With just one move, Fairy Hongfu, who had been full of arrogance moments ago, was sent crashing to the ground.
The martial arts technique she practiced was completely suppressed by the Imperial Heaven-Reaching Skill, and her own strength also dropped by at least twenty percent.
This scene left the disciples of the Rainbow Sword Sect dumbfounded. They held their swords, but involuntarily wanted to retreat.
What else could they do when even their strongest Sect Leader couldn't win?
Fairy Hongfu clutched her chest, frantically wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth.
"Hold on, sir! I was wrong yesterday, and I apologize to you!"
Knowing she was outmatched, Fairy Hongfu decisively chose to back down.
Ye Kang didn't waste words, slowly retracting the blade of his saber.
"Fairy Hongfu, I am not an unreasonable person, but not only did you know about this and not report it, you also deceived the Ninth Princess. I have reason to suspect you are secretly colluding with the Rebel Faction."
"Absolutely not!" Fairy Hongfu's face turned pale, and she vehemently denied it.
Actually, accusing her of colluding with the Rebel Faction wasn't entirely unfair. After all, Mister Plainclothes had indeed visited her. If she hadn't reached certain understandings with him, she wouldn't have betrayed the Ninth Princess.
But she would never admit it and had to distance herself from Mister Plainclothes as much as possible.
Ye Kang continued, "So, you betrayed the Ninth Princess willingly? If that's the case, why did you ally with her in the first place? It was clearly a trap! Since you don't want to talk, I'll have to take you to the Death Prison for questioning."
"The Death Prison!? No... This was all Mister Plainclothes' scheme! He threatened us, and we were forced to do it!"
"I'm afraid it wasn't just threats; you didn't get any benefits, did you?" Ye Kang sneered.
Hearing this, Fairy Hongfu's eyes darted around. "Yes, yes! A few days ago, for some reason, I found a hundred thousand taels of silver notes at the mountain gate. Please take them, Lord Ye, and investigate!"
She shrewdly presented ten large denomination silver notes. Ye Kang's tone softened.
"That's good, but wrongdoing must be punished. You will kneel for three days under the Mengzhou city wall, awaiting the Ninth Princess's judgment."
Ye Kang said unhurriedly, and everyone else's expressions changed.
Making the leader of a major sect kneel for three days under the city wall was too insulting!
If this got out, the Rainbow Sword Sect would lose all face.
However, Ye Kang's tone allowed no refusal, and a killing intent flickered in his eyes.
Fairy Hongfu had no doubt that if she refused, this man would immediately strike her down.
She nodded helplessly, "As you command, my Lord..."
"Very well. I have other sects to visit, so I won't see you off."
Ye Kang turned and left, Jin Baobei quickly followed, leaving behind only a group of resentful Rainbow Sword Sect disciples.
Soon, led by Jin Baobei, Ye Kang arrived at the other sects.
Dragon Catching Gate: The gate was broken with one saber strike, the sect leader was severely injured, surrendered one hundred thousand taels of silver, and was sentenced to kneel at the city.
White Crane Temple: The Temple Master, knowing he was outmatched, voluntarily surrendered money.
Sky Sea Gang: Two Innate experts joined forces to counterattack, but one was killed by Ye Kang, and the other was severely injured. Half of the gang members were also wiped out.
Young Sun Mountain: The entire mountain fled, but Ye Kang pursued them and threw them to kneel at the city.
Within just two days, the ten major sects of Mengzhou's martial arts world were either destroyed or crippled.
The citizens of Mengzhou City also noticed with surprise that at the bustling city gate, five martial arts masters, covered in injuries, knelt down one after another.
These masters, who usually only existed in martial arts legends, now showed no arrogance, only resentment and regret.
Damn it, if we had known, we would have helped yesterday. Now we've completely lost face in the martial arts world.
And on the city wall, the Ninth Princess, accompanied by Old Wu, was watching this bizarre scene.
Even Old Wu was somewhat shocked.
"This Ye Kang truly has a lot of nerve. What he's doing now offends the entire martial arts world."
Princess Jinxi, however, curved her lips into a bright smile.
"Well done! It's precisely people like him, who act decisively, that the Imperial Court needs to suppress these lawless martial artists. If they all colluded with the Rebel Faction like the Golden Saber Sect, the Imperial Court wouldn't be able to manage them."
Princess Jinxi was genuinely happy. She had been scheming against these martial artists for the past six months and had finally achieved her initial ambition of completely suppressing the chaotic martial arts world of Mengzhou.
Although most of the credit went to Ye Kang, the outcome was good.
As a princess, she wouldn't dwell on such details.
"Old Wu, Ye Kang must be cultivated well. When we return, I must tell Father Emperor to reward him greatly."
"Your Highness speaks wisely. However, His Majesty is busy. Perhaps it's best not to let Lord Ye meet His Majesty too soon."
"And why is that?"
"After all, this young man practices the Imperial Heaven-Reaching Skill. He is the first person in our dynasty's history to dare to practice this martial art. I fear that if His Majesty meets him, he might just slap him to death..."
Three days later, Ye Kang's name had spread throughout Mengzhou.
Almost all martial artists knew that Lord Ye of the Imperial City Department possessed terrifying strength, unmatched in Mengzhou. He had forced several Innate realm experts to kneel in the provincial city for three days and three nights.
Originally, in Mengzhou, the government's word held no sway compared to the Ten Great Sects. Many Mengzhou citizens only knew of the sects, not the Imperial Court.
But after this incident, the authority of the government was re-established. Almost all sects, large and small, announced they were sealing their mountains and going into seclusion, daring not to venture out.
The task of suppressing the Mengzhou martial arts world was finally complete.
On this day, Ye Kang was having lunch with Jin Baobei at the inn when the system chimed, and 5,000 Comprehension points were directly credited.
Adding to the 2,000 Comprehension points dropped by the experts he killed at the Tianhai Gang.
Ye Kang's total Comprehension points finally broke through twenty thousand.
He was overjoyed and immediately said, "I'm going back to my room to cultivate. Your job is done, and you can return to your God of Wealth Inn anytime."
Jin Baobei was stunned, her expression turning bitter.
Big brother, suppressing the five great sects was one thing, but you had to drag me along. It's fine for you to leave, but how dare I go back now?
Ye Kang returned to his room, a happy expression on his face as he opened his status panel.
"System, add all my Comprehension points to the Hundred Flowers Sword Finger!"
[Ding]
[You have spent 20,000 Comprehension points, raising the Hundred Flowers Sword Finger to the Great Perfection realm]
Instantly, countless insights flooded his mind.
Ye Kang closed his eyes slightly, and hundreds of beautiful women appeared before him, each with her own charm.
There were those playing the zither and flute, those wielding spears and sabers, heroic women riding horses in the desert, and tender beauties with delicate makeup...
The figures of these women appeared one by one, each having a world-shattering romance with him. Ye Kang moved among the flowers, yet no petal clung to him. Each beautiful confidante provided him with a stream of pink sword qi...
He slowly opened his eyes, the parade of images vanishing.
Hundred Flowers Sword Finger, Great Perfection!
Good heavens, to practice this technique, one must constantly meet with different female confidantes. Each confidante is a stream of sword qi. Finding a hundred confidantes completes a hundred streams of sword qi. This is a proper scumbag martial art.
Ye Kang shook his head, genuinely curious about the kind of person who created this martial art.
How many confidantes would one need to comprehend such a technique?
Fortunately, he had the system, which allowed him to skip this step. Otherwise, who knew how much trouble it would cause.
With a thought, Ye Kang unleashed a hundred streams of Hundred Flowers Sword Qi from his back, turning the entire room pink.
The terrifying sword intent sent an inexplicable chill through everyone in the inn.
Ye Kang quickly retracted it.
Now, using the Hundred Flowers Sword Finger no longer required him to form the sword finger with his fingers. With a mere thought, the sword qi could reach its target instantly.
Although the cultivation process was a bit strange, the power is truly terrifying. With a hundred streams of sword qi unleashed simultaneously, even Mister Plainclothes would likely be instantly killed.
Ye Kang looked at his status panel with satisfaction.
[Host: Ye Kang] [Martial Arts: Imperial Heaven-Reaching Skill (First Level), Hundred Flowers Sword Finger (Great Perfection), Blazing Blade (Great Perfection), Wood Heart Sutra (Great Perfection), Flying Swallow Ascending Cloud (Beginner), White Tiger Slaughtering Blade (Great Perfection), Vajra Fury Intent (Great Perfection)] [Strength: Third-Rank Innate] [Remaining Comprehension: 120]
As expected, the perfection of the Hundred Flowers Sword Finger had officially pushed his strength into the Third-Rank Innate realm.
It was a pity that this heaven-defying martial art could no longer be improved.
As Ye Kang was lamenting this, the system chimed again.
[Ding]
[Notification: Hundred Flowers Sword Finger is an upgradeable martial art. By obtaining the true affection of women, the host can increase the number of sword qi streams and comprehend new martial arts: Thousand Flowers Sword Finger, Ten Thousand Flowers Sword Finger]
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