After Ye Fan stepped into the secret realm, Senior Brother Lin and the other members of the Chixia Sect were just about to enter.
“Hmph, didn't I tell you to wait a moment? Are you deaf?”
The Sect Master of the Haoran Sect snorted coldly and demanded.
Hearing this, Senior Brother Lin and his group were instantly startled and repeatedly voiced their agreement.
If they had to wait, then they would wait.
It would just let those brats from the Qingshan Sect live a little longer anyway.
...
When Lu Ming stepped into the secret realm, he felt a wave of dizziness.
By the time he recovered, he found himself in a mountain range rich with spiritual energy.
Looking around, he saw that the people who had entered before him had already quickly departed.
Realizing that this was not a random teleportation landing site, Lu Ming hurriedly said, “Quick, quick... Get ready. Once the people from the Chixia Sect come in, we'll give them a nice surprise.”
The reason he had rushed ahead of the Chixia Sect earlier was to scope out the situation first.
Since the other side had no intention of letting them off, he had to strike first if given the chance.
Without delay, Lu Ming swiftly tucked away his identity token.
Then, he pulled out a black bandit hood and slipped it over his head to avoid being recognized and causing unnecessary trouble.
Beside him, Big Yellow skillfully copied his movements.
It would do whatever its boss told it to do; it always listened to the boss.
Huang Tianbao was momentarily dazed by the actions of the man and dog.
Once he realized what was happening, he also hurriedly hid his identity token.
“Eldest Senior Brother, I don't have a hood.”
Without any nonsense, Lu Ming directly handed him a spare hood.
Once the three of them were ready, they quickly hid nearby and waited.
Rumble...
The space fluctuated, and Ye Fan stepped into the secret realm, seething with killing intent. Today, he absolutely had to kill that damn mortal.
But the moment he stepped through, he felt a massive shadow loom over his head.
Sensing danger, he flashed away, executing the Dustless Step.
This was a movement technique from his past life, incredibly fast for running away.
It had saved his life many times back then.
Bang!
Even though his movement technique was fast, the shadow was simply too large, and he failed to dodge it in time. Covered entirely by the shadow, grass and dirt flew everywhere as he was smashed into spitting blood and knocked unconscious.
The instant he blacked out, he thought he heard that damn mortal saying something about smashing the wrong person.
At this moment, looking at the unconscious Ye Fan, Lu Ming was also utterly bewildered.
Who was this pretty boy? He didn't recognize him at all.
Shouldn't the ones following right behind them be the Chixia Sect? Was this guy a scout sent by them?
“Woof, woof??”
“Eldest Senior Brother, who is this?” Big Yellow and Huang Tianbao asked curiously as they stared at the unconscious Ye Fan.
“I don't know! He isn't wearing sect robes either. I don't recognize him.”
Ye Fan had deliberately changed his clothes before entering.
He was afraid that his identity as a top-grade spiritual root disciple of the Haoran Sect would attract unwanted attention and put him in danger.
After all, he knew the cruelty of the cultivation world better than anyone.
More often than not, many people and forces did not want to see a genius grow.
“What should we do then?” Just as Huang Tianbao spoke, he saw Lu Ming swiftly snatch the storage bag from Ye Fan's waist.
Big Yellow also trotted over, sniffed around, and discovered another storage bag hidden in Ye Fan's chest pocket, which it promptly took.
“Eldest Senior Brother, his dharma robe looks pretty good! It should fetch a decent price.”
Hearing Huang Tianbao's reminder, Lu Ming took a look. Actually, now that he mentioned it... This moon-white robe, besides looking incredibly flashy, actually had a faint spiritual glow shimmering on it. It was clearly highly valuable.
Thus, he and Huang Tianbao quickly stripped Ye Fan of his outer robe.
“Woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow excitedly pointed its paw at Ye Fan's crotch, asking the boss to check if he had anything hidden in his pants.
“Get lost, get lost... How disgusting,” Lu Ming grumbled in disgust.
“Woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow barked, insisting that the good stuff was always hidden there, just like how the boss did it. It grumbled as it groped around Ye Fan's crotch, but in the end, it found absolutely nothing.
“Let's go, let's go... Hurry up and leave.”
Lu Ming urged them to make a quick exit.
Soon, the two men and one dog vanished into the dense forest.
Seeing that the secret realm was about to close, Senior Brother Lin and his group looked pitifully at the Sect Master of the Haoran Sect.
If they weren't allowed in soon, it would close, and they would lose their chance to enter this time.
“Go on in.”
Hearing the Sect Master finally give the green light, Senior Brother Lin and his group let out a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him repeatedly.
However, as soon as they entered the secret realm, they saw a man lying on the ground with disheveled clothes and a bleeding head.
His crotch area, in particular, was a complete mess. Looking closer, they realized it was none other than the Haoran Sect cultivator who had entered right before them.
Senior Brother Lin and his group were instantly shocked.
Was this guy... assaulted and left for dead?
If he died, they wouldn't get blamed, would they? At the same time, they felt a bit smug. Serves him right for cutting in front of them, getting beat up like this.
“Let's go... Hurry, let's get out of here...”
Senior Brother Lin had just finished speaking and was about to leave when he saw Ye Fan suddenly snap his eyes open.
The moment he opened his eyes, a thick surge of killing intent flashed deep within them, carrying a supreme pressure.
In an instant, the surrounding air grew several degrees colder. It was the majesty of Ye Fan's past life as an Immortal Emperor.
However, it returned to calm in the next second.
Senior Brother Lin and his group were terrified.
In that split second, they felt as if they were being watched by a supreme powerhouse.
“Senior Brother... this has nothing to do with us!” Senior Brother Lin quickly explained, while cursing himself for moving too slowly.
Having seen what they shouldn't have and knowing what they shouldn't know, would they be silenced to keep the secret?
Just then, the space behind them fluctuated again, and more people entered.
They also witnessed Ye Fan's state.
What was going on? Had he been robbed of both his wealth and his virtue?
This was way too sensational!
Ye Fan stood up, feeling rather confused as he noticed the bizarre looks everyone was giving him.
Right at that moment, he suddenly realized his clothes were in disarray, and his storage bags and outer robe were gone.
Startled, he hurriedly felt around his body. Only after confirming that nothing unspeakable had occurred did he let out a sigh of relief.
Seeing his actions, the crowd wondered: Did he lose it or not?
Noticing the strange looks in everyone's eyes, Ye Fan grew even more furious.
He, a dignified Immortal Emperor, had actually been ambushed and knocked out. What was worse, he was in such a pathetic state; it was hard not to let one's imagination run wild!
He swept a cold glance over the crowd, said nothing, and directly turned around to leave.
This was because he realized his current situation was far from ideal.
Not only had his clothes and storage bags been taken, but he was also injured. If someone were to attack him right now, things would turn ugly.
As for whether his clothes and storage bags were taken by the person who smashed him or by the Chixia Sect, he had no way of knowing.
The most important thing for him right now was to quickly heal his injuries.
After that, he would investigate who had laid hands on him.
Watching Ye Fan leave by himself, the others also hurriedly departed.
Meanwhile, Senior Brother Lin narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
“Follow him... and kill him...”
“Senior Brother, he's from the Haoran Sect,” a junior brother behind him said.
“I know, but he's already suspicious of us. If we don't kill him, we won't survive once we get out of here.”
He didn't want to offend the Haoran Sect either, but judging by Ye Fan's reaction just now, he probably wouldn't let them off.
Remembering how much the Sect Master of the Haoran Sect cared about this person, the Chixia Sect disciples hardened their hearts.
They would kill him to prevent him from complaining to his elders.
The opponent was only at the Qi Refining stage, so it should be easy to kill him.
With that, the group immediately gave chase.
Sensing the pursuit of the Chixia Sect cultivators, Ye Fan suppressed his injuries and executed the Dustless Step.
Within moments, he vanished from their sight.
“Senior Brother, we lost him.”
Senior Brother Lin was also extremely frustrated.
Were Qi Refining stage cultivators this formidable nowadays? He had seen that Ye Fan was only at the Qi Refining stage and thought it would be an easy kill. Who would have thought the guy would actually manage to escape?
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