Realms In The Firmament

”Naturally.” Ye Shangxin said, ”Men of Ye Clan, come here. Stand in line. Count off!”

”One, Ye Le… Three, Ye Shuijia… Four, Ye Yuan…”

The other nine men of Ye Clan weren’t neglectful. They started to do as Ye Shangxin said.

”Do as we practiced earlier. Eight sides in a circle. Two in the middle. One group goes to the left. One man focuses on leaving signs and smells. Two hours later, no matter how many materials you have, you should all retreat and get together here. Do not violate my order.”

”Yes!”

Ye Clan people moved to the left, rolling the fog away.

”Brother Ye, we share the same name after all. Why don’t you join us?” Ye Shangxin asked, in the dense fog.

”Thanks. But I guess I would rather do it myself. I am used to be alone. I don’t like to do things with a bunch of people. After all, it may effect your circle. It may be bad for you, and it certainly won’t satisfy me,” Ye Xiao said.

Ye Shangxin took a breath of relief and said, ”Take care.”

Then he left.

To be honest, deep in his heart, he didn’t want Ye Xiao to say yes. The Ye Clan team had practiced the searching position array so many times. If Ye Xiao and Han Bingxue joined them, it would cause negative effects.

Besides, this place didn’t provide a good view. Things would only go much worse.

Ye Xiao and Han Bingxue chose not to join them. It was the best for the Ye Clan team.

Since Ye Clan headed left, Li Clan surely went right. Li Chongshan invited Ye Xiao to join them too, but Ye Xiao turned it down as well.

”Go on. Two hours later, come back here.”

Then they spread out.

”What should we do, Boss? The fog is tricky. No matter how I try to focus with my eyes, even if I fill spiritual energy into my eyes, I can’t see clearly. I don’t think you can see any better, do you?” Han Bingxue asked, standing in the dense fog.

”We are moving ahead,” Ye Xiao answered.

The fog was more than just tricky. Ye Xiao had used Yin Yang Eyes, which was known as a method that allowed him to see through everything in the world. However, it didn’t work in the fog. Ye Xiao was in a low level, but he could even see through the red and white clouds earlier. Yet it became totally useless in this place! This was too weird!

Yin Yang Eyes was a super martial art thatoriginated from East-rising Purple Qi. He never failed when using it. It stunned Ye Xiao when it failed here. However, after being disappointed, he became hopeful again. When he operated the East-rising Purple Qi, it sensed something. Even though Yin Yang Eyes didn’t work, East-rising Purple Qi did. He sensed something ahead of them that kept attracting him.

”Boss, don’t you want to search for medicines?” Han Bingxue was confused about what Ye Xiao was doing.

”Why should I? What medicines here can be valuable enough for me to bother?” Ye Xiao talked back through mind connection, ”Do you really think I am muddle-headed? If I want to get medical materials, do you think I have to come to this place?”

”Urh…” Han Bingxue sniffed. He smelled the attractive scent of medicines, but he shook his head and sighed.

[He came here where there are all kinds of medicines, yet he isn’t here for the medicines…]

[So many medicines… This is touching… I want to get some so badly!]

Don’t doubt it. Han Bingxue was indeed a level nine Dao Origin Stage cultivator, one of the most powerful cultivators in the realm, however, he didn’t belong to any sect. He was poor. Even though he couldn’t see the medicines, he could smell it. He knew that the medicines must be aged and valuable. If he could, he would definitely collect a big amount of them. However, being suppressed by Ye Xiao, he had to quit the idea!

Erhuo quietly got out from inside Ye Xiao’s clothes. It slowly walked ahead, waving its tails in an elegant way.

The fog covered it.

If Han Bingxue could see through the fog, he would definitely find Erhuo stretching in the front, waving its tail. It was looking around with its two round and bright eyes, with disdain in the eyes, like a king inspecting its kingdom.

- Shoot, shoot, shoot… -

Wherever it went over, countless small animals fled away from the bush, the trees, the flowers, and other plants, as if they saw an ancient giant beast.

Ye Xiao didn’t hesitate. He followed the heels of Erhuo, walking carefully.

He wouldn’t want to step on Erhuo and accidentally kill this little cat who was never growing up…

Han Bingxue was like a dumbhead goose following Ye Xiao. He was quite good at cultivation after all. Even though he didn’t see anything, he could hear the wind and tell their position. He stayed with Ye Xiao easily, but he didn’t know what they were going to do. He just shouted from time to time, ”Oh! I stepped on something… Let me see… Holy heavens… I stepped on a ginseng every two steps… That is a huge ginseng… must be aged enough…”

”Oh… Wait… This is… Let me touch it… Holy shxt… An Ink Jade Ganoderma… It is a hundred years old…”

”Wait… I got something again… That’s smooth and soft… What is it? Let me touch it… What the hell… Let me smell it… Holy heavens! Who the fxck sick took a poo in this place… Holy hell that is gross…”

”Oh… What is this again? Forget it… I won’t touch it…”

Ye Xiao kept walking ahead and sighing.

[Who would believe that this gossip and rude talky-body… is actually the man who was known as a handsome, elegant, and charming gentleman, the Frost Sword, Han Bingxue?]

[Who could guess it right for the first sight, I am willing to bet with my ’thing’…]

[Which part of him is elegant? He is totally not even close.]

[This is so…]

After walking straight forward for a long time, they were still in a white dense fog. They had lost their direction. Erhuo took a turn at the same spot and then raised its ears.

”Meow, meow, meow, oh, oh…”

Its voice was clear and strong. It shouted three times and then stopped to comb itself with one of its paws. It seemed it was waiting for a response.

After a while, a tiger roar echoed from afar.

”Howl, oh…”

After a while, somewhere far from them, a huge animal jumped down to the ground and then ran over to them fast.

”Holy hell!” Han Bingxue drew out his long sword which he had just put back to the scabbard. ”There is a big guy coming. Only one. I can handle it. Boss, be careful. I need to fight with all effort. I don’t think I can protect you at the same time…”

Erhuo turned its head and stared at Han Bingxue, as if it was looking at a piece of sh*t.

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