Best Young Master-Chapter 1401 - 1278: Darkness Beneath the Lamp

"Uh..."

When Qing Zi arrived at the Spirit Stone Storage, he was so enraged by the sight that he nearly blacked out and fainted!

Because where the Spirit Stone Storage should have been, there was now a large pit. Not only were the spirit stones gone, but even the storage itself had been removed.

"This is simply despicable!"

The Early-stage Divine Realm strong individual from the Qing family was also stunned.

"Quick, don’t let them move the other spirit stone storages too!"

After overcoming the shock, Qing Zi quickly regained composure and anxiously flew towards the other spirit stone storages.

However—

Every time, they arrived just a step too late. With the cooperation of the Bai Yan wolf, Ye Fan had moved all the spirit stone storages of varying sizes into his own virtual space, not even leaving them a closed-eyed Haozi.

"Damn bastard... Puff!"

Upon seeing the last spirit stone storage being stolen, Qing Zi could no longer endure such a blow. He roared angrily and spat a mouthful of blood, passing out.

"Ye Fan, our Qing family will never rest until we kill you!"

The strong individual from the Qing family in the Divine Realm shouted angrily at the sky, smashing a nearby boulder into powder with a slap.

However—

He dared not pursue, for now, Qing Zi was too enraged and injured. If they were to fall for Ye Fan’s trick to lure them away and Ye Fan launched a counterattack, it would be troublesome.

For now, he could only prioritize Qing Zi’s safety, letting Ye Fan and Bai Yan wolf escape.

In such circumstances, Ye Fan and Bai Yan wolf, carrying the looted spirit stones, successfully escaped.

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After leaving the Divine Battle Relics, Ye Fan not only escaped the Qing family’s pursuit once again but also raided their spirit stone mine hideout, plundering all the spirit stones, even moving the storage rooms where the spirit stones were kept...

This incident shook the entire Southern Domain!

The Qing family lost face yet again, with all cultivators learning that their spirit stone mine was completely raided by a little cultivator, even losing a Divine Realm strong individual and several clan disciples.

In no time, this event became a topic of conversation during meals among the people, and it was discussed in taverns and tea houses across various cities.

Ye Fan once again became renowned throughout the Southern Domain!

"This guy has guts, I like it!"

Gu Hao, the Ancient Saint, upon hearing this news, spat out his tea and burst into laughter.

The Ancient Sacred Land and the Qing family always had discord, with longstanding grudges, merely refraining from tearing faces due to the Emperor Clan Ling Family’s influence.

Under these circumstances, Gu Hao was naturally delighted to learn that the Qing family had suffered a setback, even wanting to personally go and see for himself.

"This Ye Fan is quite interesting!"

The Tianxuan Saint, like a Banished Immortal, was shrouded in mysterious light.

The Tianxuan Holy Land and the Qing family’s relationship was mediocre, not good or bad, just lukewarm, so the Tianxuan Saint focused more on Ye Fan.

Previously, when they were in the Thunder Venerable master’s tomb, they already knew of each other, but only felt that Ye Fan had better luck than them. In terms of strength, they could easily kill Ye Fan with a slap.

However—

Such a small individual continually caused Qing Zi trouble, somewhat surprising him.

"This guy is getting more and more troublesome..."

This was the first thing Yaling said upon receiving the news. She couldn’t believe Ye Fan once again embarrassed the Qing family.

It’s known that every mine is the lifeblood of a clan, sect, or Holy Land, and has strong individuals guarding it. Yet, Ye Fan successfully plundered the Qing family’s spirit stone storage and escaped, even angered Qing Zi to the point of vomiting blood. All this sounded like an unreal fantasy story.

But Yaling knew that anything unreasonable happening to Ye Fan was reasonable; he was a genius beyond common understanding.

Most discussions around this event came from ordinary loose cultivators and sect or clan cultivators who found Ye Fan’s actions entirely incredible.

Meanwhile.

The entire Qing family was in uproar!

No one expected this to happen; they had been prosperous, relying on family strength, never though dared provoke them, yet this time even their spirit stone storage was looted.

This meant they wouldn’t have cultivation resources distributed to clan members for a long time.

Because of this, everyone in the Qing family hated Ye Fan deeply, all volunteering to fight.

"Go invite Lou ManCang!"

The furious Qing Family Ancestor issued his first order.

An hour later, the Qing Family Ancestor met with the Ancestor of the Lou Family, Lou ManCang, and they quickly agreed, sending large numbers of strong individuals in the Southern Domain to search for Ye Fan’s whereabouts, determined to capture him alive.

The Qing family dispatched over a hundred strong individuals, led by Qing Yu at the Lord Realm.

Qing Yu, Qing Zi’s father, was one of the few strong individuals in the family.

To avenge his son, Qing Yu disregarded the notion of big bullying small, putting aside accepted rules.

The Lou Family was led personally by the Ancestor of the Lou Family, Lou ManCang, forming two massive armies to hunt Ye. Meanwhile, they doubled the reward, hoping other cultivators would join the hunt for Ye Fan.

In no time, the entire Southern Domain was in action, with strong individuals from the Six Continents hunting for Ye Fan’s trace.

Of course, it’s hard to say if they were motivated by the reward—since Ye Fan looted the Qing family’s spirit stone storage, he must carry a substantial amount of spirit stones. If captured, they wouldn’t need the reward at all.

At this time, someone targeted the Spirit Manor, thinking Ye Fan couldn’t carry that many spirit stones, so he must deposit them in the Spirit Manor.

By keeping a close watch on the Spirit Manor, they might discover something.

However, finding Ye Fan was easier said than done. After leaving the spirit stone mine, he vanished without a trace, and no one knew where he was hiding.

While the Southern Domain powers searched for Ye Fan, he had hidden in the Qing family’s cemetery.

Since leaving the spirit stone mine, Ye Fan knew the Qing family wouldn’t let it go easily, and he could be found wherever he hid.

But there was one place they definitely wouldn’t consider—their own clan cemetery.

The cemetery burying ancestors of the Qing family was absolutely a Forbidden Land, and Ye Fan believed no one would think he would hide there.

As the saying goes, "under the lamp, it is darkest"—that’s how it is!

The most dangerous place is the safest, with the Qing and Lou families searching the whole Southern Domain for him, but couldn’t guess he was in their own cemetery.

The Qing family had an elderly cultivator guarding the cemetery, but with poor eyesight, he was ineffective. However, the Qing family had a profound reputation, preventing anyone from causing trouble at their cemetery.

With the assistance of Bai Yan wolf, Ye Fan broke into one of the Qing family’s ancestor’s tombs and resided there temporarily.

Naturally, those burial items became spoils for him and Bai Yan wolf.

Ye Fan didn’t treat Bai Yan wolf poorly, giving it three of the spirit stone storages while retaining the largest and smallest for himself.

Ye Fan’s Emperor Weapon was no longer a secret to Bai Yan wolf, so he simply stopped hiding and brought Bai Yan into his virtual space.

"Awoo... This king is too excited, this is definitely a great harvest! So many spirit stones, enough for us to use for several years." Bai Yan wolf rushed into the virtual space, excited upon seeing the lined-up spirit stone storages.

However—

Before it even approached, it sensed a terrifying Curse Power isolated ahead, immediately halting its steps.

Fearful of Curse Power, Bai Yan wolf could resist it for a while, but was unwilling to provoke such eerie power.

Ye Fan removed the Curse Power-laden Demon Land and generously gave all three spirit stone storages to Bai Yan wolf for its cultivation.

Bai Yan wolf’s unique physique allowed it to directly absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from spirit stones and convert it into its own Divine Power, while Ye Fan had to refine it.

In the following days, the Qing and Lou families deployed numerous strong individuals, seeking Ye Fan’s trace worldwide while Ye Fan lived very comfortably, consuming Xuan Beast Meat, sipping little wine, living better than a banished immortal.

Not to mention, he also cultivated daily, refining a large number of spirit stones to consolidate and enhance his cultivation realm.

With ample spirit stones, Ye Fan had no bottleneck in cultivation. This raid on the Qing family’s spirit stone mine yielded several spirit stones, some of very high quality.

After refining three storages of spirit stones, he finally reached a saturated state, and with more, he could charge into the Mid-stage Holy Embryo Realm.

"You pervert, how do you cultivate consuming so many spirit stones? How many spirit stones will it take to satisfy your consumption?"

Witnessing Ye Fan’s cultivation scenes, even Bai Yan wolf, who once followed the Thunder Venerable master, was astonished!

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