Ye Qingyun made his way toward Heaven-Tier Villa No. 1.
Along the way, he distinctly noticed that the closer he got to Heaven-Tier Villa No. 1, the colder the environment became.
He even saw shards of ice on the leaves of the roadside plants!
This was obviously extremely abnormal, especially considering it was the height of summer!
Completely unconcerned, Ye Qingyun walked right up to the entrance of Heaven-Tier Villa No. 1, took out the keys, registered his fingerprint first, unlocked the door, and stepped inside.
As a top-tier villa, the interior furnishings were naturally of the highest grade.
The level of luxury was in no way inferior to an ancient emperor's palace!
As soon as Ye Qingyun stepped inside, the evil energy within the villa frantically surged toward his body.
However, possessing the Pure Yang Physique, Ye Qingyun was the natural nemesis of such foul miasma.
The evil energy could not invade his body by even a fraction of an inch.
Ye Qingyun sat down on the plush sofa, feeling a hint of regret in his heart.
With such a fine house, his very first thought had been to bring his mother and younger sister to live here.
However, Xie Meilan and Ye Qianwen were ordinary mortals and could not withstand the evil energy inside the villa.
If they were forced to move in, it would inevitably cause damage to their health.
Ye Qingyun mused that he should first completely purge the evil energy from the villa before bringing Xie Meilan and Ye Qianwen over.
With this thought in mind, Ye Qingyun began searching the villa.
Through his Eye of Insight, he could clearly see where the evil energy gathered most densely.
Before long, Ye Qingyun discovered that the four corners of Heaven-Tier Villa No. 1 had the most abundant concentrations of evil energy.
He also understood why Heaven-Tier Villa No. 1 was shrouded in evil energy.
Because this entire villa was enveloped by a sinister formation—
The Four Profound Yin-Gathering Formation!
This formation specialized in gathering evil energy.
Just as Ye Qingyun had expected, someone was secretly meddling here.
Initially, Ye Qingyun intended to simply stomp and shatter the core of the Four Profound Yin-Gathering Formation.
However, in the northern corner of the villa, he spotted a flower with pale black petals.
It grew right in the corner against the wall, just outside the villa's backyard, where a variety of colorful flowers were blooming in competition.
Had it not been for Ye Qingyun's sharp eyes, he truly would not have noticed this flower.
Upon seeing this pale black flower, Ye Qingyun's spirits stirred.
The Ink Profound Flower!
Now this was a fine treasure!
The Ink Profound Flower possessed black petals and grew only in places of extreme Yin energy. It was an exceptional resource for cultivation.
Ye Qingyun had not expected to stumble upon one right after descending the mountain.
How fortunate!
If Ye Qingyun were to consume a fully matured Ink Profound Flower right now, it would advance his cultivation by at least a year!
After carefully inspecting the plant, Ye Qingyun discovered that this Ink Profound Flower was still in its juvenile stage and had not yet reached the optimal time for harvesting.
When the color of the petals reached an ink-like pitch black, it would be fully mature.
Originally, Ye Qingyun had wanted to directly shatter the Four Profound Yin-Gathering Formation.
However, without the evil energy gathered by the formation to serve as nourishment, the Ink Profound Flower might wither.
Considering that the flower would reach full maturity in about a week, Ye Qingyun decided to wait.
Such a precious treasure was too dear to destroy just yet.
With that thought, he decided to deal with the Four Profound Yin-Gathering Formation only after the Ink Profound Flower had fully matured.
In any case, possessing the Pure Yang Physique, he had no fear of evil energy whatsoever, and the Four Profound Yin-Gathering Formation could not cause him the slightest harm.
Afterward, Ye Qingyun found a room in the villa, collapsed onto the bed, and rested.
***
In a luxurious private room.
Zhao Laosi was lounging comfortably on a sofa while two tall beauties dressed in qipao massaged his shoulders and legs.
"That's a house even the Queen of the Underworld didn't dare to live in! I specifically gave it to you, Fishmonger Qiang! Don't let me down!"
Zhao Laosi thought to himself with a sinister sneer.
Just as he was enjoying himself, the heavy door of the private room was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang!
Gao Strong strode in alone, radiating a murderous aura.
Catching sight of Zhao Laosi, a ferocious grin spread across his face as he said in a deep voice, "Zhao Laosi, today is your death date!"
Terrified by Gao Strong's menacing and fierce appearance, the two qipao-clad beauties turned pale and collapsed limply onto the sofa.
Recognizing the intruder as Gao Strong, Zhao Laosi forced a smile that didn't reach his eyes and spoke.
"Brother Qiang, where did you get such a fiery temper? I even honored you by giving you Heaven-Tier Villa No. 1, so what brings you barging in here making such a huge commotion in the middle of the night?"
"Damn it! You still have the nerve to bring up Heaven-Tier Villa No. 1!
I'm asking you, did you know there was something wrong with that villa?!"
As he spoke, Gao Strong strode right up to Zhao Laosi.
The two qipao-clad beauties trembled so violently from head to toe that their legs shook, terrified by Gao Strong's man-eating expression.
Zhao Laosi frowned, his heart sinking.
For some reason, tonight's Gao Strong gave him an intense sense of oppression.
Had this punk Fishmonger Qiang really changed his aura so drastically after becoming the new king of the underworld?
However, Zhao Laosi wasn't afraid of Fishmonger Qiang; they were both men who ran in the same circles.
Both sides knew exactly what the other was worth.
Zhao Laosi motioned for the two qipao-clad beauties to leave.
Before long, only Zhao Laosi and Gao Strong remained in the private room.
Zhao Laosi's expression turned vicious.
"Fishmonger Qiang, stop putting on a damn act in front of me!
With your little bit of strength, do you really think having Young Master Ye backing you means you can do whatever you want?
You're nothing more than a dog under Young Master Ye! Without you, Young Master Ye can easily find a second dog.
Just think about it: if I kill you right now and then go curry favor with Young Master Ye,
do you think Young Master Ye would kill me, or let me take your place?"
Indeed, although Gao Strong was nominally the ruler of the Jiangning City underworld, Zhao Laosi certainly wasn't afraid of someone who had risen to power by borrowing another's tiger's might.
If Fishmonger Qiang could be Young Master Ye's dog, why couldn't Zhao Laosi?
He could! Given the chance, he was confident he could do a better job than Gao Strong!
"Zhao Laosi, you and I can be considered old acquaintances.
Did you really not notice that I'm different today than usual?"
A half-smile played across Gao Strong's face.
Young Master Ye had told him that his newfound strength could be maintained for a full hour.
It had only taken him about 10 minutes to track down Zhao Laosi.
With 50 minutes still left, he had more than enough time to handle a lot of unfinished business.
Zhao Laosi was Gao Strong's old rival, and the two had constantly been at odds.
Tonight, with his strength soaring, how could Gao Strong let the matter rest without having some real fun with Zhao Laosi?
Hearing this, Zhao Laosi frowned.
He looked Gao Strong up and down and snapped irritably, "Fishmonger Qiang, you're nothing but a stinking fishmonger! You're just putting on airs because Young Master Ye has your back! Next, I'm going to strip away your disguise and show everyone your true colors!"
With that, Zhao Laosi suddenly lunged forward.
He threw a fierce right hook, launching a heavy and powerful punch straight at Gao Strong!
Zhao Laosi unleashed his strongest strike, attempting to catch Gao Strong off guard.
"Tsk tsk, Zhao Laosi, I'll make you understand just how vast the gap in strength is between us."
Gao Strong said with utter disdain.
Then he directly reached out and grabbed toward Zhao Laosi.
Seeing this, Zhao Laosi felt a surge of great joy in his heart!