113: Chapter 113 The Old Man in Black Robes

The sensing talisman placed at the valley entrance gave a warning, so Ye Jing immediately hurried to find a house to hide in.

The window of this house happened to face the valley entrance and was well-hidden; no one would suspect that someone would be hiding in a house within the valley.

Several Black-robed Men appeared at the dimly lit valley entrance. Leading them was a gaunt, thin Elder, his body exuding a pressure that could not be underestimated.

Ye Jing did not use his Qi Observation Method, but he could still tell that most of these Black-robed Men were Qi Refining Second or Third Layer Cultivators, and the strongest among them was likely the gaunt Elder.

He could not discern the Elder's cultivation level; this Elder was definitely stronger than him.

Hei Feng restrained all its aura on the side, its pair of green eyes staring fixedly at the Black-robed Men outside the window, emitting a very faint low growl from its throat.

Ye Jing gently patted its head, signaling it to remain quiet, while he held his breath and carefully observed the movements outside through the crack in the window.

The gaunt Elder scanned the valley, his nose twitching slightly, and then his brows furrowed tightly: "Something is not right. The Devilish Qi here has faded significantly, and there is the residual aura of an Exorcism Talisman."

The Black-robed Disciple beside him quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying: "Elder, could it be that someone has broken in? If there is a problem with the Formation, then the Lord's Devilish Soldiers..."

The Elder let out a cold snort, his figure flashing as he dashed into the valley. He soon arrived at the spot with shattered rocks and fading blood-colored patterns. The gaunt Elder was furious, and the pressure around him surged suddenly.

"How bold! To dare destroy the Formation! This Formation was destroyed not long ago; this person must not have gone far! Search for me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Black-robed Men beside the Elder scattered and began to search in all directions.

Ye Jing gripped the blade in his hand, staring at this group of people, and began to ponder whether he should kill them all here.

After all, these people did not seem powerful. Except for the Elder, the others were merely Qi Refining Second or Third Layer; he had the ability to kill them.

Judging by their appearance, they had come specifically for the Formation within this Spiritual Vein. If they were allowed to occupy this place, it was feared that this place would change hands.

Thinking of this, Ye Jing watched as a Black-robed Man approached, and the fierce glint in Ye Jing's eyes was no longer concealed.

The Poisonous Variant Bee flew out from his sleeve, along with thousands of blood insects surging out beside it.

Before the Black-robed Man realized what had appeared, he saw a sea of blood-red before his eyes, suddenly felt a sharp pain throughout his entire body, and let out a shrill scream.

"Aaaaah...!"

Subsequently, a large patch of blood-red insect shadows flew out from the cave, devouring the Cultivator completely.

The scream immediately alerted the Elder outside the cave, and he immediately brandished the ghastly white bone staff in his hand.

"The Yao Beast here has appeared! Everyone, return to me!"

He looked at the ferocious swarm of insects; it was actually a swarm of red bees, among which was a purplish-red Bee Queen the size of an arm.

The Elder sensed that this Yao Beast had no rank and looked like nothing more than an ordinary Essence Spirit, but he could not lower his guard.

After all, the First-Order Demonic Beast Middle Stage Devil Scorpion and some other First-Order Demonic Beasts that had been troubling them had mysteriously disappeared. Their investigation revealed traces of fighting inside the cave.

It was conceivable that someone had been in this cave, or it had been occupied by some other powerful Yao Beast.

The Black-robed Men gathered together, and just as they were wondering how to defend themselves, they heard the Bee Queen emit a hiss. The swarm shot poisonous needles at the Cultivators; those needles were extremely toxic.

The Cultivators standing in front were hit by the poisonous needles, immediately began to foam at the mouth, and fell to the ground screaming.

Seeing this, the Elder angrily said: "Damn beast!"

He brandished his bone staff, and several skulls wreathed in Devilish Qi instantly flew down, charging towards the Poisonous Variant Bees.

The Bee Queen immediately controlled the swarm to scatter. After dodging the skull attacks, they turned directly to attack the defenseless Cultivators.

The poisonous powder was tiny and difficult to detect in the darkness; the Poisonous Variant Bees could easily get close and sting.

Several Cultivators did not have time to react to what was happening before they felt a sharp pain all over their bodies, followed by the Poisonous Variant Bees that they could not shake off, crawling out densely from their chests.

The Elder had spiritual power defense, so the Poisonous Variant Bees could not get close to him, but looking at these poisonous insects that were as intelligent as humans, he immediately realized something.

These poisonous insects were being controlled by someone!

When the Bee Queen struck his protective barrier once again.

He immediately shouted: "Who is there? This old man is an emissary of the Xuanyou Sect! Come out quickly! Do not play tricks!"

The voice echoed in the cavernous cave, and the rock walls reflected a dull sound.

Ye Jing was in the shadows, coldly watching this Elder who had not yet revealed his full strength, and just patted Hei Feng beside him: "Hei Feng, test his depth!"

Hei Feng beside him suddenly roared and rushed from the darkness towards the Elder.

Seeing a huge black dog suddenly dash out from the darkness, the Elder watched as it bit onto his protective barrier with one bite.

As the sharp teeth appeared, the protective barrier cracked immediately. The Elder was greatly alarmed, hurriedly brandishing his bone staff to defend and resist the black dog's attack.

The black dog let out a roar, charging at the Elder, and joined forces with the Poisonous Variant Bees to attack from both sides.

Seeing this, the Elder was furious: "Mere Essence Spirits without even a rank, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

He no longer hid his cultivation level. The bone staff in his hand instantly shot out several skulls, which were wrapped in rolling Devilish Qi, charging at the Poisonous Variant Bees and Hei Feng.

Ye Jing realized at this moment that this Elder was a Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivator.

It seems there is a possibility of a fight!

A cold glint flashed in Ye Jing's eyes. Although the Qi Refining Seventh Layer was one level higher than his current cultivation, with the help of Hei Feng and the Poisonous Variant Bees, there might be a chance of victory.

He condensed his spiritual power, preparing to intervene.

Seeing the skulls attacking with Devilish Qi, Hei Feng was not afraid; instead, it leaped, a faint black halo appearing around its body, and it actually rammed head-on into the foremost skull.

The two forces clashed, blasting Hei Feng to the side.

"You don't know what's good for you!" The Elder sneered disdainfully, and just as he was about to attack again while brandishing the bone staff in his hand.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed before his eyes. The golden light melted all the surrounding Devilish Qi, and even the Elder and those Black-robed Men felt a sharp pain eroding their flesh.

"Aaaaah! What is that!" The Elder hurriedly withdrew his strength and began to concentrate on defense.

It could be seen that the source of the golden light was a golden alms bowl, being held in the hand of an unremarkable Elder wearing a sturdy outfit.

The Elder had sharp eyes and looked down at them coldly.

"You...!" The Black-robed Elder saw that this old man was even older than him, yet those strange Poisonous Variant Bees and the black dog were all controlled by him.

Words of shock and anger stuck in his throat, his eyes filled with disbelief.

This Elder was clearly only at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivation level; why was he so skilled at beast control, and why did he have such a seemingly powerful Magical Artifact in his hand?

The golden light emitted by this Magical Artifact seemed to have strong purifying power. Wherever it passed, the Devilish Qi emitted from the Black-robed Elder's bone staff melted instantly, like ice and snow meeting fire.

"Your Excellency, who exactly are you, and why do you want to be an enemy of our Xuanyou Sect!"

The Black-robed Elder began to fear the Elder before him, because having a top-grade Magical Artifact and the ability to control beasts, he looked like a person from a Sect in every way.

Ye Jing let out a cold snort: "Who I am is not important. What is important is that since you have come, don't think about leaving!"