As he escaped, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son was still muttering...

"This is too much... I, the Saint Son, am ready to fight you to the end!"

Lu Ye: "???"

Lu Ye never expected that the fierce-looking Saint Son of the Three Yin Sect, who even activated his cultivation technique...

...would do it just to cover his own escape.

If he says it out loud, probably not many people would believe it.

However, it's not that easy to walk away from a fight you can't win.

After a moment's thought, Lu Ye glanced at the hidden herb garden he had just harvested, then quickly followed.

On the other side, the Three Yin Sect Saint Son, who was using his Profound Yin Body Technique to the extreme, looked back casually. He saw the black-clothed Innate hadn't caught up, and felt relieved.

The Saint Son of the Three Yin Sect felt... it wasn't that he was overly cautious, but that the black-clothed Innate was just too deeply hidden!

Avoiding hostility with monsters had always been the principle of the Three Yin Sect Saint Son.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have survived until he got the chance to succeed after all previous Saint Sons fell.

"Where did this Innate Realm monster come from? With such strength, he could totally fight for a spot in the Spirit Pool." The Saint Son thought that those who ranked the top candidates... really weren't taking it seriously!

At that moment, a surge of alertness hit the Saint Son, and when he looked back, he was startled.

The black-clothed Innate from before... actually followed him!

He's already running, and this person hasn't heard of the Saint Son of the Three Yin Sect, still daring to chase?!

The Saint Son felt a surge of anger, did the man really think he's a pushover?

In a fit of rage, the Saint Son accelerated his body technique again.

Within the relics, a strange scene unfolded, as the notorious Three Yin Sect Saint Son was actually being hunted down by a black-clothed Innate!

This scene was witnessed by many Inmates who had finally broken through the array barriers, and they were quite shocked.

Who was so bold and... fierce?!

Who dared to chase the Three Yin Sect Saint Son?

Everyone knew the strength of the Three Yin Sect Saint Son was not much weaker than the other top candidates.

Instantly, this explosive news spread quickly through the mouths of many Martial Arts Innates.

"Someone's hunting down the Three Yin Sect Saint Son!"

"Hiss... could it be one of the top Innates among the other popular candidates?"

Many thought that for the Saint Son to feel threatened and choose to escape, it must be one of the other top Innates.

"No, they say it's a black-clothed Innate, someone no one knows..."

"Is this a dark horse? There will be good shows during the Spirit Pool contention!"

Such talk spread throughout the relics, leaving many Inmates amazed.

After all, most of them, facing those top Innates, would be defeated in an instant.

And now... someone could actually chase the Innate Ninth Layer!

The Saint Son of the Three Yin Sect didn't care about external comments, he only felt his scalp tingling now.

His Profound Yin Body Technique was an Earth Tier Lower Grade Body Technique of the Sect!

Earth Tier Secret Manuals are exceedingly rare even among the Three Great Sects.

But even so... he couldn't shake off the black-clothed Lu Ye chasing him.

"Where did such a monster come from?"

The Saint Son could tell Lu Ye's body technique rank was definitely not higher than his, estimating at most to be a Profound Tier Upper Grade.

But...

The Saint Son's Profound Yin Body Technique was only near Great Success, while the black-clothed Innate... looked like it was at Perfection!

This narrowed the gap significantly.

His swordsmanship could be considered the most abnormal the Saint Son had ever seen, and now the body technique was also at Perfection.

He regretted it deeply, realizing he had been blinded by that Tier Four Spirit Medicine.

Now he had provoked such a menace!

"My friend, I admit it was my mistake earlier, please stop chasing me, I can offer apologies."

Knowing he couldn't shake off Lu Ye, the Saint Son stopped and lowered his posture: "If we really fight, those other competitors will probably laugh behind our backs, don't you think?"

Lu Ye flashed to the spot, with an indifferent look in his eyes: "Let's hear how you plan to compensate."

"I'll give you three Source Crystals, and we'll drop the matter, how about that?" After a moment of thought, the Saint Son gritted his teeth and said.

Source Crystals are precious and valuable to those in the Innate Realm and above.

Compared to the volatile energy of Fierce Beast Cores, Source Crystals' energy is much calmer, easier to absorb, and less likely to cause inner demons.

Compared to elixirs, apart from Upper Grade Elixirs which have little dan toxin, Middle and Lower Grade Elixirs are actually less popular than Source Crystals.

After contemplating for a moment, Lu Ye stretched out a palm: "Five."

"Don't push it!" The Saint Son's eyes widened, Source Crystals were precious, even he as a Saint Son didn't have many.

Seeing the black-clothed Innate drawing his sword, the sharp Sword Qi instantly wreaked havoc, causing the Saint Son's skin to prickle in subtle pain.

"Don't be hasty!" The Saint Son gritted his teeth: "Fine! Five it is... once given, the matter ends."

With that, the Saint Son quickly tossed out five pristine Source Crystals, afraid Lu Ye would attack if things went sour.

The shock that Heaven-Defying First Sword had given him was immense, if it hadn't been for his painstakingly cultivated Yin Puppet blocking one strike...

The Saint Son had already subconsciously considered Lu Ye as the number one in Sword Dao among the Innates!

It's best not to offend such a character, the Saint Son thought.

Taking the five Source Crystals and sensing their pure energy, Lu Ye nodded and turned to leave.

Behind him, the seemingly fierce Saint Son, silently wiped off his sweat.

This monster... finally left after getting his benefits.

As for the circulating discussions, the Saint Son was dismissive.

If they all tasted that terrifying sword, they'd quiet down soon enough!

Elsewhere, Lu Ye hadn't paused, making his way further into the relics.

The reason he agreed to the Saint Son's compensation, besides the tempting Source Crystals, was that...

His body technique was indeed inferior.

Although his realm was higher, he couldn't make up for the lower rank, and his top speed was only comparable to someone at Small Success Realm.

Since he couldn't catch up, it was better to accept compensation and let it go.

Right now, Lu Ye harbored a slight hope for the Celestial Saint Sect body technique that might exist within the relics.

Along the way, seeing Lu Ye dressed in black again, many Innates revealed traces of dread, quickly making way for him.

This was someone who could hunt down the Three Yin Sect Saint Son, a relentless figure fleeing across the relics!

Within the relics, an Innate Sixth Layer was trembling at this moment.

This Innate Sixth Layer never imagined... that whom he intended to rob turned out to be such a threat!

That person left him alive, truly showing mercy.

Lu Ye was unaware of the external discussions; he followed Xiao Ling to a new place.

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