Chapter 2067: The Extreme Northern Grasslands

Back at the City Lord's Mansion, Ye Yuan couldn't wait to interrogate Senior Sister Xun and the others.

Lü'er had been gone for over a thousand years without any news.

During this millennium, Ye Yuan had been worrying about her every moment.

But the Tongtian Realm was so vast—where could Ye Yuan even look?

Now that he had finally heard news of Lü'er, Ye Yuan's heart had already flown away.

Moreover, he knew that this news couldn't be good.

Ning Tianping dragged Senior Sister Xun and threw her in front of Ye Yuan. Senior Sister Xun coughed violently.

Huan Yi and the others looked at Ye Yuan in terror, utterly incredulous.

This man before them was too powerful; with one punch, he had severely injured Senior Sister Xun.

"Speak. Where is Lü'er now? I hope you won't force me to use soul search!" Ye Yuan said coldly, looking at Senior Sister Xun.

"Cough... Your cultivation level isn't even as high as mine, and you want to use soul search on me? Cough... Go ahead!" Senior Sister Xun sneered.

Ye Yuan's cultivation level was lower than hers, so naturally his soul power was weaker.

If he attempted soul search, not only would it fail, but it would also harm his own soul.

Ye Yuan's expression darkened. "In that case, you can die!"

He figured this woman had never done anything good for Lü'er anyway. Killing her would bring him no moral qualms.

A torrent of soul power surged from Ye Yuan's sea of consciousness.

The women's expressions changed drastically, realizing Ye Yuan wasn't joking.

During his last breakthrough, Ye Yuan had absorbed the Law Sea, and his soul had reached the limit of the True God Realm.

"Stop! I'll talk! I'll talk!" Senior Sister Xun screamed.

"Too late!"

Ye Yuan gave her no chance and directly invaded her sea of consciousness.

Senior Sister Xun's soul fought back wildly, but Ye Yuan just snorted. The power of the Soul Suppressing Pearl surged forth, instantly crushing all her resistance.

Without a shred of mercy, Ye Yuan rudely rifled through Senior Sister Xun's soul.

Scenes flashed through Ye Yuan's mind, and the more he saw, the angrier he became.

It turned out that in the Northern Region, there was an area called the Extreme Northern Grasslands, a bitter cold land with a complex mix of powers—unlike the orderly Southern Region, which belonged to some Heavenly Emperor's domain.

It was a lawless zone; the Heavenly Emperors looked down on this region, so it was carved up by various large and small factions.

That said, the nine strongest forces there were at the Heavenly Sovereign level.

The Ice Cloud Palace was one of those Heavenly Sovereign-level powers.

About a thousand years ago, Lü'er had somehow appeared in the Extreme Northern Icefield and was taken in as a disciple by the master of the Ice Cloud Palace.

At that time, Lü'er was only at the Insightful Heavens Realm, but the Ice Cloud Palace's techniques suited her perfectly.

With her Profound Yin Divine Body, she cultivated at an astonishing speed.

In just over a thousand years, she had already reached the True God Realm and was now a Fifth Heaven True God powerhouse.

Of course, this was also thanks to Ye Yuan.

Back then, he had used divine pills to help Lü'er's Nine Yin Linked Meridians evolve further into the Profound Yin Divine Body, which made her what she was today.

But along the way, Lü'er had suffered no small amount of hardship.

This Senior Sister Xun was jealous that Lü'er was not only beautiful but also had exceptional cultivation talent.

Once, because Lü'er violated sect rules, she had hung Lü'er up and beaten her so badly that Lü'er nearly died.

If not for the help of Second Senior Sister later, Ye Yuan feared he would never see Lü'er again.

Of course, although this Xun Senior Sister was jealous, she was merely following orders.

The one who truly wanted to deal with Lü'er was Senior Sister He Xiangyun!

As for the master of the Bingyun Que, she adopted a laissez-faire attitude toward this.

Although the Bingyun Que was a women's faction, in the environment of the Extreme North Grassland, most were selfish and utterly indifferent to the lives of those beneath them.

Within the Bingyun Que, if anyone truly treated Lü'er well, it was only Second Senior Sister Yang Fei'er.

This time, the reason Xun Qingling came to find Ye Yuan was that the young master of another Celestial Lord force on the Extreme North Grassland had taken a fancy to Lü'er, and had coerced and bribed the master of the Bingyun Que into marrying Lü'er off.

The master of the Bingyun Que could not resist the temptation and ultimately agreed.

However, Lü'er threatened to die, so the master of the Bingyun Que did not succeed.

Lü'er was simple-minded, and her feelings for Ye Yuan had long been known to Senior Sister He Xiangyun, who then suggested to the master of the Bingyun Que that they capture Ye Yuan to threaten Lü'er and force her to comply.

The master of the Bingyun Que was overjoyed at this and immediately agreed.

Knowing that Ye Yuan's location was merely an imperial city, sending Xun Qingling was more than enough.

But the master of the Bingyun Que never dreamed that Ye Yuan's current strength was such that killing Xun Qingling was as easy as snapping his fingers.

Moreover, the current strength of the Tianying Imperial City was in no way inferior to that of the Bingyun Que.

Ridiculously, Xun Qingling and her group, thinking themselves powerful, came to capture him without even inquiring, and were directly annihilated by Ye Yuan.

"You... are very good!"

As he said this, Ye Yuan ground his teeth audibly.

Ning Tianping and Bai Chen, witnessing this, were secretly astonished.

They did not know what Ye Yuan had seen in Xun Qingling's divine soul, but they rarely saw such an angry expression on Ye Yuan, indicating that he was furious to the extreme.

"Sp... spare us, milord!" The women had lost all trace of their former arrogance and were now terrified to the extreme.

"Heh, I am not one to kill indiscriminately, but since you have treated Lü'er so poorly, I cannot let you live!"

With that, Ye Yuan waved his hand, sending out several sword energies that blasted the four women into dust.

These four were Xun Qingling's accomplices, who had bullied Lü'er countless times over the past millennium, even causing her death several times. How could Ye Yuan spare them?

After killing the four, Ye Yuan took a deep breath, forcibly calmed his mind, and said, "Invite Senior Bai Tong and the others over."

Hearing that Ye Yuan was going to the Extreme North, everyone was very worried.

After all, in a place like that, no one would know Master Ye.

If something went wrong, it would be bad.

Bai Tong frowned and said, "How about... I go with you?"

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "Now that Tianying has just been stabilized, all forces are watching covetously. A Celestial Lord-level powerhouse must be stationed here. All of you stay; Tianping will come with me."

Bringing Bai Tong along would naturally be much safer.

But the Southern Realm was not calm; Danyu Celestial Lord and others were watching eagerly. Without a Celestial Lord-level powerhouse stationed there, Ye Yuan would not be at ease.

After several years of tug-of-war negotiations, the Wanbao Tower and Tianying had rejoined the Southern Realm Alliance.

In this battle, the Wanbao Tower naturally gained the most, but the Tianying Imperial City had the greatest momentum.

As the saying goes, a tall tree catches the wind. Danyu Celestial Lord and the others could not be content with being suppressed and might cause some trouble.

Bai Tong was not only a Celestial Lord powerhouse but also a Seven-Star Divine Pill Master. With him stationed in Tianying, Ye Yuan could rest assured.

"Yun Yi, while your master is away, you will preside over the Lingnan region. If you encounter any problems you cannot solve, seek advice from Senior Bai, understand?" Ye Yuan instructed.

Yun Yi nodded and said, "Yes, Master!"

Having arranged everything in Tianying, Ye Yuan and Ning Tianping set off on their journey to the Extreme North Grassland.