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

"I have indeed underestimated you."

Ye Chengyi was knocked back by a palm strike, but instead of being afraid, he slowly said:

"To cultivate internal energy with a mortal body and actually defeat me."

"Li Feiyu, you are indeed extraordinary. Among ordinary people, you are a rare breed."

"Even if Ye Mei were to die at your hands, it doesn't seem impossible now."

"Unfortunately..."

A look of disdain crossed his face: "Mortals are mortals, no matter how powerful they are."

"Today, I will show you what a cultivator is, and what an immortal is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Chengyi's eyes widened.

A blazing red light enveloped his entire body, making him appear as if he were surrounded by lava.

In particular, his large hands emitted a sizzling heat that seemed capable of melting steel.

"A fire-attribute martial art—the Flaming Dragon Palm?"

"Not bad at all."

Li Feiyu nodded slightly, a sense of seriousness rising in his heart.

After he used his demonic powers to devour Ye Mei's essence...

Naturally, they also searched Ye Mei's soul and learned a lot of information about the Ye family.

The five protectors of the Ye family are all quite powerful, each possessing their own signature skills.

The Fiery Dragon Palm before them was Ye Chengyi's trump card.

He once used this move to kill a powerful opponent of the same level.

"Young man, you do have some knowledge. Did Ye Mei say something before she died?"

"But all of this is meaningless now."

"My Fiery Dragon Palm can melt gold and shatter stone; it is far beyond what a mortal like you can withstand."

"To die under the Flame Dragon's Palm is an honor for you."

Ye Chengyi spoke confidently, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips.

Even if an ordinary person works hard all their life to cultivate internal strength enough to rival an immortal cultivator, what good is it?

Which mortal could withstand his Fiery Dragon Palm alone?

Cultivators and mortals belong to different worlds.

No matter how strong Li Feiyu is, in Ye Chengyi's eyes, how can he resist when Ye Chengyi unleashes his Flaming Dragon Palm?

"The Fiery Dragon Palm of the Righteous Protector is indeed quite good."

"But what if I use magic in the same way?"

Li Feiyu chuckled lightly under Ye Chengren's confident gaze.

A surge of powerful demonic energy rose to his right hand, its momentum no less than that of the Fiery Dragon Palm.

His long hair cascaded down his shoulders, revealing a stunningly handsome face.

Standing before Ye Chengren, he exuded confidence and elegance, subtly displaying an air of dominance and a commanding presence.

"You're a cultivator too!"

Ye Chengyi was shocked when he saw Li Feiyu use his magic.

It is obvious that he is also a cultivator.

Why do cultivators not strive to improve their cultivation level but instead focus on cultivating internal energy?

"It's pointless to say more about protecting the Dharma."

"Take this!"

Li Feiyu let out a soft shout, and a terrifying surge of demonic energy came forth, striking Ye Chengyi's face with a palm.

"Flaming Dragon Palm!"

Ye Chengyi shouted and hurriedly went to greet him.

The two men's palms collided, unleashing a torrent of purplish-black demonic energy.

The fact that the blazing red light on Yanlong's palm was so easily destroyed sent chills down Ye Chengyi's spine.

With a soft thud, his short, stout body flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How could I possibly be defeated by a mere mortal like you!"

He coughed up blood, his face filled with resentment.

"Righteous Protector, things have come to this point, what's the use of saying all this?" Li Feiyu said calmly.

"Hmph! If I hadn't been careless, I would have acted alone in Jingzhou without waiting for my four elder brothers to arrive."

"How could you, a mere mortal, possibly defeat me!"

Ye Chengyi retorted angrily, "But boy, even if you defeat me, so what?"

"If you kill someone from the Ye family, how can you expect to survive?"

"If you know what's good for you, surrender now, and I might put in a good word for you with my brothers and spare your life."

"Otherwise, even if you defeat me..."

"But if my four brothers are with you, you will surely die!"

"Hahaha."

Li Feiyu laughed upon hearing this:

"Protector Yi, I originally thought you were a smart person."

"But now it seems I misjudged him."

"Since Protector Yi is so eager to die, fine, I will grant your wish."

Before he finished speaking, demonic energy surged from Li Feiyu's body as he strode forward.

"What are you trying to do!"

Only then did Ye Chengyi finally become afraid.

"My four brothers will be here soon, boy. If you kill me, I'll die with you!" he roared, his voice trembling with fear.

But the next moment.

"Since the Dharma Protector relies on his four elder brothers in this way..."

"Then please rest assured, I will escort your four elder brothers to see you."

Li Feiyu spoke coldly, his demonic energy raging.

"Hey kid! What are you doing! What exactly do you want to do?!"

Amidst the terrifying demonic energy, a deep-seated fear spread throughout my body.

Ye Chengyi was so terrified that he screamed.

"It's very simple."

Li Feiyu's eyes widened, and he replied solemnly, "Fellow Daoist! May I borrow your source essence?"

Inside the main hall, the lights remained on.

But now, Ye Chengyi, the once high and mighty protector of the Ye family, is no longer alive.

Everything he had was taken away by Li Feiyu using demonic powers.

"The four spiritual roots of fire, earth, metal, and wood, the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining, as well as this fire-attribute cultivation technique and the Flaming Dragon Palm."

"His essence is far superior to Ye Mei's."

"only……"

Feeling the changes in her body, Li Feiyu frowned deeply.

At this very moment, two different spiritual energies, one green and one red, are swirling within his body.

And as they swim, they constantly intertwine, creating subtle collisions.

It is clear that Ye Chengyi's fire-attribute spiritual power is clashing with Ye Mei's wood-attribute spiritual power.

This caused changes in Li Feiyu's body.

"It seems that while magic is good, spiritual energy cannot be absorbed at will," he muttered to himself thoughtfully.

Although the Devouring Heaven Demon Art can easily absorb the spiritual power of others.

But this spiritual power is not one's own after all.

If he inhales too much, I'm afraid Li Feiyu's body will eventually give out.

After all, the great path is merciless; in the end, you still have to rely on yourself.

Otherwise, it would be far too simplistic to achieve supreme existence simply by absorbing the spiritual power of others.

Let alone need successors like Yao Guang and Hua Yunfei.

Even the most ruthless people only use their demonic arts to devour the physique of others rather than directly absorbing their cultivation.

Even after proving his Dao with the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, he still needed to create the Undying Demon Art.

To transcend the chaotic body forged by demonic arts and transform back into a divine embryo.

However, all of this is far removed from Li Feiyu's present reality.

The ruthless man created the Undying Heavenly Art to shed his demonic embryo, and Yao Guang used Ye Fan's hand to break his own demonic embryo and open up a new path.

These events occurred during the reigns of quasi-emperors and even emperors.

Devouring their essence will certainly leave hidden dangers.

However, these hidden dangers are too far away for Li Feiyu, who is still only in the Qi Refining stage.

Now, relying on the power of demonic arts...

Let alone devouring other people's bodies, Li Feiyu could even directly seize their cultivation.

After all, the human world is a lost continent, and the highest level of cultivation is only at the Nascent Soul stage.

In this situation, many drawbacks of the demonic arts wouldn't even have time to manifest before Li Feiyu ascended to immortality.

Currently, he can confidently absorb spiritual energy and seize cultivation levels while refining his Qi and establishing his foundation.

The powerful demonic arts can completely suppress the drawbacks.

Thinking of this, Li Feiyu took a deep breath.

He immediately activated his demonic arts, using boundless demonic energy to easily suppress the two spiritual energies within his body.

This allowed him to advance his cultivation from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the eighth level.