Chapter 663

He glanced at Ye Qin indifferently, then advised: "Considering we're from the same place, Brother Qin, I think

But it was obvious that his words had no effect on Ye Qin.

Ye Qin looked at Wang Dacai and realized this fellow townsman had changed somewhat, "Perhaps in his eyes we are the same kind of people, but I am fundamentally different from him."

Because he had already seen hope.

"I will stay and continue cultivating immortality, even if only one month remains. Elder Brother Wang, if you want to leave, just go."

Ye Qin's tone was somewhat cold; perhaps from this moment on they would walk different paths and see different scenery.

Wang Dacai seemed a little angry, his square face showing fury as he said to Ye Qin, "Can you achieve Foundation Establishment in one month? Also, I have something to tell you: Zhao Ke has already inquired about your residence; he will likely come to cause trouble in a few days."

"Zhao Ke?"

Ye Qin blinked slightly, a scene flashing in his mind—the conflict he had with a man named Zhao Ke when he first arrived at the Haoran Immortal Sect. Later, because he wanted to join the outer sect, the matter was temporarily dropped, but that did not mean the matter was over.

"Exactly him." Wang Dacai took over the conversation, suddenly sneering, "By the way, there's something you might not know: he has a cousin who just achieved Foundation Establishment and became an inner disciple, so..."

Ye Qin nodded, not waiting for him to finish before interjecting, "So I am now in danger, is that right?"

Wang Dacai remained silent, but his silence was the best answer. Ye Qin naturally understood what it meant.

Having an inner sect cousin, Zhao Ke would likely receive much help, but Ye Qin was not afraid; he turned slightly and said lightly to Wang Dacai, "Elder Brother Wang, you may go; I will handle Zhao Ke's matter myself."

Wang Dacai: "You..."

He was furious, having thought Ye Qin was a like-minded person, but now it seemed not at all, "You will regret it."

In the end he could only leave after dropping a harsh remark, while the others remained silent as well. Failing to become an inner disciple seemed to leave nothing to say.

"I will not regret it."

Ye Qin calmly watched Wang Dacai's group depart, then murmured, "Zhao Ke, I hope you don't provoke me—I have no time to waste on you."

The urgent task is to achieve Foundation Establishment as soon as possible; he is now only two realms away.

Wang Dacai did not change Ye Qin's decision; becoming an ordinary person held no attraction for him.

At this moment, in a house in the outer sect.

A richly dressed man held a porcelain bottle and murmured softly, "Is this the Foundation Establishment Elixir refined by cultivators?"

As he pondered, a man in ordinary clothes knocked and entered, saying, "Senior Brother Zhao Ke, we have found that boy's residence."

"Go!"

Zhao Ke's eyes turned cold; he quickly put away the porcelain bottle, opened the door, and said in a deep voice, "First go meet him; we must not let him succeed in Foundation Establishment, otherwise our chance for revenge will keep dwindling."

To settle Ye Qin quickly, Zhao Ke does not plan to wait until he himself breaks through to Foundation Establishment, because Ye Qin might also succeed and he cannot afford to wait.

The person outside naturally had no objection, nodding and saying, "Okay, I'll take you there."

This person is Zhao Ke's fellow sect member, always trying to curry favor with him, and these days has been helping to inquire about Ye Qin's whereabouts. After all, there are many outer disciples, several thousand; finding one person is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

At this moment, Ye Qin was inside the house.

He is currently only in the Innate Realm, but is about to break through to the Master Realm: "With my speed, breaking through to the Master Realm within a month should be no problem, but the Master Realm isn't enough; I need to reach the Grandmaster Realm."

This problem is somewhat thorny; ultimately it's still a matter of time.

However, Ye Qin isn't too worried, because he can still travel through spacetime to train in other worlds.

"The Haoran Immortal Sect's Foundation Establishment method is too poor, but I can use the Vajra Bracelet to absorb it, at least to improve it a bit so I can continue cultivating." Thinking this, he took out that ordinary Foundation Establishment method.

The method only covers Foundation Establishment, with almost no explanation of realms, and it's too ordinary; only those with better aptitude have a chance to succeed, ordinary people need not even try.

He integrated the method into the Nine-Grade Dao Technique, at least giving him a chance to break through to Foundation Establishment, perhaps not difficult.

He picked up the method, and a divine light flew into the Vajra Bracelet; after a moment, some text appeared inside the bracelet's space, though these texts differed somewhat.

"Let's fuse and optimize it, first creating a technique that can cultivate to Foundation Establishment."

He silently set his goal in mind; using the Vajra Bracelet to make slight modifications to the Haoran Immortal Sect's Foundation Establishment method is no problem. Moreover, he is now an Innate Realm martial artist, already possessing considerable self-defense ability compared to many outer disciples.

The optimization process wasn't short; after a dozen breaths, a technique based on the Nine-Grade Dao Technique, supplemented with the Haoran Immortal Sect's Foundation Establishment method, was born. The Master Realm and below remained unchanged, only the Foundation Establishment saw slight changes.

"Although the changes are minor, they should be enough for me to cultivate."

Ye Qin secretly thought, of course, if not for the Nine-Grade Dao Technique laying the foundation for the earlier realms, relying solely on the Vajra Bracelet's ability, he couldn't have fused and optimized it. The current situation is good: the Master Realm is within reach, immortal cultivation's Foundation Establishment is progressing quickly; with all-out effort, he might succeed within a month.

Suddenly, a faint medicinal fragrance drifted over.

"Huh, someone's coming?"

Ye Qin blinked slightly, then saw the person approaching not far away; a vague thought rose in his mind: "Could the medicinal fragrance be coming from them?"

Anyone able to come to this place must be a disciple of the Haoran Immortal Sect.

"It's him, Zhao Ke!" As the people drew nearer, Ye Qin finally made out the visitor's face—gloomy, hair tied high, gripping an iron blade, clearly ill-intentioned.

Even thinking with your toes, you know Zhao Ke is here to cause trouble.

Ye Qin glanced at him indifferently, thinking silently, "With my current strength, I'm not afraid of Zhao Ke; neither of us has achieved Foundation Establishment—we're either Innate Realm or Master Realm."

But I'm not far from the Master Realm; even if Zhao Ke is at Master Realm, I'm confident I can defeat him, even kill him. It's just his older cousin...

"Forget it!"

A flash of killing intent crossed his eyes, a cold glint appearing, yet his face remained calm as he looked at Zhao Ke: "You actually managed to find this place."

Zhao Ke approached slowly, a hint of chill flashing across his face as he sneered, "You're surprised? I still have a cousin who has reached Foundation Establishment and is now an inner disciple of the Haoran Immortal Sect."

Bringing up his cousin to reveal his identity and trump card, psychologically suppressing Ye Qin. Needless to say, it's an effective tactic—at least Ye Qin frowned slightly, displeased. Though unhappy, he still coldly asked, "What do you want? I recall we have no grudge; you go find your cousin, I'll cultivate my immortality."

He said that on purpose just to provoke him, so he could seize the chance to strike a killing blow. After all, the medicinal fragrance came from Zhao Ke; it might be a breakthrough elixir.

"Back then you snatched my position, thus forming a grudge; you, Ye Qin, haven't forgotten, have you?" Zhao Ke said coldly, showing a hint of indifference.

Back when they both came from the city, Zhao Ke thought he had relatives in the Haoran Immortal Sect, so he tried to seize a good spot, but he never expected that Ye Qin would snatch the remote position, and moreover he was riding a demon beast, making it impossible to come and go freely.

From then on, he bore a grudge against Ye Qin, wishing nothing more than to kill him swiftly. However, the Haoran Immortal Sect has several thousand outer disciples, their dwellings stretching continuously, all these wooden houses for outer disciples being identical.

Finding someone was fraught with difficulty; if not for a few fellow sect members eager to curry favor with him, he likely wouldn't have found Ye Qin so quickly.

But now it's not a matter of being unable to find him; he wants to give Ye Qin a brutal beating, then throw him out of the Haoran Immortal Sect, and finally kill him.

"The demon beast belongs to the sect, and the position was assigned by the sect—when did I steal your spot?" Ye Qin shook his head, sneering, "You probably can't find any excuse, can you?"

He's not stupid either.

Hmph!

Zhao Ke, angered by Ye Qin's words, shouted: "Heavenly Flower falling in chaos, I won't let you off either; you might as well give up this thought."

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"Oh?" Ye Qin raised his brows slightly, then said: "Killing fellow disciples without authorization, aren't you afraid of provoking the sect elders' blame?"

Sect disciples are prohibited from attacking each other; this is a clearly stipulated rule.

However, Zhao Ke dismissively waved his hand and sneered: "That rule applies only to inner disciples; outer disciples don't have so many formalities. Moreover, I have obtained a Foundation Establishment Elixir; I will soon succeed in Foundation Establishment and become an inner disciple—just a matter of time. By then, no one will be able to save you."

A mocking cold laugh came, making Ye Qin first startled, then delighted; he secretly thought, "Foundation Establishment Elixir?"

He indeed had elixirs on him. It seems he got them through his cousin. It's said that one Foundation Establishment Elixir gives an ordinary person a seventy percent chance of succeeding in Foundation Establishment; I don't know if it's true.

If I could snatch that Foundation Establishment Elixir, wouldn't I also have a chance to succeed in Foundation Establishment? And I could give that guy a hard slap.

That's a win-win situation.

Thinking this, he lightly said to Zhao Ke: "Having a medicine-delivering boy like you isn't bad; at least there's hope for Foundation Establishment."

Zhao Ke: "……"

"What?"

He looked at Ye Qin with a dazed face, still not understanding what was happening, when Ye Qin suddenly struck with a Sunset Palm without warning.

Thud!

Zhao Ke was suddenly ambushed, fell to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his cunning face twisted: "Bastard, you…"

He was about to curse loudly when he suddenly saw that rough, old-cocoon-like hand, and he was instantly stunned. His fellow disciples who came with him looked at Zhao Ke in terror, then abandoned him and fled.

Ye Qin snorted coldly: "You saw what you shouldn't have—can you get away?"

He picked up his sword and gave chase; before those fellow disciples could run out of his courtyard, he sliced their throats with one strike. After dealing with the corpses, he turned to Zhao Ke.

At this point, Zhao Ke was terrified out of his wits, his voice trembling as he asked: "You… what did you do to me?"

Could it be a spell?

But a spell that drains life force shouldn't be a forbidden technique, should it?

"Nothing much, just giving you a little lesson so you don't look so hateful." Zhao Ke seemed to have aged decades in an instant; he could barely stand, naturally unable to resist.

Zhao Ke's heart was filled with fear; Ye Qin's methods reminded him of a demonic cultivator. He originally thought he could teach Ye Qin a lesson, but now it seems he's the one who will be taught.

No, he should be killed.

Ye Qin stepped on Zhao Ke, searched him, and picked up a porcelain bottle. He then smiled faintly: "You're the medicine-delivering boy, huh? I'll take this Foundation Establishment Elixir—no objections?"

Of course there are objections!

Zhao Ke roared in his mind: "This bastard, he's robbing!"

But he had no way.

Seeing that Ye Qin had no intention of letting him go, Zhao Ke hardened his heart and threatened: "Stop, I'm about to succeed in Foundation Establishment and become an inner disciple, and my cousin is also an inner disciple. If you offend me, you'll find it hard to move an inch in the sect."

He still had confidence.

But Ye Qin coldly replied: "You're not even an inner disciple yet, and you don't have a Foundation Establishment Elixir—how could you succeed in Foundation Establishment?"

As for your cousin, once I succeed in Foundation Establishment, I'll have my own way to deal with him.

Zhao Ke's threat meant nothing to him.

"You stole my Foundation Establishment Elixir; we won't rest until one of us dies!" Zhao Ke shouted furiously: "No matter your background, you're doomed."

He stared fixedly at the porcelain bottle in Ye Qin's hand; he never expected that the Foundation Establishment Elixir he had just obtained would be taken away after opening it just once. Moreover, he inexplicably aged, all of this happening too suddenly for him to accept.

Who knows?

Ye Qin shrugged and said indifferently: "Even if you died, no one would notice me, let alone talk about an endless feud—that's just a joke."

Is he afraid?

Looking at the already aged Zhao Ke, on the verge of death, this person who had borne a grudge over a position and even wanted to kill him, Ye Qin's heart suddenly welled up with a hint of pity.

He thought this guy was just having a momentary brain glitch, unable to figure things out.

"You… you want to kill me?" Upon hearing Ye Qin's words, if Zhao Ke still didn't understand, the chill and killing intent in Ye Qin's eyes would say it all.

He has relatives in the sect; how dare Ye Qin?

Zhao Ke's face changed drastically; he felt his scalp tingle and his complexion turn deathly pale. He suddenly said coldly: "Once you're discovered, it won't be as simple as being expelled from the sect—you…"

Without letting him finish, Ye Qin interrupted: "Whether you're discovered or not, I don't care anymore, right?"

Because by then Zhao Ke will already be dead.

Zhao Ke suddenly realized that the lineage and confidence he prided himself on were worthless before Ye Qin.

"I won't let you go even if I die." Zhao Ke was about to unleash his trump card, hoping to trap Ye Qin, but his eyes suddenly widened and he had no reaction. A scarlet blood line had appeared on his neck at some point. (End of chapter)