The Soul Power that had been bearing down upon Ye Yunfei also came to an abrupt halt.
'Young man, just who are you? How is it that you know of my affairs?'
The burly man took a deep breath, his gaze fixed intently on Ye Yunfei.
What Ye Yunfei had just spoken of were his secrets.
Within this universe, aside from himself, absolutely no other living being should know these details so clearly.
Yet this young man before him had bluntly pointed it all out!
'It's an obvious deduction,' Ye Yunfei said. 'This arm of yours is clearly alive, yet it is buried within this sea of thunder, clearly seeking to use this environment to preserve the vitality of this arm.
Therefore, the other parts of your body must surely be preserved in other special environments as well.
The most likely method is the Eight Trigrams Innate Formation.'
'So... you deduced my circumstances through deduction?'
The burly man fell silent for a moment before asking.
'Indeed, I deduced it.
Moreover, I believe your execution wasn't optimal.
You must have assumed that since 'Zhen' corresponds to 'Thunder,' you placed the stone coffin at the very center of this sea of thunder, where the lightning energy and laws are densest.
But in fact, the location within this sea of thunder where vitality is most concentrated is not at its center, but rather at the 'Zhen' position within this sea of thunder itself.
Viewed from a broader expanse of starry sky, this sea of thunder itself lies within a 'Zhen' position, but within this sea of thunder, there exists its own 'Zhen' position as well.
Therefore, for this arm to obtain the greatest vitality, it should be placed at the 'Zhen' position within this sea of thunder—that is, the 'Zhen' position of the 'Zhen' position.'
'The Zhen position of the Zhen position, the Zhen position of the Zhen position...'
Hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the burly man couldn't help but stare blankly, murmuring to himself as if pondering Ye Yunfei's words.
'Well said!
Young man, your reasoning is sound!
How is it that I never considered this question before!'
A moment later, the burly man's face suddenly revealed an expression of pleasant surprise, as if he had had a sudden realization.
'Knowing it now is not too late.'
Ye Yunfei gave a faint smile.
'Hahaha…
True!
It is not too late to know now!
I shall reposition the coffin immediately!'
The burly man laughed heartily.
'The Zhen position should be over there; it's actually not far from the center of this sea of thunder.'
Ye Yunfei pointed towards a direction in the distance.
'Correct! That location is indeed the Zhen position!
Young man, your grasp of directional positioning is actually superior to mine! A freak of nature, truly a young freak of nature!'
After hearing Ye Yunfei's words, the burly man quickly performed some calculations, then revealed a stunned expression.
Subsequently, the burly man's phantom returned into the coffin.
Rumble…
The stone coffin began to move, heading towards the direction Ye Yunfei had just indicated.
The five thunder dragons also moved alongside the coffin.
It was evident these five thunder dragons had been bound by a formation and could only move around the coffin, protecting it.
A short while later, the stone coffin finally moved to the Zhen position indicated by Ye Yunfei.
'Hahaha…
Young man, you are absolutely right!
The vitality at this Zhen position is indeed the most concentrated within this sea of thunder!
Young man, I am fortunate to have received your reminder.
From now on, this arm of mine will be preserved in optimal condition indefinitely!'
The burly man's phantom once again rose from the stone coffin, his face filled with delight as he laughed heartily.
'By the way, young man, why have you come here?
With your level of strength, entering this sea of thunder is highly dangerous.'
The burly man inquired.
'I came here for cultivation, and inadvertently stumbled into this place.'
Ye Yunfei pointed to the Thunder Beast beside him.
'The cultivation art you practice is extremely profound, actually capable of simulating such a realistic Thunder Beast.
What's even more rare is that this Thunder Beast possesses a portion of the innate talents and divine abilities of a true Thunder Beast divine creature, able to enhance its strength by devouring lightning.
This is truly the most profound and ingenious cultivation art I have ever witnessed in my entire life.
Young man, what exactly is your background?'
The burly man seemed rather curious.
His attitude towards Ye Yunfei now held a trace of warmth.
'Elder, if I were to ask about your origins, would you tell me?'
Ye Yunfei smiled.
He understood that the burly man before him was undoubtedly a powerful expert within this universe.
Moreover, he was most likely hiding from some enemy, hence he had split his own body into several parts and buried them in different locations.
By doing so, it would be extremely difficult for an enemy to track down his exact whereabouts.
Under such circumstances, how could this burly man possibly reveal his identity to Ye Yunfei?
'This…
Well, indeed, everyone has their own secrets.
Alright, I won't ask.'
The burly man was taken aback, then nodded in agreement.
'Young man, allow me to give you a gift.'
The burly man thought for a moment, then spoke.
He then extended his hand and made a beckoning gesture. The five thunder dragons surrounding the stone coffin simultaneously opened their mouths and spat out five fist-sized, white orbs that landed before Ye Yunfei.
The surfaces of these five orbs surged with densely packed electric sparks, intensely brilliant, and contained astonishing lightning energy and laws.
'Thunder dragon inner pellets!'
Ye Yunfei glanced at them, somewhat surprised.
'Correct. These five are all thunder dragon inner pellets.
If your Thunder Beast devours these five inner pellets, its strength will undoubtedly skyrocket.
You have done me a great favor. This is my gift to you.'
The burly man said.
'If you give me these five thunder pellets, the strength of these five thunder dragons will drop significantly.'
Ye Yunfei remarked.
'It doesn't matter. The lightning energy and laws within this sea of thunder are exceptionally abundant. After cultivating for another sixty years—one sexagenary cycle—these five thunder dragons can once again give birth to new thunder pellets.
Moreover, this starry thunder sea is extremely perilous; generally, no living beings would barge in here.
These five thunder dragons are practically just for show.
You are the first living being I've seen here.'
The burly man's phantom said.
'Very well, I accept them.'
Ye Yunfei thought for a moment, then waved his hand, sending the five thunder dragon inner pellets to the Thunder Beast before him.
Roar…
The Thunder Beast seemed quite excited and immediately swallowed one of the thunder dragon inner pellets in one gulp.
It then began refining the thunder dragon inner pellet it had swallowed.
Each thunder dragon inner pellet contained an astonishing amount of lightning energy and laws; it was impossible for the Thunder Beast to absorb them all at once.
'How about this: I will set up a Nine Heavens Lightning Gathering Formation to channel the concentrated lightning essence contained within this sea of thunder to the location of these five thunder dragons. That way, they will be able to better absorb and refine this lightning essence, greatly shortening the time required for them to regenerate their inner pellets.'
Ye Yunfei considered for a moment, then suggested.
The area of this sea of thunder was vast, containing a staggering amount of concentrated lightning essence. If this essence were channeled to the location of the five thunder dragons, it would indeed greatly facilitate their cultivation.
'What?
Young man, you know how to deploy the Nine Heavens Lightning Gathering Formation?
That's a highly sophisticated legendary formation!'
The burly man was somewhat astonished.
'Of course I do.'
Ye Yunfei nodded.
Next, Ye Yunfei took action and deployed a Nine Heavens Lightning Gathering Formation around the five thunder dragons.
Boom… boom…
After the formation was successfully deployed, the surrounding concentrated lightning essence indeed surged towards it.
The five thunder dragons all perked up in spirits.
'Young man, you are truly too monstrous!
It's possible the knowledge you possess surpasses my own!'
The burly man couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.