Volume One, Chapter 15: Is He Dead?
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The woman spoke first. After finishing, she seemed to think she had been too eager, feeling embarrassed as she looked down, her gaze fixed only on the ground.
Ye Bufan asked, "Where’s the spirit stone?"
No matter how tempting, one must not forget the money.
“Hmph, take it.”
The woman sounded somewhat resentful, as if blaming Ye Bufan for caring more about the money than about her.
Ye Bufan stepped forward and pulled her into a tight embrace.
Her body trembled slightly.
There was both nervousness and a hint of excitement.
Her surging curves, perfectly rounded, were now pressed into a different shape beneath Ye Bufan’s hold.
He lifted her up.
Placed her gently on the soft couch.
Unintentionally, her smooth and delicate slim waist was exposed, and above her navel sparkled a dazzling diamond!
Truly, a woman who loves to show off is not afraid of pain!
Ye Bufan asked, "When did you get this little diamond?"
The woman replied, "That was a long time ago. Don’t concern yourself with those things."
She spoke with a tone that insisted like a command, yet now her voice sounded somewhat hazy.
The light flickered in the breeze.
She had never experienced something like this before, so she was unfamiliar with much.
“Hmm, what are you doing?”
“Why are you touching there?”
Ye Bufan said, “Your voice sounds somewhat familiar. Have we met before?”
The woman trembled slightly, her cheeks immediately flushing red, fortunately hidden by a veil.
“No, we haven’t met.”
“Oh!”
Ye Bufan thought to himself, “With that reaction, we definitely have met.”
Who could she be?
“Then why do you hide your face?”
“Mind your own business; just do what you’re supposed to.”
Ye Bufan said, “Oh ho, you dare talk back to me on my own couch? This couch is my territory; see if I don’t deal with you.”
“Hmph, you’re the one being stubborn. No matter where, you can’t beat me.”
Ye Bufan replied, “Right, you’re correct. I am indeed hard right now, very hard.”
A quarter of an hour later.
Ye Bufan was drenched in sweat.
He thought, “Who exactly is she? She’s really something.”
The sound of friction continued.
One year later.
Outside the mountain gate of the Flowing Cloud Sect, the sky was shrouded in heavy clouds, as if foretelling an impending storm.
Five Nascent Soul Grandmasters hovered midair, their figures intermittently visible through the clouds. Their powerful aura was as steady and imposing as mountains, compressing the surrounding space as if it had frozen.
Several hundred Golden Core disciples surrounded the mountain gate, while over ten thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators were stationed farther out. Though their cultivation was lower, their sheer numbers formed an impregnable human wall, encircling the entire Flowing Cloud Sect.
The five elders, faces anxious, hurried to the main hall.
“It’s bad, Sect Leader. Our mountain gate has been surrounded.”
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“Who dares to be so bold?”
Yu Cheng shouted angrily.
“It’s the Four Great Righteous Sects—they’ve all come.”
Yu Cheng furrowed his brow, thinking to himself, “Could this be about that matter with Ye Bufan?”
“Go notify the Ancestor. Take the Divine Seedling and be ready to evacuate at any moment. With them, Flowing Cloud Sect has a future.”
His expression grave, Yu Cheng mounted his flying sword and dashed out from within the sect, heading straight for the mountain gate like a streak of lightning.
Upon arrival, Yu Cheng took a deep breath, steadied his emotions, and then spoke.
“We pay respects to the honored elders and fellow cultivators. May I ask why you have come with such a grand force to surround Flowing Cloud Sect, a fellow member of the righteous path?”
Wei Qing’an, sect leader of Swordfall Valley, stepped forward, a trace of cold laughter in his voice.
“Sect Leader Yu, you should know why we’re here. Let’s be frank—we want you to hand over that Ye Bufan.”
Yu Cheng was shaken inwardly. He hadn’t expected that these cultivators actually came for Ye Bufan. Had his uncle leaked the news?
He forced calm and said, “Sect Leader Wei, who is this Ye Bufan you speak of? There is no such person in our sect.”
Lu Xinlan, leader of the Clear Breeze Monastery, approached, anger tinging her voice.
“Sect Leader Yu, don’t deceive us. We already know everything about your sect’s affairs. The Zheng family personally told us. You even wiped out the entire Zheng clan to keep the secret, truly damaging the dignity of the righteous path.”
Yu Cheng’s heart sank. He hadn’t expected the matter to be exposed but remained composed.
He retorted sarcastically, “Sect Leader Lu, your Clear Breeze Monastery is a nunnery. Why do you meddle? Does your sect still pursue pure cultivation?”
Lu Xinlan’s face flushed, but she immediately shouted, “How dare you! Don’t speak nonsense! Our monastery invited that person back to study the Dao.”
“Besides, Sect Leader Yu, the affairs of Clear Breeze Monastery are none of your concern! In any case, today you must surrender him!”
Other cultivators echoed her, and the atmosphere grew tenser.
Just then, a seven-colored radiance shot forth.
Xiao Wanying’s voice carried a cold edge.
“Hmph! Even if all five of you Nascent Soul masters attack together, you won’t enter Flowing Cloud Sect!”
Wei Qing’an said, “You’re stubborn, huh? Don’t you see how many of us there are?”
Xiao Wanying’s face reddened, hearing “stubborn” reminded her of last night.
She touched the corner of her mouth, still feeling exhausted.
Damned Ye Bufan, hmph.
“You should think carefully. My master is the only True Lord of Transformation in Yongzhou. When she returns and finds you bullying Flowing Cloud Sect, you’ll all die.”
Wei Qing’an laughed, “Haha, that old lady disappeared two thousand years ago. Who knows where she died? Your bluff won’t work on us.”
Zhou Tianci, Senior Elder of the Return One Sect, spoke in a soothing tone.
“Hehe! Daoist Xiao, don’t be mistaken! I don’t believe your sect can maintain the protective mountain array indefinitely!”
Xiao Wanying snorted coldly, “Then you can try!”
Zhou Tianci smiled faintly,
“Hehe! Daoist Xiao, don’t be angry! We’re here only to discuss with you! The large force is just to ensure no news leaks!”
As the two sides reached a stalemate,
“Daddy, it’s bad! The sect is surrounded! It seems the people outside want to catch you! What should we do?”
Ye Bufan said, “Wife, quickly take the children into the cave to hide. Avoid being caught in the battle.”
Nie Feifei said, “Daddy, I’m now at Qi Refining stage six. I can help you.”
Feiyan and Feiyu spoke in unison, unwilling to leave their father alone outside.
Ye Bufan sighed, “It’s alright. Let’s run. We’ll hide first. Those outside won’t kill me.”
Xiao Wanying’s battle against the five Nascent Soul masters grew fiercer, relying on the sect’s protective array.
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“Boom.”
A tremendous explosion.
“Ah! The sect’s formation is broken!”
The protective mountain array guarding Flowing Cloud Sect shattered with a thunderous crash amid everyone’s shocked gazes.
Powerful energy waves scattered, dust rising to obscure half the sky.
Xiao Wanying’s face changed drastically. She never expected the Return One Sect to possess such means, capable of breaking their proud protective mountain array.
“We must retreat.”
She turned swiftly, preparing to follow the original plan and take the Divine Seedling away.
First, she flew to where Ye Bufan was.
“Hurry, we must leave immediately.”
Ye Bufan said, “Wait, what about my wife and the others?”
Xiao Wanying said, “No time to care, just leave.”
Ye Bufan thought, Actually, I don’t need to run! They wouldn’t harm me. Why drag me along? But he dared not say it aloud.
Zhou Tianci laughed, “Haha, where do you think you can go?”
He moved at incredible speed.
First, he threw a flying sword at Xiao Wanying.
Then reached out toward Ye Bufan, intending to seize him first.
From Ye Bufan’s perspective, Zhou Tianci’s movements were lightning-fast.
That huge hand seemed to block the entire sky, carrying unmatched strength, reaching toward him. The thick pressure in the air made it nearly impossible to breathe.
Ye Bufan was startled, “Big brother, if you grab me like that, aren’t you afraid I’ll die?”
“Daddy!” his daughter’s terrified cry came from nearby.
Suddenly, Ye Bufan’s body exploded with a “boom.”
His body shattered into pieces.
“Ah!”
Zhou Tianci was utterly stunned.
“Could it be? He’s dead already?”
Lu Xinlan of Clear Breeze Monastery turned pale.
“Senior Zhou, he’s just a mortal! You used such tremendous force to grab him. How could he survive?”
“Ah, ahhh!”
Everyone from the four sects went mad. Their goal was to capture, not to kill!
Xiao Wanying was filled with grief and anger. A single moment’s carelessness allowed Zhou Tianci to seize the chance and harm Ye Bufan. Tears welled up in her eyes.
In a hazy space,
The surroundings flowed like water or mist.
Originally, there was nothing here; it was intangible.
Suddenly, a point appeared.
The space quickly stabilized.
Ye Bufan asked, “Where is this?”