Ye Yunfei waved his hand, collecting all the Bloodline Essence and Soul Body essences left behind by the eight people, then sent them into the Phantom Shadow Pagoda.
"Hmm? There are bursts of fighting energy over there, let's go and check it out."
The energy presence released earlier by the over two hundred deity-level puppets and the eight deities quickly alarmed several groups who were looking for Lu Shi in the distance, and they all rushed in this direction.
After a short while, three groups of people arrived in succession.
The first group had four members, all of them Advanced Void Gods; the second group had seven, three Advanced Void Gods and four Intermediate Void Gods; the third group had five, one Advanced Void God and four Intermediate Void Gods.
Among them, the third group belonged to the Guardian Faction. Altogether, there were about sixteen people from these three groups.
"What happened? Was there a fight here just now? I sensed many deity-level energy explosions," an Advanced Void God from the Guardian Faction asked.
All sixteen people released their Soul Power, sweeping their senses across the area.
"I bet you all must be looking for me."
Just at that moment, two figures appeared not far away. It was none other than Ye Yunfei and Lu Shi. Lu Shi gazed coldly at these people who had come searching for him.
"So it really is Lu Shi of the Lu Family!"
Seeing Lu Shi, all dozen-plus people's spirits perked up. Then, they saw Ye Yunfei standing beside him.
"It's him! That brat who was with Lu Shi before!"
The Advanced Void God from the Guardian Faction immediately pointed at Ye Yunfei, his expression a mix of surprise and joy as he shouted.
"Everyone, let's attack together! If we can capture this kid, I promise our Guardian Faction will give each of you a handsome reward. You won't be disappointed," the Advanced Void God from the Guardian Faction yelled, pointing at Ye Yunfei.
"You want to capture me? Just with your lot? Think again," Ye Yunfei sneered coldly.
In the next instant, over two hundred deity-level puppets suddenly appeared in the space surrounding those sixteen people. They swarmed forward, brandishing their thick stone clubs and madly attacking.
These sixteen people were quite powerful, but facing over two hundred deity-level puppets, they quickly became hard-pressed.
These puppets were not only formidable in combat, but their bodies were also incredibly tough.
When the sixteen's attacks landed on the puppets' bodies, they couldn't cause the slightest harm. However, if *their* bodies were struck by those puppets' clubs, the result was either severe injury or death.
In moments, those sixteen people were continuously being killed by the deities. A few with particularly strong combat power and resolute will tried desperately to carve out a path of blood to escape, but a single punch from Ye Yunfei blasted them apart on the spot.
In a short time, all sixteen people were killed — not a single one left.
Ye Yunfei and Huang Shang divided their Soul Bodies amongst themselves, while the Blood Clan Clone refined and absorbed all their Bloodline Essence.
"Brother Lu, the belongings left by these people, let's split them fifty-fifty," Ye Yunfei said, dividing the spoils left by those just killed into two halves and offering one half to Lu Shi.
Ye Yunfei had just killed over twenty people in total. The wealth left behind by these over twenty people was considerable because they had all been exploring and treasure-hunting within the Yangming Secret Realm for quite some time, and each one had some gains.
"This... this is too much, Young Master Ye. You were the one who killed all of them just now; I didn't even lift a hand. You don't need to give me so much," Lu Shi said hurriedly, seeing the spoils Ye Yunfei offered him.
He felt that during the earlier battle, he hadn't fought at all, merely watching from the side as Ye Yunfei and those puppets did the killing.
"Brother Lu, there's no need to stand on ceremony. We all share what we see. If you refuse, you're being too much of a stranger," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Alright then, since Brother Ye says so, I won't stand on ceremony anymore," Lu Shi said excitedly, accepting the wealth Ye Yunfei divided for him.
"Young Master, good news! We have discovered a group of Tianhai Sect members."
Right at that moment, a man hurried over from afar — one of the Guanzhong Six Heroes.
Earlier, Ye Yunfei and the Guanzhong Six Heroes had exchanged specially made communication jade slips, allowing them to easily sense each other's location.
"You found Tianhai Sect members? The Tianhai Sect has already defected to the Guardian Faction, making them practically Guardian Faction members themselves. Good! Take me there immediately," Ye Yunfei said, his spirits lifting.
Not long after, the man led Ye Yunfei before a massive city — an abandoned one.
The other five of the Guanzhong Six Heroes lay in ambush outside the city.
"Young Master, we just saw over a dozen Tianhai Sect members inside this city. It seems one of their senior brothers was injured and is healing within, while the others are standing guard for him."
The moment Ye Yunfei arrived, the other five of the Six Heroes immediately revealed themselves. Their leader spoke to Ye Yunfei.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in right now," Ye Yunfei said with a wave, then swaggered with the Guanzhong Six Heroes into the abandoned city ahead.
"Halt! Who are you? Our Tianhai Sect members are resting here. Unrelated personnel are not permitted to enter."
The moment Ye Yunfei and the six heroes entered the city, two or three people immediately appeared blocking the path.
"We're here to rob you. All Tianhai Sect members listen up! Immediately stand obediently and hand over everything on your persons. Otherwise, your lives are forfeit."
The Guanzhong Six Heroes had disguised themselves, changing their appearances and Soul Body auras. Standing beside Ye Yunfei, they were brimming with confidence. One of them immediately roared out.
In the past, they hadn't done this sort of robbing and plundering just once or twice. In this situation now, they immediately found their old groove.
"What? You dare come to rob our Tianhai Sect?"
The few Tianhai Sect members blocking the way were momentarily stunned upon hearing this, doubting if they had misheard. After all, the Tianhai Sect was a relatively powerful major force in the Sixth Void and had already formed an alliance with the Guardian Faction. Generally speaking, not many people dared to provoke them.
"Exactly! We are here to rob you, Tianhai Sect. If you know what's good for you, immediately hand over all your belongings. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
Every one of the Guanzhong Six Heroes was brimming with bandit spirit, utterly disregarding these Tianhai Sect members before them. They were joking, right? The mere two hundred-plus deity-level puppets alone were more than enough to crush these dozen-plus Tianhai Sect members.
"You bastards are asking for death!"
At this moment, all dozen-plus Tianhai Sect members appeared, each one seething with rage.
"Where did you scum crawl out from? You dare to provoke our Tianhai Sect? Have you grown tired of living?"
A blue-robed man strode forward, saying sharply.
The other Tianhai Sect members immediately gathered around this blue-robed man. His face was slightly pale, clearly injured, but among these Tianhai Sect members, his strength and status were the highest.
"There's no need to waste time with your kind," Ye Yunfei said indifferently, sweeping his gaze over these Tianhai Sect members.
In the next instant, over two hundred deity-level puppets directly appeared. They swarmed forward, surrounding and attacking that dozen-plus Tianhai Sect members.
"How can there be so many puppets? And these puppets all seem to possess deity-level energy!"
The dozen-plus Tianhai Sect members were completely dumbfounded seeing the over two hundred puppets before them.