After a Few Days of Mental Adjustment
Ye Yu shook off his frustrations.
So what if Zhaomo Pass was a failure? If one sect like Zhaomo Pass fell short, there were always others to aid his cultivation!
With this resolve, Ye Yu immediately sought out Bu Haoyan.
Once again, he pointed at the map—this time to another demon sect: Yin-Yang Zhai.
This sect ranked just below Zhaomo Pass and was formidable in strength.
Bu Haoyan’s eyes instantly filled with tears.
This left Ye Yu utterly baffled.
He hurriedly asked:
“Sect Master, what are you doing? We attacked Zhaomo Pass, and now you’re crying at the prospect of attacking Yin-Yang Zhai?”
“No way, right? Can’t you handle the second after handling the first?”
Bu Haoyan waved his hand dismissively and replied:
“Mr. Ye, these are tears of joy.”
“You don’t understand. Seeing you weighed down with worry over the past few days nearly broke my heart.”
“I kept reflecting on myself, wondering what I might have done wrong.”
“But no matter how much I thought, I couldn’t figure it out.”
“Now it’s all clear. The vibrant, spirited Mr. Ye has returned, and I couldn’t be happier.”
“Mr. Ye!”
As he spoke, Bu Haoyan opened his arms, moving in for a hug.
But Ye Yu, seeing Bu Haoyan’s tearful, snot-filled face, felt nothing but revulsion.
Without hesitation, he kicked Bu Haoyan to the ground.
Bu Haoyan sat on the floor, deeply aggrieved, and shouted plaintively:
“Mr. Ye, why did you hit me?”
Ye Yu pulled out a handkerchief and tossed it over Bu Haoyan’s face to block the nauseating sight.
Honestly, how could a sect master behave so disgustingly?
It was unbearable to look at.
Turning his back, Ye Yu replied:
“A sudden bout of inner demons. I hallucinated just now, and my anger got the better of me.”
“Sect Master, are you unharmed?”
Bu Haoyan quickly got up and anxiously asked:
“What? Inner demons? What can be done about that?”
“Mr. Ye, you mustn’t fall ill! What will happen to Heavenly Dragon Cliff? What will happen to me?”
Hearing this, Ye Yu clenched his fists tightly, then loosened them, and clenched them again.
Honestly, at that moment, he felt an overwhelming urge to beat Bu Haoyan to death.
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"Why is this guy so nauseating? Why?"
The truth was, Bu Haoyan wasn’t inherently this pathetic.
His behavior stemmed from how highly he regarded Ye Yu.
In Bu Haoyan’s eyes, Ye Yu was the key to Heavenly Dragon Cliff’s rise—a figure who absolutely could not be harmed.
Without Ye Yu, the losses to Bu Haoyan would be catastrophic.
As a result, the next day, Bu Haoyan sought out a grand cultivator from the Silent Contemplation Valley to help remove Ye Yu’s inner demons.
However, he was flatly rejected.
Left with no choice, Bu Haoyan sent Ye Yu some rare treasures and prayed that he would overcome his inner demons smoothly.
But Bu Haoyan didn’t stop there.
He immediately convened a high-level meeting at Heavenly Dragon Cliff to discuss attacking Yin-Yang Zhai.
After the battle at Zhaomo Pass, over half the elders had undergone a dramatic change in their impression of Bu Haoyan.
They wholeheartedly supported his decision.
The remaining elders, loyal followers of Grand Elder Zu Xuzhong, refrained from voicing their opinions.
Instead, their eyes turned to Zu Xuzhong.
To everyone’s surprise, this second-in-command of Heavenly Dragon Cliff not only agreed with Bu Haoyan’s proposal but also offered to help formulate a detailed plan.
Who would lead the charge, who would guard the flanks, and who would break the sect’s protective array—it was all meticulously arranged.
The atmosphere at the meeting was, without a doubt, harmonious and joyful.
Bu Haoyan was immensely satisfied.
Three Days Later.
Heavenly Dragon Cliff set out to attack Yin-Yang Zhai.
Despite Bu Haoyan’s attempts to dissuade him, Ye Yu once again positioned himself at the frontlines, eager to bask in the surge of power he anticipated.
"There’s no way Yin-Yang Zhai can pull the same nonsense as Zhaomo Pass," Ye Yu thought to himself.
But as the saying goes, imagination is full, while reality is often harsh.
The "nonsense" pulled by Yin-Yang Zhai was even worse than Zhaomo Pass.
When Bu Haoyan arrived, the sect didn’t even bother to resist. They surrendered outright.
Their reasoning? The sect master had been killed by an old rival, leaving the sect leaderless.
Faced with Heavenly Dragon Cliff’s overwhelming reputation, they knew they couldn’t win and opted to submit.
This left everyone from Heavenly Dragon Cliff utterly dumbfounded.
"What does this even mean?"
"What the hell does this mean?"
"We’ve drawn our blades, but before we could even swing them, you’re surrendering?"
"What are we supposed to do now?"
"What about the rewards the sect master promised us?"
The disciples and elders of Heavenly Dragon Cliff were frustrated.
Meanwhile, Ye Yu’s frustration ran far deeper.
"Another failed plan to boost my cultivation?"
"Yin-Yang Zhai, have you no shame? How could you surrender so quickly?"
"Where’s your demon pride?"
"Are you really taking this so lightly?"
"If all the other sects behave this way, what’s the point of me targeting them?"
"I’ve wasted so much time here for nothing!"
Enraged, Ye Yu turned and left with a cold snort.
"I’m done with this sect. I’m leaving!"
"This damned sect is beyond saving."
"What’s the point of staying if my teammates don’t die?!"
Without a doubt, the battle—or lack thereof—at Yin-Yang Zhai propelled Heavenly Dragon Cliff’s reputation to an unprecedented height.
Nearly everyone in the Demon Realm believed that Heavenly Dragon Cliff was destined to sweep across the realm.
As a result, even more demon cultivators flocked to join the sect.
Some smaller sects even came forward to pledge allegiance.
But Bu Haoyan wasn’t particularly happy.
The reason? Ye Yu wanted to leave the sect.
To Bu Haoyan, this was nothing short of a thunderbolt on a sunny day.
He knew full well that Heavenly Dragon Cliff’s current success was largely due to Ye Yu.
The title of "blessing" was well-deserved.
But now, when their days were brighter and their reputation solid, their blessing wanted to leave?
This was unacceptable!
Bu Haoyan dropped to his knees and began wailing, tearing at his clothes in despair:
“Mr. Ye, how am I supposed to live if you leave?”
“Heavenly Dragon Cliff will crumble without you!”
Seeing Bu Haoyan’s tantrum, Ye Yu felt a headache coming on.
After a moment’s thought, he came up with another line of reasoning:
“Sect Master, it’s not that I want to leave Heavenly Dragon Cliff on purpose.”
“But I see no future in this sect!”
“We attacked Zhaomo Pass and Yin-Yang Zhai, and it was all too smooth.”
“As they say, extreme prosperity leads to decline.”
“A demon sect that hasn’t bled or sacrificed cannot last long.”
Bu Haoyan, unable to fully grasp the meaning of Ye Yu’s words, still found them deeply profound and inspiring.
He even felt an urge to applaud.