Rebirth of the Peak Young Master
Chapter 161 Secret Conversation

Chapter 161: Chapter 161 Secret Conversation

At this moment, Peng Zhenyuan, the Hall Master of the Demon King Hall, was seated at the top of the grand hall. On either side of him were four redwood high-backed chairs.

Seated on three of the chairs were two men and one woman—three protectors of the Demon King Hall: Xiao Kuo, Wolf King, and Alice. However, the chair on the far left, which belonged to Wang Tian, was notably vacant.

After a brief silence, Peng Zhenyuan’s slow but deep voice broke the stillness: "Wang Tian is dead. He died in China!"

"Hall Master, you’re joking, right?" Alice immediately laughed as she spoke.

But the only response she received was Peng Zhenyuan’s exceedingly serious gaze, which made her awkwardly stop laughing.

Seeing this, both Xiao Kuo and the Wolf King’s expressions darkened. Xiao Kuo was the first to ask, "Hall Master, Wang Tian is the strongest among our four protectors, with strength already at the peak of Martial King in terms of what Chinese martial artists consider. With such power, who could kill him? Could it have been China’s War God?"

"Not him!"

Peng Zhenyuan said coldly, "The one who killed Wang Tian is the same young man who stole the True Martial Sword Manual!"

"A young man? Is the Hall Master referring to that... the one reputed to have reached Innate Martial King strength at just seventeen or eighteen years old, Mr. Ye?" Xiao Kuo immediately frowned and asked.

"Correct!" Peng Zhenyuan nodded.

Upon seeing Peng Zhenyuan nod, both Xiao Kuo and Alice were visibly shocked.

However, the towering and burly Wolf King, who had been chewing on a steak the size of three human palms in front of him, suddenly wiped his mouth and sneered: "Interesting! Such a heaven-defying prodigy—we probably haven’t encountered anyone like him in our lifetime!"

"Not just encountered; we haven’t even heard of such a person. A seventeen or eighteen-year-old Innate Martial King, and he could kill Wang Tian. That must mean he’s already at the peak of Martial King!" Alice immediately remarked.

But at this moment, Peng Zhenyuan shook his head and said, "Not the peak of Martial King!"

"Not? Hall Master, do you mean to say..."

Alice trailed off, unable to continue.

For if it wasn’t the peak of Martial King but a level higher, then it could only mean the legendary Martial God Realm!

"Impossible!" Both Xiao Kuo and even the carefree Wolf King stopped chewing their steak, looking toward Peng Zhenyuan in shock.

"What does the Hall Master plan to do?"

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Kuo suddenly asked, "Let it go just like that?"

"No rush!"

Peng Zhenyuan sneered and raised his hand: "The True Martial Sword Manual—we want it! His life—we want that too! We just need to wait for the right opportunity!"

With that, Peng Zhenyuan waved his hand, and the hall suddenly plunged into darkness. Everyone had vanished.

It turned out they were projections, not their physical selves!

And thus, this crisis began slowly approaching Ye Fei...

Half a month afterward.

The battle atop Purple Mist Mountain gradually began to fade from memory.

Old Gu also returned to the Ye Family in Binjiang.

Sitting cross-legged across from Ye Fei, who seemed ordinary yet not quite ordinary, Old Gu took a deep breath, bowed deeply, and said, "Greetings, Martial God!"

"Old Ye, what are you doing!"

Ye Fei quickly stepped forward to help Old Gu up.

Ye Fei felt a deep sense of gratitude toward Old Gu!

After all, when Wang Tian came to the Ye Family, Old Gu immediately deployed people to protect the Ye Family inside and out.

This alone was enough to earn Ye Fei’s respect toward Old Gu.

Seeing Ye Fei help him up, Old Gu didn’t insist further. Slowly sitting across from Ye Fei, he asked, "I am simply awed by Mr. Ye’s divine prowess. Originally, I thought Mr. Ye was merely a teenage prodigy, stepping into the realm of Innate Martial King at seventeen or eighteen. But now I see... now I see that Mr. Ye has already... reached the Martial God Realm!"

Saying this, Old Gu’s eyes immediately brimmed with excitement.

He was both a soldier and a martial artist!

For any martial artist, seeing a Martial God—how could they not be overwhelmed with emotion?

But Ye Fei simply smiled and shook his head: "Others may say so, but does Old Gu also believe it?"

"Is it not true?" Old Gu immediately asked in confusion.

Ye Fei said with a faint smile, "While I do not know how powerful the Martial God Realm truly is, I am certain that I am not one of them!"

"Not..."

Old Gu was left in stunned silence.

Just then, however, Ye Fei continued with a smile: "But I believe that even if I were to face a true Martial God, with my current strength, I could still fight them!"

With that, Ye Fei immediately stood up, unleashing an immense aura of the Golden Core Early Stage, which startled Old Gu and made him squint in disbelief.

After an unknown amount of time, Old Gu let out a long sigh and said, "Mr. Ye is too modest. With this aura of yours, even if you are not a Martial God, you are comparable to one! Seeing this, I feel at ease. Let us now discuss serious matters!"

With that, Old Gu waved his hand, shutting the door to the room, isolating himself and Ye Fei...

Half an hour later.

Old Gu stepped out with a radiant expression, smiling as he greeted Ye Family staff outside before leaving.

No one knew what he and Ye Fei had talked about.

In the following weeks.

Ye Fei remained secluded in his room, cultivating.

After all, devouring Wang Tian’s peak Martial King-level inner strength was undoubtedly Ye Fei’s greatest gain since beginning his cultivation of the Soul-controlling Technique.

Merely absorbing this inner strength took Ye Fei a considerable amount of time.

Afterward, he continued cultivating, refining pills, and striving to break through, never resting until the third week, when Ye Fei finally walked out of his room, brows furrowed.

Ren Yuan, who had been waiting outside the door, saw Ye Fei emerge and immediately held his breath, appearing even more reverent and humble than before.

The duel atop Purple Mist Peak was one he hadn’t attended. However, rumors about Ye Fei’s achievements were rampant, making him infinitely grateful to be following a master as incomparably powerful as Ye Fei.

He had also heard the rumors that Ye Fei had already entered the realm of Martial God.

Thus, upon seeing Ye Fei again, he shouted excitedly, "Master!"

"Hmm!"

Ye Fei nodded slightly and asked, "How is Ma Ning?"

"Ma Ning, having received Master’s impartation of the Seven Split Demon Annihilation Technique, has been diligently cultivating and has been in seclusion for over a month!" Ren Yuan quickly replied.

"Haha, he’s quite hardworking!"

Ye Fei chuckled and patted Ren Yuan’s shoulder: "Although your True Martial Sword Manual is incomplete, the principles it contains represent the purest truths of sword cultivation left by the True Martial Emperor. If you cultivate earnestly and reach the Innate level, I will help you restore what’s missing!"

"Restore?"

Hearing this, Ren Yuan froze instantly. Any lingering envy toward Ma Ning evaporated completely.

"Don’t believe me?" Ye Fei asked when he saw Ren Yuan’s reaction.

"No... Of course not! Master is a Martial God Realm expert. If you say you can restore it, then it surely can be done!" Ren Yuan quickly lowered his head in response.

Ye Fei smiled and shook his head: "You’ve been listening to the rumors out there, haven’t you? Haha, I am indeed a hair’s breadth away from the Martial God Realm, but the difference between that and reaching it could as well be a thousand miles!"

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan’s initial bewilderment turned to understanding of Ye Fei’s words.

After devouring Wang Tian’s inner strength, Ye Fei had once sought out Ren Yuan, asking about a particular Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure called the Dragon Saliva Fruit.

The Dragon Saliva Fruit, according to the Soul-controlling Demon Memory, was the key ingredient for a Golden Core Stage pill known as the Nine Revolutions Golden Spirit Pill.

The Nine Revolutions Golden Spirit Pill was an essential elixir for cultivators of the Golden Core Stage. It significantly compressed the golden core, enabling cultivators to vastly enhance their power when reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, making it a must-have pill for the Golden Core Stage!

Although Ye Fei had found acceptable substitutes for most of the other ingredients needed for the Nine Revolutions Golden Spirit Pill on Earth, the Dragon Saliva Fruit remained the most elusive, its acquisition or replacement proving to be nearly impossible!