The two small porcelain bottles were empty, so Ye Cangtian felt no pain in giving them away.
The next moment, his gaze fell upon the seven men, and he said with a smile, "Finally, you found me. You are indeed smart!"
Mockery!
Blatant mockery!
The seven men's eyes instantly flared with rage, as if about to erupt. After all, they were Earth-tier powerhouses. Being toyed with by Ye Cangtian like this was a severe blow to their pride.
After a moment, the leader stepped forward, pointing an accusing finger at Ye Cangtian, and said gloomily, "Ye Cangtian, you're playing with fire. Do you really think the Hidden Group is invincible?"
"Whether the Hidden Group is invincible or not, I don't know."
Ye Cangtian glanced at the seven men with extreme disdain and continued, "But I do know that with the influence behind you, trying to oppose the Hidden Group is an utterly delusional thought!"
"Very well, today, my brothers and I will take you down first, and then we'll see what the Hidden Group is capable of!"
Hearing this, the leader immediately let out a cold roar.
As he spoke, he raised his large hand and made a simple offensive gesture. Following this, people from all over the alley surged towards Ye Cangtian.
"Hmph! These are just minor figures; they can't deal with me!"
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian's figure instantly flickered.
His movements were like a phantom, weaving through the alliance members. Everywhere he passed, cries of agony followed.
In just a few seconds, he had arrived before the seven leaders.
The seven men were instantly filled with panic. It was clear that Ye Cangtian's strength far exceeded their imagination.
However, their reactions were not slow. They immediately drew their weapons and charged at Ye Cangtian simultaneously.
Clang, clang, clang...
For a time, the sound of clashing weapons echoed endlessly in the alley, while the cries of pain intensified.
Ye Cangtian did not deliver fatal blows, nor did he knock them unconscious. Instead, he allowed them to remain conscious and feel the pain.
Perhaps only in this way would they remember more clearly.
About ten minutes passed.
The seven leaders also fell to the ground, writhing in pain and screaming.
The seven Earth-tier powerhouses were not weak, but they lacked coordination. Moreover, their cultivation was no match for Ye Cangtian.
Thus, they were brutally dealt with by Ye Cangtian, and without exception, all of them had their cultivation crippled.
The seven men before him, and the forces behind them, had been blinded by their own power, forgetting who they were dealing with.
Therefore, Ye Cangtian had to give them a reminder and, at the same time, teach them a profound lesson.
"Ye Cangtian, you crippled our cultivation. You and the Hidden Group will face bloody retribution!"
The leader glared at Ye Cangtian with venomous eyes, enduring the intense pain, and said fiercely.
As Earth-tier powerhouses, no one knew better than they did how difficult it was to break through to the Earth-tier without strong backing!
And Ye Cangtian had destroyed their cultivation, a hatred that could not be reconciled.
"If you want retribution, come anytime. I'll be waiting."
Ye Cangtian glanced at the few of them dismissively, then his expression turned serious, and he said slowly, "However, if you wish to recover your strength with the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, I have already told you the only way. It all depends on how you perform!"
Ye Cangtian naturally knew that these Earth-tier powerhouses were treasures within their respective factions, playing crucial roles.
No force could possibly watch them become cripples. If there was a chance, they would undoubtedly go all out to help them recover their strength.
And these men, naturally, were unwilling to become invalids.
If these few could persuade their factions, not to cooperate with the Hidden Group, then at least those factions would not choose to be enemies with the Hidden Group.
After all, as of now, only the Hidden Group possessed a certain quantity of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs.
"This..."
The seven leaders were stunned for a moment, and they understood Ye Cangtian's intentions.
However, using their cultivation as a bargaining chip for negotiation still infuriated the seven of them, yet they could not say anything.
After all, the simplest and most convenient way to recover their cultivation was the Hidden Group's Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.
With this thought, they could only swallow their indignation.
On the other side, seeing that the leaders had no response, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and no longer paid them any attention, leaving the alley directly.
...
Jinling Hotel.
As soon as Ye Cangtian returned to the hotel suite, Elder Long walked out of the room.
With a somber expression, he sat down and looked at Ye Cangtian, saying, "Something major has happened in Jinling City. Do you know about it?"
Ye Cangtian also sat down and looked at him, asking, "Are you referring to Yuwen Sheng's suicide, or has something else happened?"
"It seems you already know."
"What I'm talking about is the matter of Yuwen Sheng."
Elder Long said slowly.
Although he stayed in the hotel and did not go out, his powerful senses allowed him to perceive many things.
All the hotel staff were discussing the Yuwen family's affairs, so how could he not know?
"I already know about this. I even went to the Yuwen family and saw the scene..."
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian slowly recounted the situation at the Yuwen family and the clues Yuwen Sheng had left behind before his death.
"Tian Zi?"
"Kid, are you saying this represents quasi-Heaven tier or Heaven tier cultivation?"
Elder Long listened to this, looked at Ye Cangtian with confusion for a long time, and then said slowly, "Do you think it might be that traitor from the Hidden Group who made the move?"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian's eyes lit up.
If the traitor made the move, it was indeed possible.
Firstly, according to Yuwen Guangxu, Yuwen Sheng had reached quasi-Heaven tier, and coupled with the Yuwen family's influence, he posed a considerable threat to Ye Cangtian.
Therefore, it was plausible that the traitor forced Yuwen Sheng to act.
Secondly, regardless of whether the move succeeded or failed, the Yuwen family was destined to face retaliation from the Hidden Group.
Transforming from a high-ranking official to an enemy of the Hidden Group would undoubtedly be a huge loss for the Hidden Group, a scenario the traitor would be willing to see.
It could be said that the traitor had a motive for acting this way.
From the timing perspective, the traitor must have also arrived in Jinling City, albeit in some unknown corner.
After all, the other party would not stand by and watch Elder Long recover his cultivation.
Looking at it this way, the probability of the traitor acting was very high, and he possessed the strength to force Old Master Yuwen Sheng to commit suicide.
Despite this, Ye Cangtian, out of caution, only treated this as a hypothesis and did not confirm it.
After all, without evidence, he could not directly jump to conclusions. Although the traitor deserved to die, he couldn't blame everything on the traitor.
Otherwise, wouldn't the real culprit be allowed to escape justice?
Elder Long did not say much about Ye Cangtian's statement. He had only offered a guess.
Thinking this, he glanced at Ye Cangtian and asked, "How do you plan to handle the Yuwen family's affairs?"
Hearing this, Ye Cangtian slowly shook his head and sighed, "I haven't thought about it yet. I have no clues. It's not easy to find the killer, and if we linger here for too long, it might bring disaster to the Yuwen family..."
In Ye Cangtian's view, staying in Jinling City indefinitely would likely benefit no one.
The traitor from the Hidden Group was constantly looking for opportunities to deal with him. Therefore, Ye Cangtian was genuinely worried that the other party would use the Yuwen family against him, or continue to use the Yuwen family to deal with him.
So, the best option now was to leave Jinling City directly and head to the western region.
By leaving the Yuwen family's vicinity, the Yuwen family would be relatively safe.
Moreover, today, Ye Cangtian had already taught a lesson to many factions coveting his Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.
Even if the people he taught a lesson to today were not all of them, it served as a powerful deterrent to those who had not yet acted. In the future, it should reduce many troubles.