Electrolux's Deterrence! The Power of Divine Sense!

Hearing the Aromatic Silk Beauty beg for mercy, Du Bùsǐ halted his attack.

But the murderous glint in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest as he stared fixedly at these three hundred-thousand-year plant-type soul beasts.

If not for his fear that striking too fiercely would damage the spiritual herbs in the valley, why would he give them any chance to admit defeat and catch their breath?

He would have pulled them out by the roots and torn them to shreds!

As the Sect Master of the Body Sect, it was already good fortune if he didn't seek trouble from others.

These plant soul beasts dared to actively try to kill him—they already had a reason to die!

Locked in by Du Bùsǐ's spiritual force, the three plant soul beasts trembled in fear, terrified that this fearsome being who appeared from nowhere would strike again.

The scene was extremely tense, like a tightly drawn bowstring.

It seemed that the slightest breeze or rustle would snap that string on the spot, triggering a massive catastrophe.

Just then.

A light laugh suddenly rang out: "Tsk tsk, judging by how smoothly you operate, you must have done this kind of murder-and-silence business quite a few times, right?"

"Those people who accidentally stumbled in here before and were killed by you—were their bones all buried in the soil as fertilizer for your flowers?"

Hearing this voice, the Aromatic Silk Beauty and the other plant soul beasts all turned their attention to Du Bùsǐ's shoulder.

At some point, a black-haired boy with a faint smile had appeared there.

The boy's age was clearly not old, but his calm, composed gaze made people unconsciously forget his youth.

At his words, the Aromatic Silk Beauty fell silent for a moment.

Because it was exactly as Ye Linyuan had said.

Even if this place was hidden well, over ten thousand years, people would always stumble in by chance.

Especially in the first few thousand years, when the Jade Phosphorus Seven Absolute Flower's poisonous miasma transplanted by Tang San hadn't yet fully taken effect, the chance of outsiders breaking in was greater.

Back then, the Clear Sky Sect would even regularly send people to guard this place.

If an outsider accidentally intruded, the Clear Sky Sect would cooperate with the plant soul beasts here to kill all comers, preventing any information from leaking.

It wasn't until several thousand years passed, when the poisonous miasma here grew terrifying and fewer people came, that the Clear Sky Sect withdrew.

Combined with the plant soul beasts' own cultivation, aided by the Ice Fire Twin Springs, they had enough strength to protect themselves.

Over ten thousand years, at least a hundred unwitting intruders had been buried in the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well.

And the bones of these people had indeed all been used as fertilizer.

"That person said humans are insatiably greedy," the Aromatic Silk Beauty argued. "If we didn't kill all comers and let the information spread, the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well would never know peace. Humans would surely find a way to claim this treasure land for themselves and plunder it without restraint."

Ye Linyuan immediately laughed: "Heh, as if it hasn't already been claimed now."

The three great plant soul beasts were momentarily stunned.

Infernal Delicate Apricot said, "What do you mean?"

"Before you came, no outsiders had disturbed us for one or two thousand years."

"We lived carefree and without worry—how could we be claimed by anyone?"

A faint trace of mockery appeared on Ye Linyuan's face: "Oh? When you say no outsiders, does that include the Clear Sky Sect?"

Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass blurted out, "The Clear Sky Sect is his, so of course they're not outsiders."

Ye Linyuan laughed loudly: "Hahaha, what a fine 'Clear Sky Sect is not outsiders'!"

"Tang San only transformed and eventually became a god thanks to this treasure land."

"He kept you penned up here for ten thousand years, for the exclusive use of Clear Sky Sect disciples. Anyone else who discovered this place was killed without exception."

"Such a domineering approach—isn't that already claiming this place as his own!?"

At these words, the three great plant soul beasts were stunned for a moment.

Eh?

According to this youth's understanding, in essence... it really did seem that way?

They had long regarded the Clear Sky Sect as part of the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, so they had never thought of it like this.

But in truth, the Clear Sky Sect was also outsiders!

However, these plant soul beasts had cooperated with the Clear Sky Sect for ten thousand years, and their relationship was far beyond what Ye Linyuan, a sudden intruder, could compare to.

The Aromatic Silk Beauty was only briefly stunned before quickly recovering, saying in a deep voice, "The Clear Sky Sect does come here to pick spiritual herbs, but they take in moderation. That's still better than letting the information leak out and being targeted by all humans."

"You slander the Clear Sky Sect and sow discord between us and that person. I suspect you must be enemies of the Clear Sky Sect!"

Ye Linyuan smiled faintly: "Being targeted by one person is indeed better than being targeted by a crowd."

"As for whether we are enemies of the Clear Sky Sect," he paused, a strange light flashing in his eyes, "as long as the Clear Sky Sect doesn't obstruct my path to godhood, I have no interest in them."

Du Bùsǐ shot Ye Linyuan a surprised glance, wondering why his precious disciple would reveal such an important secret.

But considering Ye Linyuan's uniqueness, he did not immediately stop him.

Instead, he quietly observed, waiting to see what Ye Linyuan intended to do.

Sure enough, upon hearing the words "becoming a god," the three plant soul beasts immediately had their attention caught.

Infernal Delicate Apricot sneered, "You? Become a god?"

"Do you think becoming a god is that easy? Aside from him and his companions, in the past ten thousand years, we haven't sensed a single new god. How utterly overconfident!"

Ye Linyuan's expression turned solemn. "A frog at the bottom of a well—how could it know the vastness of the Heavenly River?"

"I am the chosen heir of the gods. This precious land's location was also a revelation given to me by the divine."

"Such a once-in-a-millennium opportunity—if you miss it because of your own foolishness, don't come crying when other soul beasts ascend to heaven alongside me in the future!"

The entire valley fell into silence.

A long moment passed.

Only then did Aromatic Silk Beauty snap back to reality, as if she had just heard the funniest joke in the world. "Little one, if you're going to lie, could you at least come up with a decent excuse?"

"We may be cut off from the world, but we're not fools."

"The heir of the gods? Do you really think we'd believe such nonsense?"

Ye Linyuan's lips curled into a smirk.

In his mind, he called out, "Elder Electrolux, I'll trouble you now."

Electrolux let out a light chuckle. "No matter. Your little 'divine emissary' act is actually quite amusing."

The next instant.

A faint gray radiance suddenly bloomed from within Ye Linyuan's body.

An overwhelming, majestic pressure descended abruptly, causing every living being present to tremble uncontrollably in their very souls.

Du Bùsǐ's pupils contracted sharply. He whipped his head toward the space behind Ye Linyuan, stunned. "This... this is..."

At some point.

A gray, semi-translucent figure had appeared behind Ye Linyuan.

The figure's face was indistinct, its entire body shrouded in a long robe, holding a staff in hand.

It seemed utterly unremarkable at first glance, yet the soul pressure it exuded made everyone tremble uncontrollably, as if they wanted to kneel on the spot.

This was a fundamental difference in the hierarchy of life.

A unique symbol of divine identity.

And genuine... divine sense power!