Chapter 1405: Harvest

Qin Yuanlong's face changed color several times; he naturally knew the consequences of this matter.

But Qin Nantian had long hated Ye Yuan to the bone, and this trip to kill Ye Yuan had cost no small price.

Returning empty-handed, he couldn't justify himself to Qin Nantian.

"Hmph! I've long found this brat disagreeable. So what if I kill him? From today, I, Qin Yuanlong, defect from Wumeng Royal City and from the Qin clan! Farewell!"

With that, Qin Yuanlong turned and left directly.

Lei Ming's expression changed; he hadn't expected Qin Yuanlong to be so resolute.

"Hmph! Want to leave? It's not that easy! Since you've defected from the Qin clan, ambushed our Wumeng Academy disciple, and disrupted the Hundred Cities Trial, you deserve death!"

Lei Ming snorted coldly, his figure moving swiftly as he charged at Qin Yuanlong.

Qin Yuanlong hadn't expected Lei Ming to be so relentless; he tapped his foot and sped off into the distance.

One chased, the other fled, and soon they disappeared from everyone's sight.

This series of changes happened too fast, catching everyone off guard.

In a hidden corner, Qin Tian gnashed his teeth as he watched, his expression extremely grim.

Another failure!

Was this guy immortal?

Why, after all the Qin clan's scheming and even sending a Guixu realm expert, could they still not kill him?

He was just a rookie at the Dongxuan realm—why couldn't they kill him?

Not only could they not kill him, but the Qin clan had also lost a direct descendant and a Guixu realm academy teacher!

The cost was too heavy!

"Brother Qin Tian, what... what should we do?" Qin Zheng asked.

"Let's go!" Qin Tian said through gritted teeth.

He knew they had no chance in the Hundred Cities Trial anymore.

This time, it was all for nothing!

Ye Yuan descended slowly on his flying sword, chuckling. "Every single one of you, don't even think about running."

"Swish!"

Ye Yuan didn't waste words; he swept his sword horizontally, felling a large group.

The disciples who had plotted against him earlier didn't dare stay; they scattered like birds and beasts.

Ye Yuan hacked and slashed, directly killing dozens, while the rest fled.

Then Ye Yuan began to clean up the battlefield, collecting the discarded storage rings.

This battle had yielded a rich harvest.

He now had over five hundred storage rings in his possession.

What pleased him even more was that Qin Yuanlong had voluntarily left the Qin clan, costing them a powerful general.

Qin Yuanlong thought he was well hidden, but every move he made was under Wu Chen's surveillance.

When he ambushed, Ye Yuan had already prepared to fly on his sword.

Flying on a sword was very fast; with preparation, dodging Qin Yuanlong's ambush was nothing special.

At that moment, Jin Yu, supported by Qiu Shuisheng, limped over to Ye Yuan.

He took out his storage ring and handed it to Ye Yuan. "I lost. This is yours."

Ye Yuan took the storage ring with a smile. It was his spoils of war, and he had no reason to refuse.

"I never thought Wumeng Royal City could produce a genius like you! I admit defeat wholeheartedly!" Jin Yu praised sincerely.

Ye Yuan smiled. "You're very strong too! But although your laws are powerful, your application is still a bit weak. In time, you'll surely become a formidable force!"

If Ye Yuan had said this to Jin Yu's face before, he would have been considered crazy.

But now, no one found it abrupt, not even Qiu Shuisheng.

Ye Yuan had the right to lecture Jin Yu like this!

Ye Yuan's first-level sword law wasn't yet perfected, yet he could overcome a stronger opponent precisely because his application of the sword law had reached a sublime level!

In this regard, Jin Yu was far behind him.

When Ye Yuan comprehended the sword in the Sword Grave, he not only understood the sword law but also the stories behind the laws.

In the Sword Grave, every sword had its own story.

It was precisely because of this that Ye Yuan could create such a powerful martial skill as Starfall.

Starfall was a martial skill that maximized the power of the sword law Ye Yuan had comprehended; its strength was imaginable.

Jin Yu cupped his hands. "I've learned much! Today's battle has opened my eyes and benefited me greatly! Especially that last sword stroke—it will likely have a profound impact on my entire life!"

Ye Yuan's final sword stroke was truly astonishing.

That stroke displayed not just a martial skill, but a comprehensive manifestation of Ye Yuan's martial will, law application, and divine essence density.

Rather than saying Ye Yuan won because of Starfall, it's better to say he won because of his unwavering determination to win!

For anyone else, even with the exact same strength as Ye Yuan, they could never have achieved that!

Jin Yu's words were not flattery; Ye Yuan's final sword stroke had nearly overturned his understanding of martial arts.

Ye Yuan smiled. "Those guys have run far; I need to go after them. They still have plenty of storage rings on them, and I need to collect them. Farewell!"

Jin Yu and Qiu Shuisheng cupped their hands. "Farewell!"

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Ye Yuan casually tossed out over a hundred storage rings, flying straight to Qin Shao.

"Thanks, brother!"

Ye Yuan had seen what Qin Shao did. Although the guy was from the Qin clan, he was different from the Qin family's vengeful nature.

He had lost to Ye Yuan, yet under those circumstances, he still spoke up to warn him—that was no easy feat.

These storage rings were a token of thanks.

Without giving Qin Shao a chance to speak, Ye Yuan flew off on his sword.

Watching Ye Yuan's figure disappear into the horizon, Qiu Shuisheng sighed. "This guy is not to be trifled with! Once you provoke him, you'll probably have nightmares every day."

Jin Yu nodded. "Repay grievances with grievances, repay kindness with kindness, act according to one's nature without betraying one's heart—that is the path to strength! This Ye Yuan—a mere Wumeng Royal City probably can't contain him!"

Qiu Shuisheng approached Qin Shao and cupped his hands. "Brother, my apologies! I was rude in my words earlier; please don't take offense!"

Qin Shao said indifferently, "No matter. This guy's strength is too deceptive; unless you actually fight him, you'll never know how strong he is!"

Qiu Shuisheng nodded inwardly, deeply agreeing with Qin Shao's words.

...

The Hundred Cities Trial lasted one year. In the remaining time, all the outer courtyard disciples fell into a nightmare.

A demon riding the wind and sword could appear beside them at any moment, reaping their lives.

They all knew Ye Yuan's ferocity; at first, they found places to hide, not daring to come out.

But later, they sadly discovered that no matter how they hid, Ye Yuan could always accurately find their location.

Thus, a massacre unfolded in the outer courtyard area.

Later, those people simply couldn't survive in the outer courtyard area and had to flee to the inner courtyard area.

However, Ye Yuan flew on his sword, and even if inner courtyard disciples saw him, they could do nothing about him.

Of course, some were lucky enough to find their senior brothers or sisters and barely managed to save their lives.

In the blink of an eye, a year passed, and the Hundred Cities Trial drew to a close.