Chapter 1017 - 1117: Demon Sect Leader Ling Yuan

Ye Tianfan didn't choose to go somewhere far this time, because he calculated the time and realized that the black market auction seemed to be approaching!

Ye Tianfan thought that if he went somewhere far and missed the opening of the black market auction, it would be a great regret!

So Ye Tianfan decided to stay within a thousand miles of the black market to see if there were any places suitable for training. If not, he would have to go a little further but not too far from the black market!

While flying along the road, Ye Tianfan suddenly saw a flash of black light ahead, and immediately became alert.

In the cultivation world, black light generally represents demon cultivators, and Ye Tianfan faintly sensed darkness and cruelty from that black light!

There was no doubt that the black light was emitted by a demon cultivator, and Ye Tianfan could also feel that this demon cultivator was much stronger than him, at least at the Hundred Convergence Realm, and close to the Ten Directions Realm. Ye Tianfan became cautious, not wanting to get killed due to his mistakes!

Ye Tianfan thought about taking a detour, but felt that if he avoided this demon cultivator now, what about next time?

Even though this demon cultivator's cultivation level was much higher than Ye Tianfan's, Ye Tianfan couldn't just avoid every more powerful demon cultivator he encountered, or he would never have the courage to face demon cultivators, only bully the weaker ones.

However, Ye Tianfan also felt that if he foolishly charged forward, the only result would be death, as that demon cultivator's strength could easily handle ten of him.

And not every demon cultivator was like Zhang Youji, who would look kindly upon him and not genuinely harm him. Other demon cultivators wouldn't care about the situation and would definitely eliminate him if they could!

Based on the aura emitted from the black light that flashed earlier, Ye Tianfan estimated that he might not even have a chance to escape!

Ye Tianfan thought for a while and decided to take a detour. Although it seemed a bit cowardly, someone who knows something is impossible and still goes for it is not a hero, but a reckless fool. If this demon cultivator's power was closer to Ye Tianfan's, he might consider facing him to rid the world of evil!

If the difference was too great, it was best left to those more powerful in the path of cultivation to deal with and rid the world of evil!

Thinking of this, Ye Tianfan veered his flying sword away to avoid that stretch of road ahead!

Just as Ye Tianfan was about to bypass the road ahead, he suddenly noticed a person with disheveled hair, emitting dark energy, appearing suddenly in his path!

Upon seeing this, Ye Tianfan's heart immediately filled with alarm.

Although Ye Tianfan didn't know who this person was, it was clear that this person was the owner of the black light he sensed earlier, and judging by the aura emanating from this person, he had no chance!

Ye Tianfan raised his guard and summoned the protective shields of the Xuan Huang Tower and Xuan Long Seal, warily watching the dark figure in front!

The dark figure looked at Ye Tianfan with amusement and said with a cautious tone, "So you're the one favored by Zhang Youji? The next Demon Sect Leader?"

Ye Tianfan didn't respond but squinted his eyes. Though he appeared composed, his heart was filled with confusion. He knew Zhang Youji had tried to recruit him several times, but being the next Demon Sect Leader was a mystery!

Could it be that Zhang Youji favored him so much that he considered him for the next Demon Sect Leader position?

"Oh? It seems you weren't aware of this matter!"

Even though Ye Tianfan didn't show any signs of confusion, the dark figure, being not an ordinary person, could immediately see through Ye Tianfan's inner puzzle, and chuckled lightly!

Ye Tianfan, upon hearing this person's words, grew even more cautious. He hadn't expected that without showing any confusion, this dark figure would see through his thoughts. If it came to combat, his moves could easily be countered!

"Allow me to introduce myself, I am Ling Yuan, the Hall Master of the Black Tortoise Hall, responsible for the dark section of the Dark Four Holy Beasts!" The dark figure, now identified as Ling Yuan, said to Ye Tianfan without any worry about revealing important information!

Ye Tianfan's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing Ling Yuan's words. He hadn't expected Ling Yuan to divulge such critical information, wasn't he afraid of its exposure?

He could completely rely on this information, inform his sect, and have numerous elders dispatched to take care of it, since the orthodox path was seriously considering information about the Dark Four Holy Beasts.

If it truly involves the Dark Four Holy Beasts, the goal would definitely be to eliminate them at all costs rather than to let them be.

Who knows what the result would be if the Dark Four Holy Beasts mature, what if they create a demon beast akin to the rank of the Nine-Headed Demon Dragon, wouldn't the world be occupied by the Demon Sect?

Even if it doesn't reach that rank, even half-way would be formidable enough to conquer the entire world.

As long as the Taichu Sect isn't wiped out, the Supreme Elders wouldn't act, making the Demon Sect's position unshakeable unless internal conflict arises, leading to self-destruction.

Ye Tianfan felt he couldn't rely on Demon Sect internal strife for rescue, inevitable risk must be eliminated in its infancy, preventing the success of the Demon Sect's Dark Four Holy Beasts plan.

Anyway, these are future matters. Currently, Ye Tianfan needs to confront Demon Sect Hall Master Ling Yuan.

It was known that with Ye Tianfan's power, he wasn't Ling Yuan's opponent. To put it bluntly, even escaping wasn't feasible, so Ye Tianfan could only watch Ling Yuan warily. Although seemingly pointless, it was all Ye Tianfan could do at the moment.

"No need to watch me warily, I won't do anything to you. You're favored by Zhang Youji, and I have no intention of falling out with him. As my strength isn't superior to his, falling out with him would only end in my death, so I won't do anything to you!" Ling Yuan spoke with a smile!

Upon hearing Ling Yuan's words, Ye Tianfan didn't drop his guard, knowing that the words of the Demon Sect couldn't be trusted.