Hearing Big Yellow match the secret code, Huang Tianbao's eyes lit up. He had finally found his senior brothers.
“Waaah... Second Senior Brother, I had such a hard time looking for you guys!”
Immediately, Huang Tianbao lunged forward, threw his arms around Big Yellow's neck, and wailed.
He poured out all his anxiety, fear, grievances, and misery from the past few days.
A look of embarrassment crossed Big Yellow's face, but feeling bad for him, it patted Huang Tianbao with its paw to comfort him.
Alas! The poor kid was only a teenager.
He should have been enjoying his parents' affection, but instead, he had to suffer such a terrible ordeal...
Most importantly, this guy was their third disciple, the youngest. If it had been anyone else, Big Yellow would have swiped them away with a single paw.
Dammit, he was getting its fur all wet with his tears...
Afterward, Huang Tianbao followed Big Yellow and the others back to their lodging.
Along the way, Huang Tianbao recounted his tragic experiences to Big Yellow.
After listening, Big Yellow felt it wasn't actually all that tragic.
Shouldn't the tragic one be that Ten Thousand Souls Sect?
You had just arrived, and their entire sect got wiped out.
After hearing Huang Tianbao's story, Big Yellow used its divine sense to explain its and Lu Ming's situation to him.
“From now on, you're the Third Sect Master of our Heavenly Demon Sect. But we don't have a Sect Master token yet; no one knows how to forge one...”
Huang Tianbao's eyes lit up. He had just gone out for a trip and returned as a Sect Master!
Had happiness come too suddenly?
Following Big Yellow all the way back to their base, Huang Tianbao stared at the dilapidated slums.
Thinking of Ye Fan's luxurious residence, he made a silent decision.
He hesitated for a moment before saying to Big Yellow,
“Second Senior Brother, I want to go back to Ye Fan's side first.”
Big Yellow was startled and looked at him in confusion.
It didn't understand why this silly kid wanted to go back.
“After all, I'm now the Third Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, so I have a duty to secure some resources for the sect. That Ye Fan is filthy rich; I can fleece him for a lot...”
Huang Tianbao said as he sized up the surrounding environment.
“Woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow waved its paw:
“What you see here is just for show. By swindling, cheating, and being utterly shameless, the boss has actually amassed quite a few spirit stones...
We're not so desperate that you need to sell your body for money.
That Ye Fan keeps you around because he probably has his eye on your Nether Spirit Root and wants to possess you...”
Big Yellow analyzed the situation logically for Huang Tianbao via divine sense.
Huang Tianbao nodded in agreement.
“The boss told me about this before. There's no such thing as unconditional love in the cultivation world...
“But I still want to go back and get some spirit stones. After all, staying by Ye Fan's side is like picking up money off the street. It would be a waste not to take it...”
“Woof, woof!!”
Big Yellow wagged its tail: Didn't you hate being around him? How about you wait until the boss gets back?
“Don't worry, Second Senior Brother. There shouldn't be any danger for now. Ye Fan treats me pretty well, though I don't know what he's plotting against me.
“Besides, aren't we going into the secret realm soon? We can regroup then. I won't wait for Eldest Senior Brother. I shouldn't return too late, or it might raise unnecessary suspicion...”
Seeing Huang Tianbao's persistence, Big Yellow didn't stop him. The boss had said that this guy's fate was exceptionally tough.
He probably wouldn't be in any real danger.
Before leaving, Huang Tianbao handed all the storage bags on his person to Big Yellow.
“These were all given to me by Ye Fan. Spend them as you please...”
Big Yellow peered inside the storage bags and saw quite a few spirit stones, along with various pills and items. It was indeed a substantial amount.
“Oh, by the way, beat me up again.”
“Ow... Ouch... Hiss...”
Covered in bruises and swelling, Huang Tianbao left the slums...
Ye Fan returned excitedly to the high-end courtyard he had rented.
Just as he reached the entrance, he saw a bruised and swollen Huang Tianbao limping over from another direction.
“Little Huang, what happened to you? Were you robbed?”
Huang Tianbao's already small eyes were squeezed into tiny slits.
“Senior, you're amazing! You saw right away that I was robbed!”
Ye Fan was speechless. Isn't that obvious?
With how you look right now, anyone can tell you were robbed.
“Alright, don't be sad. I'll give you some more resources...”
At this moment, Ye Fan was in an excellent mood. He had snatched the Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace, saving himself ten million spirit stones. Just thinking about it made him happy.
Huang Tianbao's eyes lit up. This guy was indeed loaded.
“Thank you, Senior, thank you... If you need anything in the future, just let me know...”
Huang Tianbao accepted the storage bag and nodded repeatedly in gratitude. The beating had not been in vain.
Watching Ye Fan happily return to his room, Huang Tianbao's eyes flickered as he muttered to himself,
“Whose daughter did he swindle spirit stones from this time?”
Sometimes, Huang Tianbao was genuinely curious about how this guy had such incredible luck with women.
No matter where he went, girls would go crazy over him, sending him spirit stones, warmth, and assistance...
There were several just in the Blood River Demon Sect alone.
Ye Fan returned to his room, excitedly taking out the storage bag.
He refused to believe he couldn't refine any pills using the Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace.
With that, he prepared to take out the furnace and try refining a batch of pills right away.
“Huh?”
The moment the furnace appeared, Ye Fan's eyes widened.
This was the Nine Turn Alchemy Furnace?
He even wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
It was pitch-black and had two gaping holes in it...
Thud...
Ye Fan swept it with his divine sense in disbelief.
This was a piece of junk. He had been scammed.
His face turned pale with rage, and he violently threw the furnace aside.
With bloodshot eyes, he began to analyze the sequence of events.
Soon, he realized that the culprit must be the person who had knocked out the Dingyuan Sect disciple.
That person must have taken the real furnace beforehand.
He had been turned into a scapegoat...
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He, a grand Immortal Emperor, had actually been played like a fool?
Whoever made me take the fall better pray I never find out who they are, or they're dead!
This person was already second on his must-kill list. First was that damn mortal.
Huang Tianbao back in his own room, curled his lip when he heard the commotion coming from Ye Fan's quarters.
He didn't know what kind of fit this guy was throwing now. Had he regretted giving him the resources?
No, he definitely couldn't go out right now.
He had to make sure that shameless bastard didn't try to take them back.
With that, Huang Tianbao quickly activated his room's protective array, took out his black banner, and began refining it.
As Huang Tianbao refined it, the array patterns on the black banner began to shimmer with a ghostly light.
Soon, thick black smoke started pouring out. Within moments, the entire room grew cold and gloomy, filled with swirling black smoke.
Huang Tianbao looked at the smoking black banner in confusion. He didn't understand why it was emitting black smoke.
He was a genuine, upright member of the righteous path.
Was it because he was now the Third Sect Master of the Heavenly Demon Sect? Even though it was called the Heavenly Demon Sect, that was just a cover.
Had his black banner adopted the cover as well?
Yes... That had to be it. Otherwise, there was no explanation.
Staring at the three characters for "Ten Thousand Soul Banner" on the black banner, Huang Tianbao frowned again.
Why was it called the Ten Thousand Soul Banner? Why not the Million Soul Banner, the Ten Million Soul Banner, or the Hundred Million Soul Banner?
Inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, a banner spirit dressed in a black dress felt deeply hurt.
Sob... Why doesn't Master know that the Ten Thousand Soul Banner is actually the most formidable one?
He should know that the Ten Thousand Soul Banner isn't limited to holding only ten thousand souls.
It corresponds to the myriad worlds of the heavens, a soul banner capable of holding the souls of countless races across the universe...
Oh well, since Master likes larger numbers...
She quickly formed a hand seal, and to Huang Tianbao's utter astonishment, the characters for "Ten Thousand Soul Banner" transformed directly into "Hundred Million Soul Banner."
As the characters shifted, a terrifying pressure flashed and vanished in an instant.
Meanwhile, the little black-dressed banner spirit fell into a deep slumber.
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