Finally, Ye Yunfei left Shiyan City’s Wanbao Trading Company branch with Elder Feng in tow.
One day later.
“Where is Elder Feng?
And the branch head?
They both seem to have disappeared!”
Other staff members within the Wanbao branch began searching everywhere for the branch head and Elder Feng.
Since the branch head and Elder Feng oversaw this branch, all important matters required their decisions.
“Both Elder Feng and the branch head are missing!”
“That’s bad! It seems all the assets are gone too. Our branch has been emptied out!”
“All cultivation resources, treasures, goods—there’s not even half an item left!”
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The Wanbao staff began to realize something was terribly wrong, shouting in alarm.
Not long after, the news reached Wanbao Trading Company’s headquarters.
“Investigate!
Begin a thorough investigation immediately!”
The high-level executives of Wanbao’s headquarters were furious. They immediately dispatched experts to investigate in Shiyan City within the Beihuang Domain.
At this time.
In a remote mountain range somewhere in the Beihuang Domain, inside a cave.
Ye Yunfei, Elder Feng, Tang Wu, and Tang Biao were all present.
Elder Feng was now extremely respectful toward Ye Yunfei—he was already Ye Yunfei’s slave!
“Guard the area for me.”
Ye Yunfei had set up several defensive Formations outside the cave and spoke up.
“Yes, Master!” Elder Feng said respectfully.
Tang Wu and Tang Biao also hurriedly complied.
Both were at the Early Primordial Soul Realm. Ye Yunfei had given them some Dao Pills specifically designed to consolidate spiritual foundations, significantly boosting their strength.
Elder Feng, Tang Wu, and Tang Biao walked out of the cave.
“The Ancient Demon Race’s heritage is ancient, and their strength is not weak. Before heading to the Demon Realm, I should improve my strength a bit.”
Ye Yunfei sat cross-legged inside the cave, murmuring to himself.
“I’ll start by raising my spiritual power level.”
After some thought, Ye Yunfei decided internally.
In truth, Ye Yunfei didn’t wish to advance his spiritual power realm too quickly, preferring steady, solid progress.
But now, to deal with the Ancient Demon Race, Ye Yunfei decided to boost his spiritual power realm!
After all, a higher spiritual power realm would undoubtedly unleash greater combat power!
Especially since Ye Yunfei possessed the Chaos Divine Meridians and cultivated the Nine-Yang Scripture, making him truly unmatched among peers!
Once decided, Ye Yunfei waved a hand. Over a dozen spatial rings flew out, hovering in front of him.
The cultivation resources contained within these spatial rings had all been obtained from Wanbao Trading Company.
This time, Ye Yunfei’s haul from Wanbao was simply massive!
The majority of assets from branches across the entire Beihuang Domain and several other surrounding domains had fallen into Ye Yunfei’s hands.
As for the Wanbao branch in Shiyan City, Ye Yunfei had looted it completely clean, not leaving even a single hair behind!
This windfall multiplied Ye Yunfei’s wealth instantly a thousandfold!
It could be said he’d truly scored a fortune!
So now, Ye Yunfei could indulge extravagantly!
Ye Yunfei pointed a finger.
Whoosh…
Heap after heap of cultivation resources continuously poured out from those spatial rings, piling up around Ye Yunfei like small hills.
In moments, Ye Yunfei was completely buried within mounds of resources.
Rumble…
Two brilliant golden spheres flew out from Ye Yunfei’s dantian—one large, one small.
The large golden sphere represented the first Yang, the small one the second Yang!
Whoosh…
Both golden spheres erupted with powerful suction, beginning to absorb the spiritual energy essence within the surrounding resources.
Eight divine veins, thick as rivers, manifested within Ye Yunfei’s body.
Raging spiritual power surged and roared within them.
Ye Yunfei took out several jade vials and swallowed all the Dao Pills inside them in one go.
Boom…
Immense medicinal power spread expansively through Ye Yunfei’s body, instantly filling every inch of his being.
These Dao Pills were all designed to aid in realm breakthroughs.
Inside the cave, dazzling golden radiance illuminated every detail with perfect clarity!
Ye Yunfei was also bathed in a golden glow, like a deity descended to the mortal realm.
Time flew.
Soon, three days passed.
On the third day, at a certain moment.
Boom…
A violent wave of spiritual power pressure instantly erupted inside the cave, shaking the entire cavern violently.
Fortunately, Lin Fei* had arranged many defensive Formations around the cave, otherwise, it would have been destroyed instantly.
(*Translator’s note: This appears to be an author error. The character’s name should be Ye Yunfei, as he is the one setting the Formations.)
“Early Primordial Soul Realm now.”
Inside the cave, Ye Yunfei murmured.
“With this spiritual power realm, combined with my various techniques and trump cards, I can manage a reluctant fight even against Late Soul Formation Realm experts.
So, I’ll stop here for now.
Raising my spiritual power realm too quickly is never a good thing.”
Ye Yunfei ceased further attempts at breakthrough.
In fact, with Ye Yunfei’s methods, breaking through to the Soul Formation Realm in one go wouldn’t be difficult!
But Ye Yunfei would definitely not do such a thing.
That approach would be equivalent to forcing the growth of sprouts, causing harm!
“Next, I’ll cultivate the Gluttonous Beast.”
Ye Yunfei willed it with a thought.
Boom…
A circular wheel rose behind him.
Roar…
A divine beast stepped out from the wheel, raising its head and roaring at the sky.
It was precisely the Gluttonous Beast!
Then, the Gluttonous Beast began devouring the cultivation resources piled around Ye Yunfei.
Among the nine divine beasts of the Nine Palace Totem Wheel, only the Gluttonous Beast could adapt to any energy.
Because the Gluttonous Beast was reputedly the divine beast that devoured all things, capable of digesting anything!
However, Ye Yunfei had discovered that cultivating the Gluttonous Beast had a troublesome aspect: its massive appetite meant the quantity of resources needed to cultivate it was far greater than for the other eight divine beasts.
Even when absorbing the same amount of resources, the Gluttonous Beast’s resulting power increase was significantly smaller than the others’.
This meant cultivating the Gluttonous Beast required expending much more resources!
Luckily, Ye Yunfei now possessed enough resources!
Roar…
Inside the cave, the roars of the Gluttonous Beast rang out repeatedly.
These roars echoed outward, causing countless birds and beasts within hundreds of miles of the mountain range to feel their limbs go soft, crawling prostrate on the ground, their souls trembling with fear.
Gradually, as it absorbed more and more resource essence, the Gluttonous Beast’s strength steadily increased.
The aura released by the Gluttonous Beast grew increasingly terrifying.
Unknowingly, five days passed.
After five days.
“The Gluttonous Beast’s strength seems to have reached a bottleneck.”
Ye Yunfei ceased cultivating the Gluttonous Beast.
“Over these five days, its strength has increased roughly fifty or sixtyfold.”
Ye Yunfei sensed the Gluttonous Beast’s aura and revealed a satisfied smile.
“Good.
Now, I’ll refine some Dao Pills to increase my Soul Power.”
Ye Yunfei waved a hand, producing several spatial rings.
While sorting through the assets obtained from Wanbao, Ye Yunfei had discovered quite a few spirit herbs and heavenly treasures containing Soul Power energy, perfect for refining several types of Dao Pills that enhanced Soul Power.
Ye Yunfei naturally would not let this opportunity pass.
Next, Ye Yunfei took out an alchemy cauldron and refined a batch of Dao Pills specifically designed to increase Soul Power.
After the pills were refined, Ye Yunfei spent one day consuming, absorbing, and digesting them.
Thus, Ye Yunfei’s Soul Power level increased yet another significant step!
“Given my current Soul Power level, the Heavenly Soul Sword I can unleash can initially deal with Late Soul Formation Realm opponents!”
Ye Yunfei was very satisfied.
“Now, there’s one last task!
Re-casting the Five Elements Spirit Swords!”
Ye Yunfei waved a hand, and twelve Honorable Artifacts appeared before him.
During his Wanbao haul, Ye Yunfei had acquired another twelve Honorable Artifacts.
These artifacts, naturally, Ye Yunfei would melt down and refine into his Five Elements Spirit Swords.
Next, Ye Yunfei found an area nearby that featured a Five Elements geography and began reforging the swords.
One day later.
Hum…
Five spirit swords shot up into the sky, circling for a long time within the firmament.
The power of the Five Elements Spirit Swords had increased once again!
“Good. Now, I can set off for the Demon Realm!”
Ye Yunfei, along with Elder Feng, Tang Biao, and Tang Wu, departed from this mountain area, heading in the direction of the Demon Realm.