"We'll have to force our way in!"
After a moment's thought, Ye Yunfei gritted his teeth and declared.
"Seniors, please enter my Space Treasure. I need to venture underground and investigate!"
Ye Yunfei spoke out.
"Young lad, that's far too dangerous!"
Xuanlong Daozhang was startled.
He could sense the entire valley was brimming with terrifying auras and dangers.
"Young Master Ye, let's just leave this place for now. We can look for my original body another time," Cai Feng said to Ye Yunfei.
"Please don't worry, Seniors. I'll be fine. It's just that bringing you both would be a bit inconvenient. Hurry and enter my Space Treasure. Time is of the essence!"
Ye Yunfei replied.
Both Xuanlong Daozhang and Cai Feng understood that Ye Yunfei considered their combat power inadequate and couldn't help but smile wryly. Ye Yunfei's strength had indeed far surpassed theirs by now.
Finally, under Ye Yunfei's urging, Xuanlong Daozhang and Cai Feng entered the Phantom Tower.
Boom! Roar...!
Within the valley, a massive wave of golden beings rushed in from all directions like a tidal surge, completely surrounding Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei waved a hand, summoning over a hundred black Earth Dragons and more than a thousand others of various grades from the Phantom Tower.
Retrieving his Dragon-Whip and Measuring Plate, Ye Yunfei instantly deployed a large Earth Formation.
Boom!
Standing within the Earth Formation, Ye Yunfei activated it and began drilling down into the ground.
Below the earth here were buried dense masses of golden beings, looking like a mass grave.
Moreover, at this moment, all those buried golden beings seemed to be stirring, moving inexorably towards Ye Yunfei's location to surround and attack him.
Ye Yunfei stamped his foot. A powerful energy suppression erupted from the Earth Formation at his feet, bearing down on the golden beings.
Earth Dragons roared and roared, engaging the golden beings in battle.
Although these golden beings possessed incredibly hard bodies and immense strength, the subterranean world was essentially the Earth Dragons' territory. Here underground, the Earth Dragons could tap into the Earth's qi, granting them virtually limitless combat energy. Coupled with the potent Earth Formation Ye Yunfei had set up, they managed to block the onslaught of golden beings.
"They are all puppets!"
Ye Yunfei realized that all these golden beings were puppets, the same as those on the surface.
"Who did this? Turning so many bodies of the Celestial Gold Race into puppets… that's utterly ruthless."
Ye Yunfei frowned as he watched the dense masses of golden beings steadily advancing.
"Hm? Senior Cai Feng, I think I sense your aura!"
At that moment, Ye Yunfei's face suddenly lit up with surprise.
Ye Yunfei's current skill in the Geomancy Technique was quite advanced. His perceptual abilities underground were far superior to those of other beings. As soon as he had entered the subterranean world, his Soul Power had already communicated with the earth qi of this area, probing outwards in all directions for a great distance. He had searched this entire underground region and finally detected a trace of Cai Feng's aura.
This indicated that Cai Feng's original body had indeed been buried here in the past.
"Really? Young Master Ye, you sensed my original body's aura? But why can't I sense even a hint of my own aura?"
Cai Feng was both surprised and elated. Truthfully, she very much hoped to find her original body. Not finding it would mean she had no chance at resurrection.
"The energy and law composition of this underground world are extremely chaotic, and many strange ancient formations are deployed here. You haven't cultivated Geomancy Technique, so it's difficult for you to perceive anything here," Ye Yunfei explained.
"So that's how it is."
Both Xuanlong Daozhang and Cai Feng suddenly understood, their admiration for Ye Yunfei deepening.
"Over in that direction!"
Suddenly sensing something, Ye Yunfei rode a black Earth Dragon and began moving in a particular direction.
Roar…!
Abruptly, a wild roar rang out, shaking the entire subterranean world violently.
"That one is not weak."
Ye Yunfei looked towards the source of the roar, his brows slightly furrowed as he thought to himself.
Swish!
Standing atop the head of an Earth Dragon, Ye Yunfei began swiftly navigating underground.
Boom! Boom…!
Golden beings burrowed through the earth, surrounding and attacking Ye Yunfei.
The over thousand Earth Dragons clustered around Ye Yunfei, surging forward in a mighty formation, blocking the endless stream of golden beings pouncing on them.
Ye Yunfei found the number of golden beings increasing continuously. Eventually, the entire subterranean world beneath was filled with dense masses of them, the very ground shaking and swaying as if a terrifying earthquake was occurring.
Even Ye Yunfei felt a trace of apprehension inwardly.
"Thankfully, I am an Earth Master who can command these Earth Dragons. Otherwise, faced with this scene, I too would have to flee in defeat."
Ye Yunfei mused to himself.
"Young Master Ye, I think I can sense my original body! It's right ahead!"
Cai Feng suddenly exclaimed with delight.
"Yes, Senior! The aura from your original body is growing clearer!"
Ye Yunfei also nodded.
A moment later.
An immense underground palace abruptly appeared ahead.
Within the palace were densely arranged golden coffins!
"Many dreadfully powerful Formations are deployed inside this underground palace!"
Standing at the palace's edge, Ye Yunfei observed its interior.
At this point, Ye Yunfei noticed that the golden beings pursuing him seemed afraid to approach the palace. They all halted their advance roughly a thousand meters away, not daring to come any closer.
"It seems there's something within this palace that frightens these puppets,"
Ye Yunfei thought.
"My original body! It's in that coffin!"
Cai Feng suddenly cried out joyfully.
"Yes, young lad! Cai Feng's original body is in that coffin! The mark I carved on it back then is still there!"
Xuanlong Daozhang was also overjoyed. Appearing beside Ye Yunfei, he pointed to a golden coffin in a corner of the palace.
"Senior Cai Feng's original body was also buried among these golden coffins? If I'm not mistaken, these golden coffins should belong to the Celestial Gold Race."
Ye Yunfei said curiously.
"That golden coffin was something we found back then within this Tianjin Forbidden Land. We thought it was quite sturdy, so we buried Cai Feng's original body within it. However, we buried that coffin in the valley we were in earlier. Why has it ended up in this underground palace?"
Xuanlong Daozhang answered, somewhat perplexed.
"Some special formations within this palace draw all the metal in the surrounding area. Look, besides those golden coffins, the palace contains many other kinds of metal as well."
Ye Yunfei stated.
"Indeed!"
Xuanlong Daozhang carefully examined the palace's interior. Sure enough, aside from the golden coffins, there were also large quantities of various metals. The ground was piled with all sorts of weapons, treasures, and metal ores. Moreover, all this metal was covered in dirt, clearly having been buried in the soil.
"Senior Xuanlong Daozhang, extremely perilous Formations are deployed within this palace. Even I don't have much confidence against them. Here's what we'll do: you enter the Phantom Tower, and I'll go inside to retrieve Senior Cai Feng's original body."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before saying to Xuanlong Daozhang.
"Alright. Young lad, a great kindness is beyond mere thanks. Both Cai Feng and I will never forget our debt to you!"
Xuanlong Daozhang said gratefully, then entered the Phantom Tower.
And Ye Yunfei took a single step into the underground palace.
Boom! Roar…!
An absolutely terrifying wave of energy came surging towards him.