“The situation at the Reincarnation Palace is certainly not good.
Their headquarters is besieged, members outside are being hunted... it can be said the Reincarnation Palace's circumstances are already very dire.”
Hun Lao seemed to know what Ye Yunfei was thinking and spoke up.
“Indeed.”
Ye Yunfei nodded.
On the way to the Reincarnation Palace headquarters, Ye Yunfei had already encountered two or three waves of the palace's enemies.
Now, after finally arriving at the headquarters, they find it surrounded as well.
“That's strange. The Reincarnation Palace is, after all, one of the major forces in the Main World. Why is there not the slightest movement from them?” Hu Miao said.
“Although the Reincarnation Palace is a major force, facing the simultaneous siege of four or five other major powers is still a bit beyond them. And now that the Dark Faction has also come to join the fun, the Reincarnation Palace is under even more pressure. I estimate the higher-ups of the palace are currently engaged in tense discussions on strategy. They will definitely take action. What follows will be a fierce, large-scale battle,” Hun Lao said.
“Sound reasoning.”
Ye Yunfei agreed with Hun Lao's assessment.
Boom! Rumble!...
At this moment, the Five Immortals Sect's green-robed elder was already leading his forces in a frenzied attack on the formations Ye Yunfei had laid out.
“It must have been you, ghost cultivator, who injured my precious centipede!
Die!”
The green-robed elder instead pounced towards Huang Shang.
Huang Shang had been outside the formation all along, devouring the Gu Insects.
“Old Huang, come back. This fellow is a skilled expert of the Five Immortals Sect. His strength is no trifle,” Ye Yunfei said to Huang Shang.
“Alright.
To be honest, I'm not afraid of him and could fight, but I've devoured so many Gu Insects and now precisely need time to refine them.”
Huang Shang nodded, then transformed into a faint ghostly shadow to evade the green-robed elder's attack and returned inside the formation.
“Everyone! Smash these formations with all your might!”
The green-robed elder was furious to the extreme, roaring repeatedly as he attacked the formations wildly.
This green-robed elder possessed the strength of a Perfected True Immortal. The offensive power he unleashed in this enraged state was exceedingly powerful, causing cracks to appear in one of the formations after just a short while.
“Heh heh, since you all seek death, then blame me not.”
Ye Yunfei looked at the murderous Five Immortals Sect members outside the formation and gave a cold laugh.
Without their Gu Insects, the combat effectiveness of these Five Immortals Sect forces had greatly diminished. To Ye Yunfei, they were not even worth a second thought.
Ssssh! Ssssh!...
With a flick of his will, Ye Yunfei activated the Formless Heart Sword, targeting and attacking those Five Immortals Sect members whose strength was at the Mystic Immortal level or above.
Screams rang out one after another as Five Immortals Sect members fell dead on the spot.
During this period, Ye Yunfei's heartforce energy had made significant gains. The Formless Heart Sword he now wielded was an even more formidable secret technique. The targeted sect members could not sense the existence of the Formless Heart Sword before their deaths; only after their soul bodies or hearts were struck did they react.
Therefore, those killed by the Formless Heart Sword appeared to suffer no external attack whatsoever. They would suddenly let out a scream and collapse dead, while those nearby witnessed nothing out of the ordinary—an exceedingly eerie sight.
“What kind of attack is this?
I can't perceive the slightest fluctuation of Soul Power energy, so it's not a Soul Power martial skill. Apart from Soul Power techniques, what other secret art can kill without a trace like this?”
Seeing his men dying one after another, the green-robed elder's face changed dramatically.
Aghh! Aah!...
Ye Yunfei's assault did not cease; it continued unabated. Screams echoed incessantly. In just moments, one-third of the Five Immortals Sect forces had died tragically on the spot.
“What is going on here?
The Five Immortals Sect sent so many people to deal with five youngsters, yet they themselves suffered such heavy casualties!”
“Go! Let's go take a look!
I think those five youths are definitely peculiar!”
…
At this time, the other major powers' forces in the distant starry sky began to realize something was amiss upon witnessing this spectacle and started rushing over.
“Kid! It must be your doing!”
In a state of shock and fury, the green-robed elder fixed his gaze on Ye Yunfei, shouting harshly.
“Correct, I killed them.
So what? You wanted to kill the five of us, so I'm killing you. What is there to say?”
Ye Yunfei gave a cold sneer.
“Now it's your turn.”
Ye Yunfei's expression darkened.
Ssssh!
A small sword abruptly attacked its way into the green-robed elder's soul sea.
“I understand now! You are using a heartforce energy-type secret art!”
Looking at this small sword, the green-robed elder finally reacted, realizing Ye Yunfei had been employing a heartforce energy secret technique.
BOOM…
The Formless Heart Sword, carrying a fearsome energy, shot towards the green-robed elder's soul body.
The green-robed elder roared, and over a dozen Soul Power-type magical artifacts materialized consecutively within his soul sea, all activated simultaneously to block the Formless Heart Sword.
However, the Formless Heart Sword belonged to the domain of heartforce energy; those Soul Power artifacts were ineffective.
Ssssh!
The Formless Heart Sword slashed through, directly severing a small piece of the green-robed elder's soul body.
“Not bad. The Formless Heart Sword I currently wield can instantly injure the soul body of a Perfected True Immortal.”
Ye Yunfei was very satisfied with the power of the Formless Heart Sword.
“Kid! Hiding inside formations—what kind of hero is that?! If you have any guts, get out here and fight me!”
The green-robed elder now hated Ye Yunfei to the extreme. A dignified Perfected True Immortal was being consistently thwarted by a mere Mystic Immortal junior, and now he was even injured!
“As you wish.”
Ye Yunfei said lightly, and the next moment, he walked out of the formation, standing right before the green-robed elder.
“A mere Mystic Immortal, acting so arrogant before me! Kid, die!”
Seeing Ye Yunfei truly emerge from the formation, the green-robed elder was overjoyed. With a fierce shout, he struck out with a palm towards Ye Yunfei.
Boom! Rumble!...
The green-robed elder's palm continuously enlarged, spewing out endless green mist from its center. The stench was overwhelming, surging and roiling like a green ocean sweeping towards Ye Yunfei.
BOOM!
Ye Yunfei neither dodged nor evaded. He punched straight forward, colliding directly with the green-robed elder's palm.
“Hmph! Kid, your arrogance is excessive. A mere Mystic Immortal dares to clash head-on with me!”
The green-robed elder sneered.
The next moment, with a *puff*, the green-robed elder's palm directly exploded, turning into a mist of blood. Then his arm and half his torso also shattered in succession.
“How is this possible?! Your physical power is actually this terrifying!”
The green-robed elder revealed an expression of terror.
He finally understood: the strength of this youth before him surpassed his own. He was no match!
In terror, the green-robed elder turned and fled.
“Too late.”
Ye Yunfei said indifferently.
Ye Yunfei employed the Formless Heart Sword once more, attacking into the green-robed elder's soul sea.
His soul sea under attack, the elder's body stiffened.
“Not good!”
The green-robed elder cried out in horror.
The next moment.
BANG!
Ye Yunfei's fist enlarged like a mountain peak, pushing horizontally forward and directly blasting the green-robed elder into a shower of blood.
“That youngster possesses frightening combat prowess.”
Those forces from major powers rushing over from afar witnessed Ye Yunfei punch a Perfected True Immortal into oblivion and were all greatly startled. They directly slowed their pace, with some even beginning to retreat stealthily.
ROAR!...
The moment this green-robed elder was blasted apart, a furious roar echoed from the distance.
Immediately after, vast waves of energy pressure descended from afar, suppressing the space.
“Not good! Earth Immortal experts!
Likely from the Five Immortals Sect. Hurry and escape!”
Sensing that energy pressure, Hun Lao was somewhat alarmed and promptly warned Ye Yunfei.
“Kid! You dare kill members of my Five Immortals Sect! I will refine you into a Living Person Gu, to toil and suffer for me for all eternity!”
From the starry sky in the distance, a short-statured old man who appeared no bigger than a four- or five-year-old child emerged. His eyes were a ghastly white as he glared, his hands clasped behind his back, rapidly walking towards Ye Yunfei.
“Just what is this youngster’s origin? Possessing this level of combat power at such a tender age… he is no ordinary figure.”
Aside from that short old man, several other elders with exceptionally fearsome auras also appeared, examining Ye Yunfei from afar.
All of them were Earth Immortal experts!
“No wonder the forces of those major powers can simply surround the Reincarnation Palace headquarters from the outside—there are Earth Immortal experts like these overseeing the formation after all,” Hun Lao remarked.
At that moment, those Earth Immortal experts all locked their senses onto Ye Yunfei!
At the same time.
Within the headquarters of the Reincarnation Palace, inside a magnificent, gold-and-jade hall.
“Ancestor, Palace Lord, our Reincarnation Realm has been besieged for three days.
Furthermore, the various branch outposts of our Reincarnation Palace outside have been using communication altars to send messages back to headquarters. The situation at most outposts is not good; they have all come under enemy attack.”
A middle-aged man stood within the great hall, reporting clearly.
Seated at the head of the hall was a youth with delicate, refined features, who seemed to still carry an air of childish innocence, yet his eyes were unfathomably deep, bearing a flavor of having experienced countless vicissitudes.
Su Qingluo and a group of Reincarnation Palace higher-ups were also present in the hall.
Everyone's gazes towards this youth were filled with profound respect.
Because this person who outwardly appeared as a youth was precisely Lunhui Laozu, the Reincarnation Ancestor, one of the top-tier experts ranked among the foremost in strength within the Main World.
This Reincarnation Ancestor had always lived in seclusion within the Reincarnation Realm. Aside from a few core higher-ups of the palace, generally no one could meet him. His sudden appearance now indicated that the situation the Reincarnation Palace faced was indeed exceedingly grave.
“I know.”
The Reincarnation Ancestor's gaze looked into the distance, and he spoke softly.
“Ancestor, besides major forces like the Qingxuan Sect, it seems members of the Dark Faction have also come.
It appears the Dark Faction has formed an alliance with those major forces,” Su Qingluo said to Lunhui Laozu.
“I was already aware.
Those major forces wish to borrow the strength of the Dark Faction to deal with our Reincarnation Palace, while the Dark Faction wants to pull those major forces into their fold to increase their chances in the impending cataclysmic war.”
Lunhui Laozu said slowly.
“Ancestor, with so many major forces targeting our Reincarnation Palace simultaneously, what should we do?”
Su Qingluo sent a voice transmission to Lunhui Laozu asking.
This Reincarnation Ancestor had only emerged from seclusion not long ago and was personally overseeing the Reincarnation Palace's affairs. All matters within the palace were now decided by him.