"Understood!"

The person who had been referred to as the First Elder by the green-robed woman released all the power from his body immediately when he heard her order. He then charged towards Qianbei Ye who was standing amidst the wild winds. The First Elder's swift gaze was as sharp as a knife and clearly showed his desire to defeat Qianbei Ye there and then.

Qianbei Ye laughed icily as he stared at the elder charging towards him with no sign of dread. His beautiful features were as gloomy as it always was. A wave of murderous intent then exploded from his being, turning the green leaves in his surroundings yellow before they withered and fell to the ground.

Boom!

Two waves of energy clashed against each other in the sky, creating fluctuations in the surrounding air as if an explosion had just occurred.

"Huh?" The First Elder never thought that Qianbei Ye would be able to defend himself from his attack and a sense of astonishment appeared in his eyes. However, he soon returned to his senses and gathered more power in the palm of his hand before slamming it at Qianbei Ye's chest again.

Slam!

Their two palms clashed. The First Elder stumbled back and the look in his eyes slowly turned serious.

This kid's power was clearly not at the level of the ninth transformation yet he was still able to retaliate against his attack. No wonder the Lady had suddenly developed an interest in him. If they do not utilize a genius like this, it would be best to get rid of him!

"Let's attack together, capture this damned kid!"

In order to end the fight as quickly as possible, the First Elder discarded his own prestige and summoned his friends to charge towards Qianbei Ye.

A continuous battle in mid-air created waves of energy. They moved too quickly for the people on the ground to see their movements clearly.

"Is that all a ninth transformation cultivator can do?"

Qianbei Ye burst into a gloomy laugh as his red eyes danced with an enchanting light. A cold smile was hanging on his lips.

Then...

An endless amount of energy exploded from his body, causing the entire sky to turn dark grey as the energy converged in front of him. It then tore through the sky with a crash as it charged towards the group of elders.

"Not good!" The First Elder's elderly facial expression changed. "This kid had increased his powers with some unknown object, run!"

Unfortunately, it was too late for them.

Just as he spoke, a powerful red light had shot towards them. Before they could even react, it crashed fiercely onto their chests like a powerful punch and sent them crashing down from the sky.

Ptui!

The First Elder spat out a mouthful of blood and his face turned extremely pale. Just as he propped himself up from the ground, the man in blood-red robes vanished from the sky.

"First Elder, he's getting away. After him!"

The green-robed woman's face filled with anxiety as she roared angrily.

The First Elder laughed bitterly when he heard this. That kid's last attack had heavily injured them, it would be difficult to go after him at a time like this.

"Let's search the area!" The First Elder fixed his gaze and declared darkly, "Since he had used some external object to raise his power, he must have suffered some heavy repercussions as well. We will capture him when he stops to recuperate."

...

A blood-drenched figure leaned against an ancient tree and sat down in the forest. The bright sunlight illuminated the sky, clearly highlighting the particularly pale look on that man's face.

"Looks like forcibly raising one's power still carries quite a substantial price."

Qianbei Ye laughed bitterly. "However, there wasn't any other way aside from raising my power. After all, Yun'er isn't too far away. I can't let those people notice her existence or it would bring her great danger. At the moment, she still needs time to grow."