At this thought, Ye Yunfei grew restless.
“I’ll head back to the Eastern Region as soon as Fengyun Jue breaks through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm.”
Ye Yunfei made his decision.
Next, Ye Yunfei went to the Seed Students' area to visit Wu Heishan and the others.
Wu Heishan, Gu Duhuan, Xiao Hui, and Yuan Dayong were now all Seed Students of the academy, each possessing their own cultivation peak.
Ye Yunfei only met with Wu Heishan, Yuan Dayong, and Gu Duhuan.
“Boss, Xiao Hui and Wen Zi are both in seclusion, saying they’re trying to break through to the Mystic Liquid Realm," Wu Heishan told Ye Yunfei. "It’s been over half a month, and we haven’t seen them emerge yet.”
“Oh? That’s good news!”
Ye Yunfei was a little surprised. He hadn’t expected Xiao Hui and Wen Zi to be breaking through to the Mystic Liquid Realm so quickly.
However, upon careful thought, it made perfect sense.
Xiao Hui possessed the True Phoenix physique, which had already been activated. As time passed, the potential of this physique would be gradually unleashed.
Moreover, Lin Fei had taught her an advanced technique called Phoenix Dance Across the Nine Heavens, which was exceptionally suitable for the True Phoenix physique.
Therefore, Xiao Hui’s cultivation was bound to grow increasingly formidable.
As for Wen Zi, she had obtained the Liujia Limitless Technique transmitted to her by Lin Fei, which could maximize the true power of the Taiyi Heavenly Aura essence. Her cultivation progress was also destined to become greater and greater.
Wu Heishan, Gu Duhuan, and Yuan Dayong had also made progress in their strength.
Gu Duhuan, in particular, had reached an increasingly profound level in his blade technique.
Now, he could unleash one hundred and eighty slashes in a single breath.
With such skill in blade technique, he could hold his own even against experts at the Mystic Liquid Realm.
Ye Yunfei was not surprised by this. He had long since recognized Gu Duhuan as a prodigious talent in the Dao of the Blade!
Previously, he simply hadn’t had a suitable blade technique to cultivate, which had limited his innate talent.
Now that he had received the Thousand Extinction Blade transmitted by Ye Yunfei, he had truly met his match, and his progress was naturally exceptionally fast.
Ye Yunfei took out a batch of spirit pills and distributed them to Gu Duhuan and the other two as cultivation resources.
He also gave many more pills to Wu Heishan to pass on to Xiao Hui and Wen Zi.
Then, Ye Yunfei returned to his own peak.
The moment Ye Yunfei landed on his peak, however...
*Ssss… Ssss…*
Five pitch-black, ink-dark longswords abruptly extended from space around Ye Yunfei’s body.
Like five venomous snakes, they moved soundlessly, stabbing straight toward Ye Yunfei’s heart.
An icy, bone-piercing sword intent instantly enveloped Ye Yunfei's entire body.
The suddenness of this change was overwhelming. Ye Yunfei had sensed nothing beforehand.
“These are five Grotto-Heaven Realm experts!”
Feeling the terrifying energy contained within those five longswords, Ye Yunfei immediately knew that their owners were Grotto-Heaven Realm masters.
Five Grotto-Heaven Realm experts, launching a simultaneous assault on Ye Yunfei.
This was practically an inescapable trap!
“ROAR!”
Ye Yunfei let out a furious roar.
In that instant, Ye Yunfei released all his physical body strength.
At the same time, the Heavenly Shadow Robe was activated, and Ye Yunfei’s speed increased tenfold.
But even so, there was still no way to evade those five longswords.
The speed of those five swords was simply too fast.
The energy they contained was also astonishing, making it extremely difficult for Ye Yunfei to resist.
In an instant, they pierced into Ye Yunfei’s body, blood spraying wildly!
Just as the five longswords struck Ye Yunfei's body…
His body erupted with a dense azure radiance.
Deep within his body, his internal organs began to shift and move in an unbelievable manner.
Ye Yunfei had cultivated the Jiamu Greenwood Emperor Body to the minor accomplishment stage, giving initial birth to a physical body divine ability: any organ in his body could twist and displace to an extreme degree!
Generally speaking, high-level body-refining techniques, upon reaching a certain level, would give birth to some kind of physical body divine ability.
For example, the Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art Tempering Art, when cultivated to its end, would birth the ability of Dharma Manifestation and become a towering giant!
A powerful Soul Power pressure erupted violently from within Ye Yunfei’s head, surging out and crushing in all directions.
This was a trace remnant soul of a Heavenly Emperor!
Under the suppression of this Heavenly Emperor remnant soul, the movements of those five longswords suddenly halted.
Seizing this sliver of an opportunity, Ye Yunfei’s body directly broke free from the five longswords and retreated at extreme speed, instantly putting a large distance between himself and those five black swords.
“Such fast speed!”
Behind the five pitch-black swords, five figures clad entirely in black robes materialized. One of them spoke.
“Tianyou Tomb!”
Ye Yunfei’s bloodshot eyes locked onto the five black-robed figures as he spat out the words, one by one.
Ye Yunfei had dealt with assassins from Tianyou Tomb many times before, so he recognized their identities instantly.
He never imagined Tianyou Tomb would dispatch five Grotto-Heaven Realm experts to assassinate him.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei was covered in blood. Five shocking, gaping holes marred his body, blood gushing out steadily.
Ye Yunfei’s aura had already grown incredibly feeble, his breathing becoming weaker by the moment.
“I originally intended to shatter his physical body into pieces with a single sword strike, ensuring his complete death,” one of the black-robed figures said, looking at Ye Yunfei with a tone of admiration. “But I never expected that, even under such circumstances, he could still execute such a profound movement technique. Truly worthy of being called a young monster.”
“So what if he’s a monster? All five swords pierced his heart. He definitely won’t survive,” another black-robed man said.
“Right. With five swords piercing his heart, not even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal could save him,” yet another chimed in.
“Let’s go. The higher-ups of Hudao Academy are coming. If we don’t leave now, they’ll fight us to the death,” one of the black-robed men sneered.
In the next moment, the five black-robed figures vanished simultaneously.
Ye Yunfei’s furious roar had traveled far, disturbing the entire Hudao Academy.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Scores of fierce figures shot into the sky, streaking toward Ye Yunfei’s peak at astonishing speeds.
Xie Changkong, the six Guardian Elders, and Dean Zhou all came.
Within a few breaths, these academy leaders arrived on Ye Yunfei’s peak.
“Vice Dean Ye, something’s happened!”
Xie Changkong landed before Ye Yunfei, his face drastically changing.
“Vice Dean Ye, how are you?!”
The other leaders all descended around Ye Yunfei as well.
At this moment, Ye Yunfei’s consciousness was gradually growing hazy. His entire being began to faint, slowly slipping into unconsciousness.
Then, his body started to slowly slump to the ground.
“Vice Dean Ye! Vice Dean Ye…”
Anxious shouts echoed incessantly in Ye Yunfei’s ears.
“Heh heh, Ye Yunfei is indeed finished.”
In the distance, concealed within space, five black figures watched Ye Yunfei slump to the ground, cold smiles curling on their lips.