by Feng Yise
The present Baili Qingyan was different from when she just entered the sect.
The person she was back then still appeared somewhat inexperienced, being impeded by Jiang Xueyan in all respects like a little sister.
But now, her aura was already totally different.
When she spoke, she radiated awe without being angry, with the dignified manner of a sovereign.
With over 200 years passed, Baili Qingyan had long broken through to the Celestial Deity Realm already. Her current aura was not the slightest bit weaker compared to Qian Ye as well.
Prodigies were prodigies, their rising trend was not what anyone could stop.
The moment she spoke, the weight was different. Even Deacon Zheng also did not dare to casually say to take him down.
At this time, that Antehall head elder snorted coldly and said in anger, "Humph! Baili lass, this kid is too overweening, to actually kill my Heavenly Bud Peak's disciple with the most potential in front of this elder! If I don't kill him today, how will I still be this Antehall head elder in the future?"
Here, his strength was the greatest, his position also the highest.
But Ye Yuan did not give any face at all. Now, he could not quite maintain his dignity anymore.
Baili Qingyan said to him with clasped hands, "Elder Tao, Ye Yuan was indeed improper in doing this, but he's in the heat of anger right now. Doing unwise actions is also within reason. Baili Qingyan apologizes to you on his behalf! But this matter, Baili will bring Ye Yuan up to the Law Enforcement Hall and confront with Qian Ye! Ye Yuan his crime doesn't deserve death!"
Qian Ye looked at Ye Yuan and said with a cold smile, "So many years have passed, you're still so useless! You can forever only hide behind a woman's back!"
Baili Qingyan's expression turned cold and she said in a cold voice, "Qian Ye, you shut up for me!"
Qian Ye laughed loudly and said, "Why, could it be that I said wrongly?"
Baili Qingyan was just about to say something, but Ye Yuan walked in front of her and said coolly, "Qian Ye, you self-righteous fool! This time, you won't have such good luck anymore! Today, our score should be settled properly!"
The moment these words came out, everyone looked at Ye Yuan like looking at an idiot.
Bro, you can hardly fend for yourself right now, alright?
Posturing can change time and venue.
To also be able to utter this kind of big talk, really don't know what you're talking about.
Sure enough, Qian Ye burst out laughing when he heard it and said, "I won't be so lucky? Punk, you're soft in the head, right? What's the situation currently, can't you see clearly yet?"
Ye Yuan said coolly, "I came today to take Zhong Hanlin's life and yours! Now, he has already gone first. Very soon, I'll send you to go see him."
Qian Ye sneered when he heard that and said, "With just you?"
Ye Yuan nodded and said, "With just me! Do you dare to have a fight with me?"
Baili Qingyan's pupils constricted and she cried out in shock, "Ye Yuan, are you mad? He's a Celestial Deity Realm powerhouse!"
Qian Ye laughed wildly when he heard that and said, "Hahaha … you, a Ninth Firmament Divine Lord, want to challenge me? What qualifications do you have?"
Ye Yuan looked at Qian Ye with a smile that was not a smile and said, "You are scared!"
Qian Ye smiled coldly and said, "I'm scared? Heh heh, brat, goading techniques are useless! You, a measly outer-sect disciple. what qualifications do you have to challenge me?"
What Ye Yuan said was right, Qian Ye was really a little lacking in self-confidence.
It was not that he was scared of Ye Yuan, but it was just that he felt that Ye Yuan's unpredictability was too great.
When Ye Yuan was at Second Firmament Divine Lord, he could cross three minor realms to battle. Furthermore, it was even one-versus-two. Furthermore, it was even with Duan Qinghong and Zhong Hanlin, this kind of elite.
Not seeing for 200 years, how Ye Yuan's combat strength was, Qian Ye really could not be sure.
Right now, Ye Yuan was in a certain-death situation. He had no need to fight to the bitter end with Ye Yuan.
Win, he had no benefits at all.
Lose, he would not be able to raise his head in the future.
Although Qian Ye was very confident, Baili Qingyan still perceived a trace of Qian Ye's lack of confidence.
The shock in her heart could not be described with words.
These 200 years' time, she obtained the sect's heavy grooming. Her strength had long soared to the sky in one bound already, leaving her peers behind.
Could it be that Ye Yuan's present strength was actually not worse than hers?
Was … this possible?
The present Ye Yuan was merely Ninth Firmament Divine Lord!
"Humph! Does this brat want to fish in troubled waters? A Ninth Firmament Divine Lord challenging a Celestial Deity Realm? Overestimating his own ability! In my view, there's no need to compete. What Qian Ye said was right, you're a criminal and have no right to compete! Baili Lass, move aside!" Elder Tao said with a cold snort.
Baili Qingyan's expression changed and she said, "Not moving! Even if Ye Yuan made a mistake, it also needs to be up to the Law Enforcement Hall to punish! Ye Yuan, follow me to the Law Enforcement Hall!"
Baili Qingyan pulled Ye Yuan and was about to leave.
Everyone's faces changed. With Baili Qingyan's present identity, no one really dared to do anything to her.
Ye Yuan's protective talisman was very emboldened!
"Baili Lass, do you want to rebel?" With Elder Tao having his face rebuffed time and again, he was already almost losing himself in rage.
Right at this time, a horrifying aura descended from the sky.
A figure slowly walked out of the void.
All of a sudden, Ye Yuan felt his heart palpitate. He felt like the whole world was about to collapse.
In an instant, his whole body was drenched in sweat!
At this moment, it was like someone used their hand to clutch his heart, making him unable to even breathe.
True God Realm powerhouse!
This was the first thought that flashed through Ye Yuan's mind!
That person's gaze was like lightning. Staring at Ye Yuan coldly, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "Sect decree, those who kill fellow apprentices, kill without amnesty! Now, you can go and die!"
Done talking, that person did not give Ye Yuan the slightest chance to argue too, pointing a finger out casually!
Chapter 1808 - Not One Who Appreciate Goods
The finger of a True God Realm, even a casual finger, was also extremely horrifying.
Ye Yuan just felt that the surrounding space was completely locked down. He was unable to mobilize spatial law at all.
True God Realm powerhouses, even if they did not know spatial law, their application of spatial law already reached a level where it makes one's hair stand on end too.
This was completely the crushing of realm!
And this finger directly ignored the Baili Qingyan in front of Ye Yuan, falling straight onto Ye Yuan.
"Ye Yuan!"
When Baili Qingyan saw this scene, she could not help turning pale with fright.
When she learned the news that Ye Yuan was not dead, she had no idea how happy in her heart.
But now, they had just reunited and were going to become separated by death?
She was unwilling!
Qian Ye and the rest all had gloating faces. This damn guy was finally going to die this time, right?
But right then, a layer of ripple suddenly emerged in the space in front of Ye Yuan.
A rusty ax poked out of the void.
That finger dissipated into thin air.
That True God Realm powerhouse's gaze turned sullen, and he said in a cold voice, "Lumberjack, you're not chopping wood on your Tianying Peak. What did you run to my Heavenly Bud Peak for?"
While talking, a woodcutter in shabby clothes wal
ked out of the void and said with a chuckle, "This place isn't Tianying Peak, but Ye Yuan is my Tianying Peak's member. Jiang Hong, you want to kill my Tianying Peak's people, how can I take it as I didn't see it?"
Jiang Hong's face fell and he said, "He violated the sect rules and deserves to be executed!"
That woodcutter rolled his sleeves up and also rolled his trousers up. Hemp garment and sackcloths, he did not look like an expert at all.
But that attack earlier, it was still vivid in everyone's mind.
This person was absolutely a powerhouse on the same level as Jiang Hong!
Hearing Jiang Hong's words, the woodcutter chortled and said, "Sect rules? Huhu, are my Shadowmoon Sect's rules to let disciples with talent die with hatred?"
Jiang Hong's face fell and he said, "Lumberjack, watch your identity! Pay attention to your words!"
But the woodcutter was indifferent. Waving his hand grandly, he said, "Don't talk about whatever identity with this father of yours. I am a woodcutter! If you want to kill my Tianying Peak's people, ask the ax in my hand first!"
Jiang Hong snorted coldly and said, "Boorish people can't be reasoned with! No matter what, that kid must die today! Otherwise, where will my Heavenly Bud Peak's face go?"
The woodcutter completely ignored Jiang Hong's threat and said with a laugh, "Didn't Ye Yuan look for that kid called Qian Ye to cross swords? Young people's matter, let them settle it themselves. Us old fellow shouldn't get involved."
The woodcutter's words made everyone's faces change.
Was this coming to save Ye Yuan or coming to make Ye Yuan seek his doom?
Having Ye Yuan face-off with a Celestial Deity Realm powerhouse, wasn't this courting death?
Jiang Hong snorted coldly and said, "Since you want to make him seek his doom, I'm naturally not stopping it! Qian Ye, I'll leave him to you!"
Qian Ye's expression flickered waveringly and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, Elder Jiang Hong!"
Jiang Hong gave Qian Ye a glance rather surprisedly and started becoming uncertain in his heart.
This Qian Ye seemed to be somewhat lacking in confidence against Ye Yuan!
Could it be that there was really something fishing about this Ye Yuan?
But he did not say much either. Questioning Qian Ye at this time was clearly not some wise action.
At this point, everyone naturally had some surmises about these two mighty True God powerhouses' identities.
Nine great sub-peaks' skill-imparting elders normally came and went like shadows.
But the matter today was stirred up so big, it clearly alarmed these two great skill-imparting elders!
This Tianying Peak skill-imparting elder of the nine great sub-peaks was the most mysterious.
Because, concerning Tianying Peak's matters, he had never cared about it before.
No one could have thought that today, for Ye Yuan, he actually revealed his true self.
Everyone similarly also did not expect that Tianying Peak's skill-imparting elder was actually a woodcutter!
Even Jiang Hong clearly looked down on this woodcutter, feeling that he was too boorish.
In reality, if not for neutralizing Jiang Hong's skill previously, no one could think that this woodcutter in front of them was actually a True God Realm powerhouse.
This guy was too ordinary!
Ordinary until when dropped into a pile of people, it was impossible for anyone to recognize him.
But Ye Yuan saw power from this woodcutter!
That Jiang Hong was clearly very wary toward the woodcutter.
At this time, the woodcutter suddenly turned his head and looked at Ye Yuan cheerfully. There was completely no difference from those lumberjacks chopping wood in the mountains.
This kind of woodcutter gave people an extremely absurd misconception, making people truly unable to regard him as an expert.
Ye Yuan looked at the woodcutter, incomparably shocked in his heart.
This kind of feeling was absolutely not because the woodcutter was too ordinary, but because he was too unordinary.
This was a boundary of returning to one's original simplicity, a realm that most people could not imagine!
"Heh heh, kid, don't lose face for our Tianying Peak! Pummel him fiercely for me!" The woodcutter said to Ye Yuan gaily.
Ye Yuan nodded slightly, "Many thanks to Elder for taking action. Ye Yuan won't bring shame upon you!"
The woodcutter patted Ye Yuan's shoulder and said with a smile, "From that moment you, kid, stepped onto Tianying Peak, I already noticed you. That bunch of fools only know how to form factions, not one who appreciates goods! Powerhouses ultimately need themselves to be powerful! No matter how strong one's faction is, that's also not theirs! Exhibit your talent and let those fools regret away!"
Ye Yuan's pupils constricted slightly. He did not expect that the woodcutter had actually paid attention to him so long ago.
It seemed like he was well aware of each and every one of Ye Yuan's actions.
Hence, that was why he would be so confident in him.
Furthermore, the words that the woodcutter said happened to coincide with Ye Yuan's views.
A faction being powerful indeed had many conveniences but also had many shortcomings.
To really talk about who was better and who was worse off, it was hard to say.
But there was one thing, martial artists ultimately still had to rely on themselves.
There would always come a day when others could not be trusted.
...
Stepping into the ring, Ye Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, unmoving like a pine tree.
Qian Ye smiled coldly and said, "Foolish fellow, you think that by breaking through to become Ninth Firmament Divine Lord, you can deal with Celestial Deity Realm powerhouses? I'll tell you today, how great the disparity between the Divine Lord Realm and the Celestial Deity Realms are!"
The present Qian Ye was already not that Qian Ye back then.
Although he did not break through to become a Second Firmament Celestial Deity, his strength was much stronger compared to 200 years ago.
Even though Qian Ye's talent could not compare to Baili Qingyan, this kind of freak, but it was also absolutely not what any random Tom, D.i.c.k, and Harry could compare to.
In reality, this generation's representative figure of Heavenly Bud Peak was him.
Hence, Ye Yuan's behavior was undoubtedly like a moth flying into the fire in everyone's view.
Even if the woodcutter seemed to feel very optimistic about Ye Yuan.
The difference between the Celestial Deity Realm and the Divine Lord Realm was known to everyone. Even for a genius like Baili Qingyan, it was also impossible to jump realms and battle.
Forget about a Ninth Firmament Divine Lord; even if Baili Qingyan was a half-step Celestial Deity, she could not do it too!
Celestial Deity Realm powerhouses, their inner worlds already started to give birth to myriad life. Their world power was more than a hundred times of Divine Lord Realm powerhouses.
Coupled with the horrifying divine essence reserves, even if it was a casual strike, it was also not what Divine Lord Realm martial artists could resist.
On what basis could Ye Yuan win?
Chapter 1809 - Battling Qian Ye
"The gap between Celestial Deity Realm and Divine Lord Realm, I don't need you to remind me. I'm very clear about what I'm doing. The more you talk, the more it displays the hesitation in your heart," Ye Yuan looked at Qian Ye and said coolly.
Qian Ye's faltering confidence, Ye Yuan naturally saw through it with one glance.
Divine Lord Realm challenging Celestial Deity Realm, this kind of courting death action, if Qian Ye was brimming with confidence, he would not have the least bit of hesitation.
However, he hesitated.
This showed that the strength he exhibited previously already left behind an indelible impression in Qian Ye's heart.
Following the increase in his r
ealm, the uncertainty in Qian Ye's heart grew even greater.
Hence, that was why he did not dare to answer the challenge.
Because punishing Ye Yuan through the sect rules was much safer.
Qian Ye smiled coldly and said, "Heh, with just the likes of you? I'm just disdainful to take action. Since you're courting death yourself, then I'll personally avenge Hanlin and redress his hatred!"
Ye Yuan smiled scornfully and said, "Really so much crap! Something that can be settled with a slap, what are you hesitating for?"
Jiang Hong's brows furrowed and he could not help scrutinizing Ye Yuan anew.
With his eyesight, he could naturally tell that Qian Ye was really faltering!
Although the two people's realms were far apart, from start to end, it was all Ye Yuan grasping the initiative.
If it was an opponent of similar strength, this bit of flaw was enough to be fatal!
Did Ye Yuan really have this strength or was he making an empty show of strength?
"Woodcutter, you're so optimistic about this brat?" Jiang Hong could not resist asking.
The woodcutter smiled simply and said, "Heh heh, I know what you want to ask, but I don't know. Maybe, the one who loses is Ye Yuan! But I know that even if Ye Yuan can't win, it absolutely won't be easy for Qian Ye to want to take him down too."
A hint of strange expression revealed on Jiang Hong's face, thinking to himself that this guy did not even have confidence himself and yet let that kid take the field?
This guy was indeed a lunatic that cannot be explained by reason!
Junyi Sword entering the hand, Ye Yuan said coolly, "Since you're not making a move, then I'll make a move!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan raised his long sword and stepped forward.
The swift and fierce sword energy made everyone's faces change.
"Sword Dao rank five, this is his reliance? Foolish!"
When Elder Tao saw this scene, his expression could not help changing slightly. But his words were full of contempt.
Divine Lord Realm comprehending Sword Dao rank five, this was absolutely a genius among geniuses.
Except, dealing with Celestial Deity Realm with this was clearly still not enough.