The banquet was halfway through.
The atmosphere was harmonious, with many people drinking and boasting.
If it weren't for the disciples holding them back, the two elders almost performed a wrestling match to liven things up...
The Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, holding his wine cup, approached Patriarch Yad.
After toasting, he spoke.
"Patriarch, this junior has something I don't understand."
"Speak freely." Patriarch Yad was in a good mood today and replied cheerfully.
"A very close relative of this junior has been murdered."
The Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect said calmly, as if talking about someone else's affairs.
"But that person's power is immense, and this junior doesn't know what to do."
"Do you know the identity of that person?" Patriarch Yad narrowed his eyes immediately.
Within the entire Yad Empire, only two entities were more powerful than the Myriad Phenomena Sect.
The first was the Dragon Soul Sect, ranked number one.
But if it were truly someone from the Dragon Soul Sect, there would be no need for them to come and complain to him.
The second...
was his own royal family!
Although the royal family was powerful, they usually wouldn't proactively act against other sects.
At least, not recently, he hadn't heard of any conflict between the royal family and the Myriad Phenomena Sect.
If that was the case...
Patriarch Yad's gaze naturally fell upon Ye Fan and his companions.
Especially when he saw Ye Fan also squinting at the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, Patriarch Yad's thoughts became even more solidified!
Thinking of this, Patriarch Yad raised an eyebrow.
Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, was it?
Are you perhaps too old and your eyes are failing you?
These people beside me are existences that even I fear, yet you dare to stir up trouble?!
Who the hell gave you the courage?!
But since the other party had spoken, he couldn't remain indifferent.
In his view, although Ye Fan and the others could easily crush this Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, he still had to play his part.
At least on the surface, he had to make these big shots feel respected.
Just as Patriarch Yad was about to speak, Ye Fan spoke first.
"That's right, I did it." Ye Fan gently swirled the wine cup in his hand. "Your disciple wanted to kill me, so I killed him. Is there a problem?"
His attitude was extremely arrogant!
The onlookers, who had been watching, suddenly had a spark of excitement in their eyes!
There was big gossip!
It seemed this unfamiliar face was a tough character!
"Ye Fan, what exactly happened?" The Second Elder beside him frowned immediately.
"You just said his disciple tried to kill you earlier?" Master Xie Yan keenly grasped the crucial point.
"Earlier, his idiotic disciple, with another idiot, suddenly appeared and tried to kill me, so I killed him." Ye Fan glanced at the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect. "Later, this old guy personally came to my door."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the two 'great uncles' changed!
Their gaze towards the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect was no longer friendly!
Why did they come to the Yad Empire this time?!
Wasn't it because they heard that Ye Fan's life token had shattered and came to seek revenge?!
You dare to harm our best friend, you are a bad person!
As for why Ye Fan's life token shattered but he was still alive and well...
Sorry!
Such matters were completely outside the consideration of spiritual powerhouses!
They only knew that this old guy had once caused Ye Fan's death!
This was unbearable!
The two stared intently at the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, seemingly contemplating how to attack.
Feeling the gaze of the two spiritual powerhouses, the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect couldn't help but tremble.
He couldn't say why.
He just felt a chill all over his body...
Was it the pressure from the strong?
But soon, he dismissed this thought.
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
One Golden Core and one Nascent Soul, what kind of 'strong' are they?
If they were truly hidden experts, they would have killed him with a single palm strike by now!
After all, the dignity of a strong individual could not be violated!
If this situation happened to anyone else present, they certainly wouldn't tolerate it!
An illusion!
It must be that these two old geezers look too bizarre, causing me to have an illusion!
"At that time, only the three of them were present," the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect said, bracing himself. "Now my disciple is dead and Zhao Xiao of the Fire Cloud Sect is injured. This is all just his one-sided story!"
"Then what do you want?" Ye Fan asked playfully.
"I want to duel you!" the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect declared loudly. "After the duel, regardless of the outcome, this matter will be settled."
This statement immediately drew a wave of boos.
You, a cultivator at the Out-of-Body stage, want to duel a weakling at the Foundation Establishment stage?
This can no longer be described as shameless, can it?
Truly disgraceful!
We don't know you!
"You, with me?" Ye Fan was amused, then pointed to his own face with his finger.
The meaning was already very clear.
"This old man naturally wouldn't do something so despicable," the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect realized he had spoken incorrectly and quickly corrected himself. "What I mean is, I will send out a disciple with the same cultivation level as you, and you two will duel."
Patriarch Yad's expression had already become very displeased.
If this matter had happened in private, it would be one thing.
Patriarch, seeing that you have a point, I could still give you some face.
But to act like this in front of everyone is making it difficult for Patriarch me to maintain my dignity!
It seems you've become too accustomed to my kindness, and you've forgotten who is in charge of this Yad Empire!
Before he could speak, Ye Fan spoke first.
"Fine."
Ye Fan's answer was crisp and decisive.
As if he were talking about a trivial matter.
The words that were about to come out of Patriarch Yad's mouth were swallowed back down.
He almost choked internally...
But since Ye Fan, the person involved, had agreed, he naturally couldn't say anything more.
Soon.
A clear space was made in the center of the grand hall.
Ye Fan stood up and walked down from his seat towards the stage.
"Ye Fan, beat him!"
"Beat him until his parents can't recognize him!"
The two 'great uncles' cheered Ye Fan on with exaggerated gestures.
Ye Fan arrived at the center of the hall and waited quietly.
In fact, if he had just spoken, the two 'great uncles' could have easily resolved this matter.
Let alone the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect, the entire Myriad Phenomena Sect could probably be wiped out.
The reason he personally entered the arena was also due to his own considerations.
After all, he was once a top expert, and the dignity of an expert could not be violated!
It was one thing that he couldn't cultivate before.
Now that he could be considered a cultivator, he naturally couldn't tolerate this!
Although the two 'great uncles' were very powerful, constantly relying on them to act would easily lead to his own dependence.
This would be very detrimental to his future growth.
Of course.
If the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect ignored everything and insisted on acting personally, Ye Fan would absolutely not hesitate to unleash the two spiritual powerhouses!
One could be arrogant, but one shouldn't court death...
The second reason was even simpler.
Since he started cultivating, he hadn't had a proper fight with anyone.
He was somewhat itching for action.
Although he had practical experience in the demon beast forest before, those demon beasts were foolish and didn't provide enough of a challenge.
Soon, the representative of the Myriad Phenomena Sect appeared.
As soon as that person appeared, the surroundings once again erupted in boos.
It was actually a disciple at the peak of Foundation Establishment!
Ye Fan was only at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, and they brought out a tenth layer?
He really hadn't noticed before, just how shameless the Myriad Phenomena Sect was!
Well...
At least in their eyes, Ye Fan truly only had the cultivation of the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment.
In fact, this wasn't entirely wrong.
After all, cultivation level was cultivation level, and combat power was combat power.
"Myriad Phenomena Sect, you are going too far!"
Patriarch Yad's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"Do you really think this Patriarch is blind and senile?!"
"The closest in cultivation level that I brought is him," the Second Elder of the Myriad Phenomena Sect decided to see how far his shamelessness could go. "It would be a waste of time to go back to the sect to find someone. They are all Foundation Establishment, so it's roughly the same."
"It's fine," Ye Fan gestured.
Patriarch Yad had no choice but to drop the matter.
The two 'great uncles' looked indifferent.
In their eyes, Ye Fan was very powerful.
Although they didn't know exactly where his power lay, and they might not even have a concrete concept of cultivation realms.
They just felt he was very powerful.
Dealing with a minor opponent like this would be a simple matter!
The disciple of the Myriad Phenomena Sect stood opposite Ye Fan and, as a formality, cupped his fists: "This humble one is from the Myriad Phenomena Sect..."
"No need." Ye Fan smiled kindly. "I won't remember you anyway."