At this moment, thick mist continued to pervade the interior of the giant pupil hovering high above the city.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged amidst the swirling fog, while the middle-aged man from earlier had vanished without a trace.
He now knew that this middle-aged man was actually a wisp of spiritual intent left behind by Tianmu Shenjun, specifically stationed in this space to guard the Eye Technique Inheritance.
Earlier, that middle-aged man had instructed Ye Yunfei to sit cross-legged and then began explaining the Pupil Technique inheritance to him.
After explaining for about two hours, the man waved his hand. Within this mist-filled space, numerous strange black and white talisman runes emerged.
These distinctly contrasting runes, resembling a sky full of tiny tadpoles, continuously appeared from the surrounding void before densely converging toward the area between Ye Yunfei's eyebrows, finally merging into his glabella.
As a flood of these bizarre black and white runes drilled incessantly into his glabella, Ye Yunfei felt his forehead—especially the spot between his eyebrows—begin to heat up, with waves of sharp, needle-like pain radiating from it.
Ye Yunfei understood: This wisp of intent from Tianmu Shenjun was forcibly helping him open his Divine Pupil. Relying on his own cultivation alone would have required an extremely long period of time to open a Divine Pupil. Thus, Tianmu Shenjun's intent was expending his final reserves of energy and means to assist Ye Yunfei in rapidly advancing the Pupil Technique inheritance to the beginner stage.
Soon, Ye Yunfei felt the spot between his eyebrows grow hotter and more painful.
Eventually, his entire skull throbbed with excruciating agony. Given Ye Yunfei's current physical strength, he could still perceive pain this intensely. If it were any other Heavenly God, their head would likely have already exploded from the pressure.
However, Ye Yunfei's physical constitution was exceptionally robust and could endure it.
Moreover, even if it failed to withstand the strain and his head exploded, Ye Yunfei could instantly regenerate, suffering no significant lasting damage.
Exaggerating only slightly, Ye Yunfei had refined and absorbed far too many magical treasures within his body. His flesh had essentially become a high-grade artifact, repeatedly forged and refined. Even if it were shattered or blown apart, it could be swiftly re-forged and repaired.
It was precisely because Tianmu Shenjun's wisp of intent had detected Ye Yunfei's extraordinarily powerful physical body that it decided to employ this rapid and domineering method to forcibly open a Divine Pupil for him.
This way, Ye Yunfei wouldn't need to rely on his own cultivation over a long period to open a Divine Pupil.
Unnoticed, five to six hours had already passed. Ye Yunfei's head remained racked by intense pain the entire time.
Nevertheless, Ye Yunfei gritted his teeth and bore it, sitting cross-legged as he focused intently on comprehending and cultivating the Pupil Technique inheritance—following the guidance of Tianmu Shenjun's wisp of intent and utilizing his two Soul Bodies and all his Soul Power planets.
For Ye Yunfei, physical pain and injury hardly mattered.
Let alone mere pain; even if his entire body were destroyed and reduced to ashes, he could quickly reshape his flesh within a short span.
Ye Yunfei existed in a state of profound mystery, enveloped by a layer of enigmatic aura.
Soon, the area between his eyebrows began to subtly change. The skin there continuously wriggled, gradually protruding as if something was trying to force its way out.
Time flowed onward. Then, at a certain moment—
"Open Pupil!"
A soft cry suddenly rang out in front of Ye Yunfei's forehead. Immediately, the spot between his eyebrows split open, and a vertical eye, patterned in black and white, erupted forth.
"Done. You have now succeeded in opening the pupil.
Since my wisp of intent serves no further purpose here, its final remaining energy will now merge into your Divine Pupil, becoming nourishment to further elevate its grade.
Remember: Your current proficiency in the Pupil Technique is merely at the beginner stage—still exceedingly elementary. I hope you will diligently cultivate and comprehend in the future, continually advancing your Pupil Technique cultivation, striving to truly propagate and glorify my art."
The voice of the middle-aged man resounded. Then, Ye Yunfei saw that man's figure abruptly appear in front of his head.
With a **boom**, it directly exploded. Almost all of the fragments and energy howled straight into the vertical eye between his eyebrows.
"Senior, wait! I still have questions for you," Ye Yunfei hurriedly spoke.
But no reply came.
"What a shame," Hun Lao couldn't help but exclaim with regret, seeing the middle-aged man explode entirely and merge into Ye Yunfei's vertical eye. "Tianmu Shenjun was a peak expert from the Ancient Era; he must have been deeply familiar with the Chaotic Void Sea of that time. We could have asked him about all sorts of matters regarding the ancient Chaotic Void Sea, how the times have changed from ancient to modern, even consulted him on how to navigate the current situation in the Chaotic Void Sea. Such a powerful expert wouldn't only possess immense strength; his insight and knowledge surely surpassed common folk. Learning from him would have yielded great benefits. What a pity the opportunity is lost."
Ye Yunfei called out several more times but received no response. He realized inwardly that the middle-aged man had indeed completely disintegrated, with his remaining fragments and energy now entirely absorbed by the vertical eye between his eyebrows, serving as nourishment for the pupil.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei sensed his Divine Pupil begin to happily refine and absorb the fragments and energy left behind by the man's explosion, its grade and power rapidly ascending.
"Having just obtained this Pupil Technique inheritance, there's no need to hurry away. I'll go into seclusion for a while longer and properly consolidate it."
Assessing his current state, Ye Yunfei continued sitting cross-legged, contemplating the various records of the Pupil Technique inheritance left behind by Tianmu Shenjun.
Another two hours passed. Ye Yunfei felt his Divine Pupil finally stabilizing in a relatively balanced state.
"I actually obtained the Pupil Technique inheritance of Tianmu Shenjun."
Sensing the vertical eye between his brows, Ye Yunfei felt a thrill of excitement.
After all, this was a divine art that had already been renowned and celebrated back in the Ancient Era. He never imagined he would ultimately be the one to obtain it.
"The Eye Technique Inheritance is the most precious treasure left by Tianmu Shenjun. Now that you've acquired it, you are likely to become the target of all.
Those old geezers from the various major powers are probably already fixated on you. It's entirely possible they're lying in wait outside for you right now."
It was then that Hun Lao spoke up abruptly.
"Hun Lao, you're quite right."
Hearing Hun Lao's words, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel a chill run through him.
The experts from the other major factions would never resign themselves to watching Tianmu Shenjun's Eye Technique Inheritance fall into his hands—after all, in those experts' eyes, he was merely a green, untested junior.
"Seems we'll need to carefully consider how to leave this city next. With so many old monsters encircling the outside, breaking through safely will be exceedingly difficult."
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm, upon hearing Hun Lao's remarks, also began to feel a headache coming on.
"I can perceive this space clearly now."
Suddenly, Ye Yunfei made an exhilarating discovery: He could see the surrounding space with perfect clarity. As far as the vertical eye between his brows was concerned, the thick, flourishing fog that filled the space might as well have been non-existent.
"This is a small, independent space, likely forcibly created within a larger void."
Surveying the compact space he now occupied, Ye Yunfei voiced his observation.
"What? You can sense this small space now? I still can't see anything here—I feel practically blind," Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm immediately inquired.
"My Soul Power and Heart Force energies are useless in this space. But my Divine Pupil allows me to see every aspect of this space with utmost clarity."
As Ye Yunfei's Divine Pupil surveyed the surroundings, he continued, "This space is arranged with numerous sophisticated spatial formations. It's precisely due to the existence of these spatial formations that our perceptual abilities have been suppressed. Tianmu Shenjun must have personally deployed these spatial formations here. Given our current cultivation realms and strength, we simply cannot resist the repressive effect of the spatial formations Tianmu Shenjun set in place. That's why we couldn't sense anything after entering."
As Ye Yunfei's Divine Pupil inspected the space, it soon detected one complex spatial formation after another.
"Just as I suspected. I had already guessed before entering that this place must have been set up with vast amounts of advanced spatial formations, rendering us incapable of sensing anything."
Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm chimed in promptly after hearing Ye Yunfei's analysis.
"I can imprint these spatial formations that Tianmu Shenjun set here for you. You can contemplate them carefully; you might gain some insights."
Ye Yunfei spoke to Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
"What? You can imprint the spatial formations Tianmu Shenjun arranged in this space? Is it because of that Divine Pupil of yours? Spatial formations are inherently complex, let alone ones personally set by Tianmu Shenjun. That eye of yours can actually replicate them? That's amazing!"
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm felt truly astounded.
"Indeed, I can replicate these spatial formations. Because now I can clearly see each line and runic pattern that comprises every spatial formation. I'll imprint them for you now."
Ye Yunfei nodded, smiling. Then, his Divine Pupil shot out a beam of white light that swept across the surrounding space.
Immediately afterward, one after another, uniquely profound runic patterns continuously materialized before Ye Yunfei.
"Such incredibly advanced spatial formations! With my current skill in spatial arts, never mind arranging these formations—just looking at them a few more times makes my head spin.
However, once I firmly memorize these advanced formations and take the time to slowly comprehend them later, someday I too will be able to set them up. When that day comes, my spatial art proficiency will absolutely skyrocket."
Watching those mysterious spatial runes appear continuously before Ye Yunfei, Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm cried out in delight.
"Your Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm race is innately skilled at creating and unraveling all manners of restrictions in the world. So as long as you put in the effort, you'll surely be able to arrange these spatial formations one day."
Hun Lao said with a laugh.
"Master, it feels like you're using that Divine Pupil of yours to copy the surrounding spatial formations. Is that right?"
At this moment, Hu Miao asked Ye Yunfei with curiosity.