At this moment, Ye Yunfei had already left the city and was heading for other places.
Right now, Ye Yunfei could confirm two things.
The first was that Demigod herbs did indeed exist within the Divine Fall Land, but were possessed by an extremely terrifying entity. Regarding the Demigod herbs, Ye Yunfei had also inquired with the Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan, and the answer he received was the same as what the old man in the Nine-Headed Blood Earth had said. Ye Yunfei knew the Elder of the Celestial Medicine Clan would not deceive him. Moreover, the Elder had repeatedly warned Ye Yunfei never to set his sights on the Demigod herbs. The dreadful being that possessed the Demigod herbs was one of the most powerful overlords within this Small World! With his current strength, Ye Yunfei absolutely could not afford to provoke that overlord! Therefore, Ye Yunfei abandoned any thoughts of searching for the Demigod herbs.
"However, once my strength is sufficient in the future, I will return to this Small World and take those Demigod herbs. By that time, I will definitely conduct a proper exploration of this Small World and have a good meeting with those so-called terrifying existences here," Ye Yunfei mused silently in his heart.
The second thing Ye Yunfei could confirm was that the Heavenly Dao Tower was not within the Divine Fall Land! The Daoist from the Nine-Headed Blood Earth had given him the map of the Divine Fall Land that he had deduced through divination. This Daoist had long resided within the Divine Fall Land and was skilled in such divination; the map he produced was likely not far off. After comparing and studying the map of the Divine Fall Land with the map left behind by Zhen Xuanzi, Ye Yunfei confirmed that the Heavenly Dao Tower was not located there.
"Well then, from here on, I'll just explore different places freely, seeing if I can obtain more treasures. There are still a few days left until this opening of the Divine Fall Land ends," Ye Yunfei thought to himself.
In truth, before entering the Divine Fall Land, the elders of the various major powers had already instructed their disciples that the Divine Fall Land would be open for approximately half a month. Once the half-month period was up, the portal connecting the Divine Fall Land to the outside world would close, so all martial artists adventuring and treasure-seeking within must leave on time. Otherwise, they would be trapped inside the Divine Fall Land, with no chance of leaving until six hundred years later.
This opening of the Divine Fall Land had already lasted eleven days! In other words, there were only four days remaining before the current opening period ended.
Ye Yunfei summoned Hu Miao, Huang Shang, and all twenty-eight disciples, including Du Fan, and led them as they roamed freely through this mountain range region. Of course, if they encountered any of the dozen or so particularly dangerous locations specially marked on the map by the Daoist from the Nine-Headed Blood Earth, they would simply avoid them and take a detour.
Along the way, Ye Yunfei's group also encountered many other martial artists who had ventured into this mountain range region. Having heard rumors of Demigod herbs within, at least six or seven thousand people had charged into this perilous mountain terrain. Among them, many with weak strength or poor luck had already perished. There were also many with great strength or excellent fortune who had survived until now and were still exploring this mountain range region.
Ye Yunfei brought his more than twenty disciples and wandered through these mountains for two days, finding quite a few treasures along the way.
Two days later, Ye Yunfei's group came upon an ultra-grade crystal vein!
"Everyone, let's work together to mine this vein!" Ye Yunfei waved his hand and led the group charging forward, preparing to extract the ores.
However, just at that moment…
RUMBLE!
A golden ox, standing three meters tall, burst out from the ultra-grade crystal vein, its body radiating rolling golden light that dyed the entire sky and earth a golden hue.
"Oh no! Master, this creature is also transformed from Yellow Path True Gold! And its size is much larger than the one we encountered last time!" Hu Miao was the first to shout.
Last time, soon after entering this mysterious mountain region, Ye Yunfei's group had already encountered a golden ox. That golden ox was formed from Yellow Path True Gold. Therefore, this time, Hu Miao recognized it at a glance.
"That's right! This one's power is even more terrifying. We cannot match it head-on, let's flee quickly!" Ye Yunfei was also startled and yelled.
Without hesitation, Ye Yunfei swept out his sleeve, scooping up everyone, activated his Heavenly Shadow Robe, turned around, and fled.
BOOM! RUMBLE!
The golden ox believed Ye Yunfei and his group had invaded its territory and was enraged; there was no way it would let them escape. It chased after them, a golden tide of fury.
This golden ox's power was too terrifying. Its released horrifying energy pressure. Wherever it passed, it not only instantly shattered everything in its path to dust, but each time its four thick, pillar-like golden hooves stamped down, they deeply cratered the ground, leaving a long, bottomless chasm in the earth along its path.
"This fellow's power is somewhat frightening," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile, fleeing with all his might, with absolutely no intention of fighting it. Because Ye Yunfei knew Yellow Path True Gold was far too hard; with his current strength, he couldn't possibly shatter a single piece! Fighting would be a waste of effort!
And so, Ye Yunfei was chased along by that golden ox. Although its body was tall and large, its speed was astonishingly fast. For a short while, Ye Yunfei actually couldn't shake it off.
"This creature's speed is quite impressive. Alright, it seems I'll need to use spatial energy to escape its pursuit," Ye Yunfei thought inwardly.
Right at this moment.
Hmm?
Under the sweep of Ye Yunfei's Soul Power, he discovered a large group of martial artists heading straight towards him up ahead.
It was Wu Kun, the man in crimson armor from the Tongtian Sect, the Jiuli Princess, and the others! This group numbered close to two thousand martial artists! Because they all hailed from major factions and possessed more than a dozen Innate Treasures, their mortality rate while adventuring in this mountain region was relatively low.
After emerging from that city, Wu Kun and the others had been searching for Ye Yunfei's whereabouts. Because they firmly believed that Ye Yunfei most likely still had Demigod herbs on him!
"Everyone, be quick in finding Ye Yunfei's trail!"
"Ye Yunfei must definitely have Demigod herbs or other treasures of equivalent value on him! We absolutely cannot let him get away!"
...
Wu Kun and the others spoke up loudly one after another.
"Oh? It seems these fellows are still thinking about robbing me. If that's the case, then I don't need to be polite either. Let's give them a little lesson," Ye Yunfei overheard all the group's conversation with his Soul Power and couldn't help but give a cold laugh.
Currently, the two parties were separated by roughly five thousand meters. Within this mountain region, Soul Power perception was greatly suppressed. With the strength of Ye Yunfei's Soul Power, he could only perceive outwards to a maximum of five or six thousand meters. Other martial artists could perceive at most one or two thousand meters. Therefore, Ye Yunfei could perceive them, but they could not perceive Ye Yunfei!
Ye Yunfei pushed his movement technique into motion, speeding towards the front.
Behind, that golden ox continued its relentless pursuit.
Gradually, Ye Yunfei's distance from Wu Kun and his group grew shorter and shorter.
Finally, a short while later, Ye Yunfei was only about a thousand or so meters away from Wu Kun and the others.
"It's Ye Yunfei!" At this moment, some experts among them with relatively strong Soul Power sensed someone rapidly approaching them. Their Soul Power perception revealed it was Ye Yunfei, making them ecstatic.
"Everyone, Ye Yunfei has been spotted! Charge! At the fastest speed, we cannot let him escape this time!" The man in golden armor from the Tongtian Sect roared, waving his hand and taking the lead as he charged towards Ye Yunfei.
"Charge!" Immediately, the other martial artists also rushed towards Ye Yunfei's direction at full speed.
Ye Yunfei also activated his movement technique and charged towards them. Thus, the distance between the two sides decreased rapidly!
In the blink of an eye, they were already close enough to see each other with the naked eye!
"We meet again, everyone," Ye Yunfei said with a loud laugh.
"Ye Yunfei, do you still have Demigod herbs? Hand them over immediately!" The man in crimson armor from the Tongtian Sect urged his speed to the limit, shouting as he charged towards Ye Yunfei.
"Hahaha, I really have to hand it to you. Even at a time like this, you're still thinking about Demigod herbs," Ye Yunfei shook his head and chuckled.
BOOM! RUMBLE...
At that moment, the golden ox from behind also caught up, appearing within everyone's line of sight, instantly making the very heavens and earth shake.
"What is that?" Wu Kun and the others couldn't help but pause in astonishment.
"Come and get me!" Ye Yunfei looked back and laughed loudly.
ROAR!
Faced with Ye Yunfei's taunt, the golden ox grew even more enraged. Suddenly, it accelerated sharply, transforming into a gigantic bolt of lightning as it chased after Ye Yunfei with all its might.
In a flash, Ye Yunfei closed in on Wu Kun and his group.
Then, Ye Yunfei came to an abrupt stop. He took out several dozen Imperial-grade artifacts, activated them simultaneously, turned, and hurled them towards the golden ox.
Following that, Ye Yunfei utilized his spatial energy, stepped into the void, and vanished.
BOOM! BOOM!
One Imperial-grade artifact after another blasted towards the golden ox.
ROAR!
This golden ox was simply furious to the extreme, its roars shaking heaven and earth.
"I suddenly have a bad feeling about this..." Quite a few martial artists stared warily at the enraged golden ox and couldn't help but mutter.
"Hahaha, enjoy yourselves slowly. I'm off to mine that ultra-grade crystal vein," Ye Yunfei's voice echoed from deep within the void.
Then, Ye Yunfei quietly made his way back along the original path, intending to return and excavate that ultra-grade crystal vein!