Roar... Roar...
Immediately, the monsters guarding the gates of the palace roared and charged towards Ye Yunfei.
"Attack!"
Ye Yunfei waved his hand and said indifferently.
Roar, roar, roar...
The over three thousand monsters behind Ye Yunfei surged forward like a tide, clustering Ye Yunfei and his dozen or so companions in their center as they swept grandly toward the palace gates.
The monsters responsible for guarding the palace gates, totaling no more than six or seven hundred, were utterly unable to withstand the impact of over three thousand beasts.
Moreover, the monsters guarding the palace perceived these three-thousand-plus beasts as kin and did not launch attacks against them.
Soon, the six to seven hundred guarding monsters were shoved aside, forced to watch helplessly as the tidal wave of over three thousand beasts carried Ye Yunfei and his group toward the palace entrance.
"Let's follow them in!"
Some of the human martial artists witnessing this scene suddenly got an idea. Moving quickly, they tailed behind, hoping to seize the chance to slip in through the gates.
After all, this massive horde of over three thousand beasts had arrived and behaved quite docilely, not attacking anyone, making everyone lower their guard against the monsters.
Many human martial artists squeezed right into the middle of the monstrous army.
"Right, we just need to follow them in!"
Soon, all the human martial artists began moving, following closely.
Right at that moment.
"Idle bystanders, no one is allowed to follow."
At that very moment, Ye Yunfei's steps halted. He glanced back at the crowd and spoke coolly.
Roar, roar...
As Ye Yunfei's words fell, over thirty-five hundred monsters suddenly turned hostile in unison, attacking the human martial artists who had followed.
Aah... Ahhh...
Immediately, many warriors were besieged by the monsters, beginning to sustain injuries, their pitiful cries filling the air.
Facing such a massive, concerted attack from so many monsters, those human martial artists couldn't resist at all. In fright, they scattered and turned tail to flee.
Even those Acupoint Opening Realm experts were forced to retreat repeatedly.
"Damn it!
Everyone, follow me!
We attack our way in!"
Ximen Yi let out a loud roar.
Sssswish... Sssswish...
Eighteen longswords radiating razor-sharp sword beams shot forth like a peacock spreading its tail, swirling forward and slicing through the ranks.
Pop, pop, pop...
In the blink of an eye, several dozen monsters were diced into pieces.
"Die!"
Nangong Yong raised the cross in his hands, its body rapidly enlarging, emitting rolling white rays as he swept it forward.
Pop, pop, pop...
Over a dozen monsters struck by the cross simply exploded, turning into puffs of blood mist.
The other Acupoint Opening Realm experts charged forward courageously as well.
After all, the strongest among Ye Yunfei's three thousand-plus monsters only possessed the power of the Sea Transformation Realm. While vast in numbers, the human Acupoint Opening Realm experts still had a fighting chance against them.
"Guard the gates. No one is permitted entry."
Ye Yunfei gave the order to his thousands of monsters, then turned and strode toward the palace doors without looking back.
Hu Miao and the others followed closely behind.
Soon, Ye Yunfei reached the front of the gates and walked inside.
The over three thousand monsters stood densely packed before the palace entrance, like solid fortresses guarding the gateway, allowing no openings.
"Kill!"
The forty human Acupoint Opening Realm experts each fought madly, trying to slaughter their way inside the palace.
"Qiqi, Junior Brothers and Sisters, take me in with you!"
That Senior Brother Yuan, also a Acupoint Opening Realm expert, fought fiercely with the monsters, desperately trying to cut his way toward the palace entrance while shouting at Qiqi and the other Taiyi Temple disciples.
"Ignore him!"
Qiqi snorted coldly.
Then, Ye Yunfei led everyone inside the palace.
"So many treasures!"
Hu Miao was the first to cry out in surprise.
Inside the palace, piles of treasures were stacked – special crystals, herbs, elixirs, magical artifacts...
Hills upon hills of them, a rolling landscape of wealth.
"Space Crystals, Nightmare Stones..."
Ye Yunfei scanned the Special Type Crystal Stones, his eyes growing brighter.
"Time Crystals!"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei's gaze landed on a small, glittering pile of crystals, and he exclaimed.
It was a pile of Time Crystals!
Time Crystals contained temporal energy and the laws of time, making them incredibly rare.
"I never expected a small pile of Time Crystals to be here. Excellent."
Ye Yunfei was overjoyed. Swishing his sleeve, he immediately rolled up that pile of Time Crystals and stored them away.
Next, Ye Yunfei repeatedly waved his sleeves, first collecting the Space Crystals and Nightmare Stones. These special crystals were far too valuable to him!
"You all start collecting too. Gather all these treasures; we'll distribute them later."
Ye Yunfei said aloud.
"Okay!"
Hu Miao was the first to act, rushing towards the treasures and beginning to gather them.
"Sister Pan, Qiqi, hurry up and start collecting!"
Hu Miao shouted.
"You all too! Start moving! What are you waiting for? If those guys outside manage to fight their way in, things will get much more troublesome!"
Hu Miao called out to the dozen-plus Taiyi Temple disciples.
"We can collect these treasures too?!"
The dozen-plus Taiyi Temple disciples were momentarily stunned.
Although they were here, they understood it was purely by Ye Yunfei's grace. Without his explicit permission, they hardly dared to take any treasures.
"Start collecting. Gather all these treasures first; we'll sort them later. Don't worry, everyone will get a share."
Ye Yunfei said.
"Okay!"
The spirits of the dozen-plus Taiyi Temple disciples immediately lifted, and they joined the treasure-collecting queue.
"Thirty-one initial Dao artifacts!
Transformation-Grade herbs, Transformation-Grade elixirs!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze swept deeper into the palace, spotting thirty-one initial Dao artifacts placed on a weapon rack and rows of Transformation-Grade herbs in bottles and pill jars on herb shelves.
"Hmm?
What's that?"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei's gaze fell on a corner deep within the palace, where a wisp of azure blue flame flickered.
The flame was only the size of a fingertip, sitting quietly there, looking from a distance like a tiny blue mushroom.
"Heart of the Sea Blue Flame!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze sharpened, finally recognizing this Heaven and Earth Strange Fire.
"Excellent. I never expected to encounter a Hetero-flame here. Obtaining this Heart of the Sea Blue Flame will bring the Heaven and Earth Strange Fires I possess to a total of four!"
In high spirits, Ye Yunfei darted forward, striding towards the palace's depths.
It must be said that the treasures within this palace were far too numerous.
Just the thirty-one initial Dao artifacts alone were enough to cause a sensation throughout the entire Canghuang Realm.
Not to mention the Transformation-Grade herbs and elixirs, the Heaven and Earth Strange Fire, and the multitude of special crystals!
Soon, Ye Yunfei arrived before the weapon rack.
"Sure enough, there's a formation protecting these initial Dao artifacts."
Ye Yunfei stopped.
"However, that won't pose a problem for me."
Ye Yunfei stood before the weapon rack, released his Soul Power, and began studying and analyzing the formation enveloping it.
Outside the palace gates.
"Kill!"
The forty Acupoint Opening Realm experts gathered together, solidifying their formation. Led by the strongest among them — Ximen Yi, Nangong Yong, Qin Yue, and others — they attacked simultaneously, slaughtering towards the palace gates.
With forty Acupoint Opening Realm experts concentrated together, the combat power they exerted was formidable. Though the surrounding monsters surged towards them like endless waves, the forty experts not only refused to be pushed back but actually inched ever closer to the palace entrance.