Yah Baiqing's heel stomped on the ground, making him as light as a flying bird, leaping into the air. With a body technique that seemed slow but was actually very fast, he approached Ye Qingzhou, while his hands moved from a wing-spreading posture to a slashing motion, swiftly and fiercely striking at Ye Qingzhou's neck, aiming for a vital point.

Evil Qi surged, invincible!

"Using attack instead of defense? That's a good strategy..."

Ye Qingzhou's battle experience was incredibly rich, and he could see through Yah Baiqing's fierce and ruthless technique at a glance, which in reality was filled with terror and despair.

The action before him was merely to create an opportunity for himself to escape, even if the probability of success was less than one percent.

"It's a pity you met me."

Ye Qingzhou leisurely stood up, and a bright silver moonlight penetrated the endless void, spilling here. Time and space seemed to freeze, entering a state of emptiness, with only consciousness able to maintain operation.

Then everyone was frozen in place, only able to watch Ye Qingzhou slowly stand up and walk in front of Yah Baiqing.

"Mental... Mental Imagery Power..."

Yah Baiqing was suspended in mid-air, and at this moment, his suspended heart was completely dead.

With just a thought, he could use his own will to interfere with the material world, forming an area of absolute control. This kind of power could only be possessed by a Martial Saint!

Defeated!

Ye Qingzhou did not even make a move; he merely released the radiance of his Mental Imagery to suppress a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

It's worth noting that even in a powerful country like the Dongji Kingdom, which is part of the Blue Star, an entire province might only cultivate one or two Grandmasters in a generation.

There are just over four hundred on the entire Blue Star!

But such a grandmaster, a prominent figure in the Martial Arts World, was as insignificant as an ant before Ye Qingzhou and could be crushed effortlessly.

Xie Zhengming and Xie Yuxi, father and daughter, were the most shocked, especially Xie Yuxi, who never expected the young man she met at the door could easily suppress an opponent so strong that made the whole Heaven's Choice Sect treat as a formidable enemy.

"Those unrelated to the Golden Swallow Sect, you may leave."

After Ye Qingzhou spoke, the Radiance of the Empty Moon vanished immediately, allowing those harboring animosity towards the Golden Swallow Sect to regain their mobility, so they hurriedly fled in panic.

They certainly did not want to get involved in this situation.

Outside the Zhengxin Martial Arts Dojo, Wei Chongyang dared to breathe heavily only after leaving a distance. While bandaging the wound on his palm, he said, gloating: "Old Man Yah is finished this time. He dared to offend a Martial Saint; he's truly courting death. By the way, how did he provoke Ye Sheng?"

He then looked at Xie Zhengming.

The latter quickly shook his head: "I don't want to know, and I don't dare to know."

It's said that the older you are in Jianghu, the more timid you become. He had heard earlier that Ye Qingzhou was severely injured in the Seven Saints Godslaying War, causing a decline in his realm. He even regretted it.

In hindsight, this is clearly fishing law enforcement!

"About tonight's events, if you don't want to die, it's best to keep your mouth shut."

"Yes, yes, we weren't at the Zhengxin Martial Arts Dojo tonight, and we know nothing!"

With Xie Zhengming's reminder, everyone understood one by one, unanimously expressing they would keep quiet.

None knew the temperament of a young Martial Saint on site, and they didn't want to bring about calamity by speaking indiscreetly.

......

Inside the Zhengxin Martial Arts Dojo, Yah Baiqing and several Sect Leaders who recently mingled with the Golden Swallow Sect were now wishing for death.

Facing a Martial Saint, no matter how hard they fought back, they couldn't escape death.

"Speak, who sent you to target me?"

Ye Qingzhou had recently been busy refining Life Creation Pills and had no patience to engage Yah Baiqing in strategizing.

"Ye Sheng, this is a misunderstanding, I am..."

Yah Baiqing still tried to pull out his backer, hoping Ye Qingzhou would be scrupulous.

But Ye Qingzhou wouldn't waste words with him. Instead, he directly hit the Celestial Master Acupoint on his shoulder with Sword Qi, which then spread along the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian.

"Ah!!!"

Yah Baiqing immediately cried out in pain. Even a Martial Artist with strong willpower could hardly endure the pain of severed meridians.

Soon, only a floor full of corpses remained in the conference room.

Ye Qingzhou pushed open the door, left the dojo alone, and at the same time conveyed the interrogation results to Gu Minghui: "Behind Yah Baiqing is the Coexistence Faction's higher-ups within the Imperial City. They colluded with the Celestial Sword Bureau of the Western Pole Kingdom to let people from the Golden Swallow Sect deal with me. They probably noticed your recent suspicions of anomalous behavior and came to test if my cultivation had recovered."

"It seems there are also traitors within the Celestial Secret Research Institute. Leave this matter to me. I promise I'll give you a satisfactory explanation, okay?"

A minor character like Yah Baiqing, dead or alive, wasn't too much of a concern for Gu Minghui.

Anyway, Yah Baiqing was a traitor, having undergone bloodline transformation, and wouldn't be able to align with the Martial Arts Faction in the future. Removing him early was a beneficial move.

But the people of the Coexistence Faction couldn't be messed with; once Ye Qingzhou wreaked havoc in the Imperial City, the situation might become irreparable.

Ye Qingzhou trusted Gu Minghui, so he was willing to give him this favor: "Alright, I'll keep busy with the pill matters."

......

Xinxiang, Western Pole Kingdom, headquarters of the Celestial Sword Bureau.

One-Eyed Nick quickly received relevant intelligence.

"Director, there's a confidential report from the Dongji Kingdom."

"Speak."

"The undercover agent we placed vanished. Their last mission was to kidnap Ye Qingzhou."