"The Aoyue Demon King!"
Ye Yunfei's gaze was ice-cold.
From the projection of the demonic soul earlier, Ye Yunfei could discern that the Aoyue Demon King's strength was likely at the late stage of the Divine Sculpture Realm.
Such power would be considered a dominating expert within the Xuanhuang Star Domain.
Ye Yunfei understood that his current strength was not yet enough to defeat the Aoyue Demon King.
At the same time, he was also clear that a great battle between him and the Aoyue Demon King was inevitable!
"The hidden danger within our Dæmon Guard Academy has finally been eliminated," Xie Changkong and the others said, finally breathing a sigh of relief as they watched Ye Yunfei shatter the altar and the projection of the demon king.
Leaving that altar here would have allowed the Aoyue Demon King to project a demonic soul over at any time—just thinking about it was terrifying.
A short while later.
Ye Yunfei, Xie Changkong, and the other academy high officials returned to the main assembly hall of the academy.
"Dean Xie, my purpose in returning this time is to bring a group of people to the Xuanhuang Star Domain.
Please first investigate and see who wishes to go.
First and foremost, they must be trustworthy and reliable individuals.
Furthermore, traveling to the Xuanhuang Star Domain is fraught with danger. You must explain this to everyone beforehand," Ye Yunfei said to Xie Changkong.
"Bring a group of people to the Xuanhuang Star Domain! Dean Ye, is what you're saying truly genuine?" Upon hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Xie Changkong and the other high officials couldn't help but shudder, clearly deeply shocked.
As masters of the Grotto-Heaven Realm, they all understood that within the Tianxuan Continent, due to the restrictions of the world's laws, the highest realm a martial artist could reach was the Grotto-Heaven Realm.
Moreover, cultivating within the Tianxuan Continent was undoubtedly more difficult in terms of breakthrough and advancement compared to the outside world.
The Tianxuan Continent was like a shackle, limiting the development of martial artists.
Being able to leave the Tianxuan Continent and seek development in the outside world was an extremely coveted opportunity for most martial artists on the continent.
"It's genuine. I will stay on the Tianxuan Continent for two days, during which I will personally eradicate all of the Ancient Demon Race members on this continent—including their corpses," Ye Yunfei nodded and said.
"Very well. During these two days, I will select a group of people willing to go to the Xuanhuang Star Domain!" Xie Changkong declared.
After that, Ye Yunfei left the Dæmon Guard Academy headquarters and began searching the Tianxuan Continent extensively for members of the Ancient Demon Race, including their corpses and those who had already been resurrected.
Some time ago, likely due to some method employed by the Aoyue Demon King, the corpses of the Ancient Demon Race on the Tianxuan Continent had all begun to resurrect.
Ye Yunfei understood that given the tenacious vitality of the Ancient Demon Race, it was necessary to thoroughly destroy both their corpses and the lingering demonic souls to truly eradicate them. Otherwise, they would inevitably become a hidden peril in the future.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power was formidable. Upon arriving in each region, he would release his spiritual sense to conduct a detailed scan.
Once he discovered Ancient Demon Race members or their corpses, he would immediately take action to obliterate them completely.
Ye Yunfei even dived deep beneath the earth's surface or ventured into the depths of the Western Sea, searching everywhere.
He even utilized his spatial energy to traverse into the Small World of crystal mines, conducting a fresh sweep through it.
With Ye Yunfei's current movement speed, two days were more than enough to traverse the entire Tianxuan Continent!
When returning to the Eastern Region, Ye Yunfei took a detour and entered the Shadow Sky Small World.
"Young Friend Ye Yunfei, it's you!"
When Ye Yunfei walked into the Shadow Sky Hall, Tianying Wang appeared, looking at Ye Yunfei in surprise.
Following this...
Whoosh whoosh...
Eight grey shadows emerged, standing beside Tianying Wang.
These were the eight elders of the Shadow Sky Tribe.
Of course, both Tianying Wang and these eight elders were merely remnant souls.
It was only due to the unique environment of this Shadow Sky Hall, brimming with Shadow Sky laws, that their remnant souls could be preserved here for an extended period.
"Young Friend Ye Yunfei, when did you enter our small world? Why didn't we detect you at all?" one of the Shadow Sky elders asked in astonishment.
Ye Yunfei's spatial energy mastery was highly profound. He had traversed space and arrived, entering the Shadow Sky Hall before Tianying Wang and the eight elders finally noticed his presence.
"Young Friend Ye Yunfei, your strength has increased far too much compared to last time! You are the most monstrously talented young man I have ever encountered in my life," Tianying Wang remarked with an emotional sigh after sensing Ye Yunfei's aura.
"Someone! Bring tea! We must properly host Young Friend Ye Yunfei!" Tianying Wang loudly commanded.
"No need for such courtesy. My visit this time is merely incidental. I intended to gift you a few medicinal pills. Your Shadow Sky Tribe's three secret treasures have been of great help to me," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
Ye Yunfei had obtained the three secret treasures of the Shadow Sky Tribe from Tianying Wang—the Illusory Shadow Tower, the Shadow Sky Robe, and the Tyrant's Bow.
These three secret treasures had been immensely helpful to Ye Yunfei.
Particularly the Illusory Shadow Tower and the Shadow Sky Robe; even now, they remained indispensable to Ye Yunfei, the two magical tools he used most frequently.
Thus, Ye Yunfei felt quite grateful towards Tianying Wang.
Whoosh whoosh...
With a flick of his finger, Ye Yunfei sent over a hundred jade vials flying out, hovering in front of Tianying Wang.
"Haha... Young Friend Ye Yunfei, you are too courteous. The Seventh Grade Green Bamboo Pills you gave us last time were already of tremendous help. Therefore, you don't need to go to such expense. We would feel ashamed to accept these pills. Please take them back," Tianying Wang said with a hearty laugh.
Last time, Ye Yunfei had given Tianying Wang and these eight Shadow Sky elders dozens of vials of Seventh Grade Green Bamboo Pills to replenish the energy of their Soul Bodies, allowing them to exist in this world for several more decades.
Thus, Tianying Wang and these eight elders were extremely grateful to Ye Yunfei.
"Giving you Green Bamboo Pills last time was part of our transaction. These pills, however, are my personal gift to you. Please don't stand on ceremony; accept them," Ye Yunfei said with a smile.
"Alright then. Since you insist so passionately, I will accept them. Even if we have no use for them, we can keep them for the youth of our Shadow Sky Tribe in the future," Tianying Wang nodded.
"Those few vials over there are specifically for your use. Open them and have a look," Ye Yunfei pointed to several jade vials.
"Oh? Specifically for us? Have you brought us more Green Bamboo Pills? We haven't even finished consuming the ones you gave us previously," Tianying Wang said while simultaneously opening one of the jade vials.
Hiss!
Instantly, Tianying Wang and the eight Shadow Sky elders froze, their gazes fixed unwaveringly on the pills within the vial, their faces etched with shock.
Then, their bodies began trembling uncontrollably like winnowing baskets, their expressions shifting from shock to sheer ecstasy.
"These... could they possibly be... Dao Pills? Dao Pills specifically for repairing the Soul Body?" Tianying Wang looked at Ye Yunfei, asking with trembling excitement.
"Correct. These are Celestial Yuan Soul-Mending Pills, Fifth Grade Dao Pills. After consuming them, your Soul Bodies will undergo significant repair. While you cannot restore them to their peak state, they will become much stronger than they are now.
Simultaneously, the amount of time you can continue to exist in this world will increase to at least four hundred years.
Furthermore, starting from now, your Soul Bodies can leave this Shadow Sky Hall and move about freely in the outside world.
You could even seize the body of any living being through possession and live a new life.
However, I hope you will not harm the innocent," Ye Yunfei explained.
"Fifth Grade Dao Pills! Can exist for four hundred years! And can even leave this Shadow Sky Hall to move about the outside world!"
With each sentence Ye Yunfei uttered, the bodies of Tianying Wang and the eight elders trembled violently, mirroring his words. They were simply too overwhelmed with emotion!
Originally, even after receiving the Green Bamboo Pills from Ye Yunfei, they only had a few decades left to exist in this world.
Now, that had suddenly increased to four hundred years!
All this time, they were forced to remain within this Shadow Sky Hall, relying on its special environment to prolong their existence in the form of Soul Bodies.
Yet now, Ye Yunfei told them they could leave this Shadow Sky Hall in the future and move about the outside world freely!
For Tianying Wang and the eight elders, this was practically akin to being reborn for a second life!