"Young Master Ye, these are all rather precious body-tempering materials. I am giving them to you as a gift."
Elder Qi took out a spatial ring and handed it to Ye Yunfei with gratitude.
"Many thanks, Elder Qi."
Ye Yunfei did not decline and accepted it.
Next, Elder Qi arranged for someone to lead Ye Yunfei to a secluded cultivation chamber.
The chamber of the Giant Clan was extremely spacious, resembling a massive palace.
Once inside, Ye Yunfei immediately entered the Illusory Shadow Pagoda.
"All of this pool water and the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures immersed in it are priceless treasures for body tempering!"
Ye Yunfei excitedly said as he took out the pool water he had obtained from the Great Strength Beast ancestral land, storing it in a large iron cauldron.
He also took out all one hundred-plus Great Strength Beast inner cores, placing them on the ground. They emitted a terrifying pressure of raw power.
Then, Ye Yunfei retrieved the spatial ring Elder Qi had gifted him and took out all its contents.
"What fine treasures!"
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but exclaim softly.
The items stored in this spatial ring were all Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures specifically used for body tempering. Among them, Ye Yunfei recognized and could name several dozen types, while more than half were ones he couldn't name. Yet, given his expertise in alchemy, he could tell at a glance that each one was an invaluable treasure for body tempering.
Not only were there a wide variety of these treasures, but their quantity was astonishing—piled into small hills that almost buried him.
At the same time, Ye Yunfei also discovered ten Great Strength Beast inner cores!
Last time, Elder Qi had only gifted him two. This time, he had given over ten at once, naturally because Ye Yunfei had saved his daughter.
"Let's immerse all these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures into this pool water."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, making a silent decision.
He found that the pool water seemed capable of fusing with all body-tempering materials. So, with a wave of his sleeve, he began continuously sending the treasures piled around him into the large cauldron to soak in the water.
Sure enough, upon being submerged, the materials immediately reacted. Their vital essences began seeping out, merging with the pool water.
Ye Yunfei proceeded to toss all body-tempering Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures into the large iron cauldron, mixing them with the pool water.
The internal space of this large iron cauldron was substantial, capable of holding a staggering amount of material.
"I'll wait for a while, allowing these materials and the pool water to fully react and fuse, before refining and absorbing them.
First, I'll swallow the Great Strength Beast inner cores!"
Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Now possessing over a hundred Great Strength Beast inner cores, Ye Yunfei knew that refining and absorbing them would lead to a staggering leap in his physical strength!
Rumble...
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged and directly swallowed a Great Strength Beast inner core. A vast surge of medicinal power immediately erupted, flooding through his entire body like a raging deluge.
Ye Yunfei could feel his physical strength rising linearly!
"Three thousand Jiao in physical strength!"
After refining and absorbing this one core, Ye Yunfei found his physical strength had increased by three thousand Jiao.
His total physical strength now exceeded twenty-nine thousand Jiao!
Next, Ye Yunfei continued refining one Great Strength Beast inner core after another.
His physical strength began rising at an astonishing speed!
These inner cores were the concentrated essence cultivated by powerful members of the Great Strength Beast race, immensely effective for boosting strength!
"Sixty thousand Jiao of physical strength!"
After refining and absorbing another ten cores, Ye Yunfei's physical strength reached sixty thousand Jiao.
With sixty thousand Jiao of physical strength, Ye Yunfei estimated he could instantly annihilate the vast majority of Half-Emperors with a mere flick of his finger.
He continued swallowing more Great Strength Beast inner cores, and his physical strength kept soaring.
However, Ye Yunfei soon noticed an issue.
As he consumed more and more cores, the physical strength increase gained from each one began to diminish.
Initially, each core granted him an increase of three thousand Jiao.
Gradually, each core only increased his strength by two thousand Jiao.
Later on, each core only provided a thousand Jiao increase.
"There's no helping it. Most Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in this world are like this. If you refine and consume too many, their effects gradually diminish."
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but give a bitter smile.
He also thought of another reason.
The stronger his physical body became, the more difficult it was to improve further!
In truth, this was the case with all body-tempering techniques in the later stages—the higher the level, the harder it was to progress.
An indeterminate amount of time passed.
"My total physical strength has reached one hundred and ten thousand Jiao!"
Ye Yunfei suddenly exhaled a breath.
The exhalation was like a terrifying air cannonball, directly blasting and shattering the space before him, creating a spatial black hole.
With one hundred and ten thousand Jiao of physical strength, even the slightest movement of Ye Yunfei's body produced tsunami-like rumbles from within. The surrounding space became distorted and warped from the pressure, unable to bear the load.
"I have consumed forty-five Great Strength Beast inner cores.
Let's continue!"
Ye Yunfei began swallowing even more inner cores.
Currently, each core only increased his physical strength by a thousand Jiao.
But even a thousand Jiao was incredibly precious to him!
If he relied on his own cultivation, he had no idea how long it would take to gain a thousand Jiao!
"My total physical strength has reached one hundred and sixty thousand Jiao!"
After refining another batch of inner cores, Ye Yunfei's strength reached one hundred and sixty thousand Jiao.
"With my current physical strength, even if I encounter a Heavenly Emperor expert, I wouldn't have to flee at the mere rumor of their presence."
Ye Yunfei said to himself.
While a Heavenly Emperor's power far surpassed that of a Half-Emperor, Ye Yunfei's Soul Power was now approaching the level of an Initial Heavenly Emperor.
His physical strength was also sufficient to contend with an Initial Heavenly Emperor.
Coupled with his other aces, if he encountered an expert at the Heavenly Emperor level now, he wouldn't have to immediately flee upon sighting them from afar like he used to!
"The Tianpo Realm is truly a blessed land for me.
I haven't been here long, but my strength has risen astonishingly."
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but laugh.
"That's because your luck is good.
When you entered the Soul Realm, you happened to run into that Soul Emperor away on adventures, giving you the chance to kill and absorb so many Soul Race members.
Coming to this planet, you happened to encounter Miss Qi E being captured by the Great Strength Beasts. You took advantage of the chaos to enter the Great Strength Beast ancestral land and obtained so many Great Strength Beast inner cores and that pool of body-tempering fluid.
If not for the war between the Great Strength Beast Clan and the Giant Clan, which diverted the attention of the Great Strength Beast experts, I doubt you could have so smoothly entered the Great Strength Beast ancestral land."
Hun Lao chimed in via sound transmission.
"That's also true. When I think about it, my luck has been exceptionally good.
However, luck is also part of one's strength."
Ye Yunfei replied with a smile.
"Alright, I'll now fully refine and absorb all of this pool water.
I'm truly looking forward to what level my physical strength will reach then!"
Gazing at the large iron cauldron not far away, Ye Yunfei was filled with anticipation.