After several hours of flying, Ye Feng finally arrived at an airport in the west, closest to the Blood Witch organization's stronghold.
He was greeted by a middle-aged man in a suit and black glasses, the boss of a company under the Qin family, named Zheng Kun.
Upon seeing Ye Feng, Zheng Kun immediately stepped forward respectfully and smiled, "Young Master, you've arrived. The Patriarch has told me everything, and we've also gathered a lot of relevant information. It's all here. Please take a look as we walk!"
"Mm!" Ye Feng took the tablet and, without wasting words, began to examine it.
The information indicated that the Blood Witch organization had appeared a few days ago at a nearby underground tavern. However, there were no specific details, which caused Ye Feng to frown.
Seeing this, Zheng Kun, thinking Ye Feng was displeased with the information, quickly explained, "Young Master, you may not know, but with the resurgence of spiritual energy, the west has almost become a gathering place for all sorts of evil cultivators."
"And the family's focus is not here, so our manpower is limited. We can only investigate this much. For more specific information, I'm afraid we'll have to go to the tavern to find out!"
Although the Qin family was immensely vast and powerful, the west had always been a desolate land. Coupled with the rampant chaos caused by various evil cultivators, most major powers did not station many personnel here.
Hearing this, Ye Feng knew it was the truth. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Don't worry, I'm not blaming you. Send me the address of this tavern, and I'll go take a look myself!"
"What? Young Master, you're going personally?"
Zheng Kun was startled by this and instinctively wanted to object. Their own men dared not go to such a place casually. If Ye Feng went, how could he not be nervous?
However, seeing this, Ye Feng immediately said, "Don't worry about me. I'm just going to take a look, nothing will happen. Besides, my strength is not that weak!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng subtly revealed a hint of his aura. This small hint immediately caused Zheng Kun to show a look of shock.
As a member of the Qin family, his strength was naturally not weak; he was a peak Grandmaster expert. He just didn't expect that Ye Feng was actually at the Great Grandmaster Completion stage?
However, he quickly recovered and looked as if it were natural.
Ye Feng was, after all, the sole heir of their Qin family. Although he hadn't grown up in the Qin family all these years, his talent and other aspects were naturally top-tier.
Even so, he still expressed some concern, "How about this, Young Master? You go in to investigate, and I'll send people to provide support outside. If there's any trouble, we'll act immediately!"
"Alright, then you can wait outside!"
Ye Feng nodded. Without further ado, he immediately got into the car and, with Zheng Kun and the others, headed towards the tavern at the given address.
Soon, he arrived in front of a dimly lit, dilapidated abandoned street.
However, to his dismay, a quick glance revealed no trace of a tavern. Instead, it looked more like a garbage dump.
As he was feeling puzzled, Zheng Kun's voice came from the side, "Young Master, this tavern isn't on the ground level, but underground. Just walk straight along here to the end of the street, and you'll see the entrance!"
"So that's how it is!" Ye Feng finally understood. He then signaled Zheng Kun and the others to wait there and drove his car down the street.
Along the way, whether it was Ye Feng's imagination or not, he felt that the street was quite eerie. Strange sounds occasionally came from both sides, making one feel quite apprehensive.
However, he was, after all, a Great Grandmaster Completion stage expert, so he wasn't easily frightened. He quickly followed the street to a dilapidated house.
At this point, Ye Feng finally saw some people: two men with somewhat dark complexions and an unpleasant aura emanating from them.
Judging by their actions, they seemed to be the doormen of the tavern.
Seeing Ye Feng approach, the man on the left immediately spoke, "Kid, you're new here, aren't you? Speak up, what are you here for?"
"Hm?" Ye Feng frowned, somewhat surprised by how these two could tell he was new at a glance.
However, after thinking about it, he didn't ask, merely saying lightly, "What else can one do at a tavern? Naturally, drink!!"
"Drink? I doubt it!"
The man didn't believe him but didn't say much more, only stating, "But that's not important. Our tavern's rules are: one, no causing trouble inside; two, once you leave the tavern, your life or death is your own concern, understand?"
"Naturally!" Ye Feng nodded and then strode inside.
However, just then, the man on the right, who had been silent, frowned and blocked him, saying displeasedly, "As expected, you're new. You don't even know the rules!"
"Hm? What do you mean?" This left Ye Feng completely bewildered. He couldn't understand; were those not the rules just now?
At this, the man on the left explained, "Kid, he's talking about the unwritten rules. Since you're new, hand over a thousand spirit stones!"
"Heh, so that's how it is!"
Hearing this, Ye Feng understood. They were trying to extort money!
However, just as the two thought he would obediently pay, he suddenly said, "Sorry, I have no spirit stones. Please move aside!"
"What?"
At these words, the two thought they had misheard, and their expressions immediately turned unpleasant. "Heh, interesting, kid. Don't say we didn't warn you. If you don't pay the spirit stones, you'll have to bear the consequences!"
"You don't need to worry about that. I'm just here for a drink, what consequences could there be!" Ye Feng said dismissively. Without paying them any mind, he strode inside.
"Seeking death!" Seeing this, the two men's expressions turned extremely unpleasant again, but they didn't attack on the spot, only sneering endlessly.
It didn't matter if they didn't pay spirit stones now; later, it wouldn't be a matter of spirit stones that could be resolved...
Soon, Ye Feng entered the building and found himself facing a wide underground passage. Following this passage, he slowly arrived at the so-called tavern.
However, calling it a tavern was an understatement; the environment inside exceeded his expectations.
It was an incredibly vast underground tavern, covering a considerable area. At a glance, one could barely see the surrounding walls.
In the center of the tavern was a large circular bar, where several alluring women in revealing attire were busy mixing some brightly colored liquids.
Around the bar were countless people. Some were swaying to the music, some were savoring the drinks in their cups, and many pairs of men and women were embracing and kissing. In short, it had all the characteristics of a bar.
However, what caused Ye Feng to frown was that the people inside were different from ordinary patrons enjoying themselves at a normal bar; they all had a faint aura of malevolence about them.
Undoubtedly, most of the people in this tavern were evil cultivators!!
Seeing Ye Feng enter, a woman in a slip dress and heavy makeup immediately walked up and said flirtatiously, "Handsome, is this your first time here? What a coincidence, it's my first time too. Interested in having a drink?"
Ye Feng was about to refuse when he suddenly thought of something and said lightly, "Sure, I was just thinking the same thing..."