Chapter 1479: My Fault?

Ye Yuan cultivated the sword, simplifying the complex, and no longer followed set routines.

The essence of the move 'Star Severing' lay in the character 'sever.'

The essence of the move 'Moon Chasing' lay in the character 'thrust.'

A single straight thrust could evolve into thousands of moves, yet their core remained the character 'thrust.'

The subtlety of application lay in the mind.

Being rigidly attached to specific moves would only limit one's performance.

Having cultivated the second level of the Sword Dao Law to great perfection, Ye Yuan's strength advanced another step.

If he were to kill Lang Ge again, Ye Yuan was confident that one move would suffice.

At that moment, Long Zhan's voice came from outside: 'Master, Miss Li Ji requests your presence.'

'Understood,' Ye Yuan replied indifferently.

When he saw Li Ji, there were two Insight Heaven Realm martial artists behind her.

The three of them looked at Ye Yuan with hostile expressions.

Ye Yuan understood in his heart; these fellows were probably guest retainers of the Fan family, resentful that their salary was half of his, and thus harbored enmity toward him.

Beside Li Ji stood a young male demon.

He looked Ye Yuan up and down and said to Li Ji, 'Li Ji, is this the expert you mentioned? He looks quite ordinary!'

Li Ji rolled her eyes at him and said, 'Fan Yu, just mind your own people! My people don't need your concern!'

Fan Yu laughed and said, 'Alright, alright, I won't interfere! But you'd better be clear—this kid is so handsome, someone might get jealous later!'

Li Ji curled her lips and said, 'Whoever wants to be jealous can be jealous; what's it to me?'

This Fan Yu was Li Ji's elder brother.

Demon women had low status and were not allowed to bear surnames.

Even though Li Ji was as beautiful as a celestial, she was no exception.

After speaking, she said to Ye Yuan, 'Brother Yuanye, my brother and I are going to attend Prince Cassin's gathering. You can come with us along with Loki and Peran, okay?'

Ye Yuan had no reason to refuse and nodded in agreement.

…

Ye Yuan had originally thought that the demon nobility had no taste for elegance and that the city lord's mansion would be very messy.

But upon entering, he completely changed his perception of demons.

Rockeries, pavilions, towers, bridges, and flowing water—combined, they were no less impressive than human dwellings.

'Wow! What a handsome young man! Tsk tsk, they say Sister Li Ji is pure and chaste, quite different from us demon women. It seems... you're hiding your talents well!'

Ahead, a man and a woman approached.

When the woman saw Ye Yuan behind Li Ji, her eyes immediately lit up, and her beautiful eyes roamed over Ye Yuan.

This woman was extremely beautiful, her appearance rivaling Li Ji's.

But the man's gaze turned cold, looking at Ye Yuan with icy murderous intent.

The woman's words made Li Ji blush, and she spat, 'Sister Lianhua, what are you saying? Yuanye is a guest retainer I recently recruited.'

Lianhua took Li Ji's hand and laughed, 'I understand! How could I not understand?'

Then she leaned close to Li Ji's ear and whispered, 'This young man is really handsome. How about... lending him to me for a couple of days?'

Li Ji glanced at Ye Yuan, her expression somewhat unpleasant, and said, 'Sister Lianhua, if you keep joking like this, I'll leave!'

The man frowned, even more displeased, but he still spoke up, 'Lianhua, you know Li Ji's temperament. Stop joking.'

This man had delicate features and was a rare handsome man among demons.

But compared to Ye Yuan, he was far inferior.

This person was none other than Cassin, the young master of the city lord's mansion.

Lianhua turned and shot Kaxin a glare, saying, "My dear brother, I'm helping you here. How can you be so harsh with me?"

Kaxin ignored him, merely saying coolly, "Fan Yu, Li Ji, please come in."

Before long, several more young demons in fine robes entered and greeted Kaxin and the others.

But when they saw Ye Yuan behind Li Ji, each of them shot him murderous looks.

Clearly, they all regarded Ye Yuan as Li Ji's kept man, and their hostility flared.

Ye Yuan was only a two-star demon general, yet he had become Li Ji's guest. They would never believe it.

In their eyes, Ye Yuan must have risen through his looks.

Seeing the expressions of those young masters, Luo Qi and Pei Lan exchanged glances, both wearing smug smiles.

Faced with those hostile stares, Ye Yuan looked utterly innocent.

Blame me for being handsome?

Who told you demons to be such disappointments to your parents?

After some small talk, someone suggested, "Prince Kaxin, it's about time. Shall we have a spar?"

Demons were fond of fighting, so such gatherings always included bouts.

But Kaxin smiled slightly and said, "We spar every day and know each other's strengths. How about we try something different today?"

Everyone perked up at that.

"Oh? What new idea does Prince Kaxin have?"

Kaxin said with a faint smile, "A family's strength isn't just about us; the prowess of retainers matters too. How about we let our retainers compete today?"

The crowd immediately exchanged knowing smiles.

This move was clearly aimed at Ye Yuan.

"Great idea! Prince Kaxin is right—the strength of retainers largely reflects a family's power!" As soon as Kaxin finished, someone chimed in agreement.

Li Ji was immediately anxious and was about to speak, but Fan Yu grabbed her arm.

Fan Yu smiled and said, 'Prince Kasin is right. I agree.'

'You!' Li Ji said angrily.

Fan Yu frowned and shot Li Ji a fierce glare.

Li Ji trembled all over and dared not speak anymore.

This kind of gathering seemed simple, but it was actually a place where the major families secretly competed.

To back down at such a time would be to lose all face for the Fan family.

Kasin laughed and said, 'Since that's the case, there are exactly eight of us here. Each of us will send three family warriors, fighting in pairs until all three are eliminated and the loser is decided. Hmm... since it's a contest of family warriors, let's add some stakes.'

With that, Kasin took out a small bottle filled with a black paste-like substance.

As soon as the assembled retainers and family warriors saw it, a wave of exclamations arose.

'It's Black Jade Mystic Spirit Paste, a holy medicine for body tempering!'

'With this, I might even break through to the third-rank Demon Marshal!'

'Hey, this Black Jade Mystic Spirit Paste is mine! Anyone who dares to compete with me will end up dead!'

...

Even Ye Yuan's eyes lit up.

This Black Jade Mystic Spirit Paste was a second-rank holy medicine for body tempering. His body refinement realm had been stuck at the first-turn Great Perfection for a long time, unable to break through.

With this Black Jade Mystic Spirit Paste, a breakthrough was to be expected.

Lianhua smiled gracefully and said, 'Since big brother is so generous, I can't be too stingy, can I? This Emerald Iron Heart Pearl is my stake.'

Hiss...

Another wave of gasps sounded.

As each stake was brought out, the eyes of the family warriors turned green with envy, burning with intense desire.