Chapter 3751: They are all poor

Zhao Qinglian was puzzled, but he dared not show any sign of it, nor did he dare let anyone know that their Zhao Family was pursuing Ye Bufan.

He followed the crowd back to Yuangu City, entered the inn, and immediately took out a communication jade token to contact Zhao Xingkong and others.

However, the dozen or so messages he sent out were like a stone sinking into the sea, with no reply at all.

Zhao Xingfeng was by his side, and he also contacted the dozen or so Immortal King-level subordinates, but the result was the same.

Zhao Qinglian's expression darkened: "What's going on? Did they all encounter some danger? Did something unexpected happen?"

Zhao Xingfeng's face was full of disbelief: "How is this possible? That Ye is just a Great Luo Immortal. Killing him is like crushing an ant. How could there be an accident?"

Zhao Qinglian said, "Have someone check where that Ye is now. Is he also completely out of contact?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Xingfeng agreed and ran out, only to run back shortly after.

The Zhao Family's intelligence System was already very powerful, and since Ye Bufan had returned to the city, finding him was not difficult at all.

"Elder, that boy returned to Yuangu City not long ago and is now drinking with his women at the inn."

Ye Bufan's return to Yuangu City was completely unexpected. Zhao Qinglian frowned, "When did he come back?"

"I had someone check. It was about a quarter of an hour ago, which was the moment you Elders left the city."

Zhao Xingfeng was very meticulous in his work, collecting all the relevant information clearly.

Zhao Qinglian asked again, "How is he? Is he injured, or is there anything special about him?"

"No, he's completely unharmed and very at ease."

Zhao Xingfeng gritted his teeth as he finished speaking. He wished he could kill the other party immediately, but the result was that the Zhao Family's people were gone, while he returned completely intact.

"This boy actually came back, and he's alive and well. How could this be?"

Zhao Qinglian paced around the room, clearly greatly impacted by this news.

He had originally thought that Ye Bufan had fled Yuangu City with the celestial crystals, and even if he hadn't, the people he sent out would not have let him return alive.

Moreover, as far as he knew, it wasn't just the Zhao Family who made a move, but also the Four Directions Sword Sect and the Han Family. With such immense power, how could the other party not die?

Zhao Xingfeng said, "Elder, I think that boy narrowly escaped the pursuit of our three families. Otherwise, even if he survived, it's impossible for him to be completely uninjured."

"That's possible."

Zhao Qinglian thought for a moment and finally came to a conclusion.

"That boy must have used some special means to escape the joint pursuit of the three families and saved his life, and Xingkong and the others just happened to collide with a powerful expert Undergoing Tribulation."

Zhao Xingfeng looked astonished: "Elder, do you mean that Senior Brother and the others died at the hands of that powerful expert?"

"That should be it."

Zhao Qinglian nodded, "This time, to avoid too much commotion, our three families didn't send out overly powerful experts.

But there were still three Great Luo Immortals overseeing, plus more than twenty Immortal Kings. If they hadn't encountered a super powerful expert, it would be impossible for them all to have perished."

"This… Senior Brother and the others were too unlucky."

Although Zhao Xingfeng was shocked, he accepted this answer.

It was indeed so; he simply could not believe that a Great Luo Immortal could defeat the combined forces of three families, much less leave no one alive.

"Alas!"

Zhao Qinglian sighed, but there was nothing he could do. He dared not provoke the might of that powerful expert Undergoing Tribulation, even himself.

"It seems that boy's luck is too good; he actually encountered something like this."

Zhao Xingfeng's expression suddenly changed: "Elder, we previously bought all the celestial crystals in the gambling house betting on Han Lingduan winning. Now that Ye is back, will there be a risk?"

Zhao Qinglian was stunned; he had clearly forgotten about this due to the recent shock.

He pondered for a moment: "It should be fine. That boy is just a Great Luo Immortal, so what if he's back?

Han Lingduan is an Immortal King Peak. Ye Bufan is no match for him, no matter what."

Zhao Xingfeng nodded: "Elder is right."

Zhao Qinglian hesitated: "But still, be careful. Go now and inform the gambling house to adjust the odds back to the previous one to ten.

Also, all bets involving Jian Juechen and Han Lingkuang are to be suspended; no wagers are allowed for now."

"Yes!"

Zhao Xingfeng agreed and turned to run out.

On the other side, the Four Directions Sword Sect and the Han Family were in a similar situation to the Zhao Family; they couldn't contact their missing Disciples no matter what.

Finally, the core members gathered and discussed, also inferring that they were likely killed by the powerful expert Undergoing Tribulation.

But the situation was also somewhat different. The Zhao Family had already been eliminated, so it didn't involve the Hundred Champions Competition.

But the Four Directions Sword Sect and the Han Family were different. Both Han Lingkuang and Jian Juechen had already participated in the Hundred Champions Competition draw and were scheduled to appear on stage two days later.

Now that the people were gone, how could they compete? They were destined to lose.

In this situation, both families made the same decision: first, they closed down the betting, and then they sent people out to search everywhere, hoping to find them before the competition.

But the outcome was already determined; these people couldn't be found, not in two days, not even in two hundred years.

Inside the Dragon King Palace, Ye Bufan lay quietly on Dragon King Island, frantically absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi to replenish his Immortal Essence.

This was his world, and his recovery speed was much faster than outside.

Coupled with his cultivation advancing to the Immortal King Early Stage, the speed of his Immortal Essence circulation also increased countless times.

In less than fifteen minutes, his cultivation had recovered to about seventy to eighty percent, and he sat up again.

After recovering, his first task was to inventory his spoils of war.

He had confiscated over twenty Storage Rings this time. He looked through them one by one, but was slightly disappointed.

The celestial crystals from all these people combined only amounted to about five million, much less than expected.

Ye Bufan curled his lips: "Why are they all paupers!"

If Jian Juechen and the others were still alive, they would probably vomit blood on the spot upon hearing this.

It's already a lot to have hundreds of thousands of celestial crystals in a Storage Ring, isn't it? After all, they are also Immortals, and they also Cultivate and consume resources. How could they casually take out several million?

Previously, attending the auction represented their Family and Sect, and they carried the Family's celestial crystals, which were all turned in after the auction ended.

Normally, their personal wealth would only be hundreds of thousands, not much more.

To put it simply, Ye Bufan had been making money too easily recently, and he thought that the core Disciples of these great families should all be immensely wealthy.

After putting away these celestial crystals, he took out the black-clad assassin's Storage Ring.

The result surprised him even more; there were only a few hundred scattered Medium Grade celestial crystals inside.

The rest were face masks, invisibility cloaks, and various weapons—all items used for assassinations.

Some he recognized, others he had never seen before.

It seemed these assassins had prepared to die before making their move and did not carry their celestial crystals and treasures with them.

Ye Bufan quickly looked through the items and found a black identity token among the many objects.

The front read "Dark Shadow Gate," and the back had the words "Absolute Kill."