156: Chapter 156 Unexpected Encounter with Grandson

Ye Jing clearly hadn't expected to meet his two grandchildren here.

Downstairs, Ye Tianhao's figure was much more upright than a year ago; his simple white martial attire was washed until it was a bit pale, but his back was straight as he stood in front of Ye Tianyao.

Although his face showed a hint of displeasure, his Aura was steady and calm, indicating that his cultivation had improved once again.

Ye Tianyao stood beside her brother, tightly clutching a yellowed ancient book in her hands. Her almond-shaped eyes were full of dissatisfaction as she looked at the man in luxurious clothes without any fear.

"As agreed before, the Spirit Stones from the hunted Sharp-toothed Crocodiles belong to you, while the Cultivation Technique belongs to us. You're going back on your word!"

Ye Tianyao was the first to scold him.

The man raised an eyebrow, followed by several Lingxiao Sect Disciples, and only sneered: "Going back on my word? Do two Loose Cultivators with no status even deserve to talk about rules with this young Master?

This market is the territory of the Lingxiao Sect. Let alone a verbal agreement, even if it were a written contract, if this young Master wants to change it, what can you do?"

As he spoke, he pointed at the ancient book in Ye Tianyao's arms, his pressure of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer pressing down directly: "Be sensible and hand over the Wind Walking Art! Otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless!"

Seeing this, the surrounding Cultivators all moved away, some whispering in low voices.

Ye Jing heard clearly; it was nothing more than Lingxiao Sect Disciples bullying the weak and oppressing powerless Loose Cultivators again.

Below, Ye Tianhao said no more, drew his moon-breaking sword, and said coldly: "If you want to snatch it, then come!"

He was about to attack immediately; after all, this man was truly excessive. Since that was the case, he couldn't be blamed for getting serious.

The man sneered and immediately rushed forward, condensing spiritual power to strike.

Ye Tianhao's moon-breaking sword rose, blocking the Disciple's attack with a single strike. The blades clashed, creating a continuous ear-piercing sound.

"What?!" Seeing that Ye Tianhao had actually blocked his attack, the man was suddenly shocked. Wasn't he at Qi Refining Level 5? How did he become so powerful all of a sudden?

Ye Tianhao snorted coldly, having already made a plan in his heart—he had recently unexpectedly comprehended a clever technique of the moon-breaking sword while practicing. Although his cultivation hadn't increased, he could condense spiritual power into a single point for an explosion.

He suddenly applied force, and as his wrist flipped, the sword blade flickered. A tricky force was transmitted along the sword body, actually jarring the man's long sword away.

Seizing the gap when the man's old force had just dissipated and his new force had yet to be generated, Ye Tianhao moved like lightning, closing in as the moon-breaking sword pointed directly at the opponent's neck.

The speed was astonishingly fast. The man only felt a chill on his neck, and before he could fully react, the blade had already pierced his skin, leaving a shallow bloodstain. The cold Sword Qi pressed directly against his throat.

"You!" The man was both shocked and angry. With the blade against his neck, he didn't even dare to breathe too heavily, his face instantly turning red.

Seeing this, the surrounding Lingxiao Sect Disciples all drew their swords and surrounded them while circulating their spiritual power, their blades all pointed at Ye Tianhao.

However, hindered by the man being held captive, they didn't dare to attack recklessly and could only glare: "Release our Senior Brother quickly! Otherwise, we will tear you into ten thousand pieces!"

Ye Tianhao was not afraid at all. His wrist sank slightly, and the moon-breaking sword went half a point deeper, the blood seeping from the cut becoming more obvious: "Step forward if you have the guts! I'd like to see which is faster, your moves or your Senior Brother's neck!"

He deliberately raised his voice, his gaze sweeping over the group of Lingxiao Sect Disciples, his Aura not weak at all.

The situation instantly fell into a stalemate.

The surrounding Cultivators were terrified. Someone thought to themselves that these two Loose Cultivators were too bold to actually dare to hold a Lingxiao Sect Disciple hostage.

Some were secretly pleased; this Li Yuan usually oppressed Loose Cultivators, and today he finally met his match.

The captured man in luxurious clothes was both angry and afraid, shouting with false bravado: "You dare to touch me?

I am an Inner Sect Disciple of the Lingxiao Sect, Li Yuan! My Master is a Foundation Establishment Elder! If you dare to harm me today, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you will be hunted down by the Lingxiao Sect to the end!"

Ye Tianhao sneered, the strength in his hand not decreasing in the slightest: "Is that so? Then we'll talk after you're dead!"

Li Yuan saw that these two were not easy to bully and immediately changed his tone: "Everything can be discussed. The Wind Walking Art belongs to you two, how about it?"

He wanted to escape first and could only curse his bad luck inwardly.

Ye Tianhao withdrew his sword and stepped back with a cold expression.

Seeing this, Li Yuan glared fiercely at the two siblings, Ye Tianhao and his sister, and left with the group of Disciples.

Seeing that the man had finally left, Ye Tianhao then put away his sword. At this moment, he also felt a scrutinizing gaze from above and immediately looked up.

He immediately saw Ye Jing.

A hint of surprise flashed in the youth's steady eyes, and Ye Tianyao also immediately turned to joy.

Ye Jing flew down and arrived in front of Ye Tianhao and Ye Tianyao, saying calmly: "This is not the place to talk. Let's leave here first!"

After saying this.

The three quickly left and went to a teahouse in the market together.

Once they arrived in the private room, Ye Tianyao couldn't wait to throw herself to Ye Jing's side, saying cheerfully: "Grandpa! Why are you here!"

Ye Jing smiled and said: "Grandpa came nearby to find some rank-up spiritual items for your mother and Second Mother. It's been a year, and you both seem to have made quite a bit of progress."

"Hehe..." Ye Tianyao rubbed the back of her head sheepishly and then sat back in her seat.

Ye Jing hadn't forgotten the earlier matter: "By the way, what is the origin of that Wind Walking Art? Why were the Lingxiao Sect Disciples so persistent?"

Ye Tianyao sighed: "Grandpa, this is what we exchanged for in the Lingxiao Sect's Mission Hall. It's a Cultivation Technique for hiding one's form, obtained by hunting several first-rank Sharp-toothed Crocodiles. But this mission is a high-level mission that requires a team of Lingxiao Sect Disciples to accept.

These Lingxiao Sect Disciples saw that my brother and I had completed many missions, so they proposed a cooperation: the Spirit Stones would go to them, and the Wind Walking Art would go to us. Now they've gone back on their word and wanted to snatch it. It's truly detestable!"

Hearing this, Ye Jing nodded, thinking that his two grandchildren certainly wouldn't have enough Spirit Stones while traveling for experience and would need to find ways to earn them themselves.

But when he heard that the Wind Walking Art was a hiding technique, he immediately became interested.

So he asked: "How about letting Grandpa take a look?"

Seeing this, Ye Tianyao immediately handed the Wind Walking Art to Ye Jing: "Grandpa! This Cultivation Technique is really practical! If you like it then, we can earn the second volume later!"

"This only has the first volume?" Ye Jing couldn't help but frown upon hearing this.

But he still flipped through it. This Wind Walking Art explained that it could allow ordinary Cultivators to hide their tracks; one could perceive the wind's momentum between heaven and earth to perform Qi Condensation, which could both hide tracks and increase speed.

Cultivating it fully could transform one's form into the wind, hiding the body, and moving very swiftly, capable of evading the investigation of high-level Cultivators. It was very useful.

But unfortunately, there was only the first volume, so one could only learn the power of transforming the body into wind. Still, it was worth it.

"It's a good Cultivation Technique, making it more convenient to hide one's form," Ye Jing pointed out.

"That's great! That way, we can kill Yao Beasts silently when the time comes!" Ye Tianyao said happily.

On the side, Ye Tianhao was helpless: "Tianyao, don't always think about killing Yao Beasts. Have you forgotten that we need to find a way to join the Qingyun Sect?"

Ye Tianyao composed herself and then looked at Ye Jing with a longing expression: "Grandpa! Yaoer has something I've been wanting to ask for your help with!"

"What is it?" Ye Jing asked.

Ye Tianyao quickly said: "Grandpa, my Xiao Chi has never ranked up. Now it's staying in my Storage Pouch without any movement. I also obtained a first-rank fire-attribute spirit mine and want Grandpa's help to rank it up!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared in Ye Jing's eyes, and he then said: "That Spirit Fox, Xiao Chi? Alright, since Grandpa is here, I will naturally help you!"