Chapter 291: The Scapegoat

"What, you want to go back alone? No way! Absolutely not!" Mei Zhen immediately refused.

The other side had two Ocean Transformation Realm experts. Wasn't Ye Yuan going back to seek death?

No matter how monstrous Ye Yuan was, he couldn't possibly be a match for Ocean Transformation Realm experts now!

Ye Yuan's behavior also surprised everyone; from just now until now, Ye Yuan had been the calmest of them all.

But now, Ye Yuan wanted to go back alone!

Mo Yuntian was also startled and quickly advised, "Elder Mei is right. We should know shame and then be brave, and train even harder. Ye Yuan, don't fight for this momentary anger. With your talent, crushing them in the future will be a piece of cake, won't it?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Elder Mei, Senior Brother Mo, you worry too much. I just have some other matters to attend to, not to seek revenge. Don't worry, everyone. You go ahead, and I'll catch up later."

Mei Zhen was taken aback: "You're really not going back to Shangqing Sect?"

Ye Yuan nodded: "Really not! Rest assured, Elder Mei. Ye Yuan still has some tricks up his sleeve to protect himself in the Cloud Dream Mountains."

"The Cloud Dream Mountains are full of dangers. If you have something to do, it's best to act together," Mei Zhen frowned.

"Just a small matter. I'll go and come back; it won't take much time. Elder Mei, please lead everyone away first," Ye Yuan said.

Mei Zhen thought for a moment and nodded: "Alright, come as quickly as you can. If you encounter any situation while acting alone, don't be reckless. Your safety is the most important!"

Ye Yuan said, "Rest assured, Elder Mei. Ye Yuan is not a reckless person. Farewell!"

With that, Ye Yuan moved and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Mei Zhen sighed and said to the others, "Let's go!"

Mo Yuntian said, "Elder Mei, Ye Yuan is clearly going back to find the Shangqing Sect people. How could you let him go?"

Mei Zhen glanced at Mo Yuntian and sighed, "Before we left, the Supreme Elder told me that although I am in charge of this trip, if Ye Yuan wants to do something, let him do it without hindrance. It turns out the Supreme Elder had already foreseen today's situation!"

Mo Yuntian was choked and didn't know what to say.

The Supreme Elder had already anticipated that Ye Yuan wouldn't obediently comply and gave him maximum freedom. How could he object?

Mo Yuntian believed that the Supreme Elder must have known better than him the significance of Ye Yuan to Youyun Sect. Since he dared to say that, it showed he had full confidence in Ye Yuan.

But Mo Yuntian couldn't figure out how Ye Yuan could face two Ocean Transformation Realm experts and other Crystal Condensation Realm martial artists alone.

...

On that clearing, the Shangqing Sect people were mocking Youyun Sect, and for a moment no one paid attention to the two women.

In their eyes, the two women were lambs to the slaughter, ready to be dealt with at any time.

After mocking for a while and seeing Youyun Sect people had gone far, they found it boring and turned their attention back to the two women.

An Ocean Transformation Realm elder from Shangqing Sect approached a few steps, reached out to the ugly woman, and said, "Ugly woman, hand over the Wulan Lingzhi. If you still don't know your place, don't blame me for being rude."

The ugly woman shook her head: "It's not that I won't hand it over, but this Wulan Lingzhi is useful to me. I can't give it to you."

The elder's face turned cold: "Don't be ungrateful! What do I care if it's useful to you? Are you handing it over or not?"

As he spoke, the elder released his Ocean Transformation Realm pressure, as if he would strike at the slightest disagreement.

Yan'er sneered, "Truly, when a tiger leaves the mountain, it's bullied by dogs. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry dares to bully people! I won't hand it over today. What can you do?"

Yan'er was about to make a move, but the ugly woman stopped her.

"Someone from that group just now has returned. Hold on," the ugly woman transmitted.

The elder was stunned by Yan'er's words, then laughed angrily: "Fine, fine, fine! What a sharp-tongued little girl! I've roamed the Southern Domain for so many years, and this is the first time I've been called a Tom, Dick, or Harry. Soon I'll tear your mouth apart!"

With that, the elder gathered his Yuan power and was about to strike.

But at that moment, a large mass of white mist suddenly rose around him.

The mist came too quickly, engulfing everyone. In the blink of an eye, it became so thick that one couldn't see one's hand in front of one's face, and even the two women opposite were invisible.

The elder was startled, but his hands were not slow; he still sent a Yuan power ball toward where the two women had stood.

Unfortunately, he didn't hear any screams from the other side. The attack seemed to vanish into thin air without even a ripple.

The elder turned around, but where were his companions? All around was thick white mist, and nothing could be seen.

"What's going on? Why can't we see anything all of a sudden?"

"Ah! Who is it? Who bumped into me?"

"Ouch! Who kicked me?"

A chaotic noise came from behind, clearly everyone was caught off guard by the sudden mist.

The elder's face darkened, and he said loudly, "Everyone stay where you are! If you ignore strange things, they will defeat themselves! This is just a small trapping formation, easy to break! Yu Feng, join me in breaking the formation!"

"Alright," came the voice of another Ocean Transformation Realm elder from nearby.

Neither of them understood formations, but they made up for it with their strength.

The two joined forces and bombarded in all directions. After a quarter of an hour, the formation finally loosened, and the white mist began to dissipate.

The elder looked around; the two women were long gone. Enraged, he slapped a nearby tree, and it fell with a crash.

The elder named Yu Feng stepped forward and said, "Brother Wang Fan, do you think this was the work of those Youyun Sect people?"

Wang Fan said grimly, "I know those cowards from Youyun Sect. They don't have the ability to set up such a trapping formation right under our noses without us noticing."

Yu Feng frowned, "If it's not Youyun Sect, then who could it be?"

Wang Fan ground his teeth, "Perhaps these two women have an accomplice, and a formation master at that! The duck in hand has flown away. How frustrating!"

Yu Feng said, "This trapping formation, though low in rank, is not simple! He used the terrain to set up this small trapping formation and instantly gathered the mountain mist for his use. Despite our fierce attacks, we barely held out for a quarter of an hour!"

Wang Fan nodded, "This person's strength should not be great, but his formation skills are not to be underestimated! If he had the strength of the Ocean Transformation Realm, you and I might have been done for today! Let's go. When we enter the secret realm later, I'll find a way to make trouble for Youyun Sect!"

The disciples couldn't help but feel pity. Poor Youyun Sect had become the scapegoat for those two women.