Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates

Named by Xiao Ye as Ye Feng, the peak of the mountain was already constructed with numerous palaces, pavilions, and towers, appearing as though many structures were stacked together, resembling a small-scale imperial palace, grand and majestic in appearance.

"The abode of the Main Hall's devilish disciples, indeed impressive." Xiao Ye inwardly expressed his admiration.

Now, the entire mountain was his territory.

Xiao Ye walked around the mountain and nodded in satisfaction.

He never had high demands for his own living place.

"Brother Xiao, congratulations on becoming a disciple of the Main Hall, standing at the same height as us."

At this moment, a strange and eerie voice suddenly sounded.

Xiao Ye followed the voice and saw a young man wearing a robe, flying towards him with a smiling face from a neighboring peak of Ye Feng, exuding a sense of sinister gentleness.

The Red Robed Gentleman!

Xiao Ye immediately recognized the person.

Back when he was still in the Yellow Hall, due to Little White's exposure and rumored possession of the Emperor Martial Bloodline, several devilish disciples including the Red Robed Gentleman had come to contend for it.

Xiao Ye had a very profound impression of this person.

Although the other party's cultivation had not yet reached the Emperor Martial Realm, he was at the peak of the King Martial Realm, definitely a formidable opponent.

"Red Robed Gentleman!" Xiao Ye slightly lifted his hand and spoke indifferently.

After all, he was now a part of the Main Hall, holding the same status as the Red Robed Gentleman, and because the Holy Palace Master took special care of him, his reputation was higher than the Red Robed Gentleman within the Main Hall.

"Hehe, I hope you don't take those misunderstandings to heart, Brother Xiao." The Red Robed Gentleman said as well while clasping his hands.

His cultivation was higher than Xiao Ye's, and he had been in the Main Hall longer, yet he did not act superior as a senior brother, showing considerable respect for Xiao Ye.

In fact, one's position changes people's attitudes.

Previously, he was a devilish disciple of the Main Hall, while Xiao Ye was just a disciple from the Yellow Hall of the Holy Palace.

With the arrogance of a Main Hall disciple, there was naturally no need to care about a mere disciple from the Yellow Hall; even killing one would not incur much punishment.

But unexpectedly, the disciple from the Yellow Hall whom he looked down upon and despised had rapidly risen in less than three years to a status on par with his, making him dare not underestimate Xiao Ye any longer.

"Since the Red Robed Senior Brother has said it was a misunderstanding, I naturally won't dwell on it." Xiao Ye smiled faintly.

An extending hand does not hit a smiling face.

He had issues with many of the devilish disciples of the Main Hall, but in comparison, the previous conflicts with the Red Robed Gentleman were not much.

"Haha, Brother Xiao, you are indeed magnanimous."

"Brother Xiao, this is your first visit to our Main Hall's area; there are many things you might not know about. Let me tell you." The Red Robed Gentleman flew over, and together, they headed towards Ye Feng.

Xiao Ye did not refuse.

He indeed didn't know much about the Main Hall area, and now that someone was willing to explain, he was naturally happy to listen.

Following a conversation with the Red Robed Gentleman, Xiao Ye was soon stunned.

The residence of the Main Hall's Devilish Disciples was not so simple after all.

First of all, any peak where the Main Hall's Devilish Disciples resided would be enveloped by top-tier Gathering Essence Arrays.

Xiao Ye had experienced one of these arrays before.

Back at the Yellow Hall, his residence was also enveloped by a basic Gathering Essence Array, where cultivation allowed a King Martial Realm Martial Artist to absorb and transform the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi more efficiently, roughly achieving three to four times the usual rate.

However, the Gathering Essence Array enveloping the residence of the Main Hall's Devilish Disciples could achieve ten times that!

This was definitely a shocking rate, with this array, his cultivation speed would be tremendously fast.

Secondly, aside from this array, each peak was also enveloped in defensive and offensive arrays.

Without the owner of the peak's consent, anyone who approached would encounter attacks and defenses from the arrays.

This was incredibly practical for powerful Martial Artists.

Because Martial Artists often meditate in deep cultivation sessions, if someone were to intrude during a critical moment of cultivation, it could minimally cause the loss of breakthrough opportunities, or worse, lead to madness and death from disrupted cultivation.

"No wonder it's the residence of the Main Hall's Devilish Disciples, there are so many intricacies involved, thank you Brother Red Robe for the explanation."

In the Great Hall at the peak, after listening to the Red Robed Gentleman, Xiao Ye couldn't help but express his admiration and thanked the Red Robed Gentleman with a bow.

"Brother Xiao, you're too kind. If you have any questions in the future, feel free to seek me out." The Red Robed Gentleman said with a smile, standing up ready to leave.

Xiao Ye walked him out of the palace.

Suddenly, the Red Robed Gentleman seemed to recall something, and said to Xiao Ye, "By the way, Brother Xiao, you better take the time to increase your cultivation. In six months, our Main Hall's disciples will represent the Holy Palace on a mission. This was issued by the Holy Palace Master just ten days ago."

"It's said to be related to the Ultimate Palace; if your cultivation doesn't improve by then, you might have to stay behind."

After saying this, the Red Robed Gentleman turned and left.

"What, a mission related to the Ultimate Palace?" Xiao Ye frowned slightly.

Since the last time Jun Shitian returned to the Holy Palace, bringing several titled Emperor Martial Realm powerhouses from the Ultimate Palace and causing havoc, Jun Shitian seemed to vanish without a trace, and Xiao Ye didn't hear any news about the Ultimate Palace.

He didn't expect that just having become a Devilish Disciple of the Main Hall, there would be news, and even an opportunity to partake in a mission related to the Ultimate Palace; his luck was indeed good.

"Jun Shitian!"

Xiao Ye's eyes turned icy.

He harbored deep hatred and murderous intent toward this man.

He believed Jun Shitian felt the same towards him; once they met, it would be a fight to death, unsolvable unless one of them perished.

"There's half a year's time. I have just entered the Main Hall, and compared to the other Devilish Disciples, my cultivation is indeed weak. I must speed up my training. With my array of skills and talents, I absolutely can quickly secure a firm standing in the Holy Palace!" Xiao Ye thought to himself, clenching his fists.

After the Red Robed Gentleman left, several other Devilish Disciples appeared, congratulating Xiao Ye.

Now Xiao Ye's reputation and status in the Holy Palace were even higher than these Devilish Disciples, naturally, they didn't dare to act superior.

Xiao Ye politely responded to each and having sent these people off, he went into closed-door cultivation.