As soon as the Great Strength Demon God finished speaking, he stretched out a giant hand, grabbed Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo, and stuffed them into a vague, murky space.
"A dimensional barrier!
To think this senior actually cultivated his own dimensional barrier during his lifetime!"
Su Qingluo surveyed the vague expanse before her, an expression of shock on her face.
"Is cultivating a dimensional barrier that impressive?" Ye Yunfei asked upon hearing Su Qingluo's words.
"Of course it is! Generally speaking, only mighty figures at the Heavenly Immortal level might barely be able to cultivate their own personal barrier.
Which means, this senior's strength during his life was, at the very least, that of a Heavenly Immortal!
This is truly astonishing!" Su Qingluo explained.
"Heavenly Immortal?" This was the first time Ye Yunfei had heard of this realm.
"Above Earth Immortal is Golden Immortal, and above Golden Immortal is Heavenly Immortal!
Our region of space-time has no Heavenly Immortals; we don't even have Golden Immortals.
So this senior must have come from another, outside region of space-time," Su Qingluo said slowly.
"Your guess is correct. This senior did indeed come from another space-time outside," Ye Yunfei said, inwardly impressed by Su Qingluo's knowledge and insight.
"Alright, Qing Luo, you're severely injured. You should focus on healing while you have the chance," Ye Yunfei said, concerned as he sensed her weakened aura and saw her pale complexion.
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's intimate form of address for her, Su Qingluo's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.
She pretended not to hear, turned away, took out the black pill the Great Strength Demon God had given her earlier, opened her mouth and swallowed it, then found a spot to sit down cross-legged and began circulating her energy to heal her wounds.
"Dammit!
Why do I always feel so flustered and utterly unable to remain calm in his presence?
I'm an Earth Immortal expert! Do I really lack such simple composure?" Su Qingluo couldn't help but ask herself inwardly.
"But regardless, this time he stepped forward to help me without hesitation against five Earth Immortal experts. I should be grateful.
Otherwise, I'd have no idea where to flee right now."
The thought of Ye Yunfei proactively assisting her at that critical moment stirred a touch of emotion in her heart.
"It seems there's still a place for me in her heart," Ye Yunfei thought, a faint smile appearing on his lips as he took in Su Qingluo's subtle reactions.
For the time that followed, Su Qingluo remained seated, focusing on her recovery. Ye Yunfei didn't disturb her further. He found a spot some distance away, sat down cross-legged himself, and entered into closed-door meditation.
"My physical strength made a huge leap forward recently.
Now it's time to improve my strength in other areas, particularly my cultivation realm," Ye Yunfei contemplated.
"I'm currently a Senior Heavenly Emperor. My next breakthrough will take me to the Perfect Heavenly Emperor realm.
And above that is the Profound Immortal realm.
My current realm is still too low; I must hurry to improve it quickly.
At the same time, I also need to spend some time seriously improving my swordsmanship and the energy of my heart force.
My current strength is already completely insufficient."
A powerful sense of urgency welled up within Ye Yunfei.
Su Qingluo was now an Earth Immortal expert. Even though she was gravely injured, Ye Yunfei understood that his strength was negligible in her eyes. Ye Yunfei was not accustomed to appearing so weak in front of his own woman!
Especially now, when Su Qingluo was being hunted by five powerful Earth Immortals, and the best he could do was help her hide—he couldn't offer any real assistance. This feeling was intensely frustrating for Ye Yunfei.
"Next, I'll attack my realm and cultivate my sword technique."
After pondering for a moment, Ye Yunfei entered a cultivation state. He simultaneously worked on breaking through his cultivation realm and honing his swordsmanship.
The primary sword technique Ye Yunfei cultivated was Ten Thousand Swords Return To One. He had already achieved the level of 'Ten Thousand Swords Return To One' in this technique.
This sword art could be described as an extremely profound, almost limitless technique! The more Ye Yunfei practiced it, the more impressed he became.
Ye Yunfei understood that his current attainment in this sword technique could, at most, be considered an introductory level!
Rumble…
Within Ye Yunfei's body, eight Chaos Divine Meridians materialized. Like eight great rivers, torrential spiritual energy surged and roiled within them.
"Chaos Divine Meridians!"
Su Qingluo, who was meditating to heal her injuries, heard the commotion and looked over, her eyes filled with shock.
With her discerning vision, she could naturally recognize the extraordinary nature of these eight divine veins!
"He's actually a rare martial prodigy, one in a million!
How laughable that I've always looked down on him.
But… what does it matter how high his talent is? What does it have to do with me?
Why am I always so focused on matters concerning him?"
Su Qingluo stole a glance at Ye Yunfei, then quickly averted her gaze, forcing herself to refocus on her healing meditation.
Meanwhile, outside the Great Strength Demon God's palace, the five Earth Immortal experts strode together toward the palace's main gate.
"Everyone, be alert. There's likely a powerful being inside this palace.
Let's try not to provoke him if we can. We'll approach him with courtesy first. It would be best if we can avoid conflict," Sect Master Li sent a voice transmission to the other four.
"Hmph!
Powerful being? I've already sensed that fellow's aura. At best, he's just a Remnant Soul. No matter how powerful he was in life, a mere Remnant Soul alone won't frighten us," Monk Taishan of the Western Sect sneered coldly.
"Regardless, this is his territory. I suspect the restrictive energy permeating this Small World was set up by the Remnant Soul inside this palace. His methods are quite impressive.
If we can avoid conflict with him, we'd be wise not to provoke him.
Of course, if he fails to recognize his own place, then we won't stand on ceremony.
In short, anyone who dares hinder us from killing that adulterous pair will be shown no mercy—spare none!" Prime Minister Wang of the Qiantang Empire stated.
As they spoke, the five Earth Immortals arrived before the palace gate.
"Senior, we are here to find someone. We apologize for the disturbance!"
Sect Master Li of Qingxuan Sect proclaimed clearly.
Rumble…
Propelled by his energy, his voice penetrated the palace gates and echoed within the halls like rolling thunder. Its imposing might was startling, causing the entire palace to tremble.
He was making a clear show of force, wanting the occupant of the palace to witness his strength.
"The people you seek are not here. Turn back. Do not disturb my peace," a calm voice came from within the palace.
The five Earth Immortal experts exchanged glances.
"Senior, we know the ones we seek are inside. We ask that you show us some consideration.
Please do not make this too difficult for us."
Sect Master Li spoke again. His voice, now amplified even further by his energy, sounded like ten thousand thunderclaps exploding in unison. The rolling waves of sound surged into the palace. Simultaneously, endless azure lightning bolts manifested in the sky around the palace, striking the surrounding walls and roof continuously.
Truly befitting an Earth Immortal expert—merely a slight leakage of his energy produced such a terrifying spectacle!