Ye Yunfei of course understood Murong Pei's feelings. He walked up to her and smiled.
Only then did Murong Pei finally react, excitement flashing in her beautiful eyes.
"Su Fei! It really is you! You actually came!" Murong Pei exclaimed excitedly.
The formations both inside and outside the Murong Family's ancestral temple had been set up with Ye Yunfei's help. Moreover, Ye Yunfei had also cultivated the Murong Family's sword path inheritance, so he could walk in without any trouble.
"Young Master Su, how did you get in?" The Patriarch of Murong was pleasantly surprised, yet also puzzled.
The other Murong clansmen watching Ye Yunfei suddenly appear were also dumbfounded.
The outside had been tightly surrounded by the Central Divine Land's army, with two terrifyingly powerful Mind Star Realm experts personally overseeing it. Probably no expert in the entire Eastern Barrens could make their way out. Yet now, Ye Yunfei had suddenly appeared inside. It was too shocking!
"Yes, Young Master Su, what method did you use to get in?" Some other Murong Family elders couldn't help but ask.
"Simple. I killed all those people outside, then walked in," Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
"Impossible! The forces outside all came from the Central Divine Land, and there were two Mind Star Realm experts among them! Su Fei, with your strength, how could you possibly have killed them? That's impossible! Su Fei, what method did you really use to get in? Su Fei, our Murong Family suffered this calamity because of you. Hurry up and tell us how you got in!" Fifth Uncle simply didn't believe Ye Yunfei's words and questioned him sternly.
"So what if they're from the Central Divine Land? So what if they're Mind Star Realm experts? They aren't unbeatable. The way I got in was by killing them and then walking straight in. If you don't believe me, go outside and take a look, then you'll know," Ye Yunfei glanced at Fifth Uncle but didn't flare up. After all, the Murong Family's disaster this time was indeed because of him.
"Su Fei, is what you said true? You killed all those Central Divine Land people outside?" Murong Pei asked.
"Of course it's true. Patriarch Murong, let's go out. The Murong Family is safe now," Ye Yunfei nodded.
After saying that, Ye Yunfei turned and walked out.
"Patriarch..." The Murong Family elders all looked at Patriarch Murong with questioning gazes.
"I believe Su Fei! Su Fei, wait for me!" Murong Pei hurriedly followed Ye Yunfei.
"Let's go out. Su Fei wouldn't lie to us," Patriarch Murong said, then led the Murong Family members out of the ancestral temple.
What greeted them was a scene where the mountain peak housing the Murong Family's ancestral temple was surrounded; the ground was littered with corpses and blood flowed like rivers. Not a single living soul remained! All those Central Divine Land forces were dead!
"Father! Those Central Divine Land people are really all dead! Su Fei didn't lie to us!" Murong Pei exclaimed in shock and joy.
"Excellent! Our Murong Family is saved!" The other clansmen were also extremely excited.
"Young Master Su... were all these people killed by you? Did those two Mind Star Realm experts also die?" Patriarch Murong asked cautiously.
"That's right, I killed them all. Those two Mind Star Realm experts are also dead," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Hiss!
The surrounding Murong Family members couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words.
Two Mind Star Realm experts had died here! If news of this got out, not only the Eastern Barrens, but probably the entire Primordial Continent would be shaken.
"Patriarch Murong, these are healing pills. Have the injured clansmen take them," Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and dozens of jade bottles flew out, landing before Patriarch Murong.
"Patriarch, Miss Murong Pei, I still have urgent business. The Murong Family's crisis is resolved, you can rest assured." After saying that, Ye Yunfei flashed away and vanished into the distance in an instant.
Ye Yunfei was urgently heading to the Great Thunderclap Monastery, the Meng Family, the Ji Family, and the Zidan Valley, among other factions.
Ye Yunfei estimated that the situation for these factions was similar to the Murong Family's. If he arrived late, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Su Fei! Where are you going!" Murong Pei called out loudly, somewhat reluctant to see him go.
"Young Master Su, I was wrong before. I apologize to you," Fifth Uncle of the Murong Family felt a flush of shame. He recalled the words he had spoken inside the ancestral temple earlier and deeply regretted them. Moreover, just the thought of even Mind Star Realm experts dying at Ye Yunfei's hands sent chills of fear running down his spine!
"Miss Murong Pei, I have urgent matters. Later, you can come to the Ziwei Sect to meet me. Fifth Uncle, no need to apologize. I understand your feelings." A sentence drifted back from the distance, and then Ye Yunfei's figure vanished beyond the horizon.
The Meng Family Headquarters.
Two days ago, a group from the Central Divine Land suddenly arrived, attacked the Meng Family Headquarters, captured everyone from the Meng Family, high and low, and locked them up in the dungeons.
Almost one-third of the Meng Family clansmen had been killed. The remaining two-thirds were kept alive because these Central Divine Land people planned to take the Meng Family members back as slaves, or send them to toil in harsh mining areas.
Now, the Meng Family Headquarters was completely occupied by people from various major forces of the Central Divine Land!
"The Meng Family Headquarters has indeed been breached as well. Looks like casualties were severe," Ye Yunfei arrived above the Meng Family Headquarters, surveying the scene below, his gaze turning icy.
The Meng Family was closest to the Murong Family, so Ye Yunfei came here first.
Boom...
The Blood Clan Clone charged down, unleashing a bloody massacre.
Aah...
Screams of agony rang out continuously.
"Master, we'll go to the dungeons to rescue people!" Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Ice Demon Man appeared simultaneously and charged into the Meng Family's dungeons.
"Run! That blood-colored man's strength is too terrifying! Elder Wu was sliced in two with a single strike!"
At this moment, four or five Tribulation Birth Realm experts soared into the sky, trying to flee into the distance.
Boom...
A gigantic hand swept horizontally through the air, constantly expanding, instantly covering this stretch of sky, and grasping these several Tribulation Birth Realm experts in its palm.
It was Ye Yunfei making his move.
Pop...
Ye Yunfei clenched his fist, pulverizing these Tribulation Birth Realm experts into clouds of blood mist.
A short while later.
All the Central Divine Land forces inside and outside the Meng Family Headquarters had been slaughtered. Not a single one escaped!
Ye Yunfei left behind a batch of pills, gave a few instructions, retrieved his green flying ship, and vanished in an instant.
Ji City.
The Ji Family was one of the major powers of the Eastern Barrens, long unchallenged. But two days ago, a large group from the Central Divine Land descended from the sky and attacked the Ji Family Headquarters.
At the critical moment, the Ji Family's two Patriarchs emerged from their secluded chambers and combined their strength to open a spatial portal deep within the Ji Family's ancestral grounds.
It turned out deep within the Ji Family's ancestral grounds lay a Small World, where spiritual energy was extremely dense. This was one of the Ji Family's foundational assets.
The two Ji Family Patriarchs, the Ji Family Patriarch, over a dozen elders, and a group of elites fought desperately to protect the rest as they fled into the Small World.
In the end, the two Ji Family Patriarchs died in battle. The Ji Family Patriarch, over a dozen elders, and roughly one-third of the clansmen were captured.
The remaining clansmen successfully escaped into the Small World.
The Central Divine Land forces tied up the Ji Family Patriarch, the over a dozen elders, and the other captured Ji Family clansmen before the spatial portal of the Small World, forcing them to open the portal.
The Ji Family Patriarch and the captured elders naturally refused to open the Small World portal.
They understood that if this Small World portal was opened, the Ji Family would face total extermination, true annihilation.
Moreover, only the two Patriarchs knew how to open the portal from the outside to enter.
This Small World's portal was quite peculiar; one could easily come out from the inside, but could not enter from the outside!
Furious, the Central Divine Land forces tied all the captured Ji Family members outside the Small World portal and killed people daily.
"Listen, you Ji Family people inside. We've lost patience playing games with you. Today is your last chance! Everyone inside the Small World, come out now! Otherwise, your Patriarch, eight elders, over a dozen stewards—every single captured person—will be executed, leaving none alive! Furthermore, we will shatter this space and seal this entry portal, ensuring you never have another chance to come out! Now, we begin executing the Ji Family's Eighth Elder! I'll count to three. If those inside don't come out, the Ji Family's Eighth Elder dies! One!"
A gloomy-faced old man stood before the Small World's portal, shouting loudly inside.
This Small World was once an ancient secret training ground for the Ji Family. The construction of its entry portal was quite unique; easy to exit, difficult to enter. Moreover, people inside and outside the Small World could speak across the spatial portal!
"Don't kill my father!" Suddenly, a panicked female voice came from inside the Small World portal.
If Ye Yunfei were here, he would immediately recognize this voice as Ji Yue's!
After returning from the Central Divine Land, Ji Yue had been staying with her parents within the Ji clan. Because of Ye Yunfei, Ji Yue's parents' status within the clan had risen dramatically. Ji Yue's father had been exceptionally appointed as the Ji clan's Eighth Elder.
Now, hearing her father was about to be executed, Ji Yue couldn't help but panic.
"If you don't want your father to die, tell your Ji clan people to come out!" the old man sneered.
"I'll come out, to exchange for my father's life! I have no right to make others come out!" Ji Yue said.
"Ji Yue, don't come out!" Ji Yue's father urgently called out.
"Father, I can't just watch you die! I'll come out! You are not to kill my father!" Ji Yue declared, the latter part directed at the old man.
"Come out first, then we'll talk," the old man sneered.
"Ji Yue, don't go out! I'll go," inside the Small World, Ji Yue's mother grabbed Ji Yue's sleeve, trying to stop her.
"No, Mother, your strength is too weak. I'll go out and fight them! Perhaps I can save Father!" Ji Yue said.
Ji Yue's current Soul Power level was already equivalent to the Primal Yuan Realm. Moreover, Ye Yunfei had taught her several Soul Force Martial Arts. She had been diligently practicing them and had achieved some success.
She planned to emerge and use her Soul Force Martial Arts to rescue her father unexpectedly.
With a thought, Ji Yue activated a Soul Force Martial Art, instantly causing her mother to lose consciousness.
Then Ji Yue flashed forward, rushing straight out of the Small World.
"I'm out. Release my father now," Ji Yue glared angrily at the old man.
"Haha, who said anything about releasing your father? Quite a looker, aren't you? Someone, seize her first!" The old man laughed loudly.
Boom...
Furious, Ji Yue immediately unleashed her Soul Force Martial Art, attacking the old man's soul sea.
After activating the Soul Force Martial Art, Ji Yue immediately moved, charging towards her father to rescue him.
"You wretched girl, seeking death!" The old man was an Early Mind Star Realm expert. Caught off guard, his soul sea throbbed with sharp pain. Enraged, he blasted a palm strike towards Ji Yue.
While Ji Yue's Soul Power level was decent and the Soul Force Martial Arts she used were profound, using them against an Early Mind Star Realm expert was still somewhat insufficient.
Boom...
A palm force that blotted out the sky surged forward, instantly suppressing Ji Yue firmly in place, unable to move a muscle.
Ji Yue felt a deadly crisis rise in her heart.
"Am I going to die?" A trace of desolation filled Ji Yue's heart.
She glanced at her father, then thought of her mother. Finally, an image of Ye Yunfei surfaced in her mind.
Ye Yunfei had escorted her all the way to the Central Divine Land, then into the Land of Life and Death, finally finding the Soul Lotus to heal the injuries of her Soul Body... Long ago, she had developed deep feelings for him!
"I hope in my next life, I can meet Father, Mother... and him again." Ji Yue closed her eyes. Large teardrops rolled down her cheeks.
"Don't kill my daughter!" Ji Yue's father cried out in despair.