Chapter 607: The Enemy Worries

Ye Liuyun let none of the remaining demon cultivator disciples of the Yin Gui Sect off; he slaughtered them all completely, so they wouldn't later serve the Dark Night Demon Hall.

After Ye Liuyun and the others wiped out all members of the Yin Gui Sect, they then looted its treasure vault clean, and used the Golden Crow Holy Fire to set the entire Yin Gui Sect ablaze.

Then he led the group away from the Yin Gui Sect through the void.

Because the Yin Gui Sect's Protecting Sect Grand Array was still active, no one could enter to fight the fire; they could only watch as the sect was engulfed in huge flames.

Only when the array's energy was exhausted and it dissipated automatically did the entire Yin Gui Sect become a ruin.

Along the way, Ye Liuyun not only killed anyone who tried to intercept or block him, but also pursued them to their sects and exterminated them one by one.

For a time, the news of Ye Liuyun's killing spree spread quickly throughout the Northern Region.

"Ye Liuyun has returned! He is wreaking massive revenge in the Northern Region!"

"Yeah! It's said he's even more ruthless than before—whoever provokes him sees their family and sect wiped out together; paying compensation does no good!"

"The Northern Region is going to change! It's just unknown whether this Ye Liuyun can stand against the Dark Night Demon Hall!"

The news of Ye Liuyun's return quickly reached the Holy Martial Academy.

Inside the Soaring Cloud Pavilion, everything was in an uproar.

Earlier, when Hao Chengfeng returned, he brought them the news that Ye Liuyun had won first place in the Cangyun Martial Contest.

However, Ye Liuyun had then entered the Unknown Inheritance Secret Realm, his fate unknown.

So everyone was still worried about Ye Liuyun's safety. Now, hearing suddenly that he had returned to the Northern Region and was heading to the Holy Martial Academy, they could hardly wait.

At that moment, many people had gathered in the Soaring Cloud Pavilion: Hao Chengfeng, Tang Hao, Jiang Yuan, Han Feng, and Leng Yue were all present.

Ye Tianci and Ye Mingzhen of the Ye Clan had also arrived at the Main Institute of the Holy Martial Academy. Song Yi and Li Mengxi of the Heavenly Fortune Dynasty had also joined the Holy Martial Academy's Main Institute.

They would naturally join the Soaring Cloud Pavilion, and were here waiting for news.

Lin Xueying, Nan Xin'er, Qi Tianyue, Liu Shengnan and the other women were extraordinarily excited, their faces flushed.

As Vice Pavilion Master, Tie Jun was overseeing the overall situation. He was a bit steadier than others and thought of more things.

"The Pavilion Master is back; we should have a tough fight against the Dark Night Demon Hall. Let's get ready too, so the Pavilion Master can see our recent achievements. Let each branch prepare for battle and be ready to cooperate with the Pavilion Master."

"Vice Pavilion Master," a youth said to Tie Jun, "I suggest we first monitor those people the Dark Night Demon Hall has planted inside. Once the Pavilion Master returns, we'll deal with them first. Otherwise, they might secretly sabotage and harm the Pavilion Master. As for whether to fight, we can wait for the Pavilion Master's arrangements."

This youth was named Jiang Chen.

He is the very youth Ye Liuyun rescued from the Clear River Pavilion back then. He has now become a branch master of the Soaring Cloud Pavilion, helped Tie Jun a lot, and is now a core strength of the Pavilion.

Since Ye Liuyun left, the Soaring Cloud Pavilion has had many spies planted by the Dark Night Demon Hall, used to monitor and control those on good terms with Ye Liuyun, while also doing its best to undermine and divide the Pavilion.

Tie Jun and the others have been doing their utmost to keep the Soaring Cloud Pavilion running. Everyone has been thinking that when Ye Liuyun returns, they want him to see an intact and even stronger Pavilion.

"Jiang Chen, you thought this through well. I was too excited, lost my head, and just followed your suggestion!"

After Jiang Chen's reminder, Tie Jun and the others also calmed down. After all, the Dark Night Demon Hall still rules the world.

They must still act carefully; none of Ye Liuyun's information may leak from their mouths.

The more critical the moment, the more they must avoid giving the Dark Night Demon Hall a handle; otherwise they'd need Ye Liuyun to rescue them again.

Hao Chengfeng also rushed back to Tianqian Feng to report to the Grand Elder the news that Ye Liuyun would soon return.

Ye Liuyun's return made some people happy, and naturally others worried.

Qu Chen Feng was the one who worried the most.

Since seeing Ye Liuyun's strength at the Cangyun Martial Contest, he has known his own strength is no match for Ye Liuyun's.

He wanted to use Ye Liuyun's friends and family as leverage to threaten him, but he lacked the authority to do so.

He was never truly accepted by the Dark Night Demon Hall, always being marginalized. His status in the Hall was low—just a minor demon cultivator leader—and he could never rise.

He felt an invisible force deliberately holding him back, far stronger than he imagined. Whenever he tried to act against Ye Liuyun's friends and family, various people would step in to obstruct him.

Moreover, these people were big shots utterly unrelated to Ye Liuyun, and even some high-ranking members of the Dark Night Demon Hall hinted that he should not go too far.

He had also privately investigated these people's backgrounds; either the clues broke off at a critical moment, or these people simply had no prior contact with Ye Liuyun.

All this left him baffled and helpless.

His own strength could not contend with the Holy Martial Academy and the Soaring Cloud Pavilion, nor with the Heavenly Fortune Dynasty and the Ye Clan; at most he could only serve a monitoring role.

His only reliance now is the Dark Night Demon Hall. If he left it, he'd have nowhere to go. Even just Ye Liuyun's friends could tear him apart.

So he can only follow the Dark Night Demon Hall to the end, with no other choice.

"That damned Ye Liuyun has actually driven me to the end of my rope! I will certainly not let you off!"

Even now, he still blames his predicament on Ye Liuyun's fault, never reflecting on himself.

After pondering for several days, he devised a plan to ambush Ye Liuyun, and immediately went to see the local Dark Night Demon Hall branch master, Su Qingyang, to lay out his plan.

Branch Master Su Qingyang dared not decide on his own; he only said to let him wait while he reported it upward.

Qu Chen Feng originally thought this plan would be rejected again, as had happened before. Every time he plotted any action against Ye Liuyun, it ended up being vetoed.

After waiting two days, he never expected this plan to actually be approved—and moreover, they specifically appointed him to carry it out.

Upon receiving the notice, Qu Chen Feng almost jumped with excitement. If he were to execute this plan, even if Ye Liuyun were at the Yin Yang Yi Chong stage, let alone if he were at the Yin Yang Five Layers stage, he would have to die.

In his mind's eye, he already saw himself having slain Ye Liuyun, then being valued by the Dark Night Demon Hall and becoming a mighty figure who could summon wind and rain in the Northern Region.

Thus, he immediately set to work busily, gathering manpower and materiel to prepare the ambush on Ye Liuyun.