by Feng Yise
And the dragon race's old patriarch was one of the key members that facilitated this matter.
The initiators of this incident were that group of Heaven Glimpse Deity Realm powerhouses.
They convened all of the Deity Realm powerhouses that could be gathered in the Divine Realm and plotted this escape operation.
If anyone dared to stay behind in the Immortal Grove Region, they would become a common target for scorn.
Their goal was naturally not for everyone's consideration, but that an additional person would be an additional assurance in passing through the spatial turbulent flow.
That was a journey with nine chances to die and one chance to live. One more Deity Realm powerhouse was one more hope to live.
It could be imagined just what kind of ulterior motives each had in the operation at that time.
And the meeting point was at the Chaotic Devil Sea!
That place was also the human and fiend, two races' ancient battlefield.
Quite a number of Deity Realm powerhouses also left behind their legacies there.
Later, these hundred over people passed through the spatial turbulent flow, collectively escaping the Immortal Grove World.
Chapter 1478 - Sword Dao Second-Layered Heaven Grand Completion!
"Who survived and came to the Heavenspan World? How did you end up in the fiend race territory and become a slave?" Ye Yuan asked coldly.
Hearing Long Zhan's words, Ye Yuan's heart was long burning with fury already.
These bunch of guys would rather die than be willing to protect the Immortal Grove World. Truly selfish to the extreme.
Sensing the killing intent creeping out of Ye Yuan's body, Long Zhan was incredibly perturbed inwardly.
"At that time, we had a total of seven people who survived. After entering the Heavenspan World, we all sustained heavy injuries. We couldn't determine our location and no idea how long we walked either. Who knew that we actually ran into a group of slave traffickers! Our injuries at that time were very severe, we had no strength to fight back at all. In the end, after passing through several hands and places, we were sold to the fiend race. In-between this, we had another four companions die. Now, the ones who are still alive are only three people," Long Zhan said.
Ye Yuan said with a cold smile, "You all, as the Immortal Grove World's strongest people, don't take on any responsibility when something crops up, and would rather die than be willing to resist the fiend race! Immortal Grove World's billions of lives were almost annexed to become fiend race slaves. This … is perhaps your retribution!"
Over a hundred Deity Realm powerhouses almost wiped out, this was perhaps everything foreordained by heaven.
Long Zhan said trembling with fear, "Y-Yes."
Ye Yuan swept a glance over him and said coolly, "Apart from you, where are the rest?"
Long Zhan said, "There's still one person at Capone Capital City. The other person went to Eminent Orchid Imperial City. As for their life and death, I don't know."
Ye Yuan nodded his head and said coolly, "About removing the slave seal, you can stop thinking about it. In the future, it will depend on your performance."
Long Zhan had a disappointed look, but he still said helplessly, "Yes, Master!"
Ye Yuan not lifting Long Zhan's slave seal had his own considerations.
Putting aside him leaving the Immortal Grove World, Long Zhan was enslaved for 100 thousand years, the deeply rooted nature of a slave already penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
The current Long Zhan was no longer the leader of a clan back then.
For him to be able to live until now, he was bound to worldly-wise and slippery to the extreme already.
He was a complete and utter lackey!
Such a person, once the slave seal was lifted, he would not even know when he sold him.
"Oh, right, you've been in Capone Capital City for so long, let me ask you something. A million years ago, who was Capone Capital City's city lord? Is he still in Capone Capital City now?" Ye Yuan suddenly asked.
Long Zhan was stunned and shook his head and said, "The city lord a million years ago is probably already dead, right?"
The fiend race had long lives and it was extremely hard to die.
Fiend lord class powerhouses, their lifespans were even as long as several million years and would not easily die.
But the fiend race territory was not as peaceful as the human race. Even between the two capital cities, they would carry out campaigns on each other too.
City lords dying in battle was also a common thing.
Just take Capone Capital City for example. If somebody broke through to Fiend Lord Realm, they might very likely go and challenge the city lord.
As long as he could kill the city lord, he would be able to replace him.
Therefore, the replacing of fiend race territory leaders was very fast.
Some capital cities' city lords would even change several times in a century!
The city lord a million years ago, it was virtually very hard to verify already.
But it was also precisely because of so that fiend race powerhouses were abundant like clouds, their combat strength far surpassing same-rank humans.
Tiderain City's martial artists could only resist the fiend army by being all veterans of a hundred battles.
Ordinary humans, three or four people might not be able to deal with one same-rank fiend.
All these, Ye Yuan was naturally aware long ago. Asking about it was just holding onto thoughts of getting lucky.
"Then do you know where in Capone Capital City is information the most accessible?" Ye Yuan asked again.
Long Zhan blurted out, "Want to say accessible information, it's naturally the Blood Yama Hall! It's just that wanting to inquire about intel from their place, it's probably not that easy."
Ye Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly and he said with a nod, "I got it, withdraw."
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In the Death Cultivation Space, Ye Yuan's sweat ran down like raindrops.
The other Ye Yuan opposite him attacked like lightning, one sword faster than the other, already pressuring Ye Yuan to the limits.
"You weakling, I don't believe that I can't kill you! Go to hell!"
The clone gnashed his teeth in hatred, his eyes revealing a murderous light. A Chasing Moon stabbed towards Ye Yuan's c.h.e.s.t as quick as lightning.
Ever since the first time entering the Death Cultivation Space, after narrowly escaping death, Ye Yuan already entered the Death Cultivation Space several dozen times.
Each time, he was dancing on the edge of a knife, accompanied by the death god.
But each time, he could finish off the clone by a hair's breadth.
It was precisely because of so that Ye Yuan's improvement would be so quick.
For him to fight bravely alone amidst the fiend army, slaying a thousand people, and still leave calmly, it was inseparable from this death training.
If it were before, Ye Yuan could kill Lang Ge, but he absolutely could not do it so effortlessly.
Lang Ge's strength was actually not considered much in the fiend race. It was also not much better than Qin Zheng those guys.
How could jumping realms to battle be that easy?
Entering the Death Cultivation Space each time, Ye Yuan really squeezed out every bit of potential.
Not being able to defeat the clone, he could only die!
Hence, every time he entered, he had to make progress!
Even if it was just a tiny bit.
Sailing against the current, either advance or regress
Except, this retreat was eternal damnation!
Gradually, Ye Yuan fell in love with this feeling of being accompanied by death.
He discovered that this Heavenly Empyrean Immortal Grove was simply a genius, to actually be able to come up with such a miraculous cultivation method.
Because each time he entered, he would have great harvests.
That feeling of breaki
ng through under extreme conditions was simply too wonderful.
It was impossible for Ye Yuan to be as intrepid as when he entered the Selfless Realm at that time. Each time he won, it was a hair above the replicate.
Of course, this kind of dangerous cultivation, Ye Yuan would not rashly go in. That was no different from seeking death.
Each time he had gained from battle or cultivation, he would enter here and challenge himself!
Under extreme conditions, Ye Yuan was able to transform these gains into real strength!
Improving a little bit each time, acc.u.mulating day by day and month by month, it was a rather considerable improvement.
During that battle with the fiend race, Ye Yuan slew a thousand people. It was rather hard to come by tempering.
To Ye Yuan, how could he possibly miss such a good opportunity for improvement?
Joining the Fan Family now, he was considered to have settled down. Only then did he have time to hone himself.
Life and death juncture, Ye Yuan had some comprehension, his figure rushing out like lightning!
The same Chasing Moon!
But Ye Yuan's move was faster, sharper!
Reaching first despite launching later!
Pfft!
Ye Yuan's sword passed through the c.h.e.s.t!
No fresh blood flowed out, but the clone looked at Ye Yuan with a hateful look and said gloomily, "Why?! Why can you beat me each time?! I … There will come a day where I'm going to kill you!"
The Death Cultivation Space's replicate actually carried the memories last time.
The clone forced Ye Yuan to the limit time and again, but he was defeated under Ye Yuan's hands every single time. The negative emotions already acc.u.mulated to a very terrifying degree.
Ye Yuan wiped the sweat on his forehead and said with a faint smile, "Okay, I'll be waiting for you!"
The replicate carried intense unwillingness and dissipated away.
But Ye Yuan was rather joyful as he said, "Sword Dao Laws second-layered heaven, finally cultivated to grand completion!"
Chapter 1479 - My Fault?
Ye Yuan cultivated the sword, reducing complexity to simplicity, which already did not go by convention.
'Sundering Stars' this move, the quintessence was in the word 'chop'.
While 'Chasing Moon' this move, the quintessence was in the word 'stab'!
One straight stab, and it could evolve into millions of moves. However, their core was still the 'stab' character.
Ingenuity in varying tactics depends on mother wit.
Rigidly adhering to every move and motion would only limit one's own development.
Sword Dao Laws second-layered heaven cultivating to grand completion, Ye Yuan's strength went up another level.
Killing that Lang Ge again, Ye Yuan was confident that one move would suffice!
At this time, Long Zhan's voice came from the outside, "Master, Miss Li Ji requests the p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e of seeing you."
"Got it," Ye Yuan answered indifferently.
When he saw Li Ji, there were even two Heaven Glimpse Realm martial artists behind her.
The moment those two people saw Ye Yuan, they had unfriendly looks.
Ye Yuan understood in his heart. These guys were probably the Fan Family's guest retainers too, and they knew that his salary was twice of theirs, and were all rather aggrieved. From there, they gave rise to enmity towards him.
Beside Li Ji, there was even a young fiend race male.
He sized Ye Yuan up and said to Li Ji, "Li Ji, this is the expert that you said? He looks very ordinary!"
Li Ji rolled her eyes at him and said, "Fan Yu, just manage your people well will do! My people, don't need you to bother!"
Fan Yu smiled and said, "Alright, alright, I don't bother, I don't bother! But you have to get it straight, this kid is so handsome. Later, some people will get jealous!"
Li Ji pursed her mouth and said, "They do themselves, what has it got to do with me?"
This Fan Yu was Li Ji's biological elder brother.
Fiend race women's status was low and not permitted to carry the surname.
Even if Li Ji's looks were akin to a celestial maiden, there was no exception too.
Finished talking, she said to Ye Yuan, "Brother Source Night, Big Brother and I are going to take part in His Highness Ka Xin's get-together. Why don't you and Luo Qi and Pei Lan come together with us?"
Ye Yuan naturally had no reason to not consent and nodded his head to allow it.
...
Ye Yuan originally thought that the fiend race's aristocrats did not understand literary pursuits and that the City Lord Manor was definitely very sloven.
But entering and taking a look, it made him completely change his understanding of the fiend race.
Fake mountains, pavilions, terraces, footbridges, running water, combined together, they were not the slightest bit inferior compared to human race residences.
"Wah! What a handsome little brother! Tsk tsk, everyone says that Younger Sister Li Ji is pure and noble, being; vastly different from our fiend race women. Looks like … you keep your own counsel!"
Ahead, a man and a woman came up to welcome them.
When that woman saw the Ye Yuan behind Li Ji, her two eyes immediately shone, a pair of beautiful eyes skimming on Ye Yuan's body.
This woman was incomparably seductive. Her looks were actually around on par with Li Ji.
But that man's gaze turned cold, his gaze when looking at Ye Yuan was full of ice-cold killing intent.
That woman's words made Li Ji's face flush and she spat, "What's Elder Sister Lian Hua saying? Source Night is my newly recruited guest retainer."
Lian Hua pulled Li Ji's hand and said with a smile, "I understand! How can Elder Sister not understand?"
As she said, she moved close to Li Ji's ear and said softly, "This Little Brother is really handsome, why not … lend Elder Sister to play for two days?"
Li Ji shot Ye Yuan a glance, her expression somewhat ugly as she said, "Elder Sister Lian Hua, if you carry on joking like this, Li Ji is leaving!"
The man's brows furrowed and he was even more unhappy. But he still spoke up, "Lian Hua, it's not that you don't know Li Ji's temperament either, stop joking around."
This man had chiseled features and elegant brows, a rare handsome man of the fiend race.
It was just that compared to Ye Yuan, he was more than a notch worse.
This person was none other than precisely the City Lord Manor's young lord, Ka Xin.
Lian Hua turned her head and rolled her eyes at Ka Xin and said, "My good elder brother, I'm helping you, how can you be so fierce to me?"
But Ka Xin ignored her and just said coolly, "Fan Yu, Li Ji, inside please."
Before long, there were several fiend race disciples in opulent clothing who entered, and they said hello to Ka Xin, the two of them.
But when they saw the Ye Yuan behind Li Ji, each and every one revealed murderous looks.
Clearly, they all viewed Ye Yuan as Li Ji's exclusive chunk of meat, their animosity surging greatly.
Ye Yuan only had Two-star fiend general strength but was able to become Li Ji's guest retainer. They would not believe it even if you beat them to death.
In their view, Ye Yuan definitely got his position by relying on the virtue of his looks.
Seeing those young masters' looks, Luo Qi and Pei Lan, the two, exchanged a glance, both revealing gloating smiles.
Toward these hostile looks, Ye Yuan had a guileless look as well.
I'm just good-looking, and it's my fault?
Who asked you all, these fiends, to all look like such disappointments to your parents?
After a round of small talk, someone suggested, "Your Highness Ka Xin, time is almost up. Let's get to sparring?"
The fiend race loved fighting. This kind of gathering, it naturally could not dispense with fights.
But Ka Xin smiled slightly and said, "Sparring here and there daily,
the few of us all know our backgrounds. Why don't we change things up today, how's that?"
The moment everyone heard, they immediately had their interest aroused.
"Oh? What kind of novelty does Your Highness Ka Xin have?"
Ka Xin smiled faintly and said, "A family's strength isn't just dependent on the few of us. The family guards' strength is also very important. Why not today, everybody let their family guards compete? How's that?"
The moment everyone heard, they immediately revealed a knowing smile.
This move was clearly targeted at Ye Yuan.
"Fine idea! What Your Highness Ka Xin said is right, the family guards' strength represents a family's strength to a very large extent!" The moment Ka Xin's voice faded, someone immediately concurred.
But the moment Li Ji heard this, she panicked and was just about to speak, but she was held back by Fan Yu.
Fan Yu smiled and said, "What Your Highness Ka Xin said is right, Fan Yu agrees."
"You!" Li Ji said angrily.
Fan Yu's brows furrowed, shooting a fierce glare at Li Ji.
Li Ji's entire body trembled but did not dare to speak anymore.
This kind of gathering seemed simple. Actually, it was also the venue for the various major families to contend in secret too.
Cowering at this time, that would utterly lose the Fan Family's face.
Ka Xin smiled and said, "Since that's the case, we have eight people here. Each person comes up with three household guards, battle in pairs, all the way until the three people are all eliminated. Uh … since it's the household guards' competition, let's add a little more stakes."
As he said, Ka Xin took out a small bottle. Inside was filled with a paste-like black substance.
The moment the guest house guards saw, a wave of exclamations immediately burst out.
"It's the Blackjade Profound Spirit Ointment! This is a body-tempering holy medicine!"
"With it, I might be able to break through to Three-star fiend commander!"
"Heh, this Blackjade Profound Spirit Ointment is mine! Whoever dares to snatch with me, the outcome is death!"
...
Even Ye Yuan's eyes lit up too.
This Blackjade Profound Spirit Ointment was a Two-star body-tempering holy medicine. His body-refinement realm had always been stuck at the grand completion realm of the first transformation and kept failing to break through.