"Young Master Ye, just find a spot to watch the show. Don't get too close.
That guy has been plotting against me for a long time, and we don't know if he still has accomplices lying in wait.
These traitors are all quite powerful. This is the Earth Gate headquarters; this continent is dotted with all sorts of perilous places and forbidden lands, brimming with boundless Earth Energy and Earth Laws. They're like fish in water here.
Even I will need to exert quite an effort to finally subdue them."
At this moment, Ye Yunfei received a Sound Transmission from Shoudi Laoren.
"I understand, Senior," Ye Yunfei replied with a nod.
Ye Yunfei knew this San Zhanglao was stronger than him. Moreover, the Third Elder had definitely contacted a portion of the Earth Gate's upper echelons to jointly betray Shoudi Laoren. If he stayed here and got captured by these traitors, he'd just become a burden for Shoudi Laoren.
Ye Yunfei immediately activated his movement technique and swiftly headed into the distance.
The movement technique Ye Yunfei was now employing incorporated many different movement arts. For anyone else, trying to use so many different techniques simultaneously would likely be hard to control, possibly even interfering with each other and causing chaos.
But for Ye Yunfei, it was no problem at all. Every different type of movement art could coordinate with the others, their effects stacking together.
"Stop that kid!" San Zhanglao, seeing Ye Yunfei trying to leave, immediately issued an order.
Then, Ye Yunfei saw over a dozen figures appear before him, blocking his path.
"This San Zhanglao really did rally many Earth Gate members in his betrayal. All of these are Geomancers," Hun Lao couldn't help but comment.
"Shoudi Laoren was away from the Earth Gate for such a long time. This San Zhanglao was the one presiding over all Earth Gate affairs all along. He must have secretly nurtured quite a few of his own trusted followers," Ye Yunfei said.
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei immediately unleashed various Soul Power martial arts and Heart Force martial skills, attacking the Geomancers blocking his way. Simultaneously, a sword appeared in his right hand and a saber in his left as he soared into the air, unleashing thick waves of saber and sword light.
The saber in Ye Yunfei's left hand was none other than the Black Demon Saber Stele; the sword in his right was the sword left behind by Tianluo Sword God. Coupled with Ye Yunfei's now considerable mastery in both the Saber Dao and Sword Dao, the saber and sword techniques he unleashed were immensely powerful.
The Geomancers simply didn't dare to take them head-on, using various earth formations and Geomancy Technique movement techniques to dodge instead.
"Master, I'll help you!" Hu Miao called out.
She immediately began to use the illusion arts of her race, generating vast illusions that radiated out in all directions from Ye Yunfei's body. In an instant, the entire space around Ye Yunfei became a large-scale illusionary realm.
Moreover, these illusions automatically followed Ye Yunfei, moving rapidly with him wherever he went, protecting his surroundings.
The Goldhorn Dragon Silkworm also began to weave large numbers of golden, various restrictions. These restrictions shot towards the oncoming Geomancers like golden daggers.
Hun Lao also began to cast the various spatial formations of his race, warping the space around Ye Yunfei into a bizarre, phantasmagoric landscape, twisting and distorting into all sorts of strange shapes.
Although Hun Lao rarely intervened in battles nowadays, he had constantly been in seclusion within the Phantom Pagoda, cultivating diligently.
Ye Yunfei provided him with vast amounts of all kinds of cultivation resources and even frequently concocted various divine pills suited for him personally. Thus, Hun Lao's strength had actually been continuously rising as well.
Now, the spatial formations he wielded were wondrous and infinite. Any attack that reached Ye Yunfei's vicinity would be dismantled or redirected by those twisted, bizarre spatial distortions, greatly weakening their power.
This meant the Geomancers' attacks didn't pose much of a threat to Ye Yunfei. However, Ye Yunfei had no intention of fighting these Geomancers head-on. Following Shoudi Laoren's advice, he should just get far away, find a spot to hide and watch the show.
So, leveraging his superb movement arts, Ye Yunfei continuously evaded one Geomancer after another.
In the process, Ye Yunfei took out all the treasures Shoudi Laoren had gifted him, activating them all. One Geomancy-type treasure after another floated around his body, glittering brightly, blocking various attacks for him.
Some of the treasures even aided in indicating fortune or peril, allowing Ye Yunfei to quickly discern the best direction to charge forward even in his haste.
"Damnit! This kid's skill in Geomancy Technique doesn't seem inferior to ours, and he has all sorts of other advanced, bizarre techniques and secret arts. It's hard to stop him!" The Geomancers trying to block Ye Yunfei soon grew furious, realizing they couldn't stop him at all.
All their attacks were deflected one by one, while Ye Yunfei's own attacks posed a significant threat. His movement arts were also incredibly slippery, allowing him to constantly bypass their attempts to stop him.
Even San Zhanglao hadn't been able to kill Ye Yunfei quickly when he acted personally earlier, let alone these Geomancers who were weaker than San Zhanglao.
Soon, Ye Yunfei bypassed these Geomancers and charged towards the distant earth.
Other Earth Gate experts who had followed San Zhanglao in his betrayal wanted to intercept Ye Yunfei, but Shoudi Laoren directly activated the Earth Net, blocking all of them.
Thus, during his departure, Ye Yunfei only had to deal with some Geomancers of ordinary strength.
"Send some men to pursue and kill that kid. He is Nan Gongshi's current favorite. Capturing him should allow us to threaten Nan Gongshi," San Zhanglao said upon seeing Ye Yunfei had already reached the distant horizon, issuing another order.
Some of his subordinates immediately began to quietly depart, intending to hunt down Ye Yunfei. But Shoudi Laoren saw his every move clearly, a cold smile appearing on his face.
"Stop those men immediately! They must not disturb Young Master Ye," Shoudi Laoren immediately ordered.
Immediately, a group of Shoudi Laoren's own trusted followers headed towards Ye Yunfei's direction, intending to protect him.
Having distanced himself from the battlefield, Ye Yunfei moved even faster. He was not only invisible to the naked eye, but even difficult to sense with Soul Power.
In moments, Ye Yunfei arrived at a location Shoudi Laoren had previously indicated. This place had been modified by Shoudi Laoren.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed as he entered this area, arriving atop a tall mountain peak.
Using Soul Power, Heart Power, and the Divine Pupil between his eyebrows, Ye Yunfei observed his surroundings. He found this area had been dramatically altered not long ago, becoming a small world unto itself.
Taking out a token, Ye Yunfei activated it, instantly feeling himself perfectly fuse with this small world.
Shoudi Laoren had secretly given Ye Yunfei this token just before he left.
"It should be quite safe staying in this area," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
Then Ye Yunfei stood atop the mountain peak, looking at the distant land.
At that location, the men led by Shoudi Laoren and the traitors led by San Zhanglao had already launched into intense battle.
Both sides were Earth Gate members, cultivating the same Earth Gate techniques and legacy.
The battlefield area was constantly illuminated by towering yellow divine light shooting skyward. Vast surges of Earth Qi Energy churned and rolled wildly. Tens of thousands of Earth Dragons rampaged, emitting earth-shaking roars.
All sorts of Geomancy-type treasures unleashed their powerful might, while various perilous and forbidden lands, constantly being created or shifted, rumbled and moved about.
That stretch of earth had thoroughly boiled over, like a cauldron of boiling water.
"This is a battle within the Earth Gate itself. I didn't expect this ancient sect with its long history to have such intense internal strife," Hun Lao couldn't help but remark upon seeing the heated battle in the distance.
"Essentially, it's for power and gain. It's the same as what happened on the Sword Realm Continent.
If not for that Zhou Duantian wanting to obtain the treasures left by Tianluo Sword God and become the overlord of the Sword Realm Continent, it wouldn't have faced that cruel invasion of external enemies and destruction back then.
The situation at Earth Gate is similar now. I hope Senior Shoudi Laoren can stabilize the situation and successfully eradicate those traitors.
Otherwise, this will be a terrible calamity for the Earth Gate."
Ye Yunfei shook his head, sighing softly as he watched the distant battlefield.
"It's a pity my strength is still insufficient. I can't participate in such a high-level battle and help Senior Shoudi Laoren," Ye Yunfei sighed.
San Zhanglao should be a senior Chaos God. The white-haired elder who also rebelled was also likely a senior Chaos God. The other elders were all Chaos Gods as well.
Those experts were all stronger than Ye Yunfei, so he knew staying there wouldn't be of much help anyway.
"Master, I think you can rest assured.
Shoudi Laoren was already a Divine Geomancer in ancient times. He suffered a major setback back then and endured such prolonged torment deep in the core of the Sword Realm Continent. His nature and wisdom must have been thoroughly honed.
This time he returns to the Earth Gate, he must have made thorough preparations.
I saw he appeared quite calm earlier, like he had it all figured out. He probably has a plan to deal with this," Hu Miao said.
"That's true. In fact, Shoudi Laoren's side has already begun gaining the upper hand now," Hun Lao also said with a smile.
Right then, Ye Yunfei's expression shifted slightly, because a group of Geomancers were stealthily approaching his location, and all of them carried killing intent.
Clearly, San Zhanglao had sent all of them to pursue and kill him.
Ye Yunfei didn't move, standing atop the mountain peak with his hands clasped behind his back.
This area had been modified by Shoudi Laoren; Ye Yunfei believed it could definitely protect his safety.
Instead, those Geomancers sent to kill him would certainly face grave dangers upon entering this area. He wouldn't even need to deal with them personally.
Sure enough, not long after, the Geomancers who entered this area began letting out startled cries.
All the arrangements Shoudi Laoren had left here were being triggered one by one. Geomancer after Geomancer who entered met their ends on the spot.
Ye Yunfei stood atop the mountain peak with his hands clasped behind his back, a cold gaze watching the Geomancers trapped within perilous place after perilous place.
"Shoudi Laoren's Geomancy Technique is truly exceptional. Each of these Geomancers has cultivated Geomancy their entire lives, but they're utterly helpless within these perilous and forbidden lands Shoudi Laoren arranged," Hun Lao couldn't help but comment with admiration.
"Of course. In ancient times, Shoudi Laoren was already a renowned, awe-inspiring Divine Geomancer in the Chaotic Void Sea. How could ordinary Earth Gate members compare?" Ye Yunfei nodded with a smile.