After Zong Taibai departed, Ye Yunfei remained standing in place, motionless.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei recalled all his past interactions with Su Qingluo, starting from the Moonlit City of the Great Qin Empire in the Eastern Region of the Tianxuan Continent, one event after another, until the time at the headquarters of Qingyun Palace in the Canghuang Realm, when Su Qingluo suddenly left and disappeared without a trace.
"Judging from Zong Taibai's expression just now, the Palace Master Su of the Reincarnation Palace is very likely the Qing Luo I know," Ye Yunfei murmured to himself, recalling Zong Taibai's reaction.
"Why would Qing Luo be the Palace Master of the Reincarnation Palace from the Main World? And how is she one of the very top powerhouses in the Main World? Then, why did she come to the Canghuang Realm in the past?"
At this moment, Ye Yunfei's mind was full of questions.
"Also, the Reincarnation Palace people who came to hunt me down before—could that be related to Qing Luo? Did Qing Luo send people to kill me? Why would she want to kill me?"
Ye Yunfei stood there dumbly, his mind brimming with all sorts of doubts concerning Su Qingluo.
"Qing Luo's feelings for me in the past were definitely real; there's no doubt about that. Later, something strange suddenly happened to her at the Qingyun Palace headquarters in the Canghuang Realm, and then she left the Canghuang Realm and disappeared. It seems she was returning to the Main World when she left back then. She was originally a member of the Main World's Reincarnation Palace."
Ye Yunfei remembered the various strange behaviors the Canghuang Realm's origin had told him about Su Qingluo before her departure and somewhat understood.
"Could it be that Qing Luo, for some reason, was injured or lost her memories in the past, ended up in the Canghuang Realm, and then suddenly regained her memories, learned of her true identity, and thus chose to leave the Canghuang Realm and return to the Main World?" Ye Yunfei speculated.
"If that's the case, I wonder how Qing Luo views me now. Does the love she felt for me in the past… is it still there?"
Ye Yunfei sighed and spoke these words.
"But, no matter what, one day, I will personally go find Qing Luo and ask her clearly! Even if she is now the master of the Reincarnation Palace and one of the top powerhouses in the Main World, I will still go to her!"
Ye Yunfei stated firmly.
Su Qingluo was the only woman who had moved Ye Yunfei's heart in two lifetimes and the only one he recognized so far. Naturally, Ye Yunfei would not easily give up on this love.
Next, Ye Yunfei moved, leaving the ruins and exiting the Feixian Valley.
Not long after, he returned to the headquarters of the Celestial Gold Race in Feixian Continent.
Ye Yunfei sent the Celestial Gold Race's five Elders and all members out of the Illusory Shadow Tower.
"Young Master Ye, words cannot express our gratitude for such great kindness! If you hadn't come to Feixian Valley to save us this time, none of us would have returned alive! You will forever be the benefactor of our Celestial Gold Race!"
The First Elder said gratefully.
"First Elder, please, no need to stand on ceremony. We're all on the same side," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Haha... Well said, Young Master Ye! We are indeed on the same side!"
The First Elder laughed heartily. The other high-ranking members of the Celestial Gold Race also had bright eyes. With Ye Yunfei's current strength, considering the Celestial Gold Race as his own people was naturally something they sought fervently!
"Third Elder, Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, these are Human Immortal Fruits. Given your foundations, refining three each should allow you to break through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm."
Ye Yunfei waved a hand and took out nine Human Immortal Fruits, sending three each to float before the three Elders.
"Human Immortal Fruits! Young Master Ye, you're giving these to us? They are far too precious! Young Master Ye, you are already at the Heavenly Emperor realm. These Human Immortal Fruits can assist you in your future attempts to break into the Immortal Realm. You should keep them for yourself; don't waste them on us!"
The three Elders stared at the fruits before them, startled. They naturally knew how precious Human Immortal Fruits were—a treasure all Heavenly Emperors longed for!
"Take them. The three of you are in great need of Human Immortal Fruits right now. After refining them, you should be able to break through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm. As for my cultivation, there's no need to worry. I am only an Intermediate Heavenly Emperor now; it's not yet time for me to charge into the Immortal Realm," Ye Yunfei said.
"This..." The three Elders hesitated.
"No need for courtesy. Accept them," Ye Yunfei urged.
"Since Young Master Ye insists, you three should take them," the First Elder said softly.
"We thank Young Master Ye!" The three Elders no longer hesitated, each accepting their three Human Immortal Fruits and speaking gratefully.
"Three Elders, enter my spatial treasure to attempt the Heavenly Emperor Realm breakthrough. I believe it won't take long for the three of you to break through." Ye Yunfei said to the three Elders.
"Alright! We will follow Young Master Ye's arrangements!"
The three Elders answered in unison.
Thus, Ye Yunfei teleported these three Elders of the Celestial Gold Race into the Illusory Shadow Tower, allowing them to refine the Human Immortal Fruits and attempt their breakthroughs to the Heavenly Emperor Realm inside.
The Human Immortal Fruits contained Immortal Force, an energy far more advanced than spiritual power. These three Elders had solid foundations themselves. By absorbing some of the Immortal Force within the fruits, they had a high chance of breaking through to the Heavenly Emperor Realm!
Ye Yunfei requested a quiet chamber at the Celestial Gold Race headquarters, entered it, then entered the Illusory Shadow Tower to begin closed-door cultivation and recovery.
This trip to the ruins within Feixian Valley had yielded significant gains for Ye Yunfei.
The main gain was securing a seat on the Ascension Platform, enabling him to comprehend and cultivate atop it, converting nearly a third of the spiritual power within his body into Immortal Force.
The second was the Human Immortal Fruits. The Human Immortal Fruits also contained Immortal Force!
Ye Yunfei waved his hand and took out all the Human Immortal Fruits he had obtained from that dense forest. Altogether, there were over a hundred Human Immortal Fruits!
Most of the Human Immortal Fruits from that forest had ended up in Ye Yunfei's possession!
"I'll refine these Human Immortal Fruits directly," Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a Human Immortal Fruit floated up and positioned itself before Ye Yunfei's chest.
Rumble…
Ye Yunfei activated the spiritual power within his body. Eight Chaos God Veins simultaneously manifested, rumbling as they floated in the air.
The eight Chaos God Veins erupted with astonishing suction force, beginning to absorb and refine the energy from that Human Immortal Fruit.
Boom…
Terrible Immortal Force energy continuously surged from the Human Immortal Fruit, flooding towards Ye Yunfei's body in a mighty tide, then being drawn into his system.
"If not for the fact that a third of my spiritual power had already been converted into Immortal Force, I probably wouldn't have the strength to refine Human Immortal Fruits! This violent, surging Immortal Force would directly explode my physical body. The Ascension Platform is truly mystical, actually converting my spiritual power into Immortal Force without me noticing. In comparison, the Human Immortal Fruits are much more domineering." Ye Yunfei mused inwardly.
For the following period, Ye Yunfei continued refining the Human Immortal Fruits.