That's it?
Ye Ming was indeed very disappointed with Daoyuan's primordial origin power.
Judging from the aura emanating from the other party's primordial origin power, he had originally thought it was the Netherworld Power of the Saint level.
As it turned out, it was merely Netherworld Qi mixed with a trace of Netherworld Power, and the two were worlds apart in terms of might.
Of course, this Netherworld Qi might not have any effect on Ye Ming. But for ordinary cultivators, it was undoubtedly a dimensional crushing existence.
It could directly destroy the enemy's fighting will. How terrifying would that be on the battlefield?
At this moment, when Daoyuan saw Ye Ming awaken from the erosion of the Netherworld Qi completely unharmed, he was struck by lightning and stood there dumbfounded.
"This...how is this possible?"
He couldn't accept what was happening before his eyes.
That was his strongest technique, the Netherworld Qi, and someone could actually ignore it. This had completely overturned his understanding.
"Could he be a chosen one like Xia Baiyi?"
Daoyuan retreated, with only this thought remaining in his mind.
Because the last person who could directly ignore his Netherworld Qi was that celestial maiden standing in the clouds.
But now, he had no time to ponder those thoughts. Escaping Ye Ming's grasp was what he needed to consider.
"It seems you have no other tricks up your sleeve!"
Ye Ming waved his hand, and the purple curtain that had enveloped the entire sky instantly dissipated. Sunlight shone down, and the world returned to its original colors.
"You...what do you want?"
Daoyuan forced himself to calm down, his nerves tense, and asked.
After the previous few rounds of exchanges, although he was unwilling to admit it, the fact was that he was no match for the young man before him.
Survival was the most crucial thing.
"It's not what I want, but what do you, your Daoyuan Sect, want?"
A cold glint flashed in Ye Ming's pupils.
If he hadn't appeared in the capital today, the political landscape of China would have been thrown into complete chaos. The ensuing turmoil would have been self-evident.
After all, there had been countless coups in various countries internationally recently. Amidst the undercurrents, everything was brewing.
Now, all it took was a signal, and the dam would break.
Ye Ming had foreseen this even before he started live-streaming immortal cultivation.
He couldn't guarantee that every country would remain peaceful, but for China, within his capabilities, he was willing to maintain normal order.
Now, the Daoyuan Sect had the ambition to interfere with China.
Then, Ye Ming intended to extinguish this ambition before it could fully ignite.
This would serve as a deterrent to other sects.
"Ye Ming, do you want to be enemies with this Daoyuan Sect?"
Facing Ye Ming's coldness, Daoyuan showed no sign of backing down. His tone was extremely firm, and he directly used the Daoyuan Sect as a shield, threatening him.
"Daoyuan Sect?"
Ye Ming chuckled coldly and glanced at him, "Do you think you can represent the entire Daoyuan Sect?"
Daoyuan responded in a deep voice, "I am the Grand Elder of the Daoyuan Sect, why can't I?"
Grand Elder!
Before those ancient fossils of the Daoyuan Sect emerged, he was indeed considered a figure second only to the sect leader.
Excluding the Sect Master of Daoyuan, his words could indeed represent the attitude of the entire Daoyuan Sect.
"Good! I'll assume you can represent the entire Daoyuan Sect!" Ye Ming's cold smile remained unchanged. "But one thing I can be sure of is that the celestial maiden in your sect will definitely side with me."
Daoyuan Celestial Maiden!
Xia Baiyi!
"You..."
Daoyuan stared at Ye Ming with a grim expression. If looks could kill, Ye Ming would have died hundreds of times over.
This showed that Ye Ming's previous remark had seemed to hit a sore spot for the Daoyuan Sect. Daoyuan clenched his fists tightly.
"Don't look at me like that. Let me remind you again, Xia Baiyi is my fiancée. I hope you will always remember this."
As he said this, the cold smile on Ye Ming's face gradually faded, replaced by a warning filled with killing intent. "I know very well what schemes you have regarding her, and Baiyi also knows. So, do not cross our bottom line. Otherwise..."
Swish!
Ye Ming pointed with two fingers, and a white light flashed. In the interplay of light and shadow, Daoyuan's body was gone, and the latter didn't even have time to react.
The next second, a terrifying scene unfolded.
Daoyuan's already aged face visibly aged, wrinkles appearing, his skin shriveling like dead wood, becoming somewhat ferocious.
"You...what did you do to me?"
Daoyuan felt his vitality draining away and his eyes widened in terror, experiencing unprecedented fear.
"You have had two hundred years of your lifespan cut off by me. This is just a small warning." Ye Ming looked at him coldly and continued, "If there's a next time, the remaining two hundred years of your life..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but the implication was clear.
Hearing this, Daoyuan almost lost his footing and fainted.
His remaining lifespan was only about four hundred years. Now, with one move from Ye Ming, half of it was gone.
How could he accept this?
"Damn! Damn it!"
Daoyuan roared madly, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Ye Ming, radiating a terrifying aura again.
"What, you don't want the remaining two hundred years either?"
Ye Ming smiled charmingly and gently raised his hand, his fingertips entwined with the power of reincarnation.
"You..."
Seeing that mysterious power, Daoyuan quickly retreated. The primal fear made him feel the danger of death.
"Fine! I admit defeat this time!"
Daoyuan turned around and said angrily, "Ye Ming, this matter is not over!"
With that, Daoyuan disappeared into the air.
Looking in the direction he left, Ye Ming's expression returned to calm. However, his heart was turbulent and complex.
If he could, Ye Ming would have liked to kill Daoyuan on the spot.
But reason told him that he absolutely couldn't do that now.
He knew that injuring and killing were two completely different matters.
Once Daoyuan, the Grand Elder of the Daoyuan Sect, perished, he and the Daoyuan Sect would be mortal enemies.
Facing a sect that had existed for a hundred thousand years, no matter how strong he was, he couldn't contend with it alone.
Not to mention those sleeping Immortal Human realm old monsters.
If they unleashed those forbidden powers, the current Ye Ming would only be crushed.
Hoo!
Ye Ming took a deep breath, turned around, and flew towards Zuo Fengliu and the other two.
The Yin-Yang Palace!
This was the force he needed to win over now!
At the same time, Ye Ming also had expectations of them.
The fact that they appeared here today to stop the Daoyuan Sect's plan to interfere with China was enough for Ye Ming to trust them.
"Young friend Ye, impressive!"
After witnessing the previous battle, when Zuo Fengliu saw Ye Ming again, besides the lingering shock in his mind, there was also a sense of unreality.
Such a young man could actually crush those in the Heavenly Human realm. He had never dared to dream of such terrifying power.
But now, it was a reality.
"Daoyuan was only in the early stage of the Heavenly Human realm, and his mastery of the general trend of heaven and earth was not yet pure. If he could cast aside his distractions and cultivate, it would take me more effort to defeat him." Ye Ming shook his head, then looked at Ruo Ying and said with a smile, "Unfortunately, he has become complacent."
Complacent?
Hearing these four words, Ruo Ying's eyes narrowed, and she glanced deeply at Ye Ming, understanding that his words were also meant for her.
"Thank you!"
Ruo Ying smiled, and her state of mind suddenly became more open.
Sometimes, when a person becomes too immersed in their own strength and loses the desire to pursue the peak, their path of cultivation might come to an end.
"Let's go! We'll find another place to talk in detail!"
Ye Ming's gaze shifted, and then he flew towards Chu Ying and the others with Zuo Fengliu.
...
The ruins of the Presidential Palace.
"Alas!"
Chu Ying looked at the devastation before him and sighed.
"Elder Qi, do you think I'm a bit of a useless president?" Chu Ying stared at the ruins and said with a bitter smile.
Qi Baigong stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "Times have changed. As mortals, we should just do what we can."
"Yes! Times have changed!"
Chu Ying turned around, looked at Ye Ming and the others approaching them, and said with a smile, "Today, we are indebted to your help, otherwise..."
"Mr. President, you are too kind. It is our duty as members of the Yin-Yang Palace."
Zuo Fengliu waved his hand.
Duty!
Hearing this, Ye Ming couldn't help but recall what Daoyuan had said earlier about the founding principle of the Yin-Yang Palace: "To maintain the Yin-Yang Dao of heaven and earth."
Now it seemed that the Yin-Yang Palace was indeed maintaining a certain balance, preventing the Daoyuan Sect from disrupting China's existing order.
Of course, with the great trend now, the Yin-Yang Palace did not have the ability to maintain balance for the entire world. All they could do was what was within their capabilities.
"Young friend Ye, you have worked hard!"
Chu Ying was already aware of the attitude of Zuo Fengliu and the other two. However, Ye Ming's arrival was beyond his expectations.
"I am just here to accept President's invitation!" Ye Ming smiled. "I just happened to encounter an annoying guy and dealt with him."
"Uh!"
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
A Heavenly Human realm cultivator was just an annoying obstacle!
Fine, you have the strength, you have the final say.
"Hahaha! Young friend Ye is a divine being, we are all impressed!"
Qi Baigong laughed heartily and stepped forward to smooth things over.
However, upon seeing this young fellow again, he couldn't help but feel a tremor of shock.
The last time they met, it was Nangong Qianyu who brought Ye Ming to his shop for an appraisal.
Now that the venue had changed, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.
"Elder Qi, it's been a long time!"
Ye Ming said with a smile, "Qianyu has been constantly mentioning the dishes you make. I'll definitely bring her to see you when I have time!"
"Good! Good! I'll be waiting for you!"
Qi Baigong nodded with relief.
"Let's go, we'll find another place to talk!"
Chu Ying glanced at the ruins behind him, then led the group to a nearby diplomatic building.
...
"By the way, where is Situ Kong?"
After everyone was seated, Ye Ming looked at Chu Ying and asked.
He had been focused on Daoyuan all along and hadn't paid attention to others.
"He probably fled!"
Chu Ying said indifferently, "The Daoyuan Sect found Situ Kong a long time ago. Now that Daoyuan has returned defeated, given Situ Kong's nature, he probably wouldn't dare to return to the Marshal's Mansion."
"A long time ago?"
Ye Ming noticed this keyword.
Chu Ying did not answer immediately but glanced at Zuo Fengliu and the other two.
"Let me explain,"
Zuo Fengliu nodded and took over Chu Ying's words. "Young friend Ye, you must have already encountered some of the layouts of the eight major sects in the mortal world. Have you?"
"Mmm!"
Ye Ming nodded and mentioned what he knew, "The Land of Sky Guardians! The four great sects of the Ancient Martial World! The Mandarin Duck Tower!"
"Senior Zuo, are you referring to these?"
"That's right!"
Zuo Fengliu did not hide anything and confessed, "These are only the surface aspects. In fact, many more layouts were initiated a hundred years ago."
"The Mandarin Duck Tower was established by our Yin-Yang Palace!"
Ruo Ying added on behalf of Zuo Fengliu, "But apart from the Jiang Tower, the other seven major powers have their eyes and ears all over the world, observing the changes in reality."
As she spoke, she and Zuo Fengliu both focused their gaze on Ye Ming:
"Everyone in the hidden world is waiting for an opportunity!"
An opportunity!
Seeing their gazes fixed on him, it was clear that the opportunity they spoke of referred to him.
"You two mean that someone from your hidden world foresaw my existence a hundred years ago?"
Ye Ming frowned.
"Not a hundred years ago, but..." Ruo Ying's voice deepened.
"Ten thousand years ago!"
Hearing this, Zuo Fengliu and Ruo Ying expected Ye Ming to be extremely shocked. But the result was that Ye Ming was surprisingly calm.
After all, Ye Ming had already guessed the information that Zuo Fengliu and Ruo Ying were about to reveal.
The previous conversation was merely Ye Ming's probing.
He just wanted to know if the two were willing to tell him the truth.
From the outcome, he had been too cautious.
"I apologize. Due to some special reasons, I am already aware of what you were about to say!"
Ye Ming expressed his apologies to the two.
"We understand!"
Ruo Ying did not seem to care too much. As she said, she understood Ye Ming's actions.
Zuo Fengliu and Ruo Ying exchanged glances, and both made a decision at the same time.
Zuo Fengliu said in a deep voice, "Since you already know all of this, then we will tell you something you don't know."
"Please, elder two, enlighten me!"
Ye Ming clasped his fists in a salute.
"Currently, all the forces in the hidden world are divided into two factions!"
Ruo Ying's opening words made Ye Ming's eyes narrow.
"Two factions?"
This was indeed the first time he had heard of it.
Even when he met Xia Baiyi last time, she hadn't mentioned it.
Or rather, at that time, this division into two factions had not yet occurred.
Ruo Ying continued, "One faction is the radical faction led by the Daoyuan Sect. Their goal is very direct. Judging from their actions against China today, you can probably guess their objective."
Hearing this, Ye Ming's expression froze. "They want to completely control the mortal world."
"That's right!"
Zuo Fengliu said, "If the radical factions of the hidden world were to invade, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for those living in the mortal world."
"We, the Yin-Yang Palace, will never allow such a thing to happen."
"Therefore, to resist the steps of the radical faction!"
Zuo Fengliu's eyes were filled with determination.
"Led by the Yin-Yang Palace, we have formed the peacekeeping faction!"