"That's excellent."
Ye Yunfei smiled.
This meant that Ye Yunfei now had another expert at the Grotto-Heaven Realm level by his side. And, he was a ghost cultivator. To Ye Yunfei, this was a powerful ally.
"Alright. Let's go."
Ye Yunfei said.
Then, the three of them left this ancient battlefield.
"Master, do you really think that Heavenly Dao Tower is on the Tianxuan Continent?" Hu Miao suddenly asked.
"Hard to say. Didn't you hear Da Di Daozhang? That elder from the Tianji Sect deduced that there were a total of twenty places where the Heavenly Dao Tower was most likely hidden. The Tianxuan Continent was just one of them. Who knows where it actually is?"
Ye Yunfei shook his head as he answered.
"However, as long as the Heavenly Dao Tower remains unfound, the warriors of the Xuanhuang Star Domain will still have their eyes on the Tianxuan Continent."
Ye Yunfei sighed.
There was nothing to be done about it. The allure of that Heavenly Dao Tower was simply too great.
"Master, what do you intend to do?" Hu Miao asked.
"First, I'll investigate if there are any more Ancient Demon Race members in the Eastern Region."
Ye Yunfei said after a moment's thought.
Thus, in the following days, Ye Yunfei led Huang Shang and Hu Miao all over the Eastern Region, tracking the traces of the Ancient Demon Race.
Very soon, Ye Yunfei heard numerous reports about the Ancient Demon Race slaughtering cities.
During the few days Ye Yunfei had remained within that ancient battlefield, at least ten cities in the Eastern Region had been completely annihilated by the Ancient Demon Race.
In these cities, all humans had been killed without exception, leaving behind only broken, mangled corpses littering the streets. Those human corpses had all been torn to pieces.
Moreover, all the brain marrow and vital blood had been drained by the Ancient Demon Race.
As the news spread, a terrifying atmosphere settled over the entire Eastern Region. The very mention of the demon race struck fear into people's hearts!
Almost everywhere, in every city, martial artists spontaneously organized themselves, preparing to resist the demonic forces.
Many major powers also dispatched forces to track down the demon race's whereabouts.
Ye Yunfei took Hu Miao and Huang Shang to visit each of the cities annihilated by the Ancient Demon Race, one by one.
"Master, the Ancient Demon Race primarily drains the brain marrow and vital blood of humans to replenish their life force and recover their strength,"
Hu Miao said, speaking from atop one of the cities that had been annihilated by the Ancient Demon Race.
"That's right. Many demon races consider humans—their brains and vital blood—as fortifying nourishment,"
Ye Yunfei nodded.
"It seems Da Di Daozhang was right. Those Ancient Demon Race members went west. Their target must be the Western Sea."
Ye Yunfei's gaze turned to the west of the Tianxuan Continent.
West of the Tianxuan Continent lay an immensely vast ocean called the Western Sea.
It was said that the area of the Western Sea was equivalent to the combined area of the five major regions: the Eastern Region, Xiyuan, Beifang, Nanjiang, and Zhongzhou! That is to say, half the area of the Tianxuan Continent!
The Western Sea was a realm ruled by sea beasts. A vast number of sea beasts dwelled within its waters, some possessing strength equivalent to human martial artists at the Grotto-Heaven Realm!
However, there was generally little interaction between the sea beasts of the Western Sea and the human martial artists of the Tianxuan Continent. Therefore, in the eyes of Tianxuan Continent martial artists, the Western Sea was a rather mysterious place.
Who would have thought that, back in those years, the Ancient Demon Race had constructed a transmission altar within the Western Sea?
Next, Ye Yunfei, leading Hu Miao and Huang Shang, headed west, tracking the traces.
Both Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao were very familiar with the aura of the Ancient Demon Race. Anywhere the Ancient Demon Race had been active, Ye Yunfei and Hu Miao could sense it keenly.
After over ten days,
finally,
a vast ocean appeared before their eyes.
Ye Yunfei, Hu Miao, and Huang Shang descended onto a stretch of golden beach.
The scorching hot wind carried gusty sea breezes tinged with a salty, fishy scent. Flocks of seabirds soared across the azure sea.
Looking out, one could see only the seemingly boundless, magnificent ocean. Towering waves crashed, their rumbling roars ceaseless, the scene awe-inspiring and daunting.
"Master, this must be the Western Sea," Hu Miao said.
"Yes," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Master! Ancient Demon Race aura!"
Suddenly, Hu Miao exclaimed.
"Let's go!"
Ye Yunfei's figure blurred as he shot towards one side of the coastline.
Moments later,
ahead, at the edge of the coast, stood a group of Ancient Demon Race members, about two hundred of them!
These demon creatures gathered on a stretch of beach, seemingly waiting for something.
Nearly every one of them held one or several corpses of human martial artists, from which they were in the process of sucking out the brain marrow and vital blood. The corpses dripped with fresh blood, evidently having died recently.
"Kill them all!"
Looking at the blood-drenched corpses of the human martial artists, a wave of killing intent surged violently within Ye Yunfei.
These Ancient Demon Race members, who fed upon human martial artists, were destined to be humanity's deadliest enemies.
Ye Yunfei himself was human. How could he tolerate this?
Ye Yunfei strode over towards the Ancient Demon Race members.
"Humans approach!"
Immediately, upon seeing Ye Yunfei, the demon creatures roared fiercely.
*Whoosh! Whoosh!...*
One after another, the Ancient Demon Race members charged towards Ye Yunfei at an astonishing speed.
Each of these demonic beings stood two or three meters tall, seemingly forged from tempered steel, incredibly robust. The air whistled as they moved.
*Boom! Boom!...*
In the blink of an eye, over two hundred Ancient Demon Race members surrounded Ye Yunfei's trio, emitting ear-piercing, strange laughter.
"This human is quite young. His brain marrow and vital blood must be delicious!"
"Don't you dare fight me for him!"
...
The cruel, greedy gazes of the demon creatures were fixed on Ye Yunfei, their mouths watering.
As for Hu Miao and Huang Shang, not being human, they held little appeal.
"A pack of beasts, on the brink of death, still dare to act insolently," Ye Yunfei sneered, shaking his head.
"Tear him apart!"
Ye Yunfei's words seemed to anger the demon creatures. One of them let out a furious shout.
Immediately, all the Ancient Demon Race members leapt and lunged towards Ye Yunfei simultaneously.
*Boom! Boom!...*
Each one appeared ferocious and ruthless, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Their demonic talons almost tore the very space around them, a terrifying sight.
*Whoosh! Whoosh!...*
Steel-like tongues, sharp as arrows, shot out, aimed at Ye Yunfei's head.
"You seek death!"
Ye Yunfei roared mightily, unleashing all his pure physical strength without reservation.
Streaks of Xuanhuang heavy energy manifested around his body.
The release of twenty million *jin* of pure physical strength produced a terrifying effect.
It shook this stretch of beach, sending sand and dust billowing into a rolling cloud, blotting out the sky.
"Die!"
Ye Yunfei's hand shot out, grasping the tongue of one of the Ancient Demon Race members, and gave a mighty yank.
The demon creature, losing its balance, tumbled towards Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei struck with a fist, instantly shattering the demon's skull.