Innate Realm Fifth Layer!
"I'll issue a few more missions today."
Lin Ye issued missions for several disciples to kill the evildoers who were easier to deal with, leaving the harder ones for later.
Soon, Ye Chen and the others accepted the missions and headed down the mountain again.
And so, the days passed. The disciples killed many evildoers within Lingyang County City's jurisdiction, but they also drew the attention of the county office and the Demon Suppression Bureau. Fortunately, they had all used the Formless Secret Method to alter their appearances. Even if they were exposed, it would be fine. Without evidence, no one would dare arrest them.
Besides, Ye Chen and the others had killed only evildoers. Once the county office discovered that, it couldn't be bothered to pursue the matter. More importantly, none of the dead had powerful backgrounds, so the impact wasn't too great.
Green Fang Village.
Ye Chen, Dongfang Bai, and three others had come here. Their target this time was the mountain village. According to their master's intelligence, there were many evildoers in the village, around a dozen of them, and they were also disciples of the Mystic Blood Devil Sect. The village was very likely one of the sect's strongholds.
They didn't know the village's exact strength. On the surface, those evildoers were all only at the Body Forging Realm, but what if a True Qi Realm martial artist was hidden there?
So all five of them had come together, bringing a True Qi Realm Peak puppet with them as well. Lin Ye had given it to them to keep them safe.
Ye Chen and the others hadn't concealed their movements. By the time they approached Green Fang Village, the Mystic Blood Devil Sect disciples there had already spotted them.
Meanwhile, inside Green Fang Village.
In a hall.
Several disciples were reporting to a Mystic Blood Devil Sect deacon. "Deacon, several people are approaching our village. Their identities are unknown."
The Mystic Blood Devil Sect deacon ordered, "Capture them alive if possible and interrogate them for information. If this place has been exposed, abandon it immediately. Our Mystic Blood Devil Sect's presence in the Chu Kingdom must not be exposed, or the Martial Alliance will wipe us out."
"Yes, Deacon."
The Mystic Blood Devil Sect disciples immediately mobilized. They blocked the road Ye Chen and his companions had come by and surrounded them in layer after layer.
"Huh, so many martial artists. There must be dozens of them."
Yang Yang grew excited and began picking his opponents. "Senior brothers and sisters, leave these ones to me."
"Sure, then those ones are mine!"
Ye Chen, Yang Yang, and the others picked their opponents, and the sight enraged the Mystic Blood Devil Sect disciples.
"Seize them."
The Mystic Blood Devil Sect disciples all attacked. Several devil path disciples even brought out yellow-grade Law Treasures to attack Ye Chen and the others.
A devil drill shot toward Yang Yang at tremendous speed. Yang Yang circulated the Taotie Swallowing Devil Cultivation Method and used the White Bone Claw, smashing the high-grade yellow-grade Law Treasure with a single strike. Then he moved and killed the devil path disciple.
As time passed, devil path disciples fell one after another. They were utterly powerless to resist Ye Chen and the others. One Body Forging Realm Ninth Layer devil path disciple had also cultivated a powerful Body Refining Cultivation Method and tried to meet Yang Yang head-on. But Yang Yang's cultivation had risen again since before, reaching the Body Forging Realm Sixth Layer, and he could easily kill Body Forging Realm Ninth Layer martial artists.
Han Bing still had the highest cultivation. He had already broken through to the Body Forging Realm Seventh Layer, and if he hadn't come to complete the mission, he would have stayed in Changping Valley to cultivate and broken through to the Body Forging Realm Eighth Layer long ago.
The Silver Body forged by his Corpse Zombie Body Tempering Technique gave him an invincible physical defense. The devil path disciples' yellow-grade weapons struck him without breaking through his defenses, and he easily killed them one after another with the White Bone Claw.
Before long, the disciples had all been killed. Among the dead were the targets of their mission.
"You're courting death."
Only then did the Mystic Blood Devil Sect deacon emerge with several people. A white bone banner appeared in his hand, a mid-grade mystic-grade Law Treasure.
The deacon circulated his True Qi, and the white bone banner released a vast cloud of white mist. It seeped into the corpses of the devil path disciples, and they all climbed to their feet and charged at Ye Chen and the others again. They feared no death, and even when their chests were pierced through, they could keep attacking. They might as well have had undying bodies.
"It's because of that Law Treasure."
Ye Chen and the others also knew that if they continued fighting like this, their Qi and Blood would run dry, and they would be the ones to die in the end. The True Qi Realm martial artist was using a Law Treasure instead of attacking personally because he feared they might have a trump card capable of injuring him, so he had chosen the safest method.
"Let's use the True Qi Realm Peak puppet Master gave us." Ye Chen took out the puppet. Once activated, it turned into a streak of light and charged at the Mystic Blood Devil Sect deacon.
"So fast!"
The Mystic Blood Devil Sect deacon panicked and immediately activated another mid-grade mystic-grade Law Treasure, the Devil Spirit Shield, trying to block the True Qi Realm Peak puppet, but it was no use.
The puppet sent the shield flying with one punch, then dug its claw into the Mystic Blood Devil Sect deacon's heart, killing him. It then killed the other Mystic Blood Devil Sect disciples.
As soon as the Mystic Blood Devil Sect deacon died, the corpses of the Mystic Blood Devil Sect disciples all fell to the ground.
"This Law Treasure is good. I'll take it." Yang Yang didn't stand on ceremony and picked up the white bone banner.
"Fourth junior brother, isn't this Law Treasure too evil?" Dongfang Rou frowned.
"Third senior sister, whether a Law Treasure is evil or not depends on who uses it. It might save a life at a critical moment, and it's great for dealing with Demon Beasts. It would be a shame to destroy it. Anyway, this is all I want from this haul. You can choose from the other resources and treasures," Yang Yang said.
"All right, let's do that." Ye Chen agreed and immediately gathered up the resources, weapons, and Storage Bags here. They took everything they could carry and destroyed whatever they couldn't take.
Afterward, they all returned to the Black-Yellow Sect and turned in their missions.
"Not bad. Ye Chen and Yang Yang have both entered the top hundred on the Sin Ranking, and their positions aren't low either. Dongfang Bai and Han Bing have also killed quite a few people recently. Once, to kill a heavily guarded lord, they killed dozens of people. They're close to entering the top hundred on the Sin Ranking too."
Lin Ye looked at the others on the Sin Ranking. Some really were difficult to kill unless he acted personally. For example, there were ten people on the Sin Ranking in the Blazing Sun Sect, though none ranked very high. Those ten were inside the sect, and killing them would mean storming the Blazing Sun Sect, but his disciples didn't have the strength for that.
Even if they did have the strength and dared to storm a sect directly—and a two-star sect at that, without any reason—the Martial Alliance wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
There were also some people on the Sin Ranking in Blazing Sun City. Even the steward of the city lord's residence was on the list.
For the next ten days or so, Ye Chen and the others took no missions for the time being. Each day, they hunted Demon Beasts and used the Devil Spring to temper their bodies and cultivate. Everyone's strength rose steadily, and Han Bing returned to Changping Valley to cultivate as well.
As the disciples progressed, the tenfold feedback sent Lin Ye's cultivation soaring.
On this day.
Boom!!!!
Lin Ye's cultivation broke through to the Innate Realm Fifth Layer, and his strength soared.
"Not bad. Once all these disciples break through to the True Qi Realm, perhaps I can break through to the pinnacle of the Innate Realm!" Lin Ye murmured.