Chapter 717: Establishing Prestige

Upon hearing Yin Luosha's explanation, a collective gasp of cold air rose from the scene.

Soaking explosive talismans in potent sedatives?

What kind of sinister and dark mind could come up with such a method?

Yet, this method was indeed highly effective; Su Xiaojiu, lying motionless on the ground, was the best example.

One must know, Su Xiaojiu was the disciple with the strongest strength and highest talent in the Hall of Sinful Mirrors, with a bone age of under five hundred years.

Even so, she was still taken down.

If this had been a life-or-death battle, Su Xiaojiu would likely already be a corpse.

"Write it down: explosive talismans soaked in potent sedatives have miraculous effects!"

"One is never too old to learn; Fellow Daoist Ye Xiehong is a role model for us evil cultivators!"

"Indeed, if every one of us evil cultivators were as sinister and despicable as him, how could we be suppressed by the righteous sects?"

A glimmer of admiration had appeared in the eyes of many Joyous Union Sect disciples as they looked at Ye Lin.

By crossing three major realms from the Five Elements Realm to kill a Cave Profound Realm cultivator, Ye Lin had undoubtedly given everyone a vivid and graphic lesson through his practical actions.

"He is truly worthy of being the man the Hall Master of No-Thought took a fancy to. Ye Xiehong, I admit I underestimated you."

Qu Hongshao's gaze grew a bit more serious.

Su Xiaojiu had already told her through personal experience that if one underestimated this man before them because of his cultivation realm, they would suffer a great loss.

At this moment, Su Xiaojiu also slowly regained consciousness.

Ye Lin was somewhat surprised; logically speaking, Su Xiaojiu should not have woken up so quickly.

It was then that Ye Lin noticed a black gu-insect on Su Xiaojiu's neck.

Clearly, her ability to wake up so quickly had everything to do with this gu-insect.

After Su Xiaojiu woke up, the gu-insect spread its wings and flew back to Yin Luosha.

"Damn you, Ye Xiehong!"

Su Xiaojiu was somewhat enraged; she, a Cave Profound Realm cultivator, had been drugged unconscious by a Five Elements Realm cultivator in full view of everyone—this was simply a supreme humiliation.

It was like your elementary school cousin getting bullied, you going to stand up for her, only to end up bawling after being beaten by an elementary schooler.

If Yin Luosha hadn't used the gu-insect to help her dispel the medicinal effect, she didn't know how much longer she would have remained unconscious.

"Get him! I'm going to smash this brat to pieces!"

Fuming, Su Xiaojiu manipulated her two human puppets and prepared to attack Ye Lin.

But at this moment, Ye Lin's expression suddenly changed drastically, his eyes revealing extreme terror, as if he had seen some unspeakable, great horror.

"Wait! Watch out behind you!"

Seeing Ye Lin's reaction, Su Xiaojiu subconsciously looked behind her.

Even Qu Hongshao, Yin Luosha, and the many Joyous Union Sect disciples couldn't help but look behind Su Xiaojiu.

After all, Ye Lin's reaction was simply too vivid.

Just then, three flying swords silently shot straight toward Su Xiaojiu!

A cultivator's danger warning made Su Xiaojiu realize something.

But it was already too late!

She shrieked, wanting to have her two human puppets block the flying swords for her.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The flying swords landed on the human puppets, sparking a series of flashes, but one flying sword still pierced through the puppets' defense and stabbed directly into Su Xiaojiu's gallbladder.

By the time everyone reacted, a flying sword was already embedded in Su Xiaojiu.

Everyone was completely stunned.

Wasn't this battle a bit too bizarre?

Just a moment ago, Ye Lin counted to three and Su Xiaojiu fainted; now, in the time it took for everyone to turn their heads, a flying sword was already in Su Xiaojiu?

The crowd hadn't even realized what had happened.

"Yin Luosha, what is going on?" Qu Hongshao immediately looked at the person beside her and asked.

"If I'm not mistaken... 'Wait', 'Watch out', and 'Behind' are the names of the three flying swords; the way to activate them must be to shout them out loud."

The expression on Yin Luosha's face was somewhat strange; she stared fixedly at Ye Lin, her eyes filled with worship and obsession.

As a cultivator who fed gu-insects with her own body, she had always felt she was very dark and would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

But now, she had actually met a man even darker than herself.

This man's methods could always surprise her.

"My god... so despicable, so shameless, so sinister, so evil—how can such a top-tier man exist in this world!"

Pink peach blossoms bloomed in Yin Luosha's eyes; it was the first time she had seen such a sinister man, and it was truly heart-fluttering.

After hearing Yin Luosha's explanation, the Joyous Union Sect disciples all wore expressions of sudden realization.

At this moment, the way they looked at Ye Lin was filled with even more awe!

A great talent!

Born to be an evil cultivator!

How bottomless, how despicable, shameless, and rotten to the core must one be to come up with such sword names?

In front of him, they weren't even qualified to call themselves evil cultivators.

Many cultivators took out their notebooks and began recording Ye Lin's methods.

At this moment, Ye Lin had become a role model in the eyes of many Joyous Union Sect disciples.

Evil cultivators were inherently a group that stopped at nothing; as long as it was effective, who cared what methods were used?

Ye Lin's authority in the eyes of the disciples now even surpassed that of the Seven Emotions Elders who taught them.

Those few old elders had just lived a few more years and had slightly higher cultivation—what did they know about being evil cultivators?

The crowd was now even more expectant regarding this battle.

They were very eager to see if Ye Lin would bring out new methods and if they could learn new things.

Seeing a battle of the master is worth ten years of demonic cultivation!

Everyone had an expectant look on their faces, save for Su Xiaojiu, who had a flying sword stuck in her and was in so much pain that tears were streaming down her face.

While she didn't mind being stabbed, it shouldn't be with a flying sword!

"I'm not fighting you anymore!"

Su Xiaojiu didn't hesitate to take her puppets and leave; this guy was just too damn sinister.

Most importantly, even if she won against Ye Lin, she wouldn't get any substantial benefits.

Originally, she had just wanted to show up, play around, and incidentally sleep with the Hall Master of No-Thought's man to see what it was like.

As it turned out, she didn't get to eat the fish and instead ended up covered in its stench.

If she kept fighting, who knew what other sinister and cunning tricks this inhuman thing would pull out?

Su Xiaojiu turned and left, as if she had made up her mind about something.

"Wait! Give me back my sword first!"

Ye Lin hurriedly spoke up; his 'Watch out' sword was still stuck in Su Xiaojiu.

"I'm not giving it back! If you have the ability, come and take it!" Su Xiaojiu was in a fit of rage; how could she be willing to pay attention to Ye Lin?

"No, I just want to tell you that the sword is coated in a deadly poison; if you walk away with it stuck in you, you'll die from the poison soon. Give the sword back to me so I can help you detoxify," Ye Lin said with a sincere expression.

The crowd present instantly gasped in cold air.

Naming the swords 'Wait', 'Watch out', and 'Behind' was one thing, but he even coated them in deadly poison?

Too sinister; this was simply the Sacred Body of Sinister.

The many Joyous Union Sect disciples looked at Ye Lin with even more worship, almost elevating him to a faith.

The disciples hurriedly began taking notes.

Su Xiaojiu: "..."

A world where only she was injured had been achieved.