West of the Supreme Profound Sect.
In a mountain forest about 50 kilometers away, a handsome young man with sharp brows and bright eyes walked slowly along a deserted mountain path.
The young man was none other than Ye Changtian, who had left the sect to carry out his sect mission.
Suddenly, Ye Changtian stopped.
He casually crossed his arms and leaned against a large tree before turning to look toward the dense forest behind him. A faint chuckle echoed through the mountains.
“Friend, you’ve been following me for dozens of kilometers. Aren’t you planning to show yourself yet?”
As soon as Ye Changtian finished speaking, a rustling sound came from the forest.
A snake-eyed young man dressed in the robes of an Inner Disciple of the Supreme Profound Sect swiftly emerged from among the trees.
“I underestimated you.”
The snake-eyed young man stared coldly at Ye Changtian and said, “I didn’t expect a newly promoted Inner Disciple like you to actually notice my presence.”
“There are plenty of things you didn’t expect.”
Ye Changtian smiled faintly and asked, “Did Liu Yanran send you to kill me?”
“Since you’ve already figured it out, there’s no point in hiding it.”
Duan Ming gave a sinister grin. “I, Duan Ming, never wanted to harm a fellow disciple. Unfortunately, Senior Sister Liu offered far too much. I’ll receive 10,000 spirit stones as long as I bring back your head, so I can only apologize.”
Killing someone who had only recently broken through to early-stage Foundation Establishment Realm and become an Inner Disciple would earn him 10,000 spirit stones.
Duan Ming simply had no reason to refuse.
With 10,000 spirit stones, he would have more than enough cultivation resources to advance from mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm to late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.
“10,000 spirit stones certainly isn’t a small amount. But first, you’ll have to see whether you can survive long enough to collect them.”
Ye Changtian grinned at Duan Ming. “Do you know why I noticed you the moment I left the Supreme Profound Sect, yet deliberately allowed you to follow me all the way to this deserted place?”
Duan Ming’s pupils abruptly contracted. He stared at Ye Changtian in disbelief and exclaimed, “You… You did this deliberately?”
“This deserted wilderness really is the perfect place for killing and looting.”
Ye Changtian smiled at Duan Ming and said, “Hand over your storage pouch obediently, and I might consider leaving your corpse intact!”
After all, Liu Yanran was a woman Ye Changtian had once known intimately.
He had long expected that there was a high chance Liu Yanran would send someone to eliminate him the moment he left the Supreme Profound Sect.
After all, if Ye Changtian left the Supreme Profound Sect but chose not to complete his sect mission and instead found somewhere to hide, he would remain a hidden threat to Liu Yanran.
Therefore, Ye Changtian had decided to use himself as bait and turn the tables on whoever came after him, killing and looting them instead.
Duan Ming was, after all, a veteran Inner Disciple at mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm. Surely he had accumulated at least some wealth over the years.
As long as Ye Changtian could obtain enough resources from him and allow the Yin-Yang Creation Realm to condense more Yin-Yang Power, he could break through to late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm. You are reading on novelping.com, the official source.
Then he would be even more confident when dealing with that peak Foundation Establishment Realm demonic cultivator.
“You want me to hand over my storage pouch?”
Duan Ming was so amused by Ye Changtian’s arrogant words that he laughed. “Ye Changtian, are you sure you’ve even woken up yet?”
As far as Duan Ming knew, Ye Changtian had originally been nothing more than a useless servant from Servant Peak.
No one knew what incredible stroke of luck he had encountered, but he had somehow miraculously cultivated to the Foundation Establishment Realm while still on Servant Peak and had only been promoted to an Inner Disciple yesterday.
Yet a rookie who had only just broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm dared to act so arrogantly before him, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator?
This was simply outrageous!
Ye Changtian could not be bothered wasting any more words.
With a flick of his hand, an iron sword appeared in his grasp as if from nowhere.
Before Duan Ming could even react, Ye Changtian raised his hand and slashed out with his sword.
Whoosh!
A terrifying wave of sword qi tore through the air and slashed straight toward Duan Ming.
Slash!
In the blink of an eye, Duan Ming’s head separated from his body without warning and rolled to the ground.
Killed with a single strike!
Duan Ming had not even been given the chance to react.
The Yin-Yang Creation Art was itself a supreme cultivation technique capable of seizing the fortune of heaven and earth. The spiritual energy within Ye Changtian’s body was naturally far more abundant than that of an ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
Combined with the Supreme-grade Golden Core Spell Technique, Void-Burning Sword Art, how could Duan Ming possibly withstand his attack?
After killing Duan Ming with a single strike, Ye Changtian leisurely walked over to his corpse.
He searched Duan Ming’s body for a while before finally finding a storage pouch. Ye Changtian immediately emptied everything inside it.
Apart from a few Spirit Gathering Pills used by Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, some miscellaneous worthless materials, and fewer than 3,000 spirit stones, there was virtually nothing of value.
“Damn, this guy was unbelievably poor. This is all he had? Just how badly was he doing?”
Ye Changtian could not help complaining.
Back when he had still been a Servant Disciple on Servant Peak, if he had not wasted all his spirit stones trying to please Liu Yanran, he probably would have been wealthier than Duan Ming.
A dignified mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator was actually poorer than someone who had been a mere servant.
How embarrassing.
After collecting all the spoils, Ye Changtian was about to continue toward Xu Family Estate and complete his sect mission when a sudden spatial fluctuation rippled through the air above his head.
Ye Changtian’s heart jolted.
He abruptly raised his head.
The space above him suddenly split open, forming a spatial rift. A figure shot out from the void without warning and plummeted toward the ground like a kite with its string cut, crashing directly in front of Ye Changtian.
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‘What the hell is going on?’
Ye Changtian stared blankly at the figure before him.
The person who had suddenly fallen from the sky was actually a stunningly beautiful woman!
She appeared to be in her early twenties.
Dressed in a long red gown, she had snow-white skin, exquisitely delicate features, and picturesque brows and eyes. Her entire being seemed to radiate an innate air of pride and nobility.
However…
The red-dressed woman was clearly in terrible condition.
Her aura was chaotic, her exquisite face was deathly pale, and streaks of crimson blood continuously trickled from the corners of her mouth. She looked extremely battered and weak.
The red-dressed woman looked at Ye Changtian and was just about to speak when her breath suddenly faltered.
She immediately lost consciousness.
“…”
Ye Changtian looked at the unconscious woman before him and hesitated.
‘Should I save her or not?’
This red-dressed woman had clearly escaped here using some form of spatial power.
Such power could generally only be wielded by Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses, which was enough to prove that the red-dressed woman had the backing of a Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse.
From this alone, it was obvious that whoever had attacked her was no ordinary person!
Saving her could easily drag him into serious trouble.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Changtian ultimately sent a stream of spiritual energy into the red-dressed woman’s body.
She soon regained consciousness.
The moment she saw Ye Changtian, anxiety filled her face as she hurriedly cried out, “Xu Family Estate has been massacred by a demonic cultivator! Hurry… Hurry to the Supreme Profound Sect and ask for reinforcements!”
Ye Changtian’s pupils abruptly contracted.
‘This woman escaped from Xu Family Estate?’
‘How… How is that possible?’
According to the mission information, the demonic cultivator causing trouble at Xu Family Estate was merely at peak Foundation Establishment Realm.
This red-dressed woman also appeared to be a talented cultivator at peak Foundation Establishment Realm. There was no reason a mere peak Foundation Establishment Realm demonic cultivator could have reduced her to such a miserable state.
‘Fuck!’
‘Don’t tell me the demonic cultivator causing havoc at Xu Family Estate is actually in the Golden Core Realm?’