Chapter 2261: A Certain Death Situation!

With the deterrence of Cultivation Cloud Heavenly Emperor, Ye Yuan swaggered away from Eight Emptiness Mountain.

But even without Cultivation Cloud Heavenly Emperor, he wouldn't have cared.

Three Heavenly Human Realm powerhouses had chased him for tens of millions of miles and failed to keep him, let alone a few Heavenly Emperors.

Now that his strength had greatly increased, even if he wasn't a match for a Heavenly Emperor, escaping was still no problem.

Cultivation Cloud Heavenly Emperor naturally understood this as well; he was just doing a favor.

At least his words could save Ye Yuan a lot of trouble.

When the three left Eight Emptiness Mountain, Ye Yuan stopped and cupped his hands to Jiang Ci, saying, "Senior, I have other important matters, so let's part ways here! If you have time, you can also come to the Southern Boundary Heavenly Eagle Training Ground to find me."

He and Jiang Ci had met by chance, and saving him was just a coincidence.

Now that two of Shui Yuan's three were dead and one severely injured, they wouldn't trouble Jiang Ci for a short time.

Jiang Ci was a powerful Heavenly Emperor at the Ninth Heaven; even if he was now crippled, he had ways to protect himself. Ye Yuan naturally didn't want to overstep his bounds.

Being too deliberate would make Jiang Ci think he had ulterior motives.

Jiang Ci's expression was complex, and he finally made up his mind, handing the Limitless God-Slaying Bow to Ye Yuan, saying, "Young friend Ye, this Limitless God-Slaying Bow is yours!"

Ye Yuan was slightly surprised. Jiang Ci had almost died for the Limitless God-Slaying Bow.

Now, he was giving it to him?

He shook his head and smiled, "Senior, you don't have to do this. I didn't save you for this."

Jiang Ci insisted, "Young friend Ye, don't overthink. If you coveted it, you wouldn't have needed to save me; you could have just killed me then! I'm giving it to you, first to thank you for saving my life, and second because I'm crippled and have no use for it. It's better to give it to you."

Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Alright, then I won't be pretentious and will accept it for now. When your strength recovers in the future, I'll return it to you."

Jiang Ci smiled bitterly, "To escape, I used the power of my small world, which damaged my foundation. Now my small world is dilapidated and has become a dead world. How can I recover my strength?"

Ye Yuan smiled, "Senior, rest assured, heaven never seals off all exits! Your injuries are on me."

Jiang Ci trembled all over and looked at Ye Yuan, "Do you have a way?"

Ye Yuan nodded, "Over a hundred years ago, I went through a great battle, and my small world was almost completely destroyed. Later, I comprehended the Dao and created the Chaos Reincarnation Pill, which restored it. Your injuries are similar to mine. Once I break through to the Heavenly Emperor realm and find suitable eighth-grade spiritual herbs, you can be cured!"

Jiang Ci's eyes had been dim, but after hearing Ye Yuan's words, they were suddenly filled with hope.

"This... this... truly heaven never seals off all exits! Meeting you, young friend Ye, is truly heaven's mercy! Truly heaven's mercy!" Jiang Ci said excitedly.

Ye Yuan smiled, "Senior, if you have nowhere to go, why not stay at my Heavenly Eagle for a long time?"

Jiang Ci nodded repeatedly, "I am alone with no attachments, so I'll go with you!"

With that, the three set off again, heading toward the Southern Boundary.

...

It was several months later when they returned to the Heavenly Eagle Training Ground.

Ye Yuan had people settle Jiang Ci and Kuang Dao, then went to find Bai Tong.

The reason he returned was that he had received a message from Bai Tong.

"Brother Bai, what happened?" Ye Yuan asked.

Bai Tong's expression was grim. He handed a jade slip to Ye Yuan, "See for yourself."

Ye Yuan's heart sank, and he had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, after reading the contents of the jade slip, his face turned extremely ugly.

Ning Tianping had been captured!

Ye Yuan had heard Ning Tianping say that his master Mo Lifei's enemy was Li Zhaoqing, in the Eastern Boundary Tianyu Emperor Capital.

But this Li Zhaoqing was only at the peak of True God realm.

Even if he had broken through to the Heavenly Sovereign realm, with Ning Tianping's current strength, he should have been able to handle it.

Before leaving, Ye Yuan had given Ning Tianping many Heavenly Sovereign spiritual treasures.

Even if he couldn't win, escaping should have been no problem.

But unexpectedly, Ning Tianping had been captured.

The jade slip said that Mo Lifei had been killed and Ning Tianping imprisoned.

That was nothing strange, but what was odd was that the other party wanted Ye Yuan to bring fifty seventh-grade divine pills to ransom him!

Moreover, Ye Yuan had to come alone!

Ye Yuan had no idea who the other party was.

But he was sure it wasn't that Li Zhaoqing.

He didn't have that kind of capability.

Ye Yuan racked his brains, thinking of many possibilities, but couldn't figure out who it was.

"What do you think?" Ye Yuan asked Bai Tong.

Bai Tong had obviously thought it over and said solemnly, "This is definitely a trap! And the person who set the trap knows you very well! In my opinion, the pills are just a decoy; their real target is you!"

Ye Yuan nodded, "I've known Tianping for so many years, and I know his temper. Even if he died, he wouldn't reveal anything about me. He was probably being watched from the moment he left the city."

Bai Tong's face darkened, "No way? Could it be... there's a traitor among us?"

Ye Yuan shook his head, "In recent years, Heavenly Eagle has developed too fast. Although cohesion is strong, it's impossible to control every aspect. It's no secret that Tianping and I left Heavenly Eagle; it's not surprising that someone knew. They didn't dare to act against me, so they naturally targeted Tianping. The other party clearly knows me well and must have set up a dragnet waiting for me."

Bai Tong's face changed, "Then... what should we do? Don't go!"

Ye Yuan glanced at Bai Tong, who blushed.

He knew Ye Yuan couldn't not go.

Ye Yuan and Ning Tianping were master and servant in name, but brothers in reality.

Back then, Ye Yuan had killed someone in anger for an unknown Jiang Ming.

Now that his brother was in trouble, how could he stand by?

"Don't worry. The reason they didn't dare to act against me is obviously because they weren't sure. Besides, I gained a lot from this trip. All of that is beyond their expectations. But before that, I need to make some preparations," Ye Yuan said.

Bai Tong was worried about his safety, so Ye Yuan naturally wouldn't blame him.

"I'll go with you!" Bai Tong said.

Ye Yuan shook his head, "You can't go! There are definitely their spies inside and outside the city. Once they find you're not in the city, they'll kill the hostage."

Bai Tong frowned, obviously uneasy about Ye Yuan going alone.

He was worried that the other party might have a Heavenly Emperor powerhouse.

With Ye Yuan's current strength, not only would he fail to rescue anyone, but he would also fall into the trap himself.

As for spatial laws, that was already common knowledge in the Southern Boundary. The other party would surely seal off the space, leaving Ye Yuan no chance to escape.

This situation was a complete open conspiracy!

You had to come, whether you wanted to or not!

Moreover, the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light; this was almost a certain death situation.