The sect asked me to marry, and I cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts!

"Could it be that we just happened to run into those old geezers from the rabbit demon clan?"

It's no wonder that King Yuan had this guess; he was capable of taking down four martial arts masters...

In that rabbit demon gathering place, only elders or clan leaders have a chance.

"I don't know, but it's a fact that Qi Yong and the others have already perished," the man in the long robe said, his expression showing little change.

After a moment's thought, King Yuan said, "Grand Preceptor, since you need those rabbit demons, why not attack their lair?"

"With you, the Imperial Advisor, in charge, and me sending several squads of Spirit-Breaking Archers, they won't be able to escape."

The Grand Preceptor lowered his eyes slightly and said, "It's not that simple. The ancient spirit tree in their clan's territory can exert a great suppression on me. In addition, their clan's treasure weapon makes a direct attack not a good choice."

Upon hearing this, the Prince Yuan was startled: "The suppression is immense?!"

The Imperial Preceptor's name was Yin Wuxiao. It could be said that he was the most powerful cultivator that King Yuan had ever seen in his life, without exception!

Even the sect leaders of those large sects in Qingzhou were not as good as the Grand Preceptor in the long robe in the eyes of the Prince Yuan.

According to the classification of cultivators, Yuan Wang believed that the Grand Preceptor's strength should be close to the perfect ninth level of the Earth Realm!

If it weren't for the fact that this person had no fascination with worldly power, King Yuan would never have dared to appoint such a terrifying person, whom he had no control over, as the national advisor.

Although the Imperial Advisor had previously mentioned that the ancient spirit tree was troublesome, the Yuan King hadn't expected it to be this troublesome.

“That’s right, so a direct attack isn’t a good idea.” Yin Wuxiao said in a deep voice, “But it doesn’t matter. His tortoise shell can only ensure that he is slowly devoured within the clan’s territory.”

Upon hearing this, the Prince Yuan found it quite reasonable.

Even with Yin and Xiao present, King Yuan couldn't have imagined that in this vast Qingzhou, there was no one else who could stop him.

...

Within the territory of the Rabbit Demon Clan.

After being entertained by the rabbit clan, Lu Ye and his companion were arranged to rest in a slightly smaller tree hollow space next to the huge ancient spirit tree.

“I’ve never encountered a large tree as a place to live before.”

Xiao Qingyin was quite interested in this novel way of dwelling and looked around with great interest.

"After all, they are demons, so it's normal for them to have different habits."

Lu Ye smiled slightly. As a rabbit demon, it was already quite normal that he didn't dig a huge cave underground as his dwelling place.

"Why do you think the Grand Preceptor of the Yuan King is so keen on capturing these rabbit tribes? Did he offend him? That doesn't seem right." Turning her gaze away, Xiao Qingyin felt something was off as she recalled her conversation with the tribe chief.

"It shouldn't have much to do with offending him. If we really did offend him, there's no need to capture the rabbit demons alive. Killing them would be fine too. They clearly want to take them back alive," Lu Ye analyzed after a moment of contemplation.

"I think there might be something about these rabbits that...attracted that Grand Tutor."

What attracts him?

The first thing Xiao Qingyin thought of was... perhaps rabbit demon meat would be more fragrant?
After all, it has absorbed the essence of heaven and earth's primordial energy, so it's definitely different.

"..."

Knowing that her thoughts were purely humorous, Xiao Qingyin quickly shook her head, banishing the bizarre idea from her mind.

"The clan chief said that the Yuan King's national advisor is very strong, a Grandmaster of the Earth Realm. Now that we've killed the Yuan King's men and come out of the secret realm, should we immediately return to Xuanzhou?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye nodded: "Okay." Then, after thinking for a moment, Lu Ye took out a Spirit-Breaking Bow and Arrow that he had obtained earlier and began to examine it.

Upon closer inspection, it was immediately apparent that these arrows differed from ordinary ones.

Besides the arrowhead having a deeper barbed blood groove, the entire arrowhead is made of refined steel mixed with powder from spirit-devouring stones.

In addition, each arrow was even engraved with tiny spirit-breaking runes!

"This Spirit-Breaking Arrow must have been quite expensive to make," Xiao Qingyin said in surprise as she looked over.

This arrow alone costs at least a hundred taels of silver; shooting arrows is like shooting money.

"Well, it won't be cheap anyway. However, for the ordinary soldiers under the control of the vassal king, it is indeed a good choice if they want to pose a certain threat to cultivators."

With such an arrow in hand, soldiers at the Acquired Realm could potentially injure those at the Innate Realm by infusing them with internal energy. If thousands upon thousands of such arrows were fired in unison, they could even injure martial arts grandmasters...

When you calculate it this way, it's not expensive at all; in fact, it's a great deal.

"When are we leaving?" Xiao Qingyin asked.

"Let's stay here for one night and leave tomorrow," Lu Ye said after a moment's thought.

Meanwhile, inside the largest ancient spirit tree.

The aged clan chief remained seated in his rattan chair, his eyes deep and unfathomable, lost in thought.

An elder rabbit demon walked in and asked, "I heard that Hu Lan and Hu Ling were almost captured by the Yuan King's men outside the clan's territory today?"

The clan chief nodded slightly: "That is indeed the case. However, we encountered two human friends who resolved the crisis."

The rabbit clan elder was somewhat puzzled: "I heard from the younger generation outside that those two actually killed four Grandmasters of the Yuan King realm and also dealt with a team of Spirit Breaking Archers. Could it be... that one of them is a Grandmaster of the Mortal Realm?!"

Upon hearing this, the rabbit demon clan chief remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Not just one... both of them should be."

Before the rabbit clan elder could continue speaking, the clan chief continued, "Moreover, I suspect that man... may not be weaker than Yin Wuxiao."

"What?! Not weaker than that devil Yin Wuxiao?! How is that possible?!"

The long-faced elder trembled, as if he had heard something earth-shattering.

They had all witnessed the terror of Yin Wuxiao.

It's definitely a genuine ninth level of the Earth Realm!

You could even say that they were just a hair's breadth away from reaching the Celestial Realm...

Throughout the entire Qingzhou, there is practically no one who can rival such a figure on the surface.

Now the clan chief suddenly says that one of the two humans who randomly entered the clan is almost on par with Yin Wuxiao.

The long-faced elder's first reaction was, "Is the clan leader drinking fake alcohol again in broad daylight?!"
I got so drunk I was completely tipsy!
"You don't necessarily think I've been drinking fake wine, do you?" As if guessing what the long-faced elder was thinking, the clan chief smiled slightly and shook his head, saying, "I am perfectly sober now."

"Tell me, what if our clan invites him to deal with that demon Yin Wuxiao and remove the threat that has always threatened our clan...?"

The long-faced elder was somewhat bewildered and said, "Clan leader, even if we take a step back and assume that he can really contend with Yin Wuxiao..."

"But why would they help us deal with such a troublesome figure as Yin Wuxiao?" (End of Chapter)