Chapter 315: The Ye Family Ancestor

On the fifteenth day, the flood dragon-type demonic beasts guarding outside the Restriction suddenly erupted with miserable cries; Zhang Nuo and Ye Yuemiao, who were meditating, opened their eyes at the same time.

The young girl's spirited eyes looked toward the outside, only to see that at the entrance of the encampment, one demonic beast after another was being thrown into the sky, and various sounds like ghosts crying and wolves howling rose wave after wave!

A sneer appeared on Ye Yuemiao's delicate face as she flew out of the small building; by this time, Zhang Nuo had already come downstairs, and with his eyes slightly closed, he swept his Divine Sense toward the entrance!

"No need to look, it is the Ancestor who has returned!"

As the young girl chuckled, she brought Zhang Nuo to the entrance of the encampment. Zhang Nuo had long heard of the Ye Family's ancestor, Ye Bufan, but had never seen his true face. To be able to beat a group of flood dragon-type Transformation Stage demonic cultivators into such a state, he must be a ruthless character!

The two followed one after the other and soon arrived at the entrance. They saw many cultivators gathered here, each one smiling so broadly they couldn't close their mouths; compared to the previous two days, the pent-up anger in their hearts had finally been vented.

Through the crowd, Zhang Nuo saw an old man of over seventy years, with white hair and beard, wearing a grey robe, his two eyes flashing with light! The light glow continuously surging from his hands threw the last demonic beast into mid-air!

It seemed this old man was indeed the Ye Family's ancestor, Ye Bufan! When his Divine Sense swept over the old man, Zhang Nuo's heart stirred; Ye Bufan's cultivation was extremely profound, appearing to be a Great Cultivator of the Nascent Soul Late Stage!

A so-called Great Cultivator is a cultivator who has already stepped one foot into the Spirit Severing Stage; such a person only lacks a tiny bit of opportunity to jump out of the circle of the Nascent Soul Stage and become a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator revered by ten thousand people.

However, it is precisely this tiny bit of opportunity that has trapped who knows how many people; they exhaust their entire lives without achieving a breakthrough, and in the end, can only silently pass away.

It is no wonder the Ye Family has a place on the Xianhuan Continent; one Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator can equal the strength of two or even three ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

Just as Zhang Nuo was pondering, a white light landed before Ye Bufan. The old man was not surprised; he reached out and flicked his sleeves a few times, then snorted coldly and said:

"Hmph! Baijiaowang, since you already know this old man has returned, why do you still send these useless fellows up?"

The white radiance receded, and it was indeed Baijiaowang that appeared. It glanced around and saw that although these Sea Flood Dragon Clan demonic cultivators had all sustained injuries to varying degrees, none were fatal; it seemed Ye Bufan had still shown mercy!

"Fellow Daoist Ye, since the last battle, that mining area has belonged to the Ye Family. My heart has always been somewhat unconvinced; why don't we gamble on another match? If I lose, I will hand over another mining vein to the Ye Family, but if you lose, you must return the previous mining vein to my Sea Flood Dragon Clan!"

After Baijiaowang finished speaking, it waved its hand slightly at the surrounding flood dragon-type demonic beasts, and immediately these demonic cultivators all stood behind it, each one glaring angrily at the old man.

"Hehe, Baijiaowang, why bother? You and I can be said to be evenly matched; I think even if we fought for another three days and three nights, we wouldn't be able to determine a winner!"

Ye Bufan's thoughts turned extremely fast, and almost without any time for consideration, he blurted out.

"I think you are afraid!"

"That's right! That's right! Last time you just got lucky!"

"Old man, if you have the ability, compete with our boss again! Don't look for useless excuses!"

Before Baijiaowang could speak, the demonic cultivators behind it spoke up one after another! Ye Bufan's expression tightened, and just as he was about to retort, a purple shadow suddenly rushed out from the encampment, flashing a few times to arrive before him.

"Ancestor!"

The purple shadow bowed slightly, and a soft, beautiful voice rang out.

"Girl, why did you come out?"

The old man asked with some confusion upon seeing that it was Ye Yuemiao who had come out.

"I heard Baijiaowang's words just now, and I have a foolproof plan here; I wonder if I may speak it?"

The young girl's spirited eyes flashed, and Ye Bufan immediately understood. This little girl was a junior of his, and her exceptional intelligence often gave the old man surprises.

"Speak!"

Ye Bufan nodded. At this time, Baijiaowang was also very curious and did not stop the young girl from continuing! With a smile at the corner of her mouth, the young girl cast her gaze upon Baijiaowang.

"Baijiaowang, you are the boss of the Sea Flood Dragon Clan, and your cultivation is naturally the highest, while my ancestor's cultivation is also on par with yours. I believe you understand in your heart that if you two continue to fight, it will be very hard to determine a winner! Since that is the case, I have a proposal! That is to pick one person from each side's team to compete on your behalf; what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the two small fleshy bumps protruding from Baijiaowang's forehead moved a few times, and it was thinking rapidly about the pros and cons of this matter. Its cultivation was not much different from Ye Bufan's; if they were to have another fight like the previous one, it might end in mutual destruction, but it could never let go of the fact that a mine had been snatched away by the Ye Family.

"Since that is the case, I think one person is not enough! It must be at least three!"

A moment later, Baijiaowang finally spoke.

"Three?"

Ye Bufan hesitated slightly. He knew in his heart that within the encampment, besides Ye Yuemiao, it would be very difficult to find two others with the same cultivation as her! This battle concerned the major matter of the Ye Family's mining veins and could not be treated as child's play!

The young girl's expression did not change, but in her heart, she cursed Baijiaowang thoroughly. This fellow had been guarding outside the Restriction for many days and had basically figured out the cultivation of the cultivators in the encampment. Knowing that few could fight against the demonic cultivators, it was clearly making things difficult on purpose.

The old man and the young girl remained silent, both calculating candidates in their hearts. At this moment, Zhang Nuo also walked out from inside the Restriction. Upon seeing Zhang Nuo appear, the Water Flood Dragon's expression changed drastically; he stared viciously at Zhang Nuo, spraying two streams of white air from his nose.

"Senior! Fellow Daoist Ye! I heard the words just now; if you trust me, I am willing to fight!"

Glancing at the green-robed youth who had suddenly appeared, Ye Bufan's aged eyes revealed a few traces of doubt. He did not know who Zhang Nuo was, and he dared not entrust such a major matter to an outsider!

Zhang Nuo taking the initiative to stand out was far beyond Ye Yuemiao's expectations. She had originally wanted to ask the other party to act, but did not expect Zhang Nuo to step forward himself. With her red lips moving slightly, the young girl sent a voice transmission to Ye Bufan. A moment later, a look of slight surprise appeared on the old man's face!

"Since Little Friend Zhang is willing to help our Ye Family, this old man will not decline!"

"Many thanks for your trust, Senior Ye!"

Appearing very respectful, Zhang Nuo stood with his hands at his sides behind Ye Bufan!

"Oh! You chose two people so quickly!"

Baijiaowang's expression shifted. It had had a very brief clash with Zhang Nuo before and was not clear about the other party's strength, only feeling that the Spirit Power fluctuations emanating from his body were around the Golden Core Late Stage!

"We don't need to choose three! Fellow Daoist Zhang and I will suffice!"

As soon as Ye Yuemiao's clear, spirited voice rang out, even Ye Bufan was greatly shocked. Had this girl gone mad? To actually challenge three demonic cultivators with the strength of two! One must know that demonic beasts' ability to comprehend nature is inherently much stronger than human cultivators, and coupled with their innate physical toughness, even among existences of the same rank, if one human and one demon fight, the demonic cultivator has a much higher chance of winning!

Scanning Zhang Nuo, besides being able to sense his cultivation, Ye Bufan could not see anything else. Could it be that this young cultivator had some unique methods?

Equally shocked was Baijiaowang; for a little girl to dare speak such big words, she must surely have some confidence!

"Boss! Let me go!"

The Water Flood Dragon was the first to stand out. He had never gained an advantage in his two clashes with Zhang Nuo, and now that there was finally an opportunity, with two against three, this was simply a battle with guaranteed success!

Baijiaowang lowered its head in deep thought. The Water Flood Dragon was considered a fierce general among the many flood dragon-type cultivators, but he was just too prone to impulsiveness! After thinking it over, it still agreed to the Water Flood Dragon's request!

After the Water Flood Dragon, two more demonic cultivators stood out. One of them was over a zhang tall, and his hands and feet had not fully transformed, only his body had approached human form.

As for the other demonic cultivator, he was short, only two feet tall; looking from afar, if one didn't pay attention, he looked like half a tree stump!

"The three of you go! Remember, this battle concerns two mining veins of our Sea Flood Dragon Clan; there must not be any mistakes!"

After Baijiaowang gave a few specific instructions, it let the three demonic cultivators walk to the front! Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense swept over the three demonic cultivators; he was all too familiar with the Water Flood Dragon, a Six-Tiered Demonic Beast's strength. As for the one tall and one short cultivator, he was not clear about their strength! He only vaguely felt that their cultivation had also reached the Sixth-Rank realm!

"Fellow Daoist Zhang! I am really sorry for dragging you into this! But after the matter is accomplished, the Ye Family will not treat you unfairly!"

Having witnessed Zhang Nuo's divine abilities and knowing his power, Ye Yuemiao said this deliberately, but the situation was urgent, and many of the Ye Family's strong experts were not in the encampment, otherwise, there would be no need for Zhang Nuo to act.

"Fellow Daoist Ye is too polite!"

With a faint smile, Zhang Nuo did not say much more; his intervention this time was mainly to do the Ye Family a favor. There are many clouds in the sky, but who knows which one holds rain? Perhaps there would be a time in the future when he would have use for the Ye Family! Besides, even if the competition were lost, what of it? The mineral vein belongs to the Ye Family, and he would suffer no loss!

"Since the people have already been chosen, let me ask the Flood Dragon King one more time: do you stand by your previous words?"

Ye Bufan was not one to let an advantage slip; after all, a mineral vein is a major matter, and having one more or one less is directly related to the rise and fall of the Ye Family!

"That is natural! As I said before, as long as you win, I will gift the Ye Family one more mineral vein, but if you lose, you must return the previous one to our Sea Flood Dragon Clan!"

With three demon cultivators against two human cultivators, Baijiaowang felt very confident! Therefore, he immediately spoke in a loud voice, and many people present heard this statement! Ye Bufan was not afraid that he would go back on his word!

"Splendid! Then let us begin!"

After speaking, Ye Bufan retreated first to the entrance of the encampment, watching Zhang Nuo and Ye Yuemiao in the arena, while Baijiaowang also led the demon cultivators to a small hill not far away, gathering their gazes to watch the battle between the three demons and two humans!