Without delay, Ye Fei immediately accelerated his escape.
Fearing that the twin-tailed leopards would react and give chase, he hurried on.
Meanwhile, Qi Xinlian, who was anxiously awaiting him at their original dwelling, kept gazing out, hoping to see Ye Fei's figure.
Finally, as her eyes grew weary from searching, a stumbling figure came into view.
"Ye Fei, you've finally arrived!"
"That's great, are you injured?"
Qi Xinlian hurried forward and asked.
Ye Fei's lips were pale, but he still managed a smile.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, and I've completely shaken them off,"
Ye Fei sat down and spoke.
He then immediately took out a top-grade recovery pill and swallowed it.
"I'll rest and meditate now to recover from my injuries."
As Ye Fei finished speaking, he immediately circulated his cultivation technique, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.
Qi Xinlian, on the other hand, took the initiative to act as a guardian, positioning herself at the entrance and becoming vigilant.
As time passed, Ye Fei finally healed his internal injuries.
Then, Ye Fei felt a breakthrough in his cultivation as the bottleneck within him shattered with a bang. His cultivation advanced from the early stage of Qi Refining fifth layer to the middle stage of Qi Refining fifth layer!
This trip was certainly worth it!
Qi Xinlian, watching from a distance, was also amazed.
Afterward, Ye Fei volunteered to cook a hearty dinner for the two of them.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Qi Xinlian voluntarily took out the two Imperial Blood Grasses from her Qiankun bag.
"Ye Fei, these are the two Imperial Blood Grasses I collected earlier. I'll give them all to you now!"
Ye Fei was about to bring up the matter when she proactively handed him the herbs, happily saying,
"Thank you!"
"You've been a great help to me!"
"Since there's still time, I'll refine these Imperial Blood Grasses into pills right now!"
However, Qi Xinlian, standing beside him, was so shocked by Ye Fei's words that she was speechless.
"You're saying you'll refine pills yourself?"
"You can even refine pills?"
Qi Xinlian's eyes widened in astonishment.
"What?"
"Don't you believe me?"
"I'll prove it to you right now!"
Ye Fei said with a smile.
Then, to Qi Xinlian's incredulous gaze, he tossed the newly acquired Qiankun Furnace into the air.
"Let's begin!"
With a shout from Ye Fei, the lid of the Qiankun Furnace instantly opened, and his elemental energy transformed into furnace flames, continuously scorching the furnace walls.
Boom, boom, boom.
As time passed, the walls of the refining furnace were heated to a bright red.
Ye Fei then directly threw all the other prepared medicinal ingredients into the refining furnace.
He immediately closed the furnace lid.
The surging furnace flames quickly began to temper the medicinal ingredients within the Qiankun Furnace.
After a series of practiced movements, Ye Fei once again tossed the most crucial Imperial Blood Grass into the refining furnace.
Then, he increased the furnace flames once more.
Qi Xinlian, who was watching from the side, was already dumbfounded.
Everything Ye Fei did was completely beyond her expectations.
Although she had practiced artifact refining since childhood, she also had a small understanding of alchemy.
Judging by the skillful steps Ye Fei had just taken, he was clearly not a novice!
It was truly astonishing!
As she was reeling in shock, a captivating pill fragrance suddenly filled the air.
Upon inhaling, Qi Xinlian's spirit was instantly invigorated.
Her somewhat groggy mind became clear.
"Pills are formed!"
Ye Fei let out a great shout, and at the same time, the furnace lid was flipped open, and the pills within were quickly grasped by Ye Fei.
"Not bad!"
Ye Fei first inspected them before expressing his satisfaction.
Qi Xinlian, who was stunned, soon recovered and quickly moved closer.
Ye Fei held a pill in his hand that was completely orange-yellow and had four pill patterns on it.
"Top-grade pill!"
"My heavens, you actually refined a top-grade pill!"
"This has certainly opened my eyes!"
"It seems I underestimated you before!"
Qi Xinlian said, her face full of shock.
"Just a small matter, a small matter."
"When I make a move, it's bound to be the finest of the finest!"
Ye Fei boasted.
After a considerable time, Qi Xinlian finally returned the pill to Ye Fei.
Then, the two of them began to rest.
The next day, the two of them set off again on their journey to find Profound Crystal Stone.
"Ye Fei, follow me!"
"I know the location of the Profound Crystal Stone!"
Qi Xinlian said, leading the way.
"Alright, you lead the way then!"
Ye Fei reminded her.
Then, the two of them exerted their full strength and began to move forward rapidly.
"We're close, according to my judgment, it's around here!"
Qi Xinlian said happily.
Ye Fei was not as optimistic as she was. He knew that they had already ventured deep into the Misty Valley, and the dangers had naturally increased exponentially.
Therefore, Ye Fei was even more vigilant.
When Qi Xinlian finally led Ye Fei to the vicinity of the Profound Crystal Stone mine, the two of them, with great tacit understanding, did not rush forward immediately but observed their surroundings first.
"Ye Fei, look, this is the Profound Crystal Stone mine I told you about!"
"However, we now face a problem!"
"Look, the outside of this ore clearly shows traces of formation fluctuations!"
"Neither of us are formation masters, so what should we do?"
Qi Xinlian was clearly stumped and looked troubled.
Ye Fei did not answer her but seriously observed the formation.
Through the formation, several large pieces of ore, each about the size of a basketball, could be seen within the Profound Crystal Stone mine.
However, this formation was indeed extraordinary.
Even a formation master would likely find it very troublesome.
Fortunately, Ye Fei had previously studied his notes diligently and was able to deduce and draw the correct formation diagram in his mind.
Just as he was about to turn and speak, Qi Xinlian suddenly covered her mouth and forcefully pulled Ye Fei down. The two of them hid behind a large rock.
"Be careful, someone's coming!"
Qi Xinlian quickly warned.
Ye Fei raised an eyebrow, having also heard the footsteps.
From not far away, footsteps could be heard, accompanied by heated discussion.
Seeing that they had moved away, Ye Fei and Qi Xinlian looked up again, their gazes following.
Before the massive treasure-guarding formation, five figures stood.
The most conspicuous among them was a man with phoenix eyes dressed in a white brocade robe, and the middle-aged man with slanted eyes in front of him.
He held a thick white paper and was engaged in an intense discussion with a young man beside him.
The other two were guards of the man in the white brocade robe.
The highest cultivation among them belonged to the leaner guard, who had reached the early stage of Qi Refining seventh layer.