Chapter 222: Power of Slaughter

During the escape.

The human cultivators paid no mind to the Green Demon Clan.

Except for a few members of the Green Demon Clan who were already severely injured and were killed by human experts taking advantage of the situation.

The other powerful members of the Green Demon Clan, sensing that something was wrong, had fled the area immediately.

High in the sky, Ye Qingxuan watched the Green Demon Clan fleeing far away. After hesitating for a moment, he chose not to pursue.

Putting away the five Nascent Soul-level corpses of the Green Demon Clan he had killed, Ye Qingxuan turned his gaze toward the human cultivators below.

Looking at Ye Yuhong, now with white hair and looking extremely old, and Ye Qingshuang, who was severely injured and in a coma.

Ye Qingxuan remained silent in his heart.

Ye Yuhong had burned his essence, energy, and spirit source, causing great damage to his innate lifespan.

Ye Qingxuan offered no explanation, simply speaking calmly:

Under these circumstances, longevity elixirs or heavenly treasures below the seventh tier would no longer be of much help to Ye Yuhong.

If a cultivator's innate lifespan is greatly damaged and they wish to extend it, they must first restore the lost innate lifespan.

"Thank you, three elders, for saving our lives. May I ask your honorable names?"

"No need for thanks. This place is not suitable for staying long. We three will escort you back to the Mysterious Market first."

But to achieve this, only heavenly treasures of the seventh tier or above would suffice, and they must be extremely precious ones.

However, such heavenly treasures that repair innate lifespan cannot be purchased with spirit stones.

Building up prestige among the human cultivators would benefit the future development of the Mysterious Market.

"In that case, we trouble you, three elders. Are you also people of the Mysterious Market?"

The one who spoke was a Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator below with relatively minor injuries.

However, to avoid exposing the special relationship between the Mysterious Market and the Ye family.

Only when a cultivator's innate lifespan is undamaged can such items exert some effect, extending their lifespan by a certain amount.

Longevity elixirs or heavenly treasures below the seventh tier.

The three fifth-tier supreme puppets dispatched by Ye Qingxuan all had human appearances, so they were clearly misunderstood by these cultivators.

Although Ye Qingxuan was not short of spirit stones now.

Ye Qingxuan had no intention of concealing the origin of the three puppets.

A sudden voice broke Ye Qingxuan's silence.

Moreover, revealing part of the Mysterious Market's strength would be more beneficial for deterring external enemies.

The three puppets nodded lightly and spoke in unison:

"Correct, we three are indeed people of the Mysterious Market. We have come to rescue you on the City Lord's orders."

Upon hearing this, the severely injured in the scene were overjoyed and began to speak gratefully:

At the level Ye Qingxuan could currently access, he was powerless.

The puppets controlled by Ye Qingxuan did not rashly show kindness to Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang.

After successfully saving Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang, the fifth-tier supreme puppets controlled by Ye Qingxuan did not leave immediately.

There were too many severely injured cultivators now; one must fear the unlikely even if prepared for the likely.

If someone took the opportunity to attack the severely injured, Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang might fall into life-or-death danger again.

To prevent this situation, Ye Qingxuan decided to escort Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang safely back to the Mysterious Market directly.

As for the other cultivators, they were merely escorted incidentally to cover Ye Qingxuan's true purpose.

"Let's go."

The group, moving in great numbers, headed toward the Mysterious Market in the plain under the escort of Ye Qingxuan's three puppets.

On the way back to the Mysterious Market.

Thanks to the escort of Ye Qingxuan's three fifth-tier supreme puppets, no other unexpected incidents occurred.

After everyone, including Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang, was brought into the Mysterious Market.

The three fifth-tier supreme puppets controlled by Ye Qingxuan.

Then, under everyone's gaze, flew into the Shangxuan Pavilion floating high above the center of the Mysterious Market and disappeared.

After returning to the Mysterious Market.

The many cultivators, unable to be surprised by the expanded Mysterious Market, hurriedly returned to their dwellings and began secluding themselves to recover from their injuries.

Inside the Shangxuan Pavilion.

After retracting the three fifth-tier supreme puppets, Ye Qingxuan used the formation within the Mysterious Market to observe the situation of Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang.

After Ye Yuhong's simple treatment, Ye Qingshuang had awakened.

However, Ye Qingshuang's state remained in that special condition as before.

The emotions in her heart seemed solidified, with not the slightest fluctuation.

Noticing Ye Qingshuang's abnormality, Ye Yuhong frowned and asked:

"Qingshuang, are you alright?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingshuang gazed inward for a moment before slowly shaking her head and saying:

"Family Head, I am fine."

Ye Qingshuang did not know what was wrong with her.

She could clearly perceive her emotions, yet could not make the slightest fluctuation in the emotions or even the moods within her heart.

However, Ye Qingshuang could perceive that a special power or aura, unlike anything before, was dormant within her heart.

A look of contemplation appeared in Ye Qingshuang's calm eyes.

The next moment, a chilling killing intent rose and fell freely within her body.

The power she could now summon seemed to be an endless torrent of killing force constantly surging from her heart.

Moreover, this power was entirely under her control.

It seemed that all her original emotions had been replaced by this killing force, becoming her instinct.

Sensing the sudden surge of killing intent from Ye Qingshuang, although he saw her expression remained calm with nothing amiss.

Ye Yuhong still felt uneasy.

He forcibly suppressed his own injuries and cast a spell to check on Ye Qingshuang for a moment.

But after the check, Ye Yuhong still had no clue regarding Ye Qingshuang's current condition.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

He coughed violently several times.

Seeing that Ye Qingshuang was not seriously harmed.

Ye Yuhong finally left the place and went to his own cave abode to enter seclusion and recover his injuries.

He had already consumed a vast amount of his innate lifespan; if he did not hurry to recover his injuries, he feared the danger of passing away at any moment.

After Ye Yuhong left.

Ye Qingshuang did not continue to urge the power within her heart.

Instead, under extreme rationality, she entered her own cave abode to enter seclusion, choosing to prioritize recovering her own injuries.

Seeing that the injuries of Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang were not too severe and that they had already entered their cave abodes for seclusion.

Ye Qingxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief, then calmly closed the observation array.

He did not intend to reveal himself before Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang for the time being.

The injuries on Ye Yuhong and Ye Qingshuang could be slowly healed with ordinary elixirs combined with self-regulation of breath.

There was absolutely no need for him to appear and save them.

As for the depleted innate lifespan of Ye Yuhong, Ye Qingxuan was currently powerless to help.

However, the special changes occurring on Ye Qingshuang made Ye Qingxuan feel somewhat puzzled.

Yet, relying on simple observation, with Ye Qingxuan's current cultivation base, he could not penetrate Ye Qingshuang's true condition.

Therefore, he could not determine what was actually happening to Ye Qingshuang.

However, judging by Ye Qingshuang's appearance, she seemed to be in no great danger.

So Ye Qingxuan ceased paying further attention to Ye Qingshuang's changes.

(End of this chapter)