Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Who in the world are you? Do you have any idea what the consequences are for messing with us?"

The white-robed Ye Qinghan first glanced at the embarrassed and annoyed Yue Lingxi, then turned to Yang Xiao, who stood in her way, and snapped.

But with a mere sweep of his spiritual sense, Yang Xiao could tell she was all bark and no bite. Her calves were even trembling slightly.

She was scared.

In contrast, the red-dressed Ye Hongmei was a bit more composed.

She, too, ignored Yue Lingxi. Seeing that Yang Xiao remained unfazed by Ye Qinghan's shouting, her mind spun. A fawning smile immediately spread across her face as she boldly drew closer to him. "My good sir, can't we just talk about this? There's no life-or-death feud between us, so why jump straight to fighting and killing? Don't you think?"

Her "I'm so helpless" act, however, only made Yang Xiao let out a cold sneer.

"A moment ago, when you attacked me without a word, intending to kill, why didn't you mention we have no life-or-death feud then? Besides, I killed those people from the Profound Celestial Sect. They must have been your martial brothers, right? Since you saw what happened, wouldn't I just be asking for trouble if I didn't eliminate you both as well? Lingxi, am I right?"

As he finished, Yang Xiao didn't even spare the two women a glance, instead looking at Yue Lingxi behind them.

Yue Lingxi, now fully recovered, immediately nodded.

Secretly, however, she sent a sound transmission: "Lord Xiao, we're new here. How about we capture them and get some information about this place? Let's not kill them for now, alright?"

But just as she finished, the situation on the field changed once more.

Ye Hongmei and Ye Qinghan joined forces again.

Only this time, their target...

...was not Yang Xiao.

It was Yue Lingxi, who had just emerged from the Primordial Qi Heaven Suppressing Array.

It seemed they wanted to capture her to threaten Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao's expression changed instantly, but then, sensing the shift in Yue Lingxi's aura, he relaxed.

He stood there, motionless.

"You actually think I'm a pushover?"

Sure enough, just as the two women were about to pounce on Yue Lingxi, a sharp cry rang out in their ears.

Immediately after, a terrifying torrent of Sword Qi erupted from her body.

It forcefully knocked the two women out of the air, sending them tumbling to the ground, covered in dirt.

A truly pathetic sight.

Their faces were filled with terror.

They had originally thought that since Yue Lingxi had just been trapped in the array by Ye Qianhan and the others, she must be weak.

That was why they had dared to launch a sudden attack.

They were gambling on their only chance of survival.

But only now did they realize...

...this plain-looking woman was ridiculously powerful.

Although her aura was only that of the Small Divine Ability Realm's Third and Fourth Layers, even an expert at the Great Divine Power Realm might not be able to block her Sword Qi.

They had picked her to attack.

It was practically a death wish.

If not for the fact that at the last moment—for some unknown reason—Yue Lingxi's Sword Qi had gone slightly off course and missed their vitals...

...they would probably already be dead.

"What do we do?"

At this moment, Ye Qinghan had lost all of her previous aloofness.

Her face wrought with anxiety, she sent a sound transmission to Ye Hongmei.

Ye Hongmei was in no better state. The flirtatious charm on her face was gone, replaced by a grave expression.

"I don't know where these two came from, but they both have power approaching the Great Divine Power Realm. We can't fight them head-on. We have to outsmart them."

"Outsmart them? How?"

Ye Qinghan asked via sound transmission.

"No matter how powerful they are, they still came from inside that place. And as Immortal Cultivators, they'll surely want to align with one of the Eastern Domain's Immortal Dao Influences. We are disciples of the Ye Family. Once we explain the stakes, you think they won't obediently submit?"

"Right. They dared to kill Ye Qianhan and the others probably because they're completely ignorant of the outside world. So now, we'll tell them. Then, we won't need strength at all. Our status alone will be enough to keep them from touching us. And once..."

Ye Qinghan didn't finish her sentence.

But a flash of killing intent glinted in the corner of her eye.

The same was true for Ye Hongmei.

Once again, a seductive smile appeared on her face.

She resumed her pitiful, charming act and looked at Yang Xiao.

But she didn't speak.

Ye Qinghan, however, was getting anxious.

She spoke up first. "I know we were in the wrong before, but regardless, we are all Immortal Cultivators. There's no fundamental conflict between us. Besides, you're new here. If we sisters help you, it will be much easier for you to establish yourself in the Eastern Domain in the future. We can even introduce you if you want to enter the Profound Celestial Sect. I'm even confident I can help mitigate the matter of those people you killed. But if you kill us, then there will be no chance of resolving anything. The people backing us will hunt you to the ends of the earth!"

"From the sound of it, you seem to be backing down. But I really don't like your tone."

Yang Xiao said indifferently.

Ye Qinghan's expression froze.

'I'm already being so humble,' she thought. 'How dare this guy from the Barbaric Land still talk to me like this? Does he really intend to turn on us?'

However, just as Ye Qinghan was about to remind Yang Xiao of their status again, Ye Hongmei sensed something was wrong and pulled her back.

Parting her red lips, she said, "You two must be Dao partners, correct? Sister, please, try to persuade this Senior Brother. We truly didn't mean to offend you earlier. The moment you two appeared, you killed so many people from our Profound Celestial Sect. It would have been abnormal if we didn't react at all, wouldn't it?"

"Now that we are in your hands, we've long given up hope of escape. But if you're willing to spare us, we will definitely help you establish yourselves in the Eastern Domain. Otherwise, even if you kill us, you will still be hunted down. Is a life as a fugitive what you want, Sister?"

The same words, coming from Ye Hongmei's lips, were clearly much more pleasant to the ear than when Ye Qinghan had spoken them.

Moreover, Yue Lingxi had already intended to capture them alive to pry information from them about the distribution of power in the area and the Profound Sun Secret Realm.

Her expression naturally became hesitant.

She looked toward Yang Xiao.

Seeing this, Ye Hongmei's hope surged.

She then turned to Yang Xiao again. "We had no choice but to offend you both earlier. Especially when we attacked this sister; we were just trying to escape. Please, Senior Brother, be magnanimous and spare us. As long as you are willing to let us go, I think... we would be willing to do anything you ask..."

"That's right!" Ye Qinghan quickly agreed. "As long as you let us go, we'll agree to anything."

'As for the future,' she thought, 'as long as I survive this, I will definitely kill these two who offended me.'

Upon hearing this...

...Yang Xiao suddenly began to laugh.

Seeing him laugh...

...Ye Hongmei felt a wave of relief.

But his next words made her body go rigid.

Yang Xiao took out a pitch-black pearl.

He said coolly, "I don't trust your words. However, if you're willing to come over and take a breath of the aura from this pearl, then I'll believe you!"

As soon as he said this, both women's expressions changed slightly.

As for Yang Xiao...

...he remained utterly indifferent.

The pitch-black pearl in his hand was none other than the one the Fire God Clone had given him before.

It looked quite ordinary, and one could not sense any aura flowing within it.

But it was, in fact, the Supreme Treasure left behind by the Celestial Poison God King—the Ten Thousand Poison Source Pearl!