Ye Feng was brooding over there.
Jiang Yantian, meanwhile, continued growing closer to Luo Xingcai.
It was as though they meant to make up for all the years they had spent without speaking.
They fulfilled their duties as guardian elders, keeping watch for any life-threatening trouble the disciples might encounter.
At the same time, they chatted and laughed.
Jiang Yantian was very witty; talking to him seemed to lift one's spirits.
Luo Xingcai had always been rather taciturn, with a cold disposition.
She was a cold-faced fairy through and through.
If anyone who knew her saw her now, their mouths would surely gape like a dead pig's in astonishment.
During this time, smiles kept crossing her face, and at the most pronounced moments, she even covered her mouth and chuckled.
As time passed, it was time for the disciples to leave this place.
But the reassuring thing was that, even if the disciples who came here had not found any tremendous opportunities,
they had still obtained plenty of precious resources.
Even if they exchanged them for spirit stones, it would be worth three to five years of earnings outside.
It was about time for Jiang Yantian to leave first, too, then come back in to devour everything here.
"Disciples of the Mysterious Spirit Sect, heed my command!" Jiang Yantian's voice resounded across the sky!
All the Mysterious Spirit Sect disciples cupped their fists and bowed.
"All disciples, follow my presence and leave the Forbidden Ground as quickly as possible. Do not covet minor resources along the way. Bite off more than you can chew, and if you miss the best time to withdraw, you will bear the consequences yourselves!"
"We obey Elder Jiang's command!" All the disciples bowed again.
"Good. Follow my presence now. Elder Luo will bring up the rear!"
With that, Jiang Yantian shot straight toward the exit.
The disciples cast spells to control their spiritual artifacts and swiftly followed!
The Spirit-Imprisoning Forbidden Land was shrouded in mist. Anyone who charged around blindly could easily get lost.
They could not possibly keep up with Jiang Yantian's speed, but his presence effectively marked out a complete path.
With Luo Xingcai bringing up the rear, there was essentially no chance of anyone falling behind.
Just before reaching the exit, Jiang Yantian activated the Shadow Replacement Technique!
He returned directly to the shadow's position at the exit.
As soon as Jiang Yantian returned, he saw that Ye Feng had already gotten up and was walking toward the Forbidden Ground's exit, cursing under his breath.
Ye Feng truly had not expected Jiang Yantian to be so shameless, keeping his eyes fixed on him.
My reputation has already soured a little anyway. When I get back, I have to report Jiang Yantian to the sect master for dereliction of duty.
Master will definitely take my side, too.
Some things really happened at the worst possible time. Of all the times to leave, he had to walk out cursing Jiang Yantian just as Jiang Yantian returned.
There was no escaping this beating for Ye Feng.
I'll beat her again when we get back!
After Jiang Yantian left the Forbidden Ground, while the others had yet to emerge,
he went up and sent Ye Feng flying with a kick.
"Ah! Fuck!"
Ye Feng let out a bewildered howl, clutching a certain spot.
Jiang Yantian merely whistled nonchalantly, as though he knew nothing.
Ye Feng's face flushed red, and she got up, ready to curse.
But when she saw Jiang Yantian, she forcibly suppressed her emotions!
Endure!!!
Ding! One kick sent her eating dirt and banged her balls. Humiliation Points +2,000.
Jiang Yantian nearly burst out laughing.
He had not expected a casual kick to make her bang her soft balls.
Before long, everyone from the Mysterious Spirit Sect emerged.
Luo Xingcai, too, slowly descended to the ground with an ethereal grace.
As the deacons leading the groups counted heads, no one was missing.
Luo Xingcai was also very satisfied. This time, the Mysterious Spirit Sect had suffered its lowest casualties ever.
Almost all they had were a few injured disciples.
Compared with the Heavenly Saber Sect, the Twilight Nether Sect, and the like, these were practically nothing.
Those two sects had brought around a hundred people each, but only a dozen or so remained. Reportedly, a Nascent Soul elder had even fallen.
Of course, both elders from the Heavenly Saber Sect had been killed by Jiang Yantian.
This matter certainly would not be brushed aside afterward.
Originally, Jiang Yantian had intended to silence everyone from the Heavenly Saber Sect.
But that would have been too obvious.
He could be evil, wicked, and ruthless, but when he needed to put on an act, he still had to do so.
In any case, if the Heavenly Saber Sect sought revenge, they would only be delivering experience to him. He could even extort the Heavenly Saber Sect then, making another tidy profit.
Everyone on the Mysterious Spirit Sect's side was in high spirits, except Ye Feng.
Everyone headed back toward camp, planning to rest before setting out for the sect.
Everyone was discussing their gains and losses.
Some had even used these opportunities to break through a minor stage directly.
A whole crowd was thanking Jiang Yantian and Luo Xingcai.
Only Ye Feng felt a trace of viciousness rising in her heart.
An ordinary person would have collapsed long ago under Jiang Yantian's bullying. That she could still hold on was largely thanks to Elder Long's counsel.
Now, hearing others thank Jiang Yantian, she truly found it somewhat unbearable.
"My young friend, calm your heart and still your Qi. Your viciousness is rising. This can easily give birth to an inner demon. You must steady yourself."
"You gained more from this trip than anyone else. Study it carefully after you return. Relax a little for now."
Elder Long hurriedly counseled her again.
Hearing this, Ye Feng let out a long breath.
That's right.
On this trip, everything the others obtained was only middling stuff.
But I got Innate Spirit Treasures, even a God-Slaying Spear Fragment.
That's already fucking incredible.
She simply hated him-hated that bastard Jiang Yantian, that scum, for keeping his eyes on her and making her waste an opportunity for nothing.
While everyone was laughing and celebrating, Jiang Yantian had already returned silently to the Forbidden Ground.
Others could not enter, but for him, entering was as easy as walking on level ground.
Looking at the Forbidden Ground filled with Death Qi, Jiang Yantian could not help spreading his arms to feel it.
"Rich. Richer than at the start. Sure enough, more people need to die in here!"
Jiang Yantian wasted no time, appearing above the mist in a flash.
He muttered an incantation, and in an instant, the Death Qi within the Forbidden Ground began to congeal.
Streams of incomparably powerful black Qi converged from every direction, rushing straight toward Jiang Yantian.
The entire Forbidden Ground seemed caught in a vortex.
Countless dead spirits, spirit devourers, and evil spirits-anything with a soul-howled and wailed.
The souls came in different colors: red, green, black, and blue, streaking across the sky toward him.
Even some evil spirits clinging desperately to dead branches could not escape.
All the Death Qi within the Forbidden Ground was devoured by Jiang Yantian along with them.
Jiang Yantian's pupils were pitch-black now, like bottomless abysses, devouring without end.
As he devoured more souls and Death Qi, his own Qi climbed steadily.
Gales swept through, making his black robe snap and his silver hair dance in the wind.
The Forbidden Ground seemed to shed its color, turning from a place filled with Death Qi into somewhere much brighter.
In fewer than five breaths, everything returned to stillness.
"Hiss... that feels good!"
Jiang Yantian spread his arms and threw his head back, laughing long and loud.
Jiang Yantian also sensed that his cultivation had leaped from the Nascent Soul Middle Stage to the late stage, already nearing Great Perfection.
This Spirit-Imprisoning Forbidden Land truly was a blessed land for his Indestructible Demonic Physique.
"System, see that? If I'd spent over three hundred thousand to exchange for cultivation last time, I'd have lost out."
"Devouring this Death Qi and these souls raised my strength a whole level."
Ding! These count as additional gains. You have to spend it anyway, so it's all the same.
"Fine!"
Jiang Yantian could not be bothered to waste more words.
He glanced around at his surroundings.
He could not help chuckling.
"I suppose I've cut off the path to opportunities for the cultivators a hundred years from now."
"That feels good!"
"But protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility. Look how beautiful it is now. In the future, it'll return to green mountains and clear waters!"