The Truth About Ye Han?

Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai stood outside the door, exchanging looks, their expressions ugly.

All three were around the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining Realm, and together they could deploy a Combined Attack Formation. Although Zhang Qingshan's cultivation was slightly higher, he was no match for the three of them working together.

Yet when they encountered Zhang Qingshan this time, they discovered that he had actually broken through his cultivation bottleneck and reached the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm.

For Inner Sect Disciples, reaching the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining Realm was not particularly difficult. But reaching the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm required not only a measure of opportunity and talent, but also the aid of heavenly treasures and miraculous pills. Under ordinary circumstances, it was extremely difficult to break through.

The Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm could be considered one of the most difficult bottlenecks for Qi Refining Realm cultivators to overcome.

Besides, if Zhang Qingshan failed to reach the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm within two months, he would be sent down the mountain to become an External Disciple of the Azure Profound Sect.

These External Disciples were responsible for some of the Azure Profound Sect's businesses in the mortal world, or its related businesses in Cultivation Town.

Once someone became an External Disciple, continuing to cultivate toward immortality and attaining the Dao was all but impossible.

After all, how could anywhere outside offer the abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy of the Azure Profound Sect's inner grounds, its wealth of cultivation resources, or guidance from high-level cultivators?

But the Azure Profound Sect's cultivation resources were limited. The strong survived and the weak were weeded out. Once disciples left the sect's mountain gates, they could only seek their own opportunities to continue cultivating.

Yet Zhang Qingshan had actually broken through to the eleventh layer at such a critical moment. Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai all sensed that something was amiss.

Zhang Qingshan had already consumed most of his cultivation resources during his repeated attempts to reach the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm, and he even owed spirit stones to people within the sect.

Zhang Qingshan simply had no pills or anything of the sort left to help him break through to the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm.

Curious, they had secretly followed Zhang Qingshan and discovered him sneaking toward this area of Cave Abodes.

When they saw Zhang Qingshan arrive at this Cave Abode's entrance, they could not resist stopping him.

But Zhang Qingshan had said nothing, and they had also encountered this unremarkable Ye Han...

They had wanted to ask more questions, but Ye Han had told them nothing before shutting the Cave Abode's door, leaving them to swallow a door slammed in their faces.

Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai stood at the entrance with extremely ugly expressions. Still, they had been in the Azure Profound Sect for quite some time.

They knew that any cultivator who possessed a Cave Abode, however he had obtained it, could not possibly be ordinary.

And this Ye Han was such an unfamiliar face, and so young...

More importantly, Zhang Qingshan seemed eager to curry favor with Ye Han. Zhang Qingshan was an honest man, after all. Anyone who could make even an honest man like him fawn so much was certainly no ordinary person.

The three exchanged looks, their expressions sour.

Zhang Sanlei could not help asking, "Junior brothers! Just what sort of background does this Ye Han have? How could he possibly have a Cave Abode?"

Li Zongqing thought for a moment before saying, "I remember this Cave Abode being abandoned for a long time. But I know it belongs to the Seventh Elder, our Peak Master of Seven Mysteries Peak! Since Ye Han is using it, I'm sure the Seventh Elder gave it to him."

His face full of envy, jealousy, and resentment, Wang Fulai said, "Damn it, just who is this blasted Ye Han? We can only ever borrow a little time in Master's Cave Abode. Zhang Qingshan must have latched onto Ye Han. That's how he advanced to the eleventh layer in such a short time!"

All three had a master within the sect, though they had paid a price to become disciples of a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. They usually had to run themselves ragged carrying out their master's errands...

Only after working for their master could they earn a tiny reward: permission to cultivate in his Cave Abode for a day or two.

They knew the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy inside a Cave Abode was as different from that outside as heaven was from earth.

An ordinary Cave Abode contained several times as much Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy as the outside world.

And Ye Han's Cave Abode was halfway up Seven Mysteries Peak. Its Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy might well be considerably more abundant than that in their own master's Cave Abode...

No wonder Zhang Qingshan had advanced to the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm so quickly.

That wretched Zhang Qingshan had really stumbled into a pile of dog-shit luck.

Though they seethed with indignation, their faces full of envy, jealousy, and resentment, they did not dare act rashly before learning Ye Han's true identity.

The three talked for a while. Zhang Qingshan and Ye Han were unlikely to come out of the Cave Abode anytime soon...

Zhang Sanlei said helplessly, "Let's go, let's go! Master still has plenty of tasks for us!"

"Let's go, let's go."

The other two muttered as well, then turned and headed down...

As they walked, each entertained his own speculations. Just what background did Ye Han have to possess the Seventh Elder's Cave Abode?

They had only gone a short distance after descending the cliff.

Suddenly.

"You three, stop." An imposing, cold voice rang out from one side.

The three froze, displeasure appearing on their faces. Though their standing on Seven Mysteries Peak was not high, they had a master backing them, and their three-man formation was quite formidable.

Very few cultivators below the Eleventh Layer of Qi Refining Realm could handle them.

Yet the speaker's tone made them sense something was wrong. His voice sounded aged and somewhat familiar.

The three stood where they were and looked around, but could not see anyone. Clearly, the speaker was not nearby.

A cultivator who could transmit his voice with magical power while keeping them from locating him certainly possessed extraordinary cultivation.

He had to be at least a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

Having spent so long in the cultivation world, the three naturally knew whom they could provoke and whom they could not. Anyone whose cultivation exceeded theirs was not someone to offend lightly.

Moreover, they were on Seven Mysteries Peak. He was certainly a steward or someone similar, at Foundation Establishment or above!

Zhang Sanlei immediately replied respectfully, "May we ask which senior you are? What business do you have with us?"

The other man said coldly, "You need not concern yourselves with who I am. I have a task for you. Do it well, and I will reward you handsomely."

As soon as his words fell...

Whoosh!

A small bundle dropped from the sky and landed before them. It unfolded on its own, revealing three daggers that glimmered faintly with spiritual light.

At the sight of the daggers inside the bundle, all three men's eyes lit up, and they sucked in a sharp breath.

They stared at the daggers before them in delighted surprise. "These are mid-grade magical artifacts?"

The man continued, "The task I have for you is simple. Spread the truth about this Ye Han far and wide! Don't let him live so carefree on Seven Mysteries Peak."

His voice was filled with displeasure...

Hearing this, Zhang Sanlei, Li Zongqing, and Wang Fulai's expressions abruptly shifted. The truth about Ye Han?

Was there something unusual about him?

And this man was so lavish that he had offered three mid-grade magical artifacts right from the start. They were worth a considerable number of spirit stones.