Chapter 101: Who is that person?

  The raccoon's cheeks flushed with a hint of red, and it stuck out its tongue, scratching its face with its paws, as if to say, "I'm not shy at all, Miss. I won't bother to flirt with you!"

  "A-Li, you dare to mock me! Watch me not spank your butt." Ye Chen was so angry that he picked up A-Li and slapped his small buttocks with one palm.

  The fox struggled a bit, its whole body dyed with a dizzy red color, and its eyes seemed to be speaking, giving Ye Chen a shy and angry stare.

  The charming expression made Ye Chen's heart lake ripple, and he thought to himself, "I'm in trouble, I've really been led astray by this little fox spirit."

  "Ah Li, also a tenth-order Xuan beast, why can that lioness speak, but you can't?" Ye Chen asked. As soon as he thought of the lioness, Ye Chen's body hair stood on end, and the evil thoughts in his heart instantly dissipated.

  The raccoon dog's chubby little paws gestured slightly, and its delicate face showed a hint of pride.

  "Are you saying that it's a lower-level Mystic Beast, while you're a higher-level one?" Ye Chen asked in surprise, why wouldn't the one that couldn't speak be the higher one?

  A Li explained for half a day, and Ye Chen finally understood that whether the demon beast and the mysterious beast can speak human language is also related to their age. They must reach the tenth level of cultivation and live to a certain age before they can learn human language. A Li is still too young now. The mother lion lived for more than 200 years before reaching the tenth level, and after understanding A Li's words, Ye Chen was shocked again. Just now, he was actually flirted with by a 200-year-old old mother lion! Two hundred years old! Ye Chen had an urge to vomit blood.

  "Is the transformation also related to age?" Ye Chen looked at A Li and asked, not knowing why he felt a faint sense of loss in his heart. If A Li could only transform after two hundred years, he estimated that he would never see it in this lifetime. Living to be two hundred years old, wouldn't he become an old monster?

  The lynx's clear eyes looked at Ye Chen, her cheeks flushed again with a hint of red glow, but she didn't answer Ye Chen's question. She walked to Ye Chen's side and comfortably lay on his lap, with a sweet expression on her face.

  Ye Chen thought for a moment and decided that no matter whether Ah Li could transform or not, it didn't matter, he would still treat Ah Li well. With this thought, Ye Chen's heart felt at ease.

  The mother lion, having received Ye Chen's order, obediently stayed in place without moving. The demon king allowed it to move only within a range of ten steps around it. If it dared to wander again, wouldn't that be asking for death? Ye Chen permitted it to cultivate inside the formation, and it was already grateful. However, it still felt some fear, worrying that if Ye Chen became unhappy, he would casually kill it off. After all, demon kings were known for their unpredictable tempers, and killing it would be effortless. Escaping? That was also impossible. Trying to escape under the demon king's watchful eye would only lead to certain death, even if it managed to flee the formation. The demon king could simply send a soul-tracking thought its way, and that would seal its fate.

  All it could do was pray, trembling with fear as it cultivated in place.

  It was just a small episode, and Ye Chen didn't take it to heart. He scanned his divine soul for a moment, confirmed that the mother lion hadn't run away, and then continued to cultivate.

  During this period of cultivation, the progress was still quite rapid. After cultivating the seventh-grade superior martial skill "Kunlun Duan Yue" to the Great Through Realm, Ye Chen also gained some understanding of the seventh-grade superior martial skill "Tian Wang Po Ri". Tian Wang Po Ri is a fire-type martial skill, its power is several times that of Chi Yun Feng Tian. When it is displayed, the light is dazzling, the flames shoot up to the sky, like a fierce sun in the air, and the power is astonishing. Fortunately, the central area of the Spirit Gathering Array was large enough, with enough space for him to practice his martial skills.

  Time and time again, Ye Chen practiced and adjusted, gradually grasping some of the tricks of Tian Wang Po Ri. This move was too powerful, with Ye Chen's current strength, he could only exert about 20-30% of its power. He didn't know when he would be able to advance to the tenth stage. If he could advance to the tenth stage, the power of Tian Wang Po Ri would increase greatly.

  It's quite troublesome that Tianwang Poye requires a lot of Xuan Qi to support it. After using Tianwang Poye, Ye Chen's body is immediately drained of Xuan Qi, and even if he uses Fei Dao, it will take a while to recover. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he cannot easily use the Tianwang Poye technique. If one move doesn't hit, and can't kill or heavily injure the enemy, being counterattacked by the enemy would be troublesome.

  After Dharma's promotion to the tenth stage, it might be better.

  In this Spirit Gathering Array, the speed of cultivation is so fast that one day's effort is equivalent to half a month outside. For a time, Ye Chen will absolutely not leave.

  Ye Family Manor, after Ye Chen left, Ye Family Manor remained the same as before. In the martial arts arena, a group of young men were diligently cultivating, presenting a vibrant and thriving scene.

  Ye Zhan Tian and others walked past the martial arts arena, saw this scene, and showed a relieved smile. The Ye family's fortress is indeed very different from before, and everyone's heart is filled with hope.

  "How long has Zhen'er been out?" Ye Cangxuan asked aloud.

  "It's been sixteen days already." Ye Zhantian said without thinking, blurting it out. After Ye Chen left, he had been keeping track of time.

  "Time flies so fast." Ye Cangxuan's eyes were deep and distant, although he had some worries, but after thinking about it, with Chen Er's strength, he shouldn't encounter any danger.

  These past few days, several groups of people have arrived at Yejia Fortress, all heading to the underground Qiong Building. Some of them were relatively friendly and had previously been on good terms with Yejia Fortress, so they stayed for a day or two before leaving. However, some others had ulterior motives, but after witnessing Yejia Fortress's strength, they wisely chose to leave one by one. Yanjia Fortress, Qinjia Fortress, and several other slightly weaker fortresses got into disputes with these people and suffered heavy losses, almost being exterminated. The remaining fortresses were more or less affected as well.

  In this chaotic world, if one doesn't have enough strength, even self-preservation is difficult. The news from the other forts made the ordinary people of Ye Family Fort all the more grateful to Ye Chen. If it weren't for Ye Chen, Ye Family Fort might also have suffered the same fate as Qin Family Fort and Yan Family Fort, facing extinction.

  Chirp! Chirp!

  A few bird calls came from the sky, above Yejia Fortress, a large eagle was circling around. The body of this eagle was several times that of a human. As soon as they heard the eagle's voice, Xuantian Red Tiger and Swift Shadow Leopard became somewhat anxious.

  "What happened?"

  "Monster attack?"

  "Crossbow, take aim!"

  The people on the city wall aimed their crossbows at the large eagle in the sky, their movements were neat and well-trained, and more than 30 crossbows were all aimed. Because of the recent increase in income, Yejia Fortress began to build a large-scale defense, and even bought more than 30 of the strongest crossbows from merchants in Donglin County, with a powerful force that even a ninth-level master could not withstand.

  Seeing the large eagle, Ye Zhan Tian and Ye Cang Xuan exchanged a glance, and the person on that side finally arrived.

  "Put away your crossbows! No one is allowed to attack without my order!" Ye Zhan Tian's thick voice spread throughout the entire Ye Manor.

  "Yes, Elder!" With Ye Zhan Tian's order, the crowd of clan members quickly retracted their crossbows and arrows, each looking at each other in shock and uncertainty, not knowing what had just happened. Since a demon beast was approaching, why didn't the elder let them attack?

  "Yè Méng, go and call Yé Xiǎo over." Yè Cāngxuān said with a glance at Yè Méng beside him.

  "Yes, Uncle." Ye Meng flew quickly to the Ye family home, where Ye Zhi was being fostered by a clansman's family. The couple were kind and gentle, not cultivators, and Ye Zhi had grown up in their care.

  Ye Meng had just run halfway when Ye Wan came out of the house and rushed over quickly.

  At this time, the eagle was hovering over Yejia Fortress, its height getting lower and lower, slowly falling down.