"Don't speak it aloud! Inscribe the information about Ye Yunfei's whereabouts into a jade slip and give it to us!"
The stocky youth from the Taihuang Sect immediately barked.
"Right, inscribe it into a jade slip!"
Disciples from the other four forces also shouted.
At this moment, inside and outside the tavern, spectators had already gathered in large numbers. If the information were spoken aloud, it would spread rapidly. By then, forces from other major factions might catch wind and rush over.
The temptation of an initial Dao treasure was immense!
"There's no need.
Ye Yunfei is far away yet right before your eyes.
I am he."
Ye Yunfei said calmly.
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei withdrew the Thousand Transformations technique and began restoring his original appearance. Before entering the city, he had already used the Thousand Transformations to conceal his true features.
"What?!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, everyone was shocked.
"It really is him, he's Ye Yunfei!"
"Dammit!
It really is Ye Yunfei! He actually dared to come here to cheat us out of the bounty money!"
After Ye Yunfei restored his original appearance, the disciples from the five factions immediately recognized him, feeling suffocated with fury and nearly spitting blood in anger.
"My heavens, it really is Ye Yunfei!"
All the onlookers were also utterly astounded.
The commotion had gone on for so long, and it turned out Ye Yunfei himself had been right there, even collecting the bounty reward targeting him just moments ago.
"Move!
Capture him! Tear him to pieces!"
"This is infuriating! He actually led us all around in circles!"
"We must not let him get away!"
The disciples from the five factions roared in rage, trembling with fury as they surged towards Ye Yunfei.
"Submit your lives!"
Ye Yunfei took action directly.
Rumble…
Ye Yunfei threw a punch, activating a fleshly divine ability. His fist swelled in size.
Squelch!
On the spot, a disciple from the Jietian Sect was smashed into a cloud of blood mist.
The disciples from these five factions were all at the Sea Transformation Realm, no match for Ye Yunfei at all.
Squelch! Squelch! Squelch…
Ye Yunfei swung his fists, killing one with each punch, slaughtering six in a row!
Hiss!
Seeing this, everyone drew a sharp breath of cold air.
"No wonder even Jiang Jie died at his hands. He's too brutal!"
Someone said in shock.
"Quick, send messages and call for reinforcements!"
Only now did the disciples from the five factions remember the various legends about Ye Yunfei. Each of them felt a chill, retreating one after another, not daring to fight Ye Yunfei head-on.
"Where do you think you're running!"
Ye Yunfei moved with his movement technique, rushing forward to kill, punching as he went.
Squelch! Squelch! Squelch…
In the blink of an eye, six more were smashed into pulp by Ye Yunfei, dying gruesomely on the spot.
"It's like killing as easily as cutting hemp!"
Everyone was terrified, their hearts trembling with fear.
Ye Yunfei's physical strength was too immense. As long as a disciple from those five factions was even slightly grazed by Ye Yunfei's fist, their body would immediately explode—a gruesome spectacle.
It was at this moment.
"Kid! How dare you be so insolent!"
A loud shout rang out.
A terrifying surge of energy and pressure erupted from a corner of the city, soaring skyward.
"Acupoint Opening Realm experts after all!"
Feeling this energy pressure, Ye Yunfei didn't hesitate in the slightest. Wrapping his sleeve around Hu Miao, he directly charged out of the city.
Boom! Boom! Boom…
Within the city, several more terrifying waves of energy pressure erupted consecutively.
Terrifying figures emerged one after another, pursuing Ye Yunfei.
All of them were Acupoint Opening Realm experts!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh…
Ye Yunfei unleashed his Spatial Teleportation Technique, his figure flickering continuously as he charged beyond the city walls.
Although traversing space was impossible within these Small Worlds, he could barely manage the Spatial Teleportation Technique—though the teleportation distance was much shorter compared to the outside world.
In an instant, Ye Yunfei had charged beyond the city.
Boom! Boom! Boom…
One Acupoint Opening Realm expert after another locked onto Ye Yunfei and pursued him.
"Ye Yunfei! Stop!"
The Acupoint Opening Realm experts roared, all charging towards Ye Yunfei.
"After him!"
Behind those Acupoint Opening Realm experts, a huge crowd surged out in pursuit.
There were people from the five factions, and also from other factions!
Everyone wanted to capture Ye Yunfei and get a piece of the pie!
However, under his continuous use of the Spatial Teleportation Technique, Ye Yunfei's speed surpassed even that of these Acupoint Opening Realm experts!
A moment later, Ye Yunfei had escaped without a trace.
Roar! Roar…
Bellow after angry roar echoed unceasingly within this Small World.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei secretly slipped into a naturally-formed underground cavern beneath the surface somewhere within this Small World.
Hundreds of Earth Dragons coiled around this cavern, dense and numerous, using earth energy to completely conceal it.
Even if creatures came to this area underground, they wouldn't be able to discover this cavern.
After leaving the Heaven Burial Tomb, on the way to this fragmented chaos universe, Ye Yunfei had captured six to seven hundred Earth Dragons in one go.
Ever since receiving the Earth Appraisal Art inheritance from that Earth Master in the Heaven Burial Tomb, Ye Yunfei's Earth Appraisal skill had grown increasingly proficient!
"Faced with Acupoint Opening Realm cultivators, I can only flee.
That feeling is truly unpleasant."
Ye Yunfei shook his head helplessly.
"It's time to raise my spiritual energy cultivation level."
Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower, retrieved a large batch of herbs, pills, spirit stones, and heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and sat cross-legged to begin impacting his cultivation realm.
Meanwhile, outside, the news of Ye Yunfei's appearance spread rapidly.
Everyone who heard it was flabbergasted, at a loss for words.
Most young martial artists knew of the bounty notice against Ye Yunfei issued by six major factions, and many were searching for Ye Yunfei's whereabouts.
As it turned out, Ye Yunfei had gone to claim the bounty himself.
And what's more, he had separately demanded ten times the bounty from five factions!
Only the Tianlin Clan escaped losses.
The situation was equally absurd and infuriating.
Simultaneously, the news spread to the outside world, reaching the ears of the higher-ups of the major factions waiting there.
"Damn it!
Pass down the order! The bounty on Ye Yunfei is doubled!
Spare no cost, mobilize every resource and person! Capture Ye Yunfei, or killing him on the spot is also acceptable!"
The higher-ups of the six major factions all issued identical commands.
Back within this fragmentary chaos universe.
In a Small World.
"Spare me! Senior Brother Qin!"
A man with a pale face, trembling uncontrollably, knelt before a youth clad in purple robes, kowtowing desperately for mercy.
Nearby, scattered about, were five or six dried-up, skeletal corpses, their appearance horrifying.
"The person wanted in the bounty shared by six major factions… is really called Ye Yunfei?
And he comes from the Heavenly Abode Star Sea?"
The purple-robed youth asked coldly.
"Yes, the bounty notice has spread widely. Senior Brother Qin only needs to ask anyone to know.
Now, many people are searching for Ye Yunfei."
The man replied in a trembling voice.
"Good. Then you can go and die."
The purple-robed youth nodded.
"Senior Brother Qin, please spare me, don't kill me!"
The man was scared out of his wits, having just witnessed this purple-robed youth drain all the vital blood from his companions, turning them into desiccated corpses.
Swish!
The purple-robed youth stretched out his hand, slapping towards the man.
"Qin An! You killed our Tianlin Clan disciple! Our Tianlin Clan higher-ups will not let you off!"
The man gritted his teeth, turned, and fled, roaring angrily as he went.
This purple-robed youth was indeed Qin An!
"I kill you. How would your Tianlin Clan higher-ups know?"
Qin An gave a faint smile. His figure flickered like a ghost, taking a single step to catch up to the man from behind and striking a palm onto the crown of his head.
Whoosh…
The vital blood from within this man gushed forth, transforming into a stream of blood fluid that Qin An swallowed whole in one mouthful.
"The Devouring Heaven Battle Scripture hasn't disappointed me.
It won't be long before I can cultivate it to the third stance.
By then, ordinary Acupoint Opening Realm experts won't be my match either."
Having drained all the vital blood from this Tianlin Clan man, Qin An examined his palm, saying with satisfaction.
"So, there's a Ye Yunfei who hails from the Heavenly Abode Star Sea… is he the Ye Yunfei from the Tianxuan Continent?
Could it be that he has already come out from within the Tianxuan Continent?
Mm, given his capabilities, it wouldn't be strange for him to emerge from the Tianxuan Continent.
Better for you to be that Ye Yunfei from the Tianxuan Continent, saving me a trip back there to find you.
Even if you aren't that Ye Yunfei, I'll still find you and drain every last drop of your vital blood!"
Qin An raised his head, looking towards the distant horizon as he sneered.
Then, he displayed his movement technique and left the area.
In another Small World.
Inside a sparkling, glorious mystic realm.
A woman with an otherworldly and elegant appearance sat cross-legged atop a giant lotus flower, in secluded contemplation.
One illusory lotus flower after another materialized around her body. Faintly, grand music also played continuously, deafening and soul-shaking, delivering a blow akin to an enlightenment trigger.
This woman was Su Qingluo!
Not long after entering this fragmentary chaos universe, within a Small World, she had accidentally entered this mystic realm, gaining a great opportunity and had been in secluded comprehension ever since.
Thus, she was unaware of many events unfolding in the outside world.
Inside the Phantom Tower.
A month later.
Ye Yunfei broke through to the early Heavenly Thunder Realm!
However, this was only the beginning.
Over the following months, Ye Yunfei progressed from the early Heavenly Thunder Realm in one go to the late Heavenly Thunder Realm!
"With my current spiritual energy level, I can easily annihilate the vast majority of Sea Transformation Realm cultivators.
Still, faced with Acupoint Opening Realm opponents, I'm no match.
Only after breaking through to the Sea Transformation Realm myself might I stand a chance against those of the same rank who are the weakest among Acupoint Opening Realm experts.
Only when I break through to the Acupoint Opening Realm can I possibly overwhelm most Acupoint Opening Realm experts with ease."
Ye Yunfei felt the intensity of the spiritual energy within his body and said quietly.
As cultivation realms kept rising, the difficulty of fighting above one's own rank would also keep increasing!
Moreover, the Acupoint Opening Realm was an exceptionally special realm.
Every critical acupoint a Acupoint Opening Realm expert opened within their body was essentially an extra Dantian.
Ordinary Acupoint Opening Realm experts could at minimum open several critical acupoints within their bodies, equivalent to possessing several Dantians.
Sea Transformation Realm cultivators possessed only one Dantian, so the battle power of Acupoint Opening Realm experts was far, far superior to that of Sea Transformation Realm cultivators!
Even after breaking through to the late Heavenly Thunder Realm, Ye Yunfei could overwhelm the vast majority of Sea Transformation cultivators with ease, but he still couldn't defeat Acupoint Opening Realm opponents.
"Alright. It's time to leave seclusion."
Ye Yunfei emerged from the Phantom Tower, stored away those hundreds of Earth Dragons, and returned to the surface.
"Let's return to that city. If possible, I'll buy some materials detailing the specific situations of each Small World, see which ones hold worthwhile opportunities and mystic realms worth exploring."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, activated the Thousand Transformations to alter his appearance and soul aura, and returned once more to that city.