Ye Lin cut Ye Lingxi off without hesitation, earning a helpless eye-roll from her.
"Are you all going to that Medicine King Valley? Can you take me with you?"
He Yunyu suddenly interjected, her tear-filled eyes fixed on Ye Lin, brimming with pleading.
"Fine, we'll take you along."
Ye Lin finally said with feigned reluctance, though inwardly he was overjoyed. You offered yourself, after all. As long as he tied He Yunyu to himself, the benefits he would gain once she recovered her memories would be beyond imagination.
This could be considered an investment made in advance.
"Then let's set off."
After Ye Lingxi spoke, the three of them followed the pitch-black corridor out of the cave, then left the area one after another, walking through the air.
"Kill me? When I was ten, I could slaughter Spirit Transformation cultivators like dogs. You think the few of you can take my life?"
Suddenly, a furious roar came from the distance. Ye Lin followed the sound and saw dark clouds gathering in the distant sky, streaks of lightning flashing within them, an utterly terrifying sight.
Within that dreadful lightning, a figure could vaguely be seen standing.
"What's going on? Let's go take a look."
Ye Lin frowned and slowly approached, the two women following closely behind him.
"That thing isn't something you can keep. Hand it over, and I can spare your life. Otherwise, once the Demon Emperor descends in person, even death will be a luxury you can only dream of."
A young man stood bathed in lightning, the power of thunder winding around his body. Opposite him stood a huge black ox, encircled by a black-and-white halo.
Its eyes flickered with crimson light.
"Hmph, Demon Emperor? This is the Northern Frontier. Even a Demon Emperor wouldn't dare set foot