"This Zou Tianshan is a top talent among the inner disciples of the Heavenly Dao Academy." Da Di Daozhang said in a low voice to Ye Yunfei.
"Let's go in."
Zou Tianshan, leading several dozen youths, walked directly into the entrance of the cave mansion.
"Lu Fengxian from Tianxuan Sacred Land is here!
I heard among the disciples at the Minor Mystic Pill Realm level in Tianxuan Sacred Land, his strength ranks in the top three!"
Another person exclaimed in surprise.
A young man in an apricot-yellow robe, wearing a crown and stepping on a gleaming, cold-light sword, tore through the air with astonishing speed, instantly entering the grand entrance.
Following this, one young genius after another began accelerating, rushing towards that gate.
"Let's go in as well.
Otherwise, all the good stuff will be snatched away by others," Da Di Daozhang said.
"Alright," Ye Yunfei nodded.
Thus, Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang exerted their movement techniques and dashed into the entrance.
Not long after Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang entered the gate...
*Whoosh whoosh...*
Several dozen sharp silhouettes approached from afar, stopping before the grand entrance.
"Su Ye and Du Fan just went in!"
One of them, a man dressed in white robes, spoke up. This white-robed man was none other than Ouyang Feng!
"Cousin Ouyang, don't worry. This time, our Ouyang Family has dispatched fifteen mid-stage Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts and fifteen late-stage ones. We'll definitely be able to kill them," said one of them, a tall, imposing man.
"Su Ye, your fate is sealed!"
Ouyang Feng declared. Just thinking about how seven early-stage Minor Mystic Pill Realm members and one mid-stage member of the Ouyang Family had died at Su Ye's hands last night made Ouyang Feng grit his teeth in fury.
"Let's go, we're going in!" Ouyang Feng said.
Then, this group from the Ouyang Family rushed into the grand entrance.
"Where is Su Ye?!"
Suddenly, a voice boomed from afar, shaking the heavens and earth.
Then, dozens of figures radiating sharp auras flashed like lightning, landing before the grand entrance. They were several dozen young men and women possessing Minor Mystic Pill Realm strength, each bearing an extraordinary presence.
"They are members of the Hu Clan from Yue State!" someone murmured in a low voice.
"Where is Su Ye from the Houtu Sect!?" barked one exceptionally muscular man among the Hu Clan youths.
"I think Su Ye just went in," a bystander nearby replied softly.
Near the entrance to this cave mansion, some martial artists with weaker cultivation had been hesitating and hadn't entered yet.
"Move!
Let's go in. The moment we encounter Su Ye, execute him without mercy!" the powerfully built man growled fiercely.
Then, these Hu Clan members all rushed inside the grand entrance.
At this moment, within the cave mansion of True Lord Dongzhuo...
After entering the gate, Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang found themselves in a Small World.
Before their eyes stretched a range of undulating mountains.
Within those mountains stood numerous resplendent, majestic palaces.
High in the sky, white clouds drifted, and sunlight was bright.
Moreover, the spiritual energy of this Small World was incredibly rich. Walking within it made one feel physically and mentally invigorated, and the speed of spiritual energy circulation in their dantian instantly accelerated.
"Let's take a look around!"
Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang exerted their movement techniques and rushed forward.
Apart from Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang, a large number of martial artists were also moving about within this Small World.
A moment later...
"There's a medicine field over there!"
Someone ahead shouted.
All the martial artists nearby began gathering quickly towards one location.
"Let's go take a look as well," Ye Yunfei said, heading in that direction. As an alchemist, Ye Yunfei had a keen interest in medicinal herbs.
A short while later...
They saw a flourishing, expansive medicine field beside a mountain ridge, covering over a dozen acres! Within it, there were over a hundred thousand spiritual herbs! Thousands of precious herbs! And several thousand dao herbs!
"So many precious herbs and dao herbs! We're rich!"
"I see Fifth-Grade Dao Herbs, Sixth-Grade Dao Herbs, even Seventh-Grade Dao Herbs!"
"Haha, True Lord Dongzhuo truly deserves to be one of the top-tier experts of ancient times in our Northern Wastelands! A casually left-behind medicine field like this is priceless!"
The area around the medicine field was packed with martial artists, all shouting excitedly.
"At least more than half of the herbs in this medicine field contain wood-attribute energy, perfect for cultivating the Jia Mu Greenwood Emperor Body! It seems True Lord Dongzhuo truly focused on cultivating wood-element techniques; otherwise, he wouldn't have planted so many herbs imbued with wood-attribute energy!"
Examining the medicine field, even Ye Yunfei felt a surge of excitement.
However, this medicine field was protected by a large-scale formation. Scattered beside the formation were dozens of corpses in gruesome death throes—these people had perished trying to forcefully breach the formation. To enter the medicine field, one must break this formation!
Standing at a distance, Ye Yunfei calmly released his Soul Power to perceive and begin analyzing the formation.
"Everyone, let's cooperate to break this formation first, then divide the herbs inside!" someone proposed.
"Agreed!" The other martial artists nodded and voiced their approval.
"Attack!"
The one who suggested earlier roared.
*Boom boom boom...* Immediately, a barrage of violent attacks fell upon the formation like rain.
This formation was quite advanced, not easy to break. Despite the frenzied attacks of several hundred martial artists, it didn't budge an inch.
"This formation is too sturdy! We can't even move it!"
"A formation left by True Lord Dongzhuo is anything but simple. We might not be able to break it!"
... Many martial artists began to lose heart.
"Don't worry, everyone! Although this formation is very advanced, it has existed for far too long, and most of its formation energy has been depleted. With so many of us, as long as we persist a bit longer, we can definitely break it!" someone shouted.
Sure enough, after another moment...
The formation began to tremble.
"Haha...
Look, everyone, the formation is starting to fail! Keep it up!"
Immediately, those several hundred martial artists cooperating in the assault roared with excitement.
"So that's how it is."
By now, Ye Yunfei had completely deciphered the formation and was about to walk over to harvest the herbs.
Right at this moment...
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh...*
Dozens of sharp figures flew over from afar, landing beside the medicine field.
They were several dozen youths with cold, arrogant expressions.
"All of you, clear out immediately! This medicine field belongs to our Tianxuan Sacred Land!
Anyone who dares to snatch it will face my wrath!"
A young man wearing an apricot-yellow robe and a crown spoke coldly. This young man was none other than Lu Fengxian from Tianxuan Sacred Land.
*Rumble...*
As he spoke, a terrifying pressure of spiritual energy suddenly erupted from Lu Fengxian's body.
*Ah ah ah...*
Immediately, some weaker martial artists nearby were sent flying by the force.
"We were just about to break this formation, and then you people from Tianxuan Sacred Land suddenly show up to reap the benefits? Isn't that a bit too shameless?"
One aggrieved martial artist spoke up.
"That's right.
This is the cave mansion of True Lord Dongzhuo. What gives you the right to claim these herbs belong to your Tianxuan Sacred Land?!" Several others chimed in support.
"How dare you!" Lu Fengxian shouted harshly.
*Boom boom...* His right palm struck repeatedly, each blow unleashing a golden sword radiance like a thunderclap.
*Ah ah ah!*
The martial artists who had voiced objections just moments before were struck, losing arms or legs, and cried out in agony.
"Anyone who dares question our Tianxuan Sacred Land will not only bring ruin upon themselves but also upon their clans and sects behind them! We will exterminate their nine generations!" Lu Fengxian stated coldly.
"Did you all hear Senior Brother Lu? If you don't want to die, clear out now!" The other disciples of Tianxuan Sacred Land also began shouting reprimands.
Thus, none of the surrounding martial artists dared to utter another word.
Tianxuan Sacred Land was one of the strongest forces in the Northern Wastelands; no one dared provoke them.
"Haha, Senior Brother Lu is absolutely right.
This medicine field is only worthy for disciples of our great sects like us to harvest!"
A loud laugh rang out as several dozen sharp figures approached from afar.
"They're from Jiuhua Sacred Land!" The onlookers' eyes narrowed.
In the Northern Wastelands Domain, there were two great sacred lands: Tianxuan Sacred Land and Jiuhua Sacred Land. Both were terrifyingly powerful factions.
"Hmph!" Seeing the Jiuhua Sacred Land members suddenly arrive, Lu Fengxian snorted coldly. He had originally thought the Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples could monopolize this medicine field. With Jiuhua Sacred Land's arrival, that was clearly impossible now.
"Destroy this formation immediately and harvest the herbs!" Lu Fengxian ordered sternly.
Thus, the Tianxuan Sacred Land disciples unleashed wave after wave of attacks, bombarding the formation.
"We'll break the formation too!"
The disciples from Jiuhua Sacred Land also began their assault.
The formation had already been half-destroyed, its remaining energy limited. Now, under the combined onslaught of the disciples from both great sacred lands, it swayed unsteadily, clearly on the verge of collapsing at any moment.
"Let's go, we're going to harvest herbs," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
"But... they are from Tianxuan Sacred Land and Jiuhua Sacred Land!" Da Di Daozhang was stunned for a moment.
Ignoring that, Ye Yunfei had already walked forward.
Ye Yunfei's movement technique was incredibly swift; with a single step, he arrived at the edge of the formation.
Da Di Daozhang could only brace himself, mobilize his movement technique, and follow to Ye Yunfei's side.
"Let's go in!" Ye Yunfei flicked his sleeve, bringing Da Di Daozhang along. In a single step, they passed through the formation and entered the medicine field. For Ye Yunfei, the formation seemed transparent!
"We need to be fast. We must harvest all the herbs here before they break the formation," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
Then, Ye Yunfei began swiftly harvesting herbs.
"Hu Miao, Huang Lao, you two help as well!" Ye Yunfei called to Hu Miao and Huang Lao.
"Alright." Hu Miao transformed into a streak of demonic light, and Huang Lao turned into a faint, indistinct ghostly shadow as they rushed into the medicine field, harvesting herbs at high speed.
Da Di Daozhang was momentarily stunned, then snapped to attention and began harvesting the herbs at his fastest speed.
"What is going on?!"
At that moment, everyone outside the formation—including the disciples of Tianxuan Sacred Land and Jiuhua Sacred Land—were completely dumbstruck. They had been breaking the formation with such difficulty, yet these two guys had just swaggered in and started harvesting herbs as if waltzing through a meadow?!