Shen Yuan swung his scythe, a massive storm of wind blades erupting forth, fueled perfectly with his sharp, overwhelming Scythe Intent.
The short disciple desperately raised his daggers in defense, eyes widening in horror, “No—!!”
The wind blades mercilessly tore through his defenses, slicing cleanly across his body. Blood splattered into the air as the short disciple’s eyes dimmed with disbelief, collapsing to the ground lifelessly in multiple pieces.
The feminine man and the archer staggered backward, their expressions twisted in fear and shock, while Yao Shuo’s eyes turned grave.
“Fourth Level Scythe Intent and Fourth Level Wind Intent… Two Fourth Level Intents…” Yao Shuo’s voice trembled slightly, comprehending the sheer absurdity of Shen Yuan’s talent. “Who… what exactly are you?”
Shen Yuan smiled calmly and put the scythe on his shoulder. “That is not important. Now, will you leave yourself, or should I keep you here forever?”
Seeing the ugly death of the short man, both the feminine man and the silent man took out their tokens, ready to leave within a second.
Yao Shuo took a deep breath. “What will it take for you to let us go?”
Shen Yuan looked at Yao Shuo with interest. “Oh? Still want to explore this mystique realm? Alright, I shall give you a chance. If you can give me a valuable piece of information, I will let you go.”
The two lackeys’ eyes lit up; they looked at Yao Shuo expectantly. If he could divulge the information about the King Grade Treasure, then hopefully they wouldn’t have to leave the mystique realm.
Yao Shuo, on the other hand, made a difficult face. He didn’t want to let go of the opportunity to get the King Grade Treasure, but looking at his surroundings, he might be able to find more treasures. However, if he left the Mystique Realm right now, then he would never be able to enter again.
Taking a deep breath, he slightly bowed. “I know of a location where you can find a King Grade Treasure. I will tell you the details about it if you let us go.”
Just as Shen Yuan was about to shake his head in disagreement, something flashed in his mind. “Alright, but I have a condition.”
Yao Shuo felt his heart clench. He didn’t want to part with more of his wealth, but in the face of this monster named Shen Yuan, he had no choice but to relent. “Whatever you say, Senior Brother.”
Shen Yuan nodded his head. “You both can break your tokens and leave now. I doubt you have anything useful for me.”
The faces of the two disciples changed drastically. “Senior Brother Yao! You can’t abandon us like this,” the feminine man shouted.
Even Shen Yuan felt his goosebumps rising, hearing such an affectionate shout.
“We had an agreement.” The silent disciple only said a few words and looked at Yao Shuo, waiting to see what choice he would make.
Yao Shuo looked at Shen Yuan hesitantly. “Um, Senior Brother, they are with me. Can you let us go on my behalf?”
Shen Yuan couldn’t care less and waved his hand as if shooing away some flies. “You should go away from here for now; I have some things to discuss with him.”
The two disciples looked at each other joyfully before bowing to both Shen Yuan and Yao Shuo and leaving quickly.
Yao Shuo cautiously looked towards Shen Yuan, wondering what he wanted from him.
“So, how close are you to Thunder Cloud Sect disciples?” Shen Yuan put away his spear and lightly asked.
Yao Shuo frowned, “I—I’m fairly acquainted with most of them.” He replied rather ambiguously.
Shen Yuan placed a hand on his shoulder. “Bring them.”
“Huh?” Yao Shuo looked at him in confusion.
“Bring the ones you know of to the King Grade Treasure location. I don’t care how you do that. Just do it, and I will let you go.” His smile widened as he gently pressed his shoulder.
Cold sweat dripped down Yao Shuo’s forehead as he felt the immense strength of Shen Yuan. ‘How monstrous is his body? Is he a damn dragon or what?’
He gritted his teeth and nodded, “I will… do my best.”
“No, no, no, I don’t care about your best—you NEED to bring them there.” Shen Yuan softly shook his head and increased the pressure.
Yao Shuo widened his eyes and quickly nodded, “I will do it, I will make sure to bring them there.”
Shen Yuan released his grip and nodded, “See? How easy that was. Now tell me the location and go bring them there. You should be able to do it soon.”
Yao Shuo didn’t dare to argue about how hard it was to find someone in the Mystique Realm; he hurriedly agreed and told him the location of the King Grade Treasure.
Shen Yuan let him go and watched his fading back before turning around and changing his course toward the King Grade Treasure.
[You are really out for Thunder Cloud Sect, huh?]
Yue Lan asked with amusement.
“I’m just clearing some trash. It’s been about two weeks since I came here and finished exploring two places. Next is to look for the mystery of the Grave of Thousand Treasures.” He said, rushing ahead using Storm Burning Pulse.
…
“Fuck fuck FUCK!” Boom! Yao Shuo punched a rock in anger, shattering it into pieces.
“Sigh… Shen Yuan is much more of a monster than we have heard.” The feminine man sighed and said.
“Our luck was fucking rotten to have crossed his path.” Yao Shuo grumbled.
“What did he ask of you?” the silent bow user asked.
Yao Shuo closed his eyes and thought for a while, “I will deal with that. Our cooperation ends here.” He swiftly left after saying that.
Leaving the two of them to stare at each other, “Hmm… want to team up with me? We both won’t be able to get much if we stay alone,” the feminine man asked.
“Sure.” The bow user curtly replied.
…
Yao Shuo quickly left in a particular direction. He had heard that a few Thunder Cloud Sect disciples were gathering here to explore a special garden.
But since he didn’t want to fight against the Thunder Cloud Sect, he didn’t choose to go and join them but saw them from a distance. Now that he needed to find them, he decided to go there.
“Why were those disciples weird, though?” Yao Shuo asked himself. He remembered how he felt something off when looking at the Thunder Cloud Sect disciples.
But since they were from his superior sect, he didn’t try to look further into it and left swiftly. However, now that he was returning to look for them, these memories surfaced again.
“Whatever,” he quickly shook his head. “That monster Shen Yuan will deal with them. I just need to tell them about the treasure, and they will run there like a flock of sheep.” He disdainfully said.
He always felt that he was superior to them; they were only ahead of him because of the resources of the Thunder Cloud Sect. If he could have gotten those resources before, he would already be at the peak of the Dao Core Forming Realm like the rest of the top geniuses from Divine Grade Sects.