Whoosh!
The old man shot up into the sky, heading straight for the direction of the green flying boat.
At the same time, experts within Yan Country and beyond all received the same news and set out to intercept Ye Yunfei.
Not long after.
The green flying boat arrived at the border of Yan Country.
"How could this flying craft be so fast!"
A black-robed old man suddenly appeared in the distant sky, staring at the green flying boat with an expression of surprise.
"Fortunately, I made preparations here long ago."
The black-robed old man let out a cold laugh.
"Not good, there seem to be fluctuations from a formation ahead!"
Inside the green flying boat, Ye Yunfei, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed in meditation, suddenly changed his expression.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei shot out of the flying boat, his sleeve curling to stow it away.
Rumble...
The next moment, amidst that patch of high sky, one formation flag after another continuously materialized, swelling in the wind.
Within moments, hundreds of formation flags could be seen fluttering against the wind in the high sky, releasing formidable formation energy that utterly sealed off the entire area!
A black-robed old man stood with his hands clasped behind his back in the distance, looking coldly at Ye Yunfei.
"Young man, by provoking our Zhao Family, you've left yourself no way to flee.
Hand over your life."
The black-robed old man said in a low voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, the black-robed old man took large strides towards Ye Yunfei.
Rumble...
Ye Yunfei felt that, as this black-robed old man approached, an absolutely terrifying energy rolled forth throughout the heavens and earth. It felt as though an invisible divine mountain was crushing his body, making him unable to move an inch.
"This old guy is incredibly strong!"
Ye Yunfei's heart turned cold.
"Young man, among all the major powers of the Eastern Barrens, our Zhao Family ranks within the top ten.
No young junior has ever dared to provoke our Zhao Family in this manner.
To say nothing of young juniors, even among older generation experts, few would have the nerve to oppose us so openly and blatantly.
You are the first. You have violated the dignity of our Zhao Family.
Therefore, you must die.
Otherwise, our Zhao Family would become a laughingstock across the Eastern Barrens."
The black-robed old man spoke unhurriedly.
He spoke while gazing at Ye Yunfei with an imperious, high-and-mighty look.
The space here had already been sealed off by his formations, and he had now locked onto Ye Yunfei's aura. In this situation, there was absolutely no chance for a junior like him to escape from his grasp.
Therefore, he was in no hurry.
"This patch of sky is sealed by a highly sophisticated air-restriction formation. Moreover, this old man's strength is terribly formidable, vastly exceeding mine. If I want to escape from his presence, I'll have to pay a price!"
Looking at the black-robed old man approaching step by step, Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
"Old Man Zhao, it seems you beat us to it."
Just then, a few more old men appeared in the distant sky, each exuding a terrifying aura.
"So you've come to kill this kid as well.
To think this brat is actually important enough to bring us old relics out for him. To be hunted by old relics like us simultaneously, dying would be an honor in itself."
The black-robed old man surnamed Zhao glanced at the other old men in the distance and said indifferently.
As he spoke, he was about to reach Ye Yunfei.
"You old fool, just you alone aren't qualified to kill me!"
Ye Yunfei suddenly declared.
The next moment.
Hum!
A strange energy surged from within Ye Yunfei's body. A white, long blade abruptly took form before him, emanating dense Time Energy.
The Time Blade!
Rumble...
At the same moment, over a dozen spots on the ground below suddenly cracked open. Surging earth energy rushed forth, swelling in an unstoppable torrent as it slammed up into the high sky.
Over a thousand Earth Dragons charged out from the Phantom Tower. The moment they appeared, the energy pressure released by the black-robed old man rendered them immobile.
However, this horde of Earth Dragons struggled wildly, partially diminishing the oppressive energy pressure the old man unleashed.
Various energies within Ye Yunfei frantically surged out, converging onto his palm.
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei's right hand moved, grasping the Time Blade in front of him and slashing it forward.
Immediately, time throughout the surrounding space came to a complete standstill. Everything froze solidly in place.
Including the black-robed old man. Caught off guard, his body stiffened and his movements halted.
"Impossible! This is Time Energy!
Kid, you actually cultivated Time Energy!"
The black-robed old man exclaimed in surprise.
Compared to Spatial Energy, Time Energy was an extremely niche and difficult energy to cultivate.
It could be said that as one's realm rose and strength increased, most martial artists could cultivate Spatial Energy.
But with Time Energy, it was not necessarily so.
If one lacked talent, no matter how strong they were, it was nearly impossible to even gain a foothold!
While Ye Yunfei slashed out with the Time Blade, his left hand had already pulled out the Dragon-Subduing Whip, lashing it out.
Rumble...
Over a dozen mountain peaks from the earth below ripped free from the ground and instantly shot up into the high sky, rumbling as they crashed towards the formation flags.
Boom...
For a moment, over a thousand Earth Dragons, over a dozen colossal mountains, and vast amounts of surging earth energy charged and slammed back and forth through that patch of high sky—a truly terrifying sight.
Everything happened too fast.
Seeing this scene, the black-robed old man before Ye Yunfei and the several other old men in the distance were both shocked and furious.
"That kid's trying to escape!
Everyone, attack and stop him!"
An old man roared.
But it was already too late.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower. Then, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm appeared, taking the Phantom Tower with it as it burrowed into the depths of space and vanished.
"Where do you think you're going, brat!"
The strength of this Zhao Family elder was exceptionally fierce. His formidable Soul Power had been continuously locked onto Ye Yunfei's aura, and he too traversed into the depths of space, chasing after the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Whoosh! Whoosh...
The other several old men in the distance also traversed into the depths of space, hurrying to give chase.
However, within moments, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had carried the Phantom Tower away without a trace.
Although these old men were powerful, when it came to traversing through space, they couldn't compare to the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"Damn it! Even this didn't stop him from escaping!"
A short while later, all the old men emerged from the depths of space. No longer able to sense Ye Yunfei's aura, the Zhao Family old man gnashed his teeth and spoke.
"Who would have thought that such a young fellow not only excels in Time Energy but is also a highly skilled Earth Master!"
"Why don't we go wipe out the Ziwei Sect directly? At least we can vent our anger!"
One of the old men, unsatisfied, suggested.
"Forget it.
For now, it's best we don't provoke the Ziwei Sect and risk angering the Vermilion Bird Demon King and the Golden-Winged Peng Demon King.
We'll deal with it later."
A large-framed old man in a blue robe shook his head.
"Let us continue our pursuit of that brat Su Fei! Use all means to find his whereabouts!
I refuse to believe that a mere junior, hunted by old relics like us, can manage to slip away!"
The Zhao Family elder said.
"Good!
We old relics have lived in seclusion for too long. Getting out and about a bit will be a good thing—a way to stretch our old bones."
The other old men all nodded.
By this time, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had carried the Phantom Tower to an extremely distant location.
Half a day later, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm traversed out from the depths of space, returning to the outside world.
"It seems the Zhao Family and those other major powers still refuse to let me go.
Heh...
They'll regret it."
Seated within the green flying boat, Ye Yunfei recalled the earlier experience and couldn't help but sneer.
At that moment, more than half of Ye Yunfei's hair had turned white!
The black-robed old man from the Zhao Family was incredibly powerful. Ye Yunfei had to exert all his Time Energy just to affect him slightly and seize the chance to escape, resulting in a massive loss.
"Hu Miao, you take control of the flying boat.
I need to recover."
Ye Yunfei said to Hu Miao.
"Alright."
Hu Miao appeared inside the green flying boat and took over its controls, steering it towards the direction of the Northern Frost Ancient Mining Area.
Ye Yunfei, meanwhile, entered the Phantom Tower to begin his recovery.
"Kid, within the second layer of the Heavenly Dao Tower, one of the prisoners' suppression seals has been activated."
Just then, Ye Yunfei suddenly received a soul transmission from Hun Lao.
"Alright, I'll go in and take a look."
Ye Yunfei's spirits lifted as he answered.