Ye Yunfei reached out and delivered the Half-Immortal Medicine floating before him into his mouth.
The eight Chaos Divine Meridians manifested, devouring the terrifying amount of wood-attribute energy as if they were whales swallowing a river.
His five viscera, six bowels, bones, muscles — even every cell within his body — all frantically absorbed the inexhaustible wood-attribute energy.
Dazzling streaks of azure light shot forth from Ye Yunfei's body, dyeing the surrounding space green.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei stood several hundred zhang tall, his entire body radiating a blinding azure light. He had completely transformed into a green giant!
The Greenwood Emperor Body technique circulated wildly within Ye Yunfei, converting the Half-Immortal Medicine's vast energy into components for his body.
Swish-swish…
Suddenly, the Soul-Nourishing Tree rooted within his soul sea emerged. It also began absorbing the medicinal power of the Half-Immortal Medicine, stretching its roots and slowly growing.
The medicinal energy contained within the Half-Immortal Medicine was simply too vast. Apart from allowing Ye Yunfei to cultivate his Greenwood Emperor Body to the Transcendent Realm, it could also supply energy for this Soul-Nourishing Tree.
A month later.
A phantom of a great tree appeared behind Ye Yunfei's head, its roots plunging deep into the fabric of space. Its spread of branches and leaves, like a colossal umbrella, grew rapidly.
This was the projection of the Soul-Nourishing Tree!
Having absorbed a huge amount of medicinal power, the Soul-Nourishing Tree was beginning to advance!
Henceforth, the Soul-Nourishing Tree would no longer need to emerge from Ye Yunfei's soul sea to directly absorb the various energies present between heaven and earth, converting them into Soul Power.
This was an advanced form of the Soul-Nourishing Tree!
Inside the Phantom Tower, over half a year passed in the blink of an eye.
One particular day.
Ye Yunfei's body suddenly surged in size again. One thousand zhang, two thousand zhang, three thousand zhang…
It continued all the way until he reached a height of nine thousand zhang!
The Phantom Tower existed as an independent spatial pocket, capable of expanding or shrinking as needed. Therefore, even a nine-thousand-zhang giant could be accommodated.
Nine was the ultimate number, indicating that Ye Yunfei had truly cultivated his Greenwood Emperor Body to the Transcendent Realm!
At this moment, the projection of the Soul-Nourishing Tree behind his head had also transformed into a sky-reaching, earth-straddling behemoth, becoming increasingly corporeal. It released a vast, awe-inspiring tide of Soul Power that saturated this space-time.
Another month passed.
Ye Yunfei's body began to shrink continuously, finally returning to a normal human stature.
However, the aura he now emanated seemed even more sacred and profound.
Every part of his being, from his hair, eyes, and skin to his fingernails, resembled carving made from exquisite azure jade. Enigmatic Dao symbols constantly swirled over his form, imparting an impression of eternal indestructibility and immortality.
It could be said that Ye Yunfei's physical body had now transcended mere flesh and blood; it was akin to a supreme magical treasure forged through relentless refinement, never to decay!
"Finally, I have cultivated the Greenwood Emperor Body technique to the Transcendent Realm!"
After sensing his own body's state, Ye Yunfei nodded with satisfaction.
"Furthermore, my physical body's strength has now reached seventy Jiao! By fusing another batch of Profound Yellow Heavy Energy, my physical strength should be able to reach eighty Jiao! Exactly doubled! With strength like this, I can even do battle head-on against an early-stage Dao Yuan realm expert!"
Ye Yunfei clenched his fist and stated with confidence.
In the mortal world, all body tempering techniques became increasingly difficult to breakthrough and advance at higher stages. This was because humans remained flesh-and-blood creatures; the challenge of upgrading limitlessly like spiritual power was simply too great.
Conversely, once a body tempering technique successfully broke through in its later realms, the power gained would be terrifying. The boost in combat prowess could be several times, even dozens of times greater than an upgrade in spiritual power alone!
"The Soul-Nourishing Tree has also grown substantially!"
Ye Yunfei examined the towering phantom of the Soul-Nourishing Tree behind his head and nodded.
This was a pleasant surprise — the Soul-Nourishing Tree had automatically absorbed the Half-Immortal Medicine's medicinal power and successfully upgraded.
"Next, let's fuse more Profound Yellow Heavy Energy."
Ye Yunfei brought out the Profound Yellow Tower and began merging with Profound Yellow Heavy Energy.
A month later, Ye Yunfei's physical body strength had reached eighty Jiao!
"Now, start refining the Divine Crystals to strengthen my Heavenly Emperor Remnant Soul!"
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and all twenty Divine Crystals flew out, hovering before him.
"However, I cannot hog all these Divine Crystals for myself."
Ye Yunfei thought inwardly.
Thus, Ye Yunfei approached Lü Yugang.
Lü Yugang was seated in meditation within another part of the Phantom Tower, healing his injuries. He had already consumed and refined most of the medicinal pills Ye Yunfei had given him, and his injuries were largely recovered.
"Master Lü, here are two Divine Crystals for you."
Ye Yunfei took out two Divine Crystals and handed them to Lü Yugang.
Two Divine Crystals!
Lü Yugang stared at the two Divine Crystals Ye Yunfei handed him, his breath instantly growing labored.
It must be remembered that the emergence of even a single Divine Crystal in the North Cold Ancient Mine Region previously drove swathes of experts from the Eastern Barrens to enter the ancient mines vying for it.
Now, Ye Yunfei had casually gifted him two Divine Crystals. How could Lü Yugang not be shocked?
"Young Master Su, these two Divine Crystals are priceless treasures — far too valuable. I cannot accept them," Lü Yugang hesitated for a moment before replying.
"Take them. They are part of the harvest from our trip to the Cangmang Sea. Everyone should have a share; I cannot keep it all to myself." Ye Yunfei smiled.
"Young Master Su, are you saying... there are more than just these two Divine Crystals?" Lü Yugang's whole body shuddered as he asked.
Divine Crystals were rare treasures of the world; just one or two were already incredibly hard to come by!
"That's correct. You, the Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, the Tiansha Chan Master, and the Old Clan Leader — each will get a share. Take them." Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Alright then!"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Lü Yugang hesitated no further. He accepted the two Divine Crystals, overwhelmed with emotion.
"These magic treasures are also gains from this journey. Please take them, Master Lü."
Ye Yunfei then brought out seven magical treasures and presented them before Lü Yugang.
Hiss!
Gazing at the seven magical treasures before him, Lü Yugang's breathing turned rough once more, his face flushed and his neck taut.
"Young Master Su... is this, perhaps, the legendary Soul-Connected Magical Treasure?" Lü Yugang pointed at one of the artifacts and asked in a trembling voice.
"Yes, there is one Soul-Connected Magical Treasure here, two high-grade Extreme Dao Treasures, two middle-grade Extreme Dao Treasures, and two low-grade Extreme Dao Treasures," Ye Yunfei explained.
Hiss!
Lü Yugang's sharp intake of air echoed again.
"Take them as well. Everyone gets a share of these treasures too." Ye Yunfei chuckled.
"Very well."
Lü Yugang swept his sleeve and collected all seven magic treasures.
"With these seven treasures, the foundation and strength of our Four Directions Trading House will be greatly enhanced!" Lü Yugang exclaimed, bursting into hearty laughter.
"Young Master Su, this whole expedition to the Cangmang Sea is entirely because of you that my harvest has been so abundant. Otherwise, I don't know if I would even be alive to make it back. A great kindness needs no grand words of thanks — henceforth, Young Master Su's affairs are mine as well!" Lü Yugang expressed his heartfelt gratitude.
"Master Lü, you are too courteous. If anything, it is Master Lü who has constantly shielded and supported me." Ye Yunfei replied with a grin.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei took out a batch of Silence-Grade medicinal herbs and divided them among Lü Yugang.
Next, Ye Yunfei went to distribute the Divine Crystals, magic treasures, and medicinal herbs to the Old Clan Leader of the Mermaid Clan, the Heavenly Thunder Chan Master, and the Tiansha Chan Master.
Of course, Ye Yunfei retained the lion's share!
This point was perfectly clear to Lü Yugang, the two Chan Masters, and the Old Clan Leader as well.
The reason they could achieve such substantial gains during this Cangmang Island expedition was entirely thanks to Ye Yunfei.
Otherwise, they might have ended up like many other Eastern Barrens experts — leaving with nothing!