"Grandmother?"
Ye Yunfei was somewhat surprised.
However, his expression quickly returned to calm, showing no fluctuation whatsoever as he stared coolly at the old woman before him.
"I know you must blame me.
Zi Qiong must blame me too."
The old woman spoke.
Ye Yunfei did not speak, only watched her silently.
"Worthy of Miao blood. Even better than I imagined.
Both you and your sister are."
The old woman examined Ye Yunfei, a look of appreciation in her eyes.
"However, you are a mystery. I actually cannot see through you."
She said.
"You are a mystery yourself."
Ye Yunfei said coldly.
His mother and sister had been imprisoned in the Miao Clan's dungeon for ten years, and they had even tried to forcibly seize his sister's Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian. Because of this, Ye Yunfei harbored no goodwill toward anyone from the Miao Clan.
Even if this old woman before him was truly his grandmother, Ye Yunfei would not feel any sense of closeness.
In Ye Yunfei's heart, he had drawn a clear line between himself and the Miao Clan!
They were not family. They were enemies!
"Could you tell me, what exactly is your background?"
The old woman suddenly asked.
"Enough talk. You showed yourself to see me, what exactly do you want? If you wish to fight, then make your move.
Otherwise, get lost. Don't waste my time."
Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
If this person before him was truly his grandmother, Ye Yunfei was reluctant to attack and kill her.
"I will not fight you.
However, could you, in consideration of the fact that I raised your mother all those years ago, leave some semblance of lineage for the Miao Clan? Do not wipe them out completely."
The old woman sighed as she surveyed the Miao Capital, which now resembled a slaughterhouse.
"Very well. I have said my piece."
Having spoken, the old woman turned and left.
Whoosh!
Within a mere few steps, the old woman left multiple afterimages in her wake and actually walked out of the Miao Capital, arriving outside the city walls.
"Heavenly Thunder Realm, mid-stage!
Moreover, it seems some kind of restriction afflicts her body. This is far from her true level of strength!"
Witnessing this, Ye Yunfei's gaze couldn't help but contract in astonishment.
He had not expected there to be such an expert within the Miao Clan.
Even the two Grand Elders of the Miao Clan could not compare!
"By the way, tell your mother... they are coming soon.
They will definitely take Xiao Fei away, because Xiao Fei has already activated the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian."
As she reached outside the city, the old woman paused briefly and spoke to Ye Yunfei.
After finishing, the old woman's figure flashed, and she had already traveled far into the distance, on the verge of vanishing.
"They will definitely take Xiao Fei away?!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei's face immediately darkened.
"Don't go! Explain yourself clearly first! What exactly is going on!"
Ye Yunfei employed his Spatial Teleportation Art, instantly arriving outside the city in pursuit of the old woman.
Whoosh!
At that moment, the old woman suddenly retrieved an old, tattered yellow talisman, activating it directly. A surge of powerful teleportation energy enveloped her form, sending it directly into the space, where she teleported away.
"Minor Displacement Talisman!"
Ye Yunfei's expression turned slightly unsightly.
That yellow talisman was called a Minor Displacement Talisman, possessing the power of teleportation, capable of instantly traveling thousands of li away.
Under these circumstances, accurately tracking the old woman's direction became very difficult for Ye Yunfei.
"I never expected such a high-grade teleportation talisman to exist in this cosmos as well. What exactly is her background?"
Ye Yunfei stared at the spot from which the old woman had teleported away, somewhat puzzled.
This old woman, who claimed to be his grandmother, radiated an aura of mystery from beginning to end!
"Who is going to take Xiao Fei away?"
Ye Yunfei thought back to the words the old woman had spoken earlier.
"Whether it is true or false, regardless of who it is... starting from this moment, anyone who dares to trouble my sister, I will pursue them to the ends of heaven and hell, and kill them all."
Ye Yunfei's face turned cold as he spoke each word deliberately.
Following this, Ye Yunfei continued his efforts, carrying out a great massacre among the Miao Clan's people.
However, Ye Yunfei spared a portion of the Miao Clan who were weak in strength, along with those women, children, elderly, and infirm who were powerless and unarmed. He did not kill them, essentially leaving behind some semblance of lineage for the Miao Clan.
Even so, the Miao Clan that had once shaken the Tianluo Star Sea with its might was essentially finished!
In the following time, Ye Yunfei brought Hu Miao and Huang Shang and plundered all five planets within the Miao Domain: Miao Star One, Two, Three, Four, and Five.
These five planets were all under Miao Clan rule, each possessing numerous industries and wealth.
Now, all of this wealth had fallen into Ye Yunfei's hands!
Then, Ye Yunfei boarded his flying vessel with Hu Miao and Huang Shang, and departed with a flourish.
One day later.
News rapidly spread throughout the entire Tianluo Star Sea.
Ye Yunfei, bringing a beautiful maidservant with him, had attacked the Miao Capital and eradicated the Miao Clan!
When this news emerged, the entire Star Sea shook with terror!
It must be known that the Miao Clan, as a first-rate power of the Tianluo Star Sea, had been passed down through generations in the Star Sea, dominating a stretch of the starry sky.
Such a powerful force... fallen just like that?
Moreover, destroyed by a single junior!
Countless people were stunned, mouths agape, by this news.
"Fei'er has destroyed the Miao Clan..."
At the headquarters of the Qingyun Palace in the Beihuang Domain of the Xuanhuang Star Domain, Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong received the news, their feelings somewhat complicated.
Over these years, their entire family had been tormented by the Miao Clan, forced to wander with no place to call home, nearly facing complete annihilation. The hatred, of course, was immense.
But when all was said and done, the Miao Clan was also a family connected by the closest blood ties. To have been eliminated just like that...
Especially Miao Ziqiong, who remembered her days as the beloved eldest young miss of the Miao Clan, cherished by the entire family, couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
"Zi Qiong, Fei'er is not wrong.
Today's outcome was a path the Miao Clan chose for themselves. They have no one else to blame."
Ye Tianpeng said.
"I understand."
Miao Ziqiong nodded.
"Actually, what worries me most now is Fei'er's next move. He will definitely go settle accounts with the Pang Clan."
Ye Tianpeng suddenly stated.
"Settle accounts with the Pang Clan?!"
Miao Ziqiong was startled.
"Yes.
Knowing Fei'er's temper, he will certainly go settle accounts with the Pang Clan."
Ye Tianpeng said with a bitter smile.
"The Pang Clan is far more powerful than the Miao Clan! Doing this would be too impulsive!"
Miao Ziqiong grew worried.
"Regarding Fei'er's affairs, we no longer have the ability to intervene. He has reached heights we cannot comprehend. Let us hope he remains safe."
Ye Tianpeng sighed.
Regarding this son of his, he felt both immense pride and helplessness.
Just at that moment.
"Dad! Mom! I've broken through again!"
Xiao Fei's voice, filled with smug delight, rang out.
Then, Xiao Fei rushed down from a mountain peak, arriving before Ye Tianpeng and Miao Ziqiong in mere moments.
"Xiao Fei, you've broken through to the Great Mystic Pill Realm's initial stage!"
Miao Ziqiong felt Xiao Fei's aura, utterly shocked.
Not long ago, when Ye Yunfei helped Xiao Fei activate her Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian, Xiao Fei had broken through all the way to the peak of the Cave-Heaven Tenth Realm in one go.
And it wasn't over!
During this period, Xiao Fei's realm continued to break through. Now, she had reached the initial stage of the Great Mystic Pill Realm.
"Xiao Fei's breakthroughs are so rapid. Could something be wrong?"
Ye Tianpeng was somewhat concerned.
"The Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian is an extremely high-grade physique. Besides, over the past ten years, the Miao Clan indeed force-fed Xiao Fei a great amount of precious heavenly and earthly treasures. So, Xiao Fei's current situation is likely normal."
Miao Ziqiong pulled Xiao Fei into her embrace, sensing her aura as she spoke.
"The two children we had... they both seem like monstrous freaks. It's kind of frightening."
Ye Tianpeng said with a bitter smile.
At the same same time.
Far away in another stretch of spacetime, amidst a misty, boundless void, floated an extraordinarily tall sacred mountain.
This sacred mountain radiated dazzling light of five colors, illuminating the boundless space around it in sharp clarity. An aura of supreme sanctity emanated from the mountain, striking awe in the hearts of powerful experts across the heavens.
Upon this sacred mountain was a palace bathed in a roaring sea of flames, its structure carved with soaring Divine Beasts of the Vermilion Bird, their presence daunting and imposing.
"I have sensed it. Someone from our race has once again activated the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian. It should be in some lesser realm or mortal plane. Send someone immediately to find and retrieve this Phoenix back for cultivation.
No matter who it is among our race, once they activate the Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian, they must dedicate themselves to our race's collective destiny. That is their fate."
A grand and sacred-sounding voice resonated within the palace.
"Yes."
A reply came.
A moment later.
Rumble rumble...
A divine steed of a heavenly horse with spread wings pulled an ancient, simplistic war chariot as it emerged from the palace, shaking the surrounding void.
In the blink of an eye, the war chariot tore through the void and departed, vanishing from sight.