Inside the Phantom Tower, ten days passed without notice.
Ye Yunfei had completely refined both of his Thousand Techniques Pills.
After assimilating the two Demigod Pills, Ye Yunfei felt that his body was brimming with inexhaustible immortal energy. He had more power than he could possibly use.
"My Lightning Tribulation is coming!"
Not long after refining the two pills, Ye Yunfei sensed the arrival of the tribulation. He immediately exited the Phantom Tower, found a desolate, uninhabited mountain range, and began his tribulation evasion ritual.
This was because hiding inside the Phantom Tower during a tribulation would cause the tribulation lightning to strike the tower itself, and the consequences were unpredictable.
Roughly half a day later, Ye Yunfei finally succeeded in evading this Lightning Tribulation.
However, before he could even leave the mountain area, the thunder tribulation descended upon him once more.
"It seems the efficacy of those two Demigod Pills was too potent," Hun Lao said to Ye Yunfei.
And so, Ye Yunfei continued his tribulation evasion.
After the better part of a day, Ye Yunfei successfully evaded the tribulation again and let out a sigh of relief.
Yet, just as he prepared to leave, a sensation stirred within him. Looking up at the sky, he saw that the dissipated tribulation clouds had begun to gather anew.
"The assistive effect of Demigod Pills on breakthroughs is simply too great. If I weren't evading tribulations in order to cultivate the Nine Returns Nine True Immortal path, I believe I could have broken through several cultivation realms in one go after consuming those two pills!" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
He had no choice but to keep evading tribulations.
Fortunately, Mister Liu had previously imparted an extremely high-level tribulation evasion technique to Ye Yunfei. Otherwise, dealing with this continuous barrage of tribulations would have been truly difficult for him.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei ended up evading several more Lightning Tribulations consecutively.
Finally...
"This time, I have evaded a total of seven tribulations so far. Combined with the one I evaded last time, that makes eight tribulations. I only have the final one remaining.
Once I evade nine tribulations, I will achieve the Nine Returns Nine True Immortal level within the Golden Immortal realm. After that, I can begin my assault on the Heavenly Immortal realm.
With my current combat strength, the moment I break through and become a Heavenly Immortal, I reckon just my immortal energy would be enough to easily battle any Heavenly Immortal," Ye Yunfei stated confidently.
"Whew! Master, I finally finished refining the Demigod Pill you refined for me! My illusion arts have advanced by a whole level!"
Suddenly, Hu Miao appeared beside Ye Yunfei, looking extremely excited.
*BOOM! ROAR!...*
Immediately, Hu Miao conjured a large-scale illusion that hovered in front of Ye Yunfei. It enveloped a vast expanse of space, causing the surrounding area to tremble faintly.
"Truly powerful!" Ye Yunfei took a look at the illusion and nodded in praise.
Any Heavenly Immortal trapped within this illusion would likely be utterly bewildered and unable to find a way out.
*BOOM!*
Suddenly, a flash of golden light signalled the arrival of the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm. It crashed into a certain point in the space ahead of Ye Yunfei, punching through a pitch-black spatial hole. Countless fragments of space-time swirled chaotically.
The very world Ye Yunfei stood in shook violently due to the impact from the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"I've finished refining my two Demigod Pills as well. So? Impressive, right?" the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm boasted deliberately to Ye Yunfei.
"Indeed, quite impressive," Ye Yunfei replied with a laugh.
"And you, Huang Shang?"
Ye Yunfei noticed a faint, almost imperceptible ghostly figure standing nearby. It was Huang Shang.
"The efficacy of the Demigod Pills is naturally very beneficial. My power has also seen significant improvement. Look at my Soul Body now—it has begun to enter a state of ephemeral illumination, constantly merging with the surrounding space-time, blurring the lines between reality and illusion. I can now employ a highly advanced Ghost Shadow Technique. In future battles, even Heavenly Immortals will find it extremely difficult to accurately pinpoint the location of my true body. This means I can attack them freely, while they can hardly strike me back. Of course, there are masters with exceptionally keen perception who might still be able to sense my true form," Huang Shang explained.
"That's excellent," Ye Yunfei commended.
"You lot are all so bold! None of you have reached the Demigod realm, yet you dared to refine Demigod Pills. Fortunately, your constitutions are all quite special. One possesses a Chaos Divine Bloodline with an extraordinarily powerful physical body, two are ancient descendant beasts, and one is a Soul Body. If ordinary beings attempted to take Demigod Pills before reaching the Demigod realm themselves, they'd most likely explode and perish," Hun Lao suddenly interjected.
"Hun Lao, have you finished refining your Demigod Pill? What were the effects?" Hearing his voice, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but ask with delight.
"I finished long ago. The Demigod Pill doesn't have a huge effect on me. After all, my true body belongs to the Chaos World Tree—a divine tree. The pill only improved my strength by a small margin, not noticeably so. Those Divine Crystals before were far more beneficial to me," Hun Lao answered.
"That's true. The Chaos World Tree is a divine tree. Unless it was a true Divine Pill, nothing else would have a major effect on you," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"However, while one or two Demigod Pills don't help much, what about a massive quantity? Surely if you had enough pills, they would still make a significant difference," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and added.
"Hmm. If there were enough Demigod Pills, they would indeed benefit me greatly. But they must be pills that are suitable for my nature. Not any variety will work. Otherwise, I would have asked you for Demigod Pills back when you obtained many in the Void Secret Realm," Hun Lao replied.
"A fair point," Ye Yunfei nodded again.
It was true; he had acquired quite a number of Demigod Pills back in the Void Secret Realm.
"But the situation is different now. Now I can refine Demigod Pills myself. In the future, as long as I have the materials, I can refine as many as I want. Rest assured, Hun Lao. I will refine plenty of Demigod Pills for you later on. And once my alchemy skills improve further, I can refine even higher-grade pills for you," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Good. I'll be waiting," Hun Lao nodded.
He naturally believed Ye Yunfei could accomplish this. Having witnessed Ye Yunfei's journey step-by-step, he knew the young man's potential for growth was still immense.
"Enough talk! Let's go out and roam around. I feel that with my current strength, I can easily take on a Perfected Heavenly Immortal!" the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm yelled.
"You, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang can all fight against Perfected Heavenly Immortals now. Don't think those Divine Crystals you refined before, or these Demigod Pills now, were for nothing," Hun Lao stated.
His seniority far surpassed Huang Shang's, so he always referred to Huang Shang directly by name.
"Alright, let's go out for a walk," Ye Yunfei agreed with a smile.
Having been cooped up inside the Phantom Tower cultivating all this time, Ye Yunfei also felt like venturing outside.
During this period, besides greatly improving his alchemy skills, his Heart Force energy had also seen an increase. Ye Yunfei was confident that if he encountered a Perfected Heavenly Immortal now, he could handle the fight even more easily.
"Truth be told, with our current combination, even if we run into a Initial Demigod, we can probably hold our own for a while!"
Taking a look at Hu Miao and the others, Ye Yunfei felt an immense wave of confidence.
When he first left the Three Thousand Worlds and Infinite Void, even a Primary Heavenly Immortal could chase him to the ends of the earth.
But now, he could effortlessly crush the vast majority of Heavenly Immortals in existence!