Young Master Su, you've finally refined those two artifacts!" Heavenly Thunder Chan Master was overjoyed.
"Yes.
Thank you, Venerable One, for your generous gift of these treasures. They are a great help to me." Ye Yunfei nodded.
These two magical treasures were of great use to Ye Yunfei. Without mentioning other benefits, after refining them, Ye Yunfei had gained two more trump cards for battle. Once unleashed, he wouldn't even have to fear those old-generation experts.
Even if he couldn't defeat them, he could guarantee a safe retreat.
Moreover, these two treasures contained a vast number of restrictive patterns related to the study of Geomancy. If Ye Yunfei studied them slowly in the future, it would surely raise his skill level in Geomancy!
"You few old fogeys! If you want to kill me, then come at me!" Ye Yunfei gripped the Dragon-Driving Whip, feeling more connected to the earth beneath him than ever before, almost merging into one—I am the earth, and the earth is me!
The power of the earth was mine to wield!
The three old men who had intended to charge forward to attack Ye Yunfei were blocked by a large number of Earth Dragons and simply couldn't get through.
Any single one of these Earth Dragons wasn't overwhelmingly strong, but there were just too many of them, surging forth in an endless tide. The sheer numbers had the three old men flustered.
"Let's go!" the old man leaning on a walking stick roared solemnly.
He knew it would be very difficult to kill that old monk under these circumstances.
Thus, all the old men activated their movement techniques and charged out of the courtyard.
In moments, they all vanished into space, disappearing.
These old men were all terrifyingly powerful top-tier old-generation experts, and there were quite a number of them. Keeping them here would have been difficult.
"So they really were people from the Corpse World.
When we have a chance, we should go to the Corpse World to... settle accounts with them." One of the monks from the Heavenly Dragon Temple spoke, seeming somewhat angry.
"Young Master Su, you have done the Heavenly Dragon Temple a great favor. We thank you!" The three old monks from Heavenly Dragon Temple were all extremely courteous towards Ye Yunfei.
"Venerable Masters, please don't stand on ceremony." Ye Yunfei returned the courtesy.
Each of these three old monks exuded an aura as profound and vast as the sea. Behind their heads, a faint halo of Buddhist radiance flickered, clearly indicating they had cultivated Buddhist teachings to an incredibly high realm.
He estimated that any one of them could match those top experts of the Eastern Barrens.
Heavenly Dragon Temple was the most ancient monastery in the Eastern Barrens. Its depth of heritage was not inferior to any of the other ancient, powerful forces there.
In his previous life, while wandering the Eastern Barrens, Ye Yunfei hadn't had much contact with monks from Heavenly Dragon Temple. He never thought that in this life, he would inadvertently connect with them.
"Those people from the Corpse World will not simply give up.
Let's arrange more formations to guard this courtyard." another monk said.
Thus, the three old monks from Heavenly Dragon Temple began setting up formations, all of which were major Buddhist arrays.
Soon, over a dozen more large arrays were deployed within the courtyard, each exceptionally powerful.
There were even a few Buddhist Illusion Formations that caused incense smoke to curl and Buddhist chants to resonate within the courtyard, with the translucent forms of Arhats sitting cross-legged mid-air, radiating waves of Buddhist light.
Only the space near the center of the courtyard, around the pond, remained clear and untouched, like a pure land.
After finishing the arrays, the three old monks saluted Ye Yunfei with deep respect, then left the courtyard, concealing themselves in the space outside to guard it from the shadows.
The other dozen or so monks also exited the courtyard.
Only Ye Yunfei and Heavenly Thunder Chan Master remained within.
"I will now set up a few Earth Formations to gather earth essences." Ye Yunfei, grasping the Dragon-Driving Whip, sank into the earth below and began constructing the arrays.
Rumble...
With the Dragon-Driving Whip, Ye Yunfei's array-construction had become much more convenient. As he continuously brandished the whip, nearby earth energies rolled towards him.
Numerous Earth Dragons also swam over in vast, mighty processions.
The Dragon-Driving Whip possessed a strange power—it could summon and command Earth Dragons!
A short while later.
Ye Yunfei had set up several large-scale Earth Formations beneath the courtyard, causing the earth energies of the surrounding lands to begin converging towards it.
As a result, the spiritual energy within the courtyard grew extremely dense, transforming into wisps of colored streamers that danced gently.
Stranger still, the flowers, plants, and trees within the courtyard began to grow at a visible pace, with blossoms constantly blooming.
Many bees and butterflies were drawn in, fluttering and dancing about. It was a scene brimming with vitality.
Entering this courtyard refreshed the mind and delighted the senses. Each breath made one feel vigorous, light of body and firm of spirit.
"Have you prepared the herbs and the heavenly materials and earthly treasures I requested?" Ye Yunfei, sitting cross-legged by the pond, asked Heavenly Thunder Chan Master.
"They are prepared." Heavenly Thunder Chan Master quickly replied, taking out over a dozen spatial rings and handing them to Ye Yunfei.
Earlier, Ye Yunfei had told him the more of these herbs the better, so he had prepared a large quantity of each type, filling over a dozen spatial rings to the brim.
These herbs were of Void-Grade, Transform-Grade, and Nascent Grade.
Almost half were Nascent Grade.
Of course, most were Sixth-Grade Nascent-Grade or below.
Only a small portion consisted of Seventh-Grade Nascent-Grade materials and above.
Nascent-Grade herbs of Seventh-Grade and above, especially Eighth-Grade and Ninth-Grade Nascent-Grade herbs—even the great forces of the Eastern Barrens couldn't produce many of those.
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, producing ten pill cauldrons. Then, with a flick of his finger, four different types of heterogeneous flames flew out, igniting the ten cauldrons. Raging fires began to burn within.
Next, Ye Yunfei flicked his sleeve. Herbs flew up, landing separately into the ten pill cauldrons.
"What kind of alchemy technique is this? He can refine ten batches of pills at once?" Heavenly Thunder Chan Master watched from the side, staring dumbfounded.
This multi-cauldron alchemy method was one of the most advanced alchemy techniques in the Three Thousand Worlds. Not a single alchemist in the Eastern Barrens could master it.
"Young Master Su, I will go outside and keep watch for you." After watching for a while, Heavenly Thunder Chan Master tactfully withdrew from the courtyard, standing guard for Ye Yunfei outside.
He was now convinced that Ye Yunfei was a master alchemist of profound skill!
Generally speaking, master alchemists did not like onlookers while refining pills, as it could potentially lead to their unique alchemy techniques being leaked.
Swoosh...
A short while later, all ten batches of pills were completed simultaneously. Ye Yunfei flicked his sleeve once more, and the lids of all ten cauldrons flew open. Pill after pill flew out, falling towards the pool.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Each pill exploded beside the old monk, transforming into rich pill mist that then seeped into the old monk's body.
Soon after, the essence of all ten batches of pills was fully absorbed into the old monk's form.
Ye Yunfei continued refining pills, infusing even more medicinal essence into the old monk's body.
Gradually, the old monk's withered skin actually began to slowly plump up. The bark-like skin became increasingly moisturized and began gaining color.
Even the hair on his head grew denser.
Ye Yunfei's alchemy speed was incredibly fast. In half a day, he had already refined thousands of pills!
The old monk in the pool no longer resembled a desiccated corpse; he now looked like a being of flesh and blood.
"Young Master Su, do you need more herbs?" Heavenly Thunder Chan Master's voice sounded.
"Send in another batch." Ye Yunfei answered.
A moment later.
Heavenly Thunder Chan Master personally brought in another dozen spatial rings.
"The Venerable One's life force has strengthened considerably!" Seeing the condition of the old monk in the pool, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"Young Master Su's methods are truly masterful!" Heavenly Thunder Chan Master couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
Just at that moment.
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, violent explosions of energy came from outside the courtyard.
"Enemies are here again!
Those from the Corpse World still haven't given up!" Heavenly Thunder Chan Master's face changed drastically.
"Young Master Su, don't worry! We will definitely ensure the safety of this courtyard!
You won't be harmed!" Heavenly Thunder Chan Master said to Ye Yunfei, then rushed out of the courtyard to join the battle outside.
Ye Yunfei swept his gaze around and found that around the courtyard, chilly gusts swirled, death-energy soared to the heavens, and the weeping and wailing of spirits was spine-chilling.
Streaks of Buddhist radiance also shot skywards, clashing against the rolling miasma of death in an evenly-matched battle.
"The Corpse World is no simple matter.
Before long, the Corpse World will create a calamity of corpses." Ye Yunfei lightly furrowed his brow, thinking to himself.
Based on his memories, the Corpse World would inevitably bring disaster to the entire Primordial Continent!
Buddhist supernatural powers were the nemesis of Corpse Path cultivation techniques, so the Corpse World and Buddhist monks had been mortal enemies since ancient times.
This time, it was likely the Corpse World had heard that an old monk from the ancient Heavenly Dragon Temple had been cut from stone, with the possibility of revival, so they dispatched people to interfere.
After all, an old monk from antiquity, once revived, could potentially become a superpower!