Ye Yunfei pondered for a moment, then took a step and vanished into space.
Ruan Shiguang was an expert at the Primordial Soul Realm. Ye Yunfei understood clearly that he was no match for him.
Just after Ye Yunfei vanished into space,
Whoosh!
A grey-robed elder shot out from the cultivation cave mansion Steward Wu had entered.
It was Ruan Shiguang!
Shortly after, Steward Wu also rushed out.
"Elder Ruan, what happened?" Steward Wu asked, confused.
"Someone was spying on my cave mansion just now," Ruan Shiguang said in a deep voice.
"Could it be... Elder Jin?" Steward Wu was startled.
What he feared most now was Elder Jin discovering his collusion with Ruan Shiguang and holding him accountable.
"It shouldn't be him.
Judging by the aura, it's most likely Ye Yunfei," Ruan Shiguang shook his head.
Now, the entire Third Hall, and even the higher-ups of the Heavenly Dao Academy as a whole, knew that Su Ye was Ye Yunfei!
"Ye Yunfei!" Steward Wu's face darkened.
"That kid is really resilient!
A Liu Family elder personally took action, yet still failed to kill him!" Steward Wu couldn't help but exclaim.
"Hmph, no matter how resilient Ye Yunfei is, he won't live much longer.
Now, not only does the Liu Family want to kill him, but people from the Ancient Demon Race and the Tianji Sect have also entered the Northern Wastes Domain to deal with him.
Moreover, many other sects have caught wind of it and gathered in the Northern Wastes Domain to settle scores with him.
Back then, several thousand youths with the strength of the Realm Palace entered the Tianxuan Continent from our Profound Yellow Starfield, and all were killed by Ye Yunfei.
Now, there are far too many families and sects seeking revenge on him!" Ruan Shiguang sneered coldly.
"Indeed," Steward Wu nodded.
"However, we cannot let others beat us to it.
It is said that the Tianji Sect's heavy treasure, the Heaven-Concealing Dome, is on Ye Yunfei.
Moreover, he also possesses several high-level cultivation techniques and secret arts that even the Ouyue Demon King wishes to obtain.
If we can kill Ye Yunfei first, we can claim the Heaven-Concealing Dome and those advanced techniques.
From now on, you must closely monitor Ye Yunfei. The moment there's an opportunity to act, inform me immediately," Ruan Shiguang ordered in a heavy tone.
"Understood."
Meanwhile,
Ye Yunfei had already returned to his own cultivation peak and entered the quiet chamber. He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to rest and recuperate.
"Now, quite a few Primordial Soul Realm experts have their eyes on me.
With my current strength, I am not capable of dealing with Primordial Soul Realm experts." Recalling the earlier encounter in the cultivation hall, Ye Yunfei felt the pressure.
"Now, I have cultivated the Heaven-Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art-Tempering Art to the seventh layer and the Greenwood Emperor Body to the great accomplishment stage.
If I want to advance these two body-tempering techniques any further, the resources required would be absolutely terrifying.
If I want to train the Heaven-Heavenly Demon Blood-Refining Body Art-Tempering Art to the eighth layer, the bloodline essence of ordinary demonic beasts and the Ancient Demon Race will no longer be useful.
Only the bloodline essence of high-level members within the Ancient Demon Race, or demonic beasts of exceptionally high grades, will be effective.
I currently have no means to obtain such high-grade bloodline essence." A bitter smile appeared on Ye Yunfei's face.
"No wonder most martial artists in the world believe that body cultivation is ultimately a lesser path, reaching the limits of the human body far too easily, with no room for further progress.
The amount of resources needed for body cultivation is simply terrifying.
It's not something an average martial artist can afford.
For the next period of time, my cultivation should focus on spiritual power.
Only after I can find large quantities of high-grade bloodline essence might I be able to continue cultivating my body." Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
"Now, it's time to raise my spiritual power realm."
With that said, Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower and began secluded cultivation.
With a wave of his hand, Ye Yunfei took out a massive quantity of spirit stones and elixirs, piling them up around his body.
Heaps of spirit stones, like small hills, completely surrounded Ye Yunfei, obscuring him from view.
Ye Yunfei circulated the Nine-Yang Scripture. Within his body's meridians, vast amounts of spiritual qi began to surge mightily.
Time slowly passed.
Unconsciously, three months had passed within the Phantom Tower.
One day, three months later,
Boom...
Thunderous roars rolled within Ye Yunfei's body, accompanied by sky-shaking reverberations.
A powerful spiritual pressure erupted from within his body like a volcano.
"Early-stage Minor Mystic Pill Realm!" Ye Yunfei clenched his fists, sensed the intensity of the spiritual power within his body, and spoke.
"Let's refine a few more dao elixirs and strive to breakthrough another two levels." After some thought, Ye Yunfei decided.
He then took out a pill cauldron and began alchemy.
This time, the dao elixirs Ye Yunfei refined were specifically for assisting in breaking through spiritual power realms.
After refining the dao elixirs, Ye Yunfei resumed cultivation, attacking his realm.
Another month passed.
Boom!
A tremendous energy pressure erupted from Ye Yunfei's body, shaking the surrounding space.
"Mid-stage Minor Mystic Pill Realm!" Ye Yunfei grinned.
This was not the end!
Ye Yunfei continued to assault his realm.
Unconsciously, another three months passed.
Ye Yunfei broke through to the late-stage Minor Mystic Pill Realm!
"Alright.
Let's stop here for now.
Forcing another breakthrough would lead to an unstable foundation." Ye Yunfei ceased his advancements.
"Next, let's cultivate the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel.
Among the nine divine beasts of the Nine Palaces Totom Wheel, eight correspond to a different attribute of energy.
Only the Gluttonous Beast can devour any type of energy.
Given the resources I have on hand, I can only cultivate the Gluttonous Beast for now."
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei took out the majority of the cultivation resources he possessed, including spirit stones, elixirs, and various heavenly and earthly treasures.
Boom...
A resplendent circular wheel slowly rose from behind Ye Yunfei.
Roar...
A divine beast roared as it stepped out from one of the nine palace squares, releasing a rolling aura of primal antiquity.
It was a Gluttonous Beast!
The Gluttonous Beast opened its mouth and inhaled.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...
The resources Ye Yunfei had just taken out began to flow continuously into its giant maw.
As it ingested more and more resources, the aura radiating from the Gluttonous Beast's body grew increasingly terrifying.
"Although the Nine Palaces Totem Wheel is tremendously powerful, the resources it requires are simply too massive." Watching the Gluttonous Beast devouring a sea of resources, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but let out another wry laugh.
Ye Yunfei suddenly realized that all the techniques and secret arts he cultivated—whether body-tempering or spiritual-power-based—seemed to require enormous amounts of cultivation resources.
"It seems, to earn more cultivation resources, I'll have to resume my old trade and rely on alchemy to make money," Ye Yunfei chuckled.
Unconsciously,
Another month passed.
After a month, most of the cultivation resources Ye Yunfei owned had been devoured and refined by the Gluttonous Beast!
By now, the might radiating from this Gluttonous Beast had reached an extremely terrifying level.
It stood with its feet on the void, its massive form radiating with violent energy gales.
Particularly its giant mouth resembled a dark, abyssal spatial black hole, emitting a formidable devouring force that seemed capable of swallowing everything in the world!
"This Gluttonous Beast's strength has increased by at least several hundred times compared to before.
Its combat power should be equivalent to the early-stage Great Mystic Pill Realm, or perhaps even the mid-stage!
Not a waste of more than half my fortune spent on it." Sensing the energy aura emanating from the Gluttonous Beast, Ye Yunfei was quite satisfied.
"My spiritual power realm is now at the late-stage Minor Mystic Pill Realm. Even encountering a mid-stage Great Mystic Pill Realm expert, I should be able to fight. Combined with my other methods and trump cards, defeating a mid-stage Great Mystic Pill Realm expert should be relatively easy."
"Alright, let's stop the cultivation here for now." Ye Yunfei ended his secluded cultivation and exited the Phantom Tower.
"It's time to go to the Mission Hall, take on another batch of missions, earn enough contribution points, and take the Advanced Student assessment test sooner." Ye Yunfei walked out of the quiet chamber, preparing to head to the Mission Hall.
Suddenly,
Swoosh!
A point of light shot towards Ye Yunfei from afar.
Ye Yunfei's figure flashed, dodging to the side.
The point of light stopped not far from Ye Yunfei.
It was a jade slip!
"Ye Yunfei, if you want to save Du Fan, come to the Heavenly Dao City immediately!
Otherwise, Du Fan dies!" A voice transmitted from within the jade slip.