"Very well."
Huang Shang nodded.
And so, Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang began pill refining simultaneously.
More than half a day later.
The two had refined a large batch of high-grade spirit pills.
Seventh-grade, eighth-grade, ninth-grade.
For the martial artists of the Eastern Region, the value of this batch of spirit pills was unimaginable.
"Let's move."
Ye Yunfei said.
Thus.
The three of them left the cave at the same time, splitting into three different paths, heading towards some of the more famous large cities in the Eastern Region, especially those with prosperous commercial activity.
One day later.
Sensational news kept exploding across famous auction houses in various parts of the Eastern Region.
A batch of seventh-grade, eighth-grade, and even ninth-grade spirit pills was continuously being auctioned off!
Every auction attracted frantic bidding and caused a huge sensation.
One must know that even for the major sects and clans of the Eastern Region, seventh-grade, eighth-grade, and ninth-grade spirit pills were extremely rare and precious treasures.
Once the news spread, not only did forces and martial artists of ordinary strength participate, even the major powers such as the Three Sages, Five Clans, and Nine Sects dispatched special envoys to specifically attend these auctions.
"What? Ninth-grade spirit pills are actually being brought out for auction?!
How is this possible!
There are no ninth-grade alchemists in the entire Eastern Region, how could ninth-grade spirit pills appear?"
At the Tongsheng Gate headquarters, an old man with white hair and beard, clad in white robes and brimming with vitality, heard the news and wore an expression of utter disbelief, his eyes wide as he asked.
"Ancestor, it is absolutely true.
Several elders from our sect personally rushed to attend the auctions. They appraised the spirit pills put up for auction and confirmed they are indeed ninth-grade.
Moreover, there are also seventh and eighth-grade spirit pills, and not in small quantities." replied a middle-aged man respectfully.
"Hmm, in that case, there is only one possibility.
These spirit pills must have been brought to the Eastern Region for auction by a certain force from the Central Continent.
The most likely possibility is the seniors from the Central Continent Alchemy Tower.
Let's go, I shall also go and see.
If there is a chance to meet a senior from the Central Continent Alchemy Tower face-to-face and pay my respects, that would be for the best."
After thinking for a moment, this Ancestor spoke up.
This Ancestor held greater authority within Tongsheng Gate than even the Sect Leader and had been in seclusion year-round.
No one expected that this time, he would personally take action to attend an auction.
Not only the Ancestor of Tongsheng Gate, but also many of the upper echelons of the other major sects and clans, upon hearing the news of the ninth-grade spirit pills, emerged from their closed-door cultivation one after another to personally attend the auctions.
For a time, the entire Eastern Region was in an uproar because of these high-grade spirit pills that had suddenly appeared.
"It's said these high-grade spirit pills were brought to the Eastern Region for auction by a certain senior from the Central Continent Alchemy Tower."
"A senior from the Central Continent Alchemy Tower!
No wonder even the Tongshest Gate Ancestor rushed to attend the auction!"
...
Very quickly, the majority of people throughout the Eastern Region firmly concluded that the high-grade spirit pills being auctioned off were personally brought to the Eastern Region for auction by a certain senior from the Central Continent Alchemy Tower.
Therefore, after every auction concluded, there were many prominent Eastern Region figures requesting to pay their respects to the senior who had entrusted the pills for auction.
However, the one who had entrusted the pills for auction remained elusive, appearing and disappearing like a specter; no one could manage to find them.
Even forces like the Lingzhen Workshop and the Luohai Trading Company, which hosted these auctions, were unable to catch a glimpse of the true face of the consignor.
Just as these high-grade spirit pills were stirring up a sensation across the entire Eastern Region,
the Tianyuan Sect within the Great Qin Empire had fallen into dire straits.
Previously, due to Ye Yunfei's meteoric rise, the Tianyuan Sect's development had been rapid.
Many second, third, fourth, and fifth-rate factions in the Eastern Region, for the sake of Ye Yunfei, would show the Tianyuan Sect courtesy and give deference.
Some even took the initiative to establish friendly relations and support the Tianyuan Sect's development.
After all, everyone remembered how Ye Yunfei had once, in one fell swoop, exterminated fifteen sects. Who would dare to provoke or offend such an absolutely fearsome figure?
Therefore, except for those major sects and clans who ignored the Tianyuan Sect, members of the Tianyuan Sect were met with courtesy wherever they went.
But ever since the news of Ye Yunfei's death spread, everything changed.
Almost all factions began, intentionally or not, to suppress the Tianyuan Sect.
Wherever Tianyuan Sect members went, they were treated like rats scurrying across the street—despised, mocked, and even chased away by everyone.
If it weren't for the fact that the two Guardian Venerable Ones had not yet revoked their protective decree covering the Tianyuan Sect and the Ye family clan members, it was estimated that many forces would have already directly assaulted them, wanting to exterminate both.
The Luohai Trading Company and the Chen Clan of the Eastern Region had, even more so, dispatched large groups of men to lie in ambush around the Tianyuan Sect headquarters, waiting.
Once those two Guardian Venerable Ones revoked their protective decree for the Tianyuan Sect and the Ye family members, these two forces would absolutely be the first to charge into the Tianyuan Sect headquarters and slaughter everyone.
Because both the Luohai Trading Company and the Chen Clan bore a deep-seated hatred for Ye Yunfei!
In short, during this period, life was extremely difficult for the Tianyuan Sect and the Ye family clan members.
The Hermit Elders simply issued an order to seal the mountain gate. No one was allowed to leave the headquarters without permission.
Four days later.
Near Luohai City.
Within a remote cave in the mountains.
Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang returned to the cave one after another.
The batch of high-grade spirit pills that had sensationalized the entire Eastern Region these past few days were precisely what Ye Yunfei and the other two had brought out to auction.
After auctioning off those high-grade spirit pills, the trio had frantically purchased a massive batch of wood-attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures across the Eastern Region.
The quantity was simply staggering!
Each of the three had brought back over a hundred Space Rings.
Over three hundred Space Rings in total!
Inside these three hundred-plus Space Rings were filled entirely with wood-attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
It could be said that more than half of the wood-attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the entire Eastern Region had been purchased and brought back by Ye Yunfei and his companions!
"Master, is this enough?"
Hu Miao asked Ye Yunfei within the cave.
"It should be."
Ye Yunfei looked at the over three hundred Space Rings before him and nodded in satisfaction.
"Alright, I need to cultivate.
You two, guard for me."
Ye Yunfei said to Huang Shang and Hu Miao.
Huang Shang and Hu Miao walked outside the cave.
"This time, I hope I can truly achieve the entry level of the Greenwood Emperor Body."
Ye Yunfei took a deep breath and said.
Following that.
Ye Yunfei began cultivating the Greenwood Emperor Body.
Moments later, the entire cave was completely submerged in billowing, seething azure mist.
An astonishing life energy filled the entire cave.
If an ordinary mortal could stay within this cave for a while at this moment, absorbing this life energy, they would be guaranteed a life free of illness and pain, living to a ripe old age!
Rumble…
A rumbling noise emanated from within Ye Yunfei's body.
Time slowly passed.
Ye Yunfei's body began to emanate dazzling green light, as if it were a piece of green jade, extremely radiant.