Su Qingluo slowly rose to her feet. A terrifyingly intense aura of energy pressure poured forth, instantly twisting and distorting the surrounding space like ripples on disturbed water.
"I truly never imagined our Reincarnation Lineage possessed such an uncanny healing method!" Su Qingluo murmured to herself.
"Haha, lass, I never thought you'd actually research and master this healing technique of your Reincarnation Lineage!"
The Great Strength Demon God appeared before Su Qingluo and, sensing her powerful energy fluctuations, couldn't help but voice his admiration.
"To deduce this entire healing method based solely on a single sentence from me... This level of talent makes even me feel inferior."
"Senior, thank you for your assistance," Su Qingluo said gratefully. "If it weren't for you taking me in, I might not have survived to this point."
"No need to thank me," the demon god said directly. "The reason I offered you sanctuary was entirely because of that young man. Even though we lack a formal master-disciple relationship in name, the reality of one exists between us. Since he was being pursued, I naturally couldn't stand by and watch."
"Those fellows outside have begun to dismantle the Formations. Let's go take a look," the Great Strength Demon God suggested.
Hearing this, Su Qingluo's expression turned frosty. The five Earth Immortal experts had persistently guarded the area, clearly unwilling to give up until they had killed her.
The Great Strength Demon God and Su Qingluo simultaneously left the protective barrier and appeared inside the palace hall.
"Young man, are you changing the arrangement and positioning of these three Formations?" The Great Strength Demon God noticed Ye Yunfei constantly shifting the formation bases and flags of the three arrays and hurriedly asked.
"Yes, Senior. In fact, you made quite a few mistakes when setting up these three Formations all those years ago. I'm now in the process of correcting them," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Young man, it seems you truly have comprehended the essence of these three Formations," the demon god nodded. "Indeed, I obtained the setup methods for these arrays from a formation master back then. I didn't spend too much time studying them deeply before deploying them here, so errors were inevitable."
"Senior, the formation manuals you gifted me have been a tremendous help," Ye Yunfei said gratefully. "My skill in formations has seen a remarkably clear improvement during this period!"
"Qing Luo, has your injury healed?" Ye Yunfei, sensing Su Qingluo's energy aura at this moment, noticed it was steady yet unfathomably deep, impossible to gauge. Surprised and delighted, he asked.
"Yes, my injuries are temporarily recovered," Su Qingluo nodded lightly.
In front of Ye Yunfei, she appeared somewhat cold, as if deliberately trying to maintain distance. Yet within her heart, another part of her longed to draw closer to him. This inner conflict left her feeling strained.
"There's definitely something that happened between these two youngsters," thought the Great Strength Demon God, whose perceptive abilities were incredibly keen, immediately noticing the subtle tension between them.
"Qing Luo, we need to find time to talk properly," Ye Yunfei said, his gaze fixed steadily on her beautiful eyes as he spoke slowly.
"What is there to talk about?" Su Qingluo hastily turned her head away. "Regardless, thank you for stepping in to help me," she added after a moment's thought.
She knew that if Ye Yunfei hadn't brought her to the Great Strength Demon God, she might have already been surrounded and killed by the five Earth Immortals.
"Between us, there's no need for thanks," Ye Yunfei said, looking straight into Su Qingluo's beautiful eyes.
***
"Attack!"
At that moment, outside the palace, following the Ghost Formation Heavenly Master's command, the five Earth Immortals simultaneously struck, blasting toward the outermost Formation.
The point they attacked happened to be the core nexus of the Formation—the key to breaching it.
"Young man, those fellows outside have started attacking the Formation again," the Great Strength Demon God said, frowning as he sensed the energy pressure radiating from the five experts.
"Senior, don't worry. With me here, it won't be so easy for them to break through," Ye Yunfei declared confidently.
"Three Deities, Appear!" Ye Yunfei pointed a finger and uttered a soft command.
RUMBLE...
The auras of the three Formations changed simultaneously, intertwining. Three ancient, illusory Deity figures materialized and strode forth—one gripping a saber, one a sword, and one a spear.
Remarkably, positioned according to a specific pattern, the three Deity phantoms formed a battle formation!
BOOM!
The three Deities launched their attacks in unison, each executing an exceptionally profound martial technique: one slashed out with overwhelming saber light, another danced with billowing sword radiance, and the third thrust forth a sky-filling forest of spear shadows, all striking toward the five Earth Immortals simultaneously.
RUMBLE...
The attacks from both sides collided, unleashing a torrential wave of energy pressure that instantly obliterated a vast swathe of surrounding forest, turning it into flat ground. Countless birds and ferocious beasts were annihilated in an instant, vanishing without a trace.
"These three Formations seem to be a unified whole, and they contain three extremely profound martial techniques!" Su Qingluo watched the three Deity phantoms forming the battle formation, somewhat startled.
"Correct. These three Formations are fundamentally a single entity. Combined, they are known as the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Deities Formation. In fact, this isn't three separate Formations, but a single Formation—a battle formation!" Ye Yunfei nodded.
"So that's how it is!" exclaimed the Great Strength Demon God, astonished after hearing Ye Yunfei's words. "Young man, what you said matches exactly what that formation master from back then told me! It's just that I never studied it deeply. When setting it up, I always felt they were three separate arrays. So they truly belong to a single Formation after all!"
"A Thousand Armies and Ten Thousand Horses!" Ye Yunfei suddenly uttered softly.
BOOM! BOOM!
The three Formations trembled violently in unison, then simultaneously spewed dense volleys of thick beams of formation energy, raining down like a storm upon the five Earth Immortals.
"What's going on? These three Formations seem to have grown significantly stronger again!" The five Earth Immortals attacking the formations were greatly alarmed and hurriedly moved to defend.
"Ghost Formation Heavenly Master, what on earth is happening? Didn't you claim you had thoroughly analyzed these three Formations and could break them with a wave of your hand? Why, under our assault, have they not only suffered no damage but instead suddenly increased in power?" the Five Immortals Sect Master angrily demanded.
"Indeed, Ghost Formation Heavenly Master, what is the meaning of this?" Monk Taishan also asked.
The questioning gazes of Sect Master Li and Prime Minister Wang also turned toward the Ghost Formation Heavenly Master.
Moments ago, the Ghost Formation Heavenly Master had spoken with such confidence, making these Earth Immortals believe they could easily dismantle the three Formations. Now, the situation had abruptly reversed.
"This is utterly infuriating! Because of these damned Formations, we've wasted so much time here without even catching a glimpse of Su Qingluo!" roared the Five Immortals Sect Master.
RUMBLE...
Under Ye Yunfei's control, the three Deity phantoms surged forward in a rolling offensive, momentarily forcing the five Earth Immortals to retreat a considerable distance. This made the expressions of the five experts even more grim.
Especially the Ghost Formation Heavenly Master, who was rendered speechless by the other four Earth Immortals' questioning and had no idea how to respond. His face flushed crimson with humiliation.
He felt so enraged he wanted to bellow out loud. He understood—the other four Earth Immortals were starting to doubt his mastery of formations!
"Senior, Qing Luo, rest assured. Now that these three Formations can exert their true power, although the five Earth Immortals outside are strong, they won't find it easy to break in," Ye Yunfei said with a smile from inside the palace.
"Young man, you can now be considered a minor formation master in your own right!" the Great Strength Demon God praised.
"He remains as outstanding as before. How laughable that after I returned to the Reincarnation Palace, I harbored a subtle sense of looking down on him in my heart," Su Qingluo stole a glance at Ye Yunfei, thinking to herself.
She herself hadn't noticed that her perception of Ye Yunfei had been shifting all along.
Back when she had first awakened her memories and returned to the Reincarnation Palace, deep down she had always felt she and Ye Yunfei had become people from two different worlds, that their paths could no longer cross. But now she realized she had underestimated Ye Yunfei.
Perhaps one day, Ye Yunfei would reach the very heights she occupied!