Silver Scorpion cried out in alarm, "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't know!"
The malevolent energy grew stronger. Just then, the inner core within his body vibrated, instantly devouring the malevolent energy. Thus, the malevolent energy from the Phoenix Blade surged forth incessantly, only to be completely consumed by the inner core.
Finally, as the Phoenix Blade ceased to emit malevolent energy, Ye Tian's spiritual power counterattacked, rushing into the blade. He felt as if the blade, much like a person, possessed meridians. As his spiritual power entered the blade's meridians, the blade body emitted a silver-red radiance, and a one-inch blade aura burst from its edge.
Witnessing this, Lang Qianchou was greatly astonished and exclaimed, "What's going on!"
Ye Tian laughed heartily, waved his hand, and a blade qi slashed towards the youth. Another middle-aged man beside the youth cried out, "Be careful!"
He instinctively raised his hand to block, but the blade light was sharp, instantly severing his arm. Blood spurted wildly.
"Not good!"
Lang Qianchou was greatly alarmed and lunged fiercely at Ye Tian.
Ye Tian sheathed his blade and unleashed a punch from mid-air, employing the newly mastered Hundred Pace Divine Fist.
"Bang!"
With a deafening roar, Lang Qianchou was sent flying several meters. His chest had completely caved in, his heart was severely damaged, and his lungs were almost shattered.
Now, he struggled to breathe, his face flushed crimson as he glared intently at Ye Tian.
The youth cried out in agony and knelt before Lang Qianchou, "Dad, you can't lose, Dad!"
Ye Tian walked towards the youth. The middle-aged man with the severed arm roared and lunged with suicidal abandon, only to be struck in the back by Ye Tian's palm. He spat blood and died.
"Pfft!"
Ye Tian stomped on Lang Qianchou's chest, crushing his heart, and then kicked the youth's head. The young man didn't even grunt before falling to the ground, lifeless.
Ye Tian didn't even glance at the corpses. He said to the stunned Silver Scorpion, "With these few dead, the Lang family is no longer a threat. Now, you can go rescue your sister."
Silver Scorpion nodded, "Alright, I'll go right away!"
After Silver Scorpion left, Ye Tian began searching the room. These people had appeared too suddenly; where had they come from?
After a thorough search, he discovered a loose floorboard near the entrance. With a gentle press, the floorboard silently lowered, revealing an opening leading downwards.
He descended the wooden ladder for over ten meters, arriving at an iron gate. The gate was locked, but he snapped the lock with a single motion and opened it, revealing a very ancient tunnel built with stone.
Walking dozens of meters along the tunnel, he felt a strong surge of spiritual energy wash over him, and his heart rejoiced.
At the end of the tunnel was a space covering over a hundred square meters. In the center was a well, covered by a jade slab. The well itself was also constructed from jade. On the jade slab, there was a handle. He grasped the handle and lifted gently, removing the jade slab.
Instantly, a dense purple-red spiritual energy erupted from the well. The inner core within his body surged out and hovered above the well's opening, desperately absorbing the purple-red spiritual energy.
Finally, the inner core, having absorbed enough spiritual energy, returned to Ye Tian's body.
Ye Tian glanced down into the well, sensing it wasn't very deep, and leaped in. Descending over twenty meters along the well's wall, he discovered a spacious area below, about thirty square meters. In this space lay an entire chest filled with purple-red spirit stones! He counted them; there were over a hundred! The purple-red spiritual energy he had sensed earlier was formed by these spirit stones emitting their essence.
However, Ye Tian found this situation illogical. Why would the Lang family not store the spirit stones in a sealed container but simply place them in a well? What was their purpose in doing so?
As he pondered, he noticed the surface was covered in fine sand, and digging down revealed damp soil.
Suddenly, he twitched his nose, catching a faint, unusual fragrance. Following the scent, his gaze fell upon a corner. There, a medicinal herb stood about twenty centimeters tall, resembling white jade. It had only about a dozen thick, jade-like leaves. At its apex, several clusters of red fruits, resembling mulberries, had grown. The peculiar fragrance emanated from these fruits.
Seeing this, Ye Tian's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Purple Immortal Fruit!"