Ye Fan looked at himself.
The golden light was gone. The Beast King's Might that the damn system had given him earlier should have disappeared, right?
It seemed likely that the damn system was up to its usual tricks again...
Ye Fan realized that after his system started bugging out so much, it had developed some unspeakable mutations.
In the beginning, no matter what he did, it would prompt him.
But at some point, it started doing perverse things without a sound.
It seemed like because he ignored it, it started entertaining itself...
But no matter what, there was one thing Ye Fan was very sure of.
That was that this damned thing was on a one-way path to perversion, and there was no turning back!
Thinking about it carefully, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing?
Maybe one day, when it got perverted to the extreme, it would start doing perverted things to itself?
And then, by accident, it would break itself?
Regardless, this was Ye Fan's fondest wish.
Glancing at the corpses of the demonic beasts, which had been trampled into meat paste around him, Ye Fan decisively gave up on collecting them.
He couldn't deal with dark ingredients like meat sauce mixed with mud...
"Ru Jing, let's go." After signaling, Ye Fan led Liang Ru Jing away from the demonic beast forest.
Two days later.
Chixin Sect's encampment.
The Emperor of Da Ling stared blankly at the Sect Master of Chixin Sect lying on the bed, clearly looking bewildered.
The Sect Master of Chixin Sect had long lost his previous immortal-like demeanor. His body was twisted and sprawled on the bed.
He looked as if he had simultaneously contracted polio and Parkinson's disease...
He didn't know if he had hit a tree while escaping or bumped into a demonic beast's backside, but his entire face looked as if it had been flattened by a brick...
With his already contorted expression and a flattened face, he looked even more grotesque...
Speaking of which, the Sect Master of Chi Yang Sect was truly lucky to be alive.
His cultivation was slightly higher than that of the elders. It was precisely this slight increase in cultivation that made his speed a hair faster than the elders.
Furthermore, he wasn't hit directly by the demonic beast, but only grazed by the qi stirred up by it.
Then he turned into a parabolic arc and successfully flew out of the demonic beast forest.
Unfortunately, the wind, filled with the essence of freedom, was not something he could appreciate at that moment.
Then, dragging his body, which looked like a combination of polio and Parkinson's, he tremblingly walked back towards Chi Yang Sect.
As for flying?
Don't be ridiculous!
It was good enough that he could walk...
It had to be said that he was indeed incredibly lucky. After trembling for less than two hours, he encountered disciples from Chixin Sect who were out on a trial.
To be honest.
If it weren't for the Sect Master's clothes and token on him, those disciples would have had a hard time connecting this mess with their Sect Master.
Although his life was saved now, his future was basically ruined...
Seeing the Emperor of Da Ling arrive, the Sect Master of Chixin Sect's expression seemed to show some excitement.
Hmm...
It could barely be considered excitement, perhaps...
After all, his face was too abstract now, so others couldn't be sure...
The Sect Master of Chixin Sect trembled and tried hard to say something, but in vain. After much effort, his efforts amounted to nothing...
In fact, what he wanted to say was...
You damn emperor, you tricked me!
Unfortunately, no one could hear him.
Now that the Sect Master and all the elders of Chi Yang Sect were incapacitated, there was no point in staying here.
After exchanging pleasantries with the disciples in the room, the Emperor of Da Ling took his men back to the palace.
Of course.
Before leaving, he took back everything that the Sect Master of Chixin Sect had extorted from him earlier.
The next day.
The Emperor of Da Ling summoned his ministers to the palace again.
"Chixin Sect is finished now. They have even lost their qualification as one of the Ten Great Sects." The Emperor swept his gaze across the assembled ministers. "What do you all think we should do next?"
"Your Majesty, it has been investigated and confirmed." Old Man Li stepped forward again. "The people from Chixin Sect encountered a beast tide for unknown reasons, which should be an accidental event."
"According to the cultivators near the demonic beast forest at the time, they even saw demonic beasts at the Void Refinement and Out-of-Body stages among them." Old Man Li continued. "In that case, that traitor is likely dead in the beast tide!"
"So that's how it is..." The Emperor of Da Ling nodded in realization.
He admitted that Ye Fan, the traitor, was more formidable than he had anticipated.
But no matter how strong he was, facing demonic beasts at the Void Refinement and Out-of-Body stages, he likely wouldn't survive.
Although it was a pity that he couldn't capture him alive, this was the only outcome now.
Since the traitor was dead, this matter could be considered concluded.
However, they soon realized they were wrong.
Seven days later, news arrived.
The traitor Ye Fan had appeared in a city a hundred thousand li east of the Imperial City!
The Emperor and his subjects of Da Ling were greatly shocked!
He survived such a terrifying beast tide?!
Did the traitor's strength already reach the Void Refinement or Out-of-Body stage?
Then they thought again, impossible!
If the other party were truly that powerful, they could have destroyed Da Ling with a mere flick of their finger.
Why would they allow wave after wave of people to be sent to hunt them down?
It seemed the traitor was likely just lucky and happened to avoid the beast tide!
"Prime Minister Li, quickly invite the Sect Master of Guiyuan Sect to the palace!" Having figured it out, the Emperor of Da Ling gave the order.
Guiyuan Sect, ranked ninth among the Ten Great Sects.
For the past thousand years while their ancestor was in seclusion, he, the Emperor, had been bullied by the members of the Ten Great Sects countless times.
If they could capture the traitor, that would be great. If the traitor annihilated them, it would also be a welcome outcome!
Because the Emperor of Da Ling intended to use their hands to kill, his meeting with the Sect Master of Guiyuan Sect was extremely pleasant.
He didn't even care about spending more than before.
Due to the suddenness of the event and the short timeframe, Guiyuan Sect was not yet aware of the demise of Chixin Sect.
Therefore, the Sect Master of Guiyuan Sect happily set off with his elders.
A day later, they successfully arrived at the town where Ye Fan was staying.
Then, following the information they had gathered, they easily found the inn where Ye Fan was lodging.
A dark and windy night, the perfect time to strike!
This time, they were too lazy to even enter the building. They began their incantations outside the inn.
As for the other innocent people inside the inn?
In the eyes of cultivators, mortals were like ants. If they died, they died!
However, before they could finish their incantations, they saw light...
Golden light...
It filled everyone's vision...
At this moment, even the air seemed to stand still...
Then...
There was no then...
The entire process was incredibly silent.
And painless.
...
After the news returned, the Emperor and his subjects of Da Ling were once again shocked!
The Sect Master of Chixin Sect at least ended up paralyzed, but this time, even people were gone?
At this moment, they finally realized the seriousness of the problem!
This traitor was far stronger than they had imagined!
The Emperor of Da Ling immediately dispatched Old Man Li with generous gifts to serve as an envoy to the Eighth Sect!