Over an hour later, Ye Luo had fully restored the Nine Yang Energy that had been depleted within his body. At the same time, Ye Luo felt that the Nine Yang Energy within him had increased once again and was now making progress toward a breakthrough to the eighth level of the Saint Realm.
Had Ye Luo not feared that breaking through too quickly would result in an unstable foundation, he probably could have made it to the eighth level of the Saint Realm by now.
While recovering the Nine Yang Energy, Ye Luo was also simultaneously cultivating the Soul Refinement Scroll, using the Nine Yang Energy to continuously restore the depleted strength of his soul.
Although his soul strength had not fully recovered, he had managed to restore a third of it.
After recovering his strength, Ye Luo once again activated his Clairvoyant Eye and started his search within Heng Mountain.
At the same time, Ye Luoâs Clairvoyant Eye discovered a group of people from Hidden Sect forces in Heng Mountain, and their conversation caught his attention.
The strength of these Hidden Sect members was not very formidable; the strongest were merely several experts at the fourth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, followed by a number of masters in the Hua Yuan Realm.
"Liao Brother, weâve looked for so long and still havenât found any trace of the Lingxu Grass. Besides, there are more and more powerful figures turning up in Heng Mountain. Should we continue the search?"
A middle-aged swordsman spoke, looking at a man of about forty, dressed in a black robe with a cold and sinister face next to him.
This man in the black robe was none other than Liao Mingkui, the third disciple of the Sect Master of the Qingyun Sect. These people were from the Qingyun Sect.
"Since weâre here, how can we, the Qingyun Sect, just leave like this? It would be a disgrace to the reputation of our sect if word got out. We must continue the search, no matter what. If weâre lucky enough to find the Lingxu Grass, it will be a great achievement!" Liao Mingkui said with a cold expression, his gloomy eyes gleaming with shrewdness.
"Liao Brother is right," the middle-aged man nodded.
"Alright, everyone has been looking for so long and must be tired. Letâs send a few people to hunt some game, get something to eat, and then continue the search."
Liao Mingkui sat on a large rock and spoke while the rest of the group sat down to rest. A few Qingyun Sect disciples with Saint Realm strength left to look for game in other areas.
"Theyâre actually from the Qingyun Sect?"
All of this was overheard by Ye Luo through his Clairvoyant Eye, and he realized they were from the Qingyun Sect.
Lin Xiaoyanâs father, Lin Tianhai, had gone to the Qingyun Sect and there had been no news of him up to this point, causing Lin Xiaoyan to worry greatly about her father. Ye Luo hadnât expected to encounter people from the Qingyun Sect here.
Watching the Qingyun Sect disciples leave to hunt for game, Ye Luo quietly followed them.
Seizing the opportunity, Ye Luo stealthily approached one of the Qingyun Sect disciples.
"Who are you?"
The Qingyun Sect disciple looked at Ye Luo with a wary expression in his eyes.
Soul-Capturing Eyes!
Ye Luo directly used his Soul-Capturing Eyes to take control of the other party, then pressed a hand on the discipleâs head and performed the Soul Searching Technique, extracting all the information from the other partyâs brain.
After extracting the discipleâs memories, Ye Luo frowned, learning about Lin Tianhaiâs current situation.
Lin Tianhai was now locked in the dungeons of the Qingyun Sect, in a very bad state. If it werenât for his mentor, the Sect Master of Qingyun Sect, who still remembered their mentor-disciple relationship, Lin Tianhai might have been dead by now. Even so, Lin Tianhai had suffered a great deal.
Knowing this information, Ye Luoâs brow was tightly knotted as he pondered in his mind.
Before he was unaware, but now that he knew of Lin Tianhaiâs plight, he naturally couldnât allow Lin Tianhai to continue being imprisoned in the Qingyun Sectâs dungeon.
Although Lin Tianhai was not in immediate danger now, there was no telling when the Qingyun Sect might decide to act against him, so it would be better to rescue him as soon as possible.
However, with Ye Luoâs current strength, he absolutely couldnât rescue Lin Tianhai on his own; this was something he had to figure out after returning.
After destroying the corpse of the Qingyun Sect disciple with Ice Flame, Ye Luo disappeared from the area.
Hours passed, and Ye Luo moved through the Heng Mountain range, his Clairvoyant Eye constantly searching for traces of Lingxu Grass but still to no avail.
Meanwhile, within the mountains of Heng, Martial Artists who couldnât find the Lingxu Grass left one after another, while even more poured in, hoping to find the herb and become warriors of the Controlling Qi Realm.
"Ye Luo!"
Just as Ye Luo was searching aimlessly, a stern shout suddenly rang out.
Ye Luoâs gaze swept over and saw a middle-aged man dressed in black, with a stern face and a full beard, radiating an imposing aura. It was Hua Tianba, the protector of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion he had encountered before.
Back in Capital City, he had injured Hua Tianbaâs son, Hua Tianming. When the latter came for revenge, they ran into Huo Ji from the Five Elements Sect, and Hua Tianba ended up leaving in a huff. Ye Luo hadnât expected to run into him here.
Three Elders of the Hua Yuan Realm, all at the ninth tier, appeared alongside Hua Tianba.
With an icy expression, Hua Tianba stared at Ye Luo, emitting a cold aura.
"Kid, the world is indeed small for enemies. I didnât expect you to dare come here, wanting to get the Lingxu Grass, huh? You must be dreaming," Hua Tianba scornfully sneered at Ye Luo.
"What does my dreaming have to do with you?" Ye Luo retorted with a smirk.
"You were lucky last time. This time, I want to see who will save you. The grudge for injuring my son, Iâm returning it all to you today!" Hua Tianba said coldly, as he released the aura of a Hua Yuan Realm Second Stage strength. Back then, he was only at the first stage of the Hua Yuan Realm, while Ye Luo hadnât yet stepped into the Saint Realm. Now, Ye Luo was at the Seventh Stage of the Saint Realm, with fighting power that could sweep across the Hua Yuan Realm.
The disparity between them was clear, but Hua Tianba was unaware of this; he still thought Ye Luo was as strong as before, otherwise, he wouldnât have dared to act against Ye Luo.
Hua Tianbaâs momentum sank, and True Yuan strength surged within him, ready to make a move.
"Stop!"
Ye Luo was all set to give this guy a good face-slapping, but before Hua Tianba could act, another authoritative voice rang out.
Then, a group of people appeared, led by Xie Yuquan, the Sect Leader of the Jiu Hua Sect, followed by a host of Jiu Hua Sect experts, each displaying the strength of the Spirit Sea Realm, with an imposing presence.
Immediately, Hua Tianba and the three Heavenly Sword Pavilion Hua Yuan Realm ninth tier Elders looked fearful.
"Sect Leader Xie!"
Looking at Xie Yuquan, Ye Luo greeted with a slight fist salute.
"Brother Ye, we meet again."
Xie Yuquan smiled as he looked at Ye Luo.
"How are Jing Wu and Die Wu doing?" Ye Luo asked.
"Jing Wu has been in breakthrough seclusion within the Jiu Hua Sect recently, and Die Wu has been with him," Xie Yuquan said calmly.