“In this direction, I seem to detect the aura of those three base stewards!”
After Ye Yunfei had been searching the Chaotic Void for nearly half an hour, following the residual auras of the three stewards, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly pointed in a direction and spoke.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm race possessed unique spatial divine abilities. Not only were they adept at traversing all kinds of barriers, but they were also extremely sensitive to space, capable of perceiving even the subtlest shifts within it, which made them highly useful for tracking.
Ye Yunfei immediately dashed in the direction indicated by the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
Because Ye Yunfei himself had also deduced through his own methods that the auras of the three stewards were indeed in that direction.
A short while later.
“Ahead is a world. It’s possible those three base stewards have entered it. I sense their auras!” Hun Lao suddenly pointed towards a specific location up ahead and called out.
That location held the portal entrance to a world.
Driven by urgency, Ye Yunfei employed the Space-Time Vanishment Technique, instantly appearing before the world’s portal entrance.
Sure enough, he immediately detected a familiar aura.
At the very least, one of the base stewards had entered this world!
Without hesitation, Ye Yunfei plunged directly through the world's portal.
The next moment, Ye Yunfei found himself inside a world, before him a vast continent.
This world’s rank was roughly comparable to the Hongmeng Continent. In the past, a True Immortal would have been unable to enter such a world, but now, as most worlds across the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds had undergone upgrades, True Immortals could travel through them unhindered.
Upon entering this world, Ye Yunfei immediately expanded his Soul Force energy and Mental Force energy outward in a far-reaching sweep, perceiving the entire world.
In fact, the sensory effect of Mental Force was even stronger than that of Soul Force!
“Over there!” the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm pointed to a location on the continent and shouted.
Ye Yunfei immediately shifted his movements, descending onto the spot the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had indicated.
It was a massive city, one that clearly used to be bustling and prosperous, but was now a field of ruins. Every building had been shattered and broken, with dismembered limbs and pulverized flesh littering the ground.
At that moment, in the air above the city, five True Immortal experts were surrounding a blood-soaked middle-aged man.
This middle-aged man was none other than one of the base stewards!
“You can’t escape! Hand over Ye Yunfei’s people quietly, and perhaps we can let you live. Otherwise, you will be beaten until your physical form and soul are utterly annihilated!”
Among those five True Immortals, two belonged to the Dark Faction and three came from the major forces of the Main World. A tall, thin man spoke with a cold sneer.
“I didn’t think... even after using my Hundred Transformations Phantom Steps to conceal my form, repeatedly altering my appearance and aura, I still couldn’t escape your tracking. Well, Elder Cai, it seems I cannot fulfill your entrusted task. Ye Yunfei, I apologize, I could not protect your people.”
The base steward looked at the five True Immortal experts encircling him, a look of despair appearing on his face as he sighed.
“In fact, you have another option: pledge allegiance to our Dark Faction. With your strength, I guarantee you can occupy an important position within our ranks. Moreover, our Dark Faction will also provide you with cultivation resources, allowing your power to rise swiftly in a short time. In the future, we may even enable you to become an Earth Immortal.”
A Dark Faction True Immortal expert spoke up.
“Hahaha! I, Ning Laoqi, may not be particularly powerful, but I still possess a shred of integrity! I am a member of the Light Faction—how could I possibly join the likes of you, the Dark Faction? Furthermore, you think I don’t know the schemes your Dark Faction is hatching? Your faction intends to spare not a single living being across this slice of spacetime; in the end, all will perish. The Dark Faction is the mortal enemy of every living soul in this realm; everyone has the right to destroy you! I, Ning Laoqi, only resent my own lack of strength, preventing me from slaughtering you all!”
The base steward laughed loudly. From his tone, it was clear he had resigned himself to death.
The three True Immortals from the Main World showed no reaction upon hearing Ning Laoqi’s words; they had heard such proclamations from Light Faction members far too many times.
“Since that’s the case, there’s nothing more to say. You can die now.”
The Dark Faction True Immortal expert sneered. As soon as the words fell, he took a step forward, preparing to attack Ning Laoqi.
The other four True Immortals around him also stepped forward, blocking Ning Laoqi’s escape routes to prevent him from fleeing.
“Come then! If I kill one, I break even. If I kill two, I profit!”
Ning Laoqi faced death with equanimity, roaring with a mighty and awe-inspiring air.
“You wish to kill us? You don’t have the ability.” The Dark Faction True Immortal sneered, throwing out a fist. One black mountain after another manifested from his fist—a total of eighteen black peaks that rapidly expanded, instantly filling the surrounding space as they rumbled towards Ning Laoqi to suppress him.
The energy pressure released by those eighteen black mountains was terrifying, causing the space around them to continuously shatter.
“Who says he doesn’t have the ability?”
Right at that moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly appeared, standing beside Ning Laoqi, his gaze cold as he looked at the Dark Faction True Immortal.
“You are… Ye Yunfei! You actually managed to track us down here!”
Ning Laoqi was stunned for a moment before he recognized Ye Yunfei.
Although he had never met Ye Yunfei in person, he knew his appearance and the aura of his Soul Body, so he identified him quickly.
“Steward Ning, go kill that fellow now. Don’t worry; he won’t be able to resist.”
Ye Yunfei said with a slight smile.
As soon as his words left his mouth, Ye Yunfei simultaneously unleashed both a Soul Sword and a Formless Heart Sword, attacking the Dark Faction True Immortal's sea of consciousness.
“Arghh—!”
This Dark Faction True Immortal instantly began bleeding from all seven apertures, letting out a miserable scream as his aura directly plummeted.
“Steward Ning, make your move. I’m pressed for time.”
Ye Yunfei said.
Since this Dark Faction True Immortal had just said Ning Laoqi lacked the ability to kill him, Ye Yunfei wanted Ning Laoqi to personally finish him off.
“He truly is as formidable as the legends say! No, he might even be more formidable!”
Ning Laoqi was thoroughly shocked to see that Ye Yunfei, with just a single thought, had gravely injured the Dark Faction True Immortal.
“Fine!”
Ning Laoqi didn’t hesitate, stepping forward and launching a punch at the Dark Faction True Immortal. With a dull *thud*, the man exploded into a bloody mist.
This Dark Faction True Immortal’s Soul Body had already been severely wounded by the Soul Sword and Formless Heart Sword, leaving him utterly incapable of fighting back.
“The rest of you can die now as well.”
Ye Yunfei turned his gaze to the four other True Immortals encircling them and spoke nonchalantly.
“Let’s go!”
Knowing Ye Yunfei’s fearsome reputation, the four True Immortals dared not engage. They immediately turned to flee.
Swoosh…
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and dozens of sharp sword beams shot out, instantly slicing the bodies of the four fleeing True Immortals into pieces. They perished on the spot.
One of Ye Yunfei’s Soul Bodies had been constantly contemplating formations and sword techniques. Now, Ye Yunfei had cultivated the Ten Thousand Swords Return To One to the level where thirty thousand swords coalesced into one, making it more than sufficient to deal with True Immortals!
Ye Yunfei had obtained the Ten Thousand Swords Return To One Grand Technique in the Sword Tomb. He understood that this profound sword technique definitely did not belong to the sword path inheritance of this slice of spacetime; it must have originated from another realm beyond, for such an exquisite sword technique could not possibly have been born in this world!
“Terribly frightening! This guy is practically an absolute little monster!”
Witnessing Ye Yunfei’s display of swordsmanship, Elder Ning couldn’t help but feel his eyelids twitching.