At this moment.
Outside the palace, led by the disciples of the two great Sacred Lands, over a thousand martial artists were striving with all their might to break the formations.
Under the combined assault of everyone, nearly half of the formations had already been shattered.
Right at this moment.
Suddenly.
The gates of the palace opened.
Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang walked out.
Immediately, all actions ceased as everyone's eyes locked onto Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang.
At this moment, this crowd of over a thousand martial artists had completely surrounded the palace gates.
“Let's go!”
Without hesitation, Ye Yunfei stretched out his hand, grabbed Da Di Daozhang, and with a slight bend of his knees, he forcefully kicked off.
Immediately, the ground beneath Ye Yunfei's feet cratered from the force.
Boom…
Propelled by this kick, Ye Yunfei's body shot forward like a cannonball fired from a barrel.
Wherever he passed, the air was violently cleaved apart, churning and roiling, trailing a long streak of white mist.
With this kick, Ye Yunfei unleashed his physical strength without reservation, simultaneously activating his Greenwood Emperor Body.
His muscles rippled, bones and tendons ringing out, producing a rumbling sound.
“Those who block me shall die!”
Ye Yunfei roared.
Splurt splurt…
Several martial artists at the early Minor Mystic Pill Realm in the path ahead were instantly smashed apart by Ye Yunfei's body, exploding into a bloody mist.
Ye Yunfei had specifically chosen the direction where the martial artists were weakest to break out.
Most of the martial artists in this direction were at the early Minor Mystic Pill Realm.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei's speed was simply too fast.
The poor martial artists didn't even have time to react before meeting their end.
“Stop him!”
Lu Fengxian roared.
Immediately, martial artists rushed towards Ye Yunfei, trying to intercept him.
Ye Yunfei charged forward recklessly.
It was a full-on, life-risking posture!
When encountering stronger opponents, Ye Yunfei first unleashed his Heavenly Soul Sword, attacking their soul sea, before crashing into them.
As for the weaker ones, he simply plowed straight through.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One martial artist after another, caught unprepared, was either smashed to pieces or sent flying by Ye Yunfei.
It must be said that, in such close-quarters combat, physical strength held a significant advantage.
Many didn't even have time to unleash their techniques before being struck by Ye Yunfei at his astonishing speed.
In the brief spark between lightning and fire, taking less than a single breath, Ye Yunfei had brutally carved a path of blood through the encirclement!
“Attack together, blast him to pieces!”
Lu Fengxian yelled.
Lu Fengxian, Lin Qingwei, and a large group of late-stage Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts unleashed a torrent of ferocious attacks, raining down on Ye Yunfei's back like a storm.
Although Ye Yunfei's speed was extreme, he was still struck by many of the attacks.
The combined might of so many Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts attacking together was overwhelmingly powerful!
Boom boom…
Over a dozen savage attacks slammed into Ye Yunfei's back.
The impact sent violent tremors through his form, leaving his flesh bloody and mangled, his body riddled with gaping holes.
“He's actually still alive?!”
The martial artists behind stared in disbelief, having witnessed Ye Yunfei being struck multiple times. Although injured, he remained vigorous and energetic.
Logically, a Minor Mystic Pill Realm expert could effortlessly kill a Fifth Level Grotto-Heaven Realm practitioner with a mere gesture.
Yet, this lad at the Fifth-Level Grotto-Heaven Realm, struck by so many Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts, had only suffered flesh wounds!
“Ye Yunfei, are you alright? If we really can't win, put me down, I'll fight alongside you! If you die, I certainly won't survive either!”
Da Di Daozhang's eyelids twitched violently watching the scene.
Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei did not answer. He spat out several mouthfuls of blood, activated the Heavenly Shadow Robe for tenfold acceleration, dragging streaks of afterimages as he instantly vanished into the distance.
“After him! He's seriously injured, he can't get far!”
Lu Fengxian roared, taking the lead in pursuit.
The others swarmed after him in a mass.
A thousand-strong force of Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts thundered after Ye Yunfei.
Everyone understood that the treasures within True Lord Dongzhuo's cave abode must have been thoroughly cleaned out by the two.
Thus, no one was willing to give up.
However, after activating the Heavenly Shadow Robe, Ye Yunfei's speed was simply too fast.
In the blink of an eye, he had vanished without a trace.
Half an hour later.
Somewhere within a mountain range of this Small World.
Inside a hidden cave.
Ye Yunfei charged into the cave and set Da Di Daozhang down.
“Ye Yunfei, are you alright?”
Da Di Daozhang asked.
Along the way, he had personally seen Ye Yunfei spit up blood many times. His face was deathly pale, his aura withered.
“I won't die.”
Ye Yunfei assessed his condition and found his internal organs were quite severely damaged.
However, his Greenwood Emperor Body was continuously circulating, constantly repairing the injuries within.
Cultivating the Greenwood Emperor Body, its primary function wasn't to enhance physical strength, but to grant the flesh a powerful vitality and regenerative ability!
It was precisely because he had cultivated his Greenwood Emperor Body to the mid-stage that Ye Yunfei dared to withstand the attacks of so many Minor Mystic Pill Realm experts with his body.
Ye Yunfei took out a batch of formation materials and swiftly set up several formations at the cave entrance, concealing it.
“I need to go into secluded cultivation. Wait for me inside the cave.”
Ye Yunfei instructed Da Di Daozhang, then flashed away, teleporting into the Illusory Shadow Tower.
“Master, are you alright?”
Hu Miao appeared, looking at Ye Yunfei with worry.
“I won't die.”
Ye Yunfei smiled.
“Master, that was too reckless earlier.”
Hu Miao said.
“A little, yes.”
Ye Yunfei gave a wry smile.
He understood that if not for cultivating the Greenwood Emperor Body, this time he would have either died or been left crippled.
“I'm ready to cultivate.”
Ye Yunfei said.
“Alright.”
Hu Miao's figure flashed, disappearing.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged. With a wave of his hand, over a hundred thousand medicinal herbs flew out.
These were the herbs Ye Yunfei had plucked not long ago from the medicinal field of True Lord Dongzhuo.
Ye Yunfei quickly made a selection, picking out roughly ninety thousand herbs that contained wood-attribute energy, storing away the others that lacked it.
Next, Ye Yunfei took out that treasure pearl.
Vast waves of wood-attribute energy radiated from the pearl, dyeing the area within several miles a deep green.
“With this pearl, I'm certain I can cultivate the Greenwood Emperor Body to the great completion stage!”
Ye Yunfei felt a stirring of excitement.
The Greenwood Emperor Body, this body tempering technique, would give birth to several physical supernatural abilities at different stages of cultivation.
Upon reaching great completion, it would grant the supernatural ability to reattach severed limbs!
If hands or feet were crippled or severed, they could automatically reattach, or even regenerate anew!
Of course, this required consuming vast amounts of wood-attribute energy.
In the following time, Ye Yunfei began cultivating his Greenwood Emperor Body.
The wood-attribute energy contained within the pile of over ninety thousand herbs and the treasure pearl was continuously absorbed into Ye Yunfei's body.
Ye Yunfei's physical body underwent a qualitative transformation.
Astonishing changes took place.
Brilliant green light erupted from within Ye Yunfei's flesh.
It looked as if his body had become a piece of emerald jade!
Outside, within the Small World.
“The Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl must have already been obtained by Su Ye and Du Fan! Before setting out on this expedition to True Lord Dongzhuo's cave abode, Elder Ruan repeatedly emphasized that we must find the Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl of True Lord Dongzhuo and bring it back. Therefore, we must find them and take the Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl!”
Lu Fengxian of Tianxuan Sacred Land led the disciples in searching everywhere for traces of Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang.
“Find them! We must find them!”
Lin Qingwei of Jiuhua Sacred Land, her face icy with killing intent, led the Jiuhua Sacred Land disciples in a wide search as well.
The Jiuhua Sacred Land disciples had also been instructed by their higher-ups before departure to bring back the Heavenwood Ethyl Pearl.
“Su Ye, Du Fan, I will definitely find you. I won't let you return alive!”
Ouyang Feng, seething with murderous aura, led the Ouyang Family youths searching everywhere.
Moreover, many other martial artists were also looking for traces of Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang.
“Those two must have obtained the treasures from True Lord Dongzhuo's cave abode! And that Su Ye is severely injured now, no longer a threat. Finding them means getting all the treasures on them!”
Within the Small World, the majority of martial artists were searching high and low for traces of Ye Yunfei and Da Di Daozhang, making the place extremely lively.