"What... was that sound?"
Hearing the noise coming from afar, Commander Zhang instinctively asked.
"Ignore that for now,"
"First, gather these Huiyuan Grass plants."
"Just uproot them completely," Ye Fan replied casually.
"Understood,"
Commander Zhang nodded in agreement.
At that moment, everyone began collecting the Huiyuan Grass.
"Don't wander off," Ye Fan said as he ascended into the air in a flash, flying toward the distant noise.
Before long, he could see that in the area ahead, several massive alien beasts were fiercely battling each other!
Boom! Boom!
Loud, earth-shaking sounds echoed, and the ground trembled beneath the intense clash.
"It seems like they're fighting over something."
Upon closer inspection, Ye Fan noticed something in the middle of the area. The alien beasts appeared to be fighting over it.
Let's see.
With a thought, Ye Fan dove down toward the center of the commotion.
Roar—
One of the enormous alien beasts spotted Ye Fan and let out a deafening roar.
Its mouth opened wide, and a tremendous amount of energy began gathering inside.
The next moment, a powerful energy blast shot toward Ye Fan!
Swoosh—
Ye Fan dodged the attack in a blink of an eye. In that same instant, he slashed down with the Ye Fan Sword in his hand!
Slash!
With a single stroke, he cleaved the beast's head in two!
Blood gushed out wildly.
The giant beast's body collapsed to the ground.
Some of its vital energy dispersed, flowing into Ye Fan's sword.
However, since the beast was only around the eighth level, the energy it provided was insignificant.
Ye Fan then noticed something ahead—a large sinkhole!
There seemed to be something within the sinkhole.
Hovering in the air, Ye Fan could distinctly sense a powerful energy emanating from within the pit.
Roar—
With Ye Fan's arrival, the other alien beasts sensed that he was there to take the object as well, and they let out furious roars.
From their mouths, they unleashed powerful blasts of energy, aimed directly at Ye Fan!
"Heh."
Ye Fan chuckled coldly at the sight.
With a swing of his sword, he unleashed a flurry of slashes!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh—
The air was filled with the sound of tearing as the energy blasts were sliced in half.
At the same time, countless sword auras erupted from Ye Fan's sword as he swung it.
The alien beasts below had no time to react. Their massive bodies were sliced in half by the overwhelming sword energy!
The ground was soon covered in the corpses of the alien beasts, with blood staining the earth red.
The vital energy contained in the beasts flowed into Ye Fan's sword, but to him, this energy was still too weak.
"What exactly is down there?"
Without hesitation, Ye Fan dived straight into the sinkhole.
Upon entering, he immediately felt the surrounding air was saturated with even denser energy!
And inside, something seemed to be radiating a powerful energy.
As Ye Fan descended, he could see numerous faintly glowing white minerals below.
"Are these... alien crystal stones?"
Seeing this, Ye Fan's eyes widened in surprise.
These alien crystal stones were brimming with intense energy, highly valuable for cultivation.
"However, these are probably low-grade."
Upon closer inspection, Ye Fan realized the energy fluctuations were strong primarily because of the large quantity of stones.
Overall, their quality wasn't particularly high.
If they were high-grade crystals, the light they emitted would be blinding.
Ye Fan continued to survey the area.
Sure enough, the entire surrounding area was filled with alien crystal stones.
"So, it's a crystal mine."
"No wonder the alien beasts were so aggressive."
Seeing this, Ye Fan couldn't help but be impressed.
With a wave of his sword, powerful sword energy burst forth, cutting the crystal veins into several pieces.
As he continued to slice through the veins, Ye Fan stored the pieces into his spatial cube.
After about half an hour, Ye Fan had completely cleared out the massive crystal vein.
"Phew, I've filled the entire spatial cube."
Once he finished storing all the alien crystals, he flew out of the sinkhole and back to where the others were.
"Chief Consultant Ye has returned!"
Seeing Ye Fan flying back, the group cheered with excitement.
They looked up and clearly saw his figure returning.
By then, they had already gathered a large amount of Huiyuan Grass.
"That should be enough. Let's head back. I just found something valuable," Ye Fan said with a hint of a smile.
Something valuable?
The group was curious about what Ye Fan had discovered.
They began their journey back along the same path.
"We're back."
Returning to their original world, the group felt a slight reluctance to leave.
After all, the energy in the other world's air was incredibly dense, making cultivation particularly comfortable.
No new space rifts had appeared recently, and everything around them was relatively safe.
However, the rebuilding of the city was progressing slowly.
Moreover, due to the use of a nuclear missile to combat the evil god, Shanhai City had become uninhabitable.
"Let's head to Tianyun City for now."
Ye Fan led the group toward Tianyun City.
Tianyun City had plenty of places to stay.
Additionally, under Ye Fan's guidance, the group had fully grasped the basics of the cultivation technique.
Reuniting with the people of Tianyun City would create yet another powerful force!
...
"A new world."
"Still not fully invaded yet?"
Meanwhile, deep in the heart of the other world, in the darkest depths...
A pair of blood-red eyes slowly opened.