"Ye Yunfei, don't you dare act recklessly! Prince Zhenshou is the next emperor of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire, his status is esteemed!"
Advisor Jiang, hearing the conversation between Ye Yunfei and Prince Zhenshou, sensed something amiss and hurriedly roared.
"Swallow this poison pill first."
Ye Yunfei took out a black elixir and forcefully shoved it into Prince Zhenshou's mouth.
This way, Prince Zhenshou's life was completely in Ye Yunfei's hands.
Then.
Ye Yunfei directly teleported Prince Zhenshou into the Phantom Tower.
"Your turn."
Ye Yunfei looked up, his gaze sweeping over Advisor Jiang and Prince Zhenshou's other subordinates, letting out a cold laugh.
Hum...
Ye Yunfei pointed a finger, and the Five Elements Spiritual Swords slashed out.
Crack...
Wherever they passed, Prince Zhenshou's subordinates were all pulverized into dust.
A second later.
All of them were killed, leaving only Advisor Jiang glaring at Ye Yunfei with furious, panicked eyes.
Ye Yunfei's speed at killing was too fast.
Advisor Jiang hadn't even been able to react in time to stop him!
"Old Dong, prepare to die!"
Ye Yunfei strode towards Advisor Jiang.
"Brat, I'll fight you to the death!"
Advisor Jiang roared in fury.
He attacked directly, conjuring a spiritual energy palm the size of an acre of land, blotting out a large swath of space as it rumbled towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei didn't dodge or evade.
He punched with both fists alternately, swift as lightning.
The first five moves of the True Demon Slaying God Fist were unleashed one after another.
By the fifth punch.
Pfft!
Advisor Jiang's body flew backward like a tattered scarecrow, already devoid of any aura of life.
Although he was at the early stage of the Yuan Foundation Realm, his actual combat power was inferior even to Dongguo Xiong's. Faced with Ye Yunfei's furious assault, he was simply no match.
"What's happening?"
Finally, the commotion on the city wall attracted the attention of the guards within Tiansha City, who shouted and charged towards this section of the wall.
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred as he shot skyward, vanishing in an instant.
A moment later.
A flying ship sped towards the capital of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire.
Inside the ship, Ye Yunfei teleported Prince Zhenshou out from the Phantom Tower.
Having consumed the poison pill, his life now in Ye Yunfei's hands, Prince Zhenshou dared not show the slightest resistance.
Ye Yunfei spent several hours before finally succeeding in planting a Soul Restriction within Prince Zhenshou's soul sea.
From this moment on, Prince Zhenshou was completely subservient to Ye Yunfei.
"By the way.
Are the Three Guardian Beasts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire still alive?"
Ye Yunfei asked Prince Zhenshou within the flying ship.
The Three Guardian Beasts had been on Ye Yunfei's mind all along.
"They are alive.
Our Ten Thousand Beasts Empire's Three Guardian Beasts possess the strength of Beast Venerables.
Back in the day, relying on these three Totem Beasts, our empire once ranked among the top-tier powers of the Central Continent.
However, now that they have aged greatly, their vitality has declined, and their strength has dropped severely."
Prince Zhenshou answered respectfully.
"What level of strength do they approximately possess now?"
Ye Yunfei inquired.
"Equivalent to the late stage of the Yuan Foundation Realm, I suppose.
But, after all, the Three Guardian Beasts were once Beast Venerables, so ordinary human cultivators at the late Yuan Foundation Realm should not be their match."
Prince Zhenshou replied.
"I see..."
Ye Yunfei's brow furrowed slightly.
Three opponents at the late Yuan Foundation Realm would be difficult for Ye Yunfei to handle with his current combat power.
"It seems obtaining the Bloodline Essence of those Three Guardian Beasts will be somewhat challenging."
Ye Yunfei pondered to himself.
He already possessed three vials of Heavenly Flood Dragon essence blood, and soon he would receive a vial of three-hundred-year Demonic Crocodile essence blood and three corpses of low-level Beast Emperors from the Emperor of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire.
If he could also obtain the Bloodline Essence of the Three Guardian Beasts, then cultivating the fifth layer of the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art Forging Art would be as easy as flipping his hand.
The higher the layer of the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art Forging Art, the more advanced the cultivation materials required.
By the fifth layer, the Bloodline Essence of ordinary beings was already of little use.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei needed to collect the Bloodline Essence of even higher-level beings.
Only then could he continue his cultivation.
"By the way, what do those Three Guardian Beasts usually eat?"
Ye Yunfei suddenly thought of this point.
"Those Three Guardian Beasts rarely eat anything normally.
However, our imperial family provides them with periodic batches of precious natural treasures for nourishment.
Especially in recent years, our imperial family has been sending people everywhere to purchase medicinal pills and natural treasures that can replenish vitality and increase lifespan, which are then offered to the Three Guardian Beasts."
Prince Zhenshou said.
"Excellent, Heaven is truly helping me!
I will concoct a batch of medicinal pills. You take them back and find a way to feed them to the Three Guardian Beasts."
Ye Yunfei declared.
"Understood."
Prince Zhenshou replied.
Now that he was Ye Yunfei's slave, no matter what Ye Yunfei ordered him to do, he could only comply.
Thus, Ye Yunfei immediately took out his pill furnace and began alchemy.
Possessing both the Earthflame Fire and the Three Ravens Netherfire allowed Ye Yunfei's alchemical speed to be exceptionally fast.
An hour later.
Ye Yunfei had produced a batch of spiritual pills.
All of them were ninth-grade spiritual pills!
Each pill exuded a rich aura of life force.
These pills did indeed contain vast amounts of life energy, but at the same time, Ye Yunfei had also laced them with many high-grade poisons.
Once consumed by the Three Guardian Beasts, their bodies would grow weak, and their combat power would severely decline.
As a Pill Venerable, the spiritual pills personally crafted by Ye Yunfei were of an incredibly high standard.
Ye Yunfei believed that given the strength of the Three Guardian Beasts, they would definitely be unable to detect any flaws.
"Take these spiritual pills to the Three Guardian Beasts. They will be more than willing to consume them."
Ye Yunfei handed the batch of pills he had refined to Prince Zhenshou.
"I understand, Master."
Prince Zhenshou accepted the pills and responded.
A day later.
Ye Yunfei returned to the imperial capital of the Ten Thousand Beasts Empire.
"Second Prince, Third Princess, you have finally returned safely!
Splendid!"
The Emperor, seeing his son and daughter rescued, was so moved that tears of joy streamed down his aged face.
"Young Hero Ye, you are the great benefactor of our imperial family!"
The Emperor, leading all his civil and military officials, came before Ye Yunfei to express their gratitude.
"Your Majesty, there's no need for such courtesy.
My primary purpose in rescuing them was for the Demonic Crocodile essence blood and the Beast Emperor corpses, so..."
Ye Yunfei stated very directly.
"Young Hero Ye, I understand. I shall go fetch them personally right now!"
The Emperor naturally understood Ye Yunfei's meaning.
Moreover, since Ye Yunfei was a student of Hudao Academy, he simply did not dare to renege on the deal.
A short while later.
"Young Hero Ye, the items are all inside here."
The Emperor returned before Ye Yunfei and handed him a spatial ring.
Ye Yunfei used his Soul Power to sense its contents.
Sure enough, within the spatial ring were one vial of three-hundred-year Demonic Crocodile essence blood and three corpses of low-level Beast Emperors!
"Excellent, Your Majesty. Our business is settled."
Ye Yunfei was very satisfied and smiled.
"If Young Hero Ye does not mind, I shall immediately host a grand banquet to honor you!"
The Emperor proposed.
"Very well."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then nodded.
After all, he needed to stay here in the imperial capital, waiting for Prince Zhenshou to deliver those spiritual pills to the Three Guardian Beasts for consumption.
"Thank you, Young Hero Ye, for honoring us with your presence!
Pass down my order! Prepare a lavish feast immediately to thank Young Hero Ye!"
The Emperor cried out.
"Act quickly."
Ye Yunfei glanced at Prince Zhenshou, sending over a Sound Transmission.
"Understood."
Prince Zhenshou responded and turned to leave, heading towards the location where the Three Guardian Beasts resided.
Soon, a magnificent banquet commenced within the imperial palace.
The Emperor, leading his full court of civil and military officials, took turns toasting Ye Yunfei, exhausting all means to flatter and curry favor.
"Young Hero Ye, these palace maids have all been meticulously selected, each in the bloom of youth and untouched.
Tonight, let them serve you as you retire to rest."
As the wine flowed freely, the Emperor ordered a eunuch to lead over a dozen breathtakingly beautiful palace maids before Ye Yunfei.
The dozen or so palace maids bowed their heads demurely, kneeling before Ye Yunfei. Each one stole glances at him, their eyes filled with admiration.
Anyone who could be fawned upon and courted so thoroughly by the Emperor and his entire court must possess a status of the utmost nobility!
Therefore, these palace maids felt not the slightest resistance towards Ye Yunfei. On the contrary, they began casting sidelong glances filled with admiration, flirting eyes blinking frequently, adopting a docile posture of complete submission.