In the provincial capital of Hua'an Province, the Du family.
"Young Ye! I won't go into the dangers of the Tian Shou land with you, but I have only one request this time!"
Du Guidiao first looked at the young man in front of him, and then his gaze fell on the woman beside him, instructing, "You two must return safely!!"
"Grandpa! Don't worry!"
Du Yuemian looked at the old man whose eyes were hidden with worry and comforted him, "Young Master has already defeated Gu Taiyi! You don't need to worry about our safety!"
"Alas! Forget it!"
Seeing that his beloved granddaughter's heart was entirely focused on Ye Ming, Du Guidiao shook his head, handed a map to Ye Ming, and said, "I have already marked the route to the Tian Shou land, take it!"
Ye Ming took the map, looked at the old man in front of him, and promised, "Don't worry, Grandpa Du! Even if something happens to me, I won't let Yue Mian be harmed in the slightest!"
This statement held some masculine... responsibility.
"Young Master!"
Hearing this, Du Yuemian's clasped hand tightened again, and her heart felt warm.
She knew that as long as she was by this man's side, there would be endless safety.
"Good! Go!"
Du Guidiao nodded.
Then, Ye Ming left with Du Yuemian.
At this moment, Du Tianen walked to his father's side and said in a deep voice, "Dad! The Feng family seems to have new moves recently!"
The Feng family!
Upon hearing these two words, a cold glint flashed in Du Guidiao's cloudy eyes, and he said, "What! Are they desperate now?"
Since Ye Ming helped the Du family repel the Feng family, the Feng family had become silent.
During this period, they had not made a sound in the entire provincial capital, becoming extremely low-key. This was a stark contrast to their usual flamboyant style of conduct.
Especially after the old patriarch of the Feng family was planted with a heart demon by Ye Ming, he had not appeared in public.
Therefore, many people had already rumored that the Feng family was about to withdraw from the ranks of the three major families of the provincial capital, and new forces would replace their position.
This was the current situation in the provincial capital.
"Have you found out their specific actions?" Du Guidiao asked.
"No! But there's a speculation!"
A sharp glint flashed in Du Tianen's eyes, and he continued, "Now that the Feng family is weak, they certainly cannot maintain their position in the provincial capital on their own! Moreover, they have already formed a mortal enmity with our Du family, and must constantly guard against our retaliation, so..."
"So their only way to survive is to... seek external help!" Du Guidiao finished what his son was about to say.
"Yes!"
Du Tianen nodded in agreement.
"Hmph! It's just a dying struggle!"
To this, Du Guidiao merely snorted coldly and said, "Their strongest external help is probably the Martial God that Feng Zhan followed! And whether the other party is willing to help them is still unknown?"
"Moreover! Even if that Martial God comes, what does my Du family have to fear?"
As he spoke, Du Guidiao took a sudden step forward, and in an instant, the true qi in his body! No, it had now become the Qi of All Things, poured out like a spring.
And his body actually slowly floated into the air, stepping forward step by step. With each step, Du Guidiao's figure gradually became illusory, as if he were merging with this world.
"Dad! You..."
Looking at the dreamlike scene before him, Du Tianen's eyes widened, and even his breathing became rapid, exclaiming, "You have already entered the Martial God realm!"
"Hahaha! This is not the Martial God realm!"
Du Guidiao laughed heartily and said, "This is the Object Merging Realm! Tian En! Don't forget! We are now... cultivators!"
Cultivators!
That's right! The things Ye Ming had left for the Du family before had indeed turned Du Guidiao into a cultivator.
Of course! Du Tianen was the same.
It's just that in the entire Du family, only the two of them were.
"Yes! Yes! We are cultivators!"
Du Tianen was clearly too excited.
"Now that I have entered the Object Merging Realm, even if the Martial God behind the Feng family personally comes, I can still slay him with my saber!"
Du Guidiao's eyes flickered, and a sharp saber light shot out from his pupils, directly creating a vacuum zone in front of him.
This! Was the domineering aura that a "Blade Emperor" should possess.
"Keep an eye on the Feng family!"
Du Guidiao said solemnly, "That girl Yue Mian said she would deal with them personally! If they behave themselves, they might exist for a while longer! But if they dare to..."
"Then don't blame this old man for being heartless!"
...
The Tian Shou land is located at the junction of Zhi Feng, Hua An, and Mu Zhou provinces.
Due to its terrain, with a natural barrier formed by overlapping mountain ranges on its north, west, and east sides, it forms a posture of an open heavenly gate.
Therefore, people named this place—Tian Shou.
Meaning to guard the gate of heaven.
And the destination for Ye Ming and Du Yuemian this time was one of the cities closest to the Tian Shou land in the easternmost part of Hua'an Province—Bu Ye City!
Bu Ye City!
In a sense, apart from the provincial capital of Hua'an Province, it was the most famous city in Hua'an Province, without exception.
Perhaps just by hearing the name of this city, one could discern something particularly noteworthy.
Bu Ye! (No Night)
Does it mean no night?
Of course not!
The origin of this name has been passed down for hundreds of years.
Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, this place was not called this name, but was called the "City of Trade."
However, as the influx of people to the City of Trade increased year by year, even when the moon was high in the sky, the marketplace was still bustling with people and lively.
Therefore, it was renamed... Bu Ye City.
Passed down to this day!
Now, although Bu Ye City no longer boasts the glory of hundreds of years ago, it still stands out in Hua'an Province, becoming the most peculiar star in the night sky.
And today's Bu Ye City seems to be more lively than ever. Not only that, but the people who have come here are also mixed with a large number of... ancient martial artists!
"Young Master! It seems the temptation of the Enlightenment Bodhi Tree is greater than we imagined!"
As soon as Ye Ming and Du Yuemian got off the plane, they felt the aura of several ancient martial artists.
The strongest among them had actually reached the Martial Emperor realm.
It's worth noting that the battle of Tian Shou three years ago was a bloody example, where even three experts at the Martial God realm had perished.
It's truly... courageous that so many people dare to come now.
"People die for wealth! Birds die for food!"
Ye Ming merely smiled faintly and said, "What a precious treasure the Enlightenment Bodhi Tree is, I believe no ancient martial artist would not be tempted!"
"Indeed!"
Du Yuemian thought for a moment, then smiled charmingly, "But not everyone is like Young Master, uninterested in these worldly things!"
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, Ye Ming was slightly stunned, not expecting the beauty beside him to say such a thing.
"Yuemian! When did your little mouth become so sweet!" Ye Ming turned sideways, lightly lifting her smooth, jade-like chin, and said with a devilish smile,
"It seems I need to find an opportunity to savor it properly!"