Mortal: Fellow Daoist! May I borrow your essence for a moment?

"This is my true brother, Li Feiyu."

Li Feiyu patted Han Li on the shoulder with satisfaction:

"I won't take advantage of you either. The Everlasting Spring Technique that Mo Juren gave you is not only incomplete, but it also has no magic at all."

"I have a copy of the 'Green Wood Technique' here that can help you cultivate..."

Han Li's eyes widened upon hearing this, overjoyed.

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Three days later, at the headquarters of the Seven Mysteries Sect.

A short, stout man stood with his hands behind his back, his face filled with disdain and arrogance.

The Seven Mysteries Sect leaders and elders were trembling.

He said coldly, "I am Ye Chengyi, the protector of the Ye family of Qinye Ridge."

"Some members of my Ye family died in Jingzhou, and now I have arrived."

"You mortals must assist in the investigation."

"Quickly mobilize your best men to conduct a thorough investigation throughout Jingzhou."

"Three days, no, within two days! I must find out who killed my Ye family members."

"Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!"

"We will obey the Immortal Master's decree." The members of the Seven Mysteries Sect were trembling with fear and could only nod and bow in agreement.

Before long, under the full investigation of the Seven Mysteries Sect...

Ye Mei's whereabouts gradually surfaced.

"This bitch, the family sent her to Jingzhou to search for the remnants of the Qin family."

"She spends her days in this remote, impoverished place having sex with ordinary people! It's infuriating!"

Ye Chengyi was furious when he learned of Ye Mei's recent activities.

Although he and his four elder brothers had different temperaments, they all shared a common desire to serve the public good.

That is why the five brothers were valued by their ancestor.

He became the second-highest protector in the Ye family after the elders.

Now that they know Ye Mei didn't work diligently for the Ye family in Jingzhou, but instead secretly sought out mortals for spiritual nourishment...

Ye Chengyi, who was also hot-tempered, was furious.

Although he had a bad temper, Ye Chengyi was no fool to become the protector of the Ye family.

He quickly discovered something amiss from the information provided by the Seven Mysteries Sect.

"That bitch Ye Mei actually got entangled with a mortal from the Seven Mysteries Sect."

"And they even let this mortal man escape."

Ye Chengyi frowned, because he couldn't find any trace of the Qin family remnants in his intelligence reports.

Instead, I repeatedly saw Li Feiyu, this mortal.

"Don't say that this slut wasn't killed by the remnants of the Qin family, but rather fell into the hands of me, her furnace."

"But no matter how strong Li Feiyu is, he is just a mortal. How could he kill a cultivator?"

He frowned, completely baffled.

It is not impossible for a mortal to kill a cultivator.

Not to mention Li Feiyu, even Mo Juren could capture Yu Zitong.

But in the eyes of cultivators like Ye Chengyi who are high and mighty, this is not the case.

How could mere mortals, as insignificant as ants, possibly kill them?

However, even so, mortals are ultimately just mortals, as insignificant as ants.

Why should Ye Chengyi think so much?

"Someone come here! Bring that Li Feiyu to see me!"

"Protector Ye, no need."

Inside the brightly lit hall, a calm voice slowly rose.

Ye Chengyi's expression changed involuntarily.

Because of a man, ethereal and otherworldly, like starlight.

Appear before yourself with confidence and composure.

"Who exactly are you?"

Ye Chengyi spoke in a low voice, a sense of apprehension rising in his heart.

Because this man with an outstanding demeanor was able to appear in front of him so quietly.

This person should not be underestimated.

"Who am I? Wasn't the Dharma Protector just looking for me?" the man said with a smile.

"Li Feiyu!"

Ye Chengyi was startled: "You're Li Feiyu!"

"Exactly."

"Okay, okay."

Hearing this, Ye Chengyi felt relieved.

"Li Feiyu, I was just about to send someone to find you. Your arrival saves me the trouble."

"Tell me, did you kill Ye Mei?"

His attitude changed drastically; he became arrogant and domineering.

After all, Li Feiyu was just a mortal.

In Ye Chengyi's eyes, they were nothing more than ants.

"That's right, Ye Mei died by my hand."

But Li Feiyu remained calm and composed upon hearing this.

Instead of taking Ye Mei's death to heart, he kept scrutinizing Ye Chengyi.

"oh!"

Ye Chengyi was surprised: "A mere mortal was able to kill Ye Mei. Li Feiyu, you have made me underestimate you."

"However, judging from your appearance, you don't seem like a fool."

"Since you killed Ye Mei, you should have known the consequences."

"What do you want by coming up to me like this? Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Chengyi snorted coldly.

The immense spiritual power of the seventh level of Qi Refining within his body surged forth, instantly stirring up gusts of wind.

But when the gale swept towards Li Feiyu.

When he lifted the corner of his black robe.

Li Feiyu chuckled lightly: "The Righteous Protector among the Five Protectors of the Ye Family, what a prestigious title."

"However, the strength of the seventh level of Qi Refining is not weak in the world of rogue cultivators."

"It's a pity that you, the Righteous Protector, are only the weakest of the five protectors."

"Today, I, Li Feiyu, will use you to test the strength of the Ye family's protectors."

"Hmph! What arrogance!"

Ye Chengyi sneered: "You've got quite the big mouth, kid, but unfortunately you don't know your own limitations."

"Ye Mei, that bitch, is a small matter, but the Ye family's reputation is a big deal."

"Since you killed members of my Ye family, today I will give the family an explanation with your head!"

"Kid! Take this!"

In an instant, stout Ye Chengyi's body was covered with thin, blood-red veins.

My whole body felt like it was about to burst into flames.

He gave Li Feiyu a cold look.

His short, stout body suddenly exerted force and shot out like a ball of flesh, heading straight for Li Feiyu.

With a loud bang!

Inside the main hall, the two men clashed palms together.

A powerful gale swept through everything around it.

To Ye Chengyi's astonishment, his attack was safely parried by Li Feiyu.

"Are you a cultivator too?"

"No! Internal energy! You're using the internal energy of an ordinary person!" he exclaimed in disbelief.

Li Feiyu channeled his internal energy, and his right palm struck Ye Chengyi with the force of a thousand pounds.

This caused the Ye family protector to stumble back more than twenty steps, nearly falling to the ground.

In the mortal world, the internal energy cultivated by martial artists is despised by other practitioners.

In reality, there is no inherent difference in the level of internal strength between martial artists and spiritual power between cultivators.

If both sides are simply competing with each other using strength.

Therefore, even a master among mortals might be able to suppress a cultivator's spiritual power with their powerful internal energy.

The fact that Li Feiyu defeated Ye Chengyi is the best example of this.

His internal strength was no less than Ye Chengyi's spiritual power.

If the two sides only engage in a simple clash of forces.

Even cultivators would be defeated by Ye Chengyi.

Unfortunately, although his internal strength was also extraordinary, it was basically limited to that in the mortal world.

The true power of spiritual energy lies not in its intensity.

Its advantage lies in its ability to continuously cultivate and activate various spells, magical artifacts, and talismans.

However, his internal strength is almost limited to that of mortals! At most, he can only hold his own against low-level cultivators.