“What’s going on?”
At this moment, many powerful experts detected the disturbance from Ye Yunfei opening his Dantian Secret Realm, and they were all astonished. Their gazes swept toward the direction where Ye Yunfei was, trying to see what was really happening.
At that time, inside Ye Yunfei’s Dantian Secret Realm, the Deity within that palace was still devouring the energy and natural laws of that region of space-time. Under the pull of the tremendous suction force, vast seas of various energies and laws converged from all directions toward Ye Yunfei like an unstoppable tide. They then transformed into massive surging rivers, all swallowed whole by that Deity.
To Ye Yunfei's delight, he discovered that all these energies and laws devoured by the Deity were ultimately converted into his own physical strength!
“The Great Supreme Cosmic Cycle Art is truly miraculous!” Ye Yunfei couldn't help but exclaim excitedly.
Boom...
As the Deity within the palace in Ye Yunfei's Dantian devoured more and more energy and natural laws, the region of space-time where Ye Yunfei resided trembled with increasing intensity. The endless space-time swayed and shook as if being sifted.
“Although the Great Supreme Cosmic Cycle Art is a body-refining technique focused inward—exploring oneself, tapping into one’s own potential, and unlocking one’s inner treasures—it also absorbs external energy and natural laws to strengthen oneself. To be more precise, it’s actually a body-refining technique that cultivates both internally and externally,” Ye Yunfei mused silently as he felt the continuous influx of energy and laws pouring into his Dantian.
Somewhere in the Colorless Abyss, within an isolated and remote Small World, inside a glittering divine mountain, a man whose body radiated divine light suddenly opened his eyes. His gaze pierced through layer after layer of space-time, looking toward Ye Yunfei’s location.
Some powerful experts even began moving, heading toward Ye Yunfei’s location, wanting to investigate what exactly had transpired.
“How strange. That lineage has always been sparse in numbers. I thought this body-refining heritage had already died out, yet it has survived until now. This body-refining technique, if cultivated to a profound realm and unlocking all the inner treasures of the body, can grant immeasurable divine strength and allow one to achieve divinity through flesh. It is an excellent body-refining technique. However, cultivating this technique emphasizes talent. Only beings with a true gift for body tempering can achieve divinity through flesh using this method,” the man remarked again.
“This region of space-time was once so brilliant. I never imagined it would become so desolate now—energy-poor, with laws barely manifesting. I fear it can no longer give birth to Deities. Moreover, unless the myriad gods return, this region of space-time will never recover its vitality,” the man sighed as he perceived the state of the outside world.
Then, the man closed his eyes and resumed his silent meditation.
“It seems to have ended,” Ye Yunfei noted as he saw that the palace within his Dantian had now closed its gates, and everything had returned to calm.
“After opening the Dantian Secret Realm, I wonder how much my physical strength has increased,” Ye Yunfei pondered with anticipation. He clenched his fists, and a torrent of physical strength erupted.
Boom...
Cosmic current-like forces erupted simultaneously from the Five Viscera Secret Realms and the Dantian Secret Realm within his body. They surged with unstoppable power, bolstering Ye Yunfei's physical form to a terrifying degree.
Instantly, the space around Ye Yunfei’s body began fracturing incessantly, producing dense networks of black spatial cracks.
Fortunately, the interior space of the Phantom Tower possessed a powerful self-repairing ability, so Ye Yunfei wasn’t worried about damaging it.
“Approximately four thousand flood dragon units* of physical strength!” Ye Yunfei was thrilled.
*Note: 'Jiao' is translated here as the culturally equivalent concept and unit of measurement for physical strength, visualized in terms of a Flood Dragon.
Previously, after consuming one Golden Lotus Fruit, Ye Yunfei’s physical strength had risen to around two thousand five hundred flood dragon units. Now, after opening the Dantian Secret Realm, his strength had increased by another fifteen hundred flood dragon units!
Four thousand flood dragon units of physical strength—within this region of space-time, this far exceeded the common understanding most beings had regarding physical might!
“My injuries have fully healed, my realm has stabilized, my Soul Power has greatly improved, and my overall combat effectiveness has risen significantly. Good, it’s time to end my seclusion and take a look,” Ye Yunfei decided to emerge.
He was aware that after he left heavily wounded, the situation for the ten Light Faction battalions must have turned very grim.
Ye Yunfei stepped directly out of the Phantom Tower.
“Master! Are you alright?” Hu Miao flew over from afar, landing before Ye Yunfei, and asked with concern.
“I’m fine. A minor injury like that is nothing to me,” Ye Yunfei replied.
At that moment, Huang Shang, Hun Lao, and Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm all appeared, arriving before Ye Yunfei.
During this period, Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the others had been scattered across this continent, each finding a place for quiet cultivation while also guarding Ye Yunfei during his seclusion. Seeing Ye Yunfei emerge, they all gathered around.
“By the way, while I was in seclusion healing, I assume you paid no attention to external events. What’s the situation in the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds right now?” Ye Yunfei asked.
“It’s dire. Especially for the Light Faction. During this time, the Dark Faction’s offensive has been particularly fierce. They've mobilized large armies, hunting down Light Faction members all over this region of space-time. Furthermore, the ten Light Faction battalions, including the 35th Battalion, have been heavily surrounded by a massive Dark Faction army. I suspect the fighting has probably started by now,” Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm spoke up.
It turned out that Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm had left this Small World a few days ago and made a tour through the Three Thousand Major and Minor Worlds. He was by nature restless, and staying put in this Small World for so long had long worn his patience thin.
“Oh, and I also heard some news. It seems Su Qingluo is also trapped along with those ten battalions, surrounded by the Dark Faction’s army. They say she came out from the Main World specifically to look for you,” Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm added.
“How could you not tell me such important news sooner!” Upon hearing Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm’s words, Ye Yunfei felt a mix of shock and fury, unable to stop himself from exclaiming.
“I only returned here yesterday! I sensed you seemed to be at the most critical juncture of your cultivation, on the verge of success. If I had disturbed you at such a moment, wouldn't it have ruined all your previous efforts?” Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm retorted.
“Where are Qingluo and the ten battalions? Tell me now!” Ye Yunfei urged anxiously.
“At the core base of the Light Faction’s 19th Battalion,” Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm answered.
“Give me the specific spatial coordinates immediately,” Ye Yunfei said, having already taken out his Space Teleportation Token and holding it in hand.
“I’ll transmit the approximate spatio-temporal coordinates to you,” Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm waved a claw, sending a stream of Soul Power information into Ye Yunfei’s Soul Sea.
“We're leaving immediately,” Ye Yunfei declared, directly activating the Space Teleportation Token. He sent Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, Huang Shang, and the others into the Phantom Tower.
In the next moment, the Space Teleportation Token carried Ye Yunfei away from this forsaken world.
“This time I emerge from seclusion, I swear to slaughter every last one of the Dark Faction’s Earth Immortals!” Ye Yunfei stated with murderous intent, speaking to himself.
Having broken through to the Earth Immortal realm and opened his Dantian Secret Realm, Ye Yunfei now had full confidence in his combat prowess.