"Search!
Deploy more men immediately! Conduct a thorough sweep of this entire area!
I don't believe that little bastard can stay invisible forever!"
Soon, the four Grotto-Heaven Realm experts roared out again, unwilling to give up.
Immediately, streams of information were sent out, and groups of forces continuously rushed toward this region.
To capture Ye Yunfei, every faction had dispatched substantial manpower.
The four Grotto-Heaven Realm experts moved their bodies and released their Soul Power, sensing far into the distance as they searched everywhere nearby for traces of Ye Yunfei.
A day passed.
Still, they had not discovered any trace of Ye Yunfei.
The expressions of the four Grotto-Heaven Realm experts were extremely dark.
"It seems if we want to capture Ye Yunfei, there's only one place we can go.
Hudao Academy!"
Eventually, the gazes of the four Grotto-Heaven Realm experts all turned toward the direction of Hudao Academy.
At this moment.
Within Hudao Academy.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared in the sky above Hudao Academy.
It was precisely Ye Yunfei.
"Finally back."
Ye Yunfei let out a sigh of relief.
Then, with a thought from Ye Yunfei.
Dean Shangguan appeared beside Ye Yunfei.
At this moment, Dean Shangguan's face was deathly pale, his aura feeble and weak.
"This is... Hudao Academy!"
Dean Shangguan exclaimed with pleasant surprise.
"Indeed.
We've returned to Hudao Academy."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
After Dean Shangguan was injured by the four Grotto-Heaven Realm experts, Ye Yunfei had saved him in time and teleported him into the Phantom Tower.
Then, Ye Yunfei had hurried back toward Hudao Academy.
Although large forces had set up strict cordons and were searching everywhere along the way.
Ye Yunfei could vanish into space at any moment.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei's current Soul Power could sense within a range of roughly four hundred thousand meters.
This was a truly terrifying distance.
No matter how many people or experts there were, it was difficult for them to discover Ye Yunfei.
Thus, Ye Yunfei had safely returned to Hudao Academy.
"Ye Yunfei, thank you for saving me."
Dean Shangguan took a deep look at Ye Yunfei and said.
The shocking scene of Ye Yunfei killing seven Mystic Liquid Realm experts in one breath still lingered in Dean Shangguan's mind.
Furthermore, throughout the journey, as Dean Shangguan stayed within the Phantom Tower, he felt profoundly shocked.
He could naturally tell it was a highly advanced spatial treasure.
On the Tianxuan Continent, spatial treasures were far too rare and precious.
For a junior to possess such an advanced spatial treasure was somewhat hard to believe.
"Dean Shangguan, you were injured because of me.
There's no need for thanks."
Ye Yunfei replied.
"This young man is neither arrogant nor obsequious before me and shows no sign of nervousness at all. He really is no ordinary person."
Dean Shangguan thought inwardly.
After all, within Hudao Academy, even the senior seed disciples, or even the few most monstrous and powerful disciples, would feel somewhat nervous when standing before Dean Shangguan.
Because Dean Shangguan was not only the dean of the academy but also a Grotto-Heaven Realm expert.
Pfft...
Suddenly, Dean Shangguan spat out several mouthfuls of blood consecutively, his face turning even paler.
"The injury is somewhat serious.
Moreover, his divine soul has also been damaged."
Ye Yunfei swept a glance at Dean Shangguan and couldn't help but frown.
At this very moment.
Swoosh!
An old man directly appeared beside Dean Shangguan and Ye Yunfei.
It was none other than Xie Changkong, the Principal of Hudao Academy.
"You're injured!"
Xie Changkong looked at Dean Shangguan and frowned involuntarily.
"Yes."
Dean Shangguan nodded weakly.
"Let's return to the conference hall first."
Xie Changkong said.
After speaking, he flicked his sleeve, releasing a powerful surge of spiritual energy that carried Ye Yunfei and Dean Shangguan as they shot toward the depths of Hudao Academy.
A few breaths later.
They arrived at a conference hall.
Inside the hall.
Seven old men were already seated cross-legged.
One of them was Dean Zhou.
The other six, clad in purple robes, were precisely the six Guardian Elders of Hudao Academy.
However, this was the first time Ye Yunfei had met them.
Xie Changkong took out a ninth-grade healing spirit elixir and gave it to Dean Shangguan to ingest.
After consuming the elixir, Dean Shangguan immediately sat cross-legged and began refining the elixir.
"What exactly happened?"
Xie Changkong looked at Ye Yunfei and asked.
Ye Yunfei briefly recounted the course of events.
"It's people from those factions again!"
After listening, Xie Changkong couldn't help but say angrily.
"Exactly.
It seems they intend to officially sever ties with our Hudao Academy."
One of the Guardian Elders said.
"They've long harbored such intentions.
They won't give up unless they obtain the Hudao Stele."
Another Guardian Elder also spoke.
"Ye Yunfei, from now on, you must be particularly careful.
It would be best if you stayed within the academy and didn't venture out.
Those people will certainly come looking for you."
Xie Changkong said to Ye Yunfei.
"I understand."
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"It looks like Dean Shangguan's Soul Body has been injured."
Xie Changkong sensed Dean Shangguan's aura and couldn't help but frown.
"He was wounded by the Divine Soul Needle technique of the Fengyun Family."
One of the Guardian Elders said.
Xie Changkong and the six Guardian Elders looked at Dean Shangguan, who was cross-legged and healing, and couldn't help feeling somewhat worried.
One must know that for a martial artist, the Soul Body was more important than the physical body.
An injury to the Soul Body was an extremely troublesome matter, far more difficult to treat than physical injuries.
"Dean Shangguan's injuries aren't hard to treat.
It's your injuries that are truly difficult."
Ye Yunfei suddenly spoke up.
"Ye Yunfei, you know we're injured?!"
Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Xie Changkong and the six Guardian Elders were greatly shocked, their gazes simultaneously turning toward Ye Yunfei.
"The eight meridians within your bodies are severely damaged, having harmed your martial foundations. Your strength will gradually decline, and if not treated in time, there will come a day when your cultivation is completely lost."
Ye Yunfei said.
With Ye Yunfei's discerning eye, he could tell at a glance the injuries afflicting Xie Changkong and the six Guardian Elders.
"Exactly!
Ye Yunfei, how did you know!"
Hearing this, Xie Changkong and the six Guardian Elders were even more shocked, looking at Ye Yunfei with incredulous gazes.
They were, after all, Grotto-Heaven Realm experts. Although injured, they had concealed it extremely well.
Last time, even Fengyun Chi, Xiao Qianfeng, and Wei Wuji couldn't determine whether Xie Changkong was actually injured.
Yet now, Ye Yunfei had called it out in one breath.
"For now, strong enemies could come at any moment to attack Hudao Academy. Principal and elders, you should instead strengthen your defenses."
Ye Yunfei said.
Ye Yunfei had already heard the legends regarding the Hudao Stele.
Having just overheard Xie Changkong and the six Guardian Elders' conversation, and combined with their injuries, he had formed a general hypothesis and understood what had transpired.
Having cultivated for a thousand years, Ye Yunfei had a profound understanding of the various struggles within the martial world, making it easy for him to deduce.
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Xie Changkong and the six Guardian Elders were dumbfounded as they stared at him.
They found it difficult to believe that a disciple could know these things and possess such insight.
"Ye Yunfei, what you say is correct.
The current situation of our Hudao Academy is indeed not optimistic.
Strong enemies could attack at any time."
After a long moment of stunned silence, Xie Changkong finally sighed and said.