“None of your damn business!”
Ye Kunlun looked at the sanctimonious Daoist Shangyan with a sneer and cursed.
“You, a cultivator, shouldn't be cultivating in your temple, but instead coming to the mortal world to indulge in worldly affairs. What the hell are you pretending for!”
Daoist Shangyan calmly watched Ye Kunlun.
Compared to Ye Kunlun, others would feel that Daoist Shangyan possessed greater strength, at least in terms of demeanor.
However, Daoist Shangyan felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.
He had braced himself to receive Ye Kunlun's kick, yet his arm had gone numb. This showed the power of Ye Kunlun's kick.
If they were to truly fight, the outcome was uncertain.
“Boundless Heavenly Venerable,” Daoist Shangyan chanted an invocation. “This is the Zhou family's territory. Benefactor, please return, lest I be forced to commit unnecessary slaughter.”
“Hahaha.”
Ye Kunlun couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “What nonsense are you spouting, you old coot!”
With that, Ye Kunlun instantly appeared before Daoist Shangyan and kicked towards him!
Shangyan hadn't expected Ye Kunlun to attack so readily. In his haste, he swept his whisk towards Ye Kunlun!
Swoosh swoosh—
Several white beams shot from the whisk, heading straight for Ye Kunlun's face.
Ye Kunlun could tell that the whisk in Shangyan’s hand was a spiritual treasure, albeit of a low grade, and didn't merit his attention.
Ye Kunlun let out a cold snort, “Overestimating yourself!”
Saying that, Ye Kunlun directly reached out to grab the whisk swinging at him.
A flicker of joy appeared on Shangyan’s face. His whisk could cut through iron like mud, yet Ye Kunlun dared to grab it.
In Shangyan’s eyes, Ye Kunlun would pay the price for his recklessness!
But then, Shangyan was stunned.
Ye Kunlun’s hand went straight through his whisk, and a wisp of scorching flame ignited in his palm.
With a whoosh, the whisk caught fire!
“How is this possible!”
Shangyan exclaimed. The whisk in his hand was no ordinary item. Ordinary flames, let alone burning for three days and three nights, couldn’t even damage it!
Shangyan had no time to think and quickly withdrew the whisk. If he had been any slower, it would have been completely ruined!
Puff puff—
He swung it violently twice towards the ground, but the flames showed no sign of extinguishing.
“Kid, you ruined my whisk! I’ll take your life!”
Shangyan revealed a fierce expression, tossed the whisk aside, and lunged towards Ye Kunlun.
In an instant, a sky full of palm shadows attacked Ye Kunlun.
Ye Kunlun was startled!
This was because the palm technique Shangyan was using was remarkably similar to that of Daoist Lingzhu, whom he had previously annihilated!
“Who is Lingzhu to you?”
Ye Kunlun threw out a punch, and the terrifying power directly shattered Shangyan’s myriad palm shadows.
Upon hearing Ye Kunlun’s question, Shangyan was taken aback and then angrily retorted, “I don't know who this Lingzhu you speak of is! Face death!”
Shangyan’s killing intent flared. The whisk was his most cherished spiritual treasure, and Ye Kunlun had destroyed it so casually!!
Whoosh—
Ye Kunlun's palm ignited with flames, and he struck out with a palm.
The flames grew with the wind, transforming into a fire dragon that surged towards Shangyan!
“Hia!” Shangyan roared, and the daoist robe on his body suddenly inflated, emitting a faint green light.
Clearly, the daoist robe he wore was also a spiritual treasure.
Following that, a gale force wind blew out from his robe, meeting Ye Kunlun’s fire dragon!!
Ye Kunlun was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Daoist Shangyan to possess so many spiritual treasures. He must have a powerful sect behind him.
The fire dragon collided with the hurricane.
Shangyan’s face turned exceptionally pale, and he stumbled back four or five steps.
Even his daoist robe was severely damaged by the flames, and his beard and hair were scorched yellow!
“Kid, I am irreconcilable with you!”
Shangyan had lost all semblance of his previous ethereal demeanor. He looked like a beggar, utterly disheveled!
“Scram!”
Ye Kunlun cursed, his voice like rumbling thunder that exploded in Shangyan’s sea of consciousness.
*Pfft*—
Shangyan suffered internal injuries from Ye Kunlun’s furious shout.
“I’m going to cripple him. You can’t stop me!”
Ye Kunlun sneered and walked towards Zhou Lingtian, who had been stunned into silence long ago.
Zhou Lingtian snapped back to reality. Seeing Ye Kunlun approach, he scrambled backward in terror, his legs flailing.
“You, don’t come here…”
Zhou Lingtian was truly terrified by Ye Kunlun’s strength.
He had killed the Shuanglong brothers and crippled Grandmaster Huang.
Now, even Daoist Shangyan, who was in the Spirit Opening realm, was no match for him!
He regretted his impulsiveness.
Ye Kunlun stopped and lightly kicked a stone on the ground.
Whoosh—
The sound of air breaking echoed through the small courtyard.
The stone shot directly into Zhou Lingtian’s Dantian, completely crippling it!
“No!”
Zhou Lingtian let out a piercing scream, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour Ye Kunlun alive!
Then came an endless tide of fear and coldness!
He knew he was ruined, and the Zhou family had no tolerance for useless individuals.
Zhou Lingyang was the prime example!
And he, from now on, would live like Zhou Lingyang, looked down upon and called a good-for-nothing!
All his resources would be confiscated by the Zhou family.
He would be reduced to a useless wretch at the mercy of the Zhou family!!
“No, no!”
Zhou Lingtian screamed miserably, “Daoist Shangyan, save me…”
In Zhou Lingtian’s eyes, Daoist Shangyan was a cultivator and must have a way to repair his Dantian.
Daoist Shangyan’s face turned ashen.
Zhou Lingtian's Dantian was crippled, and he himself was merely in the Spirit Opening realm. How could he possibly save him?
Even if he could, there was no need to waste it on a good-for-nothing.
“Daoist Shangyan, I can give you that item…”
Zhou Lingtian’s eyes were filled with intense unwillingness.
Upon hearing this, Shangyan’s heart stirred. He knew what Zhou Lingtian was referring to.
“Benefactor!”
Shangyan, bracing himself, spoke, “How about we make a deal?”
Ye Kunlun glanced indifferently at Shangyan and said faintly, “We can make a deal, but you can barely save yourself. You still want to save him?”
Facing Ye Kunlun’s cold gaze, Shangyan shivered!
He had almost forgotten his own predicament.
Shangyan sighed inwardly, no longer bothering with Zhou Lingtian. He turned to Ye Kunlun and said, “I have an item that you should find interesting!”
With that, Shangyan took something out of his robes and tossed it towards Ye Kunlun.
Ye Kunlun caught it and examined it. It was a yellowed map, appearing to be only a broken corner.
Ye Kunlun found nothing special about the map and frowned slightly.
Shangyan was startled and quickly replied, “This was brought from my sect and hidden there for seven hundred years. It must be no ordinary item!”
Shangyan indeed did not know what the map was about. Furthermore, after studying it for a long time, he found no peculiar features.
He couldn’t even understand the few symbols drawn on the map.
He might as well make a deal with Ye Kunlun to save his own life.
“Apaca!”
Xiao Yu, who had been silent beside Ye Kunlun, suddenly spoke upon seeing the torn map in Ye Kunlun’s hand.
Ye Kunlun glanced at Xiao Yu, put away the torn map, and said sternly to Shangyan, “Scram!”
Shangyan flickered away.
Although he held a grudge against Ye Kunlun, a gentleman’s revenge is never too late, even after ten years!
He would settle this score sooner or later.
Seeing Shangyan leave, Zhou Lingtian’s eyes were filled with infinite despair.
“How to deal with him is up to you!”
Ye Kunlun turned and said to Zhou Lingyang.