Chapter 1616: One Step Late

Ye Xiaotian also tugged Feng Yunfei's arm and chimed in: "The kid has something important to do! Let them proceed for now. Later, tell Wanru, and that'll settle the matter!"

"What does 'settle' mean!" Ye Liuyun was about to be speechless.

"What? You found a whole bunch yourself, your parents found one for you, and you still defy orders? Or have you become so powerful that your parents can't control you!" Ye Xiaotian pretended to scold Ye Liuyun with a stern face.

"Fine, fine, fine! It's up to you. Tell me where Aunt is!" Ye Liuyun urged.

Ye Xiaotian and Feng Yunfei finally smiled and let Ye Liuyun go.

But Feng Yunfei still reminded Ye Liuyun: "You still call her Aunt?"

"Fine!" Ye Liuyun, on the brink of madness, asked, "Where's Wanru?"

Feng Yunfei then satisfiedly told Ye Liuyun: "She's training sword on the mountain of the Swallowing Sky Beast! I think she's training so desperately for you... Hey, kid, I haven't finished my sentence!"

Before Feng Yunfei could finish, Ye Liuyun's figure had already vanished.

Ye Xiaotian laughed: "She's in a hurry to find her own wife, and you keep nagging endlessly…"

Ye Liuyun didn't think further; handling the important matter came first, so he sped toward the Swallowing Sky Beast. With Divine Sense released, he easily located Feng Wanru and flew straight to her.

"Aunt!" Ye Liuyun shouted from afar.

Feng Wanru, watching Ye Liuyun rush toward her, suddenly felt a wave of relief.

During the days Ye Liuyun had been traveling, he was constantly worried and could only pass the time by sword practice and cultivation. Whenever he stopped, his mind would race with worries, fearing that Ye Liuyun would get into trouble.

"You finally returned safely!" Feng Wanru said with a sigh of relief.

"Aunt, come with me quickly, there's something important; hurry back to Yi Cheng."

Ye Liuyun had no time to explain, grabbed Feng Wanru, and rushed toward the Teleportation Array.

"What's wrong? Is the Underworld God chasing?"

Seeing Ye Liuyun so flustered, Feng Wanru thought the Underworld God was after them.

"No, I already killed the Underworld God! Three Divine Realm strongmen arrived, looking for a woman. Yi Cheng is currently under defense, so it's safer there," Ye Liuyun hurriedly explained.

While speaking, he had already taken Feng Wanru to the Teleportation Array and instantly teleported back to Yi Cheng.

But when they emerged from the Teleportation Array, a sweep of Divine Sense left them astonished.

Liang Xue had already been seized by three people, hovering before the Grand Hall.

Zhuge Feiyu, however, lay in a pool of blood. The others wore angry expressions, as if ready to fight to the death.

"Could the person they're after be Xue'er?" Ye Liuyun wondered, what special ability does Liang Xue have?

Qin Peng even ordered his soldiers to encircle the three, layer upon layer.

Ye Liuyun sprinted toward the Grand Hall while scanning the three's realms with Divine Sense.

"Sure enough, they're all Divine Realm strongmen!"

The three—two women and a man—radiated such oppressive aura that one could feel the power of the Divine Realm.

"Why can they avoid the punishment of Heaven and Earth Power?" Ye Liuyun wondered.

Feng Wanru also realized something was truly wrong and instantly grew tense.

Ye Liuyun's arrival gave everyone a backbone.

Zhu Youfu just lifted Zhuge Feiyu, and Ye Liuyun rushed over.

He examined Zhuge Feiyu's wounds while using Golden Pupil to probe the three's Primordial Cores.

"The leading woman's Primordial Core is even more refined than the Underworld God's. The other two, dressed like disciples, have Primordial Cores with relatively lower True Essence Quality, yet they're still definitely Divine Realm level," Ye Liuyun analyzed.

But when he saw the extent of Zhuge Feiyu's injuries, he was also shocked.

Zhuge Feiyu's Primordial Core had been shattered, his heart ruptured and bleeding, his life clearly in danger.

In this situation, Ye Liuyun could not save him.

"Hmph! Overestimating yourself!" the sole man among the three glanced at Zhuge Feiyu and said disdainfully.

Obviously, this man was the one who had just struck Zhuge Feiyu.

"If only you had arrived a step earlier!" Zhu Youfu sighed.

He clearly already knew Zhuge Feiyu's condition.

Ye Liuyun never expected that such a major incident would occur while he was away for just a moment.

It seemed that as soon as his front foot left, these people's rear foot arrived, and they seized Liang Xue directly based on their realms.

Liang Xue didn't even have time to release Qing Lin.

Zhuge Feiyu, despite the pain, smiled at Zhu Youfu: "You already calculated my fate, saying I couldn't escape today's calamity. What more regret is there! You even said I'd have great fortune later! This time you misjudged me."

Zhuge Feiyu also knew his wounds were incurable, so this was his way of bidding farewell to Zhu Youfu.

"I will definitely avenge you!" Ye Liuyun said firmly.

"A gentleman's revenge need not wait ten years! Remember my words. If a deed cannot be done, first learn to endure!" Zhuge Feiyu said weakly to Ye Liuyun.

He worried that Ye Liuyun would push himself for his sake.

Ye Liuyun immediately infused True Essence, encasing Zhuge Feiyu's heart to prolong his life as much as possible.

His anger flared now. These people not only snatched Liang Xue but also left Zhuge Feiyu on the brink of death; this grudge he could not ignore.

He immediately produced a Soul Banner, and his clone donned Hunting Demon Armor and Hunting Demon Bow, ready to shoot the young man.

At that moment, the leading woman also scolded the man, telling him not to act rashly.

Then, apologetically, she said to Ye Liuyun: "I think you've misunderstood. I am an Elder of the Spirit Clan of the Divine Realm. This girl carries our clan's bloodline and has already awakened.

We will take her back, give her more suitable cultivation methods and better resources, which will accelerate her progress far beyond staying here. Moreover, taking her away prevents her from being unable to enter the Divine Realm in the future.

Just now you refused our explanation and attacked first, so we had to strike back! You'd better not make pointless sacrifices. Even if all of you die here, you cannot stop us."

This apology sounded more like an explanation and lacked much sincerity.

Liang Xue was grabbed by another female disciple at the shoulder, clearly her True Essence sealed, leaving her helplessly watching everything without the power to resist.

"Clearly you seized the person first, so why does it look like we struck first?" Wu Qingcheng retorted.

"Hmph, sharp-tongued woman! We, people from the Divine Realm, even bothering to explain a bit to you, is already giving you face out of consideration that she is a member of our Spirit Clan。

"If you still don't know what's good for you, then I don't mind wiping you all out!" That young man couldn't help but interject, mocking Wu Qingcheng。