"Yes. But you must die." Ye Tiancheng showed no mercy.
After all, it was painful for others to have such a devilish person alive.
He was a rebel in the Iron Saber Sect.
In the human world, he was even more of a demon.
His happiness was built upon the suffering of others.
He felt that this was how life was truly flavorful.
Within a minute, Yao Ziqing turned into a pile of ashes.
Seeing Yao Ziqing's body turn into ashes, Ye Tiancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he looked into the ashes and found a remote control device.
Ye Tiancheng picked it up.
Jiang Yinxue was still unconscious. He hurried towards her and placed his palm on her back, channeling his true qi into her.
Jiang Yinxue suddenly woke up. Seeing Ye Tiancheng by her side, her tense heart relaxed.
"That was close!"
"Indeed," Jiang Yinxue said. "I didn't expect such a dangerous person to be here."
"He was probably bribed by the Tang family,"
Monkey said, stroking his chin and assuming a thoughtful pose.
Hearing Monkey say that, Ye Tiancheng nodded in agreement. "Yes, he vehemently denied any connection to anyone, but I believe he is definitely connected to the Tang family."
"Forget it, let's not dwell on these things. If we don't become strong, we will be bullied. When we become someone others look up to, they will submit to us."
Yan Qiuhe said.
"Mhm." Jiang Yinxue also agreed with Yan Qiuhe.
Ye Tiancheng looked at the sky and realized it was already evening. After all this commotion, half the day had slipped away silently. He felt a pang of regret, as this half-day was very precious to him. If he had spent it searching for precious herbs, he would have surely made some gains.
Seeing Ye Tiancheng's expression, Monkey smiled and said, "What's there to worry about? Sometimes we grow through experiences. Most of the time, things don't go as we wish."
"Let's hurry and find a campsite."
At this moment, nothing else mattered to them; only finding a place to camp could allow them to rest peacefully. As for searching for Baiyexixin, that would be for tomorrow.
Soon, Monkey found a campsite.
Everyone began to act: setting up tents, gathering firewood.
In the evening, they gathered around the bonfire to roast meat. Finding wild game in these mountains was very easy, as this desolate place was teeming with wild beasts. Ye Tiancheng was an expert when it came to hunting.
With his skills, fighting was not a problem, let alone hunting.
After eating the roasted meat, everyone rested. The next morning, after a hasty breakfast of instant noodles they had brought with them, they began their search for Baiyexixin.
The process of searching for Baiyexixin was both time-consuming and physically demanding.
Although the environment in the mountain valleys was very suitable for Baiyexixin to grow, for Ye Tiancheng and the others, it was their first time collecting herbs. They were like headless flies, scurrying around aimlessly.
By noon, Ye Tiancheng had arrived at a small waterfall.
A gurgling stream cascaded down from the high mountains. It flowed into a small pool at his feet, where countless splashes of water hit the rocks. Some green-shelled turtles were resting on the rocks.
They did not notice the arrival of humans at all. They were lazily basking in the sun on the rocks. The midday sun shone directly through the gap between the two mountains.
The green-shelled turtles spotted the people, and their heads immediately looked around nervously.
Seeing these green-shelled turtles, everyone's eyes lit up.
"Holy cow, this is good stuff!"
Monkey was the first to exclaim.
Monkey had also heard of the effects of green-shelled turtles: they could replenish qi and blood and enhance physical strength for cultivators. Eating one green-shelled turtle was equivalent to half a year of cultivation.
However, these green-shelled turtles were very rare and had very strict environmental requirements. As soon as there was any human activity, these creatures could not survive.
"Splash!"
A green-shelled turtle quickly leaped into the water and disappeared. The other green-shelled turtles also began to move, all because Monkey's shout had startled them.
Ye Tiancheng glared at Monkey.
He really wanted to kick this guy into the pool. "You should have caught one," he thought.
Monkey shrugged helplessly and then looked at Ye Tiancheng with disdain, saying, "Actually, you should have caught one. It was because you kept yapping that we wasted time."
"You little brat, you've learned to quibble."
Ye Tiancheng said irritably.
He hated this guy. If he weren't so brainless, this wouldn't have happened. And now he was getting on his high horse.
"Alright, alright. We agreed to look for Baiyexixin, why are we now focused on catching green-shelled turtles?"
Yan Qiuhe was very displeased with their fickle behavior.
These two guys certainly liked green-shelled turtles, as they were very beneficial for men. For women, they didn't have much significance. When women cultivated, it was mainly to nourish the liver, while men needed to nourish the kidneys.
Women mostly suffered from blood deficiency, while men mostly suffered from essence deficiency.
Therefore, women needed to nourish the liver, and men needed to nourish the kidneys.
"Catching green-shelled turtles is something we must do. As for Baiyexixin, we'll look for it later," Monkey said firmly.
Jiang Yinxue was also speechless and felt extremely upset inside because she disliked men who were easily distracted.
"I really don't know why you guys are so bored!"
Yan Qiuhe naturally supported Jiang Yinxue's choice.
So she also stood on Jiang Yinxue's side. Two women making a fuss was understandable.
Monkey and Ye Tiancheng naturally insisted on their own opinions, so they said, "Since that's the case, let's split up. We two will go catch green-shelled turtles, and you two will go search for Baiyexixin."
Splitting up like this was also very convenient.
After all, the two of them would have to go into the water, and getting out of the water would leave them wet, which would be awkward.
Seeing Ye Tiancheng say this, the two women immediately understood. They no longer insisted and readily agreed to Ye Tiancheng's proposal.
After the two women left, Ye Tiancheng went into the water to catch the green-shelled turtles.
He plunged into the water with a splash and disappeared without a trace.
His sudden disappearance, followed by silence, startled Monkey, who was still preparing on the shore.
He hadn't expected Ye Tiancheng to disappear so quickly.
This sudden action, coupled with the lack of any further movement after entering the water, made Monkey afraid to go in. He could only watch from the shore.
He waited for a full five minutes, and seeing no further movement from underwater, Monkey felt something was wrong. He began to panic.
He immediately shouted into the water, "Damn Ye Tiancheng, what's wrong? Hurry up and get out!"
However, no matter how desperately he shouted, Ye Tiancheng did not respond.
This made Monkey even more flustered.
He picked up a stone the size of a rice bowl and hurled it into the pool. "Splash!" Water splashed everywhere, and the stone slowly sank. The feeling of it sinking made Monkey's heart pound.
This pool was deep!
Roughly estimating, it was probably over twenty meters deep.
"In such deep water, this kid is probably finished?"
Monkey thought to himself.
Just as he was thinking Ye Tiancheng was completely done for and was preparing to take care of his two beautiful sisters, Ye Tiancheng suddenly burst out of the water, holding a green-shelled turtle in each hand.
"What the heck! It's been almost seven or eight minutes, I thought you were dead!" Monkey said angrily, looking at Ye Tiancheng.
Ye Tiancheng grinned, "Do you think I'm someone who dies easily? Catch them quickly!"
Suddenly, two green-shelled turtles flew towards him. Monkey jolted and quickly reached out to catch the two flying green-shelled turtles.
But he didn't know the strength was immense. The moment he grabbed them, his palms felt like they were about to split open.
Monkey gritted his teeth and yelled, "You scoundrel, can you be a little gentler? You're killing your old uncle!"
"Who told you to have such wicked thoughts just now, thinking that if I didn't come ashore, you would take care of my two sisters."
Ye Tiancheng glared at Monkey with a look that seemed to see through his very being. Such a sharp gaze made Monkey shiver. He muttered to himself, "Who is this guy? How can he see through my thoughts? It's terrifying, terrifying..."
After saying this, Ye Tiancheng dove back into the water and continued to catch other green-shelled turtles. He planned to catch ten of them. There were about fifty to sixty here, so catching ten wasn't too greedy, and it would help him increase his cultivation by a year. One green-shelled turtle was equivalent to one month of cultivation.
However, he didn't consider giving any to Monkey, thinking that Monkey's cultivation level was not yet at the stage where he could use green-shelled turtles. If he consumed too much, it would damage his body, so he didn't include Monkey in his plans. If Monkey heard this, he would be very dejected.
After going back and forth five or six times, Ye Tiancheng finally caught ten green-shelled turtles.
"Ten green-shelled turtles, that's great." Monkey looked at the ten green-shelled turtles with envy.
Monkey's expression clearly showed that he really wanted the green-shelled turtles.
However, Ye Tiancheng had no intention of giving them to him.
He asked, "Why is that?"
"It's because you can't digest the meat of green-shelled turtles."
"You..." Monkey felt that Ye Tiancheng was tricking him.
"Stingy!" Monkey pouted, feeling very unhappy.
Just as Monkey was feeling unhappy and depressed, Jiang Yinxue and Yan Qiuhe returned.
Both of them were holding bundles of Baiyexixin.
"We're back!"
Both of their faces were beaming with joy.
Seeing their expressions, Ye Tiancheng felt as if it were Chinese New Year.
He quickly went to greet them and took the Baiyexixin from their hands, saying, "You two are truly amazing."
"Of course, who do you think we are!" Jiang Yinxue said proudly.
"It seems you really don't know how to care about others. You only know how to care about Baiyexixin." Yan Qiuhe was very displeased.
She saw that Ye Tiancheng was staring at the Baiyexixin in their hands.
At this moment, his eyes emitted a beast-like glow, and his greed and desire made one feel an infinite sense of revulsion.
"This guy..." Jiang Yinxue also noticed that Ye Tiancheng only cared about the Baiyexixin.
"I know you must have gone through a life-and-death struggle. But this is nothing to you, right? Haha." Ye Tiancheng gave an awkward laugh.
"What are you laughing at!" Jiang Yinxue pouted. "You should care about us. We risked our lives to collect this."
"You've worked hard... my dear sisters. I will find Xue Shou Wu for you to eat." Ye Tiancheng finally realized that his previous behavior was too inhumane and immediately corrected his attitude.
"That's more like it." Jiang Yinxue threw the Baiyexixin over.
Ye Tiancheng immediately caught it and smelled it. A fragrant scent immediately filled his chest.
It truly lived up to its reputation, a fragrant plant like a tulip!