Ye Bufan raised his hand, looking at the sect ring in his palm. The ring hadn't looked like this before. After suffering a severe blow, all the elders and the Sect Master of Taiyi Divine Sect had remodeled the ring, turning it into a key to activate each formation within the secret realm.
As far as Ye Bufan currently knew, the entire Taiyi Divine Sect was no longer a fixed location but had been refined into a portable spatial secret realm, linked to the ring. Wherever the ring went, the space of Taiyi Divine Sect would be there. As long as Ye Bufan's ring was in his hand, he could enter Taiyi Divine Sect at any time.
In Ye Bufan's eyes, such a feat was nothing short of miraculous.
Although Ye Bufan had heard Lin Xiaoyao describe how one was equivalent to a demigod during the Tribulation Stage, capable of creating a space at will.
He hadn't expected that the entire spirit脉 would be moved into space.
"Then I'll start with you." Ye Bufan vanished from his spot and appeared in the true main hall, which was considered a side hall by others.
The Living Yama stood before the side hall. At this point, the fluctuation of the Dragon Emperor Token disappeared.
"Something's wrong!" The Living Yama frowned. The next second, he turned abruptly, only to find that Meng Po and Ox-Head Horse-Face Tuo, who had been following him, had vanished.
"Who is it? Playing tricks here." The Living Yama roared.
"Weren't you looking for me? What? Don't you recognize me now?" Ye Bufan slowly walked out from the side hall. As the Living Yama turned, Ye Bufan was looking at him.
"I didn't expect you to dare to show yourself. Good, very good." The Living Yama snorted coldly. "Did you steal the Taiyi Divine Sect's sect inheritance?"
Ye Bufan looked at the Living Yama's furious expression and chuckled, saying, "So what if I did? So what if I didn't?"
While they were speaking, Song Mingqin, Qu Fei, and Bai Zizhen were rapidly approaching.
"Senior three, why don't you go collect the spirit stones? I can handle this myself." Ye Bufan said.
"Hmm?" Song Mingqin quickly noticed something different about Ye Bufan. "Ye Bufan! You... you've broken through?"
Ye Bufan nodded and said, "I obtained a spirit mine and broke through through it."
"What spirit mine, I don't believe you. To break through in such a short time, if it wasn't for the inheritance, I wouldn't believe it," the Living Yama said, looking at Ye Bufan. "You must have obtained the inheritance."
"I say, have you gone mad from wanting the inheritance? You've been inside for nearly ten days, and you still haven't gotten the inheritance. Whose fault is it if you're useless? In these ten days, I've broken through from the late-stage Foundation Establishment Great Perfection to the Core Formation stage with a spirit mine. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Ye Bufan's words made Bai Zizhen's expression turn a bit unsightly, and Song Mingqin coughed.
"Living Yama, Ye Bufan has a point. You just want the Dragon Emperor Token in his possession, you don't need to make up such an excuse." Song Mingqin winked at Qu Fei.
Qu Fei quickly nodded in agreement, "Exactly! The top priority now is to prevent the people from Sakura Island from obtaining the spirit stones. On behalf of our sect, I propose cooperating with you to drive these Sakura Island people away and prevent them from taking advantage."
"Go if you want to go," the Living Yama said. "My business with Ye Bufan must be settled today, unless he hands over the Dragon Emperor Token to me."
"Dream on!" Ye Bufan retorted. "If you haven't woken up, then go back to your deep sleep." Ye Bufan said.
"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite." The Living Yama moved.
"Living Yama, how dare you?" Song Mingqin shouted and drew his sword, blocking Ye Bufan's path.
"Senior Song, this is between him and me. Let's settle it between ourselves. You guys go deal with the Sakura Island people. I'm no longer the late-stage Foundation Establishment Ye Bufan." Ye Bufan said.
Upon hearing this, Song Mingqin remembered that Ye Bufan was now a Core Formation cultivator. He looked back at Ye Bufan and transmitted his voice, "Ye Bufan, you've just broken through, don't act rashly."
"Don't worry, senior. I never do things without confidence." Ye Bufan replied.
"Good!"
Song Mingqin gave the Living Yama a deep look, then turned to Qu Fei and said, "Qu Fei, Senior Bai, let's go. Let them settle their personal matters."
Bai Zizhen and Qu Fei were slightly taken aback. Song Mingqin nodded, and the three of them swiftly flew towards the area where the Sakura Island people were.
"Youngster Song, are you sure Ye Bufan is fine?" Bai Zizhen asked.
"I know his strength. Although he might not be able to defeat the Living Yama, he wouldn't do anything he's not confident about," Song Mingqin replied.
Bai Zizhen looked back at Ye Bufan from a distance, falling into thought.
"What? Senior Bai also thinks Ye Bufan obtained the inheritance?" Song Mingqin asked.
"Mm." Bai Zizhen nodded without any pretense. "The timing of Ye Bufan obtaining the so-called spirit mine and breaking through is too coincidental. I don't believe such coincidences can happen."
Song Mingqin fell silent, and Qu Fei beside him also went quiet.
"Alas, but Ye Bufan is the strongest among the younger generation in our Jiuzhou. The Blue Star's confinement is about to break. By then, external powers will surely discover the Blue Star. I hope Ye Bufan can lead our Jiuzhou when we face these external powers. After all, if he truly obtained the inheritance, these are his fortunes," Bai Zizhen sighed.
From afar, they saw the Living Yama and Ye Bufan move simultaneously.
"Kid, hand over the Dragon Emperor Token, and I'll spare your life." The Living Yama threatened.
"Is that so? Hand over the Dragon Emperor Token, and I might consider letting you go," Ye Bufan said with a slight smile. They both struck out with a palm, palm against palm, and a surge of energy erupted.
Ye Bufan was caught off guard and was sent flying back several meters, his internal organs churning as if on a roller coaster.
"This energy... I didn't expect you to be able to wield the energy of the Dragon Emperor Token?" Ye Bufan took a deep breath and moved again.
"Still not giving up? Doing it again is useless!" The Living Yama unleashed another palm strike.
The corner of Ye Bufan's mouth curved into a slight arc. "I'm truly afraid you won't clash with me."
"Boom!" The two clashed again. This time, a "boom" sound attracted everyone's attention on the main peak.
This time, Ye Bufan stood his ground, while the Living Yama was caught off guard and sent flying backward.
"How was that? Comfortable?" Ye Bufan smiled faintly.