"Members of the Five Immortals Sect are accustomed to taming various poisonous creatures, and each one of them is a Gu Insect," Yan Xiaoquan said with a frown. "This scorpion in front of us is called the Green Corpse Demon Scorpion. It specializes in devouring the rotting corpses of all kinds of living beings, extracting death energy and dao principles from them. It's a rather malevolent poison creature."
The Light Faction had conducted in-depth research on every power and race within this region of time and space, keeping detailed records. When training younger disciples, they would have them memorize this information thoroughly, which was why disciples produced by the Light Faction were all worldly-wise individuals.
"Hehe... This guy is perfect for me. I'm very fond of death energy and death principles," Huang Shang spoke up at this moment with a strange chuckle.
"There's a very powerful soul imprint hidden inside this poisonous scorpion, likely from an expert of the Five Immortals Sect. I'll destroy it," Ye Yunfei said. His perception was immensely powerful, and he had long sensed a soul imprint hidden within that scorpion observing the five of them. The earlier words had also come from that soul imprint.
"Since you won't answer me, then die. You five little ones are probably connected to the Reincarnation Palace somehow." At this moment, the soul imprint within the poison scorpion grew angry.
Whoosh!
The scorpion transformed into a streak of green light, instantly traversing space to appear before the five.
"Coming right on time," Ye Yunfei sneered, and a thought stirred within his mind.
Swish!
An intangible small sword shot towards the scorpion.
Formless Heart Sword!
"Ah!"
A scream rang out as the soul imprint inside the scorpion was shattered. The scorpion's movements immediately slowed down, seeming somewhat bewildered.
"I'm here!" Huang Shang emitted his strange laughter, turning into a ghostly shadow that instantly rushed in front of the scorpion.
"Huang Lao, be careful. It's highly poisonous, and its strength is not weak," Ye Yunfei hurriedly reminded him.
"Ghost cultivators aren't afraid of potent poisons. On the contrary, we can absorb them to enhance our power," Huang Shang replied with a smile.
"Oh? Really? That's quite useful!" Ye Yunfei was pleasantly surprised.
"Of course it's true. When a Ghost Cultivator's power reaches a certain level, we can absorb various potent poisons from the world, converting them into ghostly energy to strengthen our ghost bodies. I only discovered this after cultivating Ghost Cultivation techniques to a certain level myself," Huang Shang explained with a smile. His current accomplishments and insights in Ghost Cultivation had long surpassed Ye Yunfei's.
While speaking, Huang Shang had already transformed into a cloud of yin mist that enveloped the green poison scorpion.
Roar! Roar!
A series of furious roars continuously emerged from the yin mist, clearly indicating the poison scorpion was struggling fiercely.
Moments later, Huang Shang's jet-black and glossy ghost body reappeared, while the green poisonous scorpion had vanished without a trace. Ye Yunfei knew that the green scorpion had been devoured and refined by Huang Shang.
Huang Shang's power was growing stronger and stronger, but as his strength increased, so did his need for cultivation resources—both in quantity and quality. Ordinary yin-attributed resources were no longer suitable for him. Therefore, Huang Shang would seize every opportunity to obtain resources that suited him.
"A Ghost Cultivator!" After Huang Shang devoured the green scorpion, an old man in green robes suddenly appeared in the distance, staring at Huang Shang with furious eyes.
"Kid, you have some nerve! You dare destroy my soul imprint!" The green-robed elder's gaze then shifted to Ye Yunfei, filled with killing intent.
After this green-robed elder appeared, another group of people appeared in the distance, surrounding Ye Yunfei's group.
"They're all members of the Five Immortals Sect!" Yan Xiaoquan whispered to Ye Yunfei.
"This is the headquarters of the Reincarnation Palace. What are you five little ones doing here? State your identities and background honestly!" The green-robed elder transformed into a green streak of light, instantly closing the distance and stopping, fixing Ye Yunfei's group with his bizarre green eyes as he asked coldly.
This was a Perfected True Immortal!
And besides this green-robed elder, there were several other True Immortals, all radiating powerful energy auras with imposing gazes.
However, to Ye Yunfei and his four companions, they simply didn't put these Five Immortals Sect members in their eyes. Yan Xiaoquan and the other three had personally witnessed Ye Yunfei consecutively slaying five or six Perfected True Immortals. A single Perfected True Immortal was hardly anything impressive. So even though the five of them were now surrounded by the Five Immortals Sect members, they remained remarkably calm.
"This is the headquarters of the Reincarnation Palace. What business is it of you Five Immortals Sect people that we are here? You, old geezer, are poking your nose where it doesn't belong," Wu Wang retorted.
"Exactly! This is the territory of the Reincarnation Palace. Old fogey, what are you people from the Five Immortals Sect doing here?" Zhou Ye also shouted loudly.
"Hmph! You ignorant young juniors who don't know your place, how dare you disrespect Elder Gong!" A man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks standing in front of the green-robed elder harshly rebuked them. "Elder Gong, let me teach these little ones a lesson!"
This man took a step forward, stirring up a nauseating stench that caused a violent gale to sweep through this region of starry space.
"Be careful. That Ghost Cultivator and that kid are a bit strange," the green-robed elder nodded.
"Hmph, just two insignificant ants!" the man snorted coldly.
As his words fell, the man's figure flashed, charging towards Ye Yunfei's position.
Swoosh, swoosh...
Following the man's figure, a multitude of nearly imperceptible black specks appeared, shooting swiftly towards Ye Yunfei.
"Be careful! Lots of poisonous bugs are coming at you!" The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm immediately warned Ye Yunfei.
"I know. This guy wants to use Gu on me!" Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei had long since released his Soul Power and heart-force energy to perceive his surroundings clearly. He knew well that most members of the Five Immortals Sect were skilled in Gu arts, taming various Gu Insects. In battle, they would secretly inflict Gu on their opponents. Once successful, they could control the target. In fact, ever since recognizing these as members of the Five Immortals Sect earlier, Ye Yunfei had remained vigilant.
Swish...
Ye Yunfei stirred his mind and executed the Formless Heart Sword, slashing towards those insects. The Heart Sword was condensed from heart-force energy. Its speed was simply indescribable—wherever Ye Yunfei's will reached, this intangible Heart Sword would instantly arrive. Although the Gu Insects were fast and numerous, they were all struck by the Formless Heart Sword and directly exploded.
"How is this possible?" The middle-aged man staggered slightly, his face revealing a look of shock. The Gu Insects he had secretly released were almost all destroyed in an instant.
"This kid really is extraordinary!" The distant green-robed elder was also somewhat taken aback.
"What a waste to destroy all these Gu Insects. You should have left them for me to devour; they would have been helpful for my cultivation," Huang Shang felt somewhat regretful, sending a mental message to Ye Yunfei.
"Alright! If we encounter more Gu Insects, I'll leave them for you to devour. I almost forgot," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Kid, you dare destroy my Gu Insects? Die!" By this time, the Five Immortals Sect man was blazing with fury, accelerating his charge towards Ye Yunfei.
This was an Advanced True Immortal!
Swish!
Ye Yunfei stirred his thoughts, and the Formless Heart Sword instantly appeared within this man's sea of consciousness, attacking his Soul Body. Heart-force energy was difficult for most living beings to perceive and even harder to defend against.
"What kind of secret technique is this?!" The man desperately mobilized his Soul Power energy, activating several Soul Power type artifacts hidden in his sea of consciousness to resist. But it was useless; the Formless Heart Sword practically ignored all defenses, directly charging towards his Soul Body.
"Ah!"
The man's Soul Body was struck. With a scream, his aura instantly plummeted.
Thud!
Ye Yunfei threw a punch, his powerful physical strength augmenting the fist to an utterly terrifying degree. A single punch blasted the man into a bloody mist.
Instant kill!
Of course, instantly killing an Advanced True Immortal meant nothing to Ye Yunfei anymore, as he had already slain quite a few Perfected True Immortals.
"How satisfying! Now you Five Immortals Sect bastards know our strength, right? Do you still think that just because we are juniors, we are easy to bully?!" Zhou Ye felt incredibly exhilarated, laughing heartily.
"It wasn't you who killed him. What are you so proud about?" Yan Xiaoquan shot Zhou Ye a disdainful glance and said with some annoyance.
"Kid, you're looking for death!" Seeing Ye Yunfei punch the man into oblivion, the green-robed elder was utterly enraged.
"It is you who are looking for death," Ye Yunfei said coldly.