Meeting an Old Acquaintance

Ye Xunfeng and Ah Yin turned and left.

Ye Xunfeng silently looked at his hands and sighed. What a shame. He had not expected to nearly cripple the other party in just four moves. Otherwise, he could have tested more spirit skills.

Ye Xunfeng could clearly sense that the quality of both his spirits seemed to have improved somewhat, though not by much. Perhaps he needed to make more progress in his Godly Trials.

Ye Xunfeng clenched his fists. After quickly suppressing his emotions, he smiled and asked Ah Yin, "Did you run into that lecherous bastard from before?"

Ah Yin shook her head. Then, as if recalling something, she nodded again. "I remember now. Once, when I used Blue Silver Grass to look for you, one of the grasses said there were two burly men watching me from afar. Could it have been them?"

Ye Xunfeng clicked his tongue softly. It seemed the Rat Sect nickname really had not been wrong. They truly were...

However, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao were not having such an easy time right now...

Tang Xiao instantly spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as though his entire body had been crushed by something.

"Big Brother!" Tang Hao's eyes turned bloodshot, and he looked almost crazed. "I'll make that man pay the price!!! It hurts so much, ahhh!!!"

Tang Xiao glanced at Tang Hao, pressed him down, and said, "Sit cross-legged and cultivate now. We need to recover. As for revenge, there's something I need to report to the sect."

"Big Brother, that man's spear severely threatens the status of our Clear Sky Sect. We must kill him and eliminate any future trouble." Tang Hao made as if to rise again.

"Hao, sit down and cultivate." Tang Xiao spoke helplessly. "I have a feeling there's something wrong with that person. I need to ask Father."

In the end, Tang Hao was still willing to listen to his elder brother. He sat cross-legged and began cultivating, only to discover in shock that whenever his Soul Power passed through his meridians, a stabbing pain flared up. A portion of his Soul Power was instantly devoured by that purple force.

Moreover, that purple force seemed to be continuously spreading. What was this?

The woods grew increasingly sparse. They had traveled farther and farther from the Blue Silver Forest, heading toward Sunset Forest.

After remaining silent for a long while, Ye Xunfeng said to Ah Yin, "That place I'm taking you to should be very suitable for your cultivation. Once you reach Soul Saint, come find me. Of course, if you hear that Spirit Hall has changed popes, then come find me at Spirit Hall. If not, wait until the day I come looking for you. I'll be fine. I won't die."

"Brother Ye, what are you planning to do?" Ah Yin raised her head and asked nervously.

"Revenge." A trace of madness flashed through Ye Xunfeng's eyes as he gently touched the center of his brow.

Ye Xunfeng had truly never expected that the second trial of the Life God King and Destruction God King would be to attack Spirit Hall and avenge his mother.

In truth, he understood the general purpose of this trial. If he remained consumed by hatred, his cultivation might very well stagnate, which would be detrimental to his later Godly Trials.

Ye Xunfeng rubbed Ah Yin's head and said with a smile, "Come on, relax. Don't be so nervous."

"How can I relax? If I hadn't caught you back then, you would have fallen straight from the sky and slammed into the ground." Ah Yin kept a straight face and deliberately pretended to be angry.

After pausing for a moment, Ye Xunfeng slowly smoothed back his hair and said helplessly, "All right, don't worry. I swear I definitely won't let anything happen to me."

"All right." Ah Yin bit her lower lip and spoke after a moment of silence.

Ever since the God-Given Spirit Ring had appeared, Ah Yin had known that Brother Ye possessed the potential to become a god.

Ye Xunfeng gently rubbed Ah Yin's hair, then led her toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in Sunset Forest.

The moment he landed beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Ye Xunfeng raised an eyebrow. Huh, Dugu Bo and the others had found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Why did he say that? Because there was now an obvious layer of green poisonous gas outside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Ye Xunfeng smiled. Then, the Wishing Angel Spirit rapidly emerged, and eight holy, snow-white wings slowly appeared behind him.

Three black and six red spirit rings slowly rose beneath his feet.

Ye Xunfeng stretched out an arm, picked Ah Yin up, and flew into the air toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

As soon as he landed, he saw Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin.

"Young brother?" Sensing someone approaching from the small house he had built, Dugu Bo rushed out and looked up to see Ye Xunfeng hovering in midair.

"So it's Brother Dugu?" Ye Xunfeng descended with a smile, Ah Yin still in his arms.

"May I ask why Young Brother Ye has come here?" Dugu Bo asked in confusion.

"Years ago, while traveling, I discovered this place, gathered some herbs, and left. Now, since Ah Yin needs to cultivate, I brought her here." After a brief silence, Ye Xunfeng smiled as he spoke.

"I see. Then we certainly don't mind having two more neighbors." Dugu Bo said with a smile.

"But since we've met today, it's better than choosing another day. I've also broken through to Titled Douluo, so I can settle the matter concerning your son." Ye Xunfeng smiled. "But you are the priority. Judging from your Soul Power, you should be over level eighty now, right? You should be close to becoming a Titled Douluo."

"Logically speaking, I should have broken through to level eighty-nine long ago. But after breaking through, the toxins would accumulate even more, so I've never dared to do it. In reality, though, my Soul Power had already reached the level of eighty-nine." Dugu Bo spoke after a moment of silence.

"It's fine. I'll tell you a miraculous cultivation method. From then on, every generation of your family can cultivate according to it. But your son's situation is different. The toxins have already invaded his body, so that portion must be cleared out." Ye Xunfeng said with a smile.

Dugu Bo fell silent for a long time, staring steadily at Ye Xunfeng. "What must I give in return for this?"

After a moment of silence, Ye Xunfeng said, "I want you to protect Ah Yin during the coming days. I have some things to do..."

Dugu Bo shook his head. "That isn't enough. What you are giving and what you are asking me to do..."

Ye Xunfeng paused, then said, "Then what if I said that, if one day I become the pope, would you be willing to become my subordinate?"

After a moment of silence, Dugu Bo nodded. "If what you say is true, then you would be granting our Dugu Family a second life. Let alone pledging loyalty to you, even if you wanted my life, I would not hesitate."

"It's not that serious." Ye Xunfeng lightly patted Dugu Bo's shoulder, then turned to Ah Yin. "Ah Yin, cultivate nearby from now on. Don't get close to those Ice and Fire springs. Oh, and drink this."

Ye Xunfeng put his hand behind his back and lightly cut open his skin with a fingernail. He took out a jade bottle from his storage Soul Tool, collected a few drops of blood, and tossed it to Ah Yin.