At the sound of Long Yingying's scream, Ye Yunfei hurriedly jumped out of the iron cauldron.
"Get out!
Go outside!"
Long Yingying's scream echoed from within the iron cauldron.
Ye Yunfei had no choice but to exit the small pavilion and wait outside.
After a moment.
Long Yingying, having dressed, came out.
"Hmph! Shameless!"
Long Yingying glared at Ye Yunfei with her beautiful eyes.
"Senior Sister Long, I didn't mean to," Ye Yunfei replied.
"I think you deliberately took advantage of me. You saw everything, are you satisfied now?"
Long Yingying said through gritted teeth, her face flushing with embarrassment.
Just thinking about how Ye Yunfei had been standing right in front of her inside the cauldron while she was completely unclothed made her heart race wildly.
"Alright, alright.
Senior Sister Long, are you experiencing any discomfort in your bloodline now?"
Not wanting to get entangled in the issue, Ye Yunfei changed the subject.
"All I feel right now is an endless surge of power within me. I really want to have a good fight with someone," Long Yingying said, clenching her fists.
"You've just awakened your bloodline, you might need some time to get used to it.
Go back and go into seclusion for a while to adapt to the power of your bloodline," Ye Yunfei advised.
"Fine, I'll go and tell Elder Ren the good news first, then I'll go into seclusion."
Long Yingying turned to leave.
"Ye Yunfei, thank you."
Having taken just two steps, Long Yingying seemed to remember something and turned back to speak to Ye Yunfei.
"Senior Sister Long, you don't need to thank me," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"But... you took advantage of me.
Remember, you have to take responsibility for this."
Long Yingying gave a mischievous smile, then turned and walked away without looking back.
Ye Yunfei could only smile helplessly. This girl had a straightforward, outspoken personality, and he naturally wouldn't argue with her.
After Long Yingying left, Ye Yunfei went to the mountain peak where the Ye Family members usually resided.
"Father, you've broken through to the late Heaven Realm?"
As soon as Ye Yunfei saw Ye Tianpeng, he asked with pleasant surprise.
"Haha, I only broke through yesterday.
I've progressed from the late Earth Realm to the late Heaven Realm in such a short time. It's been too fast. I'm almost scared myself," Ye Tianpeng said with a laugh.
"That's good.
But when it comes to realm breakthroughs, one shouldn't just pursue speed. Pay attention to the solidity of your spiritual foundation as well," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Haha, Yunfei, us old fellows have also all broken through to the Heaven Realm," said several elders of the Ye Family as they walked over.
"The strength of our Ye Family has increased by at least two or three times compared to before.
Apart from us old guys, there are now dozens of Heaven Realm cultivators within the family.
Yunfei, all of this is your merit. You are the great hero of our Ye Family," the Grand Elder said with a smile.
"This is still far from enough.
Compared to the major sects and clans in the Eastern Region, our Ye Family is still too weak," Ye Yunfei shook his head.
"What you say is true. Compared to those major sects and clans, our Ye Family is still too weak," Ye Tianpeng and the several elders all nodded in agreement.
"Soon, I will be leaving the Eastern Region.
Father, these resources are for the cultivation of our Ye Family members. Keep them.
Instruct all our family members to focus all their energy on cultivation," Ye Yunfei said.
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei took out over a dozen spatial rings and handed them to Ye Tianpeng.
These spatial rings contained vast amounts of wealth.
Having exterminated more than ten branch outposts of the Heavenly Nether Tomb and received substantial compensation from the Chen Clan, Ye Yunfei's personal fortune was now extremely rich.
"Yunfei, are you going to the Hudao Academy in the Central Continent?" the Grand Elder asked.
"Yes," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"A good man should have ambitions beyond a single corner. The Eastern Region is already too small for you.
It is good to go and make a name for yourself in the wider world.
However, be careful in everything from now on," Ye Tianpeng said.
He knew his son would leave sooner or later to venture out into the world.
In the main council hall of the Tianyuan Sect headquarters.
Ye Yunfei, Elder Zhang, Elder Wu, the ancestor of the Divine Medicine Valley, and the high-level members of Tianyuan Sect were all present.
"Soon, I will be leaving the Eastern Region," Ye Yunfei announced, his gaze sweeping across everyone in the hall.
"In the future, Tianyuan Sect, Luohai Trading Company, and Divine Medicine Valley will be one united entity.
Is that clear?" Ye Yunfei said calmly.
"Young Master Ye, rest assured, our Luohai Trading Company will follow your commands in all matters," Elder Wu said.
"Young Master Ye, our Divine Medicine Valley will also obey your commands," the Divine Medicine Valley ancestor hastily added.
"Elder Wu, after Ren Xuantang breaks through to the Yuan Foundation Realm, you will guard the Tianyuan Sect headquarters here, responsible for the safety of my Ye Family members and the Tianyuan Sect.
These items are for you. They should be helpful for your cultivation."
Ye Yunfei said to Elder Wu.
Elder Wu was now a Yuan Foundation Realm expert. Having him stand guard here would greatly increase the safety of the Ye Family and the Tianyuan Sect.
After finishing his words, Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and a spatial ring flew out, landing before Elder Wu.
Elder Wu extended his Soul Power to sense it and found the ring contained a large quantity of spirit pills, spirit crystals, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and several martial technique manuals.
Their value was inestimable!
A soul restriction had already been planted within Elder Wu's Soul Sea by Ye Yunfei, making him essentially a slave to Ye Yunfei, so Ye Yunfei trusted him absolutely.
The contents of this spatial ring would definitely allow Elder Wu's strength to reach another level.
"Thank you, Young Master Ye!" Elder Wu took the spatial ring and quickly expressed his gratitude.
After giving further instructions, Ye Yunfei left the hall and found Zhou Mu.
Zhou Mu was now a core disciple of Tianyuan Sect and had taken Elder Ren as his master.
"Brother Fei!"
Seeing Ye Yunfei, Zhou Mu was overjoyed.
"Senior Brother Ye!"
A Niu happened to be with Zhou Mu. Seeing Ye Yunfei, he immediately called out respectfully.
Because of Ye Yunfei, A Niu's status among the Tianyuan Sect disciples was now very high. Even the high-level members of Tianyuan Sect had to show him some respect.
Since coming to Tianyuan Sect, Zhou Mu had gotten along very well with A Niu and they quickly became good friends.
"You two must cultivate diligently from now on and strive to increase your cultivation levels as quickly as possible," Ye Yunfei said after spending half a day with them. He took out a batch of cultivation resources and gave them to each.
"Brother Fei, don't worry, I will definitely take you as an example and cultivate hard," Zhou Mu declared.
"Senior Brother Ye, I will not disappoint you," A Niu also said.
"Mm, that's good." Ye Yunfei nodded, then returned to his small pavilion.
For the next few days, Ye Yunfei stayed in his small pavilion to recuperate.
Six days later.
Ren Xuantang, the General Manager of the Luohai Trading Company, hurriedly arrived at the Tianyuan Sect headquarters to pay his respects to Ye Yunfei.
"Young Master Ye, I have broken through to the Yuan Foundation Realm!
Thank you, Young Master Ye, for your nurturing!"
As soon as Ren Xuantang saw Ye Yunfei, he knelt down, speaking excitedly.
A soul restriction had also been planted in his Soul Sea by Ye Yunfei, so his loyalty was absolute.
"Hm, good.
Get up." Ye Yunfei nodded.
Ye Yunfei gave Ren Xuantang some instructions, even gave him a martial technique manual to cultivate, and then let him leave.
Suddenly.
Ye Yunfei's expression shifted. He took out a white token.
"Assemble in Bluescale City in four days, prepare to depart for the Central Continent."
A voice transmitted from within the token.
This token had been given by Elder Dongfang of Hudao Academy; it was an identity token for the academy's students.
"Four more days until departure," Ye Yunfei murmured.
Then, Ye Yunfei returned to the small pavilion and entered the Phantom Shadow Tower.
"I'll spend these four days cultivating the Eighteen Soul Immortal Art.
Hopefully, I can master the fourth move."
Ye Yunfei muttered to himself.
Then, he began to cultivate the Eighteen Soul Immortal Art in earnest.