109: Chapter 109 The War is Over

"Trying to escape? It won't be that easy!"

Yun Yue gritted her teeth and rushed forward to intercept Immortal Master Kuangdao.

The longsword in her hand bloomed with several sharp sword flowers, every strike aiming for Immortal Master Kuangdao's vital points, forcing him to split his attention to deal with her.

Ye Xuan and Ye Yi wiped the blood from their mouths and exchanged a look, both seeing determination in each other's eyes.

The two quickly took out their crimson blood wine and gulped it down. The spicy liquid hit their throats and instantly transformed into scalding spiritual energy that flooded into their limbs and bones. Their previously withered auras suddenly surged, and their consumed spiritual energy was replenished at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Go!" Ye Xuan barked low. Spiritual energy surged beneath his feet as he hurried forward.

Immortal Master Kuangdao was already finding it difficult to break free from Yun Yue's entanglement. Seeing Ye Xuan and Ye Yi approaching now, his heart skipped a beat, and his desire to escape grew even stronger.

He brandished the large saber in his hand, the wind from the blade whistling as he tried to force Yun Yue back, but her offensive only grew more ferocious, giving him no chance to catch his breath.

As Immortal Master Kuangdao fought while retreating, his speed inevitably slowed down by several fractions.

At that moment, a cold light flashed in the eyes of the catching-up Ye Xuan. Seizing the opportunity, he pulled several throwing knives from his Storage Pouch. With a flick of his wrist, several streaks of cold light broke through the air and flew toward Kuangdao.

The throwing knives were extremely fast and light, carving several tricky arcs through the air, giving no time for a reaction.

Immortal Master Kuangdao was putting all his effort into blocking Yun Yue's sword strikes; by the time he sensed the killing intent behind him, it was too late.

He hurriedly twisted his body to dodge, but he was still a step slow. With several soft 'puchi' sounds, the throwing knives instantly pierced through his shoulder and thigh.

Blood gushed out and sharp pain flared. Immortal Master Kuangdao let out a muffled groan, his figure staggering.

Ye Xuan charged forward with a sharp edge, his eyes cold as he shouted, "Kuangdao! Your end is here!"

The sword instantly pierced through Immortal Master Kuangdao's chest, and he collapsed to the ground along with his Magical Artifact.

Immortal Master Kuangdao's eyes were full of resentment. He stared fixedly at Ye Xuan, spat out a mouthful of blood, and soon lost his breath.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan pulled out his sword and stabbed Immortal Master Kuangdao several more times. Only after confirming he was thoroughly dead did he relax slightly.

"Finally... he's dead!" Ye Xuan was trembling.

Ye Yi and Yun Yue hurried forward. After confirming that this Immortal Master Kuangdao was truly dead, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoists, for your help!" Yun Yue hurriedly cupped her hands in thanks, her eyes filled with gratitude. If Ye Xuan and Ye Yi hadn't intervened repeatedly, she would have been dead long ago!

Ye Xuan nodded faintly. He had only saved Yun Yue and the others to ensure they had enough fighting strength, but on the surface, he said, "You are too polite, Fairy."

After saying that, he took the Storage Pouch and Magical Artifact from Immortal Master Kuangdao's body and looked toward Chen Mingyuan, who was still groaning in pain ahead.

"How does Fellow Daoist Yun plan to deal with him?"

Chen Mingyuan and Yun Yue belonged to the same Sect, so his betrayal was naturally left for Yun Yue to handle.

A cold glint flashed in Yun Yue's eyes as she said, "Rest assured, Fellow Daoist. I will certainly not show mercy to such a traitor out of old sentiment!"

They walked up to Chen Mingyuan. His face was already pale with terror. Seeing Yun Yue, he quickly begged for mercy, "Junior Sister! Senior Brother was only bewitched by the devil cultivators and acted foolishly! For the sake of us being from the same Sect, please let me go this once!"

Looking at Chen Mingyuan's weeping and sniveling state, Yun Yue's eyes held no pity, only bone-chilling coldness.

"Bewitched by devil cultivators?" She sneered, her voice carrying an anger she couldn't hide.

"Chen Mingyuan, we have been fellow disciples for so many years, and my Master treated you well! Yet now, for the sake of survival, you joined the Xuanyou Sect and even wanted to offer me to those devil cultivators! You are an utter bastard!"

Chen Mingyuan's face grew even paler. His eyes darted frantically between Ye Xuan and Ye Yi, trying to find a sliver of life: "Fellow Daoists, I saved you back then! I helped you wipe out those bandits. For the sake of my kindness to your Family, I beg you, spare my life!"

Ye Xuan and Ye Yi watched this scene indifferently, without the slightest hint of emotion.

A despicable person like Chen Mingyuan deserved to die a thousand deaths.

Killing intent was clear in Yun Yue's eyes. She raised her longsword and stabbed it fiercely into Chen Mingyuan's head.

"Junior Sister! I adore you so much, how could you... Argh!"

...

After dealing with Chen Mingyuan.

Ye Xuan took out the Storage Pouch he had taken from Immortal Master Kuangdao. He rummaged through it casually and saw that besides some Spirit Stones, there were several saber technique manuals.

Among them was also a secret letter.

He opened it to read. It stated that the Xuanyou Sect urgently needed a large number of living souls to refine devilish artifacts. They wanted Kuangdao to quickly take over the Yan State. Once successful, they would help Kuangdao cleanse the Spiritual Vein in the Yan State that had been tainted by Devilish Qi.

So this was Immortal Master Kuangdao's true objective.

If the Yan State's cities fell, all the Mortals in the entire Yan State would be refined. Furthermore, the letter mentioned a Spiritual Vein tainted by Devilish Qi.

This polluted Spiritual Vein, could it be...

"Fellow Daoist Ye, did you discover something?" Yun Yue saw Ye Xuan's back as he was looking at something.

Ye Xuan remained composed, and the letter in his hand instantly burned to ashes. He said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Yun, this letter says the people from the Xuanyou Sect want to take over the Yan State to refine devilish artifacts."

He concealed the matter regarding the Spiritual Vein.

Yun Yue became extremely solemn upon hearing this.

She hurriedly gave a deep bow to Ye Xuan and Ye Yi: "Fellow Daoists, since Immortal Master Kuangdao colluded with the Xuanyou Sect, I must report this to the Sect. Immortal Master Kuangdao is dead, and the war here has ended, so I shall take my leave first."

Seeing the serious expression on the female cultivator's face, Ye Xuan knew that the Xuanyou Sect was no ordinary demonic cult, so he nodded.

Yun Yue then very solemnly handed two communication tokens engraved with green patterns to Ye Xuan and Ye Yi, saying, "I will never forget today's kindness. If you ever need the help of the Qingyun Sect, you can use these tokens as proof and come to the Qingyun Sect to find me!"

This could be considered a favor Yun Yue owed them.

Ye Xuan and Ye Yi accepted the tokens and watched her leave.

With Immortal Master Kuangdao dead, the war between the Yan State and the Jin State naturally reached a resolution. Without the assistance of Immortal Master Kuangdao, the Jin State lost its fighting power and was easily driven back.

When the Emperor learned that his army had won a great victory at the front line, he was overjoyed and immediately summoned Ye Xuan and Ye Yi to the palace.

Even Guo Zhengning benefited from the association and went to the palace together to receive rewards.

Stepping into the imperial palace hall, the gilded beams and pillars were magnificent. The Emperor sat upon the Dragon Throne, unable to hide the smile on his face.

Seeing the three of them appear, the Emperor immediately stood up and personally walked down the steps, sighing repeatedly to them, "Two Immortal Masters, and General Guo! You are all great heroes of my Yan State!

The old thief Kuangdao has been executed, and the Jin State has retreated. For such a monumental achievement, I must reward you generously!"

This was the first time the Ye brothers had met the Emperor. Their faces remained calm; had it been their former selves, they truly would have been overwhelmed by the favor.