Ye Yunfei then retracted his long arm and soared into the air. His right leg kicked out violently.
Boom...!
Ye Yunfei's right leg continuously expanded and thickened. In an instant, it transformed into a gigantic foot over twenty meters long, stomping down through the air with astonishing force.
"My body's divine abilities have developed further. Not only can my arms transform, but now my feet can too," Ye Yunfei said to himself as his right foot returned to its normal size and he landed on the ground.
"My current physical strength has reached ten million jin!" Ye Yunfei clenched his fist slightly, and waves of fleshly roars akin to those of primal ancient beasts echoed from within his body. He was quite satisfied.
Such terrifying physical power would be nothing short of a disaster for warriors in the Yuan Foundation Realm!
"Now, even if I encounter an early-stage Mysterious Liquid Realm expert, I can fight them head-on with confidence. I estimate that early-stage Mysterious Liquid experts with ordinary combat power are no longer necessarily my match," Ye Yunfei said with full confidence.
"I might as well raise my spiritual power realm a bit too." Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged. With a wave of his hand, a huge pile of spirit crystals, standing like small hills, was piled up around him.
Then, Ye Yunfei began circulating the Nine-Yang Scripture to break through realms.
The Chaos Divine Meridians within his body also began to manifest.
Thick, radiant divine veins emerged, resembling the trajectories of celestial bodies moving through the heavens, shimmering brilliantly and dazzlingly.
Swoosh...
An endless stream of spiritual energy was drawn from the surrounding spirit crystals, converging towards Ye Yunfei's body.
A day later.
Boom!
Middle-stage True Manifestation Realm!
Ye Yunfei did not stop. He continued to circulate the Nine-Yang Scripture.
Another day passed.
Boom!
Late-stage True Manifestation Realm!
"That's enough for now. Regarding my spiritual power realm, there's no need to rush. The more solid I build my spiritual power foundation, the more beneficial it will be for my later cultivation," Ye Yunfei concluded his realm breakthrough, speaking to himself.
In truth, if Ye Yunfei wished, he could break through to the Yuan Foundation Realm immediately. Practicing the Nine-Yang Scripture and possessing Chaos Divine Meridians made realm breakthroughs in spiritual power not a problem for him at all.
"This time, entering the Crystal Mine Minor World, my gains have been enormous. My Soul Power, body, and spiritual power realm have all seen breakthroughs," Ye Yunfei mused to himself, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
"Alright. It's time to end my seclusion." Ye Yunfei stood up, left the Phantom Tower, and emerged from the cave.
"The Crystal Mine Minor World will probably close soon. Good. Let's search for a few more crystal veins, wait for this small world to close, and then leave," Ye Yunfei's gaze swept towards the distance.
A minor world was an independent space, usually isolated from the outside. It was only under specific circumstances that an opening would suddenly appear, allowing outside beings to enter. However, the exit of a minor world would not remain open forever; it would automatically close after a certain period.
Ye Yunfei estimated that the entrance to this Crystal Mine Minor World would automatically close soon.
Ye Yunfei focused his thoughts.
He sent Wen Zi and the dozens of Hudao Academy disciples out of the Phantom Tower.
"Ye Yunfei!"
"Junior Brother Ye!"
Wen Zi and the dozen-odd disciples were pleasantly surprised upon seeing Ye Yunfei.
During this period, Ye Yunfei had placed Wen Zi and these disciples in a remote corner within the Phantom Tower. Therefore, they had no knowledge of what had happened outside.
"Where is this? Have we finally left that eerie, ghost-ridden place?" Wen Zi asked joyfully as she examined the surroundings.
"Yes. We've come out," Ye Yunfei nodded with a smile.
"Great! We've finally left that damned place!" Wen Zi patted her chest in relief.
The other disciples were also very excited. Recalling their experience in the underground world gave them lingering fear.
"Alright. Let's continue searching. See if there are any more crystal veins to mine and gather more," Ye Yunfei said.
Then, Ye Yunfei led Wen Zi and the dozens of disciples as they set off to search for crystal veins.
However, after searching for half a day, they didn't find a single crystal vein. They only found many abandoned, depleted mines.
"It seems all the crystal veins within this Crystal Mine Minor World have been mined almost dry during this period," Ye Yunfei said with a bitter smile.
Just then.
"Stop!"
"You trash from Hudao Academy, where do you think you're running?!"
"Hahaha... you won't escape!"
...
Suddenly, waves of cruel laughter could be heard from afar, carried over from beyond several mountain ridges.
"Junior Brother Ye, it seems to be people from our Hudao Academy!" a disciple said to Ye Yunfei.
"Yes. Let's see what's going on first," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Then, Ye Yunfei immediately projected his Soul Power perception over there.
He saw a dozen-odd Hudao Academy disciples being pursued by over seventy warriors. Most of the dozen-odd disciples were already wounded, bloodied, their auras wilted, their expressions panicked.
"You people from the Xiao Clan, why are you killing us Hudao Academy members? Aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of our academy?" one disciple angrily shouted at the pursuers behind.
"Haha, it's precisely Hudao Academy trash like you we're killing!"
"What's so great about Hudao Academy's wrath? Our Xiao Clan's higher-ups said not to be polite when encountering Hudao Academy people!"
"Who knows, maybe soon your Hudao Academy will be shut down!"
The pursuers behind laughed wildly. All seventy-plus pursuers were members of the Xiao Clan.
"Everyone speed up! Don't let these Hudao Academy trash escape!"
"Those four girls look rather nice. Don't kill them yet, hold them back. We'll all have some fun first, then kill them!" one Xiao Clan member shouted loudly.
"Good!" The other Xiao Clan members roared with laughter.
The dozen-odd Hudao Academy disciples ahead were even more terrified, each fleeing for their lives.
However, all dozen-odd disciples were injured; how could they run fast? Their speed was actually slowing.
They were about to be caught!
Just then.
"All of you, run towards me. I am Ye Yunfei." The dozen-odd disciples received a voice transmission.
"Ye Yunfei!" The dozen-odd disciples' bodies shook involuntarily. They looked at each other.
"If you don't want to die, come this way. If you want to die, suit yourselves," Ye Yunfei's calm voice sounded again within their soul seas.
Ye Yunfei was only willing to rescue them for the sake of Hudao Academy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have cared to interfere in conflicts between other warriors.
"Let's go there quickly!" The dozen-odd disciples hesitated for a moment, then finally began running towards Ye Yunfei's location.