"Humph! Ge Ming, just you wait. I will behead you sooner or later!"
The Resource Collector leader, hearing the series of thunderous booms echoing from afar, suddenly retreated, speaking coldly. Then he turned and left, traversing the distant Chaotic Void in just a few steps before vanishing.
"Let's go, we should go take a look as well!" Old Man Chu said, swiftly grabbing hold of Ye Yunfei. He then moved forward side-by-side with Chan Master Tianwu and Ge Ming, speeding like the wind towards the direction of the deafening sounds.
"All Resource Collectors, heed this order: immediately return to the Seed Nest and deliver all resources in your possession!"
While rapidly traveling through the Chaotic Void of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, the Resource Collector who had been fighting Ge Ming took out a black token to send a transmission.
Subsequently, who knew how many Resource Collectors of the Dark Faction began rushing towards the source of the booms from all directions within that region of time and space.
Not long after, Old Man Chu, Chan Master Tianwu, Ge Ming, and Ye Yunfei arrived within a patch of dark Chaotic Void.
"What is that?" Ye Yunfei asked in shock, pointing at the void ahead.
They could see that within the void ahead existed a vast number of black Formation Flags, each flag standing ten thousand meters tall. They stood dense and numerous, whipping up celestial winds, their shrill whistles shaking the heavens.
The quantity of these black Formation Flags was truly immense!
"They're Formations of the Dark Faction!" Ye Yunfei sensed them for a moment and finally discovered that those black Formation Flags constituted one Formation after another.
Moreover, the power of these Formations was utterly terrifying; the formation pressure they released completely sealed off that area of the void. Ye Yunfei's perception confirmed there were at least over a hundred thousand Formations!
Furthermore, Ye Yunfei also discovered connections between these Formations—they echoed one another from beginning to end, forming a complete, integrated structure that fully sealed off the space ahead. From a distance, the great number of black Formations looked like a towering black wall, completely isolating the void ahead, forbidding passage.
A vast, borderless black wall severing the Chaotic Void!
This sight was deeply shocking!
"I never imagined the Dark Faction's Formations could be so sophisticated!" Ye Yunfei exclaimed in awe as he perceived those terrifyingly numerous Formations.
"Indeed, the Dark Faction possesses some very high-level Formation masters. Moreover, not only are there many sophisticated Formations in the area ahead, but also numerous dangerous traps constructed with Law energy. Look, those strips resembling black cloth are prohibitions of the Dark Faction. Once outsiders approach, those prohibitions will activate and attack them.
"Besides Formations and prohibitions, even more other terrifying and unknown dangers lie hidden there. Look at those stretches of pitch-black vacuum zones; once any foreign living being gets close, they will instantly activate and shred the outsider to dust. It's said those are special defense measures laid by the Dark Faction utilizing Dark energy.
"In short, even an Earth Immortal expert would not dare approach that area." Chan Master Tianwu explained to Ye Yunfei.
"Why is it that I never knew such a place existed within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds before?" Ye Yunfei frowned slightly, feeling puzzled.
In his previous life, he was one of the surface-level top experts of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. His footprints had covered most places within them, but he had never come here or heard of it.
In this life, Ye Yunfei possessed the strength of an Earth Immortal but was still visiting for the first time.
"Simple. Because under normal circumstances, this place is sealed off by high-level spatial laws. Only those of us who have been here before can possibly find this place and see the scene ahead. Otherwise, even if you passed through here, you wouldn't discover anything." Old Man Chu said with a smile.
"I see." Ye Yunfei understood.
"Yes, this patch of Chaotic Void is constantly sealed by extremely high-level Space-Time Laws. Unless you knew beforehand that such a place existed here, I wouldn't be able to find it either," said the Golden-horned Dragon Silkworm, who had been perceiving this region of time and space, speaking at this moment.
"Right, I detected it too," Hun Lao also nodded, confirming the Dragon Silkworm's words.
Thud! Thud!
As they were talking, series of ear-splitting, deafening booms rang out once more. They carried a strange rhythm, compelling a listener's heart to beat in sync.
Ye Yunfei was startled and hastily gathered his mind, controlling the frequency of his heartbeat to prevent it from following the rhythm of the thuds.
"Just what is this place? What is making these loud sounds?" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but ask.
"Legend says this is the Seed-Nurturing Ground of the Dark Faction and also the source of every previous World-Destroying War. However, I've only heard rumors. Whether it's truly the case, I can't say for sure. Because I have never seen with my own eyes what exactly lies behind that black wall ahead," Old Man Chu said with a grave expression, staring at the immense black wall formed by countless Formations and prohibitions ahead.
"The Seed-Nurturing Ground of the Dark Faction? The source of the World-Destroying Wars?" Ye Yunfei became even more curious upon hearing Old Man Chu's words.
"Yes, this legend has existed since a very, very distant time. However, we have never been able to verify it," Chan Master Tianwu nodded.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
At that moment, Ye Yunfei suddenly saw figures clad in black robes arriving from afar. They came directly before that tall black wall ahead, then charged right into the black wall and vanished.
"Those are members of the Dark Faction!" Ye Yunfei exclaimed.
"Right, all of these are Resource Collectors of the Dark Faction. These collectors usually roam the various worlds within this region of time and space, everywhere gathering the bloodline and Soul Body essences left behind after living beings perish. Every so often, they return here. It's said they bring back those collected essences to feed the Seeds," Old Man Chu explained.
"Seniors, why don't we act to capture these Resource Collectors? Perhaps we could learn what lies behind that black wall from their mouths," Ye Yunfei said, his heart stirred as he watched the endless stream of arriving Resource Collectors.
"Useless. We've tried that method many times before. Here, we cannot lay a hand on these Resource Collectors, because they are protected by those Formations and prohibitions. I've also captured these Resource Collectors in other places and tried to interrogate them, but to no avail. These collectors' lips are sealed tight; they generally don't speak. And once they try to divulge any secret, the prohibitions deep in their Soul Seas will detonate, shattering their Soul Bodies, destroying form and spirit alike. So trying to get anything out of these Resource Collectors' mouths is impossible," Old Man Chu shook his head and sighed.