"I don't believe it!
Ye Yunfei wouldn't die just like that!
I'm going to find him!"
Su Qingluo stood up, rushed out of the secret chamber, muttering to herself all the while.
"Qing Luo, what's wrong with you?
Where are you going?"
A middle-aged woman, who had been waiting outside, saw Su Qingluo with bloodshot eyes and a completely distraught appearance, and couldn't help but be greatly alarmed. She hurried forward to inquire.
"Move aside!
I'm going to Hudao Academy to find Ye Yunfei!"
Su Qingluo flickered her figure, bypassed the middle-aged woman, and charged into the distance.
"Qing Luo, you can't leave!
The Great Elder's orders state that you can only leave this family's secret cultivation base after breaking through to the Mystic Liquid Realm!"
Hearing Su Qingluo's words, the middle-aged woman's expression drastically changed as she gave chase.
In the next moment.
"Qing Luo, you cannot leave this place.
Ye Yunfei is already dead. From now on, you don't need to remember him any longer."
An old woman leaning on a dragon-headed walking stick suddenly appeared, blocking Su Qingluo's path and speaking.
"No!
I don't believe Ye Yunfei is dead!
I want to go to Hudao Academy to see him!
Grandmother, I beg you, let me leave!"
Su Qingluo cried, tears streaming down her face as she shouted.
A gentle strand of Soul Power was suddenly released from the old woman's head, enveloping Su Qingluo.
In the next moment, Su Qingluo's consciousness slowly faded into a coma.
"The apple of our Su family's eye is not someone just anyone is worthy of," the old woman said calmly.
"Take the young lady back." The old woman instructed the middle-aged woman.
At this moment.
Hudao Academy.
On a certain mountain peak.
Inside a secret chamber.
Boom!
A violent energy pressure instantly erupted within this secret chamber.
The entire chamber shook violently, trembling as if being sifted.
This terrifying energy spread outside the chamber, like a tsunami reaching the heavens, causing a violent disturbance within a radius of ten li, as if a high-intensity earthquake had occurred.
"I've finally broken through to the Grotto-Heaven Realm!"
An ordinary elder stood in the secret chamber, extremely excited.
Almost at the same moment.
Boom... Boom...
The entire Hudao Academy continuously reverberated with energy roars.
"Our academy has gained five more Grotto-Heaven Realm experts!"
Xie Changkong, the six Guardian Elders, and Dean Zhou had long been alerted and appeared in the sky above the academy, each of them utterly elated.
Very quickly.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
Figures shot into the sky.
Five people arrived simultaneously before Xie Changkong.
Three were ordinary elders, two were deacons!
Each of them had eyes brimming with wild joy, their bodies trembling slightly with excitement.
"Dean Xie, honorable Elders, Dean Zhou, after consuming the treasure pills Dean Ye gave us, we succeeded in our breakthrough!"
An ordinary elder said excitedly.
"Haha, good, good!
However, this is all due to Dean Ye's merit!
Let's go, let's see if Dean Ye has finished his seclusion!"
Xie Changkong was extremely happy, laughing heartily.
Having five more Grotto-Heaven Realm experts had instantly boosted Hudao Academy's strength by a significant margin!
Thus, Hudao Academy's high-level figures came to Ye Yunfei's mountain peak.
Inside the Phantom Tower, Ye Yunfei spent several months sitting silently and recuperating, his body finally completely restored.
A few months inside the Phantom Tower corresponded to only a few days in the outside world.
"Tianyou Tomb, just you wait."
When Ye Yunfei thought of Tianyou Tomb, his eyes were filled with dense killing intent.
This time, if he hadn't cultivated the Greenwood Emperor Body to the initial completion stage, he might genuinely have lost his life!
Ye Yunfei ended his seclusion and emerged from the Phantom Tower.
"Dean Ye, is your body alright now?"
The moment Xie Changkong and the others detected Ye Yunfei, they all surrounded him.
"Congratulations on becoming Grotto-Heaven Realm experts."
Ye Yunfei looked over the five ordinary elders and deacons who had just broken through.
"Dean Ye, our breakthrough is mainly because of your help.
Great kindness cannot be expressed with mere thanks; we will remember it."
An ordinary elder said to Ye Yunfei.
"We are all on the same side, there's no need for such courtesy."
Ye Yunfei nodded and replied.
"You've just broken through, you should go back and properly consolidate and familiarize yourself with this realm."
Ye Yunfei said.
"Okay."
The five Grotto-Heaven Realm first-level experts who had just broken through nodded, turned, and left.
On the mountain peak, only Xie Changkong, the six Guardian Elders, and Dean Zhou remained.
"How is Dean Shangguan doing?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"Dean Shangguan's injuries are no longer a serious concern.
I've had him enter seclusion first to rest for a few more days," Xie Changkong replied.
"Hm, that's good." Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Dean Xie, I'm planning to return to the Eastern Region for a trip.
To see my family."
Ye Yunfei said to Xie Changkong.
"Then I'll send a Grotto-Heaven Realm expert to accompany you."
Xie Changkong thought for a moment and said.
"No need, I can go back by myself.
I believe those top forces haven't obtained the Hudao Stele; they probably won't easily give up.
So, Dean Xie, you all need to be vigilant at all times," Ye Yunfei said.
"Dean Ye, you are right. I also think they won't just give up like that.
Dean Ye, now that those top forces all think you are dead, when you return to the Eastern Region, try to keep a low profile and don't casually reveal your identity," Xie Changkong said to Ye Yunfei.
"I understand." Ye Yunfei nodded.
Right at this moment, a distant roar of energy suddenly sounded.
"Seems like a Seed Student has broken through to the Mystic Liquid Realm!"
A Guardian Elder said happily.
"Let's go, go take a look!"
Xie Changkong said, activating his movement technique and heading towards the Seed Student area.
The other high-level figures also followed in succession.
Mystic Liquid Realm experts were the academy's middle management backbone. Each additional Mystic Liquid Realm expert increased Hudao Academy's strength by a degree, so these high-level figures naturally took it very seriously.
"It's Xiao Hui's breakthrough."
A smile appeared on Ye Yunfei's face.
Very quickly, the high-level figures arrived on a mountain peak in the Seed Student area.
This peak was precisely Xiao Hui's cultivation peak.
"Dean Xie, Dean Zhou, honorable Elders!"
Xiao Hui had just walked out of her cultivation chamber, her face full of excitement, when she saw seven or eight academy high-level figures waiting outside. She was startled and hurriedly bowed to them one by one.
"Ye Yunfei, you're here too!
Thank you!"
Then, Xiao Hui saw Ye Yunfei, immediately came over, and said excitedly.
She knew that if Ye Yunfei hadn't imparted the Phoenix Dance Across the Nine Heavens technique to her, and hadn't given her so many spirit pills and treasure pills, it would have been impossible for her to break through to the Mystic Liquid Realm so quickly.
"Dean Ye, I surmise that this Seed Student's breakthrough is also because of your intervention!
Dean Ye, I, Xie Changkong, haven't admired many people in my life, but you are definitely one of them!"
Xie Changkong couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
The six Guardian Elders and Dean Zhou also looked at Ye Yunfei with eyes full of respect.
This young man before them seemed to be at most around twenty years old, yet he was enveloped in an aura of mystery, his methods almost demonically effective!
The entire Hudao Academy had undergone earth-shattering changes because of him.
Not only had all the high-level figures collectively recovered from their injuries, but during this period, everyone from high-level figures to students had been breaking through consecutively!
Right at this moment, from a nearby peak, another energy roar sounded.
"Wen Zi has also broken through." Ye Yunfei revealed a smile.
"Another student has broken through to the Mystic Liquid Realm. Let's go take a look," Xie Changkong said with great delight, leading the group as they charged towards that peak.
"So many people!
Dean Xie, Dean Zhou, the six Elders..."
Wen Zi, having just walked out of her chamber, was taken aback for a moment.
Next, she saw Ye Yunfei.
"Big weirdo, you came too!
That set of techniques you taught me really has its uses.
Look, I'm a Mystic Liquid Realm expert now!"
Wen Zi said proudly to Ye Yunfei.
"Sister Xiao Hui, you're a Mystic Liquid Realm expert too!"
Wen Zi saw Xiao Hui, immediately rushed over, and the two excited young girls immediately held hands, chattering away to each other.
"Dean Ye, it seems Wen Zi's breakthrough is also because of you!"
Dean Zhou couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The high-level figures all looked at Ye Yunfei, their hearts profoundly shaken, practically speechless.
"Dean Xie, I'm preparing to set off and return to the Eastern Region."
After leaving Wen Zi's peak, Ye Yunfei said to Xie Changkong.
"This is a wisp of my Soul Power. If powerful enemies invade the academy, use this wisp of Soul Power to activate the Hudao Stele to resist them.
However, remember, the Hudao Stele's energy is limited; it can be used at most four more times."
Ye Yunfei separated a wisp of his Soul Power and passed it to Xie Changkong.
Guardian Path Sage had already handed the Hudao Stele over to Ye Yunfei, allowing him to activate it at any time.
Now, having obtained a wisp of Ye Yunfei's Soul Power, Xie Changkong could also activate it.
The Hudao Stele was an important trump card for protecting Hudao Academy, so Ye Yunfei did not intend to keep it for himself.
"Dean Ye, be careful in everything." Xie Changkong carefully stored Ye Yunfei's wisp of Soul Power and said.
"Okay.
I'm leaving now." Ye Yunfei said.
Then, Ye Yunfei returned to his own mountain peak and quietly departed together with Fengyun Jue.
"I hope Dean Ye returns safely." Xie Changkong looked at Ye Yunfei's receding figure and said.
"I have a premonition that our Hudao Academy will, because of Dean Ye, ascend to an unprecedented peak!"
A Guardian Elder said full of anticipation.