CHAPTER 1166: CHAPTER 1162: THE COMPANIONS’ WHEREABOUTS?

"Cough... cough..."

After setting his broken ribs in place, the pressure on Ye Tian’s lungs was relieved, and he felt significantly better. Although he was still coughing up blood, he knew that in time, once his breathing became smooth, he wouldn’t be spitting blood anymore.

Only then could Ye Tian focus on unblocking his meridians!

With the aid of silver needles to pierce specific points, Ye Tian could effectively clear the meridians within his body.

For a martial artist, the smooth flow of meridians is crucial, far more important than the internal organs or bones.

As long as the meridians are unobstructed, a martial artist can use inner strength freely, and in battle, their power would increase manifold. Conversely, if a martial artist’s meridians are blocked, and they cannot use inner strength, then no matter how intact their bones and organs are, they are merely weak.

Ye Tian carefully used his remaining strength to break through the blocked acupuncture points, a process that was extremely difficult for him at the moment. Ye Tian exerted great effort before finally clearing all the acupuncture points around his body, feeling an unparalleled relief.

"Phew—"

Ye Tian exhaled deeply, but what he had cleared was only the meridians and acupuncture points in his body. As for his right arm, whose meridians had shattered, he was still helpless.

A skillful wife cannot cook without rice; if the meridians were merely injured, Ye Tian would naturally find a way to clear them. But if the meridians were broken, then even with miraculous medical skills, it would be futile.

"Looks like this right hand can’t be used for now!"

Ye Tian sighed. The fierce battle with Elder Nan Feng, given the opponent’s strength, made his escape with life incredibly difficult. Though his right hand was wasted, his strength was preserved, which was something he was grateful for.

Therefore, Ye Tian slowly removed the silver needles from his body, one by one, carefully storing them, as he temporarily didn’t need to use the needles to stimulate his acupuncture points...

Now, apart from the irreparable right arm, Ye Tian’s power had recovered fifty percent. However, the subsequent recovery would be very lengthy, and conservatively estimated, it would take over a week for his injuries to fully heal... Of course, this did not include the right arm...

During this week, Ye Tian must meditate daily to heal his internal injuries. It’s a long process where haste makes waste!

At this moment, Ye Tian was most worried about the whereabouts of his wife Yun Xinyan, as well as his brothers in Night King Hall, Tianmen, and the Ye Clan.

Once again, Yun Xinyan had been captured by the martial artists of the Black Hole Clan. Ye Tian was currently in no position to rescue her, so he could only stay put for the time being. Fortunately, since Yun Xinyan had not yet given birth, she was temporarily safe; after all, the baby in her womb was crucial to the Black Hole Clan.

Since he couldn’t rescue Yun Xinyan for the moment, Ye Tian wanted to know the situation of his brothers...

Though he had instructed everyone to escape before battling Elder Nan Feng, the fact that Yun Xinyan was captured indicated they must have had a fierce battle with the woman called Dong Mei, and naturally, Dong Mei had emerged victorious in the fight.

If Dong Mei had won, then what about the casualties among the brothers?

Concerned about his brothers’ condition, Ye Tian risked it and dialed his phone...

Being in the southern city, which was the territory of the Black Hole Clan, signals were controlled everywhere. Hence, Ye Tian had turned off his phone when he started healing.

If he weren’t concerned about his brothers, Ye Tian wouldn’t have made the call recklessly...

"Beep beep beep beep beep beep beeeeeep~~~~~~~~"

Ye Tian dialed Ye Xuong’s phone, but unfortunately, although it connected, no one answered.

"Could something have happened to Ye Xuong?"

Ye Tian was startled, but he dared not keep calling. He hung up and turned off his phone again!

"Looks like I need to go back and check it out!"

Ye Tian sighed and left the empty house where he had been healing.

He went to a small convenience store and bought some water and bread. Humans need food to survive. His battle with Elder Nan Feng and subsequent healing had almost depleted Ye Tian’s physical strength, so he devoured the water and bread in one go, leaving the store owner staring at him in astonishment.

After replenishing his energy, Ye Tian used Qinggong to leave the southern city...

Even though his right arm couldn’t move, slightly affecting his balance, it didn’t impact the Qinggong master Ye Tian at all. Ye Tian effortlessly left the old city of the southern city and headed straight for the Xiangshan Villa Area.

Unfortunately, in the Xiangshan Villa Area, Ye Tian didn’t find any of his allies. Instead, the entire Xiangshan Villa Area had been set ablaze!

Ye Tian could guess that Elder Nan Feng must have been very displeased after his escape, hence setting the entire Xiangshan Villa Area on fire!

The houses were destroyed, rubble was everywhere, even a mountain was burned bare, which indeed seemed a bit lamentable...

"This was bought by our Night King Hall with money, all burned down. Black Hole Clan, I will definitely make you compensate for my losses!"

Ye Tian chuckled bitterly and muttered to himself.

Luckily, he had been wise enough to rush straight to the southern city to heal, otherwise, he would have been found sooner or later by the furious Elder Nan Feng!

But now, with the Xiangshan Villa Area already destroyed, the people of the Black Hole Clan would definitely continue monitoring here, making it unsuitable to stay for long. Although Ye Tian felt regretful, he still used his Qinggong and headed straight north.

Ye Tian’s Qinggong speed was as fast as a car on a highway, but to avoid drawing attention, he dared not travel at full speed. He kept his figure low and slowed down, maneuvering through the lofty mountains and ridges, using the dense trees to conceal himself.

Soon enough, Ye Tian exited Xiangshan’s territory and entered another mountain range, and in the forest, he made some discoveries!

On the trunk of a large tree, Ye Tian found some scratch marks.

There were four marks from left to right, with the outer two being longer and the middle two shorter. These marks seemed as if made by a beast’s claw, but Ye Tian could discern the meaning behind them.

This was a mark of the Night King Hall!

The mark of the Night King Hall is a bat, but sometimes using a bat symbol to convey messages is too risky, so a simplified mark like this was used.

These marks were precisely the way the companions from the Night King Hall signaled their location to him, bringing a smile to Ye Tian’s face. He immediately began searching for other marks.

Soon, Ye Tian found another Night King Hall mark on the trunk of another tree.

These marks were carefully carved on the trunks of large trees, found only every dozen or so trees. One must search carefully; otherwise, they were impossible to find. It seemed the companions had already tried every possible way to evade the pursuit of the martial artists from the Black Hole Clan.

After a full four hours, Ye Tian finally found the nearest Night King Hall mark!

The scratches were freshly carved into the tree, which meant the companions were not far from where he was. Ye Tian felt a surge of excitement and, without regard to his yet unrecovered injuries, immediately used his vision power, extending his sight to the maximum.

Finally, he spotted the tracks of his companions!

Meanwhile, within the southern city, two rulers of the Black Hole Clan, Elder Nan Feng and Elder Xi Feng, were sitting in a meeting room.

At this tense moment for the Black Hole Clan, Elder Nan Feng and Elder Xi Feng decided against using video calls, opting for face-to-face conversations instead to reduce the risk of being overheard and to improve efficiency.

The most dignified of the four elders of the Black Hole Clan, Elder Dong Feng, had business in Europe and couldn’t return to the southern city temporarily, leaving all major and minor affairs to the other two elders.

At this moment, the most urgent task for Elder Nan Feng and Elder Xi Feng was to carry out Elder Dong Feng’s directives before his departure...

Regarding this, Elder Xi Feng couldn’t help but mock Elder Nan Feng, saying, "Elder Nan Feng, your strength surpasses mine and Elder Bei Feng’s; why is your task execution inferior? Elder Dong Feng once instructed to kill Ye Tian and bring the woman back!

And now? Although the woman was brought back, where is Ye Tian? Didn’t he escape right under your nose? You even used the strongest Power of Death, yet failed to kill him. Isn’t that an insult to the ’Power of Death’?"

Elder Xi Feng disregarded the camaraderie of colleagues, directly ridiculing, making Elder Nan Feng’s face look quite grim!

Elder Nan Feng angrily retorted, "Elder Xi Feng, aren’t you the same? Elder Dong Feng left instructions for you to quickly harness the power of the Spirit Vein Stone from Jiang City to drive the Black Hole Clan’s grand plan! But what about you? Haven’t you also failed to complete your task? Have you found that woman Tian Qi yet?"

"She is just a traitor, bound to be found sooner or later. Now, although the power of the Spirit Vein Stone has begun to be harnessed, it’s not yet sufficient to implement our plan. Before the plan commences, my personal guards and I will surely bring back the traitor Tian Qi!"

Elder Xi Feng, quite dissatisfied with Elder Nan Feng’s response, furiously replied.

Elder Nan Feng sneered, "Thanks to my personal guards, Tian San and Tian Shi were brought back without any bloodshed. Now, they are both under house arrest, and once our plan is activated, they will become critical energy sources! The Thirteen Guards exist for this purpose!"