The surrounding Earth Kill higher-ups also went pale upon hearing Young Master Su mention the Heaven Beyond Heaven.
“Young Master Su, it is said that this Forbidden Land, the Heaven Beyond Heaven, has been sealed shut and cannot be entered. Moreover, it is far too dangerous within,” Elder Zhu said.
The Heaven Beyond Heaven was a notorious ancient Forbidden Land in the Central Divine Land, spoken of in the same breath as the Land of Life and Death. It was known as one of the two most dangerous forbidden zones on the Primordial Continent.
It was said that even experts at the Star Shattering Realm or Stargazing Realm who ventured inside could potentially perish!
However, for reasons unknown, the entrance and exit to the Heaven Beyond Heaven had suddenly sealed shut, cutting it off from the world.
Thus, this Forbidden Land gradually faded from the memory of the living beings of the Primordial Continent, especially the younger generation, who had no knowledge that such a once-famous forbidden zone ever existed.
Only the older generation of beings could possibly remember the Heaven Beyond Heaven!
“Brother Su, what do you plan to do in the Heaven Beyond Heaven?” Situ Kong'er asked in astonishment.
Though he belonged to the younger generation, his specialty was gathering all sorts of information, including many ancient secrets of the Central Divine Land, which he knew like the back of his hand. Hence, he was aware of this Forbidden Land.
“You are coming with me,” Ye Yunfei nodded.
“I am going too? Brother Su, it is said that the Heaven Beyond Heaven is extremely dangerous. With our current strength, venturing inside might mean we never come out again. Furthermore, its entrance has long been sealed. We have no way to get in even if we wanted to,” Situ Kong'er exclaimed, hurriedly replying.
“Brother Situ, did I not tell you a few days ago? Besides finding allies, we must also grow stronger. You and I are going to the Heaven Beyond Heaven precisely for the sake of growing stronger. As for whether we can get in, rest assured; I have a way to take you inside. Of course, Brother Situ, if you don’t wish to follow me in, that’s fine too. You can wait here for me to return. Only, you’ll probably miss out on quite a few opportunities,” Ye Yunfei said calmly.
“Alright! Brother Su, I’ll risk my life to keep you company and follow you in then!” Situ Kong'er hesitated for a moment before gritting his teeth in determination.
He knew that many seemingly impossible things might become possible once they reached Ye Yunfei’s hands. The opportunity to become stronger was, of course, one he did not want to miss.
“Young Master Su, since you are resolved to go, how about this? I will accompany the two of you,” Elder Zhu suddenly offered.
“Elder Zhu, there’s no need. You have just broken through and need to properly consolidate your gains. During this period, you should focus on closed-door cultivation to fully adapt to the Star Shattering Realm. Also, spend some time studying the Tianyou Tomb’s movement techniques and sword arts. When the time for battle truly comes, knowing the enemy and yourself will be key. Additionally, I have a slaughter formation, specially cultivated for slaughter aura, which suits Earth Kill very well. Please organize and guide everyone to train in it.” Ye Yunfei flicked a finger, sending the detailed information on a specific slaughter formation into Elder Zhu’s Soul Sea.
Now that the Earth Kill organization was part of his side, Ye Yunfei naturally intended to properly equip them and was not stinting in the least. The stronger Earth Kill became, the greater the benefits to Ye Yunfei would be!
“Very well. Young Master Su, please take care of yourselves!” Elder Zhu could only agree.
“Hall Master Mu, from now on, you will stay here and follow Elder Zhu and the others,” Ye Yunfei said to Hall Master Mu.
“Of course. Henceforth, our Eastern Barrens Earth Kill officially rejoins the headquarters! I have already sent someone back to the Eastern Barrens to notify the majority of our Earth Kill members to come here to headquarters. Only a small force will remain stationed in the Eastern Barrens,” Hall Master Mu nodded.
“Hmm,” Ye Yunfei nodded slightly, then turned, preparing to leave the Small World with Situ Kong'er.
“Young Master Su, wait. For the past several days, a large group of Tianyou Tomb forces have been stationed outside. If you go out now, you will certainly encounter them. This group of Tianyou Tomb personnel is quite strong overall, with two Mind Star Realm experts—one at the early stage and one at the mid-stage. How about this, I’ll go out first and eliminate them!” Elder Zhu suggested.
“An early stage Mind Star Realm and a mid-stage one. Elder Zhu, there’s no need for you to go out. I can handle them. Elder Zhu, for the time being, you should all remain hidden within this Small World. Do not venture outside and risk being discovered by Tianyou agents, lest we alert the enemy. That would undermine the effect of striking as an unexpected force,” Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before replying.
“Alright then. We shall do everything as Young Master Su suggests.” Elder Zhu nodded in agreement.
Soon, Ye Yunfei led Situ Kong'er out of the Small World and returned to the outer space.
Within the ruins outside, a group of Tianyou Tomb personnel were searching everywhere.
Several days ago, a squad of Tianyou Tomb forces stationed here had been slaughtered. Upon receiving this news, the higher-ups of Tianyou Tomb immediately dispatched two Mind Star Realm experts with troops to the site to investigate exactly what had happened.
Because these ruins were the former headquarters location of Earth Kill.
Although Tianyou Tomb had exterminated Earth Kill, they had always suspected that remnants of the Earth Kill organization had survived. Therefore, they had been hunting for traces of them all these years.
It must be remembered that back in the day, Earth Kill was an assassination organization stronger than Tianyou Tomb itself, counted among the top super-factions of the Central Divine Land!
Such super-factions were often extremely difficult to wipe out completely!
“We’ve been searching here for several days already. Every inch of this stretch of ruins has been repeatedly combed over, but we’ve found no clues whatsoever. I suspect the killers have long since fled to somewhere else. They wouldn’t stick around here waiting to die. Perhaps we should return to report to the Tomb Master,” one black-robed elder at the center of the ruins spoke.
“While that may be so, before we came, the Tomb Master instructed us to be patient and carry out a detailed investigation. We should afford it a little more patience,” another black-robed elder beside him said.
These two black-robed elders were one at the early stage and one at the mid-stage of the Mind Star Realm!
“It’s not that I lack patience, but I feel spending more time in these ruins is utterly pointless. Over the years, our Tianyou Tomb has always stationed people here. Who knows how many thousands of times these ruins have been searched, all resulting in no discoveries whatsoever. Isn’t that just a waste of time? As for the force stationed here being slaughtered a few days ago, it couldn’t possibly be related to Earth Kill. I suspect the people stationed here might have offended some expert, bringing death upon themselves. Or, perhaps, it was done by another enemy of our Tianyou Tomb,” the elder with early stage Mind Star Realm strength argued.
“The work of another enemy? Could it be him…” The elder with mid-stage Mind Star Realm strength first wore an expression of doubt, then gave a start as the figure of someone came to mind.
“It might be… Su Fei, from the Eastern Barrens!” The other elder immediately realized who his companion was referring to and blurted it out.