My disciples are all villains.

Yang Yuchen frowned and asked, "Sir, are you really going to stop us?"

Lu Zhou asked, "Who are you looking for?"

When Yang Yuchen saw the old man sitting in the room, he felt perhaps the old man would be easier to talk to. Therefore, he cupped his fists together and said, "Old man, we don't mean to offend you. You're from the golden lotus domain, and you're a guest. Please forgive us for our earlier transgression. We're looking to catch a criminal of the royal court."

"Why do you want to catch her?" Lu Zhou asked curiously.

"This person has been hiding in the palace for many years and is privy to many secrets and information," Yang Yuchen replied.

"Secrets and information?" Lu Zhou raised an eyebrow.

"Forgive me, but I can't divulge them."

"This isn't a place for you to search. You should look elsewhere," Lu Zhou said.

"This..." Yang Yuchen searched the room with his eyes. Unfortunately, the room was too big, and there were too many places Zhao Hongfu could hide. Although he tried to sense her aura, he found nothing.

"Old sir, I'm just following orders. I'm sorry."

Bang!

Yu Zhenghai's palm landed on Yang Yuchen's shoulder.

Yang Yuchen stepped on the ground and steadily withstood Yu Zhenghai's palm strike. Then, he waved his feathered fan.

Countless energy seals shot out and flew into the room.

"The Great Dark Heaven Palm!"

Boom!

Yang Yuchen immediately felt the pressure increase. All his energy seals were swept out by the huge palm seal. Not only that, but he was sent flying back. Similar to his subordinates, he fell off the railings and tumbled down the stairs.

Yang Yuchen widened his eyes and looked at Yu Zhenghai, who was standing calmly on the top of the stairs, and asked, "Who are you people?"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

All the armored guards drew their sabers.

Dozens of cultivators in the sky descended and rushed over as well.

Yu Zhenghai clasped his hands on his back and said, "Before I start to kill, it's best that all of you leave…"

At the same time, the Jasper Saber hanging from his waist began to buzz.

Yang Yuchen let out a long sigh. He could tell the person in front of him was not simple. "Sir, do you really intend to oppose the royal court?"

Yu Zhenghai shook his head and said, "You don't know the immensity of Heaven and Earth."

Buzz!

The Jasper Saber suddenly flew out, and countless energy sabers appeared in the air. Following that, the energy sabers formed a windmill and spun downward.

The Dark Heaven Starlight!

Each of the energy sabers perfectly avoided damaging the building as it flew toward the cultivators.

The armored raised their sabers instantly to defend themselves.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The armored guards' sabers were only ordinary sabers; how could they be a match for the Jasper Saber? In just an instant, their sabers were cleaved into two by the Jasper Saber.

The guards, scared out of their wits, crouched down and covered their heads with their hands.

Bang!

Yang Yuchen stomped on the ground and pushed his hand out. A black astrolabe appeared in his hand and deflected the Dark Heaven Starlight.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The energy sabers from the Dark Heaven Starlight shot out in all directions and stabbed into the walls.

Creak! Creak! Creak!

At this time, the inn was on the verge of collapse.

Yu Zhenghai looked at Yang Yuchen in surprise. "Two Birth Charts…"

Yang Yuchen waved his feathered fan again before he crossed his arms.

One after another talismans flew out and formed a circle.

waved his feather fan and crossed his arms.

One after another, talisman seals formed a circle. The black Eight Trigrams Seal appeared in the air soon after; it emitted a mysterious energy.

At the same time, Yang Yuchen shouted, "All together now."

In the sky, dozens of cultivators launched energy seals.

Circles of light appeared in front of them before they flew toward Yang Yuchen.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The circles began to increase in size. The energy was also much stronger than before.

Yu Zhenghai was surprised. "You even know how to work together."

Yang Yuchen said, "You'll see in a while."

When the surrounding black light circles converged, Yang Yuchen suddenly pushed forward.

The black light circles shockingly shot out black pillars of light toward Yu Zhenghai.

Yu Zhenghai frowned slightly; it seemed like his opponent was not weak. He raised both his hands and used the Great Dark Heaven Palm to block the attacks.

Boom!

'Something's wrong!' Yu Zhenghai discovered the middle of the pillar contained Birth Chart Power.

What a cunning method!

Moreover, the pillars of light seemed stronger than the power of two Birth Charts.

Under the circle of lights, the energy seals seemed to be boosted as well.

Yu Zhenghai immediately retreated.

When Yu Zhenghai was about to retreat into the room, a thunderous voice rang in his ears.

"Break."

The voice sounded as though all living beings spoke at the same time. It resounded in the sky, breaking the black circles of light immediately.

The sound technique greatly affected the cultivators in the sky.

Even Yu Zhenghai wore an ugly expression on his face as he tried to withstand his master's sound technique. His ears were ringing, and he felt dizzy.

Meanwhile, Yang Yuchen spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was deathly pale.

Many cultivators also spat out blood as they fell from the sky one after another. They were like flies that had their wings plucked off.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The cultivators landed heavily around and in the inn.

Just one sound technique ended everything.

Yu Zhenghai inhaled deeply. The ringing in his ears gradually faded away, and silence returned to the surroundings. Even an expert like him was in unbearable pain just from the residual effects of his master's sound technique.

After Yang Yuchen and the others landed, they looked at Yu Zhenghai, who was on the first floor, in shock.

A few cultivators clutched their chests and grimaced in pain.

Yu Zhenghai immediately adjusted his posture. He was the eldest disciple so he could not look too miserable. He reminded himself to stay calm and pretended he was not affected at all. He looked down at Yang Yuchen and said, "Since I'm not going to kill you, why aren't you leaving?"

At this moment, Zhao Hongfu jumped out and looked at the people below with a surprised expression. "Wow, Old senior, you're really amazing! If I knew you were so amazing, I wouldn't have hidden!"

"You... Zhao Hongfu!" Yang Yuchen was planning to leave. However, how could he leave now that the person he was hunting had appeared?

Zhao Hongfu was stunned for a moment. Then, she said, "What? Yang Yuchen, these people and I share the same hometown! Do you understand?!"

Yang Yuchen gritted his teeth and endured the excruciating pain. That sound technique far exceeded his strength. If he were to attack directly, he knew he would not have a chance of winning at all. In the end, he suppressed his anger and asked, "Do you think you can escape?"

"Whether I can escape or not, I'll think about it later." Zhao Hongfu raised one foot and placed it on the railing, looking like a thug.

Upon seeing this, Yu Zhenghai felt speechless. Was this person really a female?

Yang Yuchen said, "You learned all the runes in the Runes Academy and destroyed the library in the academy. The highest and most secret rune books of the royal court were hidden there. You have to return to the royal palace with me to write down everything you've learned. Only then you might be able to survive."

A weathered voice rang from the room as soon as Yang Yuchen finished speaking. "Runes?"

Zhao Hongfu turned around and raised her right hand, making a swearing gesture. "I… I only have this little hobby. I swear I didn't intentionally burn down the library. I was just… careless…"

"Careless? You're the most talented student in the Runes Academy. You're the one of first among the younger generations to form the Thousand Realms Whirling avatar. With all that, you're saying you can't even extinguish the fire?" Yang Yuchen said indignantly.