Chapter 2575: Bullying

"This... this is a joke, right? You were all confirmed dead back then!" Duan Tao's face was full of shock and disbelief.

Especially Du Qian, whom he had personally examined—absolutely dead beyond any doubt. How could he have come back to life?

Du Qian sneered, "I thought I was dead too, but Master Ye brought me back! From now on, this life of mine belongs to Master Ye!"

Ma Liang also said, "That's right! I've died once, and now I've sold my life to Master Ye!"

The four who had been saved all expressed their loyalty.

They knew how severe their injuries had been.

No, they had been dead.

Yet Ye Yuan had the power to bring the dead back to life, pulling them from the gates of hell.

Duan Tao and his group looked at Ye Yuan in astonishment, speechless with shock.

They had thought Ye Yuan was a speculator and a coward.

But they never expected he was a master.

The Master Lin they worshipped was actually Ye Yuan's disciple!

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed it!

"So Brother Ye is a master of medicine. No wonder Lord Luo personally received you! You and your disciple have done our Qingniu Town a great favor," Yao Qing said, bowing to Ye Yuan.

"What! Lord Yao, the Lord Luo you speak of... could it be the Jade-faced Swordsman Luo Yunqing?" Duan Tao exclaimed.

Yao Qing nodded, "Who else could it be?"

"It's him!"

"Lord Luo personally received Master Ye!"

"This is a tremendous honor!"

...

Normally, only some Great Extreme Realm cultivators were sent to receive these ascendants.

Very rarely, a Supreme Extreme Realm expert would be sent.

But no one had ever been personally received by Luo Yunqing!

That Ye Yuan was personally received by Lord Luo Yunqing itself spoke volumes!

Some of these ascendants had been in Qingniu Town for a long time and naturally knew of Luo Yunqing's reputation.

He was a figure that even the entire Yuzhen Heavenly Sect was extremely wary of!

It was extremely difficult for them to even meet Luo Yunqing, let alone be personally received by him.

"This... this... I failed to recognize a true master. Please punish me, Master Ye!" Duan Tao said respectfully, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "It's nothing serious, don't worry about it. It's getting late, Brother Yao, let's set off."

Yao Qing nodded and took out a flying boat from his storage bracelet.

The group boarded the flying boat and sped away.

...

Wuding Heavenly Sect was hidden among thousands of mountains, majestic and magnificent.

This place gathered the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, with a faint momentum like a dragon soaring for ten thousand miles.

Everyone landed, stunned by the sight before them.

"Our Wuding Heavenly Sect is one of the five great heavenly sects of the Five Radiance Heavenly Domain, even stronger than Yuzhen Heavenly Sect! However, staying in the sect depends on your aptitude and strength," Yao Qing said.

"Hey, Lord Yao, my aptitude is one in ten thousand! Entering the heavenly sect is naturally no problem!" Duan Tao said confidently.

Yao Qing laughed, "Bragging to me is useless. Everyone who ascends to the Thirty-Three Heavens has supreme aptitude, but that's only in your own world! The Thirty-Three Heavens are not as simple as you think! Good aptitude in a small world alone is useless!"

Duan Tao still didn't believe it, secretly holding a grudge.

The other ascendants naturally didn't believe it either.

These people, who had ascended from small worlds or great worlds, had all advanced through slaughter and grown through trials.

Every one of them had top-tier aptitude.

How could such proud people believe they couldn't pass a mere sect assessment?

Yao Qing led everyone to a peak on the front mountain and said, "The sect assessment is held once every ten years! This time, things happened suddenly, so we returned to the sect early. There's still one year until the assessment. During this time, you will cultivate here. This is where the handymen live. Although you won't do handyman work, you must still abide by the sect's rules! Of course, if anyone can't bear it, they can leave the sect and enter an ordinary country."

"Lord, what's there to bear? It's only a year; it'll pass quickly," Duan Tao said dismissively.

Yao Qing just smiled and didn't respond.

He turned to Ye Yuan and said, "Brother Ye, I'll arrange a good residence for you. Come with me."

Naturally, no one objected to this.

Yao Qing arranged a separate courtyard for Ye Yuan, where he and Lin Lan could live.

After settling Ye Yuan, Yao Qing returned to the sect.

He had to report the matters of Qingniu Town to the sect.

Luo Yunqing had left in a hurry, leaving many things unaddressed.

Ye Yuan had no connections in Wuding Heavenly Sect, and it was inconvenient for him to reveal his status as a protector.

Everything would have to wait until Luo Yunqing returned.

After all, a Minor Extreme Realm cultivator serving as a sect protector was too shocking.

Ye Yuan was no novice; he naturally didn't think Wuding Heavenly Sect was a paradise.

In fact, in Ye Yuan's view, the survival environment of the Five Radiance Heavenly Domain might be even harsher than that of the True Yang Heavenly Domain.

After all, ascendants were decisive and ruthless, vastly different from the native experts.

As he expected, trouble came the next day.

Duan Tao, Ma Liang, and the others came to Ye Yuan, their faces bruised and swollen.

One of Duan Tao's legs had been twisted off, with bone protruding.

Looking at them, Ye Yuan said helplessly, "You guys really know how to cause trouble! It's only been a day, and you've already clashed with those handymen?"

Duan Tao winced in pain and said, "Master Ye, they... they went too far!"

Ma Liang also said, "Yeah! That Li Zhuo is utterly unreasonable. Early this morning, he came to us and demanded thirty celestial crystals per person! One less, and he'd break a leg! A few of us are in slightly better shape and could pay, but most can't come up with that many celestial crystals! Duan Tao couldn't stand it and argued with Li Zhuo, and this is the result!"

Ye Yuan asked curiously, "Those handymen shouldn't be at the Great Extreme Realm, right? Duan Tao, you're at the Minor Extreme Great Perfection, and you couldn't beat him?"

Duan Tao wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

He had only dared to fight because he thought the opponent's strength was similar to his.

But who knew he couldn't even last three moves before being crippled.

Ma Liang said, "These handymen are really strong! Duan Tao is the strongest among us, yet he was crippled in three moves! He also said tomorrow is the deadline; if we don't hand over the celestial crystals, he'll break both legs of each of us!"

Ye Yuan nodded, "The Five Radiance Heavenly Domain managed to carve out a major domain in the cracks between the four great domains, so naturally it's extremely powerful! It seems I've underestimated Wuding Heavenly Sect too! Lin Lan, take some celestial crystals and give them to them, so they can deal with it tomorrow."