"Who is he?"
At that moment, everyone stared at the spot where Ye Yunfei had vanished with stunned eyes.
Someone had actually snatched away the Void Fruits right under the noses of twelve Soul Formation Realm experts!
If this incident spread, it would certainly shake the entire Beihuang Domain to its core.
Bear in mind, within the Beihuang Domain, Soul Formation Realm experts were the absolute pinnacle of power!
To dare steal from a Soul Formation Realm expert was practically poking the tiger in the eye – they simply had a death wish!
"So it was he who saved me! But... who is he? Why would he save me?"
Jiang Yanran gazed at the spot where Ye Yunfei had disappeared, a whirlwind of thoughts swirling in her heart.
A moment ago, when she had fallen into that spatial fissure, it was that Roc that had saved her.
To be precise, it was the person inside the Roc who had saved her!
"Why... why does that figure give me such a familiar feeling? Could it be... Ye Yunfei?"
The thought of Ye Yunfei suddenly struck Jiang Yanran.
Because, that figure had just vanished into space right before the crowd's eyes, and Ye Yunfei was skilled in just that kind of movement technique!
In fact, it wasn't just Jiang Yanran; many of those who knew Ye Yunfei were now beginning to suspect the same!
After all, it was well-known that Ye Yunfei possessed a strange, invisibility-type movement technique.
"The person who just stole the Void Fruits... it might be Su Ye!"
Suddenly, someone shouted.
It was none other than Murong Fu, an Elite Student of the Heavenly Dao Academy.
Murong Fu had witnessed Ye Yunfei using his space-diving movement technique on multiple occasions before.
Therefore, the moment he saw that figure snatch the Void Fruits and immediately vanish into space, he instantly thought of Ye Yunfei.
And once he made the connection, he loudly voiced his suspicion without hesitation.
"Right! That figure must have been Ye Yunfei!"
Members of the Ancient Demon Race, Tianji Sect, and the Liu Family of Tianzhou who had reached the Primordial Soul Realm also exclaimed with sudden understanding.
"Senior Sister Song, it's that Su Ye who saved us!"
Within the ranks of the Jiuhua Sacred Land, a girl in white robes whispered to a red-robed young woman.
"Shhh! Keep your voice down! Don't shout it out. If everyone knows, Su Ye will be in big trouble!"
The red-robed girl shot a meaningful glance at the white-clad girl and whispered urgently.
However, by now, the twelve Soul Formation Realm experts had already heard Murong Fu's words, and their gazes swept over.
The auras of the twelve experts were overwhelmingly terrifying; merely their gaze made Murong Fu's body sink under the pressure, nearly dropping him to his knees.
"You know that person? Who is he?"
One of the Soul Formation Realm experts demanded.
"Yes. The one who just stole the Void Fruits is most likely Su Ye from our Heavenly Dao Academy. I have personally seen Su Ye use the very same invisibility-type movement technique just now!" Murong Fu declared.
"Heh... Su Ye, whether it was you or not, once these Soul Formation Realm experts set their sights on you, you're doomed!" A venomous sneer echoed in Murong Fu's heart.
"That was not an invisibility technique, but a genuine dive into the fabric of space. Show us what this Su Ye looks like," one of the Soul Formation Realm experts commanded.
"Search! Find Su Ye!"
All twelve experts simultaneously issued the order.
Immediately, the crowd dispersed, scouring everywhere for any trace of Ye Yunfei.
Simultaneously, a sketch of Ye Yunfei's appearance was swiftly produced and distributed, one copy for everyone present.
The twelve Soul Formation Realm experts themselves activated their movement techniques and unleashed their Soul Power to personally search the valley within the valley, the Shattered Valley itself, and the broken plateau outside for any sign of Ye Yunfei.
The temptation of the Void Fruits was immense; these experts craved to obtain them.
For a time, the entire Shattered Valley was teeming with martial artists searching high and low for Ye Yunfei!
Meanwhile...
Deep within the fabric of space at a certain location in the Shattered Valley.
Within the eternal desolation, darkness, and frigid emptiness of the void.
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged.
"The damage this time is severe."
After examining his body, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but offer a bitter smile.
His physical form was riddled with densely packed, crisscrossing wounds. Skin and flesh were torn open, white bone exposed in places, hardly any part of him remained intact!
Even worse was the internal damage!
His five viscera and six bowels, his meridians and channels, were all in a tattered and broken state.
The Roc had been simulated using Ye Yunfei's Nine Palaces Totem Wheel, directly linked to his own vital energy. It was effectively an extension, a manifestation of himself.
With the Roc shattered, Ye Yunfei's body suffered a severe backlash and was grievously wounded.
Fortunately, Ye Yunfei had cultivated his Wood Emperor Body to the Great Completion realm, granting his physical form astonishing vitality and recuperative power.
Even if his body was cracked apart, if a limb was completely destroyed, he could regrow it!
Thus, as time passed, Ye Yunfei's physical injuries continuously healed.
He retrieved several high-grade medicinal pills and swallowed them. The potent medicinal force erupted within him.
Then, the recovery of his physical injuries accelerated even further.
Approximately one hour later.
Ye Yunfei's bodily wounds were completely healed, his condition restored to peak state!
"The Void Fruits!"
With a flick of his hand, Ye Yunfei summoned the nine black-and-white fruits, suspending them before him.
These nine fruits were exquisitely shaped, as if carefully crafted artworks, emanating an intoxicating fruity fragrance that could make one light-headed with desire.
"These nine Void Fruits must be consumed together to achieve the best effect."
Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
Then, without hesitation, he opened his mouth and inhaled.
All nine fruits flew directly into his mouth.
Instantly, Ye Yunfei felt himself entering a state akin to enlightenment. His entire being became ethereal, transcendent.
At that moment, his Soul Power turned extraordinarily sensitive, transforming into countless intangible threads like spiritual feelers, extending in all directions, perceiving and analyzing the surrounding space with exquisite detail.
Ye Yunfei clearly sensed it: after consuming the nine Void Fruits, his body resonated more deeply with the surrounding space, seeming to become one with it.
A continuous stream of spatial energy converged from all directions, pouring into Ye Yunfei's body.
The level of his spatial energy rose unceasingly!
The depths of the Shattered Valley were abundant in spatial energy.
Therefore, Ye Yunfei could cultivate here without any worry of exhausting the spatial energy supply!
In the outside world...
After searching for most of the day, the twelve Soul Formation Realm experts and their vast entourage had found nothing.
"Immediately dispatch more forces to the Shattered Valley! Seal off the entire valley completely!"
All twelve Soul Formation Realm experts issued the command.
They were esteemed experts of the Soul Formation Realm! To have a junior brat snatch the Void Fruits right from under their very noses… this was a blow to their pride they found hard to swallow!
Before long, the surroundings of the Shattered Valley were packed with layer upon layer of troops, the encirclement impenetrable.
"Sister Ji, what should we do now? With this kind of deployment, even if Su Ye wants to escape, he can't!"
Jiang Yanran whispered anxiously to Ji Mengyao.
"We can only rely on him now. We cannot help in any way. I just hope he is unharmed."
Ji Mengyao shook her head and sighed softly.
"Junior Sisters, now you see Su Ye's true colors, don't you? He's an arrogant, ignorant fool who dares to provoke Soul Formation Realm experts. He is as good as dead!"
Murong Fu suddenly strode over and spoke.
"Get lost! Murong Fu, I never want to speak to someone like you again!"
Jiang Yanran's expression instantly darkened upon seeing him.
Earlier, if it weren't for Murong Fu, those Soul Formation Realm experts might not have taken notice of Su Ye.
Therefore, Jiang Yanran felt utter disgust toward Murong Fu.
"You..." Murong Fu's face turned icy in an instant.
"Jiang Yanran, I pursued you for so many years. You always acted aloof and high-and-mighty, never giving me a fair chance. But now, you throw yourself at some petty Minor Mystic Pill Realm ant. I never would have imagined you could be so lowly! I've finally seen your true colors!" Murong Fu sneered venomously.
"GET LOST!" Jiang Yanran roared in anger.
"Murong Fu, you are too disappointing!" Ji Mengyao, hearing his words, also had a face of frost, shaking her head in disdain.
"Humph! Just you wait!"
Murong Fu turned and left, his face twisted with a savage grimace.