Hell Emperor.

Chapter 461 Ye Jie - Cloud Piercing Crossbow

After a delicious meal and filling their stomachs, everyone continued on their journey.

Ye Jie asked the maids to take good care of the remaining beehives, along with the queen bees inside them, so that when Ziwei Palace was rebuilt in the future, they would not only have an endless supply of honey to eat, but would also have a group of ferocious bee soldiers to fight against foreign enemies.

On the way, Li Fei'e touched her round belly and couldn't help burping. She ate the most just now. People who didn't know her would think she was the reincarnation of a starving ghost.

Shen Qingge said helplessly: "E'er, as the descendant of Xuannv, you should be more reserved. How can you make such an uncivilized sound in front of everyone?"

Li Fei'e argued, "Who can blame the maids for their excellent cooking skills? I ate too much without realizing it. But, I think Master didn't eat much. Roasted bear meat is so delicious. What if Master got hungry on the way?"

Shen Qingge shook his head and said seriously, "Practice requires a clear mind and few desires. We must not be tempted by external things. How can we focus on enjoying delicious food? Even though we are suppressed by the Dharma Ending Formation and have lost our cultivation, we must not forget the mantras passed down by our ancestors."

Li Fei'e didn't take it seriously and muttered quietly: "I've already become an immortal, but I don't see these mental formulas being of any help..."

Shen Qingge glared at her and said, "Did you become an immortal by yourself? If Xia Wei hadn't insisted on doing something that challenged the laws of nature, with your cynical attitude towards cultivation, you wouldn't know when you would have become an immortal."

Seeing his master angry, Li Fei'e lowered his head and remained silent. It was Ye Jie who spoke up to smooth things over:

"In my opinion, everyone deserves credit for Xia Wei's victory, and E'er also contributed her own strength. Although E'er is usually free and easy, she is reliable when facing danger."

Hearing Ye Jie helping him out and feeling the trust in him, Li Fei'e couldn't help but smile.

While they were talking, a tabby cat came running over, circled around Li Fei'e's feet, and meowed.

"It's Mint. She must like me, that's why she's circling around my feet!"

Li Fei'e was delighted. He bent down and picked up Bo He.

There was a hint of helplessness in Ye Jie's eyes. As he could understand animal language, he naturally understood how wrong Li Fei'e was.

"You stupid butterfly, why are you climbing so high? Come down if you can!"

"Come up if you can!"

"Come up if you want!"

After being picked up by Li Fei'e, Bohe's cries became louder, and the tone of her voice rose several degrees. She looked like she would not give up until she caught Youdie. In Li Fei'e's eyes, she thought it was because Bohe liked her too much.

The mint cat's eyes shrank, and it kept waving its claws, determined to catch the fluttering Ghost Butterfly. However, no matter how hard it tried, its speed was much slower than that of the Ghost Butterfly. Instead, it was teased by the Ghost Butterfly and couldn't even catch its shadow.

"Ha ha……"

A ruthless laugh from Youdie came from the air. The tone was somewhat similar to Li Fei's, but more childish and ethereal. She danced for a while and finally landed on Ye Jie's shoulder.

How could Bo He not bear it? He struggled and jumped out of Li Fei'e's arms and rushed straight into Ye Jie's arms.

Ye Jie staggered after being knocked. Perhaps it was because Bohe ate too much. He felt that her body was much bigger than before.

"If you two are fighting, don't involve other people."

Ye Jie was quite helpless as he suffered an unexpected disaster. He didn't know what the grievances were between Bo He and You Die.

With her head held down by Ye Jie, Bo He scratched at the cat's claws, trying to break free from the hand on her head, but Ye Jie only exerted a little force and lifted her by the back of the neck. Bo He seemed to lose all strength, and her limbs drooped weakly, and her whole body was lifted up.

"I was wrong, put me down!"

After Bohe begged for mercy again and again, Ye Jie finally let go. Bohe calmed down and stopped making a fuss. Instead, she stayed quietly in Ye Jie's arms.

Everyone continued to move forward. On the way, Ye Jie stroked the soft fur on the back of the tabby cat. Bohe turned his neck and kept scratching the edge of his neck with his cat claws. Seeing this, Ye Jie took the initiative to take over the job and carefully scratched the tabby cat.

As they walked, Shen Qingge's footsteps suddenly trembled, his senses relaxed, and a bright color appeared in his eyes:
"Wait a minute, this place is out of the range of the Dharma Ending Formation."

Ren Changhong also nodded repeatedly, confirming her statement: "You are right, the immortal energy in my body is constantly recovering, and the skills in my body can also be used."

"Great, we are finally safe. We don't have to worry about the suppression of the Dharma Ending Array anymore...ah!"

Nan Linghe showed joy on her face and could not help but look at Ye Jie, ready to share the good news with him, but the scene before her made her dumbfounded and she was unable to utter a single word.

Looking back, he saw that Mint beside Ye Jie had returned to its original state, and the tabby cat with mottled skin had disappeared. In its place was a girl with fair, smooth and white skin and cat ears, who was raising her neck with a look of enjoyment on her face.

Seeing everyone looking at her in surprise, Mint's tranquility was broken. She didn't react for a moment and said weakly, "Meow meow meow?"

"Meow!"

Li Fei'e's pretty face turned red. She quickly took a clean robe and wrapped Mint around her body. She looked angry and there was a hint of reproach in her eyes when she looked at Ye Jie.

Ye Jie coughed dryly. Even he was shocked by the sudden change.

On the bright side, without the suppression of the Dharma Ending Array, his cultivation and skills have returned to normal. If he encounters danger again, at least he will have the strength to fight.

Meanwhile, after everyone's explanation, Bohe also realized what had just happened and could no longer remain calm. He said angrily:

"You mean... I just reverted to my original form and turned into a cat?"

Recalling carefully, all the things that had happened before emerged in Mint's mind one by one. When she thought about the embarrassing things she had done after becoming a cat, and even instigating Ye Jie to snatch the beehive, Mint couldn't help but feel her face getting hot. She felt that she could no longer face the other sisters in the wine country.

“How could this happen… I am too ashamed to face anyone anymore. I might as well return to the End of the Dharma and be a good cat…” Mint said weakly, with the cat ears on his head drooping, looking as if he would rather die than live.

Seeing this, Ye Jie took the initiative to comfort him: "Don't worry, we won't care."

Hearing Ye Jie's comforting words, Bo He seemed to recall something. Her face turned slightly red, and she couldn't help but shrink her body tighter, and left with Yulan as if escaping.

Finally getting out of the Dharma Ending Array, everyone was surprised and felt a little touched in their hearts.

Hua Xiaomei looked around and said with emotion: "So, we have crossed the boundary barrier and arrived in the Northern Continent? I never thought that one day I would be able to see the scenery of three different continents like those free-spirited immortals..."

She used to be a ghost messenger, running around all day to do good deeds, but she never thought that one day she would be able to travel across several continents and experience the wonders of different continents.

Li Fei'e smiled and said, "Everything on this continent is very familiar to me. If there is anything you want to know, you can ask me."

Xie Xinyu looked into the distance, the breeze blowing past, blowing up the sleeves of her blue dress, her eyes showing some anticipation: "I don't know what will be waiting for us ahead."

Ye Jie remained silent. Unlike his other carefree companions, he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. Not only did he have to find a way to obtain more accounts in the Book of Life and Death, but he also had to rescue Xia Wei from the hands of the Taiyin Star Lord who was above the world.

If it were an ordinary person, upon thinking of the terrifying strength of the opponent, he would probably be afraid without even fighting. How could a cultivator compete with the eternal moon with his own strength?
But Ye Jie never repented, his determination was as solid as a rock, nothing could separate him from his family, not even the laws of nature or the moon.

Before they had walked far, their casual conversation was interrupted by a loud bang from afar.

"Stop! Who are you? Why are you intruding into the Tianji Sect's territory?"

Following the sound, a cultivator with a profound aura appeared in the distance. He was dressed in white, with a sharp brow, and his strength was only one step away from becoming an immortal.

Behind him, there was a tightly guarded team. About a hundred people were divided into two rows and lined up in a row. Each of them held a powerful crossbow in his hand. Facing the approaching people, the sharp crossbow arrows on the crossbow emitted a cold light, making people feel as if they were falling into an ice cellar.

Looking at Ye Jie and his party, the man looked doubtful and uncertain: "This is impossible! Hundreds of outer disciples of Tianji Sect are lying in ambush in the boundary barrier, and they will definitely not let any demon cultivator pass through in the chaos. How did you get here?"

Seeing this, Ye Jie took the initiative to say: "We have no ill intentions, we are just passing through here, and hope you can give us a pass."

The man's eyes swept across and fell on the same crossbow next to Ye Jie. His eyes darkened and he asked sternly:

"That was my disciple's armor-piercing crossbow. How did you get it? I understand now! You must be in league with the demon cultivator that my master asked me to hunt down. Some of my disciples have already been killed by you! In that case, prepare to die. Shoot!"

Following the man's order, the sound of mechanisms vibrated continuously and hundreds of people shot arrows at the same time. The scene was extremely spectacular. The sharp crossbow arrows shot from the special powerful crossbows had the power to break armor and split rocks, which was enough to make any enemy retreat.

When the rain of arrows came, Ye Jie looked calm. As his martial arts skills recovered, he was not a mortal who could be slaughtered at will. The rain of arrows was nothing in his eyes.

"Dragon roars in the sky."

The immortal energy was activated, and the divine dragon transformation at the Hongmeng level showed its full strength. A violent air wave spread out in all directions with Ye Jie as the center. The sound was like a tide, and it contained a bit of the power of a dragon's roar. Even the rain of arrows shot by a strong crossbow was washed away with a devastating force. No one knew where they were blown away by the strong wind. No arrow could get close to Ye Jie at all.

Looking at the panic-stricken looks of the disciples, Ye Jie also felt something in his heart. Not long ago, the powerful crossbow that was showing off its might under the Dharma Ending Formation had now greatly reduced its power. It was a bit of a pipe dream to want to use the powerful crossbow to threaten the immortals.

"what?"

Feeling the strength of Ye Jie and his party, the man's expression suddenly changed. Without the suppression of the Dharma Ending Formation, it would not be so easy to deal with this group of demon cultivators: "You really have some strength. Since the armor-piercing crossbow is useless, I will let you taste the power of the cloud-piercing crossbow!"

Hearing the name of the Cloud Piercing Crossbow, even Ren Changhong couldn't help but change his expression slightly: "Cloud Piercing Crossbow? They actually have a Cloud Piercing Crossbow?"

Ye Jie was a little curious: "Have you heard of it?"

Ren Changhong nodded: "I've heard other Shuras mention that the Cloud Piercing Crossbow is a powerful killing weapon powered by a top-grade spirit stone. It is a genuine magical weapon. Even if a mortal gets it, it has the power to kill immortals. I didn't expect it to be made by the Tianji Sect."

As he was speaking, he saw the man picking up an extraordinary crossbow. The body of the crossbow was made of century-old rosewood with fine texture like silk. The mechanism was forged with fine steel, as if it had been quenched thousands of times. The surface was flashing with fairy light, which was a sign that the spirit stone was being fired. The murderous crosshairs were facing Ye Jie.

Being pointed at by the crossbow, Ye Jie also keenly felt a bit of chill. If he was caught off guard and hit by the Cloud Piercing Crossbow, even with the protection of immortal energy, he would suffer serious injuries. It was really as Ren Changhong said, with the power to shoot and kill immortals.

Feeling the murderous intent, Ye Jie narrowed his eyes slightly, neither retreating nor avoiding, his eyes facing the powerful enemy in front of him, a bit of pale golden dragon breath brewing in the depths of his pupils, his entire pupil turned into a vertical pupil that intimidated everything, containing an overbearing power.

Being stared at by such a pair of eyes, the man's arms trembled, and he almost couldn't hold the Cloud Piercing Crossbow steadily, but he quickly calmed himself down and pulled the trigger of the crossbow. A sound wave exploded in front of him, and the crossbow arrow that pierced through everything flew out.

The crossbow arrow cut through the sky like a bolt of lightning that split the night, even tearing the space apart, leaving a long white air wave behind, ready to kill the enemy right here.

When the Cloud Piercing Arrow was launched, the man showed a victorious smile on his face. He had already foreseen the scene of beheading a powerful enemy. No matter how powerful the opponent was, he could not withstand the attack of the Cloud Piercing Crossbow.

For some reason, he could always sense a dangerous aura from Ye Jie. Although Ye Jie's outwardly revealed realm was only at the peak of the first level, the oppression he brought to him was no less than that of the inner sect elders of the third, fourth, or even higher level of cultivation in his sect.

He looked at Ye Jie and seemed to have seen the scene of the Cloud Piercing Arrow piercing through the enemy, but soon, he could no longer laugh at all. Instead, there was only deep horror.

The crossbow arrow flew through the air with overwhelming force, but it stopped abruptly at a certain moment. The crossbow arrow stopped in front of Ye Jie's face, but could not move forward an inch. A strong hand, like an indestructible vise, grasped the arrow tightly and stopped it accurately in mid-air.

"It seems that this Cloud Piercing Crossbow is just so-so."

Ye Jie's expression was indifferent. He threw down the crossbow in his hand and commented casually.

Speaking of which, this Cloud Piercing Crossbow is wrapped in immortal energy and has extraordinary destructive power. Even if Ye Jie uses the Blood Sea to Transmute and turns his body into an invisible sea of ​​blood, he will still be attacked by the immortal energy and will not be able to avoid all injuries. In the eyes of ordinary immortals, it is indeed an extremely difficult magic weapon.

However, in the eyes of Ye Jie today, it seems quite insignificant. Under the divine dragon transformation at the Hongmeng level, his strength is enough to kill powerful enemies like the formless ghost king and the beast-shaped Tianlang. How could he be forced to retreat by the so-called cloud-piercing crossbow?

(End of this chapter)