To ensure there were no loose ends, this Sun family member followed up with finishing blows. Only after shooting a crossbow arrow into each of their heads did he finally smile.
"It’s mine. The Blue Spirit Fruit is mine! Did you all really think I didn’t know? The greatest use of the Blue Spirit Fruit is to boost Mental Power and improve the human body. This is absolutely a treasure! Even if I exchanged it for Contribution Points, I could get quite a few Demon Spirit Pills! It’ll definitely elevate my cultivation to the 7th Layer—maybe even the 8th Layer!"
The Sun family member burst into manic laughter.
Just then, footsteps echoed from the corridor.
Ye Xuan had been hiding in the corridor the whole time, keeping his distance. But now, it was his turn to act.
"Who’s there?!"
The sudden footsteps gave the Sun family member a start. He immediately raised his Celestial Secret Divine Crossbow and aimed it down the corridor. Peering into the gloom, he was shocked to see a figure standing twenty meters away.
Earlier, their attention had been entirely focused on either the Blue Spirit Fruit or killing each other. They hadn’t noticed an outsider slipping in at all. Of course, even if they hadn’t been busy slaughtering one another, they still wouldn’t have sensed Ye Xuan’s presence.
The Hidden Dragon Technique that Ye Xuan cultivated was an extraordinary Qi Concealment Technique. It could conceal even the Dragon Soul Power, so hiding Ye Xuan’s aura was a piece of cake.
"Not bad. A wonderful drama of brothers turning against each other." Ye Xuan clapped his hands.
"Brat, you’re courting death." The Sun family member’s expression turned icy.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Without a moment’s hesitation, he pulled the trigger. No matter who it was, they had to die.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
In the next moment, sparks flew. The crossbow arrows clattered to the ground. A blood-haired woman had suddenly appeared in front of Ye Xuan.
"What! Impossible!" The Sun family member was astounded.
What they held in their hands were the ultimate Celestial Secret Divine Crossbows, capable of injuring an 8th Layer Demon Spirit Realm Cultivator. Sun Cong had specifically requested them from the Patriarch to hunt high-level Beasts. He had only managed to get six in total, one for each of them. Yet, the Celestial Secret Divine Crossbow couldn’t even pierce this woman’s body.
Just as he prepared to shoot again, a chilling, ominous aura appeared right beside him. Turning his head, he found the blood-haired woman right in front of him. Her speed was so fast that he couldn’t track her movements at all.
The blood-haired woman looked extremely demonic. Her face was icy as she thrust out a fist.
THUMP!
With a single punch, blood sprayed.
The Sun family member felt like he couldn’t breathe. His chest felt strangely cold. Looking down, he saw that his body had been punched clean through. What terrifying power this was. He wanted to take some Spirit Medicine, but he couldn’t move a muscle.
Moments later, he collapsed to the ground, no longer breathing. The final Sun family member was dead.
"Sorry, but the Blue Spirit Fruit is mine."
Ye Xuan chuckled. Then, he bent down and collected their Qiankun Bags along with the Celestial Secret Divine Crossbows that had fallen to the ground. These crossbows were quite impressive; they would definitely be useful if given to the Ye Family for self-defense. Moreover, there had to be Beast Pills in these people’s Qiankun Bags. They had hunted quite a few Wild Beasts along the way; surely they’d left behind three or five Beast Pills for Ye Xuan, right?
Shaking his head, Ye Xuan walked over to the tree and plucked the Blue Spirit Fruit. The moment the fruit was picked, the once-vibrant small tree rapidly withered. Each Blue Spirit Fruit Tree only bore fruit once in its lifetime. This was one of the reasons why the fruit was so precious.
Having obtained the Blue Spirit Fruit, Ye Xuan recalled Blood Princess and quickly left. He didn’t bother destroying the scene. He hadn’t been the one to strike anyway; even if the Sun Family found this place, they would only conclude that their own members had slaughtered each other. As for who ended up with the Blue Spirit Fruit, the Sun Family could guess that for themselves.
Tracing his way back, the cave entrance grew closer and closer. Just as Ye Xuan was about to exit, the opening darkened.
A figure suddenly appeared. Backlit by the sunlight, the person was glaringly bright, preventing Ye Xuan from making out his face. He ignored the sudden arrival. The cave entrance was large enough that he could still simply walk out.
Just as he was about to pass by, the person suddenly reached out a hand, blocking Ye Xuan’s path.
"Are you from the Three-Star Main Town? Are there any good things in this cave?"
The voice sounded somewhat familiar. Ye Xuan looked up and saw that it was actually Sun Hang. Enemies truly walked a narrow path. In a Secret Realm this vast, he still managed to run into Sun Hang. Ye Xuan immediately frowned.
If Sun Hang went inside, he would definitely discover the corpses of the Sun family members. At that time, regardless of whether they had killed each other, Sun Hang would assume the ultimate beneficiary was the bearded man standing right in front of him.
In other words, he was in trouble anyway. So, he might as well go all the way and kill Sun Hang. This guy hadn’t died last time, and this time, he was practically digging his own grave.
Just as Ye Xuan was about to summon Blood Princess and have her instantly kill Sun Hang, an old man’s voice rang out.
"What’s going on? Has someone already been inside? Are they from the Three-Star Main Town?"
Ye Xuan turned his head and saw that an old man had appeared ahead of them at some unknown point. He might have been there the whole time, and Ye Xuan simply hadn’t noticed.
Ye Xuan furrowed his brows deeply. This was tricky. Why did it have to be such bad luck to run into Sun Hang of all people? Sun Hang’s status was indeed not low; to think he actually had an Elder protecting him when entering the Secret Realm.
The Sun Family was likely afraid of any accidents. If Sun Hang were to fall in the Secret Realm, it would absolutely be a massive loss for the Sun Family. After all, Sun Hang was quite a talented Alchemy Master.
This meant that if Ye Xuan wanted to kill Sun Hang, he would have to kill the old man as well. But this old man most likely possessed Earth Spirit Realm cultivation. With such a cultivation base, he would have absolutely no match in a two-star Secret Realm. So, should he kill them or not?
If he did, the matter would blow completely out of proportion. If he didn’t, once Sun Hang found out that Sun family members had died inside, he would still point the finger at him. Operating on the principle of ’better to kill by mistake than let a suspect go,’ Ye Xuan’s situation would be just as difficult.
"I’m asking you a question! What’s inside? Are there any good things?! Forget it. Just die."
Sun Hang had finally run out of patience. He suddenly threw a punch, aiming straight for Ye Xuan’s head. He definitely didn’t hold back with this punch. The overwhelming pressure of the 7th Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm surged forward.
Yesterday, the Sun Family had just advised Sun Hengchao not to cause trouble, yet today in the Secret Realm, Sun Hang was resorting to outright murder. That was because, if you killed someone here, no one would ever know.
However, Sun Hang’s punch ultimately failed to land.
Just as Sun Hang raised his fist, an Earth-grade weapon suddenly materialized in the air. Before the Earth-grade weapon even fell, Blood Princess appeared as well. Her blood-red hair and chilling, ominous aura gave Sun Hang a massive shock!
Wasn’t this the powerful female expert who had chopped off his head at the Pill Furnace Shop the other day? Why was she here? Gongsun Ji had been annihilated, yet she was still alive? Had she been hiding in here this whole time?
At this moment, grasping the Earth-grade weapon, Blood Princess was already in the motion of swinging her sword. Sun Hang’s expression drastically changed. He wanted to dodge, but it was simply too late. Was his head going to roll once again today?
"Sun Hang!" In the distance, the Sun Family’s Elder was also startled by Blood Princess’s sudden appearance. The woman had appeared far too abruptly; he couldn’t react in time at all.
SLICE.
In the next moment, there was a soft sound. A head fell to the ground. Its eyes were wide open, clearly refusing to accept death.
"Huh? I’m not dead? I’m not dead!" Sun Hang’s astonished voice rang out.
He touched his neck—his head was still there. The eerie, chilling aura was no longer beside him, but rather over twenty meters away.
As if realizing something, he whipped his head around. Upon seeing the sight behind him, Sun Hang collapsed into a heap on the ground.