As soon as Dean Sima returned to the Academy headquarters, Zou Yi came to find him and whispered, "Dean Sima, I suggest the Academy immediately dispatch experts to hunt down and kill Ye Yunfei.
It is said that Ye Yunfei possesses several powerful cultivation techniques and martial skills, each rare and exceptional.
Moreover, before consuming the Profound Void Fruit, Ye Yunfei was already capable of traversing space. This proves he definitely cultivates a skill related to spatial energy.
If we can capture Ye Yunfei and force him to reveal these techniques, our Heavenly Dao Academy's foundations would undoubtedly reach new heights!"
"Dean Zou, have you forgotten that Ye Yunfei is still a student of our Heavenly Dao Academy?" Dean Sima said faintly. "As high-ranking Academy members, is it truly proper for us to snatch a student's belongings? If this were to spread, our Heavenly Dao Academy would likely become a laughingstock across the entire Xuanhuang Star Domain.
Therefore, from now on, I do not wish to see you target Ye Yunfei again."
Dean Sima then flicked his sleeves and walked away, ignoring Zou Yi.
Even the Tianji Sect's Venerable Baiyun seemed somewhat wary of Ye Yunfei and unwilling to make an enemy of him. What was the Heavenly Dao Academy compared to that? Therefore, Dean Sima did not wish the Academy to incur Ye Yunfei's enmity.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei had given him hope for healing his injury.
After Dean Sima left, Zou Yi stood rooted to the spot, his expression ugly. "Ye Yunfei!" he snarled through gritted teeth. "Just you wait. I won't let you get away with this!"
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"The Divine Fall Land opens in twelve days. During this period, you will enter my spatial magic treasure and cultivate properly." Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang after returning to the underground cave. "The competition for seeking treasures inside the Divine Fall Land will undoubtedly be intense. The stronger your strength, the better."
"Did you get two entry slots to the Divine Fall Land?!" Da Di Daozhang could not help but cry out with joy.
"Yes," Ye Yunfei nodded.
"Excellent!" Da Di Daozhang was very excited.
"You're completely unreliable!" Ye Yunfei shot him a glare, displeased. "Originally, we agreed you would help me obtain an entry qualification and take me in. But now, it's the reverse: I've gotten the qualification, and I'm taking you in."
"Ahem…" Da Di Daozhang gave an embarrassed smile. "Just let capable folks bear the greater burden! Since you're so powerful now, I guess it has to be you taking me in."
"Get going already and cultivate," Ye Yunfei said. "Devote yourself to cultivating the Great Brilliance Divine Technique during this period. When we enter the Divine Fall Land, don't drag me down. Otherwise, I'll leave you to fend for yourself. Take these Dao Pills to aid your cultivation."
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei flicked his finger, and several jade bottles flew out, landing before Da Di Daozhang.
"Alright. During this time, I will definitely cultivate with all my effort!" Da Di Daozhang took the jade bottles and immediately entered the Illusory Shadow Tower to begin his secluded cultivation.
"I also need to improve my own strength properly," Ye Yunfei murmured to himself.
"First, refine those three Venerable Artifacts into the Five Element Spiritual Swords to enhance the power of the Five Elements Slaughter Immortals Sword Formation."
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, taking out the three Low-Grade Venerable Artifacts—a sword, a broadsword, and a spear.
The aura of each artifact was formidable. In the Northern Wastes Domain, artifacts of this level were considered the peak-level magic treasures.
If he could refine these three Venerable Artifacts into the Five Element Spiritual Swords, the quality of the five spiritual swords would undoubtedly be greatly elevated. Consequently, the power of the Five Elements Slaughter Immortals Sword Formation would naturally become even stronger.
"A shame there are only three Venerable Artifacts," Ye Yunfei said. "If only there were a few more."
Suddenly, an idea struck him. "That's right, I wonder if the Wanbao Trading Company sells Venerable Artifacts!"
Not long ago, Ye Yunfei had purchased dozens of Illusion-Grade magic treasures from the Wanbao Trading Company to refine into the Five Element Spiritual Swords. Back then, he had never asked whether the Wanbao Trading Company sold Venerable-Grade treasures.
"I'll go ask," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
Ye Yunfei first entered the Illusory Shadow Tower and refined a batch of Dao Pills, then left the underground cave and headed for Shiyan City.
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"Young Master!" Inside the Wanbao Trading Company, Elder Feng hurried forward to greet him the moment he saw Ye Yunfei, his manner extremely enthusiastic.
The previous trade with Ye Yunfei had earned the Wanbao Trading Company a significant profit, much to Elder Feng's satisfaction. Therefore, in Elder Feng's eyes, Ye Yunfei was a VIP client of the Wanbao Trading Company.
Without any small talk, Ye Yunfei went straight to the point. "Elder Feng, does your Wanbao Trading Company sell Venerable-Grade magical treasures?"
"Venerable-Grade magical treasures! Young Master, do you wish to buy Venerable-Grade treasures?" Elder Feng was taken aback.
"Correct. I wish to purchase a batch of Venerable-Grade treasures," Ye Yunfei nodded. "I'll take as many as you have."
"Young Master, to speak frankly, Venerable-Grade treasures are far too valuable. In our Xuanhuang Star Domain, they are generally only possessed by the great forces across the various domains. Those great forces rarely put Venerable-Grade treasures up for sale; instead, they hoard them as part of their foundational reserves." Elder Feng pondered before continuing, "Take our Wanbao Trading Company, for example. We do possess some Venerable-Grade treasures, but our higher-ups have decreed that Venerable-Grade treasures must be kept in reserve and cannot be casually sold. So, Young Master, wanting to buy Venerable-Grade treasures is extremely difficult. Even with money, you may not be able to purchase them."
"Unless," Elder Feng added, "the Young Master can produce treasures of equivalent value for exchange; only then might it be possible to acquire Venerable-Grade treasures. However, within our Xuanhuang Star Domain, such treasures are exceedingly rare. I apologize for my bluntness, but Young Master, I'm afraid you might also find it difficult to produce such treasures."
"What do you think of this?" Ye Yunfei said upon hearing Elder Feng's words. He took out a jade bottle, uncorked it, and gave it a slight shake.
A pill, emitting an intoxicating medicinal fragrance, flew out of the bottle and hovered in mid-air.
"This is… a Fifth-Grade Dao Pill! Young Master, you can actually produce a Fifth-Grade Dao Pill?!" Elder Feng carefully examined the pill. Instantly, he was stupefied, utterly shocked.
He recognized that the pill Ye Yunfei produced was actually a Fifth-Grade Dao Pill!
"Correct. It is a Fifth-Grade Dao Pill," Ye Yunfei smiled faintly, then shook the jade bottle again lightly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Nine more Fifth-Grade Dao Pills flew out one after another, hovering in mid-air.
Immediately, the surrounding space was filled with a rich, intoxicating medicinal fragrance—a scent that could make one feel light and blissful upon a single whiff.
During his last visit to Broken Valley, Ye Yunfei had obtained many Fifth-Grade Dao Herbs. This time, he specifically refined a batch of Fifth-Grade Dao Pills to procure Venerable Artifacts.
"Ten Fifth-Grade Dao Pills!" Elder Feng was even more astonished.
One must know that Fifth-Grade Dao Pills were precious beyond compare. Within the Xuanhuang Star Domain, only the ancient great sects and clans in the Sacred Domain, or those top-tier alchemy grandmasters, could produce so many Fifth-Grade Dao Pills at once. And yet, this young man before him produced ten just like that! It was simply astonishing!
"So, can Fifth-Grade Dao Pills purchase Venerable Artifacts?" Ye Yunfei asked.
"They should be able to. Young Master, may I ask what this Fifth-Grade Dao Pill is called and what its effect is?" Elder Feng said. "Our Wanbao Trading Company can attempt to help Young Master purchase Venerable Artifacts using these Fifth-Grade Dao Pills."
"This Fifth-Grade Dao Pill is called the Soaring Dragon Pill. It provides significant assistance for cultivation in both the Soul Formation Realm and the Imperial Realm," Ye Yunfei explained. "After consumption, it can increase the success rate of a breakthrough in the Soul Formation Realm tenfold. Even if consumed by someone in the Imperial Realm, it can increase the success rate fivefold."
"Sss…! That potent?!" Elder Feng couldn't help but inhale sharply.
This kind of pill, able to increase a Soul Formation Realm cultivator's breakthrough success rate tenfold and an Imperial Realm cultivator's fivefold, was something he had simply never heard of!
"Young Master, this Soaring Dragon Pill is too precious! Rest assured, these ten Soaring Dragon Pills will definitely exchange for Venerable Artifacts. I estimate they can probably trade for two to three artifacts," Elder Feng said excitedly.
"Ten Soaring Dragon Pills can only fetch two or three Venerable Artifacts?" Ye Yunfei frowned.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ye Yunfei waved his hand, and five jade bottles flew out.
"Here are another fifty Soaring Dragon Pills. Help me exchange them all for Venerable Artifacts," Ye Yunfei said.
"What?! Another fifty Soaring Dragon Pills!" Elder Feng's gaze locked onto the five jade bottles, his face filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible, Young Master? You've produced a total of sixty Fifth-Grade Dao Pills now! This… this…" Elder Feng felt this situation was slightly unreal, somewhat dreamlike.
"Elder Feng, please expedite this. I am pressed for time," Ye Yunfei urged.
"Yes! Young Master, rest assured. I will immediately go and procure Venerable Artifacts for you!" Elder Feng finally came to his senses. Taking a deep breath and accepting the reality before him, he loudly commanded, "Attendants! Prepare tea for the Young Master. Remember, our Wanbao Trading Company's most premium spiritual tea, finest spiritual fruits, and delicacies!"
Then, he left, holding the six jade bottles.
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Shortly after, within a study room in the Wanbao Trading Company heavily shielded by numerous formations, a middle-aged man in a yellow robe stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking at the five jade bottles before him. "Just what is the background of that kid? To produce sixty Fifth-Grade Dao Pills at once…"
Elder Feng stood beside the yellow-robed man, his hands respectfully lowered.
"Branch Manager, what should we do? Should we help him procure Venerable Artifacts?" Elder Feng asked.
"Elder Feng, can you discern his origins?" The yellow-robed man pondered for a moment before inquiring.
"I cannot. Every time he comes, it seems he employs some kind of secret technique to conceal his true appearance. Therefore, I can't discern his true appearance at all," Elder Feng answered, shaking his head.