Young Master Ye, how did you suddenly come here? The two elders of the Celestial Gold Race were very excited by Ye Yunfei's sudden arrival. At the moment, their headquarters was completely surrounded by a group of terrifyingly powerful enemies. They had just been discussing how to handle the situation, but never expected Ye Yunfei to arrive so soon. Just hearing Ye Yunfei's voice made the two elders feel inexplicably relieved.
Ah, I see... Ye Yunfei was somewhat speechless.
The actions of these two Celestial Gold elders were practically suicidal.
They had no idea how strong the forces from the Main World were, and yet they had run back to the headquarters.
At that moment, a group of people from the Main World stood outside the Celestial Gold headquarters, each radiating powerful energy auras.
Among them were five Mystic Immortal experts!
Two Intermediate Mystic Immortals and three Initial Mystic Immortals!
Feixian Continent's level and strength were far greater than Primordial Continent's, so the forces those major factions sent here were also stronger overall.
All the people related to that boy have disappeared in Feixian Continent. To think there are still three here! Excellent! Capture them, and we should be able to force them to reveal where those suddenly disappeared people have fled! a purple-robed, majestic-looking middle-aged man said. His attire was embroidered with a giant azure dragon, creating a huge sense of oppression.
These people were all from the Main World's Qiantang Empire, and this purple-robed man was a member of the imperial family.
Lord Huo, give the order. Let the cavalry charge straight in, break those Formations, and capture all three inside,
a general clad in armor requested from the purple-robed middle-aged man.
Very well, make your move,
the purple-robed man nodded.
All cavalry, listen up! Move immediately! Charge! the general waved his hand and commanded loudly.
Young Master Ye, the enemies outside are preparing to attack. We two are planning to take refuge in the Ancestral Grounds.
The Grand Mage is there as well! the Great Elder said to Ye Yunfei.
No need to worry, I'll handle these enemies,
Ye Yunfei replied.
Kill!
A large group of cavalry mounted on dragon-headed divine horses roared in unison, charging towards the Celestial Gold headquarters.
Clang!
Suddenly, a dazzlingly brilliant sword beam swept across, incredibly sharp. In an instant, it cut the dozens of cavalry at the forefront in half at the waist.
Clang! Clang!
Sword beam after sword beam then appeared, striking horizontally. Each beam slaughtered at least several dozen cavalrymen. Within moments, all the cavalrymen were annihilated.
Clang! Clang!
More sword beams continued to appear, slashing towards the other troops.
In just the time of two breaths, the only ones left standing from this batch of Qiantang Empire forces were the five Mystic Immortal experts, filled with shock and fury.
More terrifyingly, because the change happened so suddenly and so swiftly, these five Mystic Immortals hadn't yet discovered who was killing their men!
This was because Ye Yunfei employed the Hidden Shadow Secret Art and used the artistic conception of the Time and Space Illusion Annihilation Technique to conceal his aura, while Hun Lao also utilized the unique spatial secret techniques of the Hunyuan World Tree Clan to help Ye Yunfei mask his presence.
Therefore, even Mystic Immortals found it difficult to pinpoint Ye Yunfei's location or aura immediately.
Who is there?! Lord Huo roared, immediately unleashing his Soul Power energy to find the swordsman.
The other four Mystic Immortal experts were also furious, each erupting with power in an instant, ready to fight.
However, in the next moment...
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Three successive screams rang out.
The bodies of the three Initial Mystic Immortals shuddered violently as if struck by lightning, then stood frozen on the spot as their life force slowly faded away.
Ah!
Next, another Intermediate Mystic Immortal beside Lord Huo let out a wail. Blood simultaneously flowed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, his face filled with terror before his life force began to vanish rapidly.
Who?!
Who did this?!
At this point, Lord Huo finally began to feel fear. His face turned pale, and his body trembled slightly.
All the Qiantang Empire forces he had brought had been slaughtered! Only he remained!
Young Master Ye's strength is truly terrifying!
Those five outside must definitely be Mystic Immortal experts. To think Ye Yunfei can cut them down with the ease of slaughtering chickens or dogs! Inside the Celestial Gold headquarters, the two elders could clearly perceive everything happening outside. The Second Elder couldn't help but marvel.
Yes. I always believed Young Master Ye was invincible within the Heavenly Emperor Realm but might not be able to compare with Mystic Immortal experts. Now it seems his strength is unfathomable. We will never be able to guess exactly how strong Young Master Ye is,
the Great Elder also sighed.
It is fortunate our Celestial Gold Race managed to befriend such a monstrously talented youth,
the Great Elder added.
Now, it's your turn.
Just as Lord Huo was frantically searching for the killer, Ye Yunfei appeared like a ghost right in front of him, his voice icy.
You! It was you killing our Qiantang Empire men just now?!
How dare—Lord Huo suddenly seeing Ye Yunfei, roared in shock and anger.
Ah...
But before he could finish, a scream was wrenched from his throat. He then stood frozen in place, an expression of utter disbelief plastered on his face.
His Soul Body had been severely wounded by the Soul Sword and was barely clinging to life!
Continuously using the Soul Sword does consume quite a bit of Soul Power energy.
Looks like I need to replenish it,
Ye Yunfei chuckled bitterly.
During this period, Ye Yunfei had used the Soul Sword multiple times against enemies, killing Mystic Immortal experts, and could distinctly feel his Soul Power reserves depleting.
He immediately brought out a batch of Deity-grade Soul Crystals and directly shoved them into his Soul Sea.
Rustle...
The Soul-Nurturing Tree immediately extended its branches, leaves, and roots, beginning to refine and absorb these Deity-grade crystals. The Soul Sword also erupted with a powerful force of suction, refining and absorbing the crystals as well.
Both the Soul-Nurturing Tree and the Soul Sword had already merged with Ye Yunfei's Soul Body, effectively becoming two additional aspects of it.
Pop!
Ye Yunfei punched Lord Huo's physical body into oblivion, then swept his sleeve, gathering all the man's Bloodline Essence before sending it into the Phantom Tower.
The corpses of the other four Mystic Immortals were also sent into the tower.
Inside the Phantom Tower, the Blood Race Clone immediately began refining and absorbing the Bloodline Essence of these five Mystic Immortals.
You... boy... Lord Huo's weakened Soul Body stared fearfully at Ye Yunfei.
Boom! Boom!
Ye Yunfei activated a Soul Race-specific sealing secret technique, creating a series of special runic characters that instantly sealed Lord Huo's Soul Body before transmitting it into the Phantom Tower.
Young Master Ye has killed all the enemies! That's wonderful! The two Celestial Gold elders were overjoyed. They immediately opened the Formation and rushed out to welcome Ye Yunfei.
Elders, please wait. There are still quite a few enemies left in Feixian Continent. I'll go finish them off first,
Ye Yunfei said.
His figure flashed and he was gone.
In the following moments, Ye Yunfei took forceful action again and again, slaughtering all the remaining forces from those Main World factions within Feixian Continent. Not a single one escaped!
The entire Feixian Continent gradually returned to tranquility.
Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower and conducted an interrogation of Lord Huo's Soul Body.
Initially, Lord Huo was stubborn. However, once Ye Yunfei used a Soul Race secret technique specifically designed to torment Soul Bodies, Lord Huo could no longer endure and began answering every question truthfully.
After the interrogation, Ye Yunfei learned that the major forces of the Main World had dispatched personnel to jointly investigate his identity and origins throughout the 3,000 Worlds.
With the strength of these forces' members, they naturally pieced together Ye Yunfei's background quite quickly, then began their operation: arresting anyone with any connection to him.
This situation matched exactly what Ye Yunfei had anticipated.
Tell me everything you know about the Qiantang Empire's strength, as well as the general strength of those other major factions,
Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment before pressing Lord Huo again.
Soon after, Ye Yunfei gleaned a general understanding of the Qiantang Empire's and the other major factions' strength from Lord Huo.
These major forces from the Main World all had Earth Immortal experts overseeing them, with more than one Earth Immortal per faction!
As for True Immortals, Mystic Immortals, and Heavenly Emperor Realm cultivators, their numbers were far greater, a casual reach would pull a huge bunch!
This level of strength also aligned with Ye Yunfei's expectations.
Just wait. When my strength becomes sufficient in the future, I will seek vengeance against these Main World factions for today,
Ye Yunfei said coldly.
Ye Yunfei's nature had always been one of an eye for an eye.
Pop!
Ye Yunfei slapped Lord Huo's Soul Body into fragments. The leaves and branches of the Soul-Nurturing Tree swept out in reverse, absorbing all the soul fragments.
Then Ye Yunfei returned to the Celestial Gold Race headquarters.
Young Master Ye! The two Celestial Gold elders came out to greet him.
The Celestial Gold Grand Mage also came out to welcome him.
Young Master Ye, recently our Celestial Gold people have been doing our utmost and have managed to gather some of the materials needed to repair the Teleportation Altar.
However, we are still missing a portion,
the Grand Mage said as soon as he saw Ye Yunfei, handing over a spatial ring.
The ancient Teleportation Altar connecting to the Mother World within the Celestial Gold Ancestral Grounds was broken. Ye Yunfei had previously promised to help repair it and provided a list for the Celestial Gold Race to collect the necessary materials.
Hmm, precisely these materials.
Coincidentally, I also obtained a portion of the required materials. I'll give them to you,
Ye Yunfei sensed the items within the ring with his consciousness, nodded, then waved his hand, producing a pile of treasures. They were all items containing spatial energy—exactly what was needed for repairing the Teleportation Altar.
Ye Yunfei had obtained these treasures in the Ancient God's ruins.
Thank you, Young Master Ye! The Grand Mage was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.
Grand Mage, please keep these materials safe for now.
Once the remaining portion is collected in the future, I will help repair the Teleportation Altar,
Ye Yunfei said.
Alright,
the Grand Mage nodded, storing all the treasures Ye Yunfei provided into the spatial ring before carefully keeping it.
Young Master Ye, the main reason I returned here is because I have been trying to communicate with the Main World through the Teleportation Altar and have actually received some faint signals.
Also, I was worried that the Teleportation Altar might be discovered and destroyed by enemies, so I asked the Great Elder and Second Elder to escort me back here to the headquarters,
the Grand Mage explained to Ye Yunfei.
You received some faint signals from the Mother World?
Hmm, that suggests the Celestial Gold clansmen on the Mother World side have sensed this Teleportation Altar and are attempting to contact you.
However, it is likely only after the altar is fully repaired that you can establish proper contact with your Mother World,
Ye Yunfei pondered and replied.
Really?! That's wonderful!
So the clansmen in the Main World know we exist!
As long as the Teleportation Altar is repaired, our branch of the Celestial Gold Race will surely have a chance to return to the Mother World! The Grand Mage and the two elders were ecstatic.
Great Elder, Second Elder, you've both reached the Intermediate Heavenly Emperor level. Excellent,
Ye Yunfei, sensing the two elders' cultivation realms, nodded in approval.
Young Master Ye, us Celestial Gold people practice the Secret Art of Transmutation Into Weapon. As long as we can find a large number of Emperor-Grade Treasures and fuse them into our bodies, our strength can increase rapidly within a short time.
You gifted us a batch of Emperor treasures before. We refined quite a few Mid-Grade Emperor Treasures, and that helped us break through to the Intermediate Heavenly Emperor realm,
the Great Elder said.
Emperor treasures? I'll give you another batch,
Ye Yunfei waved his hand and produced another pile of Emperor-Grade Treasures, sending them floating in front of the two elders.
There were at least several hundred artifacts piled up, all of them High-Grade or Top-Grade Emperor Treasures!
Hiss!
The Great Elder and Second Elder stared at the massive pile of Emperor-Grade Treasures before them, somewhat awestruck.
Young Master Ye, these treasures are far too valuable... the Great Elder said.
Too valuable?
No. These Emperor-Grade Treasures hold absolutely no use for me anymore.
Take them,
Ye Yunfei shook his head and said.
Currently, Emperor-Grade Treasures were practically worthless to Ye Yunfei.
Because Ye Yunfei now possessed well over a thousand Deity-grade treasures!
Very well,
the two elders exchanged a bitter smile after hearing Ye Yunfei's words.
They could tell Ye Yunfei genuinely didn't care for these Emperor-Grade Treasures anymore.
Remembering the scene not long ago where Ye Yunfei effortlessly massacred those five Mystic Immortals, they knew his words were true.
After merging with these Emperor-Grade Treasures, both of us likely won't be long before breaking through again,
the two elders stored the Emperor treasures away as the Great Elder said excitedly.
By the way, elders, can the Transmutation Into Weapon secret art theoretically be used to fuse Deity-grade treasures as well? Ye Yunfei had a sudden thought upon hearing the Great Elder's words.
The Transmutation Into Weapon is one of our Celestial Gold Race's core inherited secret techniques.
Within my racial bloodline memories, the strongest experts of our race exceeded even the legendary Earth Immortals in power. Therefore, this technique must be capable of merging with Deity-grade treasures,
the Great Elder stated with certainty.
Young Master Ye, have you obtained Deity-grade treasures? Do you wish to attempt merging with them? The Great Elder guessed Ye Yunfei's intent and asked.
Yes.
However, I'm not certain if my body can successfully merge with Deity-grade treasures.
Recently, I fused with a batch of Emperor-Grade Treasures and discovered I seemed to have reached a bottleneck state in this secret art,
Ye Yunfei nodded and replied.
A bottleneck state?
From what I know, this secret art of ours rarely encounters bottlenecks. Its biggest flaw is that you must continuously obtain higher-grade artifacts to make progress in its cultivation.
As long as you keep acquiring artifacts of even higher grades, there shouldn't be any bottleneck state,
the Great Elder was taken aback.
Ah!
Great Elder! I know! There's only one explanation for Young Master Ye's situation—the Celestial Gold bloodline within his body is not pure and advanced enough!
Remember, Young Master Ye is not, after all, a descendant of our Celestial Gold Race. The Bloodline Essence within him was provided by us previously,
the Second Elder suddenly exclaimed.
Right! That must be the reason! The Great Elder immediately nodded.
I see,
Ye Yunfei agreed with the elders' reasoning after hearing their words.
How about this, Young Master Ye? The three of us can provide you with another portion of our Bloodline Essence to see if it can refine and elevate the bloodline within your body.
Then you can try cultivating the Transmutation Into Weapon secret art again to see if it makes a difference,
the Great Elder suggested.
Alright. Thank you both and the Grand Mage as well,
Ye Yunfei naturally wouldn't refuse.
Young Master Ye, please enter the Ancestral Grounds. I will harness the power of the grounds to conduct an ancient ritual of my people.
Then the three of us will simultaneously provide our Bloodline Essence to you, ensuring you merge with our Celestial Gold bloodline even more perfectly,
the Grand Mage said.
As the Celestial Gold Grand Mage, he possessed a deeper understanding of their race's bloodline and could arrange several ancient and mysterious Celestial Gold racial rituals.
Good. I thank the Grand Mage,
Ye Yunfei nodded gratefully.
Thus, the Grand Mage led the two elders and Ye Yunfei into the Celestial Gold Ancestral Grounds, preparing to provide more of their Celestial Gold Bloodline Essence to Ye Yunfei.