Li Feiyu flew for dozens of miles at a leisurely pace in the air.
Just as he was wondering whether to speed up and leave directly, three streaks of rainbow light suddenly made a curved overtake, flashing directly in front of Li Feiyu, then surrounding him.
"Are you finally going to make your move?"
Li Feiyu's mood suddenly lightened, and the corners of his mouth subtly curved upwards, which, combined with his extraordinarily handsome appearance, gave him a rather demonic charm.
"Fellow Daoist, where are you rushing off to?" a scar-faced middle-aged man sneered from directly opposite.
"Rushing?"
"I'm already flying this slowly," Li Feiyu said with a smile.
Seeing the relaxed and carefree expression on Li Feiyu's face, the scar-faced man felt a bad premonition, but after sweeping him with his Divine Sense, he thought, "That's right, he's a Core Formation Middle Stage Cultivator."
"Heh, Fellow Daoist is quite good at bluffing, aren't you? As long as you hand over what you gained in the Void Heaven Palace, I'll let you go!"
"Easy to say, easy to say."
Li Feiyu patted his Storage Pouch, and a black bell rose above his head. While the black bell attracted their attention, he released the Formless Soul Shocking Needle.
"This is the ancient treasure Illusion Heart Bell. Why don't you all listen to its tone?"
The few people felt a vague sense of caution, but as soon as the bell rang, they felt an involuntary sensation. The greed in their hearts made them unconsciously fix their gaze on the black bell.
Their eyes were blazing, and their greed was fully evident.
At this moment, in conjunction with the Illusion Heart Bell, thirty-six Formless Soul Shocking Needles shot out. The two Early Stage Core Formation Cultivators instantly perished, their bodies and Dao obliterated. However, the scar-faced middle-aged man managed to compose himself at the critical moment and flew out a profound armor shield from his body, blocking the Soul Shocking Needle.
"As expected of a Core Formation Middle Stage Cultivator, you have some skill!" Li Feiyu praised slightly.
The scar-faced middle-aged man merely glanced at the deaths of the other two before no longer paying attention, instead staring at Li Feiyu with an extremely solemn expression.
Li Feiyu swept his Divine Sense, hooked his finger, and the Storage Pouches from the two deceased Early Stage Core Formation Cultivators automatically flew before him.
"Who exactly are you, Fellow Daoist? You are clearly a late stage Core Formation Cultivator, why did you disguise yourself as an Early Stage Core Formation Cultivator to lure people into a trap!"
"Don't you think what you're doing is excessive?"
Li Feiyu smiled without speaking, while examining their Storage Pouches, he began to fully activate the Illusion Heart Bell, its power now several times greater than before.
The scar-faced middle-aged man's expression was horrified. His head felt increasingly heavy, and he could barely control himself.
"No Magic Treasure? Could it be only Lifebound Treasures?"
Li Feiyu moved the Core Formation Cultivators' bodies closer, then spread his fingers and sharply inhaled. Indeed, two Lifebound Treasures were drawn from their bodies, but with their deaths, the Lifebound Treasures had lost much of their spirituality.
"A bit trashy. I'll just sell them at auction."
After putting away the Magic Treasures and Storage Pouches, Li Feiyu placed their bodies into the lihuo cauldron.
The scar-faced middle-aged man had wanted to flee for a long time, but the Formless Soul Shocking Needle was extremely annoying; whenever he tried to run, it would suddenly appear in front of him, blocking his escape.
"Don't push me!"
The scar-faced middle-aged man roared, but his response was five or six thick Yi Wood Azure Lightnings.
Bang bang bang ~
The profound armor shield suffered heavy blows one after another, and cracks appeared on its surface. Thirty-six Soul Shocking Needles simultaneously attacked, and the scar-faced middle-aged man died on the spot.
Li Feiyu gave a cold smile, "If you have a move, release it quickly. Stop dawdling. Let me see what good things you have?"
The scar-faced middle-aged man's Storage Pouch was much richer than the other two combined. Besides the damaged profound tortoise armor shield, the Storage Pouch also contained a hook-shaped Magic Treasure and a large seal-shaped Magic Treasure.
In addition, there were nearly ten thousand Spirit Stones, and a greenish-black spherical orb. Li Feiyu sensed a powerful destructive force from it, which should be a treasure similar to a Heavenly Thunder Orb, but its power far exceeded it.
One careless mistake would be enough to severely injure a late stage Core Formation Cultivator.
"Alas, the Void Heaven Palace had no fate with me. These are better than nothing. Let's go."
After collecting the scar-faced middle-aged man's body, Li Feiyu sped off, transforming into a streak of rainbow light and rapidly departing.
However, after traveling for half a day, he suddenly stopped again, patted his Spirit Beast Pouch, and released the Crimson Crow.
Li Feiyu's face showed pleasant surprise, saying, "Are you about to Breakthrough?"
Crimson Crow nodded.
"Then let's go to that small island ahead. I'll be your Protector!"
"It seems that the Fat Yang Bird's essence indeed greatly benefited you."
Crimson Crow agreed, shaking its wings twice, and accompanied Li Feiyu to the small island a few miles away.
Li Feiyu set up the Illusionary and Elusive Central Unmoving Grand Formation. After Crimson Crow entered, he sat cross-legged on a rock in front of the Grand Formation, meditating and cultivating Qi.
Several streaks of rainbow light streaked across the sky, but sensing the powerful aura released by Li Feiyu, none of them lingered and simply flew away.
Three days later, a burst of golden light suddenly erupted from within the Grand Formation, and flames shot up into the sky. Seeing that the Grand Formation could not hold, Li Feiyu immediately withdrew it.
Accompanied by a clear cry, a crimson, slightly golden figure soared into the sky, as if to compete with the sun.
Vast solar essence poured down, gathering around Crimson Crow, and a Spiritual Qi vortex formed again.
"Ya ya ~"
After a quarter of an hour, Crimson Crow cried out again, then shook its wings, and both the Spiritual Qi vortex and the solar essence dissipated completely.
With a flash of red light, Crimson Crow shrunk its body and appeared before Li Feiyu.
Li Feiyu observed it for a while. Besides the increased golden feathers on its head, Crimson Crow also had three more golden feathers on its tail.
"It seems Crimson Crow is on the path of Bloodline Ancestral Reversion, reversing the True Spirit Path."
Li Feiyu mused while stroking Crimson Crow's head, then said, "Let's go. Take me back to Heavenly Star City as soon as possible."
As for his Second Primordial Spirit, it was currently quietly cultivating within the Void Garden Pearl.
Crimson Crow had advanced to the seventh-level Demon Beast realm, and its overall abilities had surged again. Its normal flying speed now rivaled that of a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.
Its strength was also infinitely close to an eighth-level Demon Beast. When it unleashed its Three-legged Divine Ability, it could contend with an eighth-level Demon Beast for a short period.
Half a month later, he arrived near Heavenly Star City, then switched to his normal travel speed.
There were only two or three days left of the journey.
"More fighting?"
Li Feiyu frowned as he sensed battle fluctuations not far ahead.
On his way back, he had encountered five or six such battles, but Crimson Crow's speed was too fast, flying past in the blink of an eye. They thought he was a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator and dared not obstruct him.
"Could something big have happened? Let me try to recall…"
The next moment, Li Feiyu showed a look of sudden realization, "That's right, it seems that during the period when the Void Heaven Palace was open, the Sect of Righteousness and Devilry formed the Inverse Star Alliance, openly challenging the Star Palace and beginning to contend for territory in the Inner Star Sea."
The Inverse Star Alliance, led by Six Paths Extreme Sage and Wan Sangu, the Chief Protector of the Ten Thousand Dharma Gate, gathered over a dozen Nascent Soul Stage Loose Cultivators and powerful figures. Their offensive was fierce, and in a short time, they successively occupied several Outer Star Islands. Some island masters of Outer Star Islands even directly rebelled and defected to the enemy.
The Inner Star Sea was now engulfed in war, and many small and medium-sized forces were annihilated.
The Star Palace issued the Tianxing Decree, summoning all major forces to Heavenly Star City for an audience, while the Inverse Star Alliance issued the Reverse Star Decree, opposing the Star Palace.
Many neutral forces caught in the middle were complaining bitterly, unsure of what to do.
Li Feiyu glanced at the battlefield. Among them, two wore Silver Fir and gold sashes; one was a pale-faced, beardless Scholar, and the other was a dark-skinned, muscular man.
As for the one being besieged, her face was like white jade, her delicate brows extended to her temples, her Phoenix eyes and slender nose, and her lips were red and tender, making her extraordinarily enchanting.
Li Feiyu's Divine Sense swept over but couldn't discern her gender. He didn't want to meddle in others' affairs and continued flying towards Heavenly Star City.
"Fellow Daoist, are you heading to Heavenly Star City? I am an external enforcement officer of the Star Palace, and I implore Fellow Daoist for assistance."
The enchanting Cultivator said, "Currently, Heavenly Star City is under martial law, and people are generally not allowed to enter. As long as Fellow Daoist helps me, I can vouch for you."
The two wearing Silver Fir and gold sashes immediately frowned. The dark-skinned man said, "Fellow Daoist, don't meddle in others' affairs. We are Inverse Star Alliance enforcers; don't jeopardize your own life!"
"Could this person be Ling Yuling?"
Li Feiyu secretly wondered. He knew the general plot, but the details were no longer so clear to him.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Feiyu directly made his move. Two Yi Wood Azure Lightnings struck down, followed by the activation of the Illusion Heart Bell, disrupting their minds, and then the Formless Soul Shocking Needle, piercing them through.
After collecting the two bodies, Li Feiyu said indifferently, "Let's go."
Ling Yuling said dazedly, "Oh, alright."