"Hmph! You're lucky today. I'll deal with you another time!"
Seeing Yan Biao pursue, Hun Wu's expression changed. He gritted his teeth fiercely, then launched another mental attack.
However, he didn't follow up with a killing blow this time. Instead, he turned and fled.
Yan Biao's mental power was very strong; he couldn't control it for long, and Ye Cangtian was a Heaven-tier expert.
If the two of them joined forces, let alone fighting Ye Cangtian, it would be impossible to even kill Yan Biao.
In this situation, his decision to leave was the wisest. It was better than dying here!
On the other side, Yan Biao was momentarily stunned again by Hun Wu's mental attack.
By the time he recovered, Hun Wu had already disappeared from sight.
Seeing this, Yan Biao could only return in extreme anger.
He arrived before Ye Cangtian and questioned him loudly, "Ye Cangtian, what the hell do you mean! Why did you let him go? Are you in league with him!"
In Yan Biao's view, Hun Wu would definitely not have escaped if Ye Cangtian had been willing.
Yet, the other party had escaped. He couldn't help but suspect that Ye Cangtian was colluding with the Feiyun Pavilion to deal with the Liehuo Academy.
"What kind of brain do you have?"
"If I were in league with him, I wouldn't have saved you just now!"
Ye Cangtian glanced at Yan Biao and replied irritably.
As for why he let Hun Wu go, he offered no explanation.
In fact, the reason was simple: he didn't want to make an enemy of the Feiyun Pavilion so quickly.
"You..."
This statement made Yan Biao's face instantly turn red, leaving him speechless.
The other party had indeed saved him.
The next moment, he turned away in a huff, looking at the disciples who were slowly regaining consciousness, having been controlled.
Without a word, he started raining blows upon them.
Firstly, it was to vent his anger.
Secondly, it was out of anger that they had been controlled and killed their fellow disciples!
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian ignored them. He directly returned to the carriage and explained the general situation to Dongfang Mingyue.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Mingyue frowned and said in a low voice, "Letting Hun Wu go is one thing, but to just stand by and watch so many disciples of the Liehuo Academy die, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. The Liehuo Academy isn't exactly a good entity either."
Ye Cangtian looked at Dongfang Mingyue and continued, "Moreover, by doing this, I can also divert some of the attention from the Liehuo Academy and the Feiyun Pavilion..."
Dongfang Mingyue fell silent. She understood Ye Cangtian's intention.
Both the Liehuo Academy and the Feiyun Pavilion were likely eyeing the Four Great Seals.
With the current incident, both sides suffered significant losses, creating animosity between them.
This way, while dealing with the Yin Group, they would also have to guard against each other's schemes, which indirectly reduced the pressure on the Yin Group.
Outside the carriage.
Yan Biao quickly ordered his subordinates to clear the scene and then, without further delay, headed straight for the Liehuo Academy.
After the attack by the Feiyun Pavilion, the Liehuo Academy's contingent had lost more than half of its members. He didn't want anything else to happen.
Therefore, they made no stops along the way.
Two days later, a towering volcano appeared in everyone's sight – the Lieyan Mountain.
At the foot of the volcano, there was a small village with about a thousand households, which was Liehuo Village.
The Liehuo Academy was located within it.
From a distance, Ye Cangtian saw a red carpet stretching from the center of the village to outside its entrance, extending for over a kilometer.
On both sides of the red carpet stood two rows of guards, clad in armor and standing at perfect attention.
As the procession moved along the red carpet, these guards all knelt on one knee.
Witnessing this, Ye Cangtian looked at Dongfang Mingyue and said, "Sister Mingyue, isn't this courtesy a bit over the top?"
Uh...
Dongfang Mingyue nodded dazedly. Honestly, she hadn't expected such a scene and was momentarily unable to react.
After all, the Liehuo Academy was a peak force!
Why would they need such grand etiquette for her, a manager of the Yin Group? Especially since the Yin Group was no longer what it once was.
In fact, in the eyes of these peak forces, it barely registered!
As the two of them were surprised, the carriage had already stopped.
They looked outside again. The carriage had reached the village entrance, and on the red carpet at the entrance, there were dozens of figures dressed in red.
Leading them was an elder, dressed in a red robe, thin and with an ethereal demeanor.
Seeing the elder, Dongfang Mingyue couldn't help but be stunned.
Although she had last seen him many years ago in her childhood, he appeared to have changed little.
The next moment, she quickly pulled Ye Cangtian and alighted from the carriage.
"Niece Mingyue pays her respects to Uncle Shenghui."
Dongfang Mingyue quickly stepped forward and bowed. Ye Cangtian, seeing this, cupped his hands towards the elder as a greeting.
The display put on by the Liehuo Academy was too grand, and there might be ulterior motives towards the Yin Group, so Ye Cangtian's attitude was not particularly cordial.
Yan Shenghui merely glanced at Ye Cangtian without saying anything.
He quickly stepped forward and said warmly, "Girl, get up quickly. No need for such formalities. Come, let me have a good look..."
As he spoke, Yan Shenghui scrutinized her from head to toe.
As he looked, he nodded continuously, exclaiming, "Good, good, truly, a girl changes drastically as she grows! You've become more beautiful! Uncle almost didn't recognize you..."
After a brief exchange, Dongfang Mingyue and Ye Cangtian were led by Yan Shenghui directly to the Liehuo Academy.
The Liehuo Academy was located at the very back of Liehuo Village, against the Lieyan Mountain.
From the outside, the Liehuo Academy appeared as a massive courtyard with three-tiered palaces within.
Although the palaces looked majestic and imposing, they seemed somewhat out of place with their surroundings, yet they further highlighted the transcendent status of the Liehuo Academy.
In a flash, Dongfang Mingyue and Ye Cangtian arrived in the main hall of the Liehuo Academy.
The interior decoration of the hall was exceptionally grand.
The pillars in the hall were made of Demon Firefly Stone, an extremely rare mineral, and were carved with lifelike dragon patterns.
Seated on the main seat was a middle-aged man wearing a dark red robe. His sharp gaze gave him an aura of innate authority.
He was the foremost expert of the Liehuo Academy, and also its dean, Ye Yaoyang.
Ye Yaoyang's gaze remained fixed on Dongfang Mingyue, a look of admiration gradually appearing on his face.
"Good, very good, excellent. At such a young age, you control the entire Yin Group, and your cultivation has reached the eighth level. Truly gifted!"
As his voice resounded, Dongfang Mingyue bowed slightly and said slowly, "Senior, you flatter me. This junior pays her respects."
It wasn't that Dongfang Mingyue lacked manners; rather, upon meeting his gaze, she was suppressed by his aura and momentarily forgot herself.
Meanwhile, Ye Yaoyang waved his hand with a smile, and then his gaze shifted to Ye Cangtian.
"Hmm?"
In just a fleeting moment, Ye Yaoyang's eyes flashed with shock. The other party remained completely unfazed under his pressure, as calm as still water.
This was truly unbelievable to him.
Upon subtly sensing the other party's aura, he was even more astonished. He couldn't sense even a trace of the other party's presence.
This situation could only indicate two possibilities.
Firstly, the other party was an ordinary person, naturally possessing no aura.
Secondly, the other party's cultivation was at least at the Heaven tier, combined with extreme concealment, which was why he couldn't detect it.
And it was unlikely that someone who accompanied Dongfang Mingyue was an ordinary person.
Within the Yin Group, someone of such a young age with Heaven-tier cultivation was likely only one person.
The next moment, he smiled slightly and said, "Young brother, are you the recently renowned Ye Cangtian of the Yin Group?"
"Yes, I am Ye Cangtian. Greetings, Dean." Ye Cangtian nodded and cupped his hands in greeting.
"Hmm?"
Seeing Ye Cangtian's somewhat casual gesture, Ye Yaoyang's expression changed slightly. Regardless, the other party was a junior, and this attitude might be somewhat inappropriate.
Although he thought this way, Ye Yaoyang did not dwell on it. Instead, he glanced at the guards beside him and said, "Offer a seat!"