After a moment.
The Great Elder brought Xiao Fei to a massive underground palace.
This palace was vast and brightly lit.
A large Altar had been constructed at its center.
Around the Altar, over forty old men sat cross-legged!
Each elder exuded a terrifying aura of energy pressure.
The weakest among them were at the early-stage Lightning Tribulation Realm!
The strongest were domain-realm experts!
Surrounding the Altar stood over a hundred white jade pillars, carved with all sorts of mysterious patterns and radiating a mighty, pervasive pressure of Formations.
On the Altar itself sat cross-legged a handsome young man with delicate features, a slender build, and eyes that glittered like stars.
Around him were piled large amounts of precious crystals, elixirs, herbs, and heavenly treasures, heaped up like small hills.
At the very center of this Altar was a small pool.
Inside the pool churned a basin of blood-red liquid, bubbling and steaming like boiling water.
Swoosh!
The Great Elder strode onto the Altar, Xiao Fei in hand, and placed her beside the pool.
At this moment, Xiao Fei was in an unconscious state.
"Everyone, be prepared. When the hour arrives, we shall begin the process of extracting the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian from this little bastard's body and fusing it into the body of Crown Prince Miao Yifan.
Remember, the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian is no trivial matter; it will certainly have a guardian effect for its host.
Therefore, throughout the entire process, none of us can hold back."
The Great Elder swept his gaze over the crowd and said in a deep voice.
"However, everyone need not worry. For today's affair, I have spent ten full years making thorough preparations.
Around this Altar, over one hundred major Formations have already been arranged to suppress the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian.
Moreover, I have collected over a dozen types of precious spiritual milk and various valuable heavenly treasures. They will be channeled into Crown Prince Miao Yifan's body when the time comes to enhance his resistance.
Furthermore, beneath this Altar lies a leyline.
Added to the combined efforts of all of us, it should be enough to guarantee the successful transplantation of the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian into Crown Prince Miao Yifan's body."
The Great Elder continued.
"You may rest assured, Great Elder. We will spare no effort.
After all, this is a matter of crucial importance to the future prosperity or decline of our Miao Clan!"
The old men around the Altar spoke up one after another.
"Crown Prince, you need only relax and remain calm.
We will aid you to success with our full strength."
The Great Elder looked toward the young man on the Altar.
"Then I must trouble the Great Elder and all the senior clansmen present!
Yifan will never dare to forget the great kindness of the Great Elder and all the senior clansmen."
The young man spoke up.
This young man was Crown Prince Miao Yifan, the most monstrously talented prodigy within the Miao Clan!
"Crown Prince, once you officially possess the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian, we shall assist you in awakening it.
When that time comes, all of the younger generation across the entire Tianluo Star Sea will pale before your brilliance!
Only those peerless freaks from the universe's most central star seas will be qualified to compare themselves to you. Our Miao Clan is on the rise!"
The Great Elder's triumphant voice echoed within the underground palace.
On the Altar, Miao Yifan also revealed an expression filled with boundless anticipation, as if he could already see the future image of himself as a great figure in this universe, dominating countless star seas!
"Our Miao Clan is on the rise!"
The other old men around the Altar also shouted in excitement one after another, their eyes tearing up with emotion.
At the same time.
Elsewhere on Miao Star One, within a resplendent palace.
Pang Xishan sat upright upon a high seat.
A group of Pang Clan upper echelons were seated on both sides.
"How goes the Great Elder's preparations on his end?
What are the chances of success?"
Pang Xishan spoke up, looking somewhat nervous.
"Patriarch, you need not worry.
For today's matter, the Great Elder has spent a full ten years preparing. It is certain to be foolproof!
We only need to make arrangements for the celebration ceremony.
Some of the invited forces have already sent people ahead of time today.
This will surely be a magnificent celebration!"
An Elder beside him spoke.
"Mn, I should indeed rest assured where the Great Elder is concerned.
By the way, have the Pang Clan's people arrived yet?"
Pang Xishan nodded, looking much more relaxed.
"Not yet.
However, the Pang Clan has given a clear reply that they will send representatives to attend the celebration ceremony."
Another Elder said.
"Good.
It seems the Pang Clan's attitude towards our Miao Clan is already beginning to improve.
Once Crown Prince Miao Yifan officially awakens the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian, our Miao Clan's development is bound to grow better and better!"
Pang Xishan revealed a satisfied smile.
"By the way, Patriarch, how should we deal with that bitch Miao Ziqiong?"
An Elder suddenly asked.
"Hmph!
Imprison her forever in the great dungeons, never to see the light of day again!"
The moment Miao Ziqiong was mentioned, Pang Xishan's face instantly turned gloomy.
Seeing Pang Xishan's attitude, those around him dared not speak further.
At this time.
A glimmer of golden light was stealthily concealed within space, quietly approaching Miao Star One.
Squads of Miao Clan personnel patrolled back and forth everywhere.
Additionally, numerous Miao Clan experts occasionally released bursts of Soul Power to sense the situation inside and outside the planet.
Although Miao Star One's defenses were tight, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's spatial techniques were simply too formidable, allowing it to smoothly bypass all defensive checkpoints.
Moreover, during these past two days, people from various invited forces kept arriving in a constant stream, so the Miao Clan's defenses had been relaxed considerably.
After all, it was impossible to conduct rigorous inspections of these guests.
Inside the Phantom Tower.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged on the ground.
A nine-story yellow pagoda, about the size of a fist, floated in front of him.
The Xuanhuang Tower!
A treasure of the Heavenly Serpent Clan!
This little pagoda was a gift from the Crown Prince of the Serpent Clan whom Ye Yunfei had met at the bottom of the Celestial Dragon Pond within the Guardian College of the Tianxuan Continent.
The Xuanhuang Tower contained a large amount of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi, an extremely heavy gas.
Ye Yunfei had already absorbed quite a bit of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi before.
This Xuanhuang Tower still contained many more strands of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi!
"Absorb as much Profound Yellow Heavy Qi as possible to enhance my physical strength!"
Ye Yunfei looked at the Xuanhuang Tower and muttered to himself.
On the verge of taking action to rescue his family, Ye Yunfei wanted to use every possible means to increase his power!
This time, rescuing his mother and sister, Ye Yunfei only allowed success, not failure!
He had to go all out!
Ye Yunfei focused his will, communicating with the Xuanhuang Tower. With a point of his finger, several strands of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi floated out, causing the surrounding space to tremble.
Then, Ye Yunfei began refining these strands of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi into his physical body.
After some time.
Somewhere on a mountain range on Miao Star One.
Swoosh!
A golden light flashed as a small, golden dragon emerged from space, appearing amidst the mountains.
"Kid, we've landed on this planet."
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm sent Ye Yunfei a mental message.
Inside the Phantom Tower.
"Almost at the level of six Jiao."
Ye Yunfei clenched his fists, the power within his body roaring like crashing waves.
This time, Ye Yunfei had fused over eight hundred strands of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi!
He had nearly reached his limit!
"There's still plenty of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi left. I'll absorb it slowly later."
Ye Yunfei sensed the situation within the Xuanhuang Tower and murmured to himself.
The stronger one's power, the greater the amount of Profound Yellow Heavy Qi one could fuse!
Then, Ye Yunfei put away the Xuanhuang Tower and teleported out from the Phantom Tower.
"So this… is the headquarters of the Miao Clan, then!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept across this land.
"Today, I will make this star run red with rivers of blood, littered with mountains of corpses!"
Ye Yunfei's eyes were ice-cold and severe, a rolling tide of murderous intent surging up from his entire being, almost solidifying.