Ye Yunfei examined the palace before him. Its form was somewhat antiquated, clearly having experienced endless ages, yet it remained sturdy.
'Let's go in!'
Sensing that there were no Formations present, Ye Yunfei directly reached out, pushed open the palace doors, and strode inside.
Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also followed closely as they charged in.
At the same time, those seven Acupoint Opening Realm experts and the other young martial artists were still in the herb garden plucking the remaining Void-Grade Herbs.
Although the herbs left behind were all first to third grade, even a single first-grade Void-Grade Herb would fetch an astonishing price in the outside world. Therefore, seeing the treasures before their eyes, those martial artists simply couldn't control themselves and desperately snatched at them.
Roar…
The four giant green snakes and over a hundred Devil-faced Blue Scorpions, seeing that the garden's herbs were almost completely stripped bare, grew utterly enraged and began attacking frantically, ignoring everything else as they targeted the young martial artists engaged in harvesting.
Aah…!
Several young martial artists, one after another, were swallowed by the four giant green snakes, their final screams echoing before death.
'Damnable beasts! Everyone, join forces and kill them!'
Some young martial artists roared.
'No! We don't need to waste time here. Ye Yunfei has already entered that palace. We can't let him get to the opportunities inside before us again!
Moreover, most of this herb garden's Void-Grade Herbs are on his person now—we must seize them back!
Let's go into that palace immediately!'
A Acupoint Opening Realm expert spoke up.
The other six Acupoint Opening Realm experts agreed.
Thus, all seven Acupoint Opening Realm masters simultaneously activated their movement techniques, charging toward the palace at the garden's center.
The other young martial artists, not daring to engage the four giant serpents, hastily followed behind the seven experts as they all rushed toward the palace.
At the same time…
Other Small Worlds within this Incomplete Chaos Universe were also buzzing with activity. Martial artists were exploring and training everywhere, and among them, some young geniuses were reaping staggering rewards!
Within an ancient cultivation cave, divine light sparkled brilliantly as mysterious talismanic scripts interwove. A young man sat cross-legged within, intoning scriptures in a resonant voice. His recitation, vast and profound, caused the entire grotto to tremble.
Boom…
At a certain moment, a terrifying energy erupted, pulverizing every stone table and chair inside the ancient cave.
'This Swallowing Heaven War Scripture surpasses the value of any other cultivation art in the entire Canghuang Realm!
It can devour the energy of others and make it my own, allowing cultivation to soar within a short period!
This is my destiny, Qin An's, alone! I've now cultivated it to the second form. Even if I encounter a Acupoint Opening Realm expert, I can battle them!
With this Swallowing Heaven War Scripture, I, Qin An, will one day dominate this Canghuang Realm!'
The young man suddenly straightened to his full height, clenched his fists, and felt the torrential energy surging within.
It was none other than Qin An!
'Ye Yunfei, very soon you will see exactly how vast the gap between us has become!' Qin An sneered.
'Ye Yunfei, killing you is tantamount to removing a demonic obstacle in my heart! After your death, I, Qin An, shall advance with unstoppable momentum, rising powerfully within the Canghuang Realm!'
Qin An proclaimed loudly.
To Qin An, Ye Yunfei was indeed the greatest inner demon in his life.
Starting from Full Moon City, to the Eastern Domains, to the Central Region, then to the entire Tianxuan Continent, he had always been completely overshadowed and suppressed by Ye Yunfei's dazzling brilliance, reduced to a mere background shadow.
He refused to accept this!
It wasn't until his current master brought him out of Tianxuan Continent to a major faction in the Canghuang Realm and he became a prized and nurtured genius disciple that he finally reclaimed his confidence!
He vowed to return and find Ye Yunfei, to trample Ye Yunfei beneath his feet, and prove to the world that he, Qin An, was the true genius worthy of all attention!
Swish!
With a flash of his figure, Qin An dashed out from the ancient cultivation cave.
Inside, over a dozen withered corpses lay on the ground. Each desiccated cadaver was reduced to skin and bones, as if all its flesh and blood had been drained.
In another Small World…
Amidst a vast black swamp filled with bizarre miasma, a youth clad entirely in black robes sat cross-legged, suspended above the mire.
Below him, five corpses floated and sank amidst the swampy water.
These five corpses wore ancient clothing and exuded a powerful aura as they soaked in the pitch-black bog. Mysterious black runes swirled across their body surfaces.
'Who would have thought… I would find five ancient corpses preserved so perfectly in this Small World. These must be the remains of powerful cultivators from antiquity, their bodies still retaining some remnants of their instinctive consciousness and power from life. Their might is formidable.
Fortunately, I've cultivated the Corpse Driving Art to the fifth layer and also brought the Yin-Yang Corpse Control Banner, or else I'd have no hope of subjugating these five ancient corpses!
What delights me even more is this swamp, permeated with Ten-Thousand-Year Miasma… it is most suitable for corpse refinement!
With these five ancient corpses, I can suppress any ordinary Acupoint Opening Realm expert!
This marks the rise of this young lord, Gu Mingzi!' The youth suppressed his inward excitement as he gazed down at the five ancient corpses bobbing in the swamp.
In yet another Small World…
Inside an ancient palace, a young man sat cross-legged before a heavy, broadsword of simple, archaic form, lost in contemplation.
Copious sword energy billowed from the heavy sword like schools of deep-sea fish, swimming freely through the palace halls and slicing the air with shrill cries.
'A heavy blade has no edge; supreme skill appears unworked!
This heavy sword is a high-grade Primordial Treasure. What makes it even more precious is that it contains remnants of part of the Sword Soul left behind by an ancient swordmaster after a lifetime of refining!
So long as I fuse with the Sword Soul within this heavy sword, my sword path prowess will advance by leaps and bounds!' The youth spoke to himself.
It must be said that the opportunities existing within this Incomplete Chaos Universe were numerous, and some among them could truly be called heaven-defying destinies!
Now that these young geniuses were obtaining them, it would aid their meteoric rise!
Of course, many other young martial artists met with crisis, leaving their lives behind within this Chaos Universe.
At the same time, in the world outside…
Within the starry sky, numerous spacecraft hung motionless, densely arrayed amid the cosmos.
These ships belonged to various major powers.
At this moment, high-level figures from all these major forces had emerged from their vessels, gathered around a diminutive, elderly man clad in white robes.
This old man was withered and short, with sparse hair and hands like chicken claws. His gaze was placid, seemingly free of desire, yet flashes of astonishing acuity occasionally burst forth from within.
This elder was none other than the famed Tian Suanzi of the Canghuang Realm!
Publicly recognized as the realm's most skilled and oldest Master Diviner, Tian Suanzi's legacy was said to have been the source for the vast majority of divination arts handed down within Canghuang Realm!
Currently, Tian Suanzi sat cross-legged in the void of space. Before him lay a worn-out wooden table holding bronze coins, red thread, a turtle shell, a sheaf of yellow paper, and a bowl of rice.
He was in the midst of divination!
'My divination reveals that this Incomplete Chaos Universe is, in fact, a part of our Canghuang Realm—a lost segment of starry space.'
After the time it took to burn half an incense stick, Tian Suanzi ended his divination. Covered in sweat and pale-faced, he slowly spoke his conclusion.
'A lost part of the starry sky!' The gathered leaders of the major factions around him were all profoundly astonished and, simultaneously, recalled an ancient legend circulating within the Canghuang Realm.