After reading Ye Feng's memories, Ye Ling released him.
Soon, Ye Feng regained control of his body, got up from the ground, slowly patted the dust off his pants, and smiled at Ye Ling, saying, "It seems you still don't dare to kill me. Although you can read my memories, it won't cause any major problems."
"If you really let me go, you'll have no regrets later."
Ye Ling said indifferently, "If you want to leave, then leave. Why so much nonsense?"
He had planted his mark on Ye Feng.
Moreover, that mark could never be removed unless someone's strength surpassed his.
As long as the mark existed, Ye Ling could find Ye Feng anytime.
Therefore, for Ye Ling, it made no difference whether he let Ye Feng go or not.
Ye Feng was unfazed by Ye Ling's reprimand. He laughed and summoned the Tian Ming Sword into his hand again, preparing to fly away.
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Just as Ye Feng was about to leave, Ye Ling's heart stirred, and he called out to him again.
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Ye Feng actually stopped. He turned and asked Ye Ling with a smile, "What, do you want to keep me here again?"
"I don't have that much free time."
Ye Ling sized up Ye Feng and said indifferently. Then, with a wave of his hand, he drew Ye Feng's Tian Ming Sword and his spatial ring to himself.
Seeing Ye Ling suddenly snatch all his belongings, Ye Feng was stunned and didn't react for a moment.
What was he doing?
A robber?
While Ye Feng was still in a daze, Ye Ling, in front of Ye Feng, erased the marks on the Tian Ming Sword and the spatial ring, and took out everything inside.
Including the demon cores of the Four Sacred Beasts that Ye Feng had collected earlier!
"What are you doing!!!"
Seeing Ye Ling snatch all his possessions, Ye Feng was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of blood!
The other items were fine, but the Tian Ming Sword and the demon cores of the Four Sacred Beasts were things he had collected with great effort!
Now that all those treasures were taken by Ye Ling, it meant that all his efforts over the years were in vain!
The Four Sacred Beasts – Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Vermilion Bird – were now extremely rare on Earth. It had already been quite difficult for him to find one of each.
Now that their demon cores were snatched, his only option to collect them again would be to go to the Immortal Realm.
But the Sacred Beasts in the Immortal Realm were either terrifyingly powerful or kept by mighty beings, making them difficult to obtain.
It would be extremely difficult for him to collect the demon cores again!
But...
Ye Feng estimated his strength against Ye Ling's and ultimately gave up the idea of fighting Ye Ling.
Compared to going to the Immortal Realm to re-collect the Sacred Beast demon cores, snatching those items back from Ye Ling was clearly much more difficult.
Ye Ling paid no attention to Ye Feng's expression. After storing all of Ye Feng's belongings in his own spatial ring, he looked at Ye Feng and said, "Aren't you going to leave?"
"Ye Ling..."
Ye Feng's chest heaved. He had been so humiliated by Ye Ling that even with his deep schemes, his expression had turned gloomy and extremely unsightly at this moment.
"I will remember you."
Ye Feng gave Ye Ling a deep look and then left without looking back.
Seeing Ye Feng leave, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin's mood was also extremely complex.
Composing himself, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin walked in front of Ye Ling and prostrated himself, saying, "Thank you, my lord, for saving our lives. My son and I are eternally grateful."
The Qilin cub imitated its father, prostrating itself before Ye Ling and saying in a childish voice, "Eternally grateful!"
Ye Ling glanced at the large and small Qilins and said, "You don't need to thank me. Saving you was just a side effect. If Ye Feng hadn't been the one trying to kill you, I wouldn't have appeared here."
Hearing Ye Ling's blunt truth, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin smiled awkwardly, unsure how to respond.
After thinking for a moment, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin continued, "Regardless, the fact remains that you saved our lives, my lord. We are not ungrateful people. We have a treasure that we wish for you to see."
"A treasure?"
Hearing the Blood Slaughtering Qilin's words, Ye Ling's interest was piqued.
Seeing Ye Ling's reaction, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin sighed inwardly, thinking it had a chance. "My lord, please follow me! The treasure is in the mountains!"
With that, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin picked up its son onto its back and ran towards the depths of Jianlong Divine Mountain, with Ye Ling following closely behind.
For the Blood Slaughtering Qilin, as long as Ye Feng was alive, it and its son would remain in a dangerous environment.
They could only survive safely by sticking close to Ye Ling.
However, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin also knew that Ye Ling would not protect them for no reason; they had to offer appropriate compensation.
And the thing in the depths of Jianlong Divine Mountain... the Blood Slaughtering Qilin believed Ye Ling would be interested!
Soon, a white mist rose around them, obscuring the surrounding environment.
Seeing the change in the environment, Ye Ling exclaimed, "I didn't expect this mountain to have such a peculiar environment..."
There were no man-made formations within Jianlong Divine Mountain. This white mist labyrinth was naturally formed. If one hadn't lived here since childhood or possessed extraordinary perception, they would likely never be able to leave once they entered the mist.
"My lord, please stay close to me... There is no fixed exit here, and to reach the deepest part, one must follow a specific route. Taking a wrong step could lead to being unable to leave."
The Blood Slaughtering Qilin said seriously to Ye Ling, its voice lowered slightly.
Noticing the change in the Blood Slaughtering Qilin's tone, Ye Ling also asked curiously, "You seem to be wary of something?"
The Blood Slaughtering Qilin explained, "My lord, you may not know, but a supreme mighty being once resided in Jianlong Divine Mountain. However, after that mighty being passed away, his residual soul remained here."
"My lord's cultivation is extraordinary, so you naturally do not fear the residual soul of that senior. But we have lived in this mountain since childhood and have experienced the power of that senior, so we dare not be presumptuous."
"The residual soul of a mighty being..."
Hearing the Blood Slaughtering Qilin's words, Ye Ling's eyes narrowed slightly. He extended his divine soul outwards, trying to locate the being the Blood Slaughtering Qilin mentioned.
However, there were many wandering souls in the depths of Jianlong Divine Mountain, and most of them were hidden. Coupled with the interference of the white mist, Ye Ling could not immediately distinguish who he was looking for.
"Wuuu—!"
At this moment, a sharp shriek echoed from the depths of the thick fog.
Ye Ling's divine soul swept over, and he saw a rotten dragon crawling out of a mud pit, struggling.
Hearing the shriek, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin's face instantly changed. It quickly said to Ye Ling, "Not good! The Abyss Dragon is coming! My lord, be careful!"
"Abyss Dragon? What kind of dragon is that?"
Ye Ling scanned the rotten dragon with his divine soul and asked the Blood Slaughtering Qilin, "I only see a rotten dragon, it seems to be an inanimate object."
The Blood Slaughtering Qilin said in a deep voice, "My lord is correct. The Abyss Dragon is a divine dragon whose corpse has been occupied by an evil spirit..."
"Three thousand years ago, a divine dragon died in the depths of this mountain. Its corpse has been entrenched here, making it the true overlord of Jianlong Divine Mountain."
"It used to slumber in the swamp, and we had no conflict. I don't know why it has awakened now."
"A divine dragon whose corpse is occupied by an evil spirit..." Ye Ling murmured, a smile flashing in his eyes as he quickly walked towards the Abyss Dragon.
He was just worrying about not finding materials to refine a suitable body for Xiao Lan, and now with the appearance of an Abyss Dragon, he could use its body to refine a new body for Xiao Lan!
Seeing Ye Ling directly approach the Abyss Dragon, the Blood Slaughtering Qilin's expression changed slightly. It quickly followed with its son.
"My lord, wait! You can't go near the Abyss Dragon!!!"