Watching the slain Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian, Ye Zhen heaved a sigh of relief.
Being targeted by a cunning Martial Artist of the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage was not a good thing. Fortunately, thanks to Ye Zhen’s careful arrangements, and the combined efforts with the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, they managed to slay him!
However, speaking of which, if the Middle-grade Earth Level Cloud Winged Tiger Cub had not taken action today, Ye Zhen could have severely wounded Yine Kainian, but to slay him would have been extremely difficult!
The Acquired Spiritual Body of a Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist is too powerful.
Especially the Great Accomplishment of the Acquired Spiritual Body!
Ye Zhen remembered that when he was killing the old eunuch who guarded Third Prince Zhu Kun, he could only cut three inches deep into the eunuch’s Acquired Spiritual Body. Now, even though he had switched to a Mid-grade Profound Yang Sword and his Divine Soul Power had improved, and his Sword Vein Divine Power had increased by nearly twenty percent, he could still only cut slightly more than three inches into the Acquired Spiritual Body.
Of course, Yine Kainian’s Great Accomplishment Acquired Spiritual Body was stronger than that old eunuch’s.
All this made Ye Zhen envious, driving him even more urgently to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.
The Acquired Spiritual Body that Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists could refine is so powerful that it not only strengthens their resistance to physical blows but also enhances their survivability in combat and the overall functionality of their bodies.
According to Caiyi, for Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists, general external injuries are not even considered injuries.
For those whose cultivation reached the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Stage and had achieved Great Accomplishment in their Acquired Spiritual Body, ordinary injuries could heal within an hour or two, and even bone-deep wounds would take only a day.
Even grievous injuries that brought one close to death, if treated in time, could be quickly recovered from.
More and more streaks of light were rising in the direction of Three Elements City, caught in Ye Zhen’s eyes, especially the later ones. The streaks of Spirit Light actually flanked the forefront streaks, charging toward Ye Zhen.
"Hai Luoshuang wasn’t wrong at all, this Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian is indeed conspicuous. Just moving a few paces in a three hundred li radius around Three Elements City has already caught the attention of the Sword Origin Sect!"
Ye Zhen was sure that the enveloping glows coming from within Three Elements City were definitely Sword Origin Sect Martial Artists pursuing Yine Kainian.
Especially the leading streak of light, its speed was extremely fast, much faster than the others; no doubt, it should be a Soul Sea Realm elder stationed by the Sword Origin Sect in Three Elements City.
"Hmph, the people from Sword Origin Sect have indeed arrived; I might as well give Sect Master Yu Ruhai of Sword Origin Sect a big present!" Ye Zhen sneered.
With one sword strike, Ye Zhen decapitated the Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian, tore off a large section from the hem of Yine Kainian’s garment, and, dabbing it with the fresh blood that had not yet cooled, a line of blood lettering quickly appeared on the garment.
Soon after, Ye Zhen tied the blood-written message around Yine Kainian’s head, took the storage rings from Yine Kainian and Chen Tai, flashed his body, and mounted the back of the Cloud Winged Tiger.
With a low shout, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub spread its fleshy wings, massive amounts of Cloud Qi gathered forth, immediately carrying Ye Zhen into the sky, and the moment they ascended, more Cloud Qi gathered, causing Ye Zhen’s figure to instantly disappear into the sea of clouds.
Even for a Soul Sea Realm strong practitioner like Sect Elders Zhii Sheng from the Sword Origin Sect, reaching the location where the Blood Fox Sword Light of Yine Kainian appeared, took nearly half a quarter-hour.
Half a quarter-hour to fly a hundred li was indeed astonishing, but by the time Zhii Sheng arrived, the blood of the Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian had already cooled.
"This scoundrel has actually been slain! Wonderful!"
Upon discovering the head of the Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian, Elder Zhii Sheng immediately rejoiced.
No one understood better than these Sect Elders the disgrace that the Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian brought to the Sword Origin Sect.
Yes, a disgrace that lasted for decades and could not be wiped away!
If Yine Kainian’s vile act of raping a sect disciple years ago was a scandal within the Sword Origin Sect, then the inability to execute Yine Kainian justly over the past thirty years was a disgrace to the Sword Origin Sect!
All the more, during this period, the Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian had still been showing himself within the Sword Origin Empire.
This repeatedly infuriated Sect Master Yu Ruhai to rage violently—after all, Yu Ruhai’s own niece had been the one violated by Yine Kainian.
Even so, the Sword Origin Sect had secretly put out a bounty as high as ten thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals.
Seeing Yine Kainian’s head now, Elder Zhii Sheng instantly felt a weight lifted off his shoulders.
Suddenly, Sect Elder Zhii Sheng of Sword Origin Sect noticed something peculiar about the cloth wrapped around Yine Kainian’s head.
"Having heard that Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian violated the niece of Sect Leader Yu, and for many decades revenge remained unattainable, I too was concerned. Coming upon him today, I beheaded Blood Fox Sword and Yub Ruhai, and offer this modest gift to Sect Leader Yu. Please accept it with a smile!"
This was a line of blood-written message, clearly not written by the murderer; it seemed to be hastily written.
Just by the content, no matter who in the Sword Origin Sect read it, they would probably be grateful to the Martial Artist who had dealt with Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian, since it was something the Sword Origin Sect had failed to accomplish for decades, and this person had managed to do it.
Here, it must be mentioned that, as a Great Sect commanding nearly seventy percent of the Martial Artists in the Sword Origin Empire, the Sword Origin Sect couldn’t handle Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian for decades - how then was Ye Zhen able to kill him so easily?
The reason is simple. With the strength of the Sword Origin Sect, they could easily crush Blood Fox Sword Yine Kainian to dust, but the cunning Yine Kainian always fled a thousand li at the hint of trouble, leaving the Sword Origin Sect powerless and frustrated.
Before he could speak, the expression of the Foreign Affairs Elder from the Sword Origin Sect became incredibly shocked.
In the current Sword Origin Sect, Ye Zhen from the Qiyun Sect was a figure as formidable as the notorious Yine Kainian with the Blood Fox Sword!
During the Battlefield of Demon Souls at the Five Countries Conference, twelve disciples of the Sword Origin Sect participated. Eleven of them were slaughtered by Ye Zhen, including the leading disciple from the Inner Gate, Luv Zixiong.
What shocked them even more was that during the interception of the War Soul Blood Flag, five of the high-ranking Sect Elders fell, and Sect Leader Yu Ruhai was still in seclusion, recovering from his injuries!
It was said that the catalyst for all this was this very man named Ye Zhen!
"Damn it, if this gets out, all the face of our Sword Origin Sect will be lost!"
Suppressing the rage that made him want to tear up the bloody letter, the Sect Elder Zhii Sheng from the Sword Origin Sect leapt into the air and bellowed, "Leave three to guard, the rest of you search within a thousand li!"
"If you see Ye Zhen, kill him without mercy!"
The next instant, a group of deacons and Foreign Affairs Elders from the Sword Origin Sect soared into the air, scattering in all directions like meteors, their eyes wide as copper bells as they searched for any suspicious figures.
However, by this time, Ye Zhen had already traveled over a hundred li away, riding the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub at high speed, hardly someone they could catch up with.
If the Elder Zhii Sheng of the Soul Sea Realm could lock on the direction and chase relentlessly without regard for the consumption of his energy, perhaps he might catch up with Ye Zhen.
But Ye Zhen, mentored by the Chief Constable of the Ministry of Justice, Liu Datong, had learned not only the True Transformation Disguise Technique but also the skill of concealing his movements. The slight scent of blood that was on him had already been covered up by Ye Zhen.
The subtle scent of his own was blown away by the high winds in the air, leaving nothing behind.
The result was very straightforward.
At dawn, Elder Zhii Sheng, who had flown frantically through the night, returned to the site of the incident, his face exhausted. Even as a strong warrior of the Soul Sea Realm, flying desperately through the night was extremely tiring.
Naturally, it was fruitless!
Soon, the other deacons and Foreign Affairs Elders also returned one after another.
Besides a face of fatigue, they had achieved nothing!
"Return to the sect!"
A grim-faced Elder Zhii Sheng spat out these two words. Accompanying their return was the corpse of Yine Kainian with the Blood Fox Sword!
Inside the Four Symbols Hall of the Sword Origin Sect, the remaining few Sect Elders gathered, looking at the corpse of Yine Kainian laid in the center of the hall, yet feeling no joy.
The presence of Yine Kainian with the Blood Fox Sword had always been a disgrace for their Sword Origin Sect. They had never managed to wash away this disgrace, but this very disgrace was obliterated by their enemy, Ye Zhen!
This was an outright mockery!
The gathered elders estimated that if a verbal confrontation broke out with the Qiyun Sect, just this incident alone would leave them all unable to hold their heads high.
Sect Leader Yu Ruhai even personally issued a Talisman Edict within the sect, listing Ye Zhen as a must-kill target!
But before they could take action, before they could kill him, Ye Zhen had already eliminated the decades-old disgrace under their noses, which was particularly ironic!
"You summoned me here in such hurry, what’s the matter?" Sect Leader Yu Ruhai, wearing a gray robe and with a unique countenance, entered the Four Symbols Hall, his voice carrying some dissatisfaction.
Suddenly, Sect Leader Yu Ruhai paused mid-step, his expression suddenly brightened.
"Yine Kainian!?"
"The head of that villain Yine Kainian? That’s great, who killed him!" Overjoyed to suddenly see the head of Yine Kainian after years of failed pursuits, Yu Ruhai was extremely elated.
"Reporting to the Sect Leader, it was Ye Zhen!"
"Who?" Yu Ruhai’s eyebrows shot up suddenly.
"Reporting to the Sect Leader, it was Ye Zhen from the Qiyun Sect!" Speaking, Elder Zhii Sheng handed the bloody letter to Yu Ruhai.
"Hearing of the Blood Fox Sword... a humble gift, please accept with humor, Sect Leader Yu! Disciple of Qiyun Sect—Ye Zhen!"
Silently, the bloody letter written by Ye Zhen turned into flying ash and scattered, the face of Sect Leader Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect turned steely blue!
This was not just a disgrace, it was Ye Zhen blatantly slapping him in the face!
This is a slap in the face!
Ye Zhen dared to wreak havoc right under the nose of their Sword Origin Sect!
If this gets out, where would the face of his sect, his position as Sect Leader go?
"Look into it!"
"Even if it’s just a sliver of information, as long as it concerns Ye Zhen’s whereabouts, real or fake, send the Sect Elders to assassinate him immediately!"
"Yes, we will honor the Sect Leader’s Imperial Edict!"
As the Sect Elders left on their mission, the roar of Sect Leader Yu Ruhai echoed throughout the Four Symbols Hall!
"Damn it, it infuriates me..."
As Sect Leader Yu Ruhai of the Sword Origin Sect was venting his anger, Ye Zhen, who was riding the Cloud Winged Tiger, suddenly stopped. He stared down at the river below.
"This must be the middle part of the Fuhong River, with four tributaries branching off, and another tributary crossing through. That mountain range ahead, it must be Antai Mountain, where the red dot on the treasure map is located, right?"
High in the sky, Ye Zhen took out the treasure map and began to carefully compare it. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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