The horse-faced young man’s expression began to twist on his face, and he was shocked in his heart: "I’m using a low-grade Spiritual Artifact, his magic sword is a low-level Magic Artifact, it absolutely shouldn’t be !"
The horsetail whisk had been chopped to pieces by several of Ye Fan’s strikes, but the attack wasn’t over; Ye Fan’s real target was the arrogant horse-faced young man who had just threatened to turn him and Bai He into pigs.
Ye Fan carried a momentum that was unstoppable. Amidst the swirling fluff, Ye Fan’s calm face looked as terrifying as a god of war, causing the horse-faced young man to be terrified. The horse-faced young man attempted to gather Spiritual Energy for a frontal clash with Ye Fan. He believed that his cultivation was certainly above Ye Fan’s, and without underhanded tricks, Ye Fan had no chance of winning.
Ye Fan didn’t retreat; he stood firm and swung his longsword, confronting the horse-faced young man’s broken horsetail whisk head-on.
The horse-faced young man faced Ye Fan’s cultivation, and the two were matched evenly, but in just a moment, he felt his Spiritual Energy inside was difficult to sustain. He had consumed too much Spiritual Energy driving the horsetail whisk, while Ye Fan’s pressure only grew stronger.
Ye Fan shouted sharply, dispersing the horse-faced young man’s last resistance into nothingness.
The horse-faced young man flew out like a kite with a broken string, traveling over thirty meters before falling to the ground, bleeding from seven orifices. Even if he wasn’t dead, he would only have half a life left.
"Impossible, on our Emperor’s Sect territory, there’s no one with such power, who are you?" The horse-faced young man spat blood, looking at Ye Fan, who was approaching with the magic sword, in shock.
Ye Fan’s voice remained calm: "You don’t need to know who I am."
The horse-faced young man shouted, "You... you can’t kill me. My grandfather is the elder of the Emperor’s Sect, my name is Yuan Mo, I am the grandson of the elder. If you offend me, you’re against our whole sect; it’s not a good end."
He still tried to maintain arrogance, but what he summoned was only his ancestor’s name, and his confidence dwindled. His body trembled more severely towards the end.
"I won’t kill you, but I won’t let you continue to do evil, either!" Ye Fan sneered, stabbing his long sword into Yuan Mo’s Foundation Establishment, reverting his already mid-stage Foundation Establishment back.
Instantly, the Spiritual Energy stored in his Foundation Establishment returned to Yuan Mo’s twelve regular and eight extraordinary meridians, but due to the vast amount of Spiritual Energy in a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s body, the meridians couldn’t hold such an abundance of energy. The Spiritual Energy raged uncontrollably inside his body, not only causing Yuan Mo unbearable pain but also leading most of the Spiritual Energy to gush out wildly.
Having one’s Foundation Establishment forcibly destroyed, one would be crippled if not dead.
"Ah..." Yuan Mo rolled on the ground in agonizing pain, screaming, "You demon, you’re the demon! Ah... my grandfather will never let you go!"
Ye Fan no longer paid attention to the powerless Yuan Mo, walking over to help up the young girl just grabbed by Yuan Mo. The girl and her grandfather both knelt down to kowtow to Ye Fan. Orıginal content can be found at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
The old man, full of gratitude, said, "This little old man will never forget the young hero’s great benevolence and virtue for life."
"This is not a place to stay for long, leave here with us!"
Ye Fan knew, since Yuan Mo was the grandson of the Emperor’s Sect elder, what happened here would soon reach Emperor Mountain. By then, leaving would mean being surrounded by enemies.
At this moment, Shen Biancheng also happened to return. Seeing the ground covered with groaning, wailing Emperor’s Sect disciples and injured onlookers, he was surprised, saying, "No wonder there are Spiritual Energy fluctuations here, it turns out there was a fierce battle. Let’s leave quickly."
Shen Biancheng controlled the magic sword, letting Ye Fan and Bai He get on it and also grabbing the old man and the girl to swiftly leave the range of Emperor Mountain.
Not until they were over a thousand miles away did Shen Biancheng stop the magic sword before a small human village.
The old man, already terrified out of his wits on the way, regained his composure after landing and kowtowed again, saying, "Immortals, please kindly take my granddaughter as well... this little old man doesn’t have many years left, if I’m not around, she would have no one to care for her. If you take her in, just give her a mouthful to eat."
Ye Fan and Shen Biancheng exchanged a glance, Ye Fan said, "It’s not that I don’t want to help, old gentleman, but we are just passing through here. I will not stay long in Pan Gu’s hidden realm, and I can’t take care of your granddaughter. Here are some silver, take it and find a place with your granddaughter to live a quiet life."
Ye Fan took out a dozen taels of Silver from his storage bracelet, enough to buy a few acres of fertile land in Pan Gu’s hidden realm. Even if he couldn’t farm by himself, he could rent the land out and not starve.
The old man looked somewhat forlorn but was thankful as he took the silver. Supported by his granddaughter, he took one step at a time towards the village, and the girl constantly looked back at Ye Fan every few steps.
After they disappeared, Shen Biancheng retracted his gaze, asked about the specific situation, then sighed, "The elder of the Emperor’s Sect is said to be in the Body Integration Realm, extremely powerful. Going up the mountain again now will probably cause trouble. I’ve already found out that Qing Lian did go up Emperor Mountain with Zhao Jun to find Fa Ying. Originally, it was to ask for help, but Fa Ying wanted to forcibly take Zhao Jun as a disciple because of her cultivation, and Qing Lian, in order to revive Xuanyue Palace, not only left the disciple behind but also stayed herself."
"What should we do now?" Ye Fan asked.
"Even if we make it up the mountain smoothly, Fa Ying and the Emperor’s Sect won’t easily let people out, especially since you offended the elder. Going up is unwise," Shen Biancheng said. "I have a plan though, our Li Fire Sect has quite good relations with the Tianxuan Sect, one of the Seven Great Sects. Currently, including Tianxuan Sect and Emperor’s Sect, the Six Great Sects are joining forces to fight against the Diyuan Sect, and afterward, they will visit the Emperor’s Sect. As long as we can get Tianxuan Sect’s protection, we can follow them to the Emperor’s Sect and help you find Zhao Jun."
Ye Fan felt somewhat troubled in his heart; he could meet Li Zhaojun if he went up Emperor Mountain directly, but now he had to detour to the Tianxuan Sect.
Shen Biancheng added, "Also, we can inquire about Master and Second Senior Brother’s whereabouts at the Tianxuan Sect. Tianxuan Sect has disciples training away in various places and gathers a lot of information."
Ye Fan thought about it, and it seemed like the best choice at the moment. Although Li Zhaojun was within reach, it still felt as if she were far away.
Shen Biancheng nodded as well, looking at Bai He, he said, "Taking her along might not be convenient."
Ye Fan asked, "Doesn’t the Tianxuan Sect have female disciples?"
"The Tianxuan Sect’s training cuts off the seven emotions and six desires, and male and female sect members cultivate separately. Bringing women up the mountain is considered disrespectful to the people there."
Hearing that she might be abandoned, Bai He hurriedly said, "It’s fine, I can dress up as a man; my mother raised me as a boy when I was young."
"But..." Shen Biancheng looked at Bai He’s chest.
Bai He quickly said, "I can bind it up, there won’t be any problem, and if there is trouble... I’ll smash my head against a wall at the Tianxuan Sect, and won’t cause any trouble for Master."
Shen Biancheng chuckled and said, "No need for anything so severe as smashing your head. Although the Tianxuan Sect has clear boundaries between male and female, they are very friendly towards allies and guests, at most they would kick you off the mountain. We should first go to a mortal’s market town to get you some clothes to change into. When in Rome, respect the rules of the Tianxuan Sect when you get there."