"Little Tiger, are you familiar with this Miao Star One?"
Ye Yunfei sent a mental transmission to Yang Xiaohu.
"I've never been here before. I've visited the other planets in the Miao Domain, but Miao Star One is the Miao Clan's vital strategic ground. Under normal circumstances, outsiders aren't allowed to set foot here casually. What's more, all the factions across the Tianluo Star Sea are quite wary of us from the lineage of the Seven Great Bandits..." Yang Xiaohu replied with an embarrassed laugh. As the territory of a great clan, the Miao Clan naturally wouldn't welcome the grandson of a renowned bandit inside.
"Hmm." Ye Yunfei nodded.
"It seems the only way is to capture some important figures from the Miao Clan to gather information," Ye Yunfei mused to himself.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei activated his movement technique, shooting swiftly into the distance.
Numerous cities dotted the land below, showcasing the prosperity and wealth of the Miao Clan headquarters.
A short while later.
Ye Yunfei located a city of considerable size. With a flicker, his figure descended into the city. This city was called Tianguang City.
At this moment.
Inside the City Lord's manor.
"Haha, once Young Master Miao Yifan awakens the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian, our Miao Clan is sure to develop into a first-rate faction on par with the Pang Clan within the Tianluo Star Sea! In the future, wherever we Miao Clan members go, no one will dare to offend us! Someone! Prepare a grand banquet! Today, our Tianguang City will get an early start on the celebration! Tomorrow, I head to the Miao Capital to attend the Celebration Grand Ceremony!" A middle-aged man declared loudly in the main hall.
"City Lord, Grand Elder has issued an order for every city, large and small, to strengthen their defenses and patrols, lest anyone cause trouble. I recommend we deploy several more squads to bolster the patrols in the surrounding areas of our Tianguang City," an old man who looked like a counselor suggested.
"Counselor Ma, no need to worry. Given our Miao Clan's current might, who in the entire Tianluo Star Sea would dare to come here and make trouble?" The City Lord laughed heartily.
Whoosh!
Abruptly, the space beside the City Lord gently rippled. Ye Yunfei took a step and walked out of the void.
"You are...?"
The City Lord, Counselor Ma, and a few other high-ranking officials present in the hall were all alarmed, their expressions drastically changing as they fixed their stares on this unfamiliar young man.
"Die!"
Ye Yunfei's hand suddenly shot out. It instantly enlarged, transforming into a giant palm. Like swatting flies, he slapped Counselor Ma and the other officials dead—one palm strike for each. Ye Yunfei currently possessed Six Flood Dragon Strength. The might of his physical body was such that he could easily crush those at the mid-stage Lightning Tribulation Realm and even contend with those at the late-stage Lightning Tribulation Realm!
"Who are you! How audacious! You dare to kill members of our Miao Clan!" The City Lord flew into a rage.
"Come here!"
Ye Yunfei's giant palm extended, rumbling as it swept towards this City Lord.
"How dare you!"
The City Lord's face changed wildly. He was merely at the late-stage Sea Dividing Realm. Crushed by Ye Yunfei's physical might, his face flushed crimson and his movements became difficult.
Ye Yunfei grabbed the City Lord in his palm and directly sealed his cultivation.
"If you don't want to die, answer my questions obediently." Ye Yunfei tossed the City Lord onto the ground, fixing him with a bone-chilling gaze as he spoke coldly.
"You punk, you..." This City Lord was accustomed to being in command, with some status within the Miao Clan. He was not one to submit easily.
Ye Yunfei waved a hand, stuffing a black poisonous pill into his mouth. Then, grabbing the City Lord, he took a step and vanished into space.
A moment later.
Inside the Phantom Tower.
Arghhh...
The City Lord writhed on the ground, screaming, contorting like a boiled shrimp.
Ye Yunfei stood to the side, watching coldly. Only when the City Lord was about to lose consciousness from the extreme pain did Ye Yunfei finally take out a white antidote and swiftly stuff it into his mouth.
The City Lord then began to gradually calm down, lying there gasping for breath.
Henceforth, the City Lord didn't dare to utter a single word of defiance. Whatever Ye Yunfei asked, he answered. He had no desire to experience the agonizing torture of the poison pill a second time!
From this City Lord's mouth, Ye Yunfei gained a relatively detailed understanding of the situation on Miao Star One.
"Miao Capital!"
Ye Yunfei teleported out of the Phantom Tower, his gaze turning towards a specific direction as he uttered the words coldly. Miao Capital was the most central, core location of the Miao Clan headquarters. Most of the Miao Clan's higher-ups resided there. Moreover, the location for the upcoming Miao Clan Celebration Grand Ceremony was also the Miao Capital.
Even more importantly, Ye Yunfei learned from the City Lord that his mother, Miao Ziqiong, was being held—precisely in the Miao Capital! This City Lord held a certain status within the Miao Clan, so he was privy to quite a bit about Miao Ziqiong's situation.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei took out his fastest flying ship and flew at full speed towards the direction of the Miao Capital.
The distance from Tianguang City to the Miao Capital wasn't very far.
Half a day later.
An enormous, colossal city appeared ahead!
They had arrived at the Miao Capital! It was a supremely magnificent metropolis. Within the city, densely packed streets crisscrossed each other; countless pavilions, towers, and structures were beyond numbering; and innumerable martial artists went about their activities.
Layer upon layer of grand formations were deployed around the city, unfolding like blooming lotuses. Each formation layer continuously manifested various different phenomena—divine radiance soaring skyward, phantasmal projections of divine beasts roaring, sun, moon, mountains, and rivers rising and falling. Each phenomenon represented a formation.
As the most central stronghold of the Miao Clan headquarters, the clan had invested immense effort in constructing this city. Every single formation had been personally arranged by famously renowned formation masters from the Tianluo Star Sea. The entire city was as impregnable as a fortress of metal and stone! Everyone who wished to enter the city needed to undergo strict identity verification. Furthermore, this city was a no-fly zone. One couldn't simply fly in; they had to enter through the city gates.
Ye Yunfei stopped before the Miao Capital, releasing his Soul Power. He sent it outwards, sensing towards those formations, quickly analyzing them.
"So many formations!" A huge voice sounded in his mind.
"These formations are nothing special."
After a short while, Ye Yunfei had already analyzed all the formations clearly. To him, the layers of formations guarding the city before him might as well not exist!
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei activated his Heavenly Shadow Robe, transforming into a streak of light as he rushed swiftly towards the interior of the city. Since this city was cloaked in layers of formations, interfering with space, Ye Yunfei simply chose to charge straight through, forgoing spatial traversal.
His speed was so fast that the Miao Clan patrols outside the city walls couldn't even clearly make out his figure. A few individuals merely caught a fleeting glimpse of a flash of light.
"Eh? Miao Wu, did you see that? It seemed like a figure rushed into the city from that corner! Did you see it?" A patrolling guard asked.
"What nonsense are you talking? This Miao Capital is defended by layered formations, incredibly solid. Even those supremely powerful Elders of our Miao Clan can't force their way in directly. They have to enter through the main gate. How could someone rush into the city from that corner? You must be seeing things," another guard scoffed dismissively.
A few breaths later, Ye Yunfei had traversed the multiple formation barriers and appeared inside the city!
"Speak! Where is the Miao Clan's prison located!" Ye Yunfei teleported the City Lord of Tianguang City out of the Phantom Tower and demanded coldly.
"Over there. Inside that mountain peak is our Miao Clan's prison, specially used to detain important prisoners. I've heard the clan's Elders mention that Miao Ziqiong and her daughter are being held there," the City Lord said, pointing towards a tall mountain peak in the western part of the city.
"Mother. Little sister. I've come to save you!"
Ye Yunfei's eyes instantly reddened as he fixed his gaze on that distant mountain peak.