"The Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit has appeared. I must go and take a look no matter what; otherwise, this trip to the secret realm will have been in vain."
Su Qingluo thought for a moment before speaking.
"Elders, starting now, take the True Immortal-level experts and search for the other members of our Reincarnation Palace. Some of our people are still being hunted. We must find them quickly to reduce casualties. Right now, the Earth Immortals are targeting me, so you needn't worry about encountering them. Also, act as discreetly as possible, conceal your traces, and focus on preserving our forces. Those major factions have already joined forces against our Reincarnation Palace. They are numerous and powerful, so avoid them if you can; don't engage them head-on. Once we leave this secret realm and return to the Main World, then we will settle scores with them."
Su Qingluo addressed several elders of the Reincarnation Palace.
During this time, she had managed to gather a total of five elders. For this trip to the Ancient God Ruins, Su Qingluo had brought quite a few elders, both core and regular ones.
"We understand, Palace Lord," the elders replied simultaneously.
"Palace Lord, once news of the Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit spreads, many Earth Immortal experts are sure to rush there to compete for it. You must be careful," one elder said with concern.
"I will be careful," Su Qingluo nodded.
"Elders, take these Formation Flags and refine them. In a critical moment, simply throw them out to instantly form a formation."
Ye Yunfei took out a large batch of Formation Flags and offered them to each elder in turn. These flags were ones Ye Yunfei had found time to craft recently. At his current level of formation mastery, creating these flags didn't take much time. The Great Strength Demon God had bestowed most of his collection of formation materials to Ye Yunfei, and later, Su Qingluo had simply handed over all the formation materials she carried on her to him as well. Consequently, Ye Yunfei now possessed a staggering amount of formation materials. Previously, he had given some Formation Flags to Elder Yu. Now, he was giving another batch to the Reincarnation Palace elders before him.
"Accept them. These Formation Flags are quite useful," Su Qingluo said to the elders. She knew that with Ye Yunfei's current formation skills, the flags he crafted would undoubtedly be powerful. After all, the formations Ye Yunfei could now deploy could already interfere with Earth Immortal experts!
"Thank you, Young Master," the elders said upon hearing Su Qingluo's words and accepted the flags without further hesitation.
Then, the five elders led the Reincarnation Palace experts at the True Immortal level to depart, searching for the other scattered members of their palace. Most of the Reincarnation Palace personnel who had followed Su Qingluo into this secret realm were elites! Su Qingluo wanted to minimize casualties among her people because the struggle between the Reincarnation Palace and those major factions had only just begun. Preserving more of their forces was crucial for having the strength to oppose those factions in the future.
"Tell me, what is the identity and background of that young man? Why is the Palace Lord with him? And from the looks of it, they seem quite familiar with each other."
After the elders left, they immediately began communicating with each other via sound transmission. That the Palace Lord of the Reincarnation Palace was traveling together with a weakling at the Heavenly Emperor Realm was bizarre, utterly incomprehensible! Under normal circumstances, even beings at the True Immortal level wouldn't be worth a glance in the Palace Lord's eyes, let alone have the right to speak or travel alongside her!
"Let's forget it for now. Let's first follow Palace Lord Su's orders and find our other palace members."
In the end, the elders gave up on speculating.
"We are now heading to the Small World where the Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit appeared."
Su Qingluo took Ye Yunfei and sped off in a certain direction.
At the same time, news of the Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit began spreading rapidly within the secret realm. All Earth Immortal experts who received the news immediately rushed towards its location. The Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit held a fatal allure for every Earth Immortal expert! For each Earth Immortal expert, obtaining it meant a soaring leap in power! Not only Earth Immortals, many True Immortals and even Mystic Immortal-level beings were also stirred upon hearing the news, because the Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit was of great use to all beings in the Immortal Realms!
Not long after, Su Qingluo brought Ye Yunfei before the entrance to a Small World. They saw beings with powerful auras rushing inside one after another.
"This should be the place. Let's go in," Su Qingluo said.
"Hehe…"
Just then, a man wearing a tall white hat, his entire body exuding a sinister ghostly aura, appeared in an instant. He swept his gaze over Ye Yunfei and Su Qingluo, revealing a chilling smile.
"This is an Earth Immortal from the Underworld!"
Su Qingluo's heart tightened, and she sent a sound transmission to Ye Yunfei.
*Croak, croak…*
A few strange cries sounded, followed by a billowing tide of overwhelming baleful energy. Three oddly-shaped beings flashed over like lightning, landing in front of the man in the tall white hat.
"Flying Sky Yin Monkeys!"
Seeing these three bizarre creatures, Ye Yunfei's gaze sharpened. All three were Flying Sky Yin Monkeys! In the past, Ye Yunfei had subdued eight Flying Sky Yin Monkeys, one of whom was a Holy Son. Later, he had released them all, allowing them to return to the Netherworld. He never expected to encounter members of the Flying Sky Yin Monkey tribe again now. The auras of these three Flying Sky Yin Monkeys before him were astonishing. The space around where they stood directly condensed into pieces of black, mysterious ice, and the temperature instantly dropped by several dozen degrees.
These were undoubtedly top experts of the Flying Sky Yin Monkey tribe!
"We pay our respects to Lord Tenth-Grade Yama!"
The three Flying Sky Yin Monkeys bowed respectfully to the white-hatted man.
"Mm. Let's go in," the white-hatted man nodded, then led the way into the Small World ahead.
"Huh? Why do I feel a trace of our Flying Sky Yin Monkey tribe's aura on this little human? It seems he's had contact with our tribe before!"
Suddenly, one of the Flying Sky Yin Monkeys paused, turned towards Ye Yunfei, and shot two beams of dark light from his eyes that pierced through space, rushing straight at Ye Yunfei.
Su Qingluo's expression darkened. She took a step forward, shielding Ye Yunfei, and released a terrifying energy pressure that directly forced the two beams of dark light back.
"Don't bother with him for now."
Another Flying Sky Yin Monkey beside him shot a deep look at Ye Yunfei and said coldly.
Then, the three Flying Sky Yin Monkeys followed the white-hatted man and charged into the Small World.
*Whoosh, whoosh…*
Just as Su Qingluo was about to enter the Small World with Ye Yunfei, a bizarre, decay-stained face suddenly appeared, drifting eerily, and rushed ahead of them into the entrance. In its wake, it released vast amounts of gray mist that sizzled as they corroded the very space.
"Be careful. That gray mist is highly poisonous," Su Qingluo frowned and warned.
"It seems the attraction of the Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit is enormous, drawing so many powerhouses to vie for it," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Su Qingluo then took Ye Yunfei straight into the Small World.
Just as Su Qingluo and Ye Yunfei entered the Small World, two figures radiating powerful auras were swiftly approaching from afar. It was the Ghost Formation Heavenly Master and the Five Immortals Sect Master!
"I've sensed their aura! They've already entered the Small World with the Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit. It seems Su Qingluo has her eyes on the fruit," the Ghost Formation Heavenly Master said.
"Hmph, all the better. I just received a sound transmission from Sect Master Li. They've managed to rope in at least five or six Earth Immortals from the Tianpo Realm, who are rushing here together, ready to join forces against Su Qingluo. That means we'll have over ten Earth Immortals on our side! Moreover, according to Sect Master Li, two of those Earth Immortal experts from the Tianpo Realm are highly skilled at tracking. Once they arrive, that little bitch Su Qingluo will have nowhere left to run!" the Five Immortals Sect Master sneered.