Whoosh...
Five men charged towards Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao simultaneously.
'Begone!' Ye Yunfei, without even turning his head, swept out his palm.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei's palm expanded continuously, releasing a ferocious wave of physical power that rumbled like thunder.
Thump! Thump! Thump...
All five men were sent flying, tumbling out through the gates of the palace.
'This guy looks a bit familiar... I think he's called Ye Yunfei! He has a bounty placed on him by the Jiang Family and five other major factions! I've seen the bounty notice! They say he killed Jiang Jie!'
'So it's him! Let's get out of here!'
These men had suddenly recognized Ye Yunfei. Terrified, they desperately scrambled to flee into the distance.
'Wait! That bounty notice clearly states that anyone who provides information on Ye Yunfei's whereabouts will also receive a hefty reward! Now that we've run into Ye Yunfei ourselves, isn't it obvious? We're going to strike it rich! Come on, let's go find people from those five major factions, tell them Ye Yunfei is here, and claim the reward!'
Suddenly, one of the men spoke up.
'Right! Let's go claim the reward!'
The other men's spirits lifted at his words.
At this moment, inside the palace, Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, and Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had already gathered all the herbs.
However, just as Ye Yunfei, with Hu Miao and the silkworm in tow, stepped out of the palace gates, they encountered several dozen monstrous beasts charging towards them, all possessing Sea Transformation Realm strength.
Though these beasts were simulated by Illusion Art, they possessed tangible lethal force, forcing one to deal with them cautiously.
Ye Yunfei unleashed his techniques and blasted the dozens of beasts into nothingness.
'Oh?'
After exterminating all the beasts, Ye Yunfei's expression suddenly shifted. He peered into his Soul Sea and found that a certain jade-green small tree was responding, swaying gently and releasing a suction force. It was absorbing the lingering energy and laws left behind after the beasts were annihilated.
The Soul-Nourishing Tree!
This Soul-Nourishing Tree was something Ye Yunfei had obtained within a tomb laid out in a Nine Dragons Embracing the Pearl formation in the Northern Wilderness region of the Tianxuan Continent.
At the time, Great Earth Daoist had specifically led Ye Yunfei into that tomb to search for Soul Stones. They ended up barging into the coffin of a powerful expert named East Sun Celestial Lord and obtained this tree.
Ye Yunfei had kept this Soul-Nourishing Tree hidden within his Soul Sea ever since, using it to nourish his Soul Body.
This was also one of the reasons why Ye Yunfei's Soul Power was far stronger than that of martial artists at the same realm.
The Soul-Nourishing Tree was indeed a treasure of the soul path!
With a thought, Ye Yunfei simply moved the Soul-Nourishing Tree out of his Soul Sea, letting it hover before him.
Whoosh...
The tree erupted with an even stronger suction force, absorbing the lingering energy and laws floating in the surrounding space from the explosion of those beasts moments ago.
'I understand now. All illusions must influence the Soul Body to take effect. Therefore, Illusion Dao energy and Soul Power energy are two types of energy with similar attributes. It's completely normal for this Soul-Nourishing Tree to directly absorb Illusion Dao energy.'
How vast were Ye Yunfei's insights? He grasped the reason immediately.
In mere moments, all the lingering energy and laws from the previous beasts were sucked dry by the Soul-Nourishing Tree!
Ye Yunfei discovered his Soul Force Energy had increased!
Whoosh...
Just as Ye Yunfei was about to retract the Soul-Nourishing Tree back into his Soul Sea, the tree suddenly erupted with another powerful suction force directed towards a nearby building.
Boom…
That building began to tremble violently, then it actually started to disintegrate, turning into strands of energy that converged towards the Soul-Nourishing Tree and were absorbed!
'That building was created by illusion! The Soul-Nourishing Tree is absorbing it!'
Hu Miao also understood and cried out in shock.
Ye Yunfei focused his will.
A rustling sound.
The Soul-Nourishing Tree flew in front of that building.
Whoosh…
The entire building quickly disintegrated, transforming entirely into energy that was absorbed by the Soul-Nourishing Tree.
Moments later, the entire building vanished without a trace!
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei felt a pleasant, nourishing sensation spreading through his Soul Body. His entire Soul Sea felt warm and comforting, and his Soul Force Energy increased by a noticeable margin!
Next, Ye Yunfei urged the Soul-Nourishing Tree forward continuously. Along the way, they encountered many buildings created by illusion. The Soul-Nourishing Tree rushed forward and directly refined and absorbed them!
Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy increased steadily!
The Soul-Nourishing Tree also grew slowly!
'My perception range has now reached fifteen hundred meters!'
Ye Yunfei discovered with pleasant surprise that the distance his soul power could perceive within this Illusion Palace had increased.
Simultaneously, Ye Yunfei realized he was seeing the space inside the Illusion Palace more and more clearly, even able to perceive the wispy strands of Illusion Dao laws!
'Excellent! With the Soul-Nourishing Tree here, this Illusion Palace is an absolute paradise for cultivation for me! I can use it to raise my Soul Power!'
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
'Hu Miao, Illusion Dao energy and laws exist throughout the space of this Illusion Palace. From now on, focus on comprehending them to raise your illusion arts.'
Ye Yunfei instructed Hu Miao.
'Alright!'
Hu Miao nodded.
Subsequently, Hu Miao activated her Soul Power and illusion energy, beginning to sense and comprehend the surrounding space.
Roar! Roar!
Suddenly, over a hundred monstrous beasts appeared on a street ahead, roaring as they charged towards Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao.
All possessed Sea Transformation Realm strength!
'Come then.'
Ye Yunfei, accompanied by the Soul-Nourishing Tree, took the initiative and charged forward.
Boom…
Each time Ye Yunfei annihilated a beast, the Soul-Nourishing Tree immediately rushed forward to absorb all the fragmented flesh, blood, and bone debris produced the moment the beast's body exploded.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy continuously rose!
The Soul-Nourishing Tree grew, constantly increasing in size!
Not long after, Ye Yunfei made a new discovery.
At regular intervals, a batch of beasts would definitely appear to attack, even if one stood still.
The same applied to those buildings created by illusion. Even if one stood still, a new batch of illusion-created buildings would materialize in the surroundings at regular intervals.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao later simply stayed put, focusing entirely on cultivation.
When beasts appeared, Ye Yunfei would engage and fight them.
When there were no beasts, Ye Yunfei would have the Soul-Nourishing Tree absorb the surrounding illusion-created buildings.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei also had his Soul Body cultivate the Eighteen Soul Immortal Technique within his Soul Sea.
Ye Yunfei had already cultivated this technique up to the ninth stance previously!
During this process, Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy grew ever stronger.
Three days later, the Soul-Nourishing Tree had absorbed several hundred buildings and thousands of beasts!
With his Soul Force Energy continuously rising, Ye Yunfei no longer needed to move against those beasts. He simply unleashed the Heaven Soul Sword, slaying them one by one with astonishing speed.
'My soul power's perception range has now reached twenty thousand meters!'
Ye Yunfei was ecstatic.
When he first entered this Illusion Palace, the distance Ye Yunfei's soul power could perceive was around a thousand meters. That is to say, in just over half a day, Ye Yunfei's Soul Force Energy had increased twenty-fold!
The Soul-Nourishing Tree, originally about one meter tall, had now grown to over two meters.
'Not bad!'
Ye Yunfei felt quite satisfied.
'Hu Miao, what are your gains?'
Ye Yunfei looked towards Hu Miao and asked.
'Master, the Illusion Dao energy and laws within this Illusion Palace are immensely beneficial for me. My illusion arts have improved by at least several folds!'
Hu Miao replied excitedly.
'Hmm, very good. Let's move around. There are still quite a few treasures within this Illusion Palace, and we need to collect a sufficient number of Illusion Tokens to leave.'
Ye Yunfei stood up and led Hu Miao walking towards the distance.
'I can now tell at a glance which buildings are real and which are created by illusion.'
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept forward, immediately spotting quite a few buildings crafted from illusion, his keen sight piercing through illusions.
Fluttering…
The Soul-Nourishing Tree charged forward, absorbing those illusion-created buildings.
'You Tianlin Clan people are utterly shameless! This Illusion Token was clearly discovered by us first! You arrived later, yet you want to drive us away and monopolize the token!'
Suddenly, an angry voice rang out roughly ten thousand meters ahead.
'So what if you discovered it first? Since we of the Tianlin Clan have arrived, this Illusion Token belongs to us. There's no reasoning about it. Scram!'
A contemptuous shout echoed back.
'It seems an Illusion Token has been discovered. Let's go take a look.'
Ye Yunfei's mind stirred. He immediately led Hu Miao charging in that direction.
There, within a courtyard, several dozen beasts were guarding a white token.
Inside the courtyard stood two groups. One was from the Tianlin Clan!
The other belonged to a relatively weaker faction.
The two groups were confronting each other, hurling insults, both wanting to seize that Illusion Token.
After all, everyone needed to collect three tokens to leave this Illusion Palace. The stakes were high, and no one was willing to concede.
The leaders of both groups were Acupoint Opening Realm experts!
'This courtyard is also created by illusion.'
Ye Yunfei saw through it instantly.
Ye Yunfei entered the courtyard directly from the back, penetrating straight through the wall. In a single step, he appeared right beside the white token.
Since the courtyard was crafted by illusion, it wasn't a solid entity for Ye Yunfei, allowing him to pass through unimpeded with astonishing speed.
Whoosh…
The Soul-Nourishing Tree erupted with suction force, beginning to refine and absorb this courtyard.
'Good, this Illusion Token belongs to me.'
Ye Yunfei directly reached out to grab the token.
Immediately, both groups of people spotted Ye Yunfei.
'Hold it!'
'Courting death!'
'Kid, where did you come from? Don't you want to live?!'
...
Both groups were shocked and furious.
Because Ye Yunfei had entered by penetrating the wall from the courtyard's rear, it was far too sudden and bizarre, so neither group had detected him beforehand.
Roar! Roar!
The dozens of beasts guarding the token roared ferociously, pouncing on Ye Yunfei.
Ssssh!
Ye Yunfei unleashed the Heaven Soul Sword, instantly slaying the beasts one by one.
His hand moved like lightning, grabbing the Illusion Token firmly.
'So this is an Illusion Token? Such rich Illusion Dao energy!'
Ye Yunfei examined it and sighed.
'Kid, go die!'
At this, both groups flew into a complete rage. They had been confronting each other over this token for over half a shichen, and now some kid suddenly popped up trying to snatch it away mid-contest.