"Next, let's find a place where you can recuperate properly. For you, that's the most important thing right now. Those Dark Faction bastards know you're severely injured and will definitely be hunting you relentlessly. Peace and quiet might be hard to come by in this period," Hun Lao said.
"Let them come. I'll be waiting for them. Even if they don't come looking for me, I'll go find them soon enough," Ye Yunfei's tone turned icy.
The Dark Faction experts had ambushed him twice while he was attempting his breakthrough to the Earth Immortal Realm, leaving him gravely wounded both times. This was a debt Ye Yunfei would settle with the Dark Faction's Earth Immortals sooner or later.
"But first, I need to regroup with Hu Miao and the others. I left a lot of markers along the way. I wonder if they've spotted them." Ye Yunfei's gaze traced his path back as he spoke.
"Don't worry, with the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm around, they'll definitely find you. His ability to track people might even surpass yours. Besides, your Blood Clan Clone is with them. Are you really worried they won't find you?" Hun Lao remarked.
"As expected of the Chaos World Tree clan, you know my prowess. Those markers you left were so obvious, of course I'd find them." No sooner had Hun Lao finished speaking than a streak of golden light sped towards them from the distance, accompanied by the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's voice.
"They're here," Hun Lao said with a smile.
Following the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the Blood Clan Clone arrived one after another.
The Blood Clan Clone was one of Ye Yunfei's avatars, containing a strand of his Soul Power within its body.
"However, we weren't the only ones who followed the trail. Those seven Perfected Earth Immortals of the Dark Faction are also coming, getting closer and closer. Your condition isn't good right now; you'd better hide," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said.
"Master, are you alright?" Hu Miao rushed to Ye Yunfei's side, concern etched on her face.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Let's go!" Ye Yunfei said. With a flick of his sleeve, he enveloped everyone present and transported them into the Illusionary Shadow Tower. He then activated a spatial teleportation token and vanished into the distance.
A moment later, seven streaks of dark light churned across the distant Chaotic Void and descended upon the space where Ye Yunfei had just stood. They were the seven Perfected Earth Immortals of the Dark Faction.
One by one, they released their Soul Power, sensing and searching for traces of Ye Yunfei.
"Strange. That kid's Soul Body aura is getting fainter and fainter. I'm actually finding it difficult to perceive his presence," one of the Perfected Earth Immortals frowned.
"I can still sense the aura of the beings that follow Ye Yunfei, but I'm starting to lose track of his. What's going on?" another Perfected Earth Immortal chimed in.
"I faintly perceive that kid probably fled in this direction. Let's chase!" A third Perfected Earth Immortal pointed in a specific direction.
Thus, the seven Dark Faction Earth Immortals all sped off in pursuit.
Swoosh!
Soon after the seven Dark Faction Earth Immortals departed, another figure arrived from afar and landed in this space. It was the Farmer in coarse linen clothes from before.
"Hmm, it seems the divine ability Lord Liu cast is quite effective. That young man's Soul Body aura is indeed fading. If I didn't have the technique Lord Liu taught me, I'd probably find it very hard to track him too. Lord Liu's methods are truly exceptional," the Farmer said after sensing his surroundings.
Previously, Lord Liu had injected a magical seal into Ye Yunfei's Soul Sea. This seal could thoroughly conceal Ye Yunfei's Soul Body aura for six months. Even an expert of the Dark Ancestor's caliber would find it difficult to perceive Ye Yunfei's Soul Body aura from a long distance.
Swoosh!
The next moment, the Farmer vanished from this space-time.
Roughly two days later.
At the edge of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds, within a desolate and remote patch of Chaotic Void, Ye Yunfei's figure suddenly appeared. His gaze fixed on a certain location ahead.
"There seems to be a Small World up ahead. I wonder what's inside. Let's go take a look," Ye Yunfei stared at that spot and spoke.
He had spent these past two days searching for a suitable, quiet, and hidden place to heal his wounds but hadn't found one.
"Let's investigate. I just don't know if this Small World repels powerful beings. We'll test it out." Ye Yunfei flashed over to the location. Hidden there was the entrance to a Small World. It looked like a naturally occurring illusion formation, making it hard to spot even if beings passed nearby unless they observed carefully.
But Ye Yunfei possessed powerful Soul Power and was a master of Formations. No matter how concealed this entrance was, he spotted it from afar at a single glance.
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he directly charged inside.
In the next moment, Ye Yunfei found himself in an abandoned Small World.
This Small World appeared utterly dead silent. No living beings, no vitality.
Furthermore, this Small World did not reject powerful beings. Ye Yunfei stood there for a while after entering and felt no sense of repulsion.
However, some time ago, the vast majority of worlds within the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds had undergone several consecutive upgrades. By now, most worlds, including many Small Worlds, no longer rejected powerful beings. Even Earth Immortals could freely enter and exit most worlds.
This was different from before. In the past, most worlds of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds rejected powerful beings. Forget Earth Immortals, even an ordinary Immortal-level being trying to barge in would be met with fierce repulsion and draw the attention of the Ancient Pacts.
In summary, the spatial environment of the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds had already changed!
Of course, this change was a result of the Dark Faction's meddling, to be precise, was caused directly by the Dark Ancestor himself!
"This place will do!" Seeing this environment, Ye Yunfei instead felt somewhat pleased and spoke.
Ye Yunfei then exited the Small World and returned to the outer Chaotic Void. He began setting up dozens of Formations at the entrance. Half of them were illusionary formations, while the rest were isolation-class, defense-class, attack-class, and other types of Formations.
With these Formations in place, this Small World would become much safer. Generally speaking, no one would disturb him here.
"Alright, the environment here is good. I'll rest and heal my injuries here," Ye Yunfei said as he re-entered the Small World.
"Master, let us protect you while you meditate," Hu Miao said, emerging from the Illusionary Shadow Tower.
Huang Shang, the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, and Hun Lao also emerged from the tower.
"Let's still go beneath the surface," Ye Yunfei landed on the Small World's main continent, looked at the ground beneath his feet, and spoke.
He then burrowed underground, quickly established a secure location, and personally constructed a secret chamber deep beneath the earth. He entered the chamber, then entered the Illusionary Shadow Tower inside it, and finally began his recovery.