Ye Xian arrived at the Yellow Spring Marsh to command a large number of ghost soldiers and generals, launching a massive attack to eliminate all the demons and monsters lingering at the Yellow Spring Sect.
Old Cai and Old Qin, along with other ghost envoys, had already arrived outside the Yellow Spring Inn, waiting for Shui Miao to come out.
“Old Cai, what do we do now? Are we just going to wait here?” asked Old Qin impatiently. He had been in the middle of a fierce battle when Old Cai pulled him away, and he was still upset about missing the chance to obtain the Nine Tripod Cauldron.
“We’ve seriously underestimated the strength of the Yellow Spring Sect,” Old Cai said coldly, waving his hand. “Forget about the Nine Tripod Cauldron. We’re lucky to have escaped with our lives. There are over a million ghost soldiers and generals lying in wait in the Yellow Spring Marsh. Besides us and Shui Miao, no one else will make it out alive.”
“What?!” Old Qin was stunned. A million ghost soldiers and generals hiding in ambush? That was terrifying!
This time, many demons and monsters had come to seize the Nine Tripod Cauldron because some ghost kings had leaked information, causing a flood of opportunistic creatures to swarm in. If not for that, the ghost kings that Old Cai and Old Qin had gathered wouldn’t even have made it past the Yellow Spring Sect’s Chaos Ghost Camp.
They had gravely underestimated the Yellow Spring Sect’s power.
The ghost kings that Old Qin had recruited, unwilling to give up the Nine Tripod Cauldron, failed to retreat in time and were wiped out by the massive wave of ghost soldiers and generals.
As expected, the Nine Tripod Cauldron returned to the Yellow Spring Sect.
Ye Xian returned to the back hall of the sect with the Nine Tripod Cauldron. Seeing Shui Miao in deep meditation, he had a sudden idea: he would first sneak into the Yellow Spring Treasure Vault to secretly eliminate Bai Feng, so she wouldn’t cause any trouble later.
However, when he arrived at the underground treasure vault beneath the Yellow Spring Marsh, Ye Xian realized he was too late.
Thus, he hurried back to the back hall of the Yellow Spring Sect.
At that moment, Shui Miao had already stopped meditating and was wandering around the back hall.
The Yellow Spring Patriarch had perfected his Thunder Soul Body, but since he wasn’t confident enough to kill Ye Xian in one strike, he had instructed Shui Miao to provoke Ye Xian into anger. Once Ye Xian approached, the Yellow Spring Patriarch would suddenly emerge from the Holy Yuan Ring and kill him in one move.
“Brother, I’m back!”
Ye Xian closed the stone door and smiled faintly at Shui Miao.
He didn’t suspect for a moment that it was Shui Miao who had rescued Bai Feng. He believed Shui Miao’s strength was still far from sufficient to defeat the white ape of the Yellow Spring Marsh, let alone Ghost Envoy Old Cai.
Shui Miao turned around and asked directly, “Brother, did you get the Nine Tripod Cauldron back?”
“Haha, do you even need to ask?” Ye Xian smiled nonchalantly and immediately took out the cauldron, placing it beside him. “Brother Shui Miao, why don’t you release the Yellow Spring Patriarch and Zhuge Suapan? Since the Yellow Spring Patriarch intentionally lost to the Netherworld’s冥神 (Mingshen), it’s likely he also permitted the theft of the pills. Let’s figure out a way to extract from them the location where the pills are hidden. Those pills will greatly benefit our future cultivation.”
As Ye Xian spoke, Shui Miao reached out and touched the Nine Tripod Cauldron.
Suddenly, Shui Miao activated his will and immediately pulled the Nine Tripod Cauldron into the Holy Yuan Ring.
“…”
Seeing that Shui Miao had taken the cauldron without even a word of warning, Ye Xian felt a surge of irritation.
Shui Miao licked his lips and turned to Ye Xian, saying, “You said you didn’t need any pills, so why are you asking for them now? You’ve already achieved your goal of taking over the Yellow Spring Sect. Isn’t that enough?”
“Could he be afraid I’ll steal the pills?” Ye Xian thought, shaking his head slightly. “Brother, you’ve misunderstood. I don’t need the pills. I’m just thinking about you…”
“Tsk! Don’t give me that crap!” Shui Miao decided to provoke him further, realizing that if Ye Xian didn’t approach him, his sudden attack might fail. “Brother, don’t pretend to be nice. You’re a cultivator too. You don’t need pills? Who are you trying to fool? If you want the pills, just say so. Why ask me about the Yellow Spring Patriarch? This is your territory. You might as well kill me and keep all the benefits for yourself.”
“…”
Ye Xian’s irritation grew stronger. Something felt off. “Shui Miao, what exactly are you trying to say?”
“You’re asking me what I mean?” Shui Miao pointed at himself, suddenly glaring at Ye Xian and shouting, “What the hell is your problem? Kidnapping Elder Bai Feng behind my back and pretending to be my brother? Do you even have a conscience?!”
Ye Xian was momentarily stunned, unable to make sense of what was happening.
Narrowing his eyes, Ye Xian shook his head and said, “Impossible. With your strength, you couldn’t have rescued Bai Feng. What’s going on here?”
“You admit it, don’t you?” Shui Miao roared in anger. “I hate bastards like you who stab their own people in the back! You’ve got the nerve to stand here like nothing happened. You’re nothing but a heartless beast!”
Ye Xian had never been spoken to this way before.
Seeing Shui Miao’s outburst, Ye Xian fell silent. After a moment of thought, he suddenly asked suspiciously, “Who do you think you are, talking to me like this?”
“Get lost. The Yellow Spring Sect belongs to me now. From now on, we’re even,” Shui Miao suddenly waved his hand.
Ye Xian frowned and stared at Shui Miao for a long time before finally shouting in frustration, “Are you out of your mind? I don’t even understand what the hell you’re talking about! You tell me to leave? What gives you the right? Who the hell do you think you are? Do you actually think you’re my big brother?”
“Isn’t that what you said yourself?” Shui Miao immediately replied.
“Damn it, I really overestimated you. You’re such an idiot! You’re about to die and still dare to act like my big brother? I’ll kill you, you bastard!” Ye Xian finally lost his temper and lunged at Shui Miao.
But Shui Miao pointed at Ye Xian and shouted, “Dare you hit your big brother, you bastard!”
“Damn it, I’m going to hit you anyway…”
Ye Xian jumped up to strike Shui Miao, who immediately threw punches back at Ye Xian…
Seeing Shui Miao’s reaction, Ye Xian could only think one thing: this was a pleasant surprise! He actually thought he could fight like a mortal! Did he really believe that Ye Xian wouldn’t be able to fight back?
It had to be admitted that Shui Miao’s act of pretending to be foolish had significantly lowered Ye Xian’s guard.
Ye Xian actually swung his fists and started fighting Shui Miao like a common brawler!
He even found a strange sense of satisfaction in humiliating Shui Miao this way.
However, just as they were about to grapple together, Shui Miao’s fist suddenly emitted a purple light!
“Ahh! No good, he’s cheating. I’ve been tricked…”
Seeing the purple light, Ye Xian’s heart sank, but it was already too late.
At such close range, Ye Xian had no time to react before the Yellow Spring Patriarch suddenly emerged from the Holy Yuan Ring, grabbing Ye Xian’s soul body. Powerful bolts of lightning instantly wrapped around him, disrupting his focus and preventing him from casting any spells to escape.
In the blink of an eye, the Yellow Spring Patriarch carried Ye Xian’s soul body and fled outside.
Just moments ago, countless souls had been slain in the marsh, and now the Yellow Spring Patriarch quickly absorbed their essence, rapidly enhancing the power of his Thunder Soul Body. The lightning surrounding Ye Xian grew stronger and stronger…
For cultivators, lightning tribulation was a matter of life and death!
If one’s soul was wrapped in lightning, the indescribable pain could only be endured by those with the Thunder Soul Body or supreme experts. For other cultivators, it meant death, the end of their fate.
However, Ye Xian’s soul was clearly quite strong!
The Yellow Spring Patriarch exerted his full power, shocking Ye Xian for a full cup of tea’s time, yet still failed to completely disperse his soul.
“Cursed! He must have endured a severe lightning tribulation in a past life. Otherwise, I would have shattered his soul by now,” the Yellow Spring Patriarch released Ye Xian’s weakened soul and looked around. Countless ghost generals recognized him and immediately knelt in reverence.
“Let me try…”
Shui Miao stepped forward, approaching Ye Xian and unleashing a massive surge of soul-devouring energy, instantly enveloping him…
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