"Brother, you're right, I can feel it. This Three-Life Fire Essence Grass would be incredibly beneficial for my Vermilion Bird Divine Meridian!"
Xiao Fei said excitedly.
At that moment, a high-pitched avian cry, one that could pierce metal and split stone, seemed to emanate faintly from within Xiao Fei's body, soaring straight into the clouds and revealing an excited emotion. She was evidently reacting to the absorption of those Three-Life Fire Essence Grasses.
"That's right, I can feel it too," Miao Ziqiong also couldn't help but nod slightly.
"Little Fei, Mother, rest assured, I will definitely secure this Three-Life Fire Essence Grass for you," Ye Yunfei said with a nod.
At this very moment.
"Everyone, these enormous grass constructs made of flame, they must be the legendary Three-Life Fire Essence Grass. I once saw an introduction to this kind of giant grass in an ancient text from our clan's scripture vault.
For cultivators like us who train in fire-attribute energy and laws, Three-Life Fire Essence Grass is practically a sacred cultivation treasure, of immeasurable value!"
A middle-aged man at the mouth of the valley said excitedly.
"Yes!
I've seen it too!"
Several other beings in the surroundings also spoke up one after another.
The Miao Clan was a major clan, renowned throughout the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. These were all members of the Miao Clan, and as members of a great clan, each was naturally knowledgeable and experienced. They quickly recognized that Three-Life Fire Essence Grass.
"Let's go, we'll charge in together!
Everyone, be careful. It is said these Three-Life Fire Essence Grasses contain astonishing fire-attribute energy and laws, and they resist autonomously. They are a type of heavenly treasure that's quite dangerous.
However, I believe that with so many of us joining forces, we will definitely be able to collect this fire essence grass!
Begin the operation!"
One of the men waved his hand, taking the lead as he charged into the valley.
Over a hundred Miao Clan youths followed closely, rushing into the valley.
It must be said, the Miao Clan truly lived up to its reputation as a major clan. These Miao Clan youths were each quite powerful. The auras of energy pressure they released were like rolling tidal waves, roaring and howling, causing the entire valley to tremble.
These Miao Clan youths each drew out weapons or summoned magical treasures, unleashing their energy pressure as they pounced toward the Three-Life Fire Essence Grasses.
Boom...
The entire valley shook violently, falling into complete turmoil.
Boom! Boom!
Waves of savage attacks rained down like a downpour, bombarding the Three-Life Fire Essence Grasses.
Rumble...
Soon, the Three-Life Fire Essence Grasses began to react, seeming to fly into a rage. One of the Three-Life Fire Essence Grasses suddenly lashed out, like a massive flaming blade, and slashed towards the Miao Clan youths at a terrifying speed.
Ah!
One Miao Clan youth, whose strength was comparatively weaker, was bisected by the slash, letting out a shrill, agonized scream.
However, this Miao Clan youth had fairly tenacious vitality. Even bisected, he wasn't dead.
But the next moment, his two halves began to burn. The terrifying combustion energy instantly reduced his two halves into two chunks of black charcoal. Even his Soul Body began to burn.
"Save me..."
This Miao Clan youth shouted for help.
Several other Miao Clan youths who were on good terms with him immediately employed various techniques in an attempt to save him. But in just a few breaths of time, this youth was burned to a pile of black ash, then vanished utterly without a trace.
Seeing this outcome, the expressions of the other Miao Clan youths all turned grave.
"The legends are indeed correct. This Three-Life Fire Essence Grass truly is extremely dangerous. Everyone must be careful!
We advance and retreat together, protecting each other!
Alright then, let's concentrate our strength and form a Vermilion Bird War Formation. We'll deal with one plant first, then another, collecting this fire essence grass one by one in sequence!"
One of the men commanded sternly.
Thus, these Miao Clan youths first retreated uniformly, then charged together towards one specific Three-Life Fire Essence Grass.
In doing so, things indeed became much safer. Over a hundred Miao Clan youths formed a single war formation, unleashing tremendous combat power, and were barely able to contend with this fire essence grass.
However, after watching for a few moments, Ye Yunfei knew that for these Miao Clan youths, collecting this Three-Life Fire Essence Grass would be extremely difficult. Even if they could succeed in the end, it would likely consume a great deal of time and effort, and might even exact a heavy toll in casualties.
"Mother, Xiao Fei, Brother Situ, follow me. We're going in."
Ye Yunfei said softly, then unfolded his movement technique and shot towards the center of the valley.
Miao Ziqiong, Xiao Fei, and Situ Kong'er all followed closely behind Ye Yunfei.
"We'll collect that one first!"
Ye Yunfei led the way, charging towards one Three-Life Fire Essence Grass.
Rumble...
The moment Ye Yunfei approached, this particular Three-Life Fire Essence Grass reacted. A giant leaf composed of flame swept sideways towards Ye Yunfei with a slash. The energy it contained was extremely violent. Wherever it passed, space was cleaved apart, and numerous fragments of spacetime danced about.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei produced a longsword and struck out with a single slash. A thick sword light manifested, colliding head-on with that leaf.
A Single Sword to Pacify the World!
Clang!
A distinct metallic collision rang out. The leaf was successfully blocked.
But that Three-Life Fire Essence Grass seemed thoroughly provoked.
Whoosh...
The entire giant plant rushed towards Ye Yunfei, brandishing leaf after leaf like blades of fire, raining down a chaotic storm of slashes.
Ye Yunfei pointed a finger, and five longswords shot out, forming the Five-Elements Slaying Immortal Sword Formation. They churned forth in a grinding assault, continuously clashing with those leaves.
Swish!
Ye Yunfei darted beneath the thick rootstalk of this Three-Life Fire Essence Grass and delivered a punch toward its roots.
Terrifying physical force, exceeding ten thousand Jiao, poured forth in a mighty torrent from his fist. Instantly, a large swath of ground around the roots of the Three-Life Fire Essence Grass crumbled, revealing a massive, pitch-black subterranean abyss.
The underground root system of that Three-Life Fire Essence Grass was almost entirely exposed.
Swish!
This Three-Life Fire Essence Grass also seemed to realize it had encountered a master. All its roots pulled out of the ground and it shot into the air, attempting to flee into the distance.
"Where do you think you're escaping to!"
Ye Yunfei gave a loud shout, employing Spatial Instantaneous Movement Technique. In a flash, he appeared up ahead, blocking the Three-Life Fire Essence Grass's path. Then, his hand shot out, enlarging continuously until it blotted out the sky and covered the earth as it grasped towards the plant.
"Who is that kid?"
At this moment, the gazes of all those Miao Clan youths turned towards Ye Yunfei's location. Seeing Ye Yunfei fighting single-handedly yet forcing a Three-Life Fire Essence Grass to flee, they all felt utterly shocked.
"It's him!
Miao Xiaofei's older brother!
At Miao Xiaofei's wedding to the Jiao Clan's Second Prince, he suddenly appeared and disrupted the ceremony!"
Immediately, one of the Miao Clan youths recognized Ye Yunfei, because this youth had been present in that plaza at the time and had already seen Ye Yunfei.
However, when the Zhuque Divine Grotto opened, this Miao Clan youth immediately left, rushing to be among the first to enter the Zhuque Divine Grotto. Therefore, he had not witnessed Ye Yunfei's later display of godly prowess, slaughtering the Half-Emperor experts of the Miao Clan and the Jiao Clan.