At this moment.
Ye Yunfei was in the cultivation chamber of his small courtyard, sitting cross-legged.
This cultivation chamber had a small Spirit Gathering Formation, capable of continuously drawing the spiritual qi between heaven and earth from the surroundings.
"The grade of this Spirit Gathering Formation is too poor," Ye Yunfei muttered to himself, glancing at the formation within the chamber with clear dissatisfaction.
He immediately got to work.
Taking out a batch of formation resources, he began rearranging the array right within the chamber.
Before leaving the Eastern Region, Ye Yunfei had instructed the Luohai Trading Company to collect a large variety of resources for him to carry along. After all, the entire Luohai Trading Company now belonged to Ye Yunfei. With their financial resources, acquiring whatever materials he needed was not difficult.
Soon, a medium-grade Spirit Gathering Formation was laid out.
Whoosh…
Under its influence, the spiritual qi that existed in heaven and earth within a radius of dozens of miles began to converge in a steady stream towards Ye Yunfei's courtyard.
In moments, the spiritual qi within Ye Yunfei's small courtyard began to thicken noticeably. Its concentration was significantly higher than the surrounding areas.
"It's time to improve my spiritual force cultivation," Ye Yunfei said to himself.
Ye Yunfei's current spiritual force cultivation was at the early Saint Realm—a level far too low for his overall current strength. However, Ye Yunfei was never in a hurry regarding the advancement of his spiritual force cultivation, preferring things to flow naturally and develop on their own.
Through his recent training experiences and accumulated foundation, Ye Yunfei felt it was indeed time for his spiritual force cultivation to take a step forward. In fact, improving his spiritual force cultivation would offer considerable benefits to his combat prowess.
Once his spiritual force cultivation advanced, the power of the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and the Flying Sword Art he wielded would undoubtedly increase.
Yet, just as Ye Yunfei was preparing to break through his current level…
Dozens of members from the Xiao Sect arrived in the new student residential area, their presence ferocious and intimidating.
Walking at the forefront were five True Manifestation Realm experts. Their leader was a tall man wearing a white robe who exuded a powerful spiritual pressure without any attempt to conceal it. His white robe flapped dramatically in the wind, presenting an awe-inspiring sight.
"Huh? Another group of senior students is here!"
The arrival of this Xiao Sect contingent immediately drew attention within the new student zone.
"Are these senior students also here to rob us newcomers? That's too much!"
"No, look. Those senior students seem to be heading for that Ye Yunfei!"
Many new students whispered and speculated among themselves.
In the end, the Xiao Sect members arrived outside Ye Yunfei's small courtyard.
"They really are here to cause trouble for Ye Yunfei!"
"I told you, Ye Yunfei attacked those senior students earlier. This matter won't end so easily."
"True. He's just a freshman who dared to attack senior students as soon as he arrived. He doesn't know the meaning of staying low-key and patient—he's just inviting trouble."
More and more new students gathered nearby to watch the commotion.
"You trash inside, come out and face your death!"
At this moment, a Xiao Sect member standing before Ye Yunfei's small courtyard suddenly roared.
His thundering voice, like a muffled roll of thunder, shook the entire small courtyard, causing it to rumble. Moreover, the sound propagated far and wide, disturbing the entire new student zone.
These Xiao Sect members had come precisely to assert their dominance, intending to make an example out of Ye Yunfei—making an example out of him to intimidate the others and show the newcomers the might of the Xiao Sect.
Inside the cultivation chamber of the courtyard.
With his Soul Power, Ye Yunfei clearly sensed the situation outside, his expression darkening.
Ssszi!
The Void Blade shot out from Ye Yunfei's chest, transforming into a streak of black light as it vanished into space.
Outside the small courtyard.
The Xiao Sect member who had shouted just finished his roar and hadn't even caught his breath.
Suddenly.
Ssszi!
A pitch-black dagger appeared before him, aiming directly for his throat.
"What kind of demonic trick is this?!"
The Xiao Sect member gasped in shock, immediately moving his body in a desperate attempt to retreat and evade.
But the speed of the dagger far surpassed his own.
In an instant, it was already close to his throat. An icy-cold killing intent enveloped him.
"Damn it!"
The Xiao Sect member's soul nearly fled from fright. He threw a punch, brilliant golden light erupting from his fist as if his entire hand was forged from gold.
It had to be said, students of the Hudao Academy possessed substantial combat prowess. This Xiao Sect member was at the late Saint Realm, and his actual fighting power was countless times greater than that of a typical late Saint Realm martial artist from the outside world.
A pity he had encountered Ye Yunfei.
Thud!
The pitch-black dagger pierced directly through the golden fist and flashed towards his throat, stabbing in half an inch.
Immediately, blood began to stream down his neck.
"Spare me!"
Frightened out of his wits, the Xiao Sect member actually thudded to his knees and begged for mercy.
"How dare you! You dare lay hands on our Xiao Sect men!"
The five True Manifestation Realm experts exploded with fury.
Their Xiao Sect had come intending to assert dominance. Who could have imagined that before even seeing their opponent, they would be given a display of force themselves.
"A mere freshman dares to be this arrogant! Let's go in and settle accounts with that brat!"
The white-robed leader, blazing with rage, waved his hand and charged forward to lead the way into the small courtyard.
Ssszi!
That pitch-black dagger whistled over with astonishing speed, rushing towards his chest.
"Damn it!"
Utterly enraged, the white-robed man drew a long saber that radiated tyrannical blade light and fiercely chopped down.
Rumble…!
The domineering blade light surged wildly, making the space in the area tremble.
However, the speed of the pitch-black dagger was far beyond his expectations.
Ssszi!
The dark dagger transformed into a streak of black light, simply circumvented the saber, and flashed to rest against the white-robed man's throat.
Fresh blood trickled down his neck.
A chilling, murderous aura enveloped the white-robed man. Then, all his movements ceased. With terror in his eyes, he stood rigidly in place, not daring to move an inch, his body trembling uncontrollably.
The Flying Sword Art utilized both spiritual force and Soul Power to drive the flying sword. Ye Yunfei's current Soul Power was several times stronger than before. Naturally, the power of the flying sword he executed was also correspondingly greater. Using it to deal with an Early Stage True Manifestation Realm cultivator was far too simple.
While students of Hudao Academy cultivated many high-level techniques and martial skills, their combat power far surpassing their peers in the outside world… compared to the techniques and martial skills Ye Yunfei practiced, they fell hopelessly short. Even the advanced techniques cultivated by Hudao Academy's higher echelons paled in comparison to Ye Yunfei's.
Therefore, in Ye Yunfei's eyes, the disciples of Hudao Academy were essentially no different from martial artists from the outside world.
Hiss!
Seeing that pitch-black dagger pressed against the throat of the white-robed leader, everyone present couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
An Early Stage True Manifestation Realm expert had been rendered utterly helpless without any chance for resistance.
The other Xiao Sect members also trembled, their legs weakening, not daring to make any rash moves.
"Scram!"
A cold shout emanated from within Ye Yunfei's small courtyard.