On the mountain peak within Zhonggu City.
Several hours later, Ye Yunfei had set up over a dozen Formations on this mountain peak—some for concealment, others for offense, defense, and even illusion.
Simultaneously, he drilled into the ground beneath to arrange a set of formations gathering terrestrial energy, establishing a series of earth arrays.
This mountain peak was now heavily protected by numerous sophisticated Formations, making it difficult even for masters of the Primordial Chaos Realm to breach.
Martial artists with strength at the Dao Origin Realm or below stood absolutely no chance of entering the mountain's perimeter.
"Brother Su, I never imagined your skill in Formations was so profound!"
Situ Kong'er tested the various Formations Ye Yunfei had set up and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
With the protection of these Formations, this small mountain peak would henceforth become a forbidden land where ordinary martial artists could not tread.
"Brother Su, I shall go immediately to inquire about the matters concerning Tianyou Tomb and the Corpse World you wish to know," Situ Kong'er said after a moment's thought.
He was now grateful to Ye Yunfei to the extreme!
"In fact, I know the locations of quite a few branch strongholds of Tianyou Tomb within the Central Divine Land.
The Central Divine Land is the most expansive region among the areas of the Primordial Continent. Apart from Tianyou Tomb's headquarters, a large number of its branch strongholds are scattered across various empires and cities of all sizes.
Brother Su, are you interested in these branch strongholds of Tianyou Tomb?"
Situ Kong'er asked. He had long discerned that Ye Yunfei had a grudge with Tianyou Tomb and knew Ye Yunfei wanted to cause trouble for them.
"Alright."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei had two purposes for coming to the Central Divine Land: first, to enter the Land of Life and Death to find Soul Lotuses to treat Ji Yue's illness; second, to settle accounts with Tianyou Tomb and the Corpse World.
Especially Tianyou Tomb!
The enmity between Ye Yunfei and this assassin organization ran deep. Since the Central Divine Land housed Tianyou Tomb's true headquarters, now that he was here, Ye Yunfei was determined to stir up a storm, preferably to eradicate this assassin organization.
Situ Kong'er flicked a finger, sending a jade slip floating before Ye Yunfei.
"Brother Su, be careful. If you need my help, notify me at any time.
I will now go and gather the information you seek."
After saying this, Situ Kong'er turned and left.
"Oh, by the way, Brother Su, I've informed my Master. He is currently rushing to Zhonggu City. From now on, he will be stationed here at the Ancestral Temple.
This place will become our Miaoshou Gate's base.
Also, he wishes to meet you."
Situ Kong'er paused and added before departing.
"Very well."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Situ Kong'er's figure flashed and vanished into the distance in an instant.
"Master, where shall we go next?"
Hu Miao asked.
"To destroy some of Tianyou Tomb's branch strongholds and vent some anger," Ye Yunfei replied after some thought.
One day later.
Central Divine Land, Qing City.
Ye Yunfei brought Hu Miao into Qing City.
According to the information provided by Situ Kong'er, there was a branch stronghold of Tianyou Tomb within Qing City.
Ye Yunfei led Hu Miao directly to the northern part of the city, stopping before a large estate.
The gates of this estate were tightly shut. The studs on the gate doors were larger than soup bowls, and a pair of imposing stone lions crouched on either side of the entrance, exuding an intimidating aura.
Ye Yunfei's gaze shifted to a corner beside the estate's gate, where a very small sword was carved—something difficult to notice unless specifically looked for.
"This is the place."
Ye Yunfei smiled faintly and walked with Hu Miao towards the closed gates.
Boom…
Ye Yunfei threw a punch. The two copper-studded gates instantly disintegrated into a shower of splinters flying in all directions.
Ye Yunfei walked in with Hu Miao.
"Who goes there!"
The moment Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao entered the estate, a grim-faced old man with a lame leg appeared in the distance, his eyes fixed on the two.
"This is private property. You are not permitted to barge in…"
The lame-legged old man scrutinized Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao, speaking in a displeased tone.
Ah…
Before he could finish, he let out a sharp cry as his body was flung backward, blood streaming from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
This lame-legged old man was actually a mid-stage Primordial Chaos Realm expert. The Heavenly Soul Sword unleashed by Ye Yunfei was something he simply couldn't withstand.
Whoosh whoosh…
Simultaneously with the old man's scream, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power sensed figures darting out from various parts of the estate, moving through space like phantoms, rushing towards them.
There were roughly over thirty assassins in this branch stronghold.
They ranged from Primordial Chaos Realm to Dao Origin Realm.
Such strength was already beneath Ye Yunfei's notice.
The movement techniques Tianyou Tomb prided itself on held no sense of mystery in Ye Yunfei's eyes.
Ye Yunfei stood motionless in the courtyard, hands clasped behind his back, a cold smile on his face.
Hu Miao obediently stayed close by his side.
Zzzi zzzi…
A few breaths later, cold glints of sharp swords suddenly appeared, thrusting from different angles towards vital points all over Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao's bodies with astonishing force.
With a mere thought, Ye Yunfei simultaneously unleashed both Soul Power secret arts: Heavenly Soul Sword and Puppet Soul Threads.
Ah! Ah! Ah…
Screams rang out one after another. Masked figures in black continuously tumbled out of space, bleeding from their mouths and noses, writhing painfully on the ground.
Thirty-one black-clad figures in total!
"How is this possible!"
At the same time, from a secret chamber deep within the estate, two black-clad figures exclaimed in unison.
Then, both figures charged out, arriving in the courtyard in an instant.
"Sir, who are you?
Why have you attacked and injured our men?"
One of the black-clad figures asked sternly.
Both of these black-clad figures were late-stage Primordial Chaos Realm experts!
"I am Su Fei."
Ye Yunfei replied indifferently.
"Su Fei?
Su Fei of the Ziwei Sect in the Eastern Barrens!
It's you!"
The two black-clad figures were stunned for a moment before suddenly coming to their senses, their faces paling drastically. They simultaneously drew their swords, preparing to fight.
Ah! Ah!
Abruptly, they felt their heads splitting with agonizing pain, as if about to explode. Their bodies were flung back, crashing to the ground, screaming in agony.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he dashed forward. His sleeves flicked out in quick succession, sealing all these Tianyou Tomb assassins and then transporting them into the Phantom Tower.
Ye Yunfei was now capable of subjugating Dao Origin Realm experts, so whenever he encountered them, he wouldn't kill them—that was too wasteful. Directly subjugating them into slaves was the best choice.
As for Primordial Chaos Realm masters, although Ye Yunfei couldn't subjugate them yet, he believed that once his Soul Power improved in the future, he would definitely be able to enslave Primordial Chaos Realm experts. Therefore, they shouldn't be killed either—too wasteful.
Next, Ye Yunfei employed the Puppet Soul Threads secret art and subjugated all twenty-five Dao Origin Realm assassins, turning them into slaves.
This way, Ye Yunfei now possessed over eighty slaves at the Dao Origin Realm level.
All of them were Tianyou Tomb assassins!
After becoming Ye Yunfei's slaves, these assassins did not lose strength. On the contrary, Ye Yunfei personally instructed them in movement techniques, refining the Tianyou Tomb techniques they had previously cultivated, making these assassins even more powerful than before.
"Master, once you've subjugated enough Tianyou Tomb assassins, we could also form an assassin organization. How fun that would be,"
Hu Miao remarked suddenly, looking at the assassins standing respectfully before Ye Yunfei.
"Forming an assassination organization isn't necessary, but they will become a secret force under my command,"
Ye Yunfei said after some thought.
These Tianyou Tomb assassins excelled at stealth and assassination. Employing them for intelligence gathering and eliminating enemies would undoubtedly yield excellent results.
"Let's go. We shall subjugate even more Tianyou Tomb assassins!"
Ye Yunfei said with a laugh.
Over the next few days, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao swiftly raided eleven branch strongholds of Tianyou Tomb, subjugating another batch of assassins.
The number of Tianyou Tomb assassins under Ye Yunfei's command now reached over two hundred and fifty!
Over two hundred and fifty Dao Origin Realm experts!
This was already quite a formidable slave force!
Ye Yunfei began consciously training these Dao Origin Realm slaves, imparting them with advanced movement techniques and sword methods.
Simultaneously, he refined a large batch of high-grade pills for their cultivation.
Over the past two or three days, these slaves had been training in seclusion within the Phantom Tower. With ample time inside the tower, an unrestricted supply of pills to consume, and Ye Yunfei's personal guidance, they made significant progress. Not only did their combat power greatly increase, but most of them also achieved breakthroughs in their cultivation realms.
Among them, over a dozen broke through to the early-stage Primordial Chaos Realm.
Thus, Ye Yunfei gained over a dozen more slaves at the Primordial Chaos Realm level!
At the same time, Ye Yunfei made a pleasantly surprising discovery: the more slaves he controlled, the more his own Soul Power level gradually strengthened. It even seemed he could temporarily borrow Soul Power from those slaves under his command!
"The Puppet Soul Threads secret art truly lives up to being a core heritage art of the soul race!"
Ye Yunfei was extremely satisfied with this Soul Power secret art.