Next, Ye Yunfei began cultivating the Greenwood Emperor Body.
Whoosh…
A vast quantity of heavenly materials and earthly treasures brimming with wood attribute energy were continuously drawn into his abdomen and refined.
Hoo… Hoo…
Nearly limitless azure wood attribute energy was absorbed by Ye Yunfei’s physique.
BOOM!
Gradually, bursts of muffled thunder began to emanate from Ye Yunfei’s flesh, radiating dazzling azure light. His entire being resembled a crystal-clear azure treasure diamond, shimmering with pristine radiance.
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei opened his mouth and inhaled. A jade bottle flew up, containing the herbal essence from the Celestial Medicine Clan Ancestor.
BOOM!
As soon as Ye Yunfei drew the herbal essence from this bottle into his belly, an unimaginable explosion of herbal energy erupted within him. His physique instantly swelled several times larger, nearly shattering!
It was easy to imagine just how formidable these herbal essences from the Celestial Medicine Ancestor were!
Swoosh!
Ye Yunfei swallowed the herbal essence from another jade bottle.
BANG!
His physique instantly ballooned again.
Endless azure brilliance erupted from Ye Yunfei’s body, thoroughly dyeing the surrounding stretch of space-time a deep azure!
Subsequently, Ye Yunfei continuously gulped down bottle after bottle of herbal essence while simultaneously inhaling countless other treasures brimming with wood attribute energy.
Ye Yunfei’s body continuously grew taller.
Finally, it transformed completely into an azure giant over a dozen *zhang* tall, exuding a rich aura of life.
Time slowly passed.
Before he knew it, a month had gone by.
At a certain moment.
The several-zhang tall azure giant suddenly began to shrink continuously.
In the end, it reverted to Ye Yunfei’s original form.
By this time, all the cultivation resources around Ye Yunfei, including the ten bottles of herbal essence gifted by the Celestial Medicine Ancestor, had been completely exhausted.
"I truly didn’t expect that even after expending this many cultivation resources, I still failed to cultivate the Greenwood Emperor Body to the truly perfect stage.
I’m just a step away!
It can only be called half-step perfection now."
Ye Yunfei clenched his fists, feeling the state of his physique. A hint of regret colored his tone as he sighed and spoke.
"However, even half-step perfection has boosted the quality of my physique by a significant margin.
And it seems to have birthed some new divine abilities as well!
For example, I can now freely absorb all the wood attribute energy in the surrounding heavens and earth to treat physical injuries.
Furthermore, judging by my current physical condition, unless my heart or head is injured, any damage to or even loss of any other body part can be restored!
Which means, in future battles, I only need to protect my heart and head. No one will be able to kill me."
Ye Yunfei murmured to himself, feeling relatively satisfied with the results of this cultivation session.
"Next, I should properly study the Heavenly Dao Tower."
Concluding his cultivation, Ye Yunfei retrieved the Heavenly Dao Tower.
It was a nine-tiered golden pagoda, its color somewhat dimmed.
Placing the Heavenly Dao Tower before him, Ye Yunfei released his Soul Power, reaching out with his senses towards the body of the tower.
However, to his astonishment, when his Soul Power seeped into the tower, it seemed to disappear like clay cattle sinking into the sea, eliciting absolutely no reaction.
He couldn’t sense the interior of the small pagoda at all!
"What’s going on?"
Ye Yunfei couldn’t help but be puzzled.
"The interior of this pagoda must hold its own secrets, but why can’t my Soul Power penetrate it?"
He muttered to himself.
"There’s only one possibility. This small pagoda is sealed."
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment before speaking.
Following that, Ye Yunfei immersed himself in studying the small pagoda.
Several days later.
"As expected.
This pagoda has over a dozen layers of seals!
Moreover, each layer of sealing is exceptionally profound!
Even for someone like me, resolving these seals cannot be accomplished in a short time."
Ye Yunfei finally confirmed that the pagoda was indeed sealed layer by layer.
Without breaking these seals, there was simply no way to peer into the interior of the small pagoda.
He finally understood why Zhen Xuanzi, after obtaining the Heavenly Dao Tower, hadn’t gained the slightest benefit from it. Instead, he had been hunted down, fleeing everywhere and sustaining severe injuries. Eventually, he hid the Heavenly Dao Tower on the Tianhuang Star and fled to that small pocket dimension at the edge of the Tianxuan Continent, meeting his end there.
Even Ye Yunfei couldn’t immediately break the seals on this pagoda, let alone Zhen Xuanzi.
Originally, Zhen Xuanzi had been a relatively famous top expert in the Xuanhuang Star Domain of his time. Who would have thought that obtaining the Heavenly Dao Tower would cost him his very life?
"Forget it. I’ll study it slowly when I have time later.
For now, I’ll consecrate and refine my Five Elements Spirit Swords."
Ye Yunfei considered for a moment, then stored away the Heavenly Dao Tower.
With a wave of his hand, he retrieved five Innate Treasures!
Ye Yunfei intended to refine and fuse these five Innate Treasures into his Five Elements Spirit Swords.
By then, the grade of the Five Elements Spirit Swords would be elevated to Innate Treasure level. When used to form the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, its power would surely increase dramatically!
"However, I need to find an area with a rich geomantic presence of Five Elements qi for this refining. The effect will be better then."
Thus, Ye Yunfei teleported out of the Phantom Tower, leaving the underground Small World, and returned to the surface.
He searched all over the Tianhuang Star. After a day, he finally found an area with a dense geomantic presence of Five Elements qi and began re-forging the Five Elements Spirit Swords from the ground up.
Roughly three days later.
Ye Yunfei finally succeeded in fusing the five Innate Treasures into the Five Elements Spirit Swords!
Humm…
The five spirit swords hovered beside Ye Yunfei, emitting terrifyingly sharp and chilling sword auras.
Now, these five spirit swords were equivalent to five Innate Treasures!
Simply hovering there quietly, they radiated an oppressive aura throughout the surrounding expanse of heaven and earth!
"Now, the Five Elements Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation I can unleash can battle mid-stage Imperial Realm opponents!
Ordinary mid-stage Imperial Realm cultivators can be instantly slain!"
Inspecting the five spirit swords, Ye Yunfei spoke with full confidence.
"Alright, it’s time to head back."
Ye Yunfei retrieved a large flying ship and boarded it.
Swoosh!
The ship shot into the sky, leaving the Tianhuang Star and heading in the direction of the Xuanhuang Star.
Inside the ship, Ye Yunfei took out the Heavenly Dao Tower, sat cross-legged, and began studying it slowly.
Swoosh!
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm appeared on Ye Yunfei’s right shoulder, reclining in the most leisurely pose, appearing completely relaxed.
"Kid, when you have time, refine some more pills for me to replenish my energy. My body has been feeling rather weak lately," the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm said.
"Your body is weak?"
Ye Yunfei shook his head with a chuckle.
Then, he flicked his fingers, sending over a dozen pills that landed before the Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm.
These were Dao Pills Ye Yunfei had refined in the past.
The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm swallowed the dozen or so Dao Pills, stroked its rounded belly, and then finally looked satisfied.
Just at this moment.
BOOM…
Ahead, an incredibly brilliant black blade light appeared, cleaving fiercely towards the flying ship!