Chapter 74: Old Deng, Do You Feel Desperate Now?

“Boy, I advise you to let me go at once.”
The Old Man of Yin and Yang spoke in a deep voice.
“Let you go? You decrepit fool, it seems you have yet to grasp your own predicament!”
Su Yifan’s gaze darkened.
In the next moment, he slapped.
Smack!
Under that slap, the Old Man of Yin and Yang nearly lost his soul.
“Boy, you dare to strike me?”
The old man was incredulous.
Damn it!
He, the distinguished Old Man of Yin and Yang, once a patriarch, was actually struck by a mere whelp today?!
“If you don’t wish to die, you’ll answer my questions from now on. Understood?”
Su Yifan had no patience for further nonsense.
The pressing matter was to learn the true origin of this old man.
The other party had hidden himself inside the parchment by self-sealing, waiting for some unlucky soul to break the seal, so he could take possession.
Quite the clever plot.
Unfortunately for him,
He had encountered Su Yifan.
“Boy, you dare threaten me? Do you have any idea who I am?!”
The Old Man of Yin and Yang raged.
Su Yifan smiled coldly. “Does your identity matter to me? If it must be said, you are merely my prisoner.”
“If you don’t behave, I can’t guarantee you’ll survive my next move.”
Hearing this,
A trace of fear flickered in the old man’s eyes.
Damn it!
The mighty has fallen, prey to the dogs at the riverbank. Boy, just you wait!
“Fine, ask your questions. But once you’re done, you must release me.”
The Old Man of Yin and Yang replied.
“Whether I release you depends on my mood.”
Su Yifan shrugged.
“You—”
The old man was about to curse.
Su Yifan cut him off, saying, “You may continue to be stubborn, but my patience is not endless.”
This old fool!
Trying to play mind games with me?
Does he really think age brings cunning?
Nowadays, cunning is outdated.
Fluidity is the way.
Hearing this, the Old Man of Yin and Yang had no choice but to suppress his anger.
Fine, boy, just you wait!
“Ask.”
He conceded.
Seeing the old man finally submit,
Su Yifan nodded with satisfaction. “First question: who are you, and why did you seal yourself inside this parchment?”
“I am the Old Man of Yin and Yang. I sealed myself away to await a fated person, so I could take possession and restore myself.”

The Old Man of Yin and Yang replied.
“Restore? Does that mean you were gravely injured before?”
Su Yifan suddenly noticed something and asked.
The old man nodded, “Indeed. I suffered severe wounds, and the spiritual energy in this world is far too thin. Recovery is almost impossible.”
“So I sealed myself in the parchment. As soon as someone breaks the seal, I can seize their body and absorb their spiritual energy.”
“Who would have thought a useless fool would stumble upon the parchment!”
Fifty years ago, someone found the parchment, and he thought his chance had come, only to discover the person was nothing but a good-for-nothing.
Most crucially, that fool wasn’t even a cultivator, which infuriated him.
Because of the seal,
He could do nothing but wait.
“A useless fool?”
Su Yifan suddenly recalled the first elder of the Ye family.
So it was that old man.
He must have sensed the parchment’s uniqueness but couldn’t find a way to unlock it,
So he kept it close by.
It was pure happenstance that it ended up with Su Yifan.
And he had only broken the seal by accident.
Having sorted these details,
Su Yifan continued, “From your words, it seems you’re not from this world?”
Since starting his cultivation journey,
He had never met another cultivator besides his master and himself.
During his training, his beautiful master had mentioned information about multiple worlds, but he’d been too focused on cultivation to pay attention.
Could this old man truly be from another dimension?
Realizing he’d let something slip,
The Old Man of Yin and Yang stopped hiding and spoke in a deep voice, “Correct, I am not of this world.”
So this old man
Really was an outsider.
Su Yifan’s interest was piqued, “Then how did you end up here?”
“I came here because—”
The old man began to answer,
But suddenly recalled something, his face growing impatient.
“You’ve asked enough. I’ve answered so much already. Keep your promise and release me.”
Seeing the old man’s refusal,
Su Yifan raised an eyebrow and said calmly, “Since you won’t cooperate, I’ll have to use force.”
As soon as he finished speaking,
He pressed a finger to the old man’s brow.
“Boy, what are you doing?!”
The old man grew nervous.
“I’m going to search your soul, of course.”
Su Yifan’s lips curled into a faint smile.
The next moment,
Soul Search Technique!
“Ah!!!”
“Boy, you dare search my soul? Fine, you forced my hand!”
The old man howled.
Then,
A blazing white light burst forth from his soul, power gathering at a terrifying speed.
“No good, he’s going to self-destruct!”

Seeing the old man about to explode, Su Yifan hurriedly halted the soul search and retreated at lightning speed.
“I can’t let him self-destruct, or my own soul will be severely injured!”
Thinking this,
Su Yifan wasted no time. He formed a sword with his fingers and pressed them to his brow.
In the next instant,
“Sword, come!”
The moment he spoke,
A buzzing sound resonated.
A slender flying sword emerged from his brow, instantly expanding to three feet in length.
This was Su Yifan’s life-bound flying sword.
Ever since he’d reached the Golden Core stage, his beautiful master had instructed him to refine and nurture his own sword.
Until now,
This was his first time unveiling it!
Looking at the sword before him,
The Old Man of Yin and Yang sneered, “Boy, don’t you know that physical attacks can’t harm a soul?”
“Oh? Is that so?”
Su Yifan’s gaze sharpened, confidence flashing as he scoffed, “Third form of the Nine Thunder Swords: Thunder Shakes the Heavens!”
With those words,
Su Yifan pointed his sword skyward.
In the next moment,
Thunder roared within his spiritual sea, bolts as thick as bowls crashed down, all converging upon his three-foot sword.
“This… How does he know that move?!”
The old man was utterly terrified.
Damn it!
Who is this boy?
How does he know this sword technique?
“Old fool, feeling despair yet?”
Su Yifan released the sword and shouted:
“Go!”
With a buzz, the long sword shot toward the Old Man of Yin and Yang.
“Boy, you can’t kill me!”
Despair engulfed the old man.
How could this happen?!
How could he fall into this boy’s hands?!
I refuse to accept this!!!
“No one can threaten me, not even you!”
With Su Yifan’s words,
A sharp whistle sounded,
The three-foot sword pierced the old man’s chest, its thunderous power ravaging his soul.
“Ah! Boy, just you wait, I will find you and tear you to pieces!”
The old man roared.
In the next second,
His soul dissolved into stardust, vanishing within the spiritual sea.
“Hm? What’s this?”
Su Yifan retrieved his life-bound sword, and at the spot where the old man had been, he noticed a drop of essence blood floating.