Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm certainly didn't miss the members of the Blood Bandits who had just been slain, rushing over to sweep them clean every single time.
"Master, we just took down a Sixth-Level Sovereign God!" Hu Miao recalled the previous battle and exclaimed excitedly.
"Indeed. This means that from now on, we no longer need to fear Sixth-Level Sovereign Gods," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
For Ye Yunfei's small team, the greatest gain from the recent battle was actually the defeat of a Sixth-Level Sovereign God.
"Go ask them if anyone knows the whereabouts of the Wanmu Ancestral Land's people," Ye Yunfei said to Yang Feng as he transmitted him out from within the Phantom Tower.
Yang Feng had already become acquainted with these individuals when they were all being chased by the Blood Bandits. Immediately, he walked over to ask about the Wanmu Ancestral Land's whereabouts.
Seeing Yang Feng's close relationship with Ye Yunfei, those people were all keen to answer.
"Young Master Ye, based on what they said, the Wanmu Ancestral Land's people might have headed in that direction. Several major forces have joined forces to pursue them," Yang Feng reported to Ye Yunfei.
The direction Yang Feng pointed was precisely towards the exit of Tianmu Shenjun's Cultivation Grotto.
"It seems the Wanmu Ancestral Land's people are already heading out," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"We'll follow right away," he added.
"Young Master Ye, these people are begging you to take them out with you. They've already been targeted by the Blood Bandits, and they're sure to be pursued further," Yang Feng said again.
"I can't be concerned with so many. I only helped them out because it was convenient. I have no interest in continuing to manage their affairs," Ye Yunfei said, shaking his head as he glanced at the hopeful looks from those people not far away.
On treasure-seeking expeditions, fighting over treasure and profit was unavoidable. Ye Yunfei didn't plan to get involved in conflicts that had nothing to do with him, much less help everyone.
His earlier intervention against the Blood Bandits was simply because he had already been targeted by them, so he dealt with them while he had the chance.
Seeing Ye Yunfei shake his head, the hearts of those people in the distance instantly sank.
"Everyone, we've been marked by the Blood Bandits. If this young master hadn't intervened earlier, we might have all been killed. If he doesn't care for us now, we will surely be hunted down again and ultimately perish. The Blood Bandits' members are probably already spread throughout Tianmu Shenjun's Cultivation Grotto, having laid ambushes at key locations. Escaping their pursuit here is impossible. Our only hope now is to win this young master's agreement to take us out at all costs. Only then do we have a sliver of life," an elderly man suddenly gritted his teeth and transmitted his thoughts to the others.
"Brother Wei, you make a good point, but this young master seems unwilling to bother with us further. What should we do?" the others nodded upon hearing the old man's transmission, one of them speaking up to ask.
Just as Ye Yunfei was about to turn and leave, an elder stepped out from the group, cupped his fists and bowed respectfully. "Young master, we are willing to offer generous payment to request you take us away from here. Furthermore, from now on, we all owe you a favor and will assist if summoned."
"Offer generous payment?" Ye Yunfei paused, his gaze turning to the old man.
"Young master, these are my gains within Tianmu Shenjun's Cultivation Grotto. I am willing to offer one-third of them, requesting only that you take me out with you," the old man was decisively forthright, immediately producing a large batch of treasures suspended before him.
"What? He's willing to offer one-third of his gains from the Grotto?" Seeing his actions, the others were all somewhat shocked.
Each treasure obtained within Tianmu Shenjun's Cultivation Grotto was precious. Any single piece out in the world could spark a fierce battle. They never expected this elder to be so generous.
Ye Yunfei glanced at the batch of treasures before the old man and saw that many were indeed valuable.
"Very well. I will only take a few," Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and nodded.
Taking one person out was a trifling matter to Ye Yunfei. What harm was there in acquiring more treasures?
Thus, Ye Yunfei pointed a finger, immediately plucking several favored treasures over through the air.
"Thank you, young master!" Seeing Ye Yunfei's agreement, the elder was overjoyed and immediately thanked him loudly.
"Losing some treasures is nothing. Safely getting out is what truly matters. If I'm chased down again by the Blood Bandits and lose my life here, no amount of treasures would mean anything," the elder thought to himself. He stored the remaining treasures and excitedly moved to stand beside Ye Yunfei.
"Young master, I also offer one-third of my treasures! Please take me out too!" Soon, others had the same realization. A middle-aged man took out his treasures and declared loudly.
"Life is still the most important thing!" Quickly, everyone followed suit, presenting their treasures and asking Ye Yunfei to take them.
This group had been chased by the Blood Bandits for so long they were like startled birds fearing any bowstring. They did not wish to face further pursuit.
In the end, Ye Yunfei accepted one-third of each person's treasures and agreed to lead them away. Their explorations within Tianmu Shenjun's Cultivation Grotto had been quite fruitful. Ye Yunfei obtained several satisfactory items. Finally, he transmitted all of them into the Phantom Tower, took out a Teleportation Token, and instantly vanished.
In the following time, Ye Yunfei continuously teleported. During this, Zhou Wanqing also ceaselessly used her communication jade slip to contact her people from Wanmu Ancestral Land. Not long after, she finally had a discovery.
"Young Master Ye! Not far ahead of us, a group of our Wanmu Ancestral Land's people are surrounded!" Zhou Wanqing had received a reply on her communication jade slip and was understandably very agitated.
"Then we will head there at once," Ye Yunfei nodded after confirming the location and immediately activated the Teleportation Token in his hand.
The next moment, Ye Yunfei teleported to appear above a vast grassy plain. A fierce battle was underway on the grassland.
One side of the battle was indeed the Wanmu Ancestral Land's people. About a dozen members were huddled back-to-back, each with a towering tree hovering above their head. Tens of thousands of emerald-green branches were extended in every direction, like numerous immense green umbrellas. At the same time, numerous thick green vines filled the surrounding space, weaving together to form a giant green shield that protected the members within.
Surrounding them in space was a group of blade cultivators attacking these Wanmu Ancestral Land members. Each wielded a sharp long blade in their hand, slashing out massive blade rays that continuously severed the thick green vines.
The attacks of these blade cultivators were potent, while the defense of the Wanmu Ancestral Land members was strong.
"These despicable blade cultivators!" Seeing this scene, Zhou Wanqing's willow-leaf eyebrows shot upward in anger. She immediately rushed out from the Phantom Tower and charged towards a blade cultivator, killing intent billowing.
Although Zhou Wanqing had only broken through recently, after consuming the divine pill Ye Yunfei gave her, her realm had long since been consolidated. Moreover, Ye Yunfei had gifted her several very suitable magical treasures, greatly boosting her combat power in a short time.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
Zhou Wanqing unleashed a barrage of fierce attacks. Like a furious lioness, within just a few breaths, she forced the caught-off-guard blade cultivator into constant retreat.
Meanwhile, Ye Yunfei flashed, his form appearing with startling speed behind another blade cultivator. This cultivator suddenly felt a creeping chill crawl up his spine. Instinctively, he swung his long blade backward. However, Ye Yunfei was far too fast, having already punched through his torso and reached into his Soul Sea with the other hand, pulling out and grabbing hold of his Soul Body.
This was only a Third Level Sovereign God. Though his blade techniques were decent, he was far too weak for the current Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei directly devoured this blade cultivator's Soul Body and obtained his memories. He wished to acquire blade techniques from the Blade Realm. Even though Ye Yunfei was now a successor of the Sword Realm and primarily cultivated the sword, he bore the deep-seated blood feud of the Sword Realm. A great decisive battle with the Blade Realm in the future was unavoidable to resolve the grudge between these two ancient major forces. Ye Yunfei intended to first delve into understanding the blade technique inheritance of the Blade Realm, even taking time to cultivate it later. That way, encountering blade cultivators would allow him to know himself and his enemy.
Ye Yunfei's killing speed was extreme. Taking down this Third Level Sovereign God took less than half a breath. Then, Ye Yunfei arrived behind another blade cultivator.
This blade cultivator was also a Third Level Sovereign God. Ye Yunfei simultaneously unleashed Mind Reading Art, Heart Sword, Soul Force Art, and Soul Force Starry Sky Art. Dozens of giant soul force stars swarmed forward, almost instantly encircling this blade cultivator's Soul Body and forcibly devouring it. At the same time, Ye Yunfei's palm slapped this Sovereign God's physical body, then forcefully sealed it.
The time Ye Yunfei used to deal with this Sovereign God was even shorter. In the eyes of others, all they saw was a flickering shadow, and then that blade cultivator was solved, both Soul Body and physical body vanished.
Next, with his astonishing speed and technique, Ye Yunfei continuously dealt with the blade cultivators. In less than two breaths, Ye Yunfei had taken down a dozen blade cultivators with absolutely crushing dominance. It was only then that the remaining ones reacted.
"What's happening? We've lost so many people!" a blade cultivator exclaimed in shock and anger. "It's him! It's that guy! He's a successor of the Sword Realm!" All the blade cultivators' gazes focused on Ye Yunfei. During his attacks, Ye Yunfei had not hidden his aura or form, simply being too fast for the others to react until now.