Outside the high walls, a dense crowd of people was gathered.
Not only Cultivators but also Mortals emerged.
Upon seeing the high and mighty Li Feiyu again, they recalled their past fate of being treated as ants by Cultivators, and their fear of Cultivators rapidly intensified.
"No, they are people from our village, you can't just take them away!"
Li Feiyu's gaze was like lightning, instantly locking onto the person who spoke—a burly man with an ordinary appearance, seemingly possessing considerable strength.
As his gaze fell upon the middle-aged man, the man immediately felt a heavenly might descend upon his head.
His heart began to tremble uncontrollably, and his body involuntarily fell to his knees with a thud.
Sweat poured down his forehead like a waterfall, dripping onto the ground with a patter.
Seeing his state, several people beside him immediately moved a few steps away, then also knelt down.
"Immortal Master, please spare our lives, we did not intend to offend your heavenly might, please do not vent your anger on us!"
They kowtowed one by one, begging Li Feiyu for mercy.
Li Feiyu didn't even glance at them, calmly saying, "Where are the others? Make your choice."
"I don't have time to stay here forever."
Some Cultivators, seeing the Mortals' appearance, also wished to become high and mighty Cultivators like him, inspiring fear and reverence in Mortals.
However, some still harbored reservations about becoming someone's servant.
"Senior, I would like to exchange other items for you to take me out, would that be acceptable?"
"Hmph!"
Li Feiyu snorted coldly, "To negotiate terms with me, you are not qualified. If you want to leave, you must pay a price."
No matter how eloquently he spoke, even if he possessed top-tier Ancient Treasures or a collection of top-tier Materials, he would not be swayed.
Once the Blood Curse Restriction was planted, everything they had would be his, and no thought could be hidden from him.
If useful, he would take them, but with his current strength, he looked down on most of them; after all, what treasures could they, who didn't even have a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, possess?
Eighty percent of Cultivators above the Foundation Establishment Stage had their resources subjected to the Blood Curse Restriction by Li Feiyu, totaling over forty people, with Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators accounting for eighty percent.
Li Feiyu put them into a deep sleep and then placed them all in the Void Garden Pearl.
After he left, the villagers were all filled with worry, sighing repeatedly.
Without these people, their future days would likely be difficult.
Li Feiyu visited many villages, but once the number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators reached five hundred, he stopped taking Foundation Establishment Cultivators and only sought Core Formation Cultivators.
Core Formation Cultivators were scarce, and not every village had them.
However, after two days, the number of Core Formation Realm Cultivators also reached over fifty.
Afterward, he returned to the cave, waiting for Han Li's return. Then, he would take everyone aboard Crimson Crow and fly towards the peak of Stormwind Mountain.
"Oh, right, Junior Brother Han, I remember Wen Tianren should have fallen into the Infernal Hell with you, didn't he? Have you seen him?"
Han Li thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I encountered him; he's dead."
Li Feiyu acknowledged with a sound and didn't ask further.
As they neared the peak of Stormwind Mountain, a large patch of dark clouds suddenly appeared in the distance.
"Flying Infernal Beasts?!" Han Li couldn't help but exclaim.
These were far more troublesome than the Infernal Beasts that ran on land!
Li Feiyu saw Han Li's tightly furrowed brows, smiled, and said, "Junior Brother Han, no need to worry."
"Witness Senior Brother's Divine Ability!"
As they drew closer, eight golden longswords suddenly shot out from Li Feiyu's body.
Golden light flickered, and the longswords began to multiply. In the blink of an eye, seventy-two identical longswords hovered around them.
Clang, clang, clang ~
The longswords rang out, as crisp as the sound of jade pendants clashing.
Faint golden sword light appeared around the longswords, incredibly sharp.
"Go!"
Li Feiyu formed a sword-finger seal, and the golden longswords all transformed into golden streaks, tearing through the sky and charging into the swarm of Infernal Beasts.
Roars and wails rose and fell.
In just over ten breaths, the swarm of over a hundred Infernal Beasts turned into bloody flesh and dismembered limbs, falling from the sky—an extremely gruesome scene.
But this was nothing unusual for Cultivators; the few of them were accustomed to such sights.
At most, they merely marveled at Li Feiyu's formidable Divine Ability.
Han Li couldn't fathom how Li Feiyu was able to activate Magic Treasures and Divine Abilities here.
In the Infernal Hell, even a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, if they didn't have means to counter a large number of Infernal Beasts, wouldn't be able to climb to the top of Stormwind Mountain and would be destined to grow old and die there.
Perhaps it was related to his trump card.
Han Li sighed softly, not asking further.
"You all wait, I'll go retrieve those beast crystals."
Li Feiyu didn't want to waste the Infernal Beast crystals, so he went to collect them all.
Han Li felt a little envious.
If Li Feiyu hadn't helped him open his Storage Pouch, he probably wouldn't have been able to take out these hundreds of Infernal Beast crystals.
Upon reaching the mountain peak, it wasn't yet time for the spatial rift to open, so the group built stone houses here, relying on Crimson Crow for warmth.
Of course, Li Feiyu was an exception.
There were some powerful Infernal Beasts near the mountain peak, whose defense and strength were comparable to a late stage Core Formation Cultivator.
Their beast crystals were also much larger than those encountered before, as big as two hands with fingers clasped together.
Li Feiyu didn't let them go, heading out to hunt.
He obtained twenty to thirty such enormous Infernal Beast crystals.
He couldn't have enough of these beast crystals, but alas, the spatial rift opened.
Hundreds of feet above the peak of Stormwind Mountain, a spatial rift, over ten feet wide, appeared out of thin air.
Han Li, Zi Ling, and the others all showed expressions of joy.
As a large amount of Spiritual Qi surged in.
Everyone felt their magic power and Divine Sense return to normal, capable of being used normally.
So, everyone took to the air, wanting to fly out.
However, as soon as they flew out of the rift, in just an instant, a huge suction force appeared behind them, making them unable to move, even threatening to pull them back into the Infernal Hell.
Li Feiyu sighed slightly, throwing out several streaks of Aura to envelop everyone. Thunder and lightning erupted behind him, and after a few blurs, he fled tens of miles in one breath, moving away from the black mist.
Crimson Crow followed beside Li Feiyu; for him, this binding force was no match for his burst of escape light, and he also easily escaped the black mist's range.
To be safe, Li Feiyu took everyone onto Crimson Crow's back, making it fly at extreme speed.
In less than an incense stick's time, they had already moved over a thousand miles away from the black mist.
Everyone began to look around.
This was also a sea area, but the seawater was calm and waveless, like a dead sea, quite eerie.
Han Li and Li Feiyu were both deep in thought.
Zi Ling asked, "Where is this place?"
"I've never heard of such an eerie place in the Chaotic Star Sea."
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Mei Ning said, "Sister Zi Ling, in the Infernal Hell, I heard people say that the ghost mist is not unique to the Chaotic Star Sea, and there are Cultivators from various places there."
"Perhaps we are no longer in the Chaotic Star Sea."
Zi Ling, Yuan Yao, and the others' autumn-water-like eyes flickered slightly, showing surprise.
Li Feiyu wasn't sure where he would end up after coming out, but the surrounding environment was very similar to the Boundless Sea.
Perhaps it was because he was with Han Li that, by a strange coincidence, even if they missed the first spatial rift, they still arrived at the Boundless Sea the second time.
Of course, this location was definitely not the same one Han Li arrived at back then.
"It's fine if it's the Boundless Sea; we can definitely fly out eventually."
Li Feiyu thought for a moment, then smiled and asked, "Junior Brother Han, does this place resemble the sea area described in the records?"
"Senior Brother Li also knows about the Boundless Sea?"
"It certainly does."
Zi Ling asked curiously, "Where is the Boundless Sea? How do you know about it?"
Li Feiyu explained, "The Boundless Sea is what the Cultivation Realm of Heavenly South calls it. Legend has it that this sea area is boundless, hence the name."
"It is located at the northern end of the Heavenly South region. This sea has very few fish and shrimp, and the islands are all barren, unlike the rich Chaotic Star Sea."
"Although there are no islands to pinpoint the location now, knowing the direction, as long as we fly south, we will eventually fly out."
Han Li nodded, he also thought the same.
"Senior Brother Li thinks the same as me. I just hope we're not too deep in the Boundless Sea."
Zi Ling said with a wry smile, "Then we can only wish for good fortune."
Li Feiyu said, "Alright, you all won't be needed. I'll have Crimson Crow carry us. With its speed, it's at least seven or eight times faster than you all flying yourselves."
"Oh, right, Junior Brother Han, didn't I give you a pair of Windfire Wings during the Split Wind Beast incident? Why haven't you refined it into your Lifebound Treasure yet?"
"If you used it, with its burst of escape light, you should have been able to easily break free from the suction force of the Infernal Hell earlier."
Han Li sighed slightly, "I regret it a bit. I should have spent some time on it earlier."
"I was busy improving my cultivation during that time. Once we leave this Boundless Sea, I will immediately refine it into my Lifebound Treasure."
"This way, flying will also be more secure."
Li Feiyu nodded, expressing his agreement.
Crimson Crow's flight consumed almost no Spiritual Qi, and with this speed, it could fly a million miles a day.
Thus, half a year later, they finally saw a hint of green on the horizon.
From this, it was determined that Li Feiyu and his group's current location was tens of times deeper than where Han Li and his group were originally.
Everyone's faces showed undeniable joy.
"Senior Brother Li, thank you. If it weren't for your Spirit Beast, we probably wouldn't have been able to fly back to the mainland on our own for several years."
"It was just a small effort."
"I remember the closest place here should be Xi Country, divided into seven states, and the one adjacent to the Boundless Sea should be Minzhou."
Over the past six months, Li Feiyu and the others taught Zi Ling and the others to speak the language of Heavenly South.
Only then did they realize that Li Feiyu and Han Li actually originated from Heavenly South, which explained why the Chaotic Star Sea couldn't trace their Sect's origins, and they had thought it was a fabrication.
Yuan Yao asked, "Brother Li, you and Brother Han are Senior Brothers from the same Sect. Which great Sect in Heavenly South do you come from?"
"To be able to cultivate individuals like yourselves, it must be a top-tier Sect, right?"
Li Feiyu and Han Li exchanged a smile upon hearing this, and the image of the Seven Mysteries Sect involuntarily appeared in their eyes.
"It's been over a hundred years; it might have already been destroyed, who knows, Junior Brother Han, what do you think?"
Han Li said with emotion, "Perhaps."
He spoke half-heartedly, memories of his childhood gradually appearing in his eyes: the village, Youth Town, the Seven Mysteries Sect, Bone Refining Cliff...
Li Feiyu smiled slightly, not disturbing Han Li's recollections.
Before long, they had arrived on shore and then switched to flying themselves.
Crimson Crow had flown tirelessly for half a year, and fatigue was evident in its eyes. Li Feiyu sent it into the Void Garden Pearl.
With the Fusang Tree, it could recover its energy more quickly.
The few of them flew together through the air and arrived at Fengri City.
This was the largest city in Minzhou.
In a private room of a restaurant, Li Feiyu set up a soundproofing Restriction, and everyone ate and chatted.
"Junior Brother Han, what are your plans next?"
Han Li glanced at Li Feiyu, "I have reached Major Achievement in Core Formation. After inquiring about the news of Heavenly South over the past century, I plan to find a place with abundant Spiritual Qi and go into seclusion to form my Nascent Soul."
"Senior Brother Li, what about you?"
"You established a Sect in the Chaotic Star Sea. Now that you've returned to Heavenly South, you probably can't go back easily, which is quite a pity."
Li Feiyu laughed heartily, "Junior Brother Han, you underestimate my abilities too much. Have you forgotten how we got to the Chaotic Star Sea in the first place?"
"The Chaotic Star Sea is rich in Demon Beast resources, while Heavenly South has even more abundant Spiritual Plant resources. Making the best use of everything is the best strategy!"
"But..."
Han Li's expression tightened, then he said with joy, "Could it be that Senior Brother has already repaired the Ancient Teleportation Array on the Chaotic Star Sea side in advance?!"
"Precisely!"
Li Feiyu looked at the others, "Do you want to return to the Chaotic Star Sea or stay in Heavenly South for a while to travel?"
Zi Ling thought for a moment, "I plan to travel here and see the customs of Heavenly South."
Yuan Yao and Sister Yan Li also felt the same.
"Miss Mei, what about you?"
Mei Ning looked at Han Li and then at Li Feiyu, "Senior Li, I want to follow you, is that acceptable?"
Li Feiyu thought for a moment, "Given that we experienced the Infernal Hell together, yes, you can."
"I plan to establish a Sect in Yue Country; you can join my Sect then."
Han Li was dumbfounded after hearing this, "Senior Brother Li, you're founding another Sect?"
"Otherwise, who will guard the Teleportation Array for me? You?"
Han Li gave an embarrassed smile, "Senior Brother Li, you're joking. However, Yue Country is currently under the Demon Path Six Sects. It won't be easy to establish a Sect, will it?"
"If they find out that the two Teleportation Arrays are connected, they might even unite to deal with you."
Li Feiyu smiled mysteriously, "Do you think I'm a lone wolf?"
"Don't forget Sangxing Island."
"A new Sect won't have many people initially, but my side is full of high-end combatants. Even easily destroying a Demonic Path force would be effortless."
"If they don't want to risk their Sect's destruction to drive me out, they can only cede a territory to me."
"Even if the Joyful Union Sect has a Great Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Late Stage, I am fearless."
"Not to mention my own strength, I also have helpers comparable to the Nascent Soul Late Stage."
Han Li was inwardly shocked, feeling that his current self was so far from Li Feiyu's world. He silently resolved that he too must Breakthroug to the Nascent Soul Stage as soon as possible.
If he relied on Li Feiyu's help, his Breakthrough speed would certainly be faster and safer.
But he had a certain pride in his heart, and a voice within told him that he could also forge his own path by relying on himself!
"I understand. If I Breakthroug to the Nascent Soul Stage, I will visit you in Yue Country when I have time."
"It's not just as simple as visiting me, is it?"
Li Feiyu smiled slightly.