Aside from demonic beast cores and Bloodline Essence, Ye Yunfei had also harvested a massive amount of medicinal herbs, various rare treasures, crystal ores, and more. His personal wealth had directly increased by more than tenfold!
The nine divine beasts continued to follow behind Ye Yunfei, constantly devouring the Spiritual Qi and various resources from heaven and earth, their strength rising rapidly.
Particularly the Taotie. It could devour and refine any energy, refusing nothing that came its way. Therefore, it absorbed the greatest quantity of energy and resources, and its strength improved by the largest margin!
Roar...
The Taotie roared towards the sky, its massive mouth opening wide enough to cover half the firmament. It resembled a bottomless black hole, emanating a terrifying suction force that seemed intent on swallowing everything in its path!
The Azure Dragon benefited the second most, because this world was filled with green medicinal herbs, nearly half of which contained wood-attribute energy!
The Azure Dragon was enveloped in a layer of azure mist, looking extremely imposing. As its four dragon claws swiped through the air, they tore through space with rumbling roars.
"Brother Su, what kind of technique is this? It looks quite terrifying," Situ Kong'er said, feeling somewhat frightened by the horrifying aura emanating from the nine divine beasts.
"It's just an ordinary technique," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
The golden sphere representing the Sixth Sun of his Nine-Yang Scripture hovered above Ye Yunfei's head, its volume continuously expanding.
The Spiritual Qi within this Heaven Beyond Heaven was exceptionally dense and of high quality. Cultivating the Nine-Yang Scripture here produced remarkably noticeable effects.
In addition to this golden sphere absorbing Spiritual Qi, the eight Divine Meridians within Ye Yunfei's body also manifested, activated, and erupted with formidable suction force. Like a whale drinking from the Yangtze River, they ceaselessly absorbed the Spiritual Qi energy from the surrounding heaven and earth.
Possessing Chaotic Divine Meridians allowed Ye Yunfei to store far more Spiritual Qi energy within his body than other martial artists of the same level.
Thus, for Ye Yunfei, running out of Spiritual Qi was generally not a concern under normal circumstances. The amount of Spiritual Qi stored within just the eight Divine Meridians alone was difficult to exhaust. Combined with his dantian and the golden spheres within it, the quantity of Spiritual Qi stored within Ye Yunfei's body was astonishing.
This was why Ye Yunfei could effortlessly crush martial artists of the same realm, or even several realms higher!
Aside from Ye Yunfei, the others' strength was also continuously improving.
At regular intervals, Ye Yunfei would have them enter the Phantom Tower for secluded cultivation, where they refined and absorbed the various medicinal herbs, rare treasures, and crystals harvested within the Heaven Beyond Heaven.
The strength of Situ Kong'er, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, the Ice Demon, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and the more than two thousand slaves under Ye Yunfei all advanced.
"Master, my illusionary arts have improved significantly! The illusions I can now conjure are capable of bewildering even Life Snatching realm experts!" Hu Miao excitedly reported to Ye Yunfei.
In truth, Hu Miao's strength had been steadily increasing all along. However, as Ye Yunfei's combat power grew stronger and he gained more allies, such as Situ Kong'er and the thousand-plus slaves, Hu Miao had fewer opportunities to act recently.
But as a member of the Ancient Celestial Fox Race, Hu Miao possessed a bloodline far nobler than that of humans, making her cultivation breakthrough speed exceptionally fast.
"My strength has also improved greatly recently! Moreover, I'm about to break through. I need to enter the Phantom Tower for a period of deep, dormant cultivation," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said as it arrived beside Ye Yunfei.
"Very well. Go ahead and begin your seclusion. I have a batch of pills here, specially refined for you. Consume them before you begin your dormant breakthrough," Ye Yunfei said, flicking his finger and sending over a dozen jade vials filled with pills in front of the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"It seems you have a conscience after all, remembering to refine pills for me," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said, quite satisfied. It stored the pills, then transformed into a streak of golden light that shot into the Phantom Tower.
Boom...
Right at this moment, the space in the distance suddenly began to tremble violently. Over a dozen demonic birds, with their formidable wings spread wide, soared across the sky, their momentum terrifying enough to shake the very heavens.
"Brother Su, have you noticed that the number of demonic beasts we're encountering seems to be increasing, and their strength is also becoming more and more powerful? If this continues, the situation might turn unfavorable," Situ Kong'er said, looking at the ferocious birds charging over and feeling a sense of trepidation.
"Indeed, the presence of so many demonic beasts within the Heaven Beyond Heaven is truly surprising. However, we entered precisely for cultivation and experience. We'll fight our way through. Do not fear," Ye Yunfei said.
"Could it be that the other side of the Heaven Beyond Heaven connects to the Demon Realm? Otherwise, how could there be so many demonic beasts?" Ye Yunfei wondered inwardly.
At the same time.
Deep within the Heaven Beyond Heaven, at a certain location, there was a large-scale formation. It radiated a powerful energy pressure, blooming with boundless, dazzling divine light.
The area covered by this formation was vast, enveloping a large expanse of land.
Looking inside the formation, one could see dazzling divine lights, white cranes dancing elegantly, spirit beasts galloping freely, and floating divine mountains suspended mid-air. The mountains were covered with all sorts of divine herbs, some of which had taken on the forms of various small beasts that ran about, playing merrily.
Wisp after wisp of auspicious immortal energy steamed up from the ground, transforming into five-colored radiant clouds that drifted upwards. The place looked like an immortal paradise.
Surrounding this formation stood group after group of demonic aura-churning beings, guarding the formation meticulously and preventing any living creature from approaching!
If Ye Yunfei were here, he would instantly recognize that these beings emanating overwhelming demonic aura were all members of the Demon Race!
Apart from those Demon Race beings, around this large-scale formation, there were also various tents. On these tents were carved many ferocious-looking Demon Race totems, inspiring fear in those who beheld them.
Inside one of these tents, sat a tall, imposing being wreathed in demonic aura. Terrifying energy surged around him like tides, sometimes expanding, sometimes contracting, causing the space inside the tent to rhythmically expand and contract in sync with his aura. The sight was profoundly intimidating.
"Reporting to the Demon Venerable! A large number of living beings have suddenly appeared within this Small World. Most of them are humans!" A demonic figure suddenly entered the tent and reported loudly.
"Oh? Have we determined where these humans entered from?" The tall Demon Venerable sitting inside the tent suddenly opened his eyes, two terrifying demonic lights shooting out as he spoke.
"It appears they entered from a world called the Primordial Continent," the demonic subordinate replied cautiously, taking a step back under the intimidating pressure of the Demon Venerable.
"The spatial gap connecting this Small World to the Primordial Continent was closed a long time ago. Could it have reopened?" the Demon Venerable muttered, frowning upon hearing this.
"Relay my order: slay all the beings that have entered. Let none remain!" the Demon Venerable commanded.
"Yes, sir!" the demonic subordinate hurriedly assented, then respectfully withdrew from the tent.