"Palace Master Ye is about to break through!"
At that moment, a large number of Qingyun Army members rushed out of the camp tents, looking at Ye Yunfei standing under the roiling tribulation clouds with great anticipation.
Shangguan Han, the grey-robed elder, the Ice Demon, along with Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and others also appeared, standing to the side to watch Ye Yunfei undergo his tribulation.
Finally, Ye Yunfei's Lightning Tribulation began.
Boom...
Rolling thunderbolts descended from the heavens, striking down directly at Ye Yunfei.
Roar...
A monster with the body of a dragon and a human head appeared beside Ye Yunfei. It was the Thunder Beast!
The Thunder Beast opened its great maw and began devouring the thunderbolts falling from the high sky.
For the Thunder Beast, lightning energy was one thing it could never have too much of — this was highly nourishing sustenance!
Thus, the crowd saw Ye Yunfei standing casually to the side, his hands clasped behind his back, appearing completely at leisure with nothing to do.
Meanwhile, the Thunder Beast devoured every single thunderbolt that fell from the sky, not leaving a single one behind!
"How could this be?
Just what is that monster?"
In the distance, the yellow-shirted elder and the green-robed elder watched with eyes wide and jaws agape.
In their experience, martial artists undergoing a Lightning Tribulation always had to fight with blood and fury, even narrowly escaping death each time, in order to pass the trial.
They had never before seen someone crossing a Lightning Tribulation with such ease as Ye Yunfei!
"Is that monster real, or did Ye Yunfei conjure it using some kind of secret technique?"
The gazes of both the green-robed elder and the yellow-shirted elder were fixed intently on the Thunder Beast, their hearts filled with doubt and shock.
"To think such a profound technique exists in the world... this Ye Yunfei's background is truly mysterious.
The only thing he lacks right now is cultivation level. If his realm rises in the future, I wouldn't stand a chance against him by that technique alone!"
Even Shangguan Han couldn't help but marvel at this moment.
"Ye Yunfei's origins are indeed a mystery.
But then again, everyone has their own secrets.
We don't need to pry into them." The grey-robed elder said solemnly.
"Palace Master Ye is amazing!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei crossing the tribulation so leisurely, Liu Deming, Mao Wanli, and Gao Hui were simply overcome with admiration.
"Palace Master Ye is mighty!"
Many of the Qingyun Army officers and soldiers shouted in unison.
Finally, after a little less than half a day, the Lightning Tribulation ended.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged within the starry void and began opening the vital acupoints within his body.
Simultaneously, the previously opened vital acupoints also manifested, as clear as dazzling, luminous stars shining from within his form.
"How is this possible?!
He had already opened sixty vital acupoints when he was only at the initial stage of the Acupoint Opening Realm?!"
The yellow-shirted elder and the green-robed elder, seeing the shimmering vital acupoints appearing one by one within Ye Yunfei's body, couldn't help but turn pale with fright.
One must know, even among the core disciples of the three super factions—Bulao Mountain, Sacred Temple, and Moon Palace—the highest number of vital acupoints ever opened upon reaching the late stage of the Acupoint Opening Realm was only around fifty to sixty at most!
Yet Ye Yunfei had opened sixty acupoints while still at the initial stage!
For martial artists of the Canghuang Realm, this was simply an unbelievable feat!
"Am I seeing things? It is said that the Master of Bulao Mountain, once hailed as the top prodigy genius among the younger generation of the Canghuang Realm, opened a total of seventy vital acupoints upon reaching the late stage of the Acupoint Opening Realm. It stunned an entire era back then and stood unchallenged!
Yet Ye Yunfei has already opened sixty at the initial stage... doesn't this mean his natural endowment approaches that of the Master of Bulao Mountain?"
The green-robed elder said in astonishment.
Next, energy roars echoed from within Ye Yunfei's body as he opened acupoint after acupoint.
Finally, under the stunned gazes of the onlookers, Ye Yunfei opened a total of forty vital acupoints in this session!
Added to the previous sixty acupoints, Ye Yunfei had now opened one hundred vital acupoints within his body!
"I'll leave eight more for when I break through to the late Acupoint Opening Realm."
Ye Yunfei stopped opening further vital acupoints.
"Impossible, this cannot be..."
By now, the yellow-shirted elder and the green-robed elder in the distance were completely dumbfounded.
Opening one hundred vital acupoints within the body was something beyond their scope of understanding.
"Heavens!
To think someone in this world could open one hundred vital acupoints within their body!
This is truly unbelievable!"
Neither the yellow-shirted elder nor the green-robed elder could believe what they were seeing.
"Utterly monstrous!" Shanguan Han was also profoundly shocked.
"That the Canghuang Realm can produce such a prodigy is truly a blessing for our world!" While amazed, the grey-robed elder also felt immensely gratified.
"Master is the best!" Hu Miao clapped her hands and cheered.
"Worthy of being my boss!" The Ice Demon seemed very satisfied, licking his lips as he spoke.
As for Liu Deming, Mao Wanli, and Gao Hui, they were simply rooted on the spot, staring at Ye Yunfei as if he were some celestial being descended to earth!
"Alright, everyone, let's prepare to depart! Our next conquest awaits!"
After his breakthrough concluded, Ye Yunfei's sweeping gaze passed over the officers and soldiers of the Qingyun Army as he announced clearly.
Right at this moment.
"Palace Master Ye!"
Two elders approached from a distance.
It was the yellow-shirted elder and the green-robed elder.
Ye Yunfei's eyes swept over the two elders, but he said nothing.
"Who are you?" Liu Deming stepped forward to address them.
"We are envoys dispatched by the Canghuang Alliance.
The upper echelons of our Canghuang Alliance invite the Qingyun Army to join the alliance, to stand united against the invaders!"
The yellow-shirted elder declared.
"Invite our Qingyun Army to join the Canghuang Alliance?"
Liu Deming was taken aback, then turned to look at Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei was the core leader of the Qingyun Army.
"Palace Master Ye, whether it is our Canghuang Alliance or your Qingyun Army, our primary foe is the invaders.
Since that is the case, why don't we join forces, concentrate our power to deal with the invaders? Wouldn't that be much more effective?
Furthermore, I believe with Palace Master Ye's talents, you would undoubtedly hold a prominent position within our Canghuang Alliance."
The yellow-shirted elder looked at Ye Yunfei and continued.
Having personally witnessed Ye Yunfei open one hundred vital acupoints moments ago, the yellow-shirted elder did not dare hold the slightest hint of contempt for Ye Yunfei anymore.
He knew that with such natural talent and aptitude, once Ye Yunfei truly matured in the future, his prospects would be limitless. At the very least, he would become a major figure dominating one side of the Canghuang Realm!
"Recruit me to join the Canghuang Alliance..." Ye Yunfei's gaze was fixed upon the two elders as he pondered briefly.
"Palace Master Ye, this command comes from none other than the Master of Bulao Mountain, the Sacred Temple's Lord, and the Moon Palace's Palace Master. They personally ordered us two to come and recruit you, Palace Master Ye, to join our Canghuang Alliance.
We ask that you not decline."
The green-robed elder also stepped forward, addressing Ye Yunfei.
By now, the green-robed elder had also abandoned his previous dismissive attitude towards Ye Yunfei, his manner appearing quite polite.