"Rest in peace, the four of you. This seat will take good care of your wives and daughters."
Lu Feng, believing he had escaped, wore a triumphant smile.
He was intelligent and knew from the start that he could never defeat Ye Yun. His only option was to find an opportunity to flee.
Fortunately, he succeeded!
"Damn Ye Yun, I will remember this day's vengeance!"
Lu Feng uttered fiercely, but then quickly realized that the opponent might not even live to see him enact his revenge, which lifted his spirits.
After all, the Demonic Sect had stated that Ye Yun would live for at most another month.
In his joy, he instinctively turned his head, wanting to witness Ye Yun's enraged expression.
But as he turned, what greeted his eyes was a green long sword, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, hurtling towards him at terrifying speed.
Lu Feng's expression shifted slightly. He immediately tried to dodge, but even as he moved out of the sword's path, the sword adjusted its course and continued its attack.
"How is this possible? Could it be Sword Control?"
With this thought, he stopped, turned around, and concentrated all his strength to condense a Xuan energy defense.
Although Sword Control was powerful, its drawback was insufficient power. With Ye Yun's current strength, his full defense should be able to withstand it.
As long as he blocked this strike, Ye Yun would truly have no means to kill him!
Lu Feng gathered his focus, channeling all his Xuan energy to form several layers of Xuan energy shields in front of him, a defense akin to a turtle shell.
"Come on, let this seat see how capable you are..."
With a confident expression, Lu Feng's words were cut short as the Fenglan flying sword effortlessly pierced through the layers of defense and struck him.
His prideful defense did not even resist the flying sword for half a second before the blade instantly pierced his Dantian.
"My cultivation! No!"
This sword directly crippled his cultivation. Lu Feng roared in agony, but it was too late to turn back.
What made him even more terrified was yet to come. With his cultivation crippled, he was like a fish on a chopping block under the Fenglan Sword.
Ye Yun did not kill him directly but, as promised, controlled the flying sword from a distance, leaving bloody marks on his body bit by bit. It could be described as torture.
The street was filled with cultivators. Even from a distance, they could hear Lu Feng's piercing screams echoing from afar, and the most crucial point was that they were continuous.
They shuddered with fear, yet applauded.
They had also heard about the incident at the Lin family in the Eastern Domain, which was the greatest bloodbath in recent years. They did not expect it to be the work of the Black Demonic Sect.
After several minutes, Lu Feng lost his limbs, every part of his body was wounded, and finally, he fell from the sky, crashing into the nearby forest.
Lin Xueyan clenched her fists, her eyes reddened as she looked at Ye Yun.
"Master... is he dead?"
"Not yet, of course."
Ye Yun smiled faintly.
"He's still alive, but no one can save him now. In no time, his scent of blood will attract the Xuan beasts in the forest."
The implication was clear: he had no intention of directly ending Lu Feng's suffering.
"Thank you, Master..."
Seeing her enemy punished in such a manner, Lin Xueyan's suppressed hatred lessened. Holding back tears, she threw herself into Ye Yun's arms.
Ye Yun gently stroked her head and said softly,
"Don't worry, the entire Black Demonic Sect will receive the punishment they deserve!"
Leaving no one from the Black Demonic Sect alive was not an exaggeration. Some might argue that such a cruel revenge was no different from what those villains did.
But Ye Yun did not care. Blood debts must be repaid with blood. Even if he became a villain in the eyes of the world, burdened with sins, how could he face the departed?
In a nearby alley, the woman in the white dress watched Ye Yun, who was both gentle and like a demon, with a complex expression.
She had noticed Lu Feng and his group gathering outside and, considering that Ye Yun and the other two might be in danger, she had come to check.
Yes, she had just come to check, not to save Ye Yun.
At least, that's what she told herself.
"So this is the legendary Ancient Dao Sword Emperor. What a terrifying fellow..."
Leaning against the wall, the woman in the white dress felt a sense of dread, yet a smile tugged at her lips.
"But he's quite interesting. This princess remembers you..."
As she spoke, her figure disappeared from the spot as if she had never been there.
Inside the Forgetful Dust Inn, Gu Xiaoyue asked in confusion,
"Elder Ye, those fellows were killed directly? Weren't we supposed to interrogate them for information?"
Even now, they still didn't understand why the Black Demonic Sect had targeted the Lin family. Even if they were acting on the instructions of the Nine Nether Demonic Sect, there had to be a reason.
After all, the distance from here to the Lin family was not short. Usually, it wasn't worth taking such a big risk.
Ye Yun waved his hand and chuckled, "The ones we encountered today were all minor players. When we arrive at the Black Demonic Sect tomorrow, we can directly ask the Sect Master of the Black Demonic Sect for clarification."
"Uh... that seems reasonable too."
Gu Xiaoyue appeared to have an epiphany.
Ye Yun then looked at Lin Xueyan and said with a smile,
"Don't think about that for now. Xueyan, come here and absorb this."
Lin Xueyan, who was lost in thought, snapped back to reality and walked towards Ye Yun in confusion. She saw him open a jade box, inside which lay the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower they had vied for today.
"Master, you are..."
Lin Xueyan didn't understand for a moment. Ye Yun reminded her with a smile,
"Didn't I tell you? Absorb it. I specifically chose this for you. After absorbing it, you should see a significant improvement."
Her master's words left Lin Xueyan dumbfounded and disbelieving.
"This... does this mean you bought this for me?"
"What else do you think?"
Ye Yun smiled. Lin Xueyan was deeply moved.
Seeing her about to be overwhelmed with gratitude, Ye Yun said helplessly,
"Alright, don't waste time. Absorb it quickly."
"Yes! Your disciple will absorb it now!"
Lin Xueyan nodded repeatedly and immediately sat down cross-legged, beginning to absorb the power of the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower, her heart still unable to calm down.
Her master was truly too good to her...
Who else's master would be willing to spend so many spirit stones to buy heavenly treasures for their disciple?
Gu Xiaoyue, watching her, felt a pang of envy.
Truly, a master from another family!
At first, she had thought that Ye Yun himself needed the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower, but it turned out to be...
Just then, Ye Yun came up behind his disciple. Seeing her aura was unstable, he said sternly,
"Stop overthinking. Steady your mind and focus on absorbing the power of the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower."
Hearing this, Lin Xueyan quickly suppressed her scattered thoughts and began to concentrate on absorbing the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower.
A pure and peculiar energy flowed into her internal organs, bringing a very strange sensation, as if her soul had entered a space filled with myriad Dao principles.
Here, she could feel all the changes in the world, perceive some of its rules, and her soul seemed to become clear and transparent at this moment.
Time passed little by little. Finally, Lin Xueyan's body suddenly erupted with dazzling light and an aura of profound mystery.
Most importantly, her cultivation of the sixth stage of Innate realm began to climb rapidly.
Sixth stage of Innate, seventh stage of Innate, eighth stage of Innate, ninth stage of Innate, peak Innate...
Transcendence realm!
Finally, Lin Xueyan's cultivation stopped at the first stage of Transcendence.
But this was already exaggerated enough. After all, Gu Xiaoyue, who considered herself the foremost genius of the Ancient Dao Heavenly Sect, was only at the peak of the Innate realm.
With Lin Xueyan reaching the first stage of Transcendence, she would likely be unrivaled in the Eastern Domain.
Gu Xiaoyue stared blankly at Lin Xueyan. Was it her imagination, or did the Lin Xueyan before her seem even more beautiful than before?
What was crucial was that she exuded an ethereal and transcendent aura, like an immortal being untouched by the mortal world, inspiring no desire to tarnish her.