King of Creation
Chapter 445: Chapter 439: Man Has a Righteous Root
"Xin’er, what’s going on?"
The Profound Ice Flowing Light that appeared in the sky was as swift as a thunderbolt, almost in the instant it appeared, it reached the sky above Ghost Village, its speed was incredibly fast.
Ye Zhen, who had quite some interactions with Vein Forging Realm powerhouses, was secretly envious. He understood that the ability that allowed Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang to arrive instantly must also be a kind of Body Method Divine Ability.
In terms of speed, it was comparable to Huaa Yan’s Body Method Divine Ability Chasing Mountains and Moon, but Huaa Yan’s technique was majestic and imposing.
However, Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang’s Divine Ability took a cunning approach, light as gossamer and swift as lightning.
With just a loud call, the just-arrived face of Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang suddenly changed.
The charred body of Elder Xue Dao with his unstable aura appeared in her eyes.
"Elder Xue Dao, who injured you like this?"
Swish! All the eyes of the Wanji Peak disciples and martial artists present turned to Ye Zhen!
"Returning to the Sect Leader, it was the Ghost Village Demon, this man right here!"
"This man right here is the Ghost Village Demon, we caught him red-handed when we arrived, as he was about to destroy evidence and conceal his crime!" Elders Hua De and Sunx Ziwen from Wanji Peak were almost speaking at the same time, firmly accusing Ye Zhen of being the Ghost Village Demon!
This made Ye Zhen frown deeply. He was not acquainted with Hua De or Sunx Ziwen, held no grudges, so why would these two insist on framing him as the Ghost Village Demon?
However, Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang was a reasonable person. Hearing what Hua De and Sunx Ziwen had said, a trace of doubt flashed in her eyes.
Obviously, in her view, how could Ye Zhen, who appeared elegant and calm, have anything to do with the utterly wicked Ghost Village Demon?
"Sect Leader, you must not be deceived by this man’s appearance. The Ghost Village Demon is cunning and sinister, strikes viciously, and is extremely adept at bewitching people’s hearts. Please, Sect Leader, dispose of him quickly..."
"Elder Xue Dao, I dare not claim to be the most shameless, but I believe you surpass me, Ye Zhen, by tenfold!" Suddenly, the leisurely voice of Ye Zhen rang out.
"You say I strike viciously, but I’d like to ask, who spared your life when you were hanging by a thread just now?"
The moment Ye Zhen said this, not only did Yi Hanshuang’s expression change, but the surrounding Wanji Peak disciples were also confused.
"Eh, Ye Zhen? Are you that Ye Zhen, the number one on the Black Dragon Ranking?" The eyes of Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang suddenly lit up.
"Junior Qiyun Sect disciple Ye Zhen, greeting Sect Leader Yi!" Ye Zhen gave a respectful bow to Yi Hanshuang!
Seeing that the expression of Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang had eased slightly, Elder Xue Dao from Wanji Peak suddenly became anxious, "Sect Leader, you must not be fooled by this man’s outward appearance! The souls of several thousands here have just been tragically killed by his hand!"
"Elder Xue Dao, you keep saying I am the Ghost Village Demon, where is your evidence?"
"Evidence? The thousands of corpses behind you are the evidence!" bellowed Elder Xue Dao angrily!
"This is your evidence?"
Ye Zhen’s mouth curled into a cold smile, "According to you, if another person was standing before these piled-up bodies, would that person also be accused by you of being the Ghost Village Demon?"
"If Elder Leng Yue from your sect were placed there, would he also be identified by you as the Ghost Village Demon?"
"What a joke, if I were the Ghost Village Demon, would I allow you all to stand here chattering away? Elders Hua and Sunx, what do you think?"
As soon as Ye Zhen spoke, the faces of Hua De and Sunx Ziwen suddenly changed.
"If I were the Ghost Village Demon, would I be able to stand here calmly, waiting for your reinforcements to arrive?"
"If I were the Ghost Village Demon, would I have spared you not once, but several times?"
"Hmph, if I were the Ghost Village Demon, all of you, would have long been dead!"
As soon as Ye Zhen said this, everyone present, including Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang, turned pale!
At first glance, Ye Zhen’s last statement seemed laughable.
A Spirit Transformation Realm Fourth Stage martial artist, actually threatening powers at the Fourth Stage of the Soul Sea Realm or even the peak of the Fifth Realm, seemed almost absurd!
However, not a single person showed the slightest hint of absurdity, not even Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang.
If Ye Zhen was able to defeat Elder Xue Dao with a single move, then he had that level of strength.
For a moment, Elders Xue Dao, Hua De, and Sunx Ziwen from Wanji Peak found themselves speechless with Ye Zhen’s counter-questioning.
But Ye Zhen did not intend to let off the three elders, Xue Dao, Hua De, and Sunx Ziwen.
"Elders, are you still thinking of evidence? You think this small mountain of corpses behind me is the evidence, right?"
"I implore you to open your aged eyes and look closely, observe these corpses with your Divine Soul Power to see their time of death!"
"The shriveled skin has begun to darken and wither, a condition that normally occurs after a person has been dead for a day!"
"And another thing, stop embarrassing Wanji Peak, will you, Elders?"
"Take a good look at the death of these thousands, there isn’t a single wound on their bodies, the essence of their flesh and blood gone. These are clearly the acts of the Blood Demon who has been wreaking havoc for many years, what Ghost Village Demon are you talking about!"
Ye Zhen’s words left the three elders, Xue Dao, Hua De, and Sunx Ziwen, with their old faces beet red, consumed with shame.
They wanted to refute him, but everything Ye Zhen said was true, and they were utterly at a loss for words.
However, the last sentence Ye Zhen uttered about the ’Blood Demon’s tactics’ took everyone at Wanji Peak by surprise, including the elders Xue Dao, Hua De, and Sunx Ziwen.
Wherever it was mentioned, Blood Demon was a term that struck fear into people!
"Sect Leader, as it is said: ’The world has its righteous qi, and man has his moral root.’ Having witnessed the Sword Manual of Extinction, I firmly believe that Senior Brother Ye exudes righteousness and could not possibly be a demon from Ghost Village, much less the Blood Demon!" Bai Xin suddenly spoke out.
"Exactly! Sect Leader, how could a demon from Ghost Village or the Blood Demon cultivate the Heavenly Thunder Technique, which is an art of vanquishing myriad demons? Young Hero Ye is definitely not a demon from Ghost Village.
Moreover, the corpses in this kiln, indeed as Young Hero Ye said, died a day ago!" Elder Leng Yue of Wanji Peak, who had met Ye Zhen on several occasions, suddenly spoke up.
In the sky, Wanji Peak Master Yi Hanshuang nodded gently, "Young Hero Ye certainly couldn’t be a demon from Ghost Village, and even less likely the Blood Demon. Although my Sword Manual of Extinction cannot see through a person’s heart, it can distinguish between good and evil qi to a certain extent!"
No one noticed that, when Yi Hanshuang spoke these words, the Wanji Peak Elders, Hua De and Sunx Ziwen, who had previously insisted that Ye Zhen was the Blood Demon, both shrank their necks.
"Yet, Young Hero Ye, I do have some doubts. How happens to be so coincidentally in Ghost Village and found by our sect’s searching disciples?" Yi Hanshuang asked.
"Sect Leader Yi, I was entrusted by Sect Leader Guoo of Qingluo Sect to pursue the frequent sightings of Ghost Village in Wanliang State and Yues. In tracking them down, I ended up here!"
While speaking, Ye Zhen showed the Golden Order from Qingluo Sect’s Sect Leader Guoo Wanfeng.
This was a pretext Ye Zhen had fabricated, primarily because explaining the matter of the Blood Demon was too troublesome. And with today’s events, Ye Zhen always felt a sense of strangeness everywhere; although he had not yet figured it out, there were some things he did not wish to reveal too much.
"Indeed, this is the Golden Order from Sect Leader Guoo!"
After verifying the Golden Order, the last trace of doubt in Sect Master Yi Hanshuang’s eyes vanished, and his previously icy demeanor thawed slightly!
"Elders Xue Dao, Elder Hua, Elder Sunx, in the future, do not act so recklessly!"
With a light huff, Yi Hanshuang’s hand suddenly released a burst of Profound Ice Light, aiming towards the brick kiln behind Ye Zhen with the corpses inside!
In an instant, a bizarre icy flame burst into flames.
In the blink of an eye, the thousands of human and animal corpses were reduced to heaps of black ash beneath the icy flames.
"Young Hero Ye, it’s getting late, and since you were entrusted by Sect Leader Guoo to investigate the issue of Ghost Village, would you join me back at the sect to discuss this matter?" Wanji Peak Sect Master Yi Hanshuang extended an invitation to Ye Zhen.
"I dare not refuse!"
By now, Ye Zhen was almost certain that the fleeing Blood Demon Guardian, Blood Spirit, was within thousands of miles of here.
But the Blood Demon was incredibly fast, and the area was vast; to track down the Blood Demon alone would be quite challenging for Ye Zhen.
With the assistance of Wanji Peak, the fifth-ranked sect in the Phantom Divine Empire, the chances of Ye Zhen tracking down the Blood Demon would be much greater.
After all, there is strength in numbers!
Moments later, the elders of Wanji Peak, Hua De and Sunx Ziwen, supporting Xue Dao, left dejectedly with the main force. Perhaps they had lost face today and chose to leave early.
Ye Zhen, on the other hand, was accompanied by Bai Xin to Wanji Peak.
"Senior Brother Ye, just over a year ago, I had some gains in the Black Dragon Secret Palace and was thinking that maybe in two or three years, I might have the strength to match you!"
With a light sigh, Bai Xin continued, "It’s only today that I realize the gap between us is as vast as heaven and earth! Even Elder Xue Dao was defeated by you with a single move, I fear I shall never see myself on par with you in this lifetime..."
"Junior Sister Bai, the path of martial arts is about perseverance! It’s like a flower’s bloom; different flowers blossom in different seasons. Some flourish in summer, some shine brightly in autumn, and others give fragrance in winter!
Just as with seeds, some germinate in three days, some show tender shoots only after a month, and there are rare seeds that take ten years to sprout! The martial way, like flowering seasons and seeds, has its own time of flourish; don’t belittle yourself needlessly!" Ye Zhen said.
Bai Xin looked at Ye Zhen in extreme surprise. Her feelings of helplessness, caused by Ye Zhen’s display of formidable strength, suddenly evaporated with these words.
"Senior Brother Ye, I didn’t expect that not only are you skilled in martial arts, but you are also adept at giving counsel!" Bai Xin, who was usually indifferent, began to smile lightly.
Ye Zhen just smiled, not saying much more, but then asked about another matter that had been puzzling him.
"Junior Sister Bai, how strong is Elder Xue Dao from Wanji Peak in normal times?" Ye Zhen suddenly asked.
"Why, have you also noticed that your combat power is too... abnormal?" In the end, Bai Xin didn’t utter the word ’freakish’.
"Now, do you finally realize how fierce you are?"
"Elder Xue Dao is a renowned master at Wanji Peak, second only to our Sect Leader in terms of cultivation. Except for our Sect Leader, he has the strongest combat power in our sect!
You might not be aware of this, but six years ago, Elder Xue Dao personally defeated Qing Yii, an elder from the Phantom Divine Sect. Later on, he even fought to a draw with the Grand Elder of the Phantom Divine Sect, Thousand Illusion Eagle King! According to Elder Xue Dao, he was even holding back to save Qing Yii some face!"
With another sigh, Bai Xin added, "Senior Brother Ye, now you should understand how terrifying it was for us when you defeated Elder Xue Dao in one move, right?"
"To be honest, when I arrived on the scene, it took me half a day to snap out of the shock..."
While Bai Xin was in awe, she didn’t notice Ye Zhen’s expression had become extremely peculiar (to be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com).

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