Possessed by my father, I was reborn and became the supreme ruler.

Seeing that Ye Yunjian was awake, Si Tianxiang forced a smile and said, "After our last battle, I really didn't expect you to still be so powerful, Senior Brother." Ye Yunjian coldly replied, "What brings you here, Junior Brother Si?"

"The sect leader sent me to see you and also wants you to come back to the Xuanhuo Hall with me. He has questions for you about the Soul of the World-Destroying Spirit King." After Si Tianxiang finished speaking, he seemed to feel that there was something wrong with the room. He looked around but found nothing unusual.

"What if I don't go?" Ye Yunjian asked, still lying in bed.

"Senior Brother Ye, this is something the sect leader ordered you to do. Are you really going to disobey him?" Si Tianxiang's tone carried a hint of threat.

Ye Yunjian remained silent, simply watching his performance with a cold smile playing on his lips.

Feeling a bit uneasy under Ye Yunjian's gaze, Si Tianxiang felt that Ye Yunjian had changed quite a bit recently. Previously, Ye Yunjian had always treated him very well according to Situ Jiuxiao's instructions, but since he woke up from his dantian injury, he seemed to have become a different person, his attitude towards him changed drastically, and he became much more assertive in his actions.

However, he still didn't believe that Ye Yunjian would dare to disobey even Situ Jiuxiao's direct orders, until now Ye Yunjian began to sneer at him.

"So, Senior Brother Ye really intends to disobey the sect leader's orders and refuse to hand over this thousand-year-old jade mushroom, just as the rumors suggest?"

Having said that, he produced a token in his hand, engraved with the character "玄" (Xuan), a token personally bestowed by the Xuanhuo Sect Master: "With the Xuanhuo Token here, if the Xuanhuo Sect Master himself is present, anyone who disobeys will be immediately arrested!!!"

"You think you can make me surrender with just a token?" Ye Yunjian found it amusing. Si Tianxiang was still behaving the same way he did in the sect, thinking that with the sect leader's backing and the Grand Elder's protection, he could make him obey his orders.

"Senior Brother Ye, are you really not afraid that I will tell the sect leader?" Si Tianxiang said this, but he felt a little uneasy. Although Ye Yunjian's current realm was only the Profound Core Realm, he always felt that this Senior Brother Ye, who was so amiable and very well-behaved before, was hiding something.

He dared not take any risks, much less risk his own life. Situ Jiuxiao had never asked him to retrieve the Jade Mushroom; he was merely using the Xuanhuo Token given to him by Situ Jiuxiao, and Situ Jiuxiao's position as sect leader, to suppress Ye Yunjian.

"Junior Brother Si, go ahead and sue!" Ye Yunjian didn't want to waste any more words with this idiot. He knew that Si Tianxiang had been secretly plotting against him all along, but he had been silently enduring it. However, his patience was now limited. If it weren't for the need to hide his strength and avoid arousing Situ Jiuxiao's suspicion, he would have already taught this arrogant junior brother a lesson.

Just as Ye Yunjian turned around, Si Tianxiang could no longer hold back. Although he had been wary of Ye Yunjian before, this blatant disregard for his dignity was intolerable!

So what if you're just a mere ninth-level Profound Vein Realm cultivator? No matter how powerful you are, can you compare to my current peak Profound Sword Realm? I could easily crush you with a flick of my finger!

I lost to you last time because I was careless, and I didn't want to go all out at the time, but I won't do that today!

For some reason, in that instant, anger welled up in his heart and evil thoughts arose in his mind. He reached out his right hand to grab Ye Yunjian's shoulder: "Senior Brother Ye, please stay and talk!"

Ye Yunjian seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. With a single step, he floated forward a foot away in an instant, causing Si Tianxiang to miss his target and become even angrier.

He gathered profound energy in his sleeve, condensing it into the shape of a profound sword, and suddenly thrust it out. The speed of the sword and the brilliance of its light were unparalleled.

Although he only used half his strength, intending not to take Ye Yunjian's life, he did not slow down at all and shot out at high speed.

"Si Tianxiang, you've gone too far!!!" Ye Yunjian finally turned around, and seeing the Xuanjian sword light coming towards him, he could only forcefully use the Iron Bridge technique to fall backward, barely avoiding this almost unavoidable attack.

Seeing that he had missed his target, Si Tianxiang initially felt that he had gone too far. However, when he saw Ye Yunjian simply dodge with his movement technique and stare at him with furious eyes, the nameless anger in his heart was ignited.

"Senior Brother Ye, if you leave this thousand-year-old jade mushroom here today, I'll let bygones be bygones. But if you don't hand it over!" Si Tianxiang revealed a fierce look, "then don't blame me for not showing you any mercy!"

Si Tianxiang then revealed his true form at the Profound Sword Realm, with an enormous Profound Sword appearing behind him. The ancient seal script on it contained supreme power, instantly suppressing all the surrounding space.

Although Ye Yunjian's actual strength had recovered to the seventh level of the Profound Core Realm, the Profound Sword Realm still suppressed the Profound Vein Realm, and he felt a pressure restraining him.

However, since things had come to this point, Ye Yunjian felt he had nothing left to hold back. It seemed that Si Tianxiang was being ungrateful and wanted to really fight him. If he thought he, as a Xuanjian Realm cultivator, could crush him, then let him try!

He let out a long roar, and colorful light shone behind him. The "Level 5 Profound Fire Wheel" suddenly rose into the sky, shielding her from the light of the Profound Sword in the void. Then, raging Profound Fire also ignited on his body, and his realm began to rise straight from the ninth level of the Profound Vein Realm, directly breaking through to the Profound Core Realm. Then came the first level of the Profound Core Realm, the second level of the Profound Core Realm, and so on until the third level of the Profound Core Realm.

"Senior Brother Ye, it seems you've been hiding your strength all along! I didn't expect this." Si Tianxiang watched Ye Yunjian's strength continuously improve. Although it was unexpected, it wasn't surprising that he had risen from the ninth level of the Profound Vein Realm to the Profound Core Realm. Sometimes, such breakthroughs are only a hair's breadth apart. But when Ye Yunjian continued to rise to the third level of the Profound Core Realm, he knew that Ye Yunjian had truly been hiding his strength.

"Good, good, good! I didn't expect someone in the Profound Core Realm to dare to challenge my Profound Sword Realm!!!" Si Tianxiang was so angry that he laughed. Although it wouldn't be difficult for him to take down Ye Yunjian, he was worried that he would also get injured. So he raised the Profound Fire Token high.

"I beseech the Mystic Fire Token! Ye Yunjian, a disciple of the Mystic Vein Realm, has dared to commit insubordination. I request the Mystic Fire True Dragon to descend and punish this disciple!" As soon as he said it, even Si Tianxiang himself knew that he had gone too far.

The Xuanhuo True Dragon within the Xuanhuo Token is the guardian dragon of the Xuanhuo Sect. Using such a thing would immediately alert Sect Master Situ Jiuxiao, allowing him to sense what was happening here. Furthermore, the Xuanhuo True Dragon possesses unparalleled power, and a careless move could potentially harm Ye Yunjian's life.

Although Ye Yunjian had offended him, he felt it was a bit excessive to kill him at this critical juncture.

But it was too late. A burst of mysterious fire shot out, followed by a long roar from the Nine-Clawed Mystic Fire Dragon. It flew out from the Mystic Fire Token, releasing thousands of purple lights that enveloped the area in its tail teeth.