At this moment, Ye Yunfei, leading Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and over twenty Heavenly Dao Academy disciples, was trekking through dense, mountainous terrain.
This mountainous region was filled with sky-scraping ancient trees and lush vegetation, but it was permeated with an incredibly bizarre aura. Traveling within it, it seemed there wasn’t a single sound.
Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power, using it to sense the surrounding environment, but no matter how hard he tried, he could only perceive a few thousand meters at most!
Shockingly, as they advanced further, Ye Yunfei discovered that the range his Soul Power could perceive was continuously shrinking!
“Look!
So many spirit herbs!”
Suddenly, one of the disciples cried out in pleasant surprise, pointing towards a flat stretch of land in the distance.
Everyone looked over and indeed saw that the flat ground was densely covered with luxuriant spirit herbs.
“They’re all Seventh-Grade spirit herbs!” Hu Miao exclaimed.
“There must be at least several hundred Seventh-Grade spirit herbs!” Huang Shang was also utterly astonished.
Even Ye Yunfei’s gaze grew heated.
Several hundred Seventh-Grade spirit herbs were immensely valuable!
“This mountainous region really isn’t simple. We’ve only just entered and already encountered so many Seventh-Grade spirit herbs! Master, let’s go gather them immediately!” Hu Miao said.
“No.”
Just as Ye Yunfei was about to step forward, his expression suddenly changed. He halted, shaking his head.
Ye Yunfei sensed a very dangerous aura emanating from that direction.
“Master, what’s wrong?” Seeing Ye Yunfei’s strange expression, Hu Miao couldn’t help but be startled, asking the question.
“There’s danger. Let’s move farther back!” Ye Yunfei said.
As he spoke, Ye Yunfei waved his sleeve, scooping up Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the twenty-odd disciples, retreating at extreme speed.
BOOM…
The next moment, the ground not far from where Ye Yunfei and the others had just been standing suddenly exploded, leaving a massive, deep crater as mud and rock fragments flew in all directions.
MOOO…
A bellow that shook heaven and earth rang out. A golden bull rushed out from the deep crater.
This golden bull was only a meter tall, its whole body erupting with rolling golden radiance, its entire form as if cast from solid gold, blinding to the eyes.
A terrifying energy pressure radiated from the golden bull’s body, shaking the surroundings, sending sand and stones flying, pulverizing all plants and trees into dust.
“What kind of demonic beast is this?” Hu Miao asked in surprise.
“It’s not a demonic beast.
It was transformed from Yellow Path True Gold.
Yellow Path True Gold is an exceedingly rare and precious metal that actively absorbs the essence of all things between heaven and earth. After a long stretch of time, it can take on a form, appearing as a human or as various demonic beasts.
This golden bull was transformed from Yellow Path True Gold.” Ye Yunfei explained.
“A metal can become sentient?” Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the disciples were very surprised after hearing Ye Yunfei’s words.
“Of course it can.
Everything under heaven possesses spirit. High-grade magical treasures can also give birth to artifact spirits. There are many special metals in the world that gain sentience; the principle is the same.” Ye Yunfei nodded in confirmation.
MOOO…
At this moment, the golden bull stared at Ye Yunfei and his group, appearing very angry, as this was its territory and no other living beings were allowed to trespass.
BOOM…
The next moment, the golden bull suddenly charged forward, emanating a frightening killing intent. Wherever its body passed, regardless of plants, trees, rocks, sand, or earth, everything turned into dust, completely annihilated.
Its body was only a meter tall, but each of its four hooves landed heavily upon the ground like a mountain. Each step caused the earth to tremble violently, sending clouds of dust billowing into the sky.
“Let’s go.
It’s not worth fighting it to the death.” Feeling the energy aura emanating from the golden bull, Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but frown slightly. Once again, he swept Hu Miao and the others up with his sleeve and swiftly retreated.
Although those Seventh-Grade spirit herbs were precious, this golden bull’s strength was formidable.
Moreover, Ye Yunfei knew that the bull’s true body was Yellow Path True Gold, an immensely hard substance.
Given Ye Yunfei’s current strength, he simply couldn’t shatter a piece of Yellow Path True Gold!
Therefore, fighting this golden bull would be pointless.
RUMBLE…
Behind them, deafening roars echoed as the golden bull gave chase relentlessly. Vast swathes of dense forest continuously collapsed, mountain rocks were pulverized, and the earth cracked, leaving behind a distinct trail of bovine hoofprints!
“That fellow is truly terrifying.
If I were strong enough, capturing it and refining it into the Five Elements Spirit Swords would definitely greatly enhance their power.” Sensing the golden bull fiercely pursuing them from behind, Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
The twenty-odd disciples all had faces pale with fright.
They understood that if not for being with Ye Yunfei, given their own strength as disciples, they would likely be instantly annihilated by that golden bull.
Finally, after a short while, Ye Yunfei rushed out of the golden bull’s territory. The golden bull stopped in its tracks, ceasing its pursuit.
“Alright, let’s continue onward.”
Next, Ye Yunfei led the group further into this mountainous region.
Half an hour later.
They came across a patch of grassy meadow, the lush, green vegetation as tall as a person.
SWISH SWISH…
As Ye Yunfei’s group passed by the meadow, thick, green vines as thick as a man’s arm suddenly appeared, continuously and endlessly rushing towards them.
AH!
Caught off guard, one of the disciples was grabbed by a green vine and hoisted into the air.
The vine secreted a large amount of green sap that sprayed onto the disciple’s body.
Immediately, the disciple’s flesh began to rot and melt away, revealing stark white bone.
“Careful! These are Man-Eating Vines!” Ye Yunfei roared.
RUMBLE…
The Profound Magnetic Mountain shot out, releasing waves of magnetic field energy and countless streams of profound magnetic light, trying to suppress the green vine.
At the same time.
The Five Elements Spirit Swords also shot out, instantly severing the vine.
Ye Yunfei’s figure flashed, already rescuing the disciple back to his side.
The disciple was gasping his last breath, fortunate that he wasn’t dead yet.
“Work together! Let’s fight our way through!” Ye Yunfei shouted.
RUMBLE…
With the Profound Magnetic Mountain clearing a path ahead, Ye Yunfei and the others struck together from behind, attacking the Man-Eating Vines.
They finally managed to carve a bloody path through, escaping that grassy meadow.
Another few hours passed.
Gradually, many black-colored, short hills appeared up ahead. Though not tall, their mountain peaks were majestic and imposing. Eerie streams of energy flowed over their surfaces, making one’s heart palpitate.
Grrrehehe…
Suddenly, gusts of black wind stirred up between heaven and earth, sweeping in from all directions. Within the black gales came strange, cackling laughter.
“Careful!” Sensing something amiss, Ye Yunfei immediately warned.
Then, Ye Yunfei simply sent Hu Miao and the others directly into the Phantom Tower.
The next moment, the gusts of black wind swept in.
Ye Yunfei’s Soul Power sensed numerous shadowy figures hidden within the black winds.
They were… black birds!
These black birds were roughly the size of an adult’s palm, completely pitch black, bearing human faces with sinister, poisonous gazes!
Every single black bird was emanating dense, thick yin energy, causing the temperature of this entire area to drop by more than ten degrees!
Grrrehehe…
A large number of black birds descended upon Ye Yunfei from all directions, attacking viciously.
“So, they’re Corpse-Rotting Crows.” Ye Yunfei recognized the origin of these black birds at a glance.
Corpse-Rotting Crows specialize in swallowing the decaying corpses of living creatures, prefer living in flocks, and typically nest in cold, yin-type environments.
“These Corpse-Rotting Crows are yin-type creatures. Using lightning energy against them should be quite effective.” Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
The next moment.
The Thunder Beast rushed out from behind Ye Yunfei’s back, opening its mouth to spit streams of lightning bolts towards the Corpse-Rotting Crows.
CRAWW!
Those Corpse-Rotting Crows struck by lightning instantly exploded, turning into dark mists of cold, yin energy.
Indeed, using lightning energy against these Corpse-Rotting Crows was very effective!
A short while later, the Thunder Beast had blasted several thousand Corpse-Rotting Crows into oblivion.
The remaining Corpse-Rotting Crows scattered in escape.
Thus, tranquility returned to heaven and earth.
However, Ye Yunfei felt as if something was watching him.
Proceeding carefully, Ye Yunfei simultaneously released his Soul Power to perceive his surroundings.
Hehehe…
Suddenly, a cold, sinister chuckle rang out, seeming to be a provocation.
Ye Yunfei’s Soul Power immediately located a humanoid creature hiding on a nearby black hill, its entire body covered with long black hair.
SWOOSH!
Ye Yunfei employed the Heavenly Soul Sword, attacking towards that humanoid creature.
SHICK!
The Dark Thorn also shot forward, aiming straight for the creature’s skull.
WHOOSH!
The speed of the dark humanoid creature was extremely fast. With one flash, it vanished, gone from sight.
“Just what kind of creature is that?” Ye Yunfei simply couldn’t make out what kind of being that dark humanoid creature belonged to.
Following that, Ye Yunfei continued onward.
Ye Yunfei sent Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and the twenty-odd disciples out from the Phantom Tower.
Although this mountainous region was filled with dangers, letting them experience its atmosphere firsthand was a rare and valuable experience.
AAAAHHH…
In the distance, faint screams could be heard.
“If you don’t have enough strength, entering this mountainous region is simply courting death.” Ye Yunfei glanced backward, shaking his head as he spoke.
At this point, a large number of martial artists had charged into this mysterious and dangerous mountainous region, constantly encountering various dangers, and casualties continued to mount.
“Yellow Path True Gold gaining sentience, Man-Eating Vines, Corpse-Rotting Crows, and a mysterious humanoid creature… this mountainous region truly isn’t simple.” Recalling the experiences along the journey, Ye Yunfei inwardly noted.