Ye Tian ate the remaining mulberries in one go, then jumped down from the tree and looked at the person who had spoken.
It was a burly man, about two meters twenty in height, with well-developed muscles and a faint dark sheen on his skin.
"I've already eaten one string, and I want to eat a second," Ye Tian said lightly, glancing at the other person.
The big man, dressed in black coarse cloth, let out a strange laugh and strode towards Ye Tian, unleashing a punch from above.
"Boom!"
With a muffled sound, Wu Bei's hand easily caught the big man's iron fist. The big man's face changed, and another fist smashed down.
But this time, Ye Tian counterattacked. He kicked the big man's calf bone, and with a "crack," his left leg suffered a comminuted fracture.
"Crack!"
Ye Tian kicked a second time, and the big man's right calf also broke. He let out a scream and fell to the ground.
"With your strength, you dare to monopolize the mulberries? Who gave you the courage?"
"Slap, slap!"
At this moment, three figures appeared not far away. The person in the middle clapped his hands twice and said, "Impressive. The strongest fighter under me is no match for a friend in a single move."
Ye Tian saw the newcomers and realized the man in the middle was wearing a Yin-Yang fish Taoist robe, was in his early forties, had a black beard, and a smiling face.
On either side of him were two men in their thirties, dressed in green robes and pants, without Taoist attire.
"Who are you?" Ye Tian asked.
The Taoist smiled and said, "This humble Taoist is Shang Yuanguang from the Zhenwu Temple of Wudang Mountain."
Shang Yuanguang! Ye Tian remembered Ming Chen's words. It was this Shang Yuanguang who had stolen the treasure of the Yuhuang Temple.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that Shang Yuanguang had an eight-sided purple-gold mace hanging from his waist, which he presumed was the Yuhuang Mace.
"What is your name, friend?" Shang Yuanguang asked, walking closer with a smile.
When they were about ten meters apart, Shang Yuanguang suddenly gripped the mace handle and swung it fiercely in Ye Tian's direction.
The mace was in his hand, but with that swing, Ye Tian felt a purple light strike his primordial spirit, causing it to become instantly paralyzed.
"Haha!" Shang Yuanguang was overjoyed to see him frozen. He walked up to Ye Tian, holding the Yuhuang Mace, and said coldly, "What of it, even if you are a Human Immortal? This Yuhuang Mace has a miraculous effect on the primordial spirit!"
With that, he raised the Yuhuang Mace high, intending to smash Ye Tian's head and kill him on the spot.
As the Yuhuang Mace was raised, his inner core vibrated, and Ye Tian's primordial spirit instantly recovered. The iron rod in his hand flashed and struck Shang Yuanguang's heart.
"Pfft!"
A bloody hole burst through Shang Yuanguang's back, and all his blood sprayed out, turning into a red mist that lingered for a long time.
A few seconds later, his body fell to the ground, and Ye Tian reached out to retrieve the Yuhuang Mace.
He hung the Yuhuang Mirror on his lower back and walked towards the other two with his iron rod.
The strength of these two was far inferior to Shang Yuanguang, who was half a step into Human Immortal. Seeing Shang Yuanguang killed in one blow, they immediately turned and fled.
Ye Tian did not pursue them. He took out a plastic bag, picked all the mulberries, and then went to see the red fox with the white ape. As they left, the white ape also dragged away the corpse of the wild boar king.
Not long after they left, the previous two reappeared and silently carried away the bodies of the big man and Shang Yuanguang.
Upon meeting the red fox again, Ye Tian offered it a string of mulberries. The red fox nodded gratefully, and after eating the mulberries, its wounds healed and disappeared, and its internal injuries gradually recovered.
Ye Tian said, "You should recover within a day or two. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to the Yuhuang Temple to find me. I am now the abbot of the Yuhuang Temple."
The white ape gestured to the red fox, recounting the events of their trip. Knowing Ye Tian's strength, the red fox became even more respectful of him, placing its hands on the ground and bowing like a human.
Ye Tian said, "Alright, I have other matters to attend to. I'll be going now."
Returning to where Chen Hui was, he took out a string of mulberries and gave it to her, saying, "This is good stuff, have a taste."
Chen Hui took it and ate it, saying, "Such potent spiritual energy, its effects are comparable to a thousand-year-old ginseng!"