The rank of these dozen or so pieces of Yellow Path True Gold was extremely high; they had all already developed intelligence, but it had long since been forcibly erased, leaving behind only the incomparably hard stone bodies.
Ye Yunfei spent over half a month refining all of these Yellow Path True Gold pieces and the Heavenly Unity Heavy Water into his flesh.
"The hardness of my physical body has increased by another large margin!
My current physical strength has reached around sixteen hundred Flood Dragons. With a single punch, whether it's an early, mid, or late-stage World Creation Realm cultivator, none of them would be a match for me. Perhaps only those at the World Creation Realm Perfection could withstand my power.
Furthermore, with the quality of my current body, even if I stood still and let a World Creation Realm cultivator attack with their full force, I'm afraid they'd find it hard to injure me." Ye Yunfei raised his fists, clenched them gently, and terrifying physical strength erupted from within him, transforming into billowing spatial hurricanes. He couldn't help but smile confidently.
The Yellow Path True Gold made Ye Yunfei's body even harder, while the Heavenly Unity Heavy Water greatly increased his strength. Both were superior treasures for body tempering, and having refined them into his body simultaneously, Ye Yunfei's physical quality had soared.
At this moment, the Nine Divine Beasts and the golden light sphere representing the Seventh Sun of the Nine-Yang Scripture had completely refined all the cultivation resources piled around Ye Yunfei's body, leaving only piles of dregs.
The strength of the Nine Divine Beasts had surged dramatically. Rolling chaotic hurricanes swirled around their bodies. Even a slight movement caused the surrounding space-time to rumble and shake, the energy pressure they released utterly frightening.
Ye Yunfei estimated that these Nine Divine Beasts could now easily slay World Creation Realm cultivators, having attained combat power on par with the Boundary Unification Realm.
After all, the quantity and quality of cultivation resources the Nine Divine Beasts had refined and absorbed during this period were truly staggering.
The golden sphere representing the Seventh Sun had also increased greatly in size, its diameter now roughly over six hundred meters.
However, it was still far from reaching the Seventh Sun Perfection.
The higher the cultivation level in the Nine-Yang Scripture, the greater the difficulty of further improvement. Having already cultivated the Nine-Yang Scripture in his previous life, Ye Yunfei knew that the last three Suns required the most resources and time.
"Take it slow. There's no hurrying this," Ye Yunfei sighed softly as he glanced at the six-hundred-meter-wide golden sphere.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei used his Soul Power to sense Xuanlong Daozhang, discovering the elder was still in seclusion.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei took out another batch of Spatial Law Crystal Stones, along with a portion of Spatial Chaos Crystal Stones, and began refining and absorbing them.
Chaos Crystal Stones contained more energy than Law Crystal Stones, and it was purer as well.
Only in core continents like this could Chaos Crystal Stones be mined and excavated.
Unbeknownst to him, over half a month passed again. Ye Yunfei had already refined all the Spatial Law Crystal Stones and Spatial Chaos Crystal Stones he had on him.
His control over spatial energy had increased by a huge margin!
*Shhhh!*
Ye Yunfei reached out, grasping into the empty air in front of him. Rolling spatial energy and laws rapidly converged towards his palm, forming a black longsword over five or six meters long in his grip.
Instantly, the surrounding space became unstable, rippling like water waves.
Spatial Sword!
The Spatial Sword was a spatial-type martial technique. It could easily split space open, banishing an opponent's attack deep into the void. It was an extremely profound technique.
"This bout of secluded cultivation has greatly improved my overall strength," Ye Yunfei thought as he comprehensively assessed his current capabilities, nodding in satisfaction.
"Time to break through my level."
With the improvements in all aspects of his strength, Ye Yunfei knew it was time to advance his cultivation realm.
Thus, Ye Yunfei took out another batch of cultivation resources and began assailing his Spiritual Force realm.
In truth, most of the cultivation resources he had carried were already consumed during this period of secluded cultivation, leaving not much behind.
Inside the Phantom Tower.
Three days later, Ye Yunfei successfully broke through. He emerged from the Phantom Tower, appearing high in the sky as he began to undergo a lightning tribulation. After enduring the tribulation for an hour, Ye Yunfei had broken through to the Star-Gazing Realm Perfection.
At the same time.
Zhongyang City.
Master Xianjizi had been constantly performing divinations.
"I think I've divined their current location!" Master Xianjizi exclaimed, a look of delight on his face.
"Really? That's fantastic!"
"Truly worthy of being Master Xianjizi!"
"Living up to his reputation!"
...
Hearing this, the other experts in the vicinity were all extremely excited.
"Please ascertain their exact positions, Master Xianjizi! We'll set off immediately to deal with them!" said Elder Jing of the Sword Emperor Pavilion.
As soon as he thought of his grandson's death, he was filled with murderous intent, wishing he could find the culprit immediately and tear them to pieces.
"Kid, someone's trying to divine the location of you and that old Taoist."
Shortly after Ye Yunfei's breakthrough, he received a spiritual message from Hun Lao.
"Divining me and Xuanlong Daozhang? It goes without saying, it must be those old bastards from Tianxiong Domain," Ye Yunfei paused briefly, then said.
"Get closer to that old Taoist now. I'll use the Heavenly Dao Tower to help you two block the divination," Hun Lao said.
"Understood."
Ye Yunfei's figure flickered, moving deep underground, approaching the location where Xuanlong Daozhang was in seclusion.
Hun Lao directly activated the Heavenly Dao Tower, releasing a dreadful aura that engulfed the entire area, isolating it from external perception.
The Heavenly Dao Tower was an Emperor Treasure. It was very difficult for most divination masters in the world to divine the whereabouts of Emperor-level treasures.
Just as the Heavenly Dao Tower was activated, in the sky above Zhongyang City, Master Xianjizi suddenly felt a terrifying force of counter-shock, causing his body to tremble violently. His face turned pale, a look of astonishment flashing across it.
"How is this possible? Is that Xuanlong Daozhang really at the Heaven Boundary Realm, and that kid truly at the Star-Gazing Realm?" Master Xianjizi opened his eyes and asked the experts from Tianxiong Domain around him.
"Yes. Master Xianjizi, what's wrong? Did something happen?" Seeing Master Xianjizi's strange expression, Elder Jing of the Sword Emperor Pavilion hurriedly asked.
"I just suffered a backfire. Normally, divining the location of cultivators at their level of power shouldn't result in a backlash. Unless... unless it's a Half-Emperor level expert, and only if they were actively shielding themselves, would I possibly suffer a backlash." Master Xianjizi frowned.
"Let me try again."
Master Xianjizi pondered for a moment before speaking. Then, he took out a white, long incense stick, planted it on the altar in front of him, lit it, and began divining anew.
This white incense had the effect of calming the mind and stabilizing the spirit. For a divination master, it was a useful auxiliary treasure.
"Hmph! His divination skills really aren't up to par. Seems I'll have to give him a hand."
On a distant part of the horizon, a middle-aged man hidden within a fold of space watched this scene and couldn't help but snort coldly.
He then took out a yellow talisman paper.
"Our Reincarnation Palace's 'Lock-Tracing Talisman' can easily track a Half-Emperor. If one of our palace's high-level experts were to deploy it, they could even track a Heavenly Emperor! That kid has nowhere to run." The middle-aged man sneered, then formed hand seals and struck the talisman.
The talisman paper immediately burst into flames, releasing streams of profound runes that seeped into the surrounding space-time.
"Not good! Kid, there's a mysterious tracking energy forcefully locking onto your location and that of the old Taoist. This energy is extremely overbearing. Unless I can unleash the full might of the Heavenly Dao Tower, I can't block its perception and targeting. But I still can't unleash the Heavenly Dao Tower's maximum power. How is this possible? How could a divination master in this world ignore an Emperor Treasure?" Suddenly, Hun Lao exclaimed, speaking urgently to Ye Yunfei.
"Oh? That's happening?" Hearing this, Ye Yunfei was also greatly surprised.
"Our whereabouts have been leaked. Get ready. I believe it won't be long before those Tianxiong Domain fellows find us here." Hun Lao added.
He could sense that the Heavenly Dao Tower's defenses had been pierced. Ye Yunfei and Xuanlong Daozhang's positions had been locked.
"I've found their exact location!"
At the same time, high above Zhongyang City, Master Xianjizi cried out in sudden delight.
"Let's go! We'll head there to find them now!" Master Xianjizi stood up, took out a flying boat, and charged toward the location of Ye Yunfei and Xuanlong Daozhang.
As a celebrated divination master, having suffered a backlash earlier had been a slight blow to his pride. So he was personally leading the team to track them down!
"Follow Master Xianjizi! With him leading the way, those two won't escape even if they grow wings!" Seeing Master Xianjizi taking personal charge, Elder Jing of the Sword Emperor Pavilion was overjoyed. He immediately produced a flying boat, leading a squad of Sword Emperor Pavilion elites to chase after them.
Upon seeing this, the other experts of Tianxiong Domain also brought out their own flying vessels, forming a mighty procession as they followed Master Xianjizi.
"Heheh... Next, all we need to do is follow and watch the show.
Once these local powers of Tianxiong Domain kill that kid, we can leave this world and return to the Reincarnation Palace to report our success." The middle-aged man on the distant horizon spoke coldly.
Then, he led a group of beings, keeping themselves hidden as they quietly trailed behind the forces from Tianxiong Domain.
Just as Master Xianjizi led the Tianxiong Domain experts on their search for Xuanlong Daozhang and Ye Yunfei, Xuanlong Daozhang happened to conclude his seclusion and recovery.
"Hahaha... Kid, you really are something! I followed the guidance you provided for my secluded recovery, and the effects are remarkably good! My strength has now recovered by roughly seventy percent!
Within the entire Tianxiong Domain, I fear no one. Ye Yunfei, I must say, I truly feel fortunate to have met you. Thank you!" Deep underground, Xuanlong Daozhang's hearty laughter rang out, full of vitality, shaking the entire underground cavern until it trembled.
"Then what are you still hiding inside that palace for?" Ye Yunfei retorted with a curl of his lip.
In the next moment, a figure dressed in Taoist robes emerged from the palace.
It was Xuanlong Daozhang!
He appeared as a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in a typical Taoist garb.
"For these many years, I've relied on that palace for shelter. Now that I can suddenly leave it and step back into the outside world, it feels a bit strange," Xuanlong Daozhang said with a smile.
Having said that, he flicked his sleeve, putting the palace away.
"The traces of our whereabouts have been exposed. Those old fellows from Tianxiong Domain are rushing over," Ye Yunfei said to Xuanlong Daozhang.
"Let them come. I've been wanting to settle accounts with them." Xuanlong Daozhang sneered.
As the former number one expert of Tianxiong Domain, he was a character who feared neither Heaven nor Earth!
Now having recovered seventy percent of his strength, there was no way he would continue hiding as he had before.