"We meet soldiers with barricades and floods with earthworks! Our Reincarnation Palace has always maintained a low profile within the Main World, rarely clashing with other factions. Who would have thought we would still attract such jealousy. Very well, from now on, our Reincarnation Palace will gladly engage them in a full-scale war."
Lunhui Laozu slowly spoke these words.
Though he said this, both Lunhui Laozu and every high-ranking member of the Reincarnation Palace understood that this war would be unprecedentedly brutal for their faction—it could very well determine the Reincarnation Palace's survival or annihilation!
"In truth, there is no need for everyone to worry overly much," Lunhui Laozu continued, a smile gracing his face as he observed the grave expressions around him. "Some time ago, I performed a great Samsara Art to make a divination. I foresaw that our Reincarnation Palace would face a calamity. However, according to my divination results, we will also welcome a turning point. In the end, we will survive this tribulation and may even undergo a nirvana-like rebirth, emerging stronger than before."
"Laozu, is this truly so?" Hearing Lunhui Laozu's words, many of the palace's higher-ups felt their spirits lift.
Everyone knew Lunhui Laozu had cultivated the Samsara Art to an extraordinarily high level. Coupled with the palace's ancestral divination secret arts, he could peer into the past and future with considerable accuracy.
"Laozu, what does this turning point for our Reincarnation Palace specifically entail? Did your divination reveal that?" a curious elder asked.
"Not yet," Lunhui Laozu shook his head. "I did indeed perceive that our palace will encounter a turning point amidst this calamity. But regarding its specific nature... despite multiple attempts at divination, I have been unable to discern its exact meaning."
"A turning point for our Reincarnation Palace? I wonder what it could be?" Hearing Lunhui Laozu's words, Su Qingluo couldn't help but muse inwardly.
She knew Lunhui Laozu was truly skilled in divination, so his words likely held truth. Thus, she was also quite curious about this so-called 'turning point'.
"Laozu, then let's mobilize our forces and charge out immediately! For the past few days, the access portals to the Reincarnation Realm have been blockaded. Never before has our Reincarnation Palace been bullied in such a manner! This feeling is utterly stifling," one of the high-ranking members declared loudly.
"Let us plan this out carefully first," Lunhui Laozu replied.
Just then.
"It's him! Why is he here?!" Suddenly, Su Qingluo's countenance drastically changed. Her perception abilities were immensely powerful, allowing her to clearly sense the situation around the Reincarnation Realm. She had just sensed a familiar figure.
It was none other than Ye Yunfei!
"He seems to be in danger! Several Earth Immortals have locked onto his aura! That fellow truly has no concept of heaven or earth's height—how dare he come running to the Reincarnation Realm at a time like this!" Su Qingluo sensed it all too clearly. Outside the Reincarnation Realm, several Earth Immortal experts had indeed locked onto Ye Yunfei's presence, and it seemed they had no intention of letting him off easily.
At the moment Su Qingluo's expression shifted, Lunhui Laozu also noticed. He glanced meaningfully at her, appearing to understand something, but did not voice any questions.
Simultaneously, outside the Reincarnation Realm.
Amidst the distant starry void, a diminutive elder began walking step by step towards Ye Yunfei. He appeared unhurried, but in reality, his speed was extreme. Each step closed a vast distance between them; he needed only a few strides to traverse this vast expanse of space.
Boom! Boom!
Before Ye Yunfei could even react, a majestic torrent of spatial energy manifested in the surrounding void, pressing towards his body like slabs of hard steel.
This was a spatial secret art performed by the diminutive elder from a distance, aiming to seal Ye Yunfei in place and prevent his escape.
"That old fellow is incredibly strong!" Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim.
Rumble…
Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm simultaneously unleashed their spatial energies and secret arts, combining forces to shatter the sealing power constricting the space around Ye Yunfei.
Boom!
The moment the diminutive elder appeared, Ye Yunfei was already prepared. With a flip of his palm, he produced a large handful of formation flags and tossed them out. Formations manifested one after another.
As these formations took shape, Ye Yunfei immediately felt the restrictive effect of the sealing energy on the surrounding space lessen significantly.
Ye Yunfei then produced his Space Teleportation Token, preparing to teleport away.
He could sense there were at least four or five Earth Immortal level experts present. Once a real fight broke out, he would undoubtedly be at a disadvantage.
Earlier, Ye Yunfei had already teleported Yan Xiaoquan and the other three into the Shadow Illusion Pagoda.
Seeing Earth Immortal experts appear, Yan Xiaoquan and the others dared not be reckless and cooperated fully.
"That boy is trying to escape! Everyone, strike together and seal him!" Seeing Ye Yunfei produce the Space Teleportation Token and sensing its aura from afar, a tall, gaunt elder in azure robes immediately shouted.
Boom! Boom!
Following his shout, waves of powerful sealing energy crossed the distance, instantly descending upon the space Ye Yunfei occupied. They were like immense, weighty hammers, causing that portion of space to contort and deform violently, even contracting.
"We're in trouble! These fellows are too terrifying! They can project such powerful sealing energy across space so swiftly!" Hun Lao cried out.
Four or five Earth Immortal experts joining forces to seal an area created a fearsome pressure that even Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm found difficult to withstand.
The formations Ye Yunfei had erected began to crackle under the strain, likely unable to hold for much longer.
"The seal on this space is too powerful. I'm not sure if the Space Teleportation Token can break through and teleport me away," Ye Yunfei frowned, keenly aware of the sealing energy the Earth Immortal experts had imposed on the space around him.
Rumble…
Ye Yunfei decisively activated the Space Teleportation Token. A powerful teleportation energy erupted, enveloping his form and attempting to tear through the space to carry him away.
But the oppressive sealing energy permeating the space prevented the Space Teleportation Token from succeeding immediately.
"A rather fine teleportation treasure! It's mine now!" The diminutive elder noticed the Space Teleportation Token in Ye Yunfei's hand, a glint of greed appearing in his eyes.
"This kid is full of oddities. Let's go over and take a look," the other Earth Immortal experts in the distance also stirred, moving towards Ye Yunfei's position.
Rumble…
Ye Yunfei shoved a large quantity of spatial energy crystals into the Space Teleportation Token and forcefully drove it, struggling against the surrounding sealing energy in an attempt to teleport away by sheer force.
Hun Lao and the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm also unleashed their spatial energy and laws at full power, assisting Ye Yunfei.
"Heh heh, youngster, you can't escape. You killed my Five Immortals Sect members. I will personally refine you into a living Gu insect. From then on, you'll be my right-hand man. For you, this might even be a fortunate destiny." By this time, the diminutive Earth Immortal was very close to Ye Yunfei, a cruel smile on his face.
Boom!
As he spoke, he struck out with a palm, shattering one of Ye Yunfei's formations outright.
In fact, during his approach, he had been continuously employing techniques to break the formations.
This was an advanced Earth Immortal! His power was terrifying, capable of forcibly breaking through formations laid by Ye Yunfei.
Boom! Boom!
Following that, the diminutive elder continued his assault, rapidly dismantling the formations Ye Yunfei had deployed.
The other Earth Immortal experts also drew closer and closer to Ye Yunfei's position.
Boom! Boom!
While the diminutive elder broke formations, Ye Yunfei acted swiftly, tossing out another batch of formation flags and erecting dozens more formations, creating layers of protection around himself.
"You! It's you! I recognize you! You were together with that little slut Su Qingluo in the Ancient God ruins!" Suddenly, one of the Earth Immortal experts pointed at Ye Yunfei in shock.
The other Earth Immortals' gazes sharpened upon hearing this.
"It seems this boy is connected to Su Qingluo. Then we absolutely cannot let him leave," one elderly expert sneered.
Rumble…
Those few Earth Immortals intensified the sealing energy on Ye Yunfei's section of space. The terrifying pressure caused that area to contort drastically.
"These old fellows are all extremely strong. If a fight breaks out, you stand almost no chance of winning," Hun Lao sensed the danger and spoke anxiously.
"Indeed, I most likely cannot defeat them," Ye Yunfei nodded, his brow furrowed tightly.
"Hmph! How utterly impudent, you lot! Do you truly believe our Reincarnation Palace is a place where you can act wantonly?! Begone from here at once!" Just then, a woman's sharp cry rang out.
"Qingluo!" Hearing that voice, Ye Yunfei was overjoyed and immediately looked in its direction. Sure enough, he saw a beautiful woman with a face cold as ice appearing amidst the distant starry void, striding forward.
It was indeed Su Qingluo!
"What are you doing here?! Don't you know our Reincarnation Palace is about to engage several major worlds of the Main World in war?! It's extremely dangerous here!" Su Qingluo swept her lovely gaze over Ye Yunfei and transmitted her voice to him.
"Of course I know. That's precisely why I came—to see if I could be of any help to you," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Help me? You think your current Mystic Immortal level strength allows you to help me? Do you know our Reincarnation Palace has at least a thousand Mystic Immortals within its ranks? How could a single Mystic Immortal possibly help me? Leave! Depart from the Main World immediately! Go as far away as you can!" Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Su Qingluo felt a warmth in her heart, but her outward expression remained icy as she spoke with feigned anger.
Ever since leaving the Ancient God ruins and returning to the Reincarnation Palace headquarters, her heart had been conflicted regarding her relationship with Ye Yunfei. However, later she needed to enter seclusion to refine the Heavenly Immortal Soul Fruit and deal with the tense situation facing the Reincarnation Palace against powerful enemies. These matters had temporarily pushed thoughts of Ye Yunfei aside. Now, unexpectedly, he had come seeking her out.
"Master, Qingluo is purposely acting so fierce. The truth is, she's concerned about you," Hu Miao said with a light laugh.