How fast was someone at the Wheel Sea Realm Seventh Layer?
In a mere instant, they had already appeared before Ye Xuan.
"Watch out!"
Outside, the people who had still been brimming with excitement saw this, and their expressions changed drastically!
The several Wheel Sea Realm cultivators at the front, in particular, nearly split the corners of their eyes with rage, intense killing intent surging in their gazes.
Ye Xuan was their great benefactor. If these two Wheel Sea Seventh Layer cultivators killed him just like this, they simply could not tolerate it.
But they were all some distance from Ye Xuan and could not possibly reach him in time.
Ye Xuan had just slain so many Wheel Sea cultivators, and had even slain Zhu Pi of the Golden Core Realm. The Spiritual Qi in his body was most likely already exhausted.
Under these circumstances, how could Ye Xuan withstand a surprise attack from two Wheel Sea Realm experts working together to kill him?
It seemed that only death awaited him.
"You bastards, you're courting death!"
"Shameless bastards! If anything happens to the young hero, we'll make you join him in the grave!"
"Despicable, shameless scum! Damn you!"
Overwhelming regret filled their hearts. The city's cultivators watching from the sidelines roared in fury, their hearts filled with nothing but guilt and remorse.
They regretted their carelessness, regretted getting so carried away in their excitement.
If they had swarmed the enemy earlier, how could things have come to this?
Atop the mountain, Han Bingning's beautiful eyes abruptly turned utterly icy as well.
"Courting death!"
A cold rebuke escaped her lips. Terrifying pressure radiated from her, and she made to act.
But just then, as though sensing something, she instantly withdrew the Spiritual Qi poised to surge from her body, and everything returned to calm.
Inside the city lord's manor-
"Die!"
The two Wheel Sea Seventh Layer cultivators had already arrived before Ye Xuan.
Savage grins spread across their faces, and suppressed, furious roars rose from their throats.
Without the slightest flourish, Spiritual Qi surged within them as they punched straight at Ye Xuan's head, one from the left and one from the right.
Ye Xuan raised his head and watched, his gaze utterly calm.
Suddenly, the depleted Spiritual Qi within him was replenished in an instant. The next moment, he had already charged out.
Bam!
His fist swept out, shaking the void.
It slammed viciously into the dantian of the Wheel Sea Realm Seventh Layer cultivator on the left.
That Wheel Sea Realm Seventh Layer cultivator felt a force like raging winds and a tsunami pour into his body.
Then he screamed and immediately flew backward like a meteor shooting in reverse.
His body crashed heavily into the ground with a thunderous boom that shook the minds of everyone present.
His dantian was shattered, his face deathly pale. He had been utterly crippled.
Ye Xuan turned his head just in time to see the other Wheel Sea Seventh Layer cultivator's fist miss and strike where he had been standing.
With a thunderous crash, a deep crater appeared in the ground. Earth and stone exploded, sending sand and gravel flying.
"Want to kill me?" Ye Xuan sneered. Seizing the instant his opponent's attack missed and his fist struck the ground, he pounced like a tiger bursting from its cage.
Lightning shone in his palm, and the air crackled, a shocking sight.
He unleashed a Thunder God Palm imprint. Before the Wheel Sea Seventh Layer cultivator could react, it struck his head with tremendous speed.
"Bam!"
Another impact rang out. The man flew backward and slammed into the ground, his head reduced to bloody pulp.
At this sight, absolute silence fell over the scene once more.
The city's cultivators stared blankly at Ye Xuan, feeling that everything was so unreal.
An instant kill!
Another instant kill!
Could Ye Xuan's earlier weakness have all been an act?
Ye Xuan already possessed peerless talent and heaven-defying combat prowess. If he also possessed such cunning, he was simply terrifying beyond imagination.
Ye Xuan, however, had not thought that much about it. From beginning to end, he had remained on guard against those two Wheel Sea Seventh Layer cultivators and had reserved enough strength to deal with them.
Earlier, he had deliberately made himself appear extremely weak to lure the two into taking the bait.
Only then would they grow careless, allowing him to kill them at the smallest cost.
Fortunately, everything had remained under control.
"Thank you, young hero. May I ask your name?"
After a brief silence, one of them recovered and cupped his fists, asking respectfully.
Although Ye Xuan's cultivation was only at Essence Condensation First Layer, who would still dare truly treat him as an Essence Condensation First Layer cultivator now?
The strong commanded respect wherever they went.
What was more, Ye Xuan had saved them.
"Young hero, you are our benefactor. Please tell us your name. If we have the chance, we will certainly repay this kindness."
"Young hero, benefactor, please tell us your name!"
The other cultivators also cupped their fists, their eyes full of hope.
In their eyes, by killing Zhu Pi, Ye Xuan had rescued them from a sea of suffering. This was truly an immense kindness.
Ye Xuan looked at them and was just about to speak when he felt a tightening around his neck. Then his entire body rose into the air.
A familiar, enticing fragrance wafted toward him. From the lowered corner of his eye, he caught a hazy glimpse of a proud peak.
"What the +++"
For a moment, Ye Xuan felt boundless humiliation.
What was his beautiful master doing?
How could she do this?
He had only just slain a Golden Core cultivator-only just slain a Golden Core cultivator!
Hadn't she seen those people's burning gazes of admiration?
With all eyes upon him, he hadn't even had time to show his divinity before others, and she had already hoisted him up by the neck?
His lifetime of prestige was ruined in an instant.
Damn it!
Han Bingning paid no attention whatsoever to Ye Xuan's thoughts. Delightedly carrying him by the neck, she was already heading back toward the Ancient Desolate Holy Land at lightning speed.
"Where's the young hero? Why has he disappeared?"
"I think I saw him fly away."
"Flew away? Hahaha! As expected of the young hero. He truly is an extraordinary expert."
"Indeed. Not only did he do a good deed without leaving his name, he wouldn't even give us a chance to thank him. What a good man."
The cultivators in the city, meanwhile, discussed it among themselves, sighing at length.
They practically revered this young hero as a god, an extraordinary expert who did good deeds without leaving his name and came and went without a trace.
Naturally, no one knew that Ye Xuan had been carried away by the neck.
Han Bingning had been too fast. With their cultivation, they had not seen clearly at all.
Elsewhere.
Han Bingning was still carrying Ye Xuan by the neck as she sped onward at an inconceivable pace.
Ye Xuan kept struggling, making Han Bingning frown repeatedly.
At one point, Ye Xuan finally managed a full flip and threw his arms around his beautiful master.
Being carried was far too uncomfortable. Holding on was much more comfortable.
"What are you doing?" Sensing this, Han Bingning flushed slightly, her delicate brows shooting up.
Ye Xuan, however, said aggrievedly, "Nothing. We're going too fast. I'm a little scared."
As he spoke, not only did he hug her a little tighter, his head also rolled against her involuntarily.
Han Bingning's delicate body swayed, and she nearly fell out of the sky.
This rebellious disciple was outrageously bold and utterly shameless!!!
She gritted her teeth, wishing she could throw this bastard down!
Holy Son Hall.
Ye Xuan's life returned to tranquility once more.
He had gained a great deal from his battle with Zhu Pi and the others, recognizing many of his shortcomings.
During this time, what he needed to do was make up for those shortcomings, cultivate in peace, and wait for the investiture ceremony to arrive.
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged. Spiritual Qi from heaven and earth gathered as though taking solid form, pouring madly into his body.
All 108 meridians in his body were open, ravenously devouring the Spiritual Qi, which circulated through a full cycle before entering his dantian.
Within his dantian, a vast ocean of Spiritual Qi roared, boundless as the sea.
Like a mischievous fish, the True Solar Fire constantly frolicked and rolled, compressing and refining the Spiritual Qi on its own, making it even purer.
Time hurried by. In the blink of an eye, only three days remained until the Holy Son's investiture ceremony.
Ye Xuan's cultivation had also risen from Essence Condensation First Layer to Origin Condensation Fifth Layer.
To raise his cultivation from Essence Condensation First Layer to Origin Condensation Fifth Layer in a mere dozen or so days could simply be called a miracle.
Meanwhile, winds and clouds were gathering at the Ancient Desolate Holy Land.
Countless powerful experts and mighty figures, heavenly geniuses and monstrous talents, had already gathered at the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, quietly awaiting the investiture ceremony.
Some wanted to behold the legendary Holy Son's splendor, while others harbored ill intentions.