Ye Tianling, however, was unconcerned. Looking at Ye Tianyun sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, he hooked a foot under his shoulder and flipped him onto his back.
"Ye Yueling may be a bitch, but who do you think you are to have designs on her? Fine, I'll start by destroying your manhood!"
As he spoke, Ye Tianling's Fiery Sun Sword shot downward in a brutal stab, and then he dragged it sideways.
"AHH—"
A bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered, tore through the air. Ye Tianyun's body suddenly arched, as if he'd been struck by a Thunder Tribulation.
"Don't be in so much pain. Let me give you some 'Spiritual Spring' to calm the flames and the agony! See? I'm such a nice guy!"
Ye Tianling chuckled sinisterly.
Ye Tianyun's eyes bulged, and his entire body trembled violently.
Ye Tianling didn't hold back, letting a stream flow freely.
"GURGLE GURGLE GURGLE—"
The stream of 'spring water' flowed over Ye Tianyun's blood-soaked face, washing it clean. It made him choke, causing his complexion to turn even paler.
"Don't worry. Don't be afraid. I won't kill you."
Ye Tianling's voice was gentle as he offered his comfort.
These were the words Ye Tianyun had once said to Ye Tianling with an arrogant and contemptuous air. Now, Ye Tianling was returning them to him.
Ye Tianyun, however, was already dead inside, his heart like cold ash. The arrogance and hatred in his eyes faded, leaving them dim and lifeless.
Ye Tianling once again brandished his Fiery Sun Sword, slowly stabbing out, one strike after another.
Ye Tianling severed every last one of Ye Tianyun's tendons and meridians, leaving none intact!
To call this process death by a thousand cuts would not be an exaggeration.
It lasted for nearly a thousand breaths!
After finishing, Ye Tianling let out a breath and said, "Alright, all done. See? I didn't kill you, did I? Don't worry. I'm sparing your worthless life so you can truly experience what it means to be a real piece of trash!
"Death? That would be letting you off too easy. From now on, you will live in agony!"
As he spoke, Ye Tianling walked over to Ye Tianyun and, with a single sword strike, severed the five fingers of his right hand.
A silver, somewhat transparent Qiankun Ring immediately slipped off one of the fingers.
Then, Ye Tianling walked over to Ye Liyi's corpse, severed his fingers with a single strike, and retrieved another silver-white Qiankun Ring.
Next, Ye Tianling sliced off Ye Liyi's head with his sword.
Sensing the contents of the two Qiankun Rings, Ye Tianling couldn't help but frown.
The space inside Ye Tianyun's Qiankun Ring was shockingly small, less than half a meter on each side. Other than two sets of clothes, thirteen Yellow Crystal Stones, and one Profound Crystal Stone, there were only two dark Talismans and a bottle of Small Peiyuan Pills.
"So fucking poor!"
Ye Tianling couldn't help but curse after looting Ye Tianyun's stash.
He then sensed the contents of Instructor Elder Ye Liyi's Qiankun Ring.
This Qiankun Ring had a storage space of about one cubic meter. Inside were thirty-one Profound Crystal Stones and seventy-six Yellow Crystal Stones. As for elixirs, Ye Tianling found twenty-three Small Peiyuan Pills, two Dragon Bone Pills, and one Creation Pill. Besides that, there was a messy pile of materials for Artifact Refining and Alchemy, a Profound Tier Upper Grade Projection Stone, and a yellowed ancient text.
Ye Tianling took a look. It was an incomplete copy of the Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique, which could be used to comprehend corresponding partial Innate Abilities from certain Talent Bloodlines.
With Ye Tianling's ability and experience, he naturally knew that this technique was evil and vicious, with many hidden drawbacks, so he had no intention of practicing it.
Ye Tianling organized the elixirs, the ancient text, and the various materials for Artifact Refining and Alchemy, placing them into the one-cubic-meter Qiankun Ring. He then put Ye Liyi's head into the other Qiankun Ring.
Only then did he carefully examine the two dark Talismans.
'Black Feather Escape Talisman, Profound Tier Upper Grade. Activated with Soul and Bloodline Power, it can grant powerful Dark Wings for a short time, allowing one to fly a certain distance at extreme speed—duration of three minutes.'
After carefully sensing the dark Talisman, Ye Tianling had obtained some of the information from it.
He was instantly alarmed and shot a surprised glance at Ye Tianyun!
Evidently, his previous 'lure the enemy' tactic had been correct. Ye Tianyun was indeed valued by the clan, to have been granted two such powerful 'Life-Saving Talismans'.
...
Night fell, and Ye Tianling left Forbidden Moon Mountain. Using the cover of darkness, he concealed part of his aura and quietly returned to the area outside the Ye Race's main compound gate.
Ye Tianling hid in the shadows, waiting silently.
At the crack of dawn, Ye Tianling found his chance.
At this hour, the two guards at the gate of the Ye Race's compound were at their weakest, possessing only the strength of the First Heaven of Sword Qi.
Ye Tianling waited a moment longer, then stepped out from around the corner.
Carrying the bloody, limp body of Ye Tianyun like a dead dog, he walked straight to the main gate.
'Dugu Sword Intent!'
As Ye Tianling stepped out, he had already been gathering his Dugu Sword Intent!
The moment the two guards saw him and their faces showed surprise, Ye Tianling instantly unleashed the Sword Intent he had gathered.
As the Dugu Sword Intent struck, the two guards' souls were assaulted. Their minds went blank, and their expressions immediately became dazed.
"SHLICK—"
Ye Tianling's Fiery Sun Sword flashed with a bloody light. In the instant the two guards were stunned in mind and Soul by the Sword Intent, their heads were already flying into the air.
Ye Tianling took out Ye Liyi's head, reached out with a grasp at the air, and pulled the two guards' own swords to him.
With a thrust of a sword, Ye Liyi's head was pinned directly to the gatepost of the Ye Race's compound.
Then, using the same method, Ye Tianling took the unconscious Ye Tianyun, pierced him through the collarbones, and nailed him to the gatepost of the Ye Race's compound.
Next, Ye Tianling took the Projection Stone from his Qiankun Ring. After instantly activating it with a stream of Sword Qi, he placed it above Ye Tianyun's head.
All of this took only five or six breaths, but the commotion had already attracted the attention of the Ye Clan People. A multitude of agitated auras began to emerge from within.
Ye Tianling's figure flickered. Dressed in Ye Tianyun's clothes, he looked just like any other Disciple of the Ye Race as he instantly rushed into the compound.
At that moment, the Projection Stone at the Ye Race gate, which had been activated and set to maximum volume by Ye Tianling, began to blare with an immense sound.
"Fellow Cultivators, I am Ye Tianling! My father was Ye Fengyang of the Fiery Sun Sword Body! The Ye Race stole the Heritage Elixirs my father left for me, stripped away my Bloodline Power, and seized the precious resources he left behind!
"Those precious resources include the 'Fiery Sun Sword Dao,' an Earth Tier Upper Grade Technique; thirteen 'Four-Turn Creation Pills,' which are Earth Tier Upper Grade Elixirs; and three Earth Tier Weapons...
"I handed over the secrets and treasures to the clan in exchange for my life. They hypocritically pretended to let me go, only to try and ambush me in the wilderness to silence me forever!
"I refused to accept it! I burned my Talent Bloodline to forcibly kill Ye Liyi and cripple Ye Tianyun! Even if it means my death, I will expose this secret to the world!"
Ye Tianling's voice was exceptionally loud.
A Profound Tier Projection Stone could hold a great deal of information. Ye Tianling had only used it to store these few sentences, yet he had completely exhausted its Energy. One could only imagine how thunderous the resulting sound was.
And with the keen Sixth Sense of the powerful, this matter would naturally send shockwaves through all of Qingyang Town.