Ye Fan successfully defeated Fa Ying, and the smoothness of the process exceeded Ye Fan’s expectations.

But when Ye Fan mastered the life force, he already felt he had the ability to suppress demonic cultivators. This time, Fa Ying let her guard down, making a blunder. Originally, Fa Ying could have evaded Ye Fan’s pursuit and practiced peacefully either on Earth or elsewhere, and Ye Fan would not have been able to find her.

However, she kept thinking about teaching Ye Fan a lesson and actually came out to ambush Shen Yan. This ambush exposed her whereabouts, allowing Ye Fan to succeed.

Previously, Shen Yan certainly wouldn’t have gone to the secret realm with Ye Fan, as she had just returned from there.

But now, Ye Fan stood up for her, subdued the demonic leader, making it difficult for her to refuse. She nodded and said: "Hmm, I can go back to the secret realm with you, but you can’t interfere in my life there!"

Ye Fan smiled and nodded: "As long as you’re willing to go back with me!"

After speaking, Ye Fan intended to take Shen Yan’s hand and directly bring her back to the secret realm, but Shen Yan stepped back and said: "I know the entrance between Earth and the secret realm, no need to worry!"

Shen Yan glanced at Xi He beside her, as part of her memory was sealed. She felt familiar upon seeing Xi He but couldn’t quite recall who she was, only sensing deep hatred with this woman beside Ye Fan.

After Shen Yan packed her belongings and left Ninghai City, he sighed gently. He didn’t want to see her leave like this, deeply wishing to walk with her, at least remaining close friends.

"Does the master feel regret?" Xi He asked a question.

Ye Fan used life and elemental forces to create a portable cage, imprisoning Fa Ying within it, and said: "Now I need to find a way to completely destroy Fa Ying. As for other matters, I won’t overly concern myself. You stay on Earth to protect those who need it, and there is also Hua Wu, another dangerous demonic cultivator. Try to find her, and I will join you to take her down and resolve this hidden threat!"

"If the master feels unwell, it’s best to rest a bit. With all your rushing about recently, your spiritual power has depleted quickly. If you keep going like this, I’m afraid it’ll be hard to handle the great battle," Xi He suddenly reminded.

Ye Fan scrutinized Xi He, saying: "It seems you’re very concerned about my affairs. But I must remind you, that now you’re merely my servant, just do what I instruct!"

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Bringing Fa Ying back to the secret realm, Ye Fan still didn’t feel at ease, so he took Fa Ying to the Left Domain Galaxy. Even if Fa Ying’s Demonic Qi erupted, it wouldn’t affect Earth and the area where the secret realm is located.

Ye Fan could imprison Fa Ying using elemental and life forces, but completely dispelling her Demonic Qi was difficult.

Fa Ying’s cultivation was high, mostly inherited from demonic heads. To kill Fa Ying, the vessel for Demonic Qi, Ye Fan had to figure out how to settle her Demonic Qi within her body.

At this moment, Fa Ying had entered a soul body state, and Ye Fan compressed her cultivation within a very enclosed space.

Fa Ying had lost the ability to escape.

Ye Fan racked his brain but couldn’t fulfill the goal of completely expelling Fa Ying’s power.

"Ye Fan, you’re just doing futile efforts. If you have the guts, just kill me, see if you can blast yourself with this power!" Fa Ying continued to threaten Ye Fan with her soul body because she knew he could hear her.

Ye Fan said: "You better save your strength. I shall imprison you here, let your power be gradually depleted, and send your Demonic Qi to various parts of the Left Domain Galaxy. Let’s see how arrogant you can be!"

After speaking, Ye Fan used the combination of life and elemental forces to start absorbing Demonic Qi from the enclosed space.

With Demonic Qi being gradually extracted, Fa Ying sensed the danger but refused to yield, believing Ye Fan couldn’t completely drain her body’s power immediately.

"I don’t need to guard you here. If Hua Wu dares to come, let her try, she’ll have no return!" Ye Fan sternly said, leaving Fa Ying in the Left Domain Galaxy’s starry sky.

There were a few stars in the surroundings; even if Fa Ying’s internal Demonic Qi exploded, it couldn’t affect the human-inhabited planets.

When Ye Fan returned to the secret realm, he was already somewhat exhausted.

This battle against Fa Ying was his first time using life force for an attack. The life force, being unfamiliar, led to a huge consumption of spiritual power in combat.

He did not return to Tiancheng. Instead, he first went to Heavenly Peak Mountain. He needed to ensure no one disturbed his cultivation, and Heavenly Peak Mountain was the best place as Hua Wu couldn’t ambush him there.

When Hua Wu and Fa Ying left initially, Ye Fan planned to exploit their conflict to incite internal strife. Who would have thought the higher-cultivated Fa Ying would be captured and Hua Wu remains at large?

"Leaving Hua Wu is indeed a risk, though her power doesn’t reach Fa Ying’s level, still a significant threat. Hua Wu likely won’t rescue Fa Ying but send someone to monitor her, so I can go over anytime to eliminate Hua Wu!"

Ye Fan already had a plan, yet he was currently limited by the spiritual energy power in his body. He hadn’t passed the ascension stage despite his strong elemental power.

Previously, Xi He had suggested it’s best to overcome the ascension stage first.

"To ascend, I first need to leave the secret realm. If I enter the celestial realm, I’ll have to open the celestial gate myself. At that point, many immortals will return, causing spatial order disruption. No one can guarantee everyone wants to save the tribulation!" Ye Fan dared not ascend recklessly, knowing he’d enter another space post ascension.

Now, he still couldn’t figure out how to traverse through these two spaces using elemental power.

When Ye Fan sat down to meditate until he was almost calm, he stood up, looked up at the peak of Heavenly Peak Mountain, at that small patch of white sky, then shook his head and instantly returned to Tiancheng.

Sang Yuan appeared in front of Ye Fan with a few female cultivators. She knelt to pay respects and said: "Young master, as per your instructions, I have protected the several madams and the old madam, also members of the major sects are all within Tiancheng and cannot return. Should we send people to clear their sect gates?"

"Invite people to Tiancheng, then send people to clear their sect gates, which would be inappropriate, against righteousness!" Ye Fan said, "People from the major sects should remain first, and as for their sect gates, leave them be for now. Send a few people over; I need assistance for further cultivation!"