“At last, we can get out of here. Thanks to her, we can get out faster than I initially thought.” When everything related to the entire nest was in peril, Theresa had to check the condition both inside and outside of the hive.

Now that the exit was opened, all they had to do was to move the nest again towards the exit. Other than that. They had to give the corpse of the beasts, which had come and been exterminated, to the one who can process all of it.

For the Yellow Bees, those corpses were not really useful because they lacked the knowledge to refine it. Add to the fact that they only could refine the honey they had and its quality was the best even in the world they reside currently.

And so someone refined it in their places. In exchange for the service, they also taught that person their method to refine the honey.

“Milady, why do you agree to join that woman’s side?” and at the same time the exit finally opened, the commander of the hive defense Jack asked about it. He only knew that the Yellow Bees were not originally in this place.

They discovered themselves in this world when they were born and the only one who told them all they know was no other than their queen. They were the ones that lost in this world, while the world’s will also limit their strength.

And that woman, the blond woman whose soul was the only remained from her, was said to save their queen on an occasion. But of course, he did not know what kind of threat at that time.

“Why you ask? My existence and this place you call hive will not exist if it not for her help. I’m just helping her as a repayment as a fellow outsider. And we are also using one of the greatest treasure this world has, The Forbidden Fountain. Do you know that?” Theresa smiled while she started to command the nest to move.

“The Ranked Treasure that woman said?” Jack then remembered a little what Ranked Treasure meant.

“You should respect her more. And I find it interesting since she is eager to do it for that man, have you notice this?” Theresa found it quite strange because she felt something familiar coming from that man with Alice.

‘What is it that makes me feel scared of him? That man is not like the ones with the ancient human bloodline but he gave a similar sensation?’ as the original beings of her was that of animal, Theresa could sense something that human would not be able to perceive in the normal state.

But as long as that man was not an enemy, she could be at ease for the moment.

“Sorry for my insignificant opinion. Then about the location of our nest, where exactly is that Milady?”

“It should be at the city near the forest. But since those beasts dare to move against us, we were forced to use the spatial crack in order to escape their encirclement. Just that, our luck is good since the time flowed faster here. If it is slower, we are in a bad situation.” Theresa stated. She guessed the dilation of time just by her sense alone. And it only strengthened when no one contacted her from the other side.

Then the Beeknight saluted and returned to his position. She could see that some problems arise but it was not that big and she ordered some of her knights to be stationed near the outside layer.

“Kuh, even though I had experienced pain more than this but it still…” Ye Xiaobai had to endure pain coming from his inner body because he met with the tiny wave of the force from Nirvana Stage cultivator. On top of that, he was also hit with the tiny intent that followed with the force.

And he pained all over because Yue had to mend his broken bones, his ribcages by the way and Li Ling also helped in injecting her Yin Qi and stopped the internal bleeding for good.

“Don’t talk too much. Really, looks like what my father said about Ye family is right.” Li Ling pouted but she delighted at the same time. Her father told her that Ye family was actually an immigrant from outside the city.

But that happened before Li Dian himself become a mayor. He said to Li Ling that in the past, the citizens were violent, unkind, any words of unpleasant were associated with them. It was only after Ye family came to stay in the city that things would get better.

“What is your father, Mayor Li Dian talking about my family?” Ye Xiaobai was interested in what other people’s impression to his family. Ye Yingyuan also moved closer and Ye Xiaobai patted a place beside him, indirectly told Ye Yingyuan to sit beside him.

“He said that Ye family is a simpleton.” Li Ling giggled. Ye Xiaobai and Ye Yingyuan felt like a bucket of cold water were poured onto their heads. Simpleton, that was the mayor’s impression, right?

“But it is because of their characters that the people become better and without anyone realizing, they have an attachment towards this family.” Ye Yingyuan added, his eyes showed his dissatisfaction.

-

“I want to know what sort of relationship between the leader of Seven Color Sect and the new Matriarch of Ye Family. Perhaps, Sect Leader Zuo Kai knows about this.” Just from this event alone, Ouyang had already noticed something of utmost importance.

“And the news about the royal family taking over the territory belonging to the Northern Ice Palace, that is not good news for us though. Sect Leader, you have to return now. I know you are out of your seclusion.” Muttered Ouyang as he held an hourglass and the entire thing was already mixed.

Fifty years had passed since Zuo Kai routine cultivation. Now he should be out and returned to his peak.

Meanwhile, the entire street of the city was full of joy. Stalls, that was the thing the eyes could see from one street to the others. And then the voice of several announcements resounded throughout the city. It was the voice of Li Dian and Ye Canghai as they declared the new patriarch for Ye family.

‘They even willingly celebrate over this. Different from the place in the other place, this city is like a better place to live. No wonder those disciples felt sad when they returned to their respective place.’

Ouyang had his own thought and opinion. That also included the elders from various places.

And then suddenly, all those who had the cultivation of Nascent Soul frowned. They felt something was coming but they did not know whether this was a threat or not. That feeling grew bigger in their heart, some of them even readied their defensive method just to be safe.

“What is this?” the people inside the building now felt a little shaking like an earthquake. It also included the place where Manstein currently was.

[Warning! Detecting an opening of space. The result of the opening had been reduced by the two-layered formation in the host’s area. Slight damage to the building will be inevitable!]

[Warning! An object has passed through the space opening]

This warning from his Intelligent Assistance Device went off several times. Only, the effect of it was delayed for a few minutes so Manstein had to hear those warning voice as if he heard a loud ringing bell.

And then some of the people saw someone that did not present from the start was among them. Their faces showed excitement and even gave space to those people.

“Ah, it’s you, Little Yuan. Look, your parents are over there.” Said one of them.

“Please don’t call me that Uncle. This is a formal ceremony.” Ye Yingyuan reasoned with embarrassment.

“We already at the city. That is some amazing method to move people around.” Ye Xiaobai realized it and found himself in the middle of the crowd, barely remembering that this was the day of the ceremony.

“Right, it’s the ceremony day! Come on, don’t just doze off.” Ye Xiaobai had to drag the nearest person and Ye Qingcheng was that person. As for why Ye Qingcheng dazed off, it was because he felt that sensation.

‘This is it. So this is the reason why I tend to berserk at the full red moon period.’ The sensation which made his blood boil, Ye Qingcheng started to understand it because he saw a faint strand of red flowing around him and connected to the sky above.

-

For some reason, it was only the three of them that got out. It was their own decision to go out and greet the crowd without minding the others. Of course, there was a person not wanting to go out with a good reason.

“Master, why don’t you out? You can just disguise right?” Li Ling was asking this because she was held by Shan Rao just before Li Ling got out.

“Even with the disguise, Master doesn’t have an item to change her Soulforce. That is dangerous for her so it is best if she hides her for now. Besides, there are so many elders in the city.” Shan Rao patted Li Ling lovingly.

“But accepting me as your master mean you will bear this burden together along with all of your senior sisters that scattered around the continent. Do you want me to tell your father about this too?”

“Then tell Father. He knows about the danger outside more than I do…” Li Ling answered but she still not understood what kind of danger outside the city yet.

“Then you probably need this in the future.” Yue handed something to Li Ling before she covered herself in a black cloak. She also wanted to get out but her appearance would alert those elders so she had to use her specialized cloak.

“Thank you.” Li Ling just accepted it while Shan Rao said it via energy transmission.

‘I truly thank you from the depth of my heart, a girl from the Silver Fox.’ That was the message Shan Rao gave to Yue. Yue faintly smiled and channeled her qi to the cloak, covering both her appearance, her Soulforce, and her qi. Everything was changed with that cloak.

‘As expected from that clan.’

-

And at the same time, Manstein was informed by Wang Yu about the recent things. He and Hou Fei apparently caught the nest and placed it in the isolated space of Coiling Dragon Formation.

“Young man, you better thank us for this. If it is not for your relation with Alice I will not even help.” Said Wang Yu as he ended his transmission. Manstein then tried to do the same to reply but found out that he lacked the qi and its denseness to be able to do it.

‘Despite that, you are the same as her the most important person to protect.’ Thought Wang Yu before he observed the situation both in the isolated space and the outside.

“He returns.” Then Manstein heard the voice that came from Yi Xiaodie. He also saw that Han Lang wanted to rush at the trio, asking about the source of the nutritious honey. Of course, Han Lang could feel that the energy that the three let out had similarity to the honey that he used as an ingredient for making Breaking Dawn Liquid.

“Big brother, did you see what Father wear?” Ye Yingyuan shocked to see that armor which usually stored the residence now showed its form to the people outside. Ye Qingcheng also saw it and became dumbfounded.

Of course, they could not just go to the stage, they instead stood near it. Ye Xiaobai was then greeted by his father.

“How are you now? Still hard to let things go?” Ye Guhan grabbed Ye Xiaobai from behind. Ye Xiaobai then moved closer to his father, holding him while feeling unpleasant because he still thought about the incident.

“Maybe. But this time, I finally saw their appearance. Father, do you remember when you told me about the Silver Fox Race and their affiliation? I met with one of them.” Muttered Ye Xiaobai.

“Really? They are really good at pulling the strings of people’s heart, are they?” Ye Guhan replied.

“That’s true.” When Ye Xiaobai remembered about Yue, that was right. Even her flat expression still let out some charm. And when she smiled, Ye Xiaobai would usually avoid eye contact with her due to his own problem. Other than that, it was because that smile was truly bewitching and Ye Xiaobai did not want to get hit with such things.

Ye Guhan pondered about this and became silent for a moment, a timeframe enough for Ye Xiaobai to notice.

“What’s wrong Father?” Ye Xiaobai took notice of his father eyes and apparently, his father looked at a certain direction where he first appeared. He also noticed that a new figure covered in the cloak was moving. Perhaps the crowd would not realize it but all of the elders became alert since the three appear so suddenly. Add this mysterious cloaked figure to the equation and they became restless.

The figure then stood near his position. Ye Xiaobai knew that cloak could even hide her appearance and change her energy.

Meanwhile, Ye Yingyuan and Ye Qingcheng this brothers only looked at their parents from their uncle’s side. They had to wait for the ceremony to end.

“Where did they come from, Mayor Li Dian?” asked Ouyang. That questions flowed to Li Dian who stood near Ye Canghai. Li Dian could not even answer that, he also did not know from where those kids out!

“Thank you for attending this ceremony. And I have to be grateful for Elder Ouyang to help in both this ceremony and the negotiation.” At the end of the speech, Ye Canghai expressed his gratitude to Ouyang and he smiled lightly as he also cupped his hand.

“It’s nothing much, really.” Ouyang did not want that gratitude coming from someone like Ye Canghai. After all, they had a slight connection with his Sect Leader himself and when he saw that day, Ouyang felt that his sect leader would not have his day again anymore.

‘Ah, this qi and Soulforce. Our sons are back.’ Ye Canghai could detect the instant both of them arrived and locked on to them already. Good to them to stand near Ye Guhan or this matter would be hard to deal with.

‘Hmm, but those people will flock around them. Should we do something about it?’ Yu Feng became worried. Who knows what those old man’s idea about this?

‘At most, we should not make anything unordinary in their presence.’ Ye Canghai sighed when he thought about those old elders. They were truly merciless when there was something unknown to them.

“Oh, what are you doing here our respected guests? Is there something you need?” Ye Guhan would interfere and he also had prepared the most believable as well as the basic truth of the matter.

“So this is your son? And these two here is your nephew? Where are they before this ceremony?”

“You are Elder Bai Zhen. They have finished their training and slightly late to attend the ceremony. Besides, why someone with an important position and matter still here. Shouldn’t Elder arrange the disciple properly?” Ye Guhan replied.

“Is that so?” actually Bai Zhen wanted to probe some more but it would only worsen the current situation. And then his expression changed a bit because he received bad news from the person he searched all this time.

He tried to not show his expression as much as he could but Ye Guhan could see the change in an instant.

‘Definitely, a right decision to be wary of the people from these sects. Especially those who come from Incense Ancient Sect. Just what is their plan now? And the sect leader of Seven Color Sect, unexpectedly, it is him.’

But then again, it was only those who hold the power that probably doing something. Ye Guhan could see that most of the disciples in their ranks were in the unknown.

“It’s fine now. They won’t ask about your sudden appearance anymore, that is if they can still hold on their curiosity.” Ye Guhan reassured the condition first before he said it.

‘So strong. This is what Mother meant when she told me not to make trouble.’ From behind her cloak, Yue sensed dozens of strong energy released from the elders. They were at the very least Culture Core stage while she was at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

That was in term of cultivation base, it did not include other factors such as special ability, the items the elders possessed, their forged weapon, it could also contribute to the strong energy sensation.

Some of the items could emit a rather strong energy release while mostly it would release weak energy. Other than that, some ability could change how the energy from the body was released.

“And how about you, Little Cheng? Do your condition already solved?” Ye Guhan also asked Ye Qingcheng about his condition. It was far worse and happened the longest so when this opportunity to not only eliminate the negative effect but also strengthen him, Ye Guhan gave his permission.

“Thanks for Uncle’s concern. As of now, I feel a lot better than before.” A light reflected from Ye Qingcheng’s eyes and this made Ye Guhan finally noticed something different.

“And as for Yingyuan, guess that you are just like your father.” Ye Guhan would not fail to notice the slight intent coming from Ye yingyuan’s eyes.

“So Uncle can perceive the intent power too?” Ye yingyuan surprised to hear this. Not many people with cultivation like his uncle could perceive the other’s intent after all. Ye Guhan nodded slightly, though he got that experience during the last war.

And as for his cultivation, well that was something he would not divulge for now. Ye Guhan and

Ye Canghai had agreed not to talk about this to their children after all.

From the highest floor in the building, Manstein closed his eyes. He did this to see the status of himself. This far, he had seen the capability of and he felt it compatible to him. Not only that but his qi attribute was surprisingly rare as well.

First, he had to sacrifice some of his spiritual roots to be able to produce Cosmic Qi and this was the greatest problem as it would slow him down to become stronger at a fast rate. Second, he still lacked an understanding of his own power. And he only understood how to utilize Soulforce, that was irony since the first three stages of cultivation relied mostly on the usage of Qi.

Worse, Manstein could not wield the power of Soulforce a long time due to his weak cultivation. His only solution was whether body cultivation was suitable to him or not.

As for the last, he did not have a weapon or protection yet. But this would be solved quickly so he did not mind this much. Other than that, he wanted to ask Ye Xiaobai about the bow he had given. That bow was the result of incorporating the principle of a revolver to the longbow, he had no idea how it would effect on practical use.

“There they are. Since I want to greet them, do any of you here want to do the same?” the question from Manstein which were answered by Han Lang quickly. And for Yi Xiaodie, she locked her eyes with Manstein and saw that eyes again.

The eye which showed indifferent, cold and apathetic. It was just for a brief moment before he showed his hospitality but that gap was enough for her to see.

‘That eye, it is something that only someone from the army will have. But him with his weak power, how can he have it? And more importantly, where did he come from?’

From her perspective, someone had to be strong enough at least proficient in some kind of weapon mastery to be able to experience murder and killing. And forget about the usual war involving ordinary people, it did not happen anymore as most of the conflicts were done by cultivator.

That was why she had this thought. But in the end she just had to follow him, it was fine as long as he was not her enemy.

‘About those elders, what are your opinion about them? I don’t know what they are planning to do. Perhaps, their general intention is to get something from us. For example, how can this remote place on the continent be able to contend with their forces?’ Manstein could only get to that point because what he had seen thus far and he estimated their reaction so they come to this place was in his mind.

‘That is one of their objectives. And sadly, we have to list them as a potential threat. We probably have to clash with them someday.’ Alice replied. She also did not know the matter inside the forest so she still thought about safety measure.

‘Don’t worry so much about the beasts in the forest. They are going to be our help one day. The problem is that we have to find a certain monkey.’ Manstein remembered a part of Nightstalker King’s memory regarding the forest inhabitant as well as the king of that place and that monkey was one of them.

Nightstalker King used them as a big, mass distraction while he rushed to the interior of the yellow bee nest. But he was wary of the monkey so despite the monkey followed along he just regarded it as nothing and his thought were correct.

And then all of them met in the location where the crowds surrounded by a certain distance from it.

“Yingyuan, just where are you come from? I thought you went to the forest a few days ago?” one by one, familiar faces started to show up. There was no other choice for Ye Yingyuan but to greet them. But at the same time, he felt discomfort in his heart.

Since they would be separated not only by their life expectancy but also by position, Ye Yingyuan did not know how to face this and how to react to this.

“Just finish my training. Guess I’m right on time.” Ye Yingyuan replied while he caught the small ball as large as his hand that his friends threw. With that, they start their usual game of catch and throw the ball to all of his friends.

When one of them caught the ball, they would immediately throw it to another. This formed a chain of throwing and catching and what amazed their parents was the coordination was good the ball barely scratch the clothes of the people around them.

“Hey, over here. You guys returned at last, how much time has passed in your perspective?” Manstein greeted them, waving his hand. Even though he knew the times they had spent estimated around two to three months with his Intelligent Assistance Device announced it directly, he still asked anyway.

[New kind of improvement upon the observed subject detected. Updating the information….]

‘Is that really the same person I met when I do not even have this body?’ the biggest advancement Manstein could see was when his eyes landed on Ye Qingcheng. He sighed as he slightly miscalculated his estimation of the awakened bloodline.

It was suppressed but the aura of the bloodline still exist and his Intelligent Assitance Device could analyze it. And to his shock, even the awakening pushed the progress of body cultivation directly broke through Tempering Marrow stage.

When one’s marrow was thoroughly tempered, their overall reaction speed, perception as well as their resistance to any abnormal effect to body increase. And their biggest advantage was the blood the marrow produced would be stronger and could even support the qi inside the body that usually flows in the spiritual vein.

This, in turn, made it possible for the next breakthrough in Body Cultivation, Internal Enhancement.