Chapter 903: Conflict Erupts!

Moreover.

After Wan Guiyuan died, it was he who led men to kill Ye Lingyun.

Not only was he without the slightest fault, but he actually had great merit.

In this hunt for Ye Lingyun, if the credit were ten parts, he reckoned he deserved eight!

"Ye Lingyun is dead; this trip is already over."

"Let us return."

Cao Tian looked at the two people beside him and stepped into the exit first.

The two nodded and followed him inside.

After the three of them teleported away, the void not far away rippled like water.

Two figures flashed out.

They were none other than Wang Jianqiang and Mu Lingxi.

"Senior Brother, they seem to have already finished off Ye Lingyun."

Mu Lingxi looked at Wang Jianqiang, her expression somewhat surprised.

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "They only forced Ye Lingyun into a dangerous place; given Ye Lingyun's luck, he likely won't die."

"There is even a high probability that he will turn a misfortune into a blessing and his strength will skyrocket."

Mu Lingxi nodded in full agreement.

Among all the people she had met, Ye Lingyun was the only one who could rival Xuan Che in terms of having a tough life.

It was just that the manifestations of their toughness were somewhat different.

Ye Lingyun's was due to his own strong ability combined with good luck, always able to find a way to survive in desperate situations.

Whereas Xuan Che's was more direct.

With the degree of Ye Lingyun's toughness, a mere dangerous place would likely not be able to do anything to him.

Thinking of this, a touch of coldness flashed across Mu Lingxi's pretty face, "Then should we go over and finish him off?"

Wang Jianqiang shook his head, "No need, Ye Lingyun is our lucky star; keeping him is better than killing him."

Mu Lingxi thought for a moment.

That was true.

Although Ye Lingyun was an enemy, every time he appeared, he brought them gains.

And when there was nothing to do, he could also be used to take the blame.

He was indeed a lucky star.

Afterwards, the two did not leave immediately, but waited in place for a while before walking into the exit.

Outside.

In the calm spatial rift, the Space Power suddenly fluctuated.

The next moment.

Two figures walked out from within.

After stepping out of the spatial rift, golden light bloomed in Wang Jianqiang's eyes as he looked around.

As expected.

Cao Tian and the other two had already left; besides that, the Tianlang Hall Cultivators who had been guarding outside the spatial rift had also retreated.

"Senior Brother, should we return to Wenxian City first to report?"

Mu Lingxi looked at Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and shook his head, "No rush, let's go meet up with the main force first and give Cao Tian a surprise."

"What?"

"A team of seventeen people in total, and only the three of you are left?"

At the hiding place of the Outside the Realm team.

When several Leaders learned from Cao Tian that only the three of them remained of the entire Elite Squad, they all showed expressions of heartache.

Although this Elite Squad was small in number, every one of them was an elite.

Losing fourteen people at once.

For the entire main force, it could be considered a great loss.

"What exactly happened?"

Qingshui's expression was somewhat ugly.

Their two Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivators from Tongzhou had all perished!

Cao Tian looked at Qingshui, then looked at the other Leaders, and said, "Under the leadership of Daoist Friend Xiaoyue, we pursued all the way to the outside of a Flame World..."

"In order to improve search efficiency, we voted and unanimously decided to break up into smaller groups, dividing into four teams to search for Ye Lingyun..."

"I, Daoist Friend Xiaoyue, Wan Guiyuan... the five of us formed one team..."

"We did not expect the danger level of the Flame World to exceed our expectations..."

Cao Tian recounted the events of the journey one by one.

During this, he deliberately avoided the disagreements that occurred before entering the Flame World and when splitting into four teams.

He beautified his own proposal into a joint decision by everyone.

In the subsequent narrative, he also deliberately described his failed attempt to snatch the Spirit Flame and the act of diverting the disaster to kill Wan Guiyuan as Wan Guiyuan accidentally being swallowed by a sea of fire, which he was unable to save him from in time.

After Cao Tian finished speaking, Xiaoyue Daoren looked at Cao Tian.

However, they did not open their mouths to refute.

This Cao Tian's strength is extremely formidable, not weaker than the vast majority of the eight Leaders.

Not to mention that Wan Guiyuan is already dead; even if he were still alive, there would be no need for him to offend such a powerful enemy for Wan Guiyuan's sake.

As for the other Cultivator from Cangzhou, they would be even less likely to refute Cao Tian.

After hearing Cao Tian's words, the crowd fell into silence.

After a good while.

Qingshui spoke again, "In other words, Ye Lingyun has already been slain by you?"

Cao Tian nodded.

"Although this trip resulted in heavy losses, being able to slay Ye Lingyun can be considered worth it."

Just at this moment, the Tengzhou Leader spoke up.

The fall of two Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivators from Tengzhou, while unexpected to him, made his expression somewhat unsightly.

Yet it did not affect his support for Cao Tian, "Ye Lingyun is the key to our conquest of Wenxian City; Daoist Friend Cao and the three of you slaying Ye Lingyun is a great merit. Once this battle ends, we will request rewards for the three Daoist Friends."

"Especially Daoist Friend Cao, who turned the tide when Wan Guiyuan led the team poorly and fell into danger himself, leading the team alone to slay Ye Lingyun; the merit is immense."

Upon hearing this, the three of Cao Tian all revealed looks of excitement on their faces.

"Xiaoyue, is what this person said all true?"

"How exactly did Wan Guiyuan die?"

Just at this moment, a melodious voice suddenly rang out.

However, this voice was suffused with astonishing coldness and killing intent, making what was originally a beautiful sound cause people to shudder.

Xiaoyue Daoren heard this and looked toward Jiuyou.

Jiuyou stared at Xiaoyue Daoren, a pair of beautiful eyes flashing with thick blood-colored light.

Under Jiuyou's gaze, Xiaoyue Daoren's expression appeared dazed for a split second.

He opened his mouth, about to speak.

A figure suddenly shifted one step horizontally, blocking in front of Xiaoyue Daoren, "How is it, Fairy, that you ask in such a way—could it be that you suspect Cao is lying?"

With Cao Tian's appearance, Jiuyou's mental control was instantly interrupted.

Xiaoyue Daoren's expression recovered.

"Jiuyou, you actually used a mental control technique on me!"

He looked at Jiuyou with anger, a trace of horror flashing deep in his eyes.

Jiuyou had actually controlled him silently and soundlessly.

Although the fact that he was caught off guard and unprepared played a large part in this, it was still enough to demonstrate Jiuyou's power!

Jiuyou glanced at Xiaoyue Daoren, then looked at Cao Tian, the killing intent in her eyes instantly becoming thick.

"You are feeling guilty."

"Wan Guiyuan's death has to do with you!"

Cao Tian's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, but he revealed no abnormality on the surface, his face full of cold sneers, "Jiuyou, you are making baseless accusations; one must speak with evidence."

"Produce evidence, or apologize!"

"Otherwise, do not blame Cao for being heartless."