Chapter 10

Ye Han remained silent, not uttering a word.

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Pushing the teacher to her residence, Ye Han packed some items needed for the journey, let her rest temporarily, and then returned to his own place.

Entering the room, Ye Han changed out of the tattered, bloodstained clothes from the Cold Abyss Mine and opened a package.

Inside the package was the entirety of his earnings from the Cold Abyss Mine:

Seventy-three prominent second-stage beast cores.

Sitting cross-legged in the center of the room, Ye Han picked up a beast core and suddenly activated the Nine Heavens Dragon Control Technique.

A surge of primordial energy immediately enveloped the beast core. In a moment, the core was empty, becoming as transparent as ice, with the stored primordial energy completely gone.

The second, third, and so on...

Ye Han's refinement speed was astonishing, thanks to the power of the Nine Heavens Dragon Control Technique.

In just about an hour, he had refined all seventy-three beast cores, and the stored primordial energy had surged into his limbs and body.

Subtly, his face began to turn red, a sign of surging qi and blood, which was difficult to suppress.

Fortunately, after reaching the Ninth Level of Primordial Gathering, his control over his state had improved, and his meridians, bones, and flesh were stronger than before, allowing him to forcibly suppress the surging qi and blood and primordial energy within his body.

After doing all this and slightly recovering, Ye Han left and returned to the pavilion where his teacher was staying.

When he went to pick up the teacher, he saw Li Kai waiting nearby with a group of high-ranking officials from the Sun Yang Academy, apparently having already obtained the Nine Yang Fire Jade. Li Kai now seemed to have suppressed his arrogant demeanor.

Glancing at him, Ye Han entered the pavilion: "Teacher, shall we set off?"

"Sure!"

After resting for nearly two hours, Mo Qingrou's complexion had improved, but she still looked quite haggard.

Ye Han knew very well that losing the Nine Yang Fire Jade had come at a significant cost to his teacher.

Pushing the teacher out of the pavilion, under the complex gazes of many people from the Sun Yang Academy, Ye Han carried his teacher to the prepared carriage and placed the wheelchair inside.

"Let's be on our way!"

Li Kai waved his hand and jumped onto another carriage.

"Dean Su, I have caused trouble for the Sun Yang Academy this time!" Mo Qingrou's voice came from inside the carriage.

"It's fine, take care!" Su Xiaocang said with a bitter smile.

What kind of minor trouble is this?

Facing the people from the Cycle Academy, everyone has to be cautious. At least this matter has been resolved.

The Sun Yang Academy has been spared the wrath of the Cycle Academy's high-ranking figures, which is fortunate. At least in the future, the Sun Yang Academy will still have the opportunity for its disciples to enter the Cycle Academy.

The two carriages quickly left the Sun Yang Academy and headed north, leaving the city of Yan.

Li Kai led the way in the front carriage, while Ye Han drove the carriage carrying his teacher, following closely behind. As they traveled, Ye Han mostly kept a close eye on the front carriage, and as time passed, his gaze grew increasingly cold.

The Ancient Void Domain is not small, and the distance between the Cycle Academy and Yan City is at least tens of thousands of miles. Even with two well-fed Lion Blood Treasure Horses capable of traveling ten thousand miles a day, it would take three to four days to reach the Cycle Academy.

After traveling for several hours, it was already sunset, and the moon was high in the sky.

Li Kai stopped the carriage and called out to Ye Han behind him: "Let's rest here. Rest well and set off again tomorrow. I'm sure your teacher Mo Qingrou is in no condition to travel for long periods."

"Alright!"

Ye Han responded coldly.

He knew very well that Li Kai was not being kind out of concern for him and his teacher.

He was just worried that the teacher's condition might worsen, making it impossible to complete the task.

Although Ye Han did not know the exact situation, he could roughly guess that Senior Sister Yin not only wanted to obtain the Nine Yang Fire Jade from the teacher but also wanted to meet the teacher and have her help refine the jade.

Ye Han was not a fool; he knew some basic cultivation knowledge. The teacher's realm had fallen, and she was now just a Spirit Power Realm warrior.

Although the Spirit Power Realm is a formidable level, with few such experts in Yan City, the Cycle Academy is full of powerful figures. What kind of capable person can't be found there?

Why did Senior Sister Yin need the teacher's help to refine the Nine Yang Fire Jade?

Was it to make the teacher pay another price?

The teacher had already suffered greatly when she handed over the Nine Yang Fire Jade, and Ye Han had not been able to stop it in time. No matter what, he would not let the teacher suffer again or pay any other price.

As night fell, it was the hour of Zi, with a gentle breeze and clear skies, and all was quiet.

Time passed, and the teacher was already asleep in the carriage. Li Kai leaned against a stone on the ground in front, teasing Ye Han for a moment. When he received no response, he gradually fell into a rest.

No one noticed that in the darkness, Ye Han, who had been sitting cross-legged in front of the carriage, suddenly moved, his eyes opening sharply.

A cold, icy light flashed from Ye Han's eyes.

He stepped out silently, like a legendary death-bringer.

Twenty meters, ten meters, five meters!

Just five meters from Li Kai, Ye Han drew his sword from his back.

With a metallic clang, the sound of metal rang out!

The moonlight reflected the cold light of the sword as it passed over Li Kai, who suddenly opened his eyes in his sleep.

At the end of his line of sight, Ye Han and his sword descended with a thunderous force.

"You...!"

Li Kai was shocked and instantly enraged.

Unfortunately, that sword had been prepared for a long time, and when it was unleashed, it was bound to draw blood. There was no hesitation or deviation, and it locked onto Li Kai's heart with perfect precision.

Swoosh...!

Li Kai let out a scream, his body trembling, and he rolled away.

"Damn it!"

Ye Han couldn't help but mutter.

From day to night, he had rehearsed this strike countless times in his mind.

But unexpectedly, there was still a mistake.

The sword had only penetrated half an inch, and Li Kai, by rolling away, had already deflected most of the force, failing to completely destroy his heart.

"Die, die, die, you're looking for death!"

"You little brat, you want to kill me?"

Having narrowly escaped the fatal blow, Li Kai's rage erupted like a pig being slaughtered.

His primordial energy surged, and his divine power began to stir.

Due to the sword qi and primordial energy from Ye Han, Li Kai's upper body clothing was completely torn, revealing a faint golden inner armor with a crack over his heart.

It was because of this inner armor that over 80% of the force of the sword was deflected. Otherwise, Ye Han's strike would have been a sure kill, leaving Li Kai dead.

"Kill!"

Without a second thought, Ye Han stepped forward and struck again.

As he stepped, the primordial energy in his body surged wildly.

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Subtly, the sounds of his tendons, bones, and acupoints resonated.