The Blood Sect Vanishes! Plotting Against Han Feng!

"We are willing to serve you both."

The two former Blood Sect elders spoke in unison.

Ye Yan shook his head at Ye Lin. The two of them had switched sides far too quickly; they were not suitable to be taken under his command!

Besides, these people had terrible reputations in the Black Corner Region. Taking them in might even tarnish his own reputation.

Seeing this, and facing a life-or-death crisis, their hearts pounded fiercely, and they did not dare let any further thoughts surface.

"Please state any demands you have. We only beg you to spare our lives!"

Ye Lin nodded as well.

They had only just arrived in the Black Corner Region and did not yet understand the current situation. Rashly establishing a force would only become a burden to them.

"Let's go! The Blood Sect was just destroyed. This is not a place to linger."

Ye Lin raised his brow slightly and stopped hesitating. With a flap of the wings behind him, he turned into a black shadow and departed with Ye Yan.

Just as the two remaining men were rejoicing that they had knelt quickly enough to save their lives—

Two tiny fire snakes descended from the sky in an instant, piercing through their hearts.

These two had committed plenty of murder, arson, and plunder in their daily lives. Leaving them alive would only bring disaster.

They had even seen Ye Yan's original appearance. That made them even more deserving of death.

Ye Lin pointed behind him, and several more fire snakes fell, wiping out every Blood Sect member kneeling on the ground whose eyes flickered with hatred.

With that purge, not a single one of the nearly hundred members of the Blood Sect remained alive.

Not long after Ye Lin and Ye Yan left—

Another expert shrouded in black mist arrived.

"The Blood Sect was actually wiped out in such a short time. What faction did this expert come from?"

Only a few breaths later—

Another Dou Emperor expert arrived. He was powerfully built, and his eyes widened in surprise as he looked at the man ahead.

"Tomb Master? I never expected you to have the ability to destroy the Blood Sect. It seems your strength has grown greatly!"

"Enough! Yuan Yi, don't try to pin this on me."

The Tomb Master was the master of the Black Skull Tomb and had always been at odds with the Blood Sect.

"I don't believe you can't tell that the person who destroyed the Blood Sect was far stronger than either of us. And this person specialized in fire-attributed techniques."

"It seems someone from the Blood Sect provoked someone they should not have."

Yuan Yi lowered his head to examine the wreckage below. With a flash, he appeared before it.

"This flame is extraordinary. It is at least a seventh-tier Beast Fire!"

"Really? This kind of flame is usually found in the hands of alchemists."

The Tomb Master landed nearby as well, though he still kept some distance from Yuan Yi.

"My Black Seal City operates an auction house. If I could not recognize even this, I would be a laughingstock!"

Dissatisfied by the Tomb Master's doubts, Yuan Yi explained.

"Interesting. A suspected Dou Emperor-level alchemist. At the very least, he must be a sixth-tier alchemist."

Thinking of that possibility, a trace of hope and longing flashed through the Tomb Master's eyes.

"It seems someone is about to feel some pressure."

Yuan Yi immediately understood the Tomb Master's words.

The only sixth-tier alchemist in the entire Black Corner Region was Han Feng, the Medicine Emperor whose reputation had only recently risen.

But Han Feng's strength was likely only that of a four- or five-star Dou Emperor.

This unknown alchemist, however, had destroyed the Blood Sect and killed Fan Lao in a short time.

His realm was certainly higher than Han Feng's.

That meant Han Feng now had a rival and could no longer keep raising his demands by relying on the word "only."

At that thought, Yuan Yi became somewhat impatient to establish a good relationship with this person.

"I shall not keep you company any longer."

After saying that, Yuan Yi turned and left directly.

The Tomb Master also hurried back to his own faction, intending to secretly investigate this person's identity.

"This should be Black Seal City."

After Ye Yan and Ye Lin crossed a mountain ridge, they saw a massive city built from enormous black stones. Streams of people constantly entered and exited through the city gates.

Looking at the three words "Black Seal City" above the gates, the two slowly approached the entrance.

"Stop!"

Ye Yan had been surveying Black Seal City and the guards at the entrance collecting entry fees.

Then an irritable roar suddenly came from behind him.

Ye Yan's gaze darkened, and he readied a strike of Blazing Flame Force at any moment.

When Ye Yan turned around and looked behind him, he discovered that the shout had come from a scar-faced burly man.

However, the man had not been shouting at him, but at a thin, weak-looking man behind Ye Yan.

Perhaps growing impatient, the scar-faced man slapped the thin man away.

When the scar-faced man saw the thin man pull a dagger from his sleeve and swiftly stab at him—

"Overestimating yourself!"

The moment the scar-faced man finished speaking, the thin man disregarded the depletion of his blood and potential and doubled the dagger's speed again, catching the scar-faced man off guard.

"Ah..." The dagger plunged into his arm, and blood sprayed wildly as an enraged roar burst from his mouth.

"Die!"

The scar on the burly man's face became as hideous as a centipede. His fan-sized palm instantly snapped the thin man's neck.

Once the thin man had stopped breathing and the scar-faced man had treated his wound, he saw Ye Yan watching him with eyes as still as an ancient well.

Panic flashed over the scar-faced man's face, and he hurriedly cupped his hands.

"Young master, have I done something wrong?"

At that moment, none of his earlier violence or fury remained. Instead, he was extremely cautious.

Ye Yan was neatly dressed and handsome. In a place like the Black Corner Region, for someone Ye Yan's age to live so comfortably—

He had to be either wealthy or noble. Perhaps a Dou Wang expert was even protecting him nearby.

Ye Yan said nothing, inwardly marveling at the Black Corner Region's brutal ways.

Soon, the line entering the city reached Ye Yan. Ye Lin took out a bag of gold coins from his Storage Ring and led him into the city.

Behind them, the scar-faced man looked as though he had walked through the gates of hell, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Fortunately, he had reacted in time. Otherwise, that moment would have been his death.

Walking slowly along the street, Ye Yan found an inn and settled in.

"Alright, tell me your plan!"

Ye Lin sat to one side, wanting to know why Ye Yan had intended to come to Black Seal City to gather information.

Ye Yan nodded. If he wanted to make a move against Han Feng, he would certainly need Ye Lin's help.

As for how to find a suitable excuse, that required careful thought.

"Brother Lin, have you heard of Han Feng?"

"Isn't he just an ordinary sixth-tier alchemist in this little place?"

Ye Lin considered the question.

Although he was the leader of the Ye Family Secret Guards, the Ye Family had no opportunity to learn of matters involving major powers.

Moreover, given Ye Lin's age, he was probably not yet the leader of the Secret Guards at that time.

Knowing that Ye Yan would not ask about Han Feng without reason, Ye Lin frowned.

"Does Han Feng have another identity?"

"Master and the two presidents once had a friend named Venerable Yao, Yao Chen. He was a peak eighth-tier alchemist. Han Feng is Yao Chen's disciple."

"Then why did he come to the Black Corner Region?"

Given Sacred Pill City's status, Han Feng could be considered someone connected to Sacred Pill City.

Under the care of the three presidents, he would certainly have fared far better than he did in the Black Corner Region!

There had to be something wrong here.

"Before we came, Master mentioned that Venerable Yao had not appeared for so many years. Perhaps Han Feng was the one who betrayed Venerable Yao."

"What?"