"You win. Hand over the antidote, and I'll let you go!"
Ye Cangtian finally made his decision, not wanting innocent people to be implicated.
As his identity as the Death God spread further, it would become increasingly difficult for Changsun Lingxi to cause trouble.
Therefore, letting his opponent go for now was harmless; the priority was to expose them quickly.
"Well said!"
An Yi's face broke into a triumphant smile. He then took out a packet of powder and tossed it to Ye Cangtian.
"Dilute the powder with water and consume it. This amount is enough for a hundred people."
After a brief explanation, An Yi paused before continuing, "As the master of Yulong Villa, I trust you won't go back on your word. Farewell!"
With that, An Yi, along with his men, swaggered out of the main hall.
Meanwhile, Ye Cangtian handed the antidote directly to Bing Yao, saying, "According to An Yi's instructions, detoxify everyone first."
Without a word, Bing Yao quickly took the antidote and turned to leave.
In a short while, Bing Yao had diluted the antidote and distributed it to everyone.
However, when she saw Xue Qi's hair remain pale and her aged skin show no improvement even after taking the antidote, tears of heartache quietly fell.
"Thank you, Death God, for resolving Xuefeng's crisis!"
From his seat of honor, seeing that all disciples had recovered, the Peak Master gritted his teeth and bowed to the Death God.
With the Death God now present on Xuefeng, he believed An Yi would retreat immediately and would not bother them for a considerable time.
After all, he had gathered from An Yi's words that Changsun Lingxi was currently no match for the Death God, and thus would not seek a confrontation.
This would resolve Xuefeng's crisis.
However, while Xuefeng's crisis was resolved, his own plans were put on hold, fueling his anger towards the Death God.
"I didn't act for your sake. You don't need to thank me!" Ye Cangtian glanced at him and said coldly.
Heh.
The Peak Master forced a smile and looked at Ye Cangtian, saying, "Regardless, Xuefeng's crisis has been resolved. I will remember this favor."
With that, the Peak Master changed the subject and continued, "It's rare for the Death God to visit Xuefeng. I wonder if you could reveal your true face? Allow me to see what the legendary Death God truly looks like."
Although the Peak Master was seething with anger, his outward demeanor showed a degree of fawning.
After all, Yulong Villa was a peak power. If he could establish a good relationship with them, Xuefeng would have a patron for its future development.
"You are not worthy!"
However, three icy words shattered all the Peak Master's hopes.
He knew what had angered the Death God.
After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Death God, you saw it yourself. Xuefeng was in grave danger earlier, and I had no choice but to act as I did."
"I think you were prepared for this long ago!"
"Of course, this preparation wasn't necessarily to deal with An Yi, but this crisis truly exceeded your imagination!"
"In other words, you were just using Xue Qi as your final trump card!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at him and spoke coldly.
He had essentially seen through everything. It was simple: the Peak Master's previous favoritism towards Xue Qi was not out of genuine affection, but for this very moment.
Otherwise, the Peak Master would have had Xue Qi stop An Yi today, which would have prevented the deaths of Bing Yao and the others.
"This..."
Upon hearing this, the Peak Master was slightly taken aback, his gaze sharpening.
He glanced at Xue Qi, whose life force had significantly diminished, and then looked at Ye Cangtian, saying, "You are correct, but not entirely. Xue Qi was the cauldron I had chosen..."
Now that Xue Qi was of no further value, the Peak Master didn't even bother to pretend and directly revealed the truth in front of her.
He had chanced upon a secret art called the "Luck Transfer Technique."
The Luck Transfer Technique had only one purpose: to devour the life force and cultivation of others.
At the same time, it could transfer one's injuries, poisons, and other ailments onto the recipient.
It could be said that cultivating the Luck Transfer Technique was equivalent to possessing a second life.
However, the implementation conditions for the Luck Transfer Technique were very complex. Both parties had to be from the same lineage, and the recipient's aptitude had to be excellent.
If the aptitude was poor, after executing the Luck Transfer Technique, the recipient might never advance further.
Although Xue Qi had joined later, she was indeed his disciple with the best aptitude. Therefore, ever since Xue Qi joined, he had regarded her as a cauldron.
This was also why he showed her exceptional favor, to alleviate his sense of guilt.
"Master, how could you say such a thing..."
Hearing the Peak Master's words, Xue Qi was stunned for a long time, and finally, tears of pain flowed from her eyes.
Throughout her life, she had admired the Peak Master the most, treating him as her own father. Xuefeng was her home.
So, for Xuefeng and for the Peak Master, she had devoted herself without hesitation.
But in the end, she realized that the Peak Master, whom she considered her father, only treated her as a cauldron.
Furthermore, once she was no longer useful, he didn't even bother to placate her and simply discarded her like a broken shoe, which was difficult for her to believe and left her heartbroken.
"You are now a useless waste!"
"In consideration of your contributions to Xuefeng, I can spare your life, but you are no longer fit to be by my side!"
"From this day forward, you are no longer my disciple. Furthermore, you are absolutely forbidden from disseminating today's events elsewhere, or I will not spare you!"
The Peak Master glanced at Xue Qi before him and kicked her down the steps.
Meanwhile, witnessing Xue Qi's plight, Bing Yao was utterly dumbfounded.
Only after Xue Qi tumbled down did she react, rushing forward. After checking on Xue Qi, she roared at the Peak Master.
"Master, have you gone mad! Elder Sister is your most favored disciple..."
"Silence!"
The Peak Master's sharp reprimand cut off Bing Yao's words.
He looked coldly at Bing Yao and said in a deep voice, "Bing Yao, it's best you don't provoke your master. You should know that you are even inferior to Xue Qi, not even qualified to be a cauldron!"
"You..."
Hearing this, Bing Yao's face turned extremely red, so enraged she couldn't utter a single word.
It was only now that she truly saw the Peak Master's true colors!
Seeing that the two women had fallen silent, the Peak Master turned to Ye Cangtian as if nothing had happened.
After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "Death God, there's no need for us to fall out over them. You should understand that those who achieve great things are not bound by minor details."
"Besides, those below the Heaven rank are merely ants. If they are ants, a few more deaths are no big deal!"
Beneath human and worse than beasts!
Ye Cangtian's mind offered only four words of evaluation.
He had visited Xuefeng twice, and though only a night had passed, the Peak Master's transformation was like a completely different person!
The Luck Transfer Technique he had employed seemed to have opened Pandora's Box, revealing the demon within and attaching itself to the Peak Master.
He felt as if an aura of malevolence emanated from the man.
"Perhaps many people think that way," Ye Cangtian said coldly, looking at him. "But in my opinion, if a person lacks emotions and gratitude, what difference is there between them and a beast? Therefore, people like you are not fit to associate with me!"
"Death God, you'd better think clearly. You are on Xuefeng now, not in Yulong Villa!"
"If you do not join forces with me, then you are my enemy!"
"How high do you think your chances are of leaving Xuefeng?"
Hearing Ye Cangtian's words, the Peak Master's expression immediately turned icy.
The Death God's repeated disrespect was something he could no longer tolerate!
Moreover, with such an arrogant attitude, he might very well attack Xuefeng in the future.
Therefore, for him, the best course of action was to detain the Death God, lest he release a tiger back into the mountains!
"Han Chengze, do you think too highly of yourself?"
"Do you really think you can stop me?"
Ye Cangtian heard him and looked at the Peak Master with disdain, speaking dismissively.
Hmph!
The Peak Master snorted coldly and said sinisterly, "You two alone think you can overturn my Xuefeng? Isn't that too childish? Do you really think this is a place where any cat or dog can dominate!"
As he spoke, the Peak Master casually waved his hand, sending a blade of energy out of the main hall, where it exploded in the air.
Within moments, over a dozen powerful figures from Xuefeng rushed to the main hall.
The Peak Master glanced at them and said calmly, "Issue an order: Xuefeng is to mobilize all its forces. If battle commences, eliminate the Death God with all your might..."
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, the more than ten individuals immediately responded and then vanished from the main hall.