"By the way, we got a tip that there might be an Otherworldly Fire within this Tianhuang Demon Forest. What if this brat has already gotten it first?
He actually dares to publicly refine pills here so brazenly after obtaining the Otherworldly Fire. His gall is truly enormous, a real reckless youth," another man said.
This team of young people consisted of twelve in total—three women and nine men.
Each exuded sharp auras; it was clear their strength was quite commendable.
"Even if he got it first, so what? Does he dare to compete with our Golden Crow Sect for things?
Let's go. Don't let him escape," the tall youth wearing the golden upper garment waved his hand and led the charge toward Ye Yunfei's location. It seemed he was the little leader of this mixed group.
In moments, these dozen-plus young people arrived on the flat ground where Ye Yunfei was.
They prepared to surround Ye Yunfei.
Right at this moment.
BOOM…
The ground of this flat area suddenly shook violently, as one Earth Formation after another continuously manifested, erupting with billowing waves of energy pressure.
The dozen-plus youths were so startled they retreated repeatedly.
Among these youths, the strongest was the golden-shirted leader, with strength at the early Integration Realm.
Given his age, possessing such power was already considered quite remarkable.
"So these are disciples of the Golden Crow Sect," Ye Yunfei swept a glance over the youths and thought inwardly.
The Golden Crow Sect was a famous major force on the Feixian Continent. Even if it couldn't quite match the Sword Emperor Pavilion, the difference wasn't huge. Its overall strength was formidable, ranking among the overlords of this continent.
Therefore, disciples of the Golden Crow Sect walking outside all consciously felt superior to others.
"So many formations! And these formations are incredibly powerful!" The youths stared at the constantly appearing Earth Formations before them, both shocked and furious.
"No wonder this brat dares to refine pills here. He's hidden behind so many formations!" someone said angrily.
"The power of these formations is quite good. Could this guy be a formation master?" a red-clothed woman guessed.
"Impossible!
Even if he is a formation master, he's still young. His formation skill must be limited—how could he possibly set up these formations?
I reckon these formations were already here, discovered by this brat. That's why he's hiding inside them to refine pills," the golden-shirted leader immediately negated the idea.
"Let's find a way to break these formations and get inside.
Alright, everyone attack together now, combine your strength to break the formations," the golden-shirted leader then said.
Under this youth's lead, the dozen-plus youths began attacking the Earth Formations on the flat ground.
But soon, they found these formations before them were even more sturdy than they had imagined.
They combined their strength to attack just one of the Earth Formations, using various methods for a full half-hour. All they managed was to make that formation shake and tremble continuously.
And there were at least several dozen formations on this flat ground.
At this rate, never mind a few days, they probably wouldn't know if they could break all the formations here even if given over ten days.
"Damnit!
These formations are too tough!
Who knows when we'll be able to break them all!" The youths began lamenting loudly.
"Come to think of it, since these formations are so strong, how did that guy get inside?
Could he really be a formation master?" someone asked doubtfully.
"Hey, listen up! We are disciples of the Golden Crow Sect!
Hand over that big cauldron in front of you right now. If you do as I say, I can give you a chance to befriend us.
In the future, I might consider uplifting you, as well as your family and sect.
I suppose you know the influence of our Golden Crow Sect. This is a rare opportunity for you," the golden-shirted leader thought for a moment, then shouted clearly, his gaze piercing through the multiple layers of formations toward Ye Yunfei.
Hearing his words, the other young men and women all wore proud, arrogant expressions.
As Golden Crow Sect disciples, they had always looked down upon youths from other forces on the continent, maintaining a condescending mindset.
It was very difficult for ordinary young people to befriend them.
However, to their fury, Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged before the refining cauldron, not even twitching an eyelid, paying them no heed whatsoever.
Never mind these Golden Crow Sect disciples; even if Golden Crow Sect higher-ups came, Ye Yunfei wouldn't give them a second thought.
On this continent, only Half-Emperors could make Ye Yunfei feel some caution.
"Hey, did you hear what Senior Brother Luo said?!
Hand over that cauldron right now, and you'll get a chance to befriend us.
Otherwise, you'll bear the consequences!" the tall, skinny youth shouted.
Yet Ye Yunfei still didn't pay him any attention.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's sword refinement had almost reached its most critical stage; it was not a good time to be distracted.
"Kid, are you looking to die?!
Do you want to make an enemy of our Golden Crow Sect?!"
"Kid, hand over that cauldron right now! Otherwise, we won't let you off!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei ignoring them from start to finish, without even opening his eyes to look at them once, the dozen-plus Golden Crow Sect disciples grew furious and began shouting one after another.
But no matter how they yelled, Ye Yunfei remained oblivious.
"Everyone, from my point of view, the Otherworldly Fire in this Tianhuang Demon Forest must have been obtained by this kid. However, he's protected by these formations and we can't do anything to him. So, how about this: let's immediately send a message to Elder Qiu. As far as I know, Elder Qiu recently visited a Supreme Elder of the Stone Clan and should still be within Stone Clan territory.
The Stone Clan headquarters isn't far from here. I'll contact Elder Qiu right away and ask him to deal with this kid and seize the Otherworldly Fire!" the golden-shirted leader suddenly declared.
"Senior Brother Luo's suggestion is good. No time to waste, let's send the message to Elder Qiu immediately," the other youths all nodded in agreement.
Then, they each took out communication jade slips and began sending messages to Elder Qiu.
At the same time, two groups were converging from a distance toward Ye Yunfei's location.
"Kid, I sense someone is divining your location again. And from two different directions," Hun Lao suddenly said to Ye Yunfei.
"No need to ask, it must be people from the Sword Emperor Pavilion and the Heavenly God Palace.
Those two factions will never give up hunting me down," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Yes, it must be people from those two factions," Hun Lao nodded.
"Let them come.
The more, the better. They'll regret it," Ye Yunfei said with a cold laugh.
At the same time…
In a very secret Small World somewhere within the Three Thousand Worlds.
Beside a beautifully scenic lake.
An old blind man sat cross-legged in front of a wooden hut. Two young daoist boys were present, one boiling water and the other arranging tea utensils.
SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!
Suddenly, the space ahead split open, and two men and one woman walked out, descending before the old blind man.
"Old Blind Man, why have you summoned us?" one of the elders asked.
"Three Heavenly Emperors, I seem to have divined traces of that Heavenly Emperor Ye's whereabouts," the old blind man slowly uttered.
As expected!
The three Heavenly Emperors exchanged glances. In truth, they had already guessed as much before coming.