Chapter 414: Chapter 414: The Return Journey, Paper Fan Young Master, Hoodwinking the Vice Hall Master
A scholar with a fair complexion entered the hall.
This person had handsome features and lightly fluttered his paper fan, his demeanor exuding a triumphant spring breeze.
With his arrival, everyone let out a sigh of relief.
“With the death of the Vice Temple Master, our Blood Demon Hall’s arrangements in the Southern River Basin have come to a deadlock. How could I, the Hall Master, not be furious?”
The burly man snorted coldly.
The fair-faced scholar clasped his hands and said, “Vice Hall Master, this young master has already reviewed the latest intelligence. The Misty Sect is a One-Star force, but its Sect Master Ye Feng, as well as Protector Fox Consort Feifei, are both Great Powers of the Divine Origin Realm. We must proceed with them cautiously.”
“Is that so?” the Vice Hall Master furrowed his thick brows.
“Indeed, it is,” the fair-faced scholar nodded in confirmation.
The Vice Hall Master pondered for a moment, then said, “Paper Fan Young Master, your cultivation level might not be high, but you are our Blood Demon Hall’s brain trust. In your opinion, how should we address this matter appropriately?”
“Cooperation is the only way to achieve mutual victory!”
The Paper Fan Young Master smiled slightly, giving off a feeling of a refreshing spring breeze.
“Cooperation?” the Vice Hall Master was stunned.
The Paper Fan Young Master said with a smile, “Vice Hall Master, you may not be aware, but within the Southern River Basin, there are no few forces that harbor enmity toward the Misty Sect. Among them, the most worth collaborating with is certainly the Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect.”
The Vice Hall Master was stunned once again.
Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect?
What on earth is that?
He had never heard of it before!
He fell into thought, but after a long while, he still couldn’t recall any information about this power.
“Paper Fan Young Master, what is the situation with this force? Since you are advising me, the Hall Master, to cooperate with them, could it be that they also have a Great Power of the Divine Origin Realm?” the Vice Hall Master asked in a deep voice.
A power that has such a strong presence, yet unknown to him, was definitely an oversight on his part.
“This power has always been hidden underground, rarely known to anyone. I also only accidentally came across it while traveling in the Southern River Basin, and had a chat with their old sect master.” explained the Paper Fan Young Master, still smiling.
“Do they have a Great Power of the Divine Origin Realm?” the Vice Hall Master was very concerned about this question.
With both Ye Feng and Hu Feifei as Great Powers of the Misty Sect, although the Blood Demon Hall also had several Divine Origin realmists, aside from himself, the Vice Hall Master, other Divine Origin realmists were not present in the main hall.
He alone was no match for the Misty Sect.
“The Hall Master is overthinking. The Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect doesn’t have a Great Power of the Divine Origin Realm. However, they possess a setup that is not inferior to that of the Divine Origin Realm. If we collaborate, we can definitely break through the Misty Sect from the shadows.”
The Paper Fan Young Master revealed another important piece of information.
Upon hearing this, the Vice Hall Master fell silent.
In his mind, anything below the Divine Origin Realm was insignificant.
Since the Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect did not have a true Divine Origin Realmist, how could they possibly contend with the Misty Sect?
Could it be a formation that they relied on?
With this thought, the Vice Hall Master became even more puzzled.
“Vice Hall Master, why don’t I lead the way so we can pay a visit to the Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect and properly assess the strength of this demon sect?” suggested the Paper Fan Young Master.
“Hmm… that sounds good, let’s do that for now!”
The Vice Hall Master agreed.
Before long, the two of them, one after the other, flew past a range of majestic mountains and ridges, then crossed over a barren desert, eventually entering the Southern River Basin.
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County King City.
The banquet hosted by Liu Ming had just concluded.
Tens of thousands of cultivators from various powers feasted to their hearts’ content.
At the banquet, from time to time, leaders from different sects would come up with their followers to toast Ye Feng, simply to become acquainted.
Ye Feng did not put on airs.
He responded with a slight smile to everyone who came to offer a toast, engaging in small talk and getting to know quite a few people.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this banquet ends here. Thank you all for your presence. Should the Foreign Clan cross the space gate again, I, as Sect Master, will certainly notify everyone in a timely manner,” Liu Ming said as he clasped his hands towards the crowd.
Soon after, the guests dispersed one after another.
“Sect Master Ye, please, stay a moment!”
The Supreme Elder of the Sword King Sect, accompanied by his subordinates, approached Ye Feng.
“This is the token of our Sword King Sect. If you have time, you are always welcome to visit the Sword King Sect,” the Supreme Elder said as he presented a sword-shaped jade token with both hands.
“You are too kind, Daoist friend,” Ye Feng replied as he accepted the sword-shaped token.
His gaze swept across the room and landed on Jiang Baige, the majestic chief disciple of the Sword King Sect. He noticed Jiang was looking at him with eyes full of respect.
“Jiang Baige, with the Sword King Physique, 28 years old, cultivation at the seventh level of the Element Gathering Realm, and of supreme grade talent—truly a genuine genius!”
Ye Feng sized up Jiang Baige, silently analyzing him in his mind.
“Greetings to Sect Master Ye!” Jiang Baige immediately greeted with a bow as their eyes met.
Ye Feng nodded in acknowledgment, and then with a wave of his great hand, he and his disciples soared into the sky, boarding the Spirit Snake Flying Boat to return to the Misty Sect.
“Shi Lei, what have we gained this time?”
Standing at the bow of the boat, Ye Feng turned and asked.
Shi Lei took out a handbook and said, “Sect Master Uncle, during this trial, we have obtained a total of 130 Demon General Level Demon Cores: one upper rank, nine middle rank, and the rest lower rank.”
“Moreover, there are many excellent refining materials taken from the bodies of the Foreign Clan, totaling over three hundred pieces.”
“Of course, there are also the numerous Dual-Winged Demons under the command of the Vine Giant—a total of a thousand, all packed into the Spatial Treasure Box as you instructed,” Shi Lei continued, pointing to a treasure box beside him.
This was a Spatial Treasure Box, forged with a supreme grade Refining Furnace at great expense by Ye Feng, the interior of which was equivalent to a Minor Heavenly World with dimensions of a hundred meters in length, width, and height.
Inside, it was filled with the fallen corpses of those flying demonic fiends.
“Sect Master Uncle, what do we want these Dual-Winged Demons for?” Li Jiaojiao, standing to the side, asked with a look of confusion written on her face.
“They are the raw materials for crafting Floating Spheres,” Ye Feng explained.
Without the carcasses of these flying demonic fiends, it is impossible to craft Floating Spheres. And with the gains from this battle, the Dual-Winged Demon carcasses in the Spatial Treasure Box were plentiful, enough to last a very long time.
“So that’s it, these are important refining materials!”
The disciples suddenly realized.
Ye Feng added, “I forgot to mention, any demonic beast with the talent for flight can be used as a material for crafting Floating Spheres.”
Hearing this, some people instinctively looked towards the Iron Claw Dragon Eagle.
Feeling everyone’s eyes on him, Lao Tie felt a chill and quickly said, “Hey, don’t, I… I’m one of us!”
At his words, the disciples chuckled.
Even Ye Feng’s lips curved into a slight smile as he said, “Of course, we won’t touch our own. What I mean is, in the future when you go out for training and encounter evil flying demonic beasts, you can slay them and bring them back to the Sect.”
“We will remember your instructions.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
…
While Ye Feng and his people were returning to the Misty Sect, below the Black Stone Wasteland, the Paper Fan Young Master had already brought the Vice Hall Master of the Blood Demon Main Hall to the second underground level of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect, standing in front of the twelve stone pillars.
“Paper Fan Young Master, welcome to our abode!”
The old Sect Master of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect, holding a wooden staff, came walking slowly, and his eyes brimmed with warmth as he noticed the arrival of the Paper Fan Young Master and the Vice Hall Master.
“A Half-Step Great Venerable?” The Vice Hall Master glanced at the old Sect Master of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect and found his cultivation level was not very high, far inferior to his own.
“I have let the Vice Hall Master down; within our Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect, there is no real Divine Origin Realm Great Power standing guard. The highest in cultivation among us is myself, who has only just broken through to Half-Step Great Venerable, far from the Divine Origin Realm,” the old Sect Master said with a smile, appearing very humble.
“Hmph!”
The Vice Hall Master, with his hands clasped behind his back, looked towards a Meat Mountain Monster that had been devoured to the point of shriveling and said in astonishment, “What is this thing?”
“This object is known as the ‘Meat Mountain Monster’; it can be regarded as a puppet,” the old Sect Master hesitated for a moment before continuing his explanation. “With this, our Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect can exert the strength of the Divine Origin Realm.”
“A Great Power-level puppet?” The Vice Hall Master was quite surprised.
“Indeed, it is a Great Power-level puppet. Unfortunately, this puppet has not been fully refined by the old Sect Master, so it can only exhibit the strength of a Half-Step Great Venerable. Old Sect Master, I am correct, am I not?” the Paper Fan Young Master said lightly, waving his fan with a smile that was not quite a smile as he looked at the old Sect Master.
“Indeed, it’s due to my inadequacy in learning,” the old Sect Master said with an embarrassed expression.
Listening to their conversation, the Vice Hall Master’s eyes narrowed slightly.
When he first heard that the Meat Mountain Monster in front of him had the strength of the Divine Origin Realm, he was truly shaken.
Now, hearing that the old Sect Master of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Sect could not fully unleash the strength of this Great Power-level puppet, a strong desire for possession quietly took root in the Vice Hall Master’s heart.
He looked up, his lips curling into a sinister smile.