"Haha, Ye Cangtian, you are indeed smart! You understood everything with just a little guidance."
The old man laughed heartily. Seeing Ye Cangtian's grim expression, he felt exceptionally pleased, as if he were toying with the other party in the palm of his hand.
Heh heh.
Ye Cangtian smiled slightly and said mockingly, "I'm afraid this time, all your schemes will be in vain! Although I crippled their cultivation, I gave them a chance to recover..."
A chance to recover their cultivation?
The Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir?
The old man instantly understood Ye Cangtian's meaning. The most effective and direct way to recover cultivation was to consume the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.
And the Hidden Organization controlled a large number of Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs.
Needless to say, Ye Cangtian was using these to control various forces, and even to lure them into serving the Hidden Organization.
If that were the case, not only would the Hidden Organization not be attacked from all sides, but it would also significantly reduce its burden.
Upon thinking of this, the old man's expression turned grim. His own plan had ultimately benefited the Hidden Organization, how could he feel good about it?
If he had known this earlier, he should have directly attacked and annihilated them when the Pill Seizing Alliance left.
On the other side, seeing the old man's eyes blazing with anger, making him speechless, Ye Cangtian's lips curved slightly upwards.
He continued, "The second matter, Yuwen Sheng of the Yuwen family committed suicide. Is it related to you?"
"Heh heh, I didn't expect you to connect this matter to me so quickly."
"That's right, it is indeed related to me. I originally intended for them to deal with you and promised them a bright future afterward, but that old man was ungrateful..."
The old man sneered, glanced deeply at Ye Cangtian, and finally admitted to the matter.
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian's pupils visibly contracted.
He truly did not expect that Yuwen Sheng, in order to protect the Yuwen family and to avoid betraying the Hidden Organization and protecting himself, would choose to die without resistance.
This sense of righteousness deeply shook him. All his previous suspicions and contempt for Yuwen Sheng's small calculations were instantly swept away.
Not only did he feel awe, but he also felt that he owed the Yuwen family an immense favor.
With this in mind, Ye Cangtian slowly drew out the Death Scythe and said faintly, "I have basically asked all the questions I wanted to. Next, I will avenge Old Master Yuwen and clear the house for the Hidden Organization!"
Elder Long, who was beside him, was greatly moved and also took out his Panlong Cudgel.
It was clear that when facing a Heavenly level expert, he was not prepared to let Ye Cangtian handle it alone.
"Are we going to make a move?"
"Don't rush, don't rush, I still have a few questions. Why don't you explain them!"
On the other side, seeing Ye Cangtian and Long Lao staring intently, the old man raised his hand and appeased the two of them.
Then he continued, "Ye Cangtian, I am very curious, why did you disappear out of thin air for the past six months? Can you give me an answer?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Cangtian snorted and said faintly, "It's nothing, I just traveled to the Western region for a while. After all, I couldn't come for nothing."
Hearing this, the old man slowly nodded, then continued, "Last question, where did you get so many Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs?"
Hearing this, a playful smile appeared on Ye Cangtian's face.
He looked at the other party and said with a smile, "It's no harm to tell you. These are all resources from the Dark Ruins. No one from the Dark Association wanted them, so I helped them collect them..."
"What!"
Upon mentioning the Dark Association, the old man's eyes widened.
Those Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs were produced from the Dark Ruins and naturally belonged to the Dark Association.
Although he didn't know what means Ye Cangtian had used to obtain them, in his view, it was definitely a major resource loss incident for the Dark Association.
Most importantly, these resources had fallen into the hands of the Hidden Organization, the mortal enemy of the Dark Association, and had even caused the Hidden Organization to rise, which truly infuriated him.
Damn it! What are Xing Yuan and those trash doing!
Furious in his heart, the old man glanced at Ye Cangtian, drew a blood-red long sword, and said fiercely, "Since they are produced by the Dark Association, then I will not be polite!"
"Heh heh, you want to snatch them back? That depends on your skill."
As he spoke, Ye Cangtian glanced at Elder Long and said slowly, "Elder Long, let me try first."
Ye Cangtian's eyes were full of fighting spirit. He was only a thin layer of paper away from the Heavenly level realm. Coupled with his super strong mental power and formidable cultivation techniques.
He believed that with his current strength, he had the power to fight against the other party!
"This..."
Elder Long's expression changed instantly. To be honest, he was not at all reassured, but seeing the high fighting spirit in Ye Cangtian's eyes, he found it very difficult.
For Ye Cangtian, fighting a Heavenly level expert alone would definitely be very difficult, and it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a fight for survival.
Such a life-and-death battle could definitely bring out Ye Cangtian's full potential, and perhaps it would become an opportunity for his breakthrough.
If he succeeded, Ye Cangtian would soar to the heavens.
After hesitating for a long time, Elder Long slowly nodded and said, "Be careful, I will do my best to protect you!"
"Thank you."
Ye Cangtian cupped his fists towards Elder Long, then slowly walked towards the old man.
On the other side, a hint of mockery appeared in the old man's eyes. In his opinion, Ye Cangtian was just putting on a show.
He made it seem as if Long Xuefeng had recovered his strength and was sitting on the sidelines, but in reality, he was just creating pressure for him in his heart.
After all, Long Xuefeng had been useless for so many years, if he could truly recover, why would he wait until today?
Moreover, so many powerful healers in the Huaxia Ruins could not help Long Xuefeng's injuries, could they be inferior to a young girl from outside?
Thinking this, the old man glanced at Ye Cangtian and said coldly, "Ye Cangtian, I must say you are very courageous, but fighting me one-on-one is definitely the most foolish choice you have ever made..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man's voice abruptly stopped.
He had already sensed the aura emanating from Ye Cangtian.
It was not the sixth or seventh heaven realm from half a year ago, but it had leaped to the ninth heaven, and it was the peak of the ninth heaven.
To be able to achieve such a great breakthrough in just half a year, he truly could not believe his perception.
But all of this was real, leaving him no choice but to believe.
After a while, a cold smile appeared on the old man's face again. He said dismissively, "I said where did you get your confidence from? So you have already become a peak ninth heaven realm expert. However, this much cultivation is not enough in front of me!
I will make you understand what it means for a mere layer of separation to be like the difference between clouds and mud!"
As he spoke, the old man raised his long sword and began to slash towards Ye Cangtian.
In an instant, Ye Cangtian's expression became completely grim.
The old man did not move from his spot, but every slash he made emitted an extremely powerful sword energy.
This was the gap!
Even though Ye Cangtian was now only a thin membrane away from the Heavenly level, he could not achieve spiritual body detachment for attack, for example, by using various weapons.
But the other party could easily unleash sword energy, injuring people from a distance with sword energy.
With this thought, Ye Cangtian reacted quickly, swiftly wielding the Death Scythe to block.
Boom boom boom...
A series of booming sounds erupted, and violent spiritual energy swept through the surroundings.
The old man continued his slashing movements while sitting in place, seeming very relaxed, as if intentionally teasing Ye Cangtian.
On the other side, Ye Cangtian was indeed in a sorry state. In terms of spiritual energy intensity, there was still a certain gap between him and the other party, leaving him busy parrying.
However, Ye Cangtian was not weak. It was just that he could still withstand this level of sword energy.
Not only that, but while blocking, he was also painstakingly getting closer to the other party, intending to reduce the distance between them.
It was obvious that Ye Cangtian was not willing to be passively beaten; he wanted to counterattack.
"Heh heh, not bad, not bad. To be able to withstand so many of my sword energies, there are very few people below the Heavenly level!"
"However, this alone cannot save you!"
Seeing Ye Cangtian gradually approaching while enduring the sword energy, the old man's eyes flashed with continued disdain.
"Is this all you've got?"
"Being so weak will make me disappointed in the strength of Heavenly level experts!"
Ye Cangtian sneered. Under such sword energy, although he could continue to approach, the speed of approach was too slow.
In this way, his consumption would be very large, and the greater the consumption, the greater the gap between him and the other party. If it continued like this, how could he defeat the traitor?
Therefore, Ye Cangtian had to provoke the other party. Only by shortening the distance could he launch an effective attack.