When he parted ways with Meng Wu, Ye Yunfei gifted him a large batch of Divine Pills.
Meng Wu had just broken through to become a Deity and needed these Divine Pills the most to consolidate his realm and enhance his strength.
After Ye Yunfei left, Meng Wu immediately entered seclusion, both consolidating his realm and refining the Divine Pills Ye Yunfei had given him.
"Brother Ye now stands at the very apex of this void, while I've only just broken through to Deityhood. From now on, I must train diligently and try to catch up to Brother Ye's footsteps."
Meng Wu thought of all the various legends about Ye Yunfei recently, took a deep breath, and spoke aloud.
After leaving the world cluster where Meng Wu resided, Ye Yunfei continued searching through the void for the materials he needed.
One day, Ye Yunfei entered a world and, guided by Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm's perception, arrived at a vast mountain range. Deep within this range was a dark, inky lake.
"There should be treasure in this lake,"
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm pointed at the pitch-black lake and said.
"Are you sure the treasure inside this lake is the material we're looking for? I've noticed lately that you've been pointing randomly; you're completely unreliable! Most of the things you've led us to find aren't what master needs."
Hu Miao appeared beside Ye Yunfei and said skeptically.
"Are you doubting my clan's innate talent for sensing treasures?! While the treasures I've led you to these past few days aren't exactly the materials we're looking for, most have similar or close attributes! That proves my perception isn't wrong! Besides, every material we need to craft those high-level puppets is extremely rare. Do you think they're easy to find? You think we can just stumble upon a whole pile casually?"
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm retorted.
"He's right. The materials we need are indeed rare. Forget it, as long as there's treasure, no matter what it is, we shouldn't miss it. Since there's treasure in this lake, let's go in and have a look,"
Ye Yunfei nodded.
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei had already landed beside the dark, eerie lake. Sensing with his Soul Power energy, he found the lake water was very deep and emitted a malevolent energy.
"It resembles corpse-type energy, but also a bit like Dark energy. Either way, it falls under the category of Yin-type energies."
Ye Yunfei said.
The next moment, all eight of Ye Yunfei's Chaotic Divine Meridians surfaced within his body simultaneously. He activated the Nine-Yang Ancient Scripture. A huge golden light sphere surged out from his dantian and manifested above his head, radiating boundless golden radiance.
Then, Ye Yunfei stepped into the lake water. Like winter snow encountering sunlight, the water continuously retreated around him, forming a dry passageway devoid of water.
Ye Yunfei walked step by step towards the lake bottom. Before long, he arrived.
"Look! There's a door over there!"
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm pointed to a spot on the lake floor. Ye Yunfei's gaze followed, and indeed, there was an iron door forged from Cold Iron, emanating a towering, Yin-cold aura.
"There should be a hidden space behind this door,"
Ye Yunfei said after sensing the iron door.
Boom!...
As Ye Yunfei attempted to push open the iron door and enter, three ancient Formations simultaneously manifested, blocking his path.
"The rank of these three Formations is quite good, but they can't stop me."
Ye Yunfei assessed them briefly and said calmly.
A short white sword shot out from within his body, carrying terrifying power as it slashed towards the three Formations.
Boom! Boom! Boom!...
The three ancient Formations exploded one after another under the slashes. Then Ye Yunfei walked inside.
As expected, passing through this iron door led to a Small World. This Small World was saturated with thick Yin-cold energy. Looking around, the ground was covered with black millennia-old Cold Ice.
"I didn't expect such a place to exist in this void, containing such a dense and pure Yin-cold energy."
Ye Yunfei couldn't help but murmur softly.
Then, a black Divine Beast appeared beside Ye Yunfei. Its body somewhat resembled a lion, with two black, sharp horns on its head, four thick beast hooves, and curved beast claws resembling black iron hooks.
This Divine Beast was Taiyin Youying, who cultivated Yin-cold energy. It was said that Taiyin Youying represented all Yin-associated things in the world.
After appearing, Taiyin Youying immediately began absorbing the dense Yin-cold energy within this Small World. Now, each of the Nine Divine Beasts of the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel possessed strength at the Divine level. Ye Yunfei estimated that each one could probably contend with an Intermediate Void God.
"So, where are the treasures you mentioned?"
Hu Miao asked Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"Just follow me."
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm transformed into a golden streak, heading in one direction. Ye Yunfei followed with large strides.
"According to my perception, there's definitely some pretty good treasure in that direction,"
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said.
His clan was born with a very sensitive perception for all kinds of worldly treasures, and treasure-seeking was an interest etched into their bones. Thus, every time Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm neared a treasure, he felt extremely excited.
Right at that moment.
Boom!...
Enormous commotion suddenly came from ahead, shaking the entire land so violently it swayed like a winnowing basket, trembling incessantly.
"Ah!
You detestable monsters, get away from me! Don't provoke this young lady, or don't blame me for being impolite!"
Immediately after, a woman's sharp scream rang out from ahead.
"What's going on?
There's actually someone here!"
Hearing the woman's scream, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but freeze momentarily. Then he saw, on the distant horizon, five or six massive black beasts galloping thunderously.
These five or six black beasts emanated dense cold aura from their entire bodies. Wherever they passed, the surrounding space directly condensed a vast quantity of densely packed black profound ice, splattering everywhere.
Then, Ye Yunfei saw a slim, tall, and graceful silhouette fleeing in panic ahead of the five or six black beasts.
It was a girl with an exquisite figure, delicate facial features, and long hair cascading to her shoulders. Her face currently bore a panicked expression.
The several black beasts behind chased after her, roaring mightily, their echoes reverberating throughout the Small World.
"Damn it!
You Earth Yin Beasts, stop chasing me! I haven't even taken a single Cold Iron God Pearl! If you keep chasing, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The girl pleaded desperately while fleeing, shouting back at the enormous black beasts.
However, her crisp, delicate voice was quickly drowned out by the roars of the black beasts behind her. Even worse, just as she finished speaking, a few more black beasts appeared behind her, each exuding a dense cold aura.
"This world seems to have sparse living beings. That girl is human. Why is she here?"
Hun Lao said.
"She's probably like us, venturing in here to explore and seek treasure,"
Hu Miao said.
"What should I do now?
These Earth Yin Beasts are so strong, and there are so many of them! I'm a single hand trying to clap—I can't outrun them either! Is a beautiful, exceptionally talented young genius like me going to die here?
Wuu... I don't want to die! Someone save Qin Xiaoyu!"
The girl's clothes were torn, as if she had just gone through a fierce battle. She was already somewhat exhausted, her condition poor. As she fled desperately, she wept.
"Eh?
When did this world gain another person?
And they appear quite composed... Could they be a master?"
At that moment, the girl suddenly noticed Ye Yunfei in the distance, because Ye Yunfei hadn't suppressed his aura or concealed his presence. Her spirit couldn't help but stir with hope.
"Great! Could it be that my savior has arrived?"
The girl was overjoyed and immediately charged towards Ye Yunfei's location.
Seeing the girl rush towards him, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but frown because the black beasts chasing her were also charging over. This girl's action was practically pulling him into the mess.
"How terrible! She's actually leading those monsters towards us!"
Hu Miao saw this scene and said angrily.
The girl's movement speed was fast, and the black beasts behind her ran just as swiftly, rapidly closing the distance to Ye Yunfei.
"What?
He's only a primary-level Void God? It can't be! I thought my savior had arrived. A mere primary-level Void God—his strength might not even surpass mine! How could he possibly save me?
This is terrible!"
Suddenly, the girl sensed Ye Yunfei's cultivation realm. Her expression, initially full of pleasant surprise, instantly stiffened. Her speed also unconsciously slowed slightly.
Then, she hesitated momentarily.
"Hey, you! Just a primary-level Void God! What are you standing there for, waiting to die? Hurry up and run!
These are Earth Yin Beasts! Each one possesses strength at the Deity level! Even ten of you wouldn't be enough! You actually stand there calm as you please... I saw your composed appearance earlier and thought you were an expert! So this is all you are! If you don't want to die, run away quickly!"
The girl suddenly changed direction. She no longer charged towards Ye Yunfei's position but veered off in another direction. The black beasts behind also changed course, continuing to pursue the girl.
"Master, she changed direction. It seems she still has some conscience. She thought your strength was insufficient and immediately shifted course."
Seeing the girl's action, Hu Miao wasn't as angry as before.
"You damned Earth Yin Beasts! I haven't gotten a single one of your Cold Iron God Pearls! Must you chase me for so far!"
The girl watched the black beasts getting closer and closer behind her, crying and shouting.
"Hmm? Cold Iron God Pearls?
Could there be Cold Iron God Pearls in this world?"
Hearing the girl's words, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.
Because Cold Iron God Pearls were one of the materials Ye Yunfei was looking for.