people traveled several dozen miles.
That figure's speed in front clearly could not compare to Hong Tao.
It looked like Hong Tao was going to catch up to that black silhouette.
A hint of a disdainful smile flashed past the corners of his mouth, and he yelled, "Halt!"
That figure ahead stopped and could not help turning around.
Hong Tao focused his eyes and looked. Who could it be if not Ye Yuan?
But right at this time, Hong Tao suddenly discovered to his surprise that Ye Yuan's eyes were currently looking at him.
Buzz!
Hong Tao only felt his head go dizzy, then he did not know anything anymore.
Two dark figures dashed out from inside the forest right beside and arrived beside Ye Yuan. It was precisely Ao Qian and Qiu Yeqiu.
Seeing Hong Tao's transfixed appearance, Qiu Yeqiu could not help darting Ye Yuan a fearful glance and marveled, "Young Brother Ye's methods truly emerge in never-ending streams! This Hong Tao is, at any rate, a Void Mystic powerhouse too. He actually did not have the least bit of strength to retaliate under your divine soul attack!"
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Trifling tricks. Made a fool of myself."
The corners of Qiu Yeqiu twitched a bit but did not say anything else.
This kind of means was not what trifling tricks, these two words, could accomplish!
Just earlier, Ye Yuan used a divine soul attack and the Sun Moon Heavenly Pupil at the same time, instantly subduing Hong Tao.
Dealing with Hong Tao was Qiu Yeqiu's suggestion.
He said that this Hong Tao was the most foolhardy among the three island masters. His strength was the weakest too.
If he wanted to inquire about something, dealing with him was the easiest.
But Qiu Yeqiu never would have dreamed that Ye Yuan subdued Hong Tao so effortlessly.
He was currently making a comparison, whether or not he could retreat completely unscathed if he was suddenly ambushed by Ye Yuan like this.
The answer was … completely no confidence!
Ye Yuan came in front of Hong Tao and opened his mouth and said, "I'll ask you, over 20 years ago, there was a mysterious person who exchanged for the Silvermoon Heavenly Tea on the Nine Phoenix Island. Do you know where he went to or not?"
With Ye Yuan's present soul force, unleashing a divine soul attack when caught completely unawares, Hong Tao's divine soul immediately suffered serious injuries.
Then coupled with the Sun Moon Heavenly Eye's illusionary art, controlling Hong Tao was easily accomplished.
Of course, this was also because Hong Tao did not take Hei Meng's words to heart at all, and underestimated Ye Yuan too much.
If it were Duan Lingfeng, it definitely would not be like so.
Hong Tao was already thoroughly controlled by Ye Yuan and answered woodenly, "K-Know. He exchanged for the Silvermoon Heavenly Tea, and then … he wanted to immediately return to Tranquil Sun City, and … he was killed by me on the way, snatching the Silvermoon Heavenly Tea.
Hearing these words, Ye Yuan's heart twitched violently.
A kind of emotion called sorrow instantly filled his c.h.e.s.t.
Although he had long known that Zhao Xingcheng should be fraught with grim
possibilities, in the depths of his heart, he still hung on to a trace of hope.
Perhaps Zhao Xingcheng was only locked up?
Maybe …
However, there was no more maybe!
When Hong Tao, this murderer, personally said it, even though Ye Yuan was mentally prepared long ago, his heart still ached inexplicably.
"M-My deepest sympathies, milord!" Ao Qian consoled.
Ever since he followed Ye Yuan, it was still his first time seeing Ye Yuan so mournful.
Currently, Ye Yuan was trembling all over. Clearly, he was enraged to the extreme.
The c.h.e.s.tful of sorrow already turned a c.h.e.s.tful of hatred at this time.
He wished to ground this Hong Tao to dust!
Only after a while did Ye Yuan calm down a little. He asked with a grim look, "What did you guys snatch the Silvermoon Heavenly Tea for?"
The Hong Tao, who fell for the illusionary art, was completely oblivious towards Ye Yuan's fury. He still answered Ye Yuan's question woodenly.
"B-Big Brother unexpectedly obtained an ancient pill formula, r-requiring many one-million-year-old spirit medicines. T-Therefore, Big Brother … thought of this plan, to set up a trade fair on the Nine Phoenix Island, drawing … everybody over to trade. This way … we'll be able to accrue those … spirit medicines."
The current Ye Yuan was already beside himself with anger.
These few fellows were simply unscrupulous and perverse, to actually use this sort of method to collect spirit medicines.
They did not delay their cultivation. Either way, there were others going to find spirit medicines on their behalf.
When they finished exchanging and went out, these few guys would rely on their strength being powerful and secretly kill these dealers.
"I'll ask you again, just how many people have you guys killed in this 1000 years?" Ye Yuan practically squeezed these few words from the gaps of his teeth.
"D-Didn't count before. G-Got a thousand people, I guess."
Hong Tao was oblivious and spilled everything out.
Ao Qian and Qiu Yeqiu exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in the other party's eyes.
Unknowingly, over this thousand years, a thousand people had actually already died imperceptibly!
Qiu Yeqiu had also participated in this trade fair for a hundred years already.
Even he also did not detect that so many people would actually have died at this trade fair.
Looks like these few island masters had hauled God knows how much benefits in secret!
To think that the itinerant cultivators on this island all still felt boundless gratitude towards them!
"Then … the trade fair this time, do you guys have a target? Ye Yuan asked again.
"H-Have. Purple Lingzhi!"
Hong Tao's words made Qiu Yeqiu's expression change.
If he did not exchange this Purple Lingzhi out at the transaction this time, then wouldn't their target be him?
Thinking up to here, Qiu Yeqiu involuntarily broke into a cold sweat.
Under Ye Yuan's random stumbling about, it actually saved his life?
At this time, Qiu Yeqiu's gaze when looking at Ye Yuan became somewhat different.
He had always come and went freely his entire life and had never felt gratitude towards anyone before.
But this time, it was not up to him to not be grateful.
If not for Ye Yuan, his several thousand years of cultivation would probably be ruined in one day.
"Alright, I'll ask you one last question! Your big brother, Heavenspan Island Master, who on earth is he?" Ye Yuan asked.
Hong Tao opened his mouth and was just about to speak when a terrifying aura surged to the skies!
"Who is it?! To actually dare be rampant on my Nine Phoenix Island!"
This voice was precisely Hei Meng!
It seemed like that monstrous fury of Ye Yuan's previously had alerted Hei Meng.
However, it already did not matter.
This battle was unavoidable!
Swish!
A neat and tidy slash. Hong Tao's head separated from his body. It was also considered to have taken revenge for Zhao Xingchen, this old friend of his.
However, even though he killed Hong Tao, the fury in Ye Yuan's heart did not diminish the least bit.
This Hong Tao was merely a machine to kill.
The true culprit was still the Heavenspan Island Master!
He was going to take a look today, at just what kind of person this Heavenspan Island Master was.
"Fourth Brother!"
A fearsome roar transmitted over. Hei Meng just happened to see the scene of Hong Tao's head separating from his body.
"Ye Yuan, our Nine Phoenix Island have no grudge nor enmity with you! You actually dared to kill my fourth brother! You're seeking death here!" Hei Meng howled.
Ye Yuan looked at Hei Meng with a smile that was not a smile and said, "No grudge … and no enmity, is it?"
Chapter 1145 - Heavenspan Island Master
"Ahh! Ye Yuan, I'm going to kill you!"
Hei Meng opened his divine king domain fully. A streak of terrifying water sword stabbed straight for Ye Yuan!
It was that, how could Ao Qian give him the opportunity? Dragon Prancing the Four Seas caught this streak of water sword, clashing together with Hei Meng.
At this time, Duan Lingfeng rushed over too!
"Brat, you dared to kill my fourth brother, I'll exterminate you!" Duan Lingfeng said with a furious roar.
But Ye Yuan was disinclined to even glance at him, saying to Qiu Yeqiu, "This guy will be left to you. There shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Qiu Yeqiu froze and said with a nod, "No problem! This place, apart from the Heavenspan Island Master and Hei Meng, there isn't a person who can make me dread yet!"
Ye Yuan said with a nod, "That's good then!"
Done talking, Ye Yuan immediately lifted his feet and headed over toward the back mountain.
Duan Lingfeng was stopped by Qiu Yeqiu. But seeing this scene, the corners of his mouth revealed a look of ridicule, and he said, "Punk, you really take our Nine Phoenix Island to be easy to knead?"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Five silhouettes suddenly appeared, directly enclosing Ye Yuan in tightly.
These five people were actually all Void Mystic Realm powerhouses!
Ye Yuan had seen before these five people. They were all people at the trade fair.
Very clearly, these were the chess pieces they concealed among those people.
Seeing this scene, Qiu Yeqiu's expression changed drastically. But Ao Qian did not even turn his head around.
Seeing that composed appearance of Ao Qian's, Hei Meng's heart involuntarily thumped, thinking to himself that it was not good.
"Kill!"
Five great Void Mystic powerhouses instantly opened up their divine king domains and charged over towards Ye Yuan.
However, five rays of terrifying sword light flashed and faded.
The five people's voices abruptly cut off!
Duan Lingfeng, who was in the heat of fierce battle, almost got hit by Qiu Yeqiu's move. He was struck dumb with amazement by this scene.
Instant kill!
A Sixth Level Dao Profound actually instant-killed five Void Mystic powerhouses!
Although these five people's strength was only at the beginnings of Void Mystic, Void Mystic was Void Mystic. They were not what Dao Profound Realm martial artists were capable of dealing with!
Actually, the shock in Qiu Yeqiu's heart was not much lesser compared to Duan Lingfeng in the slightest.
If not for being overly shocked, that blow earlier would have already succeeded.
He truly did not think that Ye Yuan's Martial Dao strength was actually so formidable!
Also, that sword just now!
Divine artifact!
It was absolutely a divine artifact!
Apart from Ao Qian, monstrous waves that dashed to the skies were stirre
d up in everyone's hearts.
These people had more or less heard about the Divine Realm's matters when walking about outside.
The news of Ji Qingyun seizing possession and reviving, possessing a divine artifact, and charging back to the Divine Realm, they had heard to some extent.
Then the identity of this young man before their eyes was almost certain!
Qiu Yuqiu was incredibly shocked. Only now did he know why Ye Yuan's alchemy skills were so heaven-defying.
Ye Yuan killed five people, his figure speeding rapidly, heading towards the back mountain.
Along the way, Ye Yuan passed through many powerful restrictions. But these restrictions were as easy as blowing off dust to him.
Before long, Ye Yuan arrived at a cave.
A figure walked out from inside the cave with slow steps. But a hideous mask was worn on his face.
This person was definitely that legendary Heavenspan Island Master!
Ye Yuan's brows furrowed slightly. This person gave him a very dangerous feeling.
Very clearly, he was even more powerful than Hei Meng!
Ye Yuan was bold stemming from superb skills, relying on the fact that he had the art of greater teleportation. He directly barged inside.
When the person who just arrived saw Ye Yuan, he actually unwittingly heaved a sigh and said, "Why is there a need? You take the open road, and I'll walk my single log bridge. You and I stay in our own lanes and mind our own business, but you insist on provoking me!"
Ye Yuan's brows furrowed even tighter, and he opened his mouth to say, "You know me?"
Hearing the meaning in the other party's words, it seemed like he was quite familiar with him, involuntarily giving Ye Yuan a shock.
"Huhu, so what if know, so what if don't know? Leave behind the Purple Lingzhi and immediately leave the Nine Phoenix Island. I can give you a way out," the mysterious person said.
But Ye Yuan smiled coldly when he heard that and said, "Heh, then do you feel that I'll do as you say or not?"
"Don't do it, and you'll die!" the Heavenspan Island Master said indifferently, his words revealing thick confidence.
Of course, he had this strength to be confident too.
But Ye Yuan's expression turned cold, and he said, "You planned this trade fair, making so many martial artists ended up as tools to collect treasures for you. Originally, this has nothing to do with me. But you never should have killed Zhao Xingchen!"