The slope before them appeared shrouded in grey mist. It was so thick that not a single plant could be seen, nor any insects or ants, as if all life had been extinguished here.
Beyond the absence of life, the entire slope was deathly silent, a silence that seemed to conceal some unknown, perilous crisis, evoking a sense of unease.
"There are remains!
And so many of them!"
At that moment, the mist began to dissipate slightly, revealing the vast surface of the slope ahead. It was strewn with piles of stark white bones—some scattered, others forming complete skeletal remains—all exuding a chilling, suffocating aura of death energy.
Roar…
Ye Yunfei faintly seemed to hear the roars of some living beings upon the slope.
Whoosh!
Shadowy, twisted grey figures flitted past, vanishing as quickly as they appeared.
"The Immortal-Falling Grounds truly live up to their perilous reputation," Ye Yunfei mused aloud as he surveyed the scene.
As a Geomancer, encountering such a legendary place of great malice like the Immortal-Falling Grounds didn't frighten Ye Yunfei. Instead, he felt a thrum of excitement.
This was the excitement at encountering his area of expertise.
"Let's take a closer look."
Suddenly making a bold decision, Ye Yunfei took a step towards the eerie slope ahead.
"Young Master Ye, be careful!
That mountain ridge area looks quite strange!" The Great Elder of the Celestial Gold Race cried out in alarm, his face paling.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Ye Yunfei replied.
Boom! Boom!
One Earth Dragon after another surged out from within the Phantom Tower, assembling to form a large-scale Earth Formation that surrounded Ye Yunfei protectively. In addition, vast amounts of Earth Qi Energy continuously welled up from the ground, coiling around his body.
Boom!
In the next instant, Ye Yunfei's foot landed upon the slope's terrain. The entire expanse of earth began to rumble.
Boom! Boom!
All manner of death energy, baleful aura, and Yin energy erupted simultaneously, transforming into thick, columnar plumes akin to rampaging fiends, striking terror into the heart.
Crack! Crack!
Ye Yunfei suddenly noticed that the piles upon piles of white bones littering the slope's surface began to tremble. Then, these skeletal remains started connecting, piecing themselves together to form bone constructs of various shapes that charged towards Ye Yunfei.
"Scram!"
Ye Yunfei stomped his foot. The Earth Formation around him instantly activated. Earth Dragons, resonating with each other, lunged forward to tear into the oncoming skeletal creatures.
However, Ye Yunfei quickly realized the Earth Dragons he had released were being smashed apart in relentless explosions.
Ye Yunfei had collected a vast number of Earth Dragons in the past, at least several thousand. However, the majority of them were of low-grade types, such as Brown Dragons, White Dragons, Green Dragons, and Black Dragons. There were only a very few Gold Dragons. Those low-grade Earth Dragons were instantly shattered by the skeletal creatures, disintegrating back into Earth Qi Energy. Only the Green Dragons and Black Dragons could barely hold their ground.
Rumble…
In the blink of an eye, a large group of skeletal creatures charged to within striking distance of Ye Yunfei, pouncing upon him with overwhelming killing intent.
Fshh!
Ye Yunfei swung his hand, unleashing a sword ray.
Poof! Poof!
This sword ray might have seemed unremarkable at first glance, but it was actually the culmination of seven thousand sword intents merged into one. Its power was indescribably immense. Where the sword ray swept past, skeletal constructs exploded one after another, turning into clouds of bone dust that filled the air.
The sword path level of merging seven thousand sword intents could easily slay a Perfected Heavenly Emperor, and one such strike could kill several! Although the skeletal creatures were numerous and possessed considerable combat strength, as Ye Yunfei executed his Myriad Swords Returned to One technique, each sword stroke wiped out entire swathes of them.
"Good!
Today, I shall properly explore this Immortal-Falling Grounds!"
Ye Yunfei strode forward confidently.
Kaboom!
Suddenly, space ahead rumbled violently. A massive being seemingly constructed of stark white bones, resembling some kind of crocodile-dragon hybrid, came charging head-on. It was like a white mountain peak smashing through space, its might astounding.
Boom!
Without dodging or evading, Ye Yunfei punched straight ahead. His fist continuously expanded as it clashed with the white-boned crocodile-dragon.
Rumble…
The massive collision energy radiated outwards, warping and then shattering the surrounding space.
"What immense strength this fellow possesses!"
Ye Yunfei was somewhat startled by the fact that this exchange had ended in a stalemate. Considering his current physical strength had reached around half a million Jiao, and although he hadn't exerted full force with that punch, it still contained terrifying power capable of repelling a Perfected Heavenly Emperor, one could imagine the sheer might of this bone crocodile-dragon.
"Again!"
Ye Yunfei raised his fist and struck once more.
Boom! Boom!
Ye Yunfei unleashed punch after punch, throwing several consecutive blows.
Bang!
Finally, Ye Yunfei managed to blow the white-boned crocodile-dragon apart into a cloud of bone dust with one final punch.
However, more skeletal creatures continued to charge towards him from all sides in an endless stream, some of them possessing formidable combat strength.
By this point, Ye Yunfei realized that most of the Earth Dragons he had released from the Phantom Tower earlier had been destroyed. Only a small handful of Gold Dragons remained by his side.
Boom…
A gigantic skeletal centipede, accompanied by a thick, pungent stench, swept towards him, stirring up a monstrous cyclone.
Fshh!
Ye Yunfei drew out an Emperor-grade longsword and slashed forward.
Boom!
The skeletal centipede immediately exploded into powder.
Thus, Ye Yunfei fought his way forward, entering a world steeped in grey mist, filled with countless skeletal creatures as white as bone. They surged towards him like an endless tide.
"These skeletal creatures are all being animated by a highly sophisticated Geomancy Technique. The energy they fight with is partly the lingering energy residing within their broken bones, but a significant portion also comes from Earth Qi Energy," Ye Yunfei assessed to himself, having roughly figured out the situation behind these numerous undead beings.
"Could it be that this Immortal-Falling Grounds was arranged by some highly skilled Geomancer?
Is there really a Geomancer of such high caliber in this world?
Their Geomancy Technique level must be far above my own!"
Ye Yunfei thought to himself, inwardly shocked.
"Hmm?
There's a gate up ahead, constructed entirely out of bone!"
At that moment, Ye Yunfei spotted a gate built from interlocking white bones. Peering inside, he saw white mist curling upwards and an intense, rich immortal aura, as if it were a world of pure immortal soil, with no sense of killing intent whatsoever.
Ye Yunfei hesitated for a moment before the bone gate, then strode resolutely inside.
"So many Gold Dragons!"
Upon passing through the gate, Ye Yunfei discovered that within lay a Small World. This Small World contained a vast number of Gold Dragons.
Tremendous Gold Dragons either sprawled upon the ground or lay in wait beneath it, absorbing and expelling golden-yellow Earth Qi Energy. Their numbers were staggering—no less than several thousand!
Gazing upon such a multitude of Gold Dragons, Ye Yunfei felt his mouth water with sheer envy!
"Hmm?
Over there, there's an Earth Dragon… it actually has five colors!
Could this be the legendary Five-Colored Earth Dragon?"
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei spotted, in a corner of this Small World, a Five-Colored Earth Dragon lying quietly with its eyes closed, as if in restful meditation.
This Five-Colored Earth Dragon was significantly larger in size than the other golden Earth Dragons, and the energy pressure it exuded was far more potent, delivering an immense feeling of oppression.
In the studies of Geomancy Technique, above the Gold Dragon grade lies the Five-Colored Earth Dragon!