"There’s absolutely no information. Hidden quite deeply, huh," murmured Ye Qiu.

The servant elder bowed his head, "This old servant did not perform well, disappointing you, my lord. Please, punish me."

Ye Qiu glanced at the elder, finally sighing helplessly, "If it weren’t for the fact you’ve been with me for so many years, I wouldn’t be so lenient on you."

"It’s all my negligence, lord. If punishing me can appease your anger, then do so—without regard to our years together," the elder servant said, without raising his head.

At that moment, a sudden black light shot through the window. The elder servant swiftly moved, blocking the black light, preventing it from hitting Ye Qiu.

The attack was sudden and silent. If the elder servant hadn’t detected it beforehand, Ye Qiu would have been in danger.

"My lord, someone is ambushing us," the elder servant shielded Ye Qiu, though Ye Qiu was no longer the unrefined young man he once was. Now in the Saint Realm, such attacks were far from lethal to him.

"Is this a revenge attack from the Dugus?" Ye Qiu immediately frowned, targeting the descendants of the Dugu clan who hadn’t shown themselves before.

"My lord, I will catch the attacker," the elder servant instantly vanished from the room to capture the assailant. Ye Qiu’s gaze fell to the black object on the ground, which the elder servant had blocked.

Picking it up, Ye Qiu’s expression changed slightly, "The Death Nail!"

He recognized the black nail as a weapon of the Black Fiend Sect. At this thought, his heart skipped, and he suddenly glanced at the windowsill, finding a person crouching there, sneering coldly at him.

Boom!

Ye Qiu dodged at once, and after the attack, the person disappeared in a blink.

Ye Qiu was furious, "Trying to kill me... where do you think you’re going!"

Swish.

Ye Qiu immediately gave chase, leaving the room empty.

Hiding in the Supreme Bell, Ye Qiu was ready to act, but was stunned—someone else had beaten him to it. He had been waiting in the shadows, prepared to strike, but was preempted.

With Ye Qiu no longer here, how could he implement his plan now?

However, Ye Qiu heard Ye Qiu mention the attackers were from the Black Fiend Sect. Quickly he manipulated the Supreme Bell to follow.

Soon after, Ye Qiu caught up, seeing Ye Qiu engaged in combat with a black-clad individual. Energies of the Saint Realm clashed continuously.

Yet there was no sign of the elder servant. It was only Ye Qiu fighting someone.

"It really is someone from the Black Fiend Sect," Ye Qiu recognized the attacker’s garb, identified by the characteristic black robes of the Black Fiend Sect.

The appearance of the Black Fiend Sect attackers turned out to be beneficial; it tested Ye Qiu’s strength.

Ye Qiu, being the emperor’s son, exhibited extraordinary techniques unknown to Ye Qiu, yet gave off a profound feeling.

Before long, Ye Qiu began gaining the upper hand, inflicting more injuries on the opponent.

"Holy Wheel Shines for Nine Heavens! Release!"

With another powerful attack, Ye Qiu sent the opponent flying, temporarily ending the fight as he confirmed the move was enough to gravely injure them.

Swish.

Ye Qiu approached the opponent, speaking nonchalantly, "Why target me? You should know I’m not the only child of the emperor."

"Hmph, killing you is simply because you’re the weakest. Your father destroyed our Black Fiend Sect’s many branch altars. Naturally, we need to make him regret. Rest assured, your siblings won’t escape," the Black Fiend Sect man laughed heartily.

Ye Qiu was greatly displeased; the opponent clearly thought him weak, so they dealt with him first. "Damn it!"

Bang.

Ye Qiu struck decisively, directly blowing off the man’s head, severing his soul and life.

"Tsk, this guy sure is decisive and ruthless," Ye Qiu clicked his tongue in the dark, underestimating Ye Qiu. He didn’t expect this seemingly gentle man to kill without even blinking. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

With the Black Fiend Sect’s people failing, Ye Qiu felt it was his turn to act, but just then, multicolored lights shot from the void.

Huh?

Ye Qiu voiced surprise, stopping his movement without revealing his aura, looking up to see a small boat hovering in the void, with several figures on it.

His expression tensed as Ye Qiu saw several familiar figures—five people he had saved before, now all standing on the boat. But what caught Ye Qiu’s attention the most were the two at the forefront: a very young person, just a teenager, with a determined expression and eyes betraying wisdom beyond his years— a carefully scheming young man, surprisingly at the Void Returning Realm in strength!

However, what caught Ye Qiu’s attention even more was the middle-aged man with a slight smile.

This man gave Ye Qiu a deeply unsettling feeling!

Very strong.

Could that teenager be a descendant of the Dugus, and the middle-aged man their Guardian?

Ye Qiu speculated in his heart.

At this moment, Ye Qiu stood before several deep pits, any slower just now, and he could’ve easily fallen for it.

"Remnants of the Dugus, we meet again, and this person beside you—is that the expert you found? Looks like the one who saved those ants was also this man," Ye Qiu said lightly, staring at the young man and middle-aged person beside him.

The teenager’s eyes turned blood-red upon seeing Ye Qiu, filled with immense hatred, "I will lead the Dugu clan back to the pinnacle, then crush your Heavenly Palace and annihilate your entire clan."

To harbor such deep-seated hatred for the Heavenly Palace at this young age reveals the massive resentment dwelling within.

"Little one, I’m right here. You can take your revenge now. Why wait for another day?" Ye Qiu seemed unafraid of the middle-aged man on the boat, rather eagerly anticipating their move.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man’s expression changed drastically, directly maneuvering the boat to vanish into the void.

Ye Qiu’s hand clenched behind his back, slowly let go, lamenting the missed opportunity. If they had given him a few more breaths, he could’ve undoubtedly detained them here.

Twisting the Jade Pendant in his palm, reattaching it to his waist, this was a charm from his father. Once activated, it could project the emperor’s phantom, with at least three-tenths of the emperor’s strength.

Yet the middle-aged man’s alertness was too sharp. Had the emperor’s phantom appeared, those on the boat wouldn’t have gotten away.

Though regretting their escape, Ye Qiu felt helpless. The boat beneath them was formidable, a remarkable treasure, making pursuit difficult.

"Indeed, that old servant of mine was right, there’s truly a fish that slipped through the net, a Supreme Saint..." Ye Qiu muttered, the middle-aged man imparted a slight pressure, none other than a Supreme Saint could do this.

Lingering for a while, Ye Qiu frowned, "Speaking of which, the old servant has been gone for a long time, why hasn’t he returned?"