"Which master has broken into our Beast Taming Sect's territory to snatch crystals?"
The six experts from the Beast Taming Sect looked at each other in terror.
Judging solely by the Soul Power pressure emanating from the treasury, they felt there was absolutely a peerless master of terrifying strength inside. They hesitated over whether to enter.
"Which esteemed senior has graced our Beast Taming Sect's mining area?" one of the old men called out.
However, no sound came from within the treasury.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had all worked together, thoroughly looting every last crystal from the treasury in a short time, leaving not a single one behind.
"Let's go!" Ye Yunfei muttered softly. He brought Hu Miao and Huang Shang into the Phantom Tower, while the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm activated the Hidden Shadow Secret Art and carried the Phantom Tower away, traversing through space.
"It seems like there's no one inside anymore."
After a while, the five Beast Taming Sect experts outside the treasury looked puzzled.
"Let's go in and have a look," one of the experts said, then gathered his courage and stepped into the treasury.
The treasury was completely empty!
"Which senior master in the Eastern Barrens came to rob our Beast Taming Sect's crystals?" one of them said cautiously.
Even though the treasury was now empty, they still didn't dare speak ill of that senior master. Who knew if that peerless master was still nearby? If they angered him, there would be big trouble.
Although the major powers in the Eastern Barrens generally avoided provoking each other, a truly formidable peerless master wasn't bound by such restrictions!
"It's possible our Beast Taming Sect inadvertently offended a senior master of terrible strength. This matter is beyond our ability to handle now. We must report it immediately.
Perhaps only the most senior Ancestors within the sect can deal with this," one expert pondered, then spoke.
"Right," the other four nodded.
These four might be experts within the Beast Taming Sect, but they weren't among its strongest existences.
"The power of the Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul is indeed much stronger now."
At this moment, high in the sky dozens of miles away, Ye Yunfei stepped out from deep within space, talking to himself.
He then took out the Green Flying Boat, sat down inside it, and continued his search for the mining areas of various major powers.
Since he was here, Ye Yunfei naturally intended to ruthlessly loot a significant amount before returning.
Next, Ye Yunfei successively looted the mining areas of major forces like the Lu Family, the Meng Family, and the Cangyan Sacred Sect.
Although these mining areas were guarded by experts, they were only ordinary experts, and Ye Yunfei did not confront them head-on. Instead, he used various means to sneak into the treasuries and steal the crystals.
Soon, a piece of news began to circulate in the Northern Frost Ancient Mining Area: a mysterious senior master was specifically looting crystals from the mining areas of various major forces!
Five or six major powers had their crystals mined during this period completely looted, suffering heavy losses!
After the news spread, various major forces immediately dispatched more experts from their headquarters to strengthen the defense of their mining areas.
These past days, the Northern Frost Ancient Mining Area had descended into sheer chaos: ghost monkeys killing everywhere, Primordial Heterogeneous Races emerging, and now this mysterious senior master rampaging through the mining areas of all major powers.
"The harvest hasn't been bad this period."
At a certain location in the Northern Frost Ancient Mining Area, Ye Yunfei stood high in the sky.
Not long ago, Ye Yunfei had just looted another major power's mining area crystals.
This particular power actually had no grudge against Ye Yunfei, but they were close and had excellent relations with the Zhao Family, so Ye Yunfei decided to rob them anyway.
"Let's go.
Now, all major forces have deployed large numbers of experts. The defenses of every power's mining area are growing tighter by the day. If I stay here too long, they'll discover me sooner or later.
Better to quit while I'm ahead. It's time to go back," Ye Yunfei said to himself.
Thus, Ye Yunfei took out the Green Flying Boat and flew out of the Northern Frost Ancient Mining Area.
At the same time, elsewhere in the Northern Frost Ancient Mining Area, a thick cloud of black mist shrouded a certain region of space.
Eight Flying Sky Yin Monkeys were within this black mist.
"Where on earth is that human boy who took my clan's sacred object!
During this time, I've sensed a trace of our clan's sacred object's aura several times. Pity every time we rushed over, the boy was gone!
Damned it all!" one of the Flying Sky Yin Monkeys gritted its teeth in anger.
This Flying Sky Yin Monkey was the saint son of its race!
He had led a group of Flying Sky Yin Monkeys to the Eastern Barrens in ancient times, only to meet with an accident and be sealed underground for an extremely long era.
It wasn't until recently that they were unearthed.
To think that the Nether Yin Blade, the clan's sacred object he had always carried, had been taken by a young human!
If he returned without retrieving the Nether Yin Blade, he would undoubtedly face punishment from the clan's higher-ups!
"I suspect that human boy has already left this area," a Flying Sky Yin Monkey suddenly said.
"That's possible.
Let's search some more. If we can't find him in this area, we'll search elsewhere. In any case, even if we have to turn the entire Eastern Barrens upside down, we must find that boy and retrieve our clan's sacred object!" the Holy Son declared.
"Holy Son, this continent is populated by human warriors. It's best we act carefully to avoid attracting pursuit from those powerful humans," another Flying Sky Yin Monkey reminded him.
"What is there to fear? Humans are a weak, lowly race, utterly incomparable to us Flying Sky Yin Monkeys.
So many human warriors, they are perfect food for us."
After saying this, the Holy Son led the other seven Flying Sky Yin Monkeys, soaring skywards and departing.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei was sitting inside the Green Flying Boat, flying out of the ancient mining area.
In another location, a peculiarly-shaped flying ship was also flying out of the ancient mining area.
Inside the flying ship sat a group of powerful demons, including both the Vermilion Bird Demon King and the Golden Roc Demon King. A group of Greater Demons was also present.
"Whoever took those three Divine Crystals is definitely a geomancer.
I suspect it's very likely Su Fei," the Golden Roc Demon King suddenly spoke up.
"Don't say things without basis.
I speculate it probably wasn't him," the Vermilion Bird Demon King remained silent for a moment, then shook his head.
In fact, judging by the signs, he had long suspected it was Ye Yunfei who took the three Divine Crystals.
His experience with Ye Yunfei leading him through the life gate into the chasm beneath the Nine Dragons Encircling the Pearl Formation, in particular, had shown him that Ye Yunfei was a highly-skilled geomancer.
However, he knew he couldn't speak of it. Once it got out, it would bring immense trouble to Ye Yunfei.
"No matter what you think in your heart, don't say such things again.
Even if those three Divine Crystals are truly in Su Fei's possession, we cannot forcibly seize them," the Vermilion Bird Demon King transmitted his words to the Golden Roc Demon King.
"Alright," the Golden Roc Demon King thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"It's just that without obtaining the Divine Crystals, the Ancestor in the Heavenly Demonic Forest has a long and uncertain road ahead for recovery.
Last time, the Ancestor awakened and roared, scaring off the Heavenly God Palace forces.
But that was only temporary. The Heavenly God Palace will sooner or later discover the Ancestor's poor condition. They'll definitely come again to deal with us Eastern Barrens Demonic Race," the Golden Roc Demon King sighed.