CHAPTER 1167: CHAPTER 1163: ELDER XI FENG TAKES ACTION!

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Elder Nan Feng boasts excessively about his contributions while suppressing others harshly. This finally made Elder Xi Feng unable to hold back, and he began to speak of the latest intelligence he had obtained!

"Elder Nan Feng, despite your age, you let an injured enemy recover within the borders of the southern city. Isn’t this too ironic? In comparison, even burning Xiangshan might not dispel the hatred in your heart, would it?"

"What? What did you say!?"

Elder Nan Feng was taken aback and hurriedly asked.

Elder Xi Feng gave a cold smile and continued: "According to the reports from my spies, just recently, someone left the old city area of the southern city and headed straight north. From the figure, it’s highly likely that this person is Ye Tian! Elder Nan Feng, despite searching everywhere outside the southern city, did you not realize that the person is right under your nose?"

"Bastard!!"

The words of Elder Xi Feng made Elder Nan Feng furious, and he clenched his fists tightly.

In his battle with Ye Tian, although Elder Nan Feng almost killed Ye Tian, Ye Tian used a method at the last moment to escape, which left Elder Nan Feng utterly humiliated.

Thus, Elder Nan Feng, in his rage, burned down the entire Xiangshan Villa Area and searched everywhere for Ye Tian’s whereabouts...

Ye Tian was heavily injured, and he must find a suitable place to recover, so he couldn’t go far. Hence, Elder Nan Feng believed he could find Ye Tian within a short period.

Yet, after searching for a day and a night, he found no trace...

Despite being an elder of the Black Hole Clan, Elder Nan Feng could not match his personal guard Dong Mei in one aspect. Dong Mei could use the Power of Death within Ye Tian to track him, but this required a high degree of precision in power, only achievable by meticulous females like Dong Mei. As for Elder Nan Feng, his approach was too rough and open, making it impossible for him.

Due to his pride, Elder Nan Feng did not summon the heavily injured Dong Mei to help him search, thus missing the best chance to find Ye Tian. Now, upon hearing that Ye Tian was recovering in the southern city, he was naturally quite unhappy!

"Elder Xi Feng, I don’t know if what you said is true or false. However, since that guy has already left the southern city, then with his injuries not fully recovered, he can’t go too far! I will definitely execute him on the spot and eradicate him for the Black Hole Clan!"

Elder Nan Feng said firmly; at this point, she immediately summoned her personal guard Dong Mei. Now, face didn’t matter, as long as she could find and kill Ye Tian, it would be a great achievement!

Although Dong Mei was seriously injured, as part of his personal guard, she ought to contribute to the Black Hole Clan!

After watching Elder Nan Feng and the personal guard Dong Mei leave, Elder Xi Feng was also full of worry. He immediately summoned his own personal guard...

"Find the whereabouts of the traitor Tian Qi and bring her back to the southern city!"

Elder Xi Feng ordered coldly, and his personal guard immediately took action.

Meanwhile, Ye Tian had already found the location of his companions and joined forces with the Night King Hall, Tianmen, and the martial artists of the Ye family.

This was a narrow valley deep in the mountains, with dense trees where sunlight couldn’t reach—a perfect hiding place indeed.

The martial artists were elated to see Ye Tian!

"Boss, you’re finally back. If you hadn’t returned, we wouldn’t have known what to do!"

"That’s right! Ye Tian, you’re our backbone. We’ve been worried sick about your battle with the elder of the Black Hole Clan, not knowing if you were alive or dead. Only seeing you safe allows us to finally feel relieved."

"Kid, you really are impressive to escape from a master like Elder Nan Feng!"

"Ye Tian, during the time you were gone, we really didn’t know the path to take. Now that you’re back, just give us orders!"

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The martial artists surrounded Ye Tian, and the keen-eyed ones immediately noticed something odd about Ye Tian’s right hand.

"Boss, what’s wrong with your right hand?"

"Yeah, why isn’t it moving?"

"Is it injured?"

...

With concern, the martial artists asked, and in front of his comrades, Ye Tian didn’t hide it, frankly explaining his injury.

"The meridian in my right hand is broken; I can’t use it for now. In the battle with Elder Nan Feng, I also suffered some injuries and have currently recovered fifty percent."

Although Ye Tian spoke lightly, all the martial artists present were well aware that in fact, Ye Tian’s injuries were quite severe!

In the past, when Ye Tian spoke, he was full of energy, and his words carried an implied strong vigor. But now, when Ye Tian spoke, he seemed somewhat weak, likely due to a severe internal injury.

As for Ye Tian’s right arm, it wasn’t just "temporarily" unusable. After the meridians were severed, although he could use chopsticks and wash his face, he couldn’t exert strength, equivalent to being unable to fight with his right hand.

For a martial artist like Ye Tian, having his right hand’s meridians shattered meant his martial skills were practically crippled!

Ye Tian’s injuries made the martial artists present even more anxious. Even their strongest fighter, Ye Tian, had become like this, so how could they have any chance of winning against the Black Hole Clan?

Seeing his brothers’ worried expressions, Ye Tian forced a smile. His smile, at least temporarily, reassured the martial artists about his injuries, and their mood lifted a bit.

Ye Tian sat down, looked around, and asked, "Where are Ye Xuong and Qiqi? Where did they go?"

"Well..."

Daichong looked troubled. Some things, he really didn’t know how to say.

Just from Daichong’s expression, Ye Tian could tell things weren’t good. But this was expected. After all, his wife Yun Xinyan had fallen into the hands of the Black Hole Clan. He had once entrusted Ye Xuong to take care of Yun Xinyan, and he must have fought a battle with the enemy and lost.

As for Tian Qi, who was like a sister to Yun Xinyan, she naturally wouldn’t sit by and watch Yun Xinyan be taken. She naturally would have given it her all...

"Ye Tian, we are sorry!"

Daichong expressed his heartfelt apology, but Ye Tian waved his hand and said, "With the formidable enemy before us, along with how powerful they are, what’s there to apologize for? In the face of such a strong enemy, it’s already very good that our brothers could save their own lives. My wife being taken by the Black Hole Clan once again is her fate, and no one can stop it."

Even so, Ye Tian still felt a pang of heartache.

In the past, when he couldn’t find the whereabouts of Yun Xinyan, he searched the world over, but even then, he wasn’t as desperate as he is now!

Now, he clearly knows Yun Xinyan is in the hands of the Black Hole Clan, but he can’t find a way to rescue her because the disparity in strength between him and the Black Hole Clan elders is just too obvious...

The difference in strength made Ye Tian lose sight of any hope of saving her!

"However, now that I know where the enemy is, I will definitely rescue her!"

Ye Tian declared heavily, although not very confidently, his gaze was unusually firm, inspiring the martial artists around him.

"Don’t worry, boss, we will definitely defeat those martial artists of the Black Hole Clan and avenge today’s shame!"

"Those guys really underestimated us! Not avenging this isn’t an option for gentlemen! This isn’t just for the people of the southern city or anything else, it’s for the face of our Tianmen, we must destroy the Black Hole Clan!"

"As we continue to train, we will definitely become stronger one day! By then, if we work together, how could we possibly not defeat the martial artists of the Black Hole Clan?"

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The martial artists said proudly, and Ye Tian noticed their determination.

Even though this mountain valley was inhospitable, those not injured or lightly injured had already begun to train diligently. Only those severely injured were sitting cross-legged, healing.

Ye Tian gave a bitter smile and said to Daichong, "Daichong, about your battle with the Black Hole Clan’s martial artists, how did it turn out? Can you tell me? How did you end up here?"

"Alright!"

Daichong nodded. Though it was a great humiliation for hundreds of martial artists to lose to a woman like Dong Mei, and for Tian San and Tian Shi to trade their lives to avoid being killed on the spot, there was nothing that couldn’t be discussed with others. Since it already happened, Daichong was not afraid to mention it to Ye Tian.

Because if he couldn’t even get past this, how could he talk about making further progress??

So Daichong recounted to Ye Tian how the martial artists left the Xiangshan Villa Area, only to encounter Dong Mei, a personal guard of Elder Nan Feng.

However, Daichong couldn’t recount how Ye Xuong and Tian Qi escaped with Yun Xinyan, or how Dong Mei pursued the three of them, because neither Daichong nor the other martial artists knew whether Dong Mei caught up with them or if there was a confrontation. After all, they were too far away...

Later, to avoid pursuit by the Black Hole Clan’s experts, Daichong, the sect leader of Tianmen, led the martial artists to hide in this mountain valley to protect the living forces of the Martial Artist Alliance.

After listening to Daichong’s account, Ye Tian couldn’t help but sigh, "Daichong, it’s not your fault. What you did was right. Given how many brothers are injured, rashly engaging the Black Hole Clan would lead to certain defeat. It’s better to hide temporarily and advance by retreating.

However, my wife Yun Xinyan, has already been taken by the Black Hole Clan, which means Ye Xuong and Qiqi must have been caught and have already fought a battle with that woman, but I don’t know what happened to the two of them."

Daichong was taken aback and quickly said, "But we have searched everywhere for Ye Xuong and Qiqi’s traces, combing the mountains and wilds, but found nothing. I thought they had escaped with your wife. If they really fought that woman, even if they met with misfortune, there should be bodies, right?"