For the next three days, Ye Xingchen continuously bathed An Yuan in medicine.
An Yuan was indeed worthy of being called the Darkness Body. Although he had not awakened, his cultivation had been rising continuously and he had entered the fifth stage of the Houtian realm.
Ye Xingchen exchanged for a cultivation technique called the Code of Darkness. It was an upper-grade Truth Level cultivation technique and passed it on to An Yuan.
An Yuan was very serious in his cultivation. Other than the necessary rest, he spent the rest of his time cultivating.
Three days passed in a flash. The people in the village went into the mountains again and finally gathered two hundred catties of iron ores.
"You guys are tactful. I will let you off this time. We will come again in a month and prepare one thousand and five hundred catties of iron ores," the burly man said.
"Sir …"
The burly man swept his spear on the ground and a crack appeared. He said coldly, "I don't want to hear the sound of rejection. Otherwise, I don't mind killing a few people for fun."
Although the people in the village were furious, they did not dare to refute as they were too weak.
Yesterday, they heard that in a mountain village about ten miles away from here, the entire village was killed by them because of the villagers' resistance.
The burly man rode the Green Scale Horse and left with the bandit team.
Ye Xingchen had already refined the True Power in Lin Rou's body. Her cultivation had recovered to the Lesser Celestial Realm. He explained the situation to her and secretly left the village to follow the group of bandits.
The southern part of the Great Cosmological Abyss was filled with mountains, hills, waterfalls, and swamps.
The group of bandits rode fierce beasts and quickly ran through the area. They came to a few small villages and each village trembled as they handed over the iron ores. After getting them, they swaggered off.
At night, they finally returned to their residence, a stronghold built by the cliff.
Inside the stronghold, the bandit boss sat on a high place, drinking and chatting with his subordinates.
"Boss, what do you think Young Master wants us to collect these iron ores for? They are just ordinary iron ores!" the burly man asked.
The boss looked at him coldly and said, "Fourth Brother, just do your job well. Some things are not for you to know. Keep your questions to yourself."
"Yes," the burly man said.
"Come, come, come, let's drink!" Everyone clinked their cups and shouted.
"Old Ten, go and pull out a few of the women we locked up. Let's have some fun," Old Five ordered.
"Who's there?" The boss's cultivation was the highest. He sensed a powerful aura as he looked towards the outside of the stronghold.
A young man dressed in blue walked over gracefully. It was none other than Ye Xingchen.
He followed the bandits here and entered the stronghold. He didn't hide himself and directly killed his way in.
"The people who will kill you," Ye Xingchen said coldly.
"Hehe, boy, you are very arrogant!" The Fourth Brother held a long spear in his hand and attacked Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen gently blew, and the burly man was instantly pierced by countless Qi blades. His body was riddled with holes, and he fell to the ground soundlessly.
"Expert, everyone be careful." The bandits who were looking at Ye Xingchen with mockery were now terrified.
The Fourth Brother's cultivation wasn't weak, but he was killed by a gentle blow. They had never seen such a powerful cultivation before.
"Who are you?
Don't you know who we are working for? "The boss questioned.
"I don't care who you are working for. You killed innocent villagers, so you deserve to die." Ye Xingchen was filled with killing intent.
He hated these bandits the most. They only knew how to bully the weak, and they would bow and scrape in front of the strong.
"Go!" The boss shouted.
A light flashed between Ye Xingchen's eyebrows, and an imprint was attached to the boss's body.
The other eight bandits held their weapons and rushed towards Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen strolled leisurely in the stronghold. With a point of his finger, a bandit would fall. In a few breaths' time, he had killed eight bandits.
When the eight bandits rushed over, the boss was already prepared to escape.
After Ye Xingchen killed the eight bandits, he followed the spiritual imprint that he left on the boss's body and chased after him.
The boss rode on the Green Scale Horse, galloping on the uneven hills, and escaped into the distance.
Ye Xingchen leisurely followed behind the boss, and entered a brightly lit city.
The name of the city was Scarlet Mang City!
Ye Xingchen had long suspected that the bandits were supported by the people of Scarlet Mang City. In this area of hundreds of miles, only the Scarlet Mang City Lord had such strength.
However, he was very curious. Scarlet Mang City's main ore was iron, so they could just send people to dig for it. Why would they let the villagers search for it?
The boss ran all the way into the Lord's Mansion. The guards recognized him, so they didn't stop him.
"Lord, something bad has happened." The boss knelt in front of the Scarlet Mang City Lord, and described what had happened.
"How dare you, to actually ruin my plan." The Scarlet Mang City Lord was furious, and said, "Men, go and find out where that person is now."
"There's no need to find out. I've come here myself." Ye Xingchen swaggered into the Lord's Mansion.
"Who are you?" The Scarlet Mang City Lord's eyes narrowed. He sensed that Ye Xingchen had the cultivation of the fifth level of the Transcendence Realm.
"Scarlet Mang City Lord, as a Lord of a region, not only do you not protect the villagers, but you also raise bandits to force the villagers to search for iron for you." Ye Xingchen said coldly.
The Scarlet Mang City Lord said, "The villagers are just a group of ants. Letting them search for iron is already this city lord's respect for them. They should know how to be grateful.
"Moreover, you don't need to worry about how to govern the villagers in my region."
He sensed that Ye Xingchen's aura was very strong, so he wasn't in a hurry to make a move.
"I'm very curious. Those iron ores are just normal Spirit Iron. Even if you sell them to others, you won't be able to sell them for many Spirit Crystals. So, why do you let people excavate them?" Ye Xingchen asked his question.
"Hmph, why do you have to ask about the Scarlet Mang City's internal affairs?" The Scarlet Mang City Lord said.
"If you don't want to talk, then I'll beat you until you talk."
Ye Xingchen didn't waste any time. He stepped forward, and True Qi exploded from his body. It was like a huge wind blew in the courtyard. The guards that rushed in couldn't even stand and were blown away.
"Young people are really daring." The Scarlet Mang City Lord sneered. Although he was wary of Ye Xingchen, he wasn't afraid.
He waved his robe, and a scarlet flame rushed out, turning into a Fire Python that bit towards Ye Xingchen.
Ye Xingchen's finger lightly tapped on the huge head of the Fire Python. His True Qi shattered the Fire Python.
"You have some ability. No wonder you came alone," the Scarlet Mang City Lord said in astonishment.
"Courtesy demands reciprocity. Take one of my moves as well." Ye Xingchen formed a sword art with his hand.
The sword will burst forth and transformed into the small world of Supreme Emperor Heaven, slashing forward.
"Puchi!"
Before the Scarlet Mang City Lord could react, his shoulder was pierced by the sword will, and he was nailed to the wall.
"You can speak now, right?" Ye Xingchen said as he stood with his hands behind his back.
"Brat, you're still too young." The Scarlet Mang City Lord sneered and activated the great formation in the manor.
The great formation enveloped the courtyard and formed a layer of transparent air barrier.
"So this is your trump card?" Ye Xingchen said fearlessly.
"Wrong, his trump card is me." A voice came from outside.