"You all want my help in pill refinement?"
Ye Yunfei slowly swept his gaze over the beings before him and asked in a heavy tone.
Although each of the beings before him was quite powerful, with the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm leading the insect army not far behind him, they could not exert any pressure on Ye Yunfei.
"Young man, our conflict with you arose solely from competing for a treasure; there's no actual feud between us. It's better to resolve disputes than nurse grudges.
Moreover, we are willing to offer substantial rewards in return for your alchemical assistance.
Could you please help us?"
The purple-robed youth spoke.
"Better to resolve disputes than nurse grudges... Well said. I can refine pills for you."
Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
"Young man, you're truly an excellent fellow!
I'll go first! Please refine mine first!
The medicinal ingredients are already prepared!"
The purple-robed youth, seeing Ye Yunfei agree, couldn't help but rejoice. He immediately took out a spatial ring and handed it to Ye Yunfei. It contained a batch of herbs.
He was a clone left behind by a powerful being and had lost contact with his main body. Over time, his energy would gradually deplete, so he urgently needed a batch of Great Origin Soul-Stabilizing Pills to consolidate his Soul Power.
"Agreed."
Ye Yunfei nodded, took out his Pill Cauldron again, and began refining pills. Within an hour, he had produced a batch of Great Origin Soul-Stabilizing Pills.
"Young man, words cannot express my gratitude!"
The purple-robed youth took the pills and thanked him excitedly.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei refined pills for the other beings in turn.
After a full half-day, Ye Yunfei had refined all the requested pills.
The powerful individuals who received the pills were all extremely thrilled.
"Young Master Su, you are truly impressive. You are welcome here anytime in the future.
We will definitely receive you warmly!"
One of the golden snakes said to Ye Yunfei.
Having heard the old Wizard of the Earth Core Race address Ye Yunfei as Young Master Su, all these beings followed suit and used the title.
"No need to wait for the future! We can receive Young Master Su warmly right now!"
A Celestial Gold Race member said with a laugh.
"Right!
We can welcome Young Master Su warmly now!
Young Master Su, I have fine wine brewed with ten-thousand-year Spirit Stone Milk. Come, let me treat you to a drink.
This wine not only tastes superb, but when drunk, it can improve one's physical constitution, enhance spiritual power, and greatly benefit cultivation."
The Stone-born Saint Spirit immediately brought out several jars. The aroma of wine wafted from them.
The other beings nearby saw the jars and their eyes lit up.
"Stone-man, I've asked you for this wine many times before, but you never gave me a single drop. Who'd have thought you'd be so generous now, taking out four whole jars at once."
One of the golden snakes smelled the fragrance drifting from the jars. His mouth almost watered, and he couldn't help but speak.
"You're nothing. My fine wine is only worthy of a distinguished guest like Young Master Su."
"Haha...
Since everyone is so forthright, I won't decline.
Let's drink together."
Ye Yunfei laughed heartily.
"Alright then. You all are enjoying this thanks to Young Master Su! Let's drink together."
Seeing this, the Stone-born Saint Spirit took out a few more jars of wine and placed them in front of Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei and these beings began drinking heartily.
The taste of the wine was indeed excellent, and upon entering his stomach, it instantly transformed into vast amounts of energy, integrating into his body. Its effects were truly marvelous.
"Friends, I'm quite curious. With your strength, if you went to the outside world, you might not dominate the continent, but you would certainly be more than enough to become famous experts. Why have you chosen to seclude yourselves in this Wilderness-Forest?"
Ye Yunfei asked, emboldened by the wine.
"Now that you mention it, we've been thinking about going out to see the world.
Our six brothers have been staying in this Small World for an extremely long time. It's getting a bit tedious."
One of the golden snakes replied.
These six golden snakes called themselves the Six Golden-Snake Gentlemen; the one speaking was the Second Gentleman.
"My main body hasn't fully evolved yet, so I can't leave here."
The Stone-born Saint Spirit shook his head.
The evolution process of the Stone-born Saint Spirit race took an exceedingly long time. To evolve from a rare stone into a living Saint Spirit often required thousands, even tens of thousands of years.
"We three also need to stay here to cultivate our clan's secret arts. Until our divine skill is mastered, we won't be leaving for the time being."
One of the Celestial Gold Race said to Ye Yunfei.
"Thinking about it, I've been staying in this Small World for a long time too. Back then, I fled into this Small World by accident to escape pursuit by experts of the Corpse World.
I've long hoped to return to the outside world and take a look.
But my body hasn't been cleansed of corpse qi and decay energy yet. I'm half-corpse, half-human—neither truly Burial Race nor human. This status is extremely awkward.
Thinking of this, I lose any enthusiasm for going out."
The green-robed elder thought for a moment and sighed.
"That's easily solved.
Just come with me. The Heavenly Snow Pills I refined for you should be able to help cleanse the corpse qi and decay energy from your body.
If they aren't completely effective, I can refine other pills for you. I'll definitely help you revert to a human body."
Ye Yunfei smiled.
"Really?!
That's wonderful! In that case, Young Master Su, I will follow you out!"
Hearing this, the green-robed elder was overjoyed.
His greatest wish was to remove the corpse qi and decay energy from his body and become a true human again. Hearing Ye Yunfei's certainty filled him with immense excitement.
"Young Master Su, the six of us will also go out with you.
Staying in this lousy forest is boring. Better to venture out into the outside world."
The First Golden-Snake Gentleman also spoke up.
"Very well. You may follow me out."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Both the green-robed elder and the six golden snakes possessed formidable strength. In a one-on-one duel, Ye Yunfei wasn't necessarily confident of defeating them. Having these powerful beings accompany him out would mean gaining several strong helpers, something Ye Yunfei naturally welcomed.
Only the purple-robed youth didn't voice his stance, and Ye Yunfei didn't ask.
This purple-robed youth was a Clone left here by a powerful entity. Since that entity left a Clone in this Small World, there must be a reason for it, and it wouldn't depart casually.
"Young Master Su, I would like to invite you to our clan to refine a batch of pills.
There are virtually no alchemists in this Deep-Heart World, so my Tai King Tribe is critically short on pills.
I wish to request your help in refining a batch.
If Young Master Su is willing to assist, I am willing to gift you a number of our clan's warships.
What do you think?"
Just then, the tall elder of the Tai King Tribe suddenly spoke.
"Gift me a batch of warships?
Very well! It's a deal!"
Upon hearing the Tai King Tribe elder's words, Ye Yunfei directly agreed.
The Tai King Tribe excelled at crafting warships, which were powerful and belonged to the category of combat-grade treasures. Obtaining a batch of them was certainly something Ye Yunfei desired.
As for pill refinement, it was mere child's play for Ye Yunfei.
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei followed the Tai King Tribe elder out of the Wilderness-Forest and returned to the Tai King Tribe's headquarters, where he helped refine a large and abundant batch of pills.
The Tai King Tribe, in turn, gifted Ye Yunfei a full twenty warships.
Among them, three were specially manufactured, reinforced warships—not only more durable but also even more powerful, equivalent to super-warships.
"Young Master Su, our Tai King Tribe's warships are quite powerful in combat, but they have one drawback: they consume large amounts of energy crystals.
When the cannon barrels on the warships launch attacks, they first require loading with energy crystals. Without them, the warships can't be used."
The Tribal Chief of the Tai King Tribe explained to Ye Yunfei.
"I understand that."
Ye Yunfei smiled.
In his previous life, Ye Yunfei had already come into contact with the Tai King Tribe's warships and knew about this limitation long ago.
After completing the pill refinement for the Tai King Tribe, Ye Yunfei returned to the Earth Core Race headquarters and also refined a large batch of pills for them.
Then, Ye Yunfei bid farewell to everyone and prepared to leave the Deep-Heart World.
The Stone-born Saint Spirit from the Wilderness-Forest, the three Celestial Gold Race members, the purple-robed youth, as well as the high-ranking members of the Earth Core Race and the Tai King Tribe all came to see Ye Yunfei off.
Although Ye Yunfei's stay in this Deep-Heart World hadn't been long, he had already developed a good rapport with these powerful beings of this world.
Finally, Ye Yunfei left the Deep-Heart World accompanied by the green-robed elder and the six golden snakes, returning to the Eastern Barrens of the outside world.
"The Central Divine Land... Land of Life and Death."
Emerging from the Deep-Heart World, Ye Yunfei's gaze turned in the direction of the Central Divine Land.
"I must obtain those Soul Lotuses in the Land of Life and Death.
People of the Corpse World, just wait. I'm coming to settle accounts with you.
But before going to the Central Divine Land, I'll first wipe out the Tianyou Tomb branches in the Eastern Barrens."
Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.