Chapter 31

"Fifth Elder, what is the meaning of this?"

Ye Ming asked, his True Essence surging within him, standing firm under this pressure! "Hmph!" The Fifth Elder snorted coldly, not paying any attention to Ye Ming at all.

He walked directly to the main seat of the reception hall, his aura erupting once again, and layers of pressure surged out like substance! This suddenly intensified pressure pierced directly through Ye Ming's defenses, forcibly pressing down on him as if to crush him directly! With a "puff," Ye Ming felt a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

He struggled to stabilize his figure, and even though his legs had already begun to tremble, his blood-tinged eyes still stared tightly at the Fifth Elder.

Old thing, playing this trick, are you? At this moment, he had already felt the Fifth Elder's undisguised hostility, as well as this desire to press him to his knees! His soul power wandered within his body, his True Essence surged, and a group of Gu insects wanted to rush out to resist! However, Ye Ming forcibly suppressed the restlessness of the Gu insects in his body and stared tightly at the Fifth Elder.

Within the sect, once a disciple takes action against an Elder, it is a crime of great disrespect, and the other party can kill him directly without conditions!

His current strength was not enough to confront a Titled Douluo.

"Damn it, old thing, I've noted this grudge!"

"As long as I survive today, you will definitely regret it!"

Ye Ming's heart churned, but he forcibly resisted this pressure, squeezed out a smile, and said: "Fifth Elder, I do not know how this disciple has offended you, I hope you will instruct me."

He kept a smile on his face, even though his legs began to tremble and cold sweat streamed down his body, his spine remained straight.

The Fifth Elder suddenly withdrew his pressure at this moment, not paying any attention to Ye Ming's words at all.

He sat carelessly on his seat, as if nothing had just happened, chuckled, and said: "Kid, hand over the item! You should be content with the strength you have now."

"The item?" Ye Ming frowned, but his mind was thinking frantically.

An item that a Titled Douluo could take a fancy to, a soul bone? Or the thousand-year Sacred Soul Liquid?

Ye Ming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth without a trace, cupped his hands, and said in a low voice: "Fifth Elder, the soul bone was rewarded to me by the Sect Master, and I have already fused with it."

"And I have also finished absorbing the thousand-year Sacred Soul Liquid, and I can no longer bring it out; I am afraid I cannot satisfy you, Elder."

"Hmm?" The Fifth Elder's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly stretched out his large hand and slapped toward Ye Ming. A huge force struck from the air, directly blasting him against the pillar in the corner, making a loud "bang" sound.

"Are you fooling me? Is this the kind of thing I want?"

These things had already been exposed to everyone's sight and were known to Tang Xiao; if he really took them, he would definitely bring trouble upon himself.

He snorted coldly, stared at Ye Ming, and narrowed his eyes, saying:

"Before the age of seventeen, your talent was mediocre, just a level nine Soul Scholar! But after level ten, you soared into the sky; do you not know what you relied on?"

He reached into his bosom, took out a jade stone the size of a pigeon egg that glowed with green light and emitted soul power, tossed it, and sneered:

"This thing is indeed not bad; it can not only increase soul power but also strengthen the physique."

"You should know the location of the mine for this jade stone, right? Speak it out!"

"Otherwise, I cannot guarantee that you will be able to leave here alive today!"

Ye Ming leaned against the pillar, clutching his chest, and mobilized his True Essence to recover from his internal injuries.

When he saw the jade stone the Fifth Elder took out, a flash of lightning seemed to pass through his heart.

That half of the jade stone from Tang Xiaolong! At this moment, he finally understood clearly!

"So, it was you kid who backstabbed me!" Ye Ming cursed inwardly, "Old thing, old brat, neither of you will be able to run!"

A look of realization appeared on Ye Ming's face as he clutched his chest, baring his teeth, and said: "Fifth Elder, so this is the thing you are talking about!"

"That's right, I did indeed discover that there is a jade mine in the outer mine! I also relied on this jade stone to achieve what I have today!"

"If you wanted this thing, Elder, you should have said so earlier; why did you have to strike at me like this?"

"Hmm?" The Fifth Elder frowned and blasted out another palm, blasting Ye Ming's body until he directly broke a pillar! "Are you teaching me how to do things? Hand over the mine, and I will spare your life!" "Damn you!" Ye Ming struggled to get up from the ground, almost unable to resist mobilizing his Gu insects.

However, at this moment, he also discovered that the Fifth Elder had already cast a layer of pressure, shrouding the entire White Tiger Hall.

This meant that even if the commotion here was loud, others would not sense it.

Now that Tang Xiao was in seclusion, the other Elders and this Fifth Elder were in collusion.

Cannot take action!

Ye Ming coughed a few times, took a deep breath, and smiled: "Elder, how could I carry such a treasure on my person?"

"I hid it in the mine outside the village; it is already late now, how about I go and get it for you tomorrow?"

"After all, leaving the sect without authorization at night will attract the attention of those with ulterior motives."

These words of Ye Ming hit the Fifth Elder's heart; although he was irritable, he was not stupid.

Since this kind of treasure could be embezzled privately, why share it with others?

Wasn't he doing this just to swallow these treasures? As for Ye Ming running away? The other party was just a Great Soul Master and couldn't fly; could he escape his control?

"What you kid said makes sense! Tomorrow, come to me, and I will go with you!"

The Fifth Elder had an irritable temperament and felt in his heart that after this beating today, the other party would inevitably fear his strength as a Titled Douluo, trembling and not daring to resist.

He didn't even think about imprisoning the other party; after all, Ye Ming had already been exposed to the sight of other disciples when he came here just now.

Hearing the Fifth Elder loosen his stance, Ye Ming stood up tremblingly, lowered his head, and cupped his hands, "This disciple will definitely follow your instructions, Elder, and bring you there tomorrow!"

After speaking, he limped away from the White Tiger Hall.

After walking out of the Fifth Elder's courtyard, Ye Ming's limping footsteps returned to normal, and his eyes also flashed with a blood-red color.

Until he returned to his own courtyard, Ye Ming had not spoken a single word.

The night grew deeper, and tonight there was only a slight crescent moon hanging in the sky, causing the sect to have much less light.

After finishing his meditation, Ye Ming got up from the bed and collected the few Yuelan flowers planted in the courtyard into the system space.

He looked toward the direction of the White Tiger Hall and chuckled lightly.

"Originally, I had many plans regarding the Clear Sky Sect, to gradually erode you and improve my aptitude."

"But now, I feel that these plans are no longer necessary."

"Because, I want to kill."

Ye Ming whispered softly: "Heaven nurtures all things for man, man has nothing for Heaven."

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Walking out of the courtyard, Ye Ming hid in the darkness, and with the convenience of the Second-Turn Shadow Follower Gu, he dodged several patrolling sentries and finally arrived at the courtyard of the Inner Sect disciples.

He remembered that after Tang Xiaolong won first place among the Outer Sect disciples, he was directly promoted to an Inner Sect disciple and lived in this courtyard.

Becoming the darkness, Ye Ming entered the courtyard silently.

"Tonight, let's collect a little bit of interest first..."

(End of chapter)