Ye Mo had spent 21 days tempering his Heart Transcendence. After the hard tempering, he was both mentally and physically exhausted. He was planning to have a good sleep and rest when it was over.
In any case, the Saint Elect tournament was still nine days away. He had now reached the second rank so, when facing Transcendence Ninth Realm experts, he would be able to escape even if he couldn’t win.
Just as Ye Mo was about to go to sleep, someone pounded on his door.
“Junior Brother Ye Mo, are you there?” Miao Miao asked.
Ye Mo frowned. If it wasn’t anything urgent and difficult to deal with, Miao Miao would never behave like this.
Ye Mo went to the door. When he opened it, he saw Miao Miao standing there, worry etched on her face.
“Senior Sister Miao Miao, what happened?” Ye Mo asked in astonishment.
Miao Miao looked around before pushing Ye Mo into the room. Inside the room, she knelt down and said, “Junior Brother Ye Mo, please save my clan.”
Ye Mo quickly pulled Miao Miao back up and said, “Senior Sister Miao Miao, doing this is the same as looking down on me. We’re fellow apprentices and you’ve been taking care of me since I arrived. Just tell me what you need. Has the First Heaven Society gone after your clan?”
“My father sent me a distress signal saying that my clan has been captured by the First Heaven Society. They’re imprisoned in the Lingyun Cave and are being interrogated for the whereabouts of the Devil Refining Gourd.”
Miao Miao’s face was filled with anxiousness. “Of the experts I know, you’re the strongest. I didn’t tell any of our fellow apprentices. I’m afraid they’ll try to rescue my clan, but they’re not strong enough. My father said that the ones who captured my clan were led by one of the First Heaven Society’s Four Great Generals, Chen Fan, a Transcendence Eighth Realm expert. It’s rumored that he’s the genius the First Heaven Society leader looks most highly upon. Even Senior Brother Mu Sang might not be his match.”
“Four Great Generals, Chen Fan?” A sinister light shone in Ye Mo’s eyes when he heard that. “Senior Sister Miao Miao, don’t worry. Just stay in the Asura Palace and continue your cultivation. I’ll pay the Lingyun Cave a visit.”
Ye Mo patted Miao Miao’s shoulder and calmed her.
“Junior Brother Ye Mo, if it’s too hard, you shouldn’t go either,” Miao Miao said. “I shouldn’t force you like this. Chen Fan is too strong. Even Senior Brother Mu Sang was afraid of him.”
If she wasn’t so worried about her clan’s safety, she would never beg Ye Mo like this. Although Ye Mo was strong, it was still impossible for him to rescue her clan from someone like Chen Fan.
And, presently, the First Heaven Society already had their eyes on Ye Mo. At such a critical junction, leaving the Door of Desolation would place him in great danger.
“Senior Sister Miao Miao, you guys can acknowledge that Senior Brother Mu Sang was the strongest Asura Dao disciple that had ever been, but don’t you guys also hope that someone surpasses that level?” Ye Mo opened the door and continued, “I’ve already surpassed him. Wait for my good news.”
After he spoke, Ye Mo vanished from the spot, leaving Miao Miao behind.
Swish!
Ye Mo flew with all his strength toward the Lingyun Cave. He was getting more and more fearless nowadays. If the First Heaven Society wanted to do something against him, they wouldn’t resort to deploying Profound World Realm experts against him. And so long as his opponent wasn’t a Profound World Realm expert, Ye Mo had nothing to fear.
His strength had grown greatly, and, as a result, his flying speed had too. In less than an hour, Ye Mo arrived at the canyon outside the Lingyun Cave.
Ye Mo was no stranger to this place. After entering the canyon, he would be able to head straight to the Lingyun Cave.
Of course, Ye Mo wouldn’t rush in head-on. He had to first stealthily rescue the Spiritfox Clan and ensure that they were all safe before he could start killing to his heart’s content.
“There’re even disciples on patrol outside,” Ye Mo muttered to himself as he hid behind a boulder. “Looks like they want the Devil Refining Gourd badly.”
“The Devil Refining Gourd is one of the Seven Great Primordial Vicious Weapons,” Hong Ling said calmly. “If the First Heaven Society get their hands on it, they’ll be much stronger. They could even threaten the demons in the Zone of Demon with it.”
The Devil Refining Gourd was very important for the Zone of Demon. Demons feared it greatly.
“I can’t be bothered anymore. I will go in now.”
Killing the patrols would be as easy as lifting his hand, but Ye Mo didn’t want to waste any time. He decided to head straight in.
Inside the Lingyun Cave.
The inside of the cave was completely different than the outside. It was a massive cave with an immense altar in the center. All the Spiritfox Clan members, including the Clan Leader, Yin Hu, were trapped on the altar.
There were many minor spiritfoxes here as well, over 1,000 of them.
They were all trapped on the altar by the magical formation there. If the magical formation was activated, even Transcendence Fifth Realm experts would be instantly killed.
On the altar, nobody dared to make a sound. Apart from Clan Leader Yin Hu, everyone was looking at the man seated on the throne with fear in their eyes.
The man was extremely handsome, without a single wrinkle on his face. His skin was as tender as a newborn’s, yet the aura he was emitting was extremely powerful.
This was Chen Fan, one of the Four Great Guardians of the First Heaven Society, a Transcendence Eight Realm expert.
Currently, he had a piece of fox skin draped around his shoulders, newly ripped off of a member of the Spiritfox Clan.
“Don’t test my patience,” Chen Fan said with a smile on his face. “The Spiritfox Clan isn’t what it used to be. Stay here and live your lives obediently. The Devil Refining Gourd isn’t something your clan is worthy to possess. You’re a waste of the Devil Refining Gourd’s powers. Just hand it over to me, nice and obedient, and not only will I not kill you, but we’ll forever protect your clan. This is your glory, and your only chance. Be thankful.”
“The Devil Refining Gourd was stolen away by the people from the Zone of Demon,” Yin Hu said. “Even killing all of us won’t get you the Devil Refining Gourd.”
“Hmph!”
Chen Fan snorted coldly. A terrifying pressure pressed down on Yin Hu. Clan Leader Yin Hu coughed up a mouthful of blood and his face paled.
“Sure, you’re a tough nut to crack. How about others?” As Chen Fan spoke, his gaze landed on an adorable young fox. She looked like a two- or three-year-old human with a shaggy tail growing on her back.
Chen Fan reached out and the young fox was pulled to him. “What’s your name?”
“I…I am Xiao Hu.”
The young fox seemed rather clueless as to what had happened. And since Chen Fan looked extremely handsome, she didn’t even fear him.
“You’re too vile,” Yin Hu spat. He had personally witnessed how cruel Chen Fan could be.
“Vile? I haven’t even done anything,” Chen Fan said. “I only wanted to play with her. Look, she seems to like me, too.”
When the young fox rubbed her head against Chen Fan’s body, he sneered. He slowly petted her head with his hand, looking like he was going to crush her head at any time.
“I know where the Devil Refining Gourd is. Release them,” a young man’s voice rang out as a figure dashed into the cave. “Even a young fox can fall victim to you people. The First Heaven Society is indeed vicious and merciless.”
That person was none other than Ye Mo.
