Chapter 4242: The Fragrance of Tarsal Bones

Ye Bufan proceeded cautiously, arriving outside Fallen Leaf City. The opponent's strength was too great, and he wasn't sure if he had truly shaken them off, or if the Chaotic Holy Scripture's stealth Cultivation Technique was effective against Yuandi Stage experts.

But since things had come to this, he had no other choice; he had to risk it. Upon reaching the outside, everything was quiet, with no incidents, which made him secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

With a thought, he withdrew the Dao Body from the room, then accelerated, galloping into the distance. He traveled on, and it remained calm and peaceful the entire time; he had been running for a full hour.

It seemed he had indeed shaken off those fellows. The worry in Ye Bufan's heart finally settled. But just then, a sinister voice sounded in his ear,

"After being hit by my Thousand-Mile Gut-Wrenching Powder, you can still run this far. You truly surprise this Young Master." As the voice fell, a white-robed figure blocked his path; it was none other than Poison Prince.

"This…" Ye Bufan's heart instantly sank to the bottom. He hadn't expected that after all this trouble, he still couldn't escape the other party's tracking.

"Little fellow, tell me, how are you not afraid of my poison?" Poison Prince was indeed very curious. He had always been famous for his poisoning methods, which were extremely clever. Many times, others wouldn't even notice.

He had tapped his fan in the marketplace, and the colorless, odorless poison powder had already been applied to Ye Bufan, though it wouldn't take effect immediately.

He had originally thought that as long as the other party escaped Fallen Leaf City, they wouldn't get more than a thousand miles before the poison would take effect and they would die, and he could then simply take the Storage Ring.

But he never expected that after following for hundreds of thousands of miles, the person was still full of vigor, showing no signs of being poisoned.

Ye Bufan certainly wouldn't reveal the secret of his Chaotic Body. Instead, he asked, "How did you find me?" He was also a bit curious. Could it be that his stealth technique was useless against Yuandi Stage experts?

If that were truly the case, then he would need to be careful in the future.

"You mean this?" Poison Prince smiled sinisterly,

"I never fight a battle I'm not sure of. Although I used Thousand-Mile Gut-Wrenching Powder on you, just in case, I also left a Bone-Adhering Scent on you. Although this thing isn't very poisonous, it's excellent for tracking. You can't smell that scent at all, but I can clearly detect it. I have to say you have some methods; you managed to evade my old man's Divine Sense. If I hadn't prepared some small tricks beforehand, you really would have escaped."

Hearing that the Chaotic Holy Scripture was not ineffective, Ye Bufan felt much more at ease, but how was he to escape from this fellow right now?

If he had known this, he should have used the exotic flame to burn himself from head to toe. In the end, he was still careless.

He thought he was immune to all poisons and didn't take the poison seriously, resulting in his current predicament. Poison Prince sneered, "Little fellow, don't try any more tricks in front of this Young Master. Honestly hand over the treasure and tell me your secret clearly, and I can give you a quick death. Otherwise, I have a hundred ways to make your life worse than death."

Ye Bufan's mind raced, replaying all his trump cards, but the cultivation gap was too large, rendering them useless.

Having no other choice, he could only choose to gamble with the Sun-Extinguishing Bow. But just then, a cold snort came: "Is that so? Today, I want to see how you can harm my Junior Brother!" As the voice fell, a slender figure shielded Ye Bufan, none other than his Second Senior Sister, Ning Cailing.

Following Ku Xuzi's instructions, she had been secretly following and protecting him for the past few days, and she was indeed greatly shocked by Ye Bufan's actions. She hadn't expected this Junior Brother to have such abilities.

According to Master's instructions, she showed no presence, simply hiding silently in the shadows. Only now, when Ye Bufan encountered an insurmountable crisis, did she appear.

"Senior Sister!" Seeing Ning Cailing, Ye Bufan was overjoyed, a warmth rising in his heart. He hadn't expected this Senior Sister to have been protecting him all along.

"Senior Sister, be careful, this kid is very skilled with poison."

"Don't worry, he's just a clown." Ning Cailing was kind and gentle towards Ye Bufan, like an elder sister, but when she turned around, her gaze instantly became extremely sharp.

An ice-blue longsword appeared in her palm, its light shimmering like a surging river, layer upon layer, continuous and endless.

Ye Bufan raised his eyebrows; this was Senior Sister's true cultivation and strength. Poison Prince's expression changed drastically, and a short sword appeared in his hand as he met the attack with all his might.

Although he was skilled in poison, that was best used when others were unprepared. In a true face-to-face confrontation, it was extremely difficult to poison a Yuandi Stage expert.

In a real fight, although both were Sixth Rank Yuandi Stage, and both used swords, his cultivation and swordsmanship were completely suppressed by Ning Cailing. He was at a disadvantage from the moment they engaged.

"Junior Brother, you return to the Sect first. I'll handle things here." Ning Cailing said as she launched her attack.

"Senior Sister, be careful." Ye Bufan also knew he couldn't help much by staying here, so he turned and left.

If their cultivations were similar, he could still help with his Divine Sense Blade, but the Rank gap from Yuandi to Yuandi Stage was too great; he couldn't even get close.

He once again hurried in the direction of Yunhai Sect. Before long, Ning Cailing and the other person had disappeared from sight, far behind him.

"Hahaha, kid, you can't escape!" A burst of arrogant laughter rang out, blood Qi soaring into the sky. A red figure blocked his path; it was Blood Hand Yuan Emperor.

"You cunning little thing, you actually managed to escape from right under my nose. But I knew you couldn't escape that sinister guy, Poison Prince. As long as I found him, I'd definitely find you, and sure enough!" It turned out Tu Hong had been watching Ye Bufan in Fallen Leaf City all along, but he hadn't expected the Dao Body to suddenly disappear, making it impossible to find anyone.

However, this fellow was also an old fox; he immediately changed his strategy. Since he couldn't find Ye Bufan, he would find Poison Prince.

When he arrived here, Ning Cailing had just appeared, so he quietly hid himself and followed behind Ye Bufan, waiting for the right moment to strike.

In his view, he had circumvented Poison Prince, completely like the mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole behind, taking full advantage.

A blood-colored long saber appeared in his palm, pointing at Ye Bufan.

"Hand over all the treasures you have, and I'll give you a quick death!" Just as his voice fell, a powerful killing Aura suddenly soared into the sky, and a golden greatsword appeared before him, bringing with it a storm-like sword light that swept over.

The one who attacked was none other than Senior Brother Jin Sanyuan, a man of few words but decisive action, directly using the golden greatsword in his hand to make his point.

He also used Yunhai Sect's Heavenly Sea Sword Art, but while Ning Cailing's execution was continuous and endless, Jin Sanyuan's was grand and expansive, like surging waves, with astonishing Aura.

Tu Hong also hadn't expected that there was another Yuandi Stage expert behind Ye Bufan, whose strength was even a few points stronger than his own. Having no choice, he could only brace himself and meet the challenge.

Both were Sixth Rank Yuandi Stage, but his saber techniques and cultivation were inferior to Jin Sanyuan's; he was completely at a disadvantage.

It was clear that Yunhai Sect's foundation was still very deep. Under the same cultivation Rank, their Cultivation Technique and swordsmanship held an absolute advantage.