207: bullying

The six people in green robes did not dare to hesitate for a moment, leading Li Pingan and Ye Hao with the utmost respect toward Suifeng Ridge, which had been occupied by the Yao Race.

It was about a half-hour's walk.

The leader of the group, a man in a green robe named Xu Liang, raised his hand and pointed directly at the low hill ahead, his voice carrying a hint of apprehension:

"Se... Seniors, this is the place."

He paused and added, "According to reports from the Sect, three Demonic Beasts are entrenched here. Several commoners from the village at the foot of the hill have already been killed."

Ye Hao's eyebrows twitched slightly as his gaze swept over the seemingly ordinary hill. Without stopping his pace, his figure flickered like a ghost, carrying Li Pingan to the top of the hill in an instant.

Seeing this, Xu Liang and the other five could only grit their teeth and follow on their flying swords.

Sure enough, outside a cave entrance halfway up the hill, eight figures were gathered.

Rather than calling them members of the Yao Race, it would be more accurate to call them Half-human, Half-demon beings.

They had human-like bodies but were born with scales and animal claws, or had sharp horns on their foreheads and fox-like ears. It felt as if something had gone wrong during their transformation, and they had failed to shed their demon bodies completely.

Their appearances were grotesque and hideous.

Ye Hao squinted slightly. "Didn't you say there were only three Demonic Beasts?"

Xu Liang's face immediately turned awkward. He bowed and said, "In response to Senior, the news from the Sect indeed mentioned three Demonic Beasts. This Junior does not know why there are five more..."

Just as he finished speaking, the sound of heavy objects being dragged came from the cave on the hillside.

Two members of the Yao Race with human torsos and snake tails walked out slowly, their long tails leaving slimy trails on the ground. In their hands, they were dragging two corpses that had long since lost their breath.

The deceased were dressed in coarse cloth clothes, their faces still wearing expressions of terror; they were likely villagers from the nearby village.

Presumably, they were hunters who had gone up the mountain to chop wood or hunt and had the misfortune of running into them.

The smell of blood wafted over with the wind.

Seeing this, Ye Hao did not question Xu Liang further. With a flicker of his figure, he floated into mid-air, his robes snapping in the wind.

Immediately after, a dull "thud" echoed through the valley.

The two Yao dragging the corpses didn't even have time to understand what had happened before their bodies exploded, turning into a sky full of scarlet blood mist that scattered in all directions.

The remaining six demons, suddenly seeing their companions die so miserably, were instantly thrown into a panic. They all looked up at Ye Hao in the sky, their eyes filled with terror.

They snarled and scattered to flee, trying to hide in the forest or the cave.

"This... this, this, this!"

Xu Liang and the five fellow disciples behind him were already dumbfounded, their hair standing on end.

From the moment he saw these Yao earlier, he realized he had miscalculated.

The cultivation base of those Yao was on par with their own; they would be difficult opponents under normal circumstances. Not to mention there were five more.

If the six of them had really come to eliminate the demons, they might have ended up with their paths ending in death.

But in front of this Senior, they couldn't even be considered opponents for a single exchange. Without even touching them, they were instantly suppressed and killed!

Just what Realm are these two at?

Could they be Golden Core old immortals like the Sect Master?

Xu Liang couldn't help but recall the Suoyun Sect Master he had once been lucky enough to meet. With white hair and a white beard, he gave off an air of natural authority even when not angry.

But these two looked far too young.

One of them, his voice trembling, tugged at Xu Liang's sleeve:

"Senior Brother Xu, while we have the chance, let's run!"

Xu Liang snapped back to his senses, glared at him fiercely, and hissed in a low voice:

"Run? Run from what? We aren't evil Yao; we act uprightly and sit straight. Why should we run?"

Furthermore... He paused, a smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth. "This free credit has been delivered right to us; has your brain been kicked by a donkey?"

The credit for three members of the Yao Race was enough to make one envious. Right now, there were eight; he didn't know how many Spirit Stones they could be exchanged for back at the Sect.

With these resources, a Breakthrough to the seventh level of the Qi Refining Realm was just around the corner.

In mid-air, Ye Hao waved his hand, and several sharp streaks of spiritual energy shot through the air like blades toward the six fleeing demons.

Screams rang out one after another. In the blink of an eye, the remaining Yao were all executed, and the entire Suifeng Ridge instantly returned to silence.

Only the heavy scent of blood remained.

"This is..."

A flash of surprise crossed Ye Hao's eyes as he quickly flew to the remains of one of the Yao.

A flash of surprise suddenly crossed his eyes!

On the back of that demonic creature, a strange mark as black as ink was clearly branded.

He had seen that mark before, thanks to Senior Qin.

"What's wrong, Junior Brother?"

Li Pingan landed beside him. Seeing his strange expression, he immediately asked.

Ye Hao pointed at the mark and said solemnly:

"Senior Brother, these Yao might not have appeared here out of thin air."

Li Pingan leaned over to look, and his expression instantly became grave:

"Slave Seal!"

Just then, Xu Liang and the other five hurriedly stepped forward, flattering them with fawning expressions:

"The Divine Abilities of you two Seniors are unparalleled. Eliminating eight Demonic Beasts in one go is truly a blessing for the people!"

Li Pingan said in a deep voice:

"The Demonic Beasts were not three, but eight; their Realm was not the Fourth level of Qi Refining, but the sixth level."

Xu Liang's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't figure out why this dark-skinned Senior was suddenly saying this.

But since he didn't understand, he bowed to apologize:

"It was this Junior's poor investigation and negligence in gathering intelligence. I hope Senior can forgive me!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he felt a chill rush from the soles of his feet straight to his brain.

The dark-skinned man before him was making no effort to hide his killing intent!

Ye Hao stepped forward slowly and explained in a flat tone:

"What my Senior Brother means is that if the two of us hadn't happened to pass by today, and you had come to eliminate the demons with incorrect intelligence, you might have luckily escaped with your lives."

"But those three young girls you used as bait would certainly have died!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang was instantly as quiet as a winter cicada, cold sweat pouring down his face.

The other five were the same.

Ye Hao paused and said, "Even after showing our Realm and cultivation base, just because we were easy to talk to, you thought you could fool us, a mere Qi Refining Cultivator."

"Some people just insist on rushing onto the road to the Yellow Springs early."

Before Xu Liang could speak, a condensed streak of spiritual energy shot through the air, accurately piercing his brow. The terror in Xu Liang's eyes froze as his body slumped down, completely devoid of life.

Then, two more streaks of spiritual energy shot out. Of the six green-robed Cultivators, only three remained.

The remaining three were like three quails.

None of them dared to even breathe loudly.

Ye Hao's gaze swept over the three of them.

"Eliminating demons is a good thing,"

His tone was faint, but every word was clear. "But if you use the local commoners as bait, as tools to earn credit, how is such behavior any different from those harmful Yao?"

The three of them trembled, their faces turning even paler.

"Suoyun Sect, is it? I've remembered your Sect."

Ye Hao continued to threaten, "If I catch you using such underhanded methods to eliminate demons again, it won't be as simple as today."

"This Junior wouldn't dare! This Junior will keep Senior's teachings in mind and will never dare to do it again!"

The three of them hurriedly responded with trembling voices!

Ye Hao suddenly smiled. "Do you feel like the two of us are bullying you by using our power?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

The three of them shook their heads like rattle-drums, fearing they would follow in Senior Brother Xu's footsteps if they were even a second too slow.

Ye Hao said no more and simply waved his hand.

As if granted a great amnesty, the three of them scrambled to summon their long swords and fled in a pathetic state, wishing they had been born with two more legs.

This world of cultivation was originally a place where the strong prey on the weak and people bully others by relying on their power.

However, the so-called "relying on power" was mostly just relying on one's own cultivation base.