Chapter 40: The Traitor, Kill Wu He

  "Let me tell you why I couldn't break through for six years but still got so many resources?"

  Ye Lin's sword flashed out, its light flying horizontally, and another Tianlong Guard fell to the ground, his body cut into 36 pieces by the 36 rays of light. His icy gaze swept towards another person, and he said in a gloomy tone: "It's not because I'm the grandson of the clan leader, nor is it because I'm the legitimate disciple of the Ye family. It's just because of my comprehension ability, which is known as the first under heaven, unmatched by anyone in Yunshui City!" As if to verify his own words, another sword flew out fiercely, 30 rays of light dancing in the air, and two more Tianlong Guards fell to the ground.

  Ye Lin walked down towards another person again and said: "Do you think the Ye family's rules are a joke? Is it because I'm the eldest grandson of the patriarch that I can get so many resources?"

  Ye Lin took three steps, and another knife flew out. No matter how the opponent dodged, no matter how you resisted, no matter how many people joined forces, the thirty-six knives would always accurately slash towards the target, without deviation or error, and never cause any accidental injury. Looking at another person falling to the ground, the stunned expressions of the others who had joined forces, Ye Lin said with a pained expression: "Have you ever seen the price I paid when I was in the Tempering Skin realm, during the Great War of Refining Tendons? Have you ever seen the scene where I was beaten bloody all over for my resources during the Great War of Copper Tendons? You only know that my resources are not inferior to those of any other direct disciple. How come you haven't seen how much I have paid for this little bit of resources?"

  "Ah!" Ye Lin suddenly let out a loud shout, his entire body radiating a dark golden knife aura that danced and weaved, sweeping horizontally towards the dozen or so Tian Long Guards in front of him, carrying with it the bloody scent of having just beheaded three people, momentarily unmatched in ferocity.

  Ye Lin's gaze swept around the surrounding Heavenly Dragon Guards, who were stunned by his own sword, and said sorrowfully: "You are people of the Ye family. My father disappeared for the sake of the Ye family until now. What have you gained from seeing me again?"

  "You only know that the disciples of our clan have obtained many resources, but you don't see how many lives the disciples of our clan had to pay in order to resist the other three major families of Yunshui City?"

  Over the years, in order to compete for resources, the disciples of the Ye family have never been less than those of the other three families. In the struggle, many talented disciples who were only 14 or 15 years old died. These bastards only know that the resources obtained by the family are more than those divided among the branches, and they only know that all the resources of the family are given to the family's disciples. Why haven't they seen that every year, among the major branches, there are also talented disciples who have advanced to become family disciples in the family competition, obtaining the same glory and treatment as the family disciples?

  Ye Lin's footsteps grew lighter, heading straight for the Tian Long Guards who had all gathered together and were trying to put up a desperate resistance. Ye Lin's eyes also grew colder, as if the Nine Cold Skies' Frost was about to freeze three thousand miles!

  "You actually betrayed the Ye family for this little resource and joined the Tianlong Guard to deal with me, according to the Ye family rules, we can fight and struggle, but we cannot be enemies, traitors will be killed without mercy!"

  The last three words 'Kill Without Mercy' seemed to possess a demonic aura, as if the devil himself had descended upon the world. The nine underworld demons seemed to thirst for blood, and Ye Lin's entire body was shrouded in a dark, murderous energy that danced wildly, leaving no room for escape! The three disciples who were enveloped by this energy were torn apart in an instant.

  "Ah, this is...this is sword energy! How can it be? He's a cultivator of the fifth heavenly layer, how can he possibly have sword energy?"

  At last, someone in the Tianlong Guard recognized that the whirling air around Ye Lin's body was knife energy and suddenly shouted loudly.

  It's not that the crowd hasn't seen anything, these people are all from the Ye family, although they are branch families, but the Ye family still has many Qi-refining and immortal cultivators. They have also had the honor of seeing them from afar. However, those were Qi-refining and immortal cultivators, with all 12 meridians fully opened, internal energy transformed into true energy, flowing throughout their bodies. They possessed true energy, which could leave their bodies and transform into knife energy, that was completely normal. But now, Ye Lin, this former waste, a martial artist who had only reached the sixth heaven of Body Tempering, actually possesses knife energy, it's truly unprecedented, unheard of, and can be called against the heavens.

  "It's impossible, why is it impossible? I'm currently at the sixth level of Body Refining, and when I was at the fifth level, I could kill a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining with ease, just like killing a chicken or a dog. Just now, I snatched the Spiritual Fruit from the hands of Tianlong Zhi Shi, who is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and broke through to the sixth level of Body Refining in one go. Now, facing over a hundred cultivators at the Qi Refining stage from the Tianlong Guard, I am invincible. Why? Because I am Ye Lin, with the highest comprehension in Yunshui City. Three months ago, when I broke through the Tempering Skin boundary, I could defeat cultivators at the Tempering Tendon boundary with ease. Three days later, I jumped into a great fire and broke through the Tempering Skin boundary in one go, entering the Tempering Tendon boundary half-step. Within a month, I continuously broke through boundaries, reaching the edge of the Tempering Bone boundary. I killed monsters at the third level of Body Refining, and even dared to fight against the fierce monster at the fourth level of Body Refining. After that, I entered the Lianyou Mountain Forest alone, killing countless monsters, including a dragon at the sixth level of Body Refining. I charged into the Shenlong Valley, and when I was at the fourth level of Body Refining, I could already kill cultivators at the first level of Qi Refining alone. When I reached the fifth level of Body Refining, even cultivators at the second level of Qi Refining couldn't withstand my attacks. So why can't I comprehend the concept of 'knife energy' during the Body Refining stage?"

  At this time, Ye Lin was completely demonized. Every word he said, every sentence he spoke, seemed to be verifying that it was the truth. He took three steps and killed one person. Even if there were over a hundred strong practitioners of the Tianlong Guard who had mastered the high-level martial arts of the Ye family, under Ye Lin's Heaven-Slaying Sword, they could not escape or avoid being slaughtered at will!

  It wasn't until now that these Tianlong Guards understood what it meant to be the number one prodigy of Yunshui City, and what it meant to be a peerless rogue. It was only now that all the Tianlong Guards suddenly woke up to reality - Ye Lin, the young master, had already reached the sixth stage of Body Refining Heaven, whereas just over two months ago, he was still the legendary waste material who, after six years of cultivation, had only managed to reach the first stage of Body Refining Heaven. In just over two months, less than three months, he had already reached the sixth stage of Body Refining Heaven.

  "Heavens, in less than three months' time, he actually broke through six middle stages and sixteen small stages, having gone through the third small stage of Refining Skin, the third small stage of Refining Tendons, the third small stage of Refining Bones, the fifth small stage of Refining Organs, the first stage of Refining Blood, and the first stage of Refining Marrow. How is this possible!!!"

  Even under the slaughter of Yelin, at this time, these former members of the Ye family, now the Tianlong Guards, were completely shocked.

  "This, this is nothing compared to Ye Fan Young Master being called the Emperor's Son, possessing a purple imperial-level bloodline!"

  "How can this be!"

  The Dragon Guards stared at Ye Lin as if they were looking at a monster, their eyes fixed on him without daring to relax in the slightest. However, their expressions completely betrayed them, for all of this was truly too shocking, really, it was just too frightening!

  Don't look at these Tianlong Guards, they all appear to be middle-aged, but their age is absolutely not young. It's just that they have already broken through the Lianjin period and their lifespan has increased, allowing them to return to their youthful appearance once again. However, among these people, who isn't over a hundred years old?

  However, at this time, these centenarians all knelt down uniformly, facing Ye Lin's advance, they could no longer muster any resistance. Now, in their hearts, there was only one thought, that is, hoping that Young Master Ye Lin would forgive them, and even more so, hoping that Young Master Ye Lin would give them a chance to redeem themselves, sparing no effort, not even sacrificing their lives.

  At this point, no one dared to say anything bad about Ye Lin again. They all kowtowed and broke out in cold sweats, even with blood flowing freely from their foreheads, they didn't dare have any thoughts of wiping it away.

  "Master Ye Lin, we have already confessed our crimes and will never dare again. Please, Master Ye Lin, show us mercy outside of the law and spare us this one time."

  The remaining ninety or so Tianlong Guards all knelt on the ground, constantly kowtowing, and didn't even dare to raise their heads to look at Ye Lin's expression. As long as Ye Lin didn't speak, they would continue to kowtow until Young Master Ye forgave them.

  Ye Lin's face was expressionless, coldly staring at the people in front of him who still wore the Tianlong Guard's iron masks. He wasn't moved by them at all, his eyes were icy as he spoke in a gloomy tone: "If you had known this would happen, why bother to begin with? Now that you're begging for mercy, why didn't you think it through when you decided to betray the Ye family?"

  "For the past six years, as the eldest grandson of the Ye family's patriarch, I have been constantly ridiculed by the younger generation of the Ye family. The reason is that my cultivation has never been able to break through. To be honest, I really want to kill them, I really do, and I also have the power to do so. But I couldn't, all I can do is teach them a lesson, beat them up severely, but not kill them. Why?"

  Upon hearing this, all the Tianlong Guards bowed their heads even more diligently, like chicks pecking at grain, ceaselessly banging their foreheads against the ground, until the muddy floor was completely crimson.

  Ye Lin remained unmoved, still muttering to himself in a gloomy tone: "It's not that I don't have the power to kill them, but I really can't kill them. Do you know why? The Ye family's clan rules state that the Ye family's many sons can fight, can struggle, can engage in fierce battles, and can even compete for resources. However, the Ye family's sons cannot harbor grudges against each other, cannot gamble with their lives, and cannot plot to kill each other. Those who violate this rule will be considered traitors to the clan, and traitors will be killed without mercy!"

  Traitor, die without a burial site!!!!!

  The entire sky and earth seemed to be shrouded in a layer of crimson, causing all the Heavenly Dragon Guards' bodies to turn cold, trembling ceaselessly.